Chapter 850: Chapter 739 Three Corpses (Extra release for monthly votes)
"It turns out to be that great Kun... no, a Kunpeng!"
Fang Xi, with the Divine Foot Thorough cultivated within the Buddhist beads, transformed into a golden light and in the blink of an eye escaped the bounds of the Mysterious Dark Abyss.
He even had the leisure to ponder in disarray.
"No wonder our whereabouts were leaked... It turns out that the Kunpeng was the one who revealed the secrets!"
"Wrong, it probably completely lost faith in the human race and joined the ranks of the Monster Clan!"
For the Kunpeng, the eye of the Mysterious Dark Sea was its lair, and the presence of Returning to Emptiness cultivators coming and going was naturally very conspicuous.
After knowing who the traitor was, Fang Xi didn’t care anymore.
He deliberately controlled such shabby Escape Light to give the pursuers a chance, hoping to fish for some benefits.
A moment later, a powerful Divine Consciousness suddenly locked onto Fang Xi.
A streak of demon light pursued him, and it was none other than Old Qiao who was wielding the Demon Banner!
"Hmm?"
Fang Xi thought to himself, "This luck... not bad at all!"
If it were that Kunpeng coming after him, he had previously collected its feathers, and he had also heard that the poor creature’s companion, the True Armored Whale, had died tragically, so he would feel somewhat embarrassed to take action against it.
If it were any other Sky Demon Association members in the early or mid stages of Returning to Emptiness, the spoils would certainly not compare to those of Old Qiao.
"Hehe... Wang Family Ancestor, you lack fortune, and today, I fear you will fall here."
A moment later, a streak of demon light blocked Fang Xi’s path.
Rows of Refining Corpses laid out in the Void, vaguely forming a ’Ten Thousand Corpses Array,’ a greyish-white corpse Qi shot up into the sky.
Old Qiao, holding the Demon Banner, floated in front of Fang Xi, "Where are your Array Talisman and Array-Breaking Cone? If you have them... use them all you want, I want to see how far you can run."
After this pursuit, Old Qiao confirmed that the speed of Wang Family Ancestor’s escape was insufficient, and he was naturally confident in killing him.
If need be... he’d simply keep up the chase.
"Old Qiao, must you force my hand?"
The Wang Family Ancestor that Fang Xi had transformed into clenched the Buddhist beads, the Brahma Sound Chant bells on his waist ringing out, seemingly signifying some resolve.
"Hehe... weren’t you previously sitting back confidently?"
Old Qiao’s expression turned icy, "I will refine you into a Blood Corpse, and then let you devour all of the Wang family offspring to enhance their might!"
"Sigh..."
Fang Xi sighed deeply, bowed formally, and asked, "May I inquire as to Sir’s age?"
"I have lived for over nine thousand years, and have long been a standout among those in Returning to Emptiness, you..."
Old Qiao hadn’t finished speaking when he saw the Wang Family Ancestor bring out a pitch-black wooden seal.
Purple Dragon Chapter Scripts flickering around it, an outline of a massive tree phantom appeared, sending out a stroke of mysterious light.
This mysterious light disregarded all defenses and evasions, directly wiping over his True Spirit.
Instantly, Old Qiao ceased to breathe, his corpse falling from midair.
"So, a nine thousand years old, and still so verbose?"
Fang Xi cursed, opened the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, and swallowed his dead body.
This murder and robbery were executed with fluid ease.
"No, this is not right, it was clearly a counter-kill in a desperate situation... I’m an upstanding person, and I never engage in such deeds..."
With a wave of his hand, he collected Old Qiao’s Demon Banner first.
At this time, without Old Qiao’s control, the vast number of Devil Corpses all showed signs of backlash.
Among them, three Returning to Emptiness level Refining Corpses were particularly terrifying and were staring down Fang Xi.
Fang Xi wasn’t being polite, either. A flash in his Storage Ring, and a purple-silver dual-colored talisman appeared, sticking to the banner.
This was a ’Purification Talisman’! It specialized in breaking down the remaining magical power imprints of the previous owner within magical treasures.
Even a sixth-tier treasure of Returning to Emptiness could be largely resolved.
Buzz buzz!
A layer of purple and silver radiance enveloped the flagpole.
Then, a series of crackling sounds erupted.
