Chapter 681: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole (5400 added)

Mica Mine.

This place is one of the few Spirit Stone mines in the Lin Kingdom, and also the largest source of wealth for the Qingding Sect.

On this day.

Two low-profile streaks of light arrived near the mine and hid above the clouds.

"Reporting to the Ancestor..." Li Jiantong said with a bow: "That Qingyunzi has always remained in seclusion within the Qingding Sect, protected by a Third-tier Array Formation, making him quite difficult to take down... However, if something were to go wrong with this Spirit Stone vein, to the point where even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't resolve it, heh heh... that person would certainly come to investigate in person."

Aaron nodded lightly.

This plan to lure the snake out of its hole was quite crude, but the more detailed and complex a plan is, the easier it is for errors to occur in unexpected places.

He soared into the air, transforming into a streak of light, and headed into the surroundings to find a suitable place to set up an array.

As long as he took action personally, he could make a few Foundation Establishment cultivators disappear without a sound.

Furthermore, villains often die from talking too much...

"Before you die, this seat will naturally answer you!"

"This is simple..."

Thus, the scene today came to be.

Aaron could not be bothered to answer, just as Qingyunzi had not answered his question: "Qingyunzi... who exactly are you?"

Half a month later.

After being driven to their wits' end by a Monster Beast, which severely impacted the mining of the Spirit Stone vein, and even after dispatching a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who failed to capture that Longevity Turtle, the cultivators of the Qingding Sect naturally had no choice but to take the final measure—reporting to the Qingyun Old Monster!

Aaron responded with a smile.

Aaron lay on a blue stone, listening to the chaos over at the mine; clearly, Xiaoqing was having a lot of fun with its daily routine, and its acting was quite on point... As for himself, he was calculating his subsequent plans.

Evidently, he assumed Aaron had been there all along, only hidden away by the Li Family.

The matter of 'Li Qingjing's' return was known only to Li Jiantong at this time, ensuring absolute secrecy.

Following that...

"This seat naturally pays attention to all cultivators under my command who have the potential to reach the Golden Core stage... I did not expect that you, Ancestor of the Li Family, would have actually succeeded in forming a Golden Core back then and remained in hiding until now. That the Li Family could hide so deeply is truly my dereliction of duty..."

But... Qingyun is not Qingdan, and Aaron felt somewhat listless...

Then, set up an array to trap a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Aaron felt that this sudden sneak attack with the Heaven-Turning Seal was enough to ensure Qingyunzi would die without a burial ground.

Aaron revealed his figure, standing tall in mid-air, and raised his hand to recall the Black Jade Seal, a look of uncertainty appearing on his face: "Qingyunzi, shouldn't your Natal Magical Treasure be the 'Green Cloud Shield'? I remember this Green Wood Sword should have been the Natal Magical Treasure of Qingdan back then; how are you able to use it? And its power is even greater than before?"

"The efficiency of Immortal Cultivators is just this low; time is money... friends!"

"Damn it... why is there a Longevity Turtle causing trouble here?!"

Xiaoqing strictly followed Aaron's instructions, charging into the miners like a crushing mountain, directly killing several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Even when a lion hunts a rabbit, it must use its full strength!

Inside the Mica Mine.

At the moment the Black Jade Seal appeared, a sword hum resembling a dragon's roar suddenly erupted from Qingyunzi's dantian, causing the expression of this Golden Core Cultivator to change!

This was the Dharma Treasure becoming sentient and issuing an automatic warning!

Qingyunzi did not even think, flicking his finger.

A breeze blew... then transformed into a tornado!

A Dharma Power far more terrifying than that of an early-stage Golden Core cultivator suddenly erupted from his body!

A flying sword Dharma Treasure with green wood-grain patterns appeared in his palm, while a green circular shield protected him flawlessly.

A look of regret appeared on Qingyunzi's face.

