Centered on him, a powerful gravitational pull emanated from Li Feiyu's body, and Divine Priest Tian, caught off guard, rapidly flew towards Li Feiyu.
Li Feiyu himself also flew towards Divine Priest Tian.
In an instant, the two were less than ten zhang apart.
As they approached, Li Feiyu spread his five fingers, and a net of Yi Wood Divine Thunder descended from the sky, covering a vast area.
Divine Priest Tian, while desperately resisting to stabilize his body, unleashed an astonishing wave of magical power, which solidified into a pair of giant palms, tugging at the thunder net, attempting to tear it apart.
The thunder net crackled as it was attacked, and inkgreen lightning arcs continuously surged, striking the giant palms.
The Yi Wood Divine Thunder is a great Divine Ability of wood-element thunder magic, not easily broken.
Moreover, with the interference of the Earth Magnetic Polarity Divine Ability, he had to divert his attention to resist, otherwise he wouldn't have been so passive.
Since the Divine Devilbane Lightning was useless against Divine Priest Tian, Li Feiyu naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to do such a futile thing.
Thus, he activated the Five Elements Harmonization Palm, and an immense, five-colored Five Fingers Mountain, carrying five distinct magical powers, mutually restraining and yet mutually generating, rumbled down upon Divine Priest Tian.
Divine Priest Tian had just broken through the thunder net when he encountered the Five Elements Harmonization Palm.
Everything was within Li Feiyu's calculations.
The Five Elements Harmonization Palm possessed the power of suppression; if one was far away, they could still evade, but within twenty or thirty zhang, one would feel their body being restricted, their movements hindered, and could only resist head-on.
It could not only transform into the Five Fingers Mountain to suppress, but also manifest as giant palms to perform various attacks, incredibly profound.
Divine Priest Tian surged his entire body's magical power, using various spirit arts to attack the "Five Fingers Mountain."
Rumbling sounds were incessant.
But it still couldn't stop the "Five Fingers Mountain" from descending.
"Help me!"
Divine Priest Tian let out a loud shout.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan and the others tightly entangled the Great Divine Priests, preventing them from causing trouble.
And at this moment, a sharp, clear sound rang out, and a giant azure bird flew over, its entire body ablaze with azure flames, its dark talons striking the "Five Fingers Mountain."
Although it didn't kick it away, it did cause it to shift slightly.
Divine Priest Tian, taking advantage of the "Five Fingers Mountain's" instability, erupted again, breaking free from the Five Fingers Mountain's Restriction and suppression.
"A mere Clone dares to obstruct me?"
Li Feiyu summoned Crimson Crow, flicked a drop of millennium longevity liquid into Crimson Crow's mouth, allowing it to erupt at a crucial moment.
Crimson Crow let out a joyful cry, looked at the azure bird, and charged directly at it.
Its body transformed from the size of a sparrow to its exact same size in the blink of an eye.
One was a scorching azure flame, the other a burning golden sun flame.
They both spat flames, attacked with their wings, and clashed with their talons in the air, evenly matched.
Fellow Daoist Hehuan and the others glanced over, sensing that Crimson Crow's Realm had broken through, and couldn't help but be startled.
That azure bird was a wisp of a Divided Soul from a Spirit Beast above the Deity Transformation Realm, and only by absorbing the surrounding Heaven and Earth spiritual energy did it possess strength comparable to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
But a Level 9 Spirit Beast that had just advanced also possessed such power; it was unknown whether it was inherently special or had other means of amplification.
Adding in the other true Level 10 demon Cultivator, Jin Yuan.
The Five Elements Sect already possessed the equivalent of three Great Cultivators, with Li Feiyu even capable of fighting two at once.
They all sighed slightly in their hearts.
This era of Heavenly South was destined to be named after Li Feiyu!
With the Mulan Sacred Beast blocked by Crimson Crow, everyone else was free to deal with the remaining opponents, making the Mulan side's situation even worse.
