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Chapter 297 - 245: Child Beheads (Subscribe Requested)

Chapter 297: Chapter 245: Child Beheads (Subscribe Requested)

Linglang Blessed Land, central region.

On the ground, a flash of yellow light, and a giant yellow-furred rat burst out, still clutching a huge Lingzhi mushroom in its mouth.

"Is this... ’Spirit Marrow Ganoderma’? Judging by its age, it must be a thousand years old, right?"

Meng Xingyu received the ’Spirit Marrow Ganoderma’ and played with it fondly. She looked toward the treasure-seeking rat that had shrunk to the size of a palm and was being kneaded in Fang Xing’s hands, momentarily distracted.

The ’Spirit Marrow Ganoderma’ was the main ingredient in many Core Formation Stage elixirs that enhance mana. With a thousand years of growth, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs might seize it if they encountered it outside.

Yet, in Linglang Blessed Land, with the treasure-seeking rat, they found similar treasures nearly every step of the way.

It was as if they’d activated some sort of "easy mode".

This wasn’t just because of the extreme abundance of spiritual materials in Linglang Blessed Land, but also thanks to the treasure-seeking rat’s innate ability to find treasure.

"Oh? You say there’s a ’Ganoderma chamber’ not far from here, overflowing with countless ’Spirit Marrow Ganoderma’? Many are older than five hundred years?"

"There’s a cultivator nearby with cultivation far above yours, so you dare not get too close? You only managed to grab one piece and run?"

Fang Xing communicated with the treasure-seeking rat via his Lifebound Token and immediately made a decision, "Then let’s take a little detour and have a look."

As soon as he spoke, the four Core Formation female cultivators raised no objections.

After all, they knew that their smooth journey and significant gains in the Linglang Blessed Land were all thanks to this Golden Core Late Stage "Sovereign".

To be honest, the Meng sisters had long suspected the true identity of the Sovereign.

If it weren’t for the fact that they were in Linglang Blessed Land, they’d even speculate that they were being toyed with by a Nascent Soul True Monarch!

But understanding without pointing it out, most cultivators are quite clever.

Now, both Song Ningjing and Madam Butterfly always referred to him as "Fellow Daoist Feng," all of them clever folks.

With a thought from Fang Xing, the flying vehicle abruptly turned, and he commanded the treasure-seeking rat to lead the way toward that ’Ganoderma chamber’.

’Spirit Marrow Ganoderma aged five hundred years is precisely the main material needed for the Ganoderma Pill... If they are old enough, they can be of considerable assistance to the cultivation of those at the Core Formation Middle Stage and even Late Stage... Might as well take them all at once.’

Fang Xing’s eyes narrowed slightly. He had just flown less than five hundred miles when an aggressive streak of light approached.

"It’s that damn rat; it stole a thousand-year-old Ganoderma King!"

From within the light came a voice filled with surprise, and then a claw-shaped magical treasure thundered down, intending to capture the treasure-seeking rat.

"Squeak-squeak!"

The treasure-seeking rat, after all, was a Third Rank Great Demon. Its body rapidly expanded, countless yellow hairs standing on end, transforming into multiple soil thorns that fell like a torrential rainstorm, clinking against the claw magical treasure.

Amidst the soaring demonic aura, a muddy yellow claw flickered in and out of view.

This abandoned claw of the treasure-seeking rat, refined and shed, counted as a special single-use treasure.

Whoosh!

The muddy yellow claw shard, like a muddy yellow arrowhead, instantly penetrated the streak of light, accompanied by a muffled groan, "Damn it... I am Qiao Wanglong of the Qiao Family. Do you Meng sisters dare oppose our Qiao Family? Just you wait..."

"Qiao Wanglong?"

Meng Xingtong exclaimed, "This man is a favorite nephew of the Qiao Family Head, who formed an Upper Streaming True Core before the age of one hundred, and has a prospect of reaching the Core Formation Late Stage..."

"If he is here, then the rest of the Qiao Family must be present too, including the Heartless Child..."

Meng Xingyu became somewhat anxious. "Relying on their status as in-laws to our Meng Family, the Qiao Family has been covertly devouring our family’s properties. With powerful reinforcements this time, they will surely cause trouble..."

She suddenly stopped talking and looked at Fang Xing.

