Chapter 10: Robbery

Hailuan City and Wuyi Mountain are both located to the north of the Yinfeng Mountains.
Therefore, if Qing Wu Gui wanted to fly from Wuyi Mountain to the Heigǔ Mountains, he had to cross the Baiyue Mountains first, then head to the Baimo Mountains.
This would take more than two months, which was far too long.
Fortunately, at the northern end of the Yinfeng Mountains, the Yinfeng Sect had a sect peak called Tianbei Peak, where a single-person teleportation array was set up, allowing travel to other parts of the South Demon Continent.
So, Qing Wu Gui went to Tianbei Peak.
A single-person teleportation array is a simplified version of a spatial teleportation array. Larger sects would apply to the Demon Path Alliance or the Immortal Path Alliance to establish such arrays within their own sects. However, a single-person teleportation array can only transport one person at a time, and the distance is limited—traveling to other planets is impossible; it can only be used for travel within the same continent.
The five major sects of the South Demon Continent—Baixue Valley, Heigǔ Sect, Baiyue Palace, Yinfeng Sect, and Wanlei Cliff—all applied for several single-person teleportation arrays, which facilitated communication among them.
Tianbei Peak was now almost like a mountain city. Countless houses were built from bottom to top, with various arrays scattered throughout, and spiritual energy fluctuations could be felt everywhere. The single-person teleportation array was located at the peak’s summit, which was also the stronghold of the Yinfeng Sect.
Qing Wu Gui flew to the summit and then entered the teleportation hall.
There were indeed many people waiting to use the teleportation array. There were over a hundred people in front of Qing Wu Gui, showing just how many people at the Yuan Ying stage there were on the South Demon Continent.
After a few incense burns, it was finally Qing Wu Gui’s turn.
“One hundred mid-grade spirit stones,” said a person sitting behind a Bi Chao stone table beside the teleportation array in a calm voice.
Qing Wu Gui smiled, knowing that the cost to use this teleportation array was one hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Without saying a word, he immediately took out the spirit stones, threw them onto the Bi Chao stone table, and stepped into the single-person teleportation array.
This time, Qing Wu Gui chose to be teleported to Jiugǔ Peak in the Heigǔ Mountains, as it was closer to the Baimo Mountains. Since he had already told the Yinfeng Sect’s staff his destination while waiting in line, there was no need to repeat it now.
Soon, a white light flashed from the single-person teleportation array, and Qing Wu Gui disappeared.
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The Heigǔ Mountains were the territory of the Heigǔ Sect.
At that moment, a white light appeared in the teleportation hall on Jiugǔ Peak, and a handsome, cold-looking man appeared—it was Qing Wu Gui.

Qing Wugui ignored the gazes of everyone in the hall and left right away, then heading west, he immediately flew away from the mountain peak. In the teleportation hall, a few members of the Black Bone Sect were whispering to each other. “This guy is really cold-hearted; he didn’t even stay at the Nine Bone Peak to take in the scenery before leaving.” “Boss, should we follow him?” “Sure, he’s just at the early Yuan Ying stage—we can handle him.” …… It turned out that there was a gang here specialized in robbing outsiders, and they were members of the Black Bone Sect. As for such matters, the Black Bone Sect could only turn a blind eye, as these gangs were composed of some elders or trusted followers of the sect leaders. Moreover, after robbing, they would pay tribute to the elders and leaders, making it difficult for the sect to discipline them. However, the South Demon Continent was originally a land for cultivators of magic, and everyone who came here knew they would encounter difficulties, so they were mentally prepared. Those with weaker strength would use their treasures to avoid trouble when encountering such gangs, while those stronger wouldn’t even be bothered by them. People like Qing Wugui were completely unaware of this situation and just kept flying toward the Hundred Demons Mountain Range. Fortunately, with the Presence of the Divine Tool, its spiritual awareness was omnipresent. Especially since Qu Yi had reached the early Yuan Ying stage, the Presence of the Divine Tool’s spiritual awareness had also reached the early Divided Soul stage. Naturally, everything happening on the Nine Bone Peak was detected by it—and thus, Qing Wugui as well. Qing Wugui immediately sped up, spreading his spiritual awareness. The space ahead of him seemed to scatter as if frightened by his murderous intent, with no resistance at all as he flew. At this point, his speed was even comparable to that of someone in the middle Yuan Ying stage. Meanwhile, three people flew out of the Nine Bone Peak and immediately chased after Qing Wugui. Of course, Qing Wugui’s movements were under the control of that middle-aged man in the middle Yuan Ying stage, as his spiritual awareness had a greater range than Qing Wugui’s. …… The Hundred Demons Mountain Range was located between the Black Bone Mountains and the Hundred Blood Mountains, serving as a paradise for cultivators of magic. At every moment, battles were taking place among various factions and cultivators in this area. Killing for treasures, competing for cultivation techniques, and seizing minerals—all were done without hesitation, because slaughter was the only way of life in the Hundred Demons Mountain Range.

