Chapter 149: Natural Lei Chi inside Spirit Skull Mountain (6k)

Boom boom boom!

For a time, the sound of explosions was constant.

"Damn beast—" Li Hong was both shocked and angry, and couldn't help but curse.

The Thunder Sound Golden Toad just snorted coldly. The moment it opened its mouth again, a long tongue like a black lightning bolt instantly swept toward Li Hong.

Wherever the tongue passed, the air was torn apart, making a sharp whistling sound.

Seeing this situation, Li Hong was terrified and immediately fled desperately toward the distance at the fastest speed.

Watching the man and the beast disappear into the night, Lu Yaoyao, who was hiding in the mist and witnessed all this, couldn't help but subconsciously swallow a mouthful of saliva, and patted her chest with lingering fear.

Afterward, looking at Zhou Qing, who had a solemn expression, at this moment, besides admiration, there was only admiration left.

【Heart Appraisal Points +9】

Soon, the 【Good Man】 remark above her head turned into 【Good Prediction】 in the blink of an eye.

Hearing the prompt sound and meeting Lu Yaoyao's gaze, Zhou Qing smiled slightly.

"Zhou Shixiong, how did you know it was feigning death?" Lu Yaoyao asked curiously in a low voice.

Zhou Qing explained patiently: "Pay more attention to observing the details, and you can find many flaws. For example, the corpse odor that appeared unreasonably, or the direction of the tomb it chose for itself..."

Anyway, there was nothing to do, so Zhou Qing simply taught this girl some of these experiences.

If it were someone else, they might scoff, but Lu Yaoyao was learning seriously and was very obedient.

Just like the secret passage matter last time, because the Second Uncle was also there, he told her to hide and not come out, and she obediently pretended to sleep, actually holding back her curiosity and not looking.

And the cautious performance in this operation, she cooperated with him very tacitly.

At this moment, Lu Yaoyao was listening seriously, nodding and suddenly realizing, firmly remembering all these experiences in her mind.

"Understood, then what should we do now? Are we going to find the master's inheritance?" Lu Yaoyao asked again.

Zhou Qing shook his head slightly and said calmly, "Don't rush, let's wait until this Thunder Sound Golden Toad is completely dead."

"Dead? I see its blood is vigorous; it is clearly deliberately pretending to be like this to fish," Lu Yaoyao said with a face full of confusion.

Zhou Qing just smiled indifferently and said firmly, "Don't worry, it will come back."

Just like that, after about two hours, the Thunder Sound Golden Toad really returned.

The aura on its body became twilight again, like a candle about to burn out, thunder arcs reappeared on its back, and it began to probe and sense.

It's just that I don't know if that Li Hong escaped or was killed?

The two kept watching the figure of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad disappear into the thick fog, and neither dared to follow rashly.

After all, who knows what crazy things it will do before it dies.

Zhou Qing was even less in a hurry; anyway, he had plenty of time, especially since tonight was still a crescent moon.

Until the sky was bright, bursts of whistling sounds suddenly came from the horizon in the distance.

The two immediately hibernated and hid their figures.

Not long after, they saw several figures sneaking toward this side.

Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes, because among the people who came, there were two black robes, and on the shoulder of one of them, the Soul Formation of Li Hong, who had escaped last night, was floating.

"Humanoid puppet at the early Soul Formation stage!" His brows furrowed slightly.

Besides that, there was another person who also exuded the cultivation of the Soul Formation realm, with extraordinary momentum.

Zhou Qing understood instantly. It seems these people should be all the experts stationed at the Blood Rock Mine.

Presumably, Li Hong had wanted to swallow this Thunder Sound Golden Toad alone, so he secretly brought his confidants here.

He didn't expect to steal a chicken but lose the rice. After losing his physical body, he really had no choice, so he had to call others to avenge him.

Generally speaking, mining areas usually have only one Soul Formation expert stationed, just like the situation at the Beimang Mine where Chaos Xuanjin was discovered before.

