Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 371 - 369: Soul Lamp (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance)_1

Chapter 371: Chapter 369: Soul Lamp (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance)_1

"Soul Lamp!"

Fang Xi’s eyes were deep and profound as he silently recalled the secret skill of the Demon Path from Yanmo Taoist Master’s memories.

This skill, as its name implies, is a magical spell that allows a cultivator’s Divine Soul to leave a trace within an everlasting lamp!

Strictly speaking, it is actually a method used by the sects of the Demon Path to control their disciples.

Without exception, disciples who joined the inner sect were required to leave a Soul Lamp in the Ancestor Hall.

The Yanmo Taoist Master naturally had left one in his own sect as well, but by now it should have been completely extinguished.

"However, this secret skill of the great Demon Path is extraordinary, the Soul Lamps crafted have their own unique uses... If one doesn’t spare any effort or expense, one can even gradually cultivate and augment that trace of Divine Soul, and then at the right moment, refine an external incarnation!"

Indeed!

The Demon Sect that Yanmo Taoist Master belonged to also possessed the secret method of refining external incarnations.

Unfortunately, this secret method wasn’t recorded in Yanmo Taoist Master’s memories!

Otherwise, Fang Xi would not mind comparing it with the skills he had learned.

"But it doesn’t matter... as long as it can cultivate and strengthen the Divine Soul, that’s quite good too, it counts as a secret skill for enhancing the strength of the soul."

The Divine Soul cultivated and strengthened in the Soul Lamp could be reabsorbed to augment one’s own Divine Soul, a rare secret skill within the Demon Path.

"A powerful Divine Soul naturally strengthens the Divine Consciousness, and it also offers certain benefits for breaking through major realms."

To refine the Soul Lamp, naturally, one needs some precious materials.

Fang Xi reached into his storage ring, and more than a dozen jade boxes flew out, each emitting a different color.

With a light blow, the first jade box immediately opened, revealing a section of ghost wood that was rich in spiritual energy yet carried threads of Yin Qi, a dark green color.

"Third-grade Ghost Wood..."

This Ghost Wood was part of the spoils he obtained the second last time he had annihilated the Ghost Cultivators of Jadeite Cliff; not only was it a third-grade spiritual tree, but it also contained traces of Yin Qi that nurtured the Divine Soul, making it perfect for crafting the main body of a ’Soul Lamp.’

Fang Xi formed a magic spell with his hands, a flash of blue light appeared above his head, revealing a Nascent Soul with greenish-black skin, double horns, and a face that greatly resembled his own—it was the Heterodox Nascent Soul.

The Heterodox Nascent Soul cradled a chessboard in its arms. At this moment, it simply grinned and opened its mouth to spray out a wisp of pitch-black infant flame.

"Crafting a ’Soul Lamp’ doesn’t require highly advanced talisman forging skills, but it does need the infant flame of a Nascent Soul level... Among the righteous cultivators of Yuan Country, it seems quite taboo for Nascent Soul cultivators to impose prohibitions on Golden Core cultivators with such actions... But who cares, would any Nascent Soul of the Mixed Origin Sect dare to meddle with me?"

Watching the third-grade Ghost Wood melt slowly rather than burn in the pitch-black infant flame, a hint of satisfaction appeared on Fang Xi’s face.

He finally could forge a talisman properly!

Seeing this, Fang Xi immediately snapped his fingers, causing several other jade boxes to open, revealing various rare spirit materials.

Melting each of them and adding them to the dark green liquid that the third-grade Ghost Wood had turned into, their colors began to deepen...

In the end, it was pitch black.

Upon witnessing this scene, Fang Xi immediately began forming seals with his hands, sending streams of blue Yi Wood Divine Light into the pitch-black liquid, pulling it into an elongated shape that resembled a precious lotus lampstand...

Several months later.

