Chapter 48: The Nameless Mountain, A Life Lost in Carelessness

  "Great Heaven! It's better for me to go personally, you'll only make people misunderstand and think I'm afraid of death and became that woman's underling."

  One with a willing run, one with an intentional chase, only to see in the sky, one after another, two rays of light quickly tearing through the sky. From time to time, there are dark clouds and black air entwining each other, and angry shouts and scolding sounds rising up.

  After running for about three to five hours, a large mountain appeared in front of Wang Guang. The mountain was majestic and towering, with white clouds floating across the middle of the mountain, and from time to time, fierce winds and black smoke burst through the white clouds, forming various strange patterns.

  King Wang passed by here and suddenly found that there were two people sitting on a huge stone below, drinking tea and playing chess, with fierce tigers and leopards guarding them. What a leisurely and self-satisfied appearance.

  Upon seeing the two Qi practitioners, Wang Guang's heart involuntarily stirred. He saw him press down Baoguang to the front of the two and pay his respects with a bow: "Wúliàng Tiān Zūn! Two fellow Taoists, I, the poor Taoist, am being pursued by a female demon and beg you to look at our shared Taoist path and save me."

  "This Daoist friend is indeed joking, my brother and I hide in the mountains and forests, not joining any sects, nor wandering in the secular world, but rather to avoid trouble. I think you should quickly leave, lest those who are chasing you misunderstand us as your accomplices." One of the middle-aged practitioners stroked his long mustache under his forehead and said in a low voice. The younger practitioner next to him also nodded in agreement.

  "Fellow Taoists! It's quite amusing, really. I was traveling through a desolate mountain when I stumbled upon an ancient relic unearthed from the ground. I thought to myself, 'What a great opportunity to study the crafting methods of ancient era artifacts!' But little did I know, that female demon appeared out of nowhere and snatched it away from me. Not only did she steal the artifact, but she also tried to kill me - on one hand, to prevent the news of the ancient relic's appearance from spreading, and on the other hand, because she coveted the artifacts in my possession. Although neither of you intended to help me, I've decided to share this information with you both, so that after I die, you can spread the word about that demoness' evil deeds." Wang Guang thought for a moment before fabricating a lie.

  These words made the two Qi practitioners' hearts move involuntarily at once.

  It turns out that these two Qi practitioners were not good birds either. They originally followed the same sect and listened to the Taoist teachings, but they actually made a sneak attack on their fellow practitioner in order to seize the treasure of the sect. After seizing the treasure, the two did not dare to stay in the sect and secretly ran out to start practicing in secret within the tens of millions of miles outside the Tianyu Imperial Court.

  On one hand, it was to temper that treasure, on the other hand, it was to avoid being hunted down by that fellow disciple's backer.

  Today, with nothing better to do, the two of them finally emerged from their cave dwelling to play chess, but they never expected Wang Guang to come over and bring such news.

  "Brother, you wait aside for a moment. My brother and I will definitely make that demon woman surrender. Firstly, to avenge the shame of being chased by her, and secondly, to retrieve the lost treasure for our fellow Taoist." The younger cultivator rummaged under the giant stone and pulled out a sword case. This sword case was one foot wide and over four feet long, with eight yellowish sword handles protruding from the top. Engraved on it were flying birds and walking beasts, with threads of yellow smoke wandering around the case, making it quite visually appealing.

  "This is all thanks to the two of you, fellow Taoists. If you can kill that female demon, I don't care about my lost ancient treasure, consider it as a reward for the two of you. As long as I can save my own life, that's the greatest treasure for me." Wang Guang heard this and was overjoyed in his heart. He bowed his head and thanked them repeatedly.

  "Haha! Fellow Taoist, don't be too polite. Punishing evil and promoting good is the duty of us Qi practitioners, protecting the weak is my brother's nature. You just watch from the side, see how we brothers deal with that demoness." The middle-aged Qi practitioner sneered, his eyes flashing with cold light, after glancing at Wang Guang's waist pouch, he also pulled out a sword scabbard from under the giant stone.

  The scabbard is a pale blue throughout, with flying birds and walking beasts carved on it, and eight sword handles are exposed. In Wang Guang's opinion, these two scabbards should be from the same person.

  It turns out that this guy guessed correctly, these two sword boxes are the treasures snatched from their fellow apprentices by the two cultivators in front of them. In order to practice these two treasures to their heart's content, these two people have been hiding in this unnamed mountain for over a decade.

  Not long after, Wang Guang sat cross-legged beside the giant stone for less than half a moment. A grayish misty aura mixed with endless black smoke chased from afar. The resentful aura rolled and lingered in mid-air, revealing eighteen white-boned magic gods standing on top of it.

  "Wang Guang, you wicked Taoist, why haven't you run away yet? Do you think finding two pieces of trash can defeat me? You're too naive. Hand over your treasure quickly and I'll give you a quick death." The female cultivator with one arm missing had a flushed face, her eyes fixed fiercely on Wang Guang.

  "You wicked woman, don't be so arrogant! You've been secretly stealing other people's treasures, and no one has stopped you. But now you're being so blatant, it's truly the height of audacity. My brother and I can't just stand by and watch, we'll kill this wicked woman and make the world a cleaner place." As he spoke, a young cultivator beside him slapped his hand on the hilt of his yellow sword, and eight rays of yellow light shot out from the scabbard, entwining each other as they flew towards the female cultivator to strangle her.

