The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 259 Counterattack and Planning

Su Yan's words surprised the people present. Yuan Hong asked, "That makes sense, but Danqiao Realm martial artists have powerful divine senses, and ordinary martial artists cannot get close to them. If they intend to hide, or if they are already in the camp, it will be difficult for them to take action even if they know about it."

Finding information about a lone Danqiao Realm martial artist is extremely difficult.

Su Yan laughed: "I have my own methods."

He kept everyone in suspense, while Long Qiushui seemed lost in thought, as if recalling the ferocious insects he once knew.

Long Qiushui asked, "How can we cooperate with you?"

"Send out disciples as usual to attack and conquer strongholds."

……

After discussion, the group agreed that in the following days, Long Qiushui and his two companions would indeed issue orders to the mountain guards and inner and outer disciples, and to launch attacks on the demonic disciples outside the Hundred Peaks Barrier in small teams.

In particular, they reclaimed resource-rich areas that were being plundered by demonic disciples through surprise attacks and conquests.

For a time, the martial artists from both sides outside Cold Shadow Peak hunted each other and fought for resources, like a meat grinder, constantly depleting each other's strength.

Outside Ma Wang Town, disciples of the Three Flames Divine Palace gathered.

The group was fully equipped, numbering three hundred people, with the leaders being martial artists at the fourth level of the True Intent Realm.

One of them was dressed in a long gray-black robe, with indifferent eyes, a small mustache, a cloth belt around his waist, and a gleaming silver scimitar in his hand.

"If the Ma family were still around, Ma Wang Town would have fallen into our hands long ago."

Cen Yanyang looked at Ma Wang Town from afar, only to see its city gates tightly locked and its walls filled with martial artists.

The woman in white beside her twirled her longsword in front of her and said calmly, "Why all the 'what ifs'? If we can find a way to take down Ma Wang Town and retrieve the Yaksha Secret Medicine left behind by the Ma family, that will be a great achievement."

The Yaksha Elixir was left to the Ma family for research by the people of the Hundred Caves Witch Clan. After many years of experimentation, the cultivation technique has become quite mature.

All it takes is consuming some ordinary people to obtain monsters comparable to martial artists. Which faction wouldn't want to mass-produce combat monsters?

"The Beast King Sect has probably already been destroyed."

Cen Yanyang replied casually, but his gaze remained fixed on Ma Wang Town.

Some people want the secret medicine, but he wants all the gold, silver, jewels, gemstones, and elixirs in the city.

If the resources of a small town were combined with the lifeblood and flesh of over a thousand living beings, the true essence of the three beasts of greed, anger, and ignorance might be condensed.

"Hands on"

After Cen Yanyang and Yan Yingyue finished speaking, they didn't wait any longer. They waved their hands, and the three hundred warriors behind them quickly marched towards Ma Wang Town.

They have been besieging Ma Wang Town for several days, and they have also seized many of the surrounding spiritual fields.

The only things that can't be moved are spiritual veins and spiritual mines; only by conquering Ma Wang Town can we better plunder them.

"attack!"

When the martial artists attacked, alarms blared throughout Ma Wang Town.

Their bowstrings, already taut, were naturally released in response to the demonic attack, and they launched their offensive.

Arrows rained down like rain, heading straight for the warriors rushing towards the city walls.

"It's nothing."

Cen Yanyang charged ahead, while the two beasts, Greed and Anger, split out to the left and right, transforming into creatures several feet long.

Divine union!

Their true intentions merged, and they became one with each other, then headed straight for the city wall.

On the city wall, the heads of various families saw this scene and immediately ordered their subordinates to concentrate their fire.

Almost hundreds of sharp arrows flew straight towards Cen Yanyang's beast-like body.

The beast opened its mouth wide, billowing black smoke swirling around it, and with a loud roar, it shattered all the arrows.

He leaped up, using his feet for leverage, and in no time he was on top of the wall.

