All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 234 Cunning and Scheming! The Siege of the Witch God Cult Leader! (Part Two)

"Junior Brother Zhou, you've arrived!" Wei Mingcheng rushed to greet Zhou Qing upon his arrival, and asked in confusion as he looked at the beautiful girl beside Zhou Qing.

“Senior Brother Wei, this is Miaoyin, my concubine whom I married in the Ice Spirit Clan,” Zhou Qing introduced.

"A concubine?" Wei Mingcheng was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Greetings, Young Master Wei." Miaoyin bowed respectfully.

"My name is Wei Mingcheng. Sister-in-law, you can call me Senior Brother, just like Junior Brother Zhou." Wei Mingcheng said quickly. Sensing the aura, the girl in front of him seemed to be a Blood Exchange Realm martial artist as well. He dared not be presumptuous, especially since she was Zhou Qing's concubine.

Wei Mingcheng subconsciously turned around and saw his older sister, Wei Hongyu, who was directing the convoy, glancing in their direction.

“Senior Brother Wei.” Miaoyin nodded.

“That’s my senior sister.” Zhou Qing pointed to Wei Hongyu not far away and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to her from a distance.

Miaoyin looked at Wei Hongyu, and as their eyes met, she realized what was happening and curtsied to Wei Hongyu.

"Senior Brother Wei, where is Master?" Zhou Qing looked around but couldn't find Wei Sheng.

"Father is saying goodbye to the Ancestor." Wei Mingcheng's voice lowered. No matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, they were driven out of the Five Poisons Sect, and to some people in the sect, they were traitors.

"Mm." Zhou Qing nodded, saying nothing more, and waited quietly.

After waiting for about half an hour, Wei Sheng finally walked out of the gate of Tianyun City.

"Greetings, Master." Zhou Qing bowed respectfully to Wei Sheng.

“Ah Qing, you don’t actually need to come with us,” Wei Sheng said in a deep voice.

“This journey may not be smooth sailing, so I will naturally accompany you.”

Zhou Qing said seriously.

"That's exactly what I mean. You don't need to get involved in this mess," Wei Sheng sighed.

“If Master says that, it means you don’t consider me family anymore. This disciple will be heartbroken.”

Zhou Qing shook his head.

"Alright, let's set off together." Wei Sheng said helplessly, feeling both amused and touched.

Success defined the first half of his life, while failure defined the second half, but this last disciple was his pride.

"Alright." Zhou Qing smiled, but inwardly he became wary. Judging from Wei Sheng's attitude, the journey would probably not be peaceful.

After all, their goal was too great. There were more than 100 martial artists in the group, plus their families, making the whole group more than 300 people.

The convoy slowly made its way towards Heishan Town.

It took six days to cover only half the distance.

Just past noon that day, the caravan was traveling on the official road. As the caravan passed a slope and headed downhill, a huge boulder with a diameter of three zhang (approximately 10 meters) blocked the way in the middle of the road, like a house blocking the way out of nowhere.

"What a huge rock! Could it be a meteorite that fell from outer space?!"

"What's going on? I don't remember this being here last time?"

At this moment, the warrior who had been leading the way got off the carriage with a puzzled look and walked towards the boulder.

When the rest of the caravan saw that the convoy had stopped, they all got out of their vehicles to check the situation.

"what!"

Suddenly, a scream came from ahead. The scout warrior had reached the boulder when he was suddenly sucked into it.

This startled several martial artists nearby.

"Ah! What is this?!"

"help me!"

A terrifying suction force erupted from the boulder, sucking in several nearby martial artists. Except for one Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Master who reacted quickly and escaped, the others screamed as they were sucked into the boulder.

As the suction force emanating from the boulder grew stronger, the first few carriages were completely sucked into it.

This bizarre scene threw the convoy into chaos.

"What's going on?! Get out of the way!"

"Look! There's someone on the rock!"

At this moment, the martial artist near the back of the caravan discovered that a young man dressed in purple was sitting cross-legged on the boulder.

boom--!
Just as the terrifying suction force emanating from the boulder formed a gradually expanding vortex on the official road, a carriage located in the middle section suddenly exploded.

Dressed in red, Wei Hongyu soared into the sky, holding a three-foot-long snake-shaped sword.

Whoosh!
A golden sword light, resembling a serpentine snake, shot out from the tip of the sword, forming a series of lightning-shaped sword beams in mid-air. These beams connected end to end, forming a long chain of sword beams that instantly spanned tens of meters and struck the center of the boulder.

clang!
However, the sword light seemed to have struck an indestructible divine weapon, producing a tremendous roar. Not only was it undamaged, but it was also absorbed into the sword light, which in turn carried Wei Hongyu away.

