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Chapter 244 Slaying a Nascent Soul (Seeking monthly votes and recommendations)
"Slay the Shadow Demons and the Wraiths! Uphold justice on behalf of Heaven!"

Ming Lingchuan gave a cold shout, and the five experts attacked simultaneously!

"Boom!"

Almost instantly, each of the five people unleashed "Gui Water Divine Thunder", "Yi Wood Divine Thunder", "Bing Fire Divine Thunder", "Geng Metal Divine Thunder", and "Xu Earth Divine Thunder"!
The Five Elements and Five Thunders combine to evolve into the Five Elements Divine Thunder!
This strike, amidst the thunder and rain, pushed the power of the Five Thunderbolts Technique to its absolute limit!
The five-colored lightning shone on these ghosts, instantly obliterating them into ashes.

The Shadow Ghost and the Wraith Ghost's backup plans were completely suppressed before they could even be used.

"It's over! We're completely countered by the lightning magic of the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect'!"

The Shadow Ghost and the Zombie Ghost's expressions changed drastically; their last trump card had no effect whatsoever.

Seeing the despair on their faces, Ming Lingchuan sneered and said, "Aren't you cultivating the Ghost Path? In the future, if I have time and remember, I will burn more paper money during the Ghost Festival so that you can cultivate the Ghost Path properly down there."

Upon hearing Ming Lingchuan's words, the faces of Shadow Ghost and Zombie Ghost immediately turned pale, and then their bodies seemed to lose control, trembling uncontrollably.

The two unleashed their powerful demonic arts in succession, but were countered by lightning magic and suffered a backlash.

"kill!"

With a wave of Ming Lingchuan's hand, the four Taoists—the one in purple robes, the one in white robes, and the other two—all armed with magical weapons, charged forward. In just over ten rounds, the four of them had repeatedly wounded their opponents, leaving them covered in blood.

"Everyone! Use the 'Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun's Method of Delivering Ghosts' to summon the divine power of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and guide the shadow ghosts and the wandering ghosts toward liberation!"

Ming Lingchuan immediately gave another order.

Instantly, the five formed a Five Elements Formation, surrounding the Shadow Ghost and the Wraith Ghost in the center, sealing them with the Five Elements to trap them within.

Ming Lingchuan and the other four simultaneously formed hand seals and chanted incantations. Instantly, a divine light, seemingly from nowhere, was drawn down from the sky by the five.

"Boom!"

The divine light struck the Shadow Ghost and the Wraith, who immediately clutched their heads and screamed in agony.

Their skin bulged outwards, and blood and chunks of flesh gushed from their bodies, like a dragon fruit with its skin peeled off.

Flesh and organs fell off piece by piece, and in the blink of an eye, the two Nascent Soul cultivators, Shadow Ghost and Mourning Ghost, were reduced to mere skeletons.

On the skeletons of the two, only the faint light of consciousness within the skulls still emanates spiritual fluctuations.

"We'll fight you to the death!"

The two skeletons, creaking and groaning, waving their arms and legs, charged towards Ming Lingchuan again, determined to destroy their enemy before they died.

"It's just a desperate struggle!"

Ming Lingchuan did not dodge. With a flick of his finger, two beams of azure light shot out, one in front and one behind, shattering the two skeletons into pieces.

"receive!"

Then, Ming Lingchuan swept his sleeve again, and the two people's primordial spirits, which had just escaped, were collected by the "Great Immortal Technique of Universe in the Sleeve." As for their fate, it was self-evident.

"Gentlemen, their storage rings are yours to distribute! Keep what you can use, and destroy what you can't!"

Ming Lingchuan accepted the primordial spirits of Shadow Ghost and Mourning Ghost. He had already received enough. He then gave instructions to the other four.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

The other four nodded and began grabbing the belongings of the Shadow Ghost and the Wraith Ghost, dividing them equally.

"Alright! This thunderstorm is about to pass! Even if I use my most precious treasure, it's difficult to influence the celestial phenomena indefinitely! Everyone, go down and break the formation below."

Seeing that everyone had divided up the spoils, Ming Lingchuan immediately gave instructions.

"Yes!"

The four Taoist nuns in white and the Taoist priest in purple responded.

The five masters instantly appeared in front of the "Divine Firmament Warship," the "Azure Cloud Boat," and a host of other warships of all sizes.

Soon, on each warship, many Golden Core Realm experts began to inform these important figures of their origins.

