Chapter 721: Return to the Immortal Realm
Chapter 721: Return to the Immortal Realm
"I’m not far from transcending through sheer strength..."
"As long as I meet the final two proficiency requirements for the Eternal Sun King Spell, it will be complete..."
Fang Xing fell into deep thought.
The Eternal Sun King Spell, derived from the Great Sun Tathagata Spell, actually had a shortcut.
Whenever he encountered a bottleneck or threshold... burning something would do the trick.
"Sacrificing two Eternal Existences should be enough to make my Eternal Sun King Spell reach the Master level, allowing me to fully condense the 'Transcendence' trait."
By integrating the two major transcendence characteristics, Fang Xing would have a solid foundation for transcending through sheer strength.
However, the True Martial Path was the biggest constraint.
This way, if the transcendence of Pangu Martial went smoothly, he could use the True Martial Path’s attraction to forcibly delay his own transcendence for a while, allowing for more thorough preparation.
"Since that’s the case, I’ll act now!"
"At the very least, I need to ensure that if the worst happens, I still have a trump card for transcendence..."
With this thought, Fang Xing immediately created another Eternity Mark, sending it into the True Immortal Realm.
As for his main self?
He naturally remained in the Daxia Universe, using the Heavens' Gate to monitor the situation. If anything went wrong, he could immediately intervene from a distance.
...
True Immortal Realm
In the Dao Court.
A strange, deep green light suddenly bloomed.
Under this light, plants became spirits and stones turned into demons.
The True Immortals cried out in agony, their bodies sprouting various demonic traits, dying in excruciating pain.
—The Heavenly Demon Transformation!
Xiaoyao Daojun, seeing this, his face showed a hint of distress. "Demon Lord... please hold your hand."
"Hmph!"
Demon Lord coldly snorted and casually waved his hand.
Xiaoyao Daojun clutched his chest and fell to the ground.
"Since the fall of the Dao Sovereign, I seem to have been too lenient with you all."
Demon Lord's voice was calm. "To investigate the whereabouts of a mere True Immortal for so many years and still have no leads..."
"And you secretly conspired, searching for the Dao Sovereign’s treasure, even sending a female Dao Lord into the transcendence secret realm..."
Hearing this, Xiaoyao Daojun couldn’t help but feel bitter.
Some of these matters he knew about, while others he was completely unaware of.
After all, this was a plan by human cultivators to resist demons and devils, and as a puppet on the surface, he was kept in the dark about many things.
Even some information and intelligence were intentionally leaked to the demon and devil races by human traitors, all part of the plan.
'This has been going on for so long... Why is Demon Lord suddenly acting now? Could it be that he has found some decisive evidence recently?'
'Or... has he already found the transcendence secret realm and no longer needs us?'
Xiaoyao Daojun felt a sudden sense of foreboding at this thought...
...
True Immortal Realm
Somewhere.
Fang Xing’s figure appeared out of thin air.
"Hmm? The essence of the True Immortal Realm... indeed, it’s on the level of the Heavens."
Fang Xing sighed, his consciousness delving into the World's Origin, where he found the traces of two True Immortals.
Then...
He waved his hand.
In the void, two figures, one male and one female, appeared.
The woman wore a green dress and had a gentle expression.
The man was carefree and unrestrained, with a wine gourd hanging from his waist.
They were none other than Bixia Fairy and Lu Yun True Immortal.
These two immortals were friends of Fang Xing’s cultivation avatar. When he was at the Dao Lord stage, he had come to pay respects and killed Qiushui Daojun.
But this time, he could directly revive them.
Since the 'state' he chose was not from the Dao Court era, the influence of the Heavenly Demon Transformation should not continue.
"Ah..."
Bixia Fairy’s eyes, now lively, showed surprise. "We... weren’t we dead? Killed by Demon Lord’s Heavenly Demon Transformation?"
"Me?"
Lu Yun True Immortal instinctively looked at his abdomen. "Not good..."
In the next moment, his belly began to swell, as if countless snakes were coiling inside.
"Hmm?"
"This Heavenly Demon Transformation not only attacks the physical body, causing bloodline mutation, but it also affects the mind, like a mental plague?"
Seeing this, Fang Xing flicked his finger.
Two beams of sword light entered Bixia Fairy’s and Lu Yun True Immortal’s foreheads, erasing the memories from the Dao Court era.
Only by doing so could they avoid dying again as soon as they were revived.
'Indeed... only another Eternal Existence can counter an Eternal Existence.'
Fang Xing smiled and looked at the two. "How are you feeling, fellow Daoists?"
"I should... have died once, and the terror of death has caused me to forget."
Lu Yun True Immortal looked puzzled. "I only remember... the Dao Sovereign transcending, then Demon Lord and Devil Lord attacking... I died?"
"Because detailed memories would cause trouble, I have blurred that part of your memory."
Fang Xing smiled. "Congratulations on your resurrection."
"Resurrection?"
Bixia Fairy was astonished. "This seems to be a power only the Dao Sovereign possesses, and it only works on True Immortals and below..."
"Indeed."
Fang Xing nodded. "So I can’t revive Dao Lords, but fortunately, I don’t have any Dao Lord friends I need to revive..."
