Chapter 971: Return to the Earth Immortal
Chapter 971: Return to the Earth Immortal
The gale howled fiercely.
Xin Hongyun raised her hand, recalling the 'Fire Cloud Sword', a look of extreme complexity involuntarily appearing on her face: "Why are you able to cultivate to such a realm?"
"For this, I must still thank Fellow Daoist for the Daoist scripture you gifted me back then, which allowed me to embark on cultivation. Later, through fortunate coincidences, I obtained a scroll of unorthodox scripture, which is how I possess my current cultivation."
Fang Xi toyed with the 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword', and chuckled as he replied.
"For Fellow Daoist to cultivate to such a realm is truly admirable, but it's a pity you've fallen into unorthodox paths, with no hope of achieving a true Dao Fruit. . ."
Xin Hongyun vaguely understood why her own destiny was intertwined with this person. She immediately said: "Fellow Daoist has shown Hongyun the grace of saving her life. If you wish to seek a true Dao Fruit, Hongyun is willing to exert all her effort to mediate, allowing Fellow Daoist to join the Shushan School. . ."
"So, to join your Shushan, I'd have to reincarnate voluntarily? " Fang Xi sneered, tapping the 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword': "Too bad, I quite like the unorthodox path. Unorthodox cultivators only speak with their flying swords. . . And I quite desire this Dragon Turtle Inner Core."
As his words fell, the Time Warden Sword transformed into twelve streaks of sword light, flying out with dreamlike radiance and shadows.
Xin Hongyun's graceful brows lifted. Upon the Fire Cloud Sword, crimson fire clouds materialized, one after another, like a scorching sun, descending with a single, crushing sword strike.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Streaks of the Time Warden Sword's future sword shadows instantly solidified, engaging in a fierce struggle with the Fire Cloud Sword.
And then. . .
They were consecutively cleaved eight times by the Fire Cloud Sword!
The Fire Cloud Sword was one of the Shushan School's nine great treasured swords, a treasure of the Pure Yang supreme-grade.
The 'Time Warden Sword' Fang Xi had currently refined was no match for it.
However, this sword was not without its merits. Though its eight future flying swords were shattered, the current flying sword's body remained completely undamaged.
This was the might of the Laws of Time!
Not only that, Fang Xi formed another sword incantation.
The remaining four Time Warden Sword entities immediately dematerialized, suffering not the slightest damage even when struck by the Fire Cloud Sword.
It was as if only a wisp of the sword's past shadow remained there.
—The past remains unchanged!
Thus, no matter how sharp the Fire Cloud Sword was, it could not harm the 'Time Warden Sword' in the slightest.
"Strike!"
Xin Hongyun reacted with extreme speed. Knowing she couldn't do anything about this greyish-white flying sword, she immediately flicked her slender fingers repeatedly.
The Fire Cloud Sword let out a clear chime, abandoning its entanglement with the Time Warden Sword, and struck out, directly cleaving towards Fang Xi!
Fang Xi sighed. With a casual wave of his right hand, streaks of Yang wood, Yang fire, Yang earth. . . the five great Yang-attribute divine lightning bolts emerged, transforming into Five Elements Divine Lightning, and consecutively blasted the Fire Cloud Sword.
Not only that, fine needles, like ox-hairs, emerged in the palm of his left hand. These were precisely the Five Elements Extinction Divine Needles!
With a movement of his left hand, the divine needles linked end to end, like a long thread, constantly striking the tip of the Fire Cloud Sword.
Although the Fire Cloud Sword was a Pure Yang supreme treasure, its master wasn't even a Loose Immortal, making it unable to unleash more than two or three tenths of its full power. With a mournful cry, it was actually sent flying back.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi rubbed his hands together.
The power of Yin-Yang and Five Elements converged, transforming into thousands of dazzling, multicolored rays of light!
—The Grand Extinction Divine Light of Yin-Yang Reversal and Five Elements Duality!
The Divine Light technique was renowned as the fastest in the world, and difficult to evade.
Innumerable rays of light entangled the Fire Cloud Sword, making it unable to unleash its power.
The remaining Grand Extinction Divine Light of Yin-Yang Reversal and Five Elements Duality, however, surged like a torrent, engulfing Xin Hongyun!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The gale was fierce.
