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Chapter 234: The Diviner
Chapter 234: The Diviner
"The Divine Infancy Fruit... Rumor has it that even eating it raw has a slight auxiliary effect on condensing the Nascent Soul, making it an extremely rare heavenly elixir in the vast wilderness..."
"The only place with a confirmed production site is the Linlang Blessed Land!"
Fang Xing's eyes lit up as a thought crossed his mind.
He silently added 'Refining the Core Formation Pill' to his to-do list and continued to inventory the spoils of war.
Most of it was Huo Mo Qing's Magical Artifacts.
"These two 'Profound Ice Shields' are slightly damaged, but since they've been cut in half, they can only be sold as materials..."
"Ten Thousand Souls Banner? It's filled with demonic energy and doesn't suit my Sword Cultivator style... Hmm? This is indeed a treasure of the Array Dao, which can be used in conjunction with an array formation as the main array banner to enhance its power..."
Finally, Fang Xing picked up the 'Nine Embryo Pearl'.
At this moment, the nine-headed illusion within the spirit pearl was significantly blurred, and the seven illuminated heads appeared weak and lifeless.
"This object... seems to be the Lifebound Artifact of a Late Core Formation Stage cultivator."
"A Lifebound Artifact cannot be refined by outsiders before the original owner's death. After the original owner's death, it loses a significant portion of its power, never to recover to its peak."
This 'Nine Embryo Pearl' had been slashed by his Nascent Soul-level sword energy, and then its original owner died.
With its foundation severely damaged, its spiritual light dimmed, which was understandable.
Fang Xing didn't feel the slightest bit sad. He slightly opened his mouth, and a strand of azure fire with hints of crimson appeared, beginning to refine the 'Nine Embryo Pearl'.
Under the scorching of the infant fire, even a supreme Magical Artifact would flicker in brightness, showing signs of being refined.
Moreover, as the Nascent Soul fire broke through the restrictions, information about this Magical Artifact automatically surfaced in Fang Xing's mind.
"Nine Embryo Pearl, an integrated offense and defense treasure, can manifest the 'Nine Infants Illusion' to guard the spirit and soul, with endless wondrous uses."
"Furthermore, it has nine heads, and within each head, it can imprison a cultivator's Divine Soul and Essence Blood, thereby completely mimicking that cultivator's Mana and Divine Sense fluctuations, and even most bloodline tests can be fooled..."
"Unfortunately, it's a Lifebound Artifact, and after the original owner's death, the Nine Embryo Pearl permanently loses a portion of its power, now only having eight heads capable of storing Divine Souls and Essence Blood..."
"The good news is that these stored Divine Souls and Essence Blood can be replaced and changed..."
"For me, its offensive power is insignificant, but the disguise it provides is quite useful."
Fang Xing, knowing his family's situation, was decent at disguise, but it was challenging to conceal his aura.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been exposed during the last Immortal City trade, indirectly causing much suffering.
Strictly speaking, the Three Serpent Mountain calamity originated from someone's poor disguise skills.
However, this was typical for Sword Cultivators, specializing in one path, focusing solely on the sword.
"Now, with the help of this 'Nine Embryo Pearl', my disguise and aura concealment techniques should be impenetrable by anyone below the Nascent Soul stage."
As Fang Xing sensed the seven illuminated heads of the Nine Infants, his Divine Sense suddenly touched one of them.
In an instant, a layer of divine soul clothing emerged from the Nine Embryo Pearl, covering him, masking his original Mana and Divine Sense fluctuations.
Subsequently, Fang Xing found himself transformed into a familiar person.
"That Elder of the Profound Heaven Sect... he's indeed dead, and after being killed, even his Divine Soul and Essence Blood fell into the enemy's hands. Then, he disguised himself as a righteous Core Formation cultivator to kill me?"
Fang Xing deeply felt the demonic cultivator's twisted sense of humor: "If my cultivation was slightly weaker, I might have been 'exterminated for being demonic'. The Profound Heaven Sect wouldn't have fared well either, at least their reputation would have been tarnished..."
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, he touched his Dantian.
Within his Divine Sense, the golden Nascent Soul emitted a hurried sword cry.
"This is... a warning from the Sword Heart?!"
"An enemy that makes even me feel a sense of danger... could it be a Nascent Soul True Monarch personally tracking me? How is that possible? No, it's actually true."
Fang Xing's expression changed.
The Profound Heaven Sect's Nascent Soul True Monarch might not have cared in the past, but after the death of a Late Core Formation Stage True Core cultivator in their sect, they might take action.
'Since the murderer could easily slay a Late Core Formation Stage cultivator with a True Core, their cultivation must be extraordinary... The Profound Heaven Sect would either send several Late Core Formation Stage cultivators or have that Incarnation Seed 'Righteous Child' come personally... Either way, they might fall into an ambush.'
'The most foolproof method is for the Nascent Soul True Monarch to take action personally, using absolute strength to sweep away all evil spirits.'
