Chapter 21: Kill These Four Flies First

The Taiyuan Gate, Qingyun Sect, Lanyang Palace, and Yingtian Faction—these four cultivation sects spent five consecutive days using spatial teleportation arrays to travel back and forth between their respective sects, gathering various materials needed to construct defensive arrays. Finally, they set up their own large defensive arrays around Bai Shou Peak.

Once the arrays were completed, all disciples below the Tribulation stage from the four sects entered the arrays. Meanwhile, their cultivators at the Great Perfection stage used spatial teleportation arrays to head to the Shanghan Continent to assist the three demon-cultivation sects in attacking another fiend-cultivation sect, Xianyue Ya.

At that time, the four defensive arrays around Bai Shou Peak were under the control of Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, and Ying Hua, who were all striving to defend against attacks on Bai Shou Peak.

The Taiyuan Gate’s “Golden Heaven, Iron Earth Array,” Qingyun Sect’s “Soft Wood, Resilient Steel Array,” Lanyang Palace’s “Unextinguishable Fire Array,” and Yingtian Faction’s “Rolling Rocks, Solid Earth Array” were all extremely powerful formations. Although they were slightly weaker than Bai Shou Peak’s Seven-Star Treasure Light Array, they were still sufficient to defend against ten cultivators at the Great Perfection stage.

The four sect leaders were now at ease. They only needed to wait for the cultivators at the Great Perfection stage from their sects to return, join forces with those from the three demon-cultivation sects, and then launch a full-scale attack on Bai Shou Peak.

Just after the cultivators at the Great Perfection stage left, Qu Yi appeared in the air and teleported straight to Bai Shou Peak.

“Qu Yi!”

Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, and Ying Hua, who were constantly monitoring changes at Bai Shou Peak with their spiritual senses, immediately detected Qu Yi’s presence.

All four sect leaders were puzzled as to how Qu Yi had arrived at Bai Shou Peak. Could it be that he had already allied himself with them?

As soon as Qu Yi landed on Bai Shou Peak, Qing Long, the sect leader of Bai Shou Peak, stepped forward, followed by thirty cultivators at the Great Perfection stage.

“Qu Yi, I’ve long heard of your fame. It’s a pleasure to meet you today,” said Qing Long, laughing heartily as he bowed.

Hearing this, Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, and Ying Hua showed expressions of confirmation, convinced that Qu Yi and Bai Shou Peak had indeed allied. However, they were unsure about the terms of their agreement, so they focused their spiritual senses even more intently on the two of them.

Seeing Qing Long bow, Qu Yi also bowed and smiled, saying, “Sect Leader Qing Long, I’ve also long admired your reputation and wanted to meet you sooner. But with seven big flies following me, I had to deal with them first before coming to your Bai Shou Peak.”

Qing Long chuckled in response, his dragon eyes scanning the surroundings meaningfully.

The thirty beings at the Mahayana stage behind Qinglong also rejoiced upon hearing this and even burst into laughter, with no trace of their usual dignity as beings at that stage left. Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, and Ying Hua, upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, grew furious and wanted to rush out of the formation to attack him, but they quickly calmed down, their eyes filled with vicious intent, determined to make Qu Yi suffer greatly once the beings at the Mahayana stage returned. “Qu Yi, seven giant flies are chasing you—how disappointing! If you need my help, just say the word, and I’ll swat them to death with my dragon tail,” Qinglong added, seeking more excitement. Having been trapped on Bai Shou Peak by the four major sects for so long, Qinglong was also full of resentment, so he took the chance to tease them a bit. Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, and Ying Hua gritted their teeth and endured it again. Qu Yi immediately smiled and said, “Elder Qinglong, there are four giant flies right at the foot of Bai Shou Peak. This time, I’ve caught them. Since Elder Qinglong offers to help, I’m naturally very happy. I didn’t bring any gifts for this meeting, so please use these four Poison Fruit to give them a taste.” Qinglong’s eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, “Qu Yi, are you really willing to throw away the Poison Fruit?” It turned out that when Qu Yi and Qinglong exchanged messages through the Golden Winged Roc, Qu Yi only asked Qinglong to bring the beings at the Mahayana stage to meet on Bai Shou Peak, promising to give Qinglong a surprise that would make the four sects around Bai Shou Peak suffer immensely. Thus, Qinglong had no idea Qu Yi would bring the Poison Fruit, let alone four of them, leaving him greatly shocked. The Poison Fruit—anyone below the Mahayana stage who touches it dies instantly! Qu Yi replied casually, “Yes, I have plenty of Poison Fruit. Elder Qinglong, please use it to kill these four flies first.” The four sect leaders—Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, and Ying Hua—also saw the Poison Fruit and heard Qu Yi and Qinglong’s conversation, immediately understanding Qu Yi’s plan and becoming extremely anxious. “All disciples of the Tai Yuan Sect, quickly enter the spatial transmission array and return to the headquarters!” “Disciples of the Qing Yun Sect, return immediately!” “Disciples of the Lan Yang Palace, hurry and leave using the spatial transmission array!” “Disciples of the Ying Tian Sect—the elders at the Tribulation stage use the spatial transmission array, while the rest should flee immediately!” The sect leaders shouted anxiously, realizing the danger. Unfortunately, even if Qu Yi and Qinglong had deliberately revealed this to them, the four sects would still be too late to react.

