Chapter 658: Shortcut (Extra Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)
Chapter 658: Shortcut (Extra Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)
"Daoist friend, do you know the venerable name of the entity who propagated this demonic art, leaving behind endless venom?"
Adhering to the ancient wisdom that if a problem cannot be solved, one might as well solve the person who raised it, Fang Xi tentatively posed a question.
He didn't actually harbor much hope. After all, even Red refining demon, a true demon, was unawares of its hidden secrets, what more could a mere human demonic cultivator know?
"Qian Wan does indeed know. That patriarch, just as they were on the verge of ascension, had faintly sensed that terrifying existence from afar with their Divine Consciousness, and had already learned its name. . . it is 'Zizai Tianmo Wang'! " Qian Wan replied.
"Zizai Tianmo Wang? !"
Fang Xi was startled. This famed name, belonging to one of the Demon Race's Six Kings, he had indeed heard of it in the Earthly Immortal World.
"Daoist friend, you've actually heard the name of this Demon King? " Qian Wan seemed somewhat surprised.
"It was merely in an ancient text that I'd seen a similar title. . . " Fang Xi replied, his expression unreadable: "Give me this individual and the restriction token, as well as all versions of the cultivation method for the 'Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts', and our grievances will be settled then and there!"
Immediately thereafter, she smiled with candor, and raised a hand.
A jet-black token and a jade slip transformed into two streaks of flowing light, landing before Fang Xi: "'What Daoist friend proposes, Qian Wan accepts! '"
The woman had no choice but to comply, after all, even the most formidable demon in her sect couldn't contend with this 'Yun Jizi'. What else could she do?
Fang Xi picked up the token, infusing it with a slight trace of magic power, and immediately knew it was indeed a crucial item to restrain that divine demon. He instantly flicked his sleeve, a silver-white radiance flashing, enveloping the jet-black coffin. His entire form transformed into a streak of green light, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Qian Wan gazed at Fang Xi's departing silhouette, then let out a soft, melancholic sigh. . .
...
Upon leaving the Primordial Demon Sect, Fang Xi immediately sought out a mundane locale with sparse spiritual energy, and released the Mountain Sea Pearl.
The Mountain Sea Pearl materialized into a gate of light, enveloping his entire being within.
A vast cave-heaven manifested before him.
Fang Xi gazed upon this scene, deep in thought: "'The Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm also possesses a rapid method for completion, which is to devour a blessed cave-heaven. . . This Mountain Sea Pearl. . . it happens to be perfect! '"
And once the 'Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm' is established, it will be akin to possessing an additional portable cave-heaven, rendering the Mountain Sea Pearl obsolete. . .
Within the boundless space, the Ancestral Demonic Tree stood at its heart, still obscuring the sky and eclipsing the sun, its branches trailing downwards, one by one. . .
He sat cross-legged, the jade slip containing the Primordial Demon Sect's demonic art appearing in his hand. He began to meticulously study and comprehend it.
Time passed, its duration unknown. . .
From atop the Ancestral Demonic Tree, a leaf, emerald green like jade and veined with gold and silver patterns, gently drifted down, and was caught by Fang Xi's hand: "'Myriad Manifestations, Myriad Manifestations. . . it is indeed quite troublesome! '"
Based on his perusal of the notes left by the Primordial Demon Sect's successive patriarchs, Fang Xi roughly understood the inherent danger of this demonic art.
Once a cultivator practicing this demonic art reaches the Soul Transformation realm, their cultivation within their body would inexplicably go berserk and vanish, becoming sustenance for the 'Zizai Tianmo Wang'!
"'If it were the original version of the cultivation method, this situation could manifest after entering the early Soul Transformation stage. By the mid Soul Transformation stage, it would be highly probable, and one would typically not survive to the late Soul Transformation stage. . . '"
"'Furthermore, the Primordial Demon Sect's latest improved version of the cultivation method, in my view, is quite flawless. It allows one to cultivate all the way to the perfected Soul Transformation realm. . . Yet, upon ascension, one is still remotely sensed by that 'Zizai Tianmo Wang'. . . Does this then mean that anyone who cultivates this art will inevitably face trouble, sooner or later? '"
His own cultivation method, having been thoroughly deduced and refined in the Kyushu World, should likewise allow him to cultivate to the perfected Soul Transformation realm without incident.
