Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 923 - 779: Prestige (Extra - , Requesting Monthly Votes)

Chapter 923: Chapter 779: Prestige (Extra Chapter, Requesting Monthly Votes)

Several days later.

Fang Xi declared all-out war on the Black Sky Pavilion under the pretext of their leader’s attack on him!

On Falling Sky Island, countless clans stood tall; the Black Sky Pavilion was just a group established by the seventh-order members of alien races, led by the Black Market Master which was quite a powerful force among alien races but far from representing all the cultivators of alien races.

After all, if all the alien races on Falling Sky Island were to unite, it was possible to uproot the cultivators of the human, demon, and monstrous races altogether.

But such unity was impossible, as there were deep-seated grudges between different alien races. For instance, the people of the Water Tribe and the Fire Clan were natural-born enemies, whose hatred for each other was even deeper than the enmity between the human, demon, and monstrous races—a meeting between them would inevitably lead to irreconcilable conflict.

Therefore, when Fang Xi declared war on the Black Sky Pavilion, he merely angered a portion of the alien cultivators, not all of them.

With the Black Market Master already dead by his hand, everything that followed went smoothly.

Fang Xi only had to visit the Black Market once to successfully take over most of the Black Market Master’s inheritance.

Several seventh-order alien races had originally joined the Black Sky Pavilion only because they feared the Black Market Master’s strength and sought his protection.

Now that the strongest among them—the Black Market Master—was dead, the rest easily dispersed.

Only a few loyal alien cultivators still wanted to avenge the Black Market Master; naturally, Fang Xi effortlessly sent them off to meet their former leader, including two who were at the middle stage of Integration!

These two formidable aliens were cultivators of the United Hearts Tribe. Born twins, whether brothers or sisters, they possessed the innate gift of ’unity of heart and mind.’ Joined by two middle-stage Integrators of the United Hearts Tribe and combining their secret skills, they were formidable enough to rival even those in the late stage of integration!

The remnants of Black Sky Pavilion struggled desperately, led by these two United Hearts Tribe cultivators, who somehow convinced several other seventh-order beings to gather seven seventh-order masters. On Fang Xi’s way back to Black Forest Sea, they set up the ’Seven Extreme Heaven Extinguisher Array,’ intending to fiercely cut down the human race’s prestige.

The result was self-evident!

As soon as they met and upon detecting the array trap, Fang Xi unceremoniously unleashed his trump card—the light of the Big Dipper—and sent the ’United Hearts’ pair on their way to integration.

Sadly, these two great masters fell ignominiously without even getting a chance to perform their proudest combined attack.

Among the remaining alien masters, several had lived long lives, such as the Stone Clan’s Elder, who probably acted out of past grudges!

Fang Xi showed them no courtesy; with the Green Barley Sword, Two-Five Soul-Cutting Gourds, and Blood Fiend Banner fully unleashed, the first to fall was the Stone Clan’s Elder. After the battle, except for a seventh-order alien who barely escaped with his life using a strange talent for evasion, all other Integrator-class aliens were exterminated by him!

After this battle, the name of the Wang Family Ancestor echoed across Falling Sky Island, hailed as ’the Number One Cultivator of Falling Sky Island.’

Alien races even spread rumors that he was an exiled immortal descended to the mortal world, possessing the might of Mahayana!

Influenced by this, human cultivators were greatly inspired, and the name of the Nine State Sect also echoed throughout Falling Sky Island.

The demon and monstrous races, however, were extremely anxious, fearing that the Wang Family Ancestor would remember their racial enmities and effortlessly exterminate them...

Fortunately, it seemed that the Wang Family Ancestor was quite satisfied with the spoils from Black Sky Pavilion. After that great battle, he returned to Black Forest Sea to go into seclusion and did not start a cruel racial war, much to the relief of many high-level cultivators.

If the Wang Family Ancestor had pressed them hard, they had means for mutual destruction!

...

"Grand... Granny..."

