Chapter 568: The Three Scorpion Demons and the Divine Thunderstone
As soon as the trade fair ended, Mo Yu led his group, including Cai Lin, to meet up with Xiao Yan.
"Cousin Mo Yu, it really is you," Xiao Yan said with a smile when Mo Yu removed his black cloak in a secluded alley within the space town.
"Hehe, this space trade fair gathered most of the continent's rare treasures. It would've been a shame not to come," Mo Yu chuckled. Then, after glancing behind Xiao Yan and only seeing a few Starfall Pavilion elders without Yao Lao, he asked, "Where is Yao Lao? Didn't he come with you?"
Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment but didn't hide the truth from Mo Yu. He smiled and replied, "Teacher is tracking the person who bought the fragment of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame map."
"Oh…" Mo Yu raised an eyebrow and thought to himself, "As expected." He knew that Yao Lao and Xiao Yan wouldn't let the map to the third-ranked Purifying Lotus Demon Flame slip through their fingers, especially considering how tempting it was for Xiao Yan.
As Mo Yu and Xiao Yan were talking, the sound of rushing wind approached, and when they looked up, they saw that it was Yao Lao arriving.
"Master Yao, it's been a while. You're as full of energy as ever," Mo Yu said, cupping his hands respectfully.
Yao Lao was not only Xiao Yan's teacher but also a respected elder who had helped Mo Yu in the past, so Mo Yu treated him with great respect.
"Hehe, so it's you, Mo Yu. I heard you almost killed the Three Heavenly Lords of the Soul Hall recently. Truly, there's always new talent rising up. Compared to you, I'm getting old," Yao Lao said with admiration, clearly impressed by Mo Yu's achievements.
After all, Yao Lao had barely reached the semi-saint level after surviving near-death experiences and Xiao Yan's efforts to revive him. For Mo Yu to have the power to almost slay a semi-saint at such a young age was shocking.
Even compared to Xiao Yan, Yao Lao's most prized disciple, Mo Yu was a step ahead in some ways.
"Thank you for the praise, Master Yao. You are the continent's number one alchemist; I wouldn't dare compare myself to you," Mo Yu said humbly before shifting the topic. "I heard you're planning to go after the one who bought the map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. I'd be happy to assist you and cousin Xiao Yan."
"Oh…" Hearing this, both Yao Lao and Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. Although the Starfall Pavilion was strong enough to deal with that person, having Mo Yu's help would make the task much more certain.
After all, Mo Yu was someone who had almost killed a semi-saint, and with strong allies like Qing Zhi and Cai Lin from Yuanfu, they had a solid advantage. Qing Zhi, in particular, was a true semi-saint.
With such powerful assistance, securing the map fragment of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame seemed almost guaranteed, unless the other side could somehow summon a Dou Saint.
But if Dou Saints were that easy to call upon, would they still be Dou Saints?
"In that case, thank you, Mo Yu," Yao Lao said with a laugh, stroking his long beard.
Xiao Yan, though silent, nodded gratefully at Mo Yu, his eyes reflecting his appreciation.
"Hehe, we're family; no need for thanks," Mo Yu said with a smile. Since he was already there, lending a hand was no trouble at all.
After some brief pleasantries, the two groups formed an alliance. Yao Lao led them out of the space town, flying toward the northwest. After crossing a desert, they stopped atop a steep mountain.
"This is the path they must take. Those three old demons wouldn't take a detour even if they were carrying precious treasures," Yao Lao said, looking into the distance.
"Teacher, what's the background of the person who bought the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame map?" Xiao Yan asked.
"They belong to a lecherous and strange sect called the Cloud and Rain Sect. This sect is infamous for absorbing Dou Qi from women. The technique is so brutal that the women whose Dou Qi they absorb usually die of rapid aging within ten days. The Cloud and Rain Sect has over a thousand female disciples, but they are all merely vessels for the three old demons to extract Dou Qi from," Yao Lao explained.
"What a despicable sect," Cai Lin, Little Doctor Fairy, and Qing Lin, who were standing next to Mo Yu, said coldly upon hearing this.
"These three old demons are notorious across Central Plains. The eldest, Scorpio, is a peak nine-rotation Dou Zun, just half a step from becoming a semi-saint. The second, Earth Scorpio, is likely around eight-rotations, and the third, Human Scorpio, should be at the six-rotation level. Together, these three are strong enough to challenge a semi-saint," Yao Lao continued.
"They are indeed strong, but with the help of Yuanfu's experts, they won't escape this time," one of the Starfall Pavilion elders said with a smile.
The alliance between Yuanfu and Starfall Pavilion was strong, and Mo Yu's voluntary assistance further deepened their goodwill.
As Mo Yu waved his hand, Xiao Yan was about to speak when Yao Lao suddenly looked toward the horizon and said, "They're here."
Hearing this, Mo Yu and the others tensed, following Yao Lao's gaze. In the distance, they could hear the sound of wind and thunder. In just a few seconds, three black streaks shot across the sky and rapidly approached them!
The three figures moved at an incredible speed and appeared just a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye.
However, as they neared Yao Lao's location, they suddenly stopped, sensing something amiss. Their cold, ruthless eyes immediately turned toward the group on the mountain.
"Yao Chen? It's you!" one of them shouted in shock, his voice full of both surprise and anger.
As the three of them shouted in disbelief, Mo Yu studied them. The leader was a scrawny, fierce-looking man with a powerful aura, just slightly weaker than the Soul Hall's Three Heavenly Lords. The other two gave off similarly chilling, terrifying vibes.
