Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 760 Commanding All Directions, Eliminating Hidden Dangers (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
When the "Sky Patrol Ship" arrived at the "Shenxiao Temple" in the "Crossing Mountains", Li Yunjing immediately took charge of the overall situation and took over all affairs of the entire mountain range.

Currently, one-third of the area "Crossing the Mountains" belongs to the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", and another third belongs to the "Yuanyang Dao Sect" and various sects and families of the "Daming Immortal Cultivation World".

The last third of the area is public space.

The terrain and environment here are quite treacherous, and neither other sects, families, nor the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" have yet been able to completely dominate the area.

This time, Li Yunjing came to sweep through that third of the territory again before the war broke out, eliminating all kinds of unknown threats.

The "Sky Patrol Ship" docked steadily in the square in front of the "Shenxiao Temple". As soon as Li Yunjing landed, the disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" who had been waiting there bowed in unison.

The dozen or so remaining staff members quickly stepped forward and presented a detailed map of the "Crossing the Mountain Range".

The map is marked with different colors to indicate territories of influence. The gray areas representing public areas are densely covered with symbols of skulls, miasma, and formations, clearly marking dangerous areas as such by cultivators from various factions.

“Vice Sect Leader Li, this public area is connected to the Miasma Valley in the west, the Soul Devouring Cliff in the east, and the Ten Thousand Bone Cave in the north. Not only is the terrain complex, but it also contains many ancient restrictions, as well as hidden sentries left by demonic cultivators and monsters in the chaos.”

The Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army pointed to the gray area on the map, his tone grave, "We have sent three groups of disciples to investigate, but all of them perished there. All we know is that there are traces of the Spirit-Devouring Gu in the Miasma Valley and Blood Corpse Puppets in the Ten Thousand Bone Cave."

"It is difficult for my Shenxiao Dao Sect alone to quickly eliminate the hidden dangers."

Li Yunjing nodded, his fingertips tracing across the map: "Pass on my order to immediately invite the leaders of the Yuanyang Dao Sect, the major sects and families of the Ming Dynasty's cultivation world, to the Shenxiao Temple for a meeting."

"Yes!"

Someone accepted the order and immediately arranged for a cultivator to deliver the message.

Three days later, the council hall of Shenxiao Temple was filled with people.

The forces stationed in the "Crossing Mountains" all valued this new territory. When the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" issued a summons, it was easy to gather the leaders of various sects and families.

As a behemoth sect on par with the Shenxiao Dao Sect, the Yuanyang Dao Sect naturally has a Supreme Elder presiding over this place.

Xuanzhenzi was dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, holding a whisk in his hand, with a solemn expression.

Without even asking, it's clear that Li Yunjing's personal gathering of everyone must be for something important.

Meanwhile, the heads of families such as the Zhao and Lin families in the "Great Ming Cultivation World" wore brocade robes and had worried expressions on their faces.

As for the "Louguan Dao" and the "Beidi Sect," they were not too worried. The two sects were powerful and their ability to withstand risks was much stronger than that of family forces.

As for the many large and medium-sized families and sects below them, they have little autonomy.

The fact that they even came to listen in was already a great honor.

As for the weaker forces, they were not qualified to participate in the meeting.

Li Yunjing and his group have made a decision that they will pass on the orders down through the ranks, and their forces just need to obey.

"Fellow Daoists, I have gathered you all here today for one purpose only!"

"Within a year, we will eradicate all demons and monsters from the 'Mountain Crossing' area, leaving no place for evil spirits to hide on this land."

Li Yunjing's voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable authority: "'The Heavenly Demon Sect' has already made its move in the South China Sea. 'Crossing the Mountains' is an important region for us. If it is infiltrated by demons, the consequences will be unimaginable."

As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the Zhao family in the Ming Dynasty's cultivation world stood up and cupped his hands, his tone tinged with concern: "Vice Sect Leader Li, it's not that we are unwilling to help, but the blood corpse puppets in the 'Ten Thousand Bones Cave' are impervious to swords and spears. Our Zhao family has already lost more than fifty elite members, it's really..."

"Don't worry, Manager Zhao."

Li Yunjing raised his hand to interrupt, pointing his finger at the "Ten Thousand Bones Cave" in the picture, "'Shenxiao Dao Sect' will do everything in its power to support you!"

"Elder Xuanzhen, the Yuanyang Dao Sect is skilled in pure Yang power. The ancient restrictions of the Soul Devouring Cliff still require your sect's help to break."

