Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 212 - 211: Heavenly Demon Catastrophe (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

Chapter 212: Chapter 211: Heavenly Demon Catastrophe (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

Evergreen Pavilion.

A small figure sat cross-legged on a cushion, with a glowing face, clearly having successfully drawn in Qi and completed the first step of a cultivator’s cultivation.

Fang Xi withdrew his Divine Consciousness from Zhong Hongyu’s body and nodded to himself in approval.

Then, he looked at the mortal maids to his left and right, who had become much more beautiful, with a somewhat odd expression on his face.

Ever since that day, when he took Zhong Hongyu into the Evergreen Pavilion and sent Zhan Tu to the Mysterious Heaven Sect, why had he been seeing more and more beautiful women?

Without thinking too hard, it must be Xiahou and the Zhong Family’s fault!

’Could these families think I’m some kind of lecher? Otherwise, why take in Zhong Hongyu and not Zhan Tu?’

’But truly, I was only a bit curious about the Void Spirit Root... Besides, even if I wanted to keep someone close, a delicate little girl is much better than a mischievous little boy...’

’Zhan Tu has gone to the Mysterious Heaven Sect and has even greater prospects... As for Zhong Hongyu, even if I wanted to send her away, others would have to be willing to take her...’

Alright... Fang Xi admitted he did have a bit of selfishness.

Zhan Tu’s aptitude was too good. Perhaps in ten or twenty years, he might reach the ninth layer of Qi Refining. And then what? Would he have to help him with Foundation Establishment too?

Even if he successfully established his foundation, his mindset would inevitably change, demanding more power and status...

The temple on Dragon Fish Island was too small to accommodate a Buddha.

A medium-grade Spiritual Root was much better. It might be held back by the bottlenecks of late-stage Qi Refining, and its desire for Foundation Establishment wouldn’t be as great.

As for Foundation Establishment combat power?

That dead salted fish, the Azure horn Fish Dragon, was enough.

For instance, if Fang Xi lacked some basic material and disdained Zhong Qi’s low cultivation, he could simply have him carry a Spirit Beast Bag containing the Azure horn Fish Dragon and go purchase it in places like the Dark Moon Market.

...

Spring went and autumn came.

Children always grow up quickly.

Following verification, Fang Xi found that those with medium-grade Spiritual Roots cultivating attribute-less methods indeed progressed faster than those with low-grade Spiritual Roots.

After five years, the once snotty-nosed little girl, Zhong Hongyu, had grown into a girl of eleven or twelve years old.

Even her cultivation had reached the second layer of Qi Refining.

During this period, Zhong Qi also returned to report. He was always reliable. Concealing his cultivation, he took Zhan Tu to the Mysterious Heaven Mountain Range, and when the Mysterious Heaven Sect opened its gates, successfully sent Zhan Tu in.

After the assessment, with a clear background, young age, and dual high-grade Spiritual Roots, Zhan Tu was immediately accepted by the Mysterious Heaven Sect as an outer sect disciple.

And it didn’t even cost too many Spirit Stones to manage this.

Zhong Qi also gave the remaining thirty-some Spirit Stones to Zhan Tu, hoping to slightly aid his Taoist Path.

As for Ruan Xingling?

Although Fang Xi did not pay much attention, he knew that Fairy Taoling occasionally went out, perhaps in search of an opportunity to break through her realm or possibly to seek revenge in the Wood Kingdom.

In short... she must have given up on choosing that Core Formation Secret Skill, as the gamble was a bit too big.

After learning about this, Fang Xi had nothing to say but heave a sigh.

...

Fragment World.

A wilderness.

The Void inexplicably became blurry, as if something invisible was twisting and writhing within it...

Bang!

A burst of radiance exploded, forming various colored runes centering around several silver inscriptions, continuously spreading outward and forming the pattern of a circle.

Then... a strong silver light burst forth, instantly distorting the Void as if an invisible door had opened. Two figures stepped out.

