Chapter 301: Eight-Nine Mysterious Art

"Nine Turns Mysterious Art," the Wu clan's clan-protecting

Yin Qi's Zhurong bloodline concentration has already reached the level of a Heavenly Witch, so he can naturally cultivate the "Eight-Nine Profound Art." If he can devour a Great Witch in the future, it is not impossible for his physical body to cultivate into that of an Ancestral Witch.

If there is an opportunity in the future to fuse the bloodlines of the twelve Ancestral Witches, I wonder if it would be possible to return to the body of Pangu?

Yin Qi suppressed his wandering thoughts and began to read the "Nine Turns Mysterious Art."

The "Nine Turns Mysterious Art," generally speaking, is the tempering of the physical body over and over again, allowing the body to undergo metamorphosis.

Each metamorphosis is one turn.

And tempering the body once actually encompasses the three realms of the human martial dao: Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Although there are some differences, they are largely the same.

"So, martial dao was not created by the Yellow Emperor; it was originally the Witch Dao, just improved by the Yellow Emperor?"

Yin Qi's expression was somewhat strange.

Martial dao cultivation uses Qi and blood to temper the physical body, cultivating tendons, bones, skin, flesh, internal organs, and acupoints.

The Witch Dao, however, uses the Earthly Fiend Qi to temper the physical body.

Earthly Fiend Qi is too cold and fierce; the human body cannot withstand it at all. While the Witch Race can withstand it, they are easily influenced by the Earthly Fiend Qi, making them all hot-tempered and fierce in character.

Furthermore, because their physical bodies are too strong, they are unable to cultivate a Primordial Spirit.

Although the Savage Witches possess Witch bloodlines, the purity is very low, and they likewise cannot withstand the Earthly Fiend Qi.

Only by becoming an Earth Witch can one cultivate the "Nine Turns Mysterious Art."

"The 'Nine Turns Mysterious Art' can be cultivated, but it must be improved. Otherwise, influenced by the Earthly Fiend Qi, wouldn't I also become a muscle-bound, simple-minded member of the Witch Race?"

Yin Qi pondered secretly.

Since Earthly Fiend Qi can refine the body, then Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi can do the same.

He couldn't help but think of the "Eight-Nine Profound Art." This Daoist profound art is said to have been created by drawing inspiration from the "Nine Turns Mysterious Art." Yin Qi strongly suspects that it uses this very idea of replacing Earthly Fiend Qi with Spiritual Qi.

Perhaps, overall, the cultivation effect is not as good as Earthly Fiend Qi, but it shouldn't be too far off.

It's just that the concept of the "Nine Turns Mysterious Art" is too high; improving it isn't as simple as just changing Earthly Fiend Qi to Spiritual Qi.

Even a minor adjustment is not something he can complete right now.

Thinking of this, Yin Qi communicated with the Fortune Altar: "Altar, improve the 'Nine Turns Mysterious Art' to use Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi instead of Earthly Fiend Qi. How much fortune is required?"

"Five zhang!"

"Five zhang! So much! Forget it, forget it!"

Looking at the only four zhang of fortune he had, Yin Qi could only say he couldn't afford it.

He remembered that in the original work, besides Yang Jian, Yuan Hong also cultivated the "Eight-Nine Profound Art." At worst, he could obtain it from Yuan Hong later, which would save a sum of fortune.

Moreover, the "Eight-Nine Profound Art" in Yuan Hong's hands certainly contains more than just the first four layers.

In fact, Yin Qi was not as desperate for the "Eight-Nine Profound Art" as he had imagined. He could experience the heavens, and he would certainly be able to obtain martial dao cultivation methods above the Heavenly Immortal level.

After digesting Zhuyou's memories, Yin Qi walked out of the cave.

Four days had passed, and the news of the collapse of Mount Chiyi and the total annihilation of the four great sacrificial priests and other high-level officials must have reached the front lines by now.

Next, apart from retreating, the Chiyi army had no other choice.

And what he had to do, of course, was to pursue the victory.

Outside Duanyun Pass, Chiyi military camp.

Commander's tent.

Kui Yuan was shocked. He stood up abruptly, accidentally knocking over the desk, and things fell all over the floor.

He stumbled and almost fell, his mind a complete blank.

Mount Chiyi collapsed, and the four great sacrificial priests and over a hundred high-level human witches all died!

This was simply a bolt from the blue for him.

