Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 268: Mist Shadow Dao Soldiers

Once the Dao Soldiers were formed, Yu Xian immediately selected the first batch of candidates from the Great Unity Society. Most of them were body cultivators or practitioners of Cultivation Techniques focused on physical constitution.

After all, they were still experimental subjects, and if their physical constitution couldn't withstand it, he would be the one to suffer the loss.

So he had to select a group of candidates with strong resistance.

Fortunately, since they were derived from Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi and he personally operated on them, there were no unexpected incidents.

In this way, Yu Xian began to build his own Dao Soldier Corps with the efficiency of producing one Dao Soldier per month on average.

In just one year, twelve high-ranking Dao Soldiers named Mist Shadow Dao Soldiers were freshly produced.

Such efficiency would be considered terrifying in any sect, as high-ranking Dao Soldiers were a top-tier force that could influence the sect's structure.

Let's take the example of the eldest uncle. When the Profound Yin Sect selects Dao Soldiers, they not only need numerous low-level cultivators as basic materials, but also require a lot of resources and several years to create a Dao Soldier through multiple selections.

The eldest uncle spent a full five years from participating in the selection of Dao Soldiers to becoming a standard Profound Yin Dao Soldier.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Profound Yang Sect's speed in producing Dao Soldiers is slow, but rather that it is the most cost-effective method.

After all, when the eldest uncle participated in the selection, he was just a Qi Refining Realm cultivator.

After five years, he had become a Rank Two late-stage body cultivator, with Dao Soldier formations engraved on his body and possessing Gold Core combat power.

By directly using False Dan cultivators as materials, Yu Xian skipped the previous steps and started the final step, naturally making the process much faster.

But this speed is basically the limit he can achieve while ensuring that his own combat power is not greatly affected.

After all, his recovery requires a certain amount of time, and he cannot invest all of his time and energy into Dao Soldier production.

With the completion of the first batch of Dao Soldier production, there was a slight change in the atmosphere of the Great Unity Society.

...

In the 5,750th year of the Jiuyang Calendar, on the 14th of July, the weather was gloomy with light rain.

Changning Prefecture, one of the nine prefectures under the jurisdiction of Mingyue Tiancheng, was adjacent to Linzi Prefecture and only separated by one Lanshan Prefecture.

On this day, in Changning Prefecture, the renowned Gold Core family, the Lan Family, welcomed the marriage of their ancestor, Lan Kui, to his 246th concubine.

It is said that Lan Kui became famous at a young age and was a young genius who surpassed his peers. He achieved Foundation Establishment before the age of thirty and even entered the Profound Yang Sect's Outer Sect and Inner Sect for cultivation.

Later, he successfully broke through the Gold Core Realm and served as an Outer Sect Elder in the Profound Yang Sect for a period of time.

Later on, feeling that he was getting older, even though he already had a Cultivation Base at the late stage of Gold Core, breaking through to Nascent Soul was hopeless.

Coupled with a strong homesickness, he submitted his resignation to the sect and returned to his hometown, Changning Prefecture, to retire.

Perhaps because he was obsessed with cultivation in his youth and forgot to enjoy life, Lankui, upon returning to his hometown, still had a young heart despite his old age. He had a strong preference for beauty and built the famous Bai Mei Garden outside the city.

Bai Mei Garden not only housed over a hundred beauties collected by Lankui, but its garden design was also extremely exquisite, claiming to have a picturesque scene at every step. With the addition of a hundred stunning beauties as part of the scenery, it could be considered a paradise for men.

Lankui would come to this Bai Mei Garden whenever he had nothing to do, indulging in sensual pleasures like an emperor, enjoying himself to the fullest.

Moreover, he was not satisfied with just that. Every year, he would add a few more beauties to Bai Mei Garden and remove a few who had grown old and lost their charm, ensuring that the number of beauties in Bai Mei Garden continued to increase.

On this day, it was the day when he would add more beauties to Bai Mei Garden.

Of course, Lankui was very particular. He gave the title of concubine to anyone who was initiated.

For a while, guests filled the place, with the sound of gongs and drums filling the air, dispersing the desolate feeling brought by the drizzling rain.

A thin transparent barrier was even activated above Bai Mei Garden, keeping the rain outside and keeping the garden dry like autumn.

Suddenly, a loud shout echoed through the sky.

"Stop!"

A streak of light swiftly flew towards the sky, forcing another streak of light to stop.

The many guests were startled and quickly stretched their necks to look.

They had already recognized whose voice it was.

