Seeing that Song Qingming was a little anxious to leave here, Li Xuan also echoed: "Fellow Taoists, these secret techniques and spiritual objects have been handed over to you. If there are no problems, let's leave here early!
I just took a look. It will take at least a hundred years for another bottle of Yanling Water here to be born. Come out, we won’t get anything if we stay here.”
“Well! Since Fellow Daoist Song is so anxious, let’s just listen to Fellow Daoist and leave here first. I’m just asking out of curiosity. I hope Fellow Daoist Li doesn't mind!" Liang Daosheng smiled and nodded slightly, agreeing with Li Xuan's opinion.
Ji Ping, who was standing on the side, was still staring at the bamboo slips in his hand with some admiration. The old man rarely spoke along the way. When he saw that Song Qingming and the three of them had unanimously agreed to leave here first, he immediately smiled. He spoke and agreed.
After the four of them finished speaking, they quickly left the cave and came to the outside of the waterfall.
Just as everyone was covering their bodies again and preparing to fly away in the same direction, Song Qingming, who was in the middle of the team, suddenly felt something wrong with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the air in front of him, and hurriedly rushed towards Liang, who had already flown more than ten feet away. Daosheng shouted.
"Fellow Taoist, wait a minute!"
"Fellow Taoist Song! Is there anything else?"
Seeing Song Qingming who was anxious to leave just now, he suddenly came out of the waterfall. He stopped in place again. Li Xuan, Ji Ping and Liang Daosheng, who were already walking in front of him, all had a look of confusion on their faces.
Song Qingming, who had a serious look on his face at this time, did not immediately answer their questions. Instead, after glancing at the empty air not far away, he cast a spell with one hand to gather a group of people. A huge fireball, one foot high, was quickly thrown directly in front of everyone.
After the fireball flew dozens of feet in front of Liang Daosheng, it seemed to hit several sharp blades and was quickly cut into several flame fragments.
Seeing this scene, Li Xuan and Ji Ping on the side also understood that someone had set up a large formation in front of them. Their expressions immediately changed, and they took out the magic weapons on their bodies, with expressions on their faces. He looked ahead seriously.
"Which Taoist friend is this? Why did you set up a trap here to stop us!"
As Li Xuan's words fell, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the air in front of everyone. Then four figures in different clothes immediately appeared out of thin air in front of everyone.
"Haha! I didn't expect that there are high-level formation masters among you. This really makes me miscalculate!"
Although the four people who appeared were also Golden Elixir cultivators, their overall cultivation level was much higher than that of Song Qingming and the others. The lowest one also had the fifth level of Golden Elixir, and the leader among them had already reached the level of cultivation. The ninth level monk of the Golden Core at the top of the Golden Core.
"It's you! Duan Longshan., fellow Taoists of the Tianpuppet Sect, we are just here to hunt monsters and treasures. I have never sinned against you, so why are you setting a trap here to harm us?< br>
Your Tianpuppet Sect is also a famous and decent sect in Qingzhou, is it possible? Today you also want to practice the way of bandit cultivation, and you will not succeed in killing people in broad daylight to seize treasures!"
As soon as he saw the figures of these four people, Ji Ping, one of the people on Song Qingming's side, immediately recognized them! After learning the identity of one of them, he directly questioned the other person in front of everyone.
Hearing that the other party was a monk from the "Tianpuppet Sect", Song Qingming immediately had a look of doubt on his face, and couldn't help but glance at Li Xuan who was nearby.
My whole group came here to refine the golden elixir "Corpse Puppet" on their bodies, but they happened to bump into a monk from the "Tian Puppet Sect" who was studying this way. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a coincidence. .
The "Demon Sealing Valley" is a dangerous and forbidden area, and it is tens of thousands of miles away from the territory of the "Tianpuppet Sect". The other party happened to appear here to ambush them at this time, and they were obviously well prepared. directed at them.
