Chapter 1302: Exposed Flaws

Chapter 1302: Chapter 1302: Exposed Flaws

Leng Shuyi no longer concerned himself with how the disciples grieved for the death of their lifebound spirit beasts. The sect sacrificed over a hundred powerful spirit beasts, using their essence blood in conjunction with secret techniques to infuse it into the spirit beasts summoned by the sect’s elders, immediately unleashing the full potential of these spirit beasts. On the battlefield, these dozen or so spirit beasts howled at the sky, breaking through their bloodline and realm limitations, forcefully increasing their strength by two or three tiers.

The significantly strengthened spirit beasts, combined with the beast tamers’ magic to restrain enemy divine beasts, turned the previously one-sided battle on its head. The heavily injured Heaven-Devouring Python was the first target of this counterattack, getting its belly pierced by the horn of a peculiar beast before being bitten at its weak spot by another. After a fierce struggle, the Heaven-Devouring Python could no longer resist and fell with a mournful cry.

The Heaven-Devouring Python, at such a level, was considered a treasure in itself. However, the members of the Beast Taming Institute at this moment had no intention of collecting treasures from vanquished beasts. Instead, each elder placed their unconscious disciples onto the backs of Firelight Beasts and controlled their spirit beasts to charge out of the valley.

On the mountaintop, Pei Yan watched the fierce battle in the valley with interest. He noticed that the Beast Taming Institute’s people not only had the ability to significantly increase the strength of spirit beasts under their control but also had unique methods to deal with their enemy’s divine beasts. The two true dragons and two Bi Fangs were either restrained by strange red lines released by the opponent or became unsettled by bizarre chants, leading to frequent battle mistakes. Pei Yan could clearly see the protective aura of the four divine beasts and their inherent defensive talents being repeatedly weakened under the barrage of dazzling talismans and specially crafted magical artifacts. Although the four divine beasts were not about to be immediately defeated, they were fighting with great difficulty, seemingly about to break through the blockade imposed by the Beast Taming Institute’s members.

"So, is it confirmed that these are the methods of the Dragon Breeding Institute?" In truth, seeing Long Jin and Jin He Xuan’s excited expressions, everyone already knew the answer. However, to be sure, Pei Yan voiced the question lingering in everyone’s minds.

"Yes, it’s undoubtedly them! The secret techniques they used are exactly the same as those recorded in the inherited memories of my tribe!" Long Jin gritted his teeth, his eyes red with rage, watching the people of the Beast Taming Institute battling in the valley.

"Confirm it again! Are you sure these are unique techniques of the Dragon Breeding Institute? We don’t want other sects to exploit this loophole and deny it later!" Liu Xuanji, not at ease, asked for further confirmation.

Jin He Xuan nodded, saying: "I don’t know if anyone on the Daoist Plane has developed similar magic, but this method is indeed unique to the Dragon Breeding Institute. To conceal the secrets of their sect’s techniques, they have never passed down the core to their disciples during teaching. This malicious spell that sacrifices numerous lower-tier spirit beasts to awaken the potential of higher-tier ones was one of the Dragon Breeding Institute’s signature techniques in the past. Look!"

Saying this, Jin He Xuan raised his hand to point toward the valley, and everyone followed his direction. With a voice full of anger, Jin He Xuan explained: "The red line entangling the four divine beasts is not an ordinary red line but a blood line. The fact that they crafted this item shows that at least one high-ranking dragon met a tragic end at their hands. This was made by extracting dragon essence blood, combining it with secret medicines, and nurturing it with the caster’s internal magic. It seems the dragon they hunted had a low realm, and the nurturing period was too short! This spell was created by mixing the essence blood of three types of divine beasts, and when perfected, the blood line alone could control spirit beasts below the Asura Dao to serve them, while also offering significant suppression against high-level divine beasts of Asura Dao and Heavenly Dao levels. Once entangled by this blood line, even at full strength, one could only unleash seventy percent. Additionally, the strange chant they recite, you sect leaders should be quite familiar with, right? It’s an ancient dialect from the era of the Garden of the Immortals, proving their origin without a doubt!

After listening to Jin He Xuan’s long explanation, Pei Yan looked around at the sect leaders, who nodded repeatedly, clearly convinced by what he said. Seeing this, Pei Yan took a relieved breath and sneered: "It’s good that we didn’t come here tonight for nothing. If we hadn’t found out the truth, the White Deer Institute would have seized the opportunity to hold it against me, and my situation would have been awkward! Well! Since we have the results, there’s no need to feign with them any longer. Who among you Seniors wishes to join me in stretching our bones and capturing these people! Remember, be mindful of restraint, it’s crucial to capture them alive since they serve as evidence!

"This matter concerns our Hongjun Sword Furnace. I’ll take this opportunity to appeal to my fellow daoists, entrusting the closing of this matter to my brother and me, accompanying this young Pei here!"

In public, Liu Xuanji declared his stance, clearly unwilling to let others intervene. The other sect leaders gladly gave him this face, goading him with flattery before stepping aside to watch. Only Jin He Xuan and Long Jin showed signs of displeasure, but considering this was the territory of the Human Dao Plane, they deemed it inappropriate to forcefully take the lead and reluctantly accepted the situation.

Seeing that the participants for the fight were decided, Pei Yan smiled and cupped his hands towards Liu and Mo. The three exchanged courteous pleasantries before leaping from the hidden spot on the mountain top, gracefully landing precisely on the path of the Beast Taming Institute’s breakout attempt.

The members of the Beast Taming Institute, their eyes bloodshot from the fierce battle, were startled upon seeing the trio descending from the mountaintop. These three were clearly not divine beasts transformed, yet they were more terrifying than the four divine beasts in the sky; no single individual could match their formidable strength.

Leng Shuyi watched the three and sighed inwardly, knowing that the true mastermind behind tonight’s events had finally appeared. He immediately recognized the younger of the three and took a step forward, loudly shouting out his name.

"Pei Yan! Was it you who orchestrated everything tonight?"

"Oh?" Pei Yan was quite surprised to hear this; he never expected the other party to call out his name first and curiously asked back: "You know who I am?"

"Hahaha! Your name soared to fame after the Sword Discussion Conference, and now, which cultivator on any plane doesn’t know the name Pei Yan? But I fail to see how my White Deer Institute offended a scoundrel like you that you’d conspire with people from the Dragon Realm to destroy us!" Leng Shuyi, aware that survival tonight was impossible, boldly laughed and questioned aloud, no longer holding back.

"Well then! I didn’t expect my fame to have spread so widely that even your secluded lower institute has heard of my name." Pei Yan smirked, indicating the two beside him humbly: "You’ve really underestimated the mountains despite having eyes. Compared to these two beside me, I’m nothing more than an unknown junior. Come on! Open your eyes wide and take a good look at who they are!"