Catching Monsters

Chapter 550 Golden Toad
Even after being quite a distance from the cave, everyone was still somewhat dazed.

"The hyena is gone just like that." After sitting down against the wall, Vulture couldn't help but look back at the direction of the cave, a bitter smile appearing on his face: "That guy, he told me every day that after becoming a zombie, he would be immortal."

"did not expect……"

Although Jiang Yun and the hyena knew each other before, their relationship was not deep. Jiang Yun only felt regret about the hyena's death and the loss of a powerful expert.

Then, Jiang Yun took out the gray box that he had taken from the river.

This box has probably been stored for a very long time; it can be opened with a little force.

After opening the box, Xiao Jingzhi, Vulture, and Monk Lingxin had no time to continue grieving for the hyena's death; their eyes all turned to the box.

There was no golden toad inside.

On the contrary, it was a pitch-black Taoist talisman.

"A Taoist talisman?" Jiang Yun frowned instantly upon seeing the talisman. Black talismans are considered the most powerful and potent Taoist talismans.

Why was it placed inside that cave?

"Not the Golden Toad?" A look of disappointment flashed in Xiao Jingzhi's eyes, and he couldn't help but say, "We even risked the life of a hyena, and all we got was this talisman."

The vulture crouched down beside Jiang Yun and asked, "Jiang Yun, aren't you a Taoist? Can you tell what this talisman is for?"

"This thing is placed in such a special location, it must have some special purpose, right?"

Jiang Yun stared at the talisman in his hand, shook his head, and said, "I've never seen the incantations on this before."

If one possesses magical power, by infusing it, one might be able to discern the talisman's function.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun put the black talisman away.

"Brother Jiang, what should we do next? Continue searching for dangerous places on the map and look for the golden toad?" Xiao Jingzhi asked in a low voice.

Jiang Yun shook his head without hesitation: "Even the hyenas died directly... who knows what dangers might be in other places."

"Moreover, there are only three golden toads in more than a dozen places. If we are unlucky, we might not find a golden toad even after going to three or four places."

"Moreover, to open the place where the saint's coffin is located, three golden toads are needed."

To be honest, this is quite difficult. If everyone still had their magic power, they might have a chance.

Right now, relying solely on their own few people to venture into these dozen or so dangerous places and retrieve the golden toad...

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun shook his head and said in a deep voice, "If we want to get the golden toad, we'll probably have to think of other ways."

Meanwhile, inside the massive Sacred Tomb passage, the experts who had rushed from the capital day and night had also successfully found the entrance to the Sacred Tomb and were continuously entering it.

"Master Shan, your map is only half complete. Finding the three golden toads mentioned on the stone tablet will not be easy."

Inside the wide, dark passage, Shan Tiangang and Xie Yifeng walked side by side, their faces solemn.

Dan Tiangang said in a deep voice, "It's still better than those headless flies without a map. However, now that we've lost our magic power, it won't be easy to snatch the Golden Toad."

"Fortunately, Brother Xie, your swordsmanship is superb. Without your magic power, even three or five other experts might not be your match."

In this place, the abilities of those who are truly skilled in casting spells are most severely restricted.

On the contrary, sword masters like Xie Yifeng, although they have lost their magic power, have already reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

Xie Yifeng remained calm, then suddenly looked ahead and said in a deep voice, "There are people ahead."

The two exchanged a glance, and suddenly, from the dark, wide passage, a golden toad, about the size of an adult's fist and emitting a faint golden light, hopped and skipped out from the front.

"This, this is..." Shan Tiangang's voice was tinged with excitement.

He rushed forward, trying to grab the golden toad, but the toad leaped up and dodged Shan Tiangang's hand.

Xie Yifeng, however, acted swiftly, smashing his sword hard against the golden toad, knocking it to the ground, and then capturing it.

What's quite amazing is that after the golden toad was knocked down, it stopped moving around randomly.

"Hahaha, Brother Xie, we're really lucky..."

Just then, footsteps approached from ahead.

It turned out to be Tuoba Anyi and that sorcerer named Tuoba Kun.

"We two are the ones who stumbled upon this golden toad." Upon seeing this, Tuoba Anyi slowly took out the long sword from behind him and stared at Xie Yifeng and Shan Tiangang with an unfriendly expression.

Upon seeing who it was, Shan Tiangang narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice, "Xiang Anyi, I didn't expect you to be here!"

It's truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road. You see, it was Tuoba Anyi who stole the map of the Holy Tomb from the Demon Spirit Cult.

Upon seeing that the other party was Shan Tiangang, Tuoba Anyi's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong, but he remained calm on the surface and said in a deep voice, "Master Shan, it's really fate that we would meet here."

Dan Tiangang's eyes were filled with murderous intent. If this bastard hadn't stolen the map back then, how could so many people have obtained half of the map inside the Holy Tomb?

Dan Tiangang said coldly, "Since we've run into each other, you're not going anywhere."

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Anyi naturally did not back down much and said, "Sect Leader Shan, you stole my Golden Toad, you must give an explanation."

Once inside this forbidden area, everyone lost their magical powers.

