Chapter 324: Baleful Qi Art (Please subscribe)
Chapter 324: Baleful Qi Art (Please subscribe)
Whoosh!
A streak of green light sliced through the sky, covering dozens of miles in an instant.
Amidst the flickering green light, Fang Xi abruptly halted his escape light. Streaks of Wood Spirit Divine Light fell around him, transforming into a defensive barrier of light, as he grimly gazed behind him.
Not long after, a fierce streak of black light came rushing, its speed incredibly swift!
"To think you could discover this old man. . . It seems your Divine Consciousness isn't weak. . ."
The black escape light converged, revealing a grey-robed, white-haired Core Formation middle-stage cultivator.
His face was filled with baleful qi, not looking like a good person.
And judging by his cultivation, he had even reached the peak of the Core Formation middle-stage, appearing as if he could advance to the late-stage at any moment.
Fang Xi made a gesture with his hand, and the 'Green Reaping Sword' automatically appeared in his grip. He glanced behind him again, his brows slightly furrowed.
"This old man is Ling Potian, and I wish to make a trade with fellow Daoist!"
Ling Potian stood with his hands clasped behind his back, a scarlet glint flashing in his eyes.
"Oh? And what kind of trade might that be?"
Fang Xi smiled faintly and asked.
"This old man is willing to exchange the spirit stones, artifacts, and secret arts in my possession. . . for the Illusory Demise Heart Orchid in fellow Daoist's hand!"
Ling Potian said coldly.
Fang Xi's expression abruptly turned cold: "Green Leaf Merchant Guild. . . to think they would betray a client's privacy. This debt, I've noted it down. As for this trade, I'm afraid I cannot comply!"
"Hmph. . . Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit."
Ling Potian snorted coldly, and suddenly, two masses of black baleful qi appeared in the void.
From within the baleful qi, two monstrous beasts with tiger heads, leopard bodies, dual wings, and sharp claws, ferocious in appearance, suddenly materialized, ambushing Fang Xi from behind!
Crackle! Crackle!
The Wood Spirit Divine Light barrier emitted two crisp sounds. Streaks of Wood Spirit Divine Lightning surged forth, and the lightning strikes fell upon the two monstrous beasts, effortlessly shattering them, turning them back into two masses of baleful qi.
These two monstrous beasts were, astonishingly, not creatures of flesh and blood, but rather fiends condensed from baleful qi!
"You initially spoke of a trade, yet you secretly arranged for these baleful fiends to ambush me. . . Clearly, you have no sincerity."
The 'Green Reaping Sword' in Fang Xi's hand burst with dazzling light, and an aura of magic power far exceeding the early-stage of Core Formation instantly erupted from him.
"You've actually reached the middle-stage of Core Formation? No wonder you could see through the baleful fiends' ambush. . ."
Ling Potian let out several cold laughs: "This matter is my private affair; it has nothing to do with the merchant guild. . . What's more. . . what's wrong with capturing someone wanted by the Hunyuan Sect?"
"Wanted by the Hunyuan Sect?"
Fang Xi sighed lightly, already having guessed something: "This Blurring Pearl truly is useless; I should just throw it away next time. . ."
He hadn't really paid it much mind initially, after all, Fang Xi was a new face in the Yuan Kingdom.
But he hadn't expected to be wanted.
'I don't even need to think to know who it is. . . Yan Laogui, I haven't even destroyed Ealing Valley yet, and you're already scheming against me. . . Noted in my little book; I will surely repay this someday! '
Fang Xi's gaze turned sharp and cold.
Just then, a sword cry echoed from not far away!
A streak of golden sword qi ripped through the air, revealing a figure clad in a copper coin-patterned robe, appearing like a wealthy lord. It was none other than Li Haifeng!
"Brother Ling, how goes it? " Li Haifeng asked Ling Potian, his voice steady.
"This person is unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, and is already a Core Formation middle-stage cultivator. . . Fortunately, fellow Daoist arrived as promised. With the combined strength of us two, we will surely capture him."
Ling Potian replied via Divine Consciousness transmission.
"Li Haifeng. . . you're the only Core Formation cultivator in the Golden Sword Sect, aren't you? Aren't you afraid of dying here. . . and the Golden Sword Sect being annihilated?"
