Chapter 2454: West Gate Family

The Pig Dragon Mountain Range stretches for hundreds of millions of miles, constantly shrouded in miasma. It is home to numerous venomous insects, fierce beasts, and many high-grade spiritual medicines, attracting cultivators to hunt demonic beasts here. Most cultivators only dare to operate in the outer regions, not venturing deep into the Pig Dragon Mountains.

Deep within the Pig Dragon Mountain Range lay a vast swamp, dotted with numerous puddles. A greenish miasma gathered above the swamp, and the air was thick with a rotten smell.

A loud boom suddenly echoed as a massive ball of green lightning appeared high in the distant sky, extremely conspicuous.

A flash of green lightning abruptly lit up the sky above the swamp, revealing a graceful young woman clad in a green ruqun. She had cherry lips, a delicate nose, starry eyes, and pearly white teeth.

Her face was pale, and she looked exhausted. A horrifying bloody hole marred her left shoulder, bleeding profusely, indicating severe injury to her vitality. On her feet, she wore a pair of spiritual boots glowing with blue light, with streaks of blue electrical arcs dancing on their surface.

The green-clad girl's dress bore a miniature Vermilion Bird pattern, clearly the emblem of some powerful faction.

The ground suddenly began to shake violently, and long, thick cracks appeared, as if something was about to emerge from beneath the earth.

The green-clad girl seemed to realize something, slamming her hands towards the ground. Two thick silver lightning bolts shot out, striking the earth.

With a deafening roar, the ground was engulfed by the silver lightning.

The lightning around the green-clad girl's body intensified greatly as she prepared to use a lightning escape art to flee.

An extremely bizarre roar rang out. Upon hearing this sound, the green-clad girl's silver lightning abruptly dissipated, and fear flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Over a dozen thick yellow tentacles burst out of the ground, lashing out like whips towards the green-clad girl.

Just then, countless five-colored spiritual lights suddenly surged in the void, coalescing instantly into a colossal five-colored hand as large as a mountain, which slammed down on the incoming yellow tentacles.

With a thunderous crash, the yellow tentacles were sent flying backward.

Seizing this opportune moment, the lightning around the green-clad girl's body flared brightly, and she vanished instantly.

On a steep black mountain peak, Wang Qingshan, Wang Yingjie, and Lan Fukong stood at the summit, gazing into the distance.

A flash of green lightning appeared, revealing the green-clad girl's figure.

"My name is Ximen Yue, and I thank you, fellow cultivators, for saving my life."

The green-clad girl bowed gracefully, her face filled with caution. She took out a green pill and swallowed it.

"The last time I saw Fairy Ximen," Lan Fukong said with a flattering smile, his face full of obsequiousness, "I knew she was an extraordinary individual. After so many years, Fairy Ximen has already advanced to the Void Refinement stage."

Over a thousand years ago, Patriarch Ximen's 20,000th birthday celebration did not include an invitation for Lan Fukong, but Lan Fukong shamelessly leveraged his connections with Ximen family in-laws to attend the patriarch's birthday banquet, where he met many Soul Transformation cultivators from major powers. Upon his return, Lan Fukong bragged incessantly. When rival forces learned that Lan Fukong had attended Patriarch Ximen's celebration and were unsure of the true relationship between the Lan and Ximen families, they hesitated before trying to destroy the Lan family.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, you know Fairy Ximen?" Wang Qingshan was slightly taken aback, as Ximen Yue didn't seem to recognize Lan Fukong.

The Ximen family was one of the three major families, with four Integration stage cultivators within their clan, and a heritage spanning over 70,000 years. The Ximen family was originally a small clan with only one Void Refinement cultivator. By chance, that Void Refinement cultivator of the Ximen family entered the Profound Spirit Grotto-heaven, obtained a significant amount of cultivation resources, and his cultivation rapidly advanced, allowing him to break through to the Integration stage and lead the Ximen family to glory. The Ximen family's base was in the inland region, and most of their activities were concentrated there.

