Chapter 29 Canary

  Han Tianxing laughed maniacally as he stretched out his hand towards Hu Xin, his movements not swift, giving Hu Xin time and space to dodge. It seemed like he was savoring the look of fear on Hu Xin's face and the pained expression on Feng Tao's beside him. Yuan Futong hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to intervene and play hero to save the beauty. If he were to use his Qianyang Lei now, he could definitely take out Han Tianxing with one strike, but the other three would likely die under its power as well. If he used another method, the chances of subduing Han Tianxing in one go weren't great either, and who knows what other sinister tricks he might have up his sleeve? Fortunately, Han Tianxing was still venting his emotions, toying with Feng Tao and Hu Xin, so Yuan Futong didn't need to take immediate action.

  While Han Tianxing was teasing Hu Xin, and Feng Tao was struggling in pain on the ground, Yuan Futong noticed a skylark flying in from outside and landing beside Zhao Yanzheng. Zhao Yanzheng immediately became extremely joyful and expectant, looking towards the outside of the cave with anticipation. Han Tianxing was still acting as the arrogant "big villain" and didn't notice the situation here at all. Yuan Futong's unusual caution this time kept him focused on the entire hall. Seeing this scene, he felt that something was off, so he slowly retreated backwards, creating distance between himself and Zhao Yanzheng, ensuring that he could use the Xuan Gui shield to protect himself, Feng Tao, and Hu Xin at any moment.

  Yuan Futong had just moved to a good position when he saw three figures bursting out of the air from outside the cave. A shield-like object blocked Zhao Yan's body, and several black bullets and a flying sword flew towards Han Tianxing and Hu Xin's location.

  Han Tianxing also discovered that someone else had entered the cave at this time, and he quickly turned around, releasing the crystal tower to protect his body. He reached into the Qiankun bag to grab something, saw a black bullet, and let out a shout of surprise: "Yin Fire Thunder"!

  Yin Fire Thunder is of the same level as Dry Yang Thunder, and is also a product of fire-based cultivators condensing their magical powers and materials. Its power is not as explosive as that of Dry Yang Thunder, but it far surpasses ordinary attacks, and after hitting its target, it will attach itself to the victim's magic tool or body, damaging either one. It has a special effect on wood-based defenses.

  Several dark fire thunderbolts exploded around Han Tianxing, filling the entire hall with black smoke. Amidst the black smoke, Han Tianxing let out a mournful cry, and then there was no sound. Yuan Futong had already released the Xuanwu shield to protect Feng Tao and Hu Xin when the three entered, and at the same time, he released a Qianyang thunderbolt towards Han Tianxing.

  After the explosion, Han Tianxing fell silent. Yuan Futong sensed that it was his Qianyang Lei and the three outsiders' Yinhuo Lei that blasted open Han Tianxing's Liuli Tower defense, followed by a black flying sword charging towards Han Tianxing's head. Han Tianxing's protective defense only delayed the flying sword for a moment, allowing Han Tianxing to let out a mournful cry before his neck was severed by the sword. Yuan Futong took advantage of the outsiders' confusion and used the Moving Technique to place Han Tianxing's Qiankun Bag in his hand, and also casually dispelled the binding technique on Feng Tao's body.

  After the black smoke dispersed, the situation in the hall was divided into two sides. Yuan Futong used the Xuan Gui shield to protect Feng Tao and Hu Xin, and the three of them occupied the left side of the hall. The three black-clad outsiders protected Zhao Yanzheng on the right side of the hall. Feng Tao saw the faces of the three men and whispered a sentence to Yuan Futong: "Yun Huang San Sha".

  Yuan Futong nodded and handed the Qiankun bag to Feng Tao, letting him find the antidote for Ruxin smoke from it. He himself kept an eye on the three black-clad men who had just entered the hall. One of them, a thin-faced yellow man, walked up to Zhao Yan's side, took a look at the situation and asked aloud: "Fourth brother, what's going on? Were you ambushed?"

