Chapter 353 136: Profound Monarch (2)
K-K-K-CRACK!
The phantoms of the banner and the book shattered upon collision, significantly dimming the Evil God's phantom in the process.
It raised its hands. Ripples of void-like energy pulsed from it, as if it were preparing to launch another attack.
"Slay!"
Fang Rui sensed the activation of his Divine Technique, 'Godslaying Spirit Shattering', and preemptively struck first.
WHOOSH!
A faint light flashed past.
The Evil God's phantom froze. After pausing for a single breath, it disintegrated into motes of light.
...
WHOOSH!
Fang Rui's consciousness returned to his body. He opened his eyes and felt the Spiritual Essence and Spiritual Power now fully under his control. He scanned them repeatedly, along with the Chaos Dragon Pearl Origin, but found nothing out of the ordinary.
'What's going on? Is there really nothing wrong, or am I just unable to detect it at my current level?'
His eyes flickered. 'A moment ago, my Spiritual Power, Spiritual Essence, and even the Chaos Dragon Pearl Origin all spun out of my control. Is this the truth behind the so-called "poisonous Spiritual Qi"?'
'If that's true... my Realm was advanced using Tribulation Points. I only absorb external Spiritual Qi to maintain it. For anyone else, wouldn't their energy have run rampant?'
'If that happened in the middle of a fight, it would be a death sentence!'
Fang Rui shook his head, pushing these thoughts aside for the time being, and looked at the panel.
His Tribulation Points were going crazy, climbing and soaring without end.
50,000!
80,000!
120,000!
...
Only after breaking the 150,000 mark did the number finally begin to slow.
At the same time, in the Cultivation Technique section, the fourth volume of the *Primordial Scripture* lit up, and a '+' symbol appeared.
In the Divine Techniques section, 'Immortality'—which had remained dormant ever since he first transmigrated—began to faintly shimmer with golden light!
'The fourth volume of the *Primordial Scripture* can be upgraded! Above Upper Grade Spirit Master is the Source Technique Realm, where one condenses a Dharma Aspect and is known as a "Demi-Immortal."'
'And the 'Immortality' Divine Technique!'
Sensing the feedback from the panel, Fang Rui was overcome with an indescribable emotion. 'I can spend 100,000 points and regain my youth in one go!'
'Not bad. All my hard work paid off. I defeated Bao Sichun, shattered the *Black Heaven Mysterious Book*, and even vanquished a phantom of an Evil God.'
A smile spread across Fang Rui's face.
K-K-K-CRACK!
Just then, a shattering sound echoed as black fissures began to appear in mid-air.
'Is this Alternate Space collapsing? Right, its foundation was the *Black Heaven Mysterious Book*. Now that the book is destroyed, its collapse is only natural.'
'Hmm, I should sweep the battlefield, then it's time to leave.'
Acting on the principle of trying his luck, Fang Rui searched the area and actually managed to find Bao Sichun's Spirit Ring.
Inside, he found some Treasure Materials and a token inscribed with two words: "Four Symbols."
'The Four Symbols Order? I've heard of that. I believe it's a token awarded by the Great Yu Court that allows the wielder to command the *Chaos Four Symbols Banner* one time.'
After a moment of thought, Fang Rui cleansed the Spirit Ring, Treasure Materials, and Four Symbols Order with his Spiritual Essence. He then specifically sealed the token with his Spiritual Essence as well. As for the other miscellaneous items he couldn't identify or deemed worthless, he destroyed them all before shattering the void to leave.
...
「Outside, at Two Realms Mountain.」
WHOOSH!
Fang Rui leaped out of the void. His Spiritual Essence morphed into two giant wings of light, holding him aloft. The Flowing Cloud Cyan Simurgh, which had been waiting for him, let out a clear cry, soared into the air, and carried him upon its back.
He looked back.
K-K-K-CRACK!
In the spot where he had emerged, a pitch-black spatial fissure, like a stubborn scar on a wound that refused to heal, struggled to widen as wisps of black vapor seeped out.
"Huh?!"
Just as Fang Rui was about to intervene, he suddenly sensed something and looked up.
Fish-scale clouds drifted across the sky. Amid the rumble of distant thunder, bolts of purple lightning descended, shattering the black fissure.
K-K-K-CRACK!
Invisible to the naked eye, chains of golden Qi Fortune appeared, sealing the void and mending the torn space before vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Only stable space remained, with not the slightest fluctuation of an 'Alternate Space' left to be sensed.
'The world's instinctual rejection?! And... the Qi Fortune of the Human Path...'
Fang Rui took one last, deep look, then instructed the Flowing Cloud Cyan Simurgh to ascend and fly away.
...
「Half a day later.」
Beneath the morning sun, amid the sound of sonorous chimes, endless streams of light transformed into falling necklaces and garlands of flowers. A woman who looked like the Nine Heavens Profound Lady arrived, riding a Five-Colored Phoenix.
'I heard that Black Beasts were appearing in Two Realms Mountain. I wonder if a Deceit Domain has formed?'
'No matter. I'll know with a single look from the *Map of Mountains and Rivers*.'
Her vermilion lips parted as she tossed a scroll downward with a flick of her fair hand.
FWOOSH!
The *Map of Mountains and Rivers* hovered in the sky, casting down a beam of light that reflected the entirety of the massive Two Realms Mountain. Golden ripples swept over the reflection, revealing nothing out of the ordinary.
'No Deceit Domain? Then it must have been a fissure that appeared by chance, a product of the world's natural cycles.'
The woman flicked her Flowing Cloud Water Sleeve, and a brilliant Spiritual Light flared.
Within the *Map of Mountains and Rivers*, the black dots representing the Black Beasts were wiped away as if by an eraser. In the real world, the beasts died, one after another.
Afterward, a Qi Fortune Divine Phoenix dove into the map. With a clear cry that cleansed the very heavens and earth, it seemed to purify the entire Two Realms Mountain.
On the map, a Medicine Gathering Boy who had gotten up early to scale the mountain with a bamboo basket on his back suddenly lost his footing. He cried out as he fell from a cliff, but in the next instant, he emerged from the map in a flash of light.
"Didn't I... Didn't I just fall off a cliff? How am I here?! Immortal Sister, was it you who saved me?"
The Medicine Gathering Boy scratched his head, completely stunned.
"I did save you, but I am no Immortal Sister."
The woman's smile was like a hundred flowers blossoming. "You've been through a great fright and a great relief today. Your mind is in turmoil, so you shouldn't gather any more medicine. Go home quickly and rest to calm your spirit."
As she spoke, she pointed a slender finger. A mountain ginseng was pulled from the *Map of Mountains and Rivers* and tossed down to him. Then, with a pat on the Phoenix she rode, she soared into the sky.