Chapter 348: Knocking on the Door
Chapter 348: Knocking on the Door
"You dare to threaten me?"
Fang Xing let out a cold laugh, and his Cultivation Doppelganger put away Dark River True Monarch's storage bag and spirit treasure, returning to the Dark Whale Ship.
Although the Cultivation Doppelganger didn't have a good solution for dealing with a Nascent Soul True Monarch's Core Spirit Exit, his true self could easily capture him with a casual move! After all, the Great Sun Buddha Palm had corresponding techniques to seal the void, not to mention the Solar Realm!
Of course, Fang Xing didn't use either of these techniques. He merely displayed the simplified version of the Buddha Palm that he had recently comprehended, and the capture was effortless.
...
"Dark River True Monarch? He's actually the younger brother of a Great True Monarch?"
After Fang Xing left, the surrounding Core Formation cultivators who had been watching were stunned.
"If Dark Cloud Great True Monarch finds out, there will likely be trouble on the island..."
Hong Wanjin, the manager of Treasure Tower, felt a sense of foreboding.
Decades had passed, and he was still the manager of Treasure Tower. As a merchant, he despised disorderly environments.
Iron Sword Sect.
"That Dark Whale Island Lord is so powerful... With his Demon Fire Technique, even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator might not dare to confront him directly. He destroyed a True Monarch's Law Body in just a few moves."
Mengruo Shimei praised.
"Could the one who made the final move be the rumored 'Fang Yun True Monarch', who is said to be evenly matched with the Peng Magic Island Lord? I heard he is a mid-grade body cultivator in the Fourth Stage, and that golden hand technique is his physical technique. How could he freeze the void and capture a Nascent Soul? With such a move, his intimidation is almost on par with a Great True Monarch."
Fire Dragon True Monarch had a higher perspective and knew that the 'Fang Yun True Monarch', who only made one move, was the truly formidable one.
Nascent Soul cultivators in the late stage were addressed as 'Great True Monarchs' because their Essence Energy and Divine Perception far surpassed ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. With a few powerful secret techniques or Divine Perception attack techniques, they could effectively prevent Nascent Soul cultivators from escaping into the void, possessing the power to kill Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
In today's battle, the physical technique of that Fang Yun True Monarch seemed to have a similar effect of sealing the void, making his intimidation truly unmatched.
...
Inside the Dark Whale Ship.
"Let me go... Otherwise, my brother won't spare you..."
"Dark Whale Island Lord, we have no grudges. I can provide you with information about the Dark Sky Sect and even mobilize the members of Dark Cloud Palace to attack Dark Sky Island together."
Fang Xing sat cross-legged and took out the Nascent Soul of Dark River True Monarch.
After relaxing the restrictions on the Nascent Soul, it immediately started chattering incessantly.
In summary, it was nothing more than threats and pleas for mercy...
"You're just making a fool of yourself."
Fang Xing silently contemplated for a moment, then sent a thread of mental power into Dark River True Monarch's sea of consciousness.
"You want to... Soul Search me?!"
Dark River True Monarch's expression changed, but he then spoke indifferently, "Fang Yun True Monarch, I advise you not to waste your efforts. You're just a Body Cultivator, and Divine Perception is your weakness. As long as I don't want to speak, you'll never be able to..." He trailed off.
A hint of fear flashed in his eyes, and his expression became somewhat dazed...
"The Ten Thousand Minds Secret Technique is indeed effective."
Fang Xing nodded. The 'Ten Thousand Minds' secret manual he obtained from Gray-Clad Marquis was a legacy of Divine Perception.
Divine Perception, mental power, soul power... they were all just the outer layers of the soul's power.
Even so, one could play around with them in various ways.
The 'Ten Thousand Minds' manual encompassed everything, including Divine Perception attacks, Soul Search techniques, and even mind control secret arts... all were clearly listed.
"If I'm willing to spend some effort to thoroughly understand the Nascent Soul, I might be able to make Dark River 'recognize a master'... becoming an unconditional servant, acknowledging the master from the heart, and dying immediately upon the master's death, like a slave."
