Profound Yin Resolves Yang

After Wang Ding and the other three divided up the treasures, Wang Ding said, "There's nothing here that we need anymore. We can return to the Heavenly Void now and use the other passages to see what's in the other spaces."

The other three felt there was nothing worth lingering for either, and all nodded in agreement. The four of them leaped into the starlight passage and returned to the Heavenly Void. Wang Ding and the others did not relax; they had already taken several talismans in hand to guard against a sudden attack from the Formless Shadow Demons.

Sure enough, the moment the three of them appeared in the Heavenly Void, countless Formless Shadow Demons were already pouncing toward them. The four each brought out their new spirit tools. Huang Tutian's Heavenly Fire Bead opened the way as they charged toward the nearest starlight passage, killing who knew how many Formless Shadow Demons along the way. Wang Ding even unfurled the Heavenly River Map and sucked all the surrounding Formless Shadow Demons into it. The Formless Shadow Demons were instantly refined by the Heavenly One True Water contained inside, turning into streams of pure vital energy that were absorbed by the Heavenly River Map.

This Heavenly River Map was a magic treasure personally refined by True Person Tianyi. It had used the Heavenly One True Water that True Person Tianyi had cultivated over his entire life as its raw material, and possessed inconceivable effects. Refining all things and Reverting to Root, Returning to Origin was one of those effects.

At this moment, Wang Ding was frantically harvesting merit. In the short span of five breaths, he had gained nearly a hundred points of heavenly merit. However, the consumption of true qi was not small either. Wang Ding could feel that in this brief moment, less than a quarter of the Innate Qi in his body remained.

It frightened Wang Ding so much that he no longer dared to use the Heavenly River Map. He hurriedly switched to several talismans and blasted them toward the charging Formless Shadow Demons. With the four's formidable combat strength and ample preparation, they easily reached another starlight passage. By now, all four had switched from spirit-tool attacks to talisman attacks. After another burst of slaughter, only when their talismans were almost exhausted did the four rush into the starlight in a single step, disappearing from the Heavenly Void once more.

The four entered the starlight passage and were overcome by a wave of dizziness, then appeared in a dim world filled with clouds and mist. At this moment, countless rays of light filled heaven and earth. Wang Ding and the other three looked up and saw countless cultivators fighting monsters in the sky.

The monsters were pitch-black all over, with a pair of bone wings growing from their backs. Their limbs were slender, but they had sharp claws, incomparably keen, which could easily slice open the protective light of a cultivator's magic tool. They had eagle heads and human bodies, and their entire forms gave off a deathly aura. That aura was highly corrosive and could erode the cultivators' magic tools.

At this moment, the sky was packed with them everywhere, no fewer than ten thousand. The battle was extremely brutal; from time to time, cultivators and monsters fell, smashing into meat paste. Fortunately, however, the monsters did not seem to have any high-rank existences. The strongest were only at the Qi Gathering Stage.

Right now, the cultivators and the monsters were locked in a stalemate. The place where Wang Ding and the other three appeared was a dense forest on the ground. As soon as the four saw such a grand scene, they immediately hid. With the situation unclear, they had no desire to wade into these muddy waters. Wang Ding and the others began observing carefully and gathering information.

"Everyone, put in more effort! These Black Death Demon Eagles won't be able to hold on much longer. Once we kill them all, everyone will have a chance to seize that Mystic Yin Yang-Resolving Flower. When that time comes, you'll be able to break through to the Qi Gathering Stage immediately and extend your lifespan to eight hundred years."

"That's right! Everyone, give it another push! A heaven-sized opportunity is waiting for us!"

"Fellow Daoists, that Mystic Yin Yang-Resolving Flower is on the mountain where the Black Death Demon Eagles are. Charge!"

They saw a cultivator in the sky take the lead, rushing toward a mountain peak more than ten li away. Wang Ding and the other three looked carefully and saw that the peak was a thousand zhang tall, with everything within a hundred li falling within its range. At this moment, countless Black Death Demon Eagles were flying out from within, reinforcing their kin who were being killed by the cultivators and constantly dwindling in number.

