I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 829 Take the lead

Deep within the Demon Land.

The Demon King of the Abyss sat cross-legged atop a great mountain.

Dozens of celestial demons above the Yin-Yang level lay prostrate on the ground, wisps of energy emanating from them and falling into the body of the Boundless Demon King to aid his cultivation.

Suddenly, his heart sank, and another clone completely lost contact with him.

Although this clone was not killed, it lost contact with the main body, and he naturally knew what that meant!
His originally restrained aura burst out uncontrollably, suppressing the high-level demons who were crawling around him, while the weaker demons were blown backward by the surging air currents.

"Gu Yuanqing!" The Demon King of No Return gritted his teeth.

For it now, the loss of every primordial demonic thought has a huge impact, and may even cause it to be unable to stabilize its primordial demonic seed and fall from the level of a illusory immortal.

It fully understands the consequences!

As long as it remains at the level of a Void Immortal, it will be one of the Heavenly Demons most relied upon by the Demon Lord, because during the Demon Lord's slumber, it relied on the power of the two Void Immortal Demon Kings, namely, him and Eclipse Moon, to help the Demon Lord maintain his peak power and thus cultivate.

Furthermore, since the Eclipse Demon King was originally of human origin, he was second only to one demon and above all other demons.

Even without cultivating himself, he can still be nourished by countless Chaotic Undying Demon Kings. If the Xuan You Demon Lord can break through his rank and become a true demon, he will naturally rise in status as well.

Once its rank drops, it becomes an ordinary demon king, and hundreds of thousands of years of effort go to waste.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. What worries it most is that the Demon Lord of the Dark Netherworld might not let it fall from its rank, but instead devour it before the original demon seed collapses!

A Void Immortal Demon King is the greatest offering from the Xuan You Demon Lord. If it is still at the Void Immortal level, the Xuan You Demon Lord will naturally not drain the pond to catch all the fish. But if it can no longer maintain its Void Immortal level, then devouring it is the greatest benefit!

At that moment, it felt fear, a fear that even made its expression ferocious, and it was even difficult to maintain its human form.

The other demons around them had no idea what was going on and could only lie on the ground, too afraid to move, under its aura.

Fear and rage clashed within him. He raised his hand and grabbed a demon at the Yin-Yang Void Breaking level. The demon rapidly shrank, its body turning into billowing black smoke and being devoured. Only its original demonic thoughts remained, transforming into a walnut-sized ball of dark light, which he swallowed whole.

The other Heavenly Demons trembled with fear. In the Heavenly Demon system, higher-ranking Heavenly Demons have almost absolute control over lower-ranking Heavenly Demons because the latter can devour them at any time. The same applies to the relationship between the Demon King of No Return and Xuan You.

"No, this matter must not be known to the master!" It took a deep breath and calmed its mind.

Just then, a voice rang in his mind: "Wujian, come here!"

The Demon King of the Abyss froze for a moment, but quickly composed himself and flew towards the valley.

……

Gu Yuanqing turned around and looked back, but Liao Changyin was nowhere to be seen.

It must be said that this immortal cultivator has unique skills in stealth and concealment, no wonder he dared to come alone.

He stood in the void and looked towards the direction of the Demon Abyss. It was somewhat unexpected that no other Heavenly Demons had come to this great battle. Could it be that the Demon Lord was really afraid of him?

After a short while, he looked around again, then used spatial manipulation to conceal his presence and arrived at the foot of a high mountain 600,000 miles away.

"This is the place. It is where the earth's energy gathers, and the demonic energy's erosion is relatively less. If we set up a magic array here, it may be able to hold out for a long time."

His figure vanished underground, then he took out an array plate, drew the earth's veins to transform it into a magic array, and hid a token within it. This place could serve as an anchor point for the future Heavenly Fishing Technique.

There's no point in going after Xuan You now. We might not be able to kill him, and it could even trigger a great calamity, leaving us to bear the consequences. Even if we did kill him, it wouldn't be of much benefit to him at the moment, as the two primordial demonic thoughts at the level of demon lords that were sealed in Beiquan Cave Heaven have not yet been used.

It would be more appropriate to come back after he has achieved the status of a Void Immortal, and naturally, he needs to make some preparations for that. After all, the Demon Realm is vast, and even if he wanted to get here, it would take him some time, and he didn't want to make the trip again.

Subsequently, he left similar arrangements in several hidden places. If the Heavenly Demon found and destroyed them all, then he could only blame his bad luck!
Once everything was ready, the main body used the Heavenly Fishing Technique to pull the clone back into the Northern Spring Cave.

This time, he originally intended to do something for the human race of the Nine Realms Divine Continent to repay his debts, but in the end he turned back halfway and did not complete the task, so he could not be blamed.

Liao Changyin will need time to return, and the Great Hao Divine Dynasty and the Immaculate Zen Forest will also need time to communicate. How the general situation of this world will develop can only be observed in the future.

To put it bluntly, he is not a person from the Nine Realms Divine Continent, so naturally he will not worry about him day and night. As for what he will do in the future, that will be decided later.

