Chapter 212: Demonic Calamity (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Chapter 212: Demonic Calamity (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Evergreen Pavilion.
A small figure sat cross-legged on a futon, their face glowing faintly, clearly having successfully inducted Qi into their body and completing the first step of a cultivator's training.
Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness retracted from Zhong Hong Yu's body, and he secretly nodded.
Then, he glanced at the mortal maidservants on either side, who had become even more beautiful, his expression somewhat peculiar.
Ever since that day, after he took in Zhong Hong Yu at Evergreen Pavilion and sent Zhan Tu to the Black Heaven Sect, why had he encountered more and more beautiful women?
He didn't need to think; this was surely the fault of the Xiahou and Zhong families!
'These families couldn't possibly think I'm some kind of lecher, right? Otherwise, why would they send Zhong Hong Yu but not Zhan Tu? '
'But I was truly just curious about the Void Spiritual Root. . . Besides, even if I were to keep someone close by, a delicate, jade-like little girl is much better than a mischievous little boy. . . '
Alright. . . Fang Xi admitted he had a little self-interest too.
Zhan Tu's aptitude was simply too good. Perhaps in fifteen or twenty years, he would cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refinement, and then what? Would he then have to assist him with Foundation Establishment?
Even if he succeeded in Foundation Establishment, his mindset would inevitably change, demanding more power and status. . .
Dragon Fish Island was too small a temple to accommodate a great Buddha.
A middle-grade spiritual root was much better. They might get stuck at the late-stage Qi Refinement bottleneck, and their desire for Foundation Establishment wouldn't be as great.
As for Foundation Establishment combat power?
That dead salted fish, Green Corner Fish Dragon, was enough.
For instance, if Fang Xi lacked a certain basic material, and disliked Zhong Qi's low cultivation, he could simply have him take a spirit beast pouch, put the Green Corner Fish Dragon inside, and then go to places like Moonlit Market to purchase it.
...
Spring passed, autumn arrived.
Children always grow up quickly.
Through verification, Fang Xi discovered that a middle-grade spiritual root cultivating an un-attributed cultivation method still progressed significantly faster than a low-grade spiritual root.
Five years later, the former snot-nosed little girl, Zhong Hong Yu, had grown into a maiden of eleven or twelve.
Her cultivation had even reached around the second level of Qi Refinement.
During this time, Zhong Qi also returned to report. This person always acted prudently. He concealed his cultivation and brought Zhan Tu to the Black Heaven Mountain Range, then waited for the Black Heaven Sect to open its mountain gate, and successfully sent Zhan Tu inside.
After examination, Zhan Tu, with his clear background, young age, and dual superior-grade spiritual roots, was immediately accepted by the Black Heaven Sect and listed as an outer disciple.
He didn't even have to spend much Spirit Stone to grease palms.
Zhong Qi then handed over all the remaining thirty-odd Spirit Stones to Zhan Tu, hoping it would slightly aid the young man's path of cultivation.
As for Ruan Xing Ling?
Although Fang Xi hadn't paid her much attention, he knew that this Peach Bell Fairy occasionally went out, perhaps to seek opportunities for breakthrough, or perhaps to seek revenge in the State of Mu.
In any case. . . she must have given up on choosing that Core Formation secret art, as the element of gamble was too great.
After knowing this, Fang Xi had nothing to say, and could only sigh.
...
Shard World.
A desolate wilderness.
The void inexplicably grew hazy, as if invisible things were twisting and writhing within it. . .
Bang!
A burst of radiance exploded, forming various colorful runes. Faintly centered around a few silver seal characters, they continuously spread outwards, forming the shape of a ring.
Immediately after. . . a powerful silver light erupted, the void was instantly twisted, as if an invisible gate had opened, and two figures walked out.
Of these two figures, one had refined features and a dashing countenance, a hint of wild and uninhibited smile playing on his lips. Dressed in a black-purple robe, he was unexpectedly a Perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator.
