Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 820 - 724: Disintegration (Extra - for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 820: Chapter 724: Disintegration (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)

"Thank you, Sir!"

Fairy Yunxi solemnly expressed her gratitude.

Severing oneself and becoming a Ghost Cultivator was her ultimate reluctant measure to save her life.

If possible, she naturally wanted to pass through the lightning tribulations and become a Returning to Emptiness cultivator revered by all.

"This isn’t for nothing... I also wish to observe the Fairy undergoing tribulation, and I must also borrow a look at that Ghost Cultivation secret skill,"

Fang Xi said with a smile.

"Of course..." Yunxi and Liu Xu exchanged a glance before readily agreeing.

Fang Xi’s observation of Fairy Yunxi breaking through was equivalent to having an additional protector.

Even if he didn’t mention it, the two women also had this intention.

"Master..."

It was Shui Lingxin, whose emotions were slightly stirred, "Why not wait a little longer? With some more time to prepare, there might be a chance to gather the Treasures of Thunder Transformation and the secret skill..."

"We Ascending Immortals stand out from ordinary cultivators because we possess an extra zeal!"

Fairy Yunxi shook her head and sighed, "At this moment, I feel my vital energies and divine soul are at their peak, reaching a certain pinnacle. If I delay further, I’m afraid I might decline from this peak... By then, even if I obtain some treasures, having this sense of twilight in my heart, the gains may not make up for the losses..."

Such feelings are profound and mystical, only the cultivator herself can accurately grasp.

Moreover, for Ascending Immortals, the pursuit of a higher realm has almost become an instinct.

Hearing this, Shui Lingxin could no longer persuade her.

...

Several months later.

In the wilderness,

Fang Xi transformed into a black Escape Light, following the canyon down, where he saw a crack in the earth’s surface.

After entering the crack, strands of Yin Qi and chilling energy rushed towards his face.

"Is this the Nine Nether Absolute Yin Meridian?"

He felt a strange and powerful aura flowing through the void and murmured to himself.

At that moment, three streaks of light flew towards him, revealing the leading figure of Fairy Yunxi.

Her skin was so pale it was almost translucent, faintly revealing the blood vessels underneath.

"It seems that Yunxi has already mastered that cultivation technique and has made the final preparations,"

Upon seeing this, Fang Xi couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

Having looked through the Ghost Cultivation technique, he naturally understood that Fairy Yunxi’s current state was the prelude to the completion of that secret skill.

"Next, I will rely on you to protect Yunxi!"

Fairy Yunxi said, "If all goes well, there’ll be no need to convert to Ghost Cultivation..."

If things didn’t go well, there was not much to say.

Even among Ascending Immortals, there were many who fell during the Major Heavenly Tribulation.

"Understood."

Fang Xi nodded, flew out of the fissure, and casually released a green palace.

This palace was originally contained within a green pearl. Infused with magic power, the pearl unfolded, forming a patch of Green Cloud.

The palace then settled atop the Green Cloud, appearing ingeniously wrought.

Fang Xi went straight into the palace and gracefully sat down under a Laurel Tree.

Shui Lingxin followed Fang Xi and poured him a cup of Spiritual Tea, "Uncle-Master... Master she..."

"With Yunxi’s aptitude and preparations, there should be a fifty percent chance of success,"

Fang Xi took a sip of the Spiritual Tea and calmly said, "Besides... she still has a last resort. Why should you worry?"

Upon hearing this, Shui Lingxin couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.

Not long afterward, Liu Xu also rode on her Escape Light and elegantly took her seat.

The three of them discussed the Dao over tea for several more days.

Suddenly, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy drastically changed!

Whoosh whoosh!

Between heaven and earth, five-colored Spiritual Power emerged, transforming into orbs of light, appearing like buds of flowers blooming one by one.

Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy rolled in like tides, flowing into the fissure.

Brahma Sound Chant twined around, and a mysterious fragrance emanated from the void.

