Chapter 172 Ambush

The temperature in the stone chamber was extremely high, and even with the protection of the Shadowless Robe on his body, Gao Xian still felt the heat was unbearable.

The high temperature caused the blood to evaporate, emitting a strong smell of blood.

The two foundation-building cultivators died in a rather miserable way, their outer robes were torn to pieces by the flame bombs.

The main reason is that the semi-enclosed stone chamber is very solid, and the violent fire magic power of the Flame Bomb has nowhere to vent, which greatly increases the power of the Flame Bomb.

If they were in an open place, the two foundation-building monks would not be so embarrassed.

Gao Xian collected the storage bags and swords of the two men, and then used a storage talisman to collect the bodies of the two men.

There must be some personal magic tools and other items. The other party died in a miserable way, so he didn't want to touch them. He decided to go back and let Qi Niang deal with them.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Gao Xian used the clone technique to send out a clone, which ran into the ambush left by two foundation-building monks.

The clone touched the spider silk, triggering a metal box hidden in the corner. The metal box suddenly opened and sprayed out a large amount of black poisonous sand.

I don't know what this thing is made of. The clone was shot into a sieve by the black poisonous sand, and his body was quickly corroded and melted by the poison.

The stone walls on both sides were corroded by arsenopyrite, leaving deep black pits.

Gao Xian also frowned slightly. This thing is really vicious. Its terrible corrosiveness is much stronger than that of aqua regia. The key is that it also has a strong toxicity that can erode the magic power of cultivators.

There is also a box at the other end of the entrance, which could be useful for ambushing people.

I just don't know how the runes inside this box are designed. They can be triggered by a spider silk. It's too sensitive. It's not very safe to hold it in your hand.

Gao Xian triggered the other box as well. He put away the two used metal boxes and prepared to take them back to have someone take a look.

Gao Xian moved quickly. After packing up his things, he sent his shadowless robe into the next stone chamber.

This stone room is very small and empty. It seems to be a small warehouse used to store supplies.

Gao Xian chose this place to hide because no one would notice an empty room. It was also very small, so no one would choose to rest here.

He waited for a long time before he saw several Lianyun Sect practitioners approaching cautiously.

The few people who were exploring the way ahead were all in the middle stage of Qi training, and in front of them were floating bright lights transformed from bright light talismans.

Gao Xian felt a little sympathy for these cultivators, as those who were exploring the way in the front row were always cannon fodder.

A foundation-building cultivator like Zhang Chunjiang does not need the help of Qi-cultivating cultivators in fighting.

He brought so many people with him mainly to protect himself.

The environment of the underground ruins is complex, and the practitioners of the Seven Evils Sect like to hide in the dark and launch sneak attacks.

A large group of Qigong practitioners would naturally form a large protective circle. No matter what kind of ambush the Qisha Sect practitioners set up, they could use Qigong practitioners to break through it.

There were dozens of Qigong practitioners, and their status also varied. The one who was driven to explore the front row must be the one with the lowest status and the weakest cultivation.

After several Qigong practitioners checked it out, Zhang Chunjiang strode over.

He first noticed the large patch of black corrosion at the entrance to the passage and stared at it for a long time.

"Soul-eating poisonous sand!"

Zhang Chunjiang recognized this vicious magical weapon because a foundation-building cultivator was seriously injured by it and was delayed for two days. In the end, he could not withstand the extreme toxicity of the arsenoside.

When he died, most of his body was corroded and he died in a miserable way.

Such a vicious magic weapon also left a deep impression on Zhang Chunjiang. Seeing it here, he couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.

Zhang Chunjiang then turned to the stone chamber where the two foundation-building men were killed. Bright light was shining everywhere, making the stone chamber as bright as day.

Large splatters of blood on the ground, charred and carbonized pieces of flesh, and thousands of collapsed cracks on the rock walls were all clearly visible.

Zhang Chunjiang drove everyone out and walked around the stone chamber.

The strong magical energy that erupted in the battle has not yet dissipated, and the stone wall is still a little hot to the touch.

"Two foundation-building monks were killed?"

Zhang Chunjiang checked the traces of battle and was very puzzled. The magical energy in the stone chamber was faintly divided into three types.

Needless to say, the blazing fire magic was extremely violent and powerful. The violent explosion was so loud that he could hear the noise even on the upper floor.

The other two kinds of magical auras were both eerie and murderous, and one could tell at first glance that they were the foundation-building cultivators of the Seven Evils Sect.

Huang Cheng, who was attacked by the Soul Devouring Poison Sand, also said that the attackers were a man and a woman, who should be the famous Soul Devouring Twins of the Seven Evils Sect. The black marks at the two entrances of the passage also proved the identity of the Soul Devouring Twins.

The Soul Devouring Twins were sinister and vicious, and they had plotted against countless people in the underground ruins. Who could plot against them? And the other party killed the Twins by himself?!

