Elder Yu Sha’s old face flushed red, both from shame and excitement. He bowed deeply to Chen Ping. “Senior’s methods reach the heavens. Yu Sha… is utterly convinced!”
Chen Ping smiled faintly. “It was merely a small test of my skills. Next, it is time to pay some attention to their medicinal garden.”
With the successful experience from Black Flame Valley, the entire Myriad Beasts Sect harboured no further doubts about Chen Ping’s strategy. The harassment operations proceeded even more vigorously, leaving the borders of the Myriad Souls Demonic Sect in complete unrest.
After a brief rest and intelligence analysis, Chen Ping locked his next target onto one of the most important resource points of the Myriad Souls Demonic Sect: the Yin Soul Medicinal Garden, located deep in the Crimson Blood Plain and jointly guarded by three Heavenly Immortal realm elders.
This Yin Soul Medicinal Garden did not grow ordinary spiritual herbs. Instead, it cultivated various bizarre demonic medicines that required absorbing yin soul baleful qi to grow.
It was the primary source for the Myriad Souls Demonic Sect’s pills that enhanced soul power and cultivated demonic techniques. Its importance even surpassed that of Black Flame Valley.
This time, Chen Ping’s plan was even more meticulous.
He first instructed the Myriad Beasts Sect to intensify harassment efforts in the opposite direction from the Yin Soul Medicinal Garden, creating the false impression that the Myriad Beasts Sect intended a major operation there. This successfully drew part of the Myriad Souls Demonic Sect high-level attention.
Then, he chose a full moon night.
When the power of moonlight was at its peak, it somewhat suppressed the yin soul attribute demonic medicines while better concealing his tracks.
The Yin Soul Medicinal Garden was situated in a valley perpetually shrouded in grey mist. Within the valley, yin winds howled, and countless resentful soul shadows could be faintly seen drifting through the fog.
The defences here were stricter than those at Black Flame Valley.
Not only was there a powerful Myriad Ghosts Devouring Souls Grand Array enveloping it, but the patrolling disciples had higher cultivation, hidden sentries were densely placed, and the divine senses of the three guarding elders covered the core area of the garden like a spider web at all times.
Chen Ping lurked outside the valley, carefully observing.
This time, forcing entry or creating chaos was far more difficult.
“A stronger array, denser guards, divine sense monitoring with no blind spots…”
Chen Ping frowned slightly, but soon he looked at the little fire qilin on his shoulder. A glint of amusement flashed in his eyes.
“Little one, this time it is up to you.”
The little fire qilin seemed to understand Chen Ping’s intent. It affectionately rubbed his cheek, let out a low roar, and faint crimson-gold flames circulated around its body, revealing eager excitement.
Chen Ping’s plan was simple yet highly effective: feint east while attacking west, then add a blaze.
He first set up a small spirit gathering array and explosion array on a valley cliff far from the garden entrance. At the array eye, he placed several immortal stones containing pure yang power along with a strand of the little fire qilin’s innate true fire.
Then, bringing the little fire qilin, he silently circled to the opposite side of the garden.
When the moment arrived, Chen Ping willed it with his mind, and the distant array detonated instantly.
“Boom!!”
The mixed explosion of pure yang power and qilin true fire produced an utmost yang and unyielding energy fluctuation. In this land of yin souls, it shone like a beacon in the night, instantly drawing everyone’s attention.
“Enemy attack! On the eastern cliff!”
“Such intense pure yang qi! It is the Myriad Beasts Sect’s qilin fire!”
“Quick! Reinforce the east side!”
The valley immediately fell into chaos. Patrolling disciples surged towards the east side, and even the divine senses of the three guarding elders were instantly drawn to the intense explosion and pure yang aura.
Amid this turmoil, Chen Ping moved.
Bringing the little fire qilin, they shot like two streaks of light straight towards the relatively weaker defended western side of the garden.
“Roar!”
The little fire qilin struck first. Its body instantly enlarged, becoming like a small mountain. Crimson-gold flames blazed fiercely around it as it spewed a thick, immense torrent of qilin true fire towards the Myriad Ghosts Devouring Souls Grand Array enveloping the valley.
Qilin true fire, utmost yang and unyielding, was precisely the nemesis of these yin soul baleful qi.
