Chapter 707: Chapter 665: Changes (Additional update, plea for subscription)_1
Fang Xi unfurled the Mysterious Dark Banner.
Upon the banner, countless water patterns converged, faintly forming the shape of a ferocious Flood Dragon!
A river that seemed to come from the depths of the nine netherworlds emerged, with innumerable particles of Mysterious Dark Divine Sand floating and sinking within it.
Any Transcendent God Cultivator who entered the range of this treasure would be greatly suppressed, their Divine Skills and Magic Power reduced by forty to fifty percent before they could even take action!
Roar roar!
At the bottom of this underworld river, there seemed to be the phantom of a Poisonous Flood Dragon, constantly spewing out poison mist, making the mist rise above the river like a dreamlike illusion...
"Not bad, truly impressive..."
After briefly testing the might of the ’Mysterious Dark Banner’, Fang Xi was very satisfied.
"It’s a pity that this Nine Netherworld Underworld River Mysterious Sand Great Array is of my own creation and still has many imperfections. If I could obtain the Array Map of that overseas Immortal Mansion, that would be truly formidable..."
The Array of that overseas Immortal Mansion is so powerful that it can directly reduce even a Returning to Emptiness Cultivator to the level of Core Formation!
Fang Xi could only fantasize for a while before he returned to Fang Immortal University with Lord Ghost Axe.
In the depths of Fang Immortal University, next to a huge cauldron.
The two stood shoulder to shoulder, gazing at a purple-black Demonic Pill inside the cauldron, which was emitting a constant brilliance!
This was the Inner Core of the Purple Jade Flood Dragon, with a high rank of level six!
At this moment, under the endless bombardment of the furnace fire and various Primordial Energy Particles, tiny sparkling fragments were being peeled off from the level six Demon Pill, then quickly turned into a dense Sky Demon Qi and continuously bombarding the cauldron.
"Taoist Master, this level six Inner Core has greatly inspired our research..."
Lord Ghost Axe’s eyes were full of fervor.
Originally, because it was difficult to encounter Returning to Emptiness in the Lower Realm, the cultivators of The Nine States had been groping in the dark about the Taoist Path after Transcendent God.
It wasn’t until Fang Xi provided this level six Demon Pill that it became a timely rain, giving the scientific researchers the most intuitive understanding of the structure of the Returning to Emptiness Monster Beasts’ Inner Core.
Both Ghost Axe and Demon Exterminator were even reluctant to ascend and instead wanted to lead The Nine States to develop into the strongest among the three thousand worlds, and eventually even surpass the Earth Immortal Realm!
For such a grand ambition, Fang Xi cautiously expressed his support.
After all, research always starts with setting a small target first.
Moreover, he had no such determination and courage to lead a world to transcendence, only wishing to cultivate step by step honestly and ascend to the True Immortal Realm, achieving Immortality and carefree freedom.
"The collection of Sky Demon Qi must not fall behind..."
Fang Xi looked towards the bottom of the cauldron, where he saw a specially made Yin Yang Jade Bottle at one of the collection ports with a thin layer of Sky Demon Qi accumulated at the bottom.
This Sky Demon Qi was extremely thick, seemingly turned into a dark green liquid.
According to Tai Yi’s estimation after several evolutions, by the time this level six Demonic Pill completely disappeared, at least half a bottle of ’Sky Demon Essence’ could be squeezed out!
"The collection of Immortal Origin Energy is also in progress, Sky Demon Qi fulfills most of it, only True Demon Qi remains..."
Fang Xi looked at Ghost Axe, "Regarding those two projects, I will allocate funds in the name of Fang Immortal Taoist Palace, which will be the most important scientific research goals for The Nine States in the future!"
"Please rest assured, Taoist Master, this matter is also related to our advancement... We will not slacken."
Lord Ghost Axe immediately assured with solemnity.
The projects that Fang Xi provided, of course, revolved around the two major directions of ’artificial synthesis of Sky Demon Qi and True Demon Qi’.
For The Nine States, which possess the Heavenly-Earth Primordial Energy Particle Map, this is not an impossible task.
