Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1013 - 869: Wind Fire

Chapter 1013: Chapter 869: Wind Fire

’Good Lord Changqingzi, he has deceived everyone.’

’All that talk about the origin being depleted, it’s all fake.’

Feeling the surging wooden spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and even the faintly fluctuating power of the Wood Attribute Law, Fang Xi’s expression shifted slightly.

’No wonder Changqingzi is adamant about defending Twin Banyan City, could it be that he has made thorough preparations to attempt the Mahayana ascension, and now cannot move?’

’If that person has been in seclusion all this time, then who was controlling the Banyan Twin Tree Array before?’

He took a step and moved into the skies.

At this moment, like Fang Xi, quite a few cultivators had also flown high into the sky, all of them above the Returning to Emptiness stage, and there was no lack of Integrations among them.

Those of slightly lower realms, like the teahouse greeter, were pressed to the ground, utterly unable to move.

"Charging at the Mahayana! Lord Changqingzi is charging at the Mahayana!"

"The City Master must succeed."

"Will our human race gain yet another Mahayana Individual Immortal?"

One after the other, high-level cultivators relayed their voices.

Fang Xi even saw the red-gowned noblewoman, whose face bore a contemplative expression as she looked at the cyan light beam shooting into the sky.

In her expression, there was worry, envy, and solemnity...

"Charging towards the Mahayana..."

As the ultimate realm within the cultivation levels beneath the True Immortal Realm, Fang Xi felt some envy as well.

Mahayana monks were unquestionably the apex within the Earth Immortal Realm.

Even the monks who laboriously pursued cultivation, seeking immortality, finally saw hope at this stage!

As long as one passes all tribulations, one would naturally become an immortal!

No one knew how many cultivators, for this dream of ascension, disregarded family, sects, and clans completely, dedicating themselves solely to arduous cultivation.

But across the numerous races of the Earth Immortal Realm, those who finally ascended were only a handful of elders from the human, Monster Clan, and Demonic Beasts.

Perhaps within the Alien races, there might have been a few who ascended in secret, but at most one or two...

"Becoming an immortal is difficult..."

"Mahayana monks, whose magic power transforms into Immortal Origin Power, can nourish Semi-immortal artifacts, thus they are called ’Individual Immortals’... Mahayana Individual Immortal!"

"Could it be that our human race will gain another Immortal today?!"

Fang Xi sighed to himself.

If Changqingzi truly overcomes the Mahayana Immortal Thunder Tribulation, then he would probably have to turn around and leave, waiting until after his own ascension to Mahayana to meet the other party again.

After all, it would be just a matter of a divine radiance...

But at this moment, while Fang Xi could restrain himself, some scouts from the Alien and Monster Clans could hardly bear it.

Boom!

Suddenly, explosions occurred in several places within Twin Banyan City, and a great amount of fire burst into the sky!

"What is this..."

Fang Xi’s expression was unchanged: "In the dark, seeing Changqingzi charging towards the Mahayana, they launched an attacking without regard for anything else? This is desperation..."

From the direction of the City Master’s Mansion, a grayish radiance rushed over swiftly, brazenly charging at the Array, accompanied by the power fluctuations of Integration Level magic power.

"How dare you!"

"Do you have a death wish?!"

Many Human Cultivators roared angrily, but they were a step too late.

The grayish Escape Light raised a hand and a pitch-black awl appeared, breaking through the protective Array and piercing into the depths of the City Master’s Mansion. Numerous radiance from magical treasures twinkled, and a great number of Wing Clan Members screamed. It was as if a rain of feathers had descended from the sky.

Unexpected changes occur!

Before the other cultivators could react, one after another, cyan spiritual power rained down from above the sky.

Over the City Master’s Mansion, an immense figure in green armor emerged, wielding a giant shield and wooden spear, identical to what Fang Xi had seen before.

"No!"

Within the grayish radiance, an Alien Integration Cultivator appeared.

Its body was like smoke and mist, resembling a shadow.

At this moment, it let out an enraged shout, and countless grayish-black vapors emerged, condensing and thickening... forming into numerous black needles fine as cow hair, densely shooting out in all directions!

Clink clank!

The black needles struck the wooden shield, producing a muffled sound, and all of them snapped apart.

The figure with the shield, undaunted, thrust forward with the wooden spear.

The power of the Wood Attribute Law slightly converged, turning into countless dark green specks of light, penetrating the shadow.

On its body, numerous holes the size of rice grains appeared, threaded with thin green filaments.

The green giant acted again, opening its mouth to release dark green radiances that shot out.

An immense number of radiances interweaved, forming a cage, trapping the shadow within.

The dark green radiances flickered madly, twisting towards the center and then vanishing without a trace, along with the shadow that had already disappeared.

"It’s Changqingzi..."

"No, it’s not..."

Fang Xi heard some cultivators murmuring softly nearby: "So that’s how it is..."

He looked over and saw the green-armored giant’s face blur, shifting from its original fair appearance to a more rugged one, and his mind immediately understood:

’This is one of Changqingzi’s Integration subordinates, or perhaps a seventh-tier servant?’

’It seems to have cultivated a Wooden Element technique, quite pure indeed, capable of drawing upon the power of the Banyan Twin Tree Array...’

’This person must be a trusted confidant of Changqingzi, having been assigned the role of guardian.’

Looking at the green-armored giant that had not dissipated but instead remained guarding around the City Master’s Mansion, all thoughts, hidden or otherwise, dissipated for everyone present.

The only thing they could do was to quietly await the outcome of Changqingzi’s Mahayana charge.

Fang Xi, looking at the Green-Wood Divine General, was somewhat eager to try his hand.

"But a mere half-step away from the Mahayana, even if the caster cannot be found, as long as the God Path Incarnation makes a move..."

