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Chapter 764: Various Factions

Chapter 764: Various Factions

This was the entrance to the Seven Treasures Secret Realm that Fang Xi and Bai Yüsheng had previously explored together.

As it wasn't yet time for the secret realm to open, Fang Xi simply set up a formation to conceal it and then departed.

Today, the two had reunited once more.

"Daoist Bai, it's your turn."

Gazing at the doorway obscured by countless vines, Fang Xi stepped back a few paces and said to Bai Yüsheng.

"Daoist, please rest assured."

Bai Yüsheng stepped forward, and the literary qi on the ancient book in his hand shimmered with light.

Suddenly, it turned to a page with the character 'Key'!

Amidst the shimmering bronze light, a rusty bronze key materialized.

If Jianzi were here, he would surely find that this key bore a striking resemblance to the four-in-one fragment they possessed after being combined, only without so many traces of rust.

Seeing this, Bai Yüsheng uttered the character 'Soldier'.

A streak of literary qi appeared, transforming into a dagger glinting with cold light, and plunged into his chest!

Puff!

Blood light shimmered, and something surged forth from the wound on his chest.

It was none other than a blood-colored crystal that, amidst Bai Yüsheng's incantations and hand seals, merged with the rusty bronze key in mid-air.

Zheng!

The bronze key boomed, and the rust on it rapidly flaked away, enveloped in the blood light.

Then, the pristine bronze key transformed into a streak of flowing light and disappeared into the doorway.

The doorway rumbled, then burst open.

"As expected, it's a secret realm that requires a bloodline to open!"

Fang Xi watched this scene and nodded to himself.

"I've kept Daoist waiting. Let us enter the secret realm together. . . This time, many Return to Void cultivators will also enter when the secret realm opens. It won't be easy to reach the Seven Treasures Gourd Vine's location ahead of them."

Bai Yüsheng's face was slightly pale, but the wound on his chest had vanished without a trace. He coughed and said.

"Mm!"

Fang Xi flicked his hand, and a dark green light shield appeared, with crimson runes shimmering upon it, forming chains in concentric circles.

This was a defense condensed from the 'Taiyi Azure Wood Divine Light'.

In Bai Yüsheng's eyes, it was a rare and precious defensive artifact.

"Armor!"

He lightly shouted, and a suit of armor appeared on his body. He then entered the grand gate with Fang Xi.

With a flash of light, their figures instantly vanished.

...

Seven Treasures Secret Realm.

A flash of white light, and the figure of a graceful demoness appeared, clad only in a small vest, with three fox tails behind her back.

"Jianzi. . . truly terrifying."

She murmured, a captivating smile appearing at the corner of her lips: "It's just. . . the Tier 6 cultivators present are putting on too much of an act. As far as I know, that madman among the Demon race, and a few of the alien races, aren't so weak. . . yet they deliberately feigned terror at the sword qi, trying to fool a ghost!"

The three-tailed fox woman's smile turned to sarcasm, and then she looked down, seeing a vast expanse of emerald green sea.

Within the sea, countless twisted lines intertwined.

Upon closer inspection, one would realize they were endless water snakes.

The waves in the emerald sea seemed to be composed entirely of countless serpents, each cresting wave a demon snake's spine. . .

"It's the Myriad Serpent Sea? !"

Seeing this, a hint of joy flashed across the three-tailed fox woman's face: "This place seems quite close to the objective. . ."

...

Within a forest composed of pale stone pillars.

"Damn it, it's Heiku!"

Several alien cultivators of varying builds saw a ferocious demonic cultivator blocking their path, and their expressions changed drastically.

"Heh heh. . . Since you know it's me, why don't you obediently offer up your lives and vital blood as sacrifices for the 'Blood Fiend Banner'?"

Heiku sneered, and a blood-colored long banner appeared in his hand.

If Fang Xi were here, he would definitely find this item somewhat familiar.

This was none other than the supreme demonic treasure from the Demon Realm of old, the 'Blood Fiend Banner', which once stabilized the World Gate!

This banner was, in fact, an imitation of a renowned demonic treasure from the Earthly Immortal World. The one in Heiku's hand was also merely an imitation, but its power was monstrous, seemingly having been refined to the level of a Tier 7 Void Amalgamation treasure!

Originally, for a Return to Void cultivator to forcibly wield a Void Amalgamation treasure, issues such as sluggish operation would inevitably arise.

But Heiku, with his Perfected Return to Void cultivation, and having employed some unknown secret art, had refined this Blood Fiend Banner to his complete satisfaction. Now, streaks of blood light emerged, instantly sealing off the surrounding void.

"Heiku. . . let's fight him."

An alien cultivator, whose entire body seemed to be made of liquid, roared, and his figure instantly swelled, transforming into a hundred-zhang-tall silver-armored giant.

"A mutated individual from the Water Clan?"

Heiku saw this scene, but showed no fear. From within the Blood Fiend Banner, menacing blood-colored skulls emerged one by one.

Roars and incantations suddenly erupted. . .

A moment later, only a sea of blood remained in this place.

Heiku sat upon the surface of the sea, watching the corpses of the alien cultivators being swallowed by the sea of blood, a look of satisfaction on his face.

Suddenly, he raised his head, gazing at a certain spot in the void.

"Brother Pei. . . do you not have the heart for this?"

Beside him, a purple-robed maiden chuckled and asked.

Her figure was petite and exquisite, like a child's, yet her body was impossibly mature, and her face bore many purple stripes.

"Hmph, my Silver Winged race and the Water Clan are not of the same kind, why would I feel pity?"

