Several hours later, the inhabitants of this perilous pass, Purple Cloud Mountain, were cleaning up the battlefield under the supervision of the Xuanwu soldiers.
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"Lord Ji, the matter has been handled. Tonight at Hai Shi, at Fengyun Tower, eighty li southwest of the city!"
In a dark alley of Zhulu City, Zhulu Immortal Dynasty, a lecherous man bowed and entered.
"You've done well. This is for you!"
A sharp voice echoed from the dark alley. As the lecherous man ventured deeper, four figures could vaguely be discerned. A man in black threw a pill.
Bang!
The lecherous man caught it, looked at it, and his joy was evident. He quickly waved his hands, "Thank you, Lord!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
"Lord is truly generous!"
Bang!
The man in black slapped the wall beside him and walked towards the lecherous man. As he drew closer, his features became clearer: a long, narrow face, round eyes sharp and piercing, a hooked nose, and a thick, slightly hunched back.
The skin not covered by his clothes was adorned with a layer of black scales.
"It's not easy to find a few human beings in this territory that are somewhat palatable. I haven't had a taste in a long time. I miss that rich flavor!"
The man licked his lips.
"Lord Ji! This doesn't make sense!"
The lecherous man was quite shocked. "Lord Ji, you are of the Gu Long Diao clan, who control over a hundred Dao Prefectures of the East Vast Vermilion Bird Palace. How could you lack human flesh?"
"If this is the case, how are we supposed to live?"
"Heh heh!"
The man called Lord Ji by the lecherous man was named Ji Si, a being from the East Vast Gu Long Diao clan.
The Gu Long Diao possessed dragon blood, making them extremely powerful. After the ancient war of the gods, they gained control of one hundred and sixty-three Dao Prefectures in the East Vast region, dominating the Vermilion Bird Palace and becoming one of the four overlords of the East Vast.
"What do you know!"
Ji Si glanced at the lecherous man. "The human beings raised within the Vermilion Bird Palace do not have fresh flesh, making it difficult to achieve that wild flavor!"
"Leaving the East Vast and traveling all this way to the Western Frontier, it's truly difficult to find such exquisite human flesh!"
"Go, inform Kun Bai, and have him bring the goods and the spirit-confining formation!"
Ji Si said to the figure behind him. "It's rare to find a few quasi-Supreme realm human beings in this area. Make sure he knows what to do and what not to do. If he messes up my great plan, he can take his own life!"
"Don't worry!"
A middle-aged man said in a low voice, glanced at the people beside him, and then disappeared down the street.
"You've handled this matter well. The grand ceremony for the founding of the Zhulu Immortal Dynasty is still some time away. As a prosperous region of the Zhulu Immortal Dynasty, there will surely be plenty of delicacies. Continue to keep an eye on things these few days, and your benefits will not be lacking!"
Ji Si patted the lecherous man's shoulder and said in a deep voice.
"Rest assured, Lord Ji. I enjoy cooperating with you the most. I shall take my leave now!"
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"This is Fengyun Tower?"
"I say, why did you choose a place like this?"
Xu Shi.
Fengyun Tower, eighty li southwest of Zhulu City.
The sky was dim, and everything was hazy.
Kun Bai held a human woman and stood outside Fengyun Tower brazenly. This tower had stood for tens of thousands of years. For some unknown reason, Zhulu City had gradually abandoned it, and few beings passed through this place.
"What do you know!"
Ji Si berated Kun Bai, looking at the ninety-zhang tall Fengyun Tower before him, and said softly, "This Fengyun Tower was created by the second Sect Master of Zhulu. It can withstand the bombardment of experts at the Minor Heavenly Venerate realm!"
"If we use Fengyun Tower as a base and set up the spirit-confining formation here, where can a few quasi-Supreme realm human beings escape to!"
"Just a few quasi-Supreme ants. What, have you become more timid since leaving the Vermilion Bird Palace?"
Kun Bai seemed angered. He looked at Ji Si with disdain.
"It's not simple, not simple at all!"
Ji Si shook his head. "I saw them from afar today and knew they were definitely prodigies of the human quasi-Supreme realm. They cannot be judged by ordinary standards. Here, only you and I are Supreme realm experts, but we cannot afford to be careless. What if they are from the Northern Nether human race!"
"You speak the truth. The Northern Nether human race is powerful, inheriting most of the cultivation techniques and scrolls from the Immortal Lord lineage. Their status and strength are second only to the Eight Great Families of the Central Continent. You are right, it's better to be cautious. We mustn't let the duck that's already in our grasp fly away!"
Boom!
Kun Bai raised a large white formation with one hand, and with a bang, it covered Fengyun Tower. For a moment, a vast expanse of white light spread for a thousand li, then it suddenly contracted, condensing within Fengyun Tower!
"What do you plan to do with this human woman? It's not convenient to keep her with us all the time!"
After setting up the formation, Kun Bai looked at the unconscious woman.
"I can't eat her, and looking at her all the time makes me so hungry!"
"Behave yourself!"
Ji Si glanced at the human woman and berated Kun Bai. "Beings of the Yun Clan Imperial Lineage have a forbidden grand formation on them, as you well know. If she is killed, the formation will activate, and the high-ranking members of the Yun Clan will accurately track us. This woman, though crippled, is still a member of the Imperial Lineage. At that time, even the Vermilion Bird Palace might not be able to protect us!"
"What are we worth!"
"Lord Ji, do you think the True Phoenix bloodline on this woman can be activated?"
Kun Bai looked at the red mark on the woman's forehead.
"Difficult!"
"For tens of millions of years, no human being from the Yun clan has activated the True Phoenix bloodline. Our era is too far removed from ancient times. This bloodline has passed through so many generations that it's already diluted almost completely!"
"True Phoenix bloodline!"
"I have Dragon bloodline myself!"
Ji Si mocked, "If you ask me, we should use her as bait to capture more good human beings. We can't just keep her around for nothing, can we!"
"Lord Ji, after this job, let's return to the East Vast Vermilion Bird Palace. In a while, Immortal City will open, and it will surely attract many species. Perhaps we will see beings from the Northern Nether Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty, and the Human Realm. When it comes to the finest human flesh, it has to be the Northern Nether human race!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, it makes me so hungry!"
"How many years has it been since I last tasted Northern Nether human flesh!"
Kun Bai said, wiping his mouth.
"Let's finish the current job first. You and I will split up and check the formation, see if there are any unstable formation eyes!"
Ji Si said.
"Here!"
Kun Bai threw Ji Si a talisman, which could resist the encroachment of the spirit-confining formation.
This kind of spirit-confining formation could create illusions and cause beings to get lost within it. This grand formation also had a peculiar aspect: it was also equipped with countless restrictions that could absorb the divine power from a being's body, weakening the enemy's strength.