Chapter 277: Mid-stage Fusion, Tuji Mountain
Chen An turned his wrist, and five-colored divine light burst out from his palm, instantly enveloping the purple-robed master.

The five-colored divine light is so powerful that even a strong person at the fusion level would find it difficult to resist.

The Purple-Robed Venerable was caught off guard, and his entire body was illuminated by the five-colored divine light. He felt an indescribable force penetrating his body, and then he lost consciousness.

Chen An was merciless and controlled the five-colored divine light to directly take out the inner elixir of the Purple-Robed Master.

After checking the harvest, I found that the iron fan in this person's hand looked ordinary, but it was actually a genuine Xuanbao!

This treasure actually contains the law of wind!
Seeing this, Chen An was terrified. Fortunately, he took the initiative to launch a surprise attack on the opponent, otherwise, it would have been a tough battle.

Yin Dao and You Chen who were standing by were stunned. How could the two people who were chatting so happily just now suddenly become enemies?
The key point is that the one who died was the Purple-Robed Venerable, which made them a little unbelievable for a moment.

This person is one of the many seventh-level cultivators under the Saint Ancestor of Silence. Although he is at the bottom of the list, he is far from being comparable to the Ghost King of their side.

Chen An took in the reactions of the two and said, "Don't worry. Since this is the critical moment to invade the human world, Saint Ancestor Silent will not delay important matters for a small seventh-level early cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Yin Dao and the other two nodded slightly, thinking that this was indeed true.

They can all weigh the importance of the two, let alone the Mahayana monks?
The war between the two worlds will definitely not end in a short period of time. At worst, they can find a small world to hide for a thousand or eight hundred years, and then come back when the storm is over.

Immediately, the three returned to the main hall, pretending that nothing had happened, and secretly discussed future countermeasures.

Time flies by like a white horse, fleeting.

During the past five years, the invasion of the underworld into the world of immortals was in full swing, but nothing happened in the Yellow Springs Realm. During this period, not only did other spirit races suffer, but the demon alliance that was closer to the human race had also suffered a sneak attack from the underworld.

Chen Jing practiced quietly, while his soul in the underworld improved significantly after devouring the inner elixirs of the Yin Beast and the Purple-Robed Master.

In order to further enhance its own strength, the soul split frequently went to the extreme northern desert to hunt Yin beasts. Although Yin beasts were not common, it encountered eight or nine of them in five years.

Chen An's original body did not slack off at all. Whenever the power of his split soul improved greatly, he would use the Spiritual Essence Symbiosis Technique to absorb the improved cultivation of the split soul and strengthen his original body.

Chen An practiced diligently every day, and he never slacked off for a moment, whether he was breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth or comprehending the magic formulas.

In just five years, he and his split soul both broke through to the middle stage of fusion. If it weren't for the loss in the process of transmitting spiritual energy, their strength would have been even higher.

At this moment, his heart was filled with joy, because it meant that the Soul Essence Symbiosis Technique was indeed effective. With the special cultivation method of splitting the soul in the underworld, his cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds.

"It seems that the Soul Essence Symbiosis Technique is indeed a rare skill."

Chen An thought to himself that Chen Fengshuo was indeed a genius. He could even create such a technique. This guy must be doing very well among the barbarians and his cultivation must be improving as well.

Thinking of this, Chen An had an idea and decided to help him.

He immediately took out the Book of Five Poisons Curse Soul and silently cursed the Great Barbarian King.

This curse had not lasted too long when news came from the outside world that the army of the underworld had invaded the Tianyuan Continent again!
Ghost armies from the underworld appeared in the seas surrounding the Tianyuan Continent and in a state in the north of the continent. This catastrophe caused cultivators across the continent to fall into unprecedented panic.

Upon hearing the news, Chen An sighed quietly. This crisis is difficult to resolve.

Not long after, Jiang Taixu came to Feiyun City to meet Chen An, apparently to discuss important matters.

Jiang Taixu's voice was steady and powerful: "Brother Chen, the army of the underworld is approaching. The Tianyuan Continent is now in danger. We must suppress the army of the underworld as soon as possible, otherwise the entire Tianyuan Continent will be devastated and there will be no place for our human race to stand."

Chen An's face was stern, and he asked in surprise: "Could it be that there is also a passage to the underworld in the southern sea area?"

"That's right! They have opened five or six passages in our human sea area alone."

Jiang Taixu hesitated for a moment and continued, "The defense of the southern sea area is crucial this time. I hope you can go there to guard it and stop the advance of the underworld."

"I'm afraid I'm not up to the task alone."

"Brother Chen, don't worry. A cultivator has already gone there before you. You two should work together to suppress the southern underworld passage as soon as possible."

Chen An's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he said, "Don't worry, Emperor Jiang. I will definitely go all out. However, I have just broken through to the fusion stage, and my strength is limited. If I can get some help, that would be even better."

"You kid."

Jiang Taixu smiled slightly upon hearing this, and immediately took out three treasures and placed them on the table, saying, "These are some treasures I prepared for this war. See if there is anything suitable, and take one that suits you."

