I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 126 Verification Spell
The world is vast and boundless; the sky is round and the earth is square.

Ying Chan had learned about this world from Daoist books and was well aware of its vastness.

But witnessing this scene in person is still incredibly awe-inspiring.

The stars are enormous, but compared to the vast world, they are but a grain of sand in the ocean, let alone the insignificance of humankind.

Ying Chan was captivated by this scene, filled with endless admiration and boundless reverie.

He gazed at the sky silently for a long time before suddenly withdrawing his gaze. A thousand thoughts surged in his chest, but in the end, they all turned into a spirit of climbing the Great Dao.

"Practice!"

Ying Chan flicked his sleeve and fled forward once more.

Along the way, he killed several more demonic creatures, but he still couldn't help but have some doubts.

According to the disciple on duty, this star was heavily attacked by demonic beings, to the point that they were overwhelmed.

However, based on actual observations, this does not seem to be the case.

Along the way, he had only encountered a dozen or twenty demonic forms at most, which was obviously not enough to overwhelm the disciples on duty.

However, the words of the disciple on duty could not possibly be false.

Regardless of their motives, even if some of them are not genuine, they cannot escape the watchful eyes of the State Council.

The Ministry of State Affairs would not issue a decree to summon its members without knowing the full story.

“Unless…” Ying Chan pondered, “most of these demonic forms are gathered in other places?”

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown.

"If that's really the case."

Ying Chan immediately made a hand seal, and a flash of light appeared in his pupils, making them even brighter.

As one's gaze sweeps across the area, the flow of that vital energy becomes even more clearly visible.

"This way?"

Ying Chan immediately changed direction and fled at top speed.

Along the way, they saw many more demonic forms, and all of them that Ying Chan saw were eliminated.

Along the way, he vaguely sensed that some of the demonic forms seemed to be converging in a certain direction before he encountered them.

Based on his observations, Ying Chan slightly adjusted his direction a few times and gradually returned to the back of the star.

Just as he was going against the light of the world, he suddenly heard the sound of a howling wind.

Ying Chan immediately became vigilant.

Since he began practicing the "Mysterious Chapter of the Spiritual Wind" (玄中灵巽妙章), his mastery of wind techniques has deepened, and his understanding of the movement of the air currents in heaven and earth has become increasingly profound.

In his perception, the atmospheric flow of this star was not intense, and such a howling wind was clearly not a natural phenomenon.

Sure enough, Ying Chan followed the sound of the wind and soon saw a huge, turbid current rushing past in front of him.

"This is?"

Ying Chan's heart skipped a beat: "A swarm of extraterrestrial demons?"

Judging from this scale, their numbers are probably greater than all the demonic forms he has encountered along the way.

Ying Chanzheng should carefully consider whether to take immediate action.

However, his approach seemed to suddenly startle the swarm of demonic figures. The turbid current in mid-air stirred and suddenly transformed into a demonic claw, which turned around and grabbed at Ying Chan.

The demonic claw had six fingers, each over ten feet long, with crooked lines on its palm that resembled a series of malevolent eyes staring at Ying Chan, causing him to momentarily lose his composure.

"!"

Fortunately, Ying Chan's mind was stable, and he regained his senses in just a moment.

He was secretly alarmed and quickly channeled the full power of the Taiyao True Fire to guard his mind. At the same time, he flicked his fingers forward, unleashing dozens of powerful sword energies that slashed horizontally and vertically. The "Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Energy Technique" is a spell that, once the "Yuanfu" is refined, can continuously generate Gengjin sword energy as long as the mana is inexhaustible.

Although Ying Chan's 'Mysterious Image Magic Power' has not yet reached its full potential, its sheer power is already quite remarkable.

At this moment, the sword energy was unleashed with all its might, as if it had gathered into a storm.

However, this storm of sword energy was incomparable to the golden energy wind he had once cultivated.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sword energy whistled in mid-air.

The six-fingered demonic claw, carrying a torrent of turbidity, roared toward Ying Chan. Upon contact with the storm formed by the Gengjin sword energy, it was instantly cleaved into a hundred and eighty pieces.

Faint, mournful cries echoed continuously amidst the sword's cry.

But in the next instant, the scattered turbid current passed through the sword energy and then converged into a demonic claw, fiercely grabbing towards Ying Chan.

Seeing that the demonic claw had all six fingers intact and seemed to have never been damaged, Ying Chan immediately tried to dodge.

But then a thought flashed through his mind and he realized something was wrong.

This extraterrestrial demon form was an evil entity that could gather and disperse at will, so it was normal that his sword energy failed to completely sever it.

But it is impossible for it to emerge unscathed.

"As expected, you're unpredictable; are you trying to arouse my suspicion and fear?"

At this moment, Ying Chan used his Dharma Eyes to scan the area and realized that there were more than a dozen thin streams of turbid energy surrounding him from all directions. The demonic claw that was dozens of feet long in front of him was merely a shape.

If he were to panic and try to dodge, he would instead collide head-on with these demonic forms.

My senior from the Ministry of State Affairs once said that if one is possessed by a demon from outer space, there is a possibility that it will take advantage of one's weakness and invade one's mind.

Although Ying Chan was protected by the Taiyao True Fire, he was unwilling to give this evil thing a chance, just in case.

Seeing this, he did not dodge again, but instead channeled his magical power.

Pong!
A raging fire erupted from his body, seemingly transforming into a fiery garment. A wave of flame swept forward, hissing like oil being cooked, instantly clearing a path ahead.

The Taiyao True Fire is extremely yang and strong, possessing the power to eradicate all evil.

Dealing with these evil creatures is naturally a piece of cake.

However, he did not wish to use the true fire to destroy the demonic form, because the intensity of the Taiyao True Fire would burn all the turbid energy to ashes, which would be a waste of his cultivation.

Ying Chan felt he was in complete control, so he simply cleared a path ahead, flew out from it, then turned around, put his hands together, and formed a hand seal.

Huhu——

The howling sound rose again, but this time, it was not formed by the gathering and howling of the demonic form, but rather it came in response to Chan's call.

Dozens of gales suddenly appeared from all directions, drawing in the turbid air currents, which then drew closer and merged, eventually transforming into a fierce hurricane several tens of feet high.

It spun around in place, sending sand and stones flying.

Judging from this situation, even if Geng metal and iron mother fell into it, they would hardly be able to remain intact, let alone a mere extraterrestrial demon form.

Ying Chan maintained the spell for a full quarter of an hour before clapping his hands, and the magic dissipated.

Sure enough, the turbid flow inside had been churned into pieces and was no longer recognizable.

Ying Chan took out his gourd-shaped magical artifact, shook it, and collected all the dissipated turbid air into it, then let out a long laugh.

It wasn't because he was overjoyed about the Taoist merit he had earned.

Rather, it was the fact that the various magical arts he had painstakingly cultivated over the past year were finally being proven true today, and a sense of joy welled up in his heart.

Of course, Taoist cultivation is indeed what he needs at the moment.

This battle eliminated perhaps forty or fifty demonic forms, a truly fruitful outcome.

Ying Chan tucked the gourd into his waistband, then sped off, disappearing into the darkness in an instant.

(End of this chapter)