Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 377 - 375: Fall of the Green Emperor (Request for Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 377: Chapter 375: Fall of the Green Emperor (Request for Monthly Pass)_1

Light!

The glaring silver light shimmered, nearly blinding.

What followed was a dizzying whirl, as if someone was being compressed and then stuffed into a tin can, endlessly tumbling and turning...

Hum!

Fang Xi opened his eyes, feeling somewhat groggy; even his Core Formation-stage physique felt somewhat overwhelmed!

’Compared to the smooth and silky teleportation of the Treasures of All Heavens, this teleportation gets a bad review!’

’No, that’s not right... If I weren’t at the Core Formation stage, I probably would have died from the spatial pressure during the transfer...’

Recalling how he was able to teleport at will with the help of the Treasures of All Heavens during his Qi Refining stage without any side effects, Fang Xi couldn’t help but feel even more emotional.

It was only then that he had the leisure to look around.

As far as the eye could see, it seemed to be a desolate wilderness?

Countless ancient trees thrived, with vines sprawling everywhere, exuding a primitive aura.

Yet not far away, there was a huge wooden wall that seemed almost sky-high, like a... fortification?

Daqing and Zhan Tu were silently observing the surroundings not far away.

"Is this... the Ruins?!"

Fang Xi looked up at the towering wooden wall, his face showing a shocked expression.

He approached the wooden wall, observed the intricate patterns, and with a brief examination of his Divine Consciousness, he knew it harbored a tremendously terrifying array prohibition!

Even with all his might, he might not be able to break through it.

Fang Xi recalled Daqing, about to say something, but then he saw a flash in Zhan Tu’s eyes, and a stream of green Sword Qi emerged.

Pfft!

On top of the ancient teleportation array, a beam of light appeared, but it was unable to block the attack and a corner was sliced off by the green Sword Light.

"What are you doing?"

Fang Xi immediately flew into a rage, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and Green Barley Sword showing signs of action, pointing at Zhan Tu with a posture ready to attack at any disagreement, "This is the only way back for us!"

"Island Master, please don’t blame me, this is the instruction of the venerable old ghost," Zhan Tu promptly apologized, then a misty yellow light flashed in his eyes: "Hehe... this is just a precaution, young friend, you need not worry. This ancient teleportation array—I will repair it!"

’Isn’t this convenient? I can fix it too!’

’Not only can I fix it, but I can also teleport back directly with the help of the cheater, leaving you behind to eat dust!’

Fang Xi sneered inwardly but showed no expression on his face, his eyes carrying a hint of chilliness.

Although he had two backup plans, he was naturally furious at the old ghost’s blatant attempt to cut off his way back.

Facing the pressure of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, who was not just any ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivator, Zhan Tu was already extremely tense.

The old ghost, however, was still nonchalant, "Sir, don’t be hasty. From the moment you practiced the Kuyong Skills, we were tied to the same string... If you don’t want to be hunted down by Nascent Soul old monsters or even Transcendent God cultivators in the future and die an inexplicable death, it’s best to listen to this old man’s words."

In the moment of crisis, the old ghost finally showed his true colors!

Obviously, him giving away cultivation methods and secret skills at Fang Xi’s mere threat was nothing but a disguise, like baiting a hook for fishing, all to trap Fang Xi!

And now that they had arrived at this place, he seemed to relax a lot, finally revealing his true intentions with a hidden dagger!

"Speak!"

Fang Xi gripped the Green Barley Sword, his expression icy.

Without waiting for Fang Xi’s response, the old ghost immediately said, "Do you know where this is?" and then went on, "This place... is the secret realm controlled by the ancient Green Emperor Mountain—Evergreen Garden! This garden is a world of its own, filled with countless exotic flowers and herbs, enjoying an everlasting spring..."

"A secret realm controlled by a Transcendent God Sect? A self-contained world?" Fang Xi was not surprised; after all, he had already seen such small secret realms, namely the Fragment World!

As a secret realm controlled by the Transcendent God Sect Primitive Devil Door, the Fragment World was also called the Black Witch Secret Realm in the memories of the Demon Sect disciples.

Strictly speaking, it was a small world attached to a larger one.

Or to say... The Blessed Land of the Cave Sky!

Therefore, the world Fang Xi traveled to for the second time, which should have been the great world where the Primitive Devil Door resided, ended up in The Blessed Land of the Cave Sky due to the limitations of ’Treasures of All Heavens’ or his own strength.

His expression remained unchanged, "It seems... you had expected this all along, could it be that you had people lying in wait in the Secret Realm, are they Nascent Soul old monsters from the Green Emperor Mountain or..."

Fang Xi was quietly on alert, extending his Divine Consciousness to the limit, ready to travel at the first sign of trouble to save his life.

Unexpectedly, the old ghost gave a bitter laugh, "Green Emperor Mountain... it’s long gone! You don’t have to worry about an old man lying in ambush, in fact, it’s quite possible that you two are the last remnants of Green Emperor Mountain."

"Green Emperor Mountain... gone? What do you mean?"

Fang Xi was shocked, "Didn’t you say that Green Emperor Mountain was a major sect in the Mortal World, with an immortal legacy, and that there were Transcendent God cultivators in charge of every generation? How could it be destroyed?"

Moreover, the term ’remnants’ made him very uncomfortable, and it seemed to hide a great danger.

"You must know that the peak power in the Mortal World is native Transcendent God cultivators... Even if Immortals from the Upper Realm descend, they would be suppressed by the power of this plane and could not exert strength beyond the Power of Transcendent God, and their strength would be greatly reduced..."

