Chapter 460: Breakthrough

"Hmph... dare you take advantage of me? Pick my leftovers?"

Fang Xing sneered.

Seeing him unleash his full power, the Qiankun Daoist's Qiankun Heaven and Earth exploded violently.

Then... a shadow vanished into the void, fleeing outright!

"Run!"

In an instant, the Miao Miao Holy Maiden, Lie Feng Mountain Lord, and other Yuan Shen overlords fled like beaten dogs, moving with terrifying speed.

"All of you... really..."

Fang Xing shook his head: "Is it really necessary? As long as I intend to keep living in the Qingyuan Great Realm, I won't kill you all... at least not all at once."

Not long after, a string of black-robed youths returned, handing their spoils to Fang Xing.

Then, these past selves dissolved violently.

Fang Xing picked up a space treasure, swept it with his divine sense, and immediately brightened.

Inside the space, there lay a purple wood heart, emitting a lingering, fragrant aroma.

"Purple Wood Spirit Heart? This is truly an unexpected windfall..."

"I intended to extort Ye Daoist, but given his status, he might not even possess such a thing..."

"This space equipment must belong to the Golden Flame Marquis. The Qing Emperor's Palace has always operated in the Divine Wood Forest—having such accumulations is only natural..."

Fang Xing paid no further attention to the rest, stepping forward into the valley's depths.

The Yin-Yang Qi was immensely heavy; a single thread felt like the weight of a continent.

Yet now, upon his Black Hole body, it had no effect whatsoever—allowing Fang Xing to walk unimpeded to the very bottom, where he beheld the primordial treasure nurtured by the Yin-Yang Qi.

The treasure took the form of a tower, radiating light from all four sides, with different hues cascading from its corners.

Its threads wove subtly, as if forming a supreme defensive treasure.

"Primordial Treasure... perhaps comparable to an Emperor Weapon."

Fang Xing nodded and sent out the 'Wu Kong Ring.'

Hum!

In the void, a black ring roared as it slammed fiercely toward the yellow tower.

Sensing the threat, the tower roared, devouring the last remnants of Yin-Yang Qi, then erupting in a brilliant golden light.

This golden light carried a strange suppression force—despite the Wu Kong Ring shattering space into chaos, it held firm the earth, fire, wind, and water, leaving the tower unharmed amid the primordial chaos.

"Fine treasure... a defensive Emperor Weapon?"

"Perhaps... I'll call you Linglong Tower."

Fang Xing stepped forward, enveloping the tower with Black Hole power, preparing to claim it.

The Wu Kong Ring hovered above Linglong Tower, battling it, draining its reserves.

Ultimately, the treasure suffered from lacking a master—it was entangled by the Wu Kong Ring, and Fang Xing casually struck its body with his peerless Black Hole power.

Then, his terrifying will surged downward, seeking to imprint his mark upon the primordial treasure.

Hummm!

Moments later, Linglong Tower became a streak of light and shot straight into Fang Xing's third eye.

He froze, touched his forehead, and saw—sometime during this, a tower-shaped mark had appeared at its center.

"Linglong Tower... supreme defense—not just against physical and soul attacks, but even willpower assaults can be fully blocked... and perhaps... even protect the True Spirit?"

After briefly understanding the primordial treasure tower's abilities, Fang Xing's eyes gleamed brightly.

Aside from the 'True Spirit Talisman,' he had now found another treasure capable of defending against True Spirit attacks.

Too bad... no matter how excellent a treasure, it was nearly impossible to bring back to the main universe.

"Hm?"

Fang Xing suddenly snapped back to awareness: "If Linglong Tower can protect the True Spirit, it must be connected to it... perhaps I can take it back?"

But the next instant, his smile vanished.

Deep within his mind, his attribute panel seemed to twitch.

Then... the tower-shaped mark on Fang Xing's forehead disappeared.

"Where's my tower? Where's my huge Linglong Tower?"

Fang Xing was so frustrated he nearly spat blood—but he knew there was no recourse. His own golden finger had activated and swallowed Linglong Tower.

"Finally, something in this world made my attribute panel stir..."

"But earlier, the panel showed no interest in Emperor Weapons—otherwise my Wu Kong Ring wouldn't have survived... so is there something special about primordial treasures? Too bad... the few primordial treasures discovered in Qingmu Realm have already been taken out of the domain, now in the hands of Chaos Realm cultivators and powerful Heaven Immortals and Heaven Demons in Qingyuan Great Realm..."

Thinking of this, Fang Xing felt profound regret.

Qingming Fortress.

"Duo Mi, come here."

Fang Xing landed before his cave residence and suddenly spoke.

"Master..."

A green glow appeared; Duo Mi emerged, her face marked with emerald stripes and flowers blooming in her hair, bowing respectfully.

"Take this. Go into seclusion immediately and break through to Heaven Demon."

Fang Xing casually tossed the Purple Wood Spirit Heart to Duo Mi: "Remember... don't disappoint me."

"Yes..."

Duo Mi cupped the Purple Wood Spirit Heart in both hands, feeling its mysterious aura, her spirit trembling violently: 'This... this is the Purple Wood Spirit Heart... I never imagined I'd one day possess something of this caliber.'

She knew its importance—few among the outsiders even had the privilege to use such a treasure.

Yet now she had it. 'Indeed... as long as I follow my master, everything I need will come.'

