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Chapter 231: Refining the Demon Infant
Chapter 231: Refining the Demon Infant
In a mountain valley less than a hundred miles away from Three Serpent Mountain, a powerful surge of Malevolent Qi erupted, causing countless runic symbols to flash chaotically.
The valley was riddled with crisscrossing cliffs and ravines, and the ground was pockmarked with pits and craters, bearing the scars of countless magical artifact strikes.
Two formidable waves of Core Formation Late Stage Mana clashed violently, but they were entirely concealed by a formation at the valley entrance and the sky above, preventing any leakage.
"Huo Mo Qing! The Profound Heaven Sect will not let you off!"
Accompanying this cry of anguish was a golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator falling to the ground, his chest torn open with a gaping hole as if his Golden Core had been forcibly extracted, dying with his eyes wide open.
"Haha... If it weren't for ensuring that you couldn't transmit even a shred of information, why would I go through all this trouble... In a real battle, you wouldn't last ten moves against me..."
Huo Mo Qing stared at the golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator and let out a cold laugh, "But being able to kill a Core Formation Late Stage cultivator from the righteous path will bring me a handsome reward when I return."
This Core Formation Late Stage cultivator not only hailed from the Profound Heaven Sect but had also condensed an upstream True Core.
Even among Nascent Soul sects, he was considered a prominent figure, and this time, he had come with a sect mission to recruit the Immortal Golden Core cultivator.
Never did he expect to fall into an ambush and meet his tragic end here.
Without hesitation, Huo Mo Qing pinched an incantation gesture, and behind his head, a turquoise light appeared, transforming into a turquoise spirit orb.
Within the turquoise spirit orb, a nine-headed monster was faintly visible, and at this moment, six of its heads were already lit up.
Holding the turquoise spirit orb in one hand and pinching an incantation with the other, Huo Mo Qing recited an unknown incantation.
A soul was extracted from the golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator, and his face was filled with horror as he tried to escape.
Suddenly, a wailing sound like a baby's cry echoed through the void.
The Nine-Headed Demons, or the Nine Infants, appeared within the spirit orb, and one of its heads lowered, sucking in the soul.
The powerful Divine Soul of the golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator, who had reached the Core Formation Late Stage, was unable to resist and was devoured by a dragon-like serpentine head, his screams fading away.
The ethereal form of the Nine Infants descended into the turquoise spirit orb, and seven of its heads lit up, each one lifelike.
Upon seeing this, Huo Mo Qing's face broke into a smile, and he manipulated the Nine Infant Pearl to absorb all the Essence Blood from the golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator's body.
The Nine Infant Pearl turned crimson like blood, but it quickly returned to normal.
Huo Mo Qing touched his forehead, and a turquoise light appeared, and with a simple gesture, he retracted the Nine Infant Pearl.
Huo Mo Qing pondered for a moment, and his figure suddenly transformed.
Whether it was the Mana fluctuations or the Divine Soul aura, they were identical to those of the golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator on the ground! He even opened the storage pouch of the golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator and took out the Elder Token of the Profound Heaven Sect.
After infusing a slight amount of Mana into the token, it immediately shone with a brilliant light, revealing two ancient seal characters—'Profound Heaven'!
The Elder Tokens of Nascent Soul sects were crafted with specific conditions to prevent forgery, and unless the bloodline, Divine Soul, and Mana aura matched, it was impossible to refine them.
However, this 'insurance' had now been broken.
Huo Mo Qing refined all the magical artifacts of the golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator and spoke in the same voice as his victim, "Hurry up and take action... Otherwise, the Profound Heaven Sect will soon discover the broken Elder Token and send people to investigate..."
He retracted the formation, cleaned up the scene, and then tapped his storage pouch.
An extremely luxurious golden chariot appeared, as if crafted from pure gold, and Huo Mo Qing sat inside, infusing a slight amount of Mana into it.
A golden light flashed from the chariot, and it sped towards Three Serpent Mountain at an astonishing velocity.
...
Three Serpent Mountain.
Snakehead Peak.
"Who is it?"
