Chapter 1700
Domain
In the Flower Mirror Immortal City, in that special two-courtyard house.
"Should we follow them and observe this great battle to learn about that sinister land in advance?" a celestial being asked.
The forces behind them are not located in Yunjing Prefecture, and some are even quite far away, so they cannot arrive in just one or two days. Therefore, they can only continue to wait.
"Yes, but not everyone has to go. Anyone who wants to can go on their own."
For them, being able to know the situation of the evil place in advance would be beneficial for their subsequent actions.
Immediately, several Golden Immortals set off, landing far behind the cultivator army.
……
Two flowers bloom, one branch each.
After a long journey, the group finally arrived at their destination.
wow——
Most cultivators who saw the Yin and Evil Land for the first time could not suppress the shock and fear in their hearts.
It was like a black ocean, with no end in sight.
'It's only been a few days, and the area has expanded so much?!' Tu Gang's expression became very solemn. The danger of the Yin and Evil Land was more serious than he had thought.
At the same time, he also realized that he had to resolve the issue as soon as possible and could not delay any longer, otherwise the situation would only get worse.
Even Li Zhirui, who had anticipated this, couldn't help but frown when he saw the vast area of polluted land.
'It seems the power of that mastermind has increased again…'
This made him doubt his own plans. Could he really purify this land with the help of a large number of cultivators?
"Let's do it!"
Tu Gang did not back down because of the difficulties. He quickly suppressed his emotions and immediately issued the order to attack.
Rumbling--
In the next instant, tens of thousands of Yuntian Sect disciples attacked in unison. Multicolored spiritual light flashed in mid-air and slammed heavily onto the Yin and evil land, causing a deafening roar and the earth to tremble.
This attack, though seemingly powerful, even cracked the earth, did not eliminate the evil and filth; the pollution remained!
But it wasn't all for naught; at the very least, their attack wiped out a large area of low-level monsters.
However, other monsters soon attacked them.
Both sides immediately descended into a chaotic battle, and judging from the current situation, the cultivators held the advantage.
"kill!"
The rogue cultivators who followed, unaware of the true situation, assumed that killing the monster would grant them spiritual treasures, and they were all extremely excited, eager to rush to the front.
"What's going on?" a rogue cultivator exclaimed.
But as monsters died at their hands, turning into black smoke and dissipating, not even their corpses were left behind, let alone any spirits.
It was only then that they realized what the problem was.
"After killing these monsters, we can't get any spiritual items?!"
Damn it!
Another rogue cultivator said indignantly, "Then aren't we just becoming free thugs!"
"Not only that, we also brought our own rations," one of the cultivators said with a gloomy expression, mocking himself.
Because they came on their own, they will not receive any reimbursement for the losses incurred during this battle.
Furthermore, the Yuntian Sect had not recruited them before this, so there were no rewards to speak of.
In an instant, many independent cultivators felt immense regret, wishing they hadn't joined in the fun.
Not only will they gain no benefit, but they will also put themselves in danger and have to give up spiritual items.
But now that a major war has broken out, it is not an easy thing for them to leave the battlefield; in fact, it is even more dangerous.
So they could only grit their teeth and endure it while looking for a safe way to escape.
The number of black beetles, dog monsters, and fanged tiger monsters is increasing, but these monsters only have an advantage in numbers; their strength has not increased.
If that were all, the monsters would have no chance against the greatly increased strength and large numbers of cultivators.
But clearly, while the cultivators are getting stronger, the monsters are also becoming more powerful!
Therefore, in addition to these three types of monsters, two new monsters have appeared.
It resembles a wild wolf, with a slender body, but its fur is purplish-black. It doesn't look particularly special, but in fact, this wolf-like monster contains a terrible toxin.
Their strength is only slightly stronger than the dog monsters, and about the same as a late-stage Earth Immortal cultivator. They don't seem to pose much of a threat, but they can release this terrifying toxin at any time!
