To achieve immortality, I cultivate using Qi Luck

After both sides completed their mobilization, Yi Dancheng met again with Yang Jihua to confirm the number of cultivators each side planned to dispatch.

This operation needed to be carried out swiftly rather than slowly, and with precision rather than in large numbers.

Therefore, only True Immortals at the level of Human Immortals and above would take action; cultivators below the level of Immortals would not be brought along.

It wasn’t just because many mouths make a noisy meal, but also because those with lower cultivation were more likely to cause complications; they didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks.

Consequently, the final count of personnel dispatched by both sides was confirmed as eleven Human Immortals and one Earth Immortal from the Changqing Immortal Sect.

Which meant that on the side of Mi Yun Mountain, including Yang Jihua, ten messengers from the Northern and Eastern Immortal Gates, all Human Immortals, would participate in the Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony.

In addition, the Earth Immortal who presided over the headquarters of the Changqing Immortal Sect’s mountain gate would also bring the last flexible Human Immortal to Xiaye Country to meet up with the forces of Taiping Dao on this side.

In this way, the entire Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony would involve fifteen Human Immortals and two Earth Immortals.

In terms of strength alone, it was equivalent to half of the Changqing Immortal Sect.

It was precisely because of such strength that all the True Persons participating in the ceremony had great confidence in their success, with hardly any worries.

After all,

If half of the Changqing Immortal Sect couldn’t eliminate a Yellow Springs Underworld, then the strength of those ghosts would be overly exaggerated.

Even in the recorded history of the entire Changqing Domain, there had never been such an occurrence.

So with this in mind, what was there to fear?

Fighting alongside the two Earth Flower True Men, they would just need to kill all of those demons and ghosts.

The chaotic situation in the Changqing Domain, with demons rampant, had long been an eyesore to many.

They simply hadn’t had the opportunity to address it due to the circumstances of the past.

Now that the time had come, it was an excellent chance to sweep away all the turmoil and restore peace in the domain.

Therefore, on that day, after the details of the Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony were confirmed, Yang Jihua coordinated with the inner workings of his sect and ensured that the Earth Immortal True Man from his sect had already set off.

On the side of Mi Yun Mountain, there was no delay either.

"Fellow Daoists, the matter of exorcising ghosts is urgent, please follow me," said Qing Guanzi, looking at the assembled multitude of True Persons before him. With a long howl, he turned into a streak of green light and headed west.

The various True Persons, already prepared for their journey, immediately took action upon Qing Guanzi’s command, transforming into streaks of light and following him in succession.

For a time, the entire sky was painted with the lights of the True Persons, like an extraordinary scene, colorful and beautiful to behold.

At the peak in the mountains, Lu Yuan gazed at this spectacle, slightly transfixed.

This rare sight of a group of Immortals setting out deeply imprinted on his mind, igniting within him a longing and desire.

"One day, my Taiping Dao will also have a gathering of True Ones, with thousands of Immortals paying homage,"

he said in a low voice. Without lingering, Lu Yuan turned and returned to his cave mansion.

With the drastic changes in the situation, the development plans he had originally set were becoming somewhat outdated and had to be amended to match the changing landscape.

For example, Lu Yuan had only planned to gradually develop through controlling the territories of Qingyang, Damu, and Youxin Countries for ten thousand years before turning his attention toward contesting for the Changqing Domain.

But now, with the emergence of the Yellow Springs Underworld in Xiaye Country and the grand Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony on the horizon,

by the end of the ceremony, Xiaye Country would likely have been cleared out, and even Jiuchuan Demon Country next door could potentially be taken with ease.

With that, all territories in the Southern Domain not under the control of an Immortal Sect would be in the hands of Taiping Dao.

Having the land of five countries at his disposal, Lu Yuan would have access to an immense wealth of resources,

enabling him to set aside three countries to ensure that one of his avatars meets the minimum requirements for breakthrough, while satisfying his own cultivation needs and accumulating resources for the Emperor’s Gold Blade to break through the Dao Fruit of a Human Immortal.

The singular path of development had transformed into a tripartite expansion.

"With the pace of my current cultivation, monopolizing the Qi Luck and destiny of Youxin Country alone, I should be able to break through to the mid-level of Human Immortal in about two hundred years,

and reach the late stage of Human Immortal in about three hundred years.

Once I have reached that stage, it’s very difficult to advance further just by diligent cultivation.

I must rely on external forces, which is to say more cultivation resources, to continue progressing.

And the best resources for cultivation are naturally Qi Luck and destiny.

So from this point on, I’ll use the destiny and Qi Luck of the three countries to accumulate magical power, refine my realm, and ultimately achieve the perfect state, at which point I can attempt to break through to Earth Immortal.

Of course, to be on the safe side, when my avatar and I are ready to break through, we naturally will enjoy the Qi Luck and destiny of all five countries to the fullest extent, aiding the breakthrough."

These were Lu Yuan’s new plans, adjusted according to the changing circumstances.

So now, he too needed to cultivate.

No longer could he leisurely enjoy tea and read books, spending his days in carefree ease as he had before.

Fortunately, while cultivating, feeling the rise in magical power and undergoing a gradual transformation, gaining strength, was an addictive sensation.

Lu Yuan did not find it monotonous.

Cultivation for him was quite motivating.

However, he wasn’t completely engrossed in cultivation; in addition to his practice, he also spared a part of his attention to monitor the safety of Mi Yun Mountain.

Qing Guanzi and Che Shidao had already joined the Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony and headed for Xiaye Country.

After their departure, to prepare in advance for the war with the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate, Yi Dancheng went ahead to Qingyang Country.

This country bordered the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate’s front outpost in the Southern Domain, the Qingyu Country, serving as the border line between the two opposing forces.