Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 143 - 142: Enslaving the Monster King (Additional Update 2)_1

Chapter 143: Chapter 142: Enslaving the Monster King (Additional Update 2)_1

Fang Xi didn’t even bother to look at the final item up for auction.

He had been hoping that Ouyang Zhen would bring a few more Foundation Establishment Pills to the block, to draw attention away from himself.

After he acquired the "Yimu God Thunder Canzhen", he immediately left and instructed his maid to notify the auction’s staff to bring his items for a handover, then took an escape route provided by them to leave the auction venue.

"At this auction, I only bid on the ’Dragon-transforming Ginseng’ and the ’Yimu God Thunder Formation’, exposing assets around three thousand..."

"Under normal circumstances, this should attract the attention of Foundation Establishment cultivators, but right now their focus is on the final item, so the chance of them noticing me is very small..."

"Time to make a getaway..."

Fang Xi left the Inner City, didn’t return home to Smoke Willow Lane, but went straight out of the city.

Although his martial arts could be compared to the fourth level of body refining, he didn’t have a second-tier Spirit Armor!

Battling with an initial stage Foundation Establishment cultivator wasn’t guaranteed to be a win.

Obviously, the less trouble the better.

As for holing up in Baize Immortal City to concoct pills and establish his foundation?

Within a third-tier forbidden formation, the act of trying to traverse between two worlds wasn’t something Fang Xi wanted to attempt rashly.

If the other party could sense the fluctuation, then the laughter would be on him.

Moreover, without leaving Baize Immortal City, it was impossible to set up a formation and procure the pills!

Therefore, Fang Xi decided on the plan to strike fast and escape fast!

Once outside the Fairy City, Fang Xi suddenly felt a sense of freedom in his heart and couldn’t help but smile.

He extended his Divine Consciousness, commanded his magical artifact, and transformed into a beam of Escape Light that shot into the distance.

Even if he encountered a Foundation Establishment cultivator wanting to kill him at this point, he could just flee; he’d find an opportunity to traverse along the way!

Of course, it was still better to avoid Foundation Establishment cultivators if possible.

After all, they had Divine Consciousness, and if he couldn’t escape their sensory range and was forced to traverse, there’d be a risk of exposing his "cheater"!

"Hmm? There really are some who aren’t afraid of death?"

After flying out ten miles from the Fairy City, Fang Xi saw a group of cultivators with murderous intent, approaching maliciously on a Spirit Boat.

"I clearly checked with Divine Consciousness, there shouldn’t be any tracking marks on me?"

"So, it’s a tail? As long as anyone suitable emerges from the auction, they attempt to strike?"

Fang Xi’s eyes grew cold.

Such cultivation-robbers were the locusts of the Cultivation World.

"This Sir..."

On the Spirit Boat, the leading cultivator called out, evidently with a Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivation.

"Die!"

Fang Xi couldn’t be bothered with palaver, his Mixed Origin Real Body stood tall as he brought his fingers together and suddenly threw a punch!

Bang!

With a single punch, before the Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivator could react, his protective magical artifact shattered into fragments, and both his body and the Spirit Boat beneath him were shattered.

"Not good!"

"It’s a significant Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"Run!"

The group of robbers scattered like birds and beasts but were caught by the giant hand that followed, killing each one with a single squeeze...

Whoosh!!

One of them, seeing that the situation was dire, activated a talisman, and the person turned into Golden Light, fleeing towards Baize Immortal City, a speed even Fang Xi couldn’t match.

"An escape talisman of the second tier?"

Fang Xi withdrew his Mixed Origin Real Body, frowning: "It seems that they are indeed a group with some background. Now, establishing my foundation is the priority..."

Since he was using the identity of Prime Taoist Mu, after killing the remaining robbers, he immediately left.

...

His journey back to Yue Country was as fast as lightning.

Then, half-way, Fang Xi chose to traverse in a lake.

Great Liang.

