Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 832 - 730: Fossil (Extra - for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 832: Chapter 730: Fossil (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)

"Mission accomplished!"

Fang Xi answered calmly.

"Sir actually found the location of the isolated island formed by the Void Fragment?"

Manager Zhou said with surprised delight.

"Of course."

Fang Xi furrowed his brows, "But that part of the Void is very unstable, with Space Time Turbulence present... It must be stabilized with an array first, and I must lead the way."

"Whatever materials are needed for the array, just let me know," Manager Zhou said generously, and he slapped his Storage Bag again.

Swish!

A silver-white Spirit Boat emerged: "This Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat was specifically prepared by our association for this operation. Although the Escape Light is average, it can barely travel in the Void, and it can also defend against Space Time Turbulence and storms..."

Fang Xi swept it with his Divine Consciousness and nodded implicitly.

Although there were some exaggerations in what the man said, resisting a few rounds of Void Storms shouldn’t be a problem.

Several days later, a huge silver-white array almost enveloped the entire Spatial Rift.

Fang Xi and Manager Zhou boarded the Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat, and under the thrust of their combined Magic Power, the boat transformed into a hundred-zhang-long Spirit Boat. The boat’s body was adorned with flashing silver-white runes as it crashed into the Void Crevice.

"Mr. Fu is actually willing to take this risk with me; it’s truly an honor."

Manager Zhou looked at Fang Xi, feeling more and more unable to see through him.

Fang Xi had volunteered to lead the way himself, and he also left Dongqiuzi and Guang Qianjian outside to guard the array, ready to respond at any moment. Wasn’t he afraid that the three Returning to Emptiness cultivators from the Moon Invitation Commerce Association would gang up on him in the Void Cracks?

"Manager Zhou is joking. I’m just fulfilling a trusted task, that’s all," Fang Xi said.

However, Fang Xi was speechless in his heart.

He dared venture into the Void Crevice because his own understanding of the Void was profound.

Moreover, he could always escape to the Lower Realm if needed...

Just as he dared to come to the battlefield, he had an untroubled route of retreat.

What really needed to be worried about were these three Returning to Emptiness cultivators.

Now, Fang Xi stood at the bow of the Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat, using his own knowledge of the Void to sense that thread of opportunity.

Whirl!

A Void Storm formed, striking the surface of the Divine Void Boat, causing numerous runes to flash explosively.

Seeing this, Manager Zhou’s face twitched, knowing that if they lingered any longer in the Void, the Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat might be damaged, followed by danger to them both.

"This is truly the nature of the Void!"

Fang Xi exclaimed in admiration, piloting the Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat like a nimble fish, weaving through the surging currents of a vast river.

Even with countless hidden currents, rocks, and traps, nothing could stop the advance of this little fish.

Suddenly!

The little fish leaped up, landing upon an isolated island resembling a lake’s heart rock.

Crack!

Fang Xi turned into a streak of Escape Light, descending upon the island.

The island was just ten thousand zhang in circumference — truly minuscule in the Void, akin to a speck of dust.

Had it not been right next to that Void Crack, it indeed would have been difficult to find.

At this moment, his Divine Consciousness swept over and saw that the island was greyish-white, as if it were some kind of fossil.

And upon a huge fossil, a strange flower grew.

This flower was the size of a bowl, its roots resembling twisting Flood Dragons, its leaves like an Azure Luan spreading wings, and at the heart of the flower, there seemed to be an ethereal intertwining and playful dance between a Flood Dragon and a Heavenly Phoenix...

"Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower!"

Upon seeing this, Fang Xi’s eyes lit up, and he immediately approached.

Just then, as he felt a Spirit Beast Bag, a thoughtful look crossed his face.

Whiz!

He opened his mouth, and the Divine Infant Sword flew out, expanding to the size of a door panel. It scooped up the entire exotic flower along with the chunk of grey-white rock beneath it.

"Sir..."

Manager Zhou saw this scene and frowned involuntarily.

But remembering their previous agreement that the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower indeed belonged to this person, he didn’t say much.

He seemed to think that Fang Xi was too greedy, having dug up a considerable amount of the fossil and soil from beneath the roots.

Manager Zhou revealed a compass-like magical treasure in his hands, walking around the desolate island while continually muttering to himself.

Eventually, the expression on his face grew brighter and brighter.

"Quickly!"

Manager Zhou formed a spell with his hands, sending a surge of Magic Power into the compass.

Hum!

A layer of glimmering blue Radiance flashed over the compass, subsequently revealing the ethereal shape of the island.

One could see in the center of the island, a Flood Dragon and a Heavenly Phoenix lay dead, their bodies entwined.

Fang Xi put the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower into his Storage Bag, feeling a great sense of relief. He smiled and said, "Congratulations to Zhou, the Moon Invitation Commerce Association has obtained the remains of this Dragon Phoenix pair, and in the future, they might gain a pair of Quasi-seventh-order Puppets."

"Haha, thank you, Sir, for yielding..."

Manager Zhou felt somewhat regretful, "It’s just that this dragon phoenix seems to have died too long ago, having already fossilized... The only place where the essence blood might be is where you previously excavated."

He came to the spot where Fang Xi had dug up the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower, only to see the soil here was dark red. By now, it had sunk deeply, oozing some black-brown liquid...

"Fortunately, there’s still a bloodline flowing. No wonder it could nurture such heavenly and earthly spirit medicine."

Manager Zhou murmured to himself, taking out a broken sword from his storage bag.

This broken sword was entirely crimson, emanating an indescribable stench of blood.