He paused, then looked at Xuanzhenzi: "'Shenxiao Dao Sect' will send 'Seven Star Peak' formation masters to assist in ensuring a successful breakthrough."

"Vice Sect Leader Li has considered everything thoroughly."

Xuanzhenzi paused slightly in his hand holding the whisk, then nodded: "'Yuanyang Dao Sect' is willing to provide twenty array masters and a large army to protect the sect."

Now, Li Yunjing is incredibly powerful, and Xuanzhenzi dares not be negligent in his words or actions.

Since the deputy sect leader of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" has spoken, the "Yuanyang Dao Sect" must obey his orders; otherwise, it would damage the relationship between the two sects.

Previously, the Shenxiao Dao Sect had to ask the Yuanyang Dao Sect for help, but with a genius like Li Yunjing, the Shenxiao Dao Sect has completely risen to prominence.

The balance of power between the two sides has been lost.

The Yuanyang Dao Sect needs the Shenxiao Dao Sect even more, so Xuanzhenzi naturally dared not refuse Li Yunjing's order.

"Both of your factions are allies of my sect."

Li Yunjing nodded, then looked at the representatives of the Louguan Dao and the Beidi Sect. "The Louguan Dao are skilled in talismans and can be responsible for setting up the 'Exorcising Talisman Array' around the public area to prevent demons from escaping; the Beidi Sect's 'Beidi Water and Thunder Technique' can purify miasma, so they can go to the 'Miasma Valley' with the disciples of Danding Peak to clear out the poisonous creatures inside, how about it?"

"I am willing to follow Vice Sect Leader Li's orders!"

The representative of Louguandao was a middle-aged Taoist priest. Upon hearing this, he immediately stood up and said, "The existing evil-suppressing talismans of Louguandao are enough to cover a range of three thousand miles. Tomorrow I will apply to the sect to mobilize the talismans to be transported to the front line."

The representative from the Northern Emperor's faction also bowed and agreed: "The Northern Emperor's water and thunder techniques are perfectly capable of suppressing miasma; we will certainly not fail in our mission!"

"To prevent a counterattack from the demonic cultivators, this extermination operation will be carried out in three routes, each led by a cultivator at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm or above. They will share communication talismans and can provide support at any time in case of danger."

"After the cleanup, the public areas will be guarded by various forces on a rotating basis. The Shenxiao Dao Sect will provide 30% of the spirit stones and pills as supplies for the guards!"

Seeing that none of the major forces had any objections, Li Yunjing added, "After all, protecting the 'Crossing Mountains' is our shared responsibility."

These words completely dispelled the concerns of the smaller forces. The worries on the face of the Zhao family leader disappeared, and he volunteered: "My Zhao family is willing to guard the area around the 'Ten Thousand Bones Cave'. We only ask that the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' send two more thunder magic cultivators to assist us, so that we can deal with any emergencies in the future."

"This is easy."

"The token can be used to mobilize temporary strongholds of various forces along the way, and supplies and intelligence will be updated in real time."

Li Yunjing agreed, then took out three golden tokens and handed them to the three commanders respectively. "Half a month from now, at dawn, all forces will gather in front of the Shenxiao Temple and depart on time!"

After the meeting, the representatives of each faction immediately returned to their residences to make preparations.

As soon as the doors to the council hall closed, the Shenxiao Temple bustled with activity.

Li Yunjing, accompanied by Yan Yang and the Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army, headed straight for the secret chamber behind the pavilion.

It contains nearly a century's worth of records of the "crossing the mountains" and topographical exploration maps.

On the jade wall in the center of the secret chamber, the spiritual energy fluctuations of the public area are displayed in real time. The black light spots in the three places of Miasma Valley, Soul Devouring Cliff and Ten Thousand Bone Cave are still flashing, and some light spots are even moving slowly, obviously the activity of demonic cultivators or monsters.

"Vice Sect Leader Li, as per your plan, we will be dispatching thirty Nascent Soul cultivators and five Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array Plates this time, which are expected to arrive within ten days."

The Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army pointed to the Ten Thousand Bones Cave on the jade wall, "In addition, we have stockpiled enough 'Heavenly Thunder Cannons' and Corpse-Breaking Talismans at our temporary outpost outside the Ten Thousand Bones Cave. We can survey the terrain in advance as soon as the Zhao family's manpower arrives."

"Over at 'Dan Ding Peak,' Liu Qingmeng has sent word that she will personally lead a team, carrying five hundred 'Gu-Breaking Pills' and two hundred cans of Demon-Burning Oil."

