Star Sky Professional
Chapter 713 - 611: The Wolf is Coming

Chapter 713: Chapter 611: The Wolf is Coming

A few days later.

Qingyu Hall.

Fang Xing received a paper crane and immediately laughed, "Indeed... After Min Zinnong was promoted to the Dao Foundation Middle Realm, he couldn’t hold back anymore?"

The Dao Foundation Middle Realm is a mandatory requirement for the vice hall master of Shennong Hall.

Unless almost all the Dao Foundation cultivators in the sect die, it won’t be changed.

"To be honest, I don’t really care for this vice hall master position, if it wasn’t for planting trees..."

Fang Xing sighed.

Faced with this kind of probe, he had countless ways to handle it, but at this time? Using the simplest strategy of breaking deftness with force would do.

He stood up, transformed into a green light, and arrived at a Lake Heart Pavilion.

The Lake Heart Pavilion seemed to be made of jade, with one person inside, brewing tea, and it was Hall Master Min!

"Junior Brother Fang... you?"

However, Hall Master Min’s composed expression shattered the moment he saw Fang Xing: "You..."

His hand shook, spilling a few drops of water: "...actually broke through to the Dao Foundation Post Realm?"

At this moment, Fang Xing adjusted his Concealing Breath Skill slightly, releasing Dao Foundation Post Realm’s mana fluctuations.

Upon seeing this, Hall Master Min was greatly shocked.

If Fang Xing had already advanced to the Dao Foundation Post Realm, then his position as vice hall master would be as steady as Mount Tai!

He could even attempt to oust him and become the hall master of Shennong Hall himself!

"Haha... I’ve been comprehending the Fundamental Diagram of Divine Skills, and fortunately gained something."

Fang Xing waved his hand casually, and a green Lingzhi gathered in the void, bringing various recovery and enhancement effects.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother, for mastering the ’Flesh Taisui’ Divine Skill!"

Hall Master Min recognized it and immediately stood up, clasping his fists.

"Hahaha, thank you..."

Fang Xing sat down carelessly, "I didn’t expect it either, I was already half in the grave, yet I managed to break through... Breaking through the Dao Foundation Post Realm also increased my lifespan, and I’ve also comprehended a ’Ganoderma Life Extension’ secret technique from this Fake Divine Skill... Although it can’t increase lifespan, it does have some potential to gradually repair some lifespan consumed by the Paper Folding Technique."

He wasn’t lying, after all, his perspective and understanding of Divine Skills far surpassed ordinary cultivators.

The ’Flesh Taisui’ Fake Divine Skill inherently inclined toward healing and recovery... it indeed had such potential.

However, it couldn’t repair much, and the healing effects varied from person to person.

"Junior Brother is truly a natural talent..."

Hall Master Min continuously marveled, and the two talked happily.

After Fang Xing left, Min Zinnong hurried into the pavilion: "Uncle... how did it go?"

"How did it go? The man has already advanced to the Dao Foundation Post Realm; that position is as strong as cast iron..."

Hall Master Min glared at his nephew and reassured, "In the sect, cultivation is ultimately paramount, and you... were unlucky, your uncle will help you plan for another position."

"The Dao Foundation Post Realm, how is that possible?"

Min Zinnong was stunned; breaking through the Dao Foundation Middle Realm and reaching the Post Realm were on different difficulty levels entirely.

"Could it be... he used some Dao Foundation secret technique to devour? No... there haven’t been any Dao Foundations practicing Flesh Taisui in the sect for decades..."

Min Zinnong was utterly dejected, clearly aware that his uncle probably traded him for interests with Fang Xing!

Moving him to show there’s no intention of challenging Fang Xing’s position as vice hall master.

And in return, Fang Xing wouldn’t seek to take the position of head hall master!

Unfortunately, even knowing this, he could only accept it.

After all, among cultivators, strength always reigns supreme!

...

The small upheaval in Shennong Hall quickly passed.

Though Fang Xing’s promotion to the Dao Foundation Post Realm surprised many, that was all it amounted to.

Unless he advanced to a Yin God True Person, matters among the Dao Foundation were only reported to a few Yin God True Persons at most.

The exalted Yang God True Monarchs had the bigger picture to consider, needing to play a grand chess game.

A mountain peak shrouded in white clouds.

In a green robe, with tangled hair and beard, Patriarch Qingmu sat cross-legged.

Before him lay a white jade chessboard with nineteen vertical and horizontal lines.

On the chessboard, jade white and black pieces looked like two great dragons, fiercely entangled in battle.

In a local area of the board, the situation was mysterious and profound, as if shrouded in mist, obscuring the board’s trajectory.

Snap!

Patriarch Qingmu pinched a white piece between his right index and middle fingers and firmly placed it down.

With this move, the circumstances on the board dramatically changed, and the white pieces seemed to lock in a winning situation, about to unleash a ’Great Avalanche’!

"It seems that the Killing Life Sect has decided to send a contingent force to the Outer World?"

The words spoken by Patriarch Qingmu while playing chess were shocking.

After all, everyone in the Outer World, especially the many low-level cultivators of Qingmu Ridge, assumed the Killing Life Sect wouldn’t return.

Yet, who would’ve thought that after crying wolf so many times, the wolf would actually come!

The person playing chess with Aoki Elder was indeed from the Killing Life Sect!

Within the Killing Life Sect, the Sect Hierarch holds the highest position, followed by two great envoys and four protectors.

