ATPnovel Chapter 175: Retreat
Chapter 175: Retreat
Winged Python Valley.
You were born into a second-tier demon race.
The clan has five second-tier Foundation Establishment demons.
The two statues in the middle are your father and mother.
The other three are all relatives.
Your father is the head of a clan, and his cultivation has reached the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Having established the immortal foundation 'Flame in the Wind', its combat power far surpasses that of other demonic beasts of the same level.
From the moment you were hatched, you were given high hopes and special attention.
You are exceptionally talented, and at such a young age you have already reached the late stage of the first rank.
He also awakened his bloodline talent: 'Wind Blade'
However, when you are forty-one, you smell a special fragrance while you are out, which makes you feel your blood boiling.
That seemed to be the fragrance emanating from the legendary "Beast Blood Grass".
If you refine it, it can help you activate your bloodline power, which may allow you to break through to the next level and reach the late-stage Great Perfection of the first level.
You immediately followed the scent.
As a result, when they saw a 'Beast Blood Grass' emitting a five-colored light, two figures suddenly appeared in front of them.
You are a great vigilant person.
Just then, light patterns bloomed all around, and a light screen appeared, covering an area of 600 meters in radius.
Knowing something was wrong, you immediately flapped your wings and flew into the air to escape.
However, a man in a black robe with gold patterns swept his hand, and a ray of light swept over like sharp blades. You were immediately struck by countless blades and fell to the ground. Demon blood stained the valley red. You howled and screamed, unable to fly.
Then a ray of light swept in, binding you and lifting you into the air.
You try to struggle, but you can't move at all; even the divine consciousness in your sea of consciousness is imprisoned.
The voices of humans could be heard nearby.
"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that just a 'Beast Blood Grass' would be enough to subdue this demonic python." It was the voice of a middle-aged man. He was wearing a blue robe and had a smile on his lips as he looked coldly at the winged python that had been swept into the air.
"Although this first-tier demonic python has developed some intelligence, it is still a beast. Taking it down will be as easy as turning one's hand." In the air, the man wearing second-tier magic boots and a black robe with gold patterns spoke with a rather authoritative air, his face indifferent.
This person was actually a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
"Old Huang, what should we do next?" asked the middle-aged man in the blue robe beside him.
"Sneak this demonic python into Black Wind City... Then, those two late-stage second-tier demonic pythons will naturally follow its aura." The Foundation Establishment cultivator known as Elder Huang said coldly.
"So far away... how could a second-tier demonic python find its way here?" The man in the blue robe asked with a hint of doubt.
"Isn't this python injured?" Huang, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, said calmly.
The man in the blue robe looked at the bound python.
At this moment, blood dripped from the demonic python's body.
"The serpent is best at tracking and tracing qi... With this demon blood, it won't be a problem!" The man in the blue robe's eyes lit up.
"As long as we sprinkle some 'Phantom Beast Powder' along the way, the nearby monsters will lose their minds after absorbing some, and become obsessed with the powder. Then, we can sprinkle some more along the way and in Black Wind City. As long as those two second-tier demonic pythons raise their arms and shout, the nearby monsters will also inexplicably follow and become wildly aggressive, and start an uprising, unknowingly arriving in Black Wind City."
The man surnamed Huang, who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, spoke leisurely, his eyes bright and full of confidence.
"Hehe, Elder Huang is truly a master strategist. With the beasts of the Black Wind Mountains... Black Wind City will surely fall this time!" the man in the blue robe said with a fawning smile.
"Hmph, the Li family killed my nephew Huang Teng... This time, I will make the entire Black Wind City pay with its life!" the man surnamed Huang sneered.
"Don't worry, Elder Huang, I've already investigated all the secret passages in Black Wind City... Even if the Li family tries to escape through a secret passage, our people will ambush and kill them immediately... Black Wind City, with only one Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge, is destined for annihilation!"
The man in the blue robe said obsequiously.
The man surnamed Huang nodded slightly, then flicked his hand, and several array flags nearby whistled over and disappeared into his palm.
The array of light in the valley disappeared.
Then, the man surnamed Huang rode the wind, carrying the man in the green robe, and flew rapidly towards Black Wind City.
As for the demonic python, it was put into the spirit beast bag.
They finally extracted the demonic python three hundred miles away from the area, allowing its blood to drip into the mountains.
After another three hundred li, they did the same thing again.
This was to slow down the speed at which the second-tier demonic python found Black Wind City.
In this way, they also have time to arrange other matters.
The next morning, the man in the green robe entered the city and took out the demonic python, trapping it under the tower.
The serpent was trapped and howled incessantly. Finally, it crashed into the light barrier and died.
……
At this point, Yang Jiuli's mind withdrew from the life of the demon python.
"So it was the Golden Cloud Sect that was manipulating this behind the scenes," Yang Jiuli realized.
This Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Huang is the uncle of Huang Teng, a Qi Refining cultivator from the Golden Cloud Sect.
"The Golden Glow Sect has already laid a tight net at the exits of all the underground passages in Black Wind City..."
"It seems that escaping this time won't be so easy!"
Yang Jiuli's mind raced, and he whispered.
"However, the Black Wind Mountains are vast, with numerous underground caves, and the Golden Glow Sect cannot deploy all its personnel. It would be better to find a place to temporarily avoid the conflict... and observe the situation after things have calmed down!"
"Let's go!" Yang Jiuli said to Xiao Bing without hesitation.
The serpent then allowed it to land on the stone platform.
Xiao Bing responded, and a burst of light enveloped Yang Jiuli as they disappeared underground, heading towards his cave.
