Chapter 476 1: Mingxiao Domain, Red Profound Association

「Several months later.」

Inside Yongchang Hall, Fang Cheng sat cross-legged on a Jade Couch, his eyes closed in meditation.

Clusters of Demonic Light rose behind him, swirling and flowing like wind and fire. A spectral image of the Netherworld Giant Kun Dharma Aspect, shrunk countless times to about a foot in size, swam around his body.

From a distance, he looked like a Demon God, exuding a terrifying demonic intent.

Time passed unnoticed in his meditation. One day, after he had finished refining the third Dark Gold Fruit, he slowly exhaled a long breath and opened his eyes.

His pupils held a shadowy glint, and his gaze was sharp and severe, revealing an untamed edge.

'So this is the Dharma Realm...'

With a flicker in his eyes, the strange phenomena around him vanished. He returned to a state of simplicity and naturalness, not a trace of demonic intent remaining.

His Cultivation was now completely consolidated. His foundation was robust, and his Magical Power was vast and surging, far surpassing what it was before.

Each of those three Dark Gold Fruits was equivalent to a hundred years of his ascetic cultivation. It was no wonder the Celestial Desire Demon Monarch had fought him for them back then.

However, his Qi Sea had always been exceptionally deep and vast, and his Magical Power far exceeded that of other cultivators at the same level. In the hands of others, these three Spirit Fruits would have been enough for someone like the Celestial Desire Demon Monarch or Elder Yingya to break through to the Mid-Dharma Stage. For him, however, it was still far from enough.

To possess Magical Power that could crush cultivators of the same rank, he needed far more cultivation resources than anyone else.

Fortunately, he still had quite a few Tier Four Spirit Pills left.

'Now that my Magical Power is consolidated, the next step is my physical body...'

At that thought, he took out a storage pouch, untied it, and gave it a gentle shake. Countless round Talismanic Coins with square holes in the center flowed out.

These Talismanic Coins glimmered with a faint golden light, appearing wondrously profound and containing an infinite Dao rhythm.

He formed a profound hand seal and slowly began to circulate the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique. The vast, immense Magical Power within him drove the Ancient Strange Skill into motion.

A vast power gathered in his hands.

He shifted his hand seal.

BUZZ!

A faint roar echoed from the void. On his body, ancient and profound runes quietly emerged, and a powerful, heavy aura began to rise from him.

The spiritual light on his body shimmered in concert with the Talismanic Coins in the hall. The coins slowly floated up one by one, converging and pouring into his body.

He felt an endless, mystical power gathering madly inside him, continuously refining his flesh, organs, and bones, as if he were tempering and nourishing a Magical Artifact.

The Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique was a strange skill that used the power of these Merit Talismanic Coins to endlessly enhance a cultivator's physique, pointing directly toward the Great Dao and the ultimate state of "physical-body sanctification."

Over the past thirty years, the Fang Family had acquired a massive amount of Merit Talismanic Coins from the Sand Soul Realm. Combined with the portion left behind by the Ten Thousand Transformations Sect, it was all now gathered in the storage pouch before Fang Cheng.

It was an uncountable sum!

The momentum of his cultivation at this moment was ferocious, like a mountain rising from a flat plain to pierce the clouds.

After half a year, he finally refined all the Merit Talismanic Coins and achieved the Fourth Transformation of the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique.

By the end, his entire body began to emit a terrifying fluctuation of aura, as if a dormant Ancient Fierce Beast resided within.

He clenched his fists, and a tremor shook Yongchang Hall.

Fang Cheng was inwardly alarmed. His strength was now great enough to shatter mountains and sunder peaks, and the resilience of his physical body could rival a Fourth-rank Magical Artifact!

And this was only the initial stage of the Fourth Transformation.

He deduced that the Master of the Ten Thousand Transformations Sect had likely been at the peak of the Fourth Transformation back then.

He stopped his cultivation, feeling it was not yet enough, and couldn't help but wonder what it would be like when he achieved the ninth transformation.

'I wonder if it could withstand a heavenly tribulation?'

'I need to have Jingyuan speed up the collection of Merit Talismanic Coins...'

If he could have the entire Barbarian Race of the Sand Soul Realm refine Talismanic Coins to support him alone, how could he not master this strange skill?

