Chapter 2613: Sixth-Level Wood Demon News

The Soul Severing Mountain Range is perpetually shrouded in a dense, lingering miasma. Deep within the range, numerous venomous insects and beasts, including Tier 6 creatures, roam freely. The presence of rare spirit herbs also attracts many immortal cultivators who come to hunt demonic beasts.

Two immortal cultivation sects once allied to clear out the Tier 6 venomous insects and beasts and claim the area, but they suffered heavy losses and ultimately failed.

In the early morning, as the sun rose, its pale golden light bathed the entire Soul Severing Mountain Range, painting it a brilliant gold. A gust of mountain wind stirred the sea of clouds, creating a breathtaking spectacle.

A streak of green escape light appeared from a distance. Soon, it halted, revealing a shimmering green dragon boat. A green lotus pattern adorned its hull, radiating astonishing spiritual energy. This was a flying Heaven-piercing Spirit Treasure.

Dozens of Wang family members stood aboard the green dragon boat, led by Wang Qingxiao, Wang Zongyun, and Wang Jiye. Wang Yuanjiang and other clansmen stood behind them.

Wang Jiye, a descendant of Wang Mengbin, possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root of the Fire attribute and had already advanced to the Void Refinement stage.

The family had issued a mission to find wood demons of Tier 6 or higher, or at least their high-tier demonic cores. The Wang family had dispatched a large number of members, who could be seen at Dharma assemblies, celebrations, and auctions, all hoping to locate a high-tier wood demon's core. Wood demons were already rare, and those of Tier 6 or higher were even scarcer, though they were more commonly found among the Spirit Race.

After Wang Yuanjiang advanced to the Soul Transformation stage, he traveled to the interior, where he sparred and exchanged insights with other body cultivators while also searching for cultivation resources the family needed to collect. By chance, he heard that a Tier 6 wood demon had appeared in the Soul Severing Mountain Range, killing several Soul Transformation cultivators.

Out of caution, Wang Yuanjiang personally rushed to the Soul Severing Mountain Range. Using puppet beasts to scout ahead, he discovered a Tier 6 flower demon skilled in enchantment arts, though he lost a Tier 5 puppet beast in the process. After confirming his findings, he hurried back to the family to report.

Upon learning of the Tier 6 flower demon in the Soul Severing Mountain Range, Wang Qingxiao personally led a team, including Wang Zongyun and Wang Jiye, two newly advanced Void Refinement stage clansmen, along with Wang Yuanjiang and others, to exterminate it. This practice of elders guiding the young was a long-standing tradition within the Wang family and other major powers. Although Wang Zongyun and Wang Jiye had killed Tier 5 demonic beasts since advancing to the Void Refinement stage, they had limited experience fighting Tier 6 demonic beasts. For this reason, Wang Qingxiao specifically brought them along.

Wang Qingfeng, Wang Zongyun, Wang Zongque, and Wang Jiye were all artifact refiners. With the increasing number of Tier 5 artifact refiners within the clan, the Wang family had been able to refine multiple flying Heaven-piercing Spirit Treasures and several Tier 6 puppet beasts.

Wang Qingxiao performed a hand seal, causing the green dragon boat's escape light to intensify and its speed to accelerate.

Less than fifteen minutes later, the green dragon boat emerged deep within the mountain range, where the pervasive miasma restricted divine sense. Wang Yuanjiang and the others wore pale purple jade pendants. A purple glow enveloped their bodies from these pendants, which were spirit treasures capable of dispelling miasma. The Wang family, established for over five millennia and influenced by Wang Changsheng, boasted numerous artifact refiners. Their treasury contained various treasures with diverse effects, which clansmen could exchange using merit points. For special missions, the family would also distribute certain treasures, with the Purple Cloud Jade being one example. Wherever they passed, the miasma retreated, as if encountering its bane.

A buzzing sound filled the air as hundreds of thousands of golden demonic ants emerged from a cloud of golden miasma, charging directly towards them. Their king was a peak Tier 5 demonic insect.

