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Chapter 272 Pill Completion, Holy Dragon Guard, Ten Directions Martial Stele (5K)

Outside Yunxia Mountain.

"Senior brother, don't be in such a hurry. Take your time, it'll be faster!"

Two figures moved through the forest. Bai Luoxue, who was walking behind, quickened her pace as she saw her senior brother walking faster and faster.

Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Xu Qingshan did not slow down. Instead, he said as he walked, "Junior Sister, don't talk about your martial arts secrets now. We must hurry to Yunxia Mountain to check the truth, otherwise we'll be in trouble if we don't make it to the Longevity Secret Realm in three months!"

"No, Senior Brother, we're already near Yunxia Mountain," Bai Luoxue replied helplessly.

Her senior brother was careless and didn't even know where he was. He was so anxious that he lost his way.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Xu Qingshan paused, scratched his head, and said with an awkward laugh, "Oh, really? I just found out."

Immediately, his expression turned serious as he looked at Bai Luoxue and questioned, "Junior Sister, why didn't you tell Senior Brother sooner!"

Bai Luoxue rolled her eyes: "Senior brother, you're in such a hurry. Even if you get to Yunxia Mountain, you probably won't find anything."

“Junior sister, senior brother is just impatient, not stupid. Someone like me is rough but meticulous, and besides…” Xu Qingshan corrected.

"Besides what?" Bai Luoxue asked.

Xu Qingshan chuckled: "Besides, I still have you."

Bai Luoxue: "..."

"However, you're right, junior sister. This mission isn't that simple. We still need to be careful."

Xu Qingshan abruptly changed his tone, abandoning his usual demeanor. Not only did his tone become serious, but his expression also turned extremely solemn.

Upon hearing this, Bai Luoxue looked at her senior brother, who rarely thought things through, with a hint of surprise. In the past, she was the one who did the thinking, and her senior brother did the work.

Noticing Bai Luoxue's gaze, Xu Qingshan suddenly panicked: "W-what's wrong?"

Xu Qingshan returned to normal in less than three breaths.

As expected, I still can't have too much hope for my senior brother.

Bai Luoxue sighed inwardly, but replied aloud, "You're right, this mission is quite suspicious, we need to be careful."

Both she and Xu Qingshan were members of the Holy Dragon Guard. They were tasked by the royal family with investigating the matter of the Elixir Fire at Yunxia Mountain.

As Xu Qingshan said, the emergence of the elixir this time is no simple matter.

If the alchemical fire had only appeared on Yunxia Mountain in Tiandan City, it would not have attracted the attention of the royal family.

The key point is that almost all nine major cities of the Pill Alliance had their Pill Flames emerge at the same time, which is extraordinary.

In particular, the targets attracted by these alchemical fires cover more than 50% of the alchemists in the Alchemy Alliance, and these alchemists are generally above the third rank.

Therefore, as soon as the news spread, it immediately attracted the attention of the royal family, who issued an order overnight to send the Holy Dragon Guard to investigate the matter.

"Could this be a conspiracy by the Demon Alliance?" Xu Qingshan guessed, his face showing indignation. "The Demon Alliance has never given up its desire to destroy our human race. Perhaps they want to take this opportunity to attack the alchemists of the Pill Alliance and cut off the cultivation resources for martial artists. It's really despicable!"

Bai Luoxue remained noncommittal: "You're thinking quite a lot. What if it's the Spirit Alliance?"

"They're all no good!" Xu Qingshan snorted.

Bai Luoxue remained silent, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, lost in thought.

She was more worried about the Demon Alliance and the Spirit Alliance joining forces, since this kind of thing had happened more than once or twice.

In recent years, the Demon Alliance has become increasingly arrogant, often joining forces with the Spirit Alliance to carry out a series of plans to destroy the prosperity of the human race.

For example, destroying the Ten Directions Martial Stele on Martial Mountain.

Another example is cutting off various resources from the front lines.

Such behavior continues and becomes increasingly blatant.

She even suspected that if the Demon Alliance and the Spirit Alliance were indeed involved behind the scenes of the Yunxia Mountain trip, their target was very likely the Ten Directions Martial Stele.

In three months, the Longevity Secret Realm will open, and many martial artists will travel there.

The location where the secret realm opens is right near Martial Arts Mountain.

The Ten Directions Martial Stele on Martial Mountain is a sacred stele for the inheritance of human martial arts, recording the true meaning of martial arts from generations of human martial arts masters.

Its historical origins can be traced back to the beginning of the Ten Directions Holy Kingdom established by the human race.

