Chapter 186: Shifting Tides (Vote for Monthly Tickets at Month's End! )
Chapter 186: Shifting Tides (Vote for Monthly Tickets at Month's End! )
A moment later.
Peach Blossom Pavilion.
"Brother Fang. . . how much of what that person said do you think is credible?"
Ruan Xing Ling's face was clouded with worry: "Venerable Bai Feng actually used a life-risking secret art, causing severe damage to his vital energy? Even, even. . ."
"Isn't Xing Ling's heart wavering?"
Fang Xi's face was also as calm as still water: "It's simply a matter of preparing for defeat before considering victory. . . Perhaps, it's time to make preparations."
When the great battle commences, the four gates of White Peace Immortal City will be sealed, protected by a third-order formation, making it difficult to exit.
Unless. . . we acquire the credential token from the Bai Feng Mountain lineage! Or wait until the city falls, and flee amidst the chaos!
Ruan Xing Ling's face showed difficulty.
"I do know Old Thirty Yuan Fei Hong. . . but there's no need to be so anxious. With the power of us three Foundation Establishment cultivators, won't we still be able to escape when the city falls? To scheme for a credential token now, wouldn't that be abandoning the Bai Feng Mountain lineage? If they recover later, it wouldn't be a good thing either."
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then calmly said: "Patience makes perfect. . . Let these rumors fly for a while longer."
"What about the transaction then?"
Ruan Xing Ling blinked.
"Naturally, we continue. Three thousand battle merits for a shop, that's quite a good deal."
Fang Xi smiled: "Coincidentally, I still have accumulated merit points from alchemy, we can purchase it together. . ."
Anyway, these merit points aren't of much use to him.
...
Inside the secluded cultivation chamber.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, his Divine Consciousness communicating with the "All-Heavens Precious Mirror".
After a period of integration and communication with the thoughts of his split Divine Soul, everything that had happened in the Shard World during this time was vividly clear.
Dan Ya, this female Wu King, usually spent her days ruling her tribe, mediating disputes among smaller tribes, and then had nothing to do.
After all, at her current stage, she could no longer cultivate further upwards.
On the contrary, having received the alchemy and half-set of talisman-making inheritances from Fang Xi, she delved into them with great delight, and on the path of crafting talismans, she even seemed to possess quite impressive talent.
As for the alluring scenes during her bathing and changing, those were naturally just minor diversions, never something Fang Xi paid any mind to.
"Sigh. . . I originally wanted to accumulate some battle merits through alchemy, to exchange for some powerful cultivation arts for the Wu people. . ."
Fang Xi pondered the arrangements of the Shard World. If it truly was a high-grade demonic mystic realm, there would undoubtedly be a cultivation limit, preventing the natives from reaching the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm.
Therefore, the best way to break this deadlock would simply be to give them a cultivation art that allows them to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm.
As for using formations to hide, that's merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
Alas, such cultivation arts are too high-grade and require a great many battle merits.
Fang Xi's earnings from alchemy simply weren't enough!
"However, I have a backup plan, and that is. . . to give them the 'Five Extremes Primordial Demon Art'. . . This cultivation art is brutal and mysterious, immensely powerful, and should allow one to cultivate all the way to forming a Nascent Soul. . ."
"It's just that this demonic art is a top-tier cultivation art, quite different from my initial intention of only giving them low-grade ones. . ."
However, on this day, Dan Ya seemed a little different.
She pondered for a long time, finally came to the treasure vault, took out a crystal, and placed it before the shard: "Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror. . . does this 'Earth-Striding Golden Light Battle Glyph' satisfy your request?"
Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness spilled out, quickly sweeping over it, and he rejoiced inwardly: "Another great Battle Glyph!"
"It seems delaying the transmission of cultivation arts was indeed effective."
This 'Earth-Striding Golden Light Battle Glyph' is composed of the 'Earth-Striding Spirit Glyph' and the 'Golden Light Spirit Glyph', acclaimed as the fastest for evasion!
