Chapter 377 - 226: Bringing Up the Rear

Chapter 377: Chapter 226: Bringing Up the Rear

A Space Ring was far too shocking a treasure to be revealed to outsiders.

But now, with no way to handle all these supplies, Su Mu had no choice but to use the Space Ring in front of Huo Zhen Court and the others.

Shi Ziran could only make up an excuse and try to bluff his way through it.

"The Great Shift of Qiankun?"

Huo Zhen Court frowned. "You mean the legendary Array that can transport items thousands of miles away?

Is Captain Su also an Array Master?"

"Not at all."

Shi Ziran explained, "My lord just happened to acquire an Array Plate for the Great Shift of Qiankun by chance. The Array Plate will shatter after this single use.

What a pity that such a fine Array Plate has to be used on something like this."

The look of regret on Shi Ziran’s face was flawless.

When it came to acting, he had long ago achieved a state of perfection.

Although Huo Zhen Court was still a bit suspicious, he couldn’t think of any other possibility.

Besides, it wasn’t his place to ask too many questions about such matters.

"Let’s go."

While they were speaking, Su Mu finished storing all the supplies and ore, walked over to the group, and said the words.

...

Without the convoy slowing them down, the group’s speed increased significantly.

Several days later, the group could already see the Daxing Mountain Range in the distance.

Seeing the Daxing Mountain Range meant they were not far from Da Xuan.

Everyone’s spirits lifted.

"Do you guys smell something strange?"

One day, the group had stopped to rest. Just as they were preparing to eat, Zhuang Bufan suddenly spoke up.

Zhuang Bufan was a True Essence Realm Martial Artist. Based on his Cultivation, he hadn’t been able to leave with Ao Qing.

Throughout the journey, he had been taciturn, barely making his presence known.

Now that he had suddenly spoken, everyone looked over at him, a little confused.

"What smell? The smell of roasted meat, of course."

Huo Zhen Court said, "I say, Zhuang Bufan, is it that you people from the bitterly cold lands of Beiting have never had such fragrant roasted meat before?"

"No."

Zhuang Bufan shook his head seriously. "It’s not the aroma of roasted meat. It smells like some kind of medicine."

"Medicine? Don’t tell me you were locked up in the Demon Court for so long you’ve started hallucinating,"

Huo Zhen Court said.

"He’s not wrong."

Su Mu suddenly stood up. "There is indeed a strange fragrance."

Just as he finished speaking, the expression on Huo Zhen Court’s face changed as well.

He wrinkled his nose and cursed, "Fuck, it’s Chaotic God Incense!"

"Chaotic God Incense?"

Shi Ziran, Xu Chongyuan, and the others’ faces paled dramatically.

Chaotic God Incense was a special type of drug with only one purpose: to throw one’s mind into chaos!

WHOOSH!

Without hesitation, Su Mu waved his sleeve, and a gust of wind materialized out of thin air.

"Everyone, be careful! We have enemies!"

Even without Su Mu’s reminder, everyone had already realized it.

SHING!

The sound of long sabers being unsheathed rang out in succession.

Chaotic God Incense wasn’t a natural substance; it was artificially refined.

Someone releasing Chaotic God Incense nearby could not possibly be a coincidence.

In the savage wilds, releasing Chaotic God Incense wouldn’t just affect them.

If the nearby demons were affected, it could easily trigger a Demon Tide!

TWANG!

TWANG!

Just then, the sound of bowstrings being released rang out.

A sky-blotting volley of feathered arrows flew from behind a hill, instantly engulfing the group.

A vicious glint flashed through Su Mu’s eyes.

The next moment, a pair of wings suddenly unfurled from his back.

WHOOSH! The ten-foot-long wings flapped open, swatting the feathered arrows from the air.

Su Mu had already shot into the sky, pouncing toward the hill.

The Taiping Captains, along with Huo Zhen Court, Qianyun Mountain, and the others, followed closely behind Su Mu, charging toward the hill.

They moved with extreme speed.

But just as they moved, dozens of people charged out from behind the hill.

"My lord, it’s the Pure Land Sect!"

Shi Ziran shouted a warning.

’The Pure Land Sect... no need to hold back, then.’

The Wind and Thunder Wings, like a pair of life-reaping Scythes of Death, flashed through the crowd in an instant.

In a flash, the stench of blood filled the air.

At least seven or eight people were sliced in half at the waist.

"Insolent!"

