Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 729 - 655: Defense Zone 19! [Thanks to ’New Year’s Eve Baby’ for the generous reward!]

Aside from Qingyu and Lu Qingfeng's cultivation efforts—

"In reality, having cultivated into a True Immortal, I've already initially gained the power to protect myself."

Next, proceed methodically with cultivation. With his Earth Immortal-level Dao ability, at most ten thousand years, he will certainly be able to prove the Dao again within the Spirit Domain.

There's no need to worry about that.

As for 'preaching the Dao'.

"Beyond the Nine Netherworlds, there are over three thousand six hundred small worlds."

"In the entire Spirit Domain, there are no less than tens of thousands of small worlds."

"As long as one can enter ten percent of these worlds, becoming an Earth Immortal is not an issue."

Lu Qingfeng has attempted the 'preaching the Dao' Great Method both in the game and in reality, and he has a certain understanding of how much this method can enhance his strength.

But the Spirit Domain has an Immortal Court.

Without the decree of the Immortal Court, no cultivator may arbitrarily enter the Lower Realm.

Sneaking in is one thing.

But his method of openly preaching the grand Dao is too high-profile and inevitably will draw the attention of the Immortal Court.

"The three branches of the Daoist sect and the two Buddhist Sects jointly built the 'Immortal Court'."

"It's a massive entity."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

Without knowledge of the inner workings of the Immortal Court and the depth of the Spirit Domain, he dared not act rashly.

In the future, after understanding the Spirit Domain and the Immortal Court, perhaps he can look for loopholes to exploit.

But outside the domain—

"There's great potential!"

Lu Qingfeng thought of the situation outside the domain.

Outside the domain, there are demon spirits causing chaos, an area beyond the Immortal Court's control, a chaotic battlefield where powers clash. There are also numerous heavens and earths amidst the chaos, obscuring perception and suitable for 'preaching the Dao' and quiet development.

With his Divine Skills and countless insights, Lu Qingfeng is perfectly suited to making waves outside the domain.

However.

Outside the domain is perilous, and it is not good for the True Body to go there.

"I now have two Body Separations."

"One is the 'Green Wood Clone' in Three Mountains and Nine Waters."

"The other is the 'Eight Desolate Avatar' outside the domain."

Two major clones.

Had been of great use when Lu Qingfeng was still insignificant.

But since Lu Qingfeng advanced to True Immortal, his Body Separation refined from an Eighth Rank Magical Artifact seems somewhat frail.

For one, it can't cultivate Divine Skills, nor can it refine Magic Artifacts or Immortal Artifacts, greatly affecting its power.

Take the Eight Desolate Avatar, for example.

Its mana is comparable to a True Immortal, and its body made from an Eighth Rank Magical Artifact is not weaker than the flesh body of a True Immortal. But apart from the power of magical artifacts, it has no other means.

The strength of the Eight Desolate Avatar lies in the War City that Lu Qingfeng had spent a fortune to create.

Removing the War City.

In a solo fight, the Eight Desolate Avatar is only equivalent to a True Immortal of the First Realm (Mahayana First Realm Sensing Realm True Immortal).

As for the Green Wood Clone, it only possesses the ability and combat strength of a Primordial Spirit Practitioner.

"I've now left Three Mountains and Nine Waters, but I still need to maintain the illusion that 'Dutian Daoist' is still within the Mountain and Water Realm."

"The Green Wood Clone needs to make an appearance every once in a while."

"It can't be withdrawn."

Lu Qingfeng was clear in his heart.

If 'Lu Qingfeng' had just ascended and the 'Dutian Daoist' in Three Mountains and Nine Waters also disappeared simultaneously, he feared that those with intentions might become suspicious.

A precaution is never a bad thing.

After all, it's just a clone and doesn't affect Lu Qingfeng much.

Other cultivators, even Mahayana True Immortals when granted the Divine Skill of Body Separation, dare not refine too many clones, for fear that splitting the Primordial Spirit too much would dilute their spiritual essence, reducing their perceptiveness, thereby making it difficult to comprehend the grand Dao.

Their cultivation progress would be affected.

Lu Qingfeng did not have this concern.

He ascended through Dao ability in "Primordial", sufficient insight in reality was all he needed, and a few extra wouldn't hurt much.

There were no taboos for Body Separation.

Of course.

It would be best if he could obtain Spirit Roots like the 'Qingjing Method Bamboo' or the 'Seven Treasures Gourd' to refine clones.

Firstly, the power increase is fast, and secondly, the potential is huge.

If it's an ordinary clone.

Like the 'Green Wood King Ding' or 'Eight Desolate Mysterious Fire Mirror'.

It consumes resources.

It consumes energy.

But in the end, they can only ascend to the True Immortal Level, which is not worth the effort.

"Spirit Roots are hard to find."

