Chapter 58: Elder Chi Yu’s Mission

The head was stained crimson with fresh blood. It belonged to none other than the grey-robed leader of the Beast Tamers!

“His cultivation was mediocre, yet he had the gall to trick the Huangque Pharmacist and his son into a lethal struggle. Since both father and son died miserably, this Seat simply killed him to vent a bit of my anger!”

“However, since the pharmacist is dead and Lu Jin has departed, he likely obtained the antidote. Lu Jin shares an unusual bond with Chu Tianxiong. If he saves him, Peak Master Wan’s plan will be hindered. Therefore…”

“Both of you shall follow me to hunt down Lu Jin!”

“Yes, Shizun!”

At that moment, a transmission talisman flickered within Liu Ruyan’s spatial ring. Her brow furrowed instantly upon reading it.

“Shizun, this is… a mission from Elder Chi Yu!”

Ji Yaoyue’s expression shifted. “Elder Chi Yu? You already possess her transmission talisman?”

Liu Ruyan bowed respectfully. “I will not hide it from Shizun. This disciple was accepted as a disciple by Elder Chi Yu recently; I simply haven’t had the chance to inform you yet!”

Hearing this, Ji Yaoyue’s face broke into a look of immense joy!

“Good! Truly excellent! Hahaha! Ruyan, since you have attained such a status, you must remember to return often to visit this Seat!”

What Ji Yaoyue had always pursued was the staggering abundance of cultivation resources within the Blood Moon Holy Land. Her dedicated nurturing of Liu Ruyan was entirely for this purpose. Now that Ruyan had ascended to the status of Elder Chi Yu’s disciple, it was a meteoric rise. This seemed to dispel all of Ji Yaoyue’s worries; she could now simply sit and wait for the steady stream of resources to fall into her hands.

“This disciple will never forget Shizun’s nurturing!”

“Good! But what exactly is Elder Chi Yu’s mission?” Ji Yaoyue asked.

Liu Ruyan looked ahead. “Shizun, Elder Chi Yu wants me to cultivate here. This should be what she referred to as the Beast-Tamer Grand Formation.”

Ji Yaoyue frowned, unable to discern anything special about the location. Liu Ruyan continued: “Shizun said that this formation can assist my cultivation. As for how, she instructed me to use the manual in the spatial ring to figure it out for myself…”

Ji Yaoyue laughed. “Since Elder Chi Yu said so, there must be a special arrangement. In that case, I will pursue Lu Jin first. You two may remain here to cultivate.”

With those words, Ji Yaoyue commanded her flying beast and surged into the clouds. Liu Ruyan immediately produced the Blood Demon Art from the ring given to her by Elder Chi Yu.

“Junior Sister, this formation is peculiar. There might be unknown dangers hidden within; I will protect you!” Yang Dianfeng spoke as he found a high vantage point and sat cross-legged.

However, when his spiritual Qi probed the seemingly empty formation, he found nothing. Liu Ruyan nodded and scanned the area before flickering toward the Gate of Life.

“This Elder Chi Yu has some ability. To find such a precious cultivation ground for you… her understanding of you must be quite deep already!” The Fox Master’s voice echoed in Liu Ruyan’s mind.

Liu Ruyan frowned. Fox Master, I have only met her twice. Does she really know me that well?

The Fox Master’s voice carried a tone of contemplation. “If I am not mistaken, she likely sensed my existence…”

Liu Ruyan was startled. In that case, Fox Master, have you been exposed?

The Fox Master laughed coldly. “Exposed? Hardly. With her methods, she at most sensed a sliver of my aura. She doesn’t have the qualifications to probe my secrets!”

Liu Ruyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Fox Master was her greatest secret; even before Elder Chi Yu, she had to keep her mouth shut.

“Then what does the Fox Master mean?” she asked.

“The reason she chose this place for you is likely because she saw through your Great Plundering Art. Make good use of the resources here. There are many demonic beasts within this formation: I will help you slaughter them all, plunder their energy, and forge your Supreme Golden Body!”

“Furthermore, the Blood Demon Art she gave you is of a higher grade than your previous one. It shares a higher compatibility with the Great Plundering Immortal Art I gave you. After this session, you will surely reach a new level!”

Liu Ruyan nodded and entered the formation. A blood-red aura enveloped her, immediately drawing out the roars of the great demons.

The Beast-Tamer Grand Formation was now leaderless. The cultivators had vanished, leaving only the beasts who had been sealed there for so many years that they had lost the will to leave. Although these beasts were powerful, they fell one by one under the Fox Master’s methods. Liu Ruyan slaughtered them relentlessly, plundering their cores to forge her own body.

Yang Dianfeng was protecting her from the outside, but since he hadn’t entered the Gate of Life, he had no idea what was happening within. However, he didn’t care. His only concern was whether he could continue dual-cultivation with Liu Ruyan.

Ji Yaoyue had no luck finding Chu Tianxiong, but she unexpectedly obtained news of Lu Jin on Xianwu Island. She found the three remaining experts of the Song family healing in a secluded spot. As she passed by, she overheard their conversation.

When she heard them questioning whether the one who crossed the tribulation was Lu Jin or the Thunder-Devouring Mist Demon, she flickered into view. Her powerful aura instantly crushed down upon the three of them.

“Speak! Where is Lu Jin now?”

Her voice was like ice. The three had already been heavily wounded by the demon and had barely escaped with their lives; facing such a threat now, their courage was shattered.

“Have mercy, Great One!”

“You are looking for Lu Jin? We saw it with our own eyes: he made the Thunder-Devouring Mist Demon submit!”

“That beast slaughtered everyone; its 9th-grade Jindan power killed so many! But it was clearly obedient to Lu Jin! Great One, we saw Lu Jin give the demon to the Carefree Valley disciple, Long Xiwei. As for him… we truly do not know where he went!”

Driven by a desperate will to live, the three told her everything they knew.

Ji Yaoyue frowned. “Carefree Valley?”

“Yes, Great One! Lu Jin and Long Xiwei share a very close relationship! Before this, they even snatched away the spatial rings of the Huangque Pharmacist!”

Ji Yaoyue’s brow furrowed even tighter. “Tell me everything you know about Lu Jin. Everything!”

“Yes, yes! Great One, we will speak, we will speak…”

Ji Yaoyue failed to learn Lu Jin’s exact location from the Song family experts, but she was certain that he had obtained the antidote for Chu Tianxiong. She felt a surge of unease. If the Primal Chaos Poison was neutralised, Wan Helai would be no match for the Sect Master; their plan would likely fall into ruin.

“Carefree Valley, is it? You three, lead the way!”

Ji Yaoyue intended to find news of Lu Jin through Long Xiwei, so she planned to visit Carefree Valley. The Song family experts had complex expressions: they had just escaped death and were still wounded, and now they had to go face that killing beast again?

“Three is too many. You, lead the way!”

Ji Yaoyue’s expression changed. Her blade rose and fell, instantly slaying two of them. She then bound the last one with spiritual Qi and dragged him onto her flying beast!