Chapter 29: Dan Qi Ling Xiao, Jiang Zi Zai

  Huisheng Valley, Huangzi Number Danfang.

  All the high-ranking elders of Daluo Golden Way who had closed their mortal aperture gathered here. There were more than 50 elders in the Dan character generation, 9 in the Qi character generation, 5 in the Ling character generation, and 2 in the Xiao character generation. This was already the best of Daluo Golden Way at present. Today, they would join forces to open a yellow-level pill furnace, which had countless mysterious array methods attached to it, and could greatly condense the medicinal power, increase the success rate of alchemy, and produce more pills. They would use this high-grade pill furnace to refine the large batch of spiritual medicine sent by Jiang Zixin.

  If they weren't really short of strength, they even wanted to join forces to start a Xuanzi-level or Dizilevel, Tianzi-level alchemy furnace. However, with the Yuan Shen period cultivation of the two elders of the Xiaozi generation, even if they added the joint efforts of other elders, they could only barely start a Huangzi-level alchemy furnace, which was already the limit.

  A group of old Daoists stood around a nine-zhang-tall dan furnace, each occupying a position, and closed their eyes to adjust their breathing, striving to bring their internal true yuan to the best state. Xiangchen, Xiangyun, the highest-ranking elder of the Daluo Dan Dao, wore a moon-white dao robe, held a dustpan, and walked quickly around the dan furnace. They stepped in mysterious steps, constantly using the dustpan to point out pure true yuan, triggering the array method brought by the dan furnace itself. Gradually, fist-sized talismans appeared on the surface of the dan furnace, and a faint sound of wind and fire came from inside the dan furnace.

  Xiao Chen shouted: "Huang Zijun Dan Furnace, one furnace and nine tripods, can simultaneously refine nine different kinds of elixirs. Once the dan furnace is opened, quickly put the prepared medicine into the medicine tripod. Dan Ying, you are in charge of inputting true yuan to the dan furnace and controlling the fire. Qi You, each of you controls the medicine power condensation in a medicine tripod. Ling Kong, you are ready to take over at any time, controlling the changes of the spiritual array inside the dan furnace."

  They assigned the task, and Xuan Chen and Xuan Yun let out a loud shout. The two of them clasped their hands together in a seal, slowly lifting it up from their lower abdomen. "Hummm", the lid of this yellow character-grade dan furnace slowly rose with the movement of their hands, reaching as high as three zhang six chi. A milky white flame that was almost transparent suddenly shot out of the dan furnace, and the temperature inside the dan room rapidly increased. The walls of the dan room flashed with light, and countless forbidden techniques were triggered at the same time, tightly binding this heat wave within the dan room. "Whoosh", half of the Danzi generation elders were only in the golden dan period of cultivation, and they were caught off guard. Their clothes, beards, eyebrows, and hair suddenly burst into flames, and a foul smell of burnt offerings wafted through the dan room.

  "Brothers, why haven't you activated your spiritual symbols to protect yourselves?" Dan Jing shouted in a low voice.

  The faces of the Danzi elders were filled with shock and horror, their clothes and hair burning. The Danzi disciples hastily patted their waistbands, activating the protective spiritual symbols they wore, which wrapped their bodies in a tight layer of dim light, isolating them from the external heat waves. Meanwhile, Danfeng Daoist continuously injected true yuan into the dan furnace through thin air, controlling the changes in the fire within, while muttering to himself in shock: "I thought that being able to refine pills with a Yu-level dan furnace was already an extraordinary thing, and didn't think that a Huang-level dan furnace would be particularly formidable. Who would have thought that this Huang-level dan furnace is completely different from those Universe Cauldron Four-Level Dan Furnaces! Ugh, it's so hot!" Even Danfeng Daoist, who had cultivated to the Yuan Ying stage, couldn't withstand the invasion of the heat waves and hastily activated his spiritual symbols.

  Nine old Daoists of the Jiuzi generation rose into the air at the same time, rushing to the top of the alchemical furnace and standing in a fixed position according to the nine palaces. They chanted incantations and poured pre-prepared medicinal materials into the cauldron. These medicinal materials were all spiritual medicines that had been aged for over a thousand years, with extremely potent medicinal properties. As soon as they were steamed by the furnace fire, the fragrance of the medicine wafted out in all directions. The dense medicinal energy even condensed into a purple cloud cover above the alchemical furnace. This elixir had not yet begun to be refined, and the escaping spiritual energy was already on the verge of coalescing into the shape of dragons and tigers.

