Fellow Daoist Hehuan was the last to leave, saying a word to the Ghost Spirit Sect Leader before he departed.
"Let's forget about the Ancient Teleportation Array this time, but if there's a next time, your Ghost Spirit Sect can deal with the trouble yourselves. My Demonic Path of Heavenly South isn't here to clean up after your Ghost Spirit Sect!"
The Ghost Spirit Sect Leader was startled and repeatedly agreed.
After Fellow Daoist Hehuan flew away, the Ghost Spirit Sect Leader breathed a sigh of relief. The matter of the Ancient Teleportation Array was over.
However, his eyes still held much defiance, and the flames of ambition burned fiercely.
Among the Demon Path Six Sects, there was originally no one superior to another. Now, with the Joyful Union Sect producing a Great Cultivator like Fellow Daoist Hehuan, a Nascent Soul Cultivator whose name resounded throughout Heavenly South, the Demonic Path was led by the Joyful Union Sect.
But over ten thousand years, all Six Sects had risen before, and their Sects all possessed powerful Legacies. What they lacked was just an Opportunity to step into the Realm of a Great Cultivator.
"One day, my Ghost Spirit Sect will rise and surpass your Joyful Union Sect!"
Wang Tiansheng, the Ghost Spirit Sect Leader, was full of ambition and unwilling to be inferior.
Not just him, but every faction among the Demon Path Six Sects was like this.
A month later.
The Demonic Path's armies each rode their flying ships towards Yue State. Of course, they wouldn't go all out; each Sect left a few Nascent Soul Cultivators to guard their homes.
As for those who went, they were all the top Cultivators of each faction.
From the Ghost Spirit Sect were Wang Tiansheng and Shattered Soul True Person, one at the peak of the Early Stage and the other at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. From the Spirit Control Sect went Grand Elder Dongmen Tu, and the Joyful Union Sect also sent their Grand Elder. The others were all similar.
Every one of their Divine Abilities was formidable!
Such a lineup would have been more than enough to annihilate the Seven Sects of Yue State at that time.
As for Li Feiyu, he had successfully broken through the eighth layer of the Inferno Apex Meridian Art several months ago, reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage level.
The Five Elements Cultivation Technique was in a state of balance.
He could have exited seclusion, but during his Cultivation, he recalled some Five Elements books from the Five Elements Immortal Cave, and suddenly had an Epiphany, entering a state of communion between man and nature.
Five Elements generating each other, Five Elements overcoming each other.
The magical power cultivated from the five Cultivation Techniques gradually began to fuse under Li Feiyu's control.
Although it was only a half-day Epiphany, its help to Li Feiyu was extremely powerful.
He began to comprehend Divine Abilities on his own, and in a few months, he actually comprehended a great Divine Ability called the Five Elements Creation Palm. Five types of magical power with different attributes gathered together, partially combined, mutually condensed, and shaped.
Not only was its defense astonishing, but its offensive power was also much stronger than simultaneously casting five Cultivation Technique Divine Abilities, and it was also more convenient.
Once this Five Elements Creation Palm was cast, it was like a Five Elements Mountain.
Li Feiyu gave it a nice nickname: "Five Fingers Mountain."
This Divine Ability had immense potential and was expected to become a peerless great Divine Ability, though, of course, it was still somewhat immature at present.
This was a very good sign, meaning that Li Feiyu had finally officially embarked on the Dao of Five Elements.
The road is long and arduous!
He still had a long way to go on this path!
Five Elements generating each other, understanding one leads to understanding all.
After Li Feiyu's Epiphany and self-creation of the Five Elements Creation Palm, he was eager to explore more and began to research other things.
Not long after, the flying ships of the Demon Path Six Sects arrived above the mine pit.
The Demon Sect flying ships were enormous, each giving the impression of covering the sky and obscuring the sun.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's Great Cultivator Aura suddenly erupted, pressing down on the mine pit like heavenly might.
Instantly, the weather changed, and sand and stones flew continuously.
The Cultivators quietly Cultivating in various parts of the mine pit all changed their expressions, turning pale with fright.
Tianwuzi and the others near the Ancient Teleportation Array also had their pupils contract, their expressions grave.
