I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 770 A Series of Twists and Turns (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Fight, or retreat?" Han Jingshan turned and asked.

Xuanji Tianjun glanced back at the great formation that was still refining the Heavenly Demon, and then at Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing remained calm and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuanji, you can make the decision. I have no objections."

Xuanji Tianjun said in a slightly solemn voice, "Many Heavenly Demons have always been scattered in various rifts, but today they have all gathered here. It seems that while we are trying to capture them, they are also trying to set a trap."

Now that the Spirit-Locking and Demon-Refining Array is complete and difficult to move, any alteration might create a flaw. For a Heavenly Demon, even the slightest flaw would be enough for its primordial demonic thoughts to escape. However, for a Heavenly Demon at the Undying Chaos level to be completely refined, it would take at least a month. This means we must remain here for a month. This is not the Spirit Realm; there will be no rescue. Even if a Spirit Venerable senses something amiss and enters this outer void, their chances of finding us are slim. Therefore, fellow Daoists, even we are in danger of perishing.”

Gu Yuanqing was well aware that the Heavenly Demon of the Undying Chaos level was difficult to refine. In the Northern Spring Cave Heaven, he also spent nearly a month to completely refine it.

The risks of fighting against the multi-headed, immortal Heavenly Demon in this extraterrestrial space were well understood by everyone present.

Even if each one was well-prepared, carrying spiritual veins and spirit stones, being trapped here and engaged in fierce battles, with all spells relying entirely on their own power, the consumption involved was unimaginable.

Han Jingshan looked at the calm Gu Yuanqing, and his usually placid heart was slightly disturbed. This young cultivator from Qingping Dao Palace was even more composed than him. He either disregarded life and death or had a confidence that others could not know.

He glanced at the great formation behind him and said indifferently, "The threat of the Heavenly Demons must be dealt with eventually. If we miss this opportunity, it may be difficult to capture the two Chaotic Undying Demons again. This risk is worth taking."

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Then let's give it a try."

Xuanji Tianjun laughed loudly, "Very well, since both of you fellow Daoists share this intention, let's see if we can't hold on any longer, or if we can refine this Heavenly Demon first! However, there is one thing I must say: if there is any unforeseen event, do not be reluctant to abandon this clone you are currently using!"

Han Jingshan nodded, understanding the meaning behind it. The Heavenly Demon uses the souls and blood of cultivators as sustenance. If one is devoured by it, one can complete their own transformation. Even a clone of a cultivator at the Undying Chaos level could potentially transform the Heavenly Demon into the Free and Unfettered Demon Lord.

This is the most unacceptable thing for the spirit world.

This is also a consensus between the righteous and the evil!
Gu Yuanqing remained calm. With the Heavenly Fishing Treasure as his trump card, he could advance or retreat at any time and was naturally not worried about falling into such a predicament.

Xuanji Tianjun nodded slightly, then focused his gaze on the distance.

The demon army was gradually approaching, reaching a distance of 50,000 miles. Divine sense was limited by the environment of the outer void and could not detect too far, but the pupil technique was gradually able to roughly see the situation of the demons surrounding them.

Low-level demons are born from the mind, formless and intangible, like illusions. Even spiritual will find them quite difficult to perceive. However, once a demon grows up, it devours the souls and blood of living beings, and enters the mortal world from the illusion. To some extent, it takes on some of the characteristics of living beings.

Xuanji Tianjun's eyes flashed with the image of the Eight Trigrams as he swept over the approaching army of Heavenly Demons. He said calmly, "This raging sea of ​​blood should be the Blood Sea Demon Lord; those with eyes as blue as lamps are the Nine-Headed Demon Owl; as for that dark and indistinct mass, it must be the Formless Shadow Demon. Fellow Daoists, each choose your opponent."

