Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 260 Plot Reckoning
"It should be suppressed with overwhelming force."

The eldest sister pointed her fingers like a sword, and a scorching red light flashed from her fingertips.

She immediately looked up at Master Zhu, her expression serious.

"Ji Shaoyuan is not only a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, but also an elder of the Golden Fiend lineage, the main war faction of the Chongjin Sect. Killing him in the Biyuan Mountains and hanging his head at the mountain gate for a hundred days will let the Earth Evolution Realm cultivators know the sect's prestige and dare not offend again."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhu showed no surprise.

His daughter is good in every way, except that she is too bloodthirsty and likes to solve all problems with killing, which has earned her the reputation of a guardian killing god within the sect.

Even male cultivators who were true disciples of a sect dared not approach Zhu Qiong casually, for fear of provoking her anger and being attacked with a sword.

'I didn't expect that this girl's killing intent would not diminish at all after she forged the Golden Core.' Master Zhu shook his head inwardly and looked at Yun Yishu.

"Senior Sister's idea is very good, but Ji Shaoyuan was able to sit in the position of elder of the Golden Fiend lineage not only because of his strength, but also because of his strategy."

Senior Sister Yun frowned slightly and pondered, "After the news broke, a Void Gold Marrow Mine is certainly important to the Heavy Gold Sect, but it's not enough to make a late-stage Golden Core cultivator risk his life to stay here."

Senior Sister Yun looked up at her master and voiced her guess: "Unless there is more than one Golden Core cultivator guarding the Biyuan Mountain Range, such as Ji Shaoyuan."

Master Zhu nodded slightly, agreeing with his disciple's opinion.

The Chongjin Sect has a history of tens of thousands of years. At its peak, it had a continuous stream of Nascent Soul True Venerables. Even now, though its power is weak and it no longer produces Nascent Soul True Venerables, it is still the most powerful force in the Earth Evolution Realm.

Once such a force takes action, it will certainly make thorough preparations.

Even in a direct confrontation, Zhu Shaoyuan was confident he could take Ji Shaoyuan's life within a hundred moves, but he didn't believe this battle between the two sects would be enough to cause the death of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

"In order to maintain the apparent order in the Earthly Realm, the Burning Flame Sect should not intervene in this battle between the two sects," Zhu Shaoyuan said thoughtfully.

A cold glint flashed in Yun Yishu's eyes: "In that case, Master can use the Void Gold Marrow Mine and a late-stage Golden Core cultivator as bait, and join forces with Elder Yu to set up the Four Symbols Suppressing Artifact Array to seal off the Mountain Annihilation Realm space, avoid the Biyuan Mountain Range, besiege the point and attack the reinforcements, and specifically kill the cultivators sent by the Chongjin Sect to provide support, until the Chongjin Sect is terrified."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhu's eyes showed a look of satisfaction.

Yun Yishu's idea was not much different from the Grand Elder's order, only slightly more radical.

Thinking of this, Master Zhu looked at Chen Beiwu.

Noticing the gazes of three people, Chen Beiwu smiled calmly: "Master, I only know one thing, that is, those who offend Mirror Moon will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

“Killing one person and seizing one mine is hardly a complete victory. Since the Heavy Gold Sect dared to enter the sect’s territory, the sect can naturally launch a surprise attack on the Flowing Sand Realm under the Heavy Gold Sect’s jurisdiction, slaughter its affiliated immortal cultivation families, and occupy one of its realms.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shaoyuan's eyelids twitched.

Good heavens, his disciples are all so radical.

The fact that a sect kills a late-stage Golden Core cultivator can be painful for the Chongjin Sect, but it is not enough to escalate the war to the point that it would require the intervention of Nascent Soul True Monarch level cultivators from the five major sects.

However, if they were to forcibly seize the Flowing Sand Realm, it would undoubtedly be cutting off the very foundation of the Heavy Metal Sect, and one of the sects would inevitably fall apart as a result.

"Junior Brother's idea is excellent." Zhu Qiong's eyes brightened slightly, and her gaze towards Chen Beiwu became increasingly appreciative.

Compared to her junior brother, her ideas were indeed too conservative.

"..."

Yun Yishu was speechless, her gaze shifting back and forth between her senior sister and Chen Beiwu.

