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Chapter 185: Changes at Xunmei Mountain - Xiao Chen's Thoughts Become Clearer
"Alas, at 11:00 last night, there was a sudden emergency in the direction of Xunmei Mountain, and Qi Chen and the others were all dispatched there to provide reinforcements."

"As for the others, with all the rumors going around, how can they find time to go to the market?"

"Now everyone is talking about the Four Seas Sect's Jade Sand Immortal... Forget it, I won't say any more about these rumors, so as not to mislead Fellow Daoist Xiao again."

The elder of the Qiu family said half of his words, his expression tightened, and he swallowed the rest of his words.

There are rumors in the market that Master Yusha has passed away.

On the way to Qiu Mansion, Xiao Chen also heard a similar discussion.

But these are all spread by a group of Qi-refining monks, and there is no real evidence to support them. They all start with the classic "A friend of mine said" and should not be taken seriously.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qiu. I'll take my leave now."

Xiao Chen bowed and said goodbye, then turned around and headed towards Xunmei Mountain.

Once you find someone more reliable, you will naturally understand what the current situation is.

We passed Qingyang County on the way, and it was already in chaos.

Looking down from the flying sword, one can see many Qi-refining monks retreating to the west in groups.

The last time the Divine Fire Cult invaded on a large scale, except for Qingyang County, the rest of the place was basically devastated.

Although Xiao Chen killed the invading demon cultivators in time, many innocent cultivators and mortals still died.

This time, upon hearing that the evil cultivators had made a comeback, many of Qingyang's wandering cultivators decided to flee early.

Some even brought large numbers of mortal servants with them.

This kind of thing also caused more people to panic and follow suit. Looking from the sky, it looked like ants moving.

When faced with such a chaotic situation, without the power to protect oneself, one can only go with the flow and leave everything to fate.

Xiao Chen silently increased the speed of his flying sword and avoided the crowd.

To go from Qingyang to Xunmei Mountain, you also need to pass through an important stronghold - Wangyan Mountain.

When passing by there, he looked at it from a distance of about a hundred miles.

There were sword lights lingering there, and from time to time there were colorful ribbons of light rising and falling. It was obvious that there were many more female cultivators from Wanhua Valley.

It was heard before that many foundation-building cultivators in Wanhua Valley followed Lingyuan Sect to retreat to Yuanci Peak.

Now they all seem to have come to Wangyan Mountain and replaced the original garrison here.

Considering that even the Qiu family was evacuated last night, it seems that the situation ahead is not optimistic.

That is exactly what is happening.

When Xiao Chen was still more than 300 miles away from Xunmei Mountain, he saw 749 pillars of light standing tall and straight, forming the legendary Nine-Curve Linked Immortal Trapping Array.

Even from a long distance away, one can feel the continuous strong fluctuations of spiritual energy.

It was obvious that a war had already broken out in the formation.

As they got a little closer, they saw groups of three or three demon cultivators, each carrying a formation flag and surrounding the foot of the mountain.

Some of them were fighting against the righteous foundation-building cultivators guarding Xunmei Mountain, killing each other head-on.

The other part threw the formation flags to the foot of the mountain, and then turned back to carry more formation flags.

Whenever a formation flag falls, it will emit bright red demonic energy that lingers around and interferes with the defense formation.

Once a cultivator approaches, the demonic energy will be stimulated and a large ball of demonic flames will explode.

Its power was far greater than the demonic fire that Xiao Chen had activated in the side room of the Qiu Mansion. Even the foundation-building cultivators had to rely on defensive magic tools to resist it.

At the same time, you have to be on guard against the evil cultivators around you who might take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

However, if it is not dealt with, the number of those flags will increase and it will affect the stability of the Nine-Curved Linked Immortal Trap Formation.

To put it bluntly, the role of the foundation-building cultivator on the front line is to protect his own formation or destroy the enemy's formation.

As for the Jindan Zhenren on both sides, they were hiding in the dark and would not take action easily.

Xiao Chen stopped far away on the periphery, waiting for a break in the battle.

He had no formation flags to protect him, and if he rashly stepped into the defensive formation, he would be mistaken for a demon cultivator.

It was not until half an hour later, when the Divine Fire Sect's offensive paused, that a righteous cultivator saw him and came out to support him.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, why are you here?"

The person who came was the lone swordsman Liu Feng, who had been looking for Meishan.