Now with this Golden Core Late Stage Great Cultivator present, the Meng Family certainly wouldn’t be the unlucky party.

"This venture into Linglang Blessed Land, you sisters have been working diligently without complaint. Why don’t I lend you a hand and annihilate all of Qiao Family’s people here, then we each go our separate ways; how does that sound?"

Fang Xing said with a faint smile.

He was heading to Divine Infant Cliff for an adventure, a place dared only by True Monarchs with at least a Core Formation Late Stage True Core to venture in.

Taking along four Early Stage Core Formation burdens was indeed hinderance.

It was a good opportunity to part ways here, allowing the four women to head to the North Domain in search of what they each desired.

"We’ll let Fellow Daoist decide."

Although Meng Xingtong was reluctant to leave such a strong ally, when she heard Fang Xing had no other demands, she felt relieved. Madam Butterfly, on the other side, showed a hint of disappointment in her expression.

"This concubine..."

Madam Butterfly bit her lip, about to propose that she continue to follow Fang Xing.

She had realized that this ’Sovereign’ was unfathomably profound and might well be the greatest opportunity she had encountered on this journey.

Fang Xing remained silent; he looked toward the horizon to see several beams of light racing toward them.

The leader had the appearance of a child, but his aura was that of Core Formation Late Stage, with incomparable escape skills, unmistakably the ’Heartless Child’.

"Hehe... isn’t it true that we cross paths with people throughout our lives?"

The Heartless Child fixed his Divine Sense firmly on Fang Xing and the others, a touch of mockery on his face.

Before long, the Qiao Family Head arrived with Qiao Wanglong and two Core Formation Cultivators, placing themselves behind the Heartless Child.

Upon seeing the Meng sisters, a thought flashed in their hearts, and they shouted, "You lowly maids, how dare you harm a member of the Qiao Family!"

At these words, the Meng sisters’ faces changed, realizing that the Qiao Family was no longer hiding its ambition to annex the Meng Family.

In fact, if it wasn’t for the sisters’ cultivation of a special technique which aided them in forming their True Cores, the Qiao Family might have already made their move.

"Dammit, how dare you hurt my spiritual pet; I’ll kill your whole family... no, wait, pah."

Fang Xing spat, feeling that this line had a nostalgic vibe of the Overlord in ancient novels, which was not a good sign. He quickly changed his tone:

"Treasures are bestowed upon the virtuous. My spiritual pet obtained a treasure, yet you seek to kill and even transfer your anger onto it... You truly dishonor the name of the Righteous Path. Today, I shall execute justice on heaven’s behalf!"

With a wave of his hand, Fang Xing summoned five sword shadows, imbued with the power of Sword Intent Heavenly Heart, and they exploded in an instant.

Bright sword lights instantly struck the four Great Cultivators of the Qiao Family.

Whether it was the Family Head of the Qiao Family at the Core Formation Middle Stage or Qiao Wanglong at the Early Stage of Core Formation, a small hole was pierced in the defensive magical treasures protecting their bodies, a dot of crimson appeared on their foreheads, and they fell to the ground, lifeless.

Only the Heartless Child let out a strange cry, his body exploded on the spot, leaving behind a punctured doll, while his true form appeared hundreds of feet away, looking at Fang Xing with lingering fear: "You... you are definitely not an ordinary person! How could a man of the wind be a Golden Core Late Stage Sword Cultivator?"

The power Fang Xing had just displayed was indeed that of a Golden Core Late Stage Sword Cultivator!

A Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator could easily crush an ordinary Jiedan Cultivator, especially a Sword Cultivator known for their deadly power, whose lethality was particularly astonishing.

In other words, if Fang Xing intended, even Fu Hongyi, ’Blood Sword Son,’ would feel his position threatened, and the Righteous Five might have to change members!

Even the position of ’Righteous Son’ could be in jeopardy!

Such was the might of a Golden Core Late Stage Sword Cultivator!

"It only makes sense that I’ve secretly studied the Sword Dao, right?"

Fang Xing merged with his sword, transforming into a beam of sword light, and his speed surged, catching up with the Heartless Child who had used a bizarre escape skill in an instant.

"Elder, please spare my life, I am willing to offer..."

The Heartless Child kept screaming while releasing one defense talisman and magic treasure after another.

