Chapter 42: Ambushed

Boom!

Zhao Yang gripped the Long Spear, focused his spirit and held his breath, then thrust fiercely at the enemy in the void. A powerful force erupted from the Long Spear, transforming into a terrifying flame dragon that charged toward Luo Yao.

Before the attack could get close, Luo Yao felt the scorching heat of the flames and was forced to retreat rapidly to avoid the sharp edge.

The next second, that flame dragon crashed into the spot where she had just been standing.

Only a loud boom was heard, and that place turned into a deep pit; the surrounding trees instantly crumbled into debris, scattered all over the ground.

Luo Yao felt relieved, yet her expression grew grave.

Just now, she had already attacked with full strength, yet she failed to injure Zhao Yang, let alone defeat him.

Clearly, the gap between the two of them was still very large.

But Luo Yao did not immediately give up; she intended to continue probing to understand Zhao Yang's methods, after all, she had already exposed two of her trump cards, so she must gain something from this.

Boom boom boom!

Luo Yao took out a stack of Talisman Paper; although low-grade Talisman Paper could not injure Zhao Yang, it could still hinder and block him.

Indeed, Zhao Yang, in order to end the battle quickly, also stopped holding back.

Puff!

Luo Yao was instantly blasted away by Zhao Yang's attack; using the force of her backward flight, she rapidly shot away toward the distance.

Right now, she was no match for Zhao Yang, so there was no need to fight him to the death; although Xiao Kui was still inside the Storage Bag, and the two of them working together might not win, they could at least escape unharmed, but right now Luo Yao did not want to expose Xiao Kui as a trump card.

She took out another stack of Talisman Paper again and threw them at Zhao Yang as if they cost nothing.

She truly did not lack Talisman Paper; when she first used her Golden Finger, she obtained over a hundred sheets of Talisman Paper, so she could spend them freely.

Boom boom boom!

Just as Zhao Yang had shattered the attack of the Talisman Paper, Luo Yao took out yet another stack of Talisman Paper.

This cycle repeated; after three times, Zhao Yang had consumed quite a bit of Spirit Power, and his pursuit speed dropped, while Luo Yao had consumed very little Spirit Power, so she quickly put distance between them.

"Damn it!"

Zhao Yang did not expect that Luo Yao would actually escape; his expression turned very ugly. Originally, he thought he could easily deal with Luo Yao, but who knew that not only did she escape, but he also almost fell for her trap.

Up to now, he still did not understand; he had clearly blocked the attack, yet he was still injured, and moreover, it was his Divine Sense that was hurt.

Furthermore, the endless Talisman Paper of that Luo Yao made him even more irritable; although they could not kill him, if he was not careful, he would still get injured.

"Hmph, the monk may escape, but the temple cannot."

Zhao Yang snorted coldly; he knew where Luo Yao would go, after all, that information was sent to Luo Yao by someone he had dispatched.

So, if he went directly to the entrance of that Cave Abode, he could simply wait for her like a farmer waiting for a rabbit.

Luo Yao still had to follow the map, while he did not, because he had already been there once, so he would definitely be faster than her.

More importantly, a few days ago, he had already dispatched people to set up an ambush at the entrance of the Cave Abode, waiting only for Luo Yao to walk into it.

And his attack right now was just to resolve things as quickly as possible; although the situation was unexpected, he had long been prepared.

Guxiushi Cave Abode.

A group of cultivators were lying in ambush nearby; among them, several were Zhao Lili's lackeys, and one of them was also the person who delivered the message to Liu Guanshi.

"How long must we wait? It has already been several days!"

"Exactly, inside is the Guxiushi Cave Abode; why don't we go in and try our luck!"

As soon as the words fell, the others immediately showed signs of being tempted; the Guxiushi Cave Abode was the place with the most opportunities in the Immortal Cultivation World.

"But, if we leave and the person Shimei Zhao is targeting arrives, what then?"

"This..."

Everyone fell silent.

At this moment, someone else spoke up: "If Shimei Zhao's enemy appears, can we people deal with them?"

After all, the highest among these people was only Qi Refining Stage 6, while the rest were at Qi Refining Layer 3 or 4.

Everyone fell even more silent; previously, hearing that Shimei Zhao had a mission for them, they were all very happy, but now thinking about it, anyone who could be Shimei Zhao's enemy was definitely not simple.

"What are you afraid of? Haven't we already made preparations?"

They came here early specifically to set up an Array; this Array required four or five people to work together to bring out its maximum effect.

As far as they knew, once someone entered this Array, even a peak Qi Refining cultivator could be severely injured, so they had absolutely no need to worry.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a disturbance came from the distance, and everyone's expressions immediately changed.

"He's here, prepare to activate the Array."

Everyone quickly used the Array to hide their figures, and after that person approached, they fully activated the Array.

Boom!

Suddenly, pillars of light appeared all around, shooting up into the sky and enveloping the figure that had just appeared.

"Hmm?"

"There's actually an ambush?"

That person's expression immediately turned very ugly, but at this moment, there was no time to think too much; the surroundings were suddenly covered by dense Sword Qi, and if he lost focus, the price would be death.

Swish swish swish!

Countless Sword Qi charged at that person from all directions; every single Sword Qi carried terrifying power; that person quickly took out a defensive shield to protect himself.

Boom!

Everyone only heard a loud boom, and then they could no longer see that person's figure.

"Is he dead?"

Everyone looked at each other; with the power just now, if it had been any of them, they would definitely be dead without even a trace of ash left.

That person would be gravely wounded even if they didn't die.

Crack!

However, just at that moment, the Array they were in suddenly began to shake, and let out the sound of breaking.

The few of them immediately changed expression, then felt a terrifying aura rushing toward them.

"This..."

"This is Qi Refining Tenth Layer!"

The few of them turned extremely pale, even revealing looks of terror.

Their opponent was actually a Qi Refining Tenth Layer cultivator—a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining, on the verge of breaking through to Foundation Establishment Stage. How could they possibly win?

That's right, the one who appeared was not Luo Yao, but the cultivator Zhang Yan who had been pursuing Luo Yao after the auction. After killing that bandit, he had obtained the map to the Guxiushi Cave Abode, which was why he had come to explore it.

Only, because he had been delayed by other matters, he had not rushed over at the first moment.

As a result, he hadn't expected that when he arrived at the Guxiushi Cave Abode, he would encounter an ambush.

Someone wanted to kill him, so naturally he wouldn't just surrender and wait for death.

Therefore, his full Qi Refining Tenth Layer cultivation was revealed, and the Array instantly began to teeter on the brink of collapse.

"Not good!"

"Stop dazing, strike quickly, otherwise we'll all die."

Their strongest was only at Qi Refining Sixth Layer; in a one-on-one fight they could never possibly be his opponent, so they had to rely on the Array.

Boom!

They drove the Array with all their might, and instantly dense Sword Qi appeared once more within the Array.

And that Qi Refining Tenth Layer cultivator also flew into a rage, taking out a Long Sword and driving the Spirit Power on his body with all his might.

As Spirit Power poured in, the Long Sword rapidly swelled, transforming into a ten-meter-long giant sword that rose into the air.

The giant sword hacked toward its surroundings; those Sword Qi were instantly destroyed, and it chopped toward the Array.

"Hold it, otherwise we'll all die!"

The people within the Array screamed frantically, veins popping on every forehead, desperately pouring Spirit Power into the Array.

Boom boom boom!

(End of this chapter)