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Chapter 308: Red Sun (9th extra chapter owed)

Chapter 308: Red Sun (9th extra chapter owed)

The Southern Barrens Cultivation World is vast, with several behemoth nations like the Yuan Kingdom dominating its central region.

The cultivation worlds of the Three Nations — Yue, Mu, and Wu — are located in the extreme northern reaches of the Southern Barrens Cultivation World, completely a backwater.

And to travel from these three nations to the nearest Yuan Kingdom, one must traverse a stretch of the Myriad Beast Mountain Range.

This isn't the safe, heavily developed outer regions within the three nations, long protected by immortal cities and market towns with very few demon beasts; rather, it's a primitive, wild mountain range and territory.

Among them, third-order demon kings, while not ubiquitous, are certainly not uncommon.

Therefore, even Core Formation cultivators must proceed with extreme caution, bypassing several dangerous areas, a journey that can take several years.

Fang Xi first passed through White Peace Immortal City, then a stretch of the State of Wu's territory, before finally plunging into the wild depths of the Myriad Beast Mountain Range.

"State of Wu, Ethereal Valley Sect, Yan Laogui. . ."

Though he had never visited this country, his legends should be widespread within it.

Fortunately, with his utmost efforts to remain hidden, no cultivator could detect the demonic dragon carriage's presence.

Of course, even if he were discovered, or if Yan Laogui came knocking, he would definitely not be the one to suffer.

...

Half a month later.

A massive rock ape roared skyward, its sonic waves spreading far and wide, knocking down a flock of demon birds from the sky, sending countless feathers fluttering. . .

Not far away, a lizard-like demon beast lunged from the shadows, its tongue lashing out to swallow a small beast drinking by the lake. Just as it was about to leave, an even thicker, more sinister tongue emerged from the lake, and with a single flick, the lizard demon beast vanished. . .

These Qi Refinement and even Foundation Establishment level demon beasts frolicked and hunted to their heart's content. . .

Completely unaware that an invisible carriage had just passed over their heads.

"Is this the true Myriad Beast Mountain Range? The location of the three nations is indeed just the outermost periphery of the Myriad Beast Mountain. . ."

Inside the carriage, Fang Xi murmured with a hint of awe.

He had long since obtained a map to the Yuan Kingdom; after all, Perfected Bai Feng had once visited it, and his disciple, Yuan Feihong, had pledged allegiance to Fang Xi. . .

Furthermore, the Green Wood Sect also had relevant records.

"To reach the Yuan Kingdom, even after trying to bypass dangers as much as possible, I still have to pass through several territories of third-order demon kings. . . because compared to other dangers, their territories are already the safest."

"And. . . the territories of demon beasts are incredibly vast. As long as I don't expose my aura and pass through discreetly, the probability of being discovered is very low. . ."

At this moment, Fang Xi had already sent the coachman back inside the carriage.

Currently, the Horned Dragon was in charge of the situation outside.

After all, the demonic blood flood dragon was merely a wood puppet; although obedient, it lacked flexibility. If Fang Xi wasn't careful, it might crash straight into a third-order great demon's nest.

While Fang Xi wouldn't mind acquiring another third-order demon core, killing one would easily lead to being besieged by other demon kings.

Not to mention, there were faint rumors that deep within the Myriad Beast Mountain Range, there existed a shapeshifting demon suspected to be fourth-order!

Even if there were no fourth-order shapeshifting great demons, the phoenix-bloodline demon race, which had left behind feathers last time, certainly existed and was extremely difficult to deal with.

At this time, the demonic dragon carriage was pulled by two flood dragons, one green and one black.

Around the carriage, there was also a hazy mist of water, an illusion created by the Green Corner Fish Dragon using its cloud-riding technique.

"It's time!"

Fang Xi gazed at the handsome young man before him, muttering.

The handsome young man opened his eyes and smiled faintly: "Didn't you refine me for this very purpose?"

Hearing this, Fang Xi chuckled wryly and waved his hand.

The External Avatar vanished without a trace, having been instantly teleported by him to the third world opened by the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror'!

...

'Fang Xi' looked up, glancing at the red sun in the sky.

"This world, perhaps, can be named the 'Red Sun Realm'!"

He muttered, a smile playing at the corners of his lips.

The place where he had just arrived was in a desolate wilderness, having just emerged from a mountain cave.

"This world, unlike Da Liang, has no fragments of the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror'. . ."

"I still cannot control this treasure; the worlds it opens are random."

"Fortunately, after several previous explorations. . . I have gained a better understanding of the transmigration rules."

Fang Xi had actually sent his External Avatar here several times before and had grasped the pattern of this kind of placement.

As he had expected, the mutual transmigration between the two was 'anchored' to their respective locations.

In other words, if the External Avatar were to return now, it would only appear beside Fang Xi.

And if Fang Xi wished to come over, it would be the same!

And when both of them simultaneously left a world, upon returning, they would only appear at the location where Fang Xi's true body had vanished.

One could say, this was quite good news!

This not only meant that Fang Xi could recall his External Avatar at any time, or assist it in battle, but it also meant that the External Avatar's inherent flaw was not a flaw for him at all.

