Yinshan Record

Chapter 834 The Bloodshed of an Old Friend Was Premeditated (Part 2)

The brick walls of the City God Temple collapsed instantly, and broken bricks and soil flew all over the ground.

A wealthy young man dressed in brocade robes slowly walked in from outside.

He wore a jade hairpin in his hair, a black fur robe over his clothes, and a beautiful fan in his hand.

Dressed like that, Su Che couldn't tell if he was cold or hot.

This wealthy young man was not tall, but rather stout, with a faint smile on his lips.

"Lu Zheng, we, Dugu Ba, are very polite. I never expected that you, a mere killer, would reach the same Divine Realm as me. You're quite remarkable."

Dugu Ba said, waving his folding fan.

Although he was not tall, he possessed an imposing and heroic aura.

As a notorious playboy in Guzhu, Dugu Ba was never Dugu Chen's most prized son.

Compared to Dugu Rou, who was recruited into the Changsheng Sect early on and made great strides, Dugu Ba is like a poor substitute, a second-rate character who highlights how outstanding Dugu Rou is.

But this second-rate character usually assisted Dugu Chen in handling family affairs, ensuring the continuous expansion of the Dugu family's power in the Guzhu Kingdom.

In the conspiracy against the Lü family, it was Dugu Ba who personally orchestrated the operation, easily eliminating this rising family that could have become a major enemy in the future.

After the internal strife within the Changsheng Sect, Dugu Ba quickly seized the opportunity. This long-dormant second-rate figure firmly grasped the power of the Dugu family, while also maintaining a fairly close tacit understanding with the ruler of Guzhu Kingdom.

This trap, which brought Lü Zheng into the snare, was the result of his usual planning.

"Uncle Wu, your marksmanship is truly excellent. We will definitely recommend you to the emperor and get you a general position."

Dugu Ba smiled and waved his folding fan as he spoke.

"Martial Forging!"

Lu Zheng roared.

But his Uncle Wu showed no mercy. His spear swept across the field like a dragon, and all the former comrades and subordinates who had been tricked into the City God Temple died under his spear.

In a short while, the main hall of the City God Temple was littered with corpses. He held a silver spear in his hand, his body hunched over like a leopard about to pounce, his eyes fixed on Su Che's throat.

He instinctively sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Su Che.

Why are you doing this?

"Why? Of course, it's for revenge. Could it be to repay a debt of gratitude?"

Wu Duan gave a cold laugh.

"Revenge? Isn't he your enemy?"

Lu Zheng pointed at Dugu Ba on the other side, almost grinding his teeth to powder.

"Young Master, my enemy is your father."

Wu Duan's voice was cold and ethereal.

“If it weren’t for your father’s cowardice and blind loyalty, how could I have ended up in this situation? I advised your father before that the best course of action was for the brothers to join forces, go to the Ten Thousand Mountains, and become mountain kings, living a carefree life. The middle course of action was to risk our lives and fight them to the death. The worst course of action was to hope that the king would change his mind.”

"Our miserable state today is not Dugu Ba's fault, it's all your father's fault."

Wu Duan looked at Lü Zheng as if he were looking at a cold corpse.

"You beast, what wrong did Uncle Bai and the others do?"

"Them? Their mistake was trusting others too much."

Wu Duan held the spear horizontally, and Lü Zheng clenched his fists and took a step forward.

However, it was this step that suddenly caused Lü Zheng to lose his motivation. His body froze there, as if he were a clay or wooden sculpture.

However, in the blink of an eye, a thick layer of frost formed on his face.

"It was my fault, Brother Lü. I forgot to remind you that I have planted the Ice Vein Bone-Piercing Gu inside the oil lamps in the City God Temple. Once it takes effect, your limbs and bones will be frozen."

Dugu Ba gently shook his folding fan and smiled.

"You see, although I learned these unorthodox methods in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, they can still be used to capture your Changsheng Sect's top disciples if the time is right. Mr. Bai, don't you agree?"

Dugu Ba fixed his gaze on Su Che.

He never took Lü Zheng seriously, but the mysterious Bai Hechou in front of him made him a little uneasy.

The Dugu family knew everyone in the Longevity Cult, and Dugu Ba had a complete list of heroes in his mind, able to remember every prominent figure in the Longevity Cult.

However, this list only goes up to the Core Formation level. After all, there are far too many cultivators in the Longevity Sect who have reached the Divine Transformation level.

Even Dugu Ba couldn't figure out whether there was a Divine Transformation cultivator named Bai Choufei within the Changsheng Sect.

Dugu Ba knew that Lü Zheng had become a disciple of the mysterious Elder Yang Sui and had received some benefits.

As for other details, the specific situation of the internal strife within the Changsheng Sect has not yet been revealed. All that outsiders know is that the Changsheng Sect is in turmoil, having been attacked by the Black Blood Demon, and both sides have suffered heavy losses.

Dugu Ba is now unsure whether his father and brother are alive or dead.

Therefore, he needs to be especially careful.

Be careful, this Bai Choufei may be an incarnation of a high-ranking member of the Longevity Sect.

Lu Zheng dared to descend the mountain and return to the Kingdom of Guzhu; he must have had someone backing him.

