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Chapter 677: Xumi Moving Mountain

Chapter 677: Xumi Moving Mountain

Raymarsh Great Wilderness.

According to legend, this desolate plain is extremely prone to lightning strikes, hence its name.

Within this great wilderness, there also lives a group of "Thunder Beasts. " These savage beasts are naturally skilled at manipulating the power of lightning, with their elites comparable to Return to Void cultivators. The golden and silver dual-colored lightning unleashed by a Thunder Beast King can make even Void Amalgamation cultivators flee in avoidance.

Fortunately, ten thousand years ago, this group of "Thunder Beasts" mysteriously vanished, which provided an opportunity for the Human Race to plan the development of the Raymarsh Great Wilderness.

Even so, this Raymarsh Great Wilderness still harbors an unknown number of rare treasures and exotic beasts, concealing countless dangers.

The Human Race's previous attempts at reclamation had all ended in failure.

Now, another team, undeterred by past failures, has embarked on this arduous journey.

...

The sky remained perpetually gloomy, with lightning flashing intermittently.

Rumble!

Rumble!

The earth trembled, the tremors drawing nearer.

Only upon closer inspection did one realize it was a gigantic dark-golden mountain, now sprouting eight enormous legs, striding forward.

Rumble!

With every step it took, it sank deeply into the earth, causing the surroundings to quake as if an earthquake had struck.

If not for the numerous Divine Transformation cultivators casting spells around its colossal legs, it might truly become "stuck in the mud" and unable to move again.

"Prepare. . . cast 'Light Wind Art'!"

Fang Xi also led a team of black-armored Nascent Soul cultivators, guarding the edge of one of the colossal legs that resembled a heavenly pillar.

Following his Divine Consciousness transmission, the Nascent Soul armored soldiers quickly formed hand seals.

Streaks of azure breeze emerged, faintly shimmering with several ancient seal characters.

This current of breeze coiled around the pillar-like leg, making it seem to lighten by several points.

Chirp! Chirp!

In mid-air, countless bizarre, entirely black, scale-covered birds shrieked and roared, charging towards the giant mountain.

These were originally birds living in a nearby jungle, but the giant mountain's passage had directly destroyed their habitat. . .

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Heaven and Earth spiritual energy converged, transforming into countless water arrows. A sky full of water arrows rained down like raindrops, as if possessing eyes, continuously striking the black-scaled birds.

Yunxi Xianzi let out a soft cry, and behind her, the figure of a colossal azure giant appeared.

The giant held a trident and gently swung it.

A massive wall of ice crystal materialized, and any birds that slipped through the net crashed against the ice wall, continuously exploding into meat paste.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

Suddenly, accompanied by a hoarse, unpleasant cry,

From among the black strange birds, a huge, black two-headed vulture suddenly soared out.

It spat wind and lightning, actually drawing in Heaven and Earth spiritual energy, transforming it into dual-colored light blades that sliced open the ice wall!

"Fifth-tier demonic beast? !"

Yunxi Xianzi exclaimed. Just then, a huge black maw descended from the sky, its mouth full of sharp fangs, biting down on the two-headed strange bird.

Crack!

Accompanied by an extremely crisp sound, the black vulture's surrounding protective light shield developed countless cracks and shattered with a bang.

The bird let out a wail, unexpectedly splitting into two. Its demonic body actively tore apart, turning into two black birds that darted left and right, attempting to break through.

The black strange maw could only seize the vulture-like strange bird that broke out to the right. Its large mouth chewed fiercely, with countless bits of flesh, bone, and feathers flowing out from the gaps. . .

The remaining strange bird, having narrowly escaped death, transformed into a black streak and retreated rapidly, its speed unbelievably fast.

It flew into the remaining bird flock, letting out a mournful cry.

The remaining strange birds immediately scattered with sharp shrieks, no longer daring to obstruct the advance of that colossal mountain.

"Many thanks, Kuang Tao Layman, for your assistance!"

Yunxi Xianzi looked at the mountain of flesh that had descended from the sky and couldn't help but express her gratitude.

"We are part of the Yaksha Camp and allies; we should naturally help each other out."

Kuang Tao Layman laughed heartily, then spat: "Bah. . . this strange bird is truly unpalatable!"

"A Divine Transformation cultivation, and it can even split into two, a divine ability similar to our cultivators' External Avatar. It's truly troublesome. . ."

Yunxi Xianzi said softly, "It's already quite remarkable that Kuang Tao Layman could kill half of its body. . ."

