Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 523 - 521 Ascension (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 523: Chapter 521 Ascension (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

The blood light flashed.

Immediately afterward, the figure of an ancient member of the Demon Clan emerged and bellowed, "Protect the Door of Sky Demon!"

He spewed out blood-colored talismans, and chains of crimson emerged, attempting to entangle the Divine Infant Sword as countless blood-red serpents pursued the fleeting sparrow.

Upon witnessing this, the Heterodox Nascent Soul’s eyes deepened, and he raised his hand.

The three hundred and sixty-five Astral Pagodas roared, and a torrent of "All Heavens Ten Grounds Sun Moon Five Stars Demonic Destruction Divine Light" struck the greatly diminished power of the Six Desires Sky Demon Array.

With no one to control the array, it shattered in an instant!

The ancient demon spewed another mouthful of essence blood, and from within the bronze door, the "Blood Fiend Banner" thundered, and a streak of light flew out, transforming into a demon banner thousands of feet long. The scarlet surface of the banner unfurled, covered in countless Sky Demon Mysterious Seals, blocking all the "All Heavens Ten Grounds Sun Moon Five Stars Demonic Destruction Divine Light".

Just at this moment!

A flash in the space before the ancient demon revealed a figure clad in the "Heavenly Phoenix Qilin Armor" and enveloped in the "Five Elements Ring", it was none other than Fang Xi himself!

He offered the ancient demon a slight smile, and within his hand, a pitch-black seal was stretched out, revealing the phantom of the Monster Tree.

— Kuyong Mysterious Light!

Fang Xi, having previously wagered against Elder Qing, saw his lifespan drop to just over three thousand years. Recently, having broken through the later stage of Nascent Soul and constantly nourishing the Monster Tree with Taisui Meat, he barely managed to replenish it.

Feeling the resonance of the Mysterious Light, he discovered that the ancient demon only had a little over five hundred years of lifespan left and, without ceremony, swept it away!

The Demon Infant within the ancient demon’s body opened its eyes in horror, only to realize that it was succumbing to the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, rapidly disintegrating.

The face of the ancient demon, lined with wrinkles, saw its Transcendent God Phase magic power vanishing swiftly, dying from the exhaustion of its lifespan!

Simultaneously, Fang Xi slashed with the Green Barley Sword in his hand, turning it into countless Qinghe Needles that surrounded a member of the Demon Clan.

Furthermore, a small grey pagoda landed atop the head of another demon.

Master Ghost Axe roared angrily, not resorting to the "Six Annihilation Secret Art", but still swiftly holding back another demon.

In the blink of an eye, of the seven great demons left by Green Head Demon Lord to guard the Door of Sky Demon, five were gone!

Fang Xi smiled faintly, transforming into a streak of green escape light, the Five Elements Ring thundered, and he took the blows from the remaining two great demons’ demon saber and demon sword head-on, reaching the front of the Door of Sky Demon!

"Finally..."

He sighed, stretching out his palm, and caressed the ancient, weathered door of the bronze gate.

Boom!

A dazzling burst of silver-white radiance exploded, and the bronze gate vanished in an instant, replaced by a bronze mirror knob the size of a child’s fist and somewhat mottled.

The knob trembled slightly, then disappeared from sight, merging with the "Treasures of All Heavens" held by Nascent Soul in Fang Xi’s hand, to be indistinguishable ever after.

Barely pausing to sense anything else, he immediately gestured, recalling the Green Barley Sword and other spiritual treasures, and disappeared in the blink of an eye...

Above the White Bone Altar, the remaining five great demons, looking at the now empty spot where the bronze gate had been, could not help but feel momentarily deluded by the Heart Demon, causing them to see an illusion...

"How could such a treasure bound by the ’Blood Fiend Banner’ be taken away so easily?"

It took a long while before one Nascent Soul demon let out a wail.

With the bronze gate gone, how could they return to the Demon Realm?

’The main body didn’t take the ’Blood Fiend Banner’ not because I didn’t want to, but because there was simply no time... Every second was precious, and that Green Head Demon Lord must be going mad!’

