From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 274 A Chaotic Battle, The Scavenger

Beside Bai Ling stood a third-tier deer demon, five zhang tall, with an imposing purple-gold deer crown on its head.

It simulated a human voice to interrupt Wuma Boyi: "Hey, human Golden Core cultivator, are you treating us like we're invisible?"

It was very displeased. Wuma Boyi had an arrogant and fearless expression, as if he had everything under control, as if these third-tier demonic beasts did not exist.

The truth is, Wuma Boyi really didn't care about the third-tier monster in front of him.

"Are you sure you want to help a human cultivator fight against our Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty?"

A hint of sarcasm played on his lips.

Help the human race deal with the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty?
These words left the deer demon speechless for a moment.

It and the elephant demon looked at each other, their eyes showing an unavoidable hesitation.

Before coming to Liuli Mountain, the deer demon and the elephant demon thought they were there to help the white fox demon clan, because they thought the white foxes were being coveted by humans.

Unexpectedly, Bai Ling was doing this to protect a human.

These demonic beasts harbor deep-seated hatred for humans. Risking their lives to help humans fight against them is certainly not their style.

Seeing that the other party's words had shaken their morale, Bai Ling spoke up: "Is it true that you have been slaughtering our demon beasts all these years? How many demon beasts have you killed in order to seize the spiritual plants and treasures in our territory?"
The Ruan family has lived in the Wilderness Mountains for so many years and has never slaughtered any monsters.

That is precisely why we have joined forces with the Ruan family to fight against your greedy and domineering Great Qian!

What Bai Ling said was true.

Humans were powerful, putting the monsters at a disadvantage, and they were often slaughtered in the struggle for resources.

Wuma Boyi added, "Over the years, many of our human cultivators have also died in the mouths of demonic beasts."

Putting everything else aside for now, I hereby promise that once Ruan Shuhua is captured, all of us will withdraw from the Huangze Mountains and cease to be your enemies.

I hope you will consider this carefully, otherwise…

His last words carried a threatening tone.

After hesitating for a few moments, the third-tier deer demon and elephant demon spoke to Bai Ling, saying, "We apologize, but we have no intention of getting involved in the affairs of the Ruan family and Daqian. Farewell."

“Yes, let the humans kill each other. Bai Ling, I advise you not to meddle in other people’s business and to sever ties with the Ruan family as soon as possible.”

After the two third-tier demonic beasts finished speaking, they turned and left Liuli Mountain.

In truth, they were filled with fear of the Great Qian Dynasty.

What they fear is not Wuma Boyi, but the human court behind Wuma Boyi.

The Great Qian Dynasty was a vast human immortal dynasty with countless powerful figures, a massive force capable of annihilating all the demonic beasts in the Desolate Marsh Mountains countless times with a mere flick of its wrist.

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Wuma Boyi merely moved his lips, and with a few words, he scared away the two demonic beasts.

With the departure of the third-tier deer demon and elephant demon, Bai Ling was the only noteworthy combat force left beside Ruan Shuhua.

The Glazed White Fox Demon Clan, to which Bai Ling belongs, owes its current status to the assistance of the Ruan family. Furthermore, the ambiguous relationship between Bai Ling and Ruan Shuhua means it will follow them to the death, regardless of who the enemy is.

Even if it means death, it will die to protect Ruan Shuhua.

"Whatever you want from me, come and take it if you dare!"

A precious sword appeared in Ruan Shuhua's hand.

He wasn't the type to sit idly by and wait for death. So what if his opponent was far stronger than him? Even if he died, he wanted to die with dignity and glory.

Once he dies in battle, his soul will dissipate, making it impossible for the enemy to search for his soul.

As for the treasure left by the Ruan family that he possessed, he had already hidden it away.

He couldn't possibly carry those things with him at all times.

Even if he dies, these people will never be able to obtain the Nguyen family's treasure.

"Since you seek death, then... kill!"

Seeing that Ruan Shuhua was determined not to surrender, Wuma Boyi didn't bother with any more words and directly ordered the killing of Ruan Shuhua and Bai Ling.

After killing Ruan Shuhua, we'll turn Liuli Mountain upside down. Whatever he left behind will be found.

Huh~~!

Wuma Boyi stretched out his hand, and two spheres that had been floating in the air appeared out of thin air.

The two spheres were only the size of a fist, one ice blue and the other fiery red, yet they emitted a wave of energy that instilled fear in everyone.

This is his signature magic weapon, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Orb.

Wuma Boyi possesses extremely rare water, fire, and earth spiritual roots, and cultivates the "Ninefold Ice and Fire Technique," a dual-elemental technique of water and fire.

As the saying goes, "water and fire are incompatible," and dual-elemental earth spirit roots of water and fire are extremely rare, much rarer than other earth spirit roots.

The Wuma family possesses the "Ninefold Ice and Fire Technique," a dual-elemental Golden Core cultivation method based on both water and fire. This technique is of extremely high quality, ranking among the top-tier Golden Core cultivation methods.

