Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 449 - 447: Crossing Tribulation (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 449: Chapter 447: Crossing Tribulation (Seeking Subscription)_1

"Recently, with my top-quality Wooden Spirit Root and the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’... my cultivation speed should have completely surpassed that of a Heavenly Spirit Root of the Wooden Element, right?"

"If I can also develop the ’Eternal Green Body’, then ascending to the heavens and achieving immortality is within reach..."

A hint of joy momentarily surfaced on Fang Xi’s face, followed by some distress.

The Ancestral Demon Tree had also been planted, and that too over a rank-four Spiritual Vein, but it seemed his ’Longevity Skills’ had not made any progress.

"A Thousand Years of Wood Magic Body, Ten Thousand Years Eternal Green Body..."

Thinking of the description in the Longevity Skills, Fang Xi’s expression turned a bit unsightly: "Considering the growth rate of the Monster Tree, it shouldn’t be this way... Or is it the grade of the Ancestral Monster Tree is not high enough, or maybe... even a rank-four Spiritual Vein is insufficient? Could there be a flaw in the ’Longevity Skills’, or is there some key point I’m missing?"

He began to carefully recall his dealings with the old ghost, as well as the cultivation techniques provided and any slip in conversation that might have revealed a weakness...

"The secret land of the Evergreen Garden... The old ghost valued the ’Condensation Infancy Pill’ the most, and I’ve got the ’Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water’... Going by his early imparting of the Mahayana Level Kuyong Mysterious Light to Zhan Tu, he likely intended to outcompete me from the start..."

"Which means... he is determined to obtain the Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water."

"The Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water is a blend of the Creation Spirit Liquid, Three Lights Divine Water, and the Ten Thousand Years Spiritual Milk, which even Nascent Souls rarely encounter. It’s further refined by the hand of a Transcendent God. Could it have some special effect on practicing the ’Longevity Skills’?"

With that thought, Fang Xi immediately went to the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu.

The Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water still remained sealed within the Seven-color Crystal Stone, appearing dreamlike and illusory, shrouded in light...

Fang Xi had always treasured this Spiritual Liquid, but it hadn’t been of much use.

But one could imagine that if word got out, even Transcendent Gods would be tempted.

"No matter what... I must give it a try."

"After all, with the ’Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water’ purified by the Green Emperor Mountain to cultivate the ’Longevity Skills’ and matched with the Kuyong Skills, perhaps there are divine effects that I’m unaware of?"

Fang Xi lightly extended a finger, a dense wooden spiritual energy converging to form a green needle.

He took a step forward, and the green needle pierced into the crystal.

A drop of mercury-like ’Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water’ slowly flowed out along the green needle, falling into the ’Ten Thousand Years of Empty Green Bottle’ that Fang Xi had prepared in advance.

Drip-drop!

This drop of Spiritual Liquid seemed to solidify in mid-air and fell into the Sky Green Bottle, causing a sound like a pearl dropping onto a jade plate.

Fang Xi’s expression became slightly solemn, feeling that this drop of liquid was unusually heavy, almost heavier than metals of a similar volume.

"Seal!"

After drawing out a few drops of ’Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water’, Fang Xi immediately used a secret method to re-seal the gap in the crystal stone.

Then, he stepped out of the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu and came under the Ancestral Monster Tree.

The Monster Tree rustled its branches as if greeting his arrival.

Fang Xi smiled slightly, took out the Ten Thousand Years of Empty Green Bottle, went to the root of the Ancestral Demon Tree, and opened the stopper.

The Monster Tree trembled with a sense of longing.

"Is it really useful? That’s not quite right... Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water has miraculous effects on any Spirit Plant, it can repair damage, and a single drop can increase the plant’s medicinal age by at least a hundred years..."

"It might simply be a basic need..."

Without further hesitation, Fang Xi let a drop of ’Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water’ fall, and it was soon heavily wrapped by the root tendrils of the Demon Tree and withdrawn back into the trunk.