Fang Xi grabbed the Demon Banner, and streaks of Immortal Origin Energy refined by the Kuyong Skills poured in, instantly refining the remaining magical power imprints, gaining partial information about the banner.
"Three Corpses Demon Banner... a superior-class treasure within the sixth tier."
"It contains three Returning to Emptiness Devil Corpses, fifteen Transcendent God level Mysterious Fire Zombies, and the rest are tens of thousands of lower-tier Refining Corpses... capable of forming arrays such as the ’Ten Thousand Corpses Array,’ ’Eighteen Golden Corpse Heaven-Flipping Array’ among others, with exceptionally formidable power!"
"Spirit, will you not submit?"
His Divine Thought entered deep within the Demon Banner, probing the deepest Prohibitions, found the spirit.
Contrary to Fang Xi’s expectations, this spirit showed a rebellious nature, but as soon as he challenged it, it immediately expressed a willingness to submit.
Its compliant attitude surprised Fang Xi a bit.
However, thinking of the most powerful among those Devil Corpses, which were likely Old Qiao’s blood relatives, he had an epiphany.
Such treasures of the Demon Path were indeed the most prone to backlash!
Luckily, the spirit was so cooperative that Fang Xi effortlessly refined the core of the ’Three Corpses Demon Banner.’
He took a careful look and saw that the ’Three Corpses Demon Banner’ was entirely pitch-black, with only three ferocious Devil Corpse figures on the surface of the banner, each corresponding to one of the three Returning to Emptiness Refining Corpses.
"Collect!"
Although he hadn’t practiced any related corpse cultivation arts, Fang Xi, in his earlier years, had sacrificed the Mysterious Fire Zombie and was somewhat familiar with the art of Refining Corpses.
Rather than using the Three Corpses Demon Banner to fight, he merely wanted to reclaim it.
Immediately, the tens of thousands of Nascent Soul, Core Formation, and Foundation Establishment level Refining Corpses turned into gusts of demon wind, all entering the banner.
After that, the fifteen Transcendent God Mysterious Fire Zombies were collected.
The remaining three Returning to Emptiness Devil Corpses, however, continued to roar and emit corpse Qi, resisting the absorption of the Three Corpses Demon Banner.
Among them, one Blood Corpse had a withered face surrounded by numerous Blood Refinement demon lights.
Another was a Green Corpse, with a dark green complexion and excessively long nails, donned in iron armor.
The last Devil Corpse was covered in pitch-black scars, like a charred dead fish, but the accumulated corpse Qi was the most fearsome of them all.
It spat out a pitch-black corpse bead, resisting the Three Corpses Demon Banner.
"Without Old Qiao, these three devil corpses really do seem to be rebelling..."
Fang Xi couldn’t help but feel speechless, and flicked his Spirit Beast Bag: "Little Mysterious Turtle, there’s a treat for you..."
"Roar!"
A head like a dragon, a body like a turtle, and claws like a phoenix, a sixth-order Profound Turtle emerged, retracting into its shell as if Mount Tai was pressing down, crushing the scorched black corpse beneath it.
Crack!
The Little Mysterious Turtle stuck out its head, and a curtain of water appeared around it. Despite the attacks from both the blood corpse and the green corpse, it did not care in the slightest. Instead, it opened its mouth wide and bit the pitch-black corpse bead into it.
Not even long enough for one breath of time to pass, it spat out the corpse bead again: "Ptui, ptui, ptui... Nasty!"
"Cooperate with me to seal these three corpses, and naturally, you’ll have your pill to eat," Fang Xi struck with a stick and then offered a sweet date, shouting.
"I want to eat, I want to eat!"
The Little Mysterious Turtle’s eyes shone brightly, and suddenly roared again.
It’s massive body radiated with a blue and yellow radiance, solid like steel and iron, unmovable despite the onslaught of the three great devil corpses.
Crack!
The Little Mysterious Turtle possessed endless giant strength. While crying out in pain, it used its two claws to pin the scorched corpse and the green corpse tightly in the void.
"Quick!"
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi naturally would not miss the opportunity. The Three Corpses Demon Banner emitted ten thousand zhang of gray-white corpse miasma, enveloping the blood corpse.
This blood corpse, although at the level of Returning to Emptiness, was unable to hold out alone and was eventually bit by bit drawn into the Demon Banner.