He continuously chanted under his breath, casting one magic spell after another into the broken sword.

The broken sword immediately took flight, landing in the blood pit, with veins-like patterns emerging on its surface.

Finally, at the hilt, a crimson demon eye opened, shedding drops of blood tears.

These blood tears fell into the void, emitting a long cry, transforming into the shapes of dragons or phoenixes, as if they wanted to fly away.

"Capture!"

Manager Zhou’s magic power surged, streams of crimson radiance enveloped these blood dragons and blood phoenixes, drawing them into jade bottles, making a sound like gold striking against jade.

"Sir, can your treasure actually refine essence blood?"

Fang Xi showed a surprised expression.

The method to refine essence blood is actually quite simple, and basically all high-level cultivators know it. However, refining fresh essence blood from blood that has already decayed is extraordinary.

In his view, this Manager Zhou was somewhat concealing his true capabilities.

"Hehe, it was just a stroke of luck many years ago that I obtained this ’Blood Drinking Sword’..."

Manager Zhou explained further, "’The Blood Drinking Sword’ is a supreme treasure of the bloody path, once used by the ’Blood Demon’, who was also an astonishingly brilliant cultivator of the human race. Although a demon cultivator, he was innately gifted in the bloody path cultivation and even achieved integration... Later, his indiscriminate blood sacrifices of human cultivators provoked both heavenly and human wrath. He was hunted by the Five Sons of the Human Race of that generation and finally met his end... This ’Blood Drinking Sword’ was originally an integration treasure, but now it has broken and fallen to a sixth-order level."

"I see..."

Fang Xi smiled but remained silent. A sixth-order Blood Drinking Sword might not necessarily do this; he suspected Manager Zhou had also secretly cultivated bloody path cultivation methods and secret skills!

But this was quite normal.

High-level human cultivators generally keep some aces up their sleeves, which is a strategy for survival when weak.

"According to our agreement, I’ll be taking this portion of essence blood," said Manager Zhou with a smile as he handed two jade bottles to Fang Xi.

Fang Xi did not hesitate to accept them, saying, "Since that’s the case, let’s depart quickly... Lingering in the Void for too long is not a good thing."

"Of course!"

Manager Zhou and Fang Xi boarded the Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat, heading into the void.

Thereafter, he formed hand seals and sacrificed a Heaven Treasure.

This treasure appeared like a small cave but suddenly expanded upon absorbing Immortal Origin Energy, transforming into an exquisitely huge palace.

"Thousand Mechanism Pavilion?"

Fang Xi saw three characters in ancient seal script atop the palace.

Previously, the real body of Master Dongqiuzi also hid within this Heaven Treasure.

The palace doors swung open, expanding continuously, even slowly swallowing the whole island into it...

’This magic power feels off... it’s somewhat too robust.’ Fang Xi looked at Manager Zhou, somewhat speechless.

He wondered if he would face one after another returning to emptiness cultivator leaping out of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion should he become enemies with Manager Zhou?

But after all, his true self was still earning a living at Moon Invitation Immortal City. If he were to kill off the return-to-emptiness cultivators of Moon Invitation Immortal City, that wouldn’t be very good.

Fang Xi had no intention of double-crossing.

He merely watched Manager Zhou seizing the dragon phoenix remains, and together they rode the Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat, flying back along the way they came.

Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back, admiring the Void’s scenery, while secretly communicating with Xiao Qing inside the Spirit Beast Bag, "That fossil... what’s its origin?"

"Master, according to Xiao Qing’s bloodline sensing, the predecessor of the Azure Luan clan should have perished here..." Xiao Qing’s rounded voice emerged within Fang Xi’s Sea of Consciousness "There’s a secret skill in the Azure Luan inheritance that allows one to leave behind some information or even the most purified essence blood before death, turning it into a fossil... It seems quite similar to the environment of the island. The fossil that grew the ’Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower’ is the real treasure; at the least, it can be refined to create the purest ’Azure Luan Real Blood’, which would greatly benefit me..."

"I understand."

Fang Xi silently nodded.

The entire island was full of such skeletal fossils, and since Manager Zhou took one entire island, Fang Xi didn’t mind taking the piece attached to the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower.

Even if suspicions arose, no one would know such a secret!

’The purest Azure Luan Real Blood... Perhaps it even contains high-level Azure Luan inheritance, perfect for helping Xiao Qing break through to the sixth level.’

’No matter what schemes Manager Zhou may have, the greatest benefit still ends up in my hands...’

Feeling good, Fang Xi controlled the Nine Heavens Divine Void Boat, suddenly breaking through a spatial barrier and entering the Earth Immortal Realm.

Boom!

Upon arrival, a mass of dark green flames came roaring towards them.

"Hmm?"

A flash of green flickered across Fang Xi’s face as the Divine Infant Sword flew out, extinguishing the flames. Its powerful sword qi dispersed the void, slaying a monster beast spewing fire.

"This..."

Manager Zhou, watching the puppet legion battling numerous monster beasts beyond the Void Cracks, couldn’t help but inquire via transmission, "Master Dongqiuzi, what exactly has happened?"

"We do not know either. Shortly after the two of you left, several return-to-emptiness members of the Monster Clan arrived. Upon seeing us, they started commanding a large number of monster beasts to besiege us..."

Dongqiuzi manipulated the return-to-emptiness puppet, barely protecting the array. Outside the array, Guang Qianjian was struggling against a return-to-emptiness member of the Monster Clan with dark green scales on his face, clearly on the losing end...