Chapter 127: Kill! The Terrifying Wu Yuan
Wu Yuan hurriedly looked at the screens of Bu Yu and Jin Qing.
Sure enough!
Just from the scenes presented on the screens, there was even a tree demon appearing in the far distance, indicating that they were indeed not far apart.
Next to Jin Qing, besides himself, there were two ordinary sect masters from the Great Jin Empire.
Such a combination.
Once Bu Yu encounters them, it would be very dangerous.
Suddenly.
"Hmm? Not good!"
Wu Yuan's face changed drastically, looking at the black-armored giant, and said, "Domain Lord, can you help me move this elder away?"
Because, on the screens, Jin Qing and Bu Yu, who were not moving fast originally, suddenly moved at the same time, and their speeds soared to the highest level.
Obviously—both sides had detected each other.
Jin Qing had started to chase Bu Yu!
"No, I have no reason to intervene in the affairs of these warriors," the black-armored giant said indifferently. "Whether they live or die is none of my concern."
Wu Yuan gritted his teeth.
Yes! Whether Bu Yu lives or dies, the black-armored giant wouldn't care.
"However."
"Wu Yuan," the black-armored giant smiled lightly. "According to the rules, when I send you out of the Witch Chamber, I can randomly teleport you to any area within the Witch Chamber."
Wu Yuan's eyes brightened.
If he still couldn't understand, that would be too foolish.
...
In the Ding Witch Realm, the sky was always covered with dark clouds, giving a sense of pressure.
But not a single drop of rain fell.
At this moment, on the vast, pale red ground.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Several figures were moving at an astonishing speed on the ground, with a light blue figure sprinting at the forefront, definitely reaching the speed of sound.
Terrifying gusts of wind passed by.
Countless mud and rocks splashed.
"Boom!" A figure wrapped in black scale armor, wielding a divine sword, almost touching the ground, raced towards the light blue figure in the distance.
There were two other figures, moving at a slower speed.
Although they were also rushing, they were being left further and further behind by the two in front.
"Damn!"
"Why am I so unlucky? I finally managed to snatch a Purple Wood Spirit Fruit, and in the blink of an eye, I encounter Jin Qing?" Bu Yu gritted her teeth, and a hint of despair appeared on her somewhat aging face.
She was desperately trying to escape.
She had done her best!
However, the distance between her and the black-armored figure behind her was still getting closer. In the blink of an eye, the two sides had shrunk from ten li to five or six li.
In terms of speed!
Bu Yu unleashed her secret technique, bursting with all her strength, reaching approximately five hundred meters per second. Jin Qing's burst speed could reach nearly six hundred meters per second! Once he used his secret technique, it soared to seven hundred meters per second.
In terms of physical fitness, Jin Qing was much stronger.
"Once caught up, I can only fight, desperately delay, and see if I'm lucky enough to encounter Wu Yuan or Song Guang," Bu Yu's face turned red due to using the secret technique.
She knew.
Only Song Guang and Wu Yuan could save her.
Or maybe.
"Tree demon." Bu Yu stared at the towering tree rooted in the earth, reaching a height of a hundred meters, dozens of li away.
Breaking into the territory of the tree demon offered a slim chance of survival!
More likely, it would lead to an even quicker death.
"Bu Yu!"
"Prepare to die." Jin Qing, with his speed pushed to the limit, wore a spiritual weapon battle armor, revealing only a pair of excited eyes.
"My luck is really good."
Although the gains in the Witch Chamber weren't substantial, Jin Qing felt that the past two days had been quite fruitful. Not only did he obtain many spirit fruits, but he also crucially killed Chang Dong.
Now.
He had encountered Bu Yu.
"Chu Ping is dead, Chang Dong is dead too. Once I kill Bu Yu, the Great Jin will conquer the entire Jiangzhou without any obstacles." Jin Qing was full of confidence.
He used to be the North King of Great Jin, so he naturally understood the empire's plans.
This time, he specifically brought a spiritual weapon into the Chujiang Immortal Realm, and a crucial goal was to kill as many sect masters in Jiangzhou as possible.
"If I didn't have the spiritual weapon battle armor, killing a grandmaster like Bu Yu might have been a bit troublesome." Jin Qing's eyes were cold. "But with the spiritual weapon battle armor? At most, twenty moves!"
His physical fitness had undergone some changes, but it wasn't too exaggerated. Under the invisible suppression in the Ding Witch Realm, he shouldn't have been so dominant.
What made him powerful was the spiritual weapon battle armor.
For martial artists, the 'spiritual weapon' crafted by alchemists was a targeted attack.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Chasing for dozens of li, crossing the earth, leaping over cracks and canyons, the distance between them was getting closer, and in the blink of an eye, only a little over a li remained.
Given the speed difference between the two sides.
It could be said that, at most, in a breath's time, Jin Qing could catch up with Bu Yu.
"Hmm, do you want to seek shelter with the tree demon?" Jin Qing's eyes were cold, sensing Bu Yu's intentions. "Hmph, later I will kill the tree demon along with you."
Other sect masters might fear the tree demon, but he did not.
"Escape so far, these two days, I haven't encountered Wu Yuan and Song Guang." Bu Yu felt a hint of despair in her heart. "Could it be that I'm really going to die here?"
How could she be willing?
Jian Tai Shang and Wu Yuan broke through successively, and she even seized the Purple Wood Spirit Fruit, aspiring to be on the Heavenly Rankings. Everything was full of hope.
How could she be willing to fall here?
Suddenly.
"Hmm?" Bu Yu, in her despair, felt something and couldn't help but be shocked, looking to the side of the earth.
"Boom!"
Only a few li away, a soil-yellow figure was rushing towards her at an astonishing speed, kicking up a faint red dust!
Separated by several li, but with the eyesight of a Grandmaster, it was easy to see his face.
"Wu Yuan?" Bu Yu was overjoyed.
Even in despair, she was ready to fight to the death.
Wu Yuan had arrived?
Moreover, with her eyesight, she easily saw Wu Yuan wearing a neatly arranged soil-yellow battle armor, revealing only his eyes.
How similar it was to the battle armors of Jin Qing and Song Guang?
"Spiritual weapon battle armor? Did Wu Yuan obtain a spiritual weapon battle armor from that Witch Chamber?" Bu Yu was ecstatic.
She had no more worries.
At this moment, it wasn't just Bu Yu.
"Dark Blade!" Jin Qing, who had been chasing Bu Yu, also erupted with a terrifying killing intent, staring directly at Wu Yuan who was charging towards them.
He also saw the set of spiritual weapon battle armor.
But he wasn't afraid at all.
He had fought against Wu Yuan before and knew that Wu Yuan had a higher cultivation level but weaker physical qualities than himself.
"And!"
"Just as I suspected, this Dark Blade must have obtained many treasures from the Witch Chamber. He even has a spiritual weapon battle armor now. If I kill him, I'm afraid I can get a lot of treasures." Jin Qing harbored a hint of greed.
He knew that it would be difficult to kill Wu Yuan, who possessed a spiritual weapon battle armor.
But without trying, how could he be content?
"It's Dark Blade!"
"He actually came? When did he get a spiritual weapon battle armor?"
"Master Bu Yu is quite lucky." Two Earth Ranking Grandmasters chasing from behind, Zhong Jun and Dong Jiu, commented in secret.
"Hmm? The Elder has charged up, and Dark Blade's speed hasn't slowed down at all."
"Are the two going to have a fierce battle?" The two Earth Ranking Grandmasters slowed down their pace, discussing with each other.
