The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 420 Nine-Bend Dark City
Just as Fan Zhen finished speaking, another person appeared beside them, none other than Su Yan's old acquaintance—Zhao Wenyuan.

"Su Yan, it's been a long time. I've heard that you're now more powerful than the Golden Body."

When Zhao Wenyuan saw Su Yan again, he felt as if he had been in another world.

From the capital city to Chijiang Prefecture, only half a year has passed. Su Yan has dominated the prefecture, and not long ago he even fought a Golden Body Realm expert alone and won.

Such changes cannot be described simply as earth-shattering.

"It's been a long time since I last saw Governor Zhao."

Su Yan smiled. Since the visitor was Zhao Wenyuan, things would be easier.

Zhao Wenyuan clearly arrived in secret, and Fan Zhen obviously had his own ideas about the Long family.

The Demon Suppression Guard represents the sword of the Great Li Dynasty, yet this sword cannot command respect in the martial world of Chijiang Prefecture, which is itself a red line.

Why did Hong Wuji sweep through the martial arts world? Besides consolidating power and fortune, the fundamental reason was to suppress these unscrupulous martial arts forces and restore order.

Su Yan's appearance is an opportunity; right now, the Long family is a ticking time bomb.

Since he was a veteran who had retired from the battlefield, he naturally knew that a short, sharp pain was better than a long, drawn-out one, and he wanted to get rid of the problem cleanly.

"What are Fan Zhenfu's plans?"

Su Yan looked at Fan Zhen, and the old man grinned: "Three locations, basically one can catch them every time. The three of us, along with Chen Meng, Xing Menglan and six other Dharma Aspects, can directly infiltrate the Nine-Bend Mountain Range and we will definitely find Hidden Dragon City. Once Hidden Dragon City is found, the Long family will be finished."

On the surface, they only have two Golden Body Realm martial artists, so adding Su Yan makes it 'three'.

On the surface, they are indeed fewer than the four members of the Long family, but given their combined strength, the Long family might not be prepared for a surprise attack.

Zhao Wenyuan asked directly, "Now that you've found Hidden Dragon City, what are your plans?"

"Capture and kill the Golden Body, seal off Hidden Dragon City, secure the evidence, and then lead the Demon Suppression Guard to raze Dragon City to the ground."

A murderous intent flickered in Fan Zhen's words; the Long family was doomed this time, Fan Zhen said.

Zhao Wenyuan pondered carefully and asked, "Su Yan, what do you think?"

"Can"

Su Yan's eyes flickered slightly. Although he felt that the Long family was not the type to sit idly by and wait for death, he was afraid that such an attack might not be successful.

However, stirring up trouble might not be a bad idea.

The three devised a plan and secretly summoned six members of Chen's alliance.

The group of nine concealed their identities and headed straight for the Nine-Bend Mountain Range.

The Jiuqu Mountain Range, shaped like a reclining snake, meanders through the area. The Chijiang River system mostly flows through the Jiuqu Mountain Range, which is surrounded by the winding river with its nine bends and eighteen turns. There are also countless underground rivers and karst caves. The area is rich in water vapor and spiritual energy. The mountains are shrouded in a misty fog, appearing and disappearing like a coiled snake.

It is precisely this unique topography that makes the Nine-Bend Mountain Range a forbidden area for many martial artists, and even the outer areas are not accessible to ordinary people.

Even those at the Body Tempering Realm and True Intent Realm will face numerous dangers upon entering. Further in, there are also aquatic wild beasts entrenched in the area.

Spiritual veins converge, spiritual energy is abundant

The Nine-Bend Mountain Range is rich in natural resources, and many unique natural treasures are essential for refining elixirs. Over time, this place has gradually come under the control of the powerful Long family, and it has almost become a forbidden area.

The nine people quietly entered Chijiang County and traveled all the way to the outer edge of the Jiuqu Mountains.

From a distance, the mountains are shrouded in mist and clouds, making it difficult to see the entire mountain range even with divine sense.

"Chen Meng"

Fan Zhen's gaze fell on Chen Meng. Chen Meng understood and immediately stepped forward. His three departments were skilled in investigation and naturally knew the Nine Turns Mountains best.

"The restrictions around Panshe Mountain, Jishi Cave, and Jiuqu Cold Pool are the strongest. I once led several rogue cultivators at the Danqiao Realm to explore them, but none of them returned. Considering the locations where the Long family's cargo ships used to come out, one of these three locations must be the Long family's Hidden Dragon City."

Zhao Wenyuan asked, "Which place should we go to first?"

"Panshe Mountain is the closest to us, so let's go there first."

Chen Meng cast an inquiring glance at the three of them.

Fan Zhen nodded: "Okay."

Chen Meng immediately led the way, transforming into a flying rainbow, and led everyone straight to the depths of the Nine Turns Mountains.

Whether it's Panshe Mountain, Jishi Cave, or Jiuqu Hantan, they are all located deep within the Jiuqu Mountain Range.

As the group passed through the fog, their divine senses were further restricted, and they could vaguely sense that many ferocious beasts were hidden within the Nine-Bend Mountain Range.

