Chapter 432: Dao Fruit (Please subscribe)
Fang Xi's consciousness blurred for a moment.
In a trance, he dreamt of returning to the time when he delved deep into the Demon Realm, seemingly witnessing that ancient sacrificial scene once more.
Above the boundless earth, ancient sacrificial songs resonated. . .
Even after that scene faded, the timeline continued to trace further back.
He seemed to witness the birth and destruction of worlds, the shattering of the Great Void. . .
Finally. . .
"Hooo. . . hooo. . ."
Fang Xi's consciousness regained clarity, his pupils flickering between green and yellow, gasping for breath.
Then, he touched his lower abdomen, a hint of bewilderment flashing across his face: "Thanks to the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, otherwise I might not have woken up. . . But 'Dao Fruit', what is that?"
While assisting the Demonic Tree in devouring the progenitor, Fang Xi's mind was highly integrated with the Demonic Tree. It was as if, relying on the Ancestral Demonic Tree, he had returned to the time when this 'demon' was first born. . .
He even. . . glimpsed a sliver of the world's truth!
"The birth of 'demons' in the Great Liang World. . . was actually influenced by a trace of 'Dao Fruit' power. . ."
"The Dao Fruit is invisible, inaudible, and indescribable. . . To merely think of it is to err!"
"Its power is incredible, capable of reversing rules and common sense. . . That's why those demons possess many unimaginable aspects. . . For instance, the Demonic Tree, in terms of extending life, truly breaks all limits; it's astonishing. Even the Transcendent Immortals of Green Emperor Mountain might not have witnessed such an anomaly of heaven and earth. . ."
Cultivators defy the heavens, their goal being to become immortals and enjoy longevity!
As for the so-called "Transcendent Immortals of Green Emperor Mountain," Fang Xi wasn't particularly impressed.
Having reached the Nascent Soul stage, he had already stepped onto the threshold of ancient divine ability cultivators. While discussing the Dao with various Nascent Soul cultivators, Fang Xi learned many ancient secrets.
"The so-called 'Transcendent Immortals' of the Earthly Immortal World are merely cultivators of the Return to Void realm, one major stage higher than Soul Transformation. . . It's even difficult for them to descend to a small world, and even if they do, they would be suppressed by that world, their strength greatly diminished. . ."
"But the 'Dao Fruit'. . . that is truly incredible. It can directly alter the rules of a world. One is suppressed by the world, the other makes the world adapt to itself. The difference between these two cannot be calculated by reason!"
"It's even unlikely to appear in the Earthly Immortal World. Perhaps only in the truly higher Immortal World does such an incredible divine ability exist?"
Recalling the scene he had just experienced, Fang Xi couldn't help but feel a bead of cold sweat trickle down his forehead.
When he learned the meaning of the two words 'Dao Fruit', he was actually in a very dangerous state, almost disappearing entirely or suffering qi deviation. . .
But at the critical moment, the All-Heavens Precious Mirror emitted a subtle fluctuation, helping him stabilize his mind and gradually recover from the incredible influence of the 'Dao Fruit'!
"From this, it's clear. . . the All-Heavens Precious Mirror's level might even be above the entire Earthly Immortal World. . ."
"No wonder the All-Heavens Precious Mirror sent me to that world first. . . Although the Great Liang World is at a very low level, it's extremely special. It was once affected by a trace of Dao Fruit, giving birth to many strange and treacherous things!"
As for why that small world was affected by a trace of Dao Fruit power?
Fang Xi guessed it was probably due to the lingering aftermath of a battle between great powers?
Furthermore, there was no Dao Fruit within the Great Liang World itself; it merely became so mysterious from being affected by a trace of Dao Fruit power. This also filled him with much reverence and longing for truly great beings.
'At that level, to casually destroy a world, or reverse life and death, achieving eternal longevity. . . it's probably just a trivial matter, right? '
'My path. . . is still very long! '
Rustle, rustle, rustle!
The Demonic Tree continuously swayed, its movements pulling Fang Xi's thoughts back to reality.
No matter how splendid the path ahead, he was still just a small, insignificant turtle from the lower realms, needing to climb step by step!
Fang Xi's expression turned serious as he gazed at the Demonic Tree before him.
He could feel that after a period of entanglement, the Ancestral Demonic Tree's seed had still gained the upper hand!
Rip!
Cracks appeared on the Demonic Tree's trunk, continuously spreading to form patterns like ice fissures.
Time passed, an unknown duration. . .
As the Demonic Tree trembled, a large piece of bark fell off.
Plop!
The pitch-black Demonic Tree bark landed on the ground, immediately losing all its luster and moisture, like dead skin from an old tree. It even rapidly became brittle and turned to ash. . .
Rustle, rustle, rustle!
The shedding of the first piece of dead bark was like a chain reaction. In an instant, the entire Demonic Tree's bark began to crack and peel off.
This sight even gave one a sense of horror.
At the very least, terms like 'cicada shedding its shell' and 'butterfly emerging from its cocoon' appeared in Fang Xi's mind.
After the entire Demonic Tree had 'molted', a completely new Demonic Tree appeared before him.
Although it was largely similar to the previous Demonic Tree, its dragon-scale-like patterns, faint bloodstains. . . and even the aura it exuded, all convinced Fang Xi that it was closer to the Ancestral Demonic Tree!
"The connection of the Longevity Art is still there. . . The idea of using demons to control demons wasn't wrong!"
Fang Xi silently circulated the Longevity Art, arriving at a conclusion that brought him some joy.
