In the ancient forest with lush branches and leaves.
Chu Xuan and the free demon body moved forward silently, one in front and one behind.
Hundreds of palm-sized moths have dispersed and spread all over the surrounding area.
Once there is any disturbance, the light-spirited borer will be the first to discover it.
It's strange to say.
Almost every inch of the Eternal Battlefield has been plowed by various spells and treasures.
But the growth rate of grass and trees here is still astonishingly fast.
It often only takes about ten days for a seed to grow into a towering tree.
"Could it be that he happened to grow up in a place rich in the flesh and blood of the Greedy and Disaster Ancestor?"
Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.
Thinking about it this way, it seems to make sense.
His destination was the "Gumulin" stronghold.
A spiritual object called "Momuzhi" is produced here, which contains the subtle avenue of wood.
However, compared with the spiritual objects produced by the Daoxuan River stronghold, the avenues contained in the black wood resin are indeed less, so there are not many people stationed in the ancient wood forest.
This time, the enemy's main force was not the fallen cultivators of the Xutian Immortal Sect, but the evil beast Dust Beast.
Their intelligence is not very high, so naturally they don't understand any tactics.
They always rush over when they smell the scent of a monk.
Nijie City has attracted nearly half of the disaster beasts and dust beasts.
The remaining half of the disaster beasts and dust beasts split into countless groups and pounced on the strongholds and passes scattered throughout the Eternal Battlefield.
Some strongholds were heavily guarded and activated their formations as soon as the enemy attacked, so they did not fall.
Some strongholds were lax in defense and were caught off guard when the beasts attacked, leading to their loss.
The Gumulin stronghold was the one that was lost.
All this information can be obtained from the Immortal Alliance Order.
Before setting out on an expedition, the two Hedao Tianjuns floating in the sky will summarize all changes in strongholds and passes into the Immortal Alliance Order.
Of course, the Tiandao Immortal Alliance has the support of Hedao Tianjun, and naturally there are also powerful enemies from outside the domain.
It's like air superiority in war.
The strength of both sides is equal, and it is impossible for either to fully control it.
Before Chu Xuan set off, he saw the robes of the two Heavenly Kings fluttering, as if they were fighting with someone in the air.
I guess he is competing with Hedao Tianjun of Xutian Immortal Sect from a distance.
The mission Chu Xuan received from the Immortal Alliance Order was to retake the Ancient Forest stronghold.
There are sixteen passes south of Nijie City.
These passes control important transportation routes, and there are no-fly zones within tens of thousands of miles of the passes.
In other words, if enemies from outside the domain want to penetrate deep into the heart of the Eternal Battlefield, or even attack Xu Ling Mountain, they must capture these passes.
As for the importance of the Gumulin stronghold.
Because further south of the ancient forest is the "Tongguan Pass", a pass that was attacked by evil beasts.
We must stop more evil beasts from moving south from the ancient forest.
Otherwise, it may cause a chain reaction.
During wartime, missions were issued through the two Hedao Tianjuns.
After all, it is impossible for the monks to return to the Juling Peak Mission Pavilion to accept missions.
In order to prevent some Hedao Tianjun from having selfish motives, one person would be sent from Wanxing Fairy Palace and one from Huntian Zhanzong each time.
It is said that there will be a third Hedao Tianjun keeping an eye on these two.
In order to prevent them from exchanging interests, assign lucrative but not dangerous tasks to your own disciples or the other party's disciples.
It can be said that at the level of Hedao Tianjun, there is no longer any distinction between masters and factions.
They are all Heavenly Kings of the Heavenly Dao Immortal Alliance, and they need to consider the overall interests of the Immortal Alliance.
Especially in wartime.
You should not harbor selfish motives.
A few days later, Chu Xuan arrived outside the Gumulin stronghold.
Standing on the treetops, you can overlook the simple fortress made of ancient trees and huge rocks.
As expected, the place was already occupied by a group of blood moon monsters and many dust beasts.
The Blood Moon Demon, the beast lives up to its name.
Their appearance is like a blood-red crescent moon, without limbs or facial features.
They fly extremely fast.
Once discovered by the Blood Moon Demon, it might be in the same place one moment and in front of it the next.
As for the dust beasts, they are the Micro-Underworld Crocodile, the Dark Falcon, the Dark-Devouring Moth, etc.
Chu Xuan had seen this before on the battlefield outside the domain.
However, the dust beasts here are much larger in size.
The dust beasts raised from the corpse of the greedy ancestor of disaster are naturally more powerful than the dust beasts raised from ordinary greedy corpses.
This is not surprising.
Chu Xuan did not approach rashly, but instead controlled those light moths to explore the area around the ancient forest stronghold first.
After confirming that there were no unexpected powerful enemies, he took the free demon body and headed straight for the ancient forest stronghold.
There are only more than thirty blood moon monsters entrenched here, and the strongest one has reached the perfect state of out-of-body experience.
With such strength, any other cultivator who had reached the state of out-of-body experience would definitely be helpless and could only stay nearby and wait for the other cultivators to arrive before taking action.
But compared to ordinary people who have achieved out-of-body experience, Chu Xuan is naturally still a little stronger.
What's more, there is also the free demon body.
So he chose to go straight ahead.
There is no suspense in the battle.
In a short while, the entire Gumulin stronghold was cleared out.
There were originally four out-of-body monks stationed here, and relying on the formation, they could at least resist the attacks of these evil beasts and dust beasts.
Chu Xuan took a quick look and found the bodies of the four people, and put them into an empty Qiankun bag.
If the corpses of monks who died in battle are brought back to Xu Ling Mountain for burial, they can receive military rewards from the Tian Dao Immortal Alliance.
After a while, Chu Xuan repaired the formation here and restarted it.
All that was left was to wait for the rest of the monks to arrive.
Hedao Tianjun never assigns important tasks to just anyone.
Chu Xuan was given the task of retaking the Gumulin stronghold.
Then there are at least four other monks who have received the same task.
In this way, even if someone encounters an accident, the others can continue to perform the mission.
One day later.
Chu Xuan waited for the latecomer.
"Fellow Daoist Chu? I didn't expect it to be you." Zhao Chungang laughed.
Henry Chu also chuckled, "I didn't expect that the first person to come here would be you."
Zhao Chungang looked around. "Has this... the Gumulin stronghold been cleared out?"
Henry Chu nodded, "The mission has been completed."
Zhao Chungang was even more surprised. He looked Chu Xuan up and down for several times before asking in amazement, "Fellow Daoist Chu... could it be that he has already reached the state of out-of-body experience?"
Henry Chu smiled slightly.
Zhao Chungang bowed repeatedly and said with emotion, "Congratulations."
"Long Xiang is indeed right. Fellow Daoist Chu has a bright future."
Henry Chu raised his eyebrows, "Longxiong?"
Zhao Chungang smiled and said, "Zhao Longxiong, he is my biological brother, but his talent is much better than mine. He is now the chief disciple under Master."
Chu Xuan nodded in understanding.
The two chatted for a while, and then three more people came together.
These three people are not human cultivators, but members of the Mountain and River War Clan.
Watch the tiny flashes of lightning that burst out from time to time around them.
It can be guessed that they should all be members of the Leishan War Clan.
The three of them saw from afar that there were no enemies in the Gumulin stronghold, and even the formation had been restarted. They were all confused.
The three of them walked into the Gumulin stronghold with vigilance, and were surprised to see Chu Xuan and Zhao Chungang.
Among the three, the one covered in the most blazing lightning suddenly spoke, his voice sounding like thunder.
"Killed them all?"
Chu Xuan and Zhao Chungang both nodded, "Kill them all."
"You are Zhao Chungang, right? I know you. You are ranked 20th on the Xu Ling Mountain List." The man looked at Zhao Chungang a few more times and put away his arrogance.
"The Dust Beast, the evil beast, is truly powerful, as it can sweep through the Ancient Forest stronghold with just one helper."
"My name is Lei Shanba, and Lei Shanben is my eldest brother."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.
Zhao Chungang smiled awkwardly, "No..."
He subconsciously looked at Henry Chu.
Henry Chu blinked and pretended not to see it.
Zhao Chungang sighed softly and reached out to shake hands with Lei Shanba, "Brother Ba, nice to meet you."
Everyone in the Shanhe War Clan is very proud.
They were transformed by the ancient emperor and therefore always considered the ancient emperor to be their parents.
Unless you meet a strong person whom you admire, you won't look at him differently.
If you take the initiative to shake hands, it means that you admire the other person's strength very much.
In response to this, Zhao Chungang could only smile bitterly.
The really powerful person is not me, but the person next to me.
Henry Chu just chuckled.
He didn't want to appear impressive.
It's okay for Lei Shanba to think that Zhao Chungang was the one who swept through the Gumulin stronghold.
Just what he wanted.
"The new mission has not been issued yet, so let's stay in this stronghold and practice for the time being." Zhao Chungang looked at Lei Shanba and the other two.
The three of them looked at each other and nodded, "We agree."
…
Above the Giant Spirit Peak.
The two Heavenly Kings are still floating here.
One of them was a woman with a tall and plump figure and a gentle temperament. She was Liuyun Tianjun, the eldest disciple of Wuquezun.
The other person was a man with a well-proportioned physique and spotless appearance. He was the third disciple of the Wuque Lord, Jiefeng Tianjun.