Sure enough, they saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing in mid-air, wearing a bright red wedding gown. Although he had a kind face, his eyes were cold and full of authority.

It was none other than Lankui.

Facing him was a cultivator wearing a faceless mask, holding a bride in his arms, calmly locking eyes with Lankui.

A forced marriage?!

For a moment, various thoughts emerged in the minds of the spectators, sensing the aura of the Eight Trigrams, and their spirits were aroused.

However, not many dared to discuss it, not even through voice transmission.

Lankui was still watching from above. With his cultivation base as a Gold Core True Immortal, he could even sense the movement of an ant below, let alone their voices.

To speak out of turn at this time would be blatantly provoking Lankui's jealousy and resentment.

They are just innocent people who came to have a meal.

Lan Laozu doesn't accept gifts when getting married, instead he throws a big feast. As long as you say a few auspicious words when entering, you can enjoy a valuable spiritual meal. Otherwise, even if Lan Laozu has married over two hundred times, guests with substantial backgrounds cannot withstand such gift-giving.

"Who are you? Who sent you to trouble me?" Lan Laozu's eyes flickered with cold light, showing a posture of taking action at the slightest provocation.

In reality, he had secretly sent a message to the cultivators of the Lan family, requesting support.

Although he was already a cultivator at the Gold Core late stage, the cultivator in front of him was able to bypass his investigation and infiltrate his backyard, even snatching his new bride right in front of him.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't see the opponent's Cultivation Base clearly.

Such methods made him secretly vigilant.

Fortunately, this was his home ground.

Not only did he have the entire Lan family as support, he could also seek help from the City Lord's Mansion at any time. After all, he was a retired Sect Elder of the Profound Yang Sect and had that kind of face.

The masked cultivator grinned and said, "Lan fellow daoist, I am also acting on someone's behalf. Lu fellow daoist, I leave the rest to you."

A mist seemed to dissipate in the void, revealing a young cultivator with a face full of hatred. His aura was unconcealed, but he was only a cultivator at the early stage of the Gold Core Realm, even weaker than an ordinary Gold Core cultivator by a few points.

"Lan old freak, where is my sister?" Lan Laozu replied coldly, "How would I know where your sister is? If someone is missing, they should report to the City Lord's Mansion. Maybe the City Lord will have time one day to help you find her."

The young man's eyes were fierce, like a knife, wanting to stab into Lan Laozu's chest.

"Then let me remind you, my surname is Lu, my name is Changqing, and my sister is Lu Pingping! She was your 123rd concubine, where is she now?!"

"Lu Pingping?" Lan Laozu paused for a moment, seemingly recalling who his 123rd concubine was.

But a Gold Core cultivator's memory was transcendent, and he quickly remembered.

"I remember now, that girl, it turns out she is your sister. She followed me for two years, then suddenly went out and came back to commit suicide.

At that time, I quite liked her, so I specially investigated. It turned out that her whole family was retaliated against by a Rogue Cultivator and all died tragically. Unable to bear the blow, she followed them.

I didn't expect her to still have a little brother alive.

Seeing that your Cultivation Base is not bad now, her spirit in heaven should be at peace."

Lan Laozu's expression eased slightly.

He didn't expect that among the relatives of his many concubines, there would still be a Gold Core cultivator. If he forced a relationship, he could be considered a brother-in-law.

Moreover, this guy's whole family was gone, he was the only relative left.

Perhaps he could also bring him into the Lan family. It seemed that he was doing well outside and could even invite a helper that he couldn't see through.

Lan Laozu was thinking about how to establish a relationship with his cheap little brother-in-law, when he heard Lu Changqing let out a long howl, a sound filled with grief and sorrow.

"Sister!"

"I won't let you die in vain. I will use the lives of everyone in the Lan family to repay the debt of my parents and your debt!"

Lu Changqing's eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze was filled with rage.

"Lan Kuai, I will take your head to pay tribute to my sister's spirit in heaven!"

Lan Laozu looked confused, but considering the pain of losing a sister, he still explained, "Lu little brother, your sister committed suicide on her own, it has nothing to do with me. At most, it can be considered my negligence.

I apologize to you."

Lu Changqing coldly asked, "Do you really think my sister willingly married you?"

Lan Laozu replied, "I consider myself a prominent figure in Changning Prefecture, and I wouldn't stoop to forcefully taking a woman. Perhaps many of my concubines came to serve me for the sake of wealth, power, and status.

But I also gave them what they wanted.

Your sister said she wanted her family to be safe, so I specifically instructed the Lan family to take care of you."