  Xiao Yun and Xiao Chen were overjoyed in their hearts, they exchanged a glance, nodded and smiled simultaneously. It was worth it for them to break through the deadlock this time, how many years had it been since they last saw such a victory? The Huang Zhi level furnace of the Da Luo Dan Dao, hadn't it been nearly a thousand years since it was last opened? Faintly, as if they saw it, the grand scene of the Da Luo Dan Dao in its heyday, where high-level furnaces like Tian Di Xuan Huang worked day and night to refine countless spiritual pills and even immortal pills! Of course, these glorious scenes were only things they had heard from their ancestors.

  Taking a deep breath, Xiāo Yún and Xiāo Chén saw that the nine disciples of the Qì generation had already placed the medicine in the alchemical furnace. They simultaneously manipulated their seals, and dozens of spiritual seals flew out quickly. The heavy furnace lid slowly descended with a faint humming sound, and the lid itself was surrounded by a brilliant light, forcing the hazy purple cloud into the alchemical furnace. The medicinal fragrance that had filled the room instantly dissipated, and the flames rose higher. A purple-red glow burst forth from the alchemical furnace, and the restrictive spells on all four sides of the room were activated one after another. Everywhere was filled with clouds and mist, auspicious light, and rainbow-colored glows. The faces of everyone present were simultaneously covered in a layer of seven-colored light. The sound of wind and fire inside the alchemical furnace grew even more intense, like a raging sea tide, shaking people's spirits and souls.

  Xiao Yun and Xiao Chen had exhausted all their true yuan just by opening the cauldron and closing the lid. The two old Daoists stumbled backward a few steps, plopped down on the mat, and weakly waved at the five Lingzi disciples. The five elderly men in moon-blue robes slowly stood up, silently surrounded the cauldron according to the five elements, and prepared to respond to any unpredictable changes that might occur inside the cauldron. The Huang-level cauldron had not been used for too long, and no one knew if there would be any mistakes.

  However, fortunately, everything seems to be going smoothly. After taking more than a dozen pills to replenish his true yuan, and cultivating for nearly half an hour, he recovered all of his true yuan spirit. Meanwhile, the alchemy furnace still did not produce any adverse changes. The pill refinement was proceeding smoothly, with about half of the precious medicinal materials in the crucible having been condensed into their full efficacy, transforming into fist-sized liquid spheres that rolled around inside the crucible. The spiritual array within the furnace activated, and threads of colorful light swept across these liquid spheres, continuously refining away impurities. All impurities were transferred out of the crucible by the spiritual array, then incinerated by the furnace flames, turning into colorless and odorless smoke that dispersed.

  Impurities turned into a colorless and odorless smoke, gradually dispersing and covering the entire alchemy room.

  Daro Dan Dao, the four elders of Dan, Qi, Ling, and Xiao, were all unaware of the colorless and odorless smoke. They concentrated their minds and focused their attention on guarding the alchemy furnace, fearing that they would ruin the spiritual medicine inside.

  Outside the Dan House, a group of senior disciples led by Huafeng stood solemnly. Although their cultivation was not as good as that of the elders inside the Dan House, they had an advantage in numbers. If something unexpected happened to the Dan Xiang Dao people and they were unable to cope, these disciples could hold out for a while. It had been too long since anyone had used a yellow-grade pill furnace, so no one knew how much it would consume. Huafeng and his group were just a reserve team, and when the elders' true yuan was insufficient, they would enter the Dan House to fill the gap left by the elders.

  A gentle cough, and Elder Jiang led five disciples along the winding path. Huafeng and several senior brothers hastily brought their fellow disciples to pay respects to Elder Jiang. Elder Jiang lazily waved his hand and smiled: "Elder ones, have you begun refining the elixir? Hmm, may I enter and take a look?"

  Hua Feng'er's face showed a difficult expression, and she hesitated for a moment before glancing at the several senior brothers beside her.

  A steady and powerful voice came from the Dan room: "If Jiang Zhenren is interested, he can enter the Dan room. As a true person who has seen much and knows widely, he must have his own insights on alchemy, and it would be great to discuss and learn from each other."

