After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 1019: Adding Some Flavor to Them, the Bone-Eating Beetle Swarm Undergoes Tribulation Together!

A Taoist priest named Canggou, a farmer named Tian Bonong, and a white tiger, the guardian beast of Mount Nan'e.

Leaving aside the severely crippled Beast-Suppressing White Fox, with such a lineup, who in the entire Cave Heaven Secret Realm would dare to act recklessly?

With these experts in charge, it would be truly unacceptable if they couldn't even pass the mere Pill Tribulation.

"The greyhound..."

At this moment, the white fox, feeling somewhat guilty, greeted the Canggou Taoist, "Xiao Ling, she..."

"I already know, let's talk about it after I've completed the Core Formation Tribulation."

Canggou Daoren took a deep breath and interrupted it directly.

Right now, passing the Core Formation Tribulation is more important; everything else should be put aside.

The white fox chuckled dryly and said nothing more.

"boom!"

At that moment, another bolt of lightning pierced through the mountain and fell directly down.

"Roar!"

The fiendish white tiger roared and leaped onto the top.

The lightning struck its body.

It actually endured it with its own flesh.

"Roar."

After landing, the white tiger let out a low growl and shook its head vigorously.

As if he had done something so ordinary, he simply went back to his original spot and lay down.

This scene put Danyangzi at ease.

He devoted himself entirely to alchemy.

……

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at the same time.

On a small hill on the eastern foot of Nan'e Mountain.

Chen Yang stood alone.

From a distance of about ten miles, I gazed at the spot where the lightning had struck.

"Is that all the power you've got?"

He raised an eyebrow, seemingly dissatisfied with the intensity of the Pill Tribulation.

This elixir tribulation is indeed quite different from ordinary heavenly tribulations; it is not accompanied by wind and rain, nor does it possess a particularly strong heavenly might.

Although the thunderbolts made quite a show of force, they weren't necessarily enough to kill Danyangzi.

No, we need to add some ingredients to it.

The heavenly tribulation clouds were gathering, and the power of the lightning had probably reached its peak. If he didn't act quickly now, this batch of immortal pills might really be finished.

He had just detected with radar that old bastard Tian Bonong had also headed towards the area of ​​the Heavenly Thunder. There was no need to ask; he was definitely trying to get a share of the spoils.

Chen Yang would not let them have their way.

"I hope you can get used to the gifts I've prepared for you."

A slight smile appeared on Chen Yang's lips as he patted the insect seed bag.

Twenty-eight bone-eating beetles, each larger than a fist, flew out and hovered in front of Chen Yang.

Each one is a late-stage Spirit Realm being.

Chen Yang has raised quite a few bone-eating beetles, numbering in the tens of thousands. He sent out more than 10,000 to escort Wang Yuanchao and his group to Dong'e Mountain. Including the consumption over the past few days, he still has 20,000 to 30,000 left.

After this period of feeding, over a hundred insects in the swarm have reached the Spirit Realm, and among them, quite a few have reached the late Spirit Realm.

Now, the 28 insects lined up in front of Chen Yang are all, without exception, late-stage Spirit Realm beings on the verge of a breakthrough.

Chen Yang kept them from breaking through, for no other reason than the tribulation lightning.

Twenty-eight insects meant twenty-eight tribulations of creation lightning, which was too troublesome for Chen Yang.

If they undergo tribulation together, the power will inevitably be too great. Moreover, these insects are all tainted with divine and evil aura, which may cause an anomaly in the heavenly tribulation, making it difficult for him to handle.

But now, in this grotto-heaven, it doesn't matter anymore.

Chen Yang was quite looking forward to it. How much impact would the twenty-eight bone-eating beetles have on the alchemy tribulation, and what changes would occur in it, all while undergoing the tribulation of creation together?

He was getting impatient.

Why does it feel so good to do bad things?
He took out two bottles of high-grade insect growth essence.

Twenty-eight bone-eating beetles quickly devoured it all.

Chen Yang was very satisfied. "You've all eaten, right? Once you're full, get to work and try to break through to the Creation Realm..."

The order was given.

The swarm of insects, having eaten and drunk their fill, were already prepared, even more impatient than Chen Yang.

"Buzzing..."

He immediately took to the air and flew towards the area attacked by the Dan Jie on Mount Nan'e.

Twenty-eight bone-eating beetles, in a grand procession, quickly disappeared into the night sky.

