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Chapter 453: Invisible Slash (Please subscribe)

Chapter 453: Invisible Slash (Please subscribe)

Emerald Island.

Fang Xi woke from his meditation. Feeling the Nascent Soul within him grow a tiny bit stronger, he couldn't help but smile faintly.

Since his spiritual root had ascended, combined with the 'Parting and Joining Pill', his cultivation had progressed at a rapid pace.

He feared it wouldn't even take a hundred years to fully cultivate the seventeenth layer of the 'Withered Glory Chant' and attempt to break through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.

Just then, he frowned and took out a jade talisman.

Upon the palm-sized jade talisman, lines of minuscule text appeared one after another.

"Oh? Is this from Gui Shan?"

"It seems there's been a change in the Yuan Kingdom. . ."

Furthermore, through the 'Thousand-Mile Communication Talisman', Fang Xi could immediately learn many pieces of information.

"Oh? Is it Gong Ling and Feng Bingxian?"

"These two women must have received a mission from the Lishang Demon Palace. It seems the situation in the Jiang Kingdom isn't very good either. . ."

"Oh? Behind these two, it's suspected there's a Soul Transformation demon cultivator lurking and tracking them?"

Fang Xi, for his part, had no doubts about this.

Although Gui Shan's bloodline was common, placing him at the bottom among Fourth-stage low-grade Soul Transformation demon cultivators, his concealment technique was quite impressive.

The fact that this turtle said so meant that Feng Bingxian and the others were indeed being targeted by a certain Soul Transformation demon cultivator.

"To be safe, I can't meet them in battle. Instead, I need to choose Emerald Island as the battlefield. With the 'Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array' protecting it, I'll at least be able to attack when ready and defend when necessary. . ."

"My Fourth-Generation Green Grain Sword needs some demon blood to truly be honed!"

"But first, I should repair that Fourth-stage puppet. . ."

Besides cultivating, Fang Xi had also been repairing a Fourth-stage puppet during this time.

Although he still had a demon-race wooden puppet with a green horn and silver arm that he could use, one could never have too much combat power of this kind.

Now, this Fourth-stage puppet was mostly complete. It wore silver armor, one of its hands ended in a bird's claw, its head was that of a magnificent eagle, and it had a pair of dark black wings on its back.

With practiced ease, Fang Xi opened the puppet's silver armor, inserted a supreme-grade spirit stone into it, and began the final adjustments. . .

...

"This. . . I always feel like something isn't right."

In the State of Yue, Gong Ling was currently riding a red silk ribbon, standing atop the clouds, looking down at a mortal city below.

This city had naturally long been ruined, and now it had become a paradise for countless demon beasts, looking utterly miserable.

Among them, the most numerous were undoubtedly a group of Moon-Gazing Rhinos!

Yet, those 'Moon-Gazing Rhinos', under the leadership of a Third-stage Moon-Gazing Rhino King, actually ignored a refugee camp a dozen li away. . . They simply swaggered about, showing off their might, and then left, just like that. . .

Such a harmonious scene between humans and demon beasts made Gong Ling almost believe she was witnessing an illusion.

*Whoosh! *

A white light flew over, transforming into Feng Bingxian, clad in a snowy white palace dress.

This woman's expression was also somewhat complex: "I just found a nearby cultivation sect and managed to get some clarity. . . Previously, the beast tide swept through the Three Kingdoms, leaving life devastated. . . Later, the leader of these demon beasts, a Soul Transformation-level Earth Mountain Turtle, attacked Emerald Island and seemed to have been severely defeated. . . After that, the intensity of the beast tide significantly decreased. . ."

"It looks like the Dragon Fish Island Master has reached some kind of understanding with that Soul Transformation Great Demon? " A hint of joy appeared on Gong Ling's face as she looked at the refugees: "This is a blessing for humanity. . ."

Although those refugees looked miserable, compared to the common folk of the Yuan Kingdom, Jiang Kingdom, and Feng Kingdom, they were undoubtedly much happier.

