Yellow Court Daoist

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Eighteen thunderous booms resounded, and eighteen Star Absorbing Demon Spirits, unable to dodge or withstand, burst apart with loud explosions. However, their wings, claws, and mouthparts remained intact despite the devastating blow.

"Ha-ha!"

"The wings, claws, and mouthparts of these Star Absorbing Demon Spirits are excellent weapons without any need for refining. Turning them over to the Heavenly Star Sect can be exchanged for a substantial amount of Immortal Crystals, and bestowing them upon our tribe's youngsters will surely bring them joy for days."

The eight-legged powerhouse sheathed his Big Axe and, with a wave of his hand, collected the scattered wings, claws, and mouthparts of the Star Absorbing Demon Spirits into his Mustard Space.

At that moment—

"Hmm?"

"More demon beasts?!"

A sudden shock struck the eight-legged powerhouse, sending a wave of palpitations throughout his body. The Big Axe reappeared in his hands almost reflexively, and without a sign, he ferociously swung it behind him.

Boom!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Big Axe collided with something as solid as the most unyielding rock or metal between heaven and earth, causing a chilling, metallic grinding noise after the booming sound.

Thrown hundreds of miles back by the force of his own axe swing, the eight-legged powerhouse strenuously halted his momentum, ignoring the tingling sensation in his tiger's mouth. Gripping the giant axe, he looked ahead and saw a Star Absorbing Demon Spirit, several times larger than a mammoth, trembling its wings and waving its claws, shattering the void as it pounced toward him.

"A Fifth-Order Demon Spirit?!"

The eight-legged powerhouse's heart skipped a beat. Looking around, he saw dense swarms of black dots covering the skies and the ground; each dot was a Star Absorbing Demon Spirit of varying sizes.

"This is bad!"

...

One-Line Sky Passage.

Three Creeks, Six Valleys, Eighteen Peaks interspersed amongst each other.

A female cultivator wearing an amber long robe bounced and ran over.

Crossing Yue Tianhua Peak, through White Dragon Gully, past Azure Dragon Gully, she stopped next to the majestic Sky-reaching Waterfall.

The Sky-reaching Waterfall roared like a dragon emerging from the sea, its momentum spectacular.

Nearby,

Water droplets splashed around, bringing a cool breeze.

To the side of the waterfall, a Daoist clad in a Seven Stars Eight Diagrams Daoist Robe sat in meditation with his eyes closed.

The female cultivator approached and bowed deeply, saying, "Greetings, Master."

Qin Feng opened his eyes, looked at his third disciple, and spoke with a clear voice, "Is everything well arranged?"

"Reporting to Master."

"As per Master's instructions, I've handed the 'Creation Spirit Pill' to Meng Ba. Although Meng Ba is gravely injured, with his Black Armor Clan's robust physique and the aid of the Creation Spirit Pill, a few hundred years of recuperation should suffice for a full recovery."

Han Ling'er replied with a smile.

"That is good."

"Meng Ba hails from the Black Armor Clan, bearing the burden of his entire clan is not easy, and this time he got into trouble because of my orders, which is truly mortifying."

Qin Feng shook his head, his face showing a shade of guilt.

Han Ling'er's amber robe fluttered in the wind, and she responded playfully to her master's statement, "Master has always been known for his kindness. Who in the world doesn't know that? Be it the Black Armor Clan where Meng Ba belongs or the War Cry Clan from Gu Jin's region, all owe their survival to Master's protection."

The Black Armor Clan primarily resides in the Southern Barbaric Territory, with just a few scattered in places like the Nine Nether Realm. This clan has a formidable physical body, and their natural black armor made them a target for many Evil Cultivators who secretly hunted them. Before submitting to the Heavenly Star Sect under the Sky-reaching Gorge, Meng Ba's tribe often faced severe casualties from such troubles. It wasn't until they received protection from Ancestor Qin Feng of the Heavenly Star Sect that they finally found peace. Hence, Meng Ba holds deep loyalty towards the Heavenly Star Sect and Ancestor Qin Feng.

