Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 602 - 600: Plotting to Kill Gods (Subscription Requested)_1

Chapter 602: Chapter 600: Plotting to Kill Gods (Subscription Requested)_1

The auction for the "Poison of Thousand Severances" was not particularly intense.

This was within Fang Xi’s expectations.

After all, poison as a means of attack is somewhat of a chicken rib to Immortal Cultivators—it’s there but of little use.

Rare are the strange poisons that can volatilize, invisibly penetrate defensive spiritual shields, and erode the body’s law.

Ordinary poisons need to be mixed with spiritual objects and ingested by Cultivators to be effective.

Take the "Poison of Thousand Severances" for example, if ingested directly, a human race Cultivator at the level of a Perfect Transcendent God might even lose his life!

But Immortal Cultivators are extremely cautious about what they consume, and it’s unlikely the poison could be hidden to such an extent.

Besides that, there’s the option of applying it directly to the body of a spiritual treasure, then through injury to a Transcendent God Cultivator’s body, allowing the poison to permeate. Depending on the dose, the result could differ—if the amount is small, it can only cause serious injury, not death by poison!

As for mixing it with wind attribute spells and having it absorbed by Transcendent God Cultivators, that is certainly possible as well.

But such an amount can at best cause minor injuries, which can be suppressed with a bit of cultivation.

Fang Xi reckoned that even if he were to smell some of the "Poison of Thousand Severances" with his ’Yi Wood Magic Body,’ he could quickly suppress it and recover soon after.

This batch of "Poison of Thousand Severances" is perhaps best used for alchemy or cultivating some Poison Skills.

’Could that "True Armored Whale" be hunted using this method?’

A thought emerged in Fang Xi’s mind, but considering the beast’s tremendous size, he quietly shook his head.

’The innate talents of savage Ancient Beasts are extremely shocking; this "True Armored Whale" is known for its defense; it probably has high poison resistance as well. If it had such an obvious flaw, it would have likely been killed by the Black Water Sect long ago...’

’Even if the "Poison of Thousand Severances" can counter the Immortal Body of the Monster Clan, I would need to pour in several mouthfuls, reaching a certain dose to be effective... which is a bit difficult during combat, but it’s just right for me.’

Both Valley God and Black Taisui are basically in a semi-sealed state; I can pour as much as I want, as long as the dose of the "Poison of Thousand Severances" is large enough.

Moreover, this toxin can only suppress their Immortal Body; I still have to take action to slay them to truly put them to death!

"Fifty-three top-grade Spirit Stones for the first call!"

"Fifty-three top-grade Spirit Stones for the second call!"

"... And the third call, sold. Congratulations to this sir, you’ve obtained the ’Poison of Thousand Severances’!"

Diyi smiled at Fang Xi.

With his face covered, Fang Xi gracefully stepped onto the stage, took out blocks of top-grade Spirit Stones, and completed the transaction.

After placing the jade pot containing the "Poison of Thousand Severances" into his storage bag, he felt sure of himself and continued to watch for the next auction item.

The auction proceeded fiercely time after time, with various unimaginable spiritual objects, spiritual pills, and treasures appearing and being purchased by many Cultivators at hefty prices.

Suddenly, a silver-robed maid hurried onto the stage and whispered a few words to Diyi.

Diyi snorted coldly, waved his hand to dismiss the maid, and then continued, "Fellow daoists... just now, another daoist has added a few items to the auction..."

This sort of thing is not uncommon, but such a last-minute and urgent addition to the proceedings still piqued the interest of many Cultivators.

He clapped his hands, and ten silver-robed maids stepped forward, each holding a tray.

In each tray was a translucent jade bottle, and within each bottle were deep red pills the size of a baby’s fist, shimmering like blood-red gems.

Within the pills, one could faintly see the pill patterns that resembled flood dragons.

