Chapter 523: Aftermath of War (Makeup for previous chapter 49)
Chapter 523: Aftermath of War (Makeup for previous chapter 49)
Lunar Star.
Warships of heavenly patrol landed one after another. The surviving Nascent Soul True Monarchs removed their masks, their faces still bearing expressions of disbelief: "The Moon Demon disaster. . . has it finally ended?"
Boom!
The Dharma Body of the Master of the Heavenly Stars stretched out its massive hand, pulling out pitch-black demonic nails one by one from the void.
The Candle Dragon roared, its colossal body dissipating into countless points of light, and Tu Mo Zhenjun's Nascent Soul appeared.
"Fellow Daoist Tu Mo, where is your physical body?"
Fang Xi asked with a touch of curiosity.
"It is still in the space station. . . Wielding the Candle Dragon with a Nascent Soul unleashes greater power. . ."
"Not good!"
Just then, Fang Xi and the other two received an urgent communication from White Eyes True Monarch: "Just now, the Red Dome Demon Venerable suddenly attacked, shattering the'sun's True Fire Shield', and the Fire Dome Demon Venerable seized the opportunity to escape. . . now vanished into the depths of the universe. . ."
In the video, White Eyebrows True Monarch was left with only a Nascent Soul. Although this Nascent Soul appeared young, it had two long eyebrows: "The two great Demon Venerables even intended to join forces to kill me. My Dharma Body was damaged, and now I can only rebuild a new one. . ."
"From the looks of it, those two Soul Transformation Demon Venerables might still stage a comeback after consolidating the remaining demon race forces?"
Fang Xi said, his expression grave.
Most Soul Transformation cultivators are self-preserving individuals. It was understandable that Red-Demon Venerable did not dare to venture deep into the Lunar Star and participate in the fierce battle that just took place, but instead seized an opportunity moment.
"It doesn't matter, after all, the demon race is now like water without a source, wood without roots. . . " Gui Axe Zhenjun said, "Now that the Diagram of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy Particles has been completed, as long as we advance to Soul Transformation, we can sweep away the demonic aura. . ."
Fang Xi nodded upon hearing this.
These three True Monarchs all had hopes of breaking through to Soul Transformation!
Of course, hope existed, but whether they would truly succeed in the end, only Heaven knew. . .
"There is one more major matter now: the Dao Lord has ascended. . . The Fang Xian Dao Palace cannot be without a master for even a day."
Tu Mo Zhenjun suddenly spoke.
For a moment, the atmosphere grew subtly tense.
Within the Fang Xian Dao Palace, the Dao Lord was naturally the most revered, followed by the three Hall Masters.
No, now that Zhang Huohua had been promoted to Law Enforcement Hall Master, there were four.
Theoretically, it seemed all of them had a possibility of taking over the Dao Lord's position?
However, compared to the three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, each with their own established base, Fang Xi could be said to have no foundation whatsoever.
He had no such aspirations either; as long as he could maintain his alliance and utilize the resources from the Jiuzhou World, he would be quite content.
"The Dao Lord has always been meticulous in his plans, did he leave any appointments behind?"
In the video, White Eyebrows True Monarch's Nascent Soul frowned.
"The Dao Lord's private mailbox is still active, I'll try to decrypt it. . ."
Gui Axe Zhenjun brought up a screen, activated his artificial intelligence, and after a series of operations, a brief message was transmitted.
It was a video clip.
The Fang Xian Dao Lord appeared in the video, his sleeves fluttering, and said solemnly: "If this Venerable ascends or falls in battle. . . the first to achieve Soul Transformation shall be the Fang Xian Dao Lord. Before that, the Endless Treasury Lord, the Sky Palace Hall Master, and the Heavenly Works Pavilion Master shall jointly govern the Dao Palace, with the Law Enforcement Hall Master supervising. . ."
"The first to achieve Soul Transformation will be the Fang Xian Dao Lord?"
Fang Xi was not too surprised by this. After all, the Jiuzhou World was still a transcendent society where power belonged to the individual, so it was natural for the strong to be respected.
