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Chapter 732 - 678: Celebration (Extra, please subscribe)_1

Chapter 732: Chapter 678: Celebration (Extra, please subscribe)_1

"Moo!"

Accompanying a pitiful howl, a massive divine demon, as large as a mountain, and as plump as a bug, adorned with countless ferocious faces, bit off the entire head of a Wood Monster.

Blood spurted like a waterfall, scattering in all directions. The immense corpse of the Wood Monster fell to the ground, triggering an earthquake-like tremor.

"Master Kuantao’s voracious divine demon body is indeed terrifying,"

Xu Qingzi stroked his beard and said with a smile.

Typically, members of the Demon Clan would condense a true divine demon body only after reaching Returning to Emptiness.

But some exceptionally talented Transcendent God Demon Cultivators could, during the Transcendent God stage, condense the embryonic form of their demon skills’ divine demon, a prodigy seen only once every thousand years.

However, for Ascending Immortals, condensing a divine demon body at the Transcendent God stage is merely a standard.

Of course, this voracious divine demon body was not ordinary, even Fang Xi’s eyes shone upon seeing it.

His "Self-Transforming Heavenly Sovereign Commanding Ten Thousand Spirits True Demon Skill" had major problems; he feared he would need to exchange experiences with other high-level Demon Cultivators to see how he could mend the flaws.

At that moment, the immense body of the voracious divine demon, shrouded in black light amidst countless incantations, revealed Master Kuantao’s plump figure: "Thank you, gentlemen. Now only those two Wood Monsters remain. United, we can easily kill them and move to their lair to harvest all the Spirit Medicine..."

A group of Transcendent God Cultivators rushed toward the lair of the Wood Monster, located at a large lake.

This was the harsh reality of the Cultivation World!

This group of Wild Beasts had lived within their territory, not bothering anyone, yet they were faced with annihilation...

Aside from the male and female that had caught Fang Xi’s interest, the rest were skinned and deboned to serve as materials for crafting Spirit Communicating Treasures and fifth-grade Spiritual Pills.

...

Sumeru Moving Mountain.

Within the army camp.

Fang Xi and his companions returned laden with spoils, in high spirits.

But as soon as they entered the camp, they sensed that something was amiss.

Cultivators were hurrying along, many with worried expressions on their faces.

This was not merely one or two Cultivators, but almost all of them had similar expressions!

"Sir, may I ask what has happened?"

Xu Qingzi stopped a Transcendent God Captain with a cheerful grin and asked.

The Transcendent God Cultivator was initially impatient, but softened his tone upon seeing Xu Qingzi’s Perfect Transcendent God Cultivation: "A frontier team encountered a Primordial Chaos Beast; the entire force was annihilated... Commanding Officer Feixing has personally gone to assist, but even after a fierce battle with that Primordial Chaos Beast, he could not gain an advantage..."

"There’s actually a Primordial Chaos Beast?"

Xu Qingzi gasped in shock.

A Primordial Chaos Beast was, at the very least, of the Returning to Emptiness level.

"If even the Commander had to withdraw, I’m afraid its Cultivation is at least in the mid-stage of Returning to Emptiness or higher..."

Master Kuantao’s expression turned very ugly.

"What’s more critical is, if there’s one Primordial Chaos Beast, there could be a second one!"

The expressions of Fang Xi and the others also turned grim.

Encountering a Primordial Chaos Beast so soon after beginning their pioneering efforts meant that this expedition’s risk far exceeded everyone’s original expectations...

...

Moon Invitation Immortal City.

Wang Lingying looked at the invitation in his hand, a bitter smile emerging on his face.

This invitation was crafted out of beautiful jade with gold and silver floral borders, looking quite lavish and delicate.

It was an invitation to a Dual Cultivation Feast!

And he was quite familiar with both parties involved.

The bride-to-be was none other than Fairy Ma of the Horse Family.

And the groom, a rather famous Individual Cultivator within Moon Invitation Immortal City known as ’Huang Muzi’, had reached the Perfect Transcendent God stage of cultivation and was quite reputable in the city.

Glancing at the invitation, the bitterness on Wang Lingying’s face grew more pronounced.

He had received two copies of this invitation, one of which was naturally for the Wang Family Ancestor.

Even more so, the other invitation was even more luxurious.