The other figure was tall and well-built, with two small black horns protruding from his forehead. His skin was dark and coarse, and there were tiny, jet-black scales on both sides of his cheeks, making him appear extremely unapproachable.
"Senior Brother Ma, is this 'Synchronized Qi Talisman' still easy to use?"
The uninhibitedly smiling youth asked Senior Brother Ma, who had horns on his head: "This talisman cost this junior brother half his family fortune. . . When used, our auras connect, and we'll be regarded as a single person for teleportation. . ."
"Not bad!"
Senior Brother Ma touched the small black horns on his head, then suddenly took a deep, intoxicated breath: "As expected of my 'Sacred Sect's' mystic realm. . . Even the ordinary spiritual energy on the ground in this 'Xuan Wu Mystic Realm' can rival a third-order spirit vein. . . This time, I must gather a full set of demonic weapons and demonic armor!"
"Naturally, Senior Brother Ma, please do look after this junior brother. . . This junior brother isn't greedy; a single Core Formation Spiritual Item will suffice."
The youth fawned with a smile.
They were both true disciples of the 'Sacred Sect' of the demonic path.
Although the 'Sacred Sect' of the demonic path was referred to by outsiders as the 'Primordial Demon Sect', its cultivation of disciples was still quite excellent.
While not every Foundation Establishment disciple could obtain the status of a true disciple, once one became a true disciple, many opportunities arose.
This 'Xuan Wu Mystic Realm', which opened once every century, was one such opportunity!
Within this mystic realm, there were not only abundant heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but also Core Formation Spiritual Items! For Foundation Establishment disciples, this was naturally quite appealing!
Furthermore, those Wu people cultivated their bodies with their methods, and by simply extracting their bone essence, one could easily refine excellent demonic artifacts!
It could truly be called a treasure trove for the demonic path, rich in resources!
Although the youth himself was a Perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator, and cultivated a formidable demonic art, he wouldn't fear even an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, but given the large realm difference, he still sought a partner.
This 'Senior Brother Ma' walked the path of 'God-Demon Body Cultivation', cultivating the sect's secret 'Demonic Dragon Body Refining Art'. By massively devouring flood dragon essence blood, he had already cultivated his body cultivation technique to the seventh stage, comparable to an early-stage Core Formation cultivator!
A truly powerful body cultivation inheritance, once it reaches the Core Formation-comparable level, will awaken physical divine abilities, just like a demon beast awakening innate demonic arts!
Senior Brother Ma's formidable body, forged with flood dragon essence blood, and with the aid of his divine abilities, was already capable of killing ordinary Core Formation cultivators.
It was precisely for this reason that the youth curried favor and sought to please him. . .
"Core Formation Spiritual Item? As long as it's not a Five Elements Fruit Tree. . . then there's no big problem, but I still get priority."
Senior Brother Ma looked around: "This place. . . should be 'Ghost Weeping Ridge'. The map!"
The youth immediately took out a jet-black jade slip. After injecting spiritual power, a map from within the jade slip projected into the void.
"With our current strength, going to those small tribes is pointless. . . Let's go directly to a Wu City. The nearest one is 'Nine-Coil City'. 'Red Blood Crystal' produced in the Nine-Coil Holy Land will be of great use to me. . ."
Senior Brother Ma's eyes lit up: "A hundred years ago, this city had two Wu Kings; who knows how many are left now? Junior Brother Qiu. . . later, you must hold back the city guards for me. Don't die too easily, alright?"
"Senior Brother, please rest assured. This junior brother has also refined an External Core in advance, capable of unleashing several Core Formation-level strikes. . . " Junior Brother Qiu smiled proudly: "Moreover. . . local Wu Kings, aside from their powerful Treasure Glyphs, are still somewhat inferior to Core Formation cultivators. . . You and I both know the foundation of Nine-Coil City; as long as we find the right counter for their two inherited Treasure Glyphs, we can easily take it down. . ."
"Since that's the case, what are we waiting for? Don't let those senior and junior brothers and sisters get ahead of us. . . Among the quotas this time, there are quite a few formidable characters."
