I only want immortality.

"How exactly did Lü Kong of the Nine Yang Sect manage to hold his own against the cultivators of the Green River Sect? And even fight three against one!"

The crescent-shaped blade wheel cracked and groaned, its rotation becoming sluggish.

Zhao Yuanxiao's face turned deathly pale. He looked up at the Taoist figure outside the mountain gate, who held a law flag and seemed like a god. He felt powerless and could hardly believe it.

Just now, Lu Mingchen of the Qinghe Sect casually waved the triangular yellow flag, and all those who responded fell down, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing. Even Junior Brother Jin Guang's Divine Wandering Void One Qi Sword failed to achieve any effect.

"The Foundation of the Dao... Is this what the Foundation of the Dao is? Even the original self didn't come in person, only sending a disciple of the Qi Refining Sect with a magic treasure, and then..."

He felt a deep sense of despair.

The mere arrival of one person was enough to make the entire sect bow their heads in submission. Was the difference between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment really that vast? The Qi Refining sect didn't even have the right to speak with him.

Who else can save Chun Jun Sect?

Who else can save the world from collapse?

The Western Palace.

Li Pinghe stood with his hands behind his back on the steps, looking up at the view with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

"The Yellow Dragon Flag of the Earthly Fiends..."

"The magic weapon of Geng Zichu, the sect leader of the Qinghe Sect. I had only heard of it in the past, but never seen it. It is said that this flag was made by slaying a Dao Foundation Realm earth dragon. It can control the wind and earth and is good at both offense and defense..."

"But can a mere Qi Refining cultivator truly control such a treasure?"

His eyes were slightly narrowed, and he remained motionless, simply gazing quietly, seemingly lost in thought.

……

Outside the mountain gate.

Lu Mingchen sat cross-legged high in the sky, his voice resounding throughout the Chun Jun Gate:

"My Qinghe Sect cherishes life and is unwilling to commit murder indiscriminately. If you are willing to submit today, join my Qinghe Sect, and relinquish the spiritual cave, I, Lu, will stop here and make peace with you all."

"If one remains stubborn and unyielding, unaware of destiny and the general trend..."

He didn't say anything more, but everyone in Chun Jun Sect understood his unspoken meaning.

"Give up the spiritual cave, and there will be no more spiritual energy to use. How is that any different from destroying a house and temple? Does your Qinghe Sect truly not want to get your hands dirty, or are you afraid of public outrage? Why bother with this hypocritical act? If you really want this spiritual cave of my Chun Jun Sect, then come and kill us!"

"The Chun Jun Sect has no servile individuals!"

Zhao Yuanxiao strode out of the mountain gate, raised his head and angrily rebuked.

The crescent-shaped blade wheel spun laboriously beside him, no longer as agile as before. The Chun Jun Sect members, who had been tempted, were all taken aback by this reminder.

Everyone knows that spiritual caves are the foundation of a sect. It is because of spiritual caves that cultivators can have a continuous supply of spiritual energy to nourish their cultivation. Even though the spiritual cave of Chun Jun Sect is not of high grade, it is still the source of survival for the more than 1,000 members of Chun Jun Sect.

Without spiritual caves, even if they have inheritances, they are only rogue cultivators, and they will be looked down upon wherever they go. The Qinghe Sect only wants spiritual caves, which seems generous, but in reality, it is extremely deadly.

Zhao Yuanxiao's unyielding and resolute nature annoyed Lu Mingchen, who was high in the sky, and his accurate description of Qinghe Sect's scheme further fueled his anger.

The Qinghe Sect is, after all, an outsider sect. Even if it can seize a place through killing, it will ruin its reputation. It will give others ammunition to criticize it, and it will be ostracized and targeted by its fellow cultivators. It may also arouse the hatred of all cultivators in the Song Kingdom, which will only bring trouble.

The matter of the Thousand Hands Sect can only happen once, not twice.

Therefore, the sect had already given instructions that they could only use coercion, and should not resort to violence lightly.

However, neither the Nine Yang Sect nor the Chun Jun Sect are easily intimidated.

