Chapter 73: Qiong Laoguai's Opportunity

The Yan Family Ancestor finally understood just how vast the gap in strength is between a Golden Core Mid-stage and a Golden Core Late Stage Great Perfection, which is to say, a Half-Step Nascent Soul Stage.

In merely a quarter of an hour, every one of his divine abilities, methods, and his Life-Bound Magical Treasure had been crushed by Qiong Laoguai one by one.

Thus, the outcome was naturally miserable to the extreme; not a single intact spot could be found on his entire body, his four limbs were covered in dense, bloody holes, and blood flowed incessantly—a shocking sight that one could not bear to look at.

Yet, in the eyes of Qiong Laoguai, the "culprit" who caused all of this, there was not the slightest ripple, only a cold, lingering killing intent.

"If it weren't for the sake of Yan Taibai and the girl Yan'er, I would have reason to take your life for the mere fact that your Yan Family betrayed Yue Country. Your life is left for Yan Taibai."

By now, Qiong Laoguai had confirmed that everything Yan Taibai said was true.

Therefore, he naturally held no good feelings toward the Yan Family Ancestor.

If not for the worry that Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan would find out in the future, he absolutely would not have minded wiping out the Yan Family Ancestor.

Although he could destroy the body and erase all traces, there were too many strange methods in the cultivation world; if the Yan Family Ancestor had left behind some mark in advance, it would lead to Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan finding out.

At that time, whether to seek revenge or not would be a trouble.

So, he could only give the Yan Family Ancestor a lesson.

"Hmph, don't let me run into you again, otherwise next time I will not show mercy." After saying this, Qiong Laoguai transformed into a streak of light and headed toward the distant horizon.

This was, after all, Ghost Spirit Sect territory, and the Yan Family Ancestor had in all likelihood already used a secret technique to notify other Golden Core Stage cultivators or even Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Therefore, he had to hurry and leave, otherwise it would be troublesome if he were intercepted.

The price required to escape then would definitely not be small!

Moreover, he still had things to do.

"I hope it's something good!"

Qiong Laoguai stared at a round bead in his hand; he had obtained this at an inconspicuous marketplace in Tianluo Country, and inside was the location of a ruin, which happened to be near the Ghost Spirit Sect's territory.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to just happen upon the Yan Family Ancestor and be unable to resist teaching him a lesson.

With his anger vented, it was naturally time to attend to proper business.

……

Yan Taibai was naturally unaware of the matter between Qiong Laoguai and the Yan Family Ancestor.

At this moment, he was cultivating while living with Nangong Wan and Yan Ruyan.

As for Yan Family Fortress, he had not taken Yan Ruyan back; it was truly too dangerous for the two of them to return, even with Nangong Wan for company.

Therefore, it was better not to leave the Yanyue Sect.

As for the 【Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils】 mission, he was not in a hurry for now; he would cultivate for a period of time first.

……

Yin Yang Demon Sect

"You mean to say it was the work of the Ghost Spirit Sect, and the goal was to have us deal with that Metal Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root Yan Family disciple from the Yanyue Sect?"

After hearing the report from this disciple, the beautiful woman, Huoyun Daoren frowned, saying with some disbelief.

"Exactly, Master!"

The beautiful woman hurriedly nodded and said.

"What if it was that Yan Family disciple who deliberately used this method to deal with the Ghost Spirit Sect?"

Huoyun Daoren sneered, thinking of another possibility.

"But with his cultivation level, he couldn't possibly have killed several senior and junior brothers. He is only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, Master!"

The beautiful woman shook her head slightly, rejecting Huoyun Daoren's speculation.

"Regardless of how it is, you should first head to Yue Country to scout the situation of that Yan Family disciple to avoid any mistakes. The Ghost Spirit Sect is not a sect we can afford to provoke."

Hearing this, Huoyun Daoren sighed softly and said.

The Yin Yang Demon Sect was not even as good as the Yanyue Sect, let alone the Ghost Spirit Sect, one of the even more powerful Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects.

The gap between the two was too great; just the fact of having Nascent Soul cultivators alone surpassed the Yin Yang Demon Sect many times over.

Not to mention the Golden Core Stage cultivators and Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.

The gap between the two sects was too vast; even the three great demon sects of Yuanwu Country combined could not compare to a single Ghost Spirit Sect.

To say nothing else, the Ghost Spirit Sect alone had as many as two Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivators, while the three great demon sects only had one, and the other two sects only had Nascent Soul Early Stage.

As for the Golden Core Stage cultivators, the three sects combined could not compare to one Ghost Spirit Sect either.

"This disciple obeys."

Hearing this, the beautiful woman bowed and agreed.

Then, she took her leave.

"Truly an eventful autumn."

Huoyun Daoren said with quite a headache.

As for the matter of his several disciples falling, now that it involved the Ghost Spirit Sect, he did not dare to continue pursuing it.

Otherwise, if it really was the Ghost Spirit Sect, and he offended the Ghost Spirit Sect because of this, then the one who would be unlucky or even fall would be himself.

So, if he couldn't afford to offend them, couldn't he just hide?

Huoyun Daoren decided not to pursue it for the time being, and he would not even pursue Yan Taibai of the Yanyue Sect.

In any case, he could just take on more disciples; the Yin Yang Demon Sect had plenty of Foundation Establishment Stage disciples.

He couldn't afford to offend the Ghost Spirit Sect, and the same naturally went for the Yanyue Sect.

As for whether the Yin Yang Demon Sect would help, Huoyun Daoren was very clear that it was absolutely impossible, unless he fell.

……

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another two months had passed; in these two months, Yan Taibai relied on the many cultivation resources he had to advance his strength further, and although there was still some distance to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, it was not far off.

As for why his cultivation was so fast, it was naturally because of the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash".

Although most of the spiritual energy within the Metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stone would be refined into "Geng Metal True Qi", a portion would automatically convert into Yan Taibai's True Essence Magic Power.

The Metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stones he had refined over such a long time were enough to make a Nascent Soul cultivator's heart race.

It was equivalent to a full one hundred thousand Spirit Stones; even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, it would not be an easy task to produce such a large amount of Spirit Stones all at once.

Even if only a portion of the Heaven and Earth spiritual Qi was converted into True Essence Magic Power, it would be enough to significantly raise Yan Taibai's strength and realm.

Otherwise, how could the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash be one of the supreme divine abilities of the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability?

And after his strength improved, Yan Taibai knew it was time for him to attend to serious business.

Spirit Stones, resources!

If one wants to rapidly improve their strength, the more Spirit Stones and resources, the better.

The fastest way is "killing people to seize their treasures."

Therefore, after the Metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stones on his person were completely exhausted, Yan Taibai left seclusion to prepare to attend to serious business.

Thus, the first thing he did was leave a Sound Transmission Talisman each for Nangong Wan and Yan Ruyan, who were also in seclusion, before leaving Nangong Wan's cave dwelling.

This time, there was no need to find Xin Ruyin's Master; he already knew how to set up and control the formation.

However, he still prepared to inform the other party.

But as soon as he entered the cave dwelling, before he could even arrive, Xin Ruyin's Master spoke up and solemnly requested.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, there is a matter I hope you can help with?"

"Does the Senior need something?"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai raised an eyebrow, feeling as if he shouldn't have come.

"Indeed, Ruyan has met with trouble!"

Xin Ruyin's Master nodded with a rather unsightly expression.

(End of this chapter)