The Yun Clan Patriarch looked up and saw a golden chariot with a golden-crowned middle-aged cultivator inside. His Mana was unfathomably deep, causing the Patriarch to be startled.
"Hmph! The Yun Family is becoming more and more unruly. I, Jin Liu of the Profound Heaven Sect, am here!"
Huo Mo Qing stood with his hands behind his back as his Divine Sense swept the area, "Yun Family, why haven't you come out to greet me?"
"It turns out to be Elder Jin Liu from the main sect. Yun Qingmiao has met you before, Senior!"
A petite female cultivator from the third branch of the Yun Family flew out and, upon seeing Huo Mo Qing, immediately paid her respects, "Thirty years ago at the Golden City Immortal Assembly, I was fortunate enough to have met you, Senior..."
"Cut the small talk," Huo Mo Qing said as he walked into the Yun Family's main hall. "Where is that Immortal Golden Core cultivator?"
"Reporting to Elder, that person is currently in seclusion at Snaketail Ridge..."
A Foundation Establishment Elder with a flattering smile immediately answered.
"In seclusion, eh? Perfect. Gather all the high-level cultivators nearby," Huo Mo Qing said as he sat in the main seat, his expression unreadable.
He had disguised himself as an envoy of the Profound Heaven Sect on a whim.
Now it seemed that the situation was favorable, as no one had discovered his anomaly.
Despite the discovery, what could they do? It would only result in a massacre.
Before long, Luo Tian, the Guo Clan Ancestor, the Li Clan Ancestor, and many cultivators from the Great Luo Alliance arrived.
They looked at the Yun Family, all feeling helpless.
Who would have thought that despite their thorough preparations, unforeseen situations kept arising.
The Yun Family... Could it be that they truly have some heavenly fortune?
"Reporting to the Elder, at this moment, only that Immortal Golden Core Cultivator and his senior haven't arrived..."
The Yun Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who was in charge, glanced around and spoke.
"Good! They didn't come!"
Huo Mo Qing casually released a stream of golden mana, sealing the entire hall, "This seat has received the order from the Holistic Heaven Sect. This Immortal Core Formation Cultivator who broke through is a spy from the Demon Dao. We can directly kill him!"
These words shocked everyone!
"What? A Demon Dao spy?"
Luo Tian was stunned, instinctively feeling that Fang Xing didn't resemble someone from the Demon Dao.
However, at this moment, he naturally wouldn't take the lead. He merely exchanged a glance with the Guo Clan Ancestor and the Li Clan Ancestor.
"What? You don't believe me?"
Huo Mo Qing held up Jin Liu's Elder Token, infusing it with a slight amount of mana.
Two ancient seal scripts appeared, precisely the characters 'Holistic Heaven'!
"Upon seeing this token, it is as if you have seen the Holistic Heaven Sect!"
Huo Mo Qing coldly smiled, "Are you planning to defy the sect's decree?"
"We dare not. We will follow your instructions!"
Many of the Yun Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators immediately knelt down.
"Please give us your orders, Elder."
The Guo Clan Ancestor and the Li Clan Ancestor had met Elder Jin Liu before.
Seeing the reaction to the token, they instantly had no more doubts, but secretly felt bitter in their hearts.
Their cultivation was shallow, merely at the early stage of Core Formation.
Facing an Immortal Golden Core Cultivator and his senior, a Core Formation Cultivator, they really didn't have much confidence.
"This time, I will personally take action. You will hold this set of 'Whirling Wind and Moon Formation' array banners and array discs... Just follow my instructions."
Huo Mo Qing began assigning tasks, both eliminating and assigning.
The main idea was to keep these cultivators busy and occupied...
Once they were busy, they would be too lazy to think, ignoring some flaws in the details.
...
Snaketail Ridge.
Inside the Daoist Mansion's seclusion chamber.
Fang Xing's Cultivation Incarnation sat cross-legged, his divine sense concentrated on the Dantian.
Within his Dantian, beneath the Immortal Sword Essence, a tiny person was also sitting cross-legged—the Ten Thousand Dharmas Demonic Infant!
Time passed, and the Ten Thousand Dharmas Demonic Infant suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a pair of crimson pupils.
