24: Cultivating the Space Body Refining Technique, his first display of罡气 (罡气 is a type of internal energy cultivation technique

After a few more simple exchanges, Ancestral Witch Houtu left the side hall.

Following her departure, Li Yun did not hesitate, directly taking out the Earth Seal and the hunyuan pearl and placing them before him, his expression turning conflicted.

It wasn't because of the Earth Seal.

This item didn't hold much value for him.

But the hunyuan pearl was different.

If he fused with it, obtaining the hunyuan power would undoubtedly make him invincible within the same Realm; however, if he didn't fuse with it, he could keep it to collect other Chaos Pearl fragments in the future, potentially restoring it to a Chaos Supreme Treasure, a treasure for attaining the Great Dao.

"I cannot just look at the present; I must look toward the future!"

"The Chaos Pearl—if possible, who wouldn't want to possess it!"

"Forget it, let's refine it first!"

Having made up his mind, Li Yun no longer hesitated, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood onto the Earth Seal and the hunyuan pearl.

In an instant, the Earth Seal and the hunyuan pearl shone brilliantly.

In just a few breaths, Li Yun successfully established a connection with them, and with a thought, he stored them within his Sea of Consciousness.

Once the two Spirit Treasures were under the control of his Primordial Spirit, Li Yun's gaze shifted to the Jade Slip.

Because they lacked Primordial Spirits, the Wu Clan's Cultivation Techniques were all recorded in writing.

Fortunately, Ancestral Witch Houtu had translated it; otherwise, even if he had obtained the Wu Clan's Body Refining technique, he likely wouldn't have understood it, let alone learned it.

Immediately after, Li Yun hesitated no longer and began to Cultivate according to the Spatial Body Refining Technique recorded on the Jade Slip.

Sizzle—

The Void Law emerged, operating according to the special method of the Spatial Body Refining Technique, continuously strengthening Li Yun's physique!

...In a corner of Mount Buzhou, over a dozen Grand Unity Golden Immortals were fighting over an ownerless Innate Spirit Treasure.

As the fighting intensified, they were completely unaware that they had entered the Wu Clan Territory, nor did they notice that the Divine Abilities they unleashed had affected a Wu Clan tribe, where hundreds of Wu Clan members were killed without any resistance, their deaths returning them to heaven and earth as hills, trees, and strange rocks.

Just then, a massive figure that blotted out the sun appeared. Under the sunlight, its golden feathers shone brilliantly; it was a Golden-Winged Great Peng.

"Li~"

The Golden-Winged Great Peng screeched and flapped its wings, sending endless wind blades raining down from the sky, forcing the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the midst of their struggle back a considerable distance.

At that moment, the Golden-Winged Great Peng dove down, its talons snatching the ownerless Innate Spirit Treasure. With a flap of its wings, it instantly flew eight thousand miles away, vanishing after a few more beats.

"Kunpeng~"

At this, the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals woke up as if from a dream, each roaring as they glared at the area where the Golden-Winged Great Peng had disappeared, their eyes overflowing with Killing Intent, wishing they could cut it into a thousand pieces.

No one had expected that while they were fighting, someone would play the oriole behind the mantis. For Kunpeng to snatch the Spirit Treasure they were vying for so easily was an utter humiliation.

For a moment, the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals, who had been at each other's throats just moments ago, gathered together in shared indignation, saying, "Go, we must catch up to him!"

"Damned Kunpeng, to dare snatch our spoils of war, he simply deserves to die."

"..."

As they spoke, the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals immediately prepared to pursue Kunpeng.

"Go? None of you are going anywhere today!"

Just then, a cold roar filled with endless fury resounded.

In the next second, the figures of Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches appeared. With just a roar, the Ancestral Witches, who were originally a dozen meters tall, rapidly grew in size: a hundred zhang—a thousand zhang—ten thousand zhang—a hundred thousand zhang—a million zhang.

In the blink of an eye, eleven million-zhang-tall behemoths appeared in the area.

"Hiss!"

"It's the Ancestral Witches!"

"Not good, we've entered the Wu Clan Territory!"

