Nascent Soul cultivators arrive in large numbers, is there a crisis of sect annihilation?

"cut."

Lu Yuan uttered a single word softly.

He casually swung his sword down.

There was no earth-shattering blade light, nor any power to tear through the void.

Only a dark blade flashed and disappeared.

fast.

It's almost at its limit.

The Azure Dragon King didn't even have time to react.

scoff.

Its prized azure scales, strong enough to withstand the full force of a low-grade spiritual treasure, were as fragile as paper before that dark blade of light.

A deep, bone-revealing wound stretched from its neck all the way to its tail.

Blood gushed out like a waterfall, turning the pool below red.

"roar……"

The intense pain caused the Azure Dragon King to let out a piercing scream.

Its massive body crashed heavily back into the icy pool, creating towering waves.

The arrogance in its eyes as it looked at Lu Yuan had vanished, replaced by endless fear and horror.

A knife.

With just one strike, it was severely injured.

Who exactly is this human being before me?

It had no doubt that if the opponent were to strike again, it would surely perish here today.

Lu Yuan didn't give it much time to think.

He raised the Taiyin Exorcising Blade in his hand once more.

On the blade, the Nirvana Flame burned ever more fiercely.

The second strike is about to land.

"Please spare me, senior! Please spare me, senior!"

Just then, the Azure Dragon King's terrified pleas for mercy rang out.

"This lowly demon was blind and ignorant of your greatness, and offended you, senior. This lowly demon is willing to submit and serve you faithfully, only begging that you spare my life!"

The reversal of attitudes happened in an instant.

A cold smile curled at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth.

He did not put down the knife in his hand.

"Release your spirit," he said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the Azure Dragon King stiffened.

It naturally understood what releasing its divine soul meant.

That means its life and death will be completely in the hands of the other party.

But when it saw the long sword in Lu Yuan's hand that exuded an aura of death, it ultimately chose to submit.

It slowly released its spiritual defenses.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan directly imprinted a divine sense into the core of the Azure Dragon King's soul.

With his divine sense strength at the late Nascent Soul stage, the restrictions he placed would be impossible to break unless a Nascent Soul stage expert personally intervened.

This was a pleasant surprise.

Having subdued this Azure Dragon King, the sect will have gained another Nascent Soul stage warrior in the future.

"Greetings, Master."

Feeling the irresistible mark deep within its soul, the Azure Dragon King completely lowered its proud head.

"Hmm." Lu Yuan nodded: "Where is the Taiyin True Water in this pool?"

"Please wait a moment, Master."

The Azure Dragon King dared not delay and immediately dived into its cave at the bottom of the pool. A moment later, it used its demonic power to lift a fist-sized ball of deep blue liquid, which exuded an extremely yin and cold aura, and floated to the surface.

It is the true water of the moon.

Lu Yuan put it into the jade bottle, then took out a spirit pet bag and looked at the Azure Dragon King.

"Go in."

Riding a dragon is too ostentatious.

Moreover, in his opinion, the Azure Dragon King's speed was too slow.

The Azure Dragon King obediently transformed into a streak of azure light and entered the spirit pet pouch.

After returning to the sect.

Lu Yuan then instructed the Azure Dragon King to lie in wait in the back mountains of Longevity Peak, and told it not to let any outsiders discover it.

Fortunately, this Azure Dragon King was also skilled in transformation techniques, and could shrink his hundred-foot-long body into a green snake the length of an arm, perfectly concealing his aura.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingxue's disciples successfully purchased the special black iron ore from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

Lu Yuan immediately decided to switch to cultivating a new technique. Based on his understanding of the Great Five Elements Chaos Technique and with the assistance of three rare Five Elements treasures, it wouldn't take much time.

He was confident that, with the help of these three rare treasures he had already acquired, as well as his pure Yang Dao body and Yi Wood spirit body, he would break through the bottleneck and enter the legendary realm of Nascent Soul after successfully switching to the Great Five Elements Chaos Technique.

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged on the enlightenment futon, surrounded by five different types of light.

The crimson flames of the Pure Yang Dao Body, the verdant vitality of the Yi Wood Spirit Body, the heavy, dark yellow of the Five-Colored Earth, the utterly yin, deep blue of the Taiyin True Water, and the golden sharpness of meteoric iron.

The five elements have been gathered together.

He is attempting to initially fuse these five most refined and pure primordial forces using the methods of the "Great Five Elements Chaos Technique".

This process is extremely dangerous. If one is not careful, one may suffer serious injuries or even have one's foundation collapse.

But Lu Yuan remained calm and composed, like a still well.

Although he had already begun to switch to cultivating new techniques, he still devoted a portion of his mind to closely monitoring the daily intelligence updates.

Midnight has arrived once again.

[Ding, daily intelligence update.]

This time, it was all white-collar intelligence.

[White Intelligence: The Beast Valley Sect Master, True Monarch Beast, will lead his deputy, True Monarch Crimson Refinement, and all the Golden Core elders of the valley out at noon today to attack the Azure Cloud Sect's mountain gate.]

[White Intelligence: Heavenly Sword Mountain Sect Master, Heavenly Sword True Monarch, will arrive at the Azure Cloud Sect today at 1-3 PM, accompanied by Vice Sect Master, Great Void True Monarch, and all the sword cultivator elders of the mountain.]

[White Intelligence: The Heavenly Fire True Monarch, the sect master of Burning Flame Valley, will also descend alone to the outskirts of the Azure Cloud Sect at 1-3 PM today to observe the battle, maintaining a neutral stance.]

Looking at these three pieces of intelligence, Lu Yuan couldn't help but curl a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

neutral.

He naturally understood what this so-called neutrality meant.

Burning Flame Valley and Azure Cloud Sect were once the most steadfast allies of the Zhao Kingdom.

The Qingyun Sect provides high-grade spiritual herbs as one of the sources of spiritual herbs for the Burning Flame Valley to refine some of its pills.

Now, the fact that True Lord Tianhuo is taking a neutral stance is quite obvious.

If the Qingyun Sect can withstand the pressure, he will just be a passerby.

But if the Qingyun Sect shows even the slightest sign of weakness, this former ally will surely pounce without hesitation and tear off the fattest piece of flesh.

They kick someone when they're down and then reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

This is the cruel reality of the cultivation world.

"That's interesting," Lu Yuan murmured.

Although the three pieces of white intelligence that appeared this time were not of high level, when put together, they foreshadowed an unprecedented crisis.

Of the four major Nascent Soul sects in the Zhao Kingdom, three have simultaneously set their sights on the Qingyun Sect.

This is almost a crisis that threatens the entire sect.

Any other sect would likely be in a state of panic and preparing to flee as a whole in the face of such a situation.

But Lu Yuan didn't care at all.

In fact, there was even a sliver of hope in his heart.

Perfect, let's get rid of all these demons and monsters at once.

He secretly transmitted his thoughts to Gu Qingxue, who was handling sect affairs at Qingyun Peak.

"Qingxue, prepare to meet the enemy."

Gu Qingxue, who was reviewing the jade slips, trembled upon hearing this.