"Worthless coward!"
Little Marten lightly curled his lips, then locked his gaze on Yao Ling, who had been abandoned by Elder Jiang, a cold smile appearing on his bewitching face.
Yao Ling's expression changed slightly. Just as he was about to circulate his Origin Power to defend against Little Marten's attack, Little Marten's figure vanished from the spot.
"Chirp!"
The next moment, the bewitching youth had already appeared behind Yao Ling, one hand pressed against Yao Ling's abdomen, where there was a bloody hole.
From the bloody hole, a golden light flew out, but before the Nascent Soul could escape, Little Marten reached out and grabbed Yao Ling's Nascent Soul directly in his hand. Then, the purple-black demon Origin Power in his hand erupted, directly crushing Yao Ling's Nascent Soul.
Watching Little Marten, in the blink of an eye, use thunderous means to annihilate Yao Ling of the Nine Yuan Nirvana Realm, along with his Nascent Soul, the Dao Sect disciples all had significant changes in their eyes.
Little Marten ignored those people, only glancing strangely at Ying Huanhuan. He remembered that the Sword Saint had taken the initiative to save this little girl, and then, during the Sword Saint's slumber, this little girl had stayed by his side without leaving.
Moreover, the little girl's reaction just now was also a bit strange. Now it seems that there is something fishy between the two of them? Could it really be the Sword Saint...
Hiss!
Little Marten didn't dare to continue thinking deeply, quickly calmed his mind, turned his head to look at Lin Dong who was coming over, sized him up, and said with considerable surprise.
"Lin Dong, I can't tell, it hasn't been long since we last met, and you kid has become so tough? You can actually go head-to-head with a Nine Yuan Nirvana Realm expert!"
Looking at this guy who didn't have a single good word in his mouth, Lin Dong couldn't help but roll his eyes and asked in return.
"Why did you guys show up here?"
"We just happened to be passing by here a few days ago, and then we heard some news, so we stayed for a couple of extra days."
Little Marten explained softly, then his gaze fell on the Immortal Yuan Ancestral Tree not far away, and his expression gradually became serious.
"I didn't expect it to be this thing. It seems like you guys are in trouble this time!"
"Trouble? What do you mean?"
Lin Dong frowned slightly. Right now, the Yuan Gate people had already been dealt with by them, or driven away. They only needed to wait for the Dao Sect experts to arrive, and the mission would be over.
"What I mean is, since Yuan Gate made arrangements in advance, then they must have known long ago that there is this Immortal Yuan Ancestral Tree here. Now, I'm afraid the real experts from Yuan Gate are already on their way!"
Ying Huanhuan's brows furrowed slightly. At the same time, after putting away the Heavenly Phoenix Zither, Origin Power gathered on her hands, and under those fluttering jade hands, various hand seals were constantly changing.
After a while, as Ying Huanhuan's hands stopped moving, a special and profound hand seal quietly lay in Ying Huanhuan's palm, causing Little Marten's eyes to narrow as he looked at Ying Huanhuan with a few traces of astonishment.
"Go!"
Ying Huanhuan shouted softly, and the hand seal in her hand turned into a stream of light, directly entering the Immortal Yuan Ancestral Tree. Immediately afterward, Lin Dong and the others were surprised to see that the dark ancient tree, which exuded a metallic luster, actually rose from the ground on its own.
"Junior Brother Lin Dong, I'm afraid this Immortal Yuan Ancestral Tree will have to trouble you, Junior Brother, to carry it back."
After hearing Ying Huanhuan's words, Lin Dong subconsciously pointed at himself, then turned his head to look at the huge dark ancient tree, his expression also a bit strange.
Little Marten walked over, his gaze lingered on the Azure Dragon Wings on Lin Dong's back, then he raised his hand and gently patted Lin Dong's shoulder, smiling as he said.
"Among us, only you have the greatest strength, able to carry it and not delay the journey at the same time."
Little Flame looked at the huge ancient tree, then lowered his head to look at his own physique, scratched his head, and said in a simple and honest voice.
"Big brother, I can carry it, but the speed, I'm afraid, will be very slow!"
"Little Marten, do you mean you and Little Flame are coming back with us too?"
