Chapter Sixteen: Ambush

  "This trick still works, recalling the young soul. Yu Cixiao smiled and said: 'Wait here, hide well, if you are discovered, jump down with your life, you have this cloak, it's not easy to kill yourself.'"

  Ye Tu's heart slightly calmed down, and he thought of Yu Ji again: "What about that uncle?"

  "Me? I'll go take a look and see if I can directly chop off that bald thief's head!"

  Ye Tu was startled, while Yu Ji ignored him and shrunk her body, then sprang up like a nimble mountain monkey, pouncing onto the slope's side cliff. After several ups and downs, she completely disappeared into the clouds and fog.

  Yu Ji did not go mad or act impulsively. He just saw a chance of winning, and the opportunity was so obvious that it tempted him to take risks.

  Because he has a divine map.

  Reopening the divine map, it can be seen that during this period of time, the progress on the other side is not as satisfactory as expected. The Tianlie Valley is filled with clouds and mist, greatly limiting visibility. Even if a Tongshen cultivator's Lishen soul senses reduce their reliance on their eyes, there is still a limit to it.

  Especially the cliff is smooth as a mirror, and many places don't even have a place to borrow strength. Adding to that are ferocious beasts with super strong attacking power, making every step a perilous journey. Unless one has a flying artifact or a treasure like Yu Ci's Shén Tóng Jiàn (Divine Copper Mirror), it would be necessary to try and explore again and again, and as for taking many detours, that is the most normal thing to do.

  Yu Cijue crouched on the mountain wall, and his position was three zhang to the right, which was the only way for the three people to pass through the slope, as shown by the divine map, without any error.

  Yu Ci's current position was originally a very steep cliff, with no place to stand. But he quickly dug out a recessed area with the jade medicine spade in his hand, thanking Duo Bao Tongzi and Ye Dashiye. The medicine spade cut through the stone like mud, and after infusing it with true energy, it became even more extraordinary. The broken stones fell down with a loud crash, which was again covered up by the noise of the Heavenly Rift Valley.

  Only a ghost-faced monkey living nearby heard the sound and curiously stretched its head. Yu Ji's hand was as fast as lightning, grasping its throat in one go, not waiting for it to struggle, and knocked it unconscious with a medicinal hammer.

  He held the unconscious Ghost-Faced Monkey in his hand, thought for a moment, and began to draw talismans. This took some time, but the progress of the three people above was even slower. Yu Ci still finished drawing three talismans with ease and sealed them within the Divine Mirror of Reflection.

  Then, he hid the Shengu diagram to avoid attracting the attention of the three people above with the green light. At this time, even if he didn't look at the Shengu diagram, he could still smell the breath mixed in the wind and clouds that was inconsistent with the Tianlie Valley, which was the body scent of the poisonous snake and his companions.

  He chose to be downwind, which can effectively conceal his breath. Because Yu Ji has a keen sense of smell beyond ordinary people, he is particularly careful about similar abilities. Every time he lurks, he carefully gathers his whole body's breath, and the means of hiding in stealth are making progress day by day, which is quite unusual.

  The distance between the two sides gradually approached, and the sound of conversation from the three people on the side was brought by the strong wind. Du She and others were careful in the Tianlie Valley, but they didn't expect that someone would know their movements in advance and ambush them in a place as deep as three thousand feet. So they all opened their mouths wide in the howling wind, afraid that others wouldn't hear clearly:

  "Old Xu, how long is your 'X hair' now? If it's not touching the ground, just burn it off completely."

  The person speaking had coarse language and a cheerful tone, with an air of nonchalance. His voice was just like his appearance, and Yu Ci immediately thought of that doll-faced Taoist.

  The one who should respond was the half-bald middle-aged man with a slightly hoarse voice: "You're early, this 'Ghost Road' is a secret transmission of my Wàn Líng Mén, with the hair of ghostly beasts, chasing for thousands of miles is just an ordinary thing. Now let's see how accurate your news is..."

  "The news jointly investigated by Fang Zhang and Mr. Mingyue is certainly credible."

  The venomous snake and the monk's familiar voice sounded, in his calm tone, slow and steady, like a cold-blooded snake, hissing, "The key is not with us, but with you, Xu Lao Er. If you're also blinded by the ghost beast, don't blame me and Lu Quan for not showing friendship."

