Chapter 79: Initial Success in Cultivating the

Lin Prefecture, this region that originally belonged to Yan Family Fortress, is now a place jointly governed by the Seven Sects.

Although Yanyue Sect manages Yan Family Fortress's shop industries, Spirit Stone mines, material mines, medicine gardens, and many other cultivation resources, there are still quite a few ownerless lands.

These places were not left unmined by Yan Family Fortress previously because they were unwilling, but rather there was a reason for it.

Firstly, the danger was too great; secondly, the resources already mastered by Yan Family Fortress at the time were sufficient for the clansmen's cultivation needs, so these places could entirely be left for future Yan descendants to mine.

This kind of practice is the same whether for cultivation sects or cultivation families.

Thirdly, the status of Yan Family Fortress in the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World at that time was unique; despite being the number one cultivation family and occupying an entire prefecture, it chose not to rely on any single sect.

Under these circumstances, if any mine resource of too great a value were mined, it would absolutely arouse the covetousness of the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom and bring disaster, or even total annihilation, to the entire Yan Family Fortress.

If it were not for the Yue Kingdom mine map left behind by Master Xuan Ye, he would never have thought this way.

But now that he had it, and there were indeed many hidden and unknown mine resources within Lin Prefecture, the Yan Family naturally could not rashly mine them under such circumstances.

And this time, it all belonged to him.

Therefore, after leaving Yan Family Fortress, he quickly found the Chijing Yunjin Mine and then went deep inside to find a place.

He began to circulate the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" to absorb and refine the "power of Gold Essence" within, transforming the True Essence Magic Power in his dantian into "Geng Metal True Qi".

However, there is a saying: three days in the cave, a thousand years in the world.

Although Yan Taibai did not need such a long time to cultivate the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash", he still did not emerge for many days.

On this day, two uninvited guests arrived on the wasteland where the Chijing Yunjin Mine was located.

These were two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators from the Giant Sword Sect, each carrying a giant black or white sword on their back.

Carrying a giant sword is the most obvious sign of a Giant Sword Sect disciple, and furthermore, being within the borders of Yue Country, they could naturally only be Giant Sword Sect disciples.

"Senior Brother Mo, are you sure there really is a Chijing Yunjin Mine here?"

One of them, a young man dressed in Giant Sword Sect disciple robes and carrying a white giant sword, looked at this vast, boundless wasteland filled with yellow earth and truly could not believe it.

That such a place could have the rare artifact-refining material: Chijing Yunjin.

As a Foundation Establishment Stage disciple of the Giant Sword Sect, he was well aware of how precious this excellent artifact-refining material was.

The entire Giant Sword Sect did not have a single vein; only Yanyue Sect had one small vein of this material.

Yet the amount of Chijing Yunjin that could be refined each year was only a few taels, and it required a Golden Core Stage Cultivator to refine it personally; the difficulty can be imagined.

But if they could find a vein, it would be a monumental contribution for the entire Giant Sword Sect.

There would certainly be no shortage of Spirit Stones or miraculous pills to increase cultivation and raise one's realm.

But the prerequisite was being able to find it, and this did not seem to be an easy task.

"Rest assured, if I weren't certain, how could I have brought you here? Look, what is this?"

The other Giant Sword Sect Foundation Establishment Stage disciple with the black giant sword patted the Storage Bag at his waist and took out a Jade Box.

Once the Jade Box was opened, lying inside was a piece of golden, walnut-sized ore that gave one a fluffy, cloud-like impression.

"Chijing Yunjin raw ore, could it be?"

The Giant Sword Sect disciple with the white giant sword who had just raised the question said with a face full of joy.

"Correct, it was discovered right here. It's just that I had only just reached Foundation Establishment at the time, my strength was low, and plus this Lin Prefecture was Yan Family Fortress territory, so I didn't have enough certainty. That is why I didn't rashly tell the sect."

"But now Yan Family Fortress is gone, and I have also broken through to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage. Furthermore, our Master is also a Golden Core Stage Cultivator of the sect, so my status and position are completely different from before. I prepared to come and investigate, but to avoid any accidents and to have some support, I invited you to come along. If we really find the Chijing Yunjin Mine, we will certainly receive a great reward from the sect."

The Giant Sword Sect Foundation Establishment Stage disciple carrying the black giant sword said candidly.

"Many thanks, Senior Brother Mo; this younger brother will certainly not forget this kindness from you."

The Giant Sword Sect disciple with the white giant sword said with a face full of gratitude and bowed in thanks.

"Haha, it is still too early to say these things. We still have to find the Chijing Yunjin Mine first. This material basically does not appear alone; there must be an entire vein, though I don't know the scale."

