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Chapter 733 - 679: Breaking Through Returning to Emptiness_1

Chapter 733: Chapter 679: Breaking Through Returning to Emptiness_1

A moment ago.

Lake Heart Island Dongfu.

In the deepest part of the many prohibitions, Fang Xi, clad in green, sat cross-legged, looking at the items placed before him.

A bottle of "Heavenly Heart Fluid," a gift from the Returning to Emptiness old dragon.

In addition, there was a "Mixed Origin Heavenly Umbrella," also a gift from the Dragon Controlling Sect.

The rest were three parallel Biyi Bottles, each filled with the essence of Immortal Origin, True Demon, and Sky Demon Qi.

And an opened box revealed a pill that looked like the sun and moon combined.

With the "Biyi Breaking Virtual Pill" being an Ancient Golden Pill, its medicinal properties were extremely concentrated, like a piece of fused metal, so there was no need to worry about it losing potency from being exposed to the outside for too long.

"Preparations are complete, time for the breakthrough..."

Of course, Fang Xi planned to complete the breakthrough to Returning to Emptiness in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Attempting to break through to Returning to Emptiness in the Lower Realm was truly wishful thinking.

After all, it was a closed plane where even Perfect Transcendent Gods were suppressed by the Interface Power!

As for choosing Moon Invitation Immortal City?

It was naturally because the place had sufficient Spiritual Veins, making it more suitable for advancement.

Fang Xi believed that if he failed, then all would be moot; but if he succeeded, then it would only be when he attracted the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, or even when the Major Heavenly Tribulation fell, that the Array would no longer be able to conceal it.

By then, the Returning to Emptiness cultivators in the Moon Invitation Immortal City wouldn’t dare come close, risking being obliterated by the Heavenly Tribulation alongside him.

And once he completed the tribulation, if they still harbored malice... would he not run?

Even after ascending to Returning to Emptiness, it wouldn’t be him running, but rather a question whether those Returning to Emptiness cultivators would need to flee...

"Let’s begin!"

Fang Xi sat cross-legged, silently contemplating the Returning to Emptiness Chapter of Kuyong Skills in his heart.

He took a deep breath.

Within thousands of miles, green dots of light emerged from the void, continuously converging towards the Lake Heart Island Dongfu.

Crackle and pop!

A four-colored glow flashed on Fang Xi, constantly condensing, turning into the "Four Holy Beasts Armor"!

As soon as this ancient armor appeared, his physical strength soared immensely.

Behind him, virtual forms of the True Dragon, Phoenix, Kylin, and Xuanwu appeared.

The Four Great Spirits roared together, drawing more Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power, like the reverse flow of a great river, violently pouring into Fang Xi’s body.

His physique, now strong enough to completely contain these horrific powers, suffered not even the slightest injury!

’After achieving the Evergreen Body, my physique has surely reached a new level in the minutest of ways.’

The thought flashed through Fang Xi’s mind, his consciousness then completely sinking into the Dantian Qi Ocean.

Inside the Dantian Qi Ocean, endless Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power was rapidly refined, forming a dense mist of Purple Qi.

His main Nascent Soul levitated the Treasures of All Heavens above its head, surrounded by countless treasures. With a solemn face and hands forming seals, it took a small inhale.

The unending mist of Purple Qi entered the Nascent Soul’s body, its surface revealing wriggling purple marks, resembling earthworms.

"Not enough... Not enough..."

A profound longing grew in Fang Xi’s heart. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, spewing a terrifying blue Nascent Fire!

The blue Nascent Fire enveloped the heavy "Biyi Breaking Virtual Pill," which then vanished with a flash of blue light.

Inside the Dantian Qi Ocean, a pill resembling the combination of the sun and moon appeared.

Accompanied by the Nascent Soul’s small mouth opening, more blue Nascent Fire wrapped around the "Biyi Breaking Virtual Pill," fully unleashing its medicinal potency.

If an average Core Formation cultivator used their own Core Fire, they’d likely not even be able to break the surface of this pill!

