Chapter 217 Lightning Crash - Old Bai Delivers Himself to the Door

"Is this the scene of the incident?"

"Yes, Lord City Lord."

Wang Yu straddled the increasingly enormous three-tailed snow fox, unfolded the map in his hand, and discovered that the location was indeed strange.

The sacred offerings from the four states under the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect are first sent to the local prefectural city every five years, and then delivered to the mountain gate by the people of the prefectural city.

For these city lords, their mission was considered complete once they were delivered to the prefectural city.

Yunling Prefecture is located northeast of Guiling. Along the way, you will pass through Wisteria Mountain, silted meadows, and lightning craters... After crossing the 300-mile-long One-Line Sky Gorge, you will arrive at Yunling Prefecture.

The accident occurred right between a silted meadow and a deep crater from a lightning strike; the former stretched out as far as the eye could see, with no obstacles to obstruct the view.

The latter is the place where the ancient mythical beast [Ji Meng] once displayed its divine power.

Legend has it that in ancient times, during thunderstorms, a strange beast with a dragon's head, a human body, bird claws, and feathers on its arms would descend with lightning bolts to punish those with heavy karma. This beast was Ji Meng.

This deep crater where lightning struck is said to have killed a demonic cultivator who had reached the Divine Transformation stage. As for who exactly he was, the ancient texts are very secretive about it, and Wang Yu doesn't know either, treating it as just a story.

The person who delivered the sacred offering died between the two places, leaving no trace of any battle, as if he had disappeared along the way. Wang Yu had reason to suspect that there was a traitor in the manor.

Perhaps there were enemy spies left behind. He deliberately ordered a search of the Bai family's ancestral home, intending to exterminate the entire clan, and also harboring some ulterior motives.

After all, whether they are remnants of the Bai family is still unknown; it's just a matter of probability for now. And the team transporting the sacred offering only consists of three people.

One person from Guiling City, at the late stage of Qi Refining.

One in Yunling Prefecture City, at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

One member of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, in the early stage of Core Formation.

The team structure is a bit distorted, but there's nothing that can be done about it. This is almost a common phenomenon for newly appointed city lords. It will be fine in forty or fifty years.

“From a topographical point of view, the deep crater where lightning strikes occurs is more suitable for an ambush,” Xu Ruozhou said.

"Your subordinate is here."

"Have the deep craters from the lightning strikes been investigated?"

"We checked, and there was no trace."

"Take me to see it."

This is a giant sinkhole with a diameter of over 100 miles. The rock walls are jet black and reflective, like a unique geological formation formed by sand and gravel being vitrified by high temperature and then sedimented over time.

The lightning strike pit is so deep that you can't see the bottom. If you throw a stone in, you won't hear it hit the ground for half a day. Every year during the thunderstorm season, thunderstorms will emerge from this deep pit.

They can easily kill Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It once attracted many cultivators to explore it in search of opportunities.

But the result... the vast majority disappeared, and the few survivors had conflicting accounts of what happened down there. Some said there was nothing down there, some said there were monsters down there, and some said it was a maze.

In short, due to its legendary nature, countless rumors and gossip circulate, and even today, cultivators still venture deep into it to explore and search for treasures.

The nearest city is called Thunderstorm City.

Finding no clues nearby, Wang Yu ordered Xu Ruozhou to lead men to Thunderstorm City to gather intelligence and see if any suspicious individuals were staying there.

He remained alone beside the lightning-stricken pit, motionless.

It's like they're waiting for something.

Half a day later, a smile appeared on Wang Yu's lips. The Xuan Yuan Demon Embryo in his body was stirring. Since Wang Wu was devoured by him, he had only planted demonic thoughts three times.

Xu Ruozhou, the Great Elder of the Bai Family, and Xiao Fu Jun Luo Chen!

Whether Luo Chen's side succeeds is still unknown, but now that Xu Ruozhou has gone to Thunderstorm City, it goes without saying who this person who suddenly appeared within his perception range is.

"Now that you're here, why are you hiding?"

"Wang...Yu!"

