317: Daoyi

Deep within the universe starry sky, above a great sun larger than dozens or even hundreds of Azure Underworlds combined, crimson flames blazed fiercely, never extinguishing.

If a powerful cultivator were to venture deep above the great sun, they would see that there were strange ancient trees scattered throughout, bathed in the crimson flames, shining brilliantly. Upon closer inspection, they would discover three-legged divine birds perched on those ancient trees, which were none other than the Golden Crow Emperor Clan.

At this moment, on the tallest and most massive ancient tree, a three-legged divine bird suddenly opened its eyes, divine light shining from them, soaring straight into the nine heavens.

"My disappointing young son has met with disaster!" The divine bird murmured, no emotional fluctuations discernible in its voice.

"Although its Bloodline is impure, it is still of my Golden Crow Emperor Clan, and also your brother. The place where it finally perished is in the Azure Underworld; you shall go and investigate thoroughly."

"If the one who acted was that recently recovered Demon Immortal, then this matter shall be dropped, but that Demon Immortal must be informed that it owes my Golden Crow Emperor Clan a favor."

"If it was not the Demon Immortal who acted, then use its own methods against it."

The calm voice echoed here, and soon one response after another came: "We respectfully obey Father King's command."

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Azure Underworld, unknown location.

Two hazy, indistinct figures stood, silently observing everything.

"Unexpectedly, even a small Azure Underworld can give birth to such a Heavenly Pride figure; it is quite interesting." One of the hazy, indistinct figures murmured.

"Indeed extraordinary. To be able to refine an external Incarnation comparable to the Immortal Realm, this child will likely become a pillar of the Human Race in the future, one of the most remarkable existences in this universe starry sky." The voice of the other indistinct figure was aged, and it spoke lightly: "But our clan is born from the natural Dao of heaven and earth, called Dao Seed by the Myriad Clans, and Young Master, you were born from the most powerful few Daos. Even the supreme existence of our clan was startled and personally bestowed upon you the name 'Dao Yi'."

"Compared to him, you surpass this child by an immeasurable amount in terms of foundation and resources. You are stronger than this child by an unknown degree."

"Perhaps after a few hundred years, you will have ascended to the immortal path, while this child is still struggling in this mortal world. When that time comes, this Human Race boy will be nothing more than an ant with slightly better talent!"

Dao Yi shook his head: "To be able to refine an external Incarnation comparable to the Immortal Realm, even capable of rivaling a Demon Immortal, while only in the Yang God Realm, this child's potential is far, far higher than you, Uncle Cang, imagine."

"But his main body's strength is too weak; he hasn't even stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm yet, so he is temporarily not qualified to enter my sight. If he can break into the Nascent Soul Realm within sixty years, I can give him an Opportunity in the future and take him as a follower."

Uncle Cang smiled in agreement: "That is indeed the case."

"The Azure Underworld is ultimately a bit too small to nurture a True Dragon. Let's go and explore other star fields. When I make further progress one day, I will go and walk the ancient path of Ascension Realm." Dao Yi spoke softly, and finally disappeared from the Azure Underworld along with Uncle Cang, leaving no trace.

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Jiyuan Sea.

In a hurry, the main body of the Shadow Kill Great Fiend suddenly tore open an ancient Talisman. Immediately, layers of runes flowed, transforming into an ancient bell that enveloped it.

"Dong!" The dragon claw struck down, instantly hitting the ancient bell with an earth-shattering boom.

"Another life-saving item!" Lu Chen was annoyed.

Previously, that Golden Crow Emperor Clan had an unending stream of life-saving items. If not for the Sect Leader breaking through and taking action in time, his Dao Soldiers might have been burned to ashes by that Golden Crow Emperor Clan.

Now, this Shadow Kill Great Fiend, who was surely going to die, also took out a life-saving trump card, making Lu Chen instantly furious.

You all have backgrounds, and you all have trump cards, right!

Since that's the case, don't blame him for not playing fair either.

You are a great clan among the Demon Clan, with trump cards and backup plans, but Lu Chen also has people!

Who's afraid of who!

In the Starry Sky, Lu Chen's main body suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Daoqing beside him: "Senior Brother Jiang, help me."

