Chapter 380: Nascent Soul Old Devil (Seeking Monthly Votes)
“Go! ”
Upon sensing that the ghost king had not perished, Fang Xi made a decisive move, directly controlling the Green Reaping Sword and descending into the green lake.
To him, as long as something couldn't instantly kill him, he could always escape with his life.
He immediately formed a hand seal for a Water Repelling Art, pushing aside the surrounding lake water.
Purple light flickered in Fang Xi’s eyes; even in the pitch-black environment, his vision remained as clear as day.
“This descent must be ten thousand zhang deep now, right? ”
In his mind, a thought surfaced.
At this moment, Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness could already locate the pathfinding Core Formation ghost king.
The ghost king was currently entangled with a group of peculiar demonic beasts.
If the Core Formation ghost king hadn't been a yin spirit body, it would likely have been corroded to the point where not even bones would remain by this virulent black water.
“Azure Water Winged Serpents? ”
Fang Xi paused, recognizing these demonic creatures.
This type of demonic serpent lived in groups, preferring the bottom of spirit pools abundant in spiritual energy. Upon reaching adulthood, they were already second-tier demonic beasts, and there was a high probability of them advancing to third-tier at their peak.
A group of Azure Water Winged Serpents would cause a Core Formation Perfected cultivator a great headache if encountered.
Now, this nest of Azure Water Winged Serpents had forced the late-stage Core Formation ghost king to roar repeatedly, yet it was all in vain.
“That old ghost sure thinks highly of me! ”
“Could he still be trying to exhaust my magic power? ”
Fang Xi muttered.
If he truly were that late-stage Core Formation Withered Glory Chant cultivator, dealing with this nest of demonic serpents would definitely take a lot of effort, and he might even suffer severe injuries if he wasn't careful.
But now?
He sneered, forming hand seals with both hands. A dark and terrifying aura erupted from his body: “Yama Devil Domain. . . Open! ”
He impressively borrowed the magic power of his External Avatar to unleash the ‘Yama Devil Domain’!
Rumbling!
The sky grew dim and the earth darkened. Countless Azure Water Winged Serpents flailed on the ground, confusion flickering in their vertical pupils.
Why had their most familiar deep-water environment instantly vanished without a trace?
Moreover, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had thinned to the point of near extinction!
“Cackle! ”
The ghost king, who had been miserably suppressed moments ago, suddenly let out a strange cackle. It transformed, turning into a ten-zhang-tall red-haired ghost king, grabbed an Azure Water Winged Serpent, and violently tore it!
Snap!
The demonic body of this third-tier demonic beast, as thick as a water bucket, was directly broken in half, spilling out a large amount of fresh blood.
A demon core rolled out dully.
Originally, even a Core Formation ghost king could not so easily kill a third-tier demonic beast.
But within the Yama Devil Domain, the power of these demonic serpents was terrifyingly suppressed, allowing the ghost king to slaughter them wantonly.
The might of a Nascent Soul cultivator was inherently something a group of demonic serpents could not contend with.
Watching this scene, Fang Xi suddenly formed another hand seal.
After killing a large number of demonic serpents, the ghost king finally stopped.
He then summoned a spirit beast bag and collected all the remaining Azure Water Winged Serpents.
“These demonic beasts, almost extinct in the outside world, are hard to find. . . ”
“What’s more, a group-oriented demonic beast clan that is second-tier upon reaching adulthood and has third-tier potential at its peak is extremely rare. . . They can be kept. ”
“If nothing else works, I can always give them to Green Corner Fish Dragon for breeding later. . . ”
Fang Xi flicked his sleeve, collecting all the third and second-tier serpent blood and corpses scattered across the ground into his storage bag. Only then did he withdraw the Yama Devil Domain.
“Go! Find the array core! ”
He pointed at the ghost king. The ghost king could only let out a roar, its body shrinking, and began to patrol around.
Not long after, Fang Xi found an underwater cave.
He submerged into it, continuously advancing, and then discovered that the terrain was steadily rising.
Finally. . .
Splash!
Fang Xi poked his head out of a small pool, seeing an underground grotto.
This grotto was sealed on all sides, connected only by the underground waterway where he was.
In the very center of the grotto, there was a huge stone platform.
The middle of the stone platform was sunken, containing a pool of liquid that emitted a seven-colored glow, like a small pond.
“The storage place of the Nine Heavens Pure Water. . . finally found it. ”
Upon seeing this, a hint of joy appeared on Fang Xi’s face. He then had the ghost king scout the surroundings, confirming there were no restrictive formations or traps, before leisurely stepping forward.
This layer of seven-colored liquid was called ‘Spirit-Fixing Fluid’. It could ensure that the effects of spiritual items sealed within it would not change in the slightest for tens of millions of years, and it also possessed the wondrous effects of isolating aura and concealing spiritual fluctuations!