However, when Song Qingming looked at Li Xuan, the other party also gave him a suspicious look, and kept a distance from Song Qingming with some caution.
As soon as Ji Ping finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a short beard among the four members of the "Tian Puppet Sect" opposite him looked at Song Qingming and the four in front of him with a slight smile, a little mocking. He opened his mouth and said with a smile:
"Cui Laodao, you are really getting better and better as you live. There are so many people in this world of immortality who claim to be famous and upright. Things like killing people and seizing treasures are never left to the strong. It’s up to you.”
Listen carefully, if you cooperate and hand over the Flame Spirit Water and the formula in your hands, we can consider letting you live. Otherwise, don't blame us for not giving you a chance! "
"How did you know that we have Yanling Water on us? "
Seeing Duan Longshan go straight to the point and directly named the purpose of Song Qingming and others' trip. This was tantamount to confirming that there was a traitor among them who had tipped off the other party. Song Qingming and Li Xuan couldn't help but tell them again. His eyes glanced around among the people.
“But who could this traitor be? "
Based on what Duan Longshan just said, Song Qingming quickly searched in his mind for all the abnormalities along the way, and then gradually focused on Liang Daosheng, who was standing in front of them.
"Fellow Daoist Liang, let me tell you why you have been intentionally asking about Yan Lingshui from Daoist Li along the way. It turns out that you have already hooked up with the Tianpuppet Sect. You have killed us like this today. Aren't you afraid of the people of the Tianpuppet Sect?" Will I kill you later to silence you?"
Since Duan Longshan and the others came here for the "Yanling Water" and the secret recipe for refining the "Corpse Puppet", it should be impossible for Li Xuan to be a traitor in the first place.
Otherwise, he has a secret method in his hand and knows the specific location of "Yan Ling Shui", so he can just hand it over to the "Tian Puppet Sect". There is no reason to trick Song Qingming and others into coming here to act. This drama.
Just now, Ping immediately pointed out the identity of Duan Longshan and the other monks of the "Tianpuppet Sect". It was obvious that he must not have known about it, otherwise he would not have reacted this way.
Among them, Liang Daosheng was the only one who pretended to be curious and asked about "Yan Ling Shui" along the way, which seemed a little weird.
Moreover, when a few people came out of the waterfall, Liang Daosheng, who always liked to walk at the end of the team, suddenly ran in front of everyone, as if he wanted to lead Song Qingming and the others into the trap that Duan Longshan and the others had already laid.
"Liang Daosheng, we all made a soul contract before we set off. What are your intentions in betraying us and colluding with the Tianpuppet Sect!"
Seeing Song Qingming speak directly, he pointed the finger at Liang Daosheng, who had been silent in the front, Li Xuan and Ji Ping also quickly realized that there was something wrong with the other party's journey. They looked at him suspiciously and kept a certain distance from each other. .
Liang Daosheng, who was standing in front of several people, saw that his identity had been exposed and did not want to hide it anymore. He nodded generously and admitted his connection with Duan Longshan and the others.
"Haha! Since I have made a soul contract with you, I will naturally not take action against you. You can rest assured, fellow Taoists.
But as for collusion, it's not really called collusion. The reason why I told Senior Brother Duan and the others about this is just for the sake of my own sect. "
"My sect, what do you mean? Have you secretly defected to the Tianpuppet Sect a long time ago! "Hearing Liang Daosheng's answer, Song Qingming and others present showed doubts.
"Ji Laodao, you may not have thought of it, Junior Brother Liang had already joined our sect twenty years ago and became a I am the guest elder of Tianpuppet Sect, but this sect has always kept this matter secret from the outside world. You outsiders just don’t know about it.
This time Junior Brother Liang came back to participate in the auction, it was also specially arranged by the head of our sect. However, Junior Brother Liang did not expect that during this trip, Junior Brother Liang would be invited by this fellow Daoist Li to come to Sealing Demon Valley to find spiritual water for purification. Corpse puppet!
