Chapter 564: So Unruly

On a high mountain a thousand miles away from Huo Feng's location, Song Qingming and the others were confronting another group of Jin Dan cultivators at a distance.

After leaving the Cloud Thunder Formation, Song Qingming and the others wandered around the second level for a long time, and finally, on the fifth day of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" opening, entered the third level through a teleportation array below.

Not long after entering the third level, Zhao Menglian picked up the map and thought about it carefully, then directly led the group to this mountain and found a valley with relatively rich spiritual energy in a relatively hidden place.

They didn't expect that after a few people went in, they found that there happened to be another group of people collecting spiritual herbs in the valley, and the atmosphere between the two sides suddenly became tense.

Among the group confronting Song Qingming and the others, there were several old acquaintances they knew, who were the cultivators of the Jiuyuan Sect of Yue Guo. Even Ma Qiudie, who had betrayed the Xiaoyao Sect from the Mount Tiexian Castle back then and finally fled to Yue Guo, happened to be here.

After the Mount Tiexian Castle relied on the Jiuyuan Sect, although the Xiaoyao Sect wiped out the entire Ma family afterward and killed Ma Hongshan, there were still many Ma family members, including Ma Qiudie, who successfully fled to Yue Guo under the cover of the Jiuyuan Sect.

In the battle of the Mount Tiexian Castle back then, it was Song Qingming, Jin Ziyuan, and Zhao Menglian who besieged and killed Ma Hongshan together. When they met again, they were enemies meeting, and their eyes were extremely red. Ma Qiudie looked at Song Qingming and the others with a look of gnashing her teeth.

However, her cultivation base was now only at the second layer of Jin Dan. Facing any one of Song Qingming and the three alone, Ma Qiudie was no match. Although she had already killed the Song Qingming group in front of her a hundred times in her heart, Ma Qiudie still endured it on the surface, just looking at the other party tightly without any movement.

The Jiuyuan Sect side only had five people. In addition to Ma Qiudie and two other Jin Dan Jiuyuan Sect cultivators, there were also two loose cultivators with not-low cultivation bases, who also had mid-stage Jin Dan cultivation bases.

As for face, although the sect disciples were not talented, they also knew that face was something that always had to be earned by oneself, otherwise, no matter how good you say it, others wouldn't give it to you." After hearing the other party's thoughts, Zhao Menglian immediately refuted the sentence they said.

"Oh! Since when did this Heaven-Reaching Tower become the property of your Jiuyuan Sect? Can't others enter the place where you entered?"

"This brat, he really never makes people worry!"

"So what if it is!"

Long Feng, who was standing outside the valley, sighed. His figure suddenly changed, turning into a middle-aged man in golden armor, walking through the air and coming into the valley.

Although Song Qingming and the others had one more person, the other party's overall cultivation strength was not much better than theirs. Both sides looked at each other and didn't dare to act rashly.

"Hmph! Fellow Daoist Zhao, does this mean you don't intend to take a step back!" The Jiuyuan Sect cultivator continued with a gloomy face.

Zhao Menglian looked at the other party and said directly, "Fellow Daoist, are you joking? Anyone can enter this Heaven-Reaching Tower secret realm, and the things inside are naturally shared by those who see them. Where does this need any rules? Fellow Daoist wouldn't really think that if you see the things inside, they will definitely be yours in the end, right!"

A moment later, just as the two sides were fighting fiercely in the valley, Long Feng, who had found this place according to a token Huo Feng gave him, saw the messy scene in the valley and showed a trace of surprise on his face.

After the words reached this point, the people on both sides had already started to be on the verge of war, clearly unable to continue talking. Soon, the Jiuyuan Sect cultivators took the lead and charged toward the Xiaoyao Sect side, and the more than ten Jin Dan cultivators on both sides fought into a group.

Although in this small valley, basically only some low-tier spiritual herbs of the first and second tiers were left, and the value was not high, the Jiuyuan Sect had already formed a grudge with the Xiaoyao Sect. In front of several loose cultivators in the enemy and our teams, Zhao Menglian didn't want to lose the face of the Xiaoyao Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, this place was discovered by our Jiuyuan Sect first. You rushing in to grab things like this is probably somewhat inappropriate. If it spreads out, aren't you afraid of losing the face of your Xiaoyao Sect!"

He was ordered to come and pick up Song Qingming this time, but he saw that he was in a chaotic battle with a group of people in the valley, which was truly beyond his expectations, making things somewhat complicated.

If they had encountered others, it would be easy to say, and they could just give up these things. But encountering people from the Jiuyuan Sect, if Zhao Menglian and the others retreated like this, if it spread out in the future, the cultivation world of the Fuyun Mountain Range would inevitably think that they were Xiaoyao Sect cultivators who were afraid of the Jiuyuan Sect people.

"Then what does Your Excellency want? Why not say a rule for us to listen to!" Seeing that the other party refused to withdraw, one of the leaders of the Jiuyuan Sect asked back.

