Chapter 412: Chapter 410 Possession Skills_1
Not far from Fang Xi, a man in a black robe wearing a bamboo hat was passing by, a chilling murderous aura enveloped him, so intimidating that people dared not approach.
Many Immortal Cultivators who entered the market would employ some disguise.
But under Fang Xi’s perceptive eyes, the man’s true appearance was completely unveiled.
His hair was silvery-white, with three long whiskers... It was none other than Master Qingyang from the Void Sect!
"Master Qingyang? Last time that Heaven Grade Spiritual Root sword cultivator came to bother me at the Profound Ice Palace, this one was also involved, even plotted against me..."
"He escaped last time, and now he dares to show up in front of me... this truly seems like fate."
"However, he originally belongs to the Void Sect; could this be a return to his homeland? Heaven Alliance has long been finished, maybe he has even received some punishment from his sect?"
Fang Xi pondered quietly to himself.
"Immortal Master?"
Yan Yan next to him was somewhat curious as to why Fang Xi was suddenly hesitating at the entrance.
"I just remembered something else I need to attend to; you need not wait upon me any further."
Fang Xi waved his hand to send the girl away, then walked into a corner.
When he reappeared, he had transformed into a black-clothed young man with Foundation Establishment strength, following Master Qingyang at a leisurely pace.
...
Once Master Qingyang had left the market and began flying with his magic treasure, he suddenly grew somber, "I have let down my sect..."
The last plan in Yuan Country had been a complete failure.
Not only that, but they had also lost a Nascent Soul seed candidate!
The moment Master Qingyang heard about his junior brother’s death, he even considered death as a way to apologize to the sect—he who was entrusted with major responsibilities in Yuan Country must have been loyally brought up by the sect since a young age!
The Void Sect did not have it easy in Jiang Country; in fact, they only had that one Heaven Grade Spiritual Root Nascent Soul seed.
The loss in Yuan Country had caused Master Qingyang to suffer greatly upon his return until recently, when the sect needed people and he was finally allowed to leave again.
He now had an important task: to trade a set of talisman skills in exchange for a secret skill greatly beneficial to his sect with a Core Formation Cultivator.
’That’s not right... with my current state of mind, why am I suddenly feeling so sentimental?’
After all, as a Core Formation Cultivator, Master Qingyang quickly realized something was wrong and cast a ’Pure Heart Spell’, releasing an inkstone magic treasure that emitted dense black ink, providing protection for his whole body.
Only then did he realize that his surroundings had suddenly and drastically changed.
The sky was covered with a grey haze, and six large black holes were slowly rotating, emanating deep and unfathomable energy.
His connection with the outside world was even cut off, unable to draw upon even the slightest bit of Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi!
"Is this... a Nascent Soul domain?!"
Sighting this, Master Qingyang couldn’t help but display a look of utter despair.
A flash of black light, and Fang Xi, still appearing as ’Yun Jiezi’, appeared with his hands clasped behind his back, "Master Qingyang, long time no see..."
"It’s you! You’re actually a Nascent Soul Cultivator?"
Master Qingyang’s face was filled with despair, faintly sensing he had brought a tremendous disaster upon his sect.
But it was too late.
Fang Xi extended his right hand, his fingers spread wide, and an arm of the Yama avatar fell down, a huge palm covering the sky, aiming straight for Master Qingyang!
...
A moment later.
The Yanmo Domain dissipated, revealing Fang Xi in a black robe.
He flicked his wrist and a fire emerged, turning Master Qingyang into ashes, leaving behind a cyan Storage Bag in his hand.
From the soul search earlier, Fang Xi had gained quite a bit.
This Master Qingyang seemed to have little hope in progressing his Daoist Path, hence he focused his efforts on mastering a variety of Immortal Cultivation skills, such as talisman, and had gained a minor reputation within the Void Sect.
After breaking through the Divine Thought prohibition, Fang Xi could assemble a set of almost fourth-tier talisman skills inheritance.
This was indeed the most valuable thing within his Sea of Consciousness.
