Chapter 156: Invitation

  "Hiss!" Guo Fei's Xuan Tie sword flashed out instantly and chopped down fiercely at Duke An.

  "Bang!" The crimson light shield outside Anguo Gong's body actually blocked the Xuan Tie Sword, and the sword was bounced back, leaping into the air.

  Indeed, the cultivation of a respected one is not easily cut off. The defensive cover that this person has practiced must be an extraordinary skill. Under the binding of Miao Yu's fifth-level Dragon Binding Curse, it did not break and even blocked Guo Fei's Xuan Tie Sword.

  "Spare them! It's not easy to cultivate a respected being, and our human tribe is originally weak. If we continue to slaughter the strong of the human tribe, I'm afraid that when the war between the five tribes breaks out in the future, our human tribe will suffer greatly." Miao Yu, the respected being, spoke out to stop them.

  "This person is a mediocre talent, even if his cultivation is high, he will only bring the human race down. Only those who are clear-minded and have a strong sense of justice can be the backbone of our people. This person would kill his own kin for the throne and sell out our people for personal gain. Although you have good intentions, it's not worth using them on someone like this." Guo Fei said in a low voice.

  Recently, through his understanding of Miao Yu, Guo Fei knew that although this person's cultivation was high, he was quite simple-minded. From a young age, he relied on his sister, who married the current Emperor of the Tang Empire as a concubine at the age of 22. Miao Yu entered the palace at the age of 13 and was deeply favored by his sister and the emperor. With his natural intelligence, he devoted himself to studying Taoist techniques and ignored worldly matters. His cultivation progressed rapidly. Last year, his sister passed away, and the Emperor of the Tang Empire went into mourning. It was only then that Tang Yi began to suffer from ostracism in the palace. In fact, Tang Yi was the daughter of Miao Yu's sister, so the relationship between Tang Yi and Miao Yu was not as simple as that of master and disciple.

  "Guo Fei, you killed me, Zhao Guo will not let you go." An Guogong looked at him and recognized Miao Yu, then raised his head to look at the Tian Hunzi who was hovering in the air with a fierce gaze.

  "An Guo Gong, in the past, you colluded with the Huo Hu tribe to kill my people. Today, it is as the saying goes: 'The heavenly net is loose but never lets anything through.' You have gotten what you deserved." Hu Xiao Yue said angrily.

  "Haha. What do you have to say for slaughtering the Huo Fox tribe? Miao Yu Zun, you are a man of virtue and I have always respected your character. Zhao Guo has always been on good terms with you, without any offense. Are you going to help Zhou become tyrannical today?" Duke An Guo said angrily.

  "Guo Fei, I don't want to kill him. I've already helped you knock him down and he's badly injured. As long as he swears a poisonous oath not to reveal our whereabouts, let's just drop it!" Miao Yu sighed.

  "Make a poisonous oath!" Guo Fei sneered, Miao Yu Zun must have had brain problems to believe in making a poisonous oath. However, Guo Fei didn't say it directly and ignored Miao Yu, looking at this person and saying: "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit! The law of survival in heaven and earth is like this, An Guo Gong, you fell into our hands today, which is the cycle of heavenly reason, and the retribution is not satisfied."

  Guo Fei let out a cold laugh, and with a swift motion, his sword flashed out of its scabbard. Ten consecutive slashes followed, each slash unleashing a pale golden light that transformed into sword-shaped shadows, hurtling towards the Duke of An.

  Tianhunzi didn't say a word, with a wave of his hand, a large grayish-black palm print appeared in the air and pressed down.

  The Ghost Troop, five ghost generals shook their long guns, and the gray gun tips pointed at Duke An.

  "Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!" Liang Tie fired several arrows in a row, shooting towards the Duke of An Guo. The Double-Headed Python spat out three bowl-sized ice balls and shot them at him.

  "Boom!" The protective shield of Anguo Gong finally collapsed, and it burst into pieces of red light that dissipated in the air.

  "I surrender, spare my life, and I can hand over Zhao State to you!" Duke Anguo was greatly alarmed, and shouted loudly at Guo Fei and others. Taking advantage of the momentary stunned expression on their faces, he suddenly sprang into action, his feet flashing like red mist as he shot into the air and fled.

  "Hiss!" In the dark night, a black gleam flashed by, cutting across his neck, it was Jin Ying's Xuan Yue curved knife. Jin Ying hid in the shadows, closest to An Guo Gong, and made the first move.

  "Ah!" An Guo Gong let out a loud cry, his neck was cut with a bloody mark, the yuanqi in his body burst out, pressed against Xuan Yue's curved knife, and instantly sealed the wound.

  The venerable one entered a state of Nirvana, and indeed it was not easy to kill. However, it slowed down its flight speed.

