Chapter 298: Mid-Stage Core Formation (Seeking Subscriptions)
Chapter 298: Mid-Stage Core Formation (Seeking Subscriptions)
Time passed, though for how long, he knew not.
Inside the seclusion chamber.
The now-empty box lay casually discarded to one side, its contents—three 'Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruits'—gone without a trace.
On Fang Xi's body, dazzling green and yellow radiance shimmered to its apex, then abruptly retracted entirely into him. A brand new surge of spiritual power emerged.
"Mid-Stage Core Formation. . . success!"
Feeling the 'Withered Glory Chant' cycling endlessly along the new route opened up by its fifteenth level, continuously transforming spiritual power and injecting it into the 'Withered Glory Golden Core' that had grown visibly larger, a hint of joy couldn't help but surface on Fang Xi's face.
This breakthrough, after all, had been a success!
Yet, as he recalled the specifics of this breakthrough, the joy on Fang Xi's face gradually faded.
This time, his breakthrough had been rather arduous.
Even after consuming one 'Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit', he had initially remained stuck at the bottleneck.
With a resolute heart, Fang Xi then swallowed the remaining two 'Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruits' consecutively. Relying on the endless vitality of his 'Wood Spirit Body', he finally managed to force his way through the bottleneck and advance to Mid-Stage Core Formation!
"However. . . it was all worth it."
He inwardly examined himself, feeling the Core Formation spiritual energy that had increased by nearly half compared to before, and couldn't help but reveal a look of delight.
The stronger his spiritual power, the greater the corresponding increase in power when casting spells and wielding magic treasures!
Furthermore, Fang Xi's own Divine Consciousness limit had broken through once more, increasing from over twenty li to thirty-six li!
The enhancement of his Divine Consciousness directly expanded the maximum range of his Primordial Demon Sting secret art and puppet manipulation!
"What's even more surprising is this 'Withered Glory Mystic Light'!"
Fang Xi exhaled a mystic light, from which the 'Life and Death Seal' emerged, and a gleam flickered in his eyes.
The 'Withered Glory Mystic Light', as the most formidable divine ability secret art within the 'Withered Glory Chant', was something he had diligently cultivated for over twenty years.
Finally, after breaking through to Mid-Stage Core Formation, he had pushed it directly to the Minor Completion stage!
This mystic light still required the aid of a magic treasure to cast, but Fang Xi's 'Life and Death Seal' had profound foundations, capable of supporting even a Major Completion level 'Withered Glory Mystic Light'!
"This means that if I cast the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' now, I'll expend three years of my lifespan to lop off one year of any Core Formation cultivator's lifespan. . . Excellent! With this, on this mystic realm trip, as long as it's not a Nascent Soul old monster, I dare to clash with them!"
"Combined with the incomplete intelligence I obtained earlier, I can now plan things much more safely."
Fang Xi smiled faintly.
This 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' was his trump card, prepared for himself.
After all, his opponents were all Demonic Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even if they possessed Core Formation combat power through External Cores, Body Cultivation, and magic treasures, their true cultivation realm was still merely Foundation Establishment!
Now that he had crossed a major realm, if he were to cast 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' on a Nascent Soul old monster, due to the backlash, he might expend a thousand years or more of his own lifespan without being able to lop off even one year of the opponent's lifespan.
But to cast it on a Foundation Establishment cultivator? Heh heh. . .
Not only would there be no backlash, but there might even be an amplification effect!
It was precisely because he possessed such a powerful trump card that Fang Xi dared to roam freely within the mystic realm, fearing no Demonic Cultivator Foundation Establishment True Disciple!
After all, he had over two thousand years of lifespan at his disposal!
Now, the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' had advanced once more, its power further enhanced!
"From a ten-for-one exchange against Core Formation, it's become a three-for-one?"
"My life-saving trump card is even stronger now; at the very least, I no longer fear any Core Formation cultivator. . ."
Fang Xi pressed his brow, then immediately chose to cross over!
...
Shard World.
Bodhi Sacred Ground.
