Chapter 290: Exterminating Eagle Nest Ridge

Qinghefang already had the advantage, and having been prepared for a long time, under the leadership of eight Foundation Establishment cultivators, they quickly caught up with the bandits of Eagle Nest Ridge who had fled down the mountain.

Seeing that there was no way to shake off the pursuers behind, Cheng Yilong gritted his teeth and decisively abandoned the subordinates behind him, directly taking advantage of the chaos to speed up his own escape, quickly pulling away from the other bandits.

Seeing that Cheng Yilong was about to disappear from everyone's sight, he was unfortunately discovered by the sharp-eyed Huang Shengxin. Everyone immediately surrounded him from the sky.

Seeing that he had been exposed and could not hide, Cheng Yilong had no choice but to stick a Light Body Talisman on his feet, then directly step on his flying sword to fly, speeding up his escape.

At the same time, Chen Zicong, who was mixed in the crowd of bandits, was also being chased tighter and tighter by the pursuers behind. After accidentally killing a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator who was chasing him, he also quickly exposed his position.

The two Gao family members saw Chen Zicong, who had just played them, and their faces changed, quickly surrounding him.

Seeing that he could no longer hide, Chen Zicong gritted his teeth and revealed his identity, quickly drilling into the nearby jungle.

With the two of them running, the remaining Qi Refining cultivators quickly fell into chaos, each looking for their own way out.

These bandits had more or less committed murder and dared not squat down to surrender. In order to survive, most of them could only choose to resist to the end; there was no second way out.

However, in such a big scene, and with so many cultivators running down from Eagle Nest Ridge, it was normal for a few lucky ones to escape. But even if these Qi Refining cultivators could escape safely today, they would never be able to make any big waves in the future. After today, for a short time, there would be no need to worry about Eagle Nest Ridge anymore.

Cheng Yilong's cultivation had already reached the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, and at less than 180 years old, he still had a glimmer of hope for Core Formation. The reason he risked snatching a haul from Qinghefang this time was actually for his future Core Formation. He didn't want to be a wanted bandit for the rest of his life.

No matter what his identity was before, as long as he could successfully form a core and become a Golden Core cultivator, he could change his life. Whether it was changing his appearance to join other sects or flying far away to leave the Wei State, these could all be easily done.

Cheng Yilong had just escaped more than ten miles away, and before he could rest for a moment, a bolt of lightning struck directly at his feet, causing Cheng Yilong to stop his footsteps instantly.

The one who launched this fierce attack was Huang Shengxin, whose cultivation was a notch higher than Cheng Yilong's. Compared to Cheng Yilong, although Huang Shengxin had failed twice in Core Formation, he had already become a fake core cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Both his cultivation and his own strength were much higher than Cheng Yilong's, and among opponents at the Foundation Establishment level, it was already difficult for anyone to defeat him in a one-on-one fight.

Huang Shengxin's return to Eagle Nest Ridge was actually aimed at Cheng Yilong. Such a big bandit had repeatedly escaped the encirclement and suppression of many cultivators. The Xiaoyao Sect had long since raised the bounty on Cheng Yilong to a very high level. As long as they could take his head, they could get a large amount of Xiaoyao Sect merit points, perhaps using this to exchange for the Core Formation spiritual items he wanted most in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

In the time it took for Cheng Yilong to stop, his path had already been blocked by Huang Shengxin. Seeing that he could not easily escape, Cheng Yilong had to be forced to use his magic tools and fight with Huang Shengxin.

Seeing that the two in front had already started fighting, Song Qingming and the others also hurriedly surrounded them, joining the team besieging Cheng Yilong.

Lu Yuanfeng, Huang Shengyue, and Song Qingming were all mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even without Huang Shengxin, the three of them could defeat Cheng Yilong together. Not to mention that there was now an additional peak Foundation Establishment Huang Shengxin.

Under the siege of the four, Cheng Yilong quickly became flustered and fell into a passive situation of being beaten. Relying on a second-tier mid-grade defensive magic tool of good quality in his hand, Cheng Yilong barely blocked the first few waves of attacks from everyone, but this could only resist for a while.

Having previously used the cicada-shedding-skin trick to deceive the two Gao family members, Cheng Yilong thought that heaven was favoring them, but he didn't expect that after working hard for a long time, he still couldn't escape the fate of being besieged like this.

Unlike when Song Qingyu was besieged while defending Qinghefang, where there was still a glimmer of hope to wait for reinforcements, Cheng Yilong was almost desperate from beginning to end. It was impossible for him to wait for anyone to save his life again.

Now, all he could rely on was himself.

Seeing that he was tightly suppressed by everyone, and that there was absolutely no chance of escape if he continued to fight, Cheng Yilong, who was unwilling to fall here like this, hardened his heart and quietly took out his last trump card.

"Everyone, why not just let me live? Cheng guarantees that he will absolutely not be an enemy of your Qinghefang in the future, and will never enter the territory of your Qinghe County again."

"If you really don't let me go, the Heavenly Heart Thunder in my hand is not for show. If you are hit by this magic tool and lose your eyes, don't blame me for not reminding you."

Hearing Cheng Yilong say this, Song Qingming and the others stopped their hands one after another, staring fixedly at the dark green bead he took out, not daring to move forward.

If this was really the Heavenly Heart Thunder as Cheng Yilong said, they had to be careful. Even a Core Formation cultivator would not feel good if hit head-on by this thing, let alone them who only had Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"Hehe! It's not certain whether the thing in his hand is real or not. Don't be bluffed by him. Even if it is a real Heavenly Heart Thunder, it is not so simple to take a person's life." Huang Shengxin was not affected by Cheng Yilong at all. He was as calm as ever.

Seeing that he was about to succeed, Huang Shengxin didn't want to give up halfway here. He was absolutely going to take Cheng Yilong's head today. For this reason, he did not stop his attack, and the spells he cast were even sharper than before.

Seeing that the other party refused to let him go, Cheng Yilong hardened his heart and, taking advantage of the gap in Huang Shengxin's attack, threw the small ball directly into the air where Huang Shengxin was attacking.

Only hearing a loud "bang", even though Huang Shengxin had used a protective shield to defend himself in advance, he was still grazed on the shoulder by this Heavenly Heart Thunder, making half of his arm bloody and blurry.

Using this magic tool at such a close distance, although it successfully injured Huang Shengxin, the Heavenly Heart Thunder would also injure Cheng Yilong himself.

Just waiting for a spell to blow away the smoke, everyone wanted to see how Cheng Yilong was injured, but found that his figure was no longer there.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 291 =====