" Sect Master Xuan Tian, I have long admired your name." The man spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and low, yet seemingly imbued with a certain magic that stirred savagery and killing intent in those who heard it.
If cultivators below the Saint Realm heard this voice, they would immediately lose their reason and become killing machines.
Mo Xuantian snorted coldly, somewhat displeased. "What, is Mad Demon Valley trying to give me a show of strength?"
Mad Demon Valley was one of the forbidden lands of the Azure World!
Mad Demon Valley was called a forbidden land because demonic sounds that drove people mad and robbed them of reason often echoed from within. The deeper one ventured into Mad Demon Valley, the stronger those demonic sounds became. At its deepest reaches, even supreme experts had to resist with all their strength.
Legend had it that Mad Demon Valley contained an opportunity to break through the supreme realm and become a Great Emperor. Since ancient times, many supreme experts had ventured deep inside. Most had failed, though they gained something to some extent, while quite a few supreme experts had perished in Mad Demon Valley.
It was said that Savage Great Emperor Zhou Kuang had obtained an opportunity from Mad Demon Valley, allowing him to become a Great Emperor and stand invincible beneath the heavens.
Others said Zhou Kuang had relied on his own strength to break through and become a Great Emperor. Opinions differed wildly.
However, Savage Great Emperor had once entered Mad Demon Valley. No one knew what he had done to provoke the roars and pursuit of countless living beings within the valley.
Unfortunately, Savage Great Emperor had been invincible in the world. Among the beings that pursued him, even quite a few supreme experts had died and vanished from existence.
Mo Xuantian was not surprised in the slightest that Mad Demon Valley had made a move against the Zhou Clan.
The man grinned, revealing a savage expression as he slowly said, "Mad Demon Valley has been waiting for a long time. If your sects launch a full-scale assault on the Zhou Clan, Mad Demon Valley will certainly go all out as well and wipe out the Zhou Clan!"
"Good! With your words, I can rest easy." Mo Xuantian laughed heartily, in quite a good mood.
Mad Demon Valley was not weak. It was even stronger than ordinary superpowers. At the very least, it had two supreme experts openly known to the world. Including the supreme expert previously slain by Zhou Kuang, Mad Demon Valley had three supreme experts on the surface alone!
Every faction had hidden trump cards. Mad Demon Valley's strength was certainly not as simple as what it displayed on the surface.
However, cooperating with Mad Demon Valley also had its drawbacks. The living beings of Mad Demon Valley were savage by nature. Once they began slaughtering, they simply could not stop, and they might even injure their allies by mistake.
Still, the assistance of two supreme experts was simply too great for Mo Xuantian to refuse.
Since their Anti-Zhou Alliance was going to act, they had to succeed and kill with one strike. Otherwise, if the Zhou Clan held on and counterattacked, they would be in for a hard time and would certainly suffer grievous losses.
Once a hunter fired a shot, the entire forest heard it. Without absolute confidence, one could not make a move.
Violet Heaven Holy Land, a large resource site, Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest.
"Ahhh! Those damned Zhou Clan bastards, those scoundrels who deserve a thousand cuts!" A Saint King of Violet Heaven Holy Land beat his chest and stamped his feet as he stared at the ravaged Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest, his face filled with fury and pain. Yet deep in his eyes lay profound bitterness and helplessness.
Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest was Violet Heaven Holy Land's largest resource site. It could steadily produce vast quantities of Saint-grade resources suitable for the Saint Realm, along with a small number of Saint King-grade resources.
He was the garrison Saint King of Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest, a Mid-stage Saint King. Violet Heaven Holy Land was a top-tier power, and its strongest expert was merely at Saint King Great Perfection. By rights, a powerhouse like him guarding Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest should have been more than enough.
But this time, the bandits had been the team led by the Zhou Clan's Fifth Grand Elder. That had been a supreme expert, an existence who could slap him to death with a single palm.
