Chapter 829: Mid-Stage Soul Transformation (Bonus Chapter, Seeking Monthly Votes)
Stars shifted and seasons turned.
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, another hundred years had passed.
Blacksen Sea.
Kyushu School's stronghold.
Fang Xi reclined half-lying on a soft chair, a ravishing beauty beside him, feeding him a spirit fruit.
In his arms, he was still fondling a three-tailed fox demon.
He had to admit, Su San's fur was smooth and sleek, incredibly pleasant to the touch, even softer than the silken satin of ten-thousand-year celestial silkworms, making him somewhat addicted.
After thoroughly stroking the fox fur once more, Fang Xi casually tossed the little fox aside.
Who discards someone like this after using them?
Though merely a pet, such treatment was truly. . .
Fang Xi, however, couldn't be bothered with her. He simply pulled out a green-skinned gourd, took another sip of spirit wine, and then let out a long breath, saying, "Well, have you thought it through? What's so bad about being a 'Fragrant Lady'? The Shinto path offers immense longevity, and you can advance bravely and diligently. . ."
In truth, the Dao Court had too many official vacancies; he was currently searching everywhere for people to fill them.
Especially high-level cultivators!
For these small pets, their very lives were already in his hands, so what harm was there in adding another layer of restriction?
In fact, Fang Xi even considered incorporating some alien races to dismantle the potential Myriad Races Alliance.
The 'Fragrant Lady' was a divine post, but its rank was truly a bit low.
Even if the little fox had no ambition, she had at least reached the Return to Void stage.
What's more, she was actually a genius among the fox race; what meaning was there in meekly serving as a minor deity?
"Little fox has thought it through, I have no regrets."
Su San quickly replied.
"Oh."
Fang Xi was noncommittal. Once his Shinto avatar emerged from seclusion, he could at least confer the title of 'Heavenly Monarch', and then 'Fragrant Lady' could ascend in one step and become 'Heavenly Fragrant Empress'.
It was just that this little fox was short-sighted; so be it.
In any case, there were plenty of others who would want it!
After all, this was a chance to step into Soul Transformation!
Even if this little fox Su San received the full support of the demon race, her hope of advancing to Soul Transformation was only about ten to twenty percent.
Not to mention, a Heavenly Monarch might one day have the possibility of ascending to Heavenly King or Heavenly Venerable.
This little fox would never know what she had missed.
"Speaking of which, my longevity banquet will be held soon."
Fang Xi smiled faintly and said to Su San, "Go and notify the various Soul Transformation cultivators of the demon race, and at the same time, deliver a message from me: do not lead yourselves astray!"
"Understood."
Su San's heart turned solemn. She bowed again and slowly withdrew.
Fang Xi said he was holding a longevity banquet, but he didn't state his age, leaving the outside world ample room for speculation.
'Unknowingly, I'm almost three thousand years old,'
'It's been about two hundred years since I ascended to Soul Transformation. . . '
After Su San left, Fang Xi took a sip of Green Bamboo Wine, a look of deep emotion on his face.
Following that, he stood up.
As Fang Xi rose, strange dark clouds appeared above the island, and golden and silver lightning tribulations flickered.
This was the minor heavenly tribulation for advancing to mid-stage Soul Transformation!
Within the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm, thirty thousand mu of Myriad Wood Mother Qi gathered like clouds, surging forth!
Within Fang Xi's body, in his Dantian Qi Sea.
The cyan main Nascent Soul faintly smiled, continuously absorbing the Myriad Wood Mother Qi. Its body glowed with vibrant purple, and its form once again grew taller, breaking through to approximately two feet!
The Nascent Soul was semi-solidified, standing two feet tall!
This signified that the Withered Glory Chant had broken through to the mid-stage Soul Transformation realm!
Cultivating the Earthly Immortal inheritance, coupled with the Eternal Evergreen Body, once he reached the peak of early-stage Soul Transformation, the breakthrough was naturally smooth and effortless!
Above the sky, golden and silver lightning clouds roared, and a bolt of tribulation lightning violently struck down.
It carried a fierce heavenly might, causing all the cultivators on Kyushu School's island to tremble!
"No need to worry, it's the Dao Master undergoing his minor heavenly tribulation for mid-stage Soul Transformation."
Gui Axe Venerable gazed at the golden and silver lightning clouds, a hint of envy rising in his eyes.
Indeed, every successive Fangxian Dao Master has been a prodigious talent of the Kyushu Realm.
This Dao Master's talent seemed even superior to the previous one's.
