Star Sky Professional
Chapter 256 - 214: Return to the Sect (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 256: Chapter 214: Return to the Sect (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Zheng Country.

Fang Xing quietly subdued his sword light and fled in a low profile.

No, it wasn’t quite right to call it fleeing for his life. It would be more apt to describe it as hurrying on his way.

After all... the master of the Wind Department, who had caused this war to turn around, had already been slapped to death by him, even the All Techniques Ghost Infant had become a spoil of war.

Now, within the Demon Path, there was no second pillar to hold up the sky.

Even if he encountered a few Demon Path Jiedan on his way, to him, it was just a matter of summoning his body and throwing a few punches.

Even if the Nascent Soul old devil from the Wanxiang Sect, who was tied up by Chu Kuangtu, were to suddenly appear before him, Fang Xing, who had already tested himself against the master of the Wind Department, felt he might actually stand a chance in a fight.

With such confidence, he naturally acted unscrupulously.

’Hmm... But the outcome of this grand righteous and demonic battle is still rather elusive... It’s hard to say for the situation in the Da Jing Immortal Cultivation World, but the local battlefield here is likely to end soon, right?’

Fang Xing silently contemplated the situation.

Currently, the Heavenly Sword Sect had suffered a great defeat, and the Demon Path hadn’t gained much either.

What’s more critical was... there were ’strange’ Nascent Soul cultivators, mid-stage and even late-stage, taking action! Trying to fish in troubled waters!

Neither the righteous nor the demonic Nascent Soul True Monarchs were fools; they wouldn’t allow others to benefit from their conflict.

’Although... that strange Nascent Soul cultivator is me...’

’And indeed, both righteous and demonic paths have suffered heavy losses and truly can’t fight any longer...’

Counting on his fingers, Fang Xing recalled that just when the master of the Wind Department attacked the Myriad Beasts Mountain camp, the Heavenly Sword Sect had lost a Jiedan Sword Cultivator.

Later, when they formed the ’True Martial Seven Stars Sword Formation’, they were decimated by the ’master of the Wind Department’, losing four major Jiedan Sword Cultivator forces in one fell swoop!

Only Fu Hongyi, Wind Uncle, and himself managed to escape!

’Just considering the Jiedan Sword Cultivators killed by the master of the Wind Department, there were at least five, not counting the other battlefields’ losses... Even in a Nascent Soul Sect, Jiedan cultivators are part of the upper echelon, and to lose so many at once... within the inner door, the true Jiedan Sword Cultivators, even including Broken Sword True Man Kong Sect Master, I’m afraid are fewer than the number of fingers on one hand!’

Such was the cruelty of war!

The Heavenly Sword Sect was so grievously wounded, and the Wanxiang Sect wasn’t faring much better, with Fang Xing almost losing count of the Fake Core and Jiedan cultivators that had fallen by his hand.

Not to mention the inexplicable fall of the ’master of the Wind Department’...

’Anyway, this grand battle is finally about to end.’

’After returning, I’ll first take a ’Golden Core Formation Pill’. Besides that... the ’Qiantian Qinggang’ is definitely needed, various elixirs that can enhance mana cannot be missed; utilizing the Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron to detoxify and aid in the advancement of my mana...’

’Alas... it’s still too slow, much too slow.’

According to Fang Xing’s estimate, if there was an unending supply of supreme-grade elixirs, he would be able to reach Perfect Foundation Establishment within ten years and attempt Core Formation.

By then, he would definitely set a new record for the youngest age at Core Formation in the Cultivation World!

Alas... it still felt too slow for his liking.

’But it’s only ten years, I can endure that long... I’m not aiming for just Core Formation, once I achieve that, I should have the strength of a Nascent Soul...’

’Compared to the main world, becoming a Martial Saint within ten years would be considered quite a good pace.’

’Wei Shentong is simply too ambitious, breaking through to Martial Saint with Seventh Revolutions Vajra and with the Great Vajra, can the difficulty be the same?’

Fang Xing inwardly scoffed, when suddenly his Divine Sense caught the fluctuations of a magical battle.

’Foundation Establishment cultivators fighting?’

’Those still fighting at this time must definitely be from the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Wanxiang Sect...’

