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Chapter 594 - 592: Mysterious Dark Abyss (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 594: Chapter 592: Mysterious Dark Abyss (Seeking Subscription)_1

Mount Sang Qing.

Fang Xi rode his Escape Light, circling around the mountain, and couldn’t help but feel quite satisfied, "The spiritual energy is abundant, and the area is large enough to cultivate Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicine..."

The Dongfu of a high-rank cultivator is always vast, and in accordance with his requirements, Manager Liu had specifically chosen ’Mount Sang Qing’ for him.

Within a hundred miles of this peak was the boundary of his Dongfu.

"The main body can also bring the Mountain Sea Pearl here for cultivation... The spiritual energy here is indeed richer than in Demon Tree Ridge..."

Fang Xi carried his hands on his back, his Divine Consciousness sweeping inch by inch over the area.

Growing Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicine was merely a smokescreen; after all, even if the harvest turned out poor, he could purchase large quantities of high-grade Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicine from the Mortal Realm... and then sell them in the Earth Immortal Realm.

However, he still had to control the overall quantity, ensuring it didn’t exceed the theoretical output of his hundred-mile Dongfu, which was actually quite troublesome.

Fang Xi prepared to adopt a laid-back approach, an act best conducted sparingly.

’After all, as long as the main body concentrates on cultivation, with its innate talent, it could spend hundreds of years in the Lower Realm advancing to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul. Perhaps there’s no need to rush?’ he thought.

A smile appeared at the corner of the heterodox incarnation’s mouth.

If the main body was not in a hurry, he certainly didn’t need to rush his cultivation improvement either.

"For now, I’ll first set up the Dongfu properly, and then buy a yacht for sailing the seas, which would also be nice..."

With that thought in mind, he slapped his Storage Bag, and a blue Array Flag emerged, its blue light hazy, with various symbols and spiritual lights flickering and moving unpredictably, clearly an extremely high-grade object for setting up arrays.

"Go!"

After recognizing the terrain, Fang Xi cast a Magic Spell, and the blue Array Flag was inserted into a node of the ley lines, disappearing with a flash...

Not long after, a layer of blue mist emerged, enveloping the entire Mount Sang Qing and the area for a hundred miles.

Within the mist, one could indistinctly see the shadows of countless vines, indicating a highly formidable fourth-order Array.

In fact, with the main body’s current mastery as an Array Master and with the aid of ’Tai Yi,’ even a fifth-order Array could be set up, but that would attract far too much attention.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator, using a fourth-order Array was just right. Fang Xi understood the principle of moderation well.

By not doing anything excessive, he would face fewer troubles.

Of course, he would also encounter fewer opportunities, which was a trade-off...

But Fang Xi didn’t want to seek out opportunities at all; he could at least cultivate peacefully until he reached Returning to Emptiness.

As for further opportunities later on, he could figure it out after reaching Returning to Emptiness.

What actions to take at a given stage and being slightly ahead by half a step was good enough; being too far ahead was not necessarily a good thing.

"Now that the ’Four-element Heavenly Green Array’ is set up, even if I cultivate Demonic Beasts Trees on Mount Sang Qing, as long as I don’t leave the range of the Array, there should be no danger..."

Fang Xi landed on Mount Sang Qing, and instead of being eager to open up a Dongfu, he found a piece of blue rock, lay on it lazily, and watched the clouds roll by, sipping a little wine from time to time.

"It seems like it’s been a long time... since I’ve been so leisurely."

...

Years later.

Fang Xi stood on a Spirit Boat, slowly sailing into the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

This Spirit Boat, which he had purchased with Spirit Stones from the market, was named ’Leisure Boat.’ Its body glowed with spiritual light, pushing aside the dark waters as it bravely cut through the waves of the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

He stood on the deck, where several ordinary Core Formation Puppets operated the Spirit Boat with apparent ease.