  The three men in black were the same ones waiting outside Yunhuang City. They and Zhao Yan were sworn brothers, long engaged in robbery work. However, Zhao Yan did not often act with them. As a lone cultivator, Zhao Yan had a good reputation, and many people were willing to find him to explore treasures together. If it was something ordinary, Zhao Yan seemed very upright, but if it was a big deal, he would pretend to be an insider and a spy. He would use his cloud sparrow to send messages to the three calamities, then suddenly kill others. His cloud sparrow flew extremely fast, although it had no combat power, it could transmit information, carry messages, and guide the way. For so many years, there had been no problems. This time, he had already informed Yunhuang San Lie of the expedition, but Feng Tao was cautious by nature and did not take the road to Yunhuang City. Although San Lie had a cloud sparrow guiding him, he had not caught up yet.

  Today, in order to break the ban, five people wasted half a day. Finally, they managed to rush up San Shao, originally intending to ambush Feng Tao and others, but after investigating the situation inside the cave, they directly rushed in and killed Han Tianxing, who still had combat power at the time, and protected Zhao Yanzheng.

  However, few people did not expect that Yuan Futong actually had nothing to do with it, and he even protected Feng Tao and Hu Xin who were originally going to be blown up together, and took away Han Tianxing's Qiankun bag.

  Zhao Yan Zheng and the black-clad man leading the way whispered to each other about the situation on the road. He glanced at the gourd in Yuan Fu Tong's hand, revealing a cautious expression. Without immediately attacking, he instead examined Zhao Yan Zheng's body, wanting to see if he could help him detoxify.

  Yuan Futong continued to maintain the defense of the Xuantu shield on this side, and the gourd in his hand was also aimed at the four people on the right. Feng Tao found several jade bottles from Han Tianxing's Qiankun bag, opened them one by one for inspection. Finally, he chose a bottle of yellow medicine balls, took out two, and gave himself and Hu Xin to take.

  "Feng brother and Hu Xianzi will recover first, I'll take the lead for them." Seeing Feng Tao and others taking the antidote, Yuan Fu Tong let out a sigh of relief. The situation in the hall is now clear: Zhao Yan has colluded with Yun Huang San Sha, originally intending to launch a sneak attack on these few people, but unexpectedly Han Tian Xing made the first move, using Soft Heart Smoke to knock everyone down, wanting to monopolize. Although he was solved by the arriving Yun Huang San Sha, his Soft Heart Smoke is not easy to antidote. Now Feng Tao, Hu Xin and Zhao Yan are all unable to recover their combat strength, needing others' protection.

  Yuan Futong is the only one who can fight on this side, but his Dry Thunderbolt is really daunting. In this environment of the great hall, once Yuan Futong releases all the Dry Thunderbolts, Cloud Wasteland's three evil spirits will likely be injured, and Zhao Yan, who has no combat power, will undoubtedly die. But with the protection of the Xuan Gui shield, Yuan Futong may not be in trouble. Moreover, Yuan Futong is not just one Dry Thunderbolt. So Cloud Wasteland's three evil spirits also dare not attack rashly.

  Yun Huang San Sha didn't dare to attack, and Yuan Fu Tong also didn't dare to release all of his Qian Yang Lei. Yun Huang San Sha's reputation was something that Yuan Fu Tong had heard before. The eldest brother was called Zhao Li, the second brother was Zhao Yi, and the third brother was Zhao Lian Cheng. All three of them had cultivation at the 8th layer of Qi Refining, and it was possible that the eldest brother, Zhao Li, had broken through to the 9th layer. A master at the 9th layer of Qi Refining had abilities far surpassing those at the 8th layer, with much faster reactions as well. After releasing one gourd of Qian Yang Lei, he might not even have the chance to release a second one. The three brothers were experienced fighters who had been engaging in this promising career for many years, and their combat experience was far richer than his own. It was better to avoid taking risks whenever possible. Moreover, now that Feng Tao and Hu Xin had taken the antidote, it wouldn't be long before they could join the battle, at which point their chances of winning would be even greater. Therefore, Yuan Fu Tong preferred to drag things out like this.

  Zhao Li tried to give Zhao Yan Zheng a detox for a while, but it had no effect. Ruxin smoke is the condensed power of the 12th layer of Qi practice, and it has some effect on the initial stage of Xian cultivation, and it is extremely effective for Xian cultivators in the Qi practice period, except for special cases like Yuan Fu Tong who possesses a rare treasure. Seeing that it had no effect, Zhao Li gave up his efforts, stood up, reported to Zhao Yi and Zhao Lian Cheng, and walked towards Yuan Fu Tong.

