Chapter 455: Chapter 453: Banquet (Seeking Monthly Votes at the Beginning of the Month!)_1
Pfft!
Black Enforcer suddenly opened his mouth, and a blue demon pill flew out, from which emerged a slightly damaged fourth-order Black Hawk Demon Spirit.
With a screech, the black hawk flapped its wings, unleashing a pitch-black storm capable of forcefully scattering needles of ’Qinghe,’ readying itself to escape using a teleportation technique!
The next instant, Fang Xi revealed a chessboard in his hand.
Amidst a brilliant flash of light, nineteen paths spanned heaven and earth, and a white piece soared out.
As the crisp sound of the piece landing echoed, the Black Hawk Demon Spirit let out a miserable cry, struck by the white piece!
The white piece flashed, transforming into a ’Prohibition Space Talisman,’ and numerous white chains stretched out, tightly trapping the demon spirit.
Starlight chessboard, the white pieces control while the black pieces kill!
Fang Xi took out a jade bottle, aimed it at the demon spirit, and recited a few incantations.
An invisible suction appeared, a halo of light emerged from the mouth of the bottle, and with a single sweep, it swallowed the Black Hawk Demon Spirit, retracting back within the bottle.
Snap!
Fang Xi capped the bottle and with a wave of his hand, caught the fourth-order demon pill.
He then looked at the nearly unscathed body of Black Enforcer with a satisfied expression on his face, "Not bad, not bad... Using the Green Barley Sword against the enemy, I’ve nearly preserved a complete fourth-order Monster beast’s body, plus the demon pill, that’s another fourth-order wood puppet."
Fang Xi formed a sword-forging gesture with his hands, holding the sword hilt, and the countless ’Qinghe Needles’ that lingered in the void finally began to slowly appear, converging on the hilt and forming the body of the fourth generation Green Barley Sword!
"This sword..."
He swept his divine consciousness over the top-grade spirit stone in the sword hilt, "Just one use, and before even several moves, the spirit energy inside the top-grade spirit stone has been depleted by more than half?"
The instant output of spiritual power from a top-grade spirit stone was undoubtedly greater than that of many Nascent Soul old monsters.
After all, many Yuan Ying cultivators liked to absorb the pure spiritual energy inside top-grade spirit stones when they break through!
This was enough to prove how much energy the division of ’Flying Rice’ and AI assistance on the ’fourth generation Green Barley Sword’ consumes!
"Fortunately, the spiritual energy in the top-grade spirit stone will slowly recover... If placed in an area rich in spiritual energy, it would even recover faster."
"And moreover... its power is truly remarkable."
Thinking of the state exhibited by the Green Barley Sword just now, such as ’Thread Making Sword’ and ’Invisible Sword Light,’ Fang Xi was very satisfied with this sword trial.
Although he knew that this was because the Green Barley Sword’s prototype is the ’Demon Slaying Sword,’ it has a special bonus against the bodies of the Monster Clan.
Moreover, ’Flying Rice’ technology represents the most innovative and cutting-edge forefront technology of The Nine States world, still in the laboratory research stage, only producible in Professor Huo Yunzi’s lab.
If it were not for giving the face of mentor Zhang Huohua, it would be difficult for ordinary people to obtain it.
The fourth generation Green Barley Sword in Fan Xi’s hand can be said to combine the top technology of both worlds to cause such a terrifying damage to the Monster Clan.
"Not only that... The Demon Slaying Sword can also slowly increase its power by absorbing the essence blood of great demons, thereby advancing in rank..."
Fang Xi looked toward the demon body of Black Enforcer and stroked his chin, "Such a large body, extracting half of the essence blood first should not be a problem..."
With a sweep of his sleeve, he collected everything and effortlessly returned to Jade Island.
"Congratulations, my lord, on your invincible sword and the slaying of the great demon!"
Hai Danaiu was the first to react, promptly shouting.
Feng Bingxian and Gong Ling also snapped out of their daze, "Congratulations to the elder for slaying the Transformed Great Demon..."
As they spoke, both women found it somewhat unbelievable.
