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Chapter 553: A Hair's Breadth (Seeking Subscription)

Chapter 553: A Hair's Breadth (Seeking Subscription)

Northern scenery, a thousand miles of icy winds like knives!

Upon a colossal glacier, several cultivators rode spirit beasts like white bears, holding banners and other magic tools and spirit artifacts in their hands, constantly simulating terrifying roars with their spells.

Driven by these roars, Ice Savages – beasts resembling cats, pure white all over, yet with a single jet-black horn on their heads – fled frantically as if startled.

From high above, one could see teams of cultivators cooperating perfectly, herding a massive number of Ice Savages into a white torrent. From time to time, other branches were driven to join, eventually surging ceaselessly into a certain canyon.

Though the canyon's mouth lay wide open and its interior was utterly tranquil, it concealed profound mysteries, likely a grand formation laid out as a pocketed trap!

As the Ice Savages rushed into the canyon, the grand formation immediately activated.

Dark clouds gathered in the void, and streaks of lightning rained down, each strike tearing the Ice Savages to bloody shreds.

In the void, two Nascent Soul cultivators stood side by side, observing this scene.

The female cultivator, on the other hand, was enchantingly beautiful, draped in a snow-white fox fur coat that made her appear even more exquisite, like fine jade.

"Ice Wind Immortal, your esteemed sect's 'Five Thunder Array' is truly extraordinary. It seems there are no fourth-order transformed great demons here, which saves us the trouble of acting ourselves."

The male cultivator held a jade flute, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"I must thank Daoist Zhang. . ."

The Ice Wind Immortal courteously expressed her gratitude, but a hint of worry also appeared between her brows: "I hope the blood of these Ice Savages will satisfy the Upper Sect. . . This tribute was requested so urgently, I wonder why?"

At the mention of the Upper Sect, the male cultivator's expression also grew somewhat uneasy.

The Ice God Palace could be said to be the "Heaven" shrouding all cultivation sects in the Northern Plains!

"I heard that previously, the Ice God Palace launched a counter-attack into the Monster World, gaining much. . . Now they've ordered their subordinate sects to offer tribute, perhaps they have some grand scheme in mind. . ."

Both Nascent Soul cultivators fell silent for a moment.

Just then, within the canyon not far away, the situation dramatically changed once more!

The void subtly rippled, and then countless silver lights flashed continuously, faintly coalescing into a silver arc.

Accompanied by the cry of a Heavenly Phoenix, a grayish-white miniature pagoda, shielding two figures, clumsily emerged from within the silver arc.

"Hmm?"

The moment Fang Xi appeared, he perceived five thunderbolts crashing down on his head and countless ice-element demonic beasts surrounding him. He couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

Amidst the Demonic Heaven's Roar, the Ice Savages collapsed one after another, losing all signs of life.

The next moment, he raised a hand and slashed!

A streak of Supreme Green Wood Divine Light shot forth, transforming into a colossal sword hundreds of zhang long, soaring straight towards the heavens.

Rip!

A bolt of lightning struck down, but was actually split in two by the green colossal sword, which then surged into the dark clouds, cleaving them apart and revealing a clear sky.

A single sword strike rending lightning!

Even though it was merely lightning simulated by a formation, its divine might was evident!

"My Five Thunder Array. . ."

The Ice Wind Immortal exclaimed in shock, while the male cultivator holding the jade flute gazed at the suddenly appeared figure, his fingers tightening slightly: "It's actually a late-stage Nascent Soul grand cultivator? !"

"Hm? You two, come here and see me!"

Fang Xi swept his Divine Consciousness, seeing many low-level cultivators around and the two hidden Nascent Soul cultivators. He couldn't help but huff coldly, transmitting his voice.

"This. . ."

The Ice Wind Immortal looked at the male cultivator.

The male cultivator shook his head, giving a wry smile: "A grand cultivator has summoned us, we'd best hurry over. . ."

