Chapter 76: Wulong Mountain

  After some thought, this place can no longer be stayed! Wu Mu Dao Ren rushed to the low voice and instructed a few sentences, letting him pick up the magic instruments and several storage bags that the Ice Seal Valley cultivator had dropped on the ground, and he himself returned to the cave, put away the "Two Instruments Dry Kun Array" The array flag array plate flew out of the mountain cave quickly.

  The Azure Scaled Serpent was not a flying demon beast after all, although it could also jump into the air and leap over a hundred feet high, but it couldn't fly for long periods of time in mid-air, only able to skim the ground at low altitudes. The Black Tiger's speed was quick and swift, coming and going like the wind, but it was still young and short-bodied, only able to carry one water-born person on its back. Under helpless circumstances, Wu Mu Dao Ren had no choice but to let Shui Sheng put the Black Tiger into a spiritual beast pouch, with the two of them standing on the giant scorpion's back, driving it forward in a frantic dash, the giant scorpion being a fourth-grade demon beast, although unable to fly high, its running speed was much faster than the two of theirs.

  Wu Mu Dao Ren's magical powers were lost, but his divine consciousness remained. As they journeyed on, he would occasionally instruct Shui Sheng to manipulate the Qing Lin python to change direction in order to avoid potential dangers. On the python's back, Shui Sheng conjured up a dazzling golden light shield that enveloped the two of them, protecting them from the dust and gravel along the way. The giant python was not highly intelligent and didn't care about the road ahead as long as there were no massive boulders or cliffs blocking its path; it simply charged forward with all its might. Fortunately, Shui Sheng's golden light shield was dense and sturdy, otherwise the two would have fallen off the python's back countless times.

  "Where are we going now?" Shui Sheng asked. Wu Mu Dao Ren said slowly, "If I'm not mistaken, there's a cave in the Wulóng Mountain straight ahead of us. The cave is dozens of miles long and has a complex terrain with six exits that can be used to escape at any time. Let's enter the cave first and hide for now."

  Half an hour later, a six or seven hundred zhang high mountain appeared in front of them. Shui Sheng looked left and right but couldn't see any connection between the towering mountain covered with cypress and "Dragon". He was wondering if he had taken a wrong turn when a distant eagle cry echoed through the air. Wu Mu Dao Ren's face changed greatly, saying: "Be careful!"

  As soon as the voice fell, a pitch-black eagle appeared in the high sky, with wings spread out for three zhang. On the back of the eagle stood a middle-aged man with a gloomy face, wearing black armor and having long hair tied up by a golden hoop on his shoulder. A pair of pale blue eyes stared at the two people on the ground, let out a cold hum, and the bowstring in his hand rang out. A four-foot-long pitch-black arrow shot towards the two people on the python's back.

  The Qian Kun divine sword flew out of Wu Mu's body and met the sharp arrow in mid-air, "Dang" sound, although the arrow changed direction, the Qian Kun divine sword was knocked to the ground. Shui Sheng urged his dark power, a three-foot-long black short spear appeared in his hand, he shook his arm and threw it out, flying towards the black eagle in the air.

  The black-armored man had now clearly seen the faces of Shui Sheng and Wumu Dao Ren, and a look of wild joy appeared in his eyes. His right fist shot out, and a pitch-black fist shadow collided with the short spear that Shui Sheng was thrusting towards him, causing both the spear and the fist shadow to shatter simultaneously.

  Just as Shuǐ Shēng and Wū Mù Dào Rén were on high alert, thinking that the black-armored man would shoot another arrow, he instead put away his longbow and flew into the sky on a large black eagle, instantly pulling away from the two. At the same time, he tossed out a white cylindrical object. A shrill, ear-piercing howl rose up once again, like the wailing of wolves.

  As the black eagle flew higher and higher, Wu Mu Dao's face suddenly changed, pointing at the man in black and shouting: "You bastard, dare you to come down for me?" Upon hearing this, the black eagle flew even faster, flapping its wings several times, flying thousands of feet high, as if the black-armored cultivator on the eagle's back was extremely afraid of Wu Mu Dao. Seeing the black eagle become a small black dot, Wu Mu sighed and shook his head, saying to Chong Sheng: "Let's go! Trouble is coming!"

  The two men ignored the giant eagle and the black-armored warrior in the air, urging the green-scaled python to rush forward. The green-scaled python carried the two men into a stream about 40-50 meters wide, swimming upstream, and soon entered a dark cave. The green-scaled python was seriously injured when it was subdued by the water earlier and had not yet recovered. It had run for over 200 miles, and after entering the cave for more than 20 miles, it was exhausted, foaming at the mouth, and lying on the ground, unwilling to move again.

  Wu Mu Dao Ren pulled Shui Sheng and jumped onto the python's back. The mountain cave was dark and humid, with the sound of gurgling water everywhere. Wu Mu Dao Ren found a large stone and sat down, only then did Shui Sheng ask: "Dao Zhang, that man on the python's back seems to have profound magical powers, why didn't he come down to capture us?"

  Wu Mu Dao Ren coldly smiled and said, "Even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare come down! I killed Bai Li Mu and destroyed the 'Heavy Light Forbidden Array', he recognized us, naturally he's afraid in his heart. Let alone now that he's alone, even if there were two of them, they wouldn't dare fight with us. However, he'll definitely inform others and follow behind us without letting go, when he calls for help, it will be troublesome!"

