Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

The Qingling Sword Sect was the only orthodox sect in the Hanlong Empire's Cultivation World, and its strength was immense, with two Nascent Soul Cultivators stationed there, and the Sect Master of the Qingling Sword Sect was also an extremely powerful Nascent Soul Cultivator. The four major Demon Sects were not willing to deplete their strength in a head-to-head battle with it.

The four great Demon Sects of the Hanlong Empire were the Joyous Sect of Thousand Spirits and Wonders, Xuan Bone Demon Sect, Evil Ghost Devil Sect, and Sky Extinct Demon Sect. Now, these four great Demon Sects had allied with the Qingling Sword Sect, presenting a formidable enemy to the Great Qian Empire.

No one had anticipated that the Sect Master of the Qingling Sword Sect would marry the Sect Master of the Joyous Sect of Thousand Spirits and Wonders, integrating the entire Qingling Sword Sect into the Joyous Sect. The Hanlong Empire was then left with only cultivators from the Demon Path, who united all their forces and launched an attack on the Great Qian Empire.

The Great Qian Empire also possessed three sects, two schools, and one city, altogether six major Nascent Soul Powers; the three sects being the Heavenly Cloud Holy Sect, Minghua Sword Sect, and Primordial Sect, the two schools were the Flower Spirit School and Red Heaven School, and the one city was Yunluo Immortal City.

On normal days, the six major Nascent Soul Powers of the Great Qian Empire also constantly engaged in overt conflicts and covert strife, riddled with underhanded tactics. The sudden attack by the Hanlong Empire caught the six major Nascent Soul Powers of the Great Qian Empire unprepared, as they had not yet united, and it would definitely cost them dearly.

Zhao Yu returned to his cave mansion, informed Li Xianjiao and his group of everything, and then left the cave mansion, flying towards Yizhi Mountain.

Yizhi Mountain was a Fourth Order Upper Flat Spiritual Land, spanning hundreds of miles and housing top-tier spiritual medicine gardens, which were also vital sources of various spiritual medicines for Yunluo Immortal City.

An Escape Light flew in from afar and landed in front of Yizhi Mountain, revealing its form; it was indeed Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu immediately released the terrifying aura of Golden Elixir Seventh Layer and shouted, "I am Zhao Yu, Silver-ranked elder of Yunluo Immortal City, ordered to guard this place. The elder guarding here, Yin Luo, please come out for a chat!"

Several cultivators tasked with guarding Yizhi Mountain appeared one after another.

A towering old man dressed in white, with graying hair and a cultivation level of Golden Core Third Layer, slowly emerged.
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The old man said, "I am Yin Luo, I have seen Elder Zhao."

"Elder Yin, this is the City Lord's decree, I am taking full control here. Please hand over the Array Prohibition Jade Token!" Zhao Yu took out a decree and a token, handing them to Yin Luo.

Yin Luo smiled faintly and said, "Elder Zhao, there's no hurry. I have organized a welcome feast for you, how about we discuss this in detail after the banquet?"

Zhao Yu frowned slightly and said, "Please check the decree and the token, and hand over the Array Prohibition Jade Token!"

During the time of war, not having the Array Prohibition Jade Token in hand made Zhao Yu feel insecure.

Yin Luo's smile vanished, and he said coldly, "It seems like Elder Zhao does not wish to give Yin some face! I have accepted the decree and the token. As for the Array's Prohibition Jade Token, it will be handed over after I've checked it. Elder Zhao, you just wait!"

"Elder Yin, you are refusing to execute the City Lord's command! I suspect you of colluding with the Demon Sects of the Hanlong Empire, betraying the Immortal City!"

A cold glint flashed in Zhao Yu's eyes as he immediately activated his mana, unleashing the Supernatural Mountainous Giant Hand Seal. A ten-zhang long rocky hand ferociously grabbed towards Yin Luo.

"Stop! The Prohibition Token is here!!"

Yin Luo's face dramatically changed, and with a shout, he waved his hand, sending a Array Prohibition Jade Token flying out.

