Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 527 - 525 Hot Hand (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 527: Chapter 525 Hot Hand (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

"Actually, I don’t mind, after all, the truly important things are all stored ... in the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu..."

Fang Xi muttered to himself but couldn’t bring himself to scold his loyal subordinates, so he could only say, "You have worked hard..."

"To see the young master unharmed today is our greatest relief."

Zhong Hongyu said softly, "Our survival is all thanks to several sirs, like this Sister Ling Shu..."

"Fairy Ling Shu, we meet again."

Fang Xi looked at Ling Shu.

"I pay respects to the elder!"

Ling Shu, looking at Fang Xi’s youthful appearance, silently compared him to Yun Jiezi and immediately felt that this image was closer to her heart. "Ling Shu is alone and has no support. I ask the Island Master to allow me to join Jade Island."

"Oh?"

Fang Xi glanced at Ling Shu, somewhat surprised, and then thought of the little girl at the auction; he couldn’t help but sigh, "So be it. I consider Huang Yungong a friend, after all. From now on, you may cultivate on Jade Island."

After chatting with Ling Shu and Zheng Shan for a few sentences, Fang Xi turned his gaze to Liu Xu.

After decades of no contact, this little girl from the past had also grown into a peerless fairy.

And moreover, she had achieved Core Formation with the ’Green Wood Longevity Skills,’ effectively walking the path he hadn’t taken before.

"Liu Xu... you’ve actually reached Core Formation. Your diligence in cultivation is clear."

Fang Xi thought for a moment, then swiped his Storage Ring.

Streams of light flew out, transforming into various magical treasures such as swords, spears, and mirrors, hovering in mid-air: "You have worked hard these days. You may each choose one of these treasures as you like..."

After all, to the current him, even fourth-tier spiritual treasures hardly caught his eye, let alone third-tier magical treasures.

"Thank you, Island Master!"

Everyone bowed and thanked Fang Xi in unison, each taking a magical treasure and leaving the Great Hall.

At this point, Fang Xi finally looked towards a certain void.

"Yun, you truly have a ruthless heart..."

Nangong Li emerged, her eyes mischievously fixed on Fang Xi’s visage: "Although I knew you were hiding something, to think your natural appearance is so handsome... I had been at a loss before..."

"Ahem..."

Fang Xi coughed: "There are others here, be mindful of the impact!"

The Land Mountain Turtle, hiding in the corner, wished it could retract its head into its shell completely.

Knowing it couldn’t avoid the situation, it could only stand up and bow: "The old servant pays respects to the master... I was incompetent when Jade Island was in trouble, please punish me..."

"Enough, for an old turtle like you, there was indeed no way to contend with the many Nascent Souls from both the Righteous Path and the Heterodox... "

Fang Xi waved his hand: "Present a bottle of your essence blood as atonement, and let the matter rest..."

"Yes!"

The Land Mountain Turtle agreed, though also feeling a bit pained.

This was its essence blood after all!

After the Land Mountain Turtle also departed, Fang Xi turned to Nangong Li: "Alright, now you can tell me about the schemes of both the Righteous Path and the Heterodox..."

Nangong Li’s eyes danced: "Here? Shall we... change the location?"

...

Late at night.

Fang Xi returned to his own Dongfu.

Although he had learnt quite a bit from Nangong Li, he did not fully trust her.

Now, naturally, it was time to ask the person involved.

He sat cross-legged, the Devil-locking Tower appearing in his hand. Accompanied by a magic spell, it hovered in mid-air, emitting a ring of gray-white light.

In the light, a pristine Nascent Soul slowly emerged, its eyes tightly shut, evidently unconscious.

"Hehe..."

Fang Xi reached out with his right hand, and strands of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light flew out, turning into green needles that penetrated the Nascent Soul’s body.

"Ah!"

The next moment, the Unfettered Duke’s Nascent Soul shrieked, opening his eyes to stare at Fang Xi, his gaze filled with resentment: "You... what do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do?"

