Chapter 548: Void Crystal (For Alliance Master Tian Que’s Celebration)
Chapter 548: Void Crystal (For Alliance Master Tian Que’s Celebration)
“Indeed! ”
Zixia Zhenjun’s Nascent Soul replied in a tiny voice, “This is a five-stage talisman bestowed upon me by my Master. . . Yun Jizi, you are brazen beyond belief, relying on your cultivation as a Grand Cultivator? But this talisman contains a full strike from my Master! Go to hell! ”
His eyes were bloodshot, clearly hating Fang Xi to the extreme.
The Nascent Soul wasted no words, spitting a mouthful of essence blood onto the purple crystal talisman.
Whoosh!
As the purple light surged, the world transformed!
Countless azure water spiritual energies appeared from the void, turning into streams of water-attribute divine light!
Drawing upon the power of heaven and earth!
Streams of water-attribute power gathered, forming the figure of a beautiful woman in a blue palace dress.
Her face was blurred, but she pointed a finger now!
The water-attribute divine light transformed into an azure trident, with runes shimmering on its blade, and shot towards Fang Xi!
“Oh no! ”
Shui Lingxin, who had been darting around, looked up at this scene, her face inevitably showing concern: “Yun Jizi is truly not simple. My premonition wasn’t wrong; this person is actually a late-stage Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator, no wonder he could produce so many treasures. . . But Senior Brother Zixia is also not to be trifled with! He actually directly used the life-saving item given by Master; it seems he hates Yun Jizi to the extreme. ”
To be fair, if their positions were reversed, Shui Lingxin would not have a good impression of a cultivator like Yun Jizi, who showed no reverence for a Soul Transformation sect and immediately resorted to violence.
But now, the situation was somewhat delicate.
Yun Jizi’s interests aligned with hers.
“Master is a peerless genius, not only cultivating to Soul Transformation but also a five-stage Talisman Master. . . This ‘Sea God Talisman’ indeed possesses one of her full-powered strikes. Even a Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator, if not killed, would be severely wounded! ”
Shui Lingxin murmured, watching as countless water-attribute powers pressed down on the void, making it impossible for Fang Xi to evade, forcing him to take the trident head-on!
Poof!
The trident pierced directly through the Five Elements Ring’s five-colored protective aura and landed on Fang Xi.
Whoosh!
Amidst the surging tides, countless streams of water-attribute divine light burst forth!
Seeing this, Zixia Zhenjun’s face was filled with delight, while Shui Lingxin closed her eyes.
“Hahaha. . . So what if he’s a late-stage Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator? Daring to oppose my Penglai Immortal Island, his only fate is. . . ”
Before Zixia Zhenjun could finish his maniacal laughter, his voice abruptly cut off, like a duck whose throat had been squeezed.
A dragon’s roar mixed with a phoenix’s cry suddenly resounded.
Amidst the crimson and azure light, a figure wearing red and blue armor emerged, none other than the completely unharmed Fang Xi!
His eyes, staring at Zixia Zhenjun, were like those looking at a dead man. The Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light in his hand transformed into a verdant arrow, piercing directly through Zixia Zhenjun’s chest!
Swish!
Zixia Zhenjun’s Nascent Soul instantly teleported several hundred feet away and was about to cast a secret art when he suddenly heard Fang Xi let out a cold snort, causing him to freeze.
Buzz!
A grey-white light mist appeared, turning into countless fine needles that flew into various parts of the Nascent Soul’s body.
Above the Nascent Soul’s head, the grey-white Soul Suppressing Pagoda materialized!
In the blink of an eye, Fang Xi had suppressed Zixia Zhenjun’s Nascent Soul with a flick of his finger, then transformed into a streak of azure light and landed on the small island.
“Fellow Daoist Shui. . . ”
He held the unconscious Nascent Soul of Zixia Zhenjun in his hand and looked at Shui Lingxin.
