Chapter 14 - Ambush

“What mission?” Leng Yan asked doubtfully.

“Nothing much! Just that there have been some anomalies in the underlands recently. Go and check it out!” The Elder still wore a smile that was hard to read.

Watching the Elder smile at him, Leng Yan always felt a bit uneasy, but for the sake of a high-grade treasure tool, he had to give it a shot!

“Alright! I’ll go now! Elder, please give me the teleportation crystal!”

“Teleportation crystal? Oh! I forgot! There are no more teleportation crystals. However, I do have a sect teleportation stone here that can be used ten times. Take it, and you can use it to return. As for how to get there? Go to the Four Seas Palace and find Zhou Yu; he’ll help you teleport over!” The Elder’s expression of surprise was dramatically exaggerated, clearly an act.

But what could he do about it? When someone is obviously playing you, and you’re helpless, power is the only thing that matters!

“Shouldn’t I get the primordial spirit elixir first?”

“Of course, here are three thousand primordial spirit elixirs for you, and thirty thousand Contribution Points have been recorded in your account. Once you complete this mission, you can claim the promotion mission!”

Taking the three thousand primordial spirit elixirs and the sect teleportation stone, Leng Yan felt the weighty significance in his storage bag.

“Then I will take my leave now!” After making his preparations, Leng Yan walked out of the outer attendant pavilion, heading towards the Four Seas Palace.

Just as Leng Yan stepped out of the outer attendant pavilion, the two Elders who had been meditating opened their eyes. “Master! There are no anomalies in the underlands! Why send him there? Besides, we have plenty of teleportation crystals!”

“It’s nothing! Just that those few young ones have been loitering outside, annoying me to death. Let him take the teleportation array and draw them away.” The Elder chuckled.

“I don’t think that’s the only reason, Master! Are you particularly interested in him?” Another Elder smiled.

“Heh, you’re sharp! This kid has good fortune, and he’s quite decent too. If he can be recruited into the Xuanwu Sect, he’d be a promising candidate!” The Elder smiled.

As soon as Leng Yan left the outer attendant pavilion, he realized he was being targeted, understanding the Elder’s earlier words. It seemed he had already become the proverbial lamb.

This is the outer attendant pavilion, where they dare not act against me. The Elder deliberately sent me to the Four Seas Palace; it seems he knows what these people are up to. But why would the Elder help them, or is he testing me?

Regardless, first to the Four Seas Palace. Once in the underlands, if they dare to make a move, I will make sure they find no place to rest in death!

Leng Yan, with a murderous look on his face, headed towards the Four Seas Palace, completely ignoring the followers behind him.

The Four Seas Palace houses the teleportation array of the Five Elements Sect. Disciples can use it to teleport to other mountain gates and the demonic realm in the underlands.

It also allows for teleportation from Longmu Star to the main sect on Wugang Star, though one must have a decree from the sect master or an official summons from the main sect; otherwise, leaving Longmu Star is not permitted.

“Senior Brother Zhou! Please open the teleportation to the first layer of the underlands!” Leng Yan handed over ten primordial spirit elixirs as he spoke.

“Alright! Be careful on your journey!” Zhou Yu accepted the elixirs, his smile hinting at a playful acknowledgment of Leng Yan’s savvy.

The Hexagram Array slowly activated, and a blue light soared into the sky, “Enter the teleportation array!”

Leng Yan hurried into the teleportation array, feeling dizzy, and soon found himself on the first layer of the underlands.

Before he could regain his composure, a foul stench wafted through the air, and a dark shadow charged at him.

Without a second thought!

Leng Yan hastily retreated, azure light sword in hand, and with a swift cut-

“Roar!”

A dreadful scream followed by a cloud of blood mist-the demon-eyed wild ox was cleaved into pieces, filling the air with the stench of blood.

“This Senior Brother Zhou really messed up! Took the tip and still teleported me right in front of the ox. Could it be that the ox also gave him a bribe?” Leng Yan mentally cursed Zhou Yu and all his ancestors after killing the demon-eyed wild ox.

Thankfully, the demon-eyed wild ox was only at the Innate Realm, making it an easy kill. Otherwise, I might have been injured if not killed!

Progressing further, Leng Yan cut through various low-level demonic creatures like slicing through vegetables, sweeping them aside.

With sword qi sweeping across, a group of low-level demonic creatures were immediately killed or injured, their blood flowing like rivers, the soil stained as if painted red.

“What’s so unusual about this place? If there’s anything unusual, it’s how there are no demonic creatures from the divine transformation realm!”

“Ah! Here they come! Quite a few of them!” Leng Yan was feeling bored when he sensed several people approaching him, likely the ones who had been tracking him.