Furthermore, the Merging of Three Energies is also a shortcut for Transcendent Gods to advance to Returning to Emptiness, compelling these two Transcendent God Lords to take it seriously!
Fang Xi was making preparations on dual fronts.
If it proved difficult to collect sufficient amounts of Sky Demon and True Demon Qi in the Earth Immortal Realm and the Three Realms Mountain, they would have to rely on The Nine States’ artificial synthesis.
Although this path would certainly be troublesome and resource-consuming, it was still a hope.
"With a detailed sample of Sky Demon Qi, that can still be managed, but as for True Demon Qi..." Having received the promise from Lord Ghost Axe, he raised a practical issue.
"Are the experimental materials from the Moon Demon Nature Reserve and Ecological Breeding Base not enough?" Fang Xi frowned slightly, "Alright then... I will have Chi Lian come later to cooperate with a few experiments. Alas... it’s a pity the Demon Clan simply won’t descend..."
Upon hearing this, Lord Ghost Axe nodded repeatedly, appearing to agree deeply.
...
Mortal Realm.
With a flash of silver light, Fang Xi returned to the Dongfu of the Evergreen Hall.
He stretched lazily, and with a sweep of his Divine Consciousness, he saw the Heterodox Incarnation cultivating in the Cultivation Quiet Room, seated cross-legged atop a pitch-black coffin.
After just a short time apart, its cultivation had made a startling leap, reaching the level of late-stage Transcendent God!
This rate of progress was truly incredible.
Even the Little Mysterious Turtle, a rare spiritual beast with ancestral blood awakening, revealing much of its Xuanwu true blood, who was a level four great demon at birth, started to slow down in growth and development after reaching level five.
The reason behind the Heterodox Incarnation’s rapid advancement was obviously due to the use of secret skills from ’Self-Transforming Heavenly Sovereign’s True Demon Art of Commanding All Spirits’, drawing upon the cultivation of the Demon Cultivator within that coffin!
Cultivation levels can be devoured and converted into another, with an extremely high efficiency!
This is the most terrifying aspect of ’Self-transforming Demon True Skills’!
Just by observing the actions of the heterodox incarnation, Fang Xi could guess a thing or two about that "Carefree Sky Demon King," how it cultivated by gathering resources from myriad realms, its realm advancing by leaps and bounds!
It was possible that it was even the most terrifying existence among the six kings of the Demon Clan!
"Being able to become an Integration Cultivator, especially a great cultivator among them, they indeed all possess extraordinary skills..."
Fang Xi sighed, but he had no plans to force the heterodox incarnation to discard its achievements and cultivate from the beginning.
According to the records of the Primitive Devil Door, even if one were to abandon its cultivation and start over, the brand of this cultivation skill could not be completely eradicated.
What mattered more was...
"Others scheme against me, and I also plot against others..."
"Based on my previous cultivation experience, at least until this demon skill breaks through to a Perfect Transcendent God or even ascension... there shouldn’t be a big problem."
"The true self can refrain from using this demon path technique, while the heterodox incarnation can simply maintain the cultivation level of the early stages of Transcendent God without seeking a breakthrough..."
"When the time comes for the true self to deal with that ’Carefree Sky Demon King’—no, perhaps start by dealing with a few under its command who practice the ’Carefree Sky Demon Skill’—the cultivation of the heterodox incarnation can advance rapidly, and even overcome the limitations of the skill all at once... As long as the source of the problem is dealt with, the problem is also solved."
Fang Xi was very cautious with existences like the six kings of the Demon Clan.
At least, he would wait until he achieved Integration.
After he advanced to Integration, if he cultivated the "Supreme Northern Dipper Life-controlling Divine Skills" more profoundly, killing ordinary Integration Cultivators would be very simple.
"Currently, my Supreme Northern Dipper skills are just at the beginner level, ten years could exchange for one year of a higher realm cultivator’s lifespan, if I reach small accomplishments, maybe three years could exchange for one year, and for great accomplishments... it should be one for one."
