Chapter 228: 204: The Devil Race Sends Troops, Advancing to Tao Fruit (Request for Monthly Ticket)

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Chapter 228: Chapter 204: The Devil Race Sends Troops, Advancing to Tao Fruit (Request for Monthly Ticket) “Thump” “Thump” “Thump” A corridor, battered by the wind and rain, where the continuous sound of rain drops accompanies the rapid footsteps across the wooden floor, echoing like drumbeats. “Stop!” A sharp command breaks the air. From ahead in the corridor, a figure in the same Green Armor stands with a horizontal sword and a stern expression. “No passage allowed here, turn back.” “An emergency report from the west, I must see General Nine Colonels!” However, the Mountain Patrol Military Officer from Guang’an Prefecture speaks with haste. “And where is your general?” asks Liu Qing, blocking the way with a puzzled look. “The report comes from my general!” The Mountain Patrol Military Officer replies solemnly, “My general sent someone to monitor Weiyuan Pass and left the city for inspection, sending an urgent report just now.” “The Devil Race has deployed troops at Weiyuan Pass in the west!” Upon hearing this, Liu Qing’s eyes immediately flash with a sharp light, and his brows furrow deeply. And as the Mountain Patrol Military Officer finishes, “Clang clang” The sound of armor clashing arises. Behind Liu Qing, along the sidewalls, rows of Armored Soldiers reveal themselves. The Mountain Patrol Military Officer is startled. Why is the residence of the Nine Colonels so heavily guarded today? It wasn’t like this before! Just then, “swoosh, swoosh, swoosh,” several slight sounds of something cutting through the air. Next, figures appear one after the other in the corridor between Liu Qing and the Mountain Patrol Military Officer, as powerful auras surge forth. A burly man dressed in a green uniform, with a fierce tiger emblem embroidered on it, steps forward, his eyes glaring downwards as he says in a deep voice, “General Nine Colonels is in closed retreat. No one shall disturb him. I will handle this matter for now. Give me the message.” This speaker is none other than Third Mountain Changshan Colonel, also from Guang’an Prefecture. The Mountain Patrol Military Officer doesn’t dare to delay, flips his hand, slightly bows, and presents a tightly-rolled secret message tied with a red silk ribbon with both hands. Colonel Changshan takes the message, opens it, and after a quick scan, his brows deeply furrow. After a moment, he stores the message, his eyes flicker, “Tell your general to keep observing the movements of the Devil Race’s troops and their marching progress. Do not take any rash actions for now, and instruct your Government Army forces to set up various Arrays and traps outside the West City and prepare for mobilization.” “Everything else will have to wait for General Nine Colonels to come out of retreat!” “Yes!” The Mountain Patrol Military Officer receives the order and immediately turns to leave. Meanwhile, Changshan turns back with a serious and contemplative look, then glances at the few figures behind him, “Everyone, troops have been dispatched from Weiyuan City; it looks like we need to get ready. Last time we killed over a dozen of their Heavenly Pass Demons, and now after just a few days, they seem to be coming back with overwhelming ferocity.” Qing Yangzi from the Shu Mountain Sword Sect remains composed, “It’s actually quicker than I expected. I wonder how many more of these Demons there are, as if they were never-ending.” In fact, ever since their last battle, they were all mentally prepared for this moment; it just came much sooner than expected. Back then, they had defeated over ten Heavenly Pass Demons from the Six Mountains, leaving the Devil Race of Weiyuan Prefecture greatly weakened. Now, it seems more Devil Race powerhouses are gathering. “Only more will come!” “This time, it could be a bloody battle. Everyone should also quickly inform your disciples to be ready. If the Devil Race from Weiyuan City dares to send out troops under these circumstances, they must have something to rely on, probably including Tao Fruit Demons.” Changshan shares his guess, not to raise false alarm but because the probability is indeed very high. The several Sect Heavenly Pass figures exchange looks, their faces slightly changing. “Colonel Chang, what’s the plan?” “Wait!” He says, his gaze lifting, eyes shining with a sharp light, gazing towards the end of the corridor. “Wait for General Nine Colonels to come out of retreat.” The other seven individuals also cast their eyes in that direction, their gazes radiating with a peculiar glow. They had their suspicions. But nothing confirmed. At this moment, in the residence at the end of the corridor, a room with simple decorations and a rustic elegance is sealed by Prohibitions, faint Spirit Light twinkling. Inside this room, suspended three feet above a cushion, Chen Yuan’s eyes are closed, and beneath him, clouds surge. At this moment, his physical body emits a brilliant golden light, from his Elixir Field Furnace in the Dantian, a round of golden light flares up like a Great Sun, illuminating his whole body. With bones emitting a faint Divine Light, blood vessels sounding like surging Rivers, and each and every hair gleaming crystalline, under his translucent skin, golden pathways extend throughout his body, especially at the Profound Acupoints, twinkling like stars. His entire body radiates a treasure-like glow; even the hair emits beams of light, and a unique fragrance emanates from the body. Clearly, Chen Yuan’s physical body is undergoing some incredible transformation. Even more incredible changes are happening inside his Mud Ball! Within the Mud Ball, Qingshan is out of sight, only an expansive sea of clouds is visible. Amidst the rising clouds, there sits a Green Gold Glaze Pagoda! This Pagoda is formed with thirty-six Qingshan Tao Seeds as its base, Golden Core True Fire as its glaze for the green-golden tiles, and Sword Intent Tao Seeds as its framework. The Pagoda has nine floors; the upper five shrouded in clouds and mist, the lower four adorned with various colorful bas-reliefs that glisten with light, moving