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Chapter 410: Great Changes in the Qian Dynasty
Chapter 410: Great Changes in the Qian Dynasty
In the eyes of Qingzhou, disciples of Wutong Mountain were akin to immortal beings from legends.
Now, Elder Tong was offering to guide them.
You Longtao snapped out of his daze and quickly led the group to follow.
They passed through several courtyards and arrived outside the Wumiao Jia Yuan.
Without Tong Xinquan needing to say more, Lin Baiwei spotted several familiar figures among the crowd.
There were fewer than ten people, but they were clearly divided into factions.
Jing Shi Jie, whom they hadn't seen in a long while, seemed unchanged from before, standing quietly at the front. Behind her stood a woman who had her eyes gouged out.
On the other side, led by an old woman, a middle-aged man stood with two girls behind him.
As for the rearmost group, they were clad in temple celebrant attire.
Seeing the solemn expressions on their faces, Lin Baiwei's heart suddenly trembled, and she had a bad premonition. She quietly slipped inside and stood in a corner.
"Lord Wu, can you go in and ask what's going on?"
Xu Jia Wu Zu turned around anxiously.
Having relocated her entire family to the Qian Dynasty, she found herself in unfamiliar territory. Her only reliance was Shen Yi.
If something had happened to him, the Xu family would be in a very awkward situation.
"I cannot," Wu Dao'an replied without looking away. "Master Shen has given strict orders that no one is to step into the Jia Yuan."
"When did Brother Shen give this order?" Zhu Jue, standing beside him, asked in a low voice.
In fact, as disciples of the Wumiao, they were also in the dark. They only knew that the golden body of the Dharma had suddenly appeared, guarding this place.
The solemn atmosphere was due to Wu Dao'an's series of commands—sealing off the imperial city and activating the grand formation.
"..."
Wu Dao'an glanced at Zhu Jue with displeasure but said nothing.
Based on his understanding of Shen Yi, his comings and goings were always discreet. If not for the need for incense and faith power, perhaps no one would even know of his whereabouts.
The fact that he had created such a stir this time meant that something unexpected had occurred.
As a mere martial immortal, Wu Dao'an knew he had to invoke Shen Yi's name to maintain control over the situation.
Not to mention, who in the world could restrain these people from Wutong Mountain?
"..."
Xu Wan Yun scanned the surroundings, sensing the tense atmosphere, and a sudden feeling arose within her.
The Qian Dynasty, the Xu family, and Wutong Mountain.
These three unrelated forces were now standing together outside a courtyard, in perfect harmony.
Even the woman who had lost her eyesight, the senior master sister of Wutong Mountain, a highly respected figure who had reached the perfection of the Spirit Creation realm, was standing quietly and obediently outside, behind the girl named Jiang.
Indeed, each one of them was more beautiful than the last.
Could it be that they were arranged in order of their beauty?
With this thought, Xu Wan Yun hesitated for a moment, then took half a step forward, standing slightly in front of Xu Qing'er, who looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"You two, behave yourselves," Xu Hongde scolded, furrowing his brows at the two girls.
As their father, he knew Qing'er's intentions, but... but who among those present was an ordinary person? Even as the head of the Xu family, he couldn't do anything to help his daughter.
"Still no news?"
Miao Qinghui approached from a distance and quietly signaled to Tong Xinquan, "I received word that someone spotted the Zixiao Shenlei Jian Gong near the Thousand Demon Cave."
After Nie Shi Xing left the mountain, they waited for a long time but didn't see Ling Xi Shi Jie and the others return. That was when they decided to come to the Qian Dynasty to look for them.
When they finally found the three, they were surprised to see them in such a sorry state.
The worst off was Qing Feng, who was still lying unconscious in bed.
"You stay here and keep watch. I'll go find Shi Xing," Tong Xin Quan nodded and turned to leave.
Just then, there was a dull crack, and the wooden door shattered as a figure flew out, tumbling on the ground and rolling to a stop at Tong Xinquan's feet.
"Ouch."
Nie Jun glared at Tong Xinquan, his face twisted in pain. "What are you looking at?"
He got up, dusted off his clothes, and shouted into the room, "That doesn't count! You attacked me by surprise. We start over!"
Before he finished speaking, a black-robed figure stepped out of the door, and a sword burst out, slapping Nie Jun in the face.
"Scram."
With that, the black-robed figure strode out, his footsteps measured.
Under his disheveled hair, Shen Yi's handsome face showed no signs of injury. His eyes sparkled with a brilliant light.
He never expected that, in return for helping him remove the golden arrow, Nie Jun's first reaction upon waking up would be to draw his sword and attack.
"Shi Xing."
Miao Qinghui looked at the sword mark on Nie Jun's face, her eyelids twitching.
These two young masters, whom she considered the strongest of their generation, had become so familiar with each other.
And it was Nie Shi Xing who had been thrown out?
"Huh."
Upon seeing that familiar face, Jiang Qiulan's calm expression finally changed. She exhaled, her eyes reddening as she gently rubbed her nose.
With just these two words, the dozen or so people present hesitated for barely a moment before following him in.
