Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 698 Pay it back a few more times
Yan Yu was completely unaware of the undercurrents surging around him.

In fact, if it was a physical airflow, he would probably become alert immediately and start to be wary of whether someone around him would attack him... Unfortunately, it was an undercurrent in interpersonal relationships, and Yan Yu was obviously not the type of person who would concentrate on managing and maintaining interpersonal relationships.

He is currently more concerned about the progress of his cultivation.

The progress of the team's monks' cultivation was a top secret, but everyone knew that top secrets were often guessed by outsiders.

By using several specific time points and the strength that the monk publicly displays at these times, we can fit the monk's cultivation improvement rate curve and further quantify the approximate level of the monk's talent.

Of course, leveling up isn't just about relying on talent; every possible means must be employed to double efficiency. The current world record for the highest cultivation multiplier is over 4, but the side effects are also extremely exaggerated.

The international community tends to believe that the Lu Kingdom would not allow its top cultivators to take such an unstable risk, so it is roughly estimated that the relatively safe plan will have a cultivation multiplier between 3.5 and 4. If the cultivation aptitude is set at Liu Longtao's level, then calculations confirm that the limit will be reached in late February.

When people thought about the swordsman of Lu State ascending to the Golden Core Realm, not to mention the various forces surrounding Lu State, even a certain national strategic bureau on the other side of the ocean felt extremely anxious.

Fortunately, the Sword Wielder's deterrent power is indiscriminately directed at everyone on the earth. In addition, the tragic situation in India is still fresh in people's minds. European countries have recently reached a consensus with the Mitch Strategic Bureau and plan to start a siege plan.

The first layer of the encirclement: the southern border.

Whether the newly appointed Sorcerer King, Nanpan, harbored hostility towards the Lu Kingdom, or perhaps the Lu Kingdom disliked this underdog Sorcerer King, relations between the two countries plummeted rapidly. Modern states have a high tolerance for error, but supernatural forces lack such leeway. Even a single failure would spell doom for the Sorcerer King.

So he is the best vanguard.

The second layer of the encirclement: Yin Yang Courtyard.

Tianzhu is finished, Central Asia is hopeless, and the Northern Territory has almost become a dog of the Lu Kingdom. So, apart from the Southern Territory which is still willing to charge into battle, naturally, only Yinyangyuan and Lihuayuan can be relied on.

However, the attitude of Ewhayuan is questionable. Although they have shown a positive attitude in their past collaborations, they always ended up failing at subtle points, so the West is more willing to believe the position and motives of Onmyoji.

The third layer of the encirclement: None.

Theoretically, Western nations should be in this position. In reality, if the Sword Bearer of Land were to break through the first two layers of encirclement with unstoppable force, no Western nation would be willing to engage in a life-and-death struggle against him. They would most likely abruptly change their tune and call for regional stability and international peace.

At that time, the Secretary of State will have to say, "Please stop, I will do anything."

Therefore, before they completely kneel down and get up from their seats, they will begin their final struggle.

In mid-January, the southern border suddenly mobilized manpower on a large scale, so that the Pingxi Army and the Annan Army immediately increased their combat readiness.

The news was not notified to the monks in the team. The Privy Council meant to ask everyone to try not to interrupt their training process. The longer they could delay it, the better it would be for the future - after all, once they joined the war, no one knew how long it would last, not even the initiator of the war.

It would not be worth it if it was delayed for too long and there was no time to practice!
Yan Yu didn't tell anyone, but this didn't prevent some people from guessing what was about to happen outside through more special channels.

"I didn't expect there was a coffee shop in the base." Ye Jun moved the teaspoon in the small cup and turned to look at the green mountains outside.

Yan Yu was looking at her profile.

It has been almost a month since she became a formation master. Mei Yingxue spoke highly of her learning progress and even said something like "You should have come earlier."

Considering that Mr. Mei is the kind of person who speaks his mind and doesn't even like to use metaphors or exaggerations, this evaluation is almost perfect.

Ye Jun was also very satisfied with this.

During her time with the Dragon Sovereign, she was almost like a stay-at-home mother of four, her face etched with the exhaustion and sorrow of being overwhelmed by menial tasks. While her uncontrolled emotions were a factor during the Spiritual Sense Hosting experiment, it was also due to the immense psychological pressure she'd accumulated over time, with nowhere to vent.

Telling Jingye, "I've never been happy in the team," was one of the few times she complained without reservation.

