This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

The spiritual energy of the river flowed like a surging galaxy, carrying the Daoist essence of the Five Elements Dao Body, and continuously poured into Xuanzhen Daoist's body.

A massive influx of spiritual energy into his body instantly smoothed out Xuanzhen Daoist's disordered meridians. His previously depleted spiritual energy sea surged forth like a long-awaited rain after a drought.

Sensing this immense power, the righteous sword, which was on the verge of dimming, trembled violently in mid-air and emitted a clear, bell-like sword cry. A ray of light burst through the clouds, and the pure white sword energy, like the light of dawn, instantly tore a huge gap in the black demonic mist of the Heavenly Wheel Demon-Slaying Immortal-Destroying Blade!

"Such pure spiritual energy!"

Xuanzhen Daoist's heart was filled with shock and disbelief. Could such pure spiritual energy be the legendary Five Elements Dao Body?!

Amazing! This young man actually possesses the Five Elements Dao Body, and his Five Elements are perfectly perfected!
Demon Lord Chonglou's expression shifted from one of confidence to ashen, and then to one of disbelief.

He hovered in mid-air, his black robe billowing like a sail with demonic energy. The skull on the Heavenly Wheel Demon Slayer Blade emitted a shrill scream, green ghost fire leaped wildly in his eye sockets, and the black demonic blade grew to a thousand feet long, pressing down on the Righteous Qi Sword with the power to devour everything!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

He roared, his voice distorted with extreme shock: "How could an ant in the late stage of Nascent Soul possibly possess a spiritual energy reserve comparable to that of a Mahayana cultivator!"

A MP strip comparable to the Mahayana stage?
Ha, you know nothing about pay-to-win MP potions!
Hearing Demon Lord Chonglou's roar, Jiang Liu couldn't help but sneer inwardly, continuing to stuff medicine into his mouth and cheer Xuanzhen Daoist on!

Seeing that Xuanzhen Daoist had a chance to turn the tide, Demon Lord Chonglou was filled with resentment. He gritted his teeth and frantically urged the demonic energy in his dantian. The demonic energy he had cultivated all his life surged into the demonic blade like a flood bursting its banks!
The Heavenly Wheel Demon-Slaying Blade of Annihilation spewed out dense black evil energy, attempting to devour the pure white sword energy.

But this time, the Righteous Qi Sword was supported by the Jiang Liu's boundless spiritual energy, like a pillar rooted in the heavens, standing firm no matter how the demonic blade attacked.

Moreover, the pure white sword energy continued to advance slowly, and with each inch it moved forward, the black demonic mist dissipated, as if the light of righteousness was purifying all evil in the world!
"Is that really Xiao Jiang? He's actually using his Nascent Soul cultivation to transfer spiritual energy to the Xuanzhen Alliance Leader?"

An old Taoist priest with white hair rubbed his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"Little Jiang? Call me Senior Jiang!"

"Just now, Xuanzhen's spiritual energy was almost suppressed by the demonic blade and dissipated, but Senior Jiang made a move and the battle situation was completely reversed!"

"This amount of spiritual energy is simply outrageous! If it were me, my meridians would have been burst by the sheer volume of spiritual energy, but he's completely unaffected!"

The other NPCs watching below were discussing among themselves. They were not qualified to participate in a battle of this level, but deep down, who among them did not want to fight against the Mahayana demonic path?

Unable to participate, they looked at Jiang Liu with envy in their eyes.

In mid-air, Xuanzhen Daoist felt the continuous spiritual energy supporting him, and his originally tense mind completely relaxed, his confidence greatly increased.

His hands moved rapidly, forming one complex hand seal after another, and he shouted in a loud voice: "Righteous energy permeates heaven and earth, slaying demons and monsters, making heaven and earth shine together!"

"Righteous Qi Slash!"

This shout contained the power of a Mahayana cultivator, causing ripples to spread through the surrounding space!

