Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1011 - 867: Hua Ying Leaves a Trace

Chapter 1011: Chapter 867: Hua Ying Leaves a Trace

Having reached this point, there was no way to circumvent it any longer; he had to forcefully break the array to enter Twin Banyan City.

Fang Xi hid his form and silently observed.

Under the currently favorable situation for the human race, this alien army was likely also contemplating a retreat. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Half a month passed by in the blink of an eye.

On this day.

His expression shifted, his eyes sparkling with spirit.

Whoosh!

In the distance at the edge of the sky, the Banyan Twin Trees shimmered with green spiritual light, suddenly shooting into the heavens, transforming into a colossal figure clad in green armor.

This green-armored titan was clad in ancient, heavy armor, inscribed with numerous talismans, and had patterns on its body like those of wood. However, the face beneath the helmet was quite delicate, giving Fang Xi a sense of familiarity—it was none other than the spitting image of the nascent soul of Changqingzi from the Lower Realm!

At that moment, the green-armored giant let out a thunderous roar, one hand wielding a shield, the other thrusting forward a wooden spear!

The spear, like a green flood dragon, leapt out and struck the black-red light barrier.

The black-red barrier trembled before numerous array patterns emerged, transforming into prohibitions.

Heavenly Thunder and Earth Flames converged continuously, striking the wooden spear and causing the pillar-like object to break in half.

Not only that but within the alien array, a Spirit Sense descended—it was the Array Spirit revealing itself!

Howl!

It let out a roar, transforming into a giant wolf with a black and red head; one spitting Heavenly Thunder, the other spitting Earth Flames, entangling with the green-armored titan.

Terrifying spiritual pressure spilled out, barely exceeding the level of Integration...

"Here it comes again!"

Fang Xi thought to himself upon seeing this scene.

’These past days, every two to three days, Changqingzi would use a secret technique to manipulate the vast spiritual power accumulated in the Banyan Twin Trees, attempting to break the formation...’

’And this alien array is indeed becoming increasingly fragile...’

’It looks like the siege on Twin Banyan City will soon be lifted...’

’Additionally, the array will definitely suffer damage after this clash, making it the best chance for me to enter.’

He watched on, only to see the mountain-like two-headed wolf collide with the green-armored giant, who then slammed down his shield, smashing one of the wolf heads.

At the same time, the other crimson head bit into the green-armored giant, causing him to shatter into countless pure Heaven and Earth Primordial Energies.

Hehe!

A light chuckle rang out, and the green-armored giant turned into a beam of light, curling back into the large green array, with the Banyan Twin Trees as the Array Eye.

The Array Spirit with only one head left did not pursue but instead let out a desolate howl, beginning to repair the damaged parts of the array.

’Changqingzi himself is unharmed, having temporarily incarnated with the help of the spiritual power of the Banyan Twin Trees...’

’Looking at the alien army, the array’s damages exceed repairs day by day... Perhaps the higher-level cultivators are already retreating?’

With this thought, Fang Xi no longer hesitated and approached the black-red barrier.

Silver light flickered in his hand as Prohibition-breaking Talismans emerged, combining into a resplendent silver array.

Multiple prohibitions overlapped, creating a silver door upon the black-red barrier.

Fang Xi gently pushed with both hands, and the door opened, allowing him to enter the array.

Having observed ceaselessly for some time, he had some understanding of this alien array.

’This array is easy to enter but hard to leave... Moreover, it has almost no weaknesses.’

’High-level aliens must be guarding the positions of the several Array Eyes.’

’Even I, able to circumvent many Death Gates and traps, can only force my way through this final barrier.’

Fang Xi formed a hand seal, and ancient, profound runes shimmered, enveloping his body.

His figure flashed, and he vanished without a trace.

Just after he left, a ripple in space appeared, and several aliens emerged.

These aliens all bore pitch-black horns and were covered in snow-white feathers, barely maintaining humanoid forms, but their eyes revealed icy vertical pupils.

"There’s an array movement; a human cultivator must have breached it just now..."

One of them with golden vertical pupils spoke coldly.

"Sigh... It was fine before, but now that the human race is gaining the upper hand, every time the array fluctuates, reinforcements break through..."

Another with blood-colored pupils sighed, "The foundations of the three grandes races are incomprehensibly deep..."

The alien with golden pupils felt a chill in his heart as well.

At the start, it seemed that the human and demon races were at a disadvantage, but they had an endless succession of moves – a testament to their profound depth.

Conversely, should the Alien Alliance fall into a disadvantageous position, they likely couldn’t turn the tide.

For this reason, the current siege on Twin Banyan City has become futile, with many high-level aliens considering retreat.

"The human armies have already reclaimed the Quiet Heavenly Domain and will soon be fully bordering the Green Domain; we too should retreat."

The blood-pupiled alien said, "The higher-ups are clear-sighted now, maintaining the array only to gain enough time... and also taking the opportunity to eliminate human reinforcements."

A bloodthirsty gleam flashed across the face of the golden-eyed alien.

Twin Banyan City was a stronghold and strategic location of great significance for the Five Sons of the Human Race.

Naturally, many sects and cultivators from the human race supported it.

But their grand array had another mystery; no matter how one discerned the illusion from reality, they would ultimately collide with those in the stage of Integration.

’Traveling thousands of miles just to meet their demise...’

The two aliens exchanged glances and continued their patrol...

Heavenly Thunder rolled, suddenly striking down on one spot.

