Chapter 184: Minor Breach (A Congratulatory Chapter for the Silver Alliance Leader! )
Chapter 184: Minor Breach (A Congratulatory Chapter for the Silver Alliance Leader! )
Inside the seclusion chamber.
Fang Xi silently cultivated his ‘Longevity Art’. After completing his daily cultivation, he slowly exhaled a long breath.
Ever since he split off a portion of his Divine Consciousness to continuously monitor the Shard World, he no longer needed to constantly keep watch over the situation there.
Any significant event would be known to him immediately.
At this moment, he began contemplating the issues of the Shard World.
‘From the looks of it now. . . it's increasingly resembling a high-level mystic realm belonging to Demonic Cultivators. . . The cultivation path of the Wu people was planned long ago, and their upper limits are even sealed off! ’
‘Perhaps even, the unique physiques of the Wu people are not necessarily unintentional schemes by the demonic path, cultivating special bloodlines? ’
‘So. . . how should I help Dan Ya and the Wu people overcome this hundred-year demonic disaster? ’
By then, things like spirit glyphs and treasure glyphs would be as easy to obtain as reaching into his own pocket!
‘Furthermore. . . given that even the demonic path can cultivate Core Formation-level Wu Kings, this mystic realm must be very high-grade. . . There might even be some heavenly and earthly spiritual treasures, perhaps even items that can assist in Core Formation and Nascent Soul breakthroughs. . . ’
Fang Xi's Foundation Establishment early-stage magic power had yet to be honed to its limit, and he still needed breakthrough pills to assist him.
But he estimated that once the liquid magic power in his Dantian Qi Sea surpassed fifty drops, he would have a high chance of breaking through on his own, even without taking pills!
In fact, with his Green Wood Spirit Body and the remaining Wood Spirit Body, cultivating all the way to Foundation Establishment Perfected would not be a major problem.
After all, his lifespan was long; this was his greatest advantage!
But the hurdle of forming a Golden Core afterward was a headache for every cultivator, except for those with Heaven-grade spiritual roots.
‘If I want to break through to Core Formation, I need to be absolutely certain. . . First, I must go to Da Liang and find the Progenitor Demonic Tree, to cultivate the Wood Spirit Body again. . . This time, my strength is far greater than during Qi Refinement, so I should be able to suppress my instincts. At least there shouldn't be much of a problem during the cultivation of the Wood Spirit Body. . . ’
‘Second, is to find various spiritual items that can assist in Core Formation. . . Like the Profound Water Liquid from last time. . . I hope this Shard World contains Core Formation Spiritual Items better than Profound Water Liquid, although even if I find one, how to bring it back will still be a major problem. . . ’
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After finishing his contemplation, Fang Xi leisurely emerged from seclusion.
"This seclusion, it's been several months, hasn't it? By my count, I'm already eighty-three years old. . . I wonder how the beast tide outside is faring?"
Fang Xi calculated the dates, a hint of melancholy in his voice: "In the eyes of outsiders, I'm probably the type of cultivator who has completely lost all hope of Core Formation, right?"
Generally speaking, Foundation Establishment cultivators were best advised to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage before reaching one hundred years of age. Only then would they be considered Core Formation seeds.
Take Luo Gong, for example. . . he had great promise.
Although the time of his Foundation Establishment wasn't far off from Fang Xi's, their ages differed greatly!
He was only around fifty or sixty years old; he had a good chance of breaking through to late Foundation Establishment before turning one hundred!
Cultivators like Fang Xi, who barely managed to establish their Foundation when their lifespan was nearing its end, were generally considered to have no hope for their Dao path, and would then spend their days drinking and reveling, or solely assisting their families.
‘Of course, they don't know I can live for over four hundred years. In terms of potential lifespan, I'm even younger than Luo Gong. . . ’
‘It's understandable, perfectly understandable. . . ’
Fang Xi leisurely emerged from seclusion, summoned Jin Ling, and indulged in drinking and merrymaking, celebrating thoroughly.
This celebration lasted for several days.
One day.
Fang Xi was currently drinking. Just then, Wei Yi Xi had also barely recovered from the backlash of her failed Foundation Establishment. She gazed at the peach blossom petals in the pond: "Where did Big Green go?"
