Scourge Messenger

Chapter 229 The Sudden Inspiration of Master Suolong

When Yan Qing launched the Bingzi Pepper Forest attack, Chu Luoyan had already clashed with Yaoshiyuan.

The constables from the Divine Marquis's Mansion were clearly there for them, and Chu Luoyan naturally didn't mind joining forces with the Divine Marquis's Mansion. Even he was shocked by the aura of the Bingzi Jiaolin. No wonder these petty thieves dared to invade this forbidden area. If they could obtain a legendary token like the Bingzi Jiaolin, what would it matter if they broke into the Chang'an Military Mansion or even offended a Foundation Establishment True Person?
Their only goal in coming to this place is the mineral treasured by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Or rather, as soon as they enter this place, they are all thieves who want to steal the foundation-building assets—whether it's the third-level cultivators guarding the outside or the jailers inside, they will all be labeled this way.

Only by taking down the Black Wolf Thief during this time can he possibly protect Master Suolong's assets, achieve unparalleled merit, and absolve himself of the sins of this unexpected disaster!
clang!
At the moment of their confrontation, both the pharmacist and Chu Luoyan showed unusual expressions.

What a great power!
Chu Luoyan was not a civil official. In his youth, he was a military envoy like Yaoshi Moke. He only took power and administration after he could not advance further. However, unlike Yaoshi Moke, he was exceptionally talented in domestic affairs and had the ability to recognize talent. He was a pillar of the Six Pillars of State.

But in this world, no amount of outstanding political achievements can compare to the appreciation of a Foundation Establishment True Person. Even though the Zhou Kingdom has been thrown into chaos by the insect that Medicine Master Moke, as long as True Person Changqiu lives, Chu Luoyan and others can only be subordinate to Medicine Master Moke.

During the years he was exiled to the countryside, Chu Luoyan did not neglect his training. On the contrary, by staying away from petty scheming, he made even greater progress and reached the limits of mortals! Then he led a team to conquer the third level of the Great Secret Realm and obtained the Heavenly Gang Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Taming Rope!

The so-called "Great Mystic Realm" is a high-difficulty realm that requires a large number of third-tier messengers to potentially conquer. One or two third-tier military commanders can at most clear the first to middle stages, but they will most likely perish before the final Demon King.

But only in the Great Mystic Realm will you find Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends!
Although Chu Luoyan possessed outstanding combat prowess, his family's retinue of messengers was almost entirely depleted in the process of conquering the Great Secret Realm. The majority of the second-tier messengers accumulated over decades had perished, and acquiring this Heavenly Dipper had exhausted the Chu family's resources. If the Chu family's ancestor were still alive, he might have been willing to help Chu Luoyan find an Earthly Fiend, but the Chu family's Foundation Establishment cultivator had already passed away thirty years ago.

That's why Chu Luoyan colluded with the emperor, waiting for Master Changqiu's death before launching a fatal attack on Medicine Master Moke. The high-ranking officials were merely a bonus; what Chu Luoyan truly wanted was to combine the power of the Ba River Medicine Masters and the imperial military to conquer other great secret realms and obtain the Earthly Fiends for him!
Having gathered all the Heavenly and Earthly Fiends, Chu Luoyan dared to forcibly establish his foundation without any Foundation Establishment Pills. Without the help of a Foundation Establishment True Person, this was his only viable path!
Five years ago, Chu Luoyan absorbed the Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Taming Rope. He spent a year balancing his turbulent blood and qi, and three years integrating the power of the Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Taming Rope into his own combat system. He was confident that no one in the Zhou Kingdom was his match within the third stage of the martial arts world, not even Li Long with the 'Rising Dragon Hand'. The difference in blood and qi was enough to tip the scales of victory!
Therefore, Chu Luoyan was very clear that the only messenger who could rival him in strength was a third-level messenger who had also absorbed the Heavenly Gang! I, as a Duke of the State, have spent half my life acquiring these resources, yet even a messenger from a family of thieves has them?

However, absorbing the Heavenly Gang does not equate to mastering the Heavenly Gang!

Chu Luo let out a long roar, and the moment his spear thrust forward, dragon-shaped phantoms appeared on his arms, turning the point-to-point thrust into an area-of-effect attack!

