Chapter 278: Annihilating Two Cultivators (Requesting Monthly Votes)
Chapter 278: Annihilating Two Cultivators (Requesting Monthly Votes)
Both ghost cultivators were clad in green robes, their forms solid, appearing like living cultivators at first glance rather than mere soul bodies.
One of them had a pale complexion, his eyes gleaming brightly, emitting a green aura, and his mana fluctuations had shockingly reached the Core Formation middle-stage level!
The other had a hooked nose and a sinister expression, surrounded by several strange ghost claws.
At this moment, the two ghost cultivators gazed at Fang Xi with uncertainty and surprise.
Evidently, that earlier third-tier Green Wood Divine Thunder had greatly astonished them.
"There's another one?"
In the pale-faced Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator's pupils, a verdant flame seemed to burn, and his voice held a peculiar cadence: "Who are you, esteemed one? When we consumed the souls of those cultivators, we didn't seem to find your presence among the Core Formation cultivators outside. . ."
"The one who will take your lives."
It wasn't that he didn't want to release more; it was simply that transforming his Green Wood Divine Light into these artifacts was the limit of his mana, having just reached Core Formation.
Since his Core Formation, Fang Xi had yet to battle a cultivator of the same realm, so he was naturally eager to try.
At the same time, he knew this was an excellent opportunity.
When ghost cultivators left a Netherworld earth vein, their cultivation methods, divine abilities, and secret arts would all be significantly weakened.
If he wished to slay them, now was a heaven-sent opportunity!
"Hmph, how brazen!"
The Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator snorted coldly, controlling his small bone sword artifact, which transformed into a white streak several tens of feet long, slashing down from above!
The pale white sword light seemed to carry a power to freeze the soul. With a single sweep, it drew three of Fang Xi's Green Wood Divine Swords into its embrace.
Sword lights clashed fiercely, each strike containing spirit energy that would make Foundation Establishment cultivators tremble.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
One Green Wood Divine Sword was severed, followed by the second, then the third. . .
Seeing this, the Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator's face flashed with a hint of smugness. He said to the hooked-nosed ghost cultivator beside him, "Leave this person to me; you go deal with the other one."
The other ghost cultivator, being only at the Core Formation early-stage, didn't refute. He controlled the ghost mist, turning it into black whirlwinds that enveloped You Kun.
You Kun's gaze was dull. He merely controlled the remaining six fire dragons of the 'Nine Dragons Pearl' and desperately defended with the Three Yangs True Fire Barrier.
Witnessing this, the Core Formation early-stage ghost cultivator also felt a headache coming on.
This true fire cultivator's fire dragons were the bane of many ghost arts and spirit souls, making many of his exquisite spells unusable against this opponent.
Fortunately, this person only defended and didn't attack, so dealing with him wasn't too dangerous.
Once the Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator finished off the Core Formation early-stage one, joining forces to deal with this person would be utterly effortless. . .
...
"Go!"
Fang Xi's hands moved as if plucking lute strings. The remaining four Green Wood Flying Swords either shimmered with lightning or burned with verdant Green Wood True Fire, completely disregarding the potential damage to the swords themselves, battling fiercely with the small bone sword.
Crack!
Two more Green Wood Divine Swords broke. The Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator, however, furrowed his brow and raised his hand to recall his flying sword.
He saw several nicks already marring the sword's blade, and an expression of heartache appeared on his face.
For this life-bound artifact to suffer damage would require at least several decades of Core Essence nurturing to restore it to its original state.
More crucially, this cultivator wielding a set of artifact flying swords seemed entirely unaffected by the damage to his artifacts. Could it be that these were not his life-bound artifacts?
But how precious were third-tier artifacts? Even for ordinary artifacts, damaging one was enough to make a Core Formation cultivator feel heartache for a long time.
As the middle-aged ghost cultivator pondered, a scene that drastically changed his expression unfolded!
With a wave of Fang Xi's hand, streams of Green Wood Divine Light flew from his sleeve, transforming into five azure-green Green Wood Divine Swords. They merged with the remaining two, then further combined into a colossal azure sword!
The giant sword's blade glowed brilliantly, letting out a dragon's roar, seemingly even more formidable than before.
"This isn't an artifact, but your divine ability? Who exactly are you?"
The middle-aged ghost cultivator asked with deep apprehension.
"Old Ghost told me. . . there are still quite a few good things left by the Nine Leaves Sect here."
Fang Xi's eyes flickered, and he suddenly spoke, probing.
"Heh. . . Besides the Netherworld earth vein and spirit vein, what else is there in this place? " The Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator sneered, "What 'Old Ghost'? Has esteemed one perhaps been deceived?"
'It seems. . . this person doesn't know Old Ghost at all, or perhaps that remnant soul possessing him was truly cunning, intentionally not giving his real name, making it impossible for me to extract information. . . '
Fang Xi sighed softly in his heart.
Just then, the Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator seemed to recall something, his expression changing: "Could it be. . . you've come for that item? If so. . . I certainly can't let you live!"
"What item?"
Fang Xi was still bewildered, wanting to ask a few more questions, when he saw the ghost cultivator open his mouth, and a small white bone banner flew out.
This small banner was entirely crafted from white bone, its surface jet black, covered in intricate and profound patterns.
A terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation, far surpassing that of the small bone sword, emanated from the rapidly expanding banner.
"Cultivator, your luck is quite good. You get to witness 'this esteemed one's' 'Three Yin White Bone Banner'! " The Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator sneered, forming hand seals with both hands, fiercely injecting his Core Formation middle-stage mana into the Three Yin White Bone Banner!