To conquer the entire realm of the Heavy Gold Sect?
That sounds exciting, but it's best to just think about it.

Yun Yishu knew very well that such a major matter could not be decided by the sect's Golden Core elders.

Even the sect's patriarch would have to be extremely cautious and consider this choice carefully.

"Ahem." Zhu Shaoyuan coughed twice, changing the subject and beginning to discuss the expedition.

After the previous observation and conversation, he gained a better understanding of the fourth disciple's personality.

As Yun Yishu said, Chen Ziang was indeed a cultivator with a strong sense of sect honor, but his personality was somewhat different and he was too stubborn.

……

Deep within a mine in the Biyuan Mountains.

Hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Heavy Metal Sect were scattered throughout the mine, each wielding a Gold-Splitting Chisel.

Each time they unleashed their magic and struck the rock face, blinding sparks flew out.

"Clang clang clang...!"

The clanging of metal echoed continuously within the mine, accompanied by heavy breathing.

Ji Shaoyuan stood with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the rock wall crack open, revealing a wisp of liquid gold marrow, about the thickness of a thumb, shimmering with a faint light.

"Hurry up, speed up."

After speaking, Ji Shaoyuan took out a jade box and put away the strand of empty golden marrow that the Foundation Establishment cultivator had painstakingly collected.

'The speed is still too slow.'

Ji Shaoyuan's gaze fell upon the ragged Qi Refining cultivator at the core of the mine.

The Void Gold Marrow vein contains an incomparably sharp metallic energy that can continuously erode a cultivator's flesh and blood, far beyond the resistance of a Qi Refining cultivator.

From the moment these Qi Refining cultivators entered the mine, their fate was sealed, but Ji Shaoyuan felt no pity.

It is an honor for these Qi Refining ants to be able to make a contribution to the Chongjin Sect before they die.

"How are the preparations going?" Ji Shaoyuan's gaze turned to the dark figure on his right.

"The Earth-Splitting Gold Treasure Formation has been successfully set up and can be activated at any time."

"Very good." Ji Shaoyuan's lips curled up slightly.

While the Void Gold Marrow vein is important to the Heavy Gold Sect, if it cannot be mined and is used by the Mirror Moon Sect, it becomes a useless resource.

Therefore, when Hua Buqi sided with the Chongjin Sect, the sect's higher-ups were already prepared. While mining the Void Gold Marrow, they secretly dispatched array cultivators to set up the Wutu Liejin Treasure Array in the Void Gold Marrow mine.

When the Void Golden Marrow is mined to a level sufficient to satisfy the sect's reserves, even if Hua Buqi is not exposed, the Heavy Gold Sect will deliberately leak the information to the outside world.

By informing the Mirror Moon Sect of the situation in the Biyuan Mountains, they could use the Earth-Splitting Gold Formation to ambush and weaken the Mirror Moon Sect's strength.

Although the intelligence was leaked earlier than expected, Ji Shaoyuan could barely accept it.

'I wonder how many Golden Core elders the Mirror Moon Sect will send?' Ji Shaoyuan's eyes were deep.

Ordinary Golden Core cultivators are no match for him.

If the Mirror Moon Sect wants to reclaim the Void Gold Mine, it will need to send at least a Golden Core cultivator at the level of a Sixth Elder.

If a powerhouse of this caliber were to fall, even the Mirror Moon Sect would feel heartbroken.

He could also advance his status in the sect by killing a Golden Core elder of the Mirror Moon Sect.

However, if the Mirror Moon Sect discovers the sect's plan and takes countermeasures in advance, he, who has used himself as bait, also risks his own demise.

"A message from the sect's spies indicates that Daoist Chen Zi'ang is among those who will be part of the Mirror Moon Sect's expedition," the shadowy figure suddenly spoke.

"What, do you intend to ambush and kill Daoist Jingyue?" Ji Shaoyuan asked, his eyes flashing slightly.

The shadowy figure paused for a moment before saying, "Is that not allowed?"

"You should know how important Daoist Jingyue is to the Jingyue Sect."

Ji Shaoyuan smiled calmly: "Our ambush of a Golden Core elder won't drive the Mirror Moon Sect crazy, after all, there are precedents. But the Dao Child is different; it will trigger a real civil war among the five major sects."