Today, Ye Jun is full of energy and looks radiant. His whole mental state has improved greatly, as if he has been a veteran worker for more than 30 years and suddenly found that he had retired early one day.

"Yes." Yan Yu said, "I just happened to find this nice place, so I specially asked you out for coffee."

"You're lying." Ye Jun rolled her eyes at him immediately, but soon smiled again, "But I like to hear it."

"Your career seems to be on the rise recently." Yan Yu looked at her face.

"It's okay." Ye Jun said, "I can only say that it went relatively smoothly."

"You're lying." Yan Yu said, "That's not what Teacher Mei said."

"Well, I have to be modest." Ye Jun laughed happily, reaching out to play with the ends of his short hair, and his tone was also somewhat proud. "In fact, it's easy as pie. I feel like I was born to learn formations. Basically, I haven't encountered anything that can stump me."

"I didn't realize you're such a genius at formations." Yan Yu joked with her.

"You can't judge a person by his appearance."

"When my attainments in formation techniques are high enough to qualify as a master, I will kick Teacher Mei out and become the leader of the formation research group myself."

"That's impossible. I'm not that kind of person."

"Sister Yun, when will you become the best formation master in the country?"

"Don't be ridiculous! Disgusting!"

The two of them laughed for a long time, and suddenly stopped smiling at the same time.

"Is a war going to start?" Ye Jun asked in a low voice.

"It's amazing that you were able to find out." Yan Yu couldn't help but sigh.

After switching to studying formations, Ye Jun had already relinquished her duties as vice-captain of the Longxiong team, handing all her duties over to Yang Linhui. Now that she was just a figurehead, it was impossible for her to get any inside information from Jing Ye, so it must be...

"I occasionally heard a few words from Teacher Mei when she answered the phone," Ye Jun sighed. "It seems like it will be difficult to have a good New Year this year."

"Nothing we can do." Yan Yu said calmly, "Some things are beyond our control. Is there any concrete progress on the formation?"

"Teacher Mei has been researching large-scale enchantment technology recently and has handed the miniaturization of the formation to me." Ye Jun said, "Of course, it's only a research idea at the moment, so don't expect to see it in actual combat in the short term."

It was an expected answer. Yan Yu didn't expect her to suddenly take out a few battle flags and say, "Use them." So he just smiled and said, "What are your specific ideas?"

"Hmm." Ye Jun thought for a moment. "For example, if we use the Xuanguang Ruler as a suppressing device, we can set up the Xuanguang Lingtai Grand Formation. Those who enter the formation will be protected by the Xuanguang Fenhua, and will not be harmed by swords, guns, water, or fire. Or if we use the colored glass lamps instead, we can stimulate the release of thousands of lights, which will have the effect of purging evil and sweeping away disasters."

"Where is the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map?" Yan Yu asked.

"Currently, the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Diagram only has the Yin scroll, not the Yang scroll." Ye Jun said slowly, "After setting up the formation, you can conjure up the cultivators inside to fight, but..."

"It has limited uses," Yan Yu said.

"Indeed, their uses are limited." Ye Jun turned a somewhat helpless expression. "In a one-on-one fight, suddenly summoning several helpers might be somewhat effective. But in a large-scale war, a few cultivators are completely useless. What is really needed is a super-powerful individual whose mere presence can change the battlefield."

"However, if we ignore the battles, the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map is truly filled with talented people. There are those who grow herbs, refine pills, tame beasts, divine... Oh, and there are even cultivators proficient in formations. The reason why Teacher Mei and I were able to advance so quickly in this field is that we can be said to be standing on the shoulders of those who came before us."

Yan Yu listened to her talk and couldn't help but feel happy for her.

Isn't such a high-spirited girl a million times better than the lazy girl who memorized scripts in front of the camera in her previous life?

Every time Yan Yu sees these girls whose life trajectories have been completely changed by him, he deeply feels that his rebirth truly has extraordinary significance.

"I'm so happy for you." He said sincerely, "When you have mastered your formation, I will come to visit you more often and rely on you."

"We don't have to wait until the formation is fully developed." Ye Jun laughed heartily, "We still have to deal with each other recently, I mean... before we reach the Golden Core stage."

"Yeah." The other party's attitude was so natural that Yan Yu felt a little uncomfortable. He said casually, "Dual cultivation, what I mean is, after all, it's just a practice aimed at breaking through the ranks. There's no need to impose any moral constraints on yourself..."

