Slow Fairy Road (Fairy Spirit Realm)

  Putting aside Liu Qianbi's little thoughts, the cultivators inside the White Jade Pavilion were also extremely surprised to see these two people. The reason was simple: although both of them were cultivators of the White Jade Pavilion, one belonged to the Dongji local cultivator, and the other was a flying ascension cultivator, belonging to different camps. How could they appear together in harmony? Not only them, but Lian Man and Wang Fu also furrowed their brows at the same time without prior agreement.

  Xiao Yao followed the guide symbol to this place and saw a cave full of white jade pavilion cultivators. She was also somewhat dissatisfied, remembering that she had told Wang Fu before that she didn't want to be misunderstood as being in cahoots with them, which is why she asked him to buy the treasures on the list to avoid drawing attention from others. Now it seemed like Wang Fu hadn't even mentioned in the transmission symbol that this was a gathering of many cultivators, and even if she wanted to explain, she probably couldn't make it clear.

  Things have come to this, Xiao Yao had no choice but to walk to Wang Fu's side. This time, Zi Dong did not follow her, and naturally walked to Lian Man's side.

  "What's going on here?" Lü Man Hei asked first with a dark face.

  Zi Dong suddenly changed from the rascal he was when entwining Xiao Yao, and calmly replied, "What a coincidence running into you." Indeed, his expressionless face paired with slightly raised phoenix eyes gave off an air of superiority, making people feel uncertain and not dare to look him straight in the eye.

  He shot him a few stern glances, then backed down in the face of this momentum, slightly annoyed and snorted: "You'd better get your position straight, if I find out you're eating inside and peeling outside, hum!"

  As he spoke, the man swung his sleeve and turned to leave. Zidong remained calm and unruffled, not even raising an eyebrow.

  Still remember the first time I saw him in the White Jade Pavilion, he was just as calm and collected, completely unable to match up to the spoiled and mischievous person of these past few days, which one is his true self?

  Xiao Yao looked into it for a while, then withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Wang Fu's inquiring eyes.

  After all, she was not one of their own, and they were just in a cooperative relationship. So Wang Fu didn't dare to be as rude as Li Man, he only slightly probed: "Zhang Rou Daoist friend and that person are..."

  "On the way was caught up." Xiao Yao said succinctly.

  "How is it possible?" Wang Fu asked again.

  "I don't know." Xiao Yao said frankly, she really didn't know why Zi Dong was bothering her, just to buy a leopard? But it seemed like there was more to it than that. Seeing him wanting to ask again, she became somewhat displeased and stopped him: "Doesn't Fellow Wang think he's overstepping his bounds? I'm not one of your people."

  "I know," said Wang Fu, furrowing his brow slightly, "but I think that since we're cooperating, we should be honest with each other, after all, it's the other person's matter."

  Xiao Yao raised an eyebrow, seemingly smiling yet not: "If fellow daoist wants to speak candidly, shouldn't you explain this transmission talisman? Why didn't you tell me that both of your sides were gathering here to decide victory or defeat?"

  She guessed their purpose at once with so many people.

  Wang Fu's face turned slightly pale, this was what Cao Tao said, fearing she wouldn't be willing to come, so the sound symbol was brief. He let out a slightly awkward light cough twice, "It was my mistake, I didn't know which of the treasures on the list you obtained?"

  This person is always a Monday morning quarterback, extremely sincere when apologizing, but before that, who knows what they were thinking. They've repeatedly tried to take advantage of themselves. A person like this, no matter how many crystals are offered next time, she won't cooperate with them again.

  Thinking of this, she took out a storage bag and said: "Everything is here, one hand for money and the other hand for goods."

  She spent five days in the "Kunlun Realm", during which she searched for the "Empty Steel" on the first two days, and then devoted herself to finding the treasures on the list. She found a total of seven items, including spiritual grasses and minerals, all of which were stored in this small storage bag.

  Wang Fu verified the goods and then converted them into yuan crystals according to their market value, handing them over to her: "The items are correct, this bag contains 1,350 mid-grade yuan crystals, all of which have been converted at market price. Please take a look."

  Xiao Yao scanned the goods with her divine sense, counted them, and then stored them in her storage ring. At this time, she heard Wang Fu say: "There are still 7,000 medium-grade yuan crystals left. After we decide who wins or loses, I will settle the account with you, Fellow Daoist. Please wait for a while."

  Anyway, they're all here, and it's not urgent at this moment, Xiao Yao nodded in agreement. Since there was nothing else for her to do here, Wang Fu also stopped talking to her and turned to discuss the treasure they had obtained with Cao Tao.

  Alone, Xiao Yao chose a secluded corner with few people and quietly waited. At this time, she also discovered Liu Qianbi and Luo Jianying, and wondered why there were cultivators outside the White Jade Courtyard here. Moreover, she had a kind of illusion that the beautiful noblewoman seemed to be secretly sizing her up all along.

  Before she could delve deeper, the leopard on her shoulder suddenly spoke up, saying in the sea of consciousness: "Xiao Yao, this place is strange. From the arrangement of broken stones and their positions inside the cave, it looks like a death formation."

  "Is this a large formation?" Xiao Yao's eyes slightly sank as she carefully examined the stone cave.

  The cave is extremely large, with a height of dozens of zhang and a width of over 30 zhang. Inside, there are strange rocks that not only rise from the ground but also hang down from the top of the cave, without any signs of human craftsmanship.

  She was not proficient in array methods, without artificial marks, and she couldn't tell what kind of door it was. She had to ask the leopard to confirm: "I don't see any signs of an array here, is this really a big array?"

