After Sun Zhong stood up straight, more than thirty people appeared around him, five of whom were Golden Core cultivators.
Qi Zhiheng couldn't help but marvel at what kind of treasures were hidden in this mountain range that could attract so many Golden Core cultivators.
Sun Zhong was still pretending to be innocent, saying, "Uncle-Master, what are you doing? You almost hurt me."
Seeing so many people around them, the disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect were momentarily speechless. When they looked at Sun Zhong again, they had a vague idea of what was going on, but since they were only at the Foundation Establishment stage, it was not their turn to speak.
Qi Zhiheng said, "I'm very curious, what kind of good stuff is inside? It's enough to make you mobilize so many people."
“Uncle-Master, I call you Uncle-Master because we have some relationship. Why don’t you surrender obediently and preserve the friendship between us fellow disciples?”
"You've thought things through quite thoroughly, but I'm afraid you won't be able to spare our lives. If I didn't have a trump card, why would I let my team follow you and walk right into your trap? You can't possibly think that your little tricks can fool everyone, can you?"
“Uncle-Master is exceptionally wise, and I, Sun Zhong, am humbled in admiration. However, I cannot understand where I went wrong. I would be grateful if you could enlighten me.”
"You're too hasty. You've been leading us astray from the very beginning. First, when I initially suspected that the problem here was man-made, you tried to shift the blame to the Shenmu Sect. Second, when we were going up the mountain, I suggested we change our route, but you wanted us to follow the original path. I suppose you've prepared plenty of good things for us along the way?"
Sun Zhong did not refute: "You are right."
"The jellyfish attack you experienced earlier was all fake. It was all a staged act by you. The water stains on your clothes were just to draw our attention to the stream. Because I changed my mind at the last minute, you didn't have time to prepare on the path by the stream, so we didn't encounter any danger along the way. Your goal was probably to make me leave after catching the jellyfish."
"Uncle-Master, you're right. It's a pity that I meant well by telling you to leave quickly, but you didn't appreciate it and insisted on coming in."
"It seems that after you drove away the people from the God of Slaughter Sect, you have already completed your arrangements here."
"Uncle-Master, you are quite clever, but people who are too clever are prone to having short lives."
Qi Zhiheng shook his head and said, "I'm only alive because I'm smart. So I don't agree with what you're saying."
Yang Yitian tugged at Qi Zhiheng's sleeve and said, "Is this all their doing? Does that mean my mission still counts?"
Qi Zhiheng was speechless: "Once we find their secret, we'll definitely get an even better reward."
"As long as the mission counts, I don't want to have come all this way for nothing." Yang Yitian talked to Qi Zhiheng, completely ignoring their opponent.
Wu Yinyin and the other disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect were practically sweating bullets. What was with their two senior uncles' tone? There were five Golden Core cultivators and thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators in front of them! They didn't even know if they could survive, and yet they still had the mind to worry about the mission! Did they even understand what a sense of urgency was?!
The disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect, who were screaming inside, could only remain outwardly composed. The powerful figures here could wipe them out in an instant with a single move; how could they dare to utter a sound and try to make their presence known? Did they have a death wish?
After exchanging a few words with Yang Yitian, Qi Zhiheng remembered something and asked, "By the way, you were the ones who arrested those missing people, right? Are they still alive?"
Sun Zhong shrugged and said frankly, "They probably won't survive. These people didn't meet our requirements yet, so why don't you uncles fill the gaps? With your abundant spiritual energy, you should be able to replace quite a few people. This way, we won't have to go through the trouble of capturing others. I'm sure they will be very grateful for your kindness, uncles."
Qi Zhiheng frowned slightly. It would be good if some people could be saved, but for now, they should deal with the immediate problem first. He turned to Yang Yitian and said, "Let's start fighting. The sooner we finish this, the sooner we can go back."
After responding, Yang Yitian took out dozens of talismans: "Shall we use talismans to explode?"
Qi Zhiheng replied, "That seems a bit extravagant. Let's use magic instead." With that, he took the lead and went out to meet them. He didn't have any suitable magical artifacts on him. Last time, Gu Qinglin had only given him a pill furnace and a non-zero spiritual weapon, which were not suitable for fighting. He could only rely on magic to fight against his opponent.
Qi Zhiheng's external spiritual root revealed him to be a dual spiritual root of thunder and wood. In an instant, he summoned heavenly lightning, and more than a dozen bolts of heavenly lightning fell simultaneously. The Golden Core cultivators fled in disarray, and half of the Foundation Establishment cultivators were attacked and immediately collapsed to the ground. Some of them were also slightly injured when the heavenly lightning touched their bodies.
Those Foundation Establishment disciples who were attacked felt numb all over and were unable to move for a moment.
