62: Chapter 62: Ownership of the Token

Fairy Youyue's expression was unsightly; with three fragments missing, the completion time for the fifth token would be significantly delayed.

At that moment, a charming laugh echoed from the distance.

"Many thanks for the gift, Fellow Daoists. This mistress shall take her leave now~"

Fairy Youyue's face immediately darkened.

This voice belonged to the chief Disciple of the Hehuan Sect, the Thousand-Faced Enchantress, Liu Ruyan!

Although her cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul middle stage, her charm and movement techniques were unrivaled among her generation, making her an expert at fishing in troubled waters.

"Chase her!"

Jian Wuchen and Fairy Youyue gave the order almost simultaneously.

But the White Bone Giant Demon firmly entangled them, making it impossible to escape for the moment.

...

Poison Dragon Pool, deep within the miasma-filled swamp.

The conflict between the Hundred Beasts Villa and the Hehuan Sect had reached a fever pitch.

Seven people from the Hundred Beasts Villa each controlled a Golden Core Stage Yao Beast.

They were all famous Yao Beasts: Iron-Winged Thunder Eagle, Earth-Fire Lizard, Frost Great Ape, Golden-Armored Raging Bear...

The five women of the Hehuan Sect employed charm and poison arts; their figures flickered within the spreading pink mist, making them impossible to guard against.

In the center of both parties.

A dark red token had already absorbed forty-nine fragments, needing only the final one!

And this fragment was in the hands of the Hundred Beasts Villa's chief Disciple, the Beast-Taming Young Master, Wan Wujiang.

"Liu Ruyan, you snatched the fragments from the Withered Bone Woodlands, and now you want to seize my Poison Dragon Pool's token?"

Wan Wujiang sneered, and the Iron-Winged Thunder Eagle beneath him let out a long cry toward the sky.

Liu Ruyan laughed charmingly: "Why be so angry, Young Master Han?"

"Why not give the fragment to this mistress? Once the token is complete, how about we share it?"

Wan Wujiang didn't believe a single word.

Women were the best at lying, especially beautiful ones.

"Kill!"

With his command, the seven Yao Beasts pounced simultaneously.

But just then.

Deep within the Poison Dragon Pool, the water suddenly began to boil!

A Poison Flood Dragon, a hundred zhang long and pitch-black, burst out of the water; its eyes were blood-red, and its aura had surprisingly reached the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

"The Poison Flood Dragon has awakened!"

Someone cried out in alarm.

The Poison Flood Dragon was the overlord of the Poison Dragon Pool, usually slumbering at the bottom.

Now disturbed by the token's fluctuations and the battle, it went into a wild frenzy.

It opened its mouth and spat out a dark green poisonous mist; wherever it passed, plants withered and even rocks were corroded and melted.

The expressions of everyone from the Hundred Beasts Villa and the Hehuan Sect changed drastically as they hastily retreated.

But the Poison Flood Dragon had already locked onto Wan Wujiang, because the fluctuations from the fragment in his hand were the strongest!

"Roar!"

The Poison Flood Dragon pounced, its sharp claws tearing through the Void Realm.

Wan Wujiang grit his teeth, urging the Iron-Winged Thunder Eagle to dodge rapidly while violently throwing the fragment toward Liu Ruyan.

"Enchantress, it's yours!"

Liu Ruyan instinctively caught the fragment, then her expression changed instantly.

She had become the Poison Flood Dragon's new target!

"Wan Wujiang, you set me up!"

She let out a scream.

Wan Wujiang grinned maliciously: "The feeling is mutual!"

Liu Ruyan turned and fled, with the Poison Flood Dragon in hot pursuit.

At that moment.

The sixth complete fallen immortal token began to form as the final fragment fell into place!

Dark red light soared into the sky; the Poison Flood Dragon was intimidated by the token's fluctuations, its movements momentarily stalling.

Liu Ruyan took the opportunity to throw the fragment toward the token.

"Buzz!"

The sixth complete fallen immortal token was born!

But just as Liu Ruyan was about to reach out and take it.

A golden saber light slashed down from the horizon!

"Tyrant Saber is here; the token belongs to me!"

The number one saber cultivator of the Loose Cultivators Alliance, Tyrant Saber Li Tianxiong; his Saber Intent was domineering and fierce, having once split the defense of a Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivator with a single strike!

He had actually been hiding nearby all along, waiting for the right moment!

The saber light shattered Liu Ruyan's protective pink mist, forcing her to cough up blood and retreat.

Li Tianxiong made a large grabbing motion, tucked the token into his robes, and turned to flee.

"Don't you dare leave!"

Wan Wujiang and Liu Ruyan attacked at the same time.

But Li Tianxiong swept his saber light, cleaving through the encirclement and transforming into a golden saber rainbow to escape; his speed was so fast that he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Chase him!"

The three parties, along with the enraged Poison Flood Dragon, began a frantic pursuit.

...

In a grotto on the edge of the Ancient Battlefield.

Xiao Ran vaguely sensed all of this through the resonance of the three tokens.

"The fourth one was obtained by Jian Wuchen of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"The fifth one is incomplete, delayed due to the Hehuan Sect's interference."

"The sixth one has fallen into the hands of the Loose Cultivator Tyrant Saber Li Tianxiong, who is currently being hunted by three parties."

He shared the information with White Bone Scholar and the other three.

White Bone Scholar had been adjusting his breathing for three days, and his aura had recovered by fifty percent; he sneered upon hearing this.

"The more chaotic, the better. The more fiercely they fight, the more time we have to recover."

Poison Lady frowned, however.

"I've heard of this Tyrant Saber; he's a true saber fanatic with astonishing combat power."

"If he has obtained a token, I'm afraid he won't let go easily."

Yin Jiuyou had a different thought.

"A Loose Cultivator obtaining the token will surely become a target for all; he won't survive three days."

Blood Slaughterer grinned: "A pity I can't cut him down myself."

Xiao Ran closed his eyes to sense: "The fragments for the seventh token are gathering rapidly... in the Shadow-Ghost Hills, there are already forty fragments."

"Looking at the characteristics of the fluctuations, it's the people from the Nether Hall who are leading it."

A ghostly light flashed in White Bone Scholar's eyes.

"Nether Hall... those guys who can't stand the light are best at assassination and plunder."

"It would be troublesome if they obtained a token."

"The eighth is in Thunderclap Canyon with thirty-eight fragments; it should be the Shenxiao Sect collecting them."

"The ninth is at the Lake of Oblivion with the fewest fragments, only thirty-two, and no clear power leading the collection yet."

Xiao Ran opened his eyes and spoke.

"At this rate, in ten days at most, both the seventh and eighth tokens will be complete."

"The ninth might take longer."

White Bone Scholar pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

"We still need seven days to recover eighty percent of our combat power. In seven days, we will intervene in the struggle for the seventh or eighth token."

"Our target will be the seventh one in the Shadow-Ghost Hills."

"The Nether Hall's Cultivation Techniques are sinister and poisonous, but they happen to be countered by my Nether Bone Physique and Yin Jiuyou's Nine Nether Cold Qi."

"Poison Lady's poison arts can also be utilized in the hill terrain. Junior Brother Blood Slaughterer..."

Blood Slaughterer grinned: "I'll be responsible for hacking people down."

White Bone Scholar nodded.

"Junior Brother Xiao, continue researching the mysteries of the tokens. If there are any new discoveries, share them promptly."

"Understood."

The five of them set their plan and continued their secluded healing.

Meanwhile, in the Ancient Battlefield, the atmosphere had reached its boiling point due to the emergence of three consecutive tokens.