Chapter 757: Trapped Sky Island (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote)
Chapter 757: Trapped Sky Island (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote)
Trapped Sky Island.
This place was located within the Great Void, and looking up, one could only see a dark backdrop as vast as the cosmic starry sky.
On the ground, some pitch-black grass leaves grew, their surfaces surprisingly dotted with points of light.
In the void, a silver ripple flashed.
Invisible ripples formed.
Following that, a figure riding a giant turtle slowly arrived upon this land.
"The dangers within the Great Void are indeed terrifying enough!"
Fang Xi still felt a lingering fear when he recalled the last wave of void storms.
And by the end, within a violent void storm, he had no choice but to separate from Shi Xianzi.
However, according to Fang Xi's judgment, that location was already very close to Trapped Sky Island.
With Shi Xianzi's cultivation and magical treasures, landing safely wouldn't be an issue.
"One cannot fly too high on this Trapped Sky Island. . . once one flies too high, they will inevitably face countless void currents and storms!"
Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness swept out slightly, and he immediately gained some understanding of Trapped Sky Island's environment.
Suddenly, his brows twitched.
A few hundred *li* away, a Two-headed Barbarian, over ten feet tall, clad in a beast-hide skirt and wielding a strange club-like weapon, was fighting a gigantic earth-yellow lizard.
The earth-yellow lizard was covered in scales, and with each roar, huge earth-yellow spikes erupted from the ground.
The Two-headed Barbarian had a human-like form with a ghastly green, resilient-looking skin, but carried two heads on its shoulders.
At this moment, one head continuously chanted spells, and a layer of crimson barrier appeared before its body, blocking the earth spikes.
The other head muttered incantations, and the pitch-black great club in its hand instantly flew out.
Boom!
In mid-air, it suddenly expanded, transforming into a colossal pillar that crashed down with a thunderous impact!
A large pit appeared on the ground.
And within the pit, the earth-yellow lizard's head was shockingly shattered by more than half. . .
Both heads of the Two-headed Barbarian cheered, retrieved the club, and, carrying the prey with two hands on its shoulders, began its journey back.
A moment later.
A flash of light appeared in the formerly sunken ground, revealing Fang Xi's figure.
"Two-headed Barbarian Race?"
He gazed at the retreating back of the monster, formed a hand-seal with one hand, and a layer of hazy green light appeared. His figure remained completely concealed as he silently followed.
"To think, there are still traces of the Two-headed Barbarian Race here. . ."
Fang Xi muttered to himself.
The Two-headed Barbarian Race was once one of the native races of the Earthly Immortal World, their territory once bordering that of the Yao Race. And then, there was no 'then'. . .
He had only ever seen illustrations and descriptions of this race in ancient texts introducing the geography and customs of the Earthly Immortal World. According to the last few lines of those descriptions, this race should have been completely exterminated by the Yao Race.
Yet, he hadn't expected to find one here!
And judging by its cultivation aura, it appeared to be around the Core Formation stage.
The Two-headed Barbarian strode forward with large steps, as if employing the divine ability of Shrinking the Ground into an Inch, its speed no slower than a cultivator's escape light.
Not long after, it arrived at a gathering point.
Fang Xi, who was closely following, was somewhat stunned upon his first sight of this gathering point.
For this gathering place was truly a bit chaotic!
From the randomly erected beast-hide tents of the barbarians, to the flying eaves and bracket-arch cave dwellings established by human cultivators, and even the Heavenly Demon Palaces of the Demon Race, the various lairs of the Yao Race, and all sorts of other jumbled buildings, they were all piled together, surprisingly forming a unique chaotic style.
"Human Race, Yao Race, Demon Race. . ."
Light flickered in his eyes as he saw human spirit farmers diligently working a spirit field near the gathering point.
Surprisingly, there was even a savage bull from the Yao Race assisting nearby.
At a stall not far away, a Demon Race member, clad in black armor and with a ferocious appearance, was loudly hawking wares.
Gathered around his stall were numerous exotic races.
Among them were the Two-headed Barbarians he had seen earlier, as well as winged folk with wings, and even Aquatic Race cultivators whose bodies resembled a flowing mass of water.
Although most of their auras hovered between Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul, it still gave Fang Xi the illusion of having stepped into a museum of a hundred races.
"Since when could cultivators of the three races meet without fighting?"
"Beyond that. . . there are even so many barbarian tribes."
Fang Xi observed for a long time before suddenly revealing his figure, still in the guise of the Wang Family Ancestor. The Little Black Tortoise, of course, had long since been placed into his spirit beast bag.
At this moment, holding a string of Buddhist beads, he slowly sauntered into this gathering point.
"It's actually a sixth-stage existence!"
A deep, resonant voice rang out.
Fang Xi lowered his head to look and saw that, at some point, a gigantic face had appeared on the very ground he was stepping on.
"So, it's an Earth Race person!"
He knew that this type of 'Earth Race person' was similar to an earth spirit incarnation, often possessing incredibly massive bodies, and preferred to find a place abundant in earth spiritual energy to slumber.
He hadn't expected to be standing right on top of one.
"Hmm. . . it's not easy for you to cultivate to the early-stage Divine Transformation realm. May I ask why you are obstructing this seat?"
Although the language used by this Earth Race person was rather obscure, Fang Xi still understood it.
After all, as a Return to Void cultivator, he had studied the languages of various races.
