I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 823 Are you willing to die to kill Xuan You?
In the capital city, within the imperial palace.

"He's going to the depths of the Demon Land to find the Demon Abyss?" Xuan Haoji was also taken aback when he heard this.

Back then, Gu Yuanqing's hunting down of the Undying Demon of Chaos was surprising, but it wasn't a big deal for the Great Hao Divine Dynasty, as other experts in the dynasty had done it before.

What the Nine Realms Divine Continent truly fears is the Demon Lord, not the other Heavenly Demons. Even the Void Immortal level Heavenly Demons like Wujian and Shiyue can be dealt with, so at least there's no need to be afraid.

The place they went to last time was at most ten or twenty million miles away from the human defense line, far from the location of the Demon Lord. But this time, Gu Yuanqing is going to the Demon Abyss. These two are completely different concepts.

Ling Yi nodded slightly: "That should be the case. I have already had someone compile the case files related to the Demon Realm where the Xuan You Demon Lord is located, and I plan to hand them over to him in three days."

The eldest prince, Xuan Mingjin, said from the side, "Is this guy surnamed Gu really not afraid of death? He's just a mortal immortal, yet he dares to provoke the Demon Lord? Or does he have someone backing him?"

Xuan Haoji's gaze fell on Ling Yi, and he slowly said, "Fellow Daoist Ling, is there anything else you wish to say?"

Ling Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Gu Yuanqing did indeed come with a woman by his side this time, who is his Daoist partner. Moreover, this person also seems to be planning to go to the depths of the Demon Land with him."

"A Daoist partner, someone from another world?" Xuan Haoji's eyes flashed with a sharp light. If this woman were from this world, Ling Yi wouldn't have bothered to bring her up.

Ling Yi nodded: "Although his aura is restrained and it is difficult to fathom his true nature, his spiritual charm is indeed somewhat different from that of this world."

The eldest prince, Xuan Mingjin, suddenly became somewhat excited: "Father, so the previous prediction was true. This person really does have a path to travel between the two worlds."

Xuan Haoji slammed his hand on the table and laughed loudly, "Good, good! Heaven has truly not forsaken our Great Hao!"

Ling Yi slowly said, "Your Majesty, I know you are devoted to the Nine Realms Divine Continent, but please be cautious in some matters."

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Ling, I naturally know what is important and what is not." Xuan Hao understood what Ling Yi meant and calmly replied, then turned his head and said, "Ming Jin."

"Your subject is here!" Xuan Mingjin stood up and clasped his hands in greeting.

“Go to Tian Shu Prefecture and ask Prime Minister Li when he can leave the pass,” Xuan Haoji said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go now." Xuanming Jin took a few steps back, turned around and left.

After Xuan Mingjin left, Xuan Haoji waved his hand, and everyone else inside and outside the hall withdrew.

A magic array was activated in the Imperial Study.

Ling Yi's expression turned slightly surprised, and he asked, "What is this, Your Majesty?"

Xuan Hao said calmly, "There are no outsiders here. I just want to have a heart-to-heart talk with Fellow Daoist Ling. It's ridiculous. This place is known as the core of the Nine Domains Divine Continent. I, the number one expert of the human race, am stationed here. There are countless experts inside and outside the palace, and the defense is very strict. But in the eyes of the Heavenly Demon, it is probably riddled with holes."

Ling Yi remained silent for a moment. The Nine Heavens Sword Sect was no different. You can know a person's face but not their heart. Faced with the power of the Heavenly Demon, this person may be trustworthy today, but not necessarily tomorrow.

"What important matter does Your Majesty wish to discuss?"

Xuan Hao stared intently at Ling Yi and said, word by word, "If you have the chance to kill Xuan You, are you willing to die?"

Ling Yi's pupils contracted, and after a moment he asked, "How confident are you?"

Xuan Hao said, "Facing the Demon Lord, where do we get any confidence? We only have an opportunity. If, and I mean if, this visitor from another world is truly confident in fighting the Demon Lord Xuan You, or rather, can force out Xuan You's true form, then that will be our opportunity."

Ling Yi's gaze sharpened as he looked at Xuan Haoji and said, "My Nine Heavens Sword Sect does not have another Void Immortal. If I die, the Nine Heavens Domain will not be able to be defended."

Xuan Haoji said, "I can swear on my Dao heart that even if something happens to you, my Great Hao Dynasty will do everything in its power to protect the Nine Heavens Domain and the Nine Heavens Sword Sect. In truth, if the Demon Lord is not eliminated, what difference does it make whether we can protect them or not?"

As you said back then, only by killing a Demon Lord will our human race have a chance.

Ling Yi frowned deeply.

If he could truly kill Xuan You, he might not hesitate so much. But what Xuan Haoji said was just an opportunity. If he died but couldn't save Xuan You's life, then the Nine Heavens Sword Sect would have suffered a great loss.

