263: Chapter 262 Thousand Spirit Flower

"Is there a way to lure Hu Nan to the Liuhuo Mountain Range?"

Inside the small courtyard far away in the Heavenly Sword Sect, the moment he heard these words, he understood Shen Bing's intention.

Shen Bing wanted to lure Hu Nan to the Liuhuo Mountain Range.

She wanted him to be killed by the berserk Yao Beasts drawn out from Wangyue Valley, just like the other Human Race Cultivators who came to fight for the treasure!

"Senior Sister, this Hu Nan is already under the Yao Race's curse; it's impossible for him to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm!"

"Why do we still need to lure him to the Liuhuo Mountain Range?" Wang Cheng said, pretending to be confused.

Shen Bing glanced coldly at Wang Cheng, her tone carrying a hint of disdain and ruthlessness: "Hmph, this Hu Nan has repeatedly sabotaged our Yao Race's grand plans!"

"Only by eliminating this person can the hatred in my heart be appeased!"

Shen Bing glanced at everyone and asked again: "Do you all have a way to lure Hu Nan here?"

Many trusted Disciples fell into deep thought, their brows furrowed, all racking their brains for a strategy to entice Hu Nan to go to the Liuhuo Mountain Range.

Wang Cheng took a step forward and said: "Senior Sister, this Disciple has a plan to lure Hu Nan to the Liuhuo Mountain Range!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Bing quickly asked: "Oh? What plan? Speak quickly!"

Wang Cheng said: "Senior Sister, Hu Nan's cultivation has now reached the Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment, and he is searching everywhere for Core Formation medicinal materials, hoping to charge into the Core Formation Realm."

"Senior Sister happens to have a thousand spirit flower in her possession. That thousand spirit flower is a rare Core Formation medicinal material that can significantly increase the success rate of Core Formation. If Senior Sister uses the thousand spirit flower as bait, Hu Nan will definitely come to the Liuhuo Mountain Range!"

But hearing Wang Cheng's words, the expectation on Shen Bing's face faded instantly, replaced by a hint of hesitation.

Clearly, Shen Bing also cared very much about the thousand spirit flower.

Wang Cheng had already expected Shen Bing to have such concerns and quickly bowed again: "Senior Sister, Hu Nan's trip to the Liuhuo Mountain Range will surely be his death!"

"After he is killed by the Yao Beasts, you only need to send someone to search his corpse to retrieve the thousand spirit flower!"

Hearing this, a sharp light instantly flashed in Shen Bing's eyes, and the hesitation on her face completely dissipated, replaced by a touch of ruthlessness.

She carefully considered Wang Cheng's words, and the more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Even if Hu Nan was powerful, facing those berserk and bloodthirsty Yao Beasts from Wangyue Valley, coupled with the infighting among other Cultivators vying for the treasure, he would surely find it difficult to escape and would definitely die.

At that time, she would only need to find Hu Nan's body after the Yao Beasts retreated to easily retrieve the thousand spirit flower. Not only would there be no loss, but she could also completely eliminate Hu Nan, this major thorn in her side.

Shen Bing nodded: "Good! This plan is not bad!"

With a wave of Shen Bing's hand, a lustrous White Jade Box appeared in her hand.

Shen Bing lightly stroked the surface of the Jade Box, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes, which was then replaced by ruthlessness.

"Inside this Jade Box is the thousand spirit flower. You personally go to the Heavenly Sword Sect and make Hu Nan go to the Liuhuo Mountain Range."

Wang Cheng quickly took the Jade Box with both hands and said: "Don't worry, Senior Sister! This Junior Brother will definitely lure Hu Nan to the Liuhuo Mountain Range!"

Shen Bing nodded slightly and said nothing more, just waving her hand to signal him to withdraw.

Holding the Jade Box, Wang Cheng quickly bowed and turned to run towards the distance.

Watching Wang Cheng's receding back, the expression on Shen Bing's face slowly darkened, and a hint of killing intent flashed in her eyes.

...

Heavenly Sword Sect.

Inside the small courtyard.

With a wave of Qin Changsheng's hand, a lustrous White Jade Box appeared in his hand.

This white box was the one Shen Bing had given to Wang Cheng.

After Shen Bing gave it to Wang Cheng, Wang Cheng had placed it inside his Storage Space.

Qin Changsheng slowly opened the Jade Box, only to see a layer of dark red velvet lining the box, with a pure white thousand spirit flower with lustrous petals lying quietly inside.

A faint spiritual light lingered on the petals, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out.

Looking at the thousand spirit flower inside the box, a flash of joy appeared in Qin Changsheng's eyes.

He hadn't expected to obtain the thousand spirit flower so easily.

With this thousand spirit flower, Qin Changsheng only needed to collect golden marrow ganoderma, soul condensing grass, and a Fourth-Grade Defensive Jade Talisman to begin Core Formation.

Although Shen Bing's scheme was very clever.

It had no effect on Hu Nan at all.

Because both Hu Nan and Wang Cheng were his External Incarnations.

The moment Shen Bing handed this Jade Box to Wang Cheng, this thousand spirit flower already belonged to him.

Regarding Shen Bing's strategy to lure Hu Nan to the Liuhuo Mountain Range, he wasn't worried at all.

