Chapter 4: The Master of Martial Arts

  "Second son, the Hundred Poison Gate has a total of five clear exits and three hidden exits, as well as two secret paths leading out of the mountain. All of them have been sealed off. There are currently 1,684 people inside the gate. This is the list!"

  The second son handed over the silk handkerchief, took a glance and handed it back, "What about the Hundred Poison Sect's branches in various places?!"

  "It was cleaned up an hour ago, 16 divisions were divided, a total of 2,342 people, not one escaped!"

  "Good!" The second son nodded and looked up towards the direction of Bai Du Ridge, "Now only this old nest is left!"

  "It's almost done!" The lean scholar laughed and said, "After this battle, the three southwestern states should be quiet for a while!!"

  "Before the Five Poisons Secret Realm opens, no one should be able to cause any more trouble. Those big shots in the capital should also feel a bit more at ease!" The Second Son said calmly, "Alright, I'll leave this to you. Later on, don't forget to pile up all the heads and let the people of the three southwestern states take a good look. Let them see what kind of consequences they will face for provoking the Ning Wang Fu!"

  "Yes, Second Master!" The lean scholar smiled and said, "It's just a small Hundred Poisons Gate, no need for the Second Master to take action personally!"

  "Yu Qingkong, if I didn't come, the profits of this Poison Gate would probably have been taken away by you, right?" The thin and weak scholar heard this and a hint of shyness appeared on his slightly lewd face, "Second Master is worrying too much, worrying too much, heh heh!"

  "Alright, I don't care about your nonsense, but the Bai Du Men is not to be underestimated, if you let even a single chicken escape, I'll take your life as compensation!" After speaking, he raised his whip and galloped away.

  Until his horse had run out of sight, the scholar named Yu Qingkong finally let out a sigh of relief, chuckled to himself, and fixed his greedy gaze on Bai Du Ling, "Bai Du Men, heh heh, it's truly blinded by greed, daring to provoke Ning Wang Fu so openly."

  Just as he was secretly ridiculing, a loud whistle suddenly came from the top of Bai Du Ridge, and a black air shot into the sky. Yu Kongqing was shocked, his eyes wide open, staring at Bai Du Ridge.

  "Essence of the wolf's smoke, essence of the wolf's smoke, a martial arts master who has reached the 9th layer of refinement!! It must be that old goat, it must be that old goat, this old fellow really hasn't died!"

  Gong Yangwu, the ancestor of the Hundred Poisons Sect, 350 years ago, as a sixth-level cultivator, founded the Hundred Poisons Sect. At that time, apart from being a sixth-level cultivator, he was also a martial artist who had cultivated his internal energy to the fifth level. However, at that time, his martial arts achievements were far inferior to his accomplishments in the Taoist arts. When facing enemies, he mostly used his Taoist arts, so everyone regarded him as a Taoist master, and very few people knew that he was also a martial artist. However, this was not a secret to the Ning Wangfu, which had ruled the three southwestern states for over 200 years.

  Three hundred and fifty years have passed, unexpectedly this ram's martial arts cultivation has not only not died, but has instead been raised to the ninth layer of Qi Refining.

  Cultivate Qi Nine Layers!! Still at the Pinnacle!!

  This is a realm that can make the vast majority of warriors desperate, the surging vital energy and wolf smoke instantly broke through the black cavalry's seal on the Baiduxia Ridge, in the hidden peaks between the back mountains of the Baiduxia Ridge, a black figure burst into the sky, emitting an angry roar.

  "Who dares to offend my Bai Du Men!!"

  "Ancestor is ancestor!!"

  "The old ancestor is still alive!"

  Lao Zu is out of the pass!!

  "We're saved! We're finally saved!"

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  The Hundred Poison Sect disciples, who were being surrounded by the black cavalry, suddenly felt a sense of relief wash over them as they realized that the invisible shackles that had been suppressing their powers had disappeared. They immediately became more ferocious and began to counterattack. The black cavalry from the Ning Wang Fu, however, was not well-prepared for this sudden turn of events and was forced to retreat in disarray, suffering significant losses. Although their formation remained intact, they were now on the defensive.

  Outside the gate of Bai Du Men, Yu Qingkong furrowed his brow, staring at the black misty aura, "What a hassle! The four great leaders are probably having headaches now!" As he spoke, between his right thumb and index finger appeared a yellow talisman paper. With just a slight movement of his two fingers, the talisman paper ignited.

  As the talisman paper burned out, a thin mist began to rise from the mountain gate. The mist grew thicker and thicker, soon enveloping the entire mountain gate. The water yuan force around Ba Du Feng seemed to be stimulated by something, and it began to surge towards the mountain gate of Ba Du Ling. As a result, the range of the fog grew larger and denser, covering Ba Du Ling in just ten breaths. Only the essence of the male goat's chaotic energy remained unaffected.

  Large-scale war tactics, fog locks up the world!

  After casting the spell, Yu Qingkong's complexion was somewhat wilted, and his body broke out in cold sweats. It seemed that he had only burned a talisman paper, but he didn't know how much energy he had consumed to cast such a powerful spell.

  "I've done all I should do, now it's up to the four leaders!"