Jiang Daoqing chuckled: "I've seen it all, don't worry."

While saying not to worry, this Senior Brother Jiang's action had no pause; it was swift and decisive.

"Whoosh!"

Without a sound, the Void rippled. Jiang Daoqing waved his hand, also casting out a mysterious Talisman made of unknown beast hide, on which was carved a small 'ancient sword' with astonishing Sword Intent.

The Shadow Kill Great Fiend's Talisman was indeed very strong, capable of blocking even a Tongtian Realm Great Power. But the Shadow Kill Great Fiend had a trump card, so did Jiang Daoqing not?

Moreover, Jiang Daoqing's trump card was much stronger than the Shadow Kill Great Fiend's.

Dealing with a small Shadow Kill Great Fiend was effortless.

Almost simultaneously, in the Jiyuan Sea.

"Boom!"

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The Void suddenly rippled, and an astonishing ancient sword broke through the air, like a clap of thunder exploding, slamming down onto the runic ancient bell above the Shadow Kill Great Fiend's head.

The ancient sword was heaven-shaking, its Sword Intent as brilliant as a star river. In the instant of contact, it shattered the runic ancient bell above the Shadow Kill Great Fiend's head into pieces.

"Damn it, another peak existence of the Human Race has acted!" The expression on the Shadow Kill Great Fiend's main body was extremely grim.

Originally, it thought that with its life-saving trump card, Lu Chen would be unable to do anything to it. But who would have expected that in the blink of an eye, a terrifying killing intent would come from beyond the heavens, instantly piercing its runic ancient bell.

Its Sea of Consciousness trembled violently. A shadow, like black flowing water, was about to emerge from the top of its head.

But, it was too late.

The ancient sword flashed and disappeared. While piercing the runic ancient bell, it immediately followed up by piercing the Shadow Kill Great Fiend's head. Only an angry, sharp roar echoed madly on the spot: "A sword from the Dongxu Immortal Mansion? How dare you kill a junior of my Ying Sha Clan..."

Before it could finish speaking, the terrifying Sword Intent within the ancient sword churned, already twisting the black shadow that had not yet fully emerged from the top of the Shadow Kill Great Fiend's head into nothingness.

Everything ended here.

The ancient sword turned, re-entered the Void, and when it returned to Jiang Daoqing's hand, it had already reverted back into the beast hide Talisman.

"The Ying Sha Clan is indeed very strong, but don't be scared by it. This clan is very, very rare. If they really dare to jump out and go against my Dongxu Immortal Mansion, I guarantee they will be completely wiped out." Jiang Daoqing spoke lightly, informing Lu Chen.

Lu Chen watched the beast hide Talisman in Jiang Daoqing's hand being put away. He also wanted such a powerful trump card.

But this belonged to Jiang Daoqing.

Perhaps he would have one in the future after truly entering the Dongxu Immortal Mansion, but not now.

"Thank you for your help, Senior apprentice-brother." Lu Chen thanked him.

Meanwhile, the three Yin Yang Dao Soldiers in the Jiyuan Sea quickly collected the Shadow Kill Great Fiend's Physical Body and then returned to the Ancient Demon Realm Battlefield.

This time, his harvest was very, very large. Just the nearly two thousand Wind and Thunder Dao Soldiers and their Clones killed more than ten thousand Yang Spirit Great Demons.

In addition, there were three Demon Clan members who were Nascent Soul Great Powers!

Most importantly, there was the Great Fiend of the Ying Sha Clan, and the Golden Crow Emperor Clan.

Although these two fellows might not be much stronger than those three Nascent Soul Great Power Demon Clan members in terms of strength, their potential is very, very great. Once nurtured, they will definitely become among the top tier of Dao Soldiers.

However, it's still not enough.

Lu Chen still needed more Monster Corpses, and the battlefield of the Ancient Demon Realm was sufficient to meet his needs.

There are still many, many Demon Clan members here, free for him to take.

This is a chapter break line.

In fact, from the moment the Young Sect Leader Zhao Yujing attacked the Golden Crow Emperor Clan, the outcome of the Ancient Demon Realm Battlefield was already decided.