When the Supreme Leader was introduced, everyone was excited!
This is an extremely important figure in the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!
Of the tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators present, probably less than a hundred had ever seen the Sect Master!
Such a great figure was someone even Li Yunjing looked up to, a being as ethereal and divine as a god in the void.

"Break the formation!"

Ming Lingchuan glanced at the "Ten Thousand Ghosts and Ghosts Formation" and nodded to the four people beside him.

The four understood each other and took out pieces of fourth-tier, five-element divine artifacts from their sleeves.

The materials landed three miles outside the black light barrier of the "Gate of Hell".

Within the "Gate of Hell," cultivators from the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" knew that this situation was dire.

However, there were five Nascent Soul Realm experts blocking the gate. They didn't have experts of that level, so how could they dare to take the initiative to break out and disrupt the arrangements of the five Nascent Soul Realm experts!
Before long, a funnel-shaped structure appeared in the void. Ming Lingchuan continuously poured spells into the funnel, and it slowly began to rotate.

"Boom!"

Thunder rumbled in the void, and countless dark clouds converged towards the "Gate of Hell".

The bolts of lightning struck the funnel, and soon the funnel was filled with boundless lightning power.

"go with!"

With a flick of his finger, Ming Lingchuan sent the funnel, like an awl, plummeting towards the "Gate of Hell."

"boom!"

Looking at the funnel-shaped structure, the people from the Netherworld Ghost Sect below were almost completely terrified, their faces turning ashen.

Faced with this attack, they were utterly desperate.

The azure light from that cone was almost blinding; no one could look directly at such lightning. Then, with a "pop," the dark shield burst open like a punctured balloon.

"It's over! The great formation has been broken!"

"Let's retreat! We can't let our sacrifices here be in vain!"

"Let's go! Let's go! We can't stay here!"

"Return to the sect, regroup, and fight them again!"

……

Seeing that the "Ten Thousand Ghosts Formation" had been broken, figures retreated northwards, each fleeing faster than anyone else.

"kill!"

From within a "Divine Firmament Warship," the voice of a great figure rang out. Soon, the army gathered and charged toward the "Gate of Hell."

This time, however, none of the warships fired. The powerful figure had explicitly forbidden any damage to the "Gate of Hell," which was to become a major border city to the north of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," and a crucial stronghold against the "Netherworld Ghost Sect."

Soon, groups of cultivators flew out from the warships and entered the "Gate of Hell".

As for the warships, they hovered in mid-air, surrounding the entire "Gate of Hell". Only enemies who escaped the "Gate of Hell" area would be bombarded by the ship's cannons.

The five important figures, including the sect leader, the supreme elder, and the grand master, disappeared after breaking the formation and stopped paying attention to the war here.

Such a small scene naturally wouldn't allow the important figure to lose face by personally taking action against the little devils.

Li Yunjing was among them. As soon as he entered the "Gate of Hell," a chilling aura shot towards him like a tidal wave.

Faced with these attacks, Li Yunjing remained calm and composed. With a wave of his hand, a layer of Five Elements Light Shield protected him. He then swung the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" repeatedly, drawing out streaks of jade dragons to counterattack the demonic offspring that were attacking him.

Just then, several whooshing sounds came from the air, and five cultivators from the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" surrounded him, almost simultaneously brandishing their spiritual weapons at Li Yunjing.

"You little brat! You're only at the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, yet you dare to be in the lead! I'll just kill you and vent my anger!"

One of the deep voices suddenly rang in Li Yunjing's ears. Clearly, these demonic cultivators had taken Li Yunjing for a fool and wanted to use him as a tool to vent their anger.

As soon as he finished speaking, a storm of sword energy and blade light swept towards Li Yunjing's body like a sudden downpour.

"You're all a bunch of demonic brats below the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm! Looks like it won't take me long to deal with you!"

Li Yunjing glanced at the crowd disdainfully, let out a loud laugh, and unleashed his killing intent. He unleashed the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" repeatedly, and with a series of clangs, he blocked all five people's attacks.

Li Yunjing's palm condensed, and a bright red light shone forth. The "Bing Fire Divine Thunder" was unleashed from his palm, striking the person closest to him like lightning, leaving no trace and obliterating their body.

The remaining four felt their scalps tingle as they watched Li Yunjing kill one of their fellow disciples in a single move and block their combined attack.

No one expected that a mere Foundation Establishment Realm Level 1 newcomer would be so powerful!

"withdraw!"

