Chapter 511: Chapter 509 Huang Quan (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
In the sky, dense Fire Attribute spiritual energy gathered, condensing into streams of crimson Fire Formation power, like patches of red clouds, flying towards the direction of the Valley God Secret Realm.
"Drawing upon Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power... a Transcendent God cultivator has arrived."
Seeing this, Fang Xi couldn’t help but sigh.
Transcendent God cultivators could draw upon Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power, causing large-scale celestial phenomena.
It seems that the anomaly at the Valley God Secret Realm has finally caught the attention of a Transcendent God cultivator.
"Well, this mess has to be cleaned up by someone... But to draw upon Heavenly and Earthly Fire Attribute power? It looks like it should be a Transcendent God who specializes in Fire Attribute cultivation techniques... The probability of them belonging to the Sacred Fire Sect is even higher. This sect indeed has Transcendent God cultivators stationed here, too formidable to provoke... I should slip away."
Fang Xi gathered his puppets and gu insects, transforming into an extremely faint Escape Light, which was barely visible as a thin line, and discreetly left the desert...
At the same time Fang Xi took off.
Outside the Valley God Secret Realm.
A huge Spirit Boat of the Sacred Fire Sect had crashed onto a sand dune, with only half of it visible outside, still burning fiercely.
"Valley God!"
"Valley God!"
One after another, disciples of the Sacred Fire Sect dressed in white robes, with flame patterns on their backs, fervently shouted, their bodies sprouting Monster Clan scales, sharp claws, feathers...
They had all been transformed into demons!
And cultivators transformed into demons not only had their Magic Power and Divine Skills increased by a notch but also no longer recognized kin, slaughtering on sight, bringing great chaos to the Sacred Fire Sect.
A Nascent Soul late-stage cultivator of the Sacred Fire Sect was currently holding a crimson wooden staff, standing in front of the entrance to the Secret Realm, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
Within the brown pillar of heaven, a green face appeared, incessantly calling out the name ’Valley God’.
Around the giant face, countless dark green Demon Qi, like Flood Dragons, were trying to break out of the Secret Realm, only to be sealed by this senior cultivator with Prohibitions.
Even so, the pressure on him was immense. Occasionally, a strand of Demon Qi would leak out, demonizing Sacred Fire Sect disciples, who then madly attacked the surrounding cultivators...
"Heaven Capital Fierce Fire Array, activate!"
On the ground, the remaining Sacred Fire Sect disciples held red Array Flags, arranging a Great Array, cooperating with the senior cultivator to seal the entrance of the Secret Realm.
Many cultivators were cursing the Individual Cultivators who had entered the Secret Realm, who must have been ignorant and reckless to have let loose a Valley God Demon Lord who was a Transcendent God!
"The Valley God is not dead, this is called the profound mystery!"
The giant face let out a roar.
A wave of invisible ripples spread out.
The Heaven Capital Fierce Fire Array suddenly trembled, then countless lights burst apart, causing many disciples to spit out blood.
The senior cultivator was shocked to find that, unbeknownst to him, his wooden staff had developed a crack!
"Sigh... This generation of disciples just isn’t up to snuff."
An elderly sigh sounded, as countless crimson light poured in from all around, turning into streams of Fire Formation Divine Light, thoroughly sealing off the entrance to the Secret Realm.
The Sacred Fire Sect’s senior cultivator sighed with relief, only to see a seemingly unremarkable little old man walking on air towards him, his face revealing joy: "Ancestor Huo... Thank goodness you’ve finally come!"
"This Valley God Secret Realm, originally sealed with a Monster Clan Transcendent God at the mid-stage, named ’Valley God’..."
Ancestor Huo shook his head as he spoke: "This Valley God Demon Lord, I do not know what kind of monster beast it is, but it has an incredibly long lifespan, and it has awakened the Divine Skill of ’Immortal Body’, making it nearly impossible to kill, so it was sealed here by ancient cultivators..."