They weren't too worried.
In their view, Dark Blade, who had a spiritual weapon battle armor, might be able to match Jin Qing, but winning? It was impossible.
A single-arm punch with a force of 290,000 jin!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Wu Yuan and Bu Yu quickly approached.
Bu Yu dared not slow down because Jin Qing had chased her to within a few hundred meters.
But Wu Yuan's speed hadn't slowed either.
"Be careful," Bu Yu had just spoken.
"Tai Shang, I'll handle Jin Qing. You go deal with Zhong Jun and Dong Jiu," Wu Yuan's voice instantly echoed in Bu Yu's mind.
Where divine sense covered, sound transmission could reach!
Before, Wu Yuan had hidden himself, but now that his strength was growing, there was no need to keep certain powers concealed.
"This? Divine sense sound transmission?" Bu Yu's eyes were full of shock. She knew what this meant.
No time for her to think too much.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
Wu Yuan, who passed by Bu Yu, was seen instantly covered in layers of soil-yellow scales that wrapped around his head.
He looked like a god of the earth, with a domineering and vast aura. In his hand appeared a fiery-red battle knife!
"Die!" Jin Qing, revealing only his eyes, stared fiercely at Wu Yuan rushing towards him and swung the divine sword in his hand.
One wielding a knife, like an earth god!
One wielding a sword, like a black-armored war god!
The knife light was as dazzling as flowing flames!
The sword light was similarly mysterious and unpredictable, seemingly capable of shattering anything in its path!
"Bang!" Like two meteorites colliding, a visible spherical shockwave erupted from the two, rushing in all directions!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Countless dust and stones exploded, spreading in all directions, causing the earth to tremble faintly.
Boom!
A black silhouette seemed to fly out of the still unsettled sky-high dust and smoke, it was Jin Qing.
Swish! A soil-yellow figure similarly followed like lightning.
A ruthless slash came down.
"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" The interweaving of knife and sword lights made the earth tremble, and the confrontation between the two extraordinary warriors caused terrifying destruction.
"How is this possible?" Zhong Jun and Dong Jiu were somewhat incredulous. "In a direct confrontation, the Elder is actually at a disadvantage and retreated? Is Dark Blade's strength so formidable?"
They followed along, witnessing Jin Qing sweeping away all enemies.
Whether it was the Red Soil Assassin, Tree Spirit, Spirit Fruit Guardian, or other Grandmasters.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
A sweeping conquest all the way.
This was the first time Jin Qing had voluntarily retreated since encountering enemies, and its significance needed no further explanation.
"Wu Yuan, can actually press Jin Qing like this?" Watching the scene, Bu Yu was both shocked and excited.
She vividly remembered that when they first entered the Ding Wu Territory, although Wu Yuan could entangle Jin Qing, he was actually at a significant disadvantage.
In the end, it was 'Song Guang' who managed to deter Jin Qing.
At that time, it was true that Jin Qing had a spiritual weapon battle armor.
But objectively speaking, even without the battle armor, Wu Yuan was not Jin Qing's match.
But now?
The strength of both sides had completely reversed.
"Die! I don't believe your strength can become this strong!" Jin Qing roared, appearing extremely crazy as he fought desperately against Wu Yuan.
The sword light was elusive and dazzling!
However, that beautiful sword light was cut into pieces time and again by the knife light. The terrifying fiery-red knife light erupted like a volcanic eruption, carrying an unstoppable and violent force.
"Boom!"
One slash followed by another!
Wu Yuan didn't retreat a step, while Jin Qing felt a terrifying impact coming through his divine sword. It was like a collapsing mountain, making him stagger back time and again.
The impact force was too terrifying!
"A million pounds of force! This kind of impact force has definitely reached this level," Jin Qing reluctantly deduced, finding it hard to accept.
Clearly, just two or three days ago, Wu Yuan was not his match at all.
Now, he was being pressed and attacked.
The pace of this improvement was too terrifying.
"His physical qualities are already stronger than mine." Jin Qing understood this point. "His combat skills are not inferior to mine."
"I'm not his match."
Although it was difficult to accept this result, Jin Qing had experienced countless life-and-death battles.
The decisiveness was beyond debate.
In an instant, he made a decision: "Run!"
Boom!
Jin Qing blocked Wu Yuan's attacking battle knife with his sword and then swiftly fled towards the distance, instantly rushing several hundred meters away.
Although it sounded slow.
In reality, Wu Yuan and Jin Qing had clashed for less than a moment, with over a hundred moves exchanged. Jin Qing began fleeing like lightning.
"Escape?" Wu Yuan's eyes were cold. "The Ding Wu Territory is only this big. Where can you escape to?"
Swoosh!
Wu Yuan's legs exerted force, under the effect of triple gravity, the force of a million pounds followed, and his speed instantly soared to nearly eight hundred meters per second.
Directly rushing upwards.
While chasing.
"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" Three streaks of light were unleashed from Wu Yuan's hand, shooting directly towards Zhong Jun and Dong Jiu, who were trying to escape two li away!
Bu Yu was currently engaged in battle with them, wielding the Moon Drifter Sword.
A million pounds of force erupted!
Another Unity Realm.
In an instant, silently and soundlessly, three flying knives soared to five or six times the speed of sound, incredibly frightening. In the blink of an eye, they attacked the two Grandmasters.
"Not good!" Zhong Jun's face changed, displaying an astonishing reaction speed, he moved like lightning to evade one of the flying knives.
The burly Dong Jiu was slightly slower.
The flying knives were indeed too elusive.
Unless one remained vigilant, it was challenging for a Grandmaster to detect them in advance when they caused no disturbance in the air.
Dong Jiu, after all, was a Grandmaster. In a life-and-death situation, he swiftly avoided one of the flying knives like lightning, finally wielding the large hammer in his hand to ruthlessly smash the last flying knife.
"Bang~"
Flying knives shot everywhere! The large hammer was tossed aside! Dong Jiu, like a shooting star, took off with his legs off the ground at an astonishing speed, flying out hundreds of meters in an instant.
Swoosh!
A faint cyan shadow flashed by, a gleam of sword light tore through the sky, and a head soared high, blood splattering.
Grandmaster Dong Jiu of Da Jin, dead!
The killer was Bu Yu.
She had been battling with two Grandmasters just moments ago.
Two Grandmasters working together were enough to contend with her.
Until Wu Yuan's three flying knives came.
She seized the opportunity.
"Just you left." Bu Yu waved, collecting many treasures from Dong Jiu, her gaze coldly fixed on Zhong Jun.
"Run!" Zhong Jun didn't hesitate to escape.
Teaming up with Dong Jiu, two against one, he dared to fight against a Grandmaster like Bu Yu.
Alone? Theoretically, there was hope of winning!
Actual winning odds? Not more than ten percent.
"Swoosh!" Bu Yu pursued without hesitation. Jin Qing was being chased by Wu Yuan, and she wasn't afraid of the other experts from the Da Jin Empire.
Even if she encountered Yue Shanzhong, she would fight to truly understand life and death.
... "Dong Jiu is dead, only Zhong Jun is left, and he directly fled." Wu Yuan caught a glimpse of all this.
He could relax.
As powerful as Wu Yuan was, he currently couldn't directly kill a Grandmaster who had reached the 'Sense Realm' with flying knives.
Close-range ambush, within tens or hundreds of meters.
There was hope!
But at a distance like just now, nearly two li? Almost impossible!
