Breakthrough and Trade

Black Stone City.

In a deserted house, no one around.

Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Linghu Yang, who had been knocked unconscious by the 'Soul Bewitching Technique'.

This person's memories were a huge treasure trove.

Not only the True Energy Martial Artist chapter of 'Five Thunder Polarizing Hand'!

But also the method of 'Seed Demon Into Body', and various secrets of Yuan He Demonuntain, all of which greatly broadened Fang Xi's horizons.

"It's a pity... the so-called 'Seed Demon Into Body', using a martial artist's vital blood, can only suppress it slightly... In the end, they will still turn into monsters who have completely lost their reason."

"Is Linghu Yang doing this as a temporary fix, or... being trapped in the Demon Domain, he's completely desperate and had to risk everything?"

"This person's desire for the Dao is very strong, but unfortunately, his luck isn't very good..."

Fang Xi fell silent for a moment, then flicked a spark of fire from his finger.

The spark landed on Linghu Yang and instantly turned into a fierce flame, engulfing him entirely before turning him to ashes...

Fang Xi ignored it and walked into the courtyard, starting to grill Taisui Meat.

While eating the meat, the secret manual for 'Yuan He Five Thunder Hands' appeared in his mind, clear and distinct, like a bright pearl.

"Yuan He Five Thunder Hands is the sect-protecting technique of Yuan He Demonuntain. Even Linghu Yang only obtained a partial copy... And, based on his description, it's difficult for me to outline the complete Divine Intent Diagram. The most fundamental part is missing—the intent!"

The Divine Intent Diagram of Yuan He Five Thunder Hands was naturally not with Linghu Yang, nor in Black Stone City, but was kept strictly guarded at Yuan He Demonuntain.

Fang Xi was nowhere near being able to reach it at this time.

However, he didn't feel like he had lost out.

After all, his foundation wasn't True Force cultivated through the orthodox martial arts of Yuan He Demonuntain!

By constantly mixing and practicing other third-rate martial arts, he had managed to make his True Force cover his entire body, refining it into his marrow!

What would have taken months or years to naturally generate True Energy would now only take a short time to accelerate the process.

Therefore, some of the tricks in Yuan He Five Thunder Hands were still very useful.

"Stimulating different acupoints with True Force can accelerate the process of True Energy generation... Brilliant!"

Fang Xi recalled a secret technique, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Only those at the peak of True Force can attempt to cultivate it. Any slight mistake could lead to paralysis at best, or death at worst... I wonder how many people Yuan He Demonuntain has killed to create this secret technique..."

He devoured the Taisui Meat and suddenly stood up.

WHOOSH!

Layers upon layers of cultivation techniques circulated around Fang Xi's body. Terrifying True Force covered him entirely, causing his joints to crackle like popping beans. His body grew taller, as if he had transformed into some terrifying Yao Demon...

"I've long since reached the peak of True Force..."

"Five Thunders Polarize, Big Dipper Body Refining!"

Fang Xi grunted, his right hand moving like a dancing butterfly, tapping several specific points on his body.

Suddenly.

His face turned completely red. He felt the circulation of True Force within his body accelerate again, reaching a terrifying level.

Even Fang Xi's body could barely withstand it, and beads of blood seeped from his pores.

This brutal training method, if used by Mu Canglong, he would probably have killed himself halfway through, because his foundation is insufficient!

Fang Xi thought to himself, his Spiritual Awareness turned inward, controlling the True Force throughout his body with ease.

He had Spiritual Awareness, which martial artists lacked, allowing him the finest control over his body, reaching the 'subtle' realm. This was a convenience that even Yuan He Demonuntain martial artists could hardly enjoy.

What's more, Fang Xi had also consumed Qi and Blood Pills, breaking through human limits and causing his Qi and Blood to surge again, making him a genius in Blood Qi Martial Arts!

All these favorable factors combined allowed him to ignore many restrictions and advance at a speed that would have made Linghu Yang stare in astonishment.

Time passed, bit by bit.

Half an hour, an hour, three hours later...

Fang Xi's entire body suddenly trembled!

A layer of scabs fell off, revealing smooth, white skin.

"True Energy... is formed!"

His eyes lit up as he felt a special power surging from his internal organs and bone marrow.

This power was a mixture of True Force from White Cloud Palm, Red Snake Leg, Iron Cloth Skill, Heavenly Sight Earthly Hearing Skill, and a small portion of Yuan He Five Thunder Hands, yet it was completely different.

And... its strength far surpassed True Force!

It also carried a mysterious... vitality!

"No... it's not vitality, but the difference between True Energy and True Force. True Energy can carry special attributes!"

Fang Xi looked at his right hand, circulated his True Energy, and pressed it against a wall.

Crash!

Suddenly, the entire wall collapsed. The broken edges were incredibly twisted, and there were even traces of scorching...

"The True Energy cultivated from the Yuan He Five Thunder Hands is called -- Five Thunder Energy. When it strikes an enemy, it can slightly paralyze them. After reaching great mastery, it can even deter Yao Demon!"

Recalling Linghu Yang's description, Fang Xi looked at his own energy and knew that what he had cultivated was definitely not Five Thunder Energy!

"To mix and match third-rate martial arts to achieve True Energy Master... there are probably very few people like this in the whole world... After becoming a Master, my True Force merges into True Energy, carrying the effects of various True Forces."

From the collapsed wall, Fang Xi saw the twisting force of the Red Snake Leg, the poisonous energy of the White Cloud Palm, and even a bit of lightning energy...

