Chapter 217: The Unlucky Xuanye Wang

Inside the Feng Family Secret Cave.

"As a major cultivation family of the dignified Guan Ning Fu, how can there be so little here?"

After checking everything, Xin Ruyin knitted her delicate brows and couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

She had originally thought she would be able to obtain the materials needed for Dayan Shenjun to refine a Nascent Soul Late Stage Puppet.

But as it turned out, let alone the materials for a Nascent Soul Late Stage Puppet, there weren't even many materials for refining ordinary Dharma Treasures, which truly left her greatly disappointed.

The only stroke of luck was that the young master of the Feng Family had indeed not lied; this Feng Family Secret Cave did indeed contain a Sarira that Yan Taibai needed, which was crucial for Yan Taibai to cultivate the "King Ming Art."

"What did you think the Feng Family Secret Cave had? Top-tier Dharma Treasures, Ancient Treasures, millions, or tens of millions of Spirit Stones?"

"It's not bad that they left you even this much."

Yan Taibai said with an amused expression.

"But this was the Feng Family's hope for a comeback; it shouldn't be this little, not even comparable to the Tiannan Cultivation World."

Xin Ruyin retorted.

"Although the Dajin Cultivation World is the holy land of the mortal cultivation world, it is precisely because of this that cultivation resources like Spirit Stones, materials, and medicinal herbs are even scarcer than in Tiannan. No, that's not quite right either. It can only be said that most cultivation resources are held in the hands of super sects like the Ten Great Sects of the Righteous and Demonic paths. Even the Imperial Ye Family of the Dajin Cultivation World is merely a puppet supported by the Ten Great Sects of the Righteous and Demonic paths, and they have been constantly trying to break free from this life. As for whether they can succeed, it depends on their luck."

Yan Taibai chuckled and explained.

"As for me, I also need to find a place to cultivate the 'King Ming Art.' As for you, help Senior Dayan Shenjun find the materials he needs, along with the materials I need to refine the Sanyan Fan!"

"Then where does Brother Yan intend to go to cultivate? This Dajin Cultivation World seems even harder to find scattered places for cultivation than the Tiannan Cultivation World. How about this, this younger sister will set up a Transmission Array to send you to the Chaotic Star Sea or the Tiannan Cultivation World to cultivate, and it won't be too late to come back once you have succeeded."

Xin Ruyin suggested.

With her current attainments in formations, plus the Array Flags and Formation Disks on her person, it was not a difficult task to casually set up a Transmission Array to the Tiannan Cultivation World or the Chaotic Star Sea.

That was why Xin Ruyin dared to say this.

"Here is fine, rest assured! I already have a plan. I will take the Sarira, and as for the remaining Spirit Stones, materials, and Dharma tools, they are all yours."

Yan Taibai said with a wave of his hand.

"Many thanks, Brother Yan, then this younger sister will not stand on ceremony."

Xin Ruyin smiled sweetly, then bowed to express her thanks.

After thanking him, she began to set to work, putting everything in the Feng Family Secret Cave into her Storage Bag.

It could be said that she did not let a single thing go.

After finishing all this, Yan Taibai and Xin Ruyin left the Feng Family Secret Cave.

"I wonder if the two elder sisters have succeeded. If they failed, I'm afraid Brother Yan will need to step in and help. After all, it is a Ten-Thousand-Year Corpse King; it is not an easy matter to deal with."

Xin Ruyin said with some worry.

"Rest assured! Everything is with me; nothing will happen."

Yan Taibai smiled slightly and comforted her.

While speaking, Yan Taibai raised an eyebrow and said.

"Alright, no need to worry, they are currently watching a good show."

"Let's go, I'll take you to watch the show too; this kind of show is not easy to come by."

Yan Taibai pulled Xin Ruyin, who was beside him, into his arms and headed toward the place where the show was happening.

As for Xin Ruyin in Yan Taibai's arms, her cheeks were flushed and her heart was swaying; for a moment, she actually didn't know whether she should struggle.

However, without giving her much time to think, Yan Taibai landed, and right next to them were the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping and the Mulan Tribe's Divine Maiden sisters.

"Brother Yan, how was the harvest?"

The Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping smiled sweetly and asked.

"A small harvest, I suppose! Not too much, I gave it all to Ruyin. What is going on with this Xuanye Wang?"

Yan Taibai smiled slightly and asked a question he already knew the answer to.

His gaze fell on Xuanye Wang, who was being surrounded not far away.

"Originally, this concubine wanted to join forces with Sister Le to kill this Xuanye Wang, and we had already made preparations, but I didn't expect that he would have so many enemies. Before we could even make a move, he encountered two great foes, and the other side's preparations were even more thorough than ours, so we naturally decided to watch from the sidelines. We will wait until they are both injured before making a move. Now that Brother Yan is here, it is even more foolproof."

The Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping said with a smile; apparently, they had not yet been discovered by Xuanye Wang or the two great foes surrounding him.

