Chapter 956: Fated Opportunities (Seeking guaranteed monthly votes at the start of the month! )
Chapter 956: Fated Opportunities (Seeking guaranteed monthly votes at the start of the month! )
“Brother Fang? ! ”
Seeing Fang Xi struck by that black light, Xin Hongyun couldn't help but cry out in alarm.
“I’m fine. . . ”
The next moment, from amidst the dust, Fang Xi emerged gracefully, holding a dark dagger, and began to tangle with the black light.
Although the black light darted back and forth with incredible speed, Fang Xi could barely keep up.
As the dark dagger spun, the area within a foot around him seemed to form an absolute domain, making it impossible for the black light to invade even an inch.
The dagger in his hand was naturally from the lecher Hua Manfeng.
This dagger looked plain and unremarkable, but was actually incredibly sharp, not only cutting iron like mud, but also extremely sturdy.
‘Fortunately, I wasn’t forced to reveal my trump card! ’
In his heart, he also secretly rejoiced.
If he had been forced into a corner, Fang Xi would have had to perform the feat of catching a flying sword bare-handed.
Of course, this was by relying on his illusory True Spirit, which also possessed the All-Heavens Precious Mirror's blessing. He could borrow the power of the void to throw the flying sword millions or tens of millions of li away in a single breath.
He could even throw it directly back to the Earthly Immortal World!
In this world, any cultivator who dared to use their Life-Bound Flying Sword, cultivated with their very life, to strike him, would essentially suffer the fate of a meat bun thrown at a dog. . .
It was just that Fang Xi hadn't yet encountered the top figures of this Great Thousand World, and didn't dare to expose the fact that he possessed such a valuable treasure.
“Miss Xin, the enemy is to the southeast! ”
Fang Xi continued to entangle the flying shuttle while offering a reminder.
Xin Hongyun, having received the reminder, immediately unleashed her movement technique and swept forth. Her family had a deep scholarly heritage, and her Qinggong was quite extraordinary. With a light leap, she cleared several zhang, scaling the wall, and saw a black-robed Daoist, sitting cross-legged, with a small black flag planted in front of him, staring fiercely at her: “Which of you killed my disciple Hua Manfeng? ”
‘So it’s that lecher’s master, no wonder that lecher, when I was pursuing him, fled all the way into Shu. . . someone was actually waiting for him! ’
Xin Hongyun's heart turned cold. She hadn't expected that lecher Hua Manfeng would actually have such an unusual master.
But she saw that this black-robed Daoist was short in stature, with one eye large and the other small, his appearance was truly unflattering, yet his Hundred-Pace Flying Sword technique was truly astonishing to ghosts and weeping to gods.
She let out a soft cry: “It was this maiden who killed him. . . ”
With a flick of the ‘Nine Manifestations Cloud Dragon Red Dust Whip’ in her hand, she lashed out at the black-robed Daoist.
“Today, this old Daoist will avenge my disciple! ”
The black-robed Daoist cried out, and the small black flag in front of him flashed, as a sinister aura appeared.
This sinister aura was the Black Wind Dark Blood Baleful Qi. It required finding a Yin Earth Baleful Aperture, burying a large amount of vital blood, combined with various secret incantations and prohibitions, and only then could one condense a single strand after several decades.
This black-robed Daoist called himself ‘Cloud Rain Daoist’, and was from the lineage of Old Crow Monastery on Withered Mountain in Shu.
Back then, when he became a disciple under his master, his six senses were not purified, and he actually peeked at his mistress bathing.
Later, when the incident was exposed, fearing he would be beaten to death by his master, he thus absconded with a valuable sect treasure and a few of his master's Daoist texts.
After cultivating the sinister aura and flying shuttle recorded in the book, he considered himself invincible and lived a carefree life, harming the innocence of many respectable women.
Later, he met Hua Manfeng, and the two, being of similar ilk, became friends at first sight, and he took the latter as his disciple.
Upon receiving news of his disciple's death, he immediately decided to seek revenge and tracked them all the way here.
Cloud Rain Daoist was also shrewd. Taking advantage of Fang Xi's cultivation practice, he secretly released his flying shuttle artifact, preparing for a fatal blow.
But he hadn't expected Fang Xi to be extremely vigilant, and his martial arts skills to be utterly superb, so much so that he couldn't deliver a fatal blow, and was still entangled now.
Now, facing Xin Hongyun's myriad whip shadows, he immediately unleashed his sinister aura.