After coming out of the Huangquan Palace, he returned to the front line as soon as possible.

Xiao Chen bowed and said, "After running out of the palace, I heard that the situation outside was chaotic, so I came here to inquire about the situation and see if I could help."

The reason he came to the front line was not only to find out the latest situation.

It is indeed because I want to earn points as quickly as possible to exchange for elixirs that can break through levels.

Now he has unexpectedly obtained the five-colored jade coral. Although he has not gathered the complete pair of evil spirits, it has given him hope of forming a pill.

If he kills the demon cultivators and accumulates enough points, and then returns to Lihuo Gate to obtain the secret technique of forming the elixir, Xiao Chen will have a 99% chance of successfully forming the elixir.

The reason why I am not 100% sure is mainly because I cannot be too confident.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, you've arrived just in time. With your help, we'll definitely be able to relax a lot."

Liu Feng smiled and handed over a specially made jade token: "This is an entry and exit token. Just carry it with you, but don't put it in your storage bag."

"The formation is being frequently disrupted nowadays, so if it's put away, it's likely to be misjudged."

Xiao Chen took the jade token and carefully tied it to the inside of his robe.

Then, as he followed Liu Feng inside, he asked about the current situation: "Fellow Daoist Liu, after I came out of the palace, I was chasing a demon cultivator and didn't have time to reunite with everyone."

"I heard a lot of rumors later, and I don't know what the situation is like now."

"Is Master Yaohua all right?"

Hearing this question, Liu Feng subconsciously looked around to confirm that there were only the two of them here.

Then he lowered his voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, don't you know yet?"

"It is said that there is a demon named Nie Jing in the Demon Cult, who performed a secret magic in Huangquan Palace. The immortals were not careful and fell into the trap."

"In order to escape, Master Yaohua self-destructed his spiritual weapon, the Jincluster Ten Thousand Flowers Basket."

"I heard, just heard." His voice dropped another three points: "That spiritual weapon is not only the inherited spiritual weapon of Wanhua Valley, but also the life-blood spiritual weapon of Master Yaohua."

Liu Feng stopped here and gave Xiao Chen a look that showed he understood.

Actually, there is no need to say more.

The natal spiritual weapon is the lifeblood of a cultivator. Once damaged, at best the cultivator's vitality will be severely damaged, and at worst the cultivator's cultivation level may even be at risk of regressing.

Master Yaohua was forced to self-destruct his spiritual weapon, and his situation must have been extremely dangerous at the time.

But then again, as long as no one is hurt, it's good news.

Xiao Chen felt relieved after hearing this. It seemed that he didn't have to worry about the situation in Hezhou being out of balance.

Wanhua Valley has a long history, and there must be more than one spiritual weapon passed down.

Zhenren Yaohua is not like a casual cultivator whose combat effectiveness is greatly reduced after losing his spiritual weapon.

As long as you take the healing medicine in time, you should be able to recover your strength soon.

At that time, there will still be a three-way stalemate, so just pretend nothing happened.
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Although many foundation-building monks were killed in the Huangquan Palace this time.

However, considering that the Divine Fire Sect also lost a large number of elite troops, the overall situation should not change significantly.

For Xiao Chen now, nothing changing is the best situation.

When you enter Xunmei Mountain, you can see at a glance that many monks are sitting cross-legged in meditation, taking the time to rest.

Some injured monks were busy treating their own injuries and eliminating the remaining magic power of the enemy.

Xiao Chen noticed that Qiu Qichen was sitting in a miniature spirit gathering array not far away, regulating his breathing with the rest of the Qiu family.

Spiritual energy was overflowing from his body. It was obvious that he had just experienced a great battle and his internal energy had not yet calmed down.

At this moment, he is closing his eyes and concentrating on combing his hair.

As family cultivators, in addition to using the spirit gathering array, they can also use special large-scale auxiliary magic tools to nurture the magic tools they use.

Make sure you can exert as much strength as possible in the next round of battle.

Most of the other monks were also actively preparing for war and did not even bother to communicate with each other.

Only a few monks who were responsible for other tasks came and went, as well as top monks like Liu Feng or Hei Baizi, had enough energy to patrol the surroundings.

You can't completely relax at this time.

Often, small groups of demonic cultivators would take advantage of this opportunity to sneak around to the back of the formation, or completely cross the front line and infiltrate the rear.