"Very well, then."
Gui Axe, White Eyebrows, and Tu Mo exchanged glances, raising no objections.
Gui Axe Zhenjun suddenly looked at Fang Xi: "As for the 'World Gate'. . ."
"The Heavenly Demon Gate's characteristic of forcibly opening from time to time will only bring chaos. The Jiuzhou World is now in ruins, with a hundred things waiting to be revived. . . Therefore, this Venerable will take the Heavenly Demon Gate and suppress it,"
Fang Xi said, "Otherwise. . . if it connects to the Monster World again, we will be in great trouble. . ."
The Endless Treasury Lord and the Sky Palace Hall Master exchanged glances, both somewhat distrusting Fang Xi's words.
Gui Axe Zhenjun seemed to recall something and spoke, "In that case, let us vote now. . . I propose that the Heavenly Demon Gate be temporarily kept by the Law Enforcement Hall Master. How about it?"
"Agreed!"
Tu Mo Zhenjun sighed.
Since two of the three in the conference had already voted, White Eyebrows True Monarch remained silent, effectively abstaining as a neutral party.
They vaguely suspected that Fang Xi was from another world, and had a feeling that this "Heavenly Demon Gate" would most likely not be returned. . .
Jiuzhou World.
"Connected!"
Jing Yi tried countless times and finally connected to the virtual network. He felt as relieved as a fish on the verge of dying of thirst finally falling into water. With immense eagerness, he immediately logged onto the forum, wanting to see what had happened.
At that moment, an urgent broadcast suddenly appeared.
Not only on personal terminal networks, but also on the massive advertising screens of the machine-style skyscrapers, and within countless private cave-dwellings. . . a news flash simultaneously lit up.
"Dao Palace Latest News. . . Our Fang Xian Dao has successfully counterattacked the Lunar Star, and the Heavenly Demon Gate has now been closed. . . In this battle, the Fang Xian Dao Lord ascended, while Tu Mo Zhenjun, Jade Spring True Monarch. . . perished. Below, please observe a moment of silence for the heroic spirits. . ."
"The Moon Demon chaos. . . is over?"
Jing Yi's eyes widened. He saw the chaotic battlefield on the Lunar Star in the video, with numerous severed limbs and remnants of demon race members on the ground, which Yellow Turban Strongmen were tidying up.
Against this backdrop, the figure of the Heavenly Works Pavilion Master, with his honest, middle-aged appearance, emerged, speaking in a mellow voice: ". . . The Jiuzhou World Reconstruction Plan is about to begin. Clearing out the wilderness areas and reclaiming our original land is the responsibility of every citizen of the Jiuzhou World. . ."
Seeing this scene, Jing Yi had no choice but to believe that the dark cloud that had loomed over every citizen of the Jiuzhou World had finally dissipated!
...
Western Desert.
Inside a cave-dwelling.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, sensing the changes in the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror'.
"After gaining an additional 'mirror knob', the power of the void seems to have strengthened by several points. . . Unfortunately, it seems it needs to accumulate for a period before it can open the next world."
"Perhaps, it needs to wait until I reach Soul Transformation?"
As he mused, a silver light flashed in the void ahead, and the figure of his External Avatar appeared, tossing over a sub-dimensional pocket.
Fang Xi took it and, with a sweep of his Divine Consciousness, revealed a satisfied smile: "Excellent. . . So many Ancient Demon Race corpses, they are truly excellent fertilizer. . . Eh?"
His expression shifted as he found a corpse in the sub-dimensional pocket.
This corpse belonged to an ancient demon with emerald green scales covering its entire body. Although it appeared stooped and aged, the faint aura it exuded made Fang Xi even think of Elder Qing's five-stage Heavenly Phoenix feather!
"The corpse of the Green Robe Demon Venerable?"
He was slightly startled: "You actually managed to bring back a Soul Transformation demon of this caliber?"
