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Chapter 404: Life-Bound (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 404: Life-Bound (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Buzz!

With a thought from Fang Xi, a slightly damaged All-Heavens Precious Mirror appeared from an unknown place and landed in the main Nascent Soul's tiny hand.

"This item has long been refined by me. . . its connection is even closer than that of the Life and Death Seal."

"It is my true first Life-Bound Treasure!"

The main Nascent Soul embraced the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, while the Life and Death Seal continuously enlarged, allowing him to step upon it. Only then did he feel that everything was finally right.

"After advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, I can now summon the main body of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror?"

"But. . . it seems I still can't unleash its power!"

Fang Xi sighed. The main Nascent Soul rubbed its tiny hands, and two immense streams of magical power poured into the bronze mirror, beginning a new round of refinement.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face: "I sensed it. . . a fourth world. . . and there, it seems, is a fragment of the Precious Mirror? !"

Fang Xi's gaze shifted, falling into deep thought.

He had only just formed his Nascent Soul, and there were many things he still needed to do.

The dangers in the fourth world were unknown, so he could set it aside for now; it wasn't going to run away.

Once he had re-restricted his External Avatar and found it a new body, sending it to scout ahead would be killing two birds with one stone, wouldn't it?

With this thought, he was no longer in a hurry.

He sat cross-legged, quietly circulating the seventeenth layer of the Withered Glory Chant.

After one grand cycle, he could only say he was a little more familiar with the cultivation method, feeling no increase in his cultivation whatsoever.

"Nascent Soul cultivators generally have a lifespan of a thousand years, but most of them, even those with extraordinary talent, are trapped at the initial bottleneck. . . unable to make progress for centuries."

Fang Xi sighed silently.

Nascent Soul magical power was indeed incredibly formidable, and the Withered Glory Chant was a top-tier cultivation method, seemingly possessing a unique profoundness.

He extended his five fingers, and streams of Verdant Wood Divine Light flowed between them, shifting and transforming in myriad ways at his will.

Fang Xi clasped his hand, seizing a flying knife condensed from Verdant Wood Divine Light, and flicked his finger.

Zing!

The jade-like flying knife hummed, erupting with intense spiritual light and sharp energy.

"After my ascension to Nascent Soul, even a casual stream of Verdant Wood Divine Light now surpasses top-grade magical artifacts in quality. It's still not a Spirit Treasure, but it can serve as a conventional means for duels between Nascent Soul cultivators. . ."

"Next time I encounter True Monarch Black Sands, his sky-filling Black Sands Profound Sand might just be directly broken through by my Verdant Wood Divine Light, as our cultivation methods are somewhat mutually restrictive. . ."

He pondered for a moment, and suddenly a jade slip appeared in his hand.

This was the ancient text recording the 'Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light'!

The 'Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light' required a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Withered Glory Chant to cultivate it, purifying the 'Verdant Wood Divine Light' that had reached the grand accomplishment stage. . . and through secret methods, nurturing and refining it into a higher-tier divine ability!

Fang Xi had witnessed the power of this divine light in the Azure Emperor Hall. In the hands of the formation spirit, it could easily kill early-stage Nascent Soul old monsters.

At the very least, its power far surpassed the Verdant Wood Divine Light, making it an extremely potent lethal divine ability for the Nascent Soul realm.

"It wouldn't hurt to practice it. . . after all, I can't always rely on Withered Glory Mystic Light against everyone."

Fang Xi's Withered Glory Mystic Light had long been cultivated to the grand accomplishment stage, capable of reducing the lifespan of cultivators in the same major realm at a one-to-one ratio. Now, having advanced to Nascent Soul, he was practically unrivaled among Nascent Soul cultivators.

As long as he was willing to expend lifespan, he could even kill Grand Cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage!

"In this realm, the only ones I need to be wary of are probably those few Soul Transformation cultivators, right?"

"What a pity. . . I didn't obtain the 'Supreme Pole Star Life-Ending Divine Light. ' Otherwise, once I had gotten started with its cultivation, even Soul Transformation cultivators might not be able to harm me!"