"In this Raymarsh Great Wilderness, I'm afraid those birds are nothing. . . the real dangers haven't appeared yet."

Kuang Tao Layman sighed.

Upon hearing this, a hint of gloom involuntarily appeared on Yunxi Xianzi's pretty face. . .

...

The enormous dark-golden mountain continued to advance for another month before finally stopping in a plain.

"Lean on the mountain, fall. . ."

A Divine Transformation Perfected officer sent out his Divine Consciousness, continuously relaying the message.

"Lean on the mountain, fall. . ."

One by one, the officers relayed the military order to every cultivator's ears, borrowing strength.

Swish! Swish!

Streaks of escape light darted swiftly, like quail fleeing for their lives.

Fang Xi also gave up guarding that "Heavenly Pillar" and retreated tens of thousands of li away with the main force.

Rumble rumble!

Like Mount Tai pressing down, a mountain crashed down with a roar.

Only then could the full extent of the giant mountain be seen.

It had retracted its eight pillar-like colossal legs, and streaks of golden patterns shimmered on the mountain body.

Within a million li radius, the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi trembled.

The dark-golden mountain range, however, seemed to take root, firmly adhering to this plain.

Furthermore, the golden patterns continuously combined, forming streaks of restrictions, and dazzling light emanated from the mountain body.

Under the illumination of the dark-golden light, countless savage beasts around the mountain scattered and fled for their lives.

And among these savage beasts, there were also some bizarre and treacherous entities that surpassed cultivators' imaginations.

"What is that. . . ?"

Yunxi looked at a white figure mingled within a group of Thunder Rhinos, appearing to be a Human Race woman, and couldn't help but feel a touch of curiosity.

But the next moment, she saw that group of rhinos inexplicably collapsing to the ground, their entire bodies' essence blood vanishing.

And on the body of that white-dressed woman, her white dress suddenly turned blood-red. . .

"In the Earthly Immortal World, besides savage beasts, there are also various indescribable entities. . . Poisonous insects and snakes that can kill high-tier cultivators are just the tip of the iceberg. . . There are also some bizarre evil spirits that even Void Amalgamation cultivators would flee from in disarray."

An escape light flashed, and Liu Xu appeared beside Yunxi Xianzi, calmly explaining: "That's why after the Yaksha Camp accepted the reclamation mission, they went to such great lengths to relocate this 'Xumi Moving Mountain'. . . This 'Xumi Moving Mountain' is a rare treasure. Not only is its scope extremely vast, sufficient to serve as our cultivators' temporary cave-heaven, but it has also been refined for a hundred years by the Buddhist Sect's Grandmaster Jin Gangzi using Buddhist magic, with 108,275 'Vajra Exorcism Incantations' inscribed within the mountain. It is most effective at dispelling evil spirits. . . With this object's protection, at least we will have a safe place to rest in the Raymarsh Great Wilderness."

After all, she had merged with a wisp of a Celestial Maiden's soul and was not entirely ignorant of the Earthly Immortal World.

However, that wisp of soul was extremely fragile, so Liu Xu could only trigger relevant memory fragments when encountering specific things.

"Xumi Moving Mountain, expelling evil spirits?"

Looking at the countless trails of smoke and dust fleeing the area, Yunxi Xianzi fell into thought. . .

After the "Xumi Moving Mountain" had completely settled down, it had transformed into a colossal temporary encampment stretching tens of thousands of li.

From each cultivator's private cave-mansion to cultivation cities and military camps. . . everything was available.

Of course, living out in the wilderness, conditions were rudimentary.

The cave-mansions allocated to the Divine Transformation officers were only about a hundred li in size.

Those for the Nascent Soul armored soldiers were even worse, a mere few li. . .

Fang Xi dutifully mixed in with the various cultivators of the Yaksha Camp to earn battle merits, appearing very ordinary.

Upon returning to his own cave-mansion, the first thing he did was naturally set up formations to shield his privacy.

Most cultivators did the same.

"As expected, that female cultivator surnamed Pu and Xu Qingzi are also here. . ."

"Is it really because they are ascended cultivators? To be assigned the most arduous tasks. . ."

Thinking of this reclamation mission, Fang Xi couldn't help but sigh.

Apart from a small number of ascended cultivators who voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Buddhist Sect, the rest either came to reclaim land or were thrown into the most stimulating battlefields with Gu Daoist. . .

One could say, their fates were not too good.

"No wonder there are so many talented individuals among ascended cultivators. . . because with this level of danger, those who aren't quite geniuses would have died long ago. . ."

