I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 771 Fellow Daoist's Noble Character! (Happy National Day everyone!)

This bone demon is considered an anomaly among the extraterrestrial demons.

Many celestial demons, due to the different souls and blood essences of the living beings they devoured during their transformation, eventually grow into different forms. However, their forms and attack methods are ultimately biased towards the spiritual and willpower aspects. But this particular celestial demon is biased towards the physical body.

This enormous body, empowered by the thoughts of numerous vengeful spirits, makes it incredibly strong in this world.

The palm strike that landed caused spatial ripples to appear in the outer void.

Upon sensing this power, Xuanji Tianjun, Han Jingshan, Lu Jiuming, and others all paled.

If they were at their peak, a single Bone Demon would not be a threat, but right now they have all suffered too much damage and their strength has fallen from its peak. They are already in a precarious situation among the three Chaotic Undying Demons and countless Heavenly Demons.

The arrival of a new, immortal demon may very well be the final straw that breaks the camel's back!
Even though Gu Yuanqing is currently in the best condition among them, the three still dare not let him fight alone. Gu Yuanqing is the core of the current defensive formation. If the Bone Demon breaks the sword formation, everyone will be in danger.

Seeing the giant white bone palm, carrying the wails of ten thousand souls and the power to shatter space, crash down, Xuanji Tianjun let out a long roar first, his hands forming seals in a flash. Layer upon layer of array light screens bloomed above the Zhenjie Four Phases Sword Array like a thousand lotus flowers, directly resisting the bone demon's attack!
"boom--!"

The light curtain trembled violently, and layers of light curtain shattered. Xuanji Tianjun's face turned pale, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but he still managed to block the palm and stop the falling giant palm.

Almost simultaneously, a fierce glint flashed in Han Jingshan's eyes. He stopped dodging the entanglement of the Shadow Demon and formed a sword incantation. The Primordial Sword Intent condensed into a single point, and the long sword in his hand roared out like the first thunderclap at the beginning of the universe. The extreme destructive sword light transformed into a rainbow and pierced straight into the wrist joint that the Bone Demon was striking down with!

Using offense as a form of defense, they were willing to endure the shadow erosion from the Shadow Demon.

"Swoosh!" The sword light flashed, bones shattered, and vengeful spirits wailed as they dissipated. The Bone Demon's movements paused slightly.

Lu Jiuming gritted his teeth and used a secret technique to activate the Yin energy in the Celestial World, transforming it into a gray-white, annihilating ice-soul divine light. It struck the Bone Demon's finger bones before it could strike! With a cracking sound, several mountain-like finger bones were covered with thick frost, and the movement slowed down by a third!

Then the entire palm shattered with a crash, and the vengeful spirit on it vanished into nothingness.

The Bone Demon roared angrily, and then slammed down with its other hand.

At the same time, the Blood Sea Demon Lord roared, and the boundless blood waves transformed into billions of blood demons, which swarmed towards the four people from all directions like locusts, each carrying a vicious power that could erode their souls and defile their magical artifacts.

The nine-headed demonic owl's eighteen demonic eyes shone brightly, shooting out magic-breaking demonic light that specifically dissolved the spiritual energy barrier. The array light curtain set up by the Mysterious Heavenly Lord became thinner at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Shadow Demon was even more elusive, sometimes appearing as Han Jingshan's shadow to stab him in the back, and sometimes merging into the void to release the Illusory Prison of No Return, disturbing the minds of the four.

The Filthy Mother and the Shattered Star Demon Eye, trapped in the Spirit-Locking and Demon-Refining Array, also sensed their impending doom and launched a final, frantic struggle, with the seven-colored miasma and the power of the Shattered Star violently impacting the array's walls.

Gu Yuanqing, being at the core, faces the greatest pressure.

Under the relentless onslaught of the Blood Demon and the erosion of numerous Heavenly Demon powers, the Chaotic Primordial Flame was no longer as powerful as before, and its light seemed to have dimmed slightly.