Li Haifeng likewise snorted coldly in response. He tapped his Dantian, and his pupils instantly turned golden.
Roar!
A dragon's roar echoed through the void.
Streaks of golden sword light continuously spread from within this person's Dantian, transforming into a dazzling golden flying sword!
This was his Life-Bound Artifact—the Nine Gold Sword!
It was a top-grade artifact, and after years of cultivation with Dantian flames, its power was truly astonishing.
Although Fang Xi was a Core Formation middle-stage cultivator, which was somewhat unexpected, both of them were also Core Formation middle-stage cultivators. Moreover, one was a sword cultivator, and the other cultivated a formidable technique—both top-tier experts among Core Formation middle-stage cultivators. They were still confident they could take down a mere Fang Xi.
Three powerful fluctuations of magic power intertwined and clashed. . . They even seemed to disperse the surrounding clouds, causing countless birds and beasts below to flee in panic.
"Sigh. . ."
Facing the encirclement of two Core Formation cultivators, Fang Xi sighed softly, and surprisingly, struck first!
Swish!
Holding the 'Green Reaping Sword', he unleashed a fierce slash!
A Heaven-piercing Immortal Slaying Sword Qi appeared. Countless golden runes flashed on its surface, and it shot towards Ling Potian!
"This person's Life-Bound Artifact is truly formidable!"
The sword qi ripped through the air, causing Ling Potian's expression to change slightly. He formed hand seals with both hands, and his Life-Bound Artifact—the 'Mixed Baleful Bowl'—flew out. With a slight shake, streaks of various baleful qi flew out from within it, transforming into nine ink-black walls, blocking his path.
Pfft! Pfft!
The Immortal Slaying Sword Qi flashed wildly, astonishingly breaking through eight layers of baleful qi defense in a row, and only finally dissipated after eroding the ninth layer until only a thin black film remained.
"Not good. . . This person is likely a battle cultivator by origin; his combat prowess extremely sharp. . ."
With a single sword strike, Ling Potian's expression changed slightly. He formed hand seals with both hands like a windmill, and streaks of magic power poured into the 'Mixed Baleful Bowl'. He seemed about to employ some formidable technique.
"You're also a sword cultivator. . . I, for one, would like to exchange pointers."
Li Haifeng's eyes lit up. The Nine Gold Sword, before even flying out, suddenly emitted a clear chime, and surprisingly, automatically appeared behind him, releasing streaks of sword qi!
It was clearly a Life-Bound Spirit Sword automatically protecting its master!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The next moment, countless black flames appeared, transforming into fireballs that smashed onto the sword qi barrier.
Behind the black flames, a tall human figure materialized.
His entire body was thickly muscled, adorned with vibrant flame patterns. Two bull horns grew from his head, continuously emitting a red glow.
He was currently forming hand seals with both hands, continuously spewing black flames from his mouth. It was precisely that 'Black Fire Demonic Corpse'!
"Third-tier Corpse King? !"
Li Haifeng's eye twitched slightly, and an ominous premonition immediately arose in his heart. He felt that being swayed by Ling Potian's promise today to pursue this person might have been a grave mistake.
But at this moment, he couldn't possibly leave. He could only form a hand seal.
The Nine Gold Sword erupted with streaks of golden sword qi, and suddenly, ten thousand swords fired simultaneously, landing upon the 'Black Fire Demonic Corpse'!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Black Fire Demonic Corpse manipulated its demonic flames, transforming them into a fire dragon that devoured streak after streak of golden sword qi.
The remaining 'fish that slipped through the net' shot onto its body. Surprisingly, they produced the sound of metal striking metal, causing tiny white dots to appear on its body's surface, which then rapidly healed.
"What powerful physique. . ."
Witnessing this scene, Li Haifeng's eye twitched once more. He took out several talismans from his bosom, injecting his Core Formation middle-stage magic power into them, causing the talismans to rapidly activate.
Streaks of golden flames appeared, transforming into fireballs several zhang long, smashing towards the Black Fire Demonic Corpse!