Han Jingshan, holding the ancient sword, fixed his gaze like lightning on the most mysterious shadowy figure and said indifferently, "I cultivate the Primordial Sword Dao, where I perceive the initial movement of all things in extreme stillness. Wherever my thoughts lead, sword intent arises spontaneously. I am most adept at breaking through illusions and pointing directly to the origin. This formless shadow demon's ability to hide its form and conceal its traces is exactly what my sword Dao is meant to hone."

Gu Yuanqing cast his gaze upon the overwhelming sea of ​​blood, which reeked of endless stench, and chuckled, "I am quite interested in this Blood Sea Demon Lord."

He chose the Blood Sea Demon Lord because he saw that although the Blood Sea appeared filthy and vast, it actually contained boundless blood essence and chaotic divine soul power, which could serve as resources for the Chaotic Heavenly Fire.

Xuanji Tianjun nodded: "Good! Then let's change the location. I'll handle this nine-headed monster!"

The three switched places and waited quietly for the arrival of the Heavenly Demon army.

A short while later, when it had traveled about 10,000 li.

With a wave of his sleeve, Xuanji Tianjun conjured up a magnificent nine-story jade palace, its exquisite design radiating a vast Daoist aura. In an instant, it grew into a colossal palace tens of thousands of feet tall, firmly enveloping the Nine Netherworld Spirit-Locking Demon-Refining Array that was refining two Heavenly Demons.

The jade palace base, with its ever-shifting phantoms of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, forms an indestructible spiritual shield, isolating the inside from the outside.

Furthermore, boundless light shone forth above the Dao Palace, suddenly illuminating the surrounding tens of thousands of miles.

The demons, who were originally hidden in the shadows, were also revealed by the light.

"With our rear secure, we can fight with all our might."

As he spoke, Xuanji Tianjun stepped forward to meet him first.

Faced with the swooping nine-headed demon owl, he remained calm and composed, forming hand seals with his hands. One array plate after another, banners and flags flew out from his sleeves, instantly setting up a forbidden array around the heavens.

Although there was no spiritual energy in the outer void, he used his own chaotic power as a guide to communicate with the power of the laws in the dark, and with the help of spiritual veins, he actually made the formation evolve into earth, fire, wind and water in this void!
The nine-headed demon owl was incredibly fast, its nine heads spewing demonic fire that corroded the soul and emitting sonic waves that tore through space. But with each attack, it seemed to crash into a quagmire, causing layers of space to overlap and orientations to become upside down and disordered.

It is fast, and the space for the formation to evolve is faster; it is fierce, and the power of the laws gathered by the formation is more stable.

Xuanji Tianjun was like a chess player, trapping and imprisoning the Nine Heavens Demon Birds within a small space.

Han Jingshan also took a step forward, his figure seemingly merging into the void, and his ancient sword silently pierced out.

There was no dazzling brilliance, only a primordial sword intent, refined to its extreme, like the first ray of light at the beginning of creation.

The formless shadow demon's figure was elusive, sometimes transforming into countless afterimages, and sometimes merging into the dark side of the void. Ordinary divine sense could not lock onto it at all.

However, Han Jingshan's sword seemed to be able to predict his movements, and wherever the sword intent passed, the void was quietly smoothed out.

Those distorted, dark shadows vanished as if erased, forcing the Shadow Demon Core to manifest continuously, emitting sharp mental cries, yet it could never get close, let alone erode its Dao Heart with its invisible demonic thoughts.

The Blood Sea Demon Lord arrived the slowest.

The boundless sea of ​​blood appeared even more crimson under the light emanating from the Heavenly Palace.

Gu Yuanqing calmly stepped forward and charged directly into the boundless sea of ​​blood!
A surge of blood engulfed his figure in an instant.

In the sea of ​​blood, countless pained and distorted faces emerged, emitting bewitching and demonic sounds; even more refined blood demons, wielding weapons, swarmed forward.

The filthy bloodlust also frantically eroded his protective divine light, attempting to invade his celestial realm.

However, the raging Chaos Flame around Gu Yuanqing transformed into a pure land, impervious to all evil.

