The Great Wild God - Chapter 260

Chapter 260 Refining Heavenly Flame
Within the boundless mountains at the southern foot of Python Teeth Ridge, an ancient stone stronghold was built. The moss-covered stronghold wall left behind traces of time. A stone stream flowed past the stronghold, and a thousand acres of peach forest was sprinkling with beauty.

In such a beautiful land, thousands of barbarians had lived here for countless generations, but at this moment, the stronghold was like a purgatory on earth.

Lou Li stood on the wall of the stronghold, expressionlessly watching everything in the stronghold, his shrill cries turning a deaf ear.

A hundred-meter-long serpent lay on the wall of the stronghold. The ferocious head of the serpent stuck out into the stronghold and swallowed a dozen people and animals without even spitting out a bit of bone residue. However, the flesh and blood on the body of the serpent continued to fall like lava on fire.

Only after devouring all the thousands of people and beasts in the stronghold did the snake demon manage to control its injuries and transform into a human form. It barely managed to lock the maggots-like heavenly flames that were hard to get rid of, forcefully suppressing them within its body and no longer causing any trouble.

The injuries were repeated, but it was not something that thousands of human and beast flesh could make up for. The snake demon felt its strength drop by a bit, and its heart was filled with bloodthirsty mania. It stared at Lou Li like a crimson giant eye stained with blood. It shouted, “Is there only such a stronghold nearby?”

“We’ve been stuck in the Dragon Creek Lake for too long. The tribes nearby have almost fled to the south of the White Wolf. As long as we head south into the Azure Wave Wilderness, we’ll have a million to ten million human beasts’ flesh and blood for Snake Sovereign to enjoy.” Lou Li said expressionlessly, as if the person who had just been swallowed into the snake’s stomach was not of the same race as him.

At this time, a black shadow rushed up the wall and hid its head and face in the black hat pocket. However, Lou Li could feel the sharp gaze of the black-clothed man hiding in the hat pocket.

“Didn’t I tell you to wait and see? Don’t make any movements? As long as another 100,000 creatures devour your flesh and blood, you will be able to completely refine the Heavenly Flame. At that time, there will be no Primordial Core Reverend in Yunzhou State, and he will be your opponent.”

The black-clothed man stood in front of the human-shaped, 40-foot-tall snake demon. It was as small as a small rock, and its aura was not strong. At least, it was far from being comparable to the demonic snake. However, the demonic snake was respectful in front of the black-clothed man, and did not dare to go against its intention.

“The demonic sword of the Blood Sword Sect is currently in the hands of those people. I think they have to bring that demonic sword to the White Wolf River before they can’t help but attack.” The demonic snake urn said.

Hearing what the demonic snake said, Lou Li Shen was shocked and asked, “Did they see anything from the Blood Sword Sect?”

“Impossible,” said the black-clothed man. “Even if that old fellow at the foot of the Jade Pillar Peak swindled his death, even if this old fellow was hiding in the Dragon Creek Lake right now, it would at most be Origin Pill Taoist’s strength. There were quite a few old monsters in Cloud Continent who had lived for thousands of years, but it was impossible for them to be in Canglan. It was impossible for anyone in Canglan to recognize Yang Zhu’s Blood River Devil Technique. After they killed Yang Zhu, they should have taken this devil sword with them as a spoils of war. ”

“Cang Lan is a Blood River Devil Technique that no one recognizes, but it’s hard to tell them to bring the Devil Sword to Cloud Continent.” Snake Demon Urn said.

“There’s no need to worry about that either,” said the black-clothed man. “Those old fellows from the Divine Night Sect who can recognize the Bloodshed River Demonic Art are not something that direct disciples can see casually. If we act rashly, we will reveal a flaw. Empyreans cannot descend on Cloud Continent. We must be cautious in everything we do. We absolutely cannot lure those old fellows out …”

“Why would the Snake Sovereign ask a few small characters to do this? That old fellow from Yuzhu Peak should be hiding in the Dragon Creek Lake and didn’t make a move.” Lou Li asked the snake demon puzzled.

The serpent demon didn’t attack Long Qiu Lake, but after Chen Xun and the others left Long Qiu Lake, even if the serpent demon wanted to suppress the Heavenly Flames in its body, it shouldn’t have any opponents.

