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Chapter 257: The Spirit of the Weapon Appears
The three friends of Meishan deep in the canyon were dancing with excitement.

They confirmed the scene before them, everything was real, and there was no danger around.

Completely immersed in joy and madness.

Faced with so many precious treasures, even a cultivator with the highest level of cultivation would not be able to remain calm.

But Qin Ming on top frowned, sensing something was wrong.

Just as he was thinking.

"This fellow Taoist is so polite."

"How about we join forces?"

A sudden voice was heard, and then Xiao Zhongren and the old man in gray robe appeared not far from Qin.

Qin Ming had naturally discovered the other party a long time ago, but he couldn't help but be curious.

With the Dead Wood Technique in his "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique", even a person in the late Jindan stage may not be able to discover him.

How did Xiao Zhongren, who was in the early stage of Jindan, see this?
"Master, do you want me to kill him?"

The Sky-Eating Rat asked from the side, licking its lips as it spoke, as if it smelled a hint of blood.

Xiao Zhongren and the other man on the opposite side also felt like they were facing a formidable enemy when they heard what the Sky-Devouring Rat said.

He quickly explained: "My fellow Taoist, we have no ill intentions."

"We can join forces. After the success, the spoils will be divided equally. The weapon spirit will be yours, and I only want the inheritance of the skills! What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming immediately raised his hand to stop the Sky Devouring Rat, and then asked Xiao Zhongren, "Patriarch Xiao is hiding quite well. I wonder how you found me?"

"Hehe, I wonder what your name is, fellow Taoist?"

"You are carrying our clan's ancient magic weapon, the Jade Golden Mirror. There is a trace of blood connection between you and me, and it can be sensed within a certain range." Xiao Zhongren explained.

"If it weren't for this, my friend's concealment skills are really amazing, and I wouldn't be able to detect it."

Xiao Zhongren looked at the Sky-Devouring Rat and was secretly wary of it. He didn't expect that such a terrifyingly powerful third-level demon king was actually the other party's pet.

The bearded man in front of him seemed to have only the strength of a perfect foundation.
Qin Ming suddenly understood what was going on. That was no wonder.

"I am Taoist Long."

"Then Brother Xiao, please tell me how we can join forces."

When Xiao Zhongren heard Qin Ming say this, he felt relieved and said immediately:

"As the spirit of an ancient magic weapon, that spirit is not only extremely cunning, but also has methods that are no less than those of a Jindan cultivator."

"We have those three unlucky guys as bait this time. After we lure them out, we can work together and our chances of winning will be much better."

Qin Ming nodded immediately after hearing this.

It turns out that Xiao Zhongren used the Three Friends of Meishan as bait for fishing.

After reaching a consensus, the three people and the beast also flew down to the bottom of the ravine.

After they approached the rock wall where the three Meishan people were, they restrained their breath and hid themselves.

Qin Ming looked carefully.

The scene he saw was completely different from what the three friends from Meishan saw. In the depths of the cave, there was no secret treasure at all, only a pile of tall white bones.

The three men at this moment were facing the pile of bones, as if they had obtained a treasure, dancing and moving like crazy.

"What a brilliant illusion!"

Qin Ming saw the key at a glance.

"Friend Long has good eyesight. This is exactly the method used by the spirit of the weapon." Xiao Zhongren also showed admiration.

He even suspected that the other party was hiding his actual skills and wanted to play the pig and eat the tiger.

An ordinary cultivator who has completed the foundation-building stage not only possesses a third-order demon king spirit pet, but is also able to see through the illusions cast by weapon spirits.

He didn't believe it at all.

At this time.

A ball of green light appeared right in front of the Three Friends of Meishan.

When the three of them saw the bright light, they were like being injected with chicken blood, and immediately forgot about the "countless secret treasures" before them.

The three people were attracted by the green light ball, and like zombies, they slowly followed the light ball and walked inside.

"Appeared!"

"Fellow Daoist Long, let's follow."

When Xiao Zhongren saw the green ball of light, a slightly inappropriate look of excitement appeared on his face.

Qin Ming observed it briefly and then confirmed that the green light was undoubtedly the spirit of the Magatama Golden Mirror.

With his powerful divine sense, he had already seen that the green ball of light was something like a hedgehog.

Qin Ming did not expect that the spirit of the golden mirror would appear in this form.

He immediately sent a secret message to the Sky-Devouring Rat, "Keep an eye on Xiao Zhongren. This old guy is very scheming and is not someone you can easily deal with."

"Don't worry, if he dares to make any unusual movements, I will kill him immediately." The Sky-Eating Rat transmitted the message.

Afterwards, Qin Ming and Sky-Devouring Rat followed.

Half an hour later.

The deeper they went inside, the wider the space became, as if this was an isolated world at the bottom of a lake. Except for the bones everywhere, it was almost the same as the stone mountains in the outside world.

The three friends of Meishan followed the green light ball and came to a mountain of bones.

