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"Is that bastard meddling with the Spirit Vein of our Profound Darkness Mountain?"
The disciples and elders of the Profound Darkness Sect, all changed color in anger and shock.
Severing a Spirit Vein is akin to exterminating an entire family!
"Who exactly is this person? Skilled in archery and with a flying mount… When did our Profound Darkness Sect offend such a figure?"
The martial artists of the Profound Darkness Sect were all filled with anger and puzzlement, wondering who this person was and why he harbored such hatred toward their sect.
Generally, the Profound Darkness Sect would not take action against major sects, but once they did, they would eradicate them thoroughly, leaving no future troubles.
Now, however, it seemed someone bore a deep grudge against them. Not only was this person wantonly killing their elders and disciples from the sky, he was even aiming to cut off the Spirit Vein of Profound Darkness Mountain!
These martial artists of the Profound Darkness Sect naturally did not know that Su Changkong had no enmity with their sect, his goal was simply to gather a great amount of Innate Qi to take his Turtle Breath Technique to the next level.
"Deputy Sect Master, what should we do?"
Everyone’s gaze turned toward Pan Gao.
Pan Gao’s complexion shifted; he had originally planned to wait for the Sect Master to return and capture the mysterious martial artist but decided it was best to quietly wait and not startle the snake.
But now the opponent had struck at the Spirit Vein of their Profound Darkness Sect, touching upon the very foundation of their sect.
If the Spirit Vein of the Profound Darkness Sect were destroyed, their only option would be to relocate en masse. And mid-sized Spirit Veins like that of Profound Darkness were not abundant, either located within the ten countries or occupied by other major sects. Attempting to seize one would be no easy task!
Finally, a fierce look appeared on Pan Gao’s face, "Great Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder, the four of us will go up the mountain, and the rest will stay put. Don’t let that person escape!"
"Yes!"
The other martial artists of the Profound Darkness Sect all acquiesced.
"Let’s go. Everyone conceal your presence. Let’s meet this youngster. Don’t give him a chance to escape!"
Pan Gao’s eyes were cold as he, along with several other elders of Profound Darkness Sect, quietly made their way up the mountain.
Pan Gao could not stand idly by and watch Su Changkong destroy the Spirit Vein of Profound Darkness Mountain. Although he was originally concerned about startling the snake, and having Su Changkong escape on that crane mount if anything seemed amiss.
Now, Pan Gao could no longer care for such concerns and led several experts of the sect up the mountain in silence, hoping they could catch Su Changkong off guard and capture him directly!
"To dare provoke our Profound Darkness Sect, we must flay and eviscerate that bastard!"
The disciples of the Profound Darkness Sect were all gnashing their teeth in anger.
It was always they, the Profound Darkness Sect, who were fierce and overbearing towards others. This was the first time in hundreds of years that someone dared to attack them head-on and even used flying to their advantage, leaving them no choice but to flee in a sorry state.
Pan Gao and the other three high-ranking experts from the Profound Darkness Sect headed up the mountain, moving quietly towards the back, knowing the location of the Spirit Vein on Profound Darkness Mountain. Since the person was attacking the Spirit Vein, he was definitely in the back of the mountain.
"I’ve gathered 70 strands of Innate Qi! It seems that the Spirit Vein of Profound Darkness Mountain can condense at least two hundred strands of Innate Qi!"
At this moment in the back of the mountain, Su Changkong was condensing Innate Qi from the Spirit Vein. His heart was racing, for in just one night, he had harvested 70 strands of Innate Qi.
Moreover, he had only extracted less than half of the Spiritual Energy from Profound Darkness Mountain’s Spirit Vein. By conservative estimates, he could harvest over 200 strands of Innate Qi, which was much faster than slowly condensing Innate Qi on his own!
"What a nuisance."
But soon, Su Changkong frowned. The sky was dimly lit, and the air was filled with a light mist. Not far away, four figures were closing in from different directions. The leader was Pan Gao, the deputy sect master of the Profound Darkness Sect, who had previously blocked his arrow and was quite powerful. The other three were also Innate Martial Artists with formidable presences.
"Who is he? Is he the one who killed dozens of our Profound Darkness Sect members?"
"Where’s his flying mount?"
From a distance, Pan Gao and the others saw Su Changkong, firmly locked onto him with their Qi, while also scanning their surroundings, but they did not see the white crane nearby.
They naturally did not know that the so-called flying mount was not a living creature but simply a shape formed by Su Changkong using nature’s spiritual energy.
"Has he refined the Spirit Vein’s nature’s spiritual energy into Innate Qi?"
Pan Gao was somewhat horrified to see Su Changkong in front of him continuously compressing a large amount of Spiritual Energy, eventually turning it into a strand of Innate Qi.
Extracting Innate Qi from the bodies of dead Innate Martial Artists was a method known to some within the Evil Sects and the Demon Gate. However, extracting Spiritual Energy from a Spirit Vein and refining it into Innate Qi was a technique they had never heard of!
"Your actions are rather extreme, sir. May I know where the Profound Darkness Sect has offended you to receive such a severe punishment?"
Pan Gao spoke gravely, the other three elders of Profound Darkness Sect surrounding Su Changkong from three directions to prevent his escape.
Su Changkong replied calmly, "It’s true that the Profound Darkness Sect hasn’t offended me, but… what of it? You are strong and can plunder those weaker martial artists at will. I am stronger than you and naturally can manipulate you as I please!"
Su Changkong was not one to abuse his power. He was not the kind to target small or less influential sects and plunder their Spirit Veins. However, taking action against Profound Darkness Sect, which was counted among the Evil Sects and Demon Gate, did not bring him any hesitation. Eliminating them was akin to ridding the people of evil—a deed greeted with applause!
"Arrogant! Do you really think you can do as you please just because of your flying mount and archery skills?"
A man with triangular eyes spoke and a fierce expression surfaced on his face.
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