There was a vagueness in the eyes of the two men, as if reflecting the mountains and rivers of the ancient battlefield.
However, the robes of the two men no longer fluttered.
Obviously, their remote battle with the foreign enemy has come to an end.
Not far away, there was a muscular man standing there with his arms folded, looking bored.
According to the rules, the Wanxing Immortal Palace and the Hun Tian Zhan Zong should each send out a He Dao Tian Jun, and the two of them should overlook the situation of the Eternal Battlefield together and assign corresponding tasks to all the cultivators of the Tian Dao Immortal Alliance.
However, the Hun Tian Zhan Zong only cultivated the physical body and was not good at this aspect, so the Wanxing Immortal Palace produced two He Dao Tianjuns.
As for the muscular man, he is Quan Tianjun of the Huntian War Sect, who exercises the power of supervision.
To ensure that Liuyun Tianjun and Jiefeng Tianjun would not collude privately and assign extremely dangerous tasks to the disciples of Huntian Zhanzong.
But for Quan Tianjun, he would rather fight with the fallen cultivators and evil beasts than stand here bored.
It's so boring to just stand here doing nothing.
After a while, the vague look in Jiefeng Tianjun's eyes disappeared and he returned to his original appearance.
"Five Void Refining Dark Locusts are approaching Tongguan at high speed." He said calmly.
Liuyun Tianjun nodded, "I have already dispatched Chen Liubu and Xu Chengyun to rush to Tongguan for support."
Lord Jiefeng continued, "It's possible that the Lianxu Dark Locusts are feinting to attack the Bronze Pass, but are actually taking a detour to launch a surprise attack from the Ancient Forest stronghold behind the pass."
"I think we should send another person to the Gumulin stronghold to prevent sneak attacks."
Liuyun Tianjun looked at Jiefeng Tianjun and chuckled, "Who's going?"
"Bai Yushu, his defense is very strong. He can at least withstand two Lianxu Dark Locusts." Jiefeng Tianjun said calmly.
Liu Yun Tianjun said, "It's a good thing that Third Junior Brother thought of this."
"Do you know who is in the Ancient Forest Stronghold?"
Borrowing Wind Heavenly Lord was puzzled, "Who?"
Liuyun Tianjun smiled slightly, "Chu Xuan."
Jie Feng Tianjun's expression remained calm, "What's the harm in him being there? He's just an out-of-body experience."
Liuyun Tianjun chuckled and said, "Your disciple Bai Yushu has always advocated taking back the Xuanwu Seal."
Jie Feng Tianjun frowned, "What do you mean by that, Senior Sister? Even if Yu Shu has such a proposition again, he will definitely not bully the weak."
"I let Yushu go without any selfish motives. After all, he is very close to there."
Liuyun Tianjun just chuckled, "That's good."
The two did not say anything else, but continued to observe the situation on the Eternal Battlefield through their spiritual sense, and then make the fastest decision.
They have done this kind of work countless times and are already familiar with it.
…
At this moment, the night is getting darker.
There is day and night in the eternal battlefield.
Day and night actually represent the tug-of-war between the power of this world and the power of the void.
As the nights get longer, it means the power of the void has the upper hand.
The longest periods of darkness occurred during times of unrest and were said to have lasted for thousands of years.
However, ever since the ancient emperor killed the greedy and evil ancestor and ascended to heaven in broad daylight, the day and night above the eternal battlefield have been almost equal, and there is no question of which is longer.
But when the night continues, that is when the evil beasts often show their power.
Someone must be on guard at night to ensure the safety of the stronghold.
In the Gumulin stronghold, Chu Xuan and the other four were assigning night watch duties.
However, before Henry Chu could speak, Lei Shanba and the other two took the initiative to take over the responsibility of keeping watch.
Lei Shanba waved his hand and said, "The three of us will take turns keeping watch. You are the weakest, so there is no need for you to keep watch."
"Daoyou Zhao is the strongest. He should have a good rest."
After saying this, he didn't want to discuss the matter anymore and took the initiative to go to the highest point of the stronghold and sit down cross-legged.
His eyes were bright and sharp, looking at everything in the night.
Zhao Chungang looked at Chu Xuan and shrugged.
Henry Chu couldn't help but chuckle.
Although these three members of the Leishan War Clan did not take him seriously at all, they still had their own pride.
For example, protecting the weak is a duty they have always been fulfilling.
He was actually happy about it.
There is no need to keep watch at night, which can save a lot of time for practice.
Of course, although he didn't have to keep watch, he still dispersed the large group of light-spirited moths.
These little guys are either crawling in the low grass or lying on the big trees.
They are Henry Chu's eyes and ears, collecting every move around him.
…
In the vast darkness.
Five dark locusts flew across the battlefield.
The belly of the leading dark locust was particularly fat.
Far ahead of them was the Bronze Pass, one of the sixteen passes in the Eternal Battlefield.
When the five dark locusts flew to a fork in the road, the dark locust with a fat belly casually tapped the ground with its tail.
At this moment, a large number of insect eggs are laid beneath the ground.
The five dark locusts did not slow down at all and continued to move towards the Bronze Pass.
However, these eggs hatched and grew at an extremely fast speed, and soon grew into tens of thousands of dark locusts.
These tens of thousands of dark locusts devoured each other, and in the end only a dark locust the size of a palm survived.
A human voice actually rang out from its mouth, "Hehe, this move of sacrificing the head is really powerful. The clone it created can actually conceal its aura. Even Hedao Tianjun can't easily detect it."
It laughed strangely and headed straight for the ancient forest stronghold.
Ancient Forest Stronghold.
Lei Shanba's night watch time has passed, and now it has been replaced by another member of the Lei Shan War Clan.
Although his strength was not as good as Lei Shanba's, he was also conscientious and kept his eyes on the night sky around him without slacking off for a moment.
The operation of the formation requires a large amount of spirit stones, and it is destined to be impossible to start at any time.
Now it can only operate at low power, and its defense performance is less than 10% of that when it operates at full power.
Someone must keep watch to get through this long night.
whoosh!
A black light flashed by.
Before this member of the Leishan War Clan could react, or even feel any warning in his heart, his consciousness quickly dimmed.
His body did not fall down, and he was still sitting cross-legged on the high tower.
There was no sound at all.
The next moment, a palm-sized dark locust easily entered the ancient forest stronghold.
The low-power operating formation is like a fishing net with large grids.
It will only react to beings at the out-of-body state or above.
As long as it is smaller than the grid, that is, lower than the out-of-body experience, it can pass through.
The dark locust flapped its wings in the dark corner and quickly approached the other four people.
"Not this, not this, not this..."
"Yes, this is it!"
Its eyes lit up and it pounced straight at Chu Xuan.
However, it had just approached within twenty feet of Chu Xuan.
Black and red flames immediately appeared out of nowhere from all directions and surrounded it.
boom!
Flames burst out instantly!
A wail of severe pain emanated from the Dark Locust clone's mouth.
Subconsciously, he wanted to escape from the weakest point of the flame.
But as soon as it rushed out, it fell into the endless blood cloud.
There was a deep red blood cloud that stretched to the horizon, from top to bottom, left to right, front to back.
Being in it, it can immediately feel that its shell is being eroded every moment.
"Damn it! I was discovered! How is this possible?"
The Dark Locust clone was both shocked and angry.
From entering the Eternal Battlefield, to re-condensing the clone, and even passing through the formation to enter the Ancient Forest stronghold, it was impossible to be discovered throughout the entire process.
How come he was seen through at the last step?
Could it be that the Heavenly Dao Immortal Alliance's He Dao Tianjun had already discovered this Dark Locust clone and was using this as a pretext?!
A trace of panic rose in its heart.
But he quickly forced himself to calm down.
It is said that the Wuquezun of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance is the most calculating, and his eldest disciple Liuyun Tianjun is even more like Wuquezun.
He once plotted to kill two Hedao Tianjuns of the Xutian Immortal Sect.
If Liuyun Tianjun really calculated it.
Then it would have died the moment it appeared.
There is no way I have the leisure to think now.
Then the answer is obvious.
Hedao Tianjun did not expect his appearance.
But it was that Chu Xuan who somehow noticed the night attack.
Thinking of this, the Dark Locust clone grinned grimly.
"There's not even a Void Refining-level warrior in this stronghold. Even if I'm ambushed, what can I do? I can still kill you all and complete the mission assigned by the Chief Priest!"
It screamed, and a strong airflow burst out from its body, forcibly pushing away the blood cloud of the Styx.
Such a huge noise immediately woke up Zhao Chungang and the other two.
"What happened? Are there enemies?" Lei Shanba rubbed his hands ready to fight.
Zhao Chungang looked towards the place where the blood cloud rose. That was where Chu Xuan was sitting cross-legged to practice.
"It seems that Fellow Daoist Chu is fighting with the enemy. I don't know what the situation is. Let's wait and see." He said in a deep voice.
Lei Shanba waved his hand nonchalantly and rushed into the blood cloud of the Styx in one step.
"What are you afraid of? Just rush in and chop the enemy to death...hiss, hiss, hiss, it hurts so fucking much!"
Lei Shanba screamed and quickly retreated from the area covered by the blood cloud of the Styx.
He looked at the blood cloud, shocked and angry. "What kind of blood cloud is this? Why is it so corrosive?"