However, the moment Yan Taibai appeared, Xuanye Wang, who was surrounded by Tianfeng Shangren and the other, frowned, looked in the direction of Yan Taibai and the four others, and spoke.

"I do not know which fellow Daoist is there, I hope you will appear and let us meet."

"How could he have discovered Brother Yan?"

The Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping frowned, full of confusion.

"Because of this." Yan Taibai took out the deceptive treasure of Xuanye Wang's son.

"Ruyin, explain to them, I'll go over and take a look."

Yan Taibai chuckled, said no more, and directly transformed into a streak of light, appearing not far from the three old demons. Among them, Xuanye Wang was a cultivator wearing a high crown with a bloodless face.

"I do not know the fellow Daoist's surname, or why you have come to the Xueling Mountain Range." The man in the yellow robe hesitated for a moment and asked slowly.

"If I said I was just passing by, would you believe me?"

Yan Taibai showed a playful expression.

"I ask that you join forces with this King to break the formation. This place is not far from this King's cave dwelling. As long as you help this King break this Dharma formation and we escape there, these people will be nothing to fear! This King can also swear to the Heart Demon that I will definitely reward you heavily."

At this moment, Xuanye Wang also seemed to have sensed Yan Taibai's ill intent and hurriedly spoke.

"Fellow Daoist, do not be deceived by this old demon; this old demon has always been cunning. If you cooperate with this old demon, that is to be an enemy of the three of us. In that case, do not blame the three of us for wiping you out along with him. You should also be able to see the strength of both sides; even if you help this old demon, it is impossible to escape our Yellow Sand Array. By then, I am afraid that you, too, will not be able to escape the fate of defeat and death. You wouldn't want to fall together with this old ghost, would you? My conditions are also very simple: you only need to wait a moment and do nothing, and I will naturally let you leave safely and present you with a generous gift. This Shangren can also swear this poisonous oath to the Heart Demon!"

The man in the yellow robe said, half-threatening, half-coaxing, and half-bribing.

"The conditions are not bad."

Yan Taibai nodded slightly, appearing somewhat tempted.

Seeing this, Xuanye Wang was afraid and hurriedly spoke. "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, this King's reinforcements will arrive soon. As long as you hold out for a moment with this King, you will naturally be safe and sound."

Apparently, Yan Taibai was being treated as a straw to clutch at, but Yan Taibai was not a straw, but a "poison."

However, he did not reveal anything on the surface, which caused the yellow-robed man's expression to sink; but Yan Taibai was a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak cultivator, which forced him to be wary, so he spoke straightforwardly.

"Brother Xuanye, have you not noticed? The Seven Demonic Winds and the Three Evils of Yellow Dust beside me and Fellow Daoist Tianfeng are not by our sides? The moment you stepped out of the mausoleum, I ordered them to set up a grand formation elsewhere, having already tightly trapped your mausoleum. Although it is unlikely they could attack the tomb chamber with their strength, delaying you for a day or half a day is absolutely no problem. What's more... hehe!"

"What's more, it is now almost noon, which is the time when the Earth Vein Yin Qi is at its weakest; I fear Brother Xuanye's Heavenly Corpse Great Art will have its power greatly reduced now."

At this moment, Kuangsha Shangren laughed loudly.

It seemed he was also warning Yan Taibai not to meddle in other people's business and to just stay put; the current Xuanye Wang was merely a grasshopper after the autumn.

Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Xuanye Wang could no longer restrain himself, and a layer of black Qi emerged on his face and body.

"I never imagined you would understand this King's cultivation technique, the 'Heavenly Corpse Great Art', so deeply, to the point that you are even so clear about the Earth Vein Yin Qi. However, it is a pity that no matter how much you understand, it is only the surface; today, I will let you see the unique aspects of the Heavenly Corpse Great Art with your own eyes."

Xuanye Wang laughed loudly. Immediately, he opened his mouth, and a mass of black blood sprayed out of his body, transforming in the wind into a fist-sized black rune that flashed and shot back into Xuanye Wang's forehead, appearing with unusual clarity.

Afterward, this rune radiated an eerie black light, the gray-white Corpse Qi wrapping around the old demon's body churned, and at the same time, a beast-like roar erupted from his mouth.

Seeing this scene, the yellow-robed man knew he could not delay any longer; as for Yan Taibai, he could not be bothered with him now, as resolving Xuanye Wang was the most important thing, so he shouted loudly.

"Attack, kill this old demon first."

As soon as his voice fell, he pointed at the giant gourd beneath him.

The next moment, a large amount of yellow sand rolled out from the mouth of the gourd, and in the blink of an eye, the sand condensed into a giant sand dragon several zhang long, fiercely pouncing toward Xuanye Wang.

At the same time, the other two also attacked without prior agreement.

One could see the sound of breaking air coming from the white, misty hurricane, from which hundreds of giant wind blades shot out.

