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Chapter 128 That's Ruthless (Please Subscribe and Vote)

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingxian turned around and said calmly, "Fellow Daoists, you have truly put this humble Daoist in a difficult position. Although I cannot discern the origin of this formation, it should be a second-tier formation, which is indeed quite challenging."

Zhang Yanzhi gritted his teeth and said, "If there are more than four items in the storage bag, Fellow Daoist Yunming can choose two first. This is already the limit. Fellow Daoist Chongxu is the one who discovered the cave, so he will choose second. I will choose next, and Fellow Daoist Jinhu will be the last one to choose."

Xu Mingxian estimated that it should be about time.

After all, they had all sworn an oath not to tell anyone else, nor to bring anyone with them.

Pushing someone too far will only backfire.

"Since you fellow Daoists have such faith in my array formation skills, then I will give it my best. If I fail, please do not blame me."

Zhang Yanzhi and the others all nodded and clasped their hands in greeting, saying, "That's natural."

"If all of you fail, then so be it."

Xu Mingxian nodded and then began to study the magic array on the white jade circular steps.

Xu Chuan had been divining about Xu Mingxian every day these past few days, and was therefore aware of this matter.

Xu Mingwei visited Bihantan twice, and seemed to have some concerns.

Seeing that Xu Chuan remained calm, it was clear that Xu Mingxian was not in immediate danger.

More than ten days later.

One morning, Xu Chuan suddenly sent a telepathic message to him, asking him to set off with him.

Xu Mingwei immediately stopped cultivating, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. After meeting up with Xu Chuan, they headed towards Guangling County.

More than two hours later.

Above a secluded valley in a mountain range in Guangling County.

Two figures drifted over.

"Are Yun Nu and the others here?" Xu Mingwei looked around and said calmly, "It's really remote, with a thin mist covering it. The person who found this cave is really lucky."

"Find a place to ambush outside the cave."

"Why not just go in?" Xu Mingwei asked, slightly puzzled.

"The space inside is cramped and not conducive to showcasing your strengths, so just wait outside."

"Yes, Dad."

the other side.

After spending more than ten days, Xu Mingxian finally discovered several weak points in the white jade circular array.

They set up a formation to break the formation, and also had Zhang Yanzhi and others attack the weak points.

At the hour of Wei (1-3 PM) today, the great formation was finally broken.

“Fellow Daoist, as previously agreed, that jade slip is yours,” Zhang Yanzhi said calmly.

Xu Mingxian nodded slightly, took out the jade slip with a wave of his hand, and sent out his divine sense to probe into it.

My Daoist name is Qingya, and my real name is Lü Xiaoshan. I am a rogue cultivator from the Great Liang Dynasty. Although I do not know who found my cave in later generations, the person who was able to break the White Jade Formation must be either a fellow Daoist or a senior at the late Foundation Establishment stage or above.

The jade slip contains the array formation inheritance jade slip that I obtained in my early years. I devoted myself to studying it for decades. Later, I had the opportunity to enter the Foundation Establishment stage and was recruited by various families, and I dominated the Great Liang.

Later, he traveled to the Great Wei, where he was framed by a villain and pursued by the Cao family of Great Wei. Although he managed to escape, his soul was severely injured and there was no way to save him. He left this cave in haste, hoping that the jade slip formation would not be lost.

I do not seek revenge from whoever obtains this jade slip; I only hope that if I have the opportunity to travel to the territory of the Great Liang Dynasty, I can do my best to take care of one or two of my descendants.

"It's actually a jade slip for inheritance?!" Xu Mingxian's eyes lit up.

This kind of jade slip can be used to receive inheritance simply by probing with one's divine sense. It is extremely precious, but the number of times one can receive inheritance is limited.

"Since it hasn't been broken yet, it means there's at least one more chance for inheritance."

With the inheritance jade slip, even without knowledge of array formations, one can still obtain a large amount of array formation knowledge through inheritance. If one studies diligently and has a talent for array formations, one can quickly become an array formation master.

Xu Mingxian's joyful expression was inadvertently observed by Daoist Chongxu.

