However, what he didn't know was that Crimson Crow's True Spirit Bloodline concentration now far exceeded Jin Yuan's. If they were at the same Realm, Jin Yuan would be no match for Crimson Crow.
Furthermore, due to the Bloodline pressure between members of the same race, Jin Yuan's strength would be significantly suppressed, preventing him from fully utilizing his power.
Crimson Crow cleared his throat and said, "My master said he wants Yue Country. Please, Demonic Path Six Sects, withdraw."
The faces of the Demon Path Cultivators were filled with anger.
Wang Tiansheng roared, "Dream on!"
Originally, when the Demonic Path Six Sects invaded various countries, each Sect had its own target country. Yue Country was mainly conquered by the Ghost Spirit Sect.
Therefore, this area is now the Ghost Spirit Sect's territory.
Of course, the other six Sects can also come and go freely, with few restrictions.
"Who are you?"
"I am Wang Tiansheng, Sect Leader of the Ghost Spirit Sect!" The Ghost Spirit Sect Leader's expression was very displeased.
"So it's you. My master said that you are not in charge here. If not for the Joyful Union Sect, my master alone could easily destroy your Ghost Spirit Sect."
"What did you say?!"
Upon hearing this, the Ghost Spirit Sect Leader's forehead bulged with several blue veins, and his face became somewhat distorted.
Crimson Crow swept his gaze disdainfully, not putting the Ghost Spirit Sect Leader in his eyes, but instead looked at the black-robed big man who had attacked him earlier, "You must be Fellow Daoist Hehuan."
"Although you're not bad, you're no match for my master!"
"Who is your master?"
"You'll know when the time comes."
"My master has connected the Ancient Teleportation Arrays on both sides, so naturally, they belong to him. He plans to establish a Sect in Yue Country, and he doesn't ask for much; one Yue Country is enough."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan stopped the Ghost Spirit Sect Leader's outburst and said, "I don't know who your master is, but how can we determine superiority without a competition?"
"Moreover, a complete Ancient Teleportation Array involves a great deal. It entails immense benefits, and it's not just our Demonic Path that covets it."
"It's too much for you to handle!"
"So, my master is giving you an Opportunity."
"He said that since Yue Country is currently your Demonic Path's territory, you should compete for it based on strength, just as you originally took it from the Seven Sects."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan frowned, "Who exactly is your master? How does he know so much about the matters of Heavenly South?"
Crimson Crow continued, "Then let's have a competition. From late stage Core Formation to Nascent Soul Late Stage, each side will send one person. The side with more victories will gain ownership of Yue Country and the Teleportation Array."
"Competitors can participate multiple times, but they can only fight above their Realm, and a cross-Realm battle can only be participated in once at most."
Seeing the tense atmosphere on the opposite side, Crimson Crow became even more smug, flapping his wings, "Of course, if you want to besiege us with the combined strength of the six Sects, that's fine too."
"But even if you manage to win temporarily, my master will not leave the Ancient Teleportation Array to you."
"He specifically instructed me to tell you that he is a Loose Cultivator!"
Wang Tiansheng was suddenly startled and said, "How is that possible? Then who are these people?"
"They are merely my master's subordinates and servants. Even if they all die, my master won't feel any pain. Of course, if you truly do that, then he guarantees that the Demonic Path Six Sects will no longer have a place in Heavenly South!"
"Even if he can't completely annihilate you, he will trap you in your lairs, forcing you to not dare to come out!"
Jin Yuan thought to himself, so this is what Brother Li is planning.
However, this is indeed the least costly way to resolve this dispute.
He smiled slightly, "Fellow Daoist Hehuan, I'll tell you honestly, I admit I am inferior to him. It's best not to push him to a point of no return."
"Of course, from what I know of him, as long as he achieves his goals, he won't easily stir up trouble again. He usually focuses more on his own Cultivation, and his Heart-Nature is quite amiable."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's brows furrowed tightly, "Allow us to discuss this for a bit."
The Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators from all Sects gathered on the Joyful Union Sect's flying boat to discuss the matter.
The Ghost Spirit Sect was the most vehement, firmly opposing the proposal.
After all, Yue Country was closely related to their power.
The Grand Elder of the Demonic Flame Sect said, "Do you think they might be bluffing?"
