Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 954 - 810: Alien Alliance (Extra - for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 954: Chapter 810: Alien Alliance (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)

Several years later.

Falling Sky Island.

Fang Xi flipped his palm, and a peculiar jade bottle appeared.

Upon opening it, there was a strange pill inside.

It was the size of a thumb, yet it seemed to be composed of countless tiny particles that were densely packed and continuously moving in specific trajectories...

The next moment, he swallowed the pill, formed hand seals with both hands, and his consciousness dived into the Sea of Consciousness.

In an instant, a terrifying Sky Demon Qi burst forth from his body as he actually utilized the "Triphasic Destroying Origin Skill" and transformed into a Monster cultivator at the Integration stage!

Subsequently, Fang Xi pressed on his temples, feeling an immense throbbing pain within his Sea of Consciousness.

One after another, peculiar pitch-black runes emerged all around him, dense like a swarm, resembling countless Insect Beasts, then they burrowed into his seven orifices, swiftly disappearing without a trace.

"Huff, huff..."

After a long while, Fang Xi finally recovered, exhaling deeply, "This Insect race’s Secret Skill really isn’t fit for humans to practice..."

After trading with the seventh-order member of the Insect race, Kuaiyi, the other party gave him the complete Secret Skill.

Fang Xi deduced its principles on his own and, after joint research with those in The Nine States, confirmed there weren’t any major issues.

However, it’s best to attempt such a Secret Skill after transforming into a member of the Monster Clan, and it also requires extremely high demands of one’s Divine Consciousness and physical body.

He had been cultivating in seclusion within Sky Brahman City, and after several years of hard work combined with the help of medicinal pills, he finally felt the Secret Skill was on the verge of a breakthrough—thus, he came to Falling Sky Island.

After the last session of cultivation, he finally managed to reach the beginner level of this Insect race’s Secret Skill.

"This Secret Skill has finally been mastered. Although it’s mainly for soul searching, it also somewhat stimulates the Sea of Consciousness and enhances the Divine Consciousness, which is better than nothing," he said.

"All this trouble just for a sixth-order member of the Insect race, you should be proud of yourself," Fang Xi said once more, taking out the Divine Demon Cauldron and muttering to himself.

The sixth-order Insect Beast sealed within the Divine Demon Cauldron couldn’t even self-destruct and looked like a small insect trapped in amber, yet it could still maintain a certain level of rationality.

Immediately, it let out a sharp, piercing scream.

"Stubbornly ignorant," Fang Xi stretched out his right hand, patterns resembling Insect Beasts emerged, and flew toward the Yin Kui Worm that resembled a segmented insect.

"Ah... Impossible, this is our clan’s supreme Secret Skill, who has betrayed our clan? Betrayed the alliance?" the Yin Kui Worm could no longer maintain its composure, its voice tinged with panic.

"Alliance?" A gleam of light flashed in Fang Xi’s eyes.

The reason he was relentlessly pursuing the Insect race was because he felt something was off!

It was understandable for the Monster Clan and Demonic Beasts to plant spies within the human race.

But the Insect race, a species already near extinction, not fleeing into the depths of the wilderness for survival but instead actively lurking within the human race, what were they planning?

Soon, he would know all the reasons behind this!

Patterns resembling worms rapidly spread upon the Yin Kui Worm’s body, burrowing deep into its Sea of Consciousness.

Subsequently, streams of cryptic information emerged.

Fang Xi seemed like an observer, experiencing the life of this Insect Beast in fleeting glimpses.

...

"Huff..."

After a long while, Fang Xi put away the Divine Demon Cauldron, sighed, and his eyes inexplicably revealed, "An Alien Alliance?"

The human, Monster, and Demon clans have annihilated countless native species, incurring deep-seated hatred among the alien races of the Earth Immortal Realm.

These surviving alien races naturally wanted revenge!

