Chapter 863: Great Victory
Chapter 863: Great Victory
“Want to run? ! ”
Fang Xi saw this, raised his hand, and conjured a 'Forbidden Air Talisman'!
This talisman, which he had once comprehended from the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror', now had a vastly different effect.
After all, with Fang Xi's current mastery of void arts, coupled with his continuous enlightenment from the complete 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror', and the assistance of his Shinto Avatar for reference, his progress in the void Dao, which he excelled at, was utterly unreasonable!
Furthermore, this 'Forbidden Air Talisman' had even been intentionally placed into his true body's dantian and nourished by the aura of the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror', making its power even more extraordinary!
As it was unleashed, streaks of silver light rapidly rippled through the void.
In the hands of Grand Sage Tongbei, the phoenix ancient characters on that phoenix feather extinguished one after another.
“Impossible! ”
This phoenix feather was a True Spirit feather that it had expended considerable effort to acquire!
It had also been refined into a void secret art, giving it a certain degree of confidence even in escaping from a Mahayana cultivator.
How could it be directly broken?
Unless. . . the opponent possessed a void-attribute Immortal Abode Rare Treasure like the Void Mirror in Che Xuanyuan's hands!
But if Qing Hezi possessed such a treasure, why hadn't he brought it out earlier?
Grand Sage Tongbei was filled with bewilderment, but the next moment, a gigantic skull flew forth, opening its ghastly white maw and biting down.
Crack!
Its protective spiritual light shattered like a soap bubble, and its tempered Vajra body reverted to the sixth-tier level. A large chunk of its monkey head was actually bitten off directly.
Thud!
The headless, four-armed ape corpse fell to the ground, its soul completely vanished.
“What a fine old servant, actually devouring both the six-yang skull and the soul together. . . ”
Fang Xi glared at the Yellow Springs Celestial Ghost, knowing that the essence soul of a Integration peak cultivator was immensely beneficial to ghost cultivators.
“Later, spit out both this ape's head and its essence soul. ”
He snorted coldly, causing a hint of bitterness to appear on the Yellow Springs Celestial Ghost's face, yet it dared not disobey, only nodding repeatedly in assent.
Only then did Fang Xi form a hand seal, sending a magical art into the mountain-like corpse of Grand Sage Tongbei, causing it to shrink continuously before he stored it in his storage bag.
He continued chanting, and strands of demonic qi, like giant pythons, entangled the flame token, drawing it into his hand as well.
As for the countless three-eyed strange birds, they had all been swept into the riverbed and suppressed when the Nine Serene Sand River Grand Array descended. Now, without their master's command, they flew back into the 'Thousand Birds Diagram', transforming into various flying beasts, and were swept up by Fang Xi.
“Counting Grand Sage Tongbei's collection, I've finally made a profit this time. . . ”
Fang Xi sighed with emotion, only then having the leisure to observe the battlefield with his Divine Consciousness.
The moment the Nine Serene Sand River Grand Array upgraded into an Immortal Array, the many seventh-tier demon beasts knew things were bad.
However, most were entangled with Integration cultivators and couldn't escape immediately.
Many were directly struck down from their realm, suffered great losses in their magic power, and were then easily slain by their opponents.
“Haha! ”
Fang Xi saw the Supreme Elder of the Yan Yu Sect laughing in delight as the Nine Dragons Cauldron smashed the Kunpeng's head.
As for the more powerful Demon Grand Sages, they had already fled for their lives.
Whether it was Xuanlin, entangled with Five Elements Child, or the Nine-Tailed Great Sage, battling Mo Yunzi, they immediately unleashed their ultimate life-saving treasures and quickly disengaged from the battlefield once they saw the situation turn dire.
As for Grand Sage Wuya? He had long since disappeared with Jin Gangzi, fighting somewhere beyond the Immortal Array's range of influence.
Only Grand Sage Fantian of the Flood Dragon race, having ventured too deep into Tian Yuan City, was besieged by numerous Integration cultivators. His life-saving trump cards seemingly unrelated to escape arts, he perished on the spot in utter frustration.
