Published: August 28, 2025
Chapter 472: Mantis and Oriole
When the supreme patriarch of dark yin heard the other party say that what he said was nonsense, a flash of black energy passed over his face. However, the following words from the other side immediately forced him to suppress the anger in his heart. He turned around and whispered with Barbarian Huzi and scholar Qingyi to discuss a plan.
“Very well, we will follow your advice and not start any conflict for now. Everything will wait until after we obtain the treasure!” Not long after their discussion, the supreme patriarch of dark yin coldly said to Wan Tianming.
“Good! This is definitely the wise choice of you all. Let’s go in together,” Wan Tianming laughed heartily.
Then he stood up and walked toward the huge blue stone door, followed closely by Heavenly Enlightened One and the old farmer-looking man.
“Hmph!” Seeing Wan Tianming and the others acting so openly, Barbarian Huzi snorted coldly through his nose. Suddenly, his gaze swept over Yuan Yao and a core formation stage cultivator whom Han Li did not recognize, and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
Almost at the same time, these two also sensed the hostility on Barbarian Huzi’s face. Their complexions turned pale, and without hesitation, they transformed into a streak of yellow light and a streak of red light respectively, rushing ahead toward the Stone Pagoda.
Barbarian Huzi let out a ferocious laugh upon seeing this.
“Where do you two think you’re going?”
After saying this, he rubbed his hands together, then raised both hands simultaneously. Two beams of golden light shot out like lightning, overtaking the two fleeing lights.
As a result, the male cultivator in the yellow light let out a miserable scream, staggering and falling down. Then he was swept into mid-air by the golden light and instantly cut into seven or eight pieces, his bloodied body scattering everywhere.
On the other side, the red light was struck by the golden light and immediately burst into several glaring green flames, momentarily dispersing the golden light somewhat.
Then, as if provoked, the red light instantly transformed into a crimson monstrous bird. Moving several times faster than before, it broke through the golden light’s blockade and vanished without a trace. The next moment, it appeared inside the Stone Pagoda’s passage. After flickering a few times, it completely disappeared.
“Huh! This is a bit strange,”
The old man in Confucian robes and the supreme patriarch of dark yin had originally paid no attention to Barbarian Huzi’s actions, but seeing that the red light had escaped from Barbarian Huzi’s strike, they were both surprised. The old man furrowed his brows and whispered.
“Barbarian Huzi, what do you mean by this? Why do you kill innocents without reason?” Heavenly Enlightened One showed displeasure and turned to question him.
“I’m just upset inside. What’s wrong with killing a few outsiders? Do you want to defend them? Or do you want to try my heaven-supporting demonic technique yourself?” Barbarian Huzi glanced coldly at the old man and said cruelly.
“You…”
“Forget it, Heavenly Enlightened One! These two are not from the righteous path anyway, if they die, so be it! Let’s focus on the bigger matter!” Wan Tianming stopped the old man without even turning his head.
Heavenly Enlightened One could only glare hatefully at Barbarian Huzi before turning away helplessly.
Soon, the righteous path cultivators crossed the stone gate and entered the Inner Hall.
“Brother Man kills well! I don’t like having a few rats scurrying around before a big event. Two core formation stage cultivators trying to sneak into the Inner Hall to cause trouble—how annoying. But it seems there’s still one more person here. Brother Man, why haven’t you finished him off?” The supreme patriarch of dark yin looked at Wan Tianming and the others slowly walking away, suddenly clapping his hands with a sinister smile. Then he turned his gaze to Mysterious Bone.