Fire Baleful Force Enters the Body

After taking stock, the two realized that the casualties in this battle were quite severe.

As many as twenty-five Foundation Establishment cultivators died in the battle alone, and most of the remaining nearly one hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators were also injured, suffering greatly from the torment of the Fire Baleful Force power, and their combat power was temporarily disabled.

The Chen Clan also fared poorly. Not only did two Foundation Establishment cultivators die in battle, but five of the remaining members were also infected by the Fire Baleful Force aura, including the promising Chen Nianchuan.

Seeing the pain on their faces, Chen Nianzhi could only say, "There are still some Kui Water Essence in the clan's treasury. I'll refine a few batches of Tier 2 pill liquid later, which should be able to remove eighty or ninety percent of the Fire Baleful Force power."

"The rest should be fine, it just will take a few years."

Chen Nianchuan nodded, enduring the excruciating pain of the Fire Baleful Force entering his body, and gritted his teeth, saying, "I wonder how this Fire Baleful Force energy compares to the Fleshly Body Ordeal of breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm on my own?"

Chen Nianzhi's pupils contracted slightly, and she couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

Chen Nianchuan nodded, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"I want to try to subdue the power of the Fire Baleful Force and use the Earthfire Sha Qi to temper my meridians, increasing my chances of breaking through to the Purple Mansion."

It cannot be denied that this cousin's idea is indeed feasible.

Although the power of Fire Baleful Force is domineering, it can temper a cultivator's will. If one can endure the tempering of the Fire Baleful Force power and subdue it, then the possibility of overcoming Fleshly Body Ordeal in the future will increase significantly.

He possesses the Fire-Wood-Earth Three-Element Spiritual Root, and his Self-Foundation Establishment of powerful True Essence allows him to theoretically refine the power of Fire Baleful Force into his True Essence, increasing its sharpness and domineering True Essence.

Back then, Chen Qingyuan only touched a trace of Fire Baleful Force power, yet he couldn't bear the pain and took his own life. This shows that the pain and hardship involved would be beyond imagination, and it might be extremely difficult to accomplish.

After the fire vein beneath Tianming Valley erupted, the entire spiritual vein was eroded by the fire, turning the surrounding area into a land of lava.

Countless spiritual beings were buried in the Fire Baleful Force, and it will probably take at least several hundred years for it to completely subside.

"This Spirit Vein and Earth Vein are both destroyed."

"Even if the Fire Vein subsides a hundred years later, its grade will drop significantly."

Chen Nianzhi sighed and could only lead everyone back to the camp at the foot of Azure Sun Mountain.

"..."

The Spirit Vein of Azure Sun Mountain.

On a majestic mountain peak, a figure stood silently before a cave dwelling.

This person was none other than Patriarch Mo of the Azure Sun Sect. At this moment, Patriarch Mo stood there with his white hair and beard, and stepped into the cave.

In the center of the cave, an old man dressed in blue sat quietly in a cross-legged position.

He looked at Patriarch Mo and asked, "Junior Brother Mo, how is the situation now?"

"The Soul Lamp of Wei Chongyang and Lin Mohe have both been extinguished."

"However, the Fire Vein of Dawnbright Valley has already exploded, and most of those people have been severely injured. It seems that Mohe has indeed not disappointed us."

Patriarch Mo spoke calmly, but a deep sorrow lingered in his eyes.

From the moment he handed the Lightning Tribulation Orb to Lin Mohe, Lin Mohe already understood his mission.

He was sold to the Azure Sun Sect when he was young, and now that his cultivation is high, the Azure Sun Sect is selling his life again. This is too cruel and heartless.

However, Lin Mohe still went. He went with the intention of dying, and in the end, he used his own Blood Bone to repay the sect's hundred years of nurturing and Karmic Retribution.

As soon as Patriarch Mo finished speaking, he looked at the old man in blue robes in front of him and asked, "Senior Brother Liu, did you succeed?"

"It went fairly smoothly."

The old man in green nodded; it turned out he was none other than Liu Patriarch of the Azure Sun Sect at the Ninth Purple Mansion Layer.

Liu Patriarch's gaze turned slightly cold, and he said indifferently, "This time, I used up the sect's treasured near- Tier 4 Lifespan-Extending Precious Pill, which extended my life by another fifty years. I have finally broken through to the False Core realm realm."

