Chapter 753: Ambush: Fourth-Grade Black Wind Essence Blood

After hearing Qingyang Laomo’s account, Qin Ming had a rough idea of where this old devil came from.

Qingyang Laomo was likely one of the few Soul Transformation cultivators from the ancient Qingyuan Sect who ascended to the Immortal Realm; otherwise, he wouldn’t know so much about the secret histories of mortal realm sects and affairs in the Spirit Realm.

But seeing how evasive he was, Qin Ming guessed he had some hidden trouble—he didn’t press further.

Even if he asked, this old ghost wouldn’t necessarily tell him.

After spending several days in the Fox Clan’s sacred grounds.

Qin Ming and Yue Lingyan set out for the heart of the Beast Roar Mountains, to the sacred ground of the Mountain Colossus Apes—Jilei Mountain.

Along the way, they indeed encountered Yao clans slaughtered by the demonic sects—the scenes were utterly horrific.

Everywhere they looked was devastation; even the corpses and flesh of the beast beasts had been completely stripped clean by the demons, as if a locust swarm had passed, leaving not a blade of grass.

“The Riftwind Eagles betrayed the Yao clan—their hearts deserve execution. This time, I shall utterly exterminate the Black Wind Old Demon.”

Yue Lingyan, gazing at the carnage, furrowed her brows—rarely had she been so truly enraged.

Qin Ming also frowned; he knew the Xuelian Demon Sect’s large-scale slaughter of life was almost certainly to brew the elixirs in the Blood Refining Dan Scripture.

The higher the rank of a demonic blood elixir, the greater the quantity of living souls and essence blood required for its refinement.

In addition,

Qin Ming knew full well the demonic sects’ deployments within the Beast Roar Mountains.

Because every plan of the Xuelian Demon Sect had to first be reviewed by the Seven Sorrows Demon Lord, who had descended to the Beast Roar Mountains.

One was a Yuan Ying mid-stage, the other a Yuan Ying early-stage Demon Lord.

The participants in this surprise assault against the Yao clan also included Xuan Yin Laozu of the Da Li Yinmo Sect, Wan Hun Laomo of Shendao Mountain, and the Black Wind Demon Saint.

With these multiple factions joining forces, plus the Riftwind Eagles’ treacherous ambush, the demons were given a breach—allowing them to penetrate deep into the Yao clan’s interior and inflict bloody massacres upon several great clans.

After a fortnight of swift flight,

Qin Ming’s vision revealed a vast, undulating mountain range.

The tallest peak, white and towering, rose like a pillar piercing the heavens—like a celestial deity descending to gaze upon mortals.

This was the sacred ground of the Mountain Colossus Apes.

The spiritual energy within Jilei Mountain was extremely abundant, equivalent to a Gao Jie-grade spiritual vein.

Mist curled through the mountains, purple qi steamed and swirled, and the cries of beasts and birds echoed endlessly.

Waterfalls cascaded like inverted rivers, revealing the grandeur of a royal beast clan’s sacred ground.

Amid the wild, sprawling peaks, dozens of Mountain Colossus Apes, each towering tens of zhang tall, moved swiftly through the mountains.

In an instant,

Qin Ming and Yue Lingyan arrived near Jilei Mountain.

“Oh? What a coincidence! Qin Dao You , Lady Yin Yue—you’ve just arrived too?”

As he spoke, a flash of emerald light shot down—revealing the figure of a green-robed youth: Han Ya Shangren.

He smiled warmly and bowed to Qin Ming.

“Han Ya Dao You , we’ve just arrived too,” Qin Ming replied with a faint smile.

Han Ya Shangren, however, noticed the two seated together on the Qingluan’s divine steed—his expression turned peculiar.

Though he knew Qin Ming had once been close to Lady Yin Yue even before forming his Nascent Soul,

seeing them now inseparable, it was hard not to imagine something more. Then,

the group entered the Mountain Colossus Apes’ sacred ground together.

Inside a grand hall built of black stone, the other Yao Sheng and several Yuan Ying cultivators were already present.