"not good!"

Wei Hongyu's expression changed drastically. She immediately broke the sword beam, but her body still flew uncontrollably toward the boulder. The suction force released by the boulder seemed to be targeting her, while the surrounding martial artists were not affected as much as she was.

Whoosh!
At this moment, Wei Sheng suddenly appeared, flew into the air, grabbed Wei Hongyu, and with a flash of black light around him, he actually pulled Wei Hongyu back to the ground.

Looking at the young man sitting cross-legged on the boulder, Wei Sheng's mood sank to the bottom.

The young man was none other than Lan Canghai, the leader of the Witch God Cult!

“Why make things difficult for these juniors, senior?” Wei Sheng said loudly.

As soon as Wei Sheng finished speaking, the powerful suction force emanating from the boulder stopped instantly.

"Lan Canghai! The leader of the Witch God Cult!"

Some of the elders from the Five Poisons Sect in the convoy recognized the young man and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"What?! The leader of the Witch God Cult?!"

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

Lan Canghai is now the undisputed strongest person in the Southern Frontier.

When they learned that the person blocking their way was Lan Canghai, the crowd was immediately plunged into despair.

They never imagined that their choice to follow the Wei family to Heishan Town would send the whole family to their doom.

"The Wei family members and Zhou Qing will stay; everyone else can leave."

At this moment, Lan Canghai, who was sitting cross-legged on the boulder, suddenly spoke. Although he looked to be in his early twenties, his voice sounded incredibly old.

His voice wasn't loud, but when it reached everyone's ears, it was like a heavy hammer, making them dizzy and disoriented.

"We can leave?!" As soon as Lan Canghai finished speaking, the people who had been in despair suddenly found hope for survival.

"Master Wei, I'm so sorry!"

As a commotion broke out in the caravan, some martial artists drove their carriages away from the group.

With the first person taking the lead, the remaining warriors scattered like birds and beasts.

The group of over three hundred people was almost entirely wiped out in an instant. The mere mention of Lan Canghai was enough to cause the will of most martial artists to crumble instantly; driven by the instinct for survival, nothing else mattered.

Seeing this, Wei Sheng did not stop him, because if he had a choice, he would also want to escape.

Even if the current sect leader were to recover to his peak condition and face Lan Canghai, who had undergone twelve blood transfusions, he might not be able to save them.

A fatal situation!

"Elder He, you should leave too," Wei Sheng said to the elders of the Baiyun lineage beside him.

"Young Wei, you underestimate me greatly. As the master of the Baiyun lineage, how could I abandon you all?" the white-haired elder roared.

“Very good, it seems the remaining people don’t intend to leave.” Lan Canghai stood up from the boulder.

Where is Zhou Qingren?

At this moment, Lan Canghai's gaze turned to one of the black carriages.

Meeting Lan Canghai's gaze, Miaoyin felt a chill run through her body and trembled. Lan Canghai felt far more terrifying to her than the clan leader, Wanqi Zongyuan.

"Impolite junior! Hmm? What is this?" Lan Canghai's expression darkened slightly when he saw Zhou Qing hiding in the carriage and not coming out. The next moment, however, he was filled with surprise and doubt.

boom!
He bent his finger, and the power of heaven and earth rapidly gathered in front of him, eventually forming a terrifying sword beam that was a full ten feet long. Then, Lan Canghai flicked his finger, and the sword beam tore through space, appearing above the carriage in an instant, and slashed down.

"Not good!" Wei Sheng's expression changed drastically. He wanted to help, but it was too late to make a move.

"Aqing!!!" Wei Hongyu cried out in alarm.

boom--!
With a deafening roar, the carriage exploded, and the tall horse in front was shredded by the sword's edge, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

"Oh? Did you break through in the heat of battle?" Lan Canghai turned his head and looked at a spot a few dozen meters away to the right of the carriage. There he saw a young man dressed in ice blue holding a beautiful girl in his arms. It was Zhou Qing, who had merged with the Ice Fiend Gu, and Miaoyin, whom he had saved.

"Lan Canghai!" Zhou Qing looked at the purple-robed youth with an extremely solemn expression.

The reason he didn't appear immediately was because halfway through the journey, he suddenly showed signs of a breakthrough. He then performed six blood transfusions in the carriage, and just as he reached the critical moment, he was stimulated by the sword light formed by Lan Canghai condensing the power of heaven and earth, which allowed him to break through.

