Quasi-Saint Realm, Ferocious Beast Qiongqi!

Over the years since crossing over into the Primordial World, Xie Fang had actually acquired no small number of fine treasures during his travels.

Among them were even several Innate Treasures.

But Xie Fang hadn't yet decided which treasure to use to sever his first corpse and step into the Quasi-Saint realm.

The Ren Water Flat Peach Tree, the Yellow Middle Plum spiritual root, the Pure World White Lotus, the Sea Calming Pearl, the Classic of Mountains and Seas...

After careful deliberation, Xie Fang resolved to sever his first corpse using the Classic of Mountains and Seas!

Although the Classic of Mountains and Seas possessed no offensive or defensive capabilities, it encompassed the myriad heavens, capable of containing mountains, rivers, and countless realms, and could evolve the firmament itself!

The first corpse Xie Fang needed to sever was his Good Corpse, and an Innate Treasure lacking in killing power was the most suitable choice.

Having made his decision, Xie Fang immediately found a secluded spot, consumed a massive amount of Experience Points, refined the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and used it to sever his corpse!

Time flowed on.

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years had passed!

Throughout these ten thousand years, while Xie Fang had been silently severing his corpse, he had also been closely monitoring the shifting situation across the entire Primordial World.

And he vaguely sensed that behind the conflict between the Beast God Huang Ni's ferocious beast clan and the myriad races of the Primordial World, there seemed to be more than one force at work!

On the surface, it appeared that Huang Ni had unleashed the ferocious beasts to plunge the Primordial World into chaos, yet Xie Fang faintly detected several obscure powers in heaven and earth, all vying to carve up the 'momentum' brought by this great tribulation!

This 'momentum' could also be called—karmic luck!

As the great tribulation descended, the karmic luck between heaven and earth was also subtly shifting.

Among them, several forces were attempting to stir up the situation in the world, hoping to seize a share of that luck!

Among the many currents of power, two felt most familiar to Xie Fang.

The first was none other than the Devil Ancestor Luohu!

The second was Old Ancestor Yin-Yang, who had escaped from Xie Fang's grasp back then!

As for the other unfamiliar forces, Xie Fang guessed they were likely Hongjun, Old Ancestor Qiankun, and Old Ancestor Yang Mei.

"These old bastards sure play the long game," Xie Fang clicked his tongue.

So the Beast God Huang Ni, who seemed so glorious and mighty on the surface, was actually nothing more than a pawn in the hands of Hongjun and Luohu!

That Beast God Huang Ni was a Quasi-Saint level powerhouse, and even he had been reduced to a chess piece for several experts. What about himself?

At this thought, Xie Fang couldn't help but feel a surge of urgency.

If he didn't hurry up and strengthen his cultivation, he would likely become a pawn in Hongjun's schemes sooner or later!

With that in mind, Xie Fang took a deep breath and refocused his mind on severing his corpse!

As Experience Points drained away rapidly, his Good Corpse was slowly being severed!

"Such a powerful aura exists here!"

At that moment, a massive body like a mountain suddenly halted in that spot, a pair of blood-red eyes fixed intently on the place where Xie Fang was severing his corpse.

Instinct told it that an extremely powerful being was present here!

"The Slaughter aura that Lord Huang Ni needs most—if I kill this creature, I will surely earn his favor!"

The enormous ferocious beast's eyes blazed with a crimson light, then it opened its gaping maw and lunged toward the cave where Xie Fang was, biting down fiercely!

"Oh?"

Xie Fang's heart stirred, and he reacted in time. With a flicker of thought, he tore through space and dodged the attack!

"He escaped!"

The beast's bite crunched down, collapsing the mountain peak into dust!

But before it could recover from its shock, Xie Fang had already reappeared: "You dare disturb my cultivation—die!"

The ferocious beast before him had a cultivation base at the peak of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. Since it had come knocking, Xie Fang naturally wouldn't let it go.

"Roar—"

The beast howled at the sky, its eyes locked onto Xie Fang: "I am the ferocious beast Taotie..."

But before it could finish speaking, Xie Fang was already swinging the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler in a furious strike!

"I don't give a damn who you are! I just broke through to Quasi-Saint, so you'll make a fine test subject!"

The Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler was Xie Fang's true body. Now that he had just broken through to Quasi-Saint, with his full power unleashed, the ferocious beast Taotie let out a muffled pfft and was cleaved cleanly in two!

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing the ferocious beast Taotie. Gained Experience Points +255,520,000."

The mountain-like body crashed to the ground, and as the system notification sounded, blood gushed out in torrents, instantly flooding the entire valley!

"You... you actually killed Taotie!"

At that moment, a roar erupted from not far away!

Then, Qiongqi, with wings sprouting from its back, flew over, its eyes filled with disbelief.

Xie Fang turned his head to look, and his heart suddenly stirred.

The flying ferocious beast with wings that came over actually carried a trace of the Old Ancestor Yin-Yang's aura!

"This beast must have seen the Old Ancestor Yin-Yang!"

As this thought settled in Xie Fang's mind, he immediately shouted, "Little tiger, I ask you—have you recently seen an old thing wearing a Yin-Yang Daoist Robe?"

Qiongqi looked exactly like a tiger, but with wings on its back, and was far more ferocious than any tiger.

What Qiongqi hated most was being called a tiger by others, let alone a little tiger.

So, in response to Xie Fang, Qiongqi let out a roar that shook the heavens!

He was enraged!

"Your voice is too loud... Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson first before you behave!"

Xie Fang rubbed his ears, numbed by Qiongqi's roar. After so many years, these top-tier ferocious beasts had developed a bit of intelligence.

And since it carried a trace of the Old Ancestor Yin-Yang's aura, it must have encountered him.

Xie Fang had been searching for news of the Old Ancestor Yin-Yang for years, wanting to continue the battle from back then. Now that he finally had information, he naturally wouldn't let it slip.

But Qiongqi, seeing Xie Fang treat him so lightly, flew into a rage!

A mountain peak ten thousand zhang high was directly uprooted by Qiongqi and hurled at Xie Fang!

Xie Fang neither dodged nor evaded. With a flick of his fingers, his qi flowed, and with a bang, it struck the mountain peak.

Boom!

In an instant, the ten-thousand-zhang peak shattered into rubble scattered across the ground.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that he couldn't deal with Xie Fang, Qiongqi's figure flickered repeatedly. One mountain peak after another was torn from the earth and flung at Xie Fang!

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

One after another, piercing sounds tore through the sky. The peaks were massive, and their density was enough to make one's scalp crawl.

This assault was utterly terrifying!

But then something happened that stunned Qiongqi.

Countless hurled mountains, like toys, never even reached Xie Fang. Streams of qi flowed and shattered them all before they got close!

And that wasn't all. Xie Fang flicked his sleeve, and the broken rubble from the peaks flew straight back at Qiongqi!

"Ngh—"

A muffled groan rang out as the hail of rubble rained down, burying Qiongqi completely!

"This being is no simple one. Taotie dying at his hands was no loss. I'm only a hair stronger than Taotie myself—I'm probably no match for this man..."