The Righteous Qi Sword emitted a resounding sword cry that echoed through the heavens. Countless golden Dao runes appeared on its blade, and the pure white sword energy instantly surged to a length of ten thousand feet. Its power seemed to sweep across the six directions and eight wastelands, annihilating all the demonic forces in the world.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the air was torn apart, forming transparent vacuum zones. With unparalleled power, it slashed fiercely towards the Heavenly Wheel Demon-Slaying Immortal-Destroying Blade!
"No! I'm not reconciled!"

A hint of despair flashed in Demon Lord Chonglou's eyes. He knew that if this sword strike landed squarely, he would be doomed.

He bit his tongue hard, spitting out a mouthful of black blood containing primordial power. The blood droplet landed on the demonic blade, and the skull's shriek grew even more shrill. The black demonic blade instantly condensed into a giant skull with teeth as sharp as knives and green ghost fire surging in its eye sockets. It opened its blood-red maw with the power to devour everything and bit towards the Righteous Qi Sword.

"The Heavenly Demon Cycle will annihilate the world, slay gods and immortals, and open the source of all life!!!"

boom!
The two celestial artifacts collided violently in mid-air, producing a deafening roar.

This time, there was no stalemate, and there was no rule that the longer the name of the ultimate move, the more powerful it was.

The pure white sword energy of the Righteous Qi Sword tore through the black skull like a devastating force. The skull let out a mournful scream within the sword energy and instantly turned into ashes!
The pure white sword, with unstoppable momentum, struck directly at the blade of the Heavenly Wheel Demon-Slaying Immortal-Destroying Blade.

"Crack!"

A crisp cracking sound echoed throughout the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. The Heavenly Wheel Demon-Slaying Immortal-Destroying Blade was covered with spiderweb-like cracks. The green ghost fire in the eye sockets of the originally ferocious skull was extinguished instantly, and the dense demonic energy receded like a tide, leaving only a black demonic blade covered with cracks, teetering in mid-air.

puff!
Demon Lord Chonglou suffered a backlash from the immortal artifact, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the obsidian gate of the Heavenly Demon Palace. That obsidian gate was forged from millennia-old black iron from the depths of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley, tempered with demonic energy; it was incredibly hard, and attacks from ordinary cultivators could not even scratch it. Yet, it shattered upon impact with Demon Lord Chonglou's body, sending countless fragments of stone flying and dust billowing everywhere.

"Demon Lord!"

Upon seeing this, the three powerful demonic cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage changed their expressions drastically, a hint of panic flashing in their eyes.

They knew that once Demon Lord Chonglou fell, the entire demonic path would be leaderless and would inevitably face annihilation.

The three exchanged a glance, then roared and charged at Xuanzhen Daoist, unleashing their demonic weapons. Three dense black demonic lights, carrying an aura of destruction, aimed directly at Xuanzhen Daoist's vitals.

"Hmph, you clown, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

A cold glint flashed in Xuanzhen Daoist's eyes. The Righteous Qi Sword drew a graceful arc in the air, and three condensed, pure white sword energies shot out instantly, as fast as lightning, accurately hitting the foreheads of the three powerful demonic cultivators.

"what!"

Three screams rang out simultaneously. The three Transcending Tribulation stage experts didn't even have time to react before their bodies shattered inch by inch amidst the pure white sword energy, turning into ashes scattered across the sky. Their cultivation was as insignificant as ants before the Mahayana cultivators, leaving them no room for even the slightest resistance.

Damn, that's the experience points of a Tribulation Stage BOSS! Xuanzhen is way too fast!

Jiang Liu felt a pang of heartache when he saw Xuanzhen Daoist casually kill three Tribulation Transcending stage BOSSes. He wanted those experience points!
Xuanzhen Daoist slowly descended in front of Demon Lord Chonglou, his Righteous Qi Sword pointing directly at his brow. The pure white light emanating from the sword made Demon Lord Chonglou's face appear even paler.

"Chonglou, you have wreaked havoc on Zhongzhou for thousands of years, harming countless lives. Today is your death day!"

