Chapter 968: Time Warden
Chapter 968: Time Warden
“Unexpectedly, I came to settle one karma, only to forge an even greater one. ”
“Such calculations, link after link, or rather, not even calculations, but the subtle influence of heavenly secrets. . . When Heaven wills slaughter, stars shift and constellations change! ”
Fang Xi muttered to himself inwardly, sighing again with a touch of helplessness.
After all, living between Heaven and Earth, how could one not be connected to all things? Even a transmigrator, once they enter this world to live and cultivate, will naturally fall into the net of Heaven and Earth.
“Given my nature, even if I wasn't thinking of severing the karma with the Cold Mountain Sword Guest, as long as I saw this artifact containing the Chronology Divine Light Stones, I likely wouldn't be able to resist making a move. . . ”
“After all, treasures with the attribute of time are truly rare. . . If I were to extract these Chronology Divine Light Stones, I might just be able to refine a flying sword with a time attribute! ”
“As for karma being too heavy, and tribulations numerous. . . Heh heh, that's just a joke! ”
“Cultivators in this world fear karma because they harbor the hope of ascension. . . But I have no desire to ascend! Even if I'm dragged down to eternal perdition in the mortal realm, it's no big deal. ”
Other cultivators, once their souls enter samsara, face many difficulties when reincarnating.
But for Fang Xi, none of that is an issue!
Even if this wisp of illusory true spirit perishes, at worst, he can send another External Avatar over.
His main body has already perfected the 'One Dividing into Three Pure Ones' technique, and can separate out three illusory true spirits.
Even if one illusory true spirit perishes, he can simply expend some True Qi to recondense it.
If his main body successfully cultivates the 'Earth Immortal Indestructible Art', he can even use the primordial power of the Earthly Immortal World, combined with an illusory true spirit, to condense an External Avatar comparable in strength to his main body.
After death, it would immediately revive!
It could be called 'three births creating myriad things', endless and limitless!
Therefore, for this time-attribute flying sword, Fang Xi felt he could take a risk.
What's more, even if the tribulations are fierce, as an unorthodox cultivator, he could just cut his way through with his sword.
As long as his cultivation quickly improves, and he eventually kills that Old Devil of West Kunlun with a single sword strike, he can still break free from the tribulation!
‘My greatest advantage is still having no bottlenecks. . . ’
‘Other cultivators, even if they reincarnate through several lives and accumulate profound foundations, and cultivate their Sword Immortal magic power to great accomplishment. . . they still face countless difficulties and obstacles if they wish to achieve the Loose Immortal Fruit position. ’
‘But as long as my magic power reaches the required level, I can immediately form my Primordial Spirit! ’
‘After all, his illusory true spirit's cultivation insight has long since reached its peak; as long as his cultivation level rises, there will be no obstacles whatsoever! ’
...
Fang Xi unleashed his sword light, directly bidding farewell to the Cold Mountain Sword Guest Peng Xifan and the others, and departed freely.
He didn't wish to linger and run into the masters and elders of those 'Immortal Scions'.
Judging from the 'Immortal Scions' who could be raised with such arrogance, their masters and elders were likely cut from the same cloth.
At that time, some idiot would surely jump out and blame Fang Xi.
They might even resent him for inadequate protection, for not acting earlier, or even demand why he didn't simply go die? !
Fang Xi was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold back then, making his Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword live up to its name even more.
He still wished to cultivate the True Transmission of Violet Palace in this world and glimpse the Heavenly Immortal and even Golden Immortal realms, not wanting to go to West Kunlun to comprehend the Great Asura Demonic Dao.
Among those second and third-rate unorthodox sects, even their old ancestors might not be able to withstand a single sword strike from him!
