Chapter 438: Chapter 436: Cross Again (Seeking Monthly Ticket)_1
"It seems... Zheng has had quite a smooth process in condensing the Jia Dan," Fang Xi said with a trace of a smile on her face as she silently watched the heaven’s phenomena gradually subside.
Even though she herself had only recently achieved the Core Formation stage, her cultivation was still at the initial phase.
And by addressing Zheng Shan beforehand, it indicated that she was quite optimistic about Zheng Shan’s breakthrough.
"After all, she was promoted in a Spiritual Vein Land of the fourth order and merely refined a Demon Pill to achieve a Jia Dan, which is somewhat less difficult than true Core Formation...," Fang Xi chuckled, then suddenly turned to look outside Jade Island, his expression turning somewhat solemn.
"What’s the matter, Young Master?" Zhong Hongyu immediately tensed up.
"It’s nothing to worry about. It seems that a change in the spiritual mechanism of Jade Island has attracted the attention of a great demon... I’ll go send it away," Fang Xi said with a slight smile, transforming into a streak of green light and rushing out of the Great Array. Only a telepathic message rang in the ears of all the high-ranking cultivators: "A great demon is attacking, stand guard in the array, and do not leave!"
’Could it be what the Young Master referred to as a great demon...?’ thought Zhong Hongyu, her face filled with worry, as she rode her Escape Light to the edge of the ’Nine Nether Profound Wood Array.’
In an instant, her face turned a touch pale as she caught sight of a terrifying ’Land Mountain Turtle’ about ten zhang wide, riding a fierce yellow demon wind and attacking with ferocity!
"It’s a fourth order transformed great demon!"
Feeling the immense pressure just from the appearance of the other party, Zhong Hongyu felt almost suffocated.
"No wonder this beast tide is unprecedented in thousands of years; it turns out there’s a transformed great demon manipulating things behind the scenes!" Hai Danaiu and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators were both astonished and enraged, as well as filled with extreme fear.
If it hadn’t been for the accumulated fortune of the Immortal Cultivation World of the Three Kingdoms over thousands of years, which finally produced Lord Dragon Fish, a Nascent Soul cultivator, wouldn’t they be doomed to perish?
"How audacious, demon! How dare you attack my Thousand Island Lake?" Fang Xi called out coldly, standing tall like a pine.
"Ha ha... The invasion of the Monster Clan is an inevitable trend, Lord Dragon Fish... prepare to be subdued!" Gui Shan burst into laughter three times, exuding the villainous aura of the Cultivation World impeccably. Then, controlling the demon Qi, he formed huge boulders of yellow spiritual power that crashed down onto the Nine Nether Profound Wood Array like a series of meteors.
Thud thud!
Within the black mist, tendrils resembling tree roots flew out, piercing the yellow boulders in the blink of an eye...
"A Great Array of the fourth order, as expected!" Zhong Hongyu’s face lit up with joy. "As long as we hold this array, we can at least maintain an undefeated stance!"
Fang Xi, facing the incoming boulder, reached out with his hand and launched a series of verdant Taiyi Green Wood Divine Lights.
Thud thud!
One by one, the boulders condensed from demon power were cut open mid-air like tofu, transforming into pure Earth Attribute spiritual energy.
’As expected, it’s the Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light... When the master himself takes action, he’s even more capable than the Second Nascent Soul in restraining me!’ thought Gui Shan as he spat out a thick beam of yellow light from his mouth, which Fang Xi sliced open in a few moves.
Then, with a roar, he turned into a thick cloud of yellow fog, engulfing Fang Xi within it.
"Young Master!" Inside the yellow fog, the Land Mountain Turtle reverted to human form, asking with a sheepish smile, "How was my performance?"
"Somewhat overdone, improvements are needed for next time... and also..." Fang Xi gave a passable rating and continued to assign tasks: "Within the next ten years, deliver an Earth Attribute Demon Pill to Jade Island..."
Seeing Gui Shan’s slightly pale face, he added with a smile, "A third-order one will do, even low-grade!"
"Only a third-order one is needed? That will be easy, leave it to this old one," Gui Shan let out a long sigh of relief, solemnly promising.
