To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Rewind to before Gu Fan set off the fireworks.

In Fallen Phoenix Valley, Wu Chengdao, holding a halberd, pointed at a disciple of the Spirit Transformation Sect, looking astonished: "You're not quitting?"

The disciple of the Spirit Transformation Sect took a blow head-on, his protective magic artifact shattered, and his arms twisted at an odd angle, clearly broken. He was still clutching a domino between his fingers, but he didn't let go of it.

Two zhang away, there was another disciple of the Hualing Sect, the very same Red Nose from the Talisman Dao competition.

Red Nose lay on the back of a wild boar spirit beast with cloud patterns, anxiously channeling its magic into the dominoes.

The two of them thought they had a sure win in a two-on-one fight, but to their surprise, the battle was utterly devastating. Not only were their magical forms nearly destroyed, but their beloved spirit beast was also seriously injured and collapsed.

It should be understood that the disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect do not raise spirit beasts solely for combat assistance. Their core purpose is to observe the habits of the spirit beasts over a long period of time, thereby changing their own behavior to please the true spirits they worship.

While the death or injury of spirit beasts may seem harmless to the master, it is actually a great loss.

Therefore, cultivators of the Spirit Transformation Sect rarely use spirit beasts in battle, fearing that an accident might occur and the losses would outweigh the gains.

At this moment, the wild boar under Red Nose was foaming at the mouth, looking like it was exhaling more than inhaling, which made him feel as if his heart was broken.

When Wu Chengdao fought Gu Fan, he retreated with the idea that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle.

He certainly has his trump cards up his sleeve, but they come at a high price, and he's unwilling to waste them carelessly.

He was seething with anger, and after resting for half a day, he ran into the two from the Hualing Sect. Naturally, he showed no mercy in his attack.

The disciple of the Spirit Transformation Sect who had fallen to the ground coughed up a mouthful of blood and said tremblingly, "The dominoes... have malfunctioned."

"Huh?" Wu Chengdao was taken aback and turned to look at another disciple of the Hualing Sect.

Red Nose was sweating profusely. Meeting Wu Chengdao's gaze, he hurriedly showed the dominoes in his hand: "I can testify that they really malfunctioned, otherwise I... I would have left long ago."

Wu Chengdao, with some skepticism, took out a domino and infused it with a trace of magic power.

When he realized the dominoes weren't reacting, he sneered, "Interesting. What kind of tricks are you Spirit Transformation Sect up to?"

With a trump card to save his life, he wasn't worried about dying here.

Furthermore, given his status in the Hundred Refinements Sect, if anything were to happen to him, Wang Bairen would dare to storm Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

"We don't know either. At most, we just quickly gathered after entering the valley, thinking..."

Listening to Red Nose recount how he would gather and hunt down the other two sect disciples one by one, and seeing their anxious expressions, Wu Chengdao slowly nodded, barely acknowledging their explanation.

"If it wasn't the Spirit Transformation Sect, then who did it?" Wu Chengdao asked, puzzled.

Just then, a beast's roar came from afar, followed by a dramatic change in the sky. Upon seeing the fireworks released by Gu Fan, Wu Chengdao realized that the current situation was not simple.

"Take him with you."

Wu Chengdao pointed his halberd at the Hualing Sect disciple on the ground and gave the order.

"Ah, oh!" Red Nose suddenly realized, stepped forward and first stuffed a pill into his mouth, then carried him on his back, rode his magic weapon and followed Wu Chengdao, heading towards the direction of the flames.

......

In a corner of the valley.

Meng Wei's steel whip crackled with lightning as he swung it heavily over the head of a wild boar. Amidst the crackling lightning, the boar let out a roar and collapsed to the ground.

Just when he thought the battle was over, a bloody light suddenly appeared on the boar's body, and then the boar's aura surged.

......

The forest is to the north in the valley.

Cai Xuan, like a nimble cat, leaped back and forth in the jungle, dodging a bright green lizard.

The lizard was only at the late stage of the first tier just now, but it is now close to the second tier. Fortunately, she dodged quickly and was not injured.

......

Meanwhile, outside Fallen Phoenix Valley.

