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### **Chapter 63: Sweeping Through**
"All those below the late Qi Refining stage, retreat one hundred paces."
This order immediately drew questions.
"We're not going down? Then why are Junior Brother Fang and the others…"
The new leader of the Five Yin Peak smiled.
"Facing a second-grade Poison Wasp Queen head-on, the Gu Poison Peak people might have a plan, but we aren't so sure. Fang Zhang and the others are going down to find other routes to the surface."
Understanding dawned, and the questioner fell silent.
Several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators directed the others to unleash their magical instruments, once again collapsing and completely burying the passage.
"Since they've been gone for so long, they might as well disappear forever…"
After completing this, they dispersed nearly a hundred disciples around Profound Bone Mountain, posting sentries every thirty *zhang*. This was to coordinate with the three who had entered.
They planned to use sensing talismans to open a new passage.
The Five Yin Peak disciples numbered just over a hundred in total. Deploying so many left only about twenty to guard the mountain, and their strength was mediocre.
Considering the vast resources needed for his own cultivation, the Profound Essence Flowers he currently possessed felt sufficient, but acquiring more was a safer bet.
Therefore, Wang Yu silently returned to Profound Bone Mountain. This second batch of Profound Essence Flowers rightfully had a share for him.
Left Profound Bone Mountain, 260th level.
Since all the Gu Poison Peak disciples had entered the underground, and the Heavenly Corpse Peak disciples remained secluded, only the Five Yin Peak people were left on the three mountains.
Having cleared out the bone beasts and poison wasp swarms once more, their guard had relaxed.
At the moment, over a dozen cultivators were gathered, playing dice.
"Place your bets! Profound Essence Flowers, spirit stones, pills, spiritual materials—all accepted! Big or Small pays one to one, Triples pay nine to one!"
"Big!"
"Small!"
"Big!"
"Big!"
"I bet on Triples, ten spirit stones."
"Whoa, Junior Brother Liu is feeling adventurous."
"Just testing my luck." Junior Brother Liu smiled sheepishly, his cheeks slightly flushed as he placed a handful of spirit stones in the Triples area. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the banker began shaking the dice cup.
"Bets are closed, no more changes!"
The sound of dice clattering against the cup walls captured everyone's attention. In that instant, the unexpected struck.
*Thwip—*
The Golden Blade Whip shot out from the shadows, unexpectedly entangling three people. With a slight twist, chunks of flesh, blood, and organs scattered across the ground.
Pupils contracted sharply. As the crowd prepared to scatter, a figure suddenly burst forth. A sky-full of ice swords shot towards them volley after volley. Those who reacted immediately summoned their magical instruments to block.
Those who didn't react in time, or tried to use defensive spells, were simply too late.
The early-stage Qi Refining cultivators were almost completely wiped out.
"Enemy attack!"
"Get him, kill him!"
The attacker was none other than Wang Yu, though he wore a wooden mask. Seeing them charge, he raised his left hand.
A grayish-black giant fist, about a *zhang* wide, materialized around his left hand.
This was the second-grade high-grade spell [Mysterious Yin Hand], which he had successfully begun cultivating using the Yin Marrow Liquid. Compared to relying on external objects like magical instruments or talismans, he preferred using the power of spells.
This technique consumed spiritual power immensely. Wang Yu used it firstly to test its effectiveness, and secondly to minimize traces linking back to him.
The Mysterious Yin Hand swept out horizontally.
The group of Five Yin Peak disciples charging at him numbered at least five or six, but they were scooped up by the sweeping giant hand like a string of beads and slammed into the ground, instantly exploding into a pulp.
Extremely gruesome!
The mess was interspersed with fragments of magical instruments. Seeing this effect, Wang Yu's eyes lit up. His feet moved, activating the Illusory Form Step, splitting into ten figures.
Ten Wang Yus, each wielding a Mysterious Yin Hand, scattered. This terrified the remaining disciples out of their wits. Any thought of killing him vanished, the intimidation factor was maxed out.
