Journey to the West Creation Technique

In the woods.

Lu Chengjun strolled alone.

They walked until they reached a deserted place.

Look up, breathe, gather your thoughts, raise your hand.

In the next instant, a flash of white light appeared in his palm, and a cold, gleaming blue steel longsword flew out from his hand.

Sword in the palm!

With a flick of his wrist, the longsword, which had been flying in mid-air, suddenly stopped, spun, and pierced the air, its clatter echoing.

The sword technique in his hand changed again, and a golden light appeared on the longsword suspended in mid-air.

With the enhancement of metal-based magic, the flying sword became even more powerful, sharper, and faster.

Drive your desires, control them at your fingertips.

This is the essence of sword cultivation.

The sword light returned to his body, and two ancient seal characters, "Ao Lie," appeared on the sword.

With his hands clasped together, Ao Lie's sword was hidden in his sleeve.

The sword is concealed in the sleeve, yet when drawn, it appears as if it were suddenly thrust from the palm of the hand—this is the mystery of the sword in the palm.

To master the art of wielding a sword in one's palm, the flying sword must be wielded with complete control, shrinking to the size of an inch, so that it can be easily concealed in the palm.

Only a flying sword that has been personally tempered and refined by oneself possesses such spirituality.

Just as Lu Chengjun was completely immersed in the way of swordsmanship.

Suddenly...

My feet wobbled slightly.

"This..." Lu Chengjun was stunned. He could feel the vibration even from this far away.

Could the White Snake Demon King not sense it?

This is outrageous!

This commotion is way too much!

Nearly a month has passed since the Ao Lie Sword was forged.

For the past month, the array masters, geomancers, and skilled craftsmen of the Nanming Guard have been stationed deep within the mine almost every day.

Explore the earth's veins and set up formations.

Prepare to extract the essence of the earth's veins.

As for how far things had progressed in the mine, Lu Chengjun had no idea.

Zhao Xiong was in charge of everything in the mine. As a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was the frontline commander of the Southern Underworld Guard's attempt to seize the earth vein essence. Even Lu Chengjun had to obey his orders.

Although Lu Chengjun was unaware of what was happening inside the mine, judging from the deployment of personnel from all sides, the final day should be within the next day or two.

I really didn't expect that...

They didn't even inform me about something as important as extracting the essence of the earth's veins.

Now that such a huge commotion has been caused, what will happen if the Demon King awakens?

Although he was secretly worried, Lu Chengjun was not surprised at all.

A month ago, Master Cai Yiheng unleashed a powerful sword strike without reservation.

That sword strike was a test of the Demon King.

Master must have come with a mission, which shows that the Southern Underworld Guard had anticipated the great commotion caused by extracting the essence of the earth veins.

At that time, the master had already prepared to make a sacrifice.

Since the Demon King wasn't alerted back then, he shouldn't be this time either.

Time passed little by little...

Lu Chengjun felt uneasy.

seem……

Is it over?

Just as Lu Chengjun breathed a sigh of relief.

Rumble...

A dull, deafening roar erupted from the depths of the earth, causing the ground to tremble violently, undulating and shaking so violently that even those standing on the ground staggered.

The treehouses in the forest shook violently, and some that were not securely fixed even fell directly off the trees.

The tremors are intensifying...

A crack appeared in the ground.

The cracked earth stretched out beneath his feet, but Lu Chengjun leaped up and easily dodged it.

boom!

Half of the wall of the White Serpent Temple collapsed, and dust billowed up...

Lu Chengjun was speechless.

What's all this commotion about?

This can only be described as earth-shattering!

You said you wanted to access the earth's vein essence, so a light tremor would have been fine, but now you've even demolished the temple. Even if the venomous snake demon king is in hibernation, he'll have to wake up.

and many more!

With such violent shaking, will the spirit stone mine collapse?

The thought that three hundred able-bodied men, along with a large number of array masters, geomancers, and craftsmen, were still in the mine was unbearable.

Lu Chengjun's heart tightened, and he flew towards the mine.

Upon arriving at the mine, they saw hundreds of people standing in a dark mass outside.

