Chapter 324: Why Risk Your Life for a Few Spirit Stones!

Mu Cangtian and the Queen of Void sprinted all the way across the ground.

Soon, they arrived at their destination: Cangnan Mountain, where the Dongyun Clan, established by the direct bloodline of the Heavenly Dragon Sect Great Elder, was located.

However, it was slightly beyond Su Ping's expectations.

Upon arriving in the vicinity of this Cangnan Mountain that towered into the clouds.

Through Mu Cangtian's perception, one could discover that a fierce conflict was erupting on this high mountain.

A massive Immortal Boat had been struck, and trailing thick smoke, it plummeted from high altitude and crashed into the mountainside.

Countless streaks of sword light were chasing and slaughtering each other amidst the mountains.

At the mountainside, voices were even being deliberately broadcast from time to time:

"The Dongyun Mansion's Mountain Protection Array has been broken!"

"The Evil Spirit outbreak is here, the Evil God shall descend!"

"At such a critical juncture of life and death, for just that pittance of Spirit Stones and Spirit Objects!"

"Why are you still throwing your lives away for the Dongyun Clan!"

"Turn your coats quickly and plunder the Dongyun Clan; that way you'll have the capital to save your own lives!"

Amidst the incitement, other voices full of vigor and belonging to cultivators of extraordinary cultivation would chime in from time to time:

"That is no lie! You all should know what a hellish state the Lower Realm is in after an Evil Calamity breaks out!"

"Don't you want to make a killing while their trump cards are being held back by external forces!"

"Do you really intend to live as mere mayflies for the rest of your lives under this great chaos!"

"Has this Dongyun family not bullied us enough, acting like dogs relying on their master's power for a thousand years? This is just karma coming full circle, retribution is swift!"

Seeing that under the influence of the incitement, the momentum of resistance on the mountainside had significantly diminished.

At the mountaintop, the experts of the Dongyun Clan were clearly anxious as well.

An old man was so angry that his two whiskers were fluttering, and he roared loudly:

"You ants, how dare you overstep your bounds!"

"Retreat at once!"

"Otherwise, when the Old Ancestor returns, he will surely peel your skin and pull your tendons, and lock your Divine Souls in the Soul Suppressing Tower to suffer day and night!"

This Dongyun Clan elder's voice was very loud.

But after it was blurted out, the effect was counterproductive.

Those who had come to besiege them laughed out loud one after another:

"Fellow Daoists, you all heard that!"

"If we cannot slaughter the clansmen of Dongyun Mansion today, everyone present bears the responsibility!"

As the words fell, a loud boom suddenly came from the mountaintop.

A pure white, thousand-meter-long divine dragon actually tumbled down from the thick clouds in the high sky.

That was the Guardian Divine Dragon of the Dongyun Clan.

Seeing this, even the cultivators who had started the uprising were stunned for a moment.

Then they were immediately overjoyed:

"Hahaha, truly, those who court death cannot be saved!"

"In order to rapidly increase the Divine Power of your Guardian Divine Dragon, you used Evil Arts to sacrifice the souls of ten million infants!"

"Now that the Evil Qi has appeared, the Evil Art has backfired on the Guardian Divine Dragon..."

"Fellow Daoists, charge!"

"The Dongyun Clan no longer has its final protection; the divine abilities, Secret Techniques, Spirit Stones, and Pills in the mansion are all ours!"

On the mountainside, some guards belonging to the Dongyun Clan stared with wide eyes at the Guardian Divine Dragon rolling on the mountain.

Watching it lift its head to wail in agony while black Qi constantly emerged from its body.

At the same time, higher up on the mountaintop, two Space Cracks, each a hundred meters long and over ten meters wide, had appeared.

Vaguely, one could see bizarre-looking Evil Spirits struggling to break through the barrier and crawl out from the Space Cracks.

Realizing that the Dongyun Clan's mansion on Cangnan Mountain was definitely finished this time.

The guards no longer had the heart to resist to the death.

