Chapter 256 - Retaking the Sect’s Old Grounds
Chapter 256 Retaking the Sect’s Old Grounds
In a dark valley.
The black fog covered the sun, making it extremely quiet.
Because the black fog here contained extremely violent poisonous miasma, there was no trace of vitality under the black fog.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, Xu Ning appeared at the edge of the valley.
‘What a thick poisonous fog!’
Even though he had advanced to the core materialization realm and was close to the edge of the deep valley, Xu Ning could still feel a sense of danger from the fog.
If he stayed in it for a long time, even a core materialization realm master like himself would be in mortal danger.
Xu Ning took out the Wind Smoke Gourd and activated it.
In an instant, the Wind Smoke Gourd became as tall as a person.
It floated in the air and a strong suction force formed on the inside of the Wind Smoke Gourd as it began to absorb the poisonous fog.
Whoosh!
Countless black fog surged into the Wind Smoke Gourd.
‘It’s almost full!’
After absorbing the poisonous fog for nearly half an hour, Xu Ning felt that the insides of the Wind Smoke Gourd was almost full.
Xu Ning’s consciousness moved and shrank the Wind Smoke Gourd. He then put it away.
The black fog under the valley had diluted a lot, but it still covered the sky densely.
“The Wind Smoke Gourd has absorbed enough poisonous fog this time, enough to be used for a long time. The gray fog refined from the poisonous fog here will be more lethal. Moreover, since I have advanced to the core materialization realm, I can increase the range of the gray fog and raise the area of effect damage as well.’
Xu Ning weighed the Wind Smoke Gourd in his hand and put it away.
Xu Ning went out of the Swallow Heron Sect mainly to do two things.
One of the tasks was to replenish the Wind Smoke Gourd, and the other was to go to Chuiyun Mountain and take back the territory occupied by the Wind Parasol Pavilion.
Now that Xu Ning had advanced to the core materialization realm, he completely had the strength to challenge one of the Wind Parasol Pavilion’s strongholds.
After this, Xu Ning continued to rush towards Chuiyun Mountain.
Chuiyun Mountain.
In this place, demon beasts were rampant, spirit herbs grew rapidly, and martial arts cultivation resources were abundant.
Here, many strong and courageous lone martial arts masters were willing to enter to search for martial arts resources.
However, they did not dare to go deep into Chuiyun Mountain.
It was not because there was a terrifying demon beast guarding the inside of Chuiyun Mountain, but because it was the base of the Wind Parasol Pavilion.
Ever since the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect joined forces to force the Swallow Heron Sect to disband, the two sects rapidly became stronger.
After the Wind Parasol Pavilion took over this place, they forbade anyone from approaching the depths of Chuiyun Mountain to fight over the martial arts resources here with them.
Otherwise, once they were discovered, they would be suppressed by the Wind Parasol Pavilion.
Xu Ning had arrived at the core area of Chuiyun Mountain.
He looked at it from a distance. In the center of Chuiyun Mountain, there were several mountain peaks that towered into the clouds.
The area there seemed to have been specially arranged, which must be why the spiritual energy there was much thicker.
“That is the old grounds of the Swallow Heron Sect…’
Xu Ning stood on a mountain and looked from afar.
‘It’s time to take it back…’
Xu Ning jumped into the air and glided towards the direction of the Wind Parasol Pavilion.
As he got closer, Xu Ning could already see the layout of the Wind Parasol Pavilion.
Caw!
Suddenly, there was a cry in the air.
Several giant green raptors spread their wings and rushed towards Xu Ning.
‘High level void realm demon beast…’
Xu Ning’s expression remained unchanged.
These green raptors were the sentinels of the Wind Parasol Pavilion. Once they discovered a stranger entering the core area of Chuiyun Mountain, they would send out a cry as an alarm before expelling the intruder.
The raptors rushed towards Xu Ning.
They flapped their wings, creating strong gusts of wind as they spewed out green smoke from their mouths.
There was a strong acidic smell in the smoke.
They wanted to kill Xu Ning directly.
Seeing this, Xu Ning no longer restrained his aura. He threw out a gust of astral qi, instantly killing several green raptors.
Xu Ning accelerated in the air and landed in the Wind Parasol Pavilion.
The people in the Wind Parasol Pavilion had just received the warning from the green raptors and were ready to expel the intruder.
But before they could act, everyone felt a strong aura descending on the base.
Xu Ning landed in the sect square. There were disciples from the Wind Parasol Pavilion walking around him.
But after seeing Xu Ning land on the ground, these disciples of the Wind Parasol Pavilion scattered like birds. As they fled, they shouted, “Intruder! Intruder!”
In a moment, several figures appeared and surrounded Xu Ning.
‘They are all the masters of this base, probably the higher ups of the Wind Parasol Pavilion.’ Xu Ning could sense the auras of the people in front of him.
One of them was in the fourth stage of the dao realm, just like Xu Ning, while the other five were in the elementary level of the dao realm, with some in the first to the third stage.
