Refining Demon: Luo Fu's Four Immortals

  Yue Qing decided to refine the six true yuan gourd into a Ding Jia Shen Mo gourd, and the twelve major yin demons inside were refined into six Ding Jia magic gods. Although the transformation was reduced by a lot, its power was much stronger than before when it was only half-finished.

  His brush was much bigger than Zhu Hong's, directly drawing talismans on the four mountain peaks around him. The pen moved like a dragon and snake, with lightning flashing from the top of the peak to the foot of the mountain, all engraved with heavenly characters. Then, in front of the cave entrance, which is the center of the four mountain peaks, a ritual platform was built, with three layers, each layer being one zhang and three chi high, with yellow cloth written with talismans on top. The ritual platform was hexagonal, with a flag inserted at each corner. The top layer had six Jia flags, the middle layer had six Ding flags, and the bottom layer had mountain god flags, land flags, heavenly flags, earthly flags, protective flags, and town-quieting flags. The surroundings were sprinkled with clear water that had been blessed with talismans to drive away wandering ghosts and wild demons, lest they be swallowed by evil spirits.

  He placed the black gourd in the center of the altar, his hands forming the Taiyi seal to suppress the demonic nature. He recited the Dingjia yinyang incantation to refine and offer sacrifices. With one foot treading on the Heavenly Trampler Yuwang step, he used a long sword to pierce the air, lightly tapping the gourd's lid. A loud rumbling sound erupted from within, spewing out a large amount of dark red mist. Inside, six blood auras flew into the air, while the talismans on the surrounding four mountain peaks responded automatically, preventing the demonic energy from spreading. The six demon heads were suspended in mid-air, gathering yang energy.

  Yin demons are formless and intangible, even the highest-level yin demons are invisible and imperceptible, unable to be seen or touched. They can invade people unknowingly, and once the six senses have an illusion, they will fall into a demonic realm and cannot extricate themselves. Moreover, they come without a shadow and leave without a trace, making it impossible for people to defend against them. This gourd of Zhu Hong is only half-finished; if he really cultivates it to its ultimate state, even if Yue Qing has the Taiyi Five Smoke Net in hand, it would be difficult to defend against it.

  The gods and demons are intangible, cultivating to the extreme can move mountains and seas, changing endlessly, it's hard to say which side is more powerful.

  To refine the intangible and formless yin demon into a divine demon, one must put in some effort. Yue Qing needs to work hard at four times: noon, midnight, morning and evening. At noon, he releases six other demon heads to make six Jia Shen demons, ordering them to swallow the sunlight in the sky. At midnight, he releases six demon heads to refine into six Ding Shen demons, ordering them to swallow the starlight in the sky. At this time, he must use talismans and incantations to infuse his own essence and blood, mixing it with sunlight and moonlight to shape the divine demon's body. During morning and evening, all the demon heads are released to absorb the wood energy from the east at dawn and the metal energy from the west at dusk. After more than 30 days, the divine demon's body begins to take shape gradually.

  It was noon, and Yue Qing released the six Jia Shenmo, which gathered in the air above the altar, forming a rolling mist of blood that rose straight into the sky. The six demon heads simultaneously faced the sky and swallowed the sunlight, with chunks of sunlight being scooped up by the demons as if they were physical objects, broken off from a larger whole, and swallowed into their mouths, transforming into a bright, watery glow. The black jade gourd below immediately responded, spewing out a stream of blood energy that mixed with the sunlight and merged into the bodies of the demons.

  Yue Qing dripped his own essence into the gourd, cast a spell to refine it, and then stepped down from the altar, letting the gods and demons devour the sunlight on their own.

  He had just walked into the cave when he suddenly heard a strange howling sound from outside, and hastily turned his body to check.

  Only two sword lights were suspended in the cloud layer, with a Taoist standing on each one, all wearing white Taoist robes, jade crowns and silver belts, white socks and hemp shoes, holding dusters in their hands. The person on the left was slightly shorter, with a pale face and a pair of small eyes shining brightly. The person on the right had white hair, a ruddy complexion, and looked like a child. These two people were familiar to Yue Qing, they were the elders of Emei School, one of the seven immortals of Luo Fu, Wu Yuanzhi, the Taoist of wind and fire, and Xu Yuantong, the true man of Kan Li. Seeing that it was these two, Yue Qing was slightly surprised, did not immediately go out, but stood at the entrance of the cave to observe and look around.

  Two old Taoists pointed down, seemingly discussing a countermeasure. The six demon heads all rose to the highest point, tightly attached to the edge of the Eight Gates Inverted Golden Lock Formation, baring their teeth and brandishing their claws at the two Taoists, like starving tigers that had suddenly discovered roasted meat right before their eyes!

  Wu Yuanzhi and Xu Yuantong are both relatively weak among the Luofu Seven Immortals. If it were just the two of them, Yue Qing wouldn't be afraid, even if he had to fight one against two. Although the odds of winning aren't great, he could still come and go freely without losing. Moreover, he has an advantage in terms of formation here, having obtained the Taizhen Wuyanluo and Shenmo Hulu, making defeat impossible. What he's worried about is that the Emei Sect always acts in groups and has a method for transmitting sounds to each other through magical artifacts. If one side encounters difficulties, all eight sides will provide support, and if they can't win quickly, it's easy to fall into being surrounded and beaten.

  Yue Qing An used a curse to drive the gourd, and six ferocious gods suddenly scattered like firework explosions. Four flew towards the surrounding mountain peaks, and two fell back onto the altar.

