Chapter 144: Escaping Plan

  "Hiss!" The Xuan Shui Zunzi threw out a Qian Kun ring without hesitation, Hu Xiao Yue and Guo Fei controlled the Zhu Tian Lei, not afraid of his tricks, stretched out to catch it, and probed into it with his mind, frowning: "Eight million spirit stones!"

  "Let Tang Wan go, and let the other two do as they please!" said Xuan Shui Zun in a deep voice.

  His words shocked Huo Pao and others, who had expected him to ransom Miao Yu. This man's skills were extraordinary, and he had a considerable reputation in the North Yuan.

  "It seems that the rumor is true!" Huo Pao gave Miao Yu a meaningful glance, and the Tang Empire cut off one of its own arms. He couldn't help but secretly laugh to himself.

  After hearing this, Tang Yi's face was calm and serene, as if she had expected such a result. Miao Yu's face turned iron-green, her silver teeth clenched tightly, and she almost rushed up to ask for an explanation.

  Tang Wan was released and didn't say a word. She rushed to the side of Xuan Shui Zun, bowed her head and said: "Thank you, Grand Uncle!"

  "Today's transaction is now concluded, thank you to the three gentlemen for your generosity." Hehehe! Hu Xiaoyue smiled and bowed her hands in respect.

  "Rumble, rumble!" A thunderstorm raged across the sky, and a massive silver-gray hammer flew in from the horizon, instantly growing to an enormous size. The hammer's surface was etched with mysterious runes that flashed with purple lightning bolts as thick as a waist, striking down towards Hu Xiaoyue with a deafening crash.

  "The Ling tribe's sacred artifact, the Heavenly Thunder Hammer!" The cultivators hiding around them exclaimed in shock. Qingpao quickly pulled Iron Li, the young prince of Iron Li Country, to retreat and flee. Xuan Shui Zunzhe's body was surrounded by a faint blue glow, protecting Tang Wan behind him. Hu Pao's body was surrounded by a red glow, protecting Zhu Tianyu and Zhu Tianlei. The cultivators hiding in the dark scattered in panic.

  "Today, even if it means destroying the Jiupan Mountains, I will dig you out!" A loud and urgent shout echoed through the sky. Jiang Huan led eighteen Thunderstorm Sky Knights to quietly rise into the air, controlling the Thunder Hammer to violently strike the place where Hu Xiaoyue was standing.

  At the moment Thunderbolt appeared, Hu Xiaoyue and Tang Yi, Miao Yu suddenly disappeared without a trace.

  "Rumble...". The thick, purple lightning struck for half an hour, turning the towering Nine Plateaus Mountain into a small hill with scars all over it. The collapse of the mountain body filled the lake waves at the foot of the mountain into flat ground.

  The Ling tribe was not yet satisfied, and with a fierce blow from the Heavenly Thunder Hammer, it struck the Jiupan Mountain, sinking its body by hundreds of meters, turning it into a massive deep pit. The surrounding cultivators watching were left staring in shock and terror. But what they felt more was fear - the Ling tribe's sacred instrument actually had such power, flattening a mountain that stretched for tens of kilometers into a plain, and sinking the place where Hu Xiaoyue was by hundreds of meters. Even if an ant had hidden inside, it would have been crushed to powder.

  "Thank you, Third Master, for giving us the opportunity to trade and redeem our junior. I suppose Guo Fei's evil spirit has been struck down!" Xuan Shui cupped his hands in respect and said. The Spirit Clan intervened at this time after consulting with the Tang Empire and Ming Empire, waiting until their juniors were rescued before taking action. The imperial powers are enormous, so the Spirit Clan naturally gave them face.

  "Xuan Shui Zun, no need to be polite! This guy is very cunning, we must carefully search and ensure he is eliminated." Jiang Huan smiled in a low voice, the anger on his face gradually dissipating. The last mission failed, making his family extremely angry and severely blaming him, this time granting him the Thunder Hammer, letting him capture or eliminate Guo Fei no matter what.

  The Ling tribe understood that if they couldn't get Guo Fei's physique, they would destroy it to prevent the Demon tribe from getting it. Moreover, this was also to intimidate and deter the world, letting all tribes know that the Ling tribe was not to be trifled with. The effect of this move had indeed been achieved. Many low-level cultivators were once again intimidated by the Ling tribe's divine power.

  Jiang Huan patted the Thunder Leopard, and the Thunder Leopard's four hooves lightly spread out. The thunder light flashed and landed on the Jiupan Mountain. Opening his heavenly eyes, he carefully examined the mountain body. A white light burst out from one of the eyes in between, carefully observing the cave inside the mountain body, checking for three hours before nodding: "Indeed dead, no life energy at all."

  The monk hiding not far away heard this and immediately began to secretly plan, preparing to carefully search the area for the Qian Kun Ring, which contained a huge fortune.

