Chapter 288: Sword Slaying the Nascent Soul (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)

Several days later.

Near the medium-sized spirit stone mine.

The Great Hall Master of the Blood River Hall still appeared as a youth, steering a river of blood, a trace of worry between his brows.

"How did this Seven Baishan mine suddenly have an incident?"

"The Jin Dan elder guarding the mine actually disappeared for no reason?"

"Judging by the methods, it's somewhat similar to the demonic path... Could it be some lone demon? Or perhaps the righteous path intentionally disguising itself?"

Due to the land reclamation war, the front lines were tight, and the demand for resources like spirit stones was very high.

Now that the mining of spirit stones was severely affected, the Myriad Phenomena Sect had clearly expressed their dissatisfaction.

They even hinted that if he couldn't solve it, they would transfer him to the Black Cloud Mountain battlefield!

The Great Hall Master of the Blood River Hall certainly didn't want to go to the reclamation front line, so he took matters into his own hands, preparing to thoroughly patrol Seven Baishan to find the petty thieves hiding in the dark.

Boom—!

What he didn't expect was that before he had even finished one patrol, five streaks of demonic Qi arrived aggressively, surrounding him instead.

"Rank 3 Corpse Refinement?!"

The Great Hall Master looked at the Five Mixed Demons, a sense of ominous foreboding emerging in his heart.

Such a grand gesture seemed to be something only the Myriad Phenomena Sect could pull off; could it be that the Myriad Phenomena Sect was preparing to use him as a target?

Within the demonic path, such things were not rare.

But soon, he had no way to think further.

The five refined corpses each formed seals, and five pillars of light—pure white, crimson, profound black, earthy yellow, and emerald green—shot into the sky, forming a Five Elements Battle Array, surrounding him within.

Clatter!

The Great Hall Master was battle-hardened and extremely experienced; he immediately formed a seal with both hands, and the blood river boiled, transforming into a lake, firmly guarding him within.

In his hands, a pair of bright red "Red Blood Awls" appeared.

"Go!"

The Great Hall Master moved his thoughts, and the sea of blood churned, submerging the five refined corpses.

The pitch-black cloaks on their bodies were rapidly corroded, revealing dark golden bodies.

That sea of blood, which could directly melt cultivators, was like bathwater to the refined corpses, having no effect at all.

Swish!

A Red Blood Awl struck the Four-Armed Golden Corpse; on the awl, bright red Gu insects flew out, wanting to drill into the refined corpse's body.

The Four-Armed Golden Corpse's mask shattered, and it opened its large mouth, spitting out a ball of pitch-black demonic fire, burning the Gu insects to ashes!

"Turning Heaven Golden Corpse?!"

The Great Hall Master let out a strange cry, instead feeling that it wasn't the people of the Myriad Phenomena Demonic Sect who wanted his life.

Because according to his knowledge, this Four-Armed Golden Corpse seemed to have been lost in the Linlang Blessed Land along with the previous generation of the Demonic Path's Six Heroes!

Just as he was pondering, a golden corpse had already broken through the air, its fist comparable to a magic treasure, striking with a boom!

The Great Hall Master's figure flickered, transforming into nine blood shadows, already thinking of a plan to escape.

But just at this moment, the "Water Mixed Demon" formed seals with both hands, gripping a blood-colored long banner, and waved it with great force.

"Blood God Banner? And it's a quasi-Rank 4 magic treasure?!"

Seeing this scene, the Great Hall Master was immediately scared out of his wits.

The founding ancestor of the Blood River Hall was said to have come from the Blood God Sect, so the blood path cultivation techniques practiced by the Blood River Hall would basically be countered by the Blood God Sect.

Once this quasi-Rank 4 "Blood God Banner," obtained from Xue Yuanzi, appeared, it struck directly at his fatal weakness!

Clatter!

Accompanied by the flickering spiritual light on the Blood God Banner, a tremendous suction force suddenly emerged from the surface of the banner.

That boundless blood lake was like encountering a dragon drawing water; a large amount of crimson blood was directly absorbed by the Blood God Banner, not a single drop remaining!

From the Blood God Banner, several crimson chains suddenly extended like tentacles, exploding each blood shadow.

Subsequently, they drilled into the Great Hall Master's true body.

"I..."

The Great Hall Master's cheeks rapidly withered, and his body became hunched... as if the essence blood in his body had been hollowed out in an instant.

Subsequently, a Gold Mixed Demon Corpse stepped forward and threw a punch!

Bang!

The Great Hall Master of the Blood River Hall's mummified corpse exploded instantly, turning into fragments filling the sky.

"That was clean and efficient!"

