I am evergreen in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 438: Mid-stage confrontation, counterattack (updated in the evening)

"How could I, Lu, be so worthy of a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator that the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley personally took action?"

Looking at the harmless, plump old man, Lu Changan's face was solemn, as if a little unexpected.

"Lu Changqing, your reputation has spread throughout the Eastern Region. You are no longer an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. Why do you have to pretend to be so righteous in front of me?"

The great elder smiled, touched his exposed belly, and spoke slowly.

Over the years, Lu Changan has brought too much trouble to the Beast King Valley, directly disrupting the existing strategic plans.

Lu Changan returned to the East Region, bringing with him three Nascent Soul warriors, causing the leader of the Weidao Alliance to refuse to fight and seek peace. The peaceful evolution annexation plan failed.

Lu Changan humiliated the Peacock Saint and slapped the two Nascent Soul elders in the face, making the Beast King Valley unprepared and hastily starting the Immortal Cultivation War.

A few years ago, Lu Chang'an killed two True Lords of the Beast King Valley, which once again affected the balance of top combat power between the two sides.

What the Beast King Valley feared the most was that Lu Changqing had killed two fourth-level beast kings with one blow.

Lu Changan’s existence has become a nightmare for the Beast King Valley’s war machine!
If this continues, the Beast King Valley will be unable to attack the Defense Alliance, and its only positive advantage will be gone.

Lu Chang'an's influence is not limited to the magic battlefield on the side of the Wei Dao Alliance, but also indirectly affects the Seven Nations Alliance.

The situation in the G7 has stabilized in recent years.

The Beast King Valley not only withdrew the aid from there, but also asked for help from the Mingquan Sect and the Wujian Sect, which in disguise weakened the offensive firepower of the Seven Nations Alliance.

"Grand Elder, are you here today to kill Lu?"

Lu Changan sighed in his heart. It seemed that it would be difficult to fish in troubled waters on the main battlefield and take the opportunity to capture and kill the demon's Nascent Soul.

He borrowed the power of the Heavenly Master and planned for a long time, concealing many secrets.

But the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley was also a fourth-rank divination master and was not so easily deceived.

As long as this great elder is not stupid, he can now be sure of one fact:
Lu Changan is the biggest variable that determines the outcome of this war between immortal cultivators, and even the key to victory.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to lower his status and come personally to target Lu Changan.

"This elder doesn't like fighting and killing."

"As long as Lu Zhenjun, Di Yanjun, and Xia Xianzi do not leave this frontline area, I will be happy to have some free time."

The Great Elder spoke in a gentle tone and seemed to have no intention of killing.

Lu Changan was not fooled by this appearance.

If possible, Beast King Valley would like to tear himself into pieces.

However, Lu Changan represents the three great Nascent Soul forces. Even if it is the leader of the Demon Sect in the middle Nascent Soul stage, it is unrealistic to kill him head-on.

……

"It is too arrogant for the Great Elder to think that he can contain the three Nascent Soul forces like us by himself."

Lu Chang'an's eyes flickered, and the [Black Sky Wings] behind him spread out, trying to fly to Yuanliu City to support the front battlefield with Fairy Xia.

"Haha, Brother Lu might as well give it a try."

The Great Elder was not in a hurry. He turned into a streak of white light and merged into the sky.

Lu Changan had just flown a hundred miles.

Thunderous sounds were heard again from between the thick clouds. The fluctuation of mana at the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage, accompanied by overwhelming spiritual pressure, made people feel numb.

Lu Chang'an's heart suddenly started, and he activated the green magic shield. His figure dodged quickly and split into three in an instant.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——

A dozen or so translucent crystal silk threads mysteriously emerged from the void and passed through Lu Changan's rapidly dodging figure.

Lu Changan's two phantom wooden clones were swept by the strange silk and shattered instantly.

There was a "click".

