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Chapter 980: A Single Sword Divides Day and Night

Chapter 980: A Single Sword Divides Day and Night

Inside a treasure ship.

The folding screen, carved from Dragon Blood Wood, was exquisitely delicate, and in the room's bronze beast-shaped incense burner, the finest ambergris incense burned.

This spiritual incense originated from deep-sea giant whales; it could only be nurtured within the bodies of monstrous beasts capable of absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.

It offered great assistance to cultivators in calming their minds and spirits.

Thus, its price was extraordinarily steep, said to be worth one or two thousand gold.

But at this moment, the ambergris incense burned continuously throughout the day, as if it cost nothing.

Amidst the swirling smoke, a maiden of twenty years could be seen sitting cross-legged on the bed platform, her face shimmering with light.

Following this, the interior of the room seemed to gather wind and rain, with faint sounds of wind and thunder rumbling.

On the ground, strands of 'Earth Six Extremes Fiend Qi' continuously churned.

The two types of Astral Qi and Fiend Qi suddenly merged, movement and stillness, yin and yang, true and illusory, all fused into one furnace, finally transforming into a 'Heavenly Unity True Water Pill'!

"Zhong Ge, I've succeeded!"

As the pill landed on the maiden's crown, her eyes opened, instantly filled with elation and joy: "The pill has formed into a first-grade one! In this life, I can finally hope for the true fruit!"

"Fu Mei. . . that you've refined this 'Heavenly Unity True Water Pill' has finally eased my mind of a great worry."

Yue Huzhong, the senior disciple of the Huashan School, had originally been guarding the door. At this moment, he pushed the door open and entered, a hint of joy also on his face.

"It's just that I caused Zhong Ge to admit defeat in a sword duel, losing a lot of face. . ."

Fu Mei rose, smiling brilliantly.

"It was just a sword duel anyway; it wasn't a life-or-death battle to begin with, so it had no meaning. . ."

Yue Huzhong gazed at Fu Mei, a hint of arrogance appearing on his face: "While Divine Wood Island's sword arts are decent, they ultimately fall into the heterodox path, and Old Man Divine Wood's cultivation method is flawed. He'll never be able to leave that primordial magnetic well in his entire life. So what if Duan Mu Long is talented? I'll just wait for him in the Nascent Soul realm. . . Hmph, I'm afraid that even if he achieves Nascent Soul by relying on the terrain's advantage, he'll end up like his master, all his primordial magnetic power absorbed by the primordial magnetic well, never to escape again. Once he forcefully leaves, Divine Wood Island will immediately collapse, and the magnetic field in a hundred thousand li radius will become chaotic, accumulating who knows how much karmic debt!"

"Divine Wood Island's lineage cultivation method actually has such a hidden flaw?"

Fu Mei was startled: "How did Zhong Ge know this?"

"Naturally, our Master told me," Yue Huzhong chuckled. "Don't be fooled by how momentarily powerful the magical energy cultivated by those heterodox and crooked paths might seem. They will ultimately face tribulation. They are far inferior to our orthodox Xuanmen lineage, which is free and unfettered, and can eventually ascend to the Heavenly Realm, without disaster or tribulation!"

"Exactly, that's the truth. Although I've only just refined my Inner Core and entered the Sword Immortal realm, those heterodox paths. . . they are but mere chickens and dogs."

Fu Mei smiled faintly.

Just then, a giant wave struck, causing the entire treasure ship to sway violently.

"What happened?"

Yue Huzhong flew into the sky with his sword, and a restriction fell, fixing the treasure ship in place. Then, he saw countless waves crashing in the distant ocean.

Even with numerous treasure ships linked by iron chains, like a small island, they still appeared insignificant before this might of heaven and earth, drifting with the current. . .

Boom!

Suddenly, a muffled thunderclap came from afar, its color five-hued, appearing exceptionally dazzling in the night sky.

"This isn't heavenly lightning, but a cultivator's lightning art."

Yue Huzhong couldn't help but feel awestruck upon seeing this: 'I can't even withstand a single bolt of such divine lightning. . . Who exactly are those divine figures exchanging blows in the distance? '

Recalling his earlier wild boasts, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed for a moment.

