Chapter 652

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

The Yin River is heavy with cold Qi and restricts divine sense.

The danger level of this place is absolutely no less than that of a rare secret realm.

"We can develop it long-term; there will absolutely be unexpected gains."

"Don't worry, I'll forge iron during the day and fish for Yin Beasts at night!"

"Not enough, set up more formations, don't let anyone discover it!"

Now, Xu Zhangqing has four resource channels in total.

One, the underground mineral vein beneath Cangyan Peak.

Two, the Ancestor's burial mound.

Three, the position within Dongting Immortal Sect.

Four, the tributes from several avatars.

Sooner or later, the underground mineral vein beneath Cangyan Peak will be mined empty.

The spiritual treasures within the Ancestor's burial mound also need time to regrow.

The appearance of the Yin River not only fills the gap, but according to clues provided by Taiyin Jushi, it also connects to many places.

There might be secret realms, cave abodes, or even unknown places.

Nü Tu nodded slightly: "Yes."

Tai Bai raised an eyebrow: "Not to mention, someone really has been targeting this place recently."

Xu Zhangqing blinked, then asked curiously: "Who?"

Tai Bai replied: "A month ago, a batch of people came from the Central Region; they should be members of a clan or sect."

Their conduct is extremely brutal and unreasonable.

When they came before to repair magic tools, they hinted at their interest in Jin Guang Cave in their words.

Xu Zhangqing said with a half-smile: "If so, I'll deal with them for you before leaving."

Tai Bai said thoughtfully: "You lack a spiritual root, so your Five-Colored Divine Light cannot be cast."

Your original Golden Core Late Stage cultivation has even dropped to Golden Core Middle Stage.

And among those fellows, two have reached Golden Core Late Stage."

Xu Zhangqing waved his hand carelessly: "It's nothing."

All of his cultivation methods, spells, and techniques are now at full level.

Moreover, with the Xuan Seal cooperating with his Golden Core, the power of laws is even greater.

And three of his four avatars are here, so there's nothing to fear.

Seeing the main body say this, Tai Bai nodded immediately: "Then let's make a move."

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Soon, Xu Zhangqing summoned Zhu Rong and explained the situation.

Next, the four of them left Jin Guang Cave and came to outside where something rose straight from the ground.

Then, under Tai Bai's lead, they arrived at a valley several hundred li away: "This place originally had a small cultivation sect, but these fellows slaughtered them all."

Xu Zhangqing swept his divine sense over it and confirmed the situation inside the valley.

Five people in total, two with strong auras and three slightly weaker.

"Captain... Big Brother, Black Rust Dynasty is fine, shall we go back?"

"For these years everyone has been hiding east and west, and we've finally come to Dongyu, and you say go back?"

"Third Brother, we robbed the Royal Treasury; now we not only have one thousand high-grade spirit stones and a million middle-grade spirit stones, but also a Xuan Iron Token, enough to be a local emperor in Dongyu!"

"That's right, why go back to look at others' faces?!"

Inside the house, a scar-faced burly man sat at the head.

He was sturdily built, with sharp eyes.

In his hand he toyed with a palm-sized black token.

Beside him, a tall, thin xiuxian zhe wiped a long blade gleaming with cold light: "Big Brother, are you sure it's Jin Guang Cave?"

Before the scar-faced man could speak, the short, fat xiuxian zhe on the other side said firmly: "The Xuan Iron Token clearly marks that place; although it wasn't called Jin Guang Cave before, the location absolutely cannot be wrong."

It turned out that the reason they came here was actually related to the Xuan Iron Token.

There were nine tokens in total, and Black Rust Dynasty had collected three of them.

Each token marked a location, said to represent treasure entrances.

The scar-faced man swept a fierce glance over everyone: "Make a move tomorrow, leave no one alive!"

Just at this time, an attack without any warning descended.

Zhu Rong made the first move.

Fire spirit qi surged around him, transforming into vast sky fire crows.

