Chapter 795: Meeting
Chapter 795: Meeting
"Indeed. . . Desolate beasts, compared to demon races, truly lack a bit of intelligence. . ."
Fang Xi tore apart a Thousand-Eyed Bird with his bare hand, his Divine Consciousness sweeping past a streak of lightning that fled in disarray, and he couldn't help but let out a sneer.
Then, he provocatively looked towards the two Integration-stage Thousand-Eyed Birds.
The two Thousand-Eyed Birds, one from the left and one from the right, immediately pounced.
"Suppress!"
He gave a low shout, and his domain power instantly expanded. A phantom image of a demonic tree covered the sky and obscured the sun, countless emerald-like brilliant lights diffusing outwards.
In the blink of an eye, the phantom image of the entire Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm descended.
Compared to before, the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm had expanded further, now possessing enough power to suppress an early-stage Integration cultivator!
Whoosh whoosh!
Chains of emerald green appeared one after another, covered in incredibly intricate and glowing spiritual runes of various colors, suddenly piercing through one Thousand-Eyed Bird.
Myriad Wood Mother Qi diffused outwards, transforming into a ten-thousand-mu auspicious cloud, enveloping these two Thousand-Eyed Birds.
At the base of the struggling Thousand-Eyed Bird's feathers, strange flowers and exotic grasses immediately and tenaciously grew, and countless vines emerged, automatically binding it.
As for the other Thousand-Eyed Bird, its movements were stiff, like a 'petrified' puppet, truly unable to rescue in time. It could only watch helplessly as its companion was suppressed into the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm.
Seeing this scene, the various eyes on its body finally revealed a hint of apprehension and fear, and it flew back in retreat.
Fang Xi sneered. Previously, with these three Integration-stage Thousand-Eyed Birds and a group of Primordial Desolate Beasts, he had been slightly wary.
But now that only one remained after being 'kited', he had no reservations whatsoever. A yellow-skinned gourd immediately appeared in his hand.
"Please, Precious, turn!"
He formed a hand seal with one hand, pouring his Integration-stage magic power into the 'Erwu Soul-Slaying Gourd'.
Whoosh!
The mouth of the yellow-skinned gourd opened, and a golden thread was seen piercing through the air, sweeping past that Thousand-Eyed Bird in a flash.
The Thousand-Eyed Bird struggled again and fled thousands of miles forward, when a smooth gash suddenly split open on its body, and countless fresh blood splattered. . .
...
Three Realms Mountain.
Mahayana Secret Realm.
At the entrance to the secret realm, a formation emitted a large amount of white mist, concealing the entire mountain.
Hiss hiss!
Suddenly, a desolate beast Gu-snake spouting noxious qi came riding on clouds and mist, crashing into the grand formation.
With a flash of light, the Gu-snake transformed into a human figure—it was unexpectedly Liang Rulong!
"So it's Junior Brother Liang!"
The grand formation immediately opened, and an old man came out to greet him, his face wreathed in smiles: "Junior Brother, this divine ability of yours is truly astonishing, to be able to transform into a Gu-snake! It has a miraculous effect in concealment. The Purple-Clad Pavilion cultivators have already been to this vicinity three times, their cultivation growing higher each time. Next time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fool them. . ."
"Alas. . ."
Mentioning this, Liang Rulong also couldn't help but sigh.
The Purple-Clad Pavilion is an Integration-stage force; it's even said that there is more than one Integration cultivator within their sect.
Otherwise, if our side were to invoke the name of the Horizon Ocean Pavilion, we might not be able to scare them off.
After all, there's an unspoken understanding among Integration cultivators; even when contending for benefits, they will adhere to certain unwritten rules.
And since Penglai Immortal Pavilion occupied this place first, they would always take the lion's share of the benefits, no matter what.
'Giving this secret realm to Penglai Immortal Pavilion back then was indeed the correct decision,' Liang Rulong thought to himself. 'Otherwise, if I faced the Purple-Clad Pavilion, that behemoth, alone, I'm afraid my bones would turn to ash before I even got to enjoy the benefits of the secret realm. . . '
Just at this moment, a streak of azure escape light suddenly appeared and burst into the formation.
The Divine Transformation elder was greatly alarmed. He urged the formation flag in his hand, but was unable to obstruct that azure figure in the slightest.
Fang Xi dismissed his escape light, revealing his form.
"Grand Elder!"
