"Good, then let's capture these two male and female cultivators. We can thoroughly enjoy the female first, and then offer her to Patriarch Jidu. As for the male? Kill him, directly refine him, and seize their magic weapons."
"Exactly. I see this pair of male and female cultivators might just be wandering rogue cultivators. They heard that Daoist Dragon on Dragonwood Star is using the blood of his sect disciples to expedite the maturation of the Dragonwood Star Core, so they came to take advantage. These wandering rogue cultivators have no backing and are the easiest to deal with."
"Indeed, they are absolutely wandering male and female rogue cultivators. This kind of rogue cultivator is the best for us to extort."
"However, we must also be careful. This pair of men and women seems extremely powerful. Both are eternal minor giants at the Golden Core level. In case they fight back desperately, we might end up having to drag a few of us down to the grave with them."
"Although Golden Core experts are powerful, you and I are also at the Golden Core, and Senior Brother Xu is a formidable expert at the ninth tier of the Mystical Realm, the Heaven and Earth Dharma. Moreover, we have the Jidu Divine Mist. With so many senior and junior brothers attacking together, killing two Golden Cores is entirely possible. Furthermore, even if their Golden Cores self-detonate inside the Jidu Divine Mist, it cannot harm us, and the residual vital energy of the Golden Cores will be able to nourish us and elevate our cultivation."
"Alright, let us trick these two wandering male and female rogue cultivators over and wrap them inside the Jidu Divine Mist. Then they will neither be able to live nor die."
A few of the leading cultivators conversed one after another using divine sense, though Fang Han and Fang Qingxue completely sensed the malicious gazes and auras upon them.
At that moment, two leaders who had clearly cultivated to the Golden Core realm pushed aside the crowd, stepped forward, and said loudly, "You two are wandering rogue cultivators, correct? The situation here at Dragonwood Star is complex and extremely unsafe. Many people from the demonic path have come here, and there are even Great Heavenly Demon Kings and Eternal Giants at the Demon God level. You should take shelter inside our Jidu Divine Mist for a while. After the Dragonwood Sect is destroyed, there will be plenty of good treasures from the Dragonwood Sect for you to choose from. I see that you have already cultivated to the Golden Core level; in this star domain, you are also formidable cultivators. We can introduce you to meet Patriarch Jidu. Patriarch Jidu likes promoting the younger generation the most."
What kind of figures were Fang Han and Fang Qingxue? Their cultivations had already reached an absolute pinnacle. If others harbored ill intentions toward them, their minds would instantly react.
The two exchanged a glance, and Fang Han's face distorted slightly: "A man has no intention to harm a tiger, but a tiger harbors the intent to injure a man. I had a heart of pure mercy, intending to let these people off the hook, but I didn't expect these people would actually dare to scheme against us. It seems I can only kill them all, entirely refining them to feed the Heavenly Demons."
Fang Han's body moved, about to strike.
"Hold on, let's observe the situation first. What use is there in killing these people? Let us beat them at their own game, rip up the weeds by the roots, and exterminate the entire sect of Jidu Star. The source of this great calamity, the Jidu Law King, is an Eternal Giant. This is the perfect opportunity to thoroughly suppress him and use his subjugation to increase the prayer power and Immortal Realm vital energy for your Eight Drones Pagoda. Right now, inside your Eight Drones Pagoda, the breeding of Heavenly Demons has exceeded five million, and the vital energy required for consumption is increasing. Even if you newly convert an Eternal Giant, it will still be somewhat strained. By converting Star Lord Jidu, and then converting Daoist Dragon, together with Daoist Mu, the three giants united in absorbing Immortal Realm vital energy will be able to sustain even ten million Heavenly Demons."
Fang Qingxue smiled slightly, holding back the about-to-erupt Fang Han, and transmitted a wisp of divine sense over.
