Born with immortal seed

Chapter 131 Jade Moon Lake

A large red drum, covered with bloodstained animal hide and inlaid with countless crystals, was placed on a high platform.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
As the drums sounded, waves of fire rose up, and the surrounding temperature soared.

Not far away, on the targeted lake, part of the water was bubbling and boiling, with countless fish and shrimp floating on the surface, their eyes rolling back in their heads.

The Demon-Locking Divine Fire Drum, a mid-grade magic weapon!

The drummer was actually Wei Dao, the leader of the Qingfeng Sect, holding a pair of drumsticks with two red spirit stones embedded at the top.

Each strike was incredibly taxing, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his face flushed red, and his magical power drained away like flowing water.

It is impossible for someone with only late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation to activate a magic weapon.

Wei Dao was able to do this not only because of his abundant magical power, but also largely because of the two high-grade fire-type spirit stones on the drumsticks in his hands.

High-grade spirit stones are fundamentally different from mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones. Whether used in formations or to replenish a cultivator's mana, they are twice as effective with half the effort.

Thanks to the characteristic of high-grade spirit stones that can be used directly without conversion, and the immense fire-type spiritual power contained within them, the Demon-Locking Fire Drum unleashed more than 70% of its power.

This fire-type magic weapon is one of the few area-of-effect magic weapons among the Qingfeng Sect's inherited treasures, and it is perfect for countering the many water beasts in Feiyue Lake.

That's why Wei Dao appeared with this treasure, and with the help of a high-grade spirit stone, he achieved the effect of a half-Core Formation True Person.

As the fire surged forward, the water beasts in Jade Moon Lake leaped out of the lake, losing their advantageous position.

On the ground, armies of cultivators stood in formation, and the central battle formations began to gather immense fire-elemental spiritual power.

This is the Heavenly Blazing Fire Battle Formation, specially modified by the cultivators of the Formation Hall for the Emerald Moon Lake.

Each battle formation is additionally equipped with twelve Heavenly Blazing Fire Banners, which can convert all of the formation's attacks into fire-based attacks.

Meanwhile, in the sky, in addition to the three Wind-Riding Shuttles, there was another five-colored ship, all gathering spiritual light, preparing to launch an attack on the monsters in Jade Moon Lake.

"Lake Emerald Moon is much bigger than I imagined..."

Bai Zichen was still not assigned a specific task and remained a free agent, assessing the situation on the field and supporting the teams that were struggling.

The Jade Moon Lake is vast and boundless, with waterways stretching for thousands of acres.

Even in the middle of the lake, a small island can be vaguely seen.

Without the power of the Demon-Locking God's Fire Drum, who knows how many lives would have been lost to advance step by step.

"Gentlemen, the day of victory, when we have slain all the demonic beasts, is now!"

Liang Yu's shout, aided by magic, resounded throughout the entire area.

The army of cultivators advanced slowly, encountering various demonic beasts that could no longer withstand the high temperature in the lake and had risen up.

boom!
A giant man, three zhang tall and bare-chested, landed in front of the formation. His muscles were well-developed, like blocks of refined steel, and he held a pair of iron pestles in his hands.

With a swing of the iron pestle, the water buffalo at the peak of the first tier was cleaved in two, causing a shower of blood to fall.

This giant was actually a third-tier talisman, the Dragon-Tiger Warrior Talisman.

It is from the same lineage as the Yellow Turban Warrior Talisman used in the last attack on the Mo family, and is an upgraded and enhanced version.

The Dragon-Tiger Warrior's strength is comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak, and he can exist for two hours.

For the sake of Jade Moon Lake, the Azure Maple Sect brought out countless treasures from their most treasured possessions, leaving cultivation families and independent cultivators speechless with astonishment.

Tens of thousands of fire-type talismans of various kinds have been transported to the army every day these days.

At this moment, it tore open, and sparks flew everywhere, plundering Jade Moon Lake. Half of the first-tier demonic beasts were wiped out under this attack.

Wow!
A giant carp leaped out of the water, spewing water jets that extinguished several flames.

