A Grudge From Years Past; The Demon Lord Tiger King!
At this time.
Outside the Hundred Thousand Demon Mountains.
Atop a very distant barren islet.
Spiritual energy is thin here, strange rocks are jagged, only a few withered spirit grasses sway in the wind.
Seven figures gathered on the island, their auras mixed, their cultivation ranging from Golden Core to Nascent Soul.
All dressed as rogue cultivators, their clothes worn, with a touch of desolation.
They sat around a large rock, their faces full of resentment and unwillingness, their discussions rising and falling.
“What bad luck!
“Not getting the Bat Cave Master’s Black Bowl is one thing, but the few actions after that, all we got was worthless trash!”
A bearded man spat fiercely, his eyes burning with anger.
“It’s all that Everflow Sword Sect bastard’s fault!
“If he hadn’t interfered, the Bat Cave Master’s lifelong treasure would have been ours!”
Another thin youth gritted his teeth, his voice full of venom.
“Hey, watch your words! Big Brother Guo is also from the Everflow Sword Sect!” a short and fat cultivator frowned, reminding him in a low voice.
“So what if Big Brother Guo is?” the thin youth sneered, “If he were here, he would know I’m not talking about him!
“That Elder ruined our chances, leaving us empty-handed, who doesn’t hate him to the bone?”
“It’s a pity that we lack strength, otherwise we would definitely make that guy taste the pain of having his tendons pulled out and bones dug out!” the bearded man clenched his fist, a flash of ferocity in his eyes.
“It’s okay, didn’t Big Brother Guo say? He’ll take us into the Everflow Sword Sect later.
“Then, won’t the sect be our territory?”
The short and fat cultivator said sinisterly, “We find out that Elder’s background, if we can’t beat him, can’t we still trick him?”
“Right! Once we’re in the Everflow Sword Sect, I’ll be the first to dig up Xie Fei’s origin! There’s always a way to make him suffer!”
The thin youth grinned, his voice full of the pleasure of imagining revenge.
The seven were arguing excitedly.
A low voice suddenly came from behind: “It seems that you all hate Xie Fei to the bone…”
The seven were startled and turned around together.
They saw Guo Feng quietly appearing beside the large rock, his aura steady, his half-step Transformation realm cultivation hidden.
Even more eye-catching was.
A figure shrouded in shadows behind him.
The aura was strange, seeming to exist and not exist, as if integrated with Heaven and Earth, making it impossible to see clearly.
“Big Brother Guo! You’re back!” the bearded man quickly stood up, surprised.
“How is it? Have you found out the whereabouts of those people from the Exquisite Holy Land?” the short and fat cultivator asked anxiously.
Guo Feng waved his hand, his voice calm, “I haven’t found any trace of the Exquisite Holy Land people yet, it seems they are not chasing us.
“However, I met this Mi Daoren on the way, and we have some connection.
“From him, I learned that the Elder from the Bat Cave who is my fellow disciple is named Xie Fei.”
He stepped aside and solemnly introduced the figure behind him: “Everyone, this is Mi Daoren, come and pay your respects!”
“Greetings, Mi Daoren!” The seven quickly bowed, their attitude respectful.
They were all from rogue cultivator backgrounds, and they always wanted to cling to a Great Power, so that they could get systematic cultivation.
Therefore, they are particularly respectful to experts or the children of powerful factions.
Guo Feng was like that before.
Now that “Big Brother Guo” treats him with such caution.
Then this Mi Daoren must be extraordinary!
How dare the seven be negligent?
Mi Daoren’s figure was blurry, as if shrouded in a faint black mist, his face was indistinguishable.
But the voice that came was gentle and yet somewhat kind: “You don’t have to be so polite.
“Since you are Daoist Brother Guo Feng’s brothers, I’ve prepared a few small gifts for our first meeting, I hope you won’t dislike them.”
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand.
A flash of inspiration, seven spirit artifact-level magical treasures appeared out of thin air, suspended in mid-air, emitting dazzling brilliance.