The multicolored divine light gradually dissipated.
Only then was it seen that at Xin Hongyun's position, a divine shuttle had appeared at some unknown point!
This shuttle was several zhang long, its surface strung together with countless scales, exuding a sense of indestructibility. It had actually completely fended off Fang Xi's Grand Extinction Divine Light of Yin-Yang Reversal and Five Elements Duality.
"As expected, she had a treasure protecting her."
Fang Xi, however, was accustomed to this. The 'Time Warden Sword' had, at some unknown point, appeared above the flying shuttle, and unleashed a greyish-white sword thread.
Rip!
The greyish-white sword thread swept past. The flying shuttle, whose internal formations were already damaged, finally let out a mournful cry, and immediately shattered into pieces.
Xin Hongyun let out a clear cry. Around her, crimson clouds drifted in fragments, as she leaped out from within the shattered shuttle.
In the void, streaks of Chains of Laws appeared, binding her tightly within them once more.
Fang Xi flickered, and with a single move, he snatched Xin Hongyun's magic treasure pouch. From it, he took out a Dragon Turtle Inner Core. A faint smile appeared on his face: "This item. . . seems to have a greater affinity with me."
The next moment, an invisible sword light flashed in the void.
The numerous Chains of Laws instantly shattered.
Xin Hongyun let out a long cry. The Fire Cloud Sword glowed brilliantly, like a crimson rainbow, and cleaved towards Fang Xi!
"What a Shushan!"
Caught off guard, a silvery-white radiance flashed on Fang Xi's right hand. He met it with his bare hand.
The rainbow formed by the 'Fire Cloud Sword' instantly vanished.
"Taiyi Formless Sword?"
Fang Xi, however, sneered: "A sneak attack, is it?"
The Time Warden Sword's light flashed, forcing a monk's figure out of the void. Around him, sword light flickered dimly, barely there, it was none other than 'Emperor Heart Monk' of the Shushan School!
Unlike Xin Hongyun, this person had long since attained the fruits of a Loose Immortal, and was even a top-tier figure among Loose Immortals!
Just now, it was also this person who rescued Xin Hongyun.
"Uncle-Master, he stole my flying sword!"
Xin Hongyun suddenly spat out a mouthful of vital blood, her face filled with alarm: "My Fire Cloud Sword was moved away by him using the Great Void Teleportation Art, I don't know where it went. . ."
"Amitabha!"
Emperor Heart Monk's face was etched with sorrow. His two white eyebrows drooped to his shoulders, yet he barely acknowledged Xin Hongyun. Instead, he pressed his palms together in a Buddhist salute towards Fang Xi: "Benefactor Fang. . . This old monk observes your outstanding bone structure and imposing aura. In the future, you are certainly no ordinary mortal. . . My niece-disciple has always been proud and arrogant; it's rare for her to converse so openly with a peer. How about we arrange a betrothal? If Benefactor agrees, that 'Fire Cloud Sword' will be the token."
"Cough, cough. . ."
Looking at this monk who appeared proper but was actually rather unscrupulous, Fang Xi almost choked.
Although Xin Hongyun was quite beautiful, he clearly wouldn't make such a losing deal.
'Shushan still has capable people, knowing that Xin Hongyun's destiny and fortune are closely related to me. If they still want to preserve her Earth Immortal Dao Fruit, they can only reconcile with me. . . '
'Since they won't agree to her reincarnating as a disciple, then being spouses is the only option. '
'It's a good plan, but unfortunately. . . '
He smiled and refused: "I am unwilling!"
Xin Hongyun's fair face immediately clouded with anger.
Emperor Heart Monk, however, said: "If that is the case, this monk can only first invite Benefactor to be a guest at Shushan. Only when the Fire Cloud Sword is found can Benefactor be allowed to return."
"Indeed. . . The Shushan School is as overbearing as ever. It was like this last time, and it's the same this time. . ."
Fang Xi sighed, tapping the 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword' in his hand: "Monk, do you know the name of this sword?"
Without waiting for Emperor Heart Monk to speak, he continued on his own: "This sword is named 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword'. It is a top-tier flying immortal weapon in this world. After I inscribed it with the secret demonic seals, it gained boundless power, capable of sealing and harnessing the power of extraterrestrial devils for my own use. Do you dare to make a bet?"
