Chapter Seventy-Three: Quick Action

  Upon hearing this, Ye Xu and Zhou Shiwen both felt a chill run down their spines.

  The original Fang Chen was a handsome young master, elegant and refined, but now that he has cultivated the Blood Demon Primordial Soul Technique, he has become even more ferocious than the two of them, with a terrifying appearance as if he would devour people at will!

  It seems that the Blood Demon's Primordial Soul Technique is not just a simple way to increase one's cultivation strength, but also causes his personality to become distorted.

  "The demonic path's mental state is bold and advances fiercely, with extremely fast cultivation speed. However, it easily causes a person's temperament to change greatly, leading to madness. In contrast, the orthodox path's mental state may have slower progress in cultivation, but its advantage lies in its purity, making it extremely stable to cultivate."

  Ye Xue recalled Zheng Dao's evaluation of the demonic heart method, and now seeing Fang Chen's appearance, he knew that his words were not in vain. He thought to himself: "I wonder if my Zhou Tian Star Dou Lian Qi Technique and Nine Turns Yuan Gong are orthodox or demonic?"

  The origins of these two techniques are somewhat unclear. The Zhōu Tiān Xīng Dǒu Liàn Qì Shù was a technique on the golden leaves in the Jade Building, growing out of the jade tree, while the Jiǔ Zhuǎn Yuán Gōng was unintentionally obtained by the ancestors of the Ye family.

  If we evaluate the cultivation speed of Zhoutian Xingdou Lianqi Shu and Jiuzhuan Yuangong based on the orthodox and demonic dao heart methods, then Zhoutian Xingdou Lianqi Shu has an extremely fast cultivation speed and should be a demonic dao heart method. On the other hand, the cultivation speed of Jiuzhuan Yuangong is so slow that it's despairing, so it should belong to the orthodox dao heart method.

  However, Zhou Tianxing's Doushen Lianqi technique was quick to cultivate, but his aura was bright and upright, vast and majestic, not having the slightest hint of the demonic path's heart method.

  "It doesn't matter whether it's a demonic path or an orthodox path, as long as it can improve cultivation and strength, it's a good technique!" Ye Xuan thought to himself.

  Three people walked into the Eagle Gorge, where the brook babbled and above it floated pink peach blossoms. From the deep valley rose mist, like transparent jellyfish floating in mid-air, illuminated by the bright sunshine, shimmering with a rainbow-like glow. Some of the mist carried dense water vapor, refracting sunlight, as if a seven-colored rainbow hung in the air above the deep valley, breathtakingly beautiful!

  This miasma is highly toxic and extremely rare, but it's everywhere in Eagle Gorge.

  It is said that a certain master of the Zhou family planned to use the collected peach blossom mist to refine a magical treasure. The master's cultivation had already reached the mixed yuan period of the three true realms, and he searched deep into the Bai Man Mountains for this mist. In the end, however, he was discovered by someone, and he had been poisoned to death in the midst of the mist!

  In the end, none of the Zhou family's descendants dared to enter the Peach Blossom Swamp to collect their master's body.

  This is a scandal of the Zhou family, considered a great shame, but such things can't be hidden and have long been spread throughout Liuzhou.

  Ye Xue and the other two carefully avoided the peach blossom miasma, and if they really couldn't avoid it, they would offer sacrifices to the Jade Building, open the yuanqi canopy, dispel the miasma, hold their breath, and dash through.

  But the two wizards who were opening up the wasteland in front did not have this method, and two of them accidentally got stuck with a thread of miasma, falling dead in the poisonous miasma.

  Zong Kaiyuan's face grew increasingly gloomy. Having just entered Eagle Gorge, they hadn't even gone three miles and hadn't encountered a single demon, yet two of the witches had already died in a state of confusion. This trip was proving to be quite inauspicious!

  He is the General Manager of the Inner Court of the Zhangzhou Zongjia, and his cultivation has already reached the peak of Rongyuan Ninth Grade. His yuanqi is like a three-meter-diameter blazing sun, shining all over his body, its fierce flames burning brightly, and his yuanqi has already shown signs of refining the false into the true!

  The three-elemental cultivators of the Wu Shi, gather heaven and earth's primordial energy to enhance their cultivation. However, this primordial energy is not pure and is directly plundered from between heaven and earth, with an unstable foundation.

  When cultivated to the Three Realms, one can truly transform the heavenly and earthly primordial energy into their own cultivation, refining the primordial energy into true essence, like an arm extending at will. Therefore, it is called Refining the False to become True!

  On both sides of the canyon, some thick and large wisteria are growing, some of which are as thick as a bucket, far more luxuriant than those outside, from the bottom of the stream to the top of the cliff, stretching nearly 100 meters!

  There were also wisteria hanging down from the top of the mountain and falling into the valley below.

  Wisteria hangs with strange and exotic fruits, in a variety of colors, bright and vibrant, quite tempting.

  One of the clan's witches couldn't resist picking a bright red fruit and stuffing it into her mouth. She had barely chewed twice when she suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream, her body resembling a punctured balloon with countless holes, leaking air everywhere. In the blink of an eye, her skeleton disintegrated, turning into a pile of mush on the ground!