If an ordinary martial artist were to enter, a fight would be inevitable, and they might even lose their life on the spot.

Fortunately, all nine of them were above the Dharma Aspect Realm, so they did not disturb any wild beasts.

After flying for a hundred miles, Chen Meng lowered his voice and said, "We're getting closer."

At this moment, the surrounding mist surged and turned into a hazy gray color. The river flowed around, and several mountains rose abruptly from the ground, like gray stalagmites growing from the earth.

The Panshe Mountain was shrouded in a thin mist ahead, and the faint sense of oppression emanating from it made everyone slightly wary.

Meng Lan, Qu Lixin

As soon as Fan Zhen finished speaking, Xing Menglan and Qu Lixin flew forward to investigate.

The two of them silently protected themselves with their divine forms, and defensive magical artifacts also appeared on their bodies.

Both of them were experts in restrictions and formations. Fan Zhen asked them to come forward so that they could investigate whether there were any restrictions in this place.

As the two entered the mist, three towering peaks appeared before them, their rocks jagged and towering over a thousand feet high.

A mysterious force brought them an indescribable sense of pressure, yet they could not discern where the pressure was coming from.

"Be careful, something's strange about this place."

Qu Lixin offered a reminder, and Xing Menglan nodded. Then, the two of them used their respective spells to investigate the surrounding situation.

The two were prepared to break the barrier silently, but as their divine senses spread, they were suddenly startled.

"No restrictions?!"

They looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Qu Lixin was incredulous: "Such pressure could not exist without restrictions or formations. A mountain could not possibly possess such power on its own."

Xing Menglan frowned, equally puzzled, yet a sense of unease crept into her heart: "There are no city walls or traces of buildings here; it's probably not here."

"Report back to your master, and then carefully go up the mountain to investigate."

Just as the two were about to turn around, a pair of clear yellow beast eyes, like giant lanterns, suddenly appeared in the mist.

A foul stench swept in, heading straight for Qu Lixin.

"careful!"

Xing Menglan reacted extremely quickly. At this moment, she slashed with her longsword, and the sword energy almost grazed Qu Lixin's ear.

clanging
The sharp sword light struck the giant serpent, causing countless sparks to fly from its scales.

With a single blow, there was only a shallow wound.

Qu Lixin escaped and, after keeping his distance, took a closer look. He was immediately shocked to discover that it was a giant serpent.

The swirling serpent whipped up a water dragon and charged straight at the two of them.

Once the two had recovered, they retaliated with their magical weapons, continuously breaking through the water dragon.

Although the River-Turning Serpent is a fourth-tier wild beast, it is only at the early stage of the fourth tier, and it is still somewhat inferior to the combined attack of the two.

After several attacks, the River-Turning Serpent is showing signs of being suppressed.

As the two fought, they failed to notice that large chunks of rock were falling from the Coiled Serpent Mountain behind them. All three mountains were in the same state, and three pairs of scarlet beast eyes were revealed on their surfaces.

"boom"

A terrifying aura surged skyward, pressing down on the two of them. Their pupils contracted sharply:

Tier 4 Late Stage Giant Spirit Beast, Heavenly River Giant Serpent!

The two men froze, their auras locked by such a colossal beast, a situation even they found difficult to resist.

The river water was churning, and yet another river snake emerged.

At this point, they finally understood why the ancient mountain was called Panshe Mountain: because the mountain itself was not a person, but a mountain.

Just then, the nine dragons roared, and their shadows transformed into a barrier, completely enveloping the area around the entire Panshe Mountain.

Unbeknownst to them, Su Yan had already stepped between the two of them and the giant serpent of the Heavenly River.

Hiss!

Sensing the intense threat posed by Su Yan, the giant serpent of the Heavenly River immediately lunged at him with its jaws.

Su Yan pressed down with his backhand, and the giant hand transformed from the Dragon-Capturing Hand directly pressed down on the three-headed Heavenly River Giant Serpent.

The giant serpent of the Heavenly River had never suffered such an attack before; the blow stung it so much that it thrashed about in the mountains and the river.

Su Yan gave it no chance to run wild. He split the Dragon-Capturing Hand into three parts and suppressed them directly.

The struggle was far beyond imagination. Even with the Dragon-Capturing Hand restraints, it was still impossible to completely suppress it, and it showed a faint tendency to break free.

"The Heavenly River Giant Serpent possesses the bloodline of the Giant Spirit, its body is as large as a mountain, and it is extremely resistant to attacks. These few are probably already comparable to the strength of a half-step Golden Body Realm cultivator, so it's best to be cautious."

At this moment, Fan Zhen and Zhao Wenyuan, one on the left and one on the right, killed the River-Turning Serpent.

Seeing that the three-headed giant serpent that Su Yan was dealing with was extraordinary, he immediately gave him a warning.

"No problem"

Su Yan summoned the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Suppression Tower. The tower emitted a red light, enveloping the three-headed Heavenly River Giant Serpent. Chains of ferocious insects shot out and wrapped around their bodies.

The giant snake, which had been struggling, gradually lost its strength, and its body shrank little by little under the suppression of the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower. Before long, it was actually taken into the tower.

