The distance from Wanshan Domain to the main mining city of Yunshang is more than 200,000 miles. Shen Lian first went east into the mining city controlled by the Qishan Sect in Wanshan Domain and inquired for some information along the way.
Unexpectedly, the chaos that occurred when he left has not been quelled yet.
Over the past twenty years, the demonic chaos in the mining area has intensified. The old demon Yuan Ling established the Abyss Demon Sect in the mining area.
Over the years, the Yunshang Sect has recruited the Jindan sects under its command and launched three expeditions against the Abyss Demon Sect. They have killed countless demon cultivators, but they have still not wiped out the Abyss Demon Sect.
On the contrary, the Abyss Demon Sect grew larger and larger under the siege of the Yunshang Sect, and its leader, the old demon Yuanling, even reached the great perfection of the Golden Elixir ten years ago.
In just over a decade, he was promoted from the late Jindan stage to the great perfection of Jindan. Such a speed of cultivation shocked all the Jindan practitioners of the righteous sects.
When the old demon was in the late Jindan stage, he injured a Jindan great perfection cultivator of the Yunshang Sect. After he was promoted to the Jindan great perfection, his power became even more unstoppable.
The affected area is no longer limited to the Yunshangzong mining area, but has spread throughout the Tianzhushan mining area, affecting several areas around the mining area.
According to the information currently circulating, in just twenty or thirty years, the Abyss Demon Sect has grown rapidly like a snowball.
In addition to the sect leader Yuanling Old Demon, the number of demon cultivators with golden elixir levels has exceeded thirty, and there are three old demons in the late golden elixir stage as his minions.
As for the demon cultivators at the fake elixir level, there are even more of them.
Looking at the world of immortal cultivation, the people who play the most extravagantly, have the most bizarre and paranoid personalities, and have the most hobbies are the fake alchemy cultivators.
Because the path to immortality is cut off, these people's psychology becomes increasingly distorted. If they are introduced to the path of evil at this time, it would be a powerful combination.
Almost no cultivator who has embarked on the path of demonic cultivation can maintain his original heart. Once he begins to open his heart to his fellow cultivators, he will be unable to extricate himself from it, just like being addicted to demonic madness, and will only sink deeper and deeper.
There is no way. The path of demonic cultivation is much faster than the normal path of cultivation. Especially for cultivators with poor spiritual roots, once they experience the speed of demonic cultivation, they will never be able to stop.
In the process of cultivation, one will gradually be swallowed by blood, one's psychology will become distorted, and one's spiritual thoughts will also be immersed in blood, becoming even more perverted.
This is why the demon cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation are like dead grass, growing one after another and can never be completely cut off.
The old demon Yuanling started a rebellion in Tianzhu Mountain. For the demon cultivators who were hiding and practicing in this area, it was like the arrival of spring, and they swarmed out one after another.
When the old demon Yuanling led the Demon Sect and suddenly broke into the mining city area controlled by other sects from the territory controlled by the Yunshang Sect.
The other sects that had originally been joking about the Yunshang Sect could no longer laugh.
Over the past few decades, not only had an old demon in the middle stage of the Golden Core been defeated and turned into a great Golden Core Perfection, but the war had also spread to the entire mining area.
Yunshangzong, you are playing tricks on me!
Still playing with us.
…
Shen Lian, who was rushing all the way to the main mining city of Yunshang, also witnessed the chaos of the demon cultivators on the way. In just a few days, he encountered six fights related to the demon cultivators in the mountains.
Of course, he just escaped.
There is nothing interesting to see in the small battles at the foundation-building and Qi-training levels.
However, when he rushed all the way to the main mining city of Yunshang.
A shocking news came.
The demon-slaying team formed by the Yunshang Sect, Qishan Sect, Xuanyin Sect, Taiyi Sect, and Dongsheng Sect wiped out more than 20 Jindan old demons from the Abyss Demon Sect at the foot of the Giant Elephant Peak of Tianzhu Mountain, and also killed countless fake dan and foundation-building cultivators.
The leader of the Abyss Demon Sect, the old demon Yuan Ling, was seriously injured and disappeared.
The demonic rebellion in the mining area that had raged for nearly thirty years was finally put down with the joint efforts of various sects.
In addition, several sects jointly issued a demon-killing order, calling on the monks in the mining area to clear out the demon cultivators hiding in the mining area, and anyone who finds the trace of the old demon Yuanling will be rewarded handsomely.
…
The main mining city on the cloud.
Inside and outside the huge city, the monks traveling back and forth were in a hurry, and most of them traveled in groups.
Although the Abyss Demon Sect has been wiped out, there are still many minions under the Demon Sect, still scattered throughout Tianzhu Mountain, and they are still a major hidden danger for ordinary cultivators.
A tavern in the mining town.
"Aoki Zong."
Shen Lian, a minor Jindan cultivator, pretended to be a major foundation-building cultivator and looked around the mining city.
Coming here, he easily got the information he wanted.