His goal wasn't complete annihilation.
Based on his earlier observations, because the harvested Profound Essence Flowers were too numerous and they lacked proper preservation methods, coupled with the fact that the newly promoted leaders made decisions collectively,
their prestige and background were inferior to Si Tu Hong's. Therefore, they had centralized the storage of all Profound Essence Flowers on this level of the mountain, sealed by a formation.
They were taken as needed.
Having already scouted the location, Wang Yu's phantom copies chased the fleeing disciples, which also served to intimidate any Five Yin Peak reinforcements rushing over.
His main body quickly arrived at the formation barrier. Using the divine strength of his corpse arm叠加 (superimposed) with the power of the Mysterious Yin Hand, he punched the formation's light shield.
Cracks rapidly spread outwards from his Mysterious Yin fist. In the blink of an eye, the shield shattered with a roar. This formation wasn't designed for combat, so its defensive capabilities were naturally much weaker.
But Wang Yu's punch approached Foundation Establishment level power.
Once the formation broke, he swiftly stepped inside and dashed into the storeroom. Inside, besides a sea of Profound Essence Flowers, there were also the mature Bonewood harvested by the Five Yin Peak disciples during this period.
Wang Yu's eyes gleamed. He had an abundance of storage pouches, all attached to the inner lining of his clothes.
Pulling his clothes open revealed both sides lined with storage pouches, at least twenty of them.
Guided by his spiritual sense, the Profound Essence Flowers and Bonewood flew into the pouches.
The speed was astonishing.
Ten breaths later, angry shouts came from outside the storeroom:
"Thief, you seek death!"
Wang Yu's eyelids twitched. Crescent moon marks appeared in his eyes, allowing him to see directly through the storeroom walls. Clusters of Yin-aligned soul fires appeared in his vision.
This was the perspective of [Observing the Moon]. Its auxiliary function was quite strong. Seeing them surround the storeroom, Wang Yu sighed with regret. He couldn't take everything, but it was enough. He only took his share.
Swallowing a top-grade Spirit Restoration Pill, he protected his head with his left arm.
He crouched and charged towards the wall.
*BOOM—*
He left a large hole behind. Nine phantom copies scattered and fled in different directions. His main body activated the Night Concealment Charm, merging into the shadows like a pool of ink, continuously moving through cracks and crevices on the ground.
This was a derived application of the charm.
He could effortlessly employ various derived applications of his Perfected spells.
A short while later.
The late-stage Qi Refining leaders of the Five Yin Peak arrived at the storeroom. Seeing the devastation, their hearts sank. They rushed inside to check.
Their vision darkened, and they nearly fainted.
Half of the Profound Essence Flowers were gone. One-third of the harvested Bonewood was missing.
"Those Gu Poison Peak scum!"
Obviously, they mistook Wang Yu for a hidden agent left by the Gu Poison Peak. After all, the area around Profound Bone Mountain was sparsely populated, and they had just offended them. If not a Gu Poison disciple, then who could it be?!
"Damn it! No wonder they were so compliant. They had already planned this."
"Half is stolen, and over a dozen brothers are dead."
"This insult must be avenged. All of you, go urge Fang Zhuo to open a new passage as soon as possible."
"Yes."
Leaving aside the chaotic mess on Profound Bone Mountain, Wang Yu had already smoothly returned to the edge cave dwelling he had prepared during this time.
He was briskly organizing his gains, using pill-sealing methods to preserve the Profound Essence Flowers. These spiritual flowers could be preserved for at most three years. He hadn't touched the first batch yet, all harvested last May.
They had two years before completely withering, plenty of time for him to use intensively after breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
Using both batches together would be sufficient even for his Waste Spiritual Root aptitude, with quite a bit to spare.
"Excellent. Everything is ready; all we need is the east wind!" *(Idiom: All is ready except for the crucial element.)*
**(End of Chapter)**