I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 766 Suppressing Calamity, The Four Phases Revolve

The atmosphere in Lingxiao City was tense.

Even though the Heavenly Demons have surrounded the city and it's impossible to break into it, their methods are extraordinary. Even with the Primordial Purification Light protecting it, some of their techniques are still difficult to defend against.

Some cultivators, during their meditation, may have a sudden demonic thought, which could trigger the power of heavenly demons to descend out of nowhere.

If the demonic thoughts cannot be eradicated, the power of the Heavenly Demon will rapidly increase, and may even draw in external Heavenly Demons.

The risks involved are far greater than usual.

Moreover, so many days have passed and no one from the Yujie Alliance has come to provide support. There is even a possibility that the Chaotic Undying Demon may appear, which makes every cultivator in the city feel a little uneasy.

Nan Yunxi and Wang Haoran, the two garrison commanders, are both elders of the Lingxu Sect, so at least half of the cultivators here are from the Lingxu Sect. The others are either independent cultivators or have some connection with the Lingxu Sect.

This is roughly the situation in each realm city, where disciples from their own sects are present, allowing each sect to diligently guard the city.

The two garrison commanders, Nan Yunxi and Wang Haoran, took turns operating the magic array to maintain the safety of the boundary city.

Today, both of them stood on the mountain behind the naval base, looking solemnly at the sky.

"Senior brother, the Yujie Alliance still hasn't sent any powerful cultivators to help. If this continues, I'm afraid the city will be in danger," Nan Yunxi said softly.

Wang Haoran sighed softly: "We can only wait. The sect leader is injured, and it is said that many other realm cities have seen large-scale appearances of Heavenly Demons. Naturally, these sects will prioritize protecting the realm cities they are stationed in."

Nan Yunxi stared at the extraterrestrial demons and said, "If it's just these demons, it's not a big deal. Even if the resources in the boundary city can support it for more than ten years, it will be a big problem if demons above the Chaos Heaven level appear."

“If that’s the case, we’ll have no choice but to abandon the outer perimeter of the city, light the Xuanqiong Beacon Fire, retreat to the garrison headquarters, and wait for reinforcements. However, that’s a last resort, and we’ll only do it as a last resort…” Wang Haoran said.

Nan Yunxi said, "It shouldn't come to that. The sect leader knows Ling Xiao's situation. After he returns to Taixu City, he will definitely ask the Yujie Alliance for help. Perhaps if we hold on for a while longer, we can get help. Right now, the most important thing is to stabilize the situation in the city and prevent anyone from having their mind taken over by the Heavenly Demon and destroying the Boundary City's formation."

Wang Haoran nodded slightly and said, "Let's hope so."

Just as Nan Yunxi was about to speak, she suddenly noticed something in the distance, raised her finger, and asked, "What's that?"

Wang Haoran looked in the direction the finger was pointing, and through the gaps in the figures of the Heavenly Demons surrounding the Boundary City, he could see a faint light in the distance.

The flame seemed to grow larger and larger, leaving a trail of flame in the void. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that the light was heading towards the Lingxiao Realm City.

"It seems to be the escape light of a cultivator?" Wang Haoran wasn't entirely sure.

Nan Yunxi's eyes flashed with a clear light as she observed with her pupil technique, then a look of surprise appeared on her face: "It should be. Could it be that the great cultivator from the Yujie Alliance has arrived to provide assistance?"

Wang Haoran transformed into a beam of light and ascended to the edge of the boundary city, gazing intently at the distant light.

Nan Yunxi followed.

In that short time, the light grew brighter and brighter. The so-called tail flame seemed to be the trace left by a supernatural power that covered a wide area. It was black and white, and the void seemed to ripple.

At this moment, the cultivators in the city also noticed this, and they all raised their heads, their eyes revealing joy.

"Wow... such speed!" Wang Haoran couldn't help but exclaim. As a guardian who had reached the Great Perfection of the Yin-Yang Realm, he was confident that his escape speed was not slow, but compared to this light, it was like heaven and earth.

As the distance closed, everyone was finally able to see clearly.

At the core of that escaping light, there was a vaguely discernible human figure.

This rainbow itself was formed by countless fine, pale blue sword energies interwoven with black and white flames!

Sword energy swept across the land, and flames burned everything in their path. The two merged perfectly, becoming invincible. One after another, the demons were reduced to nothingness in their presence.

Instead of rushing directly towards Lingxiao City's protective array, Changhong recklessly crashed into the densest wave of demonic forces besieging the city!
As if sensing the threat, countless demons let out sharp, piercing mental roars, surging towards the flames like a black tide, attempting to engulf them.

The next scene was one that all the Lingxiao City cultivators who witnessed it would never forget.

From within the light, a calm voice rang out:

"Suppressing Calamity, the Four Phases Revolve."

