Chapter 189: Outside the Immortal Alliance, the Forbidden Land - Mahakala
The southernmost part of the Immortal Alliance, Lizhou, Lihuo Daoyuan.
As one of the four major academies of the Immortal Alliance, the Lihuo Academy has a central academy area that is as large as a million-level city in the Immortal Alliance.
Around Lihuo Taoist Temple, there is a city with a population of tens of millions built with Lihuo Taoist Temple as its center, which is called "Nanli".
More importantly, not only is Nanli City densely populated, but the proportion of cultivators among them is also extremely exaggerated, almost reaching one percent.
In other words, in Nanli City, which has a population of 30 million, there are 300,000 monks living here.
Among them, more than 10,000 are students and faculty members of Lihuo Taoist Academy.
The rest were some foreign monks and students who graduated from Lihuo Taoist Academy.
The reason why these students are still willing to stay in Nanli City after graduation.
On the one hand, it is because there are abundant resources for cultivators here. Many resources that cannot be found in other places of the Immortal Alliance can be found here, which is convenient for cultivators to practice.
Another aspect is that this is the gateway to the forbidden area, Mahakala, which is suppressed by the Immortal Alliance.
As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to keep it.
The Immortal Alliance wants to maintain the stability of the Nine Provinces and Ten Lands, but the price it pays behind the scenes is simply unimaginable for ordinary people.
Apart from anything else, there is an army of monks in Nanli City that is specifically used to suppress the forbidden Mahakala, called "Suzaku".
The minimum requirement to enter this army of 100,000 cultivators is the Foundation Establishment Stage.
After that, the Vermillion Bird Thousand Households required the Golden Core Stage, and the Ten Thousand Household Generals required the Yuanying Stage.
An army of one hundred thousand men, with hundreds in the Jindan stage, ten in the Yuanying stage, and one in the Huashen stage.
The Suzaku Army alone is capable of sweeping away more than 90% of the 100 sects in the Immortal Alliance.
However, such a force not only needs to be guarded in Nanli City all year round, but also needs to rotate a group of monks every few years to fill the structure of the Suzaku Army.
This shows how fierce the battle here was.
In early March, outside Nanli City, the Suzaku Great Wall.
"kill!"
On the Suzaku Great Wall, a large number of Suzaku Army monks wearing fire feather armor were relying on the Suzaku Great Wall to fight against the evil spirits that kept emerging from the black tide below.
The battle between the two sides was very intense.
Although each member of the Suzaku Army is an elite, in terms of numbers alone, they are no match for the million-level black tide of evil spirits outside the Suzaku Great Wall.
Not to mention that there are also a large number of people in the Foundation Establishment Stage among these evil spirits, which is very troublesome.
Fortunately, the strength of the Suzaku Army is not only reflected in the cultivation of the Suzaku Army monks themselves.
It is also reflected in the special magic weapons they carry, as well as a huge special statue on the Suzaku Great Wall.
I saw that the statue was carved of the Vermilion Bird, one of the four legendary mythical beasts.
Whenever a Suzaku Army monk killed an evil spirit, the energy in the evil spirit's body would be absorbed by the Suzaku statue.
Part of this energy will be used by the Suzaku statue to maintain the huge spiritual barrier around the Suzaku Great Wall, and part of it will be used to feed back to the Suzaku Army monks on the Suzaku Great Wall.
Not to mention that there are many new weapons developed by the Immortal Alliance Spiritual Energy Heavy Industry on the Suzaku Great Wall.
With so much help, the Suzaku Army had to deal with evil spirits that were ten times more numerous than themselves.
And still stopped it.
The so-called evil spirit is actually a very special creature.
No matter what form ordinary monsters and demons take, they still have the concept of "life and death".
But evil is different.
Evil spirits are more like a kind of 'rule of heaven and earth', similar to natural phenomena such as rain, breeze, sun, moon and stars.
Unless the source of this "rule" is found, the evil spirits of Mahakala will continue to be born and can never be killed.
The reason why Mahakala is called one of the four forbidden areas by the Immortal Alliance is precisely because of the special rule contained within it...Karala.
The black sky here is not the night in the general sense, but a special vision.
In the forbidden area of Mahakala, whenever night falls, Mahakala will be filled with a special black tide.
And in this black tide, countless evil spirits are hidden.
Some of these evil spirits were transformed from immortal monks who died in Mahakala.
Others are some ancient monks or creatures.
It's as if their fate is imprisoned by something in Mahakala.
Not only are they unable to transcend, but they are also trapped in Mahakala for life after life, endlessly.