Speaking of it, this is also a coincidence. The Taoist friends can only blame others, but you can only blame your own bad luck, for you took the initiative to send it to the door.
As for these flame spirit water and the secret method of refining corpse puppets, our Heavenly Puppet Sect can only laugh at it, hahaha. "
As soon as Duan Longshan finished speaking, several "Tianpuppet Sect" monks standing around him immediately followed up and laughed loudly at Song Qingming and others, without taking them seriously at all. .
After hearing Duan Longshan’s explanation, Song Qingming and others finally figured out the whole story.
Liang Daosheng had always been a casual cultivator in front of others. Even the veteran casual cultivator Ji Ping, who has been around Qingzhou for many years, did not expect that the other party had already secretly defected to the "Tianpuppet Sect", let alone Li Xuan and Song Qingming who had only been here for a short time.
The reason why Li Xuan invited Liang Daosheng was because he had not long ago seen him obtain a golden elixir "Corpse Puppet" at the "Tian Puppet Sect" auction as a casual cultivator.
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But he never imagined that Liang Daosheng's arrogance at the auction was secretly arranged by the "Tian Puppet Sect" in advance, so he accidentally invited the other party to come, putting everyone in danger now.
The other party has Duan Tianlong, a powerful peak-level Jindan monk, and the other three are all middle-stage Jindan monks who have reached the fifth or sixth level of the Jindan.
Even if Liang Daosheng cannot take action against Song Qingming and the others due to the soul contract, there is still a big gap in the strength comparison between the two sides.
Fortunately, Song Qingming was more alert just now and discovered the large formation set up by the opponent in advance, so that everyone did not fall into the trap as soon as they came out. Otherwise, Song Qingming and the three of them would have already become the meat on the opponent's chopping board.
The reason why Song Qingming was able to discover the traps laid by the opponent in advance is because in order to practice the second level of "Tongtian Ten Thousand Spirits Art" in recent years, Song Qingming often needs to absorb the five elements of heaven and earth spiritual energy from outside, and his own induction of heaven and earth spiritual energy is better than ordinary The monks of the same level are much more sensitive.
Coupled with the fact that there happened to be a third-level formation mage, Song Qingming had only slightly sensed something was wrong with the spiritual energy of the world in front of him, and he immediately judged that someone had set up a formation there.
"Guys! How are you thinking about it? Do you want to hand over this Flame Spirit Water and the secret recipe yourself, or do you want us to get it ourselves.
You only have one chance. Don't make a mistake!" Seeing that Song Qingming and the others had fallen into silence, Duan Longshan tried to seduce them again.
“Two fellow Taoists, don’t listen to their deceptions. Since so many people have come today, they have no intention of letting us go. Kneeling down and begging for surrender will definitely lead to death, so we might as well fight with them. Can win a chance of survival "
Hearing the temptation of the other party's words, Li Xuan's face darkened and he decisively refused. He waved his hand and summoned his golden elixir "Corpse Puppet" and his natal magic weapon, as if he was determined to fight with the other party. Resistance to the end. However, Li Xuan had just made his choice. The veteran Ji Ping beside him looked a little ugly when faced with this situation.
On paper, the four opponents are not weak. For Song Qingming and the others who choose to fight hard, the hope of defeating their opponents is indeed not high.
After some thought, Jiping chose to throw the two spiritual objects he had just obtained directly to Duan Longshan not far away.
"Fellow Taoist Duan, I can give you this secret recipe and spiritual water. I promise that after leaving here, I will never mention what happened today to anyone else. I hope that fellow Taoist Duan can keep his promise and let me leave."
Seeing that Ji Ping had given in and handed over the spiritual objects, Duan Longshan glanced at the two things he had received, and his face, which had been a bit ugly just now, suddenly became happy.
"Okay! Don't worry, Fellow Daoist. Please wait here for a while. We will resolve the matter of these two Fellow Daoists and then establish a soul contract with Fellow Daoist. Then we will naturally let Fellow Daoist leave."