A Wu King branded with this Battle Glyph can transform into a golden light, fleeing hundreds of miles in an instant!
"I always keep my word. . ."
After memorizing the 'Earth-Striding Golden Light Battle Glyph', Fang Xi immediately revealed the subsequent parts of Chen Ping's talisman inheritance.
He estimated that this female Wu King, Dan Ya, had probably also discovered that she was particularly suited to the Dao of Talismans, and thus was determined to obtain this inheritance.
Indeed, Dan Ya's eyes gleamed as she quickly memorized the subsequent parts of the inheritance.
After Chen Ping's Dao of Talismans inheritance concluded, Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then still released the cultivation art of the 'Five Extremes Primordial Demon Art'.
However, he only wrote up to the Core Formation stage, and did not include secret arts such as the 'Primordial Demon Spike' or 'Stealing Core Art'.
Even so, Dan Ya's beautiful eyes continuously rippled as she read: "Cultivation? This is a completely different cultivation method from that of the Wu? A step further than the last body cultivation, even capable of cultivating to the Wu King level. . . And this is only half?"
"If there's a subsequent half, could one perhaps break through the realm above Wu King? Then. . . would it be possible to deal with the century-long Heavenly Demon Tribulation?"
"Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, what do you want for the rest of it?"
A flash of light appeared on the bronze mirror shard, revealing a line of text—[Sacrifice a Battle Glyph composed of Geng Metal Spirit Glyphs to obtain the subsequent cultivation art inheritance]!
...
"I only said I'd give them cultivation arts, not the accompanying secret arts. . ."
Inside the cultivation chamber, a faint smile appeared on Fang Xi's lips as he unhurriedly inscribed the 'Earth-Striding Golden Light Battle Glyph' onto a jade slip.
With these resources, he was quite confident in becoming a third-order formation master in the future, even if it was a rather obscure kind!
"Moreover, the most formidable aspects of the demonic path truly lie in its various secret arts. . . He could hold onto these entirely and slowly exchange them later. . ."
Although this 'Five Extremes Primordial Demon Art' was good, even allowing cultivation all the way to the Nascent Soul realm, Fang Xi belonged to orthodox forces and did not wish to mingle with demonic cultivators, who were reviled by everyone.
Furthermore, the cultivation process was extremely bloody and cruel, not quite suitable for him. It was better to toss it to the Wu people.
Anyway, they're quite skilled at performing various live sacrifices; this is called professional alignment."The most crucial point is that demonic cultivation is fast enough, as long as one doesn't mind the blood sacrifices and hidden dangers. . ."
In reality, Fang Xi was still quite pessimistic about the Wu Kings' resistance.
After all, if they could raise large numbers of Wu Kings, or even an entire continent, just how powerful would the demonic sect behind them have to be?
Even adding one or two Nascent Soul combatants might not be useful.
"But, as long as you can provide Battle Glyphs, that's enough. . ."
"If resistance fails, there's always the formation concealment plan as backup. . . At that time, I'll just collect a few more Battle Glyphs!"
Fang Xi continued his cultivation undisturbed.
Outside, as various rumors ran rampant and grew increasingly fierce. . . the entire White Peace Immortal City became gripped with panic.
Countless people prepared to abandon their foundations, seeking ways to leave the city, and even began to hostilely view the law enforcement cultivators who hindered their actions.
Until this night!
Chiiirp!
A piercing cry of a bird, high and clear, penetrated through layers of formation barriers and entered Fang Xi's ears.
"This is. . ."
A look of shock appeared on his face as he transformed into a streak of light and flew out of his secluded cultivation chamber.
Above Peach Blossom Pavilion, beneath the dim southern sky, a magnificent flaming bird, its entire body engulfed in fire, could be seen spreading its wings and diving towards the horde of demon beasts!
"Vermilion Bird Fire!"
Fang Xi gazed at the faint, circular magic treasure within the Vermilion Bird-shaped flames, already guessing the identity of the newcomer.
"What happened here?"
Ruan Dan, who was meditating in the Green Wave Cave, was similarly startled. Gazing at the flames that almost burned open the dark night sky, her eyes were filled with shock.
