I Can Accumulate Proficiency, Starting from Alchemy

Chapter 31: First Encounter with the Demon Cave

Translator: 549690339

“Sect recruitment order?”

Han Yi was confused; it was the first time he had heard of this term.

“Hmm.” Chu Jinmo nodded and lowered his voice: “To the east of Yujing Mountain Sacred Land, to the west of Tai Xu Sect, a demon cave has appeared.”

“Daqian Immortal Country has issued an order, requesting all sects in the immortal country to send people to join forces and eliminate the demon cave, preventing it from expanding further.”

“Our Xuandan Sect, being the sect just below the three major sects, naturally joins the ranks.”

Chu Jinmo sighed.

“You thought that the invasion of the Heavenly Demon in Little Lingxu Peak was just caused by a Heavenly Demon escaping from the demon cave.”

“Inside the demon cave, there are not only Heavenly Demons equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage in the Cultivation World, but also Heavenly Demon Kings, Heavenly Demon Lords, and even Heavenly Demon Gods equivalent to the Spirit Transformation stage.”

“This matter has already become related to the safety of Daqian Immortal Country.”

Chu Jinmo’s voice was somewhat solemn, obviously feeling heavy.

As for Han Yi, he was even more confused.

Before he could ask more questions, Chu Jinmo quickly left after saying, “In short, Junior Brother Han should make preparations as soon as possible. 1 have other matters and will take my leave now.”

“Demon cave?”

“And this demon cave appears to the east of Yujing Mountain Sacred Land, one of the two major sacred lands, and the Tai Xu Sect in the west, which belongs to the three major sects.”

“Furthermore, there are even stronger Heavenly Demon Kings, Heavenly Demon Lords, and Heavenly Demon Gods inside the demon cave.”

“In order to eliminate the demon cave, the Daqian Immortal Country issued a recruitment order, asking all sects within Daqian Region to join forces and besiege.”

Han Yi stood in place, extracting the above information from Chu Jinmo’s words.

But his inner heart was still confused.

As he had no understanding of the ‘demon cave’.

As for the two major sacred lands and the three major sects, he did know.

In the Daqian Immortal Country, the two major sacred lands were Yujing Mountain Sacred Land and Stars Sea Sacred Land. These two sacred lands had Spirit Transformation stage experts and the sects had a deep foundation and history, existing far before the establishment of Daqian.

The three major sects were Tai Xu Sect, Southern Dipper Divine Palace, and Chi Xiao Sword Sect. These three major sects all had Nascent Soul Stage experts, and even several of them. The resources they occupied were second only to the two sacred lands and were countless times stronger than Xuandan Sect.

Han Yi didn’t forcefully hold onto Chu Jinmo. The fact that she said so much already showed that their relationship was good.

Afterwards, he went to find Zheng Hai, but unfortunately, Zheng Hai knew even less than him. Then, the two went to Little Dragon Whisker Peak to find Guan Di.

Four years had passed, and Guan Di was still at the peak of the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation and had not broken through to the seventh layer.

Although there was only a step difference between the sixth and seventh layers, the difference in strength was like heaven and earth, which was why there was a rule that those in the seventh layer lived in the Inner Peak and those in the sixth layer lived in the Outer Peak.

“I don’t know, but during this period, 1 feel that something is wrong within the sect. On Vermilion Bird Peak, I sense some undercurrents.”

“Both of you have low realms, so during this time, don’t run around, especially don’t leave the mountain.”

Guan Di’s face was somewhat solemn, and his tone was quite puzzled.

Han Yi did not reveal what Chu Jinmo said. He only asked about the situation of Little Lingxu Peak and the sect, expressing his worries.

As expected.

Guan Di, who was responsible for managing the Great Hall of Vermilion Bird Peak, had not received any specific news, but he also sensed something unusual.

A moment later, Han Yi and Zheng Hai left Little Dragon Whisker Peak with heavy hearts.

A week later.

A piece of news was released by the sect master and spread throughout the Inner and Outer Peaks, causing a thousand waves. The entire Xuandan Sect, from the undercurrents, officially entered the recruitment state.

In the spacious backyard.

Han Yi’s face was solemn.

“So, Xuandan Sect needs to send three Golden Core, twenty Foundation Establishment, four hundred Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, and three thousand Middle Stage of Qi Cultivating to the periphery of the demon cave to besiege the escaped Heavenly Demons?”