"You wicked villain, how dare you be so arrogant?"

The head of the Zhao family in the city leaped forward, transforming into a wild bull, charging straight at them.

After the Ma family in the city was wiped out, the Zhao family rightfully became the leading power in the area.

"Boom"

The angry beast and the wild bull clashed, creating a shockwave of true energy that sent several disciples flying down to the city walls.

Cen Yanyang sneered: "There are differences even among those at the Divine Harmony Realm."

With a slash of his curved blade, the light instantly shot towards the Zhao family patriarch, forcing him to retreat, but still leaving a bloody gash on his flesh.

"Let's do it together."

All the True Intent Realm martial artists on the city wall rushed to the rescue, but before they could even make a move, True Intent Realm martial artists among the demonic disciples climbed the city wall one after another.

The fighting raged on, and people kept dying.

Compared to these powerful families, the methods of the demonic disciples are more cruel and ruthless.

For a time, the demonic disciples had the upper hand on the city wall.

The two groups fought fiercely, but the city gates remained firmly guarded.

A large number of demonic disciples stormed in through the main gate, their ferocious appearance resembling a massacre of a city.

"whoosh"

Just then, a spear suddenly struck and embedded itself in the door, killing several demonic disciples at the city gate.

The rapid sound of hooves approached, and a herd of black-scaled leopards appeared in everyone's sight like a black tide on the horizon.

Bai Yun and a group of inner and outer disciples charged in, heading straight for Ma Wang Town.

The Jade Tiger and the Spirit Rhinoceros Tiger attacked from the left and right, instantly killing the two demonic martial artists.

The disciples of the Mountain Guard charged into the formation, and with both inner and outer disciples possessing contracted beasts, they quickly routed the demonic disciples.

"You actually dare to come out?!"

Yan Yingyue frowned, a fierce glint appearing in her eyes.

The city gates had already been captured, and these disciples of the Beast King Sect only came to cause trouble at this time; they are truly despicable.

She beheaded her opponent in one move, then leaped down, thrusting her long sword at Bai Yun.

Although Bai Yun was only at the peak of the Qi Condensation stage, her spear was incredibly powerful, and she killed more than ten demonic martial artists in the battle formation.

Now the city gates have been blocked, turning the tide of the battle.

Yan Yingyue, like striking a snake at its vital point, went straight for the woman's Achilles' heel, intending to kill her.

Bai Yun fought back fiercely, raising her spear to parry. With a clang, the spear bent like a bow.

She took two steps back, and Yan Yingyue gained the upper hand. Behind her, the wrathful beast, like a snake, joined together and charged straight at Bai Yun.

Bai Yun's eyes were icy cold as she gripped her spear tightly, relentlessly fighting back.

They exchanged forty or fifty rounds in a short time. Although Bai Yun was suppressed, Yan Yingyue was unable to defeat her for a while.

Damn, this woman has such strong combat instincts.

Yan Yingyue cursed inwardly. The Beast King Sect disciples were gaining an increasingly obvious advantage. A minor commander of the fourth realm in the mountain protection army had already started fighting Cen Yanyang and had broken through the city wall bricks.

She had no choice but to deal with the woman before her, so she drew her longsword, which flashed with a fierce light, and was about to attack when suddenly two tiger-like figures, one red and one white, pounced on her.

"The Hundred Tigers Breaking Army Seal!"

The two tigers were locked in combat, and Yan Yingyue was instantly suppressed. Bai Yun seized the opportunity and launched a powerful attack, defeating her instantly.

The defeat of the leader instantly reversed the course of the battle.

After Cen Yanyang was killed, the remaining demonic martial artists scattered like birds and beasts, immediately trying to escape.

The disciples of the Beast King Sect pursued them for ten miles, killing more than two hundred people.

The Beast King Sect achieved a great victory.

It's not just in Ma Wang Town, but also in Bai Shan Town, Liang Shui Town, the Second-Tier Spirit Mine...

