Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 296 - 294: The Trapped King

Zhao Mushen and his wife?

Xu Yang shuddered all over, his mind going blank for an instant!

How could it be Zhao Mushen?

Zhao Mushen and Lv Xiu were both captured, then...

At that moment, Xu Yang couldn't help but clench his fists, his face turning especially grim.

But in just a flash, he returned to normal!

"Now I finally understand why they could claim to lure me out for sure."

A ruthless gleam flashed in Xu Yang's eyes.

Zhao Mushen and his wife had left together with Liou Yunfeng.

Alchemist King Liou Yunfeng!

And a group of powerful cultivators!

If they were taken, there was no way he could stay out of it!

"Zhao Mushen and his wife were originally remnants of Cyan Gang Sect, later fled into the Barbarian Race; after Xu Yang obtained the Sect Leader's token, they submitted to Xu Yang, and became the earliest holders of Myriad Phenomena Realm power at his side!"

Hearing this, Helan Xing's eyes lit up.

"What about the others?" he hurriedly asked.

"Alchemist King Liou Yunfeng seems to be in seclusion trying to break through, with four or five other Myriad Phenomena Realm cultivators at his side!"

"But the strongest, Jian Chuan, returned to Xiling for business over a month ago—our men even saw him there."

"As for Meng Ziqiu, that guy followed the Alchemist King and had some real luck, even his lifespan has greatly replenished, battle power soared; if he's there, that'd be trouble!"

The black-robed man paused briefly, then mocked with a sneer: "But too bad, he isn't with the Alchemist King either, no one knows where he's gone."

"That's great!"

Helan Xing couldn't help but clench his fist and give a fierce swing, face glowing with excitement.

Wuo Chengfeng and the rest were all stirred up with vigor!

Xu Yang!

How much suffering had he brought upon the Barbarian Race?

"As long as we catch Liou Yunfeng this time, we'll definitely draw Xu Yang out!"

"That bastard Xu Yang—rejected by Daqian, sheltered by our Barbarian Race, but as a son-in-law, he dared slay our tribe's prodigies. He deserves death!"

"But if we capture Xu Yang, His Highness surely won't have us kill him!"

"It would be a real waste to kill him—his alchemy skill is simply heaven-defying! All it takes is catching him, tormenting him properly so that he obediently refines pills for our clan!"

...

Listening to all these venomous voices, Xu Yang grinned ferociously, sneering, "That bastard deserves death a thousand times over. Surihan died at his hands, and who knows how many others secretly."

"Honestly, even for his alchemy, His Highness has been way too lenient with him!"

When 'His Highness' was mentioned—

Helan Xing's face darkened, chillingly said, "If he falls into my hands, I'll make him beg for life yet be unable to die!"

Though he hated Xu Yang to the bone, he also understood how beneficial Xu Yang's Alchemy Dao was.

Even he himself could gain tremendously!

So, Xu Yang can't die!

But he must taste every possible torment!

Helan Xing wanted to reclaim every humiliation he'd suffered!

"Lead the way!"

Helan Xing commanded coldly.

The black-robed man nodded slightly, turned and darted into the Barbaric Mountain Range.

The group hastened to follow!

Half an hour later, they arrived at a valley.

Seemed to be the black-robed man's temporary base.

In the valley, another black-robed Martial Artist was watching the battered Zhao Mushen and Lv Xiu!

Neither of them seemed seriously wounded, but their aura was dreadfully feeble, faces greenish—they'd clearly been poisoned!

"They've both already taken poison—without the antidote, they'll die miserably within three days!"

"If I didn't know them well, even I'd have been fooled and tricked into thinking Liou Yunfeng was somewhere else!"

The black-robed man chuckled sarcastically: "Lucky too—with how barren the Barbaric Mountains are, who'd expect the eastern side to hold a hidden miniature secret domain!"

"Zhou Wei, you beast, you'll die horribly!" Lv Xiu screamed in rage.

Zhao Mushen growled through gritted teeth: "What in hell are the Celestial Travelers' Commerce Association after? Colluding with Barbarians—aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Hmph, what do you know?"

Zhou Wei scoffed, glanced at them both, then turned his gaze on Helan Xing and the others.

"Right now, this is all the manpower we have out here, but we stumbled upon Liou Yunfeng and company by accident."

"But time's tight—if Liou Yunfeng manages to break through to Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection, that's going to be trouble!"

Helan Xing was even more anxious than the black-robed man, but full of confidence.

"Relax, even if he breaks through to perfection, he'll only just have entered that realm—not a threat to worry about!"

"Oh?"

Zhou Wei looked at Helan Xing with astonishment.

Among the crowd, a late-stage Myriad Manifestation Realm expert said, "We brought two bloodline Barbarian Marks of the Commander Lord. They can unleash a strike at the perfection level of the Myriad Manifestations Realm; Liou Yunfeng's just entered perfection—how strong could he be? Forget two, even one might be too much for him!"

Zhou Wei laughed out loud: "Excellent!"

"Let's move!"

At the command, two other black-robed men each grabbed Zhao Mushen and Lv Xiu and soared into the air.

Both looked grim, yet utterly powerless.

They understood all too well what it meant if Liou Yunfeng was captured.

With the Barbarian Race and the Celestial Travelers' Commerce Association prepared, if Xu Yang showed himself, there'd be no hope of escape!

Dammit!

Zhao Mushen nearly ground his teeth to dust, yet was helpless!

Jian Chuan and Meng Ziqiu weren't there; each had left on errands. As instructed by Liou Yunfeng, they went seeking several rare, precious Spirit Elixirs needed to forge peak sixth-grade pills.

If found, with Liou Yunfeng's skill, refining them would be no problem.

And these pills could raise the chances of a late-stage Myriad Manifestation cultivator breaking through to perfection by thirty or forty percent!

Even a single pill was worth a fortune!

So only a few late-stage cultivators were left at Liou Yunfeng's side.

Yet who would've thought—their secretive actions would run into such an unexpected mishap!

Just too coincidental!

Xu Yang went along with the group, shooting a deep glance at Zhao Mushen and Lv Xiu!

Their condition was alright—though badly hurt, nothing fatal, after escaping they'd recover in no time!

As for the poison—if he couldn't resolve it, there was still Gu Jun!

Right now the key was—how to get Liou Yunfeng and the rest out of danger?

Send word?

Useless.

If he tried to leave now, Helan Xing and the others would surely suspect—he had no valid pretext!

Take action?

"Seems there's no choice but to act!"

"Two Commander-level bloodline Barbarian Marks at perfection realm..."

At this, Xu Yang gritted his teeth inwardly.

This was a tremendous threat!

Forget about late-stage cultivators—even if Liou Yunfeng succeeded in breaking through, he'd struggle!

After all, he's an Alchemist King—far from martial specialists in combat techniques!

"Only chance is for Teacher to use his shifting technique and take Mr. Liou and the rest away together!"

Xu Yang kept coolly observing Helan Xing and the others, expression steady and betraying nothing!

This was the only plan he could think of, though dangerous, it had to be tried!

An hour later.

The group descended from the sky, landing by a river.

Water surged from the mountain gaps, rolling southward.

A glance around—nothing unusual!

Even the Spiritual Qi was weak!

Ordinary people wouldn't even give it a second look passing by.

"Right in this river—beneath the waters, a miniature secret domain is hidden!"

Zhou Wei pointed at the water, speaking blandly.