Demon-Subduing Village is divided into an inner village and an outer village.
Wai Village is located at the foot of Demon-Subduing Mountain and has a population of about two hundred households.
With over two hundred households, it's already quite a large operation.
The village is mostly inhabited by hunters, with little farming or animal husbandry. The villagers are all tough and possess considerable strength.
Any one of these people would be a master in a martial arts world.
Even the weakest among them is at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining, comparable to the Innate.
The strongest among them even possessed the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, comparable to the strength of Grandmaster in the martial arts world.
The inner village of Demon-Subduing Village is located in Demon-Subduing Mountain.
Between the outer village and the inner village lies a mountain ridge called Demon's Mouth Ridge. To enter the inner village, one must pass through the Demon-Sealing Valley of Demon's Mouth Ridge.
Demon-Sealing Valley is a steep, precipitous valley.
It is no more than ten meters wide, but a thousand meters deep, with numerous twists and turns and many branching paths within the valley.
If an outsider were to enter, there's a high chance they'd get lost in it.
The Demon-Sealing Village has an even larger population, exceeding a thousand households.
This Demon-Sealing Village is less of a village and more of a Immortal Gate.
The village has a Hall for Passing on Skills, a Martial Arts Training Ground, an Pill Refining Pavilion, a Artifact Refining Pavilion, and in the very center, there is a separate Prince's Hall.
To the east of the village is a garden of spiritual herbs, to the south is a garden of Spirit Beast, to the west is the Sealed Demon-Sealing Valley, and to the north is the forbidden area of Demon-Subduing Mountain.
Ling Yi has been in the outer village of Demon-Subduing Village for a month now.
For the past month, he did nothing but temporarily reside in a dilapidated courtyard at the westernmost end of the village, posing as a Jianghu Paladins.
Ling Yi could sense that the villagers of Demon-Subduing Village were extremely hostile towards him.
Ling Yi understood the reason.
Most of these villagers are descendants of the ancient Chen Kingdom.
If the Great Sui were to learn of the existence of these citizens of the Chen Kingdom, they would surely send troops to annihilate them.
Ling Yi came here mainly to wait for the plot to unfold; Ling Yi didn't care about the villagers' attitude.
As for what to do next, Ling Yi didn't have a plan yet.
However, Ling Yi hasn't been idle this past month.
Using the Possession function of the Cultivation Technique Clone, he silently Possession the villagers of Demon-Subduing Village, gaining a comprehensive understanding of Demon-Subduing Mountain and Demon-Subduing Village.
It must be said that Chen Fu, as a veteran minister of the Chen Kingdom, has developed Demon-Subduing Village quite well over the years.
Unfortunately, Chen Jingchou was really a bit of a disappointment.
He's supposed to be the Protagonist, but he feels more like a plot device.
However, none of this mattered to Ling Yi.
After so many days of testing, Ling Yi has gained a completely new understanding of the system's [ Possession ] function.
Or rather, after the system was upgraded to version 4.0, the Clone and Possession functions became more powerful.
Moreover, Ling Yi unexpectedly discovered that Possession could not only Possession on people, but Possession on any living being.
Not only that, the strength and realm of the Cultivation Technique Clone, as well as the appearance of the Clone, can Changes at will.
For example, right now, in Demon-Subduing Mountain, a Golden Core Realm Cultivation Technique Clone transformed into Houzi is Combat a tree demon.
"The combat power in this world is a bit too high!"
Ling Yi observed the Combat from the perspective of his Cultivation Technique Clone.
This Demon-Subduing Mountain is home to many demons, most of whom are not yet intelligent, but their strength is considerable.
This tree demon is only at the Qi Refining Stage, moves slowly, and has limited attack methods, only able to constantly urge its branches to either Entanglement or whip.
The Houzi Cultivation Technique Clone, unleashing a Six Meridian Divine Sword, which sliced the tree demon into pieces.
Dead beyond dead.
The next moment, these fragments were automatically collected into the System Space and automatically Extraction into ten Essence Orb and three Cultivation Method Orb.
This discovery made Ling Yi's eyes light up.
