Star Sky Professional
Chapter 275 - 228: Inner Demons (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 275: Chapter 228: Inner Demons (Request for Monthly Ticket)

"Heart Demon Tribulation?"

"Bring it on... I am a Sword Cultivator, with one slash I sever all techniques; what’s a Heart Demon Tribulation but a massacre waiting to happen!"

Fang Xing was bursting with martial pride.

Not to mention his Martial Arts Will, even just the Sword Intent of his Cultivation Avatar was enough to easily capture such a trivial Core Formation Heart Demon Tribulation.

And besides that... he had the failsafe "Heart Guard Seal" Magic Treasure.

But just as he calmly prepared to face the Heart Demon Tribulation, he discovered...

"Nothing?"

"How come the Heart Demon Tribulation has disappeared?"

"Or has it already ended?"

"Could it be that I am now within the Heart Demon Illusion Realm?"

Fang Xing found it odd, but after trying several secret techniques, he confirmed that he had indeed passed the Heart Demon Tribulation, truly becoming an Immortal Golden Core Cultivator!

It seemed... the slight bewilderment just now was the Heart Demon Tribulation.

"Is the Heart Demon Tribulation this weak?"

"No, is it possible... that I’m too strong?"

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, his divine sense floating up and down with the "Heart Guard Seal" within his Sea of Consciousness. While thoroughly examining it once again, he guessed the reason.

"Indeed... Is it because my consciousness is the same as my main body’s, with Martial Arts Will suppressing it?"

He had now condensed the Great Sun Relics, his Martial Arts Will penetrating heaven and earth, coupled with the Great Sun Divinity, his divine ranking exceedingly high. Even if he encountered an Outer Realm Evil God face to face, he’d dare to brandish his blade and fight!

How could a mere Core Formation-level Heart Demon stand a chance against the corruption of an Outer Realm Evil God?

Thus, the result was... the Core Formation-level Heart Demon Tribulation only caused him a moment of slight daze before it was over...

"Could this be what they call erupting in anger just to simmer down immediately after..."

"Boring, truly boring... I originally wanted to challenge my weaknesses."

Fang Xing stood up, silently experiencing the Golden Core True Essence within him.

The Immortal Sword Pill shifted slightly, and immediately, streaks of Golden Core True Essence transformed out of it.

"Speaking of mana strength, Golden Core True Essence naturally far surpasses Foundation Establishment-stage liquid mana... even a Normal True Core Cultivator’s Core Formation True Essence is at least two levels lower than my Golden Core True Essence..."

"Others I dare not say, but myself now, even if facing a Core Formation Middle Stage Cultivator of True Core quality, might be easily vanquished without using any other methods..."

"As for Fake Core Cultivators? A Fake Core doesn’t count as Core Formation..."

"And on top of that, I also possess an over-leveled Lifebound Flying Sword!"

Fang Xing’s divine sense entered his dantian, fumbled around a bit, and then casually flicked his finger.

A streak of sword light appeared, the Rotten Iron Sword manifesting, albeit slightly ethereal in form.

"Now, my Lifebound Flying Sword has integrated with the Immortal Golden Core to form the Immortal Sword Pill! The Lifebound Flying Sword is not gone, but has transformed into another form... it is connected to my cultivation level, now at Low-grade Magical Treasure Level, once I advance to Core Formation Middle Stage, it will naturally upgrade to Mid-grade, and when I reach Core Formation Late Stage, it will be Top-grade Magical Treasure... at Perfect Core Formation, Supreme-grade Magical Treasure!"

"However, the flying sword and the Golden Core are forever one, to separate them, we’ll wait until I’m dead..."

"Currently, there are two ways to use the flying sword. The first is like this, the essence of the flying sword remains within the dantian, what’s being used is merely a Sword Shadow, similar to the ’Sword Light Division’ technique..."

Currently, Fang Xing could condense nine Sword Shadows in one breath, each as sharp as the physical flying sword he used during the Foundation Establishment stage.

If he studied a little more about Sword Formations, it would be enough to cause despair in an ordinary Core Formation True Person.

"Besides, the second method, that’s going all out... directly offering the flying sword from the dantian to attack the enemy."

Because the Golden Core is integrated with the flying sword, if the Rotten Iron Sword were to suffer any damage, the Golden Core would similarly be harmed.

One carelessness and a shattered Golden Core was highly possible.

"Such an attack is similar to Demon Beasts spitting out their Demon Cores in an assault, a last-ditch effort, so its power is unfathomable..."

Fang Xing estimated that even a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator condensing a lower stream True Core might be pierced through the head and die if he went all out like this!

"In summary, there’s been a big improvement... compared to previously relying on Outer Elixirs, and at most hacking at Early Stage Core Formation True Core Cultivators, I’m now much stronger..."

Fang Xing’s Cultivation Avatar cracked a slight smile, then casually exited his retreat, only to meet his main body.

"The Fertile Wilderness is very safe now, the highest cultivation being only a Fake Core Cultivator..."

The Daluo Alliance’s Luo Tian thought his movements were hidden, yet all were in the main body Fang Xing’s awareness.

Wondering what expression he would have upon learning this.

"Now’s a good time to refine the ’All Techniques Demon Baby’... Once done, no matter the scheme or stratagem, I will be able to forcefully break through it."

In the Fertile Wilderness, a Nascent Soul True Monarch is the pinnacle!

Even within the Nascent Soul Sects, there’s only a single Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Let alone during the Righteous and Demonic Great War, no True Monarch would be drawn out by a Cultivator achieving Core Formation.

Fang Xing’s Cultivation Avatar nodded, retrieving a box.

After tearing open the seal, he saw a palm-sized baby lying inside, its skin dark blue, with a swirling dark red ’卍’ symbol faintly between its brows.

