Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 492 Fox Demon Refining Pills
Blackwater City was shrouded in a chilling atmosphere, with howling winds and heavy snowfall.

Above the city lord's mansion, Xuan Jiaozi stood in mid-air, taking in the surrounding scenery. At this moment, the entire Blackwater City had become a battlefield, where cultivators were constantly fighting with ghosts.

Not long ago, the desert was in turmoil, which triggered a beast tide that attacked many peripheral immortal cities, including the newly established Blackwater City. Perhaps because too many human cultivators and demons died in the process of resisting the beast tide, it eventually attracted the covetousness of ghosts.

"These weird things have really caused me a lot of trouble at this time, but this is also an opportunity."

The black water surged back, and Xuan Jiaozi casually crushed an arrogant ghost with a single strike. Although his strength was not as great as Jiang Chen's, he was actually among the top at the Dao Foundation level.

Moreover, ghosts are mainly strange and difficult to deal with. In a direct confrontation, they are often no match for cultivators of the same level, especially after reaching the Dao Foundation level. At the same second level, cultivators of the Immortal Dao Foundation level can generally suppress second-level ghosts in a direct confrontation.

Just as Xuan Jiaozi was crushing the ghost, Wu Jun'an's figure quietly appeared.

"Senior brother, the location of Yin Earth has been roughly pinpointed."

Turning his gaze to Xuan Jiaozi, Wu Jun'an sent him a magic seal. Because their minds had both been altered by the Chaotic God Technique, their relationship had become increasingly intimate these days. In the entire Blackwater City, they were truly one of their own.

Upon hearing Wu Jun'an's words, Xuan Jiaozi took the seal, and after seeing the information recorded inside, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

The ghost calamity did indeed bring considerable trouble and casualties to Blackwater City, as it had just escaped from the beast tide. However, this also gave Xuan Jiaozi an opportunity.

The ghosts are elusive, and Blackwater City had previously suspected that there was a dark land in the vicinity that harbored many ghosts. They had searched for it extensively, but without much success. Under these circumstances, facing the impending ghost calamity, Xuan Jiaozi made the decision to lure the enemy into a trap.

They directly opened up the loopholes created by the beast tide, using the creatures of Blackwater City as bait to lure a large number of ghosts deep inside, and then entangled these ghosts, preventing them from escaping for a short time, thus creating an opportunity for Wu Jun'an to trace the ghosts' tracks.

The final result was good; Wu Jun'an successfully located the approximate location of Yin Tu.

"Now that we've found the location of the Yin Earth, we don't need to keep these little devils around anymore. Let's deal with them all."

Looking into the distance, it seemed as if he could see that dark land, and Xuan Jiaozi gave the order.

As Xuan Jiaozi's order was conveyed, a grand array was quickly spread out above Blackwater City, sealing off the immortal city and isolating it from the outside world. This was the second-tier Blackwater Yin Thunder Array, a second-tier array with extremely strong killing power. Most importantly, it was of the thunder element. Although it was yin thunder, it still had a good restraining effect on ghosts.

With a deafening roar, thunder roared, and streaks of black lightning descended from the sky. Wherever they passed, ghosts wailed and scrambled to escape, but by then it was too late.

Compared to Lanyun City, Blackwater City's development was indeed slower, and it encountered many troubles during its development. However, these troubles were ultimately minor, and with the help provided by the Dragon and Snake Society, Xuan Jiaozi successfully established the great formation after a period of preparation.

As time passed, about half an hour later, the wailing of ghosts in Blackwater City disappeared and became completely quiet. Most of the ghosts that had attacked this time had been eliminated, with only a few ghosts that were either strange in their methods or had not penetrated deeply escaping by chance.

Of course, Blackwater City paid a considerable price to achieve this goal, but Xuan Jiaozi didn't care about these things. What he really cared about was Yin Land and the lair of ghosts. He was no longer the same person he used to be.

"Set off immediately, find the Yin Earth, and conquer it."

Xuan Jiaozi glanced at the gathering Blackwater City cultivators and issued another order. Soon after, the Blackwater City cultivators mobilized in large numbers, splitting into three groups and heading into the depths of the sand sea.

At the same time, in a hidden, dark place, a strange fluctuation suddenly arose, like a muffled thunderclap.

This yin land is hidden deep within the sea of ​​sand. It is not very large and has three layers. The first two layers look ordinary and resemble wilderness. Many ghosts roam here. The third layer has a dilapidated palace with a strong yin energy, but there are no ghosts. It is completely silent.

The moment this strange fluctuation occurred, a pair of emerald green eyes quietly opened. At that moment, the palace, which had been shrouded in darkness, suddenly lit up. The furnishings inside were mostly dilapidated, but it was still possible to vaguely tell that this place had once been a Taoist temple.

At this very moment, in this empty Taoist temple, a figure sat alone on a futon in the center of the main hall. It was dressed in a Taoist robe and resembled a human, but it had a fox's head, and its eerie aura revealed that it was a ghost.

"Has this thing finally started to react?"

His gaze swept across the hall, landing on the dark, scorching alchemy furnace glowing with emerald green ghost flames. A strange look appeared on the fox demon's face.

The next instant, with a wave of his hand, the alchemy furnace opened, and the fox demon took out an item.

"What the hell is this?"

Holding the object in its paws, the fox spirit examined it closely. It was not a pill, but a fist-sized metal fragment, dark blue in color, covered in rust, and lacking any spiritual energy, seemingly an ordinary object.

The fox spirit didn't know the true origin of this thing. It only vaguely knew that this thing seemed very important. It was originally a fox demon who became a ghost after its death. Although most of its memories were lost, some things were still left behind.

"Whatever it is, it's good that it reacted. Although I can't be sure of its true origin, my past life memories and my current perception are telling me that this thing is not simple."

"If I was only guessing before, I am now certain that this thing contains the power of true meaning,"

"If I could truly refine it into a golden elixir, thereby seizing the power of the true essence, then..."

Sensing the power hidden deep within the metal fragments, various thoughts flashed through the fox demon's mind.

This power was intense and vast, causing it to feel fear almost instinctively. However, it was also certain that once it could steal this power for its own use, it would be able to cleanse its own yin nature, allowing it to advance further and truly enter the third tier. At that time, it would be a whole new world.

"That's how it's done; in my memory, turning metal and stone into elixir is commonplace."

Seeing the possibility of going further, the fox spirit no longer hesitated.

Whoosh, ghostly flames rose, and the fox demon threw the metal fragments into the alchemy furnace once more.

(End of this chapter)