Because all the Demon Clan knew that the Human Race had peak existences holding the fort, the losers were bound to be the Demon Clan, and could only be the Demon Clan.

What was even more terrifying was that in the battlefield of Great Experts and Great Power, the Demon Clan also did not have the advantage, because the Human Race had peak existences in the Ascension Realm, while the Demon Clan did not.

This single Ascended Being of the Human Race was enough to suppress all the Demon Clan's Great Experts and Great Power.

The Demon Clan's only advantage, from beginning to end, was actually with that Demon Immortal. Unfortunately, the Demon Immortal was also blocked by an Immortal who inexplicably appeared.

Therefore, the Demon Clan's defeat became a certainty. When Lu Chen's three Yin Yang Dao Soldiers joined the battlefield again, this battlefield at the Yang Spirit Realm had already been completely pacified.

Nearly two thousand Wind and Thunder Dao Soldiers and their Clones, along with many Human Race Yang God Great Cultivators, had already wiped out the Demon Clan's Yang Spirit Great Demons. Those who could escape fled, and those who couldn't died. Among them, Lu Chen's Wind and Thunder Dao Soldiers killed the most.

Countless Yang Spirit Great Demons died at the hands of the Dao Soldiers. They swept through like clearing out a nest, destroying everything in their path, killing until the Yang Spirit Great Demons collapsed and were terrified.

However, in the battlefield of Nascent Soul Great Powers, the Demon Clan still had the strength to fight, but it was only just enough to fight. The peak existence of the Human Race, who could appear at any time, was like an invisible mountain, pressing down on them, making them afraid to breathe, because no one knew when that peak existence of the Human Race might suddenly act and flatten all of them into meat paste.

With the end of the Yang God battlefield, the nearly two thousand Dao Soldiers and their Clones reformed into a great battle formation and charged into the Nascent Soul battlefield. Led by the three Yin Yang Dao Soldiers, this great battle lasted only for less than half a day before it was declared over.

When all the Dao Soldiers returned, bringing back countless Monster Corpses to the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, Lu Chen's eyes were shining.

There were too many, so many that they had piled up into mountains.

Just the Monster Corpses at the level of Nascent Soul Realm Great Power alone numbered sixteen.

As for the remaining Yang Spirit Realm Monster Corpses, there were over twenty thousand.

This was an extremely astonishing number.

Twenty thousand Yang Spirit Great Demons, Lu Chen couldn't even estimate how far his Dao Soldiers would grow if all of them were digested.

Conservatively estimated, they should be able to fill the gaps in his Dao Soldiers and nurture another hundred Yin Yang Dao Soldiers.

If his luck was better, that number would definitely be far more.

As for the Ten Transformations Dao Soldier, which is equivalent to a Faxiang Realm Great Expert, that would be a bit difficult.

Although the Nascent Soul Realm is different from the Yang Spirit Realm, it is also divided into nine levels. What is overcome is not a Lightning Tribulation, but a tribulation of inner demons.

In Nascent Soul cultivation, magic power, Dao Embryo, and Divine Soul will completely merge into one. Once the Divine Soul is involved, it is easiest to trigger inner demons. For every level the Realm increases, one must undergo a tribulation of inner demons.

However, this tribulation of inner demons is very peculiar. Different cultivators will experience different tribulations of inner demons. The more complex one's thoughts, the stronger the tribulation of inner demons they experience. The more stable one's Dao Heart, the weaker the tribulation of inner demons they experience.

It is said that those with a pure heart can even cultivate safely to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm without experiencing a single tribulation of inner demons, having a smooth journey.

In short, although the Nascent Soul Realm seems to be only one major Realm away from the Dharma Idol Realm Great Experts, there are actually nine minor Realms in between. It is clearly unrealistic to rely on these Yang Spirit Realm Grand Demons to pile up to that level.

The difference is too, too great.

Without further ado, Lu Chen first selected nine hundred and fourteen of these Monster Corpses to be nurtured as Dao Soldier seeds. This included sixteen Monster Corpses of Nascent Soul Realm Great Powers.