  "What should we do then? Hide in this cave and never come out?" Shui Sheng asked.

  "If this green-scaled snake could still run, we would have killed it and escaped by now. Unfortunately, it has become a dead snake. With our current speed, if we try to leave now, we will be caught soon. This cave has six or seven exits, let's rest for a while and think of another plan!" Wu Mu Dao said with a face full of regret, thinking that if his magical powers were still intact, not only could he escape from a mid-stage Golden Elixir cultivator, but even Mei Ji and He Lian Qingchen would be able to do so.

  He took out a Snow Ginseng Pill and tossed it into the giant python's mouth. Then, he pulled out a Spirit Beast Bag from Ye Xing's storage bag and tried to put the python inside. Although this Spirit Beast Bag was not as sturdy as He Lianxia's, its internal space was several times larger. After more than a dozen attempts, he finally managed to get the python into the bag.

  Half a time later, the two walked towards another exit of the cave. Fortunately, Wumu Dao people were very familiar with the roads in the cave, and within less than an hour, they had already reached another exit. After Shui Sheng's magical powers surged, although he could see objects in the dark, he was still quite sensitive to light. Suddenly seeing the light not far away, his heart was overjoyed, just about to take big strides out, but Wumu Dao people pulled him back by the arm, indicating that there were people outside.

  With his spiritual awareness released into the water, he swept it over the outside of the cave and discovered that hundreds of feet away from the entrance, a dozen or so cultivators were secretly lying in ambush.

  What the two didn't expect was that they found another two exits, and outside each exit were three teams of cultivators. Moreover, in each team there existed a Golden Core stage cultivator. Wu Mu Dao Ren's heart was clear: even if he could kill one of the Golden Core stage cultivators at one of the exits, it would expose their tracks. With the speed of that black eagle, as soon as it received news and rushed over, it would be easy to capture the two's trail after they escaped from the cave!

  Under duress, the two could only retreat back to the stone cave once again. Before long, they stopped at a fork in the road, where the sound of flowing water echoed through the spacious stone hall, and the moonlight illuminated the colorful stalactites on the ceiling. However, Wu Mu Dao Ren's face grew increasingly unsightly, his heart filled with regret, thinking that if he had known earlier, he should have escaped from the cave sooner. The two had been trapped in the mountain cave for nearly two hours, and if Mei Ji and Duo She were successful and He Lian Qing Chen arrived now, they would be unable to escape.

  Shuǐ Shēng was sitting on a flat boulder, his eyes following the figure of Wū Mù Dào Rén as he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

  At this moment, a loud rumbling sound came from afar, and judging by the sound, it was the passage where the two had entered first that had been destroyed from the outside.

  Shui Sheng jumped down from the boulder, his face turned dark as he said: "It seems that their reinforcements have all arrived and are preparing to take action against us two! The Ice Seal Valley, Fire Spirit Sect, and Tian Xin Sect have all sent out so many disciples, and they're all led by Golden Dan stage cultivators. It looks like they've been planning this for a long time and are determined to capture us two! I wonder if Mei Ji and He Lian Qingchen have arrived yet!"

  Whenever she thought of He Lian's icy face as cold as a stone statue, Shui Sheng's heart would feel a chill!

  Wu Mu Dao Ren gritted his teeth, making a cracking sound, and his face twisted in a grimace, as if he was struggling with something in his heart. The rumbling sound came again, and another cave entrance was destroyed.

  The man in black muttered a curse, "Dog trash!", and a cold glint flashed through his triangular eyes. He took a deep breath, slowly calming down, then summoned the Qiankun Vase and Qiankun Silk, two magical artifacts. After casting a spell on one of them, he put the Qiankun Silk into the Qiankun Vase, then handed it to Shuǐshēng, saying: "You acknowledge ownership of this Qiankun Vase, then absorb it into your body!"

  He stared at Wumu Daoist in dismay as he removed the divine seal from two of his magical artifacts, and was about to ask what was going on when he saw that Wumu Daoist actually wanted him to refine the Qiankun Vessel. He was shocked and asked: "Daoist master, this is your magical artifact, I have a Kunlun bag!"

  "Bring me that Kunlun bag!" Wu Mu Dao Ren said impatiently, seeing Shui Sheng not putting the Qiankun Hu into his body. Shui Sheng took out the Kunlun bag and handed it to Wu Mu Dao Ren. Wu Mu Dao Ren casually threw the Kunlun bag into the Qiankun Hu, glanced at Shui Sheng, and said: "Can this broken mouth bag be taken into your body like the Qiankun Hu? Now dare to quickly take the Qiankun Hu into your body and hide it!"

  "This Dinghai vase was exchanged for by Daozhang with his life, it's too precious, I don't want it!" Shuǐshēng took a step back and shook his head repeatedly.

  Wu Mu's face turned stern, and he said, "You little fool, do you know why they're after us?" Shui Sheng thought for a moment before responding, "We killed their people, so they want revenge!"

  Wu Mu Dao Ren snorted, speaking in a sinister tone: "Revenge? Don't be ridiculous! Only an idiot like you would have such a foolish idea. Let me tell you, even if they were to die ten times over, they wouldn't dare stand guard outside the cave like this. Their true intention is to snatch the Qian Kun Four Treasures from Poor Dao's body and capture you, the living treasure! People die for wealth, birds perish for food! The Qian Kun Four Treasures are the ultimate 'wealth' and 'food'! They would sacrifice their lives for it!"

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