Chapter 182: Fishing Enforcement
As soon as Long Qiushui appeared, Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
With a Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artist here, at least his own safety was guaranteed.
Qi Yingzhen’s expression changed abruptly, and she blurted out, “How could you be here?!”
They had caused so much commotion precisely to disrupt the attention of several Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists, then kill this genius from Beast King Sect?
But now, since Long Qiushui could arrive so promptly, it was impossible that she came to the rescue on the spur of the moment; she must have been prepared in advance.
A cold smile appeared on Long Qiushui’s face, her gaze already carrying a dangerous glint, while the wounds on Su Yan’s body were still bleeding.
This was the first time she had seen Su Yan in such a disheveled state; this was not just hitting Su Yan—it was clearly slapping her in the face.
“Qi Yingzhen, after all your schemes, do you really think our Beast King Sect is pushover?”
Long Qiushui’s True Essence surged like frost, summoning a Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede, its bloody maw bringing countless ice shards as it charged straight at Qi Yingzhen.
Qi Yingzhen’s expression darkened, knowing that with Long Qiushui blocking her this way, escape would be difficult.
Her Soul Refining Belt shot out from her hand, instantly lengthening in the wind into a red dragon spanning the sky.
The two collided, immediately turning the sky into a clash of blood-red and deep blue.
True Essence surged, directly dispersing the clouds and mist for a hundred miles.
The Soul Refining Belt was extremely unpredictable, shifting unpredictably in mid-air, its attacks insidious and repeatedly ambushing Long Qiushui.
Long Qiushui remained composed, solidifying her Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede True Intent into a hundred-zhang beast, carrying overwhelming chill to block each attack on the outside.
A fierce glint flashed in Qi Yingzhen’s phoenix eyes; in this life-and-death combat, there was no holding back.
If she was subdued now without fighting desperately, she would be the one to die soon.
A red shadow flashed across the fair forearm under her long sleeve, and a foot-long Crimson Needle Sword shot out like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.
The Crimson Needle Sword had been refined by her for several years, already reaching a high Spirit Tool grade—not only could it erode bone and melt flesh, but it could also pierce metal stone, shredding it like paper.
Long Qiushui snorted coldly as the Frost Moon Ring flew before her, intercepting the Crimson Needle Sword with a clanging collision, like a silver vase shattering.
Though Qi Yingzhen used all her means, in front of Long Qiushui, she was completely suppressed.
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged twenty or thirty rounds.
At this point, Qu Changqi’s heart was already set on retreating; Long Qiushui’s aggressive pressure and strength exceeded his imagination.
If he stayed longer, he feared he would fall here too.
He stepped onto the Shadow Splitting Blood Sword, his figure turning into a rainbow-like blood shadow, about to flee Sword Hanging Peak.
“Fellow Daoist Qu, after stirring up chaos across several county towns of our Beast King Sect, you want to just leave like that? That’s not very good, is it?”
A short, fat gray-robed Daoist stepped through the air, holding a yellowish long sword in his hand, True Essence swirling around him.
“Yuan Hong!”
Qu Changqi’s eyes nearly split with rage; Yuan Hong’s short, fat body now appeared to him as an insurmountable wall.
The path to retreat was right before him, yet Yuan Hong had to block his way to survival.
“Get out of the way! Otherwise, even if I die today, I’ll drag you down with me.”
Qu Changqi’s heart sank to the bottom; with Yuan Hong and Long Qiushui here today, more Dan Qiao True Persons might come.
“Yuan Hong, if this guy gets away, I’ll slaughter your Floating Mountain Ape.”
Before Yuan Hong could speak, Long Qiushui’s voice came through.
She released her Contracted Beast Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede, attacking alongside her True Intent like two white dragons, already tearing Qi Yingzhen’s red dragon to shreds.
Qi Yingzhen was wounded, no less severe than Su Yan had been earlier.
In such a situation, Qu Changqi grew even more anxious.
His Shadow Splitting Blood Sword suddenly split into sixteen streams, shooting toward Yuan Hong.
Yuan Hong smiled, slashing a muddy yellow Sword Light from his Mysterious Earth Sword toward the Shadow Splitting Blood Sword’s True Intent.
Qu Changqi’s attack was directly suppressed by Yuan Hong, the Sword Light nearly striking his body.
He twisted his body to dodge, only to see the ground rumbling and shaking.
A hundred-meter giant ape burst from the earth, black gravel swirling around it, raising its hand to rain down countless stones like falling stars.
Qu Changqi hated the roadblocker Yuan Hong to the extreme; with a wave of his black robe’s wide sleeve, he unleashed several eerie black lights.
Heavenly Caressing Palm!
The black lights were sharp, destroying countless gravel from the Floating Mountain Ape, turning them into billowing dust.
The Floating Mountain Ape flew into a rage, swinging its massive arm to clash with Qu Changqi, its surging Demonic Essence nearly enveloping the entire sky above Sword Hanging Peak.