“Since everyone is here, let’s begin.”

Gu Shan Sheng, his body like a iron tower, strode in with steady steps, surveyed the assembly, and cut straight to the point: the war plan.

“This time, our allied forces must strike with one decisive blow—utterly crush the Riftwind Eagles, the Da Li Yinmo Sect, and Shendao Mountain!”

The others in the hall then voiced their opinions, debating and refining the strategy.

After several days of meticulous planning, all sides reached consensus.

“Gu Shan Dao You speaks truly—these demonic lackeys must be eradicated without delay.”

“We’ll immediately mobilize our troops and await your command,” Tianji Zi and others said.

After the meeting, all the Yuan Ying elders returned to mobilize their forces—the storm was coming.

The Yao clan and human forces established their camps in Weiyuan City, within the Beast Roar Mountains.

They expanded the entire city several times over.

…

One month later.

The Western You Immortal Realm, the Da Zhou and Da Li Dao Alliance, the Southern Wasteland Immortal Realm, and the Yao clan armies

assembled a massive force and launched a lightning strike against Shendao Mountain in the southern region.

The war had begun.

Faced with the united assault of Yao clan and humans, the Xuelian Demon Sect and Shendao Mountain retreated step by step; the Riftwind Eagles were slaughtered, and even the Black Wind Demon Saint lost an arm.

Within Shendao Mountain’s forbidden zone,

Wan Gu Shangren, Xuan Yin Laomo, and two other Yuan Ying Demon Lords gathered to discuss the battlefield situation.

The Black Wind Demon Saint had recently suffered a crushing defeat against Gu Shan Sheng; the arm he lost bore a blood prohibition spell that could not regenerate.

It drove him into madness.

“There’s a traitor among our high ranks!”

“Otherwise, how could every move of ours be so clearly exposed to the human and Yao clan forces?”

“Even our hiding places are known—if we don’t root out the spy within the Demon Alliance, we’ll almost certainly lose this war.”

The Black Wind Demon Saint, pale-faced and gritting his teeth, spoke.

His words silenced the others—his logic was undeniable.

Yet they could find no reason for the leaks.

The elders present were all centuries-old schemers.

But on matters of great principle, they still had restraint—they could never have done something so foolish.

Could they suspect the two Xuelian Demon Lords? “Black Wind Dao You , you’re mistaken.”

“Our defeat isn’t necessarily due to this reason alone—these humans and Yao clan came with overwhelming force and thorough preparation; they clearly intend to fight us to the death.”

Wan Gu Shangren of Shendao Mountain spoke with a dark gaze.

“Hmph! The losses aren’t yours—so you speak without a care!”

The Black Wind Demon Saint, stubborn by nature, immediately erupted into another furious argument with the elders.

He stormed out of Shendao Mountain.

As he flew away, his emerald-green, bean-like pupils flickered constantly.

“Hmph! This sinking ship will drown eventually—if I stay, I’ll be dragged down. I’ll save myself and leave first.”

The Black Wind Demon Saint was already planning his escape, seeking a safe haven.

Hum~ At that moment,

In a flawless version!

The surrounding space trembled violently, rippling outward in concentric waves.

Four colossal crimson pillars suddenly rose from the earth, forming a square crimson barrier—a prison that engulfed the Black Wind Demon Saint entirely.

The Black Wind Demon Saint was stunned—he slashed out several black wind blades, striking the barrier, but not a single scratch appeared.

“A Gao Jie-grade sealing array!!”

Realizing his peril, he tried to send a message for help.

“Black Wind Old Demon, you’re right—you should leave first.”

“Don’t waste your strength. This Xuantian Kunling Array is a masterpiece among Gao Jie-grade arrays—I paid a heavy price to acquire it from the Eastern Seas.”

“Even a late-stage Yuan Ying cultivator couldn’t break free for half a day. Hehe!”

“Han Ya Dao You , your treasure is truly brilliant! Hehehe!” came the voice of Shi Tian Shu.

Han Ya Shangren lifted his chin slightly, smugly: “It was Qin Dao You who provided the perfect ambush spot—his precision allowed this array to reach its full potential.”