The Four Symbols Sword Intent of Suppressing Calamity moves at will:

The Demon-Subduing Sword Form sweeps away the demonic sounds with golden light; the Demon-Sealing Sword Form imprisons the Blood Demon with chains across the sky.
The Demon-Slaying Sword Form cleaved and tore through waves of blood; the Heavenly Demon Sword Form, hidden in the shadows, reflected the restless thoughts of the Blood Sea Demon Lord. Every attack was crystal clear in Gu Yuanqing's eyes. The power of the Blood Sea, capable of corrupting all things, hissed and emitted green smoke upon touching the Chaotic Primordial Fire, and was quickly eroded.

The Chaotic Flame, instead of being extinguished, intensified, refining the essence and resentment within the Blood Sea and replenishing Gu Yuanqing's consumed mana and soul!
He was like a rock in a sea of ​​blood, not only undiminished, but his aura grew ever more long and powerful.

The Blood Sea Demon Lord seemed to be filled with shock and rage, driving the Blood Sea's essence to surge wildly.
But it was all in vain. Even if he broke through Gu Yuanqing's swordsmanship and Hun Tian Yuan Huo, it would all be in vain.

The Taixu Ruyi Robe, a celestial artifact that can restrain celestial demons, is like an insurmountable chasm!
While manipulating the four swords, Gu Yuanqing also occasionally used his fingers as swords. The four sword intents merged into one under these sword fingers, and the blood demons that were constantly born from the sea of ​​blood and blood energy became the targets for him to hone his sword.

Outside the battlefield, countless low- to mid-level Heavenly Demons, along with a dozen or so Shattering Heaven Realm Heavenly Demons, attempted to bypass the defenses of the three great cultivators and attack the Dao Palace that protected the great formation.

However, the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams protective barrier left by Xuanji Tianjun remained as stable as Mount Tai. Occasionally, any fish that managed to slip through the net and get close were annihilated by the purifying divine light that came with the barrier. The three people fighting against the Undying Heavenly Demon of Chaos would also occasionally spare a move, and with a casual gesture, they would be able to kill the Heavenly Demon that attacked the Dao Palace.

In an instant, sword intent soared into the sky, formations roared, blood waves surged, and demonic shadows appeared in great numbers in the void.

The battlefield became a stalemate.

Although the three human cultivators had a slight advantage, they were unable to find and kill the Heavenly Demon's original demonic thoughts in a short period of time.

With the spiritual energy from beyond the realm cut off, these demons are clearly planning a protracted war of attrition. Once the human cultivators' auras weaken, it will be their turn to gain the upper hand.

Time passed little by little.

By the seventh day, Han Jingshan had once again taken out the spiritual vein to replenish his energy.

Xuanji Daojun also slightly reduced the range of the magic array; such a huge consumption was something even he could not withstand.

The Undying Chaos cultivator possesses vast and boundless primordial energy, but it depends on how it is used. If one survives in the outer realms and conceals their energy, they can maintain a relatively peak state even after thousands of years.

However, in this competition at the same level, especially without the availability of natural energy to draw upon, the consumption is astronomical.

As the fighting continued, the number of Heavenly Demons surrounding them increased rather than decreased, as if the Heavenly Demons had a way of gathering together that was difficult for ordinary people to understand.

These lower-ranking demons, when facing the immortal demons, offered up their demonic thoughts without any resistance to replenish the immortal demons' energy consumption. Their replenishment speed far exceeded that of cultivators. Moreover, judging from the number of demons around them, it was almost as if their power was inexhaustible!
In fact, the three demons that arrived at the beginning did not represent all of their original demonic thoughts. As the demonic thoughts of the demon army that arrived later converged, their strength actually increased.

With the ebb and flow of power, the situation has gradually shifted from a slight advantage to a more even balance of power.

Another ten days passed.

