"This place, although remote, is safe for that very reason. Just wait a bit longer, once the Sacred Flower has absorbed enough flesh and blood, it will be able to complete its transformation. At that time, we can smoothly join the Blood Dao Sect and learn the supreme secret art."
"We still need to speed things up. Lately, I've been feeling less and less able to control the rampaging spiritual power. If we can't join the Blood Dao Sect and obtain the secret art soon, something might go wrong."
"Soon, soon. If it really comes to it, we'll go out and hunt again. Best if, like last time, a high-quality Fusion Stage body delivers itself to our door. That time, the Sacred Flower was extremely satisfied."
"That kind of thing depends on chance. And it's only because that person tipped us off that the cooperation went so smoothly."
"That cooperation was indeed pleasant. Over the following few years, he even continuously provided some Fusion Stage flesh and blood. This time, it barely satisfied the Sacred Flower's needs."
"If only we could get a few more Fusion Stage cultivators. A single Fusion Stage is worth a hundred Nascent Soul Stage cultivators."
The three were sighing over this.
Suddenly.
The black-faced man's expression changed. He abruptly said, "Someone has entered the Luo Hua Mountain area. And there are quite a few of them!"
"Oh?"
The other two also became excited, "What's their cultivation like?"
The black-faced man sensed carefully for a moment, then said joyfully, "Soul Transformation Stage, many Soul Transformation Stage cultivators! Although there are no Fusion Stage cultivators, this time it's enough for the Sacred Flower to have a full meal. It might even directly push the Sacred Flower to mature in one go!"
The other two hurriedly stood up, "Looks like heaven itself wants to help the three of us succeed. Let's go lure these people into the core grand array and deal with them in one move."
On Luo Hua Mountain.
At Yun Jin's request, the reinforcements from Yuehua Sect all concealed their cultivation.
As for the disciples of the holy lands, Yun Jin let them freely release their cultivation.
The people of Yuehua Sect were already extremely high in cultivation. Once they concealed it, the three brothers naturally couldn't detect them.
In their view, what had come up the mountain now was simply a group of fat sheep at their mercy.
As soon as they entered Luo Hua Mountain,
Everyone sensed that something was off.
Jin Yu raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Such a heavy stench of blood. This mountain indeed has problems."
Problems or not, he showed no sign of concern.
With their current lineup, a mere Luo Hua Mountain could be crushed casually.
The group walked further in when they suddenly noticed changes in the surrounding scenery.
The peach trees around them suddenly shifted positions. Peach blossoms fell, petals fluttering everywhere, obscuring their vision.
Duan Yiwei casually waved his hand. The peach blossoms vanished, but the peach trees had already formed into an array.
Duan Yiwei immediately let out a cold laugh, "Cowardly lowlife scums."
He couldn't be bothered to waste time and directly shouted sternly, "Disciples of Qingxiao Pavilion, follow me and break the array."
The third eye on Duan Yiwei's forehead appeared once more, golden light shooting from it and piercing straight through a tree.
The other disciples of Qingxiao Pavilion also displayed their abilities. Very quickly, this peach forest was completely destroyed.
Inside the concealed cave, watching all this through a water screen, the expressions of the three brothers changed at the same time.
Someone asked tremblingly, "Big brother… what did that man just say?"
Another was equally panicked. "He said, disciples of Qingxiao Pavilion."
Qingxiao Pavilion!
That's a legendary holy land.
The black-faced man kept a cold expression, "What are you panicking for?! Even if they're disciples of a holy land, they're still only at Soul Transformation Stage! We're already at Fusion Stage, are we supposed to be afraid of them?"
The other two weren't reassured and still looked pale.
The black-faced man gritted his teeth, "From the moment we took the Sacred Flower, we already stepped onto a road of no return. These holy land cultivators are enemies to us as well. Think about it, if we can use the flesh and blood of holy land cultivators to nourish the Sacred Flower, how beautifully it would bloom! When we meet the Holy Lord, we'll surely soar in one step."
"But..."
"There is no 'but'," the black-faced man said sharply. "They're already here. The Sacred Flower has taken root here and cannot be moved. If they find the Sacred Flower and destroy it, the three of us are all doomed! Rather than that, we might as well gamble once!"
As the black-faced man spoke, the other two gradually calmed down.
That's right.
Their lives were bound to the Sacred Flower. Since the Sacred Flower couldn't be moved, they were destined to be unable to escape.
Since that's the case.
For the sake of survival, even holy land disciples had to be fought properly.
"Second brother, go release the poisonous insects," the black-faced man said coldly. "As long as we capture these people, the Holy Lord will surely reward us. At that time, stepping straight into Tribulation Crossing Stage might not be impossible."
The man called Second Brother stood up at once, responded, and went out.
After breaking the array and moving forward, when they reached the mountainside, the sky suddenly darkened. Thick mist rose in the mountains, and within that mist, faint low roars could be heard.
If an ordinary mortal were here, they would likely be terrified.
This group, however, all wore expressionless faces.
Only Yun Jin looked frightened, hiding behind Ye Liuqin and Cheng Su.
Ye Liuqin and Cheng Su were also somewhat helpless.
This was the future sect master of Wushuang Sect?
Fine, fine.
In the future, with the sect master's orders in place, they would just help her more.
The two thoughtfully set up protective barriers around Yun Jin so she wouldn't be affected.
"Junior Sister Yun, there's no need to be afraid. These are just minor tricks," Cheng Su said, her fox-like eyes curved as she called out softly, "Wuyan Beast, come out."
A silver-gray little beast appeared on the scene.
The little beast opened its mouth wide, and the surrounding mist surged toward its mouth. Its body grew larger and larger as the mist diminished. By the time it reached half a person's height, the fog had completely vanished. The poisonous insects and snakes hidden within the mist also revealed themselves.
"This is simply courting death," Cheng Su sneered.
The Wuyan Beast charged forward excitedly. Before long, it had completely devoured these poisonous creatures.
After returning, it even let out a satisfied burp.
Cheng Su smiled as she patted its head, then put it away into the beast-taming space.
Second Brother returned to the cave in a panic, "Big brother, Third Brother, these people aren't right! That little beast is a high-grade spirit beast specifically designed to counter poisons, the Wuyan Beast! How could ordinary people possibly possess such a spirit beast!"
The expressions of the three immediately turned grave.
Before coming into contact with the Sacred Flower, the three of them had only been rogue cultivators. If they were disciples from sects, they might've been able to guess the situation from the clothing these people wore at a glance.
Now, they could only rely on conjecture.
The one who had acted earlier had identified himself as a disciple of Qingxiao Pavilion.
Holy land disciples were always arrogant by nature. Acting together with disciples of Qingxiao Pavilion, and possessing such a strange beast...
Could they be disciples of Beast Taming Sect?
All three felt their hearts jolt.
In this world, there were plenty of people secretly engaging in heretical practices.
Their kind of operation wasn't even the most serious.
But dispatching disciples from several holy lands to jointly suppress them?
Is that appropriate?!