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Chapter 287 - 237 Returning to Ruins (End of month for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 287: Chapter 237 Returning to Ruins (End of month for Monthly Ticket)

"Linglang Order?"

"Seems... it’s still a decade or so until the once-every-five-hundred-years opening of the Linglang Blessed Land; how come there are signs of it opening early?"

Fang Xing thought for a moment, and immediately turned into a streak of flowing light, heading towards the nearest Immortal City.

...

Heize Immortal City.

This city, located at the boundary between Xuantian Sect and Bodhi Sect, was said to be established thousands of years ago by a Nascent Soul Level Loose Cultivator.

After the Nascent Soul True Monarch of that cultivator passed away, no new Nascent Soul True Monarchs emerged among his descendants, but there were several Core Formation Cultivators, including some at the late stage of Core Formation, who barely maintained the foundation of the Immortal City.

Up to now, the construction of the city had grown more prosperous, though control had gradually fallen into the hands of both Xuantian Sect and Bodhi Sect.

The original lineage of the Nascent Soul Loose Cultivator, nominally still the City Lord Mansion, was merely nominal.

Gathering Immortals Tea House.

"This esteemed guest has ordered a cup of top-grade Spiritual Tea; may I ask what information you wish to seek?"

A green-skirted woman with a cunning smile looked at a plain-looking middle-aged Core Formation early-stage cultivator in front of her, feeling very unfamiliar after thinking a thousand times in her mind.

This, of course, was due to Fang Xing’s use of the "Nine Infant Pearl," wearing a layer of Divine Soul clothing.

With the aid of this magic treasure, his skills in hiding and disguising had increased significantly.

He even subtly altered one of the Divine Souls’ appearances; with his Nascent Soul Level mana, there were now few cultivators who could see through him.

"Righteous and Demonic War, Linglang Blessed Land."

Fang Xing lifted the Spiritual Tea, took a sip, and felt a refreshing tea aroma lingering between his lips and teeth, nodding involuntarily, "Good tea..."

"It seems the guest has heard some news..."

A look of surprise appeared on the green-skirted woman’s face and then quickly returned to normal.

’What news have I heard? I don’t know anything...’

Fang Xing silently thought to himself, yet his face displayed an unfathomable expression.

"Recently, for some reason, there has been some unrest on the Demon Path side. It is said that a Nascent Soul Seed of the Nine Infant Sect has perished..."

The green-skirted woman smiled faintly, "That Nascent Soul Seed, ’Huo Moqing,’ was a great cultivator in the late Golden Core stage, practically invincible unless he manifested his Nascent Soul, ranked amongst the Six Demonic Heroes... his sudden death has indeed deeply pained the Nine Infant Sect..."

A Golden Core Cultivator, especially in the late stage, is not so easy to cultivate.

The foundation of a Nascent Soul Sect could at most cultivate one Nascent Soul Seed.

Even though the Nine Infant Sect had a backup, it still lacked far behind Huo Moqing.

Even possibly only a cultivator at the Half-step Golden Core, facing far more difficulties and dangers in breaking through the Nascent Soul barrier than a Golden Core cultivator.

’Oh, so the unlucky guy I killed was called Huo Moqing?’

Fang Xing also only found out the name of this unfortunate person at this moment.

However, this seemed somewhat unfair to the other party.

Strictly speaking, with Huo Moqing’s preparations at the time, along with his cultivation and treasures... even if he faced several Perfect Core Formation cultivators, he could’ve escaped unscathed.

It was just that his mind was clouded, and he ran into Fang Xing, thereby delivering his life needlessly.

"The fall of a Nascent Soul Seed indeed shakes the foundation..."

Fang Xing sipped the Spiritual Tea.

"In reality, after so many years of the Righteous and Demonic War, both sides find it a bit hard to persevere... The trouble within the Nine Infant Sect at this time is but the final straw that broke the camel’s back."

