I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 763 Cleanup
Gu Yuanqing took a few steps, leaving several afterimages in the void, and arrived in front of Taixu City.

Xue Yunya clasped his hands and said with a wry smile, "Elder Gu, if you don't come out soon, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist sending a message to the alliance."

With the Heavenly Demons causing unusual activity in multiple cities, Taixu City naturally dared not be careless. Even Xue Yunya, the garrison commander, was constantly watching the spatial rifts to guard against a sudden attack by the Heavenly Demons.

Last night, he happened to see Gu Yuanqing's figure arrive at the spatial rift and walk into it.

It was rumored that Elder Gu was likely a powerful cultivator who could not die, and he didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after several hours, he became a little nervous.

That land beyond the realm is fraught with danger; even the immortal Hun Tian is in danger of perishing.

If something were to happen to Gu Yuanqing, and the sect leader were seriously injured, the three cities would be in grave danger without the great cultivators guarding them. Even if they sought help from the alliance again, they wouldn't know who would come.

Even if it's just a clone that enters, its strength will still be affected if it's damaged.

Given Gu Yuanqing's relationship with Li Miaoxuan, the sect's Daoist disciple, the stronger Gu Yuanqing becomes as an elder in the Yujie Alliance, the more beneficial it will be for the Lingxu Sect.

Gu Yuanqing clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "I'm sorry to have worried you, fellow Daoist."

Xue Yunya laughed and said, "I was just overthinking it. With Elder Gu's cultivation, even if he encountered the Chaotic Undying Demon, he could advance and retreat at will. By the way, may I ask Elder, what is the situation outside this spatial rift?"

In recent days, the number of demons invading through the spatial rifts seems to be even less than before. However, considering the situation in other regions, this abnormal situation has made him uneasy, fearing that the other side might make some big move.

If one is careful, one can cross the spatial rift to the other side of the Yin-Yang Zhou Tian realm. However, since the appearance of the Heavenly Demon of the Hun Tian Undying realm, no one has dared to do so. Even those at the Hun Tian level have to be extremely careful when crossing over.

Recently, there have been unusual movements in all the major cities, so we dare not do it anymore.

Therefore, they know very little about the recent situation on the other side, and even if they use their divine sense to probe, they cannot obtain much useful information.

Gu Yuanqing said, "There aren't many Heavenly Demons around here for now, at most they're at the Yin-Yang level. I cleared them out myself. However, I don't know about the ones further away. And now that the extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons know about this rift, no one knows when they might come back. We still need to be careful."

“That’s natural,” Xue Yunya nodded.

Gu Yuanqing glanced at Taixu City and said, "I will not return to the city. The Hun Tian Undying Heavenly Demon has appeared in Lingxiao City. The resources of the other two cities that Wan Fashu asked me to escort also need to be delivered as soon as possible. I will not bid farewell to Sect Master Ye in person. Fellow Daoist Xue will convey my message to him after he comes out of seclusion."

Xue Yunya said, "Then I will arrange for the Ferry Boat to cross the void..."

Gu Yuanqing waved his hand and said, "Forget it, no need for such trouble. It won't take much time. I can go by myself. It's my first time here, so I can familiarize myself with the route and avoid having to search for the way if something happens in the future. You can keep this token. It has my mark on it. If anything happens here, you can crush it, and I will know."

Xue Yunya knew that Gu Yuanqing was actually complaining that the Ferry Boat was too slow, so he didn't say anything more. He took the boat with both hands, carefully put it away, and clasped his hands, saying, "Then Elder Gu, please be careful."

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly, then turned and vanished in a flash of light.

The two border cities are actually not that far apart, only about three million kilometers.

Of course, this is not far. It refers to Gu Yuanqing's speed. If it were a Yin-Yang Zhou Tian cultivator who was proficient in escape techniques, even with the help of pills and disregarding the consumption, it would still take more than five days to use the escape light at full power.

Given Gu Yuanqing's speed, even using ordinary escape techniques, it would only take him half a day to arrive. If he were to use spatial techniques, it would only take him an hour at most.

He did not rush on this journey, but instead used his divine sense to sweep through the void as he traveled. If he encountered any celestial demons, he would kill and refine them on the spot.

Although most of the wandering demons are weak and not at the Celestial level, they are still better than nothing.

The journey is not entirely through emptiness; there are also many meteorite zones along the way. Some meteorites are even hundreds or thousands of kilometers in diameter and are covered with magic arrays to resist the Heavenly Demons. These serve as resting places for the hunting cultivators, and if they encounter an attack by the Heavenly Demons, they can take refuge here and wait for rescue.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few cultivators. Fortune favors the bold, and at this stage, the reward for hunting down a Heavenly Demon is far greater than usual.

By collecting the aura of the Heavenly Demon, one can exchange it for merit at the Demon Suppression Palace.

Merit points play a significant role in the Alliance of Exorcism, as they can be exchanged for elixirs, cultivation techniques, and magical treasures.