"What should be done then?"
The Sacred Fire Sect’s senior cultivator no longer had his previous arrogance and was reverently like a novice disciple just stepping into the Cultivation World in front of Ancestor Huo.
"Heh heh... The methods of the ancient cultivators, how could you understand? This Valley God Secret Realm has its own universe, capable of continuously extracting the essence of the Valley God Demon Lord, transforming it into various rare gu insects... This act is like cutting flesh with a dull knife, and secretly using an Array to wear down its Origin Soul. After tens of thousands of years, this demon’s intelligence has become dull, and its cultivation has also dropped to around the early stage of Transcendent God... With the added suppression from the Mortal World, any human Transcendent God cultivator at the early stage, with some cost, could kill it..."
Ancestor Huo spoke leisurely.
"I see... So today, Ancestor, you’re going to display God’s Prestige and slay this demon." The senior cultivator of the Sacred Fire Sect said joyfully, only to receive a rap on the forehead.
"With my lifespan running out, every action I take causes a backlash of Spiritual Power, how could I waste my Primordial Energy here?"
Ancestor Huo glared with an annoyed tussle of his beard and threw out a scroll: "This contains a fifth-tier Array, you go back and summon the Array Masters. Also, notify all the major sects to contribute personnel and resources to set up this ’Absolute Heaven Array’ outside the Secret Realm, which at least can seal this Valley God Demon Lord for another thousand years!"
The Sacred Fire Sect’s senior cultivator was stunned, then asked, "And after a thousand years?"
"That will be for you juniors to handle." Ancestor Huo glared: "Who knows, in a few hundred years, the demon’s lifespan might just come to its limit!"
...
Three Immortal Mountain.
Fang Xi, maneuvering his Escape Light, saw the three peaks that resembled a pen holder once again, and felt a surge of excitement.
He let out a long howl, a token appearing in his hand.
The Mountain Protecting Array of the Three Immortals Sect opened directly, allowing him to descend upon Qingxu Peak.
"This time going out, the harvest has been quite plentiful; I can prepare to Sacrificially Refine the Divine Infant Sword and the Heterodox Nascent Soul."
Fang Xi’s face showed a trace of satisfaction as he returned to his cave dwelling, where his first priority, of course, was to rest well.
Although there were no attentive maidservants here, there was an ample supply of fine wines and delicacies, which sufficed for amusement.
Three months later.
Fang Xi was drinking wine under the Peach Blossom Tree when his eyebrows suddenly twitched, "This person actually came in person?"
He casually grabbed an Array Flag and waved it lightly; the Array opened a passage, allowing an Escape Light to fly in and land in front of him—it was none other than Lord Yunzhu!
The man in front of him now appeared even more aged, clearly nearer to his ultimate limit.
"Lord Yunzhu."
Fang Xi nodded in greeting and poured another mouthful of Spirit Wine into his mouth.
"Sir enjoys a leisurely life, and I must shamelessly ask for a sip of your Water Wine," Lord Yunzhu said with a smile and a cupped fist salute.
"Sir need not be so polite, this wine is my own ’Green Bamboo Wine’, merely third-tier, and has no special effects for those like us."
Fang Xi handed over a wine gourd without further ado.
He had originally concocted the Green Bamboo Wine himself; it was only a first-tier wine, or rather, nothing extraordinary.
Later, after Ruan Xingling improved it, it reached the second-tier level.
Since becoming the Island Master of Jade Island, Fang Xi had ordered some subordinates to research brewing techniques, and he eventually elevated the Green Bamboo Wine to the third-tier level. Then, he brewed a batch and kept it in his Storage Ring, taking it out from time to time for his drinking pleasure.
"Tsk, tsk..."
Lord Yunzhu uncorked the gourd and took a sip of the Green Bamboo Wine. He couldn’t help but click his tongue twice, "This wine ... has a uniquely bitter taste; could it be there’s a story behind it?"