  Jiang Lao Dao smiled slightly, and several disciples including Chui Huafeng squeezed their eyes, saying calmly: "You all stay here and ask the senior brothers of Daluo Dan Dao for guidance." After finishing speaking, he swung his sleeves and walked into the Dan room. The entrance to the Dan room was a swirling aura, as the Xuan dust inside opened up the forbidden technique, revealing an entry path.

  The forbidden law opened, and a milky white heat wave rushed out dozens of feet away with a "whoosh" sound. Huā Fēng and the others were caught off guard, their hair and clothes igniting simultaneously. The group of Taoists were frightened and hastily retreated, each casting a forbidden spell to protect themselves. Fortunately, the forbidden law at the entrance of the alchemy room was slightly opened but immediately closed again, so the heat wave only raged for a brief moment before disappearing without a trace. However, in that extremely short moment, the ground at the entrance of the alchemy room was scorched and a thin layer was burned away, with the sand and paving stones melting together into one piece.

  Outside the door, a group of Taoist priests looked at each other in dismay, only then did they understand why the elder of Dan Jing Dao had them prepare to receive but not enter the Dan room. The power of the Huang character level Dan furnace was indeed not to be underestimated. Jiang Lao Dao's five disciples also looked shocked, they glanced at each other and shook their heads simultaneously.

  Gong Lao Dao walked into the Dan room, which was a square with four corners. He smiled softly and said: "Jiang Ziyin has seen all of you Taoist friends."

  Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun smiled and nodded at Jiang Lao Dao, pointing to a nearby cushion. Jiang Lao Dao didn't stand on ceremony, walking over to sit cross-legged beside Xiao Chen, smiling as he gazed at the dan furnace: "This is indeed your sect's Huang-grade dan furnace? It truly lives up to its reputation; I imagine the spiritual pills refined from it are also of the highest quality."

  Xiao Chen smiled faintly and nodded slightly with a hint of reserve: "Indeed, it's a Huang character grade dan furnace. This dan furnace..."

  Xiao Chen was about to introduce the benefits of the Huangzi-level Dan furnace, when thirteen Daoist practitioners of the Dan character generation simultaneously let out a stifled hum. One of them shouted loudly: "The Dan furnace consumes too much true yuan, we can't bear it!" The thirteen Jin Dan period Daoists had all their true yuan sucked dry by the Dan furnace, leaving their bodies empty and hollow, with the golden dan in their dantian dull and dim. They patted the ground with both hands, retreated several meters, sat down cross-legged on the ground, took out handfuls of spiritual pills to replenish their true yuan, and swallowed them.

  Jiang Lao Dao's eyebrows twitched, and he said bluntly: "Everyone focuses on refining the elixir, I won't disturb you anymore." He sat cross-legged, his hands forming a lotus flower hand seal in front of his dantian, his eyes fixed on the alchemical furnace, indeed not saying another word.

  Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun exchanged a glance, and immediately ordered the five elders of the Lingzi generation to fill the vacancies left by the thirteen elders of the Danzi generation. They continued to pour the true yuan into the dan furnace. The fire that had just lost its vitality suddenly became vigorous and pure again. Threads of flame leaked out of the dan furnace, condensed into fist-sized red lotus flowers, and revolved around the dan furnace with a whirring sound.

  Elder Jiang nodded slowly, his emotions uncontrollable. He spoke in a low voice: "Just by looking at your sect's fire control technique, I can tell that the Great Luo Dan Dao is not famous for nothing. I've seen a few scattered cultivators who practice alchemy, but they only know how to use fierce flames to scorch everything. Where is the subtlety in their methods? This time, however, I have found the right person."

  Xiao Yun smiled lightly and said humbly: "The technique of controlling fire is just a minor skill."

  Mr. Jiang shook his head ambiguously and said calmly, "A minor trick? I don't think so! If it has a great use, then it's a good trick."

  Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun didn't say much, they were busy assigning tasks to their disciples, carefully tending to the furnace fire, striving to refine high-quality elixirs as perfectly as possible. The Nine Tripod Spirit Elixir was just a warm-up exercise, getting familiar with the Huang-grade elixir furnace. The real main event was still those few stalks of Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Medicine. If they didn't use those Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Medicines to refine some top-grade elixirs, Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun would feel deeply guilty themselves. A Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Medicine, even in the distant past, was a treasure worth risking one's life for, let alone now?

