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Chapter 861 - 744: Trump Card (Please Subscribe for More)

Chapter 861: Chapter 744: Trump Card (Please Subscribe for More)

"Lingying pays respects to the Ancestor,"

Wang Lingying solemnly saluted, displaying great respect in his demeanor.

"Li Ruoling pays respects to the Ancestor, and expresses gratitude for the gift of the Transcendent God Spiritual Object!"

Li Ruoling, who had recently reached the initial stage of Transcendent God cultivation, knelt on the ground and performed a grand kowtow.

His achieving Transcendence was all due to offering treasures, gaining the favor of the Wang Family Ancestor, and being bestowed with the Transcendent God ointment.

This action also fully pacified those relatives and subordinate families who had pledged allegiance to the Wang family.

It proved that the Wang family did not regard them as cannon fodder!

As long as one made achievements, there would be rewards!

In fact, for those Clan Elders, sending some low-level disciples to die in exchange for pills that could break through major cultivation boundaries was actually a profitable deal...

"Hmm, your breakthrough to Transcendent God also involved your own opportunity,"

Fang Xi offered a slight smile.

Reflecting on when he first arrived in the Earth Immortal Realm, he temporarily took refuge in the Li Family, which initiated their relationship.

Later, regarding the matters of the overseas Immortal Mansion, it was Li Ruoling who first revealed the information to him, in exchange for a ’Condensation Infancy Pill’ that opened the gate to Nascent Soul.

He ultimately obtained the Transcendent God ointment by using the incomplete Array Map within the Immortal Mansion!

This made Fang Xi suspect that the other party had quite a fate with both himself and that overseas Immortal Mansion.

However, without strength, merely fate was not enough; the greatest benefits of the overseas Immortal Mansion still did not fall into Li Ruoling’s hands.

"The two of you have chosen to seek refuge in Moon Invitation Immortal City, I shall not say more,"

Fang Xi took a sip of Spiritual Tea, "I only hope that you can unite your efforts to survive this great catastrophe, you may leave now..."

He waved his hand, and the two Transcendent God cultivators did not even dare to breathe heavily as they took their leave.

Watching them go, Fang Xi revealed a hint of a smile.

After all, Fairy Tai Yin was merely a fifth-order Puppet, and Little Mysterious Turtle was even less suitable to show himself. Having these two Transcendent God cultivators to run errands saved him some trouble.

"I wonder how the fairy city’s eradication of rogues has been progressing recently?"

He looked toward a certain direction, his expression slightly melancholic, silently twirling rosary beads.

The Little Mysterious Turtle beside him, which had used Divine Skill to shrink to the size of a plate, watched the scene and murmured to itself.

At this moment, its master’s posture truly resembled an unmovable rock, possessing an air of timelessness.

...

Star Domain.

An Abyss.

With tens of thousands of cultivators forming Magic Spells, streams of Magic Power transferred through the Tai Yin Taoist Soldiers and converged into a three-headed, six-armed Phantom looming above the Battle Array.

This three-headed, six-armed figure suddenly became incredibly solid, and golden scales emerged on its body as if it were donning a layer of golden armor.

On its six arms, treasures such as swords, magic knives, banners, and luminous pearls appeared.

"Order!"

Accompanied by a bellow from the giant, the pale blue pearl burst into brilliant radiance, pulling in Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy and suddenly forming a vortex.

A Giant Strength emerged, and the mist shrouding the Abyss was completely drawn in and vanished into the pearl in the blink of an eye...

After the poison fog dissipated, a rich spiritual energy emerged from the bottom of the Abyss, converging and intertwining to form an Array, with a faint silhouette of a building hidden behind the Array.

"As expected, this place is indeed a stronghold of the Sky Demon Association!"

The voice of the Returning to Emptiness cultivator controlling the Battle Array thundered as he suddenly formed a spell.

The enormous God-like demon raised the long sword in its hand and fiercely slashed down!

Crash!

It was as if a support pillar that held up the sky had suddenly collapsed!

Infinite Sword Qi enveloped the Array, revealing the broken palace hidden behind it.

Escape Lights flew out, fleeing in all directions, and among them were many Spiritual Beasts.