Fang Xi was speechless. After settling his own cave-mansion, he gathered with allies like Kuang Tao Layman, and then headed to his superior's—Fei Xing Daoist's—cave-mansion.

This individual was the commander of the Yaksha Camp, one of the influential figures in charge of this reclamation.

Incidentally, he was also the "mastermind" who appointed Fang Xi's trio and Kuang Tao Layman to serve.

However, upon actually visiting, Fang Xi found that this superior's attitude towards him and other Divine Transformation cultivators was roughly the same—equally cold.

What Gu Daoist said about using the connections of a commander from the Deva Camp seemed a bit subtle now.

"Perhaps, this Fei Xing Daoist truly has a good relationship with that Deva Camp commander. . ."

"Or. . . besides the hint from his Deva Camp friend, the more crucial factor was that he received orders from above?"

Fang Xi never shied away from inferring the worst from his enemies.

At this moment, he had a subtle association in his mind.

Fortunately, Fei Xing Daoist did not make things difficult for him. After assigning the tasks, he let Fang Xi leave. . .

...

A month later.

Somewhere a thousand li from "Xumi Moving Mountain."

Fang Xi released his Divine Sense, sweeping inch by inch over the lush grassland beneath his feet.

What is called "reclamation". . . For mortals, it naturally means setting fire to a desolate area, then plowing the land, removing large stones and stubborn roots, then fertilizing and sowing seeds. . . Initially, the land's fertility is poor, making it impossible to grow grain, so they can only first plant things that are easy to cultivate.

For cultivators, reclamation is somewhat different.

First, high-tier cultivators need to sweep the earth inch by inch with their Divine Consciousness, ensuring there are no hidden demonic beasts or evil spirits.

Then, the Nascent Soul armored soldiers plow the land again, performing a final inspection and collecting any remaining spiritual medicines and materials.

As for ordinary weeds?

That's a problem for the lower-tier cultivators or even mortals to worry about later.

Divine Transformation cultivators in the Earthly Immortal World have a Divine Consciousness range of several hundred li, so the mission area assigned to Fang Xi was a full tens of thousands of li!

Hundreds of uses of Divine Consciousness like this were an immense burden even for Divine Transformation cultivators.

If one is not meticulous enough, it is ultimately oneself who suffers the misfortune.

And in reality, as long as the area is large enough, there are definitely one or two hidden, strange creatures that Divine Consciousness cannot detect.

At this time, the dragnet search by Nascent Soul cultivators is actually just self-delivery.

Using their lives to warn Divine Transformation cultivators of impending danger!

This is the cruelty of reclamation!

Even with such cruelty, success is not guaranteed in the end.

Of course, despite the dangers of reclamation, the rewards are also great.

In such a sparsely populated place, the probability of finding various Heaven and Earth treasures greatly increases.

What's more, once reclamation succeeds, it can immediately become another fertile land for the Human Race. When mortals multiply greatly, it might well become the Human Race's hundredth "Domain" in the Earthly Immortal World. And the first batch of pioneering cultivators would gain immense opportunities, breaking through realms one after another, eventually establishing a sect like the Starry Sky Sect, which could be passed down for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, shaking the four directions, as recorded in history.

After all, the Human Race initially occupied only a corner of the Earthly Immortal World.

Their ability to develop into the ninety-nine Domains of today clearly relied on reclamation!

Or rather. . . plundering the lands of other races!

There were quite a few other races in the Earthly Immortal World, but they were continuously exterminated later on.

The remaining survivors either fled to the ends of the earth or directly became slaves to powerful cultivators, such as the Winged Race under Long Qingzi. . .

While Fang Xi was lost in thought, his expression suddenly changed.

A command token appeared in his hand, adorned with glittering, exceptionally brilliant starlight.

But just now, one of those specks of starlight abruptly extinguished!

After that single speck of starlight, more stars dimmed one after another. . .

"It's the Qian Yuan Team!"

Fang Xi raised an eyebrow and immediately flew towards the location of that team of Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Quick, hold on. . ."

"Senior Divine Transformation cultivator will be here soon!"

A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, clad in black armor with only his eyes showing, spoke sharply.

Around him, black banners exuded dark mist.

Within the black mist, there were also skull heads, continuously spewing extremely cold corpse qi, forming a tight defense.

And in this wilderness, a gray-white shadow was moving swiftly.

It arrived before a Nascent Soul cultivator and simply pounced!

