Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 505 - 503: Fifth Order Gu (Make up for the owed 43)_1

Chapter 505: Chapter 503: Fifth Order Gu (Make up for the owed 43)_1

"Croak!"

The White Jade Toad joyously croaked, leaping into the earthen-yellow pillar of light.

A sensation of weightlessness came over him.

The next instant, the world dramatically changed!

By the time Fang Xi regained his senses, he found himself in a fragrant grassland.

The lawn was lush and verdant, dotted with a few white flowers releasing a strange fragrance.

The White Jade Toad opened its huge mouth wide, its crimson tongue rolling out like a gluttonous beast’s, gulping down the grass and flowers and appearing immensely satisfied, the corners of its mouth slightly lifting into what seemed like a smile.

"Something about this secret realm... is amiss."

Fang Xi suddenly furrowed his brows.

He felt an inexplicable seal in the void, like a kind of suppression, which made even his Nascent Soul unable to stretch out...

Historically, ancient cultivators who built secret realms typically set up various large-scale prohibitions.

For example, the Spirit Medicine secret realm in the Cultivation World of the Three Kingdoms forbids high-level cultivators from entering it. Even if one tries to forcefully break through, it would only lead to the collapse of the secret realm...

This Valley God secret realm was a bit better, but the spiritual power within the void seemed very scarce, with a sense of oppressiveness.

"It’s very unfriendly to Nascent Soul cultivators,"

Fang Xi muttered, "I kind of understand what Transcendent God cultivators who invade other worlds must feel."

In this secret realm, he felt that his Nascent Soul magic power was difficult to replenish when expended, and even the use of spiritual treasures had their power reduced by several times...

"Fortunately, the physique of Feng Shisan is strong enough, which is somewhat comforting."

"Hmm?!"

Just then, Fang Xi spotted the gorged Five Fire Worm, its mouth dripping with juices, and his eyes lit up.

"The Five Fire Worm isn’t suppressed at all... So this secret realm specifically targets cultivators and not worms? It really is a worm cultivator’s secret realm; that makes sense..."

As an ancient worm cultivator, one would naturally favor one’s own later generations a bit more.

"I barely understand the art of worm refining... but luckily, I can learn quickly."

Fang Xi pondered and pulled out an ancient book.

This book was filled with an ancient charm, its cover earthen-yellow, seemingly made from the skin of some monster beast.

On the cover were written the three big characters of "Taiyi Sutra."

"Tai Yi!"

Fang Xi softly called out.

"Master, please give your command!" Tai Yi immediately responded.

"Search for worms and worm refining... then implant the worm refining program into the ’Mysterious Eight Scenery Beads’, I want one-click foolproof operation!"

"Understood!" Tai Yi’s cheerful voice came through.

During its growth, it openly accessed many of the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace’s databases, downloading many cultivation techniques and secret skills, whether useful or not...

The Nine States once connected to thousands of worlds, and even the obscure art of worm refining was involved to some extent.

It even greatly developed; it’s said that one branch of nanotechnology was specifically studying ’worms’, attempting to combine nanotech with worm cultivation.

"Program input... Master, you can now directly refine worms through the ’Mysterious Eight Scenery Beads’ to acquire all the functions of the worms..."

Bonding with worms, after all, is quite troublesome.

Fang Xi had obtained the key formulas from the leader of the Immortal Bewitching Sect and had expended quite a bit of energy to refine the Five Fire Worm to run as desired.

It can be said that every worm has different habits and abilities... and each requires different conditions and techniques for refining.

But now, that was unnecessary.

The Mysterious Eight Scenery Beads were like a ’universal key’!

"In this secret realm, the expenditure is minimal when using worms..."

Fang Xi pointed to the Five Fire Worm, "Go... catch me a few useful worms."

After all, he couldn’t always command the toad to do work, and within this secret realm, many different worms proliferated.

The Five Fire Worm immediately fluttered out, and not long after, it returned riding on four-colored flames, opening its mouth wide.

On its tongue were several strange worms sticking out.

One of them looked like a pair of straw sandals, evidently usable for traveling.

Fang Xi held the Mysterious Eight Scenery Beads in hand, a beam of silver radiance flickered, enveloping the straw sandal worm within it.

Countless micrometer-level robots entered the worm’s body, easily refining it and even obtaining a lot of information.

"Swift Step Worm... after refining, it can increase movement speed, and even allow for brief flight... quite ordinary, alas. In the secret realm, it will suffice for use."

At the thought of Fang Xi, the pair of straw sandals automatically flew onto his feet.

Instantly, he felt lighter, as if the oppression of the realm was reduced significantly.

"Indeed, by using worms, one can alleviate the suppression of this secret realm."

Fang Xi’s thoughts shifted slightly, and he refined another worm.

This worm was shaped like a pitch-black turtle shell and was a defensive worm named ’Turtle Shell Worm’. After refining with the Mysterious Eight Scenery Beads, it could turn into a turtle shell shield that could fly out for defense at any time.

Having supplemented a few types of worms, Fang Xi felt as if the secret realm no longer repelled him that much.

"Indeed, a worm cultivator in this Valley God secret realm has the advantage..."

He leaped up, the Swift Step Worm activating, carrying him directly onto the back of the White Jade Toad, "Bumpy Toad, let’s go!"

His first goal for coming here was naturally the ’Blood River Stones’ in the underground Blood River!

...

In a bamboo forest.

