Chapter 196: Invite The Lord Into The Urn
Tian Yuan Pill Workshop
In the main hall above, a black shadow stood indistinctly in the corner, vaguely visible yet unclear, with two people sitting to his front and sides, namely Dongfang Mu and Yang Lechuan.
“Red Moon Pill Workshop’s tribute moved, four of them left outside the city under the cover of the third watch night’s darkness.”
Dongfang Mu’s face was gloomy: “Where did they go?”
“Toward Nanyang Mountain, lost track of the people.”
Bang
Yang Lechuan slammed heavily on the table, gnashing his teeth: “Red Moon Pill Workshop indeed has connections with Sacred Insect Merchant Guild people, they are the ones who acted in secret.”
Dongfang Mu’s face flashed with anger: “Sacred Insect Merchant Guild people are all gone, but Blood Yuan Pill and Blood Bone Pill shipments haven’t decreased by half, isn’t that obvious?”
Yang Lechuan said in a deep voice: “The Nanyang direction is where my feral beast raising beast farm is located, now the pill supply, most materials come from these few beast farms, Red Moon Pill Workshop wants to dig up our roots.”
“They only have a few beast farms and don’t dare to attack easily.”
Dongfang Mu’s voice was low: “How many True Intents does your Nanyang beast farm have?”
“Three stewards and one guard leader, all third-order Condensing Momentum Stage martial artists.”
“Not enough.”
Dongfang Mu’s voice was resolute: “When we sent out pursuers, we already sent two Spirit Merging Stage martial artists to act, yet it was still like a stone sinking into the sea. Now, if they really move against the beast farm, we can’t stop them.”
“Unless you and I act.”
Yang Lechuan also thought of this point, but his face still didn’t look good: “But there’s no reason to guard against thieves every day, you and I can’t personally chase and kill them day by day.”
“Then invite the lord into the urn”
Dongfang Mu’s eyes flickered, countless thoughts flashing in his mind, he said: “Spread the news that the beast farm has newly received a batch of feral beasts, the two pill workshops’ pill supplies are worry-free. You and I will wait at this Nanyang beast farm, I don’t believe they won’t make a move.”
Tian Yuan Pill Workshop and Da Chuan Pill Workshop haven’t been idle these days, rebuilding various mountain strongholds and medicine mountains, and adding more manpower.
Where manpower was temporarily insufficient, they all hired martial artists at high prices.
Under such circumstances, sneaking an attack would be extremely difficult.
Production could resume in no time.
Now with the beast farm news out, it would bolster the momentum for the two pill workshops and reassure customers and partners.
If Sacred Insect Merchant Guild wanted to further strike them, then attacking would be inevitable.
Yang Lechuan said gloomily: “Keep a close eye on Nangong Hong Yue, and go to Shadowless Tower to hire three fierce upper-grade experts.”
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Southern Sky City was surging with undercurrents.
In Red Moon Pill Workshop, however, new second-order pills were put up for sale: Blood Essence Condensing Pill and Insect Bone Tendon Refining Pill.
Su Yan and Nangong Hong Yue refined and sealed pills with Gu Pill Manual, the effects were extremely good, in just over a day, they refined dozens of pills, attracting many True Intent Realm martial artists to buy.
Tian Yuan Pill Workshop and Da Chuan Pill Workshop naturally wouldn’t sit idly by, secretly releasing news that the beast farm had newly received a batch of feral beasts, with new pill supplies coming soon, stabilizing their own situation.
And at the same time, they began to employ means against Red Moon Pill Workshop in secret.
“One medicine valley, one medicine mountain was attacked, guards dead and wounded over half.”
Nangong Hong Yue received the news, her face not looking good, somewhat gloomy.
Red Moon Pill Workshop was not comparable to Tian Yuan Pill Workshop and Da Chuan Pill Workshop’s vast enterprises, Nangong Hong Yue was a latecomer.
Relying on unique pills and alchemy skill, as well as her own strength, she gradually gained a foothold.
Because the time was short, her subordinate forces were only medicine mountains and insect valleys around a few small towns, now although heavily guarded, they were still tampered with by the two pill workshops.
“They can’t sit still anymore.”
Su Yan smiled, then said: “Tonight, come with me to Nanyang Mountain beast farm.”
Nangong Hong Yue’s expression was serious, looking at Su Yan’s mask, she said solemnly: “They actually dare to release such news, that place is a trap.”
“It is a trap, but also overt scheming.”
Su Yan said indifferently: “If you don’t go attack Nanyang Mountain, if they drag it on like this, Red Moon Pill Workshop will collapse.”
Nangong Hong Yue just looked closely at Su Yan, as if wanting to find some clues under the mask.
The tributes were sent out by Su Yan instructing her, and because of this, the two pill workshops launched a counterattack.
‘What methods does he exactly have?’
Undoubtedly, Su Yan still had methods, but Nangong Hong Yue had no confidence in her heart, unless he had a Dan Qiao True Person behind him.
Su Yan didn’t explain, by the third watch, Southern Sky City had already fallen into darkness.