At the headquarters of the Martial God Sect, Fang Xi chose Black Stone City.

This place had been abandoned, but many buildings remained that could be utilized.

And...

According to the rule that ’Demons do not coexist,’ where Demons have long been stationed, nearby Demonic Beasts would migrate away, making it very peaceful.

By this time, Black Stone City was gradually showing signs of life.

Many Martial Artists arrived, clearing away the ruins and setting up grandiose architectural complexes.

In the closed-door cultivation room.

The doors swung open with a bang, and Fang Xi walked out.

"Sect Leader!"

The waiting maid’s eyes lit up when she saw Fang Xi emerge.

This Sect Leader often secluded himself for months or even a year; he truly was extraordinary.

"Who else is in the sect these days?" Fang Xi asked casually.

"Left Protector Liu just returned, Right Protector Zhou is still away..."

"Besides them, the Five Elements Elder is also here!"

The maid immediately bowed and reported.

Other than Fang Xi, the Sect Leader himself, the Left and Right Protectors, along with the Five Elements Elders, were the highest-ranking officials in the Martial God Sect.

As for Left Protector Liu Ruyan?

She was a Grandmaster, the leader of a group that had previously sworn allegiance, with a cultivation that had already reached the realm of a Great Grandmaster, embodying Qi throughout the body!

"Call Left Protector Liu here!"

Fang Xi went to the hall, looking at the rustic and robust building made of huge rocks as if mulling over something.

Before long, Liu Ruyan stepped into the room: "Sect Leader..."

"How has the sect been lately?"

Fang Xi sat cross-legged on a stone seat, appearing like an ancient god.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, following King Gui, both Yong King and King Da Sheng have also submitted... By last month, the final rebel ’Black Dragon King’ was beheaded... The world is now united!"

Liu Ruyan bowed and reported in a soft and silky voice.

The Grandmaster Conference was already a power capable of stirring the world, but ever since Fang Xi founded the Martial God Sect, it attracted many who were devoted to Martial Arts or had long withdrawn from the world to join.

Amidst the chaos of the battlefield, the support of grandmasters was actually very necessary.

Behind each of the major rebelling kings, there loomed the shadows of grandmasters, and once they realized that there were realms beyond Martial Saint, like that of Martial God, especially after King Liang was effortlessly killed, they all one by one chose to submit.

"The world... has it been unified?"

Fang Xi murmured to himself.

He had merely delegated tasks to his subordinates, so how could he have conquered the entire world without making noise?

With his current might, even if he were to ascend the throne tomorrow, it would merely be a matter of a word.

’What a pity... the glories and riches of this world are to me as fleeting clouds...’

Fang Xi sighed inwardly and continued to ask, "How is the preparation of all the documents going?"

"All the secret archives originally hidden by the royal family have been fully recovered, and all the monster information from various places has been copied and delivered to the library..."

Liu Ruyan said, "Also, regarding the monster king information you ordered to be collected before, I specially inspected them one by one to ensure their accuracy without fail."

"Hmm, you have done well!"

This woman’s competence was somewhat beyond Fang Xi’s expectations.

He intended for the collection of monster king information because he planned to bring a few to the South Wilderness and then kill them!

To increase the likelihood of obtaining Inner Cores, the targets must be long-established demons with innate talents.

Such monster kings often ravaged an area and were difficult for even grandmasters to hunt down; by subduing and taking them away to kill for their demon pills, he was also blessing the people of Great Liang.

"I always reward those who merit it; this is the ’Martial God Book’ I have compiled!"

Fang Xi casually threw out a scroll, inside of which was his own experience of condensing True Gang Qi and breaking through the Martial God realm.

"Thank you, sect leader!"

Liu Ruyan immediately knelt joyfully in gratitude.

Isn’t that what all grandmasters who joined the Martial God Sect hoped for?

"To break through to Martial God, special potent medicines are also necessary... Continue to excel, and I won’t mistreat my own people," Fang Xi said as he watched her, a slight smile touching the corners of his mouth.