One of the figures had handsome features and a carefree face, with a hint of a rakish smile on his lips. He wore a black purple robe and was actually a cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

The other person was tall, with two small black horns protruding from his forehead. His skin was dark and rough, with fine black scales on the sides of his cheeks, looking quite formidable.

"Brother Ma, is this ’Shared Qi Talisman’ useful?"

The carefree young man with horns on his head asked Brother Ma, "This talisman cost your little brother almost half of his fortune to use. When used, our qi would be linked, perceived as a single person for the transfer..."

"Good!"

Brother Ma touched the black horns on his head and suddenly inhaled deeply with delight, "Indeed worthy of the ’Holy Sect’ secret realm... even the ordinary land in this ’Black Witch Secret Realm’ rivals a third-rank Spiritual Vein... this time, I must put together a complete set of magic weapons and demon armor!"

"That is natural, please Brother Ma, take extra care of this little brother... I am not greedy, just one Core Formation Spiritual Object is enough for me."

The young man smiled ingratiatingly.

They were both true disciples of the ’Holy Sect’ in the Demon Path.

Although the outside world referred to it as the ’Primitive Devil Door’, the sect’s training of disciples was still quite good.

Not every Foundation Establishment disciple could become a true disciple, but once they did, many opportunities arose.

The ’Black Witch Secret Realm’, which opened once every hundred years, was one of them!

In this secret realm, not only were there numerous heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but there were also Core Formation Spiritual Objects! Naturally, it was very attractive to Foundation Establishment disciples!

Beyond that, the Shaman Race cultivated their bodies into arts. As long as one drained their skeletons of essence, one could easily refine top-quality magic tools!

It was indeed a treasure trove rich in resources for the Demon Path!

The young man himself had already completed his Foundation Establishment and also cultivated a formidable demon skill. Therefore, he wouldn’t even fear encountering Core Formation inheritors of the ordinary kind. But, given the great gap between realms, he still sought allies for cooperation.

This ’Brother Ma’ followed the path of ’Divine Demon Body Refining,’ practicing the secret ’Devil Dragon Body Refining Spell’ from within his sect. By heavily consuming the essence blood of the Flood Dragon, he had long cultivated his body refining techniques to the seventh realm, comparable to the early stages of Core Formation!

Truly powerful body cultivator inheritances, once reaching levels comparable to Core Formation, like spirit beasts awakening innate monster skills, would comprehend divine body skills!

With his body tempered through the essence blood of Jiao Dragons and the aid of divine skills, Brother Ma was now capable of killing ordinary Core Formation cultivators.

It was precisely for this reason that the young man was eager to ingratiate himself and curry favor....

"Core Formation spiritual object? As long as it’s not the Five Elements Fruit Tree.... It shouldn’t be much of a problem, but I must still prioritize myself first," Brother Ma said.

Brother Ma looked around: "This place.... should be ’Ghost Crying Ridge.’ The map!"

The young man immediately took out a pitch-black jade slip. After pouring his magic power into it, a map from within the jade slip was projected into the void.

"With our current strength, going to those small tribes is pointless.... Let’s head straight to the Shaman City. The closest one is ’Jiupan City.’ The ’Red Blood Crystals’ produced by the Jiupan Holy Land are of great use to me...."

Brother Ma’s eyes gleamed: "A hundred years ago, this city had two Witch Kings. I wonder how many remain now? Qiu, you will have to distract the city guard for me later on. Make sure you do not die too easily."

"Please rest assured, Brother; your little brother has already refined an External Pill in advance, which possesses the power of several strikes of a Core Formation...." Qiu flashed a proud smile, "Moreover.... the local Witch Kings, apart from their formidable treasure patterns, are still somewhat inferior to Core Formation cultivators.... We both know the foundation of Jiupan City, and if we find the right strategy to counter the two major treasure patterns they inherited, we can easily take them down...."