Li Yunjing nodded, tapping his fingertip lightly on the jade wall to bring up detailed data on the Miasma Valley: "Although the 'Northern Emperor Sect's' 'Northern Emperor Water Thunder Technique' can purify the miasma, the Soul-Devouring Gu is hidden in a cave deep within the miasma, and it still needs to be forced out by burning demonic oil."

"You will accompany the 'Northern Emperor Sect' to the 'Malaria Valley' and be responsible for directing the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' disciples in their operations."

He turned to Yan Yang and said in a deep voice, "Remember, the 'Spirit Devouring Gu' is extremely cunning. Once you discover its traces, immediately use lightning magic to seal off the surrounding area. You must not let a single one escape!"

Yan Yang solemnly accepted the order: "Disciple understands!"

"The blood corpse puppets of the 'Ten Thousand Bones Cave' are now yours."

Li Yunjing then looked at the Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army: "Those puppets are impervious to swords and spears, but they are afraid of pure Yang thunder and fire. I have ordered the 'Heavenly Craft Hall' to prepare three hundred 'Divine Firmament Thunderbolts', which, together with the Zhao family's 'Evil-Breaking Arrows,' should be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop."

"Rest assured, Vice Sect Leader Li, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

The Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army solemnly clasped his hands in greeting.

The three discussed the details of the operation in detail until late at night before parting ways.

For the next period of time, Li Yunjing did not pay attention to specific matters.

During this time, he went into seclusion at the Shenxiao Temple and began to transform the resources he had into talismans, pills, formations, and puppets.

These things all take time!
Inside the secret chamber, spiritual energy permeated the air, almost solidifying into a tangible form.

Li Yunjing sat cross-legged, with dozens of rare materials floating in front of him.

The heartwood of a thousand-year-old lightning-struck tree, gold melted by earth fire, five-colored spirit stones, the inner core of a demonic beast, and a large quantity of magical materials containing special energy seized from "Blood Soul Island" and the demonic cultivator stronghold in the South China Sea...

They were slowly refined by Li Yunjing with pure Samadhi Fire, removing impurities and leaving only the essence.

His movements were fluid and graceful, carrying a unique Taoist charm.

The divine consciousness is highly concentrated, multiplying into countless forms, and simultaneously handling multiple tasks.

Once all the materials were ready, Li Yunjing made a gesture with his left hand, and the millennium-old lightning-struck wood core, which had been refined into liquid, mixed with five-colored spiritual powder, condensed at his fingertips and was quickly outlined on the specially made talisman paper.

His brushstrokes flowed like dragons and snakes, brimming with inspiration; each stroke contained his understanding of the laws of thunder and his powerful spiritual energy.

One by one, "Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Talismans" flashing with purple electric arcs gradually took shape. The surface of the talismans was covered with thunder patterns, exuding a terrifying aura of destruction.

Next to it were piled up finished "Five Elements Divine Thunder Talismans," "Thousand-Mile Escape Talismans," and "Pure Yang Evil-Breaking Talismans" specifically designed to target evil spirits...

For three consecutive days, Li Yunjing used up almost all of the demon king's skin and blood.

Only then did he stretch contentedly.

Without taking any rest, Li Yunjing took out the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace".

This precious furnace, which he cherished dearly, floated in the air, with the "Samadhi True Fire" burning fiercely beneath it.

The medicinal liquid inside the cauldron churned and emitted a strange medicinal fragrance.

Li Yunjing focused on controlling the heat, occasionally infusing it with spiritual incantations to perfectly fuse the essence of various spiritual herbs and the spiritual power of demon beast inner cores.

Occasionally, when the furnace lid is opened, several round, crystal-clear elixirs with clear patterns fly out and fall into a jade bottle that has been prepared beforehand.

These pills include the "Return to Vitality Pill" for quickly restoring spiritual power, the "Life-Creating Pill" for healing injuries, and even a few bottles of the "Explosive Vitality Pill" specifically for stimulating potential in a short period of time, just in case.

Right now, he doesn't even have time to refine regular pills!
These medicines were primarily prepared for "crossing the mountains" to sweep away demons.

By seizing this opportunity to sweep away everything and completely dominate the "Crossing Mountains," the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" can completely control the "Great Ming Dynasty," the "Youyue Kingdom," the "Crossing Mountains," the "South China Sea," and even a part of the East China Sea. With such a large territory, they can gather resources, strengthen the sect, and improve the combat power of their disciples, thus increasing their chances of survival during the Great Calamity.

