The Household Meets Disaster, the Devil Cultivators Run Rampant

Two days after entering the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm, most cultivators realized that something was wrong. Some wanted to leave the Secret Realm, but Portal Secret Realm was temporarily closed.

Or perhaps this is a one-way Portal. It's easy to get in, but to get out, you have to wait for the Secret Realm to complete its next cycle, which is about three months, before the major forces in the outside world can join forces to reopen the Secret Realm Portal.

This situation made many cultivators look grim, especially after the several conflicts that broke out, which made them feel as if they had fallen into a trap.

However, since things have come to this, we have no choice but to grit our teeth and keep going. If we persevere for three months, there will be hope of getting out.

Compared to most Rogue Cultivators and small Lineage, the situation of the major Golden Core Forces is much better.

They were better prepared, more united, and disciplined, enabling them to survive even in the face of dire circumstances.

Not to mention, their strength is also at the top level.

Inside the valley, Yang Tianyou held five Purification Talisman and pondered how to distribute them.

As originally planned, half of the manpower would remain in the valley to defend it using Formations, turning it into a fortress and logistical base.

Half of the people wear Purification Talisman and go out "hunting" to obtain tokens and various resources for making Purification Talisman. If they are lucky, they may also obtain rare materials such as Calmheart Stones and Purification Plants to set up Tranquil Heart Formations.

Then, half a month later, they will participate in the competition for various treasure lands, which is also their main task when entering the Secret Realm.

After the battle for the treasure land, the so-called Xu Yan True Person will select three people to participate in the final trial.

This trial is probably not a good thing, but the Cultivators in the Secret Realm can't resist it. After all, this is their home ground, and facing a Spirit Transformation cultivator who has lived for a thousand years, no one knows how many tricks the latter has up his sleeve.

Thinking of this, Yang Tianyou suddenly had an idea.

Generally speaking, the lifespan of Spirit Transformation cultivator is only about 1,500 years. How old is this Xu Yan True Person?

According to ancient records, Xu Yan True Person possessed Heavenly Spirit Root and was highly talented. A thousand years ago, he seemed to have just broken through to the Spirit Transformation, and was probably four or five hundred years old.

So, he's nearing the end of his lifespan?

The moment this thought crossed Yang Tianyou's mind, his heart sank even further. What could a Spirit Transformation monster, whose lifespan had run out and whose temperament had changed drastically for some unknown reason, possibly do?

The thought was terrifying, so Yang Tianyou stopped thinking about it and called his people to begin assigning tasks.

"This time, the five of us—myself, my Fourth Sister, my Sixth Brother, my Fifteenth Brother, Xuanwu —will go out to hunt other cultivators and seek fortuitous opportunities. The rest of us will rest and recuperate here using the Formation!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Following this plan, led by Yang Tianyou, the five of them quietly left the valley and began their official hunting expedition.

Outside, True Person Yunting and more than twenty Golden Core Cultivators were inspecting the Portal the Secret Realm.

Not long ago, the previously well-functioning Portal to the Secret Realm suddenly shut down, which stirred up a bad feeling among many forces.

"Is it possible to forcibly open the portal to the Secret Realm Portal?"

"No, doing that would easily trigger the Secret Realm's emergency Formation, banishing it to the Void Surface, which would make things even more complicated!"

"How long will it take to reopen the Portal to the Secret Realm?"

"Three months is the safest method, but if we have a spatial Law Treasure to support it, the time can be reduced by half!"

"I have a Third-Tier Middle-Grade Heaven-and-Earth Bridge here, see if you can use it!"

"Okay, I'll set up the Formation right now!"

A Third-Tier Formation Master, holding the Law Treasure handed to him by True Person Yunting, strode towards the original location of the Secret Realm Portal and began to work.

On the other side, in Dragon Valley County, atop a low mountain peak, three Golden Core Devil Cultivators were eyeing the village not far away with greedy looks, as well as the towering Purple Moon Mountain three hundred miles away.

