Chapter 529: Untitled

"Great Elder, congratulations on breaking through to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment." Upon returning to Liuyun Peak, the Su family elders all learned of Su Fan's return, and the elders within the Liuyun Mountain Range gathered in the Su family's council hall.

Su Fan looked at the aura emanating from the Great Elder and smiled to offer his congratulations.

He had traveled to the Wu Guo twice, a period spanning nearly five or six years. During this time, the Great Elder had remained in the third-tier cave dwelling of Superior Zixu, gathering Qi from the Fire Origin Apricot Tree and circulating his magic power, focusing entirely on his cultivation.

Su Fan had sent over some spirit pills, which he consumed, finally breaking through to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment in one go. Though, in Su Fan's eyes, the aura still seemed somewhat unstable.

Yet, he was a ninth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator. Placed on Liuyun Mountain, aside from a few Purple Mansion cultivators, his strength was the greatest.

Even within the three provinces and sixteen commanderies of the Zheng State, the Great Elder's strength was not weak.

It was true that the Great Elder could not, like the Clan Leader, rely on profound formation master cultivation to contend against first or second-tier Purple Mansion cultivators while at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment.

However, the Great Elder's combat power was not weak; at the very least, at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, he would not fear even the core disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect.

Ninth-layer Foundation Establishment was considered decent combat power in the Zheng State, but if placed in the Wu Guo, which was currently experiencing a righteous-demonic war, he would likely be cannon fodder—or if not quite cannon fodder, close to it.

Along his flight back, Su Fan had heard much information regarding the righteous-demonic war; the number of righteous cultivators dying every day was increasing.

Although most were loose cultivators, the cultivation families and sects were not without their own losses.

The demonic cultivators of the Clear Water Sect were truly difficult to deal with, or rather, their upper echelons were too insane. They controlled low-level demonic cultivators and sent them charging directly into the army of righteous cultivators; even if they were heavily wounded, they would choose to self-destruct their physical bodies and Nascent Souls, along with their demonic artifacts.

Such madness caused countless casualties among righteous cultivators, and even a few Golden Core cultivators had died once again.

However, that had nothing to do with him. No matter how many cultivators died in the Wu Guo, it would not affect the Su family here.

Moreover, he did not believe the demonic cultivators of the Clear Water Sect could hold out; in the end, they would still fail.

It was simply impossible to turn the Wu Guo into a demonic domain.

If the Origin Cauldron Sect truly could not hold them back, the Green Wood Sect and others would definitely not sit idly by, and even the great sects neighboring the Southern Wilderness Continent would certainly not remain indifferent.

Even the demon race would not watch from the sidelines. After all, the Yuanyang Jie belonged to both cultivators and the demon race. Though cultivators and the demon race fought great wars, if the cultivators truly could not hold on against the demonic cultivators, the demon race would also intervene.

Because the upper echelons of the demon race understood that if the demonic race truly won, they, the demon race, would eventually become the demonic race's meal.

Therefore, every time the demonic race invaded the Yuanyang Jie on a large scale, the Primordial Spirit grand masters of the demon race would also take action.

Of course, most of the time, they watched from the sidelines, as the strength of the human cultivators was still sufficiently powerful.

When the demonic race invaded the Yuanyang Jie, they were naturally suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of the Yuanyang Jie. Relying on the advantage of the local territory, the cultivators of the Yuanyang Jie had almost never failed.

Of course, these matters were still too far from the Su family.

The demonic cultivators of the Wu Guo had little impact on the Su family. Once he set up the Nine Yang Demon-Refining Array in the Liuyun Mountain Range, the Su family would be even safer.

Seeing more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Su family now, he was very satisfied, especially with the growing younger generation, which indicated the Su family had embarked on the right path.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Su Fan spoke with a serious expression: "Clan Leader, Great Elder, I have something to tell everyone upon my return."

"A demonic tide has erupted in the Wu Guo, and a Golden Core sect has turned into demonic cultivators..."

Su Fan briefly recounted the situation regarding the demonic cultivators in the Wu Guo, which shocked the Su family's elders.

"What?"

Upon hearing this news, the expressions of the Su family's elders changed. A demonic tide, and the cultivators of an entire Golden Core sect turning into demonic cultivators—this was simply unimaginable.

That Clear Water Sect alone could crush the cultivators of the entire Zheng State; that such terrifying power had all transformed into demonic cultivators was unthinkable.

They could hardly imagine what the Wu Guo would become after the demonic tide erupted.

Some elders clearly wore worried expressions, evidently anxious.

"Clan Leader, elders, there is no need to worry too much. The Origin Cauldron Sect of the Wu Guo has called upon cultivators to form a coalition army, blocking those demonic cultivators before the gates of the Clear Water Sect."

"Although the demonic cultivators of the Clear Water Sect are not weak, the strength of the Origin Cauldron Sect and the coalition army is not weak either."

Su Fan explained with a smile. It was true that the madness of the demonic cultivators had caused great casualties to the coalition army, but the foundation of the Wu Guo's cultivators was still too strong.

The number of cultivators produced by a single commandery exceeded that of the entire Zheng State. The Origin Cauldron Sect's word was law in the northern lands of the Wu Guo; once a conscription order was issued, no faction dared to defy it.

One could say there was enough cannon fodder.

Of course, the Origin Cauldron Sect did not rely solely on commands. Just like the Cloud Sun Sect, there were rewards: Foundation Establishment pills, treasures for opening the Purple Mansion, and so on—all were laid out there.

Perhaps these held little attraction for those cultivation families and sects, but for loose cultivators, the attraction was simply too great.

Therefore, more and more loose cultivators joined the coalition army, and naturally, there was more and more cannon fodder.

Clearly, the Origin Cauldron Sect did not dare to act too recklessly; offering rewards was also a way to restore their reputation.

After all, if they truly ruined their reputation, it would certainly be disadvantageous for the Origin Cauldron Sect. The Origin Cauldron Sect did not possess the supreme authority that the Cloud Sun Sect had in the Zheng State.

In the Wu Guo, the Origin Cauldron Sect still had enemies and sect forces that threatened them.

"Clan Leader, I brought back a set of the Nine Yang Demon-Refining Array this time. Clan Leader, you shall be the one to set up this formation within Liuyun Mountain. Even if there are fish that slip through the net among those demonic cultivators in the future and they flee to the Zheng State..."

"With this formation, the Su family will be sufficiently safe."

After finishing, Su Fan took out the entire set of the formation disk and formation flags. When Su Wanjun saw this formation, his eyes instantly shone brighter than a lightbulb.

A third-tier high-grade Nine Yang Demon-Refining Array was naturally the best formation he had ever seen. He was currently only a third-tier low-grade formation master; if he could fully comprehend this formation, perhaps his formation cultivation could advance further, and he might reach the level of a third-tier mid-grade formation master.

Therefore, Su Wanjun did not stand on ceremony and took the formation disk and flags.

"Great Elder, as for your Profound Yang Warm Jade, once you have stabilized your cultivation after some time, you can attempt to open the Purple Mansion."

Su Fan took out another wooden box and handed it to Su Shi'an.

"What?"

"Profound Yang Warm Jade! So soon?" ===== CHAPTER 530 =====