Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 428 The Master of Preserving Food Through Digging Holes, Turning Green

at the foot of the mountain.

Chu Tianshu and Yun Gu arrived at the edge of the Thousand Flower Forest.

Behind us was a lush forest, occasionally interspersed with colorful flowers, while in front of us was a vast expanse of pink, white, purple, and red trees, almost entirely covered in flowering trees.

"It really is a place for beekeeping."

With a wine bottle in one hand and a gun on his shoulder in the other, Yun Gu looked up at the mountain and knew the original purpose of those brick and wood houses.

He had fought in many battles in the past and had seen a lot of things. He had also seen beekeepers in the southwest who made honey. The way these houses were built and the terrain they were located on were quite similar.

Unfortunately, the people who now occupy these houses all have a slightly different aura; they are no longer the original owners.

Yun Gu's eyes flickered slightly, and the wine bottle in his hand silently turned into dust from the bottom up, scattering in all directions.

"Don't worry."

Chu Tianshu stopped him, his gaze subtly surveying the mountain before him.

Yun Gu also implies wine tasting, so drink slowly.

Chu Tianshu's hands were empty. He had thrown away the bottle long ago after drinking the medicinal wine halfway there. Now he squatted down and gently pressed his palms against the ground.

The fallen leaves and flowers on the ground, damp with a slightly sweet fragrance.

However, the ground temperature is much cooler than the air temperature at night, and it feels quite nice to press with your palm and fingers.

Chu Tianshu seemed to be thinking: "The earth's energy in this mountain shape and vegetation is a bit out of harmony. In such a sweet and succulent place, there aren't many insects crawling around."

Yun Gu also squatted down, turned the spearhead and thrust it into the ground. He pressed his ear against the shaft and listened for a while, then said in surprise, "There seems to be an unusual flow of energy underground."

"It seems to be quite large, but it's really strange. With your reminder, I was able to vaguely detect it by focusing my attention and using my listening skills. If I lost focus even slightly, I couldn't sense it anymore."

Not just him.

Chu Tianshu possessed extraordinary insight and the Nan Hua Original Scripture, yet he still couldn't directly discern the flow of underground energy; he only sensed that something was amiss.

"It might be some kind of formation."

Chu Tianshu walked along, his body suspended in mid-air, his clothes spotless and silent. Now, he slowly withdrew his energy, exerted force with his feet, and his two feet slowly sank into the ground, more than half a foot deep.

The blood and energy in the soles of the feet can feel the echo of the earth.

With the combined efforts of multiple observations, Chu Tianshu constructed a mental picture of the underground situation, and his brow twitched involuntarily.

"Good heavens, someone dug a tunnel from the top of the mountain, which keeps branching out and spreading throughout the mountain, winding and twisting, all the way to the edge of this Thousand Flower Forest."

Upon hearing his words, Yun Gu was also moved: "What a grand gesture."

Chu Tianshu then thought about it again and didn't find it particularly strange.

With the power and frequency of attacks of a forbidden expert, drilling holes in the mountains would be an easy task.

The tunnel he sensed was enormous.

But for a master of forbidden arts, even just doing it casually for half an hour every day for ten days or half a month is enough to set it up.

The problem is that most powerful beings who are forbidden from entering a territory will only dig a hole when they have a need during a war.

It's pointless for someone to dig so many tunnels in their own backyard when they have nothing better to do, unless...

"These tunnels aren't for people to walk through; they're entirely for storing internal energy!"

Chu Tianshu reached a conclusion.

He did something similar when he chose to confront three great masters in a quarry during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period.

He continuously channeled his power underground, using it as a surprise weapon in battle.

But at that time, he relied entirely on his superior skill purity and willpower to control those excess skills.

Neither the scale nor the storage time is as outrageous as these gas storage tunnels that are spread throughout the entire mountain.

To be able to dig out such a tunnel, one must have mastered some kind of secret technique specifically designed for this purpose.

This secret technique alone is so profound that it is probably no less than an internal skill that can be cultivated to the forbidden realm.

"Ancient remains, fragments of supernatural powers, sorted through through the wisdom of many lifetimes—could the accumulated knowledge be so rich?"

Chu Tianshu became even more cautious.

He had seen quite a few human bones, including some that were hundreds of years old, but he didn't think they were anything special.

But none of the evil spirits he had encountered before had stepped into the forbidden realm during their lifetime.

Those ancient powerhouses from the great clans of Yushan, who knows how much time they had to enrich their knowledge before they died.

Even if their vertical cultivation level wasn't particularly impressive, at least back then they didn't have to worry about dying from looking at the manuals too much.

