Chapter 970: Six Souls (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote for Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 970: Six Souls (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote for Monthly Tickets)
Fang Xi's expression was rather peculiar; he found the woman somewhat unlucky.
In all fairness, even if he hadn't been there, given that she was a reincarnated being with powerful individuals helping to deduce and arrange things, she shouldn't have encountered any fatal dangers.
It was possible she could have dealt with Hua Man Feng on her own, and sustained lighter injuries than from his sword strike.
As for the Heavenly Book inheritance, it was something she had exchanged for with ten lifetimes of good deeds.
Unfortunately, in all matters, the outcome is more important than the intention!
In the operation of the Heavenly Dao, since he saved Xin Hongyun, she had also voluntarily agreed to share half of the Heavenly Book with him.
When she later reneged, she had to compensate him!
Thus, under the operation of fate, he unexpectedly stumbled upon Xin Hongyun's future fortuitous encounter ahead of time!
Fang Xi actually felt a little sympathetic towards her.
At this moment, his Primordial Spirit was anchored in the void, and more importantly, he was originally destined to be here. With the deductions of heavenly secrets, all hidden matters became clear.
“When this Dragon Turtle was still ignorant, it once ventured out and created a thousand-mile water country, causing much slaughter. Thus, it carries karmic debt, destined to never achieve the Grand Dao in this life, and will also face a death tribulation! ”
“This Dragon Turtle Inner Core was rightfully supposed to be acquired by Xin Hongyun, and even help her achieve the position of a Loose Immortal ahead of time! ”
“However, now I also have a trace of destiny with it, which is why I was able to find this place. ”
The ‘Time Warden Sword’ in Fang Xi’s hand pulsed slightly, its sword light hidden, clearly showing some hesitation.
This treasure could barely be considered his, and he could directly make a move, using a flying sword to slay this Dragon Turtle, then seize its Inner Core, and even gain an exotic body with endless potential. Who knew how many pills could be refined from its flesh and blood.
Even if this Dragon Turtle had cultivated for over a thousand years, it was by no means his match at this moment.
“But to do so would be a lesser path. . . given the Shushan School’s nature, they would surely prepare thoroughly before attempting to convert this Dragon Turtle. . . perhaps they would even wait specifically until the heavenly secrets aligned and this Dragon Turtle fell into its killing tribulation before gracefully appearing to assist its reincarnation. . . In that case, this Dragon Turtle might even willingly offer its Inner Core! And after reincarnation, it would likely be a cultivation prodigy, even joining the Shushan School. . . becoming a Shushan disciple. ”
“Given the strictness of karma in this world, the reason prestigious orthodox sects are willing to widely accept disciples is most likely to act as a kind of guarantor for merit-based loans. . . ”
“Even if one's own merit and external achievements aren't enough, they can barely ascend, and their disciples and grand-disciples in the mortal world will help repay the debt. . . ”
“Therefore, orthodox sects, when accepting disciples, must emphasize character! ”
“Otherwise, if a disciple simply ran off or didn't acknowledge the debt, the ascended ancestor would cry themselves to death. . . ”
“Such are the ways of this world. . . how ruthless. ”
Peel back the glamorous facade of the orthodox path, and in truth, it’s all for ascension, for immortal longevity and carefree living!
Fang Xi sighed with emotion, then thought of his own situation.
Although he didn't wish to ascend, he couldn't treat the Dragon Turtle in a simple, crude manner. At the very least, he had to guide it into reincarnation, even ensuring it had a good rebirth.
Only then could he securely take the Inner Core.
"Hm?"
Just then, Fang Xi saw a fiery sword light cut directly through layers of water mist.
Among them was a flying sword, entirely crimson, accompanied by red clouds, agile yet fleeting. With a single strike, it shattered the demonic aura and trapped the fist-sized Inner Core.
That Dragon Turtle Inner Core struggled left and right, yet was unable to break through the red cloud sword net, clearly indicating an extremely superior sword art!
"Roar!"
Seeing this, the Dragon Turtle immediately let out an earth-shattering roar.
"Dragon Turtle, if you don't cultivate good karma, you will sooner or later fall into a killing tribulation. I have here a ‘Primordial Embryo Reincarnation Pill’ which can ensure a wisp of your soul smoothly reincarnates, and even possess a superior foundation. . ."
