Chapter 439: Sun's True Fire Shield (Making up a missed chapter 20)
Chapter 439: Sun's True Fire Shield (Making up a missed chapter 20)
The White-Browed Archivist swept his large sleeve, collecting the Nascent Soul of the middle-aged sword cultivator, and then gazed in the direction Fang Xi had fled.
At this moment, Fang Xi had already flown hundreds of miles away, but that scalp-tingling sensation was like a persistent bone-marrow leech, shadowing him relentlessly, refusing to dissipate.
The next instant.
The White-Browed Archivist's divine consciousness, utilizing the boundless leaps of the intelligent AI, connected with a series of satellites among the celestial stars.
From a cosmic perspective, one could see mechanical satellites unfolding and disassembling, releasing layers of crystalline radiance outward, as if forming a thin 'prism'.
This 'prism' was not large; it merely managed to block a portion of the sun's brilliance cast towards the Kyushu world, then refined and converged it into a single point!
This was the Kyushu world's top-tier war artifact—the 'Sun's True Fire Shield'!
It was crafted from a portion of otherworldly pure Yang Daoist scripture content, combined with the concept of a 'Dyson Sphere', and currently, it could only be considered a prototype.
At present, it could only create a 'sky-shrouding prism', intercepting a portion of the sun's light. The 'Sun God-Slaying Annihilation Ray' refined from this, compared to a true great divine ability, was merely a crude imitation!
Neither its power nor its range could compare.
Yet, even so, it brought an extremely terrifying sense of threat to Fang Xi.
Boom!
Boundless sun rays, folded and converged by the prisms formed by the celestial satellites. . . formed the 'Sun God-Slaying Annihilation Ray', like a golden pillar of light, tearing through the atmosphere and descending, or like a divine sword from beyond the heavens, piercing straight into the earth.
Wherever it passed, everything was annihilated. . .
Under this single strike, it already possessed the might of a Divine Transformation cultivator drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, yet without the backlash a Divine Transformation cultivator would experience!
However. . . After unleashing this strike, the White-Browed Archivist's expression turned somewhat puzzled. . .
...
Southern Barrens Cultivation World.
Emerald Island.
Inside the cultivation chamber.
"Ahhh. . . my fourth-stage wood puppet!"
Fang Xi looked at the Qilin Puppet before him, his heart aching beyond measure: "How did it turn into this ghastly state the moment it was sent over?"
The Qilin Puppet before him, though still in the form of a green-armored, single-horned figure, had lost its entire right arm, along with half a shoulder, which had vanished without a trace, revealing scorched flesh and countless broken wooden tendrils. . .
After advancing to Nascent Soul, and being able to summon the main body of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, Fang Xi's traversal ability had once again improved.
This time, sensing his External Avatar's critical situation, he directly activated his supreme treasure, and pulled it back.
He hadn't expected, however, that with just half a step more, the External Avatar, along with this fourth-stage puppet, would have been utterly annihilated!
"Such a formidable enemy. . . even a late-stage Nascent Soul Perfected cultivator wouldn't be this strong, would they? Could it be Divine Transformation? !"
Fang Xi's expression shifted, and he made a hand seal.
A somewhat listless, greenish-black Nascent Soul then emerged from the Qilin Puppet's crown.
Not only was its vitality severely damaged, but even the Seven Kills Demon Armor appeared shattered. . .
"It even cost me a defensive spiritual treasure. . . This world is truly dangerous!"
"Thankfully, my true body didn't go. . ."
Fang Xi made a hand seal, and above his crown, his main Nascent Soul, cradling the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, emerged, and began to browse and assimilate memories.
Subsequently, streams of information flashed by rapidly. . .
"According to the books found in the structure, that world called itself 'Kyushu', so let's just call it the Kyushu World. . ."
"This world has a round sky and square earth, with only one continent, divided into nine prefectures, and above the Nine Heavens Gale Winds, there are countless stars like the Moon and Sun. . ."