The one who came to play chess with Aoki Elder was the Southern Protector of the Killing Life Sect — the ’Black Dharma King’, who was also a True Monarch of the Yang God!

"The prior attack and great victory... was merely to pave the way for better defense."

"This Outer World, rumored to be beyond the reach of All Gods’ faith, is a naturally isolated and firmly guarded land."

The Black Dharma King picked up a black piece and answered with a smile.

The Divine Dynasty of Great Zhou worships the many divines of the ’Heavenly Court’, whose gaze is said to be boundless.

However, in the mortal world, some absolute terrains can still block the gaze of the divines.

The Outer World is such a peculiar place, where not only is it difficult for the gaze of All Gods to reach, but even nurturing believers here requires more exertion of power.

For this reason, the Outer World becomes a lawless area and also a ’place of exile’ for the Divine Dynasty of Great Zhou, nearly akin to a ’garbage disposal site’.

Similarly, because they lack divine backing, the ten righteous and evil sects can thrive in the Outer World.

However, the Killing Life Sect is indeed backed by a True God!

"While the main core of our Killing Life Sect remains in the Divine Dynasty of Great Zhou, as the saying goes, ’a crafty rabbit has three burrows’; the abundant life here is worth considering."

The Black Protector chuckled: "And if our Killing Life Sect becomes the foremost among the ten sects in the Outer World, your Qingmu Ridge would be in jeopardy, Daoist..."

Snap!

The black piece landed, and the seemingly cornered Black Dragon suddenly found breathing room, even with the potential to soar to the sky.

"For someone from the Killing Life Sect, you actually keep your word?"

Aoki Elder seemed a bit surprised, hesitating to make a move.

"Of course not..."

The Black Protector admitted calmly: "I came here to incite war... the more death and destruction, the more it pleases my master... even if only a tenth of the sacrifices here can be received by my master, and only a tenth of the reward... still..."

He smiled mysteriously: "Initially lowering the difficulty is advantageous, so I must devour your Qingmu Ridge... So, Aoki Elder, what will you do?"

With Qingmu Ridge as a base, it would be easier to conquer other major sects.

Feeding the tiger with your flesh tactic, but with a real malevolent tiger, it’s like throwing buns to a dog...

"I..."

Aoki Elder scoffed: "Since Feijian Sect, Upper God Temple, and fellow Daoists abandoned me, naturally, I will submit..."

He suddenly tossed a white piece, disrupting the board, with a cold smile: "Not only can Qingmu Ridge’s territory, but also my disciples, and even I myself, join the Killing Life Sect as a hall. What say you?"

The reason Aoki Elder struggled to maintain Qingmu Ridge as a sect after defeat and opened up the treasury was to sell it at a favorable price!

He could even join Killing Life Sect himself, forsaking whatever ancestral teachings, Taoist traditions, or spiritual lineages!

"Haha, Aoki, you are truly ruthless, I admire it."

The Black Dharma King laughed heartily: "Our sect has four protectors, all with Initial Realm power of the Yang God. With Daoist Aoki’s realm, you could become the Green Protector one day... Once all five protectors are assembled, we can blood sacrifice the entire Outer World and become immortals or gods!"

Upon hearing this, a trace of greed appeared on Aoki Elder’s face.

But in the next instant, the Black Dharma King suddenly erupted, flipping the chessboard and smashing it at Aoki Elder’s head!

Crash!

The mist cleared, and Aoki Elder was shocked to find that this random mountain peak he chose for the game was in fact part of a vast celestial chessboard!

And as the Black Dharma King swung the chessboard, the entire world seemed to reverse in that instant!

The sky as the board, stars as pieces, who dares to play?

Boom!

In that moment, heaven and earth seemed sealed, as the chessboard in the Black Dharma King’s hand, carrying the might of the world, smashed onto Aoki Elder’s head.

Crash!

Aoki Elder’s body collapsed halfway, and his head was crushed into mush.

Yet, with a flicker of green light, his form rapidly regenerated.

Having recovered, Aoki Elder now bore wrinkles like the bark of an old tree.

Green lights flashed in his eyes, and with a mighty surge of Yang harmony, he bellowed skyward: "Black Dharma King! I avowed my genuine allegiance; why do you betray me?"

In the heavens, a massive Green Tree Giant appeared, roaring in fury.

"Haha, our Killing Life Sect never needs dogs."

The Black Dharma King laughed loudly: "Aoki Elder, capturing your Yang God and offering sacrifices in the Divine Dynasty of Great Zhou might allow me to ascend directly to the Middle Realm of the Yang God!"

The chessboard magic treasure in his hand gleamed, and suddenly, between the heavens and the earth, nineteen intersecting light traces emerged.

They formed a grand grid, enclosing the Green Tree Giant, composed entirely of spirit and thought, in its net!

And that wasn’t all!

At some unknown moment, a graceful white figure appeared beside the Black Dharma King.

Together, their mana surged, their great, sunlit thoughts rising skyward, forming the shape of a Tai Chi yin-yang fish, suppressing the Green Tree Giant.

"White Dharma King?"

Within the collapsing Green Tree Giant, Aoki Elder’s astonished voice called out: "Even you are here?"

"Hehe... farewell, Daoist."

Accompanied by a soft voice, the celestial chessboard abruptly contracted, trapping a tiny point of faint green light within, which dimmed and faded after only a few moments...