Chapter 644: Earthly Immortal
Chapter 644: Earthly Immortal
“Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light? Interesting! ”
Fang Xi extended his five fingers, each fingertip shimmering with streaks of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light.
The reason he dared to come to the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm, aside from the Mechanized City as his backing, was primarily due to the achievement of his ‘Eternal Evergreen Body’!
This top-tier wood-element spiritual physique could be called the King of Wood-element! It had an amplifying effect on numerous wood-element divine abilities.
Moreover, if an enemy cast a wood-element divine ability, it would be inexplicably nullified, losing most of its power!
Even ownerless wood-element spiritual objects might automatically acknowledge him as their master!
The restriction of the ‘Azure Emperor Palace’ here was the ‘Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light’, which was precisely countered by Fang Xi’s ‘Eternal Evergreen Body’, and could even replenish his magical power after being absorbed.
‘If the master of this palace were to act personally, it might not be so. At the very least, the ‘Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light’ wouldn’t betray them. . . ’
With a thought, a streak of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light transformed into thunder, its color verdant, its might overwhelming – it was precisely the ‘Taiyi Divine Thunder’!
Sizzle!
As the thunder boomed, a green flute on Liu Xu's body let out a mournful wail, suddenly shattering inch by inch, dispersing into dust. . .
Liu Xu formed hand seals, and a jade-green longsword appeared, with vine-like guards at its hilt.
She gripped the jade-green longsword with one hand and slashed fiercely!
A jade-green crescent moon, adorned with runes, burst forth with powerful spiritual pressure, like a curved moon!
Roar! Roar!
Fang Xi casually tossed out a seal, and with a tiger's roar, a massive earthy-yellow tiger appeared – it was the ‘Nine Ye Seal’!
The power of the seal transformed into a giant tiger, spewing out a thick beam of light.
The beam of light intersected with the jade-green sword light mid-air, whereupon the jade-green sword light continuously dissipated. . .
Although the ‘Nine Ye Seal’ was only slightly flawed among Numinous Treasures, after receiving Fang Xi’s powerful magical power infusion, it unleashed power far exceeding that of ordinary Numinous Treasures!
At the same time, Fang Xi’s left hand flashed with black light, and a black halberd appeared.
This Numinous Treasure had been used by that Horned Dragon in the Earthly Immortal World, but it wasn't its life-bound artifact, and its artifact spirit was weak-willed, so Fang Xi directly refined it, making it a handy treasure.
Roar! Roar!
The black halberd roared, transforming into a pitch-black flood dragon, lunging at Liu Xu with bared fangs and claws.
The dragon coiled and the tiger crouched, abruptly transforming into a violet light.
The purple radiance shone brilliantly, enveloping Liu Xu.
Moments later, a mass of jade-green light exploded, struggling to shake the violet light.
A light of escape flew out in disarray – it was Liu Xu!
Her face pale, she sharply cried, “Are you truly going to attack. . . In this woman’s memories, you are her most important person! ”
Fang Xi's eyes were sharp and cold, as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, pouring into the two Numinous Treasures.
Dragon and tiger danced wildly, murderous aura chilling within the violet light, showing no intention of holding back whatsoever.
Just as Liu Xu was about to continue her escape, a pitch-black shield appeared before her, with arcs of black light emerging – it was the ‘Black Water Shield’!
Blocked by this shield, her escape light abruptly paused.
Immediately after, Fang Xi flicked his fingers repeatedly, and streaks of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light crisscrossed, forming a massive net. Within the net, 'Taiyi Divine Thunder' and other ultimate wood-element divine abilities continuously flickered, shrouding her from above.
His murderous aura was chilling, showing no regard whatsoever!
Seeing this, Liu Xu immediately opened her small mouth, and a slender green thread emerged, transforming into a jade-green comb, struggling to resist the large net formed by the Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light.
Upon seeing this, Fang Xi immediately let out a cold snort, and the Heavenly Demon Chant moved in response.
