Chapter 572: Important Matter (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Starlight and crackling lightning spilled forth.
If Emerald Cliff hadn't been strictly protected by layers of black mist, it would likely have been destroyed by the aftershocks!
Most of the violet-gold lightning vanished, leaving only a trace of purple electric light, which landed on the ‘Three Saint Beast Armor’ and was easily absorbed by Fang Xi.
“Huh? ”
Within his Qi Sea Dantian, his main Nascent Soul opened its eyes, then suddenly opened its small mouth, and a wisp of violet-gold energy was swallowed into its belly.
“Although this violet-gold lightning is terrifying, if one can withstand it, the benefits are considerable. ”
Fang Xi muttered to himself. His Divine Consciousness swiftly contacted the ‘Taiyi Scripture’: “Check the status of the Star-Patterned Chessboard, and begin immediate repairs! ”
High in the sky, a crack appeared on the surface of the Star-Patterned Chessboard.
But countless nanobots immediately spread across it, beginning emergency repairs.
Heaven and earth suddenly dimmed, and in everyone's eyes, there seemed to be only this single violet-gold lightning bolt!
Fang Xi's expression was exceedingly solemn. The slightly shrunken ‘Zhou Tian Star Array’ converged with the ‘Positive and Negative Nine Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array’. The two arrays merged into one, facing the heavenly lightning in mid-air!
The three phantom images of Heavenly Phoenix, Crocodile Dragon, and Black Turtle emerged, coiling above the array formations, weakening the lightning tribulation layer by layer!
After a deafening boom, the two grand arrays exploded with a crash.
Upon the Ancestor Demonic Tree, emerald leaves tinged with gold and silver fell, continuously turning to ash in mid-air. . .
The thunderclouds dispersed, and the sky cleared, bathed in gentle breezes and bright sunshine.
“Finally, Soul Transformation. . . ”
Fang Xi's Three Saint Beast Armor was mostly shattered, and he lay half-reclined in a massive pit, yet a faint smile appeared on his face.
From this day forward, he would be unrivalled in the Human World!
Of course, the Demon Realm and Monster World didn't count. . .
With a thought, streams of wood-element divine light converged from all corners of heaven and earth, transforming into a pervasive, life-giving rain.
Within the massive pit, streaks of green erupted in furious growth, instantly healing the earth's wounds.
Draping himself in a green robe woven purely from wood-element divine light, Fang Xi stood up, his expression subtly shifting as he recalled the ferocity of the ninth heavenly lightning bolt.
That ninth bolt had been aimed entirely at obliterating both body and spirit.
Even with the combined might of two Fifth-order arrays, and the secret technique of the ‘Myriad Demon Armor’ weakening the heavenly tribulation's power, it had nearly dealt him a fatal blow!
Fortunately, at the last moment, the one-third ‘Eternal Evergreen Body’ seemed to take effect, unleashing an indescribable surge of vital force.
And the Ancestor Demonic Tree had shed most of its leaves; these were, in fact, its secret art of tribulation substitution. . .
The Demonic Tree had long since been refined by Fang Xi using the ‘Longevity Art’, making them one. Now, having expended a vast amount of primordial qi, it finally dissipated the residual power of the last wave of heavenly tribulation. . .
Fang Xi now looked inward, observing that the golden patterns of the one-third ‘Eternal Evergreen Body’ he had cultivated had become significantly dimmer.
“Fortunately, I can continue planting and nurturing the tree to restore it. . . ”
He exhaled a long breath, then chuckled upon seeing the three women hovering nearby: “What? Don't you recognize me anymore? ”
Zhong Hong Yu gazed at Fang Xi's still young, handsome, and vibrantly alive face, forcing a bitter smile. “This humble servant truly can't believe it. . . Young Master is now a Soul Transformation cultivator? ”
“Precisely. ”
Fang Xi felt no embarrassment: “From now on, in the Human World, I am supreme! ”
After advancing to a major realm, the most crucial aspect was that the ratio of ‘Withered Glory Mystic Light’ against Soul Transformation stage cultivators had become one-to-one. . .
Bluntly speaking, even if all the Human Race Soul Transformation cultivators in the Human World attacked him together, they would only be courting death!
