Chapter 374: If One Does Not Take What Heaven Offers, One Will Instead Suffer Harm

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he decided to strike first; thus, he shook his head and spoke: "Apologies, everyone! Have a safe journey to the underworld!"

Hearing him say this, everyone immediately became alert; the two Foundation Establishment Cultivators were even more decisive, actually launching attacks directly, but alas, they had stepped into a death trap, and it was all too late.

A circle of thirty-six Purple Light Rays suddenly shot forth, with one ray corresponding to each Qi Refining Stage Cultivator.

They were the first to appear and did not act arrogantly; each person had two or three layers of Protective Shields around them, but these were useless against such attacks for Qi Refining stage defenses.

The Purple Light Rays pierced straight through; regardless of whether there were two layers or three, all shattered directly, penetrating their skulls.

In order not to create too much commotion, Lin Zhangqing aimed specifically at their heads; thus, after twenty rays, four or five small squads fell straight down, dead.

As for the remaining sixteen Purple Light Rays, the two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators each received eight evenly; they had arrived later and had not activated any defenses at all.

The middle-aged cultivator at Foundation Establishment Mid-stage had his skull nearly perforated like a honeycomb; he was dead beyond any doubt.

The situation for the other one at Foundation Establishment Late Stage was slightly better; when encountering the surprise attack, a jade pendant he wore flashed with spiritual light, forming three layers of Protective Shields before him.

But it only blocked two or three of the Purple Light Rays; the remaining few all struck his head, and similarly, without emitting any sound, he died and fell.

At this moment, a mournful cry suddenly came from the sky, followed quickly by the sound of something crashing to the ground not far away.

Through Chu Yi's feedback, he learned that an Eagle-type Demon Beast had fallen from high altitude, and his heart immediately understood.

It must have been this Eagle-type Demon Beast that discovered Lin Zhangqing, leading to him being surrounded by these people.

But unfortunately, its master had been killed by Lin Zhangqing, so it suffered backlash while high in the sky, lost control of itself, and plummeted to its death.

However, now was not the time to deal with it; Lin Zhangqing immediately began cleaning up the battlefield, collecting all the Storage Bags, Spirit Beast Bags, Dharma Artifacts, and Spiritual Artifacts from these people.

Then, he collected all twenty-two corpses on the ground into a large Storage Bag.

Next, he collected the blood on the ground along with the soil beneath it, smoothing over all traces at the scene.

He then patiently swept the area once more with his Divine Sense; only after confirming nothing had been overlooked did he finally set his mind at ease.

Now he was very experienced; his Purple Crystal Scorpions were extremely powerful Spirit Pets, but they also had some drawbacks.

That was, every time they struck someone, they emitted extremely sharp and mournful screams, which made it particularly easy to reveal his whereabouts.

Therefore, nowadays, he always directed the little ones' Purple Light Rays specifically at the enemies' heads, so that opponents basically had no chance to make any sound.

After confirming there were no issues here, he immediately rushed toward the location where the Eagle-type Demon Beast had fallen.

Similarly, he collected its corpse and, using his Divine Sense, searched the surrounding area several times for scattered feathers, gathering every single one without missing any.

Only after confirming there were no problems at the scene and that nothing could possibly track him did Lin Zhangqing finally feel completely at ease.

However, another problem now lay before him: should he take advantage of the fact that no one had yet discovered the situation and slip away immediately, leaving this place?

Or should he simply go forward to investigate, seeing exactly what they were doing here that warranted such tight defense, even to the point of mobilizing such a large force?

After pondering for a while, he finally decided to go and take a look; after all, he had already killed so many of them, so whether he wanted to get involved or not, he was already involved. Might as well go forward and see what exactly was happening! Thus, he took that Light Gauze Magical Treasure out of his Storage Bag and directly draped it over himself.

Then, he quickly crept in the direction from which those two Foundation Establishment Cultivators had come.

As for the Purple Crystal Scorpions, there was no need to recall them; with a mere thought, they would naturally follow.

Moreover, above his head, Chu Yi and the others had already located the place where those two Foundation Establishment Cultivators had come from: inside a valley not far ahead.

Lin Zhangqing was now creeping toward that location; Chu Yi and the others had already discovered that around the other three directions surrounding the valley, each direction had three to four five-person squads monitoring and defending, estimating that the news of the total annihilation here could not be concealed for long.

Thus, he immediately quickened his pace and soon arrived inside that valley.

In a place like the Qingyun Mountain Range, with endless peaks, there were naturally countless valleys.

The valley he was currently in was not particularly large and appeared very ordinary; in the Qingyun Mountain Range, if there weren't a thousand such valleys, there were certainly eight hundred.

Without a specific marker or someone specially guiding the way, it would be extremely difficult to find this particular Small Valley.

Lin Zhangqing swept the area with his Divine Sense and immediately discovered a relatively regular cave entrance at the bottom of the valley, guarded by four Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivators.

Seeing this situation, it was obvious the secret lay inside the cave; Lin Zhangqing hesitated for a moment but still decided to risk entering and taking a look.

However, before entering, some minor preparation was still necessary.

With a thought, he left twelve Purple Crystal Scorpions near the cave entrance; this way, if needed, he could ensure no one would block him inside.

He himself, along with the remaining twenty-four Purple Crystal Scorpions, silently crept into that cave entrance.

As soon as he entered the cave, he roughly understood the situation; this should be a Cultivator's Cave Abode.

Because a passage identical to the Ancient Cultivator's Cave Abode he had discovered in the Ziyang Secret Realm appeared before Lin Zhangqing.

Looking at the traces on the passage, he felt it must be at least several hundred years old, which made his heart pound with excitement.

After all, the previous Ancient Cultivator's Cave Abode had brought him far too many gains; Cultivation Methods, Magic Treasures, and even Jade Spring Heart Tea were all extremely precious items.

Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say; in the Great Dao Struggle, if one does not take what Heaven offers, one will instead suffer harm.

Moreover, he estimated that the situation outside would soon become impossible to conceal.

After all, upon discovering the situation, they surely would have communicated; with no news for so long, they would definitely send people to investigate.

Therefore, he dared not delay; with a thought, the twenty-four Purple Crystal Scorpions took the lead and charged straight in, while Lin Zhangqing followed closely behind.

The passage was only a few dozen zhang long; upon entering the Cave Abode, there was a spacious Hall,

estimated to be two or three hundred square units, with numerous pieces of Fluorite embedded in the walls, so the lighting inside the Hall was still very bright.

(End of Chapter)