I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2372 - 1071: Heavy Yuan Sword, Cleansing World Pot (2)

This encounter with the three Rank-4 Golden Flame Manticores delivered the precise result that the Dao Morale Sect sought.

When the Cleansing World Pot sprang to life, its cover lifted up, releasing a hidden pulling power that yanked the three blazing rays—first aimed at halting the Heavy Yuan Sword—directly into the pot's opening.

Free of any barriers now, Ni Yuanzhong's face grew tense as he channeled the Power of Dao Fruits he'd refined, channeling it into the Heavy Yuan Sword before slashing down fiercely.

The calm features of Palace Master Azure Fall flushed a bit, veins popping on her brow as though she'd strained her Divine Sense to its limit, strengthening the Void Lock that teetered on the edge of collapse.

At that moment, Shenxi swung the Great River Dust Whisk, sending the vast water barrier—once shielding against the flames—rushing upward like bubbles from a thick bog, ensnaring the mighty legs of the three Golden Flame Manticores.

Crack!

Infused with the Power of Dao Fruits, the Heavy Yuan Sword plunged down without resistance, smashing into the leading Golden Flame Manticore and grinding it into a heap of scorching shredded flesh amid sharp snaps of breaking bones.

Witnessing this, the other two Golden Flame Manticores flew into a rage, one of them promptly ejecting its golden inner core.

A thunderous explosion followed as the inner core detonated.

The intense True Fire energy exploded outward, not just shattering Palace Master Azure Fall's Void Lock but also snapping Shenxi's whisk restraints.

As the surviving Golden Flame Manticore howled in pain, it seized the chance to morph into a fiery streak and flee back to Shetuoling.

"Such a shame to lose a quasi-Rank-5 inner core."

Shenxi remarked while pulling back the Great River Dust Whisk, a quick shake from which doused the raging fires, restoring the scorched area to its clean white state.

"Now that nothing stands in our way, we can claim Shetuoling."

Palace Master Azure Fall stated evenly, putting down the silk cloth she held. She'd taken the full force of the inner core's blast, even suffering a nosebleed.

Yet this remains the flaw of the Void Lock, unbeatable against foes of lesser cultivation.

But when facing equals or superiors, the rebound from the Power of Void hits hard once it's pierced.

"Hold off for now. This spot counts as a sacred site for the Ruins' demonic beasts. By encircling it, we'll draw in every beast from thousands of miles around eager to save the Golden Flame Manticore, and we can pick them off one by one."

Shenxi declared openly.

"True enough, and while these scorching toxic mists feel like open fields to us, they block the lower disciples. We'll hold until our allies from the Burning Heaven Meridians sweep the area clean, then take down Shetuoling."

Standing nearby, Ni Yuanzhong gestured toward the blazing Shetuoling, echoing Shenxi's view.

Besides, success in this expedition hinges on that Rank-5 Golden Flame Manticore.

No one knows yet if Dustless True Monarch and Da Kong True Monarch have defeated it.

At the same time, Hong Yun aimed the Cleansing World Pot toward Shetuoling. The red flames that had raged for tens of thousands of years across the peaks turned into a sparkling clear flow, steadily streaming into the pot.

"Then I'll entrust this to you two elders and make my way to Dongling Immortal City."

With her wounds acting up, Palace Master Azure Fall chose to depart now that things were stable.

Neither Shenxi nor Ni Yuanzhong raised any issues.

After half a month, Zhang Pankong established a massive Transmission Array linking to East Spirit Mountain, sending not just Palace Master Azure Fall but also various wounded cultivators to Dongling Immortal City.

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"Master, here's the newest update from the battlefield."

Within Venus Valley, Luo Yixuan passed a message from Dongling Immortal City to Chen Mobai, who gave a slight nod as he took it.

Thanks to the Teleportation Array's link, numerous cultivators made it back, and word of the triumph spread fast among the Sacred Land forces.

The might of the Three Great Sacred Lands truly stands out. Though the three Rank-4 Golden Flame Manticores at Shetuoling lacked full Innate True Spirit Bloodlines, they ranked as elite demonic beasts, probably too much for typical Nascent Soul Complete experts.

Still, Shenxi and the fellow sect leaders dispatched two of them with ease.