Guo Fenglin clutched the wound on his waist and abdomen, while a dharma image resembling a qilin roared angrily behind him.

"Black Serpent, how dare you ambush me? Do you intend to fight me to the death?"

On the second day of the martial arts competition, the number of disciples teleported out of the valley decreased.

At first, Guo Fenglin didn't think much of it. After all, half of the disciples from the three sects were eliminated on the first day, so the remaining disciples would be more cautious, and it was reasonable for fewer people to be eliminated.

But almost the entire afternoon, no one was teleported out of the valley, which made Guo Fenglin feel that something was wrong.

So he went to question the Black Serpent.

Unexpectedly, the black serpent looked up at the sky and said, "It's about time."

Then a jet-black, scaled claw stabbed towards Guo Fenglin's dantian.

If Guo Fenglin hadn't been alert enough to dodge in time, this blow would have been enough to shatter his golden core.

Faced with Guo Fenglin's questioning, Xuan She chuckled softly, as if he had heard something very funny. His hoarse laughter came in waves, and his shoulders trembled as he listened.

"A fight to the death? What right do you, Guo Fenglin, have to fight me to the death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the aura emanating from the black serpent suddenly changed.

The jet-black scale robe covering its body suddenly moved, and a black cloud spread out around it. Under the swirling black cloud, the black serpent's eyes turned into vertical pupils, fine snake scales appeared on its cheeks, sharp spikes grew on its back, and its feet transformed into snake tails. Its body also grew three times larger.

In an instant, all the Golden Core cultivators present changed their expressions drastically, especially the Golden Core elders of the Spirit Transformation Sect, who shouted loudly:

"You've become a demon! You've actually sided with the primordial demon race!"

"What do you mean by 'pledging allegiance'?" the black serpent retorted contemptuously. "It's all just for the sake of making offerings to the true spirit."

The black serpent admired the fine scales on its arms, then looked at the Golden Core elders of the Spirit Transformation Sect, its expression a mix of display and enticement: "So what if I'm a demon? So what if I'm human? Look! Since refining demon blood, my body has become closer to the True Spirit. With the True Spirit's protection, my cultivation has skyrocketed to the late Golden Core stage. Why don't you join me and explore the Great Dao together?"

"I never imagined you would stoop so low. Today I will capture you and punish you according to the sect rules!" Xiong Pojun stepped forward and protected Guo Fenglin behind him.

Besides the Xuan Snake, there were three Golden Core elders from the Hualing Sect present. Although they were all in the early and middle stages of the Golden Core stage, there were also people from the Bailian Sect and the Lingxiao Sect. Subduing the Xuan Snake was naturally a piece of cake for them.

"You?"

The black serpent laughed wildly, and the black clouds surrounding it suddenly expanded, revealing its serpent form behind it.

At the same time, a blood-red light erupted around Falling Phoenix Valley, and scarlet array patterns appeared, resembling an inverted bowl that enveloped the entire valley.

As the Xuan Snake transformed, the elders of the Lingxiao Sect and the Bailian Sect sprang into action. One Golden Core cultivator was left to protect the disciple on the Dharma Boat, while the other two blocked the Xuan Snake's escape route.

The three clans of Wei had a long history and were naturally familiar with the art of demonization.

In order to get closer to the true spirit, the cultivators of the Spirit Transformation Sect come up with all sorts of wildly imaginative ideas.

When it was discovered that imitating the true spirit's posture could bring one closer to the true spirit, some people suggested that if one absorbed the bloodline of a demon race similar to the true spirit, could one take a shortcut?

After verification, a conclusion was quickly reached.

The good news is that after refining the demon blood, the true spirit's response was indeed much stronger.

However, the price is that the physical body will inevitably become demonized, and the temperament will change accordingly, becoming more murderous and violent.

So a question arose: if a person has more demon blood than human blood, is that person considered a demon or a human?

The Hualing Sect guards the border between the Wei Kingdom and the Manghuang Mountain, originally to prevent the invasion of the Manghuang Mountain demon race. Many of its disciples have blood feuds with the demon race, and transforming into a demon is undoubtedly a betrayal.

