C27 An Ambushed Spirit Creature!

Wang Yipao maintained a respectful tone as he spoke.

Celestial Stone Mountain Man, however, maintained an inscrutable expression. After a long pause, he finally said, "Then I won't see you out."

Wang Yipao was taken aback.

'Damn, you're not playing by the rules!'

Wang Yipao furrowed his brow and gave Celestial Stone Mountain Man another look. Seeing no response, he sighed in resignation and began to walk away.

"Wait a moment."

Just then, Celestial Stone Mountain Man spoke up again.

"What is it now, Mountain Man? Planning to take my life here?" Wang Yipao asked with a chilly demeanor.

"Hehe," Celestial Stone Mountain Man chuckled, unfazed by Wang Yipao's tone.

"The blood-colored tea flower isn't sufficient for me to intervene. However, if you're willing to part with the Foundation Building Pill you possess, I can lend you a hand and deal with those troublemakers," Celestial Stone Mountain Man stated calmly.

Wang Yipao was nearly infuriated.

He had no idea how this man had discerned he was carrying a Foundation Building Pill, but he was hardly in the mood to be amused. "Forget it. Just because you're a Foundation Stage being doesn't mean you can boss me around. I have my limits. If you're itching for a fight, then do your worst!"

"Let's negotiate a different term then. Find a way to advance the brown scorpion king of the Five Poisons Valley to the Foundation Stage," Celestial Stone Mountain Man proposed, unfazed, shifting the conversation to the brown scorpion king.

Wang Yipao was at a loss for words.

He certainly couldn't reveal that he was the brown scorpion king.

Besides,

I'd love to!

If I could do that, I wouldn't need to seek your help!

As a Foundation Stage boss, I'd be taking down that bunch of nobodies in no time!

"The idea is there, but the ability may not be. The Blood Tea Flower was a fortuitous find for me. Are you suggesting I give it the Foundation Building Pill? We're talking about a mutually beneficial partnership here. Why should I be the only one making sacrifices?" Wang Yipao expressed his frustration.

Some thoughts are meant to be kept inside, never spoken aloud.

"The Foundation Building Pill is of no use to us demons," the Celestial Stone Mountain Man declared once more.

Wang Yipao coughed up blood in frustration.

'If it's useless, why demand it from me? Have you no shred of humanity?'

Clearly, humanity was lacking.

But surely, some demon nature should be present!

This level of trickery is just too much.

"Give me a straight answer. Otherwise, you might as well kill me or let me go. I'm getting really fed up with you," Wang Yipao said, clearly irritated.

He had figured out that the Celestial Stone Mountain Man bore him no real ill will.

So, the possibility of cooperation hinged on the terms the other would offer.

"Young man, you're as impatient as that little scorpion. But it does show the potential in both of you. Let it be, then. Let's consider this the start of a good connection. I only ask for your promise that, should a day come when you're able to lend it a helping hand, you will. Can you agree to that?" The Celestial Stone Mountain Man's voice grew more intense.

After some thought, Wang Yipao agreed, "Alright."

"In that case, we've got some pests that have snuck in. Lead my offspring and lay an ambush for them. Don't worry, they understand you. Go on, and if someone at the Foundation Stage shows up, I'll handle them. Also, if you die, don't expect me to intervene again."

"Alright!"

Wang Yipao took charge of the local spirits, realizing they truly were responsive.

Following the spirits' cues, they detected incoming intruders.

"The Divine Wind's Assassination Team!"

"Divine Wind, I never imagined you'd go to such lengths to wipe someone out!"

Wang Yipao was aware of the God Jue affair, but he had assumed the arrivals would be from the Dark Shadow, not Divine Wind.

To his surprise, it was indeed Divine Wind's operatives.

And not just one team, but three assassination squads sent just for him. Talk about overkill!

"Follow my lead, we'll hit them from both sides."

Stone monsters surged from every direction.

Wang Yipao was caught off guard.

Wait, when did you lay such an extensive ambush with monsters?

With a relentless assault from the stone monsters, even Divine Wind's Assassination Team was overwhelmed.

They attempted to flee, but the stone monsters kept coming, eventually blocking their path.

There was no escape. They were gradually whittled down until their health points were depleted, and they were killed.

Wang Yipao gulped. This was impressive.

It seemed that even without his commands, the monsters were capable of setting ambushes!

It looked like leveling up here in the future was off the table.

At the Divine Wind Club...

"What? You're saying monsters ambushed you? You must be joking; that's just not possible!" Divine Wind Word bellowed.

Why not claim the Celestial Stone Mountain Man in the Stone Cave did you in?

This is a game, not actual cultivation!

Games have rules, you know!

If monsters were that formidable and clever, the game would be unplayable!

At that moment, Han Bai tugged at Divine Wind Word's sleeve. "Brother World, they might be telling the truth."

Han Bai was visibly pale.

He remembered his own magic treasure being destroyed and the Nine-life Spider following Wang Yipao's commands.

Piecing together this incident, he suspected it was Wang Yipao's handiwork.

"Han Bai, have you lost your mind? It's bad enough you botched your own task, but now you're spouting this nonsense? Are you out of your mind? Monsters ambushing on a map? Blocking the entrance, with hundreds, maybe thousands, attacking? You can't spawn that many creatures!" Divine Wind Word was livid.

He then turned to the Assassination Team. "Deploy all members of the Assassination Team. If you fail to take down Jian Yipao, demote yourselves to the Mortal Stage!"

None of the Assassination Team members dared to contradict Divine Wind Word.

He was, after all, the captain of the Divine Wind Battle Team.

They had no choice but to obey and send the entire Assassination Team to the Stone Cave.

Then, half an hour later, they were completely annihilated.

"Captain, it's true—all twelve of our squads have been wiped out. We witnessed everything, even deliberately scattered to avoid this. The map's got issues, and Wang Yipao might not even be in there anymore. We can't just march to our deaths again!" A well-known member of the Assassination Team risked speaking out.

He had no intention of shouldering an undeserved blame.

After all, if his level plummeted, how would he continue to earn his keep with the Assassination Team?

At that moment, Han Bai's complexion remained ashen as he pulled Divine Wind Word aside, "Brother World, Jian Yipao can control wild monsters, it's a fact. My squad was decimated by him before—truly. He even took over a Nine-life Spider, a Qi Refining Stage BOSS. Who's to say he can't control the BOSS inside the Stone Cave?"

Divine Wind Word shoved Han Bai aside, utterly incredulous, "You lot are useless, got rocks for brains, huh? Fine, you claim you're besieged by wild monsters, then I'll accompany you myself to see if that nobody can actually control any wild monsters or BOSSes. Is this guy really unbeatable? And Han Bai, go dig up more intel. Find out if Jian Yipao really entered the Stone Cave, will you?"

"Alright," Han Bai replied with a wry smile.

He tried to dissuade Divine Wind Word.

But faced with his leader's menacing look, Han Bai found himself at a loss for words.

In that moment, all he could do was pray that the captain of Divine Wind wouldn't regress from the Foundation Stage to the Qi Refining Stage.

If that happened, it would send shockwaves through the entire Divine Wind Club.