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Chapter 166: Primal Demon (Please subscribe)

Chapter 166: Primal Demon (Please subscribe)

These body-refining cultivation arts were naturally purchased by Fang Xi.

Although body cultivation techniques comparable to Core Formation were unobtainable, those at the Foundation Establishment level were still available.

Even if Da Liang couldn't cultivate them due to the scarcity of spiritual energy and resources, they at least served as a reference for the Martial Gods.

Fang Xi looked forward to the day dazzling sparks would erupt from the clash of wisdom between both worlds.

Furthermore, if the worst-case scenario occurred and martial arts in this world couldn't achieve greater breakthroughs, Fang Xi could always switch to cultivating the body cultivation path of the immortal cultivation world.

Although giving up Da Liang martial arts for this would be a slight pity, it wouldn't be a big deal.

After all, Fang Xi's foundation had always been the Immortal Dao!

He walked out of the treasury door and saw the female Martial God Liu Ru Yan waiting nearby: "Sect Master. . . it's truly not easy to get to see you!"

Fang Xi frowned, too lazy to bother with this woman, and asked casually.

"Nothing much, just that a few Grandmasters in the sect met the contribution requirements and needed to exchange for great medicine. . ."

Liu Ru Yan replied with a grin.

The distribution of these 'Beast Blood Pills' had always been controlled by Fang Xi himself.

As long as he monopolized this top-tier resource, the Martial God Gate would never be able to cause trouble!

"Since that's the case, then convene a meeting and bestow the great medicine."

He quickly made a decision, took the contribution record book from Liu Ru Yan's hand, and glanced at it, discovering there were three people.

"Old Man Fishing for Ao, Bamboo Forest Hermit. . . and. . . Zhang Minting?"

A casual glance unexpectedly revealed an acquaintance.

"This Zhang Minting, while traveling the world, broke through to Grandmaster and was lucky enough to discover a few hidden demon kings. . . His contributions accumulated quite quickly. After joining our sect, he further offered information about an unknown 'demon,' which was meritorious in improving the sect's archives. After several such accumulations, it was almost enough. . ."

Liu Ru Yan licked her lips: "Sect Master. . . I absolutely didn't open any back doors for him just because he's an old acquaintance of yours, alright. . ."

"So be it. . ."

Fang Xi always acted with thunderous efficiency.

Not long after, the many Grandmasters still at headquarters gathered in the Martial God Hall.

Among them, the three standing at the very front had the most excited expressions.

Old Man Fishing for Ao and Bamboo Forest Hermit were both reclusive old generation Grandmasters, but by contributing their own martial arts and secret techniques and frantically taking on missions, they barely managed to accumulate enough contributions.

On the other hand, Zhou Tong, because he had already exchanged once, had his contributions reset to zero and was now gradually falling behind the others.

Very realistic, and very cruel!

In the struggle of martial arts, no one would ever concede!

'It's really him. . . '

Zhang Minting belonged to the younger generation; standing below the stage at this moment, gazing at the gentle, jade-like youth on the stage who was exactly as he remembered, his heart was filled with shock: 'Could it be that after becoming a Martial God, one can achieve longevity? Why do I feel like I'm seeing a. . . tree. . . when I see the Sect Master? '

He suddenly shivered, with some ominous associations.

After all, he had also struggled and fought his way through Black Stone City back then, and had seen the true form of the Demonic Tree.

And Fang Xi, having devoured the Demonic Tree sapling and sealed it within himself, still carried a unique aura.

"Very good, within our sect, another three have met the requirements. Step forward!"

Fang Xi let out a cold shout; seeing Zhang Minting and the two others step forward, he stretched out his right hand.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three pills shot out like cannonballs, forcing the three Grandmasters to simultaneously take a step back, yet the pills in their hands were completely undamaged.

Such mastery over blood-qi and vigor had long since reached the acme of perfection!

"Many thanks to the Sect Master for bestowing the great medicine!"

After their initial shock, Zhang Minting and the two others quickly bowed.

"Rise. . ."

Fang Xi sat upright at the head seat, casually resting his clenched fist against his cheek: "From today onward, our Martial God Gate will focus on three main directions. Firstly, the art of demon refining! Secondly, the realm beyond Martial God! Thirdly. . . you are to exert your full effort to find traces of a 'demon,' that 'demon' being the Demonic Tree that once dwelled here!"

He looked at the other Grandmasters: "Once someone discovers it, they will immediately be rewarded with a great pill!"

"We understand!"

Many Grandmasters, upon hearing this, immediately grew fervent.

As long as they found the Demonic Tree, they could disregard their accumulated contributions and exchange for a great breakthrough medicine. What a wonderful thing this was?

...

White Peace Immortal City.

Peach Blossom Pavilion.

"Young Master, you're back?"

Jin Ling was by the pond, quietly staring at a large green fish, lost in thought, when suddenly the cave-dwelling's door opened wide and Fang Xi walked in. Her face couldn't help but show a trace of pleasant surprise.

"Uncle Fang. . ."

Immediately after, Ruan Dan also walked out, her face full of worry: "My master, she. . ."

"The Peach Bell Fairy is perfectly fine. You don't need to worry."

Fang Xi waved his hand, assessing Ruan Dan's cultivation thoughtfully.

It was said that this girl had also been afflicted with a 'Blood Curse Heart Seal,' and the curse's trigger hadn't been found in Situ Jia's storage artifact yet, which was truly a bit troublesome.

‘Perhaps. . . I could wait until she reaches Foundation Establishment, then send her out to fish? ’

‘That's too long, isn't it. . . ? As for sponsoring her? Are you kidding? Why should I sponsor this girl? Let Xing Ling worry about it herself. . . ’

Fang Xi waited until Xiao Hu and Wei Yi Xi also came out, then instructed Jin Ling to prepare a feast.