Almost instantly, places that had been conquered or were about to be attacked by the demonic warriors were suddenly attacked by the Beast King Sect disciples, who killed many of them.

In just three or four days, the Three Flames Divine Palace, the Hundred Caves Witch Gate, and the Holy Weapon Path lost nearly a thousand people.

When they realized what was happening and tried to gather their warriors to fight back, they discovered that the Beast King Sect disciples had already retreated.

In important towns like Ma Wang Town and Bai Shan Town, the Beast King Sect disciples directly dispatched their Mountain Guard disciples to garrison them. The number of people was not large, but it was at least three hundred.

The disciples of the Mountain Guard all possess battle formations capable of slaying mountain beasts, even if they cannot form a massive battle formation to attack cities.

However, the power that can be unleashed when a small-scale battle formation is formed is not something that one or two True Intent Realm Fourth Stage disciples can withstand.

"In such a short time, we have lost all the places we have captured. If the sect's Dharma Elders hold us accountable, none of us will escape."

At this moment, on Peak Rock Mountain, Zeng Yue of the Three Flames Divine Palace, Yao Qingqing of the Holy Weapon Path, Shi Ze of the Hundred Caves Witch Gate, and Wen Jichuan and Xiao Weizhi of the Mad Blade Gate and Bishan Sect, a total of five Danqiao True Persons, gathered together with angry expressions.

A cold wind blew through Fengyan Mountain, but there were over a thousand tents at the foot of the mountain. The Nine Nether Boat and the Flying Vulture Beast were being well cared for in the valley below.

This is the front-line stronghold of the demonic sects attacking Cold Shadow Peak, occupying Peak Rock Mountain, a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

They continuously sent out small groups of troops to erode Han Yingfeng's territory, partly to plunder resources and partly to constantly deplete Han Yingfeng's manpower until they were trapped in Han Yingfeng City and worn down to death.

Even if a direct assault by six Danqiao Realm cultivators is somewhat difficult, if they use certain methods to lure the person out, a coordinated attack would be entirely feasible.

However, they are now in a dilemma.

"They caught us completely off guard."

Shi Ze's face was gloomy. He said, "There is probably more than one Danqiao Realm cultivator coming to help. Otherwise, Long Qiushui and the others wouldn't have such audacity."

Yao Qingqing's eyes flickered: "They know everything about our actions. The information they released before was meant to trap us, but now it's become our problem."

The elder of the Mad Blade Sect frowned slightly: "The five of us, even if we directly take action, can't we take down a few small towns like Ma Wang Town and Bai Shan Town?"

"What good would it do to take it?"

Zeng Yue gave a cold laugh: "If our whereabouts are exposed individually, we will probably be surrounded and attacked as soon as we show our faces."

Dispersing is risky, but if we don't disperse, and the local area falls, even those at the Danqiao realm might be overwhelmed.

Zeng Yue could even imagine that some of the strongholds must contain Danqiao Realm cultivators, or even methods to contact Danqiao Realm cultivators.

Yao Qingqing narrowed her eyes slightly: "I do have a solution."

Everyone glanced at her, their eyes revealing a variety of expressions.

Yao Qingqing said, "My elder brother refined a fourth-order spiritual weapon at Sword Peak. He turned that place into a gathering place of evil energy, which is concentrated in this earth vein. Evil energy is a powerful tool for breaking formations."

"It's true that Master Yao can manipulate the earth's malevolent energy, but could it be that Fellow Daoist Yao also possesses such supernatural abilities?"

The formation broken here is definitely not an ordinary formation, but the protective formation of Cold Shadow Peak, the mountain-protecting formation of the Hundred Peaks Barrier.

If this formation is activated simultaneously, with the earth veins as the core and a large amount of spiritual energy from the spiritual veins, even a martial artist at the Dharma Aspect Realm would likely find it difficult to take down quickly.

