Chapter 382: Blood Peach
Chapter 382: Blood Peach
"Hmm?"
On the desolate island, Fang Xing, who was about to open his storage bag, saw a streak of light fly towards him.
In the streak of light was a palm-sized dark palace.
"The Wuji Demon Palace?!"
He was slightly startled. Since he had decided to destroy the Limitless Hall, he had naturally gathered information early on and knew about this inheritance treasure of the Wuji Demon Palace.
However, he did not expect that this Sixth Rank treasure would fly towards him on its own.
"Treasure seeking me out? Do I have such virtue, luck, and connection?"
Fang Xing's cultivation avatar took a step forward and casually cast a hand seal to collect the treasure.
This hand seal was not particularly intricate, but the Wuji Demon Palace trembled slightly and obediently landed in his palm, actively cooperating with the refinement process.
A moment later.
Boom!
Before Fang Xing, it seemed as though a grand palace over a kilometer long, wide, and tall had appeared.
The palace had nine sides, and on each wall were inscribed numerous dark and fierce heavenly demon runes, collectively forming the Essence Refinement lineage of the Limitless Hall—The Nine Strategies of the Demon King!
"Is this a Void Treasure, and one with such a large capacity?"
Fang Xing's eyes immediately lit up.
While cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage could afford storage bags, their capacity was quite limited.
This limitation persisted even at the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages, which is why various merchant guilds and escort companies had room to exist.
However, the Wuji Demon Palace, a Sixth Rank Void Treasure, was different. Its internal space was vast.
Outside this hall, there was even a large area where numerous Spirit Eyes were piled up, forming a Spirit Vein suitable for cultivation!
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Fang Xing couldn't help but marvel: 'Perhaps... this is where the true "Limitless Hall" lies.'
Through communication with the spirit of the Wuji Demon Palace, he also roughly understood why he had the virtue for the ultimate treasure to seek him out.
Because this was the philosophy of the demon path—strength is paramount, the strong prey on the weak!
Since he had killed Meng Old Devil, he was the natural successor of the Wuji Demon Palace.
After all, the Nine Strategies of the Demon King were given away for free; very few cultivators in the world could resist the temptation of not cultivating them.
In the demon path, strength is the greatest virtue!
The ultimate treasure of the demon path seeks its master because he is strong enough to kill the previous owner!
"This is a treasure with a rebellious bone in its head."
Fang Xing was somewhat taken aback but not to the point of discarding it. After all, it was a Sixth Rank Essence Refinement treasure.
"Hmm, not only does this demon treasure have a rebellious bone, but even the array spirit of the protective array on the Sinless Island where the Limitless Hall is located is the same... The Limitless Hall is even the core of the 'Eight Directions and Ten Wastelands Original Sin Demon Array'... As long as I bring it, the array spirit will submit and pave the way for me... As long as I ensure that the Limitless Hall has a lineage to continue?"
"Demons... truly have a tragic existence."
Fang Xing originally thought that after he destroyed the Limitless Hall, the array spirit would be as tenacious as the one from the Essence Spirit Sword Sect, persisting solely for revenge.
He didn't expect it to be so compliant and kneel.
'However, this is naturally beneficial to me.'
Fang Xing stood on the shoulder of the Black Death Number, which instantly transformed into a terrifying streak of light, flying towards the Sinless Island.
Since he had killed Meng Old Devil, he couldn't let the Sixth Rank Spirit Vein of the Limitless Hall go.
It was the perfect opportunity; the Spirit Vein would be sufficient for his future Essence Refinement breakthrough!
...
In the sea where the Sinless Island was located, the sky was always shrouded in dark clouds, and the waves were turbulent, making the environment extremely harsh.
Although unsuitable for ordinary people to survive, the special environment made it a fertile ground for various natural treasures, a well-known blessed land in the Vast Sea Immortal World.
On this day.
Above the Sinless Island.
Beams of Primordial Spirit light flashed, and some were even beginning to engage in battle.
"Haha... Meng Old Devil is finally dead, we are free."
"Damn, how could my master's life monument be shattered?"
"Now that Meng Heaven Monarch is dead, our hall no longer has any Transcendent Soul cultivators. We must guard the great array to have a chance of survival..."
Many Incarnation True Monarchs were in combat, with the radiance of Spirit Treasures destroying the heavens and earth, and among them were even Great True Monarchs.
Meng Old Devil had an unpredictable temper and often punished Incarnation True Monarchs by confining them to the Sin Punishment Hall, restraining them with various means.
Now, he finally suffered the backlash.
However, demon cultivators never cared about their legacy; he probably had no regrets.
Amidst the chaos on the Sinless Island, a terrifying hundred-meter-tall puppet suddenly appeared in the sky.
The puppet was humanoid, covered in steel armor and pale bone spikes.
At this moment, it held a demonic palace in its mechanical hand.
"This is... the core of the great array—the Wuji Demon Palace?"
A cold-faced Great True Monarch, upon seeing this scene, his face changed drastically: "How did Meng Heaven Monarch take such a core item outside?"
"Trouble!"
