Chapter 640 The Value of the Old Demons (Part 1)
A plan is suggested: Do the opposite!
That owl at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm... is too weak.
If someone possessed the strength to refine into a Void Realm cultivator and revealed information about the Demon Realm Fruit, Wang Yu would not doubt them.
Let's take advantage of this breakthrough period.
Let's test the waters with a rather crude killing mark.
If Xiao could discover this kind of positioning mark that could be erased in the early stage of Void Refinement, it would prove that the other party had some skills, which would also show that the words were logical.
After all, the Demon Realm Fruit is no ordinary rare treasure.
Now it remains motionless.
This confirmed Wang Yu's suspicions.
He didn't believe that someone at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm could discover a large area of demonic fruit trees in an environment like the Demon Refining Domain. What kind of value could that be? Even the top ten strongest experts would be tempted!
Even if these resources can no longer enhance their strength.
It is also an excellent resource for trading, training corpse puppets, and demon slaves.
On the way to Evil Thought Mountain, Wang Yu was also pondering to himself.
With his early-stage Void Refinement realm and the speed of the Aurora Escape Technique, no matter how vast the Demon Refinement Domain is, he can travel from the ancient battlefield to Evil Thought Mountain within a day.
His normal speed is about 100 li per breath, which is equivalent to a leisurely stroll for an ordinary person. His maximum speed can reach 10,000 li per breath, if he incorporates the Void Step Secret Technique from the Void Heaven Myriad Techniques.
A breath... a million miles!
A small, cage-like world, like the Ice Prison Realm.
It arrives at any place in an instant. This speed is extremely fast in the world. It would only seem slow in places like the cosmic ocean where distances are difficult to measure.
Let's assume that Evil Thoughts Mountain is a trap.
The first hurdle is to limit his speed and restrict his space to ensure he cannot escape.
Generally speaking, using the projection of the cave heaven in the late stage of the Void Refinement realm to restrict it is one of the most suitable methods.
However, the possibility of top-tier spatial treasures cannot be ruled out.
'While being brave and resourceful is important, one must also be shrewd and prepare a backup plan.'
Not long after.
A thousand kilometers away from Evil Thought Mountain, Wang Yu took out the sixth-grade top-quality Void Banner that he had taken from Zhong Ying. All the spiritual effects of this treasure were in the Void Dao.
Even if it's broken and dilapidated, he can still use it.
For example, "The myriad laws of the void!"
As the fundamental inheritance of the Nine Tribulations Immortal, who is at the Tribulation Transcending stage, there are almost no cultivators in this Demon Refining Domain who can restrain such methods.
certainly.
Monsters are excluded.
Wang Yu did not believe that the group from Evil Thought Mountain were monsters, so leaving a spatial passage that could break the blockade and confinement at a critical moment was enough.
Stimulate the essence of spiritual treasures and plant spatial beacons.
He also used the Void Sky Piercing Technique as a backup plan to ensure that it could be activated remotely at any time, and only then did he feel at ease.
The immense divine consciousness transformed into tendrils, burrowing into the ground and surging towards the Mountain of Evil Thoughts.
The words of the owl cannot be trusted.
Therefore, he needed to investigate again to confirm the strength of this group and verify whether the Demon Realm Fruit really existed. However... before he could take any further action, Wang Yu showed a surprised expression.
At the same time.
Five thousand miles south of Evil Thought Mountain, an old man in green robes at the seventh level of Void Refinement and two twin demonesses at the sixth level of Void Refinement were gathered in a mountain valley.
The old man was none other than the Green-Robed Old Demon. Wang Yu hadn't expected to see him again. As for the two women, they were the renowned Xuan Yin White Bone Dao Maidens of this area.
One is called "Xuanxin" and the other is called "Xuanti".
The two women had sexy and alluring figures, with exaggeratedly large, snow-white buttocks that were not in normal proportions, but rather looked like sculpted objects modified by a secret technique.
