Chapter 758: Late Return to Void
Chapter 758: Late Return to Void
Trapped Sky Island.
Somewhere.
Above the void, thunder clouds suddenly gathered.
Then, one heavenly lightning bolt after another descended.
However, no matter how sharp the heavenly lightning was, it could only be continuously dissolved within a layer of emerald-green light.
The remaining portion, after being further negated by a Hunyuan Heavenly Luo Umbrella, left only faint electrical arcs, ricocheting off a devil-god-like figure whose entire body was as white as jade and who wore four-colored armor, unable to leave the slightest trace.
“As expected, the minor heavenly tribulation of the Late Return to Void stage posed no threat whatsoever to me, who possesses various tribulation-evading treasures and secret arts. ”
A moment later, the clouds dispersed and the thunder ceased.
Amidst the fine, lingering rain, Fang Xi spread his hands, sweeping away the sky-filling lightning essence qi, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Ever since leaving that gathering point, he had casually chosen a secluded, deserted area in the wilderness to begin his secluded cultivation for breakthrough.
Through this breakthrough, he confirmed that breaking through a realm on Trapped Sky Island indeed had no significant difference from breaking through in the Earthly Immortal World; a minor heavenly tribulation would similarly descend.
And with the little mystic tortoise and his External Avatar, which could be summoned at any time, guarding him, there were no safety issues whatsoever.
“Late Return to Void. . . the immortal source qi in his magic power had once again strengthened. . . ”
“This kind of magic power, after reaching the Mahayana stage, could even be called ‘Immortal Essence Power’. . . and could nurture ‘Semi-Immortal Artifacts’! ”
Breaking through a realm brought an all-encompassing improvement to cultivators!
Fang Xi felt that not only had his own magic power grown more profound, but the power of his divine abilities like the Grand Unity Green Wood Divine Light had also increased.
Furthermore, the might of the treasures he wielded would also increase!
If previously he had to use the Fifth Generation Qing He Sword to confidently contend with an Integration stage cultivator,
Now, even without relying on that damaged Immortal Abode Rare Treasure, he was confident he could contend with early-stage Integration cultivators.
“If I break through to the Integration realm, even without using my various trump card secret arts and ultimate treasures. . . just with my ordinary means, average Integration cultivators would absolutely be no match for me! ”
Regarding his own cultivation techniques and secret arts, Fang Xi was still very confident.
...
The Black Market.
Although this place was called the Black Market, Fang Xi felt it would be more accurate to call it the Myriad Races Market.
After breaking through to the Late Return to Void stage and traveling for a period of time, he finally arrived at the edge of the Black Market.
This Black Market was located in the central area of 'Trapped Sky Island' and seemed to have once been an Immortal Abode ruin.
Later, it was utilized by numerous alien races and built into the first city on Trapped Sky Island.
More alien races traveled here, and their cultivations were also more profound.
Fifth-stage and sixth-stage existences were not uncommon.
Fang Xi, in a hidden spot outside the city, used the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' to set up a spatial node; only then did he put on his bamboo hat and enter the market city.
Before coming here, he had already made a trip to the Earthly Immortal World and exchanged for a good number of supreme-grade spirit stones, preparing for a good shopping spree.
And this place did not disappoint him!
After browsing most of the outdoor stalls and encountering numerous alien races, Fang Xi walked into the Black Market's most magnificent palace.
“Esteemed guest, please come in. . . ”
Inside the palace, it had been transformed into countless grid walls, and in front of these walls, there was an alien shopkeeper whose cultivation had reached the fifth stage.
His figure was human-like, but he had eight arms, his two ears were pointed, his skin was coarse and pale with no hair whatsoever, but his eyes were very large.
Upon seeing Fang Xi, two of his arms first cupped their fists in a salute: “May I know what you require from my 'Black Heaven Pavilion'? ”
‘Eight-Armed Race? ’
Fang Xi's thoughts flickered, but he wasn't particularly surprised.
He nodded slightly and said: “I heard this pavilion sells everything. . . and holds a 'Black Market Auction' every century? ”
“Exactly so, esteemed guest, you seem to be a newly arrived human cultivator in this locality? ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper chuckled: “According to the rules, existences above the sixth stage will receive an invitation letter for each Grand Black Market Auction. . . There are still sixty-seven years until the next Grand Auction! ”
One of his arms continuously stretched, breaking through its original limit, to pull open a cabinet on the wall and retrieve a black iron token invitation letter from it, which he handed to Fang Xi.
“Very good. ”
Fang Xi took the black iron token: “Second matter. . . Bring out your pavilion's most precious inheritance and spirit plant treasure catalog. ”
“Oh? ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper's eyes lit up; a major patron had arrived.
He immediately grinned and took out another jade slip: “Honored guest, please take a look! ”
Fang Xi took the jade slip and swept it with his divine consciousness, he couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation of surprise: “I didn't expect that your Black Heaven Pavilion truly has quite a few good things. . . This 'Nine Qi Blood Flower,' 'Wheel Bead Immortal Grass'. . . And this incomplete seventh-tier talisman-making inheritance, I'll take them all. ”
“The honored guest is generous. ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper's eight arms moved nimbly back and forth, occasionally casting streaks of restrictive spells to lift certain restrictions on the walls and retrieve precious treasures from within.
These many intricate and complex movements, when performed by him, had a feeling of flowing clouds and running water, making it almost impossible for one's eyes to keep up.
Before long, a pile of jade boxes was laid out before Fang Xi.
He gently blew a breath, opened the first jade box, and meticulously inspected its contents.
