I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 765 Using One's Body as a Prison
Cultivators hunt down Heavenly Demons, while the Heavenly Demons use the essence, energy, and spirit of the cultivators as sustenance to complete their own transformation.

This Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother clearly also wanted to devour Gu Yuanqing.

The Heavenly Demon is cunning yet greedy!

For it, a Chaotic Undying cultivator was its chance to break through to the Void Immortal level, and it was obviously unwilling to miss it.

Having seen through the Demon Mother of Illusion Clouds' scheme, Gu Yuanqing remained calm and continued his pursuit, preparing to turn the tables on her. Otherwise, even if he could kill this demon's clone, he would ultimately gain little.

Just like how even if his current clone dies, it will only affect his strength in the short term, but will not affect his foundation.

This is also the biggest difference between the Chaotic Undying Realm and the previous realms.

He pursued relentlessly, constantly using the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression, while the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother was quite cunning, changing her escape methods each time to make her escape seem more realistic.

During the pursuit, illusions abounded.

Occasionally, tragic scenes would occur, such as the Lingxu Sect's mountain gate being breached and disciples wailing in agony.

At times, it conjures up scenes of Li Miaoxuan in danger, calling out pitifully;

It even simulates the scene of Gu Yuanqing's own Dao foundation collapsing and his cultivation being completely destroyed.

These illusions are not merely visual; they act directly on the soul, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, and are exceptionally malevolent.

Decadent music, mournful wails, the grand pronouncements of the Dao, the calls of dear friends…

Various sounds mingled into a mental storm that directly invaded Gu Yuanqing's primordial spirit, penetrating every crevice and attempting to break down Gu Yuanqing's willpower defenses, causing him to become agitated and accelerate his depletion.

It didn't just run away; it also set a trap to lure Gu Yuanqing in, and then stirred up the fire of its inner demons, intending to ignite Gu Yuanqing's soul.

All sorts of methods were employed, one after another.

Gu Yuanqing seemed to be affected as well. Although his swordsmanship was still sharp, it gradually lost its initial invincible momentum, and his aura seemed to have declined from its peak.

But at this moment, the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother, having lost too many of her clones to Gu Yuanqing, had suffered a significant drop in power, slowing her escape. Seemingly guilty, she cried out sharply, "You can't kill me! There's no primordial energy in this vast void. You'll only grow weaker and weaker, and then it will be your death!"

Gu Yuanqing didn't say anything, but simply prevented her from completely escaping.

This went on for a long time, and it seemed that the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother was even weaker, but Gu Yuanqing was still unable to completely trap and kill her.

At this moment, Gu Yuanqing seemed to suddenly realize his motives, his face darkened, and he turned and left.

As expected, upon seeing this, the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother immediately switched from retreat to advance! How could she allow this prey that was already in her grasp to escape?

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave, my lord? Weren't you chasing after me so eagerly that I couldn't resist?"

Amidst her giggles, the previously weakened aura of the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother quickly rebounded. Although she was not at her peak, she still maintained at least 80% of her strength.

She was no longer just harassing from a distance; she began to build up a stronger attack.

The Seven Emotions Demon Fire transformed into colorless and formless flames, directly scorching Gu Yuanqing's primordial spirit.

Gu Yuanqing's Taixu Ruyi Dharma Robe shimmered with a clear light, yet it seemed unable to completely resist this attack that struck directly at his core.

With a flicker of her figure, the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother conjured several "mirrors" that were identical to Gu Yuanqing in appearance and aura, and simultaneously unleashed her sword technique to attack!

The sword technique used seemed to be the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression, although it lacked the true power of the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression, it was aimed directly at Gu Yuanqing's soul.

There are also various illusions, seemingly real yet false, which can change freely between reality and illusion.

These attacks may appear to be illusions, but if left uninterrupted, they will immediately turn into real wounds when they land on the body.

Moreover, not all power is mental attack. When a Heavenly Demon reaches the level of Undying Chaos, it absorbs the soul and blood of the cultivator, and its own power moves from the original illusion into reality. The demonic energy on its body is also at the level of Chaos, but it is not as prominent as its soul attack methods.

Gu Yuanqing fought and retreated, even using spatial techniques to escape, but the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother caught up in an instant.

In the constant clashes, Gu Yuanqing's power seemed to be rapidly being worn down. Gradually, he even started using spirit stones to absorb spiritual energy and replenish his strength while manipulating sword techniques.

The pursuit intensified, with the fighting becoming several times stronger than before.

Gu Yuanqing's power waned once again. This place was different from other places. In the Spirit Realm, cultivators could borrow the power of heaven and earth, using a fraction of their strength to leverage hundreds or thousands of times more power. But here, everything depended solely on their own strength.