Their two small faces were exquisite, each feature was perfect, but when put together they had an artificial quality, which, in the words of my previous life, was that of an "artificial human".
It lacks the dynamism and harmony of nature.
At that time.
The three of them gathered together.
Xuanxin and Xuanti laughed and joked, their voices overlapping as if they were one: "Old Demon in Green Robe, the Demon Realm Fruits here are useful to us sisters, but they won't be of any help to you."
The implied meaning.
They won't take action unless their true motives are revealed.
The two sisters practiced the same technique, and their combined attack was incredibly profound. In critical moments, they could even merge into one person, briefly possessing combat power comparable to the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.
This is also the origin of their nickname "Lianxin Charming Maidens".
This trip was at the invitation of the Green-Robed Old Demon, who wanted to join forces to attack the group from Evil Thought Mountain and seize the Demon Realm Fruit and all the fruit tree spirit roots.
The man in the green robe shook his head and chuckled strangely.
"Gentlemen, Evil Thought Mountain has devoured quite a few late-stage Void Refinement cultivators. These corpses alone are enough for me to fight tooth and nail to seize. I can give you the Demon Realm Fruit, but the fruit tree must be mine."
Xuanxin and Xuanti exclaimed in unison, "Impossible! The fruit trees in the Demon Realm take three hundred years to flower, three hundred years to bear fruit, and three hundred years to mature. A batch can be harvested in less than a thousand years. According to the intelligence, there are at least a thousand trees. Why should they all be given to you?!"
Just as the small team was arguing, Wang Yu extended his divine consciousness through the Taiyin Primordial Spirit, which was the thought of the Star God, and was able to receive the blessing of the Taiyin Yin Law.
With his current comprehension level of nearly 2%, unless someone surpasses him in their understanding of the Taiyin principles, or is a Dao-merging cultivator with the rudiments of a Dao Fruit.
otherwise.
It was impossible to detect his intentionally hidden divine thoughts. After all, the Taiyin Dao, in addition to the power of moonlight, also had a great effect on the soul. It was no exaggeration to say that it was the source of the soul, not to mention the innate star god soul he had condensed.
This is also his foundation and advantage.
After overhearing their conversation, Wang Yu immediately realized the problem: could this be a trap within a trap?
It is prepared specifically for clever people who think they have seen through the evil intentions of the mountain. According to previous guesses, there will be no shortage of bait like "Owl".
They specifically targeted demonic cultivators whose strength was slightly greater than those of others in the same realm.
Some of the more reckless ones believed it and rushed straight to Evil Thought Mountain.
Typed GG, and there was no reaction whatsoever.
Those who are more cautious, like Wang Yu, will only venture into Evil Thought Mountain secretly when they are prepared and confident.
A more insidious approach would be like the Green-Robed Old Demon, who would gather a few like-minded individuals to attack together, preferably those weaker than himself. This way, if danger were to arise, it would be a case of "their fellow cultivators die, not the one who dies."
After all, everyone knows that when you encounter a bear, all you need to do is run faster than the people around you.
Things gradually became complicated.
The Green-Robed Old Demon had clearly been preparing for much longer than him; perhaps he had been preparing for the Evil Thought Mountain matter ever since he was scared off last time.
'Strange.'
'A thousand fruit trees—the number of ripe demonic fruits wouldn't be small. Moreover, cultivators at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm and above all have blessed lands and grotto-heavens as their refuge, making it easy for them to cultivate these spiritual roots.'
Furthermore, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage have long lifespans.
For a full 6,400 years, and with some life-extending methods, it would be quite normal to live to 7,000 years old.
in this way.
The value of the fruit tree is much greater than that of the Demon Fruit alone!
Another one.
Wang Yu discovered that the three of them were absolutely convinced that there were demonic fruits and a thousand fruit trees on Evil Thought Mountain, as if they had seen it with their own eyes, and were extremely certain of it!