As for the rest, Zhang Yanzhi wasn't very interested in the jade slip; his eyes were fixed intently on the storage bag at the cave owner's waist.

“Fellow Daoist Mingyun, since you broke the formation, you shall take out the items from the storage bag.”

Xu Mingxian put away the jade slip and nodded slightly.

Then, only two jade boxes flew out of the storage bag.

"Just two jade boxes? That's it?"

Zhang Yanzhi and Jin Hu exchanged a glance, their eyes conveying something.

Xu Mingxian opened the two jade boxes one after the other, and a rich aroma of spiritual herbs immediately filled the quiet room.

"A thousand-year-old elixir?!"

Although the jade slip containing the Dao of Arrays was more precious to Xu Mingxian, for ordinary rogue cultivators, the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine was clearly more valuable.

There are rumors that using a thousand-year-old elixir can also be effective in breaking through the bottleneck of Foundation Establishment.

This made cultivators who had no way to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills and other similar elixirs even more eager to acquire thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.

Even if it only improves by half a percent, it's still better than nothing.

Suddenly.

A dark, mysterious light shot out from Chongxu Dao's long sleeves, like a black lightning bolt, piercing through the back of the golden tiger.

Jin Hu suddenly coughed up blood, his face contorted in disbelief, before collapsing to the ground.

Zhang Yanzhi's face turned horrified. He leaped away, and two beams of light flew out of his storage bag. He held a flying sword in his hand and a small, earthen-yellow tortoise-patterned shield in front of him.

The dark light that pierced the golden tiger circled in the air before returning to Daoist Chongxu's side, its shape resembling a black rhombus-shaped cone.

If it doesn't erupt, its aura is very subtle, making it perfect for a sneak attack.

"A superior-grade magic weapon!"

Xu Mingxian also released a mid-grade flying sword and shield, looking warily at Daoist Chongxu.

"Daoist Chongxu, how dare you kill Fellow Daoist Jinhu!" Zhang Yanzhi's eyes were filled with anger, but his anger was not because of Jinhu's death, but because Jinhu had attacked first, thwarting his plan.

Master Chongxu stroked his beard and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, why put on this hypocritical act? You and Fellow Daoist Jinhu have always had the idea of ​​monopolizing the treasures of the cave, haven't you?"

Zhang Yanzhi did not respond, but looked at Xu Mingxian and said, "Fellow Daoist Yunming, we are both at the eighth level of Qi Refining. As long as we join forces, even if he has a high-grade magic weapon, we can still kill him."

Two thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, you and I will share them equally.

"I have no interest, so I won't keep you company." Xu Mingxian's eyes darkened slightly as he spoke coldly. He then leaped to leave the quiet room, but Daoist Chongxu made a hand seal and released a spell.

A large number of black, thorny vines appeared, completely blocking the entrance to the quiet room.

Xu Mingxian turned around, her gaze coldly fixed on Daoist Chongxu, "You're courting death!"

Daoist Chongxu scoffed and laughed, “Fellow Daoist Yunming, why are you in such a hurry to leave? A thousand-year-old spiritual herb is right before your eyes, yet you remain unmoved. That jade slip must be extraordinary. I am quite curious; may I have a look?”

Xu Mingxian's eyebrows suddenly arched together like two swords clashing, and her eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"The formations were all broken by me, so they should rightfully belong to me."

"Hahaha~"

Master Chongxu smiled and said, "Daoist Yunming, do you think that by pretending to be a rogue cultivator, you really are a rogue cultivator?"

"I have met many people from aristocratic families. The aura you unintentionally revealed cannot be hidden from me. Moreover, you are no more than forty years old. At such a young age, to have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, who would believe you are not from a Foundation Establishment family?"

"I am not only curious about that jade slip, but also about the items in your storage bag."

"Fellow Daoist Yunming."

Just as Zhang Yanzhi was about to speak, Xu Mingxian said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, there's no need for further words. Let's attack together. What's a mere seventh level of Qi Refining?!"