Shui Lingxin plucked up her courage: “Fellow Daoist. . . my Senior Brother carries a curse-seed from Master; no matter who kills him, Master will sense it. ”
“Thank you for the warning, Fairy. . . However, I didn’t plan on killing this person with my own hands; I intend to perform a soul-search first. ”
Fang Xi smiled in response: “That way, I’ll have a clear understanding of any schemes or tricks this person might have. ”
Shui Lingxin’s eyes widened: ‘Is this person. . . insane? ’
She didn’t know that Fang Xi’s approach was typically simple, brutal, lawless, and utterly uninhibited.
With his strength, he could act as he pleased!
“Please wait a moment, Fairy. . . ”
The secret art of soul-searching a Nascent Soul required the use of the ‘Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts’!
Fang Xi had no intention of letting Shui Lingxin know about the secret of his Three-Phase Annihilation Art.
Therefore, he simply touched his Mountain Sea Pearl, releasing Da Qing and Xiao Qing.
“Transformed Great Demon? ! ”
Shui Lingxin’s eyes widened, and she became even more wary of Xiao Qing. After all, this demon looked like a small girl on the outside, but her demonic aura had actually reached the middle-grade fourth-order!
“Keep an eye on this woman! ”
Fang Xi made no secret of his distrust towards Shui Lingxin, directly entering the Mountain Sea Pearl.
Although the Mountain Sea Pearl contained a small, self-contained space, it was very fragile. With his current void-manipulating divine abilities, he could easily tear open the void and escape back to the outside world.
Furthermore, with his current strength, he was no longer afraid of anyone discovering such a mobile cave-heaven treasure.
Seeing Fang Xi disappear into the Mountain Sea Pearl, Shui Lingxin’s eyes widened, and she looked as if she wanted to speak but stopped herself.
But glancing at Da Qing, who was half-human and half-dragon, she still didn't dare to make any move.
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Beneath the Demonic Tree.
Fang Xi swept his Divine Consciousness, then suddenly let out a surprised gasp and approached a large fleshy sphere.
This was a third-order Taisui, which he had kept nurtured within the Mountain Sea Pearl.
But at this moment, the Taisui was subtly stirring!
“Heavens. . . this plant demon, like a vegetable in a coma, can finally move? ”
Fang Xi exclaimed in surprise, feeling the Taisui’s nascent consciousness through the master-servant contract he had long since formed.
At this moment, this consciousness seemed to sense something, emitting a yearning emotion!
“In the Boundless Sea Realm mystic realm, there’s something the Taisui desires? ”
“That’s rather peculiar. . . ”
He didn’t pay it much mind, found an empty spot, and sat down cross-legged, activating the Three-Phase Annihilation Art.
In an instant, his immortal spiritual energy transformed into pure and dense demonic qi, turning the surroundings black and red.
Fang Xi took out the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, released Zixia Zhenjun’s Nascent Soul, and streams of Heavenly Demon Secret Insight drilled into it. . .
Soon, scenes were rapidly extracted.
Primarily, it was the experience of a Heavenly Spirit Root disciple from Penglai Immortal Island, how he got lucky and was taken in as a disciple by a Soul Transformation Ancestor. . .
As for cultivation techniques? They were also protected by spiritual sense prohibitions. . . Fang Xi didn’t want to alert anyone, so he didn’t delve deeper.
Later, his expression subtly changed: “Indeed. . . was ‘Senior Brother Tang’ planning this? Zixia Zhenjun was merely a pawn. . . and he wouldn’t personally act. Instead, he would find an excuse in the mystic realm to isolate Shui Lingxin, then inform the Liu Family’s Twin Demons to make their move. . . These two Nascent Soul cultivators would definitely be silenced in the end as well. ”
However, what truly changed Fang Xi’s expression wasn’t this piece of information, but something else: “The so-called ‘curse-seed’ doesn’t lock onto whoever kills the target. . . otherwise, wouldn’t simply subduing and throwing them to a demon beast solve the problem? Penglai Immortal Island’s curse-seed technique has two modes: passive and active. The passive one still curses whoever kills the target, but the active one allows for a secret art to directly implant the curse-seed onto the target! ”
“This Zixia Zhenjun, seeing me unharmed after being attacked by a five-stage talisman, must have activated the curse-seed in despair and launched it at me? No wonder I felt a slight unease earlier, but couldn’t pinpoint the reason. ”
“Fortunately, this ‘curse-seed power’ is somewhat similar to the ‘Resentful Soul Lure’. . . ”
Fang Xi tossed Zixia Zhenjun’s Nascent Soul, and the Demonic Tree of Primordial Beginning immediately dropped branches, like a wooden cage, completely enveloping the Nascent Soul.