The green-skirted woman analyzed, "The ten big Nascent Soul Sects, high above, aim to achieve their own goals through the war, and now their objectives are nearly met... facing backlash from both the lower-level cultivators and the Loose Cultivators... it’s possible that the fall of Huo Moqing, Huo Daozi, reflects this backlash..."

"This is the perspective of the Heavenly Mechanism Lineage." Fang Xing found this interpretation quite interesting.

"History has seen many such incidents, where the Righteous and Demonic sides battle, causing Loose Cultivators to rise opportunistically and even condense Nascent Souls..."

The green-skirted woman said, "According to the latest news, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs from both sides, after discussions, have decided to cease hostilities, drawing the current battle lines as boundaries, and signing a peace treaty for several hundred years... However, before the treaty is signed, there are still major interests to be negotiated, and with the instigation of the Nine Infant Sect, the ten big Nascent Soul Sects decided to open ’Linglang Blessed Land’ earlier to settle scores within, determining winners and losers based on the number of surviving cultivators..."

"The ten big Nascent Soul Sects, managing to control the Linglang Blessed Land?" Fang Xing was slightly taken aback.

"After all, the Array Masters of each sect have spent many years studying the prohibitions of the blessed land, though it’s tough to break the iron rule that True Monarchs can’t enter, it’s still barely possible to open it earlier..." The green-skirted woman smiled, "In this, the Nine Infant Sect has put forth much effort."

Having lost a Nascent Soul Seed, they needed to compensate somehow.

If they could obtain a ’Nascent Soul Spiritual Item,’ it would be worth as much as a late Golden Core great cultivator.

"It seems, this exploration of the blessed land is going to be quite brutal... especially for those Loose Cultivators."

Fang Xing took a deep breath.

"Linglang Blessed Land’s ’Linglang Order,’ most of them are controlled by the big Nascent Soul Sects... occasionally a few slip out, but that’s not a problem, it’s a testament to the strength to attract Loose Cultivators..."

The green-skirted woman stated.

"Very good."

Fang Xing then asked a few more pieces of information, nodded, "I am very satisfied with your news, you may leave now..."

"Yes."

The green-skirted woman bowed a curtsey, then suddenly asked in a trembling voice, "Senior, would you require any other service?"

Fang Xing glanced over, noting the woman’s peachy cheeks, almond eyes, willow eyebrows, and delicate nose... indeed, she was also a beauty.

Unfortunately, his taste had already been spoiled by the entertainment planet of the Main Universe, and upon hearing the suggestion, he simply shook his head without a word.

The woman in the green dress had no choice but to perform a bow and exit the private room.

"Linglang Blessed Land... intriguing, intriguing!"

Fang Xing stroked his chin, "I wonder if I qualify?"

No Nascent Soul True Monarch could enter the Linglang Blessed Land; even if someone forcefully broke through, it would only result in the self-destruction of the blessed land, scattering everything to the winds.

Currently, he was only at the early stage of core formation, which logically should allow entry.

It was unclear, however, how a False Infant cultivator would be counted.

’Or perhaps, I should store the All Techniques Nascent Soul at Blue Star first, and retrieve it once I’ve been transported into the blessed land?’

Fang Xing felt that if the blessed land had its own consciousness, encountering a cultivator like him who enjoyed exploiting bugs would certainly be troublesome.

"In the blessed land, there should be ’Divine Infant Fruit’... and numerous spiritual medicines inside. Casually collecting them would solve the materials needed for dozens of furnaces of elixir to enhance the mana of core formation cultivators..."

"It’s worth a try... If I can’t get in, then I’ll just have to exterminate demons and protect the path outside... Well, it seems I might not be strong enough, considering the demon path has at least four Demon Lords... Moreover, there’s an old Nascent Soul monster from the Nine Infant Sect who harbors deep enmity toward me..."

...

The entrance to the Linglang Blessed Land is located at ’Return to Ruin Mountain’!

Yes, right at the frontline of the great battle between the righteous and the demonic!

