Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 536 - 534: 6 Years (Performing - 55 Shortages)_1

Chapter 536: Chapter 534: 6 Years (Performing Chapter 55 Shortages)_1

"The Monster Clan has descended to the Mortal Realm... Has it finally ended?"

Fang Xi couldn’t help feeling emotional.

When the Monster Clan had just descended, he had barely succeeded in Nascent Soul Establishment, and now that their descent had ended, he had become a late-stage powerful cultivator who could rival a Transcendent God.

The speed of his cultivation during the Nascent Soul stage could be considered unprecedented!

’Both opportunity and aptitude are essential...’

After sighing inwardly, Fang Xi looked at the Demon Lord Tian Du and asked, "It seems, Sir, that you have come to bid farewell?"

The Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm is in ruin and needs to be rebuilt. Although the Monster Clan has caused much destruction, some veins and Spirit Mountains ultimately can’t be moved.

To put it bluntly, before their descent, there were over a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators in the Southern Wilderness, but now there are less than twenty!

The many resources that have become available have long since made the remaining Nascent Soul old monsters itch with eagerness.

After all, they were also heavily plundered by a certain someone, or should say, they actively offered up a large amount of treasures, and now they urgently need to recuperate and rebuild their sects.

However, above the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, there is now a higher power!

With Fang Xi, the leader of both the righteous and demonic paths, not making a move, the Nascent Souls below dared not say or do too much—the dried corpses hanging from the Demon Tree are a lesson!

Therefore, Demon Lord Tian Du’s visit this time does not represent himself alone.

Of course, for Fang Xi, it makes little difference.

Listening to what Demon Lord Tian Du was implying both directly and indirectly, that he should demarcate his territory and feast first, allowing others the courage to sip soup afterward, Fang Xi couldn’t help but reflect inwardly on the cultivation world’s ongoing tradition where strength reigns supreme.

After thinking it over, he openly stated, "Yuan Country and the three other states are within my sphere of influence; the rest are yours for the taking..."

"This..."

Demon Lord Tian Du was surprised. The cultivation realms of the three states were just remote regions, and Yuan Country was also a small country with only two or three fourth-grade spiritual veins. It was Jiang Country and Feng Country that truly had abundant cultivation resources!

The supreme leader actually wants none of it?

"I have no sect and no disciples... I actually only need the three states, but if I don’t make a move, I’m afraid you won’t be at ease taking what’s left, so let it be..."

Fang Xi waved his hand dismissively, yet he sneered inwardly.

If there were any precious items that caught his eye in Jiang or Feng Country, with one invitation from him, who would dare not obediently deliver?

After Demon Lord Tian Du left, Nangong Li also came to say goodbye.

"Yun..."

She looked at Fang Xi, and there seemed to be a deep reluctance in her eyes.

But Fang Xi knew that this woman was all pretense!

As the Supreme Elder of the Ruyi Gate, with Jiang Country’s situation looking up and able to expand its territorial power many times over, she would certainly not miss this opportunity—if she did, she would not be a Nascent Soul cultivator.

True to form, after a round of lingering farewells, Nangong Li still left, but she left behind the Eighteen Fairies, saying they were to assist Fang Xi in continuing the cultivation of the ’Seven Emotions and Sorrows Script’ and guaranteeing new ’Fairies’ would be sent each year.

"Do I look like that sort of person?"

Watching Nangong Li’s receding Escape Light, Fang Xi touched his cheek and looked utterly speechless...

...

After the batch of Nascent Soul old monsters and their disciples and followers had set off, Fang Xi also began adjusting the Yin Yang Nine Nether Mysterious Wood Array.

He did not dismantle the array completely but confined it near Jade Island, resulting in an even greater increase in its might!

He must be vigilant against the possibility of that Transcendent God Heavenly Phoenix, who had deep enmity with him and had deliberately stayed in the Mortal Realm to launch a sneak attack.

Now that there were no disturbances in the cultivation world, Fang Xi had no plans to venture out but intended to go into seclusion and cultivate for several decades or even a century before emerging.