"You can't even resist the lightning on my body?"
Zhao Chungang shrugged, "That's exactly what I was saying. Fellow Daoist Chu is very powerful, even stronger than me."
Lei Shanba was stunned for a moment, "How is that possible? He is above you?"
Zhao Chungang nodded helplessly. "He single-handedly wiped out the evil beasts and dust beasts that had occupied the Ancient Forest stronghold. By the time I arrived here, there were no more enemies from outside the domain."
Lei Shanba opened his eyes wide and was speechless for a long time.
After a long while, he angrily said, "You...why didn't you tell me at the beginning? You made me look bad!"
Zhao Chungang was even more helpless, "You didn't even give me a chance to speak."
Lei Shanba, "…"
At this time, the blood clouds in the Styx cleared and the dark locusts truly appeared.
With just a sharp scream, its body expanded at an extremely fast speed.
In the blink of an eye, it suddenly grew from the size of a palm to more than ten feet in size.
The aura of the evil beast in the Void Refinement Stage burst out without any concealment.
Zhao Chungang and the other two widened their eyes.
"A beast of evil in the Nascent Soul Stage?!" Lei Shanba was horrified.
The lightning on his body suddenly dimmed for a moment.
Zhao Chungang immediately took out a talisman, injected spiritual power into it and ignited it.
whoosh!
The talisman rose into the air and was about to fly high into the sky.
Swarms of palm-sized dark locusts swarmed out of the dark locust's body, and in an instant they covered the sky above the ancient forest stronghold.
The talisman didn't fly far before it was blocked and torn into pieces.
"Today, you will all die here."
A cruel and strange laugh came from the dark locust.
"Without the combat power of the Void Refining level, no one can stop me!"
A light laugh came from the blood cloud of the Styx, "Really?"
Immediately afterwards, the blood cloud dissipated, and Chu Xuan strode out, looking at An Huang with a sharp gaze.
He does have the means to deal with Lianxu.
However, the blow must be fatal and the opponent must not be given a chance to react.
Zhao Chungang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chu Xuan was safe and sound.
Lei Shanba suddenly reacted, looked towards the tower, and found that the tribesman was no longer alive. He immediately became furious.
"Damn the beast!"
Dark Locust laughed strangely, "Let's get going! I still have to go back and report to the Chief Priest!"
As soon as he finished speaking, swarms of small dark locusts came in like an overwhelming force.
Zhao Chungang and the other two were helpless and could only stand back to back in formation, taking out the life-saving trump cards given to them by their masters and fathers and trying hard to resist.
Chu Xuan also formed a formation with the Free Demon Body to deal with it.
The moment the swarm of dark locusts rushed up, the shadow of the Azure Sea Spirit Turtle suddenly appeared and enveloped him.
"Spiritual treasure?!"
Dark Locust's eyes widened.
He really didn't expect that a mere out-of-body cultivator could possess a magical treasure.
"Damn it! My original body is just a spiritual treasure. You are just an out-of-body cultivator. How can you possess a spiritual treasure? This treasure should belong to me!"
The dark locust felt jealous and flapped its wings, and more small dark locusts attacked Chu Xuan.
Ripples immediately appeared on the surface of the Blue Sea Spirit Turtle.
But it is the manifestation of a low-grade spiritual treasure after all, and it can withstand the attack of the evil beast in the Void Refinement Stage.
It was at this moment that the large group of dark locusts were attracted by the Blue Sea Spirit Turtle.
Two rays of light, one black and one white, suddenly shot out from the Blue Sea Spirit Turtle and headed straight for the giant dark locust in the air.
Its speed is as lightning and its power is like thunder!
Wherever the black and white spiritual lights passed, all the little dark locusts were shattered into pieces without exception.
These little dark locusts were at least comparable to cultivators in the early stage of out-of-body experience, but now they were as fragile as a piece of tofu or a piece of white paper.
The dark locust's compound eyes reflected two lightning-like rays of light.
At this moment, it finally saw clearly that it was a pair of dragon claws!
"Such a fast speed, such a strong power..."
"Spiritual treasure? Another spiritual treasure!"
Dark Locust was greatly shocked.
A great fear emerged in my heart.
There is indeed no Void Refinement-level combat power in this ancient forest stronghold.
But he never expected that his target Chu Xuan actually possessed two spiritual treasures.
You can also activate these two spiritual treasures at the same time!
This matter itself is puzzling.
Moreover, it has now used most of the small dark locusts to attack the Blue Sea Spirit Turtle.
The little dark locusts protecting him were insignificant.
In order to block this attack, one must consume the original soul left in this clone.
"Damn it... I actually capsized in the gutter!"
"Boy, I will eat you alive!"
Dark Locust was furious.
He controlled the few remaining dark locusts around him to protect him.
The little dark locusts died at an extremely fast speed.
But it only takes this little time.
At this moment, its soul has left its body.
The next moment.
Yin and Yang shot past like lightning.
Sizzle!
The Dark Locust's body only lasted for a few breaths before it was split into seventeen or eighteen pieces and fell to the ground.
What emerged from the dark locusts was the soul of a human.
Henry Chu narrowed his eyes and looked.
What I saw was the soul of a fat man.
His primordial spirit is dark gold all over.
It is clearly suspended in the air, yet it seems to be hidden in the invisible.
This is the unique feature of the primordial spirit of a cultivator who has undergone the refining of emptiness.
The cultivators of Lianxu have begun to comprehend the void, and their Nascent Soul and Primordial Spirit will be affected.
At this moment, the other party's face was full of anger.
Obviously, no one expected that the mission would reach this point.
"No matter what, I must bring the Xuanwu Seal back!"
The man roared, his spiritual sense sweeping across.
The violent fluctuations of spiritual consciousness surged wildly.
Zhao Chungang, Lei Shanba and another member of the Leishan War Clan felt as if they were hit on the head by a huge hammer.
He groaned and fainted on the spot.
Chu Xuan and Zizai Demon Body also felt a sharp pain in their heads.
But he did not faint.
His soul has always been far superior to that of cultivators at the same level.
Only in this way can one withstand the attack of the Yuanshen of a cultivator in the realm of emptiness.
Chu Xuan glanced at Zhao Chungang and the other two who were unconscious, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
It's good that these three people fainted.
It just so happened that some of his methods were too powerful to be displayed.
"You're still safe and sound?! Are you really just an out-of-body experience?"
The man was shocked to see that Henry Chu was still unharmed.
Henry Chu smiled and said, "I am really just a small out-of-body cultivator."
"But now it's time to send you on your way."
After he finished speaking, the Falling Dragon Technique Seed in his Dantian began to spin.
In just a moment, his eyes were filled with black energy and condensed into a pair of ancient and evil dragon eyes.
Destroy eyes!
Buzz!
The man suddenly became motionless.
He felt as if a giant beast from ancient times appeared behind him.
The giant beast was staring at his back.
If he moves even a little, he will die instantly.
A trace of cold and deathly air surged from behind, passing over the neck, wrapping around the arms and legs, until it spread throughout the body.
The feeling of death enveloped the body and mind.
The collapse happened in just a moment.
Even though his body instinctively told him not to look back.
But he still turned back.
No one wants to die in silence.
He didn't even know he was killing himself.
He turned around and saw a huge dragon eye.
It was like it appeared from the void and cast a glance inadvertently.
The next moment, an explosion sounded that only existed at the soul level.
The man's soul was like a balloon filled with air, and it exploded with a bang!
After the man died, all the dark locusts that had managed to survive also lost their life and fell to the ground.
Chu Xuan exhaled lightly, and the air around him receded, returning to his original state.
"The Destruction Eye has the ability to destroy one and destroy all. It can kill the clone by killing the original body, and it can also kill the original body through the clone."
"However, the opponent's true form is a Void Refining Degenerate Cultivator. It should be impossible to kill him directly."
He seemed to be lost in thought, then sighed with regret, "It's a pity that the power of the Destruction Eyes is too strong. It directly crushed this Void Refining Spirit..."
"What a shame."
This is the primordial spirit separated from the cultivator of Lianxu.
The quality is far from comparable to that of the soul in the out-of-body stage.
If it can be refined for the fourth and second arms, it will definitely improve the realm a lot.
Thinking of this, Chu Xuan pondered again what the man had just said.
This person came here with the Xuanwu Seal.
This also means that the fact that he possesses the Xuanwu Seal has been exposed.
The Xutian Immortal Sect already knew that he possessed this treasure, so they sent people to rob him.
And for fear of any accidents, he directly sent out his Lianxu clone.
This clone was able to avoid the supervision of Hedao Tianjun on the Eternal Battlefield, which must have cost a huge price.
"Where did the news spread?"
"Isn't the Wanxing Immortal Palace a sect that keeps secrets?"
Henry Chu shook his head repeatedly.
It seems that this time when he returns, he will have to ask the disciples of Wanxing Immortal Palace.
After a while.
Zhao Chungang, Lei Shanba and the other two woke up slowly.
They saw Henry Chu sitting cross-legged and practicing beside them.
The base is also very clean.
It was as if the battle just now had never existed.
"Where is that Dark Locust in the Void Refinement Stage?" Lei Shanba widened his huge ox eyes.
Zhao Chungang looked at Chu Xuan, admiration already welling up in his heart.