The four of them were even more horrified when they saw more and more people from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" appearing around them. Just as they were about to flee, Li Yunjing's figure flashed and he was already in front of them.

"You still want to leave?"

The "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" flashed repeatedly, and Li Yunjing killed two more people. Before the remaining two could escape, he opened his mouth and spat out the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," which flew out and smashed towards the back of their heads!
"Bang bang..."

With just two blows, the backs of the two men's heads were smashed, and they were killed on the spot by Li Yunjing.

After killing the enemy, Li Yunjing stopped and searched the five people, finding seven or eight "treasure bags". He then looked around and saw that his fellow disciples had won a great victory and chased the enemy away.

Li Yunjing immediately became anxious and stopped lingering, charging forward with the main force to pursue the disciples of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect".

This battle lasted for three days and three nights.

Li Yunjing was already covered in blood, mostly from his enemies. Having killed so many enemies in succession, he had completed one-third of his punishment mission.

"Sigh! Foundation Establishment cultivators are really hard to kill!"

Li Yunjing bent over, swept away all the belongings of the few cultivators who had just died on the ground, and sighed.

Li Yunjing glanced at each harvest; they were all cultivators of the same level from major sects, their wealth unimaginable.

This time, Li Yunjing's arrival here was incredibly prosperous.

Three days later, "Ghost Gate Pass" was officially captured by "Shenxiao Dao Sect" and renamed "Shenxiao Pass".

In addition to the cultivators stationed at "Ghost Gate Pass", the Xuanwu Army also had a full 30,000 troops who continued to sweep towards "Youyun Prefecture" ahead.

Li Yunjing, on the other hand, was left behind at Shenxiao Pass by Yu Yuanhua.

"Elder Yu, I'm in a hurry! I can't get anything done here!"

Li Yunjing immediately went to Yu Yuanhua and began to complain.

With the mission of killing a hundred enemies still unfinished, Li Yunjing had no time to think about anything else. He stayed behind and watched the other cultivators charge through the Youyue Kingdom, conquering cities and seizing territory everywhere.

"What's the rush? It'll be over soon! Even if you go to the front lines, you won't have many chances to make a name for yourself!"

Yu Yuanhua glared at Li Yunjing, annoyed. Seeing his puzzled expression, he continued, "Even if we can't conquer the entire 'Youyue Kingdom' this time, the strength of the 'Youming Ghost Sect' is no joke!"

"This time, we caught them off guard and broke through their formidable defenses! Otherwise, if both sides had revealed their trump cards, there would have been no chance of defeating them!"

"In the end, the two sides were locked in a stalemate, neither winning nor losing!"

“Our Shenxiao Dao Sect cannot possibly fight to the death with the Youming Ghost Sect just to conquer the Youyue Kingdom!”

"Kid, do you understand now?"

Upon hearing Yu Yuanhua's explanation, Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat, and he finally understood the higher-ups' scheme.

“I understand! Then there’s no point in me staying here! My assessment as a true disciple is over, and I want to return to the sect to complete my promotion.”

After thinking for a moment, Li Yunjing took the opportunity to express his own ideas.

He's been out for several months now, and even the outer sect competition is over.

There was also the matter of Jin Shouyun, which also missed its opportunity.

Staying here for an extra day had a significant impact on Li Yunjing.

"Hmm! Not yet! Hold on for another three months! Our situation is starting to stabilize, and the sect's decree will soon be issued to the Ming Dynasty, to all sects and families!"

"Once their army arrives, the pressure on our sect will be much less, and we can withdraw our people from the city defense mission."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Yuanhua shook his head and rejected Li Yunjing's request to be transferred back.

"Alright then! Elder Yu, you must transfer me back then! I'm almost at the second level of the Foundation Establishment Realm now, and I'm still stuck with the title of an inner disciple. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Li Yunjing sighed, suppressing his frustration, and said softly.

After leaving Yu Yuanhua, Li Yunjing became a soldier responsible for maintaining order in the city.

His status was lowered once again during this great battle.

Previously, he could work as a patrolman in Huanglongling, a mountain range that "crosses the mountains". Now, he can only work in the city, forming a team with others to patrol the city.

There is no way around this!

Who told Li Yunjing to have the lowest cultivation level and to be wearing the clothes of an inner disciple?

It should be noted that in this great battle, the regular army dispatched by the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" consisted entirely of soldiers with cultivation levels above the Foundation Establishment Realm.

(End of this chapter)