The danger of the forbidden land of Mahakala is not just because of the strange black tide that descends every night.
There are also many special alien races living in Mahakala.
Over the long years, these alien races have figured out a set of methods to resist the erosion of the black tide of Mahakala.
They also take advantage of the unique natural phenomenon of the black tide at night and use it as a barrier to protect their own tribe.
But even so, life in Mahakala is still full of dangers.
Therefore, every alien race that can gain a foothold in Mahakala has considerable strength.
The powerful ones among them are even comparable to the top ten sects in the Immortal Alliance.
One of the functions of the Suzaku Army is to guard against these alien races.
However, the current battle on the Suzaku Great Wall has nothing to do with alien races, but with the "Little Black Sky" that appears every six months under the Great Black Sky.
The so-called Lesser Black Sky refers to the black tide in the forbidden area of Mahakala that spreads to the surrounding areas in March and September every year.
The reason why these three months are called the Little Black Days is that the black tide during this period generally only has evil spirits at the Jindan stage, which are relatively easy to deal with.
After all, the trouble is actually Mahakala, who appears once every five years, and Mahakala, who appears once every hundred years.
During the Mahakala Black Tide that occurs once every five years, many evil spirits comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators will appear.
Not to mention the great dark night that only occurs once every hundred years.
Because during this period of time, there will often be evil spirits at the God Transformation Stage appearing in the Black Tide.
There are only three years left until the next great dark day.
Therefore, in order to meet this upcoming huge challenge.
Both Lihuo Taoist Temple and the Wanye Immortal Sect behind it must make adequate preparations.
Mahakala, one of the four forbidden areas, is so dangerous.
Not to mention the other three forbidden areas outside the Immortal Alliance.
Compared with the catastrophe that the evil spirits in the forbidden land may bring to the Immortal Alliance, some evil cultivators within the Immortal Alliance are nothing to worry about.
As long as these evil cultivators have not reached the Nascent Soul stage or above.
The Immortal Alliance will basically not pay too much attention to them and leave it entirely to the Mountain and Sea Division to handle.
The higher you stand, the more you see, and naturally the more things you have to worry about.
How to choose between major and minor contradictions is an enduring topic within the Immortal Alliance.
Mosquitoes are annoying, but the wolves, tigers and leopards outside the door are more serious.
Unless all the wolves, tigers and leopards outside the door are dealt with, the Immortal Alliance can focus on dealing with the mosquitoes running around in the house.
Just when the monks on the Suzaku Great Wall thought that this round of small darkness was about to end.
A huge head suddenly emerged from the black tide.
This head looks neither human nor human, with a tiny horn on the forehead.
Its mouth is so exaggerated that it seems to be split to the ears, which is quite scary.
Seeing the huge head, the Suzaku Army monk closest to it immediately shouted: "Be careful, it's a Nascent Soul Stage ghost!"
Not long after the Suzaku Army monk finished speaking, he felt a cold chill rising from his back and spreading all the way from his spine to his spiritual sense.
He turned his head tremblingly and found that the Yuanying stage black magic ghost had already arrived at the edge of the Suzaku Great Wall.
The Suzaku Great Wall, which is a full 100 meters high, is actually slightly shorter than this huge head.
At such a close distance, the Suzaku Army monks on this section of the Great Wall could even clearly see the white bones and rotten flesh between the teeth of the black magic ghost.
“Hehehe…”
With a creepy laugh from its black magician, it bit the Suzaku soldier on the Great Wall.
Because it did not absorb enough energy, the spiritual power around the Suzaku Great Wall was unable to stop the Nascent Soul Stage black magic ghost, and a gap was directly created by the collision.
Then, in front of the horrified eyes of hundreds of Suzaku Army monks on this section of the Great Wall, the black magic ghost opened its bloody mouth.
The next second, a terrifying suction force came from its mouth.
Not to mention that these were just ordinary Suzaku Army cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Even if one of the Suzaku Army centurions was at the Golden Core Stage, they would not be able to resist at this moment.
"Evil beast!"
Just when the nearest few Suzaku Army monks were about to be sucked into the mouth of the Nascent Soul Stage black magic ghost, an angry shout came from above their heads.
The next second, a Burning Sky Spear fell from the sky and fiercely pierced the head of the Nascent Soul Stage black magician.
“Boo!!!”
The black magic ghost screamed and rolled on the ground.
Without giving it any time to breathe, a female cultivator in armor broke through the clouds and rushed towards the black magic ghost.