And all of this was thanks to a cultivator capable of holding up the heavens!

"Alright, I've also clarified the route. Let's head to Emerald Island immediately."

Feng Bingxian held a jade slip and sped away on a white light.

At the speed of a Core Formation cultivator, traversing the State of Yue would take no time at all.

...

Emerald Island.

"Finally. . . they've arrived?"

On one of the islands, a wooden puppet that Fang Xi had set up beforehand saw two streams of light fly past and transmitted the scene to Fang Xi on Emerald Island.

Fang Xi muttered to himself, not releasing his Divine Consciousness.

After all, behind the two women, a Soul Transformation Great Demon was still lurking!

What if he scared them away? That wouldn't be good.

It wouldn't hurt to test them first. If the opponent dared to enter the Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array, then they would truly be delivering themselves on a platter.

Not long after, two streaks of escaping light, one red and one white, landed outside the Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array.

Feng Bingxian waved her hand, sending out a sound transmission talisman.

*Rumble! *

The mist on both sides parted, revealing a passage, and Hai Da Niu flew out: "Fellow Daoists, what brings you here?"

"Feng Bingxian of Profound Ice Palace and Gong Ling of Star Point Sect seek an audience with the Dragon Fish Island Master!"

Feng Bingxian took out the token Fang Xi had given her back then.

"So that's it. . . This is indeed the Master's item."

Hai Da Niu took it, examined it, and nodded: "Two distinguished guests have come from afar, please enter for tea!"

Feng Bingxian and Gong Ling naturally entered the formation without hesitation, but behind them, a shadow stopped outside the array, not entering.

"As expected, the demon race isn't foolish. Rashly entering a Fourth-stage grand array, especially one with a Nascent Soul-level formation master inside, isn't that just asking to be delivered?"

In the Evergreen Hall, Fang Xi sighed with emotion as he met Feng Bingxian and Gong Ling.

"Greetings, Senior!"

Feng Bingxian and Gong Ling gracefully saluted.

"Please rise, young friends. Before we reminisce, let's first deal with our uninvited guest outside."

Fang Xi laughed heartily, transforming into a green rainbow, and arrived at the edge of Emerald Island. His Divine Consciousness spread out, remotely locking onto a dark green shadow.

The other party had been hiding in the void all along, appearing as a handsome man with a slightly aquiline nose.

"Dragon Fish Island Master, what powerful Divine Consciousness! No wonder that old turtle was no match for you."

The aquiline-nosed man sneered, and then drifted into appearance.

Terrifying demonic energy swirled around him, and he had a pair of steel-like wings on his back.

"Your Excellency does not seem to be of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan. . ."

Fang Xi was, however, a little disappointed upon seeing this demon.

He had originally hoped that some core member of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan would deliver themselves to his doorstep, ideally even bringing Heavenly Demon Qi with them, saving him the trouble of traveling thousands of miles to retrieve it.

"This Venerable One. . . an elder of the Iron Wing Eagle Clan, under the Heavenly Phoenix Clan—Heiwei!"

Heiwei's eyes, sharp as knives, swept over Fang Xi: "You are the external aid that the Lishang Demon Palace sought? Merely an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. . ."

"Not at all. The Lishang Demon Palace invited my good friend 'Yun Jizi'. However, since Fellow Daoist has arrived, then please leave your demon bird body behind. . ."

Fang Xi waved his hand, and the Fourth-Generation Green Grain Sword automatically appeared in his grasp.

"Heh heh. . . This is my first time seeing such an arrogant human cultivator. Perfect, I'll kill you first, then slaughter this Myriad Islands Lake. . ."

Although Heiwei's words were incredibly arrogant, he cautiously did not approach the Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array. Instead, he retreated a further distance, preventing Fang Xi from suddenly expanding the array.

Then, with a cold sneer, green light burst around his body, and a dense flurry of wind blades appeared, encompassing an area of several li.

That terrifying aura made all the Core Formation cultivators still on Emerald Island tremble with fear. . .