The Black Wind Dark Blood Baleful Qi flashed with continuous black and red light, transforming into a wall of wind.
Xin Hongyun's whip lashed against the wind wall, but couldn't advance even half an inch!
She was slightly startled, and thinking of Fang Xi, who was still entangled with the flying shuttle, her pretty face couldn't help but harden with resolve, and she activated the hidden mechanism on the ‘Nine Manifestations Cloud Dragon Red Dust Whip’.
Pfft! Pfft!
The whip's tip opened, and thirty-six ‘Red Dust Needles’ shot out from within.
“Trivial tricks. . . you dare to. . . ”
Cloud Rain Daoist saw Xin Hongyun unleashing hidden weapons, and completely disdained them.
When he had roamed before, it wasn't as if he hadn't encountered hidden weapon masters. Among them was one who claimed to be the ‘Eight-Armed Arhat’, and could intercept or strike with eight kinds of strange hidden weapons, such as Plum Blossom Darts, Bone-Penetrating Nails, and Golden Silkworm Needles. Yet, no matter how the opponent's hidden weapons rained down, they simply couldn't break through the Black Wind Dark Blood Baleful Qi's defense, and he easily controlled his flying shuttle to stab them clean through the heart.
This young woman's cultivation was far inferior to that Eight-Armed Arhat's, so he completely disdained her.
However, he hadn't expected this ‘Nine Manifestations Cloud Dragon Red Dust Whip’ to have a special origin. It was a gift from an extraordinary friend of the Jiangnan Great Hero, Xin Guihe.
The thirty-six ‘Red Dust Needles’ hidden within it possessed the miraculous effect of specifically breaking through protective baleful qi and true qi!
Pfft! Pfft!
Cloud Rain Daoist was momentarily careless, and saw dozens of Red Dust Flying Needles pierce through his baleful qi, hitting various vital points on his body.
He immediately let out a tragic cry, and red dots appeared on his glabella, eyes, and heart, among other places, and he instantly perished.
“Hoo! Hoo! ”
Even at this moment, Xin Hongyun still found it somewhat hard to believe.
She hadn't expected that the last trump card hidden within the precious whip her father had given her, could actually kill even a Sword Immortal unusual individual!
As she was still sighing with emotion, she saw Fang Xi sweeping over: “Miss Xin, are you alright? ”
“Brother Fang, I’m fine. Fortunately, the enemy has fallen, otherwise we would surely have perished here today. . . ” Xin Hongyun saw a two-headed flying shuttle in Fang Xi's hand and couldn't help but feel a slight surprise: “This is. . . ”
“This is that black light from earlier. Once this old Daoist died, without any magic power to sustain it, I easily took it down. ” Fang Xi took a step forward, and a pair of celestial silk woven gloves appeared on his hands, and he began to meticulously examine the Cloud Rain Old Daoist's corpse.
Seeing this scene, while Xin Hongyun felt a strange sensation in her heart, she also couldn't help but sigh with emotion that Fang Xi was indeed as meticulous as hair.
“Hmm? ”
Fang Xi, however, was an expert at looting corpses, and found that most of what he pulled from the Cloud Rain Old Daoist's body were common items like gold, silver, and flint. His heart stirred, and he meticulously examined the collected miscellaneous items, picking out a purse from among them.
This purse had gold and silver threads, embroidered with a mandarin ducks playing in water motif, and carried a faint scent of cosmetics, which clearly didn't suit the Cloud Rain Old Daoist at all.
‘Storage bag? ’
Especially that trace of void power, Fang Xi was very familiar with it.
At this moment, he skillfully untied the golden cord on the purse, and felt another surge of joy.
‘Do the storage bags of this world actually not require refinement to use? Or is this particular one exceptionally different? ’
He poured it out with a rustling sound, and a pile of items appeared on the ground.
There were several chests of gold and silver alone. If it weren't for the astonishing fight scene earlier, which had scared the many servants and nearby neighbors into cowering in their homes, afraid to move, they would probably have already rushed out with red eyes.
However, for Fang Xi, these mundane items of gold and silver were no different from stones.
His gaze swept over, and he saw a few Daoist texts, a jade casket, and a few jade bottles.
These items were clearly related to cultivation at a glance.
“This old Daoist was an eccentric Sword Immortal, and we were lucky enough to kill him. Perhaps there's an immortal opportunity here? ”
At the mention of immortal opportunity, even Xin Hongyun's eyes lit up with excitement.
Fang Xi smiled slightly, and without ceremony, directly picked up the jade casket.
