Chapter 740: Three Corpses (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)
Chapter 740: Three Corpses (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)
"It's that great Kun. . . no, it's the Kunpeng!"
Fang Xi, controlling the minor divine ability of Divine Swiftness within his Buddhist beads, transformed into a streak of golden light and vanished from the Xuanming Abyss in the blink of an eye.
He even had the leisure to let his mind wander.
"No wonder our whereabouts were exposed. . . so that Kunpeng was the one who snitched!"
"No, that's not right. It's probably completely disappointed in humanity and has joined the demon race's camp!"
For the Kunpeng, the Xuanming Sea Eye was its old nest; any Return to Void cultivators coming and going would naturally leave incredibly obvious traces.
After knowing who the mole was, Fang Xi didn't care anymore.
His control over such a pathetic escape light was intentionally giving the pursuers a chance, to see if he could snatch some benefits.
A demonic light pursued, revealing none other than Old Freak Qiao, manipulating his demonic banner!
"Hm?"
Fang Xi's heart stirred, "This luck. . . isn't bad!"
If it had been that Kunpeng, he had already taken its feathers before, and he'd heard of the tragedy where its companion, the True Armor Whale, had died, so he'd have felt a bit awkward about making a move.
If it had been one of the other early to mid-stage Return to Void Heavenly Demon Society members, the gains surely wouldn't have been as good as from this Old Freak Qiao.
"Hehe. . . Wang Family Ancestor, your luck is lacking. Today, I'm afraid you'll perish here."
A moment later, a demonic light blocked Fang Xi's path.
Refined corpses were arrayed in the void, faintly forming a "Myriad Corpses Grand Array," as grey-white corpse qi soared into the heavens.
Old Freak Qiao, holding the demonic banner, gracefully floated to block Fang Xi, "Where are your array talismans and array-breaking cones? If you have them. . . then use them to your heart's content. I'd like to see how much further you can run?"
After this chase, Old Freak Qiao confirmed that the Wang Family Ancestor's escape speed was lacking; he naturally felt confident he could kill him.
At worst. . . he'd just have to chase him for a bit longer.
"Old Freak Qiao, must you truly force my hand?"
The Wang Family Ancestor, Fang Xi's avatar, clenched his Buddhist beads tightly, and the golden Sanskrit bell at his waist resounded, seemingly representing a certain determination.
"Hehe. . . wasn't Fellow Daoist still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai just a moment ago?"
Old Freak Qiao's expression turned cold, "I will refine you into a blood corpse, then make you devour all the Wang family's descendants to amplify your power!"
"Sigh. . ."
Fang Xi let out a faint sigh, then respectfully bowed with a serious expression, "May I ask Fellow Daoist's esteemed age?"
"I have lived for over nine thousand years, long a prominent figure among Return to Void cultivators, you. . ."
Old Freak Qiao had not finished speaking when he saw the Wang Family Ancestor conjure a black wooden seal.
Purple dragon-patterned runes flashed around his body, and a giant tree phantom emerged, sweeping out a mysterious profound light.
This profound light ignored all defenses and evasions, directly sweeping over the very location of his true spirit.
Old Freak Qiao suddenly lost all signs of life, and his corpse plummeted from mid-air.
"So he's a nine-thousand-year-old, what's the point of all that blather?"
Fang Xi muttered a curse, then opened his Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm and swallowed the corpse within.
This act of killing for treasure was executed with extreme smoothness.
"No, wait, it was clearly a counter-kill in a desperate situation. . . I am a righteous individual, I've never engaged in such shady dealings. . ."
With a wave of his hand, he first put away Old Freak Qiao's demonic banner.
At this moment, having lost Old Freak Qiao's restraint, the numerous demonic corpses all showed signs of backlash.
Among them, three Return to Void level refined corpses were even more terrifying, faintly fixing their gaze on Fang Xi.
Fang Xi didn't stand on ceremony either. With a flash of light from his storage ring, a purple and silver dual-colored talisman appeared and was affixed to the banner.
This was a "Purification Talisman"! It specialized in breaking the magical imprints left by a previous owner within a magic treasure.
Even a six-rank Return to Void treasure could be largely broken by it.
Buzz!
A layer of purple and silver light enveloped the banner pole.
Subsequently, a series of crackling sounds rang out.