Inside the Dongfu, little fox Su San stared dumbfounded as her granny transformed into a noble and dignified white six-tailed fox, lying at Fang Xi’s feet.

"Little Three... now that you and I are both the master’s little pets, you joined the sect before me, so calling me ’sister’ is okay..."

The six-tailed demon fox lifted its head, its voice lazy.

"Whimper..."

Su San hung her head, looking very dejected.

She was clear in her heart that, most likely for her entire life, she would never escape the palm of that human cultivator.

...

On Falling Sky Island, the Wang Family Ancestor who had made alien races tremble and gained renown far and wide was by this time already no longer in the Dongfu.

Penglai Fairy Pavilion.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thunder flashed, and thunderbolts crashed down.

Suddenly, a sonorous phoenix cry echoed through the clouds.

Following this, a rainbow flame ignited the entire sky clouded with thunder, as if a vast expanse was ablaze with fiery clouds.

Heaven Tribulation struck nine times!

The heterodox incarnation stood relaxed, wielding the Five Fires Seven Birds Fan, had clearly already passed the Minor Heavenly Tribulation and advanced to the Returning to Emptiness period!

Compared to the true body, this pace of cultivation was certainly quite ordinary.

However, once the true body visited the Demon Clan one day, even ascending to Integration Period at the speed of light wouldn’t be too difficult.

"Not bad, another breakthrough," remarked Fang Xi, looking at the successful tribulation passage of the heterodox incarnation into the late stage of the Returning to Emptiness realm, feeling quite satisfied.

"With such strength and Divine Skills, plus a few life-saving artifacts I’ll give you, you should be ready to explore new worlds..."

Indeed, this was the proper use for a heterodox incarnation!

The heterodox incarnation’s expression was cold, seemingly long accustomed to this.

Above his head lurked a massive eight-clawed spider-shaped worm, hidden within the mists of fortune.

This was a ’sixth-order Fortune Worm,’ obtained from the Divine Calculator.

After refining it, Fang Xi had given it to the heterodox incarnation to suppress its own fate.

And that previous fifth-order worm? It was directly fed to the sixth-order one, enhancing its primordial energy.

"Sixth-order Fortune Worm, able to turn misfortune into a blessing. Your upcoming trip to another realm is fraught with danger... which makes it particularly suitable. Moreover, with the Disaster Dispelling Calamity Resolving Fortune Dark Light, it will match well with the Mysterious Dark Banner..."

Fang Xi planned to put the heterodox incarnation in charge of the Mysterious Dark Banner.

Under such cooperation, blessed with fortune and efficiency in killing, he could cultivate several "Self-Transforming Heavenly Sovereign Commanding Ten Thousand Spirits True Demon Skills" upon reaching the late stage of Returning to Emptiness. Even if he encountered a being in the Integration stage, even if he couldn’t defeat them, he would still have some assurance of escaping.

The reason for this was that the world of that particular perpetual star was quite different.

In the three thousand lower realms beneath the Earth Immortal Realm, strictly speaking, one must adhere to the laws of the Earth Immortal Realm’s interface. Therefore, although development varied, spells and divine skills were common across the board.

But the smaller worlds under other great worlds...that’s a different story altogether.

Even if the Immortal Path wanes, the emergence of some other power systems is extremely possible.

"After all, it’s my own incarnation... If I go to a small world again, there’s a good chance I’ll be suppressed by the interface power the moment I reveal myself..."

Fang Xi thought for a moment, then tossed out half of a gray-black inkstone.

The Heterodox incarnation did not thank him; instead, it opened its mouth to transform the inkstone into a beam of demon light, swallowing it into its dantian.

With this object’s protection, no matter what situation he encountered, at the very least he would be able to send a distress signal and have a chance to buy some time before being pulled back into the Earth Immortal Realm.

"Once this exploration is successful, it will be time to take down the Carefree Sky Demon King," Fang Xi mused, looking in the direction of the Demon Clan with a sigh.

He had recently received news that the Carefree Sky Demon King had likely encountered some issues when advancing to Mahayana and had suddenly lost a great deal of strength, nearly failing to maintain his status as one of the six kings of the Demon Clan.