He turned his sword light and crossed over a mountain ridge, only to see a three-tailed white fox as big as a small hill, howling up at the sky.

On the back of the three-tailed white fox was an extremely beautiful woman, with bare feet and delicate features, though her mouth was smeared with a trace of blood. It was Master Wanwan.

She looked up at a short and plump old man in mid-air, her face filled with despair.

"Hehe... Spiritual Fox Fairy, why must you reject others from a thousand miles away? Your Myriad Beasts Sect was originally one of us, why must you be so stubborn..."

This short and plump old man had an ugly face, with small, triangular eyes and a flat nose, but his cultivation was at the Fake Core Realm, not something a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator could provoke.

Master Wanwan’s voice still carried a seductive tone, "You old pervert... Everyone knows the infamous ’Flower-Picking Layman’, if I follow you, wouldn’t I become a cauldron for you to refine?"

In fact, concerning ’defecting,’ as a former disciple of the Myriad Beasts Sect, she didn’t even need to consider it.

Moreover, during the earlier attack on Myriad Beasts Mountain by the ’master of the Wind Department,’ many had already defected.

However...

The reputation of this ’Flower-Picking Layman’ was so bad that, as an old lecher, his infamy was widespread throughout the Five Sects Ten Countries.

Furthermore, his ill repute even spread to Zheng Country!

Showing just how terrible his deeds were.

Master Wanwan naturally wouldn’t jump into the fire pit willingly.

Unfortunately, a Fake Core True Man was still a Fake Core True Man, who upon getting serious, would be difficult for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to contend with.

Actually, if it weren’t for the Third Rank beast token given to her by her Master, she would have already been captured by this old lecher and suffered humiliation.

’If only I could reach Foundation Establishment and cut down a Fake Core...’

Master Wanwan couldn’t help but think of that young figure for some reason.

It seemed that what occupies the mind often fills the dreams.

A sword thread flashed past, and the head of the Flower-Picking Layman fell to the ground.

Fang Xing calmly stepped forward and picked up the man’s storage bag.

"Sword Child?"

Master Wanwan’s mouth fell open, looking a bit dazed and no longer previously enchanting.

"You should find a place to hide yourself..."

Fang Xing looked at the woman, his gaze indifferent.

If this woman had surrendered to the Demon Path before, I would have naturally had nothing to say and could have killed her with a swing of my sword.

Now that she hasn’t surrendered, it’s a bit embarrassing to kill her ruthlessly.

"Pardon me, Sword Child, for my profound gratitude, I have no way to repay you. I am willing to..."

Before Fairy Wanwan could finish speaking, she saw Fang Xing turned into a sword light and disappeared into the sky, which made her stunned. Then, a bittersweet smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.

She indeed had the intention to attach herself to him under the guise of repaying the favor.

Who would have thought that he wouldn’t even give her a chance?

"Now... what should I do next?"

The Spiritual Fox Fairy felt lost once again...

"Hmph, thinking of enslaving herself to me just because I look handsome, to repay the favor. If I were uglier, wouldn’t she have to be an ox or horse in her next life?"

Fang Xing scoffed, "She’s just lusting after my body, bah!"

Along the way, he saw quite a few cultivators from the Demon Path wreaking havoc, clearly those unfortunate ones who had not yet received the message from the rear.

For these guys, his approach was the same.

He would kill them as he encountered them on the road; if he didn’t encounter them, he definitely wouldn’t go out of his way to kill them.

Just like that, he flew over Purple Bird Mountain City, the Endless Mountain Range, and Beili Immortal City... finally entering the territory of Qi Country.

After arriving here, no more cultivators from the Demon Path were to be seen.

The number of cultivators was extremely low, and those who were encountered were in a hurry, as if they had heard of the catastrophic defeat at the front lines and were somewhat disturbed...

Group Sword Peak.

The mountain gate of Heavenly Sword Sect.

A sword light descended into it, arriving at his own "Golden Yuan Peak."

"Sword Child has returned?"

Cultivators from the Outer Hall, who were tending the Spirit Field, saluted one after another.

Fang Xing turned into a sword light, circled the mountain once, and found his mountain peak in good order, which made him nod in approval. Then, he went to the main peak’s "Sword Pavilion."