The Nascent Soul cultivator didn't even let out a scream. His protective spiritual light flickered faintly, then suddenly collapsed, and the corpse inside his black armor turned into a dried husk.

"Indeed. . . in the wilderness, there are many such bizarre entities."

The other Nascent Soul cultivators frantically fled, while simultaneously taking out talismans like "Yang-Attracting Talisman" and "Exorcism Talisman."

Just now, during their clearing process, they had inexplicably encountered this gray-white shadow.

It had already taken the lives of several of their fellow Nascent Soul cultivators!

What was even more terrifying was that the originally half-human, half-beast gray-white shadow was now gradually taking on a human form!

On its body, several painful faces suddenly appeared, belonging to the black-armored Nascent Souls whose essence blood had been drained earlier!

The gray-white figure flashed, choosing the late-stage Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator this time.

The banners, black mist, and skull heads surrounding him seemed to offer no obstruction whatsoever to this gray-white shadow.

With a slight pounce, it landed on the Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator.

"My life is over!"

Despair filled the Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator's heart. This shadow was too sharp; Nascent Soul cultivators who were hit by it couldn't even escape with their Nascent Souls!

Just then, a thunderclap suddenly rang out in his ear!

Although the thunder was mighty, it wasn't overtly masculine; instead, it carried a sinister and wicked aura.

It was "Demonic Yin Thunder"!

Boom!

With a flash of lightning, the gray-white shadow was repelled.

Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back in mid-air, gazing at the monster that had unexpectedly appeared.

"Evil spirit?"

He murmured to himself: "It has quite the style of the Red Sun Realm. . ."

The Earthly Immortal World is the source of myriad realms, so it naturally possesses many characteristics of the lower realms.

There was nothing strange about evil spirits similar to those in the Red Sun Realm appearing.

"It just looks like. . . lightning doesn't do much damage to this thing."

Fang Xi watched the rapidly retreating gray-white shadow and slightly opened his mouth.

A streak of black demonic flame flew out, catching up to the gray-white shadow.

A tiny spark of black Six Paths Demonic Flame merely flickered and enveloped the gray-white shadow.

But under the demonic flame's scorching, the other party's aura seemed to barely change!

"Wrong attribute?"

Fang Xi formed hand seals, and the Six Paths Demonic Flame continuously changed colors.

From Three Yang Sacred Fire, to Myriad Poison Demonic Flame, and then to Yellow Spring Ghost Fire!

When all the Six Paths Demonic Flames fully transformed into Yellow Spring Ghost Fire, the gray-white shadow shrieked and suddenly opened its mouth to inhale!

The Yellow Spring Ghost Fire was somewhat drawn in, making its gray-white color even more prominent.

Seeing this, Fang Xi's expression changed, and he fiercely urged his hand seals.

The color of the Yellow Spring Ghost Fire vanished, transforming into a red lotus.

Sizzle!

The red lotus enveloped the gray-white shadow, blooming petal by petal in mid-air, appearing extraordinarily beautiful.

But the numerous Nascent Soul armored soldiers retreated one after another.

They could clearly sense that each petal of the red lotus carried enough power to easily incinerate them!

A red lotus bloomed.

In the lingering heat, flames continuously burned around them.

And beyond the flames, a gray-white shadow was fleeing into the distance!

"It can actually ignore spiritual flames. . ."

Fang Xi snorted coldly, and the "Netherworld Banner" appeared in his hand.

With a mere shake, a vast black river emerged, sweeping up the gray-white shadow and engulfing it within the rolling black river!

"Many thanks, Senior, for saving our lives!"

Seeing the bizarre entity suppressed, the numerous Nascent Soul cultivators breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in unison.

"That's enough, continue searching!"

Fang Xi waved his hand, transformed into a streak of demonic light, and vanished into the sky.

...

Xumi Moving Mountain.

After completing his mission, Fang Xi returned to his cave-mansion to rest.

After this round of wilderness clearing, he was granted a month's leave.

After all, several Nascent Souls under his command had died, and the Yaksha Camp needed to replenish its ranks.

For Divine Transformation cultivators, a month was barely enough to recover their Divine Consciousness, let alone properly nourish their magic treasures!

Otherwise, why would reclamation be called arduous?

Fang Xi meditated and adjusted his breathing for a while. After recovering his energy, he went to Yunxi Xianzi's cave-mansion.

Liu Xu was not present at the moment, reportedly still on a mission.

Yunxi Xianzi, however, had completed her mission several days earlier than Fang Xi and was also resting.

"Fellow Daoist Fang. . ."

