The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 407 Yellow Elephant Bows
The mountains of Huangxiangzong resemble elephants, and the yellow stones are like gold. The tall, continuous mountains are like a giant beast lurking on the earth.

Ancient trees and pines stand tall, strange rocks are piled up, and ancient paths lead up the mountain. You can often hear the cries of monkeys and the roars of tigers, and the graceful cranes. It is a place of prosperity and spiritual beauty.

However, at this moment, in front of Huangxiangzong Mountain, the thousand stone steps were silent, with no monkeys howling, no tigers roaring, and no insects chirping. It was as silent as a dead place.

The disciples of Huang Xiangzong were on high alert and retreated along the steps, watching the young man in black coming from the foot of the mountain from afar.

Even though Su Yan didn't release any pressure, anyone who saw this calm and composed young man couldn't help but feel fear.

Why has this murderous star come to my Huang Xiangzong sect?

The countless bones of Qingyu County still pile up in front of Dongxuan Temple, and no one dares to clean them up.

Although Master Mingxuan was imprisoned in Dongji City, and Huizang, Huihai, Huichen, and Huizhen were released and returned to Dongxuan Temple, would they dare to collect these remains?

These are all criminals identified by the Demon Suppression Guard.

Killing them is both an act of establishing authority and a punishment for evil.

Since Tōgenji dared to test us, they must pay the price for their mistakes.

Su Yan is the killer star of this group of Diejingguan, and he is also the one who is about to ascend to Huangxiangzong.

Su Yan climbed the thousand steps unhurriedly and soon stood before the mountain gate.

"Fellow Daoist, your presence is an honor. I, Huang Xiangzong, have failed to greet you properly. I hope you will forgive me."

As the voice rang out, Wei Xixiang, the sect leader of Huangxiang Sect, appeared outside the sect.

He was dressed in yellow robes, with a belt around his waist. He was tall and strong, with a round face, and his aura was extremely powerful. He had already reached the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Accompanying him were the sect elders, four men and two women, who stood beside him on the steps, looking down at Su Yan with undisguised solemnity on their faces.

"No, no, it's not my fault."

Su Yan smiled and said, "I am here to ask about swordsmanship while climbing the mountain. I hope Sect Leader Wei will not blame me for my abrupt visit."

"Climbing the mountain to question the sword?"

Su Yan's words were like a drawn sword, instantly making the atmosphere tense and fraught with danger.

Climbing the mountain and asking the sword
As for sects, there are also cases where sect prodigies challenge other sects.

But such a grand display, especially given that it's leveraging the influence of Togenji Temple, raises questions about its underlying implications.

Wei Xixiang's face gradually darkened, and his tone became increasingly unfriendly: "This is the first time I have ever seen someone climbing a mountain to ask for a sword, escorted by the Demon Suppression Guard."

"I don't know, maybe they want to wander around the area around Tieshan County."

Su Yan remained calm as he looked at Wei Xixiang: "They will leave on their own after I'm done fighting. Will you, Sect Leader, take action personally, or will you try the Dragon Gate Ranking?"

Wei Xixiang fell silent.

Su Yan already carried the identity of Grand Commandant Hong's closed-door disciple, and now that he was roaming the martial world, it was already 'gentle' enough that he didn't bring troops up the mountain.

However, given Su Yan's power and influence, defeating him would be far from easy.

"I come!"

At this moment, a person flew down from the mountain; it was Zhuo Qun, a disciple of Huang Xiangzong.

Clad in spirit armor and wielding a long spear, he landed on the steps, his aura already at its peak.

The peak of the eighth level of Dharma Realm!
Zhuo Qun truly lives up to his reputation as a successor of the Huangxiang Sect. He cultivates both physical and magical abilities, and with such cultivation, his combat power is among the best in the Dharma Realm. Fighting against opponents of higher levels is no problem for him.

However, when he faced Su Yan, he couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart, as if the person standing in front of him was not a martial artist, but a monster.

Although there was no imposing aura, I kept sensing danger in my heart.

Su Yancai is at the sixth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm. With a difference of two levels, Su Yancai should have been the one being suppressed.

But now it's quite the opposite.

Even an ordinary disciple could probably tell that Zhuo Qun was tense.

"Sect Leader Wei, what is your opinion?"

Su Yan did not agree, but instead looked at Wei Xixiang.

Wei Xixiang's voice was hoarse, and his eyes were slightly red, like a lion forced into a cage: "Champion Marquis, this is not fair."

"This world isn't measured by fairness. At least you still have a choice, don't you?"

Su Yan smiled slightly. The fifth-ranked player on the Dragon Gate Ranking was challenging the twenty-ninth, and the champion Hou Bing was suppressing Huang Xiangzong. There has never been a fair thing.

Strength and power—that's the battle behind the scenes.

Su Yan glanced at the elders of Huang Xiangzong and then said, "Or you can all make a move."

Wei Xixiang remained silent for a long time before raising his head and saying, "In that case, I apologize for the inconvenience."

As soon as the voice fell, several elders around him immediately took action, summoning their Dharma forms, and a towering elephant directly crushed over them.

