Chapter 349

Chapter 349: The Lost Forest Opens

"Curse it, meeting you is my bad luck!" the red-clothed youth cursed, then said, "Wait a moment, I will gather it for you!"

After that, he vanished from the top of the blood palace.

Fang Lie only paused the attack of the Divine Earth’s Magnetic Force Light, but the warship continued its relentless pursuit, aiming to prevent these shameless scoundrels from going back on their word.

Sure enough, when Fang Lie didn’t urge them, they fell silent, clearly trying to buy time.

Fang Lie grew angry and, without hesitation, unleashed the Divine Earth’s Magnetic Force Light fiercely, shaking the Blood Sea and causing the entire hall to sway.

Fang Lie’s urging frightened those scoundrels, making them dare not delay any longer. A red light wrapped around small objects and flew towards Fang Lie’s Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship.

At the same time, that guy pleaded, "Don’t hit me! I’ll give you the things, just leave quickly!"

Fang Lie was very cautious with these Demonic Path scoundrels, not daring to approach those items directly. Instead, he used the Divine Earth’s Magnetic Force Light to draw them in, letting an earth’s magnetic force puppet catch them.

Fang Lie then scanned and inspected from a distance with his divine sense. After confirming everything was fine, he allowed the puppet to come closer.

Fang Lie’s carefulness was essential, as the strange methods of Demonic Path cultivators never ceased, and any small mistake could lead to an ambush. This was especially true for the Blood Sea Sect, which excelled in underhanded tactics; thus, Fang Lie had to remain vigilant.

Once the puppet approached, Fang Lie saw ten thumb-sized, perfectly round red lotus seeds.

He didn’t rush to take them but used a silver needle and other small methods to test them again. Only after finding no problems did he carefully accept them, observing them closely until he confirmed they were indeed the blood lotus seeds he sought.

These blood lotus seeds were said to originate from the endless Blood Sea in the Underworld, with the Blood Sea Sect having scarce cultivated versions.

They were categorized into three grades: century-old blood lotus seeds, millennium blood lotus seeds, and the rarest ten-thousand-year blood lotus seeds.

Though these grew in the filthiest places, they were the purest things, embodying the principle of mutual generation and restraint of all things.

They contained an abundance of blood energy, capable of strengthening the body and enhancing spiritual bone, making them precious items.

Unfortunately, these seeds were already rare, especially crucial for disciples of the Blood Sea Sect, as their cultivation methods required such items.

Under normal circumstances, the Inner Elite Disciples of the Blood Sea Sect only had a few century-old blood lotus seeds; only Core Inner Gate Disciples or Elder-level cultivators could obtain millennium blood lotus seeds.

As for ten-thousand-year blood lotus seeds, they were seldom seen, even coveted by the Thunder Tribulation Immortal.

Because of this, their value remained high, especially for Righteous Cultivators trying to obtain them from the Demonic Sect’s Blood Sea.

Even century-old blood lotus seeds, if they appeared in the Mo Sect, could be exchanged for sixth-rank treasures!

This item was particularly important for Fang Lie as a Great Pill Master, as many supreme spirit pills required it, but Fang Lie had long sought it without success.

Fortunately, with today’s excellent opportunity, Fang Lie finally got what he wanted.

Since he obtained the item, Fang Lie was too lazy to argue further; he directly turned the ship’s bow, heading back towards the original oasis.

When the Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship arrived again, it found Great Thunder Sound Temple’s Buddha Mountain and East Kunlun’s flying sword still in their original positions, not moving at all.

Fang Lie couldn’t help but feel some resentment. Though it wasn’t his intention, he had indeed helped them; yet here he was, besieged by the three major Demonic Sects while they merely watched the excitement. Even if there were some personal grievances, they shouldn’t completely disregard the agreement of mutual assistance between righteous sects!

So, in his anger, Fang Lie sarcastically exclaimed, "Haha, I heard that the Eight Righteous Sects had an agreement for mutual assistance, which is why I recklessly helped you in your time of peril. Yet here I am, getting into trouble while you merely watch! Heh, it seems the so-called righteous alliance is just a load of nonsense to you!"

"Fang Lie, stop spouting nonsense!" Master Fa Yin’s face changed, and he quickly explained, "We saw that you didn’t need help, which is why we didn’t act!"

"Exactly, I saw you slaughtering with great power and feared interfering would disrupt your enjoyment!" Wu Liangzi added coolly.

"Humph, don’t try to argue! Right and wrong will have their own reckoning!" Fang Lie sneered, "I’ll remember this account!"

"Humph~" Wu Liangzi scoffed, "Then you remember it! A junior relying on the sect’s weapons thinks he can ignore the vastness of Heaven and Earth? How ridiculous!"

"Hehe, Benefactor Fang, although your skills in demon suppression greatly boost our righteous cultivators’ morale, you should not talk nonsense. Great Thunder Sound Temple is not to be trifled with!" Master Fa Yin the monk chuckled coldly.

Although they felt somewhat guilty, they still had to defend their sect when it came to the grudges between the two major sects.