It is naturally impossible for the Dark Locust in the Void Refinement Stage to disappear out of thin air.
It must have been solved by Henry Chu.
Not to mention anything else, just the two spiritual treasures that Chu Xuan had just shown out had already made him admire them very much.
He had seen spiritual treasures before, so he could tell at a glance that it was a real spiritual treasure.
He has one too, but it's just a fake spiritual treasure, and it becomes less and less with each use.
Moreover, his spiritual power can only barely activate pseudo spiritual treasures.
So after using the pseudo spiritual treasure for defense, he could only stare blankly and could do nothing.
But Chu Xuan can control two real spiritual treasures at the same time.
This alone has already surpassed ninety-nine percent of the out-of-body cultivators.
It is naturally not difficult to kill the Dark Locust in the Void Refinement Stage with these two spiritual treasures.
After all, the spiritual treasure corresponds to the strength of the Void Refinement Stage.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Chu. I really admire you. It is as if my life was saved by Fellow Daoist Chu." Zhao Chungang sighed and bowed.
Henry Chu smiled slightly, "We are all fellow Taoists, no need to say more."
Zhao Chungang nodded repeatedly.
He thought that choosing to make friends with Chu Xuan was indeed the right move.
Lei Shanba and the tribesmen next to him were all confused.
It took a while for him to react, "What? You mean... Chu Xuan killed that Void Refinement Stage Dark Locust?"
"God, the Ancient Emperor! Oh my God!"
Zhao Chungang shrugged. "What else could it be? Could it be that a passing expert killed the Dark Locust in a flash?"
"You and I both know that's unlikely."
"The Refining Void Daojuns basically all have their own tasks, and very few of them would just wander around with nothing to do."
Lei Shanba looked at Henry Chu again, and couldn't help but look him up and down several times, his eyes completely changed.
He originally thought that Henry Chu was a weak person who needed his protection.
Unexpectedly, it was completely the opposite!
Lei Shanba smiled awkwardly, "Fellow Daoist Chu, I'm really sorry, I didn't expect you to be the real master."
Henry Chu just chuckled, "It's okay."
He looked at the figure on the tall tower and said, "It's a pity for your clansman."
Lei Shanba's eyes dimmed slightly, "It's okay, it's a good thing that his body is still there."
"Send him back to his ancestral mountain, and he'll be a brave man again in a few decades."
Henry Chu showed curiosity, "Resurrection?"
Lei Shanba shook his head, "It's not a resurrection, it's a new life that has been born."
Chu Xuan nodded in understanding and said no more.
The battle just now emerged in his mind.
He had already learned about this Dark Locust clone's approach to the Ancient Forest stronghold through the Light Spirit Moth.
But he didn't expect that he would kill the member of the Leishan War Clan who was on guard in an instant.
At this moment, Henry Chu raised his eyebrows and noticed something strange.
The next moment, a majestic aura suddenly descended from the sky.
Zhao Chungang and others were startled and looked up at the night sky.
Chu Xuan also looked over there.
They saw a monk in a green robe standing out of thin air.
The green robe he wore looked like beautiful jade, making him look more like a gentleman.
When Zhao Chungang saw this person, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately bowed, "I am Zhao Chungang, a disciple of the Ten Thousand Stars Immortal Palace. I am honored to meet the Jade Book Taoist Master."
Although Yu Shu Daojun and his master Liu Bu Daojun are not from the same faction, they even have some resentment towards each other on a daily basis.
But after all, they are all the Lianxu Daojun of the Wanxing Immortal Palace, so you have to bow when you meet them.
This is the duty of a disciple of Wanxing Immortal Palace.
It is also a rule agreed upon in the world of immortal cultivation that the most accomplished ones come first.
Lei Shanba and the other two only then realized that this person was actually Yu Shu Daojun of Wanxing Immortal Palace.
Chu Xuan showed no surprise, and also bowed and called him Jade Book Taoist Lord.
Bai Yushu glanced at the four people, especially at Chu Xuan a few more times, and then said, "No need to be polite."
"I came here to guard against the Dark Locusts in the Void Refinement Stage from bypassing the Ancient Forest Stronghold and attacking the rear of the Copper Pass."
"Have you noticed anything unusual?"
Chu Xuan and the other two exchanged a glance before Zhao Chungang said, "To be honest with Daoist Master Yushu, a Dark Locust from the Void Refinement Stage has just broken into the Ancient Wood Forest stronghold."
Bai Yushu raised an eyebrow, "Where is it?"
Zhao Chungang coughed lightly, "Fellow Daoist Chu has already killed it."
Bai Yushu was stunned and his eyes widened slightly.
After a while, he looked at Chu Xuan and said, "Chu Xuan, tell me the details of what happened just now."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly and told the whole story of the battle just now.
But the dragon-falling method and the destruction method were not revealed.
"Two magical treasures?" Bai Yushu's eyes widened. "Could you show them to me?"
Chu Xuan casually slapped the Qiankun bag, and the Yin-Yang appeared beside him, with spiritual light constantly emitting.
He patted his chest again, and the Blue Sea Spirit Turtle suddenly appeared.
He was not worried that the other party would become greedy.
If Bai Yushu wanted to rob him of his spiritual treasure, that would be really cheap.
If there were such people among the Void-Refining Cultivators in the Wanxing Immortal Palace, they would have been expelled long ago.
Bai Yushu looked at the Yin Yang Snatcher for a few more times, then looked at the Blue Sea Spirit Turtle for a few more times, and sighed softly in his heart.
How could he not see it?
This Azure Sea Spirit Turtle is manifested by the Azure Sea Spirit Turtle Shell.
He had originally given that spirit embryo to Zhang Yuting as a gift to express their long-standing master-disciple relationship.
It also hinted to Zhang Yuting not to reveal the fact that Yun Tianjiao was afraid of fighting.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, Zhang Yuting had never used it to offer sacrifices, but gave it to Chu Xuan.
Bai Yushu looked at Chu Xuan and said, "You have these two spiritual treasures and can activate them. No wonder you can kill the Dark Locust in the Void Refinement Stage."
"However, the Ancient Forest stronghold is strategically located. I will remain here for a few days, awaiting the next order from the Heavenly Monarch."
After saying this, he floated in the air above the Ancient Forest stronghold and sat down cross-legged without saying a word.
Chu Xuan and the other three bowed and went about their business.
…
The moment Chu Xuan used the Fallen Dragon Technique to unleash his destructive power.
In the world of immortal cultivation and in the void, powerful people were awakened everywhere.
Deep in the void, the Holy Palace.
Miexian suddenly opened his dormant eyes.
"Ethereal Dragon Dharma Seed?"
"Who is activating the Void Dragon Technique in the Eternal Battlefield?"
"Interesting, really interesting. All these years after 'his' death, there are still people who know the Void Dragon Technique!"
He tapped the armrest.
Several dark shadows emerged from the shadows under the throne, as if waiting for his orders.
"go."
"Find out who cast the Void Dragon Technique."
Mixian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a rare smile.
An unpleasant, hoarse voice came from the shadows, "Yes."
Suddenly, these black shadows disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
Wanxing Fairy Palace.
Two children with the same face sit opposite each other, one holding white and the other holding black, playing chess face to face.
One of them was about to make a move when he suddenly stopped.
"Interesting, he actually cultivated the Dragon Falling Technique to the third level?"
"The Eye of Destruction... This was the method used by Old Thirteen to sweep through the Out-of-Body Refining Void stage."
"Xuanwu Yin was right about the person."
The child chuckled and continued to make moves.
The city of reverse disaster.
In an ordinary stone house.
An ordinary-looking, slim woman was meditating and practicing when she suddenly raised her head.
"Dragon-Falling Technique, Destruction Eyes?"
"Interesting, is this the new owner that the little turtle has taken a fancy to?"
"Hmm... I remember now. I saw this boy when I agreed to the deal with Wuque and took away the first generation of the Greedy Tree."
"It's truly extraordinary."
At this time, footsteps were heard outside.
A handsome figure walked in quickly with a warm smile on his face.
If you look closely, you will find that the warm smile like the morning sun hides a coldness like ten thousand years of black ice.
The woman chuckled, "Xingchen, how was the battle?"
Shang Xingchen smiled, "I have lived up to Master's teachings. This time, Xingchen has killed twelve mid-stage Out-of-Body Dark Locusts and thirty-seven early-stage Out-of-Body Dark Locusts."
The woman pointed to the south, "Your fellow Taoist is truly remarkable. He's even mastered the Dragon-Falling Technique to such an advanced level."
Shang Xingchen was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized who the woman was talking about. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Fellow Daoist Chu has the best talent and the strongest strength. He is unbeatable in the same realm. Xingchen is not even as good as him."
"However, Xingchen also has his own strengths, otherwise why would Master accept me as his disciple?"
"Master, when can you tell me your name?"
The woman's face was calm. "What if I know the name? What if I don't know the name?"
"When I accepted you as my disciple in the Shura Killing Realm, I told you that I am your master and I will help you practice."
"All you have to do is repay me when I need you one day in the future."
Shang Xingchen seemed to be thinking about something, "Xingchen understands."
Nijie City, Sword Tower.
The Sword Tower, as its name suggests, is a tall tower that looks like a giant sword.
The sword intent is surging and the sword energy is overflowing.
The sword power here sometimes opens and closes violently, breaking everything.