The Nine Domains were once home to nine top sects, but now only four remain: the Heavenly Craft Pavilion, the Zhou Tian Star Palace, the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, and the Great Hao Dynasty.

Because the other regions had no choice but to submit to the Great Hao Dynasty, otherwise, without protection, they would only face destruction by the Heavenly Demons.

The Void Immortals are the fundamental force protecting a realm; without them, the Heavenly Demons can act with impunity.

This is also why the Void Immortal experts of the Nine Realms Divine Continent rarely venture outside the human realm; even when they do, they mostly stay near the human realm.

Xuan Haoji continued, “I am merely asking a question, not forcing you to make a choice. Moreover, even if Gu Yuanqing has someone behind him, he may not be able to force the true form of the Xuanyou Demon Lord. If that happens, everything we have said today will be nothing but empty talk.”

Moreover, the final choice ultimately rests with you, fellow Daoist; it's just a matter of whether you dare to take the risk.

……

When Xuanming Jin returned, it was already half an hour later.

He knelt and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Li says it will take at least seven more days."

Xuan Haoji nodded slightly and looked at Ling Yi.

Ling Yi said calmly, "Then let's do as Your Majesty says!"

Xuan Hao clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Sect Master, you are truly righteous."

Ling Yi smiled calmly, and his figure vanished.

Xuan Mingjin's expression shifted slightly: "Father..."

Xuan Hao glanced at him indifferently.

Xuanming Jin quickly stopped talking.

Xuan Haoji stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked at the map of the Nine Domains Divine Continent and the even larger Demon Land outside, and finally said in a low voice, "Ming Jin".

"Your subject is here." Xuanming Jin clasped his hands and bowed.

Xuan Haoji said, "Achieve the status of a Void Immortal as soon as possible, otherwise you are not qualified to sit on my throne!"

Xuanming Jin immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your subject dares not."

Xuan Haoji turned around, his gaze seemingly turning colder: "When you say you dare not, do you mean you dare not break through to the Void Immortal realm? Is it because in the past demonic calamities, almost no Void Immortal survived?" ...

Listening to the Pine Garden.

This is the name of Gu Yuanqing's villa. There seem to be an unusual number of pine trees on this mountain, each with its own unique shape.

Gu Yuanqing naturally didn't have the leisure for such elegance, after all, he was the kind of person who was too lazy to even think about the name of his own cultivation method, and it was Li Miaoxuan who named it.

Therefore, the courtyard gate also has its own plaque.

After several days of cultivation, Li Miaoxuan regained her familiarity with this world. However, through her communication with Gu Yuanqing, she also learned that while she could handle ordinary demons, she would find it difficult to compete with demons of higher cultivation levels in terms of their control over the power of heaven and earth.

Non-native cultivators face suppression in many matters.

However, she was not worried. The advantage of cultivators in the spirit realm was not in the control of heaven and earth, and her advantage was not in that either. She never thought of using the power of heaven and earth to fight against the Heavenly Demons above the level of the Chaotic Undying.

In the past few days, her cultivation has advanced by a small half step beyond the Great Perfection of Shattered Heaven. It seems that she is only half a step away from reaching the Perfection. Then she will comprehend the Dao of Immortality. When the time is right, she will be able to break through to the Undying Chaos.

And that was her ultimate purpose for coming here.

Although becoming a Hun Tian Immortal is still far inferior to Gu Yuanqing, at least she is now on the same level. This means she can truly help him instead of living under his wing and watching Gu Yuanqing face external enemies alone.

Two days have passed, and Li Miaoxuan and Gu Yuanqing's daily hunts have made it seem as if there are no more Heavenly Demons within tens of thousands of miles around this mountain, and even the surrounding human defense lines have become quiet.

The repairmen guarding Wangxiang Pass naturally noticed the movements outside the defense line.

The unusual silence of the past two days brought a sense of relief to the cultivators stationed on the city walls, but also a hidden unease.

General Di Feng, who was stationed there, was standing by the railing.

His eyes gleamed with sword intent as he gazed into the distance.

A lieutenant clad in black armor approached him, following Di Feng's gaze. His face betrayed surprise and confusion, and he whispered:
"General, who is that powerful cultivator outside? In the past two days, they have almost wiped out all the demons outside the defensive line. However, this humble general truly does not understand..."

The lieutenant paused, then continued, "This person stands so openly outside our human defenses, making no attempt to conceal his aura, hunting down demons like cutting grass. Yet... why hasn't a single Chaotic Undying Demon King come to cause him trouble? In the past, let alone such a provocation, even a slightly larger attack from us would surely attract a siege from the Great Demons, or even provoke the Void Immortal Demons..."

Di Feng said, "Perhaps it's fear?"

"Fear?" The lieutenant was surprised. His cultivation was slightly weaker, so he couldn't see that far, but he could vaguely sense the aura of the people outside. It wasn't enough to make the Heavenly Demon fear them.

Di Feng did not speak again.

