Chapter 601: Plotting to Slay a God (Please Subscribe)
The bidding for the 'Thousand Absolute Poison' was not particularly fierce.
This was within Fang Xi's expectations.
After all, poison as a means of attack was somewhat of a white elephant for cultivators.
Miraculous poisons that could invisibly dissipate and automatically corrode a cultivator's Dharma Body through defensive spirit shields were ultimately very rare.
For ordinary poisons to be effective, they were best mixed into spiritual items and consumed by the cultivator.
Taking 'Thousand Absolute Poison' as an example, if directly ingested, a perfected Soul Transformation human cultivator might very well perish!
However, cultivators were extremely cautious about anything they ingested, making it unlikely to hide poison to such an extent.
Otherwise, it would have to be smeared onto the body of a Spiritual Treasure, and then through damaging a Soul Transformation cultivator's Dharma Body, allowing the poison to seep in. The outcome would depend on the dosage; if the amount was too small, it would only inflict severe injury, not death by poison!
As for mixing it into wind-attribute spells and being automatically absorbed by a Soul Transformation cultivator, that was certainly possible too.
Fang Xi mused that with his 'Wood Spirit Body', even if he caught a whiff of 'Thousand Absolute Poison', he could quickly suppress it and recover swiftly.
The greatest use for this 'Thousand Absolute Poison', he feared, was for alchemy or cultivating some poison-based art.
‘Can that 'True Armored Whale' be hunted using this method? ’
A thought emerged in Fang Xi's mind, but thinking of the opponent's enormous body, he secretly shook his head.
‘Ancient savage beasts possess astonishing innate talents. This 'True Armored Whale' is famous for its defense, so its poison resistance is probably also very high. If it had such an obvious weakness, the Black Water Sect would have probably killed it long ago. . . ’
‘Even if 'Thousand Absolute Poison' can restrain the Demon Race's 'Immortal Body', it would still need to be forcefully administered in several gulps, reaching a certain dosage. . . That would be difficult in combat, but it's perfect for me. ’
The Valley God and Black Taisui were in a semi-sealed state, so he could truly administer as much as he wanted, as long as the dosage of 'Thousand Absolute Poison' was sufficient.
Moreover, this poison could only suppress their 'Immortal Body'; he would still have to personally strike and kill them to truly put them to death!
"Fifty-three top-grade spirit stones, once!"
"Fifty-three top-grade spirit stones, twice!"
". . . Third time, sold! Congratulations to this Daoist friend for acquiring the 'Thousand Absolute Poison'!"
Di Yi smiled, looking at Fang Xi.
Fang Xi, his face covered by a veil, gracefully ascended the stage, took out block after block of top-grade spirit stones, and completed the transaction.
Putting the jade pot containing the 'Thousand Absolute Poison' into his storage bag, his mind settled, and he continued to look at the next auctioned item.
Auction after auction proceeded intensely, with various unimaginable spiritual items, pills, and magic treasures appearing, purchased by numerous cultivators at immense costs.
Suddenly, a silver-robed maidservant hurried onto the stage and exchanged a few whispered words with Di Yi via spiritual transmission.
Di Yi let out a cold snort, waved his hand for the maidservant to withdraw, and then announced, "Fellow Daoists. . . just now, another Daoist friend has added a few more auction items. . ."
Such occurrences were not uncommon, but adding items so suddenly and urgently still piqued the interest of many cultivators.
He clapped his hands, and ten silver-robed maidservants stepped forward, each holding a tray.
On each tray was a semi-transparent jade bottle, and inside each jade bottle were crimson pills, as red as blood and the size of a baby's fist.
Within the pills, faint pill patterns resembling flood dragons could be vaguely seen.
"Ten True Blood Pills. These pills possess domineering medicinal properties. If a human Soul Transformation cultivator refines their medicinal power, it should be of great benefit to their cultivation. . . Of course, if fed to Soul Transformation spirit beasts, it can also significantly increase their cultivation. . . Or rather, this type of spirit pill is even more suitable for spirit beasts to consume."