Wuma Boyi's ability to cultivate to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage and become the second strongest in the family is undoubtedly related to this cultivation technique.

Therefore, when he learned that Fan Tianlin possessed the spiritual roots of water, fire, and earth, he decided to have his grandson, Wuma Chenyang, take away his spiritual roots.

With the appearance of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Sphere, the atmosphere of heaven and earth changed.

The entire world seemed to be divided in two, with frost and mist on one side and fiery clouds burning the sky on the other. Two completely opposite energies appeared strangely at the same time.

Wuma Boyi, with nine golden core patterns, is among the most powerful warriors in the golden core realm.

A Golden Core cultivator possesses the power to move mountains and fill seas, let alone the top combat power among Golden Core cultivators.

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Bai Ling is a top-tier third-order demon beast, equivalent to a Golden Core cultivator with nine patterns.

It stood in front of Ruan Shuhua, controlling the situation.

"call--!"

The sky and earth changed color, and thick clouds covered the area for miles around, obscuring the sun.

……

While Wuma Boyi and Bai Ling were engaged in a fierce battle, the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had followed them involuntarily retreated.

With their strength, they are incapable of intervening in a battle at this level.

Even casting ranged spells from a distance is useless.

If they were facing a Golden Core cultivator in the early stages, these Foundation Establishment cultivators could use remote spells to harass them.

However, in a battle at the late Golden Core stage, even the aftershocks of the battle could kill them; they wouldn't even have the chance to get close.

Not to mention these Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Golden Core cultivators like Xiang Zhiye and Wuma Boxuan retreated, leaving room for the late-stage Golden Core cultivators to perform.

in the crowd.

The Xu family members mingled among them, watching the earth-shattering battle unfold in the distance.

They retreated continuously, already dozens of miles away, yet they could still feel the surging, violent spiritual energy rushing towards them.

They couldn't see Bai Ling and Wu Ma Boyi, only the ever-changing light and colors in the sky and earth ahead.

Under the cover of dark clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, yet the sky was filled with icy blue snowflakes, and the blazing sun pierced through the clouds.

"Is this the late stage of the Golden Core realm?"

They watched with great interest from a distance, occasionally letting out a gasp of amazement.

They had the upper hand in this battle and had no need to worry about defeat. Once Wuma Boyi had dealt with the enemy, these Foundation Establishment cultivators could simply go to the spiritual land to do odd jobs like collecting spiritual plants.

Xu Zhongxu watched the intense battle fluctuations and felt a surge of longing. He possessed an earth-elemental root and believed he would one day reach the Golden Core stage.

Perhaps one day, he will also be able to advance to the late stage of Golden Core and possess earth-shattering combat power.

He had high hopes for it.

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Beside Mount Liuli. The battle is drawing to a close.

Unsurprisingly, Ruan Shuhua and Bai Ling were defeated.

Wuma Boyi is stronger than Bai Ling, and he also has Xiang Huifen and Yue Wuyi assisting him.

As for Ruan Shuhua, with his sixth-level Golden Core, he was still far inferior to a ninth-level Golden Core. His moment of glory came when he used a life-or-death secret technique, almost causing his own Golden Core to explode, but it only caused Wuma Boyi some trouble.

Besides Ruan Shuhua, there were two other members of the Ruan clan at the Golden Core stage, who were casually killed by Wuma Boyi.

The third-tier fox demon, who was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, outside Bai Ling's body also died.

"Your turn. Die."

Wuma Boyi stared coldly at Bai Ling, whose aura was weakened and whose combat power was almost non-existent.

His Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Ball shot out a magma-like flame that rushed towards Bai Ling.

This seemingly ordinary fire spell, when unleashed through the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Orb, becomes a blazing magma that even late-stage Golden Core cultivators must be wary of, capable of melting all things.

"call--!"

The lava struck Bai Ling, incinerating her into a cloud of black smoke that dissipated.

Just as Wuma Boyi was wondering why Bai Ling was so fragile, Bai Ling's body, which had just been burned to ashes, began to reform.

The one that just died seemed to be its illusion.

"Illusion?"

Bai Ling did not use any illusion abilities during the battle, which surprised Wu Ma Boyi.

Just then, Xiang Huifen suddenly warned, "Be careful, it can split into two!"

Wu Ma Boyi then noticed that another white eagle had appeared on the other side, carrying the incapacitated Ruan Shuhua away.

"Trying to escape? Hmph."

How could he possibly let Bai Ling and Ruan Shuhua escape right under his nose?

However, another white diamond appeared and blocked Wuma Boyi's way.

In an instant, one white diamond after another appeared and fled in all directions.

"This is?"

Wuma Boyi was astonished; the illusion was so real that he couldn't tell the difference.

"Hurry up, don't let it escape!"

Just now, Wuma Boyi was playing a cat-and-mouse game, but now he became serious and quickly asked Xiang Huifen and Yue Wuyi for help.

There were too many illusory forms of Bai Ling appearing all around him, and he couldn't distinguish between the real and the fake. If Bai Ling's real form escaped, this battle would be a disgrace to him.

