Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 230: The Devil's Abyss Shattered
A year passed in the blink of an eye, and a piece of news from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce caught Wei Zhong off guard.

Huang Yunqi, the chief steward of the Equipment Hall and a fourth-rank equipment refiner, passed away at the age of 15.

Glancing at the old man in yellow robe sitting cross-legged in the weapon hall, Wei Zhong sighed deeply and turned to look at the aging Zhuge Zhao beside him.

He was not much older than Huang Yunqi, and he felt very uncomfortable seeing his good friend leave first.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, the puppet refining..."

After listening to his rambling, Wei Zhong shook his head:
"I understand. The demonic threat is imminent, so let's put this matter on hold and appease the disciples in the hall first..."

Huang Yunqi has stayed in the weapon hall of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce for hundreds of years, and he has countless disciples with or without official titles.

His death undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the Weapon Hall.

As he was retreating from the Qi Hall, he happened to see Miaoli Shan coming with the new order of the leader Shan Gu in his hand.

"Appoint Zhuge Zhao as the new chief steward of the Hall of Weapons..."

'In a few years, I'm afraid we'll have to appoint another one.'

Wei Zhong shook his head.

'The six hundred year life span of a Jindan cultivator is long enough compared to ordinary people, but for upper-level Yuanying cultivators and long-term developing forces, it is just a small part of their life.

"If you don't become a Nascent Soul, you will ultimately be nothing more than a passing traveler."

Huang Yunqi and Zhuge Zhao are very clear about this.

Unfortunately, the path to the Nascent Soul stage is extremely difficult. It requires not only talent but also opportunity.

This opportunity cannot be summarized by a small calming pill. The methods practiced since entering the place of practice, all the experiences during the practice... and so on are all opportunities.

"It's a pity. If Huang Yunqi could break through to the Nascent Soul stage, maybe my Yunji Chamber of Commerce would have another fifth-level weapon refiner."

In terms of talent in refining equipment, he is the best in the entire Chamber of Commerce, and even in Yunzhou, he is one of the best. Even Shan Gu has to admit this.

"Spending too much time on refining equipment will ultimately delay your cultivation."

The passing of Huang Yunqi cast a thick shadow over the Yunji Chamber of Commerce's Weapon Hall.

However, the orders issued by the top leaders allowed the Equipment Hall to continue operating as usual.

Only three months after this incident, the Shadow Moon Sect sent people to the door.

The visitor was Wanyan Fu. He mourned Huang Yunqi and then explained his purpose to Wei Zhong:
"Senior Wei, our sect leader invites you!"

Cheng Zhenglu had nothing else to do with Wei Zhong, but to invite Wei Zhong to fulfill his promise to refine the weapon.

Follow Wanyan Fu to Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

Wei Zhong saw the man in green, and the man looked at him with a look of disbelief:

"But only two hundred years have passed, and you have even broken through the early and middle stages of the Nascent Soul. I am really the envy of others."

Cheng Zhenglu himself spent more than two hundred years in the early stage of Nascent Soul before he could break through to the middle stage. He was extremely envious of Wei Zhong's rapid breakthrough.

"It's just a coincidence. Sect Master Cheng invited me here, but does he want me to refine a magic weapon?"

The latter took out a jade slip. Wei Zhong took it and examined it, then frowned. It turned out that the jade slip contained not just one magic weapon, but a whole set.

"Demon Suppression Tower, Demon Subduing Sword, Demon Control Armor. Three treasures against demons."

Moreover, they are not separate magical instruments. There is a certain connection between the three, and when combined, they have some of the power of the fifth level.

"How about it, Brother Wei, can you refine this set of magic tools?"

Wei Zhong frowned. Although his weapon refining skills had improved significantly since he entered the Nascent Soul stage, he still found this quite tricky.

"Your request is truly horrifying. Even if I were to take action, I might not be sure of success."

All three instruments were of the fourth tier, but there was no specific sub-tier distinction. Their difficulty was almost the same as that of a fourth tier top-grade instrument.

Although Wei Zhong has refined a top-grade magic sword and built a demon-suppressing tower over the years, he still finds it difficult to deal with.

The reason for this is the combined effect of the three magic swords.

This is where Wei Zhong's blind spot lies. It is extremely difficult to refine such a high-level magical weapon. It is even more difficult to connect the three to make them have combined power. It is almost equivalent to being half a step into the fifth level.

Cheng Zhenglu frowned. He saw that the level of the weapon refiners in the sect was not good enough, so he came to find Wei Zhong.

I didn’t expect the other party to reply in the same way.

Wei Zhong took out the Demon Suppression Tower that he had made himself and said slowly:
"I have no problem refining the three instruments individually, but I cannot guarantee the combined effect with my level. If you mind, you can find someone else."