And while a Nascent Soul cultivator might just barely manage to refine a bit, the attached spiritual power and medicinal potency of even that little bit could cause serious injury!

Now, the Biyi Breaking Virtual Pill had turned into a ball of medicinal liquid, enveloping Fang Xi’s Nascent Soul.

In his Dantian Qi Ocean, a Great Sun and a Mingyue rose, creating a scene where sun and moon shone together!

A Tai Chi Diagram enveloped his main Nascent Soul, spinning continuously, the miraculous medicinal power rapidly penetrating the Nascent Soul, seeming to aid in the refinement of Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power...

The Tai Chi Diagram expanded, covering Fang Xi’s body, and then the entire Dongfu...

The heavens and earth shook tremendously.

Endless specks of light emerged...

Red, yellow, black, white, blue...

First came the Five Elements Spiritual Power, followed by Wind, Thunder, Ice - the energies of the Three Talents, and then even rarer properties like Blood, Darkness, and Void...

Infinite Spiritual Power converged, like a seven-colored rainbow, rushing into the Dongfu and continuously into Fang Xi’s body.

"Unity of All Things, the Immortal Origin takes form!"

Fang Xi’s Nascent Soul, with hands in seal and a loud shout, directed the powers.

Within his body, the various properties of Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power were swept up by the force of the Tai Chi Diagram, suddenly merging into one and transforming into something that seemed to transcend all other spiritual energies - the Immortal Origin Energy!

Below Returning to Emptiness, a cultivator’s Magic Power was merely ordinary, distinguished only by its richness.

But above Returning to Emptiness, the nature of a human cultivator’s Magic Power changes, becoming known as "Immortal Origin Energy."

For an Individual Immortal at the Mahayana Level, it is even called "Immortal Origin Power."

Of course, Immortal Origin Power is not true Immortal Qi, but it’s nonetheless formidable, potent enough to craft "Semi-immortal artifacts."

’The transformation of Magic Power is a high mountain in front of all Perfect Transcendent God cultivators, but for me, it’s relatively easy...’

Fang Xi thought to himself.

’Partly because of the assistance from the power of the "Biyi Breaking Virtual Pill," and partly because I have long been able to control the forces of all natures, attracting various properties of Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power, completing "Unity of All Things" with relative ease.’

Even though the transformation of Magic Power was complete, Fang Xi dared not relax in the slightest.

Inside the Nascent Soul, as the immensely thick Kuyong Skills’ magic power kept transforming into Immortal Origin Energy, the Nascent Soul’s body became somewhat ethereal.

No!

That was because the ’Immortal Origin Energy’ was too terrifying, causing the Nascent Soul to unconsciously want to unite with the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

Returning to Emptiness cultivators manipulated Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, rather than being manipulated by it in turn!

This difficult challenge required cultivators to use their own Immortal Origin Energy to draw the external Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy into their bodies to form a balance!

If their own Immortal Origin Energy was drawn out, the cultivator would be assimilated into a stream of pure Immortal Origin Energy and dissipate between Heaven and Earth.

Within the breakthrough jade slip of Fang Immortal Taoist Master, this obstacle was described as the ’Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy Tribulation’!

Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, primarily consisting of Immortal Origin, True Demon, and Sky Demon Qi, formed a stable triangular structure.

Only with Immortal Origin Energy could one draw upon Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

The Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power that Transcendent God cultivators drew upon was merely a part of the Immortal Origin Energy!

At this moment, Fang Xi no longer hesitated, his hands forming a seal.

All three Biyi Bottles shattered to pieces, a pure white, a dark green, and a pitch-black ink-like essence flowed into his mouth.

Boom!

Within the Dantian Qi Ocean, massive amounts of Sky Demon and True Demon Qi emerged, even causing distorted, pitch-black scales to grow on his body, and his hands and feet seemingly transforming into strange beast claws...

"Triphasic Destroying Origin, Merging of Three Energies!"

The main Nascent Soul’s hand gestures changed.

Having cultivated the ’Triphasic Destroying Origin Skill’ and receiving pointers from Fang Immortal Taoist Master, he was now adept at it.