"But in the Human Dao Law Domain, I obtained methods and key points, such as 'Fang Xian Dao', 'Cultivation of Literature', 'Martial Arts', and the 'Path of Destiny'."

"With the 'Yellow Court Scripture', I don't fear Karma."

"Casually refining a few clones, cultivating 'Fang Xian Dao', 'Cultivation of Literature', 'Martial Arts', 'Emperor's Dao'. Starting from the secular world of Red Dust, as long as the land is vast and the population large, strength can rapidly increase."

"Another Divine Separation to preach everywhere, and when recalled in the future, can also increase mana and strengthen the Primordial Spirit."

Lu Qingfeng had long made up his mind.

The Primordial Spirit brewed.

From it, five strands of spiritual essence were peeled off and cast into the core vortex of the black hole of the Primordial Spirit.

In an instant, spanning tens of thousands of miles.

...

Lu Qingfeng had just entered the Sky-reaching Gorge, as well a newly ascended True Immortal.

The current priority.

Is to stabilize the True Immortal Realm.

It is to familiarize with the Sky-reaching Gorge, the Spirit Domain environment.

For the time being, there are no specific tasks.

Thus, Lu Qingfeng devoted more energy to the 'Eight Desolate Avatar' outside the domain.

...

In a vast and boundless place, the sky is gloomy, the earth is filled with flying sand.

Upon the earth.

Stands a towering great city, with the words 'Eight Desolate' inscribed above its gates.

In the style of dragons and phoenixes dancing, containing extreme Sword Intent.

A Daoist in a red robe with long hair, casual and unrestrained, his body bearing a barbaric aura, fiery and burning.

This is none other than 'Eight Desolate Daoist'.

Outside Eight Desolate City.

Giant mountains like titans rise, running amidst the windswept sand.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground trembles.

Arriving at all four sides of Eight Desolate City. Mountains surround it, stone transform, and in an instant, five defense cities are formed.

Surrounding Eight Desolate City.

There were divisions labeled: 'Mountain Spirit,' 'Demon Slayer,' 'Divine Fire,' 'Cold Rain,' 'Breaking Army.'

These were named after the Five Elements Dao Soldiers—

Mountain Spirit Warriors.

Exterminating Immortal Dao Soldiers.

Divine Fire General.

Cold Rain Flying Immortal.

Breaking Army Swordsman.

Speaking of the Five Elements Dao Soldiers, back when the Daoist Hu Feng from beyond the heavens attacked the Three Mountains and Nine Waters, he was captured by Lu Qingfeng along with his Dao soldiers. After years of cultivation and several iterations of Derivation Enhancement in the game, these Five Elements Dao Soldiers had become a top presence within the Fourth Rank.

At present, Eight Desolate City houses two thousand four hundred of the Five Elements Dao Soldiers.

Their strength was formidable.

In the midst of this chaotic Outer Domain, they would prove to be of great use.

As the five defense cities rose, in the distance, Zhu Yang strode forcefully from beyond the sky, with the ferocious Exotic Beast 'Eight-legged Blade Chi' looking wolf-like and dog-like, trailing behind Zhu Yang.

He entered Eight Desolate City directly.

"General."

"Biyun Great Realm, Nine Tripods, and Black Sea's two Secondary Realms have all been fully taken over. The Primordial Spirit Teams originally stationed have all been reassigned to 'Sea Viewing City.'"

"The defense of the Three Realms is now weak."

"Moreover, there are eight Small Worlds in the '19th Defense Zone' that guards Eight Desolate City. The Small Worlds are manageable, but Biyun, Nine Tripods, and Black Sea Realms are still lacking Primordial Spirits to suppress them. There have been constant battles in various battlefields lately, and many demons have scattered, fleeing into the Heavens and Earth haphazardly. We urgently need to clear them out, lest chaos ensue."

Zhu Yang came directly to Lu Qingfeng, disregarding the fact that he looked travel-worn, and reported to him.

The battlefield beyond the domain possessed order amidst chaos.

Years of strife.

Demons were rampant.

The Spiritual Domain Immortal Court consecutively opened battlefields outside the Ten Major Domains.

Like the 'Nine Nether Realms,' multiple defense lines were erected, with seven overall, dividing into seven layers of Battle Zones.

From inside to the outside, these are ranked from the Seventh to the First Battle Zone.

Beneath the Battle Zones.

They are further divided into Battle Areas and Defense Lines.

Lu Qingfeng, along with Zhu Yang, had traveled from the Little Dragon Tiger Realm aboard the 'Jade Dragon,' to the battlefield beyond the realms. They were now in the 137th Battle Zone of the Third Battle Zone.

The guardians of this Battlefield were two disciples of the Sky-reaching Gorge's Grandmaster Qin—

His eldest disciple 'Yan Guanhai.'

His second disciple 'Ting Fengzi.'

Yan Guanhai held the position of Great General and commanded the 137th Battle Zone.

