Chapter 540: The East Sea (To celebrate the Alliance Master who could not bear HW)
Chapter 540: The East Sea (To celebrate the Alliance Master who could not bear HW)
The Saint Fire Cult.
Fang Xi followed Jue Yanzi into the Saint Fire Cult's mountain gate, and what greeted his eyes was a mountain peak that soared into the clouds.
The foot and lower slopes of this peak were verdant, but its summit was crowned with perpetual white snow.
From the peak, rays of light descended, radiating brilliant splendor!
"This must be Glorious Peak, right? Indeed, seeing is believing!"
Fang Xi exclaimed with emotion, knowing that the light originated from the 'Three Yangs Sacred Fire' at Glorious Peak's summit!
The essence of this fire, cultivated and invested in by the Saint Fire Cult's cultivators for countless years, had undoubtedly reached the fifth-order level!
At this moment, he reached into his embrace and gently soothed the 'Five Fire Gu' within his Mountain Sea Pearl.
"Indeed, it is Glorious Peak. . . This peak is not only the foremost spiritual energy holy land in the Western Desert, but also the secluded cultivation place of our sect's old ancestor. . . Its level of vigilance and defense surpasses even Misty Peak, where the ancient teleportation array is located!"
Jue Yanzi said proudly.
Enticed by Fang Xi's 'Nine Flame Spirit Ganoderma', the man indeed agreed within a few days to vouch for Fang Xi, allowing him to use the ancient teleportation array once.
Of course, Fang Xi still had to cover the Spirit Stones and other fees himself!
Misty Peak.
This peak wasn't particularly prominent, and its spiritual energy was quite sparse. However, in the void around it, chains interconnected with numerous white jade platforms.
The chains were jet-black, yet they exuded faint wisps of chill, with numerous runes carved upon their surfaces.
'Thousand-Year Cold Iron. . . and these white jade platforms. . . this must be a formation. . . peak fourth-order? Or even higher? '
The Saint Fire Cult's mountain-protecting grand array should be of fifth-order rank.
However, since Fang Xi dared to come, he naturally had his reliance. Even if the array-breaking pearl failed, he still had the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' as his ultimate fallback.
He just needed to traverse to the Kyushu World, then shift his coordinates outside the Saint Fire Cult.
'Wait a minute. . . if I'm pushed to that extent, why wouldn't I just fully cooperate with the Kyushu World, bring in the three True Monarchs, directly overthrow Old Ancestor Huo, and destroy the Saint Fire Cult? That way. . . I'd even get Qilin blood! '
Fang Xi grumbled inwardly.
However, he wouldn't resort to such a measure unless pushed to a dead end.
What kind of business was the most profitable? Naturally, a monopoly!
If cultivators from both sides could communicate freely, what would become of his middleman business?
Perhaps in the future, once he fully controlled the Kyushu World, he might implement such a plan, but for now, it was highly unlikely.
He and Jue Yanzi passed through the myriad jade platforms and chains, arriving at an ancient bronze hall located halfway up Misty Peak.
Whoosh!
As Fang Xi stepped through the hall's main entrance, a peculiar light shot forth from a mirror hanging on the doorframe, sweeping over his entire body.
Fang Xi's expression remained unchanged as he entered the grand hall, where he saw two massive ancient teleportation arrays, one on each side.
And seated cross-legged between these two arrays was a dishevelled cultivator in hemp robes, his aura indicating he was around the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Sang. . ."
Jue Yanzi bowed first: "Junior Brother has brought someone here for teleportation; this is the letter of guarantee!"
With that, he handed over a fiery-red jade slip.
Senior Brother Sang slowly opened his eyes, revealing a striking pair of double pupils, indicating he had cultivated a peculiar eye technique. "Since he passed through the hall's main entrance and the 'Illusion Mirror' gave no warning, he should not have altered his appearance. . ."
His gaze swept over Fang Xi: "There's no demonic aura. . . and with Junior Brother's guarantee, I am naturally at ease."
Senior Brother Sang stood up: "May I ask your esteemed name, fellow Daoist, and where you wish to go?"