Tianwuzi and Elder Liu exchanged a glance, both exclaiming in horror: "A Great Cultivator!"
They looked at Jin Yuan. Jin Yuan opened his eyes from his meditation at this moment, but unlike Tianwuzi and the others, he wasn't overly concerned. Instead, he murmured, "They're finally here."
He looked towards Li Feiyu's Immortal Cave, where there was still no movement. After sending a message inside, he said, "Everyone, go out. Let's meet the Demonic Path of Heavenly South."
All the Cultivators in the mine pit shot into the sky, facing the six flying ships from a distance.
It was fortunate that Fellow Daoist Hehuan's Great Cultivator pressure only lasted for an instant; otherwise, they might not even have had the ability to fly at that moment.
Foundation Establishment Cultivators would likely have fainted on the ground, unable to withstand the pressure.
However, their faces were still ashen, pale as snow.
Soon, Tianwuzi and the others flew out, stopping in front of the Cultivators.
After Zhou Yuan settled the unconscious Yun Xingzhou, he also flew high into the sky, standing behind Jin Yuan and the others, and in front of the other Cultivators.
Their status was clear at a glance.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan stared at Jin Yuan for a moment, then grinned, "As expected, a tenth-level Demon Beast. After transforming, it's no different from a human."
He only cared about Jin Yuan, and Jin Yuan was also staring intently at Fellow Daoist Hehuan.
Since Jin Yuan had advanced to a tenth-level Demon Beast, the only one he had contended with at the same level was an Ancient Devil Divided Soul.
Unfortunately, he had just advanced and was no match for the Ancient Devil Divided Soul, who had tormented him quite miserably.
Of course, in terms of Divine Abilities, that Ancient Devil was also extremely powerful and possessed strength comparable to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, so ordinary Great Cultivators were no match for him.
"I wonder about this one's strength."
Jin Yuan grew interested, wanting to contend.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan smiled and said, "Your Excellency comes from the other side of the Ancient Teleportation Array, right?"
"How can you be so sure?" Jin Yuan smiled faintly, "Perhaps I was originally from this side of Heavenly South, you just haven't heard of me!"
"Perhaps, but that's not important."
"This Teleportation Array belongs to my Demonic Path. If Fellow Daoist takes your people and leaves obediently, I can spare your lives."
"Fellow Daoist's Divine Sense has long locked onto me, yet you still speak like this. Don't you think it's too ridiculous?"
"Moreover, I am very interested in you, a Great Cultivator of Heavenly South, Fellow Daoist Hehuan, do you dare to fight?"
"You know me?"
Fellow Daoist Hehuan was slightly startled, then burst into hearty laughter: "Why wouldn't I!"
The two simultaneously rushed into the sky. Fellow Daoist Hehuan wore a black robe, his body exuding a chilling Devilish Qi. His Demonic Technique seemed incredibly overbearing, completely unlike someone who had Cultivated the Joyful Union Sect's Cultivation Technique.
Successive Grand Elders of the Joyful Union Sect all used the title Fellow Daoist Hehuan. Of course, not every Fellow Daoist Hehuan in each generation rose by Cultivating other Cultivation Techniques like this one.
The Joyful Union Sect's method of gathering Yang and supplementing Yin, and its Dual Cultivation methods, were still renowned throughout Heavenly South for their power.
As for Jin Yuan, his entire body exuded a golden Aura, his spiritual power pure and without much Demonic Qi, upright and grand like the proud sun in the sky, subtly restraining Fellow Daoist Hehuan's Demonic Technique.
The expressions of the other Demon Sect Nascent Soul Cultivators all changed.
Wang Tiansheng asked curiously, "Brother Dongmen Tu, your Spirit Control Sect has the most research on Spirit Beasts. Can you tell what the origin of that middle-aged Daoist's true form is? I feel like he seems to have some restraint over our Demonic Path's Cultivation Techniques."
Dongmen Tu smiled, "There are tens of thousands of types of Spirit Beasts in the world; he hasn't revealed his true form, so how could I know?"
Of course, this was just Dongmen Tu's rhetoric. He was also inwardly astonished and couldn't help but recall a very powerful Spirit Beast that had once appeared in Heavenly South, as recorded in ancient texts.