The demonic cultivation's grand divine ability of an External Avatar, while seemingly powerful, akin to gaining a second life, often led to the avatar developing a second personality and rebelling if it stayed away from the main body for too long, unable to be permeated and assimilated by its aura.

Throughout history, many demon sect grandmasters had been betrayed or even replaced by their own External Avatars due to various reasons, a phenomenon that was by no means rare.

But Fang Xi had no fear of this whatsoever.

With a single thought, his External Avatar could appear before him, allowing for assimilation and control.

Thus, as long as Fang Xi summoned his External Avatar periodically, sending it to explore other worlds independently became entirely feasible.

"Previous visits were just quick attempts at teleportation before hastily departing. . ."

"This time, I can properly explore this world."

Out of caution, he did not fly using the light.

But even while running, Fang Xi could feel the power of this External Avatar.

Bang!

With a slight push, a bluestone beneath his back foot instantly shattered, and he shot out like a cannonball.

Along his path, whether ancient trees hundreds of years old or massive rocks, all were easily smashed aside and pulverized.

After a brief attempt, Fang Xi abandoned this ostentatious method of travel. Instead, he lightly tapped his toes, leaped onto the treetops, and moved through the forest like a gust of wind.

Swish, swish!

A figure moved like a phantom, covering dozens of feet with each step.

If seen by mortals, they would surely think they had witnessed an immortal or. . . a ghost!

"Hmm. . . besides the red sun in the sky, it seems there isn't much difference from the Southern Barrens. . ."

"I can also sense spiritual energy in the void. . . In terms of density, it's stronger than Da Liang, but weaker than the Shard World. . . I wonder what kind of world this is."

According to legends, below the Earthly Immortal World, there are three thousand worlds, numerous as grains of sand!

This 'three thousand' is merely a symbolic number; the actual number of small worlds is far more than three thousand!

Fang Xi even suspected that the Da Liang world, the Minghuan world, and now the Red Sun Realm, along with his own Southern Barrens Cultivation World, were all among these countless small worlds!

The omnipresent spiritual energy was proof of this!

"This world. . . should also have cultivators, though I wonder about their strength and influence. . ."

Fang Xi muttered, then suddenly stopped.

He emerged from the bushes, standing atop the highest ancient green tree, and gazed at the scenery ahead, feeling a sense of dread.

Just over ten miles away, a gigantic golden strange flower bloomed!

This flower was a hundred zhang tall, entirely verdant, with a flat, disc-shaped corona that shone golden, resembling a giant sunflower.

But in the very center of the sunflower, there were. . . human faces? !

"Evil spirit? !"

Fang Xi murmured, his divine consciousness extending outward, sensing the difficulty of dealing with this evil entity.

He turned around, chose a different direction, and began to move swiftly.

Wuwu!

That gigantic human-faced sunflower seemed to have noticed Fang Xi's departure, letting out a loud whimpering sound.

Suddenly!

Boom!

The top of the flower burst open, and golden 'miniature suns' scattered in all directions.

Many of them drifted towards Fang Xi's direction.

As they drew closer, one could see that these 'miniature suns' were spheres of light, each containing eerie faces, seemingly crying or laughing, staring intently at Fang Xi. . .

"Hmph!"

Fang Xi snorted coldly, forming hand seals. The surrounding spheres of light were instantly sliced into numerous pieces as if by countless sharp blades, then dissipated. . . RAnOB0Еs

He himself, disregarding exposure, leaped up, transforming into a streak of black demonic light, and swiftly fled into the distance. . .

...

Three days later.

Night.

"What the hell is this place?"

Fang Xi flew with his escape light, his expression quite dejected.

Since shaking off that human-faced sunflower three days ago, his luck seemed to have turned bad, as he continuously encountered powerful evil spirits.

The most terrifying among them was a giant glowing jellyfish that drifted in the night.

It was translucent all over, radiating an eerie blue glow, and possessed the power to enthrall souls.

If it weren't for this External Avatar having Core Formation level strength, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator might have been intimidated by it, their souls drawn away, turning them into walking corpses to be devoured by the evil creature!

"Several setbacks. . . perhaps I chose the wrong direction?"

Fang Xi pondered, then chose a direction away from the numerous evil spirits. The journey did indeed become much calmer.

This made him secretly sigh with emotion: this Red Sun Realm was full of dangers everywhere; it probably wasn't easy for ordinary people, or even cultivators, to survive here.

At this moment, as his escape light sped along, the trees grew progressively shorter, indicating that he would soon fly out of this desolate jungle, a hint of joy rising in Fang Xi's heart.

Suddenly, his heart stirred, and he plunged into a patch of mist.

Inside the mist, there seemed to be a woman's voice humming an unknown song.

He couldn't understand its meaning at all, but the melody was incredibly mournful and graceful.

Fang Xi stopped his escape light, a faint, knowing smile on his face.

Ahead, on a dark ancient tree, stood a woman's figure.

Her figure was graceful, her back turned to Fang Xi, and her long black hair cascaded like a waterfall, her back view truly infinitely beautiful.

"My lady. . ."

Fang Xi smiled and spoke directly.

The woman turned around, revealing a perfect face, but sadly, only half of it; the other half was merely white bone, utterly devoid of flesh, with only a dark, empty cavity where her eye socket should have been, staring at Fang Xi.