The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 257 The Hundred Peaks Barrier Breaks

On a dark and windy night, under a pale moon...

One after another, dark shadows rapidly approached from the cliff and mountain stream. In the night sky, there were twenty or thirty huge dark shadows, each a hundred meters long, all of them Nine Nether Boats made entirely of steel and wood.

As soon as they approached, they activated the spirit-sealing artifact on the Nine Nether Ship, condensing spiritual energy and using spirit stones as projectiles to blast fiercely at the protective formation of the fourth-tier spirit stone mine.

The cannon fire roared, as if lightning illuminated the entire night sky.

"Enemy attack!
The attacks landed on the massive barrier of the formation like golden flowers blooming on the night curtain, one after another, causing the barrier to tremble incessantly due to the impact of the attacks.

However, this sight terrified the guards, who jumped up straight and roared at the top of their lungs.

“Stop them!”

The warriors guarding the large mine continued to gather, one after another, True Intent Realm warriors and Nourishing Yuan Realm warriors, wielding weapons, to join in maintaining the formation.

The Danqiao Realm cultivator transformed into a rainbow and flew into the air. The spiritual weapon in his hand was suddenly released, turning into a stream of light and heading straight for the Nine Nether Boat.

A flash of light appeared, especially on the Danqiao Realm martial artist wielding a spiritual weapon sword.

Even with its own defensive measures, the Nine Nether Boat could not completely withstand the attack of a Danqiao Realm martial artist.

The shield teetered precariously, and soon after, one of the Nine Nether Ships crashed to the ground with a deafening roar.

"kill!"

A cold command suddenly came, and the Danqiao Realm expert who was attacking one side flew out, his true meaning manifesting as a hundred-meter-tall Greedy Beast.

The dark aura spread out, and its captivating power instantly caused the Danqiao Elder of the Kumu Sect to freeze in place.

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A figure flashed by, and a tattooed hand pierced through the dantian of the withered wood sect's Danqiao elder, holding a golden core in its hand.

The rustling sound rose and fell, as tens of millions of ghost-faced moths swept in like a tidal wave.

"You old ghost with the mask, how dare you invade?"

A powerful roar resounded, and a hundred-foot-tall ancient banyan tree appeared above the mine, its true essence surging and its divine power extraordinary. With a sweep of its drooping branches, it transformed into a hundred-foot-tall blade of light, wiping out the overwhelming swarm of ghost-faced moths.

Suddenly, the ghost-faced moths began to gather, the black smoke solidified, and a ghostly hand, like a pillar supporting the sky, grabbed the huge branch and snapped it in two.

A ghostly face appeared, its eyes unfathomable.

Among these ghostly faces was a gaunt old shaman, sitting cross-legged on a ten-foot-tall ghostly-faced moth, cackling eerily: "Old Ancestor of the Withered Tree, get out of this fourth-tier Yuan Stone Mine, and I'll spare your life, how about it?"

"If you want a Tier 4 mine, then show us what you've got."
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On Cold Spring Peak, the great city falls into night.

At this moment, dozens of dark figures emerged from all parts of the city, their figures ghostly, rushing towards various locations throughout the city.

Despite being a night traveler, his movements were purposeful and incredibly fast, demonstrating an understanding of Cold Spring City akin to that of a city guard.

One after another, they quickly found the stronghold guarded by the city's warriors.

The medicine shop of the Drywood Sect, the inn of the Mountain Wandering Sect, the barracks under the city wall...

Every stronghold, whether heavily guarded or concealed, has become a place of operation, and at this moment, it cannot escape the notice of these people's actions.

The attack was a surprise murder; the black blood was poured onto the ground, instantly triggering a massive explosion.

A series of booming sounds rose and fell, and a large number of disciples guarding the city finally realized that something was wrong.

"Someone has infiltrated the city! Catch them quickly!"

A large number of warriors defending the city poured into the streets. The shadowy figures had nowhere to hide. Under constant encirclement and suppression, one after another, their identities were revealed in the fighting.