Or rather, Gu Yuanqing wasn't entirely faking it, because the Heavenly Demon was extremely cunning and cautious, and no matter how good his acting was, it was hard to fool him. Therefore, the decline in Gu Yuanqing's power was also a fact, because from beginning to end, he only used the power of this clone and did not use the Heavenly Fishing Technique.

After a long while, another army of Heavenly Demons blocked the way, swarming forward to join forces with the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother in attacking Gu Yuanqing. The Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother also absorbed power from the many Heavenly Demons to restore herself.

The situation became even more critical in an instant.

The battle lasted for two days. Gu Yuanqing parried and blocked, and the light of his sword gradually became scattered.

Suddenly, the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother let out a sharp cry, and the Heavenly Demon Army went even more frenzied.

The Great Demon of Chaos, disregarding his own life, unleashed his demonic power to attack Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing made a careless move, and a vicious Demon-Slaying Needle grazed his brow.

Although he shattered the magic needles "in time," the protective light of the Taixu Ruyi Robe seemed to have finally reached its limit, emitting a slight "wailing" as its light dimmed instantly.

The already strained defense suddenly exposed a weakness!
The Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother has been waiting for a long time; how could she miss this opportunity?
The pink demonic light in her eyes surged to its peak, and all illusions, demonic sounds, and demonic fire instantly converged, condensing into a highly refined natal demonic thought that almost ignored spatial distance. Like the most cunning venomous snake, it precisely burrowed into the slight gap in Gu Yuanqing's soul exposed by the "failure" of his protective robe!
"Success!" The Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother was overjoyed. Her demonic thoughts rushed straight into Gu Yuanqing's sea of ​​consciousness, into the illusory world of heaven and man!
As soon as she entered, her mind was shaken. She had fought with humans for a long time and could distinguish this clone from the illusory world of celestial beings.

The fact that a clone was so powerful was somewhat beyond her expectations.

"However, if we were to devour it, that would be enough!"

Gu Yuanqing's spirit stood atop the mountain, once again battling the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother.

During the fierce battle, countless demons took the opportunity to corrupt Gu Yuanqing's body, intending to devour his life essence.

However, the physical body of a Hun Tian cultivator is not so easily destroyed. Within each particle lies the imprint of divine soul and Dao principles. These imprints transform into countless tiny "Gu Yuanqings" who battle against these heavenly demons.

These demons could only wear down Gu Yuanqing's power through constant attacks, thereby depleting his vital energy and causing his soul to gradually turn into water without a source.

Time passed little by little.

In the celestial realm, Gu Yuanqing stood frozen, his eyes closed, his face ashen.

The original lustrous sheen on his body was gradually disappearing, replaced by a lifeless, dark gray.

The skin even began to crack, with wisps of demonic energy seeping out from these cracks.

This was the sight of the demonic power eroding his physical body from the inside out. The battle within his sea of ​​consciousness was even more intense.

At first, she was overjoyed and thought victory was in the bag.

However, Gu Yuanqing's primordial spirit stood atop the mountain. Although his expression was solemn, he still held his own against Gu Yuanqing's demonic avatar with the help of the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression.

To the Demon Mother of Illusion Cloud's secret alarm, the human cultivator's primordial spirit was far more resilient than expected. Even though his power had been worn down and weakened, one of his clones was able to fight her demonic thought, which contained 30% of the power of his main body, to a standstill, and it was difficult to determine who was superior for a time.

But she wasn't in a hurry. She had already broken through Gu Yuanqing's physical body, and with countless demons under her command assisting her, the scales of victory were already on her side.

The stronger Gu Yuanqing became, the happier she was. She would gain more after absorbing the essence. In fact, she felt that after absorbing this clone, she might have a chance to transform from a Calamity Demon into a Demon Lord!
"My love, why fight like a trapped beast! Wouldn't it be better to become one with me? We could be entwined day and night, better than the gods!"

Her laughter echoed continuously in Gu Yuanqing's mind.

Gu Yuanqing remained expressionless, resisting him.

Gradually, he seemed to be in a precarious situation.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the light of his divine soul dharma form flickered erratically, and his sword intent seemed to have lost its initial sharpness, becoming sluggish and only able to barely hold onto the core area, resisting the frenzied attacks of the demonic thought incarnation and endless demonic shadows.

His aura, in the perception of the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother, was like a candle flickering in the wind, gradually weakening, and this world became even more illusory.

Seven days passed.

Gu Yuanqing's physical body was so decayed that it was unrecognizable, like a stone statue about to shatter, and the resistance within his sea of ​​consciousness was becoming increasingly weak.

The demonic manifestation of the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother grew increasingly arrogant and her attacks became more and more fierce, but deep down she always retained a trace of extreme caution.

