Druid Fairy

Chapter 236 Alliance
"My 'Purple Lightning'!" a sword cultivator screamed in terror.

His indestructible flying sword, forged from thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood, lost its purple lightning rapidly after being tainted by the black energy. In its place, ugly black rust appeared, and its spiritual essence was lost at an alarming rate.

The sword master's disciple, relying on his superior cultivation, severed the demonized cultivator's head with a single sword strike. However, the headless corpse did not fall; instead, a stream of foul-smelling black poisonous blood gushed from the wound on its neck, splattering all over the sword aura protecting the cultivator.

He felt a violent tremor in the sword energy, and that foul power was silently "digesting" his sword intent!
His face paled, and he hurriedly retreated, but it was too late. A wisp of black energy, following his connection with the sword energy, invaded his meridians.

"what!"

A cold, chaotic, and malicious force surged through his body, causing his foundation in immortality to show signs of wavering!
The Immortal Alliance's offensive encountered unprecedented resistance the moment it made contact.

Their prized pure immortal techniques, in the face of this unreasonable "contamination," have become a medium for transmitting the virus!

The more you kill, the faster the pollution happens!
Just as the Immortal Alliance was in disarray, the "Ark of Life," brimming with vitality, began to move.

Instead of rushing forward, it slowly descended, and the countless roots of the towering Jianmu tree at the bow, like living serpents, deeply penetrated into the mountainside of the suspended mountain.

“Wei Shan.” Li Ziran’s voice was calm and clear.

"understand!"

Li Weishan took a step forward, stood at the bow of the boat, and pressed his hands down in a gesture of respect.

"The Human Path: Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers!"

"Boom!"

Centered on the "Ark of Life," the ground within a radius of a hundred miles trembled violently, and a yellowish-brown light wall, formed from the purest earth essence and boundless vitality, rose from the ground!

This wall of light is not a simple barrier. Countless emerald green vines grow wildly on the wall, and the soft glow they emit can actively neutralize the foul air that approaches.

This defensive line was precisely built between the Immortal Alliance's front line and the rear sects, like a solid dam, steadily bearing down the flood that was about to burst its banks.

"All wounded fellow cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, retreat back into the defensive line!" Li Weishan's voice boomed like a bell, clearly reaching the ears of every cultivator who was engaged in fierce battle.

The sword cultivators of the Immortal Alliance were all stunned for a moment.

I never imagined that fighting could be conducted in this way.

In dogma, defense often means passivity and disadvantage; only the sharpest offense can be the best defense.

However, this towering landscape stretching for thousands of miles, far from being passive, exudes an aura of "unmoved by wind and waves," forcefully drawing a clear line between the filth and chaos.

Some cultivators, whose minds were shaken by the black energy, seemed to find their backbone after hearing Li Weishan's steady voice, and subconsciously retreated towards the earthen-yellow light wall.

The moment they passed through the wall of light, a gentle yet profound power immediately enveloped them.

The lush green vines on the wall seemed to have a life of their own, and they spontaneously branched out several branches, gently attaching themselves to their wounds and the contaminated magical artifacts.

"Zi...Zi..."

The stubborn, murky black energy, which even the true fire of immortals could not dispel, was instantly neutralized by the immense vitality contained within these vines, as if it had met its nemesis.

To the astonishment of a cultivator, his flying sword, which had lost much of its spiritual power, was slowly losing its rust and beginning to glow faintly again as it was entwined by vines.

"What kind of Taoist magic is this?"

"It's healing my magic weapon!"

Astonishment and confusion quickly spread among the Immortal Alliance cultivators who had retreated to their defensive lines.

"Do not resist, guide your magic to resonate with this life force." A clear and melodious voice, like a mountain spring, washed away the restlessness of the crowd.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Li Lingxi had already stepped off the "Ark of Life" and was standing in the center of the defense line.

She formed a hand seal, and behind her, the illusory image of a Taiyin Laurel Tree slowly emerged, casting down countless points of soft, moon-white light. Every cultivator who retreated into the defensive line was enveloped in this light.

The sword master's disciple, pale-faced, sat cross-legged on the ground, desperately suppressing the wisp of black energy that had invaded his meridians. That black energy was extremely strange, constantly devouring his sword essence and strengthening itself; no matter how he tried to expel it, he couldn't eradicate it.