……

"Boom boom boom..."

A moment later, the calamity clouds in the night sky, which had already shown signs of weakening, suddenly began to boil as if someone had thrown in some kind of fuel.

woohoo hoo...

The wind rises, and soon after, the rain arrives.

A torrential downpour began.

The clouds of calamity surged, like water being poured into a boiling oil pan.

Rumble…

The ground trembled, and it sounded like millions of ancient, ferocious beasts were roaring and howling in the sky.

One momentum, two momentums...

Twenty-eight powerful forces surged into the sky in an instant.

A collective tribulation!

The tribulation clouds in the sky instantly turned into a complete mess.

……

Dongfuzhong.

Just as the alchemical tribulation was about to end and the elixir was almost completely formed, the sudden appearance of terrifying heavenly might startled everyone who was guarding Danyangzi's pass.

Danyangzi's expression changed drastically.

"what happened?"

The white fox hurriedly asked.

Everything was going well. The group took turns carrying the internal energy for Danyangzi, leaving only a small amount of lightning to enter the furnace to refine the elixir. The process was going very smoothly.

This sudden change caught them all off guard.

At almost the same time, Cang Gou and Tian Bonong both released their primordial spirits.

It instantly covered an area of ​​several miles in radius.

With their cultivation level, it wouldn't be difficult for them to discover the situation outside.

A group of insects, who didn't know when, came to the vicinity of the cave and were collectively undergoing the tribulation of creation.

Their expressions immediately changed.

There were quite a few of them, a total of twenty-eight, surrounding the cave with a radius of two hundred meters. The aura of each one was fluctuating violently, already triggering celestial phenomena, and tribulation lightning was already gathering.

"Asshole."

Canggou Daoren immediately swore.

Why are these beasts causing trouble at this time?

The tribulation was almost over, and the thunderous energy gathered in the tribulation clouds had been nearly exhausted. But now, the celestial phenomena have been stirred up again, and even more and more terrifying thunderclouds have gathered.

Now, the energy that the Pill Tribulation can mobilize is naturally greater, and its power is naturally multiplied.

"Bone-eating beetle? That's the kid."

Danyangzi's face was ashen, as if ink could drip from it.

The moment he discovered that the creature undergoing tribulation was a bone-eating beetle, he already knew what was going on.

kid?

Tian Bonong was about to say something when he heard this and immediately realized, "Could it be that person?"

It is highly unusual that so many bone-eating beetles, all of whom are late-stage Spirit Realm beings on the verge of a breakthrough, would gather here to undergo tribulation at this critical juncture.

It was definitely organized and premeditated.

Not long ago, Tian Bonong captured several animal slaves who had escaped from Longya Mountain and questioned them about what had happened there.

They also learned that it was a group of bone-eating beetles that rescued those people.

Upon hearing Danyangzi mention that kid, he immediately realized that the kid Danyangzi was talking about was probably the one who had ambushed him earlier.

"Brother Dao, are you talking about the man with a big black rat by his side?" Tian Bonong asked immediately.

Before Danyangzi could speak, the white fox said, "That is the rat of Emei, a pet once kept by Zhao Quanzhen, the mountain lord of Shu Mountain. Danyangzi should know that."

“Not bad.” Danyangzi said nervously while refining pills, “That beast stayed at Chongtian Temple after Zhao Quanzhen’s death. Its strength had already reached the late stage of Daozhen Realm hundreds of years ago. It was a scholar of unparalleled learning. It was once besieged by experts from various sects of Emei, but it escaped calmly. Logically speaking, it should be nearing the end of its life. I didn’t expect to see it in this secret realm. I wonder how it got in, and it’s even mixed up with that young man…”

"boom!"

Just then, another bolt of lightning struck.

This time, it was Tian Bonong's turn to step up.

He held a winnowing basket-shaped farm implement on his head and managed to withstand the heavenly lightning.

With a loud bang, flames exploded.

Part of the lightning pierced through the winnowing basket magic artifact and struck Tian Bonong heavily.

"puff!"

Tian Bonong fell to the ground, his face slightly pale, his hair standing on end from the electric shock, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"So strong."

Tian Bonong took a breath and his eyes narrowed. "No, the pill tribulation has changed. We must get rid of these insects."

With their strength, sending one person out to kill those twenty-eight bone-eating beetles would be an easy task.