Whoosh!
White runes on the banner's surface moved erratically. It suddenly let out a long cry, revealing a three-headed monstrous bird.
This strange bird's feathers were entirely black, and it seemed to be composed of countless jet black insects. Of its three heads, two resembled human heads, making it unknown what kind of ghost creature it had transformed into!
"Slay!"
Seeing that the human heads of the three-headed bird were still rapidly chanting incantations, seemingly preparing some powerful divine ability, Fang Xi naturally wouldn't give his opponent that time. He pointed at the giant sword.
The azure giant sword burned with Green Wood True Fire, slashing towards the enormous Three Yin White Bone Banner!
"Caw!"
The three-headed bird emitted a harsh and unpleasant sound, flapping its wings.
A wall of black gale formed, remarkably evenly matched against the enormous Green Wood Divine Sword.
Seeing this, Fang Xi's expression turned slightly grim. He made a summoning gesture with his right hand.
An azure longsword appeared in his grasp, golden patterns lighting up on its blade.
Green Reaping Sword!
Whoosh!
He swung the sword, and a surging, boundless Immortal Slaying Sword Qi instantly slashed onto the black gale!
Crack!
The gale wall let out a mournful cry of being overwhelmed and suddenly shattered.
The Green Wood giant sword, showing no mercy, slashed down upon the three-headed bird, severing one of the human heads that had been rapidly chanting incantations.
The three-headed bird let out a mournful cry, while Fang Xi felt a strange sense of relief, knowing that this three-headed bird was peculiar and the spells it was preparing were quite formidable.
Fortunately, he had finally interrupted it!
Seeing this, the Core Formation middle-stage ghost cultivator's face instantly turned pale, and he fiercely formed another hand seal.
The three-headed monster bird abruptly exploded, transforming into countless black, leech-like insects that burrowed onto the Green Wood giant sword.
The Green Wood True Fire burned fiercely, yet it could only incinerate a small portion of the leeches, leaving a large number clinging to the sword's body.
"Explode!"
Fang Xi's expression changed. The Green Wood giant sword disintegrated, turning into countless azure divine thunderbolts, perishing together with the numerous black leeches.
"What a pity. . ."
The ghost cultivator felt a touch of regret. His Three Yin White Bone Banner's divine ability was most adept at defiling artifacts, but unfortunately, the azure flying sword wielded by his opponent was not an artifact, merely a manifestation of mana.
In the end, he had fought for naught. . .
Fortunately, his meticulously refined Three Yin White Bone Banner's divine abilities were far from limited to this.
Just as the ghost cultivator was about to activate his artifact again, he heard a cold snort.
The next moment, he felt as if something had pierced his sea of consciousness. His face turned deathly pale, and even his soul body fluctuated unstably.
This was Fang Xi's 'Primordial Demon Thorn' secret art!
This demonic cultivation method seemed to be even more effective against ghost cultivators. . .
He didn't miss this opportunity. The Green Reaping Sword unleashed another Immortal Slaying Sword Qi, fiercely striking the Three Yin White Bone Banner, temporarily suppressing the artifact.
Seizing this chance, he transformed into a verdant streak of light, using the Green Wood Divine Light to swiftly approach the ghost cultivator. He raised his hand.
The Life and Death Seal flew out, transforming into a jet black hill several tens of feet high, smashing down fiercely!
At the head of the Life and Death Seal, the wood dragon's eyes emitted a crimson glow, and illusory demonic tree qi-roots emerged from all directions, even drawing power from the ghost mist surrounding the ghost cultivator.
"This is. . . a top-grade artifact? Not good!"
The ghost cultivator, who had barely recovered, saw this scene, and his face instantly filled with incomparable shock.
But it was too late!
The Life and Death Seal crashed down with a thud, shaking the nearby void!
When the seal continuously shrank and fell into Fang Xi's palm, the Core Formation ghost cultivator's figure was nowhere to be seen at the original spot.
Only a damaged small bone sword artifact remained.
The Three Yin White Bone Banner, having lost its master, also let out a mournful cry, shrinking continuously until it became a small banner.
Fang Xi's fingers tapped rapidly, and streams of Green Wood Divine Light, like azure handkerchiefs, enveloped these two ghost cultivator artifacts layer by layer, sealing them into two jade boxes, and then affixing several spirit talismans.
At this point, his powerful Divine Consciousness swept through the void. He let out a sound of surprise again and patted his spirit beast bag.
The Green Corner Fish Dragon cautiously poked its head out, then plunged headfirst into the lake below. A moment later, it flew out, holding a green crystal in its mouth.
"Could this be. . . a 'Soul Crystal'?"
Fang Xi's face flashed with a hint of joy: "Who said you can't squeeze any oil out of ghost cultivators? Isn't this harvest quite good?"
Stepping on the Green Corner Fish Dragon, holding the Life and Death Seal in one hand and the Green Reaping Sword in the other, bathed in Green Wood Divine Light, he charged into the ghost mist of the other Core Formation ghost cultivator.
Not long after, accompanied by a thick divine thunderbolt descending, azure lightning mixed with crimson true fire continuously emerged from the ghost mist, eventually refining this entire ghost mist. Fang Xi and You Kun reappeared from within.
However, Fang Xi's expression at this moment was rather dark: "A poor ghost cultivator. . ."
Evidently, this Core Formation early-stage ghost cultivator left no Soul Crystal remnant after perishing.
Not only that, its ghost claws seemed to have been refined through profound cultivation art, and were not artifacts themselves. . .
When this ghost cultivator died, it simply dissipated. . .
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