Fang Xing was initially surprised when he received this information.

But he soon accepted it.

After all, it was merely a dragon pond and tiger cave, hardly a problem for him as a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"The immediate task is to go near Return to Ruin Mountain, then find a Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator causing trouble, and use the ’Nine Infant Pearl’ to replace his identity to participate in this exploration of the Linglang Blessed Land..."

This exploration of Linglang Blessed Land is bound to be brutally fierce, but for those Loose Cultivators with hopes of making it, it would definitely not be missed.

After all, missing it means waiting another five hundred years!

Such is the life of a Jiedan Cultivator.

To put it another way, if you miss this chance, you miss a lifetime!

Return to Ruin Mountain.

The mountain rugged, streams of qi continuously converging toward it, resembling the abyssal depth of the sea.

"This natural wonder... is hardly seen outside the Cultivation World."

Fang Xing’s divine sense swept over, prompting an exclamation.

The divine sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators does not extend beyond one mile.

While the range of a Jiedan cultivator’s divine sense is measured in miles, the limit is about ten to twenty miles.

His initial advancement to the early stage of core formation only granted him a divine sense range of a few miles.

But after refining the ’All Techniques Ghost Infant,’ gaining the blessing of False Infant mana, his divine sense also surged.

Now, he could sense things within fifty miles—not everything clearly, but he could get a general feel.

The immense disparity here is akin to the chasm between core formation and Nascent Soul.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Fang Xing’s divine sense twitched, looking in a particular direction, "Why is he here? Oh... right, the grand battle between righteous and demonic involved the participation of ten major Nascent Soul Sects. Now that a ceasefire agreement is about to be signed, Heavenly Sword Sect would definitely want to join the excitement, not to mention, there are Nascent Soul opportunities available..."

Within his divine sense range, a sword cultivator, merging with his sword, streaked like a crimson rainbow toward Return to Ruin Mountain.

This man, clad in a blood-red garment with sword-shaped eyebrows extending into his temples, held an ancient full-tang sword; he was none other than Blood Sword Son Fu Hongyi, one of the Righteous Five.

In terms of seniority within the Cultivation World, Fang Xing could now call the other as Brother Fu.

Of course, if he revealed his Nascent Soul cultivation, he could also address him as Nephew Fu.

In the Cultivation World, hierarchy is based on realm; other than master-disciple relations and blood kin within three generations, rising one major realm generally advances one’s seniority.

"With the depth of Heavenly Sword Sect, possessing a Linglang Order is quite normal..."

"And a sword cultivator hearing of such an opportunity would absolutely not miss it. Very reasonable... That being said, I wonder if that old demon from Wanxiang Sect will show up? If he does, it means I’m dealing with two Demon Lords from the demonic path..."

Fang Xing, of course, didn’t know that because of his previous action, both Heavenly Sword Sect and Wanxiang Sect’s Nascent Soul True Monarchs were quite paranoid.

Without a major incident, they wouldn’t step out of their mountain gate’s Array.

"Never mind, there’s no need to meet and acknowledge each other, given that I have a Linglang Order... no need to hitch a ride..."

"Besides, whichever cultivation I appear with will be awkward."

Fang Xing shook his head, a Jade Scroll appearing in his hand, and he flew off in another direction.

Purple Perilla Square!

This place was originally a common market that had been requisitioned by the Righteous Path during the big battle, turning it into a camp.

At this time, however, it had become a gathering place for Loose Cultivators.

Various streams of light flew into it, revealing many cultivators of diverse appearances.

"The range for the Linglang Order to summon is on Return to Ruin Mountain... Therefore, we must climb the mountain when the blessed land opens."

In an area of the square, hundreds of Green Jade Cushions were arranged.

An old daoist with youthful features and white hair sat crossed-legged, sweeping his dust-whisk, his expression extremely solemn, "This exploration is incredibly dangerous, fellow daoists, please be cautious..."