Thirty beings at the Mahayana stage stood behind the Green Dragon, grouped in fives, with each group taking two Poison Fruit. They instantly flew to the headquarters of the Taiyuan Gate and the Qingyun Sect. The Taiyuan Gate’s headquarters was protected by the “Golden Sky Iron Earth Formation,” but this formation could only defend against the attacks of ten beings at the Mahayana stage. Facing the combined assault of fifteen such beings, it was utterly helpless.

In fact, the Taiyuan Gate had a contingency plan: if the beings at the Mahayana stage from the Hundred Beasts Peak launched a joint attack, they would immediately send messages to those attacking Xianyue Cliff, ensuring that the beings at the Taiyuan Gate could teleport back in time to duel those from the Hundred Beasts Peak once the formation was broken. However, the beings from the Hundred Beasts Peak now carried Poison Fruit and only wanted to kill the cultivators below the Tribulation stage of the Taiyuan Gate quickly before returning to their peak. It made no sense to recall the beings from the Taiyuan Gate at that point.

No matter how much they had planned, they never expected Qu Yi to appear, nor did they anticipate the existence of Poison Fruit. At that moment, the fifteen beings from the Hundred Beasts Peak released the primal energies of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, gathering them into a single mass that enveloped the Poison Fruit before swiftly launching it at the “Golden Sky Iron Earth Formation.”

With the formation fully activated, a burst of golden light filled the air as various metal-based energies formed shapes to defend against, attack, and collide with the energy mass containing the five primal energies. Yet, this still couldn’t slow down the mass, which exploded rapidly inside the formation, releasing explosive energies that devoured the disciples of the Taiyuan Gate while also destroying the formation from within.

The Poison Fruit then reappeared, splitting quickly as its most deadly poisons spread throughout the area, enveloping the entire headquarters. The cultivators of the Taiyuan Gate suffered greatly; at that moment, everyone must have thought that joining the Taiyuan Gate was the greatest misfortune of their lives.

The first wave of primal energy attacks forced all the powerful cultivators to use all their energy to avoid death, but once the Poison Fruit’s poisons spread, they immediately affected the cultivators, corroding their bodies.

“Ah! There’s poison!”
“I hate Qu Yi! I hate the Hundred Beasts Peak! I hate the Taiyuan Gate! I hate myself!”
“Why did this happen? How could things turn out like this? It should be the Hundred Beasts Peak that suffers like this.”
“I’ll never practice to reach the Mahayana stage again in my next life. I’ll never fight anymore.”
……

In an instant, countless cries of despair, complaints, and regret filled the air among the cultivators of the Taiyuan Gate.

Apart from those who left using space teleportation arrays or those who fled early via instant teleportation, all 90,000 powerful cultivators of Taiyuan Gate inside the array died. Meanwhile, Qingyun Sect’s “Mu Rou Duan Gang Array” failed to withstand the combined attack of the fifteen Mahayana-stage cultivators, and another Wan Du Guo shattered inside the array. Qingyun Sect also lost 90,000 powerful cultivators. The 30 Mahayana-stage cultivators from Bai Shou Peak split into two teams to attack Taiyuan Gate and Qingyun Sect first, then immediately flew to Lan Yang Palace and Ying Tian Sect. By then, the disciples of Lan Yang Palace and Ying Tian Sect had already fled the array in terror via instant teleportation, but most remained inside and failed to escape in time. The 15 cultivators from each of Bai Shou Peak’s two teams launched another combined attack, sending another Wan Du Guo into the array. Death! 80,000 powerful cultivators of Lan Yang Palace died, and 80,000 from Ying Tian Sect perished as well. In just this short time, the four major cultivation sects in the realm lost most of their powerful forces. Around Bai Shou Peak, everything was in chaos—four vast areas turned into scorched, lifeless wastelands, a truly shocking sight. After launching their combined attack, the 30 Mahayana-stage cultivators from Bai Shou Peak returned to the peak, laughing heartily as they vented the frustration they had endured. Qing Long also laughed wildly. Qu Yi, looking at the four ruined areas beneath Bai Shou Peak, smiled happily as well. This time, by using Bai Shou Peak as a tool, Qu Yi finally eliminated most of the strength of the four cultivation sects, reducing future obstacles for San Ding Gate’s development. Although they lost four Wan Du Guos, the results were well worth it. Meanwhile, the four sect leaders—Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, and Ying Hua—gathered together, each with anger on their faces, but none spoke a word. This loss was severe enough to shake the foundations of the four sects; it would be extremely difficult for them to compete with other sects in the future. On Bai Shou Peak, after laughing for a while, Qing Long immediately turned to Qu Yi and said, “Qu Yi, I really didn’t expect Wan Du Guo to be so powerful.” Qu Yi smiled lightly and said casually, “Elder Qing Long, Wan Du Guo is indeed powerful, but without the combined attack of Mahayana-stage cultivators, I couldn’t have harmed even one of those from the four sects. I owe you all thanks for that. From now on, I at least won’t have to worry about anyone tracking me.” Hearing this, Qing Long understood that Qu Yi was reminding him not to let anyone from Bai Shou Peak follow him.

“Hehe, Qu Yi, is there something important that brought you here to this meeting this time?” Qinglong asked with anticipation in his voice.
Qu Yi nodded and said casually, “Master Qinglong, I’m here to make a deal.”