"That possibility cannot be ruled out," Fellow Daoist Hehuan said, "So your suggestion is to forcefully attack and seize this Ancient Teleportation Array?"
The Grand Elder of the Demonic Flame Sect gave an awkward smile. He, of course, knew that if the Ancient Teleportation Array was in the opponent's hands, it would be easy to destroy it.
As for repairing it, there are not many Formation Masters in all of Heavenly South capable of doing so.
"I never thought our Demonic Path Six Sects would have a day where we are forced like this!"
"Let's vote, the minority abides by the majority."
Everyone looked at each other, and the final result was still more in favor of a competition than a forceful attack.
They didn't dare to gamble. A mysterious person who could invite a tenth-level Demon Beast and possessed a shapeshifting Spirit Beast surely had strength that could not be underestimated.
There was no need to truly offend him to the death.
Moreover, they were completely ignorant of the other party's background. It was highly likely that he was not from Heavenly South. At least in Heavenly South, he could claim to be a Loose Cultivator.
A lone Loose Cultivator with two shapeshifting Three-legged Crimson Crows, comparable in strength to a late stage Core Formation Cultivator, if he truly sought revenge, among the Demonic Path Six Sects present, only the Joyful Union Sect might barely survive, while the others could all be annihilated.
"With two ancient Spirit Beasts, the Three-legged Crimson Crows, they can come and go as they please; we are almost helpless."
Dongmen Tu sighed slightly.
Everyone's hearts were filled with sighs. In Heavenly South, it had always been the Demonic Path Six Sects who pressured others, but now they too were experiencing this taste.
As for the Ghost Spirit Sect, they were, after all, a single entity. If they lost this battle, the other six Sects would offer some compensation to the Ghost Spirit Sect.
But compared to the entire Yue Country, that small compensation would only be a drop in the bucket.
They exited the flying boat and informed Crimson Crow of the result.
"We agree, but with one condition: the number of competitors starts from Early Stage Core Formation, a total of six people, and the competition will be held in half a year."
Crimson Crow nodded, "No problem."
Li Feiyu had already instructed that if the opponent increased the number of matches by no more than two, it would be fine, and the time could also be negotiated.
Looking at Jin Yuan and the others, Fellow Daoist Hehuan snorted coldly, "Let's go!"
Although unwilling, they could only retreat and plan for the long term.
After they left, Crimson Crow returned to Li Feiyu's Immortal Cave and reported the matter to him.
Afterward, Li Feiyu paused his Five Elements research and began to Cultivate the Divine Abilities and secret techniques from the Inferno Apex Meridian Art.
Divine Abilities such as the Golden Crow Transformation, the Blazing Sun Dharma Body secret technique, the Golden Crow Transformation, and the Sun Divine Light are all worth Cultivating.
Moreover, these all have auxiliary Medicinal Pills. Li Feiyu checked, and most of them were cultivated in the Blazing Sun Secret Manual. The rest were also in Li Feiyu's Void Garden Pearl.
Coupled with the help of Crimson Crow's essence blood, Li Feiyu believed that he could at least initially Cultivate two Divine Abilities within half a year.
He chose the Blazing Sun Dharma Body and the Golden Crow Transformation.
Once the Blazing Sun Dharma Body is cultivated, a golden Aura shield can be formed on the body surface, which can be said to be impervious to all magic.
As for the Golden Crow Transformation, it must be Cultivated with the help of the essence blood of a Three-legged Crimson Crow that has awakened its True Spirit Bloodline. It can temporarily undergo demonization, increasing strength by 50%, and the Physical Body, power, and speed will all surge.
If Cultivated to Major Achievement, it can even double the amplification!
Of course, such Divine Abilities and secret techniques are all time-limited. If one's own Physical Body is not strong enough, after the time limit expires, there will be a feeling of the Physical Body tearing, causing unbearable pain.
However, Li Feiyu was fearless!
Because he had never neglected the training of his Physical Body. Both the Earth Extreme True Body and the Earth Emperor Skill have Body Tempering effects, strengthening the physique.
Although he is currently far from being able to contend with Demon Beasts of the same Realm purely with Physical Body strength, he is confident that such a day will come in the future.
Whether it is magic power, Physical Body, Divine Sense, Divine Abilities, or Magic Treasures, he wants to be unparalleled among his peers.