Among the Demon Clan, such competition would only be more brutal and intense.

’Although the fragments can’t run away, that set of demon skills must not be wasted...’ Fang Xi thought to himself.

It was at this moment, Fairy Yunxi and Lady Baolian came together.

"Congratulations..."

Fairy Yunxi’s face wore a light smile as she offered her congratulations.

Generally speaking, the cultivation of a cultivator’s external incarnation is far inferior to the original body.

Now that Fang Xi’s original body was in the early stage of Integration while his Heterodox incarnation had reached the late stage of Returning to Emptiness, it was seen as a natural occurrence by outsiders.

"Thank you," Fang Xi laughed heartily, "Did you two come here for an important matter?"

"Indeed, there is an important matter," Fairy Yunxi said. "Among the external elders of our sect, one wishes to see Shui Lingxin, claiming to have an opportunity to present... Lady Baolian and I went to investigate and found that there is a Secret Realm at the location of the Three Realms Mountain battlefield!"

"A Secret Realm?" Fang Xi pondered, "May I know its rank? And who is this elder offering the Secret Realm?"

"It should be of no low rank, and as for that external elder, his name is... Liang Ruolong!" Fairy Yunxi informed.

"Liang Ruolong? He is indeed worth meeting," said Fang Xi with a light chuckle.

Hearing this, Lady Baolian couldn’t help but feel astonished, wondering what the Transcendent God elder had done to catch the eye of an Integration cultivator.

...

"Liang Ruolong pays respects to the Supreme Elder!"

Liang Ruolong was brought to the Water Kiosk Pavilion and without looking elsewhere, he directly offered a great salute.

A spark of spirit flashed in Fang Xi’s eyes as he smiled in response.

This Liang Ruolong had learned the ’Dermatology Skills’ that he had researched in the past, and his progress was quite decent.

Unfortunately, once he reached the Transcendent God stage, it became rather ordinary.

While this Divine Skill could be a trump card in the Nascent Soul stage, at the Transcendent God tier, it was merely a skill with a little novelty.

If Liang Ruolong advanced to Returning to Emptiness, he would probably need to find another powerful method.

Such a Secret Skill had its limits and couldn’t continually fulfill the requirements of protection.

As soon as Fang Xi advanced to Integration, he immediately became a Supreme Elder of the Penglai Fairy Pavilion, which was a necessity, or Shui Lingxin would not agree to it.

"Rise!" He ordered indifferently, letting Liang Ruolong stand without any intention of revealing their acquaintance, merely saying, "You discovered a Secret Realm in the Three Realms Mountain, why not explore it yourself?"

"Reporting to the Supreme Elder, that Secret Realm was in the range of the Monster Clan’s power at that time, very dangerous... Even though it is now near the battlefield, with just my own power, it truly is difficult to explore... But I can confirm that the predecessor who left behind the Secret Realm had a very high cultivation level, and it is highly likely he was a Mahayana Monk." Liang Ruolong respectfully replied.

For an Integration Cultivator, a Secret Realm left by a Mahayana Monk naturally held great appeal.

"I see, the information you’ve presented this time will naturally lead us to send disciples to investigate. If what you have said is true, you will be credited with a great achievement, added to the list of candidates for the Returning to Emptiness seedlings," Fang Xi responded, seeing through what Liang Ruolong desired and offering a response that made his heart race.

"Thank you, Supreme Elder..." Liang Ruolong had originally thought that things would be complicated; he had even pondered deeply, confirming that he couldn’t gain much from the Secret Realm and that the risks were too great, forcing him to sell the information as a step toward advancement.

Unexpectedly, he had earned trust so easily.

What he did not know was that Fang Xi would only send disciples from the Penglai Fairy Pavilion to explore the realm.

The so-called disciples and power wings were actually meant to be cannon fodder at crucial moments.

If disciples died, more could be recruited. As long as the benefits of the Secret Realm could be unraveled, it would be worthwhile.