Fang Xi looked at the pitch-black lotus lampstand in his hand, a hint of delight flashing across his face: "The Soul Lampstand is complete... Next... is to light it."

He did not act immediately but began to sit cross-legged to recover his cultivation and spirit.

Three days later, feeling completely refreshed and at his peak, Fang Xi’s eyes flashed with a blue and yellow light, as he formed a strange magic spell, his face showing a fleeting expression of pain before he uttered a muffled groan.

A faint trace of Divine Soul flew out from his Sea of Consciousness, landing on the Soul Lamp.

The Soul Lamp flickered and immediately a green flame was lit.

Fang Xi endured the intense pain from his Sea of Consciousness and carefully added a specially refined lamp oil.

With the addition of the oil, the green flame stabilized at once, turning into a halo that enveloped the entire precious lotus lampstand, looking extremely peculiar.

"My Soul Lamp... is ready."

Fang Xi looked at the Soul Lamp in his hands and, after securing it in a safe place, began to swallow medicinal pills to make up for the primordial energy damage caused by splitting a trace of his Divine Soul.

This method of splitting the soul he had attempted when refining an external incarnation previously—back then, it was a direct split of almost half.

Now it was only a sliver, and with his magic power and Divine Consciousness much stronger than before, there were no significant consequences.

A brief month of rest, and he had recovered.

Thereafter...

Fang Xi found an opportunity to fly to Peach Blossom Island and placed the Soul Lamp in an underground cavern on Jadeite Cliff, ordering the Mysterious Fire Zombie to guard it.

He himself then transformed into a streak of blue light, returning to Dragon Fish Island.

After that, Fang Xi took a deep breath, activated the Treasures of All Heavens, and in an instant, disappeared without a trace...

Before long.

There was a flash of light.

Fang Xi appeared once more in the same spot, he looked around, and couldn’t help shaking his head: "Did it fail?"

If the experiment was successful, he should have appeared in the underground cavern on Jadeite Cliff, right beside his own Soul Lamp.

"It seems... a sliver of the strength of the soul is not enough for the Treasures of All Heavens to recognize as another incarnation of myself..."

He stroked his chin, feeling that this was within reason.

Otherwise, if he carelessly discarded some artifacts and treasures marked with his Divine Soul, couldn’t he just frolic across the world and teleport at will?

"At the very least, the Divine Soul must be as strong as an Externalization..."

"Collect more Soul Nurturing Items to cultivate the Soul Lamp..."

Fang Xi stroked his chin, then suddenly, a light flashed in his hand, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner appeared.

This top-grade magic treasure was greatly damaged after the last battle with the Junior Master, but there were still many living souls inside.

If he refined it a bit and used it to fuel the Soul Lamp, it would indeed be excellent oil...

As for the concern of damaging this banner?

The banner’s magic power was already compromised, and he had acquired the Star Luo Chessboard.

Not to mention this fourth-tier spiritual treasure, even the Life-Death Seal extracted from the Monster Tree, after years of nurturing with the Treasure Planting Jue, its power might have already surpassed the current Ten Thousand Souls Banner...

As Fang Xi pondered, he suddenly touched his forehead and felt the spiritual energy on Dragon Fish Island fluctuate.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, filled with rising and overflowing Demon Qi, commanding the winds and summoning the rain...

Wham! The downpour was torrential, with spirals of spiritual energy forming within the curtain of rain.

"Daqing... is it going to advance to the third rank?"

A flicker of Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness brought forth a green fire, appearing below him, which allowed him to ride the Green Fire Luan on its journey, indeed the Green Fire Luan itself.

With a flap of its wings, the Green Fire Luan evaporated the surrounding rainwater in midair, creating a vacuum zone, and the mist around it seemed illusionary.

In the direction of the fish farm.

Wham!

A blue shape thrashed up, soaring into the Nine Heavens as if to face the terrifying thunder tribulation directly...

Of course... in reality, there was no thunder tribulation descending; there was only the sudden wind and rain, and a few natural peals of thunder.

