Slaying Huo Zhenyan

It's done.

After this attack, Chen Nianzhi revealed a look of joy. Breaking through this formation meant they were like trapped dragons ascending to heaven, able to advance or retreat freely.

Seeing them charge out, Huo Zhenyan's expression changed repeatedly, and finally she decided to retreat.

"We can't let him get away."

In an instant, Jiang Linglong made a decision.

Huo Zhenyan is not long from the Nascent Soul stage. If such a powerful enemy escapes, the threat he poses could be greater than that of ten Golden Core realm cultivators.

If we don't kill this person today, and Huo Zhenyan breaks through to the Nascent Soul in the future, the Chen Immortal Clan will be the ones in trouble.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Linglong disregarded her heartache over the precious item and immediately summoned the Demonflame Yin-Thunder Orb.

"No--"

As the Demonflame Yin-Thunder Orb struck, Huo Zhenyan showed despair.

This treasure is comparable to a full-force attack from Nascent Soul Cultivator. Even if he used all his abilities, he might not be able to block it, let alone now that his formation has been broken and most of his Law Power has been consumed.

Without any suspense, even though Huo Zhenyan resisted with all her might, she was still reduced to ashes by this Tier 5 Thunder Pearl.

"Chief."

Seeing Huo Zhen die in battle, the Huo Clan's Golden Core realm cultivators showed expressions of terror.

They never imagined that this battle, which they had prepared for for many years, would not only fail to result in a great victory, but would also lead to extremely heavy losses.

In the midst of the chaos, they hurriedly led their people back to Spirit Mountain, where, guided by their clansmen, they activated the Mountain-Protecting Array.

Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong did not give chase, because the enemy was fighting right at their doorstep and would be back in Spirit Mountain in a very short time.

In this short time, unless they had Tier 5 Thunder Pearl or an array to protect them, they would have a hard time killing these five Golden Core realm cultivators.

Moreover, their battle against an entire clan was extremely taxing, and continuing would risk further depletion of their vital essence.

After winning the battle, the two did not leave.

Jiang Linglong gently stroked the sword wounds on his body, applying spirit medicine as she said with heartache, "Your wounds..."

"I have the Five-Thunder Body-Tempering Method to temper my body; this is just a superficial injury."

Chen Nianzhi shook her head, swallowed a healing pill, and then used her Law Power to heal her injuries.

With external application and internal ingestion, along with Law Power healing, the Sword Qi was quickly extracted from the wound.

Without the interference of the Bone-Eroding Sword Intent in wound healing, minor external injuries can be recovered by high-level cultivators with just two rounds of Law Power nourishment.

After her injuries healed, Jiang Linglong cleaned up the battlefield and retrieved Huo Zhenyan's Mountain-River Fan, Four Symbols Array Flags, and Blue-Gold Glazed Armor.

She said with some regret, "It's a pity that Huo Zhenyan's Storage Bag, along with his physical body, was destroyed by the Demonflame Yin-Thunder Orb."

"It would be good enough if we could kill this person; the destruction of the Storage Bag was to be expected."

Chen Nianzhi sighed and said that they were only able to kill Huo Zhenyan with the help of the Tier 5 Thunder Pearl, and they had no strength left to rescue the Storage Bag.

In fact, Huo Zhenyan never expected that she would perish. The location of this battle was less than a thousand miles away from the Huo Family's Spirit Mountain.

He thought that even if he lost this battle, as long as he retreated to Spirit Mountain and activated the Mountain-Protecting Array, Chen Nianzhi wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

At worst, he can hide for sixty years until his Law Power recovers before attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. If he succeeds by chance, he can then turn the tables and take control.

Moreover, there is no Spiritual Qi outside of Spirit Mountain for Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong to cultivate in, and they cannot possibly waste a lot of time not cultivating themselves, but instead waiting outside Spirit Mountain to block him.

It was precisely because of his confidence in his own strength, coupled with the allure of the Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, that he risked becoming enemies with Chen Nianzhi and Chen Nianzhi.

He never expected that Chen Nianzhi's physical body was comparable to that of Nascent Soul; even his long-prepared trump card failed to severely injure Chen Nianzhi.

On the contrary, the Tier 5 Thunder Pearl in Jiang Linglong's hand greatly exceeded his expectations, and he never thought that he would perish under the Tier 5 Thunder Pearl.

"It's hard to say whether this battle was a victory or a loss."

Jiang Linglong sighed and looked at the Blue-Gold Glazed Armor.

Of the three treasures left behind by Huo Zhenyan, the Mountain-River Fan has been severely damaged and will require two cycles of sixty years to recover.

The Four Symbols Array Flags were also somewhat damaged, but this treasure is extremely powerful, enough to be used as a trump card, and its value should be around ten million Spirit Stone.

The only treasure that truly captivated them was the Blue-Gold Glazed Armor, a Supreme Magical Treasure valued at over five million Spirit Stone.

However, by fusing it with the Scarlet-Gold Glazed Armor and Purple-Gold Glazed Armor they possess, it can be forged into the legendary Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor.

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi said, "Tier 5 Thunder Pearl is worth at least thirty Heavenly Crystal, but Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure is worth a hundred Heavenly Crystal."

"We obtained the Blue-Gold Glazed Armor in this battle, and the fact that we were able to fuse it into Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure is already a huge gain."

That makes sense.

Jiang Linglong nodded, then pondered for a moment before saying, "To fuse the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor, besides the three pieces of armor, we also need a Dao-Pattern Gem and Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein to provide Spiritual Qi."

"Dao-Pattern Gem, and it even Spiritual Qi..."

Chen Nianzhi pondered for a moment, then said, "We don't have any Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein, but we do have eight Tier 4 Spirit Vein. Having the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor absorb Spiritual Qi from each of them should be enough."

"It's just that those Dao-Pattern Gem are quite rare."

Dao-Pattern Gem are the most precious natural treasures among the Tier 4 heavenly materials and earthly treasures, worth tens of millions of Spirit Stone, comparable to Creation Jade.

Such a treasure is very rare and requires a high price to acquire.

"That's not right." Jiang Linglong's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "Since the Huo Family has been planning the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor for many years, they must have Dao-Pattern Gem in their possession."

"The Huo Family?"

Chen Nianzhi's eyes also lit up. She stood up and looked at the Huo Family's Spirit Mountain. After a long while, she shook her head and said, "This Spirit Mountain has been cultivated by them for thousands of years. It is protected by Tier 4 High-Grade Spirit Vein and an array."

"With our strength, even if the Heavenly Ruins Alliance mobilized a large army to attack us across several continents, it would probably take us more than ten years to break through their defenses."

A direct assault is no longer an option.

Jiang Linglong also said that the Chu Kingdom is separated from the Dawn Continent by several continents, and there are still several rare and dangerous places.

Such an environment makes it impossible to mobilize a large army. There are no supplies or Spirit Vein to support them along the way, and they are very likely to encounter attacks from high-level Demon Race. If anything goes wrong, they could be wiped out.

Moreover, with the two Tier 4 4 Treasure Ship currently in existence in the Chu Kingdom, and two more under construction, they can only transport tens of thousands of cultivators at a time. Treasure Ship with that many cultivators, it's unlikely they could breach the Huo Family's Spirit Mountain.

With this thought in mind, Chen Nianzhi frowned, and after a long while, he sighed and said, "Then let's negotiate. Since the ringleader has been executed, and we don't have time to waste any more time, let them pay war reparations."

"That's a good idea too." Jiang Linglong nodded.

Having decided to negotiate, Chen Nianzhi did not delay any longer and used a talisman to send the message to the Huo Family's Spirit Mountain that same day.