Divine Priest Tian flew towards the Great Divine Priests; the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect was not present, and even if he were, the two of them would not be Li Feiyu's match.
He believed that the recent battle had also consumed a good deal of Li Feiyu's magical power, and now they could only rely on a chaotic battle to stall for time.
Because he considered the subsequent invasion by the Sudden People, Li Feiyu had no intention of annihilating the Mulan people now; having them serve as the first line of defense as a buffer was always good.
The most powerful Cultivators of Mulan and Heavenly South were crammed together in a chaotic battle, making it incredibly messy, attacking one moment, then another.
Li Feiyu considered himself to have exerted effort, and now he was merely coping, maintaining a balance.
Master Zhiyang and the others understood, but dared not demand too much.
Suddenly, a terrifying aura emanated from afar; Crimson Crow had used the longevity liquid, its aura surged, and it instantly possessed the power of a true Level 10 demon Cultivator.
If Crimson Crow reached Level 10, relying on its rich True Spirit Bloodline, Divine Ability, and powerful Physical Body, it could definitely kill any Great Cultivator in Heavenly South.
If it was a Cultivator it restrained, it could even fight two, or even three, at once.
In an instant, the azure bird was on the defensive, its body torn in multiple places by Crimson Crow.
However, it was formed by solidified flames, a wisp of Divine Soul descending to possess it, not a true Physical Body demon body, so even if its wings were torn off, it could quickly recover.
It just meant its aura would drop slightly.
Crimson Crow, using its Third Leg Divine Ability, transformed its body into a rainbow light, instantly piercing through the azure bird's body; when it reappeared, it held a azure spirit bead in its claw.
Only a Spirit Beast like Crimson Crow, which also possessed scorching, sun-like flames, could withstand the azure flames emanating from its body.
Without the spirit bead, the azure bird's aura plummeted rapidly, leaving it with only the strength of an Early Stage Nascent Soul.
Crimson Crow tossed the spirit bead up and swallowed it in one gulp.
Afterward, the azure bird was tortured to the brink of death, its body exploding and reforming, almost being completely worn out by Crimson Crow.
Just then, a dozen streaks of light flew from afar, and before they even got close, their shouts could be heard.
"Divine Priests, stop quickly, something big has happened on the grasslands!"
Leading them was a Dharma Idol dressed in yellow robes, whose Realm was actually Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
Divine Priest Zhu left the battlefield and flew over.
The three Great Cultivators of Heavenly South also stopped their hands, standing by and watching.
After Divine Priest Zhu read the Jade Slip, his expression immediately changed dramatically, and then he showed it to the other two Divine Priests, who also had the same expression.
There was also a hint of helplessness and indignation in their eyes!
Li Feiyu smiled and said, "Are we not fighting anymore?"
Divine Priest Zhong smiled bitterly, "A third party has intervened. If you Heavenly South want to fight us to the death, only they will ultimately benefit."
Master Zhiyang said, "A third party? Are you referring to the Sudden People?"
Divine Priest Zhu nodded, sighing, "We Mulan have lost!"
"The Sudden People, in league with several Sects from Great Jin, took advantage of this period to attack us Mulan. Our largest clan guarding the rear was completely annihilated a month ago."
"They strictly sealed off the news, wanting to see us Mulan and you Heavenly South fight to the death, so they could reap the benefits."
"Also, did you send people to raid our warehouse in Yuantian City?"
"Hmph, that's truly a pity!"
"If there weren't Sudden People spies with the same intentions as you, you probably would have succeeded."
At this point, Divine Priest Zhu's expression was a little unpleasant, but in a battle between two races, these methods were nothing.
"Fellow Daoists, do you still want to fight?"
Master Zhiyang, Fellow Daoist Hehuan, and Wei Wuya exchanged glances, finally looking at Li Feiyu.
Li Feiyu smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me? I'm just a hired hand, purely helping out. If you want to fight, then fight. If not, then so be it. Anyway, I've already collected my reward and it's non-refundable!"
