Chapter 200 147: Ancient Immortal Gate
Both Guu Xuan and the two cultivators from the Xuefeng Zheng Family, Zheng Xian and his uncle, had looks of utter astonishment in their eyes.
They hadn't expected Wei Tu to have so much influence with Master Qin.
"This matter is for Fellow Daoist Qin to decide. There's no need to ask me." Wei Tu didn't overstep his bounds or act presumptuously; he passed the final decision back to Master Qin.
"I agree with this plan," Master Qin replied to Guu Xuan, giving a slight nod.
...
A pair of Flying Fox Demon Spiders, one male and one female, guarded the Yellow Essence Grass. Both were Top Tier Two Demon Beasts.
However, this lineup was far inferior to the combined might of three Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and three Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
In a six-on-two fight.
The Flying Fox Demon Spiders soon showed signs of being overwhelmed and looked for a chance to flee.
Just then, Master Qin summoned a Cyan Rope Hook. Like a Flying Sword, it broke the sound barrier and hooked directly onto the Male Spider, embedding itself deep within its carapace.
Its carapace shattered. The Male Spider let out a piercing shriek like a human infant and spat a dark cyan web toward Master Qin.
Seeing the Male Spider injured, the Female Spider reacted instantly. It spat out its Demon Pill, which flew toward the cultivators with a thunderous roar, filled with menacing power.
However, just as the Demon Pill neared the cultivators, it suddenly veered off. The Female Spider's eyes flashed with malice as it sent the pill hurtling toward Guu Xuan.
It could tell that Guu Xuan was the one controlling the Array Flag, which was why it and its mate had been forced onto the defensive.
"A mere trick like this is hardly enough to hurt me." Guu Xuan smiled, and with a wave of his sleeve, the Array gathered its power, forming a faint red barrier of light in front of him.
BOOM!
The Demon Pill slammed into the faint red barrier.
The barrier rang like metal, caving in several inches, but it was incredibly resilient and managed to withstand the full might of the Female Spider's Demon Pill.
However, at that very moment,
the Female Spider's Demon Pill spun rapidly. It suddenly flared with brilliant light, and an extremely fine thread of silk shot out from it, heading for Guu Xuan, who was still behind the faint red barrier.
The entire thread of silk was cyan. It moved like a flash of lightning, instantly piercing the faint red barrier and shooting toward Guu Xuan's face.
'Lifebound Spider Silk?' Guu Xuan's expression changed slightly. He hastily pulled out a Dark Purple Spirit Bracelet to block the incoming attack.
Lifebound Spider Silk was a Divine Technique used by spider-type Demon Beasts to kill their foes, much like a Golden Core Cultivator's Lifebound Treasure.
He had never imagined that a mere Top Tier Two Demon Beast like the Flying Fox Demon Spider would have managed to refine its Lifebound Spider Silk, catching him completely off guard.
But in the end,
Guu Xuan was a step too slow.
By the time he took out the Spirit Bracelet Magical Artifact to defend himself, the cyan silk had already reached him. Fortunately, he managed to move his Daoist Body just in time, preventing the silk from piercing his head. Instead, it only pierced through the right side of his chest.
But then—
SLICE!
The cyan silk, sharp as a blade, sliced off the entire right side of Guu Xuan's body. He collapsed to the ground, grievously wounded and unable to rise.
'Its last-ditch effort! A perfect opportunity!' Seeing this, the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zheng Family paid no mind to whether Guu Xuan lived or died. His eyes lit up as he used Instant Body to appear beside the Female Spider. He thrust out a bronze halberd, piercing its brain and killing it instantly.
With the Female Spider's death, the light from its Demon Pill dimmed. It let out a sorrowful cry before falling to the ground.
Seeing his mate die,
the Male Spider howled in fury, preparing to summon its own Demon Pill for a final, desperate struggle.
But at that moment, Wei Tu and the others, who had been waiting, gave it no such chance. They all activated their Magical Artifacts at once, blasting the Male Spider.
The Male Spider's attack faltered as it scrambled to defend against the barrage of Magical Artifacts. In that moment of opportunity, the now-unoccupied Master Qin and the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zheng Family struck, finishing it off.
Five stalks of Yellow Essence Grass grew above the Flying Fox Demon Spiders' cavern, their medicinal fragrance drifting on the gentle breeze.
At this moment, however, none of the three factions made a rash move. Instead, they watched the other cultivators carefully, their faces filled with vigilance.
Guu Xuan had been grievously wounded by the Female Spider's Lifebound Spider Silk. Though he wasn't dead, his combat strength was now severely diminished.
This meant that the balance of power between the three factions had been shattered.
Distributing the Yellow Essence Grass based on merit was now an unlikely prospect.
"Fellow Daoist Wei, you are a Tributor for the Hee Mountain Huang Family, while my uncle and I are cultivators from the Xuefeng Zheng Family. Our two families are friends and part of an alliance, with ties through marriage."
"So, why don't we kill Guu Xuan? Our two factions can split the treasures on his person, as well as these five stalks of Yellow Essence Grass."
After a few moments, at the behest of the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zheng Family, Zheng Xian sent a sound transmission to Wei Tu, proposing they discuss the distribution of spoils.
Wei Tu was surprised to hear this. He hadn't expected that Zheng Xian and his uncle would so easily decide to rob and kill Guu Xuan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from an Immortal Sect, right in front of them.
After all, Golden Core Families were considered a tier below the Three Immortal Sects.
Wei Tu understood that Zheng Xian's sound transmission was meant for him to persuade Master Qin to agree to the plan.
Without hesitation, he relayed Zheng Xian's words to Master Qin via sound transmission.
"Let's sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight," Master Qin replied with a faint smile.
Just as Wei Tu was feeling puzzled,
the grievously wounded Guu Xuan's eyes suddenly turned fierce. He summoned a needle-shaped Talisman Treasure.
The needle-shaped Talisman Treasure was nearly twice as fast as the Female Spider's Lifebound Spider Silk had been.
Zheng Xian and his uncle, standing to the side, clearly had not expected Guu Xuan to suddenly attack them.