Since they were coming, there was no need to hide. He decided to wait for them right there and see what they wanted!

…

“From the look of it, you knew we were tracking you, didn’t you?” Five men emerged from the darkness, the leader noticing Leng Yan’s nonchalant demeanor and asked.

“Nonsense, did you think I was just here doing nothing but ponder? Spill it! What do you want following me?” Leng Yan, while wiping his Azure Light Sword, didn’t bother to hide his annoyance.

“Son of a bitch! Who are you calling a follower? You’re asking for it!” Angered by Leng Yan’s dismissive words, a hot-tempered man, wielding a middle-grade spiritual weapon, charged at him.

“Overconfident fool! Get lost!” Leng Yan, seeing that his opponent dared to make a move, was furious. His eyes filled with murderous intent as the Azure Light Sword’s glow intensified majestically, and with a mountain-cleaving strike, he aimed a powerful blow at the man.

The man was terrified by Leng Yan’s offensive, but having stepped forward, he could not step back without losing face.

He raised his middle-grade spiritual weapon, attempting to block Leng Yan’s fierce attack.

“Clang!”

The sound of metal striking metal! The man’s palm throbbed painfully, and a numbing sensation spread up his arm, but Leng Yan paid no heed, his Azure Light Sword attacking like a storm.

Leng Yan’s relentless strikes, like chopping wood, came one after another, each growing stronger.

The pure force of the attack kept the man retreating, but he dared not lower his sword, knowing that if he stopped resisting, Leng Yan’s sword would strike him down.

“Crack!”

With a sharp snap, the man’s middle-grade spiritual weapon finally could not withstand the onslaught of over a hundred strikes from Leng Yan and broke in two.

The spiritual weapon was connected to the man’s vital energies; its destruction left him pale, spitting out blood, and with a clatter, he fell to the ground, his face filled with fear as he scrambled backwards.

“Anyone else want to try? Come on!” Leng Yan shouted, pointing the Azure Light Sword at the five men.

Having witnessed Leng Yan’s prowess, all five men stepped back simultaneously, seemingly intimidated.

The leader, steadying his nerves, took a faltering step forward and said, “Leng Yan! Have you seen Bi Shu?”

“Bi Shu? Oh! You mean that man! What about him? He came looking for me.”

He cried to me, saying that Chen Hai was inhuman, tormenting him night after night, making his life unbearable! So he jumped off a cliff to kill himself.

“Could it be that you are Chen Hai?” Leng Yan asked with a smile.

“What did you say? What tormenting? Did you kill him?” the leader shouted loudly.

Leng Yan casually touched his earring and said indifferently, “Stop yelling in front of me! Didn’t you understand? I said he jumped off the cliff himself. Do you need me to help you find him?”

“You! Don’t be too arrogant! Senior Brother Chen Hai will be here soon, and you’ll be dead,” the leader cursed venomously.

“Arrogant! This is called being arrogant? Then let’s be even more arrogant! You all are going to die!” Leng Yan smirked coldly, like the Grim Reaper harvesting lives. The Azure Light Sword, not suited for fighting multiple enemies, was sheathed, and he now wielded the Mystic Ice Sword. Snowflakes fluttered around him.

The Demon Binding Rope flew through the air, binding one of them. Leng Yan then turned into a phantom, charging at them with extreme speed. The Mystic Ice Slash exploded among the five.

Among these five, apart from the man who initially had a spiritual weapon, the leader also possessed a high-grade spiritual weapon, while the rest held magical weapons.

However, the man who had acted first was now lightly wounded, his spiritual weapon destroyed, making him Leng Yan’s primary target.

The Mystic Ice Sword flickered with a cold light, swift as lightning, slashing at the man. The leader tried to come to his aid, but Leng Yan’s Demon Binding Rope targeted him, leaving him unable to help, while the other three were repelled by Leng Yan’s earlier Mystic Ice Slash and could not come to the rescue.

With the sword in the air, the Mystic Ice Slash gathered again. The blade hadn’t reached yet, but the sword qi had already flown out.

At such close range, the attack of the sword qi was unavoidable. The man’s eyes widened in terror, and although his neck was sliced open, bleeding, it turned directly into blood crystals.

Killing one, Leng Yan’s murderous intent intensified. He turned and charged at the three disciples wielding magical swords.

The death of their companion filled them with fear.

Their fear of Leng Yan made them scream for mercy, and their fear of death made them retreat continuously, completely devoid of the will to fight.

Those without the will to fight are like useless trash, mere shadows. With another flash of the sword, Leng Yan had claimed three more lives.