Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 777 Natal Spiritual Treasure
In the gourd world, Ji An sat cross-legged under the Gathering Yuan Tree, his mind sinking into his dantian to connect with the stone tortoise.

Golden characters appeared in the sky above the Moon Palace. The Nascent Soul walked out of the main hall and looked up.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 745.2, Water 1216.4, Wood 0, Fire 526.1, Earth 1089.6]

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 672.5, Gen Spirit 1125.7, Zhen Spirit 806.2, Xun Spirit 162.4, Kun Spirit 274.6, Qian Spirit 1528.6, Dui Spirit 1429.8, Li Spirit 182.3

[Spell: Thread-Binding Spell (Perfect 1%)]

Vermilion Bird Profound Illumination Technique (Perfect 89%)

Chaotic Five Elements Thunder (Perfect 6%)

[Golden Light Across the Ground (Perfect 24%)]

A deep roar rang in his ears, the ground trembled, and Ji An opened his eyes to see the earth unicorn transform into a calf, running happily around the spirit tree of heaven and earth.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner has now been upgraded to the Spirit Treasure level and become a Natal Spirit Treasure, and the strength of the defensive field formed by the five banners has increased by 40%.

The main problem is that the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag is only a third-tier high-grade item, and its shortcomings are too obvious. Otherwise, the strength of its defensive domain would be even higher.

He smiled with satisfaction, his eyes shining.

The five-colored deer suddenly appeared and exclaimed:
"Master, I have now reached the threshold of the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, but the spiritual fruit of the fourth-order Lightning Strike Dragon Blood Tree has not yet ripened, which is affecting my growth!"

With an ample supply of various spiritual fruits, its cultivation level has been growing rapidly.

There's no way around it, their bloodline is too good; with resources, they can take off.

Ji An glanced at the beast tamer and said slowly:

"Tell me when you decide to make a breakthrough, and you don't need to worry about the rest."

The five-colored deer's tone immediately became ingratiating, "Hehe, thank you, master."

By the way, Lin Lan is requesting an audience outside the cave. Should I bring her in?

It was very curious about what ingenious method its master could use to ripen the spirit fruit.
Although curious, it did not continue to inquire, for it understood that wonderful methods always come at a price.

Ji An stood up. "No need, I'll go out and receive her in the cave."

He left the small world and entered the cave, made a hand seal to open the magical barrier, and the master and disciple sat down in the living room.

Has something happened at the sect?

Lin Lan gently shook her head, "No, the fellow disciples who recently went out to carry out the mission of purifying demonic energy have discovered that the concentration of demonic energy is decreasing."

The disciples of the Enforcement Hall ventured deep into the area shrouded in demonic energy and discovered that sunlight could penetrate the thicker demonic energy than before, which also indirectly confirmed the discovery that the concentration of demonic energy had decreased.

Master, fifteen years have passed since you slew the Nascent Soul level True Demon. Is the great calamity about to end?

This calamity was not difficult for the cultivators of the sect to endure; it simply meant they could not go out for several decades.

During this period, the sect's spiritual veins were upgraded from the third-tier high-grade to the top-grade, which was actually a good thing for everyone, and they lived a more comfortable life.

Ji An raised his eyebrows and asked:
How long has this situation been going on?

"It should take several months; the initial time is uncertain."

Ji An pondered for a moment, then said:

"I'm going to Yuanhe Mountain to check on the situation at the Demon Cave."

Get yourself ready tonight, and we'll set off at dawn tomorrow.

If the amount of demonic energy released decreases significantly, it can be said that the countdown to the end of the True Demon Tribulation has begun.

This would be the best news for the disciples in the sect who were preparing to travel and comprehend the five elements' mutual generation.

Lin Lan hummed in agreement. She had come here on the orders of the sect leader to ask her master to verify the truth of the matter.

She changed the subject, saying:
"The array for upgrading spiritual veins has run out of spiritual materials after a few years. Senior Brother Zhang Zeye said that the sect's spiritual veins can be upgraded in about half a year."

Ji An was immediately delighted. "Haha, that's great news!"

With more Daoist essence to draw upon, the stone tortoise's ability to absorb spiritual energy will be further enhanced, shortening the time required to elevate its other spells to the Great Perfection level by several years.

The following day, the waning moon cast a hazy glow. Ji An released a golden light that pierced through the mountain-protecting array, arrived below the Gangyun, adjusted his direction, and headed towards Yuanhe Mountain.

The temperature here is extremely low, but for a cultivator whose body-refining technique has reached the Nascent Soul level, it feels only slightly cold.

The demonic energy cannot extend to this height, and the visibility is good.

He summoned the Flaming Banner that lifted off the ground, mounted the fire phoenix, and the last bit of coldness disappeared, leaving him feeling warm all over.

The Golden Spirit Sect is more than 40,000 li away from Yuanhe Mountain. If one were to fly at a normal speed, it would take about five hours.

As the sun began to set, Ji An arrived above Yuanhe Mountain, which was still shrouded in thick demonic energy.

Ji An released the hardness of metal and stone, and a silvery radiance covered his skin.

Then, he took out two more talismans, a third-grade top-quality calming talisman and a purifying talisman, and activated them in turn, enveloping his entire body in warm white spiritual light.

The six magical treasures in his dantian were summoned, and the five flags took shape to form a defensive domain.

A yellow aura sits in the center, surrounded by four other colors: blue, red, white, and black, which flow slowly around it.

He wouldn't fight a battle unprepared. If there were enemies within the demonic energy, he could unleash his full power; if there were no enemies, it would only be a waste of two talismans. With everything ready, Ji An cast a spell to unleash the Blazing Fire of Heaven.

