Chapter 373 - 164: Ancient Sect and Silver Moon Demon King

Chapter 373: Chapter 164: Ancient Sect and Silver Moon Demon King

"N-No... Don’t!!!"

A terrified voice echoed in his mind, but Fang Xing was unmoved.

In a mere instant, he completely obliterated the phantom soul and fed it to his Divine Spirit.

"Two million... Hmm, that’s quite a bit more than a typical True Gang Peak cultivator."

After checking his soaring Enhancement Points, his expression softened slightly. He then stored away the ball of Qi Blood Essence.

"The South Pole Immortal Palace..."

A glint appeared in Fang Xing’s eyes.

He wasn’t sure if the old bastard was telling the truth or not. But even if it were true, after tens of thousands of years, it was hard to say what had become of the place.

A map hidden within the Jiuyou Demon Sect... even if it was real, stepping foot in there would be no different from seeking death.

’Forget it. I won’t overthink it for now. I need to get out of here first.’

Pushing aside his stray thoughts, Fang Xing snapped back to reality and looked around. After confirming he hadn’t left anything behind, he moved and vanished from the underground secret chamber.

Leaving the Quiet Chamber, Fang Xing immediately activated his Primordial Spirit Power, scanning the entire mansion.

After a thorough scan, he incinerated all the corpses, plundered the mansion’s wealth, and disappeared silently into the night.

...

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

「Qing Province, Lingyun Prefecture.」

In the early morning, a figure appeared on a hillside in the outskirts.

Gazing at the morning sun in the sky, Fang Xing’s eyes turned toward the distance.

In just five days, he had, in one fell swoop, eradicated all the strongholds of the Netherworld Sect in Lingyun Prefecture.

Nine strongholds in total.

However, the rewards were not substantial.

These strongholds were mostly guarded by Cult Elders only at the Early Stage of True Gang.

Aside from a few surprises at the first stronghold, the rest were cleared without incident.

Name: Fang Xing

Cultivation: True Gang Fifth Layer!

Enhancement Level: Six-Star (23%)

Enhancement Points: 7,951,542.

"Seven million, nine hundred fifty thousand..."

Looking at the Enhancement Points on his panel, Fang Xing sighed. Even after clearing them all, he had less than eight million Enhancement Points.

Compared to South County, the haul from Lingyun Prefecture was much worse.

’I wonder if there’s anything to gain in Lingyun Prefecture City...’

Fang Xing looked toward the distant Lingyun Prefecture City.

The information Hong Miaojin had given him didn’t mention anything about the Prefect of Lingyun.

But in the current environment, he didn’t believe anyone was truly innocent.

There were probably very few truly innocent people in all of Qing Province.

Otherwise, things wouldn’t have gotten this bad.

’Hmm, I’ll go interrogate him. If there’s nothing to be gained, I can head back.’

With his mind made up, Fang Xing took a step. Gang Qi enveloped him, and with a single stride, his figure vanished.

...

「Prefecture City, Prefect’s Mansion.」

「Inner Hall.」

The air warped, and a figure appeared like a phantom.

Fang Xing’s gaze fell on a man in a purple robe.

He was the Prefect of Lingyun Prefecture.

SWOOSH—!

Taking a single step, he caught the Prefect off guard, appearing before him in an instant.

"You..."

Prefect Lingyun had just begun to react, but before he could even speak, he was instantly brought under control.

His expression turned sluggish and numb.

Fang Xing wasted no time and immediately began questioning Prefect Lingyun.

From Prefect Lingyun, he quickly obtained some exhilarating news.

A demonic force!

And it was a demonic force led by a Top Level Demon King.

This Demon King was located only a hundred li from Lingyun Prefecture City.

After carefully interrogating him for more details about the Demon King, Fang Xing learned the Top Level Demon King’s title.

The Silver Moon Demon King!

’That name... Why does it sound so familiar?’ The thought flashed through his mind.

Suddenly, Fang Xing remembered something.

That’s right!

He had heard this Demon King’s title before, during a mission for the Jiang Province Observatory.

A Top Level Demon King!

"Fate really does work in mysterious ways..." Fang Xing smiled, looking at the dazed Prefect before him.

Then, with a flicker, his figure vanished from the Inner Hall.

After Fang Xing left, the dazed Prefect slowly came to his senses.

"Why is my head so dizzy? Did something just happen?"

Rubbing his head, the Prefect looked completely baffled.

...

「Lingyun Prefecture.」

「Beimang Mountain.」

This was a great mountain located over a hundred li from the Prefecture City.

Its slopes were steep, and it was covered in dense, towering forests.

Perpetually shrouded in mist, it radiated a gloomy, chilling aura.

There were almost no villages within a dozen li of it.

It was practically a forbidden land.

The blazing sun hung high in the sky.

Its light shone down on Beimang Mountain.

Despite the brilliant sun, a bone-chilling cold permeated Beimang Mountain, as if it were the dead of winter.

At the foot of Beimang Mountain, on a nearby slope, Fang Xing gazed into the distance, sizing up the mountain that lay before him.

He scanned with his Golden Eyes of Truth. Within the mountain, wisps of Demonic Qi intertwined and spread everywhere.

The entire area, for more than a dozen li around, was enveloped in Demon Qi.

Deeper in the mountain, an even more powerful Demon Qi could be seen surging.

’Just as I thought... there are plenty.’

Fang Xing narrowed his eyes, his blood boiling with excitement.

VMM—!

Gang Qi swirled around him. He took a step and vanished from the foot of the mountain.

An instant later, he appeared halfway up Beimang Mountain.

Not far away, a cave mansion came into view.

Thick Demon Qi saturated the air. Though invisible to the naked eye, it was crystal clear to him.

In front of the Demon Cave Mansion, two goat-like Demons and Monsters stood guard, holding ten-foot-long Steel Forks, looking rather imposing.

WHOOSH—!

A gentle breeze swept by. In the blink of an eye, Fang Xing appeared before the two Demons and Monsters like a phantom.

SHIING—!

Before the two Demons and Monsters could even react, his Flame Gang Qi transformed into Golden Flame Sword Qi and shot out, instantly piercing through their skulls.