The Four Symbols Sword Formation of Calamity Suppressing also showed some flaws. The Golden Light of Subduing Demons could not penetrate all the illusions. The Chains of Sealing Demons began to break under the impact of countless Heavenly Demons. The Sword Qi of Subduing Demons killed one wave, but more immediately surged up.

Time passed slowly, but every minute and second felt incredibly long.

"puff!"

Han Jingshan, having repeatedly fought the Bone Demon head-on and been taken advantage of by the Shadow Demon, finally could not suppress his injuries and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning as pale as paper.

The blood that was spurted out could not return to the body, which meant that the immortality of this blood had disappeared, and the Dao imprint and soul mark contained within it had been exhausted because of his excessive extraction.

The dripping blood was frantically snatched up by countless demons, but in the next instant, this blood transformed into boundless sword intent, slaying all the demons that intended to devour it.

Lu Jiuming was in even worse shape, with half of his body almost collapsing. His injuries had not yet fully healed, and the continuous fierce battles had added new wounds to his old ones.

Xuanji Tianjun was no longer composed; his aura became disordered, and his hands, which were maintaining the formation, trembled slightly.

The defensive line has been shrinking back and forth, and has been forced to retreat to a place less than 10,000 feet away from the guardian palace!
The situation is extremely precarious!

"We can't keep it any longer!"

Xuanji Tianjun roared, and an ancient Daoist mark appeared between his brows. Then, the mark burned like a flame, and his aura surged instantly, forcibly stabilizing the crumbling formation. However, his temples seemed to turn a few gray in an instant.

Han Jingshan remained silent, running his fingers along the sword's edge and offering his own blood essence to the sword. The ancient sword hummed, and its sword intent seemed to rise to its peak once again.

A madness flashed in Lu Jiuming's eyes. He used a secret technique and chanted a secret incantation. Runes enveloped him, and in the next second, all his emotions seemed to disappear. With a blank expression, he unleashed various Taiyin Palace spells.

Wherever the magic passed, even the celestial demons were frozen and then shattered, as if even demonic thoughts could not withstand the power of the Yin Dao.

It was obvious that they had all used their most secret methods to hold back the collapse.

Even so, everyone was dancing on the edge of a knife, teetering on the brink of life and death.

It was as if destruction was just around the corner.

Everyone seemed to be struggling to hold on.

No one knows how much time has passed, perhaps a day, perhaps two. In this chaotic foreign land and fierce battlefield, there is no time to calculate the passage of time.

Just as everyone's magical power was on the verge of exhaustion and their minds were about to collapse, a look of joy suddenly flashed in Xuanji Tianjun's weary eyes, and he shouted loudly:

"Fellow Daoists, it's done! Retreat! The original demonic thoughts of the Filthy Mother and the Shattered Star Demon Eye have been completely suppressed and stored in the Demon Refining Bottle!"

These words seemed to inject a ray of energy into the extremely exhausted crowd!
Gu Yuanqing, who had been controlling the consumption of his magical power but was still running out, hesitated about whether to intervene with his true body, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light.

He held nothing back, and with a low shout, the previously dim Four Symbols Sword Diagram of Calamity Suppressing Tribulation suddenly blazed brightly!
The Four Phases Sword Formation of Calamity was unleashed at full power. The light of the Demon Subduing Sword burst forth, the chains of confinement formed by the Demon Sealing Sword danced wildly like dragons, and the energy of the Demon-Slaying Sword transformed into platinum threads that swept across all directions. The Heavenly Demon Heart Sword and the Demon Subduing Sword illuminated the battlefield!
The four phases revolve in endless cycles of life!
This outburst actually forced many demons to retreat hundreds of miles, causing the originally intense battle to pause for a moment!

"receive!"

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Xuanji Tianjun raised his hand and caused the tens of thousands of feet of Dao Palace that enveloped and protected the Spirit-Locking and Demon-Refining Array to shrink rapidly, transforming into a stream of light and disappearing into his sleeve. At the same time, he also took all the Shattered Heaven and Yin-Yang Realm cultivators, who were already exhausted from activating the array, into the Dao Palace for protection.