"How are you feeling, Senior Brother Bai?" Su Che smiled.

The oil lamp was problematic; it contained countless tiny insects, the size of hairs, which scattered into the night as the smoke was forced out. Once inside a person, they would flow throughout the body with each breath, multiplying with the blood and qi, and eventually emitting a chill.

Su Che had already figured this out. At first, he thought it was a trick left by Bai Shijian, but he didn't expect it to be this Dugu Ba.

"The Ice Vein Bone-Piercing Gu is indeed interesting."

Su Che stretched out his finger, and the Gu worms in the smoke were attracted by an invisible force, gradually condensing into a small ball at his fingertip.

A flash of yin fire, and these Gu worms instantly turned to ashes.

"Senior Brother Bai is indeed a top disciple of the Longevity Sect."

Dugu Ba clapped his hands.

"Having established a firm foothold, I wonder if Senior Brother Bai would be interested in cooperating with me."

"you?"

Su Che smiled as he looked at Dugu Ba.

“Indeed, Brother Lü is nothing more than a stray dog ​​in the end. Although I, Dugu Ba, am also a vicious dog, I still have some assets. Whatever Senior Brother Bai wants, it would be better to cooperate with me.”

Dugu Ba spoke eloquently, his words revealing his complete confidence.

There are only thirty steps between us.

Su Che held up his finger to measure it.

"Thirty steps, your head is only temporarily on your neck. Do you think you can negotiate with me?"

Dugu Ba lowered his head and smiled slightly.

An aged voice suddenly rang out.

"Those brats of the Longevity Sect are truly arrogant. With this old man here, let alone thirty steps, even if it's ten or five steps, what can you do?"

A hunched old man draped in animal skins emerged from the night, carrying a heavy black wooden staff with a small, one-horned snake flicking its tongue at the top. The old man's eyes were filled with white, and his face was utterly ferocious.

"Have you ever heard of the legendary Poison Dragon Staff's Yin Yi?"

This rogue cultivator at the Core Formation level held his snake staff horizontally, his face full of arrogance.

“Yin Changchong, tone down your arrogance. This isn’t the Ten Thousand Mountains. Don’t scare the children of the Changsheng Sect to death. If Jin Yunu comes looking for trouble, neither of us will be able to explain ourselves. General Wu, stop standing there. He’s a master who’s determined to establish his authority. Your spear is completely useless. Why don’t you come over here?”

A white-clad man wearing a human skin mask also appeared, carrying an ancient bronze longsword on his back and a ferocious three-tailed centipede perched on his shoulder.

"Hahaha, you, Golden Wind Blade Ancestor Xiu, are pretending to be a good guy now."

The hunchbacked old man laughed heartily.

Both of them were full of spirit and energy. Although they had not yet achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head, they were still cultivators of the Five Qi Returning to the Origin, which was quite remarkable in the small Guzhu Kingdom.

Wu Duan gave Su Che a deep look, then leaped into Dugu Ba's camp.

Su Che ignored him, and simply stretched out his hand, slowly looking at his palm. His nails were indeed neatly arranged.

"Since you're blind, take good care of yourself and don't wander around like a young person. You'll be in big trouble if you run into a tough opponent. Also, if you're going to use a knife, use a knife; if you're going to make poison, make poison. Don't mix them up and make a mess of things, or you'll regret it later."

Su Che withdrew his finger and smiled at the two people in front of him.

"Of course, I'm not talking about you, I'm just expressing my own feelings."

"Insanity."

The hunchbacked old man waved his snake-staff in his hand, stirring up a foul gust of wind.

"Playing the zither, she dances gracefully; brushing orchid leaves, she wears fragrant herbs."

He recited ancient words, and several lines of ink flashed across his face. Amidst the bloody wind, two lanterns could be vaguely seen.

The wind howled, snake scales danced wildly, and countless poisonous creatures lurked within the foul wind. The City God Temple was completely destroyed by this fierce gale.

One after another, dark, venomous vipers emerged from the darkness, and enormous snake spirits lurked in the wind, lunging to bite at Su Che.

"You old man, you're really a scoundrel! Why did you have to tear down someone's temple?"

The serpent spirit was ferocious, and the venomous viper spat its tongue, but three zhang in front of Su Che was a forbidden area where all laws were forbidden.

It's completely empty here.

This is precisely the beauty of Su Che's "immobility".

Calm and unmovable like the earth.

Now that his Dao Foundation was freed from the influence of the Heavenly Demon, Su Che could easily use the defensive techniques he had comprehended himself.

Its body was three zhang in circumference, and under this profound principle, it became a shield that blocked everything.

Su Che glanced at the hunched old man.

"The Poison Dragon Staff, is it? Let me take a look."

A strange force, like a raging python, suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and Yin Yi could barely hold onto the snake staff. He thought to himself that something was wrong, and slapped his forehead. A dim yellow halo appeared behind his head.

This snake bead was obtained by him in the mountains many years ago. After painstakingly refining it, it has become a protective treasure. Hidden within its yellow light is the miasma he painstakingly collected, making it an extremely powerful unorthodox magical artifact.

(End of this chapter)