Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 567

Chapter 567: Five Friends of Floating Clouds

Fang Xing silently sensed the essence of the plants and trees, and the magic power in his body suddenly increased by several times, opening up another route.

“The second level of feeling qi, it’s done…”

He opened his eyes and murmured.

After all, he had already cultivated to the peak of the first level of Qi Sensing, and with the acquisition of the skills, a breakthrough would be a natural thing.

Even some places were optimized.

“The cultivation of the ninth level of Qi Sensing is actually the process of laying the foundation… The most important thing is to choose the Qi to sense at the beginning.”

“The essence of plants and trees is still good. If it is replaced by some impurities or waste gas… then there will be no chance to condense the foundation of Taoism in this lifetime.”

“The second level of sensing qi, refining qi, is to further refine the essence of plants and trees to nourish oneself…”

“When you reach the fourth level of Qi Sensing, the essence of plants and trees will continue to increase…”

“Then the seventh and eighth levels of sensing qi… are all processes of gradually tempering the essence of plants and trees, and finally the integration of qi and evil to achieve Hunyuan… This is the foundation for laying the foundation of Taoism.”

“Therefore, every step is crucial because it affects the quality of the foundation for future achievements.”

“Although the essence of plants and trees ranks ninth in the Qingmu Kungfu, if you do well in the steps of evil spirit and Gang Qi, the condensed Hunyuan Qi may not be incomparable to the third-ranked aura…”

Fang Xing silently sensed his own mana: “Well, after the breakthrough, my mana has increased a lot, and the time I spend practicing the Wanquan Hand every day can be extended accordingly… and I can also learn other ways to fight the enemy.”

He was planning to pause the origami technique, but there were many spells in the foreign land.

There are many methods such as refining corpses, flying swords, summoning gods, drawing talismans, and walking in the underworld. He has seen them in the Yunlai Market.

However, compared with its own druid heritage, it is not only bloody and weird, but also has little potential for development.

After all, what good can there be in the crude methods that have been passed down?

Even if there is, it is just like the secret art of origami, which only has the beginning. If you want the whole story, you have to join a sect.

…

A few days later.

Clouds Place.

“Hehe, this little brother is really a trustworthy person…”

Old Lu smiled so hard that his teeth were showing and handed over the wine gourd on his waist: “Would you like a sip?”

“No need. I have it!”

Fang Xing took out a yellow gourd from his waist, and after pulling out the cork, a fruity wine aroma naturally overflowed.

“Is this… Monkey Wine? No… This wine seems to be older than mine?”

Old Lu almost tore his beard off: “Where… did this come from?”

“While playing in the forest, I encountered a group of migrating monkeys. I helped them heal their wounds and exchanged berries for them.”

Fang Xing told the truth.

The Druid’s ‘Nature Affinity’ talent is truly a magical skill in the wilderness.

No matter what kind of beast it is, at least it won’t feel bad when it sees him for the first time, and many of them are willing to communicate and exchange ideas…

Old Lu was hit hard. He coughed twice and looked eagerly at the wine gourd in Fang Xing’s hand: “This hundred-year-old monkey wine… I haven’t even tasted it yet.”

“If someone else were to sell this Monkey Wine, they would have to pay five talisman coins, but since you took care of my business last time, I’ll consider it as a treat for you.”

Fang Xing smiled and handed over the wine gourd.

The monkey group he met gave him a whole barrel of fruit wine like this.

This wine gourd is naturally nothing.

He likes wine but he is not an alcoholic. He just drinks a few sips occasionally every day to change his taste.

“Thank you!”

Old Lu took the wine gourd and really couldn’t let it go. He then said, “Speaking of which… I have to thank you, little brother. If I hadn’t brought a few healing berries with me during this battle, maybe I and a few fellow Taoists would have died outside…”

After that, he took out the talisman money a little embarrassedly and said, “I wonder if you still have those berries? I will pay for them.”

“Of course there is.”

Fang Xing smiled very kindly.

Once word of mouth spreads, he no longer needs to solicit business, business will come naturally.

After a busy morning, he sold all the goods he brought and received fifty-three talisman coins.

Old Lu’s business is not very good, he just watches from the side with a smile on his face.

When Fang Xing stood up and was about to leave, he said, “I see that you seem to be quite proficient in spiritual plants… I wonder if your healing berries can be brewed into fruit wine? If so, how much of the vitality and healing effect can be preserved?”

“That is a problem, but I am now practicing in the wilderness and have no fixed place to live. I will study it after I settle down…”

Fang Xing evaded the question.

“Oh? Fellow Daoist, you don’t even have a blessed place to practice?”

Old Lu’s eyes lit up, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn’t say anything else.

He glanced again and saw several monks coming over, and immediately said, “Let me introduce some fellow monks to you, little brother!”

Fang Xing looked over and saw a woman in a pink dress on the left. She looked to be in her twenties or thirties. She had a wooden hairpin in her hair and was holding a cute little girl in her hands.

“This is Fellow Daoist Song Yunqian and his daughter Yunyun.”