A strong wind blew his long robes, and a Dharma image appeared behind Su Yan—

The image of the insect lord deity!
"Fuhu!"

Su Yan used his Star-Picking Hand technique to condense a giant palm that almost covered the entire summit of Huangxiang Mountain.

Under the cover of the giant elephants, a palm pressed down, and the powerful force of the Subduing Tiger King poured down, directly forcing the giant elephant dharma images of the six Dharma Image Elders to their knees.

The six men stared at Su Yan with terrified eyes. Their true energy was circulating wildly within their bodies, but they still couldn't believe that they couldn't withstand the power of Su Yan's single palm strike.

Even if they weren't at the ninth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, more than half of them were at the Great Dharma Aspect Realm.

Su Yan grabbed with his large hand in the void, instantly shattering the Dharma forms of the six people.

kill!

After the six were defeated, Wei Xixiang and Zhuo Qun attacked directly, their offensive was swift and ruthless, and they went straight for Su Yan's main body.

They didn't even intend to give him the chance to release the ferocious insects.

With Huang Xiangzong's future in sight, they had no time to worry about anything else.

The master and disciple, their combined forms, created a colossal elephant that surged towards Su Yan with the force of a collapsing mountain and overturning the sea.

The Myriad Insects Star-Eating Sword appeared in Su Yan's hand, and the sword light fell into the hand of the Insect Lord God.

The sword's fierce light stretched for miles, and not a single white cloud remained above Huangxiang Sect, as if a skylight had been opened.

The terrifying, towering elephant had its head pierced through by the sword light.

The Dharma image dissipated like a mirage, and the two instantly lost their composure.

Su Yan took a step forward, and his figure was already in front of Zhuo Qun.

Zhuo Qun's fourth-grade top-quality gauntlets shone brightly as he unleashed a powerful punch towards Su Yan.

Yellow Elephant Earth Collapse!

This punch was his full-force outburst, almost comparable to an attack from a Golden Body Realm expert, though it only possessed a trace of divine essence.

However, it is enough to kill a master at the Great Dharma Aspect Realm.

bang

With a muffled thud, Su Yan's punch actually met the attack head-on.

There was no protective gear, no gauntlets, and not even the insect bone armor was activated.

With just one powerful punch, Zhuo Qun was sent flying, crashing into the Huangxiang Mountain.

Wei Xixiang still wanted to fight desperately, but Su Yan raised his hand and unleashed a Hundred Tigers Breaking Army Seal, which directly crushed his attack.

One against eight, all Dharma forms shattered

Unless a Golden Body Realm patriarch from Huangxiang Sect comes out, no one else in Huangxiang Sect can stop Su Yan.

"I won." Su Yan casually uttered these words, then headed towards the back of the mountain, each step causing the Huangxiang Sect disciples watching the battle to take a large step back in surprise.

"You've already won, what else do you want?"

At this moment, Zhuo Qun barely managed to get up and saw Su Yan rush into the mountain gate, thinking that this evil star wanted to kill someone.

Ignoring his injuries, he tried to stop Su Yan.

"Don't worry, if you follow the rules, I won't do anything to them. I'll just borrow your Qilin Cliff for a while."

The group exchanged bewildered glances, and finally, Sect Leader Wei Xixiang, who had recovered, sighed: "Zhang Qing, take the Champion Marquis to Qilin Cliff."

"Yes, Sect Master."

Huang Xiangzong eventually surrendered. Although he had a Golden Body Realm patriarch in charge and tens of thousands of disciples, he was ultimately no match for the power of the Demon Suppression Guard.

Admittedly, judging solely from the strength of the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture, the Demon Suppression Guard might not seem so outstanding.

However, outside of the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture, the Demon Suppression Guards are far too powerful.

In the past, local sects and clans might have been able to unite and occupy a small territory.

But now, this evil star's ability to confiscate property and wipe out entire families is still fresh in our minds, so who would dare to act recklessly?

Moreover, one should accept defeat when it comes to a bet; since they've given you some face, don't make a fool of yourself.

Wei Xixiang watched Su Yan's departing figure with a bitter expression: "A born prodigy, who will be able to control him a hundred years from now?"

"Master..."

Zhuo Qun's face was also extremely gloomy. He thought he was only slightly inferior to Champion Hou, but he did not expect to be blasted away by a single punch.

Don't compare yourself to them.

Wei Xixiang comforted him, saying, "There are countless sects and geniuses in the world, but a prodigy like the sun is someone that everyone should look up to, rather than try to compete with."

……

Huang Xiangzong lost the duel, and Wei Xixiang took charge of the overall situation, beginning to negotiate with the head of the Demon Suppression Guard who came to visit.

Like the Beast King Sect, the Huangxiang Sect sent its disciples to serve in the Imperial Guard and other government offices, using martial arts to clean up the areas under its jurisdiction.

At the same time, taking the initiative to purge those who committed crimes under his command can be considered as giving the Demon Suppression Guard an explanation.

They contributed manpower and resources, and began to establish connections with the Dali Dynasty in terms of industry, becoming a complete member of the Dali Dynasty's chariot.

