Chapter 258: Meeting Long Qiushui Again
Su Yan received the mobilization order and immediately rode the Blood Bone Centipede King flying toward the Hundred Peaks Barrier.
Demonic Sects had invaded into Lingnan Prefecture, but they had already been blocked at the front line of Wuyi City, Tianyun City, and others.
Along the way, although he saw martial artists mobilizing hurriedly on the ground, and even some heavy city soldiers mobilizing, the atmosphere was truly tense.
However, he still hadn’t seen any figures of Demonic Path disciples.
It wasn’t until he passed the Wuyi City front line and approached within three hundred li of the Hundred Peaks Barrier that things were greatly different.
The atmosphere of tension and fear was no longer sufficient to describe the changes in these places.
Three Flames Divine Palace, Sacred Weapon Path, Hundred Caves Witch Sect, and many small Demonic Path sects had occupied Dongyang City and Jusong City, two cities, constantly invading various counties, as well as spiritual veins and mine veins.
Martial artists’ wars were nothing more than Origin Stones, cultivation manuals, materials, and such things.
Since they had attacked in, besides occupying territory, the more important thing was to plunder things.
Although Su Yan was flying in the air, he encountered teams from Mad Blade Sect and Bishan Sect, two Demonic Sects, along the way.
Over a hundred disciples were plundering Medicine Mountain, and they killed everyone without mercy, burning down the houses, creating rolling black smoke.
Su Yan was startled by this commotion and simply released the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust. Tens of thousands of Blood Bees slaughtered these True Intent Realm disciples completely, before he continued toward the Hundred Peaks Barrier.
When approaching Cold Shadow Peak, the Cold Shadow Peak had already fully entered a defensive state at this time.
From a great distance away, Su Yan saw three Nine Nether Boats suspended outside Cold Shadow Peak.
“Long Qiushui shrinks in the Hundred Peaks Great Array, but what can she do?”
On the Nine Nether Boat, a man wearing earth-yellow clothes with a black satin waistband and full beard kept laughing.
“Gu Kuixing, if you have the ability, then take down my Cold Shadow Peak. Why waste words?”
Long Qiushui had a calm expression, standing on the city wall, her eyes only glancing faintly at Gu Kuixing, revealing a bit of disdain.
Gu Kuixing narrowed his eyes: “Attack. I want to see how long you can hold out.”
The Nine Nether Boats didn’t approach, but in mid-air, they condensed spiritual power, gathered in the spiritual power cannons, and bombarded with attacks.
For a moment, fireballs fell like rain, preparing to bombard Cold Shadow Peak City.
Long Qiushui coldly ordered: “Intercept the attacks.”
The Mountain Guard received the order and immediately activated the formation array. A barrier phantom instantly formed on the surface, blocking all the fireball attacks.
“Turtle shell.”
Gu Kuixing cursed in his heart. Don’t think breaking through three mountain peaks of the Hundred Peaks Barrier was that simple.
That was because everything had been arranged beforehand, relying on inside-outside coordination.
If the formation was fully activated, even if only a Dan Qiao Realm martial artist was controlling the array, a Dharma Aspect Realm True Person would find it hard to cross within a certain time.
Gu Kuixing wanted to force Long Qiushui to act, but Long Qiushui clearly wasn’t moved.
At this point, he could only order the Nine Nether Boats to keep attacking, consuming the formation’s power.
Although Long Qiushui appeared calm, she felt a bit more solemn in her heart.
Since old demon Gu Kuixing dared to come, there were probably several Dan Qiao Realm martial artists active outside Cold Shadow Peak.
Although they might not be near Cold Shadow Peak, rashly attacking would be gambling.
Her own strength was not weak, but there was no need to take risks.
However, at this moment, a streak of rainbow light rushed straight toward Cold Shadow Peak.
Gu Kuixing was overjoyed to see it, while Long Qiushui’s expression changed.
The direction of the incoming person was from within Lingnan Prefecture, heading straight for Cold Shadow Peak, likely reinforcements.
