Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 755 - 692: Soul Searching_1

Chapter 755: Chapter 692: Soul Searching_1

"This time, after doing such a thing, I will not go to the Three Realms Mountain for ten years... no, for sixty years."

The Mortal Realm.

Within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm.

The scenery was picturesque. Fang Xi lay on the grass, having Daqing fetch a Spirit Fish for him to slowly roast over a low fire. He inhaled the scent of the cooking fish and pondered to himself.

This time, he had utilized the power of the Green Barley Sword of the fifth generation.

The might of such an incomplete Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure was indeed unfathomable, capable of slightly drawing upon the Power of Rules.

Yuanli, that major demon of the late stage of Returning to Emptiness, was actually defeated by him, at the early stage of Returning to Emptiness, particularly in the manipulation of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

This, of course, was not because of his unique talent but rather the amplification brought by the fifth-generation Green Barley Sword.

And that was far from being the only thing!

"It’s a pity... this sword must not be wielded lightly. It must annihilate the enemy upon deployment; otherwise, its return without a fight is an ill omen..."

He thought with a bit of melancholy.

Although the fifth-generation Green Barley Sword was exceptional, if word got out, he could very well face the same fate as Fang Immortal Taoist Master.

Although...

Having Changqingzi’s attention on him now was practically the same thing.

But at least, one was in the open and the other hidden. It would be less ideal to go completely public.

"Master... please enjoy!"

Daqing, with a body of scales and a form combining human and Flood Dragon traits, presented the roasted fish to Fang Xi with an ingratiating smile.

Fang Xi took a bite and couldn’t help expressing his admiration, "Not bad, your culinary skills have really improved..."

"As long as master likes it."

Daqing’s face was full of a naive smile.

Although it looked somewhat terrifying, Fang Xi knew that it was just a Dead Salted Fish...

As a special local carp from Thousand Island Lake, Daqing had managed to cultivate to the upper Fourth Order because of various fortuitous events.

As for breaking through to the Fifth Order and becoming a Transcendent God?

Fang Xi looked at Daqing and fell into contemplation.

Although he didn’t plan to sponsor it further, once Daqing’s Flood Dragon Bloodline was stimulated, its lifespan was already very long.

Furthermore, residing within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm and being nourished by the Mother Qi of All Woods both contributed to its longevity.

Combined, Daqing’s lifespan was longer than that of an average Fourth Order Flood Dragon. If it persevered, the future was uncertain...

’Could it be that it will see a breakthrough only at the limit, just like before?’

An inexplicable thought emerged in Fang Xi’s mind.

However, if Daqing could achieve a breakthrough to the Fifth Order on its own, it would be a good thing.

After finishing the Spirit Fish, he carelessly threw the bones back into the East Spiritual Pool and sat down cross-legged under the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Now, Fang Xi didn’t even need to practice ’Longevity Skills.’ Situated within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm and unified with the Spiritual Root, it was as if he was constantly practicing the techniques of ’Longevity Skills.’

"Spirit Realm... open!"

He brought his hands together, and a simple dark green rune emerged in his palm, spreading outwards in all directions.

A green Spirit Realm unfolded, with countless dark green runes flickering at its edge, radiating vigorous vitality.

If the essence of an Earth Immortal lies in ’earth,’ then the ’Spirit Realm’ is the expression of Earth Immortal power!

Its utility is boundless, not only equivalent to a piece of Void but also capable of suppressing enemies, countering the Power of Rules, and even weakening heavenly thunderbolts!

Now that the Earth Immortal Spirit Realm was revealed, Fang Xi casually pointed his finger.

Hum!

A gray-white small tower appeared, engraved with the figures of Ten Thousand Beasts, lifelike and bursting with the might of a Fifth Order Spirit Communicating Treasure. It was the ’Devil-locking Tower’ he had seized from Ice Xuanzi!

At that moment, the tower let out a rumble, and from its base, a beam of gray-white radiance was released.

Within that radiance was a Demon Infant, shrouded in layers of Prohibition and lying unconscious.

The Demon Infant was pitch black, with a face identical to Yuanli’s, sporting two horns on its head and looking extremely ferocious.

Fang Xi’s mind moved, and a layer of green radiance fell upon the Demon Infant.

This was the suppression of the Spirit Realm!

Without the aid of the Earth Immortal Spirit Domain, even though he had advanced to the early stage of Returning to Emptiness and his Divine Consciousness far exceeded any ordinary cultivator at that stage, he would still not be confident in soul-searching a Demon Cultivator at the late stage of Returning to Emptiness.

But at that moment, he could attempt it if only barely!

’To capture this demon alive, I had to use the fifth-generation Green Barley Sword and didn’t leave much spoils of war... If the soul searching yields nothing, then that would be a huge loss...’

A thought emerged in Fang Xi’s head, and his face immediately became as calm as an ancient well.

He recited an incantation, his face turned green, and his eyes suddenly shone with green and yellow lights.

"Hasten!"

Fang Xi formed hand seals, and the green and yellow lights in his eyes, filled with the essence of withering and flourishing, Yin-Yang, life and death, entered the body of the Demon Infant.

The Demon Infant trembled slightly, trying to resist, but at that moment, the Power of the Spirit Realm materialized on its body, turning into one dark green rune after another, resembling a garment, worn over the Demon Infant’s form.

The Demon Infant immediately stopped struggling, and even its breath weakened a lot...

Fang Xi, though fairly satisfied with this, felt the rapid consumption of his Divine Consciousness in his Sea of Consciousness and dared not be the slightest bit careless. He began to cautiously search through its soul.

As a spy from the Demon Clan, Yuanli’s memories were valuable but inevitably protected by Divine Thought Prohibition.

Yet, Fang Xi had no interest in intelligence about the Demon Clan’s battlefields. He bypassed the sections that seemed to have Divine Thought Prohibition and reviewed its common knowledge...

A moment later.

He opened his eyes and touched his temples, saying with a wry smile, "Forcing a soul search on a late-stage Returning to Emptiness seriously exhausts one’s energy..."

"What I got are only some fragmented memories. It turns out this demon was sent out because of me..."

Previously, when Tang Command of the Heaven Crowd Camp was assassinated, the human race was in turmoil, and the situation in the Three Realms Mountain was extremely tense for a while, naturally frightening the Two Tribes of Demons and Monsters, who sent out their people to investigate the cause.