Chapter 524: What is a Demon? Is the Target Me? (6k)

"Mission?"

"According to the rules, the new recruit period of the Hou Fu Army is half a month." Li Yuan was puzzled. "It has indeed been half a month, so ordering us to go out to battle is in line with the rules."

"But according to the chats with other centurions I have had these past few days, a new recruit hundred-man team generally won't have a combat mission within a year." Li Yuan frowned. "After all, the new recruit period is just to be slightly familiar with the military formation, but it is not considered proficient, and it can't exert the strongest power of the formation armor."

Although he had just joined the Hou Fu Army, as a Five-Rank Immortal Foundation, Li Yuan's reputation had spread rapidly, and many centurions in the army had come to make friends.

"The situation is strange, I am afraid it is not ordinary." Li Yuan thought to himself. "Adapt to circumstances."

Li Yuan was not afraid either.

In half a month, he had come into contact with more high-level cultivators in the army and read more Daoist scriptures, and even met an 'Earth Immortal General' in the Hou Fu Army, which made his previous fear much less.

Because, that Earth Immortal General's strength was weaker than he expected.

The life level was actually lower than level 50.

"In this heaven and earth, the law comprehension requirements for each cultivation realm are much lower, but the difficulty of comprehending the Dao is much higher than I imagined, and the requirements for the foundation are at least a Four-Rank Immortal Foundation." Li Yuan thought to himself. "Very, very few Nascent Soul cultivators break through to become Earth Immortals."

Four-Rank Immortal Foundation is equivalent to 'Four-Star Pulse', which is still a level that most Nascent Soul cultivators cannot reach.

In the Divine Domain, usually one out of thousands of fourth-rank Demigods is born as a fifth-rank Void God.

But in this world, according to Li Yuan's calculation, from fourth-rank semi-immortal to fifth-rank Earth Immortal, it is a qualitative change, one in a hundred thousand, and the probability is extremely low.

"Earth Immortals are like this."

"The number of True Immortals is even smaller." Li Yuan thought to himself. "According to the Daoist scriptures I have read, the Anshun Marquis lineage should have True Immortals sitting in town."

"Otherwise it would be difficult to suppress those top-level sects, but a force with True Immortals sitting in town actually didn't even build a teleportation array?"

"The Changyun Dynasty should also have Heavenly Immortals."

To build a teleportation array, usually a peak True God who is good at 'Space-Time Domain' can do it.

Like in the Divine Domain, slightly important planets have teleportation arrays.

Even in the relatively closed Juexing Continent, many True God kingdoms have built teleportation arrays.

But the dignified Anshun City didn't even have a teleportation array... at least not a public one that countless cultivators could use.

Just from the lack of a space teleportation array, Li Yuan could get a glimpse of the partial strength of this world from the side.

"So-called Heavenly Immortals, law comprehension is afraid it is not high, and the life level should not be as good as Heavenly Gods." Li Yuan had some guesses in his heart. "I am afraid that in terms of law comprehension, they are not even at the peak True God level."

"Strength, how strong can it be?"

Of course, these were just Li Yuan's guesses, he still didn't dare to be too careless, carefully exploring this world.

After all, Earth Immortals can easily live for ten thousand years.

"True Immortals? The immortals of this Anshun Marquis lineage should all be 'Dao Court Immortals'. That True Immortal is afraid he has hope of living for a million years. With such a long time, there should always be some means." Li Yuan's thoughts drifted.

Between thoughts.

Li Yuan had already got up and sent a message to the hundred new recruits under his command: "Assemble quickly."

……

Soon, in the military camp of the Hou Fu Army, a large number of soldiers gathered, a full twenty 'hundred-man teams'.

All Nascent Soul cultivators wore uniform black armor.

This is formation armor, which can exert the greatest power of 'combined formation'.

"Centurion Seven-Star, didn't our new recruit period just end?" Lei Kun semi-immortal stood beside Li Yuan and asked via transmission.

Not just him, many new recruits were puzzled.

"Not clear." Li Yuan transmitted. "Prepare well, I estimate it is a big action, and we are basically familiar with the military formation."

