Chapter 713: Chapter 668: Ascension (Additional update, plea for subscription)_1
North Plains Cultivation World.
The fierce wind was like a knife, rolling up a thousand piles of snow.
Fang Xi’s heterodox incarnation led many Escape Lights, arriving together atop a glacier.
His eyes moved, gazing at a certain place, yet he said nothing.
Behind him, Fairy Yunxi chuckled softly, stepping forward gracefully, pressing down with one hand.
Whoosh! The sound of waves slapping against rocks echoed from the Void, as if an invisible Giant Strength forcefully struck somewhere.
The glacier cracked open, and an area that was once empty now revealed a white mist.
This white mist was extremely cold, with colorful runes moving unpredictably within, clearly a formidable Array.
But now, the Array burst apart with a bang, revealing a large hole.
Several Escape Lights flew out of the hole, all wearing the white robes of the Ice God Palace cultivators. Upon seeing Fairy Yunxi, their expressions changed slightly.
Upon seeing Fang Xi, they showed even greater shock: "So it’s the esteemed visitors arriving here... The Ice God Palace failed to welcome you from afar, please forgive us."
In the presence of Fang Xi, the number one person in the Mortal Realm, they behaved extremely respectfully, without a trace of the arrogance typical of the leading sect in the North Plains.
"Hmph... Where is the Bai family’s ancestor?"
Fang Xi snorted coldly, "Knowing of my arrival, why didn’t he come out to meet me personally?"
The several Ice God Palace Nascent Soul cultivators looked at each other; finally, a late-stage Nascent Soul elder stepped forward and bowed: "The Supreme Elder didn’t mean to disrespect, he truly couldn’t come due to an adventurous cultivation of a Secret Skill gone wrong, which severely injured his Primordial Energy... He is healing in seclusion and cannot come out."
This matter was the biggest secret of the Ice God Palace.
Unfortunately, with Fang Xi’s arrival, their desire to conceal it was in vain.
"I see..."
Fang Xi nodded.
After the battle in the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, all the Transcendent Gods had substantial gains. Fairy Yunxi used most of the resources to cultivate her disciples, finally training Shui Lingxin to the Transcendent God Realm, allowing herself to ascend in peace.
The Bai family’s ancestor was different!
This person used most of the Spiritual Objects on himself, even attempting to use a Secret Skill to master Void Divine Power, preparing for his future ascension to the Upper Realm!
Because if one were to take the Ascension Platform, they would also encounter some dangers within the Void, where mid-stage Transcendent God cultivation was still somewhat insufficient.
If one reached the late-stage Transcendent God, it would be much safer.
If the cultivation was not enough, then the Supreme Treasures of the Void and some Void Divine Powers could compensate a bit.
This person valued his own Taoist Path even more but didn’t realize that even though the Mortal World had more abundant spiritual energy, advancing to the late-stage Transcendent God and practicing some powerful Secret Skills was still incredibly difficult.
The result was his downfall...
Fang Xi’s expression was unreadable.
He had secretly visited the Ice God Palace and knew the Bai family’s ancestor’s injuries were quite severe and not a disguise.
However, this did not need to be openly said.
"Since that is the case, then swiftly open the Ascension Platform!"
Liu Xu ordered.
"Yes!"
The few Nascent Soul cultivators quickly cleared the way, letting the group move forward to the edge of a high platform built of white jade.
On that platform were carved various complex and profound patterns.
Overall, it looked quite ordinary, without much special about it.
Only the little powder left in the grooves where the Spirit Stones were placed caught Fang Xi’s attention.
’Powder of top-notch Spirit Stones... Such a powerful energy demand, to instantly drain all spiritual energy from top-notch Spirit Stones, is truly extraordinary.’
’The construction techniques of the Ascension Platform can only come from the Earth Immortal Realm...’
Fang Xi opened his palm, and one top-notch Spirit Stone after another appeared, falling into the grooves.
Humming!