These were the third-tier 'Golden Yang Fire Talismans' he had purchased at great cost. They were a type of Yang-attribute true fire talisman, possessing miraculous effects against demonic corpses, yin spirits, and the like!
Facing the enormous Golden Yang Fireballs, the Black Fire Demonic Corpse's ageless face showed not the slightest change; it abruptly opened its large mouth.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
It was as if a storm had risen in the void, as large amounts of air were sucked into its mouth.
That massive 'Golden Yang True Fire' was astonishingly sucked into the demonic corpse's belly, with only faint black smoke emerging from its seven orifices.
"How is this possible?"
Li Haifeng couldn't help but truly blanch in alarm.
This demonic corpse's demonic flames were not only formidable, but it was also immune to the suppression of Yang-attribute true fire. Furthermore, its physique was comparable to an artifact. It was truly difficult to deal with.
As he watched the demonic corpse charge towards him, Li Haifeng's face twitched, and he temporarily dodged by controlling his sword light. It appeared as if he was being completely suppressed by this demonic corpse.
'Damn it. . . This strange demonic corpse is too powerful. . . I can only hold it off for a bit. I hope Brother Ling can have a good outcome on his side. . . This person's strength even surpasses mine; he can totally be considered a great Core Formation late-stage cultivator. . . '
Li Haifeng's entire body flashed with sword light, and he took out a massive tortoise shell, blocking it in front of himself.
Boom!
The Black Fire Demonic Corpse arrived beside him. It raised its hammer-like fist and fiercely smashed it down onto the tortoise shell artifact.
After a burst of tremors, a crack surprisingly appeared on the tortoise shell artifact.
Feeling the magic power rapidly draining from his body, Li Haifeng groaned incessantly, while simultaneously looking at the battle between Ling Potian and Fang Xi.
He hoped Ling Potian could resolve Fang Xi quickly, but the scene that unfolded made this Core Formation middle-stage cultivator's eyes widen.
Streaks of emerald Wood Spirit Divine Light covered the sky and earth. They then transformed into flying swords, flying daggers, flying tridents, and other artifacts, bombarding the baleful qi barrier relentlessly.
Fang Xi, holding the Green Reaping Sword, strolled leisurely, occasionally swinging out a few sword strikes, and astonishingly, he seemed to have forced Ling Potian, a cultivator renowned for his combat power even among Core Formation middle-stage cultivators, into a disadvantageous position!
"Damn it. . ."
At this moment, Ling Potian finally finished casting his spell, a ferocious expression appearing on his face: "Just now, this old man was merely concentrating on fully unleashing my spell, which is why I allowed you to show off your might. . . Now, behold the might of this old man's 'Baleful Qi Art' divine ability!"
Wuwu!
Upon this person's Life-Bound Artifact—the Mixed Baleful Bowl—streaks of baleful qi continuously appeared, a total of nine of them.
And amidst the chanting from before, these streaks of baleful qi astonishingly began to merge in a bizarre manner. With each additional streak merged, the artifact's power also increased by a fraction.
By this point, it had surprisingly merged all nine streaks of baleful qi, and a terrifying aura spread forth from the artifact!
Thwack! Thwack!
Two enormous hands, each with nine fingers, landed on the outer rim of the Mixed Baleful Bowl. It was as if this small bowl was somehow connected to some inexplicable space, and a terrifying demonic creature was about to crawl out from within!
'This Baleful Qi Art truly has something to it. . . When combined with an artifact, it possesses an even deeper mystery. '
'This demonic creature's aura is formidable; it has likely already reached the Core Formation late-stage. . . '
Fang Xi's Divine Sense swept across the entire scene. He suddenly chopped down with the 'Green Reaping Sword' in his hand!
A streak of Immortal Slaying Sword Qi fiercely struck a spirit bead artifact released by Ling Potian. The bead shook repeatedly but still held firm.
But just then, the sound of tearing air abruptly arose!
Three streaks of black light appeared. Like a demonic claw, they fiercely pierced in from behind Ling Potian!
This person's artifact-protective spiritual light, before the black light, astonishingly seemed utterly vulnerable. It barely flickered a few times before directly extinguishing!
—Poison Dragon Claw!
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