A sapphire-like Flood Dragon ultimately let out a mournful cry, its dragon head smashing violently against the city wall, leaving a massive indentation.
How could the numerous human cultivators let go of such an opportunity to "beat a drowned dog"?
One by one, they bravely charged forward, actually tearing through the demon army formation, causing countless demons to flee in panic. . .
Rumble!
Just then, a tremendous roar echoed from the core of Tian Yuan City.
The white jade mountain, which was a 'pseudo-immortal vein', lost all its luster, crumbling and collapsing with a crash like a castle built on sand dunes.
Subsequently, where the array eyes of the Immortal Array were buried, various array tools roared, some developing cracks, others directly exploding. . .
The boundless black water instantly vanished by more than half. The remaining demons cheered, feeling their magic power recover, and then fled even more frantically. . .
“As expected. . . ”
Fang Xi was not surprised by this, merely silently putting away the Netherworld Banner.
After all, this Immortal Array was far too incomplete. Even with him and Ji Fei Xue refining the array tools using materials submitted by various major powers in the Starry Sky Domain, they were not as sturdy and durable as the truly original version.
More crucially, the Immortal Array consumed too much immortal qi!
Even the 'pseudo-immortal vein' was now on the verge of collapse.
‘This time, it's also because the human race has a deep foundation; Immortal Jade and all sorts of rare array materials were supplied almost without restraint. . . otherwise, if I had to pay for it alone, I'd go bankrupt. ’
Fang Xi looked at Grand Sage Fantian's corpse, a hint of joy appearing on his face: "With my merits, obtaining this Flood Dragon's essence soul after the war shouldn't be a problem. I can go to Huo Cangzi and exchange it for the Six-Tusk Heavenly Sandalwood Elephant. . . A Flood Dragon controls water, so its attributes are a better match."
“Fellow Daoist. . . ”
Just then, a communication artifact on his body glowed, and Ji Fei Xue's voice emerged from it: "The Immortal Array is overburdened and has stopped functioning. . ."
“I know. ”
Fang Xi replied: "We. . . won!"
“Yes. . . we won! ” Ji Fei Xue exclaimed with emotion.
Subsequently, cheers, like a mountain tsunami, erupted from within Tian Yuan City, rapidly spreading across the entire battlefield. . .
...
Above the nine heavens.
The Divine Consciousness of the seven Mahayana cultivators pierced through the subtle, having long since perceived everything that transpired below.
“Haha! ”
Qing Xu Tong Zi laughed heartily, fanning his palm leaf fan repeatedly behind him. Swirls of hazy yellow strange winds whistled, blocking the True Spirit Phoenix and Xuanwu who wanted to go down for rescue: "Fellow Daoists, have you forgotten our previous agreement?"
Di Jiang, in comparison to the two True Spirit demon beasts, appeared much more composed.
This was likely because the main attack below came from the demon race, and the alien alliance was merely providing support.
Even among the auxiliaries, aliens predominated. The Jiuchi Race had only recently taken the lead in the alien alliance and couldn't spare any of their own secret agents.
“Tsk tsk. . . what a truly magnificent Immortal Array. ”
He gazed at the Nine Serene Sand River Grand Array below, marveling: "The human race's foundation is indeed unfathomable. . . The function of this Immortal Array is quite interesting; it's neither offensive nor defensive, but rather a weakening one. . . I wonder if it has any effect on Mahayana cultivators like us?"
As soon as he spoke, Che Xuan Yuan saw the pensive expressions on Old Ghost Meng and Bu Xing Da Cheng.
He shook his head and immediately said: "How could outsiders know the true nature of our human race's Immortal Array?"
“So be it. . . ”
Di Jiang sighed, and chaotic qi surged around him, transforming into a streak of light that shot backward.
“Today's grudge, shall surely be repaid in the future! ”
The True Spirit Phoenix let out a long, high-pitched cry, fanning its wings. A torrent of void energy enveloped it and Xuanwu, and they likewise vanished.