Liu Xu's expression turned pale. That jade comb was entangled by the dragon and tiger that followed, leaving the jade-green net with no further obstruction.
Seeing the Taiyi Divine Thunder about to land on her, she suddenly hardened her expression and slapped her crown.
A jade-green ball of light appeared. With just a flicker, it was outside the giant net, and a few more flickers, it was on the verge of escaping the battlefield.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, countless red threads crisscrossed ahead, and a small black-red sword flew out, emitting a crisp sword cry.
On the outskirts of the battlefield, there was even another ‘Fang Xi’.
This was naturally his External Avatar seizing the opportunity to strike, unleashing the ‘Divine Infant Sword’!
This sword was a ‘Numinous Treasure’. Its void-manipulating power was perhaps second among Fang Xi’s many treasures.
Only when the ‘Soul Suppressing Pagoda’ also advanced to the fifth tier could it surpass it.
At this moment, a flash of demonic energy flickered across the sword body, and a soul-stirring sword cry resonated.
That green ball of light immediately trembled, then was severed by the ‘Divine Infant Sword’, revealing a strange soul.
The soul was in the form of a flower fairy, with wings on its back and exquisite, beautiful features.
‘Another race? ! ’
Fang Xi's heart stirred. In the Earthly Immortal World, besides humans, demons, and devils, there were actually many other races living there. Each had unique innate divine abilities, but their tribal strength was weak; they couldn't be called major races. They could only seek refuge with the three major races—humans, demons, and devils—or struggle to survive in perilous crevices.
Some high-level cultivators in the Earthly Immortal World often liked to subdue these special races with unique abilities to manage their immortal caves, look after their spirit medicine gardens, and so on. . .
At this moment, a resolute expression flashed across the small face of the winged flower fairy spirit, and she fiercely formed hand seals.
“Not good! ”
Fang Xi's heart stirred, but it was already too late. He could only barely block with the Black Water Shield in front of him, as the jade comb exploded with a bang. A ball of jade-green flames enveloped the Nine Ye Seal and the black halberd, causing these two Numinous Treasures to wail mournfully and fly back.
At the same time, the flower fairy-like spirit also exploded with a bang. The Divine Infant Sword instantly teleported, avoiding the core of the most powerful blast.
The Black Water Shield swayed, and black runes emerged, annihilating all residual jade-green flames, revealing Fang Xi behind it, his protective spiritual light shimmering, completely unharmed.
He looked towards Liu Xu’s location, seeing streaks of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light, like a vast net, enveloping her.
The previous divine abilities, such as the Taiyi Divine Thunder and Wood-element True Fire, seemed to have caused her little harm.
As for various magical arts and divine abilities, Fang Xi had long mastered them with ease. Now, with the aid of his ‘Eternal Evergreen Body’, precise control was no difficult feat.
He glanced at the unconscious Liu Xu, then clenched his five fingers.
Five strands of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light transformed into chains, firmly binding her.
Immediately after, Fang Xi's aura suddenly changed, and wisps of demonic intent spread out.
Then, he formed hand seals, and streaks of Heavenly Demon Secret Sense began to penetrate Liu Xu’s sea of consciousness, performing a soul search!
This woman had been possessed before, so there might be some residual effects.
The flower fairy had self-destructed with such resolve earlier, perhaps indicating some hidden contingency or split soul.
In addition, this woman might still retain some memories of the previous Heavenly Maiden.
...
Moments later, Fang Xi opened his eyes, a hint of shock flickering within them: “To think. . . ”
Knowing her doom was sealed, the flower fairy had, in her escape, actively split a wisp of her essence soul and fused it with Liu Xu!
Such a thing was originally impossible; if a cultivator were to do this, becoming insane would be the best outcome.
However, the flower fairy was an unusual race, possessing such an innate divine ability, but it could only be used once in a lifetime.
This move was quite open and aboveboard, because after the two merged, the current Liu Xu could be said to be neither the original Liu Xu nor the flower fairy, but a brand-new life form that had fused the memories of both.
