After Defying the Villain’s Fate for Nine Lifetimes, the Heroines Turn Mad!

Chapter 311

Xu An felt that Jiang Chen was beyond reason.

After getting up and dusting himself off, he left the sect with several disciples of the Ancient Pill Tower to carry out their mission, heading to the location where numerous pill refiner masters had gone missing.

Throughout the journey, he was extremely cautious, avoiding the rarely trodden dense forests and small paths, sticking only to the main roads.

The influence of the Ancient Pill Tower was vast, covering nearly a thousand li.

Although Xu An was an upper four realms cultivator and capable of flying, the disciples of the Ancient Pill Tower had relatively lower cultivation, so they had to travel on foot.

It took several days for everyone to finally reach their destination.

Ahead was a narrow path flanked by steep peaks on both sides.

Three people had been waiting there for a long time, two men and one woman, all with robust auras and uniformly at the Fate Transformation realm.

Seeing these three, Xu An breathed a sigh of relief.

“Greetings, Elder Zhang. We are grateful for your assistance on this mission,” Xu An said as he quickly approached and bowed to the elder in the center.

Hearing this, the one called “Elder Zhang” returned the gesture and said, “Master Xu, you are too kind! We owe a debt to the Ancient Pill Tower, so there’s no trouble at all.”

“Exactly!” another male cultivator chimed in.

“Besides, they’re just a bunch of madmen. We can crush them with a flick of our wrists!”

Xu An had no doubt about this statement.

After all, with Divine Passage realm cultivators and above not intervening, these three were indeed formidable forces.

Especially Elder Zhang, whose cultivation was in the late stages of the Fate Transformation realm and just a step away from the Divine Passage realm.

“After this matter is settled, the Ancient Pill Tower will have a generous reward,” Xu An added.

“Please, you’re too courteous,” Elder Zhang replied, his old face breaking into a smile.

Although he verbally demurred, the mention of a generous reward had clearly excited him and the other two.

After all, wasn’t the promise of the Ancient Pill Tower’s reward the reason for their long journey?

After composing himself, Xu An asked, “Do the three of you have a plan for this investigation?”

“No need for a plan. Just wipe out those madmen,” the male cultivator replied instantly.

“Madmen may be unpredictable, but they can’t make waves against absolute power,” the female cultivator agreed with a nod.

“Ah, we mustn’t be careless,” Elder Zhang cautioned, stroking his beard.

“Just now, I surveyed the two peaks from above, and guess what I discovered?”

“What?” Xu An inquired.

“Spirit boats!” Elder Zhang narrowed his eyes.

“And not just a few, but dozens of them, all high-grade and incredibly fast!”

Xu An was shocked.

While many forces and sects in the Central Domain possessed spirit boats, very few could deploy dozens at once.

“Furthermore, I saw many figures skulking about, all dressed in black. These madmen are organized and disciplined!” Elder Zhang continued.

Xu An was even more astonished.

The male and female cultivators who had been boasting earlier now wore serious expressions.

They had thought it was just a bunch of madmen causing trouble.

But from this situation, it was clear these were not ordinary madmen but an organized and disciplined group!

“Not only that, but according to the pill refiner masters who narrowly escaped, these madmen like to ambush, deceive, and strike from behind! They have endless tricks up their sleeves, making them impossible to guard against!” Elder Zhang added.

“Hiss–”

Everyone gasped in unison.

Organized and disciplined madmen who knew how to ambush and deceive others?

This was beyond belief!

“I suggest you all wait here while I go up and challenge them to gauge their strength. With my higher cultivation, I can retreat safely even if I encounter danger,” Elder Zhang finally revealed his plan.

Xu An saw no issue with it.

The male and female cultivators frowned slightly but still nodded in agreement.

This pleased Elder Zhang, who smiled contentedly.

Although he had stated the facts, he was not afraid at heart.

His plan was simple.

The reward would be split three ways, which wasn’t much.

But if he went up alone and wiped out all those madmen, wouldn’t most of the reward go to him?

Just the thought was a little exciting!

“Ahem, wait here for me. I’ll be right back,” he said, and with everyone watching, Elder Zhang soared into the sky.

He was incredibly fast, turning into a streak of light and eventually standing above the two peaks.

“You mad demons, who dares to fight me!” he bellowed, his voice amplified by his cultivation, creating a hurricane of spiritual energy.

Wherever the hurricane passed, dust and smoke rose, and vegetation bowed down, a truly imposing sight.

But no one responded to him.

“Could it be they sensed my high cultivation and got scared?” Elder Zhang muttered, frowning.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After concealing his aura, he shouted again, “I never bully the weak. If you’re scared, then just…”

Before he could finish, a “swoosh” sound was heard, and a figure dressed in black, carrying an ancient sword case, appeared from the peak below and stood in front of the elder.

Being able to fly indicated that the newcomer was also of the upper four realms.

This made Elder Zhang’s pupils contract.

Upon closer inspection, he was stunned.

Was it just the upper four realms?

The cultivator before him was clearly in the late stages of the Fate Transformation realm, the second realm of the upper four realms!

At this moment, Elder Zhang felt a bit panicked.

He had not expected to find someone of equal cultivation among these madmen!

But what of it?

He had been immersed in the Fate Transformation realm for a hundred years and feared no equal!

Moreover, the cultivator before him had a wild look in his eyes, clearly a mad demon who had lost his wits.

“Haha, then let’s fight!” Elder Zhang laughed heartily, full of fighting spirit.

Hearing this, the black-clothed cultivator also opened his sword case, ready for fighting for three hundred rounds.

The battle was about to erupt!

Both wielded spiritual weapons and charged at each other, but just as they were about to clash, another black-clothed figure stealthily leaped from the peak.

This person’s face was obscured by spiritual power, appearing distorted, and judging by the figure, she seemed to be a woman, albeit with an unusually burly build, riding a red-maned lion.

Taking advantage of Elder Zhang’s focus on the impending battle, she leaped from the lion’s back, somersaulted in the air, and kicked Elder Zhang in the back.

“Puh!!”

The powerful force made Elder Zhang spit out blood.

Before he could react to what had happened, he plummeted from the sky like a cannonball, crashing heavily onto the peak below and creating a deep crater, leaving him half-dead!

“Damn it, a sneak attack!” Elder Zhang cursed.

Before he could finish, he was dragged out of the crater by several black-clothed figures, who bound his hands and feet and carried him to a nearby spirit boat.

This scene left Xu An and the others pale with shock!

They all marveled in their hearts.

These madmen really knew how to ambush people!

“The coordination of these black-clothed people is like flowing water! Absolutely terrifying!” Xu An exclaimed in fear.

Hearing this, the others nodded incessantly.

Not only terrifying but also masters of ambush.

One could tell they often engaged in such deeds!

And while everyone was in shock, no one noticed…Dozens of cultivators, all dressed in black, had somehow quietly sneaked up behind them under the enhancement of some kind of breath-concealing technique…

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“…”

A series of muffled sounds followed.

Xu An only felt darkness before his eyes and lost consciousness in an instant.

And just before he passed out, he seemed to hear someone shouting loudly…

“Jiuyan Sect, invincible…”