After all, those like Gu Yuanqing who have no shortage of cultivation techniques are only a very small minority in the cultivation world. Most cultivators don't even have the technique to achieve the Heavenly Transformation Realm, and the technique to go from the Heavenly Transformation Realm to the Yin-Yang Realm is even harder to find. The Extraterrestrial Battlefield is the best way for these people!

People die for wealth, birds die for food, and for cultivators, taking risks for the sake of their path is perfectly normal.

The three cities of Taixu, Lingxiao, and Chaoyang stand roughly in a triangular shape. Gu Yuanqing went to Chaoyang City first. The spatial rift guarded by this boundary city was similar to that of Taixu City, with no Hun Tian level demons roaming outside. Therefore, Gu Yuanqing planned to take a look at it first and then go to Lingxiao City.

Gu Yuanqing landed in the city, passing through the radiance emanating from the city. This was the Primordial Purification Profound Light. If the newcomer possessed the aura of a Heavenly Demon, it would trigger a reaction from the great formation.

Upon entering the city, Gu Yuanqing immediately located the garrison headquarters.

Before they even landed, a cultivator soared into the sky, shouting, "Who dares to trespass into the garrison's residence?"

Gu Yuanqing revealed his Elder's Token, exuding the aura of a Chaos Cultivator, and said calmly, "I am Gu Yuanqing, entrusted by Wan Fashu to deliver resources from the Boundary City."

As soon as he finished speaking, two Yin-Yang Zhou Tian cultivators flew up and arrived in front of Gu Yuanqing. Their eyes and divine senses swept over the Elder's token, and they quickly clasped their fists and said, "Greetings, Elder Gu."

"No need for formalities." Gu Yuanqing raised his hand. He naturally knew these two people and immediately recognized that the old man on the left was Wu Ruoyu, an elder of the Lingxu Sect, and the other cultivator in blue was Gong Feiyang of the Zhengyi Sect.

Besides, most of the cultivators in this city are disciples of these two major sects.

This is not surprising. Disciples of each sect are naturally familiar with each other and can trust each other in the areas guarded by their own sects, thus avoiding unnecessary risks. Otherwise, if your Lingxu Sect disciples went to the boundary city guarded by the evil sects, who knows whether they would die at the hands of the Heavenly Demon or the evil cultivators.

"These are supplies from Chaoyang City allocated by Wanfa Shu. Please accept them, garrison commanders." Gu Yuanqing flipped his hand and a storage bag slowly flew over.

Wu Ruoyu of the Lingxu Sect accepted the item with both hands. After carefully checking and confirming that it was correct, the two guardians jointly left a soul imprint on the item and handed it to Gu Yuanqing.

Then Wu Ruoyu said, "Elder Gu has come from afar and must be tired from your journey. Why don't you stay and rest at the garrison headquarters for the time being? Later, we will prepare a small feast to welcome you back and wash away the dust of your journey."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanqing waved his hand gently and said, "I appreciate the kindness of the two garrison commanders, but there's no need to trouble yourself with the banquet." He then changed the subject and asked, "How has the spatial rift you've been guarding been doing lately?"

When Gu Yuanqing asked about serious matters, Wu Ruoyu's expression turned serious, and he replied, "In the past half month, the number of Heavenly Demons emerging from the other side of the rift has indeed increased by 20% compared to usual, and there are even some at the Yin-Yang level. However, thanks to the Boundary City Formation, Fellow Daoist Gong and I led the crowd to guard against them and hunt them down in separate groups. There have been no major problems, and we have not seen any trace of the Chaotic Heavenly Demons."

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly: "In that case, I will go and take a look behind that crack; if there is no danger, I will prepare to set off for Lingxiao City. The aura of the Undying Heavenly Demon once appeared there, so the risk is relatively greater."

He then handed another token to Wu Ruoyu, gave him some instructions, and then turned and flew out of the boundary city. A few steps later, he arrived at the side of the spatial rift, which was tens of thousands of miles away above Chaoyang City.

Only Wu Ruoyu and Gong Feiyang were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

After a moment, Gong Feiyang said, "Elder Gu is indeed decisive and efficient."

Gu Yuanqing first used his divine sense to investigate and confirm that there was no aura of a Heavenly Demon above the Chaos Realm level around the other end of the spatial rift before stepping inside.

Stepping out of the crevice, a clear light naturally flowed around him, enveloping him.

His gaze swept across this desolate outer void, and he saw that the number of wandering demons was indeed much greater than that of Taixu City.

These extraterrestrial demons come in all sorts of bizarre and strange forms.

Some are black mists that constantly twist and change into painful human faces, emitting silent howls, filled with emotions of despair and resentment. These are "vengeful demons," which specialize in attacking the mind and stirring up inner demons.

Some resemble giant, translucent jellyfish with swaying tentacles, radiating a mesmerizing, iridescent light; these are called "illusionary demons," skilled at weaving realistic illusions to lure people into their demise.

