Chapter 731: Fossil (Bonus Chapter Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 731: Fossil (Bonus Chapter Requesting Monthly Tickets)
“I was fortunate not to disappoint! ”
Fang Xi answered frankly.
“Fellow Daoist, did you truly find that isolated island formed from void fragments? ”
Zhou Grand Steward asked, pleasantly surprised.
“Naturally. ”
Fang Xi frowned: “It’s just that the void there is extremely unstable, plagued by void turbulence. . . it must first be stabilized with a formation, and I must personally guide the way. ”
“Whatever formation materials are needed, please speak plainly, Fellow Daoist. ” Zhou Grand Steward was incredibly generous, and slapped his storage bag.
Whoosh!
Fang Xi swept his Divine Consciousness over it, and couldn’t help but nod.
Although this person’s words contained some exaggeration, it should be able to withstand a few rounds of void storms without much issue.
Several days later, a massive silver-white formation nearly enveloped the entire void fissure.
Fang Xi and Zhou Grand Steward boarded the Nine Heavens Void-Piercing Divine Ship. With both of their magic powers activated, the divine ship transformed into a colossal spiritual battleship a hundred *zhang* long. Silver-white runes flashed across its hull as it crashed into the void fissure.
“Elder Fu, to think you are willing to brave danger with me, I am truly honored. ”
Zhou Grand Steward gazed at Fang Xi, feeling increasingly unable to fathom him.
Fang Xi had voluntarily offered to lead the way, and had even left Dong Qiu Zi and Guang Qianjian outside to guard the formation, ready to respond at any moment. Was he not afraid that the three Return to Void cultivators of the Yao Yue Merchant Guild would join forces to ambush him within the void fissure?
“Zhou Grand Steward, you jest. This old man is merely fulfilling a trust, nothing more. ”
Fang Xi, however, was inwardly speechless.
He dared to venture deep into the void fissure, naturally, because of his profound mastery of void techniques.
What’s more, he could return to a lower realm at any time. . .
Just as he dared to come to the battlefield, he had no worries about retreat.
The ones who truly needed to worry, on the other hand, were these three Return to Void cultivators.
At this moment, Fang Xi stood at the prow of the Nine Heavens Void-Piercing Divine Ship, using his mastery of the void to sense that faint trace of spiritual opportunity.
Whoosh!
A void storm formed, striking the surface of the Void-Piercing Divine Ship, causing countless runes to flash brightly.
When Zhou Grand Steward saw this, his face twitched involuntarily. He knew that if they stayed in the Great Void for much longer, the Nine Heavens Void-Piercing Divine Ship might be damaged, and then it would be their turn.
“As expected of the Great Void! ”
Fang Xi praised, controlling the Nine Heavens Void-Piercing Divine Ship like a nimble little fish, traversing a great river with turbulent undercurrents.
Even with countless hidden currents, reefs, and traps, nothing could impede the progress of this little fish.
Suddenly!
The little fish leaped, landing on an isolated island, like a reef in the center of a lake.
Thud!
Fang Xi transformed into a streak of escape light and landed on the isolated island.
He saw that this isolated island was merely ten thousand *zhang* in circumference, as tiny as a speck of dust in the Great Void.
Had it not been coincidentally located near that void fissure, it would indeed have been difficult to find.
At this moment, his Divine Consciousness swept over it, and he saw that the isolated island was grayish-white, as if it were some kind of fossil.
And upon a colossal fossil, a peculiar flower was growing.
This flower was the size of a bowl, its roots and branches resembling coiled dragons, its leaves like spreading phoenix wings, and within its pistil, an illusory flood dragon and a celestial phoenix seemed to entwine and frolic. . .
“Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower! ”
When Fang Xi saw this, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward directly.
Just then, he touched a certain spirit beast bag, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
Whoosh!
He opened his mouth, and the Divine Infant Sword flew out, transforming into the size of a door panel, completely digging out this wondrous flower along with the gray-white rock beneath it.
“Fellow Daoist. . . ”
When Zhou Grand Steward saw this, his brow furrowed involuntarily.