  "Boom!" Tianhunzi's massive palm print followed closely, slapping him back into the ground once again.

  "Kill!" Guo Fei's divine thoughts flowed, the sword's edge emitted a series of sword lights, and he made a swift slash downwards. The corpse demons, ghostly soldiers, and double-headed crocodiles followed closely behind, launching a frenzied attack with An Guogong at its center.

  "Ah!" Duke Anguo's long spear danced and emitted a red aura, accompanied by screams of horror. Several blood holes suddenly appeared on his body.

  "Boom!" Tianhunzi slapped down with one palm, knocking him to the ground. The red aura outside his body gradually dissipated.

  "Die!" Guo Fei shouted loudly, his sword and body merging into one, in an instant he leapt forward and beheaded the Duke of An.

  Guo Fei smiled faintly, and in an instant, a surge of powerful martial energy flooded his entire body. After killing a Venerable, he actually rose to the rank of Eighth-Order Sword Guard. Killing a strong expert indeed yielded more experience points.

  "Alas!" Miao Yu watched from the side, sighing. Entering the realm of transformation, soaring through the air, but anyone who can reach this level of cultivation is not a person with great willpower and wisdom, yet they fell in such a way.

  The east showed a fish belly white, the valley started to churn up layers of thin fog, the thin fog slightly revealed red color, a thread of bloody smell wafted in the air. After several hours of thorough cleaning, several thousand people of the Fire Fox tribe were killed in one battle.

  In the small square at the center of the mountain valley, there were laid out the corpses of fire foxes. The fur of these foxes was extremely valuable, and noble ladies would have it made into fur coats to wear on their bodies. On cold winter days, the fur coats could emit waves of heat, and even ascetics who went to extremely cold places would buy one as a garment to ward off the chill, in order to conserve their vital energy.

  Liang Tie has been hunting for a living since he was young, and he knows these things. He is afraid that Hu Xiaoyue will see him skinning the fox and be heartbroken, so he leans in close to Guo Fei and whispers quietly.

  "Strip off all the fox fur! Make a few fox-fur coats for our master, and sell the rest for money." Hu Xiaoyue directed the ghost soldiers to start working, leaving Liang Tie staring in amazement.

  "Haha!" Guo Fei smiled slightly, and Hu Xiaoyue's behavior had truly integrated into his Flying Universe Team.

  The Huo Fox tribe was far inferior to the Ling Temple, and only searched for about 20,000 spirit stones. Apart from this, materials for weapons were also extremely rare, and what caught Guo Fei's eye were fifty five-colored deer-like beasts with unopened spiritual intelligence, but they were very fast, and whether on flat ground or in mountain forests, they were extremely good at running, just right for traveling through the Wan Ku Mountains.

  The valuable things were obtained from the body of An Guo Gong. From his Qian Kun ring, he obtained 5,000 Ling Stones. After his death, he left behind a Zong Qi-level long spear. This long spear was not low in level, so Guo Fei let Hu Xiao Yue erase An Guo Gong's divine consciousness and collected it.

  "My master has gone to great lengths for you, at least we should get some spiritual stones!" Since Guo Fei agreed that Miao Yu could leave, Tang Yi gradually united with Miao Yu in their stance.

  "Hehe. Xiaoyue, after making the fox fur coat, give one set to Princess Tang Yi and Miao Yu Zun." Guo Fei smiled and walked into the stone building.

  As expected, the invitation that the Huo Fox tribe took out earlier was still there. The invitation was made very cleverly, with a fire-red stone slab depicting a lifelike three-tailed scorpion, with a faint glow flowing around it, beautiful and elegant. Delicate floral patterns were engraved around it, and on the back of the stone slab were written two words: "Exit Permit!"

  "What's going on with this entrance permit? How can it be an invitation?" Guo Fei was puzzled, turning the stone over in his hand as he thought deeply. Hu Xiaoyue walked over and deftly took the stone from Guo Fei's hand, examining it briefly.

  "Master, this is a Flame Refining Stone! It's produced in the Fire Cloud Cave and is a specialty of the Fire Scorpion Tribe. It should be proof of entering the Fire Cloud Cave."

  "What more proof does a small tribe of demons need?" Guo Fei couldn't help but laugh and say.

  "Master, don't underestimate these demon tribes. Near the Wan Ku Mountains, there are three demon tribes whose power is not comparable to the three empires of the North Yuan, but far surpasses that of ordinary kingdoms. The human and demon races coexist on this continent; if there weren't forces evenly matched in strength, wouldn't the humans have been wiped out long ago? It's just that demons are always disunited, fighting separately, just like humans." Hu Xiaoyue said in a low voice.