Leaving aside the Essence Orb, obtaining the Cultivation Method Orb was something Ling Yi never expected.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. These demons all acquired their strength through cultivation, and cultivation naturally requires techniques.
The three Cultivation Method Orb are: Saint Grade Wood Spirit Art, Saint Grade Wood Spirit Spell, and Saint Grade Wood Release Technique.
Ling Yi didn't think much of it and directly let his Myriad Worlds Art devour the three Cultivation Method Orb.
The next moment, a touch of green light appeared on Ling Yi's Golden Core core, which was originally purple.
If you look closely, you'll notice Daodao green veins have appeared on the purple cinnabar Golden Core.
After receiving the information from the Cultivation Method Orb, Ling Yi couldn't help but laugh.
"These Wood Spirit Spell and Wood Release Technique don't seem to be cultivation methods. Including the Wood Spirit Art, they should all be this tree demon's Innate Divine Ability."
"Is it only after being Extraction that it becomes a cultivation technique with a complete Body Refining?"
The Wood Spirit Art can absorb wood-attribute Spiritual Power. The Wood Spirit Spell can control plants to form various attack methods. It can also devour the essence of wood to strengthen itself.
Wood Release Technique is a technique for escaping.
As long as there are flowering plants, trees, and other vegetation nearby, one can use shield techniques. With Ling Yi's current Golden Core Stage cultivation, he can instantly travel a thousand meters away.
Ling Yi snapped his the Snap, and his body instantly transformed into a green leaf, disappearing from the spot.
Outside the Demon-Subduing Village, a leaf fell, and Ling Yi appeared out of thin air.
The leaf effect is a special effect unique to the Wood Release Technique, and it bears Shadow to the original tree spirit.
The next moment, Ling Yi transformed back into a leaf and returned to his room.
"That skill is pretty awesome!"
Although the special effects are a bit low-budget, this thing is comparable to Teleportation. Whether used for Combat, traveling, or escaping, it's a god-tier skill.
The only drawback is that there must be flowering trees and shrubs around it.
"Since Divine Ability can use glass as Cultivation Method Orb, wouldn't we become invincible if we killed more demons?"
" The Myriad Worlds Art has devoured all the Essence Orb and Cultivation Method Orb in the System Space."
With Ling Yi's command, the more than four hundred Cultivation Method Orb and more than one thousand Essence Orb that Ling Yi had stored in the mixed martial arts world were all devoured.
Immediately, the [Cultivation Technique] entry on the system interface changed.
{ Myriad Worlds Art lv35: Pseudo-Immortal Grade }
{Number of Cultivation Technique Clone: 2/135}
"Damn it, I have no idea how the number of Cultivation Technique Clone is calculated. Where did this 135 come from? I'm completely baffled."
The system doesn't provide any explanation or calculation formula, making it feel like there's some kind of shady dealing involved.
The number of Clone Summon is 2, Clone of which is in Emotionless, and is a separate Possession Clone, Nian 1.
The other one is the Houzi's Cultivation Technique Clone to kill demons at Demon-Subduing Mountain.
Having tasted the benefits of the demonic Cultivation Method Orb, Ling Yi Summon all his Clone and slew demons and monsters throughout Demon-Subduing Mountain.
To keep a low profile, Ling Yi always sends out his Clone at night and recalls them during the day.
However, Ling Yi forgot one thing: to prevent outsiders from entering Demon-Subduing Mountain, Chen Fu had installed surveillance cameras almost everywhere on the Demon-Subduing Mountain.
Ling Yi thought he had done something completely undetected, but in reality, everything he did was under Chen Fu's surveillance.
"What is this person's purpose? Is it simply to slay demons and monsters?"
Demon-Subduing Village, in the Artifact Refining Pavilion, Chen Fu looked at the Eight Trigrams monitor on the wall and muttered to himself.
"This person's methods are bizarre. We don't know if the Summon creature is a puppet, another being, or simply the ability to create things out of thin air?"
Chen Fu Chen Fu frowned, because he didn't know Ling Yi's background and dared not make any rash moves.
Putting everything else aside, this group of Golden Core Stage puppets alone is a considerable problem.