"Stubborn to the end!"

Lu Mingchen shouted, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Now they are in a bind. If they don't take drastic measures, these minor sects outside the sects will really think that the Qinghe Sect is all talk and no action.

At that moment, the triangular yellow flag was waved, and the surrounding void seemed to flow like a mud pit, enveloping Zhao Yuanxiao below!

"Elder Zhao!"

"Senior Brother Zhao!"

Everyone sensed the danger and cried out in alarm!

Zhao Yuanxiao was also greatly alarmed. Before the half-moon blade wheel flew around, he felt utterly desperate.

It wasn't for his own sake, but for the sake of Chun Jun Sect.

Is our entire family truly destined for extermination today?

This side.

Suddenly, a deep moo was heard!

Zhao Yuanxiao suddenly opened his eyes, his expression showing surprise.

Just as the cry rang out, a giant bull's hoof fell from the sky, like a pillar of heaven collapsing, crashing down on Lu Mingchen!

"Huh? A monster?"

Lu Mingchen exclaimed in surprise, but remained calm. He waved the triangular yellow flag in his hand in time, which immediately emitted a yellow light. It was like a mountain blocking his way. When the ox's hoof struck it, it remained unmoved.

Before the smile could even bloom on his face, a crisp shout rang out: "Hey, take this sword from me!"

The voice, though clearly that of a child, sounded incredibly old-fashioned, which was hilarious.

Lu Mingchen glanced over and saw another golden streak of light coming. He immediately snorted coldly and waved the triangular yellow flag again, causing everyone in all directions to freeze in shock!

The golden light also hovered in mid-air, and one could actually see a resemblance to a child. It was struggling desperately, but it could not be shaken at all.

Lu Mingchen snorted coldly:

"You're courting death!"

Just as he was about to kill it, he sensed something and looked to the side, where he saw a clear spring water dragon crashing into the void, splashing up pieces of spring water.

"A top-grade spiritual spring?"

Lu Mingchen, with his extensive experience, immediately recognized the water dragon's origins and was about to capture it when a rapid "moo" came from the other side.

But it was the bull hoof itself that came flying through the air. It was a black water buffalo, its muscles bulging and its eyes filled with ferocity, charging straight at you!

"So noisy!"

Lu Mingchen snorted coldly, turning his magic power around, and was about to wave the triangular yellow flag again when his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He felt a faint tightness in his sea of ​​consciousness and dantian.

"not good!"

He immediately recalled the admonition he had received at the front gate.

This Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner is a foundational treasure. If used for protection, it can be activated with little magical power. However, if used for attack, it must be used sparingly.

He had just repeatedly activated the flag, which rapidly depleted his magical power and spiritual energy, and only now did he begin to feel unwell.

The only option was to remove the banner and switch from offense to defense. The golden light in the shape of a child immediately fled, and the clear spring water dragon was enveloped in the golden light. The black water buffalo, however, still charged straight at Lu Mingchen, crashing into a mountain several feet away, its entire body flipping over.

This change, though seemingly complex, happened in the blink of an eye, and the figure who had been watching this place all along finally caught a glimpse of an opportunity!

"So that's where the flaw was!"

"His magical power is insufficient."

Just as Lu Mingchen was about to capture and kill the black water buffalo, a sudden alarm bell rang in his mind!

Before he could understand what was happening, he only had time to wave the precious flag in front of him.

Then a colorful pheasant pecked at them as it flew towards them.

"What is this?!"

Lu Mingchen was shocked and tried to dispel the phantom, but the next moment, the colorful pheasant phantom multiplied into ten, then a hundred, and crashed into the void around Lu Mingchen in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the crashing sounds, those below heard a cry of pain!

Lu Mingchen is injured!

Everyone was pleasantly surprised, and Zhao Yuanxiao couldn't help but turn his head to look in astonishment.

But then a figure appeared out of nowhere, his eyes filled with excitement and ecstasy as he stared intently at Lu Mingchen, who was surrounded by the phantom of pheasants in mid-air, his hands still forming hand seals.

