The great army of Qinghu Island was stationed around the Wubidong, with thousands of military tents scattered and dispersed. The silver python army patrol teams were on guard around them, and most of the silver python soldiers were resting.

  "Island Master, look! The Snow Eagle of the Snow Eagle Sect!"

  Just cremated Lianzhang Lao, the twelve strong men of Qinghu Island who cleaned up the ashes are now gathered together for an outdoor meal.

  "Snow Eagle?"

  Everyone put down their chopsticks and wine cups, looked up with their heads raised, and in the high sky, on the back of a giant snow eagle circling around, with the eyesight of a congenital strong person, they could see someone sitting cross-legged on the back of the snow eagle. The fact that it can let people sit on its back shows how huge this snow eagle is.

  "It's indeed Snow Eagle of Snow Eagle Sect." Gu Yong furrowed his brow.

  Zhao Dan's eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and he sneered coldly: "These Snow Eagle Sect people are just a pack of wild dogs! As soon as the news of Yu Huang's treasure spread, they rushed here overnight. Even from the farthest north, Yan State, they arrived so quickly!" No wonder Zhao Dan was furious - even the death of the elder and the existence of the Golden Dragon Turtle had already caused trouble for the people of Qing Hu Island.

  Now the news has spread all over the world and everyone knows that the people of Xueying Sect have arrived, which is naturally adding insult to injury!

  Five-headed Snow Eagle still soaring in high altitude.

  "Elders, get ready. Snow Eagle Sect's people will probably arrive soon." Gu Yong's eyes narrowed, resembling a cold-blooded snake's gaze.

  Suddenly——

  "Friends of Xueying Jiao!" A clear voice echoed from the depths of Dayan Mountain, "Don't mind, wait with me."

  "Wow!"

  A loud sound echoed through the sky, and five Snow Eagles dived down from high altitude at incredible speed, instantly charging into the mountain forest. In an instant, the five Snow Eagles took to the air again. However, this time... there was no one on the eagles' backs. It was clear that the five powerful members of the Snow Eagle Sect had already entered the Great Yan Mountain.

  Gu Yong and twelve other pre-heavenly strong cultivators looked ugly, originally thinking it was just the Snow Eagle Sect's people arriving, but apparently, there were even more powerful experts who had arrived.

  "Listening to that person's speech, it should be from Qingzhou." The black-robed strong man frowned and said, "It's likely that they are people from the Xiangyang Palace of Qingzhou!" In this vast land of nine states, although we speak the same language, different places have some differences in pronunciation and intonation. Generally, you can tell where someone is from by listening to their speech.

  "Xiao Yao Palace!" Gu Yong didn't utter a word, his brow furrowed even deeper.

  ……

  Looking across the nine provinces, in terms of richness and fertility, naturally Yangzhou and Yuzhou are among the top.

  In terms of geographical size, there are Yongzhou, Liangzhou, and Yan State with vast lands and sparse populations.

  A rich place with high population density but a relatively small geographical area.

  But with a large geographical scope, it is sparsely populated.

  In terms of the truly large population, it is actually Yu Zhou and Qing Zhou that should be counted. The "Xiao Yao Palace" in Qing Zhou has taken advantage of its large population, although Qing Zhou's eighteen counties are not fully unified. However, the fifteen counties under its control have made Xiao Yao Palace a place with many masters.

  ……

  Gu Yong and the other twelve people stood at the forefront of the Silver Python Army. At this moment, a number of figures appeared in the distance, some wearing purple robes, others wearing scale armor with longbows and quivers on their backs, or donning fur hats - a total of sixteen people!

  These sixteen powerful warriors walked shoulder to shoulder.

  Although Gu Yong and others had a large number of Yin Jiao soldiers behind them, the opposing side, with only sixteen people walking shoulder to shoulder, had an overwhelming momentum like a tidal wave.

  "Shooting Star said Shen Shan has arrived!" The twelve Pre-Heavenly strongmen including Gu Yong all got a headache.

  Yangzhou is located in the southeast, while Qingzhou is due east and Yanzhou is due south. Therefore, it was easy to reach Shenyang Mountain and Penglai Pavilion.

  "Ah, Master Qinghu Island! You're indeed lucky to have obtained the Yu Huang Treasure Map. Now, excavating the Yu Huang treasure in Da Yan Mountain... However, I suppose the Yu Huang treasure isn't that easy to obtain, right? My Xianyao Palace, along with She Yue and Snow Eagle Gate, would be delighted to lend a hand. With our combined efforts, I believe uncovering the treasure will become much easier." The purple-robed man from Xianyao Palace spoke in a loud, clear voice, his words seemingly confirming that Qinghu Island indeed possessed the Yu Huang Treasure Map.

  One faction sends five or six people, and three factions add up to sixteen people!

  This is the foundation of the major factions!

  Like returning to the origin, how can we bear to send out five or six pre-heavenly ones? Moreover, there are only four strong pre-heavenly ones in the entire sect.

  "Yu Huang's treasure?" Gu Yong laughed, "Shi Changlao, where did you get this news from? Yu Huang's treasure has been passed down for thousands of years, but has anyone ever dug it up? This is purely a rumor. I reckon it was just the other day when I destroyed the Iron Clothes Sect on Qinghu Island, and some remaining remnants spread the news out of spite."