The Great Sun mark on its forehead became increasingly radiant, almost as if it were blazing.
The little person raised a hand, and an extremely powerful stream of mana appeared out of thin air, infusing the Dantian Sea of Energy.
The Immortal Sword Essence suddenly burst into a dazzling brilliance, and the Soul Sword within emitted a sword roar akin to a dragon's cry.
"Finally refined... Ten Thousand Dharmas Demonic Infant!"
Fang Xing opened his eyes and smiled slightly, "Now, in terms of mana... I'm already at the False Infant level?"
He thought for a moment, "Since I've refined the Demonic Infant, I might as well take care of the other two matters."
After refining the Ten Thousand Dharmas Demonic Infant, he only possessed mana, and his actual strength was even weaker than that of the previous Wind Division Leader.
However, it didn't matter. Fang Xing had already prepared a backup plan.
One of them was naturally to comprehend 'Sword Intent Becomes Form'!
The Four Stages of Sword Cultivators—Qi, Gale, Intent, and Form!
If a Core Formation Sword Cultivator could comprehend Sword Intent, they could dominate the Core Formation stage and establish an undefeated reputation.
Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators cultivate the 'Sword Form'. Once they comprehend 'Sword Intent Becomes Form', they immediately become powerful Nascent Soul True Monarchs!
Fang Xing's innate talent in the Sword Dao, while not ordinary, wasn't at the level of astonishing brilliance.
Unfortunately, his main body had hacked his way to the top of Sword Heart Peak and received the empowerment from the sect's founder, Freedom Elder, so he already had some insights into the four stages of the Sword Dao.
Now that he had the mana, he could cultivate it with just a bit of comprehension.
If a cultivator's realm were a firearm, then various techniques would be the bullets.
Previously, Fang Xing only had a False Infant firearm, which lacked killing power. But now, equipped with the 'bullets' of Sword Form, it was like the gathering of dragons and tigers. Even when facing an early-stage Nascent Soul old monster, he dared to fight.
"Besides that..."
He paused, then patted his Storage Pouch.
A somewhat damaged bronze lamp appeared, which was the only Fourth Rank Spirit Treasure he had on him—the Azure Sun Evil Lamp!
This spoil of war was a Fourth Rank Spirit Treasure, which the Foundation Establishment stage Fang Xing couldn't refine no matter what.
Fortunately, his current realm was barely sufficient, and he could attempt to refine and use it.
Fang Xing had witnessed the power of the Azure Sun Evil Lamp. Its innate 'Azure Sun Shield' could directly withstand the full-power strike of the True Martial Seven Star Sword Array formed by seven Core Formation Sword Cultivators without any damage.
Moreover, it could gather the 'Azure Sun Evil Flame', a renowned demonic flame from the Demon Dao. The Wind Division Leader had once relied on this flame to unleash his might, instantly defeating four Core Formation Sword Cultivators from the Heaven Sword Sect!
If not for Fang Xing's intervention, they might have been completely annihilated, and the Heaven Sword Sect would have been severely weakened.
After all, this was a Core Formation Sword Cultivator. Killing an ordinary False Core Cultivator would likely only take a sword or two!
If not for the severe losses, the devastating pain, and the near-emptying of their upper echelon, given Chu Kuangtu's temperament, even with mutual concerns with the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect, he wouldn't have been so quick to call off the battle.
Fang Xing toyed with the 'Azure Sun Evil Lamp' for a moment, then pinched a seal, and two streams of Nascent Soul Mana flew out, enveloping this spiritual treasure.
The Azure Sun Evil Lamp instantly transformed into a tiny speck of green light, which he absorbed into his Dantian, landing in the hands of Ten Thousand Dharmas Demonic Infant.
Ten Thousand Dharmas Demonic Infant seemed to have obtained a new toy, playing with it lovingly, a mischievous smile on his face. Suddenly, he opened his small mouth, and a strand of Infant Fire appeared.
A Fourth Rank Spirit Treasure could only be refined by Nascent Soul True Fire.