"Such formidable magical power!"

Streaks of light shot forth, and surprisingly, the one leading the charge was Duan Mu Long.

He gazed at the endless sea waves, a look of shock appearing on his face: "Absolutely Nascent Soul level. I wonder which two Loose Immortals are fighting? No. . . such might, I'm afraid it's no less formidable than my master's."

In the distance, a hazy sword light fiercely battled a Jade Hook, stirring up countless storms. . . Suddenly, it let out a wail, and a sesame-sized chip appeared on the sword's body.

Fang Xi retracted his Time Warden Sword and wiped it with his hand.

The wound on the Time Warden Sword vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.

"Earth Immortals, so that's all there is to it. . ."

In reality, he was very clear that the cultivators of this world possessed exceedingly powerful life-preserving techniques. When it came to self-defense, protecting their Dao, avoiding tribulations, and prolonging life, they were adept practitioners. Furthermore, they were highly skilled in Nascent Soul divination.

However, in terms of the profundity of magical power and ferocity in combat, they fell a bit short.

At the very least, they were certainly not as vast as the majestic magical power accumulated by the countless immortals in the true immortal world over countless years of absorption and expansion, nor did they possess the experience gained from fighting their way up from Qi Refining.

"Amitabha, your benefactor's second primordial spirit actually possesses Loose Immortal level magical power. . . your sword control art is flawlessly seasoned and skilled, truly beyond this humble nun's expectations."

Moon Empty Abbess clasped her hands together, the Seven Treasures Golden Standard above her head swaying with light, and the sarira relics, jade stones, and agate on its surface each shone with extraordinary brilliance.

"Sword control art? Heh heh, I haven't even fully unleashed it yet."

Fang Xi sneered. In the void, chains of time emerged, bringing with them a sense of chaotic temporal shifts.

A strange, grey-white sword phantom then merged into the 'Time Warden Sword', causing it to resound with a roar and its sword light to flare brightly.

He had indeed used the 'Sword Sacrifice Art', infusing his understanding of laws into the Time Warden Sword, causing its power to surge dramatically!

Whoosh!

Fang Xi thrust out with a single sword strike, and heaven and earth suddenly changed.

Originally, it was still deep night, and the sky was a pitch-dark expanse.

But at this moment, a burst of brilliant light erupted, as if it had instantly become noon!

The firmament split into two, half sun, half night!

Above and below the heavens, everything seemed to be enveloped by an unfathomable temporal power.

A single sword divided yin and yang, and day and night!

The Jade Hook let out a wail, in an instant seeming to be struck by countless sword lights simultaneously. It immediately flew back in reverse, looking severely depleted of vital energy.

Spring and autumn rotated, seasons alternated. . .

Scenes of light and shadow shifted unpredictably, seemingly about to completely envelop Moon Empty Abbess.

"Amitabha."

The next instant, Moon Empty Abbess clasped her hands together, retracted her Jade Hook, and with a flash of golden light, her figure vanished from sight.

"Buddhist escape light is truly incomparably swift, the body moving as the heart wills. . . A bit troublesome."

Seeing this, Fang Xi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Cultivators of this world had indeed researched the art of preserving life very deeply.

Although this Moon Empty Abbess's magical power was not as vast as that of True Immortal World cultivators, her escape light was incredibly nimble and was a Buddhist mind-based escape technique, extremely profound.

What's more, the other party had merely lost by a slight margin in the sword duel and drifted away gracefully.

If it were a true life-and-death struggle, with various magic treasures and great Buddhist divine abilities unleashed, he, after all, only had his second primordial spirit and had not yet truly reached the Nascent Soul realm himself. He might instead fall into a disadvantage.

'This nun came to convert me. Since I'm unwilling to be converted, she naturally drifted away when she found an opportunity. . . '

'Moreover, a karmic connection has been formed from this. When my fortune declines and a tribulation approaches in the future, such enemies, even if they don't quite understand the art of divination, will easily calculate my weakness. . . '

Fang Xi stood with his hand on his sword, a cold laugh in his heart.

If the sword duel had continued just now, he might well have unleashed the 'Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword' and truly caused this divine nun to perish.

