Chapter 98: Chapter 97: Returning to Great Liang (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance Leader!)_1 Chapter 98: Chapter 97: Returning to Great Liang (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance Leader!)_1 “Could… could this person be a Foundation Establishment immortal cultivator in disguise to lure us in?”
A terrifying thought surfaced in the minds of Master Lu and his two companions.
In the blink of an eye, the other party had slain two late-stage Qi refining cultivators, an astonishing feat that even a typical fully cultivated Qi refiner would find impossible!
“Damn it, today, it’s either he dies, or we perish!”
The elderly man stood atop a crow-like monster bird and flew into the sky, “His movements require leverage from the ground, everyone use flying instruments!”
As if awakening from a dream, Master Lu and another grim-faced middle-aged man immediately operated their flying magical instruments and took to the skies.
“Don’t hold back anymore, use your trump cards and kill!”
The old man’s voice was filled with exhaustion, clearly terrified to the extreme.
For a brief moment of foolishness, they had provoked such a formidable enemy that if he were to escape, his family would probably…
“Have you figured it out?”
Fang Xi looked up with a chuckle, took out a newly purchased ‘Flying Heaven Talisman,’ slapped it on himself, and then swallowed a ‘Burst Blood Pill’ to replenish his Qi and blood!
The next moment, the previously extinguished Gang Qi burst forth from his body once more!
The Qi flowed throughout his body!
Three inches of sword light!
Flying Heaven Talisman!
After achieving the rank of Grandmaster, Fang Xi’s body refining cultivation had already become comparable to a fully cultivated Qi refiner in the Cultivation World!
He appeared like a black line, dashing past the old man who was attempting to reach into his storage bag for something.
A line of blood emerged on the old man’s forehead, running down his nose, chin, and even the monster beast beneath him…
“Damn you, die!”
The grim middle-aged man let out a roar of fury, finally utilizing his last resort.
A yellow talisman, sparkling with electric light, was swiftly activated in his hand.
Boom!
A streak of earthy-yellow thunder struck down from the sky, hitting Fang Xi directly after he had slain the old man!
His protective Gang Qi shattered first, while the Spirit Snake Armor hardly offered any defense against the divine thunder, even showing signs of dispersing!
Second-grade, low-quality – Wu Earth Divine Thunder Talisman!
This thunder, with its earth attribute, was the perfect counter to his water attribute Spirit Armor!
“Did it work?”
Master Lu’s face revealed a look of excitement.
By his judgment, even an individual cultivator at the third layer of body refining wouldn’t survive such a bolt of lightning without…
Pfft!
The next moment, two streaks of golden light, like scissors, suddenly attacked from both sides, fiercely clashing with the shield next to him.
A figure descended from the sky, the Dark Iron Sword cleaving through the last shield and slashing diagonally across Master Lu’s neck.
Master Lu’s head flew off as his heart could only muster one thought, “The last Spirit Snake Armor I forged… its defense was so… strong?!”
Of course, he didn’t know that it wasn’t the Spirit Snake Armor being extraordinary, a mere first-grade upper-level armor, but rather Fang Xi’s outer garment of Gang Qi that was truly formidable; combined, they greatly amplified the defensive power.
…
Plop!
Master Lu’s head fell onto the lake surface, and Fang Xi turned his attention to the grim middle-aged man who had released the Wu Earth Divine Thunder Talisman, “Still got a second-grade talisman? You may try again…”
The grim middle-aged man kept quiet, released a black craft, and frantically fled towards the market.
He had realized that this person was among the absolute elite cultivators below Foundation Establishment.
They, five late-stage Qi refiners exhausting their trump cards, had been counter-slaughtered with four dead!
If they didn’t flee now, were they waiting to be killed?
“Die!”
Fang Xi pursued relentlessly with a grim expression.
“I am a guest of the Zhong Family, I’ve already sent a Voice Transmission Talisman… The Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding Baochuan Market will arrive soon!”
