Chapter 592 20: Assassinating Yu Wenxu

Fang Cheng and the Demon Buddha spoke for some time. In the end, the Demon Buddha dissolved into a shower of Buddha Light, leaving behind a black chess piece that Fang Cheng collected.

The Demon Buddha's fate had been sealed over three thousand years ago.

He had failed to convert the Demon Lord's left hand and was instead corrupted by the Supreme Demonic Intent, which tainted his physical body, Dharma Body, and divine soul. Soon, he would completely transform into a Demon Fiend.

Fang Cheng couldn't pass judgment on the Demon Buddha. The stories he had heard about the man were likely a mix of truth and fiction, distorted beyond recognition by the river of time.

He knew only one thing: for the Demon Buddha, the only meaning left in the final moments of his life was to do something for the people of the Red Profound Realm.

The guidance he gave Fang Cheng sparked a clever idea in his mind.

He could use the Mixed Element Void Returning Divine Power from the Mixed Element Seven Tribulations Diagram and, through the Immortal Copper Treasure Box, attempt to leave his own Divine Power Mark within that unbelievably massive Void Vortex.

If he succeeded, he could borrow the power of the Void Vortex, leveraging a small force to control a Supreme Power!

For instance, he could control the range of the Void Vortex's engulfment.

Or he could designate a specific target to be devoured by it.

But that was a matter for another time.

While he stood watch outside the Grotto Heaven Chessboard, accompanying the Demon Buddha and the Demon Lord as they finished their game, there were three things he could do.

First, continue practicing the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique to enhance his physical strength.

Second, continue to connect and communicate with the Red Profound Realm's Celestial Dao to draw down a celestial tribulation.

Third, observe the Void Vortex, leave his mark, and create his own Divine Techniques!

All other matters would be left to his Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation.

He cultivated in the Cloud Tower for over thirty days before slowly ceasing his practice.

After passing the Fourth Celestial Tribulation, his Cultivation finally stabilized at a new height.

Compared to when he was at the third tribulation, his Magical Power had increased severalfold, and his divine soul had undergone a transformation, becoming even more powerful.

If he were to face Yu Wenxu now, he could probably slay him in fewer than ten moves.

The reason he could consolidate his Cultivation in such a short time was entirely due to the Immortal Sect opened by the Circulation Qi Collection Technique. By harnessing the Pure Spiritual Qi from the Spiritual Sky Realm, his cultivation progressed with the force of a mountain rising from a flat plain, a momentum beyond the imagination of other Cultivators.

And so, starting from this day, he once again took out the Immortal Copper Treasure Box...

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His true self remained to stand guard in the Formless Realm.

Fang Cheng's Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation returned to the Wilderness Domain.

On the Primordial Qi Celestial Island, Ascendant Feng Yan studied Fang Cheng's Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation, inwardly shocked.

It hadn't been long, but the strength of the aura radiating from this incarnation already surpassed her own!

She had reached her current level of Cultivation not just because she possessed a supreme treasure like the Undying Jade, but also through surviving life-and-death calamities and countless slaughters.

In comparison, everything Fang Cheng had achieved seemed as effortless as a dream.

Even with her vast experience and worldly wisdom, she couldn't help but feel a twinge of envy and jealousy.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, how about we make a trade?" A slight smile appeared on Ascendant Feng Yan's exquisite face.

"Please, speak, Fellow Daoist Feng Yan," Fang Cheng said seriously.

Ascendant Feng Yan extended her right hand. A ball of brilliant white Geng Metal Qi materialized in her snowy-white palm, constantly shifting to form the phantoms of various Magical Artifacts: a Golden Boat, a giant cauldron, a Treasure Seal, long spikes, chains...

A thought struck Fang Cheng. "Is this Yu Wenxu's?"

Ascendant Feng Yan nodded. "When he fought me that day, I managed to intercept a sliver of his aura. This is a technique I comprehended in the Demon Race Sacred Land. Yu Wenxu certainly didn't notice."

She paused, her beautiful eyes flickered, and she said, "With this wisp of aura, we can find Yu Wenxu. Fellow Daoist Fang, how about I help you eliminate him?"