"Not bad at all..."

Fang Xi saw this scene and immediately showed joy, "With these phenomena, it indicates that Yunxi has successfully condensed Immortal Origin Energy from her magic power!"

Fairy Yunxi originally practiced water-based cultivation techniques, but after joining the Heavenly Charm Sect, she acquired supplementary skills.

As a sect known for Integration, the cultivation techniques provided to Transcendent God disciples were naturally complete in the Five Elements and had already met the requirements for Unity of All Things, posing no obstacle in the attempt to breakthrough the bottleneck of Returning to Emptiness.

Even more so, it brought certain enhancements to the condensation of Immortal Origin Energy.

With the assistance of the rare treasure ’Glass Immortal Dew,’ it was within reason for Fairy Yunxi to successfully break through the Returning to Emptiness bottleneck.

Whoosh whoosh!

Infinite Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy converged, even automatically drawing nearby Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power, causing Fang Xi’s eyes to light up, "This place... will likely give rise to a new Spiritual Vein in the future!"

In the Mortal Realm, a fifth-order Spiritual Vein is the pinnacle.

But in the Earth Immortal Realm, the situation is slightly different.

While high-order Spiritual Veins still exist, they do not significantly aid cultivators.

Because Returning to Emptiness cultivators can draw upon Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, the places where they break through and practice, will over time, automatically attract nearby spiritual energy currents, forming new Spiritual Veins one after another!

Not to mention, there are secret methods that can relocate Spiritual Veins.

"With Immortal Origin Energy refined and drawing in Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, Yunxi has truly become a bona fide Returning to Emptiness cultivator,"

Liu Xu’s expression became more solemn than ever, "What comes next is the tribulation!"

Successfully condensing Immortal Origin Energy and breaking through the Returning to Emptiness bottleneck signified that the cultivator truly had no way back.

One could either pass all the calamities and achieve Returning to Emptiness,

Or... there was only death!

"After the breakthrough, it should be the Heart Demon Tribulation..."

Shui Lingxin muttered under her breath, as if she could hear the Brahma Sound Chant resounding in her ears.

Across the fissure, streaks of golden light emerged, accompanied by a vision of flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses surging from the ground.

"Don’t worry, Fairy Yunxi used a spiritual pill from our sect... With that, the Heart Demon Tribulation shouldn’t be a big issue, it’s just the subsequent Thunder Tribulation..."

Liu Xu had a somewhat ominous premonition in her heart.

When Fairy Yunxi had exchanged her sect contributions, she actually had two choices: one was a treasure to resist the Heart Demon Tribulation, and the other was a Treasures of Thunder Transformation, which could be borrowed for three years.

After much contemplation, Fairy Yunxi ultimately chose the spiritual pill.

Clearly, this meant that she had already made a choice, or at least had some premonitions in her heart.

The Heart Demon Tribulation cycles through hundreds of lifetimes, but in the outside world, it’s but a moment.

In the void, the sound of thunder was faintly audible, and golden lightning like chains overwhelmed even the original Brahma Sound Chant...

"The Major Heavenly Tribulation is coming!"

Fang Xi’s eyes slightly tensed.

Most cultivators make all the preparations they can for their breakthroughs, and usually, the most die from being struck down by the Major Heavenly Tribulation!

Crack!

A bolt of golden lightning struck down, but was resisted by the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy in mid-air.

Whoo!

In the void, it seemed as if the sound of the sea tide emerged, followed by the appearance of a blurred female figure.

This giant figure, completely condensed from the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, held a trident in her hand, swinging it towards the sky!

Crack!

The second wave of Heaven Tribulation struck, and the giant figure along with the trident instantly exploded into fragments...

Whoosh!

Out of the fissure flew a black wooden crutch.

The crutch instantly became enormous, and with each swing, it released strands of bizarre black winds.

The wild winds blew sand and rocks around, managing to resist the next three bolts of lightning.