Compared to the human race, or Monster and Demon clans... the alien races were weak, with even Integration stage beings being extremely rare. Speaking of revenge was practically a joke!

But when many alien races united, it was a different story!

"According to the memories of this Yin Kui Worm, it belongs to the Alien Alliance... This alliance is made up by countless alien races obliterated by the humans, Monsters, and Demons, with the goal of revenge and reclaiming their original homeland..."

"Originally, the alien races also held deep-seated hatred among one another, and an alliance was nearly impossible, such as between the Water and Fire Clans... But coincidentally, as countless aliens were forced to migrate to the depths of the wilderness, they happened to encounter another powerful alien race—the Jiuchi Clan. As the strongest among the alien races, with several Mahayana Monks, they suppressed the inherent conflicts, becoming the leader of the alliance... and deeply wary of the aggressive nature of the human, Monster, and Demon clans, they planned to completely erase them from the Earth Immortal Realm."

"In terms of raw power, the Alien Alliance is actually inferior to any single one of the human, Monster, or Demon clans, let alone the task of eradicating all three. Therefore, they widely deployed spies, selecting those among the aliens who were adept at lurking and disguising, to penetrate the territories of the three clans to gather intelligence and provoke wars... in order to weaken them," Fang Xi continued.

"This ’Yin Kui Worm’ was one of the chosen spies."

"Alien Alliance, Jiuchi Clan..." Fang Xi couldn’t help feeling deeply shocked.

He had already read through human history, aware that the humans, Monsters, and Demons fought for dominance, expanding their territories by thousands of miles, annihilating numerous races.

However, he hadn’t expected the existence of an alliance of surviving species!

Not only that, but they were also able to secure external support!

Considering the vast expanse of the Earth Immortal Realm with no end in sight, the emergence of a ’Jiuchi Clan’ seemed quite reasonable...

"Are the humans blind? How could they have not noticed all this?" Fang Xi wondered.

"No, that’s not right... The Alien Alliance is quite secretive, and the spies they send out either belong to a race like the Insect race, which naturally has a different structure in their Sea of Consciousness, making soul searching difficult, or they are under strict Divine Soul Prohibitions and cannot reveal their secrets... It’s equivalent to having a seventh-order Insect Beast turn traitor to obtain this intelligence."

"Fortunately, although the Alien Alliance is dangerous, its power is limited..."

If one truly possessed the power to turn the tables, why would they need to stir trouble from the shadows?

Fang Xi, however, remained quite composed about it.

Just by leaking the information, the three races might join forces again, and the Alien Alliance would be doomed with nowhere to bury their dead.

"No wonder I felt that this war was somewhat hasty, not at all a time for rest and recovery... If they never intended for the three races to have a respite, then it all becomes clear."

"Wait a second..."

"With the means of the alien race, could there be other spies among the high ranks?"

At the very least, the outbreak of this war was abrupt, fraught with many inexplicable coincidences.

’Did the Demon Clan really steal Jin Gangzi’s opportunity, or was it like Monk Ming Xin, a Demon Clan member that was parasitized or even replaced?’

’Has the Alien Alliance been laying out their plans among the three races all along, waiting for a chance to severely weaken them, and then take their place?’

’Could that chance have been the recent Monster Clan invasion and the demise of the True Spirit... Did this lead the Alien Alliance to believe the balance of power had evened out or even tipped slightly in their favor?’

’If one or two more Mahayana of the three races die in this battle... I’m afraid the situation will truly deteriorate.’

Fang Xi’s expression changed, "It seems, I must give a warning!"

Even with his identity as a Middle Stage of Integration cultivator, even if it’s without proof, the high echelon of the human race cannot ignore this!

A thorough investigation is bound to uncover some traces.

Moreover, this ’Yin Kui Worm’ is the best evidence!

"The fear is... it might already be too late."

Fang Xi made up his mind without further hesitation; a silver light flashed, and he arrived in Sky Brahman City.

