386: highway robbery

"Finally, we've escaped!"

The White-Browed Man and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Those Five Venerables of Night Nether truly lived up to their notorious reputation as Evil Cultivators in the Lesser Primordial Era; the power they wielded when joining forces was actually so formidable.

Fortunately, they had made it out!

However, the price was too high. Their Immortal Treasures were left behind in the immortal formation, and their Origin Qi was severely damaged; it would take at least tens of thousands of years to recover.

Once they recovered their strength, they would certainly not let the Five Venerables of Night Nether and the others off!

The three Five Tribulation Heavenly Lords remained wary of each other, while the other Third and Fourth Tribulation Heavenly Monarchs huddled together. After confirming that the other party posed no threat, they planned to go their separate ways!

"Fellow Daoist, I am Slaughtering Immortal. Since both of us are Golden Immortals who specialize in the path of the Body Cultivator, why don't we travel together? We could even have a satisfying spar after we've recovered from our injuries!"

Slaughtering Immortal was a true martial fanatic, and he sent a voice transmission to Shangguan Zhai at this moment.

"I am Shangguan Zhai. There is no need for us to travel together, as I am used to being alone. However, if you wish to spar, you can find me at the Land of the Punishment Abyss!"

Shangguan Zhai refused via voice transmission. The person before him was from the Demon Race, and the Demon Race was cunning by nature, so he had to be on guard.

"Fine! When the time comes, we must have a hearty spar!"

Slaughtering Immortal nodded heavily, feeling refreshed in his heart.

Then, he turned around, intending to tear through space and leave this place.

Since they hadn't obtained the items and were severely injured, they naturally needed to recover urgently.

However, just at that moment, a bizarre scene occurred!

With a loud bang, the White-Browed Man and his group, who had already left earlier, were suddenly sent flying back. Their bodies bore a terrifying Sword Qi of slaughter!

They had clearly been repelled by this Sword Qi!

"What! There's another expert hiding their head and showing their tail!"

Seeing this, Slaughtering Immortal and Shangguan Zhai's expressions were once again filled with horror.

Especially this Sword Qi of slaughter, which already contained a terrifying power comparable to a Sixth Tribulation Heavenly Monarch!

"Fellow Daoists, since you're already here, don't be in such a hurry to leave!"

A blurry figure appeared above everyone. His voice was an indistinguishable mix of Yin and Yang, and his aura was deliberately hidden.

This person was none other than Su Yu in disguise.

As he appeared, a terrifying sword formation containing slaughter, the way of the sword, and thunder rose from the ground, spanning trillions of miles.

It was precisely the Sword Array of Immortal Slaying and God Execution that Su Yu had personally set up.

This sword formation had long been prepared by Su Yu, consuming his Origin and using the power of the Heavenly Phoenix to hide it within space.

Unless a Sixth Tribulation Heavenly Monarch skilled in space was present, it was impossible to see through it.

"Who are you? Hiding your head and showing your tail—what kind of hero is that!"

Slaughtering Immortal spoke angrily to Su Yu with a solemn expression.

He hadn't expected to face a tiger after escaping a wolf. Having just escaped the encirclement of the Five Venerables of Night Nether, they were now trapped in a killing formation of someone who seemed to be a Sixth Tribulation Heavenly Monarch!

It now seemed that the descent of the Immortal Treasure was nothing more than a ruse—a trap set by this person!

"I'm already hiding my head and showing my tail; do you think I care about being a hero?

I don't want to kill you; I only want to make a fortune. If you're smart, hand over your grotto-heaven immortal artifacts and swear an oath by the Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor.

As long as you swear never to pursue this matter afterward, I can let you go. If you dare to refuse, you will end up like this person!"

Su Yu had been observing them for a long time and had already discovered that many of them hailed from top-tier factions.

There were five people alone who came from the factions of Dao Venerables or Dao Lords.

These five could not be killed. If the others didn't cooperate, Su Yu would use them to set an example.

Suddenly, while Su Yu was threatening them, he noticed one of the Five Venerables of Night Nether—a Fourth Tribulation Golden Immortal skilled in the Great Dao of Shadows—stealthily approaching him.

Just as Su Yu was looking for someone to establish his authority, this person delivered himself to his doorstep.