The God-like demon phantom roared, and its blade swept across in a horizontal slash.

Suddenly, the entire sky was filled with cold cuts of Sword Light.

One by one, cultivators and Spiritual Beasts fell...

"As expected..."

After the battle, the god of war with three heads and six arms dissolved, revealing the Returning to Emptiness cultivator inside.

He went to the deepest part of the ruins, examining various corpses: "This place is just a front... the real battle depends on the outcome between Master Dongqiuzi and the Elder..."

...

Star Domain.

A Sect.

"Ah... My Star Iron Sword Sect has no enmity with Moon Invitation Immortal City, why do this?"

With the Great Array shattered, the lower-level disciples suffered heavy casualties, their blood continuously flowing down the green jade steps of the mountain gate.

Deep within the Sect, a streak of light flew out, transforming into the figure of a Returning to Emptiness cultivator with an iron sword on his back.

His brows were sharp like lightning, locking onto a gold-robed Moon Invitation Immortal City Elder.

However, Dongqiuzi seemed not to hear, simply tossing behind him a bamboo box.

Countless bamboo horses, bamboo tigers, and mechanical puppets emerged, amounting to over a thousand, forming a peculiar Array and starting a rampant slaughter within the Star Iron Sword Sect.

"Hmph... by the decree of the Upper Sect, the Star Iron Sword Sect has been tainted and controlled by the Sky Demon Association and deserves no mercy!"

The Elder snorted coldly, waving his hand to issue a magic decree.

Upon seeing the seal of the Star Sect engraved on that decree, the Star Iron Sword Sect Ancestor’s face changed, and his aura surged violently.

In an instant, he reached the fullness of Returning to Emptiness level!

"Old Tie... you’ve hidden your strength deeply!"

Seeing this, the Elder exhibited a sliver of apprehension and threw out a golden compass treasure.

In mid-air, this treasure flashed with golden light, evoking images of the Eight Diagrams, and shielded both him and Dongqiuzi within it.

"Without madness, one cannot survive... If I can break through to Integration, what would a mere Returning to Emptiness sect matter?"

Old Tie snorted coldly, and the black sword in his hand hummed.

As a Returning to Emptiness cultivator who had reached full completion and was known for his attacking prowess as a sword cultivator,

Within the Star Domain, he feared almost no one, aside from a mere few individuals.

At this moment, the long sword roared, and streaks of sword light mixed with starlight swept through the area with the essence of Star Sword Meaning.

From a distance, it seemed as though the sky abruptly returned to night, with stars swaying and falling, exceptionally dazzling.

"Star Shaker Sword Technique?!"

Elder Jin ceaselessly fed magic spells into the compass, causing the Eight Diagrams to rotate and deflect, dissipating the meteor-like sword lights...

After all, he had only recently reached the Returning to Emptiness late stage and was truly not a match for Old Tie at present.

Fortunately, the reason Moon Invitation Immortal City took the initiative to strike this time was because it held a powerful trump card.

As soon as Dongqiuzi saw the Returning to Emptiness Spiritual Beasts and the cultivators who had previously besieged Chi Songzi emerging from the depths of the sect, he immediately didn’t hesitate and threw out a Storage Bag, "Go!"

Roar roar!

Cheep cheep!

Accompanied by the Sound of Dragon and Phoenix.

A Bone Dragon and a Bone Phoenix Puppet suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

They were as massive as islands, with their fierce and broken bodies obscuring the sun and sky.

What was even more horrific was that the remains still exuded the fierce aura unique to seventh-order Monster Beasts.

The silver-furred Monster Wolf whined and, tucking its tail, wanted to flee.

But in the next instant, a flash of silver light shot through the void.

The Bone Phoenix had somehow already appeared before it, its enormous claw spread wide.

"Awooo!"

With a long howl from the silver-furred Monster Wolf, Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy surged, as countless moon-like radiance shot forth, striking the Bone Phoenix without leaving even a white mark.

"Quasi-seventh-order puppet?"

Old Tie exclaimed in shock as he saw his Star Shaker Sword Meaning fall upon the massive Bone Dragon and have no effect in slaying it.