"A completely new language, a new writing system. . . learned it."
"Sky-patrolling battleships, powerful Nascent Soul sword cultivators. . ."
"And that final attack. . . was it really just from a late-stage Nascent Soul Perfected cultivator? Why did it feel like it contained a trace of Divine Transformation might? !"
Divine Transformation cultivators can draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; any casual spell they cast carries the might of the world's grand momentum, with boundless power, their divine abilities are incredibly terrifying and astonishing.
Recalling that final golden divine light attack, Fang Xi's expression turned somewhat grim.
Are late-stage Nascent Soul Perfected cultivators in the Kyushu world all so formidable?
"No. . . the main issue is still concealment. As long as I can hide from the start, it shouldn't be a big problem. . ."
"That world seems to be invaded by demons. No wonder they chased after my demonic cultivator with such red eyes. . ."
Fang Xi carefully recalled the process of his External Avatar's exposure.
At first, inside the structure, spending some time learning the language and gathering intelligence. . . he didn't encounter any enemies.
But as soon as he flew out and exposed his demonic light, a sky-patrolling battleship arrived not long after. Clearly, the problem lay in openly revealing his demonic qi!
"Heavenly Eye. . . is that it?"
Fang Xi, with his experiences in several worlds and life in his hometown, very keenly identified the problem.
In fact, the External Avatar had also vaguely sensed something amiss, which was why it had been constantly using earth-burrowing escape techniques to flee.
'So. . . the first point is not to expose demonic qi, the second is to be careful to avoid the "Eyes of the Sky". . . '
'Next time. . . I might as well send the External Avatar in stripped of its defenses! '
Fang Xi inspected the fourth-stage wood puppet again, confirming that its injuries were extremely severe, to the point of hindering its movements, and couldn't help but feel a fresh pang of heartache.
'With the External Avatar's teleportation ability, and cultivating a few more divine abilities and secret arts to conceal demonic qi. . . let's see if it can pull off a grand deception. Fighting is out of the question, so isn't sneaking in the only option? '
It had to be said, Fang Xi was now becoming increasingly interested in that world.
'However, that location might well be monitored. After all, they couldn't confirm whether the External Avatar had truly died, and there might be some clues left behind. . . '
'Then I can only shift the landing point by hundreds of thousands of miles. . . '
Fang Xi's refinement of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror was gradually deepening, and he felt that he could still manage this point.Moreover, recalling his sensory experience from this trip to the Kyushu world, his expression subtly darkened again.
'Although I can confirm that a fragment of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror is in that world, I can't pinpoint its location. . . I'm afraid it's either sealed or in some kind of special state. . . This is a bit troublesome. '
...
Several months later.
Inside the alchemy chamber.
Fang Xi had a simple wooden hairpin in his hair, his eyes blazed with purple light, as he stared intently at the Qiankun Cauldron before him.
Currently, his success rate for refining the 'Lihe Pill' had reached twenty to thirty percent, barely qualifying him as a quasi-fourth-stage alchemist.
But refining the other pill formula, 'Infant-Mending Pill', given by Nangong Li, still required a measure of luck.
'This pill formula's acquisition was quite peculiar. . . Back when Nangong Li cultivated with my External Avatar, she returned and immediately presented this "Infant-Mending Pill" formula, claiming it could replenish the Nascent Soul cultivator's lost vitality. . . Heh, this woman previously told me there were no other methods, and that one could only restore Nascent Soul vitality through secret arts. . . '
'Was she scared off by the External Avatar, and doesn't want to play with me anymore? '
'It seems these Nascent Soul cultivators from major sects still have quite a few hidden treasures, and this woman might not have only two fourth-stage pill formulas in her possession. . . It turns out I'm the poorest. '
Fang Xi thought of the resources he had consumed to improve his alchemy, and now felt a faint ache of regret.
