Chapter 684: Chapter 654: Take Action (Congratulations to Alliance Leader Xingqing Buyu!)_1
"Sir, your strategy is indeed excellent!"
Min Hongru’s eyes brightened.
This Elder Devil Gong truly lives up to his reputation as an old demon of the Demon Path, replete with cunning schemes.
At the same time, his wariness towards Elder Devil Gong deepened.
"As long as we release news of some top-tier treasures, which Nascent Soul cultivator would want to leave?"
Elder Devil Gong smiled.
As for whether the treasures would actually be presented in the end, that was another matter.
However, he looked at the Saint and asked, "Junior Sister, do you see any drawbacks to this plan?"
The Saint, just coming out of her daze, forced a smile and shook her head, "There are no drawbacks, but for some reason, my heart has been filled with trepidation... I wish to return to the sect to preside over affairs. I hope Elder Brother Gong can grant this request!"
"Considering your formidable cultivation techniques, Elder Brother is well aware of their power. It seems this endeavor indeed carries some risk."
Elder Devil Gong’s expression changed, "If you are set on returning, that can be arranged, but once you are back, open the ’True Demon Hall’..."
"The True Demon Hall?!"
Min Hongru exclaimed in shock.
As the rival Nascent Soul Sects that both loved and hated each other, he knew almost more about the Primitive Devil Door than they did themselves.
The ’True Demon Hall’ within their sect was specifically designed to suppress an unparalleled demon.
With the heritage of the Primitive Devil Door, they could even put sanctions on this demon, manipulating it to do certain things...
And the power of that demon was feared to have reached the peak of Nascent Soul!
"Releasing that demon? That could be good..."
The Saint bowed slightly, creating lotuses with each step, and in the blink of an eye, she was gone.
Upon witnessing this scene, the three Righteous Path Nascent Soul cultivators were relatively calm, but Elder Devil Gong felt a sudden emptiness in his heart...
...
Li Gou Immortal City.
Little Moon Lake.
Fang Xi, dressed in a green robe and holding Buddhist beads, appeared quite leisurely.
As he fiddled with the beads, he felt his temperament improve significantly, with much of his murderous aura subsiding.
These beads were truly a treasure of the Buddhism Sect, best at dissolving malice.
The grand auction had ended smoothly, and he had taken the opportunity to spend nearly half of the high-grade Spirit Stones saved in the Mountain Sea Pearl, purchasing countless specialties of the Minghuan World.
Whether for personal use or to sell in the Earth Immortal Realm later on, he stood to make a huge profit.
Some rare spiritual objects were available in the Earth Immortal Realm, but he simply could not obtain them.
Yet in the Lower Realm, by chance, he might acquire them.
Of course, these were only resources of the fourth or fifth order...
After ascending to the sixth order and Returning to Emptiness, it would be challenging to find related spiritual objects in the Lower Realm; one must visit the Earth Immortal Realm.
Fang Xi sat quietly for a moment, then a jade slip appeared in his hand.
"The Treasury Eye Skills..."
Although his Spiritual Eye Skills were not extensively cultivated, he had seen much in the Earth Immortal Realm. Despite comparing them to the ’Taiyi Sutra,’ these Spiritual Eye Skills were quite advanced and an extremely rare legacy.
’Some passages in the Lower Realm can also be exceedingly brilliant...’
’If placed in the Earth Immortal Realm, this technique is quite remarkable...’
’Although the Treasury Eye Skills are rather ordinary in refining the spiritual eye and anticipating enemies, they are unparalleled in identifying the glow of treasures... Of course, that is under the premise that the treasures are displayed, otherwise, if kept in the Storage Bag, it would still be difficult to penetrate.’
’Even so, its ability to appraise treasures is not bad, and maybe it’s worthwhile to practice it for a while...’
Fang Xi caressed the jade slip, lost in thought.
Following the conclusion of the grand auction, there was usually a private exchange meeting for high-level cultivators.
