Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 979 - 835 Displacement

Chapter 979: Chapter 835 Displacement

Fang Xi neither agreed nor disagreed, but sneered in his heart:

’Do they think I’ve never seen the world before... In the past, I had even beheld the spectacle of the Demon Sect’s eighteen wondrous Sky Maidens forming their arrays...’

His attitude left the white-robed Great Honored One somewhat at a loss.

Fortunately, not long after, Fang Xi chuckled lightly, "Recently, I’ve been cultivating a Secret Skill that prohibits the nearness of feminine charms... Your junior’s kindness, I’m afraid, I can only accept in spirit."

"So that’s the case... It was the junior’s oversight."

The white-robed Great Honored One wasn’t sure whether to believe him or not, but he promptly clapped his hands. The female cultivators then bowed and retreated, some feeling relieved while others held a hint of regret.

High-level cultivators can be capriciously cruel, and among them, there were those who did not wish to be taken and become playthings.

But there were also some who regretted not being able to come into contact with an Integration Master.

After all, even a little benefit from such high-level cultivators might lead to tremendous leaps in their cultivation.

As for whether Fang Xi’s face under the bamboo hat was old or young, handsome or ugly... that wasn’t a question worth considering at all.

"I am ’Qing Hezi’, and my main purpose for coming here is for the human race’s battlefield..." Fang Xi said: "Before I cultivated, the mortal world was peaceful and untroubled, but once I finished my retreat, the human race had surprisingly joined forces with the Demon Clan to battle against the Monster Clan and the Alien Alliance... Such is the unpredictable nature of the world indeed..."

"Indeed... Our sect has also been called upon to dispatch many high-level cultivators to the front lines. Does senior wish to know the latest intelligence on the human race’s battlefield?"

The white-robed Great Honored One smiled, "It just so happens that our sect has backups updated monthly. This junior will fetch them for you..."

"Not just our human race, but also the latest movements of the Monster Clan, Demon Clan, and Alien Alliance... I would like all of that," Fang Xi added.

In reality, he was more interested in the high-level cultivator movements of the Monster and Demon clans.

But that was something he couldn’t directly express.

"Yes!"

The white-robed Great Honored One immediately called over a man in black clothing and after giving a few instructions, the man in black promptly left.

"Senior, please enjoy the Spiritual Tea... Our pavilion’s ’Luo Tian Tea’ is quite famous around here," said the white-robed Great Honored One as he lifted his teacup.

"Oh? Then I must have a try..."

Fang Xi picked up the teacup and saw that the tea soup was stratified, seemingly consisting of thirty-three layers.

And the top layer of tea was as green and clear as jade, tasting the best in the mouth.

With each layer, there was a different flavor, prompting him to laugh, "Quite an ingenious idea..."

Beyond that, though, there was nothing much worth boasting about.

After all, he had drunk plenty of Spiritual Tea, and within his Spirit Realm, there was even a seventh-grade ’Nine-heart Immortal Tea Tree’!

This kind of Spiritual Tea when brewed directly was a high-grade product of the seventh rank.

Moreover, there was potential for it to advance to the eighth rank, or even become a true ’Immortal Tea’, with significant complementary effects.

Long-term consumption might even provide a slender advantage for breaking through the Mahayana bottleneck in the future.

Compared to that, the Luo Tian Tea was truly only novel.

While Fang Xi was halfway through his tea, the man in black returned with a flash of Escape Light, holding a tray.

On the tray, there were palm-sized green leaves.

The veins of the leaves contained strange inscriptions.

"These are ’Luo Tian Green Leaves’, specially developed by our sect as storage and communication devices... Please, senior."

The white-robed Great Honored One said respectfully.

"Hmm."

Fang Xi picked up a ’Luo Tian Green Leaf’. With a brief contact of Divine Consciousness, he understood its usage.

Then, a series of vivid scenes sprang up before his eyes, making everything seem as if he were there in person.

What he saw were broken walls, parched and cracked earth.

Monstrous beasts of the Jiu Chi Clan with four limbs and two wings, heads shrouded in chaos, were rampaging and massacring the cultivators on the ground.