But Wang Lingying couldn’t quite articulate the taste in his heart: ’So Fairy Ma was pleasant to me because her true intentions lay with my ancestor, not in the wine? Could it be that my affections were unrequited all along?’

As a Cultivator, he was not entangled by emotions, but still felt a sense of loss.

After all, his original plan was excellent.

With his age, he could outlive the Wang Family Ancestor. Although the Ancestor spoke of striving for Returning to Emptiness, in Moon Invitation Immortal City, out of the many Transcendent God Cultivators, how many could actually make that step?

He believed it was very likely the Ancestor would fail, significantly weakening and diminishing his lifespan, and potentially pass away by Sitting and Transforming, leaving him to inherit the legacy.

Initially, Fairy Ma had hinted, albeit subtly, giving him grand ambitions to use his family wealth to form a Dual Cultivation partnership with her and support each other on their path of Cultivation.

Who would have thought he may have been nurturing a one-sided affection all this time.

Fairy Ma’s true interest seemed to be in the Ancestor?

And the Ancestor, focused on breaking through, initially refused firmly.

It wasn’t long before the news spread that Fairy Ma was to become Dual Cultivation partners with Huang Muzi...

These series of events... allowed Wang Lingying to glimpse some of Fairy Ma’s true nature, yet he still felt regretful.

Immortal Cultivators do not have so many amorous feelings; being able to join forces for mutual benefit is already quite exceptional.

Without Fairy Ma, his Cultivation journey was bound to be harder than he had imagined.

"Let’s forget about Fairy Ma... but I must not neglect the matter with the Ancestor."

Wang Lingying thought to himself and immediately transformed into a dazzling light, heading for Lake Heart Island Dongfu.

Splash!

Before he could land, a curtain of water surged up to the sky.

Within the waters, a fifth-grade Profound Turtle emerged.

"It seems to be Little Wang..."

The Little Mysterious Turtle seemed a bit stuttering in speech, but Wang Lingying paid it no mind and performed a respectful gesture: "Lord, please inform the Ancestor that Lingying seeks an audience!"

"No... No!"

The Little Mysterious Turtle shook its head: "Master is in seclusion, seeing no one..."

"But... I have a Dual Cultivation feast invitation here... Never mind, please keep it safe, Lord. If the Ancestor emerges from seclusion, you may inform him."

As Wang Lingying extended the invitation, preparing to depart,

suddenly, the gates of the Dongfu on Lake Heart Island below swung open, and a streak of light flew out.

It was none other than the Wang Family Ancestor in a green robe, holding a string of Buddhist beads!

Or rather, Fang Xi himself.

Only at this moment, his aura overflowed, having reached the Perfect Transcendent God level.

He had concealed his breakthrough with Turtle Breath Skills until now, finally revealing his true strength.

"Ancestor... your cultivation..."

Wang Lingying was incredibly surprised.

It’s known that every slight improvement in a Transcendent God Cultivator’s magic power could take tens to hundreds of years.

How long had the ancestor been in seclusion?

"I had some luck recently and found a gourd of Spiritual Pills, which helped me boost my magic power to the perfect state..."

Fang Xi’s expression showed a glint of joy.

He at least needed to bring the Wang Family Ancestor to the level of Perfect Transcendent God to lay the groundwork for his later breakthrough.

As for from Perfect Transcendent God to Returning to Emptiness?

In theory, as long as his cultivation was complete and he could achieve ’Unity of All Things,’ he could attempt the breakthrough at any time!

Whether it was successful, however, was another question worth pondering.

Fang Xi had already demonstrated his wooden attribute cultivation techniques, and his cultivation had also reached Perfect Transcendent God.

Entering seclusion again and breaking through to Returning to Emptiness was, after all, within the bounds of reason.

After all, predicting the outcome of breaking through a major bottleneck was never straightforward.

There were those who had made thorough preparations but ultimately failed, and then there were the favored children of heaven who, without needing any resources, could directly charge through and succeed!

"You brought an invitation, let me see it."

Fang Xi let out a faint smile, took the invitation from Wang Lingying’s hand, and then shook his head, "I will not be attending this matter; you go on behalf of your old master and bring a generous gift!"

After saying this, he transformed into an Escape Light and returned inside the Dongfu.