It was actually the young sect leader, Murong Xian!

"This...was this made by the sect leader?"

"Sect Master, you actually injured Lu Mingchen!"

Zhao Yuanxiao suddenly remembered Li Pinghe's earlier reminder.

"Chen Xu said that the young sect leader obtained the inheritance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Could it be that he has already...?"

"The foundation of the Dao! It is the foundation of the Dao!"

High in the sky, the many pheasant phantoms were suddenly blown away, revealing Lu Mingchen's figure. His face was covered in blood, he was panting heavily, he held the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Flag, and his expression was solemn.

He was naturally solemn.

Even if his magical power is temporarily depleted, the protective power of the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner alone is enough to withstand the attacks of those below the Dao Foundation level. Only those who are also at the Dao Foundation level can possibly harm him.

His gaze swept quickly across the crowd, finally settling on Murong Xian at the very back.

He vaguely sensed a sense of familiarity with the other person, a feeling he had also experienced with the sect leader.

"I never imagined that the Chun Jun Sect would also have a Dao Foundation..."

"No, that's not right. If it really was a Foundation Establishment cultivator in front of me, I would have no chance of surviving. Could it be...?"

With his mind racing, Lu Mingchen acted decisively, his figure flashing forward with the speed of a ghost.

"Stop him!"

Zhao Yuanxiao was startled and shouted urgently.

However, when they first met, Chun Jun Sect was already half-destroyed. Now, it would be much more difficult to stop Lu Mingchen.

"Get out of here!"

Lu Mingchen's face was filled with murderous intent. Wherever he passed, the wind cracked like knives, and any cultivators who tried to stop him were all pushed aside or even pulverized into mincemeat...

Murong Xian's expression changed drastically.

"How could he still make a move?!"

His expression shifted, and he stamped his foot, attempting to flee in panic.

Just then, the earth suddenly shook.

A phantom image shaped like a mountain rapidly rose from beneath our feet.

"Disciples of the External Affairs Hall, heed my command!"

"Open the treasury, activate the grand formation!"

It's Chen Xu!

He activated the Solid Mountain Formation!

Murong Xian was both surprised and delighted.

In an instant, sand and stones flew in the sky above Chun Jun Sect, and the sky darkened, obscuring both the figures of cultivators and the buildings within.

"A formation?"

Lu Mingchen suddenly stopped, his eyes flashing like lightning as he scanned his surroundings, but Murong Xian had already vanished without a trace.

The Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Flag swayed slowly beside him, keeping out all the flying sand and stones around him.

"How could a mere Qi-refining formation possibly trap me!"

Lu Mingchen scoffed coldly, swallowed a pill, and his magical power emerged. He then shook the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner.

The surroundings were dark, as if blown away by a strong wind, and disappeared in an instant, revealing the outside world.

The disciples of Chun Jun Sect, and even the buildings, gradually emerge.

"There!"

Upon seeing Murong Xian trying to hide, Lu Mingchen's eyes narrowed, and without thinking, he immediately rushed over.

He immediately activated the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner to cover Murong Xian.

wow——

Murong Xian was reduced to ashes!

"Hmm? That's not right!"

Lu Mingchen immediately sensed something was wrong. The Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner was associated with wind and earth, and there was absolutely no way it could burn the opponent to death.

Sure enough, with a sweep of his divine sense, he spotted Murong Xian frantically fleeing in the distance!

"The real body is there!"

Without thinking it over, even though his magic power was already stretched thin, he immediately chased after them, waving the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Flag again.

wow——

This time, Murong Xian was indeed frozen in place as if he had been weathered, his body turning into grains of sand, leaving behind a round, golden pill in his original spot.

"Truly a cultivator on the verge of establishing his Dao foundation!"

"Could this pill be the 'precious pill' from the Daoist alchemy of immortals? This is quite an unexpected gain."

Lu Mingchen raised his hand and grabbed the pill, examining it between his fingertips.

