Chapter 174: Ambushing and Killing Ghost Demon Sect Foundation Establishment, Second Stage Gu Insects Armyl
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Rosy Cloud Forest, a certain valley.
Four Foundation-building Cultivators laid in ambush here, three in the early stages of Foundation Establishment and one in the middle stage.
They were all elders from the Ghost Demon Sect, ordered to trap Zhou Sui. The leading Foundation-building Cultivator, in the mid-stage, was named Kang Yuan, a notoriously powerful Demon Cultivator.
“Brother Kang, do you think the boy will fall for the trap?”
One of the initial-stage Foundation-building Cultivators dressed in black asked.
It’s unclear—he’ll only fall for it if he places high importance on the Airless Grass.”
“If the Airless Grass is indispensable to him, he will definitely come and negotiate with us.”
If he doesn’t care about the Airless Grass, he might not even show up.” Foundation-building Cultivator Kang Yuan solemnly said.
If the boy doesn’t show up, wouldn’t we be wasting our time?”
A yellow-robed Cultivator frowned.
After all, his time was precious; he didn’t want to waste it on this matter.
If he were really that idle, he’d rather cultivate in isolation, boosting his inner mana.
“There’s no easy way around it—plans never go as smoothly as imagined.” “Failure is a common occurrence.”
“But if we succeed just once, we will hit the jackpot.”
I believe you all understand the lavish rewards the Sect Master will bestow upon us if we can kill that boy.”
Kang Yuan smiled faintly.
“Indeed.”
Three early stage Foundation-building Cultivators nodded in unison. If not for the Sect Master’s rewards, they would not have braved the risk and traveled all the way here.
“He’s here. The lad has actually followed Yu Renyi here.”
“And he brought no one with him; it seems he came alone.”
At this time, a black-robed Cultivator received a message from his Communication Talisman and exclaimed excitedly.
“No way—the boy’s audacious enough to venture here alone?”
“Presumably, having ascended to the initial stage of Foundation-building and feeling confident in his superior abilities, he dared to act as such.”
‘Indeed, it’s just a trade with a Qi Practitioner. If he brought backup, it would be too ridiculous. I don’t think he suspects that four Foundation-building Cultivators are lurking in the shadows.”
“We’re in luck-it’s beyond belief that things are proceeding this smoothly. Seems we’ll swiftly fulfill our mission for the Sect.”
The three Ghost Demon Sect Foundation-building Cultivators laughed heartily, filled with joy.
They felt that things were going too smoothly.
Honestly, they had previously prepared numerous contingency plans for this operation.
But now, none of them seemed necessary.
Unexpectedly, the pretty boy Zhou Sui had fallen so easily into their trap, following their mole and leaving the Immortal Mist Sect.
The operation was proceeding smoother than they could imagine.
Something’s not right; abort the mission, break off contact with the target.” At this moment, Kang Yuan’s face was solemn and gloomy, beset by unease and a sense of dread.
“Brother Kang, what are you talking about? We’re about to meet the boy and now you choose to back off—are you out of your mind?” The other three initial-stage Foundation-building Demon Cultivators were taken aback, looking at Kang Yuan in disbelief, unable to comprehend his thought process. “Fools!”
Kang Yuan cursed, “You don’t understand a thing. The boy is a Loose Cultivator, which means he’s cautious by nature. There’s no way he’d follow a stranger to an unfamiliar trading spot so easily.”
“Without absolute confidence, he wouldn’t act so recklessly. It’s possible he has that Golden Core Master Leng Yuexi with him to trap us all.”
“That’s too far-fetched.”
“Yes, it’s a Golden Core Master we’re talking about. Could he possibly be at the beck and call of the young pretty-boy? You’re making a mountain out of a molehill.”
“Exactly, I observed our surroundings just now, and apart from the boy, indeed no other Immortal Mist Sect cultivators are present. He seems to have come alone.”
“You’re just making a fuss out of nothing. Now that we’re this close, we can’t possibly retreat, can we?” The few Foundation-building Demon Cultivators were discontent, thinking that Kang Yuan was paranoid and overly timid.
“I don’t care about your opinions, but I’m pulling out of this mission.”
Kang Yuan was eager to withdraw, unperturbed by the others’ thoughts.
The strong sense of impending crisis was due to him practicing a technique to ward off danger.
Whenever in danger, a strong sense of impending peril would manifest.
With this intuition, he had evaded countless brushes with death.
The same alarming foreboding intensified this time.
Thus, he was restless, even regretful of accepting the mission.
“Interesting, he can sense danger.”
“This makes escaping all the more impossible for you.”
At this moment, a voice suddenly echoed through the valley.
The voice belonged to Zhou Sui.
Upon learning of the trading location, Zhou Sui dispatched a clone into the
Rosy Cloud Forest for a thorough search.
Ever since ascending to the initial stage of the Foundation-building Realm, he’d been cultivating eighteen clones.
Having the combined search power of eighteen clones over the surrounding forest,
he immediately sensed the presence of the four Foundation-building Demon Cultivators.
Subsequently, one of his clones led the Gu insect army into the valley for attack.
Rumble—
As the voice emerged, the power of the Dream Soul Gu burst forth.
Technique—Nightmare!
The Dream Soul Gu had advanced to the Mid-Class of Second Stage, its power was more than ten times greater than before.
If coupled with Zhou Sui’s powerful Soul Power, it could easily affect even a late-stage Foundation-building Cultivator.
Let alone the initial and mid-stage Foundation-building Cultivators.
Hum—hum—hum—
In an instant, Kang Yuan and the other four Ghost Demon Sect Cultivators felt dazed and disoriented as if an invisible force had pulled their Souls into the Nightmare World.
It felt as though entering a profound dreamland.
They wouldn’t easily awaken, even if attacked in reality.
“Damn it!”
Kang Yuan felt his hair stand on end. As a mid-stage Foundation-building Cultivator, he possessed a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact for soul defense-the Evil Spirit Accessories, which was capable of resisting powerful Illusion Techniques.
So unlike other early Foundation-building Cultivators, he wasn’t pulled into a dreamland.
Nevertheless, he couldn’t help but feel dazed.
It felt as though someone had smacked him over the head with a hammer, causing a wave of dizziness and inducing severe vertigo as if he was about to faint.
Hum—hum—
But at this moment, a hundred Gold Eating Bugs suddenly appeared midair.
They fluttered their wings and encircled the area, showing off their menacing teeth and sharp claws, with an aura of dark golden light enwrapping them, radiating ferocious energy.
Those were second stage Gold Eating Bugs!