Even worse, some resembled fleshy spheres haphazardly pieced together from countless severed limbs, writhing and dripping corrosive slime, exuding the purest brutality and devouring desire.

The pure and boundless life force and spiritual power emanating from Gu Yuanqing were like a beacon in the darkness of this desolate land.

In an instant, the demons within a thousand miles seemed to be sharks that had smelled blood, and they instantly became restless!

Various chaotic and ear-piercing mental screams intertwined into a net, and countless demons transformed into twisted streams of light, frantically rushing towards Gu Yuanqing!
The Demon of Resentment tried to pour endless negative emotions into his mind; the Demon of Illusion danced with its tentacles, outlining enchanting or terrifying illusions; and the Demon of Devouring opened its huge mouth full of sharp teeth, wanting to swallow him whole!
However, such an attack was like an ant trying to shake a tree for Gu Yuanqing, who was already immortal. His mind was clear and firm, and he was impervious to all magic under the Heavenly Realm.

Those bewitching spells and illusion attacks were all in vain, and they didn't even touch the protection of the Taixu Ruyi Robe.

Gu Yuanqing's expression remained unchanged; he simply pointed his fingers like a sword and casually made a sweeping motion in the air.

In the void, it seemed as if thousands of invisible sword cries rang out simultaneously!
The next moment, countless extremely condensed sword energies, as fine as hair, appeared out of thin air. Each sword energy appeared precisely beside a celestial demon, regardless of whether it was in the form of mist, liquid, or solid!
Wherever the sword energy flashed, all the celestial demons of various shapes were shattered.

With the power of the Heavenly Fishing as his trump card, he didn't need to worry about the consumption of his own power. Without the help of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he could directly use his own power to make up for it.

In the blink of an eye, the area within a radius of hundreds of miles was cleared!
He then opened his palm, and the Chaotic Primordial Flame pulsed. With a flick of his finger, the flame instantly split into countless sparks, shooting out in all directions.

The sparks ignited instantly upon contact, spreading rapidly and turning this cold, outer void into a sea of ​​fire in an instant!
Countless demons who had not yet died completely in the sword energy struggled, screamed, and fled in the sea of ​​fire, but it was all in vain. Only death awaited them, and they were eventually transformed into spiritual power and refined by the Chaotic Yuan Fire, which then fed back to Yuan Qing and nourished his soul.

Further away, several demons whose auras were significantly stronger and had reached the Yin-Yang level saw that the situation was not good. Their figures blurred instantly, and they were about to disperse their forms and escape into the void.

However, starlight suddenly shone in Gu Yuanqing's eyes, and his Void-Piercing Heavenly Eye was activated!
As far as the eye could see, all illusions vanished, and the spatial patterns became clearly visible. Combined with divine sense, these patterns were instantly locked onto.

He lightly tapped his fingertips, using the Four Symbols Sword of Calamity in conjunction with the Dao of Space.

puff!puff!puff!
Those Yin-Yang Heavenly Demons who fled the fastest had their spiritual essence shattered instantly from a distance. Their massive demonic bodies went limp and dissipated as if their skeletons had been removed, leaving only their pure spiritual power to disperse before being devoured by the engulfing Chaotic Primordial Fire.

……

There were even more demons here, yet Gu Yuanqing spent less time this time than last time.

Having experienced the previous battle, Gu Yuanqing became more familiar with the power of the Heavenly Demons. Based on his previous readings, he gradually learned the location of the core of each Heavenly Demon, and no matter how it changed, it could not escape Gu Yuanqing's discerning eyes.

To be honest, the power of this Heavenly Demon is somewhat similar to that of the figure in the painting in the Qingping Dao Palace.

Gu Yuanqing suddenly understood why the Four Symbols Sword of Suppressing Calamity was so effective against the Heavenly Demon Path.

About an hour later.

When Gu Yuanqing stopped moving, the void within a radius of tens of thousands of miles centered on him had become "clean".

Some escaped, but they were either on the outermost edge or below the Void Heaven level.

The weaker the demon, the less likely it is to be discovered, but this is no longer a concern.

Gu Yuanqing returned to the spatial rift, scanned his surroundings again, and then turned and entered the spatial rift.

Upon arriving at the other side, they saw Wu Ruoyu standing outside Chaoyang City, looking in their direction. She seemed relieved upon seeing Gu Yuanqing and bowed to him.

Gu Yuanqing returned the greeting with clasped hands, then rode his escape light towards Lingxiao City.

Along the way, he casually killed and refined any stray demons he encountered. At the same time, he also sensed whether his soul would be affected after refining so many demons with the Chaotic Primordial Fire.

Fortunately, there was nothing unusual.

The gains from clearing out the spatial rift in Chaoyang Realm City far exceeded those from Taixu City, but the strength of the extraterrestrial demons here was still too weak, so this improvement was still nothing to him.

But this is just an appetizer; I'm starting to have some expectations for the spatial rift guarded by Lingxiao City.

If we could kill a Heavenly Demon at the Undying level of Chaos, the gains would surely be substantial!

(End of this chapter)