I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 947 The Root
Those who witnessed this scene felt a chill rise from the soles of their feet and instantly spread throughout their bodies, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

They naturally recognized the person in front of them.

Or rather, in the Linglong Realm, as long as there are cultivators who have attained enlightenment, unless they are ignorant and ill-informed, how many people do not know what Gu Yuanqing looks like?

After all, the Qian Yuan Temple enshrines Gu Yuanqing!

Even though the clay sculpture is very different from the real person, it still captures some of their spirit.

Especially during the era when the Ancient Divine Sect and the Qian Yuan Sect clashed, many sects had portraits of Gu Yuanqing.

As members of the Primordial Holy Sect, they were naturally familiar with Gu Yuanqing.

But... how could it be found so easily beneath the Holy Church's magic array?
When faced with the reality, one realizes that one is truly like an ant. Despite having a thousand tricks and trump cards, one is completely powerless. One's soul, true essence, physical body, and even consciousness itself seem to be frozen.

Upon arriving at the underground cave, Gu Yuanqing first glanced at the dozen or so disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect, and then focused his gaze on the statue in front of him.

The Demon Lord's statue, with a snake's tail and a human body!
Ancient texts record that this is the body of the Dao, which is in harmony with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

The Demon Lord was originally the source of the demonic path, a true demon, and also an ancient god and demon.

His physical body was imprisoned in the Demon Realm Cave, his divine soul was imprisoned in the Ancient Realm, and his Great Dao was sealed within the Blood Moon of the Demon Realm.

According to the ancient records looted by the Taigu Shenzong, many of the calamities that have occurred over the past millions of years are related to it.

The Primordial Holy Sect is also mentioned in these ancient books. It is said that the Primordial Divine Sect has tried to eradicate it many times, but it has always been difficult to eliminate it.

However, the truth of these historical events remains unknown to anyone.

To be honest, Gu Yuanqing didn't really want to get involved in the affairs of the Linglong Realm. After all, these matters were at most at the level of a celestial change, which the younger generation in his family could handle, so he didn't need to worry about them.

But this time the commotion was just too big.

Several realms have lost contact, several temples have encountered problems, the fate of Qian Yuan Sect disciples is unknown, and even the incense offerings have been affected.

Moreover, it seemed different from the previous demonic calamities, so he naturally had to come and see.

"The power of the Demon Lord is truly difficult to deal with!" he sighed to himself.

He had always been reluctant to get too involved in the affairs of the Ancient Realm and the Demon Realm because these matters involved too high a level and were difficult to resolve at their root. Therefore, staying out of it was the best option.

But now, it seems that some people don't want to stand by and watch, and want to get themselves involved in this vortex.

All indications suggest that what happened in these different realms was not a coincidence, but rather a deliberate act by humans.

On the surface, it all seemed to be the work of the Primordial Holy Sect, but Gu Yuanqing did not believe that a rat that could only hide in a corner could suddenly cause such a commotion.

It must be related to the Ancient Divine Sect!
The moment this happened, Gu Yuanqing knew which direction to take.

Even if there is no evidence pointing to it, for him, some things don't need evidence at all.

All we need to do is determine who benefits from this event!
Moreover, the power within these people is not simply the power of the Demon Lord, but another power containing the Dao of Life and Death Cycle, intertwined with the power of the Demon Lord, similar to the people of the Great Wei Divine Dynasty in the ancient world.

Wei Zhao had been trying to force him to take action, and even summoned the ancient realm to attack the Qian Yuan Realm.

However, after that incident, the power of the ancient realm people was absorbed by the Northern Spring Realm, and Wei Zhao did not dare to come a second time. Subsequently, there were situations where cultivators would bring their aura out of the ancient realm when they killed people from the ancient realm.

And now, something of such a large scale is happening.

Gu Yuanqing simply did not believe that it had nothing to do with Wei Zhao.

In fact, Gu Yuanqing would not be surprised at all if the person in the ancient world who was intertwined with the power of the Demon Lord was Wei Zhao himself, because both of them controlled the way of life and death.

Even if we assume they are not the same person, they must be very closely related.

Numerous thoughts flashed through Gu Yuanqing's mind. With a wave of his hand, a gentle breeze swept by, and the members of the Primordial Holy Sect turned to ashes and vanished in the breeze.

Whether they are ordinary cultivators, Void Realm cultivators, or even Celestial Beings, they are all the same to Gu Yuanqing.

Only the statue emitted a black light that held out for a moment before turning into dust.

The underground magic array also collapsed; the difference in levels was too great, making any confrontation impossible.

In the blink of an eye, only the disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect remained in the entire cave. Apart from them, only the remaining demonic energy and the power of life and death gradually dissipated in the void.

Gu Yuanqing raised his hand and grabbed more than ten storage bags, which flew into his hand.

