The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 258 Reunion with Long Qiushui

Upon receiving the order, Su Yan immediately rode the Blood Bone Centipede King towards the Hundred Peaks Barrier.

The demonic sects have invaded Lingnan Prefecture, but they have been held back by Wuyi City, Tianyun City, and other frontiers.

Along the way, although we saw the ground warriors being mobilized hastily, and even some soldiers from major cities being mobilized, the atmosphere was really tense.

However, there is still no sign of any demonic disciples.

It wasn't until they crossed the Wuyi City line and approached the Hundred Peaks Barrier, about 300 li away, that things changed drastically.

The phrase "the sound of wind and the cry of cranes" is no longer sufficient to describe the changes in these places.

The Three Flames Divine Palace, the Holy Weapon Path, the Hundred Caves Witch Clan, and many other minor demonic sects occupied the cities of Dongyang and Giant Pine, constantly invading various counties and areas with spiritual veins and mineral veins.

The wars of martial artists are nothing more than things like spirit stones, cultivation techniques, and materials.

Now that they've invaded, besides occupying territory, their more important goal is to plunder.

Although Su Yan was flying in the air, he encountered two demonic sects, the Mad Blade Sect and the Bishan Sect, along the way.

More than a hundred disciples plundered Medicine Mountain, slaughtering everyone and burning down the houses, creating billowing black smoke.

Startled by the commotion, Su Yan released the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust, and tens of thousands of blood bees slaughtered all the True Intent Realm disciples before continuing towards the Hundred Peaks Barrier.

As we approached Cold Shadow Peak, it was already in a state of full defensive readiness.

Even from a distance, Su Yan could see three Nine Nether Boats hovering outside Cold Shadow Peak.

"What can Long Qiushui do, hiding within the Hundred Peaks Formation?"

On the Nine Nether Boat, a man dressed in an earth-yellow robe, with a black satin ribbon around his waist and a thick beard, kept laughing.

"Old Demon Gu, if you have the ability, then take over my Cold Shadow Peak. Why waste words?"

Long Qiushui stood calmly atop the city wall, glancing at Gu Kuixing with a hint of disdain.

Gu Kuixing narrowed his eyes: "Attack? I'd like to see how long you can withstand it."

The Nine Nether Boat didn't get close; instead, it gathered spiritual energy in mid-air and concentrated it into the spiritual energy cannon, then launched a deafening attack.

In an instant, fireballs rained down, preparing to bombard Cold Shadow Peak City.

Long Qiushui coldly ordered: "Intercept the attack."

Upon receiving the order, the mountain guards immediately activated the formation, and a barrier phantom instantly formed on the surface, blocking all the fireball attacks.

"Turtle shell."

Gu Kuixing cursed inwardly, thinking that it was no easy feat for them to breach three of the Hundred Peaks Barrier.

That's because everything was done in advance, relying on inside and outside cooperation.

If the formation is fully activated, even if only a Danqiao Realm martial artist leads the formation, it will be difficult for even a Dharma Aspect Realm True Person to overcome it within a certain period of time.

Gu Kuixing tried to force Long Qiushui to take action, but Long Qiushui was clearly unmoved.

At this point, the only option was to order the Nine Nether Ships to keep attacking and deplete the formation's strength.

Although Long Qiushui appeared calm, she felt a sense of gravity in her heart.

Since the old demon Gu Kuixing dared to come, there are probably several Danqiao Realm martial artists active outside Hanying Peak.

Although it may not be near Cold Shadow Peak, launching a rash attack would be a gamble.

Although I am quite capable, there is no need to take risks.

However, at that moment, a long rainbow shot straight towards Cold Shadow Peak.

Gu Kuixing was overjoyed, but Long Qiushui's expression changed.

The people coming from the direction of Lingnan Prefecture are heading straight for Hanying Peak, and they are most likely reinforcements.

If we had entered the city first, that would have been fine, but now that the battle lines have been raised, how can we easily get in?
not good!