"It is indeed a treasure of Returning to Emptiness!"

Liu Xu exclaimed with admiration, looking towards Fang Xi.

She felt that when it came time for her breakthrough, she would also need such treasures for protection.

But how precious is a sixth-rank treasure?

Most likely, she would still need to shamelessly borrow one.

"I fear... it doesn’t bode well!"

As Fang Xi looked at the lightning, an ominous premonition faintly surfaced in his heart.

After all, he was a legitimate cultivator who had overcome the Major Heavenly Tribulation and knew its formidable power.

The black wooden crutch, a treasure of Returning to Emptiness used by Fairy Yunxi, was deployed too early.

Roar!

At that moment, the black wooden crutch roared, transforming into a pitch-black serpent with a single horn, coiling into a ball to face the sixth wave of Heaven Tribulation.

Spurt!

A bolt of golden lightning struck the black giant serpent, causing it to scream in agony as its scales cracked piece by piece.

Countless streaks of black Qi scattered, revealing the true form of the wooden crutch.

However, at that moment, golden arcs of electricity that fell upon the crutch actually ignited a golden flame.

In the flames, the black wooden crutch screamed sorrowfully and suddenly snapped, turning into several charred pieces that fell to the ground.

Above the sky, an even more powerful spherical bolt of lightning was brewing.

It teemed with countless golden runes moving erratically, emitting an aura of terror.

"No..."

Upon seeing this scene, Shui Lingxin’s face quickly flashed with a hint of sadness.

"Alas..."

A mournful sigh suddenly emanated from the fissure.

Below the ground, Fairy Yunxi, her hair disheveled and blood trickling from her mouth, showed a look of resolute determination on her face: "As expected... it has come to this."

With a gesture of her hand, a pure and flawless Flying Sword that seemed to have never been stained with blood appeared before her.

This was her ’Magic Sword’!

It was specialized for dismemberment by high-level cultivators, meticulously forged by Fairy Yunxi according to the Ghost Cultivation Secret Skills from her cultivation methods.

Without a moment’s hesitation, she pointed with her hand.

Spurt!

The sword’s edge brushed past her swan-like, delicate and fair neck, sending a spurt of fresh blood flying...

Within the blood light, a Nascent Soul flew out, identical to Fairy Yunxi, with a wry smile on its face, making hand signs and merging with the Nine Nether Absolute Yin Meridian behind!

Whoo!

Endless cries of ghosts emerged, and a vast amount of Yin Qi surged forth, forcibly transforming Fairy Yunxi’s Nascent Soul, leaving only the most pure Divine Soul behind.

This Divine Soul rapidly absorbed the Nine Nethers Yin Qi and immediately became tangible.

It was indeed peculiar.

As Fairy Yunxi dismembered herself, the golden spherical lightning above the sky hesitated and didn’t descend at once.

Eventually, even the destructive intent within the Heaven Tribulation kept diminishing, until the spherical lightning disintegrated, turning into a golden lightning as thick as a water bucket and crashing down!

The eighth and ninth waves of Heaven Tribulation followed suit.

’This Ghost Cultivation Secret Skill merely weakens the Major Heavenly Tribulation; if it’s still not enough to cross, the only outcome is the soul dispersing...’

Seeing the ninth bolt of golden lightning fall, Fang Xi was moved and transformed into a stream of light, arriving at the bottom of the fissure.

There, a peerless beauty in a white dress, her figure ethereal like a fairy, was continuously absorbing the Yin Pulse Air of the Nine Nether Absolute Yin Meridian, reshaping her ghostly form.

Fang Xi’s eyes stirred, feeling that at this moment, Yunxi’s body hardly differed from that of a living person.

"Congratulations, Sir, on successfully traversing the tribulation and achieving the status of a Returning to Emptiness Ghost Cultivator,"

He smiled, looking at Fairy Yunxi with a new streak on her brow, and greeted her with cupped hands.