  The words had barely fallen—

  "Master of the Ancient Island!" A low, thick voice came from a lean, bald-headed man on Mount Shiyan. His eyes gleamed like knives. "In just one short night, I, Mount Shiyan, as well as the Carefree Palace and the Snow Eagle Sect, have all arrived. Wouldn't it be great if we joined forces to obtain the treasure? But if the Ying family, the Mani Temple, and the Yu Huang Gate also arrive...

  "Master of the ancient island, one can't be too greedy! Eating too much will choke you to death!"

  The flamboyant tone of Yan Zhou's voice made the words of this 'sir' from Shenyang sound even more overbearing.

  "Hmm!"

  Gu Yong's face sank. Zhao Dan Chen, who was beside him, also sneered and glanced at the crowd: "I'm doing things on Qinghu Island, it should still not be up to you all to manage. If you all think that Dayan Mountain has Yu Huang's treasure, you can go find it yourself. Our Qinghu Island will absolutely not interfere! However, I advise you all, don't interfere with the affairs of our Qinghu Island!"

  Zhao Dan Chen, he is indeed a strong person ranked tenth on the Heavenly Rankings.

  "Old Island Master!" The old man with a fur hat, silver hair and silver robe, narrowed his eyes, "If you haven't excavated the Yu Huang treasure, dare to let us enter your Qinghu Island military camp for a look?"

  "Sorry, I won't be keeping you company on Qinghu Island." Gu Yong's face sank as he said this, and with a flick of his sleeve, he turned and left.

  The other eleven powerhouses of Qinghu Island also followed Gu Yong and turned to leave, completely disregarding the people from Shesha Shen Mountain, Xiangyao Palace, and Snow Eagle Sect.

  Wow!

  The silver-armored soldiers standing at the forefront, each wearing heavy armor and holding long spears, stood in a tight formation.

  ……

  Shi said Shen Shan, Xiao Yao Palace, Xue Ying Jiao sixteen pre-heavenly strong men, looked at each other.

  "It seems that Yu Huang's treasure is real."

  "If we force our way in, this ancient and venerable one will undoubtedly exhaust the lives of the Silver Python Army to fight us. Let's retreat first." The old man with silver hair and a silver robe, wearing a fur hat, said. A pre-heavenly strong person is not invincible, although it is said that a pre-heavenly strong person can seize command of three armies.

  But also look at what kind of army this is!

  The Silver Snake Army soldiers, each wearing heavy armor. That heavy armor is like Tan Yongfan's, possessing over 4,000 jin of strength, even holding a long spear can't pierce through the armor. It can be seen how difficult it is to pierce the armor!

  Congenital strongman is able to kill soldiers wearing heavy armor. Being able to pierce through the heavy armor and then kill the person requires consuming a lot of congenital true yuan.

  Once the thousand troops and horses surround and kill, the sixteen pre-heavenly strong men will consume a large amount of pre-heavenly true yuan. If they don't fight hard, escaping won't be difficult. However, if they don't escape, wanting to forcefully charge in will cause them to exhaust their pre-heavenly true yuan, falling into danger.

  ******

  The three major forces and the sixteen strong men of Qinghu Island, separated by twenty or thirty feet, spoke loudly to each other, their voices echoing all the way into the bottomless cave.

  The bottom of the bottomless pit.

  Although it was much fainter by the time it reached the bottom, Teng Qing Shan could still hear it clearly.

  "This Qinghu Island is indeed ruthless, they would rather fight a war than lower their heads. However, Gu Yong is probably already set on this, the opponent doesn't have any confidence and won't easily take action." Teng Qing Shan coldly smiled, "Gu Yong, you want to go get the Yu Huang treasure without anyone disturbing you? Hmph... dream on! I'll just add fuel to the fire for you!"

  Others don't know the way to the bottom of the underground lake, but Teng Qing Shan does.

  Bottomless pit, but not just a garrison on Qinghu Island alone.

  "Huh." Teng Qing Shan immediately turned around and quickly entered the lake again. This time, he swam rapidly towards the bottomless cave where he had previously entered.

  ……

  In the dense caves beside the bottomless pit waterway.

  Hong Yongfan was leaning against the cave wall, quietly waiting. Since he saw a monster pass by, he had been waiting for half an hour.

  "We can't waste any more time." Teng Yongfan felt another wave of dizziness, clearly due to excessive blood loss and not eating. "Half an hour from now, that beast will probably be in another place." Teng Yongfan gritted his teeth and immediately proceeded quietly, soon exiting the cave.

  Wow~~~

  A faint sound of water, Teng Yongfan's body was soaked in the water, and the water reached his neck. In fact, Teng Yongfan, whose lower body was out of control, was deep enough to drown him completely. However, with both hands supporting the wall, relying on his powerful hands, he slowly moved forward.

  The sound of water is faint, for fear of summoning a monster.

  "There are still over twenty zhang away, and then there is no bottom in the cave." Teng Yongfan gritted his teeth and moved forward slowly.