The crowd's expressions changed, and Gu Kuixing flew out, heading straight for the rainbow light.

Swoosh

Su Yan landed in front of Cold Shadow Peak, standing atop the Blood Bone Centipede King.

"A newly promoted Danqiao martial artist? No wonder he's so reckless."

Gu Kuixing did not recognize the newcomer, but he was able to determine Su Yan's cultivation level.

He was merely a martial artist at the first level of the Danqiao Realm.

His hand conjured a black, ghost-headed blade that shot straight toward Su Yan.

His cultivation level at the second level of the Danqiao Realm was unmistakable.

Long Qiushui was startled and immediately flew up, rushing out of the barrier, wanting to help Su Yan block the attack.

She recognized the newcomer as her disciple, and knew that her disciple had only recently broken through to the next level. Now, facing an old demon like Gu Kuixing, he probably wouldn't have an advantage.

"Long Qiushui, what's the rush?"

Suddenly, two figures flew through the air. Yao Qingqing of the Holy Weapon Path and Shi Ze of the Hundred Caves Witch Clan blocked her way.

The two used swift and decisive methods. Yao Qingqing's true intention was a blood-weeping sword, which she slashed directly at her.

The tattoos on Shi Ze's body flowed and transformed into a ferocious beast, rushing towards them.

Long Qiushui Shuangyue Huan flew out and swiftly slashed at the two of them.

The battle raged fiercely for a time, but there was no time to come to Su Yan's aid.

Gu Laomo became increasingly excited, but then he saw Su Yan on the other side frown slightly, and then raise his hand to unleash a Hundred Tigers Breaking Army Seal.

With a loud bang, the Ghost Head Blade was sent flying back by Su Yan.

Gu Laomo's expression changed slightly. The black shadow behind him condensed and instantly transformed into the true essence of the three beasts of greed, anger, and ignorance, heading straight for Su Yan.

The Blood Bone Centipede King beneath Su Yan emerged and crashed directly into the true essence of the three beasts of greed, anger, and ignorance, spewing out billowing poisonous mist that engulfed them.

The true meaning and the contracted beast were locked in a fierce battle.

Gu Laomo felt his true essence constantly draining away, and the true meanings of the three beasts of greed, anger, and ignorance were constantly being corroded by the toxins.

'A third-tier contracted beast. This guy's methods are quite troublesome. Let's kill his true form first.'

The old demon's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he headed straight for Su Yan.

Its movements are ghostly and its attacks are fierce.

Su Yan remained unfazed, uttering a soft shout. The true essence of the Subduing Tiger King appeared behind him, his figure reaching a hundred meters, unparalleled in its dominance.

"town!"

The Su Yan Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower fell into the hands of the Subduing Tiger King's True Intent and instantly transformed into a hundred-meter-high tower.

The Ghost Head Blade, enveloped in the light of the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower, began to struggle incessantly.

Gu Kuixing realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

As the True Intent of the Subduing Tiger King descended, the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower seemed like an insurmountable mountain.

booming
The next moment, the third-grade high-quality Ghost Head Blade was blasted open and cracked.

The magical artifact was damaged and could no longer resist the suppression of the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower. In the next moment, it was bound by countless red chains and suppressed into the tower.

Gu Kuixing coughed up a mouthful of blood, but he dared not stop moving. Rolling black mist enveloped his body as he prepared to transform into a rainbow and escape.

Although he was a martial artist at the second level of cultivation, he had absolutely no advantage over Su Yan.

However, he had only just turned his head when he was terrified out of his wits.

Su Yan took a step forward, blocking his path, and a Star-Picking Handprint came straight at him.

Under the attack, Gu Kuixing had no time to react.

A single blow struck him squarely on the head, a cracking sound echoing as most of his skull was driven into his chest cavity; he was beyond dead. The fight ended in a flash, immediately startling Yao Qingqing and Shi Ze below.

The two quickly separated, gave Su Yan a deep look, and flew away one after the other, showing no regard for the disciples on the Nine Nether Boat.

