Chapter 333: Do Not Conceal and Invite Theft

The slaughter on the ground could not stop the actions of Xu Qing and the Captain.

Even though crises were everywhere, as they drew closer to the cave dwelling ahead, Xu Qing's eyes revealed a sharp glint, and the Captain's eyes radiated fanaticism.

It must be said that the timing chosen by the Captain was indeed extremely precise. Reasonably speaking, under normal circumstances, it would have been impossible for Xu Qing and the Captain—the three of them—to get this close to the cave dwelling where the Youjing Jueyang Lingzun resided.

First, they would have had to pass through the numerous Three-Spirit disciples within the city below, and then they would have had to contend with the pressure of the Great Heishan itself and the restrictions contained within it.

Finally, they would still have to face the terrifying strength of the Youjing Jueyang Lingzun.

Any one of these factors would have caused the plan to fail, and there existed a massive life-and-death crisis; to say "nine deaths and one life" would be an understatement—this was basically a one-way trip.

But now, all obstacles had turned into smoke. A large number of Three-Spirit disciples in the city on the ground were currently engaged in battle with the Sword Holders. This chaotic melee allowed the three of them to reach the foot of the mountain smoothly.

As for the pressure from the Great Heishan itself and the many restrictions above, they had collapsed on a large scale due to the previous strikes by the Sword Holders. While the remaining parts still existed, their power could no longer be compared to before.

After all, half of the mountain had collapsed, and the cave dwelling had revealed a massive hole.

As they drew near, the mountain body beneath the three of them also revealed signs of ruin; one could see bolts of lightning wandering within the stone cracks of the mountain, and patches of broken runes were also flickering dimly.

In other places, wisps of blue smoke emerged, and the mountain body itself was permeated with cracks. The trees had already withered, and even a large amount of rubble was constantly falling off; it seemed as if this mountain could collapse at any moment.

Corpses were everywhere, and there were even some Three-Spirit cultivators who were still alive, scrambling to leave. They dared not stay here, and even though they saw Xu Qing and the others, they had no time to spare and fled rapidly.

As for above, at the location of the hole, one could see some items scattered on the floor of the cave dwelling.

These items made the Captain's eyes shine with endless light, and Xu Qing's heart was also shaken.

They saw brilliant treasure light, saw a large number of items that looked like they were crafted from immortal jade, and there were countless treasures; even every table and chair inside the cave dwelling was a top-tier magic tool.

Although it was a mess now, and there were even some corpses of alien servants who had been suppressed to death by the previous strikes of the Sword Holder elders,

all of this could not stop the Captain's fervor. His speed instinctively became much faster. Although Xu Qing was also staring straight at those treasures, after noticing the Captain's speed, he became thoughtful.

One must know that the current Xu Qing possessed the combat power of three palaces, while the Captain did not seem to be at the Golden Core stage yet. Yet, the burst of speed just now gave Xu Qing the feeling that it was not much different from his own.

However, he was not too surprised; this matter was already within his expectations. At this moment, he withdrew his gaze and sprinted with all his might, getting closer and closer to the cave dwelling with the Captain.

However, although the restrictions of this mountain had collapsed earlier, the remnants still possessed lethality to them. Therefore, in the next instant, Xu Qing's expression changed, and his body retreated violently.

A black silk thread suddenly appeared in front of him, sweeping across. As it approached, a thick aura of foreign matter diffused from this silk thread.

The moment Xu Qing retreated, the black silk approached, and with a hum, it swept past rapidly.

Fortunately, Xu Qing dodged in time, but a strand of his hair still floated up, cut off in an instant.

As for the Captain, he had charged too fast and couldn't dodge in time; his right hand was severed directly. But he was also vicious; he grabbed the severed limb, placed it on the stump of his arm, and pressed down hard, actually recovering in an instant.

"Mere restrictions, how can they stop me!"

The Captain let out a low roar and was about to continue, but in the next instant, the light in front of him shone, and actually, hundreds of such silk threads appeared, whistling toward him and Xu Qing, intersecting with each other like a large net.

An even thicker foreign matter diffused out.

Clearly, these silk threads were formed by foreign matter, which showed the means of the Youjing Jueyang Lingzun.

Foreign matter, a substance that cultivators were extremely wary of, had already been arranged by her into the power of restrictions.

Xu Qing's pupils shrank. The moment those hundreds of foreign matter silk threads cut over, he did not hesitate at all and immediately controlled the shadow to block in front of him.

In the next instant, the net formed by these hundreds of silk threads touched the shadow.

As the shadow fluctuated slightly and emitted a playful emotion, the net of silk threads trembled violently, actually blurring on its own in front of the shadow. The parts that touched it dissipated rapidly, passing directly through in front of Xu Qing.

Because Amidst Yan Yan was behind Xu Qing, she also avoided it.

However, the Captain, because he had run too fast, was a bit far away and could not avoid it.

But he also had his own methods. As those silk threads arrived, he actually did not dodge at all. After letting the silk threads cut through instantly, his body turned into dozens of pieces.

But after the silk threads passed, these dozens of pieces of flesh and blood rose rapidly into the air and gathered together, actually reforming the Captain's body.

"Haha, little Ah Qing, how is it? My method, are you convinced..." The Captain turned his head triumphantly, wanting to show off, but when he saw Xu Qing and Amidst Yan Yan unharmed, and that the net of silk threads had disappeared on its own in front of them, he was stunned for a moment and looked at Xu Qing suspiciously.

"How did you do it?"

Xu Qing blinked, looked seriously into the Captain's eyes, and shook his head.

"They broke on their own. Perhaps the restrictions collapsed too severely, so they became ineffective."

