Deception

The array barrier covering the Small Courtyard became increasingly weak under the relentless bombardment of the Rogue Cultivators, and a hint of worry flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged cultivator from the Su Clan.

He roared, his voice sharp but weak.

"Jing Lu, stop your arrogance! You rabble think you can conquer my Su Clan's Redblood Spirit Crystal Mine? You're delusional!"

"I have used Secret Method to notify my Su Clan patriarch, Su Gan, who will arrive in a moment. This time, you have no chance of escape."

Despite the threat from the Su Clan cultivators, Jing Lu remained completely unafraid.

"Heh heh heh... Su Jingtong, stop bluffing. Do you really think you can scare us off with just a few words?"

"As everyone knows, old man Su Gan is nearing the end of his life and is probably hiding somewhere, barely clinging to life. He has no interest in this Crimson Blood Spirit Crystal Mine."

Seeing that he couldn't intimidate the other party, Su Jingtong's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Third Elder, what should we do now?" asked a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage female cultivator from the Su Clan beside Su Jingtong.

Su Jingtong turned to look at the female cultivator, took off a storage ring from his right hand, and handed it to her.

"This storage ring contains ten thousand Crimson Blood Spirit Crystals, which I originally planned to send back to the clan in the next couple of days. Jing Lu's choice to attack at this time must mean they've already investigated and are after these Crimson Blood Spirit Crystal Mines."

"Keep your storage ring safe. Once the formation breaks, I'll create an opportunity for you to escape directly to Clearpeace Mountain."

"Su Yi, you must remember, no matter what happens, don't be disturbed, you must survive and bring the storage ring back to the clan,"

"Recently, the clan has been in turmoil. These ten thousand Crimson Blood Spirit Crystals are worth no less than five hundred thousand Spirit Stones. They are of paramount importance to the Lineage at present, and we must not allow any mishaps."

Su Yi accepted the storage ring and nodded solemnly.

"Don't worry, Third Elder, I will definitely bring the Crimson Blood Spirit Crystal back to the clan."

Su Jingtong looked pleased and patted Su Yi's shoulder heavily with his right hand a few times, looking as if he were going to his death.

A moment later, under the watchful eyes of more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators, the great array barrier finally gave way and shattered with a crash.

"Kill!"

Jing Lu, leading the ghost general, charged directly at Su Jingtong.

The group of independent Rogue Cultivators also unleashed their Technique Method, attacking the other Su Clan cultivators.

The two sides quickly clashed.

Although the Su Clan cultivators were numerous, only eight of them had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, while the Rogue Cultivators numbered fourteen, making it almost a two-against-one situation.

As soon as they started fighting, the Su Clan cultivators showed signs of weakness.

However, the Su Clan has a deep foundation, and each Foundation Establishment cultivator possesses a powerful Spirit Artifact, so they can barely hold on for a while.

But those Qi Refining Stage members of the Su Clan were left unattended and were slaughtered in the blink of an eye.

Su Jingtong used a high-grade Spirit Artifact flying sword, and with its advantage, he was able to suppress Jing Lu and the ghost general for a time.

The flying sword, like a rainbow piercing the sun, once again forced back Jing Lu and the Ghost General. Su Jingtong suddenly flashed in front of Su Yi, blocking the attacks of two Rogue Cultivators for her.

"Let's go!" Su Jingtong shouted.

Without hesitation, Su Yi turned and fled on her sword, heading straight for Clearpeace Mountain.

Seeing that Su Yi was about to escape, Jing Lu and the scholar who had been lingering on the outskirts of the battlefield refused to allow it.

The two simultaneously unleashed their respective techniques, attacking Su Yi.

The scholar's weapon was a low-grade Soul-Devouring Awl Spirit Artifact, the Soul-Devouring Awl. It was about two inches long, entirely crimson, and a vicious Ghost Dao Spirit Artifact. It emitted a mournful howl from time to time, like the weeping of thousands of Yin Soul, and had the effect of destroying people's minds.

The Soul-Devouring Awl transformed into a streak of blood-red light, piercing straight behind Su Yi.

The ghost general of Jing Lu, amidst a flurry of ghostly shadows, chased after Su Yi with lightning speed.