In his heart, he was also very curious, as there seemed to be no such person among the grand cultivators of the Northern Plains.

However, he quickly recalled the anomaly of the other party's sudden appearance, and a faint guess formed in his mind: "Spatial turbulence, perhaps?"

He channeled his jade flute, transforming into a white streak of light, and landed before Fang Xi with the Ice Wind Immortal.

The Ice Wind Immortal also casually cast a few sound transmission talismans, ordering her sect disciples to retreat to avoid offending this grand cultivator.

Furthermore, it wouldn't be good for her sect disciples to see their Grand Elder bowing and scraping before another cultivator. . .

"Ice Wind, Jade Flute. . . Greetings, Grand Cultivator!"

Both Nascent Soul cultivators bowed simultaneously.

"No need for formalities, fellow Daoists. " Fang Xi smiled faintly. He happened to have learned the language these two spoke, as there were teleportation arrays connecting the East Sea, Western Desert, and Northern Plains.

"I was accidentally swept into spatial turbulence during a teleportation. May I know where this place is? " he asked.

The Ice Wind and Jade Flute True Monarch exchanged a look, both feeling that their guess was not unfounded: "This is the Northern Plains Cultivation World, Glacier of Ferocity. . ."

"It is indeed the Northern Plains Cultivation World?"

This climate, as well as the Ice Savages, had already led Fang Xi to speculate.

Now, it was settled.

He asked a few more questions, then waved his hand, dismissing the two Nascent Soul cultivators.

Ice Wind and Jade Flute bowed, didn't even glance at the Ice Savage corpses, and immediately fled.

It wasn't until a thousand li away that the two stopped their escape light.

"You scared me to death. Good thing that grand cultivator wasn't a demonic cultivator. . ."

The Ice Wind Immortal said, still somewhat shaken.

"To encounter spatial turbulence and still land here completely unharmed, that senior must either possess immense divine abilities, or be extremely fortunate, or both."

The Jade Flute True Monarch sighed, then his eyes flickered as he asked: "Should we. . . inform the Upper Sect of this matter?"

The Ice Wind Immortal pondered his words, lost in thought.

...

"How is it? Are you recovered?"

Only then did Fang Xi look at the Water Spirit Immortal, Shui Lingxin, beside him.

Honestly, the two of them were quite unlucky.

Originally, according to the formation spirit sea turtle's teleportation, the anchor point should have been outside the Boundless Sea Realm.

But earlier, to solidify against the attack of that black Taisui, Fang Xi had unleashed a self-made 'Space-Forbidden Talisman,' which itself had some effect of disrupting space.

After all, that black Taisui had come fiercely, and its black radiance must have carried spatial divine abilities. If not interfered with, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The result was that, under the combined forces of multiple factors, the teleportation deviated from its course.

A miss by a hair's breadth, a thousand miles astray!

For spatial teleportation, a hair's breadth deviation could mean a million miles astray!

He and Shui Lingxin immediately fell into spatial turbulence. Fortunately, Fang Xi's defenses were astonishing, and he possessed many methods, thus he managed to find a weak point in space with little danger, then tore through space to return to the Human World.

He also conveniently protected Shui Lingxin. . .

'This was merely spatial turbulence within the Human World. . . If one wanted to secretly cross into the Earthly Immortal World through a spatial rift. . . It's simply unthinkable, no wonder 'Ascension Platforms' and the like need to be built. . . '

Fang Xi sighed inwardly, then looked at Shui Lingxin again.

If this Core Formation cultivator hadn't been protected by his Soul Suppressing Pagoda, she would have long ago been ground into mincemeat by the spatial forces.

Naturally, she was in great discomfort at this moment, feeling somewhat lightly injured.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior. Junior, junior. . ."

Shui Lingxin barely recovered a bit, wanting to say something, when the veil on her face suddenly let out a mournful cry and turned into specks of flying ash, dissipating.

Beneath the veil was an exceptionally beautiful face, stunning and graceful, with an outstanding demeanor.