According to Master Zhui Yue, Nascent Soul cultivators would all come to this meeting, bringing many truly good items, and he didn’t want to miss out.
As for those from the Upper Realm?
With the Interface Power suppressing them, at most an early-stage Returning to Emptiness cultivator could arrive, which wasn’t much of a concern.
In fact, he chose to be in the Minghuan World this time mainly because his cultivation was still insufficient.
After enduring these few hundred years and advancing to Returning to Emptiness, and after refining the ’Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm’ and gaining the power of the ’Spirit Realm,’ he could be utterly unparalleled in the Lower Realm.
The second Nascent Soul sent by Changqingzi would be killed one by one, two by two!
The original Changqingzi had done precisely that.
And Fang Xi believed he could do it even better than Changqingzi.
As for cultivators in Integration? They couldn’t descend to the Lower Realm at all unless they wanted to meet their demise directly...
"I could first cultivate a few Secret Skills, then wait for the exchange meeting to begin..."
"However... previously, the exchange meeting started immediately after the grand auction ended, but now it’s delayed... Although it’s said to be because a few Nascent Soul peers haven’t arrived yet, it’s still quite peculiar..."
A look of suspicion flashed across Fang Xi’s face, and suddenly his hands formed a magic spell.
His Divine Consciousness was boundless, spreading out from Little Moon Lake and extending in all directions...
Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness was originally extremely strong, far surpassing his peers, and he gained even more benefits during ascension. He had also cultivated Divine Consciousness techniques.
What was more key was... the ’Treasures of All Heavens’ suppressed his Sea of Consciousness, slowly and steadily refining his Divine Consciousness, making it both powerful and pure.
His Divine Consciousness had already far exceeded that of a perfect Nascent Soul cultivator.
Even when compared to an early-stage Returning to Emptiness cultivator, it was perhaps not the slightest bit inferior.
And in the Mortal Realm, the limit of Divine Consciousness far surpassed that in the Earth Immortal Realm.
His Divine Thought rapidly enveloped the entire Li Gou Immortal City, and even the city’s Array couldn’t stop it. It reached numerous secretive places, uncovering many secrets.
’Indeed, despite being hailed as a dreamland for individual cultivators, Li Gou Immortal City is still rife with filth and oppression lurking in the shadows...’
As his gaze left a prison for cultivators, Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness expanded once again, even reaching beyond the bounds of Li Gou Immortal City.
"Eh?!"
Suddenly, his expression shifted.
Outside Li Gou Immortal City, a Divine Thought materialized from nothing, turning into a small white dagger that roared as it cleaved through the void.
Whoosh!
The void twisted, and a number of flittering butterflies appeared.
These butterflies were extraordinarily beautiful, with patterns resembling eyes on their wings, and they were now frantically attempting to escape in all directions.
"Slice!"
Coldly, Fang Xi’s voice came from the small dagger.
Whoosh, whoosh!
The dagger became a streak of light, swiftly piercing through the butterflies with eye-like patterns...
...
"My ’Fascinating God Butterflies’?"
From beneath a dark banner, within a moving Dongfu, a pained cry suddenly rang out.
Elder Devil Gong, seated in a meditative pose, opened his eyes and saw another Transcendent God elder clutching his forehead in agony.
He frowned and said, "Didn’t I warn you not to use petty schemes to surveil that man? Why did you release the Fascinating God Butterflies?"
"Elder Brother Gong..."
This Transcendent God elder was a handsome man with a somewhat sinister air, moving with an uncomfortable twist, "I didn’t order the Fascinating God Butterflies to monitor that person, just to watch the gates of Li Gou Immortal City... I didn’t expect him to detect them and even chase after them."
"You... Sigh!"
Elder Devil Gong sighed.
"Elder Brother Gong... It’s not that I was insistent on doing this, but the coincidence of this man’s arrival, also a Transcendent God cultivator unfamiliar to us, might be the same mysterious Transcendent God from the Secret Realm... If he possesses late-stage Transcendent God cultivation, then everything becomes clear."
