Chapter 959 - 452: The Treasure Elixir Emerges, True Men Clash (Part 4)

Everyone knew perfectly well that this thin layer of window paper was about to be pierced.

That day, at high noon.

The clear sky suddenly became shrouded in dense dark clouds.

A seven-colored alchemical glow abruptly burst skyward from the Soul-Locking Abyss between the seven peaks!

Within that pill fragrance was contained a majestic Dao-rhyme; just taking a single breath of it made countless Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the sect feel their Qi-Blood surging, their Cultivation bottlenecks faintly loosening.

"The pill is formed!"

Inside Wuyang Palace, Qin Jiaming, who had been lazily leaning in Chen Ye’s arms eating Spirit Fruit, had a slight change of expression and sat up straight.

She had not lied to Chen Ye; this pill was indeed incomparably precious.

It had been refined using the full essence blood of her from her last last life.

It was precisely in order to refine this pill that she had been particularly short-lived for these two lifetimes.

If she did not swallow this pill, then in this life she had only two years of lifespan left.

"Boom——!!"

Another deafening roar that seemed about to tear the firmament apart exploded above the Emotion Crossing Sect!

A terrifying pressure, like the starry rivers of the Ninth Heaven pouring backward, pressed down upon the seven peaks of the Emotion Crossing Sect!

"Hahaha! What a rich pill fragrance! It seems the decades of bitter effort of the three Divine Venerables have finally borne good fruit! Divine Venerables, you are far too distant from this seat; such a grand matter, and you actually kept it hidden from me all this time!"

From above the sky came an aged peal of laughter.

"Our Tide Lake Li Family, in order to protect your Emotion Crossing Sect’s Dao lineage, did not hesitate to dispatch two Golden Cores to repel the powerful enemies from Lingyin Sect. Now that the Treasure Pill has been formed, such a heaven-seizing divine object, if left in a Lower Sect such as yours, I fear it will only invite extermination!"

"Tuoba Mianjiang! Tuoba Zhenshi! Why are you not hurrying to open the formation and present this Treasure Pill to this seat as a tribute of filial respect to your Upper Sect?!"

As soon as these words fell, the cultivators burst into an uproar.

The mask was torn!

Relying on the fact that they were the Upper Sect and that their strength far surpassed the Emotion Crossing Sect’s, the Li Family could not be bothered to find any more high-sounding pretexts; at this critical moment of the Treasure Pill’s emergence, they directly bared their fangs and began a brazen snatch in broad daylight!

Qin Jiaming let out a cold laugh: "Big Brother, do you believe that even the three Divine Venerables of the sect never expected the Li Family to rob so openly?"

This had also exceeded Chen Ye’s expectations.

He had thought the two sides would first probe and pull at each other, advancing slowly.

"To betray one’s ancestors and invite wolves into the house—this is roughly the end result."

Chen Ye shook his head.

"This bullying is intolerable!!"

At the Soul-Locking Abyss, another Divine Venerable of the Emotion Crossing Sect, Tuoba Zhenshi, roared and soared into the sky together with Tuoba Mianjiang, confronting the Li Family Grand Elder above the heavens from afar.

Tuoba Mianjiang’s expression was grave: "Sixth Elder, this pill is the very foundation and lifeline of our Emotion Crossing Sect lineage; it is absolutely impossible for us to hand it over! As an Upper Sect, is the Li Family truly going to act like common bandits and chill the hearts of all attached sects under heaven? Are you not afraid of being ridiculed by the other Holy Lands?!"

"Ridiculed? Haha, you are the descendants of Songyang; what fear have you of being ridiculed?"

The Li Family Six Ancestors chuckled; he sighed and said,

"You two, if you know what’s good for you, hand over the Treasure Pill. With Emotion Crossing Sect as our vassal for a hundred years, the Li Family would be loath to exterminate you; otherwise, no one will be left to restrain the Yan Cultivator... It is only a Treasure Pill; hand it over and that will be that. I am well aware that your Emotion Crossing Sect has a deep foundation and no small strength. As long as you hand over the Treasure Pill, we shall immediately withdraw. Everyone living in peace—why not?"

As his words fell, two more powerful auras of the Golden Core Stage shot up into the sky.

These two had been concealed within the Li Family delegation all along, waiting precisely for today!

