Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1196 - 1050: Bait (Extra - for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 1196: Chapter 1050: Bait (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)

"Protect the Emperor!"

"Damn it, there’s an array in this hall that prevents us from taking action..."

Seeing the Horse Family Head smashed to death on the spot, all the officials were shocked.

Among them were some with dark intentions, staring at the Son of Heaven in the highest position with surprise and uncertainty, thinking that the Son of Heaven was about to take action against the noble families!

"How dare you!"

However, the next moment, the Great New Emperor roared in anger.

As the master of the array, he was the only cultivator who could smoothly wield magic power within the hall.

At his roar, a golden yellow jade ruyi flew out and instantly transformed into a golden Flood Dragon.

The scales of the Flood Dragon were pure gold, its claws icy cold, and two cyclones of wind and thunder replaced its eyes, while countless fine runes seemed to be roaming amidst the dragon’s whiskers.

"Roar!"

With a fierce press of its claw, the Flood Dragon instantly crushed the Gold-Holding Officer into a pulp of flesh and blood.

But from within the pulp, a faint Blood Shadow emerged, wandering around the hall and choosing a third-rank civil official to pounce on.

The official screamed miserably as his flesh and blood vanished instantly, and even his Nascent Soul was completely corroded.

"It’s the Blood Sea Old Demon’s Blood God Child!"

The Wang Family Head’s eyes flashed as he burned a talisman on his body, then pinched his fingers into a sword and gently made a slashing motion.

A heaven-piercing and earth-cleaving Sword Light instantly slashed towards the Blood God Child.

Seeing this, a hint of anger flashed in the Great New Emperor’s eyes.

The governance of the world by Great New and the Noble Families was no joke!

Both the Wang family and the Horse family actually found ways to bypass the authority of the array.

Only because the Horse Family Head was a bit careless, he was ambushed by the Blood God Child.

"Pff!"

The Blood God Child was originally not restricted by the cultivation methods of the Five Elements or wind and thunder.

But under that Sword Light, it screamed miserably, as if a supreme sword intent had exterminated all its cruel and malevolent Demon Path thoughts.

"Lord Wang’s God’s Prestige!"

Seeing this, the civil and military officials finally settled down, only to be filled with righteous indignation, "That Blood Sea Old Demon, truly despicable... to have killed the Horse Family Head, we must scour the heavens and the earth to root him out and extinguish him..."

Under the Nine-Ranks System, most talent selected were of average quality, with only a few exceptions, who were all talk and no action.

Now that their lives were threatened, they were all fraught with agitation.

Boom!

At this moment, a powerful qi surged to the skies, clearing away the infinite clouds and turning the vault of heaven a brilliant azure.

A stream of Clear Qi meandered its way to the center of the hall, revealing a middle-aged man with a majestic face.

"Our ancestor..."

Upon seeing this, the Great New Emperor immediately paid his respects with great reverence.

Fang Xi recognized this man as one of the Golden Immortals who had besieged him years ago!

’Sure enough, he has become an Immortal...’

’Not only that, it seems he is still pondering the ways of the Golden Immortal’s Origin Soul?’

’Combining the essence of two Big Thousand Worlds, indeed these hopeful-less Golden Immortals now have a glimmer of chance to prove themselves as Prime Taoist Masters again...’

To ascend and become a Golden Immortal was actually to be one of Shu Mountain’s greatest fortune bearers.

But to achieve Prime Taoist Master status remained an unreachable dream.

Therefore, seeing what appeared to be a ’shortcut,’ they couldn’t help but reincarnate to give it a try.

After all, for the cultivators of this Big Thousand World, reincarnation was no difficult feat.

Even if they took a wrong step, they could simply reincarnate again, retreading the ancient Immortals’ path, and with prior arrangements and the aid of disciples, they still had a great chance to verify their status as Golden Immortals again!

’It is indeed so, but... here I am!’

Fang Xi sneered in his heart.

Just then, another mighty aura arrived in an instant, revealing a Black-robed Immortal.