There is a pitch-black cave entrance on the side of the White Bone Mountain. You can vaguely see thick black iron pillars blocking the entrance, but the gaps are very large and it is unclear what their function is.

The strange weapon spirit stopped here. Then, it showed a hedgehog-like spirit form and spewed out a dark green light at the three people. The three people stared blankly and opened their mouths automatically.

Rays of green light poured out from the mouths and noses of the three people and flowed into the body of the weapon spirit.

"It's actually absorbing the souls of the monks!"

The Sky-Eating Rat also noticed some clues.

Soon, the vitality in the bodies of the three friends of Meishan began to rapidly fade away, and they became miserable, just skin and bones.

"Fellow Daoist Long, now is the time. Let's attack while the weapon spirit is eating and not be distracted."

"Wait until it reacts and hides. We won't be able to find it at all." Xiao Zhongren said quickly to Qin Ming.

Then, he instructed the gray-robed old man beside him, "Old Yan, go and guard the back to prevent the weapon spirit from escaping."

"Yes!"

After hearing Xiao Zhongren's words, the gray-robed old man named Yan Lao stopped at the back.

Qin Ming had also secretly observed that this cultivator named Yan Lao had the cultivation level of the false elixir stage.

Afterwards, Xiao Zhongren took out a red spiritual net magic weapon and covered the spirit that was greedily sucking souls.

The spirit of the weapon didn't seem to expect that there would be someone behind it.

He was suddenly caught in the red French net and was so frightened that he struggled around, trying to escape.

Xiao Zhongren's magic weapon is quite magical, and it seems to have the natural ability to restrain this kind of spirits.

No matter how hard the weapon spirit struggled, it was unable to break out.

at this time.

Qin Ming's heart trembled!
The Qi and blood in the body emerged on their own, and a sense of crisis arose spontaneously.

"careful!"

He said to the Sky-Eating Rat.

But just as he finished speaking, the old man Yan behind them suddenly bit his tongue and spat out a large mouthful of blood. He used the blood to draw a rune and sank it into a round disc in his hand.

Old Yan's eyes showed a determination to die, and he madly poured his magic power into the disc.

"I don't have much time left, Patriarch. I can still help the Xiao family one last time before I die. I will die without regrets!"

He just finished speaking.

The golden disc in the air instantly sucked him dry.

With his last breath, Old Yan threw the disc towards the Sky-Devouring Rat that was not far from Qin Ming.

As a third-level demon king, the Sky-Devouring Rat naturally reacted, but as it looked at the flying disc, a sense of uneasiness suddenly surged in its heart.

I saw the golden disc emitting tremendous power in the air, splitting into five and turning into five rings.

In an instant, the limbs and waist of the Sky-Devouring Rat were caught and nailed firmly to the ground.

The Sky-Devouring Rat was shocked, only to find that the demonic power in his body was not under his control, as if it was locked.

"Master Yan! Go ahead and don't worry."

“This time, I used the third-level mid-grade talisman treasure ‘Demon Trapping Ring’ to trap this third-level demon king.”

"It can be considered a worthy death."

"Friend Long, let me see what other tricks you have!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"You can't find anything after wearing iron shoes, but it takes no effort to get there."

"I didn't expect that the ancient treasure, the Jade Golden Mirror, was in your possession. If you are willing to hand it over, I can give you a quick death, hehehe!"

When Xiao Zhongren saw that the Sky-Devouring Rat was subdued by the talisman, a sinister smile appeared on his face and he threatened Qin Ming.

"So, Brother Daoist Xiao, what you are most interested in is not some inheritance, but the magical weapon, the Golden Mirror?" Qin Ming saw that the Sky-Devouring Rat was just trapped and was not in any serious trouble, so he asked calmly with a blank expression.

There was greed in Xiao Zhongren's eyes.

"That was indeed the case at the beginning. I just wanted to get the inheritance from the weapon spirit."

"But it will be different if you, Daoist Fellow, show up with the magic weapon itself. If you combine the magic weapon and the weapon spirit into one, you can recreate the legendary ancient treasure, the Jade Golden Mirror."

"Once the golden divine flame appears, you will be invincible in the Nascent Soul Realm!"

"Do you think I can help but be moved?"

As he spoke, Xiao Zhongren's eyes flashed, and he took out another pitch-black long sword in his hand, ready to attack Qin Ming.

But at this moment.

A greater sense of crisis appeared in Qin Ming's heart, and his eyes immediately fell behind Xiao Zhongren.

At this time, Xiao Zhongren had his back to the dark cave entrance next to the Bone Mountain. Originally, several people had used their spiritual powers to investigate inside.

There was nothing unusual inside.

But at this moment, a pair of blood-red eyes as big as lanterns emerged silently from the darkness.

A terrifying aura emanated from the black hole.

Xiao Zhongren also realized what was happening and was about to look back.

Then he saw a blood-red tongue that was more than ten meters long piercing through the pitch-black iron pillar, instantly wrapping him up and dragging him into the black hole.

There were screams and the sound of chewing bones coming from the cave, and soon silence returned.

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(End of this chapter)