Its face bore a resemblance to that of Master Wanfa.

It was the previous battle spoils—the All Techniques Demon Baby!

"After refining this baby, I will have Fake Infant-level combat strength... within Core Formation, I will be unbeatable!"

"And together with my Sword Dao Realm, even facing a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator might not be a certain loss for me..."

Fang Xing cracked a slight smile.

After obtaining this spoils of war, he had also consulted related materials in the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Scripture Collection Pavilion.

As one of the main forces of the Seven Swords battling the Nascent Soul, it was quite normal to be interested in Fake Infants.

It was from those texts that Fang Xing learned that in order to refine the All Techniques Ghost Infant, one needed the unique magic technique of the Wanxiang Sect.

Such a secret technique was recorded in the highest demon book of the Wanxiang Sect and was known only to a very few people.

At that time, when he killed the master of the Wind Department, there was simply no way to hold back, let alone capturing and searching souls.

Fortunately, after using the "Great Sun Tathagata Divine Palm" to imprison the "All Techniques Ghost Infant," another approach had already emerged in Fang Xing’s mind.

"The sacrificial refining method of the Wanxiang Sect is probably possessed only by that Nascent Soul old monster, with no way to get our hands on it..."

"Now, let’s try the ’Great Sun Tathagata Mantra’... First, wash away all prohibitions within the All Techniques Ghost Infant’s body, then refine it anew."

Fang Xing’s main body took over the "All Techniques Ghost Infant," formed the "Sun Wheel Seal" with his hands, raised the All Techniques Ghost Infant in his palms, and chanted the "Great Sun Tathagata Mantra."

It was quite strange, this "Great Sun Tathagata Mantra," like the attribute bar, could only be activated by his main body and not even his cultivation avatar could borrow its might.

Fang Xing did not know.

As his main body and avatar worked together to refine the "All Techniques Ghost Infant," the outside world had already been in turmoil.

...

Snake Head Peak.

Yun Family’s council hall.

"Has the Core Formation Phenomenon already dissipated, have the Sound Transmission Talismans been sent out?"

Several Foundation Establishment Elders were like ants on a hot pot.

"They have already been sent..."

The diminutive third branch family elder said somewhat helplessly, "Several have been sent, all disappearing without a trace... To undergo thousands of reincarnations within the Heart Demon Tribulation is merely an instant outside... By now, there should have already been an outcome, could it be... that the elder failed the Heart Demon Tribulation and met with death?"

With these words, the breathing of the other Foundation Establishment cultivators grew somewhat heavy.

If that Core Formation elder had fallen, then the inheritance...

That was the inheritance of a Golden Core cultivator, even if much had already been used, it would likely be enough to push their Yun Family forward a large step, perhaps even reviving several old fellows’ Dao paths.

Perhaps... even allowing the Yun Family to produce a True Core cultivator and achieve rejuvenation!

"Alas...this is only speculation. Do we dare to attack his Cave Mansion? Aren’t we afraid that he’s actually unharmed, just solidifying his mana in seclusion, and after emerging, he will annihilate us?"

The central Foundation Establishment elder sighed, "After a cultivator’s successful Core Formation, isn’t it very common to close up for several years to stabilize their realm?"

"Yes!"

The rest of the Foundation Establishment cultivators nodded one after another.

"Unless... we find a scapegoat."

The ninth branch family elder suddenly spoke in a dark tone, "In my opinion, those Loose Cultivators from the Daluo Alliance are quite suitable... Let them try. If they succeed, we’ll be the beneficiaries, but if they fail and offend the elder, then it’s their problem. We can just use them as a tool to eliminate a threat to our family."

"That is indeed a good plan. But will those loose cultivators really listen?"

The third branch family elder fell into thought.

Although most Loose Cultivators are quite crazy and will do anything for profit, this type of thing still seemed rather fantastical.

"We have a mole within the Daluo Alliance, don’t we? Now’s the time to use him."

The ninth branch family elder’s expression hardened.

Such a deeply entrenched spy, of course, was extremely loyal to the family.

This was a plot to send the other party to death!

...

At almost the same time.

Snake Formation Peak.

Daluo Alliance.

Luo Tian had already recovered from the blow and had become the sharp and capable Alliance Hierarch of the Daluo Alliance once again.

"A Jiedan Cultivator closing up for several years to consolidate their cultivation is normal, we won’t get involved in this..."

His eyes swept over the group like a hawk, when suddenly he turned towards one of the Foundation Establishment Elders, "Elder Shui, you agree, right?"

"Of course, I follow the Alliance Hierarch’s lead!"

Elder Shui replied with a broad smile. He had always been known as the nice guy, also a second-rank Talisman Master, he was quite a cornerstone in the alliance.

"If that is so, why then were you in contact with the Yun Family and prepared to leak the whereabouts of our Alliance Hierarch?"

Luo Tian coldly huffed as a black, thick-backed chopping knife, a Magical Treasure, manifested and pressed down from mid-air.

Elder Shui screamed and was slammed to the ground.

"Don’t even think about sending a message. The hall is now sealed by the ’Heavenly Gang Shield’; if you can send out a single word, I will spare your life today."

Luo Tian snorted.

"What? Elder Shui, you turned out to be a traitor?"

"I have to cut my ties with you!"

The seated Foundation Establishment cultivators were all shocked and quickly disassociated themselves.

"I have always trusted you all."

After swiftly dealing with Elder Shui, Luo Tian looked towards the Foundation Establishment Elders with a smile, "We Loose Cultivators may sometimes be blinded by gains, yet we can also distinguish what is more important... Keep today’s matter secret. We should focus on taking out the Yun Family first regardless of the new Core Formation cultivator; that’s the correct course of action."