Su Yu activated the Sword Array of Immortal Slaying and God Execution, and a sword shadow slashed horizontally behind him.

In the Void Realm, a figure suddenly tumbled out and then turned into a black shadow, attempting to flee.

But how could he escape before Su Yu's Sword Array of Immortal Slaying and God Execution!

The Sword Qi of slaughter spanned hundreds of millions of miles, sealing off all ten directions of space around this person, and then slammed shut!

"No!"

A shrill, miserable cry came from within the black shadow, and in the next moment, he was actually sliced into oblivion by Su Yu.

All the treasures that dropped out were also collected by Su Yu.

"What? He killed a Fourth Tribulation Heavenly Monarch with a mere gesture!"

The crowd had only just reacted when Shadow Underworld Evil Venerable, one of the Five Venerables of Night Nether who had suddenly appeared, was instantly killed by Su Yu. A look of shock and horror immediately appeared on their faces.

"Fourth Brother!"

At this time, the other four of the Five Venerables of Night Nether, who had been hiding in the Void Realm planning to have Shadow Underworld Evil Venerable sneak attack the figure, suddenly revealed themselves and cried out in grief!

To kill a Fourth Tribulation Heavenly Monarch in just an instant, this blurry figure must be a Sixth Tribulation Heavenly Monarch, and a powerful one at that!

The others' expressions were also as gloomy as water.

It seemed this matter wouldn't end peacefully!

"As long as I hand over my grotto-heaven immortal artifact and swear an oath by the Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor, Your Excellency will let us go?"

The White-Browed Man suddenly asked.

"That's right. I am not fond of killing. Look, I even have Karma upon me; how could I be someone who kills indiscriminately?"

Su Yu agreed readily and released his aura of Karma.

After seeing such dense power of Karma, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they didn't know why this person, who specialized in the Great Dao of Slaughter, possessed the aura of Karma.

However, it also meant that this person's nature of slaughter did not outweigh his humanity, so there was still room for negotiation.

"Fine, I'll hand it over!"

Although the White-Browed Man had left most of his net worth in his blessed land and immortal estate in the outside world before coming to the Lesser Primordial Era.

But after traveling in the Lesser Primordial Era for hundreds of thousands of years, the treasures he had accumulated, excluding what he had consumed, were worth no less than thirty million immortal jade!

Handing it over like this was truly infuriating! But for the sake of his life, he had to do it.

Subsequently, after the White-Browed Man received Su Yu's voice transmission and swore an oath by the Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor exactly as Su Yu had instructed, Su Yu let him leave.

The others did the same, leaving behind vast amounts of resources and departing in a wretched state.

"As for you, don't even think about leaving."

Just as the other four of the Five Venerables of Night Nether also wanted to hand over their grotto-heaven immortal artifacts in exchange for their lives, Su Yu spoke in a cold tone.

"Does Fellow Daoist intend to break your own rules!"

Upon hearing this, Wenwei Evil Venerable questioned Su Yu angrily.

"Rules? Does Fellow Daoist recognize me?"

Su Yu sneered.

"I do not!"

Wenwei Evil Venerable said with a gloomy face.

"Then there you have it!

I let them go not because I am kind-hearted.

It was because they were many and powerful, and I didn't want to fight them to the death.

Additionally, a few of them have deep backgrounds, and I didn't want to offend them to the point of no return.

As for you few, you are Evil Immortals of the Lesser Primordial Era, only able to linger on your last breaths here like rats in a sewer.

Usually, you don't even dare to show your faces in the Lesser Primordial Era, and once you leave, you'll be killed by the elders of those you've murdered.

I have no burden whatsoever in killing you!"

Su Yu burst out laughing.

These people were the fattest of sheep; they had committed all sorts of evils over the years, killing and looting, and had long ago accumulated a vast amount of wealth.

If he killed them, all that wealth would be his. How could he possibly let them go?

Actually, there was one more point Su Yu didn't mention: after those people were stripped clean by him, they certainly wouldn't leave so easily and would surely continue to search for treasures and explore within the Lesser Primordial Era.

In this way, to Su Yu, they were like high-quality leeks.

As long as they encountered Su Yu, they would be waiting to be harvested crop after crop. How could Su Yu bear to kill them?