Chapter 296: Fruit (make Up for the Mysterious Robbery and owe More 3)
Chapter 296: Gaining the Fruit (Making up a missed update for Mysterious Tribulation 3)
Above Black Nirvana City, a Core Formation-level great battle was raging.
To the Wu people below, if even a sliver of power were to leak down, it would be an apocalyptic disaster!
Thus, the city was in utter chaos.
Amidst such chaos, Fang Xi’s Wood Escape Art was exceptionally profound, such that no one could detect him as he, familiar with the paths, approached the sacred grounds.
‘These Wu people are really foolish. . . When faced with a Demonic Tribulation, wouldn't they run away? Could it be some kind of restriction within their bloodline? ’
‘However, putting aside factors like faith. . . the resources within these sacred grounds, even if it’s just some of the lesser goods on the periphery, could allow a Wu people tribe to rise rapidly. Such immense benefits are truly difficult to abandon. ’
Outside the Vermilion Fruit Forest, Fang Xi leisurely revealed himself.
“Who goes there? ”
“Scram, you small fry! ”
Fang Xi let out a cold snort. His peak early-stage Core Formation magic power surged forth, and a terrifying spiritual pressure instantly descended!
Not only that, around him, a layer of black mist appeared, within which, a demonic ancient tree seemed to be stretching its branches!
Those Great Wu couldn't even cast their Moonlight-level Wu arts before they felt the world spin and dim, and successively fainted.
“As expected. . . a Core Formation Domain is invincible against weaklings. ”
Fang Xi sighed with emotion and stepped into the Vermilion Fruit Forest.
He and Dan Ya had come here many times and were very familiar with it!
Immediately, he patted his spirit beast pouch, and a succession of puppets appeared, led by You Kun, who began to pluck the Vermilion Fruits that were decades or centuries old.
As for Fang Xi himself, he arrived in the depths of the Vermilion Fruit Forest with his hands clasped behind his back.
Here, powerful restrictions soared into the sky, dividing the core area into ten regions.
Within each region, there was a thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Tree!
This was the greatest wealth of the entire Black Nirvana Sacred Grounds—ten thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Trees!
“These restrictions. . . are at least Fourth-stage in rank. ”
Gazing at the colorful restrictions, Fang Xi had no intention of trying to break them.
After all, Dan Ya had already tried many times before.
In less than a hundred years, these restrictions would not weaken at all.
Even when a century had passed, among these ten regions, only one region's restrictions would weaken, providing an opportunity to pluck the thousand-year Vermilion Fruits.
“A hundred-year rotation, ten regions, enough for a thousand-year cycle, allowing the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Trees to continue growing thousand-year Vermilion Fruits. . . ”
“These demonic sect bigwigs are quite adept at resource recycling. ”
Purple light flickered in Fang Xi's eyes, as he had already found the area that had reached its hundred-year cycle, where the restrictions had become weak.
Within this area, a wholly crimson-colored tree, with gnarled branches, and vibrant spiritual energy, a thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Tree, was clearly in sight!
Fang Xi could even see on the branches of this fruit tree, three plump, crimson ‘thousand-year Vermilion Fruits’ had already grown!
“Even if I were to break through those restrictions, the Vermilion Fruits on the other thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Trees haven't matured yet. . . ”
He sighed, said no more, and directly summoned his Green Reaping Sword, hacking with it casually.
A streak of azure-gold sword light landed on the restriction.
The colorful restriction flickered repeatedly; though it had weakened somewhat, it still managed to block this stream of immortal-slaying sword qi!
“The remnant of a restriction that had lost most of its power, is actually still this stubborn? ”
Fang Xi’s eyelid twitched, and he continued his fierce assault on the restriction.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, this colorful restriction finally exploded with a ‘pop’, transforming into five-colored light spots, scattering into the void.
Fang Xi nodded, and a large azure hand landed on the branches of the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Tree, easily plucking the three ‘thousand-year Vermilion Fruits’.
These ‘thousand-year Vermilion Fruits’ were shaped like dates, entirely crimson, and emitted a circle of pure, dazzling multi-colored light, making it clear at a glance that they were extraordinary.
After carefully putting these away, his gaze shifted slightly, falling upon the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Tree.