  "You think I'd be like that dead guy, stealing a Shooting Star Plate and thinking I'm invincible? That plate can't even handle Golden Huan, let alone the ghost beasts below!" Xulao'er sneered coldly, "Or perhaps, I disobeyed the sect leader's orders and snuck down into the valley with you all, and that's still not enough for you?"

  The venomous snake and the monk sneered: "Don't blame us for being nosy, but the fact is that the Ghost Beast's divine soul is too tempting to your Wanling Gate, Hu Ke is a precedent."

  Lu Quan, the Taoist, coughed and interrupted the direct provocation of the poisonous snake and the monk with a loud laugh: "Looking for you, Xu Erlao, it means that both I and Zheng De trust you... Now what we need is patience. Finding the ghost beast is just the beginning, but we still need to think of ways to lure it away, find the place where the treasure is buried, and then think about what's next!"

  "What's more, the young master of the White Day Manor you mentioned is already quite accomplished at a young age, with a deep understanding of the mysteries and a high level of spiritual attainment. Logically speaking, he should be well-known in the Absolute Wall City as well, but for some reason, I've never heard of him before... Could it be Jin Huan..."

  Lu Quan's tone was one of disdain: "You Wanlingmen are so afraid of being bullied by the White Day Division that you'll do anything to curry favor with them! This time, Hu Ke's sudden theft of the Star Disk is quite unexpected. If it weren't for me and Zheng De happening to be in the right place at the right time, and also running into you, who knows what would have happened? Even if Jin Huan is formidable, he's just a Still Dan Upper Stage, not some all-knowing deity!"

  The voices of the three people became clearer and clearer, and the messages revealed inside were not few. Yu Ci then knew that Jin Huan, who was mentioned several times by the few people, was the master of the White Day House, and could be said to be a big man in the Absolute Wall City. At the same time, he was also secretly laughing coldly.

  He didn't know the deeper reason, but he could be sure that the Taoist was telling a lie.

  What a coincidence, when the thief first appeared, he didn't even see what the star disk looked like, and let the monk shout to break it. Who would believe that he didn't know about it beforehand?

  Monks and Taoists are problematic, and Xu Lao Er is not a good thing either. For the sake of an invisible "treasure", he colluded with outsiders, disobeyed orders, and went down to the valley. This fool who was blinded by greed is not worth pitying even in death!

  At this time, Xu Lao Er cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, there's no way again..."

  Yu Cimiao opened his eyes, when Xu Lao'er said this sentence, the three of them arrived directly above Yu Cimiao. However, thinking about going further down, only the path on Yu Cimiao's right side had a place to land. The temporary pit dug by Yu Cimiao was deep enough to conceal himself, and the strong wind also blew from the right side, so he didn't worry about exposing his breath.

  At the same time, he also tried his best to calm down the fluctuations of his divine soul. This was something he had never done before, but judging from the actual effect, it wasn't bad at all. At least, none of the three people above had noticed anything.

  The three of them spent some time finding the right path, and then carefully slid down. What is called a path is actually just one or two protrusions on the cliff wall that can be used to slow down during the slide, so as not to slide all the way down. Of course, this must also be a safe area without ferocious beasts lurking around.

  The first to slide past was still Xu Lao Er, with the wind, he slid down from three zhang away from Yu Ci. Yu Ci narrowed his eyes and vaguely saw the light smoke rising from the fingertips of this person. The opponent didn't even glance in his direction. After confirming that there was still a path continuing downwards on this side, Du She and Lu Quan also slid down one after another.

  At this moment, a black shadow suddenly flew up from the side cliff and pounced on Lu Quan.

  It happened suddenly, but the doll-faced Taoist reacted extremely quickly, and without making any gestures, countless sword auras burst into the air in an instant, making a hissing sound. The black shadow seemed to have been hit by a heavy hammer, and it violently fell backwards, letting out a piercing scream. Afterwards, thousands of lines of blood erupted from its body, and the screaming stopped abruptly.

  The mangled corpse fell down, and all three of them saw clearly that it was a ghost-faced monkey.

  The poisonous snake and Shang turned their heads in the slide, shouting: "What a good eyebrow sword! Lu Dao brother's one intention is to get a thousand threads, and he has already obtained Mr. Mingyue's true... be careful!"