Xin Hongyun gracefully appeared, and seeing the Dragon Turtle whose fierce might had greatly diminished after losing its Inner Core, she shouted, "How about exchanging it for your Inner Core?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Xi couldn't help but chuckle.
Xin Hongyun, having reincarnated and re-cultivated, lacked sufficient cultivation and thus failed to discover him hidden to the side.
At this moment, she was definitely a little anxious!
According to Shushan’s calculations, if they waited until this Dragon Turtle’s killing tribulation arrived, pushing it into a dead end, and then offered this choice, the Dragon Turtle might gladly agree.
But as the killing tribulation hadn't arrived yet, it fell for Shushan's trickery!
"Roar!"
The Dragon Turtle roared again, and dark water orbs surged skyward.
These were ‘Gui Water Divine Thunders’; one drop exploding could at least flatten a lake, truly possessing infinite power.
Boom!
Divine thunders exploded between heaven and earth, leaving Xin Hongyun in a sorry state.
This was still due to the Dragon Turtle having lost its Inner Core; otherwise, its fierce might would have increased by several more points.
“When the time is not ripe, forcing a destined encounter leads to this. . . . ”
Fang Xi chuckled softly, pressed the ‘Time Warden Sword’, and was just about to make his move.
A sudden change occurred in the arena!
Whoosh!
A chilling wind howled furiously, and murky waves surged into the sky.A black wind swept forth, revealing a grotesque man with three fleshy tumors on his head.
Upon seeing the Dragon Turtle, he immediately let out a cold laugh, raising his hand to release six black forks!
These six black forks were named ‘Six Yin Slaying Demon Forks’, and they were magical treasures meticulously refined by this grotesque man, also considered a type of flying sword with an unusual form!
Not only that, within each flying fork, he had also refined a large number of ‘Six Yin Horse’ souls, capable of emitting insidious tripping ropes that, when deployed against an enemy, could ensnare their magical treasures.
Pffft!
Three flying forks directly pierced into the Dragon Turtle’s body, causing this ancient exotic beast to shriek, instantly becoming on its last breath.
This grotesque man was named ‘Six Souls Rogue Cultivator’, a rogue cultivator from an unorthodox path. He had once obtained a volume of unorthodox scriptures, which recorded the methods for refining the ‘Six Yin Slaying Demon Forks’ and many other powerful magical treasures.
And on the last page of the scripture, surprisingly, was a secret art for breaking through to the Primordial Spirit realm, named—‘Three Corpse Primordial Spirit Method’!
Those who practiced this art needed to find three different exotic beast corpses, attach their own three souls and seven corporeal souls to them, and then nurture ‘Three Corpse Demons’!
If one could, with great perseverance, subdue the ‘Three Corpse Demons’, then these ‘Three Corpse Demons’ could be used as a foundation to refine a ‘Three Corpse Primordial Spirit’!
Once successful, one could enjoy boundless lifespan. Even if there were still heaven and earth tribulations, it was enough to tempt anyone.
This secret method for breaking through to the Primordial Spirit realm was the supreme inheritance of the unorthodox path.
In reality, it was messy and cobbled together, incorporating both the demonic sect’s methods for restraining gods and demons, and the Buddhist path of converting demons into Buddhas.
To say nothing of the countless difficulties and obstacles within, even if one could overcome them all and ultimately refine a ‘Three Corpse Primordial Spirit’, one would be destined to be trapped for a lifetime, with no further progress in one’s magic power, let alone ascension.
The Six Souls Rogue Cultivator had already killed two exotic beasts, and had been eyeing this Dragon Turtle for a long time.
This time, seeing the agitated aura of the Drunken Moon Pond and a female sword immortal of an orthodox Xuanmen sect fighting the Dragon Turtle, he immediately knew his chance had come. He called out in a long voice, "I am the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator! Immortaless, do not fret, allow this old man to assist you. . . This old man is willing to yield the Dragon Turtle's Inner Core; I only require its corpse!"
The Six Souls Rogue Cultivator fully expected his declaration to be met with Xin Hongyun's response.
