Chapter 80

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Inside the cave, the air was thick with killing intent.

Wang Bi, Huang Qi, Jiang Yuan, and Liu'er stood side by side, their swords gleaming.

A few yards away, Wu Jiu stood alone, looking quite awkward and helpless.

Liu'er had long suspected that her Senior Brother He was a fraud but had endured it until now. His repeated deliberate provocations had inevitably made her furious.

Huang Qi, with a sinister smile, said viciously, "No matter how you disguise yourself, your foreign accent and unusual behavior cannot be concealed. My junior sister had already noticed and planned to capture you. Take off your mask and show us who you really are!"

Wang Bi's ferocious appearance was fully revealed, his chest heaving as he spat, "A coward who hides his head and shows his tail, today I will flay you and extract your tendons to refine elixirs with your essence and blood. Only then can I quench my hatred! And you dare to take advantage of my junior sister, hah!"

Wu Jiu seemed to be at a loss, taking another step back. The four people opposite him moved forward, each exuding a killing aura. Seeing that he could no longer hide, he stopped pretending, paused, and said in a startling voice, "Disciples of the Immortal Sect are indeed all cunning. I knew my identity was already exposed in the Yellow Dragon Valley, but I didn't expect a woman to be so devious. However..."

Liu'er, though she had guessed, was still somewhat surprised, "You are indeed not a disciple of the Yellow Dragon Valley. How did you realize I had seen through you?"

How did he realize? It was simple.

This woman, who was fickle and not without cunning, first inquired about the Azure Dragon Valley in the Yellow Dragon Valley, and then tested him several times on the way. If he were truly foolish, he would have died long ago. Especially her unintentional slip of the tongue at Dragon Creek, though reasonable, revealed her true thoughts. She said: No matter how one disguises oneself, one's eyes cannot be changed.

Wu Jiu, however, had no intention of pointing it out, and continued, "However, you all want to kill me for a few fruits, do you know that there is a sparrow behind the mantis..."

Liu'er, puzzled, asked, "What do you mean?"

Wu Jiu said, "Lu Zhi killed Dong Sheng and Wen Shan, but he himself is still alive, planning to lure all of you. It's laughable that you are all still in the dark..."

Huang Qi, Liu'er, and Jiang Yuan looked puzzled but were not moved. Lu Zhi and the other two fell into the abyss with the big rock, which everyone saw. Saying he was not dead was pure nonsense, and saying he was deliberately framing them was even more ridiculous. Who would he harm with such elaborate planning?

Wang Bi, however, sneered at the corner of his mouth and said nothing.

"Why don't you all think carefully, where did the remains of the three of them go..."

Wu Jiu was still trying to reason, but before he finished speaking, a faint chill suddenly appeared. He only realized it when it was already a few feet behind him. The killing intent in that chill was bone-chilling and extremely sharp. At the same time, the sword light in Wang Bi's hand suddenly intensified, and then it struck like a bolt of lightning. In a moment, he found himself caught between a front and rear attack. His heart sank, and he dodged, simultaneously activating his spiritual energy to protect himself and throwing the silver flying sword from his sleeve.

"Boom—"

He was well-prepared and reacted quickly, but he was still not fast enough to avoid the sudden ambush. A muffled sound rang out as the protective spiritual energy shattered, and the powerful sharp force struck his back. He groaned and fell straight out, passing through the middle of Wang Bi, Huang Qi, and the others, and then "plop" fell to the ground. Still, he did not stop, and "splash" fell into the deep pool.

At that moment, a figure holding a sword light slowly appeared in the cave. His clothing and the mask on his face clearly belonged to Lu Zhi, who had fallen into the abyss and disappeared.

Huang Qi, Liu'er, and Jiang Yuan, not caring about Wu Jiu's life, looked at the familiar figure in disbelief.

The old and ruthless ambush, the sharp and deadly strike, and the powerful magical power all showed that the newcomer was a highly skilled cultivator!

Huang Qi, with his keen eye, exclaimed in shock, "You... a late-stage Feathered Immortal cultivator?"

The newcomer nodded slightly, "Yes, yes, thirty years ago, Brother Wang and I had already reached the late-stage Feathered Immortal realm!"

Jiang Yuan and Liu'er felt a sense of foreboding and hurriedly raised their hands in greeting.

A late-stage Feathered Immortal cultivator? A cultivator who was half a step away from the Foundation Establishment stage, the peak of the Qi Condensation realm. And if he had been so powerful thirty years ago, his current strength could be imagined!

Huang Qi slowly approached Jiang Yuan and Liu'er, feigning calm, "It's good that Senior Brother Lu is safe, but I wonder where my two junior brothers are..."

"Dead!"

Who died? Of course, it referred to Dong Sheng and Wen Shan.

Lu Zhi stood a few yards away, the sword light in his hand flickering with a terrifying glow. His voice was still calm and gentle, as if narrating a story unrelated to him. After he spoke, he walked straight to the deep pool.

Huang Qi's expression froze, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes, and he turned to look at the other person nearby, flattering, "Senior Brother Wang... we have been quite默契 (cooperative) before, I hope you can give me some guidance!" He wanted to ask where the remains of his two junior brothers were, but he did not dare to speak, perhaps pretending to be ignorant was the best response.