Grandmasters had enough reaction time. As long as they slightly moved, avoiding a few meters was enough. After all, even with powerful divine consciousness, Wu Yuan couldn't control them to change direction once the flying knives were shot.
However.
Wu Yuan's goal was to create an opportunity for Bu Yu.
Bu Yu didn't disappoint him, seizing the chance to kill Dong Jiu.
"When I become a Wizard, I must find some powerful spirit flying knives, practice the techniques, and freely kill enemies." A thought flashed through Wu Yuan's mind.
Manipulating objects to kill enemies.
It was a method of Qi Practitioners.
However, if the Wizard's divine soul was strong enough, they could achieve the same, although the power would be weaker than that of a Qi Practitioner.
Suppressing many thoughts.
"Now, only Zhong Jun is left, and with Rain's strength, it's enough to deal with him." Wu Yuan thought to himself, his gaze falling on the swiftly advancing black-armored figure not far away, filled with killing intent. "Jin Qing!"
With the death of Chang Dong, Yuanhu Mountain Villa was destined for great chaos.
Yue Tuo? Wu Yuan quite liked those hearty prairie people.
Most importantly!
"Master Xia Heng of the Sect died at the hands of Da Jin." Wu Yuan's eyes were cold. "My father also died at the hands of Da Jin. This time, Da Jin sent a quasi-Tianbang expert, who immediately wants to kill everyone."
With Da Jin, it had already reached a point of no reconciliation!
As long as Da Jin didn't fall, Wu Yuan's heart would be uneasy.
"Kill!"
"Jin Qing, today I will exhaust all means to kill you." Wu Yuan, like a giant peng, once again soared and caught up with Jin Qing.
"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" Lightning-like clashes erupted, kicking up dust that filled the air.
In the end, Jin Qing flew out like a shooting star.
Leveraging the force, he fled once again.
"Dark Blade, your strength is slightly stronger than mine, but it's limited. You should understand, with my Spirit Artifact Battle Armor, it's impossible for you to kill me." Jin Qing swung his divine sword, roaring.
Both of their speeds exceeded the speed of sound!
However.
As Jin Qing fled forward, Wu Yuan could hear what he shouted.
"Kill!" Wu Yuan remained silent, transforming into a shadow, his eyes fixed on Jin Qing like lightning.
No need for a response.
Sound? Wu Yuan's roar wouldn't be audible to Jin Qing.
Divine consciousness communication? Wu Yuan didn't want Jin Qing to know the secret of his exceptionally strong divine soul.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The two rapidly closed in again, engaging in another lightning-fast clash.
One capable of erupting nearly 900,000 pounds of force, the other capable of nearly a million pounds of force!
Even through their weapons, the impact force was terrifying.
"Boom~" Jin Qing leveraged force to fly again.
Seemingly unaffected.
"His sword is a top-grade divine weapon, and his battle armor is at least a ninth-grade Spirit Artifact." Wu Yuan's gaze was icy, not surprised by the scene before him.
With his Shamanic Battle Armor, Wu Yuan was well aware of the defensive power of Spirit Artifact Battle Armor.
"But!"
"My body speed is faster, quicker than yours. You can't escape." Wu Yuan exuded confidence. "My battle armor is stronger, with a greater ability to weaken impact force."
"My physical qualities are stronger, with the strongest resistance to attacks!"
"I also have the Blood Mist, eliminating fatigue every time!"
"A hundred collisions won't kill you? Then a thousand times! Ten thousand times!" Wu Yuan's killing intent was astonishing.
If both Grandmasters had Spirit Artifact Battle Armor, both were without weaknesses, then it could only come down to endurance!
See who gives in first!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Wu Yuan and Jin Qing engaged in an astonishing chase and escape battle on the boundless wilderness.
In the blink of an eye, they had escaped hundreds of miles.
"Dark Blade, are you trying to wear me down alive!" Jin Qing finally realized this.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 128: Sweeping through the Ding Wu Realm, a Great Harvest
Even realizing this, Jin Qing had no way out. In direct combat, he was suppressed, and his speed was no match for Wu Yuan.
There was no escape.
But he wouldn't surrender without a fight.
"Dark Blade, just chase me. I'd like to see what you can do against me." Jin Qing roared, his figure as fast as lightning.
Every time they clashed, he would immediately retreat, avoiding direct confrontations with Wu Yuan as much as possible.
"Hmph!" Wu Yuan's gaze was icy, unmoved, highly focused on Jin Qing's movements, preventing sudden turns or escapes.
Quickly kill Jin Qing? Wu Yuan had tried, and it was impossible.
"A million pounds of impact force. Even if it's just ordinary second-grade divine armor or third-grade divine armor, the impact at a point, even with a partial reduction in impact force, is enough to severely injure a Grandmaster instantly!" Wu Yuan sighed inwardly. "It would take just two or three moves to kill."
Wu Yuan's strength was only slightly stronger than Jin Qing's. Even without wearing Spirit Artifact Battle Armor, determining the winner would take hundreds of moves, and knocking away each other's weapons was impossible.
In terms of skills, both were evenly matched.
In explosive strength, Wu Yuan had the upper hand.
The gap between their strengths was very small.
Therefore, in their battles, the impact force passed through their weapons before transferring to the battle armor, undergoing multiple reductions.
Most importantly!
The Spirit Artifact Battle Armor itself, no matter where the attack hits, whether it's the critical head, neck, or groin, as long as it doesn't exceed its tolerance limit, can weaken most of the impact force.
The remaining impact force is distributed throughout the armor due to its special construction.
Resulting in minimal bodily damage.
In short.
A Grandmaster wearing Spirit Artifact Battle Armor, in a battle of the same realm, is synonymous with 'immortality,' with no possibility of being killed in just a few moves!
"If it were a true Qi Cultivator, they could fully use spells to bind and repeatedly strike until death," Wu Yuan muttered.
"If it were a powerful Body Cultivator, a one-time burst of millions of pounds of force might have a chance to smash it with a single punch!"
Spirit Artifact Battle Armor has a tolerance limit.
Exceeding this critical point, the armor cannot unload a significant amount of impact force, and the protected individual will naturally suffer severe damage.
If the attacking force is strong enough.
It might even directly shatter the Spirit Artifact Battle Armor.
"Unfortunately, even though I have the divinely bestowed shamanic patterns, they are still concealed and have not yet reached the human body's limits, nor have I crossed the threshold into Shaman status." Wu Yuan sighed inwardly.
Still within the realm of ordinary warriors.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The two masters alternated between fighting and escaping. Jin Qing would suddenly pause, then suddenly turn, trying to shake off Wu Yuan.
But Wu Yuan remained highly concentrated, swiftly adjusting and continuing the pursuit!
"Damn! This Ding Wu Realm has neither a river nor a jungle." Jin Qing gritted his teeth.
If there were a massive river, warriors entering the river would experience water resistance, significantly reducing their strength, and he could last longer.
If the terrain were complex, even if his speed was slow, there would be a chance to escape from Wu Yuan.
Unfortunately, within the Ding Wu Realm, there was nothing—just an endless expanse of Gobi. With their eyesight, they could easily see dozens of miles away.
"Charge!"
Jin Qing suddenly darted and plunged into a large dark valley, about dozens of meters wide, shrouded in darkness.
Danger? Jin Qing didn't care!
"If you dare to charge, so will I." Wu Yuan rushed in without hesitation, and for a moment, the dark valley erupted with low growls.
There were sounds of burrowing and the clash of battle.
