Chapter 116

If there were only one large beast, it would not be much of a threat to the people present.

It was just that, following the jump of that large beast, the forest swayed incessantly for a time.

Various fierce beasts rushed out—wolves, insects, tigers, leopards, mountain demons, and wild boars, totaling more than twenty, surrounding everyone.

Lao Qifeng said: "One for each person, be careful of the Gu-insects inside these beasts."

"Hero Li and Elder Yin, please guard our flanks."

After saying this, everyone rushed toward these beasts together.

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At the entrance of the Miao King's tomb, the sect members left behind by several major sects were waiting anxiously.

It had already been half a day since Li Miao and the others went in.

Those who went in were all experts of the second-rate or above; in terms of foot speed, this time was enough to run hundreds of miles out. No matter how big this tomb was dug, at most it would have a space of a dozen mu.

There had been no movement until now, so I'm afraid something unexpected had happened.

Those who went in were either the sect leaders of each family, or direct disciples, or elders with real power; if they were all trapped inside, these major sects would not be able to recover for several years.

Hindered by the rules set before, these sect members could not rashly go in, so they could only stand outside the tomb, worrying and calculating to force their way in after a few more hours.

Just at this moment, they heard a burst of rapid hoofbeats approaching quickly from this direction.

Everyone turned their heads to look and was shocked.

"Junior Brother! What happened to you!?"

A disciple of the Hengshan Sect exclaimed.

The one riding over was a Hengshan disciple covered in bloodstains, looking like he was on his last breath, lying on the horse's back as if he had already fainted.

An elder of the Hengshan Sect stepped forward quickly, stopped the horse, carried the disciple down, and channeled true energy to heal his wounds.

After a long while, the disciple slowly woke up.

The Hengshan elder asked urgently: "What happened to you!? Didn't you go to Shaolin to invite Master Xingchi over? How did you get injured like this!?"

"Who injured you!?"

This disciple was the one sent to Shaolin Temple to invite Master Xingchi when several major sects were deadlocked outside the Miao King's tomb.

Master Xingchi was virtuous and highly respected, and his seniority was high. Of course, he was not the only one sent to invite people; there were also direct disciples from other families, as well as a nine-bag elder of the Beggar Sect.

It was precisely because they had not returned for a long time that several major sects were afraid of complications, so they hurriedly set rules and entered the Miao King's tomb together.

Yet they didn't expect that only he would return, and be injured like this!

Looking at the injuries, they were not heavy, but the wounds were densely spread all over his body, he had lost too much blood, and after the bumpy journey, his true energy was bottomed out.

Rushing back here, his mind relaxed, and only then did he fail to hold on and fainted.

At this moment, he woke up, first looked around in terror, saw his elder's face clearly, and then spoke urgently.

"Elder, it's bad!"

"Shaolin was attacked! When I escaped, the mountain gate had already been breached!"

"Master Xingchi sent people to help us escape, but the fellow disciples and Jianghu peers who went with me are all dead!"

"It's the Ming Sect! Ji Tianrui is still alive!"

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Lao Qifeng struck the forehead of the large beast in front of him with a "Dragon Subduing with Regret," forcing it back.

He retreated a few steps and shook his hands.

"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms," the Beggar Sect's town-sect martial art, a top-tier peerless skill in the Jianghu, not inferior to the "Wedding Dress Divine Art" in the slightest.

He was the Beggar Sect leader; although he had not reached the peak, he had never lacked cultivation resources, and his own practice was diligent, so he had already mastered all eighteen palms. With one palm, even blue stone would be left with a palm print.

But that large beast took his full-strength palm with its forehead and only stumbled a few steps, damaging some skin and flesh, shook its head, and was about to pounce on him as if nothing had happened.

Li Miao, who was watching the show from behind, twisted his fingers and thought secretly.

"These beasts are on the same path as the Ming Sect's Gu-soldiers... it's just that they seem more 'refined'."

"In terms of comparison, the Ming Sect's Gu-soldiers are like the 'beggar version,' while these beasts are actually the original version."

In Tai'an City, two Gu-soldiers could force Mei Qinghe to fight for his life, and four Gu-soldiers could almost kill Zhou Yingxue. Although there were reasons for not being able to maneuver and only being able to resist hard, and true energy being bottomed out, their difficulty can be seen.

The beasts in front of him were far stronger than the Ming Sect's Gu-soldiers.

Lao Qifeng, a first-rate expert and Beggar Sect leader, using the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms," a peerless skill, was actually deadlocked with that large beast for a time, falling into perilous situations several times.

Others were also stretched thin.

The number of people was already smaller than the number of these beasts, and there were quite a few second-rate ones. Right now, they were only bullying these beasts for not being as smart as humans and not knowing how to cooperate, so they were supporting each other to hold on.

It seems that the Miao people's scheme was well-prepared. Even if all the traps inside the Miao King's tomb failed, and these people came out of the Miao King's tomb intact, they would still fall into the hands of these beasts.

The Kong Dong sect leader saved a disciple, turned his head, and shouted to Li Miao: "Hero Li, is your method of repelling Gu-insects effective against these beasts?"

Li Miao replied: "It is only effective against Gu-insects outside the body, not those inside."

Hearing this news, everyone's hearts sank.

The martial arts Li Miao revealed were only at a first-rate level, slightly worse than Lao Qifeng's. Yin Minjun was even worse, only at the middle of the first-rate.

Even if Li Miao and Yin Minjun joined in, the situation would not change much.

Under the influence of their state of mind, many people's moves lost their sharpness, and they were in constant danger.

Li Miao smiled and turned to look at Yin Minjun: "Elder Yin, do you want to sell a big favor to these people?"

Yin Minjun was not worried about the current situation at all; according to Deng Baixuan's description, even if these beasts were added together and their number multiplied by ten, they wouldn't be able to make any waves in Li Miao's hands.

She was still immersed in her own chaotic thoughts, and hearing Li Miao speak to her suddenly, she was flustered for a moment.

"Ah, my lord, what?"

Li Miao, who had seen and experienced much, knew what Yin Minjun's situation was, so he didn't expose it and repeated what he had just said.

"I won't make a move; Elder Yin, please do it on my behalf."

After saying this, regardless of whether Yin Minjun agreed or not, he reached out and gripped her pulse gate.

Yin Minjun did not struggle, keeping her head down, not daring to look at Li Miao.

Suddenly, she felt a surge of extremely rigid and extremely yang, vigorous true energy pouring in from her pulse gate, traveling through her meridians to her whole body.

The acupuncture points that had been difficult to break through after years of hard practice were actually opened one after another in an instant.

After only a moment, Yin Minjun felt that her true energy was several times deeper.

Li Miao had actually created a "half-step peak" expert with a casual wave of his hand!

He withdrew his hand, patted it, and said to Yin Minjun.

"Elder Yin, this 'Wedding Dress Divine Art' of mine was deduced by myself and is different from the original. This surge of true energy can only be maintained for a moment."

"Go and save them, sell a favor, and it will be more convenient for you to do things for me in the future."

"Go."

(End of chapter)