Chapter 982: Blinded by Greed (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Votes)
Chapter 982: Blinded by Greed (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Votes)
Primordial Spirit Sword Control!
In this world, sword arts reign supreme, and "Primordial Spirit Sword Control" is a realm of sword art that only those who have cultivated a Primordial Spirit can attain.
Using one's own Primordial Spirit to control a flying sword, it offers endless transformations and immense power!
From within his Clear Light Mirror, Fang Xi saw that the female immortal's flying sword, aided by her Primordial Spirit's essence, was like a swallow piercing through clouds, tearing through layers of venom, flames, and lightning. . . leaving a deep wound on the Netherworld Sea Centipede.
‘This sword art is rather ordinary, but the sword incantation seems quite extraordinary; it should have some notable origins. ’
He nodded slightly, then witnessed a sudden change in the scene!
The Netherworld Sea Centipede let out a roar, and the wound on its body instantly recovered.
The female immortal was caught off guard and struck by a ball of dark water lightning, her beautiful face turning pale.
“Calamity! ”
Fang Xi silently activated his Primordial Spirit. Now having achieved the Five Elements Primordial Spirit, capable of discerning past and future, his divination abilities had further improved, and he immediately calculated many causes and effects.
This female immortal was the "Misty Fairy" Yun Shan Shan, renowned as the foremost beauty of the East Sea, possessing the status of a Loose Immortal, and had always lived in seclusion in the Hundred Flowers Cave.
This time, she had calculated that she would soon face the Heavenly Fire Tribulation, so she spent a huge price to ascertain the sealed location of this Netherworld Sea Centipede, releasing it to kill it and extract its core. She intended to use the Netherworld Sea Centipede's "Netherworld Dark Water Inner Core" to neutralize her own Heavenly Fire Tribulation.
If she could overcome this tribulation, she might even attain Earth Immortal mana, becoming one of the few top experts in this world.
Under such immense temptation, the Misty Fairy Yun Shan Shan was blinded by desire. She found a "Profound Sky Earth-Splitting Needle" and broke the "Icy Cave" that sealed the Netherworld Sea Centipede, releasing this unusual species.
However, she never expected that this Netherworld Sea Centipede had an extraordinary origin, possessed extremely powerful divine abilities, and had even cultivated an immortal body, making it utterly difficult to subdue!
Not only that, but the struggle between these two masters had already lasted for three days and three nights, unleashing tsunamis and storms along the way, capsizing countless treasure ships and creating immense slaughter.
Fang Xi even calculated that if this current massive tsunami unleashed by the Netherworld Sea Centipede was left unchecked, it would undoubtedly wreak havoc upon the East Sea region of Great Zhou, causing countless deaths and injuries.
Under such intertwined karma, at least half of the karmic debt would have to be borne by the Misty Fairy Yun Shan Shan.
Such karmic debt would be enough to doom this woman to eternal damnation. Forget about achieving the cultivation fruits of an Earth Immortal; she'd be lucky to reincarnate as a human in her next life!
‘What's even more messed up is that I'd be implicated too. . . ’
‘Is the Heavenly Dao of this world actually just disguised human sentiment? ’
He grumbled, a sword light piercing through the island, letting out a long cry.
Chiii! Chiii!
The "Time Warden Sword" broke through to the Pure Yang treasure level, its spirituality greatly stirred. At this moment, it let out a dragon-like sword cry, suddenly dividing into twelve chronal sword lights.
The phenomenon of day and night inversion reappeared!
Fang Xi swung a sword, and the laws of time violently fluctuated, as if he had manipulated the "moment" of this entire sea area, restoring the sea surface to a moment and a half ago, still calm and tranquil.
“Hmph. . . you woman, you've caused so much commotion, not only ruining my secluded cave abode, but are you also planning to flood a hundred thousand miles and create boundless slaughter? ”
He let out a long shout, imbued with the meaning of a Buddhist "sharp rebuke."