"Let's go! Today, let's make the Yang Household's Purple Moon Mountain a river of blood!" The Dwarf Child smiled cruelly, his face covered in intricate patterns, resembling a ferocious Vengeful Ghost.

The three Devil Cultivators, all at the Golden Core stage, leaped into the air, concealing their presence as they flew towards Purple Moon Mountain.

Soon, they crossed the Outer Domain and were about to enter the Inner Domain of the Yang Household.

However, at this moment, an earth-yellow Formation Shield, flowing with a thick and vast Earth Attribute radiance, stood before them like a majestic and ancient mountain Heroic Peaks.

Aww!

Desolation yet defiant wolf howl rang out, and a wolf head phantom, dozens of feet tall, revealed exceptionally sharp fangs. With the support of the Formation's power, it directly bit at several Golden Core Devil Cultivators.

"Oh no, we've been discovered!"

The Five Poisons Old Devil was startled. With a flick of his sleeve, a turquoise poisonous insect flew out. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a large scorpion with gleaming scales and exuding poisonous fumes.

This insect is called the Flying Poison Scorpion, ranked 321st on the [Exotic Insect Ranking]. It is highly venomous and ferocious, and its exceptionally sturdy scales make it difficult to harm with ordinary attacks.

The Flying Poison Scorpion before him had been cultivated to the Third-Tier Lower-Grade by the Five Poisons Old Devil, making it the strongest venomous insect in his possession.

With a clang, the sharp wolf fangs bit into the Flying Poison Scorpion, producing a crisp metallic sound, followed by an angry hiss and drops of black venomous blood falling to the ground.

Caught off guard, this incredibly defensive Flying Poison Scorpion was injured by the Wolf Ancestor's fangs.

"It's the Purple Moon Wolf King!" Old Devil Yan's expression changed, then he grinned maliciously, "Now that you've discovered us, let's launch a full-scale attack!"

As he spoke, he flipped his right hand and took out a black and red Devil Treasure.

Third-Tier Lower-Grade: Black Demon Skull!

This is a true Demon Dao Law Treasure, forged from the blood and heads of hundreds of Human Race. It can release incredibly foul and corrosive Devil Qi, polluting the magical Law Power of Immortal Dao cultivators, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Right now, Old Devil Yan tossed the black and red head away lightly, and it grew to a size of thirty feet. It opened its mouth and spat out a viscous black liquid, which poured directly onto the Formation Shield formed by the Ten-Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Formation.

Visibly, the Formation Shield dimmed rapidly, and the Array Mark on it became flickering.

Seeing this, the other two Golden Core Devil Cultivators were overjoyed. The reason they agreed to let Old Devil Yan join the operation was largely due to the Black Demon Skull Law Treasure he possessed.

I had long heard that this Law Treasure was incredibly effective against Formations used to attack the Immortal Dao path, and now it has proven true.

"Fellow Daoist Friends, don't stop! Continue to corrode the Formation Shield as much as possible. The two of us will handle the frontal attack!"

The Dwarf Child shouted loudly, took out an octagonal altar, and poured in surging Devil Qi.

Third-Tier Middle-Grade Law Treasure: the Life-Slaughter Altar!

Buzz!

A black light shone forth, and the eight corners of the Life-Slaughter Altar lit up one by one. In an instant, a pure and incomparably destructive black light was conceived in the center of the altar. After a slight tremor, it pierced through and shot towards the Formation Shield in front.

Hiss!--

With an angry hiss, the Flying Poison Scorpion, its mouth dripping with foul-smelling saliva, suddenly thrust out its venomous stinger, which was over ten feet long.

With a single thrust, the air was torn apart and pierced in an instant, and the exceptionally sharp, pale green poisonous stinger slammed into the surface of the Formation Shield in front of it.

Thump! Thump!

Two attacks arrived one after the other, together with the previously launched Black Demon Skull, forming a deadly attack against the Ten-Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Formation.

At the Purple Moon Mountain, Bamboo House, the Wolf Ancestor, with a solemn expression, took out tens of thousands of Middle-Grade Spirit Stones and, without hesitation, instantly ignited them.

