Chapter 71: The Chu King's Cave Mansion

  Mo Hong Xiong seemed rough and crude, but his thoughts were actually meticulous. After being caught, he slightly activated the power of Hun Dun Jin Dou, attracting Lou Hong Yu, then swiftly escaped with Yin Shen. If his actions had been delayed by half a step, Lou Hong Yu would have annihilated him completely.

  "What a Night Emperor, under his command, even a mere Jie Shen stage cultivator like you has such decisiveness." Lou Hongyu sighed and flipped the Chaotic Golden Cauldron, releasing over a hundred Yun Meng Zong disciples trapped inside.

  "Master Lou!" Li Zhen and his brother were excited to see Lou Hongyu, if it wasn't for him rushing over, they would have been done for. Cultivators aren't too afraid of death, someone like Mu Hongxiong who dares to release his yin spirit and abandon his physical body. If he had the chance, Mu Hongxiong could still seize a new body and revive.

  "Li Zhenyi, Li Helun, this time the sect's mission has already had a senior from the Return to Void stage come out, preparing to take down Ye Di's claws and teeth in one fell swoop. You two are not strong enough, go back to the mountain gate." Lou Hongyu said, releasing a sword light that sent these over 100 people several hundred miles away in an instant.

  Seeing off his disciple, Lou Hongyu finally drove the Xuanguang and chased after Chu Jiang's upstream. Lou Fanghui and Lou Fanghe, two people were chasing after Ye Di's subordinates in front, if this was a trap, the two of them would indeed be in danger.

  The disciples of the sect act in different ways each time, and many parts of their tasks have a great deal of randomness. If the Night Emperor's subordinates can understand these disciples' rules of action, there must be traitors within the sect.

  Bai Qi and Zi Hong got rid of Zhu Qie, and then they went upstream to search and plunder. The death of the King of Chu River was not long, his subordinates were fighting each other, and for the time being, no new King of Chu River had been elected. The Heavenly Emperor's inspector died in Qin Wangling, even if a new King of Chu River was elected, he could not replace the King of Chu River to obtain divine power without the recognition of the heavenly court.

  The source of the Chu River is on a plateau, unlike other rivers. The river surface here is still wide, but the water is very shallow. In the shallowest places, the water surface is thousands of feet wide, and there are strange rocks standing upright on the water surface.

  Two people searched in the dim light, there were no signs of human habitation nearby, but there wouldn't be a temple here, however, Chu Jiang Wang's lair was just nearby.

  The source of the Chu River has two places. This larger one has countless tributaries, coming from the melting snow mountains further away. The other is just a small nameless river.

  Bai Qi and Zi Hong searched around here for a while, but there was no result, and they were even more puzzled.

  He got up and held the Chu Jiang Wang's jade seal in his arms. If the lair of the Chu Jiang Wang was nearby, there must be a response.

  "Master sister, why don't we go find another source of water." Bai Qi stopped his escape, somewhat helpless.

  "Someone is following us, let's deal with it first." Zi Hong's low voice, a strand of green silk had quietly floated up, pointing in the direction behind them. This green silk sword orb wasn't sharp enough, but it had a wonderful use - whatever the sword orb pointed at, even a true immortal wouldn't be able to sense.

  Bai Qi smiled and said: "It's exactly time to change to a more secluded place before taking action."

  He also found that someone was tracking him, but he didn't mention it. Seeing that Zi Hong already knew, he flew to another source of the Chu River.

  He used his Water Escape Technique in mid-air this time, and although he was still close to the water's surface, his speed suddenly dropped by 90%. The people behind him could catch up even with their inferior skills.

  Two people slowly arrived at a river valley, the mountains on both sides of this valley were low and gentle, but the valley path was steep and rugged, as if it had been chopped open by a giant axe.

  In the upper reaches of the river valley, there are countless low-lying wetlands. Now it's deep winter, and the river water is almost at its lowest point.

