The Rise of the Sect: I am the most persistent person in the world of immortal cultivation

Just as Ye Yang put away the jade bottle, a piercing demonic howl suddenly came from outside Jingxin Pavilion!

The sound was like the howl of thousands of wronged souls, carrying a bone-chilling cold, instantly shattering the tranquility of the mountains.

Immediately afterwards, the earth trembled violently.

Three thick black demonic mists rose from the direction of the Flying Heaven Gate.

Three ferocious demonic figures could be vaguely seen in the demonic mist, emanating a terrifying pressure from the Void Refinement Realm.

"Well done!"

Ye Yang's eyes narrowed, and his Dao power suddenly erupted.

The Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword and the Evil King Blade were drawn simultaneously, their azure and black sword lights intertwining into a net that instantly broke through the soundproof barrier.

He leaped up and stood above the Tranquil Pavilion. Looking up, he saw three cultivators dressed in black demonic armor hovering above the Flying Heaven Gate.

His demonic armor was covered with strange runes.

The demonic weapon in his hand exuded a bloody aura; it was none other than the infamous "Three Bone-Eating Demons" of the Demon Realm.

Rumor has it that the three are all demonic cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm, and together they once destroyed three mid-level sects.

"Flying Heaven Sect, prepare to die today!"

The leading demonic cultivator held a bone blade, from which dripped dark red blood, and his eyes were as sinister as a snake.

"The Blood-Eyed Demon Master has already discovered the precious treasure that the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal gave you. If you know what's good for you, hand it over quickly, or I'll raze your shabby mountain gate to the ground today!"

Before he could finish speaking, the three demonic cultivators attacked simultaneously.

The bone blade unleashed a black demonic flame tens of feet long, and the air sizzled as it corroded the flame.

The demonic cultivator on the left conjured a black bone shield, upon which countless demonic faces appeared, roaring at the Flying Heaven Sect disciples in an attempt to disturb their minds.

The demonic cultivator on the right swung his claws, the claw wind fierce and accompanied by a sharp sound that tore through space, rushing straight at Ye Yang.

"presumptuous!"

Ye Yang roared, his azure Dao power surged, and the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword unleashed its mighty sword energy, transforming into a lithe azure dragon phantom that charged towards the black demonic flames.

There was a loud "boom".

The azure dragon phantom collided with the demonic flames, and the mighty sword energy instantly purified most of the demonic flames, leaving the remaining flames to fall into the mountains.

The ground was burned with charred grooves.

At the same time, the Evil King Blade transformed into a black streak of light, slashing directly at the demonic cultivator's claws on the right.

The blade's chilling aura caused the demonic cultivator's claw strike to freeze for a moment.

A look of horror flashed in the demonic cultivator's eyes. He hurriedly retreated, but was still grazed on the shoulder by the blade energy. His black demonic armor shattered instantly, and blood gushed out, carrying a pungent, fishy smell.

"Form a protective array! Protect the disciples!"

Gu Xuan's voice came from the direction of the mountain gate, where the cultivators of the Flying Heaven Sect had already gathered.

A defensive formation was formed by cultivators at the Heavenly Gang Realm and the Primordial Spirit Realm.

The golden spiritual light intertwined with Ye Yang's dark blue sword light, forming an indestructible barrier.

However, the attacks of the three Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivators were too fierce, and the demonic faces on the bone shields continuously released sinister sound waves.

Many lower-level disciples turned pale, and the defensive formation showed signs of collapsing.

Seeing this, Ye Yang's eyes became even more sharp.

He knew that he had to finish the battle quickly, or his disciples would suffer heavy casualties.

"Rise, slay the demon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Yang let out a low shout.

The Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword and the Evil King Blade simultaneously unleashed dazzling light, their azure and black sword energies intertwining.

A two-colored sword pillar, piercing the heavens and earth, slashed fiercely towards the three demonic cultivators with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks.

The leader of the demonic cultivators' expressions changed drastically, and he hurriedly swung his bone blade to defend himself.

The black demonic flames around him surged once more.

This time, however, the two-colored sword pillar contained Ye Yang's improved swordsmanship over the past ten days. The righteous sword energy purified the evil, while the cold sword energy tore through the demonic armor. The two forces complemented each other and instantly shattered the black demonic flames.

In particular, a huge crack was cleaved into the bone blade by the mighty sword energy.

"Impossible! We're both Void Refinement cultivators, how could you be so strong!"

The leader of the demonic cultivators looked on in disbelief and turned to flee.

Ye Yang would not give them a chance. He turned his feet quickly and caught up with the demonic cultivator on the right like a ghost. He slashed out with the Evil King Blade and with a "poof", he severed the demonic cultivator's right arm at the shoulder.

