Star Sky Professional
Chapter 298 - 246: Divine Infant Cliff (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 298: Chapter 246: Divine Infant Cliff (Seeking Monthly Ticket)

"Congratulations, young master, for refining the ’Soul-destroying Demon Flames’!"

Old Daoist Wuchenzi respectfully performed a salutation.

Unlike those ten great cold flames, Soul-destroying Demon Flames are truly one of the great ten Demon Flames of Da Jing, with astonishing power, specialized in obliterating souls and burning divine souls.

It is considered top-notch Great Divine Power within the Purple Sun Sect!

Yu Zhenzi took a step down, retracted the myriad dark Demon Fires into his body, appearing relaxed and comfortable, "Actually, I had already condensed a strand of this Fourth Rank Demon Fire’s flame seed a while ago. However, to truly refine Demon Fire, a large number of Core Formation Cultivators’ blood sacrifices are still needed... This time, you have put in a lot of effort. After revealing your identity, you can no longer continue as a Loose Cultivator amongst the Righteous Path. Might as well return directly to the Sect; the position of an Elder with real power is indispensable..."

"Thank you for the young master’s patronage."

A joy appeared on old Daoist Wuchenzi’s face: "Now that the young master has refined the ’Soul-destroying Demon Flames,’ Zhengqi Zi is certainly no match, truly vying for the title of the number one Core Formation character in Da Jing."

"What is the number one in Core Formation? In the end, it is not equivalent to a Nascent Soul True Monarch..."

Yu Zhenzi’s expression was indifferent, "Soon... the Prohibition of Divine Infant Cliff will open. When that time comes, the Five Demonic Heroes will act together; killing all the Righteous Five will be a delightful matter. How are the other four?"

"The ’Gu Shenzi’ from Myriad Gu Village has already obtained that ’Lifeless Gu’ left behind by Myriad Gu Village and is currently refining to enhance his contracted ’Ten Thousand Tribulations Gu.’ He will soon be out of seclusion..."

"The ’Xue Yuanzi’ from Blood God Sect is still urging us to send a large number of Core Formation Essence Blood to perfect that ’Blood God Banner’..."

"The Loose Cultivator ’Carefree Hou’ has explicitly responded that he doesn’t want to get involved in our battle between the Righteous and Demonic, and warned us not to interfere in his pursuit of the Divine Infant Fruit..."

"Hmph, Loose Cultivators!"

Yu Zhenzi let out a cold snort, "Back when the Six Demonic Heroes were selected, ’Carefree Hou’ was just picked to fill the numbers. Apart from that ’Carefree Wind Riding Escape’ technique that was slightly impressive, what else is there to be afraid of?"

Hearing this, old Daoist Wuchenzi could only give a bitter smile.

’Carefree Hou’ was known as the number one Loose Cultivator of the Demon Path, a Perfect Core Formation Cultivator and even rumored to have survived encounters with old Nascent Soul devils, a reputation that shook Da Jing.

It’s just unfortunate that he was both righteous and demonic, always indifferent to mundane affairs. He did not participate in this great battle between Righteous and Demonic.

"The ’Huo Moqing’ from the Nine Infant Sect really is a disgrace to our generation... inexplicably met his end."

"Fortunately, the Wanxiang Sect strongly supports us. The Wanxiang Demon Son who came this time will bring five Overturning Golden Corpses and form the ’Wanxiang Inconstant Array,’ which should be enough to temporarily resist an Immortal Golden Core... That ’Blood Sword Son’ is merely a Half-step Golden Core, relying on sword cultivation to barely be counted among the ’Righteous Five.’ Sword Cultivators have weak divine souls, no match for my ’Soul-destroying Demon Flames.’ We will kill this person first, then battle Zhengqi Zi!"

Yu Zhenzi made a decision.

...

Several days later.

Outside a cliff.

Countless Prohibitions directly manifested in the Void, like a layer of colorful light curtains, enveloping Divine Infant Cliff within.

Terrifying Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi oscillated as if a colossal hand from the heavens perpetually snatched the clean Qi of the Nine Heavens and injected it into the Xuanqing Vine Wood that occupied most of the cliff on Divine Infant Cliff.

This Xuanqing Vine Wood was lush and thriving, with vines like writhing dragons and spreading countless tendrils into the deep parts of Divine Infant Cliff, seeming almost one with the cliff.

