Chapter 97: The Smart Person

Hu—Hong!

The air was shattered, exploding with a dull, heavy sound.

Fang Yuanzuo shot forward like lightning, howling fiercely, his body enveloped in a crimson light membrane, waves of sharp qi surging outward, slicing through the air as they rushed toward Wei Dongliang.

Pong~!

Wei Dongliang's face remained calm, qi surging as he slammed his palms forward, forming palm prints to directly resist Fang Yuanzuo.

Sun Jindong and others beside him quickly moved away.

Hong! Hong! Hong~!

A series of dull explosions erupted in a continuous roar, centered on Wei Dongliang and Fang Yuanzuo.

Fang Yuanzuo, at the peak of the Primordial Stage, was holding his own against Wei Dongliang, who had reached the Earth Altar Realm!?

"Hah, with great treasure right before him, he swallowed a 'Bao Yuan Pill'—Fang family people really have no brains." Shi Kuangsheng chuckled.

Bao Yuan Pill?

Chen Mu heard this and turned to look at Fang Yuanzuo.

At this moment, Fang Yuanzuo's aura surged wildly, his qi fluctuations increasing several-fold—he had clearly taken the "Bao Yuan Pill."

The Bao Yuan Pill is a short-term explosive pill; once ingested, combat power can increase three to five times.

But it has side effects: three days of weakness afterward, difficulty condensing blood and qi, and damage to the meridians.

Under normal circumstances, one only takes the Bao Yuan Pill when in utter desperation.

Was Fang Yuanzuo in desperation?

No!

This guy simply lost face on the mountain, humiliated and enraged, and took the Bao Yuan Pill to reclaim his dignity.

Unfortunately, Wei Dongliang, though newly ascended to the Earth Altar Realm, was not someone Fang Yuanzuo, even weakened, could defeat alone.

The Bao Yuan Pill could at best bring him to parity with Wei Dongliang.

And even that was only because Wei Dongliang was using only half, or perhaps three-tenths, of his strength.

The corpse-sealing site of the "Duan Tianhe Sword Ancestor" lies right ahead—true cultivation techniques, a High-Grade Mystic Weapon, waiting to be seized; Wei Dongliang would never act like Fang Yuanzuo, raging uselessly and wasting his energy.

Chu Yunchang's Mystic Weapon could not be recovered.

The sword worn by the "Duan Tianhe Sword Ancestor," the High-Grade Mystic Weapon, Tianzong Yun Sword—Wei Dongliang was determined to claim it!

He was holding back his full strength to conserve energy for the coming struggle over the "Tianzong Yun Sword!"

Pong! Pong! Pong~!

Hong—!

With a thunderous crash, Wei Dongliang and Fang Yuanzuo each retreated backward, ending their clash.

Wei Dongliang retreated five steps, then dissipated all residual force.

Fang Yuanzuo retreated over twenty meters, crashing into a massive tree, shaking loose countless leaves, the trunk—thick enough for two men to embrace—cracking open before he finally stopped.

He crouched halfway on the ground, blood continuously spilling from his mouth, his bloodshot eyes fixed fiercely on Wei Dongliang.

"Die! Give me—"

"Brother Two, enough!"

Fang Yuanfu, whose injuries had mostly healed, stood up and barked sternly, "This cave is the corpse-sealing site of the 'Duan Tianhe Sword Ancestor.' Inside lies the true cultivation technique, the 'Duan Tianhe Sword Scripture,' and the High-Grade Mystic Weapon, the Tianzong Yun Sword. Save your strength."

Fang Yuanzuo's expression first froze, then rapidly shifted.

Shock, delight, excitement, disbelief.

True cultivation technique?

High-Grade Mystic Weapon?

Chu Yunchang's weapon was at most One Low-Grade—how could it compare to the Tianzong Yun Sword?

A sudden turn of fortune.

They had lost One Low-Grade Mystic Weapon, yet now a High-Grade Mystic Weapon had appeared!

Enraged, Fang Yuanzuo immediately suppressed his fury, stopped glaring at Wei Dongliang, reached into his robe, pulled out a pill, and swallowed it swiftly.

