Chapter 1321: The Spiritual Communication Sect's Duel

The setting sun slanted westward; the fierce daytime sun, just before night fell, had also grown weak.

At the same time, the layered mountain ranges on the land likewise grew dim as the sunlight weakened.

Within the dense forest, the light became as dark as night.

Although the light had dimmed, many daytime-active beasts had settled into silence, while the night-active beasts had not yet left their dens.

Thus, the world now appeared exceptionally tranquil.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

However, this tranquility was soon shattered when three figures suddenly shot out from the dark dense forest.

As for those three figures, after darting out, they immediately cautiously surveyed their surroundings.

One of them, a beautiful woman about twenty-five or twenty-six, instantly released a surge of green Dou Qi from her body, which whooshed into the forest below.

Not long after the Dou Qi dispersed, the woman turned to a young woman about thirty years old standing before her and said, "Twenty-third Sister, the area is now safe; we should hurry back inside the pass, for those of the Spiritual Communication Sect could discover us at any moment."

"All right, let's go."

Hearing that, the young woman hesitated not at all and immediately called to another woman to flee.

Immediately afterward, the three of them flew north at full speed.

After all, every second they lingered outside added to their risk.

They certainly did not wish to end up like the several sisters who had died before, forever remaining here.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Not long after the three ahead departed, several figures abruptly appeared from the southern horizon, then in an instant swept across the sky and finally halted here.

"Damn it, those vile women got away again!"

After scanning the surroundings and finding only faint traces of aura but no one in sight, one of those figures instantly darkened in face and angrily cursed.

Hearing that, the faces of the others quickly flushed with intense anger.

Since a month ago, those women have begun scavenging supplies all over outside Pingnan Pass, causing their cultivation resources to dwindle further and further.

What's worse, those people have even mastered the method of newly constructing Pingnan Pass and have begun gradually shifting the pass forward.

In this short month, those people have seized tens of millions of li of their activity range.

If this continues, they will eventually have no place left to stand!

Thinking of this, their anger nearly burst their chests.

Forget it; those people have already run far off, likely nearing the pass's position, so to be safe we shouldn't continue north.

After a long silence, the figure resembling the leader then waved a hand, signaling retreat.

After all, if they kept pursuing, they might run into those women's allies ahead and end up being left behind themselves.

Thus, retreat is the better choice.

Such mishaps have indeed occurred during this past month.

Several squads of the Spiritual Communication Sect, having had their heads clouded by anger, charged straight all the way to a point not far before Pingnan Pass.

The result was that they crashed head‑on into the women's other companions and were beaten to death on the spot.

As soon as the words fell, those figures swiftly vanished, leaving the place.

Meanwhile, as those members of the Spiritual Communication Sect returned to their camp, the women who had fled earlier arrived before a huge golden‑energy pass city.

In the glow of the setting sun's last ray, the three golden characters "Pingnan Pass" above the pass city shone especially brightly.

At the same time, upon seeing the familiar pass, the three fleeing women felt the great stone in their hearts finally settle.

After all, upon reaching this place, the thieves of the Spiritual Communication Sect would dare not pursue them any further.

"Twenty-third Younger Sister, Twenty-seventh Younger Sister, Thirtieth Younger Sister, you've finally come back—it's so late, we thought something had happened to you."

Upon seeing the three appear, a curvaceous, beautifully built mature woman from within the pass immediately flew up, her lovely mature face full of worry.

"Elder Sister Han Su."

The three women then approached her, one embracing her ample waist while the other two each took hold of one of her arms.

"Elder Sister Han Su, we were chased far by those people of the Spiritual Communication Sect and almost didn't get to see you."

As they spoke, the woman recalled the several Dou Saint‑level pursuers of the Spiritual Communication Sect who had chased her, and she buried her face in the other's sturdy chest, rubbing wildly.

After all, among the Spiritual Communication Sect's pursuers were three Two‑star Dou Saints and one Four‑star Dou Saint.

And among them, the strongest was at most a Three‑star Dou Saint.

The danger level can easily be imagined.

"All right, all right, now it's safe—you needn't fear them anymore."