The ancient sages of the human race erected the Ten Directions Martial Stele to ensure that the inheritance of human martial arts would not be interrupted.

It is precisely by relying on the inheritance within the Ten Directions Martial Stele that the human race has become increasingly powerful.

The importance of the Ten Directions Martial Stele is self-evident, so the Holy Yuan Kingdom set up a great formation on Martial Mountain to protect the Ten Directions Martial Stele.

Even so, the Demon Alliance and the Spirit Alliance were still unwilling to give up and launched several sneak attacks on Martial Dao Mountain in an attempt to destroy the Ten Directions Martial Stele.

The opening of the Longevity Secret Realm this time is an excellent opportunity for the Demon Alliance and the Spirit Alliance, and they cannot afford to waste it.

With only three months left until the Longevity Manual is unlocked, this has happened in the Nine Pill Cities.

Although Bai Luoxue didn't know what the Demon Alliance and the Spirit Alliance were really up to, she thought that this matter might just be a cover-up by the Demon Alliance and the Spirit Alliance.

"Junior sister, look!" Just as he was thinking, Xu Qingshan suddenly shouted.

Bai Luoxue looked in the direction of the sound and soon saw the black cloud rising from Yunxia Mountain, which exuded a strong demonic aura.

"It's the Demon Alliance!" Her expression changed slightly; this matter was indeed related to the Demon Alliance.

Xu Qingshan's impatience suddenly erupted due to the strange change. He hurriedly said, "Junior sister, let's go and see. I think I heard screams. It must be the people from the Demon Alliance attacking the alchemist."

"Well, be careful."

This time, Bai Luoxue did not refuse, but instead gave Xu Qingshan a serious reminder.

The two quickly became a blur and rushed towards Yunxia Mountain.

at the same time.

Inside a secluded courtyard of the Miao residence in Tiandan City.

Nothing seemed different from usual; it appeared unusually calm.

Suddenly, a beautiful figure gracefully walked into the courtyard, her high ponytail swaying with her movements, exuding vitality.

"Brother Xiang..."

Miao Xingxing called Su Chen's name several times, and when Su Chen did not respond for a long time, she quickly realized why.

She curled her lip and murmured, "Brother Xiang is refining pills again."

She was helpless. Others at Su Chen's age should be eating, drinking, having fun, or traveling, but he, like Miao Kuo, was always either refining pills or on his way to refine pills.

Miao Xingxing was disappointed that she couldn't see Su Chen.

However, she didn't disturb Su Chen. After waiting for a while, she realized that Su Chen probably wouldn't come out today, so she decided to turn around and leave.

Just then, Miao Xingxing's expression suddenly changed: "What is this?"

A terrifying aura emanated from the room, but it was not the aura of pills produced during alchemy.

Miao Xingxing sensed a sense of danger from that aura.

"Oh no! Something's happened to Brother Xiang!"

Without time to think, Miao Xingxing was thrown into a panic and rushed into Su Chen's room to check on the situation.

boom!
However, the closer Miao Xingxing got, the more terrifying this aura became.

With great difficulty, she was unable to enter Su Chen's room.

"Brother Xiang, please don't let anything happen to you!"

Miao Xingxing's pretty face turned serious, her Yuan energy surging around her. Without the slightest hesitation, she unleashed all her strength, trying to break open the door.

"So close, so very close!"

boom!
Just as his hands were about to touch the door, his body could no longer support him, and he flew backward.

Dengdengdeng.

The force of the rebound sent him flying several meters away, and he had to take several steps to regain his balance.

Quickly suppressing the surging blood and energy within her body, Miao Xingxing's face showed a resolute expression.

She took out a crystal-clear pill from her bosom and swallowed it. As the pill flowed into her body, her vital energy became increasingly powerful.

A powerful aura, far exceeding the current level, erupted like a volcano.

Immediately, Miao Xingxing let out a soft shout, her figure transforming into a bolt of lightning as she burst forth.

When she was only a step away from the door, she suddenly stopped, and her aura became even stronger.

"Brother Xiang..."

Miao Xingxing gritted her teeth, and the name burst out from between her white lips, giving her a firm strength.

Finally, she touched the door.

Squeak.

But just then, the door opened, and the terrifying aura that had been lingering in Su Chen's room vanished instantly.

It's like it never happened.

Miao Xingxing was taken aback and slowly raised her head.

A tall, slender figure came into view, his gentle smile as refreshing as a spring breeze, carrying a captivating aura.

"Brother Xiang, are you alright?"

Upon seeing Su Chen safe and sound, Miao Xingxing could no longer hold back her worry, which poured out like a flood, and she hugged Su Chen tightly.