  The female Qi practitioner saw that Wang Guang had actually found helpers, but instead of being worried, she became excited. "Today, I'll take down all your helpers one by one and leave you for last. Let's see where you can escape to?"

  As they spoke, the female Qi practitioner jumped down from the White Bone Demon God's body and shook the white bone long banner in her hand. The eighteen-headed demon gods roared and charged towards Wang Guang and the others.

  Eight yellow lights wrapped around eight demon gods, and a middle-aged cultivator slapped the sword sheath, flying out eight blue lights. These eight blue lights also wrapped around eight white bone demon gods. The remaining two white bone demon gods were blocked by Wang Guang's copper sand transformed into two giant millstones. At this time, the four of them started fighting under the unnamed high mountain.

  This fierce battle only killed the sky and earth, with dark winds blowing. The sword light fell, splitting open a huge boulder, the millstone fell to the ground, creating a large pit, and the white bone fist smashed into the mountain waist, only smashing out a three-to-five-zhang deep cave. The millstone continued to fall, the fists continued to rise. The flying swords entwined, wanting to cut off the white bones, but the white bones clanged loudly, only blocking the flying swords.

  At the moment of the fierce battle, the two Qi practitioners saw that they could not gain the upper hand and suddenly had a plan in mind.

  "Brother, we'll entangle this white bone monster, you go and take down that female demon." The middle-aged cultivator pointed with his hand, loudly shouting at the female cultivator who was standing in the gray resentful energy, strenuously shaking the white bone banner.

  "Listen to the two Taoist friends' instructions." King Guang was overjoyed, thinking that this time he could borrow someone else's power to kill his family's enemy. He stretched out his hand and beckoned, summoning the two millstones back, then transformed them into a shield and a long spear, stepping on red light and rushing towards the female Qi cultivator.

  The female Qi practitioner saw the situation and secretly sneered in her heart, pretending to be flustered as she vigorously shook the white bone banner. In an instant, the eighteen demon gods surrounded the two Taoists, one of them grabbing a huge stone and randomly smashing it down, while another spewed out flames that wrapped around them with the wind. For a moment, the two Taoists were so busy they couldn't even cast their spells.

  "Sorceress, let me show you the true abilities of my brothers." A young cultivator patted the back of his head, and a stream of energy shot out from his mouth. The energy split into eight parts and entered eight flying swords, causing their light to surge violently for a moment, with yellow rays of sword light flashing wildly in all directions.

  Another middle-aged cultivator patted the back of his head, and a white light also burst out. The eight blue flying swords also had their light suddenly surge.

  "You two have a bird's skill." The female practitioner suddenly burst out laughing, her body inverted, and quickly drew talismans on her private parts with her pierced fingers. Suddenly, eighteen white bone magic gods roared loudly, vaguely setting up an array to surround the two of them.

  Eighteen white beads shot out of their mouths at the same time, these eighteen beads were as big as a bowl mouth, with countless grievances wrapped around them. The grievances condensed into strange shapes, some like infants laughing strangely, others like old women crying, baring their teeth and claws, all pouncing on the two qigong practitioners.

  At this time, the two Qi practitioners controlled their flying swords and were about to form an array, using the power of the treasure to kill the White Bone Demon God. Who would have thought that the White Bone Demon God, who had been fighting with its own strength all along, suddenly spat out pearls to hit them? Only two loud noises were heard, and three or five of the eighteen pearls hit the two Qi practitioners who couldn't dodge in time, causing their bodies to shake and be wrapped in endless resentment.

  The old woman's resentment changed, and the infant went crazy, biting and tearing at the two Qi practitioners. In pain, the two Qi practitioners slowed down their control of the flying swords. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the White Bone Demon God grabbed its fist weapon and wildly smashed it, only to smash the sword light into darkness, dropping to the ground with a mournful cry.

  Wang Guang saw the situation and didn't dare to rush up and fight, he turned around and fled frantically in the distance. It's a pity that the two Qi practitioners' hard-won treasure had not yet been unleashed, but was torn into pieces by a group of white bone demons and swallowed separately.

  "You demonic king Guang, even if you run to the ends of the earth or escape to the edge of the sea, Auntie will still chop you down." The female cultivator spat out a stream of black smoke that rolled across the ground, scattering the flying swords and scabbards, and continued to chase after him with her head down.

  "Alas, two fellow Taoists! For the sake of contending for that non-existent ancient treasure, you have lost your lives. It seems that this treasure hunt is not a good thing after all. Once I escape with my life, I will definitely recite scriptures for the two of you as a way to repay your kindness." The two Qi-refining cultivators died, and Wang Guang felt no great guilt in his heart.

  After all, the other party wants to help him because of the baby's attraction, not truly protecting him.

  One side lamented the death of the two Qi practitioners, while thinking about how to entrust the pursuit of killing the female Qi practitioner after his own death. In fact, this guy also knew that the other party must have used a secret method to track himself down, otherwise, relying on his experience of fighting and escaping in the bloody abyss back then, the other party would not be able to find him at all.

  He had used all sorts of secret methods, but he still didn't know how the other party had detected him, so under helpless circumstances, he could only continue to run wildly, hoping to shake off the other party by running a long distance.