Chapter 209: Changes In Southern Sky City
Cold pool water surged, immediately turning into a layer of chilling solid ice.
Weapon phantoms continuously shot down, all landing on this layer of solid ice.
Crisp sounds rang out, and in just one breath’s time, the solid ice shattered with a boom, pierced through by the falling weapons.
Ghost Water Toad Python’s body shifted, constantly dodging within this hundred-zhang cold pool.
But facing so many weapons, it was fundamentally difficult to escape.
Scales shattered, cracks appearing one after another on its body.
Blood dyed the cold pool red, Ghost Water Toad Python roared madly like a trapped beast, its blood basin big mouth opening wide to spew out eerie blue cold air.
Troop Devouring Ghost Moth’s front ghostly domain emerged, pitch black like an unfathomably deep black hole.
All attacks were blocked by this defense, then a whip cord formed, following the attacks and shooting toward Ghost Water Toad Python.
The whip cord instantly controlled Ghost Water Toad Python, then a great strength dragged it out, its huge body fully exposed on the shore.
Entirely eerie blue, scales layered, head like a ferocious toad, eyes cold like knives that take lives in the dark.
It struggled continuously, but Troop Devouring Ghost Moth gave it no chance.
Eighteen blade and sword projections shot down from above, instantly piercing its body and nailing it to the ground.
The two clashed for merely dozens of breaths, Troop Devouring Ghost Moth’s overwhelming performance made Su Yan very satisfied.
Su Yan walked forward, Heavenly Python Dharma Body activated, Black Gold Ancient Python spirit already beginning to roam.
Blood basin big mouth opened wide, instantly biting onto Ghost Water Toad Python’s body.
“Roar”
Ghost Water Toad Python let out a pained roar, its body still wanting to struggle continuously to escape this terrifying devouring.
But Su Yan gave it no such chance, his palm pressing on its head, Heavenly Python Dharma Body simultaneously activating to devour.
The palm was like a black hole, in an instant swallowing Ghost Water Toad Python’s entire head.
White bones gleamed as if weathered, without a trace of flesh and blood.
In just a short while, the entire Ghost Water Toad Python was devoured completely by Heavenly Python Dharma Body.
【True Intent Realm Condensing Momentum Stage: 100/400（Great Accomplishment）】
【Five Poisons Body Forging Scripture: 178/200(Minor Accomplishment）】
【Heavenly Python Dharma Body: 1/400（Great Accomplishment）】
Ghost Water Toad Python’s spirit was refined, fusing into Heavenly Python Dharma Body along with Black Gold Ancient Python.
Su Yan’s whole body was protected by the dharma body, emanating a majestic aura.
“Next place.”
Su Yan merely slightly restrained his aura, then without stopping, arrived with Nangong Hong Yue at another mountain valley.
Trapped here was a Rainbow Mountain Boa, its body over ten zhang long, weight like a mountain, snake scales like crystal, truly a second-order late-stage vicious beast.
This time Su Yan did not have Troop Devouring Ghost Moth act, but handled it himself, without using any special means.
Heavenly Python Dharma Body activated, two python beast spirits protecting the body, relying purely on fists to smash Rainbow Mountain Boa’s head to pieces, devouring and refining its flesh and blood and spirit raw, becoming the foundation of Heavenly Python Dharma Body.
Hardening increased, Five Poisons Body Forging Scripture also advanced significantly, Su Yan’s physical body even more tyrannical, able to hard resist weapons without falling behind.
“What a pity the small secret realm only has these two decent python beasts, if there were one more, perhaps Heavenly Python Dharma Body could be cultivated to a deeper level.”
Su Yan felt some regret in his heart, but he also knew the small secret realm’s resources had been swept over halfway, the rest though having feral beasts, were mostly low strength ones maintaining the ecology.
Killing them might accumulate some resources, but when developing the entire small secret realm later, it would instead take much more effort.
“Small secret realm is a natural breeding farm and planting field, but not good to use frequently in short time, instead can quietly plant and raise some things, wait three to five months.”
With such an incident in the small secret realm, the three tribes along with Tianshui Sect would keep a tight watch here.
Using it openly and boldly has low probability, but with the three tribes’ heirs as inside men, secretly developing is not difficult.
“And Rhinoceros Tiger…”
Su Yan thought of Rhinoceros Tiger, a smile flashing in his eyes, his figure arriving in the three-mountain cave.
Rhinoceros Tiger at this time had been tormented to extreme wilt, even with third-order strength, but with spine controlled and demonic essence constantly drained, it still could not escape the torment.
A full month’s time, bone marrow deep pain would come intermittently.
A quarter-hour, half quarter-hour, one hour…
The pain had no fixed time, sometimes even more tormenting was, when Rhinoceros Tiger was not being tortured, what it heard were its offspring’s pained moans.