This was the weakening effect after suppressing backlashes despite being a whole realm apart, which was already rather impressive.
If they were on the same level?
All one could say was, the "light of the Big Dipper" was a secret skill passed down from the True Immortal Realm. Its potency was far from being fully utilized by Fang Xi.
"If I let the heterodox incarnation absorb the demon skill freely, it might advance to Returning to Emptiness faster than me..."
"Of course, there’s a greater chance that it will just... cease to exist!"
After a few whispers via Divine Thought, the heterodox incarnation seated in a lotus position put away the pitch-black coffin and came to face him.
The two sat opposite each other, and Fang Xi immediately began the process of synchronization with the heterodox incarnation...
Soon, all the recent events in the Mortal Realm were reported one by one by the heterodox incarnation.
Fang Xi pursed his lips, becoming somewhat silent.
After a while, he rose and left the dungeon.
Moments later, he arrived at a remote corner of Jade Island, where he saw a solitary grave.
"Hong Yu..."
Fang Xi fiddled with a string of prayer beads in his hands, a trace of sorrow fleeting across his face.
At this point, he was over twelve hundred years old. Zhong Hongyu was only in the mid-stage of Nascent Soul and had encountered a bottleneck. It seemed she contended with a Heart Demon and found it difficult to advance.
Moreover, she had consumed high-grade Longevity Pills; ordinary methods and pills to prolong life were almost ineffective on her.
The last time in the "Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm," Fang Xi took action and concocted a batch of Longevity Pills, but they were only of the third or fourth tier.
But inheriting the memories of "Changqingzi," he had many pill recipes in mind. Utilizing the "Mother Qi of All Woods" along with various rare materials and his own mastery in alchemy, he crafted a fifth-tier Longevity Pill!
Unfortunately, Zhong Hongyu did not consume the pill. After all, having lived for over a thousand years, she had grown indifferent to many things and now only wanted to peacefully vanish.
The heterodox incarnation naturally fulfilled Zhong Hongyu’s wish, personally escorting her to depart.
Aside from that, there were also several pieces of mixed news.
Since the last time the Earth Immortal Spirit Realm was breached, all kinds of spiritual objects in the Mortal Realm exploded in abundance. Many cultivators made rapid progress in their cultivation, and some even broke through their realms during the opportunity!
There were even several I who tackled the bottlenecks of Transcendent God.
Among them, Shui Lingxin originally had profound cultivation and a Transcendent God master. With a wealth of gains in the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm and considerable support, this woman succeeded in her shock to Transcendent God. She is now a junior stage Transcendent God Cultivator.
In addition, Ling Shu and Liu Xu also consecutively cultivated to the perfect Nascent Soul realm and faced the bottleneck of Transcendent God.
Ling Shu, a disciple of Huang Yungong, was the first to tackle the bottleneck and successfully triggered the heavenly signs of Transcendent God. She traversed the Heart Demon and Five Elements tribulations, but ultimately, her luck fell short, and she perished under the eighth heavenly thunder...
In contrast, Liu Xu, despite witnessing Ling Shu’s failed attempt to reach Transcendent God, with nothing left behind, still held a firm Dao Heart and tackled the Transcendent God bottleneck, successfully passing the tribulation and becoming a junior stage Transcendent God Cultivator.
According to the heterodox incarnation’s opinion, Liu Xu’s success was naturally due to the integration with that strand of Essence Soul.
After all, the Heavenly Maiden was at least at the Transcendent God realm, and the integration of the Essence Soul brought great benefits to Liu Xu, though the price paid was heavy.
Furthermore, that box of "Transcendent God Spiritual Ointment" must have also had a significant effect.
"Days in heaven change, and so does the Mortal World..."
After learning of many causes and outcomes, Fang Xi couldn’t help sighing.
Most cultivators possess a very firm heart for seeking the path; perishing on the way is not regrettable.
As for Zhong Hongyu?
When he himself cultivates to the transcendent level of a True Immortal, he should be able to revive her.
The purpose of cultivation is to recover everything one wants to recover!