Soon, once the Burning Heaven Meridians purge the fiery poisonous miasma from Shetuoling, the biggest hurdle in this push forward will vanish.

Should the Ruins' demonic beasts band together, the Three Great Sacred Lands might trap and overwhelm them, harvesting heaps of Dao Coins.

Luckily, the Sacred Lands claim most of the glory. Without that, Hong Yun would've raked in the highest Dao Coins haul for non-Sacred Land folks this round.

As these thoughts crossed Chen Mobai's mind, a fiery trail shot down from above, touching ground in Venus Valley and shifting into a striking young woman in red robes.

"Ancestral Master, Uncle Master Mo and Uncle Yin have wiped out the Water Snakes' lair in Jade Moon Lake. Brother Zhou is hauling the beast bodies and inner cores to Dongling Immortal City, since they must register under your name and need you there to sign off."

Han Zhiling approached Chen Mobai and reported with respect.

In the last two years, Chen Mobai had devoted much effort to gathering his personal Innate Pure Yang Qi, while occasionally scouting Spirit Veins and ore deposits in the Ruins to aid the Five Elements Sect's growth plans in Dongling Domain.

All the same, his Dao Coins kept piling up.

This came from the whole Five Elements Sect's work in exploring and battling demonic beasts on his behalf.

Naturally, Chen Mobai offered fair payments in return.

Through the years, he'd built up more than a billion in contributions and Spirit Stones inside the Five Elements Sect. Putting them to use now made sense, boosting the economy.

The timing was ideal for handing them out amid this expedition.

Not just to Five Elements Sect members, but a call went out in Dongling Immortal City too; any clear-kill demonic beasts could swap for goods at the Five Elements Sect.

Though the Five Elements Sect's stock didn't rival the Dao Morale Sect's volume, all items shone with top quality.

In particular, Danxia Pavilion's elixirs enjoyed fame throughout the Eastern Continent's Six Regions, even prized by devil cultivators in deals.

So, plenty of cultivators chasing the best gear brought their hunted demonic beasts to trade at the Five Elements Sect.

This way, they skipped the standard fees from the Dao Morale Sect.

That said, without the Dao Morale Sect's checks and assurances, it all rested on Chen Mobai's solid name, pulling in traders regardless.

For now, most Dao Coins in Chen Mobai's holdings still arose from the Five Elements Sect disciples' toil.

This instance proved no different; after Mo Douguang and Yin Qingmei took Jade Moon Lake, Zhou Wangshen carted the thousands of snake demons to the Dao Morale Sect in Dongling Immortal City, ready for Chen Mobai's approval to credit millions of Dao Coins.

Such perks come with a big sect.

Not only for Chen Mobai—the Star Heaven Dao Sect and Yi Yuan Dao Palace operated the same.

The combined strength of every disciple and ally bolsters a single person.

Achieving Divinity Transformation would mark a huge win; but failing could drag the two groups into a slump, even with their strong roots.

Against the Five Elements Sect, the Star Heaven Dao Sect and Yi Yuan Dao Palace's rewards held less draw for independent cultivators.

After all, Three Lights Divine Water appealed mainly to Golden Core Cultivators, and a fitting technique from Yi Yuan Dao Palace covered that need.

Just the Five Elements Sect offered elite elixirs, Magic Artifacts, talismans, and more.

At present, Chen Mobai's account showed nine million Dao Coins.

Five million came from his own takedown of a Fourth Rank Middle Grade demonic beast, over four hundred thousand from Five Elements Sect efforts, and the rest from independents.

But as the campaign drags on, that balance shifts, with more from loose cultivators.

With the primary beast packs crushed by the big sects, what's left scatters through the Ruins.

"Looks like by the end of this push, I'll top out at a few million Dao Coins, nowhere near a billion." Chen Mobai mused while steering the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo toward Dongling Immortal City.

He'd figured hitting a billion would prove straightforward at first.

Who knew the demonic beasts in the Five Elements Sect's zone ranked so weakly, the toughest merely Fourth Rank Middle Grade.

If he'd realized sooner, he'd have tagged along with the Three Great Sacred Lands to Shetuoling.

While soaring past a barren ridge, a sudden unseen gravitational pull arose, yanking his form abruptly toward the earth.