Chapter 146: Chapter 145: Bloodthirsty Frenzy

[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8208, the Ice Heart Sword House beheaded the Blazing Fire Flying Tiger Army’s commander, marking the first fallen Golden Core Master in the midst of the great war.]

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[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8209, a Golden Core Ancestor from the Flowing Cloud Sect was ambushed and self-destructed their Golden Core, forcibly taking a Golden Core Commander with them.]

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Even though Ouyang Yun was at Kunmi Mountain, he could sense the increasingly tense atmosphere in the Nine Rivers realm.

Great Qian’s 700 expeditionary flying troops naturally couldn’t all have Golden Core commanders, but the number of Golden Core commanders exceeded fifty, and with the accompanying Golden Core Masters, the number of Golden Core Masters in the Great Qian expeditionary force had already reached over a hundred.

It was clear that Great Qian had an almost resolute determination to win, deploying nearly half of their nation’s Golden Cores.

However, the Nine River Basin had even more Golden Cores.

The original number of Golden Core Masters in the Nine Rivers realm had exceeded three hundred, approaching four hundred.

And Great Qian never intended to swallow the entire Nine Rivers; the Nine Rivers was by no means monolithic. Great Qian’s original strategic plan was to plunder resources, with the main goal of shifting domestic conflicts.

The Nine River Basin contained numerous Golden Core Sects, but none could adopt the decisive role of unifying all powers like the Great Qian Imperial Family’s Li Family.

The power of the Nine River Basin was scattered.

However, Great Qian never expected the uniqueness of the Nine River Basin.

Over two hundred Golden Core Sects had a basis for connection due to the presence of the Demon Pavilion.

Moreover, the more than two hundred Preaching Envoys were exceptional among the exceptional.

They all received Nascent Soul inheritance, and due to the uniqueness of transmigration, they achieved extreme harmony with their cultivation techniques and embraced the blessings of past lives, breaking through to Golden Core, instantly adding over two hundred Golden Core Masters to the Nine Rivers realm, increasing their power by half.

Crucially, these Golden Core Masters were far from weak. Within a very short time, they grew to an elite level in the early-stage Golden Core.

These transmigrated Preaching Envoys further strengthened the ties between the many Golden Core sects of the Nine Rivers.

As a result, Great Qian had nothing to say.

Driven by interests, the Golden Core Masters of the Nine Rivers realm were not lacking in enthusiasm, quickly dragging Great Qian into the quagmire.

The fall of a Golden Core Master signified that the frontline battles had reached the most dire moment.

“Ouyang, I am leaving.” Sha Miaomiao arrived at the Kunmi Mountain Secret Realm to bid farewell to Ouyang Yun.

Ouyang Yun furrowed his brows.

Sha Miaomiao, understanding Ouyang Yun’s intentions, raised her eyebrows and proudly said, “All fellow cultivators are going to the battlefield to resist the enemy, how can I, Sha Miaomiao, not go?”

Ouyang Yun rubbed his temples.

The war had been ongoing for four years, with initial years being mere probing where Golden Core Masters did not make a move, allowing Ouyang Yun to hold Sha Miaomiao back.

Later, Ouyang Yun exhausted his mind to concoct a Seventh-grade Pill greatly beneficial to Sha Miaomiao, making her go into seclusion, preventing her from risking herself.

But now, things were different.

Seeing the proud spirit in Sha Miaomiao’s eyes and eyebrows, Ouyang Yun knew he couldn’t stop her.

Thus, he stuffed all the pills he had refined recently into her storage bag.

Sha Miaomiao departed.

Ouyang Yun returned to his abode.

Here, the accumulation of pill books had formed a small mountain.

Ouyang Yun sat cross-legged on the ground, casually pulling out a pill book and began to peruse it.

These pill books all came from Great Qian.

Both Great Qian and Nine Rivers practiced cultivation, but their Dao traditions differed, as did their alchemy skills. Some of their theories enlightened Ouyang Yun.

The pill books were about lower and middle-grade pills, but Ouyang Yun read with great interest.

“Master Ouyang.”

“Master Mu, please come in.”

A lean elder with a long beard gently pushed open the door.

“Daoist Wood.”

“Master Ouyang.”

The two exchanged salutations, and Master Mu, smiling, flipped his hand to reveal a Jade Pendant.

Ouyang Yun took the Jade Pendant.

“Oh? Such style and craftsmanship… Great Qian’s produce…”

“Hahaha, Master Ouyang has sharp eyes.”

Ouyang Yun’s Divine Sense penetrated it, and his expression changed slightly.

Inside was actually a scroll of high-grade alchemy skill, including techniques for refining high-grade pills and several pill formulas.

It even included…

Ninth-grade Pill, Low-Grade Nascent Soul Pill!

“How did you come by this?” Ouyang Yun was a bit surprised.

Master Mu gently stroked his beard, saying, “Does Master Ouyang truly think that with so many Golden Core fellow cultivators in Nine Rivers, they’ve all gone to the battlefield?”

Not going to the battlefield?

Then we can only go… to Great Qian!

Ouyang Yun’s keen Divine Sense could even feel the lingering Divine Sense that had just been wiped off from the pill book in his hand, indicating that this pill book hadn’t left his former owner for long.

It seems these Nine Rivers Golden Cores have quite a clear purpose.

The ultimate goal is not just Nascent Soul Formation, but indeed Nascent Soul Formation!

“But indeed, there are some troublesome matters within Great Qian.” Master Mu said this without much distress on his face.