‘Although my magic power isn't high enough, my cultivation insight is profound enough, so ordinary Sword Immortals are definitely no match for me. ’
‘Even if I encounter Loose Immortals, or even Earth Immortals, at worst, I can unleash the true ‘Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword’ and summon Outer Realm Celestial Demons for aid. . . ’
‘But do those third-rate nobodies deserve a single precious opportunity for my Outer Realm Celestial Demon to make a move? ’
Thus, Fang Xi departed without the slightest bit of dawdling.
He flew on his sword for a thousand li, without a moment's pause.
The Shu region has many mountains, most of which are places rarely visited by humans.
This world is extremely vast, not only encompassing the 'Great Zhou Dynasty' where Shu and Jiangnan are located.
It is rumored that to the east of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there is an endless sea, where islands are so vast they surpass continents, and myriad nations stand in abundance.
And upon these islands, there are even numerous immortal families, each occupying an island, with vast populations clinging and multiplying, forming nations scattered like stars across the sky.
He casually found a mountain forest, then delved into it and opened a cave dwelling.
For rogue cultivators, these were all standard procedures, simply a matter of practice.
Afterward, Fang Xi once again entered seclusion, daily gathering the primal qi of Heaven and Earth with his Dao foundation, to increase his magic power, while also forging his own 'furnace and cauldron'. . .
Time knew no sun or moon in the mountains.
Time passed, an unknown duration, he exhaled a mouthful of magic power, only to see its color was pure gold, with five-colored talismans condensed within it, surpassing his previous level.
“My magic power has shed another layer of impurity. . . ”
“So pure, and purer still, it will inevitably reach an unimaginable level in the end. . . ”
“The method of 'building a hut to refine Qi' in this world actually has a significant effect in purifying magic power. . . It would be considered a decent secret art even in the True Immortal World, though it would need slight modification to fit that world's environment. ”
Fang Xi opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing within them.
Then, he took out the Evil Monarch's treasure pouch, and gently tipped it over.
A piece of dilapidated copper and scrap iron, its surface riddled with pits, fell out.
This was Jian Caifei's 'Flying Dragon Sword'!
Materials capable of refining flying swords are quite rare, even if this particular flying sword's quality was genuinely ordinary.
Fang Xi examined it briefly, and discovered that several taels of 'Geng Gold' had actually been refined into it, no wonder the Evil Monarch had casually put it away.
Searching again now, several Daoist scriptures appeared, extremely miscellaneous.
Among them were demonic cultivation methods, such as the refining and array formation methods for the Chronology Divine Light Banner mentioned earlier, as well as various obvious unorthodox and crooked path secret arts like curse-casting, incantations, ghost-raising, and Gu-manipulation.
In addition to these, there were actually two sword-refining manuals.
One of them was a demonic path technique, named 'Five Poisons Sword', requiring several precious metals to forge the sword embryo, then refining various poisons into it, allowing it to unleash five-poison flames, which was indeed in the same lineage as the Evil Monarch's 'Five Poisons Demonic Qi'.
The other, was a method for refining an unorthodox flying sword.
This flying sword was called the 'Great White Xin Gold Sword', requiring 'Great White Gold Essence' as the main material, painstakingly refined, and then inscribed with various restrictions.
Fang Xi carefully comprehended these two sword-refining secret arts, feeling that while they weren't top-tier, they could be considered complete systems.
Moreover, he silently circulated his Primordial Spirit, using his own discerning eye and knowledge, to compare and comprehend the many artifact-refining techniques from the Earthly Immortal World and True Immortal World, against these flying sword arts. . .
“When I came to this world, I must not reverse priorities. . . ”
“Even if I acquire the top-tier sword-refining secret arts of the Shushan School in this world, I will ultimately have to take them back to the True Immortal World for my main body to use. . . ”
“No matter how suitable a restriction is for this place, if it becomes ineffective in the True Immortal World, it's virtually useless junk. . . ”
“Therefore, the main focus should still be on the artifact-refining techniques of the True Immortal World. . . ”
Fang Xi's eyes lit up, recalling the introduction to the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Restrictions he had seen in the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce's cultivation technique pavilion.