Qing Xu Tong Zi did not pursue, merely sighing with emotion: "These little ones below truly gave us a surprise. . ."
Between Immortal Arrays, their power also differed.
Although this Immortal Array could neither defend nor attack, and heavily consumed pseudo-immortal veins, its function defied the heavens; it could be said to be a treasure for suppressing a race's destiny.
“This array should not have much effect on us. . . ” Che Xuan Yuan began: "With our escape speed, we can completely exit the array's range in an instant. . . unless forced into a desperate situation and then besieged by other Mahayana cultivators of the same rank cooperating. . ."
“Exactly. . . ” Bu Xing Da Cheng nodded.
“This array. . . ” Old Ghost Meng's eyes darted around, then he shook his head again: "It's a bit of a shame. . ."
“There's nothing to regret. Qing Hezi bringing out this array shows his heart is with the human race. . . Perhaps, this is the attitude of the Mahayana cultivator behind him. ”
Qing Xu Tong Zi laughed: "Although he didn't personally participate in the battle, sending this array is better than one Mahayana cultivator!"
“Let's head down quickly and oversee the aftermath. ”
...
Fang Xi put away the Yellow Springs Celestial Ghost, transforming into a streak of green light, and landed back on the chessboard.
At this moment, the chessboard's pattern of intertwined black and white dragons had long since vanished.
In its place, white flags now dominated the entire territory.
The few scattered black pieces were being surrounded and annihilated by numerous white pieces, clearly unable to hold out much longer.
“Fellow Daoist's mastery of formations. . . this little sister truly admires. ”
Mo Yunzi transformed into a demonic light, landing on the white jade platform, and then sighed: "It's a pity we didn't keep the Nine-Tailed Great Sage. . ."
“Haha, in this battle, we beheaded two Demon Grand Sages, plus the previous Lu Xing, the demon race can be said to be greatly weakened. . . ”
Five Elements Child returned to the white jade platform, his attitude towards Fang Xi very cordial: "Fellow Daoist is truly the foremost formation master of the human race. . ."
“Oh, please. . . ”
Fang Xi quickly offered a few humble words, then asked: "Where is Fellow Daoist Jin Gangzi?"
A golden light emerged from afar, accompanied by the sounds of dragon roars and tiger cries, landing on the white jade platform—it was Jin Gangzi!
However, at this moment, his Vajra body was shattered, and golden blood flowed from his shoulder.
“Amitābha. . . ”
Although Jin Gangzi was injured, his expression was good: "Grand Sage Wuya's earth-attribute divine ability cultivation method is indeed astonishingly powerful. This humble monk's Vajra Prajna Avatar was destroyed, and my main body suffered a great loss of vitality. . . Fortunately, he was startled away in the end, so Qing Hezi can be considered this humble monk's savior. . ."
“If you wish to repay me, just exchange Grand Sage Fantian's essence soul for me. ” Fang Xi smiled faintly.
Mortals fear the consequence, Bodhisattvas fear the cause.
As soon as he spoke these words, it was to settle the karma with Jin Gangzi.
“Good! ”
Jin Gangzi was indeed overjoyed to hear this, repeatedly thanking Fang Xi.
A Buddhist cultivator like him held considerable reverence for the concept of karma.
If he didn't repay this life-saving grace, the heart demon tribulation upon his future advancement to Mahayana would be difficult to overcome. . .
Now that Qing Hezi was not taking advantage of the favor at all, a hint of gloom appeared on Five Elements Child's face.
“Though the great battle is won, we cannot yet relax. . . ”
Mo Yunzi spoke meticulously, raising the issue of recovering lost territory.
Winning the battle for Tian Yuan City only allowed the human race to preserve some vitality and avoid losing nearly half of their territory in one go.
Taking this opportunity, they could retake several domains before the demon race regrouped, greatly improving the human race's strategic environment.
This was the duty of the Human Race Five Sons, and Five Elements Child and Jin Gangzi couldn't help but argue back and forth.
Fang Xi, however, remained noncommittal, listening with a faint smile, content to be a backdrop. . .
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