The resources available for browsing and the various secret techniques known certainly have a significant advantage in terms of horizontal breadth.

These advantages, at times, can also be translated into positive combat power.

For example, the stronghold that Luo Sichao built for himself.

"Those Indians actually thought they could launch a surprise attack and take the treasure."

Yun Gu said softly, "With his extraordinary skill of isolating other people's vital energy, it's possible for him to get his hands on the treasure first during a surprise attack."

But they wouldn't even have time to escape the Thousand Flower Forest before they were captured.

The vital energy in the tunnels is transformed through internal energy cultivation. Although it is outside the body, it is essentially the same as internal energy.

After Luo Sichao realized what was happening, he remotely controlled the eruption from the ground, which would likely be enough to injure people.

"If we go up like this, I'm afraid even if we join forces, we might not be able to take him down. What if he sets up a big explosion and takes the opportunity to escape? That would be a disaster."

While Chu Tianshu was pondering, he took out the Taixu Heavenly Eye from his pocket, channeled his inner energy, and stuck it onto his left hand.

The Heavenly Eye of the Void seemed to have merged into the skin and flesh of the left hand, and an eyelid grew out of it, opening and closing like a blink.

This treasure was not created and refined by him, so it was not as flexible and easy to use as Zhang Tongxuan's. The foreign object felt very obvious when it was in his hand, which was quite uncomfortable.

However, his physical endurance is stronger than Zhang Tongxuan's, so he doesn't need to be afraid of forcing himself to use it for a while.

Chu Tianshu turned his head and gave Yun Gu a few words of advice.

Yun Gu nodded and quietly walked away.

Chu Tianshu timed it and waited for about half a minute before starting to circulate his energy, slamming his left palm heavily onto the ground.

The Heavenly Eye in his palm suddenly opened wide, and the immense palm force transformed into green light waves, instantly penetrating deep into the ground.

The earth is like a thin layer of white mist.

So, the power that was originally in those underground tunnels was like thick, dark black energy.

Against the backdrop of the white mist, the black gas appeared much denser, so black it even seemed to shine.

At this moment, green light waves surged down.

In the tunnel near Chu Tianshu's side, black mist began to bubble, and the tranquility was broken.

In an instant, the black mist began to emit a faint green light.

The ultimate technique of Samadhi Divine Fire, although capable of burning away internal energy, still takes time.

The power level in the tunnels in this area was too high, and Chu Tianshu didn't dare to light the fire.

The effect of the Heavenly Eye of the Void is different.

The difference between internal energy and ordinary vital energy lies not only in their attributes, but also in the fact that they are marked with the personal will.

The Heavenly Eye of the Void is adept at corrupting the souls and wills of others.

Once the personal will within the authentic power is disrupted, this power, which was originally stored and preserved obediently, will begin to deteriorate rapidly.

Inside the houses on the mountaintop.

Luo Sichao was reading a book when his expression suddenly changed. In his perception, the entire tunnel system that covered the mountain and extended to the edge of the Thousand Flower Forest was rapidly turning green and expanding, starting from a corner on the east side.

"My cultivation level has turned green?!"

"What kind of witchcraft is this?"

His face showed shock, but he moved quickly. Still holding the book in his hand, he suddenly stood up and took seven steps eastward.

He rushed out of the house and to the edge of the open space on the mountaintop.

When he took that last step, he slammed his foot heavily onto the ground.

The seven footprints connected in one breath, forming a huge trend, mobilizing the immense power within the tunnel, and surging eastward.

Moo!
Luo Hanwen, who hadn't gone too far, turned his head in astonishment.

It sounded like giant bulls were howling underground.

On the mountain road, a mound of earth, as big as a small car, rose up and moved rapidly down the mountain.

Luo Hanwen strained his vision to its maximum to barely follow the mound and look down the mountain.

Only after this mound had reached the woods did he discover that several other mounds of comparable size were rising from other parts of the forest and converging upon it.

Five mounds of earth struck simultaneously, felling all the trees and flowers along the way, breaking their roots and scattering their petals in the moonlight, which drifted wildly across the sky.

Chu Tianshu looked at the five mounds of earth rushing towards him and smiled slightly.

A silver streak automatically emerged from its sheath and instantly soared through the air.

A bright silver arc boldly pierced through the five mounds.

choke! ! !
The sound of a sword ringing out was only just heard.

Its sound was far less powerful and resonant than the roars from underground, but its clarity surpassed them all.

The five mounds of earth exploded, and the internal energy gushed upwards like a fountain.

Each column was a jet of air, intertwined with black and green, shooting up to a height of over ten meters.

In the blink of an eye, this tranquil mountain forest transformed into something otherworldly.