But this is also a great opportunity to hunt them down and earn points.

In a real battle, you're surrounded by enemies and there are also interference from battle flags. If you act too aggressively, you'll be surrounded by several people, leaving you with little room to maneuver.

On the contrary, now is the time to try to catch the order.

After gaining a general understanding of the situation, Xiao Chen and Liu Feng each chose a direction and began patrolling around the foot of the mountain.

Unfortunately, after searching carefully for half an hour, I didn’t encounter any demon cultivators.

Fortunately, the Divine Fire Cult quickly launched a new round of offensive, interrupting his patrol and giving him the opportunity to fight head-on.

Xiao Chen was quite cautious at first and tested the strength of the demonic flames.

I have to say, it’s really amazing.

Even hiding behind the top-grade magic shield, one can feel the intense temperature as if it is about to penetrate through.

But he soon discovered that this thing was only a second-level magic flame after all, and could also be contained by the Fire Treasure Gourd.

In this case, Xiao Chen has one less thing to worry about.

He immediately picked up a sledgehammer and rushed into the crowd, hitting anyone he saw with the hammer.

Sure enough, the demon cultivators reacted immediately, and three nearby people attacked at the same time, trying to suppress them.

However, Xiao Chen was surrounded by four top-grade defensive magic weapons and had a fire-hiding treasure gourd on his head, making him invulnerable to swords and guns, and immune to water and fire.

He carried the magic weapons around him and pressed them directly against the demon cultivator.

He was so fast that ordinary demon cultivators had no time to pull back. A golden light flashed before their eyes, and they saw a hammer as big as a wheel hitting their faces.

The next moment, he would either die on the spot or be knocked to the ground by a huge force.

Then, colorful golden beads, lotus jade ruyi, or resurrection Vajra bracelets will fall from the sky to finish off the enemy.

Ordinary demon cultivators simply can’t withstand it.

For those who have some means of saving their lives, there are golden bamboo hairpins, snake bone spears, and wind and thunder swords to entertain them.

With the help of this large group of top-grade magical weapons, Xiao Chen's hunting efficiency is astonishingly high.

The demon cultivators had no time to form an effective encirclement and were defeated one by one.

In just a quarter of an hour, a whole team of nine demon cultivators fell into his hands.

This immediately brought the offensive around him to a halt, and the demon cultivators who were farther away retreated one after another, not daring to come closer.

The righteous monks around were all shocked and their eyes widened, and gasps were heard one after another.

Liu Feng looked at the long row of top-grade magical weapons flying in the air, and his eyes twitched slightly.

Is the power of fake elixir really this great?
There was envy in Heibaizi's eyes. He not only envied Xiao Chen for having so much magical power.

At the same time, I am also very envious of him for being able to collect so many top-grade magical weapons.

It had been less than two years since they first met at the Su family's fish banquet.

It feels like it’s not enough to use all of them for cultivation, and I don’t know where they got so many top-grade magic weapons from.

This cannot be accomplished with just spirit stones, others must also be willing to sell them.

There were only a few top-grade magical instruments on the market, but when it came to Xiao Chen, he was like a wholesaler, displaying various magical instruments.

The sources of more than half of the black and white pieces are unrecognizable, and they are obviously not from those famous auctions.

It was even more outrageous that he could recognize the Fire Treasure Gourd in this way, because in his memory, it was Grandpa Su's treasure.

"How brave!"

At this moment, a loud shout rang out.

Just by hearing this voice, everyone felt the spiritual energy in their bodies stagnate.

Immediately afterwards, the clouds above Xunmei Mountain suddenly split apart, and a giant hand several feet in diameter pressed down towards Xiao Chen.

It is said to be a giant hand, but if you look closely you will find that it has purple-gold scales on it.

Each nail is nine feet long and has barbs on the tip, just like a giant claw from a ferocious beast.

Along with it came an extremely strong pressure, as if an ancient ferocious beast had descended.

Some monks with lower strength, both righteous and evil, felt the fear coming from deep in their blood.

The Nine-Curve Linked Immortal Trap Formation was immediately activated, and the nine nearest light pillars instantly emitted ninety-nine and eighty-one lightning bolts in an attempt to block the giant claw.

Each ray of lightning gathered the power of the formation, which was no less than the full-strength attack of a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of the foundation-building stage.