When he was running away, the young and innocent woman who stopped him was called Qingyi Zhenren, the Jindan elder of Qingmu Sect.
There are two Jindan Zhenren in the Qingmu Sect. The sect's chief cultivator is Qingyi Zhenren's senior brother Qingmu Zhenren, who has the strength of a middle-stage Jindan.
The cultivation method of this sect is related to spiritual plants. When embarking on the path of cultivation, one needs to refine a natal spiritual plant.
Most normal cultivators who have just entered the Golden Core stage live for 500 years. As their strength increases to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, their lifespan will increase to about 1,000 years.
But the cultivators of Qingmu Sect are famous for their longevity. The sect's chief cultivator of the previous generation, Qingyi and Qingmu's master, lived for more than 1,200 years when he was in the late Jindan stage.
The founder of Qingmu Sect cultivated to the great perfection of Golden Elixir and lived for more than 1,500 years, which is comparable to the lifespan of half a Nascent Soul.
"Being able to survive is a skill."
At this moment, Shen Lian became somewhat interested in Qingmu Sect.
No wonder Qingyi was able to take out treasures like the heart of a spiritual tree. The growth patterns of the heart of a spiritual tree are different from those of normal spiritual medicines.
A normal spiritual medicine that has been refined for two thousand years would at least be a top-grade third-grade spiritual medicine, but the one he refined was only of mid-grade third-grade.
This also shows that the heart of the spiritual tree accumulates medicinal power and grows slower than normal spiritual medicine.
The gate of Qingmu Sect is not in the mining area, but in Qingmu Valley in the South China Sea. In the war between Yunshang Sect and Abyss Demon Sect, Zhenren Qingmu of Qingmu Sect was summoned, while Zhenren Qingyi returned to the sect to take charge.
After Yunshang Sect figured out the situation, Shen Lian quietly left the mining city and headed towards Qingmu Cliff.
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Aoki Valley.
Cities stand in rows on the endless plains, and at the end of the wilderness, a rolling green mountain range lies on the ground.
The greenery in this mountain range is far more lush and verdant than the vegetation in other directions, like a piece of jade embedded in the earth.
The shape of the mountain range is very peculiar, forming a "U"-shaped valley. The peaks on both sides of the valley mouth are particularly majestic, and a city was built at the valley mouth.
In the wasteland outside the city, rivers crisscross, rice seedlings sway, and the wind forms patches of green waves.
On the narrow paths, there are busy monks walking in a hurry everywhere. Compared with the chaos in the outside world, this place is quiet and peaceful.
"This sect is good."
Shen Lian walked on the path outside the spiritual field, and the surrounding environment made him feel relaxed.
…
At the same time, in Aoki Castle.
A skinny young monk walked into the green bamboo building with a green wooden plaque hanging on it.
"Excuse me, fellow Taoist?" Before the waiter who was walking towards him could open his mouth, he felt his eyes blurred and found that the guest who was coming to greet him had disappeared.
"Um."
The servant blinked fiercely, "Am I in a trance? It seems that we should sleep in separate rooms when we go home tonight. The tigress is really too much to bear to be fed every day."
…
"you!
In a room on the fifth floor of Qingmu Building, the shopkeeper Mu Yuan was checking the account books when he suddenly noticed a figure.
A breath of air then overwhelmed him.
“Ah…Jindan monk!”
Mu Yuan was shocked and felt the terrifying pressure making it hard for him to breathe. Sweat broke out on his forehead.
"senior!"
"Where is Qingyi? Tell her an old friend is visiting."
Looking at the little fake Dan in front of him who was sweating, Shen Lian took back the breath he had released.
There's no point in bullying the little monk.
"Senior, are you looking for Elder Qingyi?"
When did Elder Qingyi make such a friend?
"Senior, wait a moment. I will send a message to Elder Qingyi right away."
Mu Yuan took out a jade talisman from his storage ring. When he was about to send a message, he found that the jade talisman flashed and flew into the air.
The jade talisman emitted a green light, and after a few breaths, a cold voice was heard.
"What's up?"
"Elder... Elder..." Master Mu Yuan glanced at Shen Lian, thinking about how to start.
"I haven't seen you for more than 20 years. I hope you are doing well, fellow Taoist."
At this time, Shen Lian spoke.
The voice from the jade talisman paused for a moment.
"ah!
A broken scream rang out.
“You, you, you…”
"It's you!"
“You’re really back!”
Deep in the Qingmu Valley, in a wooden house carved out of an ancient tree, Master Qingyi's mouth trembled and fear appeared on his face.
"It's over, it's over. I knew these monks from the big sects would take revenge for any slight."
"what to do?"
After a moment of panic, Qingyi quickly took out a jade slip of communication.
"Brother, help me."
"Brother, he…that person is really back…what should I do?"
Then, she took a few deep breaths to try to suppress the panting in her heart.
"Junior sister, don't panic. If this person really wanted revenge, he would have attacked the sect long ago. This time, I'm afraid that the spiritual tree heart you took out last time made him greedy."
