The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 281 Qingyun Qian Makes a Move

Su Yan immediately realized the key point.

Bai Yun said, "Yuan Ye said that the plan deep in Qianyun Ridge is probably a setup by the Qing family to break through Wuyi City. However, we are currently investigating and have sent the array materials to the array in the city to check what kind of array it is."

Su Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, but shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not for Wuyi City, but for plotting against Poison Dragon Valley."

He had pieced together all the information he knew and already had a guess in his mind.

"If we include Xi Junyue, Wanmu City has at least six Danqiao Realm martial artists. If they launch a strong attack on one place, even if they can't take Wuyi City, they can't take Tianji Fortress and Cangcui Mountain, right?"

"The current feint attack is to attract the attention of Wuyi City, so that people will ignore the actions of Qianyun Ridge. Qingyun Heng was once an elder of Canglong Peak. He must have entered Poison Dragon Valley to train and seize treasures in his early years, so he knows a lot about Poison Dragon Valley."

Nangong Hongyue and Bai Yun looked surprised. After thinking about it for a moment, they realized that it was indeed the case. Wanmu City's offensive against Wuyi City had been quite strange recently.

They neither deployed any Danqiao Realm warriors, nor did they cease their attacks.

"They released the wind and thunder insects as bait, probably for Senior Uncle Long and you."

A thought flashed through Bai Yun's mind, and she suddenly said, "My master and Uncle Yuan were also involved in killing Yao Qingqing. If it was a trap set for revenge, why would they be excluded first? It's probably because they think Senior Poison Dragon comes from your lineage and want you to reveal more about Poison Dragon Valley."

“That’s not right,” Nangong Hongyue frowned slightly. “As far as I know, Poison Dragon Valley opens only once every three years. There are still more than three months until the secret realm opens. Why would they attack prematurely for a plan three months from now? The cost is too high, unless they have a way to…”

"The formation is not for the battle of Wuyi City, but to gain the upper hand in opening up Poison Dragon Valley."

The matter was finally cleared up, and Su Yan revealed a cold smile: "They really went to great lengths, but it's good this way, I don't have to wait for months."

"The Qing family wants to gain the upper hand, and other demonic cultivators at the Danqiao realm also want to take advantage. Now that it's wartime, the people coming will probably be an even more mixed bag."

"I'll report this to the sect."

A glint flashed in Su Yan's eyes, and he immediately spoke.

It would be foolish not to use a sect that has one. Given the current chaotic situation, even if a sect can't spare anyone for the time being, it will still have a solution. It's better than rushing in alone.

Su Yan and Nangong Hongyue handed over the matters concerning the Sacred Insect Path and continued to gather resources and investigate information about Xi Junyue and the Stone Demon Tribe.

Bai Yun followed Su Yan back to the City Lord's Mansion. Now that the news of the Wind and Thunder Insects had been discovered, and with the war about to begin, Bai Yun's strength and true intent could be further improved through fighting and honing on the battlefield.

Su Yan returned to the city lord's mansion and went directly to find Long Qiushui, telling her the information he had gathered.

Long Qiushui's expression turned solemn upon hearing the news. If Su Yan hadn't reminded her, the Qing family would have seized the initiative, and the trip to Poison Dragon Valley might have caused unnecessary trouble.

She had a premonition that this opening would be different from previous tests or simply sending disciples out for training. This time, someone would definitely be able to seize the Poison Dragon Profound Technique and the Poison Dragon Pool; these two treasures could not possibly fall into the wrong hands.

Long Qiushui agreed and personally reported to Elder Faxiang of the sect.

However, it is not so easy to pull the person out in a short time.

The next day, Long Qiushui and Hong Qingyue secretly left the city, and Su Yan climbed onto the city wall of Wuyi City, completely covered in black clothes, making it impossible for anyone to see his appearance.

The city wall is ten zhang high and is built entirely of blue stone bricks. It is covered with marks of knives and axes, exuding an aura of vicissitudes and a faint sense of coldness and ruthlessness.

The mountain guards and garrison warriors on the city wall were already on high alert, solemnly watching the distant horizon.

Each of them held a bow and crossbow, and each of the city wall's gaps was filled with spirit-sealing artifacts powered by true essence and spirit stones, mainly heavy weapons such as beast soul crossbows and true essence cannons.

When warriors attack a city, they may condense their true intent into a formation, resembling a giant, to besiege the city.

However, in addition to these, more conventional methods include siege engines and ballistae.

Although most of them are not at the Danqiao realm, ordinary True Intent martial artists would probably not dare to easily take a hit from these weapons.

Looking into the distance, many dark shadows suddenly appeared on the horizon. Huge flying ships surged in continuously, and the black lines surging on the ground resembled waves. A large number of chariots accompanied warriors as they headed towards Wuyi City.

At a glance, it was clear that there were no fewer than ten thousand warriors attacking, with True Intent Realm warriors scattered among them, and most of them being Body Tempering Realm warriors. One after another, they were approaching Wuyi City at an extremely fast speed.