The feminine-looking Transcendent God elder’s expression suddenly twisted into a grimace, "Has our Primitive Devil Door’s Secret Realm become a place where outsiders can come and go as they please?"
Elder Devil Gong fell silent.
He knew that ’Junior Brother Zhan’ was probably still fixated on the incident from years past.
It made sense—any cultivator would try their utmost to uncover the truth behind the death of the most talented among their descendants in the Secret Realm.
If it weren’t for his forceful intervention back then, they would probably have already gone to war with both the Taiqing Sect and the Guang Thunder Temple.
However, the culprit back then was only at the Core Formation mid-stage; it just didn’t add up for him to be the same late-stage Transcendent God cultivator now. It was more likely they shared a master-disciple relationship or came from the same power.
Rustle rustle!
Just then, beyond the Demon Banner, a flash of earthy yellow light burst forth.
A Bright Yellow Giant Tiger emerged, breathing out a thick beam of light from its mouth, striking hard against the dark mist emitted by the Demon Banner, vaporizing numerous mists and revealing the hidden Dongfu.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Several Escape Lights appeared.
Min Hongru, leading his junior brothers and sisters, alongside Elder Devil Gong and Old Demon Zhan, showed up in mid-air, all with grim expressions.
Across from them, Fang Xi stood aloft, holding a bright yellow seal in his hand, the ’Nine Radiance Seal’!
"My dear friends... Why hold such a gathering without inviting me? Could it be you think I’m unworthy to join your company?"
Fang Xi asked with a smile.
"This..."
Min Hongru looked a bit embarrassed, but that mid-stage Transcendent God junior brother sneered, "Why bother with so much talk, Elder Brother? From the way he attacked us, it’s clear the visitor means us harm. We must resolve this today, once and for all!"
Indeed, when Fang Xi realized there was a nest of Transcendent God cultivators outside Li Gou Immortal City surveilling him, a strong intent to kill arose within him.
After all, he had no grievance with these two major sects... Well, except for that Nascent Soul cultivator who claimed to be a Saint!
To trouble a late-stage Transcendent God cultivator over some mere disciples and followers was already an unimaginable act.
Not to mention, the Righteous Path and Demon Path were joining forces!
Only the decree from the Upper Realm could make such a scenario even slightly plausible!
"Indeed..."
Min Hongru sighed and made a slight gesture with his right hand.
The void shattered, and a long sword flickering with Thunder Light appeared, none other than the ’Taiqing Shenxiao Sword’ carried by that Nascent Soul female sword wielder! He had somehow managed to control the sword, even receiving its enhancement, making his thunder magic infinitely mighty!
Swoosh, swoosh!
All of a sudden, amidst heaven and earth, thunder danced wildly, as countless thunder spirits gathered, bringing an intense sense of danger.
Elder Devil Gong’s face flashed a ghostly pale as his figure suddenly vanished without a trace...
This silent method of escape was, in fact, far more terrifying than the widespread thunder and fire!
Seeing the two late-stage Transcendent God cultivators take action, the remaining ’Old Demon Zhan’ and the two Righteous Path Transcendent God cultivators gained confidence, each deploying treasures and Divine Skills...
For a moment, five Transcendent God cultivators joined forces, forcing even a Perfect Transcendent God cultivator to retreat from their sharp edge!
Fang Xi watched the scene unfold with a slight smile on his face.
He cast a Magic Spell, and the Nine Radiance Seal turned into an earthy yellow jade mountain, shielding him in front.
Then he brought his hands together, and a pitch-black seal surfaced—the ’Life-Death Seal’!
Countless purple Dragon Chapter Scripts swirled around; Fang Xi’s expression was stern as he had already locked onto the late-stage Transcendent God cultivators Min Hongru and Elder Devil Gong!
"Supreme North Star... govern your demise!"