Yaoshiyuan naturally wouldn't confront him directly. As she dodged to the side, Chu Luoyan stomped off the ground, and a black bear phantom appeared in his body. He rammed into Yaoshiyuan with a powerful and violent stance!

As for the Seven Star Sword that the Pharmacist was willing to use to strike him, Chu Luoyan didn't even glance at it!

This attack, capable of breaking even ancient trees, could only force Yaoshi Yuan back a few steps. But before she could regain her footing, Chu Luoyan's attacks came one after another, including another thrust from a dragon-shaped phantom! Despite launching such rapid attacks in succession, this elderly man, who was over sixty years old, showed no signs of fatigue. Instead, his withered muscles became fuller, and his blood and energy surged, as if he had become young again.

This is the source of Chu Luoyan's confidence to challenge the Great Mystic Realm again: a combat system that integrates the Blood Messenger, the Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Taming Rope, secret techniques, and the phantom artifacts covering his entire body!

His third job advancement, the Blood Messenger, is quite unique, possessing a trait called "Beastly Nature." After activating the ferocious beast phantom within his token, his own health and spiritual energy will temporarily increase slightly. "Beastly Nature" is not the Blood Messenger's core trait, and Chu Luoyan hadn't paid much attention to it before, until he comprehended the secret technique, Form and Intent.

The Xingyi technique enabled Chu Luoyan's attacks to resemble the offensive patterns of certain ferocious beasts, causing greater damage and making it easier to trigger beast phantoms. At this moment, Chu Luoyan finally realized his opportunity and began to collect phantom tokens. Sure enough, after combining the secret technique Xingyi, beastly nature, and phantom tokens, Chu Luoyan's strength underwent a qualitative change.

Chu Luoyan can frequently trigger phantoms in battle, and each trigger increases his Qi and Agility, with the effects stacking up over time. When Chu Luoyan defeated the Demon King in the Great Secret Realm, he relied on his family's second-stage advancement to buy time for two quarters of an hour, stacking phantoms dozens of times before finally inflicting fatal damage on the Demon King.

What's even better is that the phantom attacks shake the enemy, so even if Chu Luoyan deliberately crashes into the enemy's attack, he will hardly suffer any damage, making it a perfect combination of offense and defense!
In just a few breaths, Chu Luoyan had completely suppressed Yaoshi Yuan. The latter had no chance to retaliate except to dodge and parry, and her defensive barrier was on the verge of collapse. Even if she kept replenishing the barrier, once her spiritual energy was exhausted, it would be her end!
However, Chu Luoyan became wary at this moment.

Time is running out, we can't delay any longer, let's deal with her now!
Although the longer it drags on, the stronger one's own qi and blood will become, the other yellow dog thief could kill the constables of the Divine Marquis's Mansion at any time. Even Chu Luoyan was unwilling to bear the blade of Bingzi Jiaolin.

The best-case scenario would be that he deals with the Black Wolf Thief, while the Yellow Dog Thief fails to deal with the constables of the Divine Marquis's Mansion and is instead attacked from both sides by him!
Chu Luoyan took a deep breath, his cloudy eyes sharpening.

He originally thought that this set of phantom combat techniques was already perfect, and that he could only continue to improve it after he reached the Foundation Establishment stage... until he absorbed the Dragon Subduing Tiger Rope.

This Heavenly Dipper not only greatly increased his Qi and blood, but also had a finishing touch effect on the Illusionary Shadow Battle Technique.

"die!"

Chu Luoyan roared, and the dragon-shaped phantom charged forward with a thrust. Yaoshi Yuan dodged again, but this time she couldn't avoid it—the dragon-shaped phantom seemed to possess intelligence, turning around and crashing into her!

When Chu Luoyan used Iron Mountain Lean again, even though there were five or six steps between them, the black bear phantom still managed to get close and knock Yaoshi Yuan flying against the wall!
This is the effect of the Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Taming Rope, which gives the phantom attack a chance to track the target and prevent it from being dodged! The more phantoms are triggered, the greater the tracking probability. However, Chu Luoyan can suppress the Dragon-Subduing Tiger-Taming Rope and wait for his health to accumulate to a certain level before unleashing it all at once, giving the enemy no chance to think of a countermeasure and killing the enemy as quickly as possible!
The Black Wolf Thief fell from the wall. Although he was not dead yet, he was already on his last legs. Just two more blows would turn him into a bloody mess!
Just as Chu Luoyan launched another attack, the Black Wolf Thief suddenly hurled the Seven Star Sword at him. Chu Luoyan dodged it, wondering if she had given up. She had actually thrown away her weapon… Even the most timid soldier wouldn't let go of his weapon. But at that moment, a fine steel spear suddenly appeared in the Black Wolf Thief's hand. She raised the spear high above her head and spun it, and an invisible current of energy pushed Chu Luoyan towards her, even though Chu Luoyan gripped the spear tightly.

