In the abode, Yang Yanzhen released the mana and spiritual vigor from his body, lighting up the place. With a respectful look on his face, he bowed to Chen Yicong and said, "Master, please give me some pointers."
Chen Yicong identified it and looked pleased. He stroked his beard and said, "Not bad, just one more step and you will be able to condense the elixir."
Yang Yanzhen heaved a sigh of relief, and his face showed a happy expression.
He had the body of a Sky Ghost. Every time he refined his Qi, he would instinctively move his Qi and blood. In the beginning, he could not move his spiritual vigor smoothly.
He might be lacking in other things, but he did not lack perseverance. It took him many years to gradually correct this habit.
Even though he had been progressing slowly for a long time, his foundation was still solid. He had stumbled all the way until now, but he was finally about to take this crucial step.
Chen Yicong said, "It's really not easy for you to restrain the boiling of your Qi and blood. However, the path of cultivation is slow and steady. Even though you have passed the hurdle, your state of mind is still not stable enough. You barely broke through the realm, and you still need to practice more. You can go out and relax for a period of time. You don't have to think about anything, do whatever you want to do. If you have any ideas, you can tell me again.
Go. "Yang Yanzhen cherished the opportunity to cultivate, and he always believed in Chen Yicong's words. He remembered these words in his heart, bowed and left the abode.
When he came outside, he saw that it was a sunny day, and there were white birds flying between the blue sky and the blue sea, singing in the sky. He unconsciously felt relaxed, and had the thought of soaring into the sky and roaming the firmament.
At this moment, a white bird suddenly flew from the sky and landed in front of him. A lady came down from the back of the bird, and it was his Senior Apprentice-Sister, Ding Xuan.
He hurriedly bowed and said, "Senior Apprentice-Sister."
Ding Xuan originally wanted to come up and talk to him, but when she saw him bowing in a serious manner, she sighed and bowed as well. After she straightened up, she stared at him, as if blaming him for being too polite. But she quickly put this small matter behind her and said, "Junior Apprentice-Brother, do you know that something big happened recently?"
Yang Yanzhen coughed. Every once in a while, this Senior Apprentice Sister would tell him about some "big events", but it was nothing more than how many demons they had killed today, or how they had wiped out a different tribe the next day. At first, he found it novel, but after a while, he became bored. But he couldn't stop her from speaking either. After all, there were only the two of them from the same sect. He could only helplessly ask, "What is it?"
Seeing his listless expression, Ding Xuan said "hey" and patted his shoulder again, saying with dissatisfaction, "It's really a big matter this time. Didn't Senior Sister tell me a few days ago that Master Han was ordered to wipe out the Heavenly Ghost Tribe that had infiltrated the Cold Abyss?"
Han Zuocheng had come to visit Chen Yicong on the first day Yang Yanzhen came to the island. After that, he often came to see Chen Yicong, so Yang Yanzhen was very familiar with him. She subconsciously nodded and said, "Senior Martial Sister, something big happened. Was it this Spiritual Master Han?"
"What are you thinking?" Ding Xuan glared at him angrily. "Zhenren Han is Zhang Shangzhen's disciple. Who in this world can touch him?"
Yang Yanzhen also came to a realization. Among the few almighty experts in the Nine Continents, one of them was Zhenren Han's master. Presumably, he had some life-saving treasures on him. He was thinking too much, so he hurriedly said, "What could it be?"
Ding Xuan said, "I heard that one of Zhenren Han's disciples discovered a Heavenly Ghost Tribe with tens of thousands of people. At that time, Zhenren Han was outside and didn't know about it. However, one of his disciples, Elder Yan, was eager to gain merit. Without waiting for Zhenren Han's orders, he took the initiative and led his subordinates to encircle and annihilate the tribe. Who knew that it was actually a trap set up by the Heavenly Ghost Tribe. I don't know what treasure they used, but more than three hundred cultivators were killed on the spot. More than half of the spirit birds, beasts, and demonic dragons they brought with them were also lost. I heard that Elder Yan only managed to escape with his life. It was a very tragic battle. "
At this point, she sighed. "In the end, Zhenren Fang brought reinforcements and wiped out the entire Heavenly Ghost Tribe. I'm afraid that this battle was a great defeat for the cultivators of the Nine Continents in the Mountain and Sea Realm."
