Chapter 539: Chapter 537 Return (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1
"Master Mu?!"
A Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator exclaimed, "You’re the one wanted by the Monster Clan’s Elder Zi, the one who killed the cultivators of the Five Elements Qilin Tribe?!"
Lord Sihuang instantly recalled Fang Xi’s identity, but sensing the opponent’s genuine and formidable cultivation level, he still took the lead in offering a salute. "I’ve seen Master Mu..."
"Is that in your hand the Breaking Array Bead?"
Fang Xi suddenly smiled. "Interesting!"
In his voice, he included the attack power of the ’Sky Demon Chant’ Divine Consciousness.
In an instant, whether it was Lord Sihuang or the two Nascent Soul early-stage cultivators, and even Lord Black Sand and numerous Core Formation disciples inside the array, they all felt dizzy and briefly stupefied.
By the time Lord Sihuang recovered his senses, the Breaking Array Bead that had been in his hand had already arrived in Fang Xi’s palm.
"Indeed, it’s a Monster Clan skill..."
Fang Xi fondled it with great interest, "Although this one isn’t as good as the one I’ve seen before, it’s still a fine piece. It should be able to suppress about fifty percent of the power of an ordinary fourth-rank mid-grade array for the duration of two incense sticks... If its power is concentrated at one point, it can break through a fourth-rank high-grade formation, creating an escape path..."
"This..."
Lord Sihuang looked towards his four Wild Beasts, only to find them tucking their tails between their legs, which made him even more enraged.
The other two Nascent Soul cultivators each flew out a spirit treasure, defensively protecting themselves with extreme vigilance.
The scene that had just unfolded was too horrifying; if this grand cultivator had taken action, the momentary loss of consciousness would have been enough for them to die a dozen times over!
"Your Divine Consciousness, I’m afraid, is already stronger than that of a perfectly cultivated Nascent Soul, and you’re only a step away from a Transcendent God cultivator capable of ’Divine Thought Materialisation’, right?"
Lord Sihuang stopped his two junior brothers’ movements and chuckled bitterly, "If you truly wanted to act against us, we would have already died without a place for our corpses... I swear on my life, in the name of Eight Desolate Sect, that during my lifetime, we will definitely not invade the Quicksand Region one step!"
After saying this, he turned to look at Lord Black Sand.
But Lord Black Sand slowly shook his head, "To make me believe, you’ll have to use the ’Blood Soul Book Pact’!"
"The Blood Soul Book Pact?"
Fang Xi heard this and his eyes lit up, not expecting that Lord Sihuang had so many good things on him.
This document was crafted using several secret techniques that communicate with the Demon Realm; only Nascent Soul late-stage old demons with profound cultivation likely had the capability to create it. Its function was simple - it was a binding contract between two parties. If violated, the backlash force was enough to cause a Nascent Soul early-stage to fall, and a Nascent Soul mid-stage to be severely injured!
’But it’s not so effective against Nascent Soul late-stage... I know several secret techniques that can directly ignore the backlash.’
Under Fang Xi’s expectant gaze, Lord Sihuang had no choice but to reluctantly take out a paper document. The page was full of blood red with a pitch-black handprint at the very top.
To Fang Xi’s surprise, the handprint even had seven fingers!
’Could it be from the Sky-crazy Battle Demon clan of the Demon Realm?’
Though Fang Xi found it somewhat strange, his face remained expressionless. "This Blood Soul Book Pact, may I take a look, my friend?"
Lord Sihuang watched as the Breaking Array Bead was directly taken into Fang Xi’s Storage Ring, feeling as though his heart was bleeding. Why did he have to attack the Yellow Sand Sect today? Truly an unlucky day... Should he have learned the Skills of Divination? But that skill required a special physique to even begin...
Even though he was extremely reluctant to let go, Lord Sihuang still chose to cut his losses.