“Chen Xun has grasped the true meaning of the Dao. I was injured by an incomparably tyrannical sword intent, and I almost couldn’t suppress the Heavenly Flames in my body.” The Demonic Snake Urn said with an indescribable gloom in its heart.

Lou Li was shocked and found it hard to believe, “How is that possible? Now that he has grasped the true meaning of the Dao, doesn’t that mean that this child will be able to cultivate into an Origin Pill in the future?”

“If it weren’t for this kid’s ability, you and Qing Yangzi wouldn’t have let him lose so badly back then.” The black-clothed man looked at Lou Li with disdain.

Lou Li’s face twitched twice when the black-clothed man stabbed him to the point of pain, but his expression became even more respectful and he didn’t say anything else.

The black-clothed man pondered for a while and said to the demonic snake, “When I restrain the forces of the Azure Water School and Mansion of Marquis Martial in the White Wolf River, return to your snake form and rush into the Azure Water Wilderness with a small group of demon soldiers to devour flesh and blood, but remember not to expose Xing Zang. As long as you can successfully refine the Heavenly Flames in your body with a secret technique, everything will be easy to say …”

Lou Li raised his head to look at the dazzling flowing clouds in the sky and thought to himself, Who would have thought that this Tu Shan Heavenly Flame could be refined?

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Two days later, Chen Xun and the others arrived at White Wolf River Valley.

Thousands of demonic beasts gathered in the northern ridge of the White Wolf River Valley. They did not directly bypass White Wolf City and rush into the Azure Wave Wilderness, as Chen Xun had guessed.

The main reinforcements of the Azure Water College, the Yuanwu Marquis’ Mansion, and the Qiyun Mountain were also standing still in White Wolf City.

White Wolf City was located on the north bank of the middle reaches of the White Wolf River. It was close to the mountains and rivers, and the terrain was extremely dangerous. The earliest was the territory of the Black Python. Ghost Faction had managed it for 30 years, and it was directly under the jurisdiction of the Guisu Commandant’s Martial House.

The stronghold was only four kilometers deep, but the nearly twenty zhang tall city wall stood on the riverside of the White Wolf River that was surging with waves. The city walls were all constructed from the hardest black sandstone mined from the surrounding mountains and watered with iron juice. Although they were not comparable to the Azure Water City that the Su Clan had operated for a thousand years, they were definitely not within the reach of the previous Beishan City and the surrounding tribal villages. There were also more than ten zhang wide moats outside the city walls.

Chen Xun and the others rode on the bronze war chariot and slowly drove into White Wolf City from the suspension bridge. They could see a wolf-fanged iron plate hanging down from the city wall.

On the iron tablet, the wolf-fanged barbs made of Divine Mark Cold Iron were exceptionally sturdy, and each one of them flickered with a cold light that could criticize others.

Such a city could withstand the attacks of almost all the tribal forces. However, almost all of the magical creatures that entered Python Fang Ridge had the strength of peak Reincarnation Realm martial cultivators. They could easily jump a hundred feet away, thirty to forty feet high. The city moat and city walls were simply unable to block the pace of the magical creatures.

In order to defend against monstrous floods, one had to rely on powerful mountain protection formations.

After Commandant Su Wu’s Manor took over White Wolf City, the Su Clan had considered that Mystical Frost Sect and Mount Yi Sect would advance towards Python Fang Ridge from the north. They also viewed White Wolf River as the first line of defense against the invasion of the two sects. Chen Xun believed that the defensive array set up by the Azure Water School in White Wolf River would definitely not be too weak.

Su Shousi personally went out to welcome him. Chen Xun knew that this was Chang Xi’s face.

Apart from Jiang Bin and Wei Zhong, Chen Xun was surprised to see Xia Xiangyi in White Wolf City.

Chen Xun and the others had not received any news that Xia Xiangyi had also arrived in White Wolf City when they set off from Dragon Creek Lake. They guessed that he had arrived in the past two days.

Su Shousi hosted a dusty banquet in the City Lord’s Mansion, but Chen Xun’s injuries had yet to heal, so he could only decline Su Shousi’s cordial invitation. Furthermore, he, Chang Xi, and Jiang Bin could not go together.

“We made a detour around the southwest foot of Python Fang Ridge and accidentally encountered the snake demon from the Absolute Mountain Ridge. We managed to escape by luck, but we suffered some injuries. We need to find a place to rest, so we won’t be bothered with the Dust Cleansing Banquet anymore …”

Chen Xun was injured, and Chang Xi naturally jumped off, so she went back to the residence arranged by the Su Clan to rest.