"Yes." The hundred new recruits had different thoughts, and there was a trace of worry in their hearts.

As the Hou Fu Army, there are various cultivation methods and spiritual stones supplied, and those with families can even be exempted from a large amount of family taxes.

This didn't come for free.

Executing various missions, the mortality rate was also quite shocking.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Three figures appeared in the high sky. The leader was a golden-robed figure, who was like the sun, emitting an extremely terrifying aura.

He alone vaguely suppressed the thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators present.

"Earth Immortal!"

"And probably a powerhouse among Earth Immortals, the two Earth Immortal Generals are standing respectfully to the side?" Seeing this scene, these Nascent Soul cultivators all felt a chill in their hearts.

"Life level 52?" Li Yuan was secretly surprised. "It is actually much higher than the other two Earth Immortals."

During this period of time, in Anshun City, Li Yuan had never dared to explore wantonly with 'spiritual sense'.

But if he met other cultivators, he still dared to use the Divine Palace to explore the other party's life level.

Like Nascent Soul cultivators, the life level is generally at level 40-43.

The two Earth Immortal Generals beside the golden-robed man only had a life level of 48.

And the Earth Immortal who appeared now, 52.

It was the strongest person Li Yuan had encountered so far.

"It seems that my previous speculation is basically established. The law comprehension requirements for Earth Immortals in this world are much lower, which also makes their life level much lower than Void Gods." Li Yuan made a judgment. "Then, if True Immortals and Heavenly Immortals are also like this, their strength is much weaker than I imagined."

"Set off." An Earth Immortal General said in a low voice.

A huge warship landed slowly. Under the leadership of twenty centurions, two thousand Nascent Soul cultivators entered the warship one after another, and the three Earth Immortals also flew down to the high place of the warship.

Whoosh!

The warship rose and rapidly flew towards the outside of Anshun City.

……

The warship was engraved with countless complex formation patterns, emitting bursts of invisible fluctuations, and in the high-speed flight, it also tried its best to hide its own aura.

In the secret room at the high place of the warship, the three Earth Immortals looked at each other.

"Fellow Daoist Qingli."

"I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Qingli's great name. When we were children, Fellow Daoist Qingli was already a peak Earth Immortal powerhouse who enjoyed a great reputation in the Great World." The two Earth Immortal Generals flattered.

They knew very well the terror of the golden-robed man in front of them.

Having lived for tens of thousands of years, in the 'Border-Suppressing Army branch' of the Anshun Marquis General, he was a top existence, and it is said that he was only one step away from the True Immortal realm.

Of course, this step was extremely difficult to cross.

Not only does one need to reach the level of merging with the Dao (eighth rank comprehension), but one must also make enough contributions to the Dao Court, obtain enough 'merit', and then one can 'ascend' in the Immortal Register, and then one can break through the realm.

If one breaks through without authorization, one will be severely punished, or even suffer a 'Heavenly Tribulation'.

"Don't flatter me."

"This action is a cooperation between the Border-Suppressing Army and your Hou Fu Army, and it was not easy to find out the news that the Blood Demon Dao Artifact of that old demon Zhiyun is about to be refined." Earth Immortal Qingli said coldly. "Such a demonic artifact should be offered to the Dynasty, washed of many sins in the Sin Pool, and then it will be an Immortal Dao Divine Weapon."

"Good!"

"Fellow Daoist Qingli is right." The two Earth Immortal Generals agreed one after another.

In fact, they knew very well in their hearts.

With the ability of the Border-Suppressing Army, chasing and killing a demonic Earth Immortal who has cultivated for thousands of years, why would it take so long?

It is nothing more than 'raising bandits'.

Let Earth Immortal Zhiyun hunt and kill countless mortals, so that they can promote him as a great disaster of the demonic path, so that countless mortals will trust the Dynasty even more in fear, and the incense and faith power will naturally be even more intense.

And when Earth Immortal Zhiyun's 'Blood Demon Dao Artifact' is about to be completed, kill him, and while gaining great merit, also effortlessly collect a powerful magic treasure.

