Chapter 482: Two Modes (Please subscribe)
‘This female demon lord harbors ill intentions, sending out this secret art. . . Isn’t this telling me to personally teach my main body how to refine me? ’
Within its Dantian Qi Sea, the Outer Dao Incarnation with two horns on its head gritted its teeth.
‘No. . . she is indeed expecting me and my main body to turn against each other. Truly a peerless Demon Lord! ’
Fang Xi gritted his teeth, bowed and said, "Many thanks for the Demon Lord's generosity. . . I will now release your restraints. May I know the Demon Lord's esteemed name?"
As he spoke, his fingers danced across the array disk.
The silver Phoenix Seal talismans that had originally bound the fleshy throne instantly turned to ashes and vanished. . .
But the outer restrictions, and the Nine Yang True Fire, remained poised and ready to strike!
Fang Xi was not so foolish. Even though he had temporarily reached an agreement with the Demon Lord, he would not lower his guard.
"It's nothing to speak of. . . This Venerable's name is'red Refining'!"
"Red refining, then?"
Fang Xi murmured, immediately manipulating the formation, causing a ball of Nine Yang True Fire to descend, burning the fleshy door and the altar to ashes.
After clearing away all traces, he no longer hesitated, executing an Earth Escape Art, and swiftly fled the scene. . .
...
Southern Desolate Cultivation World.
Emerald Island.
Inside the Evergreen Hall.
Back home, Fang Xi surveyed his surroundings in good spirits, then sent Horned Dragon back to its dragon pond to frolic with a group of Wind Thunder Horned Pythons and Azure Water Winged Serpents.
Little Green, however, was somewhat disdainful, preparing to renovate its phoenix nest once more.
This time, from the storage artifacts of Feng Shisan and Elder Qing, Fang Xi had indeed pulled out many good items.
Among them were several four-stage 'Phoenix Dwelling Parasol Wood', which Little Green requested and obtained all of them, intending to build its new home.
"Young Master has finally returned."
Zhong Hong Yu bowed to Fang Xi with a face full of joy.
The current Fang Xi had naturally reverted to his true appearance, no longer in the boorish guise of Yun Jizi.
When he passed through the Wu Kingdom, he also saw the disciples of the Star Point Sect and the Profound Ice Palace. These two Core Formation sects had entirely relocated to the Three Kingdoms region, and had now managed to establish themselves.
It was a pity that the Wu Kingdom only had a single third-order spirit vein. Thus, the two Core Formation female cultivators found their cultivation quite constrained. . . They even had to rent a cultivation cave-dwelling from Tai Shu Hong to reside and cultivate.
But Fang Xi would not concern himself with these matters.
"Good, I've finally returned. Give the order, we shall hold a banquet today!"
He let out a hearty laugh and instructed.
A faint blush appeared on Zhong Hong Yu's face. She swiftly bowed and withdrew.
Fang Xi, meanwhile, gazed outside the Evergreen Hall, his eyes flickering, and did not release the Ancestral Demonic Tree.
This time, he had returned to enjoy himself. He would leave after a short rest, so there was no need to repeatedly plant and uproot trees. . .
On this day.
Inside the seclusion chamber.
Fang Xi formed hand seals with both hands. Above his head, his main Nascent Soul appeared, gazing at the Outer Dao Incarnation opposite him. He then unleashed the Art of Assimilation.
A moment later. . .
A hint of surprise and uncertainty appeared on his face: "This Outer Dao Incarnation's actions this time were somewhat out of character for me. . . If I didn't assimilate it every so often, with such a deviation, it wouldn't be long before a second personality formed. . . Fortunately, I possess the All-Heavens Precious Mirror; the Outer Dao Incarnation could never escape my grasp. The Red-Demon Lord's scheme to make me and the outer Dao Incarnation turn against each other would only come to naught. . ."
As for contracts and the like?
His thoughts were aligned with the Outer Dao Incarnation's. At worst, he could use 'Heavenly Demon Qi' as a bargaining chip and cooperate with the Fang Xian Dao Palace.
In any case, it was the Outer Dao Incarnation taking the risks, not him!
