The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 271 Battle at Medicine Mountain
The area on Cui Luan Mountain is heavily guarded.

The Blood Banner Sect disciples were divided into more than ten small teams, constantly monitoring and patrolling the entire area around Medicine Mountain.

They were all clad in armor, armed with sharp weapons, and their eyes, like those of hawks, were alertly watching every rustle of wind and movement around them.

"Hurry up and get all the medicinal herbs ready!"

"If you ruin even one plant, you'll pay with your life!"

Curses and shouts rang out, the sound of whips lashing was loud and piercing, and cries of pain rose and fell.

The herb farmers were terrified that the barbed whip would fall on them, and they carefully picked the herbs in the field with a mixture of fear and apprehension.

Cui Luan Mountain is a third-tier medicinal mountain. Its core is a cluster of third-tier Purple Cloud Bamboo. The Purple Cloud Bamboo can be used to forge weapons, comparable to third-tier metals and stones. Furthermore, the Purple Cloud Qi enhances the power of these spiritual weapons, making it a mid-to-high-grade material among third-tier materials.

Bamboo flowers can be used in medicine and refined into elixirs, and they also have beneficial effects.

Therefore, it is also one of the core industries of the Jin family under the Sword Sect in Jinpeng City.

Besides the Purple Cloud Bamboo, the entire Medicine Mountain has accumulated considerable spiritual energy and has been developed into many second- and first-tier natural treasure fields.

Under normal circumstances, the Blood Banner Sect could harvest the herbs slowly, but now they were afraid of being attacked by Nangong Hongyue, so they could only pick the mature herbs as much as possible. If they were short of time, they would not even leave the Purple Cloud Bamboo behind.

Qu Jingyu, the eldest disciple of the Blood Banner Sect, stared at the busy herb farmers on the entire Medicine Mountain with a sinister look in his eyes, a hint of dissatisfaction on his face. Their movements were still too slow.

"Senior Brother, don't worry, that so-called Nangong Hongyue will definitely not attack easily."

The woman in red leaned closer and gently advised, her face smiling but her eyes cold: "Even if Master and our Blood Banner Formation can't defeat a Danqiao Realm martial artist, they can hold them off for a while."

Qu Jingyu put his arm around Yuan Qitong's slender waist, his hands starting to wander. He narrowed his eyes slightly, a fierce glint in them: "Just in case. Danqiao Realm martial artists are not so easy to deal with. If they really come, saving our lives is the most important thing."

His words implied dissatisfaction. It was true that the Blood Banner Ancestor had given them the formation, but in essence, it was because the Blood Banner Ancestor and his people dared not take risks and sent them, as disciples, to test Nangong Hongyue's true strength.

No matter how you look at it, they are nothing more than consumables.

'Old thing'

He was secretly angry when suddenly a commotion arose from the foot of the mountain.

Qu Jingyu and Yuan Qitong's expressions changed slightly. They leaped up to a high point and looked down the mountain. A woman flew over and caught sight of them.

In an instant, a chill ran through my heart.

Nangong Hongyue, she's here!

At this moment, the Blood Banner Sect disciples gathered at the foot of the mountain, all of them extremely tense. Upon seeing the approaching figures, they immediately shouted, "Attack! Fire arrows!"

They relied on the terrain to their advantage, hoping to suppress Nangong Hongyue with endless arrows.

The arrows were enveloped in true essence. At the same time, there were also more than ten ballistae, each about ten feet long, completely black with scarlet inscriptions like snakes. They were infused with true essence, and the second-tier elemental stones on them shone brightly. Instantly, they fired amazing ballistae arrows.

Like a crossbow bolt piercing through the clouds and breaking through the moon, it instantly passed over thousands of crossbow arrows and headed straight for Nangong Hongyue's face.

Nangong Hongyue revealed a disdainful smile. If it were an ordinary Danqiao realm cultivator, she might have avoided it, but she wouldn't.

A red shadow flashed past her side, and the Blood Scorpion transformed, flying directly out of her body. In an instant, it grew to ten zhang in size, covered in red armor, with hard pincers. It bit down on the crossbow bolt, interrupting the powerful attack.

