Chapter 62 Entering the Underground Palace by Getting Involved
The phosphorus powder from the butterfly wings fell in a flurry, and as Huali followed along, she spotted a courtyard guarded by guards ahead.
A gentle breeze carried a faint scent of the Marrow-Eating Gu.
Ao Bai, who had been silent until now, carefully spoke up, "Does the host really want to go in? The card mission is to kill Suoli; rescuing people is not within the scope of the mission."
Seeing the butterfly slip through the crack in the door, Huali was about to take out her gold-element card when she remembered she'd used up her daily uses. She looked up at him, "Didn't you say before that my strength could rival a Nascent Soul cultivator? Were you lying to me?"
Ao Bai glanced at her sideways: "Of course not... but what if?"
"What if we just don't go in?" Huali looked at it in bewilderment. "If you're not strong enough, why bother with heroism?" She's not the type to sacrifice herself for others!
"Half and half," Ao Bai thought for a moment, "Earth-type cards for offense and defense, and wood-type cards for healing."
Huali realized: "A perpetual motion machine of fighting and healing at the same time, right? We can go for it this time."
Ao Bai sighed; he knew this would happen. "Then I'll go and find a way to distract them."
After speaking, it leaped a few steps closer and swept the stones away with its tail, instantly attracting the attention of the demon soldiers.
Hua Li had just taken one step when a new batch of demonic cultivators emerged from around the corner, shouting sternly, "Who goes there?"
As Karin was lamenting her bad luck, a familiar voice suddenly rang out behind her.
"Gentlemen, you've worked hard. This is some freshly warmed wine from our small kitchen, which we brought here especially for you to try."
The classic hoarse voice made Huali's fingertips tremble and she turned her head sharply!
Zhang Dezhu walked out of the moon gate with a food box slung over his shoulder, his face full of ingratiating smiles.
He walked past Huali without looking to the side, the fragrant aroma of the wine instantly attracting the attention of the demon soldiers.
While pouring the wine, Zhang Dezhu quickly looked up and silently said, "Quick—go—"
Huali nodded immediately upon receiving the signal, and Aobai, who had returned, quickly darted into the Qiankun Bag, where the two of them, one human and one cat, slipped inside.
Just as the door was about to close, the demon soldier froze and collapsed, and Zhang Dezhu rushed in right after him.
Three seconds later, the two men, who had been looking at each other for a moment, spoke at the same time.
Karin: "Why are you here?"
Zhang Dezhu: "You're here to get the Xuan Iron too?"
Hua Li was stunned, wondering if she had misheard. "What black iron?"
“Pretend,” Zhang Dezhu squinted his small eyes and saw through everything. “Keep pretending. You dare to say you didn’t come with Lady Yangliu? I saw it with my eyes, Lady Yangliu was holding a black iron chain.”
He wondered why there had been no news for so long. It turned out that this brat was trying to go it alone without his knowledge. Luckily, he caught her, otherwise she would have embezzled the goods.
"...Are you sure you're holding it and not wearing it?" Huali asked with difficulty, looking at his smug face. "Do you know where this is?"
"Isn't this the side hall where the concubines spend the night? But why are there so many demonic soldiers..." Zhang Dezhu subconsciously turned around, his voice stopping abruptly when he saw the long, gloomy corridor behind him.
He suddenly turned his head to look at Huali: ?
Huali nodded heavily but firmly.
Zhang Dezhu opened his eyes wide and took off running, but Huali grabbed him by the back of the neck. The evil spirit whispered in his ear, "There are demon soldiers outside. If you go out now, you'll die faster than if you stay here."
Zhang Dezhu was on the verge of tears: "Where am I?"
Huali wanted to continue scaring him, but seeing his little chick-like body trembling without wind, she finally had a change of heart: "This is the entrance to the dungeon."
"What? The dungeon! What are you doing in the dungeon! No, what are Lady Yangliu doing in the dungeon?"
Zhang Dezhu waited for a long time without any response. He turned around and found that Huali had already entered the passageway. He had no choice but to jog to catch up. "Wang Cuihua, wait for me."
*
Wen Tingyun's pale fingers tapped on the armrest of his wheelchair. "Have you thought it through? I don't have much patience left."