Yang Yanzhen had been in the sect for many years, and had already integrated into the Clear Feather Sect. When he heard this, he couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Then how many disciples did our Clear Feather Sect lose?"
Ding Xuan said, "With Zhenren Fang leading the way, our losses weren't great. I heard that only two of our fellow disciples suffered some light injuries." “
Yang Yanzhen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Does that mean that we won the battle?"
Ding Xuan sighed and said, "We won, but we also lost. Not a single one of the tens of thousands of Heavenly Ghost Tribe survived. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that these Heavenly Ghosts were bait to slaughter our fellow Daoists of the Nine Continents." At this point, she said angrily, "For such a goal, they didn't hesitate to sacrifice the lives of so many of their own. The mastermind behind this scheme must be cruel and indifferent."
Yang Yanzhen shook his head and said in a slightly cold voice, "The Heavenly Ghost Tribe has a clear hierarchy. If I'm not mistaken, the people sacrificed this time were probably just the 'lowly commoners' in the eyes of the higher-ups. But in the eyes of the higher-ups, they are things that can be casually thrown away, not even worth mentioning. To be able to exchange them for the lives of cultivators of our generation, perhaps in their eyes, it was a good deal."
Ding Xuan was startled and said, "Is that so?" Seeing that Yang Yanzhen seemed to be in low spirits, she recalled that this little junior brother of hers had once had such a status. She comforted him and said, "Junior Brother, once you enter the Daoist gate, you are a cultivator. Just let go of the past. If you keep worrying about it, it will become a mental barrier and be detrimental to your cultivation."
Yang Yanzhen took a breath and clasped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister." He thought, It seems that Master was right. My mind is not yet stable, so I need to go out and train for a while.
In the Frost Jade Ocean Province, there was an enormous mountain that reached into the sky. The shape of the mountain was somewhat similar to the Clear Nether Heavenly Lake of the nine continents. If someone with profound cultivation looked over, they would see that the peak of this mountain was precisely where the Blue Sky Hall was located outside the air barrier.
This place was another Clear Nether Mountain after Liu Yanyi and Tian Kun had created it by moving the mountains, rivers, earth, and soil together.
Now, most of the disciples of the Clear Nether lineage had moved here.
At the peak of the mountain, there was also a heavenly lake. At this time, in the pavilion at the center of the lake, Liu Yanyi and Tian Kun were sitting on cushions and discussing the matters of the sect.
Because the battle with Sky Demon had been brought forward, Zhang Yan was seizing the opportunity to refine rare treasures and absorb violet Qi, so he handed some of the mundane matters of the sect to his two disciples.
Liu Yanyi held a letter in her hand and said, "The demons of the hundred continents of the south are constantly heading north. Although the countries of the Eastern Wasteland have stopped them, they have suffered great losses. Many restrictive formations and flying ships have been damaged, and they need my help. Previously, Master has already ordered people to gather a group of disciples who are skilled in refining artifacts from various sects, but there are no Cloud Whales in the Eastern Wasteland. To ensure the safety of the journey, I can only trouble Junior Brother to personally escort them."
Tian Kun cupped his hands and said, "This matter is urgent, I will leave tomorrow."
After discussing a few more matters, a disciple came to the foot of the pavilion and bowed to Liu Yanyi, saying, "Reporting to Grandmaster, Senior Brother Di has come."
Because there were many casualties in the battle a few days ago, Liu Yanyi sent the eldest disciple of the fourth generation, Di Hui, to investigate in detail. Hearing that he had returned, she said, "Call him up."