Unexpectedly, when Xin Hongyun saw the Dragon Turtle severely wounded, she practically wanted to curse aloud in her heart.
Originally, in the deductions, it was supposed to be the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator first forcing the Dragon Turtle into desperation, and then she would offer the ‘Primordial Embryo Reincarnation Pill’, thus effortlessly obtaining the fortuitous encounter without incurring any karmic debt.
Unexpectedly, because she had been a little impatient and arrived a moment too soon, it led to this outcome. Now, in the Dragon Turtle's eyes, she had clearly become an accomplice of the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator, and no amount of persuasion would change that.
“If only I had known that the opportune moment was just a moment later, I should have waited. ”
Xin Hongyun's heart couldn't help but fill with bitterness.
Fearing her fortuitous encounter would be snatched away, she had truly lost her composure.
"Die!"
The Six Souls Rogue Cultivator, however, was unaware of all this. He deployed his six ‘Six Yin Slaying Demon Forks’ with impenetrable density.
Three flying forks protected his own body, while the other three were agile and elusive, like flying swords, and countless dark tripping ropes emerged, drilling into the Dragon Turtle’s body, wantonly drawing its flesh and blood.
Xin Hongyun intentionally wanted to release her ‘Red Cloud Sword’ to allow the Dragon Turtle’s Inner Core to return. The Six Souls Rogue Cultivator might not have been the Dragon Turtle’s match.
But thinking of this Second Primordial Spirit, she hesitated for a moment after all.
If she could refine a Second Primordial Spirit, it would be equivalent to instantly achieving the power of a Loose Immortal, and the temptation was immense.
It was precisely in that instant that the three black forks transformed into wondrous light, subtly forming the shape of a trident, which then pierced into the Dragon Turtle’s vital point.
"Roar!"
The Dragon Turtle shrieked, then collapsed, dead.
Upon seeing this scene, the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator’s face lit up with joy. He waved out several tripping ropes to seize the Dragon Turtle’s physical body.
Just then, a figure flickered. Fang Xi appeared out of nowhere, forming a sword incantation.
A dark sword light flew out from behind his head; it was none other than the ‘Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword’, striking towards the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator.
The Six Souls Rogue Cultivator, undaunted, manipulated the three flying forks, transforming them into numerous black ropes that swiftly bound the ‘Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword’ layer upon layer, like a small insect caught in a spiderweb.
But another sword light had already arrived before the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator.
It turned out that Fang Xi had secretly hidden the ‘Time Warden Sword’, using the ‘Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword’ entirely as bait.
At this moment, the ‘Time Warden Sword’ unleashed its full power. A greyish-white sword light flashed, colliding with the three flying forks guarding the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator.
Whoosh!
A flying fork pierced forth, futilely passing through the Time Warden Sword, as if the sword were merely an illusion.
Whoosh whoosh!
The Time Warden Sword’s light split, dividing into two, representing the alternation of spring and autumn. Then the two became four, transforming into the flow of the four seasons, eventually evolving into twelve sword shadows, like the Twelve Zodiac Cycles!
The twelve sword lights seemed to come from the past; no matter how the Six Souls Rogue Cultivator cast his spells, he could not affect them in the slightest.
Suddenly, the sword lights twisted inwards!
"Ah!"
The Six Souls Rogue Cultivator shrieked. He was actually torn to shreds by the twelve sword lights of the Zodiac Cycle, which had solidified from illusion, and a wisp of his soul went off to reincarnate.
Fang Xi collected the man’s magic treasure pouch and all six flying forks. Holding the Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword, with the ‘Time Warden Sword’ hovering before him, he let out a long cry: "Miss Xin, we meet again!"
"You. . . you are Fang Xi, the Sword of Shu. How is this possible?"
Xin Hongyun's expression was extremely complex.
She could never have imagined that Fang Xi, who had taken the Cloud Rain Daoist’s scriptures back then, could have reached this stage!
Even the master of the Old Crow Monastery was a bottom-tier figure among unorthodox cultivators; she could kill him with a single sword strike.
The other party only took the Old Crow Monastery's scriptures, so how had his magic power cultivated to such a realm?
At this moment, Xin Hongyun was very clear about one thing: the person who influenced her fortuitous encounter was undoubtedly him!
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