Chapter 25: The Two Heroes of Blood and Bone

Nanyun City was fully restored to its original state within a single day. Three large residences were built in the city, assigned to Qu Yi, Qing Wugui, and Wei Yan respectively. Naturally, Qu Yi’s residence was named Tingfeng Ju, the same name as his dwelling during his time in the Xianyun Sect.

Inside Tingfeng Ju, there were several auras—those of Qu Yi, Bai Man, Qing Wugui, and Wu Yuan. Qu Yi had learned the Linggu Restriction technique from the Artifact God and had already set it up, preventing outsiders from entering with their spiritual awareness. As a result, Bai Man and Wu Yuan could also move around freely.

However, Qu Yi, Bai Man, and Wu Yuan all looked at Qing Wugui with hesitation.

“Qu Yi, Bai Man, Wu Yuan, I practice the path of Asura. I can’t stay confined to a residence to train. The Hundred Demons Mountain Range is full of targets for me. I must fight against the demons here. Only by doing so can I forge an Asura heart and gain a deeper understanding of energy,” Qing Wugui explained slowly.

It turned out that as soon as Nanyun City was restored, Qing Wugui had no intention of staying. He proposed going alone to the Hundred Demons Mountain Range to continue his training. Qu Yi, Bai Man, and Wu Yuan naturally tried to persuade him to stay.

“Alright, but I have one condition: the communication token must not be discarded. You must stay in touch with me at all times,” Qu Yi said firmly, his gaze intense.

Qu Yi knew he couldn’t convince Qing Wugui and understood that his training method truly made it impossible to hold him back.

“Qing Wu, if you find any valuable treasures, be sure to bring them back for me,” Bai Man said cheerfully when Qu Yi agreed.

“Ugh, Qing Wu, catch some people in the later stages of the Yuan Ying phase. I want to drink their blood!” Wu Yuan teased immediately.

Qing Wugui smiled faintly, nodded, then flew out of Tingfeng Ju and left Nanyun City.

…

Si Diao Fu was Wei Yan’s residence in Nanyun City. At that moment, Qu Yi arrived at Si Diao Fu.

“Wei Yan, we caused quite a stir in Nanyun City this time. I think the reputation of the Three Tripod Gate will spread quickly. I believe some people in the Hundred Demons Mountain Range will be dissatisfied and come to challenge us. I think you should handle this matter,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile, lying on a soft chair.

Wei Yan had already considered this possibility before attacking Nanyun City and had prepared a plan.

“Boring. Don’t worry. Although our San Ding Men doesn’t have any experts at the Qi Exit stage, we’re not afraid at all. After all, we have over a thousand experts at the late Yuan Ying stage, as well as several spells with power equivalent to the early Qi Exit stage. Anyone from the Bai Mo Mountain region who tries to deal with us is simply seeking their own death,” Wei Yan said confidently, a fierce glint in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi paused for a moment before suddenly smiling and saying, “Wei Yan, how about this? Send our experts at the late Yuan Ying stage to hunt down cultivators below the middle Yuan Ying stage, implant soul shackles on them, and wipe out all the cultivation forces around Nan Yun City.”

Previously, Wei Yan only wanted to control cultivators at the late Yuan Ying stage and had no interest in those at the middle or early Yuan Ying stages or the Golden Dan stage, so he left them alone.

After thinking for a while, Wei Yan realized that he had only focused on controlling late Yuan Ying stage cultivators to carry out the Yao Xiu plan, not wanting weaker ones to hold him back. But now that Qu Yi had taken complete control of the Bai Mo Mountain region, it was possible to execute this plan as well.

“Okay, then I’ll send five hundred of them to take control of all the cultivators around Nan Yun City first,” Wei Yan replied loudly.

Hearing this, Qu Yi’s expression relaxed, and he smiled, “Oh, right. Tell those five hundred that if there are cultivators at the early or middle Yuan Ying stage who resist, just kill them. If any of the dead cultivators have a Yuan Ying core, bring them all back. I might use them.”

Having been in the Bai Mo Mountain region for over a year, Qu Yi had been scanning arrays every day. With his powerful sixth-level spiritual perception skills, he had acquired an immense amount of knowledge about arrays in that time, and his soul realm had naturally advanced to the middle Yuan Ying stage. Of course, Qu Yi aimed to obtain a Five Elements Yuan Ying and then strive to reach the middle Yuan Ying stage.

“Yes, I’ll handle it right away,” Wei Yan said firmly.

Although Wei Yan didn’t know how Qu Yi planned to use the Yuan Ying cores, he knew Qu Yi had many secrets, so it was better not to ask.

Subconsciously, Wei Yan felt that although he was under Qu Yi’s control, it might also be a form of luck.

Soon, Wei Yan selected five hundred cultivators and sent them out.

……

In the other nine cities of the Bai Mo Mountain region, a message caught the attention of all cultivators.

“The lord of Nan Yun City, Bai Yu Han, is dead!”

“A thousand cultivators at the late Yuan Ying stage attacked Nan Yun City simultaneously and killed Bai Yu Han!”

“Those thousand cultivators belong to a new sect—San Ding Men!”