"Ten True Blood Pills, this medicine is domineering in nature. Should our human race Transcendent God Cultivators refine its medicinal power, it should greatly benefit their cultivation... Of course, if fed to a Transcendent God Spiritual Beast, it can also significantly increase its cultivation... Or rather, such Spiritual Pills are more suitable for Spiritual Beasts to consume," Diyi said with a light sigh.

"True Blood Pills?"

In the cold Sky Palace, many Cultivators were stunned and speechless.

Even Fang Xi couldn’t help but show a look of rapt interest: ’Aren’t these the Spiritual Pills that the Black Water Sect offers up to the Dragon Controlling Sect? How did they end up here? Could it be that a batch of offerings was hijacked? Or did the Dragon Controlling Sect put them out? Or perhaps...’

A fascinating possibility suddenly struck him.

’From Wang Qiao’s memories, the Wang Family Ancestor should possess some secret that gives him considerable confidence in overthrowing the Black Water Sect... Otherwise, even with the great elder Sitting and Transforming, with his fresh Transcendent God strength, he couldn’t overcome two early-stage Transcendent Gods...’

’He must be in possession of some lethal secret concerning the Black Water Sect... There’s hardly anything in the Black Water Sect worth blowing up, unless they embezzled the tributes that should be handed over to the Upper Sect... which is the ’True Blood Pills’!’

As Fang Xi glanced at those ’True Blood Pills’ again, only one thought crossed his mind: "The Wang Family Ancestor is ruthless; the Black Water Sect is probably screwed..."

Only a fool from the Black Water Sect would auction these ’True Blood Pills’; they must have been obtained by the Wang Family Ancestor through some means, aiming to widely publicize it through the auction and let it reach the ears of the Dragon Controlling Sect!

’Why not report it directly?’

A thought surfaced in Fang Xi’s mind and soon he had an answer:

’There must be ties to the Black Water Sect within the Dragon Controlling Sect; usually, it can be suppressed, but now that everyone knows, it’s hard to gloss over in the open...’

’At least with the Wang family’s open rebellion, they now have the moral high ground... Afterward, they’re bound to be acknowledged.’

Although it’s all conjecture, Fang Xi, who had lived for over six hundred years and was quite cunning, could probably guess eight or nine times out of ten correctly.

The Cultivators present were all old foxes, evidently aware of this as well, so the atmosphere grew somewhat odd.

"One ’True Blood Pill’ starting at five top-grade Spirit Stones, let the auction begin..."

Diyi spoke slowly.

That meant dividing it into ten groups for auction, an approach that was not afraid of making a big fuss.

If the Black Water Sect wanted to sell them, they would opt for reliable channels for private transactions, only a fool would go to an auction and make it public knowledge.

"Six top-grade Spirit Stones!"

Fang Xi didn’t bother with formalities, and began bidding immediately.

He looked at the ’True Blood Pills’, his eyes bright and piercing.

The pill was domineering in nature, demanding a powerful physique, more suited for Nascent Soul Spiritual Beasts to consume.

But it was quite good for his main body.

After all, his main body focused on the ’Sky Demon Slaying Immortal Tactics’ and had integrated the ’Four Holy Beasts Armor,’ collecting tier five Essence Blood, his physical prowess was likely unrivaled by the average Nascent Soul body cultivator.

Taking the ’True Blood Pill’ was perfect!

Of course, just one or two pills wouldn’t greatly enhance his cultivation level.

But what he wanted was not the Spiritual Pills themselves, but to use them as samples to decode the Pill Recipe!

Then, taking advantage of the Mysterious Dark Abyss, he could begin chipping away at the Black Water Sect’s foundation!

’All things in nature nourish humanity... These Spiritual Objects of heaven and earth should belong to those with fate.’

’It seems the Spiritual Objects in the Mysterious Dark Abyss are fated to be mine.’

Fang Xi was rather low-key, bidding twice, purchasing two ’True Blood Pills’, and then he left the giant trade ship without looking back.

