Chapter 47 Capturing the Stronghold (Please read on, please vote!)
Wang Yu couldn't help but wonder, was the team from the previous round developed in this kind of environment? Combat is actually very beneficial for improving the strength of cultivators.
If they continued fighting like this every day for five years, it wouldn't be surprising if everyone reached the late stage of Qi Refining. The weak would die early, and the strong would naturally become more outstanding, with their cultivation speed increasing rapidly.
The sect's mission requires each person to mine 10,000 catties of bone wood to return and hand in. If it is second-tier bone wood, 100 catties will be enough.
This is a five-year project; there's no need to rush.
After gathering intelligence, Wang Yu felt a headache coming on. He knew he had to clear out several strongholds growing second-tier bone wood before April next year, and they had to have bone capsules.
The higher the level, the better the growth. Second-tier bone trees are almost all concentrated in the top few dozen layers, becoming sparser as you go down. For example, there is only one second-tier bone tree on the entire two hundredth layer, and it is occupied by a swarm of bees.
When he returned to the ground, Gu Zhengshun and others were controlling twenty-one bronze-armored corpses, setting up array eyes at the chosen points, as one triangular black flag after another fell down.
The thirty levels beneath Xuan Gu Mountain are shrouded in a layer of black mist, encompassing only the area where the disciples of Tian Shi Peak live and cultivate daily.
"Is this to guard against Liu Jinxian and Situ Hong?"
"otherwise?"
Gu Zhengshun asked a question in return, and then sighed,
"We are outnumbered and must be careful. I am unwilling to compete with them."
"Including Junior Brother Wang, there are only twenty-two of us in total. This three-hundred-story Xuan Bone Mountain is enough for each of us to eat our fill. Why bother fighting for more?"
Greed is not desirable; it is enough to guard one's own little plot of land. Gu Zhengshun's awareness impressed Wang Yu, and his impression of him changed greatly.
It's good that he doesn't want to cause trouble. Five years of quiet cultivation is enough for him to be reborn and take another step forward.
Snap snap—
After clapping his hands to gather everyone together, Gu Zhengshun outlined the next steps, saying:
"The matter of mining bonewood can be left alone for the time being."
"By April next year, you must have acquired ten sites of Tier 2 Bone Wood with bone sacs. The rest will be yours, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu's expression changed.
"What does Senior Brother Gu want?"
"Hehe, Junior Brother Wang, don't worry. Just take care of yourself and don't worry about your brother. They are all consumables sent by my Gu family to serve me. Even if they die, they will still have value."
"We cooperated before, so let's... split the bill."
"That's fine too." Wang Yu raised an eyebrow, quite satisfied with this arrangement; it's better to be self-reliant.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first."
"good---"
Wang Yu once again boarded the black silk and flew upwards. He was alone, and even if he managed to take down the lower levels, the targets would be too sparse. He aimed at the top few levels.
The second-tier bone wood grows densely there, with few bee colonies and many ferocious bone lions.
His abilities are better suited to dealing with the Bone Lion; occupying two levels would be enough for him. As for whether Gu Zhengshun will regret it later and take over his position, that remains to be seen.
Based on my interactions with him over this period of time, I don't think so.
Gu Zhengshun is a very astute person who knows how to assess situations. There is a high possibility that he was watching the battle between Xu Jiaojiao and the Corpse Raising Ground.
This person will not make a move unless he is absolutely certain of killing him.
Not long after Wang Yu left.
A talisman flew in from outside the newly set-up formation. A disciple took it and handed it to Gu Zhengshun, who muttered to himself.
"Situ Hong and Liu Jinxian invited me to a gathering at the campsite in the middle of the three Xuan Gu Mountains."
"It's a gathering of mountain lords, which makes sense for newcomers."
"But, oh well—I'm not going!"
With a snap of his fingers, Gu Zhengshun burned the talisman to ashes and continued with his own business.
at the same time.
In the middle camp, the dashing and handsome Situ Hong was sitting opposite Liu Jinxian. He said:
"It seems that Gu Zhengshun, that pig, is not going to come out. What did Senior Sister Liu say?"
Liu Jinxian had green hair and a pretty face, but unfortunately her nose looked like it had been gnawed by insects, revealing two dark, hollow eyes, making her look both comical and disgusting.
Several gray woodlice crawled among them, resembling corpses, and their mouths emitted a sweet, cloying smell that evoked hallucinations.
"Not coming?"
"If he doesn't come, kill him! I want all three Xuan Gu Mountains' swarms of putrid bees!"
Upon hearing this, Situ Hong said, somewhat speechless.
"He's set up a maze; can Senior Sister break through it?"
"It's simple, are you coming or not?"
"I'll pass on that; I'm too busy choosing the right bone wood."
"Hmph, coward."
This blatant provocation had no effect on Situ Hong. He even wanted to laugh. He had just arrived and it was far from the flowering season of the Xuanjing Flower. Why would he do something that didn't benefit him?
"Senior Sister Liu, please do as you wish. I'll go first."
The two failed to reach an agreement and parted ways quietly.
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The Third Mysterious Bone Mountain has 290 floors.
Wang Yu was standing beneath a second-tier bone tree, his left hand radiating icy blue spiritual power as he tightly gripped the throat of a ferocious bone lion.
"Click—"
Wang Yu found it easy to snap the neck and casually throw it on the ground. The adult Bone Lion's strength was comparable to a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator, and it was even stronger than Xu Jiaojiao in terms of realm.
However, these wild monsters with low intelligence have neither numerous spells nor powerful magical artifacts, and they still travel alone.
With Wang Yu's strength, if he casts the Night Concealment Curse at the perfect level, binds him with the Netherworld Iron Chains, and chokes him with his left corpse arm, he would be no match for him under such immense force.
His strength lies in his formidable combat abilities and diverse methods.
The newly added trump card, the Divine Corpse Arm, can still provide him with tremendous assistance even without using that death energy.
Judging from the strength displayed by the Bone Lion, it could kill a sixth-level Qi Refining outer disciple of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect in a one-on-one fight, wasting the advantage brought by its cultivation level.
This is the difference between having a strong sectarian foundation and growing wildly.
He should actually thank the thief who sold him to the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, otherwise he wouldn't have grown to this level in just over three years.
There are about twenty second-tier Xuanbone Wood trees on the 290th floor, four Zhengbone Lions, three swarms of Corrupt Poison Bees, and only four second-tier bone trees with flower buds. However, there are over a hundred first-tier bone trees that show signs of growing Xuan Essence Flowers.
Having temporarily captured a stronghold, Wang Yu began to set up a formation he had purchased from the sect, called the [Blood Mist Concealing Spirit Formation], a typical first-tier top-grade maze formation.
It can completely conceal spiritual energy fluctuations within a hundred meters, shield against external prying eyes, and isolate internal and external movements to prevent internal disturbances.
This set of array flags is quite valuable, costing a full two thousand spirit stones. Once activated, it requires one flag per day, and the spirit power consumption will double when encountering external enemies.
Wang Yu happened to have plenty of spirit stones, so he didn't care about this small expense.
The collaboration with Zhao Shang allowed him to profit at least tens of thousands from the Ice and Snow Pavilion. The group of people together swallowed no less than fifty thousand spirit stones from the pavilion, which was just a small sum for Su Zhenchuan.
But if this continues, it will be discovered sooner or later.
(End of this chapter)
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