However, the surging lightning struck the giant claw and instantly shattered into a crisscross of arcs.

There was no way to stop it, it was like the magic effect of the giant claw itself.

Song Jingyi, who was not far away, was shocked when he saw this scene.

It was obvious that Xiao Chen's performance was too powerful, so the Demonic Golden Core couldn't help but take action.

Fortunately, the defensive formation delayed the opponent's attack, and the giant claw did not seem to fall very quickly.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, get out of the way!"

Qiu Qichen looked at the motionless Xiao Chen and hurriedly reminded him loudly.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Feng noticed something was wrong, but there was nothing he could do.

In fact, it was not that Xiao Chen didn't want to move, but there was already powerful magic power around him that bound him in place, so he could only stand there and wait for the giant claw to fall.

This restraint is not some kind of control effect, but a simple and crude squeeze of mana.

It was as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him suddenly turned into six walls, locking him inside.

Faced with this real spiritual barrier, the Divine Veil was helpless.

And this is the true power carried by the giant claw.

Any cultivator who is unable to break the spiritual barrier can only stand there and take the attack.

Fortunately, another voice shouted at this time: "Stop!"
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As the sound rang out, a silver light immediately flew out from Xunmei Mountain.

There were faint stars moving in the silver light, and different constellations were suspended in it, which looked magnificent.

But the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is likely to be. If you are hit by this silver light, you will definitely be in trouble.

However, at the moment the silver light appeared, a white light shot out from the bottom of the mountain at the same time.

All the monks present immediately felt as if they had arrived in a world of ice and snow.

And behind the white light, a frozen icicle appeared.

The earth, wood, sand and gravel along the way were all covered with thick white frost.

The white light came later but arrived first and collided with the silver light.

Only then could one see clearly that it actually contained two spiritual weapons, entangled with each other.

For a moment, no one could do anything to anyone else.

Xiao Chen was trapped in the spiritual energy barrier and couldn't move, but he was not panicked.

Instead, he gave up resisting and watched the spiritual weapon confrontation not far away with interest, expanding his knowledge.

"Ghost Dragon, aren't you being too shameless to attack a junior like this?"

Another voice appeared, and a green bamboo pole suddenly flew out from Xunmei Mountain and headed straight for the clouds in the sky, as if trying to attack Wei from the rear to save Zhao.

Although at first glance it was just an ordinary bamboo pole, it must have been a spiritual weapon to be used at this time.

However, the giant claw still fell slowly without any panic.

Then a colorful ribbon was seen flying out from the clouds and wrapping around the green bamboo.

At the same time, a charming female voice sounded: "Hezhou doesn't seem to have this type of spiritual weapon, but is Fellow Daoist Qianzhu from Qianzhu Market in person?"

As he spoke, a charming face appeared.

Zhenren Yaoshang was wearing a piece of brocade with a layer of gauze on the outside, and her exquisite figure was faintly visible.

The charm of her charming face was naturally activated with a smile, making people feel a fire rising from their lower abdomen and a lot of distracting thoughts in their minds.

With her help in blocking, Master Qianzhu was unable to directly attack Master Guijiao.

The giant claw was not in a hurry. It was not rushing towards Xiao Chen. It seemed more like it was taking advantage of this opportunity to force the righteous golden elixir to come to the rescue.

However, in full view of everyone, until the giant claw completely fell.

For a full three breaths of time, no new Jindan Zhenren came to the rescue from Xunmeishan.

"Snapped!"

The giant claws slammed shut fiercely, and amid the exclamations of countless foundation-building cultivators, not even a speck of flesh was left.

Ok?
Master Guijiao felt that something was not right with his hand, as if he had just grabbed nothing.

But he didn't think much about it. After all, he was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been trapped by his Heaven-Prisoning Claw and it was impossible for him to escape.

So according to the original plan, a huge body that was thirty feet long emerged from the clouds and began to attack the Nine-Curved Linked Immortal Trap Formation.

The situation was exactly as they expected.

It was confirmed that Xiao Chen was killed but no one took action, which means that Lingyuan Sect probably couldn't spare enough people to defend Xunmei Mountain at this time.

At that time in the Huangquan Palace, the damned Fu Jian Zhenren rushed into the underground palace without caring about his life.

Now it seems that the other party took advantage of that negligence and snatched the Huangquan Dao inheritance from them.