Actually, this move is Bai Ling's demonic supernatural power.

Third-tier demonic beasts each possess their own unique innate divine abilities. Even demonic beasts of the same species may awaken different innate divine abilities.

Bai Ling's supernatural ability allows her to conjure clones that are identical to herself, using them to confuse enemies.

These clones have no combat ability, but their aura is so realistic that even those at the Golden Core stage cannot see through them.

When it first advanced to the third tier of demonic beast, it could only create a maximum of nine clones. Now that its strength has increased and its innate divine abilities have evolved, it can create a maximum of ninety-nine clones.

At this moment, the clone that Bai Ling had conjured vanished in the air at an extremely fast speed.

The three of them, Wuma, Boyi, and Wuma, cleared away the clones too quickly.

After all, they were three late-stage Golden Core cultivators. With their full force, they left Bai Ling with little room to escape.

"Die!"

Wuma Boyi was truly enraged; at this moment, only one of Bai Ling's illusory forms remained of his pursuit.

Clearly, this is not a clone, but the real body!

A stream of lava, powerful enough to incinerate everything, crashed into Bai Ling.

huh~~
Bai Ling and Ruan Shuhua were both burned.

They were both at their last gasp. With Bai Ling's demonic power and Ruan Shuhua's true essence, they wouldn't last more than a few breaths before being burned to ashes.

Just then, a figure appeared ahead of Bai Ling as she fled.

After this person appeared, he killed Bai Ling and Ruan Shuhua without saying a word.

After killing Bai Ling and Ruan Shuhua, he saw Wu Ma Boyi and the others flying over and respectfully bowed: "I am Zhao Wuji, and I greet True Man Boyi, True Man Baihua, and True Man Wuyi."

His name is Zhao Wuji, and he has reached the sixth level of the Golden Core realm.

"It's you?!"

Wuma Boyi recognized him.

Wuma Boyi was already very unhappy. Bai Ling and Ruan Shuhua were already doomed, but this person's appearance to "finish them off" was completely unnecessary and disgusting.

But thinking of Zhao Wuji's powerful backers, he held back.

"Master Wuji, what is this?"

Wuma Boyi wondered, what was this person doing here?
"I learned that there is a chance to obtain the Golden Core at Liuli Mountain, so I came here to try my luck and see if I can find a treasure with the aura of immortality."

Zhao Wuji was frank and spoke the truth.

He came here to try his luck and find a bargain.

In fact, he was already nearby when Wuma Boyi and Bai Ling were fighting.

Seeing that the great battle was over, he seized the opportunity to come and kill Bai Ling and Ruan Shuhua, thus contributing his share. Otherwise, how could he have dared to ask for the Golden Core opportunity on Liuli Mountain?
Upon hearing Zhao Wuji's words, the expressions of Wuma Boyi and the other two turned sour.

The resources on Liuli Mountain are limited, and how they should be divided among them is a matter for discussion. But now, an extra person has appeared out of nowhere.

Yue Wuyi did not recognize Zhao Wuji and was about to question him when he heard Xiang Huifen's voice transmission in his ear.

Upon learning Zhao Wuji's identity, Yue Wuyi swallowed his words and forced a couple of awkward laughs.

Given Yue Wuyi's status, there are not many people in the entire Zhennan Prefecture that he can be wary of.

Unfortunately, the person behind Zhao Wuji was the one with the highest status and position in Zhennan Prefecture.

While the group was talking, several people appeared behind Zhao Wuji.

Those men were Zhao Wuji's companions, who had come with him.

All of them were in the late Foundation Establishment stage. The battle's fluctuations were too intense, so they dared not approach and watched from a distance. Only when the battle was over did they catch up with Zhao Wuji.

The leader of those people was a female cultivator.

She wore a flowing white dress with a faint shimmering sheen, which looked very expensive.

The female cultivator had a face as white as mutton fat jade, skin as delicate as water, and exquisite features.

Despite being at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, she was completely at ease and poised in front of several Golden Core cultivators.

"Xiao Xiu Liu Rushi pays respects to the esteemed masters."

She bowed gracefully.

Zhao Wuji, who had reached the sixth level of the Golden Core stage, actually retreated to Liu Rushi's side, seemingly playing the role of a "guardian".

Ok?
This scene surprised even Wuma Boyi.

The first to react was Wuma Boyi, who knew who was behind Zhao Wuji.

After some thought, he guessed Liu Rushi's identity.

He said kindly, "No need for formalities, please rise. Did you hear from Master Wuji that you wish to seek a Golden Elixir opportunity here on Liuli Mountain?"

Liu Rushi nodded: "To be honest, I am about to complete the Foundation Establishment stage, but I have not yet had the opportunity to attain the Golden Core stage. I heard that there is an opportunity to attain the Golden Core stage in this Liuli Mountain, so I came to take a look."

On their first meeting, she, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, asked Wuma Boyi for the opportunity to obtain a Golden Core.

(End of this chapter)