Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 640 - 637: Black Tide (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 640: Chapter 637: Black Tide (Seeking Subscription)_1

After a long while,

Fang Xi finally pressed his temples and stared at the Treasure Mirror of All Heavens deep within his Sea of Consciousness, his expression slightly excited, "Finally... another new function has been unlocked."

His golden finger was almost like it was dead, barely noticeable except for traversing worlds.

It was only after advancing to Transcendent God that he could refine deeper and slightly use the Void Force.

And just now, after absorbing ’Immortal Qi’ from a piece of Immortal Jade, the Treasure Mirror of All Heavens finally underwent some changes!

"A teleportation array?"

"No matter where in the Earth Immortal Realm, as long as I’ve been there before, I can leave a mark... as a Void transport point. From now on, with just a thought, I can teleport there?"

You should know, the Earth Immortal Realm is vast and boundless, even those Returning to Emptiness cultivators find it difficult to traverse.

Even just one Star Domain, if you wish to travel freely, at the very least you would need the power of a Transcendent God to cross several dangerous terrains and Wild Beast attacks.

As for leaving the Star Domain?

Apart from the Super Teleportation Array within the Star Sect, even Transcendent Gods find it difficult to traverse, only those Returning to Emptiness with great power possess the strength to cross various realms.

To travel throughout the Earth Immortal Realm, even cultivators at the Integration level would find it challenging!

But now, everything is different!

"Activating the Super Teleportation Array, it’s said to cost Immortal Jade... and the back and forth is quite troublesome."

"I just need to hitch a ride once, and then I can open my own teleportation array!"

"Although... one piece of Immortal Jade can only open up one set of coordinates."

Fang Xi sighed.

This function of the ’Treasure Mirror of All Heavens’ to open a ’Mobile Teleportation Array’ is naturally excellent, but once those Void Coordinates are set, they can’t be changed.

In addition, there’s a limit to the number of places, with one piece of Immortal Jade only able to set up one ’teleportation point’.

But this can also save an unknown amount of time.

After all, even Returning to Emptiness with great power need to spend a lot of time and energy to leave the Star Domain...

"But... the Immortal Jade..."

Fang Xi felt somewhat regretful.

Qing Hezi was unable to control the Kong Sang Market and thus lost influence over the Mysterious Dark Abyss.

As a result, the deal with the Mo Sect might have to be called off...

The main reason Qing Hezi fled was not just because he killed that fifth-order black Flood Dragon, but also the mysterious intervention from a Returning to Emptiness previously!

Getting involved in such matters at this time could easily make the Dragon Controlling Sect overthink, and the situation would worsen.

Therefore, Fang Xi chose to make a strategic retreat straight away.

Having the courage to make a clean break at a critical moment is also a form of bravery!

Moreover, since the Dragon Controlling Sect’s ship was about to sink anyway, even if he temporarily endured, when the king returned one day, he could gain even more!

...

The Wang family’s handling of Kong Sang Market’s planning was going very smoothly.

After all, they had once been the masters of this market.

Furthermore, Qing Hezi hadn’t intentionally left behind any traps or cause destruction...

The Wang family almost naturally regained control of the market.

Aside from ’Qing Hezi’ suddenly becoming a renowned Demon Cultivator, there seemed to be little change in the cultivation world of the surrounding areas.

But some undercurrents were intensifying in secret...

Pi Yun Cave.

Fang Xi held a jade pot, watering a potted Monster Tree.

Among the roots of the tree, there seemed to be remnants of a small black snake not yet fully digested...

"Not bad... A fifth-order Flood Dragon is certainly a great supplement for the Monster Tree now."

After taking the precious materials from the Flood Dragon’s body, the rest of the flesh and remains were naturally fed to the Monster Tree by Fang Xi.

Although the constitution of a fifth-order Flood Dragon was astonishing, the Ancestral Demon Tree wouldn’t necessarily be able to refine it into a wooden puppet after advancing to the fifth order, but without the core control over Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power of a Transcendent God cultivator, it would still not be considered a fifth-order puppet. And for a true fifth-order puppet skill, various rare minerals and woods were needed, which was a completely different matter from Flesh Puppets.