A ripple passed through the air.

Han Ya Shangren and Shi Tian Shu’s figures gradually materialized, watching the trapped Black Wind Demon Saint with mocking amusement.

Since Shi Tian Shu had ascended to Gao Jie, his Void-Walking concealment technique could now be shared with others.

He could dig holes through the void, allowing other cultivators to follow him through.

Even the Black Wind Demon Saint couldn’t sense any anomaly.

“Just the two of you? Even wounded, I’ll crush you—an early-stage Yuan Ying and a rat demon—as easily as eating and drinking.”

“Who said it’s just the two of us?” Han Ya Shangren sneered.

As he spoke,

The surrounding void twisted, revealing Qin Ming, Yue Lingyan, and Gu Shan Sheng.

They had clearly been lying in wait along the Black Wind Demon Saint’s inevitable path.

“You… how is this possible?”

At this moment,

The Black Wind Demon Saint’s expression changed—he understood everything.

“Damn it! I said it and no one believed me—there’s definitely a high-ranking traitor in the demonic ranks!!”

The Black Wind Saint’s form instantly shifted, transforming into a massive black eagle with one wing severed, unleashing all its demonic power to desperately assault the blood-colored light barrier array.

“Hmph! Black Wind, how dare you betray the demonic race? Death is too good for you! Today, I shall act as heaven’s executor and avenge our fallen demonic kin!”

The Ancient Mountain Saint’s voice was cold, radiating an aura that chilled the bones.

His body instantly shifted into his true form—a mountain-sized gorilla—emitting an unmatched aura of dominance, his iron-flood-like fists charging toward the black eagle within the array.

At the same time.

Qin Ming and Yue Lingyan and the others each unleashed their divine arts, pouring them all at once upon the Black Wind Saint.

A torrent of dazzling, multicolored divine arts bombarded him, instantly burying the once-arrogant Black Wind Saint.

Soon, under the combined assault, he became barely breathing, moaning in agony.

“You! You have no honor!”

Finally.

Plos!

Under Qin Ming’s surprise strike with a Wood Emperor Nail, the fiend’s skull was pierced clean through.

The fourth-stage mid-level demonic beast, who had ruled the Beastsong Mountains for thousands of years, died in humiliating agony under the mob’s beating.

The Ancient Mountain Saint snatched up the corpse, expressionless, and said: “Killing this fiend has cleansed the demonic race of a traitor.”

“Qin Dao You provided the most crucial intelligence this time. Choose one item from Black Wind Saint’s remains first.”

“Everything except the head—I shall hang it above Weiyuan’s city gate for a hundred years as a warning to others!”

The Cold Crow Immortal’s gaze fell upon the fourth-stage mid-level Riftwind Eagle’s corpse, his eyes blazing with greed.

A fourth-stage mid-level shape-shifting demonic beast—every part of its body is a treasure! Especially its demonic core, whose value goes without saying.

“Hehe! Ancient Mountain Dao You , I invested great effort by unleashing my long-hoarded Profound Heaven Spirit-Binding Array.”

The Ancient Mountain Saint understood his meaning at once and nodded: “Then Cold Crow Dao You , you may choose after Qin Dao You .”

The Cold Crow Immortal opened his mouth, then bit it back, stealing a glance at Qin Ming.

Qin Ming merely said calmly: “Then Qin Mou shall take this beast’s entire bodily essence-blood.”

Saying this, he pulled out a vessel, flicked a finger, and collected all the essence-blood.

Qin Ming currently possessed four Dragon Demon Cores; he did not greatly lack this demonic core.

He chose the essence-blood for a reason: to collect blood pearls to feed his life-spirit plant, the Everlasting Immortal Vine.

Since its last advancement, this spirit plant had only one final step left before full maturity.

Seeing this, the Cold Crow Immortal beamed with delight and immediately claimed the fourth-stage demonic core.

He then bowed to Qin Ming and thanked him: “Thank you, Qin Dao You , for your generosity—you are truly a man of principle.”

(End of Chapter)