"Correct, these are indeed Quasi-seventh-order puppets!"

Master Dongqiuzi caressed his beard and smiled.

Monster Beasts differ from Human Cultivators.

Human Returning to Emptiness cultivators excel in various Divine Skills and Secret Techniques, as well as powerful magical treasures.

But the Monster Clan lacks much in this regard and is best at refining the physical body.

Generally speaking, Returning to Emptiness cultivators have physical bodies that are not on par with monster cultivators of the same order, often equivalent only to body cultivators at the Transcendent God level.

Similarly, Integrations Level cultivators are far inferior in physique to seventh-order Monster Beasts.

However, the strongest aspect of an Integration Level Monster cultivator is undoubtedly their Monster Body, tempered a thousand times over!

With these two top-grade materials of the seventh order, it’s far less difficult to refine Puppets.

Further equipped with Master Dongqiuzi’s skill and countless precious materials, they barely managed to craft these two Quasi-seventh-order puppets!

In terms of combat power, they are capable of sweeping away any cultivator below the Integration level.

Crack!

On the other side, the Returning to Emptiness Monster Wolf was suddenly caught by the body of the Heavenly Phoenix Puppet, which violently tore it apart!

Rip!

Its Monster Body was instantly ripped in two, with a large amount of blood gushing forth.

A Demon Pill, with a Demon Soul wrapped inside it, tried to escape through the air, but it was pierced directly by a silver needle spat out by the Heavenly Phoenix Puppet, leading to its death and the dispersal of its path!

"Today... any high-level cultivator of Star Iron Sword Sect shall die!"

Elder Jin’s face filled with satisfaction, "Only this can avenge Elder Tong!"

As he laughed heartily, an intense surge of Sky Demon Qi suddenly transmitted from the sky above Star Iron Sword Sect!

Rustle rustle!

Infinite clouds were manipulated, revealing a giant bird whose wings eclipsed the sky.

Its size was mountainous, its circumference unknown to how many miles...

"Kunpeng?!" he exclaimed.

As for the true murderer who killed Elder Tong and a peak Returning to Emptiness Monster Bird, how could he not pay close attention?

But what he didn’t expect was...

"It has actually advanced to the seventh order!"

"An Integration Level Great Demon!"

Dongqiuzi’s expression changed over and over, as he immediately directed the Dragon and Phoenix Puppets to provide support.

The two puppets cooperated seamlessly, suddenly making the Sound of Dragon and Phoenix, Yin and Yang integrated, seeming to transform into a Battle Array...

Boom!

Astonishing battle was about to erupt at any moment!

...

Several days later.

Moon Invitation Immortal City.

"What? Elder Jin and Master Dongqiuzi have returned without success?"

Fang Xi, holding Spiritual Tea, heard the news from Fairy Shi and couldn’t help but feel perplexed, "Our city put forth our full strength in one strike, yet the Sky Demon Association escaped?"

"Not only that, all the trump cards of this city have been played... including two Quasi-seventh-order Dragon and Phoenix puppets."

Fairy Shi also had a solemn expression, "It’s just unanticipated that the Kunpeng unexpectedly broke through the Integration bottleneck and advanced to the early stage of Integration... The moment it advanced, its ferocity was boundless. If not for the Dragon and Phoenix Puppets also possessing secret techniques for attack that posed a certain threat to Integration cultivators, I’m afraid Elder Jin and Master Dongqiuzi wouldn’t have been able to return..."

"I didn’t expect... that the Sky Demon Association’s branch in the Star Domain has indeed become a force to be reckoned with," sighed Fang Xi.

"Isn’t that the truth? With the wondrous bloodline of Kunpeng, after advancing to the seventh order, I’m afraid even the Integration old ancestor of Star Sect would find it hard to restrain..." said Fairy Shi with a light laugh, "Let’s not talk about the Kunpeng, even the trump card of our own city is enough to make Star Sect quite wary..."

"Now, in times of foreign invasion, it is not suitable for us to be suspicious of each other," Fang Xi said flatly, "According to my estimation... Star Sect will only seek to cozy up to Moon Invitation Immortal City. Thus, it should be good for us as well..."