Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

——This is the Wu Nian Sect’s unique “Earth Vein Forbidden Technique”, a defensive formation drawn with the essence and blood of ferocious beasts. Even after thousands of years, it still has considerable power.

【Wunian Sect】

According to the previous expansion pack, this was an ancient sect with a long history, renowned for its unparalleled beast-taming techniques. It once flourished a thousand years ago. However, due to a cosmic upheaval, it vanished from the world of immortal cultivation overnight. When it reappeared, it had become the ruins of the "Yuankong Secret Realm."

As for the ancient beast, it was captured by the ancestors of the Wu Nian Sect, who planned to refine its ferocity and tame it. Unfortunately, the sect was destroyed before the plan was even halfway through. However, the beast survived by chance and has survived here ever since.

If we alarm it in advance, the journey will probably be aborted.

"Shuang'er, please follow me and don't move around casually."

After learning the lesson from the "Earth Vein Forbidden" just now, Ye Shuang'er obviously became much more obedient. She followed Bai Yuan step by step, moving forward in the footprints she left, almost grabbing the corner of her clothes with her hands like a child.

Passing through large and small ruins.

A huge square appeared before my eyes.

The square, measuring several thousand square meters, was surrounded by thirty-six coiled dragon pillars. Only a few remained intact, while the rest were broken and weathered. On several of these pillars, clear claw marks and charred traces from flames and lightning could be seen, as if a great battle had erupted long ago.

Hmm... maybe it was left behind when the secret realm was opened last time?

When we got here, a faint smell of sulfur began to fill the air, like some kind of resentful evil spirit that had been suppressed for thousands of years.

Bai Yuan was just about to tell Ye Shuang'er a few things to note, but suddenly he looked up as if he had something in mind.

As far as the eye can see.

High in the sky, they saw a blurry crimson figure circling, resembling a dark-red hawk. As it soared, it glanced down at them, its gaze lingering for a few seconds before suddenly flapping its wings and soaring into the sky.

“…Master?”

Ye Shuang'er followed Bai Yuan's gaze and glanced at the sky with a searching look on her face.

"That one just passed by. It should be the spirit beast raised by the Tianyuan Sword Sect. Baili Qingfeng may have arrived."

"follow me!"

As Bai Yuan spoke, he pulled Ye Shuang'er's wrist and walked quickly forward.

……

"Master Baili, we have found their traces."

Outside the valley.

After circling once, the red kestrel folded its wings and landed on the shoulder of a young monk, chatting with him for a few words. Then, the monk turned around and reported to Baili Qingfeng:

"Hong Yi said that the two of them are deep in this valley, in a square surrounded by numerous coiled dragon pillars. They're about two kilometers away from us as the crow flies. However, there seem to be some traps and lingering auras of ferocious beasts along the way. We need to be careful when passing by, otherwise we might get into trouble."

"Hey, Red Wing just chirped a few times, did he actually say so much?"

Jiang Rao asked with a bit of curiosity.

The monk nodded and saluted before responding respectfully, "Not really. I just reorganized the information it provided..."

After a brief exchange of words.

Baili Qingfeng said calmly, "I'll lead the way, and you guys follow. Set up surveillance along the way. This time, we must slay that demon with our swords, slay the evil and defend the Way!"

"Yes!"

At the command, Baili Qingfeng's robes blew up without a breeze, his cultivation, nearly reaching the eighth stage of the Nascent Soul stage, fully mobilized, forming a hazy aura around him. Then, he took the lead and sped towards the square! His figure was so fast that only a green afterimage could be seen!

Jiang Rao lagged behind a few steps, turned his head and looked at Ji Tingxue. Their eyes met and then disappeared. Then he followed the main force and marched into the depths of the Wunian ruins.

……

the other side.

Bai Yuan and Ye Shuang'er have already arrived at a hall opposite the square.

The hall is paved with thick bluestone slabs.

Several stone slabs bore the inscriptions of the eight trigrams, Qian, Kun, Zhen, and Li. Chains cast from meteorite iron extended from beneath the slabs, connecting to a massive bronze cauldron nearly three meters tall in the center of the hall. The ancient seal characters engraved on the cauldron's body spelled "Zhen'e," but now, some force had twisted them into a ferocious beastly totem.

suddenly.

A faint blue phosphorescent light lit up from the cracks in the floor, and then a sticky amber liquid began to flow out.