Soon, more than half of them had scattered.

Even in Mu Cangtian's perception, many of the scattered Dongyun Clan guards, after retreating, transformed themselves by putting on masks that changed their physiques, and then joined the ranks of those crusading against the Dongyun Clan.

It was not just these cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above.

At the foot of the mountain.

A large number of mortals and Qi Refining cultivators who had not originally been drawn into this turmoil.

Also, after seeing the situation clearly.

These people, who had been incredibly docile and submissive under the rule of the Dongyun Clan for a thousand years, were now also taking action one after another.

With eyes flashing with greed and fury, they raided the various businesses of the Dongyun Clan at the foot of the mountain.

There were even bolder Qi Refining cultivators who were not satisfied with the gains from those ordinary businesses.

They actually went with some other equally bold cultivators to rush up to the mountainside, attempting to fish in troubled waters and get a share of the spoils.

Following Su Ping's command, the Queen of Void, with a clear objective, went with Mu Cangtian to the Dongyun Treasure Pavilion on the mountainside first.

This was one of the largest trading venues opened to the public by the Dongyun Clan, and the quality of the items inside was relatively average.

Yet it contained the Spirit Herb seeds that Su Ping wanted.

The Queen of Void teleported and appeared inside the Dongyun Treasure Pavilion.

Immediately, she caught the attention of several Robber Cultivators who had already entered.

These Robber Cultivators dressed in black were wantonly destroying the surrounding decorations and stuffing what they deemed valuable into their Storage Bags.

At this moment, seeing a young girl with hair as white as snow and a cold temperament suddenly appear, they were all taken aback.

A Robber Cultivator's mouth twitched; feeling that the other party was not to be trifled with, he hurriedly took the initiative to retreat, preparing to leave.

Yet he heard the cold voice of that cold young girl transmit into his mind:

"Leave the Storage Bags behind!"

These Robber Cultivators were slightly shaken upon hearing this, and anger flashed in their hearts.

They were very certain that the other party was not a member of the Dongyun Clan, otherwise she would have already attacked.

It was clearly they who had arrived here first, and they who had collected things first.

They had even sensibly chosen to retreat first.

Yet the other party still wanted them to leave their Storage Bags!

This... was simply too excessive!

"This Daoist, you are truly being too overbearing!"

The leading Robber Cultivator emitted a dazzling spiritual light from his body, and a Spirit Treasure-level short blade flew out to demonstrate that they were not without the power to resist.

Only.

The Queen of the Void did not care about these things.

She only knew that the Spirit Herb seeds wanted by Su Ping, this Cave Master, were in those people's Storage Bags.

These were priority items.

They could not be lost!

Thus, as the Queen of the Void hovered in mid-air, she glanced sideways at the other party.

A terrifying spatial pressure descended upon these people.

It was but an instant!

The Robber Cultivator's short blade lost its spiritual light and fell to the ground with a thud.

At the same time, under the immense pressure, these few Robber Cultivators all fell to their knees on the ground on all fours in unison.

The leader only had time to shout out one sentence the moment his Protective Spiritual Light shattered: Immortal, please spare my life!

With a thought from the Queen of the Void, these few people were pushed by a great force, crashing through the main gate and flying out of this Dongyun Treasure Pavilion.

At the same time, their Storage Bags were all taken into the hands of the Queen of the Void and placed into her exclusive bag.

Although these Storage Bags contained not only the priority Spirit Herb seeds but also the majority of the Robber Cultivators' wealth and their harvests from this period.

Yet, it was impossible to return them.

Being able to spare their little lives.

Was the result of the Queen of the Void showing mercy.

As the Queen of the Void's Divine Sense swept through, the valuable items in the treasure pavilion flew out one after another, spontaneously moving toward the space where she was.

Mu Cangtian, meanwhile, entered the underground vault of the Dongyun Treasure Pavilion.

After violently breaking open the main gate with the great Dharma Power of the Transformation Realm.

