Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 886 - 757: Late Stage of Returning to Emptiness

Chapter 886: Chapter 757: Late Stage of Returning to Emptiness

Falling Sky Island.

Somewhere.

Above the void, thunderclouds suddenly condensed.

Then, one after another, heavenly thunders fell.

However, no matter how sharp the heavenly thunders were, they could only be continually dissolved within a layer of emerald green radiance.

The remnants, after being further neutralized by a Mixed Origin Heavenly Umbrella, were reduced to feeble arcs of electricity that bounced off a figure that was as white as jade and clad in armor of four colors, resembling a demon god, unable to leave the slightest mark.

"Indeed, the Minor Heavenly Tribulation of the late Returning to Emptiness phase poses no threat to me, who possesses a variety of tribulation-avoiding treasures and secret skills."

A moment later, the clouds dissipated and the thunders ceased.

Mists of thunderous essence mixed with raindrops fell.

In the midst of the continuous fine rain, Fang Xi opened his hands, swept away the thunderous essence in the sky, and a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

Ever since he left that gathering point, he had randomly selected a wilderness area seldom trodden by humans to start his seclusion for a breakthrough.

Through this breakthrough, he confirmed that advancing his realm on Falling Sky Island was indeed no different from doing so in the Earth Immortal Realm, as he would still face a Minor Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, with the Little Mysterious Turtle and an incarnation from the heterodox path that he could summon at any time to guard him, there was no problem with safety.

"Late Returning to Emptiness... The magic power of Immortal Origin Energy has become even stronger..."

"Such magic power, after reaching the Mahayana Period, could even be called ’Immortal Origin Power’... capable of nurturing ’Semi-immortal artifacts’!"

A breakthrough in realm brings a comprehensive enhancement to cultivators!

Fang Xi felt that not only his own magic power had deepened, but the prowess of his Divine Skills such as Tai Yi Green Wood Divine Light had also been improved.

In addition, the power he could exert when employing treasures had increased as well!

If previously he would have to rely on the fifth generation Green Barley Sword to contend with an Integration cultivator,

Now, even without deploying that damaged Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, he was confident he could compete with an early-stage Integration cultivator.

"If I were to break through to Integration realm, even without using various trump card secret skills and supreme treasures... merely with my ordinary means, the average Integration cultivators would certainly be no match for me!"

Fang Xi remained very confident in his own cultivation methods and secret skills.

...

The Black Market.

Although this place is known as the black market, Fang Xi felt that calling it the Ten Thousand Races Market was more accurate.

After breaking through to the late stage of Returning to Emptiness and traveling for some time, he finally arrived at the edge of the black market.

This black market was located in the central region of Falling Sky Island and seemed to have once been the ruins of an Immortal Mansion.

Later, it was utilized by many alien races and transformed into the leading city of Falling Sky Island.

There were more alien races coming and going here, and their cultivation was much deeper.

Beings of the fifth and sixth order were not uncommon.

Fang Xi set up a space node outside the city using the ’Treasures of All Heavens’, then put on his conical hat and entered the market.

Before coming here, he had already made a trip to the Earth Immortal Realm, exchanged a lot of top-grade Spirit Stones, and was ready to splurge extensively.

And this place did not disappoint him!

After visiting the stalls from the outside world and seeing a variety of alien races, Fang Xi entered the most magnificent palace within the black market.

"This distinguished guest is welcome..."

Inside the palace, which had been turned into countless cubicles, and in front of these partitions, there stood an alien shopkeeper of the fifth order.

He was human-like but had eight arms, pointed ears, rough and pale skin, no hair at all, yet his eyes were very large.

Upon seeing Fang Xi, he first cupped his fists in salute with two arms: "May I ask what brings you to our ’Black Sky Pavilion’?"

’Eight Hand Clan?’

Fang Xi was slightly intrigued but not particularly surprised.

He nodded slightly and said, "I heard that this pavilion sells everything... and also organizes a ’Black Market Auction’ every hundred years?"

"That is correct. It seems you are a human cultivator who is new here?"

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper said cheerfully, "According to the rules, beings above the sixth order will receive an invitation to each major black market auction... There are sixty-seven years left until the next major auction!"

One of his arms stretched out unusually long, breaking its apparent limit, opening a cabinet on one of the walls, and pulling out a black iron token invitation, which he handed to Fang Xi.

"Excellent."

Fang Xi received the black iron token, "The second matter... take out your pavilion’s most precious inheritances and the catalog of Spirit Plants and treasures."

"Oh?"

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper’s eyes lit up, signaling the arrival of a major spender.

He immediately took out a jade slip with a beaming smile: "Please have a look, honored guest!"

Fang Xi took the jade slip, scanned it with his Divine Consciousness, and couldn’t help but utter in surprise, "I didn’t expect that your Black Sky Pavilion indeed has quite a lot of good stuff... This ’Nine Qi Blood Flower’, ’Wheel Bead Immortal Grass’... and this fragmented seventh-order Talisman-making Inheritance, I’ll take them all."

"The honored guest is generous."

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper’s eight arms moved nimbly back and forth, occasionally casting Prohibition Laws to remove a certain prohibition on the wall, and extracting precious treasures.