Seeing this, Han Su soothed her by stroking the silky hair of the woman in her arms.

She naturally knew the danger outside.

After all, since a month ago their husband brought them and their fellow sisters into this place.

After familiarizing them for two days, he began letting them roam inside to scavenge cultivation resources.

As the eldest sister among many concubines, she too needed to go outside to seek cultivation resources.

In this process they also came to know the strength of the Spiritual Communication Sect's people.

Were it not for the sect's top experts being blocked by their husband and her several wives, they reckoned that in a battle they would all be wiped out.

Nevertheless, despite that, over the past month they still lost five sisters whose bodies were shattered.

Among them, three even failed to have their souls rescued.

Of course, they also managed, by various means, to kill some of the enemy's Dou Saints and spirit pets.

Speaking of which, this could be considered a slight advantage for their side.

After all, their husband gradually equipped them, upon their arrival, with a flight Dou technique refined from the wings of ninth‑rank flying magical beasts.

Furthermore, he produced several scrolls of Heaven‑rank intermediate body techniques and a host of Heaven‑rank advanced cultivation methods, allowing each to choose the type she preferred to practice.

And with the aid of these things, they, who possess ultra-high speed, are indeed much faster than their opponents.

Thus, when battle begins, they naturally gain many advantages.

After all, those of the Soul Communication Sect, although they obtained many legacies of the former Pingnan Army,

But because of the magic beasts here, previously protected by a peak-level Dou Saint Heavenly Devil Python, they dare not hunt them recklessly.

And Lin Feng, because he can freely enter and leave Gu Nanfang Dalu and the outside world,

Therefore, after he went to the burial place of the former Heavenly Phoenix Clan chief,

He then equipped each of his concubines with a flight Dou technique forged from ninth-rank Heavenly Phoenix skeletal remains.

After all, he now lacks none of these things, and furthermore, from wiping out the Stone Clan, gathering bone rings from corpses in Gu Nanfang Dalu, and the Medicine Clan Canon incident, he obtained a large amount of Heavenly Step Technique Dou techniques.

So, the wealthy him naturally is happy to strengthen his concubines a bit, lest they suffer heavy casualties.

After all, a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of grace; these concubines usually serve him wholeheartedly and diligently, and besides, they have no second thoughts.

Giving them things is not giving to outsiders, so there is no waste.

Even the Fire Slaves and human puppets, he gave most of them away.

After all, he initially refined many puppets, and furthermore, from the Strange Fire Space incident he obtained many Fire Slaves, which currently have no place to be used.

So, it would be better to give them to his concubines for self-defense

Of course, the number of Fire Slaves and human puppets cannot match that of his concubines.

Thus, only those concubines with great gains or great merit can obtain one from Lin Feng or his wives.

As for the others, they can only temporarily have empty hands.

However, if they can bring back the body or soul of a Soul Communication Sect Dou Saint, Lin Feng and his wives can then supplement other materials to make a puppet or Fire Slave for them.

And those concubines without great merit or great gains, their puppets or Fire Slaves also come about in this way!

Furthermore, if these concubines can obtain some poison that harms Dou Saints, Xiao Yixian can also help them, processing it into a poison that even Dou Saint experts fear.

After all, Xiao Yixian's strength has now reached Eight-Star Dou Saint; poisons that can only kill low-rank Dou Saints are of little use to her.

Thus, she might as well help those concubines process them into poison, to increase their chances of preserving their own lives, and for herself to gather more potent poison to advance.

As for those of the Soul Communication Sect, facing this situation, they can only stare helplessly.

After all, they lack the puppet method, have no materials to craft flight Dou techniques; besides staring helplessly, what else can they do?

"Right, let's first go turn in the stuff, Han Su elder sister; we'll chat later."

After Han Su comforted them for a while, the three women, realizing that their gains this time had not yet been turned in, immediately left the former.

After all, before coming here, their husband had emphasized that they must turn in seventy percent, leaving only thirty percent for themselves to manage.