Lu Changan's protective magic shield cracked with a sound and was pierced by two passing crystal silk threads.

Lu Changan's body felt cold, and a clearly visible crack appeared on the shoulder of his white robe.

The translucent crystal silk is a magical power cultivated by the great elder of the Beast King Valley in combination with his own natal silkworm. It is incredibly fast and can travel through the shallow layer of the void, making it impossible to defend against.

Its characteristics are somewhat similar to Jing Wufeng's spatial attack method, and it is more sustained and continuous.

Whoops!

The black wings behind Lu Chang'an flapped, speeding up his dodge and causing a black wind and cloud that swept across an area of ​​hundreds of feet.

However, the crystal silk was extremely tough and had strong penetrating power. Many of them pierced through the black wind barrier, forcing Lu Changan to dodge left and right.

"As expected of the leader of the Demon Sect."

Lu Changan took a deep breath, not daring to delay, and summoned his magic weapon [Dragon Wood Staff].

[Dragon Wood Staff] swelled up in the wind, transforming into an ancient tree nearly a hundred feet tall, with a blood-red dragon shadow outlined on its surface, blocking most of the crystal silk attacks.

The [Dragon Wood Staff] was entangled in strands of crystal silk, its surface glowed dim, and its size shrank rapidly, apparently unable to hold on.

In fact, to deal with this kind of silk attack, magic weapons or magical powers with fire attributes are more effective, such as the top-grade magic weapon Lihuo Gourd.

Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Uh-huh...

Lu Changan used the puppet controlling technique again, and twelve top-level third-level puppets appeared around him.

In the puppet army formation, twelve puppet forces converged and connected in series, arcs of electricity flashed, forming a purple-blue puppet force formation diagram.

A purple-blue light shield protected Lu Chang'an, emitting wisps of electric fire to block the strange crystal silks that swept in from the shallow layer of the void.

The momentum seemed to turn into a huge net that covered the sky and trapped Lu Changan and the puppet formation together.

"A puppet army of this scale! This kid really has hidden means."

As expected, a gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Great Beast King Elder.

The stronger the strength Lu Changan reveals, the more valuable the person he personally targets.

The current military formation consisting of twelve third-level top-level puppets is enough to withstand the offensive of the veteran Yuanying early stage.

Together with Lu Chang'an himself, they managed to gain a foothold under the first round of probing attacks from the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley.

"Friend Lu, let's see what other tricks you have."

The great elder stretched out his arm with great interest, and an ancient and peculiar compass flew out of his sleeve.

Whoosh!
The magic compass hovered above Lu Chang'an and the puppet army, emitting invisible and intangible ripples.

The ripple vortex that is invisible to the naked eye pulls and absorbs the surrounding spiritual energy and magical power.

Lu Chang'an suddenly felt that his magic power consumption increased, and it became difficult to control the magic weapon. His magical powers were invisibly weakened.

Even the puppet army formation was restricted.

When the puppet formation was activated, a lot of mana was lost inexplicably, causing the efficiency of the puppet formation to decrease.

Lu Changan looked unhappy.

With the puppet army formation, he thought he was capable of fighting against the newly promoted middle Nascent Soul stage like Mingshui Zhenjun.

Unexpectedly, he was suppressed so easily by the Great Elder of Beast King Valley.

The consumption of puppet crystals in the bodies of many puppets has increased rapidly, and they may not be able to hold on for too long.

……

"Master, let me help you!"

In the hills below, earth-colored crystal light emerged, emitting a majestic aura of evil.

Seeing his master being suppressed, Di Yanjun had to take action in advance.

It transformed into a giant rat king, causing a yellow sandstorm that covered the sky, accompanied by huge boulders, impacting the great elder and the compass magic weapon.

The great elder smiled slightly and made a spell. The mana activated the compass in the sky and a mysterious hole appeared in the invisible vortex.

Huh~
In an instant, the yellow sandstorm and the huge rolling stones lost momentum and broke apart. The scattered magic power was all absorbed.