Fang Xing looked at the completely dazed Nascent Soul of Dark River and immediately instructed his Cultivation Doppelganger to perform a hand seal.
Two golden lights instantly entered Dark River's eyes.
The reason for this complicated process, without using the Great Sun Bodhimanda Mantra, was to keep this Nascent Soul as the second Nascent Soul—a resource for the Ghost Demi-Primordial of Ten Thousand Arts to advance.
As for his true self?
In the Evil God World, he had almost finished consuming those Origin Spirits... it was like an all-you-can-eat buffet.
"Is the matter of Dark Cloud Great True Monarch true or false?"
Fang Xing asked directly, addressing his most pressing concern.
"It's true, but Dark Cloud is selfish and only cares about breaking through the Divine Transformation stage. When several Nascent Soul True Monarchs from Dark Cloud Palace went on missions and encountered trouble, he didn't seem to do anything..."
Dark River True Monarch spoke woodenly, "I and Dark Cloud are brothers, but we don't have a good relationship... He might not come to save me."
"Useless!" Fang Xing cursed.
If Dark Cloud Great True Monarch didn't come, where could he find another late-stage Nascent Soul?
Immediately after, he asked about some secrets within Dark Cloud Palace, but unfortunately, this dark force operated entirely anonymously, allowing many loose cultivators, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs, to hide their identities and casually take on missions.
Due to its tight internal organization and loose external structure, it was difficult to discern its true strength.
More importantly, with a Great True Monarch backing them, they had credibility and were considered a top-tier force in the Vast Sea Immortal World.
As for Dark River True Monarch, he was only responsible for business in this area of the sea.
The mission of Jiaoyue and Huoyun True Monarchs was already a rare big deal.
'He was just using Dark Whale Island as a trading center, making it convenient to contact his subordinates and develop missions... and also to keep an eye on me?
(End of Chapter)'Those two Nascent Soul Mid-stage cultivators from Dark Cloud Palace were also assigned long-term surveillance missions. If they weren't lacking in strength, they would have directly attacked us a long time ago...'
'Weren't they supposed to be making rapid progress in dual cultivation? Why is it taking so long to cultivate a Great Technique?'
Fang Xing couldn't help but complain about the terrifying sense of time among cultivators.
A Nascent Soul True Monarch would go into seclusion for decades.
With this amount of free time, Blue Star Warriors and Source Energy Cultivators would have already broken through to Martial Saint and even Star Sovereign realms...
"In the end, I still have to take matters into my own hands."
Fang Xing casually tossed the Nascent Soul of the Dark River to the side, ignoring the wails of the Ten Thousand Dharmas Ghost Child who was eyeing it greedily. He stepped into the outside world.
"The vast and beautiful lands of the Cultivation World... The Soul Refinement heritage, in the end, cannot escape my grasp."
...
Dark Sky Island.
This island was the location of the Dark Sky Sect's mountain gate, abundant with spiritual energy and filled with the sounds of birds and fragrant flowers.
On this day.
Boom!
Suddenly, the sky darkened, and a pillar of light descended from the heavens, collapsing a mountain peak with its direct impact.
The force was like thunder, terrifying lower-stage cultivators and causing even more casualties among those affected by the blast.
Just as the Dark Sky Sect was suffering heavy losses, a spaceship that seemed to be 'invisible' slowly emerged from the nine heavens.
"It's a Nascent Soul-level puppet!"
"Dark Whale Ship!"
"The Dark Whale Island Lord is attacking!"
Several high-level female cultivators from the Dark Sky Sect shouted, "Why aren't you activating the Mountain Defense Array at full power?"
However, the sect's Array Master took out a token and immediately felt embarrassed. "A crucial array foundation has been destroyed... The array's power has plummeted. We can't hold them back!"
When Fang Xing took action, he naturally aimed to strike when they were unprepared, attacking their weak point.
Since the 'Dark Whale Ship' had an invisibility ability, he would make full use of it.