"My lord, the demonic warriors have returned."

"Everything is ready; we must defend against their attack."

"Yes"

After receiving orders from Su Yan, the commander of the mountain guards immediately issued commands to the various mountain guards, inner and outer disciples, and other departments.

The warriors continued to approach and soon arrived at the foot of Wuyi City.

"attack!"

The signal to attack was given, and both sides began their assault.

Powerful siege crossbows were launched directly from the chariots. They shot straight into the city wall and pierced the bricks with a loud thud, one after another, like steps nailed to the city wall.

The demonic warriors charged forward at lightning speed. Some were clad in outer armor, their figures like ghosts, leaping onto the crossbow bolts and heading straight for the top of the wall.

Some people were directly riding birds, seemingly trying to jump over the wall.

The disciples of the mountain guard drew their crossbows to their full draw and fired them in unison. The arrows, imbued with the power of blood and qi, shot fiercely towards the demonic warriors.

Arrows rained down, swords clashed.

The clanging and shouts of battle filled the air, the cacophony of voices drowning out the entire battlefield.

Blood was splattered across the entire battlefield, alongside mangled limbs and corpses.

In the blink of an eye, the battlefield descended into utter chaos.

"Form small battle formations of seven people and summon true intent to defend against the enemy!"

Upon receiving the order, the well-trained mountain guards immediately formed small battle formations.

The True Intent Realm martial artist who rushed onto the wall was directly struck down by the burly True Intent Beast Spirit.

The battle intensified, the power unleashed between the martial artists was simply too great.

A ten-zhang city wall would be insurmountable in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of martial artists, it is merely a tool to scale over.

Arrows rained down, and fierce battles raged on the city walls. In an instant, hundreds and thousands of battles erupted on the city walls, and the offensive of the demonic warriors was suppressed.

Su Yan frowned slightly as he observed the changes on the battlefield. If the formation were activated, the demonic warriors would no longer be able to attack the city in this manner.

However, if the energy consumed by the formation were used to attack ordinary martial artists, Qingyun Qian on the other side would probably be overjoyed. The energy consumed by the formation is terrifying, while some ordinary martial artists are not that valuable.

"Boom"

A loud crash echoed across the battlefield as a flash of light slashed directly at the city wall, leaving a deep gash on the bluestone.

Four half-step Danqiao realm warriors and seven or eight Shenhe realm warriors rushed into the battlefield and headed straight for the city wall.

His strength far surpasses that of ordinary martial artists; even if they form a battle formation, they probably won't be able to stop them.

The commander of the mountain guards, the inner sect Tiger List disciples, and Bai Yun rushed out, each carrying a weapon, and stood on the city wall to intercept the four people.

The four leaders of the Mountain Guard, Wang Mingqing and Zhang Long, along with Bai Yun and Li Junyue from the Inner Sect Tiger List, emerged together. Their true essence roared forth, their spirits merging into a giant beast, and they clashed with their opponents. Swords flashed, spears gleamed, and the four fought individually, but their combined power cleared a large section of the wall. Wherever they passed, even the city wall could not withstand the devastation, leaving behind mottled scars.

The remaining Divine Integration Realm warriors continued their assault, and the Divine Integration Realm warriors under the Beast King Sect intercepted and killed them one by one.

The two were supposed to be evenly matched, but unexpectedly, two more half-step Danqiao realm cultivators suddenly emerged from among the demonic warriors.

Qing Wu moved like a ghost, while Hua Hongyong of the Three Flames Divine Palace was like a swift eagle skimming the ground. The two headed straight for the city gate, clearly intending to bombard it and break through Wuyi City.

"Form a defensive formation to meet the enemy."

The mountain guards formed a defensive formation to cope; otherwise, they would have to expend a great deal of resources to activate the city's protective formation.

"Need not"

A cold glint appeared in Su Yan's eyes; the battlefield was now gradually becoming intense.

The demonic warriors charged forward relentlessly, but each of their attacks contained hidden life-saving techniques, making them especially careful to separate at any moment.

It lurked like a venomous snake, waiting to wear down Wuyi City's strength, find a weakness, and tear a piece of flesh from it.

If this kind of attack continues, not many masters will be left.

Su Yan opened the Insect Realm space, and tens of thousands of Blood Bees and Fiend Bees rushed out, sweeping across the entire battlefield like a sky full of blood mist.

Many martial artists never expected such a sudden turn of events. Unable to dodge in time, they were burrowed into their flesh by blood bees. The raised skin writhed continuously, and their flesh was quickly torn apart and devoured, causing them to collapse to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the mountain guards immediately used the arrows and swords at their disposal to finish off the remaining demonic warriors, resulting in heavy casualties in an instant.

Su Yan still felt it wasn't enough, so he released several Rock Demon Ants, which were pitch black with hard carapaces and blade-like wings growing from their backs.