With the old demon Gu defeated and killed, the disciples of the Nine Nether Boat immediately changed direction and attempted to retreat.

"Want to leave? It's not that simple."

The Blood Bone Centipede King transformed into a hundred-foot-tall creature and crashed directly into it.

Its enormous size crushed the Nine Nether Boat, directly breaking through its protective layers like a mirror.

The Nine Nether Boat still wanted to gather its strength for a counterattack, but the next moment, the Blood Bone Centipede King spewed out a sky full of poisonous mist, instantly killing all the demonic disciples on the boat.

As the Nine Nether Boat crashed down, the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower flew in, enveloped in red light, and swallowed the entire Nine Nether Boat, suppressing it within the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower.

On the city wall, cheers rose and fell among the disciples of the mountain guards and the inner and outer sects.

Who would have thought that what started as being provoked by someone would turn into a lightning-fast defeat of a Danqiao Realm martial artist?

Such ruthless methods are truly admirable.

"Master"

Su Yan collected the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower and flew to Long Qiushui's side.

Long Qiushui looked at Su Yan with a touch of melancholy. She said softly, "If it weren't for your grandmaster's help in your breakthrough, I probably wouldn't have dared to accept the title of 'master'."

For an ordinary disciple, even with exceptional talent, it would take at least four or five years to break through from the True Intent Realm to the Core Formation Realm, let alone ten years.

According to her original plan, after guarding Cold Shadow Peak for several years, Su Yan would be at the perfect stage of the fourth realm of True Intent, and she would take a trip through Poison Dragon Valley to help him break through to the Danqiao realm.

But she never expected that Su Yan would break through to the Danqiao Realm in just one year.

Although his master, Gu Sanqian, had helped him a lot by sending him a lot of materials.

However, as the master, I have received the least guidance in cultivation and resources.

Rather than a master and disciple relationship, they are more like senior and junior brothers and sisters.

Her face flushed slightly, but she dismissed the thought from her mind.

"Follow me into the city first. The Demonic Sect is only testing the strength of Cold Shadow Peak. The real trouble is yet to come."

Su Yan nodded and followed Long Qiushui into Hanying Peak City.

The two landed in Fengcheng, and Su Yan then discovered that there were other people in the city lord's mansion.

Xiang Ge of Baihu Peak and Yuan Hong of Fuyue Peak are both here.

When Xiang Ge saw Su Yan, his expression was incredibly complex, a mixture of emotions he couldn't quite describe. He kept thinking to himself, 'Thank goodness Master isn't here.'

If Hu Yangming were here, he probably wouldn't just be getting beaten up.

"Hahaha, the younger generation surpasses the older generation. When I saw you before the New Year, you were only at the True Intent Realm level, but now you're on par with us. What skill and talent!"

Su Yan smiled and said modestly to the short and stout Yuan Hong, "Uncle Yuan, you flatter me. It was just good luck."

Xiang Ge muttered, "Why am I not so lucky?"

Long Qiushui glanced at Xiang Ge: "Save those words for Uncle-Master Hu."

Xiang Ge shrank back: "I wouldn't dare."

Behind Xiang Ge was Bai Yun.

At this moment, she was dressed in white armor, holding a silver spear, with a tall and straight figure and a cool and aloof demeanor, looking every bit the heroic figure.

She looked at Su Yan with a complex expression, a soft light flashing in her eyes.

Before the Battle of Baifeng Fortress began, she had already come here with Xiang Ge to gain experience.

He fought countless battles, killing no fewer than a hundred cultivators and demonic warriors, and only then did his cultivation reach the perfect stage of Condensation.

However, compared to his junior brother's pace, he was indeed far behind.

"Hao Yi, guard the city well."

"As ordered."

Hao Yi, the commander of the mountain guard, agreed and made arrangements for the defense of the city wall.

Long Qiushui led Xiang Ge, Yuan Hong, Bai Yun, and Su Yan directly to the main hall.

