Beast Taming: I Have an Immortal Mansion

Chapter 269 - 213: Jade-Sound Purple Bamboo

A wide path ran through the dense Purple Bamboo Forest, cleared for the Bee Queen’s passage.

Beyond this path, every other space was filled with purple bamboo. Thick stalks, slender stalks, horizontal and vertical stalks—all were packed densely together, inseparable.

Fang Qingyuan followed the path the Bee Queen usually took and slowly walked into the Purple Bamboo Forest. Just then, a clear, jade-like sound drifted toward him on the wind.

The wind was stirred by the Wood Spirit Fish Dragon as it soared through the air. As the saying goes, wind follows the dragon. Although the Fish Dragon was only seven inches long, the gusts it kicked up while flying were quite strong.

The upper branches of the forty- to fifty-foot-tall sea of purple bamboo swayed ceaselessly in the breeze. Amidst the rustling, a clear tone, like jade striking bluestone, echoed in Fang Qingyuan’s mind.

Listening to this jade-like sound, Fang Qingyuan felt his mood stabilize. He was a little stunned. ’This bamboo sound actually has such an effect.’

Following the source of the sound, Fang Qingyuan extended his divine sense into the forest. After walking seventy or eighty feet, he found the object of his search.

It was a stalk of purple bamboo of a much deeper hue. A large patch of ground around it was completely bare. Apparently, this stalk was rather domineering and didn’t want any other bamboo competing with it for nutrients.

Fang Qingyuan moved closer and saw that this stalk of purple bamboo, its color almost as dark as ink, was streaked with several golden threads.

"Golden Silk Purple Sound Bamboo?"

Fang Qingyuan recognized it. This was a Tier Two Lower Grade Golden Silk Purple Sound Bamboo. Its stalk was incredibly hard, and the golden threads on its body could produce the Demon-Suppressing Jade Sound. The more golden threads it had, the more powerful the sound.

Looking at the Golden Silk Purple Sound Bamboo in front of him, he saw it had only three golden threads. It was still forty-six threads short of being suitable as the primary material for a Second-order Magical Artifact.

To be promoted to a Tier Two Upper Grade Golden Threaded Purple Sound Demon-Suppressing Bamboo, it was short another one hundred and five threads.

A Golden Silk Purple Sound Bamboo grew one golden thread per year. Looking at the stalk, Fang Qingyuan guessed that it had only been three years since it had mutated from a common purple bamboo.

And three years ago, he had just reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.

After inspecting this stalk, Fang Qingyuan, satisfied, moved on. By the time he had examined every stalk in the forest, he had found a total of seven Purple Sound Bamboo.

If all seven stalks of Purple Sound Bamboo were allowed to mature, they would be enough to refine a set of Demon-Subduing Bamboo Sound Swords. However, that would take a hundred years.

But that didn’t matter. Fang Qingyuan had a long life ahead of him and more than enough patience to wait.

After marking all seven stalks of Purple Sound Bamboo, Fang Qingyuan gracefully departed. He had to get back to work on the remaining land in his Immortal Mansion.

....

A long while later, before the waterfall at the cliff’s edge, Fang Qingyuan quietly opened his eyes. After a moment of contemplation, he began to circulate the Qi Eating Technique, capturing and filtering the impure qi from the void.

Just as there are a thousand kinds of people, there are a hundred types of qi. The moment Fang Qingyuan began circulating the Qi Eating Technique, his eyes could see the colors of the various impure qis in the air.

Yellow plague qi, red agitation qi, green passion qi, and golden primordial energy.

There were many other colors of impure qi besides these, but Fang Qingyuan’s cultivation was not yet profound enough. He wasn’t as advanced as Lechuan, so he couldn’t see any more.

’To Lechuan, the world must look like a vibrant kaleidoscope.’

Although there was plenty of primordial energy in the void, it was entangled with other impure qis. If this unrefined energy were fed to the Purple Spirit Crystal Fish fry in the pool, they would likely go belly-up in an instant.

It had to be purified and filtered until only the pure golden primordial energy remained before it could be fed to the fry below.

He glanced at the finger-sized Purple Spirit Crystal Fish fry in the vast pool. ’Fry this small can’t eat that much, can they?’ Fang Qingyuan thought.

And so, Fang Qingyuan patiently began to strip the impure qi from the void. His divine sense stirred, dividing itself and reaching ever deeper, into the most minuscule of spaces. Once it had divided enough to grasp the impure qi, his expression turned grave as he latched onto the golden primordial energy and attempted to peel it away.