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Not long after, Fang Cheng took three Flying Swords from his storage pouch and began to refine them.

One of them was Mountain-Slasher, which had been with him for many years.

The other two radiated a cold divine light and a soul-stealing sharpness. They were also Tier Five Flying Swords!

During those long thirty years, he had visited the Void Ghost Marketplace three times.

On the first and third visits, his gains were mediocre. They were low-end markets, and he didn't find any real treasures.

These two Tier Five Flying Swords came from his second visit to the Ghost Market.

That Ghost Market was located in a World Heaven where the Human Race cultivators flourished. Its prosperity exceeded Fang Cheng's imagination.

Tier Five Treasures in the Ghost Market were also incredibly rare, yet they could be found in quite a few shops.

Fang Cheng sold a few Tier Five legacy techniques and bought many things to bring back.

The most valuable among them were these two Tier Five Flying Swords and a Sword Array Technique.

The Great Inference Celestial Net Sword Array.

The ultimate form of this array was deployed with forty-nine Tier Five Flying Swords. Its transformations were endless and its killing intent limitless, making it a peerless Slaughter Treasure Technique.

In that World Heaven, this array was lauded as the number one killing array under the heavens, proclaimed to be able to cut through anything.

To deploy this array, one needed not only supreme attainment in the Sword Dao and robust Magical Power, but also forty-nine Tier Five Flying Swords that were in perfect sync with the user's mind.

Fang Cheng's Sword Dao attainment was naturally sufficient. With three Tier Five Flying Swords, he could just barely deploy the array. As for its power, he would have to test it to find out.

At this moment, he was free of distractions, single-mindedly refining the two newly acquired Flying Swords.

More than ten days later, he was finished.

He then began to refine the Dream Spirit...

Just as he had expected, after advancing to the Dharma Realm, the upper limit of his Dream Spirit Incarnation finally broke through to the Tribulation Realm!

Unfortunately, the Dream Spirit perished while crossing its first heavenly tribulation, and its power stalled at the first tribulation level.

Fang Cheng consumed a Jade Dew Golden Lotus Pill, and after half a day of quiet meditation, he came out of seclusion to meet with his wives, concubines, and children.

For the next month or so, he spent time with his wives and concubines, indulging in worldly pleasures, while also successively refining eight more Dream Spirit Incarnations.

In recent years, the Fang Family had lived in seclusion, almost completely avoiding the conflicts of the world. However, the matter of the Demon Lord still hung over their heads like a sharpened sword.

Fang Cheng had already made up his mind. He had to make a trip to the Mingxiao Domain and find the Red Profound Association.

Before the Demon Lord's incarnation returned to this world from the Outer Void, he had to join the Red Profound Association and rely on the Tribulation Realm Great Powers within it to resist the Demon Lord's might.

From the Demon Lord's words back then, it was clear he was extremely wary of the Red Profound Association, afraid of being besieged and suppressed by them again. That was why he had gone directly to the Outer Void to break the seal on his left hand and recover his Cultivation.

This alone was a testament to the Red Profound Association's strength.

「On this day.」

Fang Cheng retrieved the Void God Gu from the Celestial Island, allowing the Primordial Qi Celestial Island to reappear in the world once more.

He gave a few instructions to Jingyuan and Jingxuan, left the "Marshal Deng" Feather Divine Soldiers with Jingxuan, and then gracefully departed the island.

With the Fang Family's current strength, they had no rivals in the Wilderness Domain, so he didn't need to worry too much.

As long as his descendants followed his teachings—to hide their strength and bide their time, cultivate diligently without pause, and not act with arrogance or indulgence—they would not attract disaster.

This was the foundation for a reclusive family's lasting prosperity and also the best strategy for dealing with the future Demon Tribulation.

He first took the Nine Truths Sect's Teleportation Array to Immortal Tower Mountain to see Chen Yu Yan. After staying for two days, he went straight to the True Flame Sect.

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True Flame Sect, Spirit Rock Peak.

Fang Cheng and Elder Yingya sat in the Jade Tower. Outside the window, distant peaks embraced the view, a sparse, elegant forest stood nearby, and the vast Mirror Lake stretched out, creating a soothing atmosphere.