The three treasures on the table each have their own characteristics. One of them is a mountain seal that exudes a heavy atmosphere, as if facing a mountain; the other two are a round jade bead and a black ruler, both of which are extraordinary items.

Jiang Taixu smiled and said, "Among these three treasures, the Mountain Seal is a treasure that can be used for both offense and defense. It can transform into a mountain to defend against enemies. The Jade Bead has a strong healing power. The Black Ruler is extremely sharp and is the ultimate weapon for beheading enemies. Which one do you like?"

Chen An's eyes swept around and landed on the mountain seal. He had already made a decision in his heart.

"Then let's take this mountain seal."

Jiang Taixu nodded and said, "Good vision, this mountain seal is an extremely rare treasure, I hope it can help you in suppressing the dark cultivators this time."

Chen An took the mountain seal and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Brother Jiang, for your kindness. Chen An will definitely do his best."

After a long time, when Jiang Taixu left, Chen An stayed indoors and took out the mountain seal.

Although this item is a Xuanbao, it does not contain even a trace of the power of laws. It is just an ordinary Xuanbao.

But if it can be slightly modified, its power will be greatly enhanced!

As for what to use for the transformation, Chen An already has a plan in mind.

He took out an inconspicuous stone from his storage ring, which he had obtained from Moyan of the Qilin clan.

Although this stone looks ordinary, it contains a trace of earth law inside. If combined with the mountain seal, it will definitely produce amazing results.

In addition, Chen An also took out the iron lump he got from Man Ying. It had been broken into several pieces in the last battle. Although this object was damaged, its material was of good quality and adding it to the mixture could add some toughness and thickness.

After all the materials were prepared, Chen An took a deep breath, formed seals with his hands, and immediately activated the Yin-Yang Burning Sky Fire.

There was a bright light all around him, and a scorching flame gushed out from his palm, surrounding the mountain seal, the stone of the law of earth, and the fragments of iron lumps made of special materials.

As time went by, the mountain seal gradually became soft under the calcination of the Yin-Yang Burning Fire, and the originally hard surface began to flow, as if turning into flowing liquid metal.

Chen An carefully integrated the stone fragments of the Law of Earth into the mountain seal bit by bit. Every piece of stone fragment added made the mountain seal look thicker.

Chen An looked focused, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. After he completely integrated the stone of the Law of Earth into the mountain seal, he began to try to add fragments of iron lumps of special material into it.

Although these iron fragments have been broken, they still emit a faint luster.

Chen An controlled the temperature of the Yin-Yang Burning Heaven Fire while melting the fragments into the Mountain Seal one by one. As the fragments were added, the surface of the Mountain Seal began to change slightly. The originally smooth surface became more rugged, as if it had merged with the texture of the earth. Chen An continued to activate the Yin-Yang Burning Heaven Fire until the Mountain Seal completely integrated all the materials. As time went by, the shape of the Mountain Seal also gradually changed. It was no longer a simple round seal, but gradually evolved into the shape of a small mountain peak.

The surface of the mountain is covered with delicate textures, as if it were real rock, exuding a heavy and solid atmosphere.

The mountain seal was quietly suspended in front of him. At this moment, it was no longer an ordinary mountain seal, but a real one, emitting a light yellow light and surrounded by a faint ochre halo, as if it could feel the power of the earth.

Chen An stretched out his hand and touched the mountain seal. A warm and heavy force was transmitted from his fingertips. He could clearly feel the law of earth contained in the mountain seal. Although there was only a trace of it, it was also extremely oppressive.

Chen An nodded with satisfaction: "This thing has undergone great changes in both appearance and power. It should be renamed Tuji Mountain!"

After spending several days refining Tuji Mountain, Chen An left Feiyun City and flew all the way to the southern sea.

They rushed all the way to the place Jiang Taixu described.

Chen An walked with the light of escape, looking far ahead, he saw chaos between heaven and earth, and a fierce battle between the human race and the monks of the underworld.

Black air rolled around, the wind howled, countless ghost shadows floated around the battlefield, and the human side seemed to be in a particularly tight situation.

In the underworld army, three ghost emperors sat in the center, surrounded by a group of ghost kings under their command. They held all kinds of strange weapons, their figures appeared and disappeared, and every attack was with the force of devastating.

The human race's defense line was crumbling under their attack and was almost broken.

At this time, Chen An's eyes fell on a familiar figure of the human race: "Xuan Jizi? He has also merged!"

The combined monk who was leading the human monks to resist the underworld army in the distance was Xuanjizi, but he looked quite embarrassed at the moment.

His clothes were tattered, there was blood at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he was on the verge of running out of magic power.

"Damn it! Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?!" Xuanjizi roared, waving the magic weapons in his hands continuously. Every wave could defeat several ghost kings, but the underworld army was endless like a tide.

"If you don't come, I will die here today!"

Among the three combined ghost cultivators on the opposite side, a charming female ghost queen looked Xuanjizi up and down, with a hint of desire in her eyes: "This boy is quite handsome. If he can be taken as a ghost slave, it will definitely bring a lot of fun."