"It's the Southern Bright Vermilion Bird Ring. . . Ancestor Jiang of the Black Heaven Sect has arrived!"
Fang Xi said, quite emotionally.
Crackle!
The Vermilion Bird Fire scorched the heavens, and countless bird feathers fell, revealing the third-order Golden Crown Thunder Roc Demon King within!
Whoosh!
A streak of white light surged from within the city, and in an instant, layers upon layers of formation restrictions emerged, enveloping the third-order Demon King who had brazenly launched a night assault and entered the city's bounds.
"Bai Feng thanks Ancestor Jiang for your assistance!"
A ray of spiritual light flew out from Bai Feng Mountain, and wherever it passed, terrifying magic power overflowed. Faintly visible within it was an unassuming old man, laughing heartily.
"Not as good as your patience, Bai Feng! To feign injury and lure the Demon King into the hook!"
From within the fiery clouds, Ancestor Jiang's unhurried voice could be heard. A scarlet-yellow Vermilion Bird Ring, its power reaching the heavens, struck and knocked off half a wing of the Golden Crown Thunder Roc!
"What a pity. . . that Earth-Walking Demon King was cunning and didn't fall into the trap. We only caught one."
Venerable Bai Feng sighed, his body shimmering with spiritual light as he surged into the great formation.
Streaks of five-colored chains emerged from the void, coiling around the Golden Crown Thunder Roc.
With two Core Formation Ancestors working together, and the assistance of a third-order formation. . . this Demon King's fate was already sealed!
...
It wasn't until dawn, when Ruan Xing Ling returned, her face weary but her expression joyful, that Fang Xi and Ruan Dan learned what had truly transpired last night.
"So Venerable Bai Feng's injury earlier was a deliberately released false rumor, meant to cause panic and confuse the demon race's spies!"
Ruan Xing Ling's face was filled with emotion.
"The demon race has spies too? Are there cultivators controlled by Demon Kings? " Ruan Dan was startled.
"Second-order demon beasts already possess a certain level of intelligence. By third-order, they are basically no different from cultivators. . . " Fang Xi explained.
"Exactly. . . The demon race had already secretly placed spies in White Peace Immortal City. This time, Venerable Bai Feng feigned injury, creating a city-wide stir. Some cultivators tried to secretly escape last night, causing a flaw in the formation, which lured the Demon King to launch a night attack. . . then it fell straight into the trap. Our side, well-rested, and with Ancestor Jiang of the Black Heaven Sect secretly overseeing, directly slew the Golden Crown Thunder Roc within the formation. . . Unfortunately, another Demon King escaped. . ."
Ruan Xing Ling recounted in detail.
"Aside from the Demon King last night, a large number of second-order demon beasts were also lured into the trap and slain. . . This time, our White Peace Immortal City achieved a great victory, and the beast tide should be resolved soon. . ."
As Ruan Xing Ling spoke, she glanced at Fang Xi's contemplative face and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Brother Fang, what are you pondering?"
"Oh, I was thinking about how to distribute the spoils of war. . . A third-order demon core, you know, that's enough to produce a False Core True Person."
Fang Xi chuckled: "Presumably, the reason Ancestor Jiang dragged his dying body to provide support was also for that third-order demon core, wasn't it?"
And within the Black Heaven Sect, there certainly won't be a shortage of Foundation Establishment Perfected cultivators.
It is expected that soon, within the Black Heaven Sect, a False Core cultivator will be born.
"With such an orderly inheritance, and the 'Earth-Shaking Great Array' in hand. . . even after the beast tide passes, the State of Yue's cultivation world will be far from peaceful."
A hint of darkness flickered in Fang Xi's eyes.
For a gentleman, revenge is never too late, even after ten years.
For cultivators, revenge is never too late, even after a hundred or a thousand years!
Those who were marked down in his little black book back then would, sooner or later, be sent to the Western Heavens by him. And then he would dance on their graves, and casually bully their descendants and disciples – if there were any left!
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