Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds

It seemed to be asking what price the Fragrant Fox Sect was willing to offer.

"The Undying Medicine is not even enough for this concubine," Nangong Ancestor said, her smile unwavering, yet her words were much colder than before. "How could I give it to you, Daoist friend?"

"Tongue of God, nurturing the divine life..."

"I issue my decree: Heavenly Abyss Devil, descend!"

Without waiting for Xu Xing or Hua Shu to react, Nangong Ancestor acted decisively, once again unleashing her trump card.

In the blink of an eye, a spatial rift tore open in the sky above the mountain forest. A jade palm, similar to the one that had just shattered the Qiming Sect's Protective Array, materialized once more.

Unexpectedly, however, this time Nangong Ancestor did not target Xu Xing first. Instead, she seized the moment Hua Shu and the three Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals protecting him paused, intending to eliminate them first.

"Sect Master, flee quickly!" one of the Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals cried, exerting all their power to activate the Lotus Leaf Treasure to meet the earth-shattering palm.

BOOM!

Heaven and earth trembled.

The spiritual light of the Lotus Leaf Treasure dimmed drastically, its surface cracking. Beneath it, of the three Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals who had actively deployed the treasure to block the jade palm, two were killed, and one was gravely injured. The injured one's aura was faint, their life clearly fading.

Hua Shu is dying. Why not join our Fragrant Fox Sect, Daoist friend? Our Fragrant Fox Sect is willing to offer you the position of Supreme Elder, along with Undying Medicine and Dao Sutras.

Taking advantage of the Jade Palm's momentary pause in the air, Nangong Ancestor instantly used sound transmission via divine consciousness, trying to persuade Xu Xing to join their Fragrant Fox Sect's camp.

She knew that a single palm strike would be insufficient to kill an expert of the same realm. This palm strike was powerful enough to eliminate Approaching Yang Realm Ghost Immortals. However, the key issue was her limited control over the Green Bronze Piece; she could only barely manipulate it, lacking precise command. The Sect-protection Array was an inanimate object, easily destroyed. Hua Shu and the other three Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals were of a lower realm than her, and her sneak attack had caught them completely off guard... Yet, against Xu Xing, these factors wouldn't be as effective.

"I, Gongyang Yi, have always kept my promises," Xu Xing declared. "Moreover, as the saying goes, a loyal minister does not serve two masters. Since I have already promised Sect Leader Hua, I, Gongyang Yi, will honor my word."

Xu Xing formed a hand seal, activating layers of protective array techniques he had previously arranged. In an instant, more than a dozen multi-colored light shields materialized above the dense forest. In terms of defense, they seemed to surpass even the Qiming Sect's Protective Array from before. Of course, this was merely in quantity. In terms of quality, the array technique the Qiming Sect had spent four thousand years constructing was undoubtedly far more robust than the temporary arrays Xu Xing had set up.

"So you've chosen the hard way." Seeing she could not turn an enemy into an ally, Nangong Ancestor snorted coldly, her pretty face etched with frost. She directed the Jade Palm to bombard the five-color light shields on the ground.

CRACK! CRACK!

Similar to the destruction of the Qiming Sect's Protective Array, the dozen or so light shields first cracked, then shattered into specks of spiritual light and vanished.

However, the brief moment it took for the Jade Palm to break the array techniques was all Xu Xing needed.

With a soft cry, he flew directly towards Nangong Ancestor, evading the Jade Palm's attack range. As he neared her, an imposing structure made entirely of purple jade appeared in his hand. This imposing structure was a Qiong Pavilion and Jade Palace; on the plaque above the main hall's entrance were the three characters 'Flying Feather Hall.'

It was Xu Xing's Flying Feather Purple Mansion.

Under his control, the Flying Feather Purple Mansion erupted in brilliant light. Layers of Magical Prohibitions descended from within, transforming into a Killing Formation. The baleful aura congealed, creating a perilous Forbidden Zone!

What kind of technique is this? Isn't he a Ghost Immortal? Why would he engage in close combat?

Nangong Ancestor's judgment faltered. Ghost Immortals usually fought enemies with spiritual incantations or used their Soul Treasure to perform the Thousand-mile Owl. Who could have expected Xu Xing to suddenly produce an imposing structure from his hand that evolved into a Killing Formation? It was so bizarre and unpredictable.

Moreover, with the appearance of this Purple Mansion, Xu Xing's escaping speed suddenly increased by several tenths. Before she could hastily retreat, he had closed in on her.

"This treasure is mine!" Xu Xing declared. He held the Flying Feather Purple Mansion in his left hand, pressing it down towards Nangong Ancestor, while with his other hand, he brandished the Fusang Divine Wood, sweeping it fiercely towards the Green Bronze Piece hovering above Nangong Ancestor's jade-like hand.

As the Fusang Divine Wood neared Nangong Ancestor, its surface blazed with golden flames. It was none other than the Innate Divine Power of the Golden Crow—the Sun True Fire!

Nangong Ancestor was only in the late stage of the Approaching Yang Realm, not yet at its peak. Although she possessed some resistance to forces of ultimate hardness and yang, this eruption of Sun True Fire was far more terrifying than ordinary Heavenly Thunder. This was especially true for Ghost Immortals who had never experienced the searing heat of Sun True Fire. Being scorched by it would instill great terror in their hearts.

Innate mutual restraint!

Golden flames erupted on the Fusang Divine Wood's surface; the fire flared and burned Nangong Ancestor's fair arm.

Seeing this, Nangong Ancestor turned deathly pale with fright. She hastily severed the afflicted part, sacrificing her arm. Then, spitting out a mouthful of Essence Blood, she used Blood Escape to flee the battlefield without a second glance.

His cultivation was a notch above hers, his methods unfathomable. Against such an old monster, she had no confidence of winning.

Within a few breaths, only a faint streak of bloody light remained on the horizon. Nangong Ancestor's trace was gone from within ten thousand kilometers. Ghost Immortals, unhindered by physical bodies, possessed extremely fast escape speeds, far surpassing Immortal Path cultivators and Martial Dao Warriors.

It seems that choosing the Flying Immortal Purple Mansion was the right decision, Xu Xing thought. The imposing Purple Mansion in his hand gradually shrank, transforming from a structure about ten feet in size into a speck of dust, which he swallowed along with the Fusang Divine Wood.

The Purple Mansion: a sanctuary for the Returning Core. It was equivalent to another Life-bound Magical Treasure for a cultivator. However, for ordinary cultivators, releasing the Purple Mansion from their bodies was not so easy. At best, it could only serve as a sanctuary for the Returning Core, used for 'nurturing the core' and 'storing treasures.'