Apart from Gu Yuanqing, who was still almost at his peak, Han Jingshan's aura had begun to decline, and Xuanji Daojun had begun to replenish his own consumption with spiritual veins.

It seems the balance of power on the battlefield has tipped in favor of the Heavenly Demon.

Fortunately, at this moment, Lu Jiuming, who was healing his injuries in the Taiyin Palace, broke through his cultivation barrier and emerged.

He had not fully recovered, but he had finally rid himself of the demonic thoughts in his mind. His strength was about 80% of what it was at its peak. He joined forces with Han Jingshan to fight against the formless demon shadow, and the situation returned to the point where the human race had a slight advantage.

Meanwhile, within the Heavenly Dao Palace's Spirit-Locking and Demon-Refining Array, the refining of the Filthy Mother and the Shattered Star Demon Eye had also reached its most critical stage.

Sensing that their own demonic essence was being gradually refined, they launched a frenzied counterattack, emitting mental shocks and sharp demonic sounds.

It seemed that the demons outside also sensed the situation of these two demons, and their attacks suddenly became even more frenzied. Countless demons surged forward like moths to a flame, sacrificing their own lives to wear down the power of the human cultivators.

The battle became even more intense.

The consumption of Han Jingshan, Lu Jiuming, and Xuanji Tianjun almost doubled, and spiritual veins were consumed one after another in their hands.

Even Gu Yuanqing, caught in the raging torrent of blood, found his gains far outweighed his losses. Without using the Heavenly Fishing Technique, he began replenishing his own power with his spiritual veins.

Eight days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Han Jingshan and Lu Jiuming both looked slightly pale. The consumption of true essence could be replenished by spiritual veins, but the consumption of mental energy in a long and intense battle was difficult to recover. Especially when fighting against the Heavenly Demon, the attacks came not only from the outside but also from within. The touch of sound and eye contact could all arouse the inner demon.

Xuanji Daojun's expression became even more solemn. He used the magic treasure of the Heavenly Dao Palace to connect with Ji Shan through his divine sense.

"Fellow Daoist Ji, how many more days?"

Ji Shan was aware of the situation outside, so he frantically activated the magic array and communicated with the outside world through divine sense: "At least thirteen more days are needed!"

Xuanji Daojun's heart sank. Judging from the current situation, it would be difficult for this defensive formation to hold out for another five days.

The defensive formation has shrunk from its initial radius of over ten thousand li to about eight thousand li.

Three days later, the defensive formation had shrunk to five thousand miles, and even Xuanji Daojun's strength began to decline.

The powers of several Great Demons of Chaos and Immortality began to intertwine, and their demonic thoughts transformed the entire world into a demonic realm.

The four humans also began to form the Four Symbols Formation, supporting each other.

Even though Lu Jiuming and Gu Yuanqing had a grudge, under this life-or-death crisis, he dared not have any other thoughts. No grudge was as important as his own life.

At this moment, Gu Yuanqing's displayed strength even made Xuanji Daojun take notice!

A cultivator who has just achieved the Undying Realm is actually this powerful!

Even if it's possible that Gu Yuanqing's clone carries more power, it's enough to demonstrate its strength in many ways.

Three more days passed, and Gu Yuanqing had become the main force in this battle. He opened the Zhou Tian Star Array Diagram and unleashed the full power of the Zhenjie Four Phases Sword. The other three assisted him from the side and, taking advantage of the gaps created by Gu Yuanqing's support, began to recover their strength.

Three days later, everyone's expression changed again, because another Great Demon of Chaos and Immortality had arrived!
A colossal bone demon, composed of the skeletons of countless creatures, stood tens of thousands of feet tall. Its body was covered with countless vengeful spirits, their expressions twisted and ferocious, their eyes filled with venom, and their sharp screech was an extremely vicious curse. As it approached the battlefield, it slammed its paw down hard!

　Double monthly passes! It's almost the last day of the month, fellow cultivators, please check if you have any left. Don't waste them! Thank you!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)