Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

"call……"

As Bai Yuan exhaled a long breath.

A whirlpool gradually appeared on the small puddle.

The speed of the vortex changes from slow to fast, gradually taking on the shape of an inverted cone.

then……

"……open."

Bai Yuan said.

The words fell.

The vortex in the puddle suddenly expanded. In an instant, it changed from its original palm size to a vortex-shaped gate about ten meters wide and ten meters long.

Qingluo was the first to spread her wings and step in, followed by Bai Yuan and Jiang Rao, then Ye Shuang'er and Ji Lingyun.

Not until the largest white tiger also crawled in did the "vortex door" close behind the few people. The picture on the small puddle changed a few times and then gradually returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

……

Cold, shaking.

Although they had not experienced coma, this was indeed the first feeling Bai Yuan and others had after entering the Shentu family's territory.

next moment.

Bai Yuan felt a chill beneath his feet as he stepped onto solid ground. He immediately opened his eyes, and the moment his vision cleared, his pupils suddenly contracted.

This was not Bai Yuan’s first time entering the secret realm.

In her previous life, she had entered the secret realm of the Ji family as a player. It was a paradise with the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds, which was very consistent with the fairyland scenery described in fairy tales, with auspicious clouds and mist and the singing of orioles everywhere.

The earlier "Tianyuan Secret Realm" is also a secret realm. Although its formation was natural rather than artificial, its general nature is the same.

Can……

The Shentu family’s secret realm is completely different.

The first thing that caught my eye was a gray sky. No sun, only a pale disk of light hung high above. Below me lay a bluestone-paved street, flanked by ancient buildings with upturned eaves and corners. Faded red lanterns hung from the eaves. Instead of candlelight, the lanterns flickered with faint green phosphorescence, illuminating the mottled walls with flickering light.

"This is……"

Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Ye Shuang'er beside him.

The little girl obviously recalled something and moved closer to Bai Yuan, her face slightly pale. "Master, are we... back to that place again?"

Chapter 246: Shentu Family: Blood Kite? She will never return!

“…Reporting to the Great Elder, there are unusual movements in the northwest barrier!”

"There's one in the southeast, located in the Xun position, about 1,600 kilometers away..."

At this moment.

The central area of ​​the Shentu family's land.

Nearby is a building in the form of an ancestral hall.

Several members of the Shentu tribe, whose average age was over 300 years old, were gathered together, observing an object shaped like a solar corona.

This corona had a simple, ancient appearance, its color and style somewhat similar to Jiang Rao's [Five Elements Wheel], seemingly a contemporary product. However, its function was different. Unlike the [Five Elements Wheel], which was paired with the "God King Body," this [Yin Shen Corona] was primarily used to maintain the Shentu family's secret realm.

Theoretically, as long as this thing exists, every blade of grass and every tree in the entire Shentu Secret Realm will be under the control of Shentu Hong and others, and they can almost control it.

now.

Several pointers on the corona were slowly vibrating in the two scale areas of southeast and northwest, indicating the location of the abnormal movement in the outer barrier of the secret realm.

As the second largest of the eight ancient clans, and even vaguely comparable to the first Ji family, the Shentu family's secret realm is very large, almost as large as the entire Yunhe Continent.

Thousands of members of the Shentu family are distributed within a circle of thousands of kilometers, which can be said to be a sparsely populated area.

Furthermore, among these thousands of members, a significant number were descendants of the Shentu clan, whose bloodlines had been extracted and raised as livestock. The number of Shentu clan members who truly held the power of speech was only a few hundred, with the lowest cultivation level being at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, while there were around a dozen or so at the Divine Transformation stage.

About half of these ten or so are here.

now.

A Shentu tribe member sighed:

"Ha, just as the elder expected, these guys are coming for my Shentu family."

"I just don't know whether the people coming this time are from Tianyuan Mountain or the master and disciple of the 'Blood Kite Demon Lord'."

"Huh, what's the difference?"

