Chapter 630: Chapter 627: Cooperation (Extra Update Request for Monthly Ticket)_1
The Dragon Controlling Sect was known for its Beast-controlling Skills.
However, highly cultivated Flood Dragons are mostly proud by nature and unwilling to be driven by humans.
The key to controlling the old Returning to Emptiness dragon lay in the hereditary Prohibition Order Token!
With its original strength of the early stages of Returning to Emptiness, the only one probable to control such prohibitions as the Blood Soul Order Token would be Lord Nine Dragons, the Perfect Transcendent God.
Therefore, with this person’s death, the old Returning to Emptiness dragon might rebel!
"Following the best plan, if we could seize the Blood Soul Order Token, this old dragon might still be an asset to the Mo Sect... What the Mo Sect truly needs to break through are just the Ten Thousand Dragon Ancestral Grand Array and the obstruction of a handful of Transcendent Gods..."
"Even if another person is in possession of the Blood Soul Order Token, with the strength and trump cards of the Ink-Silver Flood Dragon, it could actually fight a battle with the early-stage Returning to Emptiness Flood Dragon..."
"What was unexpected was... the one undergoing the tribulation was that Returning to Emptiness Flood Dragon, and after its promotion to mid-stage Returning to Emptiness, its strength greatly increased! Even if the Ink-Silver Flood Dragon fought desperately, it could only barely restrain it for a few moves..."
"Moreover, before the great battle, a mysterious force approached, revealed Returning to Emptiness level cultivation, and promised to intervene... Yet, upon witnessing the old dragon’s successful tribulation, they turned tail and only helped a little during the final escape... Otherwise, those Transcendent God cultivators really wouldn’t have been able to escape!"
"Hmm? This person actually has the spirit of the ’Mixed Origin Heavenly Umbrella’ in his possession, and there’s also a portion of Transcendent God Spiritual Paste, many True Blood Pills, and millennium Spirit Medicines in his Storage Bag? Send them to me later through the heterodox incarnation... With this spirit in hand, we’ll have half of the treasure of Returning to Emptiness..."
"Wait, how did this treasure of Returning to Emptiness come about?"
Fang Xi fell into deep thought, then took out a bottle of pills that aid Divine Consciousness from his Storage Ring and swallowed them directly.
He decided to start a closed-door cultivation to recover his Divine Consciousness and then proceed with soul-searching multiple times, striving to extract all of Lord Hei Miao’s secrets!
...
A few months later.
Fang Xi’s eyes were tightly shut as strands of demonic consciousness drilled into the Sea of Consciousness within the Nascent Soul in his hands.
Suddenly, his face changed dramatically as he opened his eyes and formed a spell with his hands.
Numerous Silver Lights flickered atop the surrounding Array Flags, forming a thick layer of light shield that enveloped the Nascent Soul within.
Lord Hei Miao’s Nascent Soul suddenly opened its eyes, screamed miserably, and was then turned to ash by a burst of silver flames!
Boom!
With the terrifying blaze bursting forth, the light shield became thinner and weaker, eventually starting to falter.
Seeing this, Fang Xi immediately formed another spell with both hands, sending strands of Magic Power into the light shield, finally causing the silver flames to die out slowly.
After doing all this, he wiped the corner of his mouth, which was showing a hint of crimson: "Such a powerful prohibition... The ’Immortal Spiritual Document,’ huh?"
During this period, he had been continuously trying to soul-search this person and garnered quite a harvest!
In addition to learning some secrets of the Black Water Sect, he also found out that this Lord Hei Miao was quite the main character, having discovered a Secret Realm within the Mysterious Dark Abyss while fleeing the destruction of his sect!
The entrance to that Secret Realm had an extremely powerful array prohibition, which he was unable to penetrate, but he found the remains of a cultivator and the damaged ’Mixed Origin Heavenly Umbrella’ nearby!
From various signs, it seemed very possible that the fallen cultivator was of the Returning to Emptiness realm!