In the end, he still sighed silently: “Spiritual roots are rare; they shouldn't be easily damaged. . . What’s more, who knows if there aren’t other restrictions specifically protecting the spiritual root here? It would be terrible if I triggered one. . . ”
After Fang Xi retreated, a layer of colorful light actually re-converged, encircling this thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Tree. . .
Judging by the thickness of this restriction, which was vastly different from before, it was definitely not something Fang Xi could breach.
“It seems. . . those high-ranking demonic sect members implicitly allow the native Wu people to have hope of obtaining treasures as well. . . They don't seem to care much about the deaths and injuries of their disciples in the mystic realm. . . ”
“Indeed, Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all beings as straw dogs. . . Everyone is equal. Demonic sect disciples and Wu people, before life, death, and treasure, are also equal? ”
Fang Xi walked out of the Vermilion Fruit Forest.
At this moment, the puppets also returned one after another, and finally, You Kun handed a storage bag to Fang Xi.
“Not bad, not bad. These Vermilion Fruits from the periphery, decades or centuries old. . . Though their spiritual energy is a bit lacking, they still have some use. ”
Fang Xi contentedly accepted the storage bag, then put away most of his puppets, and, bringing You Kun, they arrived in Black Nirvana City.
At this moment, a mass of dark black light could already be seen, enveloping a horned giant, constantly approaching the Vermilion Fruit Forest.
Evidently, the unusual happenings here had already alarmed Dan Ya and the demonic sect disciples.
“Wu King? ”
“No. . . that’s not right. . . It should be a cultivator! ”
Although Fang Xi had disguised himself as a Wu King, his Core Formation magic power and his puppets could not be faked.
The horned giant, transformed into a bull demon, his voice like thunder, said: “Senior Brother or Junior Brother, why hide your head and tail? ”
“Hmph, taking advantage of us holding back the Wu people, you actually seized the opportunity to reap huge benefits, that’s going too far. . . ”
The black-robed cultivator swept his Divine Consciousness over him, his expression also turning extremely grim.
“Hehe. . . Senior Brother, why don’t we team up and take down this female slave. . . We can share in the great merits. ”
The charming woman was casting a demonic art, seemingly becoming even more alluring.
As the few people were speaking, a tragic scream suddenly rang out.
It was the Wu King who had been gravely wounded earlier, whose face was covered by a layer of pink mist, his mind momentarily dazed.
Immediately after, he was seized by the Red-Haired Ghost King, and countless strands of hair pierced through his body!
The remaining two Great Wu Kings exchanged glances, both seeing despair on each other's faces.
Dealing with these three Heavenly Demons had already put them at a disadvantage, and if another one were added? Could it be that the Black Nirvana Tribe was to perish today?
“Team up? That’s not a bad suggestion. . . ”
Fang Xi suddenly smiled brightly, transforming into an azure rainbow, and instantly soared into the sky!
The next instant!
You Kun roared, activating the ‘Nine Dragons Pearl’, nine fire dragons coiling around his body, and with an open mouth, he spat out the Three Yang True Fire Cover, emitting streams of Three Yang True Fire, enveloping the unsuspecting charming woman.
“What are you doing? ! ”
The black-robed youth saw Fang Xi charging directly towards him, and couldn't help but pale in fright. Just as he was about to recall his Red-Haired Heavenly Ghost to defend himself, a soft snort entered his ear, and his Sea of Consciousness was instantly struck by a sharp pain!
It was none other than Fang Xi’s ‘Primordial Demon Stab’!
Using his Core Formation-level Divine Consciousness to attack a perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if the opponent had some defense in their Sea of Consciousness, it was enough to cause them splitting headaches for a few breaths.
The black-robed youth's casting process was interrupted, and his body also stiffened.
The two Great Wu Kings exchanged glances, and desperately dragged back the Red-Haired Heavenly Ghost.
The next moment, Fang Xi had already appeared opposite the black-robed youth, and with a faint smile, he pointed at his ‘Green Reaping Sword’!
Pfft!
A streak of azure-gold sword light soared into the sky; with a single slash, it easily broke through the protective spiritual light around the black-robed youth, and lopped off his head.
Even though this black-robed youth was a true disciple of the Demonic Sect and had cultivated many divine abilities and secret arts, under the ‘Primordial Demon Stab’, he hadn't even had time to unleash them one by one, and thus perished, utterly suffocated!
