Chapter 638: Chapter 635 Immortal Jade (City Returning to Whose Leader’s Congratulations)
Fang Xi had long been aware that in the Earth Immortal Realm, cultivators below the Returning to Emptiness realm mostly used Spirit Stones for transactions.
Even Transcendent God cultivators predominantly traded using superior-grade Spirit Stones.
But beyond the Returning to Emptiness and even higher realms, Immortal Jade became the mainstream currency.
It was just that he, a country bumpkin, had never actually seen the real thing until today when his eyes were truly opened.
"Indeed, it is Immortal Jade!"
Mo Yinqiu stroked his beard, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Secret Realms are arranged by great cultivators, so it’s only natural that some contain Immortal Jade."
"Indeed, that’s the case..."
Fang Xi touched his lower abdomen, a strange expression on his face, before turning his attention to the second item.
It was an extraordinary flower the size of a bowl, with purple-red stamens and countless golden filaments on its petals, constantly emanating a fragrance reminiscent of orchids and musk.
"This is an amazing medicinal herb— ’Heavenly Orchid,’ with a medicinal age of ten thousand years. It’s the main ingredient for concocting a pill that enhances the Magic Power of cultivators at the Returning to Emptiness level!"
Mo Yinqiu turned his gaze to the third treasure, a broken jade slip: "Furthermore, this item is an Array Skill Inheritance written in ancient characters. It’s only about half-complete, and the writing is extremely rare. Even I could only guess at its content with some guesswork..."
After Mo Yinqiu finished introducing the items, he looked at Fang Xi with a smile, "According to our previous agreement, you may choose one item. If its value is too high, you’ll provide compensation with Spirit Stones and pills..."
Currently, the Mo Sect was in desperate need of Spirit Stones, even low-grade pills.
After all, they had to cultivate a large number of Core Formation disciples to serve as cannon fodder for exploring Secret Realms!
Fang Xi’s gaze shifted between the three items, and ultimately he sighed before picking up the Immortal Jade, "I shall choose this item then..."
"Huh?"
Mo Yinqiu was somewhat surprised. After all, among these three items, the ten-thousand-year-old Heavenly Orchid was the most precious. If it were traded with a Returning to Emptiness cultivator, it could certainly fetch several pieces of Immortal Jade.
Besides, that half-complete inheritance was also quite significant, and this Qing Hezi had always shown a keen interest in high-level Arrays and Prohibitions.
How did he end up choosing just a piece of Immortal Jade?
"After all, this is the first transaction. It would be improper for me to take too much..."
Fang Xi spoke frankly, "Furthermore, I’ll also provide you with a batch of low-grade Spirit Stones and some Core Formation Spiritual Objects... You should know, trading with me is sure to be profitable."
"Agreed."
Mo Yinqiu was very satisfied: "Sir, you are indeed righteous. Our cooperation is sure to continue..."
He took Fang Xi’s offer for giving up some profits to heart.
The two then discussed the time and place for the next transaction before bidding each other farewell.
Mo Yinqiu still rode the Bio-mimetic Black Water Monster Beasts to leave, while Fang Xi watched the water disturbances fade away. He carefully stored the Immortal Jade, a peculiar look crossing his face.
"A loss? To me, perhaps not at all..."
He murmured to himself, then suddenly produced the Taiyi Sutra.
On a surveillance screen, he saw a blurry figure.
Seeing this, Fang Xi’s expression turned cold, "Someone is following me? And they managed to evade my Divine Consciousness and evade detection all along the journey..."
If it weren’t for the excessive number of Puppets in the air of this island, causing interferences with their movement, that person might not have been found at all!
It’s like an invisible person who cannot be seen, but whose footprints on the ground are still a giveaway!
With this thought, Fang Xi’s face showed a fierce resolve.
Above the mechanism island, a menacingly large cannon’s angle was subtly adjusted, aiming at a certain location.
"Target locked, Star Destroyer Cannon ready..."
"Fire!"
Boom!