"That works too. These people are merely small fry. Even though there are a few Golden Core experts and formidable experts with Heaven and Earth Dharmas at the ninth tier of the Mystical Realm, it is better to beat them at their own game and investigate exactly where the Jidu Law King is located. Only by finding the location of the Jidu Law King's true body and launching a sudden, thunderous strike can we kill or subjugate him. Otherwise, even if the union of our Imperishable Lightning Talisman and Great Chaos Lightning Sword can kill him, once he sees how formidable we are, he might flee at the first sight of the wind. For an Eternal Giant to want to escape in the outer starry sky is still extremely easy, and it would be hard for us to capture him." Fang Han rolled his eyes, nodded, and agreed to Fang Qingxue's plan.
Immediately, Fang Han dragged out his voice: "I am indeed a wandering rogue cultivator, and this is my Dao companion. We have long since heard the thunderous prestige of Patriarch Jidu. This time, we heard that Daoist Dragon and Daoist Mu suffered a massive loss in the Xuanhuang Great World, with Daoist Mu dying and Daoist Dragon suffering from cultivation deviation, currently using the blood and souls of hundreds of thousands of sect disciples to irrigate the Dragonwood Star Core to make it grow and force it to be born ahead of time. Thus, we wanted to come and try our luck. Since Patriarch Jidu is here, we will naturally retreat to a distance. However, my Dao companion wants to cultivate a wood-attribute mystical power and desperately needs to obtain a wisp of the Dragonwood Star Core's aura to harmonize it. If Patriarch Jidu could promote the younger generation, we husband and wife would be endlessly grateful."
Hearing "we husband and wife," Fang Qingxue's face flushed slightly red. She rolled her eyes at Fang Han, then reined in her mind. She merely smiled, putting on the appearance of being Fang Han's Dao companion.
"Haha, Patriarch Jidu naturally promotes the younger generation. Once he obtains the Dragonwood Star Core, he will naturally be willing to give you husband and wife a wisp of spiritual energy from it to absorb. If you truly belong to no sect or faction, once Patriarch Jidu sees your aptitudes, he will definitely take you as disciples. Come in."
A Golden Core cultivator, an eternal minor giant, laughed heartily. With a wave of his hand, that golden-glimmering Jidu Divine Mist carrying a sandalwood fragrance coalesced into a golden bridge, piercing over and landing at the feet of Fang Han and Fang Qingxue.
Fang Han and Fang Qingxue hurriedly stepped onto the bridge.
"Swish!"
This golden bridge immediately retracted, thoroughly sweeping the two into the Jidu Divine Mist.
As soon as they entered the Jidu Divine Mist, the situation suddenly changed. The surrounding mist and haze rushed forth like a tide, oppressing the two so intensely that their surrounding astral qi spun unceasingly.
"What is going on?" Fang Han and Fang Qingxue deliberately exclaimed in surprise: "Fellow Daoists, what are you doing?"
"Haha, hahaha, what are we doing? Little lady, what future do you have following this man? Better just follow us. We have the protection of Patriarch Jidu. We are among the four great Golden Core disciples under Patriarch Jidu's command, sitting upon tens of thousands of cultivators. With a point of a finger, flying swords swarm immediately. We kill whoever we want to kill!"
The figures of four cultivators appeared within the Jidu Divine Mist, looking at the enveloped Fang Han and Fang Qingxue, and immediately burst into laughter in unison.
"You! Despicable! The Jidu Law King is an Eternal Giant, how could he allow you to act so recklessly!" Fang Qingxue wore an expression of both shame and anger, which made Fang Han sigh in his heart that this senior sister truly had a talent for acting.
"We fell for these people's scheme, it seems they will not let us go. Let us sacrifice the magic weapon we newly obtained!" Fang Han immediately slightly catalyzed the Eight Drones Furnace within the Eight Drones Pagoda. This was a low-grade Dao Weapon. Once sacrificed out, an artifact spirit immediately flew up, guarding the space around the two people's bodies, unceasingly rotating. No matter how the Jidu Divine Mist oppressed, it could not press its way in.
"Artifact spirit! Dao Weapon! It's actually a Dao Weapon! This pair of rogue cultivator spouses actually possesses a low-grade Dao Weapon!"
"That is correct, it is a Dao Weapon! A low-grade Dao Weapon! No wonder this pair of rogue cultivator spouses has such high cultivation; a pair of wandering rogue cultivators managing to cultivate to the Golden Core."