Not far from the lightning-stricken pit, the familiar figure of the Bai family's Grand Elder emerged from a cloud of gray mist. This technique was none other than the signature secret art of the Yellow Springs Temple—[Yellow Springs Ghost Mist]!

Without making a sound, the secret technique of searching the mountain for demons was quietly activated.

Upon discovering that the other party was alone, Wang Yu immediately sent a telepathic message to Qingyang Zhenren, instructing him to remain still, while saying aloud...

"Years have passed since we last met. I thought the Grand Elder had broken through to the Core Formation stage and returned to seek revenge. I never imagined you were still stuck at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage."

"snort--

"You young upstart, how could you know that the chasm is insurmountable? Even if you come from the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, it doesn't guarantee that you will be able to successfully form your core."

"Today I will surely kill you to avenge the blood feud that killed my entire Bai family!"

Wang Yu didn't take it seriously, and even said it with a hint of sarcasm.

"You have disappointed me greatly. It seems that your spiritual roots are only of the lowest grade. You have not been able to break through even with a blood feud. What is the point of your life?"

"Besides, this is something your Bai family brought upon yourselves. Now, the Guiling Pass and the Jiang family are doing quite well, and their power has increased by at least 20% compared to the past."

"So noisy—"

The Bai family's eldest elder seemed to have his sore spot touched. Under the effect of the demonic seed, his already angry emotions became even more distorted, as if he were seeing his past self.

The comical way he says, "I have a plan."

He was furious.

In an instant, hundreds of fireballs the size of water vats poured down. The Bai family's eldest elder possessed both fire and metal spiritual roots, a fact he had already ascertained.

Now that we're locked in close combat, we already have a plan in mind.

Xueyu made the first move, flicking its three tails to unleash a gust of icy wind that weakened the fireball by more than half before retreating to the side.

Snowfall spell, freezing rain spell, extreme cold spell... and other spells were cast one after another. This was Xueyu's role: to support him and lower the temperature of the entire arena.

Wang Yu's ice-attribute magic, already ferocious in its power, suddenly reached an even greater level!

With a simple flick of his wrist, a sword aura of ice hundreds of meters long was unleashed.

It seemed to freeze even the sky.

After extinguishing all the incoming fireballs, he pulled with both hands, and two spinning ice wheels suddenly flew out.

Upon seeing this, the Bai family elder was only shocked by Wang Yu's cultivation level: "In just over twenty years, you have actually broken through to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment. I absolutely cannot let you live."

Immediately afterwards, he summoned the second-tier superior magic weapon, the Melting Gold Spear.

Despite his advanced age, his movements remained agile and skillful. With bursts of true energy, he wielded his spear, and his magic took shape.

Two long dragons of lava spiraled out along the gold-melting spear.

Then.

Without hesitation, it was sliced ​​in two by the two ice wheels. The power of the ice wheels weakened slightly, but it was still under Wang Yu's control and attacked the Bai family's elder.

He finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

His cultivation level is only so-so; his mastery of perfected techniques is truly astonishing. How many years has the City Lord cultivated before he has such abilities?

He raised his spear and used the power of the magic weapon to knock away the ice wheel. Then he used his tail to block the second ice wheel, and cold air and sparks burst forth at the same time.

"Ta-da!"

The Bai family's eldest elder had just looked up when he saw Wang Yu's figure suddenly appear.

He grinned maliciously as he gripped the molten gold spear and delivered a side kick.

Amidst the roar of the dragon, the Bai family's eldest elder felt as if his entire body was about to shatter; the brute force nearly kicked through his defensive inner armor.

"vomit……"

He knelt on the ground and vomited a mouthful of blood. When he looked up again, Wang Yu had already forcibly put the Gold-Melting Spear into his Sea Heart Ring. His figure appeared in front of him in an instant, as if in a flash.

The eldest elder of the Bai family had eyes wide with rage, and fear finally welled up in his heart after his fury.

He finally remembered why he had come.

"Wait... Wang Yu! I'm here to negotiate."

"You've lost a fight and now you know how to negotiate? If you were willing to risk your life for the Bai family, I might think more highly of you. But now... heh, work for the Yellow Springs Temple."