The magical power flowed rapidly through the immortal veins, the vein patterns on the surface of the Heart Fire Palace shone brightly, and the Bingding Fire Dao Seeds shone brilliantly.

The flaming banner resonated with the magic power within him, and the purple spiritual cloud bloomed like a fiery lotus. Wherever it went, the demonic energy turned to ashes, sweeping away the demonic energy within a radius of dozens of miles, allowing sunlight to shine into this mountain range that had been twisted for many years.

He changed the hand seals and released the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Brightness Technique to prevent demonic energy from filling this purified space.

Ji An cautiously landed at the entrance of the Demon Cave. After a moment, he concluded that the flow of demonic energy was 30% to 40% less than when he had visited in previous years.

This is a considerable number, and the contrast is extremely obvious.

When the demonic energy decreases to a certain critical point, it means that the passage connecting the two worlds in the demon cave is closed. True demons and demon lords can no longer travel between the two worlds, and only a small amount of demonic energy can escape into the cultivation world.

If the True Demon Army cannot retreat to the True Demon Realm before the passage is completely closed, they will become the targets of the cultivators' hunt.

Those powerful true demons had to retreat even earlier because the passage needed to be large enough to pass through. This is why those who flooded into the cultivation world at the beginning of the True Demon Tribulation were all small fry.

The world of cultivation and the world of true demons make up this complete world. The world of cultivation is the yang side, and the world of true demons is the yin side. Yin is turbid and yang is clear. Demonic energy will continuously flow in, and spiritual energy will also flow into the world of true demons through unknown channels.

Ji An suddenly had a whimsical thought and thought to himself:
'If I stay here, will I be able to hunt down those true demons who return to the True Demon Realm?'

After a moment's thought, he gently shook his head. The whereabouts of the True Demon Army here were unknown, and they had likely already retreated back to the True Demon Realm.

Furthermore, even if they did not retreat, they must have found other evil dens and most likely will not retreat from here.

"Let's wait here for half a month and see if any powerful true demons pass by."

Having made up his mind, Ji An made a hand seal and released the Chaotic Five Elements Thunder into the entrance of the Demon Cave.

One hundred thousand mountains.

Morag glanced at the mountain peak and sighed softly:
"ended."

After more than a decade of bloody battles, the army has still failed to conquer the core area of ​​Qingqiu. Now that the demonic energy has subsided, several late-stage Nascent Soul commanders have decided to withdraw.

Now, with each day that is delayed, the concentration of demonic energy decreases by one point, and the combat power of the true demons weakens by one point.

Fortunately, the spiritual vein nodes on the outskirts of Qingqiu were filled with polluted arrays, and the army had completed half of its objective.

He found a true demon at the late Nascent Soul stage and reported:

"Great Commander, I led my tribe from the east side of the Western Continent into the cultivation world. There is a powerful sect there that is a tough nut to crack, and we haven't had time to take it down yet."

Now that the army is about to retreat, we earnestly request that you return to the Holy Realm through the passage that led us here, and while you're at it, please eliminate that force to demonstrate your power.

Once this force is annihilated, there will be no third-tier spiritual veins remaining on the eastern side of the Western Continent, greatly reducing its war potential.

The Nascent Soul stage True Demons who fought alongside him suffered heavy casualties, severely diluting his achievements. Only by securing powerful allies to kill the enemy can he regain his honor.

This supreme leader is a true demon at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, named Iron Plow. His skin is a bright blood red, unlike the black skin of ordinary true demons.

Iron Plow inquired about the battle, and Morag gave a half-truthful account.

It is not a glorious thing to be defeated by a human cultivator at the second level of the Nascent Soul stage.

So Morag fabricated an enemy at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, claiming that he had severely wounded the enemy. Later, the enemy retreated into hiding, so he withdrew his troops westward into the Ten Thousand Mountains.

All the Nascent Soul level True Demons who came to help him were killed in battle, so he wasn't afraid of being exposed.

Iron Plow looked at Morag with great interest and grinned:

"As a core cultivator of the northern tribes, to be defeated by an ordinary sect, if I hadn't witnessed your ferocity in battle, I would have doubted whether your reputation was just a boast."

But if you want me to help you, what are you willing to give up?

"I am willing to offer the captured Nascent Soul level Celestial Fox to the Great Commander!"

During the six-month battle, Morag severely injured a Nascent Soul Stage 1 Heavenly Fox, but unexpectedly, this fox was so resilient that it survived.

The Celestial Fox Clan is incredibly alluring in human form; once their injuries heal, they can enjoy a great deal of pleasure.

If he could use a Celestial Fox to wash away his defeat, it would be well worth it in his eyes.

"Hey hey hey"

Iron Plow let out a lewd laugh and patted Morag's shoulder forcefully:

"Yes, we've fought side by side for many years, so I'm willing to help with this."

However, as you said, the enemy relies on the mountain-protecting formation, and if they remain holed up and don't come out, it will be difficult for us to capture them.

As you know, the demonic energy has subsided, and we cannot remain in the cultivation world for long.

If the closed passage is not promptly reversed, the problem becomes serious.

"We will only attack for one month, and then withdraw regardless of success or failure."

"Alright! I'll go and explain to the other two commanders later that we'll travel east from the Western Continent back to the Holy Realm."

Morag praised, "The Grand Commander is very generous. I will deliver that celestial fox to your residence tonight."

Iron Plow slowly waved his hand, "No rush, am I the kind of person who would accept benefits before even accomplishing the task! It's not too late to hand it over to me when we retreat from the Holy Realm."

He knew Tianhu's situation; she was still recovering from her injuries. Sending her to him would only leave her to watch helplessly. It would be better to let Tianhu continue to recuperate with the other party, which would also save some spiritual medicine.

(End of this chapter)