Fang Xi was completely indifferent to this. However, from the other party’s memories, he learned some things that made him more confident about his next actions.
...
A flash of escape light.
Fang Xi had already returned to the Mechanized City, bringing Liu Xu with him.
“Dao Master. . . ”
Tumo Venerable, Ghost Axe Venerable, and others gathered around, all vaguely sensing Liu Xu’s abnormality.
“Take this woman down. . . and keep her under close watch. ”
Fang Xi’s expression was stern: “I am about to open the true ‘Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm’! ”
From the memories of that wisp of flower fairy spirit earlier, he had learned many things.
For example—this secret realm was not the true Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm!
The true Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm was still deeper within the secret realm!
Fang Xi formed hand seals. Three hundred and sixty-five star pagodas roared, and streaks of Myriad Heavens Ten Earths Sun Moon Five Stars Demon Extermination Divine Light descended.
The entire jade-green giant peak vibrated violently, then was ground away inch by inch. . .
The Azure Emperor Palace let out a mournful wail and collapsed with a crash!
After that colossal inherited mountain peak shattered and completely vanished, Fang Xi suddenly pointed a finger.
A verdant radiance appeared, clearly the magical power of the Withered Glory Chant cultivated to the late Soul Transformation stage, which then submerged into the void.
Whoosh!
A void rift appeared, faintly revealing a small secret realm behind it.
Roar! Roar!
Streaks of milky-white long dragons, formed from condensed spiritual energy, roared and coiled. . . bringing forth extremely pure spiritual energy!
“This isn’t spiritual energy. . . This is the ‘Immortal Source Qi’ after spiritual energy has highly aggregated! ” Ghost Axe Venerable’s eyes lit up.
“Immortal Source Qi gathering like dragons. . . Probably more than half of the Human World's spiritual energy is within this secret realm. ”
Fang Xi also sighed with emotion.
The spiritual energy environment of this small spiritual realm even surpassed many spiritual vein locations in the Earthly Immortal World, showing how much had been plundered from the Human World!
“Spiritual energy forming mist, spiritual energy like rain, spiritual energy forming lakes—this concubine has heard of these, they are already top-tier spiritual vein sacred lands. . . As for spiritual energy transforming into dragons? ! ”
Yunxi Xianzi murmured, her gaze at this secret realm filled with not just fervor, but also hatred!
If this spiritual realm were to be destroyed, and its spiritual energy dispersed back to heaven and earth, perhaps the entire Human World would benefit, and cultivators’ advancements would be smoother by several folds.
If she were to cultivate alone, she was confident she could cultivate to the late Soul Transformation stage before her lifespan ran out!
At such a realm, entering the Ascension Platform passage would grant a high degree of certainty.
And if Yunxi Xianzi were to choose for herself, she would definitely choose the latter.
After all, the Immortal Dao values individuality, and cultivators are inherently mostly selfish beings.
Amidst countless coiling cloud-dragons, a patch of emerald-green grass appeared.
In the distance beyond the grassland were stretches of cultivated fields, within which grew various spirit medicines capable of driving many cultivators in the Earthly Immortal World into a frenzy.
Clusters of Golden Dragon Fruits hung from the branches, like strings of golden fruit, bending the trees low.
Various types of ginseng and spirit ganoderma were ubiquitous, appearing like weeds.
At the center of this spiritual land was a colossal ancient tree.
Its canopy soared into the clouds, and numerous cloud-dragons coiled around its trunk, shimmering with two peculiar lights, one green and one yellow.
It was precisely the ‘Chunqiu Tree’ that everyone had seen when the secret realm was first opened! At this moment, green and yellow lights flashed explosively on the ‘Chunqiu Tree’.One moment withered, the next moment flourishing. . .
On a branch, a fruit rapidly appeared. Initially, it was only the size of a pinky finger, then it grew to the size of a fist.
It had facial features and limbs. . . surprisingly similar to a child.