If they entered the city first, it would be fine, but now the formation was active—how could they easily enter?
Not good!
Everyone’s faces changed around them as Gu Kuixing flew out, heading straight for the rainbow light.
Swoosh
Su Yan’s figure landed in front of Cold Shadow Peak, standing atop the Blood Bone Centipede King.
“A newly advanced Dan Qiao martial artist? No wonder so reckless.”
Gu Kuixing didn’t recognize the newcomer but judged Su Yan’s cultivation.
It was just a Dan Qiao Realm First Heaven martial artist.
His hand changed, and a pitch-black ghost-head blade rushed straight at Su Yan.
Dan Qiao Realm Second Heaven cultivation was undoubtedly revealed.
Long Qiushui was startled and immediately flew up, rushing out of the barrier to help Su Yan block this attack.
She had recognized the newcomer as her own disciple and knew he had just broken through not long ago. Facing an old demon like Gu Kuixing, he probably wouldn’t have the advantage.
“Long Qiushui, what are you rushing for?”
Suddenly from mid-air, two figures flew over. Yao Qingqing of Sacred Weapon Path and Shi Ze of Hundred Caves Witch Sect blocked her path.
With thunderous methods, Yao Qingqing’s true intent was a Weeping Blood Sword, slashing directly at her.
Tattoos flowed on Shi Ze’s body, transforming into a vicious beast that also lunged at her.
Long Qiushui’s Frost Moon Ring flew out, cleanly slashing toward the two.
For a moment, they fought fiercely, with no time to aid Su Yan.
Old demon Gu became even more excited, but saw Su Yan on the opposite side frown slightly, then raise his hand with a Hundred Tigers Breaking the Army Seal.
With a booming roar, the ghost-head blade was directly knocked flying back by Su Yan.
Old demon Gu’s expression changed slightly, and a black shadow condensed behind him, instantly turning into Greed, Anger, Ignorance Three Beasts True Intent, rushing straight at Su Yan.
Su Yan’s Blood Bone Centipede King below him stretched out, directly crashing into the Greed, Anger, Ignorance Three Beasts True Intent, spewing rolling poisonous mist that submerged the Greed, Anger, Ignorance Three Beasts.
True Intent and contracted beast fought inseparably.
Old demon Gu only felt his true essence continuously draining from his body, as the Greed, Anger, Ignorance Three Beasts True Intent constantly endured toxin corrosion.
‘Third-order contracted beast, this guy’s methods are quite troublesome. Kill his main body first.’
Old demon Gu’s eyes flashed with murderous light, rushing straight at Su Yan.
Ghostly figure, fierce attacks.
Su Yan remained unruffled, lightly shouting from his mouth. Behind him, Tiger Subduing Bright King True Intent emerged, a hundred meters tall, majestic and unparalleled.
“Suppress!”
Su Yan’s Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower landed in the Tiger Subduing Bright King True Intent’s hand, instantly turning into a hundred-meter tower.
The ghost-head blade was enveloped by the light of the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower and struggled unceasingly.
Gu Kuixing already sensed something wrong, but it was too late.
Tiger Subduing Bright King True Intent’s attack fell, with the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower like an insurmountable mountain.
Booming roar
The next moment, the third-order high-grade ghost-head blade was directly blasted with cracks.
The spirit tool damaged, unable to resist the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower’s suppression any longer, it was bound by countless red chains the next moment and suppressed into the tower.
Gu Kuixing spat out a large mouthful of blood, but his figure didn’t dare stop, rolling black mist enveloping his body as he prepared to turn into rainbow light and flee.
Although he was a Second Heaven martial artist, in front of Su Yan, he had no advantage at all.
However, as he just turned his head, he was scared soulless.
Su Yan stepped forward, already blocking his path ahead, meeting him with a Star Plucking Hand Seal.
Under the attack, Gu Kuixing had no time to respond.
One strike hit the head squarely, with a cracking sound. Half his head was smashed into his chest cavity, dead beyond dead.