Moreover, the protective arrays of most Nascent Soul-level major sects weren't always operating at full power—doing so would consume too much spirit veins and spirit stones.
Therefore, when Fang Xing launched his surprise attack from a thousand miles away, he hid his presence and struck with a single devastating blow, directly destroying a mountain peak that housed a crucial array foundation. Then, he manipulated the 'Dark Whale Ship' to crash down, relying on brute force.
The secret intelligence about this crucial array foundation was obtained from the Dark River True Monarch.
Obviously, this Dark Cloud Palace True Monarch had no sense of integrity, secretly gathering intelligence about Dark Sky Island, probably with the intention of selling it at a high price.
But he never expected to meet someone like Fang Xing, who would settle the score with a knife.
Boom!
The Dark Sky Sect's Mountain Defense Array was a Fourth Rank Array called the 'Cloud and Water Nine Diagrams Array', primarily water-attributed and renowned for its defensive capabilities, even surpassing the array of the former Southern Fire Sect.
Alas... From the start, with one of its array foundations destroyed, the array's power plummeted.
As the 'Dark Whale Ship' projected a shadow that oppressed all living beings, it recklessly charged into the array. The Cloud and Water Nine Diagrams Array could only let out a mournful cry, and many array patterns collapsed.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the eyes of the Dark Sky Sect's female cultivators, countless Foundation Establishment and Core Formation-level puppets flew out of the city of war puppets, madly harvesting all life.
"Dark Whale Island Lord, how dare you?"
An enraged Nascent Soul-level female cultivator waved her colorful ribbon-like spirit treasure sweeping across the sky like a sea of flowers and a rainbow. With a single move, she blasted dozens of drones.
"Hmph! Your Dark Sky Sect plotted against our Island Lord first. Now that we've come to eradicate your sect, isn't this the natural consequence?"
Fang Xing's Cultivation Doppelganger let out a cold laugh. His body moved like a rainbow, holding the Azure Sun Evil Lamp. With a slight snap of his fingers, eight Purple Azure Fire Dragons appeared, sweeping across the four directions and displaying their might. They fought alongside two Nascent Soul Early-stage True Monarchs of the Dark Sky Sect.
Then, his main body flew into the sky, heading towards a lake that resembled a bright mirror.
Splash!
The lake instantly transformed into Yin-Yang fish, and the power of two Nascent Soul Mid-stage cultivators surged into the sky.
"Fang Yun True Monarch, you're going too far!"
Bright Moon True Monarch and Fiery Cloud True Monarch stood side by side, their auras subtly connected, their faces filled with anger.
They hadn't even attacked yet, but these two cultivators from Dark Whale Island dared to counterattack?
Not only that, but the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs also had a bad premonition.
'Fang Yun is a high-level expert who can fight on par with the Peng Demon Island Lord. When he attacks, he must have a strong backing.'
Bright Moon True Monarch sensed that their mountain gate had been breached, and countless sect members had been killed or injured, making her feel like her heart was bleeding.
Fiery Cloud True Monarch couldn't hide his anger. "Perfect! Today, we will avenge our past shame and repay the sect's grudge!"
Although the Great Technique hadn't been fully cultivated yet, he and Bright Moon True Monarch had been dual cultivating, and both had made significant progress. Now, working together, they believed they could even rival a Nascent Soul Late-stage Great True Monarch!
"You two idiots, do you know that inflation has already occurred, and your combat power has depreciated?"
Fang Xing sneered, and with a wave of his hand, he unleashed the fifth style of the Great Sun Buddha Palm—Picking Buddha Offerings! The Buddha Light illuminated the entire area, and Bright Moon and Fiery Cloud True Monarchs' faces turned pale.
"What kind of technique is this? Are you a Fourth Rank Upper Grade Body Cultivator?"
"Great True Monarch?!"
This was the tragedy of cultivators encountering high-level martial artists. After secluding themselves for decades, the ants they once were had transformed into dragons, only to be abandoned by the entire world...
The third chapter will be posted later.
(End)
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