Another clan member snorted coldly, "Those two Jiang family remnants were both rescued by Xue Yuan, but one of them became a disciple of Tianyuan Mountain and has been under Yan Shu for over ten years; the other was also recently sent to Tianyuan Mountain... Such an obvious move, do you really think others can't see it?

"I'm afraid that the Blood Kite Demon Lord and Tianyuan Mountain have long had a special relationship! Even if they join forces, it wouldn't be surprising!"

In a sense, this Shentu man did point out the truth.

Although the relationship between Bai Yuan and Tian Yuan Mountain used to be one of good and evil, after the various events during this period, the relationship between the two sides began to become a little subtle.

Even because of the existence of Jiang Rao, a common disciple of both parties, there was a sense of marriage...

But none of this matters.

After all, in the eyes of the Shentu family, anyone not surnamed Shentu was an imaginary enemy. They also saw them as potential food. Even if any of them joined forces, it made no difference to the Shentu family. Furthermore, the Shentu family had already discovered Yun Wuya and the others' whereabouts, but they had hidden themselves well and hadn't been caught.

However, the other party was able to find the location of the Shentu family's secret realm, and so quickly broke the barrier and sneaked in...

This made them a little confused.

If the Shentu family's secret realm barrier is no longer reliable, should they consider moving to a new home?

"Cough cough."

Shentu Hong coughed forcefully, interrupting everyone's thoughts, and then said in a deep voice: "In any case, the enemy has infiltrated."

"This secret realm is the ancestral land of my Shentu family. It is also our home turf, with favorable timing and location. The opponent is isolated and deep in our territory, so I have the advantage."

"Elders, please follow the original plan and act as soon as possible."

"In the southeast, the barrier is clearly fluctuating, but the energy isn't too strong. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Yun Wuya and his group from Tianyuan Mountain. Their target should be Yan Shu, but Yun Wuya is the only Spiritual Transformation expert on the team. Even if there are some hidden methods, two or three Spiritual Transformation experts are enough to deal with them.

"As for the northwest direction... the Great Elder will personally take action."

Shentu Hong was the chief elder of the Shentu clan, acting as the chief patriarch in the clan's absence. However, he wasn't the first chief elder of the Shentu clan. Nearly a thousand years earlier, there had been another. Naturally, only that one could be addressed as "chief elder" by Shentu Hong.

Upon hearing this, the other Shentu people present were all shocked, with different looks in their eyes:

"Oh? Lord Jackdaw is actually going to take action himself?"

"Okay, okay, we have to teach these guys a lesson!"

"Blood Kite? How dare a mere mortal call herself the Demon Lord? This time, she will never return!"

"But the previous Great Elder's cultivation level is... If we act rashly, will it cause any problems? Although the Four Sects of the Righteous Path are not a concern, the other clans, especially the Ji family, have been keeping an eye on us..."

Among the Shentu people, some were happy, some were worried, and some were secretly planning their own plans.

but no matter.

A long-brewing storm has quietly begun...

……

at this time.

Bai Yuan and his group had just completed the infiltration and were slightly surprised by the familiar scenery around them.

Yes.

"Deja vu."

Although Ye Shuang'er didn't specify where "that place" was, at this moment, the master and disciple, as well as Ji Tingxue, all remembered the same name -

【Cangwu County】!

The architectural style seen before them was clearly similar to the dead city in the master and disciple's memories, about 60% to 70%, or even 70% to 80%.

It is all desolate and dead, as if it has been sleeping for thousands of years.

A gray-black mist drifted through the ancient, desolate streets, faintly tinged with tiny threads of blood, like countless tiny snakes slithering through the cracks in the stone slabs. Under the eaves of the seemingly soaring roofs hung rusty copper bells. When the wind blew, they made no sound, creating an eerie silence.

"...Be careful, this place is a bit weird."

Bai Yuan said.

As he spoke, Bai Yuan once again used his "Shadow Travel" magical power, pulling himself, Qingluo, Ye Shuang'er and others in and entering shadow mode.