A massive amount of energy was poured into the Formation Furnace, and the Ten-Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Formation was instantly fully activated.

Swish! Swish!

Beams of light rose from thirty-six villages and six towns, reaching the sky and connecting with the earth.

Two Third-Tier Spirit Veins, five Tier 2 Spirit Veins, and thirty-six First-Tier Spirit Veins together formed a thick and majestic rock barrier, completely blocking the attacks of the three Golden Core Devil Cultivators.

"How is this possible? So many Spirit Veins!"

The Dwarf Child exclaimed in surprise, looking around as dozens of pillars of Spiritual Qi shot into the sky, completely surrounding them.

A force of gravity pressed down, immediately slowing the Fortune within his body, and reducing his overall strength by about 20%.

"This is a tough one! It will be difficult to break through within half a day!" The Five Poisons Old Devil's face was grim.

"What should I do? I don't want to go back empty-handed!"

As Old Devil Yan continued his attack with the Black Demon Skull, he asked in a loud voice.

"After leaving this place, I observed it and found that this Formation is only a low-grade Third-Tier Lower-Grade. The reason it has such strong defensive capabilities is simply because it has many Spirit Veins!"

"However, the Yang Household's other treasure lands don't have any Third-Tier Spirit Veins, nor do they have any Golden Core Level experts presiding over the Formations! I'll go to Bianhe Mountain, and you two go to Three Rivers Mountain. Sweep through those two places; if you're lucky, you can get quite a few resources!"

The Dwarf Child spoke quickly, then looked around and grinned maliciously, "Until then, consider these Mortal from villages without any protective Formations as interest!"

"Kill!"

The three Golden Core Devil Cultivators turned their weapons around and slaughtered twelve villages and fifty thousand Mortals before leaving triumphantly.

Half a day later, Yang Household Bianhe Mountain and Three Rivers Mountain were breached. Eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators and sixty-nine Qi Refining cultivators perished, and more than 40,000 of their Mortal subordinates died again.

The Spirit Medicine Garden on the mountain was ravaged by the three demons, and the Spirit Fields were polluted by Devil Qi. Only the Spirit Veins were preserved because they were afraid of being punished by the Will of Heaven and Earth and dared not move them.

Meanwhile, the small Spirit Stone Vein next to Bianhe Mountain was also discovered by the dwarf Old Devil.

The latter disregarded waste and engaged in violent mining, leaving the Yang Household with only 20% of the remaining mineral vein after they left.

In addition, the dwarf Old Devil also wiped out Dengzhuang Town during his retreat to the Savage Wilderness Great Domain.

Seventy thousand Mortals died, and more than eighty Cultivators, including Zhuang Beisheng, the Old Ancestor of the Zhuang Household, were killed. Their Essence Blood, and souls were extracted and transformed into resources for the advancement of numerous Vengeful Ghosts.

At the same time, Yunhua, having received a message from the Wolf Ancestor, arrived with his sword and chased the dwarf Old Devil for thousands of miles, severing one of his arms.

However, just as he was about to kill his opponent, the Lord of Blackblood City suddenly intervened, forcing Yunhua to retreat and saving the dwarf Old Devil.

As for the other two Golden Core Devil Cultivators, Yunhua did not find them because they were too far away and did not linger in Dragon Valley County for long.

While the Purple Moon Yang Household in Dragon Valley County was attacked by Golden Core Devil Cultivator, other parts of Luochuan Commandery were also not at peace.

As if premeditated, more than a dozen Golden Core Devil Cultivators simultaneously launched an attack, causing widespread destruction before leaving triumphantly.

The enraged forces pursued them relentlessly, but managed to kill only three; the rest of the Devil Cultivators fled the territory of Luochuan Commandery.

They were well-prepared, employing a variety of escape methods, and the relationship between the Qin Province Mountain and River Hall and the Qin Household was strained.

The Golden Core Forces under both sides rarely dared to openly cross the boundary without prior notice, which gave the Devil Cultivator room to maneuver.