‘Huo Laozu. . . just you wait. Conveniently, after my Soul Transformation, I'm still lacking a Fifth-order spirit vein cultivation ground. ’
Fang Xi's eyes were deep. He waved his hand: “Now, the blockade on Emerald Cliff can be lifted. I wish to enter secluded cultivation for several years to consolidate my realm. You may all go. ”
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After dismissing the three women, Fang Xi silently examined himself: “My Divine Consciousness and physical strength have both increased again. . . my lifespan has extended by over fifteen hundred years. . . ”
When an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator advances to the Soul Transformation stage, their lifespan typically increases by about a thousand years.
Most Human Race Soul Transformation cultivators have lifespans around two thousand years.
Fang Xi's lifespan had originally increased by a thousand years, and with the amplification from his Wood Spirit Body, it became over fifteen hundred years, pushing his lifespan past ten thousand years once more!
‘A thousand-year-old snapping turtle, a ten-thousand-year-old tortoise. . . ’
He silently mocked himself with the phrase, then began to familiarize himself with his Soul Transformation-level magic power.
At this moment, Fang Xi's expression stirred, and he extended a finger.
A spiritual tree instantly grew, becoming taller than a man.
And in the blink of an eye, streams of wood spiritual energy from heaven and earth were drawn to it, flowing into the spiritual tree, causing it to transform into a towering ancient tree in an instant. . .
He then recited another incantation, and a fist-sized fireball appeared.
After an endless supply of fire spiritual energy poured into it, the fireball rapidly expanded, transforming into a crimson sun. . .
“To draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, even a tiny Fireball Art can transform into a terrifying spell capable of burning mountains and boiling seas. . . Is this truly the might of Soul Transformation, taken to such an extent? ”
Fang Xi continuously drew upon the fire spiritual energy between heaven and earth, pouring it into the ‘sun’ before him.
Suddenly. . . he frowned, feeling the backlash from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
This was due to his actions exceeding a certain limit and his own power being too immense. . . ultimately resulting in the loss of several months of his lifespan.
“No wonder Soul Transformation cultivators try to act as little as possible. Indeed, the Human World is too restrictive and narrow. . . ”
“In the Earthly Immortal World, there would absolutely be no such backlash, and Soul Transformation cultivators' lifespans are around four to five thousand years. No wonder all those old Soul Transformation monsters want to ‘smuggle’ their way into the Earthly Immortal World. . . ”
Without reaching Soul Transformation Perfected, one cannot break through the world and ascend on their own, leaving ‘smuggling’ through the Ascension Platform as the only option.
Fang Xi waved his hand, making the colossal fireball disperse, then suddenly smiled again.
Streams of earth-element divine light, metal-element divine light, and water-element divine light converged, forming a five-colored orb of light before him.
“An ordinary Soul Transformation cultivator, upon breaking through, can only master the elemental power of their main cultivation method. . . but I, mastering the ‘Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi Particle Diagram’, can control the Five Elements, and even more diverse elemental powers. . . ”
He casually conjured a burst of magic power, then vibrated the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into attributes like ice, wind, and lightning. . .
“Mastering various elemental powers not only gives me an immense advantage in Soul Transformation battles but also provides even greater benefits for breaking through to the Return to Void realm in the future! ”
Since he had already reached Soul Transformation, the next step was naturally Return to Void!
And the Fang Xian Daoist had once said that the key to Return to Void lay in ‘the unification of all elements’. Of course, Fang Xi had an even better path: ‘the unification of three qi’!
‘After Soul Transformation, the Withered Glory Chant cultivation method becomes an issue. . . I don't have the Soul Transformation stage cultivation method for the Withered Glory Chant. . . ’
Fang Xi frowned, thinking of the ‘Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm’ key given to him by the formation spirit, the White Deer.
This spiritual realm was located in Central Continent; it wasn't going anywhere, so he wasn't in a hurry to explore it.
Although he wasn't planning to abandon the Withered Glory Chant, Fang Xi wasn't without methods to advance his cultivation. After all, he could switch to cultivating the ‘Celestial Demon Extermination Manual’ or the ‘Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts’ to break through to mid-stage Soul Transformation, and then use that to stimulate the Withered Glory Chant to break through.
However, such a conversion would truly leave him with only an empty realm, losing many secret arts and divine abilities recorded in the Withered Glory Chant that could only be mastered at higher realms.