Tuoba Zhenshi was so enraged he laughed; Spiritual Power surged around him as he said coldly:

"Living in peace? Old Li, you think far too highly of yourself! Did you really believe this Venerable had no defenses prepared against your wolfish ambitions?! Do you know why this Venerable specifically arranged for your Li Family delegation to be quartered near Wuyang Palace earlier?"

With a sharp shout, he formed a strange Spell with his hands.

"Boom——!"

In an instant, Wuyang Palace erupted with a peerlessly brilliant ghostly radiance.

Countless intricate formation patterns spread out from underground, transforming into a vast cage that completely sealed off several li around, with Wuyang Palace at its center!

Only at this moment did the Li Family Six Ancestors’ expression change drastically.

Wuyang Palace was not just a Palace; it was also a top-tier trapping-and-killing Spiritual Treasure!

"Elder Li, Mianjiang did not wish to resort to such a ruthless move either... offenses must be taken."

Tuoba Mianjiang let out a soft sigh.

"Kill——!"

In an instant, the might of Golden Core cultivators clashing lit the sky in flickering light and darkness. If not for Wuyang Palace’s protection, half of the Duqing Seven Peaks would likely have been destroyed!

...

The scene shifted.

Chen Ye looked at the sky outside, where the winds and clouds were churning, and slightly raised his brow: "It seems these Demon Lords are planning to fight the Li Family to mutual destruction."

"Mutual destruction? Big Brother, you’re giving them too much credit."

Qin Jiaming lazily leaned against Chen Ye’s chest, playing with a lock of his drooping hair as she explained softly:

"In truth, the Emotion Crossing Sect doesn’t dare truly fight the Li Family to the death. Those three old fellows are very shrewd and had already prepared two backup plans long ago."

She lifted her white, delicate fingertip and tapped the void.

"That furnace of Treasure Pills refined with Jiaming’s essence blood has a total of nine! A few of them were originally meant to be used as offerings, to be given to the Li Family for free."

Chen Ye’s gaze flashed: "Since they were going to give them anyway, why lay such a killing formation?"

"Because the Li Family is insatiably greedy."

Qin Jiaming giggled.

"If the Treasure Pills were obediently presented the moment they came out of the furnace, the Li Family would certainly think the Emotion Crossing Sect weak and easy to bully. At that point they would not only demand more, they might even seek to snatch away all the remaining pills as well."

"So they have to deliberately stage a bloody battle first. Besides, the Li Family has badly underestimated the Emotion Crossing Sect this time."

"That old dog Tuoba may be detestable, but his combat strength is extremely high. Though that Li Family Six Ancestors is in the same realm as he is, when it comes to true killing methods, the gap is more than a little. This battle is merely the Emotion Crossing Sect baring its fangs. It also serves to make the Li Family reduce the Immortal tribute."

The girl pointed at Tuoba Mianjiang, who was currently engaged in fierce battle with the Li Family Six Ancestors in the sky, her tone certain.

Strike the Li Family until it hurts, let them know the Emotion Crossing Sect is a hard bone to gnaw.

Then, when a few Treasure Pills are thrown out as a step down, the Li Family will know when to stop, and both sides will naturally be pleased.

If they do not manage to inflict enough pain... then today they can only continue to endure the Li Family’s exploitation.

Chen Ye came to a sudden realization and drew in a cold breath:

"Still, no matter how well they scheme, they could never have imagined that we intend to take all nine Treasure Pills!"

"Mm! Of course, they’re Jiaming’s pills to begin with. For the sake of Big Brother keeping Jiaming company these past few days, I’ll give you one when the time comes, alright?"

The girl pressed her hands on Chen Ye’s broad shoulders; a fine sheen of fragrant sweat appeared on the bridge of her pert nose.

Her slightly slender back arched up almost imperceptibly; only with some effort did she finally pull herself off of Chen Ye.

Taking advantage of the motion, the girl lowered her head and lightly bit Chen Ye’s Adam’s apple:

"Big Brother’s taste is making Jiaming savor the marrow more and more; I can’t bear to let go..."

Chen Ye’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly; his eyelids lowered, and he made no comment.

If not for his disciple’s safety, he would never have thrown himself into this game and gone to such lengths to please this Demoness!