However, concerning the step of ascension, it was indeed hard to say.
It was highly probable that he would still be sensed!
'Zizai Tianmo Wang' is one of the Six Demon Kings of the Demon Race, and apart from the Mahayana Demon Ancestor, whose movements are as elusive as a divine dragon's, these six great Demon Kings lead the Demon Race, their divine abilities and magical power immeasurable. . .
A trap laid with such insight, wisdom, and mastery of the realm, would naturally be exceedingly difficult to escape!
"'This. . . truly is quite troublesome. '"
Fang Xi's eyes grew dim.
Leaving aside the External Avatar for now, which had long since cultivated the 'Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts', according to the experience of the Primordial Demon Sect's past pioneers, even abandoning the cultivation and restarting would be futile.
Furthermore, at the Soul Transformation stage, converting cultivation methods was also exceedingly troublesome.
'Even. . . my main body has also cultivated this demonic art. . . Although the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' suppresses it, it might not go wrong, yet it remains a hidden danger nonetheless. '
He let out a long sigh: "'Originally, before even ascending, I already managed to provoke Long Qingzi, one of the Human Race Five Sons, and I already felt miserable. But I never imagined I'd also have to contend with one of the Six Demon Kings. . . How truly wretched is this situation? '"
After his sigh, a jet-black token materialized in Fang Xi's hand.
Upon the token, there were countless dense patterns, and on its reverse, a blood-red character for 'demon' was inscribed.
After a brief period of refinement, he felt a connection with the perfected Soul Transformation demonic cultivator contained within that jet-black coffin.
"'It is quite a decent enforcer, but these methods of restraint always feel somewhat incomplete. . . there's a possibility of a backlash. '"
"'No wonder that Patriarch Qian Wan handed it over so readily, it seems it's also half a hot potato. '" Fang Xi pondered for a moment, his aura shifted, suddenly transforming into the demonic qi of the 'Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts'.
In truth, he was the truly dangerous one, after all, he had already broken through this demonic art to the late Soul Transformation stage. While he cultivated the modified version, which presented no major issues before ascension, it still harbored hidden dangers.
Conversely, his External Avatar, whose realm was currently only early Soul Transformation, was as stable as Mount Tai.
"Hah!"
Fang Xi clasped his hands in a spell seal, and behind him, the illusory figure of the Myriad Transformations Divine Demon Body materialized.
This demonic shadow likewise formed a spell seal with its hands, and streaks of demonic light flowed into the restriction token.
The next instant, Fang Xi felt his Divine Consciousness move as if through an uninhabited land, effortlessly refining the restrictions within the token. He even 'saw' a portion of that demonic patriarch's divine soul and essence blood!
The various restrictions and incantations, which had previously been somewhat sluggish to manipulate, could now be controlled as easily as moving his own arm.
This made him realize that even if he were to command the perfected Soul Transformation divine demon to turn back and assault the Primordial Demon Sect at this very moment, he would certainly not be the one to suffer losses!
"'So, one must cultivate a cultivation method of the same origin to better control this demon? '"
He murmured to himself, and commanded the jet-black coffin to emerge.
Clack!
The coffin lid sprang open on its own, revealing within it the body of a black-clad demonic cultivator, their expression wooden.
Though it resembled a lifeless corpse, Fang Xi could still sense the terrifying magic power within this demonic body!
"'This Primordial Demon Sect seems to possess remarkable attainments in the art of corpse refinement, as evidenced by the Six Desires Heaven Mixing Demon from back then. . . '"
Fang Xi felt a hint of regret, he had been too soft-hearted earlier, asking too low a price.
However, at this moment, after gaining control over this perfected Soul Transformation demonic cultivator via the restrictions, Fang Xi's expression shifted.
He felt that his own 'Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts' magic power seemed to stir restlessly, with a certain craving to devour the demonic power before him!
In his eyes, this demonic cultivator before him was simply like an ancient immortal pill, capable of enhancing magic power and breaking through realms.
Swallowing but one, could save hundreds of years of arduous cultivation. It would not only allow him to directly reach the perfected Soul Transformation realm, but even continue to accumulate enough resources to assault the Return to Void realm!