This time, the Demonic Path Six Sects suffered a great loss, but they are not benevolent either and will not suffer this loss in vain.
...
In the various markets of Yue Country, some rumors gradually appeared, saying that a new, powerful force had arrived in Yue Country, so strong that it even forced back the combined attack of the Demonic Path Six Sects.
There were even rumors that Yue Country was about to change hands!
Rumors were rife in the market. At the former site of Yellow Maple Valley's market, Zi Ling and the others also coincidentally heard about this.
Yuan Yao said, "Zi Ling, do you think it's Brother Li?"
"Who else could it be but him!"
Zi Ling said, "It seems he once did something similar in the Chaotic Star Sea, offending both the Inverse Star Alliance and the Star Palace. But relying on his identity as a lone Loose Cultivator and his strength, plus a shapeshifting Spirit Beast, he forced them to compromise."
Sister Yan Li smiled and said, "Crimson Crow's speed is indeed astonishing; even a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator might not be able to catch up!"
"With him, Li Feiyu is already in an invincible position."
"The various forces of Heavenly South can only compromise when facing him!"
Yuan Yao said, "Brother Li's Divine Abilities and Spirit Beasts are truly enviable!"
"By the way, why don't we go find Brother Li?"
Zi Ling thought for a moment, "Let's not. Li Feiyu's greatest confidence is being a Loose Cultivator, having no weaknesses. If we go, we'll only hinder him. Let's just quietly wait for him to come find us."
"If we challenge his bottom line, we might suffer the consequences."
The others all nodded. Human nature is difficult to test, especially Li Feiyu's firm Heart-Nature and self-serving personality.
At critical moments, he would only consider himself.
Several beautiful women, wearing veils or masks, walked on the market streets, forming a beautiful scenery.
Many people harbored greedy thoughts.
Unfortunately, those who dared to act would only be digging their own graves.
After all, among them were two high-level female Core Formation stage Cultivators!
...
Han Li was far away in the Falling Cloud Sect of Xi Country, a part of the Tiandao Alliance. He was mixing in as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, his path essentially unchanged.
Upon hearing that the Spirit Eye Tree deep within the Falling Cloud Sect produced a kind of nectar, the main ingredient for refining Essence Stabilizing Pills, he decided to lie low and participate in the trial.
Of course, the Spirit Eye Tree was also his target!
During this process, Silvermoon would also make an appearance.
However, if things continued this way, it would still take Han Li several decades to reach Nascent Soul Stage.
Given his current Realm of Major Achievement Core Formation, if he pushed himself, it wasn't impossible.
But he was cautious and prudent. After learning from Li Feiyu about the dangers of Heart Demons during the process of forming a Nascent Soul, he decided to delay his attempt to break through to Nascent Soul Stage.
One step slow, every step slow!
By the time Han Li reached Nascent Soul Stage, Li Feiyu would probably have already reached the peak of Nascent Soul Middle Stage, preparing for his advancement to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
...
In a competition of the same Realm, Li Feiyu was very confident in the Nascent Soul Stage battles.
But for the Core Formation stage stage, Li Feiyu couldn't guarantee it.
If Han Li were here, then the late stage Core Formation would basically be a sure win. For now, he could only send Zhou Yuan to the stage.
He had observed that Zhou Yuan was indeed exceptionally talented and possessed impressive Divine Abilities, but he had, after all, wasted over a hundred years, and his strength remained at its original level.
He wasn't very clear about any outstanding Major Achievement Core Formation Cultivators in Heavenly South, but he estimated they wouldn't be too bad.
If it were just the Demonic Path, he wouldn't be worried, but Li Feiyu guessed that the Demonic Path wouldn't give up easily and might contact people from other forces.
To gather allies!
Thinking that he was very likely to face the entire Heavenly South, Li Feiyu opened a furnace and refined several Blood Explosion Pills, which could push the power of burning essence blood to its limit.
With Spirit Medicine like Blood Spirit Grass and Blood Spirit Fruit to replenish essence blood, even if they suffered significant loss of essence blood, Li Feiyu could help them recover in a short time.
However, a competition of the same Realm is one thing, but ultimately, it will still be decided by the top-tier Cultivators of both sides.
It's impossible to restrain the opponent with a verbal agreement.
In the world of Cultivation, only strength can command respect!