Fang Xing watched the whole process from the sidelines and clapped.

Subsequently, his divine sense spread out, his figure transformed into sword light, and he arrived on the ground not far away.

Rip!

The sword light flashed, the earth split open, revealing a groundhog.

Its eyes carried a hint of scarlet; after Fang Xing cast a spell on it, it immediately transmitted the voice of the Great Hall Master of the Blood River Hall: "Superior Sect... I have been attacked, suspected to be the Turning Heaven Golden Corpse..."

"As expected of an old demon at the late Jin Dan stage, to still be able to send a distress signal; I wonder what kind of secret technique this is?"

Fang Xing's powerful divine sense swept over, erasing the content about the Turning Heaven Golden Corpse, and then released the mouse.

The current movements of the Myriad Phenomena Sect were easy to guess.

Things that even a late Jin Dan stage expert couldn't solve, there was no one in the Myriad Phenomena Sect who could solve.

After all, Jin Dan cultivators were extremely rare, and their main force was still at Black Cloud Mountain.

The most convenient way was naturally for that Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui to come back and solve it while he was at it.

If it wasn't... then Fang Xing would just consider the fishing a failure and think of another way.

Time flowed like water.

In a trance, another dozen or so days passed.

An old man wearing a black robe, with a kind face and a chubby appearance, was steering wind and thunder escape light, rushing toward Seven Baishan.

Cultivators in the cultivation world would probably find it hard to associate this kind-faced, chubby old man with the Nascent Soul Lian Laogui of the Myriad Phenomena Sect.

Suddenly!

The Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui stopped his escape light, squinted his eyes, and sneered: "Which fellow Daoist is making things difficult for me?"

"Sigh... I knew that wanting to hide from a Nascent Soul divine sense would be somewhat difficult."

Sword light flashed, Fang Xing's figure emerged, holding a strange ring in his hand.

This ring presented two colors, green and red, with ancient seal characters inside.

At this moment, the light shone brightly, immediately affecting the surroundings, as if forming an array, or perhaps some kind of realm...

"Nascent Soul early stage cultivator? Du Du Qiankun Ring? Who are you to Lian Laogui Li of the Du Du Qiankun Dao?"

A trace of solemnity appeared on the Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui's face.

Regardless, the appearance of a strange Nascent Soul Great Zhenjun was enough to arouse his vigilance.

Not to mention, the "Du Du Qiankun Ring" in the other party's hand was a supreme treasure of the Du Du Qiankun Dao, which happened to counter his "Wind and Thunder Great Escape," clearly indicating that the visitor was not well-intentioned!

"No, you are a sword cultivator!"

The Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui pondered for a moment, and suddenly a sharp light flashed in his eyes: "You are the Si Si Tian Jian Sect's true disciple Fang Xing!"

As a Nascent Soul Great Zhenjun of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, he originally wouldn't pay attention to the Si Si Tian Jian Sect's Foundation Establishment disciples.

But Fang Xing was different!

This true sword successor had killed False Jin Dan cultivators like cutting melons and vegetables as soon as he debuted.

Later, he even killed a Jin Dan cultivator with his sword, possessing Jin Dan combat power!

As a Jin Dan sword cultivator from a hostile sect, he was already qualified to enter the Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui's eyes and would naturally be remembered.

"The Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui actually recognizes me; I am truly flattered."

Fang Xing laughed.

The Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui's escape technique was astonishing, and Chu Kuangtu naturally remembered it vividly. This time, in order to limit his escape speed, he had specifically paid a price to borrow this "Du Du Qiankun Ring" spiritual treasure from the Du Du Qiankun Dao.

"You... you actually condensed a Nascent Soul? Impossible!"

The Myriad Phenomena Lian Laogui suddenly shouted: "Chu Kuangtu! When was your Dharma body destroyed? Hiding inside a junior's body?"

"To think they actually mistook me for Chu Kuangtu? Uh... if Chu Kuangtu's physical body were destroyed and his Nascent Soul possessed the body of his own sect's sword cultivation genius... it actually seems quite logical."

Fang Xing felt a bit speechless in his heart, but it suited his intentions perfectly.

Inside his dantian, the fair and tender Sword Infant opened its eyes and reached out to wipe the sword mark between its brows.

*Sshhh! *

A small sword suddenly appeared in his hand, dotted with starlight; it was none other than his natal flying sword—Rotten Iron!

Fang Xing slashed out with one sword, the sword light so fast it was inconceivable, and the strike drew upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming into a grand momentum that crushed toward the Lian Laogui Wan Xiang. This was the fourth realm of sword cultivation—Sword Intent Forming Momentum!