The Battle Zone divided into twenty Defense Zones.

Lu Qingfeng had been recommended by Han Ling'er and entrusted with a significant duty upon his arrival.

Granted the rank of 'General,' he was ordered to defend the 19th Defense Zone.

Under his jurisdiction, there was a Great Realm capable of housing Mahayana True Immortals, called 'Biyun.' There were also two Secondary Realms capable of housing Primordial Spirit Practitioners, named 'Nine Tripods' and 'Black Sea.'

In addition, there were eight Small Worlds that could only house Golden Core Cultivators.

Though many of these Great Realms, Secondary Realms, and Small Worlds were devastated and resource-poor due to the chaos of war,

There were still many life spirits within.

The Defense Zone was vast, with no one at hand.

Lu Qingfeng, stationed here, faced enormous pressure.

Hearing Zhu Yang's report, Lu Qingfeng shook his head, "The 137th Battle Zone has suffered heavy losses from the impact of two 'Green Jade Demon Spirit' legions, even the Immortal Ship 'Jade Dragon' nearly shattered. 'Sea Viewing City' defends the five most dangerous defense zones, just when it's short of manpower."

The Outer Domain Battlefield was unceasingly in turmoil.

Of the seven layers of Battle Zones, the First was the most dangerous, while the Third, not far away, was also frequently in conflict in both large and small battles.

He and Zhu Yang had just arrived when they encountered a major battle.

Two 'Green Jade Demon Spirit' legions had broken into the 137th Battle Zone, and though dispersed, they caused significant destruction; even a True Immortal had perished in the fight.

The 'Jade Dragon' was nearly destroyed.

As for the Primordial Spirit Practitioners, countless were lost in battle, and military strength was severely insufficient.

The 'Jade Dragon' returned to Sky-reaching Gorge.

Aside from repairs and rest, it was also to recruit more Primordial Spirit Practitioners as soon as possible to replenish the depleted defense lines under Yan Guanhai's command.

The 137th Battle Zone itself was short of hands.

Let alone the 19th Defense Zone entrusted to Lu Qingfeng.

Apart from hastily recruited three Primordial Spirit Teams, a total of thirty Primordial Spirit Practitioners, Lu Qingfeng only had Zhu Yang under his command.

As for the Dao soldiers,

Their limitations were vast.

Their combat power was exceptional, but they lacked autonomy.

Suitable for battle but insufficient for guarding a realm. Not to mention the demon-infested stars in the void of space beyond the realms, posing threats that also needed to be dealt with.

"I have already used the 'General Seal' to issue missions to attract 'Scattered Soldiers' to clear out the demons within the Defense Zone."

"As for the Realms like Biyun, I will personally oversee and command the Dao soldiers for suppression," Lu Qingfeng announced, seeing Zhu Yang's heavy expression.

Biyun Great Realm would need at least twenty Primordial Spirit Teams to secure it.

Nine Tripods and Black Sea Realms also required two to three Primordial Spirit Teams each.

Yet, 'Eight Desolate City' had only three Primordial Spirit Teams.

The shortfall was indeed too great.

Currently, only Lu Qingfeng could step up.

"But this is, after all, no long-term solution," Zhu Yang said with a wry smile.

In the Outer Domain Battlefield,

Mahayana True Immortals served as generals, Primordial Spirit Practitioners as soldiers.

Each in their places.

True Immortals oversaw the overall situation, had to guard against Fifth-Order demonic beings, and also needed to carve out time for cultivation.

Where would they find surplus energy to deal with the endless lesser demons emerging within the realms?

"Let it be for now," Lu Qingfeng said calmly, with a clear plan in mind, and instructed Zhu Yang, "Please, Brother Zhu, make haste to Biyun and other Realms to recruit a few mining teams. Most mining sites in the 19th Defense Zone have been destroyed and need rebuilding before we can attract enough resources to lure more Primordial Spirit Soldiers and Primordial Spirit Scattered Soldiers to serve."

Mahayana True Immortals guarding the Defense Zone faced great danger, a slight misstep could lead to death at the hands of Fifth-Order demons.

But the rewards were substantial.

Apart from the various materials gained from killing demons, there were numerous mines within the Defense Zones they guarded. After extraction, besides handing over a portion, most of the wealth went into the True Immortal's pockets.

These minerals may not be rare,

But they were plentiful.

Small gains accumulated over time amounted to a substantial harvest after hundreds or thousands of years.

Moreover,

True Immortals governed a region, developing it.

Lu Qingfeng, stationed in the 19th Defense Zone, commanded eleven Worlds, big and small, for his designs. He passed down his teachings, selecting talents from among them as disciples.

After managing for a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, it was conceivable that one or two True Immortal Disciples could be cultivated.

This was an invisible benefit.

However, for ordinary True Immortals.

For Lu Qingfeng, the greatest benefit was—

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