"That won't work." Ye Jun said.

Her voice wasn't loud, and her tone wasn't strong, but it sounded firm and undeniable:
"Yan Yu, I didn't agree to sleep with you just to reach the Golden Core stage."

"Hmm..." Yan Yu lowered his head and stared at the coffee, as if studying the latte art on it, because Ye Jun's eyes opposite him were too bright, shining like stars - it must be a problem of the light angle.

"You know why." Ye Jun raised his cup and took a sip of coffee. "I said I'll repay the favors I owe you sooner or later."

"And I am not allowed to erase the account unilaterally." Yan Yu smiled bitterly.

"That's right, you are not allowed to say 'forget it' and then flip it over." Ye Jun put the cup on the tray, looked at Yan Yu who didn't know what to say, and suddenly felt like teasing him, so he quietly leaned over and laughed softly:

"If you can't pay it back in one go, you might have to pay it back multiple times."

"Ahem!" Yan Yu coughed awkwardly and said seriously, "Comrade Ye Jun, let's stop talking about romantic matters and focus on the important national issues."

"Of course." Ye Jun didn't intend to provoke him, so he quickly put away his smile and said seriously, "Although the formation that can be put into actual combat is still a long way off, the formation that can help everyone speed up their cultivation has been researched almost to the point of completion."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, because there happens to be a cultivator who understands this in the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Diagram. I can just take it and modify it and it should be usable."

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When it comes to cultivation speed, Xie Ruoxi is still the one with the fastest progress.

Even if everyone practiced the "Pulling Silk Method" together, it wouldn't completely equalize everyone's cultivation speed. With the help of the Wudang Mountain secret realm and various elixirs, the differences in basic aptitude were actually widened.

"I feel like I'm about to be promoted." That evening, Xie Ruoxi, who had just come out of the secret realm, pulled Yan Yu's sleeve and said.

Yan Yu was startled when he heard this, then he quickly reacted and said accusingly:
"What do you mean by 'about to give birth'? Don't use such ambiguous words anymore! You scared me!"

"Oh oh." Xie Ruoxi changed her tone and said, "I mean, I'm about to reach the maximum level."

"How long does it feel like?"

"Within ten days."

Yan Yu did some mental calculations and realized that Ruoxi would reach the great perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm in early February.

Faster than the research team expected.

"Well," Xie Ruoxi asked in a low voice, with a hint of hesitation and lack of confidence in her tone. "When the time comes, the captain will practice dual cultivation with me, right? We agreed on that."

Actually, there really wasn't any need. According to the research team's calculations, if Xie Ruoxi could achieve perfection by breathing in and out at a normal rhythm and then immediately embrace the elixir to transcend the tribulation, the probability of forming a high-grade golden elixir was so high that it was practically certain.

Of course, I still had to practice the dual cultivation I'd promised. Even though it didn't really mean anything, I didn't want to see her sobbing and yelling, "Why am I the only one left out?"

"Don't worry." Yan Yu said with a smile, "You have to wait until I reach the perfect state before you can talk to me, right?"

"Oh, oh, oh." Xie Ruoxi quickly explained, "I forgot! That's fine, I'll keep my chastity and wait for the captain obediently."

"Even though it's true, there's no need to say it deliberately."

Speaking of this, Xie Ruoxi reminded Yan Yu of something.

By cultivating together to even out their talents, everyone's cultivation speed was definitely faster than other teams cultivating individually. Within the team, based on talent, the order of those who reached Great Consummation was roughly Xie Ruoxi, Zhao Yuanzhen, Su Yunjin, Lin Ning, Chen Lingyun, and finally myself.

In other words, after he forms the elixir, they will come to him one after another to ask for his help, and there will probably be no time for rest in between - as for the words "I can't do it anymore and need to rest for a few days", Yan Yu naturally couldn't say it out loud.

A better way is to reach the state of perfection as soon as possible, first break through the Dan together with the demon girl, and be promoted to a real person, and then help the remaining people in the order in which they reach the great perfection, one by one. In this way, the time can be extended openly, and the body can have a chance to breathe and recuperate.

Thinking of this, Yan Yu lowered his head and quietly sent a message to Ye Jun:

"Help! Hurry up and fix your spirit gathering array! Please!"

"what?"

　On the first day of the new year, I encountered a terrifying Shura field. It was really difficult to type.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)