He sat down cross-legged among his subordinates and began to practice the ’Longevity Skills’.

The next day...

There seemed to be no movement from the Monster Tree.

But since Fang Xi had already refined the Monster Tree into an incarnation, a mere thought caused a branch to drop down.

On the lush green leaves, he seemed to see an extremely faint silver pattern.

"Although I don’t know its use, it must have had an effect... It seems I have to continue the experiment!"

A slight smile appeared on Fang Xi’s face.

...

As time flowed like water and years passed like a shuttle.

After advancing to a top-grade Spirit Root, Fang Xi sank into deep cultivation when not observing the Ancestral Monster Tree every day.

The astonishing rate of progress was truly irresistible.

In the blink of an eye, decades had passed.

"Congratulations to the young master on your 350th birthday!"

On this day, within the Evergreen Hall, Zhong Hongyu, Zheng Shan, Hai Danaiu, and others were celebrating Fang Xi’s birthday.

For an ordinary Yuan Ying True Monarch, this age would be in the prime of life.

Fang Xi, dressed in a bamboo-green robe, appeared increasingly ethereal and transcendent. With a slight lift of his hands, everyone suddenly felt a gentle magic power lifting them up.

"Sir, your magic power and Divine Skills must have made great progress again, truly a cause for celebration!"

Hai Danaiu’s voice boomed like a bell, his face beaming with joy.

His presence was robust, and he had even managed to condense a Jia Dan; he was now considered an elder of some respect.

If one were to recount his family history, it would be a legendary tale of inspiration in the Cultivation World.

Of course... it was mainly because he was riding on someone’s coattails...

...

Fang Xi never enjoyed bustling scenes, and since the whole Cultivation World of the three states was essentially under his domain, plundering his own people didn’t make much sense.

Just as the whole hall of guests was reveling, the sky outside suddenly changed.

Boom!

Fish-scale clouds appeared all over the sky, as the spiritual energy from within a hundred-mile radius automatically converged, with thunder serpents wildly dancing...

The terrifying might instantly caused the complexions of several Core Formation cultivators to change drastically, "A Nascent Soul celestial phenomenon? No... this is more like... the Heavenly Tribulation when a third-order Demonic Beast advances to the fourth-order?! How can there still be such a monster beast on the island?"

Zhong Hongyu reacted with incredible speed, looking towards Fang Xi.

"Indeed, it’s a Spiritual Beast belonging to me, about to undergo its Tribulation..."

Fang Xi, watching this scene, revealed a hint of joy on his face, "Each of you return to your Dongfu and do not come out..."

As soon as his words fell, he flicked his sleeve and instantly transformed into a streak of cyan rainbow, arriving under the Ancestral Demon Tree.

At this moment, the Ancestral Demon Tree had not only grown thicker, but its green leaves had mysteriously developed patterns mixed with gold and silver.

This was ever since the ’Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water’ had been dripped onto it, leading to these unusual changes.

Fang Xi continued experimenting at the time, using most of the Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water to water the Ancestral Demon Tree, leaving only the last few drops for reserve.

After absorbing the ’Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water,’ the Ancestral Demon Tree’s leaves developed gold and silver patterns.

Even if Fang Xi carefully examined with his Divine Consciousness, he could find traces of these two faint colors within the patterns inside the body of the Demon Tree.

For some reason, after the transformation, the estimated date of the Ancestral Demon Tree’s Tribulation had been delayed considerably by Fang Xi until today!

Whoosh!

After brewing for who knows how long, the first Heavenly Thunder roared as it struck down!

A lightning bolt, straight as a divine sword descending from beyond the Nine Heavens, cut vertically downwards!

It was a cyan-golden bolt of Heavenly Thunder, carrying a destructive aura that even the Nascent Soul old monsters greatly feared!

"To start with cyan-golden Heavenly Thunder?!"

Fang Xi remembered that during his own Nascent Soul Tribulation, such thunder only appeared in the later stages.

