Chapter 179: Direct (Congratulations to the Alliance Leader of the Southern Holy Land!)
Chapter 179: Direct (Congratulations to the Alliance Leader of the Southern Holy Land!)
Qingxu Zong.
Outside the mountain gates.
Fang Xing's action of summoning someone with his sword finger, directly requesting the presence of their most senior elder, was extremely impolite.
Gazing at the distant green mountains and the array of formations, he nodded in secret admiration, "Although Qingxu Zong has declined, this mountain-protecting grand formation, having been reinforced generation after generation, is indeed not to be underestimated..."
"Speaking of which, my ties with Qingxu Zong are quite profound."
Not only had he interacted with many of their affiliated forces and disciples back in the untamed lands, but after the demise of that female cultivator from Qingxu Zong, her treasure, the 'Flying Phoenix Hairpin', still remained in his storage pouch.
Swoosh!
As Fang Xing was deep in thought, a flash of green light shimmered amidst the mountains of Qingxu Zong, suddenly transforming into a green rainbow that landed opposite him, revealing a green-clad woman with an ordinary appearance.
A wave of Pseudo Core-level magical power undulated from her.
This allowed Fang Xing to discern that this person should be Qingxu Zong's original Core Formation seed, the one who later refined a third-grade demon core to achieve Pseudo Core Formation, known as the 'Needle that Stabilizes the Sea'.
"I am Lu Yi, Green Ripple. Did you come here from Tianjian Zong, young friend?"
Green Ripple's tone was indifferent as she tried to exert pressure through her cultivation, but inwardly, she felt helpless.
If Qingxu Zong's leader weren't merely at the Foundation Establishment stage, facing this arrogant young swordsman, she wouldn't have needed to come out personally.
"Indeed! I have come here under the orders of my sect leader to investigate the demonic aura in Zhenguo," Fang Xing replied loudly.
"The affairs of Zhenguo should be decided by the people of Zhenguo. Does Tianjian Zong intend to force us, Qingxu Zong, to open our mountain gates wide and let you inspect us one by one?" Green Ripple's magical power grew more formidable with each sentence, evidently aware of what had transpired in Qingyan City.
"If Fellow Daoist is willing to cooperate, that would be for the best," Fang Xing said with a smile.
"If not, then please listen to my sword!"
"Good, good! You dare to be so audacious, just like the rumors. Everyone in the inner sect of Tianjian Zong is a sword lunatic!" Green Ripple said coldly.
"Today, I shall let you know... the humiliation of defying a Core Formation cultivator!"
As one of the few with the highest cultivation in Zhenguo, Green Ripple was quite conscious of her status as a local. She knew she couldn't simply submit.
Some face-saving measures were necessary.
Moreover, with this young man speaking so rudely, she definitely had to put on a display first, crushing this swordsman before negotiating properly with Tianjian Zong.
"You're a Pseudo Core cultivator, not a Core Formation one."
Fang Xing was completely unconcerned, striking at Green Ripple's sore spot and causing her to be so enraged that she almost couldn't speak.
"Very well... Today, I shall let you witness..."
Green Ripple pinched a magic formula with both hands, and a blue flower treasure appeared between her fingers.
Then, a sword rang out.
Green Ripple's face suddenly paled, and she put away her treasure, forcing a smile, "I didn't know a true disciple of Tianjian Zong had arrived. We, Qingxu Zong, have failed in our hospitality. Please come in for some tea... Whatever requests Fellow Sword Cultivator has, our Qingxu Zong will definitely comply."
"Good!"
Fang Xing sheathed his sword and strode into the mountain gate of Qingxu Zong with a casual air.
As for them immediately activating their grand formation to suppress him? He was definitely not afraid.
Moreover, as long as Green Ripple still had a brain, she definitely wouldn't do that.
"Disciples of Qingxu Zong, regardless of inner or outer sect, true disciples, or even Foundation Establishment elders... They must all be inspected and cleared before they can be released..."
Fang Xing was completely unceremonious as he began issuing orders.
After defeating Green Ripple with a single sword strike, he now acted like the master of this place.
Although Green Ripple felt humiliated and shocked inwardly, as someone who had survived the ruthless rules of the cultivation world, she could bend and stretch, and so she repeatedly agreed.
She even took the initiative to report, "Sword Cultivator, please be informed... Currently, in Zhenguo, Wan Shou Zong stands alone at the top. If there's anyone capable of sheltering a demonic cultivator without leaking any news, it could only be Wan Shou Zong!"
'This is like saying that regardless of whether you rebelled or not, as long as you have the ability to do so, it's a crime!'
Upon hearing this, Fang Xing's heart stirred slightly, "I will naturally go to Wan Shou Zong... For now, I shall inspect everyone in your sect first."
Not long after, the 'Greenwood Bell' of Qingxu Zong rang out, summoning numerous disciples to gather at the main peak.
Even badly injured or secluded Foundation Establishment elders were brought out one by one and led into the grand hall of Qingxu Zong.