In the Inner Domain, in an area near the Red Earth Mountains, a black-armored man in his fifties sat leisurely on a mountaintop.
"It's already the fourth day."
"My harvest is still so little?" Yue Shanzhong shook his head. "Since coming out of that shamanic chamber, I only got a Red Wood Spirit Fruit and a Purple Wood Spirit Fruit."
For him, the Red Wood Spirit Fruit held little significance.
In these days, he hadn't deliberately sought out Jin Qing. After all, once they reunited, safety was one thing, but how would they divide the treasures?
Suddenly, the earth trembled slightly.
The tremor was very faint, undetectable to ordinary people.
"Hmm?" But Yue Shanzhong, being a Grandmaster, instantly sensed that something was wrong. He bent down and looked around warily.
In that instant.
In a dark valley a few hundred meters away from him, two figures, one black and one yellow, soared into the sky, causing countless rocks and soil to fly.
Boom! Boom!
Countless rocks splattered, and several large-sized monsters were thrown into the air, turning into a rain of blood, accompanying the two figures.
"Boom!" "Boom!" The two terrifying figures, having just landed, collided again like lightning.
The clash of blades and swords swept everything around!
"This!"
"That's Jin Qing, and the other one with the fiery red war blade is Dark Blade! It's him!" Yue Shanzhong stared fixedly, full of shock. "How is this possible?"
"Dark Blade."
"Pressuring Jin Qing to fight? How did Dark Blade's strength improve so quickly?" Yue Shanzhong couldn't believe it.
He had always felt a hint of jealousy towards Jin Qing.
But he was convinced of Jin Qing's strength.
"This kind of eruption and speed, Dark Blade is probably not far from reaching the Celestial Ranking. The pace of this progress?" Yue Shanzhong was extremely shocked.
It had only been two days!
"Not good."
"So close, they might not have noticed me now, but once they do, it could affect me?" Thinking of this, Yue Shanzhong abandoned the idea of observing and enjoying the show.
Swoosh!
He flashed close to the ground, instantly darting into another dark valley.
"Dark Blade!"
"We've been fighting for over four hours, and you still won't let go?" Jin Qing roared in anger, no longer as calm as at the beginning.
Four hours! He had been running for his life the entire time.
The two of them had entered a dark valley before and encountered a large group of Crimson Earth Assassins.
As a result, most of them were killed by the aftermath of their battle.
They also encountered a large number of monster-guarded Red Wood Spirit Fruits, which were also directly swept away. Those monsters could only slightly hinder Wu Yuan while simultaneously affecting Jin Qing's speed. The result was that he couldn't shake off Wu Yuan at all.
If converted into a straight-line distance.
The two of them had battled for over six thousand miles! They had traversed the entire Ding Wu Realm multiple times within the Inner Domain, almost exploring the entire Ding Wu Realm.
"Kill! Kill!"
"Jin Qing, I told you, you can't escape! Your endurance is long, can you hold on for four hours? Eight hours? Twelve hours?" Wu Yuan's killing intent surged; after such a long time of desperate fighting, he could feel the fatigue setting in.
Even with a stronger body and the presence of the blood-colored mist, Wu Yuan believed that Jin Qing was on the verge of collapse and couldn't hold on much longer.
"Ah! Ah!" Jin Qing, anxious and angry, if they were in the outside world, even if he couldn't shake off Wu Yuan, he had many ways to deal with the situation.
For example, escaping back to Da Jin, reaching the residence of the royal Celestial Ranking.
Or directly infiltrating the stronghold of Hengyun Sect, killing towards Yuncity, threatening the lives of countless disciples of Hengyun Sect.
Unfortunately.
This was Ding Wu Realm. Even if he wanted to trace the traces of 'Bu Yu', the vast and boundless terrain made it challenging.
"Survive!"
"I finally broke through with hope of becoming a Qi Refiner. I cannot die here." Jin Qing's mind became increasingly chaotic as he tried to find a way out.
Time passed.
The chase and battle between Wu Yuan and Jin Qing continued for tens of thousands of miles, zigzagging through the small Ding Wu Realm countless times.
The overwhelming battle between the two affected a wide area, catching the attention of treasure hunters like Song Guang, Li Yan, Song Jun, and others.
"In just two days, Dark Blade's strength has transformed so much?"
"Spirit Weapon Battle Armor!"
"A Spirit Weapon Battle Armor never seen before."
"He must have obtained it from the Shamanic Chamber."
"Dark Blade must have had an astonishing harvest in the Shamanic Chamber. With his talent, the harvest is unimaginable." These Grandmasters were all astonished.
Even experts like Song Guang and Li Yan, who were skilled and bold, chose to follow when they encountered the two fighters in the second battle.
Because.
After eight hours of intense fighting, Wu Yuan was already very exhausted, and Jin Qing was on the verge of collapse.
"Jin Qing's movement speed is getting slower."
"Dark Blade! His strength remains at its peak!"
"He entered another dark valley." Song Guang and Li Yan, separated by twenty or thirty miles, looked from afar and became more and more shocked.
They had never seen such a battle between two Celestial Ranking experts, both equipped with Spirit Weapon Battle Armor.
Boom!
The earth trembled, and even with Spirit Weapon Battle Armor, Song Guang was deterred by such a battle.
Finally, everything gradually calmed down.
"No movement."
"Did the two of them follow the dark valley and fight far away?" Just as Li Yan and Song Guang felt puzzled.
Boom!
A figure of earthy yellow color shot up into the sky. One hand held a fiery red war blade. If not Wu Yuan, who else?
In the other hand, he held a limp and lifeless black-armored corpse.
Boom! He heavily landed on the ground.
Letting go.
The black-armored corpse fell to the chaotic ground like a dead dog, motionless, without a trace of breath.
Seeing this scene.
Li Yan and Song Guang couldn't help but feel shocked. Where they still didn't understand, this prolonged and terrifying battle had finally come to an end.
Wu Yuan won.
Jin Qing, dead!
Seeing Jin Qing's death with their own eyes had an unprecedented impact on Li Yan and Song Guang.
In their inherent impression, once someone had a Spirit Weapon Battle Armor, they were 'invincible.' Yet today, even the Celestial Ranking expert with a Spirit Weapon Battle Armor was killed!
It wasn't because of a technique that Jin Qing died; he was literally shaken to death.
"This Dark Blade! Too terrifying!"
"Almost Celestial Ranking."
"In the thirteen provinces of Central Earth, it takes an average of several decades to produce a Celestial Ranking master. If the high-level experts of Da Jin know about this, they will probably go crazy."
"Dark Blade, his strength is likely to become a Celestial Ranking master soon," Li Yan and Song Guang speculated silently.
On the vast land.
"Finally."
"Killed Jin Qing." Wu Yuan retracted the scales covering his head, revealing his face, with a hint of exhaustion in his eyes.
But more importantly, there was excitement and joy!
So what if it's the quasi-Celestial Ranking? So what if it has Spirit Weapon Battle Armor?
When he says he'll kill you, he'll kill you!
In fact, with Wu Yuan's powerful spiritual perception, he could naturally sense any lurking threats, including Li Yan and Song Guang, who he had already noticed.
But he didn't care!
If he could kill Jin Qing, who was even equipped with Spirit Weapon Battle Armor, would he care about two Grandmasters?
"Killing Jin Qing will reduce Da Jin's combat power significantly, making the threat much smaller," Wu Yuan thought to himself.
Perhaps, in the future, he wouldn't be afraid of Qi Refiners.
