Chapter 491: Ambush, Fourth-Grade Brother Hei Feng Essence Blood

After listening to Qingyang Laomo's account, Qin Ming had roughly guessed the old fellow's origins.

Qingyang Laomo was likely one of the few Soul Transformation experts from the ancient Guqingyuan Sect who had ascended to the upper realm; otherwise, he would not be so well-versed in the various secrets of the mortal realm's cultivation sects and matters concerning the Spirit Realm.

However, seeing his hesitant demeanor, there must be some unspoken difficulty, so Qin Ming did not press further.

Even if he had asked, this old ghost might not have been willing to speak.

After staying in the Fox Clan's sacred land for several days.

Qin Ming and Yue Lingyan traveled together to the sacred land of the Mountain Giant Ape clan deep within the Beast Cry Mountain Range—Lei Shan.

Along the way to Lei Shan, the two indeed discovered demon beasts slaughtered by the demonic path, the scene being extremely gruesome.

As far as the eye could see, everything was devastated; even the corpses, flesh, and blood of the demon beasts had been cleaned up thoroughly by the demonic path, just like a locust swarm passing through, leaving not a blade of grass alive.

"The Wind-Splitting Eagle clan betrayed the demon beast race; their hearts are punishable. This time, I, this Palace Mistress, will surely annihilate the Brother Hei Feng Old Demon in one stroke."

Gazing at such a tragic scene, Yue Lingyan knitted her dark eyebrows, rarely displaying genuine anger.

Qin Ming couldn't help but frown as well; he knew that the Blood Refining Demon Gate's massive slaughter of living beings was most likely for refining the pills mentioned in the "Blood Refining Pill Scripture."

Often, the higher-grade demonic blood pills required vast quantities of living souls and essence blood for their refinement.

Besides that.

Qin Ming knew the demonic path's layout in the Beast Cry Mountain Range inside out.

This was because all various plans of the Blood Refining Demon Gate first had to be reviewed by Qishang Mojun for this descent into the Beast Cry Mountain Range.

Participating this time were a mid-Nascent Soul Mojun and an early-Nascent Soul Mojun.

Other participants launching this surprise attack against the demon beast race included Xuanyin Laozu of the Dali Yin Demon Sect, Wan Hun Laomo of the Divine Dao Mountain, and the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint.

With such a joint effort from multiple forces, plus the Wind-Splitting Eagles secretly stabbing from behind to create an opening for the demonic path to penetrate deep into the demon beast territories, several great clans suffered the tragedy of being blood-washed.

After flying for over half a month.

A vast, undulating mountain range appeared in Qin Ming's line of sight.

Among them, the tallest white peak rose from the ground to prop up the sky, piercing the firmament, like a celestial god descending to overlook all living beings.

This place was the sacred land of the Mountain Giant Ape clan.

The spiritual energy in Lei Shan was extremely abundant, sufficient for a fourth-grade upper-tier spiritual vein environment.

Mist permeated the mountains, purple qi billowed and steamed, and the roars of beasts and cries of birds echoed everywhere, rising and falling in succession.

Waterfalls flowed horizontally, and the Silver River poured down, fully displaying the spectacle of a sacred land for a Wang Zu of demon beasts.

Amidst the vast green mountains, one could see many Mountain Giant Apes dozens of zhang tall shuttling through the lofty peaks and ridges.

In an instant.

Qin Ming and Yue Lingyan had already arrived not far from Lei Shan.

"Yo! What a coincidence! Fellow Daoist Qin and Silver Moon Xianzi, have you just arrived as well?"

As he spoke, a streak of cyan shocking rainbow escape light arrived in a flash, first revealing the figure of a youth in green robes; it was Han Ya Shangren.

He was smiling and cupping his fists toward Qin Ming.

"Fellow Daoist Han Ya, we have also just arrived," Qin Ming said with a faint smile, greeting him.

Han Ya Shangren looked at Qin Ming and the other person sitting together on the Green Phoenix precious carriage, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

Although he knew that even before Qin Ming had condensed his Nascent Soul back then, his relationship with the Silver Moon Demon Saint was extraordinary.

But seeing the two entering and exiting together now, it was hard not to let one's mind wander. Subsequently.

The few of them traveled together and entered the sacred land of the Mountain Giant Ape clan.

Inside a grand hall built of black stone, the other several Demon Saints of the demon beast race and other Nascent Soul cultivators had all arrived.

"Since everyone is here, let us begin."