  So, the elder of the Da Luo Tian Dao carefully served this yellow character-level pill furnace, and he didn't have any mind to think about external things. Normally, when they were refining pills, they would absolutely not allow outsiders to be present, which was also for their own safety and the safety of the pills. However, towards Xiang Ziyan, it was clear that they did not have such a defensive mentality. Xiang Ziyan's reputation was simply too loud and too upright, making it impossible for people to have any guard against him.

  Before long, eighteen days passed in a flash.

  Eighteen consecutive days of high-intensity consumption, even the faces of senior elders such as Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun couldn't help but reveal a hint of fatigue. The power consumed by the Huangzi-level Dan furnace had indeed exceeded their current level of cultivation. Elders like Dan Jing Dao Ren and Dan Fu Sheng of the Dan character generation were all thinner, clearly suffering from severe internal injuries. If not for the large amount of spiritual elixirs propping them up, they would have lost even the energy to move.

  However, all the faces of the Da Luo Dan Taoist elders had a hint of frenzy. A faint purple golden dan energy was rising from the dan furnace, forming a cloud-like canopy on top of the furnace, and in the clouds, there was a hidden dragon and phoenix lightly twisting and flying. This purple golden dan energy, according to the records of the Da Luo Dan Jing, is the dan energy unique to Xuanzi-level spiritual dan! Could it be that they used Huangzi-level dan furnaces to refine Xuanzi-level spiritual dan? This was truly an exciting and joyful event!

  How many years has it been since Da Luotian Dao last refined a dan medicine above the Yu character level? The efficacy of dan medicines increases by tenfold or even a hundredfold with each upgrade in grade. This batch of nine tripod dan medicines they are refining are all foundation-establishing and auxiliary cultivation-assisting dan medicines; if they could refine just one tripod of Xuan-character-grade Foundation Establishing Spirit Dan...

  Dan Jing Dao Ren laughed with his mouth wide open, the Xuanzi-level Foundation Spirit Pill is quite extraordinary, its effect of washing the marrow and strengthening the tendons is probably exaggerated? Hmm, maybe if he finds a few talented disciples and deliberately cultivates them, it's not impossible to produce another two Lin Xiao-like monsters. The only headache is whether or not to give this Xuanzi-level Foundation Spirit Pill to Jiang Zi Ye.

  As he thought of this, Dan Jing Dao Ren couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness as he turned his head to glance at Jiang Zi Zai, only to see that Jiang was taking out a black jade bottle the size of a fist from his sleeve. He grasped it in his hand, carefully playing with and rubbing it. The black jade bottle was extremely thin, its body almost transparent, and one could faintly see that there was about half a bottle of liquid inside, with wisps of smoke rising and swirling above the liquid. Jiang Zi Zai felt Dan Jing Dao Ren's gaze, and immediately lifted his head, smiling very friendly at Dan Jing Dao Ren, seemingly casually asking: "Dan Jing Sect Master, are you going to take out the dan?"

  Dan Jing nodded slightly and smiled: "I'm currently using the fire of literature and martial arts to refine the elixir, probably just a cup of tea's time left before it's done."

  "Ah!" Jiang Zizai nodded slightly, smiling: "Since it's going to be a success, the various steps and spiritual keys after the success, Lao Dao has also studied a bit, so there's no need to waste everyone's effort." He pinched a strange handprint, smiled at Dan Yun Dao Ren.

  Dan Jing Dao Ren detected a somewhat unpleasant tone from Jiang Zi's words and furrowed his brow, asking: "Senior, what do you mean by this?"

  Dan Jing Dao Ren's voice was slightly louder, and the elders of Da Luo Dan Dao in Dan Fang looked over at the same time.

  Jiang Zi sat with his legs crossed, stretched lazily and smiled: "The old way means that the remaining things can be done by the old way, you can rest."

  After finishing speaking, Jiang Zi easily crushed the black jade bottle in his hand, and a faint blue smoke instantly gushed out of the bottle, filling the entire alchemy room in an instant.

  Xiao Chen and the others held their breath, but the blue smoke seeped into their bodies through their skin. A strange fragrance slowly spread from their internal organs, and everyone felt a sense of euphoria. They suddenly regained their vitality to its peak, and some of the depleted true yuan in their bodies also rapidly recovered.

  "This is!" Xuan Chen Lao Dao looked at Jiang Ziye in surprise.