Once these insects are killed, the crisis of the heavenly tribulation should naturally subside.

"No."

At this moment, Canggou Daoren let out a low shout.

Tian Bonong looked at Canggou Daoren in astonishment.

The Canggou Daoist said, “The celestial signs have appeared, and the tribulation clouds have gathered. Keeping these insects alive can help share the heat of the heavenly tribulation. Have you considered that if we kill these insects now, the tribulation will absorb even more lightning energy, and the power of the pill lightning will only increase. Even if we can withstand it, we will probably be severely depleted. If we can't protect this batch of immortal pills, all our previous efforts will be in vain, and we will lose everything…”

Upon hearing this, Tian Bonong suddenly realized what was going on.

We can't kill them, what should we do?
The tribulation of creation for the twenty-eight insects has begun, and the celestial phenomena have been stirred up, causing the alchemical tribulation to change as well. At this moment, the tribulation clouds gathered from all directions converged above Mount Nan'e, and the thunderous energy in the clouds was many times more terrifying than before.

At this point, you kill the insects. Originally, some of the lightning energy would have been used on these insects, but now it's all been taken by Dan Jie. Isn't this digging your own grave?
In other words, they can only endure the current situation.

This isn't a conspiracy; it's an open strategy.

Even though you know what the other person wants to do, you are helpless and can only be led by the nose.

If you still want this batch of immortal pills, you must withstand this mutated pill tribulation for Danyangzi.

"This person is very cunning."

Tian Bonong couldn't help but shudder. Thinking back to what had happened tonight, his opponent had meticulously planned every step, ruining his decades of hard work and wiping out all his spirit beasts. If he hadn't been on guard, he might already be dead...

What kind of opponent is this?
"puff!"

Tian Bonong couldn't hold it in and spat out another mouthful of blood.

The white fox glanced at the Canggou Taoist, "As far as I know, in just a few days, this man has committed far more than these crimes. He not only killed Shi Xiangsheng, but also... Xiao Ling also died at his hands..."

Upon hearing this, Canggou Daoren's expression changed slightly, and his fist clenched tighter.

White Fox briefly recounted what happened that night, then immediately said, "This person's identity is perhaps extraordinary. I suspect he is Zhao Quanzhen..."

"Who?"

The white fox's words were startling.

Cang Gou and the others all looked towards the white fox.

The white fox said, "I'm just guessing, but it's highly likely. After all, with Fellow Daoist Rat's cultivation and experience, how could he possibly acknowledge someone else as his master? I personally heard it call that young man 'master.' Moreover, how could an ordinary person have such great abilities? Therefore, I think that Zhao Quan didn't actually die back then, but rather he was reborn using some method we don't know about..."

It has to be said that what the white fox said sounded a bit like a fantasy.

Similar rebirth techniques do exist in this world, but without exception, they all come at a great cost.

Zhao Quanzhen is a Mountain Lord, a powerful being in the Celestial Realm. It seems not unimaginable that he would know similar secret techniques.

However, Zhao Quanzhen, like other experts in the Celestial Realm, died because of the collapse of the Heavenly Road. He was one of the few who left behind a Dharma Body after his death. How could he not have died?

Canggou Daoren shook his head. He was almost four hundred years old. Although he was a rogue cultivator, he was very clear about the situation of Emei. It could be said that he was the one closest to that period of history.

No one in the Celestial Realm could escape that disaster. If they could be reborn, they would have been reborn long ago. Why would they wait four hundred years to be reborn?
"We shouldn't speculate on things that haven't been made. Even if he really is Zhao Quanzhen, the Heavenly Path is not yet open, so he can only be Daozhen at most. We have nothing to fear."

The Canggou Daoist spoke slowly, silencing their commotion, "Danyangzi, you should focus on refining the elixir. We will handle the elixir tribulation. Once the elixir is successfully refined, everything will be fine..."

"it is good."

Danyangzi nodded slightly, putting aside all other thoughts, and continued to concentrate fully on refining the pills.

However, the white fox's words did indeed cast a shadow over their hearts.

This person committed so many major crimes in just a few days; such skill and cunning are indeed beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.

The scene was filled with victims, each one more tragic than the last.

Especially the white fox spirit, which had originally been hoping to get back at the gang after it recovered from its injuries, but now it was genuinely afraid.

Tian Bonong shared the same thought; to this day, he hadn't even seen the other party's face, yet the losses were already immeasurable.