A beam of overwhelming Divine Light swept across the Void, engulfing the invisible figure in its path.
Its might undiminished, the blast scattered across the surface of the sea filled with boundless Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, disappearing into the horizon in a flash of radiant light.
Yet outside the path of the Star Destroyer Cannon, a figure desperately dodged, blood already gushing from his shoulder, "Damn... I’ve been spotted!"
"Who dares to spy on my mechanized island?"
A beam of Demon Light shot out, revealing Fang Xi’s form.
He was full of confidence, his face portraying shock and anger, for after all, being Qing Hezi, it was normal to check on the mechanized Puppets out at sea.
"Humph!"
The semi-illusory figure coldly snorted and revealed itself. It was a black-clad, grim young man with blood oozing from his shoulder, while his cheeks had grown out black scales, and atop his head, there was a single horn typical of a Flood Dragon.
Fang Xi’s expression changed as he cupped his hands and said, "So it is the Dragon Envoy from the Upper Sect. May I know why you were following me?"
"How dare you!"
The fifth-order Black Flood Dragon shouted angrily: "Qing Hezi, you dare to assault an Envoy; what punishment do you deserve?"
Hearing the dragon’s outcry, Fang Xi felt more assured internally;
’Sure enough, that person could only follow from afar and didn’t dare to enter the mechanized island. They have no idea that Mo Yinqiu and I have met...’
A Transcendent God cultivator’s Divine Consciousness in the Earth Immortal Realm has a limit of just a few hundred miles.
Considering the interference and suppression by Arrays and other Prohibitions, the actual range is indeed quite limited.
However, Dragon Controlling Sect’s Flood Dragons have always been arrogant and fond of turning the tables.
Fang Xi was very used to this and showed a look of indignation, "I sensed someone tracking me and acted without identifying them. I ask for the Envoy’s forgiveness..."
"If you want my forgiveness, it can be arranged..."
The fifth-order Black Jiao sneered as its eyes shifted, "Offer up three Nascent Souls of the human race, one of which must be in the late stage of Nascent Soul, and I shall spare you."
’Is this madness a prelude to their destruction?’
Fang Xi was shocked. Although the Dragon Controlling Sect had previously massacred numerous sects and allowed Flood Dragons to devour Nascent Souls, at least they had an established reason.
What is this now?
Asking me to offer up cultivator Nascent Souls for a demon to feed?
If I were to do that, wouldn’t I be cutting myself off from the human race?
His complexion instantly turned unsightly, "This matter must not be done... How about compensating with three bottles of ’True Blood Pills’ instead?"
’With a great calamity impending, it seems that the cultivator sects of Transcendent God below are indeed not all aligned with the elder...’
With a wicked laugh, the fifth-order Black Jiao revealed its sharp teeth, "Qing Hezi... Offering Nascent Souls to me is giving you face. The Mysterious Dark Abyss is so vast; if I wish to consume the flesh and blood of the human race, it would be extremely easy."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xi knew for a certainty that this Jiao had been coming to the Mysterious Dark Abyss in secret to consume humans!
And given that the Mysterious Dark Abyss was already fraught with peril, as long as they killed and left no survivors, it seemed that no cultivator would discover the issue...
"Hmph! Those of different paths do not scheme together. A dragon envoy is still a Spiritual Beast and must follow the rules of the human race."
Fang Xi snorted coldly and transformed into a beam of demon light to leave directly.
The Dragon Controlling Sect, being accustomed to being the sole authority in this territory, and though ostensibly humans commanded Flood Dragons, in reality, it was the Flood Dragons commanding humans. Their arrogance was somewhat understandable.
But he had no wish to get involved any further.
If he were to do this today and then get caught red-handed, when the day of reckoning came, he would certainly face dire consequences!
’This Jiao doesn’t seem stupid, but malicious... This is them forcing me into declaring allegiance!’
’But there are already unfamiliar practitioners of Returning to Emptiness who have attacked the Transcendent God Flood Dragon... The day of reckoning can’t be far. What difference would agreeing now make, compared to staying on a sinking ship?’