Master Zhiyang smiled bitterly, "Fellow Daoist Li is joking."
They could also see that Li Feiyu didn't want to get too deeply involved and hadn't used his full strength at all. If he had released that formation diagram from before at the first moment, perhaps the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect and Divine Priest Tian would both be dead and their Dao erased by now.
As for the Sudden People, allied with several Sects from Great Jin, that was truly troublesome.
It was probably no longer something Heavenly South or the remaining Mulan side could resist.
"Then let's cease hostilities!"
"But we still need to discuss the subsequent matters."
On the battlefield, Cultivators from both sides retreated to their respective camps. In a large tent on the Heavenly South side, many top Cultivators gathered to discuss the disposition of the Mulan people.
Long Han said, "It's certainly impossible to give half the territory to the Mulan people as previously discussed. They are now merely stray dogs, but we also can't push them too hard; the Sudden People need them to resist."
Fellow Daoist Hehuan said, "Then let's divide two countries for them to live in near the Mulan grasslands border, so they can resist the Sudden People."
Wei Wuya's expression was somewhat displeased, and he snorted coldly, "Near the border? Wouldn't that mean ceding territory from my Nine Nations Union to them?"
The others did not object, tacitly agreeing.
Long Han said, "Fellow Daoist Wei, there's no other way. Your alliance is adjacent to the Mulan grasslands. If we allocate other places, your Nine Nations Union might have to face the Sudden People's army head-on first in the future."
"By then, your alliance might suffer even greater losses."
Wei Wuya knew that Long Han was right, but having to carve out two countries from the Nine Nations Union made him truly uncomfortable.
"As for compensation for the Nine Nations Union, we will discuss it in detail later. For now, let's negotiate with the Mulan people first."
Li Feiyu had no interest in the negotiations and simply left.
In the end, it meant the Mulan people would take on the responsibilities previously held by the Nine Nations Union, while Heavenly South would have to provide assistance when the Sudden People attacked.
It took several months for both sides to reach an agreement.
Han Li killed the wife of the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect, and the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect wanted them to hand over Han Li, but this was unrealistic, and the Mulan Divine Master would no longer help them.
They quietly departed, and the subsequent events were almost identical to the original; the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect secretly dispatched an Elder of the Sect, who infiltrated the Falling Cloud Sect and cast a Soul Sealing Curse on Nangong Wan.
Nangong Wan sealed herself with the cold Qi of the Maiden Reincarnation Art, delaying the onset of the Soul Sealing Curse, but also falling into a deep slumber.
This time, Han Li obtained a good deal of Geng Metal, enough to refine nearly half of the Great Geng Sword Formation.
He had witnessed the power of Li Feiyu's sword formation. Li Feiyu himself also said that his sword formation had not yet reached Major Achievement and required many Five Elements top-grade Materials, but even so, it was no problem to kill Great Cultivators beyond his Realm.
His set was naturally inferior to Li Feiyu's, but he felt that even with only half, it was enough to put him on par with Late Stage Great Cultivators, and if it reached Major Achievement, killing Great Cultivators should also be no problem.
As for Li Feiyu, he also extorted two or three Five Elements top-grade Materials and one or two Materials needed by Monarch Soul Divergence Divine Lord from the three Great Cultivators.
Monarch Soul Divergence Divine Lord was very happy.
"Li Feiyu, you're good! You found several items so quickly, and even such rare quality soul stones. However, keep up the good work. Perhaps if this Divine Lord is happy enough, I'll give you the subsequent Great Development Art all at once."
Li Feiyu rolled his eyes and ignored him.
With this matter concluded, he took Zi Ling and Yaoer back to Yue Country.
Afterward, they planned to go to Devilfall Valley.
However, compared to the Nine Nations Union, it was more convenient to go from Yue Country.