During the alchemy process, Li Yunjing still had energy left. In a corner of the secret room, he used earth fire to melt the materials one by one and shape them into intricate parts.

These parts were then covered with intricate runes.

Li Yunjing's divine sense was like the most precise carving knife, engraving arrays such as spirit gathering, solidity, speed, and concealment on these parts.

Subsequently, these parts automatically assembled under his control, gradually forming humanoid or animal-shaped metal puppets accompanied by flashes of light.

A faint blue light shone in their eye sockets, powered by spirit stones embedded in their bodies. As the runes flowed, they emitted fluctuations no weaker than those of the Nascent Soul realm.

These puppets will become an important aid in clearing battlefields, exploring dangerous areas, and even forming formations to fight the enemy.

Including his previous stock, Li Yunjing now possessed a total of twenty-eight fourth-tier puppet mechanical beasts.

The formation of so many puppet mechanical beasts into the "Twenty-Eight Constellations Formation" greatly enhanced his combat power.

Finally, he took out blank array plates and, using his fingers as a brush, infused them with spiritual power to inscribe intricate array patterns. The array patterns connected heaven and earth, drawing upon the spiritual energy of all directions to form miniature yet powerful array models.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array", "Two Elements Dust Array", "Five Elements Escape Array"... These array plates can be activated instantly by injecting spiritual power or placing spirit stones, and can play a role in turning the tide of battle at critical moments.

Time flew by during my seclusion.

Li Yunjing worked almost non-stop, throwing himself into the project wholeheartedly.

His spiritual energy consumption was enormous, but whenever he felt tired, he would swallow a spiritual pill he had refined himself and circulate the "Divine Firmament Path" to quickly recover his condition. In fact, his cultivation even improved under this extreme pressure and replenishment.

Twelve days later.

The door to the secret room slowly opened.

Li Yunjing came out, looking slightly tired, but his eyes were still bright and sharp.

He had almost exhausted all his materials and had no more high-level materials left.

Under such extreme pressure, his skills in alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, puppetry, and formations all seemed to have improved.

There are only three days left until the operation.

In recent days, various forces have been preparing and sending appropriate cultivators to gather at the "Shenxiao Temple" square.

After Li Yunjing summoned several Supreme Elders of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" and his disciple Yan Yang to understand the situation, he nodded in satisfaction.

With a wave of his hand, Li Yunjing sent several "treasure pouches" flying toward Yan Yang and the Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army.

"Inside here are three thousand talismans of various colors, five hundred bottles of pills, fifty Golden Core level combat puppets, ten giant puppets that can briefly contend with Nascent Soul cultivators, and twenty high-level array plates."

Li Yunjing's voice was calm but carried an undeniable weight: "Distribute them to the three clearing teams, make the best use of them, reduce our casualties, and complete the mission efficiently."

Yan Yang and the Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army took the storage bag. After scanning it with their divine senses, they were shocked by the dazzling array of spiritually powerful supplies inside.

In just ten days, Vice Sect Leader Li (Teacher) alone refined war resources comparable to those accumulated by a large sect over a century!

What terrifying efficiency and profound cultivation!

"We will obey Vice Sect Leader Li's decree!"

The two were extremely excited, bowed to accept the order, and immediately turned around to distribute the supplies.

With this strong support, their confidence in the upcoming clearing operation has greatly increased!

Three days later, the appointed day for the assembly arrived.

In the square in front of the Shenxiao Temple, banners fluttered and cultivators from all directions gathered.

The disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" wore uniform robes, were strictly disciplined, and had faint flashes of lightning around them.

The Daoist robes of the Yuanyang Dao Sect cultivators are embroidered with flame and cloud patterns, exuding a pure and upright aura.

The disciples of Louguandao carried talisman boxes on their backs and exuded a calm and composed demeanor.

The disciples of the "Northern Emperor Sect" were surrounded by water vapor and lightning.

The cultivators from various immortal cultivation families also formed their own battle formations, their magical artifacts gleaming.

There were a million cultivators present!
Unlike these major sects, the smaller sects, small families, and even rogue cultivators, as well as the demon race who came to join them, included even cultivators at the Qi Refining stage in their operations.

Li Yunjing saw this and didn't say anything.

After all, cultivators at different levels have different roles.

Qi Refining cultivators can also be responsible for scouting and clearing out some tedious but not very dangerous tasks during this kind of cleanup.

Since these forces weren't afraid of the death of Qi Refining cultivators, Li Yunjing cared even less.