"whoosh"

The Great Accomplishment Rock Demon Ants possessed the strength of the late third tier. Upon their appearance, they were immediately surrounded by the swarm of insects and attacked the True Intent Realm martial artist.

"Where did this swarm of bees come from?!"

Qingwu and Hua Hongyong had intended to launch a surprise attack, but the swarm of bees blocked their path.

The two men were startled. Qingwu swung his longsword, the blade flashing like a crescent moon, severing hundreds of blood bees in front of him.

However, this attack only briefly separated the blood bees, and the next moment more blood bees, along with the evil bees, filled the gap.

Hua Hongyong drew a chasm with his Shadow Claw Hook, his true energy surging like intersecting blades, isolating himself.

Both of them fused their true essence beast spirits into their bodies as a way to protect themselves from the bee swarm's attack.

go!
Both of them knew that such an attack must have been launched by experts from the Beast King Sect.

Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately prepared to leave.

However, just as they turned around, two dark figures suddenly attacked from the left and right, clanging loudly. In their haste, the two could only use their weapons to block, and their bodies were sent flying by the immense force.

The two were terrified when the Rock Ants suddenly attacked.

They wanted to fight back, but found that the evil bees had already surrounded them. The rolling evil energy was corroding them, and their true essence was being rapidly consumed and hindering their movements, as if it were being polluted.

One, two, three...

Rock ants will be killed, and hundreds of fiend bees will set up a trap.
However, the two were beheaded in a short time, and were killed on the battlefield.

At this moment, the several half-step Danqiao cultivators who were fighting with Bai Yun and the others were also filled with fear.

Eager to break free, they became increasingly aggressive in their attacks.

However, this actually gave Bai Yun an opportunity.

As the blood bees attacked, Bai Yun charged directly out of the swarm, her form transforming into a ferocious insect, instantly becoming covered in insect armor.

"die!"

With two guns in each hand, he broke through the enemy's heart in an instant, slaying evil and vanquishing all evil.

Li Junyue, standing to the side, also launched an offensive, forcing his opponent to retreat step by step until he cut off one of the opponent's arms.

The battlefield situation reversed instantly; the blood bees swept through, killing thousands of warriors in the blink of an eye.

Where the stench of blood lingered, the mist of blood seeped in, leaving only white bones behind.

Such a brutal and terrifying attack truly terrified the demonic warriors.

For a moment, they even began to doubt their own identities.

Who is truly ruthless and unscrupulous? Such terrifying methods are even more terrifying than those old demons on the list.

Roar!
A deafening roar resounded, and a gigantic, crimson-eyed phantom of a blue lion appeared in the sky, a hundred meters long, as it pounced into the battlefield.

He unleashed a cyan gale that instantly killed thousands of blood bees, and shattered the evil bees into evil energy, separating the battlefield.

A streak of light landed on the illusory image of the Azure Lion, its eyes filled with malice as it stared intently at the city wall.

Qingyun Qian's face was gloomy, and he said loudly, "Who do we have here? It turns out to be the genius of the Beast King Sect. Why are you so used to hiding your face when you first enter the battlefield? Why do you like to attack low-level martial artists?"

Su Yan stood on the city wall, revealing his face. He looked at Qing Yunqian with a cold smile and said in an extremely indifferent tone, "Qing family spies are nothing but dogs that can't see the light of day. You've managed to bark."

Qingyun Qian's face turned red with anger. Su Yan's figure instantly leaped over the city wall. Suddenly, thousands of black shadows shot out from the ground, like a long-planned net, instantly blocking the retreat of two or three thousand martial artists.

The Shadow Spider emerged from the ground, its massive form landing in the center of the battlefield, like a demon king devouring the entire battlefield, controlling all the shadows.

Qingyun Qian was immediately alarmed, realizing the situation was dire. They had only attacked because Su Yan's offensive was sudden and had killed too many demonic martial artists; they couldn't afford such losses.

He had just managed to catch his breath after his attack, but Su Yan had another trick up his sleeve. The shadow threads blocked the way, trapping two or three thousand warriors on the battlefield.

"retreat!"

Qingyun Qian ordered a retreat, but the Shadow Silk was difficult to entangle and could not be easily shaken off.

Even though the large-scale deployment makes instantaneous annihilation impossible.

But it's more than enough to trap people.

The blood bees buzzed, like a spreading blood mist that invaded once again.

Qingyun Qian was furious and unleashed a blue sword light to try and stop him, but Su Yan stepped in front of him and grabbed him with his Star-Picking Hand, shattering the sword light.

You should worry about yourself.

As the voice fell, the true meaning of the Subduing Tiger King appeared behind Su Yan's body, resembling the Prison Suppressing King, with a solemn and majestic appearance, and unparalleled majesty. Its aura directly suppressed the true meaning of the Azure Lion.

The Hundred Tigers Breaking Army Seal!
(End of this chapter)