Chapter 295: Chapter 293: Demon Disaster Resumes (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1
Cultivation knows no sun or moon.
In the blink of an eye, another ten years of cold and warmth have passed...
Scriptures Depository.
A streak of light flew over and transformed into the figure of Fang Xi.
The fluctuation of magic power on his body startlingly reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment; having often come to read books, he had long been familiar with the gate-keeping disciple. He didn’t need to show any tokens and was let in directly.
As Fang Xi arrived at the entrance, he suddenly paused, "Where’s the elder who guards the depository?"
The place where Elder Shu used to sit was now occupied by another unfamiliar, long-bearded cultivator.
"This brother... I am Fu QingShu, originally stationed in Qinghua Market, now temporarily taking over the responsibility of the guardian elder. As for Elder Shu... he passed away a month ago..."
Fu QingShu cupped his fists politely in greeting, his expression tinged with a hint of sorrow.
"I see..."
Fang Xi returned the gesture and entered the Scriptures Depository expressionlessly to start reading.
By crafting a large number of talismans, he had accumulated quite a few contribution points. He exchanged for some books and secret skills of interest from the Scriptures Depository and studied them diligently.
However, he was not in good spirits today, and after flipping through two books, he hurriedly left.
"Mushrooms don’t know of the full moon; crickets don’t know of spring and autumn..."
"The lifespan of a cultivator is no different..."
"That’s why I seek longevity or even immortality..."
When Fang Xi returned to Emerald Bamboo Forest, he saw Zheng Shan with red-rimmed eyes, standing outside his Dongfu.
Upon seeing Fang Xi, she immediately approached, "Master Cao... something terrible has happened. Master Zheng has returned with grave injuries..."
Currently, Green Wood Sect has essentially closed its doors, but there are still some necessities that require interaction with the outside world.
Even so, every Foundation Establishment cultivator who goes out is very cautious.
Yet unexpectedly, they still encountered robbery and murder!
"Let’s have a look..."
Fang Xi immediately took out a spiritual instrument, accompanied Zheng Shan, and went to Zheng Tie’s Dongfu.
Inside the Dongfu, Zheng Tie had a pale complexion, but his spirits were not too bad, already able to walk around. It seemed he had just seen off a group of visitors.
"Ah, it’s my worthy nephew, come in."
Upon seeing Fang Xi, he showed a smile, "I’m happy for you that you managed to break through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment. You have a promising path ahead of you..."
"Uncle Zheng, you..."
Fang Xi swept with his Divine Consciousness and already knew the man’s injuries were quite serious, even affecting the sea of Qi and Dantian, leaving irrecoverable internal injuries. It was feared that his cultivation would no longer advance.
"Let it go. What’s the big deal about not being able to advance my cultivation? I, your Uncle Zheng, have long hit a bottleneck and could no longer progress... As long as one doesn’t reach Core Formation, a Foundation Establishment cultivator has a lifespan of about two hundred years..."
However, Zheng Tie seemed quite unrestrained, even consoling Zheng Shan. Yet, there was still a trace of gloom between his brows.
"Uncle Zheng, who did you encounter?" Fang Xi immediately inquired.
"Ah... it’s just my bad luck. On this trip out of the mountain gate, I was supposed to just take over the spirit stones mined from the spirit stone mine. Instead, I encountered Chun Sanniang, one of Pei Fei’s four great Foundation Establishment disciples..."
Zheng Tie shook his head, "Luckily, I had an Escape Talisman to save my life, or else I would have probably lost it..."
Ever since Green Wood Sect closed its doors, most probes had receded.
Only Pei Fei’s bunch were still brazenly ambushing and slaughtering Green Wood Sect’s cultivators...
"I see."
Fang Xi heaved a sigh.
"You must not think of taking revenge for me... Chun Sanniang’s ’Soft Red Spell’ is too yin and unpredictable; one can be trapped without even realizing it... Moreover, you should be aware of Pei Fei’s fierce reputation."
Zheng Tie advised.
"Of course, I am aware of this..."
Fang Xi chatted a few more words with Zheng Tie and took Zheng Shan back to Emerald Bamboo Forest.
Along the way, he saw Zheng Shan’s silence and couldn’t help but speak, "Your cultivation has broken through the Qi Refining Great Perfection; have you prepared for Foundation Establishment?"