The battle ended in a flash of lightning, startling Yao Qingqing and Shi Ze below.
The two quickly separated, gave Su Yan a deep look, and flew away one after another, without regard for the disciples on the Nine Nether Boats.
With old demon Gu slain, the disciples on the Nine Nether Boats hurriedly turned direction, immediately wanting to retreat.
“Want to leave? Not that simple.”
The Blood Bone Centipede King transformed into a hundred-zhang body, directly crashing into them.
With such a massive body, it crushed the Nine Nether Boats, breaking their protective layers like mirrors.
The Nine Nether Boats still wanted to condense attacks to counter, but the next moment, the Blood Bone Centipede King spewed sky-filling poisonous mist, directly killing all the Demonic Sect disciples on the boats.
The Nine Nether Boats fell, and the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower flew over. Under the red light’s envelopment, it forcibly swallowed all the Nine Nether Boats, suppressing them in the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower.
On the city wall, Mountain Guard disciples and inner and outer disciples cheered one after another.
Who could have thought that they were originally provoked at their door, but in a flash, they had slain an opponent’s Dan Qiao Realm martial artist.
Such sharp methods truly inspired admiration.
“Master”
Su Yan stored the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower and flew to Long Qiushui’s side.
Long Qiushui looked at Su Yan, a bit emotional in her heart. She softly said: “If not for your grandmaster helping with your breakthrough, I’m afraid I wouldn’t dare accept this ‘Master’.”
For an ordinary disciple, even with exceptional talent, from True Intent Realm to Dan Qiao Realm, not to mention ten years, it would take four or five years to have a chance to break through.
According to her original plan, after guarding Cold Shadow Peak for several years, Su Yan would reach True Intent Realm Fourth Stage perfection, make a trip to Poison Dragon Valley to aid his breakthrough to Dan Qiao Realm.
But she never imagined that in just one year, Su Yan had broken through to Dan Qiao Realm on his own.
Although her master Gu Sanqian had helped somewhat, sending quite a few materials.
But as his master, whether in cultivation guidance or resource help, she had contributed the least.
Rather than master and disciple, it was more like senior and junior brother and sister.
Her face slightly reddened, but she cast this thought from her mind.
“First come with me into the city. The Demonic Sects are just probing Cold Shadow Peak’s weaknesses now; the troublesome ones are still to come.”
Su Yan nodded and flew into Cold Shadow Peak City with Long Qiushui.
The two landed in the peak city, and Su Yan then discovered there were others in the City Lord’s Mansion.
Xiang Ge of Hundred Tiger Peak and Yuan Hong of Fuyue Peak were both here.
Seeing Su Yan, Xiang Ge’s expression was extremely complex, a mix of emotions hard to describe, thinking in his heart: ‘Fortunately, Master isn’t here.’
If Hu Yangming were here, he wouldn’t just get beaten.
“Hahaha, the waves behind push the waves before. When I saw you at the start of the year, you were only True Intent Realm cultivation, now you’re on the same level as us. Impressive skill, impressive talent.”
Su Yan smiled humbly to the short and fat Yuan Hong: “Martial Uncle Yuan overpraises me. It was just luck.”
Xiang Ge muttered: “Why don’t I have such luck.”
Long Qiushui glanced at Xiang Ge: “Save those words for Uncle Master Hu.”
Xiang Ge shrank his neck: “I wouldn’t dare.”
Behind Xiang Ge was Bai Yun.
At this time, she wore white outer armor, held a silver spear, stood tall, with a cold aura, truly a heroic and valiant appearance.
She looked at Su Yan with complex eyes, a softness flashing in their depths.
Before the Hundred Peaks Barrier war started, she had already come with Xiang Ge for experience.
In various large and small battles, she had killed no less than a hundred bandit cultivators and Demonic Sect martial artists, reaching Condensing Momentum Stage perfection in cultivation.
But compared to her junior brother’s pace, she was still far behind.
