"Blood Gu, you have some nerve! To think you’d dare to snatch the prize right from under our noses!"
The six Nascent Soul Old Demons trapped in the Poison Array were fuming with rage.
The Blood Gu Elder had started as an Independent Cultivator and was not a member of the Four Great Demon Sects. During an expedition into an ancient Cave Mansion, he had chanced upon a legacy for raising Gu Insects.
In the Central Continent, raising Gu Insects was somewhat taboo, but as long as one wasn’t too ostentatious about it, it wouldn’t lead to being hunted as a wanted criminal.
However, in order to cultivate the Golden Silkworm Gu praised in the legacy, the Blood Gu Elder had actually annihilated an entire Cultivation Clan in the Central Continent, refining their Essence Blood to raise his Gu.
After the incident came to light, he had no place left in the Central Continent and could only flee to the Northern Continent.
The Demon Sects took him in on account of him being a wanted man in the Central Continent, and the Northern Demon Sect accepted him as an Honored Guest Elder.
The Blood Gu Elder’s aptitude was extraordinary, and he possessed an astonishing Talent for the dao of Gu Insects. It was only because of his lowly origins that he had been unable to achieve Breaking the Core and Forming the Infant.
After joining the Northern Demon Sect, he delved into his legacy in secret and actually managed to succeed in his Nascent Soul Formation, becoming one of the sect’s rare Nascent Soul Honored Guest Elders. This terrified his enemies back in the Central Continent, making them live in constant fear.
However, the Demon Sects still operated based on seniority and background. Because the Blood Gu Elder didn’t originate as a Demon Cultivator, even with his revered status as a Nascent Soul, the Northern Demon Sect still ordered him around to do all sorts of dirty work.
His current gamble—snatching the Xuyu Coral for himself—had the six Nascent Soul Old Demons fuming. ’Wasn’t this tantamount to a house slave devouring his master!’
The Blood Gu Elder lifted the Purple Qi Spirit-Birth Furnace with his Magical Power, feeling as though he had obtained a priceless treasure. He had wasted his early years, only succeeding in his Nascent Soul transformation right at the very end of his Golden Core Stage lifespan. This had caused his Vitality to be much weaker than other Nascent Soul cultivators. Not only was it nearly impossible for his Cultivation to advance even an inch, but his lifespan was also significantly shorter than a normal Nascent Soul Cultivator’s.
The Xuyu Coral could not only extend one’s life, but it also had the effect of replenishing Vitality. It could completely make up for the Blood Gu Elder’s deficiencies, giving him a chance to advance to the Middle Stage Nascent Soul realm.
This made the Blood Gu Elder view the Xuyu Coral as his personal prize, something he had to seize even if it meant betraying the Northern Demon Sect.
Now, with the treasure in hand, even with the Blood Gu Elder’s usual composure, he could hardly contain his joy. He lifted the Purple Qi Spirit-Birth Furnace with his Magical Power and was about to activate an Escape Technique to flee.
The Jade Poison Great Saint’s shock and fury were no less than that of the six Nascent Soul Old Demons. He had never imagined that Danxia, a Nascent Soul who focused solely on Alchemy and rarely engaged in Magical Combat, would be so pathetic. It was one thing to be successfully ambushed by an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, but to then be defeated by a Grand Array managed by Golden Core Cultivators was another thing entirely.
"Fellow Daoist Blood Gu! What’s inside that Pill Furnace is definitely not the Xuyu Coral. You’ll know as soon as you probe it with your Divine Sense! You’ve made enemies of these Demon Sect Nascent Souls by snatching at the Xuyu Coral, and you no longer have a place in the Northern Continent. As long as you can protect this Purple Qi Spirit-Birth Furnace for me, my Jade Poison Kingdom is willing to offer you shelter and protection!"
While manipulating the Poison Array, he used his Magical Power to send a Divine Sense transmission to the Blood Gu Elder.
The Blood Gu Elder’s heart stirred upon hearing the transmission. ’It’s something so simple to verify; the Jade Poison Great Saint has no reason to lie to me. Could it be that the Xuyu Coral really isn’t in this Pill Furnace?’
Just as he was about to use his Divine Thought to penetrate the Pill Furnace and inspect it, eight Demon Sabers condensed from the All Heaven Demon Fire descended from the sky with the force of a thunderclap.
The Blood Gu Elder was startled. ’How is it that after a group of the disciples holding the Array Banners died, the All Heaven Demon Fire Array’s power hasn’t diminished? Instead, it’s producing even more refined and ingenious changes.’