A moment later, Fang Xi sat cross-legged, quietly contemplating his cultivation art.
"Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts, Divine Infant Sword, and the Demonic Fire Refinement of Nascent Soul Great Art!"
Fang Xi glanced at the Outer Dao Incarnation. He felt that after some more time, the other party might not hand over the last secret art of Demonic Fire Refinement.
However, he judged by actions, not by intentions.
Moreover, after this assimilation, the Outer Dao Incarnation would be well-behaved for a while longer.
"The method for re-refining the Divine Infant Sword was fine otherwise, but it still required a top-tier demonic material—'Blood River Stone'."
"And to sacrifice and refine the Outer Dao Incarnation also required several kinds of demonic fires to re-forge its foundation. . ."
"I don't have any of these on hand. I'm also generally aware of the rare materials available in the Southern Desolate region. At most, I might find one or two types of demonic fires within the Lishang Demon Palace, but there's no Blood River Stone. . ."
"It seems I'll have to head to the Western Desert Cultivation World ahead of schedule."
"But there's no rush for any of this. The cultivation art given by the Demon Lord might have some pitfalls within it. . . It still needs to be thoroughly examined."
Fang Xi had long intended to lie low for a while. After all, the alias of Dragon Fish Island Master wasn't entirely safe either.
But as long as he went to the Western Desert Cultivation World and then destroyed the ancient teleportation array, even if Soul Transformation stage demon beasts were to attack, he would still be utterly fearless!
After dismissing the Outer Dao Incarnation, Fang Xi entered his Mountain Sea Pearl cave-dwelling.
Beneath the massive Ancestral Demonic Tree, Feng Shisan and Elder Qing stood side by side, both demons having transformed into human form, their expressions blank.
"Two wood puppets, one mid-grade fourth-order, and one superior-grade fourth-order."
Fang Xi began inspecting the two wood puppets. He couldn't help but feel very satisfied: "Although some essence blood had been drawn to refine the Green Reaping Sword, their strength hadn't declined much. . . Now, I also have puppets with the combat power of Grand Cultivators."
In addition to this, within the storage artifacts of the two demons, he also found a large quantity of Demon Realm materials, some of which Fang Xi couldn't even identify.
And within Elder Qing's storage bracelet, besides a few spirit treasures and Phoenix Dwelling Parasol Wood, Fang Xi also found a few 'Phoenix Yuan Pills'!
Although these pills didn't have much effect on him now, if word got out, countless early-stage Nascent Soul old monsters would be stirred to desire them.
"Now. . . I still need to quickly improve my alchemy skills and refine the 'Soul Splitting Pill'. This pill has potent effects. . . It should be very helpful for mid-stage cultivation."
This pill formula was still something he had acquired from a previous transaction. Fang Xi still remembered that unfamiliar demonic cultivator clearly.
After all, that person had seemingly caused him a hidden loss.
‘However. . . the war between humans and demons was so brutal, that person might have already died in battle for all he knew. . . ’
...
Several months later.
Inside the seclusion chamber.
Fang Xi held an ancient beast-skin book in his hands. He had already turned to the last few pages, which were covered in various Phoenix Seal characters resembling flying birds. Each character glowed faintly, seemingly eager to spread its wings and fly off the page.
Beside it, there was a soul lamp. The remnant soul within wailed day and night, sending shivers down one's spine.
Fang Xi finished searching the soul and looked through the ancient book again. He had gained some insights into this cultivation art.
The beast-skin book, seized from the Five Elements Lin Clan, had most of its demon script in its earlier sections already deciphered by Fang Xi. It was a top-tier cultivation art named Celestial Demon Extermination Manual.
However, humans simply could not cultivate it, so he merely selected a few secret arts from it and casually bestowed them upon Horned Dragon.
As for the last few pages, they were all Phoenix Seal characters, which Fang Xi couldn't understand at all before.
It wasn't until he gained knowledge of Phoenix Seal characters from Feng Shisan that he finally began to slowly decipher them.
By today, the task was considered completely finished.
"Two Modes Transmuting Art? !"
Fang Xi picked up the handwritten manuscript pages, assembled them together, and silently began to read aloud.