"I had prepared some contribution points, and with what Master Zheng bestowed, it should be enough... Unfortunately, our Green Wood Sect’s portion of the ’Golden Jade Ganoderma’ has been reduced this time, and there might be some troubles."
Zheng Shan replied bitterly.
"Oh? The portion?"
Fang Xi continued to inquire and learned that the secret realm maintained and developed jointly by the three sects had recently resumed operation and had even been opened once.
However, as Green Wood Sect no longer had a Core Formation ancestor, their position wasn’t as firm, and they were forcibly deducted a significant portion of spirit medicine shares, reportedly making the elder in charge of the Pill Concoction Hall nearly spit blood from anger.
Still, be it Ling Yunzi or others, they were helpless.
The law of the jungle, this is the reality of the Cultivation World!
"I plan to enter a year-long rigorous closed-door cultivation this time, to deeply cultivate a secret skill..."
Fang Xi’s eyes flashed as he spoke, "So during this time, I will seal my Dongfu and refuse visitors."
"Yes!"
Zheng Shan was quite accustomed to this; after all, this Master Cao was such a person.
Sometimes even capable of continuous hard cultivation for a year or several years.
In Green Wood Sect, he had the reputation of being a hard cultivator.
"As for you... hand over your identity plaque to me."
Fang Xi’s gaze flickered, then he looked at Zheng Shan again and said, "I will transfer two thousand contribution points to you later... Plus, with the guarantee from two Foundation Establishment executors, that should be enough for the exchange of Foundation Establishment Pills, right?"
"Hmm?"
The surprise came so suddenly that Zheng Shan was a bit slow to react.
"Don’t be too astonished. You are, after all, Uncle Zheng’s descendant, and now that he has suffered serious injuries... I must take extra care of you."
Fang Xi thought to himself, "This can be considered repayment for using him during this period..."
"Thank you, Master Cao!"
Zheng Shan’s cheeks flushed with excitement.
She did not think herself deserving in front of this Master Cao and thus had never brought up the matter.
Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to offer.
For a time, even the rims of his eyes felt slightly wet...
...
Emerald Bamboo Forest.
Fang Xi closed his Dongfu, arriving at the innermost closed-door cultivation room.
His eyes flickered, and he suddenly took out an Array Disk from his Storage Ring.
As the Array Disk was activated, powerful prohibitions began to surface on the walls, sealing off the entire Dongfu.
"A near third-grade Array... no one in the Green Wood Sect could break it nowadays,"
Fang Xi murmured to himself, sitting cross-legged and connecting his Divine Thought to the Treasures of All Heavens.
"Recently... it is again time for the Hundred Year Demon Calamity in the Fragment World!"
"My Magic Power, meanwhile, has cultivated to the initial peak of Core Formation..."
"I could in fact go to the sacred City of Black Nirvana and harvest the Thousand-Year Red Fruit..."
Any Spirit Medicine that reaches a thousand years of age would see an incredible boost in medicinal properties.
Even consumed raw, the Thousand-Year Red Fruit has a certain chance to help an early stage Core Formation Cultivator break through their bottleneck!
Moreover, Fang Xi himself also possessed the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ to rely on!
With the combined effect, there should be a good chance of breakthrough to the mid-stage of Core Formation!
"The Hundred Year Demon Calamity is actually a training ground for the Demon Sect’s Foundation Establishment disciples... the disciples sent here are basically at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment."
"If I, now at the initial peak of Core Formation, with several Spiritual Instruments, Core Formation Puppets, third-grade talismans, and arrays in hand, do not dare to fight, it would be a joke."
In the midst of his thoughts, Fang Xi took out an object—it was the cloudlike Mirage Bead!
He infused a strand of Magic Power into it, causing the Mirage Bead to once again transform, emitting a pure miasma that enveloped Fang Xi’s entire body.
When the miasma dispersed, all that was left in place was a sullen-faced, unfamiliar Witch King!
"These past few times I’ve grabbed resources, I hit and run... and wasn’t pursued... It seems even if the Demon Sect monitors the Secret Realm, it might be limited."
"But just to be cautious, I better disguise as the Witch King first..."
In the blink of an intention, Fang Xi had already arrived in the Fragment World.
