Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 570

Chapter 570 Painted Skin

Chapter 570 Painted Skin
“The Green Spirit Bamboo has a purifying effect and is very popular among some female cultivators… I have carefully selected this one. It has become a spiritual plant and is of excellent quality.”

The stall owner smiled and said, “It’s a pity that the Qingling Bamboo that is ten or a hundred years old only has this much use. Only after a thousand years, when it grows into ‘Qingling Iron Bamboo’ and can be used to make ritual instruments, will it be considered valuable.”

“It is rumored that once the Qingling Bamboo is over ten thousand years old, it will be upgraded to become the ‘Ten Thousand Years Spirit Source Bamboo’. Unfortunately… it is just a rumor.”

Fang Xing nodded, paid the talisman money, and bought this small section of Qingling bamboo.

Bamboo can divide into two plants. This Qingling bamboo may become a bamboo sea of ten thousand acres in the future.

“I don’t know how long it will take for my ‘Plant Growth’ to make the Qingling Bamboo reach the age of ten thousand years…”

‘But raising a ten thousand year old spiritual source bamboo is just courting death… With the right identity and strength, and doing the right things, you won’t suffer backlash!’

‘For me now, planting ten or a hundred years of Qingling bamboo is good enough.’

Fang Xing said goodbye to the stall owner and came to Four Seasons Building.

“Haha…Fellow Daoist Fang is here?”

Old Lu, Song Yunqian, Hu Liuniang, Tieluo Sanren, and Lin Xu were all there, and their attitudes were very friendly at this time: “Daoyou’s spiritual plant skills are indeed extraordinary. The land reclamation order has been issued.”

“oh?”

Fang Xing’s eyes lit up: “Let’s go to the box and talk in detail.”

Inside the box.

Old Lu spread out a map of Qingli Swamp.

I saw that the swamp was vast, and a large area of it had been dyed blue and had the word “Fei” written on it.

“This is Fei family’s territory. We cannot invade it. Other than that, everything else is fine…”

Old Lu’s eyes were bright. “I have already inquired about it. The other four companies want to develop Qingfeng’ao, Sanyuetan, the burial ground, and the green waters… We don’t have many options, and this ‘Poison Dragon Slope’ is just right.”

This was discussed before.

Poison Dragon Hill does not mean there are poisonous dragons, but there are many poisonous snakes.

“Although this place is desolate, the power of the earth veins is abundant… If the cooperation is good, it is indeed possible to cultivate a curse cave, but the quality will not be high at the beginning, probably something like ‘Hundred Poison Gas’…”

Fang Xing pondered for a moment and gave his own opinion: “If we want to live in Poison Dragon Slope, we don’t need to fill up the swamp, but we must plant a large number of spiritual plants with purifying effects on that slope. I have already selected a few, and Qingling Bamboo is a good choice…”

“Well, I’ll ask Fellow Daoist Fang to take care of this. We can squeeze out 500 talisman coins and let Fellow Daoist buy the spirit seeds.”

Old Lu and the others discussed it and gave an answer.

“Besides that, the anti-poison pills, various formations, basic materials…are all a huge expense.”

Song Yunqian calculated and said with a wry smile: “After this, we are all bankrupt…”

“Haha, everything will be easy once the Qingli Swamp is opened up… Although this place is dangerous, it has abundant spiritual energy and there will be no problem in opening up a few evil caves. Otherwise, the Fei family would not have chosen this place as their ancestral land…”

Tie Luo Sanren laughed.

“Everyone…”

Fang Xing smiled and said, “Now, should we discuss the allocation of evil points in the future?”

As soon as these words came out, Old Lu and the others’ expressions changed slightly, but they quickly adjusted themselves: “I was just about to hear what Fellow Daoist Fang had to say…”

“The skills I practice are ordinary. It is enough to absorb the essence of plants and trees. I will not compete with you…”

Fang Xing sighed: “It’s just that I need to mark out a large enough area for planting trees…”

“Plant…plant trees?”

Hu Liuniang blinked, not expecting such a reversal.

