Chapter 272: Men Die For Wealth
“Yes, yes, these are all traces left by the demonic fire, enough to incinerate the heavens and extinguish the earth.”
Yuan Qitong was intimidated by Yan Xi’s aura, her figure trembling uncontrollably. She was already injured, so how could she resist? Her figure fell to the ground.
Blood Banner Ancestor frowned slightly: “Fellow Daoist Yan!”
Yan Xi chuckled awkwardly and withdrew his aura, while Wu Tianxing’s eyes flashed with a sly glint.
“Nangong Hong Yue seems to have considerable strength. If relying only on disciples, it may not be possible to stop her.”
Ge Tianlu compared the situation at Medicine Mountain with his own strength and realized that even the disciples of his Black Stone Fortress might not be able to block Nangong Hong Yue’s advance.
In this way, the Medicine Mountain occupied by Black Stone Fortress was probably not safe either.
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes; all this was directed at Wu Tianxing.
Yan Xi had obviously thought of this too, but he had other ideas in mind.
The Blazing Purple Scorpion had already reached third-order late stage, its growth hitting a bottleneck. To break through and complete its bloodline metamorphosis, heavenly materials and earthly treasures were inevitably needed.
Most of the Blazing Gold Ore ore was prepared for the Blazing Purple Scorpion, but as its current breeder, he knew it was far from enough.
The demonic fire scorpion beast that Yuan Qitong had just mentioned had residual aura of such high quality, superior to the Blazing Purple Scorpion. If combined with Blazing Gold Ore, it might just enable metamorphosis.
However, he was unwilling to speak up proactively.
Thus, he shifted the topic: “Fellow Daoist Wu, your enemy is truly not simple. With the enemy in the dark and us in the light, it’s hard to end this cleanly.”
How could Wu Tianxing not see the implication in Yan Xi’s words? He felt displeased in his heart, cursing the old man inwardly, but he kept thinking: ‘After that bitch broke through to Dan Qiao Realm, she actually has such ability. If I don’t eliminate her today, when she comes again, the one in danger will be me.’
Buzz
Suddenly, the token at Wu Tianxing’s waist vibrated. Wu Tianxing’s expression changed, and Yan Xi opposite him also paled abruptly.
“What audacity, daring to directly attack the Blazing Gold Ore!”
The two exchanged a glance, and Wu Tianxing said solemnly: “The person is at the Blazing Gold Ore, not far from us. Everyone, help me capture this fiend alive as a cauldron furnace, and I’ll offer one stalk of third-order heavenly material and earthly treasure.”
“I want that pair of scorpions.”
Yan Xi spoke extremely quickly. Wu Tianxing felt displeased but still nodded: “Fine.”
Blood Banner Ancestor, Shu Xi, and Black Stone Ancestor Ge Tianlu all nodded in agreement: “Deal.”
The four did not hesitate at all and immediately turned into rainbows, flying straight toward the Blazing Gold Ore Vein.
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The Blazing Gold Ore Vein was now under complete lockdown, with sentries every five steps and guards every ten steps. The martial artists of Blazing Flame Cave had the entire Blazing Gold Mountain guarded airtight.
At key points, formations were set up, and patrolling teams were equipped with the clan’s trained fire hunting dogs, constantly watching for possible approaching enemies.
Wu Tianxing’s four disciples—Wu Fan, Yun Bo, Miao Yan, and Ba Rui—had prepared a full fifteen hundred Heavenly Silkworm Soldiers here, while Blazing Flame Cave’s disciples were led by brothers Yan Bo and Yan Long, stationing a thousand disciples.
This Blazing Gold Ore Vein was an important strategic resource in Golden Peng City, and precisely because of this, they were certain Nangong Hong Yue would come here to attack.
Everyone was on high alert, with the formations quietly in a half-activated state.
In midair, two people stepped through the air, their long robes fluttering elegantly, divine sense sweeping freely over the entire Blazing Gold Ore Vein.
“Enemy attack!”
The Blazing Gold Ore Vein immediately erupted in chaos. Wu Tianxing’s four disciples flew out, inserting their skull-like bone staffs into the ground, instantly raising the Black Wind Great Array.
Yan Bo and Yan Long also did not dare to be careless, similarly deploying their formation. From the spine of the mountain, raging flames ignited, forming half a Flame Giant Scorpion.
Su Yan smiled at the sight and said: “It’s my turn to practice my hand.”
With a thought, the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower flew out of his body, spinning before transforming into a hundred-meter tall tower.
“Trap him.”
Wu Fan and the other three, seeing two Dan Qiao Realm martial artists, were extremely cautious, knowing that any carelessness would mean death here.
After Yan Bo and Yan Long nodded, they directly controlled the Flame Giant Scorpion to pounce toward Su Yan.
The black wind coiled like pythons from left and right, also aiming to encircle the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower and Su Yan together.
Su Yan and Nangong Hong Yue stood motionless, allowing their attacks to envelop them.
When their attacks reached Su Yan, the treasure light of the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower flowed, completely isolating the attacks.
“I see how long you can hold out.”