Its entire body was crimson, of the fire attribute, and its spiritual power was like the blazing sun's radiance, not to be looked at directly, possessing a certain restraining power over the Demonic Path and the Ghost Dao.
It possessed Sun True Fire, a flame of ultimate rigidity and Yang, incredibly overbearing and rarely seen.
The Blazing Sun Secret Realm was left behind by the Sect that once kept this kind of Spirit Beast.
Legend has it that this Spirit Beast possessed the Bloodline of the Three-legged Golden Crow True Spirit. Those with a strong Bloodline Awakening would develop golden feathers on their bodies.
"I didn't expect the Three-legged Crimson Crow to still exist!"
"Could it be that he truly originated from my Heavenly South?"
Dongmen Tu pondered carefully in his mind. In the high sky, extremely violent tremors sounded, like drums beating in the Void, echoing across the region.
Black cold Qi collided with golden fire-attribute spiritual power, and violent explosions occurred from time to time.
It was evident that their compatibility was extremely poor.
Violent hurricanes raged in all directions, and roars and howls like those of monstrous beasts came from the sky.
Envy filled the eyes of all the Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Although the Nascent Soul Late Stage was only one or two minor Realms away from them, it was a goal that those present might never achieve in their entire lives.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's hand suddenly condensed a pure black flame. As soon as it appeared, the temperature in the surrounding air dropped significantly.
The Nascent Soul Cultivators on the Demonic Path side were full of dread.
Dongmen Tu said, "Fellow Daoist Hehuan's Three Yin Extinction Demonic Fire is becoming more and more overbearing. This single Divine Ability can easily kill an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator."
Jin Yuan was not to be outdone. Golden Sun True Fire condensed, and scorching high temperatures surged in all directions, colliding with the cold Qi emitted by the Three Yin Demonic Fire, erupting in violent sizzling sounds.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's pupils contracted, then he laughed heartily, "Fellow Daoist has excellent Divine Abilities!"
The flames in their hands were both played with artistry, transforming and condensing into the shapes of snakes, tigers, eagles, Dragons, Phoenix, and other forms, emitting bursts of cries and colliding with each other.
Any casual strike was no less powerful than the full effort of an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.
"What terrifying ultimate Yang flames!"
Shattered Soul True Person was extremely surprised and murmured in a low voice.
And Dongmen Tu, seeing this kind of flame, became even more certain that Jin Yuan's true form was that Three-legged Crimson Crow, and one that had awakened the True Spirit Bloodline of the Three-legged Fire Crow.
Only this kind of Spirit Beast would possess such pure Sun True Fire.
However, he was unsure whether the other party was a Three-legged Crimson Crow left over from that ancient Sect, or one that had come from the other side of the Ancient Teleportation Array.
Greed flickered in his eyes. If he could capture him...
After a moment's thought, his eyes returned to normal, and he deeply buried this unrealistic idea in his heart.
A tenth-level Demon Beast, rumored to possess Sun True Fire, and an ancient Spirit Beast whose speed far surpassed other flying Spirit Beasts, the Three-legged Crimson Crow—capturing him might not even be possible with the entire strength of the Spirit Control Sect.
And once such a Spirit Beast sought revenge, coming and going without a trace, it was possible that his Spirit Control Sect might disappear from Heavenly South.
The struggle in the sky grew more and more intense. It was difficult to determine a winner with just this one Divine Ability.
At this moment, a black light rushed out from Fellow Daoist Hehuan's body. He reached into the black light, grasped it firmly, and swung it. The black light dispersed, revealing a huge Grim Reaper's scythe, shining with a cold glow, appearing before everyone.
Jin Yuan's expression grew even more solemn. He felt a considerable threat from this Magic Treasure.
Its power was astonishing, enough to break through his crimson-gold Daoist robe.
This crimson-gold Daoist robe was refined by him using many of his own feathers, along with Fusang Tree branches and some fire-attribute Materials.
Although not as exquisite as the Artifact Refining of human Cultivators, and somewhat crude, its defensive power was absolutely formidable.