The giant rocky hand grabbed the Array Prohibition Jade Token and brought it in front of Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu took the Array Prohibition Jade Token, gave Yin Luo a deep look, and said coldly, "Elder Yin, you have neglected the City Lord's command, I will definitely report this incident to the City Lord!"

Yin Luo clenched his teeth and said, "Elder Zhao, since you dared to attack me, I too will report this incident to the City Lord!"

Zhao Yu channeled his mana into the prohibition jade token, and with a shift of his Divine Sense, he suddenly felt his Divine Sense linked to the Third Order superior Ten Thousand Spirit Calamity Wood Formation encompassing Yizhi Mountain.

The core of the Ten Thousand Spirit Calamity Wood Formation consisted of one thousand Third Order Calamity Wood. Once activated, even a Golden Core cultivator could be easily slain.

As an Array Master of a Third Order superior grade like Zhao Yu, he could even rely on the Ten Thousand Spirit Calamity Wood Formation to barely contend with an early-stage Nascent Soul powerhouse.

However, the prerequisite was that this Nascent Soul old monster did not possess the Flame Divine Power; otherwise, the Ten Thousand Spirit Calamity Wood Formation would still be no match in front of the Nascent Soul old monster's Flame Divine Power.

Zhao Yu activated the Ten Thousand Spirit Calamity Wood Formation, and gradually, points of Spiritual Light emerged around Yizhi Mountain. Vast swathes of Spiritual Mist surged up in an instant, completely enveloping Yizhi Mountain.

Zhao Yu's Divine Sense surged, controlling the Ten Thousand Spirit Calamity Wood Formation through the prohibition jade token, searching for any damage or flaws in the formation.

Half an hour later, Zhao Yu finally spoke slowly, "The formation seems to be fine for now!"

Yin Luo gave a cold snort, brushed his sleeve, and departed, "Hmph, if that is the case, I will take my leave first!"

Zhao Yu transmitted a message, "Watch him!"

An invisible, colorless spirit flew out from Zhao Yu's shadow, hiding in the shadows as it followed far behind Yin Luo.

Zhao Yu personally went to Yizhi Mountain and checked around each piece of Calamity Wood by himself, finding no issues at all before departing.

Not long after Zhao Yu left, a figure with almost no presence appeared beside a Calamity Wood, it was Yin Luo.

"Zhao Yu is indeed cautious! It's good that I didn't make a move earlier. He's already checked once, and he likely won't check a second time soon," he murmured.

Yin Luo's eyes darkened, he took out a sinister Spirit Talisman, buried it at the roots of the Calamity Wood, and then covered it with a layer of soil before departing.

An hour after Yin Luo had left, Zhao Yu appeared in front of that piece of Calamity Wood, moved the soil, and took out the sinister Spirit Talisman.

"A Third-Order Prohibition Breaking Talisman! Capable of instantly destroying a rare Spirit Talisman that serves as a node in the great formation! One such talisman is worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones. He truly is a traitor! I thought I had offended someone, but turns out he indeed betrayed Yunluo Immortal City."

"He was trying to delay the time of handing over the prohibition jade token to me, probably waiting for his accomplices. They are likely to act within these few days," Zhao Yu analyzed calmly.

Control of the great formation's prohibition tokens was essentially in the hands of the various great defenders. Even if other Golden Core cultivators were to come to serve as defenders, out of social courtesy, they would at most allow the prohibition token to stay in Yin Luo's hands for no more than three days. Once the time exceeded that, the other party would sense something was amiss.

Zhao Yu thought to himself, "Maybe I can catch some big fish!"

Two days later, ten cultivators with a convoy full of various supplies arrived at the foot of Yizhi Mountain.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator leading seven cultivators emerged from Yizhi Mountain and shouted, "Halt! Leave immediately!"

A middle-aged cultivator with Qi Cultivation fifth level approached, with a flattering expression, "Elder Wang, it's me, Old Su! This is the Spirit Cinnamon Brew Elder Yin requested!"

Elder Wang, the Foundation Establishment, seeing familiar faces, his eyebrows relaxed slightly, "Old Su! A new defender has ordered that outsiders are generally not allowed into Yizhi Mountain. You better go back!"