Immediately, it was targeted by two battle formations, and four pillars of fire fell, trapping it within.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators flew forward, activated their spiritual weapons, and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the giant carp.

With the appearance of the second-tier monsters, the intensity of the battle increased to another level.

A floating island gradually drifted toward the shore, rising higher and higher, revealing four limbs as thick as pillars—it was actually a thousand-year-old tortoise.

It is one of the peak second-tier monsters in Jade Moon Lake!

The old tortoise first appeared in the records of the Qingfeng Sect six hundred years ago, when it was still a second-tier low-grade demon beast.

The few coin-shaped patterns scattered on the tortoise shell are its best markings.

Apart from the coin pattern getting bigger and bigger, the other shapes and positions remain unchanged, confirming that it is the same old tortoise.

"Please, Dragon and Tiger Warriors, exorcise the demon!"

Liang Yu guided the Dragon Tiger Warriors to face off against the thousand-year-old tortoise with a hand seal.

The Dragon Tiger Warrior Talisman is among the top-tier talismans in the third tier, and currently no one in the Qingfeng Sect's Talisman Hall has the ability to draw it.

Even Luo Qiuzhen, the master of the Talisman Hall, is still far from mastering this skill.

The Qingfeng Sect's inventory all came from a former Core Formation ancestor who was an expert in the Dao of Talismans.

However, due to the difficulty of drawing it, it also requires several special third-tier spiritual materials as consumables, so there were only a few third-tier Dragon Tiger Warrior Talismans left over.

Over the centuries, several of these images have been used for various purposes, and the one depicting the Dragon Tiger Warrior wielding an iron pestle and battling a thousand-year-old tortoise is the last one left.

"Such terrifying defense. If we were to face it, it would be like tickling us. We could probably fight for days without any effect."

Yingzhong saw the Dragon Tiger Warrior smash his pestle onto the old tortoise's back with a deafening roar, carrying an unknown amount of divine power.

The tortoise shell remained perfectly sealed, without a single crack.

"Don't worry, the old tortoise has superb defense, making it virtually invincible below the Core Formation stage, but its attack power is only average... The Dragon-Tiger Warriors can definitely hold out for an hour. Let's focus our attention on that golden toad and let it escape. It can instantly poison hundreds or even thousands of cultivators."

Liang Yu stared intently, simultaneously extending his spiritual sense to its maximum range.

Besides the mysterious dragon, there are two other monsters in Jade Moon Lake: a thousand-year-old tortoise and a hundred-poison golden toad.

The Hundred Poison Golden Toad is only the size of a calf, but it contains extremely potent toxins. A single breath of its poisonous mist can kill hundreds of cultivators in the field within a quarter of an hour.

The most potent venom could even poison a Core Formation cultivator.

After waiting for almost half a day, a faint croaking sound was heard, and the Hundred Poison Golden Toad appeared.

A red-haired Foundation Establishment cultivator was hit; his face turned black, he foamed at the mouth, and he fell directly from the sky.

Fortunately, he had companions nearby who rescued him.

Liang Yu and the other two each took an antidote pill and rushed forward, trapping the Hundred Poison Golden Toad in place.

Three large silver nets were thrown out, trapping the Hundred Poison Golden Toad, with runes lighting up on them.

It's like a massive mountain pressing down on it, reducing it to a tiny lump.

Quack, quack, quack!
Enraged, the Hundred Poison Golden Toad swelled up its belly, its body covered in green bubbles, and spewed out a glob of ink-like venom with an incredibly foul odor that made people feel nauseous from afar.

As soon as the ink was sprayed onto the silver wire mesh, a series of corrosive sounds rang out, and large areas of damage quickly appeared.

"I knew it wouldn't work against low-grade spiritual artifacts. The difference in rank is too great. Even if they counter each other, what difference does it make?"

Luo Qiuzhen said with dissatisfaction that even with three talismans blocking the air, the stench of ink could still be smelled.

"The same old method, set up an array to trap it... Its skills all lie in poison, which is invincible against low-level cultivators, but if we are prepared, it is actually far less of a threat to us than the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Ape."

