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"To be honest," Ah Miao said, "I don't recommend you to follow them. That group of cultivators... that group of demon cultivators, they all have a murderous aura. They are real demon cultivators, and they are definitely not easy to mess with."
Among magic cultivators, there are novices and experienced ones. The one who can make a half-demon feel timid is undoubtedly the latter.
Shangguan Qing'er knew that there were fierce pursuers behind her, but she still ran into the dangerous cave. Was she trying to use the trap to launch a desperate counterattack?
Or is there something deep in the cave that attracts them?
"Good things are not left outside," Tang Xin said to the person next to him, "Let's go in and take a look."
The people from the Meow Meow Gang hesitated for a while, but finally followed.
With this expert leading the way, it would be at least a lot safer than if they went in to explore on their own, right?
Following the direction that Shangguan Qing'er and the others had taken, Tang Xin led the team through a winding passage and came to a river.
The river is about ten feet wide and is connected to the river by only a wooden bridge. The water looks quite calm.
Tang Xin stopped and threw a stone into the river.
The stone fell vertically into the river in a strange "7"-shaped trajectory without any sound.
"There's something strange!" Ah Miao said in surprise, "You are indeed a master, you can see it at a glance."
Tang Xin glanced at her.
This has nothing to do with being an expert, it's just that I've seen too many routines and I can guess it...
"There is a formation on the bridge," Zhou Yu observed it and said, "It should be used to identify the enemy. If you force your way in, you may be attacked."
A Miao also found a stone tablet beside the bridge, which read:
"Welcome all the demon cultivators to my humble abode. If you are a righteous cultivator, then you should die!"
"Shangguan Qing'er also passed through here," Tang Xin thought, "What method did they use?"
[Generating options...]
[Option 1: Go through the dungeon? Just rush in! Just lead everyone to rush in. ]
[1% chance of success, reward: Immortal Golden Body Technique, failure means no remains left. ]
[Option 2: Launch an attack on the wooden bridge to destroy the identification array.]
[The success probability is 50%, and you will be rewarded with a piece of Aurora Grass. If you fail, you will enter the escape plot.]
[Option 3: Take out the Soul Devouring Banner and say "Hula La, Hula La" to the formation on the bridge to trick the enemy identification.]
[1% success rate, reward: cuteness +.]
I see. They use the "demon aura" to identify the enemy. Shangguan Qing'er and the others probably snatched something from the demon cultivator, or simply knocked someone out and brought it over...
Wait a minute, was I able to stop the wooden stake man before because the cave formation recognized him as “one of ours”?
Tang Xin stared with dead fish eyes, took out her "love cane", and waved it while reciting at the edge of the bridge.
“Hualala, hularala—”
Soon, the suppression of the formation disappeared without a trace.
"Too strong," Zhou Yu said in amazement. "This complex formation, even if I am given half a month, I may not be able to come up with a way to break it..."
Come on, this is not called cracking at all...
Under Tang Xin's cover, they did not have to charge or attack, but simply passed the potentially fatal wooden bridge.
The river seems to be the dividing line between inside and outside. Once you get here, the surrounding environment becomes very different.
There was nothing outside except a few stone statues and wooden stakes, but inside, there were various palaces, secret rooms, green fires, and... skeletons.
After all, this is a demon cave, so it is unlikely that there will be any fairy-like scenes...
"Hoo ho ho!"
Suddenly, a huge shadow was projected in the air. It was an old man with black lines on his face and exuding an evil aura.
"This cave has been silent for many years, and finally a fellow Taoist has come in!"
The old man's voice startled everyone.
"It's just a video," Tang Xin signaled everyone not to panic, "I'll tell you what you need to do next..."
This group of people really have no experience in dungeon exploration...
"Since you found this place in the Hundred Poison Mountains, it means you must have come here for the Devil's Desire Heart Sutra, right? Yes, there is indeed a fragment of a page of the Heart Sutra in my cave!"
"Haha, but I certainly can't let you take it away so easily. Good things should be placed in good hands. Go ahead, it's at the deepest point."
"As for you younger generations of demon cultivators, whether you have a chance to obtain it... depends on your strength and luck!"
The projection disappears.
"The Devil's Desire Heart Sutra?"
Everyone who came in had a confused look on their face.
They had never heard of this thing, but judging from the old man's behavior, it seemed to be very important?
[The system mall is searching for you... No relevant products were found. ]
A mysterious magic technique that even the system mall doesn’t explain?
The group continued to move forward, and soon they arrived at an area where many palaces were located.
