Five Years in a Flash, the Calamity of the Devil Cultivators!
Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Life at White Cloud Temple was so mundane it made me sleepy...
The sword cultivators of Return to Origin Sword Tomb practice swordsmanship every morning and meditate at sunset.
Within the Cloud Valley, the disciples gazed at the rosy clouds and exhaled mist, inhaling and exhaling the essence of the sun and moon.
On the shore of the lake, some disciples were fishing or dozing, some were breathing in the water vapor, some were practicing in the lake, and some were boating on the lake.
In the Valley of Fire Clouds, disciples inhale and exhale fiery energy, sparring and fighting each other. Chihuo raged in all directions, and they controlled the fiery clouds to govern the four corners of the land...
The various churches in the Southern Mountain Range.
The numerous disciples diligently practiced various techniques, refining elixirs, formations, and talismans daily...
These are the cornerstones that sustain the sect. A significant portion of the annual revenue comes from the various spiritual items produced by the disciples of these four halls.
Beyond the Northern Mountain Range, all is peaceful and serene.
The five branches of the bear family each occupy a different peak, where those who should cultivate do so, and those who should reproduce do so.
The four Lightning Bear generals had gotten used to going to the bottom of the Thunder Pool every now and then to "brush up" the thunder. Although they were always overwhelmed by Shi Jian's overflowing pressure, it did help their cultivation progress.
The Kuang Dou Crimson Slurry Pool of fire magic is growing ever larger, with its Fire Dao Spiritual Qi constantly surging forth.
The black dog is now firmly established in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, spending its days either cultivating in the lava or counting Spirit Stone...
The Black Hound Clan started as a small business selling puppies, but their business grew so big that their reputation spread to the neighboring state, attracting countless cultivators who came to visit them.
The wind pillar in the Lord Rat's Dao of Wind Blessed Land has grown to twelve feet tall.
Although it's still a bit meager compared to Thunder Pool, the growth rate is stable, and the first batch of "Wind Rat" cubs in the clan have grown up and begun a new round of breeding...
His cultivation at the mid-stage of the Shi Jian Golden Core Middle Stage was also becoming increasingly stable.
The purple-gold lightning in the Thunder Pool became increasingly condensed, and every few months, heavenly lightning would fall and strike him, causing him a painful yet pleasant sensation.
Life went on like that.
Even Shi Jian, who was living a very comfortable life, started to feel a bit bored...
until--
An urgent order from the Ming Province Protectorate shattered this tranquility.
"Urgent report from the state government!"
Sun Mao rushed to the council hall with a communication Jade Slip in his hand, his face grim.
Yun Du was reviewing the monthly reports of each hall in the main hall when he saw Sun Mao's appearance. He put down the bamboo book in his hand and asked:
"What happened?"
"Demonic calamity."
Sun Mao handed over the Jade Slip, uttering two short and heavy words.
Yun Du accepted it, his Divine Sense entering it—
His expression changed drastically.
The story begins in the Jin Kingdom.
In the years since the end of the war in the Clear Blue Kingdom, although the world appears peaceful on the surface, Clear Blue Kingdom has never stopped putting pressure on the remaining demonic forces in the Jin Kingdom.
The Profound Purity Sect and the Grand Purity Sect joined forces and deployed a large army on the border between Jin and Wei, which tied down some of the Supreme Purity Sect's resources.
However, it was difficult to change the situation where Clear Azure Kingdom had sealed off the border of the Jin Kingdom.
Surrounded on three sides, the Devil Dao Sect of the Jin Kingdom, such as the Blood Bone Devil Sect, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, and the Hehuan Valley, are finding their lives increasingly difficult.
The high-ranking Nascent Soul Demon Lords can still cling to life by virtue of their cultivation and resources.
However, the lower and middle-level Devil Cultivator, those scattered demons at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages, are barely surviving, mainly due to the large number of people and the limited land.
Resource allocation is extremely uneven.
Furthermore, it possessed Spirit Vein, which was severed and dug away by the Supreme Purity Sect back then. The market was also destroyed, and even the various resources for refining evil items were in short supply.
Staying in the Jin Kingdom was tantamount to waiting for death.
As a result, in recent years, large numbers of low- to mid-level Devil Cultivator have begun to break into smaller groups and smuggle themselves into the Clear Blue Kingdom...
Some blended into ordinary towns and cities, hiding their identities.
Some retreated into the deep mountains and forests, eking out a living.
Some of the bolder ones even impersonated Rogue Cultivator, infiltrating markets and engaging in black market trading, or even killing cultivators indiscriminately.
These people were scattered across the six prefectures of the Clear Blue Kingdom.
The number of people is small, and they can't cause much trouble.
The local protectorates would occasionally conduct regular raids to eliminate a group of criminals, but the territory of the Clear Blue Kingdom was too vast, and it was inevitable that some would escape.
The Nascent Soul stage cultivators above didn't care—they were just a few ants.
But no one expected it.
Among these few "ants," one actually became a spirit!
South of Di Prefecture, the Di Prefecture Southern Protectorate.
Five months ago.
A rogue Rogue Cultivator using the alias "Zhou Yuan" forcibly attempted to break through to the Core Formation Core Formation in an abandoned spirit mine Wuzhou City...
And then, it actually worked!
Without the Heaven and Earth Qi and earth, the Golden Core elixir was formed.
Logically speaking, this is almost impossible to succeed. For Foundation Establishment cultivator to attempt to break through to the Golden Core without the Heaven and Earth Qi is practically a death sentence, and even those with Dual Spirit Roots have only a sliver of hope...
However, this "Zhou Yuan" does not use the orthodox methods.
He used a forbidden Blood Dao technique.
Using the blood sacrifice of a million people as a catalyst, a wisp of sinister energy was forged from the Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic!
To be precise, it wasn't the orthodox Heaven and Earth Qi, but rather a "Blood Sha False Qi" condensed from the Essence Blood of countless living beings!
Poor quality leads to endless troubles.
Those who can form Golden Core using this method are, firstly, among those of similar cultivation levels, among the weaker ones; secondly, they have a high potential for future growth...
For the rest of their lives, they will be locked within the Golden Core Realm.
Even to achieve another breakthrough would be as difficult as ascending to heaven...
But that's enough!
It was enough for him to condense a filthy False Core, but that's not quite accurate either; it could be considered a real pill, but it was the lowest of the low.
A blood-red Golden Core elixir forged at the cost of millions of lives!
When the news spread, all factions in the Clear Blue Kingdom were greatly alarmed.
The Di Prefecture Southern Protectorate immediately dispatched Golden Core cultivators to pursue and kill him, but they found nothing.
After Zhou Yuan Core Formation, his whereabouts became elusive, and he moved like the wind. Relying on his Blood Dao evil arts, he was extremely fast and managed to escape three encirclements in a row.
This person isn't strong in combat, but he's good at escaping; he's slippery as a snag.
And the first thing he did after he escaped.
It wasn't about fleeing Clear Azure Kingdom, but about contacting various parties...
He used some Secret Method to contact thousands of low-level Devil Cultivator scattered throughout the Clear Blue Kingdom, and there were no fewer than several hundred Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator!
Then, an unprecedented and frenzied blood sacrifice was launched.
That wasn't just one place.
Not just a dozen! And they were all launched simultaneously!
The entire Clear Azure Kingdom, spanning several states, was affected by this blood sacrifice, resulting in countless deaths and turning the vast land into a desolate and ghostly wasteland!
The incident caused an uproar throughout the country.
The various protectorates were filled with anxiety, and the situation gradually became unstable.