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Chapter 967: Meridian (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)

Chapter 967: Meridian (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)

'These few cultivators have mediocre cultivation bases and weak physical bodies, only fit to have their souls extracted and refined into Six Yin Divine Demons! '

The Evil Monarch turned and waved his hand.

The phantom of the Twelve-Winged Heavenly Centipede lunged forth, instantly shattering the protective astral qi of several Sword Immortals who still sought revenge for their companions. Their faces turned black one by one, and they collapsed dead on the ground, clearly suitable material for refining 'Hundred Poisons Divine Demons'.

'With so many materials collected this time, I will surely be able to complete the refinement of that 'Divine Demon Palace' magical treasure. My master will greatly benefit from this. '

Seeing this scene, the Evil Monarch couldn't help but feel immense satisfaction.

He was like a fierce tiger entering a flock of sheep, like one stepping into an uninhabited land, slaughtering at will.

"Run!"

"Quickly burn the sect's signal incense! Let our elders come deal with him!"

Several streaks of escape light hastily broke out in all directions.

A few more clever ones had already cast spells, intending to notify their sect elders.

Just then, the Evil Monarch let out a clear laugh: "Only now do you think of running? Don't you think it's too late?"

His strangely shaped subordinates likewise sneered, pulling out flags one after another.

Streaks of strange light emerged, surprisingly covering an area of several acres. Two peculiar lights, one green and one yellow, abruptly shot forth, carrying the essence of the changing seasons and the alternation of spring and autumn, subtly affecting the surrounding temporal order. They propped up a strange firmament, engulfing most of the mountain peak!

"A formation?"

Peng Xi Fan's face revealed despair.

"None of you will escape today."

The Evil Monarch let out a cold snort, only now revealing his true colors.

The so-called Jianghu martial world was merely a small puddle. With the demeanor of a hidden dragon, he had long grown impatient with remaining in the mundane world.

This time, setting up such a deadly trap was not only to round up all the martial artists he usually held grudges against, but also to ambush this group of immortal dao disciples, refine them all into Divine Demons, greatly increase his own cultivation, and then he could enter West Kunlun to cultivate demonic arts.

Within the formation, evil dao cultivators sneered as they unleashed black Yin Corpse Bags one by one. A dark cloud churned, from which bronze-armored corpses emerged.

These bronze-armored corpses were clearly newly refined; although they had not yet fully absorbed the Earthly Baleful Yin Vein Qi, they were still robust and incomparably vicious. . . subtly arrayed into a military formation.

Seeing this scene, Fairy Miaomiao, Monk Long Chan, Peng Xi Fan, and the others couldn't help but reveal looks of despair.

'As expected of minor sect disciples, their elders are no formidable figures either. They couldn't use their Primordial Spirit to discern heavenly secrets and arrange treasures to survive this deadly tribulation. '

Fang Xi stood with his sword, his eyes tranquil.

It was only upon seeing this formation that a hint of delight appeared in his expression.

His true expertise, his bread and butter, still lay in formations.

At this moment, he naturally saw at a glance that this formation was composed of thirty-six formation flags, and within each flag, a streak of 'Meridian Divine Light' had been refined!

The thirty-six streaks of Meridian Divine Light formed a grand formation, possessing the marvel of 'Temporal Extremity'. It could subtly influence each person's sense of time within the formation—a masterpiece of the demonic dao's skill in manipulating intricate thoughts.

Influencing the sense of time meant that for cultivators, you might think you were fast, but in reality, your movements were as slow as a snail.

Even flying swords, if their light was as slow as a crawling turtle, few would be afraid.

"So, my fortuitous encounter should be here."

Fang Xi chuckled, and the 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword' finally struck.

Whoosh!

A streak of neither green nor black sword light shot into the sky!

Although the sword light was still mottled, it shone brilliantly, traversing between numerous formation flags and gates, then suddenly slashed!

An evil faction demon failed to even let out a scream before his head separated from his body. The flag he held fell, snatched up by Fang Xi's magical power hand.

"Indeed, it's refined with Meridian Divine Light Stones. . . truly a fine treasure."