She has a graceful figure, skin as smooth and delicate as jade, a pair of purple pupils, long black hair mixed with a few strands of silver, and she wears a black robe like gauze, and her exquisite curves are faintly visible.

The other two Ghost Kings' expressions changed slightly when they heard this. One of them said in a deep voice, "Don't be careless. Human reinforcements may arrive at any time. A quick victory is the best strategy."

Just when Xuanjizi fell into an unprecedented desperate situation and it seemed that all hope was about to be shattered, a majestic and vast aura slowly descended from the sky like the light of dawn.

Chen An displayed his magical power of controlling the heavens and the earth. In an instant, his body suddenly grew to over a thousand feet tall, like a god standing tall, extremely majestic.

He held Tuji Mountain tightly in his hand. The mountain seal contained endless heavy power, as if it was comparable to the weight of countless mountains.

"Tuji Mountain, suppress it!"

Chen An gave a low shout, and with a flash of his body, he arrived at the center of the battlefield.

He held Tuji Mountain in his right hand and made a seal with his left hand, and the Eight Gates Divine Veins Technique began to operate. Suddenly, light shone brightly around his body, and the first three portals of the Eight Gates Divine Veins Technique were all opened, causing his strength to surge.

At this moment, the burly one among the three Ghost Kings was caught off guard and was hit by Chen An's Tu Ji Shan. He instantly turned into meat paste and disappeared. He didn't even have time to scream, leaving only deathly silence.

The slender Ghost King reacted and hurriedly took out a strange-shaped treasure to try to resist Chen An's attack.

The treasure was pitch black, engraved with intricate runes, and exuded a cold aura. However, under Chen An's full-strength attack, the magic weapon bounced away, and he was seriously injured by Chen An, falling right in front of Xuanjizi.

The opportunity for revenge was right in front of him, so Xuanjizi stepped forward and subdued him without saying a word, and tied him up with a golden rope.

The only remaining female ghost king reacted and ran away without saying a word.

However, Chen An took a step forward and blocked his way, and Tu Jishan swung out again to suppress him.

A look of fear flashed in the eyes of the female Ghost Queen, and she hurriedly waved the pink bridal veil on her shoulders, with a strange psychedelic power flowing inside, trying to resist Chen An's attack.

Chen An was slightly dazed, but saw that the other party had retreated back to the passage to the underworld and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Watching the other party escape, Chen An felt a little disappointed, but he did not care too much about it. Instead, he secretly memorized the coordinates of the passage to the underworld.

At this time, Xuanjizi saw Chen An and hurriedly thanked him, his face showing fear.

Seeing Xuanjizi tying up the captured Ghost King with a rope, Chen An hurried forward and asked with concern: "Fellow Daoist Xuanji, are you okay?"

Xuanjizi breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Chen An with gratitude, and said, "Brother Chen, you came just in time! If it weren't for you, I would have died here."

Chen An smiled slightly, his eyes swept towards the Ghost King who was tightly bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, and said, "Brother Xuanji, thank you for the compliment. You were able to capture this Ghost King alive, which shows that your cultivation has improved a lot."

Xuanjizi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "No, no, if it weren't for Brother Chen's timely help, I would have been killed by the Ghost King."

"Last time we parted, I nearly died at the hands of the Qilin Clan. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to escape. Later, I returned to the sect and, with the help of my master, I was lucky enough to break through to the fusion realm."

Chen An asked: "I wonder who Master You is..."

Xuanjizi showed a proud look on his face: "Master Qin Tianxing!"

Chen An said with emotion: "So that's how it is. No wonder Fellow Daoist Xuanji was able to successfully survive the fusion tribulation."

Speaking of the Heavenly Tribulation, Xuanjizi's expression changed slightly: "The power of the Heavenly Tribulation cannot be stopped by ordinary people. If it weren't for the spiritual object given to me by my master, I would have died under the Heavenly Tribulation long ago."

Chen An heard that the other party's words were not as simple as they seemed, so he asked, "Are you saying that there are other cultivators who died in the heavenly tribulation?"

Speaking of this, Xuanjizi's face couldn't help but become solemn: "Master Mu Yan, Taoist Yunxiao, and Jiang Xiong, they all had trouble breaking through the fusion, and ultimately they all failed to survive the thunder tribulation and unfortunately died."

"The only one was Fairy Chixia. She was also doomed to fail. But at the last moment, Emperor Miao paid a great price to save her."

After hearing this, Chen An felt sorry for her: "It's not easy for Fairy Chixia to survive."

Xuanjizi sighed: "Yes, she is now in seclusion and recuperating. It will probably take many years for her to recover."

As the two were reminiscing about the past, the Ghost King, who was bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, suddenly struggled, muttered something, and turned into a black light and tried to escape.

Upon seeing this, Chen An's eyes became stern, and he immediately summoned the Five-Colored Divine Light. The Five-Colored Divine Light was as brilliant as a rainbow, instantly enveloping the Ghost King and strangling his soul.

"Brother Chen is indeed extraordinary. He killed a Ghost King in an instant. It is really admirable." Xuanjizi couldn't help but admire.

(End of this chapter)