Fang Xi took the Blood Soul Book Pact, verified its authenticity, and then said to Lord Black Sand, "Under this pact, I want to add a clause. You two will answer my questions truthfully today and promise to keep the information confidential."
Lord Black Sand’s face twitched, knowing that Master Mu wouldn’t come to find him for no reason.
However, with the situation as it was, he immediately nodded his agreement.
If it hadn’t been for Master Mu, the Yellow Sand Sect might have suffered greatly today. Compared to that, answering a few questions was nothing.
Watching the two Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivators leave their essence blood information on the Blood Soul Book Pact, the document spontaneously burned, and in the void, dark auras flashed, sending two fine black threads into the two people’s bodies. Fang Xi nodded slightly and spoke, "My two friends... let’s find another place to talk."
Lord Black Sand and Lord Sihuang naturally had no objections and followed Fang Xi, flying hundreds of miles to a clearing.
Lord Black Sand even considerately crafted tables and chairs out of Black Marsh Mysterious Sand.
Fang Xi sat on the pitch-black stone stool, feeling it was still slightly inferior to Unfettered Duke’s Heavenly Dome Sea of Clouds Skills.
But at this moment, he wasn’t too concerned with such details and asked, "I have been in seclusion, cultivating to break through, and I’m unaware of how the Monster Clan’s descent went recently. Has the human race suffered heavy losses?"
Lord Black Sand originally thought Fang Xi would ask about some secrets, but upon hearing this type of information, he immediately let out a long sigh of relief. "The descent has already ended sixty years ago. Our human race is doing fairly well. Ancestor Huo clashed with a Transcendent God Kylin from the Monster Clan several times... which preoccupied them from dealing with us, so only some monster beasts managed to escape during the breach of the Great Array, adding some unique monster beast resources to the Western Desert... As for some Nascent Soul forces, due to the death and injuries among Yuan Ying True Monarchs, there have been many changes..."
"I see..." Fang Xi asked for the names of the major shifting powers, finding the Black Dragon Sect at the forefront, followed by other general Nascent Soul forces like the Ten Thousand Poison Sect...
Among these forces, he didn’t hear the name of the Three Immortals Sect, which made him start to wonder.
’It looks like... Lord Yunzhu has not yet undergone Sitting and Transforming, so I can still use my identity as Lord Tiankui for a bit longer...’
"Besides that... how about the Cultivation Worlds in the Eastern Sea and the North Border?"
Fang Xi’s eyes glittered.
He was now venturing out to experience the world as part of his Mortal World Refining Heart, and indeed wanted to travel and see more.
The Cultivation World of the Eastern Sea and the Northern Border sound quite intriguing, certainly worth a visit!
"Sir, do you know the way to get to these two major Cultivation Worlds?"
Fang Xi asked with a smile.
Lord Black Sand was at a loss for words for a moment.
However, Lord Sihuang from the side took over the conversation, "The Western Desert is far from the Eastern Sea and the Northern Border, with many dangers along the way, one can only travel through ancient teleportation arrays... And such arrays are controlled by the Sacred Fire Sect. It is rumored that the Sacred Fire Sect also has teleportation arrays that lead to the Central Region and the South Wilderness, but they have been unusable for a long time... If one has a clean background, a guarantor, and pays a large amount of Spirit Stones, I presume they should be able to use it once."
"Very good... Besides that, do you know where one might find ’Infant Transformation Pills’ for sale recently?"
Fang Xi posed another question.
"That... Infant Transformation Pills are incredibly miraculous, and the Spirit Medicines needed are extremely rare. Even if several major Nascent Soul Sects joined hands, it might take them one or two hundred years to gather enough materials for one batch. Every refinement is a significant event in the world of alchemy... It’s basically impossible for such pills to be auctioned."
Lord Black Sand shook his head.
"Ah, that is somewhat regrettable."
After asking a few more questions, Fang Xi couldn’t help but laugh and cup his hands, "My questions are all resolved, thank you both. The mountains are high and the roads long, so I shall take my leave now."