Black demonic blood gushed out, raining down like a storm. The demonic cultivator let out a shrill scream and staggered into the demonic mist.

Upon seeing this, the demonic cultivator on the left was terrified and tried to use his demonic mist to cover his escape, but the sword energy of the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword had already locked onto his aura.

A flash of cyan sword light severed his left arm, and demonic blood splattered onto the green bamboo in the mountains, causing the bamboo to wither and turn black instantly.

Seeing that his two companions were seriously injured, the leading demonic cultivator dared not continue the fight and roared angrily.

"Ye Yang, we, the Three Demons of the Bone-Eating Sect, will remember this grudge! When the Netherworld Dao Ancestor's army invades, we will ensure that not a single member of your Flying Heaven Sect is spared!"

After saying that, he took his two seriously injured companions and transformed into three black streaks of light, fleeing towards the Star Sea Demon Realm.

Ye Yang did not pursue.

He knew that one should not pursue a desperate enemy, and that the disciples of the Flying Heaven Sect still needed to be appeased.

He hovered in mid-air, the spiritual light of the two weapons in his hands gradually fading, and frowned slightly as he looked at the black demonic blood spilling below.

The next moment, he raised his hand and swung the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword, unleashing a powerful sword aura that purified all the demonic blood.

The eerie atmosphere in the air had largely dissipated.

The battle ended very quickly, taking no more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

However, the mountain gate of Feitianmen was already in ruins, with many pavilions and towers burned down by demonic flames.

Even the ground was covered with scorched ravines, and many of the spiritual herbs in the mountains were contaminated by demonic blood, withered and turned black.

Fortunately,

Thanks to Ye Yang's swift reaction, the Flying Heaven Sect disciples suffered very few casualties.

Only a few low-ranking disciples were burned by the demonic flames, but their lives were not in danger.

Ye Yang landed, and Gu Xuan and several elders rushed forward.

"The Dao Ancestor's divine might! If the Dao Ancestor hadn't intervened in time, my Flying Heaven Sect would probably be doomed today!" Ye Yang nodded, his gaze sweeping over the damaged mountain gate, his tone calm.

"The demons' surprise attack this time is clearly ill-intentioned."

He raised his hand and waved it, and a beam of azure light shone down on the mountains. The land, which had been contaminated by demonic blood, gradually regained its vitality, and the withered spiritual herbs sprouted new buds.

"However, this battle was not without its benefits."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan and the others all looked puzzled.

Ye Yang explained.

"Although the demonic energy of the demon race is sinister, it has also stimulated the spiritual veins of the Flying Heaven Sect—look, the spring water at the source of the spiritual veins is even purer than before."

Following his gaze, everyone saw the clear spring gurgling behind Jingxin Pavilion.

The clear spring water shimmered with a faint golden light, its spiritual energy so rich it was almost condensed into liquid.

"Not only that,"

Ye Yang continued.

"During the battle just now, many disciples were given critical missions, which tempered their minds. Several of them are showing signs of breaking through."

As soon as Ye Yang finished speaking, his gaze passed over the devastated mountain gate and looked into the depths of the back mountain of Feitianmen.

That is the source of the spiritual veins of the Flying Heaven Sect's territory.

In the past, the spiritual energy was like mist, and even the mountain rocks had a lustrous sheen, but now they were vaguely entwined with wisps of black mist.

Even the mountain wind carried a biting chill.

His heart skipped a beat, and he leaped into the air, his blue Taoist robe fluttering in the wind, as he sped toward the source of the spiritual vein.

Seeing this, Gu Xuan and several elders quickly followed.

The closer one gets to the core of the spiritual vein, the stronger the sinister aura becomes. The once lush forest has withered and turned black, and the ground is cracked with small grooves from which dark red liquid seeps.

It exudes a stench similar to that of demonic blood.

Upon arriving at the spiritual vein spring, everyone gasped in astonishment.

The spring, which was once crystal clear and full of vitality, was now churning with dark purple turbid waves.

The thousand-year-old spiritual plants by the spring have all withered, their roots exposed and turning a strange blackish-purple. Even the rocks around the spring have been corroded with countless tiny holes.

Ye Yang squatted down and gently touched the turbid waves in the spring water with his fingertips.

A bone-chilling cold instantly spread from his fingertips to his entire body, accompanied by an insidious and elusive power that seemed to want to penetrate his body.

His brows furrowed, and a wisp of powerful sword energy swirled around his fingertips, slowly flowing into the spring water.

The moment the sword energy touched the turbid waves, it emitted a piercing "sizzling" sound.