The outer Wu tribal cities had long since been engulfed in a sea of flames.
What was eerie was that amidst such tragedy, many Wu tribesmen still remained, all with deranged expressions, indulging in various acts of slaughter and catharsis.
It was as if. . . they had collectively suffered a qi deviation at the same time.
"The seven emotions and six desires. . . all for my use."
A white-clad woman, dressed in a spotless white ruqun, her appearance dignified and saint-like, lightly lifted her skirt hem and gracefully walked into the Bodhi Sacred Ground.
Her skin was very fair, pale as jade, imbued with a demonic quality.
And in the center of her forehead, there was a snowflake-like six-sided pattern.
It was none other than 'Junior Niece Bai', who was being watched by two Core Formation Demonic Cultivators!
The white-clad female cultivator proceeded directly to the center of the sacred ground, where she saw a towering, emerald-green Bodhi tree.
This Bodhi tree was lush and verdant, its trunk so thick that it would take ten people to encircle it. It was unknown how many years it had stood here.
Walking beneath the Bodhi tree and lightly sniffing its woody fragrance instantly refreshed one's mind and greatly enhanced one's wisdom.
"This spiritual root, it must be at least ten thousand years old, right? Truly incredible. . ."
The white-clad female cultivator gazed at the Bodhi tree's spiritual root, muttering to herself.
Suddenly, the ground not far away split open, and a figure shot out!
It was a Wu King who was already extremely ancient!
Battle Glyphs flickered on his body. He had evidently been lurking there for an unknown period, now launching a desperate strike!
*Whoosh! *
But before this Wu King could even lunge forward, a ghostly claw abruptly appeared in the void, piercing through his back and emerging from his chest. Within the sharp demonic claw, a fresh, pulsating red heart was clutched.
"This is. . . my heart!"
A thought flashed through the Wu King's mind, and then he plunged into eternal darkness.
"The Bodhi tree has a wondrous effect of enlightening wisdom. . . These blockheaded Wu tribesmen, after staying around for so long, actually learned to set ambushes. . ."
"What a pity. . . as long as one possesses emotions and desires, there's nowhere to hide before me. The killing intent was far too obvious. "The white-clad female cultivator murmured, and suddenly a grey-faced, sharp-clawed figure appeared around her body.
It was precisely a 'Six Desires Heaven Mixing Demon'!
"Never mind, I can refine the demon corpse later. Let's finish Junior Uncle Wan'er's task first. . . otherwise. . ."
A rare hint of fear flickered across the white-clad female cultivator's face. She took out a token from her storage pouch and approached the Bodhi tree.
"Hurry!"
A circle of pitch-black light emanated from the token, shining upon the Bodhi tree. The restrictions around the Bodhi tree immediately split open, revealing a small passage.
"A century ago, Junior Uncle Wan'er came here and only took a Six-Eyed Bodhi Seed. . . But her divine abilities are vast; she actually left a contingency here, capable of influencing the formation and acquisition of the next Bodhi Seeds. . ."
"This time, what falls will definitely be a 'Nine-Eyed Bodhi'!"
The white-clad female cultivator murmured, continuously chanting spells, as streams of incantations poured into the token.
The Bodhi tree swayed, and within its canopy, Bodhi Seeds swayed one by one, seemingly on the verge of randomly falling.
A Six-Eyed Bodhi Seed dangled precariously, directly above the opening in the restriction.
And just then, an incredible scene unfolded!
Within the emerald-green canopy, a Bodhi leaf suddenly flipped over, and a fragmented silver seal script appeared on its surface!
Silver seal scripts appeared one after another, vaguely forming the shape of a ghostly face.
That Six-Eyed Bodhi Seed, as if startled, recoiled back into the canopy.
"This is great. . . Junior Uncle Wan'er's contingency is truly extraordinary; it's actually a 'Phoenix Seal Script' from the 'Dragon Scroll and Phoenix Script'! To think that Junior Uncle has even researched such profound runes. . . These runes follow the principles of heaven and earth, and can even easily influence Fourth-Order restrictions. . ."