Faced with this situation, the two major sects, Baixue Valley and Black Bone Sect, not only failed to step in to impose order but also deliberately sent their disciples to the Hundred Demons Mountain Range for training. Those who cultivate demons must train, advance, and survive through battle. At that moment, Qing Wugui arrived at the edge of the Hundred Demons Mountain Range and landed in a valley. Suddenly, three people at the Yuan Ying stage appeared behind him through teleportation. “You…” Qing Wugui exclaimed in surprise. Clearly, Qing Wugui also had a talent for acting; he had long known these uninvited guests were following him, but now he pretended to be terrified, shocked, and desperate to flee. “Hehe, young fellow, there’s no need to be afraid. We just don’t have enough spirit stones, so we wanted to discuss with you whether we could check your storage bracelet. If there are any spirit stones, could you lend them to us?” said the middle-aged man among them in a gentle tone. At this point, even a fool could tell these three were here to rob him. Qing Wugui shouted angrily, “Are you here to rob me? Aren’t you afraid of being punished by the Black Bone Sect?” The three burst into laughter, and then the middle-aged man said, “Young fellow, why speak so harshly? We just want to borrow a few spirit stones. Don’t make us angry. You’re only at the early Yuan Ying stage, while any one of us can overwhelm you. So it’s better if you don’t talk nonsense.” After hearing this, Qing Wugui’s fearful expression suddenly turned cold as he snapped, “You three think you can bully others just because you’re in numbers, right? Very well, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, Bai Man, come out too.” In an instant, Qu Yi, Bai Man, and Wu Yuan all jumped out from the Dimensional Ball. “Now, it’s four of us against you three,” Qing Wugui said calmly. The three were stunned. Where did Qu Yi and the others come from? There was no spatial distortion—they couldn’t have teleported. Could they have appeared out of thin air? Naturally, they realized they might have chosen the wrong target for robbery. However, the middle-aged man sensed through his spiritual awareness that Qu Yi and Wu Yuan were at the middle Yuan Ying stage, while Bai Man was only at the middle Jin Dan stage, so he felt relieved. “Young fellow, it’s true you have four of you, but sadly, with three of you at the early Yuan Ying stage, we can still easily defeat you,” the middle-aged man said proudly. With his own strength at the middle Yuan Ying stage, he was confident he could take on three of them alone, and with the other two assisting, killing those four would be a breeze. Qu Yi laughed heartily, staring at the middle-aged man with a mocking look.

“Since that’s the case, the three of you can die,” Qu Yi suddenly shouted.
Immediately, Qing Wu Gui, Bai Man, and Wu Yuan launched their attacks.
Qing Wu Gui charged alone at the two young men, while Bai Man and Wu Yuan attacked the middle-aged man at the same time.
The two young men practiced the “Mystic Bone Heart Refining Art,” which involved killing cultivators and using their bodies to strengthen their own. Naturally, their bodies were quite tough.
However, under Qing Wu Gui’s black sword strikes, especially with his eerie black energy, their strong bodies turned as fragile as tofu and couldn’t withstand a single blow.
The two young men had relied on the middle-aged man to succeed in their robberies; they weren’t skilled in actual combat. With poor speed and weak attack spells, they couldn’t resist Qing Wu Gui’s bizarre movements and energy, and they were killed both.
As soon as Wu Yuan moved, a golden sword emerged from the dragon’s head and struck at the middle-aged man.
Bai Man was decisive—her puppet leopard released a “Thousand Blades of Wind,” while the two Blood Mosquito Kings emitted two “Blood Threads Transforming into Infants” spells.
“The Blood Threads Transforming into Infants” was a unique spell of the Blood Mosquito Kings. Once touched by the blood threads, they would immediately penetrate the body, dissolving and destroying it entirely, sometimes even shattering the Yuan Ying.
Furious at being attacked first, the middle-aged man quickly pulled out a staff shaped like a leg bone, pitch black in color—his life treasure, the Bone Devouring Staff.
“Hundred Bones Entangle!” he shouted. The Bone Devouring Staff emitted thick black clouds, which transformed into a hundred bones to counter Wu Yuan’s, the puppet leopard’s, and the Blood Mosquito Kings’ spells.
Ten bones rushed to meet the “Thousand Blades of Wind” and effortlessly scattered them, creating a strong wind. The ten bones also combined to shatter the golden sword. The remaining eighty bones dealt with the “Blood Threads Transforming into Infants” spells—initially, the bones touched by the threads scattered instantly, but by the end, the energy was completely exhausted, rendering them useless.
Meanwhile, Qu Yi, who had been sneering from the side, took advantage of the middle-aged man’s distraction and struck immediately.
Wielding his jade sword, he swung it like lightning. Undoubtedly, all the true energy from his six Yuan Yings was channeled into the sword, forming a moon-shaped beam as wide as a palm that pierced into the middle-aged man’s body.

Back then, with the strength of an early Yuan Ying stage, Huai Qing was able to match Ling Huo Shangren, who was at the early Qiao stage, even with just his jade sword. Now, the true energy within Qu Yi was five times that of Huai Qing, and when it was released all at once, the light emitted by the jade sword became even more powerful. Naturally, the middle-aged man opened his mouth, and then his entire body shattered like mud and sand, leading to his death.