However, their counterattack also successfully injured the Sword-Carrying Master, creating a high-end combat advantage in a short period of time.

With their numerical advantage, they have every chance to forcibly capture Xunmei Mountain despite the third-level formation.

In fact, seeing Xiao Chen being "crushed to death" in mid-air, the righteous foundation-building practitioners below also felt a chill in their hearts.

If their safety cannot be guaranteed within their own formation, they will not obediently work for Lingyuan Sect.

Many independent cultivators have already started thinking about how to protect themselves.

Cultivators like Liu Feng and Hei Baizi, seeing the demon cultivators charging towards them, did not dare to continue to attack with all their strength, fearing that they would be too conspicuous and attract the attention of the Demonic Golden Core.

They intended to retreat, so a large number of demon cultivators threw formation flags at the foot of the mountain.

The situation in Xunmeishan immediately became precarious.

However, Xiao Chen had no time to observe the battle situation in Xunmeishan at this time. The moment he triggered the Night Blade and gained freedom, he immediately used all his strength to activate the escape technique and leave.

Although he managed to escape, he was still very depressed.

So many people saw him being attacked with their own eyes, including more than one Jindan Zhenren.

If I plan to make a public appearance in the future, without a reasonable explanation, I am afraid that it will attract unnecessary attention.

But the problem is, he really can't explain it.

Xiao Chen felt that it would be better for him not to test his own Jindan Zhenren to see if he had enough determination.

If you guess wrong, you might be in trouble.

Therefore, he expected that earning points to exchange for elixirs to break through the levels would probably fail.

This is really annoying. The damn Divine Fire Sect is so shameless that so many people joined forces to besiege a Foundation Establishment cultivator like me.

"It's difficult, what should I do next?"

After running hundreds of miles in one breath, Xiao Chen put on his stealth cloak again and began to plan his follow-up while evacuating to the southwest.

He now has the fake elixir, two evil spirits, and colorful jade coral.

Together, they can provide a 60% success rate in forming a pill.

If you are willing to use some special means, such as practicing the secret technique of forming an elixir in the "Secret Book of Huangquan Zhenjun's Judgment of the World", you can add another 20%.

This secret book naturally also contains the secret techniques of forming the elixir, and there are three types of them.

Not only are the requirements extremely high, but one also has to do things that are harmful to the world.

No matter how you look at it, it can't compare to the secret technique of forming the elixir of our own sect.

But the question is, can I trust Master Ming Yan now?
If it were Old Man Su, or Elder Chen, or even Elder Liu from the Spiritual Medicine Garden, they might be able to wait until the Night's Edge Blade was healed before trying it.

I can repay the favor after I form the elixir.

But as for Master Ming Yan, Xiao Chen felt that he was not trustworthy after thinking about it.

In confusion, he unknowingly flew to the Black Flame Mountains.

"Why don't we go find the evil spirit first?"

Xiao Chen's eyes focused: "Gather a pair of evil spirits, and then there will be an 80% chance of forming a pill."

Paired evil spirits can provide an additional 10% chance of success in forming a pill.

"But the problem is, this can replace the elixir of breaking through the rank, but it still lacks the chance of 20%."

"Is there any other way to increase the success rate of Danjie?"

“Hiss~, it seems there really is one!”

Moreover, he felt that it was helpful for forming the elixir when he practiced "Yin Yang Can Tong Qi" before.

It was mainly because of Zi Lin and Guan Yu that helped a lot.

With the understanding of the principles of yin and yang, we can at least provide a success rate of about 10%, which means we are 90% sure.

"Well, if I follow the Path of Wood to form a pill, and then refine the branches of the large golden nan tree, that would at least increase my chances by half, right?"

"Plus, my own spiritual roots still have a 50% chance of success. If that doesn't work, I can use the exquisite water beads as well."

"Using water to nourish wood will definitely help me make up for my own unstable foundation caused by my rapid breakthrough."

If you piece it all together like this, it seems that there is room for maneuver.

Although the large golden nan tree branches and exquisite water-playing beads are also very precious among the third-level spiritual objects.

But when the time comes, we have to use it.

Xiao Chen's thoughts gradually became clear.

Now, as long as he can obtain the Yin Fire Seal or the Yang Water Seal, he can form a pill.

Target Qingxiao Sect, let’s go!

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