Demon Lord Chonglou: I was never even born, so how could I possibly wreak havoc on Zhongzhou?!
"Xuanzhen, don't be so smug!"

A madness flashed in the eyes of Demon Lord Chonglou. His body began to swell, and the space around him became distorted again. The dense demonic energy churned like boiling water!
"Even if I die, I will drag you all down with me! I will make the entire Valley of Ten Thousand Demons perish for me!"

Clearly, he wanted to detonate his Mahayana cultivation and demonic core, thus self-destructing and dying!
The power of a Mahayana cultivator's self-destruction is terrifying enough to destroy everything within a radius of a thousand miles. Even Xuanzhen Daoist might not be able to escape unscathed, let alone the righteous cultivators around him.

"Not good! He's going to blow himself up!"

Xuanzhen Daoist's expression changed, and he quickly waved out a golden light screen to envelop Demon Lord Chonglou.

This is a defensive secret technique of the Taiyi Immortal Alliance, with extremely strong defensive capabilities, but it still appears somewhat precarious in the face of a Mahayana cultivator's self-destruction.

The golden light screen was instantly stretched to its limit, its surface covered with fine cracks, and it was in danger of breaking at any moment.

The righteous cultivators around them turned pale and retreated, their faces filled with fear.

If a Mahayana cultivator were to self-destruct, even with a light barrier to block it, those cultivators with lower cultivation levels would still be unable to escape death and would inevitably turn to ashes.

Holy crap. These NPCs from the Demonic Path can all self-destruct, right?

When Jiang Liu saw that the Demon Lord Chonglou was about to self-destruct, he was so frightened that he stopped in his tracks. Just as he was about to turn around and run away, he stopped in his tracks.

I'm a player, I can revive, why should I run?

The righteous NPCs should be the ones running away. Jiang Liu was too lazy to run anymore and waited for Demon Lord Chonglou to self-destruct.

"The Sword of Righteous Qi!"

Under the threat of Demon Lord Chonglou's self-destruction, Xuanzhen Daoist had no choice but to plant the immortal artifact, the Righteous Qi Sword, into the ground. The sword expanded to a size of a thousand feet, unleashing an extremely fierce tide of spiritual energy that protected all the righteous NPCs beneath it.

next second.

Boom boom boom!
A deafening roar followed!

Demon Lord Chonglou self-destructs!

The world explodes!

The area within a thousand miles was razed to the ground!

Only a small area behind the Righteous Qi Sword remained unharmed!

The celestial artifact blocked the self-destruction of Demon Lord Chonglou, but the sword itself was also greatly damaged, with several huge cracks appearing on its surface, clearly indicating that it had been destroyed.

A demon lord, born only to perish!
With the death of Demon Lord Chonglou, the runes on the Heavenly Demon Palace that had been flashing with eerie light instantly lost their luster and turned to ashes.

The surrounding demonic energy receded like a tide, and the dark red sky that had once shrouded the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons gradually became clear. Sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on this land that had once been shrouded in demonic energy, making it warm and bright.

[You participated in the kill of the early-stage Mahayana Demon Lord Chonglou, gaining 5% cultivation points. A cultivation point critical hit was triggered, granting you 11.1% cultivation points.]

A Mahayana stage BOSS filled 11% of the cultivation bar of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!
Jiang Liu was stunned for a moment when he heard the system's voice in his mind, then he beamed with joy.

Isn't this giving out way too much experience?

"The Demon Lord is dead! The Demon Lord is dead!"

The righteous cultivators erupted in thunderous cheers, their eyes brimming with tears of excitement.

Xuanzhen Daoist raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. He glanced at all the cultivators present and said in a loud voice, "Fellow Daoists, Demon Lord Chonglou is dead, and the main force of the demonic path has been annihilated!"

"Today, we have wiped out the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons and restored peace and order to the Central Plains! Next, we will divide our forces to clean up the remaining demonic forces, making sure to eradicate them completely and not let any evil or heretical sect survive!"