“We can’t afford that kind of price, do you understand?” Ji Shaoyuan’s expression turned serious.

"However, those who lack the time to establish a Foundation Establishment possess terrifying potential to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. If we allow Daoist Jingyue to continue growing, I'm afraid..."

The shadowy figure didn't say the second half of the sentence, because that would be extremely disrespectful to the sect.

"The Earth Evolution Realm is no longer the Earth Evolution Realm it used to be. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul True Venerable Realm is not as simple as you imagine."

Ji Shaoyuan smiled and said, "Even if Daoist Jingyue has a flawless Dao foundation, he may still perish during the process of advancing to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, let alone breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage."

"In short, before Daoist Jingyue reaches the Nascent Soul True Monarch level, the sect will never take a desperate gamble to challenge the bottom line of the Jingyue Sect. Do you understand?" Ji Shaoyuan warned.

The dark figure moved swiftly and disappeared, uttering a crucial piece of information before leaving: "By the way, the Golden Core cultivator in charge of leading the Mirror Moon Sect this time is Master Duobao, Zhu Shaoyuan." Ji Shaoyuan's expression changed slightly.

He had once fought against this renowned first Golden Core cultivator, and suffered a crushing defeat.

If the opponent is Master Duobao, even if the sect sets up the Wutu Splitting Gold Treasure Formation in advance, it is not necessarily a sure thing. It seems that he needs to make more preparations.

……

Biyuanfang Market.

Above the sky, the sea of ​​clouds surged, and suddenly a muffled rumble of thunder rolled by.

The cultivators passing through the market all looked up and saw a colossal black shadow, about thirty feet long, tearing through the clouds and slowly descending. Their expressions changed slightly.

Meanwhile, the Shen family of Yunhai, who controlled the Biyuan Market, had already led their cultivators to form a battle array and await their arrival.

"Shen Tianhong, the head of the Shen family, is here to respectfully welcome the Supreme Master!"

A tall, straight male cultivator with fine lines around his eyes stood at the front, leading the two Foundation Establishment elders and three hundred Qi Refining disciples behind him to bow in unison.

"Buzz!"

As the warship's hatch opened, four figures—two men and two women—stepped slowly down, bathed in rainbow light.

The leader was none other than Master Duobao, who led the sect's cultivators on the expedition.

"The Shen family of Yunhai failed to supervise effectively, resulting in the seizure of the sect's third-tier mineral vein and the deaths of four Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Punishment Hall."

Zhu Shaoyuan glanced at the crowd, his voice calm, yet it sent chills down the spines of the Shen family cultivators present. "According to the sect's laws, this is an execution of three generations of the Shen family, stripping them of their eligibility to join the sect. Do any of you have any objections?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Tianhong's face turned deathly pale.

Unlike mortal dynasties, the law of sects stipulates that the extermination of three generations of a cultivation family refers to the killing of the father, son, and grandson of the direct line.

It does not cover collateral relatives, maternal relatives, master-disciple relationships, or in-law relationships, but this is enough to cause bloodshed in the Shen family of Yunhai.

Shen Tianhong immediately knelt down and kowtowed, showing no dignity as the head of a clan: "Please, Master, judge for yourself. My Shen family is only responsible for the normal operation of Biyuan Market. My clan was completely unaware of the Chongjin Sect's forcible occupation of the mine."

"You mean a mere Qi Refining cultivator can discover the hidden mineral veins in the Biyuan Mountains, while the Shen family of Yunhai knows nothing about it?" Zhu Shaoyuan sneered, losing interest in continuing the conversation.

Even as death looms, the Shen family of Yunhai continues to lie.

"Zi'ang, the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Shen family of Yunhai is now in your care."

Zhu Shaoyuan glanced at the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Shen family and said calmly, "If you can escape from my disciple's hands, I will show you mercy and spare your lives."

seeing is believing.

The foundation-building ceremony of the Shen family in Yunhai can serve as a touchstone, allowing him to witness the strength of the Dao Child firsthand.

Upon hearing this, Shen Tianhong felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that the Shen family had no other choice but to obediently follow the sect's orders, otherwise even more people would die.

"Thank you for your magnanimity."