However, ever since the Cangyan Dao Palace and the Tianji Sect launched an attack on the Taiqingmen and other mines some time ago, the Three Sects Alliance also launched a counterattack, the situation escalated, making this Cangyan Dao Palace have to send more people to station.

"Li Hong, are you sure this matter is true?" Chu Yu, who was also at the early Soul Formation stage, asked.

Li Hong looked helpless and said somewhat speechlessly, "Chu Shixiong, I've become like this now, can I still lie to you?"

"At first, I originally wanted to call you together, but weren't you drunk at the time? The situation was urgent, so I brought others and rushed over. Who could have expected that we would be ambushed like this."

Chu Yu snorted and sneered disdainfully, "I was drunk, it's true, but wasn't that wine also brought by you? And you didn't drink less at the time either."

A look of embarrassment appeared on Li Hong's childish face.

"Alright, since you have confirmed that this Thunder Sound Golden Toad's lifespan is nearing its end, and I'm here, let's go up and take a look. Now you'd better find a physical body to possess as soon as possible!"

After Chu Yu finished speaking, he didn't say anything more and led everyone to walk quickly toward the mountain.

At this moment, Lu Yaoyao waited until this group of people completely disappeared from her field of vision before turning her gaze to Zhou Qing, waiting quietly for his decision.

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment.

Calculating the time, this Thunder Sound Golden Toad should pass away tonight. If there is a conflict with this group of people, it is estimated that it will be advanced.

And following them now might have a chance to farm ignore points, but the closer it is to the final moment, the more unstable factors there are.

Not to mention he was still bringing Lu Yaoyao.

"Wait until dark!" Zhou Qing said calmly after thinking for a moment.

Lu Yaoyao had no objections and nodded obediently.

Just like that, until evening, constant rumbling sounds suddenly came from the top of the mountain, mixed with the unique frog croaking of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad and angry roars.

However, Zhou Qing remained unmoved and continued to hibernate in the mist on the mountainside.

Until powerful self-detonation sounds came one after another from above, making the originally calm mist on the mountainside begin to roll and surge violently. Seeing this situation, Zhou Qing took Lu Yaoyao and hurriedly rushed toward the top of the mountain.

As the two gradually approached the top of the mountain, they looked at the scene in front of them with shock.

Only then did they see that on the ground in front, there was flesh and blood everywhere, hanging on many white bones, which was creepy.

The Jin Dan disciples who had followed Chu Yu and others up just now had all lost their lives.

Even the two humanoid puppets at the Soul Formation stage did not escape, broken into several pieces and thrown on the ground.

As for Chu Yu, like Li Hong, he was now left with only a Soul Formation, looking at the Thunder Sound Golden Toad opposite with a face full of horror.

Of course, that Thunder Sound Golden Toad was not much better, with only half of its body still twitching, as if it were making a final struggle, until the end, with eyes full of unwillingness, it completely lost its breath.

"Li Hong, damn it, it's all your fault, my physical body is gone just like that!"

Chu Yu roared, rushed toward Li Hong in anger, and directly wrestled with Li Hong.

The appearance of two mini Soul Formations tearing at each other, in this scene full of blood and tragedy, at this moment, looked a bit ridiculous, and even revealed a different kind of cuteness.

"How can you blame me? If you weren't greedy, could you have come here? If you have the ability, continue to mock!"

"Damn it, I'll tear your mouth!"

"Come on, don't think that just because I call you Shixiong, you think you are stronger than me."

Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao looked at the two fighting and couldn't help but be happy.

But Lu Yaoyao didn't dare to act rashly. Even if they lost their physical bodies, they were still at the Soul Formation realm.

Just their mental power could easily crush them.

Zhou Qing didn't seem to care at all, just cast his gaze on the Thunder Sound Golden Toad that had already fallen, and immediately appraised it.

Compared to these two brainless guys, he was a bit worried about this monster.

