The Devil's Tribulation

Nanzhou Holy Flame Island, in the Holy Flame Realm.

The battles for the Great Emperor's cultivation techniques and quasi-immortal treasures have gradually come to an end.

The Great Emperor's cultivation technique was seized by the Poyun Sect, which ranked fifth in the Western Continent.

The number of sects vying for cultivation techniques was no less than that for the demon-accompanying grass, and it was all the sects ranked fourth or fifth that were fighting for it, making the competition exceptionally fierce.

Although the Poyun Sect eventually obtained the cultivation technique, they paid a considerable price.

The competition for quasi-immortal treasures is the fastest and results in the fewest casualties.

The number of people vying for the quasi-immortal treasure was large and diverse, with even some aristocratic families involved.

No one expected that the Corpse Demon Sect of Xizhou would not compete for the Companion Demon Grass, but instead come here to join in the fun.

Therefore, the Quasi-Immortal Treasure was naturally obtained by the Corpse King Sect, which ranked first in the Western Continent, with almost no effort.

Corpse Barbarian examined the quasi-immortal treasure he had just acquired and said, "As expected of a quasi-immortal treasure, it's a pity that no artifact spirit has been born~"

Whether or not a weapon spirit exists is extremely important for a quasi-immortal treasure. If a weapon spirit is born, the quasi-immortal treasure has the opportunity to advance to an immortal treasure.

If a spirit fails to emerge after a long period of nurturing, it means that the quasi-immortal treasure has limited potential and can only remain at the quasi-immortal treasure level.

"Young Master, we still have some time. Should we go and look for some opportunities?" Shi Man's attendant whispered a reminder.

Shi Man sighed and said, "You all go ahead. I need to make some preparations. I still have a 'great battle' to deal with after I get out."

The attendant bowed and withdrew, then began arranging for his disciples to go out and 'compete for opportunities,' while he himself stayed with Corpse Barbarian along with a dozen or so cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement stage.

Not far from the corpse barbarians, Shang Jiancheng was speaking with a gloomy expression to a man dressed in the robes of a Yu Lei Sect disciple.

The two became increasingly agitated and rude as they talked, and almost came to blows.

If several people hadn't intervened and separated them, there would probably have been at least one dead and one injured.

Shang Jiancheng said in an unfriendly tone, "Young Master Yu, who are you to dare question me?!"

Yu Shaoqing, indeed, is the one who slipped through the net.

After Yu Shaoqing and Shang Jiancheng made contact, Shang Jiancheng came to meet up with Yu Shaoqing.

Shang Jiancheng was initially very happy to know that Yu Shaoqing was coming.

Because the Yu family was powerful and had brought a group of skilled fighters with them, Yu Shaoqing quickly arrived after the two discussed the matter several times using communication talismans.

However, when Shang Jiancheng saw that Yu Shaoqing was all alone, his face turned ugly.

Upon further questioning, it was learned that the Yu family's entire team had been wiped out by cultivators from the Southern Continent, with only Yu Shaoqing escaping.

Although Yu Shaoqing possesses the strength of the peak of the Void Refinement realm, what can he do alone?!

There are at least a hundred peak-stage Void Refinement cultivators in the merchant's group, so why are they missing him?

However, after hearing that Yu Shaoqing had evidence that Pan Chengfeng colluded with cultivators from the Southern Continent to frame his fellow disciples, Shang Jicheng suppressed his dissatisfaction and reluctantly allowed Yu Shaoqing to stay with his team.

As an 'ally,' Shang Jicheng would always 'consult' with Yu Shaoqing before taking any action, and Yu Shaoqing would always give him face and offer some inconsequential advice.

This competition for the quasi-immortal treasure was the result of a 'discussion' between the two.

Originally, Shang Jicheng was going to compete for the Demon Companion Grass, but he had no trump cards left. What could he use to compete with those major sects?

Therefore, they had no choice but to settle for second best and bring their family members to compete for the quasi-immortal treasure.

Given the merchant's strength, there was originally a chance to obtain this treasure, but unfortunately, the Corpse Demon Sect appeared out of nowhere.

The Corpse Demon Sect is the number one sect in the Western Continent. What can the Merchants Sect use to compete with them?

In a single encounter, they were defeated by the Corpse Demon Sect, with more than half of their disciples dying.

The death of a family member is no big deal to Shang Jicheng.

Unfortunately, Shi Man brought up the matter of Shang Jicheng being killed by Pan Cheng again.

The fact that Feng defeated him was something Shang Jicheng could no longer tolerate.

Once the young master's temper flares up, no one can stop him. He immediately lost his temper and challenged Shi Man to a duel.

Shi Man smiled contemptuously and casually pointed to one of his followers, saying, "Beat him, and I'll show you a few moves."

Shang Jicheng was so angry that his anger instantly flared up, and now no one respected him. He immediately started fighting with the Corpse Barbarian's followers.

Unfortunately, although Shang Jicheng has a big temper, he is still far from being able to defeat his opponent who is several levels above him.

As expected, Shang Jicheng gritted his teeth and endured for more than twenty moves before finally losing.

Corpse Barbarian launched into another tirade: "I won't kill you. Wait until you've cultivated under the Evil Emperor for a few hundred years, then come back to seek revenge!"

Having been repeatedly belittled and verbally humiliated, Shang Jicheng endured it to the extreme.

Just then, Yu Shaoqing arrived and inquired about the situation, which caused Shang Jicheng to explode.

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, he started cursing at Yu Shaoqing and even tried to hit him.