As they watched the powerful figures before them, You Longtao and Chen Qiankun exchanged a glance, feeling a strange sense of familiarity, as if they were looking at their former selves.
Shen Yi had left Qingzhou, yet he seemed to be doing the same things, commanding the same respect, and becoming everyone's last line of defense.
"Tsk."
Nie Jun casually performed a sword flourish, forcibly suppressing his urge to go out for a drink and a feast. He pouted and followed the others in.
He couldn't imagine that there would be an unknown cultivator who, despite the pain from the Demon-Subduing Golden Arrow, would walk right up to the God-Wind Demon Emperor and take him away.
And without needing to unsheathe his sword, he had single-handedly driven away the Second Cave's Demon Emperor.
Nie Jun's hands itched with the desire to fight.
This urge to challenge the other person even surpassed the temptation of delicious food.
...
In the broken doorway, Shen Yi casually sat down on the ground.
Seeing this, the others didn't stand on ceremony either and chose their favorite spots to sit, by the flower stand, under the pagoda tree, until the entire courtyard was filled.
In this light-hearted atmosphere, Shen Yi slowly spoke a sentence that froze everyone in their tracks.
"The Thousand Demon Caverns is about to go crazy, so get ready."
Upon hearing this, Wu Dao'an subconsciously looked at the small stool under his buttocks. Shouldn't such matters be discussed in the grand hall of the Wu Miao Temple, with the other party seated solemnly on a pedestal while they stood below, and only after a slow discussion?
Also, what did he mean by the Thousand Demon Caverns going crazy?
It was one of the top powers in the world, an unshakeable and revered force.
As Wu Dao'an's thoughts wandered, he noticed the group from Wutong Mountain getting up one after the other, and finally, Tong Xinquan awkwardly asked, "How many of them died?"
Shen Yi paused for a moment, "About two dozen, I didn't count carefully."
This casual statement struck the Wutong Mountain group like a bolt of lightning.
Miao Qinghui stared blankly and asked, "Including the Demon Kings?"
Shen Yi shook his head lightly.
Most of the Demon Kings were killed by Qinghua; he didn't have time to count them.
The strange exchange between the two echoed in the ears of the bystanders.
Xu Jia Wu Zu swallowed his saliva and stared at Xu Hongde, dumbfounded.
Could they be talking about Demon Emperors?
There were only about forty to fifty Demon Emperors in the Thousand Demon Caverns, and now half of them were dead?
Lingxi Zhenren leaned closer to Jiang Qiulan, trying to hide the trembling of her body.
When they were rescued, Shen Yi had faced five great Demon Emperors alone. Now, he had returned not even half a day later, and in this unharmed state.
Didn't this imply that among those two dozen lives, there were several great Demon Emperors?
It was said that Nie Jun was like a killing god.
His previous pursuit and killing of the Blood Transformation Demon Emperor had caused a huge stir, known to all in the world.
In comparison, Shen Yi had quietly slaughtered half of them, and if he hadn't mentioned it himself, no one would have even known.
The Thousand Demon Caverns wasn't just going crazy.
They were clearly about to risk everything!
"Senior Shen, what should we do?"
Only now did Tong Xinquan realize the dire situation they were about to face.
If everything Shen Yi said was true, then the Thousand Demon Caverns had lost their ability to guard the cultivator's cave and would certainly not stay put and wait for death.
When the demons left the caverns, the world would be in chaos.
It was truly coming.
Shen Yi looked at the Xu family group and lightly nodded, "Please trouble all of you to reinforce the Jiuzhou Formation."
"We accept your command!"
Xu Hongde cupped his hands and agreed.
"Zhu Shi, have the Ascension Pills been distributed?" Shen Yi turned to the two from the Wu Miao Temple.
"They have been distributed, but they have been dormant for too long, and some have lost their sharp edge. They are still adjusting their mentality to ensure that not a single pill is wasted," Zhu Jue replied as he stood up.
"It doesn't matter, let them take it first."
Shen Yi said softly, "If it's not enough, there are more."
After harvesting the remaining treasures from the Spirit Planting Garden, they had more than enough Ascension Pills.
After giving his instructions, Shen Yi finally stood up and looked at the Wutong Mountain group.
With Nie Jun at the forefront, all seven of them were in the Great Qian Imperial City.
"I will contact the other Shixiong and Shijie."
Tong Xinquan raised her eyes to look at him.
They had never cared much about the other disciples outside the mountain, mainly because they were more clear about the situation within the Nanyang Sect.
No matter what kind of demon it was, as long as the protective formation of the sect was opened, someone would deal with it.
Their only responsibility was to break through and return to the void, going to the Thousand Demon Caverns to place the memorial tablets.
But now...
It seemed that without the help of other cultivators, they, the disciples of the sect, already had the opportunity to deal with these demons.
"Thank you."
Shen Yi nodded slightly.
With his current strength, as long as Lao Gou didn't make a move, he was almost fearless against any demon's assassination.
From the very beginning, Shen Yi's motivation was the incense and faith power, but now, he finally wanted to reach out and stop it, instead of suppressing his emotions.
