Chapter 794

Wei Zixun finally got his wish. Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, he led a group of Sage Palace experts into the cave as cannon fodder, walking at the very front.

Although the Sage Palace experts were very reluctant and even angry in their hearts, they didn't dare to refute Wei Zixun's order at all.

For the time being, they still couldn't guess what this Young Master wanted to do, so they could only obey the order for now.

However, if they really encountered any danger, they would definitely retreat without hesitation and would never be cannon fodder for Xu Que!

But as soon as they entered the cave, Xu Que and Er Gouzi immediately followed.

This combination of a man and a dog inexplicably made the many Sage Palace experts feel something was wrong. They vaguely felt uneasy, and even felt that their bodies' lower parts... pfft, no, their bodies' lower parts were feeling chilly!

Jiang Hongyan followed behind Xu Que, and further behind were the Imperial Palace experts, as well as the many female disciples of the Lingxiu Pavilion and scattered cultivators. The demon beast group also followed, cautiously trailing at the very back, seemingly afraid of being pitted by the humans joining forces.

But Xu Que had no intention of pitting the demon beast group at all. He followed behind the Sage Palace crowd, clearly wanting to watch them be cannon fodder!

"That kid is really not simple!" At the back, a weathered middle-aged scattered cultivator said in a low voice, his expression solemn.

"Why do you say that?" others asked in astonishment.

The weathered middle-aged man replied: "Pay attention to his positioning. That position is too cunning. Not only does it leave the Sage Palace people with nowhere to retreat when they encounter formations, but if they encounter any supreme treasures midway, he can also be the first to rush up and snatch them. It's truly terrifying!"

"No way? Aren't everyone's positions about the same?" The other scattered cultivators were stunned.

Only the middle-aged man with a weathered face shook his head and sneered: "You guys are still too young, or rather, too conventional, just like the people from the Sage Palace—only knowing how to follow the rules and not understanding those low-class or insidious and cunning methods! The brilliance of the position that kid is in can only be seen by experienced people."

"Dizzy, is it really that evil?" Others were still a bit suspicious.

"Hehe, if you don't believe it, just wait and see. Just now, as soon as they entered the cave, that kid and that dog immediately occupied that position order. It was clearly an instinctive reaction. One look and you can tell they aren't good things!" The middle-aged man smiled and stopped talking.

Although he saw through Xu Que's intentions, he didn't dare to expose him to his face, let alone go up and fight for a seat, because he knew clearly that they were no match for him at all, not to mention that Xu Que had so many Heaven-Devouring Demon Mosquitoes on him. Who would dare to offend him?

And at this time, the crowd had thoroughly penetrated deep into the cave.

The entire cave was incomparably pitch-black, with cold winds blowing, as if they were in an ice cellar, and they couldn't help but feel chilly.

Wei Zixun and the others walked at the very front. At first, their speed was normal, but as they walked, they began to slow down.

"Young Master, stay your step. We have only been here before. We need to be cautious further ahead. There is a killing formation hidden there; we cannot risk it!" an old man from the Sage Palace suddenly said.

Subsequently, the Sage Palace crowd stopped one after another, including Wei Zixun, who also had a solemn expression and stopped his steps.

As long as Xu Que didn't trigger the Forgiveness Hat's forgiveness passive, Wei Zixun was still the original Wei Zixun—cautious and cold.

As soon as they stopped, Xu Que and the others behind had to stop. Er Gouzi immediately said impatiently: "What are you afraid of? It's just a tiny formation; what's there to be cautious about? Be bold and go up. This God Venerable will cover you from behind!"

"Shut up!" The old man from the Sage Palace immediately turned around, staring at Er Gouzi with sharp eyes, and said coldly: "A mere dog, what do you know? This formation contains invisible killing intent. Earlier, I saw with my own eyes a Heaven-Devouring Demon Mosquito accidentally enter it and it was shredded to ashes on the spot. How noble are the people of our Sage Palace? How can we risk our lives so casually?"

"Ouch, damn it, kid, don't stop this God Venerable. Let this God Venerable go up and kill him!" Er Gouzi was instantly furious, grinning and howling with a fierce look.

"I didn't stop you!" Xu Que spread his hands helplessly.

"Hmph, forget it, this God Venerable will let that old man off for now!" Er Gouzi directly chickened out first.

However, the old man ignored him, his gaze skipping over Er Gouzi and falling directly on the female disciples of the Lingxiu Pavilion at the very back, saying in a deep voice: "You must be the disciples of the Lingxiu Pavilion, right? I am Luo Heavenly Forest, Dean of the Third Academy of the Sage Palace. Even your Pavilion Master has to call me teacher when she sees me!"

The many female disciples of the Lingxiu Pavilion's expressions changed immediately; they had already guessed what this old man wanted to do.

But due to the deterrent power of the Sage Palace, they could only lower their heads and reply in unison: "Greetings, Dean Luo!"

"Mm, you all send ten people out to walk in front!" Luo Heavenly Forest nodded, pointing and ordering with a cold face and righteous indignation.

"Dean Luo, this..." The women of the Lingxiu Pavilion's faces turned pale immediately.

Since this formation could even shred Heaven-Devouring Demon Mosquitoes to pieces instantly, if they went in, would they still have a way to survive?

This Luo Heavenly Forest was clearly trying to send them in to die!

"Hmph, what are you still hesitating about? Although your Pavilion Master has powerful aptitude, she was also once my student. Could it be that I can't even call upon the disciples of my own student now?" Seeing that the women didn't move, Luo Heavenly Forest's face turned black immediately, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"If you want to obtain good fortune, you must make sacrifices and pay a price. You should all be clear about this simple truth!"

"Don't tell me you really thought you could follow behind and let our Sage Palace risk our lives to open the path for you?"

"Go ahead without worry. If any danger occurs, we will naturally take action to help you!"

The other Sage Palace experts spoke up one after another, directly wanting to have the Lingxiu Pavilion women take their place and act as cannon fodder.

Because someone had to enter the formation to trigger it, so they could find the key to breaking the formation or find the position of the gate of life.

This was also the reason why the Imperial Palace and the Sage Palace hadn't penetrated deep into the cave earlier, and even more so the reason why they distributed those maps—to attract cultivators from other forces to act as cannon fodder!

The Lingxiu Pavilion and that group of scattered cultivators, including the demon beast group, had long expected this, but they hadn't expected that the first one the Sage Palace would choose would actually be the Lingxiu Pavilion disciples.

"Dean Luo, actually we didn't come for the items in this cave this time. We'll just leave!" The tall woman of the Lingxiu Pavilion hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Rather than staying to act as cannon fodder, it would be better to leave directly.

However, the many Sage Palace experts didn't intend to let them leave.

Luo Heavenly Forest shouted sternly on the spot: "Presumptuous! You juniors are truly unreasonable. Can't I even get you to do a small thing now? Don't tell me your Pavilion Master didn't teach you what it means to respect your elders?"

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