106: The Ten Thousand Mountains Demonic Dao Fruit Conference (asking for monthly tickets)

At this time, a city was located over a hundred miles north of Baidi City.

The Feixian Sect's main headquarters were situated there.

This place was formerly Fengkang County, and because it was close to the Fu Gate, it was originally a bustling area. However, precisely because of this, as the Demonic Path became more rampant and grew stronger, this place became a springboard for attacking Baidi City. Naturally, it could not escape the fate of other counties outside the gate.

The Feixian Sect used this place as its main headquarters and expanded the city, building it into a fortress that stood in distant opposition to the Fu Gate.

At this time, inside the city, there were Human Devils everywhere, their features completely devoid of human characteristics, wandering about.

These Human Devils had completely abandoned their humanity.

On the streets, there were iron cages, and inside the cages were the common people captured and kept by the Human Devils. Most of them were young, as the old and infirm had been killed.

These common people had meals arranged by low-level cult members and were bathed regularly, kept in cages because those who had gradually lost their humanity and followed the instincts of Devils preferred to eat young, clean flesh and blood.

These people were like lambs to be slaughtered; when a Human Devil was hungry, he would open a cage, select his preferred prey, drag the person into a house on the street, and feast.

Some of the more ferocious and cruel ones would even eat in the street, a gruesome and extremely bloody sight.

The people who were still alive and kept in cages watched as people constantly died and others were brought in, spending their days in endless terror, not knowing when it would be their turn.

This place was simply a living hell!

Many people had already lost hope; no one would save them.

Even if there were, they wouldn't live to see that day.

But recently, those beasts seemed to have suffered a defeat, with many retreating in a panic, and they also heard the terrifying Devil Heads in the city occasionally roaring in anger.

A glimmer of pitiful hope couldn't help but rise in the eyes of the people confined in the cages.

And now, they heard movement again.

At this moment, in the center of Fengkang County, within a pagoda-like hall that seemed to have been recently built.

A green light and a white light transformed into afterimages, clashing within the hall, almost overturning the entire structure, and furious voices emanated from within.

"Yang Wei, you still have the nerve to speak! If it weren't for you, how could we have suffered such a great loss? This Venerable One's Golden Scale has been completely wasted!"

And from the opposite side, the furious roar of a Dragon, filled with exasperation, quickly came.

"White Tiger, are you trying to bully this Venerable One because his arm is broken? If you want to fight, this Venerable One will fight you!"

"Also, don't call me by my name!"

By the end, he was practically gnashing his teeth.

Seeing the two figures fighting with increasing intensity, at this moment, two streaks of light, one red and one black, joined the battle, separating the two.

The white light receded, revealing a Hunter with white hair and eyebrows, disheveled hair, angry tiger eyes, and a bare, muscular upper body full of wildness. He was the White Tiger among the Four Symbols of the Demonic Path.

In contrast, the green light condensed on the opposite side, revealing the Azure Dragon, wearing bright silver armor, with one arm empty, green eyes with golden pupils, and somewhat out of breath.

"Now is a critical moment. Have you two made enough noise?" The Vermilion Bird, wearing crimson feathered armor and a white mask over her face, her eyes flickering with flames, glanced at the two and said in a deep voice.

Because they had suffered a loss last night, one was aggrieved and exasperated, and the other was angry about wasting a Golden Scale because of himself, the two Human Devils truly erupted into a fight.

"You ask me? You should ask the Azure Dragon! If he hadn't stubbornly gone his own way, disregarding the grand plan, and insisted on running so far to fight Qing Shan, how would what happened now have occurred? Perhaps we would have already broken through Baidi City and occupied a prefecture's territory."

The White Tiger clasped his arms, his muffled angry voice resounding like a drum.

The Azure Dragon, upon hearing this, was exasperated.

"Nonsense! Do you really think Baidi City is easy to deal with? Hmph, seeing this Venerable One suffer a great loss, you immediately kick him when he's down? My Golden Scale fell into the hands of that hateful fellow; shouldn't this Venerable One demand it back?"

The Golden Scale the Azure Dragon mentioned was the one Wu Ma had in his possession. This item had a connection with Devils. Each of the four of them had a piece, used to collect the Qi of the Human Race. During the Devil Dao Fruit Assembly, they would use it to trade with the Devils in the Ten Thousand Mountains for more Demonic Seeds to strengthen their subordinate forces.

He had bestowed this item upon Wu Ma back then, for him to harvest Qi when attacking Qing Shan and Yun Lu counties. He hadn't expected Wu Ma to be killed. He then sent Wu Ma and Scarlet Flood Dragon, the two envoys, to investigate, and they met the same fate. Then came what happened afterward.

Of course, his disregarding the obstruction of the three and personally going there was only one reason; more importantly, what he coveted at the time was Chen Yuan!

He naturally wouldn't say this, though.

Upon hearing this, the White Tiger's anger remained unsuppressed, almost pointing his finger at the Azure Dragon's nose and cursing.

"And then what? If you hadn't been reckless and charged into Baidi City alone, how would we have suffered this silent loss? Even my Golden Scale had to be sacrificed to save you, and we were still beaten back! That was the Qi I collected from several counties!"

"And in the end, you were still played for a fool!"

"You, good, good!" The Azure Dragon was almost fuming from the other party's rant.

At this moment, he felt immense anger and frustration in his heart.

He had undergone Fusion with the essence blood of a Sinful Dragon. Although it wasn't pure Dragon Clan essence blood, its power subtly suppressed the other three, making him the head of the Four Symbols within the sect. But now, he had suffered a great loss at Chen Yuan's hands, and these fellows were starting to turn on him, kicking him when he was down.

Just as he was fuming, the Vermilion Bird spoke coldly, interrupting him,

"Enough, stop arguing!"

"It's already happened."

"Right now, the Ten Thousand Mountains Devil Dao Fruit Assembly is about to begin. Now only Xuan Wu and I remain, with two Golden Scales."

"Things have changed now. The appearance of this Chen Yuan has caused a series of variables for the Divine Sect, making us uneasy. I've thought about it, and the Divine Sect can only abandon its original plan now. The remaining blood essence will no longer be used to trade for Demonic Seeds with the Devils. After Xuan Wu and I go in, we plan to use it to exchange for one strike from those fellows, to break open the Fu Gate in one fell swoop!"

As she spoke, this sole female among the Demonic Path's Four Symbols showed a ruthless glint in her voice.

Inside the hall, the other three fell silent upon hearing this.

The fruits of their hard work, originally intended to strengthen their own power, now had to be diverted to ask those true Devils to act.

To be honest, it wasn't a profitable deal!

But after the Vermilion Bird put it that way, it seemed like the only thing to do.

"Let's do it this way!"

Xuan Wu, who had remained silent, spoke, his words as precious as gold.

The White Tiger also nodded.

The Azure Dragon naturally had nothing to say. His share had been snatched by Chen Yuan. Thinking of this, his green pupils flickered with surprise.

"That Chen Yuan has my Golden Scale in his hand. This guy won't mess things up, will he?"

The Vermilion Bird frowned, glancing at the Azure Dragon.

This once powerful and domineering Demonic Path Venerable seemed to have become paranoid and suspicious ever since encountering the person named Chen Yuan. She didn't say much, just shook her head,

"Only the Devils of the Fourth Heavenly Gate can enter that place! Moreover, opening the passage requires Devil Secret Texts."

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