Chapter 65 Heavy Casualties (Please read on, please vote!)
Outside the underground palace, the scattered disciples of Gu Du Peak were attacked by a large swarm of venomous bees. Without a late-stage Qi Refining leader, their strength dropped by more than one level.
Their initial desire to explore the underground palace and seek opportunities was completely extinguished by wave after wave of poison needles.
With heavy casualties, they had no choice but to retreat to the passageway.
Then a desperate scene unfolded: the road was blocked.
Screams and wails echoed incessantly!
at the same time.
Near the abandoned camp in the middle of the Xuan Gu Three Mountains, the disciples of the Five Yin Peaks had just been robbed by Wang, but they had to put aside their emotions and continue with their original plan.
Their only motivation was the opportunity within the underground palace.
By deliberately selecting a thin rock layer, a new underground passage is being rapidly opened up with the combined efforts of both sides.
Soon after, the ground suddenly caved in, and a head popped out. It was Fang Zhuo, the agility expert who had been sent down.
His face was filled with terror as he shouted.
"Oh no, oh no!"
"Please help me up."
Everyone reached out their hands, about to ask a question, when they felt the ground begin to shake. With a loud rumble, the ground collapsed into an even larger area.
A nearly ten-meter-long, monstrous lion leaped out.
Fang Zhuo was still in his mouth.
With teeth no less sharp than those of the rock pillar, it snapped it in two in the blink of an eye, swallowed half of it whole, and let out a low growl.
A large number of white bones emerged from the ground, forming a bone prison that surrounded the group. The disciples of Wuyin Peak looked grim.
"Second-tier Bone Lion..."
This was almost an unbearable burden for them! The reason why Liu Jinxian and the other two were able to deal with these second-tier demons was because they had many tricks up their sleeves.
It might not work if it were them.
The second-tier Bone Lion began its rampage, almost unstoppable. Wang Yu, observing from the shadows, felt his scalp tingle.
There have been too many changes at Xuan Gu Mountain.
There are Foundation Establishment level troubles everywhere, and second-tier Yin spirits are also hidden among the companion Yin spirits of the Ruogu Wood Forest, making things even more interesting.
After much deliberation, he still did not make a move.
The more people who die, the better. This way, Liu Jinxian and the others will be rendered useless. Without enough manpower, Wang Yu can be confident of temporarily standing at the top.
As for the second-tier Bone Lion, he really didn't want to deal with it.
They watched as the Five Yin Peak disciples were slaughtered. In a short time, nearly a hundred people were reduced to more than ten before they broke free of the Bone Prison and fled Xuan Gu Mountain like madmen without looking back.
This behavior is tantamount to treason.
The Bone-Bone Lion chased for a while before turning back, not pursuing any further. It coiled itself before the new passage, its blood-red maw wide open, waiting for the next destined person.
Things have progressed to this point, and the Three Mountains of Xuangu... are now empty!
Seeing this, Wang Yu used the power of the Night Concealment Spell to sneak into Xuan Gu Mountain and seize all the resources in the warehouse.
He then returned to the abandoned camp and went to collect the storage bags of the disciples killed by the Bone Lion. He instantly became a "Hundred-Bag Elder" and was having a great time collecting them.
"What a stroke of luck! It's time for me, Mr. Wang, to make a fortune!"
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The underground palace.
With her subordinates completely under her control, Liu Jinxian forcefully pressured Gu Zhengshun and Situ Hong to submit.
Using two Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators as bait, the array eye of the Yang Yi pattern was finally activated, the third palace gate of Ningyue Palace opened, and everyone rushed in.
But in less than ten breaths, Liu Jinxian and his two companions were forced to retreat in a sorry state, with not a single one of their men left.
"Damn it, something's not right in this place."
at this time.
Liu Jinxian was holding the prematurely born bee gu in her hand. Its condition had stabilized a lot, and its aura had become much stronger.
The only pursuer behind the three was a corpse demon.
The fate of the queen bee is self-evident.
"This ancient ancestral ruins is utter bullshit. It's probably a scheme set up specifically to harm future generations."
The three rushed out of Ningyue Palace and ran wildly towards the passage.
The corpse demon at the rear made a few steps as if to give chase, but did not pursue further. The two flames in its eye sockets had somehow transformed into a pair of lively eyes.
His aura changed drastically. Standing at the top of the steps, overlooking the entire underground palace, he sighed.
"Did they all fail...?"
"I'm trapped in this cage, I refuse to accept it!!!"
After a few steps, the corpse demon paused, and a wisp of its remnant soul floated out from above its head, turning into ashes in silence.
A ripple appeared in the air, and a cold snort seemed to flash by.
The corpse demon, now back to normal, scratched its bald head, roared to the sky, and continued its pursuit, following the scent of humans.
Three days later.
The three of them, covered in dust and dirt, emerged from the place where Gu Zhengshun had set up the [Earth Yin Corpse Puppet Array] on Right Xuan Bone Mountain, their faces full of gloom.
Situ Hong said with a solemn expression.
"I can't be wrong, there must be a remnant soul that escaped from that magic weapon. If I hadn't been protected by the Yin Ghost, I would have definitely fallen for it."
Gu Zhengshun frowned as well.
"Since there is a remnant soul, this underground palace is definitely not some ancient sect ruin, but a place specially set up by cultivators to possess another's body. I wonder how that corpse demon is doing."
Taking a Core Formation cultivator with an 800-year lifespan as an example, if he is 500 years old when he dies, his soul will still have 300 years of yin lifespan. Even if he is reborn through possession, his lifespan will not change.
Even if one breaks through again, one's lifespan will not increase, unless one breaks through the original limit and reaches the Nascent Soul stage.
Therefore, Gu Zhengshun's judgment is logical.
The underground palace ruins are not real; they were artificially created and resemble a trap.
Having developed to this point, Liu Jinxian was the one who benefited the most. The two of them only had some gains when digging up graves, and no one expected it to turn out like this.
"Sigh, there's no point in saying more, let's all go home."
"Indeed, these five years with the Xuanjing Flower have not been wasted."
Liu Jinxian remained silent. She had gained a lot, but also suffered great losses, making it difficult for her to feel good.
Then.
The three of them were stunned the moment they stepped out of the protective array.
A giant, monstrous lion crouched on the distant land, its Foundation Establishment level aura unmistakable. The Xuan Gu Three Mountains were devoid of any human presence, as quiet as a desolate wasteland.
"this--"
"no……"
What happened here?
In just one year, more than 500 people were gone? The three men felt a chill run down their spines and a sense of dread.
Wang Yu appeared at the right moment, standing in the shadow of a boulder and sighing softly, "The three of you have finally returned."
The three of them: "???"
After leaving Xuan Gu Mountain, the four sat around a stone table, listening quietly as Wang Yu recounted the events that had occurred during this time.
There's no need to hide it; it was just a battle between the Five Yin Peaks and the Gu Poison Peak, and these evil spirits simply took advantage of it.
Of course, the portion from which he profited disappeared automatically.
After speaking, Wang Yu looked on with emotion.
"The three of you arrived too late. The remaining people of Wuyin Peak were scattered by this skeletal beast. I, Wang, barely survived thanks to a concealment technique."
Liu Jinxian stared at Wang Yuhan and said in a cold voice, "Then why didn't you lend a hand?"
Wang Yu was surprised and asked in confusion, "Senior Sister Liu thinks too highly of me. I am only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. How could I possibly withstand a Foundation Establishment Bone Beast?"
Situ Hong quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Junior Brother Wang is right. Senior Sister Liu, you're making things difficult for her. It's good enough if she can protect herself."
(End of this chapter)
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