  A large-scale war tactic, Fog Locks the Universe, was developed for situations like this. A powerful warrior uses Essence Wolf Smoke to break through the Dao Army's Qi mechanism seal, breaking the Dao Army's advantage. Meanwhile, Fog Locks the Universe uses the omnipresent Water Flow Primordial Force to reconnect the Dao Army's Qi mechanisms in one place. Then, using the Water Flow Primordial Force's ability to contain all things, it alleviates the impact of Essence Wolf Smoke and maintains the Dao Army's advantage. This is the greatest effect of this tactic.

  Inside the Hundred Poison Sect, after the fog rose, the Black Armor Cavalry's momentum was restored once again. Their auras connected, and they completely suppressed the Hundred Poison Sect's martial artists once more. What followed was a one-sided slaughter.

  Although the Hundred Poison Sect also had many powerful warriors and Taoists, including those above the sixth rank and those who had refined their Qi to seven layers or more, under the joint suppression of several thousand Dao soldiers and mechanical troops, the surrounding heaven and earth Yuanqi had already become chaotic. The power of the Taoists could only be exerted up to three layers, and it was the same for the warriors. Within two or three hours, all the disciples, elders, and hall masters of the Hundred Poison Sect were killed off, with several thousand black armored cavalry forming a siege against Gong Yang Wu Chang.

  Bastard! Bastard!!!

  At this time, Gong Yang Wu Chang was being held back by four black-clad and black-armored cavalry leaders. These four cavalry leaders were all strong martial artists in the Yu Qi period, but they were far inferior to Gong Yang Wu Chang. They only had a cultivation of Lian Qi Seventh Layer, but the four of them worked together seamlessly, forming an array, their internal energy linked with that of the great army, offense and defense as one. Even though Gong Yang Wu Chang was a peak Ninth Layer Lian Qi martial arts master, for the time being he couldn't do anything to these four people, and could only let out angry roars one after another.

  Just as the Black Armor Cavalry had cleared all the Bai Du Men people from Bai Du Ridge, Gong Yang Wu Chang seemed to have sensed a crisis. Waves of pale golden mist surged out from his body, and these golden mists possessed extremely strong corrosive properties. Even if they only came into contact with the surface of the bluestone ground, they could easily corrode away a layer of it.

  "You hawks and dogs of the Ning Wang Fu, you are really pushing people too far!!" A light golden mist flowed and transformed into a large light golden net, fiercely covering the four leaders.

  "Hmm!!" The four leaders attacked and defended in an orderly manner, seeing the big net flying over, two leaders held their long guns horizontally, their breaths connected into one piece, the symbols on their black armor surged, and a faint gleam emerged, and they actually charged straight at the net.

  BOOM!!!!!

  Two people collided on the golden net at the same time. Although the golden net had extremely strong corrosiveness, the two symbols that dominated the black armor also had extremely strong defensive capabilities. For a moment, the two were evenly matched, and the other two commanders took advantage of this opportunity to launch another attack.

  That male goat with an unpredictable temper was about to go crazy, he had been roaming the world for over 400 years, and had only suffered a major setback once. That one major setback had left him with a damaged soul, and his Taoist rank had stalled at the seventh stage, unable to advance any further. However, he did not give up, but instead devoted himself to martial arts, spending 100 years in bitter cultivation, raising his own martial arts skills to the level of a master of the ninth layer of Qi refinement. He had originally thought that he could finally clear his name, but unexpectedly, before he even had a chance to do so, the people from the Ning Wang Fu had already arrived, and were being so aggressive and overbearing, showing no mercy.

  Right on!

  A loud rumbling sound erupted, the two leading long spears were blocked back, and Gong Yang Wu Chang also took a step back. The surrounding fog grew denser, and the pressure coming from the fog also grew stronger. The black essence of the wolf smoke seemed to be barely contained.

  Dada dada dada dada!!

  The sound of horseshoes grew thicker, and the expression on Gong Yang Wu Chang's face became increasingly unsightly. This was a sign that the Iron Cavalry had surrounded him. After blocking the attacks of the two commanders once again, he finally withdrew the pale golden misty net. The misty net retracted, and the two commanders who were holding it also let go at the same time. However, this time they did not rush to attack, but instead retreated from their battle with Gong Yang Wu Chang, dividing into four directions to trap him, using their aura to lock him in place.

  "It's you who forced me, it's you who forced me!!" The ram-like man shouted in anger, his body enveloped by a pale golden mist. The golden color grew thicker and thicker, while the black aura dissipated and scattered into the pale golden mist.

  A dangerous aura emanated from the already completely fog-shrouded surroundings, clearly indicating to the four leaders that the old ancestor of the Hundred Poisons Sect was going all out.

  A faint golden mist began to swell, getting bigger and bigger. In the midst of the mist, a gigantic figure loomed vaguely, then suddenly, a dark golden limb stretched out from the mist, followed by a second one, a third one...

  "It's a demon beast!!!" One of the four commanders spoke in a low voice, "This is going to be troublesome!!"

  "It's not a big deal, this is his last resort!" Another general said, and with the fall of his voice, the 3,000 black armored cavalry finally arrived, surrounding the mountain valley tightly. "Take action, don't waste any more time!"

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