Just as she was filled with joy, her expression suddenly changed again.
Another Four-Eyed Bodhi Seed emerged, seemingly about to fall into the opening.
Seeing this, the white-clad female cultivator below knew she couldn't let it fall, otherwise, once this harvest concluded, the restrictions would re-seal.
She immediately channeled spiritual power into the token again, causing the silver seal script ghostly face to reappear and continue to frighten this Bodhi Seed. . .
...
A Wu tribal city.
"Kill. . . kill the Heavenly Demons!"
"Heavenly Demon. . . I, Hu Hao, will fight you to the death!"
Wu tribal warriors, one after another, charged forward, utterly disregarding their lives, only to be cut down by invisible blades.
"Hah hah. . . livestock are just livestock!"
A young Demonic Cultivator shook the soul banner in his hand, a look of dissatisfaction on his face: "Too few, too few. . . I need more. . . more souls!"
Suddenly, his expression changed, and he clutched his head.
On a wild weed not far away, a vibrant emerald-green light shimmered with vitality.
A figure dashed out, swinging the 'Green Reaping Sword' in his hand!
Spiritual power at the Mid-Stage Core Formation realm, combined with a powerful magic treasure, transformed into a shocking sword shadow that swept back and forth, its single strike radiating chilling light!
A Core Formation-level ghost creature instantly turned to ash. The sword light's momentum remained undiminished, piercing through three layers of defense in succession and severing the Demonic Cultivator's head!
Verdant Wood True Flame simultaneously flew out, reducing his corpse to ashes.
Only then did Fang Xi unhurriedly wave his hand, collecting the storage pouch.
"With my Mid-Stage Core Formation cultivation, casting a Divine Consciousness secret art, combined with a magic treasure, to launch a full-power sneak attack on a mere Perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator. . . your death was well worth it."
He murmured.
With this breakthrough in cultivation, returning to the Shard World, Fang Xi naturally headed straight for the Five Elements Tribe.
Alas, that place was already in ruins, and the Five Elements Spirit Fruits in the sacred ground had been harvested by someone unknown.
Fang Xi could only retreat dejectedly and proceed to his second target—the Bodhi tree!
Along the way, he also killed several Demonic Cultivators.
With his current Mid-Stage Core Formation strength, and not caring about any sense of propriety in his sneak attacks, all the Demonic Cultivators he encountered, save for one who had refined a strange substitute death secret art, were utterly vanquished and became spirits under his sword!
"This place. . . seems to be the Blood Dragon Tribe?"
After slaying the Demonic Cultivator, Fang Xi took out a map, consulted it, and arrived at the Blood Dragon Tribe's sacred ground.
"This place. . . specializes in a type of 'Blood Dragon Fruit'. Eaten raw, it can enhance physical body and blood-qi, having some benefits even for Core Formation body cultivators. . . For demon beasts, it's an unparalleled delicacy."
Fang Xi arrived before a now weakened restriction, gazing at the dragon-shaped blood vines within, and the grape-like fruits hanging from them.
After a moment's thought, he didn't directly attempt to break the restriction. Instead, he took out the storage pouch of the previously slain Demonic Cultivator and retrieved a token from it.
The token's material was peculiar, crafted from at least a Third-Order spiritual material, and on its back was carved an ancient 'Sacred' character!
Fang Xi had only seen this type of script in the most ancient records of the cultivation world; on its front was a line of names.
When the token neared the restriction, the restriction flickered a few times and then surprisingly opened directly.
This was a small discovery Fang Xi had made: these identification tokens of the Demonic Sect disciples seemed to have some use in opening treasure restrictions.
'Alright. . . Although the Demonic Sect granted the Wu tribesmen a bit of equality, they ultimately still favored their own kind more. . . '
Fang Xi immediately harvested the 'Blood Dragon Fruit', then casually discarded the token.
This kind of identification token might very well contain some hidden tricks; it was best to discard it after use.
Anyway, there were still many Demonic Cultivators along the way, so he wouldn't be short of tokens!
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