With a snap of his fingers, the Dao Source True Fire enveloped the ground, and the demonic energy and the power of life and death were all reduced to green smoke under the true fire.

Although the Demon Lord's level is far above Gu Yuanqing's, as Wei Zhao said back then, these scattered powers are not the Demon Lord's original power, but only the demonic energy that has been corrupted and transformed from his soul.

This power of life and death is a level lower than the original power of cultivators. Gu Yuanqing has mastered the Dao of Creation and has studied the power of the ancient world for a long time, so refining it is not difficult for him.

His sleeve transformed into a spatial vortex, and the Qian Yuan Sect disciples trapped there flew into his sleeve.

Gu Yuanqing's figure disappeared, and a moment later, he arrived at another mountain peak.

He looked at the ground with a faint smile, then gently pressed down.

Boom!

The mountain peaks cracked and the ground collapsed, with runes faintly shimmering in the shadows.

The next second, several streaks of light flew out, intending to escape, but suddenly sword energy appeared out of thin air, and all those who flew out were killed.

With a flick of the finger, sparks flew out, and another sea of ​​fire was born.

Gu Yuanqing looked up and saw that the divine punishment had already appeared.

This world is too fragile, and his level of power is too high. Even if he isolates this world with his own domain, it is still difficult to conceal the secrets of heaven.

The previous use of power had already triggered the tribulation energy, and this second use of power at the level of a Void Immortal naturally brought forth the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, Gu Yuanqing was not even afraid of the heavenly punishment of the Primordial Realm, let alone the Ning Shou Realm.

The lightning struck, but it transformed into a lightning serpent that fell into Gu Yuanqing's palm before vanishing without a trace.

Gu Yuanqing also left again.

Now that we've arrived in this world, we might as well clean it up as well.

A moment later, Gu Yuanqing's clone returned to the Qian Yuan Realm.

"What's the situation in the Ning Shou Realm?" Li Miaoxuan refilled Gu Yuanqing's spiritual tea. Gu Yuanqing's expression was slightly grave as he said, "Almost everyone in the Spirit Realm has been corrupted by demonic energy. Apart from the fact that they are still bound by the Dao of Life and Death, they are somewhat similar to the people of the Demon Realm. However, the people of the Demon Realm have lived in demonic energy for generations and have long since found a way out of it. Their cultivation techniques also suppress demonic energy to some extent. On the other hand, the people of the Spirit Realm, when they first come into contact with the power of the Demon Lord, have a higher than 70% chance of becoming demonic if there is an external force to trigger it."

Li Miaoxuan frowned slightly: "Even you can't solve this?"

Gu Yuanqing shook his head: "They have been invaded by demonic energy for too long, penetrating deep into their souls and bloodlines. A few individuals are fine, but there are so many of them that even in this Northern Spring Realm, I would find it difficult to extract them all."

However, I have cleaned up all the members of the Primordial Holy Sect in the realm. As long as no one causes trouble, most of them should be able to return to normal in a short time.

I will compile some techniques for refining demonic energy from the Demon Realm and have Cheng Yi pass them on in the future. It will take some effort, but it may be able to temporarily resolve most of the troubles.

But this is only a temporary solution, suppressing the demonic thoughts temporarily. If a blood moon were to occur, or if the Primordial Divine Sect were to secretly intervene again, chaos would ensue once more.

Li Miaoxuan said, "So the root of this problem still lies in the ancient realm."

“Yes, the root of the problem still lies in the Ancient Realm. If we can’t resolve the issues in the Ancient Realm, this kind of calamity might erupt again at any time.” Gu Yuanqing sighed softly and added, “In the end, it’s all coming at me.”

Li Miaoxuan smiled and said, "To be honest, that's quite normal. For the past five hundred years, Wei Zhao has been suppressed by you and unable to move. He just resolved the calamity, but was forced to use his power again, which brought about heavenly punishment. Anyone would inevitably harbor resentment. However, since he can't touch you and doesn't dare to come to the Qian Yuan Realm, he can only resort to this external tactic."

Gu Yuanqing chuckled and said, "You make it sound like I'm the villain. If it weren't for the Ancient Divine Sect's repeated misdeeds, would I have treated him like this?"

Li Miaoxuan covered her mouth and smiled, then asked, "So what do you plan to do?"

Gu Yuanqing took a sip of tea and smiled: "Since the enemy has already made their move, how can we sit idly by? Originally, there were some things I planned to do later, since doing them might lead to some unexpected events. But now that things have come to this, there are no more concerns. However, before that, let's resolve the matters in the other realms first."

As the words were spoken, several more streaks of light flew out and disappeared into the void.

Gu Yuanqing was not at ease letting the Qian Yuan Sect handle this matter. Although all that was needed was a Yin-Yang Realm expert from the Qian Yuan Sect to absolutely suppress the entire realm, and no one would dare to challenge them.