On the contrary, the rotating compass suddenly glowed brightly and then stagnated for a short time.

Bang!
The compass burst out with a fan-shaped ripple, containing a powerful force field, which hit the fourth-level rat king hard.

Di Yanjun groaned and flew backwards, his head slightly sunken and some blood oozing out.

Fortunately, the demon king had thick skin and flesh, so the injuries were just external.

But the massive counterattack momentum came to an abrupt halt.

From the beginning of the confrontation to the appearance of the puppet army and Lord Di Yan, Lu Changan's side did not pose any threat to the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley.

"This old guy has powerful magic and profound background. No wonder Chu Tianfeng said that we only need to contain him on the battlefield and not think about posing a threat, otherwise it will only be a thankless task."

Lu Changan was a little skeptical at first, but after some trials, he began to understand.

He adjusted his strategy and let Di Yanjun and the puppet army focus on defense. In the defensive state, the consumption of the puppet army was also reduced accordingly.

This way, it is indeed much easier.

The great elder of the Beast King Valley didn't seem to pose much of a threat to him.

"Lu Changan, if you can cultivate to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage, your magic power and consciousness will be even stronger. This elder really has no way to deal with you."

The great elder sighed, and his calm eyes flashed with a sharp light.

The fat body, with its robe fluttering, took a step forward, as if a mountain moved a hundred feet across.

The soul-killing hand!
The Great Elder's palm swelled to the size of a palm leaf fan, with white silk wrapped around it and burning with blood-black ghostly flames, and he slapped Lu Chang'an through the air.

Lu Changan's heart skipped a beat and he felt a long-lost sense of crisis.

Hu Peng!

The huge soul-killing hand with black and white marks, half solid and half virtual, hit Lu Changan at an unavoidable speed.

At that moment, the space where Lu Changan was located had an illusion of overlapping and squeezing.

Di Yanjun, who was not far away, was affected, and his mind and spirit felt slightly dizzy and confused, with his blood and energy floating.

Lu Changan was hit head-on and the magic shield around him collapsed on the spot.

Not only that, he instantly cast out a fourth-level spiritual talisman water shield, which was also broken by the half-invisible Tu Ling's big hand.

“Slaughtering souls and destroying spirits…”

Lu Changan's figure shook, his face turned slightly pale, and his brows were furrowed.

The half-illusive Tu Ling hand not only hit his body, but also impacted his Nascent Soul.

Lu Changan used the soul secret technique in "Thousand Machines Divine Art" to calm his briefly confused consciousness. The blue Yuanying in his body, which was slightly in pain, quickly calmed down and returned to normal.

At the same time, Changqing's magic power automatically operates to heal the tiny hidden injuries in the body and the damaged vitality.

On the other side, the Great Elder launched an explosive attack, which consumed a large amount of mana and spiritual energy, and also paused for a moment.

"Blocked? This boy doesn't seem to be seriously injured."

The Great Elder frowned slightly and looked at Lu Changan who had stabilized his body, but did not achieve the expected effect of vomiting blood on the spot.

Lu Changan opened his eyes and licked the blood from the corner of his lips, looking like he was still unsatisfied.

He hadn't been injured, even slightly, for years.

"The palm strike from the Great Elder just now hurt me a little. But the aftermath was a kind of indescribable tingling and comfort."

Under the flow of Changqing's magic power, the minor injuries suffered by Lu Changan's quasi-fourth-level physique healed in an instant and recovered.

The elder's pupils condensed, and he said in a deep voice:
"Don't be so arrogant, little friend Lu! Don't hold back on your injuries, or else you'll have problems."

Having said that, the Great Elder felt that the previous attack from the Soul-Slaying Hand, after going through two layers of buffering and hitting Lu Chang'an, was a bit strange.

Lu Changan's body was much tougher than expected, and he seemed to have achieved great accomplishments in physical cultivation.

