Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 633 - 630: A Century (Congratulations to the Alliance Leader, Ji Ji Zi!)_1

Chapter 633: Chapter 630: A Century (Congratulations to the Alliance Leader, Ji Ji Zi!)_1

A hundred years later.

In the Earth Immortal Realm.

Within the Pi Yun Cave.

Fang Xi once again opened his eyes, and his expression was surprisingly bewildered, "How long did I close the door for training this time?"

Ever since he obtained a terrifying number of ’True Blood Pills’ from Lord Hei Miao’s Storage Bag, he had been in a state of closed-door cultivation.

Even though the True Blood Pill is a pill from the Earth Immortal Realm, taking too many could still lead to a certain degree of drug resistance.

For him, the effect of the True Blood Pill was naturally not as good as when he had just started taking them, but it was acceptable.

After all, the pill even had a slight effect on cultivators at the beginning of the Returning to Emptiness stage.

’Back then, the Dragon Controlling Sect exchanged these pills along with Transcendent God spiritual ointments and other Spiritual Objects for the ’Mixed Origin Heavenly Umbrella’, and most of those True Blood Pills came from me... It’s only now that they have returned to my hands,’ he thought.

Thinking this, Fang Xi couldn’t help but smile slightly.

When he looked within himself, he could see that the Nascent Soul within his Dantian Qi Ocean had grown stronger, making his body seem a bit more solid.

"For an Immortal Cultivator in closed-door training, a hundred years is but a blink of an eye... If I hadn’t come out from time to time to integrate Demonic incarnations, plant flowers, sprinkle water, and take care of my turtle... Emotions can easily become indifferent."

"This period of closed-door training has been quite beneficial. The progress of the ’Sky Demon Slaying Immortal Tactics’ during the middle phase of Transcendent God has already come a long way... The key is..."

As Fang Xi introspected, he saw that the golden patterns of the ’Eternal Green Body’ had already completed ninety percent!

However, after reaching this stage, it started to stagnate again.

To forge such a heaven-defying Spirit Body postnatally was indeed extremely difficult, always hindered by bottlenecks.

Fang Xi was used to this and even had a plan in mind that, if completed, might greatly benefit both the Demon Tree and the Longevity Skills.

He stood up and stretched leisurely, flicking a ’Cleaning Skill’ over himself, instantly making him feel refreshed all over.

"Master!"

As Fang Xi walked out of his cave dwelling, immediately a crisp shout came from the pond at the entrance.

A blue turtle the size of a washbasin crawled out, affectionately rubbing against his trouser leg, "Master, during your closed-door training, only Lingdao came once and brought a letter... I’ve been keeping it safe for you."

As it spoke, it opened its mouth and spat out a green light orb.

Enclosed within the light orb was a letter.

"Hmm."

Fang Xi took the letter, casually tossing a ’True Blood Pill’ into the pond. The Little Mysterious Turtle immediately snapped it up, chewing it like a sugared bean with its big eyes squinting slightly, looking very satisfied.

"Qingyin House?"

He glanced at it and realized it was a letter from Fairy Luan Bing. He wasn’t in a hurry to open it but instead began to observe the Little Mysterious Turtle.

This Mysterious Turtle, with its unique innate talent, had progressed extremely quickly in cultivation. Even sleeping contributed to the growth of its Demon Qi. Moreover, with his occasional feeding of ’True Blood Pills,’ it had now reached the lower rank of the fifth stage, truly a case of the latecomer overtaking the early starters.

And recalling the scene of the Little Mysterious Turtle undergoing its Transcendent God heavenly tribulation, the corner of Fang Xi’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

With the Mysterious Turtle’s defense being the best among the four spirits, this particular turtle simply retracted into its shell to endure the strikes from the heavenly tribulation, and just like that, it passed through...

After it advanced to the fifth stage, it comprehended several defensive Divine Skills and naturally awakened the talent of the ’Immortal Body.’