Once inside the main hall, where there were no outsiders, the group took their seats and began to speak.

Yuan Hong said, "The people in charge of the Holy Weapon Path and the Hundred Caves Witch Clan are probably Yao Qingqing and Shi Ze. I just don't know who is hiding in the Three Flames Divine Palace. This test has cost them one of their stars, Gu Kui Xing. Next time it probably won't be so simple."

Gu Kuixing was only at the second level of the Danqiao Realm, and he was the kind of person who had reached the second level through years of hard work.

True Essence Golden Elixir and Qi and Blood Golden Elixir will never exceed four cycles.

By openly provoking Han Ying Peak at the Danqiao Realm level, they were simply trying to test the strength of the peak.

Xiang Ge said, "We definitely won't fall for it. This kid killed a second-level Danqiao Realm cultivator as easily as slaughtering a dog. Even with the difference in their foundations, no one should be able to fight him easily unless they are a third-level martial artist."

It's easy to say someone is a third-level martial artist. If the other side has a third-level martial artist, does that mean Long Qiushui isn't one?
Moreover, although Yuan Hong and Xiang Ge are both at the second level of the Heavenly Realm, with the foundation of their sects and their own unique characteristics, they may not be unable to fight against those at the third level.

Therefore, it's really hard to say who has the advantage.

Long Qiushui said, "We won't easily start a direct war, but outside Hanying Peak, there are third-tier Xuanbing Gold Mine, second-tier Spirit Vein, Baishan Spirit Valley... These places are where our resources are located. They may not attack the main city, but we cannot defend these industries."

War is nothing but invasion and plunder.

While it's certainly safe to defend a city, if the area outside Cold Shadow Peak becomes a wasteland, then in another hundred years or so, Cold Shadow Peak will likely lose most of its defensive functions.

"It's nothing more than consumption."

Yuan Hong stroked his chubby chin: "A True Person of the Danqiao Realm won't make a move easily, but the battles involving the city walls and resources will likely increase exponentially. It's always been this way to consume resources and force a decisive battle."

"The third-tier Xuanbing gold mine cannot be easily given away, otherwise it would be enough for them to cultivate several Danqiao True Persons."

The output of a third-tier spirit gold mine is enough to forge many third-tier spirit artifacts and exchange them for many third-tier resources. If used properly, it could probably be enough to cultivate several Danqiao Realm martial artists.

Such strategic resources are something even the Beast King Sect wouldn't give up.

"Keep a close watch, and if there are any changes, suppress them."

Xiang Ge's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Despite his seemingly reckless appearance, the Hundred Tiger Peak members all possessed a resolute character at their core.

"Can"

Long Qiushui nodded, then looked at her disciple: "What do you think?"

Su Yan pondered carefully, then suddenly asked, "Master, Uncle-Master, have you considered taking the initiative?"

The three frowned, and Yuan Hong cautioned, "Nephew, don't be careless. Ordinary True Intent Realm disciples are no match for you. If it were one or two Danqiao Realm disciples, they might not be able to stop you. But if you make too many moves, your whereabouts and methods will be known. If you're not careful, you might be surrounded and killed. That would be the greatest danger."

The Danqiao Realm is like a small tactical nuclear bomb on the battlefield; everyone has this, and it's difficult for ordinary teams to withstand.

A move must be a trump card; only an equal response can provide balance.

So it's either a head-on battle where everyone reveals their hand and attacks head-on.

Either figure out the other party's tactics and then try to sabotage them.

If even one player is missing, the entire battlefield situation could shift.

This applies not only to those at the Danqiao realm, but also to True Persons at the Dharma Aspect realm.

This is the case when Gu Sanqian and others plotted against Zhao Wenxing.

Under normal circumstances, without any scheming, it would have been very difficult to eliminate Zhao Wenxing and his group.

Su Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, then said, "So, you mean, I just need to keep them from easily finding my whereabouts, while I keep track of theirs, right?"

(End of this chapter)