"Well then, off you go, don’t keep the audience waiting," Fang Xi laughed heartily, turning into a streak of green light and flying out, Taiyi Green Wood Divine Thunder falling like divine punishment from the heavens.
The yellow cloud dispersed, and the immense Land Mountain Turtle fled in defeat, roaring, "Lord Dragon Fish, you are indeed powerful... Today, this one admits defeat..."
"Did the Lord win?" asked a Foundation Establishment cultivator on Dragon Fish Island in a murmur. "Don’t the ancient texts say that once a monster beast transforms, its strength increases dramatically, often overwhelming cultivators of the same realm?"
"This must be the divine work of the Lord!" An elder beside him stroked his beard: "Lord Dragon Fish is a once-in-ten-thousand-years cultivation prodigy. What’s so surprising about a Nascent Soul early-stage defeating a lower fourth-order monster beast? Isn’t that the bare minimum?"
A young girl, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but show a hint of helplessness.
Ever since that third-order Flood Dragon saw her last time, her grandfather had become an unwavering admirer of the True Lord, constantly boasting about him, come rain or shine, without fail...
...
Ever since the defeat of the fourth-order great demon at Jade Island became known, cultivators of the Three Kingdoms Immortal Cultivation World had been bubbling with excitement.
And the gradually receding beast tide also gave them hope.
Many had already begun to call for a counterattack.
But Fang Xi ignored them all; if they wanted to throw their lives away, that was their choice.
Recently, it had only been about ten years since the Monster Clan descended into the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm. In a realm where the Monster Clan was most rampant, he, who calmly quelled the beast tide and called for a counterattack against the Monster Clan, must have thought that the Heavenly Phoenix Clan was made of mud?
He was now tucked away on Jade Island, cultivating daily, occasionally seeking the company of beauties to drink and be merry, falling into a peaceful and pleasant cultivation life.
What about the Western Desert?
After killing a member of the Five Elements Qilin Tribe, Fang Xi planned to lay low for a while, at least waiting for a few decades before reconsidering.
Otherwise, he had no doubt that if he returned to Tianwei City, he would be targeted by an upper fourth-order member of the Five Elements Qilin Tribe.
To be on the safe side, he had shut down all the ancient teleportation arrays here. As long as they were not opened from this side, the Western Desert cultivators, even if they found the ancient teleportation array, would have no way to teleport over.
Many thoughts flitted through his mind, Fang Xi looking at the Blue Qilin Puppet in front of him, still pondering.
With the Heterodox Nascent Soul combined with this puppet, the divine powers and magic power were already extremely astonishing.
Even I, the original self, would find it somewhat difficult to capture it.
Fortunately, with the help of "Treasures of All Heavens," I can ensure that the Heterodox Nascent Soul won’t be trapped in one place or lose contact for too long, developing its own consciousness and turning against me, its master.
Once again casting the Externalization secret skill and assimilating the Heterodox Nascent Soul, Fang Xi reached for his Heavenly Spirit.
A green-black Nascent Soul with two horns on its head, dressed in black armor, and with six large black holes on its back appeared small and skinny, manifesting in his palm.
"Go!"
Looking at the Blue Qilin Puppet that he had carefully researched and secretly added much to with puppetry skills, Fang Xi pushed with his palm.
The Heterodox Nascent Soul transformed into a streak of black light and merged into the puppet.
Subsequently, the eyes of the single-horned figure in green armor lit up...
...
A flash of silver light.
Fang Xi’s figure appeared in a tube building.
With one sweep of his Divine Consciousness, the familiar reinforced concrete structure caused him to almost lose focus momentarily, "Did I... travel back? No, that’s not right..."
Wherever his Divine Consciousness reached, for hundreds of miles around, lay a desolate wasteland—clearly an abandoned city!
The roadside was overgrown with wild grass and bore various signs of damage.
Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness briefly swept over a miles-long crack and felt a piercing sword qi. Despite not knowing how many years had passed, faint remnants still existed, making the nearby area barren.
"A sword scar?"
"Another area, perhaps traces left by magical spells..."
"This destruction was caused by a magical battle!"