Seeing the Great Array rising, Wang Lingying seemed hesitant to speak.

After all, sending a generous gift would require a large amount of Spirit Stones!

But looking at the Little Mysterious Turtle with its adorably dazed face, or rather, feigning ignorance with wide-open eyes, Wang Lingying inevitably had to admit defeat.

He surely couldn’t ask a Profound Turtle for Spirit Stones!

As he flew back to the Dongfu, his mind was still in a daze: ’If the old ancestor truly attained Perfect Transcendent God so rapidly, spreading the news would certainly be a delightful tale... wait, could he really have such grand ambitions and be preparing for the challenge of the Returning to Emptiness threshold?’

’That would bring upon a Major Heavenly Tribulation!’

’If all the spiritual objects collected by the old ancestor get used up, then I...’

Wang Lingying’s thoughts were in turmoil.

Meanwhile, as these thoughts tangled in his mind, time slipped by unnoticed.

Soon, the day of Fairy Ma from the Horse Family’s Dual Cultivation Feast arrived.

...

On this day in Bigenyuan, distinguished guests filled the seats.

One after another, Immortal Cultivators came to congratulate Fairy Ma on her great joy.

As a Transcendent God Cultivator who had already stood in the middle tier of the Cultivation World, those who could come with an invitation were at least Nascent Soul powers.

If one was just an average Core Formation True Master, they couldn’t even enter Bigenyuan.

Wang Lingying had arrived early. As an early phase Transcendent God Cultivator, he was allotted a seat very close to the front.

At the moment, he sipped his Spirit Wine, quietly estimating the gifts Fairy Ma might receive from this feast and suddenly felt an urge to find a Taoist Companion for himself.

However, given the rarity of female Transcendent God Cultivators, he would likely only find a Nascent Soul-level partner...

Then he would have to assist the other party on their path of Dao, which was wholly out of the question.

"Alas..."

Wang Lingying sighed softly to himself and silently raised his wine glass for another sip.

While the Spirit Wine from the Horse family tasted good, it wasn’t potent enough to get a Transcendent God Cultivator drunk...

...

Meanwhile.

Inside Pingfeng Cave Mansion.

Fairy Ma was dressed in her festive best, her lips red as cinnabar.

Despite the special day, her reflection bore a bittersweet smile.

Initially, being rejected by the Wang Family Ancestor had been quite embarrassing for her.

After much searching, she finally chose ’Huang Muzi.’

Although he was a Perfect Transcendent God Cultivator and an Individual Cultivator with his own power, and one who was solitary and proud by nature, it was doubtful he would offer full-hearted assistance to the Horse Family.

But among Cultivators, interests reign supreme. Finding a husband of Perfect Transcendent God level might not be so bad?

Even if it meant paying a price, it could at least stabilize the Horse Family’s situation.

With that thought, Fairy Ma adopted a new face.

Her cheeks pure and untarnished, with a bright, clear smile, she left the Dongfu, hand in hand with Huang Muzi, and together they went to the feast to toast the guests.

When they approached Wang Lingying’s seat, her smile was radiant, clutching the arm of her companion softly, "This is Friend Wang Lingying..."

"So it’s Friend Wang, then he must have a drink with us."

With an ordinary face and a hint of wrinkles, Huang Muzi smiled upon hearing this, the pressure of his Perfect Transcendent God prowess bearing down: "Where is your elder? Could it be he didn’t wish to drink this cup of joyous wine?"

"To tell the truth," Wang Lingying struggled under the oppressive force, answering with difficulty, "my family’s ancestor has broken through Perfect Transcendent God and is now secluded in cultivation..."

"Oh? Elder Wang has broken through the state of Perfect Transcendent God?"

Huang Muzi’s demeanor softened slightly.

Intimidating an early phase Transcendent God Cultivator was one thing for the sake of one’s Taoist Companion.

But making an enemy out of another Perfect Transcendent God Cultivator was unwise.

Seeing this scene, Fairy Ma was about to speak with clenched teeth.

Suddenly!

A terrifying wave of magic power trembled from afar, persistent and unyielding.

All the guests stood up in surprise, as some Transcendent God Cultivators exclaimed incredulously, "This... this is... the Returning to Emptiness Major Heavenly Tribulation?!"