This cyan-golden Heavenly Thunder, even the old Nascent Soul monsters at the early stage would suffer damage to their Primordial Energy if they tried to withstand it directly.

Whoosh whoosh!

The Ancestral Demon Tree spread its branches and leaves, and for a moment, it seemed as if the entire Jade Island was trembling.

Boom!

The Nine Nether Profound Wood Array was activated simultaneously, this formation having been continuously improved by Fang Xi, had now steadily entered the fourth order!

Columns of black fog shot up into the sky, forming a shield-like wall.

The cyan-golden Heavenly Thunder struck the wall of black fog and immediately exploded, the countless golden arcs jumping off, but ultimately failing to break through the Nine Nether Profound Wood Array.

Crack!

Heavenly Thunder Chain, one after another, cyan-golden bolts of Heavenly Thunder fell, all blocked by the Nine Nether Profound Wood Array.

Towards the end, the Heavenly Thunder finally penetrated the formation, revealing the towering Ancestral Demon Tree!

On the trunk of the Demon Tree, a face resembling Fang Xi silently watched the Heavenly Tribulation, as if a trace of a smile emerged.

Swish!

The world turned white, as a massively thick cyan-golden bolt of lightning struck down, peeling away layers of the Demon Realm and then landing on the main body of the Ancestral Demon Tree.

The thick crown of the tree shook continuously, with arcs of electricity bouncing within the gold and silver patterns, seemingly baptizing the Demon Tree...

"Thank goodness... this time, it’s not the same Heavenly Thunder that the Demon Tree experienced in Great Liang."

Back when the Demon Tree underwent its Tribulation in Great Liang, the Heavenly Thunder was the never-before-seen purple-gold Twin Thunder, which also carried Silver Seal Script, with power so incredible that it was unimaginable.

Even though the Ancestral Demon Tree was incomparably powerful, it still turned to ash under the Heavenly Thunder!

But this time, from beginning to end, it was cyan-golden Heavenly Thunder; although it was a bit stronger than the Heavenly Thunder of an ordinary Nascent Soul’s Tribulation, it was still limited.

"Because the Da Liang World doesn’t allow the existence of anything above the fourth order? Does that world truly hold some secrets... But now, this Ancestral Demon Tree that has transformed under the influence of the Taoist Fruit and seems to have been completely cleansed by the ’Nine Heavens Purified Spirit Water’ of the otherworld’s branding, as long as it overcomes the Tribulation, could it be fully accepted?"

"Great Liang World, resisting all existence above the fourth order, could it also be an influence of the Taoist Fruit?"

As Fang Xi pondered, the final bolt of thunder had almost fully turned into gold, resembling a beam of light that enshrouded the Demon Tree in an instant.

The crown of the Demon Tree, with countless leaves dancing and disintegrating in the golden lightning.

But as each gold and silver patterned leaf disappeared, the power of the golden Heavenly Thunder also waned.

At last, it completely vanished from sight...

After the rain, the sky cleared, and a rainbow descended.

Amid the faint traces, the essence of the Heavenly Tribulation turned into nourishing rain...

The Demon Tree spread its branches to their full extent, gladly accepting this baptismal rain...

"Finally... fourth order."

Fang Xi murmured to himself, sensing through the ’Longevity Skills’ that the Ancestral Demon Tree had not gained the ability to transform its shape.

If there was any real change, it seemed that he had not noticed it yet and would need more time to observe...

...

Several months later.

Under the Demon Tree.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged, silently operating the ’Longevity Skills’.

"The Ancestral Demon Tree’s life-extending ability is incredible, by now my lifespan must have reached five thousand years, right?"

He opened his eyes, a hint of joy in them: "But the most crucial thing is still..."

Within Fang Xi’s inward vision, on his bones that were as clear as jade, at some unknown time, appeared the unique script of the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’, and within this script, strands of golden light were emerging...