Liang Rulong, seeing Fang Xi, immediately rejoiced and bowed.
"Grand Elder, with your venerable self personally presiding here, this junior can finally set his mind at ease. . ."
The Divine Transformation elder, who was also a formation master, also relaxed his expression.
"I just came to take a look; I'll be leaving in a few days."
Fang Xi, seeing this, a slight smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
Seeing the disappointed expressions of Liang Rulong and the others, he continued, saying: "However, in these next few days, let's first resolve the issue with the Purple-Clad Pavilion. . . Send someone directly, in the name of Penglai Immortal Pavilion, to invite their Integration-stage cultivator to our residence for a discussion. . ."
According to Xuanwu Pavilion's intelligence, there were only two early-stage Integration cultivators within the Purple-Clad Pavilion.
Fang Xi naturally had nothing to fear.
As long as he displayed a bit of his strength to subdue these two great early-stage Integration cultivators, making them dare not harbor any ill intentions, that would suffice.
Even if they did harbor ill intentions, or even secretly made a move, as long as something happened to this secret realm, he would simply demand compensation from the Purple-Clad Pavilion. . .
The cultivation world doesn't need evidence; it only speaks of strength!
...
Inside the best cave abode within the mountain.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, in front of him lay exquisite brocade boxes, one after another.
Inside the brocade boxes were astonishingly eye-orbs, each the size of a baby's fist.
These eye-orbs varied in color; some of them seemed to still retain a hint of terror in their pupils.
The largest ones even carried a wild, ferocious aura, capable of making ordinary desolate beasts flee in disarray.
"The eye-orbs of the Thousand-Eyed Bird are the best materials on their bodies. . . Not only can they be ingested, greatly enhancing the cultivation of certain eye techniques, they can also be refined into magical treasures with illusion-breaking properties. . ."
Fang Xi murmured.
According to ancient records, the eye-orbs of the Thousand-Eyed Bird cannot be used in medicine and are best consumed raw.
Furthermore, with a few Desolate Beast-grade Thousand-Eyed Bird eye-orbs, divine abilities similar to the 'Multitude of Treasures Eye Technique' could probably achieve great mastery.
He had the corpses of two Thousand-Eyed Birds in his possession, with over a thousand Integration-grade Thousand-Eyed Bird eye-orbs.
Within the secret realm, another was suppressed as a backup, ready to be harvested alive at any time. . .
Even cultivating the human race's three renowned great eye techniques, one could probably easily get started and quickly cultivate them to the minor mastery stage.
"Within the Integration stage cultivation method of the Withered Glory Chant, there is also an eye technique divine ability named 'Withered Glory Illusionary Eye'. It is said that with a single glance, it can make enemies fall into an illusion, experiencing withered glory, life and death, and countless cycles of reincarnation. . . even stirring up a cultivator's inner demons."
"In the 'Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts', there are also several secret demonic eye techniques which have miraculous effects in discerning illusions and falsehoods. . ."
"I can take this opportunity to cultivate them."
After a cultivator breaks through a major realm, not only will the power of their original divine abilities and secret techniques naturally skyrocket, but they can also cultivate various great divine abilities that previously had extremely high thresholds; hence, their strength experiences a period of rapid progress.
For Fang Xi, his strength was always progressing rapidly.
With this thought, the cultivation incantations of 'Withered Glory Illusionary Eye' appeared in his mind, and he slightly closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, an inch-long azure light and yellow light emerged from his pupils.
"This 'Withered Glory Illusionary Eye' is also a Divine Consciousness attack secret technique, which can fully utilize my powerful Divine Consciousness advantage. . ."
Fang Xi silently calculated.
According to the description in the secret technique's incantations, this 'Withered Glory Illusionary Eye' distinguished cultivation progress by the length of the subtle radiance in the eyes.
It had to reach about a foot long to be considered truly initiated.
But at this moment, after a brief practice, his eye-light was only an inch or two long, clearly still far from the goal.
An Integration-level secret technique was naturally not so easy to master; who knew how much time it would consume.
He no longer hesitated and swallowed an eye-orb of a Primordial Desolate Beast-grade Thousand-Eyed Bird.
A streak of azure spiritual flame enveloped this eye-orb, refining it in an instant.
Threads of cool qi emerged from his Dantian, shot straight up his spine to his glabella, finally settling in the position of his eyes.
