Heshan Way

Ten thousand miles away.

Mount Cloudglory.

A flash of Rainbow Cloud revealed Lu Qingfeng's presence.

"A journey of ten thousand miles in an instant."

"As expected of the Dust-Veiling Banner!"

Holding the Dust-Veiling Banner, Lu Qingfeng felt the space shift, and when he came to his senses, he was at Mount Cloudglory.

This place is 90,000 li away from Mozishan Mountain, and exactly 100,000 li away from where he was just now. The Dust-Veiling Banner in Lu Qingfeng's hand was forged here, and it also absorbed the earth energy of Mount Cloudglory.

As for the Central Plains Dust-Veiling Banner in his hand, because its grade was too high, he could only use it after initial refinement, but could not change the earth energy within it. Otherwise, he could return to the place where he absorbed the earth energy anytime, anywhere.

"Each use results in significant losses."

Lu Qingfeng looked at the Dust-Veiling Banner in his hand; its Radiance was dim. To use it again, it would require ten years of nurturing. Alternatively, it could take several months to replenish it with Spirit Stone and Jade Dew.

Counterfeit products ultimately face many limitations.

"The Dust-Veiling Banner is nothing."

"It's a pity."

"We traveled 100,000 li for nothing, wasting seven months of our time."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head, thinking of the black-robed cultivator who had come in pursuit.

When Lu Qingfeng used the Dust-Veiling Banner -Clearing Banner earlier, they passed each other by. Lu Qingfeng vaguely saw him and discerned his cultivation level.

"The Third Realm of Core Formation - Dharma Gathering."

After the Core Formation, the illusory becomes real. After the Void Core and the True Core, one enters the Spell Gathering Realm.

Baleful Condensation and Astral Refinement, gathering Law Power!

This is the Dharma Gathering.

Only when the Astral Fiend are perfectly balanced can one achieve the supreme Golden Core.

"Just now, the black-robed cultivator was surrounded by gusts of Black Wind, which showed that he had already reached a certain level of mastery in condensing evil energy."

Lu Qingfeng has experienced various realms and even reached the Core Formation Stage, so he has some understanding of the realms beyond the Core Formation Stage.

Although not many.

With the help of the Grand Luo Insight, one can see through the black-robed cultivator's cultivation level.

The black-robed cultivator was True Person in the Core Formation Stage Spell Gathering Realm.

His methods were extraordinary.

They can summon Law Artifact from tens of thousands of miles away; they are truly formidable.

"Black Wind".

"Condensing Evil".

Lu Qingfeng's body flickered and he disappeared. He had used Invisibility Technique to leave Mount Cloudglory.

As he left, he pondered.

This time, we've been tricked and made to travel 100,000 miles for nothing by the black-robed cultivator. Now we have to take a detour. It's not a big deal, but it's still a waste of time.

"And Gu Shaoshang."

Lu Qingfeng counted on his fingers, his brows furrowed. With a wave of his hand, a scene appeared before him. A young man with severed limbs was in a dark and gloomy place, seemingly a water prison.

It was truly tragic.

"He is, after all, my third disciple in the Five Directions Realm."

"A dignified Core Formation True Person has resorted to such despicable acts!"

Upon seeing this, Lu Qingfeng felt a surge of anger.

Ding Yu, Gu Shaoshang, and others were disciples he took in in order to master the 'Golden Silkworm Fate-Reversal Great Method' and to experiment with the 'Azure Origin Sword Sect'.

But at least they had the status of master and apprentice.

We cannot sit idly by and do nothing.

"That Law Artifact— "

Lu Qingfeng's eyes gleamed with a mysterious light.

[Law Artifact: Six Paths Black Cords]

[Grade: Fifth Tier]

[Note: This is ranked third among the sixty-seven methods of the Heshan Way. Its most insidious aspect lies in its refinement above the Huntian Banner and the Five Yin Pouch. It is forged from the filthy energy collected underground for millions of years. Originally, it was just a mass of grayish-white, foul-smelling gas. It requires the Heshan Way's secret techniques and painstaking refinement until it becomes imperceptible, colorless, and odorless, merely a thin, spiderweb-like black line, at which point it is considered complete. Once the Six Paths Black Cords strike someone, the yin and poisonous energy immediately penetrates to the bone. Even cultivators of the Mystic Sect Xuanmen sects, upon reaching the Core Formation stage, will have their entire life's cultivation shattered in an instant. Even if they survive, it's as if they have to start all over again.]