Sometimes it is as soft as water, intertwined constantly.
Sometimes it is as fierce as a raging fire, as if it can burn everything.
Every sword practitioner here can feel his own sword intent.
Any disciple of Kunlun Sword Sect who practices here can speed up the progress of his skills and secret techniques.
Sword practitioners here can quickly enter the state of mind where the sword heart is clear, and thus comprehend their own sword path more quickly.
And when Nijie City comes under attack, this sword tower will burst out with endless frosty sword energy, instantly killing endless evil beasts.
If 10% of the evil beasts in the entire Nijie City were killed, then at least 50% would have been killed by the Sword Tower.
This was never an exaggeration.
Many people have rumored that it was not the sword tower that emitted the layers of sword energy, but the person sitting on top of the sword tower.
Some even speculated that the person was the Kunlun Sword Sect's "Sword Master" himself, the Lord of Tribulation.
However, the Sword Tower is one of the forbidden areas in Nijie City, and it is difficult for ordinary people to climb up.
This rumor has always been a rumor and has not been verified.
And when Chu Xuan used the Destruction Eye, the sword energy that was emitted from the top of the sword tower every moment actually showed imperceptible fluctuations.
Ordinary Kunlun Sword Sect disciples cannot detect it.
At least one has to be at the level of Hedao Tianjun to be able to detect anything.
At this time, at the top of the sword tower.
The figure who was sitting cross-legged like a stone sculpture suddenly stood up and looked far away towards the south of Nijie City.
That direction is exactly the location of the Gumulin stronghold.
He has an ordinary face and a well-proportioned body. He is like a drop of water merged into the ocean among the crowd, and no one can capture him in a photo.
The rumor is true, but also false.
He is the Sword Master, but he is not.
Because he was just a sword of the Sword Master, and was transformed into a human being under the guidance of the Ancient Emperor.
He named himself after his sword and called himself "Sword Master".
The Divine Holy Spirit Tianzun had his heart broken by his sword, and the Cilong Tree King had most of his crown ripped off by his sword.
As long as he personally sits here, the four fallen celestial masters will not dare to attack.
After the ancient emperor ascended to heaven, he has been waiting here for tens of thousands of years, staying away from the mortal world and not being affected by cause and effect.
Now, I am still shocked.
"The third level of the Dragon Falling Technique, even the trace of the true meaning left in the void by the Dragon Falling Ancestor was triggered."
"Whose disciple is that?"
"Will this boy become the next Fallen Ancestor?"
"Dangers should be nipped in the bud..."
The Sword Master murmured.
He was about to move, but suddenly stopped.
"Are you going to stop me?" He looked ahead and frowned.
There was clearly no one in front of him, but a woman's calm voice was heard.
"You still have the same old problem. Before you take action, can you feel it carefully again? Besides the Dragon Falling Technique, what else does he have?"
The Sword Master frowned slightly, sensing carefully, and was suddenly startled, "Xuanwu Seal..."
The woman said calmly, "According to the Ancient Emperor's will, whoever is recognized by the Black Tortoise Seal will be his fourteenth direct disciple."
"Besides, Wuque Zun is standing behind this boy. Do you want to touch him?"
The Sword Master shook his head, "How could those people accept this will? How could a great Tribulation-crossing Heavenly Venerable be a fellow disciple with a mere Out-of-Body cultivator?"
The woman chuckled, "That's not something we should be thinking about."
"You used to be a sword of the Sword Master, and I used to be a chain of the Immortal Heaven Master. Both you and I were transformed into human beings under the guidance of the Ancient Emperor."
"As a fellow human being, I am merely explaining the pros and cons to you."
The Sword Master pondered for a few breaths, and finally retracted the thought, "Okay, since those people haven't made any moves, there's no need for me to take action."
The woman chuckled, "That's good."
"I won't bother with you about the little fallen cultivator you brought back." The Sword Master frowned.
The woman chuckled softly, "I am so lucky to have your approval."
After this voice fell, it was no longer heard.
The Sword Master also sat down cross-legged, and continued to serve as the sword of Nijie City, just as he had done for tens of thousands of years before.
…
Nijie City, the giant statue of dragon and Buddha.
The Dragon Buddha Statue is a gigantic statue with a dragon head and a human body. It is two hundred feet tall, only slightly lower than the sword tower.
This giant statue was built by the ancient emperor himself and contains the Three Thousand Dragon Buddha Avenues.
Every monk who seeks the Dragon Buddha Path comes here with the idea of pilgrimage.
For this reason, the area surrounding the giant dragon-Buddha statue is almost entirely filled with the caves of the monks of the Wuxiang Dragon Temple.
"Hey, the Sword Master's mood fluctuated slightly. Hmm... He was stopped by Yousuo. Yousuo is a smart guy."
An old chuckle came from the giant dragon-Buddha statue.
He is not a clone.
After the ancient emperor ascended to heaven, the human race enjoyed a rare 90,000 years of rest and recuperation.
But now the evil beasts and fallen cultivators have returned, and Dragon King Zizai Zun, as one of the Heavenly Lords who transcend tribulations, naturally has to fulfill his responsibilities.
He directly separated a part of his soul and lived in the giant dragon-Buddha statue for a long time, monitoring the situation in Nijie City and its surroundings in real time.
Therefore, he immediately sensed the true meaning of the Fallen Dragon brought about by the Eye of Destruction, as well as the fluctuations in the Sword Master's state of mind.
"What about the Destruction Eyes and the true meaning of the Fallen Dragon? Old Dragon, I don't want to get involved too much..."
"Hey, it would be great if Master could come back..."
"As long as he comes back, everything will be solved..."
"We brothers can restore our previous relationship, and maybe Old Thirteen can also be resurrected..."
"It's a pity that he can't come back..."
The old voice weakened again and finally disappeared.
…
In the ancient forest stronghold.
Chu Xuan sat down cross-legged and carefully checked the details of the battle achievements in the Immortal Alliance Order.
Previously, when he killed the Blood Moon Demon in the Out-of-Body Stage, all he gained were sporadic D-level military merits.
But he had just killed a Dark Locust in the Nascent Soul Stage, and immediately a Class C combat achievement popped up!
"One person who has reached the realm of Refining Void is equivalent to a hundred people who have reached the realm of Out-of-Body!"
Chu Xuan was very satisfied.
However, he actually knew it well.
The Dark Locust in the Void Refinement Stage that he killed must have deliberately weakened its own strength in order to bypass the supervision of the Hedao Tianjun, and it didn't even know many Falling Techniques.
Otherwise, how could he have taken advantage of him and killed him so easily?
It was impossible for him to kill the evil beast in the Void Refinement Stage by just using two low-grade spiritual treasures.
"The Dragon Falling Technique is truly a great tool. The third move, Destruction Eye, is already comparable to the strength of the Void Refining Technique. Unfortunately, comprehending the fourth level is extremely difficult."
"I wonder if the Heavenly Dao Immortal Alliance has any elixirs for the Void Refinement Stage to calm the mind and focus the spirit..."
With a thought, he opened the Immortal Alliance Order and examined it carefully.
After a while, he finally found it.
Tianshan Snow Lotus Pill, Five Qi Xuan Yang Pill, Qingwei Ling Pill... are all pills for the Void Refining Stage, which have the effect of calming the mind and concentrating the spirit.
However, the prices are also very high, generally requiring five Class C military merits.
The Five Qi Xuan Yang Pill has the best effect, and one pill requires five Bing and forty Ding.
In addition to these elixirs, there are also some spiritual objects that can calm the mind and concentrate the spirit. They are much cheaper, but the effect is naturally much weaker than the elixirs.
"It seems that I need to get a pill recipe."
"Why can't I exchange my military merits for the recipe?"
Chu Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
In the void, the main hall of the Dark Locust Sect.
Nearly billions of dark locusts were flying over the blood-red palace.
Huang Chong, the chief priest of the Dark Locust Sect, walked slowly in the main hall with his arms folded, his face as gloomy as water.
"Mo Han, you really disappoint me." He said coldly.
On both sides of him, more than ten Void Refining cultivators were lined up on both sides.
Some people looked solemn, some gloated, and some stood by and watched.
Directly in front of him, a cultivator of the Void Refining stage was half-kneeling.
The man had sweat on his forehead and looked terrified.
He is Mo Han.
He was also the one who used secret methods to bypass the supervision of Hedao Tianjun of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance and sent Lianxu's clone into the eternal battlefield.
"Chief Sacrifice, this is not my fault. That Chu Xuan actually possessed two spiritual treasures. He also had... and extremely powerful means. He killed my clone's soul in an instant!"
"Even my original body has suffered considerable damage!"
"This person's strength far exceeds the intelligence's expectations."
"Don't even mention me. No matter who goes there, if they send their Lianxu clone in that way, they won't be his match!"
Mo Han was frightened and shouted loudly.
He knew what would happen if the mission failed, so he tried his best to defend himself.
Suddenly, someone among the monks on both sides laughed sarcastically.
"Come on, Mo Han, don't drag us into this. Just because you're incompetent doesn't mean we're incompetent too."
Someone else echoed, "That's right, Mo Han, you underestimated the enemy and were careless, so are you going to blame us for poor intelligence?"
A third person said, "Old Mo, if you were willing to take your own life-defining spiritual treasure with you, you wouldn't have made such a mistake."
