Chapter 155: Chaos Begins
Killing people and seizing treasures is perfectly normal in the Great Wilderness World.
The rules between secular people are laws, the combined effort of the majority.
But in the Cultivation World, Martial Artists only believe in the strength in their own hands, so the strong prey on the weak, which is the principle most people follow.
However, applying this principle to the Sect is somewhat different, because no matter how reckless you are, you can’t mess up the foundation.
If everyone targets the Sect’s people, what cohesion and unity can the Sect have in the future?
So doing such things without a pretext, and if exposed, there’s only one path: death.
Three thousand Contribution Points to kill three reckless fools, so some Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters also got ideas, drew their swords, and stepped into the old forest of Huang Meng Mountain.
Enforcement Team disciples riding Black Hoof Unicorn Beasts have already guarded the key paths of Huang Meng Mountain. If Huang Meng Mountain hadn’t finished land reclamation yet, with many vicious beasts still in the forest, and flying mounts not safe, the sky would probably be full of Black Horned Giant Eagles by now.
Su Yan picked up the Scorpion Profound Spear. He didn’t go after those three brothers, but entered the forest himself, probing toward deeper places.
He released the Gold-Eating Demon Insect, hiding it by his side, while at the same time, over a thousand Blood Bees quietly spread out four to five hundred meters as his eyes and ears.
He had no intention of going after those three brothers. Huang Meng Mountain is so vast; finding people isn’t easy. Better to hunt more resources.
“Star Picking Hand is worth five thousand Contribution Points. To exchange for it, I still need to save up some resources. If I can put Pills up for sale, that seems like a good choice… The Pill Refining Pavilion also sells Pill Prescriptions and Alchemy Skills…”
The Pill Refining Pavilion isn’t just for medicine refining; it also exchanges for corresponding Alchemy Skills, Pill Prescriptions, herbal books, and miscellaneous texts. Just its collection of books is probably no less than the Martial Arts Pavilion.
Su Yan knew that raising Insect Beasts like this made him a big consumer of Pills. Instead of constantly exchanging for Pills and letting others profit as middlemen, better to refine them himself.
Su Yan moved quickly through the forest, summoning the Six-Winged Blood Centipede.
He used the As You Wish minor Divine Ability, with several Hundred Poisons Gu Seals working together, compressing the Six-Winged Blood Centipede’s six-zhang body length to about one zhang, following by his side.
He and the Six-Winged Blood Centipede kept searching in the forest, Mountain Hunting ability still in play at this time.
Following the mountain terrain, Su Yan soon found a second-order Golden Dragon Flower, blooming like a dragon, a good medicine for Body Refining.
He collected the Spirit Herbs he encountered along the way, soon probing three or four li.
Old trees and shrubs intertwined roots, truly a place where Spiritual Energy gathers, but such mountains are also vicious forest places.
Feral Beasts aren’t afraid of people at all, even sensing his commotion and constantly pouncing.
The Six-Winged Blood Centipede returned to its original form, surrounded by Hundred Poisons Gu Seals, swallowing many first-order Feral Beasts.
【Six-Winged Blood Centipede 54/200（Growth Stage）】
Although temporarily cut off from Beast Essence Pills, the Hundred Poisons Gu Seals undoubtedly enhanced its strength.
While Demonic Essence nourished Su Yan’s cultivation, Su Yan’s side would also feedback power, forming a cycle, making the Six-Winged Blood Centipede’s strength soar.
A Fierce Vine Demon Beast swung dozens of vines to attack, with early second-order strength, wanting to keep Su Yan here.
The Six-Winged Blood Centipede pounced to kill, its huge body knocking down the entire Fierce Vine Demon Beast, appendages like spikes nailing it down.
The Fierce Vine Demon Beast wanted to counterattack, but had no chance. The Gold-Eating Demon Insect flew out, like a blade piercing the heart core, completely killing it.
Su Yan skillfully dismembered it, putting the Materials one by one into the Insect Realm Space.