Things like thousand-year-old spirit herbs, demon beast inner cores. . . were simply like mountains and seas.
Especially when advancing high-level alchemy, the consumption of materials became even more terrifying, and even the reserves within the Long Evergreen Park mystic realm were gradually depleting. . .
'It seems, in the future, I'll have to go 'prey on' those hostile Nascent Soul old monsters. . . '
He pondered to himself.
Just at this moment, pill qi overflowed from the Qiankun Cauldron, and vaguely, a sound like ghosts wailing and wolves howling could be heard, attacking the alchemist's divine consciousness.
"The pill is forming, and there's a minor tribulation? !"
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi merely gave a cold smile, his divine consciousness unmoving as a mountain, and precisely cast a series of pill-collecting hand seals.
Boom!
The Qiankun Cauldron burst open, and from within, a multicolored pill cloud emerged.
The cloud layers dispersed one by one, revealing a pill shimmering with five-colored light.
The pill was entirely snow-white, but its surface bore five distinct pill patterns of various colors, and with just a faint sniff, Fang Xi felt a wave of delightful fragrance assault his nostrils.
Within his Dantian Qi Sea, his main Nascent Soul opened its eyes, a hint of longing appearing in them.
"Infant-Mending Pill, it's done!"
A smile appeared on his face, as he placed the pill into a jade bottle, and carefully sealed it away.
This pill was naturally still for the External Avatar to refine.
Once this External Avatar recovered its vitality, it would have to continue going out to work, earn money, and support the family. . .
As for Fang Xi's true body, he was responsible for holding down the fort on Emerald Island, a very significant responsibility. . .
...
Evergreen Hall.
Having successfully refined an 'Infant-Mending Pill', Fang Xi, in high spirits, walked out of the hall, and saw his personal spirit herb garden.
Upon the five-colored millet soil, each spirit herb was thriving splendidly.
Even though Zheng Shan had formed a False Core, she had not resigned from her post, and continued to care for the spirit herbs in the garden.
"Young Master. . ."
Upon seeing Fang Xi arrive, Zheng Shan immediately bowed.
"The 'Cloud-Mending Ganoderma' you presented earlier was of good quality," Fang Xi smiled, and softly offered a word of encouragement, "it seems you have quite a talent in the path of spirit plant cultivation. . ."
"This is primarily due to the unique advantages of the spirit herb garden," Zheng Shan appeared very humble, "Zheng Shan dares not claim credit where it's not due. . ."
"Enough. . ."
Fang Xi waved his hand, looking at Zheng Shan: "Although you have now formed a False Core, your path forward is blocked, yet you have several hundred years of lifespan remaining. Have you thought about what you want to do?"
"This humble one is willing to continue tending to Young Master's spirit herbs, and incidentally support the Green Wood Sect," Zheng Shan's heart stirred, and she replied cautiously, "these are my only two wishes in this life. . ."
"In that case, it would be a bit of a waste. . ."
Fang Xi casually tossed out a fiery red jade slip: "This jade slip contains a complete third-stage artifact refining inheritance; you can try to study it. . . If, in the future, you achieve success in the path of artifact refinement, this Young Master will heavily reward you!"
After offering a few more words of encouragement, Fang Xi then turned and departed.
'Zheng Shan is, after all, not Tai Shu Hong, who, after forming his Core, didn't even have a single life-bound artifact for a long time, and was thus casually bullied by Wei Changsheng and his group. . . It was only later, after receiving compensation from Wei Changsheng, that he finally acquired a magical flying sword. . . '
'Within Zheng Shan's Dantian, a life-bound artifact was already being nurtured. I wonder if it's a hidden treasure of the Green Wood Sect, or an ancestral artifact she inherited by chance. . . '
Fang Xi immediately prepared to also send a copy of the artifact refining inheritance to Tai Shu Hong; by casting such a wide net, he was bound to catch some fish.
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