The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 123 Zhao Jiangbo

Deep in the barren mountains, the waterway meanders, and the barren mountains on both sides stretch out in layers, and strange cries can be heard from time to time.

The emerald green river water flows, and above the wide and gentle river surface of the desolate mountain, seven or eight large wooden boats are floating down the river.

"Everyone, be careful. After selling the items, return to the village to claim your reward. You might even be rewarded with elixirs or cultivation techniques by Commander Ding."

"Hehe, Commander Ding and the others are so open-minded, there must be a reward, maybe even a reward from the boss."

There were more than 20 young men standing on the fleet, all dressed in short shirts and coarse cloth, holding weapons in their hands, and their eyes occasionally scanning the situation along the coast.

They were bandits who joined Ding Meng and his men after Sandiejian was conquered. Now they have gradually integrated into the system of the stronghold and assumed the responsibility of transporting goods abroad.

The cargo on the ship were all medicinal herbs, wild beast materials and other mountain products that Su Yan did not need. There were quite a lot of them. Although they were not what Su Yan needed, their value was actually not low.

Shipping goods by water can bring in a large sum of money, whether it is used to purchase food or weapons, which is a lot of supplies.

The leader was Wang Liutao, a warrior who had achieved minor success in the Yangyuan realm.

He had been the leader for a short time during the period between the death of Du Erniang, the Red Leopard and the Second in Command.

However, later, Yang Lun and Ding Meng led their men over and took Sandiejian under their command.

Wang Liutao's face was serious as he thought to himself, "I hope nothing happens. Those bastards from the Tianhe Gang are still trying to invade Huangshan River, but they don't even consider the strength of Commander Yang and his men."

Wang Liutao was not only impressed, but more importantly, he saw hope.

He saw traces of the Red Leopard Mountain-Suppressing Skill on Ding Meng, Wang Cang and others.

In other words, the Red Leopard Mountain Guarding Skill, which Du Erniang originally treasured, was passed on by that adult.

This is a technique that can be cultivated to the true state of mind.

Who doesn’t have a dream of progress?

"what is that?!"

While thinking, Wang Liutao suddenly caught a glimpse of two huge sailing ships on the river surface, appearing on the river surface like fortresses.

The sails were inflated and the ship approached quickly, causing waves on the river surface.

"San Diejian Fleet, who are you waiting for to ram me?"

At this time, his men also saw the large ship approaching and issued a warning.

However, the ship showed no sign of avoiding the current, but instead sped up even faster.

"Enemy attack, grab your weapons and prepare. Wang Qi, moor the boats, don't let them knock over the cargo!"

Wang Liutao immediately shouted orders, and the bandits in Sandiejian also knew that something had changed.

The fish and dragon flag appeared, and Wang Liutao finally saw the people on the big ship clearly.

A dark-skinned man in a short tight-fitting suit stood at the bow, looking at his fleet with cold and disdainful eyes.

"It's Zhao Jiangbo!"

He was startled, and when he saw that the person coming was Zhao Jiangbo, the leader of the Tianhe Gang, he knew that something was going to happen.

He was just about to jump into the river to escape.

Suddenly, there was a sound of rushing water, the river was rolling, and the sky suddenly darkened.

He suddenly looked up and saw a huge scarlet fish leaping out of the river and flying across the sky above the fleet...

The blood-bone dragon fish fell, and the water flowed like a knife. In an instant, the fleet was torn into pieces, with countless casualties.

"The murderer is Zhao Jiangbo from the Tianhe Gang. From today on, the Tianhe Gang has the final say in Huangshanjiang."
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"Zhao Jiangbo has already decided to die!"

Yang Lun's face turned pale. He had just received the news and almost went to the door.

The entire Sandiejian fleet was wiped out, and the cargo fell into the Huangshan River. Half of it was destroyed, and the other half was looted by the Tianhe Gang.

Only a few of Yayun's men were released, all of them were covered with scars and missing arms and legs.

This was a person that the Tianhe Gang deliberately released back to give a big warning to Sandiejian and Moshizhai.

"Humph, what a Tianhe Gang! They were so impatient to issue a warning the moment they learned we were in contact with the Xiaoshan Society."

"Brother, we can't lose face. We must fight back and let them know how powerful we are."

"No, my lord, you still have plans. The most important thing now is to help you break through the guardian."

Hearing this, Yang Lun and Yang Kun looked towards the house in the deepest part of the village.

Spiritual energy continued to gather and the aura continued to rise, and anyone could feel the changes here.

Compared with the breakthroughs of the two of them, Su Yan's movement was undoubtedly much bigger.

"That guy Zhao Jiangbo got a good deal."

Yang Lun was indignant, his eyes full of anger.

Yang Kun calmed down a bit and said in a deep voice, "Go and appease the men in Sandiejian. Find out the movements of the Tianhe Gang and scout out their territory. Since they dared to use the Blood Bone Flood Dragon Fish and provoke us like this, they will surely die. Just wait for you to come out of seclusion."