After consideration, Fang Xi thought it was more important to nourish the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Thanks to this, the progress bar for the ’Eternal Green Body’ slowly began to rise again.

"Next... it’s time to seclude myself and strive to cultivate to the mid-peak of the Transcendent God phase, or even break through to the later phase..."

"At that time, there are some things I can take."

Fang Xi muttered to himself and began to close off and diligently cultivate again.

...

Time flows like water.

For Immortal Cultivators, twenty years’ time is enough to turn children into adults, or for young men and women to become cultivators, or even for those at the beginning of Qi Refining to complete the stage.

But for high-level cultivators above the Nascent Soul, it’s but a flick of the fingers.

Mysterious Dark Abyss.

A Nascent Soul cultivator was navigating a Spirit Boat, struggling through one Mysterious Dark Tide after another to reach a certain place.

He swept his Divine Consciousness across the surroundings, then took out a pitch-black Array Disk from his bosom.

After a careful inspection, he stored away the Spirit Boat and a fish-shaped jade pendant emerged, parting the Mysterious Dark Heavy Water for him to head towards the seabed.

The underwater reef was rugged with many strange formations.

Among them, one resembled five fingers reaching to the sky, and vaguely formed the shape of a door.

The Nascent Soul cultivator didn’t stop his Escape Light and rushed toward the gateway!

The next instant, his figure disappeared without a trace.

When he emerged again, he had arrived in a peculiar piece of the Void.

All around him, colorful Prohibitions filled the whole space, and right in front of him, there was a jade archway with Heavenly Thunder looming over, enveloping an area of several acres. Through the doors, one could vaguely see a Secret Realm.

"This place is truly strange; if not for a fortuitous coincidence, it would indeed be difficult to discover..."

The Nascent Soul Cultivator looked behind him, only to see a layer of seven-colored light membrane, repelling the myriad streams of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water from coming in and couldn’t help but sigh.

That special door showed no slight fluctuation of spiritual power from the outside world, and Mysterious Dark Heavy Water couldn’t penetrate it. Only when cultivators passed through, they would discover a different world.

And this special space was actually not a secret realm; it was merely an entrance to one.

Around the jade archway, there was also a ’Nine-clearance Divine Thunder Array.’ If one didn’t follow a specific path into the secret realm, they would suffer the misfortune of being bombarded by divine thunders!

Fortunately, the Mo Sect had by now fully explored this area. Except for the actual jade archway of the secret realm and the area covered by the array, which had been set as a restricted zone, the rest of the places had been turned into pavilions, towers, gardens, and ponds, serving as cultivators’ Dongfus.

Mo Yinqiu had even summoned back many disciples from the relocated Mo Sect and taken in quite a few more apprentices.

The Nascent Soul Cultivator looked at those naïve Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, sighed in his heart, and walked into a mechanism tower.

In the center of the tower, an old man was sitting cross-legged; it was Mo Yinqiu!

"Master."

The Nascent Soul Cultivator bowed: "Disciple has returned from purchasing, and these are the acquired spiritual objects..."

Mo Yinqiu took over the Storage Bag, and his brows immediately furrowed.

The goods inside were thirty percent less than what he had anticipated.

"Master, I dare not make ostentatious purchases in the Kong Sang Market, so I could only switch between several small markets continuously to barely gather these..."

Seeing his master furrowing his brows, the Nascent Soul Cultivator immediately reported with trepidation.

"You have worked hard... you may go."

Mo Yinqiu sighed. Initially, when ’Qing Hezi’ was forced away and the original agreement automatically became void, he was quite pleased that now no one could compete with the Mo Sect for anything.

Moreover, because of the contract with the ’Immortal Spiritual Document,’ the other party could not divulge the secrets of this place.

But that sense of satisfaction soon vanished.

Without Fang Xi’s cover, the daily cultivation needs of so many disciples and rates were massive.