Nangong Hongyue looked up at the Blood Banner Sect warriors, her eyes flashing with cold light. Behind her, a phantom image flickered as all the Five Poison Heart-Forging Gu worms were released.

Black Gold Silkworm, Yin Cicada, Soul-Hooking Worm, and Blood Fiend Marrow Worm appeared one by one.

With a gentle wave of her hand, the five Gu worms flew out and rushed into the group of warriors arrayed in formation.

The Five Poison Heart-Forging Gu has been completed. Among the five Gu worms, the Black Gold Silkworm and the Blood Fiend Marrow Worm have the closest blood connection with her. They have already completed their transformation and are both third-tier wild beasts with great strength.

The Black Gold Silkworm, like a bolt of black lightning, pierced through the hearts of countless martial artists, devouring them completely in the instant it pierced through.

On the other side, the Blood Fiend Bone Worm summoned countless strands of blood, which in an instant seemed to pierce through the bodies of several martial artists, devouring their life essence in a moment.

The flesh and blood withered away in an instant, leaving only a skin as white as paper, which fell to the ground.

There were hundreds of martial artists on Medicine Mountain, but more than half of them had been killed in less than a quarter of an hour.

The Black Gold Silkworm and Blood Fiend Marrow Worm are the most ferocious, but that doesn't mean the remaining Soul Hook Worm, Blood Scorpion, and Yin Cicada are weak.

Among the three Gu worms, the Blood Scorpion was as large as a small mountain. Wherever it passed, blood poison surged like a tide. Its red armor was tough and resilient. Even if a True Intent Realm martial artist tried to resist, they could not withstand it for more than two or three rounds before being crushed.

The cicadas chirped like shadows, and the chill was like a fleeting glimpse of light and shadow; it was so brief that one was instantly transformed into an ice sculpture.

Then look at the Soul-Snatching Insect; its mental attack sweeps across, killing without a trace.

With just these five Gu worms, Nangong Hongyue overturned the guards of Medicine Mountain and walked step by step towards the top of Medicine Mountain.

Suddenly, four figures attacked, hurling four blood-red command flags towards the ground, connecting them with the veins of Medicine Mountain.

"Blood Banner Formation activated!"

Qu Jingyu, Yuan Qitong, Ji Hanshan, and Meng Yi arrived together, each accompanied by a blood-soaked Blood Soul Lion with crimson eyes, staring intently at Nangong Hongyue.

As soon as the great formation was activated, the entire Medicine Mountain was shrouded in gloom, and the blood-red sky filled the entire mountain.

The crimson gale blocked the attack of the five Gu worms, barely protecting about two or three hundred disciples.

These disciples, having narrowly escaped death, were all pale-faced and looked terrified, still shaken by the experience.

"Master Nangong, why have you dragged our Blood Banner Sect into your feud with the Heavenly Silkworm Cave? If you leave now, we will forgive and forget!"

Qu Jingyu's face was ashen, his eyes filled with rage. In just a short while, more than half of the Blood Banner Sect disciples had been killed or wounded.

The ferocity of the five Gu worms made him sweat with anxiety. Although the Blood Banner Formation was powerful, it might not be able to withstand the witch in front of him.

"Who do you think you are, to presume to advise me?"

Nangong Hongyue completely ignored Qu Jingyu, her face cold, and the black silkworm beside her rushed straight towards Qu Jingyu.

Qu Jingyu's expression changed drastically: "Junior brothers and sisters, help me! Blood Banner Sect disciples, enter the formation!"

He took out a skull and blood banner from his waist and muttered incantations. His three personal disciples and the remaining two or three hundred disciples dared not delay and also took out their own blood banners.

The ranks varied, but as soon as the Blood Banner appeared, a chilling wind blew, and streaks of blood-red souls flew into the great formation.

At the same time, the four main battle flags shook incessantly, stirring up flying stones and eerie winds, and a huge ghostly hand reached out from the flags.