The language this Earth Race person was using was actually the Yao language!
"Senior is too kind. . ."
The giant face on the ground smiled: "My name is 'Kun Di', and I am the guardian of this gathering point. . . Senior, please abide by the rules set by the various high-level existences, and do not disturb the order of the gathering point. . ."
"There are also contracts established by high-level existences of various races? "
Fang Xi was slightly surprised: "I am a cultivator who just arrived from a recent convergence!"
"So, a foreign cultivator!"
Kun Di opened its mouth and spat out an earth-yellow spherical bead: "Senior, please take a look, and you will naturally understand everything."
"Hmm. . ."
Fang Xi was very satisfied with the creature's astuteness and couldn't help but ask: "When the passage opened before, why didn't you go to the Earthly Immortal World?"
"Earthly Immortal World? This place is Kun Di's home, why would I leave?"
A look of confusion appeared on Kun Di's face.
Fang Xi said no more, and a wisp of his Divine Consciousness entered the earth-yellow spherical bead.
This object was indeed like a jade slip, with much information inscribed within it.
Soon, he gained some understanding of Trapped Sky Island.
"Trapped Sky Island, as a place in the Great Void, is as vast as a domain. . . From ancient times onwards, some humans, yao, demons, and even members of other exotic races have either actively or passively entered it, or even been trapped here. . ."
After all, some cultivators at the Core Formation or Nascent Soul level, even if they waited until the passage opened, wouldn't have the strength to pass through the void channel.
While some high-level cultivators had left, others had grown fond of Trapped Sky Island's unique environment and resources, as well as its carefree tranquility, and thus chose to remain here.
On Trapped Sky Island, the human, yao, and demon races did not immediately engage in combat upon meeting, but rather coexisted peacefully with other exotic races.
While private vendettas undoubtedly existed, large-scale racial wars were impossible.
Furthermore, on Trapped Sky Island, one could still cultivate and break through realms!
Within the island's largest black market, it was said that there was a seventh-stage Integration realm existence guarding it, known as the 'Master of the Black Market'!
"Quite interesting, indeed. . ."
Fang Xi put away the earth-yellow spherical bead and said to Kun Di: "Rest assured, although I am an outsider, I don't mind abiding by the rules. . ."
As he walked into this gathering point, he found it even more chaotic than it had appeared from afar.
In particular, the buildings of various exotic styles gave him a sense of having his horizons greatly broadened.
"Esteemed Senior, have you taken a liking to anything at this humble one's stall?"
Fang Xi stopped before a stall.
The stall owner, indeed, was a great beauty with apricot eyes and peach cheeks.
It would have been even better if she only had a single beautiful head.
Her body, however, was shockingly that of a giant python, making her appear like a beautiful snake, which was particularly unnerving.
'I'm actually more interested in you, this Wa Race person. . . '
Fang Xi inwardly scoffed.
However, at this Wa Race person's stall, there were indeed several spiritual herbs he had never seen before, which made his eyes light up.
"This one, and also this one. . ."
He picked up a spiritual herb that resembled a coiled snake and asked: "What is the price for this, and do you accept bartering?"
"Naturally, I accept. If Senior has pills suitable for this humble one's cultivation advancement, or supreme-grade spirit stones, they can all be exchanged!"
The Wa Race person chuckled.
"Hmm."
Fang Xi nodded. Hearing that supreme-grade spirit stones were also accepted here, he felt reassured.
After inquiring further, he discovered that on Trapped Sky Island, the price of supreme-grade spirit stones seemed to be even higher.
After all, a single supreme-grade spirit stone could cultivate a small spirit vein, which was quite useful for low-level cultivators.
"What is the name of this herb?"
He pointed to the spiritual herb resembling a coiled snake in his hand and asked.
"This is Heavenly Wa Grass. . . it requires our Wa Race to cultivate it with unique secret techniques, so it's not surprising that Senior hasn't seen it before."
The Wa Race person replied with a radiant smile.
Just looking at her face, she was indeed a breathtaking beauty, but when combined with her body, it was truly a bit horrifying.
"So that's how it is."
Fang Xi nodded and completed the transaction using supreme-grade spirit stones.
Next, in this seemingly crude hawking area, he actually managed to acquire dozens of spiritual herbs he had never heard of or seen before, filling his heart with excitement.
Besides that, although most of the secret arts and cultivation methods of these exotic races couldn't be cultivated by him, they still greatly broadened his horizons.
Not to mention, some inheritances regarding talisman crafting and formations had commonalities, allowing for deep study and comprehension.
By drawing inferences from other cases, perhaps his path of formations and talismans could advance even further.
"This place. . . is indeed a treasure trove!"
"Just these many spiritual plants. . . should be enough to make the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm grow once more. . ."
"Perhaps. . . I should first find a place for secluded cultivation and break through to the late-stage Return to Void realm."
Fang Xi walked out of the gathering point, a hint of excitement flashing across his face.
In his hand, he still held a black jade slip, which contained a rough map of the entire Trapped Sky Island.
The most important part, naturally, was the location of the central black market!
"Even a small gathering point yields such gains, the largest black market's resources must be even more abundant. . ."
"And if Shi Xianzi, Sword Child, and the others are safe, they will definitely also make a trip to the black market."
A gleam flickered in Fang Xi's eyes; he had already made up his mind.
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