He had killed an enemy cultivator who was about to establish his Dao foundation, which was a great achievement. He was also expected to inherit his master's mantle and establish his Dao foundation in the future. Therefore, he did not care too much about this method of attaining Dao, which had a limited upper limit and many flaws.

However, while there are many disciples at the tenth level of Qi Refining in the sect, the number of Foundation Establishment slots is limited. This treasure can be used to cultivate our own people.

Holding the pill, he thought of many things in that instant.

Just as he was about to put it into his Qiankun bag, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his hand and a faint ache in his head. He subconsciously rubbed it, and the pill suddenly cracked open, revealing a tiny white bone pagoda inside...

A pagoda of white bones?

Lu Mingchen was stunned for a moment, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Looking down at the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Flag in his hand, he vaguely remembered that he was supposed to subdue the Chun Jun Sect.

"This Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner is useless to keep; we might as well present it to Li Canglang for a look."

Thinking to himself, he threw the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner out. No matter how the banner shook, he ignored it, finding it noisy.

After the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner was thrown out, it disappeared into the darkness, and soon flew back on its own.

Lu Mingchen was puzzled, and a thought inexplicably arose in his mind:

"It seems Li Canglang doesn't really need it. Never mind, I'll take it back first. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain myself if I lose this treasure."

Then he caught the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Flag.

Suddenly, a voice asked from the dim light, "Do you know the Path of Human Immortals, the Path of Earthly Immortals, and the Path of Celestial Immortals?"

Lu Mingchen answered without hesitation:

"I only know about the Human Immortal Path and the Earth Immortal Path. The Human Immortal Path has two methods: the method of consuming elixirs and the method of refining treasures. As for the specifics..."

Before he could speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, as if speaking would cause his soul to perish. He immediately became more alert, stopped answering, and instead said:

"As for the Earthly Immortal Path, it is based on..."

My head started hurting again, but I dared not speak of it.

The man spoke again:

"Do you know how the disciples of the Qinghe Sect forge their Dao foundation...?"

"I know, therefore..."

The pain from before returned, and Lu Mingchen shut his mouth again.

The man paused, then asked:

"Where are the three Dao Foundation cultivators of the Qinghe Sect?"

This time, Lu Mingchen was no longer troubled and said:

"The sect leader is still stationed in Wuling, the deputy sect leader is seriously injured and in seclusion, and my master is slightly injured and stationed in Song."

What happened in the Kingdom of Wuling?

The man asked again.

Lu Mingchen said, "When the Han Chinese from Yizhou marched south, the Emperor's Sect was destroyed. The sect leader led his disciples to quickly destroy the Western Wild Sect in the chaos, and sent a portion of his followers south to the Song Kingdom as a backup plan."

"What are your plans for dealing with the Chun Jun Sect?"

Lu Mingchen mechanically replied, "Subdue them, leaving only the Spirit Cave. All the cultivators in the sect will be sent to Wuling Kingdom to deal with the cultivators from Hanzhong."

"What realm is the Qinghe Sect Master currently at?"

"The sect leader..."

A sharp pain suddenly shot through Lu Mingchen's head, and an unprecedented fear suddenly gripped his heart, as if he had attracted the attention of that being because of his frequent mentions.

Seemingly sensing something, the man immediately stopped asking questions and simply said, "You can leave now."

"OK."

Lu Mingchen stopped talking, held the Earthly Fiend Yellow Dragon Banner, and flew straight out of Chun Jun Sect.

Only the Chun Jun Sect members around the great formation remained, looking completely bewildered.

Chen Xu hesitated for a moment, then asked the person next to him:

"Was the Solid Mountain Formation out of control just now?"

"I think so..."

Bai Butong, the person in charge of the formation next to him, stammered.

It was more than just out of control; it was as if the entire formation had been replaced. Even the person in charge had no idea what was happening inside the formation. From the moment it was activated, it was completely chaotic and operated on its own, as if it were alive.

He felt as if he had never truly understood this formation.

"I'll ask my third senior uncle later; it seems he's the one who improved this formation."

Bai Butong thought to himself.