"The chief priest used that secret method to help you, but you were reluctant to give up your own life-defining spiritual treasure, which led to failure at the last moment. Who can you blame for this?"
Huang Chong's brows had already relaxed slightly.
After hearing what these people said, he frowned deeply again.
Mo Han also shuddered, thinking that he would definitely not be able to escape this time.
Huang Chong said coldly, "Mo Han, this is a task assigned by the leader himself. I gave it to you. You spent so much effort to bypass the supervision of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance and the Hedao monks, but you failed."
"Do you know what will happen to you?"
Mo Han trembled with fear.
The dignified cultivator of the Void Refining Realm almost collapsed to the ground.
Incompetence is his biggest fault.
The Dark Locust Sect never leaves any waste behind.
What's more, it is a task ordered by the leader himself.
His end was undoubtedly to shed his human skin and turn into a giant dark locust.
Those Void-Refining cultivators who had grudges against Mo Han laughed strangely upon seeing this.
At this point, Huang Chong changed his tone and said, "However, now is the time to use people. I will give you another chance."
"Your real body should go to the Eternal Battlefield and be sure to bring back the Black Tortoise Seal."
Mo Han was stunned, "How can I go?"
Huang Chong said angrily, "How do you go? You're going to lower your cultivation level! Do you still need me to teach you?"
Mo Han shrank his neck in fear, "Yes, yes, I understand, the lesson of the sacrifice is correct!"
Huang Chong said coldly, "This is your second chance. If you fail to complete it, the only fate that awaits you is to become a beast."
Mo Han nodded repeatedly and said firmly, "I understand. Please rest assured, Chief Priest! I will definitely bring back the Xuanwu Seal intact!"
Huang Chong waved his hand and turned his back to everyone.
The group of Void-Refining cultivators understood what he meant, bowed to Huang Chong, and left.
Mo Han followed everyone out of the main hall.
He gritted his teeth, hating Henry Chu in his heart.
How could there be such a person who could easily control two spiritual treasures?
Moreover, judging from the quality of those two spiritual treasures, they seemed to be even better than his own!
And what exactly is that extremely terrifying move?
"Wait, you just said that Chu Xuan has another extremely powerful method. Tell me in detail what it is." Huang Chong suddenly stopped him.
Mo Han immediately told what he had seen with some exaggeration.
Huang Chong frowned deeply, thinking over and over again but still couldn't figure out what it was, and finally could only shake his head.
"This move can actually directly injure the original body through the connection between the clone and the original body. It's quite a powerful method."
"However, such a domineering attack should only be a one-time measure, so there is no need to worry about it."
Mo Han felt bitter, but he could only nod, "Yes, yes, the chief priest is right."
…
A few days later, at the Gumulin stronghold.
I don't know if it's because of the presence of Jade Book Taoist, but the stronghold is so peaceful that even the evil beasts rarely come near.
Chu Xuan and his companions enjoyed a few rare days of peace.
One day, Yu Shu Daojun said loudly, "Tongguan is under attack, I will go to support it."
"You wait for the mission to be issued, and you can go or stay as you wish."
After saying this, he turned and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Chungang looked towards the Bronze Pass, feeling worried. "Among the sixteen passes, the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Passes have always been the hardest hit."
"The momentum of the attack on Tongguan this time is particularly fierce. I heard that a total of ten Void Refinement Stage evil beasts have appeared one after another. I am really worried that something bad will happen there."
Lei Shanba scratched his head. "I say, the evil beast attacked the bronze gate so fiercely, but attacked the gold gate and the silver gate less fiercely. Is it planning something?"
"This move is called...what is it called..."
Zhao Chungang also scratched his head, "Feint to the east and attack in the west?"
Lei Shanba clapped his hands fiercely, "Right! Make a feint to the east and attack in the west! Surface an attack on Bronze Pass to draw fire, but actually ambush heavy troops at Gold Pass, Silver Pass, or other passes."
"Once the forces at the other passes are drawn there, they will surely raid these passes."
"However, I don't know which pass they will attack. This is beyond my stone head to guess."
Zhao Chungang widened his eyes slightly, "That makes sense!"
Chu Xuan also nodded after hearing this.
When disaster beasts and dust beasts attack in large numbers, there are usually fallen cultivators commanding them.
Maybe he is really planning something.
Two days later.
Zhao Chungang, Lei Shanba and another member of the Leishan War Clan all received new tasks and were to go to a stronghold east of Yinguan to provide support.
The task Chu Xuan received was to wait for the arrival of the monks stationed at the Gumulin stronghold, and then rush to support the Huofenshan stronghold north of Yinguan.
After Zhao Chungang, Lei Shanba said goodbye to Chu Xuan, they left the Gumulin stronghold.
Chu Xuan waited for a day and finally saw the garrison there.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, I didn't expect you to come."
Henry Chu smiled lightly when he saw the person coming.
Chu Xuanji, Li Lingshu and others were also a little surprised and greeted each other.
After the two sides chatted for a few words, Chu Xuan left the Gumulin stronghold and headed straight for the Huofenshan stronghold.
The two strongholds are far apart.
In the meantime, various wars of varying sizes were taking place.
It took a full six days for Chu Xuan to arrive at the Huofen Mountain stronghold.
The monks in this stronghold are relying on the formation to resist hard.
Seeing that only one reinforcement arrived, the hope that had just risen turned into despair.
But when they saw two rays of light, one black and one white, flashing out from behind Chu Xuan, they could easily kill the Dark Locust in the late Out-of-Body stage.
Even the Dark Locust who had reached the perfect state of leaving the body could not defeat the enemy in one round.
They were suddenly very excited.
In less than half an hour, Chu Xuan killed all the invading beasts by himself.
He sat cross-legged on a high place, looking at the monks who were repairing the stronghold without even touching the ground, and always felt that these days were a little too comfortable.
"This doesn't look like the Eternal Battlefield's true appearance..." He frowned.
The eternal battlefield shouldn't be like this.
The out-of-body monk is just the lowest level here, a pawn that has crossed the river.
Even if there are rules of general against general and king against king, the strong can easily break these rules.
There have always been very few people who can successfully guard Xu Ling Mountain for five hundred years and leave alive.
"Today's stability is just an illusion."
Chu Xuan closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but he still remained vigilant in his heart.
Once he takes a short period of stability for granted, he will be close to death.
January passed in the blink of an eye.
Chu Xuan always stayed in the Huofen Mountain stronghold.
Three waves of attacks from evil beasts were repelled within a month.
In the most violent attack, the formation was broken and four cultivators in the early stage of out-of-body experience were devoured by the evil beast.
It was Chu Xuan who took action again. He fought one against three and killed three Dark Locusts that had reached the Perfect Out-of-Body State. This was how he turned the tide and avoided the end of the mountain being destroyed and people being killed.
During this month, the Huofen Mountain stronghold also gathered some monks who had managed to survive.
Most of these monks were assigned missions but encountered accidents and failed to complete them. Faced with superior enemies, they had to flee and hide in the Huofen Mountain stronghold.
Judging from the news they brought, the situation in Tongguan is not optimistic.
The enemy repeatedly piled up heavy troops at Tongguan.
The only response of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance was to transfer more Void Refining monks from other passes to reinforce Tongguan.
The area below Tongguan has now become a sea of blood and corpses.
Countless corpses of evil beasts are piled here.
The land was soaked with blood.
The bloody cloud of plague rising into the sky made even the monks proficient in poison feel uncomfortable.
It is said that two of the Void-Refining Monks guarding the Bronze Pass died.
The evil beast's reckless attack made many people a little dazed.
Those monks who originally thought that the enemy from outside the domain was just a diversionary tactic no longer insisted on their own opinions.
Agree to allocate more monks from other passes to support Tongguan.
Chu Xuan smelled a hint of danger from the descriptions of these scales and claws.
But he also understood the helplessness of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance.
Enemies from outside the region always have superior military strength.
There are endless disaster beasts and dust beasts.
The growth of fallen cultivators is also much faster than that of ordinary cultivators.
Even if the enemy outside the territory really plans to make a feint to the east and attack in the west, it is an open conspiracy.
Because if the copper level is not supported, the copper level will be broken.
A few days later.
Chu Xuan, as usual, sat cross-legged at the highest point of Huofen Mountain to practice.
Sitting cross-legged here, you can see an extremely broad view.
You can see Yinguan in the south.
You can also see the blood and energy rising into the sky above Tongguan.
I thought this day would be just like any other.
But at a certain moment, Chu Xuan suddenly felt the air temperature drop rapidly.
He opened his eyes, exhaled, and found that it had condensed into white frost.
The other monks in the stronghold were also shocked.
You must know that this is the Huofen Mountain stronghold, where the fire spirit is extremely strong and can condense the "Burning Flame Crystal" containing the great way of fire.
The temperature here is high all year round, and monks in the early and middle stages of out-of-body state even have to wear cooling treasures to avoid being hurt by the high temperature.
The temperature here has dropped to the point where your breath turns to frost.
Aren't other places already frozen for thousands of miles?
Chu Xuan's heart was inexplicably shaking, and he looked towards the east instinctively.
The sky in the east was originally clear.
Now, dark clouds are rolling and thunder is rumbling.
It seems like a big dragon is flying around.
