Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1021 - 876: The Immortal Array Emerges

Chapter 1021: Chapter 876: The Immortal Array Emerges

"Go!"

Old Meng, seeing the Five Elements Destroying Thunder and the silver bird both meet their demise, had his expression change slightly as he formed a hand seal with one hand.

Atop the small mountain formed by the pitch-black seal, the visage of a hideous demon head emerged.

This demon head was covered in black scales and had six symmetrical purple eyes, with no hair on its scalp, only a mass of serpent-like creatures—snakes, pythons, snake dragons, flood dragons—continuously spreading outward.

With a strange laugh, the demon head suddenly vanished.

When it reappeared, it had bypassed the God Path Lord’s incarnation of Fang Xi and arrived above the Underworld River. Opening its gaping maw, a streak of black lightning flashed out.

Crash!

The infinite waters of the Underworld River seemed to evaporate in an instant, revealing the forms of Fang Xi and the heterodox incarnation!

Not only that, but as the demon head let out a strange cry and swooped down, the snake dragon-like demonic hair on its head swept over.

These serpent flows opened their ghastly maws, spewing poisonous flames, venom, and toxic mist... Their power was enough to grievously injure or even cause the fall of an Integration Cultivator.

The waters of the Underworld River parted, revealing the heterodox incarnation wielding the Mysterious Dark Banner.

Infinite black waters emerged, mixed with divine sand, forming pitch-black shields to block the multitude of torrents.

At this time, Fang Xi’s true form had put away the Sea-beating Stick and summoned a broken green sword in his hand.

He held the sword with one hand and coldly shouted, "Sword, come!"

Empowered by the Spirit Domain Power, Fang Xi’s entire body was enveloped in an emerald radiance, each beam condensing into different shapes of flowers, birds, grass, and trees, brimming with vitality.

Whoosh!

The Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm opened, and the sword sheath of the Sword Puppets appeared.

Its spine cracked open as a beam of light shot into the sky, like a white rainbow piercing the sun, landing on the fifth generation Green Barley Sword, revealing part of the sword tip.

With this Fragment of the Jianzi Flying Sword added, the Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure level flying sword had been mostly completed!

"Cut!"

Accompanied by Fang Xi’s cold shout, he swung the sword!

An arc of emerald, crescent-shaped light flew out, striking the hideous demon head full of snake dragons!

"Jiejie!"

The demon head let out a strange cackle as a multitude of hairs were severed in midair, and the snake dragon-like creatures fell into the Mysterious Dark Sea. The soul-stealing and bone-corroding Demon Blood quickly spread out and was greedily absorbed by the soul of the Sky-Flipping Great Saint’s snake dragons, like a giant whale drawing water...

Boom!

In the Void, the crescent-shaped emerald sword light shone brightly, eventually piercing through the defenses of the bizarre demon head and grazing its cheek.

Pfft!

Trails of green Power of Rules shot out, piercing through the demon head completely.

The demon head remained motionless in place, and in the next moment, its forehead began to tilt as the brows, eyes, and nose slowly parted.

A myriad of green threads appeared in mid-air, looking like an enormous net descending, adorned with countless Immortal Mansion Secret Inscriptions.

The emerald light twinkled, like a Great Sun.

When the light dissipated, the visage of the hideous demon head was no longer seen in its place.

Crack!

Old Meng’s face turned ugly as he looked at his life-bound magical artifact.

On top of the mountain created by the pitch-black seal, a huge crack suddenly appeared, almost bisecting the entire mountain.

"You..."

He coldly gazed at Fang Xi, who held the fifth-generation Green Barley Sword: "So the one Changqingzi has been looking for all along is you as well!"

"So what if it is?"

The God Path Lord’s expression was indifferent.

To this day, as long as the secrets of the Treasures of All Heavens were not exposed, all other minor issues, even if known by everyone, would not make Fang Xi flinch.

The God Path Lord spread his hands, and the Power of the Divine Domain dispersed.

Above the sky, clouds suddenly gathered, with thunder appearing as well.

But this time, the thunder carried Heavenly Might, with each bolt rolling with purple runes.

Crackle!