Looking on, the Heterodox Nascent Soul had a clear understanding of the situation.

As for how the bronze gate was taken? Before the rank of the ’Treasures of All Heavens’, the Blood Fiend Banner was nothing!

Otherwise, it would not have let him easily escape from the Blood Fiend space before.

Now seeing the main body return to the Western Desert Cultivation World, he was greatly relieved.

No matter what, his minimum target had been achieved!

Whatever developments followed, they were all within acceptable limits.

But the demons on the battlefield of the Taiyin Star were in an uproar!

With the bronze gate gone, did that not mean they could no longer return to the Demon Realm?

No... It was still possible, for example, they could wait for a ’Higher Realm’ event to occur in The Nine States.

But even so, there was no guarantee that the Demon Realm would be on the other side!

Many demons wailed, some rushing towards the cannons on the Patrol Sky Warship, others transforming into various colored lights, fleeing towards the outside of the Taiyin Star.

"Who was that...?!"

Master Ghost Axe was somewhat puzzled; the true master who had just appeared had an aura somewhat similar to the main enforcer?

’No matter what... closing the Door of Sky Demon is a great thing. The main enforcer will... return the bronze gate later... right?’

If Fang Xi knew what Master Ghost Axe was thinking, he would surely roll his eyes.

How could the fragment merged by the great Treasures of All Heavens possibly be returned?

But at this moment, he did not voice such thoughts, instead stretching out his hand.

Three hundred and sixty-five beams of starlight descended, transforming into the body of the ruler of the Celestial Stars, and a gigantic hand made entirely of starlight fell, instantly smashing a late-stage Nascent Soul demon into a pulpy mess.

"Let’s go!"

Seeing this, the Nascent Soul demons near the White Bone Altar knew the tide had turned, and with fierce roars, they each used methods like Blood Shadow Escape to flee.

Fang Xi did not bother to pursue, but with a grab of his hand, he reached out to seize the ’Blood Fiend Banner’!

A fifth-tier Void attribute Spirit Communication Transformation Treasure, in terms of value, rivaled even the unfreed Fang Immortal Taoist Palace!

Alas, none of the Demon Clan intended to take the Blood Fiend Banner away, naturally because it was difficult to master.

After that ancient Demon’s blood talisman disintegrated into a puff of blue smoke upon his death.

Buzz!

Before the great hand formed by my Stars Body could grab the Blood Fiend Banner, it thundered and its surface was covered with countless Sky Demon Mysterious Seals, breaking free from the astral hand. It transformed into a streak of blood essence and disappeared into the dark clouds above.

It seemed a furious roar from the Green Head Demon Lord could be heard from within the clouds.

"The Door of Sky Demon?"

The Green Head Demon Lord, perceiving everything with his divine consciousness, now turned his eyes: "No matter what, kill Fang Immortal Taoist Master first... No matter by what means the Door of Sky Demon is taken away, it is always in this realm. In the end, a thorough search will find it and reopen it!"

The Green Head Demon Lord let out a demonic howl, as countless demonic clouds frenziedly swarmed in, compressing the real martial Celebrating Cloud.

He shook the Blood Fiend Banner, and it immediately turned into a beam of blood essence. Countless Sky Demon Mysterious Seals flickered within it, forcefully crashing onto a section of the palace.

The Green Head Demon Lord paid very close attention to the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace in the hands of Fang Immortal Taoist Master.

After all, this Spirit Communicating Treasure was the only reason Fang Immortal Taoist Master had been able to tangle with him all this while.

In fact, if he knew that Ao Kun was also sealed inside the palace, he would have been even more shocked.

"So, we’ve finally... come to this point?"

"Zhang Huohua... truly is the one fated."

Within the real martial Celebrating Cloud, Fang Immortal Taoist Master looked back at The Nine States with a hint of reminiscence in his expression.

The next moment, he pointed at the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace above his head.

The Taoist Palace thundered, its magic power surged wave after wave, and countless palaces and jade towers, beautiful buildings and Dongfus appeared, transforming into a cluster of Immortals’ palaces.