Yan Bo, Yan Long, and the clan disciples together increased the true essence input into the formation. The giant fire scorpion attacked relentlessly, its claws like meteor fire hammers constantly smashing against the treasure light.
The attacks were extremely swift, comparable to a strike from certain Dan Qiao Realm martial artists.
But in front of Su Yan, such attacks seemed to have no strength at all, utterly powerless even to shake the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower.
Wu Fan and the others’ expressions darkened, and they immediately drove the black wind to assault.
Wherever the black wind python passed, black wind cut like blades, chill array blowing, turning the Blazing Gold Ore Vein into a scene of darkness between heaven and earth.
It slithered like a venomous snake, carrying countless wind blades that smashed directly into the barrier.
With a deafening boom, just the scattered true essence destroyed the surrounding rocks, turning them into shattered stones flying everywhere like bullets.
However, such attacks still could not break the treasure light of the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower.
Su Yan watched like it was a show, while Wu Fan and the four, Yan Bo, and Yan Long dared not stop for a moment, continuously bombarding the treasure pagoda.
After about a quarter of an hour, Su Yan’s eyes brightened slightly. He raised his gaze to sweep over the martial artists on the mountain, a chill in his eyes.
“My turn.”
The Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower shot out ten thousand prison suppressing chains, heading straight for the martial artists on the mountain.
Red light blazed, chains like snakes. In mere moments, the heaven and earth turned a dark red blood color.
Oh no!
The chains descended like falling meteors. Wu Fan’s first reaction was to block with the formation—layers of thick clouds like iron curtains, black wind blades slicing to intercept and chop the descending prison suppressing chains.
Wind blades rang like jade beads on a plate, clanging loudly, yet unable to damage the prison suppressing chains in the slightest. Those iron-curtain-like thick clouds were like paper, pierced through in an instant.
Pfft sounds rang incessantly. The formation could not withstand, let alone the martial artists within it escaping.
Even Heavenly Silkworm Soldiers, with copper body silkworms in their bodies forging copper skin iron bones, more difficult to deal with than ordinary martial artists.
But in front of these prison suppressing chains, they were like fragile tofu.
Wu Fan and the others wanted to summon true intent, but Su Yan lightly spat one word: “Seal”
Powerful sealing power descended from the heavens. Wherever the red light passed, all present martial artists felt their true essence terribly restricted, mobilization extremely difficult, let alone summoning true intent to fight.
Su Yan stood with hands behind his back as ten thousand chains pierced all the martial artists above the Blazing Gold Ore Vein.
The prison suppressing chains were terrifyingly crimson, one end connected to the ancient tower, the other like spears fixed dead on the corpses. Blood flowed up the chains against the flow, limbs twisted in grotesque poses, like an extremely eerie sacrifice.
“Boom”
A terrifying firelight blasted toward Su Yan, a fire sword coiled within, resembling a vicious scorpion.
Clang
Su Yan merely glanced, and the prison suppressing chains came alive. Two chains whipped out, instantly scattering the attack.
The fire scorpion sword clanged and flew back, turning into orange-red streamlight falling into an old man’s hand—it was Yan Xi with rage-flushed hair and beard.
Yan Xi arrived first, followed closely by Wu Tianxing, Blood Banner Ancestor, and Black Stone Ancestor.
The four saw the scene before them, pupils contracting sharply, a sky-high chill spreading from their spines to their skulls.
Where did this demonic head come from, specializing in killing fellow Demonic Path members?
Wu Tianxing looked at the handsome white-robed youth, his face grim. Suppressing his inner rage, he asked solemnly: “Fellow Daoist, aren’t you afraid of being skinned and dismembered by the holy sect higher-ups for doing this?”
The many Demonic Path sects had decreed that with the great war imminent, especially on the front lines, anyone who disrupted the formation by attacking a Demonic Sect would face extreme punishment.
Even if Demonic Sects disregarded rules, basic trust must be maintained.
Otherwise, mutual attacks would make any offensive impossible.
Wu Tianxing was clearly shocked by the scene, subconsciously assuming Su Yan was a Demonic Path member. Only such a demonic head would kill and absorb blood to refine spirit tools.
“Who is a Demonic Path member with you?”
Su Yan raised his brow slightly, revealing a smile, then said: “Since you’re all here, let’s test your depths.”
With a wave of his hand, the prison suppressing chains crisscrossed wildly, sealing this stretch of heaven and earth like a blood-red barred birdcage.
Black Stone Ancestor’s heart jolted. He thought he could not let Su Yan succeed, or the four of them would fall into this person’s setup.
Two Dragon Head Black Sabers appeared in his hand, dragon heads ferocious, black whiskers extending along the blade, the black blade body hiding a blood-red groove—truly a pair of powerful spirit tools.
Go!
The Dragon Head Black Sabers crossed left and right, turning into two ten-zhang black dragons, true essence forming blades covering the black dragons’ surfaces.
The black dragons charged straight at the prison suppressing chains, aiming to sever them.
“Can’t let you break the chains.”
Su Yan just smiled as thirteen nearby prison suppressing chains coiled over like water snakes.