In addition, Lu Changan's Nascent Soul consciousness is powerful, stronger than some veteran Nascent Souls, and he has also practiced exquisite soul secrets.

Due to various factors, his explosive killing move did not achieve the expected effect.

But if he had to say that it posed almost no threat to Lu Changan, he still found it hard to believe.

However, in the following battle, Lu Changan's magic power was strong and endless. The magic weapon controlled by his spiritual consciousness was flexible and free.

Obviously he was not injured.

"This boy is such a tortoise shell!"

The Great Elder of the Beast King Valley sighed secretly and simply gave up his plan to seriously injure and defeat Lu Changan.

Although the Soul-Slaying Hand just now was not his strongest method, it was quite lethal and could not cause any substantial damage to Lu Changan. He realized that Lu Changqing was similar to himself and his ability to protect himself far exceeded that of his peers.

When two turtle shells meet, it is naturally difficult to tell who wins.

……

Above the clouds, Lu Changan and the great elder of the Beast King Valley fought for a while. Both sides adapted to each other's methods, and neither could do anything to the other.

The Great Elder was relatively calm and took more initiative.

During the confrontation, Lu Changan confirmed that this great elder possessed the third-stage late stage of physical training.

I heard from Chu Tianfeng that this person's natal silkworm has super strong recovery and healing abilities.

However, Lu Changan had not yet injured the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley;
At this moment, a cold frost light came from the side, emitting the magical energy of the Nascent Soul Stage.

"My dear, I am here to help you!"

Fairy Xia attacked from the side and cooperated with Lu Changan to attack the Great Elder.

The Great Elder's eyelids twitched slightly. This was really endless.

As a thousand-year-old Yuanying, he was so old and was about to face a fight from Lu Changan and other two.

The original plan was to contain the three Nascent Soul forces of Lu Changan, Di Yanjun, and Xia Xianzi.

But before this, Fairy Xia had not taken any action, and Lu Changan was enough to compete with him.

He had to admit that Lu Changan's true strength was much stronger than initially expected.

If it was Sect Leader Meng who came here, he might be suppressed or even suffer a loss.

Fairy Xia rushed over, and the Great Elder did not retreat, but his expression became serious.

Fairy Xia clasped her hands together, her skirt fluttered, snowflakes flew, and she looked like an ice and snow fairy.

A gorgeous, dreamy, crystal jade ice lotus magic weapon flew out from her body.

The Ice Lotus magic weapon split into seven pieces, turning into seven ice crystal light lotuses that glowed with green light. Some of the ice crystal light lotuses spun around the body to protect it, while some of them flexibly attacked the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley.

Every strike of the Ice Crystal Light Lotus was like the collision of an iceberg, with the ice shattering and exploding, and the chill penetrated into the bones.

"This treasure is both offensive and defensive, flexible and powerful, and is definitely not a product of Daqing..."

The Great Elder was slightly surprised, and finally understood why True Lord Black Feather and Elder Wanhe were defeated at that time.

Fairy Xia has an innate Taoist body, which has a bonus to cold magic, which is just right for that powerful magic weapon. Her fighting ability is no less than that of an old-fashioned Yuanying in the early stage.

Faced with the siege of four parties, the Great Elder felt pressured and had to use the [Heavenly Silkworm Robe] to protect himself.

The precious robe is woven from natural silk, and the dense white silk is glowing, forming a hazy white light shield.

[Heavenly Silkworm Robe] is immune to water and fire, and with the powerful magic support of the Demon Sect leader, it can block half of the enemy's offensive.

The Great Elder of the Beast King controlled the magic compass at the same time to weaken Lu Changan and the puppet formation's fighting strength, absorbing magic power and spiritual power, and counterattacking from time to time.

"The old guy can really carry it."

Lu Changan remained calm and put one hand into his sleeve.

After being informed, Lord Di Yan and Fairy Xia immediately cooperated and took action.