Having not seen each other in years, Elder Yingya first offered his congratulations. When they moved on to serious matters, he asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist, you're going to the Mingxiao Domain?"

Fang Cheng said, "That's right. I've heard that within the Jin Country, only the Holy Spirit Sect has a Teleportation Array that goes to the Mingxiao Domain. I wonder if you have ever used it, Fellow Daoist?"

Elder Yingya nodded. "I traveled to the Mingxiao Domain many times in my youth. As long as you give the Holy Spirit Sect enough Spirit Stones, there won't be a problem. Besides, with your current fame and power, Fellow Daoist, how could they dare to slight you?"

Fang Cheng smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, have you ever heard of the Red Profound Association?"

A look of reminiscence appeared on Elder Yingya's face. "I've vaguely heard of it once or twice, but I know very little. Only that it's a mysterious organization that rarely appears in the world."

Fang Cheng's brow twitched slightly. "My main purpose in going to the Mingxiao Domain is to find this organization. If you have any old friends there, just a few clues from them would be enough."

Elder Yingya thought for a moment. "I have quite a few old acquaintances, but I'm afraid there's only one who can help you, Fellow Daoist. This person is a disciple of Ascendant Red Bright. He is well-connected and knows a thing or two about everything that goes on in the Mingxiao Domain. I will write a letter asking him to assist you."

The moment Fang Cheng heard the word "Ascendant," he knew Elder Yingya's acquaintance was no simple character.

In this world, only a Tribulation Realm Great Power could be addressed as "Ascendant." Since this person was the disciple of a Tribulation Realm Great Power, he must belong to a top-tier power in the Mingxiao Domain and might truly be able to help him.

Elder Yingya immediately drafted a letter and handed it to Fang Cheng, giving him an introduction.

His old acquaintance was named Xi Yinglong, also a Dharma Realm cultivator. His master, Ascendant Red Bright, was one of the three great Tribulation Realm Loose Cultivators of the Mingxiao Domain. The Red Bright Immortal City he founded had a history of eight thousand years and was still prosperous and bustling.

The Holy Spirit Sect's Teleportation Array led directly to Red Bright Immortal City.

"This person has a cold personality and is not easy to get along with. When you ask for his help, Fellow Daoist, it would be best to act according to the situation," Elder Yingya said, knowing Fang Cheng's style of doing things and unable to resist adding a word of caution.

Fang Cheng let out a laugh, taking the letter and putting it away. "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist," he said with a smile. "I'm an old hand at this. I don't need the reminder."

With that, he took out the storage pouch containing the Profound Gold and Red Copper and handed it to the old Daoist. "The Demon Tribulation is approaching. In your spare time from cultivation, you should refine a few more Profound Celestial Divine Puppets!"

How could Elder Yingya dare to be slow? He knew that while Fang Cheng's words were polite, they were, in fact, a command. He said hastily:

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Fang. I and the rest of the True Flame Sect have long had the intention of refining this treasure. Now that you have given the word, we will certainly do our utmost. However, the Nine Heavens Jade Qing Great Brahma Purple Star Xuan Du Jade Talisman is something you will need to prepare yourself, Fellow Daoist."

Fang Cheng nodded. "As for the Talisman, I will find someone to refine it myself. You just need to be responsible for the artifact refining part, Fellow Daoist."

The two chatted for a while longer before Fang Cheng stood up to head for the Holy Spirit Sect.

As he was leaving, Wansong Taoist also came out to see him off, and they bid each other farewell.

The old man, whose lifespan was nearing its end, watched Fang Cheng depart before letting out a slow sigh and returning to the True Flame Sect with Yingya.

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To keep the story brief, after Fang Cheng arrived at the Holy Spirit Sect, a Supreme Elder personally came out to welcome him. He escorted him into the cross-domain Teleportation Hall and immediately had the on-duty Holy Spirit Sect Elders and cultivators activate the Teleportation Array.

Normally, this type of cross-domain Teleportation Array consumed a great deal of Spirit Stones and would only be activated after a sufficient number of cultivators had gathered. Now, however, they couldn't worry about such things.

After a few pleasantries, Fang Cheng stepped into the Teleportation Array and vanished in a blinding flash of rosy light.

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