“Unexpectedly, there are several Nascent Soul Seeds appearing simultaneously, and the foundation of Great Qian is also shaking. The lifespan of the Nascent Soul Venerable seems to not have much longer; their few Golden Core Sects are attempting to join forces…”

Master Mu said indifferently.

If this continues, there might be an enormous coup within Great Qian.

However, it is different now. Most of the Golden Cores have been thrown onto the battlefield by Great Qian, and now is not the time for a major change. Those Golden Cores with divided hearts can only obey the court’s orders to come to the battlefield, planning to decide after the war.

Meanwhile, Great Qian can swiftly sort out some chaotic matters domestically.

This is Great Qian’s way of shifting conflicts.

However… Great Qian obviously kicked against a hard nail.

“Master Ouyang and other masters, please cultivate the Alchemy Dao well; we are planning the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object.”

“Nascent Soul Spiritual Object?” Ouyang Yun’s eyes lit up.

Yet, Master Mu shook his head and said, “The difficulty in obtaining it is too great; perhaps Great Qian will have to voluntarily surrender it.”

Voluntarily surrender the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object? Then it’s about winning the war, making Great Qian compensate.

“Master Ouyang, the visit today might come with some troublemakers bothering you; we will do our utmost to protect the safety of all masters, but we also ask the masters to be cautious.”

After Master Mu clasped his hands in a bow, he left.

The Nine Rivers Golden Core Masters could sneak into Great Qian, and the experts of Great Qian surely could reach Nine Rivers.

Ouyang Yun shook his head and began to channel his mind into the pill book.

The Celestial Soul Qi of Three Pure Yang Qi was injected into Ouyang Yun’s Divine Sense, covering Ouyang Yun’s Divine Sense in a faint layer of turquoise.

The characters in the Alchemy Skill seemed to float out, transforming into countless scenes of alchemy in Ouyang Yun’s mind, and Ouyang Yun derived a myriad of images.

A Spirit Cauldron was conjured, nine streams of Spiritual Fire gushing forth, infused within.

[In the same year, you comprehended numerous pill books, greatly increasing your accumulation.]

[Three months later, with the support of Fake Core’s Celestial Soul Qi and your Spiritual Light, you refined the first Eighth-grade Pill.]

[Fellow alchemists are surprised by your ability to refine an Eighth-grade Pill. According to their estimates, your likelihood of entering the Eighth-Grade Alchemist realm should be less than thirty percent, and not this quickly, attributing it to the inspiration from the pill book.]

[Only you know the tremendous help the Three Pure Yang Qi from the Fake Core has given you. The Celestial Soul Qi enhanced your control, understanding, and creativity, while the Human Qi strengthened your True Essence and subtle manipulation, even the Earth Body Qi reinforced your physical body, allowing you to boldly respond to the consequences of alchemy failures explosions.]

[With the first Eighth-grade Pill refined, you begin researching the refining of other pills.]

[Due to your breakthrough, Nine Rivers has tilted more resources toward you, and you received more pill books.]

[Nine Rivers Calendar Year Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Ten, you discovered your vitality and soul were sufficient to support the refinement of the seventh dragon, Wind Demon, in the Nine Dragon Fire Technique.]

[With the Wind Demon, you find your attack capability does not lose out to some early-stage Golden Core cultivators.]

[In the same year, Nine Rivers brought you two Seventh-Grade Alchemists as companions.]

[The frontlines are becoming increasingly tense; Golden Core Masters are falling on both sides, Nine Rivers and Great Qian.]

[September 18th, Great Qian’s Golden Demon Pavilion sets up the Celestial Sacrifice Blood Sea Array, sacrificing countless lives, exterminating three Nine Rivers Golden Core Masters and uncountable Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators. The blood sea spread, extending to the lower reaches of Minglan River, eradicating numerous lives, killing mortals, turning fertile land into wilderness, causing severe damage to a Golden Core Sect, nearly exterminating them.]

[Nine Rivers was furious.]

[September 20th, Ming River Sword Immortal, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator from Changhui River, single-handedly ventured deep into Great Qian with a sword, slaying three Golden Cores, and killing the Nascent Soul Seed, Seventh Prince of Great Qian.]

[September 21st, twelve Golden Core Seeds from sects upstream of Qingqiu River mysteriously died.]

[September 22nd, an eighth-grade alchemist from Medicine King Tower midstream Changhui River died.]

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[September 25th, a sudden explosion occurred in the Great Qian Imperial Mausoleum, with the Nascent Soul Ancestor of Great Qian furiously exiting seclusion, to no avail.]

[On the same day, the mountain gates of twelve National Guardian Sects of Great Qian were severed, with many disciples dying inexplicably in their dreams.]

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[November 11th, the Golden Core cultivator Marquis Changfeng of Great Qian arrived at Kunmi Mountain…]

Kunmi Mountain, with floral scents and bird calls, the years passing peacefully.

“Their brains were really blown out…” Ouyang Yun sighed as he looked at the battle report from the frontlines.

Originally speaking, even in war, both sides shouldn’t have reached such a state.

Alas, Great Qian’s internal complexity.

The sects seem tied to the Great Qian Imperial Court, but in fact, wish for its downfall, thus intensifying the flames behind.

Originally, Nine Rivers was furious but was also happy to exacerbate the conflict between the two.

The sins committed by Great Qian sects, yet they retaliated against the Great Qian Imperial Court.

Until Great Qian killed an eighth-grade alchemist from Nine Rivers, thoroughly violating the inverse scales of the Nine Rivers Golden Cores.

Fine, fine, fine, kill my alchemist, hinder my path? I’ll tip your ancestral graves.

Regarding those sects, Nine Rivers this time spared none, no more games!

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