Di Yi sighed softly.
"True Blood Pills?"
Inside Hantian Hall, many cultivators were shocked into silence.
Even Fang Xi couldn't help but reveal an expression as if watching a good show: ‘Aren't these the spirit pills the Black Water Sect offers as tribute to the Dragon Taming Sect? How did they end up here? Could a batch of offerings have been robbed? Or were they released by the Dragon Taming Sect? Or perhaps. . . ’
He suddenly thought of an interesting possibility.
‘From Wang Qiao's memories, the Wang Family Ancestor must have grasped some secret, possessing considerable confidence in overthrowing the Black Water Sect. . . Otherwise, even with their Grand Elder passing away, their newly achieved Soul Transformation cultivation wouldn't be enough to contend with two early-stage Soul Transformation cultivators. . . ’
‘They must have seized some vital secret of the Black Water Sect. . . The Black Water Sect itself doesn't actually have any internal vulnerabilities worth exposing, unless it greedily embezzled the tribute that was supposed to be paid to the superior sect. . . which would be the 'True Blood Pills'! ’
When Fang Xi looked at those 'True Blood Pills' again, he had only one thought in his mind: "The Wang Family Ancestor is truly ruthless. The Black Water Sect is probably in for it. . ."
The Black Water Sect would be foolish to auction these 'True Blood Pills'; they must have been obtained by the Wang Family Ancestor through some unknown means, and then publicized through the auction to reach the Dragon Taming Sect's ears!
‘Why not report it directly? ’
A thought surfaced in Fang Xi's mind, and he immediately had the answer:
‘Within the Dragon Taming Sect, there are probably also connections to the Black Water Sect. Usually, they could suppress things, but now that everyone knows, it would be difficult to openly shield them. . . ’
‘At the very least, the Wang Family's open rebellion would now be justified. . . and would certainly be acknowledged afterward. ’
Although these were all speculations, Fang Xi, having lived for over six hundred years, was quite cunning and could generally guess with high accuracy.
Everyone present was an old fox, clearly aware of this point, so the atmosphere became somewhat peculiar.
"One 'True Blood Pill', starting bid of five top-grade spirit stones. Bidding now begins. . ."
Di Yi spoke slowly.
Dividing it into ten groups for auction was also a way of not shying away from making a big deal out of it.
If the Black Water Sect were selling these, they would certainly go through reliable channels for private transactions; only a fool would bring them to an auction and make it public knowledge.
"Six top-grade spirit stones!"
Fang Xi, however, didn't care about all that; he simply began bidding.
He gazed at each 'True Blood Pill', his eyes gleaming.
This pill possessed domineering medicinal properties and made high demands on the physique, making it more suitable for Soul Transformation spirit beasts.
However, it was quite excellent for his main body.
After all, his main body currently cultivated the 'Celestial Demon Extermination Manual', and having refined the 'Four Saints Beast Armor' and gathered fifth-tier essence blood, his physique was probably no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Transformation-level body cultivator.
Taking the 'True Blood Pill' would be just right!
Of course, one or two pills alone would have limited benefits to his cultivation.
But what he wanted wasn't just the spirit pills, but rather samples from which he could analyze and deduce the pill formula!
Then, relying on the Profound Nether Abyss, he could poach the Black Water Sect's resources!
‘Heaven gives birth to all things to nourish humanity. . . These spiritual items of heaven and earth are naturally obtained by those with destiny. ’
‘The spiritual items in the Profound Nether Abyss seem to have a destiny with me. ’
Fang Xi remained relatively low-key, bidding twice and successfully acquiring two 'True Blood Pills', then departed the colossal merchant ship without looking back.
He knew without thinking that the Profound Nether Abyss would certainly not be peaceful in the days to come.