  Bai Qi and Zi Hong entered the valley, but the people behind them could no longer continue to hide and had to wait outside the valley. Bai Qi said: "Shi Jie, that person is not coming in, what should we do?"

  "Bring the jade seal." Zi Hong stretched out his hand.

  Bai Qi took out the Chu Jiang Wang Yu Xi, a hundred or so jin heavy object, and placed it in Zi Hong's soft and boneless hands. The Yu Xi had absorbed some divine power, and was now a cyan color, looking gentle and warm on Zi Hong's pure white hands.

  Yuè Xiǎng was in Zi Hóng's hands, its light gradually becoming more brilliant. Before long, Zi Hóng had already used some sort of magical technique to create a gigantic illusion that shot up into the sky from within the river valley.

  The man tracking the valley from outside could no longer bear it, he saw from afar that there was a wild beast like an alligator in the valley, standing upright and roaring towards the sky.

  Could it be that Chu Jiang Wang's cave is going to be opened? He thought so and couldn't help but sneak into the valley.

  As soon as they entered the valley, the sky suddenly turned dark, and the man's cries were unpleasant. He wanted to leave, but it was already too late.

  Zi Hong opened her spellbook for the first time, and the entire valley was devoid of even a hint of light.

  Mingye Fashu!

  Zi Mei Zhen Ren gave Zi Hong a high-quality Taoist talisman, almost approaching the power of a Dao Talisman. Zi Hong wasn't unable to activate the Dao Talisman, it's just that using it wouldn't bring much benefit to his cultivation, and sometimes using equipment beyond one's level could have adverse effects. Just like Li Zhen Yi and his brother, who were pinned down by enemies after using the Dao Talisman and couldn't escape.

  Zi Hong and Bai Qi stood on either side of the man, sandwiching him in between. The person tailing them was dressed as a martial artist, with an ordinary build and unremarkable appearance, wearing a curved knife at his waist, looking like a wandering swordsman.

  This man fell into the trap set by Bai Qi and Zi Yong, and as soon as he saw the jade seal being played with in Zi Yong's hand, he understood why he had been deceived. He was quite decisive, drew his sword and hacked at his own neck.

  Zi Hong's finger snapped, and in the darkness, a strand of green silk wrapped around this person's wrist, lightly twisting it, cutting off this person's palm directly, and the curved knife fell to the ground.

  "I have seventy-two ways to bind you, and this Dark Night Binding is the highest level. Even if you were to break free from your physical body, your soul would not be able to escape. So, honestly tell me what you know. I don't like using torture." Zi Hong said as he wrapped the green silk around the person's other wrist.

  His face turned pale, and Zi Hong's sword not only cut off his hand but also drained a large amount of yuanqi from his body. He was just an early-stage Huan Shen cultivator, facing two enemies of the same level, and falling into someone else's law array, truly with no way to escape.

  Bai Qi took out the gourd of evil spirits, and the gourd revolved above the man's head. Bai Qi said: "If you are going to speak, then hurry up; if not, I will make fertilizer out of you."

  That man gritted his teeth and said, "The Night Emperor will not let you off."

  Bai Qi patted his hand and said, "I understand."

  The words had barely fallen when the demon gourd sucked in the cultivator with a whoosh. Bai Qi didn't even bother to interrogate him, thinking that it was probably just Ye Di wanting to disrupt Yun Meng Zong's plans this time. What was the point of being here and fighting with Ye Di's underlings?

  School task, I've almost finished it myself. Almost three-tenths of the Chu Wang Temple have been destroyed by me and Zi Hong. There are a total of ten true disciples, and completing two-tenths is considered qualified. Exceeding three-tenths, others have nothing to say.

  The two of them worked together seamlessly, and in the blink of an eye, they had killed a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. Just then, the Chu Jiang Wang's jade seal in Zi Hong's hand shook slightly.