"Hmph!"

Lian Laogui Wan Xiang had clashed with Chu Kuangtu many times and was intimately familiar with the methods of a Nascent Soul Sword Lord; at this moment, he gave his dharma robe a shake.

This dharma robe of his was ranked as a Rank 4 spiritual treasure and was also a treasure passed down by the Wan Xiang Sect.

*Whoosh! *

At this moment, the dharma treasure automatically expanded, transforming into a pitch-black wall.

Gale, torrential rain, lightning, thunder... the Four Phenomena of Heaven's Will were all contained within; this was the "Heaven's Will Four Phenomena Robe"!

The sky-filling sword light fell into the Four Phenomena and was completely worn away by the gale and lightning.

Fang Xing's sword strike had actually returned without success.

"This sword intent... is completely different from Chu Kuangtu's."

Lian Laogui Wan Xiang was truly astonished: "You really aren't Chu Kuangtu... To think that a second Nascent Soul Sword Lord was born within the Profound Heaven Sect. So Fu Hongyi was just a smokescreen... Heh heh, that Lian Laogui Chu is quite calculating."

A dark green wooden staff appeared in his hand, with a single-horned ghost head atop the staff head.

At this moment, the single-horned ghost head opened its eyes, carrying a cruel and bloodthirsty intent; it was shockingly another spiritual treasure—the Green Ghost Staff!

Accompanied by the injection of Lian Laogui Wan Xiang's Nascent Soul dharma power, a burst of ghostly wailing and wolf howling suddenly erupted from the Green Ghost Staff.

The staff body suddenly became incomparably huge, like a pillar supporting the sky, and came crashing down with a boom.

Fang Xing's expression remained unchanged; he flipped his palm, and an ancient bronze lamp appeared. The light of the Green Yang Demon Lamp flickered, casting a "Green Yang Shield" over him.

He flicked his sleeve, and a surge of majestic dharma power shot out from it, injecting into the Green Yang Shield.

The green light shield expanded instantly, like a green scorching sun, colliding with the Green Ghost Staff.

Not only that!

The moment the Green Yang Shield appeared, the void behind Fang Xing stirred, and a green-faced, fanged evil ghost was forced to reveal itself.

It turned out that Lian Laogui Wan Xiang was skilled in combat; while attacking head-on with the Green Ghost Staff, he had secretly released a quasi-Rank 4 "Avici Evil Ghost" he had recently refined, waiting for an opportunity to ambush him.

However, the Green Yang Demon Lamp inherently possessed the ability to break illusions, and under the shroud of the Green Yang Shield, the Avici Evil Ghost had no chance of a successful ambush.

"Hmph!"

Fang Xing let out a cold snort and threw out a corpse-storage bag. The Five-Mixed Demon roared out, transforming into a five-colored demon cloud that completely surrounded the Avici Evil Ghost, and the two sides became locked in a struggle.

"Green Yang Demon Lamp, five Heaven-Turning Golden Corpses?!"

Lian Laogui Wan Xiang's eyelids twitched wildly: "That girl from our sect's Wind Department, and the Nascent Soul seed... were they all killed by you?"

"Not only that!"

Fang Xing chuckled and tapped his forehead.

A flash of light appeared above his crown, and the Myriad Dharma Ghost Infant emerged, giggling at Lian Laogui Wan Xiang while rubbing its hands together.

A bean-sized speck of "Soul-Devouring Demon Fire" from the Green Yang Demon Lamp landed in the Myriad Dharma Ghost Infant's hands, where it was condensed into a fireball and flicked out with a finger.

*Xiong Xiong! *

The ink-green fireball grew in the wind and landed on the Heaven's Will Four Phenomena Robe.

This spiritual treasure let out a mournful cry; it seemed as if even its spirituality was being scorched!

If it had been any other Rank 3 dharma treasure, it would likely have turned into a puddle of liquid and been completely ruined the instant it made contact!

"This demon fire... how does it seem even more terrifying than the Green Yang Demon Fire?"

Lian Laogui Wan Xiang was truly about to vomit blood.

The second Nascent Soul, spiritual treasure, and refined corpses on Fang Xing's body... every single one of them belonged to his Wan Xiang Sect!

In other words, the fact that the opponent could become a Nascent Soul was largely subsidized by the Wan Xiang Sect!

If Fang Xing were willing to change his fundamental cultivation technique, he could directly serve as a Supreme Elder of the Wan Xiang Demon Sect.

"Hee hee!"

The Myriad Dharma Ghost Infant let out a strange laugh, its small dark green hands pinching two more specks of ink-green lamp fire, flicking them out in succession.