"That old demon, what sort of idea did he have, to directly bestow even a formation of this caliber?"

Fang Xi's sword moved with him; his thoughts sparked, and he was there.

In the blink of an eye, he shattered several more formation gates, terrifying the demons and incidentally collecting the 'Meridian Formation Flags' into his magical treasure pouch.

Peng Xi Fan, who had been closing his eyes to await death, suddenly saw a streak of sword light descend from the sky, shattering streaks of ancient Five Poisons Transfiguration Qi.

His 'Cold Mountain Sword' let out a joyful hum and returned to his hand. He couldn't help but express his gratitude: "Fellow Daoist Fang, your life-saving grace, I shall never forget it!"

"I'd still prefer it if you forgot."

Fang Xi crooked a finger, and the Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword, along with the last formation flag, fell into his hand.

"Excellent swordsmanship!"

The Evil Monarch watched his subordinates die tragically, yet his face showed no concern.

In an instant, Fang Xi felt a five-colored poisonous mist appear out of thin air, which had already pierced through his protective astral qi and entered his physical body.

It turned out that at some unknown point, the field had become permeated with 'Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi'!

"Haha, my Baleful Qi is elusive and unpredictable. You've been struck by it, and you're bound to die from your flesh dissolving. . ."

A hint of triumphant smile appeared on the Evil Monarch's face.

"Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi?"

Fang Xi smiled faintly. Upon internal inspection, he saw that his five viscera and six organs were indeed entwined by a layer of Five Poisons Baleful Qi.

But then, his five viscera each flickered with brilliant light.

At the location of his heart, a plume of crimson radiance quietly emerged, absorbing a wisp of aura from the Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi and transforming into a ferocious fire python. . .

From his liver, green qi ascended, like a grand canopy, forming an emerald green heavenly spider.

Next came the spleen-earth centipede, the lung-metal scorpion, the kidney-water toad. . .

The five-colored radiance flickered, and with a mere twist, completely dissolved all the Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi.

Not only that, Fang Xi felt his five viscera strengthen by several points, as if he had consumed a return elixir. His spirit rejoiced.

At this point, with a backhand motion, the power of Yin Five Elements reversed, transforming into a burst of five-colored divine needles that flew out—precisely the 'Five Elements Annihilation Divine Needles'!

A hint of apprehension and uncertainty appeared on the Evil Monarch's face. He recalled that when his master imparted the teachings, he had mentioned that the 'Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi' possessed boundless power, but was most vulnerable to encountering orthodox Xuanmen Five Elements cultivation methods recorded in heavenly scriptures, otherwise it would be extremely easy to be countered.

This was because the foundation of the Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi also lay in the Way of Five Elements Generation and Transformation, merely taking a heterodox approach.

If it encountered the true Great Dao of Five Elements, it would not only be utterly suppressed but could even become the opponent's supplement.

But among the juniors present this time, there shouldn't have been anyone of that caliber!

What's more, even orthodox Xuanmen Five Elements cultivation method practitioners, as long as they haven't cultivated their Five Elements True Qi to the grand completion stage, would still be suppressed!

He, however, did not know that although Fang Xi's 'Hunyuan Heavenly Tome' was self-created, it was brilliantly conceived and its profundity was in no way inferior to the Five Elements cultivation methods found in those heavenly scriptures.

It was simply that its inherent qi nature was ultimately incompatible with the Celestial Realm, which was why it was considered heterodox.

Pfft! Pfft!

Just then, the Evil Monarch had just unleashed a white bone magical treasure, intending to block, but he hadn't expected the Five Elements Annihilation Divine Needles to fly with such speed, specializing in breaking through magical treasures and true qi.

A burst of colorful light flashed on his body, but the defense formed by the Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi was utterly unable to obstruct the slightest bit of the hair-thin, five-colored needles. They pierced right through him, instantly riddling his physical body with holes, and a wisp of his soul directly entered the cycle of reincarnation.

"Truly, he couldn't withstand a single blow. He died before I even drew my sword. . ."

Fang Xi put away the Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword and said indifferently.