“Yes…planting trees. My dream is to plant a forest of ten thousand acres in the Qingli Swamp.”

Fang Xing responded with a smile.

After comparing various conditions, he had already leaned towards the field of plants.

When the time comes, just treat it as a home repairman and plant trees every day.

Anyway, as the sea of trees continues to grow, it will provide him with a steady stream of experience, enough to support the advancement of the druid profession.

“Well, Fellow Daoist Fang is a man of high character.”

Lin Xu clapped his hands in praise.

He was alone and had no thoughts about family, so when he heard Fang Xing give up the allocation of evil spirit points, he naturally agreed.

As for ordinary territories? What does that have to do with him?
Old Lu has a shallow cultivation and is old, but he cares the most about his family. He looked at the others and finally nodded and said, “But… I will ask a fellow Taoist to come and pray for the gods, and we will sign the divine contract together…”

“That’s great.”

Fang Xing didn’t care about it. As for the so-called ‘inviting gods’, ordinary cultivators could at most invite some mountain spirits, or even the thoughts of fallen strong men, or even the living Yin Shen Zhenren to witness it.

Not to mention that he had no intention of going back on his word.

Even if he regretted it, as long as he could defeat the ‘god’ invited to be a witness, there wouldn’t be much of a problem.

…

Outside Yunlaifang City.

Fang Xing walked out of the market dressed in animal skins.

He walked quickly and in a blink of an eye he was in a dense forest.

On the treetops, a few sparrows chirped, as if they were talking about something.

After hearing this, Fang Xing’s eyes moved slightly.

“Oh? The bird warning I arranged in advance means that there is danger nearby?”

‘Nature also gave me a warning…’

“Is it because the reputation of the healing berries has spread recently and the money earned is too much? Or is it because of the land reclamation order that he was targeted?”

In fact, Old Lu had already made similar reminders, and even wanted to pull Fang Xing to form sworn brothers with him, or form a group of six floating friends or something, but was rejected by Fang Xing.

He seemed to be walking normally, but suddenly a paper dagger appeared in his hand, which he stabbed into an ancient tree next to him.

Gurgle!

Gurgle!

A lot of blood gushed out.

“You…I…”

The bark fell off, revealing a human figure. He lowered his head and looked at the dagger on his chest. He died before he could say anything.

“You are really good at hiding in the forest with me, a druid with high perception.”

Fang Xing praised, his ears twitched, and his body turned.

Puff!

Two black round balls hit the air and exploded.

Countless corrosive black liquids spread out, leaving a large number of tiny holes on the ground.

“There is another one, but he is only at the sixth level of Qi Sensing…”

“That’s right… No matter how extravagant the person behind the scenes is, it’s impossible for him to hire a cultivator above the seventh level of dynamic energy to kill a cultivator like me who is only at the second level of dynamic energy…”

Fang Xing listened to the sound and determined the location, then he lunged forward.

Roar!

Amid the howling wind, a huge white-browed tiger with hanging eyes emerged.

——The tiger changes!
Pounce!
Fang Xing roared like a tiger, taking the lead, and then pounced.

I saw the shadows of the trees in front of me parted, revealing a man in a green robe. He rolled to the side and escaped with a look of surprise on his face, looking very panicked.

Pah!
Fang Xing moved his tail, and the tiger’s tail was like a steel whip, hitting the green-robed man in the waist, causing him to scream.

He pressed down with his claws, and with the power of the tiger, he pinned down the green-robed man.

“I confess…”

The man in green robe just opened his mouth, and there seemed to be a strange blue tattoo under his tongue.

“Spell?”

Fang Xing knew that he couldn’t let this person continue talking, so the giant tiger bit him fiercely.

Snap!

The green-robed man’s neck was broken and he died instantly!

After doing all this, Fang Xing jumped up and leaped dozens of feet away with a few leaps.

Not far away, Old Lu and Tie Luo Sanren were rushing over. When they saw this scene, their expressions suddenly changed.

“You are…Fellow Daoist Fang?”