A horde of demons attacked, most of whom were serpent demons who could use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical technique).
It shouldn't be long before they find this place by following the scent.
If Yang Jiuli doesn't leave soon, and the demonic python sees him here and mistakes him for the murderer, he'll likely have a hard time escaping.
Therefore, after learning the truth, Yang Jiuli left the place almost without hesitation.
……
At this moment, outside Yang Jiuli's cave.
"Master Yang...Master Yang!" Li Yourong called out anxiously.
She used a sound transmission talisman.
However, Yang Jiuli did not respond.
At this moment, she was anxious as she shouted, her palm bursting with fire, ready to condense the 'Fire Blade Technique' to forcibly break through the array barrier of Yang Jiuli's courtyard. However, it would be impolite to break the array rashly, so she hesitated.
But after waiting for a long time, she no longer wanted to wait.
If we hesitate any longer, and the city's great formation breaks, it may be too late!
"Why hasn't Ninth Brother come out yet?" Huang Cheng and Liu Hu were also nearby, and he looked anxious.
"That shouldn't be! Ninth Brother is the most cautious, how could he make a mistake at such a crucial moment?" He shook his head slightly, then waited quietly.
Liu Hu also looked surprised.
Inside the cave at this moment.
Yang Jiuli and Xiao Bing manifested.
He quickly heard the buzzing sound of the array's restrictions, and then with a flick of his hand, he took out the array plate and immersed his mind in it.
Everything outside was clearly perceived.
"Master Li Dan...please come in!" Yang Jiuli transmitted his voice through the array plate using his divine sense.
Immediately, Yang Jiuli's voice rang out in the courtyard outside.
Upon hearing that familiar voice, the flames in Li Yourong's palm subsided and disappeared into her body.
At the same time, her furrowed brows relaxed.
"Ninth Brother..." Huang Cheng was also overjoyed.
Then, Yang Jiuli activated the array's restrictions.
Li Yourong, Huang Cheng, and Liu Hu walked in.
Yang Jiuli came out to greet him.
"Xiao Bing was at a critical moment in her breakthrough just now, which is why she was delayed for a moment!" Yang Jiuli explained to Li Yourong.
As he spoke, Xiao Bing appeared on his neck.
He then gave Li Yourong a simple and honest smile, exuding the aura of a late-stage first-order master.
"Xiao Bing has actually reached the late stage of the first rank." Upon seeing this, Li Yourong was slightly surprised, but then she understood.
After all, this is a demonic python with a second-tier bloodline.
"So it was Xiao Bing who broke through!" Huang Cheng looked relieved and smiled.
Li Yourong, Huang Cheng, and Liu Hu entered the courtyard.
Yang Jiuli invited the two to sit in the pavilion.
Li Yourong didn't sit down and spoke directly, saying, "The clan elders have made a decision to evacuate!"
"Evacuate!" Upon hearing this, Huang Cheng's eyes flickered, and he asked, "How do we evacuate?"
"Evacuate from some underground caves in Blackwind City!" Li Yourong said.
Huang Cheng looked at Yang Jiuli.
"Black Wind City has many underground caves. Master Li, which direction do you plan to evacuate from?" Yang Jiuli asked.
Huang Cheng also looked inquiring.
"The clan has already begun arranging for people to evacuate. The plan is to disperse the people and evacuate from the north, east, and south," Li Yourong said.
"Evacuate from all directions!" Yang Jiuli touched the bridge of his nose, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"I wonder what insights Master Yang has?" Li Yourong asked.
"Has Master Li considered that this beast tide might not be so simple?" Yang Jiuli asked.
"You mean someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes?" Li Yourong asked.
"Otherwise, how could these demonic beasts dare to launch a surprise attack on Black Wind City?" Yang Jiuli said. "After all, this place is under the jurisdiction of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect. Normally, the battles between demonic beasts and human cultivators in the mountains are one thing, and life and death depend on strength... But launching a beast tide is no different from war. How could the Azure Flame Immortal Sect sit idly by? These second-tier demonic beasts obviously know this principle as well."
"Therefore, Blackwind City has never experienced a beast tide for hundreds of years."
Yang Jiuli said.
Li Yourong said, "This matter is indeed not that simple."
"If we retreat rashly now, we will suffer heavy losses if we are ambushed while we are out," Yang Jiuli said.
"Ambushed..." Upon hearing this, Li Yourong's expression turned solemn.
"We don't know who's friend or foe... If a high-level cultivator ambushes us, we'll probably be wiped out!" Huang Cheng thought with a chill.
He glanced at Yang Jiuli and then looked at Li Yourong.
"Judging from the current situation, Black Wind City will eventually fall. When the beast horde attacks, there will be a risk of annihilation... If we evacuate now, we still have a chance to save our lives. As for what Master Yang said, it is also a major future problem. I wonder if you have any other insights?" She looked at Yang Jiuli and said that according to the current situation, the Li family of Yunmeng Lake must evacuate.
However, if they are ambushed during their retreat, they could be wiped out.
They were clearly caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
"I suggest we flee to the southwestern mountains, which are the territory of the demon race and have many underground caves where people can hide."
Yang Jiuli said.
"The Southern Mountains..." Li Yourong mused.
"Does Ninth Brother mean we should temporarily hide in the underground caves?" Huang Cheng's eyes lit up.
Li Yourong recalled the scene where she and Yang Jiuli stayed in the underground cave last time.
Indeed, hiding in an underground cave is a good option.
After all, underground caves can block the divine sense of outsiders, making it extremely difficult to find people.
"That's a good idea!" Li Yourong nodded.