  Yuan Futong was extremely tense, with the乾阳雷蓄势待发 in his hand. Zhao Li took two steps forward, stopped and said: "This little brother, I'm sure Feng Tao has mentioned our names to you. Now I'll give you a chance, hand over Han Tianxing's乾坤袋 to me and I'll let you leave." Zhao Li's tone was very calm, but the threatening flavor was strong, Yuan Futong had already confirmed that he was a high-ranking practitioner of the ninth layer of Qi, and didn't think Zhao Li was boasting.

  "What if I don't hand it over?" Although he thought he might not be able to beat Yun Huang San Shuai, Yuan Fu Tong wasn't stupid enough to believe their words. If he handed over Han Tian Xing's Qian Kun bag, he estimated that after Zhao Yan took the antidote, he would be the one in trouble. With his flying speed, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape the pursuit of the three Shuai.

  "What you're relying on now is the Qianyang Thunder in your hand, do you think this thing can kill me?" Zhao Li said. At this time, Zhao Yi and Zhao Liancheng had already taken Zhao Yan out of the hall. Now there were only three people left in the hall: Zhao Li and Yuan Futong's side. Releasing the Qianyang Thunder now would at most injure Zhao Li, it was impossible to kill him. Without Zhao Yan's hindrance, Zhao Li could use many more methods.

  Yuan Futong regretted his lack of experience in struggle, allowing Zhao Yi and others to smoothly take Zhao Yanzheng out of the hall, while thinking of ways to delay time.

  "It won't hurt you, but this cave may not be able to withstand it. If I destroy the cave, your gains will also be greatly reduced."

  "Heh heh, go ahead and try, even if you can destroy some things, at least you won't be able to destroy the Qiankun bag of our seniors here. I'll just have to dig it up again, what's mine will still be mine." Zhao Li said with a smile.

  "I'll give it a try." Seeing that his method couldn't intimidate the infamous bandit, Yuan Futong became somewhat flustered, still trying to threaten Zhao Li. Suddenly, he saw a black cloth flying out of Zhao Li's hand and pouncing on the three of them. Yuan Futong hastily released all 35 Dry Yang Thunderbolts from his gourd, but they were wrapped up by the black cloth. A black flying sword was already heading towards Yuan Futong's neck - it was the same sword that had beheaded Han Tianxing. Just as the flying sword reached Yuan Futong, it was blocked by the Xuanwu shield, producing a loud "Dang" sound, but it bounced back.

  Yuan Futong directed the Qianyang Lei explosion while channeling his spiritual energy into the Xuantu Shield. Fortunately, the Xuantu Shield was of exceptional quality and specialized in defense, blocking the fatal sword strike. However, Yuan Futong was also severely shaken. At this point, all the Qianyang Lei had exploded, but due to being wrapped in black cloth, although it damaged the cloth, its power no longer threatened Zhao Li.

  At this time, the flying sword that was bounced off by the Xuan Gui shield had slashed towards Feng Tao, who was still recovering his magic. Yuan Fu Tong hastily instructed the Xuan Gui shield to protect Feng Tao and no longer had the time to retrieve the Qian Yang Lei from the乾坤袋 (Qian Kun bag).

  Every time he collided with the flying sword, Yuan Futong's body would tremble from the force carried by the flying sword. The power of the 9th layer of Qi training was indeed much higher than that of the 8th layer. Although Yuan Futong's Xuan Gui shield was extraordinary and dissipated most of the force, the remaining force still made it difficult for him to withstand. Fortunately, Huo Yu sensed the threat Yuan Futong was under and diverted some energy to counter the flying sword, allowing Yuan Futong to hold on.

  After a fight, Zhao Li secretly felt shocked. Originally, he thought that Yuan Futong had no fighting experience and didn't understand many things, thinking he was just a rich fool who could be easily taken down. That's why Zhao Li let the other two go out to block the exit, preventing Yuan Futong from escaping. But after fighting for a while, it turned out that Yuan Futong indeed had little fighting experience, and Qianyang Lei's killer move was neutralized when he sacrificed a mid-grade artifact. However, his shield quality was really too good, and this kid's control over the shield was extremely skilled, with a solid foundation. Even after being shaken by flying swords so many times, there were no signs of collapse, truly a hard bone to chew on.