"Upon hearing this, Han Su also lightly nodded, then opened her red lips slightly and explained: 'The forty-first to forty-ninth sisters, a quarter hour ago, already went to the husband's chambers to serve him. Now, the husband likely has no time to handle these; you can go to Xian Er elder sister's place and turn the stuff over to her.'"

"Hmm."

Having heard the reminder from the former, the three women did not feel surprised, but lightly nodded, then flew to the residence where Xiao Yixian was.

After all, after entering here, their husband had already established a schedule for all their concubines to serve him.

Each time they serve him, it is ten concubines, rotating in this manner.

Of course, people like Xiao Yixian, Cai Lin and the like are naturally not included in this.

They go to find their husband whenever they want.

However, perhaps they do not want to display an overly domineering attitude in front of the other concubines.

So, the times they go to find Lin Feng often are staggered from those of the other concubines.

Of course, if it happens to be a concubine who gets along well with them, tasked with staying overnight at their man's place, they will also join her.

Just then, it was to promote mutual feelings.

"Sigh, these days, although many sisters have increased their strength greatly through the rare treasures here, danger, like a shadow, has constantly lingered above our heads!"

Gazing at the gradually diminishing backs of the three women, Han Su then sighed helplessly.

Because, compared to most concubines, having a closer relationship with Lin Feng, she had also been informed beforehand.

Tomorrow, there will again be a great battle.

Now, seeing the appearance of those sisters, her heart also inevitably rises with some worry.

In this great battle, it is unknown whether the other fifty-five sisters here will suffer any damage.

"There's no way; wanting cultivation resources without paying any price—where in this world is there such a good thing?"

Having said this, Han Su's beautiful eyes gazed toward the distant wooden lodge her sisters had built, silently thinking: 'Moreover, at the moment they arrived, I think they had already made preparations.' As her words fell, Han Su's mature, curvaceous figure flashed and she left this place.

The next day, accompanied by the sun rising slowly from behind the eastern mountain peak.

The warm sunlight once again fell upon this land that had been silent all night.

Meanwhile, in this mountain forest full of verdant greenery, some early-rising unnamed young beasts also happily ran and played in the dew-covered forest.

Gazing outward, the view was full of a tranquil and harmonious scene.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

However, the next moment, a large number of swiftly passing figures suddenly shot across the sky from above.

Meanwhile, the small beasts playing below were also frightened by those strong-aura figures from above, causing them to run around in panic, at a loss.

This tranquil and harmonious scene was instantly completely destroyed.

"Han Yu, this time we must severely injure those guys; we absolutely cannot let this continue. Otherwise, facing the ancestor, I really would have no face to see her."

And while flying, a burly man five to six meters tall in the troop immediately spoke in a low voice to the jade-prince-like man beside him.

As he spoke, the burly man couldn't help clenching his fists, his eyes flashing with intense killing intent.

One month earlier, the fellow named Xiao Yan, after summoning a large group of women to cause trouble on their territory, they and Xiao Yan's group also erupted into a great battle.

But unfortunately, because the opposing side had many Seven- and Eight-Star Dou Saints, and furthermore Xiao Yan's strength was extremely strong.

Resulting in their side, despite having these two Nine-Star Dou Saint experts holding the fort, also failing to gain any advantage.

And from that tone, their identities are self‑evident—they are the members of the Spirit‑Communing Sect.

As for the burly man who spoke, he is Qiu Yue, who hates Xiao Yan to the extreme.

"Rest assured, this time we have that thing granted by the Ancestor; it will surely be able to land a heavy blow on Xiao Yan at the critical moment. Even if it doesn't kill him, it can turn him into a serious injury. At that point, with the two of us, dealing with the remaining people is not difficult."

Seeing Qiu Yue's angry expression, Han Yu gave a calm smile, confidently patted the spatial bag at his waist.

This time, he refuses to believe that Xiao Yan could still find a way to evade!

Upon hearing that, Qiu Yue immediately grinned, a chilling coldness flashing in his eyes.

After all this trouble, they can finally deal with the troublesome Xiao Yan.

"The Spirit‑Communing Sect voluntarily challenged us to a battle, surely they have unseen preparations; this time we must be cautious."