Just as he was about to lose control, a ray of moonlight quietly fell and merged into his body.

He felt a cool and tranquil comforting force, like spring rain nourishing all things, constantly using its own purity to "transform" that filthy malice.

The violent, foul power gradually subsided, and the desire to devour his sword essence also weakened.

The sword master's disciple had a sudden inspiration and stopped using his own fierce sword intent to fight back. After a moment, he successfully forced that wisp of black energy out of his meridians and it dissipated into the moonlight.

He opened his eyes and stared blankly at the figure in white robes in the distance, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

I always thought that compassion was an excuse for the weak, but I never imagined that there was such a gentle yet powerful force in this world.

On the platform, the Flower Master watched this scene with a gleam in her beautiful eyes. She softly said to the Sword Master beside her, "Your sword is incomparably sharp and can cut through everything in the world. But when faced with this kind of 'ailment,' what is needed is probably not a sharp blade, but a good medicine."

The sword master remained silent, his eyes, shrouded in sword intent, fixed intently on the battlefield.

"Roar!"

The filthy tide seemed to be enraged by this suddenly appearing defensive line. Countless demonized cultivators and monsters converged into an even larger torrent, frantically crashing against the "Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers" defensive line.

The wall of light trembled violently, emitting a deafening roar as if it were about to collapse.

Li Weishan stood at the bow of the ship, motionless, but his face was slightly pale. Bearing such a massive impact alone was a huge burden for him.

"Brother." Li Lingxi's voice came.

"I can handle it," Li Weishan said in a deep voice.

“No,” a gentle voice interjected, “we don’t need to ‘force ourselves’.”

Li Ziran had arrived at the ship's side at some point, and on the light screen in front of him, the energy flow of the entire battlefield was clearly outlined.

Each surge of the filthy tide was marked with a glaring red arrow.

"Wei Shan, fellow Daoists of the Immortal Alliance," Li Ziran's voice was clearly transmitted to everyone through the formation, "The demonic attacks may seem chaotic, but they actually follow a fundamental law. Their purpose is to drag everything from 'order' into 'disorder' chaos. If we try to resist with the wall of order, we are using our own limitations to fight against the infinity of heaven and earth, and we will surely be defeated."

"Then what should we do?" an elder of the Immortal Alliance couldn't help but ask.

“Guide, not block.” Li Ziran’s finger lightly traced across the light screen. “The essence of the human path lies in ‘circulation.’ Lingxi, your disciples of the Hundred Herbs Hall, immediately use the array as a guide to place the seeds of the ‘Lighthouse of Life’ thirty miles outside the defense line and set up the ‘Hundred Herbs Purification Array’!”

"Yes!" Li Lingxi immediately understood.

On the "Ark of Life," countless disciples of the Herb Palace simultaneously unleashed their power. Seeds radiating a soft green light flew across the defenses like a meteor shower, landing precisely behind the turbid tide.

The moment the seeds land, they frantically absorb the impure energy from the earth, taking root and sprouting at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, they grow into strange plants several meters tall.

At the top of these plants blooms a huge flower that emits a purifying light even more intense than the laurel's glow.

A hundred lighthouses, strung together, have carved out a small "pure land" in the heart of the Demon Land.

"Weishan," Li Ziran continued to command, "open an opening and redirect the force that is attacking your defenses toward that purification array!"

"What?!" Li Weishan and all the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance were taken aback.

By deliberately creating an opening in the defense line, it is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house!
"Trust me." Li Ziran's voice was full of unquestionable confidence.

Li Weishan took a deep breath and chose to believe his brother.

He gave a low shout, and the seemingly indestructible "Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers" defense line actually cracked open with a gap ten feet wide in the direction he specified!
Endless monsters, like a flood that has found an outlet, poured madly into the breach!

However, before they could cause damage inside the defenses, they were pulled by an invisible force.

That was the "Breathing of All Things" formation that Li Ziran had already set up. With the "Ark of Life" as the core, he established an energy pathway between the newly formed "Hundred Herbs Purification Formation" and the gap in the defense line.