Fang Xi smirked cryptically, his aura suddenly changing!

A terrifying and dense Demon Qi emerged from his body, faintly forming a phantom Demon Armor.

"A late-stage Nascent Soul from the Ancient Demon Tribe?!"

The Unfettered Duke blurted out: "The real Dragon Fish Island’s Lord Master is probably already dead... You, disguised as a human cultivator, what exactly is your..."

Fang Xi didn’t bother to say more, simply pointing a finger lightly.

A beam of Demon Light fell upon the Unfettered Duke, casting a confused look in his eyes.

Immediately after, he began to operate the Soul-Searching Secret Skill from the "Supreme Heavenly Sovereign’s True Demon Art of Controlling All Spirits," countless shadowy Sky Demon Secret Knowledges pouring out, entering the Nascent Soul’s forehead.

Faced with the Ancient Demon Tribe’s Secret Skill, the Nascent Soul’s defense was null, and Fang Xi directly searched its soul!

The Unfettered Duke screamed, his eyes starting to roll back.

Fang Xi, however, had pure black eyes, witnessing a flood of memories... that was the Unfettered Duke’s entire life, passing by in fast-forward before his eyes.

Suddenly, his expression shifted: "So Bai Yunsou and Elder Diao Ao are dead... and it was the Unfettered Duke who killed them? Bai Yunsou... you sought revenge without certainty?"

A moment later, Fang Xi released Unfettered Duke’s Nascent Soul.

However, the Nascent Soul was already extremely weak, and even the Divine Soul might be somewhat disordered.

This was also an after-effect of being forcibly searched by the Soul-Searching Secret Skill.

"This person is completely ruined..."

He sent a Magic Spell into the Devil-locking Tower, took back the Nascent Soul, and prepared to feed it to the Divine Infant Sword in the future.

Although the "Self-transforming Demon True Skills" contained related secret methods that could swallow a Cultivator’s Nascent Soul whole to increase one’s own power, Fang Xi was still quite disinclined.

After all, he was cultivating Demon Skills, not actually turning into a member of the Demon Clan.

Now, recalling Unfettered Duke’s previous scheming with Tian Xingzi, a cold smile appeared on Fang Xi’s face, "Tian Xingzi... it turns out the Righteous Path is even more unpredictable when it comes to conspiracy and trickery, huh?"

The previous discussion between Tian Xingzi and Unfettered Duke had indeed revealed quite a lot, which now greatly stirred the murderous intent in Fang Xi’s heart.

"If you want to play dirty tricks, I, as a youngster, can’t compete with you old ghosts, but if I can’t solve the problem, I can solve the person who poses the problem!"

After the cold laugh, Fang Xi extended his hand and grabbed a white Storage Bracelet.

It was indeed Unfettered Duke’s Storage Artifact.

After rummaging through it, he found many Tier 4 Monster materials, including turtle shells, tendons, souls, Essence Blood, and so on...

"It seems there’s no need for Land Mountain Turtle to bleed... All the Essence Blood of this ’Gold Dragon Turtle’ is here, a little refinement, and it can be used to cultivate the Thousands Demon Armor..."

"There’s also the Sen Luo Universal Disc... also a fine treasure of the Magical Domain, which the Heterodox Nascent soul coveted before..."

At the bottom of the Storage Bracelet, Fang Xi eventually found a Ten Thousand Years of Empty Green bottle.

With a flash of blue light in his hand, he opened the bottle cap and inhaled a fragrance of grass and wood that filled the air.

Within a cluster of green radiance, there appeared a phantom of a small green-haired turtle swimming leisurely, which then suddenly transformed into a green pill.

"Longevity Spiritual Pill—Longevity Turtle!"

Through the memories of Unfettered Duke, Fang Xi learned that this was a Tier 4 Pill Recipe that man had obtained, who nearly invested his entire fortune to refine this pill.

"The Longevity Turtle Pill, even if a Nascent Soul Cultivator takes it, has an effect, extending life-span by a hundred years... but it’s a shame that only one can be taken, more have no effect."