Without thinking too much about it, one could tell that the Mysterious Dark Abyss would no longer be quiet after this.

’It feels like Meng Zhuzi might have backed the wrong horse... Clever as he is, manipulating several sworn brothers and sisters to fight tooth and nail for him to gather Infant Condensing resources... But now with the death of his brainy second brother, he seems to be missing the mark...’

With an insider planted by Tai Yi, Fang Xi knew more about the Qing Mountain Five Righteousness than they knew about themselves.

The female cultivator surnamed Tao, who broke faith and intended to drag her sworn brothers and sisters into trouble, rightly deserved her death.

But little Meng did not have the righteous aura he pretended to possess...

Usually, in the team, it was always him playing the good guy while Zhu Hong played the bad guy.

Now with two of them gone, he suddenly seemed to lose control of direction.

...

Mount Sang Qing.

Back at his Dongfu, Fang Xi immediately sealed the Great Array and decided to turn away visitors for some time.

He should avoid rushing to the front lines when the Black Water Sect and the Wang family would be in fierce conflict.

As for little Meng’s group? They’d better wish for their own luck!

...

The Mortal Realm.

If the cultivators from the Western Desert Cultivation World ventured towards Demon Tree Ridge, they’d notice a strange event.

The massive Demon Tree that blotted out the sun had disappeared without a trace.

Fang Xi played with the ’Poison of Thousand Severances’ and the ’True Blood Pill’ in his hand, deciding to send one to the Kyushu World and keep one for research.

Additionally, he sent along a five-hundred-year-old Large Salamander and Mysterious Dark Crystal, along with other specialties from the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

If there were only ’True Blood Pills,’ people like Bai Mei would be helpless even with their cleverness.

But if they got a roughly complete set of raw materials and still couldn’t reproduce the Pill Recipe for ’True Blood Pills,’ Fang Xi would start to doubt that Kyushu World was embezzling his funding!

In that case, his wrath as Fang Immortal Taoist Master would surely befall someone.

’It seems like Chi Lian was left in the Kyushu World... Fortunately, with the Sky Palace Master overseeing, there aren’t big issues with Nascent Soul cultivators exterminating demons...’

With this thought, Fang Xi transformed into a beam of Escape Light and arrived outside the Valley God Secret Realm.

The place was still surrounded by Arrays, with Array Gates and pillars of Evil Qi soaring into the sky.

After surviving an attempted sneak attack from the remnants of the Sacred Fire Sect, the defenses had become even tighter.

Fang Xi stood in midair, his Divine Consciousness piercing into the Array, locating Master Golden Light.

After a brief telepathic conversation, the Array opened immediately and a beam of Golden Light emerged; it was Master Golden Light followed by three Nascent Souls, all of whom bowed respectfully, "Warmest greetings to the senior as he graces our Secret Realm..."

"Hmm, you have also worked hard guarding this place," Fang Xi said with his hands behind his back, portraying the image of a Grandmaster. "Now, I have found a way to completely eradicate the Valley God, and perhaps from this day forward, you won’t need to be confined here any longer."

Hearing this, Master Golden Light’s face lit up with fleeting delight as he pressed his palms together, "If we can truly liberate that insane Nascent Soul Demon Lord, it would indeed be a boundless meritorious deed... However, this Monster Beast, even the ancient cultivators had little means against it, so I hope the senior proceeds with caution."

"Rest assured!"

Fang Xi first targeted the Valley God because it was an easier prey.

Compared to Black Taisui’s ’Incarnate Thousands,’ the Valley God only had the talent of the ’Immortal Body.’

Although it was also difficult to kill, it was much easier than dealing with Black Taisui.

And indeed, it was already at a disadvantage, as ancient cultivators had drawn a lot of its strength through Arrays and even drove it mad.

In fact, it might be the weakest among the sealed Transcendent Gods.

Now with the Poison of Thousand Severances, he naturally chose the weakest one as his first target...