Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 339 - 337: Exorcism (Seeking Monthly Tickets) _1

Chapter 339: Chapter 337: Exorcism (Seeking Monthly Tickets) _1

"I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!"

As the armored assailant suddenly attacked, a cold smile suddenly flashed across the bewildered Fang Xi.

In the next moment, his face turned a shade of greenish-black, fangs protruding, and his fingers came together to form a fist!

Boom!

Behind him, a tall Demon Shadow emerged, mirroring his actions.

Divine Skill Incarnation!

This was a terrifying divine skill that only some body cultivators who had cultivated their flesh to the utmost limit, and had refined many heavenly materials and earthly treasures, had a certain chance of manifesting!

With a single punch, Fang Xi felt that even a small mountain would be blasted into pieces by his "Six Desires Mixed Sky Demon" and his powerful physique that was comparable to a late-stage Core Formation!

The surrounding void seemed to consolidate and compress at that moment... transforming into an invisible giant strength that fell upon the armored figure!

Bang!

Almost without any surprise, the armored figure’s Body Shielding Light Cover was the first to shatter, followed by the clawed gauntlets, the arm, the armor, and half the body...

It was just one punch, and this strange, suddenly appeared figure had half its body blown away by Fang Xi.

"This is bad... I went a bit overboard, I didn’t expect such a crafty opponent to be so... fragile?!"

Just as Fang Xi realized this, his Divine Consciousness swept over the area, only to find that the armored figure had mysteriously disappeared, not even the remains were left, and he couldn’t help but shiver inside.

Spurt!

In the next moment, a dark light fell behind his spine, tearing apart his Taoist robe to reveal a greenish-black demonic torso.

Fang Xi turned around and saw the same mysterious armored figure from before.

Only this time, the pitch-black armor appeared to be completely intact.

"Interesting... It seems you’re not an old Core Formation ancestor."

A look of great interest emerged on Fang Xi’s face as he suddenly opened his mouth wide, and a beam of light flew out, transforming mid-air into a strange little White Bone Banner—the Three Yin Bone Banner!

Under the activation of his magic spell, the artifact glittered and countless runes lit up alternately. Threads of black qi gathered, forming a monstrous bird with feathers that seemed to be composed of countless Insect Beasts.

Chirp chirp!

After a few screeches, the monstrous bird flapped its wings and pounced towards the armored figure.

The armored figure formed a seal with both hands, and runes on the armor lit up instantly, transforming into a massive black light shield.

The monstrous bird slammed into the light shield, emitting various ear-piercing sounds.

"Who exactly are you?"

Fang Xi let out a cold snort and loudly inquired.

But the armored figure showed no emotion, with only the eyes beneath its helmet flickering with unstable red light.

"A third-order Puppets? No... this sensation... I need to verify it further."

Fang Xi’s hands suddenly formed a seal.

The monstrous bird let out a tragic cry as its body abruptly exploded, turning into writhing pitch-black insects that landed on the Body Shielding Light Cover.

In an instant, the pitch-black insects turned to ashes, and at the same time, the armored figure’s defensive light cover began to flicker on and off.

Crack!

Finally, accompanied by a crisp shattering sound, the black light shield abruptly disintegrated.

Tiny pitch-black insects fell like a rainstorm, many drilling directly into the armored figure’s body.

This was one of the vicious prohibitions within the Three Yin Bone Banner.

However, after enduring the invasion of pitch-black insects, the armored figure seemed to show no change whatsoever.

No!

Under the armored figure’s armor, swell after swell of black bulges rose.

Bang bang bang!

Subsequently, explosions sounded one after another, as if the armored figure was being blasted apart from within, being blown to pieces...

Streams of black qi dissipated only to reconvene in an instant, reforming the silhouette of the armored figure.

"I thought so... not human!"

Seeing this scene, Fang Xi let out a sigh: "It’s a Core Formation level demon... To be able to subdue a demon and use it for oneself, this technique... even feels somewhat familiar to me."

While dueling, he had been continuously disturbed by his opponent.

However, for Fang Xi, who cultivated the "Evoking Demon Spell," this kind of external demon disturbance was much less challenging than a Heart Demon test.

His figure flashed, suddenly transforming into a streak of dark light, charging straight at the armored figure.

The armored figure still did not speak, and with a single-handed seal, pitch-black chains emerged from the void and fell upon Fang Xi.

"Mere Demon Qi chains..."

Fang Xi tore with both hands, and countless chains snapped apart as he approached the armored figure.

The armored figure retreated abruptly, moving erratically as if in a dream or illusion.

But Fang Xi had achieved his objective.

A hint of a smile appeared on his face as he suddenly opened his mouth and spewed forth a streak of pitch-black light!

Within the light was an oddly-shaped pill, or rather—a "Sky Demon Relic"!

For a cultivator, a Golden Core could be ejected just like a Demon Pill to strike an enemy, with astonishingly great power.

Spurt!

The black light directly pierced through the illusory light armor of the armored figure, leaving a huge hole in its chest.

In the next moment, the armor-clad person burst into a strange, dark flame.

In the blink of an eye, the armor-clad person was reduced to ashes.

Then, roaring loudly, the Sky Demon Relic began to absorb the dark qi left behind after the armor-clad person’s death. Not until all the dark qi was devoured did it seem to be greatly satisfied and was retracted by Fang Xi.

"Sky Demon Relic... indeed it has a strong restraint on this demon, no wonder it has been restless recently."