If a monk who is proficient in numerology stood here, he would find that the place where the amber liquid overflowed formed a hexagram: The ninth line of the hexagram of Shi Ke says, "Eat the dry 胏, get the golden arrow", which is a rare sign of great misfortune!

"This is……"

Ye Shuang'er found the spider silk under her feet and tried to step on it to break it, but Bai Yuan pulled her hand and then controlled the flying sword to cut the spider silk.

"These spider silks may be poisonous, don't touch them casually..."

Well, it seems that it’s okay to touch it. After all, ordinary poisons can’t do anything to Ye Shuang’er’s “poisonous body”, it will just accumulate in her body.

"Go forward four slabs and stand on the 'Kun' position."

Bai Yuan said again.

"Oh……"

Ye Shuang'er responded obediently and stood on the floor with the word "Kun" written on it.

Bai Yuan walked a few steps to the side and came to the word "Li".

Chapter 56: Driving the Tiger! (Happy New Year's Eve!)

As the two of them took their positions.

The chains made of meteorite iron began to rattle, and the stone slabs in the hall loosened and changed position.

First, "Qian" and "Kan" swapped positions, then the character "Li" rose upwards, and finally the character "Kun" suddenly sank. Ye Shuang'er only had time to exclaim "Master" before she followed the stone slab and fell into the dark corridor below.

[Following what I taught you before, continue walking along the corridor and turn at the third lighted exit. I'll meet you soon.]

Bai Yuan sent a voice message through the [Pet Collar], then glanced in the direction of the bronze tripod from above the stone slab, and then turned his head to look outside the hall.

At this time.

Then, a series of violent explosions were heard from the square outside, as if the Wu Nian Sect's defensive formation had been forcibly broken through. Just a few breaths later...

boom--!

Along with this roar, the ancient palace door was shattered by the sword light, and a figure in green clothes and holding a long sword broke in. The sharp sword energy instantly enveloped the whole place, causing all the movements in the palace to temporarily stop, as if the ferocious beast, which was still in a half-asleep state, was also observing the weight of the person who came.

——Cultivators with the seventh or eighth level of Nascent Soul cultivation are rare in the "Yuankong Secret Realm" and are still very valuable.

"Blood Kite Demon Lord!!"

Baili Qingfeng's gaze instantly locked onto Bai Yuan, his hair and beard flying. "How dare you show up, you devil! I've been searching for you for a long time, and meeting you here is heaven's will!"

"Oh?"

Bai Yuan raised her foot, and her fair jade feet beneath the red robe lightly spun twice on the stone slab, just covering the blood flowing in the "Li" pattern - that was the inducement she had just injected to awaken the ancient ferocious beast.

At this moment, the iron chain cast from meteorite iron began to tremble again, and a faint blue phosphorescent fire rose from the bronze tripod, causing Baili Qingfeng to glance sideways slightly, but his main focus was still on her. He watched her cherry lips slightly open and said in a frivolous tone:

"I didn't expect that Peak Master Baili is such a sentimental person. We were so entangled after just one encounter that day."

"Unfortunately, I only enjoy watching beautiful women dancing with swords. Your murderous appearance... is truly unsightly. Please forgive me for not accepting the Peak Master's kindness."

"Hmph! What a clever word!"

Baili Qingfeng snorted coldly, gripping the hilt of his sword. "That day before the waterfall, you and I never had the chance to fight. What a shame. Today, the evil spirit of the Evil-Suppressing Palace is soaring to the sky. I would like to use this three-foot-long sword to test your strength. I hope that Demon Lord will be willing to teach me!"

Of course, there was a reason why Baili Qingfeng came to find Bai Yuan.

Because of the previous battle in front of the waterfall cave, the psychological trauma left by Bai Yuan in him was too heavy, almost forming a demon in his heart - as a sword cultivator, he did not dare to draw his sword in front of his opponent. This kind of thing was a devastating blow to his beliefs, and might even cause him to never make any progress in the way of the sword in the future.

and so……

Clang——

Accompanied by a long dragon roar, Baili Qingfeng drew his sword, shaking the air in the hall.

At the same time, a hint of blood light quietly appeared on the beast-shaped totem on the huge bronze tripod.

"please!"

"……OK then."

