Chapter 239: Forcible Intrusion
Hearing that Su Mo insisted on having his breakthrough in the Bloody Mountain Range, the three of them were speechless.
Wasn’t Su Mo worried about the Burial Land Demon Venerable at all?
"Should we... try to persuade Lord Su again?"
Gubo suggested in a low voice.
The Evil King shook his head. "How could we possibly change something Lord Su has already decided? We’d better not go. We don’t want to anger him."
"Then what do we do?"
Gubo said worriedly, "We can’t just sit here idly, staring into space, and wait for the Burial Land Demon Venerable to come kill us, can we?"
"Sigh..."
Gu Tong sighed. "For now, all we can do is stand guard and prevent anyone from disturbing Lord Su’s breakthrough."
"I suppose that’s our only option!"
The three of them stayed close, guarding Su Mo without moving an inch.
「Meanwhile.」
In a dark ancient temple, a pair of blood-red eyes opened. A vicious voice snarled, ’You little brat. You stole my Burial Ground Blood Flower and destroyed my Sub-Soul. Just wait until I get out of here. I’ll tear you to pieces.’
...
Su Mo walked over to the Blood Pool, found a random spot, and took out a pill furnace.
All the materials were ready.
Next, he was going to perform alchemy to refine the Nine Dragon Venerable Pill for his breakthrough to the Warrior Realm.
Soon, a medicinal fragrance spread throughout the Bloody Mountain Range.
Hm?
Gu Tong suddenly sniffed the air. "What a rich aroma. Could it be... Lord Su is refining elixir pills?"
"That’s impossible, right?"
Gubo said in disbelief.
"Su Mo’s combat power is already freakishly tyrannical; he’s practically a celestial being. If he can also refine elixir pills, wouldn’t that make him too much of a monster?"
’There can’t be someone that monstrous in this world.’
Gu Tong said, "But we’re the only ones here with Lord Su. Besides him, who else would be refining elixir pills in the Bloody Mountain Range?"
"This..."
Gubo was speechless.
The Evil King suggested, "If we want to know if it’s Lord Su refining elixir pills, we should just go take a look."
"Alright!"
The three of them turned to look in Su Mo’s direction.
BANG!
They saw Su Mo slap the pill furnace, and a dozen or so plump, round elixir pills radiating a rich medicinal fragrance immediately flew out.
"Holy shit, it really is Lord Su performing alchemy."
The three of them were so stunned their jaws almost hit the floor.
The Evil King guessed, "This batch of elixir pills Lord Su refined... they must have reached Tier Six, right?"
"They’re top grade among Tier Six."
"The way I see it, they’re Tier Seven."
Gu Tong exclaimed in admiration, "Lord Su is so young, yet he possesses unfathomable strength and can even refine Tier Seven elixir pills. He’s incredible."
"Heh, isn’t that a good thing? It proves we didn’t follow the wrong person."
"That’s right. By following Lord Su, not only have we escaped our status as Evil Demons, but we might also be able to advance further and become Martial Emperor Powerhouses."
Gubo and Gu Tong said excitedly.
Back then, although the two of them held the esteemed positions of Elders in the Great Demon Sect, their cultivation hit a bottleneck after reaching Martial King Great Perfection. They had tried many methods but were unable to break through to the Martial Emperor realm.
That was why the two of them had risked their lives to enter the Bloody Mountain Range.
Who knew...
Thinking of their miserable fate—being turned into Evil Demons and enslaved by the Blood Demon for a hundred years—the two were plunged into deep anguish.
Today, they once again saw a hope of advancing to the Martial Emperor realm.
GULP!
Under the three’s shocked gazes, Su Mo picked up a Nine Dragon Venerable Pill and swallowed it.
In an instant, Su Mo’s body became a black hole.
It began frantically absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the surroundings.
Gu Tong said in horror, "No wonder Lord Su’s combat power is so immense. Even the scene of his realm breakthrough is a hundred times more spectacular than anyone else’s."