“Killed three second-order Feral Beasts, enough to refine plenty of Blood Essence Condensing Pills. Pity no insect-type Feral Beasts seen…”
Rustle rustle rustle
Just as he spoke, the Gold-Eating Demon Insect vibrated its wings. Su Yan’s eyes sharpened, sensing a Spiritual Energy fluctuation from ahead.
“Blood Bees died?”
His expression changed, immediately sensing the Blood Bees’ death.
There’s fighting, and a Spiritual Item is emerging!
His figure moved, stepping onto the Six-Winged Blood Centipede’s back, quickly heading forward.
A beast rapidly charged through the forest, shadow like fire, bright red clashing with the old forest giant trees.
That Red Mane Tusker Beast, early second-order strength, comparable to a Great Accomplishment Heart Ape Realm Martial Artist.
On it was a man in Armor, holding a Long Sword, eyes burning, staring intently at the seven golden gourds hanging from the dry branches under an ancient tree hundreds of meters away.
“It’s Golden Aperture Fruit. Be careful of the guarding beast.”
The man was delighted and immediately reminded the two Junior Brothers and Junior Sister by his side.
“Got it. So many Golden Aperture Fruits, enough for the Pill Refining Pavilion to refine three furnaces of Nourishing Meridians Aperture Pill.”
The woman beside him had light steps, followed by a gray-silver Clawed Scale Fox, body no smaller than a regular Tiger.
Besides them, another person rode a Green Armored Ox, closely following the two.
Golden Aperture Fruit is an upper second-order Spirit Herb, very useful for True Intent Realm Martial Artists.
The three arrived before the old tree. The leading man dismounted the Red Mane Tusker Beast and reached for the Golden Aperture Fruits.
Suddenly, a sharp Arrow wrapped in True Essence shot over.
Wu Dazhong was startled in his heart. The Red Mane Tusker Beast pounced to block, but its forelimb was pierced and it fell.
“Who is it!”
Wu Dazhong drew his sword to cut off the Arrows on the Red Mane Tusker Beast, protected it, and applied medicine.
Mo Yuan immediately stepped forward, the Clawed Scale Fox releasing a Demonic Essence barrier to protect the two behind.
Chen Zhen, who followed behind with the Green Armored Ox, vigilantly looked around, expression tense.
“Just three fat sheep.”
The hidden people emerged one after another: five Martial Artists in green clothes. The leader was burly, with Beast Spirit True Intent condensed behind him, remarkably a thick-skinned Green Claw Giant Elephant.
“Green Claw Elephant?! You’re Nine Peaks Sect people!”
All five revealed their True Intents, all that one-zhang-tall, two-zhang-long Green Claw Giant Elephant.
Huge figures, some claws like sharp blades, some tusks like Spears, some green skin with scales, each with their demeanor, completely suppressing Wu Dazhong and the other two in aura.
“Beast King Sect friends, leave your Contracted Beasts and Treasures, and perhaps we can spare your lives.”
The leader was Pang Yan, a Nine Peaks Sect Inner Disciple, smiling but with cold eyes.
Wu Dazhong snorted coldly, heart sinking to the bottom. As fellow major sects of Lingnan, in wilderness disputes, there’s no such thing as not killing.
“Kill!”
At his command, the three Junior Brothers immediately joined forces, charging at one Green Claw Elephant.
Contracted Beasts first, the three each condensed Beast Spirit True Intents to protect themselves: remarkably a lion, a fox, and an ox.
Figures colliding; if just True Intent and Contracted Beasts, not without fighting power.
But Pang Yan seemed to anticipate it. The Green Claw Elephant behind him suddenly charged, blasting a True Essence wave.
“Boom”
The Red Mane Tusker Beast, Clawed Scale Fox, and Green Armored Ox had to counter it, shattering the attack.
At that moment, Pang Yan sneered and threw a pitch-black Talisman.
Not good, it’s a Spirit Sealing Talisman!
Wu Dazhong’s face changed drastically. The Talisman spun in the air, suddenly releasing a powerful aura, turning into a Vine Mountain Ghoul full of vines.
The Vine Mountain Ghoul landed, form solid like True Intent. Countless vines lashed out, wrapping toward their hands and feet while Wu Dazhong and others couldn’t defend in time.