Fang Xi naturally didn’t care about a mere hundred years of lifespan, but amongst Immortal Cultivators there were many old monsters at the brink of their lifespan, and it could be a great trade good in the future.

Therefore, he carefully stored away the Longevity Turtle Spiritual Pill, swept a glance with his Divine Consciousness, and looked at the moonlight outside, pensive.

...

That night.

Demon Lord Tian Du was refining Qi in meditation within the Seven Treasure Building Boat when suddenly a terrifying feeling came over him, causing his body to break out in a cold sweat.

"Not good!"

Transforming into a jet-black Demon Light, he landed on the deck of the Seven Treasure Building Boat, only to see chaos abound on the side of the Righteous Path, and vaguely saw several Heavenly Phoenixes flying about!

The Heavenly Phoenixes came quickly and left just as fast... almost in the blink of an eye, they turned into colorful Escape Lights and left, leaving many Nascent Souls elders dumbfounded.

Before long, Su Xuelong from the Death Demon Palace returned, still with fear on his face: "Supreme Elder... the Righteous Path camp was attacked by a sudden raid of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan; Tian Xingzi, the Great Elder, engaged in combat with a late-stage transformed member of the Monster Clan and was slain within three moves... even his Nascent Soul did not escape..."

Such terrifying strength, if they launched a sneak attack on the Seven Treasure Building Boat, their Death Demon Palace would probably meet the same fate!

"Are you sure they were Monster Clan?"

Demon Lord Tian Du for some reason felt a bitterness in his mouth.

"Definitely Monster Clan, among them were even two top-tier fourth-stage Heavenly Phoenixes..."

Su Xuelong replied with certainty, "At that time, many Righteous Path Nascent Soul elders were so frightened they turned into shrinking turtles, none dared to lend Tian Xingzi a hand..."

"Tian Xingzi had been openly and secretly competing with me for many years; I didn’t expect him to end up like this."

Demon Lord Tian Du sighed.

...

The next day.

On Jade Island, inside Evergreen Hall.

"Alas... the alliance has lost a great general!"

Fang Xi held a list of gifts, addressing the approaching Demon Lord Tian Du.

The old Nascent Soul monsters were quite sensible, and after losing ’Tian Xingzi’s’ protection, many came forward with their gift lists, hoping that he, as the ’Great Leader of the Righteous and Demon Paths’, would be magnanimous.

The corner of Demon Lord Tian Du’s eyes flickered when he saw the Fire Refining Sect even offered the inherited spiritual treasure ’Eight Diagrams Li Fire Furnace’, which Fang Xi had circled, causing him to heave an inner sigh.

Still, being firm in his Dao Heart, he inquired, "Now that the Monster Clan army is upon us, how should we respond?"

"Facing the Monster Clan, it’s every Cultivator’s responsibility,"

Fang Xi answered solemnly, "I’ve reviewed the ’Positive and Negative Two Yi Sumeru Nine Palaces Array’ map you offered, and it’s an excellent formation, yet there’s room for improvement... I’m planning to set up a super Great Array, using Jade Island, Dragon Fish Island, Maple Leaf Island, Golden Turtle Island, and Ling Kong Island as the Array Eyes, and personally lead both Righteous and Demon paths to resist the Monster Clan!"

Demon Lord Tian Du couldn’t help but look sideways.

Was this still the same Yun who would hide whenever he could?

"After all, Thousand Island Lake is where I began... I can’t bear to see it ravaged by the Monster Clan,"

Fang Xi lamented.

In reality, he purely wanted to play a big game and find enough Flesh and Blood materials for the Demon Tree.

After last time’s consumption of many Demonic Beasts, the Monster Tree had a very positive response.

This time, Fang Xi naturally set his sights on the Monster Clan.

After all, if he could not beat them, he could still run away, with no concerns about his escape routes.

’This battle will hinge on the Nine States; I can’t hold on by myself...’