This trip could be considered tiring. He thoroughly washed up, then dined with everyone, and further solidified his Foundation Establishment circle, chatting with a few friends about various topics and making a few small transactions. . .

After everything was settled, half a month had already passed.

Fang Xi returned to his quiet room and resumed his secluded cultivation, pondering the gains from his recent battle:

"The 'Evergreen Longevity Art' is truly not suited for combat. I feel that if I only use spirit artifacts now, I'm only at the level of an average early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. . ."

"Fortunately, the cultivation method doesn't require great combat prowess; as long as it can steadily advance my magic power, that's enough. . ."

In this battle, Fang Xi also gained an understanding of his own strength. Based on eight large second-order puppets, combined with body cultivation, he could almost roam unhindered among early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Even against a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, like that Ye San Ren, he might not necessarily be unable to defeat them, but he also didn't want to fight until his puppets were destroyed, so he chose to flee. The opponent could only watch helplessly, powerless to do anything.

As for late-stage or even Perfected Foundation Establishment cultivators, Fang Xi felt it was better to be cautious.

"Also, my Divine Consciousness is powerful, and with the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' assisting me, it can be continuously strengthened. This great advantage should not only be used in puppetry but also be fully utilized in actual combat. . ."

"Coincidentally, the 'Primal Demon Thorn' secret art from the 'Five Extremes Primal Demon Art' can be cultivated. . ."

Although the 'Primal Demon Thorn' secret art carries the character 'demon' in its name, it is actually entirely based on the manipulation of Divine Consciousness and doesn't involve the nature of magic power.

As for the other secret arts within the demonic cultivation method, most require demonic magic power as their foundation, so Fang Xi merely read them and left it at that.

At most, he gained a deeper understanding of demonic cultivators, allowing him to deal with them more easily in the future.

During this period, Fang Xi had been continuously studying the 'Primal Demon Thorn' secret art.

By now, he was confident he had mastered it by heart and wouldn't make a single mistake in any step.

At this moment, he slightly closed his eyes and looked inward at his Sea of Consciousness.

Within the profound Sea of Consciousness.

Fang Xi's Foundation Establishment stage Divine Consciousness, following a certain mysterious rhythm, etched various symbols.

Then. . . accompanied by the consumption of a large amount of Divine Consciousness power, a small black thorn gradually took shape within his Sea of Consciousness.

Regarding this Divine Consciousness secret art, Fang Xi could only follow the steps, then refine the 'Primal Demon Thorn' and release it when facing an enemy.

As for why Divine Consciousness operating in this manner could condense a small thorn, or what purpose the etched runes served, he was completely in the dark.

If all these principles were clear, his understanding of the Primal Demon Thorn would be comparable to the demonic grandmaster who created it; he might even be able to compile his own cultivation method for Divine Consciousness — of course, that was impossible.

In fact, Fang Xi was currently only at the stage of knowing what but not why.

Only when his realm increased in the future and his experience broadened might the situation change.

After three days and three nights, Fang Xi looked at the three small black thorns in his Sea of Consciousness and muttered to himself: "With my current Divine Consciousness power, is cultivating three 'Primal Demon Thorns' simultaneously my limit?"

These Primal Demon Thorns are stored in the Sea of Consciousness and are regularly replenished with Divine Consciousness power, so there's no fear of their power diminishing.

But if they are not consumed, they currently cannot be replenished.

"Perhaps. . . I should go find some pills that enhance Divine Consciousness. . ."

Fang Xi massaged his temples to alleviate the fatigue caused by the intense consumption of Divine Consciousness.

After recovering slightly, he began practicing the 'Thousand Silks Puppet Manipulation Art' again!

Because he only had two split thoughts for 'Divine Soul Division and Manifestation,' this resulted in him currently only having two main battle puppets.

If he broke through to the second layer and had four main battle puppets, Fang Xi wouldn't have had to avoid battling Ye San Ren this time, but could even have tried to capture him with minor injuries!

...

Shard World.

Outside the Black Mountain Tribe, Ba Ji roared, his body's Law Glyphs wriggled, and he suddenly opened his mouth.

Boom!

A ball of flame flew out, hitting a huge, long-haired monster.

The monster was immediately blasted far away, critically wounded and dying, and finished off by Ba Ji.

"Hoo-hoo. . . The 'Flame' Battle Glyph, its power is indeed immense!"

Ba Ji looked at this scene, couldn't help but be full of joy, and dragging the huge prey, returned to the Black Mountain Tribe.

Along the way, ordinary mortals respectfully made way for him and bowed to him with envy.

"Is this what it feels like to be a 'Wu'?"

Ba Ji muttered to himself. After putting down the prey, he looked at the position of the sun outside and quickly ran towards the Great Wu's cave-dwelling: "Oh no. . . I'm going to be late for the lecture. . ."

By the time Ba Ji arrived, many young men and women had already almost filled the seats and cast dissatisfied glances at him.

Ba Ji didn't dare say much and squeezed into a seat at the edge.

Not long after, the Great Wu, hunched over, slowly walked over.

"Great Wu!"

A group of youngsters quickly bowed.

"Hm. . . All of you have chosen Battle Glyphs and become Wu who can cast 'Wu Arts'!"

The Great Wu's cloudy eyes swept over everyone, a hint of satisfaction on his face: "For your future cultivation, the first is to continuously use your 'Spiritual Apertures' to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The second is to seek out more 'Law Glyphs' to form entirely new Battle Glyphs. . ."

"And the Law Glyphs you initially chose will largely determine the path you will walk in the future. . ."