When Cheng Zhenglu saw the small tower spinning smoothly in Wei Zhong's palm, he inexplicably felt a sense of confidence.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, please do as you wish. As long as you can refine the three magical instruments, I will be satisfied. As for the power of the alliance, it all depends on chance."

Wei Zhong nodded and formally agreed to the matter. Cheng Zhenglu took out the spiritual materials that he had prepared long ago and handed them to Wei Zhong.

"Allow me to ask you a question. The Demon Subduing Sword and the Demon Control Armor are similar to the Demon Suppressing Tower. How come I have never seen them in the Hun Tian Ce?"

The latter laughed and said:
“No, these two items are naturally not as good as the Demon Suppressing Tower, which is a legacy from the upper realm. They were copied and modified by our human ancestors based on the Demon Suppressing Tower.

"It consumes the same amount of resources, but its power is not as obvious as the Demon Suppression Tower. Its only value is probably the effect of the little combination. It is not cost-effective, so it has never been shown in the Hun Tian Ce.

"In addition, the methods of refining these two instruments should be preserved in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. You can go back and look for them."

Wei Zhong nodded in confusion, put away the storage bag, bowed, and left.

I found Wanyan Fu and talked with him about the past.

Unfortunately, the huge gap in cultivation made him a little more restrained, and he could never return to his former calmness.

"Why haven't you met fellow Taoists Tao Ming and Cheng Ruirui?"

The latter clasped his hands and replied:

"Reporting to the senior, my brother and sister are both in seclusion to break through their realms."

Monks spend most of their time in seclusion. Wei Zhong did not have any doubts. Glancing at Wanyan Fu's reserved attitude, he felt it was meaningless, so he said goodbye and left Shadow Moon Sect.

The latter saw Wei Zhong's escape in the distance and sat there for a while, until he heard a long sigh behind him.

Then he quickly turned around and looked behind him, bowing:
"I've met Master."

The person who came was the great Nascent Soul cultivator, Ruo Wu.

"My former friend is now a senior master, but it's not easy?"

Wanyan Fu nodded and shook his head:
"I don't have too many grudges in my heart, it's just too fast."

"Yes, it's too fast," Ruo Wu also agreed, "Since Wei Zhong made his mark in Yunzhou City, he has been making rapid progress. His promotion speed is so fast that it makes old guys like us ashamed.

"With such progress in cultivation, he can still ensure the simultaneous progress of the two paths of alchemy and weaponry. It's really strange."

The higher the level of cultivation, the more proficient one will be in practicing various arts. For example, if I am good at making spiritual food, then the method of making the demon-exorcising soup was developed by me.

But for most people, practicing the hundreds of arts in this way does not keep pace with their progress in cultivation.

Instead, after reaching a higher level, they would return to practice. With the vision and insight of a high level of cultivation, all kinds of skills can be achieved with half the effort. But Wei Zhong was an obvious outlier.

Whether it is alchemy or refining equipment, skills come first and cultivation comes second.

Such characteristics are often seen in those who lack qualifications and have no hope of promotion.

In the past, Wei Zhong's only weakness was probably his poor aptitude. But with the use of the Spiritual Planting Method and the formation of the Earth Spiritual Root, this only weakness disappeared.

"Regardless of this person Wei Zhong, you might as well speed up your practice and stop playing around with your peers."

Glancing at this unpromising disciple, Ruo Wu sighed:
"Your senior brother had already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage many years ago, but he had other important matters and had not returned to the sect."

"Senior brother..."

Wanyan Fu was silent, thinking that Tao Ming had been stuck at the bottleneck from Jindan to Yuanying, so he felt relieved. He never thought that Tao Ming had broken through so early.

"Even if you don't mention your senior brother, you should at least meet your junior sister, right?"

Wanyan Fu smiled bitterly:
"How can our talents compare to those of Junior Sister?"

Ruowu shook his head and left a sentence:
"The demonic plague is about to break out. No one will be spared. Even your master cannot protect you. You better take care of yourself."

Then he waved his sleeves and left, leaving Wanyan Fu alone in silence.

……

Wei Zhong fled away from the Shadow Moon Sect, with the token in his arms vibrating constantly.

When he took it out and looked at it, Wei Zhong was immediately shocked.

"The Fengzhou Ascension Platform was seized? Suspected to be a conspiracy by the demons?"

As soon as one piece of news comes out, another piece of news appears again.

The demons in the Demon Eye launched a massive attack, and the Demon Abyss was almost lost, so they called on nearby monks to come to the rescue.

Wei Zhong sighed. The moment he received this news, he felt like he was being summoned by the top leaders and he had no choice but to refuse.

"It's really rare to have some free time!"

He threw out a sword in his hand, and then the light of escape turned, and Wei Zhong went towards the direction of the Demon Abyss.