Thousands of auspicious qi fell, blocking all the blood essence transformed by the Blood Fiend Banner outside.

"A sixth rank... Treasure of Returning to Emptiness refined?"

The Green Head Demon Lord’s eyes, big as copper bells, finally seemed to understand why Ao Kun had been defeated!

"Demon Lord, please join this Taoist Master on the journey ahead!"

Fang Immortal Taoist Master let out a long laugh, and from within the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace, astonishing light burst forth with grand momentum, exceptionally terrifying!

The Green Head Demon Lord woefully injected his fully ripe Transcendent God phase magic power into the ’Blood Fiend Banner’ endlessly. The true body of the Spirit Communicating Treasure, becoming tens of thousands of feet tall, the crimson banner facing front, blocked in front of him.

The next moment, astonishing light emerged, but it wasn’t any type of mysterious light attack, but rather trails of pure Demon Qi!

The Green Head Demon Lord unwittingly moved his Demon Skills and absorbed this pure Demon Qi, seeming to recover to his peak.

He immediately realized, "This is bad!"

As a cultivator at the peak of Transcendent God phase, he could ascend to the Earth Immortal Realm at any time but had always been forcibly suppressing it.

At this moment, the operation of magic power within his body seemed to have broken through some kind of limit!

The Nine States roared, a tremendous repelling force erupted, making the Green Head Demon Lord surrounded by sky flowers and earth sprouting golden lotuses... A gigantic pillar of light shot into the sky!

The pillar of light broke into the nine heavens, seemingly opening up some void passage.

Through the passage, a world far vaster and abundant with more Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy could vaguely be seen!

"The Earth Immortal Realm!?"

In that instant, both sides fighting on the Taiyin Line of Defense stopped their magic combat, staring at that ethereal celestial dome.

For any cultivator, whether from the human race or the Demon Clan, ascending to the Earth Immortal Realm is the ultimate goal of cultivation!

And now, that goal was within reach!

Sadly, those who were not at the Transcendent God phase didn’t even have the qualification to touch the ascending passage, as they would surely be crushed by the cross-realm Void pressure to the point of blood and flesh bursting!

"Early and middle stages of Transcendent God... can ascend through the ’Ascension Platform’..."

"And at the peak of Transcendent God phase, one could even open a void passage on their own..."

Fang Xi watched this scene, feeling quite enlightened.

"No!"

The Green Head Demon Lord roared angrily as a Sky Demon Mysterious Seal emerged above his head, attempting to suppress the magic power around his body.

Just at that moment, a flash of silver light.

A hand reached out from the void and easily plucked away the Sky Demon Mysterious Seal!

The Fang Immortal Taoist Palace was of a very high grade, and as a Treasure of Void, it was more mysteriously unpredictable than the ’Blood Fiend Banner’ in manipulating the Void force.

Losing that talisman, the Green Head old demon roared furiously, unable to control the magic power around him any longer, and transformed into a massive Divine Demon, ascending along the void passage.

The Fang Immortal Taoist Palace, now a complex of palaces, surrounded the demon, and Fang Immortal Taoist Master actually ascended along with it!

To make this demon ascend while also ensuring The Nine States remained unharmed, Fang Immortal Taoist Master clearly paid a great price and set off on the journey with this demon lord!

However, as a cultivator in the Transcendent God Phase and in possession of the ’Fang Immortal Taoist Palace’, he should be able to ascend smoothly to the Earth Immortal Realm!

Woosh!

With the tall Divine Demon breaking into the Earth Immortal Realm’s phantom, the ascending passage closed, and the many celestial flowers and golden lotuses vanished without trace.

Lord Demon Exterminator and Master Ghost Axe, both witnessing Fang Immortal Taoist Master’s ascension, performed an ancient salute of The Nine States: "Congratulations to the Taoist Master on his ascension!"

’Fang Immortal Taoist Master has actually ascended...’

Fang Xi felt quite emotional watching this unfold.

With the ascension of the Green Head Demon Lord, this turmoil of the Moon Demon in The Nine States was finally coming to an end!