"Those people thought I was bedridden and dying, and that I could only watch helplessly as they surrounded the Azure Sun Sect."

"I'm sure I'll give them a big surprise on the day of the final battle."

Patriarch Mo also showed a look of joy, stroking his beard and saying, "After the Subterranean Fire Vein of Dawnbright Valley erupted, it is estimated that many of the Purple Mansion cultivators under Jiang Linglong's command were infected by the Fire Baleful Force."

"This will take at least half a year of their time, while the Ancestor will only need five months to fully recover and emerge from seclusion."

"Once Uncle Xu emerges from seclusion, with Golden Core realm cultivator in charge of the Mountain-Protecting Array, even three or five ordinary Golden Core realm cultivators would find it impossible to break through our Mountain-Protecting Array."

"They'll definitely suffer a bloody defeat then."

"..."

Meanwhile, at the Azure Sun Mountain.

Jiang Linglong looked at the severely injured crowd, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

Apart from Chen Nianzhi, Chen Changxuan, and the highly skilled Patriarch Qian, all the other cultivators from the Purple Mansion were seriously injured.

There are only about thirty Purple Mansion cultivators participating in this battle, and more than a dozen of them have already been infected by the Fire Baleful Force before the battle even begins. This is truly an unfavorable start.

In particular, Patriarch Fang, Xu Ganyang, and several other Purple Mansion Late Stage cultivators were high-level combatants in this battle.

Chen Nianzhi also sensed something was amiss, so she asked worriedly, "Now that the Fire Baleful Force has entered their bodies, they may not be able to recover their fighting strength in a short time. Should we postpone the attack?"

"It's not that there's no way."

Jiang Linglong said calmly. After all, she was Tier 4 Alchemist and naturally had the means to suppress the Fire Baleful Force.

She calmly replied, "During the battle at Heavenly Python Lake, didn't we seize some third-tier Shell Pearl?"

"I have a few left, which can be refined into Water Essence Sha-Expelling Pill. After taking them, they can unleash seventy or eighty percent of their combat power."

True to her word, Jiang Linglong spent five days refining two batches of Water Essence Sha-Expelling Pill.

After taking the pills, 60% of the Fire Baleful Force within their bodies was removed. The remaining injuries could be healed with the medicine. Although they were still unable to fight at full strength, they were able to unleash about 70-80% of their combat power.

By this time, although everyone's injuries had not yet fully healed, Jiang Linglong had decided that they could not wait any longer.

Jiang Linglong Jiang Linglong had carefully calculated Xu Patriarch's injuries, including his healing pills and the closing time of the school.

Now that Xu Patriarch's injuries are almost healed, if he were to leave seclusion prematurely, all his previous efforts would likely be in vain.

Once he recovers from his injuries, he will be able to preside over the formation. If Golden Core realm Ancestor were to preside over the Tier 4 Mid-Grade formation of Azure Sun Mountain, even several Golden Core realm cultivators working together would likely find it difficult to break through.

They will inevitably be engaged in a fierce battle. Even if they successfully breach Azure Sun Mountain, it will consume an enormous amount of manpower and resources, and in the end, they will only be able to achieve a Pyrrhic victory where both sides are severely weakened.

"Let's do it."

Three days later, at Jiang Linglong's command, tens of thousands of cultivators unleashed their magical treasures Law Treasure Divine Ability, launching a frenzied attack on Azure Sun Mountain.

"How could it be so fast?"

On Azure Sun Mountain, the cultivators of the Azure Sun Sect all changed their expressions drastically and hurriedly activated the Mountain-Protecting Array to resist.

Patriarch Mo's expression changed slightly, clearly not expecting Jiang Linglong to decide to attack the Mountain-Protecting Array so quickly.

Tens of thousands of cultivators were dispatched to continuously deplete the energy of the Mountain-Protecting Array, while the Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment cultivators stood in the void without immediately taking action.

The optimal approach is for lower-level cultivators to consume the energy of the Mountain-Protecting Array, while higher-level cultivators protect the lower-level cultivators. The best strategy is to wait until the crucial moment to unleash a full-scale attack and break through the Mountain-Protecting Array.