With the ten-year period drawing to a close, Luo made no indication of coming back.

According to the last Voice Transmission Talisman, the front lines were reportedly progressing well, about to break through the twelve great ghostly Subduing World Arrays and the like, making Fang Xi speechless.

"However... If I reveal this information as ’Fang Xi’, I might end up attracting the hatred of the Alien Alliance... "

"Better to change my appearance and, as a mysterious cultivator in the Integration stage, leave a reminder for the higher-ups of the human race... Wouldn’t it be best to directly seek out Jin Gangzi? Given that he is one of the human high ranks and has actually faced those demons, perhaps he has already noticed something amiss?"

Having decided secretly, Fang Xi thought, "In that case, I might as well use the Treasures of All Heavens to teleport there, avoiding the Super Teleportation Array and creating an alibi... "

As he made such a decision, a wave of magic power suddenly fluctuated from outside.

"What’s happening?"

He frowned and stepped out of the Cultivation Quiet Room, only to see several cultivators already standing outside the Array.

Kuang Ping’an stood before the Array, his expression somewhat awkward.

In front of him were two monks; Ming De Monk was silent with his prayer beads spinning rapidly in his hand.

Beside Ming De Monk was a golden-body Arhat.

The Arhat was tall and strapping, his exposed skin emanating a faint golden glow, and through his half-open monk’s robe, the tattoos of pythons and birds on his body were faintly visible.

Just standing there, he sent out strong waves of magic power, indicating that he was at the Middle Stage of Integration.

"Master of Ming Xin, Python Peacock Arhat, Middle Stage of Integration?!"

Fang Xi’s brows furrowed as he stepped out of the Array and spoke, "Python Peacock Sir, for what reason have you come in such a manner?"

For cultivators, showing up like this without first sending a Voice Transmission Talisman carried with it an inkling of provocation.

"Mr. Fang!"

The Python Peacock Arhat brought his hands together, bowing in respect, "The old monk has already seen my disciple, who has been invaded by a vile worm, resulting in both body and soul injuries, barely hanging on to life..."

"Indeed..."

Fang Xi nodded.

This Python Peacock Arhat was indeed no fool.

But he didn’t know why the Arhat, knowing this, would still come to him.

"According to the old monk’s deduction, the worm that injured my disciple should be in your hands, right? The old monk is willing to propose an exchange, and I ask you to hand over the worm."

The Python Peacock Arhat bowed again, "The old monk is anxious about his disciple and has sought the ’Divine Hand Heavenly Doctor.’ According to the Heavenly Doctor, if the worm that hurt my disciple is used in the medicine, Ming Xin may yet be saved..."

"Oh? Is it absolutely necessary?"

Fang Xi flicked his finger, his eyes dark.

"It is indeed necessary... For the worm has consumed Ming Xin’s Divine Soul, and so it must be used in the medicine to provide a source of Divine Soul energy..."

The Python Peacock Arhat bowed once more, "I implore you to take pity on the old monk’s disciple and save him..."

’This coincidence?’

’Or... did Ming Xin encounter the ’Yin Kui Worm’ because of you, old man? Indeed... behind one spy could be a network of connections. Are you here to rescue or to silence?’

Fang Xi’s gaze was deep and dark.

That ’Yin Kui Worm’ was vital evidence, and together with the secret skills of the Insect race, it formed an irrefutable case!

Yet coincidentally, the Python Peacock Arhat has come to ask for it, making Fang Xi more suspicious.

"I’m truly sorry... At the time of action, I could not hold back, and that worm was turned to ashes."

Regret appeared on Fang Xi’s face.

"Sir... Could you be intentionally deceiving the old monk? Given your reputed ability comparable to the Middle Stage of Integration, dealing with just a sixth-grade worm, could you have been unable to restrain yourself?"

The Python Peacock Arhat’s eyebrows slanted downward in anger, and the python and bird tattoos on his body started to move, radiating a strong light.