Brother Gushan, with a body like an iron tower, walked in with steady steps, then scanned the crowd once before getting straight to the point to discuss the war plan.

"This time, with our several major forces joining hands, we must strike true in one blow and completely crush and eradicate the Wind-Splitting Eagle clan, the Dali Yin Demon Sect, and the Divine Dao Mountain!"

Immediately after, everyone in the hall expressed their views, discussing and deliberating the plan.

Several days later, after meticulous deployment, an agreement and consensus were reached among all parties.

"What Fellow Daoist Gushan said is absolutely right; these running dogs of the demonic path should indeed be eliminated as soon as possible."

"We will return immediately to deploy the great army of cultivators and await your command to act according to the plan," Tian Ji Zi and others said.

After the meeting ended, all the Nascent Soul old monsters returned to mobilize troops and deploy generals; a greater storm was brewing.

The camping grounds for both the demon beast race and the human race were selected at Weiyuan City within the Beast Cry Mountain Range.

The entire city was once again expanded several times over.

One month later.

The Wei Dao Alliance of the Western Nether Immortal Realm, Great Zhou, and Great Li, plus the Southern Desolate Immortal Realm, and the great army of the demon beast race.

Gathering a vast number of cultivators, they launched a surprise attack on the Divine Dao Mountain in the Southern Region with lightning speed.

Thus, the curtain of war was drawn.

Facing the joint offensive of the demon beast race and the human race, the Blood Refining Demon Gate and the Divine Dao Mountain retreated step by step; the Wind-Splitting Eagle clan was even blood-washed, and even the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint lost an arm.

Inside the forbidden grounds of the Divine Dao Mountain.

Wan Gu Shangren, Xuanyin Laomo, and two other Nascent Soul Mojun from the Blood Refining Demon Gate gathered together to discuss the battlefield situation.

Not long ago, the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint suffered a crushing defeat in battle against Brother Gushan; the severed arm had been hit by a blood prohibition divine ability and could not regrow.

This caused him to fall into complete madness.

"There must be a traitor among our high command!"

"Otherwise, how could all our actions be so thoroughly seen through by the demon and human races?"

"Even our hiding places are known inside out; if we do not first find the spy hidden within the Mo Alliance, this war is most likely going to be lost."

The Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint's face turned pale as he gritted his teeth and spoke.

Once he uttered these words, the several Old Demons present fell into deep thought, for what the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint said indeed made sense.

Yet they could not find the root cause of their exposure.

Although every single one of the old fellows seated there was a shrewd veteran who had lived for hundreds of years,

they still knew their limits when it came to matters of right and wrong, and would never commit such a foolish act.

"Could it be that you suspect the two Demon Lords of the Blood Refining Demon Sect? Fellow Daoist Brother Hei Feng, you are mistaken."

"This defeat was not necessarily entirely due to that reason; rather, the human and demon races came with overwhelming force and full preparation, clearly intending to fight us to the death."

Wan Gu Shangren of the Divine Dao Mountain said with a sinister gaze.

"Hmph! Your Divine Dao Mountain did not suffer the greatest losses in this battle; it is easy for you to speak without feeling the pain."

The Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint, being stubborn, immediately got into a fierce argument with the several Old Demons over their disagreement.

He then stormed off the Divine Dao Mountain in a huff.

As he flew outward, his emerald-green, bean-like pupils darted about incessantly.

"Hmph! This broken ship will sink sooner or later; continuing on will only lead to ruin, so I, this seat, must prioritize self-preservation and depart first."

The Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint was already plotting how to flee and find a safe haven.

Buzz~ Just then.

One-by-one, no errors in this version!

The nearby space erupted in violent fluctuations, subsequently rippling outward in concentric circles.

Between heaven and earth, four massive crimson pillars suddenly rose upright, connecting to form a square-shaped blood-red light curtain, resembling a cage that completely enveloped the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint.

The Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint was startled! He slashed several Brother Hei Feng Blade Qi strikes from his hand onto the light curtain, yet it remained utterly undamaged.

"A fourth-grade upper-tier trapping array!!"

Realizing something was amiss, the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint attempted to send a message for help.

"Old Demon Brother Hei Feng, you are indeed about to depart first."

"Do not waste your strength; this Profound Heaven Spirit-Trapping Great Array is a premium within fourth-grade upper-tier arrays; this seat paid a heavy price and struggled greatly to obtain it from the East Sea."

"Let alone you, even a late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator arriving here would be trapped for nearly half a day, hehe!"

