Chapter 651 Ambush, fierce fight (asking for monthly votes)
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 produced. We won't get anything if we stay here. "
"Well! Since Fellow Daoist Song is so anxious, then 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 when he heard this, and agreed with Li Xuan Views.
Ji Ping, who was standing by the side, was still staring at the bamboo slips in his hand with some admiration. The old man rarely spoke along the way. Seeing that Song Qingming and the other three agreed to leave first, he immediately smiled 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 Taoists, wait a minute!"
"Fellow Daoist Song! Is there anything else?"
Seeing Song Qingming, who had been anxious to leave just now, suddenly stopped in place after coming out of the waterfall. 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 solemn 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 huge ball one foot high. The fireball 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. They took out the magic weapons on their bodies and looked ahead with serious expressions. .
"Which Taoist friend is this? Why did you set 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, and 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 Core 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 Core, 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 Tianpuppet Sect, we are just here to hunt monsters and treasures. I have never sinned against you, so why are you setting up a trap here to harm us?"
Your Tianpuppet Sect is also a well-known and decent sect in Qingzhou. Is it possible that today you and others also want to practice the bandit way of cultivating people and kill 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 the identity of one of them and directly questioned him in front of everyone.
Upon 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 studied this way. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a coincidence. .
"Demon Sealing Valley" is a dangerous and forbidden area, and it is tens of thousands of miles away from the territory of "Tianpuppet Sect". The other party happened to appear here to ambush them at this time. It was obvious that they had been prepared to target them. .
But 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 people in front of him with a chuckle, and said with a somewhat mocking 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 always decided by the strong."
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 we have Flame Spirit Water on us?"
Seeing that Duan Longshan went 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 scan the group of people again. One lap.
"But who could this traitor be?"
Combined with 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 and silence you later?”
Since Duan Longshan and the others came here for the "Fire Spirit Water" and the secret recipe for refining the "Corpse Puppet", first of all, it should be impossible for Li Xuan to be a traitor.
Otherwise, he has the secret method in his hand and knows the specific location of "Yan Lingshui", so he can just hand it over to "Tianpuppet Sect". There is no reason to trick Song Qingming and others into coming here to perform this show.
He immediately pointed out the identities of Duan Longshan and the other monks from the "Tianpuppet Sect" just now. 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 that Song Qingming spoke directly and pointed the finger at Liang Daosheng, who had been silent in front of him, Li Xuan and Ji Ping also quickly reacted. There was something wrong with the other party's behavior and they looked at him suspiciously. , and also put a certain distance away from the other party.
Liang Daosheng, who was standing in front of several people, saw that his identity had been exposed, and he did not want to hide it anymore. He nodded 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 on earth do you mean? Have you secretly defected to the Tianpuppet Sect a long time ago!" After hearing Liang Daosheng's answer, Song Qingming and others present showed doubts.
"Ji Lao Dao, you may not have thought of it. Junior Brother Liang had already joined our sect twenty years ago and became the guest elder of our Tianpuppet Sect. However, our sect has always kept this matter secret. 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 Fellow Daoist Li to come to Sealing Demon Valley to find spiritual water to cleanse and refine corpse puppets!
It seems that this is also a coincidence. You Taoists cannot blame anyone else, but you can only blame your own bad luck for sending it to the door yourself.
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 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 Jiping, a veteran casual cultivator who had been around Qingzhou for many years, never thought that he had already secretly joined the "Tianpuppet Sect", let alone that he had only been here for a short time. Li Xuan and Song Qingming are the two.
The reason why Li Xuan invited Liang Daosheng was because he had recently seen him obtain a golden elixir "corpse puppet" at the "Tian Puppet Sect" auction as a casual cultivator.
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 opponent 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 though Liang Daosheng couldn't take action against Song Qingming and the others because of the soul contract, there was still a big gap in strength 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 he 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 spiritual energy of the five elements of heaven and earth from outside. His own induction of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is much sharper than that of ordinary monks of the same level. .
Coupled with the fact that there happened to be a third-level formation mage, Song Qingming had only slightly sensed that something was wrong with the aura 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, so don’t make a mistake! "Seeing that Song Qingming and the other three had fallen into silence, Duan Longshan opened his mouth to seduce them again.