But standing behind him were countless ordinary people, not just the Liu family father and daughter.
It was just a matter of blocking another dog.
He had never dared to stop, all for the sake of a single thought.
"Why thank me?"
Tong Xinquan let out a self-deprecating laugh and raised an eyebrow. "Golden-Eyed Lion Emperor, you've protected us more than once."
Upon hearing this, the one who reacted the most was Wu Dao'an.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "That Demon Emperor is Shen Yi?"
The newly emerged Demon Emperor that had been the talk of the town turned out to be from the Qian Dynasty.
Tsk! It really was Shen Yi. No matter where he went, he was always the most dazzling one. Even when he became a demon, he had to be one of the strongest.
...
After learning that the disciples of Wutong Mountain intended to help guard the Jiuzhou land, the Wu Miao Temple pulled out all the stops and hosted a grand feast for the send-off. As for the venue, they chose the main hall of the Wu Miao Temple so that the muddle-headed old ancestor would also have some sense of participation.
Shen Yi, as usual, did not attend the banquet.
He had more important things to do.
The previous dog paw strike had made him see the gap between himself and a true Returning Void cultivator.
The reason the old dog didn't dare to come out was not because of any restrictions.
Based on the information currently at hand, Lao Gou seemed to fear the talismans in Wutong Mountain's possession, worrying about falling into a trap.
He was putting his life on the line because of a grudge against a dog.
This was something Shen Yi couldn't accept.
The purple-gold palm-sized furnace hung in the air, slowly spinning as Shen Yi spread his palms, and colorless immortal fire continuously poured into the pill furnace.
Heavenly Phoenix Pill.
This pill formula was specifically used to cultivate the Heavenly Phoenix Undying True Body.
Only after the Divine Sparrow's Nirvana perfection could one withstand such violent pill energy.
After all, it was a pill for Returning Void cultivators, and the precious ingredients used were extremely rare and diverse.
Even after Shen Yi had ransacked the fourth cave, he could only barely gather about six or seven tenths of the required ingredients.
Fortunately, Wutong Mountain had abundant resources.
With the help of his fellow sect members, although they couldn't find the medicinal ingredients listed in the pill formula, they managed to substitute them with other rare treasures of similar medicinal properties.
The only thing missing was compatible demon beast essence blood.
There was no way to find a fire-attributed demon beast of the Returning Void realm, not just in the rest of the places but even within the entire Nanyang Sect.
Shen Yi wasn't picky, though.
Since they had already substituted the precious ingredients with other things, he might as well use some demon blood from the Hybrid Realm that he found in the Wu Miao Temple's treasury as a replacement.
No matter if the pill's efficacy would be affected.
As long as a pill was formed and the quantity was large enough, Shen Yi dared to take it. Anyway, with all the pill poison in his body, he wasn't afraid of a few more itching sensations.
"Hurry up, how's the pill coming along?"
Hearing his master's inquiry, the Greenhill Ancestor and the Black Hell Demon Emperor shuddered together.
The two of them had some knowledge of pill refining.
But with most of the ingredients replaced, would the final product still be the same as what was described in the pill formula? Moreover, their master's pill refining technique was...
"..."
Tonight, the Qian Dynasty was exceptionally lively.
The sound of clinking cups and hearty conversations filled the air in the Wu Miao Temple, and from time to time, the breath of heaven surged into the sky, dyeing the sky with a dazzling array of colors.
It was the birth of one Nascent Soul cultivator after another.
This was an unprecedented scene in the Qian Dynasty, astonishing the people of the Imperial City.
As if celebrating with them, in the neighboring Wu Miao Temple's Court A, violent flames soared into the sky, turning into a starry sky, and the dense pill energy permeated the air, more intoxicating than the finest wine.
Until the pill energy turned into fiery rain and fell.
It was then that Nie Jun realized something was amiss. He put down the large wine vat and drew out the Xuan Sword from his sleeve, blocking the falling medicinal ingredients that were burning fiercely.
He left the main hall and strode into Court A.
There, he saw Shen Yi sitting on the ground, his expression calm, his black robe fluttering in the wind, looking like a detached and elegant senior cultivator.
With his master's wave of his hand,
The pill furnace in front of him exploded with a bang!
Even in such a terrifying scene, Shen Yi's expression remained unchanged as he skillfully added more medicinal ingredients into the pill furnace.
Unseen by Nie Jun,
The Greenhill Ancestor and the Black Hell Spider Emperor hugged their heads in fear.
This terrifying scene suddenly reminded the Greenhill Ancestor of how Shen Yi had cultivated his array formation skills.
The two of them had a premonition that if their master failed again, their little lives might be at stake.
As if the heavens took pity on the two demons,
After an unknown amount of time, the pill furnace spun a few times and finally landed safely.
As it opened,
A fierce phoenix chirp reverberated through the sky, and a fiery light burst out from the pill furnace, eventually condensing into a round pill with fiery patterns.
Shen Yi waved his hand and took the pill, feeling the scorching heat.
It was a success.
(End of Chapter)
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