Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 838 - 733: The Conspiracy Approaches (Extra - for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 838: Chapter 733: The Conspiracy Approaches (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)

Shui Lingxin has named this location where the Yin Vein resides as the ’Penglai Fairy Pavilion’.

It’s considered an inheritance of the Penglai Fairy Island Taoist system from the Lower Realm.

At night, within a Dongfu of the Penglai Fairy Pavilion.

Fang Xi walked in and saw the exquisite and luxurious arrangement that was also very comfortable, he couldn’t help but nod slightly, knowing his disciple niece had put her heart into it.

However, once he entered the Dongfu, he slapped his Storage Bag, and immediately a set of Array Flags and an Array Disk appeared, beginning to set up a small concealing Array.

He would maintain a certain level of defense and alertness against anyone.

Otherwise, the Cultivation World was so dangerous, one could never predict when they might fall.

After the concealing Array was completed, Fang Xi sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion and brought out a Spirit Beast Bag.

A streak of blue light appeared, rolled on the ground, and transformed into a young girl in green clothes, who even had a green feather ornament on her face, looking at Fang Xi with a trace of grievance:

"Master is so bad... You sealed me up before..."

"Cough cough, your master is about to do a private matter, which is not suitable for others to see," Fang Xi said truthfully.

This was how he treated his own Spiritual Beasts, so arbitrary.

However, he still knew the method of giving a punishment followed by a reward, and immediately smiled, "Look what this is?"

Fang Xi took out a grayish-white fossil from the Storage Bag.

The fossil was as big as a round table, the surface was full of grooves, and it had much dirt clinging to it.

But upon seeing it, Xiao Qing shouted with joy and almost pounced on it: "It’s this item..."

She opened her small cherry mouth and exhaled a streak of Azure Luan True Fire!

This azure Spirit Fire, now also nurtured by Xiao Qing to be exceptionally agile, enveloped the grayish-white fossil bit by bit.

The fossil that was suspected to be transformed from a seventh-order Azure Luan bone suddenly became crystal clear and emitted a faint layer of blue light.

’Indeed... The inheritance of a seventh-order Azure Luan is still something that only those of the same lineage can inherit.’

Seeing this scene, a flash of light flickered in Fang Xi’s eyes.

Then, a fierce look appeared on Xiao Qing’s face, and she bit her tongue, spraying out a mouthful of essence blood.

Blaze!

The blood of the Azure Luan, as it fell into the Azure Luan True Fire, tinted the flames with strands of crimson.

Crack, crack!

A web of cracks appeared on the grayish-white fossil, spreading densely like a spider’s web.

And then... with a loud bang, it exploded!

The terrifying fluctuations of magic power emanated out but were diffused by the Array Fang Xi had set up in advance.

Chirp!

A miniature Azure Luan appeared, seeming to carry a drop of Azure Luan Real Blood in its beak, and in the blink of an eye, it burrowed into Xiao Qing’s forehead.

Xiao Qing immediately changed color and fainted with her eyes closed.

Thud!

Her delicate body softly fell into Fang Xi’s arms, and he caught her in one motion.

"This is..."

Without any hesitation, he checked her carefully and concluded, "She has absorbed too much bloodline power and inheritance at once... Is she now digesting it through sleep?"

Feeling Xiao Qing’s steady breath, Fang Xi was very satisfied and placed her back into the Spirit Beast Bag.

"I suppose the next time she wakes up, she’ll be ready to cross the sixth-order tribulation, right?"

"If I can’t assemble a Dragon and Phoenix Carriage, having a Phoenix and Turtle Carriage is still quite prestigious in the Earth Immortal Realm..."

...

Moon Invitation Immortal City.

"The autumn wind has not stirred, but the cicadas sense it first..."

Looking at the immortal city and the market as always, Fang Xi sighed inwardly.

At this moment, he still bore the appearance of the Wang Family Ancestor, holding a strand of prayer beads in his hand and a golden bell hanging from his waist. Wherever he walked, Sanskrit lotus flowers would bloom, looking very marketable.

