Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 434 - 432: Enemy Tracks (Seeking Monthly Ticket)_1

Chapter 434: Chapter 432: Enemy Tracks (Seeking Monthly Ticket)_1

’Yun Jiezi’ has always maintained the image of an old demon head to the outside world, and has even displayed the Divine Skills of the Yama Path several times.

Once the Heterodox Nascent Soul dons this disguise, it truly becomes flawless.

’Only Nangong Li from the Ruyi Gate knows I have a second Nascent Soul, which is barely a flaw... But she’s a smart woman and won’t spread the news...’

’And what if she does talk? With my current strength, I am already formidable enough in the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm... Losing the disguise would just be losing some face, but otherwise, things would still be the same, because, between the old monsters of Nascent Souls, what truly matters is strength!’

Fang Xi had to admit to himself that he was a master in internal strife but a novice in external battles. He might have to flee in the face of a fourth-grade top-tier Monster Cultivator, but if he faced a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, he would indeed kill one if one came, or kill a pair if two came...

Although the Heterodox Nascent Soul didn’t possess the Kuyong Mysterious Light, a set of Summoning Skills could be used to call upon the main body for assistance anytime.

"Look how good I am to the Heterodox Nascent Soul, the Heterodox Nascent Soul ought to just obediently work for me."

"I might as well be a carefree tree planter on the island..."

Fang Xi thought leisurely as he waved his hand and collected the Blue Qilin Puppet, then started to stroll around Jade Island.

...

Thousand Island Lake, the outermost part.

A group of fleeing Cultivators protecting mortals finally made it to the edge of the lake.

"Quick, quick, quick! Land demons are not adept in water... Once we’re out in the large lake, we’ll be safe," said a Cultivator who stood on a Flying Sword, shouting loudly.

At this moment, a fleet of mortal ships from Thousand Island Lake also arrived at the shore, busily transporting refugees.

A large number of haggard, weather-beaten mortals, almost completely numbed by disaster, swarmed onto the ship like a tide.

Only after sitting down on the deck and receiving food and water did a faint sign of life return to their faces.

"Grandfather, these mortals are so pitiful!"

Inside the building ship, a window opened, revealing the eyes of a young girl.

She wore a green dress, with a touch of whimsical charm. As she looked at the refugees on board, she felt only compassion.

"Alas... this is an unavoidable situation; who could have predicted such a rare beast tide." Beside the girl was an old man, his hair silver but not a trace of withered and haggard appearance, instead, he seemed full of vitality.

Clearly, he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

"These mortals are actually the lucky ones; they have Immortal Cultivators to protect them and were able to escape to Thousand Island Lake... The ones who perished along the way are the real tragic cases," said the Foundation Establishment old man, who seemed to have a thorough understanding of the world, as he lovingly looked at his granddaughter.

"Yes... thanks to Lord Dragon Fish."

The girl’s eyes filled with envy and admiration, "I also want to become such a Cultivator who can protect and be magnanimous to others!"

"Protect others? Magnanimous?"

The expression of the Foundation Establishment old man suddenly became a bit weird.

He looked around, then set up a soundproofing Array before whispering, "Xiao Yu, there are some truths I didn’t want to tell you, but to prevent you from going astray, I have no choice..."

"Grandfather, what do you want to say?"

The girl named Xiao Yu tensed, feeling like her grandfather was about to reveal a huge secret.

"We Cultivators are truly selfish and profit-driven at heart, only lending a hand when we have the extra strength and always taking care to protect ourselves. Remember, never be deceived by those with honeyed words but swords in their stomachs..." the Foundation Establishment old man said earnestly.

"The Lord Dragon Fish you admire does protect a region and has dispatched his Spirit Beasts to patrol Thousand Island Lake, aiding us in repelling the beast tide... But do you know what kind of person he was before he reached success in his Dao?"

"It seems... there aren’t really any legends about him, other than that he’s quite a lover..." Xiao Yu recalled for a moment, murmuring.

"Heh, because even the mightiest hold their tongue. But I’ve lived long enough, and I know that when he was yet to form his Core, he was already a small Qi Refining Cultivator in Thousand Island Lake, who had even been to Dragon Fish Island!" the Foundation Establishment old man said proudly, then his tone became solemn. "Lord Dragon Fish came from the ranks of Individual Cultivators, always cautious and meticulous. Back when he was still Qi Refining, he bowed his head and toiled on Peach Blossom Island for decades until he had to search for his Foundation Establishment opportunity and finally left... After forming his Foundation, he settled on Dragon Fish Island and barely left his home for a hundred years, no matter how the outside world changed, even when Baize Immortal City changed hands several times or even when Ruins appeared right at his doorstep! The word ’steady’ was his hallmark! That’s how he eventually achieved the Grand Accomplishment of Golden Core!"

"In these past hundreds of years, many Cultivators, more flamboyant and with brighter talent than him, either died or faced despair in their breakthroughs, while only he steadily formed his Golden Core, Nascent Soul... and now, he is even the ruler of the three kingdoms! What he relied on was his prudence... This is a well-guarded secret of many Cultivation noble families and Sects. Today, I pass it on to you; Lord Dragon Fish is truly the role model for us Cultivators!" the Foundation Establishment old man said with great emphasis.

The girl, Xiao Yu, was visibly shocked: "So Lord Dragon Fish was always a shrinking turt..."

"Hehe... back then, he indeed had the nickname of ’old turtle’, but it was only spoken in private. Remember not to speak of it, lest Lord Dragon Fish’s wrath falls upon us, and these old bones of mine... I couldn’t handle it..."

