Chapter 672: Reunion (Seeking monthly votes at the start of the month)
Chapter 672: Reunion (Seeking monthly votes at the start of the month)
‘This mark. . . ’
Fang Xi gazed at the mark on the wall, his expression unchanged, and walked directly over.
He wandered around for a while longer before stopping in front of a stall covered in all sorts of demon beast materials.
The stall owner's entire body was enveloped in a layer of dark green mist, with only a pair of blood-red eyes peering through, exuding an unspeakable sense of malevolence.
Seeing Fang Xi pause, he immediately let out a hoarse, grating laugh: "Esteemed guest, these demon beast materials of mine are all of the freshest variety. . . especially these few Heavenly Phoenix Feathers, it took tremendous effort to extract them alive from a Soul Transformation Heavenly Phoenix. . . ah. . ."
‘As if I'd fall for that. ’
Fang Xi's Multi-Treasure Eye Technique flashed in his eyes, and he immediately sensed that something was off with these Heavenly Phoenix Feathers.
Recalling the ones he often idly handled himself, he knew these were fakes.
‘This black market truly has a lot of fakes; it really tests one's eyesight. . . this Multi-Treasure Eye Technique is still quite useful. ’
Fang Xi sneered a few times and was about to get up and leave.
"Wait. . . It seems Fellow Daoist is also an expert. I truly have some good stuff here; would you like to take a look?"
The red-eyed cultivator in the dark green mist suddenly spoke.
‘Do sellers in this black market still screen their customers? ’
Fang Xi was a bit speechless: "What do you have?"
The red-eyed cultivator sneered and tossed over a jade box.
Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness swept over it, confirming there were no traps, and then he gently blew a breath.
The jade box floated in mid-air, enveloped in a black radiance.
A black magical energy hand slowly opened a gap, allowing a rich scent of blood to emanate from within.
"Oh? It's actually this item?"
A sharp glint flashed in Fang Xi's eyes, and he immediately closed the lid.
"Heh heh, Fellow Daoist is a discerning person; you must know how rare this item is, no?"
The red-eyed cultivator in the dark green mist chuckled faintly.
"Indeed. . ."
Fang Xi was silent for a moment: "What does Fellow Daoist wish for in return?"
"Pills that can help Soul Transformation cultivators like us advance our cultivation. . . If not, I'll only accept supreme-grade Spirit Stones. Of course, if you have Immortal Jade, that would be best. " The red-eyed cultivator chuckled.
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then tossed over a storage pouch: "What's contained within should be enough."
The red-eyed cultivator extended a sickly green hand to receive it, swept it with his Divine Consciousness, and a satisfied voice emerged: "Acceptable!"
Fang Xi took the box and left.
Inside this box was a 'Phoenix Gallbladder', which, to put it plainly, was the gallbladder of a fifth-rank Heavenly Phoenix!
It could be said to be the most precious item besides its demon core.
It could be used to refine various detoxifying spirit pills, or, conversely, to cultivate numerous poison techniques!
This particular Phoenix Gallbladder was different; its bloodline power was exceptionally rich. If it weren't for him having refined Heavenly Phoenix essence blood and cultivated the 'Celestial Demon Extermination Manual', he truly wouldn't have been able to tell.
With the pleasure of having found a minor bargain, Fang Xi browsed a few more stalls before nonchalantly walking into a small roadside shop.
‘According to the mark on the wall, this should be the place? ’
The mark used a code in the style of the Kyushu World, which Fang Xi found extremely familiar at a glance.
And according to the information hidden within it, it pointed not to the shop in the corner, but to this one, a few doors down.
"Treasure Pavilion?"
This kind of shop name was incredibly common in the Earthly Immortal World. Even in Moonlight Immortal City, there were ten or eight of them, each independent, divided into Li Clan's Treasure Pavilion, Wang Family's Treasure Pavilion, Three Flowers Sect's Treasure Pavilion, and other different storefronts. . .
This particular Treasure Pavilion felt like an ordinary shop to Fang Xi, mainly dealing in various talisman materials, occasionally selling some rare talismans as well.
"Esteemed senior, how may I help you?"
As soon as Fang Xi entered the Treasure Pavilion, a plump shopkeeper came forward to greet him.
"I'm here to purchase a batch of talisman materials."
He casually tossed out a jade slip, and within it was the mark from before.
The shopkeeper's Divine Consciousness entered it, and he immediately jolted: "Ah, an honored guest! Please, to the private room for tea!"
He immediately led Fang Xi into a private room behind the front hall.
After the private room door was closed, layers of restrictions emerged, isolating the interior from the outside.
"Is the honored guest a Talisman Master?"
The shopkeeper brought over spirit tea and subtly made a few hand gestures.
"Precisely. . . This humble one's talent is limited; I can only barely touch the threshold of fifth-rank in the Dao of Talismans. . ."
Fang Xi smiled.
His main body was currently researching the arts of puppetry and beast taming, while his attainments in talismans, formations, and alchemy varied in depth.
Among them, his mastery of the Dao of Formations was unmatched, followed by alchemy, with talismans being his weakest area. Furthermore, he was only proficient in the Phoenix Seal Script for void-attributed talismans, and far from proficient in Dragon Seal Script.
"I have a damaged talisman here; I'd like to ask Fellow Daoist to try and repair it. . . If successful, there will certainly be a generous reward in the future."
The shopkeeper took out a batch of materials, completed the transaction with Fang Xi, and then spoke.
"Oh? Let me see it."
The shopkeeper bowed and withdrew, returning shortly with a wooden box.
Upon opening the box, a bright yellow talisman lay quietly within. Vermilion cinnabar brushstrokes crisscrossed its surface, but were broken in several crucial places.