The spiritual attack attached to the "Green Ghost Staff" spiritual treasure could be ignored by Fang Xing.

At this moment, it was locked in a stalemate with the Green Yang Shield, the single-horned evil ghost opening its blood-red maw and continuously gnawing at the Green Yang Shield's light screen.

*Shoo! *

A speck of ink-green fire landed in the single-horned evil ghost's maw, instantly exploding and burning the ghost head until it howled in agony.

Another spark landed within the five-colored demon cloud, upon that Avici Evil Ghost.

*Xiong Xiong! *

The Avici Evil Ghost, which had been displaying great ferocity, let out a miserable shriek and transformed into a torch!

The power of this Soul-Devouring Demon Fire was even beyond Fang Xing's expectations, and the ferocity it displayed left even Lian Laogui Wan Xiang dumbfounded.

*Xiong Xiong! *

At this moment, the fireball that had been burning the Heaven's Will Four Phenomena Robe exploded, burning a large hole in this spiritual treasure robe.

Fang Xing immediately pressed the attack; with the Myriad Dharma Ghost Infant added to his own Nascent Soul, in terms of the vastness of dharma power, he was already comparable to a cultivator who had just entered the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

The Green Yang Shield expanded, knocking away the Green Ghost Staff that had been scorched by the demon fire.

The Five-Mixed Demon followed closely behind, presenting a posture of encirclement.

If this scene were seen by outsiders, it would surely cause an uproar.

Fang Xing, a cultivator who had only just ascended to Nascent Soul, was actually suppressing Lian Laogui Wan Xiang, a veteran Great Zhenjun.

Just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

A cruel and devious smile appeared on Lian Laogui Wan Xiang's chubby face: "Having used my sect's treasures, it's time to return them! Go!"

He formed a mysterious seal with both hands, and the Five-Mixed Demon's movements suddenly stalled, its aura fluctuating.

Following that, the Myriad Dharma Ghost Infant above Fang Xing's head let out a miserable shriek, clutching its own head.

Even the Green Yang Demon Lamp and the Green Yang Shield it triggered became unstable.

Fang Xing could sense that some hidden restrictions within the Five-Mixed Demon's body were beginning to wreak havoc!

"You..."

A look of shock appeared on his face, and he retreated rapidly.

"Haha... these False Infants and demon corpses were refined by my Wan Xiang Sect personally; the number of hidden restrictions is probably beyond your imagination!"

Lian Laogui Wan Xiang's dharma power surged, and he suddenly formed another seal, a Dharma Image Golden Body appearing before him!

This Dharma Image Golden Body had four faces and eight arms, wore a wind, rain, thunder, and lightning dharma robe, and its eight arms were either covered in scales or wrapped in pale golden Sanskrit... each radiating extraordinary power as they reached toward Fang Xing!

This Rank 4 Dharma Image Golden Body was Lian Laogui Wan Xiang's final trump card, which he had kept deeply hidden.

Even when facing Chu Kuangtu back then and being forced into a near-desperate situation, he had not revealed it.

Using it now was intended to kill Fang Xing, this newly ascended Nascent Soul, or at the very least destroy his physical body and delay his cultivation!

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Fang Xing's face.

Above his head, the Myriad Dharma Ghost Infant, which had been clutching its head and wailing, suddenly became full of life, steering a Scorched-Jiao Jiao Wei Qin and smashing it forward fiercely!

After ascending to Nascent Soul, Fang Xing's dharma power was almost comparable to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and he had finally forcibly subdued the Scorched-Jiao Jiao Wei Qin's spirituality, no longer needing to wear Mu Wanlong's mask every time he appeared.

And although the "Myriad Dharma Ghost Infant" had the most restrictions buried within it, it had been thoroughly cleansed by Fang Xing using the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra.

Therefore, all the restrictions had long since become ineffective.

Pretending to be backlashed earlier was just to lure the enemy into the trap!

*Zheng! *

The Scorched-Jiao Jiao Wei Qin emitted a clear and resonant sound, and a incomparably handsome and grand Scorched-Tail Phoenix appeared, blocking the four-faced, eight-armed Dharma Image Golden Body!

Fang Xing combined the power of his two great Nascent Souls, a phantom of the Rotten Iron Sword appearing in his hand, and a sword light that pierced heaven and earth, like a white dragon, passed through the gap in the Heaven's Will Four Phenomena Robe and slashed directly onto Lian Laogui Wan Xiang's physical body!

*Pfft! *

Lian Laogui Wan Xiang was immediately split in two, his blood spraying across the sky!

(End of chapter)