She kept wondering if this was a trap.
But gradually, this suspicion disappeared. Even if the human race had set a trap, it shouldn't have gone this far!
"Can't wait any longer!"

Seeing that Gu Yuanqing's divine soul light had dimmed to the extreme, as if it would be extinguished at any moment, the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother finally made up her mind.

She was worried that in despair, the other party might recklessly self-destruct their soul, which would not only render all their previous efforts futile, but also severely damage her demonic thought.

Thinking of this, she let out another shriek, her entire body vibrating with demonic energy, shaking Gu Yuanqing's soul. At the same time, she also sent out a message.

In an instant, tens of thousands of miles away, the wisps of aura of the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother, hidden deep within countless demons, suddenly flew out and condensed in the void to transform into true primordial demon souls.

With a speed that transcends space, and through the connection between the demonic clones, it instantly traversed tens of thousands of miles and directly entered the brow of Gu Yuanqing's seemingly collapsing physical body!

She wanted to use absolute power to completely crush Gu Yuanqing's will and devour everything before he could self-destruct!
However, at the moment her original demonic soul entered Gu Yuanqing's sea of ​​consciousness...

Gu Yuanqing's previously dim eyes suddenly lit up.

Upon seeing this scene, the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother felt a chill in her heart and immediately sensed something was wrong, so she tried to escape.

But it's too late!
The Heavenly Fishing Technique has been mastered, and the power of the main body is now being used to enhance the clone.

This place, which seemed to be on the verge of collapse, was suddenly transformed. Beiquan Mountain is now tall and majestic, like a pillar supporting the sky!

The Zhou Tian Star Array spread out, and 360 Dao principle imprints, existing between illusion and reality, fell into the array's core.

The phantom images of the four swords—Subduing Demon, Sealing Demon, Heavenly Demon, and Demon-Slaying—float in the air, and the perfect Four Symbols Formation for Suppressing Calamity is instantly formed.

This force instantly imprisoned the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother.

Even though the confinement lasted only a moment, the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother tore it apart with her powerful demonic will, but that was enough for Gu Yuanqing.

Because he had disappeared from the outer void and appeared inside the Beiquan Cave Heaven.

This was his original plan. The Heavenly Demon is hard to kill, and the Undying Heavenly Demon is even harder to kill. He was all alone, so he could only imprison himself!

Gu Yuanqing's true form sat calmly cross-legged in the cultivation hall.

The clone that was originally in the outer void transformed into a drop of essence blood that floated in his palm.

This drop of blood has transformed into a cage, trapping the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother and countless other demons that have invaded Gu Yuanqing's body within it.

Countless demonic shadows could be seen writhing within this crimson blood, but all of this was in vain!

The Four Symbols Formation of Calamity Suppression might not be able to trap the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother, but once inside the Northern Spring Cave Heaven, it's a completely different story.

This drop of blood had transformed into an inescapable net at that moment.

The Chaotic Flame ignited, and demonic sounds echoed. Screams of agony continued, and the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother revealed the face of a beautiful woman within the blood, weeping and begging for mercy.

But Gu Yuanqing remained unmoved.

As the raging flames burned, the demonic beings vanished, ultimately transforming into pure spiritual energy.

After using the techniques of observing mountains and manipulating objects to determine that these refined spiritual powers had no hidden dangers, they were then refined into the soul to replenish the source.

The cost of setting up this cage was considerable, but compared to what was gained, it was insignificant.

Gu Yuanqing felt his own divine soul essence being continuously replenished and visibly strengthened. The divine soul medicine he obtained from refining a Chaotic Undying Heavenly Demon far exceeded the divine soul medicine he had obtained before.

About half a day later, Gu Yuanqing paused for a moment, realizing that the Heavenly Demon in his blood was still far from being completely refined.

Thinking that Lingxiao City was still troubled by the Heavenly Demons and that the supplies of Wanfa Shu were still in his hands, if he arrived too late and the resources in the city were exhausted, then things would get really messy.

So he created another clone, and using the mark left in the meteorite zone in the outer void as an anchor point, he sent the clone there using the Heavenly Fishing Technique.

They then began refining the Heavenly Demon once more.

……

The void outside the domain.

Gu Yuanqing emerged from the meteorite and then rode the escape light straight towards Lingxiao City.

This time, he no longer concealed his tracks, and along the way, he continuously killed wandering demons.

An hour later, Lingxiao City appeared before them, and the current situation seemed not much different from what they had seen before.

He did not land immediately, but instead formed a sword incantation, unleashing the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression. Streams of sword energy crisscrossed the void, shattering one heavenly demon after another into dust, and the Chaotic Primordial Fire illuminated the entire Lingxiao City!

(End of this chapter)