Young Noble Be Monster Slaying-Chapter 833: Shopping Spree at Penglai

Mirage Mountain, Penglai.

While Daoist Cangsheng and the other masters of the Heavenly Origin continued their grand battle on Mount Shu, the three islands of Penglai remained serene and untouched. Spirit birds soared above the mountain peaks, exotic beasts roamed the forests, and multicolored clouds drifted around the entrances to the three paradises of nature.

Boom!

A loud blast suddenly echoed through the mountains as demonic qi rose amid Mirage Mountain. Yet, the disciples who heard the blast didn't pay any attention to it. In an immortal sect, it was a common occurrence for disciples to produce a lot of noise when they practiced their divine abilities. Similarly, it was normal for spirit beasts to randomly release bursts of demonic qi.

However... the demonic qi kept growing denser until it blanketed half a mountain.

At last, it caught the attention of a disciple who was near the source of the demonic qi. Curious, he went to investigate and stumbled upon a shocking scene.

There was a man clad in black robes, radiating menacing qi flames. He was holding an unfurled picture scroll.

The scroll glowed brightly, releasing seemingly endless and dense demonic qi. More figures clad in black emerged from the scroll one by one, soon covering half the mountainside.

"You're..." the young Penglai Supreme Sect disciple uttered, clearly stunned. Never in his life did he expect to see this within the top righteous immortal sect of the mortal world. He simply stared for a moment, then he blurted out, "Half-demons?!"

The black-clad man with the picture scroll brushed past him, instantly beheading the young disciple.

The other Penglai Supreme Sect disciples quickly backed away in shock, shouting, "Demons are attacking the mountain!"

It sounded utterly inconceivable, and yet it really was happening.

Demonic creatures were attacking... the Three Islands of Penglai?

"Mount Ma—" The black-robed man started yelling but realized something and quickly stopped himself. After a pause, he changed up his words and restarted his yell. "Demon troops, hear my command! Kill every Penglai Supreme Sect disciple on sight!"

"RAAAAAAR!"

Numerous voices rang out amid the miasma of demonic qi, reverberating through the mountain valley.

All of the Penglai Supreme Sect's eighth-realm experts were away, but there were still dozens of seventh-realm Eminent Ones guarding the sect. When they heard the disturbance, they found it bizarre but hardly threatening.

A large group of seventh-realm Eminent Ones made an appearance, and the chaos in the Penglai Supreme Sect quickly subsided. The disciples were still shocked, but they were no longer afraid.

The black-robed man leading the group of half-demons was, of course, the chief of the Mount Mang rebels. He was trying to keep his identity a secret from the Penglai Supreme Sect.

Lu Jiangtong charged up the mountain with his people and killed every disciple of the Penglai Supreme Sect they encountered along the way. Soon after, they were intercepted by a group of seventh-realm Eminent Ones at the midpoint of the mountain.

Daoist Huang Long exclaimed in anger and disbelief, "You are... the rebels of Mount Mang?!"

"Watch your mouth. You can eat nonsense, but you cannot speak it," Lu Jiangtong said quietly. "We, your grandfathers, hail from the Far West... We are pure-blooded demons!"

"Who cares where they're from? Since they've come here to die, we just have to kill them all!" Daoist Chi Niu shouted, preparing to strike.

However, when Lu Jiangtong realized that a good number of Penglai's Eminent Ones had gathered there, he threw back his head and whistled. The clouds above parted, and a massive black hand descended from the sky!

"The True Form of Ksitigarbha!"

With that cry of alarm, the Eminent Ones on the mountainside scattered like startled birds and beasts. No matter how many seventh-realm Eminent Ones combined their strength, they could not possibly withstand a legendary artifact wielded by an eighth-and-a-half-realm cultivator!

Those who ran fast lived. But several of the Eminent Ones were too slow, and that massive hand crushed them to death, their bodies ground into bloody pulp. No one in the Penglai Supreme Sect used clones on a daily basis, so they suffered many tragic casualties.

Lu Jiangtong had lured the Penglai Supreme Sect's Eminent Ones there precisely to land this devastating first strike.

"RAAAAAAAAAAR!!!"

From behind the mountain cliffs, countless waves of water surged into the air like lofty mountains as a massive azure-colored dragon soared into the sky. It was the Penglai Supreme Sect's guardian beast, the Azure Dragon!

Could the Azure Dragon be a match for the True Form of Ksitigarbha?

The clouds in the sky were swept away, revealing the Ksitigarbha's terrifying corpse looming overhead. Clad in black robes, the sect leader of the Dark King Sect, Lin Poyun, looked down at them from high above.

The Azure Dragon's roar thundered with divine might. "You insignificant devils of a diabolical sect, how dare you trespass on Penglai?!"

"Someone hired me, so I came," Lin Poyun sneered. "The Penglai Supreme Sect is without a legendary artifact right now. What's there to fear?"

