Cultivation: Being Immortal

Yun State

Wars never go as planned. Yun State didn’t expect Wild Bear to have the Bloodline of the Earth Bear. Their secret weapon, Li Yuncheng, was wasted and not needed. Wild Bear didn’t expect Yun State to have a second Tao Achieving.

Zhou Huaiying had a powerful and evil aura, making the Wild Bear Demon Emperor feel a chill.

"The Demon Emperor deceived me."

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor roared. He had been told by the Demon Emperor to slowly engage Yun State as they only had one Tao Achieving. But now he couldn’t even defend himself, let alone attack Cao Ying.

"Zhou Huaiying, if you let him escape today, you will die."

Cao Ying told Zhou Huaiying that this battle was Yun State’s final stand.

"Haha…"

Zhou Huaiying was not angry, he laughed and jumped towards Wild Bear Demon Emperor.

"Cao Ying, lend me a hand, create an opening for me."

Zhou Huaiying transformed into a Blood Worm, but couldn’t bite through the tough skin of the Wild Bear Demon Emperor.

"Swords sweep in all directions."

Cao Ying immediately unleashed a powerful move, her sword transforming into hundreds or even thousands of swords, all flying towards Wild Bear Demon Emperor in succession.

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor’s strongest move was his bear paw, incredibly powerful, capable of killing with one strike. When he saw the swords flying towards him, he struck out with his paw, clashing with the flying swords.

After numerous clashes of the flying swords, Zhou Huaiying finally smelled blood. He was overjoyed as dozens of Blood Worms crawled towards the Wild Bear Demon Emperor’s wound.

"Get lost!"

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor also learned how Zhou Huaiying fights, feeling very scared. He released a powerful evil energy that shattered many Blood Worms. Zhou Huaiying fell out and transformed back into a human form.

"Roar…"

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor saw Zhou Huaiying and let out a terrifying roar, sending out powerful sound waves that instantly shattered Zhou Huaiying, who had just turned into a human form.

"Wild Bear Demon Emperor, you really deserve to die."

Zhou Huaiying cursed loudly. The Wild Bear Demon Emperor, realizing he couldn’t hit Zhou Huaiying with his bear paws, used sound waves instead, causing Zhou Huaiying to suffer significant damage from the shock to his blood and energy.

Just as the Wild Bear Demon Emperor was about to make another move, he suddenly felt something was wrong. There was something crawling along his arm’s blood vessels.

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor was suddenly very scared. He clawed at his own arm and pulled out a Blood Worm.

"Haha…"

Zhou Huaiying laughed loudly. When the Wild Bear Demon Emperor shook him apart earlier, Zhou Huaiying had taken advantage of the situation and left some Blood Worms that were now inside the Wild Bear Demon Emperor’s body.

"Roar"

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor roared in pain, feeling his essence being consumed. He knew there was more than one Blood Worm inside him.

"What are you waiting for, kill him!"

Zhou Huaiying shouted at Cao Ying, who just sneered. She wasn’t going to get close to the raging Demon Emperor and risk her life.

Cao Ying kept her distance, using her powers to control the Wild Bear Demon Emperor. Zhou Huaiying transformed into a mass of flesh and blood, attaching himself to the Demon Emperor. Despite the Emperor swatting and trying to crush him with his bear claws and magic, more Blood Worms kept entering through the wounds.

"Crack"

After a while, a Blood Worm emerged from a wound, now as big as a fist.

"Go away"

"Get out, leave my body"

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor was so scared that it lost control, rolling on the ground in pain and howling. It wanted the Blood Worm to leave its body, which sent chills down Cao Ying’s spine. This kind of death was too painful.

One by one, the Blood Worms came out of the Wild Bear’s body, each the size of a fist. Then they gathered together and turned into the form of Zhou Huaiying.

The Wild Bear Demon Emperor, at this point, was incredibly miserable. Its flesh and blood were almost completely refined, its once large body now skin and bones.

"Crack"

With Cao Ying delivering the final blow, the Wild Bear Demon Emperor fell, showered in a sea of starlight. Similar to Tao Achieving, after death, a trace of the Dao would appear.

Zhou Huaiying quickly cast a spell to catch the starlight. But just as he was about to refine the starlight, his arm suddenly wouldn’t obey him, making it impossible to bring the starlight to his mouth.

"Lin Die····"

Zhou Huaiying roared in anger, knowing without a doubt that it was Lin Die’s doing.

