Chapter 268 The Qilin Clan’s Conspiracy, Escape from Shenglin Island

Just as the fierce battle between Chen An and Qian Ying entered a white-hot stage, bursts of dragon roars were heard from the Nine Dragon Golden Light Tower. The shadows of nine golden dragons circled around the tower and descended from the sky with the momentum to suppress everything.

Chen An stood in this golden light. Facing the oppressive feeling above his head, his skin once again glowed golden and his aura was extremely powerful.

He took the opportunity to throw the iron block in his hand at the tower.

A loud "boom" sound caused the surrounding spiritual energy to roll and even the surrounding dark energy to tremble.

This seemingly inconspicuous piece of iron came from the hands of the barbarian Shadow. Although it was crudely made, it contained incredible weight and ordinary cultivators could not drive it normally.

Now that it has fallen into Chen An's hands, it is just right for use combined with his physical cultivation.

The iron block collided with the Nine Dragon Golden Light Tower, and a dazzling light burst out between the two, with the golden light and the iron light intertwined together.

In the end, because the impact force was too strong, the iron block broke into several pieces and scattered everywhere, but the Nine Dragon Golden Light Tower also deviated from its original trajectory and failed to accurately suppress Chen An.

"No!"

Amidst the miserable howls, Qianying was submerged in the vast sea of ​​insects and gradually lost all life.

Seeing that the opponent was completely scared to death, Chen An put away the jade insect talisman. If he had not used the five-colored divine light to wipe out the opponent's breath, he would not have been able to control him in such a short time and kill Qianying.

Although this item is a jade talisman, its power is not inferior to ordinary Xuanbao fragments. It can be said to be a relatively rare treasure.

The swarm of insects returned to the jade insect talisman, and a pair of thin wings with flowing light appeared in it. Chen An's face lit up with joy, and he caught it in his hand.

He glanced at Zhao Lingyun and the others. They had just escaped from the suppression of the Nine Dragons Golden Light Shield and still looked frightened.

Chen An ignored him and quietly collected the treasures left nearby, including the iron block that was split into several pieces and the Nine-Dragon Golden Light Shield.

The iron block looks very similar to ordinary iron, but it is made from an extremely rare material, stardust meteorite iron.

However, this thing is extremely difficult to smelt. Even if it is simply integrated with several materials, it can be comparable to a top-level mysterious weapon. If it is properly re-melted and reforged, it will surely be comparable to a mysterious treasure!
The clouds and mist dissipated, and the sky gradually turned dusk. Chen An's brows showed a trace of solemnity. He waved his hand and said in a low but powerful voice, "Don't stand there stupidly. Clean up the traces first, and leave Shenglin Island with me later."

The four men moved upon hearing the sound, and they performed spell gestures in their hands. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and the traces of battle around them gradually disappeared into thin air like a candle in the wind.

Afterwards, Chen An led them to the entrance of the underground passage and waited for Xuanjizi's teleportation array to take shape.

While waiting, I exchanged a few words with four people. I wouldn't have known anything if I hadn't asked, and I was shocked when I did.

It turned out that although the cultivation of these four people was not very good, they reaped a lot of rewards thanks to the tree seeds left to them by Chen An.

When they first arrived at the Nether Fire Cave, they wanted to collect the rare Soul-Melting Soul step by step, but they found that the place was already overcrowded and resources were scarce, making it difficult to meet everyone's needs.

Therefore, they had no choice but to find another way, using their apparent strength to pretend to be weak and eat the tiger, luring those self-righteous late-stage refining cultivators into a carefully designed trap.

Relying on the power of the tree species left by Chen An, they succeeded many times, not only did they not lose a penny, but they became rich instead.

However, the good times did not last long. Just when they were feeling proud and complacent, they had just reached the gates of hell when they attracted a top-notch cultivator of the Locust Clan, who coveted their gains and wanted to capture the four people.

At the moment of life and death, if Chen An had not appeared in time, like a god sent from heaven to resolve the crisis, the four of them would have been wiped out.

Looking at the fifty strands of Shen Yuanpo in his hand, Chen An's heart couldn't help but ripple. This harvest was actually comparable to the half of Shen Yuanpo in the hands of the locust cultivator before.

No wonder this guy kept chasing the four people, it turned out he was tempted by such a big temptation.

Sure enough, the gold belt for murder and arson!

"We agreed to give me half of it, but the tree has been damaged, so I'm willing to charge you thirty, right?"

Chen An's words sounded as if he was negotiating, but as soon as he finished speaking, he took away his share.

Although the tree species is damaged, it is not completely scrapped. It can be restored to its original strength by spending some money to repair it.

Zhao Lingyun and the other three froze when they saw this. Although the tree species was quite powerful, it consumed a considerable amount of mana. Even if the four of them took turns using it, they wouldn't be able to last long.

Its value is far lower than five drops of Soul-Relieving Yuanpo, not to mention that it has not been completely damaged.