Yu Shaoqing is, after all, the young master of the Yu family. How could he remain unmoved while you were spewing spittle all over his face? So the two of them started arguing.

Shang Jiancheng was just feeling upset and wanted to vent his emotions, but he didn't expect Yu Shaoqing to dare to scold him, so the two gradually got into a real argument.

Shang Jicheng dared to act recklessly, but his henchmen didn't. The Yu family members weren't people who could be killed at will.

Seeing that the two were arguing more and more fiercely and were about to come to blows, the servants joined forces to separate them.

Yu Shaoqing uttered a harsh remark and left the merchant group, while Shang Jicheng, still angry, did not try to stop him.

Not long after Yu Shaoqing left, a servant whispered to Shang Jicheng, "Young Master, aren't you afraid that if you treat Yu Shaoqing like this, he'll complain to the Yu family patriarch when he gets back, and then..."

Shang Jicheng said impatiently, "What's there to be afraid of! He's just a concubine's son from the Yu family for five generations, what makes him think he can compare to me?!"

"If he didn't have the evidence that Pan Chengfeng framed him, I would have kicked him out long ago!"

That's what he said, but after Shang Jicheng gradually calmed down, he still instructed, "Take a few men to find Yu Shaoqing. Stay by his side and protect him during this time. Make sure nothing happens to him before we leave!"

After the servant left to carry out his orders, Shang Jicheng's eyes darkened completely, and he cursed inwardly that someone should die a horrible death.

The reason why Shang Jicheng still protected Yu Shaoqing after their argument was that he wanted to cause trouble for Pan Chengfeng.

Framing a fellow disciple is a serious crime. If this is proven true, Pan Chengfeng will be in big trouble. Even if the sect is lenient, he will at least be stripped of his cultivation and expelled from the sect.

At this point, even if Shang Jiancheng didn't cause trouble for Pan Chengfeng, his troubles had already begun.

After a month of travel, Xueyou finally found the team led by Xin'er from the Beast Taming Sect.

Xue You, alone and wearing a veil, landed lightly in front of the five or six thousand cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect.

Her cool, beautiful eyes swept over the group of cultivators, and all of them felt a chill run through their bodies, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

No one knew why this powerful Jade Maiden Sect Saintess had come here.

Xin'er was more composed. She stepped out of the crowd, bowed to Xue You, and asked, "I wonder what brings Senior Sister Xue to my Beast Taming Sect's headquarters?"

Xueyou didn't answer immediately. She looked Xin'er up and down carefully for a while before speaking, "You are Liu Yuexin? The Holy Maiden of the Beast Taming Sect? Pan Chengfeng's fiancée?"

The three questions left Xin'er completely bewildered, and the other Beast Taming Sect disciples were equally confused, all thinking to themselves, "Is the Holy Maiden of the Jade Maiden Sect out of her mind? Why did she come all this way to ask these questions?"

Some of the more perceptive disciples had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

Xin'er was still looking bewildered when Xueyou continued without waiting for her answer, "Indeed, your talent and appearance are both excellent, and you are qualified to enter the family. However, from now on you will have to call me 'elder sister'."

Holy crap, such a huge melon just fell down like that.

If you still don't know what Xue You is here for, then you shouldn't be cultivating at all. What's the point of cultivating if you're an idiot?!

Many disciples of the Beast Taming Sect couldn't help but start discussing it, and Xin'er's pretty face gradually darkened.

This is like someone coming to 'declare their dominance,' even Xin'er, with her good temper, can't tolerate it!

He asked coldly, "What did Chengfeng promise you that made you shamelessly come here to announce this?"

"Who are you calling shameless?!"

"Whoever speaks to me, I'll address them!"

"you wanna die!"

"Hmph~ How could Chengfeng possibly like someone like you?!"

"You're talking nonsense! I'll tear your mouth apart!"

"You don't even know what kind of woman Chengfeng likes, yet you have the nerve to provoke me?"

"shut up!"

Don't let Xin'er's gentle and virtuous nature fool you; she can be quite eloquent when she starts to scold people.

Xueyou had never experienced anything like this before. She kept repeating the same two sentences: either telling Xin'er to shut up or saying that Xin'er was talking nonsense.

Seeing Xueyou's exasperated expression, Xin'er curled her lips slightly, showing no intention of shutting up, and continued, "Did Chengfeng take advantage of you and think he would marry you? Let me tell you..."

"Xin'er, stop talking!!!" A voice suddenly entered Xin'er's mind, stopping her from saying anything more.

Then a flash of lightning appeared, and Pan Chengfeng appeared in front of Xin'er, pulling her behind him to protect her.

Xueyou's pretty face first showed joy, then worry, and finally turned completely gloomy.

Xin'er, on the other hand, curled up her lips, looking at Xue You provocatively like a little hen that had won a battle.

A series of explosions rang out in the air, caused by Pan Chengfeng's lightning escape technique.

However, the speed at which sound travels is more than ten times slower than the speed at which Pan Chengfeng travels.

So it took Pan Chengfeng a while before the roaring sound came.

Xue You's delicate body trembled slightly. Pan Chengfeng knew that Xue You was on the verge of exploding. If he had arrived any later, Xin'er might have been in danger.

So he quickly sent a telepathic message to comfort her, "Baby, can we talk this out properly?"

"I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"

Xueyou clenched her little fists and said, "What else is there to say! Get out of my way!!"

How could Pan Chengfeng possibly give way? He flashed to Xue You's side, grabbed her small hand, and walked towards the grove without saying a word.

Seeing this, Xin'er, not to be outdone, grabbed Pan Chengfeng's other hand, and the three of them left the public eye.