When Di Hui arrived at the pavilion, he first came up to greet Liu Yanyi and Tian Kun, then said, "Disciple has investigated clearly. This Heavenly Ghost tribe can kill hundreds of our cultivators by relying on a treasure that I don't know where it came from. It is said that more than half of the troops led by Spiritual Master Yan were killed on the spot."
Di Hui took out a jade box from his sleeve and placed it on the table. He said, "The fragments of this item have been stored in the box. Grandmaster and Spiritual Master Tian, please take a look."
Liu Yanyi flicked her sleeve and opened the jade box. Suddenly, a beam of light was emitted from inside, shooting straight into the sky, but after a flash, it disappeared. When they looked again, they saw that there were layers of fine, crystalline objects at the bottom of the box.
Tian Kun looked at it and said, "This item is only damaged, but it can still accumulate Qi and release light. If it is complete, its power can be imagined."
Di Hui said, "I heard from Spiritual Master Fang that more than two thousand Dragon Demons and nearly ten thousand demons were killed by this magnificent and fierce Qi as soon as they appeared, including the tens of thousands of Heavenly Ghosts. Almost thirty percent of them were killed by this item."
Tian Kun said in a deep voice, "This attack is already the power of a Yuanying Dharmakaya cultivator."
Not to mention the cultivators, there were more than three hundred Dragon Demons among the two thousand or so Dragon Demons that were equivalent to Spiritual Body realm Mystic cultivators. More than half of them were killed in an instant, so one could imagine how powerful it was.
Liu Yanyi reached out and grabbed the crystalline fragments into her jade palm. After carefully examining them for a moment, she said, "There are Dazzling Golden Gang, Jade Sun Qi, Nine Refining Grass, and dozens of unknown miscellaneous items here. This method is definitely not done by the Heavenly Ghost. It may be a treasure that it obtained after defeating the extraterrestrial cultivators."
Tian Kun nodded and said, "This makes sense."
Di Hui bowed again and reported, "The person who activated this artifact is an elder of the Heaven Ghoul Race. He wanted to escape, but fortunately, Spiritual Master Fang and his subordinates intercepted him. However, this person has ten World Viewing Towers to protect him. When this disciple arrived, he was still resisting stubbornly. I don't know if he was captured or not."
Speaking of this, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over. "This is the letter that Spiritual Master Han asked me to give to you before we left."
Liu Yanyi took the letter and read it. She sighed slightly and said, "In the letter, Junior Brother Han said that this time, he did not handle things well and used the wrong people, causing the casualties of many cultivators. He asked the sect to punish him. It seems that he wants to take the blame to reduce Yan Xiaoyang's punishment."
Tian Kun said in a deep voice, "Although Junior Martial Brother Han cares about your brother-in-law's friendship, Yan Xiaoyang lied to his superiors and deceived his subordinates. He was eager for quick success and instant benefits. Not only did he exhaust hundreds of cultivators to death, he even lost thousands of demonic dragons. He cannot escape the blame for this matter. I think that he should be punished severely."
Speaking of which, although many cultivators had perished this time, most of them were disciples of the Blue Feather Pavilion, and the others were not implicated. In fact, tens of thousands of Heavenly Ghosts had been wiped out. If Yan Xiaoyang was really one of them, they could not pursue the matter further, and could even comfort him in private.
However, he had heard from Wang Caiting that Han Zuocheng's brother-in-law did not have a harmonious relationship with Yan Xiaoyang, and Yan Xiaoyang even targeted him at every turn. If he were to let this go, it would be equivalent to encouraging this person's arrogance. Therefore, he was determined to play the role of the villain and seize the opportunity to take him down to prevent future disasters.
Liu Yanyi also nodded and said, "This Yan Xiaoyang's intentions are not pure. Pass on my order. Send Zuo Hanzhang to the Moon Cauldron Lake and bring this man here. After the Sky Demon's expedition, he will be punished along with all those who have done wrong."
(To be continued.)
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