In the center of the Spirit-Fixing Fluid, there was a square crystal.
There was a hollow in the middle of the crystal, and inside, a pool of spiritual liquid resembling mercury lay quietly.
“Nine Heavens Pure Water. . . uses diluted Creation Spirit Liquid as its main ingredient, supplemented by ten-thousand-year spirit liquid, Three Lights Divine Water, and other precious materials. It can only be refined by Soul Transformation cultivators and possesses various wondrous uses like promoting the growth of spiritual plants. . . ”
Purple light flickered in Fang Xi’s eyes as he rubbed his chin.
He didn’t need this spiritual liquid to cultivate his Wood Spirit Body. However, this ‘Nine Heavens Pure Water’ was greatly beneficial to spiritual plants, especially the Three Lights Divine Water within it, which seemed to have miraculous effects on healing spiritual roots.
Perhaps. . . it could directly heal the root injuries of the Illusory Demise Heart Orchid, and also accelerate spiritual plant growth, saving him the trouble of personally acting.
“No. . . I still have to do it myself. After all, something like lifespan. . . can be replenished through the Demonic Tree. But if this ‘Nine Heavens Pure Water’ is used up, there truly won’t be a second portion in this world. . . ”
Fang Xi muttered, then glanced at the nearby terrain, and suddenly drew out the Green Reaping Sword.
Pfft!
The green blade pierced into the ground, surprisingly, it was like a knife cutting through tofu.
Soon, the stone platform was completely separated from its foundation.
He grabbed the stone platform with both hands and let out a low cry: “Rise! ”
The entire stone platform immediately vanished, disappearing into the space of the Mountain Sea Pearl.
The small pond in the middle of the stone platform, as well as the crystal sealing the ‘Nine Heavens Pure Water’ within the pond, naturally also vanished along with it. . .
“To obtain it so easily. . . ”
“That old ghost must have a scheme. ”
Fang Xi scanned the surroundings with his Divine Consciousness, confirmed there were no other treasures left behind, and immediately jumped into the pond, preparing to return the way he came.
...
Above Nine Heavens Pond.
Two streaks of escape light flew in one after another, then suddenly stopped.
“Hmm? This place is so peculiar, there must be a fortuitous encounter here! ”
A cultivator clad in yellow robes muttered.
His demonic cultivation had impressively reached the Core Formation Perfected stage.
“Anyone seeing this Nine-Colored Pond would know it’s an extraordinary opportunity. . . Who would have thought that by splitting up, we would gain the greatest benefit! ”
A delicate voice sounded, belonging to a female cultivator.
This female cultivator was dressed extremely daringly and provocatively; her skirt was slit, revealing two snow-white thighs, and her top was only a crimson bustier. A silver nose ring adorned one side of her high-bridged nose, giving her a very exotic charm.
“Hmm? More cultivators? ”
Suddenly, a whirlpool appeared in a green lake, and then a streak of green escape light flew out.
But upon seeing that there was only a Core Formation cultivator within the escape light, and only at the late Core Formation stage, the expressions of these two Core Formation cultivators immediately turned joyful: “We initially dared not rashly probe this place to avoid backlash from restrictive formations. . . We never expected to encounter a late-stage Core Formation cultivator; truly a heaven-sent joy! ”
Without thinking, the yellow-robed demonic cultivator raised his hand and scattered a handful of yellow sand.
This was his ‘Wutu Divine Sand’, which he had diligently cultivated for many years. At first, it was as fine as sand, but in a blink, it became the size of grinding stones, densely packed, like a long yellow river, coiling across the sky and blocking Fang Xi’s path.
“Seeing your wood-attribute cultivation arts and your familiarity with this place, are you a remnant of Green Emperor Mountain? ”
The yellow-robed demonic cultivator roared, preparing to capture the opponent.
As for whether he was a remnant of Green Emperor Mountain, it was entirely irrelevant; finding the opportunity here was the main priority!
Fang Xi casually commented, too lazy to continue acting or feigning civility with them. He directly formed hand seals, and terrifying demonic qi erupted from his body, transforming into a long black dragon that struck the long river of Wutu Divine Sand in mid-air!
—Humanity Dao!
The yellow-robed demonic cultivator immediately felt that his handful of divine sand, painstakingly cultivated for centuries, had completely lost its mental connection, and was being cheerfully collected by the person opposite him.
And the aura that erupted from the other party also seemed to be. . .
“A Nascent Soul Old Devil! ”
The hot-bodied female cultivator had originally taken out a curved blade magic treasure, preparing to cooperate in ganging up on Fang Xi. But now, she shrieked and turned to flee without hesitation!
Both of them were filled with immense regret.
This was no remnant of Green Emperor Mountain; it was clearly a disguised Nascent Soul Old Devil!
