Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 978 - 834: Luo Tian (Extra - for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 978: Chapter 834: Luo Tian (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)

"I have always been kind to others and don’t have many enemies..."

"Or rather, most of my enemies are almost dead... only a few stragglers remain."

"In fact, most of them know of me, but it’s not necessarily the case that they know they are my ’enemies’..."

"Among them, the Carefree Sky Demon King is a rival due to our matching cultivation techniques; he may not even be aware of my existence... But he should have a fragment of the Treasures of All Heavens in his possession, and with his involvement with heterodox incarnations, his death is imperative!"

"Within the Monster Clan, there is also a high-ranking member who holds another door of the Two Realms Gate that Fu Youzi once had, which is also a fragment of the Treasures of All Heavens..."

"From the human race, Changqingzi, my rival, is because his true self crossed paths with me..."

"Wu Xingzi and the Mahayana Monk behind him are suspected to be the murderers behind the fall of Fang Immortal Taoist Master..."

"That’s about it..."

Fang Xi sighed to himself. Previously, he was willing but unable. He could only bide his time and grow stronger.

But now, in the middle stage of Integration and with the strength of a Mahayana combatant, he wanted to take action, yet there were still obstacles in the way.

"First comes Wu Xingzi and the Mahayana Monk behind him... before my promotion to the Mahayana Period, I’ll set them aside..."

After all, Mahayana Monks wield the Power of Rules, making them quite troublesome to deal with.

And Fang Xi’s reliance was merely an incarnation of the God Path, which was not secure enough.

"Recently, the human and demon races have joined forces to confront the Monster Clan and Alien Alliance... If I were to kill the Carefree Sky Demon King, it would be a case of pain to the loved ones and joy to the enemies..."

This was another reason for Fang Xi’s hesitation.

Not only the Carefree Sky Demon King but also Changqingzi!

Being one of the Five Sons of the Human Race, he was also organizing resistance at this time. To kill him... wouldn’t that make him a human betrayer?

Luckily, Fang Xi was very patient. He would wait until the war ended or until he had enough strength to end the war himself, and then he would naturally send them on their way one by one.

"Well then, let them live a few more years..."

"So... it’s just the fragment of the Treasures of All Heavens that the Monster Clan has?"

Fang Xi contemplated.

The human race was naturally opposed to the Monster Clan. Now with the Monster Clan’s full-scale invasion, going there to kill and seize treasure would not burden him in the slightest.

In fact, fighting on behalf of the human race could significantly weaken the Monster Clan’s strength.

"That settles it, the Monster Clan comes first!"

"However, I still need to go and assess the situation..."

The situation in the Sky Brahman Domain was grim. Sky Brahman City had completely fallen. Apart from Penglai Fairy Pavilion which held out as an isolated island with the protection of the ’Nine Dragons Eclipse Array,’ the rest had basically become occupied zones.

And frankly... just one Penglai Fairy Pavilion, which holds no strategic position, after becoming of no significant use, the Integration stage cultivator from the Moon Watching Clan didn’t even bother to attack it.

After a few attempts, he chose to give up and used the Sky Brahman Domain as a springboard to attack other territories of the human race.

Fang Xi had visited a few times, occasionally showing himself to stabilize the morale and then activated the ’Treasures of All Heavens’ again.

...

The Sky Domain.

As one of the 99 territories of the human race, this territory is located in the central area, with convenient access in all directions and a bustling economy.

Before the great war, Fang Xi had once traveled here through the Super Teleportation Array and specifically chose a spiritually desolate area to set up spatial coordinates for his business of selling Wild Beast meat and fencing stolen goods.

At the moment.

In the Void, Silver Light flickered, as if turning into an invisible door.

Fang Xi stepped out from it, his Divine Consciousness swept around, and then he turned into a blue Escape Light, shooting towards a certain place.

Hisss!

On top of a deserted mountain, a middle-aged Foundation Establishment Taoist in a Taoist robe was forming hand seals, with a huge fireball condensing above his head: "You are seeking your own deaths, hand over the relics of the Fu family immediately, otherwise, under my ’Sunset Skills,’ you will surely die without a whole corpse!"

In front of him, an old man and a young child, both Qi Refining cultivators, were hiding behind an Array.

The old man had a full cultivation in Qi Refining and was holding an Array Flag. He was sweating profusely as he stared at the huge fireball above the middle-aged Foundation Establishment’s head.

Such a terrifying fire-based magic spell, even with the advantage of the terrain, the second-order Array he barely managed to set up was indeed difficult to defend against.

"Lieyangzi, you dare to do this. Even if my grandson and I die, we will not let you succeed..."

While issuing a stern threat, the old man slipped an ’Earth Escape Talisman’ into the hands of his grandson behind him.

"Remember, as soon as grandfather opens the Array, you must immediately activate the talisman and run away..."

The white-haired elderly Qi Refining cultivator whispered instructions, waved the Array Flag, and prepared to trigger the final changes in the Array.

At that moment, a terrifying Spiritual Pressure suddenly erupted!

BOOM!

First, the middle-aged Foundation Establishment Taoist in mid-air was directly hit by a spell backlash, vomiting blood and falling to the ground.

Then came the old man and his young grandson behind him, who both felt their internal Spiritual Power clogged up tremendously, as if they were shouldering mountains. It was extremely difficult for them even to mobilize a trace of Magic Power.

"You all..."

At some point, a green-robed young man, standing with his hands behind his back, had appeared in the center of the field.

Fang Xi looked at these cultivators and frowned: "With the alien race pressing at our borders, why do you still fight amongst yourselves?"

"Alien race? What alien race?"

The young boy looked bewildered.