In the past, that greedy fish would surely have been gnawing on these petals, and would even sneakily eat spirit peaches.
"Oh, perhaps it's shy. . ."
Fang Xi naturally wouldn't answer that he had ordered Green Corner Fish Dragon to be a bit more restrained so it could act by surprise.
"Big Green gets shy?"
Wei Yi Xi's face was full of disbelief. That lazy fish, back when it was at Emerald Cliff, used all sorts of tricks to please her for spirit honey to eat. How could it possibly be shy now?
Just as she was about to say something else, suddenly~
Rumble rumble! !
Amidst a series of earth-shattering tremors, violent explosions erupted from the direction of the outer city.
"What's happening?"
Azure magic power surged around Fang Xi. His Five Elements Shield Armor appeared. He first enveloped himself in a multi-colored light shield. Only then did he fly up.
In the void, multi-colored array patterns manifested, yet they couldn't suppress him from flying into the air.
"This is. . . a third-order grand array has been damaged. Even the original anti-flight restrictions within the array have been harmed?"
Fang Xi looked up and saw that in the direction of the South City Gate, countless spiritual lights surged. A massive fireball soared into the sky, like a small sun.
The spiritual wave impact that followed made even him, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, tremble!
The immense tremors caused a portion of the outer city's southern buildings to completely collapse. Even the buildings in the inner city showed cracks.
"This is. . . a Core Formation battle?"
Fang Xi's face was filled with shock.
This was his first time directly facing the might of a Core Formation cultivator. Even the residual waves from more than ten miles away were so terrifying!
After the light dissipated, he then discovered that the originally majestic South City Wall had, at some point, developed a section of damage!
A large number of demon beasts, like a surging tide, poured in through the broken gap.
"The city has fallen? !"
A Rogue Cultivator, with a shield active, had just pushed aside a pile of rubble and stared blankly at the massive breach in the majestic city wall. His expression dazed.
Immediately after, he saw a fiery red mass charging towards him!
It was a herd of demon beasts, Fire Oxen, with crimson horns on their heads!
Upon seeing him, the cultivator, the eyes of those Fire Oxen turned bloodshot, and raging flames suddenly ignited on their crimson horns. They charged forward with immense ferocity.
Pop!
The cultivator's defensive shield instantly shattered into pieces from the Fire Ox's horns, sending him crashing against the ruined wall behind him.
"Ah!"
The cultivator shrieked. His internal organs were pierced and scorched. . . He instantly lost all signs of life.
A herd of Fire Oxen surrounded him, gnawing savagely at the cultivator's corpse.
For demon beasts, the flesh and blood of cultivators, rich in spiritual energy, were indeed a great tonic!
...
"Die!"
Daoist Huang Sha held an earthen-yellow alms bowl, from which vast clouds of yellow sand filled the sky. Each tiny grain of sand instantly expanded to enormous size, turning into massive earthen-yellow boulders, crashing down from mid-air, crushing the demon beasts, breaking their bones and turning their flesh into mud.
"Hmph. . ."
He glanced proudly at the eager Rogue Cultivators around him, releasing his formidable Foundation Establishment pressure: "Why aren't you quickly slaying the demon beasts? Those who dare covet this old man's spirit stone shop, die! ! !"
Daoist Huang Sha didn't join the fighting on the wall, but rather subtly guarded his own shop.
He hadn't expected that he would encounter something like the city wall being breached!
Just as he was feeling particularly unlucky, he saw two Thunder Horned Pythons slithering wantonly towards him, leaving a long, scorched trail in their wake.
Everywhere they passed, a trail of scorched marks was left. Their scales glimmered with various spiritual lights, and even the attacks of Qi Refinement cultivators couldn't break through their defenses. His expression couldn't help but turn extremely solemn: "Two second-order mid-grade Thunder Horned Pythons. . . This is bad. . ."
Just as Daoist Huang Sha was preparing to abandon his shop and flee for his life.
Zheng zheng!
In mid-air, two sounds like iron horses and golden spears suddenly burst forth!
Invisible sound waves, like flying blades, left numerous wounds on the two Thunder Horned Pythons.