“Vile beast!”
Qu Changqi was furious, not expecting this Contracted Beast to dare challenge him personally.
Did it really think he was easy to bully?
With a wave of his large hand, a massive pale Bone Spirit Sword flew out, encircled by the bloody light of Shadow Splitting Blood Sword True Intent, charging straight at the Floating Mountain Ape.
Yuan Hong’s eyes tightened as he stepped forward with his sword to coordinate with the Floating Mountain Ape.
Sword Falls on Mountains!
One sword strike, like a heavy mountain crashing down.
This collision shattered the Bone Spirit Sword Spirit Tool.
Qu Changqi’s figure shook, then the Floating Mountain Ape’s eyes shot brilliant light—two beams of yellow.
Qu Changqi tried to defend, but Yuan Hong formed incantations with his hand, sending several muddy yellow Beast Taming Seals streaming out to coordinate with the Floating Mountain Ape.
Qu Changqi’s Heavenly Caressing Palm tried to intercept, but this time, it was not so simple.
Struck squarely, he crashed to the ground.
Yuan Hong grinned, striding forward and instantly arriving before Qu Changqi.
He reached out and grabbed, first seizing the Bone Spirit Sword in hand.
Buzz
The Bone Spirit Sword vibrated, nearly slipping from his grasp, but Yuan Hong’s thick hand gripped it firmly, turning True Essence into threads that sealed the Bone Spirit Sword, suppressing the vibration and making the leaking Spiritual Power vanish.
“Old Ghost, your skills are nothing special, but you’ve nurtured this Spirit Tool for quite a few years.”
The words were for Qu Changqi, but he was already clutched in the Floating Mountain Ape’s hand, only his head exposed.
“Yuan Hong, you ruined me!”
Qu Changqi wanted to curse obscenities, but it wasn’t that he didn’t want to survive.
Sacred Weapon Path and Beast King Sect had long-standing grudges; now fallen into the enemy’s hands, with his acupoints badly injured from the earlier battle, he had no capital to resist.
Escape was impossible.
“Nephew Disciple, come here.”
Yuan Hong the fatty grinned, looking toward Su Yan on the Blood Fiend Mother Worm.
Su Yan was stunned, then drove the Blood Fiend Mother Worm to fly before him.
Yuan Hong had already taken Qu Changqi’s Storage Ring.
This unremarkable black Storage Ring was actually a low-grade Third-order Spirit Tool, its space far larger than ordinary disciples’, at several hundred cubic meters.
With a quick rummage, he muttered, “As expected, Sacred Weapon Path disciples always have this stuff.”
He took out two items from the Storage Ring and tossed them directly to Su Yan.
Su Yan caught them, slightly stunned; the two items were a booklet and a fist-sized red crystal.
The crystal shimmered, faint black shadows seemingly moving within.
“The Sacred Weapon Path’s weapon refining method uses True Intent for nurturing, though there are also soul and flesh refining methods. Ordinary disciples can’t take it out, but these Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists always keep some, annotated with insights for disciples.”
Yuan Hong said candidly, “You’re lucky; this Old Ghost’s Storage Ring had it for his disciple.”
“His disciple?” Su Yan asked, “The one I killed?”
Yuan Hong laughed, “Qu Changqi, right?”
Qu Changqi flushed red at the mention, extremely embarrassed; he desperately mobilized his Dantian Acupoints, trying to self-destruct.
But the Floating Mountain Ape had its own methods; a heavy force pressed on him, instantly suppressing the True Essence outburst.
“Thank you, Uncle Master.”
As soon as Su Yan spoke, Long Qiushui arrived riding the Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede, with Qi Yingzhen bound by her and placed on the centipede’s head.
“Sharing with those present; you know some rules.”
Yuan Hong said, “After all, using your disciple as bait, we elders feel a bit guilty.”
Su Yan’s face twitched; sure enough, that was it.
He had cultivated for three days, no doubt, but the main blame was on him.
But with such chaos outside and no word from Master, plus their timely arrival, how could he not know he was used as bait.
He looked darkly at Long Qiushui, who sensed the gaze and slightly turned her head away.
“Opportunities to fight First Heaven Dan Qiao Martial Artists are rare; you won’t forget the feeling of life-and-death combat, will you?”
Long Qiushui had arrived early; they had watched most of the process of Qu Changqi injuring her disciple.
Su Yan nodded slightly, “I dare not forget.”
His tone was firm; though he had the Fierce Insect Cauldron and plenty of Fierce Insects, against a Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artist…
That terrifying True Essence and unstoppable True Intent were simply no match.
First Pass was First Heaven, Ruyi Stage cultivation—a gap of two minor realms and one major realm.
“You managed over ten exchanges; that’s already remarkable.”
Long Qiushui’s gaze fell on him, thinking, “Innate Martial Body, controlling Insect Beasts—such exceptional talent is my fortune, though Xiang Ge is in for a beating from Head Seat Hu Yangming.”
