Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 381 - 379: Nascent Soul Old Demon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

Chapter 381: Chapter 379: Nascent Soul Old Demon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

"Go!"

Feeling that the Ghost King had not fallen, Fang Xi made a decisive move, directly steering the Green Barley Sword into the azure lake.

For him, as long as he could not be instantly brought to death’s doorstep, escaping alive was entirely possible.

He promptly formed a Water Shield Spell, pushing the surrounding waters away.

Fang Xi’s eyes flickered with purple light, and even in the pitch-black environment, he could see as if it were broad daylight.

"This descent should be about ten thousand feet by now, shouldn’t it?"

A thought emerged in his mind.

At this moment, Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness had already located the Core Formation Ghost King that was scouting the path ahead.

The opponent was currently entangled with a group of peculiar monster beasts.

These monster beasts looked like serpents, completely emerald green with pairs of flesh wings on either side of their gills, cutting swiftly through the water, very swift, and even spitting out fiercely poisonous black water.

If the Core Formation Ghost King weren’t a Yin Soul entity, it would probably have been corroded by this poisonous black water so thoroughly that not even bone would remain.

"Blue Water Winged Snake?"

Fang Xi was surprised, recognizing this type of demonic creature.

These demonic snakes thrived in groups, favoring the abundant spiritual energy at the bottom of Spirit Pools, and would be at the second rank upon reaching adulthood, with a great possibility of advancing to the third rank at their peak.

Even a perfect Core Formation cultivator would have a tremendous headache upon encountering a group of Blue Water Winged Snakes.

Recently, this nest of Blue Water Winged Snakes had even forced the late-stage Core Formation Ghost King into continuous angry roars, yet to no avail.

"The old ghost really overestimates me!"

"Is he perhaps aiming to exhaust my magic power?"

Fang Xi murmured.

If he truly were that late-stage Core Formation cultivator of the Kuyong Skills, dealing with this nest of demonic snakes would indeed exhaust a great deal of effort, and he would risk severe injury if he wasn’t careful.

But now? He let out a cold laugh, forming a hand gesture, his aura turning dark and terrifying, "Yanmo Domain... open!"

Suddenly, borrowing the power of a Heterodox Nascent Soul, he unleashed the ’Yanmo Domain’!

Rustling sounds filled the air!

The sky darkened as countless Blue Water Winged Snakes floundered on the ground, their vertical pupils reflecting a sense of bewilderment.

Why had their most familiar deep-water environment vanished in an instant?

And the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had become so sparse it was almost extinct!

"Hehehe!"

The previously suppressed Ghost King suddenly let out a strange laugh, transforming into a thirty feet tall red-haired Ghost King, grabbing a Blue Water Winged Snake and tearing it apart with force!

Crack!

The third-rank monster beast, as thick as a water barrel, was snapped in half, its blood pouring out in copious amounts.

A dimly glowing Demon Pill rolled out from its body.

Under normal conditions, even a Core Formation Ghost King would not be able to kill a third-rank monster beast so easily.

But within the Yanmo Domain, the strength of these demonic snakes had been terribly suppressed, allowing the Ghost King to clear them with impunity.

The might of a Nascent Soul cultivator was not something a group of demonic snakes could contend with.

Fang Xi watched this scene, then suddenly cast another magic spell.

After the Ghost King had killed a large number of demonic snakes, it finally ceased.

He quickly took out a Spirit Beast Bag, capturing the remaining few Blue Water Winged Snakes.

"Such monster beasts, nearly extinct in the outside world, are hard to find..."

"Moreover, a species of monster beast that reaches the second rank upon maturation, with potential to peak at the third rank, is exceedingly rare... worth keeping."

"If it comes to it, I could even use them for breeding with Daqing later on..."

Fang Xi flicked his sleeve, gathering all the second and third rank blood and corpses from the ground into his Storage Bag before withdrawing the Yanmo Domain.

"Let’s go! Find the Array Eye!"

He pointed to the Ghost King, who could only roar and, shrinking in size, began patrolling around.

It didn’t take long for Fang Xi to find an underwater cave.

He dived in and continued moving forward, until he noticed the terrain gradually rising.

Eventually...

Splashing!

Fang Xi emerged from a small pool and saw an underground cavern.

This cavern was sealed on all sides, accessible only through the underwater tunnel in which he was located.

At the cavern’s center stood a huge stone platform.

The middle of the stone platform was concave, holding a pool of liquid that emitted rainbow radiance, looking like a small pond.

"Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water... its storage place, finally found."

Upon seeing this, a hint of joy appeared on Fang Xi’s face, and then he let the Ghost King inspect the surroundings once more, confirming there were no prohibitions or traps before he proceeded confidently forward.

This layer of multicolored liquid, known as ’Solid Spirit Liquid,’ ensured objects sealed within it would retain their effects for tens of thousands of years without a trace of change, and also had the miraculous effects of isolating aura and concealing spirit mechanisms!

At the center of the Solid Spirit Liquid was a four-square crystal.

In the middle of the crystal was a hollow, within which lay a pool of mercurial Spiritual Liquid, still and silent.

"Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water... made primarily of diluted Creation Spirit Liquid, with the addition of millennia-old Spiritual Liquid, Three Lights Divine Water, and other rare materials. Only a Transcendent God cultivator could refine it, possessing several amazing uses such as promoting the growth of Spirit Plants..."

Fang Xi’s eyes flickered with a hint of purple as he stroked his chin.

He didn’t need the spiritual liquid to cultivate his ’Yi Wood Magic Body’, but this ’Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water’ was extremely beneficial to spirit plants, especially the Three Lights Divine Water within it, which seemed to have a miraculous effect on healing the Spiritual Root.