But dealing with mortals would be easy for a Qi Refiner, even if they were only at the Qi Sea realms. With proper preparation, it would be effortless to destroy an area within several miles using a spell!
"Let's see what treasures there are." Wu Yuan had a thought.
Whoosh~ The Spirit Weapon Battle Armor on Jin Qing's body, now ownerless, quickly detached and floated in mid-air.
"It should only be a Spirit Weapon of the Third Rank." Wu Yuan touched the surface of the Spirit Weapon Battle Armor, and many faint cracks had already appeared.
Spirit Weapon, Ninth Rank!
Every three ranks brought a significant improvement.
Spirit Weapons of the Ninth, Eighth, and Seventh Ranks were easily damaged in battles between Qi Sea realms.
However.
"Grandmaster Fang Xia is at the Eighth Realm of the Qi Sea. When he leaves Ding Wu Realm, he might have a way to repair it," Wu Yuan thought. "Moreover, even if it can't be repaired, giving it to Master Bu Yu, battling with fellow masters, should not be a problem."
Whoosh~
With a thought, a belt, two rings, and two storage treasures flew into Wu Yuan's hands. Divine consciousness surged in.
Quickly searching through them.
"Several million taels of silver? Not useful!" At Wu Yuan's level, he knew that silver was useless to cultivators, let alone silver notes.
"Thousand kilograms of Source Stones?" Wu Yuan was surprised to find a pile of crystal-clear jade stones in the storage ring.
Looking at the quality, they were lower than the 'Tianwu Token' in Wu Yuan's hand.
They should be ordinary Source Stones.
However, the spiritual energy contained in these Source Stones was astonishing.
"Source Stones are indeed heavy." Wu Yuan thought. He had read about them in the scriptures given by Bu Yu and knew that one cubic meter of Source Stone contained over a hundred thousand catties!
A thousand kilograms of Source Stones?
It sounds like a lot but has a small volume.
"If converted into silver, one kilogram of Source Stone can be exchanged for one hundred thousand taels of silver." Wu Yuan smiled slightly. "I am also considered a billionaire with a hundred million taels of silver."
Unfortunately, silver was useless to Wu Yuan.
"There are also some books." Wu Yuan quickly glanced over the pile of books. Only a few seemed worth reading based on the table of contents.
Most of them are useless to Wu Yuan.
There are also some perennial celestial treasures, second-grade divine weapons, third-grade divine weapons, and first-grade divine weapons.
For example, Chu Ping's first-grade divine sword.
Or Iron Tuo's Wolf Fang Club, a divine weapon.
"Ah." Wu Yuan's gaze swept over the weapons and armors of Chang Dong, Iron Tuo, Chu Ping, etc., finally landing on the pile of spirit fruits.
Two types of spirit fruits were suspended in the storage treasure.
One is a fist-sized round red spirit fruit, somewhat similar to a red apple, but the surface lines give the impression of being more robust.
The other is a similarly sized, purple all-over spirit fruit.
Both types of spirit fruits emit a strange aura. Just looking at them makes people irresistibly tempted, with a desire to eat them.
"Redwood spirit fruit, eleven pieces!"
"Purplewood spirit fruit, five pieces." Wu Yuan grinned.
Compared to silver and source stones, these were the real treasures!
Just these spirit fruits alone would significantly increase the strength of the upper echelons of Hengyun Sect.
With Wu Yuan's mental prowess, he quickly categorized many treasures with a thought.
At this moment.
Wu Yuan turned his head and looked at the two figures flying towards him, revealing a faint smile, "Brother Li Yan, Brother Song Guang, long time no see."
Li Yan and Song Guang's hearts trembled slightly.
They didn't expect Wu Yuan to be so polite.
"Brother Dark Blade, it's, it's been a long time," Li Yan spoke first.
He couldn't help but glance at Jin Qing's corpse on the ground. "Brother Dark Blade, you are really amazing, actually able to kill Jin Qing."
"Luck," Wu Yuan said lightly.
Li Yan and Song Guang smiled bitterly.
Luck?
They knew very well that the two sides had fought for at least several hours, and Jin Qing was actually worn down to death by Wu Yuan!
Seeing Wu Yuan's calm demeanor, it didn't look like he had expended much energy.
Jin Qing's death was not unjust.
"Both of you, now that Jin Qing is dead, no one in the team of the Da Jin Empire can threaten you anymore," Wu Yuan smiled faintly. "Is there anything you need from me? If not, it's better to hurry and search for spirit fruits. There should be many left in Dingwu Realm."
Wu Yuan had some goodwill towards Li Yan and Song Guang.
In any case, they had helped him at the beginning.
Therefore, Wu Yuan had never thought of killing for treasures.
"Dark Blade, we came specifically to discuss something with you."
Song Guang continued, hesitating, "After killing Jin Qing, you probably gained a lot of spirit fruits. Are you willing to trade with our Star Pavilion?"
"Yes!"
"Dark Blade, whether it's Star Pavilion or my Seven Stars Pavilion, we can definitely offer a good price." Li Yan added, "Whether it's cultivation techniques, first-grade divine weapons, or a large number of source stones, we can exchange."
Wu Yuan smiled.
It turned out they came to negotiate with him.
"Both of you, I find these spirit fruits barely enough for myself." Wu Yuan shook his head and laughed. "I currently have no intention of trading. When I leave the Chujiang Immortal Realm, if I want to sell the spirit fruits, I will naturally look for you."
"Alright."
"Both of you, I need to hurry and search for treasures." Wu Yuan didn't want to linger with them.
With a swift movement, he directly turned into a stream of light and left.
Li Yan and Song Guang exchanged a glance, feeling quite helpless.
"Jin Qing killed Chang Dong, then returned from the witch's room. The harvest he took back is probably significant," Song Guang was unwilling, "In the end, we provided Dark Blade with an opportunity. He definitely has a lot of spirit fruits now."
"If he's willing to trade two Purplewood Spirit Fruits with me, the possibility of my breakthrough will be much higher," Song Guang gritted his teeth.
"What are you thinking?" Li Yan glanced at him and said with a smile, "We came here to trade with Dark Blade, originally, it was a gamble."
"You need to understand."
"With his current strength, not turning hostile and killing us for treasures is already quite merciful," Li Yan shook his head. Between strong individuals, where are there so many rules?
Just like Iron Tuo representing Jiusha Mansion, Jin Qing dared to turn hostile and kill. Even if the news spread, the Da Jin side wouldn't be afraid.
"Yeah, I understand," Song Guang sighed, "This time, Hengyun Sect is likely to rise."
"Hard to say."
"The secret of the 'Witch Room' in Dingwu Realm can't be concealed forever," Li Yan shook his head, "Jin Qing's death may not go unnoticed by the Da Jin Empire. Once revealed, it will definitely trigger a large-scale war with Hengyun Sect."
"A war of the Heavenly Ranking might erupt."
"Dark Blade, as powerful as he is now, is only dominant among the master level." Li Yan sighed, "Once a Da Jin expert from the Heavenly Ranking arrives, it's hard to say."
"Will Da Jin dare to violate the agreement of the Heavenly Ranking?" Song Guang couldn't help asking.
"Agreement? Just a piece of paper!"
Li Yan whispered, "Before, Da Jin was willing to take it slow because their top combat power had an absolute advantage, and they had enough certainty. They just didn't want to pay too high a price."
"But with Hengyun Sect rising strongly, the variables are increasing. They may not continue to wait."
"Let's go!"