However, within the Linglong Realm, apart from beings like Gu Yuanqing, who would dare to easily unleash power beyond the limits?

This is a protection for the realm itself, as well as for the creatures within it; however, in the face of such a crisis, this protection becomes a limitation.

The four clones went to the four major realms respectively. This time, Gu Yuanqing had no intention of holding back at all. He cleared out all four major realms and then brought the disciples of Qian Yuan Sect back to Beiquan Mountain.

At the same time, Gu Yuanqing also informed Li Chengyi of the news.

Upon receiving the news, Li Chengyi finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart was filled with complex and indescribable feelings.

He had cultivated until now so that one day he could help his father break through to the Chaotic Heaven Realm. He thought he had some ability, but in the end, he still had to ask his father to help him solve his problems.

After bringing all the Qian Yuan Sect disciples back to Bei Quan Realm, they were settled in the main hall of the Qian Yuan Sect.

These disciples were ashen-faced and weak-breathed. The black aura around them was suppressed, like a thin mist that lingered around them and could not be dispelled.

They had regained their senses and were secretly relieved.

Gu Yuanqing raised his hand, and with a thought, an invisible force surged from his palm, spreading outwards like ripples of water, enveloping every disciple in the meditation room.

Gu Yuanqing opened his Void Heavenly Eyes, and the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Tower enveloped his body. A bright mirror hung high above the tower, reflecting all the disciples.

Then the entire Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Tower suddenly expanded, enveloping everyone inside.

The true fire of the Dao source burns fiercely, and the karmic fire that specifically burns away inner demons also ignites.

He even directly used the realm enhancement to control objects!
He manipulated the flames to penetrate the depths of these disciples' souls, and used the art of manipulating objects to draw demonic energy and the power of life and death away from their souls and bloodlines, before they were completely burned by the true fire.

This process was not easy. Over the past twenty years, demonic energy and the power of life and death had become entangled with the disciples' flesh, blood, and souls, like vines clinging to ancient trees. Forcibly peeling them away was like scraping the bone to heal a wound.

A disciple of the Qian Yuan Sect at the Void Heaven Realm suddenly let out a muffled groan.

His body trembled violently, veins bulged on his forehead, and his hands gripped his clothes tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Black demonic energy escaped from its pores, turning into blue smoke in the true fire.

With each wisp of black energy peeled away, his body convulsed, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, mingling with tiny blood droplets seeping from his pores, staining his robes blood-stained.

The second disciple, the third disciple...

Gu Yuanqing peeled away the demonic energy and life-and-death power that were binding their bodies one by one.

Some clenched their teeth and remained silent, while others couldn't help but let out low groans; one young disciple was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face, and blood seeped from his clenched teeth, yet he refused to utter a sound.

Time passed slowly, and after all the demonic thoughts, demonic energy, and life-and-death energy on the disciples were completely burned away, Gu Yuanqing flicked his finger, and one by one, pills that nourished the soul were swallowed by these disciples, and pure spiritual energy surged in again.

Gu Yuanqing used the mirror of the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Tower to check again and confirm that nothing was missed.

Then he said calmly, "You should all take good care of yourselves!"

He then walked out of the main hall.

Li Chengyi and the elders of the Qian Yuan Sect were already waiting outside: "Father, how are these disciples?"

"It's nothing serious, you just need to rest for a while. However, after experiencing demonic possession, even if the demonic energy is completely gone, you will still be susceptible to demonic thoughts when you undergo tribulation in the future. You will need to put more effort into cultivating your mental state."

Li Chengyi breathed a sigh of relief, and the elders quickly expressed their gratitude.

Gu Yuanqing nodded and disappeared.

"Respectfully seeing off the Mountain Lord!" The elders bowed.

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Main Peak Courtyard.

Li Miaoxuan asked, "Are you planning to go to the Primordial Realm again?"

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly and chuckled, "Let's make a trip then. It seems we should go once every hundred years or so, so that they won't have a chance to cause trouble again."

As the words were spoken, a clone broke through the boundary using the Heavenly Fishing Technique.

Upon arriving at the Ancient Divine Sect, Gu Yuanqing didn't bother with any words. He simply tossed the Beiquan Town World Seal towards the Guizang Hall.

The ancient divine sect's grand formation shattered upon contact. Wei Zhao conjured a phantom of his divine soul and roared, "Gu Yuanqing, you've gone too far!"

A great battle ensued, and divine punishment descended once more. Wei Zhao activated his divine body again, and Gu Yuanqing retreated.

Wei Zhao stood under the shadow of Guicang, his face ashen, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

At that very moment, Gu Yuanqing's clone reappeared within the ancient realm...

(End of this chapter)