"Brother, I'll go right away."

Yang Lun left quickly. Sandiejian suffered such a setback. If there was no one to guard it, there might be chaos.

Yang Kun looked towards Su Yan's room and murmured, "It's been two days. The master's beast spirit true meaning actually requires such accumulation. He is indeed not an ordinary person."

In Su Yan's room, the shadow of the white ape was still absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy, which then continued to flow into his body.

The shadow is looming and still looks illusory.

However, the green-scaled poisonous dragon on the side had changed drastically. The green-black poisonous substance transformed from its true essence was churning, and most of its body had turned into a solid form.

The cold light of the green scales was intimidating, the dragon's body was coiled with strength, and its breath was condensed, as if the ferocious beast was gradually reviving.

The medicinal power of the Zhenyi Pill is far superior to the pills refined before, and its effect on increasing true essence and tempering mental will is even more powerful.

Su Yan spent a whole day refining the medicinal power of the first slightly flawed True Meaning Pill and completely refining and absorbing the hundred-foot-long poisonous dragon in his dantian.

After recovering a little on the second day, Su Yan took the second Zhenyi Pill without resting.

The effect of a complete Zhenyi Pill is even better than that of a slightly flawed one. The phantom of the poisonous dragon in the inner scene has such a strong aura that even makes Su Yan feel a lot of pressure.

He bound it step by step and then continued to refine it.

In the Dantian, the true essence liquefied, and the true essence lake water inside continued to surge, gradually turning the green-scaled poisonous dragon from virtual to real.

Another day passed like this, and finally it was the third day.

When the last True Meaning Pill was swallowed into the stomach, a phantom poisonous dragon appeared in the inner scene.

He was chained and imprisoned beside a solitary peak.

Su Yan's true meaning of the Green Scaled Poisonous Dragon had gradually become concrete. He pounced on it and bit it directly.

In reality, Su Yan also showed the posture of insect bone armor.

The four heads extract the insect's essence and merge it into the body.

The surging true energy is like a tide, and the aura emitted is like a raging wave.

The green-scaled poisonous dragon gradually solidified, and tens of thousands of green scales continued to materialize, gradually extending to its head.

The tightly closed eyes began to gather true energy, and wisps of spirit were also integrated into it.

"Roar"

With a roar from a dragon, the green-scaled poisonous dragon suddenly opened its eyes, and its green-gold pupils seemed to be burning with flames.

All the muscles and bones in Su Yan's body moved together, and the cyclone in his dantian contracted, becoming tighter and stronger. At this time, his aura also became thicker and more powerful.

"The true artistic conception is achieved." Su Yan stood up suddenly, and the green-scaled poisonous dragon circled around him like a guardian beast.

He reached out and touched the body of the Green Scaled Poisonous Dragon, and a cool feeling came from his skin.

"It's clearly a condensation of true essence, spirit, and blood, yet it's so real. No wonder the transition from virtual to real is so difficult."

Su Yan controlled the green-scaled poisonous dragon and saw its body tumbling.

The body was about 70 to 80 feet long, almost breaking the entire room apart and knocking over many tables and chairs.

He thought about it, and withdrew some of his true energy. Suddenly, his true body shrank a little, reaching three meters in length.

This is the smallest body he can control.

The shrinking and magnification of the true meaning depends not only on the level of cultivation and the amount of true energy, but also on the technique and control ability.

He did not have such skills, so it was impossible for him to shrink the true meaning into the size of a palm.

He put away the ferocious insect and strode out of the door. The green-scaled poisonous dragon landed on its four claws and followed him out of the room.

Although it is the true meaning of the poisonous dragon, it is ultimately limited by Su Yan's strength.

If you want to fly over long distances, the consumption is extremely high, and it is currently impossible for Su Yan to fly over mountains and rivers on clouds.

"hiss"

Yang Kun, who rushed over after hearing the noise, saw the ferocious dragon. Its blue-gold eyes were full of majesty and indifference under the rolling poisonous fog.

He immediately gasped and was shocked, and his suspicion about Su Yan became even higher.

"The true meaning of the dragon is this kind of technique. I'm afraid the Beast King Sect's Canglong Peak technique is no better than this."

Yang Kun bowed and congratulated him, "Congratulations, sir, on your great progress in cultivation and attainment of the Supreme Truth."

"Get up, how's the scouting going?"

"The scale of the Mangshan Mine has been roughly explored. The more than 200 guards stationed there are all warriors above the Skin Refining Realm. The guards are led by Lin Dong and Zhao Kang. Both of them are guards by birth and have reached the minor stage of Yang Yuan cultivation. The guard is at the True Yi Realm level of Pang Jian."

They couldn't sneak into the mine, so they naturally didn't know the more specific arrangements, but it was good enough that they could get so much information in the past few days.

"Sir, I'm afraid there's something you need to decide first."

Su Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Yang Kun.

"The Tianhe Gang attacked the day before yesterday, wiped out a group of our brothers who were transporting goods, and declared that Huangshan River would belong to the Tianhe Gang."