【Dead monster: This is a Soul Formation Thunder Sound Golden Toad body that just died. Unfortunately, it was unlucky. If it could have persisted for another two hours, it could have waited for the night of the full moon. At that time, with the help of the power of thunder, it could have sensed the Suanni bones it wanted to find.】

Seeing the feedback information, Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that the other party was really dead this time and didn't leave any backhand.

Afterward, he looked at the evening scene and sighed lightly.

If there hadn't been the interference of these two guys, if it persisted for a while longer, maybe it could really live a second life.

And Zhou Qing's spiritual sense quietly released at this moment. After confirming that there were no other life auras, he gently patted Lu Yaoyao's back, and then slowly stood up.

Lu Yaoyao was startled and wanted to pull him, but it was already too late.

Those were two Soul Formation experts; dealing with them now would still be easy. But Zhou Qing had already gone out, so she had to hurriedly climb up, quickly take out her weapon, and trot to follow.

The two Soul Formations who were wrestling and arguing heard the footsteps coming from behind, immediately stopped their movements, looked at Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao in unison, and were instantly full of vigilance, as if facing a great enemy.

"Damn it, we were treated as orioles!" Chu Yu cursed.

"I said I always felt hairy on my back this time!" Li Hong also spat.

But the good news is that the other party seems to be two Jin Dan cultivators, overestimating their capabilities.

No, why does that man feel so familiar?

"Taiqingmen Zhou Qing?" Soon, Li Hong seemed to have remembered something and was shocked.

Chu Yu was stunned.

Is that the one ranked tenth on the hit list, who successively killed Meng Xing and Song Yuan, the five great geniuses of our sect?

Zhou Qing didn't say a word of nonsense, flicked his finger, and two golden flames instantly roared out, carrying a violent and hot heat wave, and wrapped the two Soul Formations in the blink of an eye.

"Ouch, not bad, you actually know fire-type cultivation methods. It seems you admire my Cangyan Dao Palace very much. Why don't you abandon the dark and turn to the light early? Maybe my sect will treat you leniently."

"Yes, although we lost our physical bodies, just relying on you, a small Jin Dan cultivator, to use such a little fire-type to trap us? It's truly showing off in front of an expert."

Seeing this, the two not only didn't have the slightest fear, but instead mocked and ridiculed, their eyes full of disdain.

Zhou Qing shook his head.

"Give you a piece of advice: no matter when, don't underestimate any small person. Arrogance sometimes makes you fall into a desperate situation completely!"

When Zhou Qing said this, he didn't forget to look at Lu Yaoyao, who was ready to fight at any time beside him.

Lu Yaoyao was stunned, then hurriedly nodded repeatedly, indicating she remembered.

And Zhou Qing slowly clenched his fists. With his movements, the two flames actually began to shrink gradually. The two trapped inside immediately let out bursts of shrill screams, accompanied by "sizzle" sounds.

At this time, they realized in horror that this flame was so advanced and terrifying. Now they wanted to escape, but it was already too late.

"How is it possible, how is it possible!" The two were desperate, struggling desperately, but it seemed so powerless.

Zhou Qing looked calm, walked up step by step, stretched out a hand, and pointed straight at the center of Li Hong's Soul Formation, and immediately performed soul searching.

Soon, Li Hong felt this terrifying mental power. His Soul Formation trembled violently, his eyes rolled back, and he couldn't believe it: "You... you are not Jin Dan..."

With a muffled bang, after the soul searching was completed and no useful clues were obtained, Zhou Qing exerted a little force, and Li Hong's Soul Formation shattered like broken glass, instantly turning into dust and dissipating in the air, leaving only a trace of faint spiritual power fluctuation.

Seeing this scene, Chu Yu was scared out of his wits and hurriedly begged for mercy, his voice full of horror and pleading.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong..."

Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "You are not wrong; you just feel that you are going to die!"

After saying that, he performed spiritual sense probing without mercy, and then crushed it.

Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. You want to survive, and likewise, we also want to live.

In this cruel world, there is no such thing as being soft-hearted.

And at this moment, Lu Yaoyao looked at the scene in front of her in shock.

No, two Soul Formation experts just died like this?