"Two Taoist friends, 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. It's better to fight them and maybe win a chance of survival."
Hearing the temptation of the other party's words, Li Xuan's face darkened and he decisively refused. Then he waved his hand to summon his golden elixir "Corpse Puppet" and his natal magic weapon, as if he was determined to resist the other party 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 in strength. For Song Qingming and the others who choose to fight head-on, the hope of defeating their opponents is indeed not high.
After some thought, Ji Ping chose to throw the two spiritual objects he had just obtained directly to Duan Longshan not far away.
"Fellow Daoist Duan, I can give you this secret recipe and spiritual water. I promise that after I leave here, I will never mention what happened today to anyone else. I hope that Friend Daoist can keep his promise and let me leave."
Seeing that Ji Ping had surrendered and handed over the spiritual object, Duan Longshan glanced at the two things he had received, and his face that 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, according to what fellow Taoist Duan said, I will wait for you on the side. Don't worry, fellow Taoist, the old Taoist will never be involved in the affairs between you. I just want to leave safely!"
After Ji Ping finished speaking, as Duan Longshan said, he walked away from where Song Qingming and Song Qingming were with a calm look on his face, and went to the side to become a spectator.
And 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 who was aside, and asked softly: "As for this Fellow Daoist Song, have you considered it?"
"Hmph! Since fellow Taoist has no intention of letting us go, there is no need to be pretentious. I have been cultivating immortality for so many years. If I could be coaxed by someone like this with a few words, I am afraid I would not be alive today.
Although Song's cultivation level is low, he is not a greedy person who is afraid of death. If you want to take something from me, just opening your mouth is not enough! "
Having spoken so straightforwardly, 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 not want to leave any hidden dangers for themselves.
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".
In this aspect alone, the "Tianpuppet Sect" naturally cannot tolerate other outsiders knowing about this place.
Although the opponent has four powerful golden elixir monks and Duan Longshan, a master of the ninth level of the golden elixir, it is definitely impossible to defeat the opponent with just Song Qingming and Li Xuan.
But now he also has several powerful life-saving means. As long as the other party does not have a Nascent Soul cultivator 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, were also 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 emitting a burst of black smoke in mid-air, it turned into a somewhat damaged cyan talisman.
At the same time, a figure jumped out of 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 the old man, his expression changed.
"High-level substitute talisman!"
Seeing the figure of Ji Lao Dao running away not far away, Duan Longshan snorted coldly with sharp eyes:
"Hmph! This old guy doesn't know how to praise others. I will leave this person to you two junior brothers. After you deal with him, you can come back here to join me! Junior Brother Liang, you can also go with me. Junior Brother Chen is here." "
Liang Daosheng, who had just been in charge of urging Ping, his attention had been attracted by Song Qingming and the others. He did not notice that Ping took advantage of his negligence and used a high-level substitute talisman to replace his body.
If Duan Longshan hadn't been able to spot a flaw in the other party in time because of his advanced cultivation, I'm afraid they might have been tricked by Ji Laodao's substitute talisman and escaped 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 he left with an angry look on his face.
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 turned into two escaping lights and changed directions. Want to escape far away.
However, the remaining two people, Duan Longshan and Chen Zifeng, another 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 punched him directly 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 stop him!"
Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly cast a spell to release the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", the natal magic weapon in his body, which emitted a burst of five-color spiritual light, which withstood Chen Zifeng's golden brick magic weapon. At the same time, he called out the "Golden Wind" holding a flying knife magic weapon, and stepped forward to help stop it. The big man in black armor has already attacked.
Song Qingming and Chen Zifeng had just fought, and Li Xuan on the other side had not run very far when he was blocked by Duan Longshan who was following closely.
Duan Longshan's cultivation level 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 and did not intend to kill him. He still gave the opponent many opportunities to resist.
The reason for this is also because 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.
In fact, 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! Fellow Taoist, although you are somewhat capable, don't think about running away when you meet me today. You should just stay and have a good fight with me!"
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 his body very strong, but his escape speed is also amazing. Song Qingming tried to escape from the opponent several times, but was blocked by him. down. (End of chapter)