At present, cultivation is still the most important thing for Gu Yuanqing. The threat of the True God Ancestor of the Ancient Divine Sect is far greater than that of other Heavenly Demons. He does not know when the Ancient Divine Sect will realize that Zhuo Ming has had an accident. Facing this great enemy that may come at any time, only by becoming a Void Immortal can he have confidence!

At this point, he had already achieved the Great Perfection of the Chaotic Undying Realm. The next step was to refine his own power to perfection, perfect the Dao Imprint, and finally unite all his powers to condense the True Seed of Dao Origin.

During this process, it is best to be in a state of complete unity of mind and body. Therefore, he withdrew all his clones, leaving only a few divine thoughts to guard the various places.

Since the re-deduction, the addition of the visualization of the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Diagram to the cultivation method has led to a transformation of the soul, making the differences between the two methods even more obvious during cultivation.

With the mind and spirit unified, the thoughts become clearer, and even the thought process seems to speed up.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, a thirty-three-story tower stands eternally. Every stray thought, delusion, or demonic thought that arises is naturally drawn to the tower, where it is roasted in the fires of karma, ultimately leading to enlightenment and a higher level of understanding.

Fewer and fewer "selves" emerge from the tower, but each "self" becomes more and more powerful, and once even climbed directly to the twenty-seventh floor.

The bright mirror hanging high atop the tower is nearing completion, making this supernatural power even more evident.

Its reflection, both inside and out, reveals every detail.

The many imperfections in the physical body, soul, and Dao imprint were clearly fed back to Gu Yuanqing's mind. Without Gu Yuanqing having to deliberately make up for or adjust them, his mind would naturally make up for and adjust these flaws.

And this is also the wonderful application of superior methods!
Rise with the sunrise and rest with the sunset.

At Gu Yuanqing's level, except in certain special circumstances, there is no need to deliberately go into seclusion.

Walking, sitting, and lying down are all forms of practice; a state of mind that remains constant is the natural way!
I read books in the morning, enjoy tea in the afternoon, sometimes fish in the mountains, and sometimes tease the animals.

He appears to have a leisurely life every day, but his spiritual cultivation is becoming increasingly profound and far-reaching.

The accumulated experience of the many previous clones has been transformed into resources for cultivation through this sedimentation.

Time passed day by day.

Suddenly, a heavenly tribulation was felt rising in the Dragon Demon Realm. It was Su Yue'e, the Fox Queen of the Heavenly Fox Clan, undergoing the Great Tribulation of Yin and Yang!

Originally, with her talent, she had no chance of breaking through to the Yin-Yang Realm, but she couldn't resist the little fox's support.

The little fox was different from other spirit beasts in the mountains. It had grown up almost with Li Chengyi, and after transforming into human form, it stayed with him in the Qian Yuan Sect. It could no longer be regarded as an ordinary spirit beast.

Some things that can be found everywhere in Beiquan Cave Heaven are rare treasures to demonic beasts at the Heavenly Transformation level.

Over the years, the things the little fox brought back when she went back to visit her family were enough to allow Su Yue'e's demon blood to undergo a transformation and break through the limits of the heavenly changes.

This is also an advantage for the demon race: they have ample resources, and breaking through to higher realms is relatively easier.

The Celestial Fox clan is no ordinary beast; they possess the bloodline of nine tails, so breaking through the Yin-Yang barrier is a natural progression for them.

Furthermore, among the cultivators of the Qian Yuan Realm, although the Heavenly Transformation Realm is not something that can be seen everywhere, it is no longer rare, with nearly fifty individuals.

However, most high-level cultivators have also slowed down their cultivation progress, which is normal; the higher the realm, the more time is required.

Even though this generation of cultivators received the gifts of the rules of heaven and earth from the advancement of the Qian Yuan Realm, and the Qian Yuan Realm received the feedback from the Bei Quan Cave Heaven, the Great Dao of heaven and earth gradually approached perfection, and the spiritual energy was so abundant that it almost surpassed that of the Spirit Realm. Many cultivators could also further their studies in the Bei Quan Mountain if they had the opportunity. However, after reaching the Heavenly Transformation level, every step forward was extremely difficult.

After all, not everyone is as gifted as Gu Yuanqing, nor does anyone have the talent of Li Chengyi. A cultivator's breakthrough is not simply a matter of accumulating resources; it also involves one's Dao heart, talent, opportunities, and comprehension of the Great Dao.

The Qian Yuan Sect has become a behemoth in the Qian Yuan Realm, known as the superior sect. Most of the Celestial Realm experts reside within the Qian Yuan Sect. They are based in Beiquan Mountain, where they obtain the most top-tier cultivation resources and practice the wondrous methods that directly lead to the path of the Void Immortal. They can also occasionally receive guidance from Gu Yuanqing.

This is something that other sects simply cannot compare to.

At the same time, the position of Qian Yuan Realm in the entire Linglong Realm has become more and more stable. Previously, it relied on Gu Yuanqing alone, but now the number of experts in the sect is almost comparable to that of Huanling Sect.

Many spirit beasts from the Dragon Demon Realm also grew in strength very quickly. After being baptized by the Heaven and Earth Pool, they transformed into spirit beasts and faced almost no bottlenecks under the changing heavens.