Senior Brother Mo accepted this calmly and smiled with a nod.

"Hehe, no matter the scale, as long as we find it, it will be a great achievement for the two of us brothers."

The Giant Sword Sect disciple with the white giant sword chuckled, his face glowing with happiness as he spoke.

After all, such a great merit falling from the sky is not something everyone is lucky enough to obtain.

As for why the other party was so kind, he also understood; it was because of their Master. Besides the relationship with their Master, he was also his "brother-in-law".

Of course, not openly, but his elder sister was also a disciple of their Master.

However, the fact that such female disciples are actually concubines is too common in the cultivation world and counts for nothing at all.

Therefore, this relationship was naturally extraordinary.

"Of course, for this, I even specially borrowed a Gold-Toothed Rat from the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion; this is the best choice for finding metal-attribute mines."

Senior Brother Mo then took out a fist-sized, oily, shiny little golden mouse from his Spirit Beast Bag.

"Squeak squeak!"

As soon as this little golden mouse opened its mouth to squeak, one could see two rows of sharp, saw-like golden teeth inside.

This is also the reason why it is called a Gold-Toothed Rat, and it is the best choice for various cultivation sects and cultivation families to find metal-attribute mines.

Together with the Double-Pupil Rat used for finding spirit lands, they are jokingly called the "Two Rats of Cultivation"; although it is a joking name, it is enough to explain their status.

"A Gold-Toothed Rat, Senior Brother Mo is truly well-prepared. With this Gold-Toothed Rat, our chances of finding it are even greater. After all, in these thousand miles of desert, without the help of a Spirit Beast, it would be too difficult to find."

"Alright, stop talking. Let's hurry up and search! Although there are few people here, disciples from other sects will still pass by occasionally."

Before the words had faded, a brilliant golden rainbow light shot out from the desert ahead and stopped in mid-air.

It looked like another rising, brilliant sun, capable of competing for radiance with the glorious sun high in the sky.

The brilliant golden light and spiritual pressure it emitted caused the expressions of the two Giant Sword Sect disciples to change slightly; they had the feeling of facing a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

"Senior Brother Mo, has a senior already found it?"

The Giant Sword Sect disciple with the white giant sword said in a low voice, his face turning pale.

"I'm afraid that is indeed the case, but I don't know which sect's elder senior it is."

Senior Brother Mo said with a bitter smile.

Afterwards, just as he was about to bow and offer greetings, the golden figure, bright as the blazing sun, transformed directly into a golden rainbow and vanished.

This golden figure was naturally Yan Taibai; now, relying on an entire Red Essence Cloud Gold mine and a Metal Attribute Spirit Stone mine not far away, he had already converted all the True Essence Magic Power within his dantian into "Geng Metal True Qi".

It could be considered the initial success of cultivating the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash"!

However, it was merely an initial success; that is to say, he had replaced the True Essence Magic Power in his body with "Geng Metal True Qi", and he was still more than a hundred thousand miles away from true mastery.

Yet even so, Yan Taibai's strength had greatly increased, and among Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, there should be no one who could rival him.

Most importantly, whether in terms of strength or escape speed, one could say there had been a heaven-shaking and earth-turning change, a significant enhancement and improvement.

As for the price paid, it went without saying: one Metal Attribute Spirit Stone mine and one Red Essence Cloud Gold mine.

Besides that, there was the issue of time; it took a full year to complete the conversion.

But the harvest was also enormous, and Yan Taibai did not care much about that; it was just right to hide away from this storm.

Now that a year had passed, the matter had likely calmed down quite a bit, and he still had proper business to attend to.

【Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils】

For Yan Taibai, besides cultivating this "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash", this matter was the most important.

And with his now greatly increased strength, completing this task was no longer very difficult.

He only needed to make one more trip to the place where the three great demon sects of Yuanwu Country were located.

If possible, he would not mind splashing more "dirty water" on the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects and engaging in some more impersonation and fraud.

After all, what he was doing, from a certain perspective, was also to alert the cultivation sects of various countries so they could make full preparations.

However, Yan Taibai was very curious and even somewhat worried about whether the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects would therefore launch their invasion of the various countries' cultivation worlds ahead of schedule.

If that were the case, he would have to make plans for the Ancient Teleportation Array early.

This matter concerned his own life!

Otherwise, unless he condensed a Golden Core to become a Golden Core Stage Cultivator or refined all the metal material mines and Metal Attribute Spirit Stone mines within the entire Yue Country, his strength would not increase enough.

If not, there was no need to think about the possibility of surviving.

