Chapter 122: The Terrifying Sun-Shooting Heavenly Skill

After refining the Blood Bodhi Fruit, Yitian and his companions’ physical bodies became almost comparable to low-grade magical treasures, greatly enhancing their survivability and significantly boosting their combat power.

After enjoying a few days of ease, the Reincarnation Squad decided to venture out once more to earn Dragon Crystals or Yuan Crystals.

As Yitian and the others left Huangqin City, Yitian immediately sensed someone tailing them. The rest of the squad gradually became aware of the anomaly as well. Despite this, Yitian and his group did not halt their pace but headed straight toward the distant mountain range.

Traveling through the mountains by flying is exceedingly dangerous. If a terrifying predatory bird spots you, even a top-tier human cultivator at the Nascent Core stage could face mortal peril. The predatory birds that dominate the skies above the Fulong Mountain Range are extraordinarily fierce. Their flight range spans hundreds of thousands, even millions of miles. Occasionally, some soar tens of millions of miles beyond the mountains, devouring countless human lives.

Moreover, many of these predatory birds exist in tribes numbering from hundreds to tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands. Therefore, even powerful human cultivators usually travel on foot within the Fulong Mountains.

“Show yourselves!” Yitian and his group stopped several thousand miles from Huangqin City.

A young man clad in white emerged, exuding arrogance. His handsome face bore a look of defiance and haughtiness. Ten guest disciples accompanied him. This was Lan Chen, the young master of Gulan City, who had finally found an opportunity to block Yitian and his group.

“It’s you?” Yitian was surprised yet somewhat enlightened.

Yifeng, Yishan, Yikuang, and the others flashed killing intent. Clearly, they had long harbored hostility toward Lan Chen due to his repeated provocations and now his malicious stalking and ambush. His intentions were undoubtedly sinister.

“That’s right, it’s me!” Lan Chen declared. “You’d better hand over your Blood Bodhi Fruits. If I’m in a good mood, I might spare your lives. Otherwise...” His eyes gleamed with deadly intent.

He harbored murderous thoughts toward Yitian and his group, especially toward Yitian himself, whom he saw as an obstacle. Lan Chen had been courting An Qing, a disciple of the Moon Invitation Sect, but she paid him no attention, showing interest instead in Yitian. This ignited Lan Chen’s jealousy into a raging fire.

Yitian had already anticipated Lan Chen’s motive for intercepting them — only the Blood Bodhi Fruit could spark such greed.

“Sorry, we’ve already used up all the Blood Bodhi Fruits,” Yitian had to deliver the unfortunate news. Their journey had been in vain.

“What?” Lan Chen’s expression darkened as if struck by a thunderbolt. Yet, the scowl faded quickly, replaced by a sinister smile. “Don’t lie to me. The Blood Bodhi Fruit is so precious. You wouldn’t waste it. Each fruit can fetch over a thousand Yuan Crystals, enough to elevate your cultivation to the Nascent Core stage or buy a top-tier low-grade magical treasure with ease. If you’ve consumed them, it’s only to reach the pinnacle of human physicality. The boost to your power wouldn’t be that great.”

Lan Chen refused to believe Yitian would squander such treasures. The Blood Bodhi Fruit is a holy elixir for refining the body. Even ordinary people with no cultivation who consume it gain immense strength and a powerful physique. For human cultivators, it significantly raises their combat power. For those at Earth or Heaven ranks, it enhances their strength to an even greater extent, maximizing its effect.

Thus, cultivators at Heaven rank and below greatly desire the Blood Bodhi Fruit. The weaker the cultivator, the greater the craving. Earth and Heaven rank elites offer high prices. For mere human-rank cultivators like Yitian and his group, consuming the fruit would be a tremendous waste.

Yitian did not bother to explain further.

The ten guest disciples accompanying Lan Chen were shocked to hear that this encounter was an attempt to seize the Blood Bodhi Fruits in Yitian’s possession. Each fruit could be sold for hundreds to thousands of Yuan Crystals. Even the leaders of vast organizations sought to collect large quantities to forge invincible, diamond-like bodies. Success would grant them dominion over the world.

“Master, allow me to capture them!” A guest disciple in his forties, overwhelmed by greed, was the first to volunteer.

Lan Chen sneered inwardly. He was not foolish; he clearly understood the thoughts of these guest disciples but chose not to expose them. He needed them to fight Yitian and his group; otherwise, they might shirk their duties. If they succeeded in killing Yitian and his companions, his Fifth Uncle would appear immediately, and none of them would dare to challenge such a Nascent Core expert.

“Do not underestimate them. Their strength is formidable. Attack together!” Lan Chen commanded.

The other guest disciples cheered and launched themselves at Yitian’s group. They released their primordial energy with fierce ferocity. Some formed their palms from true energy, others cautiously wielded elemental techniques, and some unleashed the profound power of their cultivation methods, overwhelming Yitian and his companions from all directions.

“Kill!” At that moment, Yitian, Yifeng, Yishan, Yili, Yikuang, and Yihong each drew their treasured bows. With terrifying heavenly energy circulating, arrows condensed from true energy blazed with dazzling radiance.

Boom! Boom! Boom! One arrow after another tore through the air, targeting the guest disciples at the primordial energy level.

Impossible!

The greed-driven guest disciples were utterly stunned by the sight before them. They barely had time to react and could only muster weak defenses.

However, Yitian’s group’s attacks were terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, two guest disciples were pierced through by the arrows, their primordial energy shattered, their bodies impaled, their lives extinguished. Another was severely wounded. Three others managed to block the assault, but their magical treasures were damaged, the tremendous force wrenching the weapons from their grasp.

“What!”

The remaining guest disciples gasped and momentarily froze in fear.

But Yitian’s group was merciless. A second wave of arrows followed swiftly.

Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!

Like harbingers of death, the arrows struck down three more guest disciples who lacked magical treasures, unable to evade the fatal strikes. Their fully unleashed primordial energy was shattered, utterly defenseless.

Several others were wounded, their magical treasures nearly broken, struggling to maintain their grip.

The remaining guest disciples were utterly terrified. All greed vanished, replaced by boundless fear. They screamed and fled toward Lan Chen.

Yitian and his group remained unmoved.

A third volley of arrows tore through the sky, instantly killing the unprepared guest disciples on the spot, blood spraying the air. Lan Chen, watching from the side, was filled with dread.

The Reincarnation Squad was terrifying. Three volleys had wiped out ten of Gulan City’s top primordial energy guest disciples.

Fear spread rapidly in Lan Chen’s heart; he dreaded being shot down next. At the same time, he silently called for his Fifth Uncle’s arrival.

Yet, despite their fearsome presence, only Yitian could muster a fourth arrow. Yifeng, Yili, and the others had exhausted the true energy stored in their Sunlight Heavenly Skill acupoints and could no longer unleash their earth-shattering archery.

Yitian charged at Lan Chen, intent on ending him here and now.

But at that moment, a terrifying aura suddenly surged from afar. In a flash, several figures appeared before Lan Chen.