"Immediately activate the surrounding formations, and guard against enemy raids."
Tumo Venerable, however, knew that the situation on Trapped Sky Island had been tense recently, with undercurrents stirring.
Although the Soul Transformation cultivators of the Myriad Races Alliance were no match for Fang Xi, if they joined forces, even Soul Transformation Perfected cultivators would likely find them a major headache.
Not to mention, the alien races might still have hidden trump cards, which had once made Fang Xi himself wary.
One after another, formations, floating cities, and super fortresses were activated, emitting terrifying fluctuations.
The entire island seemed to transform into a gigantic steel hedgehog.
However, in reality, the entire Kyushu School's defense was merely the outermost layer.
While Fang Xi's true body underwent tribulation, his External Avatar naturally stood guard nearby.
He sat cross-legged on the back of the small Black Tortoise, gently caressing its patterns: "Your bloodline is rich, and your talent is not bad. . . it would be a pity if you pursued the Shinto path."
The small Black Tortoise, now following Fang Xi, had enjoyed a life of luxury and quick cultivation among sixth-tier beings.
Its chances of advancing to the seventh-tier in the future were at least several times higher than that little fox Su San's!
Fang Xi intended to first let the small Black Tortoise advance to the seventh-tier before considering whether to transfer it to the Shinto path.
In comparison, Yunxi Xianzi had absolutely no such concerns.
"Besides. . . some of my dependents and spirit pets who are gradually falling behind me. . . the Shinto path can at least offer them a way out!"
Fang Xi looked towards the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm, his expression unreadable.
Following that, the phantom of the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm appeared, and a spiritual domain slowly unfurled.
The golden and silver lightning tribulations, upon entering the spiritual domain, were rapidly dissipated. . .
The Earthly Immortal Spiritual Domain, capable of resisting the suppression of heaven and earth laws, was originally a first-rate tribulation-resolving secret art!
Heavenly thunderbolts struck in quick succession!
In an instant, eighteen bolts had already struck consecutively!
By the end, faint traces of golden and silver lightning even broke through the blockade of the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Domain.
Seeing this, Fang Xi gave a cold smile and pressed the Myriad Demon Armor on his body.
Four True Spirit phantoms emerged, transforming into four-colored radiant clouds, rising to meet the sky-filling thunder.
The power of the lightning tribulation was instantly weakened by several more layers.
Following that, Fang Xi roared, and a layer of platinum light appeared on his body, as if a great sun was slowly rising behind him.
A strange serpent, resembling a dragon yet not quite, its body covered in countless golden scales inscribed with Sanskrit, was roaring towards the sky.
With his body cultivation comparable to a mid-stage Soul Transformation cultivator, a mere minor heavenly tribulation for mid-stage Soul Transformation, already weakened by a double layer, naturally found it difficult to harm him.
Crack!
A bolt of lightning struck Fang Xi's body, immediately exploding into countless tiny arcs of electricity.
Golden and silver arcs of electricity swirled around Fang Xi's body, as if adorning him with a layer of lightning armor.
Bathed in the lightning, Fang Xi remained completely unharmed.
Eventually. . . the golden and silver lightning clouds in the sky finally dissipated with resignation.
The clouds dispersed and the rain cleared, a rainbow arcing across the sky.
Fine strands of spiritual rain fell.
Fang Xi spread his hands, his expression utterly calm.
For him, breaking through to mid-stage Soul Transformation was indeed just a minor affair.
...
Above the island.
The little fox Su San, who had only recently emerged, now dared to leave her hiding place, gazing at the gradually dissipating lightning clouds: "Soul Transformation. . . mid-stage. . ."
"Do human cultivators all progress this quickly?"
She stared at the place where the lightning clouds had vanished, seemingly having finally made a certain decision. . .
"He actually reached mid-stage Soul Transformation. . ."
Within the Blacksen Sea, a stream of water gradually condensed, forming a human shape; it was actually a member of the Water Clan!
Water Clan members possessed innate divine abilities; after transforming into water and hiding within the Blacksen Sea, even late-stage Soul Transformation cultivators would find them difficult to detect.
At this moment, they naturally served as spies for various clans, monitoring news of the Kyushu School day and night.
Upon witnessing this astonishing celestial phenomenon, they immediately couldn't resist and quickly departed to transmit the intelligence back to their clan.
...
Soon, the news that the 'Kyushu School's Grand Elder' had broken through to mid-stage Soul Transformation swept through the various clans of Trapped Sky Island like a storm!