At that moment, he lightly tapped his finger, and strands of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water were drawn to him, coiling around his hand.

"This kind of dark water that pollutes magical weapons and corrodes cultivation is indeed a decent ingredient for refining several superior Demonic Path Yin Thunders," he remarked.

Despite saying so, Fang Xi had no immediate plans to take action.

After all, condensing Demonic Path Yin Thunder would require the refinement of a vast extent of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, a laborious endeavor.

It would be easier to go to the market and buy several ’Mysterious Dark Crystals,’ as they were special products from the Mysterious Dark Abyss, formed by the condensation of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water and quite valuable.

If he had more than a dozen, he could even exchange them for a piece of top-grade Spirit Stone.

In the Earth Immortal Realm, cultivators below Transcendent God could still use high, middle, and low-grade Spirit Stones. Upon reaching Transcendent God or Returning to Emptiness, most transactions were done with top-grade Spirit Stone as the standard currency.

And above Returning to Emptiness, they used ’Immortal Jade.’

It was rumored that ’Immortal Jade’ was the condensation of a trace of Immortal Qi from the True Immortal Realm, which had some effect on the Cultivation of Integration and even Mahayana monks; Fang Xi was unaware of the truth.

After all, he had been ascending to the Earth Immortal Realm for so long and had never even seen an ’Immortal Jade.’

Whoosh!

While Fang Xi was distracted, the Mysterious Dark Heavy Water suddenly exploded into a burst of splashes.

Among the splashes, a dark shadow flashed.

It turned out to be a three-foot-sized strange fish, whole body pitch black, with a row of daunting bone spines growing on its back.

The strange fish was roughly at the Core Formation level; it didn’t sense Fang Xi’s presence at all and only noticed the Core Formation Puppets. Naturally unafraid, it opened its mouth and shot out a stream of water arrows.

Unlike ordinary water arrows, these were pitch black as ink. Clearly, they were condensed from refined Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, not only extremely heavy but also with the strange effect of eroding magic power and magical treasures!

Hiss!

On the Spirit Boat, a shield was promptly activated. Struck by the water arrows, it immediately let out a hissing corrosion noise, and the spiritual light flickered unstably, revealing several holes.

A few drops of the black water fell on the humanoid Core Formation Puppets, immediately creating pearl-sized holes on their surface and continuously emitting white smoke.

"Barely tens of thousands of miles into the water, and such Monster Beasts appear; the Mysterious Dark Abyss is indeed perilous."

Fang Xi, though contemplative, spoke with a calm tone as he casually reached out.

In the void, a pitch-black hand materialized, every ridge and pattern on its palm and fingers perfectly clear, grasping the strange fish in its grasp.

The fish struggled, but suddenly countless barbs appeared inside the black hand.

Thud, thud!

Numerous black barbs pierced through the fish’s scales, sinking deep into its innards.

In a blink of an eye, the fish settled down and landed on the deck.

Fang Xi had already set up a desk by this point, and now he took out a small knife to slice off the most tender and succulent part of the fish, carefully cutting it into thin slices. The fish flesh was translucent and laced with snowflake-like patterns. After a slight blanching, it tasted fragrant, fresh, and sweet.

"Not bad at all, whether you are cooking it in a hotpot or grilling it, it’s excellent."

He clearly enjoyed his meal like a true gourmet.

After kicking the leftover materials into the dark waters, it wasn’t long before a swarm of strange fish and serpents came rushing in, fighting and devouring the remains, causing Fang Xi’s eyelids to twitch.

At that moment, his Divine Consciousness stirred, and he looked towards the distance.

The strange fish seemed to sense something and scattered instantaneously.

Soon after, the sounds of wind and thunder erupted, and a turbulent storm swept in. Within the thunderclouds, there was an inexplicable pressure that prevented cultivators from fleeing by flight.

"Here it comes, one of the three great dangers of the Mysterious Dark Abyss, the ’Unfixed Wind’!"