  "Dongfu appears!" Zi Hong drove the flying sword, pulling Bai Qi, and instantly escaped into a doorway that appeared in the river valley. The surrounding environment changed greatly, and the river valley became a long staircase. At the end of the stairs was a huge palace. This palace was obviously not for human habitation, with pillars in front of the hall over 100 meters away, extremely majestic.

  Two people stepped up the stairs, and the steps disappeared one by one under their feet. When they reached the top floor, the steps behind them were gone. Looking up, there was a huge plaque on the palace with the words "Chu Wang Palace".

  The gate was closed tightly, and Bai Qi went forward, took over the jade seal of Chu Jiang Wang, knocked on the door, and the gate creaked open.

  Bai Qi was about to enter when a black gust of wind suddenly rose behind him. He and Zi Hong immediately used their sword aura to protect their bodies. The black wind drilled into the palace, rolled on the ground, and transformed into a human figure.

  "Not bad, not bad, what a big cave, dedicated to the Night Emperor, this reward is indispensable." The man spoke with a voice like metal breaking, very piercing.

  Bai Qi didn't have the mind to communicate with him, and the Moon Wheel Sword instantly transformed into a three-foot-long bright moon, directly attacking his chest.

  The moon wheel rolled, the sword energy was dense and lush, and on Zi Hong's side, hundreds of strands of green silk flew out, swirling around that person. It wasn't until then that the two people saw that person's appearance clearly.

  A shiny black face, with nostrils flared out and many disheveled nose hairs sticking out. A slightly chubby figure, wearing a dirty Taoist robe, holding a white command flag that waves automatically in the windless air.

  The green silk sword pellets sealed off the surroundings, and the crescent moon sword pellet struck his chest. This middle-aged man with a shifty appearance waved his command flag, and his body transformed into a black wind once again, drilling out from among hundreds of strands of green silk.

  When he reappeared in his true form, there were hundreds of demon soldiers behind him.

  The air was thick with anger, and his own demon gourd had originally been used to refine demon soldiers. However, after the illusory shadow of the beheading general's seal god platform condensed, this gourd could no longer produce demon soldiers. The beheading general's seal god platform was extremely high, even a demon like Bi Luo Tong Zi in the transformation period couldn't ascend, and could only do hard labor below the platform.

  Do I have to catch the golden dan period monster myself? I don't have that skill.

  Those hundreds of demon soldiers were like humans but not quite human, with long tails trailing behind them and their entire bodies covered in black scales.

  "Can you two be willing to surrender to Lord Night Emperor?" The man pointed at Bai Qi with his command flag.

  Bai Qi glanced at Zi Hong, and Zi Hong nodded. Bai Qi took out a stack of paper talismans and threw them to the ground. The talismans transformed into dozens of golden-armored divine generals. With the Inverse Scale Spear in hand, Bai Qi charged forward under the protection of the golden-armored divine generals.

  The secret of Chu Jiang Wang's cave mansion is hidden, as long as this person is killed, he is not afraid that the secret of the Ni Lin gun will be known to others.

  That person unexpectedly turned out to be a Qi cultivator, and suddenly rushed up close to fight, catching White Start off guard. Before he could react, he was knocked into the midst of the demon soldiers by White Start. The large formation formed by these demon soldiers had just been activated when it was pierced through by the Inverse Scale Spear.

  Dozens of demon soldiers were shot in front of their guns, and a bowl-sized hole appeared on their chest.

  As the flag was waved, hundreds of demon soldiers retreated and attempted to reassemble. Bai Qi led dozens of golden-armored divine generals into the midst of the demon army, commencing a slaughter.

  Those golden armor gods are the talismans refined by Yunmeng Sect. Each golden armor god has the power of close combat equivalent to that of a nascent soul stage cultivator. This talisman cannot last long and can only maintain for one minute. Bai Qi unfolded dozens of them at once in order to quickly kill his enemies.