"Fellow Daoist Han Ya, this treasure of yours is truly marvelous! Hehehe!" The voice of the Shi Tian Shu rang out from nearby.

Han Ya Shangren lifted his chin slightly, saying with a touch of pride: "That is because Fellow Daoist Qin provided an ambush location that was far too precise, allowing this array to exert its maximum effect."

A layer of ripples echoed through the air.

The figures of Han Ya Shangren and the Shi Tian Shu gradually became clear and visible; he wore a mocking expression as he stared at the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint within the array.

Ever since the Shi Tian Shu advanced to the fourth grade, its Void Walking concealment divine ability could even be shared with others.

It simply bored a hole through the void, allowing other cultivators to follow closely behind it.

Even the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint could not detect any anomaly whatsoever.

"Relying on just the two of you? Even if I am injured, dealing with you, a mere early-stage Nascent Soul, and this mouse demon once I break out will be as simple as eating and drinking."

"Who said there are only the two of us?" Han Ya Shangren said disdainfully.

As his voice fell,

the surrounding void twisted once more, revealing the figures of Qin Ming, Yue Lingyan, and Brother Gushan, the Demon Saint.

It seemed they had long lain in ambush along the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint's inevitable path, waiting for him to fall into their net.

"You... how is this possible?"

At this moment,

the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint's expression changed drastically as he finally understood what was happening.

"Damn it! I said it, yet no one believed me; there must be a high-level traitor within the Demonic Path!!"

The Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint's form instantly transformed into a giant black roc with one wing broken; unleashing his full demonic power, he began desperately assaulting the blood-red light curtain array.

"Hmph! Brother Hei Feng, you dare betray the demon race; your death is not enough to atone for your sins. Today, this seat will act on behalf of heaven for our fallen demon kin!"

Brother Gushan, the Demon Saint, spoke with cold indifference, yet his words radiated a chilling aura.

His body instantly transformed into his true form as a mountain-sized giant ape, exuding an invincible domineering presence as his fist, like a torrent of steel, struck toward the black roc within the array.

At the same time,

Qin Ming, Yue Lingyan, and the others also unleashed their respective divine abilities, pouring them all onto the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint at once.

Various colorful divine abilities bombarded wildly, instantly submerging the once-arrogant Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint.

Under the combined siege of the crowd, he soon grew weak, his breath faint as he wailed incessantly.

"You! You have no martial ethics!"

Finally,

Pfft!

Under a surprise attack from one of Qin Ming's Wood Emperor Nails, the scoundrel's skull was pierced straight through.

Thus, a mid-fourth-grade great demon who had roamed the Beast Cry Mountain Range for thousands of years died miserably and indignantly under the crowd's beating.

Brother Gushan, the Demon Saint, grabbed the corpse and said expressionlessly: "Killing this scoundrel counts as cleansing our demon race's sect."

"Since Fellow Daoist Qin provided the most critical intelligence, you may choose one item from the Brother Hei Feng Demon Saint's possessions first."

"Anything except the head is permissible; this seat intends to hang it above the gate of Weiyuan City for a hundred years as a warning to others!"

Upon hearing this, Han Ya Shangren's gaze fell upon the mid-fourth-grade Wind-Splitting roc corpse, his eyes filled with intense desire.

A mid-fourth-grade shape-shifting great demon's entire body was nothing but treasure! Especially the value of that demon core, which was self-evident.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Gushan, this seat deployed my long-treasured Profound Heaven Spirit-Trapping Great Array, contributing significantly as well..."

Brother Gushan, the Demon Saint, naturally understood his implication and immediately nodded, saying: "Then Fellow Daoist Han Ya shall choose after Fellow Daoist Qin."

Elder Han Ya opened his mouth as if to speak, but held back, stealing a glance toward Qin Ming.

Qin Ming merely stated indifferently, "In that case, Qin Mou will take the entire essence blood of this beast."

Having spoken, he produced a vessel and, with a flick of his finger, collected all the essence blood.

Qin Ming currently possessed four dragon-demon cores in hand, so he was not particularly lacking in demon cores.

He chose the essence blood for a reason: to collect blood pearls for feeding his innate spiritual plant, the Ageless Immortal Vine.

Since its previous advancement, this spiritual plant was now only one final step away from maturity.

Seeing this, Elder Han Ya immediately broke into a joyful smile and promptly selected that fourth-tier demon core.

He then bowed his hands to Qin Ming in gratitude, saying, "Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Qin, for yielding; you are truly a man of principle."

(End of Chapter)