Om-!
An invisible sword cry seemed to resound between heaven and earth! A Zhou Tian Star Array Diagram expanded outwards, and four longswords formed from four completely different and powerful sword intents floated in the four directions, suppressing the void in all directions!

Then the four swords swung in turn, their sword energies intertwining.

A brilliant golden light illuminated the heavens and the earth. Wherever the light reached, countless low-level demons melted away instantly, like ice and snow meeting the sun, without even having time to scream.

Countless light blue sword energies transformed into rune chains that traversed the void, firmly imprisoning those enormous Yin-Yang Realm Heavenly Demons with ferocious auras. No matter how they struggled, it was useless; they were suppressed in the void and unable to move.

There were also strands of extremely fine, white-gold sword threads that transformed into the purest killing swords. As they intersected, the demons, weakened by the golden light and imprisoned by the blue chains, were torn into pieces like harvested wheat.

Countless demons attempting to unleash bizarre curses and mental attacks often twist and collapse on their own before even getting close, as if they were suffering a backlash from their own power.

The countless demons that had been surrounding Lingxiao suddenly found themselves in a vast blank area covering nearly three thousand miles in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, black and white flames spread out from the figure in the center, turning the world into a fiery domain in the blink of an eye.

A hissing sound rang out, and the spiritual power that the Heavenly Demon had released after his death was rapidly refined and purified under the scorching black and white flames, turning into strands of incomparably pure energy, which, like rivers flowing into the sea, surged back into the body of the figure at the center of the flames!
"What...what kind of divine power is this!"

Countless cultivators in the city were dumbfounded; many of them were seeing such power for the first time.

"The Chaos Realm...it's definitely a powerful figure in the Chaos Realm! And no ordinary Chaos Realm expert!"

As the garrison commander, Wang Haoran murmured to himself, his heart filled with shock.

He had naturally seen cultivators of the Chaos Realm take action, but he had never seen anyone kill a Heavenly Demon so easily, with such a wide range of supernatural powers!
Nan Yunxi's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement: "Senior brother, doesn't this senior look familiar?"

Wang Haoran was taken aback: "Familiar?" He was thinking about which sect in the Spirit Realm had a great cultivator who looked like this and was proficient in swordsmanship and fire magic.

Nan Yunxi said, "Senior brother, don't you think this person is the Senior Gu that the sect leader mentioned?"

Wang Haoran's pupils suddenly contracted slightly: "You mean Miaoxuan Daozi's old friend?"

"Indeed, and this swordsmanship... doesn't it seem exactly the same as the legendary Heavenly Sword Elder's ultimate sword technique, the Four Symbols Sword of Calamity Suppression?" Nan Yunxi said. ...

The cultivators in the city, who were initially tense, were now in a state of excitement.

Cheers and exclamations of amazement rose and fell.

Watching that godlike and demonic figure roam freely in the void outside the city, invincible and reaping and refining the Heavenly Demon Army that they were struggling to cope with like weeds, an indescribable shock filled everyone's hearts.

This is no longer a battle, but a one-sided purification and slaughter!

In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Heavenly Demons that had surrounded the entire city and blotted out the sky were completely wiped out!
In the void within sight, only that figure remained, silently suspended, surrounded by black and white flames and sword intent.

Gu Yuanqing slowly suppressed his aura, his gaze calmly sweeping over the massive boundary city below, finally settling on the two Yin-Yang Zhou Tian guardians atop the city wall.

With a single step, he shrank the distance between them, instantly passing through the city's protective formation and landing silently in front of Wang Haoran and Nan Yunxi.

It was only at this moment that Wang Haoran and Nan Yunxi were able to see Gu Yuanqing's face clearly and confirm their previous guesses.

As garrison commanders, they have been staying in Lingxiao City for many years. However, both of them are elders of the Lingxu Sect. When the sect confirms such an important matter as the Dao Child, they will naturally be notified. Ye Zhenghong, who is in the Lingxu Sect, naturally communicated with the main body in advance.

A month ago, Ye Zhenghong came here and informed the two of this news. He also mentioned that Gu Yuanqing had become an elder of the Yujie Alliance, but he did not mention that Gu Yuanqing was Li Miaoxuan's Daoist partner.

The two took a deep breath, straightened their robes, stepped forward, and bowed in greeting.

"Wang Haoran (Nan Yunxi), the town garrison commander of Lingxiao City, pays his respects to the senior! Thank you for your help in resolving the crisis in Lingxiao City!"

……

With the crisis in Lingxiao City resolved, the cultivators breathed a sigh of relief. After cheering, their nerves, which had been tense for countless days and nights, suddenly relaxed, bringing a feeling of near exhaustion.