The ghostly hand was armored, with fingertips like knives, about a foot long, and its entire body was pitch black as if it had been soaked in dark red ink for countless years, making it truly eerie and frightening.

Four command flags emerged, from which emerged four ghostly generals, clad in armor and standing upright, each two zhang tall, resembling iron towers.

Their bodies were filled with flowing blood energy, and with the support of the Blood Banner Formation, their aura had reached a level approaching that of the Core Formation Realm.

"kill!"

Qu Jingyu and the other three controlled the Blood Banner Ghost and headed straight for Nangong Hongyue. With the support of the great formation, the power of the living souls they had absorbed in the past had now been transformed into the power of the formation.

They might not lack the strength to fight back. Long ago, the four of them used this Blood Banner Formation to trap and kill a Danqiao martial artist. It's just that the Danqiao martial artist at that time was only at the first level of cultivation, and not at his full potential.

The Black Gold Silkworm's attack reached Qu Jingyu, but was immediately blocked by four Blood Banner Ghosts.

The impact of the attack was so powerful that it shattered the rocks.

The howling, eerie winds became an asset to the Blood Banner Demon, significantly weakening the Black Gold Silkworm's attacks.

call!
Within the blood banner, blood energy surged, and countless blood souls let out mournful cries, like black needles piercing the sea of ​​consciousness, as if they wanted to tear Nangong Hongyue apart and kill her right there.

Upon seeing this, Qu Jingyu smiled. As expected, the Blood Banner Formation could withstand martial artists at the Danqiao Realm.

If they can hold out for a while, then when Blood Banner Ancestor and the others arrive, Nangong Hongyue will only have one way out: death.

"Using the blood soul, the Blood Banner Ghost blocked her Gu worms."

Qu Jingyu was pleased with himself, but he was cautious enough that he did not use the Blood Banner Ghost to fight directly, but instead wanted to wear down Nangong Hongyue.

"A mere small formation"

Nangong Hongyue remained calm. Suddenly, the beast storage bag shook slightly, and a huge scorpion flew out.

Its entire body was crimson red, and it was a size larger than the Blood Scorpion, with eerie flames covering its body.

With a mere flick of her finger, the Flame Armored Scorpion unleashed a torrent of demonic fire, aimed at the thousands of blood souls suspended in mid-air.

A mournful ghostly scream came from mid-air. The moment the demonic fire made contact, no matter how strange the blood soul was, or how inexhaustible its power was within the Blood Banner Formation.

Under the demonic fire, even spirits would be burned to ashes.

Even the raging blood-red winds were now nothing more than a gentle breeze, the blood-red aura swept away by the demonic fire.

Yuan Qitong's eyes widened: "How is that possible?!"

She controlled the Blood Banner Demon to rush straight at the Flame Armored Scorpion and threw a punch. The huge fist brought with it a sharp blood wind, as if it wanted to smash the Flame Armored Scorpion into dust on the spot.

With a sweep of its tail hook, the Flame Armored Scorpion sent the Blood Banner Ghost flying.

The twin hooks aimed at the Blood Banner Demon and unleashed endless demonic fire. In just one exchange, the Blood Banner Demon was covered in flames, its body burning and shrinking continuously.

Qu Jingyu and the others tried to struggle, but just then, the remaining three Blood Banner Ghosts were about to come to their rescue.

The Flame Armored Scorpion had already taken the initiative to attack. With a snap of its pincers, it cut one of the demons in two, and with a stab of its tail hook, it hung the Blood Banner Demon on the left in mid-air.

The Blood Banner Demon that came towards it swung its claws and grabbed at its carapace, making a clanging sound, but it couldn't break through the defense in the slightest.

The next moment, its gaping maw opened wide, and the Blood Banner Demon had half its head bitten off.

The Blood Banner Demon is forged from malevolent energy and the souls of the dead, so it cannot be easily destroyed. The power of a large number of Blood Banners is gathered together in an attempt to restore it to its original state.

Unexpectedly, the Flame Armored Scorpion unleashed a burst of demonic fire, completely engulfing it.

The flames roared, turning the crimson sky into a fiery sunset.