Originally, for them, even if the human race gained another late-stage Soul Transformation cultivator, it wouldn't have been a big deal.
But who was it that this individual was the foremost cultivator of Trapped Sky Island?
Not only was he the foremost cultivator of Trapped Sky Island, but he also controlled all mortal kingdoms, and by encouraging childbirth, after a century of population explosion, he was on the verge of outward expansion.
His ambition was simply blatant!
This caused some of the alien races with large populations to become worried.
Within a hall shrouded by formations.
The light was dim, vaguely revealing a long table and a series of high-backed chairs.
Before each chair, there was also a strangely shaped ancient bronze lamp.
At this moment, an ancient bronze lamp on the left suddenly lit up, illuminating a shimmering, watery figure on the chair.
This watery figure was the first to speak: "According to the intelligence obtained by our clan's spies, that person has indeed advanced to mid-stage Soul Transformation. . ."
"Heh heh. . . if outsiders were to know that Trapped Sky Island's foremost cultivator was once merely early-stage Soul Transformation, and only now mid-stage Soul Transformation, we would be a complete joke."
Another massive figure, hidden within black mist, spoke, his tone teasing.
"Fellow Daoist Man. . . Although your 'Heavenly Barbarian Clan' has few members, the cultivation method you practice is unique; you must merge with a stretch of land and cooperate with 'Earth's Qi' to advance, and it also has quite specific requirements for territory. So there's no need for such sarcastic remarks."
A cold, stern voice spoke: "The reason we are gathered here is precisely to deal with that Wang Family Ancestor, isn't it?"
"Hmph. . . what more is there to say? We'll bring forth all our hidden foundations and have a proper battle with that Wang Family Ancestor."
The figure who spoke this resembled a ball of flames, endless true flames burning, transforming into firebirds, firesnakes, fire dragons. . . without a fixed form: "For example, among the Water Clan, that treasured 'Five-Colored Cloud Banner' is a damaged eighth-tier artifact, capable of trapping that person for a moment. . . And as for the demon and devil races, leaving the demon race aside, the devil race should still be hiding an old monster, perhaps even a Soul Transformation Perfected cultivator. . ."
"Hmph, among your Fire Clan, haven't you also inherited a 'Great Devouring Divine Thunder Orb'? It is rumored that this thunder orb was refined using a secret technique from the True Immortal World, drawing upon the Nine Heavens Thunder Fiend Qi of the Heavenly Abode Divine Thunder level. Even a Great Ascension Loose Immortal would be severely wounded by a single strike. . ."
The Water Clan's Soul Transformation cultivator said indifferently.
"If it comes to that, I will naturally take the 'Great Devouring Divine Thunder Orb' into battle. . ."
The Fire Clan members were naturally fiery-tempered and mortal enemies with the Water Clan members. Even if they grudgingly cooperated due to external pressure, they would still squabble at the first opportunity.
The Soul Transformation cultivators of the other clans were, however, accustomed to this.
"That's excellent then. With all our clans' hidden foundations brought forth, we can even contend with a Great Ascension Loose Immortal. . ."
A Soul Transformation figure sneered: "That Wang Family Ancestor also possesses a unique divine ability that seems to target lifespan. . . Several fellow Daoists who previously besieged him perished in this manner. Therefore, this time, the main attacking Soul Transformation cultivator must be chosen from a race with extremely long lifespans, such as that Stone Clan Ancestor. He was isolated and helpless, then beaten to death, truly dying a suffocating death. . . If he were still here, he would be the top choice for the main force. Besides him, there seem to be only a few other races that can compare to the Stone Clan in terms of lifespan. . ."
"Hmph, Xingyuanzi, you are indeed plotting against this old man."
An aged voice resounded: "It's not impossible for this old man to lead the charge, but you must compensate me with three portions of 'Purple Iris Dragon Soul Paste'!"
"If Elder Cha is willing to act, we will certainly gather that 'Purple Iris Dragon Soul Paste' for you."
Several voices spoke at once, seemingly tinged with a painful reluctance.
Originally, these alien races had considerable internal conflicts and it would have been impossible for them to cooperate with such unity.
Furthermore, their clan-protecting treasures needed to suppress their qi luck and could not be lightly moved.
This time, they were truly pushed to the brink by Fang Xi, like a cornered dog leaping over a wall.
After the group of Soul Transformation Ancestors had formulated their plan, they immediately began to quarrel heatedly over how to divide the human race's interests after the battle. . .
No more tonight
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