Mu Cangtian used the Wood Ruler to strike toward the Void!

Immediately, under the reflection of green light, a Dongtian portal actually emerged.

Mu Cangtian was not surprised; as a former honored guest, he had been to this hidden Dongtian before.

Of course, that was the him of the past, and it had nothing to do with the current Blood God Avatar No. 1!

Upon entering this hidden Dongtian of the Dongyun Clan.

Even though he had known a thing or two in advance, as Mu Cangtian broke through the illusion.

Su Ping was still somewhat shocked by the true appearance inside.

This Dongtian was not considered large, being about the size of ten football fields combined.

The height was over one hundred meters.

The sky overhead was gray-white mist, and within the mist, individual High-grade Spirit Stones emitted spiritual light.

While illuminating the Dongtian, they also provided spiritual power for the entire Dongtian formation.

Inside this Dongtian, at the very center, was a small wooden building serving as the center of the formation.

Surrounding the small building was a lush green tea garden.

Further outside the tea garden were circles of cage-houses, a hundred meters high and several dozen stories tall.

In every cage-house, a young child no older than seven was being raised.

These children mostly came from the Lower Realm; the better their Spirit Root, the longer they lived, but at most they would not exceed seven years old.

And the purpose of raising so many children here, besides for the sake of the Dongyun Clan's guardian divine dragon.

On the other hand, it was also for their Great Elder Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

When Mu Cangtian came here in the past, it was also to deliver a related item.

Their Old Ancestor of the Late Transformation Realm was nearing the end of his lifespan due to some issues.

But he clearly refused to just pass away like that.

So he had begun his layout early, wanting to transform into a ghost cultivator in the future.

These children, as well as those thousands upon thousands of companions who were already bones.

Were all part of that Great Elder's layout for his transformation.

Because of this, the Dongyun Clan could openly practice Evil Art, and other major sects in the Upper Realm would turn a blind eye.

Furthermore, from Mu Cangtian's memories, Su Ping learned that among these sects in the Upper Realm, more or less all had side branches that were also practicing Evil Art and committing heinous crimes.

It was just that, like this Dongyun Clan, they all abided by the rules of this Upper Realm.

One must not involve those heaven-gifted prodigies who truly have hope of reaching the Transformation Realm or higher.

Once discovered, regardless of whether they originate from the Upper Realm or the Lower Realm, they must not be harmed; instead, they should be swiftly sent to their respective sects' back-end to be carefully cultivated as their own prodigies!

It is not just that such prodigies can strengthen the foundation of a sect.

It is even more because the great figures of the Upper Realm are still soberly aware that the crisis in the outside world is increasing day by day.

The Upper Realm needs to cultivate batches of true prodigies to deal with the coming crisis.

This can also be considered a basic consensus among the major sects of the Upper Realm.

At least until now, none of the lackeys under their command have dared to break it.

Of course, what follows relatively is that as long as they are not true prodigies, they all fall into the category of those one can turn a blind eye to.

Divine Sense swept over those young children in the Dongtian.

There are currently seven thousand eight hundred people remaining.

More than half of them have a Spirit Root.

Mu Cangtian even discovered two with a Superior Grade Spiritual Root and over thirty with a Middle Grade Spiritual Root among them.

"If these people continue to stay here, they will face more misfortune than fortune."

"Whether it is the Evil Spirit or those Robber Cultivators, neither is a good thing for these young children."

Su Ping made a decision at the first opportunity.

Thus, Mu Cangtian took out a Huijuan.

The Huijuan unfurled, revealing a Daoist temple with blue tiles and red walls inside.

Following a silent recitation of the secret incantation.

The Huijuan released a circle of green light, sweeping past those cage houses.

It brought all the young children into the Daoist temple, settling them down for the time being.

Immediately following, Mu Cangtian waved his hand, and the Spirit Tea in the tea garden was uprooted!

The High-grade Spirit Stone in the mist in the sky, which are good things one can never have enough of, were also taken down one by one.