  "This is the 'Xun Shen Xiang' refined from Blue Dream Grass and Tian Long Resin, a top-grade spiritual medicine that greatly replenishes one's primordial energy." Xiao Yun took a deep breath, sighing in admiration: "'Xun Shen Xiang', this is indeed a divine medicine of the earth grade! And this rich, sweet fragrance is even more extraordinary, having been nourished by the essence of a thousand-year-old Wannian Manna. Jiang Zhenren, you're too kind!"

  They heard that it was the 'Xun Shen Xiang' which was a top-grade spiritual medicine that greatly benefited one's primordial energy. Dan Feng Dao Ren and the others' tense faces suddenly relaxed. They carefully savored the vast spiritual power contained within this blue smoke, and couldn't help but nod repeatedly. Indeed, it was indeed the top-grade Xun Shen Xiang. It seemed that Jiang Lao Dao had good intentions, and truly wanted them to rest. However, from Jiang Zi Ye's tone of voice earlier, it was really hard not to suspect his motives.

  Dan Jing Dao Ren looked at Jiang Lao Dao with a hint of embarrassment and slightly bowed his head in respect. Jiang Lao Dao's cultivation was exquisite, and he must have seen through the vigilance and guard that Dan Jing had just shown. Had his own cautious heart inadvertently offended Jiang Lao Dao's noble nature?

  Jiang Lao Dao smiled slightly and stood up, saying with a smile: "It's not that I'm being deliberate, but you all should take a rest. However, before killing you, I want to ask, where is your Great Luo Dan Scripture?" Jiang Lao Dao looked at the Great Luo Dan Sect's elders in the dan room with a smiling gaze and nodded seriously: "I want the Great Luo Dan Scripture, hand over the Great Luo Dan Scripture and you can keep your souls to reincarnate. If not, you will all scatter into nothingness!"

  Many old Daoists in the Danfang changed their faces. Dan Ying Daoren exclaimed: "Jiang Zhenren, have you gone mad?"

  Jiang Old Dao shook his head gently and said lightly, "I'm not crazy, nor am I stupid. What I'm saying is the truth. Hand over the Great Luo Dan Scripture, and all 3,475 people in the Great Luo Dan Sect can retain a soul to reincarnate. If you don't hand it over... you naturally know how many methods there are in the cultivation world to deal with souls." Jiang Old Dao looked at Dan Jing Dao Ren with great gentleness and smiled, "Someone wants all of you dead! But I'm a person who likes to leave a thread of life for others. So, hand over the Great Luo Dan Scripture, and you can retain your soul to reincarnate!"

  The many elders of the Da Luo Tian Dao suddenly gathered together, with Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun at the forefront, forming a mysterious formation. Xiao Chen sneered: "Jiang Ziyi, with your own strength, you say this, it's a bit too much."

  Ginger looked at the array of Rodan elders and sneered, "Do you know why I let you form an array?"

  Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun exchanged a glance, then shook their heads simultaneously.

  Dan Jing Dao Ren said faintly: "I suppose it's not a true person showing great compassion?"

  Jiang Zizai nodded and smiled, "Indeed, it's not my great mercy. Although the Xun Shen Xiang is a top-grade spiritual medicine, if used together with 'San Yuan Wu', unless one is close to flying ascension or has prepared the Wan Nian Du Huang Pearl in advance, within the time of a cup of tea, one's true yuan will dissipate and their yuan ying will collapse, turning all their cultivation into flowing water... San Yuan Wu, this is also a Tian-class poison pill from the Da Luo Dan Tao's secret recipe. I suppose you all understand its power."

  The faces of all the elders of the Da Luo Tian Dao changed drastically, and they exclaimed in shock. Their instinctive mobilization of their true yuan indeed made them feel as if their bodies had opened up countless holes like a broken bamboo hat, with their true yuan pouring out rapidly. The golden elixirs and primordial infants within their bodies were all melting away like snowmen under the scorching sun.

  "Disperse the poison!" Xuan Chen's face turned pale as he loudly shouted: "This heavenly-grade poisonous dan has been extinct for over 3,000 years! There isn't even a single thread of it stored in my Da Luo Dan Dao pharmacy! Where did you get this vicious poison from?"

  "Detestable?" Jiang Ziyi shrugged his shoulders, saying indifferently: "If I can obtain seven stalks of the spiritual medicine that has been tempered for ten thousand years, why can't I obtain the scattered yuan mist from three thousand years ago? With this Xun Shen Xiang, hum, all the elders of your Da Luo Dan Dao will be caught in one net. Relying on the few disciples under your sect who have just formed their golden elixir, uh, the destruction of Da Luo Dan Dao today is certain! However, there are two ways to die: one way is to die and still be able to reincarnate, another way is for the soul to disperse... No, no, you will be refined into a magic treasure and never be able to transcend! Which one do you choose?"

