Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 608 - 606: Nine Nether Underworld River Endless Sands (A Tribute to Night Sovereign of Miao-Ni) _1

Chapter 608: Chapter 606: Nine Nether Underworld River Endless Sands (A Tribute to Night Sovereign of Miao-Ni) _1

Fang Xi gazed at Zuo Xiaoxuan.

Ever since the news had spread over thirty years ago about Meng Zhuzi successfully condensing her infant, and joining the Wang family as a guest, the woman had become much more silent.

Although she wore a mask, the hatred in her heart probably hadn’t faded...

Yet, he simply didn’t care.

If he could watch the end of the Qing Mountain Five Righteousness’s bond of brotherhood from the perspective of a bystander, it would indeed be quite interesting.

After Zuo Xiaoxuan left, Fang Xi opened his storage bag and took out the spiritual objects one by one.

Besides a five-hundred-year-old dragon newt, there was also a piece of ’Mysterious Dark Crystal’ as well as some spirit grasses that were special products of the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

For Fang Xi, that was nothing compared to the bounty he could harvest from a single venture of fishing in the abyss.

’But this is it, it’s not just about Zuo Xiaoxuan’s abilities, but also about not wanting to overstep certain boundaries...’ he thought.

Collecting some spiritual objects in a low-profile manner might be tolerated by the Wang family, turning a blind eye.

If it started to affect the business of the market, however, the Wang family wouldn’t just be hopping mad, they would resort to killing!

Even if this caused the production of ’True Blood Pills’ to decrease, the Dragon Controlling Sect might well intervene.

’If I really want to obtain a large number of ’True Blood Pills’ and ’Mysterious Dark Crystals’... I’m afraid I’ll have to take matters into my own hands...’ Fang Xi contemplated.

He had already placed an order in The Nine States for the multispectral data of the Mysterious Dark Abyss, requesting a factory to custom build a special fishing vessel and a salvage submarine for him.

There was even an assembly platform for large-scale water operations...

When everything was ready, that would be his moment to shine!

As for explanations?

As the Fang Immortal Taoist Master, why bother explaining to subordinates? They just needed to follow orders, or if they didn’t, they could be dismissed...

Even if the Ghost Axe and the Demon Exterminator, the two transcendent gods, had their suspicions, they would first assume it to be another peculiar Lower Realm, given Fang Xi was in possession of the Door of Ten Thousand Worlds!

Fang Xi sat cross-legged, silently circulating heaven and earth primordial energy to restore his magic power.

At a certain moment, he suddenly turned into a streak of demon light and arrived on the peak of Mount Sang Qing.

In his hand, he still carried a piece of ’Mysterious Dark Crystal’, which was being refined by plumes of six demon flames, eventually turning into dark ’sand’ granules!

This was the refined ’Mysterious Dark Crystal Sand’, an excellent material for artifact creation, and it also carried the sinister effect of tainting and corrupting magic power from magical artifacts and cultivators.

Fang Xi’s hand gestures kept changing, as the demon flames and the ’Mysterious Dark Crystal Sand’ combined according to a secret method described in the ’Self-transforming Demon True Skills’, continually refining it into black thunder pellets!

These were ’Demon Yin Thunder’, with one thunderbolt everything within a hundred miles would turn to powder, and it also carried the venom of demon fire and mysterious dark heavy water, which was extremely sinister. Ordinary nascent soul cultivators hit by it would likely perish immediately, and even their nascent souls wouldn’t escape!

And if one were to gather dozens or hundreds of these, even transcendent gods would find themselves troubled.

Fang Xi’s magic power continued to be consumed, and after creating two ’Demon Yin Thunder’ pellets, he stopped.

Looking at the remaining ’Mysterious Dark Crystal Sand’, he suddenly expelled a stream of his core fire and began refining again.

Ten or more granules of ’Mysterious Dark Crystal Sand’ fused together into a strange stone, the size of a little finger and shining with a black luster from within.

This was ’Mysterious Dark Divine Sand’, a spiritual material that was hard to come by even for nascent soul cultivators!

Fang Xi flicked his sleeve, and a black array flag flew out from within his cuff.

This array flag was dark, with nine water-like patterns on it. At this moment, array patterns on it lit up, making one water pattern flicker.