Heavenly South's four major forces are the Demonic Path, the Righteous Path, the Tiandao Alliance, and the Nine Nations Alliance.
At this time, they were in a state of mutual checks and balances.
They were at odds with each other but could only restrain one another.
But because of an Ancient Teleportation Array, because of a tenth-level Demon Beast, the entire Heavenly South became restless.
Overall, it was stable, but the top Cultivators of various forces showed great interest in them.
Half a year passed in a blink of an eye.
This time, the Demonic Path Six Sects did not send a large army to pressure them. Firstly, there was no need, and secondly, if it truly came to a life-and-death struggle, fewer Cultivators would die.
After all, the aftershocks of a Nascent Soul Stage battle would instantly turn even close-by Core Formation Cultivators to ashes.
As for the mine pit, Jin Yuan, Zhou Yuan, Tianwuzi, Elder Liu, plus two Core Formation Cultivators, one Early Stage Core Formation and one Core Formation Middle Stage.
They stood in opposition to the Demonic Path Six Sects.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's eyes narrowed upon seeing the people opposite him, "Fellow Daoist Jin Yuan, is the person behind you still not planning to show himself?"
"Is he not taking our Demonic Path Six Sects seriously enough!"
A Great Cultivator's pressure heavily bore down, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Jin Yuan smiled and likewise released his pressure.
The two pressures collided in the middle, causing the space to tremble and occasionally flash with erratic arcs of electricity.
A moment later, both of them withdrew their hands in unison.
Jin Yuan said, "Fellow Daoist Hehuan, are those the ones your Demonic Path plans to send into battle?"
Fellow Daoist Hehuan smiled coldly, "So what?"
"The people beside you are not necessarily outstanding either!"
After a while, Fellow Daoist Hehuan said again, "Fellow Daoist Jin Yuan, if you don't invite the person behind you to show himself, don't blame us for not abiding by the agreement and taking other measures!"
Jin Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.
At this moment, a hearty laugh echoed in this space.
The sound was grand, shaking the Qi and blood of those below the Nascent Soul Stage.
"If you want to show yourself, then show yourself. What's with all this pretense!"
A rainbow light streaked across the sky, arriving in an instant. The light and shadow dissipated, revealing one person and one beast.
Li Feiyu was dressed in a tight-fitting suit, wearing a loose long robe. His entire demeanor was extraordinary, handsome and refined, with eyes like lightning, full of deterrence.
Beneath him was Crimson Crow, now ten feet tall, with golden feathers on its head and tail feathers, swaying in the wind, making it appear even more majestic and handsome.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's brows furrowed slightly. He only felt that Li Feiyu's aura was naturally formed, giving him an unusual feeling.
And with his strength, he actually couldn't see through the other party's specific Realm.
Unless the other party had mastered a powerful breath-concealing Divine Ability and was cooperating with a special Magic Treasure with corresponding functions.
Just as Fellow Daoist Hehuan was contemplating, a voice suddenly rang out from the Ghost Spirit Sect's team behind him.
"It's you?!"
Li Feiyu grinned, smiling slightly.
Everyone collectively looked towards the back. The one who spoke was none other than Young Master Wang Chan, the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect.
He was one of the candidates for this battle, as for whether he would ultimately participate, that remained to be seen!
"You know him?!"
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's cold voice rang out, sounding utterly devoid of warmth.
Young Master Wang Chan immediately bowed and said, "He should... be one of the two people who were teleported from our hands back then."
Hearing this, everyone collectively turned back to look at Li Feiyu, with expressions of disbelief.
If he was of the same generation as Young Master Wang Chan, then he should be between two hundred and three hundred years old, or even two hundred and fifty years old.
How young!
Simply too young!
What was even more astonishing was that in such a short time, the other party had cultivated to the Nascent Soul Stage.
One must know that Young Master Wang Chan, as the Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, had been fully nurtured by the top Sect, the Ghost Spirit Sect, and he was only at the peak of Core Formation Middle Stage even now.
It would still take him another twenty or thirty years to reach late stage Core Formation.
How could he, as a Loose Cultivator, achieve such a feat!
Unless...
Everyone immediately thought of a possibility: there were countless Opportunities on the other side of the Teleportation Array!
Everyone's greed was ignited at this moment, as if they were about to transform into man-eating Vicious Beasts.