Swords, spears, clubs, staves, axes, halberds, and glaives.
Seven types of weapons, each with its own form, their spiritual power fluctuations powerful, all spirit artifacts!
Far surpassing the magical treasures that ordinary rogue cultivators can obtain.
The seven widened their eyes, their breathing quickened, their eyes full of fanaticism.
Seeing this, Guo Feng’s pupils couldn’t help but shrink, secretly shocked: Mi Daoren is so generous, his foundation is indeed unfathomable!
He had only known Mi Daoren for a few days.
He met him while investigating the Exquisite Holy Land.
During their conversation, he found that this person was erudite, knowledgeable about both astronomy and geography.
He could even calculate many secrets of the cultivation world with his fingers, which was admirable.
In the cultivation world, this kind of person who can calculate and predict is definitely someone that all factions want to befriend.
“You can choose these weapons as you like.”
Mi Daoren smiled calmly, “I see that the cultivation methods you practice are mixed and impure, your foundation is unstable, and it seems that you have not received orthodox cultivation.
“Let’s do this.
“I happen to have a profound skill that I obtained by chance, if you don’t mind, you can take it to comprehend.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand again.
A jade slip flew out, spiritual light flowing, suspended in front of the seven.
Mysterious inscriptions were engraved on the surface of the jade slip, faintly exuding an ancient aura, as if containing extraordinary mysteries.
The seven were overjoyed, their eyes burning with intense light.
For rogue cultivators, orthodox cultivation methods are more precious than any treasure!
Without cultivation methods, even heavenly materials and earthly treasures are just wasted, difficult to turn into strength.
“Thank you, Mi Daoren, for your generous gift!”
The seven thanked him in unison.
They eagerly took the jade slip and the spirit artifacts, and their spiritual senses probed into them, their joy even greater.
Guo Feng frowned slightly, a hint of alertness rising in his heart.
Mi Daoren was too generous, his intentions were unclear.
He was about to speak.
Mi Daoren turned around and smiled at him, “Daoist Brother Guo Feng, our encounter is guided by fate, quite a coincidence.
“I see that you are a sword cultivator, your Sword Dao realm is extraordinary.
“I happen to have a profound skill for sword cultivators, I would like to share it with you, are you interested?”
“Fate?” Guo Feng was stunned, his heart slightly shaken.
In the cultivation world.
Those who can speak of fate are all people with great supernatural powers, far from ordinary cultivators.
He looked down.
Mi Daoren handed him an ancient book.
The cover was yellowed, emitting a faint spiritual light.
It was actually bound with paper, exuding a strong ancient aura.
Guo Feng’s heart skipped a beat, secretly thinking: Nowadays, cultivation methods are mostly carried on jade slips or spirit stones, paper records are already rare, could it really be an ancient object?
You know.
The profound skills of the ancient times often contained the true meaning of the Great Dao, far beyond what people today could compare to!
He carefully received it, his gaze falling on the cover, he muttered, “《Primal Demon Seed Sword Great Art》?”
Five ancient seal characters on the surface of the book emitted a faint light, faintly exuding a strange aura.
Guo Feng lightly touched it with his finger, the pages seemed to come alive and trembled slightly, making his heart tremble slightly.
Mi Daoren’s smile was unpredictable, a flash of deep meaning in his eyes, quietly watching him.
……
The main island of the Hundred Thousand Demon Mountains.
Demon Emperor Island.
Spiritual energy surged like a tide, fairy mist swirling.
Xie Fei and Zhou Hongxian had been living in the Guest Hall for several days.
Due to the surveillance of the many demon cultivators outside the hall, the two had hardly left their residence, patiently waiting for Grand Princess Ninth Central’s summons.
Although the Guest Hall was exquisitely furnished, with spirit fruits and pills readily available, it could not conceal the taste of being without freedom.