At the same time, cultivators from various forces in Yunzhou City also gathered, with Nascent Soul cultivators taking the lead to the Demon Abyss. The rest of the Jindan and even Foundation Establishment cultivators, according to the prior arrangement, boarded the Spirit Boat to go there.

This time, not only the Nascent Soul cultivators were responsible for stopping it, but even the Core Forming and Foundation Establishing cultivators below them were not immune.

Not long after I said it, my words were quickly confirmed.

Wanyan Fu touched the magic weapon on his waist, looked at his fellow disciples flying around him, and stepped into the bow of the spirit boat.

"Let's go to the Demonic Abyss."

Many disciples also gathered at the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. Even some disciples who had received missions in the Yunxiao Mountains said goodbye and left.

Xie Linghua came out of confinement in confusion, and only then did she know what had happened.

“I didn’t expect the situation to be so critical.”

A sword flew over the sky and floated above Xie Linghua's head. When she took it down, Wei Zhong's voice came out from it.

"In times of crisis, if there is an accident, hold on to Lingshan..."

There is a Five Elements Killing Array for protection on top of Yunxiao Holy Mountain. Under the control of the Jindan realm, even a Yuanying realm would have to spend some effort to attack.

Xie Linghua also has many treasures given by Wei Zhong to fight against enemies, so she can protect herself without worries for a short period of time.

In the Demon Abyss, looking at the large number of demon troops gathering, Tao Ming knew that he had no chance of reversing the situation.

Hearing the urging of the demons around him, he could only step into the army and fly out of the demon's eye with the black torrent.

"How come so many demons suddenly appeared? Could it be that the cross-border fellow has been completely opened?"

Guan Shi looked at the demonic energy surging wildly in front of him with an extremely ugly expression.

Shan Gu, who was standing aside, also had a solemn expression on his face. He glanced at the Nascent Soul cultivators standing nearby and said:
"Fight hard and try to suppress the demons in this Demon Abyss. If you are defeated, then abandon the Demon Abyss, retreat to the outer formation, and unite to resist."

Following the order, all the cultivators tightly grasped their magic weapons and stared at the demon army that was constantly intensifying.

Outside the Demonic Abyss, the monks in charge of setting up the fifth-level magic array were extremely busy.

Bu Wenzhi continued to fly along the huge magic formation to verify the integrity of the formation. After confirming that it was correct, he gave the order:
"Infuse spirit, upgrade the formation!"

Following his command, golden light curtains swept across the sky from underground, and then continued to connect, capping at a height of hundreds of feet, surrounding the Demon Abyss like an iron barrel.

Glancing at the spiritual light rising from the formation below, Hongxu, who was hiding there, also breathed a sigh of relief.

“The Golden Absolute Heavenly Formation is finally completed, but I wonder how long this fifth-level formation can last.

"And the True Demon Realm Ascension Platform in Fengzhou. Did the demons massacre the entire Qianshui Demon Sect and kidnap the elders and the sect leader just to find out the location of an ascension platform?"

With a wry smile:
"We thought that they were trying to weaken the power of our human race and use the Tianji Sect as bait. We are totally wrong!

"Using the Ascension Platform as an anchor point, we summon the true demons from the upper realm to cross over. The real purpose is to destroy us with the overwhelming difference in combat power.

"I hope those fellow Taoists can stop it in time!"

Hongxu muttered a few words and then looked towards the tattered Demonic Abyss.

The war inside has already begun, and the sealing barrier that has lasted for nearly ten thousand years will eventually be broken.

Hongxu still needs to guard this place to prevent the demons from launching a massive attack.

Wei Zhong flew all the way, and when he arrived, he happened to see the light of the formation rising.

'This fifth-level magic circle is finally complete!'

However, the joy did not last long, as a large number of space cracks appeared in the Demonic Abyss at the center of the formation.

It was like countless knife-like wounds, constantly appearing.

They continued to combine and blend, with black demonic energy seeping out of them, and many weak-intelligent monsters emerged from them. Their red eyes glanced at the surrounding formation auras with ferocity.

Then it was destroyed by a spell thrown by a monk in the distance.

However, there were more and more cracks. With the appearance of magical beasts, some intelligent demons also crawled out of them. When they saw the outside world, a slight smile appeared on their faces.

Wei Zhong was about to rush forward and kill him.

Suddenly, a familiar throbbing feeling came over him, and he shouted loudly to the Jindan cultivator who was entangled with the magic beast in the formation nearby:
"Everyone retreat and defend the magic circle."

There was no doubt that he was among the monks in the formation. They all abandoned their opponents and retreated. Wei Zhong also covered others and retreated slowly.

Soon, a roar sounded from the formation.

At the same time, countless space cracks also erupted.

Many human Yuanyings emerged from the demon race, and black demonic energy swept across the world.

The forbidden land of Demon Abyss, which had been maintained for ten thousand years, was finally broken!
(End of this chapter)