But remembering that according to their previous agreement, the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower indeed belonged to this person, he found it difficult to say much more.
He merely assumed that Fang Xi was overly greedy, digging out a significant portion of the fossil and soil beneath the roots.
A compass-like magical treasure appeared in this person’s hand, and he walked around the desolate island with it, continuously muttering incantations.
In the end, the expression on his face grew brighter and brighter.
“Go! ”
Zhou Grand Steward formed hand seals, striking out with a stream of magic power that surged into the compass.
Buzz!
A layer of ethereal blue light flashed across the compass, and then the illusory image of the isolated island appeared.
One could see that in the very center of the isolated island, the corpses of a flood dragon and a celestial phoenix were tightly intertwined.
Fang Xi put the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower into his storage bag, feeling immediately reassured. He smiled faintly: “Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhou. The Yao Yue Merchant Guild has obtained these dragon and phoenix remains; perhaps in the future, you will have an additional pair of quasi-seventh-rank puppets. ”
“Haha, thank you, Fellow Daoist, for conceding. . . ”
Zhou Grand Steward then spoke with some regret: “It’s just that these dragon and phoenix seem to have been dead for too long, having already turned into fossils. . . The essence blood, I fear, can only be found where Fellow Daoist just excavated. ”
He came to the spot where Fang Xi had previously excavated the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower, and saw that the soil there was dark red, now deeply sunken, with some blackish-brown liquid flowing out. . .
“Fortunately, there’s still a lineage flowing through here. No wonder such a heaven and earth spiritual medicine could be nurtured. ”
Zhou Grand Steward muttered, taking out a broken sword from his storage bag.This broken sword was entirely crimson, emitting an indescribable bloody aura.
He continuously chanted incantations, sending streams of magic incantations into the broken sword.
The broken sword immediately flew out, landing in the blood pit, and patterns resembling blood vessels appeared on its surface.
Finally, at the hilt, a scarlet demonic eye opened, shedding drops of blood-red tears.
These blood-red tears, falling into the void, let out a long cry, transforming into either dragon or phoenix shapes, attempting to fly away.
“Collect! ”
Zhou Grand Steward’s magic power surged, threads of crimson light enveloped these blood dragons and blood phoenixes, guiding them into jade bottles, where they surprisingly emitted sounds like the clashing of gold and jade.
“Fellow Daoist, this treasure of yours can actually purify essence blood? ”
Fang Xi’s face showed a surprised expression.
The method of purifying essence blood was actually very simple; most high-stage cultivators knew it. But to purify fresh essence blood from already decayed blood was truly extraordinary.
In his view, this Zhou Grand Steward was somewhat keeping his true abilities hidden.
“Heh heh, it was merely by a twist of fate back then that I obtained this ‘Blood-Drinking Sword’. . . ”
Zhou Grand Steward explained further: “The ‘Blood-Drinking Sword’ is a supreme treasure of the blood path, once used by the ‘Blood Devil’. This ‘Blood Devil’ was also a brilliant and peerless cultivator among our human race. Although he was a demonic cultivator, he possessed extraordinary talent in blood path cultivation methods, even achieving the Void Amalgamation realm. . . Later, he wantonly performed blood sacrifices on human cultivators, finally incurring the wrath of heaven and resentment of the people. He was pursued by that generation’s Human Race Five Sons and ultimately perished, his Dao dissipated. . . This ‘Blood-Drinking Sword’ was originally a Void Amalgamation realm treasure, but now it is broken, falling to the sixth-rank level. ”
“So that’s how it is. . . ”
Fang Xi smiled, but remained silent. A mere sixth-rank Blood-Drinking Sword might not be able to accomplish this; he suspected that this Zhou Grand Steward had secretly cultivated blood path cultivation methods and secret arts!
However, this was also very normal.
High-stage cultivators of the human race would generally keep some trump cards hidden; this was a lesson learned from survival during their weaker days.