This was clearly a battlefield scene, and it looked like the human race was at a disadvantage...

"Three years ago, the Jiu Chi Clan breached ’Black Xuan Domain’s’ largest city—’Ze Tian City’!"

Next to the imagery, text appeared as if it were a narration.

The scene shifted again, with images flickering by like fleeting shadows.

"Integration Monks of Ze Tian Sect suffered damage to their corporeal bodies, escaping only with Nascent Souls, while the remaining elders and disciples experienced heavy losses..."

"The Monster Clan’s army approached ’Barbaric Dragon Mountain’, confronting the human clan’s allied forces led by Jin Gangzi and Wu Xingzi..."

"Changqingzi’s Twin Banyan City also came under siege from an alien race, having been under siege for over twenty years now..."

"Mo Yunzi and the Demon Army together repelled an offensive by a large Monster Clan force, slaying two Monster Clan Integration cultivators..."

After reviewing the human race’s news, Fang Xi couldn’t help being startled, "Has the Fifth Son of the Human Race not been selected yet? Are there any battle records of other Mahayana cultivators from our race?"

"That... The Fifth Son of the Human Race has indeed not yet been selected," admitted the white-robed Great Honored One, somewhat helplessly.

The Five Sons of the Human Race were considered plump and pleasant positions normally, but at such a time, they were literally being roasted over a fire.

Some cultivators who might have been competitors started to withdraw one after another.

And those who sought fortune in the face of danger were insufficient in cultivation, unable to command respect!

As a result, the position has been difficult to fill until now, leaving Fang Xi speechless.

"As for the movements of Great Power ancestors... We, the lowly cultivators on the God Path, truly do not know," said the white-robed Great Honored One with a wry smile as he explained.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xi fell silent.

Based on previous intelligence, the three Great Powers of the human race were not in a good state and would have trouble intervening for a thousand years.

Recently, the high-order combat power of the human race has probably already been stretched to its limits.

He remained silent for a moment, then picked up another Luo Tian Green Leaf, examining the Monster Clan and Alien Alliance, one ’strong’ figure after another!

Among them, those who are at the Integration stage of cultivation are just a fleeting glance, and only those at least at the later stages of Integration attracted his slight attention.

Of course, the movements of the Mahayana monks are of utmost importance.

Since he chose to venture out, such preparations still had to be made.

Otherwise, if he encountered an Alien Mahayana Taoist, Fang Xi could only summon his God Path incarnation first, to cover his escape.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Fang Xi saw a piece of news from the Demon Clan, and his eyes moved slightly.

"The six kings of the Demon Clan have undergone a change, with the Carefree Sky Demon King ousted from one of the six? How is that possible?"

"Indeed, when the junior received this news, he was also very confused. After all, the Carefree Sky Demon King was implicitly the chief of the six kings of the Demon Clan, with the potential to reach the Mahayana stage. How could he possibly be discarded?"

The white-robed grand master smiled and explained, "Later, as more detailed information was collected, some conjectures about the insider details emerged... Previously, the Carefree Sky Demon King’s attempt to break through the Mahayana bottleneck must have failed. Not only did he fail, but he also suffered a severe backlash, causing major damage to his Primordial Energy... It’s possible that even his cultivation realm has fallen... You should know that in the Demon Clan’s domains, survival of the fittest is a natural law..."

Fang Xi nodded.

In the human race’s Righteous Path forces, at least the appearances were maintained.

Whereas the Demon Clan did not have so many scruples, directly forcibly seizing coveted things, often engaging in brutal fights...

The Carefree Sky Demon King had done quite a few bad things before.

Looking at it now, it seems he’s met his retribution?

’It’s just that the cause and effect rules in the Earth Immortal Realm are weak... Even if one has accumulated a great evil, they will not suffer from any significant punishment by the Heavenly Path...’

’At most, because the enemies were not completely wiped out, the upcoming Human Tribulation might rapidly intensify...’