Fang Xi grabbed the demonic banner, and streams of immortal origin qi, refined by the Withered Glory Chant, flowed into it, instantly refining the residual magic imprints and granting him some information about the banner.
"The Three Corpses Demonic Banner. . . a high-grade magic treasure among six-rank items."
"It has refined three Return to Void demonic corpses, fifteen Soul Transformation level demonic zombies, and there are also ten thousand low-grade refined corpses remaining. . . It can form various formations such as the 'Myriad Corpses Grand Array' and the 'Eighteen Golden Corpses Overturning Heaven Array', its power is extraordinary!"
"Artifact spirit, why haven't you submitted yet?"
His divine sense entered the demonic banner, and in the deepest parts of its numerous restrictions, he found the artifact spirit.
Somewhat to Fang Xi's surprise, this artifact spirit, which clearly had a rebellious streak, immediately expressed its intention to submit after he merely barked a question.
Its submissive attitude even surprised Fang Xi somewhat.
However, realizing that the most powerful among those demonic corpses might all be Old Freak Qiao's blood relatives, he had a sudden realization.
Such demonic path treasures truly were the most prone to backfiring!
Fortunately, this treasure was so cooperative that Fang Xi easily refined the core of the "Three Corpses Demonic Banner."
He looked closely and saw that the "Three Corpses Demonic Banner" was entirely black, with three hideous demonic corpse images on its surface, each corresponding perfectly to one of the three Return to Void refined corpses.
"Collect!"
Although he had never practiced relevant corpse path cultivation methods, Fang Xi had refined the Black Fire Demonic Corpse back then, so he could be considered to have a slight understanding of corpse refining techniques.
At this moment, he wasn't looking to control the Three Corpses Demonic Banner for battle; he merely wanted to collect them.
Immediately, the over ten thousand Nascent Soul, Core Formation, and Foundation Establishment level refined corpses transformed into gusts of demonic wind, all vanishing into the banner.
Next were the fifteen Soul Transformation demonic zombies.
The remaining three Return to Void demonic zombies, however, roared repeatedly, each emitting corpse qi to resist the Three Corpses Demonic Banner's collection.
One of them was a blood corpse, its face withered, countless blood-refined demonic lights swirling around its body.
There was also a green corpse, its face ashen, fingernails grotesquely long, and clad in iron armor.
The last demonic corpse was covered in black scars, resembling a charred corpse, yet the corpse qi it had accumulated was the most terrifying.
It spat out a black corpse pearl, resisting the Three Corpses Demonic Banner.
"Without Old Freak Qiao, these three demonic corpses truly want to rebel. . ."
Fang Xi couldn't help but feel a bit speechless. He flicked his spirit beast bag, "Little Xuan Turtle, there's something good to eat. . ."
"Roar!"
A six-rank Xuan Turtle, with the head of a dragon, the body of a turtle, and the claws of a phoenix, appeared. It shrank into its shell, pressing down on the black charred corpse like Mount Tai descending.
Crunch!
Little Xuan Turtle poked out its head, a water curtain appearing around its body. It completely ignored the attacks of the blood corpse and green corpse, merely opening its large mouth and biting that black corpse pearl into its maw.
In less than a breath's time, it spat out the corpse pearl again, "Ptooey ptooey ptooey. . . not tasty!"
"Cooperate with me to seal these three corpses, and you'll naturally have pills to eat."
Fang Xi applied the carrot and stick, shouting.
"I want to eat, I want to eat!"
Little Xuan Turtle's eyes lit up, and it suddenly let out another roar.
Its entire body radiated green and yellow light, and its massive frame was like cast steel. It remained unmoving like a mountain, no matter how the three great demonic corpses crashed into it.
Crunch!
Little Xuan Turtle possessed infinite strength, and while whimpering "so much pain, so much pain," it used its two turtle claws to firmly press the charred corpse and green corpse into the void.
"Hurry!"
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity. The Three Corpses Demonic Banner spat out ten thousand zhangs of grey-white corpse qi, enveloping the blood corpse.
Although this blood corpse was of Return to Void rank, it was unable to stand alone. In the end, it was slowly absorbed into the demonic banner.
"Bring out another one!"
Next, Fang Xi naturally followed suit, letting Little Xuan Turtle release the green corpse. After sealing it, they jointly dealt with the last charred black demonic corpse.