He spread his arms, and countless golden dots shot out from them.
These were what the Blood Gu Elder had spent countless Spiritual Materials and painstaking effort to cultivate; they were the very technique that had made him famous. It even held considerable renown in the Central Continent.
Seeing the Golden Silkworm Gu flying about like a swarm of bees, Yang Jing’s thoughts shifted, and he immediately changed the Array Formation. The Sword Momentum of the Demon Sabers changed along with it.
"CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!"
A series of reverberations like a Golden Bell rang out.
A swarm of Golden Silkworm Gu were sent flying like golden beans by the Demon Sabers formed from the All Heaven Demon Fire. Those that weren’t knocked away attached themselves to the Demon Sabers and began to gnaw at them frantically.
The All Heaven Demon Fire could burn almost anything and contained an ultimate Demon Intent. For any living creature in the Nine Heavens World, even a single touch would cause them to be tainted by this Demon Intent, lose all sapience, and degenerate into a Demon that only knew how to slaughter.
But the Golden Silkworm Gu were not picky eaters; they gulped down mouthfuls of the All Heaven Demon Fire, showing no signs of losing control.
The Demon Sabers slashed back and forth. Although many of the Golden Silkworm Gu were slain and burned to death, even more attached themselves to the All Heaven Demon Fire. This not only greatly increased the Magical Power consumption of the Cultivators within the All Heaven Demon Fire Array, but it also made it increasingly difficult for Yang Jing to control the All Heaven Demon Fire.
The sky-filling Demon Fire was mixed with the bloodcurdling screeches of the Golden Silkworm Gu.
Although the Blood Gu Elder had withstood the All Heaven Demon Fire Array’s assault, he also knew that it was impossible to break the array before escaping.
The All Heaven Demon Fire Array linked the auras within it into a single entity. He didn’t have the extravagant wealth of Danxia True Monarch, who could purchase all-pervasive Flying Needles and scatter them by the hundreds of thousands.
He was already beginning to think of retreating.
He already had the Purple Qi Spirit-Birth Furnace. Regardless of whether the Xuyu Coral was inside, he had to take it back to the secret base he had established in the Jade Poison Kingdom to examine it.
’The Jade Poison Great Saint has a point,’ he thought. ’As a Nascent Soul True Monarch, it isn’t as if I’ll be completely unable to survive in the Northern Demon Sect just for seizing the Xuyu Coral, but life will definitely become difficult. The Northern Demon Sect might even try all sorts of tricks and schemes to force me to hand over the Xuyu Coral.’
The Blood Gu Elder considered his escape routes. If the Northern Demon Sect pushed him too hard, seeking refuge in the West Sea was also a good option.
He glanced at the All Heaven Demon Fire Array in the sky, then flicked his sleeves, and five centipedes that looked as if they were condensed from frost and snow slithered out from his cuffs.
These centipedes were the Six Cold Frost Centipedes that the Blood Gu Elder had painstakingly cultivated. They could spit Extreme Cold Frost Qi and were invariably successful against Cultivators who specialized in Fire Techniques.
The Blood Gu Elder gave the five Six Cold Frost Centipedes a reluctant look, then issued a command with his Divine Thought.
Although the Six Cold Frost Centipedes were terrified of the All Heaven Demon Fire in the sky, they could not disobey their master’s command and could only charge toward the Grand Array, baring their fangs and claws.
They spewed Extreme Cold Frost Qi from their mouths. The temperature of the seabed, which had been scorching hot due to the All Heaven Demon Fire, plummeted. The water vapor that had been evaporated by the Demon Fire instantly condensed into frost and snow, causing a heavy blizzard to fall directly on the ocean floor.
Meanwhile, the Golden Silkworm Gu entangling the All Heaven Demon Fire transformed into streaks of golden light and returned to the Blood Gu Elder’s sleeves like swallow chicks returning to their nest.
These Golden Silkworm Gu had devoured a massive amount of the All Heaven Demon Fire, yet they showed none of the bizarre mania that ordinary creatures displayed when tainted by Demon Intent. On the contrary, their momentum soared, and their auras grew even more ferocious, looking as if they had benefited greatly.
"Not good! He’s trying to escape!"
The White Bone Demon, who had been desperately attacking the Poison Array while keeping an eye on the battlefield, was so anxious he wanted to stomp his feet.
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