Theoretically, they should now be in an "untargetable" state. With the exception of pure yang objects, ordinary attacks cannot touch their bodies. Furthermore, because Bai Yuan has now internalized the [Moon Cat Earrings], her magical power should be even stronger than before.

but……

The strange atmosphere around him still made Bai Yuan feel a little uneasy.

She suspected that the scene before her wasn't typical of the Shentu clan. Perhaps they had anticipated their arrival and made preparations, hence the "empty city tactic." She looked around and saw no one, yet she felt a deadly move lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike.

The difficulty of this infiltration is probably far greater than the battle with the Blood God.

"Anyway, let's take a look around first. Everyone, keep close and don't fall behind."

So saying.

Bai Yuan took the lead and walked forward.

Qingluo and others followed behind, their eyes constantly looking around.

Among them, Ye Shuang'er opened her arms and released a large number of poisonous insects from her sleeves. They crawled out of the shadowed area and then crawled in all directions. They acted as eyes and minions, helping them observe the surrounding situation.

Ji Tingxue extended a few vines from his sleeves and imitated Ye Shuang'er, spreading out in all directions like little snakes, capturing every movement and the slightest change in the surrounding air.

Bai Yuan noticed the two people's actions but didn't say anything.

The group walked forward slowly.

As the footsteps move forward.

The surrounding buildings gradually became denser and the fog became thicker.

This scene looks more like Cangwu County.

With Bai Yuan and his group's abilities, there were many ways to dispel the fog, such as using the flames of the Divine Phoenix Clan, or the "Blue Flame" of Youhuo Diting, or simply slashing it with a sword. However, to avoid alerting the enemy, neither of them took any action.

suddenly.

Ji Tingxue seemed to sense something, looked up into the depths of the fog, frowned, but didn't say anything.

then.

Bai Yuan's cat ears moved, and he vaguely heard a sharp and distant whistle coming from a place far ahead of his sight.

She looked more closely and discerned a clattering sound similar to that of horse hooves. Along with the sound, a group of cavalrymen, armed with long swords, emerged from the mist.

The cavalrymen numbered dozens, two by two, forming a long, straight line. All of the men and horses were a pale white, like dead bodies. The mere sight of them was enough to make one feel uneasy...

"!"

Bai Yuan's eyes suddenly trembled, and her cat-like pupils suddenly shrank.

With the night vision ability of the Moon Shadow Cat Demon, she could clearly see the appearance of those cavalrymen from a great distance away.

There were dark faces hidden by hoods, and translucent human skin, with beating hearts and lungs beneath the skin - all these internal organs were shriveled and ugly, looking as if they had been chopped by swords, guns, or axes. The blood flowing from the wounds was dark red, dripping slowly along the white bones.

but……

What is more frightening than the "cavalry" are the "horses".

These creatures looked like living people, skinned and stripped of their internal organs, leaving only their torsos and skeletons, and then lying on the ground as mounts. Compared to the "cavalry" on their backs, their muscles were clearly visible, and their bodies were covered with dense runes, making them look extremely terrifying.

“It’s the thread-pulling technique!”

After hearing Bai Yuan's description, Jiang Rao thought for a moment and said, "I once read books about this kind of magic on Tianyuan Mountain.

"It's said to be a very evil technique. It requires skinning and stuffing monks while they're fully conscious, using their internal organs and skin to create humanoid puppets. The remaining skeletons and torsos are then used to create mount puppets. Finally, runes are drawn with blood, merging the two tightly into one, as if they were one...

"A puppet created using this method can exert more than twice the strength of its original form, but it will also cause the person being created to be eternally condemned to eternal damnation..."

"I thought only a demonic sect like the Blood Origin Sect would do something like this, but I didn't expect the Shentu family, one of the eight great clans, would do the same!"

"...Heh, these guys are much more capable than you think. Even the Blood Origin Clan ranks below them in terms of their evil deeds."

Bai Yuan sneered.