Fang Xi had tried it before, and even if he or his Heterodox incarnation were to strike with full force, they probably wouldn’t be able to penetrate this turtle’s shell...

It could be said that the Little Mysterious Turtle had grown into a qualified meat shield.

He moved over to a swinging chair and lay down. The Little Mysterious Turtle immediately approached servilely and began rocking the chair.

Amidst the gentle swaying, Fang Xi opened the letter and skimmed through it quickly.

"As expected..."

A moment later, a flash of fire appeared in his hand, and the letter turned to ash.

Fang Xi, however, closed his eyes to rest, leisurely pretending to sleep while pondering the content of the letter.

’According to what Fairy Luan Bing said, the Profound Mystery Trade Association has been very active recently...’

’This association has the strength to do business within the Star Domain, and behind it, there must be at least one Returning to Emptiness cultivator!’

’Combining this with the information from the Mo Sect... the one who acted secretly last time is very likely this association.’

A slight smile appeared on Fang Xi’s lips.

No matter how clever the strategy, as long as they keep acting, they are likely to reveal flaws.

And time is the best touchstone!

The Profound Mystery Trade Association had connections with the Wang family, and now after such a long time, they had inevitably revealed some details, intentionally or unintentionally.

’Their background... could even be the Star Sect!’

’Now that the Star Sect has noticed the Dragon Controlling Sect... I’m afraid the Dragon Controlling Sect’s days are numbered...’

’Moreover, what else is the Star Sect investigating? Or what are they wary of? Contacting us, the subordinate Transcendent God Sects, is it to maintain regional stability?’

’Anyway, I definitely won’t get involved...’

Fang Xi silently set his plan, as after all, the Wang family was quite handy to use. As it was the location of his main body, he preferred to keep a low profile.

’Once this batch of Wang family elders dies off naturally, the Wang family will completely become a one-man show...’

In his heart, there was a subtle plan for seizing power.

Although the might of the Cultivation World belonged to oneself, now in the Wang family he also had supreme authority, but there were always some restrictions.

Even if he seized power by force, it would only lead to the alienation of his kinsmen, and they might act obsequiously while opposing him secretly...

Fang Xi would never do such a thing, to appear so eager and unseemly.

He chose to suppress the Wang family’s members in secret, preventing them from reaching Transcendent God, while he himself quietly and humbly continued to cultivate, and then just waited for them to pass away naturally...

After this group of cultivators who knew the Wang Family Ancestor well had passed away, the entire Wang family would be his to command.

And to gain control quietly, like the silent nurturing of all things, is better than a confrontation.

At least in the past century, two of the Wang family’s elders, who were in charge of guarding the core of the Array and the ancestral hall, respectively, had passed away in meditation. Then, these two critical positions fell under the dark control of Fang Xi, who had made numerous secret manipulations.

By now, the Wang family’s fifth-level protective Great Array had essentially taken on the shape of Fang Xi.

As a result, Heterodox incarnations could come and go freely without anyone noticing.

With a flash of demonic light, the Heterodox incarnation entered the Pi Yun Cave.

Fang Xi rose from his reclining chair and entered the interior of the Dongfu, where he sat opposite the Heterodox incarnation on two cushioned mats.

Immediately, with a flicker of divine light on his crown, he held the Treasure Mirror of All Heavens, clad in four-colored armor, with the Nine Radiance Seal and Black Water Shield on either side of his Nascent Soul, which then manifested.

However, the Black Water Shield seemed to have lost some of its spiritual brilliance compared to before, clearly lacking its spirit altogether now.

Fang Xi, following the plan designed by Lord Ghost Axe, had directly erased the spirit within the Black Water Shield, barely maintaining its power at the fifth level, which made it somewhat more manageable to use.

Across from him, the Heterodox incarnation had dark light flickering above its head as the Heterodox Nascent Soul emerged.

Its entire body was dark, with a six-colored lotus imprint on its forehead and a red line in the palm of its right hand. In its left hand, it held a small yellow-black banner.