Such a change naturally alarmed the Dongyun Clan.

It is just that they are currently unable to take care of themselves and simply cannot spare any manpower.

Only one family Elder who remained behind used a Spirit Treasure to take a look.

Suddenly, their eyes widened in disbelief to discover that it was actually Mu Cangtian, a direct descendant of the Mu Family of the Heaven and Earth Five Elements Sect!

This person, who could barely be considered one of the prodigies of that Mu Family, had actually... also made a move against their Dongyun Clan!

Seeing this scene, that Elder could not help but feel a chill run through their entire body, even suspecting whether some major sect wanted to take advantage of this Evil Spirit chaos to clean out the small families and households like them that were attached to other major powers...

After Mu Cangtian had thoroughly looted this hidden Dongtian.

He discovered that the Dongtian, having lost its High-grade Spirit Stone, was already beginning to crumble due to the influence of the invading Evil Qi.

He then decisively flashed and retreated from this Dongtian.

Afterwards, he rendezvoused with the Queen of the Void.

At this moment, several more groups of Robber Cultivators happened to kill their way up, and after arriving at the Dongyun Treasure Pavilion, they saw Mu Cangtian emerging.

"It's a Transformation Realm Great Ability!"

"Transformation Realm?"

These Robber Cultivators sensed the aura emitted by Mu Cangtian.

Their expressions changed drastically one after another, and they took the initiative to back down and look for other targets.

Su Ping did not have the time to go and find trouble with them either.

After all, time was limited; once the great figures of the Upper Realm patched the holes in the world bubble.

The opportunities for them to roam and commit crimes at the sites of families and sects with decent foundations would be greatly reduced.

Therefore, after obtaining the necessary items.

Mu Cangtian and the Queen of the Void quickly left the scene under the puzzled gazes of other Cultivators and rushed to another destination.

In this short period of time, they visited the Market of the Baimoon Sect, saved the person in charge of the sect in the Market, and took away the Spirit Herb seeds and Spirit Objects inside as a reward.

They also went to the mountain gate where a famous Array Grandmaster's family was located and borrowed the precious heritage left behind by the Array Grandmaster inside.

Finally, it was when they sensed an inexplicable feeling of crisis approaching.

Mu Cangtian and the Queen of the Void made a prompt decision, used the invitation of the Pot Heaven in a forest, and returned directly into the Pot Heaven, disappearing without a trace in the Upper Realm.

"Eh?"

The Great Elder of the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the High Monk of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple simultaneously let out sounds of confusion.

Immediately, these two Late Transformation Realm Great Abilities appeared above the forest.

With a flash of spiritual light, that piece of forest, along with a thousand meters of soil beneath it, was all overturned!

But even so, the two Great Abilities still could not find a single trace.

It was as if the other party had vanished into thin air?

"Interesting!"

Golden light flashed across the High Monk's eyes.

At the same time, he looked at the white-haired and white-bearded Great Elder opposite him.

The two sides exchanged thoughts through Divine Sense, and in just an instant, they understood.

The hidden Dongtian that each of them had set up had actually both been taken advantage of by those two Robber Cultivators!

The reason why that High Monk had rushed back to pursue the other party.

Was because a Buddha Bead that the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple had placed at the branch force, the Golden Buddha Temple, to absorb the offerings of hundreds of millions of believers.

Had actually also been boldly and audaciously snatched away by the other party while the Evil Spirit was causing trouble!

The High Monk had followed the aura of the Buddha Bead to pursue them.

He had assumed that with the help of the Buddha artifact and his own cultivation, success was certain.

Yet he had not expected the other party to escape!

The Great Elder of the Heavenly Dragon Sect had a gloomy face.

After finishing his inquiry, he gritted his teeth and said:

"I recognize one of them!"

"That is one of the direct descendants of the Mu Family within the Heaven and Earth Five Elements Sect!"

"This old man will absolutely not let this account be settled just like this!"