Bai Yuan sighed helplessly, and just like Baili Qingfeng did just now, he pressed on one of the hilts of the sword at his waist.

She now carries three swords, and the one she holds is the most ordinary one among them. "Master Baili, you know that when the sword's heart is covered with dust, the sharper the sword, the easier it is to..."

“…Break it!”

As he spoke, Bai Yuan drew his sword from its sheath!

At that moment, from Baili Qingfeng's perspective, all he saw was the longsword emitting a clear cry like a phoenix's cry. Even before the sword was unsheathed, its energy stirred up a fierce wind, sweeping Bai Yuan's hair and the jade pendant around her waist high up in the air. The two bells on her ankles also jingled, transforming into a dazzling streak of sword light, like a streak of silk, that at that moment, tore through the sky and burst forth!

Because the spiritual power in the sword was too powerful, the sword body was shattered into ashes the moment the sword was swung!

"Well done!"

Baili Qingfeng drew his sword to meet the attack!

The moment the two sword lights collided, the iron chains in the entire hall made wild noises, and a blood-red inscription lit up on the bronze tripod, making the cinnabar mole at the end of Bai Yuan's eye seem to be dripping with blood.

next moment.

There was a loud boom, and the beast-shaped totem on the tripod trembled, as if a tiger were opening its bloody maw and roaring loudly. The materialized sound waves shattered the air and caused all the meteorite iron chains to wail under the heavy burden, finally breaking simultaneously within seconds! The sound of a huge heartbeat echoed throughout the hall!

“…What’s going on!?”

Baili Qingfeng paused.

During the sword fight just now, he found that Bai Yuan's sword power was not as strong as he had imagined. It was only about the same as that of a Nascent Soul Stage 1 or 2, or even slightly weaker. However, the momentum seemed particularly shocking. To those who didn't know, they would have thought that the mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting.

however.

Just when Baili Qingfeng wanted to continue attacking and slay the demon with his sword, he suddenly felt a strong sense of palpitations. He almost subconsciously stopped and turned around, casting his gaze towards the bronze tripod in the middle of the hall. He saw the eyes of the beast-shaped totem, which were also looking at it at the same time, with full of hostility and murderous intent in its eyes.

"Could it be..."

It only took a flash of thought.

The bronze tripod exploded from the root!

At the same time, dozens of stone slabs in the hall also exploded!

Then, under Baili Qingfeng's surprised gaze, he saw a huge black shadow leap out from the hole in the hall, stretching its muscles on the remaining ground, and then erupting with an earth-shattering roar!

Roar--! !

In just a moment, the rumbling sound waves turned into a raging storm, pushing towards the palace gate!

"?!"

Baili Qingfeng raised his hand and swung his sword, splitting the wall of air in front of him. His face had become extremely solemn.

It was not yet dark, so he could clearly see the outline of the black shadow, which was clearly a huge white tiger!

now.

As the bronze tripod exploded, the white tiger seemed to be freed from its restraints. The knotted muscles on its shoulder blades bulged like mountains, and dark golden lines began to emerge beneath its snow-white fur. As its four or five-meter-tall body stretched out, the ends of each hair danced with faint blue phosphorescence, and its vertical pupils surged with a lava-like red gold. It was as if the ferocity that had been imprisoned for thousands of years was boiling over, a terrifying sight!

"..."

Baili Qingfeng felt that he had been locked in by the aura of the ferocious beast. He exerted a little force on the hand holding the sword and glanced at the stone tablet with the word "Li" with a little bit of his peripheral vision, and found that there was no one there.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that after swinging the sword, Bai Yuan had quietly disappeared.

You...

Fell into a trap!

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ps: Today’s update is a little early, I wish you all a happy New Year’s Eve!

Chapter 57 "Blood Kite Demon Lord White Tiger's Talk" (First update of the Year of the Snake!)

"This demon elder..."

At this moment, Baili Qingfeng still wanted to try to reconcile: "I am the elder of the Tianyuan Sword Sect. I have no intention of becoming your enemy. Please..."

Roar! !

The revived white tiger had no intention of listening to Baili Qingfeng's nonsense. The moment he opened his mouth to speak, it locked its eyes with him, then unleashed its mighty legs and pounced on him like a raging hurricane! With a swipe of its sturdy claws, it unleashed five crescent-shaped blades of air that landed in front of Baili Qingfeng, who blocked them with his sword.