Each was a foot in size, the white light blinding and dazzling, emitting an astonishing shrill sound; one look and it was clear they were different from ordinary wind blade techniques.

As for the other cloud of Demonic Qi, over ten flying knives shot out; these flying knives were pitch-black and oily, only an inch in size when first shot, but in the blink of an eye, they turned into zhang-long black rainbows, silently slashing over under the cover of those wind blades.

However, by this time, Xuanye Wang had finished casting his spell.

After a roar, the high crown on his head exploded, and his long hair danced wildly in the wind before growing more than twice as long, simultaneously turning a purplish-black color. Furthermore, the old demon violently crossed his arms, his figure suddenly grew several feet taller, dense green fur several inches long sprouted all over his body, sharp purplish-black nails grew on his ten fingers, his face rapidly shriveled and sank, and a pair of inch-long fangs grew out, becoming extremely eye-catching and looking ferocious and terrifying.

He had actually exposed his true form; the true form of a Ten Thousand Year Corpse King, just like a transformed Demon Beast, was the most powerful state of a Ten Thousand Year Corpse King.

Sure enough, as soon as this Xuanye Wang opened his mouth, a fist-sized golden bead sprayed out of his body. After this bead spun around, it transformed into a golden giant hand, grabbing toward the sand dragon.

At the same time, his own two arms swung like phantoms, and countless green claw lights formed a large net, protecting himself in one go.

And the claws of this Ten Thousand Year Corpse King were indeed powerful, actually catching all the wind blades and black rainbows.

Furthermore, after a loud "Boom" sound, the wind blades and black rainbows were all bounced away in unison.

At the same time, the golden giant hand transformed from the golden bead also rolled with the sand dragon before grabbing the sand dragon by its neck, temporarily controlling it.

"Tsk tsk tsk, worthy of being Xuanye Wang, truly powerful."

Seeing such a spectacular drama, Yan Taibai clicked his tongue in wonder and praised.

"If Fellow Daoist does not attack now, after they finish dealing with this King, you will not be able to escape death either!"

Xuanye Wang roared indignantly, wanting to pull Yan Taibai, this straw to save his life, into the fray.

"In any case, this old demon is already at the end of his rope, Fellow Daoist must not be deceived!"

The yellow-robed man said loudly.

He was also worried that Yan Taibai, this Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak cultivator, would attack; once he attacked, the outcome would change.

"Hahaha, the three Fellow Daoists rest assured, I will absolutely not assist this old demon; after all, this old demon has no idea how many fellow cultivators he has harmed, his crimes are heinous, how could I possibly assist him."

Yan Taibai laughed loudly, causing Xuanye Wang to fall into complete despair.

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, the yellow-robed man did not feel at ease. Immediately, he pinched a spell with both hands, and the yellow misty sand all around stirred, directly raising giant sand waves ten-plus zhang high that surged toward the center.

At the same time, eerie sounds of humming and ghostly wailing came from the dust and sand from time to time, sometimes loud and sometimes soft, making people feel soul-lost upon hearing them.

He actually intended to use the formation to kill Xuanye Wang as quickly as possible.

"Xuanye Wang, rest assured! Your wife and children—no, your favorite concubine, Yuhua Furen, I will take good care of her for you. Hahaha."

The yellow-robed man laughed. It seemed he had long taken a fancy to Xuanye Wang's favorite concubine, Yuhua Furen.

"You! Ahhhhh!"

This sentence almost made Xuanye Wang feel as if he had been struck by lightning; he fell into a state of complete madness, no longer holding anything back, and attacked furiously, the monstrous Corpse Qi turning into Yin spirits and ghosts, heading toward the yellow-robed man and the other two.

Seeing this, the yellow-robed man and the other two were unhurried and attacked once more.

At the same time, without knowing when, the previous yellow misty sand had changed color.

In the dimness, the sand waves disappeared, replaced by dense, cold black lights scattered throughout the sand mist, appearing extremely eerie.

"Soul Falling Sand, hehe! Good stuff! It's your lucky day, little guy."

Seeing this scene, Yan Taibai chuckled. Immediately, he patted the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist, then a black light flew out from the bag's mouth, circled once, and landed in front of him, revealing a small pitch-black monkey.

It was precisely the Tihun Beast; if he remembered correctly, this little guy seemed to really like this kind of treasure refined from essence souls. As for this Demonic Path behavior of refining treasures with essence souls, Yan Taibai expressed his stern condemnation.

"Stop sleeping, this is good stuff, you cannot miss it."

Yan Taibai rubbed the Tihun Beast's small head and said with a smile.

Hearing this, the sleepy-eyed Tihun Beast, still having morning grumpiness, finally had its eyes light up, looked toward the Soul Falling Sand, and then, it was time for it to show its great power.

……

"I never thought the Tihun Beast would be so lucky to encounter good things even here."

Xin Ruyin said, full of envy.

(End of this chapter)