However, intimidated by Chen An's powerful strength, and the fact that he had just saved their lives, the few people weighed the pros and cons and did not refute, but accepted it in silence.

"That locust monk just left?"

Before using the Five-Colored Divine Light, Chen An took the opportunity to seal the bamboo tube to prevent his means from being leaked. As soon as he unlocked the bamboo tube, the doubtful voice of the Red Cloud Fairy emerged in his heart.

"It's like leaving now."

"That's right. The locust clan is best at flying. If he wants to run, ordinary cultivators can't catch up with him at all."

"This person is really fast."

It has to be said that the locust cultivator's escape speed is unique among the void-refining cultivators, even much faster than Chen An.

Relying on his magic power which was eight times that of his peers, his speed was not slow, but it was still somewhat insufficient compared to them.

At this time, Situ Yanran cast a puzzled look: "Just now I saw a Qilin clan treasure appear in the direction of the Spirit Bone Spring. You are so powerful, why don't you go and fight for it?"

The other three people also cast inquiring glances. Judging from the oppressive aura of the strange treasure just now, it must be at least a Xuanbao-level treasure.

If they had such strength, they would have already killed their way to the Spirit Bone Spring.

Although it is obviously very dangerous there, if we succeed, we will definitely have more confidence in advancing to the fusion stage.

This kind of opportunity is a fatal temptation to every cultivator who has reached the ninth level of the Refined Void Realm or even the perfect level.

Chen An sneered: "Now that I have fought for enough opportunities, it is best to withdraw in time. Otherwise, I will not get the opportunity but will lose my life in vain."

"Just like the four of you luring and killing other monks, if you hadn't been lucky enough to meet me, you would have died at the hands of the locust tribe. All your efforts for many days have become someone else's wedding dress. How can you talk about opportunities?"

Hearing this, the four people's expressions darkened, and these words left them speechless.

He had always said that if he could do it again, he would never come to Shenglin Island again, but when he saw the opportunity, he couldn't help but take the risk and grab it.

After all, even if a cultivator of the Void Realm could live for four or five thousand years, he would not be able to achieve immortality.

If you can achieve fusion and live freely for thousands of years, then naturally there is no need to fight.

Time flies, a few days later.

Chen An, who was waiting at the entrance of the passage, suddenly caught a subtle sound in his ears, like falling leaves in the middle of the night, soft yet clear.

Immediately afterwards, Xuanjizi's voice filled with joy and expectation came through, like the first ray of light at dawn, "The teleportation array is complete, Fellow Daoist Chen, follow me quickly!" This voice was like a sweet rain falling on the dry earth. Chen An's heart was lifted, and without the slightest hesitation, his figure flashed and disappeared at the entrance of the passage, and went straight into the passage.

Going deeper into the passage, the teleportation array in front of you stands there quietly. The runes on it are flowing with soft light, and the spirit stones inlaid in the grooves are shining brightly. You only need to activate the array to teleport.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanji, there is no time to lose, let's set off immediately!"

There was a hint of urgency in Chen An's voice. The range of the Dark Blood Devouring Sky Formation's radiation had been getting larger and larger in the past few days, and he didn't want to stay on the island for a moment.

Upon hearing this, Xuanjizi nodded, then looked at the people behind Chen An, but did not ask any more questions. He walked up to each of them and gave them a jade talisman, which was a teleportation talisman.

Afterwards, magic power poured into every corner of the teleportation array like rivers flowing into the sea. The runes began to vibrate violently, the spirit stones shone brightly, and the entire teleportation array was shrouded in a dazzling light. The space began to distort, forming strange ripples that enveloped Chen An and Xuanjizi and others.

With a roar, the teleportation array was fully activated. The figures of several people gradually became blurred under the light and finally disappeared, leaving only waves of aftereffects lingering in the air, which took a long time to dissipate.

Not far from the entrance of the passage where the teleportation array was located, a figure seemed to have discovered something and immediately stopped and said, "There seems to be a slight spatial fluctuation nearby. Could it be that someone used the teleportation array to leave this place?"

"It seems that the teleportation array that Father mentioned is here!"

On an unknown island somewhere outside Shenglin Island, three figures gathered here.

Ao Ming stood tall and straight, with a faint dragon aura surrounding him. His eyes were sharp, as if he could see into people's hearts.

Opposite him was Liu Zu and another Qilin clan cultivator. At this moment, the three of them were looking towards the direction of Shenglin Island at the same time, with a hint of anticipation in their eyes.

Ao Ming stared at the two Qilin cultivators in front of him with sharp eyes.

After a long while, Ao Ming said, "Liu Zu, there is not much time left before the explosion of the dark energy ends. Are you sure Huang Lin can succeed?"

The corner of Liu Zu's mouth curled up into an imperceptible sneer, and his eyes revealed a sinister look: "Fellow Daoist Ao Ming, everything is under control. Huang Lin has already sneaked into Shenglin Island and set up the Dark Blood Devouring Heaven Formation to let other cultivators kill each other. We can just sit back and reap the benefits and seize the Rong Shen Yuan Po in one fell swoop."