Feeling the immense pressure coming from behind, Su Yi trembled with fear and hurriedly summoned a small cyan shield to protect herself behind her.

At the same time, he controlled the flying sword to slash at the ghost general.

"Keep running, I'll handle them!"

Su Jingtong's voice suddenly rang out.

His superior-grade Spirit Artifact flying sword struck first, directly knocking away the Soul-Devouring Awl, and then turned the sword to slash at the Ghost General.

Su Yi's crisis vanished instantly, and she hurriedly flew away at full speed on her sword.

Su Yi is safe for now, but the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Su Clan are in grave danger.

Facing an enemy force nearly twice their size, the Su Clan was already stretched thin, and now, without Su Yi, they were even more overwhelmed.

In just over ten breaths, two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Su Clan were killed by Rogue Cultivators.

The morale of the Rogue Cultivators was immediately boosted.

On the other hand, the Su Clan members were all filled with fear and wanted to find an opportunity to escape.

At this moment, Su Yi had already flown several miles and was almost above the Cave where Song Wen was hiding.

Then they heard Su Jingtong, who had stopped the scholar and Jing Lu, shout loudly.

"Su Yi, you must return to the Lineage alive and deliver the ten thousand Crimson Blood Spirit Crystals and one hundred Crimson Blood Crystal Marrows back to the Lineage. This matter concerns the prosperity of our Su Clan, and there must be no mistakes."

Su Jingtong's voice was very loud, almost echoing throughout the entire mining area.

Not only Su Yi, who was several miles away, heard it, but the Rogue Cultivators in the midst of the battle also heard it.

Su Yi, who was flying away on her sword, suddenly staggered and almost fell from the sky.

She glanced back at Su Jingtong, her eyes filled with horror.

Su Jingtong is trying to kill her!

Upon hearing Rogue Cultivators ' eyes lit up.

One hundred Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow!

Is the Su Clan's Crimson Blood Spirit Crystal Mine really that rich?

Previously, Jing Lu told them:

The Su Clan sends Crimson Blood Spirit Crystal Mine back to the Su Clan once a month, usually containing 10,000 Crimson Blood Spirit Crystals, worth around 500,000 Spirit Stones.

Jing Lu promised to split the Crimson Blood Spirit Crystals equally.

That means each person can receive more than 30,000 Spirit Stones.

Unexpectedly, there was an even greater surprise – a hundred Crimson Blood Crystal Marrows!

Those are worth millions of low-grade Spirit Stones!

Was it that Jing Lu hadn't told them the truth and wanted to keep the Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow for herself? Or did the Su Clan suddenly discover a vein rich in Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow?

The Rogue Cultivators paused in their actions, turning to look at Su Yi, who was several miles away, their eyes filled with greed.

Those closest to Su Yi were undoubtedly the scholar and Jing Lu.

Upon hearing this, the two were greatly puzzled.

According to their intelligence, Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow is extremely rare and hard to come by; sometimes, not a single piece can be found even in a year.

Could it be that the Su Clan has recently unearthed a vein rich in Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow?

Or is Su Jingtong deliberately creating a diversion?

The scholar was skeptical of the truthfulness of Su Jingtong's words, but greed made him focus his attention on Su Yi.

The allure of millions of Spirit Stones is simply too great!

After a moment's hesitation, greed ultimately prevailed. The scholar was the first to leave the battlefield and chase after Su Yi.

His departure prompted the already restless Rogue Cultivators to follow suit, all chasing after Su Yi.

That's Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow, worth millions of Spirit Stones. Even if it's divided equally among fourteen people, each person would still receive hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones.

We can't let one person benefit from it all.

Jing Lu watched the rogue Rogue Cultivators pass by one after another, feeling frustrated.

He knew that what Su Jingtong said could not possibly be true.

It's absolutely impossible to mine so much Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow in such a short time!

If such a large amount of Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow had truly been unearthed, the Su Clan would have already dispatched a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators to escort it.

However, now that the greed of the Rogue Cultivators had been stirred up, he dared not speak rashly to stop them from chasing after Su Yi.

In that case, the other Rogue Cultivators would only suspect that he wanted to monopolize the Crimson Blood Crystal Marrow.