Zhang Chunjiang was in contact with several other foundation-building cultivators in the sect and knew their locations.

He knew very well that the man who attacked him was not a fellow monk.

So, besides their Lianyun Sect and Qisha Sect, there are cultivators from a third sect here? !

The other party's cultivation was high, and his attack was ruthless! Zhang Chunjiang couldn't guess the other party's origins, nor did he know what the other party wanted to do. He felt very uneasy.

Twenty steps away, Gao Xian was looking at Zhang Chunjiang from behind several stone walls. At this distance, he could use his shadowless robe to rush to Zhang Chunjiang in a breath.

With his master-level swordsmanship, the Green Lotus Feihong Sword, the Vajra Pestle and the Lingxi Sword, he has a 70% to 80% chance of killing Zhang Chunjiang.

After weighing the pros and cons, Gao Xian decided not to take action. Being too close would be risky, and the group of people outside would be difficult to deal with.

He should not have killed the couple just now. He should have left them to fight Zhang Chunjiang so that he could reap the benefits.

Gao Xian sighed inwardly. He was a kind and generous person who could not bear to do bad things.

Zhang Chunjiang stayed in the stone chamber for a long time before coming out with a gloomy face.

Upon seeing this, many cultivators dared not even breathe, for fear of angering this great foundation-building cultivator.

"Let's go, be careful..."

Zhang Chunjiang didn't want to stay here anymore. There was a mysterious and powerful guy there and it was too dangerous.

Surrounded by a large group of casual cultivators, Zhang Chunjiang and his group quickly returned along the original route.

Gao Xian didn't follow. He remembered the smell of Zhang Chunjiang and several people around him.

In a closed underground site, the scent of a few people is enough to last for days without dissipating.

After Zhang Chunjiang and his group walked away, Gao Xian took out the storage bags of two foundation-building cultivators, easily broke the imprints of their spiritual consciousness, and opened the storage bags.

Gao Xian was a little disappointed. There were a lot of pills, talismans, and some scattered magical tools in the storage bag.

Most of them are low-level magical weapons, which they should have taken when they killed Qigong practitioners.

All in all, there are about two or three hundred low-level magical weapons.

There were only dozens of medium-grade spirit stones and hundreds of low-grade spirit stones. Adding them together, there wasn't much.

In fact, this is very reasonable. The two foundation-building monks came here to kill and fight, and it is impossible for them to carry a large number of spirit stones with them.

They have powerful sects behind them and their own foundation and property. Unlike independent cultivators, they have no place to put their money and have to carry all their assets with them.

Gao Xian searched for a long time and only found a few second-level magical weapons, all of which were of mediocre quality.

The most valuable thing is the two swords, which should be worth 30,000 to 40,000 spirit stones. The Yinsha flag and poisonous sand are of high quality, but these magic weapons require special secret methods to exert their power, so it is difficult to sell them at a high price.

The robes of both men were torn apart, which was a pity.

A rough calculation showed that all the items combined could be sold for 50,000 Spirit Stones, which was quite a bit of money.

Gao Xian was quite satisfied. It was easy to get after all, so there was nothing to complain about.

With the Lingxi Sword in hand, it is really easy to kill those in the early stage of foundation building.

Gao Xian once again developed a strong interest in sword cultivation. The "Seven Sword Manuals" was so profound and vague that it was unlikely that he could learn any way to wield a sword.

It would be best to find a famous sword master to teach me. Even if you don't want to be a sword master, it would be enough to learn how to use the Lingxi Sword...

Anyway, he has enough spirit stones, so it shouldn't be difficult to hire a teacher.

Gao Xian was pondering his future path of cultivation when he suddenly sensed a strong fluctuation of magical power from above.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

"It's Zhang Chunjiang..."

Gao Xian had studied Zhang Chunjiang and knew that he was practicing the "Xuan Yuan Sutra". His innate magical power, the Xuan Yuan Hammer, was powerful and violent, but he actually controlled water magic power, which was very special.

Amidst the surging magical energy, there was a violent water-based magical energy.

Gao Xian activated the geomagnetic wheel and quickly rushed towards the location of the magic power fluctuations.

When Gao Xian arrived at the battlefield, he found it covered with blood and flesh. The scene was extremely tragic.

There were a few Qigong practitioners who were still alive, their bodies were covered in blood and they were badly injured. They lay there wailing and screaming, looking even more miserable than if they were dead.

Zhang Chunjiang was fighting with a thin Foundation Establishment cultivator. The cultivator had an old face, wore a golden robe, and held a sword that shone brightly with golden light.

Gao Xian had seen this man before. His name was Mu Yunxiu. He had led a group to invade Feimaji. In that battle, Yun Taihao took action and killed several foundation-building cultivators from the Seven Evil Sect.

Mu Yunxiu was lucky and actually escaped with his life.

Zhang Chunjiang and Mu Yunxiu were both in the early stage of foundation building, and their cultivation was comparable, so they fought fiercely together.