"This bustling city, who knows if it will turn to ash in the wars to come?"

As Fang Xi walked, he thought to himself.

Although the Star Domain is not technically the front line, unless the territories of the human race are largely overrun, fire of war is unlikely to reach here.

But combating the Monster Clan is not just a matter of Sanjie Mountain alone!

As per tradition, once a war erupts, the Five Sons of the Human Race can issue a conscription order, and any Earth Immortal forces above the Integration stage within human territories could be conscripted!

Of course, the process is much simplified now. It’s likely that the Star Sect will be conscripted, then the Star Sect will issue a decree, conscribing all the Returning to Emptiness forces under their command, who in turn will conscript the Transcendent God forces beneath them, and so on until basically no one can escape!

Even Individual Cultivators must deal with skyrocketing prices and deteriorating public security!

According to history books Fang Xi had read, the Demon and Monster Clans engage in more than just frontal combat during wars.

In times of war, they dispatch elites to infiltrate deep into the human territory to create chaos and attack major resource points.

It’s even normal for them to bribe, corrupt Human Cultivators, and greatly support Robot gangs committing crimes.

’At such times, the status of Demon Cultivators and those who Cultivate Demons in the human race becomes somewhat awkward...’

’But I am the Wang Family Ancestor, an Immortal Origin Energy Cultivator with legitimate roots... I shouldn’t be reduced to such a level.’

’Moreover, Moon Invitation Immortal City is quite strong... if Master Dongqiuzi returns, it won’t take long before we can have two more Quasi-seventh-order puppets...’

He returned to the Wang Family Clan Land on Lake Heart Island, casually threw a Spiritual Pill into the lake to feed the turtles, his thoughts racing, "Star Sect has been a bit unlucky recently, even an Integration Elder got injured... When the great war mobilization comes, they will surely conscript the Returning to Emptiness forces extensively..."

"Moon Invitation Immortal City may not be able to escape this blow... Fortunately, I have not joined Moon Invitation Immortal City; I’m merely a guest, and if they want me on the battlefield, I can refuse..."

"Just like Chi Songzi and Guang Qianjian, those true power-holding elders, they enjoyed conveniences and now found it hard to refuse..."

"I wonder if Master Dongqiuzi and Manager Zhou have made it back successfully?"

However, whether those three came back or not, Fang Xi had already decided not to let the identity of ’Mr. Fu’ appear again.

That day.

Fang Xi was lying by the lake, with a fishing rod placed beside him, comfortably yawning.

A flash of light crossed the sky, and two streaks of Escape Light appeared, moving turbulently towards him.

"Huh?!"

In the lake, the Little Mysterious Turtle, with a Flood Dragon’s head, poked out its head, and after recognizing the familiar faces, resumed its lazy demeanor. It crawled over to Fang Xi, rubbing against his pant leg, hoping to get another Spiritual Pill.

"Go on..."

Fang Xi was very disdainful. A sixth level Spiritual Pill was somewhat effective even for him; how could he possibly feed them to a turtle regularly?

This Little Mysterious Turtle, ever since advancing to the sixth level, had indeed become much greedier...

Just then, the two steaks of Escape Light landed beside him, revealing the figures of an armored female cultivator and Chi Songzi.

"Chi Songzi, Mr. Chen..."

Fang Xi recognized her, the current guard of Moon Invitation Immortal City, and couldn’t help but smile and greet her.

"Friend Wang seems very at ease..."

Chi Songzi felt envious upon seeing Fang Xi and then his expression turned serious. "We have come on behalf of the Elder Council to ask if Guest Wang is willing to accept a task?"

"I am not!"

Fang Xi didn’t even ask the details and directly refused.

Being given a task at this time, wasn’t it obviously going to be extremely dangerous?

A gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall; he certainly wouldn’t agree.