She grasped the flying Burning Sky Spear in one hand, and her whole body quickly transformed into a huge flaming blue phoenix.
The magical power of the Nascent Soul Stage... the law of heaven and earth! "Ming!"
The Qingluan let out a long cry, and then used its sharp beak to hit the Nascent Soul Stage ghost.
The sharp bird beak was like a magic weapon, easily breaking the body of the Nascent Soul stage ghost.
But Qingluan Dharma Image's attack did not end there.
After it severely damaged the Nascent Soul Stage black magic ghost with one blow, its figure flew into the air again.
As it flapped its wings, countless huge blue fireballs appeared around it.
These fireballs filled the sky and fell towards the black magician in front of his terrified eyes.
Boom boom boom…
Under the attack of this fireball that was like a meteor shower, not only did the originally extremely terrifying Nascent Soul Stage black magic ghost gradually become silent amid screams.
Other ordinary evil spirits around also suffered.
When everything was over, the green phoenix slowly dissipated, revealing a heroic woman with a stern face.
When the woman landed on the Suzaku Great Wall, the surrounding Suzaku Army monks immediately showed admiration and said respectfully, "Greetings to General Qingluan."
"No thanks, no thanks. Have you found the source of this black tide?"
Hearing Qingluan's words, the commander of the Suzaku Army in this area immediately stepped forward and said, "Found it, it's in the Bing Great Wall area, and several other generals have already gone to deal with it."
Hearing this, Qingluan Zhenren Jiang Yu nodded calmly.
Even as they were talking, the black tide beneath the Great Wall suddenly began to shake violently.
Then the strange black tide finally began to recede slowly.
Seeing this scene, everyone knew that this "black tide" was over.
The surviving Suzaku Army monks all relaxed their tense nerves and showed happy expressions on their faces.
The same thing happened to Jiang Yu at this time.
Xiao Heitian is easy to deal with, but he is just like the Nascent Soul stage ghost that suddenly appeared just now.
Even if it is just Xiao Heitian, there is a possibility that an evil spirit in the Nascent Soul stage will suddenly appear.
Although such situations are rare, every time they occur they will cause considerable casualties to the Suzaku Army.
Fortunately, she happened to be patrolling this area this time and arrived as soon as the Nascent Soul stage black magic ghost appeared.
Otherwise, the hundreds of Suzaku Army monks in this area would definitely end up dead.
But situations like this cannot happen every time.
She couldn't guarantee that she could be as timely as this time every time.
But no matter what, it's good that the problem is solved temporarily.
Inside the Suzaku Army camp outside Fire City.
The people who had just finished a great war were enjoying the joy of surviving the disaster while calculating their gains.
For the Suzaku Army, the black tide that occurs every six months is certainly terrifying, but it also contains great opportunities.
The first is the improvement in cultivation gained after killing the evil spirits.
The Vermillion Bird statue on the Vermillion Bird Great Wall can not only purify the cursed power in the evil spirits' bodies, but also bless this power to the monks of the Vermillion Bird Army.
The higher the level of the evil spirit killed, the greater the increase will be.
In addition, the evil spirit will leave behind a special item called "Black Crystal" after death.
This kind of black crystal is a rare item that can directly enhance the soul of a cultivator.
However, the black crystal cannot be absorbed directly and needs to be purified by the "Burning Sky Furnace" of Wanye Xianmen before it can be consumed by cultivators.
The power of curse improves cultivation, and black crystal improves the soul.
The reason why the Suzaku Army can maintain such a powerful scale as it is now is largely related to these two factors.
This is also the reason why many monks are willing to join the Suzaku Army.
Every time one safely passes through a black tide in the Suzaku Army, one can gain the equivalent of several years of hard training in ordinary places.
After doing this a few more times, even some cultivators with average qualifications can rely on the "black crystal" and "power of curse" to quickly improve their cultivation.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that you didn't die in the black tide...
In Nanli City, in a living area of the Suzaku Army’s base.
"What's wrong, Xiaoqing? Didn't the sect ask you to take over the mission of Yu Tianqi, the bad boy, and take on the task of protecting the young sect master? You should stay by the young sect master's side. Why did you suddenly have time to call me?"
Jiang Qing on the other end of the phone sighed and said, "It was the Young Sect Master who asked me to call."
"Sister, are there any Nascent Soul Elders who are idle recently? The Young Sect Master wants to send one or two of them over."
"Um?"
Hearing the words on the other end of the phone, Jiang Yu sat up from the bathtub and said seriously, "What happened? Aren't you with the young master?"
