446: Chapter 445 Intercepting Gou Feng

Great Wei border, Black Stone City.

This is a frontier town at the border between the Human Race and the Ten Thousand Mountains, where wild winds carrying yellow sand whistle across the rough bluestone streets.

Due to its unique geographical location, the city gathers a large number of merchants, Loose Cultivators, and desperate fugitives; it is a mixed bag of people and exceptionally noisy.

The largest restaurant in the city is called "Wangjiang Tower." Although it is named "Watching the River," when you open the window and look out, you can only see rolling yellow sand and undulating barren mountains.

At this moment, Qin Changsheng walked into the restaurant.

"Guest, please come in! Please come in!"

A waiter with a white towel draped over his shoulder had sharp eyes. Seeing that Qin Changsheng had an extraordinary temperament, he immediately greeted him with a beaming face, bowing and enthusiastically leading the way. "Our shop just received some high-quality Spirit Spring Burning Knife liquor today, as well as fresh Spirit Beast meat. Would the guest prefer to sit in the lobby on the first floor, or in a private seat on the second floor?"

"A street-facing seat by the window on the second floor will do," Qin Changsheng said.

"Alright! One for a street-facing private seat on the second floor!" The waiter shouted at the top of his lungs. He nimbly led the two upstairs and guided them to a window seat with an excellent view.

Qin Changsheng brushed his sleeves and sat down, saying casually, "A pot of clear tea, slice two catties of braised beef, and pair it with a few exquisite vegetable dishes."

"Alright, guest, please wait a moment, it will be here right away!" The waiter quickly wiped the already clean tabletop with his towel and then trotted away.

The reason Qin Changsheng came here to wait was because his Incarnation, Liu Feng, had already sent news.

In order to start the Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth ahead of schedule, Gou Feng urgently needed the blood of a large number of Human Race Cultivators and Mortals.

This Black Stone City is located in a remote area, surrounded by several minor Sects and hundreds of Mortal towns with weak defensive forces; it is the best target for him to strike.

Gou Feng would arrive here this afternoon with his people.

Qin Changsheng came here to ambush Gou Feng.

After killing Gou Feng, he would seize the heavenly dao fragment on Gou Feng, causing the Yao Race's scheme to fail.

About a quarter of an hour later, a series of hurried and heavy footsteps suddenly came from the aging wooden staircase of Wangjiang Tower.

Immediately after, a group of more than ten people filed up and arrived at the second-floor lobby.

The person leading them was Gou Feng.

Behind him followed more than ten "Cultivators" with bulging temples and Evil Qi faintly visible at their temples.

To hide their identities, this group of Yao Race experts had changed into the robes commonly worn by Human Race Loose Cultivators and even used secret techniques to cover their Demonic Qi.

Unless someone with profound strength deliberately conducted a Detection, it would be extremely difficult to see through their flaws.

"Honorable Immortals, please come in! Quickly, clear a large table for the Honorable Immortals!"

The waiter was all smiles, nodding and bowing as he led the way, guiding Gou Feng and his group to a large round table by the window on the second floor—and this table was only a few zhang away from Qin Changsheng's seat.

Gou Feng glanced around the second floor, his gaze resting briefly on Qin Changsheng.

Seeing that Qin Changsheng was just dressed like a young Young Master, he didn't pay much attention and sat down directly.

Qin Changsheng held his teacup, his deep gaze looking at Gou Feng seemingly casually twice, a playful smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

With his current terrifying Golden Core Ninth Stage cultivation, he saw through the crude Disguise on Gou Feng and the others in just one glance.

"Kid, what are you looking at?!"

Just then, a burly, thick-faced Cultivator sitting beside Gou Feng suddenly slammed the table, his copper-bell-sized eyes glaring at Qin Changsheng.

A trace of bloodthirsty and fierce light flashed in his eyes as he lowered his voice and barked angrily.

He was originally a Bear Demon in human form, with the most irritable temper.

Being looked at by Qin Changsheng with that scrutinizing gaze, he immediately felt offended, and the violent Demonic Qi within his body was almost unable to be suppressed.

The atmosphere in the second-floor lobby instantly became tense.

Seeing this, several Loose Cultivators who were drinking shrank their necks and secretly moved their stools back, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

"Stand down!"

Seeing that a conflict was about to erupt, Gou Feng's face darkened.

He turned his head sharply and glared fiercely at the Bear Demon.

He stretched out his hand, pressed down on the Bear Demon's shoulder, and scolded in a very low but majestic voice: "Do not cause trouble! Have you forgotten the purpose of our trip? The grand undertaking is more important!"

The Bear Demon felt a shiver run through his entire body from Gou Feng's press, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

Although he was arrogant, he feared Gou Feng's methods to the bone.

"Yes, my Lord..."