Whoosh! Water sounds emerged from the flag, and a dark river flowed from within it, the great waves circling around Fang Xi.

The riverwater was pitch-black and dense, clearly made of countless ’Mysterious Dark Heavy Water’!

And within the ’Mysterious Dark Heavy Water’, there were also grains of ’Mysterious Dark Divine Sand’ mixed in, forming a rolling black flood.

Fang Xi flicked a finger, and that one granule of ’Mysterious Dark Divine Sand’ also entered the flood, vanishing swiftly...

"Nine Nether Underworld River Endless Sands... My Nine Netherworld Underworld River Mysterious Sand Great Array is finally coming to little fruition," Fang Xi said, holding the ’Mysterious Dark Array Flag’ with a hint of emotion.

With the ’Tai Yi Sutra’ in hand, and as a fifth-rank Array Master, he had long thought of making use of the special environment of the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

The myriad properties of the Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, especially its ability to erode magic power, were of particular interest to Fang Xi.

Every time he went to the abyss to fish, he would casually collect a large amount of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water and Mysterious Dark Crystals. Combining these with his Array Taoist expertise, and the computational power of the ’Tai Yi Sutra’, he began to extrapolate a fifth-rank great array!

That was the rudimentary form of the ’Nine Netherworld Underworld River Mysterious Sand Great Array’!

As he kept adding ’Mysterious Dark Crystal Sand’ and ’Mysterious Dark Divine Sand’ to it, the power of this array became formidable.

At least Fang Xi was certain that if he just waved the array flag and released the ’Nine Nether Underworld River Endless Sands’, cultivators below the Transcendent God would all end up in the river, with their magical artifacts tainted and their cultivation dissipated! Even Transcendent Gods would not dare to be swept into the river carelessly for fear of their magic power being worn away!

"Kuyong Mysterious Light, Fortune Worm, and now this ’Nine Netherworld Underworld River Mysterious Sand Great Array’... I’ve gathered all of Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, Sun, Moon, and Stars, I’m truly like a monkey version of the Great Emperor of Longevity!" Fang Xi’s eyes sparkled: "If I could integrate these three, combine them into a single array, I might even give those at Returning to Emptiness and Integration Masters cause to forfeit... If I upgrade the Kuyong Mysterious Light to the Life-Determiner, elevate the grade of the Fortune Worm, and perfect the ’Nine Netherworld Underworld River Mysterious Sand Great Array’, I might even be a match for Mahayana Individual Immortal..."

Although this was mere fantasy, Fang Xi had found the path to advance in array creation.

If he could integrate the three great divine skills of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity at this time, his array expertise was sure to reach the sixth-rank level!

And if he could achieve all this, even the seventh and eighth ranks weren’t out of reach.

The so-called ’a match for a Mahayana Individual Immortal’ was not an empty boast!

True, it was extremely difficult.

But with a long life ahead and the aid of the ’Tai Yi Sutra’, Fang Xi had plenty of patience to try.

Even if he ultimately failed, he would still gain valuable experience and lessons from the endeavor...

...

Kong Sang Market.

Heavenly Immortal Tavern.

The owner behind this tavern had quite the influence; even after the market had changed hands, the business remained booming.

For Fang Xi, a food enthusiast, this was naturally good news.

He arrived at his reserved private room as usual and ordered a few of the chef’s latest culinary creations.

The waiter promptly served Spiritual Tea and various pastries upon seizing the opportunity.

As Fang Xi was slowly savoring his tea, waiting for the exquisite dishes to be served, a knock sounded at the door.

"Come in!"

Fang Xi scraped the surface of his tea with the lid, seemingly admiring a slowly blooming Multicolored Lotus within, and uttered without lifting his head.

The door to the private room opened, and a Nascent Soul Cultivator came in.

He was dressed in a purple robe with a rather resolute and martial appearance—it was actually Meng Zhuzi.

"So it’s little Meng..."

Fang Xi spoke, causing Meng Zhuzi’s expression to stiffen momentarily.

He used to call him Little Meng when he was at the Core Formation stage, but now, he had already condensed his Nascent Soul!

