Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 19: Come at Me!

"Your Highness, these are our clansmen; three people—one True Void Realm and two Innate in their lifetimes; no signs of resistance, all were killed from behind with one fatal blow!"

"There’s nothing on them to prove their identities, but there are traces on their bodies marking them as military clansmen!"

A tall guard meticulously checked and then reported in a respectful tone.

"Military traces?"

Tuoba Mengxue frowned slightly. Normally, barbarian clansmen and the ones from the army have subtle differences in their aura and cultivation methods. Suddenly finding military barbarians here, and without identification, is just too bizarre!

"Your Highness, take a look at this." The guard suddenly ran over holding a scroll.

Tuoba Mengxue opened it. Her pretty face instantly turned icy cold, an intense murderous aura erupted from her body.

She looked like a war general shrouded in evil qi, her presence terrifying!

"What balls! These bastards!"

Bam!

The scroll in her hands shattered instantly from her fury!

The guards were petrified!

At first, the corpses left her confused, but after seeing this counterfeit contract, everything became crystal clear.

Someone from the army isn’t happy about the peace talks and wants to intercept and kill Zheng Yang!

"What idiots!"

Tuoba Mengxue’s expression darkened, just thinking about those useless army trash left her speechless.

Dealing with Daqian and the Northern Light Territory has stopped them for years.

And that’s with Daqian not even mobilizing the whole nation’s power.

Granted, if Daqian did go all-in, they’d severely wound themselves too, but the barbarian race would end up even worse!

Years of war have exhausted the barbarians’ morale and resources—they desperately need to recover!

But those clowns only see the land of Daqian in front of them and nothing else.

Tuoba Mengxue shook with rage, yearning to return and beat those army martial artists half to death.

But she couldn’t risk provoking them further.

"You few, search over there."

"The rest, follow me."

She pointed behind, then led a few guards toward Daqian.

Her mind was riddled with doubts.

If Zheng Yang’s people could kill the others, why are there no traces of them?

This was too strange.

When she finally stepped onto the land of the Northern Territory and saw the corpses of the Imperial Guards scattered across the ground, her face changed again and again; that exquisitely handsome face looked flustered for the first time.

Something big has happened.

She must find Zheng Yang fast—he cannot die!

...

The Barbaric Mountain Range stretched out like a primordial dragon, sprawled across the world from east to west, vast and magnificent, boundless beyond imagination.

This is the Celestial Qian, the barrier between the barbarian race and Daqian.

Xu Yang dashed frantically, reaching the edge of the mountain range, his injuries mostly healed and his strength surging.

Though he didn’t see Ao Yong chasing behind, his heart couldn’t settle.

The moment Ao Yong came to, he’d surely pursue relentlessly.

Xu Yang plunged into the Barbaric Mountain Range headfirst.

Ao Yong and the others are all from the army!

Maybe the real rescue team lies just outside the barbarian fortress at Desolate Pass, but Xu Yang didn’t dare head that way.

These maniacs are even crazier than he is!

Xu Yang genuinely couldn’t fathom where they got their confidence—daring to still fight Daqian under these circumstances.

Maybe the barbarian race’s brains actually are wired differently from humans!

How could he risk it?

Half an hour later.

Xu Yang climbed high, suddenly caught the wind in his ear, turned—and his expression changed instantly.

A burly figure thundered toward him, like a giant ape, ferocious and impossibly fast.

From above, their eyes met.

"Little bastard, you can’t run."

Ao Yong roared ferociously, his blood qi surging wildly as his speed picked up.

"Fuck me!"

Xu Yang cursed under his breath and turned to flee.

Late Stage of True Void Realm—so damn fast!

"With my current strength, if he catches up, even fighting with my life I’ll be overwhelmed!"

The gap’s too big.

If I had Innate Perfection, I’d have the confidence to give it a shot.

But just having broken through to late stage, reaching the next realm is basically impossible now!

Xu Yang was anxious, but his gaze stayed icy calm.

"The Barbaric Mountain Range is crawling with danger and countless beasts—it’s a nightmare for escaping!"

If I bump into a beast, it’s instant death!

I have to kill him!

A chilling killing intent surged in Xu Yang’s eyes!

To slay someone at the Late Stage of True Void Realm?

If word got out, they’d laugh their heads off.

But he took it seriously.

"At most half a quarter hour before he catches up!"

That was all the lead he’d managed to pull ahead so far.

From now on, the gap would only shrink, not grow!

"What should I do?"

"How the hell do I take him out?"

"Beast? Trap?"

Xu Yang’s mind spun at a frantic pace, his eyes growing redder.

Suddenly—

Ahead lay a ravine, likely carved out by a flood during heavy rain, its surface covered in dried leaves and branches.

"This spot..."

Xu Yang paused, a crazed idea rising inside him.

Utterly insane!

He almost shook his head, but froze.

How will I know it won’t work if I don’t try?

The other guy already knows the Spirit Lock Seal’s effect and is guarded—against such a huge power gap, it’d be useless.

This is my only chance!

"Fuck it!"

Xu Yang gritted his teeth, swept aside heaps of dried leaves and branches covering the ravine, stomped hard and cracked the ground beneath.

With one thought, he summoned the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod.

Xu Yang clutched the Divine Tripod and set it down in the hollow.

Then, covered it with dried leaves.

He darted back, stopping more than twenty meters away.

"This is the maximum control range!"

Xu Yang quietly focused on his connection to the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod.

The Divine Tripod is deadly, but it needs immense spiritual power to control.

Right now, he could continuously refine five furnaces of tier two pills with the tripod—no interruptions!

His spiritual power far exceeds ordinary folk! 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"When two cross swords—it’s the bravest who wins!"

Xu Yang whipped around, took a deep breath, suppressed his frantic heartbeat, and stared coldly into the wilds.

Three breaths, five, ten, twenty...

The wind howled, slashing mountain air like knives!

The burly Ao Yong leaped high, caught in Xu Yang’s sight.

Seeing Xu Yang waiting for him, Ao Yong’s pupils shrank, caution flashing in his eyes.

The guy’s technique for disrupting energy, and that freakish tripod—made him shudder!

"Little bastard, whatever tricks you’ve got, throw them all out."

Ao Yong’s eyes burned red, fury and killing intent barely restrained as he slowed his approach.

Seeing this, Xu Yang’s lips curled up in a sneer, eyes brimming with mockery: "Barbarians really are trash—Late Stage of True Void Realm and afraid of a little Innate like me?"

"No idea what kind of idiot in charge sent garbage like you out here!"

Xu Yang hurled insults without holding back, refusing to stop his taunting.

He wanted Ao Yong furious!

And it worked—spectacularly!

Ao Yong’s face twisted, his body shook with rage, eyes spitting fire!

"You little bastard, you’re fucking dead!"

"I’m gonna twist you into a pretzel and stuff you in a wild boar’s asshole!"

"You’re the wild boar’s asshole, motherfucker!"

"Talk shit all you want!"

"Come get me, you sack of shit!"

Xu Yang piled on, seeing Ao Yong about to explode—and took off again after cursing him out.

BOOM!

The ground trembled; Ao Yong flung himself forward like a demon, determined to tear Xu Yang apart no matter what.