Chapter 569: Chapter 567 Ling Shu Infant Condensing (Additional updates request for subscription!)_1
"Void Divine Power... Devil-locking Tower?"
Ancestor Huo looked at the greyish-white small tower above Fang Xi’s head, and a trace of covetousness flickered in his eyes.
He recognized the Devil-locking Tower and knew that the one in Fang Xi’s hands was definitely a top-tier item among the fourth rank, which with a bit of nurturing, had great potential for ascending to the fifth rank in the future.
Moreover, this treasure could assist in traversing the Void, exactly what someone like him, who was preparing to ascend from the Ascension Platform as a Transcendent God cultivator, urgently needed.
Just at that moment, Ancestor Huo felt countless disturbances in the Void, actually penetrating his protective spiritual shield.
Tiny ’Invisible Needles,’ seeming to ignore his armor, were about to enter directly into his meridians and dantian.
"Heh heh... not a bad little trick."
In an instant, the flames burning on Ancestor Huo’s hair and beard suddenly expanded, and his entire being appeared to transform into a being of fire.
Since he no longer had a body of flesh and blood, naturally there was no room for the Invisible Needles to work.
"Fire Spirit Body?"
Fang Xi’s eyes narrowed as he identified this type of spirit body, which was a perfect match for cultivators who practiced Fire Attribute cultivation methods.
To advance to Transcendent God in an environment where Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi was scarce, he must possess extremely terrifying talent and opportunities!
Roar roar!
As he pondered, a roaring suddenly came from behind him.
It was a massive two-headed flame hound that seemed to appear behind him in an instant, opening its two vast maws, and biting down fiercely!
Fang Xi brought his fingers together into a fist.
Bang!
The head of one flame hound instantly burst apart, while the other head let out a mournful scream, its huge body exploding, transforming into numerous fire ants that clung to Fang Xi’s protective spiritual light.
The layer of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light was broken in an instant, revealing the ’Three Holy Beast Armor’!
Ao!
A fifth-rank Profound Turtle emerged on the three-colored armor’s protective heart mirror, swinging its head and tail as it roared skyward.
A thick earthy yellow light spread out from the Three Holy Beast Armor, instantly dispersing the fire ants.
Fang Xi roared, transforming into a tri-color stream of light, and charged toward Ancestor Huo, who had completely become a fire entity, throwing a punch.
Bang!
The Void seemed to compress, turning into a howling cannonball, piercing through Ancestor Huo’s body of flames with one punch!
Fire Spiritual Power surged from all around, and Ancestor Huo, who had used the ’Fire Spirit Body,’ suffered only slight injury to his body before swiftly regenerating.
Seeing this, Fang Xi stuffed another ’Returning Profound Pill’ into his mouth...
...
No one knew how much time had passed.
A whip of Fire Formation Divine Light turned into a flaming lash, brutally striking Fang Xi’s shoulder.
The shoulder armor, which could swallow a Flood Dragon, showed fine cracks.
He stood fearless, holding the ’Devil-locking Tower’ in his right hand, which carried threads of silver light, and smashed it onto Ancestor Huo’s body across from him.
The two separated upon contact, each with slightly uneven breath.
Below the dueling pair, the vast yellow sand desert had already transformed into a volcanic purgatory with flowing magma!
"To have fought with this old man to such an extent... Qing Hezi, you can indeed be proud."
Ancestor Huo sneered, "You’ve forced this old man to use several mighty Divine Skills in succession. With the backlash against my spiritual power, my lifespan has been shortened, and today you are bound to die without question!"
In his heart, he actually admired Fang Xi somewhat. To be able to duel until now with his body of Nascent Soul against a Transcendent God like him, was truly astonishing and brilliant.
The more this was the case, the less Ancestor Huo dared to let Fang Xi return alive.
Moreover... now that both sides had played their ace cards, Ancestor Huo felt he held the advantage!
"This time... I’ve indeed suffered some damage to my Primordial Energy; once I return, I must heal properly."
Fang Xi clutched his shoulder, bearing a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, yet his eyes shone extremely bright: "The good show has yet to start!"