Meng Zhuzi quickly regained his composure and performed a bow, "Indeed, it is I. Hearing that you are here, I specifically came to visit. I have much to thank you for your help back when I had yet to condense my Nascent Soul. Please allow me to express my gratitude."

"Hmm, your accomplishment as Nascent Soul is the result of your own effort..."

Fang Xi waved his hand and exchanged pleasantries with Meng Zhuzi for a few moments before watching him leave.

This man had already pledged allegiance to the Wang family; aside from probing, he had also come with his own ulterior motives.

’He knows I’ve taken in Zuo Xiaoxuan, but what of it?’

He scoffed coldly to himself and continued to enjoy his tea.

It wasn’t long before a maid walked in with a food box and knelt with a bow, "Senior... For this time’s Spirit Stone payment, the previous sir Meng wishes for it to be added to his tab."

"Ah, sensible indeed."

Fang Xi nodded in approval: "Since that’s the case, bring me all of your signature dishes again... and open two jars of that treasured ’Five Dragons Immortal Brew’ for me!"

The maid, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but be speechless.

...

After being well-fed and thoroughly quenched.

Fang Xi released his Spirit Boat, sailing slowly towards the Mysterious Dark Deep Abyss, planning to do some fishing along the way...

Within Kong Sang Market, two figures silently watched the Spirit Boat disappearing into the horizon.

"Master, it has been confirmed that ’Qing Hezi’ is also using ’Water Purifying Pills’ to purchase Spiritual Objects..."

Meng Zhuzi stood behind Wang Lingdao, bowing and reporting.

"Understood."

Wang Lingdao’s face was neither sad nor happy, giving nothing away.

Although Meng Zhuzi is now a guest, Wang Lingdao had not fully trusted him and had already had Wang family members tracking him covertly.

The situation was more or less as expected.

"Among those families, Qing Hezi has the strongest capability and buys the least amount; let’s not provoke him for now..."

Wang Lingdao instructed with a hint of worry between his brows.

The Wang family vividly remembered the lesson from the Black Water Sect’s destruction and was not keen on stirring up the resentment of the various powerful entities.

But to buy, they needed to offer advantages!

The tribute quota assigned to the Wang family by the Dragon Controlling Sect was not small, and the remnants of the Black Water Sect had never been completely eradicated. That early-stage Transcendent God ancestor had not been captured, which was also a concern for the Wang family.

Nonetheless, Wang Lingdao’s heart was full of fighting spirit: ’Back then, even through such tough times, our family managed to make it through. Now that the situation is so favorable, if we can accumulate stability for a thousand years... our family could prosper. With the blessings of our ancestors, if a peerless genius emerges, achieving the Returning to Emptiness realm, our Wang family might very well become a regional hegemon!’

"Yes!"

Meng Zhuzi acquiescently accepted the command, his face showing no signs of dissatisfaction. He grasped the subtleties quite precisely, which even made Wang Lingdao inwardly praise, ’After all, those who climb up from being Individual Cultivators are indeed talented...’

...

The Mysterious Dark Deep Abyss plunged into the depths of a million miles, into the Ghost Gate Reef sea area.

"If we venture another two million miles deeper, we’d reach the ’Misty Sea,’ where rumors say there are even more Spiritual Objects. There, the yield of Mysterious Dark Crystals and Large Salamanders is even greater... Unfortunately, it’s also the frequent haunt of the ’True Armored Whale.’"

If it were mere Foundation Establishment or Core Formation ants, it would be fine.

Myself, a Transcendent God venturing into the lair of the True Armored Whale would surely provoke its rage.

Though it’s not that I can’t escape, it would still be troublesome.

Fang Xi had avoided the creature during his sea excursions all these years precisely to avoid such issues.

Now, finding an uninhabited stretch of sea, he stood on the deck and shook the ’Mysterious Dark Array Flag’!

Whirl-a-whoosh!

An ink-black river materialized, resembling the rolling waters of a vast river, enveloping a swath of rock formations.

A single flag to form an array!

This was an improvement Fang Xi made to the array deployment equipment after deducing with the ’Taiyi Sutra,’ capable of holding an entire river within the dimension of a mustard seed, with just one Array Flag carrying the Array!

From a different perspective, it could also be considered a special treasure, only it was an ’Array Taoist Treasure’!