"A single palm strike can carry multiple effects!"

"This energy shall be named -- Primordial Chaos Energy!"

Fang Xi nodded slightly, naming his new martial art: "So... my current cultivation technique can be named Primordial Chaos Thunder... Forget it, let's just call it 'Primordial Chaos True Skill'!"

He could clearly feel that under the Primordial Chaos Energy, his originally somewhat fragile internal organs had undergone a new round of strengthening.

Now, he was comparable to the second level of Body Tempering, which was equivalent to the middle stage of Qi Refining for body cultivators.

"At this point, even Spirit Farmer spells can't break through my defenses. A direct hit from a general early or middle stage Qi Refining spell might not kill me... My survivability has greatly increased."

"Finally... finally, I can do business with those cross-border unscrupulous merchants."

Fang Xi's eyes reddened, and he almost shed tears.

His Evergreen Art was cultivated daily, but its progress was as slow as a snail's.

However, Fang Xi knew very clearly that practicing martial arts had no future; he had to cultivate immortality!

Practicing martial arts now was just to gain strength as quickly as possible and gather resources for cultivation!

"The facts prove that my choice was completely correct... After only a few months of practicing martial arts, I've gained strength comparable to the middle stage of Qi Refining!"

"If I hadn't practiced martial arts and cultivated the Evergreen Art with all my might every day, I would still be at the third level of Qi Refining now, with limited improvement in strength!"

"Demonreover... in the Southern Barrens Cultivation World, advancing to the second level of Body Tempering requires at least a hundred Spirit Stones worth of resources. How could I possibly afford that?"

"This is equivalent to earning over a hundred Spirit Stones in a few months. Congratulations, congratulations!"

Fang Xi looked up at the Yao Demon Tree, which resembled a mountain, and the joy on his face gradually subsided: "It's time to run..."

If he waited for the Yao Demon Tree to advance, it would truly be a case of extreme joy turning into sorrow.

Thinking of this, Fang Xi didn't hesitate and activated his movement technique.

Whoosh!

With a light leap, he covered five to six zhangs and landed on a rooftop.

"My movement technique has also improved significantly compared to before!"

Fang Xi nodded slightly, fixed his direction, and headed towards the market area of the West City Gate.

West City Gate.

After some time, the environment here looked even worse.

Every passerby looked like a skeleton, as if they would collapse at any moment.

Fang Xi, with his face covered, entered the market area and saw the prices plummeting again.

His heart remained unmoved. He went to Fatty Han's shop and pushed the door open.

"Brother!"

The shrunken mountain of flesh actually looked somewhat human again.

Fatty Han wailed, seeming to want to pounce and hug Fang Xi's leg, his voice choked with tears: "If you didn't come any sooner, Old Han would have starved and resorted to eating people!"

"Hold on!"

Fang Xi waved his hand, looking surprised: "Didn't I trade a large batch of food to you before? How did it come to this?"

"You're a full man who doesn't understand the hunger of a starving man..." Fatty Han poured out his troubles: "Old Han has already cut back to eating only five meals a day... And the key thing is, there's a Tai Sui, and I have a bunch of subordinates and family members. These are the major expenses!"

"Oh!"

Fang Xi nodded thoughtfully.

That was right. Fatty Han alone couldn't support a Black Market shop.

Demonreover, he wasn't a transmigrator; he hadn't suddenly appeared in this world. Therefore, he must have relatives and friends to take care of.

"Brother, you've finally arrived... I have eight martial arts manuals here, all of them are top-notch. And Old Han's own practiced 'Sky Swallowing Skill'... I've truly brought out my most prized possessions. Each one is only eight hundred, no, five hundred jin of grain!" Fatty Han held out five fingers, staring pitifully at Fang Xi.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xi shook his head: "I don't lack True Force secret manuals anymore."

"What?"

Fatty Han was struck by lightning. The huge mountain of flesh sat back down, causing a small earthquake. He said dejectedly: "What do you want? Even if you want my six concubines, we can discuss it!"

"Your concubines?"

Fang Xi glanced at Fatty Han with disdain, while also secretly admiring him.

Some people, even in the apocalypse, could live quite comfortably.

"My concubines are all beautiful as flowers... especially Little Peach Blossom, she was once a famous beauty and courtesan in Black Stone City. I'll sell her to you for just a thousand catties of grain, it's a great deal." Fatty Han quickly introduced, seeing Fang Xi seemed interested.

"Old Han."

Fang Xi's voice became calm and serious, "Let's stop joking, let's make a deal... do you want to get out?"

"Get out? Out of this Demon Domain?" Fatty Han's eyes narrowed, squeezed into a sliver by his surrounding fat.

But a dangerous glint emanated from the slit, "You can get us out? It's not through that scammer Linghu Yang's channels, is it? What do you want?"

"Don't worry, I'm not Linghu Yang." Fang Xi secretly admired how well-informed Fatty Han was.

Linghu Yang was a scammer, he only found that out after being enchanted.

Even for him, who had undergone Seed Demon Into Body and become half a Yao Demon, the chance of getting out of the city was only fifty-fifty!

"I only want one thing from you, and I'll take you out!" Fang Xi's eyes also sharpened, "That thing is... Tai Sui!"

"Audacious! You dare to ask for Old Han's lifeblood!"

Fatty Han roared furiously, and the entire mountain of flesh erupted!

BOOM!

A terrifying surge of blood qi shot up into the sky.

The entire mountain of flesh began to move, transforming into a fist like Demonunt Tai pressing down, smashing down with a roar!