Chapter 126

126. Chapter 126: Ranking (Congratulations to Alliance Leader lztmty)

Qinglin Market.

One after another, flying boats hovered in mid-air, with flags of strange beasts swallowing the moon fluttering in the wind.

Countless array patterns emerged from the flags, and strands of black Qi formed the shape of a moon-swallowing strange beast, roaring at the sky and emitting powerful magic power fluctuations.

This kind of pressure immediately caused the ink-jade python inside Qinglin Market to hiss, raising its snake neck, with fierce light emerging from its vertical pupils.

"In the name of the Wan Shouzong Immortal Sect, clear the demonic atmosphere here!"

Several voices containing divine sense and magic power fluctuations were transmitted; they were clearly all Foundation Establishment cultivators, each driving spiritual artifacts and turning into dazzling long rainbows to sit at the array eyes.

These flying boats were war weapons of the Cultivation World. Once the quantity increased and they cooperated with array flags, they could even temporarily set up arrays.

This "Moon-Swallowing Array," under the magic power support of many Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators, had actually reached the level of a quasi-third rank.

Seeing the world shrouded in moonlight, it actually trapped the second-rank high-grade ink-jade python in place.

Following that, several Foundation Establishment cultivators drove spiritual artifacts to surround and attack it.

The Qi Condensation cultivators on the flying boats occasionally manipulated the flying boats, bombarding the giant python with the array.

Boom—!

The terrifying earthquake made the entire mountain body tremble.

Those demonic beasts that originally occupied the low-grade spiritual veins of the market did not dare to resist, abandoning their own nests one after another to flee, leaving behind a mess.

Not long after, under a dazzling thunder light, half of the ink-jade python's head was charred black, and its corpse slammed heavily onto the ground.

"Haha, the inner core of this ink-jade python is something the Dan Laozu specifically instructed..."

A burly man drove a winged tiger and flew out. His cultivation had actually reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. He looked at the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators: "According to the previous division, the skin, flesh, blood, and bones can be divided among you fellow Daoists. No objections, right?"

"Naturally, no objections. This land reclamation is led by you fellow Daoists from the Wan Shouzong Sect; that was agreed upon from the beginning."

An old Daoist in black robes was all smiles, clearly well-versed in worldly wisdom.

"My Profound Heaven Sect also has no objections."

Su Ye was dressed in green robes with a gold belt around her waist, still wearing a veil. Her pair of clear eyes looked at the already desolate market, seemingly carrying a bit of sorrow.

Her heart was even more bitter.

Previously, she had gone through all kinds of hardships to escape the raw wilderness, joining the Profound Heaven Sect with Foundation Establishment cultivation and becoming an elder.

But she didn't expect that the soul tablet of the Supreme Elder Nie Feifeng would shatter, and the sect would suddenly become precarious.

In the familiar wilderness, sects and families stood in great numbers. Although there was no threat of demonic beasts, the struggles between cultivators were not few at all.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the sect's original Golden Core seed refined a treasure of a third-rank demonic core from the treasury, barely forming a False Jin Dan, coming forward to soothe people's hearts and stabilize the overall situation.

The hurdle of forming a Jin Dan is like a natural chasm!

And depending on the quality of the Jin Dan, it can be divided into False Jin Dan, True Jin Dan, Jin Dan...

For those with a False Jin Dan, their lifespan is only three to four hundred years, and their cultivation can never advance; it is the helpless choice of many Golden Core seeds.

True Golden Core cultivators in the familiar wilderness are rare; most of the so-called Golden Core Zhenren have condensed True Jin Dans.

For those with a True Jin Dan, their lifespan can reach five hundred years. If they cultivate to the perfection of the Golden Core, there is always a glimmer of hope to peek at the Nascent Soul.

Originally, that Golden Core seed of the Profound Heaven Sect, if they had obtained a Golden Core spiritual object, would still have had the possibility of condensing a True Jin Dan.

