Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

'Time to go.'

He sensed that the two seeds he had planted outside had been activated.

With a wave of his hand, Yang Xiao recalled the Bloodthirsty Sword. At his mental command, the Celestial Demon Force Field, the Celestial Demon Sword Qi, and the Void Mirror all vanished.

A flash of Golden Light flared behind him.

Yang Xiao tore through the air and was gone.

By this time, Ye Tianguo and Ye Chengzai had already gathered a large group of people.

In fact, if Yang Xiao hadn't dispelled his techniques,

the two teams would have converged in the very next moment.

If they had all attacked at once, his chances of survival would have been slim.

"Damn you, you wretched thief! Don't let me catch you, or I'll tear you limb from limb!"

Seeing Yang Xiao just leave like that,

Ye Tianguo, who was seething with pent-up fury, was about to explode with rage.

The expression on Ye Chengzai's face was just as grim.

And he wasn't the only one.

The rest of the cultivators looked equally grim.

They had realized that many of their people had vanished.

"Lead Elders, what should we do now?"

A Taoist Eighth Tier Immortal Cultivator stepped forward and asked.

His name was Ye Dongling.

Aside from the two lead Elders, he was the most powerful among them. He had been the least affected by Yang Xiao's Celestial Demon Force Field, but several Immortal Cultivators he was close to had died here.

One of them was his younger brother, Ye Dongsheng.

Right now, what Ye Dongling wanted most was to hunt down Yang Xiao.

And shred him to pieces.

"Dongling, I am also deeply grieved by Dongsheng's death," Ye Chengzai said rationally. "But you saw it yourself. That little brat's speed is absurdly fast. If he's determined to escape, we can't possibly catch him. We can only rely on a stratagem."

"A stratagem?"

"That's right. The boy is arrogant and proud—you can tell by how he dared to attack us. He relies on his speed and that strange Treasure Weapon, looking down on us all. He kills as he pleases and leaves as he pleases. If we don't teach him a lesson, how can we live with ourselves?"

"Elder Cheng Zai is absolutely right. But his speed is too great, and that bizarre Treasure Weapon is incredibly powerful and mysterious. How can we possibly lay a trap for him?"

Ye Dongling calmed down.

He began to think things through.

Hearing this, Ye Chengzai let out a cold smile. "First, I will inform all the other teams that the boy has taken the initiative to attack."

"Second, the people he killed were all cultivators below the Daoist Fifth Level. This means he currently has difficulty killing anyone at or above the Daoist Fifth Level. As long as we have everyone below that level withdraw from the search, then no matter how skilled he is, he'll have no opening to exploit."

"Finally, doesn't he rely on his speed and his Treasure Weapon? As for his speed, as long as we work together to suppress him, he won't be able to escape. Weren't we able to trap him just before? And as for the Treasure Weapon... Elder Tian Guo, do you remember a type of insect from the southern part of the Eastern Domain, near the Southern Domain, called the Gold-devouring Insect?"

"The Gold-devouring Insect? You don't mean...?"

Elder Ye Tianguo looked astonished.

"Exactly. Gold-devouring Insects are the bane of all Treasure Weapons. The Gold-devouring King Insect, in particular, can even chew through Ultimate Grade Treasure Weapons and some Daoist Weapons. If we can trap this brat and release the Gold-devouring King Insect when he uses that strange weapon of his, he'll lose his advantage and be as good as dead."

Ye Chengzai said with absolute certainty.

"But Gold-devouring Insects are extremely rare, to say nothing of a Gold-devouring King Insect. Where are we supposed to find one on such short notice?"

Ye Tianguo was hesitant.

At this, Ye Chengzai couldn't help but smile.

"Don't tell me, Elder Cheng Zai, you..."

"That's right. I happen to have a Gold-devouring King Insect with me. I didn't release it earlier because I was afraid of accidentally harming you. So now... gentlemen, who is willing to lure that boy over? We will set up the Heavenly Yuan Locking Array. What do you say?"

As soon as he said this,

Ye Dongling stepped forward.

"Lead Elders, I, Ye Dongling, am willing to go."

Seeing him volunteer, the two lead Elders glanced at each other and nodded.

If it were anyone else,

they would never have felt at ease.

But with Ye Dongling, it was a different story.

Setting aside his strength, his blood feud with Yang Xiao alone was reason enough.

He would surely give it his all.

"Good. We'll leave this to you, Dongling. Remember, you only need to force that boy into our trap. Do not let hatred cloud your judgment and try to fight him yourself, understand?"

"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Tian Guo. Dongling understands."

With that, Ye Dongling said no more.

His figure flickered,

and he flew off in the direction Yang Xiao had taken.

Although his speed was nowhere near Yang Xiao's,

he had already locked onto Yang Xiao's aura. Ye Dongling was certain he could find the man who had killed his brother and several of his fellow disciples.

As Ye Dongling departed,

the remaining people began to move as well.

"Though the Heavenly Yuan Locking Array is the simplest Locking Space Formation, we must still practice it thoroughly to ensure there are no mistakes. Also, we must quickly inform everyone that the boy can kill cultivators below the Daoist Fifth Level. Elder Tian Guo, how about we split up?"

"Alright. I will lead them in setting up the Heavenly Yuan Locking Array. I'll leave it to you to inform the other team leaders and the old ancestor."

"Deal."

Ye Chengzai nodded and began sending out a stream of Communication Talismans.

Meanwhile, Ye Tianguo wasn't idle either.

He gathered the remaining people

and had them practice the Heavenly Yuan Locking Array.

But he failed to notice that one of the Daoist Fifth Level cultivators had a strange expression.

"What's wrong, Tianming? You don't look right."

Ye Tianguo hadn't seen it, but another person who was familiar with the cultivator had.

Ye Tianming forced a smile.

"It's nothing. I just felt like something entered my body a moment ago..."

"Something?"

His companion's expression changed.

"It was probably just my imagination. You know how strange those mirrors looked just now. It might have just been a trick of my mind..."

As he was speaking,

Ye Tianming's expression suddenly twisted.

His mouth gaped open.

He was too terrified to speak.

"What's happening?"

His companion's expression also changed, his voice tinged with anxiety.

"What's going on? What's wrong with Ye Tianming?"

At that moment, Elder Ye Tianguo clearly noticed as well.

He looked over.

And just then,

a thick, emerald-green branch suddenly shot out of Ye Tianming's mouth.

It was translucent and sparkling. At first, it was stained with a few streaks of blood, but they quickly vanished as if absorbed by the branch.

At this sight, Ye Tianguo's face paled.

He trembled slightly.

"The Life-taking Thousand-leaf Willow! To think... this Demon has appeared again..."

The moment he finished speaking,

there was a loud POP.

The Daoist Fifth Level cultivator, Ye Tianming, exploded.

A strange willow tree, pulsing with Spiritual Qi, took root in the ground where he had stood.

One of its branches whipped out.

It plunged directly into the body of the other Daoist Fifth Level Immortal Cultivator standing beside Ye Tianming.

Instantly, the man shriveled up, just as if he had been struck by the Bloodthirsty Sword.

His body withered away.

Meanwhile, countless miles away, Yang Xiao

smiled.

He knew that the last seed

had sprouted.