In the air of the cave, the silver flying sword had lost its power, circling slowly, and then fell to the ground with a "clang."

Wang Bi, however, was unmoved, his anger not subsiding, "What is cooperation? It was you and your Junior Sister Liu who secretly communicated to deal with a fellow disciple, which had nothing to do with others. If it weren't for your interference, the Dragon Transformation Pill that my brother and I have been waiting for thirty years would not have disappeared!"

"Yes, yes! As long as we get the Dragon Transformation Pill, we can successfully reach the Foundation Establishment stage. It's too hasty, and now it's too late to regret it!"

As Lu Zhi echoed, he walked to the edge of the pool, looking down cautiously, and muttered to himself, "Dead?"

Who died? No need to think, it should be the fake "Senior Brother He."

"Spit! Dying is too easy!"

Wang Bi was still not satisfied, spitting and regretting, "I noticed his suspicious behavior and unusual cultivation early on, and planned to lure him here to get rid of him quickly. To avoid any accidents, I brought a few more people, but they just got in the way, hah..." He huffed, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Huang Qi, Jiang Yuan, and Liu'er all looked horrified, glancing at each other.

It turned out that these two top Feathered Immortal cultivators had harbored evil intentions, but originally only wanted to frame the fake Senior Brother He. However, their group of five had willingly walked into the trap. They had even secretly communicated with the other side, not realizing they had walked into a trap. As the saying goes, the mantis catches the cicada, but the sparrow is behind. A dying man's words are sincere!

However, with the cave being thousands of feet deep, there was no place to run, and facing two top Feathered Immortal cultivators, there was no hope of winning. What could they do...

Just as Huang Qi and the others were at a loss, another change occurred nearby.

Lu Zhi was still staring at the deep pool, trying to see through it. Suddenly, the water rippled, and a cold mist stirred. He was slightly surprised and muttered to himself, "Not dead..."

In an instant, the reflected light in the pool suddenly became chaotic, like the sky breaking and stars scattering. Then the pool exploded, and a figure leaped out, flailing its arms and legs, just in time to meet Lu Zhi's wide-eyed gaze. He did not dare to rush ashore, turned and fell back into the water, and then leaped up again, landing on a rock in the pool.

The person, with disheveled hair and torn clothes, and the mask long gone, had a pale, thin face with arched eyebrows and sharp eyes, but was in a panic and looked very disheveled!

"Really not dead?"

Lu Zhi could not believe it, his eyes widening even more.

The young man who had leaped out of the water was the fake Senior Brother He, and after being hit by a sword, he was not only not dead but was even lively.

The other four people present were also stunned.

Wang Bi shook his head repeatedly. The young man's physical strength was beyond imagination! Could it be because he had consumed the Dragon Transformation Pill? How hateful!

Liu'er, seeing the figure squatting on the rock in the water, thought to herself: He is so young, and his appearance is not bad...

"You are dead!"

Lu Zhi suddenly said, raising his hand to summon the flying sword.

At that moment, a "boom" sounded from the nearby deep pool, and water splashed high. A black shadow, several feet thick, suddenly emerged, opened its huge mouth, and swiftly bit Lu Zhi around the waist, then fell back into the water. Desperate cries for help echoed: "Save me..."

Huang Qi, Jiang Yuan, and Liu'er were so shocked that they could not help but step back.

The monstrous creature, like a giant snake, had a head about five or six feet long, covered in scales, and a protruding horn on its forehead, clearly a black dragon living in the ancient pool.

Wang Bi was also terrified, but he suddenly summoned the flying sword in his hand. Before he could save Lu Zhi, the black dragon, after a brief pause, burst out of the water again, revealing a body over ten yards long with four limbs. It then swept its long tail, sending Wang Bi flying. The black dragon still had Lu Zhi firmly in its mouth.

Huang Qi, Jiang Yuan, and Liu'er did not dare to hesitate and turned to run.

The black dragon took advantage of the situation, burst out of the water, and with a "bang," threw Lu Zhi into a corner of the cave. Lu Zhi, having lost his flying sword, covered in blood, and thrown hard, was already broken and his spiritual energy scattered, unable to struggle, and his mask had fallen off, revealing a face full of wrinkles, moaning, "Save me, save me..."

No one saved him.

Wang Bi, hitting the cave wall over ten yards away, spat blood, fell to the ground, his mask broken, and was a pale, terrified old man.

The black dragon, with a body over three feet thick, swayed its head, looking around, and "hissed" cold mist from its mouth. Its eyes, like copper bells, seemed to have a mocking look. Then its tail swept again, aiming at the still panicked Wang Bi.

Wang Bi tried to escape, but it was too late. In despair, he quickly made a hand seal, and a white light flashed around him. At that moment, the dragon's tail struck, creating a shallow pit several feet wide in the hard cave wall, and stone fragments flew. The figure was gone, and only a faint light disappeared at the cave entrance.

The black dragon did not care, turned, and "crunched" Lu Zhi again, then rose into the air, coiled, and fell into the deep pool. As it enjoyed its prey, it glanced back.

On the familiar rock, a faint fragrance seemed to linger. A strange figure, like a flower in bloom...

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