This was the ’Nine Elements Infant Transformation Vine!’

Atop its vines, a faint white light shimmered occasionally with odd purple or silver Runes flashing by, like playful little fish hiding among the green leaves, quickly disappearing without a trace.

"As the clear Qi of the Nine Heavens falls... The Divine Infant Fruits will soon ripen. At this time, several pathways will open in the local Prohibition. If one wishes to snatch the Divine Infant Fruit, one must go up on Divine Infant Cliff... Qing Lan, are you ready?"

Within a Jade Palace floating midair.

The Mu Family Head was giving stern instructions to a woman in palace attire.

This woman had an extraordinary appearance with skin as clear as jade, and at her brow, a solid blood-like phoenix pattern could be seen.

It was indeed the Mu Family’s Qilin Child, ’Mu Qinglan,’ of Half-step Golden Core quality!

Even her Cultivation had reached the Core Formation Late Stage Realm, making her one of the top tiers of strength right below the mighty ten of the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

"I understand, Great Grandfather..."

Mu Qinglan’s voice was pure, her demeanor proud, like a lofty phoenix high in the Nine Heavens: "This time I will definitely obtain a Divine Infant Fruit and become the first female True Monarch in our family!"

"Ha ha, good... Not only are you born with a superior-grade Spirit Root of the Wood element, but at birth, there was also a phenomenon of a phoenix’s cry. The old man specifically had a Third Rank Feng Shui Master divine your fate, which is one of ’Phoenix Dwelling on the Parasol Tree,’ destined to not only become a Nascent Soul True Monarch but possibly even achieve Divinity Transformation... On this trip, the old man even brought out the Spiritual Treasure that suppressed our Family’s fortune, ’Jiao Wei Zither,’ and handed it to you for use... The Family has already communicated with this Spiritual Treasure in advance; it can act for you twice."

The Mu Family Head’s face was stern: "On this trip, you must be wary of the Five Demonic Heroes... Although our Mu Family is part of the Righteous Path, those Nascent Soul Sects may not wish to see a Nascent Soul Family rise again... Thus, that most hypocritically virtuous Zhengqi Zi is the one you must be most cautious and vigilant against..."

He then mentioned a few more formidable individuals who were in the Core Formation Late Stage, including the ’Child Without Heart.’

Accompanied by the rumbling descent of the clear Qi of the Nine Heavens, Divine Infant Cliff erupted with a roaring sound.

One after another, the colorful Prohibitions glowed with special brilliance, like a gargantuan bowl upside down, revealing cracks in the Array that seemed to temporarily form passages.

"The pathways of Divine Infant Cliff are revealed, the Divine Infant Fruits are ripening!"

An unknown Cultivator shouted, and immediately beams of light rushed towards those passages.

"Great Grandfather, I’m off."

Mu Qinglan beckoned with her hand, holding the ’Jiao Wei Zither.’ Colorful ribbons danced around her, like an immortal soaring through the Nine Heavens, and she floated towards Divine Infant Cliff.

Boom!

Suddenly, five tremendously powerful auras emerged.

Leading them was none other than ’Zhengqi Zi’ in a scholar’s robe, holding a scroll in his hand!

Fu Hongyi, though also among them, arrogantly held her sword, keeping her distance from the other four.

"Ah, the Righteous Five have arrived..."

"Righteous Qi Son, Blood Sword Son, Vajra Son, Yan Yanzi... and Qiankun Dao’s Hun Yuanzi!"

"Now that these five masters have arrived, what business remains for us?"

"Hmph! Even a late-stage Golden Core, when besieged by numerous Core Formation late-stage cultivators, will inevitably die!"

"Moreover, with the Demon Camp causing trouble, and the number of Divine Infant Fruits produced by the Nine Elements Infant Transformation Vine being uncertain... if the distribution is insufficient, even those from the Righteous Path might fight among themselves."

"In the past, there have been instances of loose cultivators taking advantage of the situation to snatch Divine Infant Fruits..."

...

Fang Xing blended in with a group of Core Formation late-stage cultivators, discreetly entering the passageway.

He still appeared as ’a person of the wind’, with the same mana fluctuations, but with a strong aura, having reached the True Core quality of the Core Formation late stage.