"Hiss hiss!"
One Thunder Horned Python raised its head, its cold, vertical pupils carrying a hint of bloodlust, and the small horn on its head suddenly unleashed a powerful bolt of lightning.
A flash of white light illuminated the heavens and earth. A graceful figure was struck, sent flying back dozens of yards.
"So it's Fairy Peach Bell!"
Daoist Huang Sha also activated his spirit artifact alms bowl, summoning a vast expanse of yellow sand to besiege the other Thunder Horned Python, while rapidly transmitting a message via Divine Consciousness: "What happened with the city wall?"
"Today, True Man Bai Feng personally intervened to battle the Golden Crown Thunder Roc. . . Unexpectedly, a demon king skilled in evasion techniques and concealing aura emerged from underground to launch a sneak attack. . . The South City Wall suffered a minor breach, and our fellow Foundation Establishment cultivators suffered heavy casualties. . . But Grand Steward Ouyang is still fighting fiercely!"
Ruan Xing Ling recounted the events in detail, causing Daoist Huang Sha's expression to change repeatedly. He quickly asked: "How is Ancestor Bai Feng?"
If a Core Formation cultivator had perished, it would be best for him to flee as soon as possible.
"I don't know either. . . But judging by the fact that both demon kings are being held back and haven't entered the city, it's clear that even if the True Man was momentarily careless, he hasn't suffered any severe injuries."
Ruan Xing Ling spoke truthfully.
At this moment, enforcement cultivators from the Bai Feng Mountain lineage arrived from all directions, clearing out the demon beasts that had slipped through.
Boom boom!
Earth-shaking drum beats resonated.
Bolts of purple lightning struck down into the breach in the city wall, blasting the demon beasts still attempting to pour in into ashes.
It was none other than Ouyang Zhen!
This person was a cultivator with an Earth-grade lightning spiritual root. His lightning techniques were immensely destructive, and at some unknown point, he had even secretly refined the ‘Kui Niu Drum’ with a secret art!
Boom!
A massive black ox-hide drum landed in the breach of the city wall, like a reef amidst raging waves, firmly blocking the demon beasts from the outside.
Ouyang Zhen's deep voice resonated for dozens of miles around: "All cultivators of our Immortal City, exert your full strength to slay the demon beasts!"
While first-order demon beasts of Qi Refinement level were easy to kill, those second-order demon beasts, with their tough hides and formidable might, still caused significant destruction.
Especially that pair of Thunder Horned Pythons, working in tandem, actually forced both Ruan Xing Ling and Daoist Huang Sha to continuously retreat!
"Damn it. . . If this continues, the two of us will be in trouble. . ."
Daoist Huang Sha's eyes darted around. He was already considering retreating.
At this moment, Ruan Xing Ling saw a streak of azure light flying towards them, and couldn't help but show delight: "Brother Fang, please lend us a hand!"
The person who arrived was precisely Fang Xi!
He was preparing to observe the situation and then take the opportunity to escape.
Unexpectedly, although the South City Wall had suffered a minor breach, the gap seemed to have been sealed again?
It seemed there was no need to rush to escape for now.
After all, if he were to escape to Da Liang, he would certainly have to leave Ruan Xing Ling, Wei Yi Xi, and the others behind in White Peace Immortal City.
Regarding his 'golden finger', even his closest confidantes had to be kept absolutely secret.
"Fang Xi? Sigh. . . what use is an early Foundation Establishment cultivator?"
Daoist Huang Sha also knew Fang Xi, and continuously sighed in his heart.
In his opinion, this early Foundation Establishment cultivator's combat prowess was probably extremely poor. He hadn't made a move since reaching Foundation Establishment, only gathering resources through alchemy. . .
Pfft! !
At this moment, a streak of azure sword light flew up, its momentum like startling thunder, suddenly extending and transforming into an azure ribbon over ten yards long.
With just one sword strike, the Thunder Horned Python entangled with Ruan Xing Ling was severed into two from its middle, and snake blood rained down from the sky like crimson precipitation.
"This. . ."
Daoist Huang Sha was dumbfounded, and immediately shouted: "Brother Fang, save me! ! !"
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