"Then, this person got involved with the Mo Sect... The Mo Sect seemed to have been searching for this Secret Realm, had some understanding of it, but did not know the entrance... Therefore, they signed the Immortal Spiritual Document, made an agreement, and Lord Hei Miao swore not to leak the entrance information of the Secret Realm to anyone else..."
"As a result, when I touched upon it during the soul-search, it immediately triggered a backlash... Even I was slightly injured... The power of this Immortal Spiritual Document is truly inconceivable."
Fang Xi murmured to himself, developing a bit of interest in that Secret Realm.
Although Lord Hei Miao was already dead, the Mo Sect was still there!
"However, this Secret Realm is incredibly dangerous, with even a Returning to Emptiness cultivator dying at the entrance... Better not risk it."
"When the time comes for me to reach Returning to Emptiness or Integration, I’ll explore it then."
Fang Xi had always believed in taking things slowly and surely, especially when it came to the dangerous business of exploring Secret Realms and entering instances; he knew he must be fully prepared!
Like that Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm!
Knowing there were many good things inside, and even though his cultivation had reached mid-stage Transcendent God, Fang Xi still wanted to wait.
Not to mention Returning to Emptiness, at least wait until he was in the late stage of Transcendent God, right?
This state was nearing the limit of what the Lower Realm could accommodate, so there should be no problem even in the face of danger.
Since it wasn’t an urgent matter and he could still continue cultivation without the subsequent skills of ’Kuyong Skills,’ there was no need to rush.
As for the Secret Realm in the Mysterious Dark Abyss, it was even more so!
"Let it be, I’ll just lay low..."
"But I can’t keep those good items in the heterodox incarnation’s hands forever... "
Fang Xi couldn’t deal with the spirit of the ’Mixed Origin Heavenly Umbrella,’ but those True Blood Pills could certainly further enhance his cultivation.
There was also a portion of ’Transcendent God Spiritual Paste,’ which had an effect similar to the ’Condensation Infancy Pill’ in assisting the breakthrough into the Transcendent God realm; both were sought-after magical pills by countless full-circle Nascent Soul cultivators!
Whether he used it to nurture subordinates or to exchange it for rare treasures, it was much more valuable than any premium Spirit Stone...
A few months later.
Fang Xi’s injuries had fully recovered, and he had come to the Refining Chamber.
The walls of the Refining Chamber shone with the color of gold and iron, completely covered by light prohibitions of five-color Xia Light.
Out of the walls emerged ferocious dragon heads that connected to underground flame veins, which could utilize Earth Flames.
But now, chains of ice extended from the walls, trapping a pitch-black round shield in the middle.
This round shield was semi-transparent as if carved out of crystal, erupting with strong spiritual light, seemingly struggling and resentful...
"A fifth-grade Spirit Communicating Treasure – the Black Water Shield! Treasures with spirits really are the most troublesome!"
Fang Xi had taken a liking to the defensive capabilities of this shield and attempted to refine it.
However, it was originally the life-bound treasure of Lord Hei Miao, nurtured to the fifth stage, with its artifact spirit sharing a deep bond with its owner.
Now, facing the enemy who had killed Lord Hei Miao, it was utterly unyielding to the point of defiance.
"This is your last chance, if you refuse to submit, then I’ll simply erase your artifact spirit!"
Fang Xi snorted coldly.
He had no desire for a treasure he couldn’t control.
Even if erasing the artifact spirit would greatly diminish the power of this ’Black Water Shield’, making it a damaged Spirit Communicating Treasure, it was better than having the artifact spirit harbor resentment towards him at all times!
Sssss!
A myriad of runes flickered on the surface of the Black Water Shield, forming a pitch-black little snake.
This little snake even had a horn on its head and possessed a spiritual wisdom far surpassing that of ordinary artifact spirits, hissing at Fang Xi as it spat out its forked tongue.
Puff!
A black water arrow emerged, only to be shot down by a layer of five-color prohibition in midair, turning into a great deal of steam that dissipated...