Fleeing wanderers, seasoned hunters, ordinary citizens of the city, and even menial laborers from various sects...

Everyone was terrified when suddenly someone shouted, "Azure Tiger!"

The leader of the Kumu Sect disciples, Zhao Zhishan, suddenly asked, "Where are the Qing family members?"

He finally realized something was wrong. Many members of the Qing family had, under Qing Yunheng's influence, taken advantage of their escape to find jobs on Lengquan Peak.

Even within his team, there were several diligent disciples of the Qing family.

But now, with such a huge incident, not a single Qing family disciple has been found.

"not good!"

Once everyone realized what was happening, they hurriedly went to find the Qing family.

Suddenly, a furious shout rang out from the city from Sang Jingzhi, the elder in charge of guarding the area: "Qing Yunheng, what do you want to do?!"

At this moment, in the City Lord's Mansion, next to the key array eye, Sang Jingzhi, along with Wang Zhihe of the Wandering Sect and Xiao Chongzhen of the Mountain Wandering Sect, blocked Qing Yunheng's way.

Although they were ambushed by Qing Yunheng, their cultivation levels were still slightly higher, so they were not completely rendered powerless.

After discovering the changes in the city and Qing Yunheng's treachery, they immediately intercepted him.

At this moment, their faces were as cold as frost, veins bulged on their foreheads, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

Qing Yunheng is a member of the Beast King Sect. How dare he defy the world and try to destroy the Hundred Peaks Barrier? Has this guy gone mad?
Qing Yunheng grinned, his old face full of malice: "A good dog doesn't block the way. Why do you small sects risk your lives for the Beast King Sect when you can't even get a share?"

"Leave immediately, or we'll be forced to take action."

"Make a move?" Qingyun Heng glanced at them disdainfully: "You only have six or seven tenths of your strength left. Are you looking down on me, or are you waiting for Master Rongmu?"

When Qingyun Heng saw through his words, Sang Jingzhi's expression changed drastically. How did he know that the Old Ancestor of the Dry Wood and the Venerable Rongmu were not in the city?

"Kill them."

Qing Yunheng's face was sinister. Suddenly, two figures appeared on his left and right, throwing three spirit-sealing talismans directly at him.

The sealing talisman instantly transformed into a third-tier sealing beast, a blue-faced, fanged, shadowy eagle-clawed ghost bat. Its attack caught the Danqiao True Persons of the Wandering Sect and the Mountain Wandering Sect off guard.

A dark wound was torn open on his chest, but Sang Jingzhi barely managed to dodge it.

Suddenly, Qing Yunke lunged forward, his jet-black claw blade shooting out instantly and piercing through Sang Jingzhi's head.

At this moment, Qingyun Qian's figure was also like a ghost. The three true meanings of the three beasts of greed, anger and ignorance attacked from the left and right, directly biting and crushing the heads of the remaining two Danqiao Realm warriors.

The three Danqiao Realm cultivators died instantly, and only then did the three brothers show excited expressions.

They broke through the defenses, revealing the array's core, which resembled a pillar supporting the sky.

"Destroy him."

Qingyun Ke said in a deep voice, then took out a pitch-black bone awl and nailed it into the eye of the array.

The moment it touched the ground, it instantly unleashed a powerful burst of energy, with arcs of electricity striking the surrounding area, leaving scorched marks on the ground.

The three brothers were the first to be attacked, but they were prepared and had hidden third-tier spirit-sealing talismans on their bodies to act as a defense and block the attack.

They exchanged a glance, and the three of them connected their powers, instantly pressing down on the black bone cone.

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The immense power rivaled that of a Dharma Aspect. The three were brothers, bound by blood, and the combined power of their true essence far surpassed that of ordinary Danqiao cultivators. Furthermore, this bone cone was a fourth-tier spiritual weapon, a masterpiece of the Sacred Weapon Path. The power it unleashed when used in one go was unimaginable.

The ground trembled and the mountain shook throughout Cold Spring Peak. Buildings in the city were crooked and many collapsed.