Devilfall Valley is in Dongyu Country, Heavenly South, located between the three major forces: Heavenly Dao Alliance, Righteous Path Alliance, and Demonic Path Alliance.
Although this area was a bit small, its resources were abundant, enough to rank among the top ten in Heavenly South countries. However, because the three major forces did not want to give up Dongyu Country, they engaged in endless open and covert struggles, but never reached a conclusion.
Therefore, they vaguely agreed that none of the three major forces were allowed to arbitrarily interfere with Dongyu Country, making it a neutral country.
Of course, many local immortal Cultivation Sects had long since pledged allegiance to the three major forces.
Now, it was merely maintaining a precarious balance.
Within Dongyu Country, there is a vast mountain range stretching for millions of li, known as the "Wanling Mountains."
Except for specific times every few decades, almost no Cultivators dared to come here to gather Spirit Medicine or capture Spirit Beasts.
The reason for this is that the Wanling Mountains also have another name, the Land of Fallen Devils, and one of its hidden locations is the Devilfall Valley, known as Heavenly South's most dangerous place.
This valley has existed since the primordial era, a remnant of an ancient war.
Perhaps due to the influence of Devilfall Valley, the Wanling Mountains have been continuously shrouded in colorful miasma for an unknown period, which is also why Cultivators dare not easily venture in.
This miasma is incredibly poisonous; without corresponding countermeasures, one is almost certain to die upon contact. Furthermore, there are many Restrictions present everywhere, deterring people from acting recklessly.
However, this miasma dissipates once every fifty years or so, lasting for nearly a year.
Whenever this happens, countless Cultivators flock to the mountains to seek treasures and gather Spirit Medicine.
This time, there were only over two years left until the miasma dissipated, but after Marquis Nanlong spread the news that Ghost Spirit Sect had a way to enter Devilfall Valley.
Many forces pressured Ghost Spirit Sect, forcing them to open up and sell many Fallen Devil Tokens.
Because of this, many forces were eager to enter Devilfall Valley to explore.
Devilfall Valley, sealed for tens of thousands of years, was speculated by many to contain numerous fortunes and Opportunities.
Immortal Cultivation is difficult, and without resources, it is even more so. Even knowing that it is fraught with danger and a near-certain death, countless Sects and Loose Cultivators still wished to seize this once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity to enter and explore.
Li Feiyu silently cultivated in seclusion at the Five Elements Sect, only leaving once during that period, for an exchange meeting held in Yuantian City, which he himself had proposed.
He exchanged several rare Spirit Medicine of four or five millennia for some good Materials.
Han Li also went.
Afterward, he invited Li Feiyu to the Falling Cloud Sect to check on Nangong Wan's condition.
Li Feiyu examined her, and then had Monarch Soul Divergence Divine Lord also come forward to investigate.
Li Feiyu had no research into these matters, so he was naturally helpless. As for Monarch Soul Divergence Divine Lord, he spoke at length, saying that if given several decades, or even a hundred years, he could certainly research a method to break the curse.
Li Feiyu rolled his eyes and said, "After a hundred years, my sister-in-law's Divine Soul will have dissipated. What good will it be then?"
"Then why ask me!"
As soon as Monarch Soul Divergence Divine Lord got angry, he went into the bamboo tube space and ignored everyone.
Han Li smiled bitterly, "It seems I can only make a trip to Devilfall Valley. I learned from that Elder of Yin Luo Sect's Divine Soul that, besides a correct method to break the curse, there are a few other things that might wake Wan'er, one of which is in Devilfall Valley."
"Oh, what is it?"
"The Inner Core of an ancient fire-element beast from the prehistoric era."
"Marquis Nanlong and the others know of an ancient fire toad's location; I plan to go with them then."
"Alright. If we meet in Devilfall Valley, we can act together then. The Spirit candle fruit is somewhere in the inner valley of Devilfall Valley. Zi Ling and the others have gathered some information. You can come find us after you've finished your business."