  His jade building also jumped out of the corpse and turned into a stream of spiritual light that dissipated.

  Zong Kaiyuan's face changed slightly, and he shouted loudly: "Everyone be careful, don't touch the fruit here, it's highly toxic!"

  "General, we haven't even entered the Eagle Gorge yet and we've already lost three men. This trip doesn't seem to be going well at all!" a young shaman said cautiously.

  "It doesn't matter, as long as you're a bit more careful, there shouldn't be any major issues."

  Zong Kaiyuan's face was solemn, and he said: "Our Zong family's mines have been depleted. This time, no matter what, we must open up new mines and connect the Eagle Gorge! Otherwise, in a few more years, our Zong family will decline and be annexed by other noble families!"

  "Chief, there are three little wizards following us from behind, shall we take them out?"

  Zong Kaiyuan turned back and glanced at them, sneering: "Just a bunch of small fries, Kaiyang, you take a few men to stay behind and get rid of them, then immediately follow me!"

  A steady big man responded with a loud voice: "De Ming, De Qing, De Jing, the three of you stay behind!"

  Not far away, Zhou Shiwen picked a yellow fruit and was about to taste it. Seeing the miserable death of Zongjia Shaman, he hastily threw the fruit aside and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

  Ye Xue saw the situation, sprang up, plucked a few crimson fruit, offered them to the Jade Building, took out the Ghost Head Knife seized from Fan Shi Ping's hand, and carefully applied the juice to the blade.

  Zhou Shiwen and Fang Chen couldn't help but feel a chill, thinking to themselves: "This guy Zhou Bao seems honest on the surface, but he's even more sinister than us!"

  Zhou Shiwen also picked a few crimson fruits and carefully applied them to his dagger.

  Fang Chen had no weapons, so he thought for a moment and gathered several red fruits into the Jade Building, planning to do the same if he obtained a witch soldier in the future.

  The three of them finished their task and looked up to see that the shaman from the Zong family had already gone far away, so they hurriedly quickened their pace to catch up.

  "Little white face, aren't you hungry? Are you going to go on a big killing spree?"

  Zhou Shiwen saw Zong Kaiyang and others standing there, with a bad expression and a strong killing intent. He couldn't help but smile and say: "There are four appetizers ahead, can you enjoy them?"

  Fang Chen let out a low hum, although his temperament had become more arrogant, he also had self-awareness and knew that relying solely on himself would not make him a match for the four family wizards.

  The three young Taoist priests of the Zong family were not particularly outstanding in their cultivation, but that steady big man had a reserved and introverted aura, with an elegant demeanor. At first glance, it was clear that he was a high-ranking master who far surpassed them. Compared to Luan Shi Ping, he was not inferior, and should be of the same generation as Ye Siyan and Ye Sidao!

  Zong Kaiyang looked at the three people approaching, and said in a deep voice: "Young people, my Zong family has come to open up this wasteland in Eagle Gorge this time. This place is already our territory. I don't care who you are or where you're from, now it's still possible for you to turn back!"

  "Territory of the Zong family?"

  Ye Xiu smiled and asked: "May I ask if it was the Qin Emperor who granted your family this title, or was it the Han Emperor?"

  Zong Kaiyang's face changed slightly, Zhou Shiwen burst out laughing and said: "This Zong family elder brother, you might as well take two big axes, jump out and shout 'I opened this mountain, I planted this tree' to make it more refreshing!"

  Fang Chenxi opened his folding fan and smiled: "The Zong family of Zhangzhou is indeed a good hand at blocking the road and robbing."

  Zong Kaiyang's face suddenly turned gloomy, and the three young men behind him stirred restlessly. One of them sneered, "Uncle, why bother talking to them? Just kill them directly!"

  "You young people are too proud and will die early! Zong has already given you opportunities, it's you who are looking for death!"

  Zong Kaiyang sneered: "De Ming, you three take action, and let Uncle help you sweep the array. The cultivation of these three is roughly on par with yours, and they are rare opponents for you!"

  The three of them were overjoyed and immediately rushed out from behind him. Zong Deming approached Ye Xu, his aura forming over a hundred sword energies on top of his head that rapidly revolved around him, creating a whirlpool of swords. He laughed and said: "I've long wanted to try out my Great Evolution Heaven Sword Technique!"

  This is the Taiyuan Heaven Sword Technique. When this sword technique is cultivated to its highest level, it can achieve a thousand swords firing at once, cutting the opponent into minced meat!

  However, Zhong Deming's strength was still far from reaching this point, and Hundred Swords Unleashed was already his limit.

  "As one who will soon fall under my sword, you should feel lucky that I strike quickly..."

  Before the words were out of his mouth, Zong Deming only felt a figure flashing by, and Ye Xu was already standing in front of him. With a surge of yuanqi, his body suddenly became taller and thinner, withered hands stretched out, pinched his neck and twisted it violently!

  All he heard was a crisp crackling sound, and Zong Deming found that he saw his own butt!