While the Spirit‑Communing Sect and its followers were moving, in a wooden bedroom on the other side, Lin Feng lay on the couch, his eyes scanning the companions also on the couch—Xiao Yixian, Blue Scale, Colorful Scale, the three beauties of Dan Tower, Yun Yun, and Zhao Ran, all without a scrap of cloth—and he immediately reminded them.

After all, one can imagine that those guys from the Spirit‑Communing Sect would not suddenly issue a challenge without having secretly made many preparations.

Upon hearing that, the several women who were about to dress suddenly paused and immediately nodded.

They had also thought of that point earlier.

So now, they certainly won't be foolishly arrogant because of this month's victory.

Zhao Ran, who had only arrived here half a month ago, also had a strong look of vigilance in her eyes.

Although she hasn't dealt much with those people, from several battles it is clear that the opponent is certainly not a foe that can be easily handled,

Therefore, at this critical moment, carelessness is not allowed.

"Alright, we're about ready to set off."

Shortly after, the women, now dressed, immediately looked toward Lin Feng still lying on the couch and spoke.

Upon hearing that, he leapt up at once, then swiftly used his battle Qi to condense a set of blue robes.

When he landed, the blue robes on his body had just been put on.

Having done that, he suddenly paused, then turned to the women and asked, "Have you successfully cultivated the Door of Deathly Silence?"

"Under the guidance of the Soul‑Origin Heaven, we have already constructed the space and preliminarily merged it into the Door of Deathly Silence. However, its power still needs improvement, and the death aura inside is still scant."

Hearing her own man's question, Cai Lin furrowed her dark eyebrows slightly, then immediately reported the progress of her sisters in cultivating the Door of Deathly Silence.

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng lightly nodded, then said, "In that case, since you have all forged the Door of Deathly Silence, let me strengthen it for you."

"Alright."

As soon as the former finished speaking, Cai Lin, Xiao Yixian, and the others, without any idle words, immediately unleashed the Door of Deathly Silence.

Of course, because Zhao Ran does not practice cultivation, she is not included in this.

Looking at the tiny black doors in the hands of Xiao Yixian, Blue Scale, Yun Yun, Cai Lin, and the three beauties of Dan Tower, Lin Feng raised an eyebrow slightly and thought to himself, "Ordinary people cultivating this Door of Deathly Silence really have to endure it through time."

Although he has not yet seen the power of the Door of Deathly Silence in the women's hands, just from the death aura emanating from these doors,

compared with the Door of Deathly Silence that Soul‑Origin Heaven and his group have forged for centuries, these are not even a fraction as strong!

But soon, he shook his head, then spread his palm and flung forcefully.

"Whoosh!"

In the next instant, a jet of black light burst from Lin Feng's sleeve, shooting straight into the central void of the tiny black doors held by the women.

These beams are actually the death force that Lin Feng has cultivated over this period.

In fact, it is a power stronger than mere death aura, essentially an advanced form of the latter.

"Hoo‑hoo"

At the same time, the tiny black doors in the seven women's hands, after receiving Lin Feng's continuous influx of death force, deepened in blackness instantly.

Moreover, the central void of each door began to faintly exude a terrifying death force.

Shortly after Lin Feng ceased, the women hurriedly closed their Doors of Deathly Silence, sealing the internal space from the outside to prevent the death force inside from leaking out.

"This death force truly complements our Door of Deathly Silence. Now that we have the husband's assistance, I think if we trap the enemy within it, under the erosion of that death force, the outcome will be absolutely dreadful."

Looking at the even darker black door in her hand, Cao Ying's charming little face immediately broke into a smile.

After all, the stronger we become, the more chance we have in the upcoming battle against the Spirit‑Communing Sect.

"Hehe, let's go and see what Han Yu and Qiu Yue and their people are up to."

As he spoke, Lin Feng led the women outward, and his late‑stage Eight‑Star power was unmistakably evident.

Indeed, his current strength is no longer mid‑Eight‑Star, but late‑stage Eight‑Star Dou Saint!

During this period, he also double‑cultivated once with the remaining thirty‑five concubines, absorbing their battle Qi.