"Amitabha, this old monk. . . accepts the bet."
A glazed light flashed in Emperor Heart Monk's eyes. No matter how he looked at it, that 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword' seemed to be making grand claims, but was truly nothing more than a piece of broken junk. He immediately pressed his palms together, smiling: "If this old monk wins, Benefactor must uphold the agreement and make a trip to Shushan. This old monk is willing to recite scriptures and pray for Benefactor's blessings daily. . ."
"Heh heh!"
Fang Xi said no more, and waved the 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword' in his hand!
The next moment, Emperor Heart Monk's expression changed drastically.
He saw a silvery light flash in the void, and a young man in an earthy yellow robe appeared at some unknown moment.
He smiled faintly, and around him, the true forms of the Five Sacred Mountains circulated. Earth-attribute Heaven and Earth Laws roared, having actually reached the realm of Law Incarnation!
Five small, earthy yellow mountains appeared, merging into the Five Sacred Mountains True Form Diagram, and suddenly pressed down!
In the void, streaks of earthy yellow chains emerged, seemingly sealing heaven and earth, turning the surroundings into a massive cage!
The sky suddenly became pitch black. The five mountains crashed down, and it seemed that an area of tens of thousands of li in circumference would be completely shaken, the earth quaking, causing countless deaths and injuries!
"Not good. . . It truly is an extraterrestrial devil! When it acts, it shows no regard for the sentient beings of heaven and earth!"
Emperor Heart Monk exclaimed in alarm. His two white eyebrows twisted intensely.
He cultivated both Buddhist and Daoist paths, having forged extremely superior achievements. If he were to employ an escape art like the 'Heart Light' technique, escaping the suppression range of these Five Sacred Mountains True Forms would be easy. It was just that he wouldn't be able to care for Xin Hongyun.
But if that extraterrestrial devil acted, it would destroy tens of thousands of li in circumference. If he ran, even just a trace of karma might cause him to fall, and severely diminish his fortune.
With no other option, he let out a long cry. In his hand, a golden barrier appeared, instantly expanding to cover tens of thousands of li in circumference. It was impressively the Buddhist 'Vajra Womb Mandala Great Barrier'!
This barrier was an exceedingly powerful formation, within the Shushan School, it was only inferior to their sect-protecting 'Two Forms One Qi Nine Palaces Sumeru Great Array'!
Boom!
A mountain like Mount Tai descended, crashing heavily onto the golden barrier, causing the golden light, heavenly lanterns, golden lotuses, and Buddhist banners within the barrier to sway.
Then came the second, third, fourth. . .
One massive mountain after another directly pressed down upon the previous one, causing the 'Vajra Womb Mandala Great Barrier' to emit a mournful cry of being overwhelmed.
Emperor Heart Monk's two white eyebrows transformed into white light, infinitely extending in an instant, and entwining themselves around each of the massive mountains.
Meanwhile, an invisible sword light, like an antelope hanging its horns, cleaved towards the young man in the earthy yellow robe.
Whoosh!
A silvery light flashed, Fang Xi appeared in front of the young man, and clasped his hands together.
Amidst the blinding radiance, both figures, along with that invisible sword light, vanished in an instant.
"Amitabha!"
A long while later, Emperor Heart Monk finally managed to collect all five mountains into his Buddhist barrier for suppression. A bitter smile appeared on his face: "'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword'. . . It truly lives up to its name. This old monk's Taiyi Formless Sword is also gone. . ."
Xin Hongyun thought of her own flying sword, and couldn't help but feel immensely vexed, almost spitting out another mouthful of vital blood!
...
Earthly Immortal World.
Three Realms Mountain.
Fang Xi's main body sat cross-legged beneath the Demonic Tree.
At this moment, the Demonic Tree blotted out the sky and covered the earth. If not for the void immortal formation obstructing it, it would likely have been discovered by the cultivators of the Earthly Immortal World long ago.
And at this moment, a silvery light flashed opposite him, and two figures appeared—they were precisely his two External Avatars!
Clang!
A flying sword, like a shard of ice, fell, it was precisely the 'Taiyi Formless Sword'!
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