Not just him, but the other generals in the commander's tent also had ashen faces.

After a long while, Kui Yuan tried his best to calm himself down. His gaze was like lightning as he glared at the messenger in the tent and said sternly: "Speak, what exactly happened? The four great sacrificial priests are all Earth Witches; how could they all have died in battle?"

The messenger looked sorrowful and said sadly: "General, I don't know the specific details either. I was at the foot of the mountain when I suddenly saw Mount Chiyi collapse, so I hurried up the mountain. But when we arrived, the Ancestral Hall had already turned into ruins, and the four great sacrificial priests, the tribal leaders, and others had all disappeared, leaving only their clothes and bloodstains."

A sharp light burst from Kui Yuan's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "In other words, you cannot be certain that the priests are all dead?"

"This..."

The messenger was in a difficult position. Under Kui Yuan's glare, he could only nod and say: "I am not certain either."

"Good!"

Kui Yuan looked around the tent and said loudly: "Brothers, you have also heard that this brother cannot be certain that the priests have met with disaster. Perhaps they only encountered danger and were trapped somewhere. Therefore, I have decided to retreat immediately."

"Yes, Marshal!"

The generals responded one after another.

In fact, they also knew that Kui Yuan himself probably didn't believe this explanation, but there was nothing else to do now.

If the people below were to learn of this news, the morale of the army would collapse immediately.

At that time, there would be no need for the Yin Shang to attack; they would collapse without being attacked.

The movements of the Chiyi army could not be hidden from Duanyun Pass.

Feng Yunzong gathered the generals to discuss the matter. He introduced the situation and said: "Everyone, tell me, what is the Chiyi up to? Why would they suddenly retreat for no reason? Is it true that something happened in their rear, or are they trying to lure me out of the pass?"

Since the Sky Patrol Warship repelled the Chiyi army a few days ago, the enemy had not launched any more attacks on Duanyun Pass, but instead gathered the small surrounding units and kept increasing their troop strength.

Although Feng Yunzong had gained an additional 500,000 elite Yin Shang troops, he had no intention of leaving the city.

Attacking the enemy's strength with one's own weakness.

Unwise!

Even if they were to leave the pass, they would first have to consume the Chiyi's vital strength and break the enemy in one fell swoop after they were exhausted.

The generals frowned and pondered.

Opportunities in war are fleeting.

If something had happened in the rear of the Chiyi army, they would naturally have to leave the pass immediately to drag them down.

But what if it was fake, and they were trying to lure them out of the city?

Although they had an army of a million, they might not necessarily be able to defeat the Chiyi army in a head-on battle.

"No need to think about it; something happened at the Chiyi Ancestral Hall."

At this moment, Yin Qi, who was sitting at the head, suddenly spoke, his voice firm and decisive.

Swish! Swish!

Everyone looked at Yin Qi one after another.

Feng Yunzong was suddenly startled and asked hurriedly: "May I ask, Your Highness, why are you so certain? And what happened at the Chiyi Ancestral Hall that would make the Chiyi army want to retreat?"

Yin Qi smiled gently and said: "I have my own sources of information. A few days ago, an incident occurred at the Chiyi Ancestral Hall, suspected to be a battle between experts of the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation, which caused Mount Chiyi to collapse. The four great sacrificial priests of the Chiyi and over a hundred high-level human witches all died in battle. It can be said that the Chiyi leadership has been almost completely wiped out."

"Good, good, good!"

Although he didn't know where Yin Qi's information came from, he figured he would never lie about such a thing.

Feng Yunzong clapped his hands and said excitedly: "It is truly Heaven helping us. The Chiyi leadership has been wiped out; this is a great opportunity for us to break the Chiyi army and thoroughly resolve the Chiyi threat. Main generals, take orders!"

"This general is here!"

The main generals stood up one after another.

Feng Yunzong's eyes were sharp, and he said loudly: "Later, reorganize the troops and follow me out of the city to pursue the Chiyi army.

Ding Ce, Zhang Shaokang, Guo Chen, Dong Zhong, Zhao Kun, Bai Feng, Xiao Yun, Yuan Chao, you lead the five hundred Dragon Guard; Feng Lin, you lead the three thousand Azure Cloud Guard, as the left and right vanguards, and follow me to break the Chiyi army formation.

All other units, follow closely behind."

"Yes, Marshal!"