  Suddenly——

  A wave of stench wafted over, and Teng Yongfan was shocked to stop in his tracks. Due to the dark environment, his line of sight was limited.

  "If it finds me, I'd better make a move first." Teng Yongfan's head was spinning, and he felt dizzy from time to time, reminding him that his body wouldn't last much longer.

  "I must go back, I must! Alan..." Teng Yongfan gritted his teeth and continued to move forward cautiously. The icy water made the wounds on his body ache, and Teng Yongfan's eyes were fixed firmly on what was ahead. But that stench grew thicker and more pungent.

  Hong Yongfan's pupils suddenly contracted——

  He had already seen that monster, and the 'Black Iron Centipede' was resting at a distance of one zhang from the cave entrance with its eyes closed.

  "I must go back, I must!" Teng Yongfan swallowed hard and proceeded even more slowly, afraid of making a sound that would wake the beast.

  One foot, three feet!

  The entrance of the cave was now parallel to Teng Yongfan, who continued to move forward slowly, but his eyes were fixed on the demon beast at all times.

  The distance gradually pulls apart, one zhang, two zhang, three zhang...

  In the pitch-black environment, I can no longer see that monster.

  "Alan, wait for me." Teng Yongfan was somewhat excited, but he didn't dare to be careless. He couldn't see the black iron centipede. However, in a dark environment, several meters away, the black iron centipede could easily spot him. But as long as he was careful, kept his distance and made less noise, it would be even harder for him to be discovered.

  Forward, march!

  Eyes, can already see the faint light at the bottom of the distant cave.

  "A corpse!" Teng Yongfan had already seen the body of a Silver Python soldier beside him, as the water was shallow here, only waist-deep for an average person, and some bodies could be clearly seen.

  Heng Yongfan's excited expression suddenly froze!

  About five zhangs ahead, a pair of pale white eyes were staring at him, and it was a black iron centipede! Because the waterway is straight... so this black iron centipede had clearly seen Teng Yongfan as soon as he entered the waterway. However, seeing Teng Yongfan's cautious appearance, it waited with interest.

  Black Iron Centipede as a demon beast also has wisdom.

  It wants to see this cautious human being, full of hope, but ultimately despairing expression!

  "How could it be..." Teng Yongfan's forehead suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

  "Roar~~" The black iron centipede let out a light roar.

  All of a sudden

  About ten zhangs behind Teng Yongfan, the resting black iron centipede also woke up and opened its eyes towards the direction of the roar.

  "Whoa~~" The black iron centipede immediately slid down the cave and swam into the water.

  "...behind..." Teng Yongfan was anxious to death, he didn't think that after persisting until now, it would end up like this. Finally, the black iron centipede that had been wandering around also appeared within Teng Yongfan's line of sight. Fortunately, near the bottom of the cave, there was a faint glow, so he could see clearly five zhang away.

  One in front and one behind, two black iron centipedes, both about five zhang away from Tan Yongfan.

  Two black iron centipedes stared at Teng Yongfan like this.

  "Rooooo..." "Rooooo..." The two-headed black iron centipede was growling at each other, as if they were exchanging some kind of message.

  Heng Yongfan's face was somewhat pale, he stared tightly at both sides, but his hands were always in the water.

  Suddenly——

  Two black iron centipedes simultaneously jumped out of the water and pounced on Tuan Yongfan.

  "Die!" Teng Yongfan's face was twisted in a fierce scowl as he bellowed, his hands grasping two heavy armored corpses. With a sudden motion, he flung them to both sides! His arms had been prepared for this moment, and the two corpses crashed into the two black iron centipedes with a loud thud.

  Pomfret!

  Two-headed black iron centipedes easily knocked the corpse flying.

  ……

  "Die!"

  A faint voice also reached the bottom of the water.

  Tan Qing's face changed in an instant, "Boom!" His entire body suddenly burst out with a fiery red aura, his speed increasing several times over, like an arrow shooting out over ten zhang in the blink of an eye.

  "Whoosh!" A figure suddenly burst out of the water from the edge of the canal, like a thunderbolt.

  "Dad!"

  Hong Qing Shan's body suddenly inflated again, his forehead bulging with green veins like a worm, and his body reached an astonishing eight feet tall! He seemed to be a humanoid monster rampaging through the waterway, causing it to tremble.

  ……

  "Alan! I'll go first!" Cheng Yongfan's face was ferocious, he bellowed, and punched at the black iron centipede that pounced over, a bloody smell filled the air, those sharp fangs were already strangling over.

  "Dad!"

  A loud shout came over, causing Tun Yongfan's heart to tremble.

  "Green Mountain!" Teng Yongfan turned his head around, only to see a tall and majestic figure, with a speed that made the waterway tremble, rushing over quickly.

  "Hiss!" "Hiss!"

  Two streaks of cold light flashed over, and in an instant, they pierced through the heads of two black iron centipedes. The flying knife had just arrived, and almost at the same time, a figure like a demon god appeared.

  Two-headed black iron centipede's entire body suddenly 'exploded' open.

  "Dad!"

  A trembling voice with a hint of crying echoed out.

  ……

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