"Release another one!"
Next, Fang Xi did just like before, having the Little Mysterious Turtle release the green corpse and sealed it, and then together they dealt with the last scorched black devil corpse.
"Master... candy!"
Having done all this, the Little Mysterious Turtle immediately came to Fang Xi’s side, waiting eagerly with its mouth wide open.
Fang Xi could not help but suppress a chuckle. He did not go back on his word, directly stuffing it with a pill, then put the Little Mysterious Turtle back into the Spirit Beast Bag.
"This Little Mysterious Turtle, although it’s only a low-grade of the sixth order... its defense is quite astonishing; even at the late stages of Returning to Emptiness, it can entangle for quite a long time..."
"By comparison, Xiao Qing, even now with the opportunity it has had, may not be able to catch up..."
"As for Daqing and Taisui, they are just two dead salted fish, no use fussing over them..."
Fang Xi’s body flashed with blue light and disappeared in an instant.
In terms of escape speed, isn’t this several times faster than the previous Divine Foot Thorough?
...
Within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm.
Old Qiao, who had been reformed, held his Storage Bag respectfully and presented it to Fang Xi.
Fang Xi took it, and casually opened it, pouring out a pile of Immortal Jade.
"Not bad at all..."
He picked up a piece of Immortal Jade, squeezed it slightly with his fingers, and it naturally turned to powder.
At the same time, an indescribable and refined essence emerged, quickly dispersing into the void.
"This Immortal Qi is indeed powerful!"
Fang Xi muttered to himself, feeling the joy of the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, and reflected, "If there are enough Immortal Jades, indeed the cultivation can advance by leaps and bounds..."
Once he reached Integration, even when facing Mahayana Monks, he would pose a certain threat.
By then, the vast world would be open for him to explore!
Previously, the promotion of cultivation was for self-preservation; now with more than enough for self-preservation, he must strive for progress, to roam freely among Earth Immortals and live life as he pleases.
"Is this all the Immortal Jade Old Qiao had? He’s still a pauper..."
Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness entered the Storage Bag, finding several dozen sixth-order materials, many of which were Spirit Plants and materials for corpse refinement.
"Huh?"
He suddenly let out a light exclamation, revealing two items in his hand.
One was a bone shard, and the other, a jade slip.
With Fang Xi’s current insights, anything that surprised him was naturally something valuable.
"This bone shard seems to be of the seventh order..."
He muttered to himself as his Divine Consciousness entered it.
But the next moment, it was rudely bounced back.
Fang Xi pondered for a while, then took out the Three Corpses Demon Banner. The blood corpse inside became more vivid, and after he input a Magic Spell, it suddenly opened its wide bloody mouth, exhaling a stream of corpse miasma and Essence Blood.
After being thoroughly soaked by the corpse miasma and Essence Blood, the bone shard instantly became translucent like jade, and when Divine Consciousness entered it again, there was no obstacle. Inside, it was inscribed with a large number of characters and patterns, revealing a corpse refinement cultivation that could be practiced up to the Integration Peak Realm!
"It’s of no use to me, except for the ’Three Corpses Demon Banner’ sacrificial refining and manipulation methods... I can barely refer to a thing or two."
Fang Xi set the bone shard aside and picked up the other jade slip.
This time, his Divine Consciousness easily entered it and saw a Magic Spell.
"Three Corpses Nascent Baby Technique?! Is this a secret skill for breaking through Integration?"
Fang Xi’s expression showed great interest.
That’s how strange things are in this world.
He had no desire for breakthrough methods, yet various pills and secret skills seemed to find their way into his embrace as though they had eyes.
"This must be why Old Qiao betrayed the human race..."
With the intention of just having a look, Fang Xi reviewed this secret skill, and his face revealed a shock.
"The difficulty of Integration lies in the transformation of the Nascent Soul!"
"The Nascent Soul of an Integration Cultivator is already half tangible and can survive independently from the body for a long time, as well as integrate with any body at will! In other words, they can possess bodies infinitely... but are still bound to the lifespan of the Integration Realm itself!"
"Such a Nascent Soul, upon entering the Mahayana Period, can become truly complete, and after enduring the Nine Tribulations, transform into a true Origin Soul!"
"After Mahayana, comes the endlessly-lived True Immortal of Origin Soul!"