This made him realize.
He may have overlooked a crucial element.
'Putting myself in their shoes, what would I do if I were them?'
Wang Yu thought he would arrange for someone to sell Demon Realm Fruit in Holy Ring City, deliberately get blocked after leaving the city, and then fail to resist. Once the soul is searched and relevant information is obtained, anyone would believe it without a doubt, right?
As for how to keep this "person" alive.
There are countless secret techniques for survival in the demonic path; the methods within the blood path alone number at least ten, not to mention others.
The key to the trap is gaining trust.
Then comes the methods of sealing off and killing. Prey is best suited to lone, somewhat intelligent, and strong individuals like him, because such people are often extremely arrogant and believe in their own judgment.
This thought came to mind.
The other party may not use his thinking method, but he has definitely completed the step of using bait to gain trust, otherwise that green-robed old demon would not have come.
After sorting things out in this way...
Wang Yu frowned... Did the Demon Realm Fruit really exist? He decided to play it safe and see what the three of them had to say.
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at the same time.
In the small valley, the dispute between the three-person team gradually came to an end. The green-robed old demon, relying on his dual advantages in intelligence and strength, took 60%, while the two witches got 40%.
Fruit trees and fruits are classified in the same way.
Just before it was over.
Xuanxin and Xuanti asked, "Green Robe, are you sure this information is correct?"
The latter wore a confident smile.
"Of course, these fools still want to scheme against me. I haven't lived all these years for nothing. Being able to cultivate to the late stage of Void Refinement is enough to prove my wisdom, isn't it?"
Xuanxin and Xuanti exchanged a glance and almost burst out laughing.
This made the old demon in green robes' face darken. If it weren't for their cooperative relationship, he would have already pinned these two disrespectful witches down and whipped them severely.
Let them taste what a five-thousand-year-old root is like.
It's just not time to turn against each other yet.
He suppressed his anger and said, "Three or four years ago, Evil Thought Mountain sent people to Holy Ring City to sell Demon Realm Fruit. I was 'strolling' in the city at the time and happened to discover this secret transaction."
"The cultivator selling this was only at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, and judging from his aura, he was injured. The buyer was at the seventh level of the Void Refinement realm. Besides me, other late-stage Void Refinement cultivators also discovered this secret transaction with their divine senses."
Xuanxin and Xuanti asked curiously, "So you stole him?"
The green-robed man shook his head: "The buyer was targeted by other demonic cultivators and died less than a thousand miles outside Holy Ring City."
The two women's pupils contracted.
This distance.
For a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, it was just a step away. To die so close to the enemy shows how dire the situation was. Logically speaking, a Demon Realm Fruit shouldn't have attracted so many powerful figures.
"Why?"
"When the Demon Realm Fruit is freshly picked, it is pink. If left for a long time, the demonic energy will automatically settle and purify, turning it black. He bought the pink Demon Realm Fruit..."
Xuanxin and Xuanti gasped.
"So, they're after the fruit trees?"
"That's right. In order to gain the right to search souls first, that group of people fought a fierce battle. I personally witnessed the souls of the fruit buyers being reduced to ashes. They got nothing."
"etc……"
The two women immediately noticed the blind spot.
"That person selling them?"
"It's the person who bought the fruit!"
The man in green nodded in agreement with the two women's guess and continued.
"This person is proficient in the supernatural ability of creating an avatar. He was originally sent out by the Evil Thought Mountain Sect to fish for him. Among that group of late-stage Void Refinement cultivators, there were some capable individuals who discovered him even earlier than I did. In the end, they tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead."
At this point, Xuanxin and Xuanti became even more confused.
"Then how did you know he came from Evil Thought Mountain?"
"Hehe, I had a fortuitous encounter when I was young and became proficient in the secret technique of gathering souls and summoning spirits. After those people left, I personally gathered their souls and searched for them. That's how I obtained this secret. Do you... still have any questions?"