Diyanjun used the earthbinding technique to pull the Great Elder's body.

Fairy Xia opened her mouth and spit out a few blue-green ice flames, exuding a dangerous aura, and flew towards the Great Elder.

This is her innate ice flame that she cultivated by combining her Taoist talent with the secret method passed down from Master Ling Xue.

Coupled with Lu Changan's frontal attack from the [Dragon Wood Staff], the Great Elder fought and retreated, and the misty white light shield on his precious robe suddenly dimmed.

Almost at the same time, Lu Changan secretly exerted force with the hands hidden in his sleeves.

call out--

A feathered poison needle passed through the air, leaving a blurry afterimage, and with the preparation of many attacks, it accurately hit the target.

With a "puff" sound, the light shield of the precious robe was finally broken.

The Great Elder dodged the vital points, and the feathered poison needle pierced into the precious silk robe.

A tiny trace of blood seeped out of the surface of the silk.

Lu Changan's face lit up with joy.

This feathered poison needle was coated with a mixture of fourth-level poisons, from the original [Five-animal Poison Fire Fan]. Back then, Shen Laoxie was particularly good at using poison.

It may not be fatal to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, but it is enough to reduce the target's state and fighting strength.

"Turtle Lu, you are indeed calculating, vicious and cunning."

The Great Elder's face looked slightly gloomy.

unexpected.

The great elder who was stabbed by the poison needle did not look panicked or angry, nor did he take the detoxifying holy pill immediately.

The Great Elder stretched out two fingers, picked out the feathered poison needle on the treasure robe, and said in a calm tone:
"This level of fourth-order poison cannot harm me."

It turns out that his natal silkworm has the magical ability to detoxify.

Even the Heavenly Silkworm Robe on his body has a remarkable effect in isolating against poisons.

Therefore, even if the feathered poison needle cut the Great Elder's flesh, it would not pose any real threat.

He didn't even need to take antidote.

When the Great Elder saw Lu Chang'an, who was slightly dazed in the distance, he couldn't help feeling a little proud.

When he saw this, his expression changed drastically.

Swish!
Lu Chang'an in the distance was just an illusory afterimage.

It turned out that when the Great Elder was hit by the feather-bearing poison needle and was distracted for a short time, Lu Changan performed the "Phantom Wood Clone".

A figure with green light appeared on the other side of the Great Elder.

Destroy the divine light!

Lu Changan decisively used the forbidden life-shortening technique. A deep and twisted withered green light condensed in his palm, emitting the breath of the passage of time, and hit the Great Elder's body again.

puff!
The precious robe light shield, which had not yet fully healed, was once again broken by the divine light of annihilation.

"not good!"

As a thousand-year-old man, the Great Elder's heart was pounding, and he felt a threat he had not felt in hundreds of years.

He turned into a streak of white light and retreated rapidly.

The spiritual light of the [Heavenly Silkworm Treasure Clothes] on his body dimmed. The silk fabric after the refining ban lost its luster and withered in large areas.

Inside the torn robe, there was a dry bloody hole on his chest.

"Turtle Lu, how dare you——"

The Great Elder got angry for the first time. The fat on his round face trembled slightly and his heart was bleeding.

The previous blow reduced his lifespan by ten years and depleted his vital energy.

If it was just an ordinary injury, he wouldn't care at all, his innate heavenly silkworm would be able to heal it in an instant.

However, the life span that has been taken away cannot be recovered.

In addition to shortening one's lifespan, the spiritual power of [Heavenly Silkworm Robe] was damaged and its defensive effect was greatly reduced.

However, no matter how heartbroken and angry he was, it could not change the fact that he was injured, his life was shortened, and he suffered a great loss.

……

"Prepare to retreat!"

Lu Changan suddenly raised his hand, and instead of pursuing the victory, he also asked Fairy Xia and Lord Di Yan to stop.