Duo Mi silently resolved: after returning, she would enter seclusion and use the Purple Wood Spirit Heart to break through to Heaven Demon, becoming the first Heaven Demon expert in Qingmu Realm!

Qingyuan Great Realm.

Within the Qing Emperor's Palace.

Eight Demon Emperors gathered once more, each towering like mountains, radiating terrifying aura.

"The Golden Flame Marquis is dead..."

One Heaven Demon spoke: "Killed by the Black Dragon Prince of the Boundless Mountain... that Black Dragon first slew my Imperial Daughter, then my Yuan Shen overlord, now holds two supreme treasures—once he ascends to Heaven Demon, won't he slaughter us all like pigs and dogs?"

"What did our Dog Clan ever do to you?"

A giant dog Emperor's eyes burned crimson, clearly furious.

"Enough. Today we speak of the Black Dragon!"

The Wolf Emperor spoke: "Last time you refused, forcing me to spend my own Yuan Crystals—unfortunately, Wu Xin Daoist was too useless. Back then, we didn't know the Black Dragon had secretly ascended to Yuan Shen overlord, letting that brat gain fame... Now, we must decide."

"Decide to go to war with the Boundless Mountain?"

The demon emperors remained hesitant.

After all, they would be the ones fighting and dying on the battlefield.

"War... let's forget it."

The Wolf Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly—he had no desire to fight either: "As long as we kill that Black Dragon, we needn't start a full-scale war..."

"Exactly! The Black Dragon must die!"

"Must die!"

"As a demon race, he doesn't join the Qing Emperor's Palace but sides with the Boundless Mountain—just like Qing Hua of old—he deserves death!"

"He was Qing Hua's disciple to begin with—he deserves death even more..."

On this point, the Eight Demon Emperors reached immediate consensus.

"But how do we kill him? The former Black Dragon possessed one Emperor Weapon and defeated Seven Kill Daoist... Seven Kill was a killing monster—we admit his power..."

The Snake Emperor sighed: "Now the Black Dragon hides in Qingmu Realm, possessing two supreme treasures—even a dozen Yuan Shen overlords attacking him would be met with fearless resistance. In Qingmu Realm, we have no way to touch him—unless..."

All the demon emperors fell silent. Finally, a monkey Emperor spoke: "Unless... the Qing Emperor himself intervenes?"

Though each was a great being who had comprehended complete Dao principles, before a Chaos Realm entity who had mastered an entire Great Dao, they were like children.

"The Qing Emperor may not care about such trivial matters, but before his seclusion, he left us many reserves—including one 'Curse Talisman' inscribed with the 'Qing Emperor's Eternal Life Curse'... if we unite, all eight emperors together, we can open the treasure vault and retrieve it..."

The Wolf Emperor narrowed his eyes.

"The Qing Emperor's Eternal Life Curse Talisman? That curse is nearly equivalent to the Qing Emperor himself striking down—technically, it can curse kill any Heaven Immortal or Heaven Demon... is it too wasteful to use it on a mere Yuan Shen Black Dragon?"

One demon emperor hesitated.

"Hmph. Is the Black Dragon still an ordinary Yuan Shen? Already at Yuan Shen, he rivals a Heaven Demon of the seventh tier—if he one day ascends to Heaven Demon, even reaches Heaven Demon ninth tier, he may become a Heaven Demon Overlord!"

The Snake Emperor spoke coldly, his words like nails driving the final seal on this discussion.

"Heaven Demon Overlord?!"

The other seven demon emperors were stunned by the prospect.

Heaven Demon Overlord!

Even in Qingyuan Great Realm, this was more legend than reality.

A Yuan Shen being capable of matching a Heaven Demon was already exceedingly rare.

But a Heaven Demon capable of rivaling a Chaos Realm being? That was rarer still.

"Once the Black Dragon becomes a Heaven Demon Overlord, even the Qing Emperor won't be able to stop him... and the first one he'll hunt down will be old wolf—then none of us will escape."

The Snake Emperor spoke ice-coldly.

The Deer Horn Demon Emperor nodded: "Even the current Black Dragon, awakening the Green Emperor's heritage, would not be unworthy…"

"Then it's settled!"

"Agreed!"

"I agree too."

……

Soon, with the eight Demon Emperors unified in opinion, a hidden treasure vault deep within the Green Emperor Palace was opened.

A squad of Nascent Soul cultivators, wielding war artifacts, undertook a vital mission from the Green Emperor Palace and departed for the Green Wood Realm.

……

Qingming Fortress.

Fang Xing remained utterly unaware of all that was happening beyond.

At this moment, he was still studying his attribute panel—or rather… the Gates of All Realms!

"After swallowing the Linglong Tower, there seems to be no change…"

"My journey as a true spirit… still offers only one chance."

This world truly is a great treasure, and Fang Xing was reluctant to leave it.

But after carefully sensing it several times, he could not help but reluctantly admit that the Gates of All Realms appeared unchanged.

'Yet… with my current mastery of space laws… after this, I should be able to slowly recharge the Gates of All Realms, without needing to seek out more energy to devour?'

As Fang Xing pondered, he suddenly felt a terrifying force of Dao law descend.

That Dao law was vast, immense… yet brimming with vitality!

"The Wood Dao law—it's Duomi. She has broken through."

(End of Chapter)