"No wonder they thought of coming to the Dragonwood Star to extort an advantage! It's actually a low-grade Dao Weapon! This is a Dao Weapon that even Patriarch Jidu might not necessarily be able to forge after spending a thousand years bitterly refining!"
"Quickly trap this low-grade Dao Weapon and these two people. We will go notify Patriarch Jidu. Notify all the junior brothers present to inject magic power into the Jidu Divine Mist without holding back on cost, executing the Five Elements Shifting to transfer this couple into the deepest depths of the Jidu Divine Mist. Fortunately, their cultivation isn't high, and they are far from being able to catalyze the might of a low-grade Dao Weapon. A low-grade Dao Weapon! A treasure! A treasure!"
The disciples of Jidu Star roared madly.
A Dao Weapon could cause even the Eternal Giants of the Longevity Mystic Realm to scramble madly to snatch it.
These disciples of Jidu Star never dreamed that by casually deceiving a Dao companion couple at the seventh tier of the Mystical Realm, the Golden Core level, they would be able to discover a low-grade Dao Weapon on them.
Every single one of them went mad, ecstatic with joy.
Promptly, all the disciples of Jidu Star within the Jidu Divine Mist received the order. Disregarding cost, they spewed forth their magic power, driving this mass of Jidu Divine Mist to become increasingly fierce, with golden clouds howling, trapping Fang Han and Fang Qingxue. Meanwhile, the leading Golden Core minor giant and the eldest disciple with a Heaven and Earth Dharma had already gone to notify the Jidu Law King.
"Good, you have great merit and performed excellently. To actually trap a rogue cultivator wandering couple possessing a low-grade Dao Weapon. We have immense luck this time. As for that man, I will thoroughly refine him and dig out his Golden Core to give to you. Even if he self-detonates, I will obtain the vast majority of the residual energy. It will be enough to elevate your cultivations. And that female cultivator will be rewarded to you all."
The Jidu Law King was a cultivator of extremely tall stature, standing a full nine feet tall, dressed in a large gold-speckled robe, with long gold and green hair. A giant with a square face and square pupils, possessing eagle eyes and a wolfish body. With both hands propped up, he was currently standing outside the atmospheric layer of Dragonwood Star, his eyes intently fixed below.
His eyes peered through layers of obstacles, looking deep into the massive Dragonwood Star. He saw that deep within the Dragonwood Star's core, an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth seemed to be brewing, along with bursts of a bloody stench rushing straight toward the sky.
That was Daoist Dragon performing a sacrificial refinement deep within the Dragonwood Star Core.
At this time, outside the immense Dragonwood Star, at various hidden locations, the auras of many experts were also concealed, all waiting for the Dragonwood Star Core to be born prematurely.
The Jidu Law King was also waiting anxiously when he received the message from his disciple. He immediately focused his mind to sense it. Instantly, he knew the entirety of the situation inside the Jidu Divine Mist.
Thus, this Eternal Giant felt a massive joy in his heart. He never expected that while waiting for a rabbit to hit a tree stump, a rabbit actually delivered itself to his door.
With a movement of his body, he silently hid himself into his own Jidu Divine Mist. Two wandering rogue cultivator spouses possessing a low-grade Dao Weapon had entered the Jidu Divine Mist; he absolutely could not let anyone else know, otherwise a massive battle would immediately ensue.
"Fang Han, you say, will that Jidu Law King truly fall for it?"
"He definitely will fall for it. A low-grade Dao Weapon is fully enough to make a rogue cultivator giant go mad. Just now, thankfully you reminded me, Senior Sister. If I had directly slaughtered these disciples as I intended, the Jidu Law King would have long been alarmed. Not only would we be unable to kill him, but it would also alert some of the other giants, and we would instantly become targets for all. Now, inside the Jidu Divine Mist, we just wait for the Jidu Law King to arrive, attack with a two-pronged approach, and suppress him. Without the gods knowing, without the ghosts perceiving."
"Fang Han, your courage is growing bigger and bigger. Scheming against an Eternal Giant just like this, are you addicted to killing after slaying Ruyizi?"