"Finally, I feel a sense of security. . ."

He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment: "This breakthrough to Nascent Soul has increased my lifespan by seven hundred and fifty years. . . added to before, my lifespan has reached around three thousand years. . . and I am only three hundred and one years old now."

"What a shame. . . generally speaking, true geniuses form their Nascent Souls around two hundred years old, and are considered to have hope of reaching Soul Transformation. As long as they don't perish, they can usually break through to the late Nascent Soul realm before their lifespan is exhausted. . ."

"At three hundred years old, my Nascent Soul formation can only be considered upper-middle tier among Nascent Soul cultivators. . ."

Feeling his Nascent Soul completely consolidated, Fang Xi no longer sat cross-legged, directly extending his Divine Consciousness.

Boom!

A terrifying Divine Consciousness spread out, and everything within a hundred-mile radius was clear as day, like observing lines on his palm.

On the spirit ship anchored in the lake at the edge of Emerald Cliff.

"This. . ."

Wei Changsheng, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, sensing a terrifying Divine Consciousness sweeping past.

That unbridled, incomparably powerful feeling made him involuntarily compare it to his sect's Grand Elder, and then he reached a terrifying conclusion:

'Old Ancestor, in terms of Divine Consciousness, seems to be less formidable than the Dragon Fish Island Master. . . '

"Senior Brother Changsheng!"

A flash of light, and Senior Brother Tie and his junior sister at the early Core Formation stage arrived together, their faces tinged with panic.

"You felt it too?"

Wei Changsheng stood up: "It seems that esteemed one has emerged from seclusion and will summon us soon."

He walked onto the deck and saw that many cultivators had already gathered in the nearby lake.

Among them, Core Formation cultivators were scarcely any.

Zhang Zhu Sheng of the Black Heaven Sect was also among them, his face filled with apprehension.

Just then, a grand and vast voice resounded in the ears of every cultivator nearby. That majesty and will caused many small Qi Refinement cultivators to even lose their footing and fall directly into the lake:

"All those of False Core realm and above, come to the Evergreen Hall to see this True Monarch!"

"We obey the True Monarch's decree!"

Wei Changsheng and the other two quickly bowed respectfully before daring to transform into streaks of light and step onto the territory of Emerald Cliff.

Along the way, the rich spiritual energy made the three Core Formation cultivators secretly astonished.

'What a pity. . . if we had known earlier that this Four-tiered spirit vein existed in the Three Kingdoms cultivation world, we would have seized it no matter what. . . '

As Wei Changsheng sighed in his heart, he suddenly saw a Green Fire Luan fly by. The magical power fluctuations of that third-order superior-grade demon bird made his expression change slightly: "It's actually a demon bird with the Green Luan bloodline. . . Alas, even before, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to subdue this Demon King. . ."

"Not to mention the Dragon Fish Island Master. With his lifespan, he can protect the Three Kingdoms cultivation world for at least another six or seven hundred years. . ."

At this thought, he became even more disheartened, all his grand ambitions vanishing.

The group of Core Formation True Persons arrived in the Evergreen Hall and saw a youthful-looking Nascent Soul True Monarch seated on the main chair. His aura was one with all creation, and his gentle as jade eyes swept over the crowd below. Every Core Formation cultivator bowed respectfully: "Greetings, True Monarch. . . Congratulations, True Monarch, on the grand accomplishment of your Nascent Soul formation!"

Fang Xi, clad in a green magical robe, gazed at the people below, one by one.

Zhang Zhu Sheng, Tai Shu Hong, Zhong Hong Yu. . . they were all old acquaintances.

Only the three Core Formation cultivators from the Hunyuan Sect were complete strangers.

"You all. . . are from the Hunyuan Sect? What brings you to Myriad Islands Lake?"

Fang Xi asked leisurely.

Wei Changsheng immediately bowed with utmost respect, a gift box appearing in his hand: "This one is Wei Changsheng, representing the Hunyuan Sect, to congratulate True Monarch on the joy of forming your Nascent Soul!"