Secret Technique: Rotating Lamp! ?
Those who learn this secret technique will most likely possess a counterattack token!

Even though Chu Luoyan saw through the secret technique, the dragon-shaped phantom had already been launched, and it was too late.

The dragon-shaped phantom crashed into the Black Wolf Thief's arms, without shaking her body in the slightest; it was as if she absorbed it into her own power. The Black Wolf Thief's eyes sharpened, and his swirling spear, imbued with her pent-up rage and injuries, was about to strike like lightning!

Chu Luoyan did not dodge, but instead chose a more violent response—

Attack against attack!

He let out a beastly roar and unleashed his Iron Mountain Lean once more, the phantom of a black bear lunging at the Black Wolf Thief. He aimed to crush and send the Black Wolf Thief flying before his Spear could fall, thus thwarting this counterattack!

But the Black Wolf Thief dodged it.

The moment the black bear phantom touched her, she dodged to the side. The black bear phantom, which should have collided with her, was instead passed through by her and even wrapped around her spear, as if... she had absorbed the black bear phantom?!
Is this a characteristic of the profession, or an effect of the token?

In a flash, many thoughts raced through Chu Luoyan's mind, but none of them could save him from his impending fate—

clang!
With a terrifying, teeth-grinding crash, Black Wolf's steel spear shattered completely, its tip flying off and embedding itself in the rock face.

Chu Luoyan's defensive barrier crumbled most of its length, but ultimately remained intact. As a price, the three-tiered rare treasure spear he used to defend against it bent at almost a right angle, practically broken, rendering it completely unusable.

When the Black Wolf Thief took out a new steel spear, Chu Luoyan also retreated to a safe distance and took out a steel spear of the same style.

Just then, Chu Luoyan suddenly asked:

"The Medicine Master's Wish?"

The pharmacist hesitated for a moment, but immediately launched an attack because she saw that Chu Luoyan was replenishing his spiritual power!

"It really was you. Three turns, spinning lamp, long spear, no wonder you can use a sword. Your fighting style is too easy to see through." Chu Luoyan didn't expect the apothecary to answer, and said to himself, "This is the forbidden territory of Master Suolong. Have you thought about the consequences of what you did?"

"But I must thank you, for you gave me a chance to regret it. If you hadn't escaped back then, you wouldn't have been appreciated by Master Suolong, and Master Suolong wouldn't have imprisoned me as a reward... Years of scheming and painstaking efforts, all for naught."

So that's how it is... Even the Pharmacist Yuan didn't expect that the Dragon-Locking Immortal would go to such lengths. However, the Dragon-Locking Immortal probably didn't care that much. She probably just asked who the mastermind behind the murder of the Pharmacist Moke was, and then casually locked Chu Luoyan up in the dungeon secret realm to make use of him.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a peak third-stage messenger is not much more valuable than a pet.

But for Chu Luoyan, it was a cruel joke played by fate.

He had wiped out his enemies and ruled the court, but lost everything for some inexplicable reason... No wonder he became so destitute and old. His failure had nothing to do with himself or the times, but was simply due to the whim of Master Suolong.

Who can let go? Who can accept it? Who can resign themselves to fate?

clang!
The two spears clashed, creating a resounding boom!
The eyes of the Pharmacist and Chu Luoyan held no superfluous emotions, only an unyielding killing intent. At this point, any words were superfluous; grudges, interests, and paths—everything would be decided by this battle.

Like a spear, the victor stands, the loser breaks; there is no other outcome!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Yan Qing also got into a close-quarters melee with the constables of the Divine Marquis's Mansion. The battle on both sides reached a fever pitch, and in the place closest to hell, life and death were decided with iron and blood!
(End of this chapter)