Xie Fei closed his eyes daily, secretly regulating his breath, consolidating his Nascent Soul Sixth Rank cultivation.
That day.
Zhou Hongxian quietly came to Xie Fei’s room, holding two thumb-sized glass-like objects in her hand.
Crystal clear, emitting a faint spiritual light.
She handed one to Xie Fei and smiled, “Xie Fei, these are the ‘Concentric Glazed Glasses’ I refined these past few days, specially for the Dragon Palace Treasury.
“If we are separated after entering the treasury, this can locate each other, accurately locking onto each other’s position.
“Then we will work together, with this map, we will surely have a rich harvest!”
Xie Fei took the glass, his spiritual sense entering, and he indeed sensed the existence of the other glass.
Their auras were connected, their positions overlapping, like one body.
He nodded slightly, praising, “Good thing! Accurate positioning, hidden aura, difficult to refine.
“By the way, have you memorized the map?”
Zhou Hongxian waved her hand, her tone relaxed, “I’ve memorized it completely!
“If it weren’t for the time spent refining the Concentric Glazed Glasses, I would have come to find you days ago.”
She casually threw out a map made of an unknown beast skin.
“Go over this map again, and then you can destroy it.”
The Dragon Palace Treasury is the Dragon Clan’s important place, with numerous restrictions and dangers.
In her previous life, Zhou Hongxian had never entered the Dragon Palace Treasury; her understanding of it was from hearsay.
Therefore, neither of them knew what the real situation was inside.
To be on the safe side, they both had to memorize the map and then destroy it.
This would prevent one person from being captured or killed, then leaking information, thus causing harm to the other.
Xie Fei took the map, his spiritual sense swept across it, the dense routes and annotations imprinted in his mind.
Xie Fei’s mind moved, Limitless Sword Qi surged out, crushing the map into dust.
The spiritual light dissipated, leaving no trace.
He was about to speak when a sudden disturbance came from outside the Guest Hall.
Several powerful Qi Dynamics suddenly erupted, like thunderclaps.
Boom!
The entire pavilion trembled violently, the spiritual light shield flickered, as if it could not bear the weight.
Immediately afterward, several Qi Dynamics locked onto Xie Fei like sharp blades, carrying undisguised hostility.
Above the hall.
In the blink of an eye, several figures appeared.
The leader’s aura was strong, demonic energy like the sea, clearly a Transformation realm expert.
A loud voice resounded through the sky, causing the pavilion to hum, “Hu Yin of the Hundred Thousand Demon Mountains, with friends, has come to visit, Elder Xie Fei of the Everflow Sword Sect!”
This person deliberately emphasized the words “Everflow Sword Sect”.
Zhou Hongxian’s face changed slightly, she transmitted sound, “It’s exactly what we were afraid of!
“Xie Fei, that Hu Yin is the Tiger King whose foundation was severely damaged by Grand Elder Shi Bufan’s Seven Swords of your Sword Burial back then!
“Someone must have told him your identity.
“He’s here with old grudges, definitely not with good intentions!”
Xie Fei frowned, his divine sense reaching out, confirming the identity of the person coming.
Hu Yin’s demonic energy was vast, faintly transforming into a white tiger phantom, roaring to the heavens, its might astonishing.
Although the several demon cultivators beside him were slightly inferior in cultivation, they all had fierce eyes, clearly ill-intentioned.
He secretly thought: This place is the main camp of the Demon Mountains, Hu Yin clearly knows that Ninth Central invited me, yet dares to openly challenge, there must be someone backing him up!
Xie Fei’s eyes flashed with cold light: “This is Demon Emperor Island in the Hundred Thousand Demon Mountains.
“Knowing that I am a guest invited by Grand Princess Ninth Central, he dares to openly challenge.
“Hu Yin must have someone supporting him!
“This situation is likely a deliberate provocation, mainly to probe Ninth Central.”
Zhou Hongxian nodded: “Correct!
“We are in enemy territory, we need to be cautious, lest we fall into a trap.”