What was on the last few pages of the beast-skin book was still a cultivation art and secret technique!
However, this secret art seemed somewhat different.
As Fang Xi continued to read, his expression subtly showed a hint of shock and fear. . . before finally transforming into wild joy.
"This cultivation art had an extremely lofty conception! It aimed to enable demons to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation, and even directly cultivate human secret arts and cultivation methods!"
"Its core principle was to use a void-type spirit treasure of extremely high quality as a foundation, refining it into a 'void aperture', or rather, a 'virtual Dantian', then storing spiritual qi or demonic qi within it. . . thereby achieving a complete transformation of cultivation methods. Not only that, it also involved some changes to the body's divine abilities. . ."
Fang Xi only read it a few times and confirmed that this was definitely a secret art meant for demons to cultivate!
Because those changes to the body's divine abilities required altering meridians and constructing numerous acupuncture points. . . The requirements for physical constitution were extremely high. Not to mention most frail humans, even demon beasts with slightly weaker physiques who attempted to cultivate it would only end up exploding and dying!
"I possess the 'Azure Wood Undying Body' secret art. If I cultivate another body cultivation method, I might just barely meet the requirements. . ."
Fang Xi stroked his chin and fell into contemplation.
This 'Two Modes Transmuting Art' emphasized the transformation between human and demon, allowing seamless integration. If he successfully cultivated it, he could then cultivate demon race cultivation arts, such as the Celestial Demon Extermination Manual! Moreover, many secret arts in this cultivation method that he had coveted could be learned one by one.
Furthermore, after employing the technique, he could immediately convert his entire body's spiritual qi to demonic qi. Even if he blended into the demon race, even a Soul Transformation Demon Venerable might not necessarily discover any clues!
‘However. . . for such a cultivation art to appear among the demon race, it was likely for the purpose of disguising themselves as humans and infiltrating the cultivation world. . . ’
Fang Xi's brows furrowed: ‘To think that the Five Elements Lin Clan possessed such a divine art and secret technique inheritance. If they had started planning early, there might already be undercurrents stirring in the Western Desert Cultivation World. . . ’
‘No. . . that's not right. . . ’
Suddenly, Fang Xi seemed to realize something, and a cold sweat even broke out on his forehead: ‘If there were demons who had cultivated this Two Modes Transmuting Art and also cultivated human cultivation arts and secret techniques, such as the Withered Glory Chant. . . Well, they still wouldn't be able to cultivate the Withered Glory Mystic Light. . . A false alarm, a false alarm. . . ’
After all, Elder Qing had confirmed it, that when the Green Emperor Mountain's cultivation art was spread outside back then, many human cultivators couldn't cultivate the Withered Glory Mystic Light.
Even if demons could transform into physiques suitable for cultivating human cultivation arts through secret arts, they still couldn't compare to orthodox humans. To wish to cultivate the Withered Glory Mystic Light would be like a fool's dream.
Unless they cultivated the Longevity Art again, spent a thousand years, to cultivate the 'Wood Spirit Body'!
‘But in the Western Desert, there must be quite a few demon spies. . . ’
Fang Xi fell into contemplation: "It seems this trip to the Western Desert still requires utmost caution. . ."
He proofread the manuscript pages one by one, and finally transcribed them into a jade slip, forming a complete cultivation art.
Subsequently, he began to study it in earnest.
This 'Two Modes Transmuting Art' was indeed uniquely conceived in its design, and allowed him to gain immensely.
However, as his comprehension deepened, Fang Xi increasingly felt that this secret art was somewhat of a 'chicken rib' – of limited use, yet difficult to discard.
"Changing meridians and cleansing marrow, constructing acupuncture points. . . These physical transformations were still manageable."
"But the virtual Dantian that truly contained demonic qi. . . had extremely high requirements for the quality of the void-type spirit treasure. Even the Star-Patterned Chessboard and the Blood Fiend Hall might not necessarily meet the requirements. . ."
After all, bearing powerful magical energy and needing to separate demonic qi from spiritual qi, even a slight lapse in attention would result in one's body exploding and dying.
Fang Xi stroked his chin. His eyes suddenly glinted.
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