Demonic artifact? In the hands of the Border-Suppressing Army, it is an Immortal Divine Weapon.

"By the way."

"Fellow Daoist Gansui told me that among the batch of 'blood food' newly listed by your Hou Fu Army, there is a Nascent Soul main material he needs, which is in your army?" Earth Immortal Qingli asked casually.

"Yes." The two Earth Immortal Generals said hurriedly. "We have brought them, does the Fellow Daoist want to take action now?"

"No."

"These Nascent Soul small cultivators, although they are just blood and flesh nourishment for us, but our Immortal Dao, how can we act like the Demonic Dao? It should be reasonable." Earth Immortal Qingli shook his head. "Wait until the battle with Earth Immortal Zhiyun, I will pretend to be the aftermath of the battle to destroy his fleshly body, and then in the name of 'recuperating his Nascent Soul', take his Nascent Soul away and send it directly to refine medicine."

"In retrospect, announce to the outside world that he went crazy when condensing his Nascent Soul."

"Good."

"This move is foolproof." The two Earth Immortal Generals nodded.

A long time later.

"Arrived."

"Yuhe Mountain Range." The two Earth Immortals said. "According to the information passed by the Border-Suppressing Army, Earth Immortal Zhiyun should be in the depths of this mountain range."

"Take action."

"You two lead the army to set up the 'Heaven-Net Great Formation', covering this heaven and earth." Earth Immortal Qingli said coldly. "I will kill."

"Good."

……

In one of the cabins of the warship.

"Nascent Soul main material? Refining medicine with Nascent Soul?"

"Newly listed, does it mean new recruits? No wonder they brought this new recruit team, who is the main material?" Li Yuan frowned, and many thoughts flashed through his heart. "Could the target be me?"

In Anshun City, Li Yuan didn't dare to explore wantonly with spiritual sense.

But just facing the few Earth Immortals on this warship with the highest 'level 52', Li Yuan had much fewer scruples. Under his spiritual sense coverage, the three Earth Immortals didn't notice at all.

Their conversation and exchange, Li Yuan heard clearly.

A trace of killing intent flashed in the depths of Li Yuan's eyes: "These few Earth Immortals, and that so-called Earth Immortal Gansui, are so hypocritical and dirty, they all deserve to die."

……

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Two Earth Immortals, each leading thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators, simultaneously erupted with dazzling light from the black formation armor on their bodies. Countless lights gathered, as if condensing into one.

Two Earth Immortals, two thousand Nascent Soul cultivators.

Instantly formed two incomparably terrifying formations, all emitting countless starlight.

The starlight covered a range of nearly ten thousand kilometers, whether it was the Yuhe Mountain Range below, or some lakes further away, or some mortal cities, all were covered.

"This is?"

"Ah?" The countless mortals covered by the two Heaven-Net Great Formations were all full of doubts: "Could it be that immortals have descended."

Some low-level cultivators of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment looked at the void in bewilderment.

"It is an immortal means, could it be an immortal battle?" A Golden Core cultivator had horror in his eyes. He knew very well how terrifying the legendary immortal battle was.

A slight carelessness would affect thousands of miles of land, and countless living beings would turn into ashes. "The Immortal Spirit lineage indeed has some advantages." Li Yuan, as a member of one of the Heaven-Net Great Formations, let the formation armor extract his own Nascent Soul magic power.

This Heaven-Net Great Formation was led by that Earth Immortal General.

Although he had killing intent in his heart, Li Yuan was not completely sure yet, so he still wanted to observe more.

"Less fleshly body restraint."

"Cultivators abandon the fleshly body to specialize in the soul, and even more, use the soul and heaven and earth to merge to form a 'Primordial Spirit'. Their own strength is weak, but their mobilization of heaven and earth power seems to be easier." Li Yuan thought to himself. "And the Primordial Spirit is all in harmony with heaven and earth, and it is extremely easy to gather into one body, which can completely form a 'super formation' perfectly composed of thousands or even tens of thousands of cultivators."

"This is just the Heaven-Net Great Formation."