This is too fragile, right?

Zhou Qing acted as if nothing had happened, with a gentle smile on his face, and said, "What are you still stunned for? Hurry up and pick up the storage bags."

Lu Yaoyao, who came back to her senses, searched everywhere, while Zhou Qing slowly walked to the corpse of the Thunder Sound Golden Toad and looked at it carefully.

The poison sacs were all broken, the physical body was shattered, and the Soul Formation had long since dissipated. Almost nothing of value remained.

"Forget it, because of you I learned how to find the Suanni remains in the real way. Go well!"

Zhou Qing said softly, then mobilized the spiritual power in his body, dug a huge deep pit on the empty ground beside him, and then buried it.

Avoid later people dismantling bones to sell; at least let it be buried in peace.

【Heart Appraisal Points +8】

Hearing the prompt sound, Zhou Qing subconsciously looked at Lu Yaoyao. Sure enough, she was holding a pile of bloody storage bags and running toward him excitedly.

And the 【Good Prediction】 text originally displayed above her head also changed to 【Good Kindness】 at this moment.

"Zhou Shixiong, they are all here!" Lu Yaoyao said full of excitement.

Zhou Qing nodded and warned seriously, "Check them yourself first to see if these storage bags can all be opened, just in case."

When Lu Yaoyao heard this, she was full of admiration for Zhou Qing again.

She was still careless. If there were any that couldn't be opened, it meant there was a soul imprint on them, and the other party hadn't completely died yet. She had to find them quickly to prevent being stabbed in the back at a critical moment.

And the reason why Zhou Qing didn't check it himself was actually to increase this girl's experience in living outside. After all, she was still too simple.

It is estimated that when she went out with Li Daoxuan or He Han and others before, these trivial matters were handled by others, and she was even protected well.

In the long run, it would only harm her. Only by letting her experience and learn more could she survive better in this treacherous world.

Fortunately, after a careful check, no abnormalities were found.

Lu Yaoyao even drew inferences from one instance, classified and organized the things in the storage bags, and then integrated them into two storage bags before handing them to Zhou Qing.

As for the others, bring them back and hand them over to the Mission Hall. Those are solid point vouchers, which can be exchanged for many good things.

"You take them, I don't need them!" Zhou Qing waved his hand.

Now the spirit stones on him are still abundant, and if it weren't for this girl, how would he know there would be Suanni remains here.

What's more, after this matter is over, the two can go to the Blood Rock Mine over there on the way.

According to the information obtained from soul searching, there are only a few low-level disciples left guarding there now, and there are still a large number of blood rock crystals stored in the warehouse.

Lu Yaoyao shook her head repeatedly, insisting on splitting these gains with Zhou Qing.

"Listen to me!" Zhou Qing's tone carried an unquestionable meaning. After speaking, he carried his hands behind his back, paced around to check, and waited quietly for the full moon to rise.

Looking at Zhou Qing's appearance, Lu Yaoyao had to accept it helplessly, but her face was still full of happy smiles.

It's been a long time since I felt this pampered by him.

Time passed bit by bit. When the bright moon rose, Zhou Qing immediately operated the "Cang Lei Sword Art."

In an instant, thunder arcs kept flashing on his body, and his whole person seemed to be shrouded in a layer of brilliant thunder light.

Afterward, he took Lu Yaoyao and kept walking around, holding his breath and concentrating, quietly feeling the subtle changes in the surrounding aura.

Until it was almost dawn, Zhou Qing suddenly felt something, his eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed toward a direction.

At this moment, under the bone mountain in front of them, a wonderful feeling seemed to emerge, and this feeling made Zhou Qing feel very familiar, as if he had felt it somewhere before.

"This is... a thunder pool?"

After reacting, Zhou Qing's eyes were full of disbelief. Immediately after, he went to sense it again, more and more certain that the aura below was indeed that of a thunder pool.

You know, when he was cultivating the fourth form of the "Cang Lei Sword Art" at the Jin Leizong before, he had absorbed a lot of pure thunder energy on the stone platform, so he was naturally no stranger to this kind of aura.