“Can you run? ”
Fang Xi’s expression remained unchanged as he stretched out his right hand.
From the void, a bolt of blood-colored lightning seemed to descend, converging in his right hand into a blood-colored spear.
—Asura Dao!
Fang Xi aimed at the female cultivator’s escape light and directly threw it!
A flash of lightning!
The blood-colored spear caught up to the female cultivator’s escape light. The silver ring on her nose flew out, spurting a silver light barrier.
The spear struck the light barrier, immediately erupting with countless blood-colored lightning bolts, submerging the female cultivator, whose face was full of despair. . .
After the lightning faded, only a broken curved blade magic treasure and a storage bag remained in place, slowly floating back before Fang Xi.
Seeing this scene, the yellow-robed demonic cultivator, who had been preparing to flee, immediately knelt: “Senior, spare my life. . . My master is ‘Dry Sand Venerable’. . . ”
“Dry Sand Venerable? Don’t recognize. . . ”
Fang Xi was only a bit surprised; although the man’s language had a peculiar tone, like an ancient person’s, he could still understand it.
At this moment, he merely stretched out a large hand, and a blood-colored spear pierced through the demonic cultivator’s Dantian, then grabbed his head, unceremoniously beginning to search his soul. . .
Soon, scene after scene of memories quickly surfaced in Fang Xi’s eyes.
Moments later, he discarded the corpse in his hand, casually spat out a flame, and burned it to ashes: “So, he’s a Western Desert demonic cultivator. . . ”
Through the soul search, what Fang Xi cared about most was learning that the major cultivation worlds currently weren’t very concerned about the Green Emperor Mountain remnants. What they truly cared about were the resources within the Long Evergreen Park mystic realm!
“. . . Besides, am I a Green Emperor Mountain remnant? I’m clearly a Nascent Soul Old Devil cultivating demonic arts, what is there to be afraid of? ”
The translation process involved:
1. **Strict Adherence to HTML:** Ensuring no tags were added, removed, or moved, and only text within tags was altered.
2. **Glossary Application:** Using the provided glossary for all names, terms, and proper nouns (e. g. , "Fang Xi", "Green Reaping Sword", "Divine Consciousness", "Nascent Soul", "Core Formation", "Yama Devil Domain", "Green Emperor Mountain", "Long Evergreen Park", "Withered Glory Chant", "Mountain Sea Pearl", "Nine Heavens Pure Water", "External Avatar", "Humanity Dao", "Asura Dao", "Western Desert", "Green Corner Fish Dragon"). For terms not in the glossary but clearly specific (like 'Wutu Divine Sand', 'Illusory Demise Heart Orchid', 'Spirit-Fixing Fluid', 'Three Lights Divine Water', 'Nine Heavens Pond', 'Nine-Colored Pond'), literal or contextually appropriate translations were chosen while retaining a proper noun feel.
3. **Literary Quality:** Focusing on natural English phrasing, varied vocabulary, and strong verbs to make the text read like a published novel. For instance, "Extremely decisive" translated as "made a decisive move", "vertical and horizontal come and go" as "darted back and forth", "to no avail" as "all in vain", "transformed" as "transformed", "Shi Xiran stepped forward" as "leisure leisurely step forward".".
4. **Tone and Style Maintenance:** Retaining the webnovel tone, which often includes directness, some casualness in Fang Xi's internal thoughts, and vivid action descriptions. Metaphors like "knife cutting through tofu" were kept. Onomatopoeia ("Wow" as "Rumbling! ", "Click" as "Snap!" ", "Puff" as "Pfft!" ", "Splash" as "Splash!" ") were adapted to English sounds. The character of Fang Xi's pragmatism and ruthless efficiency was preserved.
5. **Paragraph Structure:** Completely respecting the original paragraph breaks and flow as indicated by the `
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6. **Exclusion of Chinese Characters:** Ensuring no Chinese characters remained in the final output.
7. **Quotation Marks:** Replacing « and » with " and ".
Self-correction during the process:
* Initial thought for "Outer Dao Nascent Soul magic power" was "Outer Dao Nascent Soul magic power," but the gloss provided "External Avatar" for "External Avatar." "While "Outer Dao Yuanying" is more specific, using the gloss term "External Avatar" and simply saying "magic power of his External Avatar" or "power of his External Avatar" aligns better with the strict gloss rule, implying that the External Avatar*is*an Outer Dao Nascent Soul in this context.
* "Yellow-robed demon cultivator" was literally "yellow-robed demon cultivator", which is perfectly fine.
* "乾沙上人" -> "Dry Sand Venerable" was chosen as "Shangren" is also in the glossary, confirming it's a title.
* Ensuring the "Jie jie! " cackle and "Pfft! " sounds were well-integrated.
* Maintaining the slightly sarcastic and cold internal monologue of Fang Xi.
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