Fang Xi looked at the end of the information, which recorded that the ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ disappeared without a trace after being defeated by the ’Wrath Venerable Demon King’.

But in his sensing, the mark of a piece of the ’Treasures of All Heavens’ fragment within the Demon Clan was very clear.

This did not require any searching at all, as it meant that the Carefree Sky Demon King was utterly exposed within his sensing range!

’Since the Carefree Sky Demon King is no longer one of the six kings of the Demon Clan, but just a common Demon Clan member, killing him won’t have much impact on the battle situation...’

Fang Xi had long coveted the Carefree Sky Demon King.

After all, his Heterodox incarnation was only at the peak of Returning to Emptiness!

His true form needed to stay on Falling Sky Island, and not having an Integration expert sitting at Penglai Fairy Pavilion was not an ideal situation.

If he takes down the Carefree Sky Demon King, advancing his Heterodox incarnation to Integration, or even breaking through to the Middle Stage of Integration, would be just a flip of the hand.

Moreover, he would obtain a fragment of the Treasures of All Heavens.

Although rumors have spread in the outside world that the Carefree Sky Demon King was able to break barriers and plunder the cultivation and everything from the practitioners of the ’Self-Transforming Heavenly Sovereign’s True Demon Art of Controlling All Spirits’ thanks to a Sky Demon Secret Treasure,

But Fang Xi knew that this ’Sky Demon Secret Treasure’ was nothing more than his own fragment of the Treasures of All Heavens.

’It’s just that I didn’t expect the aftermath of failing to reach Mahayana to be so severe?’

A hint of doubt emerged in Fang Xi’s mind.

He immediately began to plan his route to the Demon Clan territory.

’Going to the Demon Clan now... I haven’t been to the Demon Clan’s territories before, so there are no space coordinates left behind.’

’Therefore, if I want to go there, I would need to reach the closest space coordinate node and then cross over the border between the human and Demon Clan territories...’

It must be said, this route is extremely difficult.

But for Fang Xi, who has already reached the Middle Stage of Integration, it is not much of an issue.

’Alas, the safest route from the human race to the Demon Clan is still through the Three Realms Mountain!’

’This place has already been occupied by the Monster Clan and the Alien Alliance. If I am found crossing this way... my troubles would be too great.’

’Fortunately, when I previously went hunting Demon Cultivators, I had been to the Demon Heaven Mountain Range and set up a spatial coordinate node there...’

With his plans settled in his mind, Fang Xi rose to his feet, floating up.

"Farewell, elder!"

The white-robed grand master hurriedly bowed, only to see Fang Xi’s Escape Light flash, his figure disappeared without a trace.

He sighed in relief yet felt a hint of loss.

Not until he saw a bag of Immortal Jade left on the seat did his expression turn to one of joy...

...

In the Demon Clan territory.

Within a cave.

Dark stalactites hang down from above, their ends even forming ghastly human faces.

"No... please, no..."

A beam of demonic light suddenly burst from the ground, transforming into a Demon Clan member with curved ram horns and a menacing visage.

His cultivation level was astonishingly at the peak of Returning to Emptiness. While he roared out in panic and anger, a blood-colored longsword emerged in his hands.

The longsword emitted a wailing sound like that of a crying infant, slashing fiercely behind him!

Hiss! Hiss!

Countless red lines pierced through the void, within which seemed to flicker numerous inscriptions.

But these runes, upon encountering the Demon Shadow, dispersed to nothingness.

The Demon Shadow let out a cold laugh, a purple demonic fog appeared, enshrouding the Returning to Emptiness Demon Clan member: "It’s useless... You cultivated my Demon Skills... You are destined to offer everything you have as nourishment for me."

Along with the teeth-grating sounds, chewing noises came from within the fog.

Then, the head of the ram-horned Demon Clan member was thrown out, rolling a few times on the ground, his eyes wide open in shock.

"You want to take advantage while I’m severely wounded... You are nothing but nourishment for me, how dare you?"

The tall Demon Shadow let out consecutive cold laughs, then seemed to bend over in pain, "Sky Demon..."