Most areas in the city fell into darkness, only the large courtyards of high gates, and the pleasure houses and music houses still drinking and reveling were brightly lit.
Su Yan was still in black robes, Nangong Hong Yue had changed into black martial attire, a silver belt tied at her waist, revealing her slender waist.
Su Yan slightly raised his eyes, and saw the slightly plump chest above the slim waist.
It looked even fuller than when she wore a skirt during the day.
Nangong Hong Yue slightly frowned, she noticed Su Yan’s gaze.
Her shoulders moved slightly, changing the topic: “There are people tailing on the street, Ghost Face Moth sensed it.”
“Just three people.”
As an expert in playing with bugs, Nangong Hong Yue was always cautious, even at her residence, she would periodically release some gu worms as spies.
During the day, these lurking people might not be so obvious, but at night, with sparse crowds, those still hiding around were very obvious.
Su Yan looked up toward a certain eaves, the person in the dark saw this gaze and was startled in his heart.
He immediately got up and fled, his figure nimble, from the remaining two places, two black shadows darted out respectively, running in different directions.
“Whoosh”
A white light instantly slashed across the street, with a puffing sound, the nearest black shadow hadn’t reacted yet, and was already pierced through the heart.
The second person was startled in his heart, drew a dagger and shot it out, wanting to block the white light from approaching.
But the white light looped back, with a ding sound, instantly piercing through, missing a large chunk.
That person showed a terrified expression, watching helplessly as the needle-like bug pierced through his brow center.
The last person fled a hundred meters, already summoning True Intent, but the next moment, including the True Intent, it was also pierced through.
Three lives in one breath
The Gold-Eating Demon Insect flew back to Su Yan’s shoulder, its body white as jade, without a trace of blood, a faint crunching sound came from its mouth, clearly chewing the metal of the dagger just now.
‘What a fierce bug.’
Nangong Hong Yue watched with a startled heart, she wouldn’t judge exotic insects’ strength by size.
The demon insect before her eyes, though slightly weaker than Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust, harbored Geng Metal Qi in its body, speed like thunder, tough enough to eat metal, clearly a killing tool.
“Let’s go”
The two left Southern Sky City, and only then did Su Yan summon Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust.
They sat together on Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust’s back, its insect wings vibrating, soaring into the sky straight toward Nanyang Mountain.
Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust’s speed was extremely fast, in just a quarter of an hour, they had already arrived outside Nanyang Mountain.
Su Yan followed his senses and found Yang Kun and the other two.
“Lord.”
The three saw Su Yan arrive and half-kneeled on the ground, handing over three beast taming bags.
The three beast taming bags contained respectively the three fierce insects Su Yan had given them.
“Nanyang Mountain and surrounding areas gather at least three hundred martial artists, no less than ten True Intents, this is a trap.”
Three hundred martial artists not including those who weren’t even Bone Forging Realm martial artists.
“My four tributes are in this vicinity, could it be…”
“Tributes are not reliable, they won’t fight to the death.”
Su Yan showed a smile, the four tributes although True Intent Realm martial artists, but with that bit of tribute money, they wouldn’t fight to the death for Nangong Hong Yue.
Especially in such a dead-end situation.
“Follow me.”
Su Yan led the way at the very front, with no intention of concealing his figure.
Nangong Hong Yue pursed her lips and followed.
With Blood Fiend Marrow Worm in her body, Su Yan lives, she lives, she had no choice.
Yang Kun, Ding Meng, Wang Cang the three held weapons and followed closely behind.
“Enemy attack!”
They had just approached Nanyang Mountain when they were immediately discovered by the opponent’s hidden sentries, alarm sounds instantly resounding throughout Nanyang Mountain.
Guards rushed out one after another, left and right mountain waists, facing the stronghold gate, people surged out from everywhere.
“What boldness, daring to come with so few people!”
Yang Lechuan’s eyes flickered with dangerous light, standing under Nanyang stronghold staring intently at Su Yan.
Dongfang Mu was right beside him, equally gloomy-faced, eyes revealing ferocity.
“Three hundred martial artists… seventeen True Intent Realm martial artists… I thought you two workshops had so many people, turns out just this few?”
Su Yan’s faint smile made Dongfang Mu and Yang Lechuan’s faces look even worse.
This smile seemed like mocking them.
If not for Su Yan having killed many of theirs, how would there be only so few left?
But in fact, it was because Su Yan was used to Beast King Sect, having seen too many True Intent Realm disciples, so he felt the number was small.
For ordinary small town forces, two or three True Intent Realm martial artists was already not weak.
The two pill workshops benefited from being big city forces, only able to support so many martial artists, otherwise the number would be even fewer.
“Few people? Enough to kill you.”
Dongfang Mu said coldly: “Since you’ve come today, it can’t end well, if you want to die painlessly, hand over the Blood Bee raising method.”
“You want it, then I’ll give it to you.”
Su Yan waved his hand, a large mass of red mist surged out, buzzing loudly, instantly filling the sky with Fiend Bees and Blood Bees.
