Chapter 578: Chapter 571: Plotting
Medicine King Valley had already lost two True Immortals to Chen Hai.
To maintain a balance and keep the standoff ongoing between Medicine King Valley and the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, he had long intended to eliminate one or two True Immortals from their side.
He had been hesitant about where to start.
But now, having seen the Poison Demon Wu Shanxing, his eyes lit up.
“Old Demon, meet your demise!”
“Old demon, several of my junior brothers died at your hand, and we, the Qingshan Sect, will not rest until you are dead!”
“My whole family, more than sixty people, were slaughtered by you, Old Demon Wu. Even if you’re at the level of a True Demon, today I will still slay you!”
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The grand hall in the sky was so spectacular that it attracted countless cultivators hiding in the forests below.
Chen Hai was still hesitant. In such a public place, under so many watchful eyes, should he attack without another word?
Just then, a roar reached his ears.
From the forests below, at least ten beams of light soared into the sky, attacking Wu Shanxing.
Chen Hai had never interacted with Wu Shanxing, but from his mannerisms, he could tell this person was no good.
In this territory of West Barbarian Mountain, this man had countless enemies.
Otherwise, as soon as he appeared, there wouldn’t be so many rushing to confront him.
Sadly, while their courage was commendable, they were somewhat lacking in strength.
“A bunch of worthless chickens and dogs, you dare attack me, die!”
More than ten people charged into the sky to test and surround him, yet Wu Shanxing remained calm and composed.
With unhurried steps, he waved his hands lightly, and in an instant, the sky was filled with flickering green light, painting the surrounding void with a strange green hue.
The more than ten who were clamouring for revenge against Wu Shanxing couldn’t react in time and were swept up in the rolling verdancy.
Roars, curses, and screams interwove into a heartbreakingly beautiful symphony.
The next moment, the more than ten attackers fell from the sky, one after another.
Following their fall, they rapidly decayed and soon turned into skeletons.
“Incapable of withstanding a single blow, unable to resist even one of my moves—you dared to attack me with such little strength. I wonder who gave you the courage?”
With a face full of disdain, Wu Shanxing stood firm in mid-air.
Laughing loudly, he looked down below, “Who else? Step forward, I’ll send you on your way!”
Silence enveloped the surroundings. His supreme ferocity frightened many.
The fierce light from his eyes, when directed at a group of people, caused most to lower their heads in fear.
More than ninety percent of the cultivators present didn’t dare strike him; merely making eye contact seemed too daunting.
“Weaklings should know their place. I, Wu, command you to stand, don’t dare kneel…”
Wu Shanxing sneered, somewhat satisfied as he noted the reactions of the crowd below and nodded.
Stepping on clouds, he rushed towards the position of the grand hall in the void, touching here, looking there.
After confirming that the grand hall was not yet open and inaccessible, he found a mountain peak directly below the hall and descended upon it.
The previous occupants of the peak, upon seeing Wu Shanxing descend upon their location, turned pale and scattered like birds and beasts, running out of sight.
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At the edge of a forest a distance away from the mountain peak, inside a hastily constructed simple tent.
“Third Elder, what’s going on here?”
“Didn’t you say that the people from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect attracted here by these ruins were Wu Renxin and Fan Tong?”
“We haven’t even seen a trace of those two, yet Poison Demon Wu Shanxing suddenly appears here. Could there be some trickery?”
With a mind full of doubts, Ren Tianxing asked cautiously to Third Elder Ding Meng, who was seated below.
Within this tent, there were not only Chen Hai and Ding Meng, but also Tu Ji, the Second Elder, along with two other True Immortal-level powerhouses.
Du Changfeng had been confirmed dead; their sect’s strongest, Supreme Danding, had been missing without any news.
Although Ren Tianxing repeatedly assured that Supreme Danding was surely safe and sound and that no accidents could possibly happen, in reality, whether it was him or Ding Meng and Tu Ji, they all harbored ominous premonitions.
Given the current situation of Medicine King Valley, if they were to hard clash with Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, they would undoubtedly be defeated without any chance of victory.
From what Ding Meng had informed, Wu Renxin and Fan Tong of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect had been drawn by this grand hall and had rushed over. Aside from leaving a True Immortal to guard the gates, almost everyone else from Medicine King Valley had mobilized.
After Du Changfeng’s death and the disappearing of Supreme Danding and Ye Fangxian traveling to another territory, the True Immortal-level powerhouses in Medicine King Valley had dwindled to just six.
And now, the five within this simple tent could be considered the peak combat power of Medicine King Valley.
Ren Tianxing’s actions were clearly a desperate gamble.
This time, if their operation succeeded and they managed to kill Wu Renxin and Fan Tong here, they could barely regain some disadvantages and offset the balance of power with Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect once again.
Unfortunately, although their plan was sound, reality seldom met one’s desires.
Poison Demon, Wu Shanxing, although powerful, against the combined strength of Ren Tianxing, Tu Ji, and the others, taking him down would not be a problem, almost guaranteed to be foolproof.
However, faced with this situation, he hesitated and chose not to act rashly.
After all, Wu Shanxing appearing here was unexpected for them.
If their real targets, Wu Renxin and Fan Tong, had also, perhaps, already arrived at this location and were hiding somewhere nearby, making a move on Wu Shanxing might be inappropriate!
Five against three, they might win, but they certainly couldn’t capture Wu Shanxing and Fan Tong.
If the three True Immortals from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect managed to escape, it would not only mean the failure of Medicine King Valley’s operation, but it might also provoke a severe retaliation.
With the current strength of Medicine King Valley, if such a situation arose, they might truly not be able to cope.
Heaven forbid, Medicine King Valley, which has stood in West Barbarian Mountain territory for thousands of years, might just vanish into thin air.
As the Sect Master, Ren Tianxing couldn’t help but consider these possibilities.
“The person who passed me the information holds some status in Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect.”
“Duping me with a false piece of information should be unlikely.”
“Although Wu Renxin and Fan Tong have not shown up yet, Wu Shanxing appearing here first might just be a coincidence…”
Lowering his head, Ding Meng explained awkwardly.
Within Medicine King Valley, as the Third Elder, he was primarily responsible for Dark Hall affairs.
Covert action, assassinations, or gathering intelligence were the responsibilities of the Dark Hall.
The information he had painstakingly gathered had led Medicine King Valley to mobilize completely, yet now this unexpected result had arisen…
Ding Meng was equally perplexed and felt guilty, but he didn’t know how to explain the situation.
Fortunately, Ren Tianxing merely glared at him fiercely without fixating on the issue.
“The situation is unclear. For now, we must not act rashly and simply observe the changes.”
“That grand hall in the void, after some time, will eventually open.”
“If I’m not mistaken, this should be an ancient cave mansion, capable of concealing itself in the void, and this mansion contains some mysteries of space and time.”
“This type of cave mansion, assuredly crafted by a great power, is not something ordinary True Immortals could possess.”
“Even for us, entering such an ancient cave mansion may well be an opportunity.”
“It’s no wonder that Wu Renxin and Fan Tong, drawn to this mansion, would come here. I’m not surprised at all.”
“These two, along with Poison Demon Wu Shanxing—just three individuals in total—we might still have a chance to kill them.”
“If they come here, once the mansion opens, they will surely enter.”
“At that moment, we should follow them inside, and then make our move directly inside the mansion!”
After a pause, Ren Tianxing suggested sternly.
Outside, although they were confident in overpowering those few from Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, if the opponents sought solely escape, they had no effective means to counter that.
Once inside the cave mansion, if they guarded the exit, those people would have no place to flee, and their chances of eliminating them would naturally increase significantly.