“The Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm. . . I'll wait until I reach Soul Transformation Perfected before going. ”
Fang Xi decided to play it safe first. He wasn't even going to deal with the ninety-nine Green Vine Gourds beneath Emerald Cliff yet; he would first outlast the ghost cultivators!
He stretched out his hand, and the Grand Unity Verdant Wood Divine Light appeared.
This divine light, as he now saw it, seemed to be wood-element divine light after being highly condensed!
After fusing the two, Fang Xi didn't even need to cultivate or refine it himself; he could directly draw wood spiritual energy from between heaven and earth, transforming it into Grand Unity Verdant Wood Divine Light!
“This divine light is still my sharpest technique after achieving Soul Transformation. ”
Most high-level immortal cultivators practice secret arts precisely so that their power can grow alongside their realm advancements.
After all, refining magic treasures still required consuming large amounts of precious materials and mental effort.
“Now that I've reached Soul Transformation. . . ”
“The first thing I should do is. . . ”
A thoughtful look appeared in Fang Xi's eyes.
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Kyushu World.
With a flash, Fang Xi opened his communication device: “Ghost Axe, White Brow, Tumo. . . come see me at once! ”
In Fang Xi's eyes, Huo Laozu was already a dried bone in a tomb.
He didn't even care about consolidating his cultivation realm; he wanted to subdue the Kyushu World first!
Compared to revenge and consolidating his realm, this matter was the most important!
After all, even after his Soul Transformation, this world could still provide considerable assistance.
“Hall Master of Enforcement, what is the matter? ”
White Brow Zhenjun frowned.
He thought Fang Xi had uncovered some extraordinary major case of the Fang Xian Dao Palace.
“A small matter. . . I've achieved Soul Transformation! ”
Fang Xi replied softly.
*Snap!
The three communication links were immediately disconnected.
Not long after, three streaks of Nascent Soul light surged forth, landing in Fang Xi's cave mansion.
White Brow Zhenjun's white eyebrows drooped, and his forehead seemed to wrinkle into the character'chuan’.
Ghost Axe Zhenjun stared at Fang Xi, his eyes wide, a hint of excitement appearing on his face: “Indeed. . . his aura is so perfectly concealed that to me, he seems like a mortal. This truly is the power of Soul Transformation! ”
Tumo Zhenjun also remained silent, exchanging a glance with White Brow Zhenjun. Both thought of a difficult matter.
Back then, the Fang Xian Daoist had left a final decree before his ascension: ‘The first to achieve Soul Transformation shall be the Fang Xian Daoist! ’
But how could they have foreseen that Fang Xi would surpass them all and rise to prominence?
And strictly speaking, Fang Xi, as the Hall Master of Enforcement, was also appointed by the Fang Xian Daoist, and the three of them had all voted in agreement at the previous Nascent Soul Assembly. The procedure was as formal as could be.
Theoretically, no one could deny this Hall Master of Enforcement's qualification to inherit the Fang Xian Dao Palace!
However. . . while the people below didn't know, the three Nascent Soul Zhenjun were all aware that Fang Xi was not only a demonic cultivator but also possibly from another world!
Allowing a cultivator from another world to serve as the Fang Xian Daoist?
White Brow Zhenjun naturally felt a hint of reluctance in his heart.
Ghost Axe Zhenjun also reacted at this moment. He gazed deeply at Fang Xi, then suddenly spoke: “The Daoist Master possesses profound knowledge, capable of divining the future. Could it be that his previous decree. . . was already calculated? ”
As soon as these words were uttered, Tumo Zhenjun and White Brow Zhenjun's expressions instantly shifted.
Indeed! The Fang Xian Daoist had perhaps already calculated all of this!
And with the Daoist Master's prestige, pushing Fang Xi into power would have been largely assured.
Currently, the Fang Xian Daoist's prestige in the Kyushu World was almost comparable to that of a god, but he hadn't directly announced it, instead being so indirect, which could also be seen as saving face for the three of them.
What's more, the three Zhenjun were cultivators, after all!
Among cultivators, strength reigned supreme!
A Soul Transformation cultivator was simply more qualified to succeed as the Fang Xian Daoist than a Nascent Soul cultivator!
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