Only Ji Shan, who was in charge of the main formation, flew out and joined Gu Yuanqing and the other three. For the past month, he had been fully activating the Spirit Locking and Demon Refining Formation, and his own condition was probably not much better than that of Han Jingshan and the others.

However, being an immortal cultivator, he still possesses the strength to fight and can shoulder some of the heavy responsibilities.

"go!"

Xuanji Tianjun tossed out a lightning-infused pearl wreathed in purple lightning. This treasure was a one-time use weapon, forged with the power of heavenly tribulation lightning.

The Thunderstrike Pearl exploded with a deafening roar, its violent lightning power mixed with spatial fragments, forcefully tearing a gap in the dense encirclement of Heavenly Demons!
The five people present naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. Without hesitation, they transformed into streaks of light and shot out from the gap like arrows, flying away from the battlefield without looking back!
But how could the demon army behind them be willing to accept this?
Especially the Blood Sea Demon Lord, the Nine-Headed Demon Owl, the Formless Shadow Demon, and the Bone Demon—these few immortal great demons—are already exhausted to them. If they are consumed for a while longer, they will become food, which will also be their opportunity to advance to the Free and Unfettered Demon Lord.

Screams rang out as they attacked and interfered with the fleeing crowd with demonic sounds and thoughts, while simultaneously engulfing billions of demons in hot pursuit!
Even if they were a step slower, in this outer void, the Heavenly Demons held the advantage of terrain, and their demonic thoughts interfered with the void, making it difficult to use escape techniques that traverse the void. These Chaotic Undying Heavenly Demons were even a step faster than Gu Yuanqing and the others.

Thus, the escape route turned into an even more dangerous tug-of-war.

As they fought and retreated, they used their supernatural powers to delay the pursuers. The ordinary low-level demons were gradually shaken off, but the four Chaotic Undying Demons clung to them like a leech, relentlessly harassing and consuming the five people's already depleted true essence and mental energy.

After fleeing for their lives for three days, everyone's energy had deteriorated to the extreme, but they were still far from the location of the spatial rift.

Han Jingshan's face was deathly pale, and his breathing was disordered;

Lu Jiuming was in even worse shape, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Ji Shan was also extremely weak. During the pursuit, he kept throwing out array artifacts to set up arrays in the void to intercept, which had already exhausted him.

Even Xuanji Tianjun looked ashen-faced, his aura much weaker than before.

Gu Yuanqing wasn't much better off.

After briefly escaping the Heavenly Demon once again, Xuanji Tianjun looked back at the four demonic figures relentlessly pursuing him, knowing that if this continued, everyone would likely be exhausted and perish here.

A resolute look appeared on his face as he transmitted his voice in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoists, this cannot go on! You go first, I will stay behind to cover your retreat! With the remaining power of this clone and a few trump cards, I should be able to buy you some time!"

"Your Majesty, you mustn't!" Ji Shan exclaimed urgently.

Han Jingshan and Lu Jiuming remained silent and simply flew away. In the current situation, someone always had to pay a higher price.

Just then, Gu Yuanqing, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, saying calmly, "Lord Xuanji, let me do it."

Everyone turned to look at him.

Gu Yuanqing calmly said, "In the current situation, only you and I still have the strength to fight. However, you are in charge of the Demon Suppression Palace and in charge of the defense of the Xuanqiong Realm. Your strength has been weakened, which is detrimental to the overall situation. As for me..." He paused, a smile appearing on his face, "I am just a wandering hermit. This body is not my true self, but just an avatar. If I were to perish here, it would only take some years and resources to re-condense it. Besides, I still have some true essence left, so I may not really perish here."

Ji Shan's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "How about I do it? My strength lies in the Dao of Arrays, and the loss of my clone will not affect the overall situation. Fellow Daoist Gu has a bright future ahead of him, and if it is me... I'm afraid it will hinder his path to enlightenment!"