"Good!" However, when Zhang Yanzhi made a hand seal to control the flying sword to attack Daoist Chongxu, the sword lights that Xu Mingxian's flying sword slashed out were not aimed at Daoist Chongxu, but broke through the black vines that sealed the quiet room.

Taking advantage of the fight between the two, he directly attacked the quiet room.

"Interesting. He's quite a cunning young man from a prominent family. I wonder whose family he was raised in. If he doesn't fall from grace, his future is limitless."

"Damn it!" Zhang Yanzhi was furious when he saw Xu Mingxian turn around and abandon him, but at that moment he could only attack Master Chongxu with all his might.

Daoist Chongxu also sent out a mid-grade defensive magic weapon from his storage bag, which blocked all of Zhang Yanzhi's flying swords.

“Master Chongxu, don’t think that just because you have a superior magic weapon you have a sure thing. There is still a gap between our cultivation levels. When your magic power is exhausted, that will be your death.”

"A difference in magical power? That makes sense, there is indeed a difference in magical power between us!"

"If Daoist Yunming stays, I can play with you for a while longer."

During the conversation, Master Chongxu's aura suddenly surged, from the early stage of the seventh level of Qi Refining to the eighth level, then to the ninth level, and finally stopped at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

"you"

"I am more interested in Daoist Yunming than in you, Fellow Daoist Zhang, so please don't waste my time."

Master Chongxu's surging magical power, having reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation, poured into the jet-black, prismatic cone, instantly causing it to unleash the power befitting a superior magical artifact.

Moreover, it is not an ordinary high-grade magic weapon, but a fine magic weapon like the Li Feng Furnace in Xu Chuan's hand.

Its speed was like lightning; Zhang Yanzhi was killed after only seven or eight rounds of blocking.

He collected the two magical artifacts, put the storage bag into his bosom, put the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine into the jade box, and then put the jade box into the storage bag.

From the moment he fought Zhang Yanzhi to the moment he collected the spoils of war, only a dozen or so breaths had passed.

He believed he could still catch up with Xu Mingxian.

After rushing out of the cave, he saw Xu Mingxian fleeing into the distance from a distance in the air, and immediately soared into the sky.

However, at that moment, a sense of alarm suddenly arose in his mind.

A bolt of jet-black lightning shot out from the side, its speed even more astonishing than the small jet-black cone he was wielding, as if piercing through space itself.

It appeared just moments before being right in front of them.

Master Chongxu hastily blocked with his shield, but he was sent flying backward along with the shield.

Before he could regain his footing, another dark light struck.

Master Chongxu was also very experienced in combat, and even under these conditions, he still urged the black cone to meet the attack.

Peng~
The violent energy raged, and the small black cone spun back.

At this moment, Daoist Chongxu realized that the dark light was actually an arrow, and judging from the arrow's aura, it was only a low-grade magic weapon.

Before they could even be shocked, Xu Mingxian, who had been far away, turned around and manipulated a high-grade magic weapon. Its surface was covered with incomparably sharp golden sword energy, which suddenly stabbed from behind.

He had no choice but to manipulate the tortoise-patterned magic artifact to block in front of him.

"A top-grade magical weapon?"

Click~
Master Chongxu's eyes showed shock, as he could see with his naked eye that cracks had appeared on the surface of his tortoise-patterned magic artifact at some unknown time.

"Was it the very first arrow?!"

the other side.

Suddenly, a scorching heat rose up, and a loud phoenix cry resounded throughout the entire valley.

The terrifyingly hot aura instantly soaked through his back.

Master Chongxu patted his storage bag, and two high-grade defensive talismans shot out. After he infused them with his magic power, they formed two layers of earth-yellow light screens.

Boom~
The Phoenix of Fire spread its wings and crashed into the earthen-yellow light barrier. It broke through one layer in a moment, but was blocked by the second layer of light barrier. However, it was also in grave danger.

"This person is quite capable."

In the mountains and forests, Xu Mingwei silently nocked three arrows onto the Ink Dragon Bow.