Liang Yu patted the jade pendant at his waist, and a pure, ethereal light emanated from it, instantly driving away much of the foul stench.

……

"Those troublesome monsters will be dealt with by others. I'll just deal with the ordinary monsters and collect the contribution points..."

At Bai Zichen's feet lay a low-grade second-tier water buffalo. He watched the battle between peak second-tier demonic beasts in the distance, imagining how he would deal with them if he were in their place.

If his cultivation level were higher, he might actually be recruited by the sect to join the team that deals with peak second-tier demonic beasts.

Given the complex situation at Feiyue Lake and its location within the water, there's certainly no time to collect materials.

He could only remove the most valuable parts from the buffalo before throwing himself into a new battle.

"After mastering the Sword Qi Thunder Sound, dealing with second-tier low-grade demonic beasts has indeed become much easier..."

As more and more second-tier monsters appear, the pioneering army has already suffered casualties.

A group of cultivators were driven into the lake by a group of flying fish. Before they could be rescued, they were dragged away by a large number of demonic beasts that emerged from the lake.

A strangely shaped, ugly fish with wings on its back was fearless of flames. Despite being hit by countless fire spells, it bit two rogue cultivators and then sank to the bottom of the lake with a splash.

On the high platform, seeing that the battle was progressing slowly, the sect leader Wei Dao spat a mouthful of blood onto the drum surface.

A golden flame rose from the Demon-Sealing Fire Drum, swaying as it ascended into the air, radiating a terrifying aura.

"The sun's true fire, swiftly!"

Wei Dao exerted all his strength, and the drumstick in his hand fell again, shattering the two newly replaced high-grade fire-elemental spirit stones into dust, which turned into the last stream of spiritual power that surged into the golden true fire of the sun.

It was as if it had taken a super-potent tonic; the true fire of the sun surged and burned its way through, turning all the monsters in its path into charcoal, and rushed directly to the small island in the middle of the lake.

Wow!

Deep within Jade Moon Lake, ripples spread out, and a dragon's roar echoed, causing everyone present to feel a sinking feeling in their hearts, as if a huge boulder had been placed upon them.

In contrast, the demonic beasts were all full of energy. Some of the first-tier demonic beasts even had scales growing on their bodies, making it much more difficult to wield magic weapons against them.

A dark shadow flashed by, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator screamed as he exploded into a bloody mess. None of his protective spells or defensive artifacts could be used.

"Dragon!"

Bai Zichen looked horrified and subconsciously took two steps back.

He didn't even have time to react when the ten-zhang-long dragon appeared, which means that if the dragon had chosen him as its target for venting its anger, he wouldn't have been able to escape either.

He wasn't very confident that his fate, based solely on his Five Crystal Body, would be much better than that unfortunate cultivator's.

The dragon was covered in white scales and had whiskers and horns on its head; a glimpse of its dragon form could already be seen.

Its aura was so powerful that its mere appearance rendered the thousands of cultivators and countless demonic beasts in the arena mere background figures, like the sun in Jade Moon Lake.

Wei Dao used a secret technique that depleted his vital energy to activate the true solar fire ignited by the Demon-Locking Divine Fire Drum. However, the dragon spat out his demon core, which froze him in place, and he was quickly annihilated.

"Beast, die!"

A figure appeared from a great distance, and before the words were finished, he was already in front of the dragon, actually reaching out with both hands to grab the demon core.

Roar!
The dragon roared in anger, feeling its dignity challenged that a mere four-legged beast dared to engage it in close combat.

He retrieved the demon core and, treating it like a magical weapon, threw it directly at the target.

The inner core of a third-tier demon beast contains most of its magical power and essence, and its power surpasses that of a human cultivator's natal magic weapon.

This smash carried a force far exceeding 100,000 jin.

The figure stopped, its body surging with five-colored spiritual light, as if it were wearing a thick layer of precious armor.

Without dodging or avoiding, he unleashed a punch, colliding head-on with the demon core!
(End of this chapter)