Ordinary people simply cannot do this. This person is probably no weaker than Chi Tu, possesses powerful martial arts cultivation, and has mastered an extremely powerful method of nurturing and breathing techniques, making him terrifyingly strong.

"One of us!" A middle-aged man's voice came from behind the rock in the distance, revealing part of his body and wearing a protective suit similar to Wang Hao's.

Wang Hao remained silent, continuing to absorb the spiritual energy from the golden jade to consolidate his cultivation, while hiding behind the rock formation, holding an energy gun ready to fire at any moment.

That person was very dangerous, especially just now. He almost got close to me silently. If Wang Hao hadn't broken through his cultivation level, he probably wouldn't have noticed.

Most importantly, the other party clearly intended to attack him!

A dozen or so people appeared outside the underground palace, all carrying energy guns, hiding behind rocks and around corners.

Suddenly, a woman spoke up, saying, "We have known Chitu for a long time. Please don't misunderstand. Quickly bring the items over. The discovery here is of great importance and cannot be lost."

"We are the ones responsible for providing support. We will help you open the underground palace quickly, because if we are any later, the reinforcements from the Li and Zhao families may arrive."

Wang Hao sneered and said, "Stop talking nonsense. You're here to pick me up but are you planning to attack me? Are you planning to take my corpse back with you?"

He was quite certain that if he hadn't completed his breakthrough a moment earlier, he would have been successfully ambushed by now, and even if he hadn't died, he would probably have been crippled.

The middle-aged man who had made the first move spoke up, "You misunderstood. We need to be vigilant at all times when we enter the cave. I led them in stealthily, so naturally I had to be careful to check for dangers."

"You were hiding in the shadows, and I didn't realize you were one of us at first. But young man, your reaction speed is truly amazing. Not bad, quite like my style back in the day."

Wang Hao remained unmoved and said in a low, falsetto voice, "Since they are our own people, let's wait together for Chitu and Menghu to return."

The woman seemed a little impatient and said, "Why won't you listen to advice? We've already said that the Li and Zhao families are coming. If you don't want to leave, hand over the animal skin scroll now, and we'll send you away first."

Wang Hao smiled disdainfully. If he could even see the animal skin scroll, how could he not see that the man was wearing the same protective suit? In the end, the man still approached secretly, intending to ambush him.

If it weren't for that expert who was about the same level as Chi Tu, with his current cultivation level, he would have been able to wipe out this group of people.

Without uttering a word, Wang Hao used the boulders and other defensive features to stealthily make his way deeper into the underground palace.

Upon noticing this, the people behind him immediately quickened their pace to catch up. A murderous glint flashed in Wang Hao's eyes, and he immediately unleashed a barrage of energy gun fire, nearly killing one of them.

"Red Earth, Fierce Tiger, are you back?" Wang Hao shouted, his voice still low and falsetto.

A commotion came from afar, indicating that after so much time, Chitu, Menghu, and the others had begun their journey home.

"Chase after them!"

The woman behind shouted, and the group of people quickly followed.

The most terrifying was the powerful middle-aged man. He moved silently and quickly, striking forward with his right palm, creating a gust of wind.

"Damn it, I'll risk it!" Wang Hao gritted his teeth, turned around abruptly, and swiftly struck out with his right palm, which emitted a faint white chill.

"Frost Palm!"

The middle-aged man didn't care at first. After all, most people who joined the exploration organization knew some useless techniques, such as the Five Thunder Internal Technique, which they had almost all learned.

"Bang!"

The two palms collided, and the rubble beneath their feet shattered instantly, making a "crackling" sound.

Wang Hao felt a tremendous force strike him, his true energy entering his body. He was sent flying backward uncontrollably, his blood and qi churning, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Although the middle-aged man only took three steps back, his eyes were filled with shock. You should know that his martial arts cultivation had also reached the Xuan realm, and he even had useless techniques to rely on.

However, the kid opposite him not only took his palm strike without any damage, but also used the force to fly away at high speed. Most importantly, there was an extremely strange chill emanating from him.

It was spreading rapidly along the meridians in his right hand to his entire body, and even his movements became much slower.

"roar!"

Just then, a roar came from deep within the underground passage. He realized something was wrong and quickly led his men to the scene.

The underground passageway was a complex, spiderweb-like network. Wang Hao suddenly stopped, quickly found a hidden spot to hide, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then fired forward.

"Wood Dragon, what are you doing here?" Chi Tu's voice came. He was very fast and had already rushed over to confront the middle-aged man.

Wang Hao immediately spoke up, saying, "Chitu, I obtained a silver animal skin scroll left behind by a Qi cultivator from the pre-Qin period. This group of people said they came to meet us and wanted to take the scroll from me."

"Mulong, you're really something, coming here to pick peaches, isn't that going too far?!" Chitu was so angry that his body trembled slightly.

At the same time, he was also somewhat delighted, as they had only obtained an empty jade box, while Wang Hao, who remained, had actually found the true inheritance.

Mu Long apologized slightly, saying, "Chi Tu, you and I both know that this thing is extraordinary. Please don't blame me."

"You brought your men to rob us, and you expect me not to blame you?!" Akatsuchi sneered.

Looking at the middle-aged man named Mu Long, Wang Hao noticed a faint golden light emanating from his body, which was slowly receding. He thought to himself, "It seems that his ability to expel the cold energy so quickly is related to this golden light."

Mu Long said with utmost solemnity, "Don't worry, I'll only look at it once and return it to you immediately. I absolutely won't take your peaches. I swear."

"No, you've crossed my line. I won't let you look at it." Akatsuchi refused outright.

Seeing this, Mu Long's face darkened, and with a wave of his hand, the group of people he brought immediately surrounded Wang Hao's hiding place.

Chi Tu said coldly, "You really dare to attack us? Don't forget, our exploration organization hates internal strife and bloodshed the most. Anyone who dares to do this will be surrounded and wiped out by the other forces. No matter if you hide in the wasteland or flee to Tianxing, you will have no way to survive!"

Mu Long shook his head and said with a faint smile, "No, you misunderstood. I just wanted to spar with you. The people I brought wanted to spar with the rat. There won't be any bloodshed."

At this point, he ordered those people, "Don't use your guns. To show your sincerity, put all the energy weapons on the ground."

Meng Hu, Jiaozi, and the others were not far away at this time. They shouted in the passage, warning Mu Long's men not to make any rash moves.

"This guy is cunning. He exchanged a blow with me, so he should know I'm not easy to deal with, but he still sent his men over. Since that's the case, then I'll kill you until you're terrified."

Wang Hao squinted as he watched the people who had thrown down their energy guns and were using the terrain to their advantage to close in. The distance between them was getting closer and closer.

At this moment, Chitu shouted, "Rat, protect what you got. According to our organization's agreement, you only need to hand over half of what you got from the expedition. So, it's your own spoils. Don't let anyone steal it!"