Even if a fight broke out, Tuoba Anyi was confident. After all, he had practiced martial arts for many years, while a demonic master like Shan Tiangang was skilled in using evil arts.

If a fight breaks out, he might not be a match for himself.

Suddenly, Tuoba Anyi drew the long sword from behind him and swiftly attacked.

The wizard Tuoba Kun beside him also drew a slender longsword from his waist.

The two men, one on the left and one on the right, joined forces to attack Shan Tiangang.

Dan Tiangang snorted coldly and retreated. Xie Yifeng drew his longsword from his back, and two flashes of sword light passed by in an instant. Before Tuoba Anyi could even see the sword clearly, the tiger's mouth of his right hand holding the sword was pierced and blood flowed freely. The greatsword also fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, Tuoba Kun, who was standing nearby, was in no better shape.

hiss.

Tuoba Anyi covered the wound on his right hand, gasped, and took several steps back.

The pain in his right hand caused Tuoba Anyi to break out in a cold sweat.

"Who are you?" Tuoba Anyi looked at Xie Yifeng in astonishment. Such fast swordsmanship was definitely not that of an ordinary person.

"Xie Yifeng," Xie Yifeng slowly uttered his name.

Upon hearing those three words, Tuoba Anyi broke out in a cold sweat. He took a deep breath, grabbed Tuoba Kun beside him, and ran away, no longer daring to continue the fight.

Even though this guy has lost his magic power, his swordsmanship is still quite impressive.

Watching the two flee in panic, Shan Tiangang sneered, "Overestimating themselves."

……

Are we really going to keep waiting like this?

In a wide passage, Xiao Jingzhi sat leaning against the wall and whispered to Jiang Yun beside him, "Brother Jiang, there are more and more people entering the Holy Tomb these days. We've probably been resting here for five or six hours."

"There have been nearly ten groups of people walking past us."

"Heaven knows how many masters have entered this sacred tomb."

Jiang Yun calmly said, "Your Highness, don't be anxious. You yourself said that with so many experts, even if we get the Golden Toad now, can we keep them here?"

"Let them fight it out first."

For Xiao Jingzhi, his most urgent task was to obtain the Golden Toad and enter the place where the Sage's coffin was located, so that he could have a chance to ascend the throne.

But for Jiang Yun, obtaining the opportunity of becoming a sage, breaking through to sainthood, and escaping his fate of having only two or three years left is certainly important.

But the prerequisite is that you have to survive in this place.

Snatching the golden toad from other experts is definitely better than entering that dangerous place to obtain it.

The monk Lingxin remained calm, sitting cross-legged to the side.

Lingxin was a rather unconventional person; he came to this place not because he coveted the opportunity to become a Buddha.

In his view, if the time is right and one has the Dharma in mind, becoming a Buddha is only a matter of time.

He was only sent to protect Xiao Jingzhi because of his status as a member of the Tongyou Guard.

Just then, two more footsteps sounded from not far away.

"Chief, don't be discouraged. With so many experts, those two might not be able to keep the Golden Toad until the end."

Soon, Tuoba Anyi's voice rang out: "What am I discouraged about? Am I discouraged?"

"If Xie Yifeng hadn't been there with him, we would have killed him by now."

"Damn it, we finally managed to find the golden toad after escaping death, and those two bastards got it for free."

Hearing the conversation ahead, Jiang Yun's ears twitched slightly. Golden Toad?

"Big Brother!!"

In the empty, dark passage, Jiang Yun's voice suddenly rang out, startling Tuoba Anyi.

Upon seeing who it was, Tuoba Anyi breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Brother, what are you doing here? Where's the zombie that accompanied you? Quick, quick, bring him with me."

"Xie Yifeng is only relying on his superb swordsmanship. He has no magic power. I want to see how he can defeat your zombie companion."

Upon closer inspection, however, no hyenas were found.

Jiang Yun gave a wry smile: "It's a long story. Something happened to the hyena."

"Something happened to him?" Tuoba An'yi was stunned for a long time. "What happened?"

Jiang Yun said, "We've come across a cave..."

Jiang Yun briefly recounted his encounter, and after listening, he looked at Tuoba Anyi and the other man with great curiosity: "So, you also guessed that the Golden Toad would be in this cave?"

"It was purely by accident..." Tuoba Anyi said awkwardly, "After we separated from you, we unintentionally stepped into a trap."

"Inside that trap was a giant spider demon. We were entangled in its web and almost became its food."

"Fortunately, in the critical moment, I used a life-saving item given to me by my ancestors, which allowed me to escape by chance."

"Inside the spider cave, there is a wooden box that looks similar to what you described. When you open it, there is a golden toad inside."

Hearing Tuoba Anyi's words, Jiang Yun hurriedly asked, "Where is Jin Chan?"

"That golden toad has already been snatched away by Shan Tiangang and Xie Yifeng."

Xie Yifeng.

Upon hearing the name, Jiang Yun understood, and he stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Xiao Jingzhi, who was standing next to him, asked, "Brother Jiang, what do you think?"

"Find them, find them first," Jiang Yun said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)