Alas, the news of Nie Feifeng's death arrived, and coupled with the sect being precarious, they had to cut off their own path and condense a False Jin Dan.

Thinking of this, Su Ye couldn't help but glance at the old Daoist in black robes beside her.

The Black Heaven Temple is a Daoist temple. Below the Golden Core Dan Laozu, there is a "Supervisor," as well as "Three Capitals, Five Lords, and Eighteen Heads."

The Three Capitals and Five Lords are all Foundation Establishment cultivators, while the Eighteen Heads are eighteen true disciples with Qi Condensation cultivation.

It is said that the Black Heaven Temple Master's life or death is unknown, suspected to be trapped in a secret realm. The Black Heaven Temple can only rely on that Supervisor at the perfection of Foundation Establishment to barely support the overall situation, quickly leaning towards the Wan Shouzong Sect and following the lead of the Wan Shouzong Sect.

In terms of situation, it is even more miserable than the Profound Heaven Sect.

But if they can welcome back the Golden Core Dan Laozu this time, the situation will be much better.

"Alright, then let us immediately let the disciples go down to clear the market and set up the array..."

The Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Wan Shouzong Sect took the ink-jade python demonic core and said happily.

Su Ye and the other old Daoist immediately complied with awe.

The flying boat landed, and one Qi Condensation cultivator after another was driven to clear the debris and organize the houses.

Han Qingyun pried open a rotten wooden door and immediately covered his nose.

A stench of demonic beast feces and urine rushed into his face, and among the feces, there seemed to be some human bones mixed in...

"Cleaning Spell!"

He pinched the spell with both hands, casting several small spells in a row to clean up the filth, and his complexion finally looked a bit better.

At this time, looking at the vaguely familiar building, he began to doubt his decision again.

He followed Su Ye, risking his life all the way, and finally escaped the raw wilderness.

Thinking of the attrition along the way, even he didn't want to experience it a second time!

After arriving at the territory of the Profound Heaven Sect, Su Ye became an elder of the Profound Heaven Sect with her Foundation Establishment cultivation. As Su Ye's subordinate, and also a cultivator, even though he was a bit older and his spiritual root aptitude wasn't great, he was still granted permission to join the Profound Heaven Sect and become an outer disciple.

And then... the Profound Heaven Sect suddenly became precarious.

Although the Profound Heaven Sect produced a False Jin Dan Zhenren, they were after all incomparable to a real Golden Core Zhenren. Just as Han Qingyun was sighing day and night, he was dumbfoundedly selected again to return here for land reclamation!

This truly gave him a sense of absurdity, as if he were in a dream.

'What on earth was I fighting for all the way before?'

Han Qingyun sighed in his heart, suddenly seeing a spiritual light land, recognizing it as Su Ye, and immediately greeted her: "Elder Su..."

"Junior Brother Han."

Su Ye nodded slightly; after joining the sect, naturally, she couldn't use the previous form of address.

"The old site of the Green Pill Workshop has been cleaned up by me. I wonder if the Elder would like to stay and live there?"

Han Qingyun began to report.

Su Ye looked at Han Qingyun silently and said faintly: "I brought you into the Profound Heaven Sect back then; looking at it now, it might have harmed you..."

Han Qingyun hurriedly bowed: "I wouldn't dare... Being able to enter the sect and obtain the sect's many supports is already much better than being a rogue cultivator. It's just that now that we are making such a big fanfare, is it a bit..."

"Are you worried that rashly killing a second-rank high-grade demonic beast, and us making such a big commotion here, will attract the attention of a third-rank demonic beast?"

Su Ye's voice was like a clear spring: "You can rest assured, this land reclamation is not just the proposal of the Wan Shouzong Sect... there is support from a major sect behind it."

For her own people, she selectively revealed a bit of news to boost morale.

"So that's how it is, thank you, Miss."

Sure enough, Han Qingyun immediately felt much more at ease...

