Chapter 1: When the father suffers humiliation, the son will surely avenge him

  "Fellow Taoists, these two puppets are equivalent to the initial foundation-building cultivators. Although they don't understand magic, they are fierce and fearless of death, and don't feel pain. It's quite troublesome to deal with them. You and I, five people, must not hold back at all, and quickly kill these two puppets as soon as possible, lest unexpected branches grow." Chu Kuang's face was stern, and his whole body emitted a fierce and murderous aura.

  "Get moving!"

  The sound fell, Chu Kuang turned his hand and took out a giant sword with a size of half a meter from the storage bag, pinched a spell on his hand, and slashed down fiercely. Suddenly, endless golden light burst out on the giant sword, and a golden sword energy of about half a meter in size roared towards the two puppets.

  In the midst of the crowd, Wu Wan's expression was stern and solemn. Unbeknownst to anyone, a narrow and long flying sword, thin as a cicada's wing, had appeared in his hand, its width no more than two fingers.

  Hurry!

  A loud shout, the flying sword instantly transformed into a stream of light and shot forward.

  As for the Di brothers, both of them practiced the same skill, and at this moment they simultaneously took action, displaying a set of combined attack techniques, with power that should not be underestimated.

  Xiao Chen's eyes flashed, and his body suddenly burst out with a strong aura. With a wave of his hand, dozens of bright red fireballs appeared in front of him, lined up like a string of pearls, their scorching temperature instantly drawing everyone's attention.

  Chu Kuang and others' pupils suddenly contracted violently, feeling a secret shock at Xiao Chen's strength.

  Boom!

  Boom!

  Boom!

  Fireball Technique, as a basic spell of Luoyun Valley, can be learned by ordinary disciples in the Scripture Pavilion, but in Xiao Chen's hands, it has a destructive power that is no less than that of a low-grade extreme-quality spell.

  Although Chu Kuang and others' attacks also caused damage to the two puppets, they were clearly no match for Xiao Chen's attack. The two puppets let out a furious roar, their hatred instantly shifting onto Xiao Chen, who posed the greatest threat.

  "Everyone, go ahead and leave first. I'll hold them back here." Xiao Chen let out a low growl, his body emitting an even more powerful aura. He clenched his fists to form a seal, and dozens of fireballs coalesced once again, shooting rapidly towards the two puppets.

  Chu Kuang and the others heard this and were slightly stunned, with a hint of surprise in their eyes. However, their mouths were full of sincere intentions: "Feng Yun Dao friend, just stall them for a moment, don't clash with them head-on, we'll leave first! Don't worry, if we get any treasures before you do, we'll definitely save a share for you."

  The words stopped, and several people looked at each other for a moment before continuing to rush into the corridor without hesitation.

  The Di brothers gave Xiao Chen a strange look before leaving, thinking to themselves that although this person's cultivation was higher, he didn't have any cunning or strategy. Even if he managed to kill the two puppets by luck, he would likely suffer serious injuries and withdraw from this treasure hunt event.

  Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with a strange color, his divine sense swept across, and after confirming that the few people had completely left, his body suddenly retreated several meters backwards, and he took out a handful of talismans from his storage bag, waving his hand to throw them outwards.

  Boom!

  Over a hundred fireballs suddenly appeared, although the power of each individual fireball was weak, but with hundreds of them stacked together, even a puppet in the early stages of foundation building would not be able to escape unscathed.

  Throwing out a handful of fireball talismans, Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with an unusual light, and he turned his hand to take out another stack of pale blue talismans from his storage bag.

  Wow!

  A burst of chilly air suddenly spread out, and dozens of water balls emitting icy air condensed and followed the fireball.

  Boom!

  Boom!

  Boom!

  Two puppets' eyes flashed red, their massive swords held firmly in front of them, but they were still heavily damaged under the barrage of over a hundred fireballs. The entire petrified body was gradually revealing a fiery red color under the intense heat. Just at this moment, dozens of water balls whizzed by, falling onto the two puppets with a swift and fierce momentum.