Seeing Fang Xi arrive, Yunxi Xianzi gave a bitter smile: "This Raymarsh Great Wilderness is indeed incredibly harsh. This concubine truly admires those seniors who blazed trails in the history of the Human Race. . ."

"It seems the Xianzi also encountered something difficult to deal with?"

Fang Xi sighed: "My team encountered a gray-white shadow. . . Its demonic flames could barely harm it, and lightning magic only had a deterrent effect. Fortunately, it didn't understand formations, so it could be confused, displaced, and suppressed. . ."

"For us, the most terrifying thing in the Great Wilderness is not the savage beasts. . ."

Yunxi Xianzi suddenly lowered her voice: "Reportedly, 'Fellow Daoist Yu's' team encountered something even more terrifying than what you faced. In the area they were responsible for, there was a bizarre blood pond. Cultivators who approached it inexplicably died one after another, and even Nascent Soul cultivators found it difficult to resist such an invisible curse. . . Fellow Daoist Yu, not believing in evil, personally went to investigate, but ended up afflicted by a strange curse himself. Now he has returned to camp severely wounded, forced to seal himself in ice, awaiting rescue. . ."

"Fellow Daoist Yu?"

Fang Xi was slightly startled. This person was also an ascended cultivator, and his divine abilities and magical power were quite profound, already reaching the late Divine Transformation stage.

Yet he unexpectedly fell victim to something inexplicable!

"He has always been arrogant and didn't interact with us much. To have salvaged his life is already a great fortune. . ."

Fang Xi shook his head: "During reclamation, even Return to Void and Void Amalgamation cultivators have been known to perish."

Upon hearing this, Yunxi Xianzi's complexion paled: "Fellow Daoist Fang, please don't scare Yunxi. . . Those were 'Grand Reclamation' efforts, for opening up an entire Domain. Our kind of small-scale reclamation is much less dangerous. . ."

"Even so, a Divine Transformation cultivator can still perish if they're not careful. . ."

Fang Xi was about to continue chatting, when his expression suddenly changed.

Yunxi Xianzi also stirred, and with a wave of her delicate hand,

Two black flying swords flew into the cave-mansion, landing in Fang Xi's and her hands respectively.

After sweeping with his Divine Consciousness, Fang Xi smiled: "So it's Kuang Tao Layman. . . Since he's invited us, we should go and gather."

With Fang Xi saying so, Yunxi Xianzi had no objection.

The two transformed into escape light and flew to Kuang Tao Layman's cave-mansion.

His cave-mansion had been modified, and there was a new "wine pond" exuding a rich aroma of wine, but the "forest of flesh" was gone.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, Fellow Daoist Yunxi. . ."

Kuang Tao Layman, clad in black demonic armor, had a far more menacing aura than before.

And beside him, the Divine Transformation Perfected Xu Qingzi and the alluring female cultivator surnamed Pu were actually both present.

"Kuang Tao Layman has invited us; may I ask the reason?"

The situation was urgent now, so seeing that most people had arrived, Fang Xi directly asked.

"Haha. . . It's nothing much, just hoping for your assistance, Fellow Daoists, in dealing with a certain savage beast!"

Kuang Tao Layman waved his thick hand, and a streak of magical power flew out, forming a light screen: "This is a scene my team encountered during patrol. . ."

Fang Xi focused his gaze and saw a vast jungle with a mirror-smooth large lake.

And in the lake, two colossal. . . antlers suddenly emerged?

The antlers had countless branches, each over ten zhang long, with wild grass and plants growing on them, and various demonic beasts and birds nesting there, like a miniature ecological island.

Beneath the antlers, a colossal elk-like savage beast, resembling a mountain, emerged.

With a roar, streaks of emerald green light flew out from its branched antlers, causing one Nascent Soul cultivator after another to perish. . .

"This is the area I'm responsible for. . . Unexpectedly, a desolate beast 'Muhan' is entrenched within it. If we cannot eradicate it, I'm afraid the commander's test will likely be difficult to get through. Therefore, I must ask for the assistance of my fellow Daoists. . . " Kuang Tao Ju Shi said earnestly.

"'Muhan'. . . " Fang Xi looked at this desolate beast, which resembled a moose with unbelievably massive antlers, and grew interested. "Though its wood-attribute divine abilities are potent, it's only a Divine Transformation late-stage beast, isn't it? How could fellow Daoist not be able to subdue it?"

Kuang Tao Ju Shi replied with a bitter smile: "What if this 'Muhan' isn't just one, but a whole group?"