"Taoist friend Ma..."

Seeing the Black-robed Immortal, the Royal Family Ancestor smiled and said, "You’re here too?"

"The Demon chaos compels my presence!"

The Horse Family Immortal had a graceful appearance, resembling a sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth, casually playing with a crystal-like Sword Light in his hand.

At this time with Sword Intent as the core, it followed the wind.

The myriad Sword Lights fiercely erupted, immediately rending a piece of the Void.

Splash!

A Blood River appeared, and an endless surge of Bloody Sea True Water gushed out, as if to corrode all things in heaven and earth, turning the imperial palace into a desolate Blood Prison.

"The Blood Sea Old Demon!"

The cultivators present exclaimed in shock, and some lower-ranking cultivators, upon seeing the Bloody Sea True Water, even had the seven emotions and six desires within their hearts stirred, unwittingly nurturing their own Heart Demons... unawares, they began to transform themselves into Blood God Children!

The Bloody Sea True Water, known as the first corrosive True Water in the universe, not only corroded treasures and Flying Swords, but also Tao Hearts!

"Hehe..."

Within the Blood Sea, a young man with a sinister looking black robe appeared, holding a Blood-colored Long Banner in his hand, feeling somewhat regretful, "I had wanted to capture a Nascent Soul to Sacrificially Refine my ancestor’s ’Blood Sea Banner,’ but I didn’t expect two Immortals to be here, making things a bit difficult..."

Though he said so, the endless Bloody Sea True Water continued to erode in all directions.

The Royal Family Ancestor’s brow furrowed, and Divine Thunder of the Nine Heavens Qingxiao fell.

The thunder light was of an even sky-blue hue, carrying the power to vanquish evil as it fell upon the white jade square, resembling a purgatory of thunderous retribution.

The boundless Sea of Blood evaporated, and within it, countless invisible and formless Blood God Children perished, screaming in agony.

Even the cultivators whose Tao Hearts had been tainted and transformed into Blood God Children were reduced to ashes by the powerful divine thunder!

Under the battle of the Immortals, even Integration and Mahayana cultivators seemed as insignificant as ants!

The Great New Emperor’s face was pale, as he had already escaped far away, relying on the Great Array and treasures for protection.

The Horse Family Immortal’s eyes were filled with a chilling murderous intent as he suddenly thrust forth a devastating sword strike.

The infinite sword killing qi filled the heavens and the earth, merging with the Primordial Sword Qi and evolving the true meanings of dualities, Yin-Yang, and life and death—an unimaginably profound state of swordsmanship!

After all, these two were reincarnations of Golden Immortals. Even though they now followed Mortal Skills without having recovered their full cultivation, they were still not to be underestimated.

Had they recovered their full cultivation, the Bloody Sea Old Demon, with his Realm of Ancient Law, would likely have already been decimated by them.

The Sword Qi, combined with the Wrathful Qi, glistened brilliantly as it split countless tainted Bloody Sea True Waters and struck directly at the Bloody Sea Old Demon.

The Bloody Sea Old Demon let out a piercing, ear-splitting shriek.

Within that scream seemed to be countless dense curse chants, condensed into a single cry.

Subsequently, the Blood-colored Long Banner in his hand automatically protected its master, unfurling numerous Bloody Sea True Waters that transformed into a crimson, nine-headed, nine-tailed creature.

Each head of this creature burst forth with astonishing Divine Skills, actually biting firmly onto that piercing brilliance.

Crack!

Within the teeth-gritting sounds, the brilliance split apart, revealing a crystal-clear Flying Sword at its center.

Threads of Bloody Sea True Water’s essence twisted into countless threads, attempting to invade the Flying Sword.

Moreover, strands of red filament continued to spread outward.

Even Mahayana cultivators, if grazed by this thread, risked having their Magic Bodies and Nascent Souls instantly slashed apart and contaminated with tainted Essence Blood and Magic Power.

It was an exceedingly malevolent magic art—’Ten Thousand Souls Blood Filament’!