Perhaps... it could directly heal the root injury of the Vanishing Heart Orchid and accelerate the growth of the spirit plants, saving him the effort of doing it himself.

"No... I should still take action myself. After all, something like lifespan... can be replenished by the Monster Tree. Once this ’Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water’ is used up, who knows if there will be a second portion in this realm..."

Fang Xi mumbled to himself and looked at the nearby terrain, then suddenly drew the Green Barley Sword.

Whoosh!

The green blade pierced into the ground as easily as a knife through tofu.

Soon, he had completely separated the stone platform from its foundation.

He gripped the stone platform with both hands and shouted, "Rise!"

In an instant, the entire platform disappeared, absorbed into the space within the Mountain Sea Pearl.

The little pond in the middle of the stone platform, as well as the crystal sealing the ’Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water’ within the pond, naturally disappeared with it...

"To think I got it so easily..."

"That old ghost surely has a conspiracy."

Fang Xi scanned with his Divine Consciousness, confirming that no other treasures were left behind, and immediately dived into the pond, preparing to return the way he came.

...

Above the Nine Heavens Pool.

Two streaks of Escape Light, one following the other, flew over and suddenly stopped.

"Hmm? Such an extraordinary place must have fortuitous encounters!"

A cultivator in a yellow robe murmured.

He was suffused with Demon Skills, indicating that he had reached the peak of Core Formation.

"Anyone who sees this nine-colored pool would know it’s a remarkable opportunity... Unexpectedly, by acting separately, we managed to gain the greatest benefit!"

A coquettish voice rang out, belonging to a female cultivator.

This female cultivator was dressed provocatively, with a daringly high slit in her skirt revealing two snow-white thighs and a blazing red bodice as her top. A silver nose ring adorned the side of her high nose bridge, adding a touch of exotic flair.

"Hmm? Other cultivators?"

Suddenly, a whirlpool materialized in a green lake, followed by a streak of green Escape Light shooting out.

However, upon seeing that the Escape Light contained only a Core Formation cultivator, who was at the late stage, the two Core Formation cultivators’ expressions instantly brightened: "We were worried about rashly probing the area, to avoid backlash from any prohibitions... Never did we expect to encounter a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. This is truly a windfall from heaven!"

The yellow-robed Demon Cultivator didn’t think twice before scattering a handful of yellow sand with a flick of his hand.

These were the ’Wu Earth Divine Sand’ he had cultivated for many years. At first, the grains were as fine as sand, but in a blink of an eye, they enlarged to the size of millstones. Dense and numerous, they formed a yellow river in the sky, blocking Fang Xi’s path.

"Seeing you wield a Wood-Attribute cultivation and being so familiar with this place—could you be a remnant of the Green Emperor Mountain?"

The yellow-robed Demon Cultivator roared and prepared to capture Fang Xi.

As for whether he was actually a remnant of Green Emperor Mountain, it really didn’t matter; finding the opportunity of the place was what truly counted!

"So external cultivators have indeed entered... This person’s Earth Attribute cultivation isn’t bad," Fang Xi commented impassively, not bothering to play along or pretend any longer. He immediately formed hand seals, and terrifying Demon Qi burst forth from his body, transforming into a black dragon that struck the Wu Earth Divine Sand in midair!

— Human Realm Path!

The yellow-robed Demon Cultivator immediately felt his connection to his painstakingly cultivated Divine Sand break as the sand was merrily collected by the man across from him.

The aura erupting from that man also seemed to be...

"Nascent Soul old demon!"

The seductively dressed female cultivator, who was about to use a curved sword as a treasure and was preparing to join in attacking Fang Xi, screamed and turned to flee without hesitation!

Both cultivators regretted terribly.

What Green Emperor Mountain remnant? Clearly, this was a Nascent Soul old demon in disguise!

"Think you can escape?"

Fang Xi’s demeanor remained unchanged as he extended his right hand.

A blood-colored thunderbolt seemed to descend from the void, converging in his hand into a Blood-color Spear.

— Asura Path!

Fang Xi aimed at the female cultivator’s Escape Light and threw with force!

A flash of thunder!

The Blood-color Spear caught up with the female cultivator’s Escape Light. The silver ring on her nose bridge flew out, emitting a silver light shield.

The spear struck the light shield, instantly unleashing countless blood-colored thunderbolts, engulfing the despairing female cultivator...

After the thunderbolts dissipated, nothing remained at the spot but a broken curved sword treasure and a Storage Bag, drifting back towards Fang Xi.

Seeing this, the yellow-robed Demon Cultivator who was about to flee immediately kneeled, "Senior, please spare my life... my master is ’Lord Qian Sha’..."

"Lord Qian Sha? I don’t know him..."

Fang Xi looked slightly surprised, noting that the man’s speech was oddly antiquated, like that of ancients, but understandable nonetheless.

Suddenly, with a spread of his hand, he sent a Blood-color Spear piercing through the Demon Cultivator’s dantian, grabbed his head, and began to search his soul without any courtesy...

Soon, memories flashed before Fang Xi’s eyes.

Moments later, he tossed aside the corpse and indifferently breathed out a flame to burn it to ashes: "So it was a Demon Cultivator from the Western Desert..."

From the soul search, what Fang Xi cared about most was learning that the various realms of the Cultivation World didn’t care much about the remnants of the Green Emperor Mountain. What they truly valued were the resources within the Evergreen Garden Secret Realm!

"...Besides, am I even a remnant of Green Emperor Mountain? I obviously practice Demon Skills as a Nascent Soul old demon—what do I have to fear?"