Su Chen stood there, stunned, feeling the faint fragrance that filled his nostrils, and was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

"what happened?"

After a long while, Su Chen asked curiously.

Miao Xingxing released Su Chen, her cheeks flushed, and she whispered, "There was a very strong aura in your room just now. I thought something had happened to you." Hearing this, Su Chen smiled and said, "Silly girl, don't worry, I'm fine."

Miao Xingxing gave a soft "hmm," lowered her head, and didn't dare to look at Su Chen.

"Brother Xiang, where are you going?" Miao Xingxing asked when she saw Su Chen was about to leave.

Su Chen replied, "I'm going to see your grandfather. I need to go out for a while."

"Ah, you're going out?" Miao Xingxing asked anxiously after hearing this.

Su Chen nodded.

“But my grandfather went to Yunxia Mountain,” Miao Xingxing said.

Yunxia Mountain?
Su Chen quickly realized that this was the very place where the pill fire had appeared.

"Are we going to find Dan Huo?" he muttered to himself, guessing Miao Kuo's thoughts.

Then he said to Miao Xingxing, "Then you should tell Old Miao."

To everyone's surprise, Miao Xingxing shook her head vigorously. She came up to Su Chen, stared straight at him, and said with a smile, "Brother Xiang, why don't you take me with you?"

Su Chen shook his head and refused, saying, "No, I have important business to attend to."

"Okay." Miao Xingxing looked at Su Chen leaving with some disappointment.

After leaving the Miao residence, Su Chen walked out of Tiandan City full of anticipation, a joyful look welling up in his eyes.

Just now, he successfully refined the Heavenly Heart Pill.

On this trip, he planned to find a secluded place to take the Heavenly Heart Pill and see if he could open up his tenth profound meridian.

He worried that if he took it at Miao Mansion, it would cause a commotion during the development process, and then it would be impossible to cover it up.

Just like before, they were almost discovered by Miao Xingxing.

To be on the safe side, Su Chen decided to leave the Miao residence for a while to avoid attracting too much attention.

Just as Su Chen was searching for a secluded place, a fierce battle broke out on Cloud and Mist Mountain, with the sounds of fighting and screams blending together.

"Junior sister, run!"

Xu Qingshan had not expected that this mission would be so dangerous.

The worst has happened: both the Demon Alliance and the Spirit Alliance were involved in this incident involving the Pill Fire.

There were quite a few people who came, including five royal-level demons who slaughtered a group of alchemists.

When the two arrived at Yunxia Mountain, the entire mountain was already stained red with blood.

Before the two could report back, one of the demons sensed their presence and attacked them.

Although both of them were at the Dharma Aspect Realm, the enemy outnumbered them and, with two against five, they were no match.

After a battle, both Xu Qingshan and Bai Luoxue suffered injuries of varying degrees.

In order to allow Bai Luoxue to escape, Xu Qingshan took the initiative to buy time.

"Brother!"

Bai Luoxue watched as Xu Qingshan was surrounded by three demons, his blue robe stained with blood, yet he still stubbornly resisted.

"Heh, instead of worrying about that kid, you should worry about yourself!"

The Qingyang Vine beside it sneered, its hundreds of vines dancing wildly like a swarm of snakes, radiating a cold luster.

As soon as she finished speaking, thick vines, like iron chains, swept across the air and rushed towards Bai Luoxue.

Seeing this, Bai Luoxue dared not be careless and dodged away with her nimble movements.

At this moment, her steps were slow, but her speed was faster than ever before, so fast that afterimages appeared in the void.

"what is this?"

The attacking Qingyang Teng suddenly froze, not knowing when, as goose feather snow began to fall from the sky.

One piece, two pieces... in no time, they covered the entire field of vision.

"Be careful, it's her martial arts dharma form." Fire Tree, who was slaughtering alchemists next to Qingyang Vine, calmly reminded him.

The form of martial arts is not fixed; it can be large or small, real or illusory, all according to the martial artist's will.

Not far away, Xu Qingshan also noticed Bai Luoxue using her martial arts dharma form, and his expression immediately changed.

"No, junior sister!"

Unlike him, whose Green Mountain Dharma Image can be used at will, Bai Luoxue's Dharma Image cannot be used easily for certain reasons.

Otherwise, Bai Luoxue's lifespan will be reduced by ten years with each use.

This is why he told Bai Luoxue to leave.

Seeing Bai Luoxue use her Dharma form, Xu Qingshan couldn't help but remind her.

Bai Luoxue remained silent and continued to activate her Dharma form.

Suddenly, a very discordant scene appeared on the steaming canyon.