The Captain was silent. He lowered his head to look at the red cutting marks that still existed on his body. He suddenly felt his heart was very tired, so he walked silently behind Xu Qing, stood with Amidst Yan Yan, and coughed.

"Little Junior Brother, shall we go?"

Xu Qing looked at the Captain behind him, and the Captain also looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn't speak; his body flickered and he rushed straight to the cave dwelling ahead. This time, the Captain didn't rush to the front, but obediently followed behind with Amidst Yan Yan.

Just like that, the three of them moved fast, but they were very cautious, gradually approaching the cave dwelling.

On the way, they encountered some restrictions again, but they were all avoided by them. Occasionally, when they couldn't avoid them, because these restrictions contained the power of foreign matter, so... for the shadow, things composed of food could all be eaten.

Thus, not long after, the three of them finally arrived in front of the hole in the mountain. Standing here, one could even smell the fragrance emanating from the cave dwelling.

And the battle in the sky became more intense at this moment. The roar of the First Mountain was heaven-shaking, the skeletons of the Second Mountain were evenly matched, and as for the Third Mountain, the Youjing Jueyang Lingzun, who had transformed into three bodies, was retreating steadily in all three bodies, and shrill sounds came from their mouths.

"We must be fast, otherwise when they finish fighting, we..." Xu Qing saw this scene and spoke immediately, but before he could finish his words, the Captain beside him had eyes filled with intense light and rushed straight toward the hole.

The moment he entered, Xu Qing saw the Captain take a bite at an immortal crane made of jade that was placed in the corner, emitting brilliant light, exquisite and luxurious, and possessing extraordinary majesty.

With a crack, the head of the immortal crane was eaten by the Captain.

"Crafted from immortal jade, too luxurious. This thing is a good treasure; this one alone couldn't be bought for millions of spirit stones!" The Captain's voice was filled with excitement, and he hurriedly put away the headless immortal crane.

Xu Qing's speed was not slow either. He stepped and leaped into the cave dwelling, raising his right hand, and suddenly, lamp stands from all around flew toward him.

Every one of these lamp stands was extraordinary, emitting astonishing fluctuations. Although they were not life lamps, they clearly also had their value.

Xu Qing felt that there must be many treasures in the cave dwelling of a Void Returning Great Cultivator, but time was tight now, and he couldn't investigate them one by one carefully, so he would take as much as he could.

After taking the lamp stands, Xu Qing began to move the furniture, while the Captain flew up to the surrounding walls to pry off the beads embedded within. Noticing Xu Qing's act of moving furniture, he looked proud, feeling that Xu Qing was not as good as him in this aspect; good things, of course, were all embedded in the walls.

Xu Qing raised his eyebrows, turned around, and rushed straight to the living room. After taking away a large bed placed there, he also collected the sundries in the living room.

Generally speaking, the master's living quarters are often filled with personal items; Xu Qing felt that what was here might be even better.

The Captain blinked, went to another living room, and even dispersed his clones to search separately; their speed was far faster than Xu Qing's.

However, the cave dwelling was too large for them to collect everything in a short time, so they could only take whatever they saw. Still, after realizing his speed was faster, the Captain felt proud in his heart.

"Little Ah Qing, oh Little Ah Qing, last time in the Sea Corpse Clan, you absorbed more than me, but this time, you definitely won't have more than me!"

The Captain was in high spirits. In fact, ever since that last time, he had always remembered that Xu Qing had absorbed more spiritual liquid, and he felt unconvinced. Seeing his own speed surpass Xu Qing's this time, he was very happy.

Xu Qing also noticed the Captain's looting speed, but he remained calm. He glanced outside the hole and saw Amidst Yan Yan walking over.

Amidst Yan Yan walked into the cave dwelling, looked at the very tidy ground, and then looked at the busy Captain. She hesitated for a moment, not knowing what she should take, so a look of contemplation appeared in her eyes.

Just at this moment, Xu Qing walked over.

"Amidst Yan Yan, for a female cultivator, what do you think is the most important area in a cave dwelling?" Xu Qing asked.

"The place for makeup?" Amidst Yan Yan replied without hesitation. Xu Qing's eyes lit up, and after looking around, he locked onto a side room and flew toward it rapidly.

After opening that side room, even with Xu Qing's composure, he gasped and his eyes widened.

Inside the side room, there were dozens of mirrors of all sizes. Each mirror emitted an extraordinary fluctuation, looking astonishing in quality. Furthermore, there were a large number of bottles and jars here, with rich medicinal fragrance and immortal spiritual aura diffusing within.

Further away, there were rows of clothes racks, and piece after piece of precious clothing emitting terrifying auras were neatly hung there. Any single piece made Xu Qing feel his breathing quicken.

It was truly because the immortal jade and various rare treasures permeating them made the illusory Tiangong within Xu Qing's body tremble. He instinctively felt that there were items here that could allow his Tiangong to quickly transform from illusion to reality.

The shadow on the ground also became excited, staring fixedly at those bottles and jars; it sensed some special items that were of great use for its own improvement.

The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor was the same, staring at those mirrors. His intuition told him that these mirrors sealed artifact spirits, and the help that devouring artifact spirits provided for his cultivation base improvement was far greater than devouring souls.

Xu Qing took a breath, and without a word, he waved his large hand, immediately collecting the mirrors and bottles and jars here rapidly. Amidst Yan Yan also helped collect them from the side.

It was a pity that those clothes were very strange and too large, and they were permeated with light, making them unable to be stored in a storage bag, which made Xu Qing feel some regret.

And soon, the Captain sensed something and arrived rapidly from outside. After walking into this place, before he could see the surroundings clearly, Xu Qing immediately pointed to the clothes rack in the distance.

"Senior Brother, the precious clothing is over there!"