The surging monsters were swept away by this passage without their control, like filth being flushed down a sewer, howling all the way as they were directly guided into the purification furnace composed of a hundred "lighthouses of life"!
"Zizzizi..."

A brilliant burst of purifying white light engulfed the demons, which were rapidly dissolved within it. The raging, corrupting power within them was absorbed by the "Lighthouse of Life," ultimately transforming into the purest source of life, which was then restored to this polluted land.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

"So that's how it can be done..." the Sword Master's disciple murmured to himself. His gaze toward Li Ziran had changed from initial disdain to awe.

On the platform of inquiry, for the first time, the Star Venerable's eyes, which contained the birth and death of stars, shone with a dazzling light.

The "law" of the Immortal Alliance is a dam. It is sturdy, yet it can be washed away by floods.

The "way" in the human way is a canal. It may seem weak, but it can draw in a vast flood for our use, irrigating thousands of acres of fertile land!

"Sword Master," Star Lord's voice carried an unprecedented sense of emotion, "Do you still believe that 'fusion' is impossible?"

The sword master's figure trembled violently.

He didn't answer, but his silence itself was an answer.

"All Immortal Alliance cultivators, heed my command!"

The Star Lord's voice resounded throughout heaven and earth at this moment, filled with decisiveness: "From this moment on, abandon fighting individually! All the power of everyone shall be integrated into the cycle of the Human Path! This battle shall be under the full command of Li Ziran!"

This order is tantamount to abandoning the pride of the Immortal Alliance.

This time, however, no one objected.

The scene before them, which could only be described as a miracle, had completely captivated them.

"Professor Li Ziran, please give the order." The Flower Master was the first to speak, bowing gracefully in the direction of the "Ark of Life".

Li Ziran returned the bow from afar towards the platform of inquiry, without declining. He knew that now was not the time for modesty.

"Thank you for your trust, Star Lord and fellow Daoists."

His gaze returned to the light screen, sharp as ever. "Although the purification array can circulate, the source of the filth remains unaddressed, ultimately only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Our target is that completely corroded spiritual vein core!"

"Please, Senior Sword Master, and all sword cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, pour your sword intent into the 'Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers' defense line!"

"Elder cultivators, please channel your magical power into the 'Hundred Herbs Purification Array'!"

Li Ziran's voice was firm and powerful: "Today, we will make this entire world our weapon! We will use their own methods against them!"

The sword master gave the young man standing at the bow of the ship, calmly giving instructions, and said:

"All sword cultivators, heed my command!"

The soaring sword intent, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, surged towards Li Weishan's earthen-yellow light wall that stretched across the heavens and earth.

"Om-!"

The defensive line underwent a qualitative change instantly after being empowered by this pure and sharp sword intent.

On the wall, huge rock swords, gleaming with sharp light, were formed by the combined power of the earth and the intent of swords!
At the same time, the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance also transferred their vast magical power to the "Hundred Herbs Purification Array" in the distance.

After receiving this energy, those "lighthouses of life" shone brighter, and their purification range and efficiency increased by more than tenfold!
"Weishan, Lingxi, let's begin."

"it is good!"

The brother and sister were of one mind.

Li Weishan roared, and the "Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers" defensive line, which had merged with countless sword intents, was no longer passively defending. Instead, it was like an awakened azure dragon, actively advancing forward!
Countless rock swords shot out from the wall, their target not the demon's body, but, under Li Ziran's precise guidance, slashing at key nodes on the demonic land.

These nodes are precisely the "meridians" through which the power of impurity flows.

Where the sword intent passes, meridians are severed!
For the first time, the subsequent power of the filthy tide was cut off!

Li Lingxi, meanwhile, guided the purification array, whose power surged dramatically, following closely behind like a bright moon.

Any monster whose power is cut off will immediately be enveloped by endless purifying light, howling as it turns to ashes.

Defense, offense, purification, drainage...

Under Li Ziran's unified command, two systems with completely opposite ideologies were perfectly integrated at this moment.

The Immortal Alliance provided unparalleled "power," while the Human Path gave this power "direction."

This unprecedented allied force penetrated deep into that cold, demonic land, advancing with unstoppable momentum!
(End of this chapter)