"No, after being killed by the Sky Demon Relic, this demon can no longer recover... and the absorbing of demon qi by the Sky Demon Relic seems to have significantly increased my magic power... Could there be a connection between this demon and the Sky Demon Relic?"

Fang Xi’s expression was dark.

This Core Formation demon, if encountered by other Golden Core Cultivators, would most certainly cause panic, or even result in immediate death.

Yet, it met with my ’Sky Demon Relic’ and seemed to be tightly restrained.

"The Art of Demon Commanding... could it be that this is a magic spell that the Sky Demon Relic can cultivate?"

"Indeed, the Taoism Scriptures I’ve collected are only incomplete. After condensing the ’Sky Demon Relic,’ there seems to be a lot more potential... This demon must have been refined and commanded by a cultivator who had condensed a Sky Demon Relic!"

"Things are getting interesting."

Fang Xi stroked his chin and suddenly chuckled, "Dare to ambush me, you should be prepared for retaliation..."

Before his words faded, his figure vanished into the void, disappearing without a trace...

...

Transformation Secret Realm.

"You... are actually remnants of the Taoist Palace!"

Huo Xinzi, bound by streams of demon light, struggled to speak out.

"Remnants?!"

A young man dressed in a Taoist robe, with delicate features as if a woman, suddenly had a flash of black light in his eyes upon hearing this.

His right hand, covered in a layer of dark demon light, shot out like lightning, penetrating into Huo Xinzi’s Dantian Qi Ocean and snatched a Five Qi Rotating Golden Core.

Ignoring the other’s wails, he just wiped the ’Five Qi Rotating Pill’ clean and placed it into a jade box, carefully storing it away: "You lowly servants... are nothing but dogs my master took in back in the day. When my master had complications in his cultivation, you dared to kick him while he was down, and eventually set up your own sect... You even have the audacity to issue a warrant for me, the Junior Master, to determine who is really the remnant?!"

Huo Xinzi was unable to utter a word, blood and tears flowing from his features.

Around the two, a terrifying array surged, innumerable black lights rising to the sky, with many corpses of Golden Core Cultivators lying around, most of which were dismembered...

"This is also a rare opportunity, you even dare to use the Transformation Secret Realm? This realm... I am far more familiar with than any of you," the Junior Master said, a hint of a smile appearing on his delicate face. "Five Qi Rotating, Yellow Spring Ghost... I have gathered almost enough, once I kill that old bone, to add a ’Boundless Blood Sea Pill’ would be even better..."

Just then, his complexion suddenly turned pale, and he spurted a mouthful of essence blood.

"Junior Master?!"

A Core Formation Master immediately stepped forward, looking to be Master Kun, "Are you alright?"

"No harm... The Core Formation demon that I had been manipulating with the Sky Demon Relic has been thoroughly annihilated, hence the loss of some primordial energy..."

The Junior Master pulled out a plain white handkerchief and wiped the corner of his mouth.

"Even the Heart Demon General has been..."

Master Kun suddenly felt a shiver of fear.

He knew well what task the Heart Demon General was assigned to do, and he hadn’t imagined that it would meet with total defeat...

Core Formation-level demons were almost immune to the majority of magic spells and Divine Skill attacks, unstable in form, and virtually indestructible!

’Could it be that Qing Mu carried some Supreme Treasure that can obliterate demons?’ Master Kun pondered.

"It’s futile to think too much about it now... Let’s first eliminate all Golden Cores within the Great Array, take the Boundless Blood Sea Pill and the White Bone Relic and proceed from there."

The Junior Master shouted sharply and made a magic gesture with his hands.

The Demon Array rumbled instantly, and amid the fog, many more vague and indistinct demon figures emerged.

Within a certain part of the void in the array,

A gigantic monster composed of countless white bones, with a huge stature, extended sixteen arms, supporting the surrounding void.

Dark thunderbolts, flames, and other attacks struck the colossal body of the White Bone Great Strength Devil God but only left a faint mark.

"Master White Bone, how much longer can your White Bone Great Strength Devil God hold up?"

Beneath the feet of the Divine Demon, several Core Formation Cultivators were still struggling desperately.

One Master finally regained composure, "Now that the Taoist Palace remnants have returned... it is a disaster of epic proportions... we should all unite and work together to overcome this crisis!"

"That’s right..."

Hua Feiye nodded in agreement, and despite the looming life-and-death crisis, she maintained a calm demeanor, like a rock.

It was for this reason that she managed to escape the Junior Master’s initial activation of the Demon Array.

In that surprise attack, the Masters and Yushi suffered heavy casualties.

Now there were only a few left.

If all of these were to be annihilated here, then it would mean that the Junior Master would unify the world outside, restoring the glory of the Taoist Palace.

Among these Masters, one had an especially odd expression on his face—it was Yu Hua!

He practiced the method of devouring the Taoist Foundation for Core Formation and was making rapid progress. At this moment, he had actually formed a ’Boundless Blood Sea Pill’!

If he had to personally endure the painstaking cultivation to condense this pill, Yu Hua would have had to spend years of arduous effort.

But after consuming several Earth Origin Fruits, it was as if he had seized the effort of others, achieving it in an instant.

At this time, Yu Hua’s face was full of anxious colors: "I never expected... all the smooth progress I made within the Secret Realm was actually the Junior Master’s covert assistance... and his purpose was for my ’Boundless Blood Sea Pill’!"