Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 607 - 605: 6 Years (Request for Monthly Votes)_1

Chapter 607: Chapter 605: 6 Years (Request for Monthly Votes)_1

Time flew by in haste.

In the blink of an eye, sixty years had passed.

The Mortal Realm.

Demon Tree Ridge.

The Monster Tree was still lush and thriving.

Below its trunk, there was still a hidden cave.

Countless roots of the Monster Tree spread throughout the cave, constantly penetrating a massive demonic corpse situated at the center.

This demonic corpse, which resembled a giant dog with a human face, was none other than the Valley God Demon Lord!

However, compared to before, the body of the Valley God Demon Lord seemed to have shrunk slightly. A large number of Monster Tree roots spread over its exposed wounds, apparently deeply embedded into its internal organs.

In the middle of the cave, a throne was formed from intertwining vines.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged upon it, with the Monster Tree Tattoo on his back swaying. Numerous vines and Qi Roots appeared, connecting to the Ancestral Demon Tree.

A moment later,

he concluded his cultivation of "Longevity Skills" and opened his eyes.

A hint of emerald green flashed within Fang Xi’s pupils.

"The Wood spiritual body still has only transformed just over a third..."

Fang Xi sighed deeply, "It seems it’s not a problem with the fifth-grade Spiritual Vein... but indeed, this Mortal Realm is somewhat too insulated."

Over these sixty years, apart from practicing "Sky Demon Slaying Immortal Tactics," he focused on cultivating "Longevity Skills" every day.

Unfortunately, the results were not satisfying.

The stagnation of the "Eternal Green Body" left Fang Xi feeling helpless.

He once thought it was an issue with the Spiritual Vein and specifically moved the Monster Tree above the Sacred Fire Sect’s gate.

When the Spiritual Vein did not resolve the issue, he provided an entire Transcendent God Demonic Beast corpse for the Monster Tree to absorb.

To assist it in overcoming the aura of transcendence, he especially sought advice from many prominent figures among the Spirit Plant Farmers in The Nine States, utilized various Secret Skills, and finally enabled the Monster Tree to take root in the Valley God Demon Lord, drawing nourishment...

"It proves... that even the flesh and blood of a fifth-grade demonic beast cannot break through this barrier for the Ancestral Demon Tree..."

"This is no longer a matter of quality or quantity..."

"In terms of quality, the flesh of the Valley God Demon Lord is of the fifth grade, and as for quantity... how much blood essence did the Monster Tree store when the Monster Clan descended to fight the Demon Clan?"

"Could it be... that I must go to the Earth Immortal Realm to plant the tree?"

"Fortunately, the Monster Tree now appears as a fourth-grade Spiritual Root in the Earth Immortal Realm. Even if it ascends, it will only become a fifth-grade Spiritual Root. Although rare, it shouldn’t attract the attention of Returning to Emptiness cultivators..."

Fang Xi sighed. The roots of the Monster Tree on the ground writhed, lifting his throne into mid-air, before the vastly thick trunk of the Monster Tree.

Crackle!

Countless vines and roots parted, revealing a hollow in the tree.

Inside the hollow was an egg the size of an ostrich egg made of stone.

On the surface of the stone egg were some complex and mysterious patterns, from within which a faint pulse could be felt emanating.

"Profound Turtle egg... it finally has enough vitality, but it just won’t hatch..."

"A shallow stream cannot raise a flood dragon... could it also be due to the inadequacy of the Heavenly-Earth Primordial Energy in the Lower Realm?"

Fang Xi couldn’t help but speculate.

"Fortunately, the Mysterious Dark Abyss in the Earth Immortal Realm has settled down for now; I can give tree planting a try..."

"If the Xuanwu egg hatches, then Daqing and Xiao Qing can be thrown away..."

Of course, that was a joke. However, if he was to ascend to the Earth Immortal Realm, Fang Xi did not plan to bring these two Spiritual Pets.

Being only forth-grade, they were utterly insignificant, and could instead easily reveal many secrets.