"This talisman. . . its grade seems quite high. I'm not entirely confident, and I'll probably need to take it back for some research before I can attempt it."
Fang Xi observed it for a long time before slowly giving his assessment.
"That. . . is acceptable."
The shopkeeper hesitated slightly, then agreed.
Fang Xi swept his sleeve, collected the wooden box, got up, and walked out of the Treasure Pavilion.
After wandering around the Three Yin Black Market once more, he transformed into a streak of demonic light and discreetly departed.
"This kind of black market is perfect for killing and seizing treasures. . . I wonder if there are any short-sighted fools."
Fang Xi deliberately slowed his escape light, waited for a long time, then burst into self-deprecating laughter: "Of course. . . no matter where Soul Transformation cultivators go, they can at least act as local tyrants in remote areas. Why would they fight to the death here, unless they were certain I carried a 'Two Modes Void Breaking Pill'. . . Otherwise, Soul Transformation realm marauding cultivators? That's probably only in dreams. . ."
At higher cultivation stages, most cultivators had a stable base from which they could continuously harvest resources.
As for marauding cultivators? Most of them were just dabbling in it occasionally.
After all, marauding cultivators faced too high a risk. At lower stages, they could still gamble with their lives, but the higher their cultivation, the more they cherished their lives and wouldn't easily take risks.
After Fang Xi flew out a million miles, his escape light flashed, and he dove deep underground.
Pfft! Pfft!
He thrust numerous formation flags into the surrounding earth, and a curtain of light rose up, automatically forming a restrictive formation.
Within the formation, Fang Xi sat cross-legged, the bright yellow talisman appearing before him.
Talisman brushes and cinnabar appeared in his hands; it was a rather high-grade set of talisman-drawing tools.
‘Although not comparable to the set his main body possessed, it wasn't bad. . . ’
Fang Xi picked up a talisman brush made from the hair of a Divine Transformation-level demon wolf, gazing at the broken points on the talisman, and a strange emotion surfaced in his heart.
Taiyi's auxiliary AI had already scanned the talisman and found that while the broken points on it were extremely difficult to repair, they could be easily fixed according to the relevant content from the Talisman Electronic Engineering course at Fangxian University in the Kyushu World.
In other words, this was a code that only ascended cultivators from the Kyushu World could understand!
"Fang Xian Daoist. . ."
Fang Xi muttered, his talisman brush soaked in cinnabar, and he quickly moved his brush, his strokes flowing like dragons and snakes across the talisman.
‘This broken point cannot be directly repaired; spiritual energy must first be replenished within the adjacent 'talisman bone'. . . ’
‘This broken point appears to be of the Metal-Water mutual generation, but water-attribute talisman art cannot be used. Instead, fire must be used to subdue metal. . . ’
He raised one hand, and a fire-attribute superior-grade Spirit Stone appeared, crushed into reddish powder by an invisible force.
The talisman brush, saturated with Spirit Stone powder, heavily landed on the final broken point.
A red light flashed, and the entire talisman seemed to ignite.
An ordinary Talisman Master, seeing this, would likely assume their repair had gone wrong and hastily try to remedy it. . . which would only ruin the whole endeavor.
Fang Xi gently blew, and a stream of magical energy appeared, aiding the talisman's combustion.
Whoosh!
On the bright yellow talisman, a layer of flames appeared.
But as the flames burned, they only consumed the superficial layer.
At the bottom of the talisman, a brand new silver talisman emerged.
Upon this silver talisman, countless runes squirmed about like tadpoles, densely packed and appearing quite extraordinary.
"This seems to be a. . . communication talisman?"
"A communication talisman of such high grade must have a considerably wide communication range. . . I wonder if it can cover the entire Three Realms Mountain region?"
The Three Realms Mountain was infinitely vast, constantly extending into both the Yao race and Demon race territories, fraught with dangers everywhere.
In terms of size, it could only be larger than the Starry Sky Domain!
Fang Xi no longer hesitated, spraying a mouthful of pure demonic essence onto the talisman.
The silver talisman suddenly shone brilliantly, its tadpole-like runes surging upon it, emitting an inexplicable aura.
Suddenly, the talisman erupted with a dazzling, piercing silver light.
The silver light continuously spread, like a silver mirror.
This silver mirror seemed connected to some mysterious place in the void. A flash of light appeared on its surface, and a figure materialized.
The figure appeared to be a young man, with the form of True Martial—a coiled turtle and snake—behind him, transforming into a blue auspicious cloud.
At this moment, the auspicious cloud appeared to be nearly a hundred mu in size, with a myriad of phenomena, subtly concealing a resplendent palace within!
It was none other than the previous Fang Xian Daoist!
"Greetings, Fang Xian Daoist!"
The Fang Xian Daoist looked at Fang Xi, suddenly bowed, and took the lead in performing a salute.
"Fang Xian Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"
Fang Xi was slightly startled.
"I truly did not miscalculate; the future Fang Xian Daoist is indeed you, Fellow Daoist. . . " The Fang Xian Daoist said, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Back then, he ascended alongside a perfected Divine Transformation Demon Venerable, leaving behind the decree: 'Whoever achieves Divine Transformation first shall be the Fang Xian Daoist. ' It seemed to have been predetermined long ago!
"That's right, I later took over as the Fang Xian Daoist. . ."
Fang Xi recounted the subsequent events. Upon hearing that Ghost Axe Venerable and Tumo Venerable had both successfully achieved Divine Transformation in the Kyushu World, the Fang Xian Daoist nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction appearing on his face: "They truly did not disappoint me. . . It's a pity, if it weren't so difficult to descend to the lower realms after ascending, I would have liked to stay in Kyushu and support the Kyushu World in surpassing the Earthly Immortals. . . Alas, alas. . ."
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