'So strong! '

Everyone was shocked to see that Su Yan had suppressed the giant spirit beast so easily.

Despite being only at the late fourth stage, the three-headed Heavenly River Giant Serpent's special bloodline makes it far more powerful than ordinary wild beasts, and it is already extremely close to the Golden Body Realm.

At this point, the battle was over, and Chen Meng said with regret, "Serpent Mountain is no good. I failed to detect the Heavenly River Giant Serpent. It is my fault."

Fan Zhen gave him a deep look: "Nothing has happened yet, so let's move on to the next position."

Su Yan acted swiftly, sealing off the area with the Nine Dragons Imprisoning Demon Cover, thus preventing any potential reaction from Hidden Dragon City.

"it is good"

Chen Meng nodded emphatically and immediately led everyone toward the Jishi Cave.

This time, everyone was more careful, as there were no ferocious wild beasts in Jishi Cave.

However, compared to wild beasts, the Jishi Cave seems to be more troublesome.

The entire Jishi Caves are shrouded in a natural maze.

Xing Menglan and Qu Lixin slowly deciphered the mystery. Although Su Yan used his divine eye to perceive the key points of the formation and weapon refining, it still took him half a day to unravel the enigma.

"Since there's no Jishi Cave either, we can only go to the Nine-Bend Cold Pool."

The group headed straight for the Nine-Bend Cold Pool. The Cold Pool was as dazzling as a sapphire. The water in the Cold Pool was cold, at least four or five degrees Celsius. If one went deep into it, one could easily be frozen into an ice block.

As soon as Su Yan and his group stepped into the area, they sensed that something was amiss.

"How do we get into the cave beneath the icy pool?"

Zhao Wenyuan stared intently at the cold pool before him and asked a question.

"The entrance lies beneath the icy pool."

Chen Meng naturally knew the information, but the temperature at the bottom of this cold pool was already minus forty or fifty degrees Celsius. Even a Danqiao Realm cultivator would die in no time if they went down there.

This is a natural barrier; it's probably not so easy to enter silently.

"The golden statue goes first, and you follow."

"Yes"

With his golden body protecting him, Fan Zhen flew towards the icy pool.

As soon as Fan Zhen approached, Su Yan followed closely behind. Both of them had the same goal: to break through the barrier and enter the world beneath the cave.

Chen Meng followed closely behind the two, and just as they reached the location of the cold pool, Chen Meng suddenly flipped his hand, and a fifth-order Black Soul Serpent, as black as ink, appeared.

The Black Soul Serpent lunged straight at Su Yan, and in the blink of an eye, it was already in front of Su Yan.

He retreated rapidly, trying to create distance: "Dragon Clan Chief, save me!"

In the blink of an eye, he had already covered a distance of a hundred feet.

The Black Soul Serpent arrived suddenly, its movements ghostly, and in an instant it was at Su Yan's back.

Just as they were preparing to launch an attack, a spider silk suddenly wrapped around them, blocking the Black Soul Serpent's attack.

Chen Meng, who hadn't run far, was completely unaware that his feet were already entangled in shadow silk. In the blink of an eye, before he could even send a message, he was quickly bound.

The Beast King's aura soared to the heavens, and the two beasts clashed, causing the mountain to shake continuously.

At this moment, Su Yan glanced around and said coldly, "Come out. How much longer do you want me to wait?"

"clap clap"

As the voice faded, Ashina and Ashiza, the two brothers, clapped their hands and suddenly emerged from behind the mountain. Dressed in black robes, they showed no surprise, giving off an incongruous feeling.

The moment the two appeared, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.

People of the northern barbarians!

Fan Zhen's face was grim; even the pressure from two Golden Body Realm martial artists couldn't frighten the monster before him.

The sudden appearance of the two not only signifies an increase in trouble.

Not only do they have to face such a powerful enemy, but they also have to face the Long family, who have already betrayed them, and even more people.

"Su Yan, I will make you all pay with your lives."

Just as Fan Zhen had expected, more figures appeared around the cold pool. Long Zhenyue, Long Qianhui, Long Hanzhou, and Long Qinghai made no attempt to conceal their golden auras, blocking everyone's retreat.

"Old woman, Su Yan's head is mine, understand?"

Poison Master Lin Wuyao spoke in a sinister tone, and surprisingly, he also arrived through the air, his golden aura pressing down on Su Yan.

A hoarse voice let out a strange laugh: "Yu Yun's good junior brother, then you can pay off his debts."

"Get out of my way, you old poisoner, his life is mine."

A one-eyed, short-haired youth approached, brandishing a knife, his killing intent palpable, his eyes filled with hatred.

"The Qian family has three thousand members. Today, you must pay with your life. Let Hong Wuji see what true suffering is."

There were ten figures in total: four were golden-bodied members of the Dragon Clan, two were from the Northern Barbarian Clan, and the remaining four were there to seek revenge on Su Yan.

In an instant, Su Yan and his group were sealed off by terrifying auras, and Xing Menglan and the others' faces turned deathly pale.

Among the three, Fan Zhen and Zhao Wenyuan also had very unpleasant expressions.

A trap, a blatant trap aimed at them.

(End of this chapter)