"Behind us earlier, there was actually such a Great Demon following?"

Gong Ling's face was filled with disbelief.

If this Soul Transformation Great Demon had shown even a bit of its ferocity, wouldn't she and Sister Feng immediately lie dead in the wilderness? !

"A wind-attribute demon bird!"

Fang Xi looked at the dense array of wind blades. At such a scale, even if he were to take them head-on, it would consume a significant amount of his magic power.

With this thought, he immediately swept his storage ring, and a pearl, which he didn't know how long it had been gathering dust in a corner, appeared.

After infusing the pearl with magic power, it immediately erupted with a hazy yellow glow.

Wherever it passed, all wind and turbulence ceased!

It was a rare treasure found on the Seven Kills Demon Lord — the Wind Stabilizing Pearl!

*Buzz! *

Under the illumination of the hazy yellow glow, the wind blades covering several li actually weakened and dissipated rapidly. . .

In the end, only a meager dozen zhang remained, swirling around Heiwei's body.

"A Wind Stabilizing Pearl?"

Heiwei's pupils constricted: "Human, you actually possess such a rare treasure! My bird race will never let you go!"

He untied a yellow leather pouch from his waist, tossed it into the air, and chanted an incantation.

*Buzzing! *

The yellow leather pouch opened, and masses of incredibly putrid insect clouds flew out from within.

A sharp glint flashed in Fang Xi's eyes as he saw purple venomous scorpions with twin wings on their backs, carrying an ancient, barbaric ferocity, pressing aggressively towards him with murderous intent!

"So you're an insect cultivator?"

He laughed heartily, and with a casual slash of the Green Grain Sword in his hand!

*Pffft! *

Amidst a burst of green light, the flying sword, shaped like a green leaf, violently exploded, transforming into 1.296 billion nanometer-level 'Green Grain Needles'!

Looking around, the sky was filled with countless wisps of green thread, easily piercing through the purple venomous scorpions, severing their heads and bodies, causing their scattered remains to fall like rain.

"Sword-into-silk technique? !"

Heiwei quickly recalled the remaining twin-winged venomous scorpions, a pained expression appearing on his face. He had spent considerable effort cultivating this pouch of spirit insects; the refined scorpions were not only incredibly venomous but also possessed extremely tough carapaces, capable of withstanding attacks from ordinary magic treasures. They had always been considered a powerful trump card, even having ambushed and killed two human Nascent Soul cultivators. Yet, he never expected to suffer such a setback in this small, remote cultivation world!

Fang Xi naturally wouldn't give him time to react. With a cold smile, he once again feigned forming a sword incantation.

*Pffft, pffft, pffft! *

In the blink of an eye, the nanometer-level 'Green Grain Needles' split again. Each 'Green Grain Needle' exploded, transforming into a million femtometer-level 'Green Grain Needles'!

The consequence of this was that the sky full of green sword threads instantly vanished. . .

This was because the femtometers were too minuscule, already exceeding the limits of Heiwei's Divine Consciousness!

"Invisible sword light?"

Heiwei shrieked, shaking his black feathers. Streaks of black feather arrows, gleaming with the luster of fine iron, flew out, but inexplicably shattered into countless fragments in mid-air.

It was as if lethal traps had already been laid throughout this void!

Heiwei no longer had any thought of taking down Fang Xi; he didn't even dare to flee now.

He was no longer certain if, when he soared into the sky, he would collide with those traceless, invisible sword threads.

"The moment you appeared beneath my Green Grain Sword, your defeat was already sealed."

Fang Xi sighed, then raised his hand in a summoning gesture.

Heiwei's face suddenly contorted with intense pain: "My Inner Core. . ."

Within his Dantian and Sea of Qi, amidst his demonic energy, countless tiny green needles suddenly appeared, piercing his demon soul until it was riddled with holes.

At this moment, Heiwei's protective demonic energy, and even his proud Fourth-stage demon beast physique, failed to provide even the slightest bit of resistance. . .