“Hao Yi, guard the city well.”
“Understood.”
Mountain Guard Commander Hao Yi acknowledged, arranging the city wall defenses one by one.
Long Qiushui brought Xiang Ge, Yuan Hong, Bai Yun, and Su Yan directly to the Main Hall.
Entering the Main Hall, there were no outsiders. The few sat down separately before speaking.
Yuan Hong said: “The ones leading Sacred Weapon Path and Hundred Caves Witch Sect are probably that Yao Qingqing and Shi Ze. We don’t know who Three Flames Divine Palace is hiding. This probe cost them a Gu Kuixing; next time it won’t be so simple.”
Gu Kuixing was only Dan Qiao Realm Second Heaven, and the kind who advanced by age.
True Essence Golden Core or Qi and Blood Golden Core definitely no more than four revolutions.
Such a Dan Qiao Realm openly provoking was to test Cold Shadow Peak’s weaknesses.
Xiang Ge said: “They definitely won’t fall for it again. This kid slaying a Dan Qiao Realm Second Heaven was like slaughtering a dog. Even with foundation differences, such posture means no one will easily fight him unless it’s a Third Heaven martial artist.”
Third Heaven martial artists sound simple, but if the opponent has them, isn’t Long Qiushui one too?
Moreover, although Yuan Hong and Xiang Ge were both Second Heaven, with their sect foundations and personal specialties, they might not lose to a Third Heaven in battle.
So said, who has the advantage is hard to tell.
Long Qiushui said: “They won’t easily start a frontal battle, but outside Cold Shadow Peak, third-order Mysterious Ice Gold mine vein, second-order spiritual vein, Bai Shan spiritual valley… these are our resource places. They can choose not to attack the main city, but we can’t abandon guarding these industries.”
War is harassment and plundering.
Defending the city won’t err, but if outside Cold Shadow Peak becomes wasteland, even after a hundred or a thousand years, Cold Shadow Peak’s functions besides defense would be half wasted.
“Nothing but consumption.”
Yuan Hong stroked his fat chin: “Dan Qiao Realm True Persons won’t act easily, but next, battles consuming city walls and resources will likely double, consuming resources to force a decisive battle—always the way.”
“The third-order Mysterious Ice Gold mine can’t be easily given up, or it would allow them to cultivate several Dan Qiao True Persons.”
The output of one third-order Spirit Gold mine is enough to forge many third-order spirit artifacts, exchange for many third-order resources. If used well, it could cultivate several Dan Qiao Realm martial artists.
Such strategic resources, even Beast King Sect wouldn’t yield.
“Constantly scout. If there’s movement, suppress it.”
Xiang Ge’s eyes flashed sharply. Don’t look at his carefree appearance; Hundred Tiger Peak people all had resolute temperaments deep down.
“Yes.”
Long Qiushui nodded, then looked at her disciple: “What do you think?”
Su Yan thought carefully, then suddenly asked: “Master, Martial Uncles, have you considered taking the initiative?”
The three frowned. Yuan Hong cautioned: “Nephew Disciple, don’t be careless. Ordinary True Intent Realm disciples aren’t your match, and one or two Dan Qiao Realm might not keep you, but if you act too much, your movements and methods get grasped. One misstep, and you’ll face a siege—that’s the greatest danger.”
Dan Qiao Realm is like a small tactical nuke on the battlefield. Everyone has them, and ordinary teams can’t resist.
Acting is an ace, only equals can counter.
So either open cards and clash head-on.
Or figure out the opponent’s patterns and find ways to assassinate.
Lose just one, and the whole battlefield might tilt.
Not just their Dan Qiao Realm; Dharma Aspect Realm True Persons are the same.
Gu Sanqian and others counter-assassinating Zhao Wenxing was this situation.
In normal circumstances without schemes, Zhao Wenxing and others really aren’t easy to eliminate.
Su Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, then he said: “In other words, as long as they don’t easily grasp my movements, but I grasp theirs, that’s fine, right?”