Lin Dong was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, looking strangely at Little Marten. However, before Little Marten could answer him, Ying Huanhuan took the initiative to speak.
"If he doesn't come back with us, we'll be in trouble if that old geezer from before catches up. Hurry up, stop dawdling. Once we're packed, we'll set off immediately and return to Dao Sect!"
As Ying Huanhuan spoke, she raised her head and waved. The Dao Sect disciples beside her, including Yuan Fang, had no objections. Seeing this, Lin Dong didn't decline. He walked forward, grabbed the tree trunk with both arms, and was about to use his Origin Power to lift it when he discovered that the Origin Power within his body was directly suppressed, causing him to fail to lift the ancient tree.
"Idiot, this Immortal Yuan Ancestral Tree can suppress Origin Power. You can only use physical strength. Otherwise, why do you think those Yuan Gate people didn't directly destroy the ancestral tree and seeds by force before?"
Yan rolled his eyes at Lin Dong's reckless strength and explained. He felt that he needed to teach Lin Dong more basic knowledge in the future. Otherwise, being ignorant of everything would embarrass his Ancestral Stone spirit when they went out.
Lin Dong smiled awkwardly. Then, a powerful force erupted from his arms, causing the muscles on his clothes to bulge.
"Ha!"
With a deep shout, after lifting the Immortal Yuan Ancestral Tree, Lin Dong flipped his hands and directly carried the ancient tree on his back. Then, a pair of Azure Dragon Wings vibrated, lifting him up.
Fortunately, it was just simply maintaining the Azure Dragon Wings for flight, rather than fighting, so the energy consumption was very small. Otherwise, not to mention whether Lin Dong would be willing, Yan would probably be heartbroken to death.
Just as they were about to leave, Little Marten suddenly remembered something and quickly turned his head to look. He saw the Fire Crystal Ape King carefully hiding to the side in the forest. When he saw Little Marten looking over, the Fire Crystal Ape King quickly said.
"Lord Marten, Little Ape will definitely keep his mouth shut about today's events and will never reveal a single word!"
Little Marten's gaze lingered on the Fire Crystal Ape King for a few breaths. In the Fire Crystal Ape King's uneasy gaze, a cold smile appeared. Just as he was about to say a few threatening words, Ying Huanhuan, who was beside him, reached out and stopped him, saying.
"I won't hold you accountable for what happened before. I advise you to leave the Blood Rock Land quickly. Go!"
As she spoke, Ying Huanhuan turned around and hurried in the direction she had come from. The Fire Crystal Ape King, who was left in place, was even more grateful after hearing Ying Huanhuan's words.
"Thank you, Grandma! Thank you, Grandma!"
Little Marten raised his eyebrows slightly at the Fire Crystal Ape King's reaction. Then, without thinking too much, he turned around and chased after them. The Fire Crystal Ape King couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after seeing the Dao Sect group leave completely.
"Phew! That scared the king to death. No, this place is not suitable to stay for long. Even if Yuan Gate doesn't settle the score with the king, what if something happens to that grandma and the Sword Saint gets angry and directly bloodbathes the Blood Rock Land? I have to run quickly!"
Immediately, the Fire Crystal Ape King didn't hesitate at all and directly led the group of Fire Crystal Demon Apes towards a place outside the Blood Rock Land.
As the Dao Sect group and the Fire Crystal Ape King and others left, this previously extremely lively crimson mountain forest became quiet again, leaving only all the members of the Demon Seal Crowd sleeping peacefully in the forest, looking like they would never wake up.
This silence lasted for an unknown amount of time, and finally welcomed another group of visitors.
"Buzz!"
The space fluctuated for a while. Immediately afterwards, a full seven figures appeared in the air. One of them was Elder Jiang, who had been directly scared away before.
Among the seven people, the gray-skinned, gloomy old man in the middle, who seemed to be the leader, cast his cold gaze on Yao Ling's corpse, his eyes flashing with a few traces of cold killing intent.
"To dare kill people from my Yuan Gate like this, you truly have some guts!"
"Chief is right, this time, we must kill them all!"
Elder Jiang quickly echoed. However, the old man ignored him. Instead, he landed next to Yao Ling's corpse and reached out to investigate.