The formation was directly destroyed by the demonic fire, and the five Gu worms, including the Black Gold Silkworm and the Blood Fiend Marrow Worm, launched an attack and killed Qu Jingyu in an instant.

Yuan Qitong turned and ran, while Ji Hanshan and Meng Yi were also quite fast, splitting up and heading down the mountain.

With the formation broken, all three suffered significant backlash; if they didn't run away soon, they would all perish here.

However, at this point, escaping is futile.

Ji Hanshan had only gone down a hundred meters when he was caught up by the Black Gold Silkworm, which instantly devoured his heart.

Meng Yi suffered an even more tragic fate, crashing headfirst into the Blood Fiend Bone Worm and the swarm of Blood Bees, only to be devoured and reduced to a skeleton.

Screams filled the air as the remaining Blood Banner Sect disciples were either killed or wounded, most of them swallowed by the Flame Armored Scorpion and Blood Scorpion and digested into energy.

Nangong Hongyue ignored the remnants of the defeated army and headed straight for the top of Medicine Mountain, where Su Yan finally appeared.

"Sir, there are plenty of medicinal herbs on the mountain; we can't let them go to waste."

Su Yan nodded and took all the medicinal herbs collected by the Blood Banner Sect with him. The rest that were still in the ground included third-tier medicinal herbs like Purple Cloud Bamboo.

He wouldn't leave anything behind; with a sweep of his divine sense, he flipped up a large chunk of land and sent it directly into the insect realm.

His insect realm space has greatly increased in size, which is exactly the time when he needs a large amount of spiritual medicine to replenish it.

With a series of actions, Su Yan emptied most of the medicinal herb mountain in the blink of an eye.

"Let's go to the Flame Gold Mine."

Su Yan, without any hesitation, led Nangong Hongyue directly towards the Yan Gold Mine.

No sooner had the two left than half an hour later, a blood-red figure rushed down onto the medicine mountain.

Everywhere you look there are corpses; the medicinal mountain is devastated, the herbs have disappeared, and it's in a terrible state.

"Nangong Hongyue!"

Blood Banner Ancestor was furious, his black eyes filled with fierceness, his robes fluttering, his hands clenched so tightly they turned white, and his veins bulging.

Unexpectedly, Nangong Hongyue's quest for revenge has first implicated him.

Several streaks of light arrived simultaneously, and Wu Tianxing, Yan Xi, and Ge Tianlu's expressions changed slightly upon seeing this.

"Fellow Daoist, even your Blood Banner Formation couldn't stop her?"

The Blood Banner Formation has been famous for a long time. Even a martial artist at the peak of the first level of the Heavenly Realm would find it extremely difficult to break through when held back by four half-step Dan Aperture cultivators.

However, it only took a little over an hour from receiving the message to the arrival of the four of them.

If we take into account the time it took for the thieves to escape, the Blood Banner Formation probably lasted even less.

Blood Banner Ancestor's face was gloomy. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he grabbed Yuan Qitong, who had escaped from halfway down the mountain, and pulled her to his front in a disheveled state.

One arm was withered like a bone claw, with only a layer of wrinkled skin remaining. His appearance was extremely miserable, and his breath was very weak.

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Yuan Qitong immediately knelt down and cried out in anguish, "Master, you must kill that woman to avenge my fellow disciples!"

The Blood Banner Ancestor snorted coldly and asked sharply, "What exactly happened to Qi Tong? The Blood Banner Formation couldn't even last an hour?"

Yuan Qitong's face was filled with sorrow as she wept, saying, "That woman has mastered the Five Poisons Heart-Forging Gu, and among the Gu worms, there are those comparable to the third rank. Moreover, she has a pet beast, the Scorpion Beast, which can control a sky full of demonic flames. It is the nemesis of Blood Soul and Blood Banner, and cannot exert even the slightest bit of its rebirth ability..."

Yuan Qitong recounted what had happened, and Yan Xi's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "You mean Nangong Hongyue has two extremely high-quality scorpion beasts? One of them can even control the sky full of demonic flames?"

(End of this chapter)