Chapter 4617: Disaster Diverted Eastward

Outside Barhu City, Wang Ruyan had the Azure Lotus Guqin placed in front of her. Using the Azure Lotus Guqin, Wang Ruyan played the Soul-Quelling Melody, effortlessly eliminating all living beings below the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm within Barhu City, making it impossible for anyone to send a message.

Po wielded a black long saber, slashing towards the void. A sharp black saber light swept forth, creating a thick, long crack in the air. The black saber light struck the blue water barrier, which rippled but remained completely intact.

Chu's body swayed as black long spears flew from him, successively striking the blue water barrier, causing it to ripple.

“Impossible!” Chu exclaimed. It had evolved three times, and each black spear was stronger than an ordinary high-grade immortal artifact. Its attack in this round was equivalent to a dozen high-grade immortal artifacts, yet it still couldn't shake the blue water barrier.

The guqin music grew more fervent, and Chu's body began to tremble. It felt countless sharp swords cleaving its soul sea, which developed numerous cracks and threatened to shatter at any moment.

Heaven and earth changed color, fierce winds howled, and towering waves surged as a colossal blue pearl shot forth, hurtling towards Po. Po swung the black long saber in his hand to meet it, colliding with the colossal blue pearl. With a dull metallic clang, the black long saber shattered.

The Sea-Calming Pearl was a top-grade immortal artifact infused with a Primordial Spirit Treasure and enhanced by Dao Arts. Po, who was only at the Great Luo Golden Immortal mid-stage, simply couldn't block it. The Sea-Calming Pearl slammed into Po. Blinding nine-colored spiritual light burst forth from Po's body as the Chaos Battle Armor manifested, protecting his entire body.

At that moment, the Sea-Calming Pearl struck the Chaos Battle Armor. Numerous cracks appeared on the surface of the Chaos Battle Armor, and it shattered instantly. Po was sent flying backward, slamming heavily into the ground, crushed into a pulp by the Sea-Calming Pearl. The Law of Spirit Soul couldn't block the Dao Art of Size As You Wish. If it were the Law of Time, it might have stalled for some time. The most crucial point was that Po was only at the Great Luo Golden Immortal mid-stage, and the Chaos Battle Armor's defense couldn't withstand the attack. Had he been at the Great Luo Golden Immortal late-stage, the Chaos Battle Armor's defense would have been much stronger. The higher the cultivation of a Chaos Beast, the stronger the defense of its Chaos Battle Armor and the greater the boost from its Rampage Divine Ability.

“What kind of Dao Art is this?” Chu exclaimed.

The guqin music grew more urgent, and Chu let out a pained shriek. It felt a sky-supporting great sword cleaving its soul sea; its soul sea shattered, and it fell. The Azure Lotus Guqin was a top-grade immortal artifact that had given birth to a primordial artifact spirit and was also infused with a Primordial Spirit Treasure. When Wang Ruyan used it to play the Soul-Quelling Melody, Chu, having only evolved three times, simply couldn't resist, and its soul was completely annihilated.

Barhu City became a city of the dead, with no living beings remaining. The blue water barrier dispersed, and Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew in. Wang Changsheng released Wang Tunian, Wang Lin, Wang Chan, and others, instructing them to gather cultivation resources. He captured Po's essence soul, performed a soul search on it, and learned many secrets of the Barhu Tribe.

They arrived at a colossal valley with paths leading in all directions. At the end of the valley was a massive azure stone gate, flickering with runes; this was the Barhu Tribe's treasury. Wang Changsheng punched the azure stone gate, which shattered instantly, and they walked inside. Less than fifteen minutes later, they emerged, looking joyful. They found two high-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures. Among the rarer materials were a piece of Blood Nirvana Divine Crystal, two pieces of Nine Heavens Dark Golden Crystal, a piece of Profound Essence Golden Scale Jade, and a top-grade spirit bean.

According to the Barhu Tribe's plans, when the Hundred Tribes Assembly convened, if they couldn't obtain enough slots, they would offer the Blood Nirvana Divine Crystal to exchange for one. As for the other materials and high-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures, they couldn't be used to exchange for slots to enter the Mother Tower for sacrificial rituals. However, they could be used as payment to invite other Chaos Beast tribes with Great Luo Golden Immortals to assist. When Chaos Beast tribes collected rare materials, they either kept them to exchange for sacrificial slots or used them as rewards to enlist the help of other Chaos Beast tribes. Among Chaos Beasts, there was no action without benefit; profit was eternal. For a Chaos Beast to evolve four times, it had to enter the Mother Tower for sacrificial rituals. However, the slots to enter the Mother Tower for sacrificial rituals were extremely valuable. Ordinary materials or even high-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures could not be used to exchange for sacrificial slots.

