Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 209 Taking Over Black Gold
In May, in Changfeng County, a fierce battle came to an end.

With Huang Feng Sanren personally taking action, and with the assistance of Hua Niangzi and Xie Zi Yao, both of whom had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, they forcefully defeated the combined forces of the Zhuang family and the Xin family, causing the cultivation families, who had just begun to show some promise, to fall into the abyss once again.

"Who would have thought that a traitor would appear among the direct descendants of the Xin family? The Yellow Wind Cult has infiltrated too deeply."

"Now that the great formation has been broken, the Xin family is finished. I only hope that Fellow Daoist Xin Yuan can escape safely."

In mid-air, swept by a golden wind, Zhuang Tianci swiftly moved through the air.

With the great formation broken, facing the overwhelming Yellow Wind Sect, he and the other members of the cultivation families could only fight and retreat. It can be said that after this battle, the cultivation families were no longer able to resist the Yellow Wind Sect.

"When we return, we can only gather our people, abandon everything outside, and rely on the great formation to defend Wujin Mountain. We can only hope to hold out for a while longer and usher in a turning point."

"Of course, we still need to send out the real new blood. In this way, even if we really can't hold on, my Zhuang family won't be wiped out. As for me, even if I die, I will die in Wujin Mountain."

After a moment of internal struggle, Zhuang Tianci made a decision.

Time passed, and after an unknown amount of time, Zhuang Tianci finally returned to Wujin Mountain.

Looking at the distant Wujin Mountain, the tension in his heart finally eased. Without any hesitation, Zhuang Tianci landed directly. At this moment, he did not notice the fine mist swirling in the mountains.

As soon as Zhuang Tianci landed, a young Qi Refining cultivator immediately came forward. It was Zhuang Ruohua, the Qi Refining Junior Master who was in charge of guarding Wujin Mountain for the Zhuang family.

"Master, you're finally back."

With a smile on her face, Zhuang Ruohua quickly approached Zhuang Tianci.

In response, Zhuang Tianci managed a forced smile. Zhuang Ruohua was a junior he greatly admired, and their relationship was extraordinary.

"Ruohua, the Xin family is finished. What happens next..."

With his worries still lingering, Zhuang Tianci recounted the latest situation to Zhuang Ruohua, wanting to discuss countermeasures with her.

But at that moment, a sense of crisis suddenly welled up in his heart.

"not good···"

A mental warning signal alerted him, and realizing something, Zhuang Tianci, seeing Zhuang Ruohua so close at hand, wanted to back away.

However, it was too late. Zhuang Ruohua stretched out her palm and pierced Zhuang Tianci's heart with incredible speed. Upon closer inspection, it was not a human hand at all, but a dragon's claw.

"You are not Ruohua, you..."

As his life force faded and the figure before him grew increasingly blurry, Zhuang Tianci understood something.

It was at this moment that Wujin Mountain vanished, turning into billowing white mist that instantly swallowed his figure. There was never any Wujin Mountain, only a misty swamp. This was the Illusionary Mist Technique. As Jiang Chen perfected the Mist Swamp Technique, this Illusionary Mist Technique became increasingly wondrous.

Unbeknownst to him, Zhuang Tianci was affected by both the illusionary mist and the bewitching spell, ultimately falling into the trap.

"Frost Dragon, it's you..."

Sensing the approaching death, Zhuang Tianci's expression changed drastically, but what responded to him was an extremely chilling power.

With a burst of eerie blue light, Zhuang Tianci's body was frozen solid, his flesh and blood withered away, and he was completely lifeless. He was already injured, and had fallen victim to Jiang Chen's scheme, so he died without any power to resist.

“Mount Wujin not only has mineral veins, but also a spiritual cave. We must not let Huang Feng’s sect get to it under any circumstances.”

Looking at Zhuang Tianci's unseeing remains, Jiang Chen remained indifferent.

After the Sand Weasel Demon joined Yanqiu, Jiang Chen learned about the existence of the Beast Taming Treasure from him. This increased Jiang Chen's concern for the Yellow Wind Sect. It was because of this that after helping the Sand Weasel Demon get rid of the hidden dangers, he kept it watching the Yellow Wind Sect's movements.

Although this sand weasel demon wasn't particularly strong in direct combat, it possessed the ability to hear the wind, making it an excellent gatherer of information. Not to mention, it also had considerable demonic connections in Changfeng County, which allowed it to collect a great deal of intelligence for Jiang Chen.

Realizing this was an opportunity, Jiang Chen arrived at Wujin Mountain ahead of schedule.

Without Zhuang Tianci, a master of Qi Refining, to oversee things, and with Rat Tianjiao's assistance, the great formation of Wujin Mountain couldn't stop him at all.

"With the last hidden danger eliminated, the dealer is now out of the game, and it's time to reap the rewards."

After a quick search of the soul and putting away Zhuang Tianci's storage bag, Jiang Chen cast a glance at him.

At that moment, a fierce wind surged, the clouds dispersed, and the true face of Wujin Mountain was revealed. The mountain was still the same mountain, but the great formation had been broken, the Zhuang family members who were responsible for guarding it had been killed, and the entire mountain was extremely quiet.

By reviving a bit of spirituality and pushing the perfected Mist Swamp Technique to its limit, Jiang Chen locked Wujin Mountain in mist, preventing the Zhuang family from sending out even a single message for help. By the time Zhuang Tianci returned, everything was already over, and all that awaited him was a deadly trap.

Of course, Jiang Chen's trap was not aimed at him alone, but at all the Zhuang family cultivators who rushed back; he was just the biggest fish among them.

"We must take the spiritual cave on Mount Wujin with us. Only by bringing it back to the spiritual cave on Muyu Island can we maximize its value. It's a pity about this Wujin mine. It's simply unrealistic to mine it all in a short time."

"As for occupying this place for a long time, there will be great trouble in the future. After all, the imperial court has already issued a decree to quell the rebellion. However, it is not without a solution."

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Jiang Chen landed. This was his second time visiting Wujin Mountain, and the situation was quite different from the first time.

A moment later, with practiced ease, Jiang Chen arrived at the core of the Zhuang family's territory and found the spiritual cave.

"Connected to the earth's veins, absorbing and releasing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, this spiritual burial site is truly extraordinary..."

With his spiritual eyes shining through the light, Jiang Chen looked at the spiritual cave in front of him, which was shrouded in an array, the size of a millstone, the shape of a vortex, and constantly spewing out spiritual energy and emitting a faint white light. His gaze shifted slightly.

With a spiritual cave, a force truly has a foundation. Depending on the size of the spiritual cave, the range of influence it can have varies. For example, the cave belonging to the Zhuang family, although not of high quality, can still radiate throughout Wujin Mountain, making the overall concentration of Wujin Mountain much higher than in ordinary places.

"In Changfeng and Qingyuan counties, the best spiritual cave should be the one that the Lu family originally owned. It's a pity that Lu Yongnian ruined that spiritual cave when he was breaking through to the Dao Foundation."

His thoughts wandered, and when he thought of the spiritual acupoint in the Lu family, Jiang Chen shook his head.

The next instant, he pulled a peach wood branch from his sleeve.

"If a single spiritual acupoint is like this, I wonder what a true spiritual vein would be like."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen made a hand seal and threw the peach wood branch into the spiritual cave.

With a hum, it took root and sprouted, accompanied by bursts of spiritual light. The peach wood branch transformed into spiritual peach wood once more, taking root in the spiritual cave.

(End of this chapter)