"As expected, there are fluctuations of demon essence and Space Power. It seems that the Space Ancestor Symbol is indeed on that Sky Demon Marten!"
But immediately afterwards, the gloomy old man frowned again, looking at Yao Ling's corpse with a hint of disgust. Then, he directly shattered Yao Ling's corpse with a palm and snorted softly.
"Waste, you couldn't even hold them back for a little bit of time!"
The old man's eyes flashed with scarlet light as he stared in the direction Ying Huanhuan and the others had left. Seeing this, Elder Jiang couldn't help but worry.
"Department Head, they've been gone for so long, could they be hiding somewhere, waiting for Dao Sect reinforcements to arrive and take them away?"
"It doesn't matter, they haven't been gone for too long! Besides, someone is already waiting for them ahead!"
A hint of smugness flashed across the gloomy old man's face, and a faint, eerie light flickered in his eyes. Hearing this, Elder Jiang hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask.
"But, that Sky Demon Marten has now recovered to the Lesser Completion of the Life Profound Realm, and with the Space Ancestor Symbol in hand, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture him quickly..."
Elder Jiang's expression froze halfway through his sentence. Meeting the gloomy old man's gaze, a chill inexplicably rose in his heart, and after swallowing subconsciously, he gave an awkward smile.
"Department Head, I was just asking, just asking."
"Humph! Don't worry, our strength has greatly increased now. A mere beast at the Lesser Completion of the Life Profound Realm is nothing. Not to mention him, even if the Sword Saint himself comes, the eight of us can capture him alive and bring him back to Yuan Gate to face Sect Leader's judgment!"
The gloomy old man snorted lightly and spoke. The strong confidence and arrogance in his tone only made Elder Jiang feel more uncertain.
Although Elder Jiang had said these words himself not long ago, he knew his own strength. He only said those words to brag; he didn't think he really had the strength to defeat the Sword Saint.
And in their Yuan Gate, those who were so confident that they could take down the Sword Saint never seemed to have a good ending.
Elder Jiang still remembered that Liu Tong, that dead ghost, had confidently guaranteed that he would make the Sword Saint join their Yuan Gate. Then, Liu Tong died.
Later, when dealing with the Sword Saint, the Grand Elder also patted his chest and guaranteed that he would bring the Sword Saint back to Yuan Gate, dead or alive. Then, he himself died under the Sword Saint's sword. Even the three Sect Leaders who personally went out almost got killed by the Sword Saint alone.
Seeing Shi Dong and the others, who were equally full of confidence at this moment, Elder Jiang only felt very uncertain in his heart. He always felt that when facing the Sword Saint, one should never be confident. Once confident, one would definitely lose.
Seeing that Elder Jiang seemed a little unwilling, Shi Dong, who was the gloomy old man who had spoken earlier, couldn't help but recall the scene of this guy telling them about his crushing defeat and escape. He immediately said coldly.
"Forget it, you stay here to prevent Dao Sect and the others from using some insidious means to hide their tracks here."
"Yes, I respectfully obey Department Head's order!"
Hearing this, Elder Jiang immediately clasped his fists and responded, causing Shi Dong and the others to snort coldly. Then, the space fluctuated, and the six of them disappeared into this space together.
From Dao Sect to Blood Rock Land, there was a full five days' journey. However, when returning, Ying Huanhuan and the others would naturally not travel like they did when they came, traveling during the day and resting at night.
Yesterday during the day, after just arriving at Blood Rock Land and obtaining the Immortal Yuan Ancestral Tree, Ying Huanhuan and the others immediately set off on their return journey. Along the way, they traveled day and night. In just half a day and one night, they had already traveled more than a third of the distance.
Above the vast earth, the morning light pierced through the clouds. Before it shone on the ground, the silent earth of the night was awakened by countless sounds of wind breaking.
After hundreds of streams of light streaked across the sky, they flew towards the distant Dao Sect ancestral court. This group of people was naturally Ying Huanhuan and the other Dao Sect disciples.
Ying Huanhuan looked at a mountain range not far away, turned her head to look at the many Dao Sect disciples who looked a little tired, and glanced at Lin Dong, who was carrying the ancient tree and hurrying along the way in silence. Then, she said in a deep voice.