The heavy snowfall created an icy world, freezing all heat and enveloping everyone, both humans and demons.

"Go away!"

Seeing that Bai Luoxue's use of her Dharma form was becoming increasingly powerful, Xu Qingshan could no longer contain his rage and roared.

A violent surge of elemental energy swept out from his body like a storm.

Above his head, a towering, azure mountain took shape in a fit of rage at his roar.

Boom boom boom!
No sophisticated manipulation is needed; the simplest impact alone can shake the void and unleash unparalleled power.

In his fury, Xu Qingshan's Green Mountain Dharma Form became extremely arrogant, causing the air to tremble and thunder to erupt wherever it passed.

"Senior brother, let's go!"

Suddenly, a clear voice entered his ears and reached Xu Qingshan, who was slaughtering everyone around him, causing his body to tremble.

Xu Qingshan looked at Bai Luoxue, whose face was pale and whose delicate body was suspended in mid-air, swaying precariously.

Roar!
Just as Xu Qingshan was about to leave, a furious roar suddenly rang out.

The Fierce Tiger King, enveloped in snowflakes, easily broke free of its restraints, opened its blood-red maw, and inhaled sharply.

Suddenly, a fierce wind arose, and the falling snowflakes seemed to be summoned and rushed into its tiger's mouth.

In less than three breaths, the Fierce Tiger Emperor absorbed most of the snowflakes, and his entire body swelled up like an iron tower.

call!
Immediately, he unleashed a terrifying storm, the waves surging like a tide, sweeping in all directions, carrying endless flames that burned away all the remaining snowflakes.

The world, which was originally cold, suddenly became hot at this moment.

Bai Luoxue's Ice and Snow Dharma Form collapsed rapidly in less than ten breaths under the Gluttonous Tiger King's jaws.

Fortunately, this restraint gave the two of them time.

"Fierce Tiger King, you shouldn't do it again next time!" the swaying branches of the Fire Tree said with dissatisfaction.

He was in the midst of his killing spree when the Fierce Tiger Emperor's breath made him dizzy and nearly uprooted him, naturally leaving him resentful.

Fierce Tiger Emperor did not speak, but stared at Xu Qingshan and Bai Luoxue as they walked away, and then struck out with his palm.

"Watch out!" Xu Qingshan noticed the Fierce Tiger King's attack and shouted a warning.

Then, with a leap, he manipulated the Green Mountain Dharma Image and smashed it towards the tiger's paw.

Just then, the Purple Mantis King, with the help of the Fierce Tiger King, escaped his predicament and once again faced Xu Qingshan.

The Fierce Tiger King was skilled in fire and poison attacks, while the Purple Mantis King was incredibly fast. Under the combined attack of the two, Xu Qingshan found it difficult to move.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Flame Soul Flower and the Azure Sun Vine surrounded Bai Luoxue from both sides, completely containing her.

Below, the Blood-Drinking Fire Tree manipulated its branches, continuously reaping the lives of alchemists.

"Oh no, Brother Miao, get out of the way!"

The branches, exuding a chilling and icy aura, are scattered throughout the canyon, and alchemists perish every moment.

Miao Kuo and his friend fought side by side, but as time went on, the two gradually found themselves struggling.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, his friend discovered the crisis in time and saved Miao Kuo.

However, this resulted in his friend's arm being injured. Upon seeing this, Miao Kuo quickly transformed his palm into a knife and chopped down the branch.

The branches can suck blood; if you get pricked and don't cut them off in time, they will drain all the blood from the alchemist's body, which is terrifying.

The two suffered several losses because of this branch, and their bodies were covered in wounds.

"Brother Miao, it's my fault that you've been harmed." His friend, his arm half-crippled and his spirits waning, said with considerable self-reproach.

This trip to Yunxia Mountain was at his invitation to Miao Kuo, but unexpectedly, it ended up harming the latter.

Miao Kuo shook his head after hearing this and said, "At this point, let's not talk about these things. Let's figure out a way to get out."

Despite this, Miao Kuo's expression was unusually solemn.

Looking at the endless branches, getting out seems like an impossible task.

"Brother Miao, I'll cover your escape!" His friend nodded, having made up his mind, and said through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, Miao Kuo was about to speak when he was interrupted by the other party: "My injuries are too severe right now, and I cannot escape at all. Rather than both of us dying, you should go out."

As soon as he finished speaking, his friend charged out like a madman, uttering the chilling word: "Kill!"

Miao Kuo followed closely behind, his gaze sweeping across the area.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in his pupils, and he couldn't help but be stunned: "That's... young friend Xiang?"

(End of this chapter)