The bright moon in the sky was like a pearl, and the sky was filled with colorful rain of flowers. Five columns of air burst forth from the ground.

From the mountaintop, another book burst forth in a frenzy.

The thread-bound book fell apart halfway through.

Hundreds of ordinary sheets of paper, during this flight, gathered the power transmitted through the tunnels along the way.

Each piece of paper transformed into a divine weapon, spinning and slicing in all directions, encircling Chu Tianshu.

Chu Tianshu lifted his left hand off the ground, leaned back, and caught the Three-Seven Divine Sword with his right hand. The silver light trembled and burst forth.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of pieces of paper collided with his sword, sparks flying continuously.

The mere piece of paper, when it collided with his divine sword, was merely deflected and veered off course; it didn't shatter into dust instantly.

This demonstrates the profound skill and artistry contained in these papers.

Even more imposing was the figure that appeared to Chu Tianshu's left front.

Luo Sichao came down from the mountaintop, only a fraction slower than the book he had thrown. With his feet touching the ground, he moved suddenly and scooped up Chu Tianshu's ankle.

Chu Tianshu swayed his calf, his left leg moving with such agility that it was almost like a retractable sword light.

Boom! ! !
Chu Tianshu's left leg actually kicked Luo Sichao's shinbone.

However, the two forces collided violently.

Chu Tianshu felt as if he had kicked a small, living mountain.

The enemy's every move during combat within this area can influence the power enhancements throughout the entire tunnel system.

Luo Sichao only took half a step back, while Chu Tianshu was thrown diagonally into the air and shot back six or seven meters away.

It wasn't that he could only fly six or seven meters, but rather that he had only flown six or seven meters when Luo Sichao had already soared into the air like a whirlwind.

Hundreds of leg shadows were distributed around the whirlwind, sweeping in. They were not just in a row, but densely packed like a wall, indistinct and everywhere.

All the leg shadows swept and kicked in the same direction, but the heights varied greatly. It took hundreds of kicks in a flash to create this strange sight.

As the whirlwind of leg shadows hurtled towards them, it also emitted a sharp whistling sound.

"Oh it's you!"

Luo Sichao had already recognized Chu Tianshu.

He had a general understanding of the Xuan Kingdom's intelligence, and even with his awakened innate wisdom, he wasn't entirely confident he could defeat guys like Lin Chucheng and Chu Tianshu.

But that refers to other places.

If it were in his own stronghold, even if two or three Lin Chucheng came together, Luo Sichao believed he could easily deal with them.

Since Chu Tianshu has come to us, it's hard to say exactly how much intelligence he has gathered.

Luo Sichao naturally wanted to do everything possible to take advantage of the terrain and severely injure his men.

Chu Tianshu let out a long roar in mid-air.

In that single shout, he didn't know how many swords he had drawn.

In any case, every kicking shadow would be met with a flashing sword light.

The shadows of legs and the flash of sword light, each time they crossed paths, would burst into a fiery red light.

Relying on the power he had accumulated over the past few days, Luo Sichao could freely use it, directly channeling highly compressed power into every part of his legs and feet to clash head-on with the divine sword.

Just then, a strange noise came from behind the mountain.

After circling around to the Cloud Valley on the other side of the mountain, he suddenly froze after wildly wielding his Breaking Formation Spear.

A sliver of bright white energy shot out from the tip of the spear, straight ahead, piercing into the rocks, as if pointing out a clear path.

"Mountains, oh mountains!"

Yun Gu took a step forward, the effects of the alcohol evaporating from his pores. He strode heavily forward, dashing off along that straight line.

"Eat my charge!!"

The ground at the foot of the mountain should have a slope.

The gunmen ignored the slope and charged up the mountain!

He crashed into the hillside, broke through it, and hit the base of the mountain.

That was the most solid, thickest, most stressful, and most dangerous spot in the entire mountain.

But it is also a central hub in the mountain tunnels, where internal energy converges, allowing the energy to be freely directed in all directions.

The cloud valley rushed into the foot of the mountain, leaving behind a cave with a constant roar and a rain of rocks.

In just a few seconds, the hole that had just been cleared was blocked again by falling rocks.

But all the rocks blocking the cave entrance were trembling, and flashes of white light could be seen between the cracks.

The gunmen ran rampant in the mountainside, charging left and right.

All the armed men in the houses on the mountain were terrified, feeling the slight tremor under their feet, and were at a loss for what to do.

After the charge, the enemy lines should be routed.

The well-organized underground power tunnels have been severely damaged.

A great deal of black energy seeped out from the soil and rocks, turning into wisps of black smoke that drifted up.

(End of this chapter)