"Finally here, huh?"

Outside the market, a yellow sparrow flapped its wings and flew away.

Not long after, a youth in silver robes used the Wind Control Spell, as if riding the wind in the void, elegant and free, looking at Qinglin Market.

"There are actually several Foundation Establishment cultivators..."

Fang Xing murmured: "It seems those scouts before were the advance troops?"

Major sect land reclamation is never done by immediately pressing the army forward.

In the previous few months, the surveillance had captured many images of Qi Condensation cultivators risking their lives to come near Qinglin Market for surveying.

After witnessing today's battle formation, Fang Xing determined that this land reclamation team at least had Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting in command.

"Facing Foundation Establishment cultivators, the surveillance has the possibility of being discovered..."

Drone surveillance is a divine artifact in the Qi Condensation stage, but against Foundation Establishment divine sense, there is a possibility of being discovered.

"Looking at the flags, it should be the people of the Wan Shouzong Sect... Could it be that the Golden Core cultivator who escaped still has not given up and wants to explore the secret realm again?"

"No, that's not right... All three Golden Core cultivators are either dead or escaped; he doesn't have the guts, unless he obtained strong reinforcements... Or, he just wants to find the treasures brought out by Nie Feifeng?!"

Fang Xing's eyes lit up.

Unfortunately, this benefit had long been picked up by him and would not be spat out.

"This route being opened up is also a good thing... At least, I can go to the familiar wilderness."

Fang Xing had never forgotten that in that Wan Fa Secret Realm, there was still a major hidden danger that had not yet erupted!

Moreover, although the herbal resources here were rich, he had already stockpiled quite a few.

After truly cultivating, Fang Xing also discovered how inconvenient it was to lack a cultivator market!

"I can test it out... and see if there's a free ride."

Just as he was pondering, he suddenly looked in a certain direction, his face carrying a look of pity.

He saw that in the wilderness, for some reason, there were a few more "savages." Seeing the bustling Qinglin Market, their faces were filled with excitement. They ran to the foot of the mountain and shouted one after another: "The Upper Sect... The Upper Sect has finally come..."

These were the remnants that Su Ye didn't take away back then.

It must be said that human vitality and adaptability are indeed quite tenacious.

That batch of market remnants, after the demonic beasts fully occupied Qinglin Market, some dug holes to hide, some directly fled into the wilderness, living in places with thin spiritual energy, each of them eating raw meat and drinking blood... Uh, cultivators aren't that miserable; anyway, they all tenaciously survived.

Underground camp.

Fang Xing came to the alchemy room, looking at the bronze tripod with two ears and three legs, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

The greatest opportunity that Master Wan Fa and the outside Golden Core cultivators dream of is in his own hands.

He cast a spell, and the bronze tripod opened with a bang, from which ten "Yuan-Increasing Pills" flew out.

At this time, these genuine Yuan-Increasing Pills, after being warmed and nourished, had already become peerless pills without any pill poison!

'Or rather, the pill poison has been reduced to a level infinitely close to zero, which can be automatically discharged by the body as the cultivator breathes... so it is equivalent to having no pill poison...'

Having taken pills for so long, Fang Xing was quite experienced in appraising spiritual pills.

He sat cross-legged and took a Yuan-Increasing Pill.

The Gold-Transforming Art operated accordingly, continuously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and refining the medicinal power in his body.

In his Dantian, the magic power of the sixth level of Qi Condensation reached its peak, naturally breaking through the bottleneck from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Qi Condensation, entering the seventh level of Qi Condensation!

"Late-stage Qi Condensation... back then in Qinglin Market, there were only a few hundred... it can be considered a master of one side."

"One year of hard cultivation, from the fourth level of Qi Condensation to the seventh level of Qi Condensation, this Yuan-Increasing Pill has made an indelible contribution... Of course, the most critical thing is my talent; there is simply no bottleneck in breaking through realms!"