The Green Robe Demon Venerable had died from a Divine Consciousness attack, with all of its split souls annihilated in an instant, rendering any life-preserving secret arts useless.
Because of this, its corpse remained perfectly preserved.
"I merely said I'd take it for research; ultimately, it needs to be returned," the External Avatar replied frankly.
"Mm, if it can't be refined into a wood puppet, it's better to return it. . . With the corpse of this Soul Transformation Demon Venerable, certain disciplines in the Jiuzhou World might experience another massive surge. . ."
Fang Xi touched his Mountain Sea Pearl, and together with his External Avatar, entered the Mountain Sea Pearl's cave-dwelling.
The colossal Demonic Tree rustled, countless vines and aerial roots hanging down, suspending pieces of the Ancient Demon Race's severed limbs.
A demonic arm suspended in mid-air instantly shriveled, seemingly losing all its demonic blood, like a piece of dried old cured meat.
'These demon race limbs are good, some are even from late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators; perhaps I can piece together a few complete ones. . . '
The demon race differs from the monster race. While the monster race is known for its formidable physical bodies, the demon race's bodies are generally stronger than humans, but inferior to some monster races.
Therefore, Fang Xi was primarily interested in the remnants of the demon race members who had practiced body cultivation techniques, intending to try and piece together a few wood puppets.
At this moment, he gazed at the Green Robe Demon Venerable's corpse, and his finger suddenly moved.
A streak of Taiyi Azure Wood Divine Light descended, transforming into an emerald green flying blade, which struck the Demon Venerable's green scales.
Sizzz!
A spark flashed, and a shallow scratch appeared on the scale, which then quickly vanished.
"Self-healing body, or a higher-level indestructible body?"
"The body of a Soul Transformation Demon Venerable, is it truly this formidable?"
Fang Xi looked at the External Avatar beside him.
The External Avatar opened its mouth, and a black line flew out, transforming into six streaks of demonic flame.
The six demonic flames scorched for a long time before the Green Robe Demon Venerable's scales finally softened slightly, allowing the Divine Infant Sword to cut through its flesh and extract a drop of essence blood.
"I'll only keep one drop of this demon race Soul Transformation essence blood; you can have the rest. . . I imagine after refining the pure demonic qi within, your previously lost essence blood will also be replenished."
Fang Xi said to his External Avatar.
Immediately, he looked towards the Demonic Tree.
The massive Demonic Tree lowered countless branches, lifting the Soul Transformation Demon Venerable and raising it into its crown.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Roots, like the hardest drills, circled around the Green Robe demonic corpse, yet dared not act, seemingly intimidated by the Soul Transformation aura and scattered demonic qi of the Demon Venerable. . .
"Go!"
Seeing this, Fang Xi immediately formed hand seals.
Puff! Puff!
A root drilled towards the Demon Venerable's surface, sparking against its scales.
After barely managing to create a wound, numerous tendrils attempted to pierce in, but then encountered demonic blood.
Hiss! Hiss!
A puff of white smoke rose, and countless roots turned into ash. . .
"It seems the Demonic Tree struggles to refine Soul Transformation-level wood puppets?"
"However, even if this demonic corpse were refined, it's truly hard to say if it could maintain Soul Transformation battle power."
Seeing this, Fang Xi couldn't help but sigh, saying to his External Avatar: "This Soul Transformation demonic corpse, it's better to take it back to the Jiuzhou World later; hopefully, their research institute can discover something from it. . ."
As he advanced to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, he was no longer so desperate for ordinary spiritual treasures and resources.
An ordinary spiritual treasure might not even compare to a single Taiyi Azure Wood Divine Light.
The several demonic treasures he obtained from this demonic disaster battle were mostly given to his External Avatar.
After they were assimilated, he sent his External Avatar back, while he himself came under the Demonic Tree and activated the 'Longevity Art'!
After devouring a large amount of demon race flesh and blood, the feedback from the Demonic Tree this time was exceptionally strong.
Fang Xi could feel the lifespan he had consumed by using the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' rapidly returning. . .
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