When he had seen the Zhou Clan's Fifth Grand Elder earlier, his legs had gone limp from fright. Then he had run. It had been embarrassing, but he had run. Compared with resources, his own little life was obviously more precious.
The Zhou Clan plundering the resource sites of Anti-Zhou Alliance factions had already become common knowledge. The garrison Saint King knew this day would come, but he had never expected it to arrive so soon.
In a few more days, the Garrison Elder would be replaced by another Saint King. Why could the Zhou Clan not have come a few days later?
With Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest plundered clean, he would not lose his life, but the punishment would certainly not be light.
This garrison Saint King silently lamented his rotten luck, then prepared to report the intelligence here to the Holy Lord.
However, before that, he still had to leave some wounds on himself. If the Zhou Clan's Fifth Grand Elder had truly wanted to kill him, preserving his life before the Zhou Clan members would have been nearly impossible.
But facts were one thing, while what one did was another. The Holy Lord might not believe him, but he could not fail to put on the act.
The Saint King immediately struck his own chest with a palm. The next moment, blood sprayed from his mouth and the meridians within his body were damaged. Yet that was not enough. He left several more savage wounds across his body before nodding in satisfaction.
Just as this Saint King expert of Violet Heaven Holy Land was mutilating himself, three figures appeared outside Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest. All three were Early-stage Saint King cultivators.
"The Zhou Clan eats the meat, so we can at least drink the soup, right? There are still plenty of resources left in Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest, enough for the three of us to make a haul."
"Eh? That is Violet Heaven Holy Land's garrison Saint King. A Mid-stage Saint King will be somewhat troublesome."
"Eh? He is actually mutilating himself. He is really ruthless. Looks like he is preparing to deal with the Violet Heaven Holy Lord's rebuke."
"A good opportunity! The three of us are no match for a Mid-stage Saint King at his peak, but against a heavily wounded Mid-stage Saint King, we might not be without a chance. Let's go!"
The three Saint Kings attacked together. Two entangled the Garrison Elder, while the other gathered the resources within Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest at tremendous speed.
The three worked in perfect coordination. Clearly, this was not their first time doing such a thing.
"The Xuan Ming Three Heroes!" Upon seeing the three, the Garrison Elder's eyes nearly split apart with rage, his face filled with fury.
Compared to the Zhou Clan team, the Xuan Ming Three Heroes were even more detestable!
The Zhou Clan team had acted because their Anti-Zhou Alliance had attacked first. Although what the Zhou Clan team plundered had already far exceeded their losses, the Zhou Clan had a legitimate reason, and it was powerful. They could only swallow their anger in silence.
But the Xuan Ming Three Heroes were rogue cultivators, cultivators of the Demonic Path. They trailed behind the Zhou Clan team to pick up scraps. Even if they only took what the Zhou Clan team had not plundered, it was still an enormous fortune for the three of them.
Not to mention that the Xuan Ming Three Heroes also robbed other resource sites belonging to these factions, earning enough to fill pots and pans to overflowing. They had even killed many sect cultivators. Those factions deeply hated the Xuan Ming Three Heroes, and had even issued wanted notices for them.
Yet the Xuan Ming Three Heroes worked seamlessly together and possessed considerable cultivation, all having reached the Early-stage Saint King realm. They were also exceptionally skilled at fleeing. Even Late-stage Saint King experts found it difficult to capture them, so they still roamed free and unfettered.
Now, the Xuan Ming Three Heroes had actually set their sights on Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest. They were simply brazen beyond measure!
"You are courting death!" the garrison Saint King roared. Saint Power surged continuously within him, and a massive dharma manifestation condensed behind him. It looked exactly like the Saint King himself, its eyes glaring in fury and its face filled with rage.
The next moment, the garrison Saint King suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and the dharma manifestation scattered.
Fuck, those were the injuries I caused myself just now. Damn it, I'm finished.
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