But the next moment, Zhou Huaiying started howling in pain, rolling on the ground like the Wild Bear before. Cao Ying seized the opportunity to collect the starlight, storing it in a jade bottle.

"Run fast!"

"Retreat from the Wilderness."

When the Heavenly Fox Demon King saw the Wild Bear Demon Emperor fall, he was so scared that he turned around and ran. As he fled, the other Demon Kings also followed suit, causing the Yao tribe’s army to collapse instantly.

"Beat the fallen dog hard, chase after it!"

"Chase and exterminate the Yao tribe, leave none behind."

Lin Ying and Lin Jiang both issued the order to chase and pursue, seizing a rare opportunity. If they could capture them all, the territory of the human race in Yun State could expand by tens of thousands of miles at least.

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"Stop chasing, order the troops to withdraw."

As they were about to catch up with the northern part of Yunzhong Mountain Range, Lin Jiang quickly reminded everyone not to pursue into the Wilderness, just withdraw.

The leaders started telling their followers not to chase recklessly anymore. Some people began organizing a cleanup of the battlefield.

Lin Jiang looked around and saw bodies everywhere, both humans and monsters. Zhou Huaiying released many Blood Worms secretly, but Lin Jiang didn’t intervene. It was Zhou Huaiying who helped turn the tide in the battle, otherwise, Yun State would have suffered more.

A day later, Lin Ying and the others returned. Lin Jiang ordered the regular disciples to be restrained, but Lin Ying and the group ignored this and chased after some Demon Kings in the Wilderness, achieving a great victory.

"Ancestor Shi, how are you feeling?"

"I’m fine. This body was never meant for the living. I’ll just go back and make another one."

Lin Jiang saw Shi Yuntang injured and came to check on him. Shi Yuntang shook his head, indicating he was fine.

"Hold on, we still need you to lead the Five Elements Sect."

"I’m getting old, Lin Jiang. Are you coming back?"

"Ancestor Shi, focus on recovering. I’ll go handle things first."

Lin Jiang didn’t reply, he just slipped away. Facing challenges from the Wangxian Sect and now the Five Elements Sect made him uncomfortable. Can’t he just be happy by himself?

Outside Yunzhong City, dead giant beasts were brought back. People in the city specialized in butchering them, using every part efficiently.

"Despite killing so many monsters, we’re still at a loss. This battle was too brutal."

Lin Ying walked up to Lin Jiang and said. Many people died in this battle, the exact number is not known yet, but it can be roughly estimated.

"This is already a good outcome, look at Bing State, not many survived."

Lin Jiang mentioned sadly. Bing State is in a dire situation. They have received news that Pure Jade Sect has been defeated and other forces have been wiped out by the monster clan. Not many escaped, and many more died in battle.

"Now that the fighting in Yun State is over, we don’t know if the monster clan will send more people."

"Whether they do or not, Yun State needs to recuperate."

Lin Jiang expressed his reluctance. He really doesn’t want to get involved. It would be best for Yun State to avoid another major battle this time.

Two days later, leaders of Yun State gathered to discuss how to divide the spoils of war. The most valuable spoils of this battle are materials from mythical beasts, their value is unknown but definitely not low.

"Use the claws and horns of mythical beasts to craft weapons, tools, and garments. Produce as much as possible and sell them in other regions to make up for our losses quickly. We suffered significant losses in this battle, many sects lost many people. We must compensate and reward generously."

Cao Ying addressed the crowd, explaining that materials from mythical beasts can be used to create various items and weapons for combat, which are scarce in other regions. With cultivators everywhere in turmoil, if they can focus on production, they can profit greatly from war.

Other forces in Yun State also made significant efforts this time. No matter how dirty their past actions were, they are generous with what they should give now in order to earn trust and ensure loyalty in battle.

"Yun State’s defenses must be reestablished. Li Yuncheng’s Dutian Formation must be activated again, the sects and their members must not disband immediately, but remain on high alert…"

Lin Jiang and others also contributed suggestions for Yun State’s affairs. The relationships among the leaders are harmonious, especially Lin Jiang, who has close ties with the Lin family, Five Elements Sect, and Zhonghang Sect. Any minor conflicts of interest are resolved by Lin Jiang through negotiation, which is why he participates in the highest meetings of Yun State.

"Wait a moment."

Cao Ying suddenly interrupted the discussion to inform everyone that Lin Die had arrived.

"Let her in."

Lin Ying and Lin Jiang looked at each other, then said to the people around them. Before long, Lin Die and Zhou Huaiying walked in.