“Ginseng Fruit? ”
An apt metaphor surfaced in Fang Xi’s mind. He then witnessed the ‘Chunqiu Tree’ undergoing eighteen cycles of withered and flourishing in a flash. That Ginseng Fruit actually grew to the size of a sixteen-year-old youth, with incredibly clear features: sword-like brows, starry eyes, a face as fair as jade, and cinnabar-red lips. . .
“This is. . . ”
Fang Xi's expression hardened.
Ever since awakening his Eternal Evergreen Body, his understanding of the Withered Glory Chant cultivation method had deepened.
He vaguely perceived that its divine abilities should become even more profound after reaching the Soul Transformation stage.
Among them, there was one that should be a healing secret art, emphasizing combining with the ‘Longevity Art’ to fuse oneself with a spiritual plant. From then on, one’s lifespan would be nourished by the spiritual plant’s lifespan, making the passage of time incredibly slow.
Furthermore, as the spiritual plant grew, injuries would gradually recover.
Witnessing this scene now, he felt a certain conjecture in his heart coming true.
“Everyone, return to the Mechanized City! ”
He looked at the several Soul Transformation cultivators, his expression extremely grave as he spoke.
If it were truly as Fang Xi surmised, these people would likely be utterly annihilated within a single breath if they engaged in combat with this young man!
Each Soul Transformation cultivator wore an extremely solemn expression as they returned to the Mechanized City, witnessing its defenses activate one by one, transforming into multi-colored light shields!
Boundless vital energy of heaven and earth was torn apart, surging downwards, causing all the Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts equipped on the Mechanized City to roar!
Myriad Heavens Ten Earths Sun Moon Five Stars Demon Extermination Divine Light, Sun God Slaughtering Extinction Ray, Yin-Yang Chaotic Cave Divine Light. . .
Numerous multi-colored radiances were held in Fang Xi’s hand, the vital energy of heaven and earth trembled, and even the Human World seemed to wail!
Terrifying pressure descended, the suppressive force from the realm causing the Mechanized City to emit a tremendous roar!
Return to Void power!
This was power that even the Human World could barely accommodate!
Anyone who used such power would inevitably suffer backlash!
Fortunately, the Mechanized City was merely an inanimate object, and the suppression it faced was far less than that of a Return to Void cultivator.
“Go! ”
In Fang Xi's hand, countless rays of light condensed into a single stream, forming a five-colored long spear, which he hurled fiercely!
Whoosh!
The five-colored long spear appeared beneath the Chunqiu Tree as if teleporting.
Rustle!
The Chunqiu Tree trembled, and suddenly, wisps of verdant green silk threads appeared in the void.
They continuously entangled themselves around the spear, making its forward progress increasingly slow.
Even so, at the tip of the five-colored spear, various elemental energies collided with each other, then dispersed, erupting into a five-colored stream of light!
Within the stream of light, numerous ant-sized runes faintly flickered. Wherever it passed, countless green threads disintegrated with a crash.
Then, the five-colored long spear landed directly on the main body of the Chunqiu Tree!
Rustle!
The enormous Chunqiu Tree trembled, seemingly letting out a painful wail.
On the hanging ‘young Ginseng Fruit’, a hint of pain appeared between the youth’s brows, and he suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes were as verdant as jade, imbued with a sense of superiority, overlooking all beings, and having experienced the mortal world: “A Soul Transformation-level Withered Glory Chant. . . a late Soul Transformation cultivation, yet possessing the lifespan of an Integration cultivator—truly an anomaly! ”
With just a glance, Fang Xi felt as if he had been seen through completely.
He let out a long howl, and the Mechanized City roared once more, tearing through vital energy.
“A Return to Void puppet, is that your trump card? ! ”
Crack!
Behind the youth, the branch connecting him to the Chunqiu Tree snapped, and a hint of pallor appeared on his face as he murmured, “Cultivating for ten thousand years within a secret realm, oblivious to what year it is outside? ”
“Die! ”
Green and yellow lights flickered alternately around Fang Xi, seemingly about to activate the Kyushu Mechanized City once more.
