Chapter 183: Those Favored by God

Chapter 183: Those Favored by God

Boom!

Another wooden door was violently knocked down.

The puzzled Luo Hongyan stared in astonishment at the broken wooden door from within the prismatic crystal.

"Senior Jiu Yuan!" Qi Qingsong called as he entered. Seeing Jiu Yuan carrying the prismatic crystal on his back, he added solemnly, "The fighting outside is fierce, and the foreign race warriors are charging the First Peak. Carrying such a large crystal is extremely inconvenient for both fighting and fleeing.

"How about..." Qi Qingsong trailed off, glancing at Luo Hongyan. “I've gained nothing from this trip. I have only three hundred thousand spirit stones and I haven’t spent a single one yet. How about you sell her to me?

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones are all I have, but I'm being sincere in my offer! Senior Jiu Yuan, I'm an inner disciple of the Sword Pavilion. Consider this an establishment of a good relationship between us. What do you say?”

Foreign race warriors, fierce fighting... Luo Hongyan was shocked by Qi Qingsong's words.

"Kill!"

“Prepare for battle!”

“The Celestial Race and the Demon Scale Race are here!”

Fierce shouts and angry cries came from outside the trading hall.

Luo Hongyan finally understood what had happened with the Mirror Tunnel on the surface of Emerald Lake.

“Qi Qingsong, if not for you being acquainted with Pang Jian and protecting him this whole time, I would've given her to you for that price,” Jiu Yuan sneered, shaking his head.

Based on Pang Jian's earlier threat and the coldness in his eyes, Jiu Yuan knew that he would not let him go as long as Pang Jian lived. Furthermore, if Jiu Yuan were to hand Luo Hongyan over to Qi Qingsong, Qi Qingsong would undoubtedly release her.

Cao Mang had made it clear to Jiu Yuan that Luo Hongyan was a powerful cultivator and a troublesome figure from the early years of the Blood Spirit Sect. If she were to continue regaining her strength, it would not be long before even Cao Mang could not handle her. She had to either die or be eternally suppressed by the Sinister Soul Temple.

In other words, she could not be allowed to escape unscathed.

“Three hundred thousand spirit stones is quite a bit, Senior Jiu Yuan. Don’t be so uptight. Be merciful when you can,” Qi Qingsong persuaded.

“She's not for sale!” Jiu Yuan coldly snorted.

“Fine then, good luck to you.” Qi Qingsong nodded decisively and headed outside.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw warriors from the Celestial Race and the Demon Scale Race charging toward the First Peak of the Primordial Wilderness.

“Cao Mang, from now on, you'll no longer have a place in the human world!”

“Lady Hua, even if you survive this calamity, you'll still be doomed!”

Rogue cultivators with higher cultivation realms were angrily rebuking Cao Mang and Lady Hua on the summit of the First Peak. Many cultivators were panicking and the situation was slowly but surely descending into chaos.

Seeing this, Qi Qingsong decided not to waste any time and hastily descended the stone steps to cave dwelling number fifty-six.

"Pang Jian, the foreign race warriors have suddenly invaded the Primordial Wilderness. Hurry and follow me to escape—" Qi Qingsong's words abruptly cut off when he realized cave dwelling number fifty-six was empty. "What?!"

Qi Qingsong's anger flared. Grabbing his token, he shouted furiously into it, “Pang Jian, where did you go? Why didn’t you stay in the cave? I told you to stay put!”

“Do I stink or something?” Though bewildered, Qi Qingsong took the opportunity to escape, cautiously avoiding the Wood Race warriors in the forest at the mountain’s base.

Surprisingly, no one paid him any attention.

***

A massive green boulder came whistling down from the sky toward the summit of the First Peak. Yu Gu flapped his wings to control the wind and guided the boulder with pinpoint accuracy toward Jiu Yuan, who was carrying the prismatic crystal on his back.

Boom!

The massive green boulder exploded with the terrifying power of a Rank Six one-eyed giant, sending dozens of millstone-sized fragments raining down on Jiu Yuan.

Jiu Yuan soon found himself in a rain of falling rocks. His steps grew incredibly heavy as his body felt like it had been filled with lead. It was as though an invisible cage had confined him and was rendering him immobile.

As the green rocks came crashing down, they struck his feet and the prismatic crystal on his back.

Crack!

The prismatic crystal on Jiu Yuan's back cracked as the falling debris struck it.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

More millstone-sized fragments relentlessly pounded Jiu Yuan's back, eventually burying him in rubble.

Cao Mang, Lady Hua, and rogue cultivators like Lian Feng stared at the buried Jiu Yuan with perplexed expressions. They could not understand why the Celestial Race warrior was singling Jiu Yuan out.

“Damn it!” Jiu Yuan cursed from under the rubble.

Boom!

A seductive figure shrouded in a blood-colored mist emerged from the debris.

Luo Hongyan had broken free.

Glancing down at the buried Jiu Yuan, she then turned to stare deeply at Cao Mang before hastily flying away. She knew she was no match for either of them. Thus, she seized the opportunity to distance herself from the First Peak as quickly as possible using the unique properties of her body forged with the Crystal Snow Lotus.

“If that woman survives, she'll be a major threat to us!” Lady Hua whispered through gritted teeth.

Cao Mang nodded seriously, prepared to pursue and eliminate Luo Hongyan.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Yu Gu landed in front of Cao Mang on the summit of the First Peak and said politely, "Cao Mang, I'm the one your trade partner from the Fifth World."

Countless curses boiled up inside Cao Mang, but he knew that voicing them would be useless. Noticing the suspicious looks from those still on the summit, Cao Mang instantly gave up on pursuing Luo Hongyan.

Proving his innocence took precedence as he would no longer have any place in the human world otherwise. That was far more threatening than Luo Hongyan surviving!

"Don't slander Old Man Cao! He never had any dealings with any foreign races!" Lady Hua shouted. “You’re deliberately slandering Old Man Cao to incite internal conflict and facilitate your plan!”

She then secretly transmitted a mental message to Cao Mang. Old Man Cao, the only way to prove our innocence is to kill these foreign race warriors! As long as we wipe them out and kill them all, we can clear ourselves of any suspicion!

Got it. Cao Mang unhesitatingly charged at Yu Gu.