If the Hundred Peaks Barrier is not severed, and the mountain range's energy is connected, even a Golden Body Realm cultivator would not be able to break through the Hundred Peaks Barrier.

Even now, with lingering ties, they remain a formidable force.

"My brother gave me a technique that can perfectly integrate the true meaning of my Blood-Weeping Sword with the evil energy, but I need the help of fellow Daoists to guide the evil energy."

Upon hearing this, everyone sneered inwardly. This woman was no good either; she clearly wanted to use everyone's help to refine her true meaning so that she could advance further.

If Yao Qingqing were to refine it herself, suppressing the evil energy would already be a major problem, and it would probably take several years to successfully refine it. How could that compare to what she has achieved now?

Yao Qingqing remained silent, waiting for everyone's response.

"It's not impossible."

Zeng Yue narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "If we can break through the two protective mountain formations, then we might as well lend a hand."

Shi Ze said, "Let me make this clear from the start: if we can break through the city, I must take a share of what's inside."

Yao Qingqing cursed inwardly: 'Greedy bastard'

She smiled and said, "Of course I have no problem with that, but I'm afraid we can't handle things that are above the third rank on our own."

Shi Ze nodded: "That's natural."

The two Danqiao True Persons from Kuangrenmen and Bishanzong nodded one after the other. Their conditions were similar: one was looking for an offensive spiritual weapon, and the other was looking for a third-tier spiritual weapon.

After they had finished talking, Elder Wen Jichuan of the Mad Blade Sect suddenly asked, "How many days will it take for Fellow Daoist Yao to refine it?"

"It will take anywhere from one month to three months."

Ji Wenchuan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it will be quite troublesome. Although we are in a tug-of-war, if we don't show up and make any other moves, Long Qiushui and the others will suspect that we have other plans."

Everyone frowned. Many people knew that Sword Peak was an ominous place, and the incident that had occurred there was quite serious.

If something really goes wrong, it's easy for people to become suspicious.

"What are your thoughts, Fellow Daoist Ji?"

Ji Wenchuan said coldly, "Since they are so arrogant, why don't we split into two groups? Fellow Daoist Yao can refine the evil energy at Sword Suspension Peak, with Fellow Daoist Shi and Fellow Daoist Zeng assisting him. Fellow Daoist Xiao and I will lead the Nine Nether Boat, the Flying Vulture Beast, and other disciples to raid the Xuanbing Gold Mine and distract them."

Openly repair the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass

Ji Wenchuan considered himself a Danqiao Realm martial artist who had reached the Great Perfection of the Second Heaven, and Xiao Weizhi was no less capable.

If the two of them joined forces, they would be difficult to kill unless four cultivators at the Core Formation Realm had laid an ambush.

Moreover, this suggestion, while seemingly helpful to everyone, also harbors selfish motives.

The Nine Nether Boat and the Flying Eagle Beast are war machines cultivated by powerful forces such as the Three Flames Divine Palace and the Hundred Caves Witch Clan.

The camp contains thousands of disciples, mostly from three different sects.

Although Ji Wenchuan and Xiao Weizhi were doing something to attract attention, they may also have been planning to use this time to plunder and fill their own pockets.

All three of them understood, but none of them pointed it out to him.

Zeng Yue said slowly, "If that's the case, then the people on Cold Shadow Peak will have to follow our orders."

He was implying that if you take all the resources outside the city, you won't have priority access to those inside.

Ji Wenchuan nodded calmly: "The Mad Blade Sect has always looked up to the leader of the three sects."

Even if this incident hadn't happened, once they entered Cold Shadow Peak City, would the Mad Blade Sect and the Bishan Sect really be able to take the lion's share of the benefits?

Impossible.

No matter how big the pie is painted, nothing beats eating it.

Zeng Yue and the other two exchanged glances and nodded.
"Then it's settled."

(End of this chapter)