Old Lu held Tie Luo down and said, “I just received news that several land reclamation teams were attacked, so I came to see Fellow Daoist Fang…but I didn’t expect that Fellow Daoist Fang had already solved it?”

“Who are the attackers?”

The giant tiger spoke in human language, and it was Fang Xing’s voice.

“I don’t know… But it should be the hostile forces of the Fei family… Since they have chosen to be a vassal of the Daoji family, some things are inevitable after all.”

Old Lu shook his head and looked at Fang Xing again: “Fellow Daoist, are you practicing the ‘Skin Painting Technique’ of shadow puppetry? It is said that this technique is difficult to paint the skin of a tiger, and it is extremely difficult to achieve both the form and the spirit…Fellow Daoist has obviously mastered it.”

“Yes, I am practicing the art of painted skin.”

Fang Xing chuckled and didn’t explain, letting the two of them guess.

The two famous magical skills of the Blood Shadow Sect are “shadow puppetry” and “origami”. Shadow puppetry is all-encompassing, and the art of painting skin included in it requires peeling off the entire skin of the target, and then drawing its bones on it, and then the target can be covered with skin and transformed into the target.

However, it is easy to peel the skin of wild beasts and monsters, but it is difficult to peel the skin of humans, and it is also difficult to make the skin.

As the saying goes, “It is easy to draw the skin of a tiger but difficult to draw its bones; you can know a person’s face but not his heart.” This is exactly the case.

Although Old Lu was knowledgeable, he didn’t know the Druid’s [Wild Transformation] and was obviously wrong, but Fang Xing would definitely not be kind enough to correct him.

He sensed that Old Lu and the other man were about to arrive, but he did not hold his ground and wait for help. Naturally, this was also to demonstrate his strength to these allies so as to avoid encountering some speechless things.

He glanced at the two men with his tiger head, and disappeared into the dense forest in a flash.

“Brother…”

Tieluo Sanren then put down the iron umbrella in his hand and said, “How about your Great Sage Pijia Fist and my Tieluo Umbrella against this man?”

“I’m afraid… the outcome is hard to predict.”

Old Lu sighed, then smiled again: “Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Fang is our ally… As we are about to start the land reclamation, it is always good to have another powerful ally.”

A cultivator in the Qi Sensing Realm, apart from those who practice physical training, is actually only slightly stronger than an ordinary person in terms of physical strength.

Only when one reaches the seventh level of Qi Sensing, and a trace of evil spirit is attached to the magic power, can one protect the body at all times and completely distance oneself from ordinary beings.

Before this, if a practitioner unexpectedly encountered a tiger in close combat, he would most likely die in the former situation!
…

Wooden house.

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, silently practicing the Qingmu Gong technique.

Boom!

The essence of plants and trees surged in, allowing him to directly enter the third level of Qi perception.

At the same time, various information flashed on the attribute bar:
[You have practiced once and obtained the ‘Natural Baptism’! You have obtained some ‘Natural Knowledge’! ]

[Druid class upgraded to level 4! Gain ‘poison immunity’! ]

…

“I finally got the poison immunity talent. The effect is simple and crude. Immune to toxins…”

Fang Xing nodded with satisfaction and glanced at the attribute column:

[Name: Fang Xing]

【Age: 16/40】

[Profession: Druid Level 4]

[Realm: The third level of Qi perception]

[Talents: Nature Affinity, Wilderness Transformation, Plant Growth, Poison Immunity]

[Skills: Wanquan Shou (Proficient 1/100), Origami (Beginner 23/100)]

…

“Has the Wanquan Hand already broken through to the Shiquan Hand level?”

“However, the most important thing is immunity to toxins… This range is a bit vague. There are some extremely poisonous substances in the cultivation world. Can I be immune to them?”

“Or, can we only be immune to toxins found in nature?”

Fang Xing fell into deep thought. According to the natural knowledge he had acquired, this “poison immunity” should be a growth talent. Maybe at this moment he could only be immune to natural toxins, but after the druid’s professional level was raised, he would be immune to most of the toxins in the world.

(End of this chapter)