"Truly a wild one that’s hard to tame..."
Fang Xi’s expression turned cold as he waved a token in his hand.
COUNTLESS CHAINS emerged once again, heavily restraining the shield.
Then, he cast a magic spell and from the dragon’s mouth, a high-temperature Earth Flame continuously spewed out, scorching the Black Water Shield.
A faint layer of light glowed on the surface of this round shield, but it was steadily weakening...
"Although I can’t say I’m an expert in talisman forging, I do know a thing or two about how to destroy an artifact spirit within a magic treasure..."
Fang Xi sneered, having already decided to directly eradicate the treasure’s spirit, even if it meant degrading its tier.
...
Months later.
The heterodox incarnation turned into a jet-black demon light, galloping through the Mysterious Dark Abyss.
"According to Lord Hei Miao’s memory, this should be the place, right?"
He arrived at Ghost Gate Reef and after searching around, found a reef that resembled a giant tortoise. A pearl the size of a fingertip appeared in his hand and with a flick of his finger, landed on the reef and burst open with a bang.
Based on Lord Hei Miao’s memory, this treasure was a ’Heart-Connected Pearl’. Once one of the pearls was damaged, the other would automatically start to react.
And according to the agreement with the Mo Sect, once they sensed the Heart-Connected Pearl breaking, they would come to this place in the Mysterious Dark Abyss to meet.
"The Mo Sect suffered greatly from that battle, losing several Transcendent God cultivators..."
"Mechanism City collapsed midway... most of the remaining disciples have decided to relocate out of the Dragon Controlling Sect’s area of control..."
"Only a few cultivators are left, but some of them still harbor unsuppressed ambitions... It seems this Secret Realm is truly important to them."
Fang Xi decided to make contact with the Mo Sect.
Of course, this was not to explore the Secret Realm, but for the Mo Sect’s puppet skill heritage.
Whether it was talisman forging blueprints similar to those of Mechanism City or fifth-stage puppet skills, Fang Xi was quite interested.
Besides...
The one dealing with the Mo Sect was ’Qing Hezi’, the heterodox incarnation who is as indifferent to threats as a dead pig is to boiling water.
And the true self of the Wang Family Ancestor naturally has an irreconcilable enmity with the Mo Sect.
If things were to be exposed, there would still be a way out.
Fang Xi arrived above the reef and sat down, beginning to quietly wait.
Days later.
The Black Water suddenly parted, and a figure with withered white hair and dressed in black robes emerged, revealing to be the Ink-Silver Flood Dragon!
"Sect Leader of the Mo Sect... you haven’t left yet?"
Fang Xi feigned surprise.
"I have been observing this area for a long time and confirmed there are no traps... But why is it Qing Hezi who has come, what about Hei Miao?"
The Ink-Silver Flood Dragon looked extremely frail, but its aura was still terrifying.
Fang Xi smiled slightly, "Naturally, he was killed by me, and I even searched his soul..."
The Ink-Silver Flood Dragon’s expression instantly turned very dangerous.
"I’ve come to see you today for cooperation... after all, I am the rightful half master of the Mysterious Dark Abyss..."
Fang Xi smiled mildly, "Regarding the entrance to that Secret Realm, though Lord Hei Miao did not reveal it, you should already have some guesses. Plus, with my human resources, even employing sea Mechanism Puppets... spending decades, we will eventually find it. Moreover, with my identity as the market lord, I can also provide cover for the Mo Sect."
"What do you want then?"
The Ink-Silver Flood Dragon was silent for a moment before asking back.
"Naturally, it’s the Mechanism Puppeteer Skills’ inheritance from the Mo Sect..." Fang Xi answered as if it was a matter of course.
Although the puppet skill of the Mo Sect might not be considered top-notch in the Earth Immortal Realm, it seemed to complement The Nine States well, allowing for strengths to be shared.
The Sect Leader of the Mo Sect sighed deeply, "If you are willing to provide help in our dire times, what more can I say?"