"For this purpose, I will also tell him the method to control the evil spirit of the Qilin in the Weeping Blood Forest, so that he will be absolutely safe!"

Once this formation is activated, it will drive the monks on the island into madness and kill each other, while they can sit back and reap the benefits, seizing the Shen Yuanpo.

However, at this moment, there were not only the three of them outside Shenglin Island, but also combined monks from other forces lurking nearby.

The purpose of coming here is, firstly, to protect the younger generations who come to the island, and secondly, to fish in troubled waters.

After all, with so many cultivators gathered outside the island, all for the extremely rare Soul-Releasing Soul, conflicts were inevitable.

Liu Zu was worried about possible accidents in the plan, so he invited Ao Ming and used his powerful strength as the final guarantee.

Just when everything seemed to be going according to plan, an unusual talisman fell into Liu Zu's hands. When he saw the talisman, his face suddenly changed: "Oh no, someone has left the island!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Liuzu's eyes, and he immediately made a decision: "Moyan, follow them and make sure no bugs get away!"

Mo Yan, who was standing next to him, nodded slightly when he heard what was said. Then his body flashed and turned into a golden light, quickly chasing in the direction Liu Zu said.

"Didn't you say it was foolproof?" Ao Ming said in a cold voice.

Liu Zu's heart trembled, and he quickly explained: "It's normal. There must be some cowardly and incompetent people who just got some benefits and want to leave as soon as possible! But don't worry, Mo Yan will chase them, and they will be safe!"

Ao Ming frowned slightly when he saw this, but didn't say much. He just hoped that there would be no more mistakes.

However, not long after, another talisman fell into Liuzu's hands.

"Strange, how come another person escaped?"

Liu Zu seemed to sense Ao Ming's displeasure, and he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Daoist Ao, I will go and take a look myself this time!"

Immediately, Liuzu leaped away and chased in the direction indicated by the warning talisman that had been left behind.

A moment later, a cultivator who had reached the perfection of the Void Refinement Realm was flying away rapidly in front of him.

"Boy, there is still some time before the dark energy erupts. There is no need to leave the island in such a hurry. Have you discovered anything?"

Liu Zu looked at the human cultivator in front of him and said with a grim expression.

Jiang Xiong was not surprised when he was suddenly stopped, as if he had expected this. He smiled and said, "It's just as my father expected. You Qilin people really have bad intentions. You actually set up such a vicious formation on the island. If I hadn't discovered it in time, I would have died on the island."

Before coming, Emperor Jiang specifically reminded him that the Qilin Clan would not let go of the opportunity to merge the soul and spirit that appeared on Shenglin Island.

The Qilin tribe today is far weaker than before. For the sake of these resources, they might do something desperate, so they asked him to leave through a teleportation array on the island.

In this regard, Jiang Xiong has always been cautious. Except for the time when he met Zhao Lingyun, he tried his best not to conflict with others at other times.

But even so, he still fought with Ao Jin.

This made Jiang Xiong feel more and more that something was wrong. It seemed that his emotions were a little too violent, so he took the opportunity to escape and secretly investigate. After many days, he discovered the Nether Blood Devouring Heaven Formation!
Seeing this, he wanted to leave the island quietly, but he accidentally discovered the teleportation array that Emperor Jiang mentioned. Remembering what Emperor Jiang had instructed him to do before he came here, he used the teleportation array to get out.

"It seems that you know a lot, so I can't keep you here!"

Liu Zu's expression was gloomy, and he slightly flexed his muscles. A cold light shot out and went straight to the forehead of Jiang Xiong opposite him.

In his opinion, the little cultivator who had just reached the Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm could not withstand his attack at all.

But who would have expected that when he was about to succeed, his attack actually hovered several feet in front of Jiang Xiong, and then turned around and flew towards him.

"Who, come out here!" Liu Zu shouted.

“I never thought that the descendants of the once prosperous Qilin Clan would lower themselves to attack the younger generation!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a resolute face appeared. There was an aura of majesty between his brows as he stared at the six-legged creature opposite him.

Jiang Xiong's face lit up with joy: "Father!"

"Jiang Taixu!"

Liu Zu sneered, "You just got promoted to the fusion stage. Instead of practicing at home, you want to come to my Shenglin Island to fish in troubled waters?"

"How do you know you can't fish in troubled waters if you don't try?" Jiang Taixu said with a smile.

"Then leave your life here. No one can take away the soul-melting spirit of my Shenglin Island!"

Liuzu's expression showed a hint of madness, and without saying a word, he started fighting with Jiang Taixu.

On the other side, Mo Yan, who was chasing the monks who had left the island, saw six monks in front of him leaving in the opposite direction of Shenglin Island. He sneered and accelerated to catch up with them.

(End of this chapter)