Everyone scattered and fled, while the Danqiao Realm warriors who had rushed over turned ashen-faced; the Hundred Peaks Barrier formation had been breached.

As the formation broke down, massive figures of Nine Nether Ships and Flying Vultures swept across the sky, with hundreds upon hundreds of transport vehicles and war beasts from the Three Flames Divine Palace, the Hundred Caves Witch Gate, and the Holy Weapon Path rushing into Cold Spring Peak.

On it, tens of thousands of disciples were transported. Once the Hundred Peaks Barrier was breached, this opening would be the best route for the demonic sects to attack Lingnan Prefecture.

"Haha, well done, your Qing family will reward you handsomely."

An old man in white robes, carrying a sword, rode up on a donkey and glanced at the three of them.

Qing Yunke bowed and immediately greeted, "Greetings, Senior Lu Wuxiang."

"Take this Myriad Laws Devouring Essence Pill."

Lu Wuxiang tossed a pill from his pocket to Qingyun Ke: "This pill is dangerous. Although it has the name of a fourth-order pill, it requires swallowing the pill. Whether you can succeed depends on you brothers."

A fiery glint flashed in Qingyun Ke's eyes, and he immediately clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, senior."

The Myriad Laws Devouring Essence Pill was their greatest reward and compensation for joining the alliance and breaking the formation.

Qingyun Ke has already reached the cultivation level of the Zhuxingtian realm. For many years, he has always presented himself as the Great Perfection of the Second Heaven realm while secretly colluding with the demonic path. He has long since secretly cultivated to the Zhuxingtian realm.

However, he had limited talent and resources, so he found it extremely difficult to make any progress in Zhuxingtian.

In a full eighty years, only fifty-seven star apertures were lit up. Reaching the full number of stars in the universe seemed an impossible dream.

But now, with this elixir, as long as one swallows a Golden Core cultivator at the Core Formation Realm and serves as the catalyst for this medicine, it might not be impossible to succeed.

Shouts of battle filled the air as the demonic disciples stormed into the city, heading straight for the martial artists' shops and warehouses.

Some people are killing the warriors and guards defending the city, while others have already begun looting the entire city.

Meanwhile, even more demonic disciples launched a blitzkrieg, with the Nine Nether Boat and Flying Vulture Beast showing no sign of stopping, continuing to fly towards the interior of Lingnan Prefecture.

The firelight became the backdrop of Cold Spring Peak, making the night seem incredibly cold.

The next day, the entire Lingnan Prefecture was in an uproar.

The Hundred Peaks Barrier was breached, Cold Spring Peak was occupied by the Three Flames Divine Palace, and most of the land and city within Cold Spring Peak, spanning three hundred miles, was conquered by disciples of the Three Flames Divine Palace and others.

The withered wood patriarch of the withered wood sect, Rongmu Shangren, was directly killed by the Dharma image great witch ghost-faced moth old man of the Hundred Caves Witch Sect.

On the same day, Dongliang Peak and Shuanglong Peak on the north side of Baifeng Wall were successively breached by Baiku Wumen and Shengbingdao, and were occupied by them.

The patriarch of the Fengqi Sect on Dongliang Peak was seriously injured and fled, while the patriarch of the Tianye Sect on Shuanglong Peak lost an arm and was almost left there.

The flames of war spread rapidly, plunging everyone in Lingnan Prefecture into fear.

The long-dormant war between good and evil has begun again.
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"Disciples at the Danqiao Realm are heading to the border of Hundred Peaks to reinforce the sect's base."

Su Yan received the message the next morning.

Mu Yu's expression was serious, as was Yan Yin's beside him.

"Senior brother, what happened?"

Wan Ruicheng's expression was solemn as he asked in a deep voice.

"The Hundred Peaks Barrier has been breached, and the demonic sects have invaded Lingnan Prefecture. The front line has become a battlefield."

"what?"

Everyone looked shocked. Su Yan frowned and asked, "How is the mountain where our sect is located?"