“Eh? ”
This jade casket felt extremely heavy in his hand; he estimated it weighed over a hundred jin. The casket appeared as a single, seamless piece, as if carved from a single block of beautiful jade. It actually had no seams whatsoever, and couldn't be opened.
“This jade casket is no small matter. I'm afraid it has powerful restrictions on it. . . Opening it rashly would bring disaster, not fortune. ’”
Fang Xi sighed with emotion.
A restriction that even he, with his discernment, found formidable, was absolutely no small matter!
Next, Fang Xi perused the few Daoist texts, and discovered that they all originated from Old Crow Monastery on Withered Mountain. They clearly stated their origin at the beginning, allowing him to understand the old Daoist's background and origins.
However, the methods of entering the Dao recorded in these Daoist texts didn't seem very profound.
They were nothing more than breath absorption, ingesting elixirs, and such. . . They even required consuming talisman water to refine True Qi and harmonize magic power, which left Fang Xi somewhat speechless.
‘But at least it's a method for entering the Dao, and that's enough. ’
His eyes slightly brightened.
As an Earth Immortal transmigrator, his cultivation realm was actually extremely high, but due to the different laws of the Great Thousand World, it was difficult to transform.
Now, with this local cultivator method laid before him, it was like a key that could allow Fang Xi to unlock infinite treasures!
‘With this method as a reference, it might even be possible to localize the True Immortal World's ‘Spiritual Root Cultivation Method’, and if so, I could quickly restore my cultivation. . . ’
He was overjoyed in his heart, and a hint of a smile also appeared on his face: “Miss Xin, how about we each copy a portion of these Daoist texts, and split the remaining items equally? ”
What Fang Xi valued most were the Daoist texts, and he wasn't too concerned about the other items.
As for that jade casket?
Since it couldn't be opened anyway, it didn't matter even more.
“Many thanks, Brother Fang. ”
Xin Hongyun nodded with a smile and picked up the jade casket.
Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred!
Melodies of the heavens emerged from within the jade casket, and a crack actually appeared spontaneously on its surface, with five-colored radiance overflowing!
“This. . . ”
Xin Hongyun subconsciously opened the casket, and saw a streak of purple qi shoot into the sky. Within it, faintly, was a scroll of heavenly book, which shot out with lightning-fast speed, disappearing in an instant.
She felt a sense of loss and looked at Fang Xi beside her.
Who would have thought that Fang Xi's heart subtly stirred, but in the end, he held back, and did not use the All-Heavens Precious Mirror to take action.
“Let's see again, what else is in the casket. ”
He reminded her, and Xin Hongyun quickly examined it carefully, and saw that within the jade casket, there was also a volume of jade-paged golden book. It was filled with ancient seal script, mostly flower-and-bird characters, which Fang Xi also didn't recognize.
But this didn't prevent him from firmly remembering all the words on the title page with a single glance, never to forget them again.
Xin Hongyun picked up the jade-paged golden book, and saw that from within the book, another written note fell out.
What was written on it, however, was in current script, which both of them recognized.
On the note, the one who left the message called himself ‘True Immortal Ziyun’, a Celestial Immortal from ancient times, who left this jade casket before his ascension. Within it were hidden two scrolls of heavenly books, stating that they were meant for a fated individual whose name contained the character ‘Yun’!
“This. . . ”
Xin Hongyun was dumbfounded.
She naturally didn't know that this jade casket contained immense opportunities. After the Old Crow Monastery lineage obtained it from an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, successive abbots had tried various methods, but none could open it. It was ultimately stolen by Cloud Rain Daoist and then fell into her hands. It could be said that their karma was predetermined.
Fang Xi, however, inexplicably stroked his chin: ‘I smell the scent of a bald donkey. . . It seems the karma of this world is quite strict, and various Heavenly Secret Divination arts are incredibly astonishing. Fortunately, I have the All-Heavens Precious Mirror suppressing my destiny, keeping me outside of such calculations. . . ’
As an illusory True Spirit, he was also protected by the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, and feared no divination arts.
This means that in the divinations of any expert, Fang Xi would appear as simply an ordinary knight from Shangyong Prefecture. He used this illusory fate to conceal his original fate; otherwise, it wouldn't be called protection. If anyone couldn't divine Fang Xi's origin, they would be able to guess that he had a major secret.
This was also a deeper application of the ‘All-Heavens Precious Mirror’ that Fang Xi had mastered after becoming an Earth Immortal.
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