Even when it was time to emerge from seclusion, he could directly go to the Western Desert Cultivation World.

He did not need to personally take action to gather resources from the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm since the Nascent Soul old monsters were doing it for him.

The dark canopy that loomed over Thousand Island Lake disappeared in an instant, converging around Jade Island.

The remaining cultivators and mortals looked up at the sky above, as if they had a thousand words held in their hearts...

Above Jade Island.

Inside the Evergreen Hall.

Fang Xi called in the Core Formation cultivators under his command.

Besides Zhong Hongyu, Liu Xu, Hai Danaiu, and Ling Shu, Taishu Hong and other Jia Dan cultivators were also present.

There were even two female Core Formation cultivators who, looking at Fang Xi, hardly hid their astonishment—naturally, they were Feng Bingxian and Gong Ling.

Fang Xi had previously disguised himself as Yun Jiezi and deceived them badly, but now they dared not argue.

After all, Fang Xi was now rightfully the number one cultivator in the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm.

Fang Xi looked at his Core Formation subordinates and sighed inwardly: ’There is not a single capable fighter among them... Well, anyway, my reputation is enough to keep the Southern Wilderness in check.’

He casually nominated a few people: "Taishu Hong, Feng Bingxian, Gong Ling... You three will go to Yuan Country to take charge of the fourth-grade spiritual veins and other resources and represent me in overseeing Yuan Country."

"As you command!"

Taishu Hong and Gong Ling were thrilled, as this meant an increase in resources and power, elevating them almost to the status of the former Nascent Soul old monsters.

But Feng Bingxian lightly bit her red lips, knowing that her romantic connection with the premier cultivator of the Southern Wilderness was severed. Her heart was full of regrets with no way to redeem the situation, and she could only bow gently: "As you command!"

Fang Xi nodded and looked towards Hai Danaiu and Zheng Shan, "This time, Thousand Island Lake has turned a misfortune into a blessing; the spiritual veins of each island have all been improved... Danaiu, you go to Dragon Fish Island, and Zheng Shan, you to Golden Turtle Island. Maple Leaf Island will still be entrusted to the Ruan Family. As for Ling Kong Island... are there any members of the Yan Family left?"

"Currently, there is still one Foundation Establishment stage family head of the Yan Family. However, the disciples of the Mysterious Heaven Sect on Ling Kong Island were unfortunately hit by scattered higher-level monster beasts during the beast tide, suffering heavy losses, with Zhang Zhusheng, the sect leader, perishing..."

Zhong Hongyu thought for a moment and answered affirmatively.

"In that case, let’s continue to entrust Ling Kong Island to the Yan Family."

Fang Xi was somewhat sentimental, thus he made this decision.

"As you command, Master. I will definitely farm well on Dragon Fish Island and pay the rent every year..."

Hai Danaiu, who was originally worried about losing his job, immediately perked up.

It seems the master indeed still thinks about their servants.

"Do as you please..."

Fang Xi was somewhat speechless and waved his hand for everyone to leave.

As for Ling Shu, Liu Xu, and the other women, they naturally stayed on Jade Island to cultivate.

After arranging everything, Fang Xi once again began his leisurely life on Jade Island.

Besides meditating daily to cultivate the ’Kuyong Skills’ and ’Longevity Skills’, he would go drinking and listening to music, cultivating the ’Seven Emotions and Sorrows Script’ with the Eighteen Fairies.

Occasionally, he would take a vial of fourth-order monster beast essence blood to refine and sacrifice for the ’Thousands Demon Armor.’

Time hurried by, and in the blink of an eye, nearly sixty years had passed.

...

Inside the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged, his body exuding a layer of vividly red armor.

This armor, bright red throughout, was adorned with five-colored plumes, flanked by a flood dragon maw shoulder guard and a profound turtle heart-protecting mirror.