Seeing the furious and murderous Eleven Ancestral Witches, the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals present couldn't help but tremble.

Who in the Great Desolation didn't know that the Ancestral Witches were not to be provoked? Who didn't know that the Ancestral Witches were madmen who would risk everything for a fight and were extremely protective of their own?

Now that they had strayed into the Wu Clan Territory while fighting for a Spirit Treasure, and the Eleven Ancestral Witches had personally come here, they feared... "Ancestral Witches, this is a misunderstanding~"

Subconsciously, one of the Grand Unity Golden Immortals shouted.

His words also woke the other Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivators. Facing the enraged Ancestral Witches, they dared not be negligent and quickly spoke up: "Ancestral Witches, it truly is a misunderstanding. We had no intention of trespassing; we entered by mistake!"

"Ancestral Witches, we absolutely had no intention of invading the Wu Clan. Please, Ancestral Witches, calm your anger!"

"Ancestral Witches, it was Kunpeng. It was that fellow Kunpeng who snatched the Innate Spirit Treasure. We definitely did not enter the Wu Clan's borders on purpose."

"..."

Unfortunately, their explanations were meaningless.

Facing those who had invaded the Wu Clan Territory and even killed Wu Clan members, Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches no longer considered them living beings.

"Space Imprisonment!"

With a low shout, Di Jiang directly manipulated the Law of Space to seal off the area.

Immediately after, his figure walked directly into it, his teeth gritted as he said, "Trespassing into my Wu Clan and killing my children—today, not a single one of you shall leave!"

"As for Kunpeng, after dealing with you, we will deal with him ourselves!"

"Come, don't say I didn't give you a chance. All of you, come at me together!"

Saying this, Di Jiang directly charged at the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

"Dammit!"

"Bastard!"

As the crisis struck, the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals felt incredibly frustrated.

Especially with the seal of the Law of Space, they had absolutely no possibility of escaping at this moment.

However, the only thing that puzzled them was that only one Ancestral Witch, Di Jiang, seemed to be attacking, while the other Ancestral Witches stood outside with no intention of interfering.

Thinking of this, the eyes of the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals lit up.

No matter what, if they could defeat Di Jiang and capture him, they could break today's deadlock.

"Join forces!"

"Attack together!"

Almost instantly, the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals reached an agreement and launched an attack on Di Jiang without hesitation.

In an instant, Spirit Treasures flew wildly and Divine Abilities raged, continuously striking at Di Jiang's body.

"Spatial Protective Aura, Open!"

To this, Di Jiang laughed heartily, completely unconcerned. With a low shout, the Protective Aura carrying the Law of Space erupted.

In just an instant, the incoming spells and Divine Abilities directly exploded and shattered. The incoming Spirit Treasures were also sent flying when they were within three meters of Di Jiang, their lusters dimming as they wailed, clearly having suffered heavy damage.

"How is this possible!"

"What is that?"

This scene left the Cultivators present in a daze.

Spatial Protective Aura.

This was a technique that fused ancient martial arts with Laws, and the power it displayed at this moment made the group of Cultivators find it hard to believe.

But their daze didn't mean Di Jiang wouldn't move. With a punch, the terrifying Spatial Protective Aura erupted, instantly destroying the Physical Bodies of the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Immediately after, innate turbid qi gushed out, directly covering their Primordial Spirits.

"Ah..."

"Ah..."

Screams resounded as the Primordial Spirits of the dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivators were completely corroded by the innate turbid qi, resulting in their total death, with several Spirit Treasures falling to the ground, completely losing their luster.

After the strike, Di Jiang laughed heartily, "Good, good, good~"

"As expected of the Martial Dao Protective Aura, it truly is terrifyingly powerful!"

"Fellow Daoist Li Yun, you truly are the lucky star of my Wu Clan!"

Immediately after, Di Jiang casually collected the Spirit Treasures on the ground, then turned to look at Zhu Jiuyin and the other Ancestral Witches behind him, saying, "Disperse. Work in pairs and eliminate those bastards who invaded our territory as quickly as possible!"