With Su Yan’s talent, even if Xiang Ge broke through to Dan Qiao this time, he wouldn’t escape a thrashing from Head Seat Hu Yangming.
“Take the Soul Jade Crystal to feed your Exotic Insect. Sacred Weapon Path’s Soul Jade Crystal mine produces fine crystals with pure Malevolent Energy; this Third-order one should be enough to elevate it further.”
Long Qiushui referred to the crystal in his hand.
When he took it, he had sensed the Malevolent Energy within; used in artifact refining, it would be excellent Materials.
Both Long Qiushui and Yuan Hong saw the astonishing Malevolent Energy in the Blood Fiend Mother Worm under Su Yan, perfectly matching the Soul Jade Crystal.
Long Qiushui took out the Crimson Needle Sword and gave it to Su Yan, “Qi Yingzhen’s Spirit Tool complements your Scorpion Profound Spear; once back at the Mountain Gate, refine it anew.”
Su Yan took the Spirit Tool, “Thank you, Master.”
The three divided the spoils on the spot; Yuan Hong and Long Qiushui then took Su Yan straight to Cold Shadow Peak.
Qu Changqi and Qi Yingzhen had two Dantians crippled, most of their Meridians destroyed, their cultivation dropping to True Intent Realm strength.
The two were directly imprisoned, awaiting further Sect handling.
“The Five Peaks area is in chaos; we’ve rooted out over a thousand Martial Artists from the shadows alone—Sacred Weapon Path, Three Flames Divine Palace…”
Yuan Hong sat behind the black wooden table, gnawing a small fragrant melon, speaking teasingly.
“No matter how they obstruct, they can’t take back Sword Hanging Peak; at most, they want to damage the Earth Vein. But with Senior Brother Qian Mulan there.”
“Qian Mulan is probably nearing Third Heaven; with the new Sword Hanging Peak, using his Sword Snake Heavenly Flame Art Cultivation Manual, breakthrough won’t take long.”
Hundred Peaks Barrier was their greatest reliance; with it, Sword Hanging Peak was closer to them.
Even if Sacred Weapon Path coveted it, they couldn’t hold footing in such a position.
“Earth Vein nurturing works best for True Intent; Senior Brother Qian naturally plans that too.”
Yuan Hong finished the small fragrant melon, then said, “When does Qian Mulan want to connect Sword Hanging Peak’s Earth Vein?”
Long Qiushui’s fine brows furrowed slightly as she estimated, “Probably ten days from now, after clearing the shadows.”
“Good, not too long.”
……
The two’s plotting, Su Yan naturally did not know.
Back at Cold Shadow Peak, Su Yan reported safety to Bai Yun, then returned to his courtyard.
“Dan Qiao First Heaven, condensing Golden Core in the Dantian inner landscape, surging True Essence, True Intent like a god—indeed different from True Intent Realm…”
Su Yan sighed; though he had held out for a while.
He had no chance of winning at all.
That majestic True Intent had nearly pressed the sword edge to his heart, impossible to resist.
There was truly an unbridgeable chasm between Dan Qiao Realm and True Intent Realm.
Moreover, among Dan Qiao Realm, Yuan Hong and his Master easily suppressed the foes, showing the differences within Dan Qiao were also vast.
Su Yan adjusted his mindset, eyes focusing, “Five Fierce Insects aren’t enough, so refine more Fierce Insects, and strengthen their strength…”
Though Fierce Insects couldn’t match Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists, more meant more moves.
Whether in combat or daily cultivation, the endless Insect Yuan effects were enormous.
With conditions now available, Su Yan naturally needed to bolster his forces.
Long Qiushui saw his many Fierce Insects without suspicion, instead giving ample Resources.
Innate Martial Body—such talent was too evident in cultivation.
Long Qiushui was already planning to scour ancient texts, even ask her Master, to identify this Martial Body and plan the path ahead.
With Su Yan’s contracting method, Star Constellation Profound Beast Skill might actually work.
Su Yan released the Blood Fiend Mother Worm and took out the newly acquired Soul Jade Crystal.
【Blood Fiend Mother Worm 209/400（Mature Stage）】
The Blood Fiend Mother Worm was the Exotic Insect he obtained in Yunling Mountain; constantly devouring Beast Essence Pills and Feral Beast Flesh and Blood Resources, it had long reached the second Metamorphosis phase.
Originally, Su Yan needed more time to gather Resources.
But now, with Yuan Hong’s Soul Jade Crystal and Long Qiushui’s private gift of Blood Vine Ganoderma—one a low-grade Third-order Spiritual Item, the other upper Second-order Treasure Plant absorbing Feral Beast Bone Blood.
The two complemented each other perfectly.
Su Yan tossed the Soul Jade Crystal and Blood Vine Ganoderma directly; the Blood Fiend Mother Worm flapped its wings, opening its bloody maw to swallow both in one gulp.
Soon, blood fiend power spread from its body like red mist, surging and gradually becoming more condensed.