"This humble one is Qing Yuzi. I'd like to go to. . . the East Sea first."
Fang Xi replied.
"Very well, you know the rules."
Senior Brother Sang nodded, and then saw Fang Xi hand over a storage bag.
His spiritual sense swept through it, and he found that it contained two-tenths more than the stipulated amount. This was, of course, a token of respect for him, and a sincere smile immediately appeared on his face: "Qing Yuzi, was it? Keep this identity token safe. The teleportation array on the other side is also guarded by a Nascent Soul cultivator from our sect. It would be quite troublesome without proof, and here's a 'Teleportation Talisman'!"
Senior Brother Sang handed Fang Xi an identity token and a bright yellow Teleportation Talisman.
"Many thanks for the guidance."
Fang Xi cupped his hands in thanks, then said to Jue Yanzi: "Many thanks for your guarantee, fellow Daoist. Please accept this item as per our agreement."
He immediately presented a jade box.
Jue Yanzi accepted it, swept his spiritual sense over it, and was exceedingly pleased, promptly tucking it into his storage bag.
Fang Xi then stepped onto the teleportation array bound for the East Sea, watching as Senior Brother Sang placed Spirit Stones into it, activating the array.
"May your journey be smooth, fellow Daoist!"
Senior Brother Sang cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, fully activating the array.
The next instant, Fang Xi's figure vanished within the teleportation array!
...
A flash of silver light.
Fang Xi's figure materialized, and with a brief sweep of his spiritual sense, he saw a grand array shrouding the teleportation formation!
The air was thick with the scent of the sea, and in the distance, the sound of waves crashing against reefs could be heard.
His standing point seemed to be within a suspended cave on a sea island's cliff.
"Fellow Daoist, do you have your credentials?"
Opposite Fang Xi, a fierce-looking mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was gazing at him with a hint of vigilance.
"Naturally!"
Fang Xi offered a faint smile and tossed over the token and credential given by Senior Brother Sang.
The fierce-looking Nascent Soul cultivator accepted it, and after a spiritual sense scan, he nodded: "So it is fellow Daoist Qing Yuzi. . . This is Ten Thousand Splendors Island in the East Sea Cultivation World. If you wish to return to the Western Desert Cultivation World, you may do so from here, but the fees are the same as within the sect. " He then returned the token.
"I see. . . " Fang Xi nodded with a smile and asked: "I wonder if fellow Daoist has a map of the nearby sea region?"
...
A moment later.
A streak of green light shimmered, swiftly departing Ten Thousand Splendors Island.
The sky was azure, dotted with white clouds. Below, the vast sea stretched endlessly, and from high in the air came the cries of a few seagulls.
"A brand new cultivation world!"
Fang Xi felt a profound sense of exhilaration. His green escape light transformed into a colossal sword, piercing straight into the seawater.
Before long, he pulled out a large crab.
After toying with it briefly in mid-air, he casually tossed it back into the sea.
"The heart of an infant, present in all. . ."
He murmured, feeling that cultivating the 'Seven Emotions of Sorrow and Separation Manual' in this state of mind would surely bring progress. He immediately formed a hand seal.
A wave of cold qi emerged, and the surrounding seawater froze into ice, forming a drifting ice floe several tens of feet in diameter.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged. After setting up several restrictive defenses, he did not let go of this rare insight, and began circulating the vital points of the 'Seven Emotions of Sorrow and Separation Manual'.
Splash!
The ice floe drifted with the currents, and in the blink of an eye, a full day and night passed.
When Fang Xi opened his eyes once more, he beheld a dazzling starry sky, faintly illuminated by a colorful aurora stretching across the heavens. . .
At this point, he casually flicked his finger.
A hair-thin sword qi plunged into the seabed, and not long after, he pulled up a demon beast fish.
This fish had a ferocious physique, with sword-sharp bone spurs along its back, and its aura seemed to be around the second-order.
Fang Xi simply flicked his hand, and a divine light of Grand Unity Green Wood flew out, deboning and descaling the fish, and then he picked the best piece of fish meat to roast and eat.
"The taste seems quite good, rather fresh and sweet. . ."