Clanging like ironworking, saber light clashed constantly. This time, white saber marks immediately appeared on the prison suppressing chains.
Dan Qiao Realm methods were indeed not to be underestimated; the blades on the black dragons were truly formidable.
Su Yan circulated true essence, pouring it into the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower. Instantly, the prison suppressing chains blazed red.
The white saber marks vanished immediately, and in a flash, more prison suppressing chains wrapped around the black dragons, dragging them into midair.
The black dragons thrashed, saber light scattering everywhere, slashing a hundred-zhang gully directly into the Blazing Gold Ore Vein.
Black Stone Ancestor sneered: “Wanting to trap my Dragon Head Black Sabers? You’re underestimating me too much.”
Su Yan’s true essence circulation revealed his cultivation—merely First Heaven peak. What strength could such a realm have, or how much true essence?
At most, relying on this treasure pagoda’s power.
Heat flashed in Black Stone Ancestor’s eyes. If he obtained this treasure pagoda, he would be unmatched in offense and defense; even Starry Sky Martial Artists wouldn’t be impossible to fight.
Thinking this, he exerted himself more, black qi surging around him as he infused a black soul python true intent into the Dragon Head Black Sabers.
The black dragons formed by the Dragon Head Black Sabers immediately erupted with even stronger aura.
“Think this little trick can break free?”
Su Yan’s lips curved slightly: “Seal!”
The prison suppressing chains blazed red, red patterns like fierce insects crawling. Powerful sealing power descended, rendering the black dragons’ resistance futile.
Under the red light, after just one or two struggles, the two Dragon Head Black Sabers were wrapped by over ten chains in midair, chains taut, black sabers locked in the center with no chance of escape.
The two’s clash happened in a flash. At this moment, Wu Tianxing, Yan Xi, and Blood Banner Ancestor struck one after another, natal spiritual artifacts unleashed, aiming straight for Su Yan’s vital points.
They were ruthless Demonic Path Dan Qiao martial artists and wouldn’t waste words with you.
Su Yan’s figure swayed slightly, a golden phantom rising behind him, a hundred zhang tall, left hand holding the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower, right hand forming a tiger seal.
“Subdue!”
The Tiger Subduing Bright King True Intent let out an incomparably majestic roar, directly blasting out the Hundred Tigers Breaking the Army Seal.
In one strike, Wu Tianxing, Blood Banner Ancestor, and Yan Xi’s attacks all shattered. The chaotic true essence destroyed everything around into ruins.
Golden threads connected Su Yan to the Ming King True Intent around his body, true essence continuously pouring into his true intent.
“This kid is strange!”
Wu Tianxing was furious inside but had to warn the remaining three beside him.
Black Stone Ancestor’s own natal spiritual artifact was sealed, right beside the Subduing Tiger Mingwang Body—how could he endure?
“Black Stone Heaven Fall!”
He condensed his attack into a pitch-black meteor hurtling toward Su Yan.
The prison suppressing chains formed a net, directly enveloping it. With a clatter, even stones were crushed to powder.
Facing four alone, Su Yan showed no disadvantage. Even though Wu Tianxing and Yan Xi were Third Heaven cultivation, they dared not easily unleash their full power.
Su Yan’s prison suppressing chains had sealed the heavens and earth; the entire Blazing Gold Ore Vein was under his control.
Wu Tianxing sensed danger and sent five gu worms flying from his body. His figure twisted, turning into several-zhang or even ten-zhang sizes, while the small ones were only finger-sized, but their threat was top-tier.
Nangong Hong Yue saw the Black Gold Silkworm, her eyes filling with killing intent and hatred. Though it was Wu Tianxing’s, its third-order strength clearly came from devouring the Black Gold Silkworm nurtured by her mother Nangong Ying.
“I’ll kill him!”
“Good!” Su Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, waving the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower’s prison suppressing chains to continuously attack Blood Banner Ancestor, Yan Xi, and Black Stone Ancestor.
“Hmph, Nangong Hong Yue, even if you’ve found a lover, you think you can kill me?”
Wu Tianxing waved his hand, the five heart casting gu worms led by the Black Gold Silkworm charging straight at the two.
“Comparing numbers?”
Su Yan’s eyes chilled, then Blood Bone Centipede King, Troop Devouring Ghost Moth, Rock Demon Ant Queen, Dragon-Eating Worm, and Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust appeared one after another before him.
Wu Tianxing’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Su Yan waved his hand, and the fierce insects pounced, each finding opponents and even trapping all of Wu Tianxing’s Five Poisons Heart Casting Gu.
Troop Devouring Ghost Moth, Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust, and Blood Bone Centipede King each used their methods, with Troop Devouring Ghost Moth’s soldier shadows primary, formation flags waving to trap the five insects.
Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust and Blood Bone Centipede King infused malevolent energy and poisonous gas into the formation, instantly bewildering the five insects into disarray and stripping their fighting power.
Nangong Hong Yue’s eyes blazed red, gnashing her teeth: “Wu Tianxing, give me your life!”
