Chapter 234: The End of Wei

Above Qianye Island.

Ao Laozu of Lei Yuanzong, Nanlan Xi True Person of Canghai Xiancheng, and Yuwen Hong Laozu of Lingyu Men—the three Jin Dan cultivators—formed a pincer formation and jointly attacked a howling moon wolf king standing dozens of zhang tall.

The three unleashed spells of world-shattering power, forcing the third-rank beast king into steady retreat.

Moments later.

The wolf king's head split open, revealing a mass of crimson, eerie vines twisting and writhing within—the very Blood-Cursed Magic Vines.

The Jin Dan elders' attacks tore chunks of flesh from the wolf king's body, yet seemed to inflict no real damage upon the Blood-Cursed Magic Vines inside.

From the wolf king's mouth, countless blood vines surged forth, possessing the ability to repel spells, briefly halting the three Jin Dan cultivators.

Then the beast's body suddenly erupted in a burst of crimson light, using the moment to transform into a streak of rainbow-like radiance and break free through the gap between the three.

"Worse! It's fleeing!"

"We can't let it escape—given blood food, it will recover its strength quickly."

Immediately after.

Three swift light trails shot toward the direction of the crimson radiance.

Qin Ming watched from afar, stunned—he had not expected the Blood-Cursed Magic Vines to be so tenacious.

Even under such assault from Jin Dan elders, it still managed to escape. The tens of thousands of beasts entrenched on Qianye Island, under the Leiting force of the three factions, swiftly collapsed in disarray.

Without the leadership of the third-rank Blood-Cursed Magic Vines, the remaining beasts scattered like monkeys fleeing a fallen tree, falling into utter chaos.

Qin Ming hesitated, then noticed many cultivators from the outskirts heading toward the direction where the three Jin Dan were chasing the Blood-Cursed Magic Vines—clearly drawn to this crucial battle.

So he stealthily concealed his form and followed after them.

After flying for half an hour, Qin Ming halted his movement.

Kunwu Mountain, Twin Peaks.

This location lay at the boundary between the Beast Roar Mountains and the spiritual energy Archipelago.

Two colossal peaks stood like giant sentinels amid the mist-shrouded mountains, piercing straight into the clouds.

The howling moon wolf king, possessed by the Blood-Cursed Magic Vines, seemed intent on fleeing into the Beast Roar Mountains.

But it was trapped beneath the Twin Peaks by a high-rank array deployed by Nanlan Xi True Person, now struggling to break it with brute force.

If it escaped again into the Beast Roar Mountains, finding it would be as impossible as climbing to heaven.

Beneath the heavens, a golden magical net flickered intermittently, inverted over the twin peaks, countless runes radiating immense power, swirling within the array's space.

The howling moon beast king's powerful attacks struck the array repeatedly, causing Nanlan Xi True Person's expression to change.

"This array was hastily constructed—it won't hold this fiend for long. Friends, hurry and use your strongest techniques!"

Nanlan Xi True Person, one hand controlling the array disc, spoke rapidly to the other two Jin Dan elders.

"Hmph!"

"I have roamed the southern wastelands of cultivation for over five hundred years, witnessing countless rises and falls."

"This land of Wei shall not be ruled by demons and monsters!"

"Before I depart, I can still do something for this land—my life will be without regret."

Ao Laozu of Lei Yuanzong's gaze burned like fire; his chiseled face bore an unprecedented resolve.

Instantly, a transparent spirit pill appeared in his hand, entwined with six clear dao patterns.

"Premium Soul-Returning Pill!!"

Yuwen Hong of Lingyu Men and Nanlan Xi True Person immediately recognized the pill—their expressions changed drastically. Even Yuwen Hong gazed at Ao Laozu with a complex expression, lost in thought.

"Hahaha! Yuwen Hong, I can no longer continue dueling with you."

"But don't think Lei Yuanzong has no one left to oppose you now that my old bones are gone."

Ao Laozu let out a thunderous laugh, then without hesitation swallowed the Premium Soul-Returning Pill in his hand.

In an instant.

Ao Laozu's magic power surged upward in an extraordinary manner.

Boom! His aura rippled violently, his magic power instantly reaching the peak of Jin Dan early stage—but this was not the end.

Crack! A massive spiritual pressure descended upon the Twin Peaks; Ao Laozu's cultivation base surged directly to the middle stage of Jin Dan. The Blood-Cursed Magic Vines noticed this too, finally showing panic, attacking the array with even greater ferocity.

Ao Laozu formed a strange hand seal, then vanished from his spot.

When he reappeared, a circle of golden swords surrounded him—thirty-six golden flying swords in total.

Shhh! Ao Laozu pointed his finger, and countless golden sword rays crisscrossed; anything they touched was instantly sliced and shredded.

Even the third-rank beast king possessed by the blood vines was no exception—under Ao Laozu's peak attack, his body shattered into four pieces.

Then he was swallowed whole by countless golden sword rays.

…

After unleashing this peak sword technique, Ao Laozu's life force began to plummet rapidly.

His hair turned white instantly, wrinkles creased his face, his features withered—but a faint smile still clung to his lips.

Gradually.

Ao Laozu's body, like the golden sword rays, dissolved into countless star-like specks, scattering into the air.

Thus, the five-hundred-year-old living fossil of Wei's cultivation world, Ao Laozu, revealed his most brilliant moment in this battle.

"Look!"

"Ao Laozu has slain that demon!"

"That demon is finally dead!"

"Alas—Ao Laozu perished too."

"It seems he sacrificed his lifespan to unleash his ultimate strike."

"Wait, if Lei Yuanzong lost Ao Laozu, who will oppose Lingyu Men's Jin Dan?"

"..."

Qin Ming, far away, had watched the entire scene.

He remained immersed in the awe-inspiring shock of Ao Laozu's earth-shattering sword array.

Under the power of such a technique, even a mighty third-rank demonic plant had no chance of survival.

"Phew—what a close call! No need to flee anymore."

"Good thing Wei Wuyan chose me to brew the pill—without this Premium Soul-Returning Pill, the three Jin Dan might not have slain this demon."

Nanlan Xi True Person in the sky retracted his array and descended with Yuwen Hong to inspect the demonic plant's corpse, ensuring absolute certainty.

Soon after.

The two found the corpse of the possessed howling moon wolf king, along with the Blood-Cursed Magic Vines, both cut into fragments, in a ravine beneath the Twin Peaks.

"Why is a small section missing from the Blood-Cursed Magic Vines' corpse?"

As Yuwen Hong and Nanlan Xi True Person gathered all the fragments together, they were stunned to discover one central vine was missing.

"The missing part is the core of this blood demon vine—could it have escaped?"

"No, I scanned the area with my spiritual sense—within a radius of dozens of li, there is no trace of the Magic Vines' presence."

"It must have been obliterated under Ao Dao's sword array."

"Even if a fragment somehow survived, its origin has been destroyed—it cannot recover to third-rank status for centuries. No longer a threat."

"Right now, defending against the beast tide is urgent. Have your disciples search from this location as the center—I shall return to the Immortal City first."

"Agreed."

"By the way—how did Ao Laozu come to have a Premium Soul-Returning Pill?" Yuwen Hong asked, surprised.

"I heard Yan Danshi of Lei Yuanzong failed over ten times trying to brew it."

"Hmph! Perhaps he found another dan master to brew it—I don't know the details."

…

(End of Chapter)