Unable to make large-scale purchases in the Kong Sang Market one after another, they had to make scattered purchases instead, which were not only cumbersome but also bore the risk of exposure!

With increased activity, traces would naturally be left behind, and then weaknesses might be exploited.

Even though Mo Yinqiu strictly restrained his followers, not allowing Core Formation and Foundation Establishment disciples to go out, and only sent a few Nascent Soul cultivators to purchase, and even personally took action, he eventually left behind clues.

At this time, he began to miss Qing Hezi’s benefits.

At the very least, the transactions were completely fair, and the items were generously shared...

Boom!

Suddenly, the secret realm space shook.

Splash!

The seven-colored light membrane actually began to thin, and wisps and threads of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water began to seep in...

"Is it actually..."

Mo Yinqiu’s face changed color repeatedly, flew out of the mechanism tower, and looked at the cultivators emerging from their Dongfus.

A Foundation Establishment disciple seemed too careless and accidentally came in contact with some Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, immediately falling to the ground and screaming in agony.

"The prohibitions have a problem... Everyone, quickly use your flying instruments, and don’t let the black water touch you... Those who are poisoned, immediately consume a ’Water Purifying Pill’!"

With a sweep of Mo Yinqiu’s Divine Thought, he immediately shouted out orders.

As Spirit Boats and jade tokens took flight, the situation on the scene improved significantly.

But the seven-colored light membrane continued to thin out, and more Mysterious Dark Heavy Water flowed in, threatening to submerge the space.

"Seal!"

Mo Yinqiu raised his hands, and several silver flags fell on the light membrane, turning into a layer of silver rosy light, blocking the leaks.

Gurgle!

The overflow of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water continued unabated, and crack by crack, rifts started to show on the ground, spewing forth endless black water that raised the water level, submerging Dongfus one after another.

"Why has this space suddenly turned like this? Could something major have taken place in the outside world?"

A Nascent Soul Cultivator murmured and then looked at Mo Yinqiu: "Sect Master, what should we do?"

Mo Yinqiu, looking at the rising black water and towards the white jade archway, saw a misty green radiance emerging, covering an area of several acres, with faint flashes of thunder within, preventing the Mysterious Dark Heavy Water from entering.

"Whether to enter the secret realm or flee outside..."

After only a brief moment of thought, Mo Yinqiu made a decision: "We will flee for refuge!"

The interior of the secret realm was far too dangerous, and even he, a Transcendent God Cultivator, would be suppressed down to Core Formation. If there was rebellion among the Mo Sect disciples, they could die a very suffocating death!

Mo Yinqiu would certainly not allow this.

He clapped his hands, and a dark green light shield emerged, expanding rapidly to envelop each Mo Sect disciple one by one, before plunging into the black water.

...

Splash!

Above the Mysterious Dark Abyss, one figure after another appeared, looking at the sky filled with dark clouds and the tumultuous waves of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, their faces revealing a hint of fear.

"Could this be... the Black Tide?"

A Nascent Soul Cultivator murmured.

"What, this is actually the most terrifying ’Black Tide’ of the three major disasters of the Mysterious Dark Abyss?"

Another Nascent Soul Cultivator also turned pale: "The three major disasters of the Mysterious Dark Abyss - Unfixed Wind, Mysterious Dark Rain... Encountering Unfixed Wind, we might barely escape with our lives, we need the Sect Master’s protection to have a chance of survival against Mysterious Dark Rain, but the ’Black Tide’... It is said to be formed from the Sea Eye Land expelling large amounts of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water, and each appearance could cause the Mysterious Dark Abyss to expand..."

Just then, Mo Yinqiu looked towards the sky, his expression grave.

He witnessed countless torrents of Mysterious Dark Heavy Water welling up, turning into endless waves crashing towards the land... Furthermore, within those waves, there seemed to be an indescribably massive creature, as if about to soar to the heavens...

"It’s that Returning to Emptiness behemoth!"

Mo Yinqiu’s face turned ashen, turning into a cluster of spirit light, fleeing rapidly towards the continent: "Split up and run!"