"Assimilate!"

The main Nascent Soul pinched a secret gesture with both hands, and two rays of light shot out from its eyes and fell into the eyes of the Heterodox Nascent Soul.

Its expression instantly turned somewhat vacant...

At the same time, Fang Xi was quickly browsing the memories of the Heterodox Nascent Soul.

What the other party brought back was not good news.

Although the Heterodox incarnation had not stirred any trouble, maintaining nearly a hundred years of peace in the Kong Sang market, the substantial earnings attracted some covetous looks, and there were some recent disturbances.

As for the Mysterious Dark Abyss, the liaison from the Mo Sect had now become ’Mo Yinqiu,’ who informed Fang Xi of the Ink-Silver Flood Dragon’s passing in meditation and that they had become the new head of the Mo Sect.

And the entrance to that Secret Realm?

Due to the complexity of the Misty Sea Area, it still had not been found...

Fang Xi was rather indifferent to this, for even if it were found, he would not venture there.

However, Mo Yinqiu continuously expressed their discontent, withholding the fifth-level puppet skill...

Besides, news had also come from within The Nine States.

Lord Ghost Axe, after all, had only seen the beginning of the materials, and now the new generation’s construction of Mechanism City had encountered several energy problems yet to be overcome.

This was also related to Fang Xi’s reluctance to provide more rare materials from the Earth Immortal Realm.

However, looking at the current progress, it would only delay things for a few more decades...

"Overall, everything is under control..."

Fang Xi preferred this kind of quiet life where he could relax...

Once he had advanced to the later stages of Transcendent God, and the Mechanism City was completed, he would likely become the decisive force in this region, right?

Although he would definitely keep a card up his sleeve out of habit and not reveal it outright.

’Forget it, it’s still not safe enough. Better wait until I reach Returning to Emptiness...’ he thought.

Just then, his expression suddenly shifted, his Nascent Soul returned to its abode, and he approached what looked like a potted Ancestral Demon Tree.

From his sleeve, strands like fine roots dropped down, intertwining with the Demon Tree.

Through this connection with the Ancestral Demon Tree, he vaguely sensed the perceptions of a wooden Puppet.

...

Kong Sang Market.

An Dongfu spanning a hundred miles.

A Nascent Soul level wooden Puppet’s eyes moved, and it approached the center of the Great Array.

Inside the Array, unexpectedly, there was a Voice Transmission Talisman flitting about like a headless fly.

The Puppet mechanically extended its hand, a brown light appeared, and it captured the Voice Transmission Talisman.

Then, a voice transmitted from within...

...

Several days later.

Heavenly Immortal Tavern.

The Heterodox incarnation, having concealed its true cultivation, reduced to that of a Nascent Soul level and taking on the appearance of Fang Yuan, entered a private room.

Inside the room, a Cultivator had been waiting already.

He was handsome, appearing only to be in his thirties, but his eyes were full of world-weariness, with his cultivation around the Core Formation Stage.

Upon seeing Fang Yuan, he immediately stood up and bowed, "Li Ruoling pays respect to the senior. I am grateful for the senior’s guidance in the past!"

"You are... Li Ruoling? Very good, you’ve condensed your ’Talisman Pill’."

Fang Xi smiled faintly and gracefully took his seat.

Li Ruoling immediately formed a hand seal and activated an additional layer of prohibition within the private room.

Yellow Talismans appeared, their surfaces traced with fresh cinnabar lines, sealing the entire room.

His previously severed arm had regrown with the help of medicinal pills and now seemed as nimble as before the injury.

"Please forgive me... The matters we are about to discuss are truly too secretive, I had no choice but to do this," Li Ruoling personally poured wine for Fang Xi, apologizing.

"It doesn’t matter. After all, my dear nephew, you were previously associated with the Mo Sect’s Mechanism City, so some caution is understandable," Fang Xi drank the Spirit Wine in one gulp, only to see a gloom overtake Li Ruoling’s face.