  The word "chuán" had barely left his lips when the monk suddenly changed color and warned him.

  A pure blue sword blade emerged silently from the clouds, just in time to catch Lu Quan's sword momentum, which was like a sudden storm, at its most vulnerable moment when he couldn't avoid retreating. At the same time, his body had slid into this area, where there was no place to borrow strength except for the smooth cliff behind him, making it the worst environment.

  Lu's body hair all stood up, and in the process of rapid descent, the sword blade that flashed green light in the clouds and fog also twisted slightly. But the cold air was pressing against his weak neck, and what made people vomit blood was that there was no effort on top, it was all his falling body that collided with him!

  He let out a strange cry, and finally at this critical moment of life and death, he forcibly summoned up some strength. With a fierce burst of force from his back, he crashed into the cliff wall, using the momentum to propel himself sideways and forward in a direction that might lead him to fall into an abyss thousands of feet deep, but was also the best judgment to avoid the sword light.

  He exerted his strength in a timely manner, but the back of his neck was still cool, and soon after, it became wet, obviously having been wounded. Lu Quan didn't have time to think about these things, as his body was already airborne, temporarily escaping the threat of the sword blade, while below, the poisonous snake had also found a place to borrow strength from and was counterattacking upwards.

  At this moment, a loud humming noise rose from behind, and the poisonous snake and Shang were scolding and shouting with Xu Lao'er, but they were still one step late.

  Lu Quanshan let out a sharp whistle, using his secret method to urge on the remaining yuanqi, and forcibly launched the "Challenging Brow Sword" with swift victory. The intangible yet tangible sword energy was about to envelop his entire body when he was still one step too slow. His back shook violently as the fierce cold air pierced through. He let out a miserable groan, and the sword energy that had not fully emerged was forcibly suppressed back in. At this point, all the meridians in his body were in disarray, and a mouthful of blood could no longer be held back, spewing out.

  "Quickly!" Xu Lao Er's reaction was also fast, and a black rope flew out of his sleeve, reaching towards Lu Quan Fei's falling direction, wanting to pull him back. However, in the clouds and fog, Lu Quan turned his head to stare at the rope, but his body didn't move an inch. Upon closer inspection, his eye sockets were filled with a dead aura!

  "Seven stars shine on fate, turn!"

  A curse pierced the clouds and fog, thundering in the ears of the three men. Xu Lao'er's heart skipped a beat as he saw Lu Quan's seven orifices simultaneously spurt blood, his sword energy out of control, bursting forth from his body, instantly turning him into a thousand holes and hundred wounds, just like that ghost-faced monkey earlier.

  "It's not a sword, it's a talisman!" The venomous snake and the monk rushed forward, seeing much more clearly than Xu Lao'er. As soon as he saw that the green light of the sword blade flew out of his hand in an extremely abnormal manner, he began to curse, knowing that Lu Quan was completely finished.

  This sudden change of sword to symbol was so sudden that it merged with the previous series of changes, and if any one of the three people were replaced, they would probably not escape this disaster. Everything stems from their mistaken thinking: how could there be anyone in the 20-li Tianlie Valley below, in the deep and mysterious region of over 3,000 zhang, and how could they grasp their route so accurately and ambush them?

  More importantly, who is this person?

  The next moment, the dazzling flames gave him the answer!

  Yu Cijun leapt out of the clouds and mist. After the Seven Star Sword Symbol was released, he switched to the Nine Yang Symbol Sword, and the unique flame ring also appeared. The gaze of Duoshe and Shang passed over the firelight of the symbol sword, and that face immediately became completely distorted: "A junior from Baidi Mansion!"

  In the midst of shrill cries, his robe sleeves fluttered and rolled up, as a giant axe's sharp blade swung out, followed by several flashes of emerald light, all his usual tactics were used.

  Yu's face was as calm as cast iron, not a single thread of emotion visible. His feet trod on the nearly vertical cliff wall, facing the rushing axe-wielding energy and the dark emerald light head-on. Astonishingly, he didn't slow down in the slightest, instead continuing to charge downwards with reckless abandon. The Nine Yang Symbol Sword borrowed his momentum, its blade tearing through the air, suddenly stabbing out.

  Brother Fishbone has the courage and guts to take on challenges, I'll also muster up the courage to shout: Click, Collect, Red Tickets, I want them all!