Chapter 219: The Guangdong Benevolent Man Who Fought Three Alone

A tempting aroma occasionally drifted out from within the Earthfire Hall of Bai Ling Gate.

Inside the Earthfire Hall, a half-zhang wide 'fire eye' was situated in the center, continuously spewing out crimson flames.

A massive red cauldron, its surface intricately carved with numerous monstrous beast patterns, rested above the fire eye. Guang Dongren and his disciple Wu Zifeng sat around this red cauldron. Several green jade tables were set up near them, laden with abundant food, mostly meat.

"Feng'er, eat more. You always just eat vegetables; no wonder you can't gain weight. We both cultivate the 'Spirit Devouring Transformation Art,' but our physiques are too different. If I hadn't personally acknowledged it, Daoist Li and the others wouldn't believe you're my disciple! Eat more. I spent a considerable fortune to get half a bottle of third-tier flood dragon essence blood to make this Dragon-Phoenix Pot for you. Don't waste it; not a single drop of soup should be left." Guang Dongren said with a stern expression, adopting the demeanor of a strict master.

Wu Zifeng's nose tingled, and he said with a grateful expression, "Master, your immense kindness is something your disciple can never repay."

"A master's role is to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts. The 'Spirit Devouring Transformation Art' isn't difficult to cultivate; just eat a lot and practice diligently. Strive to reach the Core Formation stage soon. Together, master and disciple, let's work hard to develop Bai Ling Gate into the foremost sect in the world. Do you have confidence?" Guang Dongren asked, his face full of anticipation, his eyes gleaming.

Wu Zifeng nodded earnestly. "Yes, I have confidence. Bai Ling Gate will definitely become the foremost sect in the world."

Guang Dongren glared, admonishing him playfully, "You understand, so why aren't you eating quickly? It won't taste good when it gets cold. After you finish, go sleep, and when you wake up, keep eating."

Wu Zifeng chuckled awkwardly, picked up a large piece of beast meat, and put it into his mouth.

Suddenly, a sharp chirping sound came from Guang Dongren's embrace. He took out a white jade plate, and after casting a spell on it, a respectful male voice abruptly sounded: "Uncle-Master Guang, Junior Brother Su and his team have returned with the spirit stone raw ore."

"Understood. Have Nephew-Disciple Liu handle the handover. After that, tell Nephew-Disciple Su to come to the Earthfire Hall."

"Yes, Uncle-Master Guang."

In the Guest Welcome Pavilion, Wang Changsheng was enjoying tea and conversing with Wang Changxue.

"Second Sister, how much longer do you think this war will last?"Wang Changxue shook her head. "I don't know either. I'll go plead with Uncle-Master Guang later to see if you can be kept in the rear. The front lines are too dangerous; Uncle-Twenty-One is enough there. You are now the hope of our family; nothing must happen to you."

"Stay in the rear? I..." Wang Changsheng's words were cut short by a deafening boom, followed immediately by a piercing alarm.

A hurried voice suddenly cried out, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Wang Changsheng and Wang Changxue exchanged glances and quickly walked out.

A gigantic, light-red light barrier enveloped the entire Bai Ling Gate. Qu Xiong, Ye Ying, and Wei Nantian stood in mid-air, their expressions cold.

Ye Ying held a shimmering red banner, on which a lifelike centipede was embroidered.

"So it is Daoist Qu. I apologize for not coming out to greet the three of you earlier." Guang Dongren flew out from within the red light barrier, his face beaming with smiles.

"Enough, Guang Fatty. You don't need to act. You have two choices: one, surrender to our three sects and join us in opposing the Four Sects of the Yellow Saint Palace; two, you die, and Bai Ling Gate is destroyed." Qu Xiong said coldly.

Hearing this, the smile on Guang Dongren's face deepened. "I choose a third option: you all die." He opened his mouth, and a shimmering red cleaver flew out, landing in his hand.

It was the Sky-Swallowing Fiery Dragon Cleaver, a first-tier high-grade magical artifact.

"Eagle Strike of Nine Heavens." Guang Dongren slashed the Sky-Swallowing Fiery Dragon Cleaver towards the void. With a flash of red light, a formidable red blade aura shot out, transforming into a massive red giant eagle that spread its wings and swooped towards Qu Xiong and the other two.

"Guang Fatty, since you're courting death, then I'll send you on your way. Kill!" Ye Ying gently waved the red banner in her hand, and a large expanse of crimson flames flew out, transforming into a gigantic red centipede that lunged at the red giant eagle.

"Rumble!" The red giant eagle collided with the red centipede, instantly erupting into a large wave of air, with flames scattering everywhere.

Qu Xiong raised his hand, and a shimmering black scroll flew out. After he cast a spell on it, the scroll unfurled.