Lu Chengjun breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zhao Xiong had already evacuated most of the people before activating the formation.

At this moment, they also looked panicked, as if they had never expected to cause such a commotion.

Lu Chengjun made a few leaps and bounds and arrived at the front of the mine.

The spirit stone mine was now sealed off by rubble, clearly having collapsed during the recent tremors.

The White Snake Demon King still hasn't shown up...

Its delayed appearance only adds to the anxiety.

Just then, Lu Chengjun suddenly looked up. The sky, which had been clear and blue, was now filled with thick, dark clouds that gathered out of nowhere and instantly covered the surrounding area, as if they were about to obscure the entire sky.

Thunder rumbled in the dark clouds, silver snakes slithered, and a majestic divine might pressed down on everyone's heart.

This feeling...

It looks somewhat familiar.

Lu Chengjun was slightly taken aback, but immediately realized: "The White Snake Demon King is about to undergo tribulation!"

"Master!" Lu Chengjun turned to Cai Yiheng in the crowd and hurriedly said, "Master, quickly lead everyone to retreat! The White Snake Demon King is about to undergo his tribulation!"

Cai Yiheng frowned: "There are still people in the mine!"

"Who?"

"Zhao Xiong!"

"Sigh...he won't die." Lu Chengjun waved his hands repeatedly: "Quickly evacuate everyone here, the farther away the better."

Cai Yiheng shook his head: "It's not just him! There are quite a few array masters still inside, and Zhou Xuanyang hasn't come out yet either!"

Lu Chengjun might not know the others, but Zhou Xuanyang was the teacher who had helped him.

"We can't worry about that now, let's get out of here!"

Just then, the sealed Spirit Stone Cave behind them suddenly exploded, and the collapsed entrance burst open with a deafening roar.

A cheer erupted from the crowd outside!

Amidst the flying rocks, Lin Che and Su Wan led a group of people out of the mine.

Zhou Xuanyang was among them.

"Have they all been evacuated?" Lu Chengjun asked loudly.

Lin Che nodded.

Su Wan frowned, as if she had something to say but didn't know how to start.

"The Demon King is about to undergo his tribulation. This place is extremely dangerous. We must retreat immediately!" Lu Chengjun said again.

Looking at the dense dark clouds overhead, a powerful divine might pressed down on everyone's hearts, as if they would be struck down and their souls and bodies would be annihilated if they did not retreat.

There's no need to rush, just hurry up and go.

Cai Yiheng, Lin Che, Su Wan, Li Ang, Qian Jin, and others led the way, provided escorts, and held the line, guiding more than 300 people to evacuate in an orderly manner.

"When are you leaving?" Cai Yiheng asked.

Lu Chengjun looked up at the increasingly thick dark clouds, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

I wouldn't be alarmed if the sky were to fall!

"I will leave last. I will still be the high priest, and the natives here must also leave."

Cai Yiheng nodded and immediately caught up with the group, escorting them to their departure as quickly as possible.

Seeing that the Nanming Guards had left safely, Lu Chengjun leaped up and sped off like the wind towards the settlement of the natives.

Rumble rumble rumble...

The aftershocks continued, and more and more cracks appeared in the ground, with even many large trees collapsing.

The natives of the White Snake tribe were filled with fear and chaos, completely at a loss for what to do.

Lu Chengjun rushed to Sona's side: "Pass on my divine decree: this place is extremely dangerous, everyone evacuate!"

Before Sona could speak, Lu Chengjun leaped up and appeared before Zhou He again: "Quickly go and inform all your women that the White Serpent Demon King is about to undergo his tribulation, and this place will inevitably be affected. Tell them to evacuate on their own, and say it's a divine decree!"

Lu Chengjun then went to find the other commanders and conveyed a simple message: "Evacuate immediately, this is a divine decree."

I won't explain anything more, because there's simply no time to explain.

The indigenous people quickly began to evacuate, and many women even carried their children.

When all the natives left, Lu Chengjun looked up and saw that the tribulation clouds in the sky were almost pressing down on his face.