Chapter 357: Withered Glory Mystic Light Perfected (A congratulatory chapter for patron 20230505021948214 for becoming Alliance Leader! )
Chapter 357: Withered Glory Mystic Light Perfected (A congratulatory chapter for patron 20230505021948214 for becoming Alliance Leader! )
South Barrens Cultivation World.
Somewhere high in the sky.
A flash of light, and Fang Xi's figure appeared.
"Currently two hundred and sixty-three years old. Counting it up, for this External Avatar, I've spent nearly twenty years of my time. . ."
"However, it was well worth the cost."
Fang Xi formed a hand seal, and the External Avatar within his body smiled faintly, forming a similar seal as a surge of Nascent Soul-level magic power erupted.
In an instant, he changed his appearance, transforming into a sword-wielding scholar with sharp brows and bright eyes.
Even his spiritual energy fluctuations were around the early Core Formation stage.
Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness swept out and confirmed the direction: "The hundred-year covenant is approaching; it's time to return to the Three Kingdoms Cultivation World. I wonder how everyone on Dragon Fish Island is doing?"
He still had a hundred-year covenant with that old ghost from the Nine Leaves Sect, and calculating the time, it would expire in about twenty years.
Fang Xi had no intention of missing this appointment.
After all, his current strength was sufficient, and regarding what the old ghost said about using the 'Withered Glory Chant' in conjunction with the 'Wood Spirit Body' to increase the probability of forming a Nascent Soul, he was indeed determined to obtain it.
Moreover, he was quite interested in the ancient Green Emperor Mountain. Whether it was the 'Nine Heavens Pure Water' and other spiritual items in that ruin, or the 'Withered Glory Chant's Soul Transformation cultivation method, they all greatly tempted him!
Back then, the old ghost only gave him the cultivation method for the 'Withered Glory Chant' up to the late Nascent Soul stage, keeping the rest hidden.
'Perhaps. . . this could also be considered a great opportunity? '
'What a pity, I originally wanted to send my External Avatar instead of going myself. . . '
'However, it might not be impossible. . . At least with the demonic secret arts mastered by the Yama Demon Lord, it could definitely make this trip several times safer. '
Fang Xi rubbed his chin, then suddenly transformed into a streak of green light and vanished without a trace.
...
Star Moon Market.
A figure flashed, and Fang Xi, in the guise of a sword-wielding scholar, walked into the market.
Although he had decided to return to the Three Kingdoms Cultivation World, the journey there and back would take a long time, and he didn't know how long it would delay him.
Fang Xi naturally prepared to replenish some spiritual items unique to the Yuan Kingdom.
Moreover, he had abandoned a 'big bomb' and fled back then. What the Yuan Kingdom was like now, he indeed needed some intelligence.
"Why are there so few people?"
Gazing at the sparse cultivators on the street, Fang Xi frowned and turned into a small alley.
Not long after, he arrived at the Xue Family's Old Shop.
The shop's plaque was mottled, bearing the marks of time.
Fang Xi walked inside and saw a young man in a scholar's robe come forward to greet him. Upon seeing Fang Xi's unconcealed Core Formation-level cultivation, he bowed respectfully: "Xue Qing greets Senior. . ."
"Where is Wen Lan?"
He frowned and asked.
"My aunt passed away five years ago. . . " A trace of sadness appeared on the young man's face: "Now this shop is being managed by me. . ."
"So that's how it is."
Fang Xi sat down, his expression unhurried: "I want intelligence on all parties in the Yuan Kingdom recently. . ."
"As expected, an old customer. Please wait a moment."
Xue Qing turned to the back counter and soon came forward, carrying a tray: "Our shop's intelligence has different classifications. . ."
"No need to say more. I know the rules."
Fang Xi waved his hand casually, and a jade slip landed in his palm, quickly read by his Divine Consciousness.
Soon, he found the information he wanted:
"Jiang Kingdom in turmoil. . . Seven Fiends Hall attacking the Grand Purity Sect. . ."
"Green Leaf Merchant Guild and Red Blood Cult reconciled. . ."
"Hunyuan Sect's Core Formation elders who passed away in peaceful meditation inexplicably increased in the past twenty years. . ."