The three arrows were fired simultaneously, completely blocking all directions for Daoist Chongxu.

Upon seeing this, Daoist Chongxu quickly used earth-based magic to protect himself and then manipulated the small black cone to meet the arrow.

However, Xu Mingxian from the south launched a powerful attack with a high-grade magic weapon, the Phoenix of Fire from the west was berserk, and three other incredibly sharp arrows came from the other sides.

He didn't possess the "Nine Flames Technique" and hadn't cultivated it to the point of achieving perfect unity of thought.

next moment.

A superior flying sword, a phoenix blazing in flames, and a jet-black arrow—three attacks simultaneously rained down on him.

"My life is over!"

At this moment, Daoist Chongxu felt a sense of grievance. "Was it necessary to make such a big fuss against someone as lowly as a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator like me?"

"At least give him a chance to commit suicide!"

"Which powerful family in Guangling is this, to have stooped to such a low level!"

He felt that this mountain range was located within Guangling County, and must be one of the cultivation families in Guangling County.

Peng~
Master Chongxu rushed out of the cave, and before he could utter a single word, only a charred corpse fell to the ground.

Xu Chuan scanned the body with his divine sense and, seeing that it had no aura left, transmitted his voice, saying, "Dead."

Xu Mingwei emerged from the mountains with a bow in hand. He moved with the speed of the wind, covering several miles in the blink of an eye, and arrived beside the corpse of Daoist Chongxu.

The Ink Dragon Bow flashed, and all the Ink Dragon Arrows that had been fired earlier flew back. Then, the bow and arrows shrank and were stored in the storage bag.

Xu Chuan and Xu Mingxian also fell from the sky.

"Big brother, father," Xu Mingxian said first, "If it weren't for father's telepathic communication, I probably would have run far away by now."

"Do you think you can outrun a Qi Refining Grand Perfection cultivator?"

Xu Mingxian gave an awkward smile.

He had previously seen Master Chongxu blocking the entrance to the meditation room, and later spoke with great certainty, so he was convinced that Master Chongxu was definitely not simple. Therefore, he tricked Zhang Yanzhi and took the opportunity to escape.

As soon as they left the cave, they heard Xu Chuan transmit his voice, telling them to slow down.

When Xu Mingxian saw that his elder brother Xu Mingwei had also arrived, he immediately turned around and the three of them attacked Master Chongxu together.

Poor Daoist Chongxu didn't even have time to retaliate before he was overwhelmed by a series of powerful attacks.

Despite using top-grade talismans, protective spells, and exquisite magical artifacts, he only lasted for a dozen or twenty breaths before perishing.

“Father, this person is truly formidable,” Xu Mingwei said earnestly.

Xu Chuan's lips twitched slightly. "Once someone's dead, there's no need to mock them anymore. I'm afraid they'll be so angry they'll come back to life."

"The magical artifact he was just manipulating was of a very high grade, probably on the same level as my Phoenix Furnace. You guys check his storage bag first, I'll go look for it."

The range that divine sense can explore far exceeds that of divine thought, which is why Xu Chuan took the initiative to make the suggestion.

"It's actually a high-quality magic weapon. No wonder it can rival my full-force attack."

Xu Mingxian also felt that her elder brother's words were a bit excessive. The tortoise-patterned magic weapon was of good quality among mid-grade magic weapons, but it was pierced by Xu Mingwei's arrow, which caused cracks to appear.

That's why he was able to easily pierce through with a single sword strike.

However, he had to admit that Xu Mingwei's attacks were truly fierce. Any Qi Refining cultivator, without a high-grade defensive magic weapon, would likely have their magic weapon breached by a few arrows and ultimately die tragically under his arrows.

"Brother, it's fortunate that you are not an enemy of the Xu family. I still feel lingering fear when I think of your bow and arrow. I feel that you could take my life with just one or two arrows."

"Silly boy, why so many 'what ifs'? Without the Xu family, without Father, there would be no Xu Mingwei today." Xu Mingwei's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "My bow and arrow will only be aimed at the throats of the Xu family's enemies!"

(End of this chapter)