The Golden Core cultivators were able to dodge in time. The next instant, a layer of ice rose from the ground, and they unknowingly stepped onto it. The ice spread incredibly fast; the moment they stepped on it, they were frozen solid. In that split second, they broke free, but a moment's delay allowed Qi Zhiheng to unleash another bolt of heavenly lightning, striking the market vendors directly on the ice. Of course, some used magical artifacts to block the attacks, but Qi Zhiheng showed no mercy. One bolt of lightning after another rained down, catching everyone off guard!
Sun Zhong was struck by lightning, and his whole body felt numb.
Sun Zhong was also a Golden Core cultivator, but he had been hiding his cultivation level. Originally, he thought that Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian were only at the early stage of Golden Core, and he didn't care about his mid-stage Golden Core strength! But when the heavenly lightning struck him just now, he tried to block it with his spiritual power, only to find that his spiritual energy was no match for the opponent's power and was completely disintegrated in an instant.
He felt the difference in that instant!
Qi Zhiheng continuously summoned heavenly lightning, causing tree branches and grass clippings to fly everywhere, and the ground to be blasted into numerous craters by the lightning. The birds in the mountains were frightened by the lightning and immediately scattered and flew away.
The Golden Core cultivator on the other side, who was still able to move, did not expect Qi Zhiheng's movements to be so fast. At the same time, he also felt the gap between them and suddenly had the idea of retreating.
The Golden Core cultivators exchanged a glance and launched an attack on Qi Zhiheng by channeling their spiritual power. The opponent's attack was merely a simple condensation of spiritual power, but the strength of these Golden Core cultivators was not to be underestimated. Qi Zhiheng also gathered his spiritual power. The moment his opponent threw out the ball of spiritual energy, countless ice spikes fell from the sky, completely engulfing his opponents.
Qi Zhiheng's spiritual energy is more solid and pure than that of ordinary people, which allows him to strengthen his motivation!
Several Golden Core cultivators were busy dodging and parrying Yang Yitian's ice spikes. Qi Zhiheng said, "Don't kill them yet. I still have some questions to ask later."
Yang Yitian nodded: "Then you'd better think of a way quickly, they'll definitely run away if you don't cripple them."
Everyone: "..." What a strange conversation.
Qi Zhiheng replied, "It's alright, I have something to deal with it." With that, he threw a bottle of medicinal powder onto the group of eavesdroppers. The powder scattered after being shattered by spiritual energy. The cultivators were busy dealing with Qi Yangyitian's ice spikes, so they had no time to deal with the powder.
Even the Golden Core cultivators who remained in place immediately felt their limbs go weak and their bodies become powerless. The medicinal powder seeped into their flesh along their skin, and in the end, they couldn't even use their spiritual power.
The disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect witnessed this unfold before the country had even begun to react. Wu Yinyin stammered, "This...this is it already?" A desperate fight to the death? A hasty escape? She had expected to be hunted down, but who knew that in less than a quarter of an hour, her opponent was on the ground, and she had become the victor?
"Is that even a question? Didn't you see them lying there like dead dogs?" Yang Yitian felt that this question was rather tactless.
Wu Yinyin chuckled twice: "Uncle-Master, you guys are really impressive."
Yang Yitian said, "It's nothing special. Let's go and see what clues AM has on him."
Qi Zhiheng walked over. These people were poisoned and unable to move for a while. Without the support of spiritual power, Qi Zhiheng's soul power slightly invaded and knocked them all unconscious, leaving only Sun Zhong behind.
Qi Zhiheng stepped forward: "If you don't want to suffer, you'd better obediently explain the whole story clearly."
Sun Zhong kept his mouth shut. These things were his bargaining chips; if he revealed them, he might lose his life.
Qi Zhiheng, however, didn't seem to care much and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you tell us or not. We'll find out by going in and seeing for ourselves. Let's tie all these people up first."
Qi Zhiheng happened to find some ropes specifically used to bind cultivators in these people's storage containers. He easily had his men tie them up.
After tying them up, Qi Zhiheng said, "There might be other accomplices here. You each carry one or two, and I'll go check if there are any other gangs."
Qi Zhiheng went ahead alone, entering a deeper part of the inner perimeter.
Just as Qi Zhiheng had expected, there were still some people patrolling inside. He silently eliminated all of them.
He killed over eighty patrolmen. It seemed there were quite a few people here, but fortunately, all the Golden Core cultivators had been dispatched, and the remaining ones were no match for him. Qi Zhiheng quickly dealt with them. After that, he noticed a group of people listlessly lying in a small area within a mountain range, seemingly without hope. Most of these people were quite old. When Qi Zhiheng approached, they didn't even look up.
Qi Zhiheng was somewhat puzzled. Could it be that they couldn't see what was happening outside from inside? Soon, he noticed that the clothing of three people who had been deep in the mountains looked familiar; it was the clothing of disciples of the Lu Shen Sect.
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