Each one was enormous, wrapped in crimson blazing flames, diving down with piercing cries.

Skree!

Wherever the fire crows passed, the air was scorched and twisted; upon landing they formed a sea of fire sweeping the valley, and the fire waves were even several zhang high.

The scar-faced man and the others reacted quickly, each taking action.

One produced a shield, and with mana infused into it, it actually kept growing larger.

Soon, its coverage exceeded ten zhang.

Intense flames rapidly spread along the shield's surface, burning it red-hot.

One of the cultivators, seeing this, tried to rush out of the sea of fire.

But as soon as he took flight, several fire crows slammed into him at once; with a loud "Boom," his whole body exploded into a vast sky of blood mist.

The tall, thin cultivator roared: "Golden Core Stage fire cultivator!"

His Golden Core in his Qi Sea spun wildly, and surging mana continuously poured into his long blade.

In an instant, he spat out a golden blade qi over a zhang long.

He swept it fiercely; surrounding buildings collapsed with earth-shattering crashes, and the surging flames were even split open by a temporary gap a zhang wide. Before the flames could fill it, the remaining few immediately rushed out.

Once they reached a safe position, every single one of them looked up with solemn expressions.

Boss Scarface, at this moment with a grim face: "Unexpected, that we'd be found by the dynasty's people so quickly—I don't know which one from the Supreme Tower it is?"

No wonder they say a guilty conscience makes one nervous.

Xu Zhangqing and the others were mistaken by these fellows for Supreme Elders sent by the Black Rust Dynasty, and their ambush was understood as dealing with trouble.

At this moment, Tai Bai also moved.

He pinched his fingertips, and a vast amount of golden qi condensed into countless golden blades, looking dense beyond count, no fewer than a thousand.

"Slay!"

With his low shout, the golden blades shot forth together.

So fast they tore the air, emitting a piercing sharp whistle.

The short, fat cultivator's face changed drastically; he hurriedly infused mana into his shield, and with yellow light flashing, it transformed into a thick protective shield, sheltering himself and the others within.

For a time, the sounds of "Ding ding dang dang" rang out continuously as the dense golden blades struck it, actually sending up countless sparks.

Such a scene, whether watched or listened to, made one's scalp go numb.

Of course, Scarface and the others would not sit and await death.

After all, they were all warriors who had experienced a hundred battles on the Hunting Demon Battlefield.

They immediately produced their magic tools, such as short spears and golden maces, attempting to counterattack.

However, the current situation was extremely unfavorable for the few of them.

Surrounded by the sea of fire.

Golden blades plowing the earth.

A little carelessness, and certain death.

What's more, Xu Zhangqing would not give them a chance to survive.

Only to see the female earth cultivator form seals with both hands, and the earth shook instantly.

Feng shui, layout, terrain—all changed in an instant.

Actually forming a "Lock Spirit Array," making those inside unable to absorb spiritual energy, and their mana circulation became sluggish.

Moreover, entry without exit; sooner or later they would be completely consumed.

The tall, thin cultivator exclaimed in alarm: "Fire Spirit Root, Metal Spirit Root, and actually an Array Master as well!"

Scarface's face was extremely ugly: "We only robbed the dynasty's treasure vault once—is it necessary to mobilize three Golden Core Supreme Elders!"

Judging from the current situation, these few people have profound cultivation.

Either Golden Core Middle Stage.

Or Golden Core Late Stage.

Xu Zhangqing did not act at the first moment, but observed for a while.

After confirming these fellows were not worth worrying about, he then turned the Earth Grade Golden Core within his Qi Sea.

The Law Xuan Seal combined with the Full Level Return to Origin Art; he merely waved his hand lightly.

The weeds and trees in the mountain valley began to grow wildly, soon transforming into a vast primitive forest that covered the sky and blotted out the sun.

Scarface saw it with his own eyes, his expression alarmed as he said: "What kind of spell is this!"