Everything seemed thriving, but neither these people nor beasts were likely to be of any real help to Gu Yuanqing.

Time flies, and twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Stillness breeds restlessness, and Gu Yuanqing finally couldn't resist taking a look at the Nine Domains Divine Continent. After all, this was the human realm. Last time, he had to return halfway, and his karmic ties with the Great Hao Divine Dynasty remained unresolved, leaving him with some lingering concerns that affected his cultivation.

In the small courtyard facing the pass, Ling Yi, sensing the presence, arrived as promised.

The two sat in the courtyard.

He looked at Gu Yuanqing with a complicated expression and said, "Fellow Daoist Gu, it's been many years. You are still as charming as ever, no, you are even more charming than before!"

"Fellow Daoist Ling looks a bit haggard," Gu Yuanqing said.

Ling Yi gave a wry smile: "With the onset of the demonic calamity, chaos has erupted everywhere, and even my Nine Heavens Sword Sect has experienced several mishaps."

Gu Yuanqing said, "You should already know about my trip to the Demon Realm twenty years ago, right?"

"Fellow Daoist Liao has already brought the news back. He has also sent people to Wugou Zen Forest, but... Huijue has not yet explained the matter." Ling Yi shook his head.

Gu Yuanqing poured tea for Ling Yi: "Is it another secret that cannot be revealed?"

Ling Yi paused for a moment, then said, "Master Huijue of Wugou Chanlin has profound Buddhist knowledge and can see the cause and effect. What he sees and thinks is beyond our ability to know. His silence this time is probably not to make things mysterious, but because he has seen the cause and effect connections that we have not yet realized."

Gu Yuanqing said, "Then what do you plan to do? The root of this Heavenly Demon is the Demon Lord. If we don't kill the Demon Lord, it will be difficult to eliminate the demonic calamity. If we go to the Demon Abyss, it will cause another great calamity. This is a dilemma."

Ling Yi sighed softly: "We can only take it one step at a time, and this has been the case for millions of years."

Gu Yuanqing then asked, "So we're just going to wait for the Demon Lord to come to us?"

Ling Yidao picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, his eyes regaining their sharpness: "We'll meet force with force, and we'll dam water with earth. So what if he's the Demon Lord? Our human race may still have a chance to win!"

Gu Yuanqing poured him another cup of tea and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help? However, I am currently at a critical stage of my cultivation and cannot remain in this realm for long."

Ling Yi looked at Gu Yuanqing, his eyes lighting up slightly, and asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you planning to break through to the Void Immortal realm?"

Gu Yuanqing said, "We do have this plan, but when we will be able to break through, and whether we will be able to break through at all, is still unknown."

Ling Yi smiled and said, "If you still can't break through to the Void Immortal realm with your accumulated experience, then I'm afraid there's no one in the world who can."

Gu Yuanqing said, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me."

Ling Yi pondered for a moment and said, "The Nine Realms Divine Continent is indeed facing difficulties right now, and there are still many things in short supply. It is difficult to enter the Demon Realm at the moment. Fellow Daoist, could you help send some over? The Nine Realms Divine Continent is willing to offer resources in exchange. What do you need, Fellow Daoist?"

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "That's easy, just give me the list."

……

Ten days later, the deal was finalized. Gu Yuanqing exchanged some cultivation techniques, as well as some pill formulas, elixirs, and medicinal herbs that were special products of the Nine Domains Divine Continent.

The Nine Realms Divine Continent is proficient in the art of soul refining and has suffered from the scourge of heavenly demons for many years. It is particularly skilled in the art of purifying the mind and protecting the spirit, which is of great benefit to Gu Yuanqing and the inheritance of the Daoist lineage of the Qian Yuan Sect. It can be considered a win-win situation.

Of course, this is of greater help to the Nine Realms Divine Continent. After all, these are just icing on the cake for the Qian Yuan Realm, but they are a lifeline for the Nine Realms Divine Continent.

For Gu Yuanqing, this transaction relieved some of his worries and allowed him to focus on his cultivation.

Sixteen years later, Gu Yuanqing brought Li Miaoxuan back to Beiquan Cave.

Because Li Miaoxuan had already taken the lead and was at the peak of the Shattered Heaven realm, she was about to undergo the Tribulation of Undying Chaos. This time, she planned to undergo the tribulation within the Northern Spring Cave Heaven.

Lingxu Sect has been weak for many years and has not made any major breakthroughs. The place for tribulation is also outside the sect, which is relatively risky. Gu Yuanqing himself is also at a critical time in his cultivation and it is not suitable for him to be distracted for a long time. It is best for him to undergo tribulation in Beiquan Cave.

Li Miaoxuan repeatedly confirmed the location of the tribulation. Her original idea was to stay away from Qianyuan Island and find another place, since the Chaotic Undying Tribulation could affect thousands of miles. If anything unexpected happened, she would regret it.

Gu Yuanqing chuckled: "Don't worry, I wouldn't have done this if I wasn't confident."

She learned about Gu Yuanqing's tribulation from Li Haotian, Li Shi'an, and others, and only then did she feel relieved.

(End of this chapter)