and undulating, as if they were alive. These are ferocious-looking Demons, those on the lower floors exuding an increasingly terrifying Demonic Qi, as if they were alive. Roars shake the Mud Ball, as if thousands of Demons were howling. Anyone ordinary who hears this might be shocked to death in an instant! The first floor, hosting the strength equivalent to the First Realm Little Demon of the Human Clan body refining. The second layer represents the Second Realm. The third layer represents the Third Realm. The fourth layer contains the demons of the Heavenly Pass. These are the very demons Chen Yuan had slain—now recorded within this tower! Like the Mountain Lord of Qingshan County, the Gu Diao of the Demon Tao Fruit Conference, the Six Mountain Demon Tribe of Weiyuan Prefecture... Countless, too many to count. An overwhelming killing intent filled the air! The base of the tower spewed mists, and a profound and mysterious energy meandered through the sea of clouds, with the nine-layer pagoda rising and falling within it. At this moment, the Green Gold Glaze Pagoda appeared both illusory and real, with innumerable demons inside howling and struggling, causing the pagoda to tremble incessantly. Just then, outside of the Mud Ball, the golden lines on Chen Yuan’s body flashed with light, converging towards his brow. At the center of his brow, dozens of golden lines gathered, bursting forth with brilliant light and divine radiance. The flesh at that spot roiled as if burning hot needles were concentrated there, as if something was about to be opened or burst forth from the skin. Gradually, a golden sliver was pried open! In an instant, the Mud Ball World opened like a skylight, where a dazzling golden light descended from the heavens and fiercely struck upon the Green Gold Glaze Pagoda, which roared with a myriad of demons and trembled between the ethereal and the real. With a loud resonant twang, the golden light continuously flowed into the great pagoda, calming the struggling demonic reliefs on its surface; they became quiet and motionless, and the captivating roars of demons gradually faded away. Correspondingly, the body of the tower became more solid. Time passed, unbeknownst how long. Under the infusion of golden light, the entire body of the pagoda stabilized completely. Exquisite reliefs, fierce and vivid, covered the four layers of the tower. Once the body of the pagoda was stable, a thin beam suddenly coalesced from the golden column of light and shot straight onto the crossbeam above the first layer’s gate. “Boom”— A loud sound echoed. Then the golden thin line slowly formed a vertical golden light mirror above the gate. Once this golden light mirror settled, the window in the sky of the Mud Ball World suddenly shut, and the column of golden light disappeared. The once churning sea of clouds became calm. The Green Gold Glaze Pagoda quietly spewed mist in the center, floating uncertainly. Above the sea of clouds, a figure made of golden light condensed, revealing Chen Yuan’s divine soul. Chen Yuan looked up at the towering pagoda that seemed to touch the skies, his eyes flickering with excitement and anticipation. Finally, he had broken through to the Tao Fruit Realm! Realistically speaking, he had only spent a month to advance from becoming a Taoist Soldier to stepping into the Tao Fruit Realm. Yet so much had happened in between, one event after another, giving him an immense sense of pressure and crisis. Although it was just a minor realm within the Fourth Heavenly Barrier, the gap between a Taoist Soldier and the Tao Fruit was like a chasm. Because from the Tao Fruit onward, Martial Arts Practitioners begin to touch upon the level of “Tao” and can initially harness the power of heaven and earth. Though scant, it’s incomparably different. He had encountered so many at the Fourth Heavenly Barrier, and the vast majority remained at the minor realm of Taoist Soldier, which showed how difficult it was to advance to the Tao Fruit Realm. The challenge lay in finding one’s own “Tao.” The Luck from the Banshan Tiger Talisman could accelerate his various cultivations, but as for this aspect, he needed to comprehend it himself. Relying on his way of fighting, Chen Yuan first grasped “momentum,” or Tao Heart, and then during his killings, he resonated with the grand momentum of heaven and earth, capturing the opportunity for breakthrough. Profound and ineffable. His momentum and Tao were simple and crude, summarized in one word—Kill! As his thoughts settled, his gaze concentrated on the pagoda. This was the Tao Fruit that had been nurtured within his Mud Ball. A pagoda! This pagoda had gathered all his True Meaning of Divine Power. The mountain as the body, the sword as the framework, Golden Core True Fire tempering, and Magic Eye Golden Light sealing... Chen Yuan swayed and became a streak of light, directly entering the pagoda. Upon entering, the space was vast, clearly not matching the external size, but Chen Yuan was not surprised—since the Tao Fruit gathered all of his True Meaning of Divine Power, the Heaven Pot Skill was naturally included. Inside, he observed several stone houses; as his gaze caught them, a clear understanding emerged—those were meant for Demon-Locking and Demon Refinement. Chen Yuan ascended to the fourth layer, but the fifth layer was shrouded in white mist, inaccessible, and he could not envision the way up. The fifth layer should be capable of suppressing the Martial Vault. Chen Yuan looked up at the white mist above, his gaze flickering. The Martial Vault—it won’t be long now. He did not dwell on it further, and with a flash, he reappeared outside the pagoda. Next, he prepared to test the might of his “Pagoda Tao Fruit.” At that moment, he closed his eyes, then opened them again, his consciousness returned to his physical body, and with a flick of his sleeve, a swath of Spirit Light appeared. One by one, Demon Essences emerged. Subsequently, Chen Yuan snorted softly, inhaling and absorbing the imprisoned Demon Essences through his nose.

Chapter 228: 204: The Devil Race Sends Troops, Advancing to Tao Fruit (Request for Monthly Ticket)

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