As patterns lit up one by one on the jade platform, its aura became deeper and more ancient.
"Quickly!"
Fang Xi formed hand seals, infusing late-stage Transcendent God Magic Power into the Ascension Platform.
Above the platform, the Void twisted continuously, and colorful orbs appeared, shimmering and splendid, extraordinarily beautiful.
Suddenly!
A streak of silver light flashed.
Slash!
The Void seemed torn apart, revealing a Spatial Rift!
"This..."
Fairy Yunxi was seeing such a sight for the first time, and she was stunned.
"Could it be that the so-called Ascension Passage is just a Spatial Rift?"
How was this different from a common Transcendent God cultivator gambling with their life inside a Spatial Rift?
"Indeed, it’s a Spatial Rift, but the Void Passage within should be more stable than other rifts, and the dangers faced would also be much less."
Fang Xi said.
His gaze swept over, looking at Yunxi, Liu Xu, and Xiao Qing.
On him, there was a Heaven Treasure crafted by The Nine States, carrying some Spirit Plants and Spiritual Pets.
Daqing, which had advanced to a fourth-grade superior, was mixed among them.
According to the Heavenly and Earthly Laws, other than plants, minerals, and such inanimate objects without Spiritual Wisdom, any living creature that hadn’t reached the Transcendent God Realm of Cultivation but entered the Ascension Passage would be instantly crushed by the immense Interface Power upon trying to enter the Earth Immortal Realm...
Unless they were like Daqing, a Spiritual Beast who had signed a Divine Soul Pact, which could offer them a bit of protection.
At that moment, inside the Heaven Treasure, a Land Mountain Turtle was full of excitement: "I never expected... after following the master for so long, the master still remembers his subordinate..."
He was also one of Fang Xi’s Spiritual Pets, and had been guarding Jade Island previously, lacking merits but having toiled hard, and thus was brought along by the heterodox incarnation on impulse.
Amidst his deeply moved expression, a huge blue flood dragon descended and pressed a claw onto the turtle’s back.
"Big Brother Blue..."
The Land Mountain Turtle immediately changed to a flattering demeanor.
This Blue Dragon had been with its master for the longest time, and it was said to have willingly pledged allegiance during the Qi Refining Stage. Later, it bred many offspring with the Flood Dragon bloodline on Jade Island.
Recently having ascended with them, it was known for bullying the weak and fearing the strong!
It was only because of its fourth-order high-grade cultivation that it dared to bully this little black turtle!
The Land Mountain Turtle was angry but dared not speak out, simply becoming a shrinking turtle by pulling its limbs into its body, letting Daqing trample all over its shell...
Not far away, Demon Lord Chi Lian yawned lazily, watching Daqing strut around and demonstrate its power.
Outside of the Dongfu.
Xiao Qing giggled, "Master, I was born with a knack for manipulating Void Force and will definitely be a great help!"
"So be it, since you’re unwilling to take the easy way up in the Dongfu, let it be this way..."
Fang Xi sighed.
If he were to squeeze other cultivators into the Dongfu, they would definitely be crushed by the Interface Power at the very moment of ascending into the Earth Immortal Realm.
Unless... they were his contracted Spiritual Pets, or they themselves possessed the cultivation of a Transcendent God!
Theoretically speaking, these three women could enter the Dongfu, letting Fang Xi face the Void Storm alone, and then ascend to the Earth Immortal Realm peacefully.
The downside was if Fang Xi couldn’t make it, then they might get swept up in the Void Storm inside the Dongfu, not knowing where they’d be blown off to, or simply be shattered to pieces...
The Demon Lord Chi Lian, being from the Demon Clan, would probably be beaten to death if she ascended through the human race’s passage.
Therefore, she only dared to hide within the Heaven Treasure, waiting for Fang Xi to sneak her out.
"Since that’s the case!"
Fang Xi formed hand seals with both hands; a dull rod and a pitch-dark flag of Spirit Communicating Treasures emerged.
