Chapter 37: The Yellow Bird
Chapter 37: The Yellow Bird
Outside the valley.
Shen Yuxin raised her hand and unsheathed her sword.
A sword light flew out and sliced a small jade-green snake into two pieces.
"A jade-green snake? Its gallbladder is worth a Spirit Sand... Fifth Sister is truly lucky. We will definitely return victorious this time."
Upon seeing this, Hua Feiyue giggled, twisting her slender waist as she stepped forward to collect the resources from the jade-green snake.
Wan Fenglin, the Pill Master, smiled as he looked at Hua Feiyue's delicate waist and voluptuous hips. "Chen Lao has good fortune... If my old eyes do not deceive me, this girl should possess an innate charm and a unique allure."
"My elder brother and the rest of you are like family to me..."
Chen Yi's expression remained unchanged.
Chen Hongtian, carrying a huge iron hammer, followed behind Chen Yi and glanced at his second sister, his gaze equally intoxicated.
Meng Yi, who was walking a few steps behind the group, did not notice the subtle atmosphere. Instead, he grasped Shen Yuxin's right hand and said, "You seem a bit restless. Usually, you wouldn't let that little snake come within seven steps of you..."
"I'm worried about Zi Jin..." Shen Yuxin replied with a bitter smile.
"He'll be fine. There's an enforcement team in the market district... Besides, didn't we tell him not to go out? With the talismans we left behind, he should be able to protect himself."
There was order in the market district, and at the very least, incidents of forced break-ins and murders shouldn't occur as long as the Qingxu Zong enforcement team was still alive... or so they hoped.
"I specifically instructed Zi Jin not to trust the neighbors, so there shouldn't be any major issues..." Shen Yuxin muttered.
"Now that we've reached the 'Five Scorpion Valley,' if we finish our business quickly, we can head back soon."
Meng Yi comforted his wife.
The group of six entered the deep valley. Even the weakest among them was a Primal Warrior, and with their astonishing speed, they easily navigated the treacherous terrain and reached the valley entrance.
"Be careful. There's toxic fog here. Everyone, take some detox pills first!"
Wan Danshi handed over a jade bottle.
"Thank you."
Chen Yi took it with a smile and swallowed a pill before passing it to Hua Feiyue.
Once everyone had taken the pills, Wan Danshi said, "There are quite a few Purple Winged Scorpions residing here. Let's stick to our original plan!"
"Yes!"
Chen Yi nodded and took out several small flags, distributing them to the group. "We've already practiced this 'Little Confusion Formation' many times, so pay attention to your steps and continuously infuse it with your innate true qi. We should be able to trap the Purple Winged Scorpions."
"Don't worry, big brother."
Hua Feiyue batted her eyelashes and took the flags with a smile.
Not long after, a layer of white mist appeared at the valley entrance, gradually merging with the thin mountain fog, becoming indistinguishable from each other.
Crack! Crack!
A puppet in the shape of a monkey suddenly emerged from the mist. It stood nearly two meters tall, with arms that hung below its knees. Various spiritual patterns glowed on its body, emitting powerful magical power.
At that moment, the puppet monkey pounded its chest and suddenly opened its blood-red mouth.
Whoosh!
A column of yellowish light shot out from its mouth and plunged into the valley.
Buzz!
The terrifying sound of vibrating wings filled the air as several purple scorpion silhouettes appeared, charging toward the puppet.
The monkey puppet let out a strange cry and fled backward.
The Purple Winged Scorpions pursued relentlessly, and soon both parties entered the confusion formation.
The scorpions disappeared as soon as they entered the formation, and only the flashing of spell lights and occasional explosions indicated their presence.
After a while, a slightly damaged monkey puppet reappeared and went to lure the scorpions once more...
...
"Not bad! They even know puppet techniques?"
Fang Xing watched the scene, thoroughly entertained.
After all, formations and puppet techniques were quite rare.
Of course, these people weren't formation masters or puppet masters; they had merely purchased the formation and puppets, but it still showed their significant investment!
"Compared to ordinary magical beasts, cultivators have the upper hand when it comes to equal strength. After all, cultivators can utilize tools and strategies."
Fang Xing only needed a few glances to understand that with such a lure, the Purple Winged Scorpion group would have no chance of escape and could only be annihilated.
Gradually, as one Purple Winged Scorpion after another was slain, the thin mist covering the valley dissipated.
Through the hazy mist, one could vaguely make out a spiritual lake at the center of the valley.
On the shore of the lake were several strange orchids. Their entire bodies glowed with an ethereal light, and some had already bloomed, exuding a captivating fragrance that hinted at their extraordinary nature.
Even more crucial was the fact that next to the Heart Illusion Orchid... there lay a Purple Winged Scorpion!
This Purple Winged Scorpion was as large as a millstone, its entire body resembling a piece of purple crystal. Its semi-transparent armor reflected colorful hues in the sunlight.
At that moment, the 'Purple Winged Scorpion King' also sensed something amiss. It fluttered its wings, transforming into a purple stream of light as it led the remaining scorpions in a rush toward the valley entrance!
"Oh no, this Purple Winged Scorpion King is unusual! It's at least a high-grade first-tier demon insect and can rival a late-stage Qi Cultivating monk!"
Inside the Little Confusion Formation, Wan Danshi, who was waving a small flag, saw this and his expression changed drastically.