The Bear Demon gritted his teeth and sat back down very unwillingly, but those fierce eyes still stared at Qin Changsheng like a poisonous snake, as if wanting to carve a piece of meat off Qin Changsheng.

Gou Feng turned his head, slightly arched his hands towards Qin Changsheng, and said with a fake smile: "Fellow Daoist, my follower has a violent temper and offended Your Excellency. I hope you can be magnanimous."

Qin Changsheng sipped his tea with a composed expression and smiled faintly: "It's fine. When traveling, harmony brings wealth."

After saying this, he withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at Gou Feng and the others, as if he were really just an inconspicuous passing Loose Cultivator.

Seeing this, Gou Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief and turned to whisper to the waiter to serve the dishes.

In his view, these two Human Race Cultivators were just ordinary people and not worth worrying about at all.

However, he did not know that he had already become prey in Qin Changsheng's net.

Inside the restaurant, Qin Changsheng leisurely finished the last bite of his meal, casually tossed a Spirit Stone onto the table, and then rose gracefully, simultaneously dashing toward a valley.

That valley is called "Falling Maple Valley." It is the only way out of the city, with sheer cliffs and precipitous rocks on both sides, making it the most suitable place for an ambush.

After entering the valley, Qin Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back, his deep gaze sweeping across the surrounding geography and mountains.

"Rise."

He uttered a single word, and the mana of his Golden Core Ninth Stage surged out like a tide.

Under the blessing of the Dao-Grade trait [Heavenly Dao: Ancestor of Ten Thousand Arrays], the Laws of Formation between heaven and earth were as clear as the lines on his palm in his eyes.

Qin Changsheng's fingers danced like phantoms, and profound and mysterious golden Formation patterns condensed out of thin air, turning into streams of light that silently merged into the surrounding Void Realm, rocks, and earth veins.

Hum!

A faint buzzing sound came from the air, but it passed in a flash, without causing any violent fluctuations in Spiritual Qi.

In just a few dozen breaths, a "Heaven-Locking Demon-Trapping Formation" capable of trapping and killing Golden Core Late Stage Cultivators was completed.

Unless one's attainment in Formation exceeded Qin Changsheng's, outsiders would absolutely not be able to detect anything unusual even if they walked right up to it.

Qin Changsheng's figure moved, and he landed gracefully on a flat boulder in the center of the valley, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to rest.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Outside the silent valley, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came, accompanied by unbridled laughter and chatter.

"Haha, I was bored to death! Having to pretend to be those sour-smelling Human Race Cultivators in the city, how unlucky!"

The Bear Demon's rough, loud voice echoed at the valley entrance.

"Big Black, just now in the restaurant, your drool was almost dripping to the ground, right?" an expert from the Yao Race nearby teased.

"Pah! If it weren't for Lord Gou Feng stopping me, I would have smashed that pretty boy's head with one slap right then!"

The Bear Demon spat, his eyes full of cruel red light.

"That pretty boy has delicate skin and tender flesh, and his blood is quite pure. If I tore off his thigh and ate it raw, it would definitely taste delicious! It's really too good for him!"

"Alright, after finishing the Lord's errand, there are plenty of delicate female Cultivators in the small Sects nearby; you won't be short of a bite to eat!"

"Hahahaha!"

A group of Yao Race experts laughed loudly and stepped into Falling Maple Valley with relaxed expressions.

In their view, the Human Race's border defense line was already riddled with holes; it was impossible for anyone to have anticipated their whereabouts.

However, when they turned the corner of the valley and saw the scene before them, all laughter and noise came to an abrupt end.

At that moment, the entire valley fell into a deathly silence.

On the giant rock in the center of the valley entrance ahead, a Young Master in green robes was sitting cross-legged quietly.

He wore a bamboo hat, his expression was leisurely, and he was toying with a newly fallen maple leaf with his fingertips, as if he had been waiting for them here for a long time.

"It... it's you?!"

The Bear Demon rubbed his eyes, the thick flesh on his face trembling violently, revealing an expression of unbelievable astonishment.

This person sitting on the rock waiting for them—wasn't he the "pretty boy" they had just been talking about wanting to eat alive?

After a brief moment of astonishment, not only was there no fear on the Bear Demon's face, but a light of wild joy burst forth instead.

In his view, this delicate pretty boy delivering himself to his door was simply a gift of food from heaven!

"Haha! Searching for something high and low, only to find it without any effort! Kid, obediently accept your death and become food in my belly!"

The Bear Demon laughed wildly, his demonic power erupting with a roar.

His figure instantly expanded a circle, like a moving small mountain, carrying a violent, fishy wind, and violently charged toward Qin Changsheng on the rock.

On his bear paw, which was as big as a sand-pot, sharp claws popped out like steel blades, tearing through the air and emitting a harsh, piercing shriek.