As the Mysterious Dark Banner grew larger, it became like a pitch-black flat boat, carrying him and the three women, ready to charge into the Spatial Rifts.
As he departed, Fairy Yunxi seemed to have a psychic connection with him, looking towards a certain part of the void outside the glacier.
"Master... Island Master... have a good journey!"
Shui Lingxin, in a green garment looking like a green lotus, silently bowed in respect.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi had no more concerns, and with a long howl, the Mysterious Dark Banner radiated blindingly, like a black dragon charging into the rift of the void.
Hum hum!
The Ascension Platform boomed, one after another, the top-grade Spirit Stones exploded, turning into dust.
The Spatial Rift slowly dissipated.
"With Dragon Fish Island’s Lord Master and so many Transcendent God cultivators leaving..."
The leading Nascent Soul cultivator’s face was filled with joy: "This Mortal Realm will eventually be under the dominion of the Ice God Palace!"
This Nascent Soul cultivator hadn’t finished speaking when he suddenly felt an abrupt chill between heaven and earth.
Whoosh whoosh!
A series of Water Traveling Divine Lights appeared, turning into a bright blue trident!
"No!"
His expression greatly changed, and he spouted out a round shield shining with golden light.
This Spiritual Object was also reputed among Nascent Soul cultivators for its remarkable defensive power.
Yet, in front of the bright blue trident, it was easily shattered with one blow, and a bone-chilling cold locked the cultivator’s body, with even the Nascent Soul frozen inside!
Around this cultivator, the faces of several other Nascent Soul cultivators showed terror as they turned into ice sculptures!
With a flash of blue light, Shui Lingxin appeared around these people, gently exhaling a breath.
Crash!
The ice sculptures immediately turned into ice shavings and dissipated with a loud crash.
After doing all this, Shui Lingxin remained unflustered, using her power over Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power, her Escape Light inconceivably fast, she arrived at the great snowy mountain where the Ice God Palace was located!
Swish swish!
At the foot of the great snowy mountain, countless mortals and cultivators looked up to see a colossal blue giant standing tall and erect, wielding a trident and smashing it down fiercely!
The Mountain Protective Array above the great snowy mountain cried out pitifully before crumbling away layer by layer.
Within a Dongfu, the voice of the Bai family elder came out frantically: "Shui Lingxin... do you really want to be at irreconcilable odds with my Ice God Palace?"
"The Ice God Palace has always been domineering, and now that Dragon Fish Island’s Lord Master has ascended, the next step for you after healing would be to conquer the Mortal Realm... I am merely striking first to gain the upper hand," replied Shui Lingxin softly.
The Bai family elder obviously fumed with rage. The Spirit Communicating Treasure flew out, turning into layer upon layer of light screens: "If you fight against me, aren’t you afraid of losing your longevity sharply, resulting in mutual destruction? I am willing to swear a poisonous oath, signing a pact... never to covet the Eastern Sea!"
"It’s too late!"
Shui Lingxin formed seals with her hands, and water dragons emerged, spanning across the sky.
The roar of thousands of dragons summoned a snowfall, and all cultivators looked up to witness a scene akin to a mythological battle, feeling the unfathomable Spiritual Pressure, and they scattered in all directions to flee for their lives...
’This is the only thing I can do for you now... Uncle!’ Shui Lingxin, as if playing the Qin, commanded the water dragons to roar ferociously, smashing down upon the light screens, talking to herself.
She was extremely intelligent and had already seen through the Bai family elder’s unwillingness to be subservient, his ambition, and even possible connections with the Upper Realm.
It is possible he found a way around the "Immortal Spiritual Document’s" pact.
To be safe, it was best to kill him! After all, her master also ascended with uncle, and they could be endangered.
It also conveniently eliminated a significant enemy for Penglai Fairy Island!
In the boundless high sky.
Fang Xi, the true self, watched all this expressionlessly: ’Shui Lingxin... truly considerate, taking care of all the dirty and tiresome work...’