  Wu Yuantong and Xu Yuantong were startled, facing such a ferocious demon god they two were also cautious, the demon god suddenly acted, they immediately rode their swords to ascend into the air, until thousands of meters high in the sky, seeing that the demon god did not chase after them, only then did they let out a sigh of relief.

  Yue Qing, with the divine demon occupying the four peaks, learned through Mo Tou's unparalleled subtle sense that there were still three people hiding in the clouds in both the west and north. He suspected that the other party had already set up an ambush, letting Wu Xu come over to lure him out before suddenly attacking and killing him with one blow!

  Wu Yuanzhi and Xu Yuantong were frightened away, feeling ashamed, they sheathed their swords again and stood under the clouds. Xu Yuantong shouted: "Which evil creature is it that dares to practice such a wicked spell here? Are you not afraid of heavenly punishment?"

  He shouted three times, but below was just a rolling tide of demonic energy, colorful flags fluttering about, and hordes of demons roaming freely, with not a single person responding to his calls.

  Xu Yuantong conferred with Wu Yuanzhi: "The demon below must have recognized you and me, fearing that we wouldn't dare to speak up. Why don't I use the Kan Li arrow to blast his demonic altar first, then blast his lair, and see how he responds!"

  Wu Yuanzhi pulled him down with his hand, pointing downwards, "Look at the altar above, there is a black jade gourd, it must be the key to controlling these demonic heads. As long as we get that gourd, we can seal away these demonic heads. These demonic heads are all extremely evil villains, if we can subdue them and use them to deal with those evil demons and heretics, it would be a case of using poison to attack poison, using magic to control magic, and achieving twice the effect with half the effort!"

  Xu Yuantong shouted: "Brother, use your sword light to cover me, I'll go down and grab that gourd!"

  Wu Yuanzhi said: "The formation below is strange, the gates are upside down, the paths are complicated, and a single mistake will lead to being trapped inside."

  Xu Yuantong waved his hand and said, "Never mind! You and I are also well-versed in the principles of divination and familiar with the art of Qimen Dunjia. Can it be that we have forgotten all that we learned from our master over the past few hundred years? How great is this demon's magical power, can it surpass the profundity of Emei's orthodox transmission?"

  Wu Yuanzhi still hesitated: "What you said makes sense, but I've never been able to see through this formation..."

  Xu Yuantong was somewhat unhappy: "Under this sky, the only ones who can rival our Emei Shan Shushan's divine arithmetic are the original Wutai Sect's Xiantian Shen Shu and the Xuangu Island's Guicang Shen Shu. Among the Wutai Sect, only Chen Xuanli and Xu Feiniang were able to cultivate the Xiantian Shen Shu to a state of perfection. Chen Xuanli has long since passed away, and Xu Feiniang claims to have reformed and is hiding in Huangshan. As for the Xuangu Island family, they have always been halfway through their journey, only roaming freely in the South Sea. These demonic cultivators below are definitely not from those two families. This formation, even if it's inverted, must still leave some clues behind. We can't see through it from the outside, but once I get inside, you'll be above, and with our combined efforts, won't we be able to break through it?"

  Wu Yuanzhi listened and also thought it made sense, so he nodded in agreement: "Younger brother must be careful! I'll help you with the Wind Fire Fan!"

  Xu Yuantong casually agreed, his hands forming a seal, each finger pointing south and north, absorbing the water and fire elements, using his own true energy to condense into a single Water-Fire Divine Thunderbolt. It rotated in front of his chest, initially only the size of a grain of rice, but quickly swelling to the size of a bowl: "Swiftly!" His wrists vibrated together, and the thunderbolt fell, triggering the Golden Lock Immortal Array, which immediately produced endless changes. The blue sky turned into a desert, the ocean became a snowy plain, and various intricate transformations occurred rapidly. Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the air, flames and icy air bursting out simultaneously, countless illusions shattering like bubbles.

  Xu Yuantong let out a loud shout, releasing his own Kanli dual swords. One black and one red, the two gleaming blades wrapped around him as he somersaulted downwards, heading straight for the black jade gourd on top of the altar.

  The two gods and demons on the altar immediately turned into two thick bloody mists and pounced, while those on the four mountain peaks also quickly gathered towards the center.

  Xu Yuantong raised his hand and shot out the Kan Li arrow, which was his famous magic treasure. The Kan Li True Man got its name from this. Kan represents water, Li represents fire, and Kan Li is water and fire combined. One end of the arrow was made of Samadhi true fire, which would explode when ignited, producing a loud noise and countless sparks as big as beans that shot out in all directions, capable of melting metal. Any inferior flying sword that encountered it would be reduced to iron slag. The other end of the arrow was crafted from the North Pole's icy coldness, with the inner part infused with true water, causing a blast of cold air to shoot out. Even if a scattered immortal were to encounter it head-on, they would freeze into a block of ice from head to toe.

  A demon was struck by Kan Liren's sword, exploding into a ball of blood and energy, accompanied by the demon's heart-wrenching scream. As it transformed again, another demon pounced forward, only to be met with Kan Liren's dual swords. Xu Yuantong's swordsmanship was a true transmission of Emei, and extremely extraordinary. In the blink of an eye, he chopped out dozens of swords, but the demon's body was cut by the flying swords, yet it grew back instantly, like cutting water with a knife, without any effect. Letting out a furious roar, it stretched out its claws towards Xu Yuantong.

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