Moreover, it seemed that the Moon Invitation Commerce Association had managed to escape one or two people, so perhaps Moon Invitation Immortal City had already heard news of the great battle.

"Wouldn’t you like to ask about the details? Our Moon Invitation Immortal City is simply preparing to send a few cultivators to respond to the call from the Upper Sect, and the rewards are very generous..."

Chi Songzi asked with a smile.

"Sigh... I would like to, but unfortunately, I am at a critical moment in cultivating a technique, and I cannot move lightly."

Fang Xi picked up a handful of bait and casually gave it to the Little Mysterious Turtle, which still looked like it was at the fifth level, fabricating a reason to brush them off.

Chi Songzi’s smile froze instantly.

He was well aware of the turtle-like nature of the Wang Family Ancestor; indeed, since breaking through to Returning to Emptiness, he hardly left the Immortal City.

A helpless expression appeared on his face, indicating he could do nothing.

"Friend Wang has raised a fine Mysterious Turtle!"

Fairy Chen’s face was brimming with a smile as she stroked the Little Mysterious Turtle’s head, with a hint of regret, "What a pity... this turtle is not at the sixth level."

By mentioning the Mysterious Turtle, she was subtly mocking Wang Family Ancestor’s overly cautious style, comparable to that of a turtle.

"If the Mysterious Turtle were to advance to the sixth level, it would indeed be greatly beneficial to beings like us."

Fang Xi glanced at the Little Mysterious Turtle who was using Turtle Breath Skills to conceal its sixth level cultivation, looking quite content at the moment, and answered indifferently.

He was thick-skinned when it came to such mockery and never took it to heart.

After all, since stepping onto the path of cultivation, he had heard plenty of similar comments.

But looking back now, those cultivators who had expressed sarcasm, were either killed in a duel or had met their end through Sitting and Transforming. Only he was still alive and well...

Hearing that Wang Family Ancestor was so easily accepting the jibe, Chi Songzi and his companion felt a bit embarrassed and began to look for other topics of conversation.

"Indeed... sigh, I remembered there was a task from the high ranks of the human race, involving a high-ranking individual looking for six-level long-lived Spiritual Pets, offering substantial rewards. Many high-level beast-tamers are tempted..."

Fairy Chen brought up another matter.

"Oh? Collecting sixth level long-lived Spiritual Pets?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xi’s expression shifted slightly.

Sixth level Spiritual Pets were of exceedingly high value!

The reason he did not allow the Little Mysterious Turtle to reveal its true abilities was because as an early stage Returning to Emptiness, the Wang Family Ancestor was not really suited to own a sixth level Spiritual Pet!

Such a Spiritual Pet was sufficient to match those at the late stage, perfection stage, or even Integration stage of Returning to Emptiness.

Even in the great auction of the Star Domain, it could serve as the grand finale!

And as for long-lived Spiritual Pets, they were the treasures that ensured the lineage of various families and Sects for thousands of years, making them even more valuable.

"Some? Is it not just one or two then? This truly is a generous move..."

Fang Xi exclaimed, "I wonder which powerful individual could wield such means!"

"Hehe, to bulk-buy six-level long-lived Spiritual Pets, also requiring that their age not exceed two or three tenths of their lifespan... such age-advanced Spiritual Beasts are considered geniuses among the Monster Clan and their value skyrockets tenfold..."

"To be able to do this across all human territories, it’s probably only those at the peak of Integration who could manage..."

Chi Songzi sighed.

Fang Xi, keeping his composure, felt a growing thrill in his heart.

’Changqingzi!’

’Gathering six-level long-lived Spiritual Pets in their prime... isn’t this clearly targeting me?’

Among the human, Demon, and Demonic Beasts, although all had different long-lived species, the longevity of the turtle-type Demon Clan was the lengthiest!

This made Fang Xi sense the flavor of a conspiracy.

’Too bad... Changqingzi, you don’t realize that the person you’re longing for is in the Earth Immortal Realm and can even hear your plots...’