A layer of pitch-black light formed into a shield covering his vital points.

But Fang Xing merely flicked his sleeve lightly, and sword lights fell, piercing through the many layers of defense.

Then... the Heartless Child turned into a corpse full of holes and fell from the sky.

A sword light swept up and retrieved his storage bag: "What a fool, once I’ve killed you, everything is mine."

Fang Xing went back and took the storage bags of the four Core Formation Cultivators from the Qiao Family and, sure enough, found quite a bit of ’Spirit Marrow Ganoderma’ and other spiritual medicines.

"The Qiao Family has been considerate, handling the Lingzhi for us first."

Fang Xing smiled at the four women, tossing over a few magic treasures he didn’t fancy: "With this matter settled... we shall part ways here."

He glanced at Mrs. Dielianxiang who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, raised a hand, and another elixir obtained from the Family Head’s storage bag flew out to land in Mrs. Die’s hand: "This ’Heavenly Yin Pill’ is suitable for female cultivators to breakthrough during Core Formation, I’ll gift it to you."

Actually, there was also a ’Life-taking Barrier-breaking Pill’ in the Family Head’s storage bag, but its value was somewhat high, and even if Fang Xing couldn’t use it, it could be exchanged for many rare resources.

As for the ’Heavenly Yin Pill,’ it was unsure whether the Family Head got it from an auction, by killing for loot, or from some ancient cache.

Since it was only suited for female cultivators, Fang Xing casually gave it away.

"Heavenly Yin Pill?"

Mrs. Dielianxiang’s face was filled with joy as this pill would indeed help her break through to the Core Formation Middle Stage.

"Congratulations, sister..."

The Meng sisters genuinely congratulated her, as their own cultivation techniques were of a yin and cold nature, requiring the ’Nine Intense Dragon Capturing Grass’ for balance, making the Heavenly Yin Pill unsuitable for them.

And Song Ningjing, being a Sword Cultivator, reckoned that with so many resources acquired, she could spend decades in arduous cultivation and use her sword to breakthrough the Core Formation Middle Stage bottleneck, so she would not covet this pill either.

Had it been the ’Life-taking Barrier-breaking Pill,’ she might have had some thoughts.

"Alright, let’s part ways here."

Fang Xing waved his hand, turning into a sword light that shot towards ’Divine Infant Cliff.’

"This person..."

Meng Xingtong watched as Fang Xing’s sword light completely disappeared into the sky, her expression unreadable.

"This man of the wind is quite an interesting person..."

Meng Xingyu found Fang Xing’s departure optimistic: "It seems he grows stronger with every enemy he encounters... When we were ambushed in the desert, he became a cultivator at the Late Stage of Core Formation. When he encountered the three evils of the Hua Family in the Earth Cave, he turned into a Golden Core Cultivator... And today, he has become a Golden Core Sword Cultivator... Next time he encounters an enemy, don’t you think he might turn into a Nascent Soul True Monarch?"

"A Golden Core Late Stage Sword Cultivator... There’s no such person in all of Da Jing, could he be... someone from Heavenly Sword Sect? No, even the Heavenly Sword Sect doesn’t have one, otherwise Fu Hongyi would no longer be the ’Blood Sword Son’..."

Song Ningjing’s eyes glowed with fervor. Had she known this man was a Golden Core Late Stage Sword Cultivator, she would have seized the opportunity to spar with him!

"Could he... be a cultivator from outside?"

With this thought, the four women glanced at each other, sharing a silent understanding.

...

Somewhere in the blessed land.

With a scream, a Core Formation Loose Cultivator turned to ashes in a batch of bizarre flames: "Tianchenzi... I will not let you go even in death!"

"Heh heh... Those killed by this ’Soul-destroying Demon Flames’ are truly obliterated, form and spirit, without even the chance of reincarnation. Let’s see how you seek revenge against this old Taoist..."

Tianchenzi, the old Taoist, waved his whisk with an air of mystical charm, but his eyes held a sinister gleam.

Around him, palaces lay in ruin, with the corpses of Loose Practitioner Alliance members strewn about.

He looked towards the center, only to see a strange, pitch-black demon fire burning fiercely.

Within the demon fire was a young man, pale as death, dressed in a black robe.

It was ’Yu Zhenzi’ from the Purple Sun Sect!