  Leopard White gave her a glance, despising her ignorance, and said: "Heaven and earth create things, ghosts and gods work together, and some places with natural patterns are formed. These places are collectively called natural arrays. As long as there is an array disk in hand, no external objects need to be arranged, and the array can be automatically formed."

  "What kind of formation is this Dead Array?"

  "As the name suggests, it's like a dead object. It won't serve any purpose until the formation is triggered. However, once the triggering conditions are met, this formation will come to life."

  Xiao Yao's eyes sank a little more, "Could it be that someone deliberately set up this formation to capture everyone at once? Can you see any clues from this array?"

  The leopard rubbed its head with its paw and said, "Since this place is a natural formation, it's hard to tell whether it was left here a long time ago or recently set up. However, give me some time, and I should be able to find the conditions that trigger the formation."

  "Well, you go around and take a closer look." Things are suspicious. If someone really wants to deal with Li Man and Wang Fu's two groups of people, Xiao Yao doesn't want to blindly follow others' paths and suffer together with them.

  As the sun was already high in the sky, Cao Taotao looked at the outside weather and thought for a moment before saying to Li Man: "Now that it's noon, I think we don't need to wait for those who haven't arrived. Why not start now?"

  At this moment, there was still one person missing from the Flying Ascension Sect's side, while Lian Man's side had lost five or six people. He was also very conflicted - if they didn't wait, they would likely be at a disadvantage in terms of treasure; but if they did wait, who knew whether that person was dead or alive, and how long they would have to wait. Seeing the other party's eyes growing increasingly impatient, he furrowed his brow and made up his mind: "Alright, we won't wait any longer. Let's begin now."

  Both parties took out the treasures they had collected and placed them in the center of the stone cave. Each party then appointed one person to come out, take out the items from their storage bags one by one, and display them before the crowd of cultivators. The two people simultaneously reported:

  "One hundred and sixty-five pieces."

  "One hundred and sixty-six pieces."

  "Hahaha!" Li Man laughed loudly towards the sky, "One hundred and sixty-six items, plus the ten items you promised to yield, we still win this time!"

  Just after the digital report came out, Wang Fu also had a happy expression, but after listening to Li Man's words, he frowned and said: "Li Dao, you are not mistaken about something? As compensation for changing the trial time, this gift should be given by you. One hundred and sixty-five to one hundred and fifty-six, the winner is our side."

  "What, lost and now you want to welch on the deal?" Lǐ Mǎn stopped laughing and loudly threw out a contract, "I was prepared for you guys to try to cheat, this thing I especially kept, inside the evidence is clear, let's see how you try to weasel your way out of it!"

  "What a coincidence, we also have a proof, and I'd like to ask the Taoist friend to take a closer look." Wang Fuhan's face turned cold as he flung out another talisman.

  Both parties read through the two talismans and found that except for the exchange of titles, everything else was identical!

  Everyone was confused, what's going on?

  "You're faking it!"

  Without waiting for others' reaction, Cao Taotao was the first to stand up, angrily pointing at Lian Man and his group.

  Lian Manxian was taken aback at first, then a look of sudden realization, and said with disgust: "Pfft! This is truly the pot calling the kettle black! So you guys were playing this trick all along, how shameless can you be! The ones who should be accused of faking are actually you!"

  On the side of the flying ascetic, a hot-blooded person immediately chimed in: "Who are you talking about?! Keep your mouth clean, sneaking around and choosing this place, you're more like thieves!"

  "Bullshit! This place was clearly set by you guys, now it's turned around and framed on us!"

  "I'd rather say that this world is ruled by the fist, and when it comes to these kinds of people, you just have to give them a good beating to make them surrender!"

  "Who's afraid of who?! Everything is going just as I like! Watch me beat you all until you're crawling on the ground!"

  ……

  In an instant, both sides scolded each other, neither giving in, and the atmosphere around them gradually became more intense. In the end, no one knew who started it first, but a flash of magic light appeared, and they actually started fighting!

  The scene suddenly lost control, leaving Wang Fu momentarily at a loss for what to do. Suddenly, something flashed through his mind, and his face changed drastically as he hastily shouted: "Everyone stop! Don't fall into someone else's trap!"

  Unfortunately, at this moment, the momentum of the crowd was high, and the intention to fight was fierce. Who would listen to him? Moreover, as soon as he shouted, three or four people immediately came to attack him.

  At this time, apart from him, there were three others on the scene who also kept their heads clear, two of whom were Rong Jianying and Liu Qianbi, who had been watching from the corner.

  "Has it started?" Kong Xiangying finally opened her eyes and stared at the chaotic battle in front of her.

  Liu Qianbi pretended to shiver with fear, but in her heart she was thinking of leaving this place as soon as possible. She trembled and said: "It's so scary, fellow Taoist, let's leave quickly, lest we harm innocent people."

  Who would have thought that Jue Jianying was deaf to the words, adjusted his posture and continued to sit steadily: "Don't worry, let me see if there are any masters inside."

  Liu Qianbi was thoroughly desperate, and she deeply felt that calling him back at the beginning was such a wrong decision!

  On the other hand, Xiao Yao, who remained calm, was now completely certain that someone had intervened in this matter, and this dead formation was probably also prepared for them.

  She searched for Leopard's figure in the chaotic battle, this is a place of right and wrong, it's not suitable to stay for long!

  But in the midst of crisis, some things are beyond control. Before she could find the leopard, a loud rumbling sound was heard, and the dead came back to life!