The next moment, a sound like ten thousand year old black ice suddenly rang out.
"I am Ao Lin, the eighth son of my father. I was born today and will destroy the Golden Pass!"
As the voice fell, Chu Xuan, who was in the Huofenshan stronghold far north of Yinguan, felt his teeth chattering with cold.
"This terrible chill..." Chu Xuan's heart was shocked.
Father's eighth son Ao Lin?
What kind of person is that?
Immediately, a terrifying cold light burst out and slammed straight into the Golden Gate.
A huge protective shield immediately appeared above Jinguan.
However, the protective shield only lasted for five breaths before shattering.
The terrifying sound waves then swept over, carrying with them a chilling air and countless pieces of stone.
Chu Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he flashed into the stronghold and hid behind a huge rock.
The other monks followed suit, hiding behind buildings and rocks and activating their own defensive spiritual weapons.
boom!
The sound waves roared past the Fire Mountain stronghold.
It was like countless demonic elephants roaring and trampling over.
The Azure Sea Spirit Turtle Armor worn by Chu Xuan felt threatened and activated on its own.
A blue sea turtle suddenly appeared and protected his body.
The free demon body also activated Qiankun City to protect itself inside.
After a long time, the sound waves rolled away and disappeared.
Chu Xuan stuck his head out again, climbed to the highest point of Huofen Mountain, and looked towards Jinguan.
Originally, he poured spiritual power into his eyes and could see the vague shape of Jin Guan through the heavy clouds.
Now there is nothing left there.
"Something bad has happened..." he muttered.
…
A few hours later, Chu Xuan learned about the battle situation at Jinguan from his friends through the Immortal Alliance Order.
Ao Lin, the eighth son of Yuanlong, suddenly appeared, shattered the formation with one blow, and razed the Golden Pass!
Jinguan was lost!
The eight Void-refining warriors guarding the Golden Pass all died, and only two of the hundreds of people who had left their bodies escaped!
The evil beast marched straight in and had already entered the vast area behind the Golden Pass.
Many cultivators have received missions in their Immortal Alliance orders, asking them to rush to support those strongholds and to keep the evil beasts out of the second pass.
The six gates of gold, silver, bronze, heaven, earth and man are the first and outermost gates.
And inside, there are the second and third levels of passes.
Normally, enemies from outside the domain rarely break through the six outermost passes, so the second and third inner passes only retain the most basic garrison monks.
This is also a means to prevent the loss of the pass and total collapse.
Now, Jinguan has fallen and the enemy has advanced straight into our territory.
We must kill all the enemies outside the domain before they break through the second level of the barrier.
Otherwise, it will inevitably affect the entire body.
However, at this time, Chu Xuan did not receive any new tasks assigned by Hedao Tianjun.
Instead, his superiors extended the time he stayed at the Huofenshan stronghold.
"This…" Henry Chu couldn't help but shook his head.
Now that the Golden Pass has been lost, all the surrounding disaster beasts and dust beasts will certainly rush towards the Golden Pass.
Although it was a leisurely time for him to continue to stay here, he would not earn any military merits.
Now if he wants to grow and become stronger, he has to use his military merits to exchange for those pills.
"Although I was not allowed to go, I can let the Devil Body go and earn some military merits."
Chu Xuan thought for a moment, handed some trump cards to Zizai Demon Body, and watched him leave.
The Demonic Body of Zizai has already reached the perfect state of out-of-body experience, and with the powerful weapon Qiankun City, it is more than enough to deal with most fallen cultivators and evil beasts who have reached the perfect state of out-of-body experience.
Even if the Demonic Body of Freedom encounters an accident, it will only lose one clone.
As for himself, he calmed down and refined the flesh and blood of the giant snake.
It is difficult to break through the Qi Refining realm at the moment, so turning to Body Refining is the most cost-effective option.
It would be best if you could break through to the 61st level of body refinement as soon as possible.
In this way, he truly possessed the means to fight against Lianxu, instead of only being able to secretly use the Dragon-Falling Technique to destroy his eyes.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is already a month later.
Chu Xuanren was in the Huofen Mountain stronghold, but he also learned about the battle situation at Jinguan through the Immortal Alliance Order.
There were too many evil beasts that broke into the Golden Pass this time, so the Tiandao Immortal Alliance had to withdraw some cultivators from Nijie City and Burning Sea to provide support.
The monks have clear division of labor under the assignment of Hedao Tianjun.
Someone tried to stop the evil beasts from coming in like a tide.
Someone rebuilt Jinguan, which had become a ruin.
Someone is responsible for annihilating the evil beasts and dust beasts that enter the Golden Pass.
Moreover, Ao Lin's personal appearance, razing the Golden Pass with one blow and killing so many cultivators of the Heavenly Dao Immortal Alliance also broke some established rules.
On the side of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance, Lianxu and his disciples came out together, and with the help of their out-of-body skills, they were able to completely eliminate the disaster within a month.
During this month, while Chu Xuan was refining the flesh and blood of the giant monster, he was also consulting others about who this so-called eighth son of his father, Ao Lin, was.
He asked many people but to no avail.
Finally, the answer was found from Zhao Chungang and Dan Jieli.
"Yuanlong has a trouble ancestor, whose strength is only inferior to the trouble ancestor of greed."
"Yuanlong Huozu was born with silver in his nature and gave birth to nine sons. The other seven were destroyed by the Ancient Emperor's thoughts. However, according to the joint divination of the six Heavenly Lords who transcend the tribulation, Yuanlong Huozu's eighth and ninth sons both escaped the disaster."
"The Yuanlong clan is born powerful. The newly born dragon cubs have reached the Out-of-Body cultivation stage. The son of the Yuanlong ancestor is even more powerful. It is said that he was born to be in harmony with the Tao."
Chu Xuan exhaled lightly, "No wonder Ao Lin is so powerful. He was born in the state of harmony. Now he takes advantage of the weakness of the Golden Gate's defense and suddenly appears. This is how he can flatten it with one blow."
"Ao Lin's sudden appearance was clearly a plan he had been planning for a long time, waiting for this very moment to display his might."
"For nearly ten thousand years, the Xutian Immortal Sect and the evil beasts have attacked many times but have failed to capture any of the sixteen passes. Ao Lin has achieved such a feat right after his birth. His prestige among the fallen cultivators and evil beasts is undoubtedly unparalleled."
Henry Chu's thoughts continued to develop.
Suddenly, I thought of the relationship between the fallen cultivator and the evil beast.
Most of the evil beasts are born without reason, especially the dark locust.
Dark Locust Fallen Cultivator can easily control the Dark Locust.
But this is not the case with Yuanlong. Every Yuanlong is born intelligent.
Is it the fallen cultivator who commands the evil beast, or is it the evil beast who commands the fallen cultivator?
The sudden appearance of Ao Lin, the eighth son of Yuanlong Huozu, is probably a headache for Mixian, the leader of Xutian Xianjiao.
"Hmm? Is this little guy making any movement?"
Chu Xuan was about to continue refining the flesh and blood of the giant snake when he suddenly sensed the thoughts coming from Chenxi in the giant snake's body.
He took a closer look and was immediately overjoyed.
The Tianku, which had been cocooning for a long time, now showed signs of breaking out of the cocoon.
Before, when the Tiandao Immortal Alliance issued the forced conscription order, Chu Xuan met Dan Jieli at Juling Peak, and he got a cocoon of a six-winged golden silkworm from Dan Jieli.
As soon as he came down the mountain, he gave the cocoon to Tianku and asked it to devour it.
After swallowing it, the Tianku formed a cocoon and there has been no movement until now.
Now there is finally hope of breaking out of the cocoon.
Chu Xuan's eyes were bright, and his spiritual consciousness was shining through the Mirror of the Heavens, always paying attention to the cocoon's every move.
After a while, a small hole was bitten in the corner of the cocoon.
Then there was a rustling sound.
The small hole turned into a big hole.
Finally, the sky cave peeked out from it.
The Tianku still looks the same.
Moth wings, fire sacs, spider fangs, mantis arms, and phosphorus hairs.
Tianku had swallowed the corpse of the Qingtianlong before, but it only gained acceleration, not the Qingtianlong's ability to travel through the void.
Now, in addition to these five powerful organs, a sixth powerful organ has appeared.
Just beneath the broad moth wings, there are two pairs of golden elytra.
As a cultivator who had only a superficial knowledge of the art of Gu, Chu Xuan was able to recognize it at a glance. This was the golden wings of the six-winged golden silkworm!
Although there are not three pairs, there are only two pairs.
But as long as it exists, that's enough!
This means that Tianku has the bloodline talent of the six-winged golden silkworm!
From now on, you can travel through the void!
Chu Xuan's mind moved, and he brought Tianku out from the big snake.
Tianku curled up into a ball, lying in his palm, snoring.
No matter how he poked it, it remained motionless, as if dead.
Henry Chu couldn't help but shook his head and took out a stone.
The stone was golden, and there were several blood streaks in it.
This is golden blood marrow, a peculiar mineral condensed in the body of the giant snake.
Now that I think about it, it should be like a stone in the human body.
Even though the golden blood marrow is no longer of much use to the Tianku, it still likes to eat it.
Chu Xuan just took out the golden blood marrow and shook it in front of the sky cave.
The lazy guy turned over in an instant.
Although the consciousness is still dormant, the body has awakened.
