Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 278 Aoki Genkō
At Thousand Vine Mountain, a vast burst of spiritual light erupted, resembling a giant ancient weeping willow tree rising from the ground, its tendrils hanging down like ribbons, forming a verdant curtain that enveloped the entire mountain peak.

From a distance, the entire Green Vine Mountain appears to be sheltered by ancient trees under their branches and leaves, completely isolated from the outside world.

With a whoosh, undercurrents surged, and shrouded in mist, two figures appeared outside Thousand Vine Mountain—Qu Shize and E Yuan.

"Damn it, we're too late. That old devil has already gone back to the mountain."

With a glint in his eyes, Qu Shize took in all the changes in Qian Teng Mountain, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

After discovering that Qingmu Lei was not dead, he was unwilling to accept it. He rushed to Qian Teng Mountain with E Yuan as soon as possible, intending to try to intercept Qingmu Lei. However, he was too late. Qingmu Lei had already returned to Qian Teng Mountain before them. This one step made all the difference.

Although the Aoki family are mountain people, they have a long history and their own foundation. There is a true second-order formation protecting this Thousand Vine Mountain.

"The Aoki family's Aoki Profound Light Formation is extremely good at defense. The old ghost Aoki is now a frightened bird. If he insists on hiding, even if you and I join forces, it will be difficult to break through Thousand Vine Mountain."

Seeing the change in the spiritual light, Crocodile Abyss's expression also darkened somewhat.

However, compared to Qu Shize, it was still in a better position. Although it failed to kill Qingmu Lei this time, it was certain that Qingmu Lei was seriously injured and would not be able to recover in a short time. Although it was a pity, it was not unacceptable.

Upon hearing Crocodile Abyss's words, Qu Shize was speechless.

This time, he had planned it perfectly. Not only did he injure Crocodile Abyss at the hands of Aoki Lei, rendering Crocodile Abyss powerless to fight against the item in the Aoki family, but he also destroyed Aoki Lei's physical body with a single sword strike. However, he never expected that Aoki Lei would still be alive under such circumstances.

It should be understood that although Dao Foundation cultivators are powerful, capable of destroying cities, splitting rivers, and shaking mountains by themselves, their physical bodies are still the foundation of their lives. Once their physical bodies are destroyed, their lives are in danger.

"Although I don't know how Aoki Lei survived, the injury I caused him with that stab was definitely real. He won't last long. Next, have people lock down Thousand Vine Mountain and continuously deplete its power. I'm going to exhaust Aoki Lei alive."

"In addition, I will send a message to my family, asking them to hold back the court's power as much as possible."

The smile that used to grace his round face was gone as Qu Shize turned his gaze toward Crocodile Abyss.

Their eyes met, and Crocodile Abyss saw Qu Shize's resolute killing intent towards Aoki Lei.

"It seems that the Qu family's desire to deal with the Qingmu family is not to help me. Compared to me, the Qu family may be more interested in uprooting the Qingmu family. As far as I know, the Qingmu family and the Qu family should not have any major grudges. Could it be that there is some treasure in the Qingmu family that the Qu family wants?"

With a thought, Crocodile Abyss had a certain guess in his mind.

Although he was very curious about the treasures that the Aoki family might possess, Crocodile showed no sign of it on his face.

"Don't worry, I will immediately dispatch demon soldiers. However, the Qingmu family has already pushed the Qingmu Xuan Guang Formation to its limit, completely isolating the inside from the outside. It will probably be difficult to achieve any effect."

"I think it would be a good way to completely disrupt Qing Teng County. This could cause even greater internal conflicts within the Aoki family. If Aoki loses his composure as a result, that would be even better."

With a low voice, Crocodile Abyss revealed his thoughts.

Although it was unsure what the Qu family was plotting, for the time being, its goal was the same as the Qu family's: to eliminate the Qingmu family. If the Qingmu family truly possessed any treasures, it could seize the opportunity to act.

Hearing this, Qu Shize pondered for a moment and nodded. The treasure in the Aoki family was quite important to the Qu family and could not be given up easily. Although he did not think that Aoki Lei would be distracted by the matter of Qing Teng County, it would not hurt to give it a try. After all, the only place the Aoki family could seal with a great formation was Thousand Vine Mountain, and there were still many Aoki family forces outside of Thousand Vine Mountain.

If these forces were completely eradicated, Old Ghost Aoki would probably feel the pain, and it might become the last straw that breaks Old Ghost Aoki's back.

While Qu Shize and E Yuan were discussing countermeasures, deep within Qing Teng Mountain, Qing Mu Lei breathed a sigh of relief after fully activating the formation.

At this moment, he sat cross-legged on the futon. His physical body appeared intact, but in reality, it was only barely pieced together by the power of the Jade Bone Vine. It had not truly healed, and it looked quite horrifying.

With a hum, a thin stream of spiritual energy flowed, and his green hair danced in the air. As he activated his secret technique, Qing Mulei continuously drew upon the power of the Dao Foundation Pure Spirit Silk.

With a whoosh, the green hair, like silk threads, kept weaving through the gaps, and under their patching and mending, Aoki Lei's originally fragmented body began to show signs of coming together.

The Dao Foundation Pure Spirit Silk of the Aoki family can connect with the wood element, nourish life, and also plays a significant role in healing injuries.

"I almost died."

Barely managing to protect his own life, Qingmu Lei assessed his condition and his face turned extremely grim.

The Qingmu family mainly cultivates wood energy, and their core technique is the "Thousand Vine Binding Spirit Scripture". The greatest mystery of this technique is that it can cultivate a companion spirit vine. The Jade Bone Vine is the companion spirit vine he chose. In order to cultivate this spirit vine, he even split off a vine and set up a scheme in Leshan County, using the blood of many cultivators as a blood sacrifice.

This is how the Jade Bone Vine underwent a qualitative change in a very short time, which is why it was able to escape death this time.

Among the many spiritual vines, the Jade Bone Vine is not the strongest or the most mystical, but it has extremely tenacious vitality and is best at surviving even in the face of death. Even if it only has one breath left, it can rely on this spiritual vine in conjunction with the Pure Spirit Silk Dao Foundation to forcibly keep its life force alive.

However, the physical body is the precious vessel for cultivation; once damaged, it is difficult to restore it to its original state.

"The Qu family is treacherous. My body is already broken and useless. Repairing it will be extremely difficult."

"If this continues, even with the Jade Bone Vine, I will surely die. After all, the Jade Bone Vine can only keep me alive, not restore my life."

Feeling the life force within his body slowly dissipating, Aoki Lei was filled with anxiety.

Although the Jade Bone Vine left him with a sliver of hope after his physical body was destroyed, this sliver of hope was limited. And the destruction of his physical body was like a hole in a wooden bucket; ordinary methods of repairing life were of no use at all.

“The Crocodile Abyss is colluding with the Qu family. They are probably guarding outside right now. Once I die, even with a second-tier grand formation, the Green Wood family will be destroyed.”

"The only way to resolve this crisis is for me to heal my injuries."

With bloodshot eyes, looking out at the outside world, a certain thought surfaced in Aoki Lei's mind.

The next instant, strands of green hair, like silk threads, emerged from the secret chamber and blended into the night.

(End of this chapter)