"Master. . . candy!"
Having completed these tasks, Little Xuan Turtle immediately came to Fang Xi's side, opening its mouth expectantly.
Fang Xi couldn't help but chuckle. He didn't go back on his word, directly stuffing a pill into its mouth, then promptly put Little Xuan Turtle back into his spirit beast bag.
"This Little Xuan Turtle, although only low-grade sixth-rank. . . its defense is astonishing. Even a late-stage Return to Void cultivator could be entangled for a long time. . ."
"Comparatively, even if Little Green now has opportunities, it might not be able to catch up. . ."
"As for Big Green and Taisui, they're just two dead salted fish, never mind, never mind. . ."
A green light flashed around Fang Xi's body, and he instantly vanished.
Speaking of escape speed, how could it not be several times faster than his previous Divine Swiftness?
...
Inside the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm.
Old Freak Qiao, now transformed, respectfully offered his storage bag to Fang Xi.
After Fang Xi received it, he casually opened it and poured out a pile of Immortal Jade.
"Not bad, not bad. . ."
He picked up a piece of Immortal Jade, and with a slight squeeze of his fingers, it naturally turned into powder.
At the same time, a mysterious and refined spiritual energy emerged, quickly dissipating into the void.
"This immortal qi is truly powerful!"
Fang Xi muttered, feeling the joyful excitement of the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm, deep in thought: "If there's enough Immortal Jade, cultivation can indeed advance by leaps and bounds. . ."
After reaching the Integration stage, even if he faced a Mahayana cultivator, he would still pose a certain threat.
Only then would the world truly be his to roam! Previously, raising his cultivation was for self-preservation; now, with ample self-preservation, he must strive vigorously, to traverse the Earthly Immortal realm freely and settle grudges with satisfaction!
"Old Freak Qiao only had this much Immortal Jade? Still a pauper. . ."
Fang Xi's divine consciousness entered the storage bag, and he found dozens of six-rank materials, many of which were spirit plants and corpse path materials.
"Eh?"
He suddenly let out a soft exclamation, and two items appeared in his hand.
One was a bone fragment, and the other was a jade slip.
With Fang Xi's current discernment and knowledge, anything that could make him feel surprised and uncertain was naturally a good item.
"This bone fragment, it seems to be of the seventh rank. . ."
He muttered, and his divine consciousness entered it.
But the next moment, it was unceremoniously bounced out.
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then took out the Three Corpses Demonic Banner. The image of the blood corpse within it became even more vivid. After he struck a magic incantation into it, it suddenly opened its bloody maw, spitting out a stream of corpse qi and vital blood.
After being fully permeated by the corpse qi and vital blood, the bone fragment immediately became crystal clear like jade. His divine consciousness re-entered it without any obstruction, revealing a large number of characters and patterns inscribed within. It was actually a corpse path cultivation method, enough to cultivate to the peak of the Integration realm!
"It's not very useful to me, only the methods for refining and controlling the 'Three Corpses Demonic Banner'. . . can barely be used for reference."
Fang Xi put down the bone fragment and picked up another jade slip.
This time, his divine consciousness easily entered it, and he saw a cultivation technique.
"Three Corpses Incarnation Method? ! It's actually a secret art for breaking through to Integration?"
Fang Xi displayed an expression of keen interest.
Matters of the world were indeed this strange.
He had no desire whatsoever for breakthrough methods, yet various breakthrough pills and secret arts seemed to have grown eyes and burrowed straight into his embrace.
"This should be Old Freak Qiao's reason for betraying humanity. . ."
Holding the idea of observing it thoroughly, Fang Xi examined this secret art and couldn't help but reveal a trace of shock.
"The difficulty of Integration lies in the transformation of the Nascent Soul!"
"The Nascent Soul of an Integration cultivator has already half-materialized; it can leave the physical body and survive independently for a long time, and can also merge with any physical body at will! In other words, one can endlessly seize bodies. . . it's just that it is still limited by the lifespan of the Integration stage itself!"
"Such a Nascent Soul, after entering the Mahayana stage, will truly become complete, then undergo nine tribulations, transforming into a true Primordial Spirit!"
"After Mahayana, one becomes a true Primordial Spirit Immortal with an endless lifespan!"
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