The Cold Mountain Swordsman, Peng Xi Fan, beside him, was speechless. He vaguely felt that this 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword' might indeed be an ancient supreme treasure, as Fang Xi had previously claimed. Looking around, he found that many of his friends had long been killed by the Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi.

Of the rogue cultivators on the cliff cloud platform earlier, only a handful remained now, such as Fairy Miaomiao and Monk Long Chan. Their expressions were dazed, their faces a mix of tears and laughter, as if they were entangled by inner demons. It was likely their future cultivation paths would be difficult to advance even an inch.

Even he felt a profound sense of lingering fear, and seeing the Cold Mountain Sword's spirituality damaged, he almost broke into tears.

Fang Xi, however, ignored it all. He collected the Evil Monarch's magical treasure pouch, rummaged through it briefly, and then took out something resembling human skin.

On it, a cultivation method incantation was densely embroidered, featuring Five Poisons tattoos, which was precisely the cultivation incantation for 'Five Poisons Divine Baleful Qi'.

'Heh. . . I walk the orthodox path of Five Elements; why should I take this minor detour? '

He scoffed, and casually burned the item.

"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist. If not for your assistance this time, I fear we would certainly have perished at the hands of these demonic whelps. . ."

Peng Xi Fan forced himself to rally his spirits and, bringing Fairy Miaomiao along, expressed his thanks. He somewhat suspected that Fang Xi was a senior expert, playing around in the mortal world, intentionally feigning youth.

Otherwise, why were they slaughtered like melons and vegetables under the Evil Monarch's hand, while Fang Xi took the opponent's life in mere moments?

"No need to be polite."

Fang Xi replied indifferently. Secretly, his Primordial Spirit performed a divination, finding that his karma with this Cold Mountain Swordsman had already been resolved.

Even if this person were to know later that he was the one who killed Yan Tie, he likely wouldn't dare to make a fuss again.

"Oh?"

He silently channeled his Primordial Spirit, suddenly realizing that although he had resolved this calamity, he had, in the future, accumulated another layer of human tribulation!

Upon a closer calculation, it was destined to occur in West Kunlun!

'That's right. . . I killed the Evil Monarch, so I naturally provoked that old demon from West Kunlun. '

'But demonic dao cultivators are always cold-blooded and ruthless, cunning and cruel. What does one disciple matter to them. . . Before they even investigate my background, why would they be so relentlessly vengeful? '

Fang Xi felt as if there were some mysteries veiled within.

Upon further deduction, his heart couldn't help but be startled. He immediately and carefully inspected the Evil Monarch's corpse, and indeed, on his back, he found a hidden Heavenly Demon Secret Seal.

"A method of substitution tribulation? !"

He couldn't help but gain some understanding: "No wonder that old demon was so good to the Evil Monarch, giving him cultivation methods, giving him magical treasures. . . It turns out he wanted this disciple to take his place in facing the tribulation!"

Demonic dao cultivators do not cultivate good karma; their calamities and tribulations are ten or even a hundred times more severe than those of Xuanmen or even minor sect cultivators.

Some old demons are even forced to hide within blessed grotto-heavens, not daring to venture out, for once they do, divine wrath is sure to strike!

Within the demonic dao, there exists a method of avoiding tribulation: by using a disciple to take one's place in facing it.

As long as the disciple dies in one's stead, it counts as having escaped a tribulation, allowing one to live freely for many more years.

'But that old demon's tribulation was not meant for me. By killing the Evil Monarch, his casting failed. . . and it will be difficult for him to attempt it a second time. He must now face the tribulation himself, which is extremely perilous. No wonder he hates me to the bone! '

'This demon's tribulation seems to be related to the sword duel on Cang Mang Mountain. . . Could he be an important figure in the onset of a Great Calamity? '

'In truth, the onset of a Great Calamity often originates from a small matter, or even some insignificant individual. . . '

'But such insignificant individuals, regardless of good or evil, often end up crushed to powder, for their karma is too heavy! '

Suddenly, Fang Xi felt the terror of the Heavenly Dao.

'As expected of the Heavenly Dao of a Great Thousand World, isn't it? Its laws are indeed stringent; no matter what one does, they fall into its net, sinking deeper and deeper in the end. . . '