At this moment, a hint of mockery appeared on the youth's face. He formed a strange hand seal with his left hand, and streaks of grey energy inexplicably flickered across the Chunqiu Tree.
Fang Xi's expression changed. He felt that his Withered Glory Chant magical power, which was originally smooth and unobstructed, seemed to be shackled, extremely difficult to mobilize!
This exiled immortal was originally the Patriarch of Azure Emperor Mountain, and all the inheritances of Azure Emperor Mountain came from him. Naturally, he had left a hidden trap within the cultivation method.
And with his Return to Void methods, it was simply impossible for lower-realm cultivators to discover!
The youth took a step, and a green flash appeared in the void, bringing him already opposite Fang Xi.
He reached out and grabbed. Streaks of dark green vines appeared, adorned with countless rune-like patterns, about to entangle Fang Xi and perform a soul search along the way. . .
But the next moment!
The dense wood spiritual energy on Fang Xi instantly dissipated, replaced instead by a wild, untamed demonic aura!
In truth, after reaching Soul Transformation, his main cultivation method had been the ‘Celestial Demon Extermination Manual’!
Now that he was here to slay an immortal, how could he still use the Withered Glory Chant’s cultivation method and secret arts?
“Hmph! ”
On Fang Xi’s body, a layer of four-colored spiritual armor enveloped him, forming the ‘Four Sacred Beast Armor’, with the phantoms of four great true spirits hovering like shadows.
He let out a soft shout, his five fingers drawing together to form a fist!
The ‘Myriad Demon Armor’ secret art inherently possessed the effect of tempering the body. Coupled with his consumption of a large number of ‘True Blood Pills’ and the amplification of his physique by demon race secret techniques, he was now comparable to those late Soul Transformation body cultivators.
Furthermore, the power of this single punch had faintly broken through the limits of a Soul Transformation body cultivator!
Bang!
With that punch, the void itself seemed to shatter, yet it was immediately enveloped and smoothed over by wisps of green light. . .
With a flash of green light, the youth's figure vanished as if teleporting, a look of surprise flashing across his face: “What. . . what kind of cultivation method is this? ”
This person had been asleep for over ten thousand years; how could he possibly know about the ‘Three-Phase Annihilation Art’ recently developed in the Kyushu world?
The young Earthly Immortal’s jade-green eyes flickered, and he held up a green leaf in his hand.
This green leaf was identical to those on the Chunqiu Tree, except its surface had a few ant-sized gold and silver runes.
He flicked his finger, and the green leaf shot out, arriving before Fang Xi with incredible speed.
Clang!
With a loud clang, a large hole was torn through the Black Water Shield.
This green leaf actually pierced through a Numinous Treasure-grade defensive artifact, then landed on Fang Xi, emitting a sound like a resounding bell.
Fang Xi lowered his head slightly, gazing at the green leaf resting on his four-colored armor.
If not for the sufficient defensive power of the ‘Four Sacred Beast Armor’, he would likely have been severely wounded by that blow!
“My Four Sacred Beast Armor. . . since breaking through to Soul Transformation, almost no one has been able to force me to use its full power. . . ”
He murmured, a phantom of a flood dragon flashing across his right hand as he caressed the damaged spot.
That green leaf instantly turned to ash, and the damaged area on the armor was automatically repaired.
Rumble!
High in the sky, within the Mechanized City.
“Quick, activate it with full power! ”
The External Avatar led numerous cultivators, continuously injecting their magical power into the Mechanized City.
The Kyushu Mechanized City roared, its reactors operating frantically, countless formations activating. The puppet techniques from the Ink Gate of the Earthly Immortal World blossomed with even greater brilliance in the hands of Kyushu. The entire city continuously expanded and contracted, as if breathing, drawing in immense vital energy of heaven and earth, its aura terrifyingly immense. . .
