Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1176 - 1030: Ten Thousand Beasts

Chapter 1176: Chapter 1030: Ten Thousand Beasts

Thousand Monument Mountain.

’I didn’t expect to come across a decent guide the moment I arrived here...’ Fang Xi thought with a smile on his lips, pondering for a moment, yet he did not follow the path Luo Fu had taken.

Instead, his Divine Thought spread out as he wandered aimlessly.

Before long, he arrived in front of a Jade Stele Mountain Peak.

This jade stele was tens of thousands of zhang tall, and its surface was covered in countless Heavenly Bureau Seal Scripts, Sky Demon Texts, Flower and Bird Seals, Silver Seal Scripts... and many other weird characters that Fang Xi could not recognize. Some were even peculiar symbols.

The myriad symbols each held a thousand meanings and swiftly traversed inside the jade wall, constantly recombining into new text.

Even Immortals might struggle to understand their meaning momentarily.

"Water..."

Fang Xi saw a jet-black character resembling a dragon and snake and gained some insight, "Water benefits all things without contending, therefore no one under heaven can contend with it..."

His eyes became hazy as though he was instantly intoxicated by the insight.

Time passed without measure, and suddenly Fang Xi lifted his hand.

Vapors appeared in the void as silken threads of the Water element’s Rules surfaced, then transformed into Magic Chains.

The Magic Chains shifted, turning into rows of tiny black snakes.

"The Rules have taken form..."

"Indeed, one sword creates the universe, demanding an understanding of the various major Rules... This Sword Array encapsulates everything!"

Fang Xi’s eyes shone brightly as he continued his comprehension...

Years later.

He shook his head as the Five-Color Radiance surged around his body.

One by one, the Powers of Rules took shape, causing the surrounding Void to tremble slightly.

"Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, all Five Elements’ Rules have reached the state of materializing into form..."

"With the understanding of materializing form through Rules, combined with the Eight Gates Sword Array, the power of this Sword Array has greatly increased!"

And only then did Fang Xi realize that he had seen less than half of this jade stele he had been comprehending.

"What a good place..."

His eyes lit up, "This Mountain Pearl Incarnation can indeed undergo extended seclusion here..."

Beyond that, this place was a gathering of elites from various parts of the True Immortal Realm, clearly well aware of the various Taoist Masters and Prime Taoist Masters.

If he could gather some information, his own choice for Combine Taoist could definitely be more prudent.

After all, choosing the Taoist Species for Combine Taoist essentially meant choosing allies and enemies.

...

Mount Fengxue.

Inside the Dongfu.

Fang Xi opened his eyes and looked at the back of his hand.

There, a sword-shaped mark disappeared swiftly at the command of his will.

"The Sun Moon Divine Breath Array, an Eleventh Tier Array... With just a thought, my Origin Soul can travel to the ’Sun Moon Divine Mountain’!"

Indeed!

After seeing that vast divine mountain, Fang Xi had no doubts that the mountain within the Sun Moon Divine Breath Array called ’Sun Moon Divine Mountain’ was indeed the real thing!

"Having the cover of a Taoist Master’s power would mean encountering fewer concerns in many future matters..."

His Divine Thought scanned the area and found that Little Immortal Fang was indeed in seclusion, and he nodded in some relief.

However, outside the Dongfu, there were many more message talismans left behind.

In the current turbulent times of the Beichen Immortal Domain, it was indeed not a place where one could cultivate in peace.

Fortunately, the structure of the Abundant Karma House was substantial and could not easily collapse.

Even Master Yue Xuan might have the same idea.

’As long as there’s enough time, she may even become an Immortal...’ Fang Xi thought.

’Once she becomes an Immortal, even if the Abundant Karma House collapses, for Yue Xuan herself, it would still be a lucrative endeavour...’

’An Immortal could thrive wherever they go...’

’Hm?’

The next moment, Fang Xi’s expression changed as he looked in the direction of the Yuanli Secret Realm.

...

Sunset Immortal City.

"This place must be where Jun Xie was last active..."

The Ten Thousand Beasts’ Honored One, clad in beast-skin clothing, stood with his hands behind his back above a sea of magma.

Zi Yin Daozi had directed him to investigate the matter of the Yinshan Assembly and the fall of Sky Demon Jun Xie. Even though later he was caught up in the major event involving Lord Green Cloud of the Ascension Alliance, since the task was assigned by a higher-up and not personally revoked, the Ten Thousand Beasts’ Honored One still opted to continue it.

If Fang Xi knew the details of this matter, he would certainly give him a nod of approval.

Such a person with a sharp mind could live quite comfortably even if they were just an ordinary human.

"Hmph, go!"

The Ten Thousand Beasts’ Honored One performed a hand seal, and the tattoos on his body seemed to come to life.

In the end, they settled on a group of strange black birds.

These black birds were only specks on his skin, not taking up more space than a fingernail.

At that moment, following the chanting of a spell, they flew out from his skin, revealing their bizarre forms.

These black birds had the bodies of snakes, with four pitch-black wings. Their beaks were flat like a duck’s, yet armed with sharp fangs.

Their heads were covered with small eyes, exuding an aura of fierceness and brutality.

"Go!"

The Ten Thousand Beasts’ Honored One chanted an ancient and wild spell, pointing towards the Great Sun Sea of Fire.

The strange black birds with wings encircled the Great Sun’s sea of fire, seemingly sniffing for traces.

Even from within the Great Sun’s sea of fire, strands of peculiar life forms began to emerge.

That was a ’Shah Ling’ formed from the lingering obsession of the city’s Cultivator after death, combined with the local Earth Flames’ vicious energy!

These Shah Lings looked similar to ordinary Immortal Cultivators, but their aura was incredibly ferocious, capable of contending with even the likes of drought demons and other demonic creatures.