Isn’t it said that Monster cultivators tend to be stronger than cultivators of the same level? Why then is this Island Master so formidable?
It seems that the great demon not only suffered a crushing defeat but didn’t even manage to get its demon spirit away.
Gong Ling looked up at Fang Xi with immense admiration in her eyes.
As a sword cultivator herself, she was well aware of how difficult the realm of ’Thread Making Sword’ was.
Such a state was nearly at the pinnacle of the Sword Path!
Throughout history, many cultivators committed to the Sword Path, but regardless of their exceptional innate talents, more than ninety-nine percent struggled painstakingly in their Sword Path studies, forsaking sleep and food... Some even abandoned everything else to focus solely on their sword, yet still, they could not reach such peaks!
’This senior must not only have unparalleled innate talent for the Sword Path but also must have dedicated their heart and soul to the sword, day in and day out, for decades or centuries to achieve what they have today, a role model for our generation,’ Gong Ling thought.
Gong Ling was still in her admiration, completely unaware that a certain sword cultivator was utterly reliant on technology and relentless effort!
"With the external enemy vanquished, my young friends, please accompany me to the Evergreen Hall where I shall host a banquet in your honor," Fang Xi said with a laugh, then gave instructions to Zhong Hongyu, "Prepare the feast!"
...
To slay a great enemy and then drink and hold a banquet is indeed one of life’s great pleasures!
Inside Evergreen Hall.
Fang Xi had changed into a green robe, the smooth Heavenly Silkworm Silk was incredibly comfortable to wear.
He played with a wine cup in his hand, filled with the familiar Green Bamboo Wine.
"Please, the two of you!"
The banquet below had single seating, with only four places set.
Feng Bingxian and Gong Ling took their seats as guests, accompanied by Hai Danaiu and Zhong Hongyu.
Feng Bingxian took a sip of Spirit Wine and was slightly surprised, "This third-grade exquisite wine not only tastes sweet and mellow but seems to also carry a hint of icy spiritual energy. I am indeed fortunate."
"Haha, if you like this kind of Ice Heart Wine, dear friend, I will ask Hong Yu to send you a few jars later..."
Fang Xi then looked towards Gong Ling, "The wine you have is ’Dazzling Golden Wine’... which is quite beneficial for cultivating Sword Qi."
"And this dish, the snake soup, is made from a mix of ’Blue Water Winged Snake’ and ’Wind Thunder Horned Python’... using only the most tender parts."
"The deer is from a ’Five-colored Deer’... And there’s also Taisui roasted meat..."
Zhong Hongyu smiled and took over the conversation, introducing each dish in turn.
Only after the Spirit Rice was served did Hai Danaiu speak with a hint of pride, "Thanks to the master for bestowing the seeds, we have now opened ten thousand acres of Spiritual Fields on Jade Island, currently growing the third-grade ’Jade Spring Rice.’ In the future, once we are familiar with the process, we can even grow the fourth-grade ’Five Elements Rice’... The master is considerate of our needs, collecting very little in rent every year..."
Since ancient times, one can never tire of fine food or delicate fish; Immortal Cultivators are even more so!
Fang Xi, having made Jade Island his long-term residence and stronghold, naturally had to put in much effort.
In years past, while spreading his legacy, he mainly focused on the path of Talisman forging, but other inheritances such as Spirit Plant cultivation and animal husbandry also required a large number of hands to work on.
And along the way, his gains had been plentiful!
In fact, he was not lacking in any kind of foundation; the seeds of ’Jade Spring Rice’ and its breeding methods, for example, were unearthed from the Storage Bag of a certain Nascent Soul eccentric.
And ’Five Elements Rice’ originated from the Evergreen Garden Secret Land, unfortunately without the cultivation method, requiring high-level Spirit Plant Farmers to slowly experiment.
The various wine recipes were treated in the same way, organized by Fang Xi into a ’Wine Immortal Manual,’ which he handed to a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators who were keen on brewing, to tinker with slowly.