"What good show..."
Ancestor Huo was about to say something when suddenly his expression changed, and he clutched his dantian.
In an instant, he exited the ’Fire Spirit Body’ state, his face full of shock, "How could it be at this time? I had clearly suppressed it with a secret skill..."
"You were already injured before, even though it’s suppressed by secret skills, the hidden issues remain... Now, after fighting with me consecutively, your old injuries have relapsed," said Fang Xi with a laugh.
Actually, this should be attributed to the ’Deplete Luck Skills’ he used at the beginning.
He first stripped away a portion of Ancestor Huo’s fortune, then dragged out the battle, finally waiting for this opportunity to turn the tables!
"Die!"
Fang Xi snorted coldly, and strands of crystalline threads shot out from between his eyebrows.
At the same time, he fiercely pounded his chest.
Cheep cheep!
A Heavenly Phoenix, a Crocodile, and a Profound Turtle phantoms emerged, looking almost as solid in mid-air, fiercely pouncing toward Ancestor Huo.
"Ugh!"
Ancestor Huo barely managed to activate his Divine Consciousness defense secret skill, resisting Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness attack, while his ’Wind Fire Wheel’ was smashed toward the Heavenly Phoenix.
After a series of brittle sounds, he stared in astonishment at his Wind Fire Wheel, which was already riddled with cracks, and suddenly shattered, dissolving into countless black specks of light...
Feeling the increasingly serious injuries within his body, Ancestor Huo was overtaken by a hint of regret: ’Had I known it would come to this... I should’ve brought the ’Three Yang Holy Fire’ with me...’
If he had brought this flame, not only would his flame-based Divine Skills have increased in power, but he could also have used another secret skill to forcibly suppress his current injuries.
’Could it be... today I really have to let this young man go?’
A thought emerged in Ancestor Huo’s mind.
But the very next moment, he sensed something was amiss: "A demon trying to disturb my Dao heart?"
This occurred as Fang Xi launched an attack, simultaneously activating the "Sky Demon Chant," which stirred up Ancestor Huo’s emotions.
Of course, for a prepared Transcendent God cultivator, this was essentially useless.
But if it could divert a fraction of his attention, that was quite good.
Because that was when Fang Xi truly unleashed his trump card.
Swoosh!
Behind Ancestor Huo, a figure with a Heterodox Nascent Soul emerged amidst flashes of silver light.
He opened his mouth and exhaled, and six streams of Demon Flames surged forth, while the sword in the Divine Infant’s hand grew immensely large, its blade marked with streaks of blood, and he viciously slashed downward!
Spurt!
The aura of Demon Evil overflowed, and beneath the dome of the sky, a tremendously mighty Sword Qi issued from the Divine Infant appeared, countless red lines piercing through, utterly sealing the Void.
Whoosh whoosh!
The Sword Qi swept across, puncturing Ancestor Huo’s protective fire shield full of holes, and then slashing towards his head!
Splat!
On the ground of molten lava, a Sword Qi stretched for miles, numerous Void Cracks emerging.
After the Void Cracks healed, with a flash of firelight, a slightly smaller ’fire person’ appeared, vaguely resembling Ancestor Huo, and with extreme apprehension, glanced at the Heterodox Nascent Soul, then pinched out a Magic Spell and in an instant, transformed into a streak of flying fire, shooting backwards!
...
"He actually managed to escape this sword by using a Secret Skill?"
Fang Xi’s face was pale as he muttered, "Truly worthy of a Transcendent God Ancestor..."
He had calculated every aspect, the opponent was not in perfect condition, and had been depleted of a stream of fortune, fighting to almost mutual destruction, before he launched his trump card and had the Heterodox Nascent Soul take action.
Unexpectedly, in the end, he still failed to capture the opponent.
"Well then... originally, in my calculations, this sword only had a ten percent chance of taking his life... Heh heh, Sacred Fire Sect, Ancestor Huo, I have noted this grudge."
Fang Xi muttered to himself, his expression quickly changing as he swiftly had the Heterodox Nascent Soul carry him away, while swallowing bottles of healing pills.