Shen Tianhong stood up and looked at Chen Beiwu along with the two Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivators behind him.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Chen Beiwu did not intend to do it himself. His spirit beast pouch at his waist trembled slightly, and two streaks of light, one golden and one red, flashed out.

The former is a golden egg exuding the might of a dragon, while the latter is an iron egg engulfed in flames.

As soon as the golden egg and the iron egg appeared, their eyes instinctively turned to Zhu Shaoyuan, their pupils shrinking slightly.

"Your opponents are not your teacher, but the three Foundation Establishment cultivators on the other side," Chen Beiwu thought to himself.

"Gulu."

"Wang."

Jin Dan and Tie Dan immediately relaxed.

"Please forgive us, Your Excellency." Shen Tianhong led the Shen family members who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage in a bow and took the initiative to attack.

With a flick of his wrist and a hand seal, hundreds of golden threads shot out, forming a net that enveloped Chen Beiwu.

This is the signature second-tier spiritual technique of the Shen family of Yunhai: the Golden Thread Binding Spirit Technique.

This technique requires the activation of metal magic power, combined with the use of thousands of second-grade high-quality golden silk spiritual artifacts, which are nurtured over many years and are as fine as hair, to weave a net that can entangle and lock the target's dantian, qi sea, and meridians, thus blocking the opponent's magic power.

In addition, the Golden Thread Binding Spirit Technique also possesses the characteristic of 'entanglement', becoming more resilient when encountering strong opponents.

The more the entangled cultivator struggles with their magical power, the closer the golden threads will draw.

Seeing Chen Beiwu standing still, completely disregarding the Golden Silk Binding Spirit Technique, Shen Tianhong couldn't help but feel a little surprised and uncertain.

However, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Shen family behind him did not hesitate. They seized the opportunity to form hand seals and simultaneously summoned two needle-like spiritual artifacts.

"Golden Thunder Combination Strike - Thunder Strike Golden Needle!" the two shouted inwardly.

In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged.

The two flying needle artifacts that tore through space spewed out a large number of dazzling arcs of electricity, illuminating the golden net that was originally gleaming with a cold light. Wherever they passed, even the air was scorched by the lightning.

One trapped, two killed!

The combined spiritual technique skillfully executed by the three Foundation Establishment cultivators unleashed power approaching that of a full-force attack from a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Trying to forcefully withstand this attack would likely result in the immediate death of even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Just as the golden lightning needles were about to bind Chen Beiwu and riddle him with holes, the golden egg soared into the clouds and let out a deep dragon roar, activating the Ocean-Gathering Treasure Technique.

"Roar!"

As the dragon's roar resounded, a pitch-black hole about three zhang in diameter suddenly appeared in front of the golden egg, swallowing up all the golden lightning needles that shot towards it.

Even if the electric arc attached to the surface of the lightning rod explodes in the vortex, it cannot stir up any wind or waves.

"Uh."

Golden Egg let out a burp, exhaling a puff of black smoke. It felt slightly numbing, but the taste was quite good.

Upon seeing this, Shen Tianhong's eyes widened.

He knew that this battle was almost certainly a fight to the death, and that he would have little chance of survival.

However, no one expected that a Foundation Establishment level two demon beast could devour the spells released by three Foundation Establishment cultivators working together, and also swallow three second-tier high-grade spiritual artifacts.

This is something that only a third-tier Golden Core demon beast could do.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Seizing the opportunity, Tie Dan's eyes narrowed, and he moved rapidly with his Flame Steps, forcefully breaking through the protective barrier of his spiritual artifact with his front claws, directly smashing the head of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

‘Damn it! ’

Shen Tianhong decisively abandoned the direct confrontation. While using his escape technique to create distance, he tore apart a second-tier high-grade talisman, the Rainbow Transformation Talisman, in preparation for escaping alone. However, he discovered that the broken talisman had no effect whatsoever.

Is this talisman a fake?

Shen Tianhong's expression changed, and he quickly took out a few more Rainbow Transformation Talismans and tore them up.

'No, I'm under an illusion!'

When Shen Tianhong finally reacted, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his chest.

He lowered his head, staring incredulously at the ferocious fire python piercing his chest, with the charred corpses of two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Shen family lying beside him.

'When exactly?'

This was Shen Tianhong's last thought before he died.

(End of this chapter)