"Chong'er, your body can't lie." Chu Xuan chuckled.
Tianku ate the golden blood marrow in one gulp, then opened his little eyes contentedly.
"Let me see your ability to travel through the void." Chu Xuan placed a wisp of spiritual consciousness on Tianku and patted its little head lightly.
Tianku nodded, flapped his golden wings, and suddenly disappeared.
Chu Xuan's consciousness also followed the sky cave and entered the cold and dark world.
Countless ancient and indifferent malice surged from all directions.
They did not come for the little bug Tianku, but like angry waves, they rolled the small sampan of Tianku up and down.
In just a hundred breaths, Chu Xuan had already forgotten what was up and what was down.
The concepts of front, back, left and right also disappeared without a trace.
There is no concept of time or distance.
Tianku could no longer hold on and flashed back to the Huofenshan stronghold.
Chu Xuan finally came to his senses and let out a breath.
"The location of the Heavenly Cave..."
He looked intently at the Sky Cave, and when it reappeared, it was not in his palm, but thousands of feet away from him.
But in the void, he felt that the Sky Cave was just spinning in place.
"Sure enough, everywhere is not empty, there is emptiness everywhere."
"As long as you master it, you can use the void to your advantage. With a single dodge, you can dodge the enemy's strongest attack. With a single thought, you can easily appear behind the enemy."
"This should be the method used by Void Refining cultivators to defend against enemies."
Chu Xuan's eyes lit up.
He didn't understand the void before.
But now, through the experience of the Dongxu clone and the possession of the Tianku, he gradually understood.
He also guessed that even among the Void Refining cultivators, not everyone could possess the ability to travel freely in the void.
This is closely related to one's personal perception of emptiness.
If you have a deep understanding, you can suppress the opponent from beginning to end.
Even cut off the other party's connection with the void.
If only he could master this trick ahead of time...
"Then even if I advance to the Void Refining Stage, I will be able to suppress other Void Refining Stages from beginning to end!"
"As for those below the level of Void Refinement, they can be easily manipulated!"
Henry Chu chuckled, his lips curled up slightly, full of confidence.
Deep in the void, the main hall of the Yuanlong Sect.
The sky above this hall is not filled with so many dark locusts like the main hall of the Dark Locust Sect.
Outside the hall, there were only two entwined white skeletons.
It is the skeleton of the Yuanlong.
The Yuanlong clan has been fighting against the Tiandao Immortal Alliance for many years, and the number of Yuanlongs who have died in battle is no less than two hands.
These two skeletons were exactly the two Yuanlongs in the Hedao stage who died in the battle. They were the eldest and second sons of Yuanlong Zu.
Now, another huge Abyss Dragon came from the void and landed in the main hall of the Abyss Dragon Sect.
He stood there for a long time, staring at the skeletons of his two elder brothers.
A figure walked out of the hall, followed closely by eight people.
"Qiao Jianlong, the chief priest of the Yuanlong sect, pays his respects to His Highness the Eighth Prince." The leading man bowed respectfully with a fanatical look on his face.
The others even knelt on one knee, showing utmost humility.
Ao Lin's expression was calm, "Everyone, get up."
He looked around and frowned slightly.
"I have been training under Master for a long time, but I didn't realize that the Yuanlong Sect has become like this."
"Back then, the Yuanlong Sect was the leader of the nine major sects."
Qiao Jianlong said ashamedly, "I was unable to consolidate the Yuanlong Sect's former status. Please punish me, Your Highness."
After saying this, he knelt on his knees and knocked his forehead to the ground, expressing his utmost sincerity.
Ao Lin looked at Qiao Jianlong, and with a thought, a breeze blew over and helped Qiao Jianlong up.
"No need to be so polite."
"After our father passed away, my eldest and second brothers followed him, and the Yuanlong Sect also suffered a heavy blow."
"It's not easy for you to maintain such power. Not only do I not blame you, I will even reward you."
Ao Lin stretched out his dragon claw, and inside it was a ball of magic seed the size of a palm.
There was a faint hint of a small abyss dragon charging left and right.
He said in a deep voice, "This is part of my Abyssal Dragon Dharma Seed, and I will give it to you now."
Qiao Jianlong was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, "Thank you, Eighth Prince!"
Ao Lin said calmly, "Have you completed what I asked you to do?"
Qiao Jianlong nodded immediately, "Everything is ready as you ordered."
"The Dark Locust Sect and the Dark Sun Sect have also sent messages, ready to cooperate with us at any time."
"Now that the Eighth Prince has appeared out of nowhere and razed the Golden Pass with one blow, the Heavenly Dao Immortal Alliance has increased its troops to rescue the Golden Pass."
"Even more than half of the monks from the Shura Killing Realm who were guarding the Burning Sea have been withdrawn."
"As long as you give the order, Your Highness, we will storm the Burning Sea and avenge our Holy Ancestor!"
Ao Lin nodded slightly, his dragon eyes looking diagonally downwards, which was the direction of the Burning Sea.
It is also the place where his father fell.
His father was not killed by the Ancient Emperor, but was boiled in the sea by the Immortal Heavenly Lord and burned to death in the Burning Sea.
This is the greatest shame.
The ancient emperor had already ascended to heaven, and being killed by such a peerless genius could be considered a fair death.
But what does it mean to be killed by the disciple of the Ancient Emperor and that immortal being?
So, he wants revenge.
It is both to avenge his father and to declare to all ancient beasts.
Yuanlong is back!
The Yuanlong clan is about to rise again and regain its former glory!
"Wait for my order." Ao Lin said solemnly.
Qiao Jianlong nodded heavily, "I understand!"
Although he and Ao Lin have the same level of cultivation as Hedao, the Yuanlong Sect has always respected Yuanlong as the supreme leader.
Moreover, he didn't think that he would be a match for Ao Lin at all.
Just as he is no match for Mixian.
…
Holy Dao Palace.
Huang Chong came to Mixian in person.
Miexian gave a look and dismissed the people around him.
Huang Chong then said, "Master, Ao Lin and Qiao Jianlong are ready to take action."
Miexian tapped the armrest lightly, "This boy suddenly appeared, and with one move, he bypassed the supervision of the two Hedao Tianjuns of the Tiandao Immortal Alliance and razed the Golden Pass with a single blow."
"Such a great achievement is enough to make the four saints look at him differently, but he still thinks it is not enough."
"Then let him do it."
Huang Chong rubbed his hands together, "Master, what should I do? Should I fail at the critical moment and trap them to death?"
Miexian chuckled, "Cooperate normally, but don't overdo it. You have to decide the right pace."
Huang Chong was stunned. "Huh?"
He was stunned for a long time before scratching his head and saying, "You might as well explain it more clearly."
"You know, I haven't been very smart since I was a child..."
Miexian laughed, and after a while he said, "The Yuanlong Sect has always been independent of the Xutian Immortal Sect."
"Qiao Jianlong only obeys Yuanlong as his master."
"If Ao Lin razes the Golden Pass and then goes on a killing spree in the Burning Sea, he will definitely attract the attention of the remaining three Saints."
"This seat's meaning should be clear enough."
Huang Chong reacted immediately, "I understand!"
"Go." Mixian waved his hand.
Huang Chong bowed and strode away.
Miexian gazed into the void, tapped the armrest with his slender ring finger, and returned to his calm demeanor.
If the Xutian Immortal Sect works together, their strength will be extremely powerful, enough to sweep away the Tiandao Immortal Alliance.
But the problem is that we can't work together.
The relationship between them is extremely complicated.
If he did not have the so-called half-step tribulation-crossing strength, he would not be able to gain the nominal respect of all parties and sit firmly on the position of the leader of the Xutian Immortal Sect.
But it is only superficial respect, not true respect.
He still has a lot to do to achieve his goal.
The first thing he had to do was to eliminate all those who attempted to challenge his position.
…
"It's done!"
Chu Xuan felt the surging energy and blood in his body and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He also didn't expect that the breakthrough in physical training would come so naturally.
There weren't even any obstacles during the process.
It's as easy as drinking water and eating.
Chu Xuan was overjoyed and couldn't help but punch out.
Bang!
The air was compressed to the extreme in an instant.
A series of explosions followed.
"Um?"
Chu Xuan was surprised.
At that moment, he seemed to feel a familiar breath.
"Yes, it's the void."
Chu Xuan's eyes flashed.
He once possessed a heavenly cave and roamed in the void for hundreds of breaths, thus remembering the breath of the void.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but become interested.
There is a lot of information about Qi Refiners.
Even if you cannot find out the manifestations of each realm, there are senior masters who can explain it.
But there is very little information about body cultivators.
Before Chu Xuan entered the 61st level of body refinement, he had no idea that a body refiner of this level could actually shatter the void with a single punch.
"That is to say, at this level, whether it's Qi training or body training, the end result is the same, and one can both feel the void."
"It's just that Qi cultivators need to leave their souls and travel through the void in a dangerous and perilous way."
"Body cultivators have a slight advantage in this regard. As long as they punch with all their strength, they can penetrate reality and touch the void."
"but..."
Chu Xuan felt the breath of the void leaking out from not far away and shook his head slightly.
While he was thinking, the hair-thick spot he had hit out had recovered rapidly.
Obviously, if one wants to reach the level of shattering the void with one punch, he will probably need more abundant energy and blood.