“With the Blood Nirvana Divine Crystal, we can invite a fourth-tier immortal formation master to help us set up the Ten Directions Blood Nirvana Grand Formation, which will assist us in cultivating top-tier immortal bodies,” Wang Changsheng said excitedly.

“Let's leave this place first and erase our traces. Since the Myriad Beast Palace is going against us, let them bear the wrath of the Barhu Tribe!” Wang Ruyan suggested. This was called 'diverting disaster to the east.' Someone had to take the blame, and the Myriad Beast Palace, located far in the rear, possessed the necessary strength and had the motive. Wang Changsheng nodded. With their home base destroyed, the Barhu Tribe would certainly not let it go. They would definitely seek a scapegoat, and the Myriad Beast Palace was the most suitable choice to be that scapegoat.

Wang Tunian and the others thoroughly plundered the cultivation resources within Barhu City, taking away the corpses of the Chaos Beasts and pseudo-immortals. They had Wang Yang and his group leave some traces that appeared to be left by demonic beasts. Then, they brazenly piloted an unused Profound-grade immortal ship towards Qinglian City, ensuring a few Chaos Beasts witnessed their departure.

At Myriad Treasure City, blood flowed like rivers outside the city walls. Numerous Chaos Beasts and immortals lay fallen, and a significant portion of the city walls had collapsed. Xiao and Shu flew out from within the city. Mu Yan and a corpulent old man in golden robes had their bodies pierced by black iron chains and were bound to Shu's body. They were all Great Luo Golden Immortals, but their auras were weak, and their clothes were stained with blood. With the Beast King personally acting and Shu, who was at the Great Luo Golden Immortal late-stage, they simply couldn't resist. One Great Luo Golden Immortal was slain, and two were captured, resulting in heavy losses.

“Retreat quickly!” Xiao ordered, as Kunlun Immortal Island might send Great Luo Golden Immortals to reinforce Myriad Treasure City, so they had to withdraw immediately. Myriad Treasure City's strength was not weak; both Xiao and Shu were injured, but their injuries were not severe. Xiao and Shu retreated with their main force, and a large number of immortals were abducted by the Barhu Tribe.

Qinglian City, Qinglian Peak. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were seated in an azure stone pavilion, and Wang Yixin was reporting to them.

“Can we find out who spread the news? That I possess a complete set of top-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures?” Wang Changsheng said with a frown. Among those not of the Wang family who knew he possessed a complete set of top-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures, only Nangong Dezhi and a few others were aware. They should have no reason to spread this news, so their suspicion is low.

“We can't find out. This kind of news is passed through many layers, changing hands countless times, making it impossible to trace,” Wang Yixin said.

“Isn't this putting us in harm's way?” Wang Ruyan said with a frown.

“Yixin, send people to spread the word that the Nangong Immortal Clan possesses a complete set of top-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures, which enabled them to annihilate the Chahar Tribe,” Wang Changsheng instructed. If both the Wang family and the Nangong Immortal Clan possessed complete sets of top-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures, it would be difficult not to suspect that it was false information released by hostile forces. He suspected it was false information released by the Myriad Beast Palace, but he couldn't rule out the Nangong Immortal Clan either. If it was false information released by the Myriad Beast Palace, and the Wang family spread false news that the Nangong Immortal Clan possessed a complete set of top-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures, the Nangong Immortal Clan would certainly associate it with the Myriad Beast Palace. Given that the Myriad Beast Palace and the Nangong Immortal Clan were sworn enemies, the suspicion would be very high. If the news was released by the Nangong Immortal Clan, the Wang family's action would be a perfect counterattack. Perhaps the news was spread by a third party; in that case, it mattered even less, as it would be hard for anyone to believe that both the Wang family and the Nangong Immortal Clan possessed complete sets of top-grade immortal artifacts infused with Primordial Spirit Treasures.

“Yes, Ancestor,” Wang Yixin acknowledged the order and left.