"After absorbing the essence blood of that fifth-order Transcendent God Heavenly Phoenix, this spirit armor has also evolved. Now, it can probably be named the ’Heavenly Phoenix Four Spirits Armor’!"

Fang Xi had originally obtained some fifth-order Heavenly Phoenix blood and later gave one to Xiao Qing.

As a result, after Green Fire Luan went into seclusion for ten years, he emerged having reached the mid-fourth-order level.

The remaining essence blood was naturally used by Fang Xi to cultivate the ’Thousands Demon Armor’ secret skill.

After absorbing the essence blood of numerous fourth-order monster beasts, Thousands Demon Armor became even more formidable, especially after assimilating the essence blood of the fifth-order Transcendent God Heavenly Phoenix, which spawned some unbelievable changes.

According to Fang Xi’s observation, the essence blood of the Heavenly Phoenix was so powerful that it suppressed the other four spirits, turning this spirit armor into one biased towards the fire attribute. As for the defense against various fire attribute divine skills, it truly reached an unimaginable level.

"All my efforts have not been in vain... The blood of a fifth-order Heavenly Phoenix is indeed incomparable to that of the fourth-order."

Fang Xi retrieved the ’Heavenly Phoenix Four Spirits Armor’ and silently introspected himself.

After fifty to sixty years of dedicated hard cultivation, his ’Kuyong Skills’ at the nineteenth layer was mostly completed, but recently he felt a bit impatient and restless every time he practiced.

The progress of the ’Seven Emotions and Sorrows Script’ had also hit a bottleneck.

According to the medical report from The Nine States, combined with his own experience, Fang Xi surmised that it was due to the rapid progress of his cultivation and it was not a big issue; it would be fine to slow down a bit.

As the ’Seven Emotions and Sorrows Script’ had reached a bottleneck, it was also time to embark on a journey of ’heart refinement.’

Therefore, he intended to leave seclusion recently and travel to the Western Desert and even other cultivation realms to seek opportunities that could help with Transcendent God breakthrough!

With a flash of blue light!

Fang Xi stepped out of the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu and arrived under the Ancestral Demon Tree.

"Old buddy... you’re going to accompany me on my wandering again..."

Caressing the vast bark of the Ancestral Demon Tree, Fang Xi muttered to himself.

After decades of painstaking effort, the Ancestral Demon Tree had finally devoured most of the accumulated essence blood and puppets. Now its presence was formidable, reaching an unimaginable level.

What this brought about was the tremendous surge in Fang Xi’s own ’Longevity Skills.’

As he introspected, he could see that one-third of the originally ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ patterns on his pristine white bones had been transformed into gold!

"Unfortunately... it’s only one-third, and now it’s come to a halt."

"This one-third completion doesn’t seem to bring any changes..."

According to the ’Longevity Skills’, all spirit bodies must be fully cultivated before they can exhibit their original effects.

Now that the ’Eternal Green Body’ was one-third complete, Fang Xi didn’t feel much of a difference.

Perhaps it could make his bottleneck of becoming a Transcendent God a bit looser, making a breakthrough a bit easier... that might be acceptable.

While he was pondering, a Voice Transmission Talisman flew over.

Fang Xi extended his hand and plucked it, discovering it was from Zhong Hongyu.

After listening for a few moments, he suddenly laughed, "It turns out... without realizing, I’ve also reached five hundred years old, an event for a five hundredth birthday? There’s no need for a big fuss..."

After all, compared to his current lifespan, five hundred years is still too young, practically the infant stage.

Furthermore, even for a typical Nascent Soul cultivator, to be able to reach the late stage of Nascent Soul around five hundred years old means there is still a good five hundred years to attempt a Transcendent God breakthrough, which can be considered as a slim hope for ascension!

After counting his age, Fang Xi thought of Zhong Hongyu and couldn’t help but sigh.

She was also four hundred years old this year. Despite his support, she has only just broken through to the late stage of Core Formation.

In the remaining hundred or so years, she could at most cultivate to Perfect Core Formation, having one chance to strike at the Nascent Soul.