Although the flying sword is sharp, it requires the coordination of a sword technique to demonstrate its power. The Separation Alloy Wheel, however, does not require such.

Its divine power is extraordinary by itself.

When mana and true qi are activated, the wheel spins and can release the Separation and Union Divine Light, harming souls invisibly.

It can also be propelled with brute force, attacking with unparalleled ferocity. Even if an ordinary master or martial sect takes a hit, they’ll be grievously injured if not killed.

It can truly be called an exotic treasure!

After a round of conversation, Fang Zheng gained a lot.

He not only exchanged the Cyan Rope Sword for the Separation Alloy Wheel but also obtained several elixir recipes from others.

He also gained some understanding of the current world situation and the state of cultivation.

When it grew darker, he bid farewell and returned.

Returning to Gu’an County required passing over a high mountain. As the dull escape light swept over the clouds, it suddenly halted in mid-air.

Fang Zheng’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. He paused and then proceeded.

As he flew near the mountaintop, shouting voices came.

"Senior, please hold on!"

"Please hold on!"

"..."

Fang Zheng turned his head and looked at the young man on the mountaintop, waving frantically and shouting. He slowly descended from his escape light.

"Senior."

Seeing the escape light descend, the young man rejoiced and urgently knelt to the ground:

"I beg you, senior, have mercy and save my father!"

The mountain peak was bitterly cold, with cold winds raging.

The young man, seventeen or eighteen years old, was dressed in thick cotton clothes but was still blue and purple from the cold.

Behind him was a vine-woven soft bed, where a middle-aged man with withered yellow hair was wrapped in thick quilts.

The man’s breath was faint.

"Save him." Fang Zheng spoke:

"Why not seek a doctor?"

"Senior, you are unaware." The young man spoke:

"My father was plotted against by an evil cultivator, and his divine soul was tainted with impurity, leaving his consciousness muddled."

"To cure him, the foreign object in his divine soul must be removed."

"Oh!" Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow:

"Interesting, who sent you here?"

The path of the divine soul is complex and profound. Even a rogue immortal might not fully understand it, and removing foreign objects in the soul is equally challenging.

Before today, Fang Zheng faced similar situations with no solution in sight.

Things are different now.

The Separation and Union Divine Light can harm souls and separate foreign objects.

However...

How coincidental?

I had just obtained the Separation Alloy Wheel, and now someone comes for help, seeking healing.

"This..." The young man’s face showed hesitation. Seeing Fang Zheng turn to leave, he urgently said:

"It’s Brother Jiu!"

"Brother Jiu is a disciple of Elder Huoyan Niu, also a close friend, and he told me to wait here."

"Hmm..." Fang Zheng squinted his eyes:

"If that’s the case, why don’t you go directly to Fellow Daoist Zou?"

"Senior, you are unaware." The young man showed bitterness:

"My father is from the Celestial Treasure Pavilion, and Elder Zou harbors great resentment towards the pavilion due to past events."

"I had once sought his help but was driven away."

"I see." Fang Zheng understood:

"However, I have no personal ties with you. Why should I lend you a hand?"

"Senior is an Enlightened Sage, harmonizing with the virtues of heaven and earth, the brightness of the sun and moon, the order of the four seasons." The young man knelt and bowed deeply:

"I hope senior will have mercy and save my father. Such great kindness will be repaid someday."

Fang Zheng gently shook his head:

"If Fellow Daoist Zou won’t save him, why should I? It might upset him."

"Senior."

At that moment, the middle-aged man lying weakly on the vine struggled to speak:

"I have some status in the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, possessing information on the Yama Sect and Nie Family, as well as the count of experts recently arriving at Zhaonan Prefecture."

"I am willing to exchange this for my life."

Compared to the somewhat naive young man, the middle-aged man understood the adult world of interest exchange better.

As he spoke, his trembling right hand took out a jade scroll from his body.

Fang Zheng took the jade scroll, swept his divine thought inside, and immediately showed a satisfied expression.

Then he waved his sleeve to release the Separation Alloy Wheel, and the Separation and Union Divine Light shone down, illuminating the middle-aged man’s entire body.

Visible to the naked eye.

A toad-like ’creature’ was lurking near the man’s divine soul, expanding and contracting as it devoured the man’s primordial spirit.

This creature devours the primordial spirit to strengthen itself. Once the man dies, it will achieve perfection.

This method...

"Hmm?"

Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow:

"Primordial Spirit Gu Insect, Miao Secret Technique!"

No wonder the Celestial Secret Compass predicted that this journey would bring some troubles and suggested a detour; this is why.

The one who implanted the gu insect in the primordial spirit has impeccable skill in gu techniques, likely a master. If not, they certainly hold a remarkable position in Miaojiang.

Had it not been for the usefulness of the man’s offering, Fang Zheng might have already decided to walk away and leave.

"I am surnamed Chen, a descendant of the Chen Clan in Hailong Prefecture. Last year, I visited Miaojiang on business." The man explained:

"There, I met a woman and, due to certain reasons, suffered this calamity."

He spoke lightly, but his experiences were likely far from simple. How could ordinary people encounter a master skilled in gu poison?

Moreover, the one who placed the gu can easily kill him, yet they did not, instead going through much trouble to implant such a peculiar gu.

There must also be another reason.

"Forget it."

Fang Zheng shook his head, not intending to listen to further explanations or take an interest in circumstances.

With a thought, the Separation and Union Divine Light brightened abruptly, forcefully separating the gu insect from the primordial spirit.

Slash!

One-Character Heart-Clearing Slash!

His eyes brightened, a solid spiritual light slashed down, and the toad gu insect let out a shriek, then dissipated into blue smoke.

The middle-aged man felt a weight lifted from his heart, a heavy presence vanished. By the time he recovered, Fang Zheng had disappeared.

......

Fang Mansion

Fang Zheng held the jade scroll, immersed in thought.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion leans on the Profound Celestial Dao, the foremost Daoist sect in the world, backed by centuries of the Great Wei’s accumulation.