Fang Xi had already made up his mind. No matter how the Black Jiao bullied or raged, he would act as if he hadn’t heard and just mind his own business.
"How audacious!"
The thought processes of monster beasts are ultimately different from those of the human race.
Seeing Fang Xi leaving directly, the fifth-order Black Jiao roared and suddenly transformed into a black wind, appearing right behind Fang Xi.
He stretched out his right hand, and a flash of black light transformed into a ferocious dragon claw, reaching for Fang Xi’s back!
Pfft!
A layer of demon light defense was easily torn apart under the claw of the fifth-order Jiao. The dragon claw’s force didn’t lessen, fiercely targeting Fang Xi!
Pfft!
A mass of pitch-black flames burst out from behind Fang Xi. As the black dragon claw came into contact with the flames, the Jiao suddenly felt an intense pain in its fingers and quickly pulled back. Seeing several of its claws reduced to ash, its expression darkened instantly.
"You vile Jiao, it seems you are seeking your own death," Fang Xi said as he stopped his escape light. A layer of pitch-black Demon Fire appeared on both hands, his expression frosty.
He was a practitioner of the Demon Path, not known for a gentle temper to begin with.
Now, with the Black Jiao pressing step by step, murderous intent surged within him!
What of the Dragon Controlling Sect? Slaying this Black Jiao and leaving would make the whole world accessible to him.
Even if the Kong Sang Market transactions passed to the Wang family, there would be no real loss.
But the key was...
’I hadn’t wanted to cause trouble, but now, thinking about it, it’s better to leave no witnesses, regardless of whether they saw my transaction with the Mo Sect or not!’
With this thought, the flames in his hands soared, drawing upon the power of the earth’s fire element. With a sudden roar, he transformed into a six-headed fire beast.
The heads bore the faces of a tiger, leopard, wolf, deer, sheep, and lion, each mouth opening wide to spew out a different type of demon fire.
Ten Thousands Poisonous Demon Flame, Ghost Fire of Yellow Spring, Three Yang Holy Fire...
Six colors of flame converged into a wave of fire, sweeping towards the Black Jiao!
Having decided to leave no trace, Fang Xi naturally utilized the full might of this fifth-order Spiritual Flame!
"Merely an early-stage Transcendent God..."
The Black Jiao let out a sinister laugh as murky green Demon Qi gathered around its body, forming an ancient-looking battle armor.
As the fifth-order mid-grade Demon Qi concentrated in its hands, a blue spear appeared.
Pfft!
With its impressive strength, it twisted its waist and hurled the blue spear. The void reverberated with the sound of a great river’s tidal waves colliding!
The blue spear met the wave of fire and exploded, transforming into a sky filled with Water Traveling Divine Light.
But in the next moment, the Black Jiao was horrified to see the six-colored flames directly incinerating the Divine Light, landing on its body.
"Aaah!"
The Black Jiao let out a miserable scream as it saw a patch of blood-red demon flame somehow adhering to its palm. Meeting flesh it turned to bone, and its once-proud dragon body seemed to have next to no resistance!
It rolled on the spot, transforming into a thousand-foot-long black-scaled Jiao with a single horn. One of its claws was still tainted with the crimson flames.
The Jiao opened its gaping maw, releasing black wind akin to steel blades, which sheared off the layers of fire and flesh, finally managing to staunch it with great difficulty.
This Jiao had vast experience in magical battles, instantly choosing the best course of action to mitigate its losses!
Splash!
Seeing this, Fang Xi flicked the ’Mysterious Dark Banner’ in his right hand, and a pitch-black Underworld River far vaster than the Black Jiao appeared, a deluge of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water thundering down. The granules of Mysterious Dark Divine Sand were covered in numerous runes, making them as heavy as ten thousand-ton boulders as they smashed down!
With the Nine Nether Underworld River unfurled, the Black Jiao was swept up in an instant...