If these two spiritual beasts still wished to follow him, they would have to cultivate to the fifth grade quickly and ascend through the Ascension Platform...

After pondering for a while, Fang Xi sealed the tree hollow again and returned to the closed-door cultivation room.

He took a deep breath, and suddenly a layer of dazzling scales appeared on his body, which was the Four Holy Beasts Armor!

Crack!

With a casual movement of his limbs, the Void let out a piteous groan, as if unable to bear the weight.

Furthermore, the Demon Qi on his body was extremely dense, transforming him into a Transcendent God Monster cultivator!

"For sixty years, day and night, I’ve been cultivating ’Sky Demon Slaying Immortal Tactics.’ While my Magic Power has become more robust and profound than before, there is still a gap from the peak of the initial stage of Transcendence..."

Compared to other Transcendent cultivators, Fang Xi’s cultivation speed was actually not slow.

After all, he concentrated on cultivation without concerning himself much with his life-bound magical artifact, the "Life-Death Seal."

Alas, the higher one’s cultivation realm, the harder it is to progress!

"Fortunately, all of this should change recently."

Fang Xi opened a silver-white carrying case in front of him.

Pfft!

A layer of white mist appeared, continuously billowing out and evaporating from the case...

As the case fully opened, inside were numerous transparent glass jars.

Within the jars were crimson pills the size of a baby’s fist.

Inside the pills were pill patterns resembling flood dragons.

"True Blood Pills!"

Fang Xi’s eyes lit up, "It took a long time, but finally, they’ve reverse-engineered the Pill Recipe on the other side in The Nine States and even made improvements..."

The development in The Nine States had been quite favorable in recent years, not requiring his constant attention.

The biggest event in the recent sixty years was Master Ghost Axe once again attempting to break through his bottleneck and successfully becoming Transcendent.

Aside from this, "Endless Treasury Keeper Bai Mei" once again failed in his attempt to transcend to a Transcendent God, and due to his advanced age, even after consuming pills to prolong his life, he neared the end of his lifespan and passed away in a meditative state...

Fang Xi took the time to attend the funeral of this Treasury Master and delivered an important speech.

Meanwhile, he also selected a promising younger cultivator from the Nine States, who had recently advanced to the late stages of Nascent Soul, after a series of votes by other Nascent Soul cultivators, to be appointed as the new "Endless Treasury Keeper," known as "Lord Wanzang."

Actually, for three Great Hall Masters to attempt Transcendent God and succeed in two instances, the success rate was already quite astonishing.

Clearly, all this was due to the "Heavenly-Earth Primordial Energy Particle Map."

"If we also factor in the two generations of Fang Immortal Taoist Masters, then it seems that all the fortunes of the Nine States are converging on this generation..."

Fang Xi felt a sense of sentiment, then quickly took out a dragon blood pill, exhaling a puff of dark green demon flame.

Raging!

Under the scorching of the demon flame, the true blood pill quickly melted, its medicinal power transforming into a cocoon of blood that enveloped Fang Xi.

"Ouch!"

Fang Xi bent over in pain.

He could see the potent medicinal power of the true blood pill, like flood dragons, furiously burrowing into his skin from all limbs and bones.

This subjected his physique to enormous pressure, and had his body not already been strengthened by the "Thousands Demon Armor," he might even have been injured!

By this point, he was no longer concerned about these issues, and instead closed his eyes, circulating the "Sky Demon Slaying Immortal Tactics" over and over, driving his own demon power to keep rising.

The blood cocoon persisted for a full seven days and nights.

After the seventh night had passed.

Crack!

An arm reached out from within the blood cocoon, tearing it apart to reveal a figure full of demonic allure.

"This ’True Blood Pill’ seems to be a bit too potent, but that’s a good thing..."

Fang Xi murmured to himself.

Through direct experience, he confirmed that the medicinal nature of this pill was too overbearing, not very suitable for early-stage Transcendent God cultivators.

It would be best for middle-stage, or even late-stage Transcendent God cultivators to barely handle the medicine’s potency.