A bolt of blue-purple lightning struck down, caught by the hands of the God Path incarnation, turning into a purple Qi-filled longsword: "The Emperor’s Sword!"

Whoosh!

With a single slash of this sword, the heavens and the earth seemed to change along with it!

Countless thunderbolts danced wildly, carrying the fierce Heavenly Might!

This was—execution on behalf of the heavens!

Old Meng’s face grew extremely grave as the five colors of the Five Elements gathered around him, resembling a wheel of reincarnation.

From within this wheel, a dark radiance emerged, overturning the Five Elements as if to utterly destroy everything.

"Annihilation of the Five Elements!"

He softly exclaimed, rubbing his hands together.

Several black Thunder Pearls exploded, strands of dark Thunder Light meeting the blue-purple lightning.

In an instant, the entire sky was a frenzied dance of electricity, half black, half blue-purple, with countless Voids shattering into chaos, the terrifying clash of auras terrifying cultivators within tens of thousands of miles...

Rush!

In the next moment, the Void beside Old Meng fractured, revealing a world filled with purple thunder, swallowing him whole...

Old Meng’s expression changed as the pitch-black seal at his feet floated up, blocking the entrance to this world of thunder.

Crack!

With the thunder world gaping open, it engulfed the mountain-like pitch-black seal.

"Void, Light and Time, Thunder..."

With a flash of thunder, Old Meng appeared some tens of miles away, his countenance filled with wariness: "How could this man comprehend so many Heavenly and Earthly Laws? And to cultivate the powers of these laws to a beginner level? More importantly... within his use of thunder, there is Heavenly Might!"

Even those Cultivators who have awakened spirit bodies like the Five Thunder Body could only simulate heavenly thunder when casting thunder-based spells.

Those with higher cultivation might refine their own thunder magic, moving it closer to the Divine Thunder of the Immortals’ Heavenly Bureau.

But the bizarre Mahayana Thunder Magic from the opponent was completely different, as if it were a natural element of heaven and earth, bringing down Thunderbolts that seemed somewhat similar to the Major Heavenly Tribulation!

This made Old Meng mutter to himself, while also giving rise to the thought of temporarily avoiding the brunt of the battle.

After all, it’s difficult for Mahayana Monks to distinguish victory from defeat in their battles. There wasn’t much benefit for him to continue this conflict of passions here—especially since he couldn’t capture Qing Hezi anyway.

Even in Old Meng’s heart, there was a faint... fear!

God Path Lord was now a genuine Mahayana combatant, and those two peak Integration "incarnations" were definitely not weak.

Combined with those few damaged Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures, they were already causing a certain constraint on Old Meng.

Continuing in this magical combat, Old Meng felt he would most likely be defeated!

After all... having previously been ambushed by an Alien race and severely injured, he wasn’t fully recovered and would hardly return to his former state within a millennium.

As for the inability to kill and silence witnesses, which caused the news of his sneak attack on Qing Hezi to spread...

After all, Old Meng, who started from the Demon Path, has always had a poor reputation among Mahayana Monks, and he has long grown accustomed to it.

As long as he doesn’t lose his own strength, what’s the worth of mere reputation?

As for judging his crimes?

Even though Qingxu Child wielded Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures, defeating him was simple, but killing him was extremely difficult.

Even if forced into a corner, was he afraid of defecting in anger and seeking refuge with the Demon Clan or even the Monster Clan and Alien races?

Of course, this last step would be mutually destructive, and wise Cultivators usually wouldn’t let the situation get to this point.

"Trying to run?"

In this moment, Fang Xi guessed Old Meng’s intention. The East Imperial Profound Real Infinite Evergreen Emperor’s demeanor was indifferent as he suddenly performed a Magic Spell, deploying a Divine Skill comparable to ’Law of Heaven and Earth,’ revealing his true God Path form.

A towering God Path Lord’s true form emerged, with sun and moon, rivers and mountains, grass and trees, and all the myriad forms of mortal life upon him... His divine form seemed capable of bearing a realm of heaven and earth.

And in the hands of this God Path Lord, a small and exquisite palace also emerged.

It was resplendent with gold and jade, beautiful carvings and paintings, and tiled with precious jade...