Fang Xi mused that in his cultivation journey, he had seen many immortals and demonesses, but this woman's beauty could stably rank among the top.

"Ah!"

With her veil destroyed, Shui Lingxin couldn't help but exclaim.

"Oh, is this veil very important to the Immortal? " Fang Xi asked with a smile.

"No, Master said that my appearance is too striking and easily invites trouble. . . so she bestowed this veil upon me. Only today did junior realize it also had protective effects. Master truly put in a lot of effort. . ."

Shui Lingxin replied with a touch of emotion.

"Yunxi Xianzi? The current hidden danger in the East Sea Cultivation World indeed requires that senior's intervention."

Fang Xi looked at Shui Lingxin, asking with a hint of curiosity: "Regarding the records of the Boundless Sea Realm, your Penglai Immortal Island actually doesn't know?"

"Our Penglai Immortal Island only gradually became the largest sect in the East Sea after Master's rise. . . Perhaps only ancient sects like the Four Seas Sect have relevant documents. . ."

A trace of bewilderment appeared on Shui Lingxin's face: "The record about the 'Boundless Sea Realm' was something Lingxin read from a predecessor's handwritten note in our sect's scripture pavilion. It recorded that the Boundless Sea Realm was a subordinate cave-heaven treasure, and a secret about how a 'Spiritual Connection Body' could refine the Boundless Sea Heart, along with several secret arts. . . Lingxin tried them and found that the secret arts were indeed miraculously effective, which is why she firmly believed it and harbored the idea of seeking treasure in the mystic realm."

She sighed: "From the looks of it, that demon must have been meticulously planning, perhaps having misled some cultivators during previous openings of the Boundless Sea Realm. Our sect's senior probably also fell victim to his poisonous hands. . ."

Fang Xi nodded in agreement, his thoughts turning to the fragments of black Ganoderma Lucidum in his hand.

Perhaps he could take this item to the Kyushu World for study?

As for the demon disaster a century later?

Isn't there still Yunxi Xianzi?

Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. If he hadn't reached Soul Transformation by then, he would absolutely not risk getting involved in such matters.

"Alright, this place is already the Northern Plains Cultivation World. . . And my promise to protect the Immortal to the Boundless Sea Realm, I suppose it's fulfilled now?"

Fang Xi looked at Shui Lingxin with a faint smile.

"Of course, I must thank Senior for your protection along the way, otherwise, Lingxin would have died dozens, even hundreds of times already."

Shui Lingxin replied solemnly, bowing gracefully: "Lingxin thanks Senior for your great kindness."

"Hmm, how do you plan to return to the East Sea?"

Fang Xi asked.

"Actually, our Penglai Immortal Island also controls an ancient teleportation array leading to the Northern Plains. . . Lingxin can use it to return directly to the East Sea."

Shui Lingxin bowed again, offering a jade slip: "This is the location of the ancient teleportation array. Lingxin will report it to the sect. As long as Senior goes there, you can use it free of charge. . ."

"You are very clever. This venerable one finds the scenery here quite pleasant and wishes to tour it for a while."

His implication was clear: he definitely wouldn't be taking Shui Lingxin, the burden, with him.

Shui Lingxin was also sensible, transforming into a blue streak of light and swiftly bidding farewell.

Fang Xi watched her retreating figure, remained silent for a moment, then beckoned.

From within the void, the spider-like 'Fortune Gu' returned to his palm, then quickly vanished.

This Gu was merely for positioning, and as a fallback measure to prevent Shui Lingxin from harming him using the restrictions and treasures within the Boundless Sea Palace.

Now that they were parting ways, he naturally took it back.

"This woman has good fortune. If she hadn't met me, she might have perished in the spatial turbulence. . ."

Fang Xi mused, feeling that he should also prepare the 'Fortune Gu' for himself.

After all, for breaking through to Soul Transformation, even a slight increase in probability was incredibly rare.