Not long after, the words of Aoki Zhenren were remembered in the communication jade talisman.
"I…I'm not panicking."
"I'm not panicking."
"Hold him steady first. Brother is on his way back to the sect."
At the outermost part of the Tianzhu Mountain mining area, Qingmu flew through the air on a tree branch, put the jade talisman in his hand into the storage ring, and sighed softly.
His junior sister is a cultivator within the mountain sect. Even though she has reached the Golden Core stage and is quite old, she has actually not experienced much.
…
Aoki Building.
A ball of green light flew across the sky and landed in the room on the top floor with a whoosh.
"What do you want!"
Dispersed in the green light, wearing a green cloud-patterned cloak that wrapped his entire body, leaving only his head, True Man Qingyi asked with a slightly lack of confidence.
Inside the room, the shopkeeper Mu Yuan had already retreated to a corner, his face full of worry.
He also realized that it was his own elder who had offended the other party more than 20 years ago, and now the other party came to seek revenge.
Fortunately, the visitor must have been concerned about something and did not attack directly, so there is still room for negotiation.
More than 20 years have passed, and Qingyi still looks like a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. Her black hair was casually tied behind her, and her crystal clear feet that were exposed outside the cloak suddenly shrank back into the cloak.
"It was me who stopped you back then. It has nothing to do with my Qingmu Sect. If you want to kill someone, just kill me."
Shen Lian looked Qing Yi up and down and found that this woman was still the same as she was twenty years ago, with no change in her temperament.
It was really unwise for Aoki Sect to cultivate a person with such a character. It would be better if he had the arrogant and domineering attitude of more than 20 years ago.
"Just stay here until your senior brother arrives."
"Now, shut up."
…
Nightfall.
Outside Aoki Castle, a flash of green light disappeared into the city.
Inside the Qingmu Building, Shen Lian, who was regulating his breathing, opened and closed his eyes. A divine thought turned into a sword light and rushed into the crowd in the night.
Twenty miles away, a ripple appeared in the void, and the sword light of divine consciousness split the phantom of a spiritual tree covered with thorns in the air, and immediately chopped into the sea of divine consciousness of Master Qingmu.
“Clang, clang, clang!”
In the sea of divine consciousness, the little figures of Qingmu Zhenren's divine consciousness retreated repeatedly, mobilizing the divine consciousness power around to form a defense, which were all split by the sword light.
Until the sword light hit the center of the little man's eyebrows, and then dissipated inch by inch.
In mid-air, cold sweat broke out on Aoki Masamune's forehead, and a look of fear froze on his face.
Is this the strength of a true disciple of a major sect in the Central Continent? A foundation-building cultivator can kill a golden elixir cultivator. A veteran middle-stage golden elixir cultivator like him has no chance of resisting him.
This man alone can wipe out his entire family!
"call!
A cold wind blew under the night sky, and Aoki Masamune felt the chill.
"What are you standing there for? It makes me seem like I'm the master, and you, the master, become an outsider."
“If others see it, they will think that Lu is bullying you.”
A faint voice sounded in his ears, and Aoki Masato suddenly came to his senses.
Without bothering to guess how strong Shen Lian's spiritual power was, he straightened his robe and flew into Qingmu Tower.
"Qingmu Zong Qingmu, nice to meet you, fellow Taoist."
After Master Qingmu entered the room, he ignored Mu Yuan who was pretending to be dead in the corner of the room, and his junior sister who was hiding pitifully in a green cloak, and bowed to Shen Lian with a fist.
His expression revealed respect.
Then, he waved his hand and threw Mu Yuan in the corner out.
Without waiting for Shen Lian to speak, Qingmu said, "If you need anything, please let me know. Our Qingmu Sect will do our best."
Shen Lian came back again, obviously to blackmail Qingmu Sect.
I just gave him a warning. I am the fish on the chopping board. Why should I struggle?
Since you can't resist, why not lick it first.
"The heart of the spiritual tree."
Shen Lian didn't waste any time, he came here just for this thing.
really!
Master Qingmu understood that this thing was a rare spiritual object even in Central China. It was hard to come by chance and it was not something you could easily buy with spiritual stones.
Seeing that Master Qingmu was hesitant, Shen Lian continued, "I am not an unreasonable person. I will not blackmail you again and again. If you have two more pieces of spiritual wood heart like the one I had back then, the grudge between you and me will be settled."
Masato Aoki really wanted to go up and spit spray at Shen Lian in the face.
"If this isn't extortion, then what is?"
'I want two more.'
In the previous chapter, the author made a mistake in the conversion of divine thoughts. The author had been using the formula that one zhang equals three meters, but he did not take into account the numbers after the decimal point, which was a bit inaccurate.
In addition, there was an error in the wording of the secondary soul in the previous chapter. 'Feeling' was written as 'Gratitude'. The secondary soul here will definitely not allow 'him' to develop independent consciousness.
(End of this chapter)