「At the same time...」
At the foot of the Bloody Mountain Range, a group of people was rapidly approaching.
A middle-aged, powerfully built man among them looked at the short old man beside him and said, "Fellow Daoist Mo, are you certain that an Unparalleled Treasure Medicine has appeared in the Bloody Mountain Range?"
As soon as he spoke, the seven or eight people around them all turned to look at the short old man with doubt.
"Hmph! Do you think my nose is just for show?"
The short old man snorted coldly and said proudly, "My nose has been tempered by a Secret Technique. I can easily smell any aura from a hundred li away. That medicinal fragrance just now was so rich, it must be an Unparalleled Treasure Medicine appearing."
"Fellow Daoist Mo, you misunderstand."
Seeing the short old man get angry, the powerfully built man hurriedly explained, "I didn’t mean to doubt you, esteemed senior. It’s just that I heard those people from the Northern Profound Domain are getting restless and plotting to obtain that legendary ultimate treasure. I was just thinking..."
"I have heard of this matter as well."
An old woman in the crowd said, "According to rumor, that ultimate treasure can save a person decades of cultivation, allowing them to become a Martial Emperor on the spot. If it falls into someone else’s hands, I truly won’t be able to accept it."
"That ultimate treasure is indeed tempting, but it’s not something one can easily obtain. After all, that thing grows in the ancient temple in the deepest part of the range," the short old man said nonchalantly.
"The ancient temple?"
Everyone wore a fearful expression.
The short old man said confidently, "Don’t worry. I guarantee, the Unparalleled Treasure Medicine that produced that strange medicinal fragrance just now is definitely no worse than the ultimate treasure in the ancient temple. It might even be superior."
"Is that true?"
The powerfully built man said in shock.
The short old man sneered, "Heh, what good would it do me to deceive you?"
The powerfully built man fell silent.
Indeed, the short old man had no reason to lie to them.
The short old man continued, "It won’t be too late to go to the ancient temple after we’ve obtained that Unparalleled Treasure Medicine. When the time comes, we can be the oriole that catches the mantis hunting the cicada. Wouldn’t that be great?"
"Hehe, of course it would!"
The powerfully built man laughed.
The rest of them didn’t object either.
Soon, they arrived at the foot of the Bloody Mountain Range.
The old woman said warily, "Legend has it that the master of this Bloody Mountain Range is an incomparably powerful Blood Demon Evil Demon. We must be extremely careful entering so rashly."
"That Blood Demon Evil Demon is indeed powerful, but it’s not like we have no chance at all."
The short old man mused, "We’ll follow the medicinal fragrance inside, find the Unparalleled Treasure Medicine, and immediately pluck it and flee. Even if that Blood Demon Evil Demon is incredibly strong, it won’t be able to find us."
"With our combined strength, we wouldn’t necessarily lose to that Blood Demon Evil Demon, would we?"
The powerfully built man said.
The short old man glanced around at the group. "Even if we are no match for it, with our strength, we can still retreat unscathed. No need to worry."
"In that case, let’s hurry inside."
"If that Blood Demon Evil Demon gets to it first, we’ll have a lot more trouble on our hands."
"Let’s go!"
The group turned into streaks of light and entered the Bloody Mountain Range.
Hm?
The Evil King, who was guarding Su Mo’s breakthrough, suddenly frowned. "This is bad. I think someone has entered."
"This is the Blood Demon’s territory. Who would dare set foot here?"
Gubo said, shocked.
Gu Tong asked in disbelief, "Evil King, are you sure someone has entered?"
"Absolutely certain!"
The Evil King’s expression was grim. "The intruders are exceptionally terrifying. There are seven or eight of them, and their combined strength might be even greater than ours."
"Hmph. No matter who they are, we can’t let them in."
"That’s right. Lord Su is in the middle of his breakthrough. If we let them disturb him, we’ll be unforgivable."
"We must protect Lord Su, even if it means dying."