"It seems the 'bomb' I threw before was quite effective."
Since Tianmeng wanted to scheme against him, Fang Xi naturally had to retaliate fiercely.
He read ten lines at a glance, seeing the rise and fall of various minor forces. His gaze suddenly narrowed: "The Palace Master of Profound Ice Palace is suspected of having obtained an External Core, advancing to Core Formation combat power, and publicly announced that Grand Elder Yun Jizi had entered secluded death cultivation. . ."
Seeing that Profound Ice Palace was also safe and sound, Fang Xi couldn't help but feel a little pleased.
Finally, his gaze fell upon a line of intelligence: "The Sky-Suspension Mountain Grand Auction will be held in two months?"
"It's a good opportunity to sell some supplies and exchange them for some cultivation resources unique to the Yuan Kingdom. . . The hundred-year covenant is still far off, so it won't delay anything."
Fang Xi walked out of the market and released the Saint Son's carriage.
The Demonic Blood Jiao roared, pulling the carriage forward, presenting an awe-inspiring presence in all directions.
He now completely had the ability to do so and simply didn't care about the covetousness that came with being high-profile.
In the Yuan Kingdom, Nascent Soul cultivators were already like heaven!
Although he wasn't a true Nascent Soul cultivator yet, he could at least be used as more than half of one.
...
Inside the carriage.
Fang Xi was sitting cross-legged, silently comprehending the Withered Glory Mystic Light.
This period of travel wasn't suitable for cultivation, so he naturally used it to comprehend his divine ability.
Specks of green and yellow light flickered on his body, continuously dispersing, gradually merging, and transforming into a grey light. . .
The grey light grew brighter and brighter, finally forming a ring. "The Withered Glory Mystic Light. . . has it reached the great perfected stage? "
Fang Xi opened his eyes, gazing at the grey ring in his hand that seemed to emit an aura of decay and decline. He muttered to himself.
`**This attached divine ability of the 'Withered Glory Chant', he had barely managed to cultivate it to initial mastery before reaching Core Formation, relying on his Wood Spirit Body.
It was only when he reached the mid-Core Formation stage that he barely achieved minor mastery.
Now, it had finally reached great perfected mastery!
"With the Withered Glory Mystic Light perfected, the ratio of exchanging lifespan with enemies reached one-to-one. If I encountered the Saint Son again, I would only need to expend three hundred years of lifespan to kill him. . ."
"Of course, if the current me faced a Nascent Soul old monster, even if I expended a thousand years of my lifespan, I might still not be able to shave off even a single year from their life. . . Because the gap in major realms still exists. I am still just Core Formation, and there would be backlash!"
"But once I form my Nascent Soul, the situation will truly be different. The whole world will be my oyster!"
A glint of light flashed in Fang Xi's eyes.
To exchange life for life with a Core Formation cultivator now would be too much of a loss.
His long lifespan, he should save it until he reaches the Nascent Soul stage. Anyway, he had the Demonic Tree of Primordial Beginning.
"I hope there will be something I desire at this Sky-Suspension Mountain Grand Auction. . ."
He thought for a moment, then took out a jade box from his storage ring.
Upon opening it, inside was a palm-sized white jade chessboard.
"Star-Patterned Chessboard!"
Seeing this spirit treasure, Fang Xi took a deep breath.
The next moment, a green light flashed above his spiritual root, and his External Avatar directly appeared.
The greenish-black Nascent Soul with two horns grinned, raised its hands, and a mighty surge of magic power poured into the Star-Patterned Chessboard.
Crackling!
Unlike previous times, this time, the Saint Son's magic power imprint remaining on the Star-Patterned Chessboard dissipated in an instant.
Not only that, with a flash of light, the chessboard changed from palm-sized to its normal size. Its black and white pieces were warm and lustrous like jade and glowed with mysterious runes.
Fang Xi had long wanted to refine this spirit treasure, but his cultivation had been too low in previous attempts, to no avail.
This time, with his External Avatar condensed, he had no more reservations.
At this moment, Fang Xi could also feel a spiritual sentience within the chessboard, still subtly resisting him.