Not to mention, Fang Xi was inherently deeply practiced in Monster Clan and Demon Clan cultivation arts and had ample experience in handling these two advanced types of powers.

After forming a peculiar triangular seal, the terrifying tricolor power was suddenly condensed into one, turning into genuine Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy!

Even Fang Xi’s own Immortal Origin Energy joined in, granting him control over this sphere of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

This sphere of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy turned into a colorless orb of light, cradled in the hands of the blue Nascent Soul.

Fang Xi took a deep breath all of a sudden, as the Returning to Emptiness Chapter of Kuyong Skills kept running.

Whoosh!

Centering on Lake Heart Island, Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy within ten thousand miles roared into existence, bringing with it a fearsome might!

This was the might of Returning to Emptiness!

Controlling ten thousand miles of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, Transcendent Gods stood no chance to compete!

’Draw in Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy!’

’Then, refine it into the body!’

Above Lake Heart Island, the sky seemingly shattered.

Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy roared towards the island, and Fang Xi led it into his body, completely resisting the earlier Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy Tribulation.

Even inside the Nascent Soul, strands of Immortal Origin Energy with the properties of Kuyong Skills kept emerging...

"Returning to Emptiness! He’s succeeded!"

By this step, Fang Xi had both feet across the threshold of Returning to Emptiness, a true early stage Returning to Emptiness cultivator!

All he needed to deal with now was his fate in the tribulation!

For the breakthrough from Transcendent God to Returning to Emptiness, aside from the terrifying Major Heavenly Tribulation, there was also the Heart Demon Tribulation!

He picked up the ’Heavenly Heart Fluid,’ swallowed it in one gulp, and then sat quietly in meditation.

The Heart Demon Tribulation could mean experiencing thousands of lifecycles within oneself, while in the outside world, it was but a moment.

...

Above Lake Heart Island, after the convergence of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, dark clouds quickly followed, carrying the terror of Heavenly Might!

Such Interface Power, even for Integration and Mahayana cultivators, must be approached with reverence!

Boom!

Thunder roared, countless golden lightning serpents danced wildly, accompanied by a magic power fluctuation far surpassing that of Transcendent God cultivators, spreading continuously to the surroundings...

...

In a certain place of Moon Invitation Immortal City.

On top of an emerald-green mountain peak.

Pine trees spread like umbrellas, and below them was a stone table and five stone stools arranged in a plum blossom pattern.

A cultivator with an exceptionally large head, bald on top with just a ring of sparse white hair around, was drinking tea, "Alas... the last time Taiyin Secret Realm was opened, the gains were completely below expectation, truly of no relevance to me..."

This person was none other than Chi Laoguai, who previously guarded the Taiyin Secret Realm, yet for some reason was here now.

Opposite him sat a sword-bearing cultivator, who even while seated, did not take off the long sword on his back.

"Inside the Secret Realm, there seem to be traces of it being excavated... It looks like ancient cultivators had other arrangements, and perhaps there is another way to enter? Our mastery over the Secret Realm is not deep, so it’s difficult to discover," spoke the Guang-surnamed sword-bearing cultivator lightly.

"We must find this loophole as soon as possible, for it’s the foundation of our Immortal City. Even if the other party is a Returning to Emptiness Sect, we have to probe it!" exclaimed Chi Laoguai, his eyes widening before his expression changed as he looked in the direction of Lake Heart Island, "This is..."

"Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy from ten thousand miles has been drawn, and clouds of Heaven Tribulation have formed... Even this pure golden thunder..." spoke the Guang-surnamed cultivator sharply as a light burst in his eyes, "There’s no mistake, a cultivator is breaking through to the Returning to Emptiness bottleneck!"

"Impossible, among the Transcendent God cultivators in our city, although there are no fewer than twenty who have reached Perfect Transcendent God, most have exhausted their potential, and there are only so few who have hope for breakthrough... But they should not have been ready yet," Chi Laoguai said, somewhat doubtful.

"It seems we have an extraordinarily reclusive Sir among us," said the Guang-surnamed cultivator, "If he doesn’t succeed, naturally all is not to be mentioned. If he does, he will be one of us..."