"Legend has it that the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Dao Court Heaven Realm, one million Heavenly Soldiers and Generals can form a unified 'All-Heaven Star Formation', which can trap even Heavenly Immortals and has surrounded and killed many Heavenly Demons." Li Yuan thought to himself.

These were all briefly recorded in the Daoist scriptures he had seen.

Such a formation that allows millions of countless cultivators to unite is unimaginable in the Divine Domain.

There are also some extremely powerful formations in the Divine Domain, but they all rely on formation bases, magic treasures, and the power of heaven and earth.

!.

Allowing hundreds of gods to unite is already a rare formation, and the energy consumption is extremely large.

Like the Battle of Flying Stars back then, the hundreds of Demigods of the Myriad Demon Civilization joined forces to form a formation, which only reached the strength of the early Void God stage.

After all, God Dao cultivation has huge individual differences, and the fleshly body power occupies the majority, so how can it be mobilized and united at will?

"If thousands of Demigods face a powerful Void God, they will only be slaughtered one-sidedly." Li Yuan thought thoughtfully. "But thousands of Nascent Soul semi-immortals joining forces to form a formation can completely suppress a powerful Earth Immortal."

"Can this Earth Immortal Zhiyun live?" Li Yuan observed secretly.

……

Two Heaven-Net Great Formations covered.

Only a few seconds later, countless golden lights erupted, crushing towards the Yuhe Mountain Range in the center of the formation, instantly shattering mountains and rivers, collapsing mountains, and the earth roared and trembled.

Tens of thousands of mortal humans living in the mountain range, as well as countless wild beasts, were instantly annihilated.

"Boom-rumble~" A huge formation protruded in the mountain range, with countless green lights shining, resisting the golden light from above.

"Damn Dao Court running dogs." A roar resounded through heaven and earth.

Whoosh!

A green-robed figure rushed into the sky. He was thin, with his hair tied up, and his robes fluttering. He actually had a bit of the demeanor of an immortal.

He stared fixedly at the warship revealed in the void, as well as the countless Nascent Soul cultivators and three Earth Immortals.

Under the two Heaven-Net Great Formations, it was almost impossible for him to escape.

"Master?"

"It is the Hou Fu Army! The legendary Heaven-Net Great Formation? And quite a few Earth Immortals." Nearly a hundred Purple Mansion cultivators also rushed out from the formation below. Seeing the scene in the void, they were all terrified.

They were all disciples in name of Earth Immortal Zhiyun.

"Heaven-Net Great Formation, damn it! Actually able to so accurately grasp the time when my Dao Artifact is about to be refined?" Earth Immortal Zhiyun's eyes were cold, and his gaze swept over his group of disciples: "Someone leaked the news?"

"All go to die."

Pfft~ Pfft! Pfft! With a thought, he operated the formation, and dozens of his disciples died one after another.

"Sure enough, it is the Zhiyun demon, sure enough, it is murderous, not even letting go of his own disciples." Earth Immortal Qingli looked down at Earth Immortal Zhiyun, his voice loud: "I am Earth Immortal Qingli of the Border-Suppressing Army, ordered by the Dao Court to come and subdue the demon."

"Old demon Zhiyun has killed countless people and is already at the extreme of blood shadow sin. He should go to the Immortal-Slaying Platform and enter the Avici Hell." Earth Immortal Qingli's voice boomed: "The Dao Court Immortal Army has descended, why don't you surrender quickly?"

His voice resounded through heaven and earth in all directions, as if there was an invisible force, making countless mortals and low-level cultivators in this vast area hear it.

"So it is the Dao Court subduing the demon."

"The supreme Dao Court."

"The demon is making trouble, no wonder there have been disasters one after another these years. Fortunately, there is the Dao Court Dynasty subduing the demon to protect our peace." Countless mortals knelt on the ground, all looking forward to the success of subduing the demon.

For endless years, these countless mortals had all believed in the Dao Court.

And in the void of the formation.

"Haha, say I am a demon? I am blood-light sin and should go to the Immortal-Slaying Platform?" Earth Immortal Zhiyun stood on the formation of his old lair, his voice also transmitted for thousands of miles: "Qingli, stop pretending to be a good person!"