To deal with a Golden Core cultivator from such a small place, the 'Invisible Needle' was completely using a butcher's knife to slaughter a chicken.

Boom!

That Qingyunzi would certainly be unable to sit still.

A strange expression appeared on Qingyunzi's face; seemingly confirming that there was no second Golden Core Ancestor lying in ambush nearby, he also relaxed quite a bit.

When calculating against the unprepared, there are many methods!

Under the moonlight.

Boom!

Although he somewhat wanted to stand out boldly, issue a declaration, and then finish off his opponent in a fair and square manner.

A streak of green Sword Light hundreds of feet long shot into the sky, resembling a giant tree, blocking the Black Jade Seal that was crashing down!

Furthermore, by having Xiaoqing pretend to be a wild Monster Beast to disrupt the mine, as long as it was paired with a few Third-tier Talismans he had newly drawn to disguise as innate divine abilities, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would find it a headache.

Instead, it was simple and unadorned, the most refreshing way.

The Black Jade Seal, like a Heaven-Turning Seal, carrying the force of five mountains pressing down, suddenly appeared above the head of that green streak of light and smashed down violently!

Not only that, but at the base of the Black Jade Seal, a circle of gray light emerged, emitting a powerful pulling force that made it impossible for that green streak of light to escape.

Everything would have to wait until after Qingyunzi was killed before it could be openly displayed and discussed.

Divine Sense and Dharma Power belonging to the Golden Core Stage swept across the surroundings violently: "Which fellow Daoist has come to ambush this old man? You truly have no shame!"

The premise of this layout was that Qingyunzi did not know there was another Golden Core Ancestor in the Lin Kingdom about to make a move on him!

Even the Li Family, under Aaron's orders, had sealed off the news.

Qingyunzi stared at Aaron and suddenly gasped.

Regarding this decision, Li Jiantong naturally supported it with both hands.

However, something he had not expected happened!

……

"A wild Second-tier Longevity Turtle... it's worth a hell of a lot of Spirit Stones!"

"Although with my attainments in Array Formations, breaking into Qingding Mountain to forcibly kill Qingyunzi doesn't seem impossible... but it's still better to strive for stability."

A turtle's roar shook the surrounding wilderness.

This was an incredible thing!

"An unfamiliar Golden Core Ancestor... wait... are you... Li Qingjing of the Li Family?!"

"But the divine ability the opponent awakened is wrong... it seems to be the Earth Escape Technique? I can't take them down, I can't take them down... what a pity..."

Therefore, Aaron chose to conceal his own escape light and quietly approached that cyan escape light.

A Golden Core Cultivator's Natal Magical Treasure is repeatedly refined, connected by blood, and acts as one; even if an outsider seizes it and forcibly refines it, its power will be greatly reduced, making it not even as good as a Top-tier Magical Tool!

But in the hands of Qingyunzi, the Natal Magical Treasure of Qingdan not only suffers no loss in power, but has even been refined to be spiritually responsive, and can even predict danger in advance and give warnings!

"Then..."

This Dharma Treasure was actually a rare Wooden Sword, unaffected by the Earthly Polar Meta-Magnetic!

As for himself, he bore a cyan round shield and once again turned into a stream of light, flying out of the attack range of the Black Jade Seal.

Subsequently, before the opponent's Foundation Establishment cultivators could arrive in a flustered rage, he cast an 'Earth Escape Talisman' and leisurely escaped.

"Oh? It's hard to believe Qingyun Old Monster still remembers this old man?" Aaron was slightly surprised.

Aaron prepared to set up another Third-tier Array Formation trap!

"Green Wood Sword?"

Aaron, who had been waiting the whole time, finally saw a cyan escape light on the horizon and couldn't help but mutter a complaint to himself.

These two Dharma Treasures were both, surprisingly, Natal!

"You have actually reached the mid-stage of Golden Core?! And you have two Natal Magical Treasures?!" Aaron said word by word, his face showing extreme shock...

(End of this chapter)