txolops Chapter 207 What is a Surprise?
Chapter 207 What is a Surprise?
Donghua Mountain.
Faced with Qiu Changfeng's accusations, Lu Laomo felt a chill run down his spine.
Qiu Changfeng was right; the matter of the secret realm was indeed his doing.
However, he certainly wouldn't admit to this now, because if his plan succeeded, the entire Qingyun Secret Realm would collapse.
If this accusation of undermining the foundations of cultivators in the Western Wilderness is pinned on him, he will inevitably face an attack from all forces in the Western Wilderness.
Let alone the righteous path, even the three sects, including the Nine Nether Sect, would turn against them.
As for himself... once he gets his hands on the treasure, he will leave the Western Wilderness and head to the Eastern Sea to hand it over to his master.
Although he broke his promise and had nowhere to stay in the Great Zhou, he had already become a treacherous villain, so why would he care about this matter?
Old Demon Lu knew that the reason why the other Core Formation cultivators were calm was because they did not know how serious the consequences would be.
They probably still think the secret realm is just a simple disturbance, and that they can still enter the secret realm to collect spiritual materials in thirty years.
Thinking of this, he shook his head nonchalantly and said, "Hehe... Fellow Daoist Qiu, you jest. I stay in the outside world just like everyone else, so how could I possibly affect the stability of the secret realm itself?"
Qiu Changfeng was also angry, but he hadn't really caught Lu Laomo in a compromising situation. Hearing this, he just snorted coldly and said nothing more.
Moreover, Xiao Yunzhi, a cultivator with the Heavenly Spirit Root from the academy, is also in the secret realm; he would never risk Xiao Yunzhi's life out of spite.
Next, the eight late-stage Core Formation cultivators joined forces again to open the entrance to the secret realm.
This time, they didn't rush to let go, but patiently waited for all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the secret realm to emerge safely.
……
In the sky, a streak of azure light was flying rapidly.
Suddenly, the streak of light stopped abruptly, revealing Li Ping's figure. He frowned slightly, looking ahead with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
He could clearly sense the fluctuations of magical power coming from afar, and his initial judgment was that it was a battle between cultivators.
"Are there other cultivators in this secret realm?" Li Ping wondered.
Sensing the approaching battle, he glanced below, landed on the ground, patted his storage bag, and a dark cloak appeared in his hand.
As he draped the cloak over his shoulders, Li Ping's figure gradually disappeared. From the sky, the place where he stood was just an ordinary sandy area.
Hidden under his cloak, his gaze was fixed on the direction from which the magical energy fluctuations were coming.
A few moments later, several streaks of light entered Li Ping's field of vision, and he was taken aback: "It's her."
He recognized her at a glance; the one in the foremost fiery red streak was none other than Xiao Yunzhi, the academy cultivator he had once treated.
At this moment, she was being chased, and relentlessly pursued by six unidentified black-robed cultivators.
Clearly, these six Foundation Establishment cultivators, for reasons unknown, are hunting down Xiao Yunzhi.
Xiao Yunzhi was in poor condition, her face was slightly pale, and she looked like she had used up a lot of her magic power.
Although she was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and had the assistance of a spirit beast, the Blazing Sun Bird, who was also at the late-stage second tier, among the six people chasing her, not only were there two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, but the remaining four were also mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
With them working together, she had virtually no options other than to escape.
Not long ago.
Seeing that the six cultivators from the Yuling Sect were about to encircle her, Xiao Yunzhi's eyes revealed a resolute intent: "Even if I perish here today, I will make you demonic cultivators pay the price before I die."
"Chirp chirp~"
Just as she was preparing to fight to the death to kill one or two pursuing enemies, the Fiery Sunbird beside her suddenly began to chirp urgently.
Xiao Yunzhi was taken aback: "Little Fire, you want me to escape that way?"
Without much hesitation, she abandoned her desperate measures and flew towards the direction indicated by the Blazing Sun Bird.
But as it flew, a look of anthropomorphic confusion appeared in the eyes of the Blazing Sunbird. The familiar aura it had sensed had suddenly and inexplicably disappeared just moments before.
Confused, Xiao Yunzhi had no time to communicate with the Blazing Sun Bird before she was surrounded by the six members of the Spirit Control Sect.
Spirit insects, spirit beasts, cultivators... blocked all of Xiao Yunzhi's escape routes, trapping her here.
Upon seeing this, Kunhu's face darkened, and he roared, "Xiao Yunzhi, hand over the treasure, and I might give you a quick death!"
As they spoke, the six cultivators from the Spirit Control Sect carefully maintained their distance from Xiao Yunzhi.
They all knew that Xiao Yunzhi was a descendant of Xiao Changkong and a cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root. She must have many ways to protect herself. If they got too close, they might be killed by Xiao Yunzhi's dying counterattack.
The Blazing Sun Bird circled around Xiao Yunzhi anxiously, as if trying to explain something.
"Fellow Daoist Yan wasn't even on the list of cultivators entering the secret realm, so how did he suddenly appear here?" At this point, Xiao Yunzhi sighed, "Little Fire, I don't blame you, but it seems neither of us will be able to leave today."
After comforting the Blazing Sun Bird, a fierce glint flashed in Xiao Yunzhi's eyes as she stared at Kun Hu: "If you want that treasure, come and take it yourself!"
……
"Treasure? What treasure?"
