Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

As the two left, the area they had been in was left with only Shentu Jackdaw's body lying on the ground. A gust of wind blew, and the skeleton gradually broke apart, parts of it turning into ash and drifting away. His eyes, which had lost their luster, remained wide open, as if he had died with his eyes wide open.

at the same time.

A certain Shentu ancestor who was in the "Burial Cave of Immortals" deep in the forbidden land of the Great Wilderness also slowly opened his eyes. His eyes, which had experienced many vicissitudes of life, revealed a hideous and terrifying color.

“…I see, that’s how it is!”

"Is this the backup plan you left behind? It was such a good plan that even I couldn't see through it... But, in the end, it was all in vain."

"Below the gods, all are ants. Strength alone is the only truth in the world. Since I was able to kill you fifteen times, then the sixteenth time... is no different!!"

……

"Ah-"

Bai Yuan sneezed.

Ji Lingyun, who was standing next to him, looked over and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, maybe someone is scolding me behind my back."

Bai Yuan rubbed his nose, responded, and then turned his gaze forward.

At this moment, they are in a secret place.

To be honest, the Shentu family’s territory is quite large.

It covers an area of ​​thousands of kilometers, almost as big as the entire Yunhezhou state.

However, the actual "effective building area" only accounts for less than one-tenth of the total area. The rest is covered by vast expanses of mountains, forests, lakes, and grasslands. From the sky, it looks like a vast expanse of blue water.

Of course, about half of the area was impacted by the aftermath of the battle between Bai Yuan and Shentu Jackdaw, presenting a scene of lakes collapsing and mountains collapsing, which somewhat destroyed the overall harmony.

Under normal circumstances, searching an area as large as the Shentu clan's territory would be a time-consuming task and require a large number of manpower. However, Bai Yuan and Ji Lingyun were both powerful beings above the Return to Void Realm, so they stood directly in the middle of the secret realm and released their spiritual sense, each covering half of the clan's territory.

Wherever the spiritual consciousness passes.

Everything was presented to them without reservation, as if it had been exposed to X-rays. It was basically no different from standing right in front of them.

"...Wow, I didn't expect there to be so many captives in the Shentu clan's territory. It's almost comparable to the number in the Blood Origin Sect's 'Blood Pond Formation'."

Bai Yuan felt a little sad.

The cultivators within the "Blood Pool Formation" were used as "batteries" by the Blood Origin Sect, drawing their spiritual energy to practice. Many died due to the draining of their spiritual energy and the exhaustion of their vitality.

Most of the Shentu captives were used as material for refining Gu and elixirs, being devoured by Gu insects until they were no longer human, or their bodies were completely destroyed in the alchemy furnaces. Only a few former Shentu clan members were treated slightly better, being kept in pens like pigs and provided with their most basic food and drink needs.

It is difficult to say who is in a worse situation between the two sides.

But there is no doubt that the Shentu family and the Xueyuan Sect are both beasts.

"Ah."

Ji Lingyun nodded and looked away. "But these guys have stockpiled quite a lot of natural treasures, and even some medicinal herbs that are extinct in the outside world... They are worthy of being ranked in the top two among the eight ancient clans."

Chapter 261: Searching and Rescuing

As an outlier among the eight ancient clans and the one that is best at plundering others, the Shentu family is indeed extremely wealthy.

The spiritual plant area alone boasted over a hundred different varieties of high-level spiritual plants, rivaling the Ji family's tea garden with its 'Ancient Tea Trees of Enlightenment.' As for the myriad poisonous insects, spiritual beasts, spiritual stones, and magical instruments... not to mention the sheer variety.

There are even some species that Bai Yuan has never seen in the previous four or five generations. They have been extinct in the world for thousands of years. Fortunately, the Shentu family was able to find them and put them together.

The only pity is...

Neither Bai Yuan nor Ji Lingyun saw the whereabouts of the "Nine Netherworld Soul Lotus".

This thing is one of the seven spiritual plants that is as famous as the "Enlightenment Tree". If one can get one or half a flower of it, it will be of great benefit to the cultivation of Bai Yuan and others. Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

"...It seems that this 'Nether Soul Lotus' may have been placed with the ancestors of the Shentu clan. Ordinary Shentu clan members are not qualified to use it."