Long Qiushui is stationed at Hanying Peak. If a major battle breaks out, she will probably be the first to be hit.

Yan Yin said, "None of the Beast King Sect's mountain strongholds were breached, but those smaller sects were outmaneuvered, and the Hundred Peaks Barrier was not held."

Mu Yu continued, "The situation in Lingnan Prefecture has been calmed down. Although they have stormed in, their momentum is not yet unstoppable. The sect has already established two lines of defense, holding the line between Tianyun City, Wuyi City, Wanli City, and the Guangping Mountains to prevent them from continuing their attack. We must hold the remaining Hundred Peaks Barrier defense line and prevent it from falling. If the invading Demonic Sect disciples are trapped, they will be sitting ducks. The two leaders of Fuyue Peak and Heishi Peak are stationed at the Hundred Peaks Barrier, while the leaders of Canglong Peak and Fuhai Peak have gone to the Tianyun City and Wuyi City line to stabilize the battle line."

Among the Dharma Aspect Realm True Persons, the chief ones are all at the fifth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm and are known as Great Dharma Aspects. They are all the best among the Dharma Aspect Realm True Persons.

With the chief presiding over the area, along with veteran elders from various peaks, they will surely be heading there as well.

Su Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief. In this way, his master Long Qiushui was at least much safer.

However, he frowned slightly, wondering to himself, 'My master and the others aren't here.'

While pondering, Yan Yin began to assign people, dividing the Danqiao Realm cultivators present into different areas.

"Su Yan, you will go and provide support at Cold Shadow Peak."

Su Yan turned his head to look at Yan Yin, who nodded to him and instructed, "There is a large third-tier spirit gold mine around Han Ying Peak, and there is also a remnant of Jian Xuan Peak that was once set up by Yao Lixuan of the Holy Weapon Dao. This time it will definitely be targeted by the demonic path as well. Junior brother, please be careful on your trip."

"Yes"

Su Yan nodded. It would be good to go to Hanying Peak. Long Qiushui would look after him, which was better than being alone and helpless.

Even if they cause trouble, it's better for Gu Sanqian to come and save the two of them than to run from one place to another.

Before long, Yan Yin and Mu Yu had divided everyone into groups.

Mu Yu said, "In this great war between the righteous and the demonic, the three sects share the exchange treasury. Killing enemy warriors will earn contribution points, and everything is exchanged for equal value. The head of a Danqiao Realm warrior is worth 100,000 contribution points, the head of a second-level warrior is worth 200,000, the head of a third-level warrior is worth 400,000, and the head of a Zhuxing Realm warrior is worth 800,000 contribution points."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone, including Chen Xuanmo and Liu Dongzhu, couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.

One hundred thousand contribution points is no small amount. Even within the Beast King Sect, this number is enough to exchange for a great deal of cultivation resources.

If placed within the warehouses of the three sects, then the variety of items that can be exchanged would be even greater.

War is always about resources; if you have enough ability, you can acquire more resources during war.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Yan Yin snorted and woke them up: "The Demonic Sect disciples have all come out, and the famous experts on the Danqiao Realm list have also arrived. Don't fall for their tricks easily. Holding the line will also earn you merit."

"The disciple understands."

Everyone agreed, but what they really thought was anyone's guess.

When martial artists make great progress in their cultivation, they always have unimaginable drive and motivation.

After packing their belongings, the group transformed into rainbows and flew away.

After dealing with the aftermath of the Yan Ying Sect, Yan Yin and Mu Yu also rushed to the Hundred Peaks Barrier. Huang Shouzhen, the number one on the Dragon Ranking, and Yin Yuxi, the number two, were also gathered at the Hundred Peaks Barrier.

The Hundred Peaks Barrier is not only the first line of defense, but also a fish trap. If it cannot be defended, it's not just that the demonic sects can't be contained; they might even turn it into their own defense line, which would be the most terrifying thing.

Therefore, in addition to expanding the battlefield, holding this defensive line is of paramount importance.

(End of this chapter)