However, the middle-aged Foundation Establishment Taoist cautiously performed a salute: "Could the venerable one be a Yuan Ying True Monarch, no, a Transcendent God?"

He had heard about the alien invasion at some exchange meeting from a Core Formation cultivator.

But that seemed so distant!

The territories of the human race were too vast, and hadn’t every invasion by the Demonic Beasts been repelled without success?

Even if they were to conquer one territory after another, by the time they reached the Sky Domain, it might already be hundreds of years later.

Cultivators who have not achieved Golden Core usually do not consider this problem.

Fang Xi noticed the expressions of the three people and immediately realized, he touched his forehead, knowing that he had recently only encountered high-level cultivators discussing the prosperity and decline of the human race, which had led to a barrier in his understanding.

For mortals with a lifespan of less than a hundred years, the invasion of the Monster Clan... was really not a big deal, because most people won’t live to see that day.

Even the two hundred years of lifespan of Foundation Establishment seems too short in the eyes of high-level cultivators.

What about mortal body cultivators?

Apart from Martial Artists who could compare to Core Formation, the rest were of little use in a great war.

"Well, never mind..."

Fang Xi smiled and stopped fretting over this issue, asking, "Is the largest market nearby still Luo Tian Shop?"

He hadn’t used this route for many years, so he needed to be cautious of any changes.

"Indeed..."

The Qi Refining elder bowed to the ground, and just as he wanted to say something else, he found that Fang Xi had already disappeared with a flash of blue light.

"Ah... Thief!"

At this moment, the young man was the first to react, launching a sneak attack with a black needle magic weapon.

The middle-aged Taoist was caught off guard, his protective aura flickering unstably, which made the elder’s eyes light up: "This person’s magic spell has backfired, he is already seriously injured, kill him!"

The three big chickens immediately started pecking at each other again...

Moments later, the middle-aged Taoist lay on the ground with a look of unwillingness on his face, his chest pierced by a red long knife talisman.

The surviving Qi Refining grandfather and grandson were bleeding at the mouth, their faces full of lingering fear.

...

With a flick of his Divine Consciousness, Fang Xi became aware of the outcome of this battle.

’This Foundation Establishment cultivator is really a newbie, actually being killed by a Qi Refining cultivator, though the Qi Refining cultivator does have talismans...’

’Oh... it turns out that his Foundation Establishment magic spell backfired on him earlier, was it because of my Spiritual Pressure? So it’s my fault... Oh well, no big deal...’

Luo Tian Shop.

This market was built by a nearby large sect—Luo Tian Sect, and afar off, one could see a rising mist of green clouds.

A city of green color proudly stood at the pinnacle of the Green Cloud.

Whoosh! Nine waterfalls burst from the city’s drains, cascading down three thousand feet and generating a large amount of mist.

Rainbows formed in the skies above.

Fang Xi, wearing a conical hat and covered in a hazy blue light, almost like a blue orb, rushed straight into Luo Tian Shop.

The omnipresent Forbidden Space array seemed to have no effect on him.

"Huh?"

Deep in the market, a black-robed cultivator meditating had his eyes widen and immediately cast a magic spell.

In the mirror before him, a wisp of purple light suddenly brightened.

Startled, he immediately got up and flew into a secret chamber next to him.

In the chamber, a white-robed elder was sitting in meditation, a golden staff on his lap and a ruby shining brightly at the top of the staff.

"Great Honored One, someone has forcibly broken into Luo Tian Shop!"

The robust man bowed and reported, handing over the bronze mirror, "Should we..."

The white-robed elder took the mirror, and upon seeing the purple light on it, he stood up in shock, "Open the Sect gates wide at once and welcome this senior!"

"Senior?"

The black-robed big man stood there dumbstruck. The Great Honored One was a senior elder of ’Luo Tian Sect’, his cultivation having reached the Unity of All Things and stepping into the Returning to Emptiness realm.

A senior who even he had to recognize, could it be...

Moments later.

The blue orb of light carrying Fang Xi landed in front of a building at the very center of the market.

And this ’Luo Tian Pavilion’s main gate was wide open, many maids, servants, and disciples... were all bowing to a white-robed elder walking with a golden staff: "We warmly welcome the senior to our Luo Tian Pavilion! We at Luo Tian Pavilion will attend to your every command..."

"Mm, dispense with the formalities."

Fang Xi waved a hand, not hiding the fluctuations of his magic power from being at the Mid-Stage of Integration, making the white-robed Great Honored One even more respectful while recalling all of the human race’s Integration-level powerful figures, unable to match this cultivator to any of them.

However, it was normal, as many cultivators focus solely on their arduous practice and do not seek fame.

It was possible that even upon reaching the realms of Returning to Emptiness and Integration, they remained unknown...

Fang Xi did not want to be able to be recognized as the Supreme Elder of Penglai Fairy Pavilion either, lest he appears guilty of deserting a battle.

He walked into Luo Tian Pavilion with his hands behind his back and grandeur.

The white-robed Great Honored One led the way with fervor, guiding him to a pavilion.

Straight away, eighteen lithe maids dressed in translucent garments, beaming with charming smiles, came forward to serve Spiritual Tea and fruits.

What slightly surprised Fang Xi was that each of these maids was at the Core Formation level!

And they seemed to cultivate remarkable techniques.

"These ’Joyful Charming Women’ have been carefully nurtured by our pavilion. Each is abundant in Yin energy and possesses the constitution of Cloud Heroines. They also cultivate the Secret Sect’s Joyful Dharma to the realm of forming relics. If the senior is interested, I will offer them all to the senior."

The white-robed Great Honored One said with a slight smile.

Although nurturing these female cultivators was anything but easy, it was originally meant to win over high-level cultivators. If they could please an Integration Master, it would be a huge gain...