At the same time, the Magical True Essence in his body silently circulated the Qi Eating Technique again and again. With each cycle, a bit of his Magical Power was consumed, only to be replenished by the Spiritual Power from the void.

About ten minutes later, a Primordial Energy Ball glowing with a faint golden light gradually took shape in the air. By now, Fang Qingyuan’s forehead was beaded with sweat, but he paid it no mind.

A few breaths later, Fang Qingyuan manipulated the longan-sized Primordial Energy Ball and tossed it into the pool below. Instantly, figures darted through the water as the Purple Spirit Crystal Fish fry thrashed and tumbled, fighting over the prize.

Watching this scene, Fang Qingyuan silently circulated his energy to evaporate the sweat from his body before carefully sensing the changes within himself.

After that filtering process, his divine sense was a few degrees more sensitive, and the Magical Power in his body had become a sliver purer.

’It really works. After just one feeding session, both my divine sense and my Magical Power have improved. Lechuan wasn’t lying to me.’

Fang Qingyuan’s spirits lifted at the thought. But his heart sank when he saw the Primordial Energy Ball devoured in an instant, with over a thousand Purple Spirit Crystal Fish fry still clamoring for more.

That one energy ball had just been a taste. To get them all full, he would need hundreds more.

There was nothing for it but to continue. So, Fang Qingyuan focused his mind and began circulating his technique once more, stripping the impure qi from the void.

.....

It wasn’t until noon the next day that Fang Qingyuan finally rose from the bluestone rock. His face was pale. After a full day and night of nonstop exertion, he felt physically drained.

But as he looked at the Purple Spirit Crystal Fish fry swimming in the pool with their round, full bellies, Fang Qingyuan felt a sense of satisfaction.

’It’s time to start cultivating the Five Elements Undying Body.’ Ever since obtaining this Body Refining Technique, Fang Qingyuan hadn’t found the time to practice it.

He needed to temper his foundation now, and the Five Elements Undying Body was perfect to cultivate alongside his other practices. Once he mastered the first level, his body would no longer be so frail.

With this in mind, Fang Qingyuan casually scooped up two of the fry and stored them in his Immortal Mansion. He checked the Array one last time to ensure everything was in order, then deactivated it and flew toward the main peak of Celestial Gate Mountain.

After arriving at the main peak, Fang Qingyuan was instantly inundated by a backlog of miscellaneous tasks before he even had a chance to arrange for the purchase of spiritual materials needed for the Five Elements Undying Body.

Fang Qingyuan hadn’t handled any administrative duties for a year, and a huge backlog of matters had piled up, all awaiting his approval.

Seeing the pile, Fang Qingyuan couldn’t help but ask:

"I thought Sect Leader Le was helping with these? Why is there still so much?"

Seeing Fang Qingyuan’s dark expression, a subordinate whispered:

"These are all matters that Sect Leader Le deemed trivial and not requiring his direct decision. He said to just leave them for Qingyuan, and that unless it’s a matter of life and death for the sect, he shouldn’t be bothered."

Fang Qingyuan took a deep breath, suppressing the complaint rising in his heart. He picked up the first document in the stack. It read:

"Regarding the allocation ratio for the ten Tier Two Hovering Ships delivered by the Artifact Talisman Alliance."

’The Artifact Talisman Alliance delivered them? Hmm, thinking back, it is about time. But who set this allocation ratio? Why does Yuanling Mountain only get one ship?’

’Unacceptable. I worked my tail off negotiating for these. It’s only fair that Yuanling Mountain gets at least three. I’m sending this back to be redrafted.’

Fang Qingyuan firmly wrote his rejection on the document and reached for the next one.

"Regarding the five-point results and summary from the initial testing of the Silver Armor Divine General Talisman, and a funding request for ten Top-grade Spirit Stones for further research."

’This is important. Approved! Next.’

"Gift manifest for goodwill exchange with the Southern Border Beast Taming Sect and Golden Core Cultivator Jiang Shang of Sishui Shui Cave, Qi Yun Water Element Peak."

Fang Qingyuan’s expression shifted when he saw this. He quickly opened the detailed manifest, skipping past the long list of expenditures for the Southern Border Beast Taming Sect to look at what they had received in return.

The first line in the "Return Gifts" section clearly read: "Fourth-stage Antidote Elixir: One Jade Dew Dust Cleansing Pill!"

’Ah... Senior Sister can be saved.’