Just as Wang Yuanjiang and the others were about to make their move, Wang Zongyun stopped them. "Wait," he said. "I've just refined a few treasures, and this is a good opportunity to test their power."

With a flick of his right hand, Wang Zongyun produced a small, red-glowing bell. It radiated violent fire spiritual energy fluctuations, and a miniature tiger pattern adorned its surface, clearly indicating it was a Heaven-piercing Spirit Treasure. He gently shook his wrist, and a loud tiger's roar echoed as the red bell unleashed a hazy red sound wave that shot towards the demonic ants. The ant king let out a sharp, piercing shriek, and hundreds of thousands of golden demonic ants coalesced into a gleaming golden giant fork to meet the attack. The golden giant fork collided with the red sound wave. The fork shattered, and a vast number of golden demonic ants fell, lifeless, their internal organs having been pulverized by the sound wave. After annihilating a quarter of the demonic ants, the red sound wave dissipated.

Realizing the danger, the ant king immediately fled back the way it came. Wang Jiye raised his right hand, and a small, shimmering red tripod flew out. It instantly expanded, emitting a hazy red glow that enveloped a large number of golden demonic ants, drawing them into the gigantic red cauldron. Red flames then surged from within the cauldron, reducing the golden demonic ants to ashes.

The ant king flew for dozens of miles, but then a hazy red giant bell descended from the sky, encompassing it. The ant king spewed a stream of golden demonic fire to counter it. The red giant bell swayed gently, and a deafening tiger's roar resonated as it unleashed a red sound wave, shattering the golden demonic fire. Upon hearing the tiger's roar, the ant king's body trembled. The red giant bell seized the opportunity to descend, engulfing the ant king before crashing onto a massive peak, leaving a large crater.

A heaven-shaking tiger's roar resounded, and waves of red sound swept out, leveling more than a dozen peaks. Wang Zongyun withdrew his hand seal, and the red giant bell flew up. The ant king was torn into pieces, reduced to a pile of minced flesh, its spirit unable to escape.

"Heh heh," a shrewd-looking middle-aged man with a fawning expression said. This man, tall and slender with regular features, was Wang Yuanyin, an early Soul Transformation stage cultivator. "Grand-Ancestor Jiye and Zongyun's treasures are truly powerful. I imagine even a Tier 6 flower demon would be an easy opponent, and could be taken down effortlessly."

"Stop with the flattery," Wang Jiye reprimanded. "Everyone calls you 'Little Bragging True Monarch.' There are so many good things to learn; don't learn how to flatter."

"Grand-Ancestor Jiye's lesson is correct," Wang Yuanyin affirmed, patting his chest. "Your grandson will bear it in mind."

Wang Qingxiao said nothing, continuing to control the green dragon boat as it flew forward at a moderate speed.

After a while, the green dragon boat halted. A tremendous booming sound rumbled from ahead, shaking the earth and mountains. In front of them, a massive golden light screen pulsed, within which various spiritual lights flickered.

A golden-robed maiden with striking features flew over and bowed respectfully. "This junior, Li Wanjun of the Heavenly Moon Sect, greets Senior Wang," she said. "We are currently setting up a formation to kill a demonic beast. Could Senior Wang please grant us some convenience?"

"What?" Wang Yuanyin exclaimed. "That flower demon was discovered by us! How dare you—"

Before Wang Yuanyin could finish, Wang Qingxiao interrupted him. "Silence," he commanded. "Since the fellow daoists of the Heavenly Moon Sect are exterminating the demonic beast, we shall wait here."

"Grand-Ancestor Qingxiao," Wang Yuanjiang transmitted, "the Heavenly Moon Sect has been established for over two thousand years and boasts no less than ten Void Refinement cultivators. Their influence within a billion-mile radius is considerable." He explained in a transmitted message that he always made sure to understand the local major powers whenever he traveled, to avoid offending anyone important.

Wang Qingxiao nodded, but said nothing further.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the golden light screen dispersed. A graceful woman in a purple dress and a burly man in a green robe flew towards them. Both were Void Refinement cultivators.