Fang Lie’s threat was nothing but empty words in their eyes. No one took it seriously. They thought, Fang Lie is still too young. Even if you remember this debt, so what? Once we leave, we will deny it completely; no one will know about our previous wrongdoings.

However, these two were obviously celebrating too soon. Fang Lie stood at the bow of the ship, leisurely took out a Shadow Record Stone, and smiled, "Do you know? I started recording the moment the battle began. Everything you just did is clearly recorded here. Although I am bound by the rules and cannot take action against you directly, with this in hand, I believe the Mo Sect will seek justice from your Higher-ups!"

Upon hearing this, Master Fa Yin and Wu Liangzi were instantly dumbfounded, cold sweat gushing from them like a fountain.

Because of what they had done today, they had behaved too dishonorably, exemplifying wrongdoings and a heart as cruel as a wolf or dog.

Without concrete evidence, they wouldn’t have cared. But now, with the Shadow Record Stone in Fang Lie’s possession, they were in big trouble.

In today’s cultivation world, the righteous sects had seven main sects, while the demonic path had ten.

In this context, the Higher-ups of the eight righteous sects had previously made a pact to support each other, especially against the demonic path; personal grudges had to be set aside for the common enemy.

If their actions today were exposed, without a doubt, Great Thunder Sound Temple and East Kunlun would lose their reputations. To maintain the righteous sects’ alliance, they would have to give the Mo Sect an explanation.

There was no doubt that Wu Liangzi and Master Fa Yin would become scapegoats, facing severe punishment from their sect.

Master Fa Yin felt a bitter taste in his heart and couldn’t help but secretly blame Jie Yan Chan Master for forcing him into this unkind and unjust act, leading to Fang Lie seizing their weakness.

Just then, Jie Yan’s voice suddenly rang in Master Fa Yin’s ear, "Don’t worry, Fang Lie will die in the Lost Forest, and those so-called pieces of evidence will disappear!"

Upon hearing this, Master Fa Yin immediately understood why Jie Yan had entered the Lost Forest; it was to assassinate Fang Lie.

Thinking about a powerful being like Fire Tribulation Immortal targeting Fang Lie, he relaxes, ignoring Fang Lie’s provocations and simply closed his eyes to recite a scripture.

Beside him, Wu Liangzi was not so fortunate; he cursed angrily, "Damn junior, always reporting on others!"

"Ha ha, I think those ungrateful scoundrels deserve it even more!" Fang Lie smiled, "What do you think?"

Wu Liangzi’s face instantly turned red, and he couldn’t say another word.

At that moment, a sudden flash of white light appeared in the sky above the oasis, followed by a colorful glow covering an area of several acres.

Seeing this, Master Fa Yin exclaimed in joy, "The Lost Forest has opened! That colorful light is the portal for teleportation! Quickly fly in; it will close in a moment! You will be teleported out in a month, provided you survive!"

As soon as Master Fa Yin’s words fell, the disciples from Great Thunder Sound Temple rushed eagerly into the sky.

The cultivators from East Kunlun were even quicker, controlling their Flying Swords, transforming into beams of light as they rushed in.

Fang Lie did not hurry; instead, he looked around and noticed that the blood palace and Netherworld Ghost Fire were also moving closer, seemingly preparing for something.

However, they were wary of the terrifying Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship and didn’t dare to advance.

Seeing this, Fang Lie smiled slightly. After thinking for a moment, he ordered, "Once we enter, the Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship can leave and make way for the demonic sect!"

With that, Fang Lie took the lead and flew into the colorful light.

Many disciples from Mo Sect followed closely behind him, and in the blink of an eye, only the Great Earth General remained on the Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship.

As Fang Lie’s subordinate, he would strictly follow Fang Lie’s orders. After Fang Lie left, he immediately turned and departed.

Master Fa Yin was astonished and quickly shouted, "Dao friends from Mo Sect, don’t leave! You must watch the portal to prevent the demonic sect’s scoundrels from entering!"

Wu Liangzi anxiously added, "What are you Mo Sect trying to do? Colluding with the demonic path?"

Clearly, they did not want demonic cultivators to enter. Without these formidable competitors, their disciples would not only be much safer, but they could also reap greater rewards.

Unfortunately, the Great Earth General paid no heed to their warnings and walked away without looking back.

Seeing this, the blood palace and Netherworld Ghost Fire were genuinely overjoyed, thinking they might not be able to enter the Lost Forest because of Fang Lie’s Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship. But Great Thunder Sound Temple and East Kunlun’s betrayal entirely enraged Fang Lie, so much so that he took the risk to bring in the demonic cultivators to slaughter the disciples of the two sects.

This was a rare opportunity, and both demonic sects hastened their actions, finally managing to send their own disciples into the Lost Forest at the last moment.

With around one or two hundred disciples combined, they outnumbered the disciples from Great Thunder Sound Temple and East Kunlun and were also a notch stronger.

Seeing this situation, Master Fa Yin and Wu Liangzi felt a mix of anxiety and anger, as well as regret. If they had known this would happen, they wouldn’t have quarreled with Fang Lie.

Over such a trivial dispute, their disciples would suffer heavy casualties. What a pointless endeavor!