However, after pondering for a while, he still did not immediately employ the Summoning Skills.

’One must always seek stability, and what’s more... how difficult is it to break through to the Mahayana realm? Perhaps there won’t even be a need for me to take action when the time comes.’

’Even if he succeeds, it would merely mean dealing with the grudges when my true self ascends to the Mahayana realm in the future...’

Having thought this far, Fang Xi felt quite good about it and even began to observe Changqingzi’s breakthrough and tribulation, considering it a chance to accumulate experience for himself.

’The breakthrough of human cultivators to the Mahayana realm is indeed different from the previous states... The Immortal Thunder Calamity is only the last one, before that, there are trials such as the Heart Demon and Wind Fire Tribulations... failing to pass, one still ends in death and Dao dissolution!’

’With Changqingzi’s experience of backlash from his incarnation, the Heart Demon Tribulation is likely to be difficult...’

’No, he may not even be able to break through the Mahayana threshold...’

In fact, if there isn’t much confidence in overcoming the post-breakthrough calamity, then failing to break through the Mahayana threshold might even be a good thing.

Once one truly breaks through the great boundary and achieves Mahayana, tribulations such as the Heart Demon and others will inevitably come all at once, with no turning back whether it ends in success or death.

Hum hum!

Fang Xi did not have to wait long before he saw the sky turn a uniform azure hue, carrying the might of the Power of Rules!

"This is..."

He murmured to himself, "The power of the Wood Attribute Law has manifested..."

Outside, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy churned, endless to the eye.

Such an astonishing phenomenon even began to interfere with the operation of the Heavenly Thunder and Fire Array of the Twin Banyan City and the Alien Alliance, causing the various Alien races to tremble with fear.

Boom boom boom!

Suddenly, the Banyan Twin Trees trembled violently.

The Green-Wood Divine General let out a scream, its colossal body crumbling to pieces, turning into pure Wooden Element Primordial Energy, which surged into the City Master’s Mansion.

Not only that, but fist-sized green radiance spheres emerged from atop the Banyan Twin Trees, with countless runes flickering within them, continually entering the City Master’s Mansion as if converging rivers!

"Is this... starting to forcefully absorb the Primordial Energy of subordinates and Spirit Plants for one last attempt?"

Fang Xi felt no surprise at the collapse of that Green-Wood Divine General.

After all, during the breakthrough to Mahayana, every bit of Primordial Energy is extremely important, and Changqingzi clearly would not pass up the Banyan Twin Trees, while this divine general was most likely reliant on the Spiritual Root for existence...

"Daring to do so indicates that Changqingzi has reached the final step, losing this protector doesn’t matter anymore."

"These subordinates, or workers, are truly tragic, giving their lives for their master, only to be abandoned without a second thought in the end..."

He sneered in his heart when suddenly the ground shook violently.

The Banyan Twin Trees shook drastically, and an unspeakably terrifying aura burst forth violently from the direction of the City Master’s Mansion!

"The Mahayana Period!"

Fang Xi’s pupils shrank as he whispered.

"The Mahayana Period!"

"The City Master has ascended to the Mahayana Period!"

A vast number of cultivators, who had been pressed to the ground, felt an aura ten times more terrifying than before descend upon them, and instead of shock, they felt joy.

As for the Individual Immortals, their eyes showed mixed emotions.

"The Magic Power has indeed broken through to the Mahayana Level; next are the four great tribulations..."

Fang Xi remained cautious, silently observing.

The Heart Demon Tribulation might take countless lifetimes, but outside, it’s but a moment.

Therefore, he did not have to wait long before he saw azure pillars of light shooting towards the sky. Amidst these pillars of light, a silhouette exuding a terrifying aura appeared, it was Changqingzi!

’The preliminary work was well done... he actually managed to get through the Heart Demon Tribulation.’

Focused, Fang Xi watched as a gust of wind suddenly sounded by his ears!

Whoo whoo!

The fierce wind howled, growing louder and louder.

Then, a hazy cyan radiance emerged around Changqingzi, sweeping towards the surroundings.

Everything it met along its path, be it the grand and magnificent buildings of the City Master’s Mansion, the Arrays, or even high-ranking cultivators... under this hazy cyan radiance, everything turned to dust without a word!

Whoo whoo!

The cyan Zong Wind kept expanding, scraping the ground clean.

Even when looking down from a great height, one could see part of the Banyan Twin Trees’ canopy beginning to thin out.

"The Mahayana tribulations consist of the Wind, Fire, and Thunder disasters!"

"The Immortal Thunder Calamity is only the last and the most terrifying of the tribulations, but before that, there are the Wind and Fire Tribulations!"

"This wind must be the Zong Wind!"

Having received some information about breakthroughs from other Mahayana Monks, Fang Xi was very familiar with this scene.

Seeing the cyan storm approaching, he immediately retreated without any delay.

Whoo whoo!

Indeed, everything the cyan Zong Wind passed turned to ash.

The area for a hundred miles around the City Master’s Mansion had been completely reduced to dust.

Changqingzi was enveloped in his robe’s radiant glow, with green leaf after green leaf emerging, swirling around him thrice.

Despite the fierce wind, he stood unshaken.

The cyan Zong Wind blew for half an hour and finally receded, unable to prevail.

Afterward, Changqingzi’s expression became very serious, even fearful, as he cast a magic spell.

A blue alms bowl appeared in his hand, holding a pool of fiery red Spiritual Liquid within.

Changqingzi drank this Spiritual Liquid in one gulp, and immediately a suit of flame-red armor with inscriptions appeared on his body.

Then, a seemingly weak flame originated from under his feet, quickly enveloping his entire body.

—The Yin Fire Tribulation had arrived!