Inside this jade box, lay a tranquil emerald-green spirit herb; this spirit herb had the appearance of a leaf, but on its surface was a dewdrop sparkling with five-colored brilliance.
The leaf was actually just a vessel; the dewdrop on it was the true treasure.
“This Nine Heavens Ambrosia, it’s a unique specialty found only here, obtained from the Immortal Abode ruins. . . ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper chuckled fawningly from the side: “It only costs a hundred Immortal Jades, which is truly not expensive. . . ”
Cultivators setting up stalls outside, most were already quite satisfied if they could earn some supreme-grade spirit stones.
However, inside the Black Heaven Pavilion, purchases required Immortal Jade, which was enough to show its luxury.
Fortunately, Fang Xi was not short on Immortal Jade.
Whether it was the gifts from his previous Mayfly avatar, or his External Avatar occasionally working as a miner in the Starry Sky Immortal Abode, he had accumulated quite a bit.
He meticulously verified the authenticity and quality of each item and finally tossed out a storage bag.
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper swept it with his divine consciousness, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
Subsequently, he simultaneously formed hand seals with all eight of his arms.
Crackling!
Streaks of peculiar restrictions emerged from each jade box and abruptly disintegrated.
“Hmm? ”
Fang Xi seemed slightly surprised.
“Hehe. . . This is a special innate talent of my race, combined with formations to create these restrictions. . . Now, all these goods have fully transferred ownership to the esteemed guest. ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper said with a grin.
“Very good. ”
Fang Xi smiled slightly and waved his hand to put away the jade boxes: “Third matter. . . I want to purchase some information regarding these two human Return to Void cultivators, do you have any relevant data here? ”
He floated out two jade slips, which contained the appearances of Fairy Shi and that Sword Son.
It's hard to say for Fairy Shi, but given that Sword Son's arrogance and sword cultivator mentality, it was highly probable that he wouldn't consider matters of disguise or alteration.
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper took it, swept it with his divine consciousness, and said: “Regarding this human female cultivator, my Black Heaven Pavilion currently has no information. As for this sword cultivator. . . Hehe, I'm truly ashamed. ”
“You don't know either? ”
Fang Xi frowned.
“No, any major power on Trapped Sky Island basically knows. . . This sword cultivator is extraordinary; he has continuously challenged numerous cultivators and has already overthrown several forces with sixth-stage existences as their masters. Now, he seems to want to challenge a seventh-stage existence. . . ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper shook his head and said: “His next target is the Blood Hand Peak Master. . . This counts as free information from our pavilion. ”
‘Indeed, no matter where this Sword Son goes, he always stirs up a storm. ’
‘In comparison, Fairy Shi's approach is that of an ordinary cultivator: first hiding her identity and cautiously probing the situation. . . ’
Fang Xi was somewhat speechless, but still expressed his thanks, then cast a thoughtful glance to the side, and walked out of the Black Heaven Pavilion.
...
A long time later.
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper suddenly turned his head.
He saw in the corner, streaks of formation patterns emerging, converging into a somewhat peculiar formation.
This formation had shown no ripples before, only now did it reveal part of its power.
Within the formation, there was also a pitch-black eyeball, rotating back and forth.
When the Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper saw this scene, his heart immediately chilled; he hastily closed the door and went to the depths of the Black Heaven Pavilion.
Inside a certain secret chamber.
“Greetings, Lord Shadow! ”
The shopkeeper walked inside, and seeing a mass of shadow, couldn't help but quickly salute.
“I didn't expect. . . among these foreign cultivators this time, there would be such a powerful existence. . . ”
That mass of shadow was blurry and indistinct, with no fixed form; only a blood-red eyeball floated within it.
“Lord Shadow. . . ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper was greatly alarmed: “Could it be that human cultivator actually discovered the monitoring secret formation set up by our shop? ”
“That person is a peak sixth-stage existence. . . Even more, it's not that simple. ”
Shadow snorted coldly: “I set up this formation with the profound skill of a sixth-stage formation master and used my race's innate secret art to conceal its aura. . . I dared to believe that no one could see through it except for a seventh-stage existence, yet I didn't expect. . . ”
“Could this person actually be a hidden seventh-stage existence? ”
The Eight-Armed Race shopkeeper was startled: “According to the Pavilion Master's instructions. . . we must closely monitor foreign cultivators, especially seventh-stage existences! ”
“Hmph, my detection art will never be wrong; that person should only be at the peak sixth-stage level! ”
Shadow snorted coldly: “It's just that his divine consciousness is powerful, perhaps comparable to a seventh-stage existence. . . In that case, he's quite a suitable candidate. ”
“Could it be. . . ”
The Eight-Armed shopkeeper, not knowing what he thought of, his eyes immediately lit up.
...
“What a pity. . . even in the Black Heaven Pavilion, there's no trace of the Seven Treasures Gourd. ”
Fang Xi walked through the Black Market, preparing to rent a high-grade cave abode to stay in.
At the same time, he still sighed inwardly.
Venerable Seven Treasures obtained the Seven Treasures Gourd Vine from Trapped Sky Island, perhaps it was true.
But after tens of thousands of years had passed, the Seven Treasures Gourds of Trapped Sky Island seemed to have gone extinct, with not the slightest news of them.
This made Fang Xi feel very regretful.
‘However, it's also possible that the level I'm interacting with isn't high enough yet. . . A seventh-tier spirit plant gourd vine, probably only local Integration stage cultivators would know a thing or two. . . ’
The update tomorrow morning will be a bit late
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