Aided by this cool qi, Fang Xi's speed in cultivating 'Withered Glory Illusionary Eye' seemed to slightly accelerate by a few points, but it wasn't significant.
"Primordial Desolate Beast-grade eye-orbs can't be said to be useless, but one must consume hundreds or even thousands to see any effect. . . the cost-effectiveness is a bit low."
With this thought, Fang Xi took out another Integration-grade Thousand-Eyed Bird eye-orb and silently circulated his cultivation art to refine it.
In an instant, that cool qi was more than ten times thicker than before?
He couldn't help but become somewhat immersed in the rapid cultivation effects of this secret technique, taking out and consuming one Thousand-Eyed Bird eye-orb after another. . .
Who knows how much time had passed, when a communication talisman flew into his cave abode.
Fang Xi suddenly opened his eyes. Two streaks of azure and yellow light, containing countless tiny runes within them, emerged, extending for about a foot!
"Initiated. . . Only consumed a hundred Thousand-Eyed Bird eye-orbs."
"From this perspective, after using up my current stock, I can at least cultivate the 'Withered Glory Illusionary Eye' to minor mastery, and there's even hope for reaching great perfection. . ."
A hint of joy appeared on his face, and he grabbed the communication talisman.
After listening to a few words, he immediately transformed into a streak of escape light and flew out of the cave abode.
...
Before the grand formation.
A tall, dignified and lavishly dressed woman in a purple robe was smiling as she gazed at the mountain and white mist: "Penglai Immortal Pavilion, I didn't expect there to be another fellow Daoist here. . ."
Liang Rulong, within the formation, found that this grand formation couldn't give him the slightest sense of security; his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Because this 'Lady Zi' was astonishingly an early-stage Integration cultivator.
With just a single thought from her, this grand formation would likely be destroyed, and he and the others would die countless times over.
"I wonder what benefits they are secretly trying to gain here. . . It's thanks to our Pavilion's abundant personnel that we discovered some clues."
Lady Zi continued to say with a radiant smile.
She was very clear about the background of Penglai Immortal Pavilion, and out of respect for a fellow Integration-stage Daoist, she wouldn't immediately drive them away.
But the benefits of this place must be shared a bit!
After all, the other party was only a newly advanced early-stage Integration cultivator!
Just as a sharp glint flashed in Lady Zi's eyes, preparing to directly break the formation.
Whoosh!
A streak of azure escape light appeared, transforming into Fang Xi's figure: "Lady Zi, greetings!"
"Daoist Friend Fang. . ."
Lady Zi giggled softly: "I haven't even congratulated Daoist Friend Fang on his advancement to Integration yet, but to keep this humble one outside your gates is hardly the way to treat a guest. . ."
"That's natural. May I ask where your esteemed Pavilion's other Daoist Friend is?"
Fang Xi replied with a face full of smiles.
"Daoist Friend Lei possesses a natural 'Five Thunder Spirit Body', and is currently gathering lightning everywhere to refine the 'Heavenly Abode Divine Thunder Talisman'. . ."
Lady Zi said: "However, this humble one has already sent a message; with his lightning escape art, he will likely arrive very soon. . ."
In her words, there was considerable pride.
Although Daoist Friend Lei was only an early-stage Integration cultivator, relying on his Five Thunder Spirit Body and the 'Heavenly Abode Divine Thunder Talisman' acquired through serendipitous chance, he had a record of fighting against mid-stage Integration cultivators without being defeated.
The Purple-Clad Pavilion's prestige was mainly upheld by him.
"So that's how it is."
Fang Xi was just about to say something, when he heard a clap of thunder in the distance.
Subsequently, the figure of a purple-robed burly man, as if teleporting, arrived before the grand formation.
"Ah. . . it's you? !"
The purple-robed burly man, seeing Fang Xi, couldn't help but gape, his expression constantly shifted on his face, as if a dye shop had opened. . .
Fang Xi, seeing this person, also couldn't help but smile.
This purple-robed burly man was astonishingly the Integration cultivator from the Demonic Heaven Mountain Range who had been so terrified by Fang Xi and the flock of Thousand-Eyed Birds that he fled in disarray!
"So it's Daoist Friend Lei!"
He smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Your Excellency. . . Your Excellency. . ."
The purple-robed burly man's face fixed in pallor, and seeing that Lady Zi had seemingly not yet made a move, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.
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