"As for matters of the Heavenly Ranking, it's not our concern. It's better to figure out how to get more Purplewood Spirit Fruits." The two grandmaster experts quickly left.
...
Swoosh! Wu Yuan moved at an astonishing speed on the ground.
His eyes scanned all around.
Sensing with divine consciousness.
"Dingwu Realm, each opening lasts for five days, and there's less than two days left."
Wu Yuan's eyes were cold, "The five Da Jin Empire master experts, Jin Qing and Dong Jiu died. I don't know how many are left alive."
"Zhong Jun was hunted by Yutai Shang, and I don't know the outcome."
"Yue Shanzhong, most likely not dead."
"Tang Jin, life and death unknown, but at least, before my battle with Jin Qing, she was still alive, and we didn't encounter her on this journey." Wu Yuan pondered.
With the remaining time, Wu Yuan's plan was straightforward.
Find spirit fruits! Kill Da Jin experts!
...
A few hours later, in a relatively dark canyon.
"Roar!" "Roar!"
"Roar!" Overwhelming roars, monstrous beasts resembling 'black panthers' with massive bodies, moved on the mountain wall like flat ground, roaring as they besieged the figure rushing into the canyon.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Strange fiery red blade lights lit up one after another, and black panther-like demon beasts fell into the depths of the canyon, blood splattering.
A sandy-yellow figure moved like a deity.
Step by step, he approached a raised platform on the mountain wall of the dark valley, slaughtering the demon beasts rushing from all directions.
"Another Redwood Spirit Fruit." Wu Yuan waved his hand and stored the spirit fruit in his storage treasure.
"These demon beasts."
"They are not real demon beasts, similar to those Red Earth Assassins, fundamentally not much different." Wu Yuan glanced at the falling bodies of the black panthers.
They were rapidly dissolving, even the blood was vanishing.
"Let's go!"
Wu Yuan stepped on the mountain wall, soared into the sky, and left the dark valley.
...
Moving forward, Wu Yuan's divine consciousness was strong enough, and his sensory perception was also sufficient. Whether it was luck or other reasons, within just a day, Wu Yuan had covered only five to six hundred miles.
Surprisingly, he found three spirit fruits, all of them being Redwood Spirit Fruits and not Purplewood Spirit Fruits.
The time left until the Dingwu Realm closed was getting closer.
"On this journey, I haven't encountered other experts or seen Yutai Shang," Wu Yuan stood on a mountain top, scanning the vast land.
Suddenly.
"Hmm?" Wu Yuan's eyes condensed, a hint of killing intent flashed, "Yue Shanzhong!"
Ten miles away.
A figure in black armor was fleeing in embarrassment from a dark valley. A large number of snake-like demon beasts followed behind him. Obviously, this dark valley had a fruit, and many demon beasts were guarding it.
"Ha ha, Purplewood Spirit Fruit! Ha ha!"
"Three Purplewood Spirit Fruits, with these, Yue Shanzhong has the hope to reach the Heavenly Ranking as well." Yue Shanzhong was extremely excited.
He had just fought desperately and finally seized one Purplewood Spirit Fruit.
Having a spirit weapon battle armor allowed him to rampage.
Otherwise, facing a large number of demon beasts reaching the master threshold, even a grandmaster had to be cautious.
But in the next moment.
The smile on Yue Shanzhong's face disappeared, and he was shocked, "Dark Blade!"
A sandy-yellow figure was charging towards him like lightning!
"Run!"
Yue Shanzhong was both shocked and furious. While running like crazy, he kept shouting, "Dark Blade, spare my life! I'll give you all the treasures on me."
While shouting.
Without hesitation, Yue Shanzhong threw his storage treasure in another direction, hoping to lure Wu Yuan to pick it up.
Unfortunately! Wu Yuan remained unmoved.
Eight miles! Nine breaths!
"Clang!" "Clang!" Lightning-like collisions occurred several times. With a flash of blade light, a tall corpse fell to the ground.
Yue Shanzhong, dead!
"You're dead, and the treasures are still mine." Wu Yuan waved his hand, collecting various divine weapons, and quickly returned dozens of miles away.
He picked up the storage ring the opponent had just thrown away.
In such a short time, no one had passed by.
"Two Redwood Spirit Fruits, three Purplewood Spirit Fruits?" Wu Yuan's eyes lit up. Investigating the opponent's storage treasure, it was indeed the fastest way to kill and plunder.
"Continue, go find the next one."
...
Time passed second by second.
Although Wu Yuan searched diligently, unfortunately, in the remaining time, he didn't find any more spirit fruits.
He also didn't encounter other strong opponents again.
Finally, five days elapsed!
On a desolate plain.
"Wu Yuan, prepare to leave the Dingwu Realm!" A cold voice sounded in Wu Yuan's mind.
It was the voice of the realm master.
Wu Yuan smiled, and immediately felt an invisible force enveloping him, disappearing on the spot.
..."Young Master, you finally came out." Wu Yuan had not completely shaken off the drowsiness when he heard this rather cheerful voice.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 129: I'll Accompany Young Master on the Road
Five days ago, Wu Yuan, Li Yan, and Song Guang entered the Dingwu Realm under the cover of darkness and have now emerged.
Naturally, it was still nighttime.
On a desolate mountain.
"This isn't the same place we entered Dingwu Realm last time." Wu Yuan's vision was extraordinary even in the darkness; a sweep of his gaze around clarified everything.
When leaving Dingwu Realm, the realm master randomly teleports internal cultivators to various locations on Mount Jie Xian, preventing them from meeting.
This way, it avoids cultivators immediately resorting to killing each other upon leaving Dingwu Realm.
It is to prevent cultivators from going on a killing spree right after leaving Dingwu Realm, which would contradict the creator's original intention.
"The realm master is indeed just a spirit, and everything is done according to the rules." Wu Yuan's gaze finally fell on the elegantly robed middle-aged man in front of him.
He couldn't help but admit that he looked handsome!
Not the kind of delicate young man's handsome, but the mature uncle type, making Wu Yuan involuntarily think of a term from his past life—cougar hunter.
In Dingwu Realm, why did the realm master not allow Fang Xia to take action? According to Wu Yuan's speculation, there was only one possibility—cultivators were not allowed to enter.
Similar to how top-tier experts couldn't enter Dingwu Realm.
Fang Xia broke through to become a 'Witch' while inside Dingwu Realm, so even if imprisoned, he was not allowed to take action.
"Young Master?" Fang Xia looked at Wu Yuan with great care.
That gaze seemed to be caring for an intellectually disabled child.
"I'm fine." Wu Yuan spoke calmly, "Senior Fang Xia, as I've said before, you can call me 'Wu Yuan'..."
"As long as you're fine, as long as you're fine." Fang Xia nodded repeatedly, revealing a set of white teeth, "Wu Yuan, right? Okay, Young Master, I remember, Young Master, you must not call me 'Senior.' Call me 'Fang Xia' or even 'Old Fang.'"
Wu Yuan was speechless.
Looking somewhat strangely at Fang Xia.
"Young Master?" Fang Xia's heart was suddenly uneasy, feeling that Wu Yuan's eyes were somewhat special, and he had some bad thoughts for a moment.
"You care about me so much? Do you know my identity?" Wu Yuan asked curiously.
"Young Master."
"Under the scrutiny of the gods and the heavens." Fang Xia's expression changed dramatically, solemnly saying, "Young Master, whatever suspicions you may have, don't suspect my loyalty. Young Master, if you say go east, I will never..."
"Stop!" Wu Yuan interrupted, his face stern, "Get to the point, in one sentence."