"Hmm?" As soon as these Monster Corpses were started being nurtured as Dao Soldier seeds, Lu Chen discovered a difference among them.

It became faster!

The speed of nurturing Dao Soldiers in the Immortal Coffin became faster, and much, much faster, possibly more than ten times faster.

In short, a Dao Soldier that previously took a month to nurture might now only need three days, or even less than three days.

"It seems that the additional changes in the Immortal Coffin after I entered the Yang God Realm were not just the ability to fuse Dao Soldiers, but also accelerated Dao Soldier nurturing." Lu Chen was delighted.

This way, he would digest these Monster Corpses at a faster speed.

Without much delay, Lu Chen once again selected fifty Spirit Treasure Dao Soldiers from among them, including the 'Soul Separation Three Sound Gong', Soul Suppressing Bell, Soul Shattering Bell, Nine Luminary Star Soul Shuttle, Mountain River Star Pearl, Nameless Golden Bell, Binding Dragon Rope, Binding Spirit Rope, Primal Camel Cloud Swallowing Armor, God Jiao Halberd, and others.

And he piled a full six thousand Monster Corpses of Yang Spirit Great Demons onto these fifty Spirit Treasure Dao Soldiers. On average, each Spirit Treasure Dao Soldier would receive over a hundred Monster Corpses of Yang Spirit Realm Grand Demons. Promoting them to Yin Yang Dao Soldiers should not be a problem.

Because these Spirit Treasure Dao Soldiers had already been fed Monster Corpses by Lu Chen last time, this was the second time.

Furthermore, Lu Chen didn't just randomly select these Monster Corpses.

Instead, he specifically chose those demon creatures that had no potential for Fusion. As for those Monster Corpses with a large number of their kind and great potential, Lu Chen kept all of them. When they are nurtured into Dao Soldiers, they can be used for Fusion.

It's just that this process might take a considerable amount of time.

Soon, several days passed.

On this day, a 'rumbling' sound of thunder suddenly echoed above the sky. Following that, surging thunderclouds gathered above Lu Chen's head, transforming into a Lightning Tribulation.

Jiang Daoqing slowly raised his head and whispered softly: "Has his Qi Refinement broken through to the Two Tribulations Yang God Realm?!"

Fast, too fast.

It was already astonishing how fast his Body Refinement cultivation increased, but unexpectedly, his Qi Refinement cultivation was also so fast.

How long has it been since Lu Chen broke into the Qi Refinement Yang Spirit Realm?

At most, it's only been two or three months, and now he has broken through his Realm once again, entering the Two Tribulations Yang God.

However, thinking about it, compared to Lu Chen's Body Refinement cultivation speed, the speed of his Qi Refinement cultivation is still acceptable.

After all, in Body Refinement cultivation, Lu Chen had accomplished the feat of breaking through three Realms consecutively.

Furthermore, the Two Tribulations Heavenly Thunder posed almost no threat to Lu Chen at this time. Lu Chen didn't even offer any resistance, allowing the Lightning Tribulation to land on him and circulate through his body, yet it couldn't harm Lu Chen in the slightest.

Throughout the entire Lightning Tribulation, Lu Chen remained calm and unperturbed, not even opening his eyes.

Until a certain moment, Lu Chen suddenly had a fluctuation.

The first batch of Dao Soldiers was nurtured!

Aside from the sixteen Monster Corpses of Nascent Soul Great Powers which were still being nurtured, the remaining eight hundred and ninety-eight peak Wind and Thunder Dao Soldiers, comparable to the peak of Yang God, had all been nurtured.

This brought a surge of extremely astonishing feedback power to Lu Chen. The moment it all surged in, Lu Chen's Body Refinement strength began to advance by leaps and bounds. Visibly, the golden energy and blood on Lu Chen's body soared into the sky, transforming into a massive heavenly Gang divine spirit behind him.

But this was only the beginning. As the vast golden energy and blood surged, the heavenly Gang divine spirit behind Lu Chen seemed to transform into a resplendent Vajra!

"Golden Body of Undying, Vajra divine spirit, Junior Brother Lu's Body Refinement has entered the Nascent Soul level?!" Jiang Daoqing was suddenly stunned!