Elder Kong Fengge, the Broken Sword, still looked distressed and dejected.

Seeing Fang Xing, his eyes lit up: "You’ve finally returned..."

"Oh? It seems Uncle Fu and Uncle Feng and the others have safely returned?" Fang Xing showed a trace of a smile.

"Only Fu and Feng have returned. I thought the other disciples had met with misfortune..."

Kong Fengge shook his head and asked Fang Xing to talk about his own experiences, as a sort of report, mainly about the battle with the False Infant using the seven swords.

Fang Xing knew that this must be because the news of the Wind Department’s master’s fall had reached the Heavenly Sword Sect and they wanted to verify it thoroughly.

"Yes..."

Fang Xing made a sword salute and began to recount his story.

It would definitely be consistent with the two uncles, with just a slight modification at the end.

"After the False Infant old demon broke the sword formation, the seven of us split up to escape... Perhaps because of my lower cultivation, the old demon chased after the other uncles first... I fled wildly using Sword Control and, somehow, I wasn’t pursued. By chance, I escaped back to Zheng Country, conveniently killed a Demon Path’s Fake Core, and then returned to the sect..."

This was because relying on the fact that he was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, no one would suspect anything.

If Fang Xing told the Sect Master that he had killed a Wind Department master with a False Infant Cultivation, he would then be considered insane.

"It seems the intelligence is correct, a mysterious Nascent Soul Cultivator has made a move."

Sect Master Kong pondered as he stroked his long beard, a trace of thought in his eyes.

"A mysterious Nascent Soul Cultivator made a move?"

Fang Xing pretended to be surprised: "What did he do?"

"You are unaware, the soul lamp of the Fake Infant Cultivator from the Wanxiang Sect has been extinguished. We sent people to investigate, and they found traces of a battle between Nascent Soul Cultivators..."

Sect Master Kong’s expression was grave.

As for the fact that the traces resembled those of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage, or even a Late Stage Great True Monarch, these were not things he would tell a disciple.

"We suspect that there’s a mysterious Nascent Soul Cultivator lying in wait, watching as the seven sword cultivators of our sect and that False Infant mutually wounded each other, then taking advantage of the pursuit to unexpectedly launch a sneak attack, leading to the fall of the False Infant..."

Sect Master Kong continued.

"What? That demoness is dead? Good, very good!"

Fang Xing was overjoyed: "The grievances of all the uncles in the sect have been avenged... We can immediately rally our forces and push back!"

This was the reaction of a true Sword Cultivator, making Sect Master Kong nod inwardly, yet he shook his head, "Right now, with powerful enemies lurking and our sect having suffered heavy losses, a large battle should be out of the question..."

After a brief moment of contemplation, he looked at Fang Xing with a gentle gaze: "For defeating the Five Elements Sect, slaughtering many of the Demon Path’s Fake Core and Jiedan Cultivators... you have merits, great merits!"

Sect Master Kong casually waved his hand, and a sword-shaped token fell into Fang Xing’s hands: "With this token, you can go to our sect’s secret treasury and select three treasures. In addition to that, this ’Golden Core Formation Pill’ is awarded to you in advance, with the hope that you achieve great success with your Sword Pill soon!"

He then handed over a jade green bottle.

This bottle carried a sense of vigorous vitality, a "Empty Green Bottle" specifically used to store elixirs, and coupled with the high-rank Spirit Pill within, the efficacy could maintain for at least a hundred years without diminishing.

"Many thanks, Sect Master!"

Fang Xing accepted the token and the elixir, made another salute, and went straight to the sect’s secret treasury.

He was very clear that with the war nearing its end, it was best to convert all his battle honors into tangible rewards as soon as possible.

So as not to wait until the army returned when everything would be exchanged at once, by which time there wouldn’t be any good selection left.

’However, for a True Inheritor like me, the ’Golden Core Formation Pill’ that the inner door and Outer Hall disciples dream of is already in my possession. I just need to choose what suits me...’

’Indeed, being a True Inheritor has many advantages, the most important of which is being able to act unhurriedly... The resources for breaking through Great Realms are guaranteed to prioritize True Inheritors!’