Before Lu Qingfeng used the Dust-Veiling Banner, he had discerned the true nature of the Black Light.

"Heshan Way".

"Six Paths Black Cords".

"The True Person Six Paths of Heshan Way!"

Although Lu Qingfeng passed through this area in a hurry, he knew that there was a heretical sect called "Heshan Way".

Heshan Way is Demon Sect, and its sixty-seven famous methods are all Secret Method of the Demon Dao.

The Six Paths Black Cords is one of them.

Using the Secret Method of Heshan Way, it collects the impure energy that has been underground for millions of years and refines it using the methods of weapon forging, making it a natal magic Law Artifact.

It is quite formidable when facing an enemy.

In the Heshan Way, there are six great True Person.

One of them, known as the "True Person Six Paths," possessed Six Paths Black Cords as his signature technique, which intimidated people for hundreds of thousands of miles around.

"Heshan Way!"

"Heshan Way!"

Lu Qingfeng glanced at Gu Shaoshang, whose hands and feet had been crippled and whose cultivation had been destroyed, in the dark water prison, and his eyes flashed with cold light.

The seven or eight small kingdoms, including Chexiong, Heavenly Pivot, and Changdan, covering an area of hundreds of thousands of miles, are all within the territory of Heshan Way, one of the three thousand left-handed paths.

The entrance to Heshan Way is located at the border of the two countries of Heavenly Pivot and Changdan, deep in the mountains and dense forests.

This day.

Lu Qingfeng was on his way.

Suddenly, a jolt ran through him. With a wave of his hand, the scene of Gu Shaoshang's water prison was revealed. Inside the water prison, Gu Shaoshang looked utterly exhausted.

At this moment.

A black-robed cultivator walked in.

It was none other than the True Person Six Paths.

"Demon!"

Upon seeing this person, Gu Shaoshang gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.

This was the person who stole his Nine Palaces Star Compass, destroyed all the cultivation he had painstakingly acquired, and imprisoned him in a water dungeon.

Changsheng is within reach.

But now the road is blocked.

How could Gu Shaoshang not hate him!

"Young friend, I will ask you one more time: where did this Law Artifact come from? Tell me honestly, and I will restore your cultivation and even take you under the wing of the Heshan Way to Changsheng Technique."

"Isn't that wonderful?"

True Person Six Paths looked at Gu Shaoshang in the water prison and spoke kindly to him.

"Pooh!"

"Don't even think about it!"

Gu Shaoshang spat at True Person Six Paths with a mocking expression on his face.

This person possesses formidable cultivation.

No matter how he was tortured, he wouldn't utter a single word. Seeing that the demon kept asking questions but couldn't get any information, Gu Shaoshang felt a sense of satisfaction.

"Stubborn and uneasy."

The True Person Six Paths snorted coldly.

This young cultivator, though not highly skilled, possessed an unwavering will. Neither torture nor methods of bewitching or seducing him were of much use.

The True Person Six Paths's patience had been exhausted. He reached out and a black banner suddenly appeared in his hand. With a wave of the banner, a gust of Black Wind enveloped Gu Shaoshang.

"Oops!"

Lu Qingfeng felt a sense of foreboding.

The next moment.

The Black Wind dissipated, carrying a soul into the banner. From within the banner came the joyful, tearing sounds of evil spirits. Gu Shaoshang howled, and then his voice vanished.

It was already being devoured by the evil spirits in the banner.

Lu Qingfeng was furious.

He originally intended to go to the entrance of Heshan Way to find a way to rescue Gu Shaoshang. With his two Divine Abilities, 'Invisibility Technique' and 'Grand Luo Insight', plus his mastery of formations, he was quite confident in rescuing Gu Shaoshang from the water prison.

Before they had even set off, the True Person Six Paths returned to the mountain gate ahead of them. Unable to get any answers, he beat Gu Shaoshang to death and even took his soul to feed the Law Artifact.

"Hateful!"

"Truly hateful!"

Lu Qingfeng's brows furrowed with rage, and he immediately changed direction, avoiding Heshan Way.

Gu Shaoshang is dead, so it's no use for him to go to Heshan Way.

We can only make plans in advance.

Lu Qingfeng lay low.

On Heshan Way.

