Xiao Chen exchanged looks with the rest. It turned out that this was the other party’s objective. However, how could they just casually activate their Great Desolate Eon bloodlines?
If everyone were their own people, they would not mind activating their Great Desolate Eon bloodlines. However, there were outsiders.
Naturally, activating their bloodlines could only be used as a life-saving measure.
Wei Hongfei said clearly, “If that is what Brother Qi intends, I’m afraid it’s off the table.”
Qi Yunfeng smiled and said, “It was just a casual remark, an emergency plan. After all, you are all heaven-class core disciples of the Dragon’s Gate’s outer palaces. Even if you do not use the Great Desolate Eon bloodlines, you are all strong enough.”
“We need to discuss this first.”
Qi Yunfeng extended his hand in a gesture of invitation and said, “Please go ahead!”
Xiao Chen suddenly spoke, calling the others out. Then, Wei Hongfei laid a simple isolating formation.
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Inside the courtyard, Eccentric Tie looked at Qi Yunfeng and said, “Little brat Qi, to think that you managed to find bloodline cultivators of the eight great empires. I’m now much more confident about this trip.”
Qi Yunfeng said, “It looks like Senior Tie knows this as well. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake possesses a Great Desolate Eon ferocious beast’s bloodline. The might of its bloodline has tremendous suppression on us. With Divine Dragon bloodline cultivators shouldering that, our odds of success will increase considerably.”
Eccentric Tie snorted coldly and said, “Humph! If this great me did not know that, why would I waste a month with you? I would have gone alone long ago.”
Baili Xiu asked with some concern, “One month had passed. The weak period of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake has not passed yet, right?”
“Don’t worry. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake’s weak period lasts three months. During this period, it will have difficulty bringing out even half of its strength,” said the middle-aged Confucian scholar, Murong Sheng, appearing quite knowledgeable.
“That’s right. There is no need to worry for two more months,” Qi Yunfeng said.
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Outside the courtyard, Wei Hongfei and the others discussed whether to go or not. The temptation of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake was quite great. However, the risks were equally great. If they were not careful, they might die.
“The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake is a treasure trove, especially its blood, which is great nourishment for us Dragon Race cultivators. The value of its other body parts would be worth at least ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills each. No matter what, we should not let this opportunity slip by easily.”
Wei Hongfei simply spoke his opinion. Clearly, he approved of going.
Situ Changfeng said softly, “However, this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake is an overlord-class Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beast. Even in its weak period, it will still be as strong as a normal Sovereign Personage. It is hard to say whether we can kill it or not.”
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Murong Yan said seriously, “One has to gamble to obtain a fortuitous encounter. Nothing is certain.”
The group discussed intensely. Suddenly, Xiao Chen asked, “This Qi Yunfeng and the Ruling Sword Gate behind him, what are their backgrounds?”
Wei Hongfei explained, “The Ruling Sword Gate is not considered a huge faction. In this northern region, it is only an ordinary Rank 6 sect. However, it is considered rather strong in the area around Ancient Desolate Town.”
“Northern region?”
Xiao Chen was still not very clear on the distribution of factions in the Central Great Realm, so he felt somewhat confused.
Wei Hongfei said in sudden understanding, “I forgot that you left the Divine Dragon Empire when you were young. I’ll give you a simple explanation of the distribution of factions in the Central Great Realm. In the Central Great Realm, the three strongest dynasties occupy the central region, enjoying supreme Luck. The eight great empires are distributed to the north, south, east, and west. The Divine Dragon Empire and the White Marsh Beast Empire are both in the north.
[TL Note: The White Marsh Beast, or the Bai Ze, is a Chinese mythical beast from legends. There is no real English equivalent. It is white with a lion’s figure, two horns, and a goat’s goatee. It is known to be an auspicious beast, seen as holy. Here is a Wikipedia entry on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Ze]
“The area to the north is collectively known as the northern region. Within the northern region, there are many small empires of various strengths aside from the Divine Dragon Empire and the White Marsh Beast Empire—two great empires ruled by Great Desolate Eon bloodline cultivators. Many sects are established in these small empires.”
Curious, Xiao Chen asked, “Aren’t there four dynasties?”
Wei Hongfei explained, “The Xuewu Dynasty is not in the central region. Its situation is rather complicated. I can explain more in the future.”
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I do need to understand more of this in the future. Previously, I focused all of my time on cultivation. I actually do not know a lot of such basic information.
Wei Hongfei continued, “I studied this Ancient Desolate Town in advance. The strongest faction here is the Heavenly Lodging Palace’s branch. The Heavenly Lodging Palace is a Rank 7 sect of the northern region. Even when considering the entire Central Great Realm, it is a superpower. In comparison, the Ruling Sword Gate is not very strong.”
After figuring out Qi Yunfeng’s background, Xiao Chen gave his opinion.
“If it is not considered strong, then there is no problem. We can try gambling on this fortuitous encounter.”
A moment later, the group returned and announced the result of their discussion.
