Free Web NovelChapter 274: Chapter 50: Hua Yutang’s Secret (Part 3)
Fang Cheng said, "It really is huge..."
The mass of Great Black Mountain blotted out half the sky, creating a heavy, oppressive feeling that was deeply uncomfortable.
Looking out beyond the mountain, the world was once again filled with color.
Outside the mountain was a vast expanse of land with ancient trees reaching for the heavens, brimming with life.
Hua Yutang said in a low voice, "I fear we are an unknown distance from the Abyssal Marsh. I’ve scoured the sect’s records, but I couldn’t find a single piece of information about this place."
As she spoke, she summoned a magnificent chariot, beckoned Fang Cheng inside, and urged it on. It transformed into a streak of light and flew away from the mountain.
They flew for a full half-day before finally leaving the foothills of the Great Black Mountain.
At that moment, a bizarre bird as large as a palace swooped down toward the chariot. It was menacing, possessing the aura of a Tier Two Early Stage creature.
However, unlike the Tier Two Demon Beasts in the Southern Mang Mountains, the Demon Beasts here had a dense, primeval aura that surprised Fang Cheng somewhat.
He took the initiative to attack, unleashing his Li Hen Demon Light and sweeping it toward the strange bird.
The strange bird shrieked. With a fierce flap of its wings, two gray tornadoes materialized out of thin air and closed in on Fang Cheng.
’Huh?’
Fang Cheng’s expression flickered. ’These gray tornadoes... they’re a bit like the legendary Sanmei Divine Wind...’
The gray storms collided with the Li Hen Demon Light, immediately producing a loud, muffled explosion.
The hurricane raged and the Black Fire blazed, locked in a stalemate.
Just then, an invisible, formless streak of sword light shot silently across the sky.
The strange bird’s eyes flew wide open. It stared intently at Fang Cheng in the chariot, its large beak open, but its cry was cut short.
A bird’s Beast Bone tumbled down from the sky.
The pitch-black Demonic Light in the sky suddenly swelled, enveloping the strange bird’s entire corpse and refining it to ash in an instant.
Fang Cheng felt the Resentment Demon Bead in his Qi Sea tremble. A smile couldn’t help but appear on his face as he said, "What a great place!"
Hua Yutang’s beautiful eyes flashed with a peculiar light. She praised, "Junior Brother, your Sword Technique is truly sharp. I am no match for you!"
She knew she could also kill this strange bird, but she could never do it as effortlessly as Fang Cheng.
Seeing the alluring charm emerge on Hua Yutang’s dignified and radiant face, Fang Cheng couldn’t resist wrapping his arm around his senior sister’s slender, delicate waist. He whispered in her ear, "Senior Sister, I’m now a Mid-stage Life Talisman Cultivator."
"What?" Hua Yutang had been feeling a bit shy, but after hearing his words, she whipped her head around and stared at Fang Cheng with wide, beautiful eyes, her face a picture of disbelief.
Fang Cheng said calmly, "I used Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew to condense my Life Talisman, so breaking through was relatively easy."
Hua Yutang said dazedly, her Dao Heart nearly faltering, "But that’s still too fast! It’s only been a few years since you broke through to the Life Talisman stage... This is simply inconceivable!"
In truth, if not for the miraculous change that occurred when Fang Cheng was comprehending the Li Hen Demon Light, which condensed a Demon Bead in his Qi Sea, he would never have broken through in such a short time.
But that was not something he could tell outsiders.
Even women as close to him as Ye Yan and Wen Qianqian did not know Fang Cheng possessed such a Divine Technique.
After her shock passed, Hua Yutang’s expression couldn’t help but turn bleak. She sighed, "Truly, people can’t be compared to one another. I’ve been stuck at this stage for many years. You can’t imagine the despair of being unable to advance even an inch."
Fang Cheng quickly comforted her with a few words, and only then did Hua Yutang put aside her sorrowful thoughts.
Just then, a few more strange birds appeared on the horizon.
Fang Cheng couldn’t be bothered to test them out this time. He directly summoned the Immortal Binding Rope, wrapped it around the necks of the strange birds, sealed their Demon Power, and then beheaded them with a single sword strike.
It was like slaughtering chickens.
These strange birds were enormous, their bodies tough and sturdy, and they possessed powerful Talent Divine Techniques. An ordinary Life Talisman Cultivator would have a very difficult time dealing with them.
For Fang Cheng, however, these strange birds were a great supplement.
Hua Yutang didn’t even have a chance to act. She couldn’t help but advise, "Don’t waste the corpses of these demon birds. We can sell them for a lot of Spirit Stones back home."
Fang Cheng nodded in agreement.
The two traveled a thousand li, encountering several more waves of demon birds along the way. Fang Cheng killed them all and stored them in his storage bag, planning to refine them after they returned.
At that moment, a colossal, sky-high tree appeared on the land ahead. Its canopy was bare of leaves, but on its naked branches hung more than ten radiant, colorful Spirit Fruits.
These Spirit Fruits were also enormous, each one about a zhang in diameter. A propitious light radiated from them, and a strange fragrance could be smelled from far away.
Two winged Flower-Scaled Pythons were coiled around the trunk, seemingly guarding the Spirit Fruits.
Seeing people approach from a distance, one of the pythons immediately flew off the giant tree. With a powerful beat of its wings, it shot toward Fang Cheng and Hua Yutang.
The other remained on the giant tree, looking around warily.
This python was several dozen zhang long, its entire body covered in vibrant, flowery scales. From far away, it opened its massive maw, intending to swallow Fang Cheng and Hua Yutang whole. A foul, briny gust of wind washed over them before the beast even arrived.
Endless clouds of poisonous smoke also filled the air, spreading out and rolling toward the pair.
It was indeed a Late-stage Tier Two Demon Beast, its power far surpassing the strange demon birds they had encountered earlier.
Seeing the Flower-Scaled Python bearing down on him, Fang Cheng’s expression remained composed.
He flicked his finger, and a streak of sword light shot out. It instantly split into nine, which then became eighty-one.
In the blink of an eye, the sword light transformed into a vast, boundless Nether Sea that surged up into the sky, submerging the Flower-Scaled Python.
The third form of the Netherworld Sword Technique: Nether Diagram.
The poisonous smoke billowed toward them, but a ring of Li Hen Demon Light flew out from Fang Cheng’s body. It formed a black canopy of light that protected Hua Yutang’s chariot, preventing even a trace of the toxic fumes from getting in.
Fang Cheng controlled the sword light to trap the python, his face a mask of calm, though he was inwardly surprised.