Fang Xi’s eyes sparkled with excitement, "I’ve long heard how dangerous the Mysterious Dark Abyss is. This ’Unfixed Wind’ occurs and dissipates without any pattern. Moreover, when the wind arises, there are hints of Space Restriction in the void. Cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage can’t travel by air at all, truly living up to its reputation..."

In reality, dangers were everywhere in the Mysterious Dark Abyss, and the monster beasts that could manipulate the dark water were also quite fearsome, but they didn’t qualify as one of the top three dangers.

However, to Fang Xi, it was nothing more than a grand and magnificent natural spectacle.

Aboard the Spirit Boat, numerous Core Formation Puppets worked hard to infuse Magic Power, erecting a thick and substantial light shield.

Following that, with the waves surging fiercely, wave after wave of pitch-black tidal surges struck the Spirit Boat’s defenses, continually eroding the light shield.

Beneath the expanse of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, it seemed as though a colossal giant lay hidden.

The Spirit Boat that Fang Xi rode was but a small boat in the palm of that giant, spinning uncontrollably in the fierce winds and high waves, seemingly about to lose its way...

He furrowed his brows.

If this continued, although they wouldn’t meet with a boat wreck and loss of life—after all, although the Unfixed Wind was powerful, it was no match for him—it would still be quite unseemly to fly back to the market, ashened, if the Spirit Boat were destroyed.

After all, it was his first-time sea fishing!

A thought struck Fang Xi and the weather around him changed dramatically!

Whoosh, whoosh!

Bountiful Wind Spiritual Power surged from the heavens and earth, forming a fierce wind that swept into the thunderclouds.

In an instant, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and pitch-black rain poured down.

The Power of Transcendent God lay precisely in the ability to manipulate the Spiritual Power of heaven and earth!

And Fang Xi, who possessed the Heavenly-Earth Primordial Energy Particle Map, could directly harness the powers of different elements beyond just that of the wood element.

At this moment, he was invoking the power of wind and thunder, creating a depletion against the original ’Unfixed Wind.’

In a single thought, the world transformed!

Two colossal forces vied against each other, forming a massive tornado.

Strangely enough, at the core of the tornado, it was calm, and a lone Spirit Boat quietly floated above the Mysterious Dark Heavy Water.

...

Time passed unknowingly, and the Unfixed Wind disappeared.

Fang Xi steered the Spirit Boat forward and glanced at the map with a look of satisfaction on his face.

In his Divine Consciousness, about two hundred miles ahead, the sea began to change.

Chunks of pitch-black boulders surfaced like rocks in the sea, forming a reef area.

Beneath the dark waters, there were even more hidden currents unknowable in number.

"Ghost Gate Reef, we’ve arrived," Fang Xi murmured.

Besides the three great dangers, the Mysterious Dark Abyss also housed four perilous terrains.

This ’Ghost Gate Reef’ was one of them!

Due to its extremely complex terrain and being home to many monster beasts, the peculiar fish Fang Xi had seen earlier were just ordinary here, hardly noteworthy.

’This Ghost Gate Reef, we must have delved over a million miles into the Mysterious Dark Abyss by now? Among the four perilous terrains, it’s the least dangerous...’

Fang Xi steered the Spirit Boat forward, eager to try his luck.

This place was also the final destination for many fishers of the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

Within Ghost Gate Reef, there was a higher chance of netting ’Mysterious Dark Crystals’, ’Black Mystery Grass’, and other Spiritual Objects and Spirit Plants.

Beyond that, one could also capture various monster beasts, particularly a type of ’Large Salamander’, with a substantially strong Flood Dragon Bloodline awakened. Its Flesh and Blood held incredible uses, and the Black Water Sect had always been buying at high prices...

There were even rumors of a fisher catching a Large Salamander with five hundred years of cultivation, using it as a stepping stone to elevate their status and send one of their children with a Spiritual Root into the Black Water Sect!