"Could it be that there is a natural thunder pool hidden under this Spirit Skull Mountain, and it is precisely because of this that the Suanni, as a thunder-type monster, traveled thousands of miles to come here?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing was ecstatic and excited.

But soon, this feeling disappeared completely, as if it had never appeared.

Zhou Qing was anxious and hurriedly squatted down to dig.

However, he dug dozens of meters deep, but there was nothing, and even his huge spiritual sense couldn't detect anything.

It seems that the aura of the thunder pool was just an illusory illusion.

Looking at the fish-belly white gradually appearing in the east, Zhou Qing sighed helplessly.

He finally understood why the people of the Cangyan Dao Palace clearly saw the extraordinary nature of this place, but couldn't find anything.

This place is actually the same as the simulation of the Shenxu Tiangong, located in different spaces.

The full moon is the portal, and the thunder is the key; both are indispensable.

"Zhou Shixiong, why don't we go look for it elsewhere?" Looking at Zhou Qing, who crawled out of the deep pit with a gray face, Lu Yaoyao encouraged him.

When she was a child, she only heard her father mention this place, saying it was the turning point of his destiny, but she didn't know how to get the master's inheritance.

Zhou Qing just smiled and shook his head, saying in a relaxed tone, "It's okay, I feel that thing is right here. Don't rush, let's find a place to rest well, and wait until dark."

After speaking, Zhou Qing was in a good mood, found a place sheltered from the wind, and took turns resting with Lu Yaoyao.

"Zhou Shixiong, actually, no matter what obstacles you encounter in the future, if you can always maintain such an optimistic attitude, how good it would be!"

Lu Yaoyao lay on her side, looked at Zhou Qing's face, and couldn't help but say softly.

Zhou Qing responded, "Don't worry, I have a big heart. When I encounter things, I think about the good side and am always positive."

Lu Yaoyao nodded slightly and continued, "Well, I believe you can do it. Decadence is really scary, especially the kind of appearance that doesn't speak or laugh all day, always silent. Not only does one look particularly depressed, but even the relatives around will worry."

Zhou Qing looked at her in confusion, but Lu Yaoyao closed her eyes tiredly and fell asleep. Her appearance looked like she was talking in her sleep.

Looking at her quiet side face after she fell asleep, Zhou Qing always felt that this girl must have suffered a lot before.

I remember when the Supreme Elder first took them to the cave heaven with a large tripod, inside that tripod, Lu Yaoyao touched over with a pale face, and grabbed his arm tightly, closed her eyes, and trembled all over.

At that time, he was confused; this girl definitely had claustrophobia.

Generally, this symptom is either congenital or left a psychological shadow because of something experienced in childhood.

But until now, no one knows her family, and she has never mentioned it.

According to the news Master inquired about, the Sect Master went out to hunt sea monsters along the coast a few years ago, and there happened to be a tornado there.

And Lu Yaoyao fell from the sky suddenly. Strange to say, she had never cultivated, but her body's foundation was exceptionally solid, and she only suffered minor injuries.

The Sect Master felt strange about this, so he brought her back to Taiqingmen and took her as the sixth one.

"It's probably a bitter person—" Zhou Qing sighed. Based on her previous experiences, her brother is likely no longer in the world.

Afterward, he looked at the layers of thick fog on the mountainside below and couldn't help but worry.

Still have to hurry up. The death of Li Hong and Chu Yu, as well as the two puppets who were also at the Soul Formation realm, will definitely be noticed by the Soul Lamp Tower of the Cangyan Dao Palace.

Knowing that this Blood Rock Mine must have been attacked or something, maybe they will send other experts to check.

And just as Zhou Qing was full of anticipation that tonight would also be a night of the full moon, at the same time, on the other side, a shocking piece of news spread again, causing an uproar instantly.

The ancestral land of the Cangyan Dao Palace, those ancestral graves that had just been reburied for less than a month, were actually dug up again.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 150 =====