Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 356 - 354: Heterodox Nascent Soul (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

Chapter 356: Chapter 354: Heterodox Nascent Soul (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

"The first step is a success!"

At the very moment his external incarnation began the soul possession, Fang Xi, seated outside the Yanmo Taoist Palace, suddenly opened his eyes:

"Taoist Sin is a special state entered by Nascent Soul cultivators practicing the ’Yama Path’ who have failed the Sacrificial Ritual of Underworld Ruler and descended into madness... Named ’Taoist Sin’ by the Yanmo Taoist Master, it is highly troublesome, unpredictable, and indescribable..."

"Only by assimilating it with the homologous ’Yama Path’ can a fleeting flaw be exposed, allowing it to be utilized..."

Fang Xi transformed into a flickering azure rainbow, arriving at the plaza of the Yanmo Taoist Palace in an instant.

By then, no trace of the external incarnation remained in the field, only a three-eyed, six-armed monster with half its face serene and the other half crazed.

Fang Xi’s arrival seemed to agitate the creature, and a terrifying aura was on the verge of erupting...

"Still in the process of soul possession?"

His expression changed, he muttered, suddenly feeling a torrent of madness bursting forth from within...

It was filled with memories of cultivating the ’Yama Path,’ entangled with a bizarre longevity ritual, carrying various Daoist rhythms and distortions, irresistible, drawing one into the throes of madness...

The endless madness seemed about to spill out from the Taoist Sin, affecting Fang Xi’s Dao Heart and leading him towards insanity!

"Merely the external incarnation undergoing soul possession is causing such a disturbance to me, the main body... The idea of possessing a Taoist Sin is truly mad."

Fang Xi burst into wild laughter, while mostly retaining his clarity, he formed a hand sign: "Void Seal!"

A barely visible prohibition seal appeared on the chest of the Taoist Sin.

Subsequently, Fang Xi aimed to completely ’reformat’ it using the secret method of the external incarnation.

This was an insight he gained last time when he passed the Core Formation Heart Demon Tribulation.

As long as the memories are thoroughly purged, turning into a blank slate, the issue of madness is irrelevant.

Deliberately allowing the Taoist Sin to devour the external incarnation was also a ploy to inherit most of the prohibitions—a poisoned bait within the lure!

The powerful physique of the Saint was the tempting bait!

However...

This time, it was not easy for Fang Xi to execute his plan.

Though the Taoist Sin had also inherited the ’Void Seal,’ Fang Xi could see cyan-black runes emerging on its chest, seemingly trying to erase the prohibition.

This was merely the opponent’s instinct!

Had it not been for the part of the divine soul from the external incarnation holding it back, it might have succeeded already!

Seeing this, Fang Xi’s expression remained unchanged; he touched his Storage Ring and a Black Jade bottle flew out.

"Open!"

After a magic spell was cast, the Black Jade bottle landed above the head of the Taoist Sin, and streams of dark black water poured down, soaking the three-eyed, six-armed Taoist Sin completely.

The Taoist Sin instantly ceased moving, and even the madness ’projected’ towards Fang Xi seemed to weaken substantially.

"Indeed, it was worth making a special trip back to Great Liang; this ’water demon’s’ Forgetful Water is quite effective..."

A hint of a smile emerged on Fang Xi’s mouth.

Utilizing the demonic rules of Da Liang World to suppress the madness of the Taoist Sin and create an opportunity for possession was also the best strategy deduced from the Nine-Eyed Bodhi Seed.

The demons of Da Liang World are a unique outcome, although they come with severe side effects.

Although Fang Xi has been researching, he hasn’t found many suitable methods of utilization.

This ’water demon’ had once ravaged an area, and it was said that anyone who came into contact with it turned into an idiot!

Fang Xi had specifically fetched water for this very moment!

While the demons of Great Liang can sometimes be quite useful, he would at most dare to use them on his external incarnation.

Just like the powerful yet perilous ’Yama Path’, Fang Xi, in his true form, would absolutely not practice it.

For he has recently ’put on shoes and stepped ashore,’ no longer barefoot.

In the past, he had no choice but to risk using the power of the Monster Tree because of his inferior Spiritual Root, and the only means to improve it was the ’Longevity Skills’!

Fortunately, the outcome was good, without any terrifying hidden dangers.

As for the demons of Great Liang, Fang Xi had occasionally made use of them, but only obliquely.

As long as his true self proceeds step by step, his future is bright, so of course he rejects all unstable factors.

But for an external incarnation... that’s a different story!

Seizing this rare opportunity, Fang Xi’s magic power surged, stimulating the ’Void Seal.’

The struggle in the eyes of the Taoist Sin gradually faded, becoming vacant...

Upon seeing this, Fang Xi did not dare delay; he reached for his Storage Ring again, and one jade box after another flew out.

Upon opening them, they revealed one rare material after another.

"Go!"

Fang Xi exhaled a breath of azure Core Fire, beginning to incinerate a jade-like flower.

After it melted, he gently pointed.

A semi-transparent solution flew directly into the mouth of the Taoist Sin...

Boldly starting to craft the Taoist Sin using the ’Heterodox Nascent Soul Method’ and secrets deduced from the Nine-Eyed Bodhi, in accordance.

...

Years later.

Yanmo Taoist Palace.

The originally cloudless sky of thousands of miles was suddenly covered with dense clouds, and among the overlapping fish scale-like clouds, lightning in the shape of a Flood Dragon flashed...

An oppressive atmosphere caused all the animals on Floating Toa Mountain to become extremely uneasy, and many even fled the area directly.

Two beams of Golden Light meandered forward, and upon seeing this scene, they suddenly suppressed their Escape Light, revealing the figures of two Master Golden Core cultivators.