Fang Cheng looked at her snow-white hand and asked curiously, "What would you like me to do in return, Fellow Daoist?"

Ascendant Feng Yan was silent for a moment before saying, "I intend to return to the Jade Flower Realm to undergo my tribulation, and I am in need of a Guardian."

'I knew it,' Fang Cheng thought.

He nodded with a smile. "After we kill Yu Wenxu, and once I have settled the Fang Family in the Sand Soul Realm, I will go to the Jade Flower Realm with you, Fellow Daoist."

Ascendant Feng Yan smiled radiantly. "In the future, if you run into any trouble in the Red Profound Realm, I can come help you at any time before my ascension."

"With your word, Fellow Daoist, I will certainly do my utmost to protect you so you can successfully pass the Ninth Celestial Tribulation when we reach the Jade Flower Realm," Fang Cheng replied with a hearty laugh.

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Not long after, Fang Cheng and Feng Yan left the Primordial Qi Celestial Island and headed toward the Chixiao Domain together.

Along the way, Fang Cheng briefly explained the current situation with the Red Profound Association and the Demon Lord.

The difficult circumstances and bleak future of the Tribulation Realm Cultivators in this realm made even Feng Yan sigh with emotion.

She had also traveled through several World Heavens that were entering their final kalpa. The atmosphere of powerlessness and despair under the predestination of the Celestial Dao had left a deep impression on her.

The two traveled with incredible speed using their Escape Techniques, arriving in the Chixiao Domain in less than two days.

Following Yu Wenxu's aura, the pair arrived near a sect in this domain.

The Mirror Flower Sword Sect.

They casually found a few nearby Cultivators and, with a minor Illusion Technique Secret Method, extracted the information they needed.

This Mirror Flower Sword Sect did not accept male disciples; the entire sect, from top to bottom, consisted of beautiful Female Cultivators, making it quite famous in the Chixiao Domain.

Within the sect, the person with the highest Cultivation was a Supreme Elder who had passed two celestial tribulations. Everyone else was below the Tribulation Realm. Still, it was considered a top-tier power within the domain.

And at this very moment, Yu Wenxu was inside this sect.

Fang Cheng immediately deployed the Void God Gu to conceal his and Ascendant Feng Yan's auras. Then, the two used their skills to follow a Mirror Flower Sword Sect cultivator and quietly slipped inside the sect's Grand Array.

One with a Nine Tribulation Cultivation, the other with an Eight-Tribulation Cultivation, handling such matters was child's play for them.

The Void God Gu's concealment ability, in particular, was second to none. Even the Demon Lord had failed to detect Fang Cheng at close range back then.

Let alone the current Yu Wenxu.

Deep within the Mirror Flower Sword Sect, inside a lavishly decorated Cave Mansion, Yu Wenxu sat sprawled on a Jade Couch, surrounded by eight stunningly beautiful women. The scene was one of lively, fragrant sensuality.

Before him, thirty-six young women in sensual dresses danced gracefully. Their long, fair legs flashed in and out of view, their movements elegant and their expressions alluringly coquettish.

Yu Wenxu watched the dance while drinking and making merry. He had an arm around a voluptuous, gorgeous young woman on each side, both dressed in magnificent palace gowns, displaying a debonair and unrestrained air.

The two women looked almost identical, with eyes like stars and delicate features. However, one was as cold as ice, while the other was languid and bewitching. Their enchanting, curvaceous bodies leaned against Yu Wenxu, their faces showing sweet, shy expressions.

These two ripe Water Honey Peaches were clearly well-tended to, exuding an amorous air from head to toe.

Having been defeated in two consecutive battles against Fang Cheng and Feng Yan, Yu Wenxu had become somewhat disheartened. He had fled to the Chixiao Domain and sought out the Mirror Flower Sword Sect. With just a few tricks, he got his hands on the sect's two most beautiful Elders. As for the old and faded Supreme Elder, he casually suppressed her, placed a Divine Soul Prohibition on her, and took her as a Spirit Servant to run his errands.

After his machinations, the Mirror Flower Sword Sect had practically become his personal harem.