With a furious roar, a middle-aged man wielding a large saber charged out from the crowd.

CLINK.

The large saber collided with the Wind and Thunder Wings.

The middle-aged man stumbled back several steps, and Su Mu’s forward momentum was halted.

"Die!"

The middle-aged man stopped his retreat and swung his large saber as he lunged at Su Mu.

SWISH!

The Thunder Shocking Saber struck, instantly transforming into a brilliant flash of the blade.

The two brushed past each other.

Su Mu didn’t stop. His Thunder Shocking Saber became a sky full of blade lights, continuously reaping the lives of the Pure Land Sect disciples.

As for the middle-aged man, his body froze in place as a distinct line of blood appeared on his neck.

Then, his head tumbled to the ground, and a pillar of blood shot into the sky.

Just as Su Mu was slaughtering his way through the enemy, Xu Chongyuan and the other Taiping Captains, as well as Huo Zhen Court, Qianyun Mountain, and the rest, arrived on the scene.

They attacked with fury, showing no mercy.

In an instant, it became a complete rout.

After just a few moments, not a single member of the Pure Land Sect was left standing.

Looking at the bodies littering the ground, the expressions on their faces did not relax in the slightest.

Because not far away, the figures of demons had already appeared.

The Demon Court had not sent any demons to escort them on this return journey.

These demons were feral ones from the savage wilds, not under the control of the Demon Court.

Affected by the Chaotic God Incense, they let out low roars, their eyes dazed as they pawed frantically at the ground.

"We’re in trouble."

Even the boisterous Huo Zhen Court couldn’t help but whisper in a low voice.

They had been traveling nonstop for days and were already exhausted. Now, having inhaled the Chaotic God Incense, their condition was at its absolute worst.

If they fought the demons now, they stood no chance of winning.

"You guys go first. I’ll cover the rear,"

Su Mu said in a deep voice.

"My lord—"

"We’re not exactly men without balls,"

Huo Zhen Court pursed his lips. "If we die, we die together."

"If you want to die, go die by yourself. I haven’t lived long enough yet,"

Su Mu said coldly. "Cut the crap. I have the Wind and Thunder Wings. I can leave whenever I want.

If you stay, you’ll be nothing but a burden to me."

He spoke bluntly, without any courtesy.

Huo Zhen Court rolled his eyes and couldn’t help but spit on the ground.

’Damn it, he’s looking down on me.’

’And the worst part is, I don’t have the confidence to argue back.’

"Go!"

Su Mu roared.

"Let’s go. Junior Brother Su is right. Only if we leave first can he act without any worries!"

Xu Chongyuan grabbed Shi Ziran and turned to run in the direction of Da Xuan.

The others also came to their senses and quickly followed.

’The Pure Land Sect... they’re like a persistent plague.’

Hearing the fading footsteps of the group, Su Mu scoffed internally.

’First they conspired with the Demon Court to attack Hujue Pass, and now they’re ambushing the envoy on its way back.’

’It’s a good thing I had Ao Qing escort Zhu Jiuyuan and the others away. Otherwise, if they were still here, a sudden attack would have certainly led to casualties.’

’And that would have affected my mission evaluation!’

Su Mu wasn’t telling the others to leave first because he was some great hero. It was just as he’d said: he had the Wind and Thunder Wings and could fly away at any time.

But the others couldn’t. Once they were surrounded by demons, their chances of escape would be virtually zero.

’Pure Land Sect, I’ll remember this debt,’

Su Mu thought to himself.

With a move of his left hand, he drew the Ziwei Soft Sword.

’I’ll hold them off for a while, let the others get far away, and then I can use the Wind and Thunder Wings to fly off.’

With a flicker of his body, Su Mu plunged into the horde of demons.

After the time it took an incense stick to burn, Su Mu was covered in blood.

The open field was littered with demon corpses.

Su Mu himself didn’t know how many he had killed.

At first, he would still collect the demon corpses into his Space Ring, but later, he couldn’t even be bothered.

The figures of Xu Chongyuan and the others had long since disappeared into the distance.

’Time to go,’

Su Mu thought to himself, watching the demons that were still continuously appearing in the distance.

He cut down a demon with a single slash, and his Wind and Thunder Wings spread wide.

The next moment, he was about to soar into the sky.

Suddenly, a sharp, imposing aura descended from the sky, pressing down on him.

He looked up to see the sky darken. A massive eagle had appeared above his head, its sharp talons already a mere ten feet away.