Ximen Yue carefully scrutinized Lan Fukong, her face filled with confusion.

"I had the honor of meeting Fairy Ximen at Patriarch Ximen's 20,000th birthday celebration," Lan Fukong chuckled as he spoke. "There were many cultivators attending at the time, and it's natural for a distinguished person like Fairy Ximen to be forgetful, so it's normal she doesn't remember me. I am Lan Fukong." He often shamelessly attended celebrations hosted by major powers, memorizing the elite disciples of these powers, and then bragging about it upon his return. Uninformed cultivators often believed that Lan Fukong had connections with these elite disciples and thus harbored some apprehension.

"Lan Fukong? The 'Boasting True Lord'? It seems his name truly fits him." Ximen Yue suddenly understood. Her gaze fell upon Wang Qingshan and Wang Yingjie, and she asked curiously, "Are you disciples of the Wang family from Qinglian Island?"

"Indeed," Wang Qingshan said with a slight smile. "Do you know of our Wang family, Fairy Ximen?"

"I have heard of True Lord Taihao's deeds," she replied. "Thank you for your assistance. Just now, a class six mid-grade Earth Chi Beast was chasing me. This beast is a mutated demonic beast and has mastered soul attacks. Please be careful. I have urgent matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. Perhaps we'll meet again if fate allows."

After Ximen Yue finished speaking, countless green electrical arcs emerged from her spiritual boots, transforming into a streak of green escape light that shot through the air and vanished into the horizon. It was their first meeting, and she did not fully trust Wang Qingshan and the other two, so she left in a hurry.

Wang Yingjie looked at Lan Fukong and asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist Lan, do you know most of the cultivators from the powerful human factions on the Profound Spirit Continent?"

"Pretty much! I, Lan, enjoy a lively atmosphere." Lan Fukong smiled triumphantly, his face beaming with pride. Connections were also a form of cultivation resource. The last time he attended Ma Baozong's celebration, he met Lin Buer, Su Chenguang, and others, providing him with more bragging rights about knowing 'so-and-so'.

"Seven-tier demonic beasts have appeared in the Pig Dragon Mountains before," Wang Qingshan cautioned, "and even Fairy Ximen suffered a loss. We must be cautious and not be careless." He then transformed into a streak of green escape light and shot through the air. Wang Yingjie and Lan Fukong quickly followed, and the three soon disappeared into the vast mountains.

A massive valley, surrounded on three sides by mountains, had tall weeds, higher than a person, growing abundantly within it.

Three streaks of escape light flew in from the distant sky. Before long, they stopped above the giant valley. As the light dissipated, the figures of Wang Qingshan and the two others were revealed.

"This should be the place! It's better to set up an ambush here," Wang Qingshan said in a deep voice.

Wang Yingjie raised his right hand, and a green cloth bag flew out. He cast a spell into it, and the bag instantly expanded, spewing out a hazy green light from which dozens of enormous yaks flew out. Their bodies had no major wounds, but their heads showed some blood clots.

Blood Earthworm Beasts are very sensitive to the smell of blood and prefer to feed on decaying corpses. The dozens of yaks landed on the ground, crushing many weeds. Wang Qingshan casually swung his right hand, and a vast swath of hazy green sword light swept forth, striking the yaks one after another, dismembering them. Immediately, blood surged out, staining the ground crimson. Blood Earthworm Beasts are timid; if they detect array formations or restrictions, they will immediately flee. Therefore, they did not set up any arrays.

"This is the Spirit Concealment Nectar, a secret concoction of the Myriad Spirit Sect," Lan Fukong explained, "specifically for removing body odors. Blood Earthworm Beasts are very sensitive to scent." He took out a silver gourd, poured out some silver liquid, and applied it all over his body. Wang Qingshan and Wang Yingjie did not decline, also applying the silver liquid to themselves.

Wang Qingshan summoned a glowing bone fan. With a gentle flick, a swirl of white mist swept out, enveloping the figures of the three of them. A gentle breeze blew, the white mist dispersed, and the three vanished.