The old ghost sighed, "Indeed, Green Emperor Mountain had Transcendent God cultivators, but if that Transcendent God offended all the other Transcendent Gods in the Mortal World, and was attacked by numerous Transcendent God forces after repelling foreign enemies... the destruction of Green Emperor Mountain is quite ordinary."

A hint of confusion flashed across Fang Xi’s face, but he no longer looked as tense and alarmed as at the beginning, "What exactly did Green Emperor Mountain do to incur such wrath from both heaven and man?"

"Hehe... having cultivated Kuyong Skills to Golden Core, you must also have studied the Divine Skill ’Kuyong Mysterious Light,’ haven’t you?"

The old ghost suddenly asked, "If you lack the guidance of a senior from your sect at the critical juncture, it’s extremely difficult to master the basics of this skill, and even more challenging to refine it..."

’Sorry, but I have the Wood body, and I’ve already mastered it.’

Fang Xi made a snide comment in his mind only to hear the old ghost continue, "If you have mastered Kuyong Mysterious Light, you would not have asked such a foolish question... Once Kuyong Mysterious Light emerges, it can nearly be called invincible in the same realm, not to mention that Green Emperor Mountain has the top longevity skills and elixirs in this world... having a Golden Core is fine, but if you form a Nascent Soul and then master Kuyong Mysterious Light, a newly formed Nascent Soul can easily slay an old Nascent Soul cultivator with little life left!"

"Just because of this?"

Fang Xi found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Do you even know... how many years a Transcendent God cultivator can live?" the old ghost suddenly asked an interesting question.

Fang Xi thought for a moment before responding, "About two thousand years..."

"Exactly... why do most Transcendent God cultivators hide and not emerge? Despite the rampages of Nascent Soul old monsters? Because the spiritual energy in the Lower Realm is too sparse, hardly enough to support the display of a Transcendent God’s Divine Skills... even using too much force, exceeding the limit of spell-casting, can provoke a backlash from the spiritual energy and reduce their lifespans."

The old ghost revealed a great secret: "For Transcendent God cultivators, lifespan... is their most precious asset. With Green Emperor Mountain possessing the secret skill to reduce lifespan, it naturally became a target of their hostility. In that distant history, the Nascent Soul cultivators of Green Emperor Mountain could, at the sacrifice of their own lives, fight off a Transcendent God."

"According to the description of Kuyong Mysterious Light, it seems that it can only prevail against opponents within the same great realm, right? If a Nascent Soul old monster dares to attack a Transcendent God cultivator, it should be that their own lifespan is exhausted, and they would hardly be able to damage the Transcendent God much, right? How could there be a mutual destruction?" Fang Xi frowned in doubt, asking the question.

However, the old ghost just laughed, "When did you ever think that the Kuyong Mysterious Light detailed in ’Kuyong Skills’ was complete? It is just a part of one of the great Divine Skills of the Green Emperor Mountain..."

’No wonder... I always felt that Kuyong Mysterious Light was somewhat lacking, that mastering it just allows one to trade blows with cultivators of the same realm felt rather underwhelming; it turns out to be incomplete.’

Fang Xi suddenly realized, "That great Divine Skill should be able to greatly increase the power of Kuyong Mysterious Light, for example, using a year of your lifespan to reduce the enemy’s by several years or even more than ten years... and even lessen the backlash from using powers across great realms?!"

The old ghost smiled faintly but did not elaborate, "... Although Green Emperor Mountain had the immortal legacy, no Immortal stayed behind. In that last battle when Green Emperor Mountain fell, it was the most fierce war in the Mortal Realm... The supreme Transcendent God cultivators fell one after another, one major force after another perished, the Central Plains Cultivation Realm was destroyed, turning into Great Dream Marsh and a Fragment World... even the most prosperous Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm was so damaged that large parts of the land sunk, leaving only a small portion, which is now the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm."

To this, Fang Xi showed his understanding.

Even if Green Emperor Mountain excelled in extending life, there was a limit.

That Transcendent God could slay one or two other Transcendent Gods, but ultimately, there was not enough lifespan, and then they could only resort to magic - after all, the other side didn’t have a Monster Tree.

But he didn’t expect Great Dream Marsh to have originated from this.

"The great Divine Skill of the ancient cultivators, truly alluring..."

Fang Xi sighed, then his face shifted, "Wait a minute... If that’s the case, how did the Nine Leaves Sect come into being?"

"The Nine Leaves Sect’s founder was naturally a disciple of Green Emperor Mountain, although many disciples were scattered around at the time, most were just outer disciples, but our grand-ancestor was indeed one who received the true teachings, and Kuyong Skills is one of the core practices of Green Emperor Mountain."

The old ghost also seemed very sentimental, "This old man also didn’t expect that someone would be able to cultivate this skill to the late Core Formation stage without my guidance!"

Fang Xi remained silent.

He felt that it might be because of his ’Longevity Skills’!

After all, these two were complementary practices and secret skills; even the Green Wood Spirit Body was beneficial for the cultivation of Kuyong Skills.

Having mastered the Wood body himself, he didn’t find it difficult to cultivate Kuyong Skills at all; perhaps this was the reason?

"Those major forces, who knows how many were destroyed, and after the war, the spiritual energy in the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm thinned, many relocated... leading to the current situation in the South Wilderness. Our sect’s founder specially moved to the remote place of the Ancient Yue Country, changing names and surnames, adopting the name ’Nine Leaves Sect’ to inherit the Taoist system of Green Emperor Mountain, implying the meaning of ’spreading far and wide’..."

The tone of the old ghost seemed to carry a hint of mockery, "Sir, you possess the Kuyong Skills, if you rely on this to form a Nascent Soul... and then encounter those major forces, I fear you might be regarded as a remnant of the Green Emperor Mountain..."

Fang Xi’s face suddenly turned as cold as ice.