The three swung swords to chop, Beast Spirit True Intents Golden Light Lion, Silver Fox, and Green Rock Ox also tore at the endless vines.
The remaining four Nine Peaks Sect people, seeing this, immediately controlled their True Intent Green Claw Elephants to charge.
True Intent Beast Spirits fought in a group, Contracted Beasts trapped by three Green Claw Elephants, constantly battling, shattering who knows how many surrounding boulders with rumbling.
The remaining True Intent Beast Spirits fought each other. Wu Dazhong and the two desperately fought to kill Martial Artists and break free.
But Pang Yan and others were shrewd, setting this trap to fish fat sheep with Golden Aperture Fruit.
On one hand, using the Spirit Sealing Vine Mountain Ghoul to constantly entangle; on the other, using Green Claw Elephants as front line, constantly attacking.
Pang Yan held Bow and Arrow, sniping coldly, completely suppressing the movements of Wu Dazhong and the others.
Every time they wanted to break through, they were interrupted by Arrows.
The remaining four, coordinating with Beast Spirit True Intent attacks, completely restricted Wu Dazhong and the others.
In just thirty or fifty exchanges, Wu Dazhong and the others were covered in wounds.
‘Huang Meng Mountain is such a Spiritual Energy-rich place. If we seize it, who knows what reward the Sect will give.’
One Arrow pierced Wu Dazhong’s shoulder. Pang Yan sneered to himself.
In land reclamation mountain disputes, successes bring rewards to the reclaimers.
“Senior Brother!”
Mo Yuan panicked, exposing a flaw. Vine Mountain Ghoul vines like spears shot over.
She swung her sword to chop, only severing three vines; the remaining two still pierced her body.
The three’s joint defense shattered in one strike. Pang Yan drew his bow again, firing an Arrow.
Whoosh
What a fierce Arrow, lightning-fast, straight for Wu Dazhong’s head.
But halfway, it was intercepted by a blood light.
A Long Arrow embedded in the stone, tail feathers trembling nonstop, Qi and Blood lingering, True Essence condensed and not dissipating.
“Who is it!”
Pang Yan was shocked and abruptly looked toward the Arrow’s origin.
But next moment, screams rose. The Nine Peaks Sect Junior Brother nearest the forest edge was thrown into the air, half his body torn apart, blood staining the old forest.
Everyone was shocked. A huge blood-colored centipede suddenly appeared, big mouth swallowing that Nine Peaks Sect disciple.
True Intent Beast Spirits couldn’t even rescue; that Green Claw Elephant suddenly dispersed.
“Thud thud thud”
Footsteps came from the forest. Su Yan walked out, gaze sweeping over Wu Dazhong and the others’ attire and waist Tokens.
The Vine Mountain Ghoul let out a shrill roar, pouncing straight at Su Yan.
Pang Yan immediately drew his bow, firing three Arrows at Su Yan’s eyes.
His reaction was fast; even the burliest Green Claw Elephant with tusks like Spears charged over.
Su Yan raised his eyes, expression calm. He reached out with a big hand, Blood Slaughter Hand blotting the sky, striking back all the attacks.
“Come over.”
He shouted to Wu Dazhong. Wu Dazhong and Chen Zhen seized the chance, severing the Vine Mountain Ghoul’s vines, rescuing Mo Yuan, and quickly coming over.
“Junior Brother careful, Green Claw Elephant True Intent has infinite power, excels at turning claws into blades!”
Wu Dazhong warned. The four Green Claw Elephants stomped heavily on the ground, several claw marks forming green light blades, surrounding them.
The Vine Mountain Ghoul dimmed somewhat but was equally fierce. Under Pang Yan’s urging, it shot pitch-black Demonic Essence.
The Six-Winged Blood Centipede from above opened its ferocious mouthparts, spitting rolling Poisonous Mist.
Poisonous Mist out, Pang Yan and others’ faces changed drastically.
Attacks blocked and eroded by Poisonous Mist; by the time they reached Su Yan, remaining power insufficient.