Lu Changqing was furious and laughed sarcastically, "Take care? Pretending to be Rogue Cultivators and killing my entire family, is that your idea of taking care?"

"Back then, in order to force my sister to marry you, the Lan family used the lives of my entire Lu family as a threat. My poor sister already had a fiancé, but she had to marry you because of us.

I didn't expect the Lan family to be so heartless. Seeing that my sister was favored, they wanted to kill my entire family and force her to commit suicide."

"Lan Kuai, whether you knew or not, you are the mastermind. Today, you will undoubtedly die!"

Seeing that Lu Changqing was so unreasonable, Lan Laozu snorted coldly and said without politeness:

"If you want my life, do you think you're capable?"

"What if we join in?"

Ripples appeared in the air, and wisps of clouds and mist dispersed, revealing cultivators wearing the same faceless masks. Along with the cultivator holding the bride hostage, there were a total of twelve people.

They were none other than the Mist Shadow Dao Soldiers of the Great Unity Society.

Countless mists spread out, enveloping the entire Bai Mei Garden, and an invisible pressure began to spread in the air.

Seeing this, Patriarch Lan's expression changed drastically.

"A True Monarch's domain?!"

"No, it's not as immense as a True Monarch's pressure, but it has the embryonic form of a domain. This is..."

Patriarch Lan, being from the Upper Sect, had seen and experienced a lot. Seeing the mysterious positioning of the twelve cultivators, he faintly sensed a connection. A flash of insight crossed his mind, and he exclaimed in shock,

"The Dao Soldier Formation?!"

This was even more surprising than a Nascent Soul True Monarch appearing before him.

Outside of the Sect, it was possible for Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivators to appear due to various fortuitous encounters.

But the Dao Soldier Formation was the accumulation of a Sect's heritage over a thousand years. It was even more difficult for an ordinary cultivator to create a Dao Soldier from scratch than it was to break through to Nascent Soul.

And now, a Dao Soldier Formation that did not belong to the Profound Yang Sect had appeared directly before him.

Patriarch Lan felt a sense of surrealism.

To deal with him, this younger brother from the Lu Family had actually invited a Dao Soldier Corps. Was it really necessary?

He just enjoyed having a few concubines and, apart from that, hadn't done anything majorly wrong.

The death of Lu Pingping had little to do with him, after all.

But Lu Changqing clearly didn't listen to his explanation.

At the moment the Mist Shadow Dao Soldiers appeared, everything was already predetermined.

A flag, resembling clouds and mist, rose into the air. The twelve Mist Shadow Dao Soldiers emitted a burst of light, with formation patterns shining through their bodies, connecting in the air.

Gradually, the bodies of the Dao Soldiers became transparent and disappeared.

Then, the flag rustled and the wind howled, transforming into a transparent giant dragon, thousands of feet long, roaring and captivating the hearts of men.

This flag was made by using a Mirage Dragon Monster Core as the core of a Magical Item, so the final form of the Dao Soldier Formation was a Mirage Dragon.

The Mirage Dragon lowered its head and stared at Patriarch Lan, who was as insignificant as an ant, and pressed down with its claw.

Patriarch Lan seemed to see a giant sword descending from the sky, piercing through his mind in an instant, causing him to forget to resist.

But in his despair, the potential of being a Gold Core Elder of the Upper Sect was squeezed out, and he regained his clarity at the critical moment, letting out a long roar.

Then, a brilliant blue Flying Sword appeared behind him, suddenly growing to a height of hundreds of feet, condensing all of his magic power and burning all of his spirit.

The surface of the Flying Sword ignited a layer of blue flames and stabbed towards the dragon's claw.

Crack!

The Flying Sword pierced through the dragon's claw, splattering sparks, and the huge dragon body suddenly paused.

Blocked?

Patriarch Lan hadn't had time to be happy yet. The giant dragon's body twisted and, as if teleporting, appeared below the Flying Sword without any impact.

Boom!

Patriarch Lan was struck by a tremendous force and blasted into the garden below, creating a small mushroom cloud.

The dragon swung its tail again, and mists spread out, transforming into various forms of Magical Items such as knives, spears, swords, and halberds, raining down on Patriarch Lan, who hadn't even gotten up from the ground.

Patriarch Lan's body was instantly riddled with wounds, and blood flowed profusely.

But the formidable vitality of a Gold Core True Immortal allowed him a moment of respite.

He looked at Lu Changqing in the expressionless sky, reaching out to grab something, but in the end, he could only let his hand fall weakly.