Gao Xian was a little confused. What was going on with those Qigong practitioners?

Even if Zhang Chunjiang didn't care about the lives of his men, he couldn't just let Mu Yunxiu kill them at will.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Ordinary cultivators were just like ants, unable to withstand even the slightest wind and waves. In the blink of an eye, more than 20 Qigong cultivators were almost all dead.

Looking at Zhang Chunjiang again, Xuanyuan Gangqi continued to burst out, the sword in his hand shone with green light, and every time he swung and chopped, it would stir up a lot of violent sword energy. He seemed extremely impatient.

Gao Xian turned his eyes and saw a deep pit on the ground of the passage, and he didn't know how it came there.

He activated the Flower-Seeing Mirror to check the ground, and suddenly discovered a human figure swimming like a fish underground.

It can't be called a fish. Its posture is more like a mouse running around in a hole in the ground.

"What is this?"

Gao Xian was startled. He could move freely underground. This was an incredible skill! Don't look at the Five Elements Escape Technique. This is just the name.

It is easy for a foundation-building cultivator to fly in the sky, but it is not so easy to escape among gold, wood, earth, water, and fire.

It is extremely difficult to move freely through matter in the flesh, and even normal foundation-building cultivators cannot do it.

He could easily penetrate material barriers, relying on the magic of the Shadowless Robe. Moreover, he could only travel through matter for a short period of time.

It is precisely because of this miraculous change that he can come and go without a trace and play with the foundation-building cultivators in the palm of his hand.

It's not that the foundation-building cultivators are incompetent, it's that they can't think of this. However, he can't roam back and forth underground.

Gao Xian was well aware of the difficulty of escaping underground, so he was greatly surprised at what level of cultivation this guy had and how he could move around underground at will.

He quickly calmed down. If the other party was a golden elixir, he wouldn't have to crawl around on the ground. It would be great if he could just take down Zhang Chunjiang! After all, running around under someone's feet is not a glorious thing.

Through the flower-appraising magic mirror, Gao Xian saw the guy clearly. He had a mean face and rat-like eyes. This was not just an adjective but an accurate description.

This man has a rat head, a long and pointed mouth, and buck teeth protruding from his lips.

He was thin and hunched, wearing a shiny black tights, a bit like the black latex suit in his previous life.

In short, this person is like a rat spirit. Although he has a human form, he is very much like a rat in every aspect.

Gao Xian had seen ugly people, but he had never seen someone so ugly.

Although this rat demon was ugly, his cultivation was very pure. There was a shining light between his eyebrows, and his whole body was full of magical power. He was obviously a foundation-building cultivator.

Zhang Chunjiang should have known that there was someone hiding under his feet, so he kept changing positions and attacking Mu Yunxiu frantically.

Mu Yunxiu mobilized the golden energy and moved forward steadily, making it clear that he wanted to hold Zhang Chunjiang back.

Zhang Chunjiang tried to rush over several times, but was stopped by Mu Yunxiu. He became more and more impatient.

Suddenly he raised his hand and activated a sky thunder talisman, and in an instant a blazing blue-white lightning suddenly burst out.

Mu Yunxiu was shocked. If he used thunder magic at such a close distance, Zhang Chunjiang himself would be injured.

He quickly transformed into a phantom and retreated several feet away in a flash, thus avoiding the fierce lightning strike.

Seeing the gap, Zhang Chunjiang rushed forward without hesitation, but the rat demon hiding underground suddenly attacked.

He made hand gestures and chanted spells silently, and suddenly spikes appeared on the ground.

These ground spikes, formed by magic power and soil, are more than ten feet long.

Under the influence of the rat spirit, thousands of ground spikes covered an area of ​​more than ten feet. Several Qigong practitioners who were not dead were directly pierced into skewers by the ground spikes and died on the spot.

Zhang Chunjiang was not hit by the spikes, but in order to avoid them, his speed inevitably slowed down.

Mu Yunxiu seized the opportunity, the Jinxia Sword in his hand shone brightly with golden light, turning into a huge golden sword and slashing Zhang Chunjiang fiercely.

The sword hit Zhang Chunjiang's position accurately, leaving him no way to avoid it.

Zhang Chunjiang had no choice but to use his innate magical power, the Xuanyuan Hammer. The green light gathered into a huge cone and hit the golden sword directly.

The two powerful magic powers clashed head-on, causing a violent surge of magic power. Zhang Chunjiang's Qi was surging around him, the protective magic of golden light was flickering, and the purple gas shield on his robe was also surging like smoke.

The two sides' magical powers attacked head-on, and Zhang Chunjiang actually had the advantage, blasting Mu Yunxiu away.

But he was not feeling well either, and his protective spells were about to dissipate.

The underground rat demon seized the opportunity, and formed a seal with his hands. The ground suddenly bulged, and countless sands and soil condensed into a giant rat head, swallowing Zhang Chunjiang in one gulp...

(End of this chapter)