Jin Yuan was careful and cautious, not daring to let it approach easily, constantly circling and dodging with his speed.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan frowned. What kind of Demon Beast was this? His close-range movement technique was almost comparable to instantaneous movement, making it impossible for him to touch him.
"Fellow Daoist, is this how you show your interest in me?"
Jin Yuan smiled, "I haven't refined a suitable Magic Treasure, so fighting you puts me at a disadvantage. If we purely compete in Divine Abilities, we can continue."
The opponent was a tenth-level Demon Beast. Fellow Daoist Hehuan didn't know what Divine Abilities he possessed, and his heart was constantly on guard.
That flame earlier was indeed overbearing and had a restraining effect on his Three Yin Extinction Demonic Fire, but he assumed it wasn't the opponent's strongest Divine Ability.
He hesitated for a moment, then sent a message to Dongmen Tu, asking about the opponent's origin.
Dongmen Tu thought for a moment and still told him.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan looked surprised, "So Fellow Daoist is an ancient Spirit Beast, a Three-legged Crimson Crow. I heard that this race has extraordinary Divine Abilities, but mainly focuses on flame Divine Abilities, flying Divine Abilities, and Three-legged Divine Abilities. Is that so?"
Jin Yuan was quite surprised, "You know a lot."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan knew that neither side had gone all out. He was confident in his own strength, but the Three-legged Divine Ability was said to be a type of amplification Divine Ability that temporarily boosted strength. He wasn't sure if he could win if he fought with all his might.
And from Dongmen Tu's words, even if he could defeat him, if he wanted to leave, no one present could stop him, unless a Formation trap had been set up beforehand to restrict his movement.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan put away his scythe, a smile appearing on his rough face, "Fellow Daoist's Divine Abilities are extraordinary. We have no enmity between us, and there's no need to fight to the death. Why don't we stop here?"
Jin Yuan said, "As you wish."
"However..." Fellow Daoist Hehuan's tone shifted, "Fellow Daoist, as a tenth-level demon Cultivator, comparable to our human Immortal Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, why are you mixing with these Cultivators who are beneath you?"
"There are also several places in Heavenly South with many Opportunities. Why don't we join forces and explore them?"
Jin Yuan said, "That's possible, but I'm only acting on someone else's behalf."
He looked back at the people behind him, "I don't really care about their lives or deaths, but the person behind them is my good friend. Since I promised him, I must try my best to fulfill it."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan and the other Demon Sect Nascent Soul Cultivators all frowned. Just one tenth-level demon Cultivator was already difficult to deal with, and now there was another existence that seemed no less formidable than a tenth-level demon Cultivator.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan's expression turned cold, "Since that's the case, I'll be direct. What are your plans for occupying this place?"
"Well..."
At this moment, a golden light shot out from the mine pit, arriving in the blink of an eye beside Jin Yuan, finally resting on his shoulder.
Everyone looked over and saw a handsome little bird with a mix of crimson and golden feathers.
He preened his feathers with his beak, his eyes lively, and inadvertently glanced at the Demonic Path people opposite, with a hint of disdain.
Jin Yuan smiled and said, "You're out. Has Fellow Daoist Li exited seclusion yet?"
"No, Master is still researching Divine Abilities."
Hearing the little bird speak, the Demonic Path people were all surprised. Dongmen Tu stared intently, "A transformed Three-legged Crimson Crow!"
"What, another one?!"
"However, he seems to be just entering the Transformation Stage. I just don't know why he doesn't transform."
Crimson Crow scoffed, "Whether I transform or not is none of your business!"
"My name is Crimson Crow, remember that!"
Fellow Daoist Hehuan showed displeasure, "A junior, daring to speak so arrogantly here."
He flung out a ball of Three Yin Demonic Fire, originally thinking Jin Yuan would make a move, as in his eyes, Crimson Crow might be Jin Yuan's offspring.
But unexpectedly, Crimson Crow opened his mouth and spewed a line of Sun Fire, condensed and compressed from Sun True Fire, incredibly penetrating, directly defeating this Demonic Fire Divine Ability that could severely injure a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator.
"As expected of an ancient Spirit Beast, its Divine Abilities are indeed powerful."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan said, his fear of Jin Yuan deepening in his heart.