Once he left the East Sea Cultivation World, he would naturally let the Demonic Tree drain this Nascent Soul dry.
After completing all this, Fang Xi formed hand seals and activated a secret art from the ‘Seven Emotions Parting Melodies’.
Strange masks appeared around him, continuously covering his face amidst low incantations.
“Removing the curse-seed won’t happen overnight. I’ll seal it for now and use you as fuel for my cultivation later. . . ”
A flash of light.
Fang Xi emerged from the Mountain Sea Pearl and put it away with a backhand motion.
“Senior. . . are you a Soul Transformation cultivator? ! ”
At this moment, Shui Lingxin cautiously asked.
It was one thing to be able to subdue a transformed great demon as a demonic servant and possess a cave-heaven treasure, but to take a five-stage talisman head-on without injury. . . could this ‘Yun Jizi’ actually be a Soul Transformation Venerable living as a rogue cultivator?
“Haha, I haven’t successfully reached Soul Transformation yet. . . ”
Fang Xi chuckled vaguely.
Shui Lingxin, however, felt even greater dread.
Because Soul Transformation cultivators cannot frequently make moves, they will suffer spiritual energy backlash from the lower realm!
But this person had the might of Soul Transformation without having even reached that stage. What would happen once he successfully advanced?
Shui Lingxin dared not imagine.
“Little Friend Shui. . . ” Fang Xi stroked his chin, then suddenly said, “You don’t seem too surprised to see my cave-heaven treasure. . . ”
“To be honest, although cave-heaven treasures are rare, my Master possesses one. ”
Shui Lingxin bowed respectfully and replied: “It is a mobile dwelling. Master said that cave-heaven treasures can actually be further categorized: those that can only contain one or several dwellings are merely ‘Blessed Land Treasures’, and only those that can contain a true minor world are considered genuine ‘Cave-Heaven Treasures’! To be frank. . . this junior has come here hoping to refine the ‘Hanhai Heart’ and completely claim this ‘Boundless Sea Realm’ for myself. . . This realm is, in fact, also a ‘Cave-Heaven Treasure’, and one of a very high grade. ”
She laid everything bare, clearly knowing that after Zixia Zhenjun was soul-searched, most of her secrets would no longer be safe.
“Hmm. . . with your awakened physique, there seems to be a slight chance for you to refine the Hanhai Heart. ”
Fang Xi nodded.
“Senior indeed knows everything. . . ” Shui Lingxin said with a bitter smile: “My ‘Spiritual Connection Body’ is adept at communicating with all things and divining heavenly secrets. . . I do have some confidence in communicating with the Hanhai Heart. Even if I fail, I can still condense many ‘Void Crystals’ within the ‘Hanhai Palace’. These crystals should be very useful for expanding the space of a cave-heaven treasure. . . This junior is willing to offer all these ‘Void Crystals’ to Senior! ”
“Then I shall accept without reserve. ”
Fang Xi smiled: “Since that’s the case, lead the way. ”
Although Fang Xi had gained much understanding of the Boundless Sea Realm mystic realm after soul-searching Zixia Zhenjun, he deliberately didn’t reveal it.
Shui Lingxin took out a talisman, infused it with magical power, and the talisman transformed into a blue light, like an arrow pointing in a certain direction: “The Hanhai Palace should be in that direction! ”
“Oh? ”
Fang Xi touched his Mountain Sea Pearl tattoo; this direction actually aligned with the Taisui’s desire. . .
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