“How is it, still persisting?”
Su Yan’s indifferent gaze swept over Rhinoceros Tiger, the third-order Rhinoceros Tiger merely slightly raised its head, beast pupils already carrying a trace of despair.
Su Yan’s body now carried another third-order calamity beast aura.
This meant the human martial artist before it had mastered third-order power in a short time again.
Even though its strength was not weak, compared to this human, it had become so insignificant.
“Roar”
A tamed roar sounded, Rhinoceros Tiger lowered its head.
Su Yan nodded satisfiedly: “Your offspring will suppress other feral beasts in this secret realm in my stead, ensuring your offspring’s safety, you follow by my side, obey my commands.”
He tossed a bottle of beast essence pills to Rhinoceros Tiger, which unceremoniously swallowed them down, recovering some of its depleted demonic essence.
Su Yan put away Rhinoceros Tiger, then left the cave.
Quietly opening an entrance with the secret order, in a mountain hollow on the outskirts of Goat Horn Mountain.
As soon as he and Nangong Hong Yue appeared, divine sense swept the surroundings, revealing smiles.
Sure enough, Goat Horn Mountain inside and out had many more martial artists, both from the three tribes and outsiders.
In one month’s time, news of the small secret realm’s emergence spread like wildfire, naturally attracting many rogue cultivators seeking opportunities.
But evidently, those who came here had no ability to break the small secret realm’s space barrier, only able to wait idly on the periphery.
This month, small conflicts had erupted not a few times.
Su Yan and Nangong Hong Yue avoided these martial artists, found an unmanned place, summoned Six-Winged Blood Centipede and soared into the sky, heading straight for Southern Sky City.
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In Southern Sky City, though Su Yan and Nangong Hong Yue had not appeared for a month, Red Moon Pill Workshop’s development momentum was just right.
Each power was consolidating the market snatched from Tian Yuan Pill Workshop and Da Chuan Pill Workshop, contention there was, but not particularly intense.
And Red Moon Pill Workshop as the fuse of the incident, the hidden power behind it naturally made people wary, hence no one would provoke.
When Su Yan and Nangong Hong Yue returned to Southern Sky City, Jiao Yang Sou Yang Kun reported all matters one by one.
“Sacred Insect Dao is recruiting troops and buying horses, over a thousand disciples under command, ten True Intent Realm Martial Artists, has fully mastered the three breeding farms at Nanyang Mountain, Bian Shan Valley, Xiao Meng Mountain, already normally operating. Cloud Mist Town between the two mountains and one valley is currently being infiltrated.”
“Relying on the pills left by Miss Red Moon and master, Red Moon Pill Workshop has become Southern Sky City’s second pill workshop, this month’s harvest over thirteen thousand origin stones, after procuring pill refining materials, still eight thousand left…, but remaining pills are somewhat insufficient.”
Yang Kun was about to hand the account book to Su Yan, but Su Yan just waved his hand, then said: “Recruit a few more honest pill masters.”
“Subordinate understands, already scouting lone pill masters in Southern Sky City, have some leads.”
Su Yan nodded: “There’s a place in Hundred Thousand Great Mountains’ Yanwu Mountain Range, send some obedient subordinates there, operate it as the apothecary’s supply ground.”
Yang Kun’s eyes brightened, then revealed an admiring expression, as expected of the lord, casually making big moves.
“Yes, subordinate will send trusted aides, especially those who have taken worm pills.”
The so-called worm pill was a pill containing blood bee larva, pill enters body, larva does not hatch, but if disobeying orders, blood bees would naturally take their lives.
Blood bees naturally not comparable to blood marrow worms, but also a beginner control method, perfectly suitable for martial artists below True Intent Realm.
Moreover, as blood marrow worms continuously evolved, their control methods over these servants were actually also improving.
“Actually they can cultivate some witchcraft.”
Nangong Hong Yue interjected: “Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust bloodline grants us ability to control lower blood bees and fiend bees with blood marrow worms, if adding witchcraft, can enhance much, these past days I also refined some insect eggs into gu, control stronger, power also stronger. Using some resources to enhance control is worth it.”
Su Yan pondered slightly, nodded: “You go teach them, in Red Moon Pill Workshop, your subordinates also need gu control.”
Nangong Hong Yue had no dissatisfaction, nodded: “I will.”
She was from Hundred Caves Witch Sect, not one to be soft-hearted, previously no control was lack of opportunity, now different.
Just the power granted by Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust lineage gave her enough confidence for large-scale control of her subordinates.
Bluntly speaking, though methods not clean, this way entire Red Moon Pill Workshop and Sacred Insect Dao’s control not inferior to some old families in the city.