These many complex and intricate movements, when executed by him, displayed a fluidity akin to clouds drifting and flowing water, which was almost too much for the eyes to follow.

Soon, a heap of jade boxes was arrayed in front of Fang Xi.

He gently blew a breath, opened the first jade box, and started inspecting it carefully.

Inside this jade box lay a tranquil emerald-green Spirit Medicine in the shape of a leaf, but with a drop of luminous dew in five colors on its surface.

The leaf was only a support, with the dewdrop being the real treasure.

"This Nine Heaven Sweet Dew is a unique local product that can only be found here, obtained from the ruins of an Immortal Mansion..."

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper apologized with a smile on the side, "It’s only a hundred Immortal Jade, which is really not expensive..."

Most cultivators who set up stalls outside are already very satisfied if they can earn some top-quality Spirit Stones.

However, within the Black Sky Pavilion, it’s Immortal Jade that is needed, which shows how luxurious it is.

Luckily, Fang Xi wasn’t lacking in Immortal Jade.

Whether it was the gifts from the incarnation of Fu Youzi or the occasional work as a miner in the Star Immortal Mansion by the Heterodox incarnation, he had saved quite a bit.

After verifying the authenticity and quality of the goods, he finally tossed out a Storage Bag.

When the Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper scanned it with his Divine Consciousness, a hint of shock appeared on his face.

Then, his eight arms began to form hand seals simultaneously.

Crackle and pop!

Strange prohibitions emerged from each of the jade boxes, suddenly collapsing.

"Hmm?"

Fang Xi seemed slightly surprised.

"Hehe... This is a special innate skill of our clan, combined with an array to form the prohibition... Now these goods belong to the customer."

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper said with a chuckle.

"Very good."

Fang Xi smiled slightly, waved his hand, and collected the jade boxes: "The third matter... I want to purchase some information about these two human Returning to Emptiness cultivators, do you have any related materials?"

He flew out two pieces of jade slips, inside were the appearances of Fairy Shi and Jianzi.

It was hard to say for Fairy Shi, but given Jianzi’s pride and the nature of a sword cultivator, it was very likely that he hadn’t considered the issue of disguising his appearance.

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper took them, and after scanning them with his Divine Consciousness, said, "For this human female cultivator, our Black Sky Pavilion doesn’t have any news at the moment, but for this sword cultivator... hehe, I am really embarrassed."

"You don’t know either?"

Fang Xi frowned.

"No, almost all the major forces on Falling Sky Island know... This sword cultivator is quite remarkable; he has challenged many cultivators in succession, and has already defeated several forces with a Sixth Order existence in charge. Now, it seems he wants to challenge a Seventh Order... "

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper shook his head and said, "His next target is the Blood Hand Peak Master... This information is a gift from our pavilion."

’As expected, Jianzi always stirs up a storm wherever he goes.’

’Compared to him, Fairy Shi is acting like a common cultivator, hiding her identity and carefully gathering information...’

Fang Xi was somewhat speechless, but still thanked him, glanced thoughtfully to the side, and walked out of the Black Sky Pavilion.

...

After a long while.

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper suddenly turned his head.

He saw in the corner, array patterns emerging, converging into a somewhat strange array.

This array had shown no sign of activity before, but now it revealed part of its power.

Within the array, there was a pitch-black eye, roaming back and forth.

Seeing this scene, the heart of the Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper chilled, and he quickly closed the shop and went deep into the Black Sky Pavilion.

In a certain secret chamber.

"Greetings to Lord Shadow!"

As the shopkeeper entered the room and saw a shadow, he immediately bowed respectfully.

"I didn’t expect... among the cultivators who came from outside, there is such a powerful existence... "

The shadow was blurred and formless, with only a blood-red eye floating within it.

"Lord Shadow..."

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper was shocked: "Could it be that the human cultivator has discovered the secret monitoring array set up by our store?"

"That person is an upper Sixth Order existence... and it’s not just as simple as that."

Lord Shadow snorted coldly, "I set up this array with the knowledge of a Sixth Order Array Master and used the innate secret skills of our clan to mask its essence... I did not expect..."

"Could it be that this person is a hidden Seventh Order existence?"

The Eight Hand Clan shopkeeper was startled, "According to the pavilion master’s instructions... we must closely monitor foreign cultivators, especially those of the Seventh Order!"

"Hmph, my sensing skills are infallible, that person should only be at the upper Sixth Order level!"

Lord Shadow snorted coldly, "However, his Divine Consciousness is strong, perhaps comparable to the Seventh Order... In that case, he could be a good candidate."

"Could it be..."

The Eight Hand shopkeeper thought of something, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

...

"What a pity... Even within the Black Sky Pavilion, there is no trace of the Seven Treasures Gourd."

Fang Xi walked through the black market, preparing to rent a high-level Dongfu to settle down.

At the same time, he sighed in his heart.

It might be true that Lord Qi Bao obtained the Seven Treasure Gourd Vine from Falling Sky Island.

But after tens of thousands of years, the Seven Treasure Gourd on Falling Sky Island seemed to have become extinct, as there was no news whatsoever.

This made Fang Xi regret greatly.

’However, it’s also possible that the levels I’m in contact with are still not high enough... A Seventh Order Spirit Plant Gourd Vine, probably only local Integration existences would know a thing or two...’