The technique of demon transformation thus became a forbidden technique within the Spirit Transformation Sect, and if discovered, the user could be killed on the spot according to the sect's rules.

"Mysterious Serpent, I only ask you, what is the purpose of this grand formation?"

Elder Chen of the Hundred Refinements Sect asked with a livid face.

Not only are there more than ten elite disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect in Falling Phoenix Valley, but there is also Wu Chengdao, a rare Yang-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root, which makes it impossible for him to ignore.

"It's nothing, just the Asura Blood Transformation Array. If you can break this array within a day, nothing will happen," Xuan She chuckled softly.

"Oh, I almost forgot!"

Xuan She suddenly realized, "I also fed each of the demonic beasts in the valley a Bloodlust Pill. Although the lifespan of a demonic beast is only seven days after taking this pill, it can greatly enhance its bloodline, enough to allow a first-order demonic beast to break through to the second order."

Elder Chen almost jumped up upon hearing this.

The Asura Blood Transformation Array is a very famous demonic blood sacrifice method. The beings in the array will have their life essence completely depleted after one day. The famous magic weapon, the Blood Transformation Divine Blade, was forged using this method.

Just then, a deafening roar shook the earth, attracting everyone's attention.

"That direction is...Mount Ten Thousand Beasts!" Guo Fenglin exclaimed in shock and anger, "You actually dare to attack Mount Ten Thousand Beasts?!"

Guo Fenglin never expected that the black snake would be so bold.

Mount Wanshou, as the location of the Spirit Transformation Sect, not only has a mountain-guarding formation, but also several Golden Core cultivators and a Nascent Soul stage elder.

Sure enough, as soon as Guo Fenglin finished speaking, a white deer statue, several tens of feet tall, appeared on the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, riding on auspicious clouds.

The white deer treads on auspicious clouds, its antlers coiled like dragons, crystal clear like bright red crystals, with ten thousand rays of nine-colored light emanating from between the antlers, illuminating half the sky.

"You monsters, how dare you come to our doorstep! You're truly courting death!"

The voice, weathered yet brimming with anger, could be heard for miles around.

"Old man Deer, let me have a go at you!"

Suddenly, a blood-red cloud rose from the highest heavens, from which emerged a blood-red dragon. Its head alone was as large as a small mountain, and its full body stretched for hundreds of feet. It opened its blood-red maw and lunged at the nine-colored deer.

The Golden Core cultivators outside Falling Phoenix Valley were horrified.

The Blood Dragon King of the Desolate Mountains actually took action himself and fought against the Supreme Elder of the Spirit Transformation Sect. Blood clouds and rosy light collided, and in an instant, the earth shook and the sound reverberated for hundreds of miles.

"Gentlemen, let's kill this beast first!"

With a furious roar, Xiong Pojun unleashed a ten-zhang-tall Vajra Bear Dharma Image behind him, majestic and imposing, stepping on golden light as it charged wildly toward the Xuan Snake.

The appearance of the Blood Dragon King at Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain indicates that the mountain-guarding formation of the Spirit Transformation Sect must have been broken. The most urgent task is to kill the traitor Xuan She and then rush to the aid of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core cultivators from the Hundred Refinements Sect and the Spirit Cloud Sect decisively took action, preparing to kill the Xuan Snake first and then rescue the disciples of the three sects in Falling Phoenix Valley.

With the six Golden Core cultivators taking action, their Dharma bodies, Dharma forms, and spells shone brightly. Even though Xuan She had reached the late Golden Core stage and her cultivation was higher than everyone else's, she still could not withstand their attacks.

With a fierce roar, the black clouds beneath its feet surged and transformed into a giant black serpent tens of feet long. Its eerie eyes gleamed with bloodlust, and it spewed poisonous mist from its mouth, covering an area of ​​several miles.

Wherever the poisonous fog passed, the vegetation it touched instantly withered and turned yellow, and the creatures in the mountains collapsed, coughing up blood and howling in agony.

Upon seeing the poisonous fog spread, the three elders who remained behind immediately cast a spell, causing a light barrier to rise from the magic boat beneath their feet, isolating the poisonous fog and protecting the disciples inside.