He silently analyzed the situation and discovered that the Profound Heaven Sect had a more than 50% chance of sending a Nascent Soul True Monarch this time.
'This is like a mountain crushing an egg; no matter the enemy, they will face them head-on.'
Fang Xing sighed, preparing to evade.
He was a False Core cultivator, not a true Nascent Soul.
Although he believed that with his various divine abilities and spirit treasures, he could fight against a Nascent Soul Stage early-stage cultivator, he didn't want to take unnecessary risks.
What he enjoyed the most was still bullying weaker opponents.
"I'll set up a trap first, and then see how things go..."
Fang Xing snapped his fingers, and numerous sword shadows appeared, disappearing into the cave walls in an instant.
Then, he swept his wide sleeves, collecting all the items in the cave, and transformed into a sword light, disappearing into the horizon.
Half a day later, a green light appeared, and from it emerged a seemingly ordinary female cultivator in a blue robe.
She looked to be in her twenties or thirties, but her eyes held a calmness that seemed to see through the affairs of the world.
As she entered the cave, her jade-like hands formed a series of hand seals, clearly preparing to use some secret technique to track the residual aura.
Whoosh!
At that moment, sword shadows flashed within the cave, seemingly forming a sword array! Countless sword lights soared into the sky, slicing through the entire mountain peak.
A cold and sharp sword domain appeared, with countless sword lights floating within it. Each sword light transformed into a scale, eventually forming a silver dragon!
The silver dragon roared, and suddenly descended towards the blue-robed woman.
Boom!
The mountains shook, causing the mortals living in the nearby village to think that an earth dragon had awakened.
A gentle breeze blew, and the already fragile mountain peak turned into dust, disappearing in an instant.
Only the blue-robed woman, holding a lotus flower in her hand, seemed to have escaped the impact of the silver sword dragon unscathed.
"She's indeed a Nascent Soul True Monarch... and also a Primordial Infant Sword Lord... Apart from Old Ghost Chu of the Heaven Sword Sect, there's actually another Nascent Soul-level Sword Cultivator heritage?"
The blue-robed girl's eyes flickered, and she suddenly bit her teeth, taking out three copper coins from her sleeve.
Then, she took out a bamboo tube, placed the three coins inside, and threw it into the sky.
This was a diviner's technique—asking the heavens for guidance!
Diviners, like feng shui masters, were considered a niche within the various arts of cultivation.
After all, things like fate and fortune were difficult to fathom, and forcing them could result in backlash.
Therefore, high-level diviners were rare in the cultivation world.
But who would have thought that this blue-robed woman was one of them.
In an instant, she caught the bamboo tube and poured out the three copper coins onto her palm.
"I can't even make a prediction?"
A flash of blue light appeared in the girl's eyes, followed by disbelief.
Before, she could vaguely predict the whereabouts of that crucial person, although it was very vague, indicating that the other party's cultivation was powerful enough to suppress her fate, or they had some treasure that concealed their destiny.
But now, it was a complete mess, and she couldn't make any predictions at all.
Venturing too deeply had even caused her to suffer some backlash!
"Forget it..."
The blue-robed woman stood silently for a long time, but in the end, she sighed and headed towards the Mysterious Heaven Sect's mountain gate...
...
Bluesphere.
Blue Sea District, Villa 69.
Fang Xing looked at his cultivation incarnation and nodded, "You stay here and lay low for a while... Hehe, with an Eight Realms-level warrior guarding my villa, even a Martial Sage wouldn't be a problem... Well, I might not be able to defeat them, but at least it'll cause a big commotion..."
An Eight Realms-level warrior! Even in the Bluesphere Federation, they would be considered high-ranking officials.
With such a powerful warrior guarding his home, at least there were no safety concerns.
After settling the matters with his cultivation incarnation, Fang Xing went to the front door and saw several packages.
He checked the senders and recognized them as either Bluesphere University or the Federation's Holographic Universe Corporation, immediately knowing what they were.
He carried the packages into the living room and opened them one by one.
A pile of malevolent energy crystals and Heavenly Gale Stones were scattered across the table.
'These are good things, but they're useless to me...'
'Well, at least now that I've broken through in my cultivation, I have some explanations.'
'Although I've forfeited the Interstellar Martial Arts Tournament, it's not over yet. When the tournament concludes and the final rankings are announced, there should be another round of rewards...'
'With this, I should be able to cultivate to the peak of the Martial Dao Golden Core...'
'With some more refinement, I can reach the Vajra Realm before my graduate program ends, and then continue with my doctoral studies!'
'And there's also the simplified version of the Buddha Palm, I've already figured out the third style. It's just that my realm is still a bit lacking, but after reaching Vajra, it should be enough...'
Fang Xing silently contemplated his cultivation plans.
These things weren't set in stone and could be adjusted at any time, emphasizing flexibility.
"Little Blue!"
As Fang Xing spoke, a holographic projection appeared—a sprite with azure wings: "Master, what are your instructions?"