Myriad Heavens Ten Earths Sun Moon Five Stars Demon Extermination Divine Light, Sun God Slaughtering Extinction Ray, Twelve Primordial Spirit Candle Dragon Divine Light. . .
One by one, the vital energy artifacts operated at full power.
In addition, modified planet-annihilation cannons roared, aiming directly at that young immortal!
“Heh, all show and no substance. . . ”
The young immortal sneered, forming a hand seal with one hand.
Within the spiritual realm, the vital energy of heaven and earth whistled violently, continuously condensing into a jade-white longsword.
With a slash, the longsword traced an exquisite arc through the air, surprisingly using a single point to break a surface, cleaving through numerous beams of light with one stroke!
Fang Xi retreated, his Four Sacred Beast Armor roaring around him, accompanied by streaks of divine light defense from the Kyushu Mechanized City.
His eyes flickered repeatedly. ‘Taiyi’, which served as the main control of the Mechanized City and had undergone several upgrades, was operating furiously.
Suddenly!
The scattered rays of light suddenly brightened again, as if imprinting runes in the void.
Void forming a formation!
Streaks of divine light reappeared, forming a colossal cage that trapped the young Earthly Immortal within.
Not only that, the colossal Mechanized City roared, showing signs of directly plummeting into the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm!
With Taiyi’s computing power, it shouldn't have collapsed with a single strike before an Earthly Immortal’s sword.
The reason for this was, of course, to set a trap.
Moreover, as soon as it made its move, it targeted the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm and the Chunqiu Tree, clearly striking the young Earthly Immortal's vital point!
Rumble!
The vital energy of heaven and earth surged wildly. The young Earthly Immortal tore through the light curtain cage and emerged. Watching the Mechanized City's mad descent, a slight twitch appeared on his jade-like face.
He lifted one hand, and within the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm, streaks of green light ascended into the sky, like straight longswords, continuously stabbing into the underside of the Kyushu Mechanized City.
Puff! Puff!
Formation after formation shattered, but the Kyushu Mechanized City was too vast, with too many formations. . .
Even if the formations were completely destroyed, there was still the terrifying physical body of the Mechanized City!
The young Earthly Immortal was helpless. He could only form hand seals with both hands. Infinite vital energy of heaven and earth swarmed towards him, transforming into countless large hands, forming a situation where he was locked in a magical power struggle with the Kyushu Mechanized City.
Taiyi calculated very clearly: no matter what kind of Dao arts or methods they competed with, Kyushu would undoubtedly lose.
Only by finding another path, forcing this young Earthly Immortal to compete in magical power with the Kyushu Mechanized City, could there be a slightly fairer situation!
Even so, it could only possibly restrain a portion of the opponent's magical power.
But that was already enough.
*Swoosh! *
Fang Xi formed a hand seal, and suddenly a pair of semi-transparent, illusory Heavenly Phoenix wings appeared behind him.
Phoenix Seal Script characters emerged one after another, swirling around his body, making his movement technique appear even more dreamlike and ethereal.
With a flap of his wings, he abruptly traversed the void, arriving beside the Earth Immortal youth. His fist, covered in a layer of inky black scales, suddenly punched out.
*Bang! *
Around the Earth Immortal youth's body, streaks of emerald-green spirit patterns scattered, and even the void shattered. . .
"A demon race cultivation art?"
A trace of fury appeared on the Earth Immortal youth's face: "You're seeking death. . ."
A jade-green Ruyi Scepter appeared in his hand, from which an inexplicable profound light emerged.
Fang Xi was unusually familiar with this; it was precisely the Withered Glory Mystic Light!
'Even if it consumes some lifespan, as long as I can kill this person, dealing with that puppet city will be much simpler. '
A cold smile curled at the corner of the Earth Immortal youth's mouth. He formed hand seals, and purple Dragon Script characters appeared around his body: "Supreme Pole Star. . . ordain your demise!"
Comments