An old demon with a full Incarnation spirit transformed into a beam of light and fled: "The Wuji Demon Palace is known to have a rebellious bone... Meng Heaven Monarch once killed all his opponents to gain their loyalty. This time, the trouble is great..."
In the past, the Limitless Hall only circulated among demon cultivators, as typical Transcendent Soul cultivators would not take the core of the array outside.
Despite having the ability and qualification, Meng Tianzun suffered a crushing defeat, losing everything to others.
"Where is the Array Spirit?"
Fang Xing commanded, and rays of white light penetrated Sinless Island.
In the void, a vast array with countless illusions and sins appeared, filled with various forms of suffering.
A flash of light revealed a peculiar beast with seven heads and eight strange limbs. Its numerous eyes fixed on Fang Xing, "Since you have gained the recognition of the Limitless Hall, allow me to ask... Are you willing to preserve the lineage of the Limitless Hall?"
"The Limitless Hall can become a force under my command, but it will require a thorough cleansing." Fang Xing smiled and spoke.
"In that case, I am willing to submit."
The Array Spirit beast had no objections to Fang Xing's plan for a thorough cleansing.
This was the norm in the Demon Dao; whenever a Demon Monarch rose to power, they would conduct a cleansing, collecting cultivation resources and promoting their own people to high positions.
Such bloody storms were considered normal!
After all, for Demon Dao cultivators, the bones, flesh, blood, and souls of other cultivators were all excellent resources!
Even more so for those who cultivated similar or lower-level cultivation methods. The Nine Strategies of the Demon King encouraged Demon cultivators to refine themselves into demonic treasures, corpses, and blood pills.
One by one, the Demon Dao True Monarchs stood in shock as the array, which was supposed to protect their sect, opened up on its own, akin to leaving the door wide open for thieves.
'Haha... I guess I've lived too short a life and haven't truly experienced the treacherous nature of the cultivation world.'
Fang Xing rode the Black Death Number and entered Sinless Island.
Then, rays of light flashed, and one by one, the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs lost all their vitality and fell like cut wheat.
For him, the Demon Dao Great True Monarchs were undoubtedly Meng Old Devil's confidants, disciples, and concubines, and they all had to be eliminated.
In addition, he would kill based on his mood, targeting those who displeased him or those who knelt too slowly.
In the end, after eliminating over ninety percent, it was enough.
As for the issue of the Limitless Hall's existence in name only, what did it have to do with Fang Xing?
In the cultivation world, the top cultivators held all the power, and as long as his Essence Refinement strength remained, no one would dare covet the Sixth Rank Spirit Vein.
Moreover, he didn't need a force as large as the Limitless Hall.
He only needed to rule over Sinless Island and regularly harvest Soul Crystals, Transcendent Soul, and even Essence Refinement spiritual objects, which would be sufficient.
"Submit... or die?"
Standing atop a pile of corpses, the cultivation avatar smiled at the few remaining Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.
"We are willing to submit."
The Demon Dao cultivators were quick to kneel, showing their flexibility.
"Very well, take me to the sect's treasury immediately, and seal off important places like the spirit herb garden."
"All other cultivators, return to your mansions. Sinless Island is sealed; anyone caught wandering outside or attempting to escape will be killed without mercy."
...
In a valley shrouded in mist, the void was filled with countless dense restrictions, resembling colorful walls.
Within the valley, there were various white bones, some belonging to demonic beasts and others to cultivators.
Fang Xing even spotted a vine with 'Divine Infancy Fruits' growing on it!
At that moment, a Divine Infancy Fruit ripened and fell from mid-air, emitting a baby's cry.
Its skin quickly turned flesh-colored, emitting a tempting fragrance.
However, no one went to pick it.
Instead, a hazy yellow mist enveloped the fruit just before it hit the ground, wrapping it up.
Then, the fruit quickly withered and wrinkled, eventually turning into a pile of debris.
This hazy yellow mist carried the essence of the Divine Infancy Fruit and headed towards the center of the valley, landing on a gnarled peach tree.
The tree looked incredibly ancient, with few green leaves.
On its branches hung a half-ripe peach, half green and half bright red.
On the red half, the flesh seemed to have countless pulsating veins, rapidly absorbing the essence of the Divine Infancy Fruit.
"Is this the so-called Peach Tree?"
Fang Xing turned to a mid-stage Primordial Spirit Demon cultivator beside him.
This Demon cultivator, named Heavenly Kite, was the fastest to kneel among the Limitless Hall's cultivators. He even led Fang Xing to the largest spirit herb garden on Sinless Island to witness the Limitless Hall's Transcendent Soul foundation!
"Indeed... This Peach Tree with a Heavenly Spirit Root was originally from the Upper Plane and fell into the hands of the Limitless Hall. They spent a lot of effort to revive it, but its nature has changed slightly."
"It absorbs the essence of blood and flesh, feeding on Divine Infancy Fruits... It's quite peculiar."
A trace of eagerness flashed in Heavenly Kite's eyes, "This exotic Peach Tree produces a 'Blood Peach' every thousand years. If a Primordial Spirit cultivator at the peak consumes it, they have a good chance of breaking through to Transcendent Soul!"
(End of Chapter)
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