All over Dragon Fish Island, many Cultivators were stunned by this scene, stepping out of their Dongfu, one after another entranced: "The second... Monster King advancing..."

"How many opportunities for Core Formation does the Master of Dragon Fish Island have in his hands?"

...

Roar!

Time passed unknowingly, only to hear a Nine Heavens Dragon Chanting.

Countless streams of spiritual energy converged, turning into heaps of Spiritual Liquid, which were then drawn in by a green Inner Core like a whale sucking water, gleaming like jade with the aura of a Jiao Dragon. Then it suddenly transformed into a streak of light, falling back into the mouth of the Azure Horn Fish Dragon.

Crack!

A crack emerged on the forehead of the Azure Horn Fish Dragon, which then expanded to encompass the entire body, as layers of dead skin peeling away.

The newly emerged Azure Horn Fish Dragon had a body nearly thirty feet long, with fish scales, a serpentine tail, a single green horn atop its head, and no more fins on its belly. The previously swollen parts had vanished, replaced by four Jiao Dragon claws, each claw sprouting three toes.

A rich majesty emanated from Daqing.

Only at that moment had it completed the transition of its species, fully triggering the trace of Jiao Dragon bloodline within, to transform into a true third-rank Blue Dragon!

Around Dragon Fish Island, countless schools of fish appeared, seemingly paying tribute to their Dragon King.

And on the island itself, numerous small creatures ran around in panic, seemingly unable to withstand the slight pressure of the Jiao Dragon.

Even the Immortal Cultivator’s Spiritual Beasts were mostly restless and anxious.

This was the Dragon’s Might!

Even if it was only the majesty of a Jiao Dragon, it was not something ordinary first or second-rank Monster beasts could bear.

"It really wasn’t easy... Back when I casually caught a Green Jade Carp on Peach Blossom Island... it managed to go all the way up to the third rank and transform into a Jiao."

Fang Xi was quite sentimental, "Not bad at all... It wasn’t in vain that I used a third-rank inheritance to refine the Demon Blood Jiao Inner Core and the last bit of Jiao Dragon Blood Essence into a pill... Now with both Daqing and Xiao Qing, I’ve finally assembled a dragon-phoenix pair suitable for a grand carriage."

Hearing Fang Xi talk to himself, a hint of disdain seemed to appear in the eyes of the Green Fire Luan beneath him.

Then, it turned into a flash of light and approached the third-rank Blue Dragon, releasing a resounding phoenix cry.

The rampant third-rank upper level Demonic Qi spilled forth.

The originally majestic head of Daqing immediately drooped down, and the Dragon’s Might vanished without a trace, even appearing somewhat ingratiating...

"That’s enough, Xiao Qing... Don’t scare it anymore."

Fang Xi gently tapped the Green Fire Luan under his feet and said to Daqing, "Let me see, what kind of Divine Skill have you awakened?"

Daqing pondered and let out a long chant, its body instantly shrinking from nearly thirty feet to the length of a chopstick, then landed in Fang Xi’s hand.

"Shape-shifting at will? No... it seems somewhat different."

Purple light flickered in Fang Xi’s eyes, and he suddenly smiled: "To couple it with the Skill of Concealing Breath... to conceal your Demon Qi to such an extent, I fear that even Cultivators in mid or even late Core Formation stage might not be able to detect your true hidden strength..."

"The Dragon can be both great or tiny, ascendant or hidden; when great, it brings forth clouds and mists, and when tiny, it conceals itself; ascending, it soars amidst the cosmos, and when hidden, it lurks within the waves... This Hidden Dragon Divine Skill is quite fitting for you..."

"But how come a fine third-rank Blue Dragon has awakened such a powerful stealth Divine Skill? Could it be that you actually have some turtle bloodline in you?"

Fang Xi fiddled with the green noodle in his hand, showing a puzzled expression.