"There are a lot of formations here," Zhou Yu reminded, "too many, too complicated, I can hardly distinguish anything..."
"Can you find where Shangguan Qing'er is?"
"Let me try."
Zhou Yu sniffed hard.
Then he quickly pointed in a direction.
"over there!"
He also said that he didn’t do anything strange to his senior sister’s bed sheets and underwear... Can this skill be easily acquired?
Following a smell that was difficult for ordinary people to detect, Tang Xin and others walked for a while.
In front of them, two female practitioners who looked a little tired appeared before them.
"Is it Fellow Daoist Tang Xin?"
Liu Mei said in surprise.
"You guys caught up with us?" Shangguan Qing'er said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Tang is really amazing!"
"I'm just average, mainly because some people can find people by smell," Tang Xin shrugged. "By the way, have you been caught up by the demon cultivators?"
"Yes," Shangguan Qing'er nodded, "but we also got a clue unexpectedly..."
Chapter 69: As long as you are brave
Time goes back to when the few people separated.
Shangguan Qing'er and Liu Mei, who were poisoned by the sleeping smoke, felt dizzy, but because they were prepared in advance and took detoxification pills, their ability to move was not affected much.
On the other hand, the more the demon cultivator who was catching up with them activated his true energy, the more ferocious the effect of the sleeping smoke became, and in the end his speed slowly decreased.
"We've shaken off the pursuers," Liu Mei looked behind her and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the swamp and meet up with Tang Xin and the others."
Shangguan Qing'er thought for a while and slowly shook her head.
"No, we must seize the opportunity. Our knowledge of these demon cultivators only comes from the information given by the sect. We have no way to confirm the specific situation."
"You're thinking……?"
Liu Mei said with some surprise.
"Let's quietly follow them and see," she said, "Opportunities and risks coexist. Isn't it an adventure that we come to the Hundred Poison Mountains?"
Tracking them? It seemed like a crazy idea.
But if you think about it carefully, both of them are the best among the foundation-building cultivators. Most of the demon cultivators just now have been affected by the sleeping smoke, and their overall strength has been greatly reduced. This is indeed a rare opportunity.
After discussing for a while, the two decided to find out the details of these evil cultivators.
Hiding their auras, they followed the demon cultivators back to the place where the battle was taking place, hiding in the dark and listening to their conversation.
"We didn't catch up with them," one of the demon cultivators said, "I didn't expect these people to have something as weird as sleeping smoke in their hands... Don't the cultivators in the sect hate this kind of crooked and evil things?"
"It's not surprising that there are bad guys in the immortal sects," another person continued. "If they didn't catch up, then they didn't catch up. It's enough to disrupt their search plan. What's the situation at the cave?"
"No news has been sent back yet," the man next to him shook his head. "We have searched all other places in the swamp area, and that's the only place we haven't explored yet."
"She must have had a reason for escaping to the swamp area," a demon cultivator who seemed to be the leader whispered, "She is the only one who knows how many treasures are hidden in the Hundred Poison Mountains. We don't have much time. We must find her and get her out of the mountains before the immortal sect secretly sends people to seal off the entire area!"
The communication between the demon cultivators surprised Shangguan Qing'er and Liu Mei.
She? A hidden treasure? A manipulator in secret?
Could it be that this isn't just a simple demon-eliminating operation?
The cave in the swamp? Isn't that where they are going?
“Idiots!” An angry shout came from the other side of the forest. “You didn’t even know you were eavesdropped on. Humph, two Foundation Establishment juniors dare to come and explore the secrets of the Demonic Path? You don’t know how to live or die!”
"We've been discovered!" Liu Mei exclaimed, "Run!"
……
"The other party is a Jindan-stage demon cultivator," Shangguan Qing'er frowned and said, "We were no match for him. We had to run away while blocking his pursuit. We even fought with the demon cultivator several times along the way."
"Then," Liu Mei pointed at the ground below her feet, "we came here. Oh, you also saw the projection, right? The most precious thing in this cave seems to be something called "Devil's Desire Heart Sutra."
"You are really bold," Tang Xin said, "You actually dared to go back and eavesdrop on their conversation."
"Practice is inherently risky," Shangguan Qing'er smiled calmly, "In order to become stronger, some things have to be done. By the way, who are these people next to you?"
Tang Xin also recounted her experience with Zhou Yu.
"Amazing," Shangguan Qing'er said half politely and half praisingly, "With the power of one person, he defeated so many foundation-building masters..."
"Senior sister, you are not hurt?"
Zhou Yu walked up and asked.