As for the outer sect disciples, they could only stand in the square outside.
Meng Zijin stood with Han Qingyun, feeling that something big was about to happen.
"Qingyun..."
Meng Zijin unconsciously moved closer to Han Qingyun.
"Be careful. If something happens later... Follow me and run!"
Han Qingyun lowered his voice.
...
Inside the grand hall.
A pale-faced Su Ye followed the group of Foundation Establishment elders into the hall and saw their sect leader standing there with a gloomy expression.
The Grand Elder of Qingxu Zong sat atop the sect leader's throne, with a silver-robed youth standing before him.
This young man had a sword-like brow and a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. She had seen him before!
Not only had she seen him, but she had even helped him with the procedures to board the flying boat and leave the untamed lands.
"Isn't he the nephew of Fang Yun?"
Su Ye was incredibly surprised, but her face did not show it. She bowed and stood in the corner.
She was actually quite curious about Fang Yun. However, after he had asked her for help to send his nephew away from the untamed lands, he had disappeared without a trace.
Su Ye guessed that he had either shut himself away in seclusion or was trying to find his own way out of the untamed lands with the map.
This had left her, who had been preparing for further transactions, in a state of frustration for a long time.
But she never expected that she and Fang Yun's nephew would meet again under such circumstances and at such a time.
"This is Tianjian Zong's true disciple, Fang Xing, who has come to inspect all of you and see if you have any ties with the demonic path."
Green Ripple spoke briefly and then fell silent, like an immovable clay statue.
Her mental state had been severely shaken by Fang Xing's earlier sword strike, and she needed time to recover.
'He... not only succeeded in building his foundation but also became a true disciple of Tianjian Zong?'
'How extraordinary must his innate talent be?'
Su Ye stared at Fang Xing, her heart filled with indescribable shock.
Fang Xing smiled at Su Ye and then snapped his fingers, causing the 'Demon-Revealing Mirror' to float out of his storage pouch. It emitted bright and dazzling rays of light, enveloping the many Golden Core elders present.
Under the mirror's light, one of the elders was found to be emitting strands of black qi.
"Elder Zeng Xuanzhi, what... what's happening to you?"
The two other Golden Core cultivators beside him immediately flew back, their faces filled with disbelief.
Even Green Ripple's eyes widened in surprise.
This Elder Zeng Xuanzhi was a talented individual who had been nurtured by Qingxu Zong since childhood, and he held an important position in the Hall of Dharma Transmission.
If even he was a demon cultivator, then had the infiltration of Qingxu Zong by the demonic path really reached such an extent?
"I... I just happened to obtain a nameless cultivation technique and practiced it..."
Zeng Xuanzhi tried to explain, but then he gritted his teeth and bit down. His arm exploded, turning into a layer of blood that enveloped his body as he attempted to flee.
Swish!
A sword light flashed by.
Zeng Xuanzhi's protective shield shattered instantly, and even his headless corpse flew a certain distance before crashing heavily to the ground.
"Such a fast sword light! Is this... a sword beam?"
"It is said that once the Sword Sons of Tianjian Zong leave their seclusion, they are invincible among those at the Golden Core stage... I believe that this person has just reached the early Golden Core stage, but with this sword art, even those at the late Golden Core stage would find it hard to resist!"
The group of Golden Core elders whispered among themselves, their expressions solemn as they awaited their turn under the Demon-Revealing Mirror's light.
The mirror light swayed back and forth in the hall before eventually disappearing without a trace.
Fang Xing made a hand seal, and the Demon-Revealing Mirror began to shrink, returning to his storage pouch.
Seeing this, the Golden Core elders in the hall couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Sword Son, for coming all this way to help our sect dispel the demonic influence. You must have exerted yourself with your spell earlier, so please rest in our guest pavilion..."
The sect leader of Qingxu Zong smiled and stepped forward.
"The Demon-Revealing Mirror can only identify whether one is cultivating demonic path techniques... but it may not be able to find all the spies of the demonic path. For example, someone who cultivates orthodox Immortal techniques but has pledged allegiance to the demonic path..."
Fang Xing, however, merely smiled faintly and suddenly pointed at one of the elders. "When you saw the Demon-Revealing Mirror earlier, you were the most agitated, and after the inspection, you were the most relaxed... You are the spy!"
The accused elder, with white hair and a mid-stage Golden Core cultivation base, was stunned, his face turning red as he exclaimed, "You... you're making baseless accusations!"
"Whether it's baseless or not, we'll find out after capturing and interrogating you," Fang Xing said nonchalantly.
"Sect Leader, Grand Elder... This young man is simply too ambitious! If he can casually accuse and sentence our sect's elders, where is Qingxu Zong's dignity?"
The white-haired elder wielded a white jade shield to protect himself, shouting loudly.
The sect leader of Qingxu Zong's face twitched.
What the elder said was indeed reasonable. Seeing Fang Xing's behavior, he himself was tempted to activate the grand formation and suppress this young man.
However, when the sect leader glanced at the Grand Elder, he saw that the elder still remained silent, like a statue in a temple, and his heart sank.