Senior Brother Ma let out a long howl, and with Junior Brother Qiu, transformed into a black-red streak of light, vanishing into the distance in a flash. . .
...
"The Centennial Demonic Calamity. . . the demon disaster. . . has begun!"
Hei Nie City.
The female Wu King Dan Ya stood fully armed on the city wall.
A bronze mirror shard rested in her embrace, and Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness calmly observed everything outside.
During this period, to protect this Wu King with whom he had a rather pleasant cooperation, he had intermittently collected a few spiritual glyphs and taught her a few life-saving secret arts from the 'Five Extremes Yuan Demonic Art'.
Alas, this female Wu King had no intention of clinging to life through compromise, but was prepared to fight to the death against the invading Heavenly Demons!
After all, every time Heavenly Demons descended, they would massively slaughter the Wu people and poison the holy lands!
For a Wu King, these were intolerable acts!
"They're here!"
Suddenly, Dan Ya murmured.
A jet-black streak of light appeared from the horizon, and then, like a flash of lightning, it arrived before Dan Ya, its escape speed unbelievably fast.
The black light receded, revealing a young woman in a black robe: "Hei Nie City. . . a soft persimmon with only one Wu King, was ultimately snatched by me, 'Liang Ru Yun'! Heh heh. . ."
The woman let out a string of melodious, bell-like laughter, then looked at Dan Ya, nodded, and said in the language of the Wu people: "You're not bad. . . If you're willing to become my slave, I can spare your life and take you out of this cage!"
For the Sacred Sect, the resources within the mystic realm could be freely used by true disciples.
Whether to kill a Wu King to refine a third-order demonic artifact, or to control a Wu King and turn them into a slave, it was all up to their whims.
Several true disciples had multiple Wu Kings as their servants.
"Woman. . . you insult a king!"
Dan Ya's expression became incredibly calm, and Fang Xi knew this was a sign of her extreme rage.
"What a pity. . . refusing the toast to drink a forfeit, it seems I'll just have to refine another 'White Bone Soul-Slaying Fork' then. . ."
Liang Ru Yun touched her Yuzhen acupoint, and immediately a jet-black pill, dark as ink, flew out, emitting pill qi to boost her magical power.
"A Core Formation cultivator? A False Core? Doesn't seem like it either. . . This appears to be a method similar to the 'Nine Dragons Pearl'. This woman is merely a Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator, yet possesses Core Formation-level methods?"
After seeing this, Fang Xi couldn't help but feel inwardly shocked.
He himself was merely at Foundation Establishment; had he been too arrogant before?
Although with his third-order formation, he could live in peace in a corner of the three countries, but if he encountered a Foundation Establishment disciple from such a major sect, he would likely suffer greatly!
Liang Ru Yun felt her magical power surge exponentially, and the demonic art she cultivated ascended to the Core Formation level. She couldn't help but smile triumphantly and began chanting incantations.
Around her, enormous demonic shadows suddenly appeared.
Just then, Dan Ya made her move!
"Go!"
With a single move, she did not use her own Treasure Glyphs, but instead sent out a talisman!
A third-order 'Earth-Shaking Treasure Talisman'!
Whoosh!
A several-hundred-zhang-long yellow beam of light, like a giant dragon, charged straight towards Liang Ru Yun, swallowing the woman and the demonic shadows behind her into its maw, then plunged into the earth.
Although the Earth-Shaking Treasure Glyph had been repeatedly used by Fang Xi to counter large formations, its effectiveness against individuals was also outstanding!
Rumble!
The earth shook and mountains swayed, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing!
"Damn it. . . Which fallen senior brother or sister from last time actually lost a third-order spiritual talisman here!"
A moment later, Liang Ru Yun flew out of the earth. The ancient demonic phantom had long since vanished, and before her was a jet-black shield, its surface pitted and nearly scrapped!
She cursed exasperatedly, and then her gaze turned dull.
Because Dan Ya had already transformed into a streak of black light, and in an instant appeared before her, raising her hand to unleash three more third-order treasure talismans!
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