Chapter 670: Suspicion

After killing the Cold Light Divine General, Qin Feng looked at the magnificent residence.

This Little Cang Mountain was built upon several pure Nine-level Spiritual Veins, making it a pure Level 9 Spirit Mountain.

The mountain was also home to many Spirit Medicines and Spiritual Roots.

Qin Feng opened the portal to his Grotto Heaven, and five columns of Demon Qi shot into the sky.

“Master!”

“Loot this place. Take every valuable treasure in sight and bring it all back!”

“Yes, Master!”

The five Demon Kings let out a sinister cackle. “Master, we’re experts when it comes to robbing and plundering! But what if we run into other people?”

The Five Demons looked at Qin Feng.

Their blood-red eyes were filled with greed and savagery.

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Feng looked up and said slowly, “Kill them.”

“Thank you, Master!” Their faces filled with bloodlust, the Five Demons instantly transformed into five massive pillars of Demon Qi that shot through Little Cang Mountain, accompanied by waves of terrified screams.

In the blink of an eye, the elegant and beautiful Little Cang Mountain had become a living hell.

Moments later, the five columns of Demon Qi, swirling with countless radiant Spirit Medicines, vanished into the Grotto Heaven.

“What a cheap bastard. He didn’t have any good stuff at all. The Spiritual Root anchoring this Level 9 Spirit Mountain is just a Profound Level Fire Dragon Thousand Leaf Tree!”

Qin Feng wasn’t surprised. As the saying goes, one shouldn’t flaunt their wealth. Most Martial Dao Great Powers hide their Spiritual Roots, treasures, and everything of value inside their own Grotto Heavens.

‘I must become a Supreme Great Power as soon as possible, or I’ll keep entering treasure troves only to leave empty-handed!’

Once he became a Supreme Great Power, Qin Feng would have the ability to use his Cave Heaven Power to tear open the Grotto Heavens of others and snatch their treasures.

It was time to leave.

Recalling the Five Demons, Qin Feng transformed into a whirlwind and appeared deep within the Endless Void.

He released the Five Demons once more.

“Master!”

Having feasted on flesh and blood, the five looked at Qin Feng with even greater submission.

Qin Feng said, “The five of you are to return to the Five Poison Stronghold. From now on, you will be my eyes and ears in the Wilderness. If there is any sign of trouble, you must report it to me!”

“Yes, my Lord!” The Five Demons were overjoyed. Being able to return to the Five Poison Stronghold was a truly unexpected delight.

As for becoming spies for their new master, the Five Demons didn’t care. The Demon God Temple was disorganized, and the Five Poison Stronghold was on the periphery, largely insignificant to begin with.

“Oh, right. I have another task for you. Secretly search for a place called the Kunlun Spirit Ruins. If you can find it, I will reward you handsomely!”

The Kunlun Spirit Ruins. This was the Secret Realm that, in Qin Feng’s memory, contained the Merit Profound Yellow Qi.

Qin Feng had an even greater ambition. According to his knowledge, the Kunlun Spirit Ruins was a withered Large Cave Heaven. If his nascent Chaos Cave Heaven could devour it, it might take a huge step toward becoming a Large Cave Heaven itself.

Without a doubt, the stronger his Chaos Cave Heaven became, the stronger he would be.

Ever since learning that Gong Ao also cultivated the Eight Desolates Undying Scripture, Qin Feng had felt a pressing sense of crisis.

If Gong Ao discovered that he too was cultivating a direct lineage technique from Emperor Donghuang, he would certainly make a move against him.

Their Qi Fortunes were entangled.

Qin Feng didn’t expect to be able to hide it from Gong Ao forever.

“Yes, your subordinates will do their utmost!” The Five Demons nodded emphatically, then transformed into five streaks of Demon Qi and shot off toward the Five Poison Stronghold.

Qin Feng scanned the Void, erased all traces of his presence, and immediately returned to Fubo Cave.

At that moment in Fubo Cave’s Unity Hall, another Qin Feng was handling official business. The main Qin Feng suddenly appeared, and the two silently merged into one.

Qin Feng’s gaze was profound. He knew a storm was about to sweep through the entire Ten Directions Mountain region.

A Quasi-Saint Village Chief and a Tier Two Supreme Great Power Mountain Lord had been killed without a trace. The Star Sect would not let this matter rest.