Gu Yuanqing chuckled: "Fellow Daoist Ji, don't say any more. Given your current situation, without prior arrangements, you won't be able to hold out against four Heavenly Demons for long. You'll just be wasting this clone."

Ji Shan opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a rebuttal.

Not only him, but Han Jingshan and Lu Jiuming were in the same situation; even if they wanted to, they were powerless!
Gu Yuanqing's gaze swept over everyone, finally turning to Xuanji Tianjun: "I am willing to stay behind to cover the retreat, but I have one more matter to entrust to you."

Xuanji Tianjun's expression was complicated. After a moment of silence, he said, "Fellow Daoist Gu, please speak! As long as it is within my power, I will not refuse!"

Gu Yuanqing said, "Li Miaoxuan, the Daoist disciple of Lingxu Sect, has a past connection with me. If she comes to this extraterrestrial land while I am in seclusion, I hope you can take care of her. In addition, if any disciples of Qingping Dao Palace are born in the future, please also look after them."

Xuanji Tianjun said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist, you are righteous! As long as Xuanji is still alive, if any other sect dares to make things difficult for you, Xuanji will not forgive them."

Ji Shan also spoke up, saying, "Fellow Daoist Gu, rest assured, my Xuantian Pavilion is the same!"

Han Jingshan gave Gu Yuanqing a deep look and said indifferently, "Yuan Chu Palace can help him once."

Lu Jiuming's expression shifted, and he finally said, "Gu Yuanqing, the grudges between us are now wiped clean! As long as your cultivation has not recovered, my Taiyin Palace will never take action against the Lingxu Sect!"

Is it noble?
Gu Yuanqing didn't think he truly possessed such heroic ambition; he simply believed he was capable of doing it. Ji Shan was an old friend of his, and Xuanji Daojun and Han Jingshan were quite compatible with his temperament. It would be a pity to lose them, and besides, exchanging this for a favor would be extremely profitable, making it well worth it.

As for Lu Jiuming, consider him lucky; he'll be included as an extra bonus.

He smiled, offering no explanation, and said, "With these words from you fellow Daoists, I can now fight with peace of mind!"

As he spoke, his escape light abruptly stopped, and his body suddenly swelled, transforming into a giant ten thousand feet tall, standing tall in the cold and desolate outer void.

The Four Symbols Sword Formation of Calamity was unleashed once more, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles. Although its momentum was not as strong as it was at its peak, it was still vast enough, like a natural chasm between the pursuing demons and their escape route!

"Until we meet again, everyone!" Gu Yuanqing said calmly, his back to the four men.

"Take care, fellow Daoist! You should be able to find a way to escape within two hours at most. I'll leave this portion of the spiritual veins and pills to you!" Daoist Xuanji waved his hand, and a storage bag flew out.

However, as everyone knows, after more than a month of continuous fighting, he was exhausted and his condition had deteriorated. It was extremely difficult for him to hold out for two hours on his own. As for escaping, how easy would it be? How could the many demons let him leave?

Ji, Han, and Lu each gave away a storage bag.

Gu Yuanqing didn't stand on ceremony, accepted the gift, waved his hand, and didn't turn around or say anything.

Xuanji Tianjun, Ji Shan, and the others said nothing more. They glanced at the figure blocking the path of countless demons, gritted their teeth, activated their true essence, and sped towards the spatial rift. They knew that every second they delayed meant that the chances of Gu Yuanqing's clone surviving would become increasingly slim.

The very front of the Four Phases Sword Formation of Calamity had already begun its battle with the Heavenly Demon. Gu Yuanqing turned his head and glanced at it, only to see that the four streaks of light had already disappeared into the distance.

Turning back to look at the four immortal-level demons, a smile appeared on his lips.

Now that he is all alone here, he can use some methods he doesn't want to reveal without worry. If he can kill and refine another immortal-level demon, then he will have made a profit this time!
(End of this chapter)