"Those mortals don't know, don't I know?"

"Aren't the so-called demonic paths in this heaven and earth secretly raised and released by your Dao Court Dynasty so that countless mortals will sincerely believe in the Dao Court?" Earth Immortal Zhiyun sneered.

"Nonsense." Earth Immortal Qingli said coldly: "You have killed trillions of mortals, and you are full of blood-light sin. Is it possible that the Dynasty forced you to kill? A demon is a demon, and you are still quibbling when death is imminent!"

"Haha, I have indeed killed countless mortals." Earth Immortal Zhiyun sneered: "But you Dao Court Immortal people, which one of you doesn't eat mortal blood and swallow essence? As far as I know, the Anshun Hou Fu alone contributes 'hundreds of billions of mortals' to the Changyun Dynasty as blood food tax every year, skinning and cramping, taking spirits and refining souls."

"As for taking Golden Cores as spiritual materials and refining Nascent Souls into Immortal Pills, I don't need to say more... saying I am a demon, your Dao Court Dynasty is even more of a demon."

"It's just that you Dao Court Immortal people have ascended the Immortal Register, so you can avoid karma and sin. Otherwise, I see you are already full of heavenly condemnation sin, where did you get such merit now?"

"It's not that I am a demon and you are an immortal, it's just that the Heavenly Dao is unfair!"

"Is this Heavenly Dao really ruled by the Immortal Dao Court? I think it's better to call it the Evil Heavenly Dao." Earth Immortal Zhiyun's voice boomed, resounding through heaven and earth.

Boom-rumble~

Suddenly, heaven and earth changed color, and countless thunder lights appeared in the void, just like heavenly punishment was about to arrive, making those thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators feel shocked.

"Haha, I have indeed killed countless mortals." Zhiyun Earth Immortal sneered: "But among you Dao Court Immortals of the dynasty, which one does not eat mortal blood or swallow essence? As far as I know, the Anshun Hou Fu alone contributes 'hundreds of billions of mortals' to the Changyun Dynasty every year as blood food taxes, skinning them, taking their spirits, and refining their souls."

It was the manifestation of sin.

It had reached the level of blood-light sin!!

"Zhiyun, you have attained the Dao of longevity, but you don't know how to be grateful for the Heavenly Dao's grace, and you dare to speak wildly about heaven and earth? You are unforgivable." Earth Immortal Qingli said coldly: "You can't even enter the Avici Hell, you should have your soul scattered and never be reincarnated."

In this heaven and earth, there is a saying of six paths of reincarnation.

Immortals gain great merit, and even if they die, they can reincarnate and re-ascend to the Immortal Dao, which is the pursuit of countless cultivators.

"Reincarnation?"

"Reincarnation is just a scam." Earth Immortal Zhiyun seemed to know that there was no hope of survival, so he wanted to vent the anger of his long years: "Mortals live a hard life, and when they die, their souls have to go through the underworld, and they are squeezed dry of soul essence. The so-called reincarnation is just a point of spiritual light to support the 'Reincarnation Artifact'."

"I swallow mortals, sacrifice and refine Blood Demon Dao Artifacts with their flesh and soul, making them have their souls scattered, so they don't have to suffer the pain of hell reincarnation, and they don't have to be born in this heaven and earth full of demons. They should thank me..." Earth Immortal Zhiyun shouted.

"You have fallen too deep into the demonic path, there is no cure!" Earth Immortal Qingli shouted coldly: "No more nonsense with him, kill!"

Boom——

Two Heaven-Net Great Formations erupted instantly, countless golden lights covered, turning into golden rings of light and impacting.

"Haha!"

"Come! Kill! Kill! Kill!" Earth Immortal Zhiyun shouted, his palms forming seals, and the earth beneath his feet trembled.

The lair formation he had laid out for long years also erupted at this moment.

"I devour mortals, using their flesh, blood, and souls to refine Blood Demon Dao artifacts, causing their souls to scatter so they do not suffer the pain of hellish reincarnation, and they no longer have to be born in this world where demons and monsters run rampant. They should thank me..." Zhiyun Earth Immortal shouted sharply.