Even Lei Qian was not spared; Lin Feng also absorbed her.

Bringing her, like the other concubines, down to a one‑star Dou Saint level.

However, despite the push from so many Five‑Star Dou Saints, Lin Feng could not reach the Eight‑Star Peak Dou Saint, only advancing to the late‑stage Eight‑Star realm.

During cultivation, Lin Feng discovered that the battle Qi in his two spirals should not differ, but stay at an equal level.

Otherwise, rapid switching can cause his own battle Qi to become unbalanced, leading to further issues.

Therefore, Lin Feng evenly distributed the absorbed battle Qi between the two spirals.

The price of this is that his battle Qi realm remains at the late‑stage Eight‑Star level.

Since his battle Qi is split between two, advancing his realm requires more energy.

Thus the difficulty, compared to others, is vastly greater.

Otherwise, with the energy push from those thirty‑plus Five‑Star Dou Saints, and given that he is starting anew, the difficulty would be less.

His current strength is at least that of an Eight‑Star Peak Dou Saint.

After leaving his bedroom, Lin Feng quickly gathered his more than fifty concubines and sped southward at full speed.

After all, the Spirit‑Communing Sect's challenge was an open‑handed scheme, and Lin Feng simply could not refuse.

At the same time, refusing would be meaningless.

After all, my concubines need to go beyond the pass to find cultivation resources, and if I refuse the Spirit-Communicating Sect's challenge.

Later, when my concubines go out, Han Yu, Qiu Yue and others, together with other people, attack my concubines; at that point, I still have to step in.

Therefore, this is why it is called a Yang scheme, and the reason Lin Feng cannot refuse.

Unless Lin Feng makes those concubines stop going out and stay within the pass to waste time with the other side.

But the problem is, doing so would hit the Spirit-Communicating Sect right in the heart of their plan.

After all, those people on the other side hope that Xiao Yan and the others will not cause trouble, giving their founder time to switch to cultivating battle Qi.

And when their founder gets out of trouble, they will settle both old and new grudges!

Having thought of this, Lin Feng gladly accepted the Spirit-Communicating Sect's challenge.

After all, the ones who cannot be delayed are not the other side, but them.

"Xiao Yan, you're bold. First you deceived us, then you escaped—that was enough, but you even dared to come back and killed three senior Heavenly Wolves. Today, let us settle this grievance!"

Above the sky a million li south of Pingnan Pass City, when Qiu Yue saw Lin Feng arrive with a group of women, he immediately stepped forward and shouted impatiently.

After all, his temper is short, and the other side's guys have repeatedly caused heavy casualties for the Spirit-Communicating Sect.

Now that enemies meet, they are naturally especially angry!

When Lin Feng saw Qiu Yue looking at him as if he were a father‑killing enemy, the corner of his mouth twitched helplessly.

During this month, Qiu Yue, whenever he got a chance, would chase him relentlessly, leaving him constantly on the defensive.

At the beginning, it was clearly you and Han Yu who forced him to act.

Now it seems as if he were the one who had forced the other two to act.

Therefore, facing this Qiu Yue, Lin Feng truly has nothing to say.

As for Han Yu, compared with Qiu Yue, he is much more rational.

When he sees Lin Feng appear, his expression darkens slightly, but he does not lose his reason like his teammates.

After all, he understands that no matter how angry he is, he cannot change what has happened.

Therefore, instead of dwelling on the past, it is better to think about how to deal with the trouble that is Xiao Yan.

"Hehe, I'm too lazy to waste words with you now. Your Spirit-Communicating Sect is already losing cities and territories, at the end of its strength. You'd better change the banner early, serve me, and you won't lose your lives in the future."

Hearing Qiu Yue's nonstop angry rant, Lin Feng shook his head and, with a faint smile, made a joke.

"Ahhh, it kills me!"

When the former said that, the Spirit-Communicating Sect's party across the line instantly turned pale, and Qiu Yue, whose temper is like a powder keg, trembled with anger, panting like a bull.

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There is another chapter later, to reach ten thousand characters.

(End of chapter)