Ling Yi killed the demons of Demon-Subduing Mountain and used the opportunity to cultivate, which Chen Fu didn't care about.
Moreover, this is also a good thing for Demon-Subduing Village; the only fear is that this person may have other motives.
Just then, a commotion arose outside.
As Chen Fu stepped out of the palace gate, he saw a group of villagers surrounding Chen Jingchou and talking to him.
Today is the day Chen Jingchou goes out to "slay demons and eliminate evil spirits".
The villagers are seeing Chen Jingchou off.
Seeing Chen Jingchou carrying a long sword with an arrogant look on his face, Chen Fu couldn't help but smile.
But then he sighed and shook his head.
Chen Jingchou's invincible image is a facade; he knows this, Chen Jingchou knows this, and Chen Fu's disciples know this as well.
The reason for doing this is to give these villagers a belief.
Originally, Chen Fu planned that this falsehood would become real as Chen Jingchou's cultivation improved with his full support.
Unfortunately, Chen Jingchou's aptitude was too mediocre. Despite teaching him for so many years, he still couldn't cast a single Fireball.
This gave Chen Fu a huge headache and made him feel exhausted. For a moment, he felt lost.
If things continue like this, what hope is there for the restoration of the Chen Kingdom?
He couldn't help but think of Yuwen Tuo again, and the Xuan-Yuan Sword in Yuwen Tuo's hand.
At the tender age of twelve, Yuwen Tuo was able to wield the Xuan-Yuan Sword and single-handedly annihilate the main force of his Chen Kingdom army.
He had no power to resist the Xuan-Yuan Sword.
It's enough to make you despair.
If he hadn't exchanged his own son for Chen Jingchou's life, the Chen Kingdom would probably have been completely wiped out.
With another sigh, Chen Fu returned to the main hall and continued to stare at the Eight Trigrams Disc.
About half an Shichen later, four figures suddenly rushed in in a hurry.
" The Final Master, the Final Master, something terrible has happened! Junior Brother Jingchou has gone missing!" one of them shouted.
Chen Fu frowned and asked in a deep voice, " Jingchou didn't come to see you?"
Every time Chen Jingchou went out to slay demons, it was just a show, and his four disciples were the actors playing the "demons" each time.
With Chen Jingchou's Entry cultivation level, he couldn't even handle the lowest-level Qi Refining Stage demons.
"Slay the demons and eliminate evil!" Chen Fu murmured, a bad premonition immediately rising in his heart.
Chen Jingchou has grown up and entered his rebellious phase.
With Chen Fu's protection and the villagers' support, Chen Jingchou became somewhat arrogant and overconfident.
During this time, he kept saying that he wanted to actually go and slay the demons himself, instead of just putting on an act and deceiving the villagers every time.
Could it be that this kid ran off to the depths of Demon-Subduing Mountain?
Thinking of this, Chen Fu made a hand seal and directly released a stream of Spiritual Power onto the Eight Trigrams Disc.
The next moment, the images on the Eight Trigrams Disc began to switch.
As the surveillance footage kept switching, Chen Fu began to get anxious, and sweat even started to bead on his forehead.
If Chen Jingchou were to die, all his efforts over the years would be in vain.
Chen Fu channeled another burst of Spiritual Power into the Eight Trigrams Disc.
The images on the Eight Trigrams Disc are switching faster now.
After a short while, the image on the Eight Trigrams Disc finally stopped flickering.
Finally, Chen Jingchou appeared in the scene.
This relieved Chen Fu and his four apprentices.
"Oh no! Junior Brother Jingchou has encountered Foundation Establishment Stage Great Demon!" one of them exclaimed.
Chen Fu's heart jumped into his throat instantly.
But then, their expressions all turned strange.
In the scene, Chen Jingchou uses his left hand to perform a sword incantation, controlling his Flying Sword to attack a white Great Ape that is over five meters tall.
With a flick of his right hand, a series of Great Fireball appeared out of thin air and struck the white Great Ape one after another.
The white Great Ape was blasted backward, screaming in agony. The next moment, a Flying Sword pierced straight up to its head, abruptly stopping the white Great Ape's screams, and then it crashed to the ground.