"Retrieve the latest videos of the martial arts tournament..."
Fang Xing planned to browse through them first, marking the battles he wanted to watch, and then he could delve deeper into the holographic universe for a closer look.
This is truly remarkable!
To advance in Martial Arts, one must immerse themselves in such realistic simulations.
This is why Fang Xing predicted that Bluesphere's Martial Arts would experience a significant boom after the emergence of Virtual Universe Technology.
"Okay."
Little Blue smiled slightly and raised her hand, causing a screen to appear instantly.
On the screen, it was further divided into over five thousand small squares, each containing a video of a battle.
An ordinary person would surely get dizzy watching these videos.
But for Fang Xing, it was just right. He quickly scanned through them and noted a few battle numbers, "These Martial Arts Golden Core practitioners are definitely graduates of Bluesphere University, and their battles are worth watching... Also, the mech pilot with the code name 'White Falcon'..."
"Yes, master. The in-depth observation mode requires a copyright fee of 360,987 Star Essence, which has been deducted. The virtual video purchase is successful."
Little Blue responded with a mischievous smile.
"Damn..."
Fang Xing muttered in frustration, "The Bluesphere Federation's Holographic Universe Corporation sure knows how to make money..."
But they have the high-tech, so they deserve to profit.
Moreover, before the competition, the Virtual Agreement signed by the participants already granted the Federation the rights to sell the video footage.
In the end, the Holographic Universe Corporation isn't doing it for free; the rewards of Malevolent Energy Crystals and Heavenly Gale Stones can be considered an advance payment of 'compensation' for outstanding competitors.
Fang Xing could only grumble a couple of times before settling the payment.
'I don't have much Star Essence... but I have many channels.'
Suddenly, he thought of the leader of the Sect of the Gate.
This leader had numerous arrangements, including some anonymous accounts with astronomical amounts of Star Essence assets.
Furthermore, on the surface, there was not a shred of connection between him and the Demon God Sect.
But would Fang Xing dare to take from him? Nothing in this world goes unnoticed.
Not to mention the Bluesphere Federation, a colossal entity, which, if determined to investigate, could undoubtedly uncover something.
If that happens, things could go from clever to clumsy.
For this reason, Fang Xing had information about many core followers of the Sect of the Gate but had never attempted to contact them or report them to the Police Department.
"In the interstellar society, not having a false identity is such a hassle..."
Fang Xing sighed inwardly and suddenly thought of his cultivation clone!
This clone had a completely different appearance, demeanor, and strength from his own.
It was even an undocumented person in the Bluesphere Federation, making it an ideal temporary white glove.
First, he would use the leader's memory to obtain a legal identity, then access those funds.
Next, he would contact the followers of the Sect of the Gate and catch them all in one go! He could also gather some related items from the sect.
Currently, Fang Xing has temporarily parted ways with the Demon God World, and the Gates of Many Worlds have entered a recharging state.
Without an alternative source of power, he didn't know how long it would take to open the next New World.
'This idea is good. Even if something goes wrong, it won't affect me...'
'And the cultivation clone's strength is sufficient.'
The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and he was almost eager to go out and take action.
Fang Xing's gaze wandered, casually browsing through the five thousand squares, aiming to supplement his Martial Arts with the strengths of various schools.
This was a process of continuous accumulation.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, "Little Blue, zoom in on video number 3961!"
One of the squares suddenly expanded, occupying half of the screen.
On the screen, a battle was taking place on a glacier.
One of the combatants was merely at the Peak Exterior Stage, choosing to remain anonymous behind a mask. He wielded a set of Magnetic Martial Arts, and with every move, he harnessed the earth's magnetic field, empowering his domain to rival the Golden Core's Mana Domain.
"Kill!"
The masked warrior manipulated the magnetic field, utilizing the terrain to summon a Magnetic Storm, transforming it into a 'Two Yin Extinction Magnetic Blade' that slashed across the neck of the Golden Core Martial Practitioner.
"A Peak Exterior Stage attempting to defeat a Golden Core? This is defying the heavens..."
Fang Xing's eyes narrowed, "More importantly... why does this person feel somewhat familiar to me?!"
In the video, the warrior struck by the Magnetic Blade bled from his neck, but in an instant, a layer of golden light appeared, quickly stopping the bleeding and healing the wound.
This golden light was very familiar to Fang Xing; it was the 'Lion Elephant Vajra Unbreakable Technique,' but it was only at the Minor Mastery level, incomparable to his Great Perfection.
"You're not bad, but you've met your match!"
The Golden Core Martial Practitioner roared, his entire body radiating golden light like a little golden figure. His Golden Core Essence Energy gathered, and he punched out.
The masked warrior's magnetic field was broken, and his body fell like a ragdoll onto the glacier.
He lost!
The gap between the Peak Exterior Stage and the Golden Core was like an abyss.
To be able to injure a Golden Core at the Peak Exterior Stage was already an achievement to be proud of!
(End of Chapter)
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