"Well, just follow what Fellow Taoist Duan said, I'll wait for you on the side first. "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, the old Taoist will not be involved in anything between you. I just want to leave safely!"
After Ji Ping said this, he walked away calmly as Duan Longshan said. He left where Song Qingming and his two men were, and became a spectator on the side.
Liang Daosheng, who betrayed Song Qingming and others, under Duan Longshan's instruction, immediately came not far from Ji Ping and stared at him.
“Haha! It’s better to urge fellow Taoists to understand current affairs.”
Seeing this, Duan Longshan nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Song Qingming aside, and asked softly: "Have you thought about this, Fellow Daoist Song?"
"Huh! Since Fellow Daoist has not If you plan to let us go, you don't have to be pretentious. I have been cultivating immortality for so many years. If I could be coaxed by someone like this, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive today.
Although Song’s cultivation is low, he is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If you want to take something from me, just opening your mouth is not enough!”
I have already said it! Being so straightforward, Song Qingming knew very well that no matter whether he chose to hand over the spiritual water and formula like Zuping, the other party would definitely not let them go easily.
After all, Nascent Soul sects like the "Tianpuppet Sect" still need a little face. Since they have chosen to do this kind of murder and treasure grabbing, they will definitely not want to leave anything for themselves. What a hidden danger.
Moreover, in this location of the Demon Sealing Valley, new Yanling Water will be born every hundred years. As long as the formula in Li Xuan's hands is obtained, this will be a source of continuous refinement and improvement for the "Tian Puppet Sect". An important place for "Corpse Puppet".
On this aspect alone, the "Tianpuppet Sect" naturally cannot tolerate other outsiders knowing about this place.
Although the other party has four powerful golden elixir monks and Duan Longshan, a master of the ninth level of the golden elixir, it is definitely difficult to defeat the opponent with only Song Qingming and Li Xuan. Impossible.
But now he still has several powerful life-saving means. As long as the other party does not have a Nascent Soul monk present, Song Qingming will still have a chance to escape if he only wants to escape.
Seeing that Song Qingming also decisively rejected the other party's temptation, Li Xuan, who had been looking at him nervously, finally felt a little more at ease.
If Song Qingming chooses to do the same as Ji Ping and chooses to give up the spiritual objects and directly compromise with Duan Longshan and the others, leaving him alone to face the four people of the "Tian Puppet Sect", there is absolutely no chance of winning.
No matter what Song Qingming's strength is, he can only help share a little pressure. For Li Xuan, the hope that he can escape can always be increased to some extent.
Seeing that Song Qingming was not willing to compromise, Duan Longshan's expression changed instantly, and he quickly condensed several very sharp ice spikes in his hand, and then threw them out.
However, what surprised Song Qingming and Li Xuan was that these ice spikes were not pointed at the two of them, but flew towards the veteran who was watching the battle not far away.
Duan Longshan's move not only made Song Qingming and Li Xuan slightly confused, but also several "Tianpuppet Sect" companions standing beside him and Liang Daosheng, who was staring at Ji Laodao not far away. One was stunned.
But Jiping, who had been standing aside, faced this sudden ice spike attack, but he did not dodge and still stood by with a calm expression.
It wasn't until these three ice spikes were inserted into his body that Zhong Ping's body suddenly exploded with a "bang". After a burst of black smoke was emitted in the air, it turned into a somewhat damaged cyan... Talisman.
At the same time, a figure jumped out of the air in the air a hundred feet away from the cyan talisman, then quickly took out a flying boat magic weapon, turned into a ray of light and fled into the distance.
Seeing this scene, Liang Daosheng, who was staring at Ji Laodao, his expression also changed.
“High-level substitute talisman!”
Seeing the figure of Ji Lao Dao who was running away not far away, Duan Longshan snorted coldly with sharp eyes:
"Humph! I don't know how to show appreciation, so I will leave this person to you two junior brothers to deal with it. After him, you come back here to join me! Junior Brother Liang, you also come with me! Go ahead, as long as Junior Brother Chen and I are here!"