"This person was on a mission to meet a Mixed Origin Sect Cultivator, to exchange talisman skills inheritance for a secret skill..."
Fang Xi stroked his chin, mulling over the matter: "The Void Sect has secretly discovered a ’Water Yin Jade Mine’, which is rather precious and can be used as material for relatively common magic weapons... But this vein is entangled with an Underworld Earth Vein, with most of the Water Yin Jade affected by ghostly Qi and thus greatly reduced in value."
"After some investigation, the Void Sect discovered that within Mixed Origin Sect there exists a ’Five Elements Rotation’ Secret Skill, highly effective for ridding earthbound Yin Qi and ghostly Qi. They’ve already negotiated with the Mixed Origin Sect and are ready to have representatives conduct the trade..."
"The wonders and Secret Skills in the Cultivation World are indeed plentiful; I didn’t even know such a Secret Skill existed that could eradicate Dark Energy of Geocentric Vein... If I could understand it and incorporate it into prohibition and arrays, Jade Island would be as stable as Mount Tai, and I wouldn’t have to worry about accidents after my departure..."
Fang Xi stroked his chin.
He was leaving with the Monster Tree, but Jade Island still had Zhong Hongyu and other subordinates relying on the ’Heavenly Gang North Dipper Sealing Demon Array’ he previously arranged, to suppress the Underworld Earth Vein, expending Magic Power daily.
If the Underworld Earth Vein erupted accidentally, Jade Island would revert to its former haunted state.
However, if the prohibition derived from the Secret Skill were added into the Sealing Demon Array, the chances of it being breached would greatly diminish, significantly increasing safety!
"This deal seems quite worthwhile..."
Fang Xi opened Master Qingyang’s Storage Bag and took out a Couple Butterfly Jade Pendant.
This jade pendant was split in two, allowing the bearers to sense each other’s rough location within ten thousand miles.
It was the token for the trade!
With a sly smile on his face, Fang Xi’s flesh squirmed and, with a flash of black light, he transformed into Master Qingyang.
The Yama Path included the upper tier Divine Skills of the Blood Skin Skills, naturally encompassing its essence.
Fang Xi, now using this transformation skill, could not likely be seen through by a Nascent Soul early-stage Cultivator of the same realm.
’Why would Lord Lingfeng have the leisure to come for this trade... it’s likely a Core Formation, and even if he himself comes, what can he do to ’Yun Jiezi’?’
’Even if the Void Sect realizes something is wrong, they wouldn’t be able to contact the other side anytime soon.’
’As for whether it will be a trade or a direct robbery at that time, that will depend on the situation...’
...
Two days later.
Falling Phoenix Mountain.
Though named after the phoenix’s descent, the mountain was just an ordinary mountain range, devoid of any spiritual energy.
The mountaintop was barren, without any vegetation.
With a flash of Escape Light, a middle-aged man in a green robe landed on the peak.
He had three scars on his face, as if inflicted by a wild beast attack, and his aura was incredibly strong, having reached the Core Formation realm.
Generally speaking, for an Immortal Cultivator of such cultivation, whether by casting spells or consuming elixirs, scars could be removed, but his remained. Clearly, it was intentional.
The middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator wore a cautious expression and took out a Couple Butterfly Jade Pendant, examining the two luminous dots on it closely.
When he saw one dot quickly approaching, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.
Whoosh!
Amid flashes of light, a beam of Golden Core Escape Light descended from the sky—it was "Master Qingyang"!
"Master Qingyang, you’re late," the middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator said with a hint of displeasure.
"Haha, I was held up in the market for a while; please forgive my tardiness,"
Fang Xi said as he bowed with his hands clasped, meticulously observing the formalities.
In reality, he had arrived near Falling Phoenix Mountain early, but was concealing his presence, observing for any traps.
After confirming there was no one else around, he let Daqing who was nearby take the Couple Butterfly Jade Pendant and fly over, pretending he had just arrived.
"Well, it didn’t delay our appointed time, so let’s start the transaction,"
he suggested with a smile.