It seemed as if there was an angry figure roaring, sacrificing a magical artifact resembling a map of mountains and rivers to resist the tribulation.

But their cultivation was insufficient; under the endless Heavenly Thunder, in the end, they couldn’t hold on and were directly struck by five bolts of lightning, their body instantly crumbling to dust.

Not only that, but after their physical and spiritual essences were utterly destroyed, a huge disturbance in the void suddenly erupted.

Several cultivators ran out with dirt-covered faces, filled with panic: "Master... Junior Sister..."

They were disciples carried on the body with a Heaven Treasure by those who challenged the array; unfortunately, with the holder’s death and the destruction of the Heaven Treasure, most of them perished in the Space Time Turbulence.

Only these few were luckier, using the Treasure of the Void to descend back into the lower realm.

However, they still couldn’t escape the range of the Great Array and were trapped like turtles in a jar.

"Human cultivators, kill!"

In the void, a faint voice echoed.

These cultivators didn’t understand what was happening before their protective spiritual lights were torn apart, and their bodies showed numerous fine cuts.

They opened their mouths but in the end said nothing before turning into countless fragments.

In the void, a ferocious maw appeared, followed by a suction.

A grayish glow fell, sweeping up the cultivators’ Storage Bags and Essence Souls, and quickly vanishing without a trace...

...

At this moment, Fang Xi was walking through a volcanic world.

The earth and sky were an expanse of crimson, with rivers of lava flowing out like an orange-red ocean.

"Heavenly Thunder... Earth Flames... Yin-Yang..."

"As expected, it’s the ’Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire Array’... but with some modifications, creating eight major Death Gates!"

"To enter Twin Banyan City, one must pass through these Death Gates... Undoubtedly, there must be Integration-stage cultivators overseeing them."

When it came to understanding the Alien races, not many Array Masters from the human race could compare with Fang Xi.

After all, he was the ruthless one who unified Falling Sky Island, bringing all the Annals of the Thousand Tribes into the possession of the Nine States Sect.

This ’Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire Array’ he had seen in the inheritance annals of the Thunder Clan indeed seemed exceedingly formidable.

However, for the recently advanced Fang Xi, it wasn’t much of a challenge.

With a single hand forming a seal, array patterns began to emerge in front of him.

Fang Xi’s eyes flashed with light as he murmured under his breath. Suddenly, he moved his hand as if to manipulate a few array patterns.

In an instant, the turbulent lava sea calmed down.

Not only that, but the void ahead shattered, revealing a path to leave the volcanic world.

Fang Xi swept the area with his Divine Consciousness, slightly surprised, and then stepped into it.

...

Against a backdrop of a black and red light screen, a jade platform floated.

The giant shadows of the Banyan Twin Trees behind it were already clearly visible.

At this moment, atop the jade platform, two Integration-stage cultivators were fighting desperately, with horrific Spiritual Pressure spilling out all around.

Presiding over this place was an Alien race cultivator in the Middle Stage of Integration.

His head bore black horns, with a thin, monkey-like face and Thunder God-like features, his body covered with feathers which had tiny arcs of electricity constantly jumping on them.

Cold and ruthlessness filled his vertical pupils as he casually summoned a bolt of Divine Thunder, striking towards a ball of fire opposite him.

Roaring flames! A ’Five Fire God Thunder’ collided with the raging flames, with copious amounts of Spiritual Flame devouring each other, rapidly escalating the temperature.

Strands of Thunder Light overflowed, causing a tall, long-legged, beautifully robed woman of striking charm to change her expression.

Upon seeing this scene, she quickly formed seals with her hands and chanted non-stop, releasing a fiery red handkerchief.

A cloud of red emerged, enveloping her entirely, and Ancient Seal Scripts meandered across its surface.

Then, multiple bolts of lightning fell upon the fire cloud, effortlessly caught.

"If you wish to reach Twin Banyan City, you must pass through me first!" said the Alien race cultivator with a cold glint in his vertical pupil, laughing bizarrely. "Sir, please offer up your Nascent Soul, so I can contribute enough and settle my duties upon returning and rest for a while..."

The Alien Alliance was as loose as sand; even with the enmity of annihilation at hand, many cultivators still had their personal schemes.

"In your dreams!" The lavishly dressed lady sacrificed a red jade pendant. The pendant was simplistic in design, with a fan-shaped pattern on it.

She bit her tongue, a mouthful of Essence Blood mixed with pure Magic Power falling onto the jade pendant.

The pendant flashed with light and astonishingly turned into an ethereal feather fan in the lady’s hand.

"A Shape Retention Talisman?!" The Thunder Clan’s Integration-stage cultivator screamed, retreating rapidly backward. "You actually have such an Immortal family secret talisman?!"

The Shape Retention Talisman was indeed an Immortal family secret talisman, found only a few times within the Ruins of an Immortal Mansion.

This kind of talisman had only one function: it could leave a shadow of powerful treasures, including Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures, containing a fraction of their power!

In theory, it was like a highly advanced talisman weapon!

Although it had only a few strikes, since it imprinted the complete shadow of the Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, it possessed all manner of inconceivable might.

Among Integration-stage cultivators, it was indeed a trump card.

The lady in the gorgeous red robe held the ethereal Seven-Colored Feather Fan with a clear trace of reluctance on her face, yet she clenched her teeth and without any politeness, fanned towards the Thunder Clan cultivator!

Roaring flames! Seven-colored light emerged, seemingly releasing seven Spirit Birds, carrying the intent to burn everything, spreading like wildfire, instantly engulfing the jade platform...