The dark purple turbid waves churned violently, yet they could not be completely purified. Instead, more sinister power surged from the depths of the spring, gradually devouring the sword energy.

"Dao Ancestor, what... what's going on?"

Gu Xuan's face turned pale. The spiritual veins are the foundation of a sect. If the spiritual veins are damaged, the cultivation environment of the entire Flying Heaven Sect will deteriorate rapidly, and it may even lead to the depletion of spiritual energy in the sect.

"During the battle just now, the demonic blood was clearly purified by your mighty sword energy, so how could it have seeped into the depths of the spiritual veins?"

Ye Yang stood up, staring intently at the spring.

"This is not ordinary demonic blood contamination; it is the demon race's 'spiritual blood curse'."

"The three demons had planned this all along. They infused their demon blood with the power of the Blood Curse, and during the battle, they deliberately sprayed the demon blood toward the spiritual vein, using the demon flames as cover to let the Blood Curse seep into the source of the spiritual vein."

"This curse will continuously devour the spiritual energy in the spiritual veins. If it is not broken as soon as possible, the spiritual veins of the Flying Heaven Sect will be completely depleted within ten days."

Upon hearing this, the elders' expressions grew even more grim.

"A white-haired elder said urgently."

"Dao Ancestor, is there any way to break this curse? Although my Flying Heaven Sect has many purification materials in its storeroom, I have never seen such a domineering blood curse!"

Ye Yang pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

"To break this curse, two supreme treasures are needed."

"First, 'Purifying Jade Marrow', which is produced from the core of millennia-old ice marrow in extremely cold places. It can directly purify the evil blood curses in the spiritual veins and repair the damaged spiritual vein origin; second, 'Earth Vein Traction Bead'."

"This bead can draw upon the spiritual energy of the earth veins within a radius of ten thousand miles. During the repair of the spiritual veins, it can replenish the spiritual energy of the Flying Heaven Sect, prevent the spiritual energy from drying up, and even make the concentration of spiritual energy even greater than before after the spiritual veins are restored."

"Pure Spirit Jade Marrow..."

Gu Xuan muttered to himself, his eyes filled with difficulty.

“I have seen records of this item in ancient books. It is extremely rare. It has not been produced in the entire territory of Feitianmen, and there is no stock in the warehouse.”

"Although the Pure Spirit Jade Marrow is hard to find, the most urgent task at present is to stabilize the spiritual veins and prevent the blood curse from spreading further."

Ye Yang changed the subject, his gaze becoming firm.

"The Dao Alliance must possess the 'Earth Vein Attraction Bead'. This item is a treasure used by the Dao Alliance to stabilize the spiritual veins of various sects. As long as we can borrow the 'Earth Vein Attraction Bead', we can temporarily stabilize the spiritual energy of the spiritual veins and buy time for us to find the 'Purifying Spirit Jade Marrow'."

"Would the Dao Alliance lend out its most precious treasure so easily? After all, the Earth Vein Guiding Pearl is too valuable, and the Dao Alliance probably wouldn't agree so easily."

Ye Yang raised his hand and took out the brocade pouch given to him by the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.

"Since the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal gave me the pill formula, he must have anticipated that my Flying Heaven Sect might encounter difficulties."

"This brocade pouch was made by the Sword Immortal himself and can be used as a token. Upon seeing this brocade pouch, the members of the Dao Alliance will surely have more trust in it."

"Furthermore, with the Demon Clan pressing in, if the Flying Heaven Sect's strength is greatly reduced due to damage to its spiritual veins, it will also be a great loss to the Dao Alliance. They surely understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'."

"I will immediately go to the Dao Alliance to borrow the 'Earth Vein Attraction Bead' and at the same time inquire about the whereabouts of the 'Purifying Spirit Jade Marrow'."

After saying that, Ye Yang turned to look at the spiritual vein spring, raised his hand and swung the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword, and a dense, azure sword energy poured into the spring water.

The mighty sword energy formed a semi-transparent cyan barrier above the spring, firmly suppressing the dark purple turbid waves, and for a moment the sinister aura in the spring was also weakened.

"This barrier can temporarily stop the spread of the blood curse. I will bring back the 'Earth Vein Attraction Bead' within three days."

Having done all this, Ye Yang didn't linger any longer.

His body surged with Dao power, and the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword and the Evil King Blade transformed into two streams of light, swirling around him.

After nodding slightly to Gu Xuan and the elders, he leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of blue and black sword light that pierced the sky and sped toward Lingxiao City of the Dao Alliance.

The sword light slashed through the sky.

Ye Yang's figure quickly disappeared into the horizon.

(End of this chapter)