"Fang Immortal Taoist Palace?!"

Old Meng cried out, "You’re indeed a man of Fang Immortal Taoist Master!"

He turned into a pitch-black lightning bolt, shooting rapidly backward as he became more resolute in his thoughts of fleeing.

Whether or not there was a complete Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure made a world of difference for the combat power of a Mahayana Monk.

He was only a Mahayana Monk who had overcome three Tribulations and couldn’t transcend the fourth Major Heavenly Tribulation.

Facing a Mahayana Monk who commanded an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, he definitely couldn’t be the opponent!

"I am Fang Immortal Taoist Master!"

Fang Xi declared with a deep voice, the East Imperial Profound Real Infinite Evergreen Emperor’s body flickering with multicolored light as a pure white Great Sun rose from behind him.

All of a sudden, the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace shone with a myriad of lights, expanding to its limits and transforming into an indescribable grand palace, then flung with all the strength of the God Path Lord!

Boom!

Chains of Rule Power appeared, like a cage, ensnaring the realm of heaven and earth that trapped Old Meng.

Then, as the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace descended, that piece of the Void was turned into chaos.

Terrifying storms swept through, mingled with countless Rule Powers. Even a peak Integration Cultivator would be utterly annihilated upon the slightest touch!

"Dead?"

"Not likely. Even with an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure in hand, it’s very difficult for one Mahayana Monk to kill another."

"But Old Meng being injured is no fiction..."

"Can an injured Mahayana still wield such ferocity?"

Within the Nine Nether Underworld River, Fang Xi’s thoughts moved as swiftly as lightning.

Suddenly, the Heterodox incarnation violently waved the Mysterious Dark Banner.

With a mournful cry from the Flood Dragon’s soul, it was grasped tightly in two palms.

Old Meng’s form had somehow emerged silently over the Underworld River, holding the Flood Dragon’s soul, chanting something, and then ferociously tearing it apart!

With a pitiable cry, the Flood Dragon was torn in two and fell into the Underworld River.

"Old Meng, you..."

"No, your physical body has been destroyed, is this your Origin Soul?!"

Fang Xi’s realization came crashing down.

A Mahayana Monk’s Origin Soul had become fully substantial, and could even persist without a physical body!

Moreover, it was nearly identical to the Mahayana Monk himself. When integrated with the body and spirit, it merged directly upon the main body... It could be said that this was close to the pinnacle pursuit of Immortal Cultivators—their Origin Soul!

And, an Origin Soul at Mahayana Level could often awaken more powerful Divine Skills.

Perhaps this was also the reason the opponent had escaped the Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure and the Void Sealing of the Sky-sealing Tower previously, able to perform Instant Teleportation Skills!

"Die!"

Old Meng’s brows showed a trace of ferocity.

After such an extended magical battle, as a Mahayana Monk, he had finally spotted the flaw in these three individuals...

The real main body wasn’t in that Mahayana incarnation, but here!

"You dare destroy my physical body! I will annihilate your main body..."

He sneered, his Origin Soul’s form as sharp as the original body and even more lethal, his heart moving as he desired, with Mahayana Power following, as Five Elements Destroying Thunder roared: "Five Elements Annihilation!"

"Old Meng, you dare to enter the core of my Array willingly, it’s your own death wish!"

Fang Xi retorted sharply, countering the attack.

A flash of silver light, the God Path incarnation returned to human size, standing beside the main body, with the Heterodox incarnation forming a tripod. A pure white Great Sun appeared, warding off the pitch-black Thunder.

Then, he formed seals with both hands, the array patterns on the God Path robe shimmering, revealing the ’Void Transforms The Plough of The Seven Stars of The Dark Realm’.

The Heterodox waved the Mysterious Dark Banner, and the ’Nine Netherworld Underworld River Mysterious Sand Array’ also moved.

Two Arrays began to merge...

Fang Xi’s main body then brought out the ’Life-Death Seal,’ and a phantom of the Ancestral Demon Tree emerged, its branches extending, becoming the core of the merging arrays.

Three Arrays Combined as One!

This was—’Jiuqu Yellow River Three Flowers Immortal Array’!