‘It feels like Meng Zhuzi might have bet on the wrong horse. . . This person is quite shrewd; he managed to trick several sworn siblings into fighting tooth and nail for him to accumulate resources for forming a Nascent Soul. . . But now that his second brother, the strategist, is dead, he seems to be making mistakes. . . ’
With the spy planted by the Taiyi Scripture, Fang Xi understood the Five Sworn Siblings of Green Mountain even better than they understood themselves.
That female cultivator surnamed Tao, who betrayed them and tried to drag her sworn siblings down with her, naturally deserved her death.
However, Little Meng was not as righteous as he appeared on the surface. . .
It was just that in the team, he was always the good guy, and Zhu Hong was the bad guy.
Now that two of them had died, he suddenly lost his sense of direction.
...
Sangqing Peak.
Upon returning to his cave abode, Fang Xi immediately sealed the grand array, deciding to close his doors to visitors for a period.
This period should be precisely when the Black Water Sect and the Wang Family were in intense conflict, so he shouldn't rush to become cannon fodder.
As for Little Meng's group? May they seek their own blessings!
...
Human World.
If cultivators from the Western Desert Cultivation World were to travel to Demon Tree Ridge, they would discover a strange phenomenon.
The colossal demonic tree that once covered the sky had inexplicably vanished at some point.
Fang Xi toyed with the 'Thousand Absolute Poison' and 'True Blood Pill' in his hands, deciding to send one to the 'Kyushu World' and keep one for his own research.
Moreover, along with them, a five-hundred-year-old giant salamander, as well as Profound Nether Crystal and other specialties from the Profound Nether Abyss, were sent to the Kyushu World.
If they only had 'True Blood Pills', Bai Mei and the others would likely find themselves in the predicament of "even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice."
However, if all the raw materials were roughly assembled and they still couldn't restore the pill formula for the 'True Blood Pill', Fang Xi would suspect the Kyushu World of embezzling his funds!
At that point, if he, the Fang Xian Dao Palace Lord, got angry, someone would definitely suffer misfortune.
‘It seems Red Refining Demon Lord was left in the Kyushu World. . . Fortunately, with the Kong Tian Hall Master and now the Divine Transformation cultivator Tumo Venerable watching over things, there shouldn't be a big problem. . . ’
With this thought, Fang Xi transformed into a streak of light and arrived outside the 'Valley God Mystic Realm'.
This place was still surrounded by a grand array, with array gates and baleful qi surging into the sky.
Since experiencing an attack by remnants of the Saint Fire Cult, the defenses had become even tighter.
Fang Xi stood aloft in mid-air, his Divine Consciousness penetrating the array, locating Jin Guang Chanshi.
After a brief spiritual transmission, the grand array immediately opened, and a golden light flew out. It was Jin Guang Chanshi, bringing three Nascent Soul cultivators, who respectfully saluted: "Greetings, Senior, welcome to the mystic realm. . ."
"Mm, you all have worked hard guarding this place."
Fang Xi stood with his hands clasped behind his back, exuding the image of a Grandmaster: "This venerable one has now found a method to completely slay the Valley God. Perhaps from now on, you all will no longer be confined here."
Upon hearing Fang Xi's words, a hint of joy quickly appeared on Jin Guang Chanshi's face. He couldn't help but clasp his hands together: "If that insane Soul Transformation Demon Venerable can truly be completely transcended, the merits would be boundless. . . However, even ancient cultivators had few methods against this demon beast. I hope Senior will proceed with caution."
"Rest assured!"
Fang Xi naturally chose to deal with the Valley God first because it was easier to bully.
Compared to Black Taisui's 'myriad avatars', the Valley God only possessed the 'Immortal Body' talent.
Although still difficult to kill, it was far better than Black Taisui.
Moreover, it had already been exploited by ancient cultivators who found its weakness, drawing a considerable amount of its power through formations and driving it insane.
Truly, among the sealed Soul Transformation cultivators, it was likely the weakest.
Now that Fang Xi had the Thousand Absolute Poison, he naturally wanted to start with the weakest one first. . .
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