"Let's go to the mountain range ahead to rest for a quarter of an hour, and then..."
However, before Ying Huanhuan could finish her words, her expression suddenly changed. The Little Marten beside her also had a sinking expression, becoming solemn, and shouted violently.
"Who is it? Get out here for Marten Lord!"
"Hehe, what a wicked beast. Dao Sect actually protects you everywhere with such a brutal aura. Tsk tsk, could it be that your Dao Sect is secretly colluding with the demon beast race?"
As the Little Marten's violent shout fell, two figures, one gray and one black, flew out from the mountain range ahead, blocking Ying Huanhuan, the Little Marten, and the others. The person who spoke was the gray-robed old man.
"Tch, your Yuan Gate is indeed as shameless as ever, not only denying your own actions but also liking to splash dirty water on others everywhere."
Little Marten couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this, but his expression gradually became serious. The strength of these two people in front of him had both reached the Great Perfection of the Life Profound Realm. If there was only one, with his strength having recently recovered to the Life Profound Realm, coupled with the Space Ancestor Symbol, he could still pay some price and take a risk to quickly kill him.
But now there were two of them. Even if Little Marten used secret techniques and the power of the Space Ancestor Symbol, he would not be able to kill them. As long as these two old dogs blocking the way were not dealt with quickly, he would inevitably be held back, and behind them, who knew how many Yuan Gate pursuers there were!
It seems...
Just as Little Marten was thinking about secretly joining forces with Zhou Tong to quickly kill the two Yuan Gate leaders in front of him, he received a warning look from Ying Huanhuan, which made Little Marten a little puzzled.
"Lin Dong, be careful, there's something wrong with the strength of these two guys."
Inside Lin Dong's body, Yan's voice quietly sounded, reminding Lin Dong, obviously also worried that Zhou Tong's side would be exposed, scaring Lin Dong to quickly transmit a voice to Little Marten.
"Little Marten, calm down, there's something wrong with these two guys."
Little Marten couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, his eyes wandering over the two people in front of him. At this time, Zhou Tong finally noticed a trace of abnormality and quickly said.
"Be careful, the strength of these two guys is definitely not the Great Perfection of the Life Profound Realm. It is very likely that they have already touched the edge of the Death Profound Realm!"
"What?"
Zhou Tong's words made Little Marten's heart sink. If this was the case, even if Zhou Tong's existence was exposed, if the Dao Sect's support was not timely enough, they might not be able to leave safely.
"Is it a method of the Otherworldly Demon?"
Ying Huanhuan murmured in a voice that only she could hear. Then, a flash of light appeared in her hand, and the Heavenly Phoenix Zither appeared in her arms. At the same time, Ying Huanhuan directly issued an order.
"Dao Sect disciples, form a formation!"
Behind her, hundreds of Dao Sect disciples instantly dispersed, each in their position. These disciples who performed tasks outside were different from the disciples who stayed in the sect to cultivate. They guarded various places outside and had to learn some formations to deter some unruly people with considerable strength in various places.
Watching the movements of the hundreds of Dao Sect disciples forming a formation, the two Yuan Gate leaders stood there, not trying to stop them. After all, their purpose was to drag the Dao Sect's people here. Moreover, Little Marten was still on guard against them, and they did not have enough manpower to destroy the great formation.
"Buzz buzz!!"
As the great formation took shape, waves of powerful Origin Power fluctuations were added to Ying Huanhuan's body. The girl's pure and lively face now had a serious look, and faintly, it revealed a lonely and cold temperament, causing the two old men from Yuan Gate to frown slightly.
For some reason, the aura on Ying Huanhuan's body made both of them feel a burst of emptiness in their hearts, as if they were facing an extremely terrifying great power.
Lin Dong looked at Ying Huanhuan's unfamiliar back, feeling the cold aura that made the blood in his whole body freeze, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly, secretly horrified in his heart.
"Hiss! Is this the aura of the Ice Master?"
"What are you thinking? This is not even one-tenth of her peak period. But now it's troublesome, those two guys are not easy to deal with!"