Acting out of necessity, he believed that even if the Grand Elder of their sect knew, they would support this decision.

"Heh heh. . ."

Fang Xi chuckled: "Could it be that your esteemed sect possesses the ability to prophesy, knowing several years in advance that this one would form his Nascent Soul recently?"

"Island Master!"

At this moment, Tai Shu Hong suddenly stepped forward and knelt: "These three initially harbored ill intentions, coming with the aim of occupying the spirit veins of our Three Kingdoms. As soon as they arrived in the Wu Kingdom, they attacked the Ethereal Valley Sect's grand array. This one was no match and was captured. . . Along the way, I also overheard many of their plans; the Hunyuan Sect seems to have intentions of moving north!"

"Damn it!"

Senior Brother Tie's forehead broke out in cold sweat, yet he was helpless.

After all, what was done was done. Even killing them to silence them and then fleeing thousands of miles would have been useless.

A Nascent Soul old monster might not be able to break through the Hunyuan Sect's defenses, but as long as they dared to venture out, or if their Grand Elder was even slightly inattentive, their three small lives would be forfeit, and they would have brought a great enemy upon their sect.

Rather than that, it was better to humble themselves and seek forgiveness.

"Hmm?"

Indeed, as Fang Xi's eyes widened slightly, a terrifying surge of Nascent Soul magical power unleashed itself.

All the Core Formation cultivators present felt a tightness in their chests, as if burdened by a thousand tons.

Wei Changsheng immediately knelt: "Please forgive my transgression, True Monarch. . . Our sect did indeed have such a thought at first, but now that True Monarch protects the Three Kingdoms, the Hunyuan Sect would absolutely never dare to harbor such a thought again!"

Seeing how quickly the Core Formation cultivators knelt, Fang Xi was somewhat surprised.

Such was the might of a Nascent Soul True Monarch?

"Ignorance is not a crime. . . but when you set out, you didn't know about the Four-tiered spirit vein in the Three Kingdoms. Since when did the Hunyuan Sect take an interest in such a remote place?"

Fang Xi's single question went straight to the heart of the matter.

"This. . ."

Wei Changsheng immediately hesitated.

"Enough. . . I'll see for myself."

Fang Xi extended his right hand, and with a grasp of his five fingers, five streams of Verdant Wood Divine Light flew out, transforming into emerald-green ropes.

"No, fight for it!"

Senior Brother Tie exclaimed, just as he drew his Life-Bound flying sword, he heard a sharp crack.

Zing!

His Life-Bound flying sword slashed at what seemed like a thin layer of Verdant Wood Divine Light, only to be deflected back.

Not only that, two streams of Verdant Wood Divine Light flashed, striking his Life-Bound flying sword and the female Core Formation disciple.

Boom!

The two staggered back several steps, their faces drastically changed, violently spewing out essence blood.

Senior Brother Tie stared at his Life-Bound flying sword, now broken into two halves, his eyes gradually becoming dull.

On the other side, three ropes formed from Verdant Wood Divine Light penetrated Wei Changsheng's protective aura, securely binding him and dropping him at Fang Xi's feet.

Fang Xi extended his five fingers, resting them on Wei Changsheng's head, his eyes instantly turning azure and yellow.

—Soul Search Art!

In an instant, as if watching a film, this person's life experiences flashed before Fang Xi's eyes like a revolving lantern.

With his current powerful Divine Consciousness, soul-searching a perfected Core Formation cultivator was truly as simple as could be.

Even if there were Divine Sense restrictions set in this person's sea of consciousness, Fang Xi had ways to bypass or break them.

"So. . . the Hunyuan Sect truly couldn't be bothered with those few Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ethereal Valley Sect. . ."

"It's just that the demonic path of the Jiang Kingdom recently launched a full-scale invasion, even relocating their forces into the Yuan Kingdom, causing unease for the Hunyuan Sect. . ."

"Laying out plans in the Three Kingdoms was merely one of their retreat paths. . ."