Once he established his foundation, searching for a second-tier qi and blood class pill recipe would just be a trivial effort.

...

Several months later.

Great Liang.

Monkey Mountain.

This mountain was inhabited by a troop of demonic monkeys, each with immense strength, often descending to wreak havoc.

The state army had tried several times to eliminate them but returned each time without success, because among these demonic monkeys was a King Kong Giant Ape King!

This monster king was not only immensely powerful but also had copper skin and iron bones; even a grandmaster attacking with full force found it hard to breach its defenses, making it extremely troublesome!

"Squeak squeak!"

"Chatter chatter!"

That day, the mountain forest was again filled with the calls of a group of monkeys.

Predators like tigers and packs of wolves that were out hunting trembled and were so frightened that they scattered and fled for their lives.

Near Monkey Mountain, the monkeys were the true kings of all beasts!

Thump!

A figure leaped from the edge of a cliff, continuously shooting Gang Qi from his fingers to decelerate against the smooth cliff face.

"A bunch of damn monkeys, so what if I drank some of your wine?"

Zhou Tong’s body shone copper, like a statue of bronze, heavily crashing down and creating a large crater in the ground.

He got up as if nothing had happened, dusted off the dirt from his body, and looked up to see a three-meter-tall golden giant ape pouncing towards him, which made him leap back in surprise: "This monkey king truly is troublesome..."

Zhou Tong felt utterly powerless after battling with the King Kong Ape King.

The monkey had thick skin and flesh, as well as a body like copper skin and iron bones, rendering even grandmaster Gang Qi unable to inflict true damage, making it extremely troublesome!

After several confrontations, he had no clue how to deal with it and had even come close to being killed in counterattacks!

Seeing the monkey king giving chase, he immediately turned and ran!

"Squeak squeak!"

The golden monkey king seemed to have been angered by him, stubbornly giving chase.

The two of them, one pursuing and the other fleeing, covered dozens of miles in a blink of an eye.

Thump!

Just then, a burst of fireworks exploded in mid-air.

Seeing them, Zhou Tong was overjoyed and changed his direction towards the fireworks: "You beast, have the guts to chase me now!"

The monkey king hesitated for a moment, with a nearly human-delayed suspicion in its eyes, but still showed its sharp teeth and continued in pursuit.

In its memory, no human was capable of hurting it, of bringing a threat to its life!

After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense!

Thump!

A huge crimson arm, several zhang long, manifested out of thin air and pressed the monkey king firmly to the ground.

The monkey king struggled desperately but couldn’t contend with the massive hand of the Mixed Origin Real Body.

"Zhou Tong, well done..."

Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back, followed by a number of Martial God Sect followers.

With a multitude of grandmasters cooperating, ordinary monster kings were even captured alive and delivered straight to the Black Stone City headquarters.

The ones that required his personal intervention were truly tough bastards!

Some could fly or dive underwater, rendering grandmasters powerless against them.

But this King Kong Ape King had truly unique talents, invincible on land!

Fang Xi looked on quite satisfied; such a monster king had amassed such strength that a breakthrough without a Demon Pill would be unreasonable!

He approached the monkey king, and the five fingers of his Mixed Origin Real Body kept applying pressure.

The monkey king emitted pops like snapping beans, and its screams became increasingly sharp and piercing.

"If you don’t want to die, just behave and stop resisting!"

Fang Xi glanced coldly at the monkey king and let his Divine Consciousness spill out, ruthlessly striking into the monkey king’s Sea of Consciousness, forming a mark of enslavement.

The ferocity in the monkey king’s eyes gradually faded, and it became submissive.

"It’s done..."

Fang Xi released the monkey king, and the giant demonic ape stood behind him like a several-ton heavy child.

This scene left Zhou Tong completely dumbfounded: "With just a glance, to subdue a monster king of this caliber, could this be the power of a Martial God?!"