Qin Feng went into seclusion, preparing to increase his strength from another angle.

He would begin the Refinement of the Sea God Relic and the True Spirit Pearl.

His Black Water Body had already reached the late stage. If he could refine the True Spirit Pearl, his true body could revert to its ancestral form and return to the Innate state. This was a potential fallback plan.

If he could revert to the Innate Xuan Snake Body, with his comprehension of the Water Element Law, he might even be able to advance to the Demon God Realm first.

Furthermore, the Sea God Pearl was related to the Sea God’s Divine Position, a matter of immense importance.

But while Qin Feng was peacefully cultivating in seclusion, dark undercurrents were surging throughout the Barbaric Battlefield.

In Shaoyang Stronghold, the three great village chiefs had gathered with the numerous chiefs of the strongholds under their command.

“Damn it! This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!”

“To act so brazenly in Shaoyang Stronghold’s territory!”

“Killing someone from my Star Sect… the sheer audacity!”

“We must find the killer!”

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One expert after another wore a grim expression, and an aura of fury filled the entire Shaoyang Stronghold.

The death of the Cold Light Divine General was one thing.

But the death of Lin Guangdong, the Peach Blossom Village Chief, was a monumental affair.

The Eastern Changle Wujie Fumo Heavenly King Palace had ten great strongholds under its command. These ten strongholds were the strategic chokepoints of the entire Barbaric Battlefield, veritable Immortal Fortresses.

Shaoyang Stronghold was one of them.

And Peach Blossom Stronghold was an extremely important pass under Shaoyang Stronghold’s control.

The death of one of their own struck a nerve.

A Quasi-Saint Level village chief had been silently assassinated, sending a chill through the hearts of many other chiefs.

“Quiet, everyone!” True Monarch Qinghuang barked, his gaze sweeping over the crowd. The many village chiefs fell silent.

“Everyone, the Cold Light Divine General and the Peach Blossom Village Chief were both important members of our Shaoyang Stronghold. They have fallen for no apparent reason, and this matter must be investigated. We must find the culprit, even if we have to turn our entire ten-thousand-mile territory upside down! Every disciple who had any contact with the Cold Light Divine General or the Peach Blossom Village Chief must be investigated down to the last detail!”

“Third Village Chief, I believe it’s highly likely this was the work of the Demon Race. The several hundred disciples on Little Cang Mountain were all massacred, their very flesh and blood devoured completely. Besides, there’s a strong residual Demon Qi at the scene. This must have been the work of those fiends sneaking in!”

A village chief’s eyes filled with killing intent.

Another village chief said grimly, “Gu Tuo Village Master has a point. The followers of the Ancient Demon Path excel at plundering. Only they would act in such a bloodthirsty manner!”

“Very dense traces of Demon Qi were left on Little Cang Mountain, including at least three at the Great Power Level. Two of them were even from Tier Two Supreme Great Power Level Demon Kings!”

“A Tier Two Demon King is no match for a Quasi-Saint Level expert like Lin Guangdong. This is clearly a red herring, an attempt to cover something up that only makes it more obvious!”

a village chief said, his voice low and his tone sharp.

“I suspect the new Master of Fubo Cave is behind this. Nothing like this ever happened before he arrived on the Barbaric Battlefield. My second brother once told me that the Master of Fubo Cave possesses the power to easily slay a Quasi-Saint Level Innate True Dragon. As for the Cold Light Divine General, most of you have probably heard—he was one of *that person’s* men and strongly advocated for dealing with Qin Feng. Qin Feng had a perfect motive to kill him!”

“As for my poor second brother, he once went to Qin Feng before the Yun Luo incident to demand an Innate Dragon Pill from him. It must be that this Qin Feng harbored resentment and secretly ambushed and killed my sworn brother!”

“What? He can single-handedly slay a Quasi-Saint Level Innate True Dragon?”

“And he has an Innate Dragon Pill?”

“Isn’t that just some fantastic tale?”

The expressions of the various village chiefs changed, and their gazes turned to the one who had just spoken.

The chief of Bai Man Stronghold glanced around and said in a heavy voice, “This matter is absolutely true. Everyone, I, Chimo, can swear an oath to the heavens!”

“Three great chiefs, there is no need for doubt! This was definitely the work of that Qin Feng. We cannot let this fiend go!”