“Immortal artifacts of the True Immortal World must be refined by Immortals. . . The most crucial part is the ‘Primordial Spirit Magical Restriction’! ”
“My current cultivation insight is insufficient, and refining a ‘Primordial Spirit Magical Restriction’ is a bit strenuous. . . But I can combine the secret arts of this world to first refine a sword embryo, even if it's temporarily below the Immortal Artifact level, it won't be too late to gradually enhance its power to the Immortal Artifact level in the future. ”
“I will refine the sword-refining restrictions of this world into the flying sword, in the form of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Restrictions. . . Besides that, there are also my insights into laws. ”
Compared to the circulation routes of cultivation techniques and the cultivation secrets of divine abilities and spells, insights into laws are almost universal across the two Great Thousand Worlds, requiring only slight adjustment to be seamlessly applicable.
Fang Xi made a single-handed incantation gesture, and began to silently deduce.
The True Immortal-grade artifact refining heritage of the True Immortal World, the sword-refining secret arts of this world, the inherent material of the Chronology Divine Light Stones, and even the materials he possessed, were all calculated one by one. . .
“The sword-refining process in this world is actually quite simple, suitable for someone like me who's terrible at artifact refining. ”
“First is the main material, then the sword-refining secret art, and third is the completion of the sword embryo, which is then nourished within the body. . . ”
“Within the sword-refining secret art, the restrictions can be replaced with the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Restrictions. . . ”
After a round of deductions, he felt there were no major issues, and immediately began to act.
First, he dismantled the entire set of array flags, and refined out the Chronology Divine Light Stones.
This type of stone was a rare spiritual material of Heaven and Earth, extremely difficult to find outside, appearing as grayish-white stones, with a streak of chronology divine light on their surface, constantly shifting with the changes of the twelve earthly branches, truly peculiar.
“The power of temporal sequence. . . ”
Fang Xi muttered to himself, a mouthful of Five Elements True Fire spurted out, and he began to refine the 'Chronology Divine Light Stones'.
The Five Elements True Fire blazed fiercely, gradually wearing away the chronology divine light.
After forty-nine days, the Chronology Divine Light Stones only then showed a slight sign of melting.
He dared not slacken, continuously urging his natal True Fire, burning the stones into a grayish-white solution, then adding the acquired 'Geng Gold' and other materials. . .
“Difficult, difficult, difficult. . . ”
Even though Fang Xi's magic power had shed impurities twice now, refining these Chronology Divine Light Stones still felt somewhat difficult.
He barely managed one refinement, causing the mass of solution to transition from tangible to intangible, and then back to tangible again in a cycle, after which he found it difficult to continue.
Finally, Fang Xi looked at the palm-sized flying sword embryo in his hand, shaking his head slightly: “Too many impurities. When my cultivation increases in the future, I'll still need to refine its form and essence several more times. . . ”
“Is this current level my limit for now? ”
“Fortunately, the sword-refining secret arts of this world are somewhat similar to the 'Treasure Cultivation Art', only requiring a preliminary embryo to be completed, and then relying entirely on magic power for nourishment. . . The longer it's nurtured, the greater its power will become! ”
At this moment, the flying sword in Fang Xi's hand had already taken on its preliminary form.
It had no hilt, and its two sides were not sharpened, resembling a grayish-white stone sword.
But around the sword body, there was a faint, hazy halo for some unknown reason, revealing a certain power of temporal sequence.
This was a special effect formed after Fang Xi integrated the restrictions based on his own comprehension of the laws of time, combining them with the Chronology Divine Light.
Making this sword appear to constantly shift, as if autumn and spring alternated, and the four seasons flowed by.
“This sword is the first time-attribute flying sword in my possession! ”
Fang Xi's face was invigorated, and he named this flying sword: “Time Warden. . . From today onward, your name shall be 'Time Warden Sword'. ”
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