"If that’s the case, what are we waiting for? Let’s not let our fellow brothers and sisters get ahead.... Among the spots available this time, there are a few particularly fierce contenders."

Brother Ma let out a long howl and transformed into a streak of black and red escape light with Qiu, swiftly disappearing into the distance...

...

"The Heavenly Demon Catastrophe of the hundred years.... the Demon Disaster.... has begun!"

City of Black Nirvana.

The Witch Queen Danya, fully armed, stood atop the city walls.

A bronze mirror piece was held in her bosom, as Fang Xi observed everything outside with a calm divine consciousness.

In these days, to keep this relatively pleasant Witch Queen ally alive, he had intermittently collected a few spirit marks and taught her several life-saving secret skills from the ’Five Extremities Primordial Demon Skill.’

However, the Witch Queen had no intention of living a life of compromise and was prepared to fight the invading Sky Demons to the end!

After all, every time the Sky Demons descended, they would massacre Shaman Race people and poison the Holy Lands!

For a Witch King, these were unforgivable transgressions!

"It’s here!"

Suddenly, Danya said softly.

A pitch-black escape light appeared from the horizon and soon arrived before Danya, as quick as lightning.

The dark glow dissipated, revealing a young woman in a black robe: "City of Black Nirvana... A soft persimmon with only one Witch King, it’s finally mine, ’Liang Ruyun’ snatched it first, hehe...."

The woman let out a pleasing chime of laughter, then looked at Danya and nodded, speaking in the language of the Shaman Race: "You are not bad.... If you are willing to become my slave, I can spare your life and take you out of this cage!"

For the Holy Sects, the resources within the Secret Realm are at the disposal of the direct disciples.

Whether to kill the Witch King to refine a third-tier demon relic, or to control the Witch King and turn them into slaves, was up to them.

Some direct disciples even had several Witch Kings serving as slaves.

"Woman.... you are insulting a ruler!"

Danya’s expression became incredibly calm, Fang Xi knew this was a sign of her extreme anger.

"What a pity.... if you won’t accept the toast, you must drink the forfeit. It looks like I’ll have to refine another ’White Bone Soul Reaving Fork’...."

Liang Ruyun touched her Jade pillow acupoint, and immediately a pitch-black pill flew out, emitting a pill aura that augmented her magic power.

"A Core Formation cultivator? Jia Dan? It doesn’t seem quite like it.... This seems to be a technique similar to the ’Nine Dragon Balls,’ this woman is just a Foundation Establishment demon cultivator, yet she has Core Formation techniques?"

Fang Xi watched, secretly shocked.

I’m just a Foundation Establishment cultivator myself, was I too arrogant before?

Even though I have a third-tier Great Array, and I can live securely within my three kingdoms, facing such Foundation Establishment disciples from great sects could spell disaster for me!

Feeling her magic power surge and her demon skills climb to the level of Core Formation, Liang Ruyun couldn’t help but smile triumphantly and chant an incantation.

Around her, massive demon shadows suddenly materialized.

Just then, Danya made her move!

"Go!"

Instead of using her own treasure patterns, she threw out a talisman!

A third-tier ’Earth-shaking Treasure Talisman’!

Whoosh!

A hundred-zhang long yellow radiance, like a mighty dragon, shot straight at Liang Ruyun, engulfing her and the demon shadows behind her into its maw before diving into the earth.

While Fang Xi had repeatedly used the Earth-shaking Treasure Mark to deal with arrays, its effectiveness against individuals was equally impressive!

BOOM!

The ground shook violently, as though the heavens had collapsed and the earth had split open!

"Damn it... which fallen brother or sister last time left a third-tier spirit talisman here!"

After a moment, Liang Ruyun flew up from the earth, her ancient demon phantom already vanished, and in front of her was a nearly battered black shield.

She cursed furiously and then her gaze became vacant.

Because Danya had transformed into a black light, arriving in front of her in an instant, raising her hand to unleash three more third-tier treasure talismans!