CHAPTER 662: CHAPTER 530: THE HUNYUAN SECT APPEARS OUT OF NOWHERE

Bo Qing rolled her eyes and silently repeated a hundred times in her heart, not to bicker with this little brat.

Long Baobao then leaned close to Ye Lingyue’s ear and whispered.

"Sister Hei, Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo is not afraid of spiritual power, nor is it afraid of ordinary Primordial Power. It belongs to the wood element of the Five Elements, and fire overcomes wood, so only weapons or Martial Arts with the fire attribute can cut through Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo. Speaking of which, if Sister Lan Lan were here, with her whip, she could chop down that Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo in a flash."

The principle of the Five Elements Inhibition is simple and easy to understand, naturally known to the members of the Artifact Refining Family, the Long Family.

However, for someone like Bo Qing who never engages in Artifact Refining or Alchemy, it’s not surprising that she doesn’t know.

So that’s how it is, Ye Lingyue comprehended it thoroughly.

"If I do not want to cut it down but want to transplant it instead, is there a better way?" Ye Lingyue asked again.

Unlike others, Ye Lingyue did not want to use up the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo in one go; she wanted a large batch that could be used for mass Artifact Refining.

"That’s not difficult, you only need to dig it out with its roots when it turns into a Jade Bamboo Shoot after dawn," Long Baobao said. "But Sister Hei, the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo is very picky about its growing environment, it cannot be moved easily. Moreover, it grows slowly; you’re not thinking of taking it back for decoration, are you?"

"Sister has her own plans," Ye Lingyue smiled and did not explain further.

"Jeez, little brat, I thought you were so remarkable, but that old lecher also figured out a way to chop down the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo," Bo Qing pointed ahead, and indeed, while Ye Lingyue and Long Baobao were discussing, Huang Daxian pondered for a moment and then took out a spiritual artifact.

The spiritual artifact, although not as high a grade as the Thunder Bell, surged with a faint golden-red glow, and it was also a melt spirit type spear-shaped weapon.

Long Baobao’s face tensed up immediately.

Ye Lingyue, however, was not very surprised.

Huang Daxian, though a charlatan, might become a Sect Leader, and he also had several Ming Alchemists under him; he definitely understood the principle of the Five Elements Inhibition.

With a surge of energy in Huang Daxian’s hand, a flame-like silk surged on the spear, and with a flick of his wrist, the spear shot out.

It turned into a brilliant red firelight, and the spear moved extremely fast, piercing into the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo.

The body of the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo suddenly twitched, and the lush leaves encountered the Fire Spirit, quickly drying up and withering into scorched leaves.

The crack in the bamboo grew bigger and bigger, and finally, the bamboo emitted a cracking sound like breaking tiles and split into two.

Long Baobao watched with clenched fists.

That Huang Daxian, although he found a way to chop down the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo, was undoubtedly the most crude and wasteful method.

Such violent chopping could at most make use of half of the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo, and Long Baobao thought it was a sheer waste.

"Sister Hei, aren’t we going to act? If it goes on like this, the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo will be destroyed," Long Baobao felt depressed. When entering the mountain, Ye Lingyue was eager to find Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo; now, she seemed indifferent.

Just as they were talking, Ye Lingyue’s brow furrowed, and she quickly made a silencing gesture.

Several light shadows flashed across the sky.

Huang Daxian also noticed the anomaly in the sky and looked up.

The stars in the sky had gradually become fewer, and dawn was approaching.

At that moment, about twenty people stood in the sky.

Those people, with lofty spirits, were all stepping on cloud boots. The men wore deep blue long robes and square hats, while the women wore light blue long skirts and jade hairpins, with long hair flowing. Each person had a sword sheath of varying width strapped to their back, stepping on either heavy swords or willow leaf swords.

On their backs, there was a black and white symbol resembling the Eight Diagrams, which was extremely eye-catching even under the night sky.

When he saw that symbol, Huang Daxian, who had originally been immersed in the joy of obtaining the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo, grew serious.

Hunyuan Sect!

These young male and female disciples were all from the Hunyuan Sect, one of the Three Sects and Nine Schools.

Speaking of the Hunyuan Sect, Ye Lingyue had also had two encounters.

The first time was in the Dan Palace when Ye Lingyue, using the Chaos Cultivation Yuan Technique given by Nie Fengxing, had formed a unique Chaos Primordial Elixir.

The second time was the elder brother of Chen Anzhi, who was killed by Ye Lingyue from the Beiqing Kaijiang Royal Mansion, who was a disciple of the Hunyuan Sect.

It was said that he held a high position within the sect. Originally, when acting under the guise of Chen Anzhi, the Sky Demon Bei, during the civilian selection in the Dan Palace, he used the Chaos Heavenly Fire Cauldron of the Hunyuan Sect to refine the Blood Pattern Reincarnation Elixir.

Ye Lingyue thought afterwards that after the Sky Demon Bei was killed by Wu Zhong, that cauldron, most likely, had also fallen into Wu Zhong’s hands, benefiting him immensely.

Unbeknownst to someone, the hijacking of the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow by himself was many times better than that Chaos Heavenly Fire Cauldron.

As Ye Lingyue pondered, among those disciples of the Hunyuan Sect in the sky, one stepped forward.

This person, about twenty-five or twenty-six, had a handsome face, red lips, and white teeth, and could be considered outstanding among this group, seemingly the one who would speak on behalf of them.

"How audacious! Who is the madman who dares to plunder the Qiankun Purple Gold Bamboo right under the Hunyuan Sect’s watch?"

The young man was not old, but his tone was imposing, implying that he considered Purple Bamboo Ridge to be under the Hunyuan Sect’s territory.

The Hunyuan Sect was located on the border of Beiqing and had good relations with the Beiqing Royal Family.

Compared to the Three Sects, which are renowned for their ascetic practices, the Hunyuan Sect emphasized worldly cultivation.

The sect’s power was vast, and each year it recruited a large number of royal and noble children, with many talented disciples being either royalty or nobles.

Some of these people, after succeeding in their cultivation, would return to serve in Beiqing, integrating deeply over time. Thus, the Hunyuan Sect and the Beiqing country could be considered as closely intertwined as milk and water.

The disciples of the Hunyuan Sect naturally regarded the Purple Bamboo Ridge, located at the border between Daxia and Beiqing, as part of Beiqing territory, and all heavenly materials and earthly treasures here should belong to Beiqing’s first major sect, the Hunyuan Sect.

Upon hearing these words, not only Huang Daxian was displeased, but even Ye Lingyue felt somewhat discontent.

She was the newly appointed Female Lord of Purple Bamboo Ridge, yet before she could even speak, the distant Hunyuan Sect was already making claims.

Ye Lingyue chuckled coldly a few times but didn’t lash out.

It was better that the Hunyuan Sect’s people had come; with the numbers on both sides almost equal, why not let them fight among themselves first? Once both sides were weakened, she could take action secretly.

Bo Qing’s plan was obviously similar to Ye Lingyue’s.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Huang Daxian did not have the patience of Ye Lingyue and Bo Qing.

With a quiver of his beard, he sneered coldly.

"Blind your dog eyes, daring to speak to me in such a manner. I will send you these blind fools to meet the King of Hell right now!"