The single-horned alien with silver wings snorted coldly: "I just didn't expect there to be quite a few ruthless characters among the Tier 6 entities entering this time. . . That blood-colored long banner must be an imitation of that renowned treasure from the Demon race."

"This person will definitely be a great enemy to us."

A cultivator spoke, and this cultivator was surprisingly a true human. At this moment, his face was filled with vexation: "If our mission fails, and the Heavenly Incense Divine Restraint acts up, the taste will not be pleasant. . ."

"This place is not suitable for long stays. Brother Yin, please quickly employ your Void Escape Technique and take us to our objective."

The purple-striped maiden giggled, "The Silver Winged race's innate escape technique is truly exceedingly rare. This little sister is fortunate to have witnessed it. . ."

"Hmph, if my escape technique wasn't astonishing and my Divine Consciousness wasn't powerful. . . I'm afraid the Black Heaven Pavilion wouldn't have taken an interest in me. . ."

The single-horned alien with silver wings snorted, yet still formed hand seals with both hands.

Amidst a flash of silver light, the three figures rapidly moved away from the sea of blood with incredible escape speed.

"When it comes to bad luck, how can we compare to Daoist Xia. . ."

Within the escaping light, the maiden giggled: "I heard that Daoist Xia was only chosen by Fairy Peony just before the secret realm opened. Although his Divine Consciousness is powerful, he's still a bit lacking to truly pass through that secret realm, and thus was bestowed the 'Wondrous Divine Pill'!"

Hearing the name 'Wondrous Divine Pill', the human cultivator surnamed Xia couldn't help but look incredibly displeased.

This spirit pill was a secret transmission of the alien races, quite beneficial for enhancing Divine Consciousness, and could even stimulate a Return to Void cultivator's Divine Consciousness to surge by as much as ten to twenty percent in one go!

With such immense benefits, the side effects were naturally terrifying.

After consuming the 'Wondrous Divine Pill', it was equivalent to sacrificing a cultivator's future potential. Not only would their Divine Consciousness find it impossible to advance even an inch, but even breaking through cultivation bottlenecks thereafter would become significantly harder.

The human cultivator surnamed Xia gave a wry smile, then said: "I heard that the Black Heaven Pavilion originally selected a Daoist surnamed Wang, but that person was too elusive and had long since disappeared, so they could only pick me from the list of candidates to make up the numbers. . . If Fairy Peony hadn't shown me some evidence confirming that there's indeed a solution to the hidden dangers of the 'Wondrous Divine Pill', I would rather commit suicide than come to this secret realm for an adventure. . ."

...

In a cluster of buildings an unknown distance away.

"It's a human cultivator!"

"Kill him!"

Several Return to Void level demon cultivators, seeing a lone human youth, couldn't help but reveal expressions of wild joy as they surrounded him, controlling their Heavenly Demon Qi.

Several Return to Void treasures were unleashed: a saber, a pagoda, and a ring hovered across the void, unleashing endless illusory attacks.

Swoosh!

Just as the human youth, a mid-stage Return to Void cultivator, was about to suffer, a strange smile appeared on his face, and a talisman materialized before him.

This talisman was entirely blank, with only the shape of a sword!

A dazzling sword qi shot across the sky, astonishingly severing the saber, the pagoda, and even the ring with a single strike!

A single sword strike shattering myriad techniques!

"Not good. . ."

Those few demon cultivators were greatly alarmed, just about to employ secret arts and escape techniques, when between heaven and earth, only this single sword light seemed to remain.

A moment later, the human youth held the storage bags of those demon cultivators, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

...

"Daoist Wang. . ."

Bai Yüsheng saw Fang Xi pausing amidst a mountain forest and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Nothing. Seeing how beautiful the scenery here is, I couldn't help but stop for a moment. . ."

Fang Xi stood quietly, seemingly observing the scenery.

In reality, he had already silently left behind a spatial coordinate.

Theoretically, he could completely withdraw now, and then, after the secret realm closed, dispatch his External Avatar to do the heavy lifting.

However, there was a slight difficulty.

"Is the 'Seven Treasures Palace', where the Seven Treasures Gourd Vine is located, always the objective of all cultivators entering the secret realm?"

Fang Xi took out a map that seemed to be woven from gourd vine leaves, gazed at a particular spot on it, and asked aloud.

"Precisely. . ."

Bai Yüsheng explained while flying: "Within that Seven Treasures Palace, there is 'Seven Treasures Glazed Soil'. . . most suitable for the Seven Treasures Gourd Vine to grow. . . Back then, my ancestor, by a stroke of luck, took a gourd vine from that palace. . . And according to the records in his remaining hand-scrolls, within the Seven Treasures Palace, there is also an ancestral gourd vine that has been sealed with a restriction, its roots and tendrils cannot be transplanted, one can only pluck the gourds each time. . ."

"This Seven Treasures Gourd Vine only produces seven gourds each time, and each one possesses miraculous effects, having always attracted the attention of numerous cultivators. . ."

"If we arrive late, I fear we might return empty-handed."

...

After listening to Bai Yüsheng's explanation, Fang Xi swept his gaze over the treasure map again.

He saw that at the location marked 'Seven Treasures Palace', a seven-colored gourd vine was depicted. It wasn't far from their current position; they only needed to pass through a dangerous area.

"Barbarian Elephant Mountain?"

Fang Xi murmured, speaking the name of that dangerous place.

"Within the Barbarian Elephant Mountain Range, lives a herd of ancient barbarian elephants of the Primeval Desolate Beast level. They are not easy to deal with. . ."

Bai Yüsheng frowned: "I've only prepared a few minor tricks, and I don't know how effective they'll be against them. . ."