This resulted in many cultivators unknowingly being infected with this strange toxin, rendering them unable to continue fighting.
If you were to attack and kill them, the toxins within your body would instantly erupt, enveloping an area of dozens of miles in a dense cloud of poison. Even celestial cultivators would die suddenly as a result.
If they weren't so rare, their toxins alone could render many cultivators unable to fight, or even cause their deaths.
These poisonous wolf monsters are like deadly weapons on the battlefield!
Another type of monster resembles humans in appearance, except that it is entirely black and has no facial features, but its strength is comparable to that of a Celestial Immortal cultivator.
It was precisely the existence of these strange beings that caused considerable casualties to the cultivators.
Li Zhirui, who was hiding among the crowd, did not attack the monsters from the beginning because he knew that even if he killed them all, it would not have a significant impact on this area.
So, ever since the outbreak of the great war, he has been preparing to cultivate the Lotus Planting Technique, intending to create his own 'purification domain' on the battlefield, so that he can use his magic power and spiritual energy less in the future.
Furthermore, this matter must be done unexpectedly, without catching the other party off guard, otherwise it can easily be sabotaged during the process.
Meanwhile, Chi You, hiding in the shadows, was under great pressure facing the attack of so many cultivators.
But it wasn't too worried, because such methods wouldn't harm its core.
It's important to understand that the pollution within the monsters that are killed doesn't simply disappear; instead, it dissipates into the earth.
It only requires some energy to regenerate the monsters, and it can do so in a short time; it simply requires more energy.
At this moment, the Chiyou's attention was not on Tu Gang, the Golden Immortal, nor on any of the cultivators present. Its gaze moved around the crowd, as if searching for something.
When it realized that the cultivator who could control the pollution was not present, it subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the others, this one was the biggest threat to it! Since there was no natural enemy, it could safely deal with the cultivators slowly by wearing them down.
But its joy did not last long.
"How could this be!"
Originally calm and collected, Chi You, who thought he could not only defeat the cultivators but also devour some of them, suddenly changed his expression, stood up abruptly, and looked towards a certain place.
In some inconspicuous corner of the cultivator army, Li Zhirui, who had been preparing for a long time, finally made his move!
A torrent of magical power poured out from his body, and a pure, dazzling white light shone between his hands.
The next instant, the purifying light flew out from his palm, rose into the air, and with a bang, turned into specks of light, falling slowly like a light rain.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhirui had a thought, and thousands of purification lotus seeds flew out from his storage magic treasure, which perfectly caught the purification spiritual light.
He crushed the few Rejuvenation Pills he had in his mouth, and before the surging magical power could enter his dantian, he used them again. The already extremely simple Lotus Planting Technique was completed in less than a breath in his hands.
Click-click——
Under the stimulation of the secret method and the nourishment of the purifying power, each purified lotus seed instantly broke through its shell and grew into a seedling.
The residual purifying power in the surrounding area further stimulated their growth.
In the blink of an eye, it has grown into a semi-mature stage!
Then, these thousands of purifying white lotuses fell on this land polluted by evil spirits and impurities. Their dense root systems quickly absorbed the evil spirits and impurities and transformed them into energy for growth.
In just a few breaths, the white lotus fully bloomed, forming a sea of pure white lotuses.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhirui took out the mature lotus seeds from the white lotus and used the lotus planting secret technique again. The white lotuses were piled up densely, completely purifying the area within a radius of dozens of miles.
If viewed from above, one would see a patch of normal land standing out starkly in the midst of a pitch-black landscape.
The purifying power here is extremely concentrated, making it a purifying zone.
Once the domain is established, it won't be as strenuous to use the Lotus Planting Secret Technique again.
"call!"
Even Li Zhirui, after performing this series of near-limit-limit maneuvers in a very short time, was exhausted and breathless.
But this is only the beginning; he will need to continue to maintain and expand this purification field.