A figure suddenly appeared high in the sky, which soon alarmed both sides who were fighting on the battlefield, causing everyone to stop their struggle and look at this person.

"Everyone! This place belongs to me. If you want to live, just get out of here quickly!"

"Who are you? Why do you want to intervene in our affairs!" Feeling that the visitor's status seemed somewhat extraordinary, and having been unable to see through the other party's cultivation base, the Jiuyuan Sect cultivator immediately asked the other party.

The golden-armored man heard this and said with an arrogant face, "I didn't expect that after not coming out to walk around for a long time, people outside don't recognize the old man anymore. It seems that the reputation of Golden Feather Mountain is indeed not loud enough outside these years!"

Since seeing the golden-armored man high in the sky, Zhao Menglian had always felt that she seemed to have seen this person somewhere. After hearing the three words "Golden Feather Mountain" from the other party's mouth, a name that made Zhao Menglian somewhat unbelievable suddenly appeared in her mind, making cold sweat break out on Zhao Menglian's forehead.

"Everyone, disperse and escape quickly. This person is the Golden Feather Demon Emperor!" After Zhao Menglian shouted to Song Qingming and the others on the side, she immediately took the lead to turn into a ray of light and head straight out of the valley.

Hearing the name "Golden Feather Demon Emperor," whether it was the group on the Xiaoyao Sect side or the Jiuyuan Sect cultivators, their faces changed one after another, and they were so scared that they didn't dare to speak anymore, immediately abandoning the many spiritual items in this valley and scattering to escape.

Whether it was Song Guo, which was closest to Golden Feather Mountain, or Yue Guo, which was a bit further away, the name "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" was not too strange even to Foundation Establishment and Qi Condensation cultivators, let alone these Jin Dan cultivators who had cultivated for at least a hundred years.

It's just that what made Zhao Menglian and the others somewhat unbelievable was that, logically speaking, a demon race cultivator at the Nascent Soul level like the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" should have been several levels above the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" by now. Appearing here suddenly really gave them a big fright.

Not long after, the entire valley, except for the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" high in the sky, immediately became an empty place, restoring the original tranquility of the valley.

Seeing this scene, the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" high in the sky smiled triumphantly, then slowly landed from the sky.

After arriving at a flat ground, the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" took out a feather full of seven-colored spiritual light from his body, looked at it, and then carefully put it away with a satisfied face.

After about the time of an incense stick, a green ray of light suddenly flew from the sky and landed in front of him. It was Song Qingming, who had just escaped and turned back.

Seeing the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" with his back to him, Song Qingming not only didn't show a trace of fear but took the initiative to step forward and gently patted the other party's shoulder.

"Brother Long Feng, your illusion technique is truly getting more and more powerful. With so many people here just now, no one saw that something was wrong, and even I was almost deceived by you!"

After the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" turned around, he stared at Song Qingming angrily and scolded, "Brat, so unruly, have you already had enough of living!"

Seeing that the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" in front of him had an unhappy face, a trace of doubt appeared on Song Qingming's face.

Just now, when a chaotic battle broke out with the Jiuyuan Sect people in the valley, the contact token Huo Feng gave him had already reacted, proving that someone had already come here to pick him up.

Seeing the sudden appearance of this "Golden Feather Demon Emperor," Song Qingming naturally quickly thought of Long Feng, who was proficient in illusion techniques.

In addition, after the other party appeared, he only drove away the crowd from beginning to end and did not pursue any of them. Such an abnormal move could not possibly be something the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" himself could do.

Seeing the doubt on Song Qingming's face, the "Golden Feather Demon Emperor" glared at him heavily, and spiritual light flashed on his body, and he suddenly began to change his figure, soon turning into "Huo Feng," who was in red clothes and had a straight face.

"This... Your Highness!" Seeing this astonishing scene, Song Qingming was shocked and took several steps back before slowly stabilizing his figure.

"I just thought you were Brother Long Feng, I didn't know it was you who came here personally, so I lost my manners in front of you, and I hope Your Highness will not blame me!"

"Haha! You brat couldn't even see this, it seems that my illusion technique has indeed been cultivated to the realm of perfection."

Looking at the Song Qingming in front of him, who had suddenly become trembling, Long Feng, who had turned into "Huo Feng," finally couldn't help but laugh out loud. Afterward, spiritual light flashed on his body again, and he changed back to his original appearance.

Song Qingming, who had been somewhat frightened by the "Huo Feng" that Long Feng had turned into, saw this scene and immediately shook his head at the other party with an angry face, "Brother Long Feng, I have always respected you all these years, why do you still want to deceive me like this, old brother."

Facing Song Qingming's accusation, Long Feng smiled and hurriedly apologized, "Uh! Just a joke, don't take it to heart, old brother Song. Your Highness is still waiting for us, let's go over and rendezvous with her first."

"Brother Long Feng, don't be in a hurry. There are still so many spiritual herbs in this valley, they can't be wasted like this. Please wait for a moment, old brother. I will pick these spiritual herbs and rush over immediately."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 565 =====