He discerned his direction and immediately took to the air, hurrying towards the City of Black Nirvana.
In the City of Black Nirvana, there wasn’t only the Thousand-Year Vermillion Fruit he longed for, but also the female Witch King, Danya!
’Forget it, forget it... I managed to take quite a few things from you last time, if the people coming this time aren’t too strong, it should still be possible to save your life.’
Within the Escape Light, Fang Xi wore a cold expression.
Ever since Jade Island, he hadn’t made a move in over twenty years!
...
Primitive Devil Door.
Atop a massive stone platform stood a dense crowd of Foundation Establishment disciples.
These disciples, men and women, each with unique auras, some eerie and sinister, some charming and seductive, and others with cow horns and scales, emitting astonishing Evil Qi.
This stone platform was also exceptionally ancient, marked with mottled inscriptions, forming talismanic words.
In a corner of the stone platform, there was also a dense circle of top-grade Spirit Stones embedded.
With a flash of dark light, two figures appeared, one male and one female.
The emerging man had a handsome face and held a White Bone Banner, seemingly with tens of thousands of tormented souls wailing and roaring on it.
The woman radiated an extraordinary charm, draped in a transparent veil, barefoot, with crimson rouge painted on her nails.
Around this woman, there was also a layer of pink mist, within which faintly appeared six tall figures.
"We pay our respects to Master!"
The Foundation Establishment disciples on the stone platform bowed ceremoniously.
These two were the Saint and the Maiden of the Holy Sect from a hundred years ago, not only extraordinary and exceptional in talent but also cultivated the Holy Sect’s ultimate techniques; they had already achieved Core Formation, with bright prospects of condensing Demon Infants in the future.
"Enough..."
The handsome man’s voice was as cold as millennia-old profound ice: "Aside from trials, you have another task on your descent this time!"
He shook the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and the anguished soul of a Witch King flew out, emitting a wisp of smoke that transformed into the figure of Danya!
"Last time this slave descended, somehow she managed to learn external cultivation arts and talismanic skills. When you go down this time, you can kill this woman and investigate this matter. Whoever completes this task will be considered to have done a great service!"
The man continued to speak.
The Foundation Establishment disciples on the platform, hearing this information, had their eyes light up.
Even if one obtained Core Formation Spiritual Objects in that trial world, success in Core Formation was not guaranteed!
But a great service for the Holy Sect was rare; one such service was enough to petition a Nascent Soul elder to perform a Secret Skill, altering marrow and essence in conjunction with Core Formation Spiritual Objects, practically eliminating failures in Core Formation!
Moreover, if Core Formation were successful, this great service could also be exchanged for many Holy Sect secret techniques and treasures, of considerable value.
In that small world, there were powerful restrictions in place that disallowed the appearance of fourth-order entities, so although there were dangers, they were within an acceptable range!
"Hehe... since he has said it all, there’s no need for me to say much. Let’s head out!"
The barefoot girl chuckled playfully, waving her hand as a surging Core Formation Magic Power entered the stone platform.
The handsome man also made a move, causing the platform to roar out, and a silver glow formed a gateway, sending all the Foundation Establishment disciples through...
Moments later, the roar ceased, the platform remained, but the circle of top-grade Spirit Stones turned to ashes.
The handsome man’s eyes flashed, and a cold voice transmitted: "Sister seemed particularly interested in that disciple surnamed Bai earlier... If I’m not mistaken, she has also cultivated the ’Six Desires Mixed Sky Demon,’ right?"
"Hehe... Brother has piercing insights. Wan’er just asked Bai to help collect a treasure. Maybe brother is also interested?"
The sister blinked, her demeanor shifting from alluring to pure innocence, just like a saint.
"That Secret Realm holds few treasures that are still useful to you and me... Sister brought back a Six-Eyed Bodhi Seed last time, don’t tell me this time you..."
The handsome man laughed softly, switching to Divine Consciousness Transmission.
The coquettish girl’s expression changed: "Impossible... do you know how much sister paid last time to ensure success?"
"Five percent won’t do, how about three percent? You wouldn’t want me to report this matter to the elders, would you, sister? After all, this action of yours is also against our rules..."
The handsome youth continued.
The enchanting girl bit her red lip: "Deal!"