After eating a few bites of fish to satisfy his appetite, he took out a blue jade slip.
This was a gift from the Nascent Soul cultivator guarding the teleportation array, containing a partial sea map of the East Sea Cultivation World and some recent major intelligence.
Fang Xi's spiritual sense probed into it, and first, he saw the Soul Transformation realm battle from sixty years ago!
"Alright. . . for a Nascent Soul cultivator, sixty years ago isn't that long."
He twitched his lips, but continued reading with great interest.
"In the East Sea Cultivation World, cultivators occupy spirit islands and divide up sea regions. . . first-rate forces include Penglai Immortal Island and Four Seas Sect. . ."
Fang Xi vaguely recalled that the Thousand Mechanisms Palace Master also seemed to hail from the East Sea Cultivation World.
However, the Thousand Mechanisms Palace likely only had one or two Nascent Soul cultivators, and it was quite possible it had already been annihilated by now. . .
Since the essence of their puppet mastery had already fallen into his hands, he couldn't be bothered to investigate further.
"The ones attacking in the East Sea weren't Flood Dragons, but rather the Crocodile-Dragon race. . . This race claims to also possess true dragon blood. After all, dragons are inherently lecherous, and their myriad subspecies are countless. . . Forget it, it should still be somewhat usable."
Fang Xi's lips twitched as he continued reading: "The Ancestor of the Crocodile-Dragons battled a Soul Transformation cultivator at Penglai Immortal Island and was subsequently repelled. . . If it was injured, there's a high probability of essence blood being left behind."
He looked at the map and immediately decided that the first place he needed to go was Penglai Immortal Island!
This island was divided into three parts; the main island housed Penglai Immortal Island's sect gate, which was always heavily guarded. However, the other two islands were frequently open: one primarily rented out cultivation cave dwellings, and the other regularly held various auctions, making it one of the most commercially prosperous locations in the East Sea Cultivation World!
Even if there wasn't any essence blood from the Ancestor of the Crocodile-Dragons here, Fang Xi still intended to gather rare materials and secret divine abilities unique to the East Sea Cultivation World.
With his mind made up, he immediately transformed into a verdant rainbow, soaring towards Penglai Immortal Island.
The East Sea was vast, and some low-tier cultivators even needed to rely on various medium to long-distance teleportation arrays to travel through it.
However, for a Nascent Soul Old Monster's escape speed, it was nothing.
Fang Xi would occasionally transform himself into a Core Formation cultivator and enter a passing spirit island to learn the unique language and script of the East Sea Cultivation World, doing his best to wash away the mark of an outsider.
Three months later, he was barely distinguishable from the native cultivators of the East Sea.
And at that moment, at the edge of the sea and sky, three islands bathed in myriad rays of light appeared in Fang Xi's vision.
Penglai Immortal Island, reached!
Fang Xi looked up and saw three pillars of light soaring into the sky, displaying a magnificent spectacle.
Beneath the pillars of light were islands radiating five-colored splendor, with spiritual energy rising from them. Countless streaks of escape light came and went, rare and exotic beasts could be seen everywhere, and cultivators of all types jostled shoulder to shoulder—it was truly a scene of bustling prosperity.
He briefly distinguished them, then headed towards 'Yingzhou Island', which was primarily responsible for commercial transactions.
It was rumored that the largest merchant guild on this island was 'Horizon Ocean Pavilion', backed by the power of the Penglai Immortal Sect, possessing countless treasures from the East Sea.
Fang Xi still maintained the appearance of Qing Yuzi. At this moment, he put on the straw hat that could block spiritual sense, landing at the entrance of Yingzhou Island.
"Yingzhou Island welcomes this senior!"
At the pier, countless immortal boats were moored.
A cultivator resembling a scribe, seeing Fang Xi's escape light descend and unable to discern his specific cultivation level with his spiritual sense, was inwardly greatly alarmed. He stepped forward first to greet him: "Senior. . . this is the Yingzhou Island pass token, please keep it safe."
With that, he respectfully handed over a white jade token, not mentioning a single word about the spirit shells required to enter the island.
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