Bai Yuan recalled the two pairs of "Nether Soul Lotus" he saw in the "Haoran Sect Incident" not long ago, and seemed to be lost in thought.

of course……

Or maybe she was wrong, and there was another truth. That was that besides this place, the Shentu family had other strongholds on this continent, like a cunning rabbit with three burrows.

It is not easy to find her completely without any coordinates.

"Well, that's fine. There's already enough stuff here. It's best to get what we can out first."

Bai Yuan calmed down.

After discussing with Ji Lingyun.

Bai Yuan and the other person acted separately, coming and going in the Shentu family's territory like the wind, sweeping away everything in its path, plundering all kinds of natural treasures, rare treasures and exotic herbs in the secret territory, and then gathering them together from different places.

An ordinary storage ring would definitely not be able to hold such a large amount of resources and treasures.

Even the storage bag is a bit tough.

Therefore, as Return to Void experts who were well versed in the "Laws of Space", Bai Yuan and Ji Lingyun directly constructed a huge space within their sleeves, taking in everything they wanted to take away. This can be said to have reproduced the "universe in the sleeve" often mentioned in those mythological allusions.

Of course.

Besides resources, the two also encountered many captives captured by the Shentu clan during their search. Although Bai Yuan had already seen them once when he scanned them with his spiritual sense, seeing their miserable state with his own eyes still moved him a little...

"Snapped--!"

Accompanied by a swung hand knife.

The crescent-shaped blade of light flew dozens of meters and directly broke a dark green barrier not far away, revealing a large number of poisonous insects trapped inside, as well as some human captives who had not yet been completely eaten by the poisonous insects.

They said they hadn't been completely devoured, but their internal organs had actually been eaten away by more than half. They had only survived due to the effects of certain drugs, and remained conscious while enduring the agony of being devoured by the ants. It looked horrific.

"Tsk, tsk."

Bai Yuan shook his head and snapped his fingers.

A golden-green fluorescent light burst out and turned into light raindrops that fell on them.

This fluorescent light was the product of the fusion of two forces: one was derived from Ji Lingyun's [Qingmu Yigang], and the other was the "life" formula of [Linglong Sci].

When he was in the Spiritual Transformation Realm before, Bai Yuan hadn't been able to integrate these two powers. But now, standing on the shoulders of those who came before him for more than a dozen generations, he could see these things from a higher perspective.

The fusion of the two laws of life produced an effect where the sum of the two was greater than the sum of the two. The captives, already tortured beyond recognition, began to glow with a shimmering, translucent light. Whether it was their mutilated limbs and skin, or their half-eaten organs, they were all regenerating and reshaping at a visible rate.

It only took a few breaths.

They regained their full human form.

However, the experiences of being imprisoned, destroyed and tortured for dozens or even hundreds of years are still deeply engraved in their minds.

Even if their bodies had recovered, they were only superficial. Their consciousness was still hazy, and they hadn't recovered from this sudden change. Some even suspected that this was a conspiracy by the Shentu family, hoping to see them develop hope and then despair, for their own amusement.

"...I am a friend of the Ji family's head. The Shentu family has been destroyed by me. This is not a place to stay for long. Please leave quickly and return home."

Bai Yuan said softly.

"...?"

The name "Ji Family" is still somewhat useful.

soon.

Someone was the first to regain consciousness, staggering to his feet. He kowtowed to Bai Yuan and thanked him, "So you're a friend of the Ji family. I'm Chu Tianhe from the Chu family, a descendant of the Eight Ancient Jin clans. Thank you for helping me escape from this sea of ​​suffering... I wonder how the Chu family is doing now, and if any of them are still alive?"

"..."

Bai Yuan remained silent.

That "Chu Tianhe" waited for a while, seemed to understand something, lowered his head and fell silent.

No matter what, the destruction of the Chu family was not Bai Yuan's responsibility.

So, after briefly describing the route out of the Shentu Secret Realm, she took off into the air and headed for the next destination.

A stick of incense passed like this.

When Bai Yuan and Ji Lingyun returned to the place where they had first parted and reunited, a small mountain had already formed in their sleeves, which were the results of their previous battle.

Although there may be some missed treasures, it is no longer a big problem. After all, the area of ​​the Shentu clan is so large that it is not realistic to completely consume it. The remaining ones can be left to those who are destined to come later.

It's worth mentioning that, in addition to these supplies, Ji Lingyun was accompanied by several men and women of varying ages. The oldest one looked to be around four or five hundred years old, about the same age as Qing Lingzi, while the younger ones were only in their thirties or forties, still looking like young people.