"Why, even you can't solve it?"
"You know the situation inside the sect. The Great Dark Tide, which occurs once every hundred years, is coming soon. All of us in the sect need to make extra preparations for it. Many Yuanying-stage elders have ended their retreat early to ensure that they can deal with the Great Dark Tide in the best condition. For the time being, it is not appropriate to send extra people out to move around."
"Sister, I understand what you said, but the young master said that her matter is also very important. After all, it is related to the Black Lotus Sect."
"Black Lotus Cult?"
Although Jiang Yu was far away in Nanli City, he had heard of the Black Lotus Sect.
I realized that they were a group of evil monks who believed in evil Buddhism.
But in her eyes, the Black Lotus Sect is just a group of sewer rats.
In other words, there are many important things to do within the Immortal Alliance.
If they were allowed to free up their hands, the Black Lotus Cult would never be able to achieve anything.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yu said frankly: "It's just the Black Lotus Sect. As far as I know, they only have the leader and deputy leader who are a bit troublesome. The rest of them are not worth worrying about. Do they need to send multiple Nascent Soul cultivators there?"
"Stop talking. The young master has already said that she should either send one or two Nascent Soul cultivators over, or she should go to Shangqing Taoist Palace to study."
“…”
Although he still felt that the Young Sect Master was making a fuss, Jiang Yu finally gave in.
"Okay, I'll pass the message to the sect. Did the young master say what to do?"
"She said that the Black Lotus Cult might attack her friends during the college entrance examination. In order to avoid such a situation, she asked us to send more people over."
"Just maybe?"
"Well, just maybe."
After hearing this, Jiang Yu didn't know what to say for a moment.
Just for a possibility, an elder in the Nascent Soul stage mobilized such a large force.
To be honest, it was only because Mu Xiaoye had a special identity, and after she had contracted a six-level alien beast and achieved a first-grade Dao Immortal Foundation.
He has become one of the most promising Phoenix Tribulation cultivators in history.
Otherwise, even if she was the young sect leader, as long as the Nascent Soul cultivators were unwilling, they could also ignore Mu Xiaoye's words.
After all, you are only the young master of Wanye Xianmen, not the master of Wanye Xianmen.
Faced with some nonsensical requests, a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage can simply refuse.
But considering Mu Xiaoye's importance to Wanye Xianmen, both Jiang Yu and other high-level officials of Wanye Xianmen will try their best to meet her requirements.
As long as it's not too much to ask.
Obviously, asking one or two Nascent Soul cultivators to make a trip is not an excessive request.
"Okay, tell the young master that we will send a Nascent Soul cultivator over here before the college entrance examination."
"By the way, who is the young master's friend that is worth her going to so much trouble?"
Hearing this, Jiang Qing, who originally had a somewhat helpless tone, suddenly became interested.
"Sister, you hit the nail on the head. I'm telling you, it wasn't until I came here that I realized that besides Yu Tianqi guarding the Young Sect Master, there is another young man who is almost inseparable from her on weekdays."
"More importantly, I only recently realized how terrifying that boy is."
"You also know the current situation of the young master. He is invincible below the Jindan level, and can fight head-on against those above the Jindan level."
"But her 'friend' is even more outrageous than her. So far, the young master has only killed a Jindan-stage cultivator once, but her friend has killed several Jindan-stage cultivators in a row. I have never seen such a terrifying swordsman."
"Compared to him, even Yu Tianqi's senior brother Luo Changming is inferior."
"After all, Luo Changming, who was known as the best swordsman in Shangqing Dao Palace, was unable to comprehend the swordsmanship of the Hedao realm during the foundation-building period, but the young master's friend did it."
“The most important thing is the feeling”
"oh?"
Jiang Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this.
She... smelled gossip! "Xiaoqing, be careful."
"Okay, sister, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else in the sect what I tell you."
"Otherwise, the Young Sect Master will know that I've been spreading her affairs everywhere. When the Young Sect Master inherits the throne, I, your sister, will most likely be severely punished by him."
Hearing the words on the phone, Jiang Yu patted his flat chest and said firmly: "Xiao Qing, don't you trust your sister's character?"
"Don't worry, I promise not to tell anyone else what you said."
After getting Jiang Yu's assurance, the two Wanye Immortal Sect members started chatting intensely about Mu Xiaoye's gossip.
And this chat... lasted the whole night!
PS: The next update will be before 12 o'clock. The New Year is coming soon and I have a lot to do. I will try to make up for the 4,000 words I owe in the next few days.
(End of this chapter)
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