After a long while, the city finally returned to its lively state, with everyone inquiring about who had come to provide the major repairs.

However, they were all blocked.

After entrusting the resources given to him by Wan Fashu to the two garrison commanders, Gu Yuanqing also settled down in Lingxiao City. For him, it didn't matter which city he went to; it was just a place to stay.

Wang Haoran and Nan Yunxi wanted to organize a banquet to welcome Gu Yuanqing, but Gu Yuanqing refused. He said that no one here was familiar with him, and he had no interest in dealing with such mundane matters. He would rather spend his time killing some demons in the outer realm beyond the spatial rift.

And that's exactly what he did. That very night, he silently entered the outer realm and spent an hour killing all the demons surrounding the spatial rift.

He then told Wang Haoran and Nan Yunxi that he was going into seclusion to rest and that they should not be disturbed unless there was something important.

A large mountain was separated out, and the caves inside were fully equipped.

Gu Yuanqing used his personal array artifacts to set up a magic array to isolate the inside from the outside. He then left only a wisp of his divine soul imprint here for warning, positioning, and response. His true self then used the Heavenly Fishing Technique to bring him back to the North Spring Cave Heaven.

Wang Haoran and Nan Yunxi did not lower their guard because of Gu Yuanqing's arrival. Little did they know that Gu Yuanqing had already cleared the void outside the rift, and even the Great Demon Mother of the Chaotic Undying Illusion Cloud had been killed.

So after a short rest, the entire city returned to normal.

The news that Gu Yuanqing came from Qingping Cave Heaven, was a descendant of the Heavenly Sword Elder, and was a newly promoted elder of the Yujie Alliance gradually spread.

With the Great Immortal Chaos cultivator presiding over this place, everyone felt more confident.

Gradually, some cultivators even dared to leave Lingxiao City and go out hunting.

Although Gu Yuanqing had wiped out all the Heavenly Demons around him, there were still quite a few Heavenly Demons in the distance, but their cultivation and strength were at most at the Void Heaven level.

Previously, because there were too many Heavenly Demons entrenched here, these low-level Heavenly Demons had no chance to approach. But as this place was cleared out, the aura of the high-level Heavenly Demons disappeared, and they sensed the aura of living beings, so they naturally surrounded it again.

……

Beiquan Cave Heaven.

The many clones returned to the original body, and all the divine souls were united.

Having obtained so much from refining the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother, and having unified my soul, I can now cultivate more effectively, and the difference in aura between my clones will prevent any potential problems.

After Li Miaoxuan mentioned it last time, Gu Yuanqing became more cautious.

The method of creating clones was indeed useful to him, but he had also witnessed clones undergoing drastic personality changes and becoming completely independent individuals.

Moreover, to be honest, it is true that after creating a clone, one can do multiple things at the same time, such as cultivating supernatural powers and spells. However, for cultivators, these are actually secondary matters. The real foundation is still the understanding of the Great Dao.

After the soul is separated, it does not help in comprehending the Great Dao.

This can be seen from what the main body has gained from observing mountains and comprehending the Dao over the years. Fortunately, each of his avatars has had many opportunities, which is enough to make up for this loss.

Of course, this price is sometimes unavoidable. Because of many entanglements and threats, the main body cannot leave Beiquan Cave Heaven, but there are many experiences and mental temperings that cannot be obtained in this mountain.

Just like the insights and understanding gained by this avatar as it traveled from Qianyuan Island to the outer realms, these insights will be an indispensable part of its future cultivation.

It took Gu Yuanqing a full month to refine the Illusionary Cloud Demon Mother. Fortunately, he was already an Undying Chaos Being, and the Chaos Yuan Fire had also undergone a transformation after surviving the Great Tribulation of Immortality. Moreover, it was all within the Northern Spring Cave Heaven; otherwise, it would have taken even longer.

After meditating for another seven days, he finally emerged from his cultivation and felt that his spiritual essence had increased by a full 20%. If he had gone into seclusion, it would probably have taken him a hundred years to achieve such a result.

He didn't rush to sever his clones and send them back to their respective places. Instead, he reorganized and comprehended the memories of his clones, and with his soul intact, he once again observed the mountains and comprehended the Dao, digesting these gains.

Unbeknownst to them, their cultivation level, which had been slowing down, seemed to have accelerated again.

It wasn't until another half month passed that he felt a strange movement in the wisp of his soul left in Lingxiao City, and he awoke from his meditation. He then created a clone and sent it back to Lingxiao City.

Upon arriving at the secluded cave, one would realize that the source of the disturbance was the aura imprint of the Xuanqiong Wanxiang Xuanguang Realm.

With a thought, he felt his mind, drawn by the imprinted aura, cross space and fall into the mirror, then, with the mirror's light, transform into a figure on the stone statue...

(End of this chapter)