"Not particularly; the wine is of my own creation, made to remember the hardships I faced when my cultivation was low. Thus, it’s somewhat bitter...," Fang Xi said with a faint smile. He chatted idly with Lord Yunzhu, steering the topic toward recent events in the Cultivation World.
Lord Yunzhu harbored no suspicions, and he took the initiative to talk about the matters of the Valley God Secret Realm: "...In this Valley God Secret Realm, there’s a Transformed Great Demon of Transcendent God sealed within. Transformed demons have a life span far exceeding that of cultivators, one can only wonder how long the lifespan of monster clan venerables could be, truly enviable..."
Only in one’s old age does one truly appreciate the value of life.
Fang Xi seemed thoughtful. "What happened with the Secret Realm afterward?"
"It’s said that many high-ranked cultivators fell during this opening of the Valley God Secret Realm... Later, an Ancestor from the Sacred Fire Sect intervened, just barely resealing the Transcendent God Demon Lord, and also demanded assistance from us in establishing a Great Array outside the Secret Realm."
All this was public information, which Lord Yunzhu naturally shared, and the intelligence capabilities of a Nascent Soul sect obviously surpassed what Fang Xi could find out on his own.
Lord Yunzhu also sipped more Green Bamboo Wine and sighed, "Rumors suggest that even Nascent Soul cultivators perished within the Secret Realm this time. Even Master Golden Light of Tianwei City was seriously injured, his cultivation body destroyed, and only his Nascent Soul escaped..."
"That significant cultivator?"
Fang Xi was genuinely surprised since he hadn’t seen Master Golden Light face to face and was unaware that he, too, had entered the Valley God Secret Realm.
"Indeed, significant cultivators are like the pins stabilizing the seas. Now that Master Golden Light’s cultivation body has suffered damage, and he must go into seclusion to recuperate—at a time when the pathways to the Higher Realm have become stable—it’s quite likely that the situation in Tianwei City will change..." Lord Yunzhu murmured.
’No, there will certainly be changes, especially since I killed Master Biyu, the spy... He also belonged to the Five Elements Qilin Tribe and had the Spirit Treasure ’Devil-locking Tower’, that Purple Thunder Kirin is probably going to go mad!’ Fang Xi silently rebuked in his mind, yet he continued to engage Lord Yunzhu in conversation.
The elder was astute and knowledgeable about many secrets in the Western Desert, which indeed broadened Fang Xi’s horizons.
It wasn’t until the end that Lord Yunzhu beamed and got to the main point, "I hear that Sir has been collecting formidable Demon Fire; how did it go in Shao Yang City, was everything smooth?"
"It went fairly well..."
Fang Xi answered candidly.
"In that case, I wonder if Sir would still need Demon Fire?" Lord Yunzhu suddenly appeared somewhat impatient.
"That... naturally, I do." The more Demon Fire one had for the Demon Fire Refined Infant technique, the better, and Fang Xi was all for having as much as possible.
"That’s good to know. I recently sent disciples to the Yellow Spring Rift, and after much hardship, we finally collected a fire source; Sir, please take a look..."
Lord Yunzhu smiled genially and with a wave of his hand, an odd bone basin appeared.
This basin seemed to be made from the skull of a monster beast. It was bone-white all over, yet inside burned a bright yellow flame.
Despite the high temperature of the flame, it eerily contained a chill that made one shudder unwittingly.
"Ghost Fire of Yellow Spring?!"
Fang Xi’s eyes narrowed slightly, recognizing the name of the flame.
"This flame, I present it to Sir," Lord Yunzhu said earnestly, pushing the bone basin towards Fang Xi.
"Such a flame, coveted by any cultivator practicing Fire Attribute techniques, is rather too much to give away..."
Fang Xi pondered for a moment and shook his head. "I have several Spirit Treasures here and some elixirs that greatly benefit Nascent Soul cultivation..."
But Lord Yunzhu shook his head slowly, performing a solemn bow, "Please accept it, Sir..."