"And the spiritual energy of this place..."
He sensed it slightly and discovered that the spiritual energy here was almost comparable to that of the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm.
Fang Xi considered the worlds he had traveled through, where the Fragment World possessed the richest spiritual energy, but that was within the secret realm of a Transcendent God Sect.
Next came the Red Sun World, and finally Great Liang.
But the concentration of spiritual energy in this world surpassed even that of the Red Sun!
’What caused the cultivators to engage in a battle of magic... and then abandon this city... leading it to become desolate...’
By now, Fang Xi was certain that this was not his original homeland, but a world that seemed deceptively familiar!
On the street, his Divine Consciousness even spotted several levitating, wheel-less magnetic cars carelessly discarded by the roadside.
Click!
Fang Xi grasped a door handle and casually pushed open a residential door.
The alloy door twisted and burst open under his hand like mud, and a smell of decay wafted out, the floor covered in dust.
He looked at a bookshelf, where the books were decayed, but their texts were still faintly recognizable.
Not far off, there were some household items, among them devices similar to computers, televisions, and record players, which seemed to be powered by magic power.
Trying it out, Fang Xi was surprised to find they actually worked when activated with magic power!
He unceremoniously input a thread of spiritual power and a melodious and graceful song emerged from the record player.
Although he did not understand it, Fang Xi quickly switched to another record, inserted it, and started rapidly learning the words written on the record box...
With the powerful Divine Consciousness of a Nascent Soul cultivator, aided by some sound-emitting devices, Fang Xi quickly mastered a brand new language.
Time passed unmarked.
Fang Xi came to a counter and picked up a photo frame that held a family portrait. In it, a small boy with yellow skin and a face full of freckles laughed brilliantly, holding up a Peach Wood Sword.
With a scan of his Divine Consciousness and a flick of his hand,
a Peach Wood Sword suitable for a child’s arm flew over from a corner.
Fang Xi cast a Cleaning Skill on it, and the sword trembled lightly, shaking off the dust and filth and coming out looking good as new.
’An inconsequential small magical artifact...’
He took a glance, gave his valuation, and input a sliver of magic power.
Humming!
The small Peach Wood Sword immediately roared to life, playing a children’s tune, followed by a mellow female voice: "The delight of the Shadow Flying Sword is boundless... Welcome to the third generation Shadow Flying Sword—Deluxe Child Edition. This flying sword has been sacrificially refined with the ’Prohibition Law to Stop Killing.’ Guaranteed quality, thirty years warranty... Please recognize the ’Shadow’ anti-counterfeiting logo..."
"Interesting..."
Fang Xi commented indifferently and then transformed into a black rainbow, shooting up into the skies above the city.
The scorching Sun Star radiated infinite radiance as he began to move at high speed, spreading his Divine Consciousness rapidly, seeking to find someone with whom he could communicate.
Unbeknownst to Fang Xi, as he burst forth with demon light mid-air, satellites among the stars in the sky seemed to have received a command and started to rotate rapidly...
"Hmm?"
Fang Xi had not gone a thousand miles when suddenly his Divine Consciousness trembled, sensing an immense danger approaching.
"From the east, a hundred miles away!"
He did not flee, but instead approached, intrigued and wanting to witness the cultivators of this world.
As a Nascent Soul elder, in any of the three thousand minor worlds below the Earth Immortal Realm, he was considered to be truly at the top!
And the next moment, Fang Xi’s pupils constricted slightly.
The Nine Heavens Gang Wind shattered, a large amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy became chaotic, forming myriad streams of color.
Among the vibrant lights, a massive battleship over ten miles long tore through the atmosphere and emerged!
The battleship seemed to be made of an unknown alloy, with each side flanked by retro-styled mechanical wings. These wings were woven from countless tiny metal feathers, each etched with extremely fine runes that faintly glowed, collectively forming a powerful Prohibition Law!
Science fiction and cultivation... two paths that seemed entirely different merged perfectly on this single battleship.
An emotionless mechanical voice sounded, "Patrol Sky Warship ’Xuanqing,’ target identified as ’Extra domain Sky Demon,’ executing extermination program!"