In less than three breaths, his surging aura stabilized!

'The Bao Yuan Pill's duration is limited—this guy took another pill and extended its effect.'

Chen Mu watched in awe, his heart filled with quiet wonder.

Sou~!

Suddenly, a figure skidded along the ground, darting into the swirling, dancing "Duan Tianhe Sword Qi," dodging left and right, leaping up and down, finally receiving only a few shallow cuts before bursting into the cave.

"It's that old bastard Lin Hun!"

Shi Kuangsheng's face darkened; his body flickered as he charged into the swirling "Duan Tianhe Sword Qi," weaving and dodging the weakening sword qi, successfully entering the cave.

Sou~!

Wei Dongliang said nothing, following closely behind, shifting his body to avoid the swirling "Duan Tianhe Sword Qi," becoming the third to enter the cave.

"Trying to grab it first?"

Huang Kegin let out a cold shout, qi surging as he slammed a punch into the swirling "Duan Tianhe Sword Qi."

Pong!

Fang Yuanfu said nothing, striking out at individual strands of "Duan Tianhe Sword Qi."

"Heh, count me in."

Di Chunlei raised his brows, stepped forward two paces, and unleashed a fist technique powered by pure physical strength mixed with qi, sending out visible, distinct fist imprints that slammed into the "Duan Tianhe Sword Qi."

Pong! Pong! Pong~

Hong!!

The three of them struck together, and with overwhelming force, destroyed all the "Heavenly River Sword Qi" whose power had gradually dropped to the Innate Realm, causing it to vanish ahead of time.

"Go!"

Huang Keqin waved his hand and led his men into the cave.

Shi Kuangsheng's men, Sun Jindong and the others, followed closely behind.

Fang Yuanfu, Fang Yuanzuo, and their men quickly followed.

"Junior sister, you stay outside; I'll go in and take a look." Di Chunlei gave Qian Yu an instruction, tapped the tip of his foot, and rushed into the cave.

"Senior brother, be careful." Qian Yu called out from behind.

She watched Di Chunlei enter the cave, then withdrew her gaze, looked around the area, and noticed Chen Mu, who had also entered the cave with Zhao Fuzhou but stayed behind.

"Young man Chen, why aren't you going in?"

In just two breaths, outside the cave entrance, only Chen Mu and Qian Yu remained.

"My strength is meager, so I won't join the excitement." Chen Mu chuckled lightly.

"This…" Qian Yu was first surprised, then laughed and said, "Young man Chen, this is a wise choice, and has nothing to do with the level of one's strength."

The most important thing in being human is to know oneself.

Eat according to the size of your ability.

Shi Kuangsheng, Huang Keqin, Fang Yuanfu, Wei Dongliang…

These people were either at the late Innate stage or had just stepped into the Earth Altar realm.

Chen Mu, who had just advanced to Innate, if he were to fight them for true martial arts or mystic weapons, would truly be out of his mind, waterlogged!

At this moment, Qian Yu greatly admired Chen Mu.

Immediately after, she felt a little regret.

It was a pity that Chen Mu did not possess the "Great Strength Martial Physique," and could not enter the Giant Spirit Sect together with Huang Feiyang.

Little did she know.

The reason Chen Mu did not follow Zhao Fuzhou into the cave was, on one hand, his strength; on the other hand, through the "Listening Wind" skill, Chen Mu discovered that the space inside the cave was not large!

After the "Heavenly River Sword Qi" leaking from the cave entrance was destroyed ahead of time by Di Chunlei's three-man joint effort, the mountain wind swept into the cavern and circled around in no time.

The straight-line distance from the center of the cavern to the cave entrance was only a little over forty meters.

At such a short distance, once someone who entered the cave died, Chen Mu, staying outside, could still pick up the card!

The facts were indeed so.

Just as Chen Mu and Qian Yu were chatting and laughing, a scream suddenly came from within the cavern.

"Ah~!"

"Not good, there's a strange beast! An invisible strange beast!"

"Where? Where?"

"…"

【Corpse discovered. Pick up?】