  While teasing the elderly of Daluo Dan Dao, Jiang Zuo skillfully opened the lid of the yellow character-level dan furnace and collected the purple light flashing dan medicine that popped out. He smiled while collecting the spiritual dan: "Indeed, it's good dan medicine! If I got the Daluo Dan Jing, in the future when I open my sect in the Suspended Void Sea, I would have a foundation. Hmm, with so many spiritual dans and the ones stored in your Daluo Dan Dao, it shouldn't be difficult to cultivate a batch of capable disciples in a short period of time?"

  "Old Ancestor?" Dan Jing's sharp ears picked up on Jiang Ziyin's changed self-address.

  "Oh! I forgot to explain it to you all! This is the old ancestor's fault!" Jiang Zixin smiled with his eyes narrowed, his face was still the same, but suddenly a strong evil spirit appeared on his face. The vertical pupil between his eyebrows also turned into a blood-red color that made people's hearts tremble in an instant, and a thread of bloody light shot out from his eyes several feet away. "Old ancestor me, I used to call myself the Blood God Old Ancestor, hehehe, but you younger generation have already forgotten my great reputation!"

  He let out a long sigh, and Jiang Ziyin said lightly: "As for the old Dao... no, I, Laozu, am just a strand of the original spirit's avatar. Poor me... I, Laozu, have pretended to be a good person for so many years, and hypocritically killed so many demonic path juniors. It's really shameful."

  The tone suddenly changed, and Jiang Zixin burst out laughing: "However, if it weren't for this, how could the Old Ancestor have caught you all so easily? The medicinal materials I brought with me had all been infused with a hint of Dispersing Yuan Mist. This was something used by your seniors in the Great Luo Dan Dao to plot against me, but now I've used it on you instead - it's only fitting!"

  A few words of effort, and Jiang Ziyuan will have collected all nine spiritual pills. The elders of the Daluo Dan Tao, on the other hand, are already sitting on the ground with pale faces, their bodies constantly trembling, their cultivation having been reduced to nothing, and they have become ordinary people.

  Xiao Chen stared blankly at Jiang Ziyin and asked in a low voice, "Since you're a senior of the demonic path, why did you make the first move against me, Daluo?"

  Jiang Zizai smiled faintly and sighed, "Who can blame the current state of the spiritual energy in the cultivation world? The Old Ancestor wants to quickly obtain a batch of disciples who can fight and kill, so naturally, he needs a large amount of spiritual pills!"

  Xiao Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Aren't you afraid that the Orthodox Sects will rise up and attack together?"

  With a disdainful curl of his lip, he smiled blandly and said: "They all attacked together, it was the Blood God Old Ancestor, not the Demon-Subduing True Person Jiang Zizai! This identity, since it can deceive you all, I suppose Yuanzong and the others will also be deceived? The Old Ancestor killed thirteen people from the Daluo Dan Dao sect back then, and found many lost dan poisons on their bodies, which was quite promising!"

  Xiao Chen, Xiao Yun and others exchanged a desperate glance, simultaneously lowering their heads in despair.

  Jiang Zizai narrowed his eyes and said in a gloomy tone, "Hand over the Great Luo Dan Jing. Considering that one of your ancestors, an old master, saved Yin San Niang's life back then, I will spare your souls and allow you to reincarnate."

  Xiao Chen and Xiao Yun turned back to glance at the various disciples. The faces of all the disciples bore a resolute and unyielding expression. They would rather have their souls dispersed than hand over the Great Luo Dan Jing to Jiang Ziye.

  The Da Luo Dan Dao is a sect that refines elixirs to save people. Even though some of the elders and the Dan Jing Dao Ren have been tainted by the habits of merchants, they still have the pride of true healers in their bones. Hand over the Da Luo Dan Jing, preserve one's own soul and reincarnate, let the Da Luo Dan Jing become Jiang Zi's aid, and let him wreak havoc on the cultivation world? This is something that a compassionate healer would never do.

  What's the big deal even if one's soul is destroyed?