The Royal Family Ancestor let out a long howl, as an Immortal Weapon in the shape of a wine pot in his hand suddenly radiated brilliance.

Thereafter, frightening suction forces emerged, causing the Bloody Sea True Waters to form tornadoes that looked like Blood Dragons, being sucked into the pot.

"Swallowing Sea Pot?"

A trace of solemnity flashed across the Bloody Sea Old Demon’s face.

"Bloody Sea Old Demon...you deliberately caused chaos at the royal court to force the two of us to reveal ourselves...was it actually to coordinate with the Black Flag Army’s actions?"

"Is that Black Flag Army commander currently plotting something big, even attempting to break through to the Origin Soul realm?"

The Royal Family Ancestor scoffed coldly, "Unfortunately...don’t you want to know where Friend Wang has gone? Even with your support and that of the female Immortal Lord who controls the Immortal Lord’s Space, this time he will certainly fail to ascend to immortality!"

With a wave of his hand, phantoms of True Dragons emerged, showing their fangs and claws as they rushed towards the nine-headed, nine-tailed Blood Beast.

Within the True Dragon Phantoms were condensed Talismans.

The force of the Law surged, with threads, chains, and various kinds of phantoms of different colors entangled together.

"The Wang Family Ancestor...went to block the Black Flag Army commander?"

Upon hearing this, the expression of the Bloody Sea Old Demon changed, but then he sneered coldly, "So what if it’s true? I merely cooperated casually. As long as I can capture an Origin Soul, my Blood Sea Divine Skill shall make great strides!"

He formed hand seals, and the nine-headed, nine-tailed Blood Beast exploded with a boom, turning into Blood River Divine Thunders that swept across in all directions!

Numerous palaces were destroyed, and countless cultivators and palace ladies were reduced to ashes!

...

"Retreat further!"

A group of cultivators retreated in disarray.

Fang Xi was among them, his expression inscrutable.

Suddenly, he looked towards a void, his face showing a trace of joy.

Whoosh!

Streaks of Duotian fierce fire had somehow already ignited around them, rapidly combining with each other, forming different hexagrams.

A single layer of Duotian fierce fire formed one of the Primordial Eight Diagrams, trapping the Sea of Blood within it.

Under the terrifying fire, even the Bloody Sea True Water continued to evaporate.

"The Ancient Hua Mountain Sect’s—Duotian fierce fire array? Old ghost of the Wang family, you indeed did not leave...were you deceiving me all along?"

From within the Duotian fierce fire array, came the increasingly exasperated voice of the Bloody Sea Old Demon.

Layer upon layer of fierce fire converged, forming the figure of a yellow-robed cultivator.

With a casual pointing of his hand, the Fire Attribute Law’s power surged, joined by various fire snakes, Fire Dragons, and phoenixes, together besieging the Bloody Sea True Waters: "I indeed sent an Incarnation to Central Shu... that female Immortal Lord has in fact not yet achieved immortality, therefore she could not stop me."

"A trap...huh?"

The Bloody Sea Old Demon sneered menacingly, his demeanor becoming increasingly frenzied.

Just then, in the void, an invisible Sword Light flashed.

The sword was like a thunderclap, and in an instant, it streaked past the body of the Wang Family Ancestor.

This Wang Family Immortal still wore a puzzled expression on his face when he was evenly sliced into two.

An Origin Soul emerged, resembling a full moon, still trying to struggle, but it was directly cut into pieces by the Taiyi Invisible Sword.

The Great New Emperor and the civil and military officials were astonished to witness the head of the Imperial Academy draw out a Flying Sword in a collected manner, promptly executing the Wang Family Ancestor, wearing expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Void!"

"Time!"

"Life and Death!"

Fang Xi casually pointed, and the Si Chen and the Life and Death Sword flew out consecutively, directly targeting the Royal Family Ancestor and the Horse Family Immortal!

At this moment, time and space itself seemed to come to a standstill.

From the infinitely high Heavenly World above, a myriad of gazes descended...