"As ordered!"

The righteous army responded in unison, their voices resounding through the heavens, filled with high morale.

Subsequently, the army split into several groups and marched towards various corners of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons to begin clearing out the remaining demonic cultivators.

Half an hour later, all remaining demonic forces were wiped out. Righteous cultivators gathered in the Heavenly Demon Palace square, their faces beaming with victorious smiles. They chatted about their experiences in the battle against the demons, their admiration for Jiang Liu evident in their words.

Xuanzhen Daoist stood in the center of the square, and with a wave of his whisk, a golden light screen appeared in front of everyone.

The screen clearly displayed the rankings of the Demon-Slaying event, with each name followed by a string of dazzling numbers.

"Fellow cultivators, the annihilation of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons is an honor for us righteous cultivators! The ranking of points for this event is now announced as follows, and all cultivators can claim corresponding rewards based on their points!"

All eyes were fixed on the light screen, especially the stronger cultivators, who were extremely nervous. They all knew that the Taiyi Immortal Alliance was wealthy and powerful, and the rewards for this event would definitely be extremely generous, especially the first-place prize, which was highly anticipated.

The names on the light screen scrolled continuously until they finally stopped.

First place: Jiang Liu, points: 99999999.

Second place: Omitted.

Third place: Omitted.

The moment they saw the rankings, all the righteous NPCs went wild!

Countless cultivators stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief, and a chorus of voices rose up like a tidal wave.

"Young friend Jiang actually came in first place in the demon-slaying mission?!"

"You're still separated by Young Friend Jiang? Call him Senior Jiang!"

"No, it should be Director Jiang!"

Everyone knows that Jiang Liu's high score is not only because he destroyed the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and the Asura Sect, but also because he played a key role in the final battle of immortal artifacts, assisting Xuanzhen Daoist in killing the Demon Lord Chonglou. This achievement is enough to make him firmly sit on the throne of first place.

The "Zhongzhou - Taiyi Immortal Alliance - Demon Slaying Event" has ended.

You participated in the Demon-Slaying event and won first place!

Please go to Taoist Xuanzhen to claim your event rewards.

The system notification sounded in his mind as the event ended. Jiang Liu was not surprised that he was the first place. "I fucking got beaten by the Demon Lord Chonglou. If I'm not the first, who is?"

Event rewards: Celestial Rank materials!
Jiang Liu turned his gaze and looked blankly at Xuanzhen Daoist.

Master Xuanzhen also looked on with admiration. He cupped his hands to Jiang Liu and said, "Young friend Jiang, you have made great contributions to this demon-slaying event! Whether it was slaying powerful demons or helping them at crucial moments, you have demonstrated strength and responsibility far beyond your peers. You truly deserve first place!"

As he spoke, a golden treasure chest appeared in his hand. The chest was covered with complex runes and exuded a rich immortal aura. Just by getting close, one could feel the terrifying energy contained within.

"Young friend Jiang, the prize for first place in this event is three sets of Immortal-grade materials!"

Xuanzhen Daoist opened the treasure chest and took out its contents. Instantly, three dazzling rays of light shot out from the chest, illuminating the entire square.

"This dragon-patterned chalcedony is formed from the marrow core of an ancient jade dragon, containing the purest and most yang dragon energy, which can lay a solid foundation for immortal artifacts."

"The phoenix feathers are taken from the tail feathers of the ancient fire phoenix. The flowing phoenix fire can temper the sword and dispel all evil spirits."

"As for this Chaos Divine Crystal, it was born at the beginning of the creation of the world and is indestructible. It is the core material for refining immortal artifacts."

"If you combine these three elements, along with a few immortal-grade materials, you can forge an immortal artifact."

I am!

Three Celestial-grade materials!
Senior Xuanzhen is too generous!

Jiang Liu was both surprised and delighted. With these three immortal-grade materials, he could start preparing to forge an immortal artifact!

So here's the question: could you please provide a blueprint for a celestial artifact? (End of Chapter)