Unabashedly, in terms of the true foundation of cultivation in daily life, Jade Island even greatly surpassed the Nascent Soul sects like Mixed Origin Sect!
Feng Bingxian and Gong Ling exchanged glances, both feeling somewhat ashamed.
On their journey, having seen the remote corners of the Cultivation World of the three countries, they thought the Dragon Fish Island Master was just some lucky land turtle.
But only upon arriving at Jade Island and feeling the aura of a fourth-grade Spiritual Vein did they realize they had been limiting themselves to a narrow view of the world.
In shallow waters, a Flood Dragon can still emerge!
And it was not until now, when they saw Fang Xi able to produce several types of third-grade Spirit Wine, ancient exotic species for dishes, and fourth-grade Spirit Rice, that they realized the foundation of this Dragon Fish Island Master was unfathomably deep!
This shock in the details was no less impactful than seeing Fang Xi previously slaying a Transformed Great Demon with his sword!
After three rounds of wine, Fang Xi finally spoke up, "For what purpose do the two of you visit Jade Island?"
The two women glanced at each other, and Feng Bingxian stood up, bowing politely, "By your esteemed hospitality, the two of us have come here actually on the orders of the Demon Lord Tian Du from the Departure Demon Palace, to deliver a letter to the Supreme Elder ’Yun Jiezi’ on this island. The Supreme Elder mentioned he is a good friend of yours and has requested that you pass it on..."
"Indeed, Yun Jiezi has always been elusive..."
Fang Xi stroked his chin, appearing thoughtful as he said, "I myself do not know where he may be..."
Somewhere in The Nine States, an unconventionally Nascent Soul was unaware why, but suddenly shuddered while beginning physical mapping with a trace of Land Mountain Turtle Demon Qi...
"What?"
Feng Bingxian’s face turned stark white, "What shall we do with the letter from that great cultivator?"
"If you trust me, dear friend, hand the letter to me; after I find Yun Jiezi, I will make sure to pass it on."
Fang Xi drank a cup of Green Bamboo Wine, then suddenly smiled and offered.
"In that case... thank you very much for your kindness."
Feng Bingxian bowed solemnly, inwardly relieved and grateful to have passed on this hot potato.
Should the Death Demon Palace seek accountability in the future, they would turn to the Dragon Fish Island Master, not her.
Naturally, Feng Bingxian was only too eager for this outcome. Promptly, she respectfully offered a black box with both hands, "I also ask you, Island Master, to extend my regards to the Supreme Elder when you see him, and tell him that all of us from the Profound Ice Palace have been longing for his visit for a long time..."
...
Late at night.
Evergreen Hall, in the closed-door cultivation room.
With a flick of his sleeve, Fang Xi called forth that black box onto the table.
He smiled lightly, a Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light flew out, neatly slicing the upper layer of the box to reveal a jade slip inside.
’Wonder what this Demon Lord has to say, but in order to resolve the ’Resented Spirit Trace,’ I need to make a visit anyway...’
The previous transaction had clearly stated that only when Yun Jiezi actually joined the battle would Demon Lord Tian Du teach him the method to lift the curse.
After all, with the whimsical nature of Yuan Ying True Monarchs, if he really gave him the solution beforehand, Fang Xi could simply walk away, leaving Tian Du with no choice but to bite the bullet!
For such beings, any oath or constraint could be circumvented at a certain cost.
Even such oaths as to the Heavenly Path or Heart Demons... in truth, most Nascent Soul old monsters linger in the early stages of Yuan Ying for their entire lives, with no hope of advancing to the mid-stage, and therefore don’t take such oaths seriously...
Fang Xi’s sliver of Divine Thought entered the jade slip.
Before long, various messages surfaced:
"Is the Sky Pillar Alliance from Feng Country really that incompetent? To have an important position taken away as soon as the battle starts... now they’ve lost most of their territory and are only stubbornly holding on under the leadership of Tian Xingzi, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator..."
"The situation in Jiang Country is slightly better, but not by much. The Heavenly Phoenix Clan has taken control of several important Spiritual Veins and is preparing to set up a ’Conversion Array’..."