"Let's give it our all! Get it into the formation!" Chen Yi grit his teeth. "So what if it's a high-grade first-tier demon insect?
Within the formation, if we join hands, we might just be able to emerge victorious!"
Before his voice even fell, the purple stream of light had already rushed into the Little Confusion Formation.
Violet toxic fog appeared, instantly shrouding and corroding the original white mist.
Meng Yi and the other Primal Warriors' expressions changed as they hastily spat out a mouthful of essence blood, feeling their innate true qi dissipating at a rate ten times faster than before...
"Now seems like a good opportunity... but as the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole watches in wait. I'll just play the role of the oriole..."
Far away in the Qinglin Marketplace, Fang Xing watched the group fight ruthlessly, a strange expression on his face.
Boom!
Minutes later, within the monitoring screen, a flash of fire blazed, and the Little Confusion Formation exploded!
As the thick mist dissipated, Cangshan's Five Virtues and Wan Danshi appeared.
Although they all looked disheveled, with Hua Feiyue and Shen Yuxin's clothes stained with blood, the Purple Winged Scorpion King, as large as a millstone, lay dead on the ground.
"A high-grade first-tier demon insect, how many spirit stones would this fetch? Not to mention the other demon insect materials and the Heart Illusion Orchid... We've struck it rich!"
Meng Yi checked his wife's injuries and pressed a few acupuncture points to stop the bleeding. Seeing the scorpion corpses scattered on the ground, he breathed heavily, "With this haul, we can rent a stall in the marketplace and stop living this bloody life. We can also raise Zi Jin properly..."
"Yes..."
A loving smile appeared on Shen Yuxin's pale face.
The next moment, their smiles froze as they saw Chen Hongtian, his face twisted in a malicious grin, swinging his iron hammer viciously at his eldest brother, Chen Yi.
Bang!
A golden light appeared on Chen Yi, transforming into a golden bell.
The black iron hammer slammed onto the golden bell, causing their innate true qi to fluctuate wildly, making the bell reverberate loudly.
"Golden Bell Shield Talisman?"
Chen Hongtian retreated after his attack missed, his hundred-pound iron hammer dancing in front of him, forming an impenetrable black light screen that guarded him. "You were prepared?"
"Third Brother, you really colluded with Wan Fenglin!"
Chen Yi's face was filled with pain and disappointment.
"Third Brother, why?" Hua Feiyue, who was already badly injured, quickly retreated, looking at the equally startled Fourth Brother and Fifth Sister, and quietly creating some distance.
Things had taken an unexpected turn, and now no one could be trusted!
"Why?"
Chen Hongtian's eyes glinted with greed as he glanced at Hua Feiyue and sneered, "Of course, it's because this old man relies on his identity as a cultivator to always take the lion's share. Why should he?"
"He who understands the trend of the times is a hero. I think it's better for you to surrender obediently..." Wan Fenglin said confidently, "What do you think, Miss Hua?"
"This humble one..." Hua Feiyue's face, already pale from blood loss, now wore a worried frown, making her look especially pitiful.
But before she could say anything, a black gas suddenly rose, "Not good, you poisoned us? The Detox Pills from before?"
"Haha, that's right, it's the Detox Pills!" Wan Fenglin laughed, "How does my specially made pill taste?"
He looked at Meng Yi and his wife, seeing that these two Primal Warriors were even worse off, having already collapsed to the ground. But then his gaze shifted to Chen Yi, and he was surprised once more.
Chen Yi was full of vigor, his face ruddy, and he showed no signs of poisoning!
At that moment, Chen Yi was taking out several attack talismans, his hands glowing with spiritual power.
"Not good!"
Wan Fenglin instinctively crushed the talismans in his hand, and a golden light shielded him.
But the next moment!
Roar!
Accompanied by a tiger's roar, a pitch-black tiger-headed broadsword suddenly appeared from the dense forest, slashing out with a blade over a meter long, and heavily clashing with the golden light.
Wan Fenglin's expression changed drastically, "Tiger-Headed Broadsword? Black Tiger Gang's standard artifact? You've joined the Black Tiger Gang?"
From the forest emerged a burly man dressed in black, with an embroidered fierce tiger head on his chest. A cruel smile appeared on his face as he said, "Wan Danshi, I, Fu Qing, of the Black Tiger Gang, greet you. We of the Black Tiger Gang would like to invite Wan Danshi to be our guest elder, but why has Wan Danshi refused our invitations?"
Seeing this, Chen Hongtian's heart sank, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
Fu Qing's position was right at the valley entrance, blocking any chance of escape!
Moreover, the opponent was a late-stage Qi Cultivating master. Although he couldn't compare to the four Nascent Soul stage elders who founded the Black Tiger Gang, he was still a force to be reckoned with!
"Cough, I was just considering it, but now I think it's a great idea to become a guest elder of the Black Tiger Gang..."
Wan Fenglin coughed and suddenly waved his hand.
Two pitch-black beads that looked like pills shot towards Fu Qing.
"That's... a Dan Bomb?"
Fu Qing's eyes widened as he saw one of the pills explode, the purple-red lightning fire instantly hitting the Tiger-Headed Broadsword, causing the artifact to fly away with a mournful cry.
Knowing things were bad, he turned and slapped his waist, summoning a black tortoise shell-like shield to block him.
...
"Hmm? They've finally started fighting."
In the monitoring room, Fang Xing's eyes lit up, "Then it's my turn to take the stage..."
(End of Chapter)
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