To be honest, he also felt a little strange. He naturally knew that the person who made the move outside was Gu Yuanqing. This person was praised by the sect leader because he had hunted down the Great Demon of Chaos in the Demon Land and had also fought against the Demon Lord and rescued the general of Dahao from the hands of the Demon King of Wujian.

But can a Chaos Undying cultivator really be this powerful?

In comparison, he and the other are both immortal beings, so why is there such a huge difference?
Moreover, if we're talking about fear, this Wangxiang Pass isn't far from the Sword Sect, and the sect leader often comes here, even revealing his aura, yet these Heavenly Demons haven't shown any fear or hesitation.

Or rather, on the human defense line, there were always great cultivators stationed near the most important checkpoints, but the attacks from the Heavenly Demons continued as before, especially after the Demonic Calamity began. However, all of this seemed to change in front of this man surnamed Gu.

As the garrison commander and an elder of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, he naturally knew many things that outsiders did not, but that also gave him more questions.

……

On the morning of the third day, Li Miaoxuan woke up from her meditation. After hunting down the Heavenly Demons every day, her cultivation seemed to have improved, so she also had to spend some time to settle down and familiarize herself with it.

When she came out of the house, she saw Gu Yuanqing alone, playing a game of Go, devising a killing formation.

When he saw Li Miaoxuan come out, he waved and said, "Miaoxuan, come and see how the formation I created today is?"

As Li Miaoxuan approached, she saw that the black and white space was filled with murderous intent, with countless transformations, just like two armies clashing on a battlefield, or like two opposing paths attacking each other.

She hesitated slightly, but did not speak yet.

With a wave of his hand, Gu Yuanqing caused the black and white pieces of chess to vanish into nothingness.

"Never mind, judging from your expression, I can tell this magic array isn't very good. Let me think about it some more, and I'll ask you to take a look when I've made some progress."

Li Miaoxuan was both amused and exasperated: "When did I say this formation was no good? It's far more sophisticated than the formations from the previous two days. It would be more than enough to be used as a protective formation for a major sect."

Gu Yuanqing waved his hand: "If it can't trap a Void Immortal, it's of little use."

Li Miaoxuan said helplessly, "Fine, you're right."

Gu Yuanqing smiled, raised his hand, and a pot of spiritual tea appeared in his hand: "Come, come, this was brewed by me personally. I was just waiting for you to come out before giving it to me. Let me pour you a few sips to wake you up. It's only today that I can be so leisurely. After this, we may have to go to the depths of the Demon Land."

Li Miaoxuan rolled her eyes at Gu Yuanqing with a slight smile. "A clone and the original body? Isn't it the same person?"
As for such a powerful being who transcends two realms, only coming to deliver a pot of spiritual tea, she was already used to it. Even though she herself had her own secrets, she still found it unbelievable whenever she thought about it.

This supernatural power seems to have transcended the level of a cultivator. Of course, it's not surprising that it appeared on him!
Li Miaoxuan took a sip of the spiritual tea and felt refreshed. The tea brewed with the spiritual spring water of Beiquan Mountain was not much different from fine wine and nectar.

"This time, are you really planning to hunt down the Demon Lord?" Li Miaoxuan asked.

Gu Yuanqing poured himself a drink, took a sip, and laughed, "It's not that easy to kill him. After all, he's at the peak of the Void Immortal realm and has the advantage of timing and location. I'm just a Chaos Immortal now, a whole realm below him."

Li Miaoxuan said, "If that's the case, then why go to the Demon Abyss? Although it's not easy to find a great demon at the Undying Chaos level, it's not impossible."

Gu Yuanqing poured tea for Li Miaoxuan again, but Li Miaoxuan took it and poured tea for both Gu Yuanqing and herself.

“When I came to this realm last time, I was almost tricked by it. Although it was the one who suffered in the end, I would still feel uneasy if I didn’t retaliate. Besides, the demonic calamity in this realm broke out ahead of schedule, which should be somewhat related to me. I also took advantage of the Nine Domains Divine Continent last time. I have to repay this debt of karma. Otherwise, having something on my mind will be detrimental to my cultivation, especially before breaking through to the Void Immortal realm,” Gu Yuanqing explained.

Li Miaoxuan asked, "So what are you planning to do?"

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Of course, we should settle the accounts that need to be settled. While helping you improve your cultivation, we can also collect more resources for my future cultivation. The Xuan You Demon Lord's clone has been suppressed by me, so his strength should be weakened. Even if we can't kill him, if we can seriously injure him, the pressure on the Nine Domains Divine Continent will naturally be much less."

If you have some free time, you can also go and see the other demon lords.

As for more, I'll talk about that after I break through to the Void Immortal realm.

He paused here, looked at Li Miaoxuan, and chuckled, "Miaoxuan, tell me, if we kill all the demons in this realm and turn them into provisions, would it be enough for us to advance one more step from the Void Immortal realm?"

(End of this chapter)