The True Person Six Paths strode quickly to a cave abode and casually released a beam of Radiance.

The cave abode's formation opened, clearing a path.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhang."

True Person Six Paths hurriedly went inside.

Inside the cave abode.

A Daoist priest in hemp robes was sitting cross-legged on the ground, seemingly in meditation. When the True Person Six Paths entered, the man opened his eyes, stood up, and led the True Person Six Paths to sit down before asking, "What wind blew today, bringing my junior brother here?"

The Daoist in hemp robes poured tea for the True Person Six Paths, his demeanor refined and elegant, completely unlike someone from the Demon Dao.

"Senior brother has a refined taste."

True Person Six Paths praised him and, without keeping him in suspense, said directly, "Junior Brother has come to borrow the Five Yin Pouch."

"Oh?"

The Daoist in hemp robes paused, looking at the True Person Six Paths. "Junior Brother, who did you get into a conflict with? The Six Paths Black Cords couldn't do anything to you, so you need to borrow the Five Yin Pouch?"

True Person Six Paths was a cultivator at the Spell Gathering Realm, and he also possessed the Six Paths Black Cords.

Even if they encounter Golden Core Realm True Person, they can put up a fight.

There is no need for the Five Yin Pouch.

If it were an ordinary True Person at the Void Core or Solid Core Realm, the Six Paths Black Cords would be perfectly capable of handling it.

Borrowing the Five Yin Pouch is really of little use.

"As my senior brother knows, I recently encountered a petty thief who possesses a Law Artifact allows him to escape extremely quickly. The Six Paths Black Cords cannot catch him, Technique Method is no match for him."

"That's why I came to my senior brother's place to ask for the Five Yin Pouch, but I ruined this person's Law Artifact."

The True Person Six Paths replied.

Like the Six Paths Black Cords, the Five Yin Pouch is one of the sixty-seven methods of the Heshan Way.

It is forged from the blood and filth of Spirit Birth.

Once this treasure is fully refined, any ordinary cultivator's Law Artifact that comes into contact with it will be immediately defiled. Only by cultivating the Qi of Astral Fiend and achieving the Spell Gathering Realm can one protect their Law Treasure from being defiled.

Otherwise, even True Person at the Void Core or Solid Core Realm would have to be extremely careful and would never dare to reveal their Law Artifact to the Daoist in hemp robes.

The Five Yin Pouch is adept at storage and nurtures a 'Five Yin Black Fiend' specifically designed to collect flying swords and Law Artifact. It can also refine the flesh and blood of all Spirit Birth. The more Spirit Birth and blood it refines, the greater its power and the more expansive its internal space becomes. Although it ranks below the Six Paths Black Cords, its ruthlessness and viciousness surpass it by countless others.

The identity of the Daoist in hemp robes before him, who was in charge of the Five Yin Pouch, was self-evident.

He was Zhang Jue, one of the six great True Person of Heshan Way, and known as the "Five Yin True Person" who was on par with the True Person Six Paths.

He appears refined and gentle, but in reality, he is utterly wicked. He has used the Five Yin Pouch to refine countless Spirit Birth, harming and destroying the flesh and blood of many Spirit Birth.

True Person.

"I know why."

"There's even Law Artifact that managed to escape from my junior brother's hands. It would be a shame to defile such Law Artifact with the Five Yin Pouch."

The Five Yin True Person took out a beast skin pouch and handed it to the True Person Six Paths. "Take this. Junior Brother, you can use this method to release three streams of black energy and cast spells three times. If that person's magic Law Artifact is profound, Junior Brother can collect it without contaminating his origin and refine it with care. It can restore seven or eight tenths of its divine power."

The animal hide bag was unremarkable, yet it was none other than the famous magical Law Artifact the Heshan Way sect—

Five Yin Pouch!

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

The True Person Six Paths accepted the Five Yin Pouch with great joy and quickly expressed his gratitude.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, True Person Six Paths took his leave.

The Five Yin True Person watched the True Person Six Paths leave without changing his expression. He drank the tea in his cup in one gulp and continued to sit cross-legged to cultivate his Qi.

Outside the cave abode.

"With the Five Yin Pouch in hand, any escape magic Law Artifact can be broken instantly."

"However, we still don't know where that person is, so we need to borrow the Five-Horse Stupa Lock from Senior Brother Jiao!"

True Person Six Paths found his direction and soared into the sky.