These sentiments were shared widely within and beyond the Heavenly Star Sect, praising Qin Feng's unparalleled benevolence.

"The Fifth-Order Star Absorbing Demon Spirit is formidable, commanding thousands of minions. It's a stroke of luck that Meng Ba escaped with his life; one can't blame him."

Qin Feng, uninterested in undeserved fame, looked at his lively young disciple and shifted the topic, "Both your senior fellow brothers are away, Meng Ba is severely injured, and Gu Jin has followed your eldest senior brother, thus away from the Sky-reaching Gorge. This time, the eradication of the demon spirits rests on you."

"Rest assured, Master."

"Your disciple will do her utmost to annihilate the demon spirits!"

Han Ling'er's beautiful face turned serious as she responded, her heart filled with excitement.

Demon spirits from outside the realm were exceptionally rare in the Nine Nether Realm; having an encounter this time to engage them was also valuable experience for future confrontations with the external demon spirits.

Seeing Han Ling'er's reaction, Qin Feng couldn't help but smile, "The Immortal Court has constructed the Seventh-Level War City Defense Line outside the Nine Nether Realm. Although Sky-reaching Gorge and Mountain and Water Realm aren't exactly in the heartland of Nine Nether, they are still within this defense line. This group of Star Absorbing Demon Spirits must have accidentally infiltrated and lacks reinforcement. You should use this opportunity to not only protect the Mountain and Water Realm but also hone your skills against these demon spirits, which will benefit your cultivation regardless of whether you venture out to battle in the future or not."

Upon hearing this, Han Ling'er's eyes widened, "I'm definitely going to venture into the external realm!"

Qin Feng smiled without much further comment and stretched his hand towards the sky, grasping something.

A shadow, unclear from where, suddenly fell from the void. The shadow loomed large, Han Ling'er looked up, a vast terrain spanned across, imposing with stars dotting the skyline, which was rather impressive.

"Master—"

Han Ling'er was both shocked and delighted, her eyes wide open.

It was a War City!

Qin Feng's expression was gentle, and he jovially said, "Before your two senior brothers went to the external realm, I refined a War City for each of them. You're going alone to slaughter the Star Absorbing Demon Spirits, a daunting match by yourself. Coincidentally, your War City was just recently completed. Take it with you, use this opportunity to clear out demon spirits, and get familiar with it."

"Thank you, Master!"

Han Ling'er felt both thrilled and touched.

In the entire world, countless Mahayana True Immortals spent their lives managing Daoist Fields and adventuring in all directions. Despite millennia of accumulation, it was difficult to refine even a single War City.

Only the great sects such as the Three Great Daoist Veins and the Ice and Snow Divine Palace had the foundation to grant their disciples War Cities.

Yet even among the Three Great Daoist Veins,

only the core disciples, those with great potential or deep backgrounds, could possibly be gifted with one.

However, their teacher gifted each disciple with a city.

The effort it must have taken was unimaginable.

"To embark on the endeavors of a great man, one must not adopt the pettiness of childish gestures."

With a flick of his sleeve, Qin Feng sent Han Ling'er to the Heavenly War City, speaking loudly, "Refine it well and head to the Mountain and Water Realm as soon as possible."

Gazing at the imposing War City before her, Han Ling'er stared at the city gate upon which 'Han Ling City' was inscribed.

Her blood boiled with excitement at once.

Hearing her teacher's voice, she responded with great enthusiasm, "I will heed the teacher's teachings!"

She flashed into the city, and again her teacher's voice reached her, "In the Mountain and Water Realm, there is a mortal cultivator named 'Lu Qingfeng'. He has breached the twenty-seven-layer Array Mountain set up by your master. He may become your junior disciple. If you meet him, take care of him."

"A junior disciple?"

A spark of intense interest lit up in Han Ling'er's eyes.

...