The painting depicted five lifelike venomous insects: a purple scorpion, a black centipede, a red giant python, a green toad, and a white spider. This was the Five Immortals Scroll, the prized treasure of the Poison Gu Sect, a second-tier high-grade magical artifact.

Most cultivators in the Shu Kingdom practiced poison arts. In their eyes, the 'Five Immortals' were spiders, centipedes, scorpions, toads, and venomous snakes. However, cultivators from other nations referred to these five spiritual insects as the 'Five Poisons.'

"Five Immortals Scroll, kill!" Qu Xiong cast a spell onto the black scroll. A chorus of insect chirps rang out, and the five spiritual insects seemingly came alive, flying out from the scroll and pouncing towards Guang Dongren.

Judging by their aura, they were clearly third-tier spiritual insects.

At the same time, the red banner in Ye Ying's hand glowed brightly. With a gentle wave, a large expanse of crimson flames flew out, striking towards Guang Dongren.

Wei Nantian took out a shimmering green longbow, its bow limbs carved with a lifelike centipede. Judging by its spiritual energy fluctuations, it was clearly a second-tier mid-grade magical artifact.

He drew three shimmering green arrows, each with a centipede head at its tip, notched them, and drew his bow.

"Swish, swish, swish!" Three sharp whistling sounds of arrows rang out. The three arrows shot forth, blurring as they transformed into three gigantic green centipedes, a manifestation of the magical artifact.

To eliminate Guang Dongren, all three of them had deployed their sect's treasured artifacts.

Guang Dongren showed no sign of panic on his face. He conjured a shimmering yellow command flag, its surface embroidered with a lifelike flying eagle. It was clearly a second-tier high-grade magical artifact.

As a brilliant yellow light emanated from Guang Dongren's body, his aura rapidly increased from the fifth layer of the Core Formation stage to the ninth layer.

With both hands, he gently waved the yellow banner, and a vast expanse of yellow hurricane surged out to meet the attacks.

The yellow hurricane scattered the incoming attacks and spiritual insects, preventing them from approaching Guang Dongren.

He formed a hand seal, and countless dazzling golden lights illuminated the void, rapidly coalescing into a gigantic cleaver over fifty zhang long. Numerous spiritual patterns faintly appeared on its blade, making it seem almost tangible.

This was the spiritual art, Golden Metal Demon-Slaying Blade. When unleashed with his current ninth-layer Core Formation cultivation, its power was comparable to a full-force strike from a second-tier magical artifact.

"Slash!" The gigantic cleaver transformed into a long golden rainbow, striking towards Qu Xiong.

Inside Bai Ling Gate, alarms blared loudly. Large numbers of Bai Ling Gate disciples gathered, their faces filled with fear.

With three Core Formation cultivators attacking the sect gate, they likely wouldn't be able to hold out.

Inside the Ancestral Hall, Wu Zifeng knelt before the portrait of the Ancestral Master Bailingle and kowtowed three times, loudly.

In front of the portrait, there was a red altar table, on which a red jade box rested.

"Ancestral Master above, today, intruders have come to invade. Your unworthy disciple, Wu Zifeng, is willing to activate the Mountain-Burning Sea-Boiling Array to assist Master in repelling the enemies. If I die, Bai Ling Gate survives. If I live, Bai Ling Gate perishes." Wu Zifeng looked as if he was ready to face death. He quickly stepped forward, opened the red jade box, and took out a shimmering red array disk from within. It was clearly a third-tier array disk.

Wu Zifeng's lips moved slightly, and instantly, a yellow light enveloped his body. His aura rapidly surged from the ninth layer of the Foundation Establishment stage to the third layer of the Core Formation stage. His hair also turned white, and his originally delicate face became covered in wrinkles.

He formed a hand seal with his ten fingers and channeled several spells into the array disk. The array disk immediately glowed intensely, and a flame pattern appeared on it.

Not long after, centered around Bai Ling Gate, the eighteen towering mountains on the outskirts of the Bai Ling mountain range suddenly exploded, each spewing out a thick stream of crimson lava.

The eighteen streams of crimson lava quickly converged, forming a massive red light barrier that enveloped more than half of the Bai Ling mountain range.

As early as the founding of the sect, Bai Ling Gate's founding ancestor had anticipated this day, specifically setting up the third-tier high-grade "Heaven-Burning Sea-Boiling Array" on the outskirts of the mountain range. In this way, should intruders attack Bai Ling Gate, the sect could rely on this array to eliminate them.

The somewhat troublesome aspect was that for this array to unleash its maximum power, it required control by a Core Formation cultivator.

Even if Guang Dongren controlled the array, he might not be able to slay three Core Formation cultivators. Wu Zifeng intended to assist Guang Dongren in killing the enemies.