Just when the Foundation Establishment old man was stroking his beard, feeling proud of successfully educating his granddaughter...

Boom!

Suddenly, the ship lurched!

"What has happened?"

The grandfather and granddaughter immediately dispelled the Array and went up to the deck, only to see monster beasts resembling crocodiles surging toward the land like a black tide.

"It’s the Armored Crocodiles!"

The Foundation Establishment old man’s face turned pale: "These monster beasts are amphibious, and there are even a few second-grade top-tier amongst them... This is trouble..."

"Man the battle stations!"

"Where is the Six Extreme Heavenly Water Array? The Array Masters, the Array Masters!"

"Quick, get the mortals on the boat first!"

In an instant, the shore was thrown into chaos, cries and shouts of the mortals mingling into a tangled mess.

Roar roar!

Just at that moment, an undercurrent surfaced from the depths of the lake.

Accompanying it was a prolonged dragon chant!

Whoosh!

A vortex appeared, and amidst the splashes of countless water droplets, an azure flood dragon over thirty feet long leaped out of the water.

The terrifying dragon majesty erupted, making the armored crocodiles piss themselves and flee.

Daqing roared triumphantly and once again used the divine skill of cloud riding and fog driving.

In the void, numerous water vapors condensed into various water knives, water spears, water arrows... falling from mid-air.

Pfft pfft!

The backs of the armored crocodiles, which were hard to damage with immortal cultivator’s magical instruments, continuously burst into various blood flowers.

In the blink of an eye, this wave of monster beasts was annihilated by Daqing.

"It’s the spirit beast of Lord Dragon Fish, a third-order Blue Dragon!"

"We’re saved!"

A great many cultivators immediately cheered, while the Foundation Establishment elder stood there, his face filled with dismay and despair, "I should have thought of it earlier. With such a significant operation, there must have been Core Formation combat forces secretly escorting... I’m so stupid, so very... that mere soundproof barrier might not be able to stop a third-order great demon’s divine consciousness, ah..."

Seeing Daqing turn its head and cast a playful gaze toward him,

The elder couldn’t help but feel a mixed sense of regret and remorse, and fiercely slapped himself...

Daqing: "..."

It actually thought the human race’s talk was quite enjoyable, that one should speak more if they can speak well. Poor it, frightened miserably by its master every day, it was rare to hear someone of its master’s race say bad things about it...

...

Several days later.

Jade Island.

Dragon Pond.

Whoosh whoosh!

Fang Xi opened the Spirit Beast Bag and released a number of first and second-order Wind Thunder Horned Pythons.

These monster beasts were wild and difficult to tame; they wanted to make trouble as soon as they came out, but Daqing released the flood dragon’s pressure, making them lie on the ground, daring not to move.

Among monster beasts, the hierarchy is strict. A third-order monster beast possesses an overwhelming majesty over the lower-order ones, not to mention Daqing was a third-order Blue Dragon!

"These Wind Thunder Horned Pythons will be under your care from now on. Don’t cause any trouble!"

Fang Xi originally wanted to keep the leader of the Wind Thunder Horned Pythons to put some pressure on Daqing, but now he had to abandon the idea, starting to attempt crossbreeding, and then said to Daqing, "Let your group of Blue Water Winged Snakes come out too, lest they don’t recognize each other later and end up fighting to the death..."

"This time, the Heterodox Nascent Soul went out and you were lucky to get a third-order median quality inner core from a Wind Thunder Horned Python, might as well feed it to a dog..."

He sighed and tossed out the inner core with the lingering power of thunder.

"Roar!"

Daqing immediately raised its head, opened its big mouth, and swallowed the inner core, its fish eyes full of satisfaction.

The master wasn’t too bad after all, next time it saw that old man, it would just slap him to death with its tail...

"After eating the inner core I bestowed upon you, if you haven’t advanced to a third-order median quality within a hundred years, you’ll be cooked! No... better stewed, now it’s decently a ’genuine Azure Dragon Soup’..."

Fang Xi stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

Daqing immediately felt deflated, deciding it was still better to spare the Foundation Establishment old man’s life...

...

Of course, Fang Xi didn’t know about his spirit beast’s little thoughts.

Anyway, with his now powerful divine consciousness, the enslaving contract he formed was impossible for the other party to resist. Even if he ordered it to go to its death, it could only comply, so he didn’t care much about Daqing’s feelings.

But suddenly, his divine thought stirred, transformed into a blue light, and arrived at the Phoenix Nest.

This Phoenix Nest was constructed mainly from a third-order fire attribute spiritual tree, and right in the center was a ’Phoenix Nesting Wutong Wood’, a fourth-order spiritual root that, in the presence of the Green Fire Luan’s nest and nourishment from a fourth-order spiritual vein and fertile soil, seemed to be thriving with the potential for vigorous growth.

Chirp chirp!

Accompanied by a phoenix cry, a blue flame descended from the sky, transforming into the form of the Green Fire Luan.

There was a touch of grievance in its intelligent eyes as it chirped at Fang Xi about something, seemingly tattling.

And through the soul bond of the enslaving contract, Fang Xi could barely comprehend what it was trying to convey.

"Are you saying... there’s a Transformed Great Demon lurking around Thousand Island Lake, and today it even tried to ambush you? Lucky that you flew fast?"

He had previously sent Daqing and Xiao Qing to patrol Thousand Island Lake, incidentally to assist cultivators and refugees in relocating and fighting off the beast tide, but he didn’t expect they would encounter such an incident.

Fang Xi’s eyes sharpened, then he showed a hint of joy, "My puppet materials have arrived again!"