He sneered. His External Avatar formed hand seals with both hands, and six great black holes descended, appearing around the Star-Patterned Chessboard: "A spirit treasure that cannot be used by me is no different from trash. . . Since you, the artifact spirit, are sentient, you should know that with my current strength, I can completely risk this treasure's degradation and forcibly erase your sentience!"
Fang Xi not only said this but also did it.
The External Avatar opened its mouth and exhaled; a tiny black flame landed on the Star-Patterned Chessboard. This was Nascent Soul Infant Flame. Under the scorching of this flame, the Star-Patterned Chessboard flickered between light and dark, as if it were truly about to destroy this incomparably precious spirit treasure!
On the Star-Patterned Chessboard, a shimmering white light flashed, resisting the scorching Infant Flame. But it had no master inputting magic power, and in this kind of confrontation, it would clearly suffer greatly.
Finally. . .
The chessboard let out a wail. Fang Xi felt his magic power flow unhindered in an instant, having refined all the restrictions of this chessboard, and even firmly imprinting his own mark upon its spiritual sentience.
At this point, he had finally completely refined the Star-Patterned Chessboard, obtaining the Saint Son's greatest legacy!
"After possessing this spirit treasure, I am truly comparable to early Nascent Soul old monsters. . ."
Fang Xi picked up a chess piece, feeling the powerful restrictions within it. A hint of joy couldn't help but appear on his face.
Most other Nascent Soul old monsters also only possessed one spirit treasure cultivated from their own Life-Bound Magical Treasure.
With his own Star-Patterned Chessboard, it was absolutely not inferior in the slightest compared to their Life-Bound Spirit Treasures.
"What's more. . . this is also a void-attribute spirit treasure. Among spirit treasures, it is probably extremely rare."
Fang Xi rubbed his chin, his gaze somewhat profound. . .
The External Avatar, however, had no such concerns. It grinned and reached out with a wave. The Star-Patterned Chessboard instantly shrank and was cradled in its arms.
Immediately after, a green light flashed, and this Nascent Soul returned to Fang Xi's Dantian Qi Sea, sitting cross-legged beneath his Golden Core.
"With my current strength, there are only a handful of people in the entire Yuan Kingdom whom I can't confidently handle. . ."
Fang Xi was quite pleased with himself.
He even began to consider a method to remove the 'Resentful Soul Curse'.
"The Grand Purity Sect even has ancient texts about this curse. . . The Seven Fiends Hall should have even more. But that sect is the Jiang Kingdom's foremost demonic power, and might even have several Nascent Soul cultivators. . . They're not easy to deal with."
"The Red Blood Cult, on the other hand, is confirmed to only have one Nascent Soul old demon. . . But unfortunately, their foundation is insufficient, and I don't know if they have a method to remove the curse. . ."
As Fang Xi pondered, the carriage pulled by the Demonic Blood Jiao simply rampaged all the way, heading towards the Sky-Suspension Mountain market.
The cultivators along the way were naturally not fools. Seeing that the one pulling the carriage was a Core Formation-level puppet flood dragon, they naturally dared not approach and make noise. All retreated with greatly changed expressions and bowed respectfully from a distance.
...
As he neared Sky-Suspension Mountain, Fang Xi put away the Jiao-dragon carriage, still in the attire of a sword-wielding scholar, and rapidly sped forth as a streak of sword light.
A moment later, he gazed at the colossal mountain floating high in the sky, a strange look appearing on his face.
"Primordial Magnetic Grand Array. . . A fourth-order array. . . It probably can't trap me anymore."
After sighing with emotion, Fang Xi's figure flashed, arriving at the jade platform in the market specifically for receiving high-level cultivators.
"Fellow Daoist, welcome to Sky-Suspension Mountain market. I am 'Huang Huzi'. May I know how to address you, fellow Daoist?"
"Jade Sword Scholar!"
Fang Xi replied with a smile. Just as the two were exchanging pleasantries, he swept his Divine Consciousness and sensed the approach of a Core Formation-level spiritual energy fluctuation.
Not long after, a cold wind howled in the sky, vaguely transforming into the shape of an ice phoenix, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.
Accompanied by a clear cry, a slender, graceful woman dressed in a snow-white palace gown appeared on the high platform.
'This woman actually came as well. '
Fang Xi looked at the newcomer, feeling a bit strange in his heart.
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