I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 274: Chapter 241: Demon Art · Parasitism

Kong Clan City.

A young woman dressed as a man cautiously surveyed her surroundings and approached the base of the city wall, tentatively pressing her hand against it.

A faint light rippled from her palm, wavering the weak barrier glow.

The woman’s eyes lit up, and golden beams overflowed from her palm, instantly tearing open a crack in the barrier.

”Second Brother was indeed right. During the opening of the Wind and Cloud Meeting, the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy of the Kong and Fang Clans would be heavily siphoned, weakening the city’s Protection Array. Even with my mere Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation, I can easily break through.”

The woman glanced around, whispered softly while the Kong Clan’s patrol had yet to arrive.

”A roc rises with the wind one day, soaring up ninety thousand miles.”

As the words fell, a Vast Golden Light transformed into the illusion of a roc, carrying the woman straight up into the clouds.

High in the sky, clouds brushed past on either side, and the woman looked back at the majestic city, a smile playing on her lips.

”From now on, the rules of the Kong Clan can no longer constrain me, Kong Wenjian. No, I renounce the Kong surname that the world covets. From this day forth, I am just Wen Jian!”

A spark of Vast Righteous Qi, a thousand miles of refreshing wind.

Elder Brother, Second Brother, and Little Brother, each of you take care!

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To the east of the labyrinth ruins, a spirited Kong Wengong stood by an array flag, lazily waving an iron fan while gazing towards the sky.

By now, Third Sister is probably flying as high as the sky allows.

”...If only Third Sister were here, she taught me all my poetry and books.”

Kong Wenn lamented, still overshadowed by the memory of Jiang Yuebai.

The calm and steady Kong Wenliang patted the third brother’s shoulder; in reality, he should be the fourth brother, but because their third sister, being female, couldn’t be recorded in the family genealogy, they all referred to Kong Wenn as the third brother outwardly.

The fact that their mother struggled to leave the name ”Jian” in the sequence of their names, according to the values of ”Wenliang Gongjian Rang,” was already their mother’s hard-fought victory.

Kong Wenn continued, ”Though my cultivation is slightly higher than Third Sister’s, she has long reached a realm where ’the belly is filled with poetry.’ Merely reciting a poem is enough to confront foes. I still need to recite a couplet or two. If she were to face Jiang Yuebai, she would undoubtedly win easily.”

Kong Wenliang said, ”Third Sister is naturally suited for reading, her Vast Righteous Qi exceptionally pure. It’s a pity she was born in the Kong Family.”

”Alright, alright, stop talking about that troublesome girl,” Kong Wengong walked over, retracting his fan, ”For now, let’s think about how we’ll avenge our little brother the next time we encounter Jiang Yuebai.”

Kong Wenn scratched the itch behind his ear, nodding.

Kong Wenliang’s eyes narrowed, ”What’s wrong with behind your ear? Let me take a look.”

”I’m not sure. It’s been itching a lot these days, yet it doesn’t feel like anything.”

Kong Wenliang and Kong Wengong exchanged glances and approached together.

”Is this... spider silk?” Kong Wengong plucked a thread of fine, soft white silk from behind Kong Wenn’s ear with his fingers.

At that moment, a small white ganoderma, pure as clouds, sprang out from beneath Kong Wenn’s ear’s skin.

”Watch out!”

Kong Wenliang opened his eyes wide, yanking Kong Wengong away, but it was too late. The little ganoderma suddenly exploded, turning into billions of white dust particles, covering the two’s heads and faces.

”Cough, cough, cough!”

Kong Wenliang and Kong Wengong covered their noses and mouths, stepping back.

”Elder Brother, Second Brother, I... look at me...” Kong Wenn’s terrified and trembling voice came through, and the two looked up to see ganodermas sprouting continuously on Kong Wenn’s neck, cheeks, and the back of his hands.

Like bloodsucking leeches, the ganodermas on Kong Wenn’s body ceaselessly drained his Spiritual Energy and vitality, visibly shriveling him.

”Quick, take an Antitoxic Elixir!” urged Kong Wengong, taking out his own pill to swallow.

Kong Wenliang hurriedly stopped him, ”This is a Grass and Wood Demon Technique; Antitoxic Elixirs are also refined from Grass and Wood Spiritual Medicine and will only fuel the ganodermas’ growth. We need poison.”

”Using poison is not an act of a gentleman, who carries poison with them?” retorted Kong Wengong in agitation, noticing the same fine white threads beginning to appear on Kong Wenliang as well.

”It’s... too late!”

Kong Wenn fell to his knees in pain, the ganodermas on his body suddenly exploding, engulfing him in white dust.