Su Shousi and the others had all guessed that there must be Heavenly Yao level magical creatures hiding behind the scenes to control everything in front of them. Chen Xun and the others were in danger along the way, which just so happened to confirm their speculation.

Su Shousi’s expression changed slightly. He hurriedly pulled Su Fanglong and Su Qingfeng into the mansion and asked Xia Xiangyi, Jiang Bin, and Wei Zhong about the details of what they had encountered along the way.

Su Junyuan, Su Tang sent Chen Xun and Chang Xi to live in the west of the city. Only then did Chen Xun know that Lei Wanhe and the others had also rushed to White Wolf City with Chang Xi.

After they arrived at White Wolf City, Jiang Bin was unwilling to send troops to assist Long Qiutan, Lei Wanhe, and the others’ cultivation was limited. If they met with demons in the wilderness, they would instead drag Chang Xi down. Therefore, they stayed in White Wolf City.

Chang Xi didn’t even want to perfunctory Su Shousi, so she naturally didn’t pay any attention to Su Junyuan and went straight into the secret room to cultivate.

Chen Xun accompanied Su Junyuan as he spoke in the spirit relic.

Seeing that Chen Xun’s face didn’t have any blood, Su Tang didn’t know if he was seriously injured. She asked with concern, “Does your injury matter?”

“It’s not a big deal. We can recover after two days of recuperation,” Chen Xun said. “We’ve been delayed for five days. Over the past five days, thousands of magical creatures have gathered in the mountains to the north. Haven’t we crossed the White Wolf River at all?”

Chen Xun was worried that the magical creatures would bypass White Wolf City and directly enter the hinterland of the Azure Water Wilderness, so he couldn’t wait to reinforce the White Wolf River. However, he didn’t expect that these magical creatures would actually remain motionless in the mountains at the southern foot of Python Fang Ridge.

“Not completely motionless. These past two days, there have been quite a few small demonic creatures that have crossed the White Wolf Henan.” Su Tang said.

“Those tribes in the Azure Water Hinterland are going to suffer.” Zuoqiu sighed emotionally.

For hundreds of years, the Su Clan must have been suppressing the development of the tribes in Canglan.

Some of them had tens of thousands of large tribes, not even a single Reincarnation Realm expert.

Although they were all strongholds, without a defensive formation, even if three or five magical creatures rushed over, they would still be able to bring disaster to them.

“There’s nothing we can do about it,” Su Junyuan sighed. “These magical creatures are exceptionally powerful. Without relying on defensive formations, ordinary cultivators can’t compete with them. Small groups of magical creatures frequently cross the White Wolf River. If we split up our forces to surround them, we won’t have enough manpower. It doesn’t matter. If we have more manpower, White Wolf City will be empty …”

If he hadn’t been killed by the Snake Demon along the way, Chen Xun would have agreed with the Azure Water School’s plan.

Even with the assistance of the Marquis of Yuan Dynasty and Qiyun Mountain, they were still unable to take care of the thousands of tribes in the hinterland of the Azure Water Wilderness.

However, Chen Xun had a different opinion now.

“The reason we were able to escape by luck is that the snake demon has not recovered yet.” Chen Xun explained the details of how the snake demon used Heavenly Flame Flowing Fire to break the formation during the Battle of Devil Execution. Su Junyuan said, “Although I don’t know why the Snake Demon sneaked into the Azure Water Wilderness without recovering from its injuries, there is one thing that is certain. The more flesh and blood essence the Snake Demon consumes in cultivating the Demon Fiend Blood Pill, the faster its injuries will recover and the stronger its strength will be.” “Many of the Azure Water Tribes don’t have any experts to protect them. Three or five demonic creatures can destroy the stronghold’s dead race. What if this snake demon infiltrates and devours flesh and blood to heal its wounds?”

Forget how many lives this catastrophe will fill in. More importantly, a heavily injured snake demon will kill them until their chickens fly and dogs jump. If we let this snake demon enter the Azure Water Wilderness and devour their flesh and blood to restore its peak combat strength, I’m afraid Patriarch Su himself will not be able to kill this snake in the wild …

Hearing Chen Xun’s words, Su Junyuan’s expression changed slightly. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Your guess is quite reasonable. I’ll tell the Sect Master now …”