"The six-souled crow excels at capturing the essence of souls and can see through the netherworld with its eyes..."

"As long as Jun Xie has been to this place, there will certainly be corresponding traces left behind."

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign murmured to himself and saw a flock of six-souled crows cawing as they flew toward a location.

"Is that... the Heavenly Immortal Secret Realm?"

Seeing this, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign’s eyes suddenly brightened, "Ha-ha... surely even the heavens want me to make a fortune... Jun Xie’s death is indeed related to this little Heavenly Immortal Secret Realm!"

For someone like him, who had reached True Immortal Perfection and even condensed a ’Void Platform,’ the Heavenly Immortal Secret Realm was indeed just a little secret realm.

But still, it was a small profit.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign traveled with utmost stealth, and soon arrived at the edge of a lake.

"Quack quack!"

All six-souled crows circled above the lake, making hoarse cries, as if in remembrance and mourning... and also with a hint of ominousness!

"Hmm?"

Inside the secret realm, Fang Xi’s gaze shifted.

This incarnation of his was specifically here in this secret realm, unearthing treasures within the Heavenly Immortal Secret Realm, and he was at the moment of great harvest.

Being encroached upon like this, he immediately became vigilant.

With a thought and a slight hand gesture, a Water Mirror Skill emerged.

He saw at the edge of the lake, a large animal-skin clad brute covered in tattoos of myriad beasts, observing the array.

From time to time, a Wild Beast with a terrifying aura would jump out from his body, land in a certain area of the lake, and brazenly start using its innate Divine Skills to break the prohibition!

"Eh? This person seems like the one from the Star Field Square years ago, who sold the Fusang Tree?"

"To have raised so many prohibition-breaking divine beasts, this could be a bit troublesome..."

Fang Xi murmured to himself.

If it were the original Heavenly Immortal Secret Realm, with the ’Mirror of Illusion World’ as the core of its prohibition, and all kinds of arrays intact, he wouldn’t worry at all.

No matter how hard the opponent tried, they might not be able to find the entrance to the secret realm.

But now it was different.

Not only had the Mirror of Illusion World been taken away by him, but the prohibitions and arrays within the secret realm had also been nearly all broken by him.

It was as if the defenses had been reduced by ninety percent, in face of a formidable enemy.

Fearing that it wouldn’t hold up for long, that man would surely discover this place!

"It’ll be troublesome then since I left too many traces inside this secret realm..."

Fang Xi sneered, "Someone from the Yinshan Assembly? A subordinate of Zi Yin Daozi? Truly seeking death..."

With a single beckoning gesture, a flying sword from the void fell into his hand, the ’Taiyi Invisible Sword’!

With a flash of sword light, Fang Xi’s figure abruptly vanished from sight.

...

Outside.

At the edge of the lake.

A line of Wild Beasts with the bodies of horses, heads of deer, and a third vertical eye on their foreheads stood in formation, opening the third eye on their brows. Beams of divine light pierced through the void, faintly connecting with many prohibitions...

These were ’Mysterious Deers,’ a species unique to the True Immortal Realm with ’Prohibition-Breaking Divine Light’ as an innate Divine Skill, emanating from the third eye, which excelled at breaking prohibitions.

Beyond them, a group of Six-Armed White Apes were pounding their chests and stamping their feet as if shouting in encouragement.

In reality, invisible sound waves constantly penetrated into the void, causing it to tremble.

Large amounts of lake water boiled, signifying that a secret realm was about to open.

"It seems this Celestial Immortal Yuanli isn’t much after all... I’m just testing the waters, and his secret realm has already shown its weakness..."

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign murmured to himself, feeling somewhat complacent yet also a bit disappointed.

A secret realm this easy to attack probably didn’t contain much treasure.

Only a waste like Jun Xie would value it!

Amid his contemplation, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign’s expression suddenly changed.

A blue, snake-shaped tattoo on his right ear seemed to come to life, hissing alarmingly.

"A warning from the Heavenly Heart Dark Snake?"

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign, without a second thought, flung out several blood-colored beads.

These blood-colored beads exploded with a bang, turning the surrounding area of hundreds of miles into a thunderous blood hell.

Simultaneously, he himself turned into an Escape Light, speeding away under the protection of numerous beast shadows.

Whiz!

Almost simultaneously as the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign made his retreat, an invisible and boundless sword light thundered down!

Along with the sword light came a multitude of Invisible Divine Thunder!

This was after the incarnation from Shu Mountain obtained the Taiyi Invisible Sword Spell from the Shu Mountain Sect, and fused it with his own ’Invisible Divine Thunder,’ contemplating a ’Supreme Clear Form and Formless Thunder Skill’!

This skill further elevated the might of Invisible Divine Thunder by a level!

Thunder roared, and the blood-colored thunder light that filled the sky suddenly dissipated.

The formless sword light caught up with the Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign and struck again.

One after another, the six-souled crows, Mysterious Deers, and Six-Armed White Apes cried out in pain, as they were evenly bisected by the overflowing sword qi, instantly eradicated both in body and spirit!

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign’s expression changed, and he clenched his right hand into a fist.

On the back of his right hand, a ferocious tiger head tattoo burst into brilliant light, and a colossal phantom of a saber-toothed tiger with two saber-like fangs appeared in the void, twisting towards each other!

Clang!

The piercing sound of clashing swords rang out.

In the void, there was a tiger’s roar and a dragon’s chant, and then the giant phantom of the saber-toothed tiger was evenly split in half by the Taiyi Invisible Sword.

Clothed in white that surpassed the snow, Fang Xi flicked his ’Taiyi Invisible Sword’ and smiled, "I do not strike the nameless under my sword... Who has come? Announce your name!"