BOOM!

Behind Lin Poyun, a dark cloud crashed into a mountain on the Penglai island, unleashing a swarm of Dark King Sect disciples that spilled across the landscape like a flood. The Dark King Sect had suffered heavy losses in the battle on Mount Shu, but as long as its leader remained alive, he could always gather another batch of disciples for battle very quickly.

Those with impure hearts and great greed for instant benefits were never in short supply. That meant diabolical sects would never run out of fresh cannon fodder.

A massive wave of demons and diabolical cultivators poured down one side of the mountain, killing their way to Mirage Mountain. The invaders seemed overwhelming in number, but the Penglai Supreme Sect's forces were still strong enough to wipe them out several times over.

The only real threat was the True Form of Ksitigarbha hovering overhead. Exuding the murderous qi of an ancient demon, it was so terrifying that no one dared to even look up at it.

The Azure Dragon roared furiously. Its azure scales shimmered as it coiled around the True Form of Ksitigarbha. However, it was swiftly smacked away and sent smashing through the mountains.

Rumble, rumble.

The scene above the mountains resembled a grand battle between a god and a devil. Down below, the Penglai Secondary Sect disciples on the Three Islands of Penglai stared skyward in shock, their eyes wide with awe.

A young girl tugged on the sleeve of the young man in front of her. "Big Brother..."

The tanned young man turned to look at his younger sister. "Mm?"

The young girl glanced over at a patch of treasures of nature and whispered, "Is the Penglai Supreme Sect about to fall? Maybe we should grab a couple of mature spirit plants and run while we can."

"Uh..." The boy hesitated, but then he saw that there were other people already doing the same thing. He gritted his teeth and replied, "You're right! We better hurry. We won't get anything good if we don't do it now!"

...

Earlier...

On the quarrying archipelago not far from the Penglai Islands, Du Wuhen sat cross-legged on a massive boulder and relayed news from afar to Grand Ancestor Fuyou.

"Venerable Wen Yuan created a replica of the Celestial Cosmic Ring, but the Mount Shu Sect is still in imminent peril!" he exclaimed.

Grand Ancestor Fuyou looked in the direction of Mount Shu, his voice low and grave. "Do you think Brother Lin Bei is in danger?"

"Most likely," Du Wuhen replied.

"Then should we go help them?" Grand Ancestor Fuyou asked.

"Penglai controls two legendary artifacts... With just the two of us..." Du Wuhen trailed off, hesitating to take action.

After all, compared to Little Second Brother, you can't really count me as a capable person. But compared to legendary artifacts, even Little Second Brother isn't strong enough.[1]

From an emotional point of view, Du Wuhen had every reason to want the Penglai Supreme Sect to perish. They had used and discarded him, while the Mount Shu Sect had shown him kindness. So, he definitely hoped the Mount Shu Sect would win.

Nevertheless, rationally, he knew it was practically impossible for things to turn out that way.

Before he finished speaking, rolling dark clouds appeared in the distant skies, spreading terrifyingly murderous qi. They seemed to be headed for Penglai.

"Another legendary artifact?" Grand Ancestor Fuyou was startled. "The True Form of Ksitigarbha?"

"Just what is going on today?" Du Wuhen said in astonishment. "Why are legendary artifacts popping up everywhere—hang on!"

He furrowed his brows and mused, "Penglai's using two legendary artifacts against Mount Shu. The Dark King Sect is using one to attack Penglai... Little Second Brother, I've got a great idea."

"Let's hear it, Elder Brother," Grand Ancestor Fuyou replied seriously.

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"Even if we go to Mount Shu, we won't be able to help. But if we attack Penglai instead, the siege on Mount Shu will fall apart on its own. But..." Du Wuhen grinned mischievously. "I know you're not fond of killing, Little Second Brother. Penglai's three islands are full of treasures of nature. All we need to do is steal their spirit plants. It'll be perfect for replenishing your spiritual qi."

"Stealing spirit plants from another sect?" Grand Ancestor Fuyou looked conflicted. "Isn't that... improper?"

"Little Second Brother, look at it this way," Du Wuhen said firmly. "Every spirit plant we snatch makes Penglai hurt a little more. They'll rush back quicker, and that gives Mount Shu a better chance. So, stealing one more treasure of nature means saving one more life. Little Second Brother, I'm sorry, but for Mount Shu's sake, you're going to rob them—whether you like it or not!"

Grand Ancestor Fuyou put on the face of a hero willing to die for a righteous cause. "I understand!"

When he said that, the miners working across the quarrying archipelago all looked up in unison. As they gazed toward Penglai in the distance, their eyes glowed red with greed.

"Target: the Three Islands of Penglai! Don't leave behind even a stone infused with spiritual qi!"

1. In case anyone forgot (because I did), "Little Second Brother" is referring to Grand Ancestor Fuyou. ☜