Master Mu Yang and Wu Jiu were unaware that an Upper Realm Ancestor had dispatched a True Immortal to deal with the Star Absorbing Demon Spirit, only for it to be severely wounded and be forced to flee.

Nor did they know that

the horde of demon creatures outside the Void was not merely dozens, but rather, thousands that filled the skies. Among them, the leader was a Fifth-Order being, on par with a True Immortal.

Master Mu Yang would be startled yet delighted if he knew.

This matter of demon creatures also remained unknown to Lu Qingfeng, who was immersed in the Yuan Gui City.

The Array of Yuan Gui City was vast like smoke, originally based on the Ice and Snow Divine Palace Formation System, and subsequently modified small and large by Fairy Yunyan and the Yuan Gui Jellyfish according to their understanding of the city and personal needs.

Excluding the Gui Mountain Old Mother.

Now, as the third City Lord, Lu Qingfeng was gathering and organizing the Yuan Gui City Formation System, pushing out the old to bring in the new, leveraging his proficiency in arrays and even adding the 'Derivation Enhancement' from the Yellow Court Scripture.

A whole new War City Array System was beginning to take shape.

One day.

Lu Qingfeng stood before the 'Yunyan Qiankun Furnace', his brow slightly furrowed, deep in thought.

"A War City is a combat weapon controlled by Mahayana True Immortals, constructed with 'Immortal Soil' influenced subtly by the Mahayana True Immortal, mixed with various rare refining materials, building structures and sections of walls."

"Only then can a complete War City be achieved."

However.

Yuan Gui City had undergone two calamities, switching from Fairy Yunyan to the Yuan Gui Jellyfish, and was somewhat damaged. It had plummeted from the Yuan Gui Jellyfish's hands into the Void, landing in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters, where the damage reached 88%.

Rebuilding the array was not difficult for Lu Qingfeng.

But gathering materials like arranging arrays, repairing the Qiankun Furnace, and Array Towers in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters was almost a fool's errand.

Mahayana True Immortals in the Spirit Domain had accumulated for tens of thousands of years and still struggled to refine a War City.

Being in the lower realm of Three Mountains and Nine Waters, if Lu Qingfeng could repair the nearly destroyed Yuan Gui City, where would it leave those Mahayana True Immortals?

"Am I am to scavenge amongst the ruins of Yuan Gui City, refine with Dutian Demon Flames for a while?"

"These surely won't suffice."

"Reconstruction must have priorities and compromises."

Lu Qingfeng rubbed his slightly swelling temples. Situated in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters, safety was assured, but cultivation resources definitely couldn't compare to those available in higher level worlds.

He surely wouldn't disrupt his own plans and ascend prematurely for the sake of Yuan Gui City.

"No rush."

"Just rebuild slowly."

Lu Qingfeng suppressed his longing for restoring the War City, his hand silently producing an engraving tool. Holding the tool, he began engraving on the Qiankun Furnace.

This served as the central power source of Yuan Gui City, as well as the base for other functionalities.

"Prioritize the Swallowing Spirit Array, hasten the absorption of Spiritual Energy, accumulate Spiritual Energy."

Regarding the rest,

it wasn't too late to discuss them after the Swallowing Spirit Array was repaired.

Constructing a War City was a vast and costly task, and its repair was no different.

Even with system conflicts making things more complex,

Lu Qingfeng, well-versed in a Hundred Sect Technique, was capable of handling it.

In the times to follow, Lu Qingfeng devoted himself entirely to the Yuan Gui City, spending his days pondering modifications to arrays and repairing the Qiankun Furnace's Swallowing Spirit Array.

To repair the Swallowing Spirit Array, the broken Qiankun Furnace had to be completely restored.

Repairing the Qiankun Furnace required various rare materials.

The materials found in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters were all second-class, so Lu Qingfeng had no choice but to make do, picking and choosing among the rubble of Yuan Gui City, refining them back to the basics with Dutian Demon Flames.

Time passed.

The progress of the repairs was slow but steady.

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