He would inevitably be a key target of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, especially the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Yan Taibai was extremely clear about this, so the matter of searching for the Ancient Teleportation Array and the Great Teleportation Token had to be put on the agenda.

Fortunately, he had a map of the distribution of mines within the entire Yue Country in his hands, so this matter was not too difficult; he just needed to find a way to mix in.

Thinking of this, Yan Taibai carefully examined the mine map again, then, while analyzing which Spirit Stone mine was most likely, he headed toward the territory of the three great demon sects of Yuanwu Country.

That was the Demonic Path sphere of influence closest to him, and therefore, it was also the place where he could complete the task the fastest.

As soon as the task was completed, he would be able to receive another "big gift".

It was just that Yan Taibai was quite curious and expectant about what the subsequent "big gift" would be; he just hoped it wouldn't disappoint him.

However, the "big gifts" that had appeared so far had truly not disappointed him.

It just so happened that he also intended to earn some Spirit Stones to spend, treating it as robbing the rich to help the poor.

……

The first place Yan Taibai entered was naturally the Yin Yang Demon Sect of the three great demon sects, and he directly auctioned off the Top-tier Magical Tool of the Foundation Establishment Stage disciple under Huoyun Daoren that he had killed last time.

This act was undoubtedly a provocation to the Yin Yang Demon Sect, and for Yan Taibai, this was the fastest way to complete the 【Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils】 task.

If it were before, he naturally would not have done it, and could even say he would not have dared, but now!

Even if Huoyun Daoren took action personally, he was confident he could retreat unscathed, or even defeat and kill him.

It was just that the risk was a bit high, and it was not worth the gamble!

It was better to finish the 【Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils】 task first.

……

Yin Yang Demon Sect

"What, someone actually dares to take out Laosan's Top-tier Magical Tool for auction? Scoundrel!"

After hearing the report from the last disciple, a beautiful woman, Huoyun Daoren's face flushed red, and he said in uncontrollable rage.

"Master, this person's behavior is truly too excessive; should we ask the sect's law enforcement team to take action?"

The beautiful woman suggested.

After all, she was the only one left in their lineage, so she naturally did not want to take risks.

Moreover, she alone could not deal with the opponent; originally, Huoyun Daoren had wanted to take on disciples to handle matters,

but unfortunately, first, he had no time as he needed to guard the spirit spring, and second, most Foundation Establishment Stage disciples, upon learning about their lineage's situation, were also worried about losing their lives and were naturally unwilling.

"Ask them! Relying on you alone cannot solve this person; take my token and go, so they will not dare to refuse. Last time, when you and your fellow disciples went together, you all failed and perished. Then this time, let the law enforcement team send more disciples, and it would be best to invite a formation master."

Huoyun Daoren shook his sleeve, took out a fire-red identity token, handed it to the beautiful woman, and instructed.

"Yes, disciple obeys!"

The beautiful woman took the token and said respectfully.

Afterwards, she left to head toward the law enforcement team of the Yin Yang Demon Sect.

This time, she had to kill "Yan Taibai"!

As for the arrival of the Yin Yang Demon Sect, Yan Taibai was also prepared; he set up a formation on Baichi Shan and waited for the other party to arrive.

This time, he would inevitably complete the 【Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils】 task.

"I hope not too few come; otherwise, I'll have to make another trip."

On Baichi Shan, Yan Taibai sat cross-legged in the temple and whispered to himself.

For him, this matter had to be completed as soon as possible, so that he could rest assured to find the Ancient Teleportation Array and the Great Teleportation Token, and prepare for leaving the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

And the Yin Yang Demon Sect did not make him wait long; relying on the identity token in the beautiful woman's hand, she called over twenty-five Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators from the law enforcement team in one breath.

Of course, the biggest reason was still for their own self-preservation.

After all, they were aware of the incident where multiple Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators from Huoyun Daoren's lineage perished last time, and they were also searching for the culprit, which was also their task.

Now that it has finally been found, naturally more people must come, just in case.

More than twenty Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators plus an array formation gave them the strength to fight even against a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, and could even kill one, which greatly boosted their confidence.

Baichi Shan

Looking up at the twenty or thirty streaks of rainbow light flying over in a vast, colorful, and aggressive torrent, a satisfied smile appeared on Yan Taibai's face.

After all, this formation was more than enough to complete the task of Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils, so there was absolutely no need to worry about anything anymore.

Seeing Yan Taibai so happy and showing joy on his face, the members of the Yin Yang Demon Sect instead changed their expressions slightly and stopped in unison.

Furthermore, according to the plan, they surrounded the entire Baichi Shan at the fastest speed and took out the Array Flags to begin setting up the formation.

(End of this chapter)