One of the two, with the stature of a child, carried three long swords on his back, while the other was enormous, resembling a small mountain.

"Yanmo Taoist Palace... How did such a thing suddenly happen?"

The child-like one spoke first, clad in a crimson fiery robe, and couldn’t help but frown.

"Hehe... As long as that monster doesn’t escape, it’s a good thing."

A trace of rare fear flashed across the face of the mountain-like Master: "If that monster escapes... the entire Mortal World might be devoured..."

"Indeed... Teacher Yanmo had already advanced beyond Golden Core long ago, and now, even in death, the Taoist Necrosis he transformed into is still not something we can contend with..."

The child-sized cultivator sighed.

"You still call him ’Teacher’? That old ghost taught us cultivation methods that are greatly problematic, all to use us as materials for his cultivation... He even devoured several disciples to advance beyond Golden Core; have you forgotten?" the mountain-like Master Golden Core shouted angrily.

"Alas, it’s just a force of habit I haven’t corrected..." the child-sized cultivator sighed once more: "Now that it’s come to this, the last Junior Master of the Taoist Palace is said to have died in Floating Toa Mountain, and those remnants have been almost completely eradicated by us, a great victory indeed. The past is like smoke, no need to bring it up again."

"Hehe... Still, we need to confirm it, after all, without seeing the Junior Master’s corpse, we cannot be at ease..."

The mountain-like Master Golden Core sneered: "Nowadays, nearly all the real Masters from both the Taoist Palace and the original Taoist Temples have died. Looking ahead, it will be our brothers’ world!"

"Exactly as you say." The child-sized one smiled, then frowned again: "It’s just that the death of the Junior Master was unclear, and afterward, a Golden Core from the Taoist Palace came to investigate but eventually disappeared. Since then, Floating Toa Mountain has become a forbidden area... Could it be that something escaped from the Taoist Palace and expanded its territory to the entire mountain?"

"We are here secretly monitoring this place precisely because we’re afraid. Now that there are abnormal signs in the sky, there must be something odd!"

The mountain-like fatty muttered, yet he didn’t dare step over the threshold of that boundary, afraid to set foot into Floating Toa Mountain’s domain.

"Why don’t you go in then..." the child-sized cultivator suggested deliberately.

"You first... "

Of course, the mountain-like Master Golden Core didn’t dare to go, just as the two were hesitating.

Boom!

A sudden thunderous roar came from the sky!

Green Thunder Light emerged, dancing wildly like a Flood Dragon!

This scene caused the complexions of the two great Masters to change dramatically: "This feeling... it’s not a thunder spell, nor an ordinary thunderstorm... but... Heavenly Might!"

"To make even us, Golden Cores, tremble with fear, this green thunder..."

The child-sized cultivator seemed to recall something: "I’ve only read about it in ancient books, saying that when the Taoist Master accomplished his Dao, there was a green thunder tribulation..."

"Impossible, in these times, how could anyone still achieve Taoist Master status?"

The mountain-like Master Golden Core kept shaking his head, a great panic arising in his heart: "Could it be... the Junior Master?! He didn’t die but was hiding in the Taoist Palace, breaking through to Taoist Master?"

"If that person achieves the status of Taoist Master, we are bound to have no place to be buried."

The child-sized cultivator shouted angrily: "Now, while the other party is breaking through, is precisely the time to take his life!"

Yet, although he roared in anger, he did not step forward.

The mountain-like Master Golden Core frowned: "What if we go together, how about that?"

"Very well!"

No sooner had the child-sized one answered than they saw a flash of black light in front of them!

...

Yanmo Taoist Palace.

"I’ve finally done it..."

Fang Xi took a deep breath, sitting cross-legged on the ground, silently recovering his magic power.

In front of him, the Yanmo Taoist Necrosis with three eyes and six arms suddenly formed seals with all hands, and a strange brilliance appeared.

Then...

The entire body of the Yanmo Taoist Necrosis turned to ash, as if swept away by the wind, disappearing without a trace.

Only a green-black Nascent Soul was left in its place.

This Nascent Soul was in the shape of a baby, with a facial resemblance to Fang Xi and even had two tiny horns growing on its head.

Behind the Nascent Soul, six black holes were arranged in sequence, forming a circle of peculiar halo.

At that moment, the Nascent Soul’s gaze was clear, like that of a baby, and even attracted the Heavenly Thunder from above.

"Return to One Seal!"

Fang Xi immediately cast a second seal, imprinting part of his memories into this Nascent Soul, seizing the opportunity to assimilate its aura.

As the Nascent Soul opened its eyes again, its pitch-black pupils immediately gained a bit more spirit: "Heterodox Nascent Soul, it’s finally done! Hmm? Two little ants?"

The Heterodox Nascent Soul formed seals with both hands, and in a flash, it disappeared, revealing the great Divine Skill only a Nascent Soul possesses—teleportation!

A cultivator’s Nascent Soul wields the power of the Void, able to traverse the Void and travel, while ignoring most array prohibitions!

Even during a fierce battle between Nascent Souls, it’s hard to completely hold the opponent, because they have the final trump card of Nascent Soul escaping!

In a flash of light!

The Heterodox Nascent Soul had already appeared before the two Master Golden Cores, sneering coldly without saying much, rubbing its small hands together, a Blood-colored Spear appeared: "Just in time to try the ’Asura Path’ Divine Skill from the Six Paths Reincarnation Skills!"

The Heterodox Nascent Soul threw the spear, which immediately attracted the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi around it, turning into a blood-colored long lance several zhangs long, with countless black runes flashing within, its force like lightning, instantly piercing the mountain-like Master Golden Core!