As for the commanders of the three armies?
Li Yunjing also made arrangements, assigning the roles to a senior Nascent Soul Grand Elder from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", Xuanzhenzi from the "Yuanyang Dao Sect", and a Nascent Soul Grand Elder from the "Beidi Sect".

Some resources were also sent to these three experts in advance.

"set off!"

With Li Yunjing's order, the three armies transformed into three torrents, marching off in a mighty torrent toward the "Ten Thousand Bones Cave," "Soul Devouring Cliff," and "Miasma Valley," respectively!
The battle to eliminate the last remaining hidden dangers in the "crossing mountains" has officially begun!
Li Yunjing himself returned to the observation deck at the highest point of the Shenxiao Temple.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the mountains and land on those three dangerous places.

He did not go to the front line in person because he needed to stay in the central command to coordinate the overall situation. More importantly, he had a vague feeling that something more unsettling than the demons on the surface was hidden deep within this seemingly chaotic public area.

He needs to leave enough backup plans to provide reinforcements to the front lines!

The first route, the Cave of Ten Thousand Bones.

The Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army led the elite of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" and the Zhao family cultivators, advancing along the rugged mountain path.

Outside the Cave of Ten Thousand Bones, a chilling wind howled, and piles of white bones lay like mountains, the air thick with the stench of decay.

"Set up the formation!"

At the command of the Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army, dozens of elders of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" quickly formed an array, their lightning intertwining to create a massive lightning barrier.

The Zhao family's "evil-repelling arrows" are also ready, their tips gleaming with a spiritual light that can subdue evil.

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, the ground shook, and countless skeletal puppets crawled out from underground, their empty eye sockets burning with eerie green flames, roaring as they charged toward the army of cultivators.

"'Divine Thunderbolt,' release!"

At the command of the White Tiger Army's Supreme Elder, hundreds of "Divine Firmament Thunderbolts" rained down on the group of white bone puppets.

Lightning exploded, and the skeletal puppets disintegrated one by one in the pure yang lightning and fire.

However, just when everyone thought victory was in sight, a deafening roar came from the depths of the "Cave of Ten Thousand Bones"...

"Roar!"

A gigantic bone demon, hundreds of feet tall, burst forth from the ground, its body shrouded in dark, malevolent energy, its aura reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul stage!
"Oh no! It's the 'Demon Lord of Ten Thousand Bones'!"

The head of the Zhao family's expression changed drastically. "It's still alive!"

The Supreme Elder of the White Tiger Army's gaze sharpened, and without hesitation, he summoned the "Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Talisman" bestowed upon him by Li Yunjing, while shouting, "Form the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation'!"

In an instant, the two sides engaged in a decisive battle!

……

Meanwhile, Xuanzhenzi, leading the array masters of the Yuanyang Dao Sect and the array masters of the Seven Star Peak, is breaking the ancient restrictions of the Soul Devouring Cliff.

The cliff face is covered with ancient runes, each containing a powerful sealing force.

The slightest mistake could trigger a killing formation, resulting in annihilation.

“Senior Xuanzhen, this third layer of restriction requires both pure Yang power and star power to break.”

"A master of array formations from Seven Star Peak said in a deep voice."

"Not bad!"

Xuanzhenzi nodded, waved his whisk, and injected pure Yang spiritual energy into the array's core.

Meanwhile, the formation masters of "Seven Star Peak" drew upon the power of the stars to help break the formation.

"Click..."

The restrictions finally loosened, and a crack appeared in the cliff face, revealing a deep, dark passage inside.

However, just as everyone was about to enter, countless dark figures suddenly surged out of the passage!
"It's a Soul-Devouring Demon Insect!"

A master of formations exclaimed, "Retreat quickly!"

The Soul-Devouring Demon Worm feeds exclusively on the souls of cultivators; once entangled, even Nascent Soul cultivators are unlikely to escape unscathed!

Xuanzhenzi swiftly produced a golden talisman and shouted, "Pure Yang Protective Talisman, activate!"

Golden light enveloped everyone, keeping the Soul-Devouring Demon Insects at bay.

But the talisman's power is rapidly dwindling...

Another group, led by Yan Yang and the cultivators of the "Northern Emperor Sect," has penetrated deep into the core area of ​​the "Miasma Valley."

The valley was shrouded in black mist and corrosive toxins, making it impossible for ordinary cultivators to stay for long.

"Northern Emperor's Water and Thunder Technique, Cleanse!"

The cultivators of the "Northern Emperor Sect" shouted in unison, and azure lightning cascaded down like a waterfall, quickly purifying the miasma and revealing the true face of the valley floor.

(End of this chapter)