Lord Hei Xuan stopped his Black Jiao Boat, his brow furrowed: "The prohibitions here are not very friendly to us cultivators..."

"Indeed..."

Master Biyu, holding a green jade ruler in his hand, continually emitted emerald rays of light while he carefully watched the verdant bamboo forest ahead.

"It is indeed the Nine Hearts Qingjing Bamboo..."

Lord Hei Xuan’s eyes gleamed as he took a step forward.

Hum!

In an instant, an emerald green prohibition emerged, separating him from the bamboo forest.

"As expected, there are prohibitions... Master Biyu, you have studied array paths extensively. Do you know the details of this one?"

Lord Hei Xuan immediately looked at Master Biyu.

"This prohibition... seems to be solely for defense. As long as we continually attack its weak points, we should be able to break through,"

Master Biyu measured with his jade ruler and spoke with assurance.

Although he could point out several flaws, he intended to deplete Lord Hei Xuan’s magic power, so he deliberately said so.

"But... we are greatly suppressed in this secret realm. If we expend too much energy, what shall we do if we encounter enemies later?"

Lord Hei Xuan, who had cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage and was certainly not simple-minded, asked with concern.

"In that case, how about each of us expend energy for a period of time, taking turns in the process?" Master Biyu generously stepped forward, his jade ruler whirling smoothly in his hand, and a streak of emerald light shot out and landed upon the prohibition.

Seeing this, Lord Hei Xuan felt a bit ashamed.

Maybe he was being too suspicious...

What he did not know was that Master Biyu was sneering inwardly: ’Even if I run out of magic power, I still have my powerful monster body... I’ll actually have the upper hand then!’

...

Elsewhere, Fan Yin was surrounded by various worms fluttering about, transforming into several forms of attack.

Fireballs, ice blades, lightning...

With a sharp cry, a streak of black lightning fell and struck a red-haired vulture head-on.

Seeing their leader dead, the multitude of flying avian demonic beasts instantly scattered in disarray.

"Indeed... within this secret realm, the recovery of my magic power and the functioning of my worms are completely unaffected."

A trace of joy appeared on Fan Yin’s face: "This is a blessing granted by the Immortal of Worms to worm cultivators..."

However, when she thought of Master Biyu and Lord Hei Xuan, her expression turned sour again.

After entering the secret realm and discovering this trait, Fan Yin naturally thought of eliminating all threats, or at least, subduing those two and renegotiating the contract.

She did not expect that Master Biyu and Lord Hei Xuan, seeing the situation turn sour, would simply run away...

’Let it be... After all, both of them have the backing of Lord Black Sky. It’s not wise to offend them too much...’ Fan Yin muttered to herself, patting her dantian.

A golden light emerged, within which was a small golden figure, the second Nascent Soul transformed from the Golden Silkworm Worm!

"Sky Disk Mountain is a holy land for worm cultivators, where even Fourth Order worms can sense it... Go!" Fan Yin pointed at the golden figure.

Her second Nascent Soul briefly sensed its surroundings and immediately determined a direction, riding the golden escape light away with Fan Yin closely following.

In this secret realm, the strength of her second Nascent Soul might even surpass hers.

’Sky Disk Mountain, a Fifth Order worm, must be mine!’ Fan Yin thought to herself, as the scorpion tattoo on her face writhed...

...

Outside the Valley God Secret Realm.

Fang Xi’s true form had applied a Breath Concealment Talisman and found a sand dune to dig into. He sat cross-legged in meditation.

He did not always spy on the entrance of the secret realm by virtue of his strong Divine Consciousness.

After all, with the likes of Nangong Li owning ’Four-eared Marmosets’ and countless unique and strange characters in the Cultivation World, he might be easily detected by someone exceptionally skilled in the Divine Consciousness.

The surveillance method Fang Xi used was naturally through Puppets!

A few Tamarisk Trees stood quietly in the distance, where there was a very common desert lizard Puppet within the trunk...

This was an idea Fang Xi came up with after reading the descriptions of reconnaissance Puppets in the "Thousand-Machine Secret Scroll" and creating one with the materials at hand.

To complete it, he just had to inject a lower-level Monster Tree seed into a desert lizard, and the task was accomplished.

This kind of Puppet truly had no attack power at all and emitted no Demon Qi.

It was just a normal animal that would not be noticed by Cultivators.

Plus, with its innate ability to blend in with plants and conceal its aura, it was quite a competent scout...

"Hm?"

At that moment, through the perspective of the Puppet, Fang Xi saw that the light of the cultivators’ combat at the base of the far-off pillar suddenly disappeared.

In its place, a massive white flying boat landed above the entrance of the secret realm, exuding an oppressive aura over all beings.

A voice filled with murderous intent echoed coldly, "This secret realm now belongs to the Sacred Fire Sect, those who seek death are welcome to approach!"

This cold snort seemed to contain an attack from Divine Consciousness.

Some lower-cultivated Immortal Cultivators even felt their heads splitting with pain, their escape lights wobbling unsteadily, prompting them to flee in terror.

It wasn’t long before disciples of the Sacred Fire Sect, clad in white robes with flaming red badges on their backs, appeared to begin sealing off the Valley God Secret Realm.

However, they could not detect the Puppet, let alone Fang Xi’s true body.

"The Sacred Fire Sect is here, and they’re clearing the field?"

Below the sand dune, the seated Fang Xi opened his eyes, "That Divine Consciousness just now must have belonged to a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator? Truly domineering..."