The Golden Core elders who participated in the battle also used their own methods to avoid the poisonous fog.

The black serpent first withstood Elder Chen's iron fist with its thick scales, then swung its tail to block Guo Fenglin's Qilin Dharma Image, but the Vajra Giant Bear had already pressed the serpent's head down.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Shentong released a long, azure blade, radiating a deadly cold light, and swiftly slashed it off from the neck of the black serpent.

"Hmm? Something's not right!" Liu Shentong immediately sensed something was wrong.

The Xuan Snake has undergone a profound transformation into a demon, and after combining with magic, its scales are no less impressive than those of a third-tier demon beast. Even though its magical treasures are sharp and difficult to withstand, it should not be so easy to defeat it.

At this moment, Elder Chen revealed his Dharma body, his bronze hands grasping both ends of the black snake. With a fierce pull, he tore it into two pieces, but it was only a layer of snake skin, its belly empty.

"The art of shedding skin!" Xiong Pojun gritted his teeth and hurriedly released his divine sense to search for the traces of the Xuan Snake, but to no avail.

It turns out that during the battle just now, the black serpent had quietly escaped using the technique of shedding its skin, leaving behind this physical form to deal with them.

Although forcibly using the molting technique would severely damage her vital energy and cause her cultivation level to regress to at least the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, there is no doubt that the Xuan Snake successfully escaped.

After the black serpent escaped, the poisonous mist, having lost its source, gradually dissipated.

Elder Chen did not stop. He turned around, strode forward, and punched the Asura Blood Transformation Array of Falling Phoenix Valley.

The crimson light screen trembled and erupted with a burst of blood-red light, forcing Elder Chen to stagger back several steps due to the force of the counterattack.

Seeing this, all the Golden Core cultivators attacked together, launching a fierce assault on the blood-red light barrier.

The light screen trembled incessantly under the onslaught of the crowd, but it never broke, causing the faces of the Golden Core cultivators to grow increasingly grim.

After the Heavenly Net Formation transformed into the Asura Blood Transformation Formation, it directly became a third-tier formation. Even if several Golden Core cultivators joined forces, it would take them half a day to break it.

What worries everyone is not only the formation itself, but also the demonic beasts that have taken the Bloodthirsty Pills. Under the hunting of numerous demonic beasts, countless disciples will die.

Xuan She clearly wanted to use this to stall the elders of the three sects and force them to make a choice: if they wanted to help the Hualing Sect, they would have to sacrifice a group of elite disciples.

This is something that the Lingxiao Sect and the Hundred Refinements Sect absolutely cannot accept.

"What should we do now?" Elder Chen looked anxiously at Liu Shentong. "Isn't the Lingxiao Sect very skilled in array formations? Is there any way to break this array?"

Seeing that he could not break the formation, Xiong Pojun roared angrily a few times, then turned around and bowed with a gloomy expression, saying, "We need to rush to the sect's aid first, so we will leave this formation to you fellow Daoists."

The implication was that he wanted to abandon the disciples in the valley and return to the sect.

After all, the Blood Flood Dragon King has made a move, so Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain must be under siege. The lives of a dozen or so Qi Refining disciples are naturally insignificant compared to the safety of the sect.

After saying this, the Golden Core cultivators from the Spirit Transformation Sect transformed into streaks of light and headed straight for the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

Elder Chen cursed twice, then turned to look at Liu Shentong, whose face was equally gloomy: "What do you have to say?"

Liu Shentong shook his head and said, "None of my fellow disciples and I understand formations. The person in our sect who is most skilled in formations is Xuanji, as you know."

"There's no time to wait for him to come now!"

It will take several days for everyone to travel on the Yunmeng Boat, by which time it will be too late.

Liu Shentong naturally understood this principle as well. After a moment of silence, he pointed to the blood-red light screen: "Although Xuanji cannot come in time, he does have a disciple inside who is said to be quite proficient in formations. There may still be a chance for this matter to turn around."

"As for us... let's try to break through this light barrier first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the azure longsword slashed towards the blood-red light barrier.

Elder Chen sighed heavily and once again swung his iron fist down at the light screen.