“Kill”
Su Yan spat two words, even releasing Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust.
The crimson mother worm’s insect wings flapped, rolling up endless blood malevolent energy, like a tornado, directly charging toward Nanyang stronghold.
Dongfang Mu and Yang Lechuan’s faces changed, then they reacted.
“That’s the mother worm, act and kill that guy.”
The two directly ordered, their guard martial artists rushed toward Su Yan, those with crossbow bolts already launching attacks first.
“Brother Dongfang, you and I take the mother worm together.”
Yang Lechuan revealed a greedy expression, the moment they saw the mother worm, the two knew that was the secret technique’s root.
Although Dongfang Mu was wary of Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust’s strength, with such benefits before them, he wouldn’t yield.
“Good”
The two flew over, Dongfang Mu flipped out a silver talisman in his hand, striking toward Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust.
Crack
The token emitted golden light, lightning flashed, instantly transforming into a Silver-Red Eagle.
Lightning encircled, wings like blades, directly pouncing to kill.
Upper second-order Spirit Sealing Talisman!
Yang Lechuan’s pupils shrank, thinking in his heart: ‘Indeed has some means.’
Silver-Red Eagle was originally a second-order Perfected feral beast, this Spirit Sealing Talisman before eyes was probably the work of Qing Family spirit sealer.
True Intent spirit sealing, and containing a trace of lightning property, making its strength even stronger, not inferior to a fourth realm martial artist.
Yang Lechuan knew he couldn’t let Dongfang Mu take the lead, he countered with a black saber, black light flowing, raising his hand for a slash, a hundred-zhang saber light, impressively a third-order spirit artifact.
The two were confident of victory, Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust spewed two streams of malevolent energy sweeping out.
In an instant, blood malevolent energy eroded the Silver-Red Eagle, swallowing its electric light in the blood malevolence.
Saber light slashed down, that malevolent energy condensed into a tornado, directly contending with it.
In an instant, fierce battle erupted.
The two’s means were completely blocked.
“How is that possible?!”
Everyone was shocked, the next moment Fiend Bees surged into the crowd, beginning frantic attacks.
True Essence eroded by it, although True Intent Realm could release it, the next moment they were surrounded and attacked by thousands upon thousands of Blood Bees and Fiend Bees.
Once, twice, three times…
The more attacks, the greater the consumption, and with so many Blood Bees and Fiend Bees, how could it be just thousands of attacks?
In just one clash, many careless martial artists were directly drilled into their bodies, their internal organs gnawed alive, howling to death.
The crowd was terrified, wanting to rush to Su Yan’s side.
Yang Kun summoned Insect Mist Ghost Sheep, his figure moved like a ghost, Ram Horn Sword clanging, blocking a True Intent Realm tribute.
“Your opponent is me.”
The two confronted each other, Blood Bees swarming, the tribute named Wei Hong’s face sank, attaching True Intent to his body to resist.
Yang Kun split off the Insect Mist Ghost Sheep, one person and one spirit attacking from both sides, with a wave thousands of Blood Bees besieging, gaining great advantage.
Wang Cang and Ding Meng also charged into the martial artists, finding their opponents, continuously fighting.
Dongfang Mu and Yang Lechuan’s faces didn’t look good at this time, too many martial artists dead and wounded, all requiring compensation of settling fees.
“Act together.”
The two jointly attacked, half-step Dan Qiao strength revealed without doubt, directly attacking Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust.
Their moves were extremely sharp, between opening and closing moves, True Intent pressed down.
Although Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust was strong, with sky-full malevolent energy assisting, continuously eroding the two’s True Essence and True Intent, it barely resisted.
But the third-order spirit artifact’s edge was too sharp, every attack forcing Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust to dodge, and the Silver-Red Eagle on the side was ferociously strong, once attacking it would tie down a large amount of Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust’s energy.
For a time, Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust completely fell into disadvantage.
Nangong Hong Yue saw clearly, immediately saying: “I’ll go block Yang Lechuan.”
Her figure moved, like a black shadow, straight toward Yang Lechuan.
Among the guards, over ten rushed up to intercept.
She raised her hand for Five Poisons Palm claw, True Essence like mist, pitch black as ink, directly landing on those people.
In an instant, their skin turned green, poisoned and fell to the ground.
Her figure swept past these corpses, straight toward Yang Lechuan.
“Whoosh”
Black Gold Silkworm flew out, straight toward the brow center.
Yang Lechuan was startled in his heart, raised his hand to block Black Crystal Saber in front, clanging rings, blocking one strike, his hand still feeling numb.
“Nangong Hong Yue!”
Cold light flashed in his eyes, one saber slash, saber light sharp.
Nangong Hong Yue pointed with one hand, four True Intents emerged, intersecting to form a barrier, blocking before this saber light.
One saber down, spiritual energy surging, as if the entire stronghold shook.
Yang Lechuan’s face immediately turned cold, his gaze becoming even more severe.
This woman was also half-step Dan Qiao.