After all, Hu Nan was already planning to go to the Liuhuo Mountain Range to seize the heavenly dao fragment.

Even if Hu Nan fell there, Qin Changsheng would suffer no loss.

After all, Hu Nan was merely Qin Changsheng's External Incarnation.

After this External Incarnation died, Qin Changsheng only needed to spend one Spirit Stone to summon him again.

Qin Changsheng carefully put away the White Jade Box.

His expression was no longer as calm as before, but instead grew a bit more solemn.

Having just learned of Shen Guhong's poisonous scheme through his Divine Sense, what he was thinking about was not his own safety, nor the gain or loss of the heavenly dao fragment and the thousand spirit flower, but rather the Human Race Cultivators who were about to go to the Liuhuo Mountain Range to fight for the treasure.

Shen Guhong's plot was extremely ruthless, using the heavenly dao fragment and numerous treasures as bait to lure the Cultivators of various Sects in the Southern Region to the Liuhuo Mountain Range, and then releasing the violent Yao Beasts within Wangyue Valley.

At that time, those Human Race Cultivators, caught up in the struggle for treasures and unable to look after themselves, would surely encounter the frenzied slaughter of the Yao Beasts, and the casualties would definitely be heavy.

Although he was bent on seizing the heavenly dao fragment to improve his own combat strength, he was unwilling to see countless Human Race Cultivators die in vain.

Those Cultivators going to the Liuhuo Mountain Range were mostly the mainstays of their respective Sects. If they were all lost to the Yao Beasts, the strength of the Human Race in the Southern Region would be significantly weakened.

Furthermore, their blood would be used by Shen Guhong to nurture Yao Race descendants and to break the Seal of the Sealing Tower.

But wanting to stop this catastrophe was no easy task.

Although he now had the support of many Golden Traits and was powerful, it was still difficult for him to face the countless violent Yao Beasts in Wangyue Valley alone, and even harder to stop all the Cultivators coming to fight for the treasures.

To break the situation, he must first understand the details of Wangyue Valley.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Changsheng decided to have Hu Nan go to Sect Leader Xuanyangzi to inquire about the details of Wangyue Valley.

...

Heavenly Sword Sect, Main Sect Hall.

"Disciple Hu Nan greets the Sect Head." Hu Nan respectfully performed a salutation to Sect Leader Xuanyangzi.

Sect Leader Xuanyangzi pointed to a chair on the side and said, "Nephew Hu, please sit!"

Hu Nan stood up as told and walked to a stone stool on one side of the hall to sit down: "Thank you, Sect Head!"

"Nephew Hu, have you come to see me today for something?" Sect Leader Xuanyangzi inquired.

"In reply to the Sect Head, this Disciple wants to learn about Wangyue Valley."

"Wangyue Valley?" Hearing these three words, a hint of astonishment appeared in Sect Leader Xuanyangzi's eyes.

He looked up at Hu Nan, his tone carrying a bit of confusion: "That place is shrouded in baleful qi year-round, with Yao Beasts running rampant. It is extremely dangerous, and ordinary Cultivators avoid it. Why are you inquiring about it?"

Hu Nan had already thought of an excuse: "In reply to the Sect Head, I heard that there are many Yao Beasts in Wangyue Valley and am worried that these Yao Beasts might riot!"

"Nephew Hu, you are overthinking it!" Sect Leader Xuanyangzi laughed upon hearing this.

"Within Wangyue Valley, a special kind of baleful qi permeates. This baleful qi is extremely strange and can erode the minds of Yao Beasts, making the Yao Beasts in the valley exceptionally violent and bloodthirsty, and their combat strength will also significantly increase. Ordinary Cultivators simply cannot withstand them."

"To prevent the Yao Beasts in the valley from rushing out and harming the Cultivators of the Southern Region, back then, our Heavenly Sword Sect joined forces with several other major Sects in the Southern Region to set up a Demon-Trapping Array on the outskirts of Wangyue Valley!"

"This Great Array is powerful and can firmly trap the Yao Beasts in the valley, preventing them from stepping out of the valley. Moreover, to ensure the Great Array is foolproof, the several major Sects take turns sending people to guard outside the Great Array, keeping watch day and night, never slackening."

Sect Leader Xuanyangzi seemed very confident in this Great Array.

He was not worried at all about the Yao Beasts in Wangyue Valley coming out.

At the same time, Sect Leader Xuanyangzi also told Qin Changsheng that this year it was the Heavenly Sword Sect's Cultivators guarding it, so there would be no mistakes.

Hearing Sect Leader Xuanyangzi's words, Qin Changsheng instantly saw through all of Shen Guhong's calculations.

It turned out that Shen Guhong's plan was far more meticulous than he had imagined.

Shen Guhong wasn't just trying to draw the Yao Beasts out; he had clearly planned long ago to send people to secretly kill the guarding Disciples outside the Great Array and take the opportunity to destroy the Demon-Trapping Array, allowing those violent and bloodthirsty Yao Beasts in Wangyue Valley, eroded by the baleful qi, to all rush out of the valley and slaughter the Human Race Cultivators who went to the Liuhuo Mountain Range to fight for the treasures.