News about Sanding Gate spread widely in the Bai Mo Mountain Region and naturally reached the five major cultivation sects of the South Demon Continent. In the Bai Mo Mountain Region, some powerful cultivators began to feel resentful—how could Nan Yun City be occupied by an unknown sect, one that didn’t even have a cultivator at the early Stage of Departure? It was a great humiliation. Soon, these dissatisfied cultivators started to infiltrate the areas near Nan Yun City. Strangely enough, the rulers of the other nine cities in the Bai Mo Mountain Region showed no reaction, remaining calm and continuing their cultivation in their respective palaces. As for the five major cultivation sects, after hearing the news from the Bai Mo Mountain Region, they also showed no great stir. Their sect leaders at the Stage of Departure continued to cultivate on their own peaks, refusing to intervene in the Bai Mo Mountain Region. Xue Lie, one of the Twin Heroes of Blood Valley, returned to his peak a year ago to enter seclusion. Now, he had emerged from seclusion, though his cultivation level was still in the late Yuan Ying stage, but he had reached a highly advanced state. “I need an opportunity to advance to the early Stage of Departure at once,” Xue Lie said, standing atop the peak with his blood-red robe fluttering in the wind. After a while, a young man in red flew over and quickly landed on the peak. “Senior brother, something serious has happened in the Bai Mo Mountain Region—the ruler of Nan Yun City is being besieged by thousands of cultivators at the late Yuan Ying stage,” the young man said calmly. Hearing this, Xue Lie, who had seemed somewhat melancholic earlier, immediately became overjoyed and laughed wildly. “So, this is my opportunity.” At that moment, Xue Lie thought of going to Nan Yun City to wreak havoc and use it as a chance to advance his cultivation. Meanwhile, on Bai Gu Peak of the Black Bone Sect, Gu Han, the other Twin Hero of Blood Valley, sat cross-legged on the cliff edge, listening to the breeze. “I’ve been in seclusion for a year yet still haven’t advanced to the early Stage of Departure. This doesn’t fit the reputation of the Twin Heroes of Blood Valley. But since this last obstacle is holding me back, I believe that with just one opportunity, I will surely succeed in advancing to that stage,” Gu Han said confidently. At that moment, a young man in white robes flew over and, after landing, said calmly, “Senior brother Gu Han, there are two important news items recently. First, Xuan Gu, the master of Xuan Yang Peak, has left the sect again. It is said that his nephew Tie Gu died, and he is going to the Bai Mo Mountain Region to find the real culprit and seek revenge. Second, in Nan Yun City of the Bai Mo Mountain Region, its ruler is being besieged by thousands of cultivators at the late Yuan Ying stage.”

Gu Han was inside Bone Peak and had several trusted followers, and this young man was one of them. He could always stay informed about any developments around him.
“Haha, an opportunity! I was just thinking where the opportunity might be, and now I know—it’s Nanyun City. I guess Xue Lie won’t miss this chance either. Let’s kill them all thoroughly!” Gu Han shouted excitedly, his voice audible throughout the peak.
……
Outside Nanyun City, in a certain valley:
Three hundred-meter-long blue swords appeared in the air and slashed down fiercely. These blue swords were wielded by a middle-aged man in green clothes. He practiced wind-based cultivation techniques and had reached the late Yuan Ying stage, but he was far stronger than ordinary practitioners at that level.
In the valley, there were three cultivators at the late Yuan Ying stage, all members of the Sanding Gate.
One of them summoned a blood eagle, another a black giant, and the third an ice shield, blocking each of the three blue swords that attacked.
The man in green clothes was terrified when he saw his ultimate moves blocked.
“Hehe, fellow cultivator, lately, there have been many experts like you at the late Yuan Ying stage around Nanyun City. You think you can take advantage of the chaos to strike rich, right? How naive. Your movements are completely under our Sanding Gate’s control,” said the young man who practiced blood-based cultivation, laughing.
On a peak somewhere in the valley, Qu Yi smiled faintly. He had personally overseen the search operation. With his Spirit Sense equivalent to the early stage of Divine Diversion, he was aware of every move in the vicinity and would then dispatch people to capture the lurking cultivators.
And this man in green clothes was one of them.
“How did you find me? I practiced the Wind Concealment Technique—there’s no way you could detect my presence,” the man in green clothes cried in panic, confused.
The three of them naturally didn’t know that the man had been hiding in a cave earlier. They hadn’t found him at first but received a message from Qu Yi’s Spirit Sense, prompting them to attack together and force the man out.
“Why should we tell you? All we want to say now is that you’re captured,” said the young man who practiced blood-based cultivation.
The man in green clothes refused to surrender and tried to flee immediately. But it wasn’t that easy—the three of them were prepared and immediately cast spells to block his escape routes.
With spatial disturbances, it was now impossible for him to teleport away.

Immediately, the three of them attacked the man in green together, launching a series of attacks that left him overwhelmed and with no time to rest. Eventually, the man in green’s vital energy was completely exhausted. The three of them knocked him out and then took him back to Nanyun City. On the peak, Qu Yi learned of the outcome of the battle in the valley. With a smile, he left the peak and went elsewhere to continue searching for the hidden cultivators of evil.