Qi Yunfeng smiled and said, “Good, I knew that you would all definitely agree. So, as for the split of the spoils, each group will take twenty percent, I will take ten percent, and the remaining ten percent will be kept in reserve for emergencies. Are there any objections?”
This distribution method was rather ordinary. Although Qi Yunfeng was not very strong, the information came from him, so it was reasonable for him to get ten percent.
As for the reserve ten percent, that was kept as compensation for death or injury.
“None.”
“Good. Then, we will set off immediately and not delay anymore.”
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Everyone soared into the air and entered the Heaven Suspending War Chariot hovering in the air.
The war chariot was very wide, and there were already some Ruling Sword Gate disciples running it inside. When Xiao Chen and the others entered, it was not crowded. In fact, it was rather spacious.
A completely intact beast skin covered the floor. It felt incredibly soft and strangely comfortable underfoot.
The decorations in the entire war chariot were extremely luxurious, very pleasing to the eye.
“Whoosh!”
When Qi Yunfeng gave the order, trailing red flames shot out from the back of the Heaven Suspending War Chariot, which turned into a beam of light zooming off into the distance.
“You can tell us the location of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake now, right?” Eccentric Tie prompted indifferently.
Qi Yunfeng smiled and opened up a map covered in mist on a jade-white table in the center of the room.
Then, he tapped on a particular spot, and the mist scattered, revealing a complete three-dimensional image.
“You are truly a famous broker of Ancient Desolate Town. Not just anyone could get their hands on this map,” Baili Xiu sighed. With this map, he could increase his gains by twenty percent when adventuring in Desolate God Valley and lower the danger by half.
“This place is already extremely close to the core of Desolate God Valley.”
The core of the map was a valley, which was Desolate God Valley. The Desolate God Valley that most people visited was not the true Desolate God Valley but the periphery of the valley, an extremely vast area.
No one would treat their lives lightly and enter the true Desolate God Valley.
Qi Yunfeng said, “Everyone, don’t worry. Although it looks very close, it will not involve the core area. While you are afraid of death, I am even more afraid of death.”
Eccentric Tie smiled sinisterly. “If it were not this close to the core area, this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake probably would have been discovered by others already, right? With the value of this ferocious beast, even a Sovereign Personage would risk death.”
Qi Yunfeng smiled faintly, not refuting him. “I will give a brief explanation of the plan. The outstanding talents of the Divine Dragon Empire naturally will be shielding the front, helping us to block the Great Desolate Eon Demonic Might. Baili Xiu’s team will harass the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake on both sides. Senior Tie and the Murong couple will be responsible for the main attack.”
Qi Yunfeng had apparently drafted this plan long ago.
Eccentric Tie’s cultivation and strength were the highest. When the Murong couple worked together, they were not much weaker. It was very suitable to have these three responsible for attacking.
“If there are no objections, we should work together to kill some ferocious beasts first to train our cooperation, to guarantee that nothing goes wrong.”
Qi Yunfeng was pretty good at managing things, organizing everything in an orderly fashion.
After hunting together for a while, the team of twenty-odd people slowly developed a tacit cooperation with each other. They also gained a basic understanding of each other’s strengths.
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Half a month later, the door to the Heaven Suspending War Chariot opened.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
A strong wind blew over with scarlet sand. Everyone’s vision turned blurry. The entire world became covered in a hazy blood mist.
“Indeed, we are very close to the core already. Even blood sand appeared,” Wei Hongfei murmured.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The baleful bloody energy here was extremely, terrifyingly dense.
The group’s vision was limited to the surrounding ten kilometers. When Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense out, he still found it blurry, utterly ineffective.
“Why is it so blurry? How are we to find the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake?” Baili Xiu frowned, unable to make out anything beyond ten kilometers. The various auras were also chaotic; his Soul Energy could not investigate them.
Qi Yunfeng walked to the very front and formed hand seals. In the next moment, ancient lamps flew out from beneath the Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
As the lamp flames burned, they looked like eyes.
“Demonic Eye Lamps?”
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. Unexpectedly, Qi Yunfeng has such wondrous items.
The Demonic Eye Lamp was an ancient device. Its refinement method was long lost. These should be imitations. Even so, not to mention their value, they would be very hard to obtain.
Qi Yunfeng smiled and said, “This friend is really knowledgeable. With the aid of the Demonic Eye Lamps, it won’t be difficult to find the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.”
As the Demonic Eye Lamps entered the strong wind and swirling blood sand, the group waited nervously.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
After one hour, a terrifying roar came from the distance. Close at its heels were a few intense explosions.
The Demonic Eye Lamps were all destroyed. However, they gave off glaring light the instant they were destroyed, looking extremely eye-catching amid the blood sand.
At the same time, a vast, boundless, ancient Demonic Might surged towards the Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
“Found it,” Qi Yunfeng exclaimed joyfully. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and the others.
“Let’s go!”
Xiao Chen’s six merged their Dragon Might and clashed with that vast Demonic Might as they charged over.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Baili Xiu’s team quickly followed. Eccentric Tie and the Murong couple soared into the sky, flying increasingly higher.
The hunt began!