"Not a small tone"

A cold look flashed across Su Yan's eyes. He had just made a breakthrough and was planning to go to Tianfeng Weapons Shop to practice first, but now someone came up to him and wanted to die.

"Sir, the Tianhe Gang's move seems to be intended to intimidate us and disrupt the Xiaoshan Society's cooperation with us..."

"We'll continue cooperating with the Xiaoshan Society and ask for more benefits. As for the Tianhe Gang, I'll handle it."

Yang Kun still wanted to dissuade him, after all, the leader of the Tianhe Gang was also a veteran Zhenyi warrior.

Although he has not yet entered the second level of Ruyi Realm, it is definitely a realm where the mind has achieved some success.

In addition, with the blood-bone dragon fish by his side, he is unparalleled in water combat. Even if a true warrior of the Ruyi period comes, he may not be able to gain any advantage.

However, Su Yan asked Yang Kun to prepare for the raid on the Mangshan Mine, and then went out.

Su Yan headed straight for Huangshan River. The Blood Evil Mother Insect carried him flying at a low altitude, quickly passing over the mountains and forests.

Soon they arrived at the border of Huangshan River. The wide river flowed slowly, winding between the mountains.

He went down the river and headed straight downstream.

The Tianhe Gang’s headquarters is naturally located in the 800-li Bailu Lake.

The Tianhe Gang is almost the only one in power there. Apart from the subordinate forces that are dependent on them, basically no other force can challenge them.

This is also the reason why the Tianhe Gang is so rampant.

In addition to Bailupo, the Tianhe Gang has also been setting up water strongholds in the downstream water system that flows upstream from Bailupo, trying to bring the entire water system into their sphere of influence.

Su Yan's purpose on this trip was naturally to severely punish the Tianhe Gang and lure out Zhao Jiangbo and his blood-bone dragon fish.

After walking about twenty or thirty miles along the waterway, we arrived at the downstream area.

Suddenly, lights appeared in the distance, and torches dotted like stars. Under the moonlight, a huge water fort appeared on the river.

Built by the water and against the mountain wall, with only one land route and one water route, it is a steep water fort that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Before Su Yan got close, he could hear loud singing and shouting. A banquet was being held in the water fort, and outside the water fort, two huge ships were docked in the harbor like fortresses.

His expression instantly turned cold. "Very good! Not only did you not retreat, you even dared to hold a banquet here. Since you want to test me so much, then use your life to test me."

Although Zhao Jiangbo's attack was a surprise and a warning, it was more of a test.

A warning and temptation to force Sandiejian to cooperate or make concessions.

The Tianhe Gang alone would never be able to occupy the entire water system.

When Du Erniang was around, the connection between the two was still acceptable.

But now, the new Sandiejian is not obedient, so we have to take action.

"crash"

As the Blood Demon Queen approached, the water surged instantly, creating huge waves. A huge crimson monster fish surfaced, roaring like a whistle.

In the water fort, the pirates on guard immediately became alert and sounded the alarm.

The sounds of a grand banquet came to an abrupt end, replaced by hurried footsteps and shouting. The pirates came out one after another, weapons in hand, ready for battle.

Although they were drunk, they were all eager to fight, with greed in their eyes.

"Are you waiting for me?"

Su Yan understood everything and also took in the shocked expressions of these pirates after they saw the hideous figure of the Blood Demon Queen.

"Are you Feng Ruohan? You really have some skills in repelling insects."

Zhao Jiangbo walked over, his short shirt hanging down at his waist, revealing his strong and dark upper body, which looked like fine copper. In his hand was a nearly ten-foot-long black shiny steel fork, his eyes like knives, staring at Su Yan.

Zhao Jiangbo can become the leader of the Tianhe Gang because he has his own domineering side.

Although he was surprised that the insect beast controlled by Su Yan seemed to be of the second level and could fly.

However, this trace of gloom was not revealed, but the black steel fork pointed at Su Yan.

"You killed Du Erniang and ruined my livelihood, and now you want to take over the Desolate Mountain River alone. You've overstepped your bounds. Today, I'll destroy your cargo team as a small punishment and a big warning. From now on, the front part of the Desolate Mountain River will belong to my Tianhe Gang, and the back part will be yours."

"No need to bother."

Su Yan swept his eyes across, and everyone felt the cold light in his eyes, and their bodies trembled unconsciously.

"If I kill you, I can go back and forth as far as the Eight Hundred Miles of White Reed Marsh."

"Humph, you're so arrogant. Why not give it a try?"

A fierce look flashed in Zhao Jiangbo's eyes, and murderous intent appeared on his face.

If you don't drink the toast, you might as well kill it.

I saw his true energy rising and his spirit gathering, and his true meaning slowly emerged in front of him, which was a blue-scaled osprey about two meters long.

As soon as the blue-scaled osprey appeared, it swooped down on Su Yan like an arrow, trying to knock him to the ground.

(End of this chapter)