Anyway, in combat in this world, while Daoist cultivation and divine abilities were certainly important, what was more important were magic treasures!

As long as the magic treasure was formidable, there had even been precedents of Sword Immortals using them to secretly attack Nascent Souls.

'Could that old thieving nun have calculated something? Is that why she fled in a hurry? '

Fang Xi rubbed his chin, then he stopped thinking about it.

At this moment, streaks of sword light flew from afar, one of them dark in color, carrying faint hints of wood aura, like a flood dragon.

The flood dragon circled once, revealing a green-robed young man within. It was precisely Duan Mu Long, the senior disciple of Divine Wood Island!

"It was actually Fellow Daoist—no, Senior—who made a move?"

Upon seeing Fang Xi's figure standing with his hand on his sword, Duan Mu Long's expression involuntarily became much more solemn. He bowed and said, "This junior was reckless earlier; please forgive this junior. . ."

"It's fine. No fault in ignorance."

Fang Xi rubbed the back of his head; his second primordial spirit still remained at the Jade Pillow acupuncture point, hidden and unactivated.

He looked at Duan Mu Long, then suddenly smiled: "That Yue Huzhong, to trade for that Earth Six Extremes Fiend Qi with you, he must have paid a considerable price, no?"

Duan Mu Long immediately took out a jade bottle: "Yue Huzhong merely admitted defeat face-to-face, then exchanged this 'Five Elements True Fiend Qi' for the 'Earth Six Extremes Fiend Qi'. . . This item rightfully belongs to Senior."

Actually, in terms of value, the 'Five Elements True Fiend Qi' and the 'Earth Six Extremes Fiend Qi' were not much different.

However, Yue Huzhong urgently needed it, thus he had to admit defeat in the sword duel as an extra offering.

In fact, for Yue Huzhong, voluntarily admitting defeat in the sword duel was an even greater cost.

"Mm. This item is somewhat useful to me, so I'll brazenly accept it."

Fang Xi silently channeled his Nascent Soul; his actions naturally aligned perfectly with his own interests.

This scene today had also been within his calculations. He put away the 'Five Elements True Fiend Qi' at this moment.

This strand of fiend qi contained five colors, though its light was somewhat dim. Furthermore, the types of Heavenly Astral Qi it could merge with were many more than the 'Earth Six Extremes Fiend Qi'.

After all, the Five Elements are the foundation of heaven and earth, and are extremely compatible with many cultivation methods' Astral Qi.

He glanced at Duan Mu Long, then smiled again and said, "You are talented and intelligent. Before Nascent Soul, everything was smooth sailing. But when you reach Nascent Soul, there will be a tribulation. If you can't overcome it, you will face the calamity of death and Dao dissipation. Even if you fortunately overcome it, you will have the worry of being trapped in one place forever. . . Since I've received your 'Five Elements True Fiend Qi' today, I shall resolve this difficulty for you in the future."

"Thank you, Senior."

Duan Mu Long was immediately overjoyed.

He naturally knew that Divine Wood Island's primordial magnetic cultivation method had flaws.

If he were to break through to Nascent Soul by relying on the 'primordial magnetic well' in the future, he would inevitably be absorbed and bound by the primordial magnetic well. Yet, the foundation of this world's cultivation methods was extremely difficult to change.

Moreover, if he changed cultivation methods, he questioned if he could truly achieve the same compatibility with his physique as innate primordial magnetic power, and even less able to use the terrain's advantage to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

For the sake of the Loose Immortal cultivation fruit, he might still have to take a gamble in the future.

At worst, he could disintegrate his body as a Loose Immortal and reincarnate; the foundation in his next life would certainly be more profound.

At this moment, hearing there was hope of escaping tribulation, he was naturally overjoyed.

"Mm, I don't like crowds. I'll take my leave now. . ."

Fang Xi pointed a finger, and a hazy sword light enveloped him, descending all the way down.

Tian Ku Toutuo and the other two had suffered from a hangover, then encountered this immortal fight, being thrown by countless giant waves and swallowing a lot of seawater. At this moment, they had completely sobered up. Seeing Fang Xi descending gracefully, they all wore bitter smiles, then stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Senior. . ."