"you--"

After losing the battle of magic and being defeated by words, the demonic seed was fully nourished by emotions. The eldest elder of the Bai family had red eyes and gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"Huangquan Temple knows that you have practiced their core inheritance, the Xuan Yin Hand."

"If you wish to acquire the other technique, the [Earthly Nether Finger], you can join the Yellow Springs Temple and become their true disciple. By combining the two techniques, you can cultivate the Yellow Springs Temple's core divine power—the [Yellow Springs Great Handprint]!"

"oh?"

Wang Yu said with a half-smile.

"I deliberately spread the news that I would wipe out the remnants of the Bai family. You came to see me for this very reason: to deliver a message to the Yellow Springs Temple?"

He said that, but what he really thought was something else entirely.

Back then, when he received the Xuan Yin Hand inheritance from Su Qingshan, he wondered why the other party possessed the core inheritance of the Yellow Springs Temple.

I felt like a traitor at that time.

It now appears to be a method for extensively recruiting geniuses, sparing neither the great nor the small, spreading the Xuan Yin Hand technique, and targeting those who are gaining fame or are nearing the Core Formation stage.

He reappears and uses the matching [Earthly Darkness Finger] to lure others, and the [Yellow Spring Great Handprint] supernatural power that he can eventually obtain is a very famous move in the demonic path.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators can use them as a regular trump card.

Not to mention the power it would have after being transformed into a natal divine ability. Such a great temptation would tempt any genius from humble origins.

after all.

Within one's own sect, the inherent limitations of being of humble origin mean that even after reaching the Core Formation stage, one cannot obtain such superior top-tier supernatural abilities!

If it were someone from the Yellow Springs Temple who came forward to recruit him after he killed Su Qingshan, he would definitely have agreed, as he has never felt a sense of belonging to the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.

Now that he's become one of the Four Young Masters of the Reverse Spirit Sect, how could he possibly give up everything for a top-tier supernatural technique?

I refuse.

"Old Deng, you should just become nourishment for this city lord."

In an instant.

Wang Yu's hand gripped the head of the Bai family's Great Elder. Under the influence of the Xuan Yuan Demon Embryo, the elder immediately lost all ability to resist, and his essence and cultivation were withering away.

"No... Wang Yu, City Lord Wang, I beg you to spare the Bai family! This was all caused by my greed. The matter of the Sacred Offering... has nothing to do with them. I beg you..."

The voice of the Bai family's eldest elder grew weaker and weaker, completely unable to resist the mature demonic seed within his body; his life was nearing its end.

Wang Yu, however, refused quite ruthlessly.

"Don't even think about it. People always have to pay for their mistakes."

Finally, all of its essence was poured into its spiritual root.

This gave his spiritual root unprecedented activity, and amidst the rustling of eerie incantations, it turned into a dried-up corpse and collapsed to the ground.

Wang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly intoxicated by the exquisite delicacy he was savoring.

The Xuan Yuan Demon Embryo is consuming its spiritual roots inch by inch, a true gift package.

Meanwhile, the spiritual root that was rooted in its body and belonged to Wang Yu began to grow rapidly, especially the gold spiritual root, which quickly caught up with the other spiritual roots.

His five elemental roots, except for the water elemental root which mutated and gained yin and ice attributes, have grown to the level of three elemental roots.

Fire, wood, and metal have all soared to the level of dual spiritual roots, while only earth spiritual root remains at the level of short-lived existence.

These spiritual roots, before they grow into celestial spiritual roots, are actually not very useful, at least not now.

Because his cultivation talent is actually based on the demonic embryo, no matter what attribute he cultivates, as long as it is a demonic cultivation method, he can reach the level of dual spiritual roots.

It was determined based on the highest aptitude of his spiritual root lineage.

Even if he absorbed the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Root, his ice-attribute cultivation technique would still progress at the same rate as someone with a Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude.

but--

Bai Laodeng is not his blood relative... so why is the devouring effect 100%? Wang Yu was silent for a moment. He looked at the face of the Xuan Yuan Demon Embryo that had no features, and he just couldn't figure it out.

(End of this chapter)