  Jiang Huan waited for half a day, but there was no movement. He led the Lei Bao Empty Riders to leave. Zhu Tianyu commanded the Yan Long Battle Team to carefully search this area, but except for the collapsed mountain rocks all over the ground, they gained nothing and could only follow Huo Pao Zun to leave.

  Then, Xuan Shui also left with Tang Wan, who didn't say a word.

  For nearly half a month, there have been continuous large-scale searches here, but nothing has been found. Many people think that Guo Fei and others were buried in the collapsed Jiupan Mountain, and even their flesh and blood mixed with the collapsed mountain body.

  Offending the Ling Clan is seeking death, and many cultivators can only sigh in this way.

  About 100 kilometers away from Jiupan Mountain, deep in the underground about one kilometer, a huge mountain belly with crisscrossing caves, each cave is like a bedroom, Guo Fei and others came here along the passage.

  This time, the plan of "Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell" was carefully planned by Guo Fei. Having offended the Ling tribe, with his current strength, once he couldn't shake them off, he would eventually be caught or killed.

  Guo Fei and Hu Xiaoyue discussed using the "feigned death" tactic to escape. Under the circumstances where the other party did not understand the situation, they captured several princes, imperial sons, and princesses as bait, concentrating all of the enemy's attention here, then under the guise of trade, lured the Ling tribe to come.

  At the transaction location of Hu Xiaoyue, there was a kilometer-deep cave beneath her feet, a tunnel that went straight up and down to the bottom of the earth. Guo Fei was suspended in this tunnel with the help of Tian Hunzi, behind Hu Xiaoyue's back. After Hu Xiaoyue finished the transaction, she instantly stored it in the Bingfu space, rapidly sinking, barely dodging into the underground tunnel before the Ling tribe flattened the mountain body, and then the tunnel was also sealed by the collapsed Jiupan Mountain.

  The clever location of Jiupan Mountain was naturally provided by Hu Xiaoyue. Earlier, the White Fox tribe was being hunted down by the Red Fox tribe and had nowhere to go, so they climbed into this cave from Jiupan Mountain and hid in this underground palace, thus preserving some of their tribe's bloodline. Therefore, Hu Xiaoyue is very familiar with the terrain here.

  "Master! I didn't expect the Ling tribe to be so brutal, they've flattened the entire Jiupan Mountain. We're probably not going to be able to leave from now on." Hu Xiaoyue arrived at Guo Fei's cave, her face filled with worry.

  "Is there another way?" Guo Fei said calmly.

  "I'm commanding the ghost soldiers to scout, around this cave, there are countless small caves, crisscrossing each other, but most of them are dead ends. Maybe there's a passage leading outside, but it hasn't been found yet." Hu Xiaoyue comforted Guo Fei.

  "No rush, let's slowly explore the passage. If it doesn't work out, we can have the ghost soldiers slowly dig a path. I didn't expect the Ling tribe's attack power to be so strong, they were actually able to flatten a mountain. We still need to hurry up and improve our cultivation. How is that Miao Yu doing?" Guo Fei said calmly.

  "This person has a gentle temperament and an open-minded heart. However, she hasn't eaten anything and is still fasting, but there are seven ghost soldiers from the Earth Spirit Squad guarding her, so it's impossible for her to cast any spells."

  "Hmm, I'll go take a look." Guo Fei smiled faintly and got up, walking towards the cave where Miao Yu was being held.

  With Guo Fei's large cave as the center, countless small caves were divided inside. Guo Fei released all types of troops, except for those on guard duty, and the rest either explored paths or closed themselves in to cultivate.

  Tianhunzi was in seclusion, cultivating to better adapt to this corpse and comprehend the skills he had practiced before, opening up the subtle ghost pulse. Under his guidance, the captains of the Jū Líng and è Líng war teams also began their seclusion, opening up the ghost pulse and adapting to these corpses.

  "Why doesn't the senior eat? Although with your cultivation, you won't die even if you go hungry for ten or eight years, but relying on your cultivation to resist is not good. It's said that only when a Taoist reaches the Emperor level can they achieve the highest state of transforming their mortal body and becoming a five-element spirit body, from then on no longer needing to eat or drink. The senior seems to have not reached that yet!" Guo Fei looked at Miao Yu being tied up to the stone pillar, with the five ghostly soldiers staring fiercely around him, and suddenly smiled.

  "Hmm!" Miao Yu hummed softly, looking at Guo Fei with a gentle gaze, without any signs of anger.

  "How can you tie up my master like this? How can she eat like this!" Tang Yi walked in from the outside of the cave, carrying food and angrily questioning Guo Fei. This princess, since being abandoned by the Tang Empire, had actually been very obedient, not crying or making a fuss after entering the underground world, and even voluntarily went to cook and started learning how to be a servant. This made Guo Fei and others very surprised, but Hu Xiaoyue, as the general manager, was very uneasy and secretly ordered Jin Ying to closely monitor her.