To perfectly withstand it, one should either be a Transcendent God body cultivator, or...

"Could it primarily be intended as medicine for Spiritual Beasts to consume?"

"Or, given its overpowering medicinal strength, it feels like it might even have some effect for Returning to Emptiness cultivators if there’s a sufficient quantity..."

Fang Xi touched his arm, a hint of joy crossing his face: "I didn’t expect this pill to also have some body refining effect..."

"With this in mind, the output from the Mysterious Dark Abyss shouldn’t be overlooked..."

A contemplative expression appeared on his face...

...

Earth Immortal Realm.

Mysterious Dark Abyss, Ghost Gate Reef.

Fang Xi cast his fishing rod, and a gigantic dragon newt leapt out of the water.

He had engraved numerous arrays on the fishing rod with carving techniques, and now an array pattern lit up, transforming into a ray of frosty divine light and striking right at the dragon newt writhing in midair!

Most large salamanders that had reached five hundred years could condense a demon pill and grow a horn on their head, earning them the name "dragon newt."

The flesh and bones of their body were excellent spiritual objects and the main ingredients for refining the "True Blood Pill"!

"Today’s harvest is not bad."

After tossing the dragon newt into a storage bag shaped like a fish basket, Fang Xi picked it up and scanned it with his Divine Consciousness, feeling quite pleased.

After all, as a Transcendent God cultivator, he had stooped to fish, holding a vast advantage in Divine Consciousness over other cultivators.

’But there’s nothing wrong with that... with the alchemy skill in the Nine States, a "dragon newt" used for "True Blood Pills" offers a quality far superior to that from ordinary alchemists... definitely profitable!’

Return, loaded with the day’s catch, have a sip of Green Bamboo Wine, and it all felt pretty good.

Fang Xi put away his Spirit Boat and went to Mount Sang Qing.

The array of Mount Sang Qing had already expanded, covering a thousand miles around.

’Transplanting the Monster Tree here wouldn’t be a problem... if outsiders ask, it’s just me having found an ancient books on arrays, and using a Spirit Root to upgrade the array...’

Considering the recent situation in the Mysterious Dark Abyss, the corners of Fang Xi’s mouth lifted slightly: "But, I suspect no one will come asking me this question..."

It had been sixty years since the Wang family’s uprising against the Black Water Sect, yet the turmoil in the Mysterious Dark Abyss continued.

With the Wang family lacking power, and the Contrary Water Alliance being a collection of small to mid-sized forces, they plunged into internal strife immediately after overthrowing the Black Water Sect at their head.

For Fang Xi, this seemed to be a good thing.

With the Wang family preoccupied, they wouldn’t pay too much attention to him—as long as he didn’t clearly side with any party.

And amidst chaos, it was easier to fish in troubled waters, or rather... to poach openly!

Before long, a figure flew in—it was Zuo Xiaoxuan.

By now she had successfully formed her core but wore a silver white mask, her demeanor ice-cold and haughty, in stark contrast to before.

"Senior, this time I’ve covertly acquired quite a few spirit materials!"

Zuo Xiaoxuan performed a gesture of respect and handed Fang Xi a storage bag.

Fang Xi glanced at it and was quite satisfied, handing several jade vials back to Zuo Xiaoxuan: "You’ve done well; these are for the next ’Water Purifying Pills’!"

Since fishermen could be in danger of being poisoned by Mysterious Dark Heavy Water at any time, in the cultivator community living off the Mysterious Dark Abyss, ’Water Purifying Pills’ are as much ’solid currency’ as spirit stones are.

Fang Xi had already unraveled the recipe for this pill long ago but dared not trade it extensively.

Yet, after the Black Water Sect was destroyed and the recipe for ’Water Purifying Pills’ leaked out, with more than one force mastering the pill, Fang Xi no longer had reservations.

With everyone undercutting each other, the price of Water Purifying Pills dropped significantly, but it was still profitable!

Of course, the Wang family couldn’t help but be aggravated...