"Hold on, before that, let’s verify everything first," the middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator said, seemingly a man of rigid habits.
"Of course..."
Fang Xi paused, then with a smile, he took out half of a Couple Butterfly Jade from his chest and let it slowly rise into the air.
Seeing this, the middle-aged Cultivator also released his Jade Pendant into the air.
The two halves fused seamlessly in midair, becoming one.
"How about that?"
Fang Xi asked with a smile.
"The proof is accurate and without error, we can begin now."
The middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator took out a Jade talisman, placing it on his forehead.
This kind of secret skill trade naturally required their memorization, with prohibition seals within their Sea of Consciousness, making it nearly impossible to obtain even if one’s soul were searched.
Fang Xi took out a blank Jade Slip and duplicated the action.
Once the copying was completed, the middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator said, "We shall both act, slowly exchanging the Jade Slips..."
"Agreed!"
Fang Xi raised his hand, and the Jade Slip slowly flew towards the middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator.
The other party’s lips moved silently, and a mass of earthy yellow light enveloped a Jade Slip, also slowly flying toward Fang Xi.
Fang Xi reached out gently to receive it, noticing that it contained a secret technique to dissolve the Dark Energy of Geocentric Vein with the ’Five Elements Rotation,’ which seemed more or less accurate by his experience and judgment.
"Not bad, indeed it is the Ancient Jade TalismanSkills."
The middle-aged Cultivator probed the Jade Slip with his Divine Thought, appearing quite satisfied.
"Since that’s the case, let us part ways here!"
Fang Xi bowed with his hands clasped and turned to leave.
How the Void Sect and Mixed Origin Sect would argue after this was no longer his concern.
It was even quite possible that the two sects, originally on good terms, could fall out because of this transaction...
Amused by the thought of that outcome, Fang Xi felt a secret thrill.
"A curt farewell is in order,"
the middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator bowed back. He then shot backwards and attached a Talisman to himself for protection, clearly very cautious, guarding against Fang Xi making a sudden move.
The two flew off in opposite directions, seemingly without causing each other any trouble.
With that, the transaction successfully concluded.
The middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator flew out a hundred miles and suddenly descended from his Escape Light, arriving at the entrance of a temporarily established Dongfu, where he respectfully bowed, "Supreme Elder!"
"Come in!"
Lord Lingfeng’s voice emanated from within the Dongfu.
The middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator entered the Dongfu and saw Lord Lingfeng sitting cross-legged on a jade bed, to whom he respectfully bowed, "The transaction with the Void Sect is completed; the Talisman inheritance is here."
With that, he presented the Jade Slip.
Lord Lingfeng took it, scanned it with his Divine Consciousness, and couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction, "In the future, our sect’s treasury will have a deeper foundation. You have done well. You are mature and reliable; come with me to the Demon Lord Tian Du’s assembly."
"Thank you, Ancestor, for your guidance," the middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator beamed with joy but then expressed concern, "With the Seven Deadly Sins Hall pressing us so hard, isn’t it too risky for us to venture into Jiang Country?"
"Now is the perfect opportunity. I have news..." As he spoke of this, a smile crossed Lord Lingfeng’s face, "The Departure Demon Palace intends to lead the Cultivation powers of Jiang and Yuan Countries to jointly resist the calamity from the Higher Realm and is considering issuing a ’Cease Hostilities Order.’ Our Mixed Origin Sect has been stalling until now, finally seeing the light! Once we formally alliance, Demon Lord Qi Sha won’t dare make a move against us!"
"That is indeed the case..."
The middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator’s face also had a smile, but it was somewhat sly as it transformed into a low male voice, "That’s why, before the great assembly, my lord must settle the matter with you!"
"Demon Lord Qi Sha?! Possession Skills?!"
Lord Lingfeng’s face turned pale with shock, just as the middle-aged Core Formation Cultivator’s face twisted savagely, and his Golden Core suddenly exploded...