"It doesn't matter at all... Fellow Daoist Fang... No, Senior."
Lu Yun True Immortal forgot to drink his wine: "Could it be... Could it be..."
His words were stammering.
"Could it be that you have already ascended to Dao Sovereign?"
Bixia Fairy found it hard to believe: "How many eons have we been dead? Sigh... I never imagined that Senior would have the potential of a Dao Sovereign. Back then, being able to associate with Senior was truly the luckiest thing for Bixia."
"I agree." Lu Yun True Immortal nodded in agreement.
"Actually, it hasn't been long since you died..."
Fang Xing smiled: "At least... the Dao Court hasn't been completely destroyed yet, oh, no, it has already begun."
The reason the Demon Lord and the Devil Lord kept the human Dao Court around was likely to continuously squeeze out their resources.
But now, human cultivators have little value left, so they naturally started to kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
"Could it be that they’ve been holding out until now?"
"Could it be that the Transcendent Secret Realm in World's Origin has already been discovered?"
Thinking of that Transcendent Secret Realm, Fang Xing couldn't help but recall the last trial.
Of course, there was also the female Dao Lord who came afterward.
"Hmm?"
Using the Heavens' Gate, he traced the aura of the female Dao Lord from the last time and scanned a large portion of the True Immortal Realm, eventually finding a fairy palace.
The palace was entirely made of jade, seemingly carved from a single piece, floating in the gap between worlds.
Clearly, it was prepared to escape into the chaos of the void at the first sign of trouble.
But now, pitch-black chains were entangled around the jade palace, accompanied by the chanting of heavenly demons.
With a single eerie laugh, countless True Immortals and Dao Lords within the palace fell.
"Is this... the Devil Lord finding the last essence of the Dao Court?"
Fang Xing's eyebrows raised slightly: "I was late for the last insect war... but this time, I'm just in time."
He looked at Bixia Fairy and Lu Yun True Immortal: "Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment. I will deal with the Demon Lord and Devil Lord first, and then we can talk."
With those words, he vanished.
"Bixia Fairy... What did Senior Fang just say?"
Lu Yun True Immortal turned to Bixia Fairy with a dazed look: "Did I hear correctly? He said... he's going to kill the Demon Lord and Devil Lord."
"You heard correctly."
Bixia Fairy was somewhat excited: "If so, the day when human cultivators dominate the True Immortal Realm is not far off..."
...
In the gap between worlds.
Black demonic fire burned on the chains, continuously scorching the palace.
The walls, like white jade, were covered in colorful runes that swam like goldfish, but they were gradually being destroyed by the demonic fire, causing the jade walls to melt like wax...
Inside the palace, there was a small world.
For a Dao Lord, creating a vast space within a fairy palace was not a problem.
But now, the small world was in the midst of a catastrophic disaster.
The sky was torn apart, and occasionally, demonic fire would fall, easily burning mountains and boiling seas.
Even in the void, strange demons would occasionally appear, plundering lives at will.
At the highest point of the small world, within the Celestial Court.
"Dao Lord Gouyi... What should we do?"
Several Dao Lords gathered, looking at a striking female Dao Lord at the head of the table.
They were all one-step or two-step Dao Lords, while Dao Lord Gouyi was the last disciple of a former Dao Sovereign, in charge of the Heaven-Escaping Palace. She was exceptionally talented and had advanced significantly, even crossing three steps after becoming a Dao Lord.
If not for the failure in the secret realm expedition, where she didn't obtain a Primordial Spirit Treasure, the situation for human cultivators might not be so dire.
"I just received a final message from Daoist Brother Xiaoyao... The Demon Lord has already made a move against the Dao Court."
Dao Lord Gouyi sighed deeply: "We... were not decisive enough. If we had followed our master's last command and fled into the void... perhaps we could have escaped this demonic calamity."
Hearing this, the Dao Lords all looked extremely grim.
They had indeed had a chance to escape this True Immortal Realm, but they hesitated.
The river of time was too vast!
Even as Dao Lords with infinite lifespans, they might not find another world of the same level after wandering in the void for tens of thousands of years.
As for ordinary small, medium, or even large worlds, they were too small and isolated for Dao Lords.
Living in such environments, their cultivation would hardly progress, and they would find no opportunities useful to Dao Lords.
Moreover, they still harbored the dream of producing a powerful four-step Dao Lord who could rival an Eternal Existence and reclaim the Thirty-Three Immortal Realms.
As a result, they continued to drift in the gaps between worlds, only to be caught by the Devil Lord.
Now, they faced imminent destruction!
"Given the current state of the world, we can only dedicate our lives to the Dao..."
Dao Lord Gouyi was somewhat melancholic. Her thoughts drifted, and she suddenly remembered the last Transcendent Secret Realm.
If she had obtained a Primordial Spirit Treasure, with her unique Dao, she might have had the power of an Eternal Existence, right?
But for some reason, the trials were too difficult. After reincarnation, she was taken in by the Qian Emperor, gave birth to a prince, and was exhausted by the struggles with the harem, officials, and noble families...
(End of Chapter)
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