Old Lu pointed to a seductive woman next to Song Yunqian and said, “This Hu Liuniang is a good friend of Fellow Daoist Song…”

“Liu Niang greets you, fellow Daoist. Was it you who sold the spiritual fruit before?”

Hu Liuniang stepped forward and bowed: “I was injured before, and it was thanks to the spiritual fruit that I was able to save my life. I must thank you for saving my life!”

Having said this, she bowed down.

Fang Xing stepped forward to help him up, and felt Hu Liuniang scratching his palm. He couldn’t help but feel disturbed: “This woman… has a worldly air, she doesn’t seem like a decent person.”

“It’s just a transaction. How can you say it’s a favor? That’s too much…”

His expression remained unchanged as he spoke calmly.

“And these two are Ji Luding, the Iron Wanderer, and Lin Xu, the Young Master of Biyun…”

Old Lu smiled and said, “The five of us have always been united in Yunlaifang, and we have the nickname ‘Five Friends of Floating Clouds’…”

“This little old man, is he trying to get me to join his gang and become one of the Six Floating Cloud Friends?”

Fang Xing looked a little strange: “I’ve heard a lot about you!”

“It’s better to meet by chance than to invite you today. How about I host a banquet at Four Seasons Restaurant?”

Old Lu said with a smile.

“Oh? Of course, but I’m also going to buy some items in the market…”

Fang Xing didn’t have anything to do, so he agreed indifferently.

He looked at the five friends of Fuyun and felt that they were some bad guys. Tieluo Sanren was tall and had a faint murderous aura, so he might be the one responsible for the fighting force.

However, Young Master Biyun, Lin Xu, appears to be all show and no substance.

“If you take this calculation, they have almost all the desires for s*x, money and power. They are indeed a group of bad friends, and also a small group of casual cultivators…”

Fang Xing couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, there are circles everywhere.

What’s more important is that if you don’t form your own circle, others will form their own circles to invade yours, forcing you to join a certain circle.

…

He said goodbye to his five friends and wandered around the market.

It wasn’t long before we stopped in front of a stall.

The stall owner was a man in a gray robe with his face covered with a cloth. On his stall were herbs such as Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonatum sibiricum, ginseng, and some seeds.

“This is half of my peers…”

Fang Xing stretched out his hand, sensing the vitality of each herb, and suddenly asked, “Are there any oak seedlings or acorns here?”

As a druid, sometimes I feel like planting trees.

The tree that is most suitable for Druids is naturally the oak tree.

“Ordinary acorns are everywhere in the mountains… People even eat acorn noodles…”

The stall owner shook his head and chuckled.

“Of course I know this. What I want to buy is naturally rare seeds… It would be best if they can grow into spiritual plants.”

Fang Xing spoke in a deep voice.

“Acorns? I have a few here, but each one costs five coins… These acorns were smuggled in from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they are the seeds of the ‘Three Sacred Oaks’…”

The gray-robed man said, “Once it grows, the effect will be extraordinary…”

“show me.”

Fang Xing took an acorn, which is also called an ‘acorn chestnut’. It looks like an oval chestnut with a circle of hard-shelled stalks at the end.

After using ‘Natural Affinity’ and sensing it a little, he felt that there was no hidden vitality in the oak fruit, and it was considered a dead species.

Fang Xing remained calm, and scanned a few more acorns before picking one up: “This is it…”

“It turns out that fellow Taoist is so knowledgeable.”

The man in gray robe was startled, bowed, took the money, and handed the oak fruit to Fang Xing.

Fang Xing took the oak fruit and said nothing, but thought to himself:

“After reaching the advanced level of Druid, there are different branches and advanced professions… One of them is more inclined towards the field of plants. Planting trees will increase your experience a lot…”

‘Should I do the same?’

“But this is like having an additional foundation that cannot be abandoned, and I can no longer wander around as I please…”

‘To advance in the animal realm, one needs to comprehend more transformation forms… and go deeper into the wilderness.’

“No matter what, it’s always a good idea to choose a private territory first, collect spirit seeds and prepare yourself.”

…

Four Seasons Building.

Lanzhi Room.

“Haha, we are a gentleman’s friendship, just like Lanzhi’s room, which is just right for this scene.”

Old Lu still had the gourd of Hundred-Year Monkey Wine beside him. He raised the gourd and said, “Daoyou, please have some…”

“Um……”

Fang Xing raised his glass and drank it all, then looked at the delicious food on the table.

One of the carps was particularly beautiful, as beautiful as a red jade, slightly translucent, and the fish meat had a slightly spicy taste in the mouth.

This is not due to the seasoning, but the ingredients themselves, which makes it even more rare.

“To prepare this table today, you must have spent at least twenty coins, right? You guys are really spending a lot…”

“Hehe…Fellow Daoist Fang, the money you earn from selling healing berries is enough for you to enjoy this every day.”

Hu Liuniang was wearing a purple shawl, with a faint emerald green bellyband of mandarin ducks playing in the water and a touch of snow-white. She was the main force in persuading people to drink today: “Come on, fellow Taoist, have another drink.”

Fang Xing was playing with the wine glass with a half-smile on his face, but he didn’t care. He continued to drink and eat, waiting to see what the five friends from Fuyun were up to.

(End of this chapter)