The middle-aged man shouted desperately as he fled.
“Go!”
Fang Xi turned a deaf ear, his arms swelled, muscles popping out like tumors, as he channeled the last of his True Gang into the Dark Iron Sword.
With a fierce swing, the Dark Iron Sword, like a streak of black lightning, flew out instantly and hit the middle-aged man’s craft.
The man screamed as his figure plummeted.
Fang Xi wielded the Gold Dragon Sword and Gold Dragon Knife, rapidly converging for the kill!
“Foundation Establishment? I’m so scared!”
He mocked in his mind but showed no mercy with his actions.
The Gold Dragon Knife tore through the man’s defensive spiritual shield while the Gold Dragon Sword took the opportunity to pierce through his chest.
Fang Xi grabbed the middle-aged man’s body, took his storage bag, and then dived into the lake, retrieving his thrown Dark Iron Sword.
The next moment, he disappeared without a trace.
Before long, a figure riding the wind arrived from the direction of Baochuan Market, and upon seeing the floating corpse of the middle-aged man on the lake, his expression turned extremely grim.
His powerful Divine Consciousness swept across every inch, but the criminal had long vanished…
…
In the Da Liang World.
Wilderness.
Atop a cliff, within a makeshift Dongfu.
Fang Xi’s figure suddenly appeared.
His expression changed abruptly as he spat out a mouthful of stale blood, then, gritting his teeth, stripped off the Spirit Snake Armor he was wearing.
Burn marks were clearly visible on his chest.
Scattered around the Dongfu were a great number of Spiritual Objects and talismans, valued far beyond a thousand Spirit Stones—a fortune that would make any Qi refining cultivator green with envy.
But at that moment, Fang Xi paid them no heed, went straight for the healing pills, swallowed one, and his complexion improved slightly.
Next, he formed hand seals and regulated his Qi and blood, his body revealing mysterious patterns.
“Return to Origin Secret Skills!”
These secret skills, modeled after ‘demons,’ used a martial artist’s Qi and blood to imitate a demon’s recovery abilities.
Last time, he saved Dugu Wuwang and established great merit during the Grandmaster Conference, thus he exchanged for this secret skill.
The next moment, chunks of dead black skin fell off Fang Xi, and fresh flesh and blood grew in their place.
With the combination of the spiritual pills of Cultivation and the secret skills of Martial Arts, his wounds were healing rapidly…
After a while, Fang Xi exhaled a breath of impure qi, “This time I took too big a risk, someone actually had a second-tier talisman hidden up their sleeve, specifically targeting the Spirit Snake Armor…”
If it weren’t for his third-level peak body refining and amazing physical strength, combined with the protection from the Gang Qi, he would probably be more than just seriously injured by now.
“The middle-aged man said before that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Zhong Family would be arriving…”
“This time around, I might as well hide for a few months first to avoid the attention…”
Fang Xi didn’t believe that the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who was appointed the heavy responsibility of guarding the market, could afford to stay out in the wilderness and keep a watch for several months!
“Just in time, once I start practicing the Longevity Skills, I won’t be able to leave the Monster Tree too far away, let alone traverse…”
“It would be better to settle all unfinished business in Da Liang first.”
Fang Xi’s thoughts turned to Mu Piaomiao, Lily, Qing Sang and others, and his facial lines softened slightly.
The next moment, he moved to another room in the Dongfu.
This room was piled with a large quantity of food, and the ground was covered with soil.
He reached into the soil and grabbed out a white, giant lump of flesh—the Taisui!
“Old buddy, it’s time to head to the South Wilderness!”
Looking at the first monster beast he had acquired, which had been quite beneficial to him, Fang Xi murmured with a hint of a smile, “But before that…”
A flash of light appeared in his hand, and a blood-red document emerged, the ‘Blood Pact Document’!
“Go!”