"'Although both this person and I cultivated through different methods, we both knew the cultivation method was flawed, and made additions and subtractions. . . endeavoring to restore the original essence of the cultivation method. '"
"'And this demonic art, in reality, was passed down by the 'Zizai Tianmo Wang' of the Earthly Immortal World, its sole purpose being to entice people into cultivation, thereby devouring their cultivation and souls, transforming them into resources for advancement. . . '"
"'In other words, the original, harmful version of the cultivation method likely didn't possess such a devouring ability. Yet, precisely because both this demonic patriarch and I cultivated methods that strove to restore the original as much as possible, we therefore also possess a degree of mutual devouring, power-enhancing ability? '"
"'This demonic art is indeed bizarre and perverse to the extreme. . . '"
The magical power between cultivators is fundamentally incapable of being mutually devoured and then smoothly refined.
Even dual cultivation harvesting techniques are merely a slow process, allowing cultivation to advance rapidly for a period of time.
As for this demonic art's path of devouring, Fang Xi had no doubt that even if a Core Formation demonic cultivator, who practiced the improved version of the 'Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts', were to devour the cultivation of this demonic body, they could likely ascend to Soul Transformation in an instant. . . provided they could consecutively overcome several lightning tribulations, heart demon tribulations, and Five Elements tribulations. . .
"'This utilization rate is simply terrifyingly high. . . For Zizai Tianmo Wang to be listed among the Six Demon Kings and hold such formidable renown even among humans, he truly possesses remarkable talent and ingenuity, to actually be able to create such a cultivation method! '"
Fang Xi was filled with emotion.
However, he immediately activated the Three-Phase Annihilation Art, converting his demonic qi into Withered Glory Chant magic power, and the craving to devour instantly vanished.
His main body, of course, could not devour the demonic body's magical power, even if it appeared incredibly tempting.
But for such a wondrous method, if it were truly without hidden dangers or flaws, he would never believe it.
'Perhaps I could let the External Avatar try it? '
'Anyway, with the improved cultivation method, as long as one doesn't cultivate to perfected Soul Transformation and ascend, there should likely be no issues. . . '
Fang Xi had to admit that his adaptations, along with those of the Primordial Demon Sect's past patriarchs, only made this demonic art less perilous before the Return to Void realm.
After reaching perfected Soul Transformation, one would still fall into a desperate situation.
However, he already had plans to suppress his External Avatar's cultivation. If he allowed the avatar to break through to late Soul Transformation, its strength would skyrocket, and if it then remained at this realm for thousands, even tens of thousands of years. . . it seemed like a rather good choice.
By that time, perhaps he would already possess the strength to deal with 'Zizai Tianmo Wang', and these issues would cease to be problems.
When facing problems, one should not rush; deliberation brings success!
This was also Fang Xi's wisdom for survival!
As he was lost in thought, his expression suddenly shifted, and he clutched his Qi Sea Dantian.
Within his Dantian, the main Nascent Soul gazed at the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' in its grasp, and couldn't help but murmur: "'Someone has descended to the lower realm. . . Such void-breaking power is indeed terrifying! '"
The descent of a single Return to Void cultivator from the Earthly Immortal World was even more terrifying than the resources required to cultivate ten or eight Return to Void cultivators!
Feeling this fluctuation, Fang Xi's eyes glimmered slightly.
The reason he remained in this world was precisely because, with the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, he could sense such terrifying void fluctuations, and draw a comparison.
"'After sensing this realm-breaking power, I can largely confirm that Long Qingzi, who is at least at the Void Amalgamation realm. . . absolutely cannot descend! '"
"'Even if he has cultivated the Earthly Immortal lineage, and even mastered a 'spiritual domain', the power of the spiritual domain can only address the issue of being suppressed in the lower realms, but it cannot resolve the issue of his realm-breaking descent. . . '"
"'To have a Void Amalgamation cultivator descend to a lower realm, even a Mahayana Rogue Immortal of the Earthly Immortal World might not be capable of it. . . '"
"'However, for me, none of these are problems! '"
Fang Xi smiled faintly, rose to his feet, put away the Mountain Sea Pearl, communicated with the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror', and his figure instantly vanished. . .
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