"Young Master, if you have something to do, I might end up back in there again." Fang Xia's face suddenly seemed like he was about to cry, "Young Master, I was locked up for a total of 136 years, seven months, and nine days!!"
"Only able to consume Qi."
"Divine Qi tastes good, but no matter how delicious something is, eating it for over a hundred years, anyone would go insane. I haven't gone mad, which is already impressive."
"Locked inside."
"No food to eat! No one to talk to! No books to read! No barred windows to listen to music..." Fang Xia spoke rapidly.
"Stop!" Wu Yuan's forehead was sweating profusely.
It had to be admitted that the image of the former 'Grandmaster Fang Xia' in Wu Yuan's mind had completely collapsed.
At this moment, Wu Yuan couldn't judge whether Fang Xia's drastic change in temperament was caused by being locked up for over a hundred years or if it was his true nature.
"Books are not reliable." Wu Yuan recalled the praise for 'Grandmaster Fang Xia' in the Hengyun Sect's scriptures.
Comparing it to the real person!
It's hard to look at.
"Senior Fang Xia." Wu Yuan pondered for a moment and decided to reveal the truth, saying slowly, "In reality, you are my ancestor."
"No!" Fang Xia shook his head firmly, "You are my Young Master!"
Wu Yuan was stunned.
"Young Master, I know you want to keep a low profile, and you also want to save face for me. You don't want to embarrass me, so you're finding an identity for me." Fang Xia said earnestly, "Young Master, please rest assured, I, Fang Xia, am clear-headed and don't care about these empty titles."
"Pretending to be a steward is fine, pretending to be an old servant is also fine, as long as I can occasionally take a break."
"Oh, Young Master, is Drunken Moon Residence still open? I haven't been there in over a hundred years. The once pitiful Moon, Dust, and Frost... probably have all died of old age, but it doesn't matter. There must be others with the same names..." Fang Xia couldn't stop talking as soon as he opened his mouth.
Seeing that the topic was about to deviate again.
"Senior Fang Xia, stop." Wu Yuan's face became serious, "From now on, listen to me and don't speak."
"Alright, whatever Young Master says." Fang Xia decisively shut his mouth.
"Senior Fang Xia, you are indeed my ancestor, oh no, my Grandmaster!" Wu Yuan looked helpless, "I am a disciple of the Hengyun Sect..."
Fang Xia looked vivid.
"Now it is the year 3227 in the Eastern Martial Calendar. The current Elders are Bu Yu and Huan Jian. My Hengyun Sect..." Wu Yuan quickly explained the current situation.
Mainly focusing on three aspects.
One is Wu Yuan's own identity, including the information about his dual identity with An Dao, which was also not concealed.
The second is the current situation of the Hengyun Sect, especially its relationship with the Great Jin Empire.
The third is the current situation of the world in Central Tu.
The fourth is what happened in Dingwu Realm.
Of course, regarding what he specifically obtained from Dingwu Realm, Wu Yuan mentioned it briefly without going into detail.
"Drunken Moon Residence is indeed still open. It makes sense; it has been around for over a thousand years, not missing these hundred years." Fang Xia rubbed his chin with his right hand, seemingly lost in thought. "The Chujiang Empire has actually been destroyed. I originally wanted to go and beat up that old guy and grab an emperor to play with."
Wu Yuan didn't interrupt Fang Xia.
For Fang Xia, who hadn't touched the mortal world for over a hundred years, it probably felt like a 'sea change.'
Fang Xia needed time to digest it.
After a while.
"Young Master." Fang Xia raised his head, looking serious, "I've figured it out. To the outside world, just say that you rescued me. You can call me Grandmaster, and I'll call you by your name."
"But in my heart, you will always be Young Master." Fang Xia's voice was resolute. "When we are alone, I will call you Young Master, and you can call me Old Fang."
Wu Yuan had a black line on his face. "Just this?"
Thinking for a long time.
Just thinking about these titles?
"Haha, of course, not just these. Young Master, rest assured, I, Old Fang, understand the importance of things. Before handling matters properly, I won't go to Drunken Moon Residence to find old acquaintances." Fang Xia showed a faint smile. "Young Master, at present, there are two major dangers for us."
"Old Fang, please continue." Wu Yuan asked, "What are these two major dangers?"
"The first one is the Great Jin Empire," Fang Xia said seriously, "If you hadn't killed Jin Qing, the Great Jin might have tolerated it. But you were able to kill Jin Qing, proving that you are about to become a Qi Refiner. If I were the Great Jin Patriarch, once I confirmed this news, I would definitely come to Yunshan to find you."
Wu Yuan nodded slightly.
He had also thought about this.
However, considering that Fang Xia would be present in the future, he decisively killed Jin Qing.
"Unfortunately, Young Master, you are too soft-hearted." Fang Xia shook his head and sighed, "You should have killed everyone like Song Guang and Li Yan."
"Kill them all, and the news won't leak."
"And you could have seized their treasures." Fang Xia said regretfully.
Wu Yuan was stunned.
He thought he was decisive enough, but compared to Grandmaster Fang Xia, he seemed a bit naive.
"What's the second danger?" Wu Yuan asked.
"The danger lies in your soft-heartedness, Young Master." Fang Xia said solemnly, "After you came out of the Witch's Room and killed Jin Qing, when Song Guang, Li Yan, and the others go back, once they report it, the Seven Stars Tower, Star Alliance Tower, and even the Nine Killing Mansion, these top forces, do you think the 'Celestial List experts' behind them will not be tempted?"
"To kill you and obtain a large number of spirit fruits."
"And there are at least two spirit weapon battle armors, several attack-type spirit weapons, possibly mysterious treasures from the Witch's Room, and several 'Chujiang Tokens'..." Fang Xia said with gusto, "If it were me, upon receiving this news, I would come over immediately."
Wu Yuan fell silent.
This was something he had not thought about.
"Old Fang, do all the forces behind the Star Alliance have Celestial List experts?" Wu Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"Yes! Thinking of my Old Fang's dominance of the world's brothels... oh no, dominance of the world for decades, I have seen several Qi Refiners." Fang Xia showed a sneer. "Especially the Star Alliance Tower."
"Being able to spread its influence across the thirteen states of the world, making various forces tacitly accept it, even the mighty Great Jin has to accept their silver notes. Do you think it's really based on 'fairness and justice'?"
"Wrong!"
"It's strength! The Star Alliance Tower has one of the most powerful strengths in the world." Fang Xia said seriously, "At least it can stand up to the Great Jin."
"As for the Seven Stars Tower, Nine Killing Mansion, and other ancient forces that have been passed down for thousands of years, there must be Qi Refiners sitting behind them."
"Otherwise, they would have been wiped out by the Qi Refiners who didn't like them long ago." Fang Xia shook his head.
Wu Yuan nodded gently.
Although Fang Xia had been imprisoned for over a hundred years, he had traveled the world for decades before being locked up. He must have heard and seen a lot.
"If my guess is correct, the reason why the Chujiang Empire was destroyed is closely related to 'Chu Bohong.'" Fang Xia sneered, "It's this old guy who fooled me."
"Chu Bohong?" Wu Yuan was stunned, then puzzled, "The second-generation emperor of the Chujiang Empire?"
"Yeah." Fang Xia nodded, "A Qi Refiner at the Sixth Stage of the Sea of Qi. I think I'm right; he should be dead by now."
"If he didn't die, the Chujiang Empire wouldn't have been so easily destroyed."