However, facing this mountain-toppling and sea-draining strike, Qin Changsheng didn't even lift his eyelids.

He just sat quietly on the rock, his right index finger slightly bent, and he slashed gently toward the Void Realm seemingly casually.

"Whoosh."

A wisp of flame that seemed weak and presented a faint, chaotic golden color floated out from his fingertips, facing the wild wind, and drifted lightly toward the charging Bear Demon.

The Bear Demon originally wanted to rely on his powerful Physical Body to forcefully tear apart this wisp of flame, but the moment that chaotic golden flame touched his protective Demonic Qi—

Boom!

A dull, thunder-like roar suddenly exploded in the valley!

There was no bloody scene of flesh and blood flying, nor were there any tragic wails.

The moment that seemingly weak golden flame touched the Bear Demon, it suddenly turned into a monstrous inferno, completely swallowing him.

In the blink of an eye, the Bear Demon's huge and powerful body melted in the golden fire.

Even the Golden Core inside his body didn't have time to self-destruct before it directly turned into a wisp of green smoke and ashes flying all over the sky, drifting away with the wind.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

The wind blew through the valley, taking away the last trace of warm ashes.

The more than ten Yao Race experts who were originally playful and waiting to watch the Bear Demon feast were now frozen, the smiles on their faces instantly congealing.

They were each struck as if by lightning, their eyes staring fixedly at the place where the Bear Demon had disappeared, their eyes full of uncontrollable shock and fear.

One Move!

No, it didn't even count as a Move; it was just a casual wave of the hand, and an expert of the Yao Race comparable to a Human Race Golden Core Early Stage Cultivator just evaporated into thin air?

"This... how is this possible?!"

"Who exactly is he?!"

The Yao Race experts all gasped, their figures involuntarily retreating.

Each one was tense, all their Magic Treasures drawn, staring fixedly at Qin Changsheng with faces full of vigilance, no longer having their previous arrogance.

Gou Feng, who was standing at the very front, had a face that was ugly to the extreme.

He stared fixedly at Qin Changsheng, his hands hidden in his sleeves trembling slightly.

As a Golden Core Late Stage powerhouse, he saw more clearly than others—the purity of the Spiritual Qi and the profundity of the Law that this green-robed young man in front of him had just mobilized were simply unheard of!

Killing a Golden Core as if killing a chicken; this was definitely a terrifying existence who had hidden his cultivation!

"Damn it, how could I kick an iron plate here!"

Gou Feng roared wildly in his heart, but he knew deeply that he absolutely could not fight hard at this time; the plan to collect blood must not be delayed.

Thinking of this, Gou Feng took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, stepped forward, bowed to Qin Changsheng, and said with a tone full of humility and dread:

"Fellow Daoist, we had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai and accidentally offended Your Excellency! That idiot has already been executed, which he deserved. We have no intention of being enemies with you, Fellow Daoist. Let us part ways here, how about that?"

After speaking, Gou Feng kept a close eye on Qin Changsheng's reaction while secretly signaling to the Yao Race experts behind him, indicating for them to slowly retreat.

However, facing Gou Feng's backing down, Qin Changsheng only slightly lifted his eyes, the corner of his mouth hooking into an ambiguous arc.

"Part ways here?"

Qin Changsheng patted the non-existent dust off his sleeves, stood up leisurely, and looked down at them from above:

"Gou Feng, you led this group of Prodigy to go to my Human Race territory to slaughter cities and drink blood. Now that you've been caught by me, do you think... you can leave?"

Hearing Qin Changsheng's words, Gou Feng's mind was shaken violently, his face instantly becoming incomparably pale, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

"You... how could you know?!"

Gou Feng exclaimed out loud.

This plan was clearly just decided by the Empress in the main hall, and apart from the core high-level Yao Race members present, it was absolutely impossible for anyone in the Human Race to know!

What was even more terrifying was that this green-robed young man not only pointed out their conspiracy in one breath but even called out his name directly—"Gou Feng"!

A chill instantly rushed from the soles of Gou Feng's feet to his crown.

Could it be... that there really was a traitor among the high-level Yao Race?

And this traitor had actually passed the message to this Human Race powerhouse in such a short time?

But at this moment, Gou Feng had no time to ponder who the traitor was.

Looking at the calm-looking Qin Changsheng, he knew very well that if he didn't kill this person today, not only would they be unable to complete the task entrusted by the Empress, but they wouldn't even be able to get out of this valley!

"Damn Human Race, since you are courting death, then stay here!"

Gou Feng's face suddenly became incomparably hideous, his eyes flashing with crazy killing intent, and he roared hysterically:

"Do it! Take this person down and avenge the Bear Demon! End this quickly, you must not let him pass the message out!"

"Kill!!"

Hearing the order, the more than ten Yao Race experts who had long been unable to restrain themselves roared in unison.