Yun Shan Shan's mind had been entirely filled with overcoming her tribulation and becoming an Earth Immortal, fiercely battling the Netherworld Sea Centipede.
This was in fact a form of inner demon tribulation, causing this female immortal, who usually cultivated in tranquility, to lose her composure. Her mind only remembered overcoming the tribulation, forgetting everything else.
Now, with Fang Xi's shout, she was suddenly startled, and then her Primordial Spirit felt a chill. Silently recalling her actions during this period, sweat involuntarily dripped from her body: “What has happened to me? To obtain the Netherworld Dark Water Inner Core and overcome my own tribulation, I have done so many things. . . not to mention this tsunami, even the previous evil deeds have negated how much hard-earned good karma. . . ”
At this thought, her delicate face turned pale.
“Hiss hiss! ”
At this moment, the Netherworld Sea Centipede seized the opportunity and struggled with all its might, actually breaking free from the Primordial Spirit's great net.
Yun Shan Shan's face paled further as she quickly recalled her Primordial Spirit.
The Netherworld Sea Centipede's three heads roared skyward, with three types of strange lights—wind, fire, and lightning—intertwining, instantly rushing towards Yun Shan Shan.
Whoosh!
A sword light descended, the Time Warden Sword precisely within it, its blade incredibly sharp, and it struck tens of thousands of times in an instant!
Due to the laws of time, Fang Xi's sword light could almost be considered the fastest sword in this world!
It could even make past and future sword lights converge simultaneously, filling the sky with sword shadows in an instant, countless sword qi crisscrossing like grains of sand, seeming to cut even void into its most fundamental particles.
This heaven and earth, from Taiji birthed two polarities, two polarities birthed four images. . .
Ultimately, it was composed of the most basic primordial qi particles.
Now, Fang Xi's sword light was incredibly minute, yet endless, as if it intended to shatter even heaven and earth into particles.
Those three-colored strange lights were directly annihilated by his single strike, vanishing into nothingness.
It was another version of "one sword breaks all laws"!
“Daoist friend, what exquisite sword art! ”
Even Yun Shan Shan couldn't help but feel utterly captivated, exclaiming in admiration.
“If you have this leisure, why not first find a way to stabilize the four seas? Then we can talk after I've killed this Netherworld Sea Centipede. . . ”
Fang Xi shouted.
Yun Shan Shan's face flushed. She hurriedly said, “Daoist friend, please rest assured. I happen to have a 'Sea-Stabilizing Pearl' here. No matter how the heavens turn and earth overturns, it will absolutely not affect the outside world! ”
She had truly prepared thoroughly for this hunt.Now enlightened by Fang Xi, she immediately understood and conjured a cerulean pearl.
This pearl floated in mid-air, and streaks of immense magical power suppressed the four seas, preventing any waves from rising.
“Slay! ”
Fang Xi pointed a finger, and twelve "Time Warden Swords" flew out, transforming into a sword formation in mid-air, imbued with the flow of the four seasons, enveloping the Netherworld Sea Centipede.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sword light transformed endlessly, suddenly condensing into a single thread—precisely the most favored technique of sword immortals: refining a sword into a thread.
Wherever this thin thread passed, all venom and flames were severed, slicing through one of the Netherworld Sea Centipede's heads.
Gulp!
A centipede head fell, gushing large amounts of dark green blood in mid-air.
This unusual species was born from the world's malevolent qi; its blood contained potent poison. Once it fell into the sea and diffused with the seawater, a thousand miles around would turn into a sea of deadly poison, creating boundless karmic slaughter.
Moreover, it possessed an immortal body; even if one head was severed, it could regenerate quickly.
But this time, it was clearly different.
That severed head withered in mid-air, seemingly losing all vitality.
The boundless poisonous blood also seemed to lose its effect, unable to even poison the nearby fish and shrimp.