The Six-Winged Blood Centipede coiled and tail-whipped, taking all attacks completely; hard Carapace unscathed.
Pang Yan’s face darkened, mind moving to recall the Spirit Sealing Talisman. The Vine Mountain Ghoul suddenly vanished.
“Tough opponent, withdraw!”
He decisively retreated, figure quickly fleeing the area.
The remaining three scattered in three directions, preparing to escape.
“Where to?”
Su Yan raised his eyes, True Intent condensing behind him, like starlight gathering.
Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon, White Ape, and Star Moon Centipede emerged simultaneously, Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon, intercepting them.
Green Claw Elephants wanted to fight, but the four who lost fighting spirit couldn’t tangle properly.
Soon, True Intents shredded, all four backlashed, Meridians in chaos.
When trying to flee, already caught by Six-Winged Blood Centipede, mouthparts twisting, half body torn off.
Only Pang Yan, slightly stronger, lost one arm.
“Spare me, I’ll tell you Nine Peaks Sect’s movements.”
Pang Yan immediately endured the pain, begging for mercy.
Su Yan’s mind moved; the Six-Winged Blood Centipede coiled up, circling him at its body’s center.
Cold appendages constantly touching his body, making Pang Yan shudder in horror.
Su Yan first took the Golden Aperture Fruits, seven in total, all into the Insect Realm Space.
Casually took out three Rejuvenation Pills and tossed them to Wu Dazhong and the two who pulled out Arrows.
“Thanks, Junior Brother.”
Wu Dazhong recognized the newcomer: a beginner disciple, yet with such strength—unimaginable.
“Junior Brother Su, in land reclamation fights, other sects’ disciples’ heads also count as Contribution Points.”
Wu Dazhong reminded Su Yan; Pang Yan panicked.
“Spare me, I’ll tell you some news.”
“Speak.”
Pang Yan wanted to bargain, but the Six-Winged Blood Centipede lowered its ferocious head, Poison dripping from mouthparts onto him, immediately sizzling with green smoke.
His face flushed red, full of pain: “Nine Peaks Sect has a True Person leading. Soon they’ll take this mountain.”
“Pfft”
Just after Pang Yan spoke, he was swallowed by the Six-Winged Blood Centipede.
Clearly, this Pang Yan didn’t know much, just spouted nonsense.
Without a Dan Qiao True Person acting, they dared to rob land reclamation themselves?
Wu Dazhong heard Pang Yan’s words, face immediately grave.
Su Yan saw his expression and asked: “Senior Brother Wu from Shattered Moon Peak?”
“Yes, Mo Yuan Junior Sister and I are from Shattered Moon Peak. Chen Zhen Junior Brother is from Fuyue Peak, entered two years before you.”
They exchanged names, getting acquainted.
Wu Dazhong said: “Junior Brother, if Nine Peaks Sect comes to fight, this place will soon become a battlefield until one side can’t hold. Too dangerous here; best return to the Sect.”
With their injuries, they didn’t dare stay long this time.
Otherwise, if it reached a stalemate and war order issued, retreating would make them deserters.
Enforcement Team disciples wouldn’t let Beast King Sect disciples flee the battlefield.
“Thanks for the reminder, Senior Brother.”
Su Yan nodded. They didn’t say much; all three needed healing and soon bid him farewell and left.
Su Yan swept clean the Storage Rings and Weapons from Pang Yan and others.
He weighed a Spirit Sealing Talisman in his hand, showing curiosity.
“Metal Stone as carrier, Runes as form, True Intent Beast Spirit as soul, transforming into beast to fight—quite wondrous.”
That Vine Mountain Ghoul earlier had strength no less than second layer True Intent Realm, i.e., Ruyi Stage.
Though not as good as a normal mid second-order Feral Beast, it had some might, making it hard for Wu Dazhong and others to resist.
“Should prepare some such Spirit Sealing Talismans in the future.”
He put away the Spirit Sealing Talisman, narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering: “Nine Peaks Sect attacking, probably lots of fighting. Better avoid the limelight first, then see the progress.”