However, even if he broke through his realm and his qi and blood reached a higher level, this improvement was simply not enough to contend with a powerhouse like Lan Canghai.

"Zhou Qing, I've changed my mind. Join the Witch God Cult, and I'll spare your life and grant you the position of cult leader. From now on, this Southern Frontier will be ours!"

Lan Canghai looked Zhou Qing up and down, his eyes revealing admiration. To everyone's surprise, he tried to win Zhou Qing over.

"However, you have to kill all the Wei family members first to prove your sincerity."

Zhou Qing's face was ashen. He put down Miaoyin and rose back into the sky.

He never expected that Lan Canghai would personally take action against him; this was giving him far too much credit.

Judging from the power of Lan Canghai's attack just now, the opponent has not yet entered the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm, but has already mastered the method of using the power of heaven and earth. This means that he has already taken one step into the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm. In addition, the opponent also has a complete third-tier divine weapon. If Zhou Qing is determined to escape, he may have a chance to survive. If he stays...

"Take action."

After a moment of intense thought, Zhou Qing finally uttered only one sentence.

Killing the Wei family and joining the Witch God Cult is impossible.

Abandoning the Wei family and simply running away is impossible.

There is only one battle!
"How dare you!" Lan Canghai laughed disdainfully. With a flick of his sleeve, twelve golden sword beams flew out simultaneously.

Zhou Qing felt a tightness all over his body, as if the space itself had frozen.

"hiss!"

In a life-or-death crisis, he released the Heavenly Fire Lava Centipede, and his true essence flowed away like water.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Twelve golden sword beams arrived in an instant, and before Crimson Flame could even retaliate, it was struck by the sword beams.

"hiss--!!!"

With a loud clang of metal clashing, Crimson Flame withstood the twelve sword beams with its carapace, but it was also covered in cracks and several of its legs were cut off, which made it go berserk. It roared to the sky and a terrifying heat swept in all directions.

"What a ferocious Gu worm! I didn't expect you to have such a trick up your sleeve!" Lan Canghai's eyes lit up.

boom!
This time, the aura he released caused the power of heaven and earth in the space to distort slightly.

He formed a sword-finger gesture with both hands, and twenty-four golden sword beams condensed in front of him, rapidly expanding as the power of heaven and earth poured in.

"Damn it!" Zhou Qing's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected that Lan Canghai's attack just now wasn't even a real one.

"This move is the one I used when I was besieged by Su Tiancheng and Wan Shentong."

Lan Canghai's killing intent surged. If he had wanted to recruit Zhou Qing into the Witch God Cult just now, using him as a backup body, now he only wanted to kill Zhou Qing.

A twenty-one-year-old who has undergone six blood transfusions and cultivated powerful Gu worms is a second-tier Gu master, a true prodigy. Even Lan Canghai knew he couldn't control him.

"I'll use this trick to send you on your way."

Lan Canghai's voice stopped abruptly. He looked down and saw a long sword emitting five-colored light emerge from his chest.

An unimaginable, excruciating pain instantly filled his entire body.

Faced with a deadly crisis, Lan Canghai unleashed his full power of true essence, and countless fine sword energies surged forth from his body.

puff!

A middle-aged man with a long beard, dressed in a scholar's robe, resembling a Confucian master, stood in mid-air, holding a five-colored longsword.

"Wan! Shen! Tong!"

Lan Canghai stared at the middle-aged man in front of him with a distorted expression, his face filled with disbelief.

"How could you not be dead?!"

Lan Canghai had lost the arrogant indifference he had shown earlier.

"You're still alive, how could I possibly go first!" Wan Shentong said calmly, but a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"It seems you're not far from death! This time I'll grind you to dust and see how you rise from the dead!" Lan Canghai's expression was ruthless.

"Who knows who will die today?"

At this moment, an old man dressed in a black python robe appeared on the boulder.

"Su Tiancheng?! You're not dead either?!"

Lan Canghai's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected that the Su family patriarch, who had failed to achieve the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, was still alive.

Lan Canghai immediately understood that he had fallen into a trap carefully woven by the two old men.

At this moment, Lan Canghai suddenly realized that the wound on his chest was bleeding profusely.

"For the future of the Su family, I held on to my last breath, just for today!" Su Tiancheng's face was ashen, and he made a desperate move.

On the other side, Wan Shentong also made his move at the same time.

boom!
The boulder beneath Lan Canghai's feet suddenly shattered, and a ten-zhang-tall bronze cauldron flashed with divine light, then formed a huge vortex that sucked him in.

Wan Shentong and Su Tiancheng chased after them without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)