The two major formations collided with each other.

For a time, they were actually evenly matched.

"What a demonic magic treasure." Earth Immortal Qingli's eyes lit up, and a trace of greed flashed in his pupils: "A late-stage Earth Immortal, relying on this magic treasure combined with the formation, can actually resist the suppression of two Heaven-Net Great Formations? Even if it only resists for a while, it is already powerful enough."

"This treasure has a fate with me."

"Heavenly Moon Sword!" Earth Immortal Qingli's killing intent soared to the sky, and he finally took action.

His aura surged, and countless flying swords appeared. Hundreds of flying swords gathered to form a terrifying sword formation.

It was actually a sword immortal.

A ray of sword light was born in the sword formation, whistling and descending. One sword strike seemed to cut heaven and earth open, and the countless green lights were instantly cut open.

"Sword Immortal?"

"Go!" Earth Immortal Zhiyun's eyes flashed with madness, and countless silver threads appeared around him, and countless law secret patterns flowed on these silver threads.

He tried his best to block this terrifying sword light.

……

Earth Immortal Qingli took action, and in just a few moves, he had forced Earth Immortal Zhiyun into a desperate situation.

But under their battle, the terrifying aftermath of the battle was also wantonly stirring.

Even with the protection of the formation, many Nascent Soul cultivators who were in the formation couldn't dodge in time and were seriously injured, but temporarily no one died.

Earth Immortal Zhiyun's counterattack became increasingly terrifying.

"Want me to die? Want to get my magic treasure? You won't get anything!" Earth Immortal Zhiyun's eyes were full of madness.

He actually suddenly triggered a restriction in the core of the formation.

This restriction was connected to the magic treasure.

The purpose was one thing—self-detonation!

The formation self-detonated, and the green lotus platform at his feet shattered into countless fragments, shooting in all directions.

This terrifying fluctuation instantly annihilated the countless golden lights.

"Not good? This Zhiyun demon is simply crazy." Earth Immortal Qingli's face changed.

He never expected that Earth Immortal Zhiyun would leave such special restriction means in the source of the Dao at the beginning of the magic treasure refining.

Refining magic treasures like this would cause the magic treasure source to have congenital defects, and the power would be difficult to reach the extreme. But the benefit is that when encountering a desperate situation, the magic treasure can be directly destroyed, so that the enemy cannot get the magic treasure.

"Protect yourself!" Earth Immortal Qingli retreated violently, countless sword qi rippled, protecting himself.

His strength was far above Earth Immortal Zhiyun, and he was nearly a thousand miles away. Even facing such a change, it was very easy to protect himself.

But those Nascent Soul cultivators who formed the formation were instantly unlucky.

Boom-rumble~ The power of the formation and the self-detonation of the immortal-level magic treasure easily annihilated the countless golden lights.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft! Pfft!" Even though the two Earth Immortals leading the Heaven-Net Great Formation tried their best to resist, a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators still died.

There were also many Nascent Soul cultivators whose fleshly bodies were destroyed, leaving only the Nascent Soul to escape.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh!"

Beside Earth Immortal Qingli, an inconspicuous sword qi suddenly shot out, mixed in the aftermath of Earth Immortal Zhiyun's self-detonation, attacking the area where Li Yuan was, actually pointing directly at Li Yuan.

"Qingli!"

"The target is indeed me, wanting to destroy my fleshly body and take my Nascent Soul to refine medicine?" A cold color flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 525 =====

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" Even though the two Earth Immortal commanders tried their best to resist with the Heaven-Net Array, many Nascent Soul cultivators still died.

There were also quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators whose physical bodies were destroyed, with only their Nascent Souls escaping.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh!"

Beside the Qingli Earth Immortal, an inconspicuous sword energy suddenly shot out, mixed in the aftermath of the Zhiyun Earth Immortal's self-detonation, attacking the area where Li Yuan was located, pointing directly at Li Yuan.

"Qingli!"

"The target is indeed me. Want to destroy my physical body and seize my Nascent Soul to refine elixirs?" A trace of coldness flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

(End of Chapter)