"they are?"

Bai Yuan looked over with some confusion.

"They are members of the Ji family. They were captured here by the Shentu family. I happened to meet them there, so I brought them here and will send them back to the clan."

Ji Lingyun explained.

At this moment, the Ji family cultivators were also looking at Bai Yuan curiously, as if trying to guess her identity and her relationship with Ji Lingyun. However, due to the current situation, they did not dare to ask any more questions.

Since both sides have completed their search.

Bai Yuan did not stay in this secret realm any longer. He casually opened a "door" in the void with a stroke of his hand, and then led Ji Lingyun and others out and returned to the open space outside.

At this moment.

Qingluo and others also came back from outside one after another.

As soon as she came back, Ye Shuang'er couldn't wait to rush to Bai Yuan, hugging her and rubbing against her, showing her utmost intimacy.

Qingluo and Jiangrao looked a little depressed.

"What's wrong, Qing'er, Rao'er?"

Bai Yuan vaguely guessed something, but was not quite sure.

"...Master."

The two sisters exchanged a glance, and Qingluo responded, "My disciple was incompetent and let Shentu Hong escape."

"Oh?"

Next, Bai Yuan listened to Qingluo's explanation.

As the current Great Elder of the Shentu Clan, Shentu Hong possessed considerable skill. While his physical prowess was slightly inferior to Ling Xiuya and Xue Shenzi, his mastery of the artifice—whether it was his unusual magical instruments or various sorcery techniques—was incredibly difficult to defend against. Even Qingluo, a seventh-level Spiritual Transformation cultivator, was unable to defeat him.

Of course, under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for Shentu Hong to defeat Qingluo.

However, this guy seemed to have the ability to control other members of the tribe. When the battle was in full swing, he controlled a member of the Divine Transformation Realm to self-destruct on the spot, and then he used the Blood Escape Technique to fly away. Even though Qingluo and Jiang Rao joined forces to intercept him, they only saved his arm, but failed to save his life.

On the contrary, Ye Shuang'er, with the help of [Twin Love Gu], achieved remarkable results this time and was in a very good mood.

Well... even if this girl didn't perform well in the battle, she shouldn't be in a bad mood as long as she sees Bai Yuan.

"Where's that guy's arm?"

Bai Yuan thought for a moment and asked.

Qingluo glanced at Jiang Rao, who took out a scroll and said, "Here."

"Give me."

Bai Yuan opened the scroll, placed two fingers together on the broken arm, and then closed his eyes slightly.

In some of her previous lives, she had systematically studied the art of tracking and divination. So at this moment, she naturally used these two methods and continued to calculate.

After a while.

Bai Yuan opened his eyes again and said confidently, "This guy is heading northeast and is about seven thousand miles away..."

"Northeast?"

Ji Lingyun immediately guessed what was going on: "Oh, isn't that the Great Wilderness Forbidden Land? It seems this guy is going to find their ancestor to seek justice for him."

“That should be it.”

Bai Yuan nodded, but there was no trace of panic on his face.

Anyway, her relationship with Elder Shentu was now semi-open. She was planning a trip to the Great Wilderness, and Elder Shentu had already known about the appearance of "White Kite Sixteenth Generation." There was no need to worry about Shentu Hong's departure causing intelligence leaks.

Besides...

It is unclear whether Shentu's ancestors would "uphold justice" for Shentu Hong or demonstrate on him the "kind father and filial son" tradition passed down from generation to generation in the Shentu family.

"Well, even though it only has one arm, it does contain some impressive bloodline power..."

Bai Yuan gently twisted the two fingers that were pressing on the broken arm, and then lifted it up. The broken arm split in the middle, and fine threads of blood floated out from the cracks in the skin, gathered together in mid-air, and then formed the shape of a small "pill" in Bai Yuan's palm.

Jiang Rao and Ye Shuang'er were both seeing this method for the first time and looked surprised.

Only Qingluo was more experienced, having witnessed the methods of many powerful beings above the Divine Transformation level in the Eastern Wilderness Demon Territory. So she wasn't surprised at all and even guessed Bai Yuan's intention: "Hey, Master, are you going to use your own methods to retaliate? Are you going to use the remains of the Shentu family to refine elixirs that can infuse the bloodlines of various races?"

"That's it."