Sodo, the King of Wrath, was bound by dozens of black iron chains branded with incantations, suspending his mountain-like, muscular body like an upside-down, broken doll, with beads of congealed blood constantly dripping from his hair.
"The grand formation requires the simultaneous activation of the seven kings... to slay the Demon Lord..."
"Oh?" Amusement flashed in Wen Tingyun's eyes. He reached out and grabbed the black iron, pulling hard. Sodo immediately let out a muffled groan. "Wen Jin hasn't recovered from his Soul Returning Stage yet. What makes you think he'll appear?"
"The formation contains... the Thousand-Machine Flesh Ganoderma, which can help the Demon Lord end his rebirth period early..."
Wen Tingyun paused, "Didn't the Thousand-Machine Flesh Ganoderma disappear a hundred years ago?" He tightened the chains. "You're lying to me."
"Soli found it among the demon race; the Flesh Spirit Mushroom requires a mother plant for cultivation, and it has already blossomed..."
*
After passing through the passageway, the surroundings became more spacious, and Huali was surprised to find that the walls and floor tiles inside were actually made of black jade.
Zhang Dezhu reached out and touched it: "It has spiritual energy; it's simply an excellent place for cultivation."
As the two approached, the barrier rippled outwards, releasing a strong aroma of the Bone-Eating Gu, revealing more than a dozen women strapped to pillars.
Although the black robes concealed their exquisite figures, the seeds in their abdomens had already sprouted, and the flowers and leaves were rapidly taking root by absorbing nutrients from the mother plant.
Huali immediately spotted Qizhi in the very center. Her face was pale, and as the seedlings continued to take root, she was barely breathing.
Suddenly, several bone spikes flew through the air. Huali quickly retreated, and the bone spikes grazed her eyes and became embedded in the wall.
Gao Li stood in the shadows, his expression cold. "The King really guessed right. You're Wen Tingyun's man?"
Huali paused for a moment, then immediately nodded: "Yes! If you don't want to die, release them now!"
Zhang Dezhu's eyes widened. "What?!" No wonder she, a paratrooper, was so arrogant; it turned out she had a sugar daddy behind her!
He resigned immediately upon returning!
Seeing Hua Li admit it, Gao Li sneered, "You brat, you almost fooled me. I want to see what kind of expression Wen Tingyun will have when he sees you in our hands!"
Huali: "??"
Wait a minute, is this Chinese? She doesn't quite understand.
Before she could think any further, spiritual energy swept over her. Huali kicked Zhang Dezhu away and shouted, "Earth Treasury Binding, come out!"
The black jade brick wall shattered and a rock dragon burst out of the ground, knocking Gao Li away in a flash, much to his astonishment.
At the same time, the dragon's tail swept across, and the four demonic cultivators behind him were all sent flying, spitting out mouthfuls of blood and fainting.
Gao Li exclaimed in disbelief, "!!!"
Zhang Dezhu exclaimed in disbelief, "!!!"
Huali exclaimed in disbelief, "!!!"
Ao Bai: "The Ksitigarbha Entanglement card is this powerful after the upgrade?! No wonder it belongs to the host!"
Gao Li, who had seriously underestimated Hua Li's strength, coughed up blood and tried to run away, but was bound by winding vines and pulled back to Hua Li.
"I'll say it again, release them."
"It's no use. Their bodies have already been parasitized by the seeds. When the great formation reappears, they will be taken to the sacrificial altar as sacrifices."
"The sacrificial altar?" It was heavily guarded, and not even a mosquito could fly in. Huali had been struggling to find a way in, but suddenly a brilliant idea struck her.
"What did you mean by mentioning Wen Tingyun? Did you deliberately lure me here because of Wen Tingyun?"
Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Gao Li simply laid his cards on the table: "You are just one link in the chain. The great formation is about to be activated. If you release me now, I can still plead for your life."
Huali glanced at him speechlessly.
Who came up with this brilliant idea? How could she, the person directly involved, not know that she had such a close relationship with Wen Tingyun?
Huali, too lazy to waste words with him, knocked him unconscious. Under Zhang Dezhu's shocked gaze, she slashed her palm, and the blood dripped onto the flower inside Qizhi's abdomen, causing the wildly growing leaves to wither instantly.
A smile flickered across her lips; she had guessed correctly.
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