Although it's just a preliminary intention, it essentially means they won't disagree, and that's enough.

Su Yan did not interfere with the subsequent negotiations, which was not something he should have done.

On Qilin Cliff, thunder roared, and almost every blink of an eye, several bolts of lightning would strike down from the thick clouds.

The Qilin Cliff is towering high, consisting entirely of black, metallic-looking rocks, offering no other way to survive.

According to Huang Xiangzong's practice, Qilin Cliff here is a place for physical training. Only those with truly outstanding talent who have entered the Danqiao Realm can enter here, receive lightning strikes, and absorb the spiritual power of a fourth-order spiritual vein hidden beneath Qilin Cliff.

Su Yan released the Wind and Thunder Insects, which flew directly into the clouds and began to absorb the wind and thunder power within, continuously strengthening himself.

After anywhere from a hundred to several thousand bolts of lightning, a special spherical lightning essence will appear.

The wind and thunder worm swallowed it whole, refining the powerful lightning energy and transforming it into the power for its own metamorphosis.

Su Yan also removed his protective gear amidst the lightning, exposing his physical body to continuously receive the baptism of the lightning, gradually enhancing his physical cultivation.

He tempered his body with lightning and nourished the wind and thunder insects; three months passed in the blink of an eye.

"That person has been staying at Qilin Cliff for three months without coming out even once? How can their physical body withstand that?"

Upon hearing this news, Wei Xixiang was deeply disturbed.

Elder Chen Junyao nodded, his expression already somewhat numb.

"Even a top-grade fourth-tier defensive magical artifact would probably be damaged if placed inside, unless it has the attribute of lightning."

Three months of non-stop thunderous baptism at the top of Qilin Cliff—the sheer intensity of this ordeal probably frightened even Wei Xi himself.

"Ignore him, as long as he doesn't have any hostility towards Huang Xiangzong."

Wei Xixiang was initially quite worried that Su Yan might cause some major trouble within Huang Xiangzong's sect.

But spending three months holed up on Qilin Cliff, enduring lightning strikes, was something they had never expected.

"How long did Qun'er stay at Qilin Cliff?"

"I went in three times, to a point slightly below the summit, and each time I reached the limit of physical tempering within a month."

Chen Junyao had been keeping an eye on Zhuo Qun's situation, but the more he compared them, the more he realized how terrifying Su Yan was.

He will get through this.

boom

Wei Xixiang had barely finished speaking when a soaring aura suddenly interrupted his conversation.

"It's Qilin Cliff!"

The two flew over, unaware that this was precisely the moment when the Wind and Thunder Insect, having obtained its second molting item, experienced a surge in strength, now equivalent to the late stage of the fourth rank. Its wind and thunder power was even more concentrated, and in the future, it would dominate the raging waves and thunder.

"Finally finished."

A glint flashed in Su Yan's eyes. Three months had passed, and this was under the constant supply of thunder from Qilin Cliff.

If it were ordinary natural lightning, it would probably take forever to collect 100,000 spherical lightning bolts.

Su Yan saw Wei Xixiang from afar, smiled and said, "I have troubled Sect Leader Wei for a long time, so I will take my leave now."

Wei Xixiang nodded in acknowledgment, and then said, "Congratulations to the Marquis of Champion for advancing further."

Wei Xixiang was eager for Su Yan to leave, otherwise he would always have to worry about being targeted for retribution.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Su Yan, accompanied by the Wind and Thunder Insects, flew out of Huangxiang Sect in an instant.

Not long after Su Yan left the Huangxiang Sect and had just settled in the city, people from the Sacred Insect Path approached him.

"Greetings, Holy Lord."

"Stand up and speak. Have you made any progress on what I asked you to find?"

"The Wind and Thunder Winged Lion has been located in the mountains east of the Heavenly Pillar Sect. It is a newly advanced Wind and Thunder Winged Lion."

Su Yan's eyes lit up. The Wind and Thunder Winged Lion had already been secured, which meant that the Wind and Thunder Insect was about to evolve.

"well done."

After offering a compliment, Su Yan told them to leave and then immediately packed his things.

Without even taking a break, he summoned the Wind and Thunder Insects and headed straight for the Tianqing Sect.

This departure caused quite a stir in the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture.

Su Yan headed straight for the Tianqing Sect, but before he could even find the mountain range, the sect's successor, who had somehow obtained information about Su Yan, blocked him at the sect's gate.

Su Yan decided to go directly to the mountain to challenge the sword.

The Heavenly Pillar Sect was quite straightforward; all three Dharma Aspects were geniuses under three hundred years old.

The Heavenly Pillar Sect is known for its offensive and domineering style. When the three of them attack together, it is also a formidable Three Talents Formation.

He fought Su Yan for thirty rounds before finally being defeated.

Tianqing Sect, of course, accepted the bet and lost. The successor, Jia Xuan, played the role of a local strongman and directly told Su Yanfeng the location of the Wind and Thunder Winged Lion.

The two men went straight to the heart of the matter and successfully captured the Wind and Thunder Winged Lion.

(End of this chapter)