As soon as the black-robed youth died, the Red-Haired Heavenly Ghost let out a roar, transformed into a rolling black wind, and was collected back into that dark small banner artifact.
Fang Xi flicked out a stream of Azure Wood True Fire, burning the black-robed youth's corpse to ashes. A streak of azure light rolled back, retrieving his storage bag and the small banner artifact.
These scenes unfolded with astonishing speed.
From Fang Xi's appearance, to his sudden murderous outburst, and then the black-robed youth's demise, it all happened almost in the blink of an eye!
Even Dan Ya and the horned giant, who were entangled in battle on the ground, were startled, and held back some of their strength in their attacks.
Boom!
With a thunderous explosion, the Three Yang True Fire Cover rolled back, and a crack even appeared on it!
You Kun emotionlessly pointed at the Three Yang True Fire Cover, which transformed into a defensive barrier, coiling around his body, as the nine fire dragons rushed forward.
“Damn it. . . ”
The charming woman had some scorched marks on her body, and she gazed with immense heartache at a crimson jade talisman in her hand.
This talisman already had two cracks on it, and now another one appeared, causing it to directly disintegrate into jade dust and fragments.
“Senior Brother Niu, be careful! ”
The charming woman touched the jade bracelet on her wrist, and immediately a pink cloud handkerchief flew out, entangling with her protective spiritual light, blocking in front of her: “This person is strange. . . He is a true Core Formation cultivator! ”
“Impossible. . . The sect would not allow Core Formation cultivators to enter this mystic realm. Could it be someone who achieved Core Formation after entering the mystic realm? But that simply doesn’t make sense. . . ”
The horned giant roared in reply.
Fang Xi, however, said nothing more. You Kun smiled faintly, and nine fire dragons surged forth, entangling the charming female cultivator.
He himself then said to the two bewildered Great Wu Kings: “Why aren’t you going down to help your City Lord Dan Ya? ”
Among these three demonic cultivators, the horned giant was the strongest. Fang Xi planned to first ally with his Core Formation puppet to eliminate the female cultivator opposite them, and then deal with the rest.
The two Great Wu Kings exchanged glances. Although they found it strange that this unfamiliar Wu King possessed demonic arts, what he said was indeed true.
Currently, helping Dan Ya was the top priority, so they immediately flew down, joining the battle.
Dan Ya, having gained reinforcements, with dark light flickering in her eyes, suddenly formed a hand seal with both hands.
Streaks of black-red light, like tentacles, stretched out from beneath the ground, tightly binding the giant that the horned giant had transformed into.
The two Great Wu Kings, overjoyed, had their Battle Glyphs flash intensely on their bodies, and transformed into terrifying Dawnsun-level Wu arts, landing on the horned giant!
Rumble!
Amidst the swirling smoke, the horned giant’s roar echoed: “Damn it. . . You slaves. . . livestock. . . how dare you resist? ! ”
Seeing that the attacks of the two Great Wu Kings only made the demonic qi armor on his body slightly illusory, an expression of shock couldn't help but appear on Dan Ya’s face.
The formidable physical body of this Heavenly Demon was definitely the strongest she had ever seen, even surpassing the Flood Dragon Heavenly Demon from last time!
“All. . . all of you, die! ”
The horned giant's eyes were bloodshot, and he suddenly rapidly spat out a few incantations.
Upon his demonic armor, streaks of flickering crimson runes appeared, and the aura of this person instantly became terrifying.
Behind the horned giant, the phantom of a powerful bull demon was roaring towards the sky.
Crackling sounds!
This person's body swelled again, causing Dan Ya to let out a muffled groan, as many of the black-red tentacles binding him snapped.
Buzz!
A circle of hazy yellow light appeared, and the two Wu Kings flying in mid-air instantly felt their bodies weigh a thousand jun, falling like kites with snapped strings, caught in the horned giant's hands, and crushed into a spray of flesh and blood.
“Female slave, run now, won’t you? ! ”
The horned giant grinned hideously, took a step forward, and his millstone-like hand clawed down at Dan Ya!
“This person’s body cultivation divine ability, is it actually Earthly Polar Primordial Magnetism? ”
In mid-air, Fang Xi could only regretfully let the charming woman go for now, as his Green Reaping Sword transformed into a stream of light, erupting with dozens of feet of azure-gold sword qi, shooting forth like lightning and sparks, and stabbed into the horned giant’s wrist!
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