The two women immediately had no more doubts.
He took out a large black cloth resembling a curtain and warned the other party, "Green Robe, you can use this treasure to conceal your aura and figure, but behave yourself and don't touch me."
"I have no interest in your physical appearances."
That's all.
The three of them disappeared together into the small valley.
Wang Yu was even more surprised. Soul gathering? He had seen Kong Kongzi gather Zhong Ying's soul before. Although Kong Kongzi had destroyed Zhong Ying's primordial spirit, the other party easily gathered it together and brought him back to life in an instant.
Kongkongzi is a member of the Void Dharma Lineage and practices the righteous Dharma.
The methods of the Soul Path are mostly for protecting the soul, and the Scripture of Nourishing the Soul.
Rather than this kind of evil soul-gathering technique.
This shows that such methods are relatively rare. The Green-Robed Old Demon's judgment in sequence was actually not wrong, but he had been active in the Demon Refining Domain for so many years.
Meanwhile, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage already possess the ability to calculate cause and effect.
If this trap was set specifically for him...
It's terrifying to think about.
certainly.
This is the worst-case scenario, or perhaps Wang Yu is overthinking things. The strongest demonic cultivator entrenched in Evil Thought Mountain is, on the surface, just a young cultivator at the sixth level of the Void Refinement stage, who calls himself "Qianqiu Daoren".
'Anyway, it's always good to have someone scout ahead. Let's see how it goes.'
Make a decision in your heart.
Wang Yu also moved closer to Evil Thought Mountain, his divine consciousness disappearing into the air as he closely monitored the situation.
A moment later.
Inside the Evil Thought Mountain, three people, concealed by a strange and secret treasure, sneaked in furtively and had already searched many places. They were currently communicating through divine sense.
"Twelve people, eight of whom are at the Nascent Soul stage, three at the early Void Refinement stage, plus Daoist Qianqiu at the mid-Void Refinement stage, which matches the information obtained from the Soul Search."
Upon hearing this...
The two sisters, Xuanxin and Xuanti, nodded repeatedly like chicks pecking at rice, suggesting, "Before we take action, how about we first check underground?"
The old demon in green robes glanced at the two women with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
"good."
The three continued their journey and reached the entrance.
The green-robed man suddenly ripped off the black cloth, revealing an old face covered in wrinkles and lividity. He exhaled a puff of green smoke, and the terrifying corpse poison mist instantly spread throughout the entire Evil Thought Mountain.
All the buildings and rocks are rapidly dissolving.
It happened so suddenly.
However, Xuanxin and Xuanti seemed to have been prepared, their surroundings shrouded in a misty demonic aura that completely shielded them from the corpse poison smoke, and they said coldly.
"Activate the formation!"
"—Damn it!!!"
The Green-Robed Demon had sensed something was off about the two, but he was a beat too slow to react, his mind preoccupied with the potential profits from the thousand Demon Realm Fruit Trees.
It wasn't until they entered Evil Thoughts Mountain that they realized something was wrong.
Since the information obtained from the cultivators on the mountain and the soul search was exactly the same, was this a flaw? For the green-robed man… yes!
He knew how intense the competition was in the Demon Refining Domain.
It's highly suspicious that Evil Mountain has neither lost nor gained any members in the past few years.
Considering that the two sisters, Xuanxin and Xuanti, believed him the whole time, rarely questioned him, and never asked him to provide any evidence.
This does not fit the characteristics of someone who has lived in the Demon Refining Domain for a long time.
But... it was too late!!!
A layer of purple array light blocked him inside, rendering all spatial escape techniques and secret arts completely ineffective. The surrounding space seemed to have solidified, and even those who had mastered the basics of spatial principles could not break through it.
Green Robe's heart sank; he recognized him.
The seventh-tier extraordinary array in the True Demon Token Treasure Pavilion—the [All Heavens Star Locking Array]!
(End of this chapter)
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