"Good scheme, good attempt at incitement... but it's useless. That previous possible demon cultivator might not have been a spy, but you definitely are!"
Fang Xing snapped his fingers, and a sword beam instantly shattered the white jade shield, piercing into the white-haired elder's dantian.
The Qingxu Zong elder immediately lost his magical powers and fell to the ground, his whole body limp.
He didn't slander this person, but this person hid it very well. Even a Pill Formation cultivator observing with their spiritual sense might not have found anything amiss.
Fang Xing didn't rely on his spiritual sense, but rather his 'Sword Heart' to observe. In his previous actions, this white-haired elder, despite appearing calm on the surface, had inwardly been in turmoil. Fang Xing had caught a glimpse of his weakness and immediately took action.
In normal circumstances, it wouldn't have been this smooth.
But Green Ripple had already been demoralized, making it much simpler.
If not for his concern about causing a negative impact, Fang Xing would have liked to use the Soul-Searching Technique on him right away.
'However, it won't do to do it openly, but privately... '
Fang Xing looked at Green Ripple and suddenly smiled, "Leave this person to me for interrogation. May I?"
The Qingxu Zong leader was about to refuse when he heard the sect's Grand Elder speak up, "Allowed!"
"Thank you. As for your many Qi Refining disciples, please investigate them yourselves."
Fang Xing laughed heartily, picked up the white-haired elder from the ground, and transformed into a sword light, disappearing in an instant...
...
Several days later.
All kinds of rumors were spreading in the Zhenguo cultivation world, and undercurrents were surging.
Fang Xing, however, paid no heed and cultivated at his leisure.
One day.
He looked at a letter in his hand and couldn't help but fall into deep thought, "Black Sky Pavilion is indeed the softest target... The Peak-level supervisor invited me to review... Hmph, I'm too lazy to go."
"The affairs of Zhenguo are inevitably related to the Beast Taming Sect. The next place to go should be the Beast Taming Sect. As long as we kill all the Pill Formation and Fake Pill Formation cultivators... Then searching for any connections to the Demonic Path will be a piece of cake!"
"Even if it starts a war, it doesn't have to be with the Demonic Path... The Righteous Path can also strike first!"
With that in mind, Fang Xing calmly got up and walked over to the white-haired elder.
The elder, unable to speak or hear, saw Fang Xing and his face was filled with fear.
"I kept you waiting. After all, comprehending a spell takes time."
Fang Xing placed his palm on the elder's glabella, and his powerful spiritual sense transformed into swords and knives, instantly piercing into the elder's sea of consciousness, shattering his soul!
The muscles on the elder's face twitched, his eyes rolled back, and his breath became weak.
A strange emerald green light flashed in Fang Xing's eyes as he chanted an incantation.
His spiritual sense seemed to transform into a giant grinding wheel, constantly grinding the fragments of the elder's soul, extracting the information he wanted.
"The land of the Five Peaks and Ten Countries... Has it long been secretly controlled by the Demonic Path?"
"The Wanxiang Sect is quite ambitious..."
"The one in contact with this person is the 'Blood River Palace' among the Five Peaks, with three grand palace masters. The strongest of them has already reached the late Pill Formation stage..."
"The Demonic Path gathers together, with the 'Wanxiang Demon Sect' as the main force, intending to initiate a war with the Righteous Path?"
"And in Zhenguo, there are other plots... Related to the Wanfa Secret Realm? Do they want to release the 'Wanfa Sage' or some kind of half-human, half-demon creature?"
"Interesting..."
Although the information he obtained was somewhat chaotic, a smile curved Fang Xing's lips.
"Theoretically speaking, this is enough to complete the task."
"But if I don't go to the Beast Taming Sect to kill, it's as if I'm afraid of them..."
"But before that, I'll enhance my strength first..."
Pa! The elder fell to the ground, his body turning into a corpse.
...
Main Universe.
Blue Sea Residence.
In a villa that occupied an area of nearly a thousand square meters.
Fang Xing lay on a beach chair by the pool, looking relaxed and content.
Not far away, on the landing pad, was a 27-meter long azure-blue spaceship.
Its body had a streamlined design, and the azure-blue paint had a hint of psychedelic hue.
"I've finally fulfilled the original owner's wish to buy a house on Blue Star."
Fang Xing took a sip of his drink and sighed in satisfaction.
Due to the attack on Blue Star, the real estate market had taken a hit as confidence in it shattered.
He took advantage of his military exploits and credits to purchase this luxurious mansion in Lan Hai District, No. 69.
Along with it came a private spaceship.
'From now on, I can take my private spaceship to vacation on other planets whenever I want...'
Fang Xing stood up and walked into the villa.
In the training room, a test tube had been prepared, containing the 'Universal Yin-Yang Qi' that he had refined using secret methods to meld the 'Shaoyin Sha Qi' and 'Taiyang Zhen Gang.'
"It's time to break through the Golden Core stage of martial arts!"
(End of Chapter)
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