After Su Yan made arrangements, he brought Yang Kun straight to Nanyang Mountain.
Yang Lun dismissed everyone, now only Su Yan, Nangong Hong Yue, and Ding Meng.
Su Yan summoned Rock Demon Ant Queen, appearing with it were also twelve Rock Demon Ant Generals.
Rock Demon Ant Generals after ant queen insect blood refinement, though not as intimate as newly born ant beasts after refining, were also influenced, easier to control.
Previous Rock Demon Ants all absorbed by ant queen, fully healing its injuries, and accumulating sufficient energy.
Third-order!
Yang Kun and Ding Meng were shocked in their hearts, this was power comparable to Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artist.
Hearts surging, unavoidably added some sighs, without master, they might still be half-step True Intent Realm Martial Artists robbing in greenwood, how could they have today’s status.
Hiss hiss
‘Lay eggs and hatch, build an ant nest under this mountain’
Su Yan gave the order, Rock Demon Ant Queen’s abdomen began producing one insect egg after another.
Insect eggs like black crystals, fist-sized, rich vitality nurtured within.
About half an hour, already laid three hundred insect eggs.
Rock Demon Ant Queen aura slightly declined, spiritual power suddenly spread, soon these insect eggs actually began hatching.
One by one Rock Demon Ants crawled out, palm-sized, ferocious appearance, just lacking some black crystals outside the carapace.
“Crack”
Rock Demon Ants upon emerging swallowed the egg shells, then began little by little gnawing rock soil, starting to dig.
“Ant queen can communicate, assist in how to build underground ant nest, you should know how to operate producing rock ant black crystals and rock ant sheddings later.”
Yang Kun had a flash of insight, said: “Actually selling materials is not cost-effective, if able to operate own artifact refining workshop, then profit is maximum. Rumors in the city, Ye Family seems to have big trouble.”
Yang Kun was the oldest among Su Yan’s subordinates, originally famous for cunning, hence the Jiao Yang Sou name.
Now gradually standing firm in Southern Sky City, naturally had scattered many sparrows as spies in the city.
Though rumors, he had indeed discovered some oddities.
That Ye Family old ancestor after coming out of seclusion was too overbearing.
Liu Family merely probed a bit, Qing Family gave a push.
Ye Chengqiu directly brought sword to the door, splitting open Liu Family gates with a few strikes.
By rights, this was just a retaliation.
But Jiao Yang Sou did not think so: “Ye Family old ancestor is said to be over three hundred years old, though cultivation not weak, still a First Heaven martial artist, lifespan limited. By rights, should not rashly make moves to fight to the death, after all Liu Family’s that one is just over two hundred.”
At this stage, fighting and injuring would affect cultivation, impacting later breakthroughs.
Ye Chengqiu’s actions undoubtedly impulsive, more like covering something up.
Su Yan laughed: “Ye Family family head and an elder fell in Hundred Thousand Great Mountains. But most importantly, Ye Liufeng’s materials for refining spirit tool also fell there.”
Spirit tools differ from spirit tools, natal spiritual artifact closely linked to martial artist, under constant refining in dantian inner scene, has possibility of continuous improvement.
Hence, refining natal spiritual artifact is especially important.
For a third-order artifact refiner like Ye Liufeng, even more so, if smooth, not impossible to breakthrough to Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artist via refining.
Hiss
Yang Kun instantly realized, Ye Family’s two probably fell to master’s hand.
Thoughts turning in his mind, he immediately said: “Then we can watch, Ye Family already eyed by others, now short two half-step Dan Qiao, one being Ye Qin, afraid many villains will further probe. Once they are in chaos, we have opportunity.”
“Want to do then do, just raise your cultivation a bit more.”
“Subordinate understands. With blood marrow worm, subordinate’s improvement is not slow.”
Blood marrow worm though parasitic symbiosis, also equivalent to built-in pills, constantly refining essence blood.
Though just one month passed, Jiao Yang Sou Yang Kun’s strength had advanced much.
Hm?
Su Yan just returned from Nanyang Mountain, upon entering Southern Sky City, found inner disciple token slightly trembling.
He took out the token, cast hand seals, sensing a very brief message transmitted on it.
“Tiger Ranking Disciples return at once!”
Su Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, thought: “Calculating time, been one or two months down the mountain, so it’s time for the grand competition.”
Tiger Ranking Disciples hold regular grand competitions, last trial was just warming up, letting new beginner disciples fill vacancies.
And this time, evidently true competition, from first to three hundredth rank, as long as wanting to contend, all can fight up.
Su Yan smiled: “Good too, this time return, refine natal spiritual artifact, along the way take Tiger Ranking First.”
With third-order fierce insect in hand, he had more confidence.