‘No wonder everyone said that the strength of the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect has been greatly improved over the past hundred years. Just one of the strongholds of the Wind Parasol Pavilion has a core materialization realm master overseeing it. This kind of configuration can already be regarded as a sect with decent strength outside…’
Xu Ning thought to himself.
“Who are you? Don’t you know that this is the territory of the Wind Parasol Pavilion?”
The leading man had long hair and a thick beard. His eyes were narrowed as he carefully looked at Xu Ning.
“The Wind Parasol Pavilion is an official sect with a sect token. If you break in like this, we can report it to the Imperial Court and let the Imperial Court’s guards capture or even kill
you.”
The leader’s tone was threatening, and the inner core in his body was spinning faster as he got ready to fight.
The leading man was cautious. If it were an ordinary enemy, he would have attacked long ago.
Although the person in front of him was a core materialization realm master like him. For some reason, he felt extremely afraid. Ever since he became an elder of the Wind Parasol Pavilion and was sent here to take charge, he had never felt this sense of danger.
“Oh?”
Xu Ning sneered and waved his hand, showing the Swallow Heron Sect’s sect token.
In State Wansheng, the Imperial Court turned a blind eye to sects with sect tokens competing with each other.
If they even had the protection of a big shot, they would not be held responsible.
“A sect token?”
The leading man’s expression changed.
“Elder He, he might be from the Swallow Heron Sect!”
An astral qi realm master behind the leading man reminded.
Elder He also realized this. A few days ago, there was news from the headquarters of the Wind Parasol Pavilion that the Swallow Heron Sect had been rebuilt, and that they were relying on the support of the Harmony Prince, so that all disciples outside should not act rashly if they encountered people from the Swallow Heron Sect.
After hearing about this, Elder He was just surprised, but he didn’t take it to heart.
They were at the base of Chuiyun Mountain. The duty of this base was to search for the resources of Chuiyun Mountain and deliver them to the sect headquarters on time. Therefore, when they had nothing to do, they rarely walked out of Chuiyun Mountain. Under these conditions, they would never encounter people from the Swallow Heron Sect.
But now, they did not go out, but the people from the Swallow Heron Sect took the initiative to come to them.
“The place I am currently at is the old grounds of the Swallow Heron Sect. Your Wind Parasol Pavilion has occupied our nest for a hundred years, so it is time to leave.”
Xu Ning also expressed his identity and his intentions.
Elder He’s expression changed.
‘Didn’t they say that the strongest person in the Swallow Heron Sect is only an origin returnance realm master? Why is this person in front of me in the core materialization realm…’
Elder He’s mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts.
He felt that this person in front of him was not easy to deal with, but he would definitely not leave with hundreds of disciples and elders just because of his words.
If he retreated without a fight, the Wind Parasol Pavilion would become a complete laughing stock.
And he would definitely be punished severely by the sect.
“Your words are inappropriate. The Swallow Heron Sect was disbanded a hundred years ago, so how can you say that this is the old grounds of the sect?”
Although Elder He seemed to be refuting Xu Ning, in fact, he was already showing weakness.
Logically speaking, if someone came here alone, they should have been killed or expelled immediately. There wouldn’t be any negotiation.
This was all because Xu Ning’s powerful aura after advancing to the core materialization realm made Elder He feel a little afraid.
“It seems that you are unwilling to leave.”
Xu Ning faced several dao realm masters with an oppressive aura. “In this case, I can only use force to drive you back to your hometown!”
Xu Ning slapped the air.
An invisible giant astral qi hand suddenly slammed down. “Get out of the way!”
Elder He didn’t expect Xu Ning to be so decisive. He quickly dispersed the people around him.
A deep pit appeared on the ground.
“Fight the enemy!”
Although Elder He was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to take action.
He didn’t go to the Swallow Heron Sect to cause trouble, but the people of the Swallow Heron Sect forced him to take action.
After receiving Elder He’s order, several people took out their dao weapons and prepared to face Xu Ning
Xu Ning laughed, as if he didn’t care about getting surrounded.
With Xu Ning’s current combat power, he could even gain the upper hand against a fifth stage dao realm master, let alone those who were far inferior to him.
“Wind Smoke Gourd!”
Xu Ning decided to end this quickly.
He activated the Wind Smoke Gourd that he had just filled, filling the air with the gray fog in a five hundred meter radius.
The poisonous miasma was activated.
“Not good! It is a secret treasure!”
Elder He realized the huge danger he was in.
Not only did he feel the poisonous miasma attacking his body, but his perception was also completely blocked.
At this point, Elder He couldn’t care about the others. He just wanted to choose a direction and escape from the gray fog first. However, Xu Ning would not give him this opportunity.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the gray fog that Elder He couldn’t sense, countless astral qi fist seals came crashing down.
Elder He was already injured by the poisonous miasma, so he couldn’t avoid the storm of attacks coming from all directions.
In just a few breaths, he was seriously injured.
Whoosh!
The gray fog dissipated.
Several dao realm masters, including Elder He, had already collapsed on the ground. They were all covered in wounds and were not able to resist at all.