"When he died, only Mao Xiaolin and Mao Liang were left. Even with the support of formations, they couldn't resist the attacks of the high-level Sea of Qi experts in the Great Jin, so it naturally perished." Fang Xia said.
Wu Yuan suddenly realized.
These secrets are unknown to him.
"Old Fang, why were you imprisoned back then?" Wu Yuan suddenly became curious.
"That old guy Chu Bohong told me that the mythical beasts in the Dingwu Realm could be captured," Fang Xia said with a grimace. "He gave me three beast-taming rings and told me to capture them. I believed in his deception."
"I finally caught three of them when the five days were up."
"Everyone else left, and I was the only one imprisoned," Fang Xia said in a low voice.
"Just like that?" Wu Yuan was puzzled.
"Just like that." Fang Xia shrugged, revealing a self-proclaimed handsome smile. "But I, Old Fang, am exceptionally talented. Relying on the most basic 'Witchery Scriptures,' I broke through to become a sorcerer and finally waited for you, Young Master."
Wu Yuan was speechless.
He roughly guessed that when Chu Bohong asked Fang Xia to capture the guardian spirit beasts guarding the spirit fruits in the Dingwu Realm, it probably wasn't that simple.
However, it no longer mattered. Everything from the past had dissipated, and the Chujiang Empire was already destroyed.
For Fang Xia, the past hundred years might not have been all misfortune.
If he were in the outside world, he might not have cultivated to the Eighth Stage of the Sea of Qi.
"Old Fang, what do we do about these two crises?" Wu Yuan couldn't help asking.
"What to do?" Fang Xia uttered a single word, "Kill!"
Wu Yuan looked at Fang Xia with a skeptical gaze, "Old Fang, can you, alone, deal with so many forces?"
It's not that Wu Yuan doesn't believe Fang Xia. It's just that Fang Xia has always cultivated alone. Even though the Witch Clan is powerful, he has never experienced real combat and might not possess powerful magical treasures.
Can he withstand the forces of various factions?
After the battle with Jin Qing, Wu Yuan realized deeply that strength is not only about personal strength but also the importance of magical treasures.
"Young Master, do you doubt me?" Fang Xia was extremely excited. "Back in the day, I fought day and night, and every battle was at least one against two. Often one against three, one against four..."
But seeing Wu Yuan's skeptical gaze, Fang Xia's voice gradually lowered.
"Young Master, whether it's the Great Jin or other forces, if they want to find you, the first target must be Yunshan," Fang Xia directly changed the topic.
"Yeah." Wu Yuan nodded.
"In Yunshan, there is a fairyland ruin. Do you know about it?" Fang Xia asked.
"I've heard of it," Wu Yuan said.
"What we need to do is to rush back to Yunshan as quickly as possible," Fang Xia smiled. "As long as I can make use of that fairyland ruin, establish a Witch Clan formation based on it, and preside over it, as long as it's not a Gold Core expert coming to kill, I'm confident I can withstand it."
"Even."
"By setting up traps, there's hope of killing even a Ninth Stage of the Sea of Qi expert." Fang Xia said solemnly.
"So powerful?" Wu Yuan was surprised.
"In terms of direct confrontation, witches are the most valiant. We sorcerers are far inferior in direct combat." Fang Xia shook his head. "But witches study all things, such as witchcraft, blood arts, poison, formations, elixirs, and so on, all of which I have dabbled in."
"In terms of formations, unless it's a Sea of Qi Ninth Stage cultivator who practices the 'Lifeline Formation,' otherwise, it's impossible to surpass me," Fang Xia said confidently.
Wu Yuan nodded slightly.
Upon reflection, Fang Xia had been systematically trained by the "Realm Master" system, and he must have a relatively complete inheritance.
At least, occupying advantageous terrain, defeating a group of casual cultivators in the Central Earth world should not be a problem.
"Old Fang," Wu Yuan suddenly spoke, "If Great Jin or other forces really have a Gold Core expert, what should we do?"
"Young Master, rest assured, Old Fang will definitely accompany Young Master on the road," Fang Xia said solemnly.
"Which road?"
"The Yellow Springs Road!"
...
Time passed, and after several hours, about three hundred miles from the Jie Xian Mountain, in the Yangxia County city, the world was still shrouded in darkness.
In a large courtyard,
Several people were waiting patiently.
"Yu Tai Shang, when will Senior Dark Blade arrive?" Gu Wang, dressed in black robes, said solemnly. "We've been waiting for a while."
"According to reason, Senior Dark Blade should come faster," Gu Wang said with a hint of worry on his face.
"Don't worry," Bu Yu whispered.
Suddenly,
Buzz~ The light in the courtyard twisted for a moment, and two figures gradually appeared. This scene made Bu Yu, Gu Wang, and Zhang Changsheng's expressions change involuntarily.
They hadn't sensed anything.
A figure in a cyan robe with a handsome face.
A figure in a white robe holding a round fan, with an extraordinary and ethereal demeanor.
"Wu Yuan?" Zhang Changsheng was bewildered.
"Wu Yuan?" Bu Yu and Gu Wang were also surprised.
Because the revealed figure of Wu Yuan didn't have the disguise of the Bone Transformation Makeup.
However,
After sweeping their eyes over Wu Yuan, their gazes involuntarily fell on the middle-aged man in the white robe standing in front of Wu Yuan.
Because the man in the white robe exuded an otherworldly charm that made people involuntarily feel favorably disposed.
"Cough cough!" Wu Yuan cleared his throat twice. "Yu Tai Shang."
Only then did the several people in the courtyard snap back to reality.
"Wu Yuan, who is this?" Bu Yu whispered, her heart secretly vigilant because the man in the white robe gave her an extraordinarily frightening feeling.
Unconsciously, she was attracted by his gaze.
"He is Senior Fang Xia." Wu Yuan said solemnly.
Bu Yu, Gu Wang, and Zhang Changsheng were all stunned.
Fang Xia?
Of course, they knew Fang Xia.
Like Bu Yu, who had been mentioning this name since childhood, she had been talking about it for nearly a hundred years.
"That's right!"
Wu Yuan perceived the thoughts of the three individuals and calmly stated, "This person is the greatest ancestor in the history of my Hengyun Sect, 'Fang Xia.'"
"He has been trapped in the Chujiang Immortal Realm until I entered the Witch Chamber, accidentally rescuing him."
"Ancestor Fang Xia has become an extremely powerful Qi Cultivator," Wu Yuan emphasized, "possessing the strength to contend for the title of the world's number one expert."
This was the wording agreed upon by Wu Yuan and Fang Xia after their discussion, avoiding any mention of the Witch Clan or Wu Yuan's identity. However, 'the world's number one expert' was strongly demanded by Fang Xia himself.
His reason was straightforward.
If there were no Gold Core experts, he indeed had the qualifications to compete for the title of the world's number one.
If there were true Gold Core experts, it didn't matter. Blowing his own trumpet beforehand would at least garner some admiration.
Sure enough, Bu Yu, Gu Wang, and Zhang Changsheng were completely stunned by Wu Yuan's introduction.
Ancestor Fang Xia? Possessing the strength of the world's number one expert?
They instinctively found it somewhat unbelievable.
However, feeling Fang Xia's extraordinary aura and hearing Wu Yuan's words, they couldn't help but be convinced.
"Bu Yu, pay respects to Ancestor Fang Xia," Bu Yu was the first to salute. "We hope Ancestor can save our sect in times of crisis."
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The character of Fang Xia can be considered a new attempt.
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