The next moment, Fang Xi cut his finger and forced out a drop of essence blood.
As the essence blood fell onto the document, it immediately emitted black smoke and the Blood Pact Document began to burn without fire.
Fang Xi mumbled an incantation and his magic power surged, pointing at the Taisui.
Whoosh!
Streams of black smoke converged, forming a rune with a hint of blood color that quickly entered Taisui’s body.
Meanwhile, the Taisui, like a vegetative person, showed no intent to resist.
“Sure enough, it’s a plant demon!”
Feeling the bond of the pact forming and having an almost imperceptible connection with the other party, Fang Xi was very satisfied.
The Taisui’s resistance was even weaker than he expected, which made for an exceptionally smooth contract.
With this Blood Pact, he could control the life and death of the Taisui at any given moment!
As long as it couldn’t break through to the second tier of Foundation Establishment, there would be no way to resist!
At this time, the Taisui was just a first-level, low-grade monster beast, no, it should be called a spiritual beast now.
To a Cultivator, any uncontrollable creature is classified as a monster beast.
And those that can be tamed as mounts, or to guard the sect, are called spiritual beasts!
…
Tri-element City.
Upon entering the city, Fang Xi instantly felt something was off.
The city gates had already been sealed, and martial law was in place.
There were few pedestrians on the streets, and everyone was on edge!
“What’s happening?”
Fang Xi arrived at Yuanhe Mountain’s base in Tri-element City, and took out a blue, crystal-carved token, casually given to him by Linghu Shan.
“Greetings, elder!”
As soon as the disciple at the door saw this, he was immediately greatly startled and let Fang Xi inside.
Before long, a plump middle-aged man came over to pay his respects, “Hu Buwei pays his respects to the elder.”
Although he looked well-fed, his eyes were sharp and he had a strong presence, evidently a high-level Martial Teacher!
“I haven’t visited Tri-element City for a long time. What has happened?”
Fang Xi inquired casually while sitting on an armchair.
Nowadays, his comings and goings were so swift on the Black Feather Boat that he hardly encountered any passersby, so naturally he heard no news.
“Ah… The imperial court has been rather chaotic recently, the old emperor has died, and the new emperor is crowned but only six years old. Therefore, the Regent is governing, leading to disputes with the harem and the court officials…”
Hu Buwei chuckled bitterly, “Our Ding State had no involvement, but there has been a bandit army in the nearby Da Zhang Mountain that has gained unknown support and become a major force, taking cities and lands repeatedly. Now, they’ve arrived near Tri-element City… The Ding State Army took them on in battle but was resoundly defeated!”
“The Ding State Army was defeated?”
Fang Xi was quite shocked.
It definitely wasn’t his fault; although he had killed two officers of the Ding State Army, their strength hadn’t been significantly weakened.
“It’s said…”
Hu Buwei lowered his voice, “Within the bandit army, there are more than one Grandmaster presiding over them!”
“I see.”
Fang Xi nodded with some understanding, then inquired about more news before leaving unhurriedly.
…
White Cloud Martial Arts School.
The school was now headed by Mu Piaomiao, with Zhang Mingding and several other disciples assisting on the side.
In the main hall.
“Sister, with the war, many disciples have returned home, and the price of food in the city has risen… Our school’s funds may run out this month,” said Zhang Mingding, holding the account book with a worried look.
“Sigh…”
Mu Piaomiao also showed signs of worry, then gritted her teeth decisively, “Sell all my jewelry, and let’s all chip in to buy as much food as possible.”
Having lived through the ordeal in Black Stone City before, she didn’t want to experience hunger again.
“Ha ha, junior sister is doing fine. What’s the worth of mere money? A fortune spent can be earned back again!”
Just then, a young voice rang out from the doorway.
“This voice sounds so familiar?”
“And the way he dismisses money… Elder brother?”
Seeing the person, Mu Piaomiao’s eyes turned red, “You’ve finally returned…”