"The Profound Yang Sect will avenge me!"

These were his last words.

Lu Changqing's expression was cold, with tears silently flowing from his eyes.

After a while, he flew down, reaching out his hand and taking off Patriarch Lan's head and the Magical Items on his body.

"You killed my entire family, so I will exterminate your entire clan. Not a single person from the Lan Family will be spared!"

He glanced at the numerous guests trembling in the corner and shouted,

"The killer is Lu Changqing of the Lu Family!"

Having said that, he turned around and left.

Meanwhile, the mirage dragon in the sky had disappeared long ago, and the entire Bai Mei Garden fell into a silent slumber.

Throughout the whole time, the reinforcements that Blue Patriarch had been waiting for remained motionless.

The next day.

When the guests in the garden woke up, someone hurriedly ran to the Blue family to report, only to see ruins everywhere and a tense atmosphere in the city.

Overnight, the entire Blue family was wiped out, with only those who were traveling outside and the collateral relatives who were not qualified to live in the main family estate spared.

But after this battle, the decline of the Blue family was inevitable.

Accompanying this fame was also Lu Changqing, who had survived the massacre of the Lu family back then.

It is said that this person had astonishing luck. After escaping the massacre, he wandered outside and encountered many adventures, gaining the recognition of a powerful force.

This time, he borrowed troops from the powerful force and overnight annihilated the Blue family, where Blue Patriarch was stationed.

What was most shocking was that such a huge battle did not alarm anyone.

Some people claimed to live next to the Blue family and only saw the lights of the Blue family shining brightly, as usual, without any commotion.

But when the morning mist dispersed, the Blue family had become ruins.

Such methods were terrifying.

Everyone felt insecure for a while.

...

On the peak of Da Ai Mountain.

Lu Changqing, who had just gained fame, knelt in front of a man and a woman, his expression lifeless, as if he had lost the will to live.

"...That's how it happened. I was confused for a moment and wanted to test the power of the Mist Shadow Dao soldiers and conveniently benefit the members. But this person took advantage of the loophole.

Now I can only make up for my mistake by changing the permission to hire Dao soldiers to gold card members and above.

But a big mistake has been made, and I can only bring him here for you to deal with."

Yu Xian looked apologetically at September True Monarch.

"This matter may bring you some trouble. After all, Blue Patriarch was a member of your sect.

If you want to take action against me at that time, I won't blame you."

But he knew that after two more years of getting along and influencing each other, September True Monarch's feelings for him had reached a critical point, and she had already regarded him as her intimate person.

She would not turn against him because of an outsider.

September True Monarch listened expressionlessly to Yu Xian's explanation, then looked at Lu Changqing kneeling on the ground and asked calmly,

"Lu Changqing, do you have anything else to say?"

Lu Changqing bowed deeply.

"I have avenged my great enmity, and my wish has been fulfilled. Now I leave it to True Monarch to handle it.

Back then, I went astray, but fortunately, I met the chairman, which made me turn back.

This matter was me taking advantage of the chairman's goodwill, and the fault is not with the chairman. I only ask True Monarch to forgive the chairman."

September True Monarch looked at Yu Xian, who was sincere and waiting for judgment, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Alright, can I really blame you? You told me about hiring Dao soldiers before, and I even gave you advice at that time.

Do you think I'm also at fault?

That Blue Patriarch was obsessed with women and indulged his clan in selecting beauties, which was the root cause of this matter.

If his juniors didn't try to please him, how could they go around searching for beautiful women?

If they had done it willingly, it would be one thing, but they even resorted to despicable means, using their loved ones as hostages, and then exterminating the entire family afterwards.

What's the difference between such behavior and that of Devil Cultivators?

It's absolutely impossible for Blue Patriarch to be unaware of this. Can a group of juniors hide it from a Gold Core late stage Grand Daoist? Since he tacitly approved of such actions, he should face the backlash.

However, this person was once an Outer Sect Elder of the Profound Yang Sect, so dealing with him is somewhat troublesome. As the Lord of Tiancheng, I must give an explanation to the sect.

So..."

September True Monarch glanced at Lu Changqing kneeling on the ground and sighed,

"All I can give him is a quick death, without suffering the torment of soul-searching."

"As for your Mist Shadow Dao soldiers, they actually have such power, which makes me even more troubled. I may not be able to withstand the pressure from the sect. Unless..."

September True Monarch seemed to think of something, her face suddenly turned red, and she couldn't help rubbing her temples.

"Let me think about it."

(End of this chapter)