  My life has a limit, but the Tao has no limit. To seek the limitless with the limited is an extremely difficult thing to do. Even if my soul were to fly away and scatter today, I still could not go against my own heart's desire.

  A group of elderly practitioners of the Da Luo Tian Dao sat cross-legged, their faces wearing a calm and self-assured smile, quietly reciting an unknown predecessor's mantra for cultivation. Their pale faces now shone with clarity; at this critical juncture between life and death, they suddenly broke through the barriers in their minds, their mental state advancing by leaps and bounds to reach the perfect and flawless realm of Mahayana.

  "Ah~~~~" Jiang Zizai stared at the elder of the Daluo Dao sect with a dumbfounded expression, his mouth agape. "Forget it, you guys are~~~~~"

  With a flick of his sleeve, Jiang Zuo flew out a blood-colored flame from his sleeve, burning the body of several senior Dan Dao cultivators. "I've ruined your cultivation, so in your next life, just be reborn as an ordinary person! The world of cultivation is mine, and if you dare to offend me again, you won't survive!"

  Where the Blood Flame passed, dozens of Daluo Taoist sect's four generations of elders were all turned to ashes and scattered.

  Jiang Zizai silently watched as the crowd disappeared, and sighed heavily: "Forget it, I've gotten used to being a good person, but I've become too soft-hearted. San Niang~~~~~San Niang~~~~~I'm a Blood God, but for you, after killing someone for the first time, I left behind my soul!"

  With a wave of his sleeve, a flash of blood light flew out, and the seal in the Dan room shook violently before suddenly shattering. Jiang Zixin walked out of the Dan room at a slow pace, only to see hundreds of Da Luo Dan Dao disciples collapse to the ground outside the Dan room. In the air, there was a faint scent of an otherworldly fragrance wafting about. Hua Feng'er leaned against the railing of a flowerbed in front of the door, glaring furiously at Jiang Zixin's five disciples as she shouted: "You've got the You Fu Xiang! This is Da Luo Dan Dao's secret You Fu Xiang - where did you get it from?"

  Jiang Zizai pointed with one hand, and a bloody light pierced through Huafeng's brow. A fine spiritual light flew out of Huafeng's brow and disappeared into the sky. Huafeng's body rapidly withered away, and his cultivation along with his vital energy were completely absorbed by Jiang Zizai. Jiang Zizai similarly killed the hundreds of Daluo Dan Dao disciples outside the gate, then turned to look towards the direction of Hui Chun Valley Mountain Gate. "Those two little demons from Yin Gui Men should have already opened the protective array of Hui Chun Valley, right?"

  The sky flashed brightly, and the mountain gate of Huichun Valley opened with a loud noise. A strong bloody light accompanied by countless black smoke and evil spirits rushed into Huichun Valley.

  In the Valley of Revival, apart from Danxia and Lin Xiao, all the powerful cultivators were slaughtered, and no one detected any anomalies outside. The alarm didn't even sound once, and the Valley of Revival had already been occupied by nearly ten thousand demonic cultivators!

  The blood god ancestor with a clear and elegant face floated in mid-air with his hands behind his back, his sinister voice echoing throughout the valley.

  "Search the entire valley and find the Great Luo Dan Scripture! Everyone, kill!"

  After the cruel order was given, Jiang Ziyu rose up with a bloody glow and arrived in front of the Blood God Old Ancestor.

  The two locked eyes for a moment, and the bloody glow flowed between their pupils for a long time. Finally, the gloomy Blood God Ancestor changed his order: "Kill their physical bodies and let their souls go!"

  Jiang Zizai nodded lightly and stood behind Xue Shen Laozu with his hands behind his back.

  "Hum", the peak to the south of Huichun Valley was overturned by a group of demonic cultivators using the Mountain Reversal Spell, and the peak instantly disintegrated into countless fragments. All the objects in the caves and stone rooms inside the mountain were moved out one by one by the spell.

  Immediately afterwards, many mountain peaks in the Hui Chun interior suddenly broke off, and a group of demonic cultivators burst into loud laughter, recklessly unleashing their most proud techniques, causing the greatest commotion.

  The Da Luo Dan Dao's many green-robed, blue-robed, and white-robed disciples were frightened and scattered in all directions, but they couldn't escape the magical powers of these demonic cultivists, and they died miserably on the spot.

  The great fire raged on, gradually covering the Danqi Lingxiao Hall.

  Finally, the entire Huichun Valley was enveloped in a great fire.