Liang Daosheng, who was just in charge of exhorting Zi Ping, had been attracted by Song Qingming and the others, and did not notice that Zi Ping took advantage of his negligence. On this occasion, a high-level substitute talisman was used to replace the original body.
If Duan Longshan hadn't been able to detect the slightest flaw in the opponent in time because of his advanced cultivation, I'm afraid they might have been deceived by Ji Laodao's substitute talisman and escape from here today.
Hearing the reproachful tone in Duan Longshan's mouth, Liang Daosheng immediately nodded, used the flying boat and the two "Tianpuppet Sect" Jindan monks, and quickly chased Cui Laodao in the direction where he left with an angry look on his face. passed.
Although he and Song Qingming have made a soul contract and cannot attack them directly, in this kind of pursuit, Liang Daosheng can also help control the flying boat and save the mana of the other two companions, which can still be of some help. of.
The three people from the "Tian Puppet Sect" had just left. Song Qingming and Li Xuan, who were standing there, exchanged glances with each other. Knowing that this was a rare opportunity for them to escape, they immediately transformed into two escapes. The light also changed its direction and tried to escape far away.
However, the remaining two people, Duan Longshan and Chen Zifeng, the other golden elixir monk, showed contempt in their eyes when faced with Song Qingming's escape.
"Two fellow Taoists! It's not that easy to escape from us today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a big man in black armor appeared in front of Song Qingming, and he directly A punch hit him in the face, stopping him in mid-air.
"Late Golden Core Corpse Puppet!" Seeing this big man in black armor, Song Qingming frowned and his face looked slightly ugly.
But before he could make a move, Chen Zifeng's figure appeared beside him again, controlling a huge golden brick magic weapon and smashing it towards Song Qingming.
"Jinfeng, help me block him!"
Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly cast a spell to release the natal magic weapon "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" in his body, which emitted a burst of five-color spiritual light, which withstood Chen Zifeng's golden Brick magic weapon, while calling out "Golden Wind" holding a flying knife magic weapon, stepped forward to help stop the black-armored man who was already attacking.
Song Qingming and Chen Zifeng had just exchanged hands, and Li Xuan on the other side also didn't run far when he was blocked by Duan Longshan who was following closely.
Duan Longshan's cultivation was far superior to that of Li Xuan, so the battle between them naturally quickly became one-sided.
However, although Duan Longlongshan easily gained the upper hand, he always left room for action during the battle with Li Xuan. He did not intend to kill him, but still gave the opponent many opportunities to resist. .
The reason for this is that Li Xuan still has something he wants, and Duan Longshan does not dare to force him too hard to prevent the other party from fighting him.
The outcome of their battle has already been decided, and the initiative is firmly in Duan Longshan's hands. As long as he is willing to use his full strength, Li Xuan will not be able to hold on for long.
A loud "bang" sounded again not far away.
Song Qingming had just gotten rid of Chen Zifeng, and when he was about to escape in another direction, he was blocked by the "Black Armored Corpse Puppet" in the late stage of the Golden Elixir, and he was knocked back with a punch.
"Haha! Although you, fellow Taoist, are somewhat capable, don't think about running away when you meet me today. You should stay and have a good fight with me!"
< br>Hearing Chen Zifeng's mocking look, Song Qingming, who had just stabilized his body, was a little unhappy, but he still couldn't bear to pay attention to the other person and observed the situation around him calmly.
Although Chen Zifeng's cultivation level was slightly higher than that of Song Qingming, Song Qingming did not suffer much loss after fighting against him for dozens of rounds.
The key is that the "corpse puppet" used by the opponent, whose cultivation has reached the late stage of Jindan, is really difficult to deal with. Not only is the body very powerful, but the escape speed is also amazing. Song Qingming tried to get rid of the opponent several times. He tried to escape but was stopped by him. (End of chapter)