Chapter 60: The Secret Key of the Fierce Teeth and the New Crisis of Jealousy
The Secret Key of the Grim Teeth and a New Jealous Crisis
In the center of the stone platform, the light gradually faded, revealing the true appearance of the so-called "key".
It wasn't the metal key he'd imagined, but a simple, palm-sized bronze token. Intricate cloud patterns and ferocious beast totems were engraved on the token, along with a strange, sunken symbol in the center, exuding a vast, ancient aura. The token itself was dim, as if imbued with inherent energy.
"Is this the key?" Li Jiuyou released Jiang Xuelan's hand (as quickly as if he were throwing away a hot potato), and curiously wanted to step forward and pick up the token.
"Wait a minute." Jiang Xuelan stopped him, his icy eyes examining the token and the surroundings. "Although the formation is temporarily stable, the evil aura hasn't completely disappeared. In fact, it's become clearer due to the activation of the formation. We can't stay here for long. Take the token and leave immediately."
Li Jiuyou clicked his tongue, but he also knew the seriousness of the matter. He used his demonic power to wrap his palm and carefully grabbed the bronze token.
Just as his fingers were about to touch the token—
Without warning, an extremely cunning and ruthless silver shuttle shot out from the shadows of the cave entrance, heading straight for Li Jiuyou's back! Its speed was astonishingly fast and silent, clearly intending to kill with one strike!
"King! Be careful!" Man Gu roared and swung his bone stick to try to intercept, but the fairy shuttle was extremely agile and actually bypassed the bone stick without slowing down!
Li Jiuyou's red-gold pupils suddenly shrank. At this moment, his old strength had not yet been generated, and his new strength had not yet been released. His whole attention was focused on the token, so he didn't have time to dodge completely!
At the critical moment!
An ice wall instantly formed behind Li Jiuyou, more than a foot thick! It was Jiang Xuelan who made a timely move!
However, the silver fairy shuttle was extremely sharp, with the ability to break through the law. It penetrated the ice wall with a "puff" sound. Although its speed slowed down and its direction deviated, it still brushed past Li Jiuyou's arm and left a trail of blood!
Li Jiuyou groaned, and felt a burning pain in his arm. At the same time, through the blood contract, Jiang Xuelan also felt a cold and stinging pain in his arm!
"Who?! Get out here!" Li Jiuyou turned around angrily, and the red-gold demonic fire exploded, illuminating the entire cave red and also illuminating several figures that quietly appeared at the cave entrance.
The leader, dressed in white, had a slender figure and a beautiful face, yet now her expression was filled with coldness and jealousy. It was none other than Bai Zhi! Behind her were several elite disciples of the immortal sect, each with a solemn aura. They had evidently followed the tracking talisman and the Erosion Bee's guidance and had finally found this place!
"Junior Brother Jiang!" Bai Zhi didn't even glance at Li Jiuyou. Her gaze was fixed on Jiang Xuelan. Her voice was filled with grievance and disbelief. "You...you actually blocked my Flowing Light Shuttle for this monster?!"
She saw clearly that it was Jiang Xuelan who protected Li Jiuyou in the first moment!
Jiang Xuelan's face was expressionless, the Frost Silence Sword was held across his body, icy blue immortal energy flowing through him. He said coldly, "Senior Sister Baizhi, this place is dangerous. You must not act recklessly. Leave immediately."
"Danger?" Bai Zhi looked as if she had just heard a ridiculous joke, a hint of madness flashing in her beautiful eyes. "I think the most dangerous one is this monster! What kind of magic potion did he feed you? He made you stay with him again and again, even...even sleep with him?!" (Clearly, she had learned some of the information in the Emerald Dream or through other channels.)
Sleeping in the same bed?!
Li Jiuyou: “???” That was an accident!
Jiang Xuelan: “!!!” Her ears instantly turned red.
"Nonsense!" Li Jiuyou was so angry that his wound hurt even more. "Crazy woman! Which eye of yours saw that?"