He didn’t give Lord Black Sand the chance to detain him, and immediately transformed into a streak of cyan rainbow, flashing a few times before vanishing into the sky...
Only Lord Black Sand and Lord Sihuang were left looking at each other where they stood.
Just as Lord Black Sand was secretly on guard against Lord Sihuang, he saw him smile amicably as he cupped his hands, "Black Sand, I’ve offended you quite a bit in the past... I didn’t expect you to actually have a friendship with such a great cultivator."
For Nascent Soul elders like them who had experienced hundreds of years of vicissitudes, they had seen all kinds of things. The transformation between friends and foes in an instant was as simple to them as eating and drinking.
"I dare not claim as much..."
Recalling his past interactions with Master Mu, Lord Black Sand could only give a wry smile...
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’Ancestor Huo and that fifth-rank fire Kylin both injured?’
While fleeing, Fang Xi thought of the news Lord Black Sand had just revealed, feeling slightly excited: "This fire Kylin might have left some Kylin blood behind... If I could obtain some, my fifth-rank ’Heavenly Phoenix Qilin Armor’ might see some progress..."
"The Eastern Sea and the Northern Border might also yield some gains... Perhaps, I might even be able to collect the ’Four Holy Beasts Armor’! This Secret Skill boasts a lofty reputation, claiming to weaken the Heaven Tribulation, so it should be quite exceptional..."
Having personally experienced the might of the ’Thousands Demon Armor’ Secret Skill, Fang Xi naturally set his heart on obtaining it.
"And the ancient teleportation array... Should I revive the ’Lord Tiankui’ identity and have the Three Immortals Sect vouch for me?"
"Forget it, it would be too troublesome. The commotion caused by Lord Tiankui’s advancement to the later stage might be too big to hide... Better to start a new identity; with extra expenditure on Spirit Stone Resources, there shouldn’t be much of a problem."
Now, his Escape Light was exceptional, turning cyan and almost imperceptible after concealing it, making it difficult for ordinary cultivators to detect.
Soon after, he arrived within the vicinity of Three Immortal Mountain.
"Hmm?"
With a sweep of his Divine Consciousness, Fang Xi noticed that Lord Yunzhu’s aura had indeed broken through to the mid-stage. Considering there was a good chance that another Three Immortals Sect cultivator might condense a Nascent Soul, he nodded in approval. The ’Phoenix Origin Pill’ had not been in vain.
...
Shao Yang City.
Fang Xi, disguising as an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, descended from his Escape Light from a distance.
This city was also under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Fire Sect, where a Nascent Soul cultivator was stationed daily.
He planned to first probe for news about the ancient teleportation array before making his next move.
After entering the bustling Shao Yang City, Fang Xi casually strolled around and noticed that the prices had undergone changes.
The prices of magical tools and talismans had returned to normal, even dropping slightly.
However, the prices of monster beasts’ materials had rebounded, probably because the beast tide had ceased for decades.
’Hmm?’
At that moment, Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness picked up on a scene that made his expression change subtly.
At the city gate, a Nascent Soul True Monarch had descended, his hand holding a fiery red rope, with several Core Formation cultivators bound behind him.
To Fang Xi’s surprise, Among this group, there were quite a few familiar faces!
This Nascent Soul True Monarch was ’Jue Yanzi’ from the Sacred Fire Sect, who had previously traded two ’Three Yang Sub-fires’ for the ’Infant Condensing Three Treasures’ from him, a peak Core Formation cultivator.
Given his character and aptitude... plus the Infant Condensing Three Treasures, it was reasonable for him to have condensed a Nascent Soul.
And among those bound by the rope and seemingly stripped of their magic power, the leading female cultivator was, shockingly, ’Lady Snake’!
’Could it be... it’s because of that Treasure Map?’
That was all Fang Xi could guess.