Chapter 858: Chapter 743: Expedition_2
On this day.
Within the Dongfu of Penglai Fairy Pavilion, Fang Xi held a jade slip in his hand, which contained various pieces of intelligence about the great war between humans and the Monster Clan purchased from Heavenly Brahman City.
"During the battle at Heaven Extinction City, quite a few cultivators escaped, and there is one piece of good news and one piece of bad news..."
"The good news is that Jin Gangzi is still alive and is currently pulling together the Sky Brahman Army to organize a resistance... The bad news is, Changqingzi also survived..."
As for that Mahayana Individual Immortal, Mr. Che? His situation is the human race’s top secret intelligence, and he is still unknown at this point.
Maybe in a few decades, there will be some result.
"Besides that, it’s confirmed that the True Spirit Phoenix died under the Immortal Thunder Calamity, and most of its treasures, Essence Blood, and Life-bound Feather were recovered by the Monster Clan..."
Upon reading this, Fang Xi’s eyes lit up.
The Phoenix True Plume, the Life-bound Feather of a Phoenix True Spirit, was good stuff, and if he could sacrificially refine it into the ’Five Fires Seven Birds Fan,’ its power could surely rise to the next level.
This fan currently only had the power equivalent to a few fragments of an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, but if he could refine a Phoenix True Plume into it, it might exceed most fragments and match the power of the larger fragments!
It would be second only to the incomplete Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures, such as the Green Barley Sword in Fang Xi’s possession!
"Speaking of which... Among Changqingzi’s memories, there are several very powerful artifact refining methods... If they could be successfully refined, their power would also be considerable, enough to serve as the trump card for an Integration cultivator..."
"Unfortunately... the required materials are too precious..."
Fang Xi sighed.
Suddenly, he frowned and waved his hand to activate an array.
A Voice Transmission Talisman, condensed from water vapor, fell into his hand.
After briefly listening to a few words, an interested expression appeared on his face, and he turned into pitch-black Escape Light and flew out.
Penglai Fairy Pavilion.
Outside the Great Array.
"Hmph! Yunxi, is this the kind of good disciple you’ve taught? To actually refuse entry to your master at the door... is there such a way to treat guests in the world?"
Inside a Fragrant Carriage decorated with treasure lotuses, sat a dignified lady, her head adorned with various vermillion hairpins and jade ornaments.
Her cultivation was around the mid-stage of Returning to Emptiness, but her complexion was somewhat pale at the moment, and she was followed by two entourages of maids and disciples, acting as a ceremonial guard.
Seeing Shui Lingxin within the array, her expression turned somewhat sour.
At the thought, Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy cascaded, carrying the force of the nine heavens as it descended.
The layer of misty Great Array disintegrated in an instant, revealing the buildings behind it, and Shui Lingxin’s slightly pale cheeks.
Her disciples and sect members struggled to resist the power of Returning to Emptiness, nearly fainting one by one.
"So it’s Lady Baolian!"
With a flicker of Nine Nethers Yin Qi, a solid body materialized, naturally Fairy Yunxi.
Seeing her disciple’s complexion, a flicker of indignation passed over her face.
"Yunxi, you’ve finally shown yourself... I’ve heard you’ve switched to the Ghost Path and barely broken through to the early stage of Returning to Emptiness; quite lucky indeed!"
Lady Baolian chuckled, then her expression turned icy cold, "In times of crisis for the sect, you stood by and did nothing. Now, one of your disciples even dares to shut me out. Where are the rules of the sect going?"
Fairy Yunxi’s brow furrowed.
It wasn’t that she found Lady Baolian’s attitude objectionable; as an Ascending Immortal, she’d experienced all manner of human affairs and faced numerous situations.
However, she acutely sensed that this Lady Baolian had come with ill intentions, and she replied indifferently, "This place is my disciple’s Dongfu and our sect’s location. My disciple is not a disciple of the Heavenly Charm Sect; she really shouldn’t take on the title of niece..."
Being smart, she immediately dispelled any pretext Lady Baolian might have had.
"Such prowess, my sister. Barely advanced to Returning to Emptiness and you already have disciples with a separate transmission outside the sect..."
Lady Baolian was momentarily at a loss for words, then retorted coldly.
"Sister misunderstands; this young lady is indeed a disciple I took before becoming an official sect member."
Yunxi said, "If sister has no further business, I must ask you to excuse me."
"Even if this is your disciple’s mountain gate, that Nine Nether Absolute Yin Meridian was discovered while you were a disciple of the Heavenly Charm Sect. Being a disciple of the sect, alive you belong to the sect, dead you are a ghost of the sect; hence, that Yin Meridian naturally belongs to the sect as well!"
Lady Baolian finally showed her true intent!
"If you act like this, sister, aren’t you afraid the sect will blame you for your aggression and greed?"
Fairy Yunxi finally grasped Lady Baolian’s purpose, her expression changing markedly.
"The sect..."
Lady Baolian sneered.
Just then, she suddenly changed her expression, looking towards the direction of the Dongfu below.
Rustling!
With a flicker of demonic light bearing the strong magic power fluctuations of mid-stage Returning to Emptiness, a powerful pressure suddenly descended.
The demonic light flashed, revealing a black-clad, stern young man: "Yunxi, it seems you’ve got unwelcome guests!"
"A mid-stage Returning to Emptiness cultivator?"
Lady Baolian suddenly panicked, realizing something was amiss.
She originally wanted to seize this Spirit Land as a foundation; in the Earth Immortal Realm, there were quite a few arrays that could convert Yin Qi into spiritual power.
And Fairy Yunxi had just made it to the early stage of Returning to Emptiness, the weakest foundation of any Ghost Cultivator!
With her strength at mid-stage Returning to Emptiness, she was confident she could dominate!
But she had not expected Yunxi to have a powerful backer at mid-stage Returning to Emptiness!
"Yunxi..."
Seeing the situation, Fang Xi simply sneered, "I’ve just received news that the Heavenly Charm Sect has sealed its gates, with the recent breach of mountain gates... A group of cultivators has fled, and this Lady Baolian, I’m afraid, has lost her place to stay and aims to snatch my disciple’s foundation."
"Nonsense!"
The complexion of Lady Baolian changes, "This is an internal matter of our sect; what right does an outsider have to intervene?"