Earlier in the great battle, he had been forced to use the ’Indestructible Body of Yi Wood’ once, and now he could not use this Secret Skill again in such a short period.
Fortunately, the fundamental efficacy of the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ was still there, with streams of vitality ceaselessly nourishing, repairing his body.
After several hours had passed, he recovered about thirty to forty percent of his injuries.
Fang Xi made a decisive decision and immediately headed for the Quicksand Region with the Heterodox Nascent Soul, preparing to return to the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm.
’This hard-fought battle feels like it has greatly improved my spirit, and once back, I should be able to perfect the cultivation of the "Seven Emotions and Sorrows Script"...’
’At that time, directly break through to Transcendent God, and then find my way back to the fight!’
Fang Xi looked silently towards the west, determined.
...
Thick Soil City.
Fairy Ling Shu entered a teahouse, her face covered with a layer of veil.
"Fairy Ling Shu..."
Several Core Formation cultivators stood up, some with eagerness and admiration in their eyes.
Fairy Ling Shu gracefully returned their greetings and sat down, her voice like a clear spring: "I offer my respects to my fellow cultivators. Might there be any news or interesting happenings in the Cultivation World recently?"
She had wandered the Western Desert Cultivation World and indeed found some opportunities, finally taking the step to condense her Nascent Soul.
After that, as per Fang Xi’s instructions, she came to Thick Soil City to wait.
Because her Nascent Soul status was too conspicuous, she usually traveled and made friends in her Core Formation identity.
But because of her extraordinary demeanor, she still had quite a few admirers and supporters.
"Speaking of recent major events in the Cultivation World, naturally, it would be the upheaval at the ’Sacred Fire Festival’ of the Sacred Fire Sect..."
A Core Formation cultivator remarked with emotion, "It’s said that the insider details are shrouded in secrecy. We don’t know much, but Prime Taoist Huangtu might know a thing or two..."
The cultivators immediately turned their gazes to a man in a yellow robe with a simple and honest face.
"Heh heh... Mr. He flatters me. I’ve only managed to use my Sect’s connections to hear the latest news..."
Prime Taoist Huangtu waved his hand, his expression suddenly becoming grave: "However, with the Sacred Fire Sect’s plethora of experts, including Transcendent God cultivators, the fact that the perpetrator of the disturbance has not been caught yet, don’t you all find it strange? Such an evil character of extraordinary caliber – we should all pray we never encounter them. Otherwise..."
The many cultivators remained silent for a time, their eyes also filled with fervor.
"Prime Taoist Huangtu, might you have detailed intelligence? Fairy Ling Shu is quite curious..." Fairy Ling Shu suddenly interjected.
"Naturally." A look of infatuation flashed over Prime Taoist Huangtu’s face as he handed a yellow jade slip to Fairy Ling Shu.
Fairy Ling Shu scanned the jade slip with her Divine Consciousness, her expression unchanged, yet her heart seemed to be struck by stormy waves.
Although she did not recognize the individual described in the jade slip, the several cultivation techniques and Divine Skills mentioned, as well as the puppet skill, all seemed so familiar to someone? Furthermore, the self-proclaimed ’Qing Hezi’ could explain everything.
’I wonder where the Island Master is right now?’
A feeling of powerlessness surged through Fairy Ling Shu’s heart.
Even as someone who had reached the early stage of Nascent Soul, she was still nothing compared to the behemoth that was the Sacred Fire Sect.
...
After the tea party ended, Fairy Ling Shu stepped outside the teahouse, when a Divine Consciousness Transmission suddenly emerged next to her ear: "Follow me!"
She looked at a strange man ahead, but felt that the Divine Consciousness was incredibly familiar: "You are..."
The Heterodox Nascent Soul, with a cold face, entered an alleyway.
As soon as Fairy Ling Shu followed, a Prohibition emerged instantaneously.
"It’s me!"
The Heterodox Nascent Soul turned around indifferently: "Do you plan on settling in the Western Desert for good, or are you returning to the Southern Wilderness?"