Sitting in front of Han Yi was Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai’s face turned even blacker, and his tone was somewhat dejected.

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have rushed to break through to the fourth layer of Qi cultivation. Damn it, it’s like digging a pit to wait for me to jump in.”

“Bad luck.”

A few days ago, Zheng Hai closed himself off to break through to the fourth layer of Qi cultivation for safety and to gain a bit more strength. He had just come out of seclusion when he heard about this conscription order, making him feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly.

Han Yi also felt it was unfair for his friend.

“At this point, there’s no way to turn back time. We still have to find a solution.”

Zheng Hai cursed: “What good solutions are there? The outer sect claims to have one hundred thousand disciples, but there are probably around eight thousand at the Middle Stage of Qi cultivation. Out of the eight thousand, three thousand are selected, which is nearly a 40% probability of being chosen. I can only leave it up to fate.”

Han Yi narrowed his eyes, and his mind began to spin.

He first went over the information he had collected these days in his inner heart.

Ever since the sect leader’s conscription order was issued three days ago, relevant information had already been made public.

Han Yi also learned what a ‘demon lair’ was.

The demon lair is actually a term in the Cultivation World. To be more blunt, it is a place where Heavenly Demons gather, occupied by demons who possess the bodies of cultivators in this world and can manifest the True Body of Heavenly Demon.

The Cultivation World and the outer world are separated, with Heavenly Demons only able to descend through corresponding means.

For example, when a person from the Cultivation World breaks through, a temporary coordinate is generated in the outer world. Nearby Heavenly Demons are attracted to the coordinate and descend to the Cultivation World through a temporary passage.

Moreover, the temporary passage opened during a breakthrough can only allow one demon equal to or lower than the breakthrough stage to pass through.

This is the self-protection mechanism of the Cultivation World.

However, exceptional cases can occur, such as a battle between two Spirit Transformation stage powerhouses, which may break the barrier between the two realms and create a gap. At this time, nearby Heavenly Demons can directly pass through the gap and descend to the Cultivation World.

These descending demons have no power limit. If a Heavenly Demon Lord similar to the Nascent Soul Stage of the Cultivation World is present, it can set up a Heavenly Demon Array, maintain the channel, continuously attract Heavenly Demon Lords to descend, and even bring several Heavenly Demon Gods.

The descending Heavenly Demons gather under the channel, occupy the bodies of cultivators, manifest the True Body of Heavenly Demon, and wreak havoc.

Furthermore, it is rumored that other cultivation worlds have been completely occupied by Heavenly Demons through such methods, with cultivators treated as captive food and raised in captivity.

This time.

Such a passage was opened. As for the reason, Han Yi’s current level was far from being qualified to know.

As for the descending Heavenly Demons, they occupied that area and annihilated the mighty Juque Mountain, a force as influential as the Xuandan Sect in that region. After that, they established the Heavenly Demon Array to summon other Heavenly Demon Lords and even a few Heavenly Demon Gods.

The situation was extremely critical.

Even Daqian and Yujing Mountain, the sacred land, had no advantage in their hands.

They could only gradually eliminate them.

Now, there are conscription orders from various sects within Daqian Region.

“About 40% of the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation.”

“Moreover, it is not a lottery, but a selection.”

Han Yi emphasized the word “selection.”

“Han Yi, do you have a way to avoid this conscription?” Zheng Hai’s eyes brightened.

Over the past three years, he had witnessed the ‘miraculous powers’ of his friend—alchemy, realm, cultivation base, connections—it was as if he’d become a different person from three years ago.

If it weren’t for the fact that they still felt the same as before, he would have thought Han Yi had been possessed.

Hearing this, Han Yi gently shook his head.

He only had some ideas, but whether they would work still needed to be put into practice and tried.

“Alright, don’t worry. In my estimation, the selection of those in the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation will mainly focus on the fifth layer. The fourth layer has only just entered the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivating and, even though its strength is higher than the third layer, it is still limited.”

“And the sixth layer is the reserve army for the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, so the sect will definitely consider retaining them.”

Han Yi comforted his friend for a while before leaving Little Pan Stone Peak and returning to Little Lingxu Peak.

This time, he didn’t go straight back to his courtyard but headed straight to the main building of Little Lingxu Peak to meet someone..