Right now, the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley is injured, his blood and energy are depleted, and his defensive clothing is damaged, so his condition and strength will definitely decline.

"This little injury has no real impact on the Great Elder of Beast King Valley."

Lu Changan explained as he retreated.

You know, the natal celestial silkworm of the great elder of the Beast King Valley has the magical power to "emerge from the cocoon and be reborn" to its full state.

Although this magical power can only be used once within a hundred years.

From the beginning to the end, Lu Changan never thought of seriously injuring or defeating the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley.

Being able to shorten his lifespan by ten years and make him feel fearful is already an ideal situation.

Among all the middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators that Lu Changan had encountered, if Yu Huang brought the greatest pressure, then the great elder of the Beast King Valley was the "strongest shield".

"This kid actually stopped chasing..."

The Great Elder stroked his chest. The wound caused by the withering divine light had strangled his life force. The healing speed of his natal silkworm was abnormally slow.

He was clearly the injured party, but it was Lu Changan who chose to evacuate.

Take advantage and run away?

The Great Elder felt worse than if he had eaten a fly.

"The situation has become clear..."

Lu Changan was already practicing the fourth-level divination technique, and when he sensed the turning point in fate, the fog that was covering and blocking the destiny completely dissipated.

The green Nascent Soul in Lu Chang'an's body felt a blessing in his heart, and he felt a mysterious attraction, as if some opportunity was about to come.

Still two hundred miles away from the important town on the front line, Lu Changan instinctively looked in a certain direction.

……

Hundreds of miles away, a violent evil wind swept over from the sky.

A fourth-order roc with a wingspan of twenty feet swooped over at lightning speed.

Sitting cross-legged on the Peng bird was a man in a green robe with a full forehead and an ordinary face, who looked to be about thirty years old.

There was no fluctuation of magical power on the green-robed man's body. The Nascent Soul and magical power in his body were sealed by some secret technique, and not a single breath was leaked. He only relied on the Peng bird to fly here.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please stay! I have known Chen for a long time, and I have come to the Wei Dao League to pay you a visit. I have something important to discuss with you."

The Peng bird that the green-robed man was riding on was approaching quickly at a speed comparable to that of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator.

At the same time, he glanced at the position of the Great Elder of the Beast King Valley and frowned slightly.

"We agreed to have a big fight, at least to injure Lu Changqing and seriously damage his vitality? Something seems to be wrong..."

"Is this a trick? The immortals from the six sects of the devil's way cannot be trusted."

After all, he was hunted down by Nascent Soul masters from both the demonic and cults and nearly lost his life.

If the situation was not delicate now, with the Nascent Souls of the two camps checking and balancing each other, and if this was not a rare opportunity, he would not have chosen to cooperate with the Beast King Valley.

"This opportunity will really attract you..."

Lu Changan silently estimated the distance.

With his speed of escape, he can retreat to a key town on the front line before the enemy arrives.

"You go back to the important frontline town first and act according to the plan in your husband's jade slip."

Lu Changan stayed behind to cover the retreat, allowing Fairy Xia to evacuate first.

"Husband, be careful." Xia Wenyue was a little worried, but didn't ask any more questions.

In fact, Fairy Xia's staying is also a great help.

But the next game is not without risks. Lu Changan has too many secrets, so it is best to avoid them.

Lu Changan chose to cover the rear.

Thus, three powerful auras appeared on the field:
On one side is the great elder of the Beast King Valley, who has the most powerful magical power.

On one side is the fourth-order Peng bird.

The Nascent Soul magic power sealed by Qingmu Zhenjun had just been released, and the aura of "Changqing Gong" it exuded made Lu Changan feel very familiar.

The last party is Lu Changan and Di Yanjun, who seem to be the weakest.

The three parties formed an equilateral triangle, facing each other from a distance, keeping a distance of dozens of miles and being wary of each other.

(End of this chapter)