Chapter 1796: Undercurrents Surging

Eliminating one more enemy general would reduce one more obstacle for the upcoming great battle. Miaozhantian's thinking was also fine. Miaozhantian was also reminding him: "Focus on your mission and cross the lake."

"Yes." Bai Ziqi steadied his mind, grabbed the glowing Silver Pearl Fruit, and quickly waded into Kidney Lake.

He Lingchuan and the others jumped into the sand table with the Illusion Sect's main force, reaching the Kidney Lake circle directly, and Wenhui Pavilion returned to tranquility.

Xiao Wencheng, however, was in no hurry to set off, instead bowing respectfully to the shrine: "Immortal Venerable."

Qian Huan's voice echoed in his ears: "He Xiao, what do you think?"

"This person is very simple, and he has ulterior motives," Xiao Wencheng thought for a while. "His coming to the Upside-Down Sea seems to have other motives, not entirely for the mission assigned by Ling Mountain."

"What motives?"

"He seems to want to use the Immortal Venerable's hand to eliminate the Tiangong's Envoy Bai Ziqi who is pursuing him. This is also a rare talent, with great hope of becoming the successor to the next Envoy of the Capital Clouds."

Qian Huan said indifferently: "Just that simple?"

"Other motives haven't appeared for the time being. But the power behind He Xiao can actually contend with the rules you set in the Upside-Down Sea, which is really..." Calling it "contend" was still beautifying it; the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, which represented Qian Huan's power, was actually pried and shattered by the other party. Xiao Wencheng still found it unbelievable every time he thought about it.

"Ling Mountain sent a message via the eaves bell, saying He Xiao caused trouble in the Tiangong and snatched the lid of the Great Fang Hu from the Star-Plucking Tower."

Xiao Wencheng didn't know how long it had been since he heard the three words "Great Fang Hu," and he was shocked: "He is actually related to the Great Fang Hu? This divine object left the Panlong Desert?"

"It hasn't. Up to now, the Great Fang Hu is still in the Panlong Desert, and Ling Mountain hasn't questioned He Xiao, but instead, the Mou Nation helped him start a business," Qian Huan chuckled. "Ling Mountain is getting worse year by year."

He returned to He Lingchuan: "Looking at it this way, the power behind He Xiao is the Great Fang Hu. I don't know how he borrowed the power of the Great Fang Hu; for the past 150 or 160 years, this divine object has never paid attention to anyone. Ling Mountain entrusting him to come to the Upside-Down Sea to find me is also to let me take action to investigate him."

The villain has to be played by him, Qian Huan, hehe.

Xiao Wencheng realized: "No wonder the Immortal Venerable mentioned General Red."

"The temper of the Great Fang Hu is unpredictable, but one thing is certain: the characters it selects have always been people with great vision and resilience, and—" Qian Huan said slowly, "definitely not immortals!"

"I can sense that He Xiao has ill intentions on this trip," he instructed Xiao Wencheng. "Once I fight Miaozhantian, I may not be able to take care of him, so you must be careful with this person."

Before seclusion, he could have taken such a person down with a wave of his sleeve.

But now that a strong enemy was attacking and the Illusion Sect had suffered heavy losses, he had to utilize every bit of external force.

"Yes."

Finally, the Cave Infant King, flying over a low hill, discovered clues on the ground and quietly sent a signal to its partner.

Qinggang was far from the Tiangong team, and according to the requirements of Miaozhantian and Bai Ziqi, they could not hunt the Illusion Sect immortals alone, to ensure safety.

Miaozhantian was determined to get Xutuo and sent two from-gods to it in one breath, namely "Jinna" and "Chita," both wearing immortal skins.

After Jinna God approached the low hill, he indeed discovered that Xutuo was hiding in the forest to heal his wounds.

Xutuo was the only Demon Immortal among the Illusion Sect elders; his true body was a green ox, with immense strength and four horns on his head, sharper than sword tips.

Others thought the ox demon was honest, but Xutuo was proficient in water and earth escape, often launching surprise attacks in wetlands and swamps, trampling and crashing countless Tiangong soldiers, and liked to use his sharp horns to disembowel people, disappearing without a trace as soon as he turned around, making it difficult to track even from the sky.

However, although Xutuo had been killing happily recently, he also suffered some injuries; his hind leg was hit by the Heavenly Demon's divine fire, and he was currently adjusting his breath to force out the fire poison.

To catch this thing that was more cunning than a ground rat, one must set up a trap in advance.

Jinna God's movements were very, very light, fearing to startle the prey. However, just as he was setting up the second formation, the light in the sky dimmed, and the Cave Infant King actually dived down.

"Careful, the enemy is directly in front!"

Directly in front? Jinna God looked up and saw that Xutuo had already discovered them and suddenly stood up, rushing over fiercely.

This green ox's body expanded, larger than a giant elephant, and at the same time, it could release a dharma body called "Razor Lizard." This thing was only the size of an ordinary chameleon, but it had a sharpened long tongue, also called a "Tongue Sword," which could pierce a prey's skin by more than a foot.

This Razor Lizard ran like the wind; even if it strolled on a hippopotamus for a few breaths, it could scrape off its skin and flesh.

Since it was a dharma body transformed by a Demon Immortal, one couldn't imagine how fast and powerful this thing could be. Jinna God had seen with his own eyes the Razor Lizard shaving a living person down to just a skeleton, taking only a dozen breaths.

It was not only fast beyond the reach of the eye but also precise.

The green ox's true body was clumsy, so the dharma body it transformed was light and clever, to complement each other.

So Jinna God was fully focused, ready to face the enemy.

The Cave Infant King folded its wings and dived, fast as an arrow leaving the string, its pair of steel claws already extended. Jinna God prepared to cooperate with it, with it pinching the Razor Lizard while he went to resist Xutuo's true body.

However, when the Cave Infant King swept over his head, its figure suddenly sank, and its steel claws actually slammed into his crown!

This was without any warning; Jinna God was flipped by a forward roll and was pressed firmly to the ground by the vulture! Every one of the Cave Infant King's claws was thicker than a human palm, and it just snapped onto his head like that!

Although immortals have indestructible bodies, the Cave Infant King's claws emitted an ominous red light, actually piercing his skull directly!

The next second, the Cave Infant King twisted its legs forward, trying to twist his neck off, while its beak fell to peck at his eyeballs.

It was merely a great demon recruited by Miaozhantian from the Flash Gold Plain, not yet a Demon Immortal. Jinna God never expected its attack to have such power.

Chita God was also startled and turned back to save him, but the green ox in front lowered its head and rammed over at triple speed.

The bushes were again filled with red mist, and no one could see what was happening inside.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the battle ended.

The Cave Infant King flew into the sky again, and Xutuo escaped into the ground.

Except for the traces of battle, nothing was left in the woods.

The Tiangong's Heavenly Demons and Demon Immortals originally had six left, but unknowingly, only four remained.

The Cave Infant King circled a dozen times in the sky, closely monitoring the dynamics of Kidney Lake.

It wasn't until the Tiangong team had all entered the water that it descended from high altitude, picked up a Silver Pearl Fruit on the shore of the Upside-Down Lake, and slid slowly into Kidney Lake.

Time dialed back an hour ago.

He Lingchuan jumped into the sand table, his eyes blurred, and he stood by Kidney Lake.

Before him was the clear lake water, and beside him were Dong Rui, Mother Zhu, and the Yangshan guards, as well as Illusion Sect disciples coming and going in a hurry.

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