Such an opponent is truly terrifying.

……

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Ten miles away, on the mountaintop.

A sudden downpour began, and the dense rain fell on Chen Yang. He had been using the Moon Shadow Technique to conceal himself, but now the rain had revealed his figure.

"Young friend, you have quite the methods."

At that moment, a voice suddenly appeared behind Chen Yang.

The voice was old, yet it felt somewhat familiar.

Chen Yang was startled and turned around abruptly.

An old monk dressed in simple robes had appeared behind him without him noticing.

The old monk held a staff, his figure was slightly thin, and his true energy emanated outwards. Despite the torrential rain, his clothes were not wet at all.

Chen Yang immediately became alert.

It instantly went into defensive mode.

It's him?

On the day of the Heavenly Tribulation in Bailongjiang, Chen Yang used the perspective of the Bone-Eating Beetle to observe the calamity. He was discovered by an old monk. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and withdrew his mental energy in time, otherwise he would have been tracked down by the other party.

Without even asking, he was able to ascertain the old monk's identity.

It must be one of the three masters from Xi'e Mountain, Monk Juechen.

Among the three masters.

According to Bashe, they split into two camps. Canggou Daoist and Xiao Ling were in one camp, and the two might even be Daoist partners. Meanwhile, Monk Juechen was a loner and was an enemy of the two.

Xiao Ling was accidentally killed by Chen Yang, so Cang Gou Dao Ren naturally wouldn't let him go; they could be considered enemies.

Although there's an old saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, Chen Yang doesn't think so. He doesn't know much about this monk Juechen, and the enemy of my enemy might also be my enemy.

Therefore, Chen Yang naturally had to be wary of a powerful figure he didn't know well.

The fact that this person could evade radar detection and silently arrive behind me demonstrates their strength, which is far beyond imagination.

Chen Yang naturally had to be cautious.

"Amitabha."

The old monk held one hand up in front of him and chanted a Buddhist prayer, "Young friend, we meet again."

again!
From the moment he saw Chen Yang, he was certain that the spiritual energy he had sensed from the bone-eating beetle by the Bailong River that night belonged to the young man before him.

The bone-eating beetles that were forcibly undergoing their tribulation only served to corroborate his guess about Chen Yang's identity.

"Master, are you Master Juechen?"

Chen Yang asked the question knowingly, but he did not lower his guard.

"Exactly."

The old monk nodded slightly, “Juechen, a disciple of the Jue generation from Baoguo Temple of Emei.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang raised an eyebrow slightly.

They were actually disciples of Baoguo Temple, and from the Jue generation at that?

He had no idea about the "Jue" generation.

If this person is indeed a monk from Baoguo Temple, he must be many times more senior than those of the Xuan generation.

According to Bashe, Juechen is almost four hundred years old, while Xuantong of the Xuan generation of Emei is not even two hundred years old. One can imagine how many generations are separated by a two-hundred-year age gap.

The old monk's gaze swept over Chen Yang, and he said, "If I'm not mistaken, young friend's insect control technique bears traces of the Wannian Temple's poisonous insect control technique. Moreover, young friend also carries the aura of my Emei Buddhist sect's cultivation method. I wonder..."

Chen Yang cupped his hands in greeting to the old monk, "This disciple is Ding Yang, a lay disciple of the Ding generation of Emei, paying respects to Ancestor Juechen."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the old monk's eyes lit up slightly. "Are you truly a disciple of Emei?"

Chen Yang nodded.

"Then who is your master?"

“I don’t have a master yet, but one of the three great monks of Emei, the monk Xuanjing, once taught me, and my Dharma name was also given to me by the monk Xuanjing.”

"Xuan Jing?"

Upon hearing this, the old monk pondered for a moment, then smiled as if he had remembered something. "Isn't it that chubby, slightly foul-mouthed little monk? Is he a divine monk now? That's right, it's been over a hundred years, he must be over a hundred years old by now..."

After laughing, I felt a little sentimental.

Chen Yang was taken aback. He was wondering how this being, who had been stuck in the secret realm for hundreds of years, could know Xuan Jing, who was over a hundred years old. But after hearing what he said, he suddenly realized what was going on.

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Xuanjing and Xuantong should have come here together. Xuantong said that they were being chased by a white fox and were saved by an old monk.

That old monk is most likely the one standing before us.

(End of this chapter)