Moreover, Ten Thousand Dharmas Demonic Infant's Infant Fire was a ball of green flame, but within it were intertwined threads of crimson, likely influenced by the Great Sun Buddha Incantation, causing its Infant Fire's power to increase by several levels.
'This Cultivation Incarnation's regular combat power has already surpassed mine.'
Outside the closed-door cultivation room.
The main body of Fang Xing sat cross-legged, sensing all of this, but he didn't feel any worry or unease.
After all, he and his Cultivation Incarnation shared the same consciousness, and there was no possibility of rebellion.
The higher the Cultivation Incarnation's cultivation, the happier he would be.
Ideally, he'd directly ascend to the Divine Realm, or even higher, so that he wouldn't have to worry in the Primary Universe, and he could have whatever he desired!
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and stepped out of the Daoist Mansion.
Outside, the Three Serpent Mountain was enveloped in a thin layer of mist, concealing the three main peaks in a hazy atmosphere, making them appear and disappear.
Wisps of cool breeze flowed through the gaps, as if in the next moment, they would transform into bone-chilling gale winds!
Most crucially, the originally cloudless sky had now turned into a dark night.
A bright moon hung high, casting a cold light.
"An array formation? Third Rank Upper Class..."
"What's going on?"
Many loose cultivators who had rented Daoist Mansions rushed out, and upon seeing this scene, they became alert and took out their magical artifacts.
"Everyone, please calm down!"
From Snakehead Peak, several streams of light flew out, led by the twelfth elder of the Yun Family, who was in charge of external affairs: "Our family has no intention of making enemies of you all. This time, we've deployed the formation to capture a Demonic Cultivator..."
"A Demonic Cultivator?" Some loose cultivators believed it, while others became more cautious.
But soon after, a golden chariot appeared, carrying a golden-crowned middle-aged man.
The overwhelming Late Core Formation Stage Mana silenced all the cultivators on the mountain.
"Ah... It's the Golden Wind Nine Dragon Chariot!"
"I've seen this chariot before; it's Elder Jin Da of the Holistic Heaven Sect's ride..."
...
"I am Elder Jin Liu, here to capture the Demonic Cultivator."
Huo Mo Qing stood with his hands behind his back, appearing like a lofty cultivator, but in his heart, he felt a twisted sense of pleasure: "The Demonic Cultivator is you!"
He pointed at the flying Fang Xing, announcing with great dominance.
'Finally, they've come... But are the methods of the righteous path so crude? Directly framing someone?'
Fang Xing mocked in his heart, but he burst into laughter, his gaze sweeping over Huo Mo Qing, then one by one over the Guo Clan Ancestor, Li Clan Ancestor, Luo Tian, and others: "I have no connection with the Demon Dao. Do you know that? You've destroyed my last bit of goodwill towards the cultivation world!"
Of course, he wouldn't admit that after condensing the Immortal Golden Core, he had stayed on with the intention of luring them in.
But he hadn't expected their methods to be even cruder, directly labeling him and attacking without any attempt at recruitment.
'Forget it, my Cultivation Incarnation is currently refining the Azure Sun Evil Lamp and comprehending sword techniques. I'll take action myself.'
Fang Xing made a decision in his heart.
"Even if this person isn't a Demonic Cultivator, he's still a madman..."
The numerous elders of the Yun Family exchanged glances, and a thought suddenly rose in their minds.
But the next moment, the youth who was surrounded transformed.
From his ordinary appearance, he became a barbaric giant beast! A terrifying Martial Dao Will, like a mighty river, swept through the Sea of Consciousness of those present, causing Foundation Establishment Cultivators to faint and Foundation Establishment Cultivators to fall into a prolonged daze.
Fang Xing's five fingers extended, transforming into a palm that seemed to cover the heavens and earth!
— Heaven Shield Hand!
Under the Heaven Shield Hand, all beings were equal, and every high-level cultivator had to withstand a palm strike!
Bang!
The False Core True Essence Shield shattered like paper, and Luo Tian's head was the first to be struck into his chest. The Great Luo Alliance Master died in an extremely humiliating manner.
Next were the Guo Clan Ancestor and Li Clan Ancestor...
(End of Chapter)
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