"If not, how come you two have such a blended aura and coordinated actions?!" Bai Zhi screamed, her eyes sweeping across the still-unextinguished glow of the ice and fire formation on the ground, then seeing the scattered bone powder of the Zhe Clan and the canine tooth fossil. Finally, her gaze fixed on Li Jiuyou's bleeding arm and Jiang Xuelan's slightly frowned face (due to shared pain). Jealousy nearly consumed her sanity. "Brother Jiang! You are a role model in the immortal world. How could you allow yourself to degenerate and associate with demons! Today, I will eliminate this evildoer and clear the door to my immortal sect!"
Several disciples of the immortal sect behind her immediately formed a formation, and the sharp sword light pointed directly at Li Jiuyou and Man Gu.
"Damn it! Do you really think I'm easy to bully?" Li Jiuyou was completely furious. Regardless of his arm injury, he unsheathed the Jinsheng Sword and a red-gold demonic flame rose up. "Want to fight? I'm here to accompany you!"
"Senior Sister! There's something else going on!" Jiang Xuelan tried to stop her, but Bai Zhi wouldn't listen.
"Junior Brother Jiang! Are you still stubborn and refusing to change your ways?!" Bai Zhi was heartbroken. She once again formed a flowing light shuttle in her hand, but now it was aimed at the bronze token. "It's all because of this evil thing! Wait until I destroy it!"
As it spoke, the Flowing Light Shuttle actually changed direction and shot towards the token on the stone platform!
"Stop!" Jiang Xuelan and Li Jiuyou's faces changed at the same time!
That token is related to the seal of this place. If it is destroyed, God knows what will happen!
Jiang Xuelan's sword flashed, intercepting the Flowing Light Shuttle. Li Jiuyou then lunged towards the token, trying to snatch it away.
Chaos broke out instantly!
The Xianmen sword formation trapped Man Gu, who roared and swung his club to fight back. The demonic fire collided with the sword light, and the roar echoed throughout the cave.
Bai Zhi's body movements were agile, avoiding Jiang Xuelan's interception, and more attacks were launched at Li Jiuyou, each one fierce. Li Jiuyou dodged while protecting the token, and suddenly felt a little stretched.
"Madman!" Li Jiuyou cursed, and used Jinsheng's sword to block a fairy sword, then reached out to grab the token.
At this moment, something strange happened again!
The warm canine tooth fossil formed from the skeleton of the Zerg tribe, which was lying quietly on the ground, suddenly flashed with white light, and as if summoned by something, it flew up on its own. With a "click", it was perfectly embedded in the strange symbol groove in the center of the bronze token!
The token instantly erupted with a dazzling bluish-white light! A far more powerful energy wave, carrying a primordial aura, spread out!
The entire cave shook violently, the stone platform creaked, and the ancient formation on the ground made a humming sound as if it could not bear the heavy burden!
The aura of the suppressed "Evil Source Core" suddenly became several times stronger, as if a disturbed ancient ferocious beast opened its scarlet eyes!
"Oh no! The seal is about to collapse!" Xuanjia shouted at the cave entrance.
Everyone was stunned by this sudden change, and even the fight came to a momentary halt.
The light gradually dimmed, and the bronze token inlaid with ferocious teeth slowly floated up, emitting heart-pounding energy fluctuations.
Bai Zhi's face turned pale, as if she hadn't expected it to turn out like this.
Li Jiuyou was the closest and subconsciously reached out to grab the floating token that had obviously undergone some kind of transformation.
Almost at the same time, the evil aura that suddenly became stronger due to the loosening of the seal seemed to have found a breakthrough, and rushed towards the two most powerful people present - Li Jiuyou and Jiang Xuelan!
Through the blood contract, both of them felt a bone-chilling will full of destruction and temptation trying to penetrate into their sea of consciousness!
"Ugh!" The two men groaned at the same time, their bodies shook, and a barely perceptible black aura appeared on their faces.
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