After all, the surrounding land is full of pollution. If we think we have already established our territory and just let it go, it will be polluted again sooner or later.
So Li Zhirui took out a few pills, swallowed them, and quickly refined them.
However, unlike before, there is no need for the emergency situation where the magic power is consumed before it even enters the dantian.
"Disciples who have mastered the secret technique, quickly surround the lotus sea and unleash it! Other disciples, protect your fellow disciples!"
Seeing that Li Zhirui had already taken action and that killing monsters was not purifying the pollution, Tu Gang decisively changed his mind.
Moreover, by doing this, he can also absorb some of the residual energy from the purification field, reducing the consumption of spiritual objects.
After several days of training, the Yuntian Sect disciples, who had successfully mastered the secret method of planting lotus, did not hesitate to take out the spiritual objects and lotus seeds and quickly put the secret method into practice.
Compared to Li Zhirui, their speed in casting secret techniques was extremely slow.
He created a purification domain in less than half a quarter of an hour, while it took them almost a quarter of an hour just to perform the Lotus Planting Secret Technique once.
However, due to their large numbers, their combined efforts brought them into close contact with the purification field, effectively expanding its area.
After harvesting a large number of purified lotus seeds, they continued to perform their secret techniques without stopping.
Unlike most secret techniques, the Lotus Planting Secret Technique does not consume a lot of energy. Unless you are at your limit like Li Zhirui, you can cast it more than ten times in a short period of time.
Moreover, their spellcasting speed is constantly increasing during this process.
As a disciple trained by the Yuntian Sect, he could naturally master such a simple secret technique quickly.
"No! That domain absolutely cannot continue to exist! Otherwise, with my current strength, I will truly be defeated!"
The demon hiding in the shadows was greatly alarmed, for it was well aware of the threat that the purification law posed to evil and filthy things, and it had to deal with them as quickly as possible.
However, with the presence of the Golden Immortal Tu Gang, who was constantly watching the surroundings, it was unable to take action personally. Therefore, it could only increase its energy input to quickly regenerate those monsters that had already died.
Rumbling--
Countless monsters reappeared, stirring up massive black waves that surged towards the cultivators.
Li Zhirui knew that these monsters' target was the purification field he had painstakingly cultivated, so naturally he wouldn't allow them to get close.
Therefore, instead of using all his purifying power to expand the area of his domain, he took the initiative to empower the cultivators fighting the monsters, allowing their attacks to directly purify the monsters.
In this way, there will be no situation where, after they are killed, a large portion of their energy returns to the earth and has the opportunity to be reborn.
Therefore, Li Zhirui took out the fewest Heavenly Immortal-level Purification Lotus Seeds and threw them into the domain without any hesitation to accelerate its expansion.
Once they mature, they are very different from other purifying white lotuses, for example, the lotus flowers are larger, they gather more purifying power, and the purifying effect is stronger, etc.
The most obvious change is that the domain has become more powerful, the more land has been purified, and the larger the area. Correspondingly, the suppression and weakening of this group of monsters has become more severe.
Judging from the current situation, the scales of victory are already tipping in favor of the cultivators!
In fact, Li Zhirui has made the greatest sacrifice to purify this evil place.
You must know, he's an extraterrestrial being!
In fact, even the creatures of this world are paying more attention to this matter.
Of course, Li Zhirui put in so much effort in order to reap rich rewards later.
Putting everything else aside, as the main force in the purification process, he definitely received the most merit.
With a large amount of merit, he will be able to better comprehend the purification law, which will not only improve his comprehension but also reduce the difficulty of comprehension, helping him break through to the late stage of the Xuanxian realm, and perhaps even go further.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
As time went on, more and more land was being purified, and Chiyou could now clearly feel that his strength was being weakened and suppressed.
If it can't find a way out of this predicament, it will either be captured and killed by the cultivators, or it will abandon the mission and return to the demon world. (End of Chapter)