Li Ping concealed his figure and aura with his cloak, and no one could detect his presence.
Originally, he intended to wait and see how things unfolded.
After all, it's six against one, and even with him added, it's still a six-against-two situation. (For more information, please click to read Chapter 206, "What is a Surprise?")
Although he believed his methods were astonishing and that he was no ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.
But who knows if other Foundation Establishment cultivators have any special methods?
Once a real fight breaks out, magical artifacts are indiscriminate and spells are merciless; he cannot avoid the risks to himself.
To completely avoid risks, the only way is to avoid fighting.
Besides, he and Xiao Yunzhi weren't really close. In the end, he had only treated her once.
Perhaps due to the characteristics of the health preservation technique, this woman had some special feelings for him, but he owed her nothing.
However, upon hearing that there was treasure, he couldn't help but feel curious.
This secret realm is clearly extraordinary, and the treasures hidden within are undoubtedly precious.
If he could get his hands on this treasure, Li Ping wouldn't mind taking some risks.
Moreover, since Xiao Yunzhi and those six Foundation Establishment cultivators are in this secret realm, perhaps they also know how to leave it.
Thinking of this, Li Ping quietly took out the Blood Banner, while his other hand was already gripping the Fire Ring Talisman.
Either don't make a move, or if you do, you should unleash a thunderous strike so the enemy has no time to prepare.
Just as Li Ping was about to intervene—
Xiao Yunzhi also fought with six cultivators from the Yuling Sect. At this critical moment, she had no time to hold back.
She chanted obscure incantations, her whole body radiating light, like a dazzling sun. The Fiery Sun Bird beside her also rapidly expanded, transforming into a giant fiery bird with a wingspan of several meters.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yunzhi landed directly on the back of the Blazing Sun Bird, and the two connected their magical powers into one.
With the blessing of Xiao Yunzhi's magic, the fiery giant bird that the Blazing Sun Bird had transformed into expanded once more.
It eventually coalesced into a divine bird, a hundred feet tall, composed entirely of blazing flames.
"Hey!"
With a deafening cry, the Flame Bird flapped its wings and instantly pounced on the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect who was controlling the swarm of bees.
"Boom!"
Seeing the fiery divine bird rushing towards him like a meteor, and feeling the temperature in the air rising rapidly, the Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator who was controlling the swarm of bees was startled.
Fortunately, his divine sense could already see that other fellow disciples were on their way to provide support.
He hurriedly manipulated the swarm of spirit insects to block the firebird, but these spirit insects were no match for the firebird. As soon as they touched the flames, they all rolled over and fell to the ground.
"Stop being so insolent!"
With a roar, Kunhu activated the small black ruler-shaped talisman in his hand.
"Splash~"
Countless small rulers made purely of spiritual energy flew out of his hand, forming a black river that intercepted the Flame Bird.
Another late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with a triangular face frowned, clapped his hands lightly, and the horned beast beside him immediately opened its blood-red maw, spewing out a thick beam of light that shot straight toward the Flame Bird.
The other three also used their own methods to besiege the flaming divine bird formed by Xiao Yunzhi's secret technique.
Facing the barrage of attacks, the Flame Bird kept chirping, its target still the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator who was controlling the swarm of bees. It focused entirely on defense and enduring the attacks from others.
A fierce glint flashed in Xiao Yunzhi's eyes. She knew she was doomed to die today, and her only wish was to kill a few more demonic cultivators before she died.
Faced with the relentless attack of the Flame Bird, the Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator controlling the swarm panicked.
The cultivators of the Spirit Control Sect are most skilled at raising spirit insects, spirit beasts and other pets. When they fight, they mainly drive their pets to fight while they hide in the back.
They are actually not good at direct combat.
So when he saw the Flame Bird swooping down, the swarm of bees was completely unable to stop it. He hurriedly took out magical artifacts from his storage bag to deal with it while retreating.
But since Xiao Yunzhi had made up her mind to get close even at the risk of getting injured, how could she give him a chance to escape!
boom!
Without offering any resistance, allowing the thorn-shaped magic weapon to pierce its body, the Flame Bird let out a painful cry. At the same time, it accelerated and appeared in front of the Foundation Establishment cultivator controlling the swarm of bees, its sharp claws, as if forged from metal, grabbing him tightly.
"Pfft!"
With a forceful squeeze of its claws, the foundation it was manipulating for the bee swarm was instantly crushed.
"Junior Brother Zhuang!"
Upon seeing this, the other five cultivators from the Spirit Control Sect couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
They never expected that Xiao Yunzhi, a female cultivator, would be so fierce and brave, managing to kill Junior Brother Zhuang even while surrounded by them.
However, in order to kill Junior Brother Zhuang, the Flame Bird also suffered considerable injuries.
The five men, disregarding Zhuang's storage bag, hastily resorted to other methods, intending to take advantage of its injury to kill it along with Xiao Yunzhi.
What's wrong with me?
Apart from Kunhu and the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with the triangular face, the other three mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators all felt that the smooth and abundant magical power within their bodies suddenly became dull and sluggish, and even their bodies gradually became numb.
There wasn't even time for them to have a further reaction.
Below, on the previously deserted sand, a huge ring, several meters in diameter, roared into the sky, with blazing flames rising from it, the flames vaguely forming the shape of a bird.
Everyone's expression immediately changed: "An ambush!"