He indulged in pleasure day after day, enjoying every carnal delight, while also lying low to recuperate and await the Demon Lord's further instructions.

At this moment, his spirits suddenly soared. With a flick of his finger, a gentle wave of Magical Power spread out, and in an instant, the clothes and long dresses of every Female Cultivator in the Cave Mansion dissolved into green smoke.

Dazzlingly white, young bodies filled Yu Wenxu's vision.

Just as he was about to rise and enjoy himself...

A brilliant sword light appeared inside the Cave Mansion.

The sword light carried an ethereal, illusory quality as it shot toward Yu Wenxu with unparalleled speed and incomparable sharpness.

As a veteran of countless slaughters, Yu Wenxu instantly summoned layers of Protective Spiritual Light in front of him, attempting to block the attack for a moment.

At the same time, he activated his Profound Skill, intending to transform into a Magical Artifact to evade the blade.

However, the phantom of a Sun Dial had appeared above the Cave Mansion at some unknown point. Ripples spread through the void, and wherever they passed, time nearly froze.

In the unseen realm, Yu Wenxu only sensed a paper effigy spontaneously combusting, turning to ash.

Meanwhile, in the blink of an eye, the sword light underwent endless transformations and, with the utmost subtlety, pierced through his Protective Spiritual Light.

He watched in disbelief as the sword light approached. His only reaction was to frantically channel his Magical Power, concentrating it before his forehead in the desperate hope of blocking the strike.

The next instant.

The sword light flashed, piercing through Yu Wenxu's barrier of Magical Power. It then passed through the center of his brow and flew out from the back of his head.

Then, the sword light nimbly turned and wrapped itself lightly around Yu Wenxu's neck!

A head tumbled from his shoulders.

Yu Wenxu's eyes were wide with disbelief and indignation.

But then, a bizarre scene unfolded.

Yu Wenxu's body suddenly erupted with a blinding, brilliant white light. Everything inside the Cave Mansion was instantly annihilated by this radiance.

The white light expanded violently.

In an instant, the light razed the entire Cave Mansion, and even the Mirror Flower Sword Sect, to the ground.

In the sky above, the figures of Fang Cheng and Feng Yan materialized.

Ten Demon Saint Illusions emerged and formed a Grand Array, trapping the white light in its center.

Fang Cheng pointed. A Star Grinding Wheel appeared in the sky and another on the ground. They joined together and began to slowly grind away at the light.

Within the light were the very same Magical Artifacts that Yu Wenxu had transformed into before.

The Golden Boat, the giant cauldron, the Treasure Seal, the long spikes, the chains...

These Fifth-grade top-quality magic artifacts protected a divine soul that was darting left and right, trying to escape.

However, with Fang Cheng and Feng Yan attacking at full strength, how could they possibly let him succeed?

Fang Cheng looked down at Yu Wenxu's divine soul and saw a shocking sword wound at the center of its brow—clearly the mark left by his full-powered strike just now.

'It cost me one Dream Spirit Incarnation, but to achieve such a result, this trip was well worth it.'

He shouted in a low voice, "Yu Wenxu, your time has come! Surrender your resistance and let me refine your divine soul!"

Yu Wenxu shot him a venomous glare and continued to pilot his Lifebound Magical Artifacts, searching for a way to break through.

Unfortunately for him, he had been caught off guard. His physical body's life force had been severed by Fang Cheng, and he had then used his divine soul to self-destruct his Qi Sea Dharma Aspect in an attempt to escape in the chaos, only to be intercepted by Ascendant Feng Yan.

Now, with only his divine soul remaining, his few Lifebound Magical Artifacts could exert less than thirty percent of their full power. How could he possibly resist Fang Cheng's suppression?

As the Star Grinding Wheel slowly turned, the spiritual light of the few Lifebound Magical Artifacts gradually dimmed.

Yu Wenxu didn't beg for mercy. He simply stared indifferently at Fang Cheng and Feng Yan, having completely abandoned any thought of survival.

Finally, with a curse, Yu Wenxu's divine soul was completely obliterated by the Star Grinding Wheel.

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