Then, to his shock, he discovered that there seemed to be more changes on the body of the Ancestral Demonic Tree.
Whoosh!
The countless black and blood-red patterns subtly formed a face. . .
"That's. . ."
Fang Xi gazed at the face and fell silent: "That's my face. . ."
"The face on the trunk of the Ancestral Demonic Tree. . . has become mine. . ."
"Is this a chain reaction that came with forming the connection?"
Regardless, seeing his own human face grow on the Demonic Tree was still quite a horrifying sight.
Fang Xi quickly waved his hand, and layers of bark wriggled, covering the face. . .
Only then did he have the leisure to sense other things.
"Hmm. . . it feels like it can provide more life essence qi, and the conversion rate is higher. . ."
"As for the 'Eternal Evergreen Body'. . . I can't tell yet. After all, the essence of the Longevity Art is still to exchange a long period of time for an increase in aptitude. . ."
Fang Xi now had a greater understanding of the 'Eternal Evergreen Body', a physique rumored to guarantee ascension to immortality.
Rumors always contained a good deal of exaggeration and falsehood.
For cultivators of the Three Thousand Worlds, reaching Soul Transformation Perfected and ascending to the Earthly Immortal World could already be considered 'achieving immortality' by attaining the Dao.
'However, it should at least be a great help for breaking through to Soul Transformation. '
'The Human World is currently polluted by heavenly demon qi, making it increasingly difficult to break through to Soul Transformation and manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. . . If I can cultivate the 'Eternal Evergreen Body', it would at least serve as a fallback. '
Fang Xi sighed, then looked at the corpse of the fourth-order Five Elements Lin Clan.
Through his connection with the Ancestral Demonic Tree, he had understood many issues.
'Ordinary Demonic Tree seeds can no longer be used to refine fourth-order puppets. '
'To truly refine one, I must. . . '
He cast a spell, and countless vines and aerial roots draped down from the thick Demonic Tree, continuously burrowing into the body of the horned scale beast.
Then. . . it was slowly lifted and brought into the canopy of the Demonic Tree.
Under the control of Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness, those vines acted like the most advanced mechanical arms, modifying and disassembling the horned scale beast. . .
A teeth-grinding sound continuously emanated from within the Demonic Tree's canopy. . .
...
One month later.
"It's complete!"
Fang Xi's eyes slightly brightened. He had vines suspend a three-zhang long puppet, lowering it before him.
This was an incredibly strange puppet, shaped like a green ox, yet covered entirely in scales, with only a single horn on its head.
"Green Qilin Puppet!"
Fang Xi's face showed satisfaction as he gave this quasi-fourth-order puppet a name.
"Demon beasts naturally possess physical advantages. After being transformed into a wood puppet, they can retain most of their strength. . ."
"Compared to that good-for-nothing Seven Kills Demon Lord, who only had the Body Cultivation strength of a late Core Formation cultivator, what a waste!"
At this thought, he retrieved the Green Qilin's original demon core.
This demon core was the size of a fist, emitting a hazy green glow throughout, an extraordinary sight!
"High-tier demon beasts don't follow the human Nascent Soul cultivation path; they only temper their bodies and possess this inner core. . ."
Fang Xi toyed with the core, able to feel the pure demonic qi within it.
"At the fourth-order level, Foundation Establishment cultivators shouldn't even dream of refining it; they would only explode and die. . . And False Core cultivators will always remain False Cores, their cultivation never surpassing early Core Formation cultivators. There's no benefit in continually refining higher-order demon cores to raise their cultivation. . ."
"Even if a Foundation Establishment Perfected cultivator refines a low-grade or high-grade third-order demon core, they will only form a False Core upon success, and their strength won't differ much. The only difference lies in how much of the demon core's essence is wasted. . ."
"Fourth-order demon cores are mainly used for alchemy, which is quite beneficial for Nascent Soul cultivators, or for refining artifacts, setting up formations, or feeding spirit beasts. . ."
Fang Xi sighed, and the green demon core in his hand flew up.
"Roar!"
The Green Qilin Puppet spewed out a ray of light, and with a single sweep, swallowed the demon core back, truly turning it into a 'return to origin' meal.
In an instant, surging demonic qi erupted from its body, faintly reaching the fourth-order level!
"A fourth-order puppet, complete!"
Seeing this, Fang Xi's face quickly flashed with joy: "As expected, with the Ancestral Demonic Tree, the Monster World is my great opportunity!"
However, the drawback of wood puppets lies in their lack of agility.
Fortunately, with the Green Qilin's demon cultivation physique, even if it stood there and let a group of Core Formation cultivators bombard it, they might not be able to break its defense.
What's more. . .
"Hurry!"
Fang Xi formed a hand seal, and a thought of Divine Consciousness, generated from cultivating the 'Thousand Mechanisms Art' puppet control secret art, entered the wood puppet, beginning to take over everything.
"A formidable physique, powerful blood-qi. . . and its innate divine ability is to control wind dragons?"
Soon, everything about this demon body was laid bare before Fang Xi's eyes.
"This truly is a fine demon body. It could even serve as a host body for the Second Primordial Spirit, breaking through the limits of Divine Consciousness-controlled puppets. . . But in that case, the Second Primordial Spirit's divine abilities would further increase. Fortunately, I don't cultivate the spell-casting path, so its cultivation is difficult to raise, and I don't fear betrayal. . . Hmm, I could send it to fulfill Yun Jizi's promise. . ."
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