Such cultivation, even outside in the Cultivation World, would be a powerful figure.

But at Divine Infant Cliff, it seemed rather inconspicuous.

After entering the prohibition array, Fang Xing arrived above Divine Infant Cliff.

He saw the ’Nine Elements Infant Transformation Vine’ twisted like a dragon, its leaves lush and dense. At the highest point on one of its vines, the leaves shimmered and moved aside on their own, revealing six somewhat greenish fruits.

The fruits, resembling small human figures, sat cross-legged on top of two ’green leaves’, prompting Fang Xing to think immediately of ’Ginsengfruit’.

"Six ’Divine Infant Fruits’? Not too many, not too few... The most ever recorded was nine fruits, while the fewest was four at one time..."

An elderly Core Formation late-stage cultivator beside him stroked his beard and said, "Furthermore... until the Divine Infant Fruits mature and fall off, they are one with the Nine Elements Infant Transformation Vine and protected by prohibitions, utterly impervious to harm..."

"Such wonder?"

Fang Xing became interested: "I am ’a person of the wind’... Fellow Daoist, your face looks familiar. Could it be that you carry the surname ’Bai’?"

"That’s correct, I am ’Bai Xiaoshu’, most fond of reading various ancient records..."

Bai Xiaoshu stroked his beard: "This old cultivator’s lifespan is approaching its limit, and without any descendants, even if I managed to seize a Divine Infant Fruit it would be useless. Still, it is necessary to record this grand event for posterity to read..."

In the Cultivation World, there are all sorts of people.

Especially after living for several hundred years, personalities can become quite... eccentric.

Fang Xing internally commented.

However, it’s also precisely because of cultivators like these that so many travelogues and records are bestsellers... For novices just entering the world of cultivation, it can indeed be a good way to broaden their horizons.

He looked around and noticed that there were indeed quite a few Core Formation late-stage cultivators from Da Jing, haphazardly more than fifty in total.

The most conspicuous among them, naturally, were the Righteous Five, with Sect cultivators loitering nearby.

Loose cultivators here and there... Immortal Cultivation Families and Sects grouped according to their closeness of relationships.

The Demon Path and the Righteous Path were also clearly divided by the loose cultivators, almost like a distinct boundary.

In the Righteous Family camp, the most dazzling was naturally Mu Qinglan from the Mu Family, holding the ’Jiao Wei Zither’, and looking like a celestial maiden in flight.

"Wow... who would’ve thought that the Mu Family would bring out a Spiritual Treasure, they’re really determined."

Bai Xiaoshu tsk-tsked: "Not afraid of losing the Spiritual Treasure; they’ll have no time to cry when it happens..."

Just then, there was a hubbub from the Demon Camp.

Yu Zhenzi, clad in a black robe, floated over.

With him arrived Gu Shenzi and Xue Yuanzi.

Another breeze drifted in, executing a Wind Escape Technique that seemed even more subtle than what Fang Xing had previously witnessed from the head of the Wind Department.

This person was dressed in a white robe, had a middle-aged look, handsome features, but white temples.

A dashing middle-aged man.

"It’s Carefree Marquis!"

Bai Xiaoshu gestured with his head: "This man is known as the number one loose cultivator in the Demon Path, and also as the most handsome man, disdaining the title of one of the Six Demonic Heroes. He even changed his nickname, from Carefree Son to Carefree Marquis..."

"Seems like... none of those are names that imply a happy and Perfect ending, eh..."

Fang Xing sweated a little.

"Oh? Could it be that fellow Daoist also studies Feng Shui and divination?"

Bai Xiaoshu took an interest: "This old cultivator has some understanding of Feng Shui, but alas, I’m merely a Second Rank Feng Shui Master, unable to discern the physiognomy of the Six Demonic Heroes..."

"Who dare to read their fates and features without being at the peak of Third Rank as diviners or Feng Shui Masters?"

Fang Xing shook his head: "But I have a feeling one of them is about to encounter a bloody disaster!"

Bai Xiaoshu quickly looked over: "Which one?"

"The one wearing flamboyantly colorful clothes, looking like he can’t wait to devour me... clearly a man doomed to a short life."

Fang Xing scoffed, pointing to ’Gu Shenzi’.