”Vast Righteous Qi repels all evil!”

Boom!

The dust exploded, and the shockwave swept through the area. Kong Wengong quickly brandished his iron fan to block, and though they were knocked down by the force, they weren’t seriously injured.

The Vast Golden Light swept over the two brothers, dispelling the fine white threads and leaving a ”righteous” character on their foreheads.

Righteous Qi Protection, impervious to all evil.

As the dust settled and silence returned, Kong Wenn had already been eliminated. He had exhausted all his strength, choosing not to save himself but to bolster his two brothers.

”Damn it!” Kong Wengong cursed bitterly, pounding the ground.

Buzz!

A slight ripple abruptly brought Kong Wenliang back to alertness; half-lying, he drew his sword to sweep.

With one sweeping strike, a crescent silver light flashed into view. The righteous character on Kong Wenliang’s forehead radiated golden light, repelling the Shadow Moon Mother and Child Blades.

A shadow with fierce wind suddenly appeared above the two, a dragon’s roar echoing, chilling the air.

They looked up to see an icy blue hornless dragon, adorned with fierce, matchless Cold Ice Sword Aura, descended like a galaxy, its momentum formidable.

”Array Flag!”

Kong Wenliang shouted, rushing towards the Array Flag not far away, coincidentally colliding with Jiang Yuebai holding the Evil Wind Saber.

Jiang Yuebai smiled slyly, swinging her saber to slash the flag.

Kong Wenliang gaped in horror, blocking with all his might.

Clang!

Boom!

The clash of metal was drowned in the roaring dragon’s cry. The icy cold shockwave swept the field, fracturing the ground and turning white mist to ice where it passed.

Jiang Yuebai, her strike missed, retreated to avoid it, watching as the icy wave gradually dissipated.

Kong Wenliang stood holding the sword sheath she had severed, standing alone in front of the Array Flag, covered in frost with a determined expression.

Behind him, Kong Wengong, as pale as death, watched as the eighteen ribs of his fan separated to form a golden light shield protecting them both.

The shield was dense with frost, breaking apart with crackling sounds.

Puff!

Kong Wengong coughed up blood and knelt down; caught off guard, he took the full brunt of the Talisman Treasure’s power, his internal organs rupturing, and hurriedly swallowed a Healing Pills.

Kong Wenliang’s pupils dilated with fear, waves of lingering dread surging within him.

Due to the upheaval caused by their third brother, they were lax of their surroundings, providing Jiang Yuebai with an opportunistic opening. Her relentless, all-out strikes nearly severed the Array Flag, almost eliminating both of them at once.

Truly, too precarious!

This Jiang Yuebai, she was not at all as unremarkable as she appeared during the preliminary rounds.

Could their third brother’s previous escape from her grasp have been intentional, to let the Parasite Demon Technique on him infect them instead?

The more Kong Wenliang pondered, the more alarmed he became, the phrase ”too clever by half” surfacing in his mind, even beginning to suspect if she could be using Demon Art?

However, seeing no demon clan traits on her, he quickly dismissed that thought.

”Eunuch Wenn, not bad~” Jiang Yuebai praised, watching Kong Wengong retrieve the iron ribs to reform the Magic Treasure Iron Fan.

At her words, the Healing Pills Kong Wengong had just swallowed nearly sprayed out again. He roared in anger, ”My name is Kong Wengong! Wengong in Wenliang Gongjian Rang!!”

”Alright, Eunuch Wenn of Wenliang Gongjian Rang.”

Kong Wengong: !!!

Kong Wenliang raised a hand to stop Kong Wengong from retorting. With about two hours until the Inner Layer Transmission Array opened, they had to hold one of the three Array Flags, ensuring the Great Array’s normal operation.

This battle is unavoidable!

Kong Wengong rose from the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, ruthlessly, ”We are two at Peak Foundation Establishment, can’t we handle her one-on-one?”

Jiang Yuebai raised a brow, ”You intend to fight in a group? I’ll accompany you to the end!”

As her words fell, Jiang Yuebai threw out a Golden Talisman.

”Powerful Warriors, where are you!”

The Golden Talisman radiated light, and a Golden Armor Warrior, standing three feet tall, appeared behind Jiang Yuebai, holding a giant axe and exuding a heavy and menacing aura, making Kong Wengong involuntarily swallow hard.

Kong Wenliang pressed Kong Wengong to retreat, also seeing the silver-armored sword-bearing faceless puppet flash on the Golden Armor Warrior’s shoulder, its aura sharp.

Jiang Yuebai swung her long saber, oozing with evil energy.

”For this Wind and Cloud Meeting, the two of you stop here!”