"The Three Scorpion Demons, we meet again," Yao Lao said with a smile, his hands behind his back.
"You were the one bidding against me earlier?" the leader, Scorpio, glared venomously at Yao Chen and asked.
Now that Scorpio had caught on, Yao Lao simply smiled and said, "Hand over the ancient map."
"Heh, I never expected the famous Yao Zun, Yao Chen, to stoop to robbery!" Scorpio sneered.
Yao Lao didn't take offense and calmly replied, "If it were someone else, I might hesitate. But since it's you three, I don't feel the slightest guilt. After all, I don't consider you people at all."
"Hmph! Yao Chen, don't think that just because you've reached the semi-saint level, we're afraid of you! We beat you once before, and we can do it again!" Earth Scorpio growled darkly.
"Then let's settle our old score today," Yao Lao said with a smile. With a step, he vanished like a ghost and appeared in front of the three demons, unleashing an overwhelming surge of Dou Qi. The sky darkened, and fierce winds roared through the air.
Seeing the power Yao Lao unleashed, the Three Scorpion Demons' faces darkened. Scorpio, though just a step away from becoming a semi-saint, knew that the gap between him and Yao Lao was enormous. Today's battle was inevitable.
"Boom!"
Yao Lao gave them no time to react. With a single motion, he formed a massive fiery hand, a thousand meters wide, which swept toward the three demons.
"Attack together!" Scorpio shouted as the three demons unleashed pillars of Dou Qi, hundreds of meters tall, to meet the flaming hand.
"Boom!"
When the two forces collided, a terrifying shockwave erupted, shaking the surrounding mountains and causing the towering peaks to crack and collapse.
"Hmph!"
The Three Scorpion Demons staggered backward, their faces pale. The sudden assault had caught them off guard, and they had clearly suffered a minor loss.
"This old man's power has grown so terrifying?" Scorpio and the others were stunned. They hadn't expected Yao Lao, renowned for his alchemy, to possess such immense combat strength.
Mo Yu raised an eyebrow as he watched. These Three Scorpion Demons, famous for so long, were strong enough to hold their own against Yao Lao for now.
"Qing Zhi, go assist Master Yao," Mo Yu ordered calmly.
"Yes, Lord Mo Yu!" Qing Zhi replied as he shot forward like an icy projectile. As he moved, a bone-chilling cold spread across the sky, causing the temperature to plummet.
"That's… another semi-saint!" The Three Scorpion Demons were stunned when they felt Qing Zhi's overwhelming aura. Seeing that his target was them, their faces turned ashen.
If it were only Yao Lao, they might still have had a chance. But with two semi-saints attacking, there was no hope for survival.
"Retreat!" Scorpio shouted in panic. The fear in his eyes was clear as he turned to flee.
Hearing his command, the other two quickly nodded. Facing two semi-saints, staying any longer would be suicide.
"Do you think you can escape?" A cold, mocking voice echoed from the sky as a massive hand of flame reappeared, swiftly closing in on the fleeing trio. At the same time, Qing Zhi unleashed a surge of freezing Dou Qi, freezing the ground and sending waves of ice toward them.
"Damn you! Don't push us too far!" Scorpio screamed in rage. He and the other two demons turned to counterattack, unleashing all their Dou Qi to resist the fiery hand and icy energy.
"You three aren't worthy of mercy," Yao Lao sneered, and with a wave of his sleeve, the fiery hand combined with Qing Zhi's ice to smash through their defenses and land directly on their bodies.
"Boom!"
The Three Scorpion Demons were sent flying like cannonballs, crashing into the ground and creating three massive craters, each hundreds of meters wide.
"Ugh!"
In the craters, the Three Scorpion Demons were pale as death, their Dou Qi dissipating rapidly.
At that moment, the last glimmer of life faded from their eyes, and their heads drooped. The three demons, infamous for their depravity, had finally met their end.
"Haha! That was satisfying!" Yao Lao laughed heartily, the joy of finally settling his old grudge evident. He had long had deep enmity with the Three Scorpion Demons, and now that they were dead, a weight had been lifted from his heart.
After his laughter subsided, Yao Lao turned to Qing Zhi and cupped his hands in thanks. "Thank you, Lord Qing Zhi, for your help."
"There's no need to thank me, Master Yao. I was only following orders," Qing Zhi said calmly before returning to Mo Yu's side.
Yao Lao's old face showed a hint of confusion as he observed Qing Zhi. Not knowing much about his background, Yao Lao simply assumed him to be a rather eccentric individual.
Shaking his head, Yao Lao moved to where the Three Scorpion Demons had fallen and took their storage rings. It only took a moment to remove their soul imprints.
"How is it, Teacher? Is the ancient map there?" Xiao Yan asked eagerly as he approached.
Mo Yu and the others also watched with curiosity.
"Here it is," Yao Lao smiled, extending his hand to reveal an ancient map fragment in his palm. It was none other than the final piece of the map!
Seeing this, Xiao Yan let out a deep sigh of relief. Before he could say anything, Yao Lao turned to Mo Yu and smiled.
"Mo Yu, I can't let you come all this way for nothing. Here, take this as a token of thanks," Yao Lao said with a smile, as a lightning-infused stone appeared in his hand, sparking with electrical energy.
"This is… the Divine Thunderstone?" Mo Yu's eyes lit up with excitement as he recognized the stone.
(End of Chapter)
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