“According to our agreement, please accept this portion of essence blood, Fellow Daoist. ”
Zhou Grand Steward smiled and handed two jade bottles to Fang Xi.
Fang Xi didn’t stand on ceremony, directly accepting them. He said, “Since that’s the case, let’s depart quickly. . . Lingering in the Great Void for too long is ultimately not a good thing. ”
“Naturally! ”
Zhou Grand Steward and Fang Xi boarded the Nine Heavens Void-Piercing Divine Ship and entered the void.
Following that, he formed hand seals, conjuring a cave-heaven treasure.
This treasure, like a miniature immortal abode, now drew in immortal source qi, suddenly expanding and transforming into a magnificently exquisite colossal palace.
“Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion? ”
Fang Xi saw three ancient seal characters upon the palace.
Previously, Master Dong Qiu Zi’s true body had also been hidden within this cave-heaven treasure.
At this moment, the palace gates opened, continuously expanding, even slowly swallowing the entire ten-thousand-zhang island. . .
‘This magic power isn’t right either. . . it’s somewhat too profound. ’
Fang Xi looked at Zhou Grand Steward, feeling somewhat speechless.
He felt that if he were to become enemies with this Zhou Grand Steward, who knew if one Return to Void cultivator after another would leap out from this Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion?
However, his true body was still making a living in Moonlight Immortal City; it probably wouldn’t be good to kill all the Return to Void cultivators from Moonlight Immortal City.
Fang Xi had no intention of double-crossing.
At this moment, he watched as Zhou Grand Steward collected the dragon and phoenix remains. The two then boarded the Nine Heavens Void-Piercing Divine Ship and flew back along their original path.
Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back, admiring the scenery of the Great Void while secretly communicating with Xiao Qing in his spirit beast bag: “That fossil. . . what is its origin? ”
“Master, according to Xiao Qing’s bloodline senses, the senior who perished here should be from the Green Luan clan. . . ”
Xiao Qing’s smooth voice emerged in Fang Xi’s sea of consciousness: “Within the Green Luan legacy, there’s a secret art that allows one to leave behind some information, and even the purest essence blood, before death, transforming them into a fossil. . . It looks very similar to the island’s environment. That piece of fossil where the ‘Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower’ grew, that is the true treasure. At the very least, the purest ‘True Green Luan Blood’ can be refined from it, which would be greatly beneficial to me. . . ”
“So that’s it. ”
Fang Xi secretly nodded.
That kind of bone fossil made up the entire island; since Zhou Grand Steward had taken an entire island, he wouldn’t mind Fang Xi digging out the piece connected to the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower.
Even if he harbored suspicions, he wouldn’t know of such a profound secret!
‘The purest True Green Luan Blood. . . perhaps there’s even a high-grade Green Luan legacy here. It would be perfect for Xiao Qing to break through to the sixth-rank. ’
‘No matter how Zhou Grand Steward plotted, the greatest benefit still fell into my hands. . . ’
Fang Xi was in a good mood, controlling the Nine Heavens Void-Piercing Divine Ship, suddenly breaking through a layer of spatial obstruction and entering the Earthly Immortal World.
Boom!
As he entered, a mass of dark green flames rushed towards him.
“Hmm? ”
A flash of green qi appeared on Fang Xi’s face, and the Divine Infant Sword flew out, extinguishing the flames. Its sword qi surged, pushing aside the void, and slaying a demon beast that was spitting fire.
“This. . . ”
Zhou Grand Steward looked beyond the void fissure, at the puppet army locked in battle with numerous demon beasts, and couldn’t help but send a sound transmission to inquire: “Master Dong Qiu Zi, what exactly happened? ”
“We don’t know either. Not long after you two left, several Return to Void demon race members arrived, and as soon as they saw us, they commanded a large number of demon beasts to attack. . . ”
Dong Qiu Zi controlled the Return to Void puppets, barely managing to defend the formation. Outside the formation, Guang Qianjian was struggling to resist a Return to Void demon race member with dark green scales on his face, clearly at a disadvantage while controlling the ‘Yinglong Blade’. . .
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