Fang Xi flicked the body of his "Time Warden Sword" and mused to himself: ‘Indeed. . . is the Law of Life and Death, with its nascent Dao Seed prototype, truly my strongest law now? ’
Even though the Netherworld Sea Centipede was born from the world's malevolent qi and was almost immortal, facing the Law of Life and Death, Fang Xi reversed its life and death, and that one head lost all its vitality.
Even the toxins in its blood were "killed," rendering them completely ineffective!
The Netherworld Sea Centipede's remaining seven heads roared in shock and fury, as if they had encountered their natural enemy!
Even the Misty Fairy Yun Shan Shan couldn't help but stare, almost dumbfounded: “This Daoist friend is clearly a Loose Immortal like myself, yet his mana and sword art are simply horrifying. . . whether it was the previous time manipulation or now the reversal of life and death. . . truly the methods of a Heavenly Immortal, utterly terrifying! ”
While she was in shock, Fang Xi's "Time Warden Sword" struck again, severing the Netherworld Sea Centipede's remaining heads.
Head after head piled up, looking extremely gruesome.
His final sword strike nearly split the Netherworld Sea Centipede in two. With a flick of the Time Warden Sword's light, he extracted a pitch-black inner core.
“Netherworld Dark Water Inner Core? ”
Yun Shan Shan's face was filled with complex emotions upon seeing this inner core.
“This humble one, Yun Shan Shan, greets Daoist friend. ”
After a long while, she gave a bitter smile, tidied her appearance, and bowed to Fang Xi: “Thank you, Daoist friend, for your timely assistance. Otherwise, I would truly have created boundless karmic slaughter all by myself. ”
“No need to be polite, Fellow Immortal Yun. . . I observed your journey battling here, causing no small disturbance. Are you perhaps going back to make amends? ”
Fang Xi deliberately put away the inner core and said this.
“Indeed I should. . . ” Yun Shan Shan felt a jolt in her heart, then added, “During our previous battle, I nearly destroyed Daoist friend's cave abode. I am truly apologetic. . . ”
“No matter, it was merely a secondary residence. ”
Fang Xi smiled: “I was just about to travel in that direction anyway, so it counts as a good deed. . . ”
Yun Shan Shan was struggling to find an excuse to approach him. Hearing this, she was overjoyed. She took out a Hundred Flowers Flying Carpet, recited an incantation, and the carpet instantly grew enormous. She then brought out a jade table, meditation cushions, as well as immortal fruits, rare flowers, and jade nectar, using them to entertain Fang Xi.
......
After three rounds of wine.
Yun Shan Shan couldn't help but smile bitterly, laying out her situation completely: “I was truly blinded by fate and fortune. Now that I reflect on my actions during this period, I am utterly ashamed. . . For that 'Profound Sky Earth-Splitting Needle,' I even fell out with my best sister-friend. . . Now, thinking about it, it truly wasn't worth it. ”
“So that’s how it is. . . ”
Fang Xi waved his hand, and the Netherworld Dark Water Inner Core appeared. He said, “So Daoist friend needed this item to overcome your tribulation. I had originally taken this inner core to refine a magical artifact. . . but now it seems better to give it to Daoist friend first, as an urgent aid. ”
“Thank you! ”
Yun Shan Shan received the Netherworld Dark Water Inner Core, looking at the object she had yearned for appearing directly before her eyes, her expression a mix of sorrow and joy. For a moment, her entire body shimmered with colorful light, and a faint celestial melody seemed to resound.
“At the peak of fortune and the depths of despair, a demon also takes the opportunity to invade? ”
Fang Xi, however, instantly discerned Yun Shan Shan's state and couldn't help but feel speechless: “Inner tribulation activating outer tribulation, inner demons and fire tribulation arriving simultaneously. . . No wonder this woman was so blinded by greed. ”
Fortunately, cultivators in this world were highly experienced in dealing with various tribulations.
He pondered for a moment, then stopped the flying carpet and arrived at a large reef. With a wave of his hand, five-colored light flew out, transforming into five array flags, forming a small altar that enveloped and protected Yun Shan Shan inside. . .
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