Now that one cultivator had taken the lead in charging forward, the other cultivators were unwilling to fall behind. One after another, they turned into streaks of flowing light and rushed toward the mountain summit. The mass of cultivators instantly collided with the incoming Black Death Demon Eagles. Thunderous booms resounded through the entire sky. Flesh and blood flew everywhere in the air, and countless chunks of meat and fragments fell like rain. Most of them, however, belonged to the Black Death Demon Eagles. After all, the cultivators had many magic tools, and their attack power was still terrifying.

When Wang Ding and the other three heard the words "Mystic Yin Yang-Resolving Flower," their whole bodies shook at the same time. After they exchanged glances, Wang Ding said, "Everyone, this Mystic Yin Yang-Resolving Flower is a supreme treasure. You should all have read Great World, so you should know that this flower is born with nine petals. Each petal contains the power of yin-yang creation. Eating one petal can double the combat strength of the physical body. Moreover, if one is a cultivator at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, they can use the mighty power of yin-yang creation within it to fuse spiritual thought and Innate True Qi, then assault the Qi Training Realm." Wang Ding paused, then said with a grave expression, "This time, no matter what, I'm going to make this trip. I wonder whether the three of you are going or not."

Huang Tutian was the first to state his position. "Senior Brother Wang Ding, there's no need to say more. I'm definitely going. With such an opportunity, we have to fight for it."

Long Lingyu shed her previous little-girl manner and said, "We cultivators contend precisely for that single thread of heavenly opportunity. How could there be room for us to retreat? If we take one step back today, who's to say we won't take a hundred steps back another day? Then when would there still be a time for us to prove our Dao?"

Dongfang Riyue also said, "Junior Sister Long speaks exactly right. I will certainly go with everyone. We must seize this Mystic Yin Yang-Resolving Flower."

Seeing how resolute the three were, Wang Ding said, "Good. Then today, let us senior and junior brothers and sisters snatch chestnuts from the fire amid these countless cultivators. Whether we are dragons or snakes will depend on this time."

Wang Ding took the lead, and the four of them ran toward the mountain peak where the Black Death Demon Eagles' nest was. However, the four did not use magic tools; they only ran swiftly across the earth.

Along the way, Wang Ding and the others discovered that they were not the only clever ones. Quite a few cultivators were also continuously advancing across the dim land. Among them, Wang Ding even spotted the cultivator who had first led the charge toward the Black Death Demon Eagles. At some unknown point, he had already descended to the ground. In the sky, the battle was now raging like fire and boiling oil, while the cultivators on the ground, hidden by the dim mist of this world, advanced swiftly and silently toward the mountain peak.

A quarter of an hour later, several dozen cultivators climbed onto the mountain peak. At this moment, the Black Death Demon Eagles in their old nest had already discovered the intruders. A great battle instantly broke out, and countless seven-colored lights erupted from the foot of the mountain. The moment the fighting appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of the cultivators who were still battling in the sky.

"Those dog bastards! They actually used us as spears! Everyone, charge! Don't let them get there first!"

"That's right! Charge over there and catch them! Kill them all to vent the hatred in our hearts!"

"They're absolutely hateful! They actually want to take advantage of us. Unforgivable!"

When countless cultivators saw the great battle at the foot of the mountain, how could they not know they had been used as cannon fodder? They were instantly filled with righteous indignation, shouting one after another that they would make those people pay.

At this moment, Wang Ding and the other three each brought out their magic tools and gathered together as they charged up the mountain. Among them, Wang Ding was at the very front, fully unleashing his strength. Every punch struck with the power of ten flying dragons, forcibly carving out a path. At the same time, his fleshly body, transformed by the Pure Yang Creation Fruit, did not suffer even the slightest wound under the Black Death Demon Eagles' sharp claws. Just like that, he charged straight toward the summit.