  After the scorching heat, the temperature dropped sharply, and the extreme cold and heat changed rapidly in a short period of time, bringing huge damage to the two petrified puppets.

  "Die!"

  Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with a cold glint, and with a wave of his hand, two streams of spiritual energy transformed into massive swords that slashed down.

  Crack!

  Crack!

  In the extremely cold and hot conditions, the two puppets that had become incredibly fragile were swept away by the giant sword of spiritual power without any resistance, instantly turning into shattered stones falling to the ground, with the red glow in their eyes gradually fading away.

  Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction, earlier when he used the fireball spell scroll, he had an epiphany and then released the waterball spell scroll, unexpectedly achieving such an effect.

  Two puppets have turned into rubble, Xiao Chen walked forward, waved his hand and two spiritual forces transformed into sword energy to shatter the puppet's head, inside indeed exposed two fist-sized, all over emitting soft glow of Ling stones.

  Is this really a high-grade spirit stone?

  Xiao Chen's eyes lit up, and he knew that these two spirit stones could provide spiritual energy for his Golden Elixir puppet, making them top-grade spirit stones without a doubt! However, it was clear that the two spirit stones had already released most of their spiritual energy. Nevertheless, even so, their value far exceeded that of mid-grade spirit stones. He took out a jade box from his storage bag and carefully placed the two top-grade spirit stones inside before closing it. Xiao Chen then meticulously searched every nook and cranny of the puppet's remains for half a moment to ensure he hadn't missed anything before finally sitting down cross-legged in the cave.

  He took out two Pei Yuan Dan with his backhand and swallowed them, then Xiao Chen began to meditate with his eyes closed. After all, in this ancient cultivator's cave, it was necessary to keep the spiritual energy inside his body full at all times in order to increase his chances of survival.

  Half a time later, the medicine's power had been fully refined, and Xiao Chen opened his eyes, where a faint gleam of essence flashed by. At this moment, he had already recovered to his peak state, and under the effect of the medicine, the spiritual energy within his body was even more condensed than before.

  He stood up tall, and Xiao Chen walked to the front of the Jindan period cultivator's skeleton, his eyes flashing for a moment before he took out a newly acquired spiritual artifact from his storage bag, infused it with spiritual energy, and slowly dropped it into a certain location within the tomb.

  The Ling instrument touched the stone wall, and Xiao Chen's face immediately showed a few points of joy. Although this stone wall looked ordinary, its texture was much softer. Half a minute later, when Xiao Chen felt the resistance transmitted from the Ling instrument, he reached in with his hand and pulled out a storage bag.

  Shen Shi's eyes sparkled as he gazed into it, and Xiao Chen couldn't help but curve his lips into a faint smile.

  Medium-grade spirit stones over 300, low-grade spirit stones over 20,000, top-grade spirit equipment one piece, high-grade two pieces, medium and low-grade have more than a dozen pieces. However, the spirit pills and talismans didn't leave even a single one behind.

  Xiao Chen thought for a moment, and then understood that perhaps the senior had consumed all these things to resist the two Golden Dan puppets. He searched carefully in his storage bag for half a sound, but except for a few unknown materials, there was nothing else.

  "How could it not be here?" Xiao Chen's face showed a few shades of doubt, his eyes scanned the hole once, put away the storage bag, and picked up the Ling instrument to continue digging.

  Ah!

  Ah!

  A crisp digging sound echoed within the tunnel, whose inner wall was made of an unknown material that was extremely hard. Even with Xiao Chen constantly inputting spiritual energy into the Lingzhu, the digging speed had slowed to a crawl.

  "Could it be that someone who passed by earlier picked it up?" As soon as this possibility occurred to him, Xiao Chen's face darkened.

  Bang!

  A crisp crashing sound came over, Xiao Chen's face changed, revealing a few points of joy, and his hands moved even faster.

  Half a time later, Xiao Chen looked at the small sword in his hand that had broken into several segments, with its entire body being silver, and a few points of satisfaction appeared on his face.

  Refining Qi stage uses low-grade or medium-grade spiritual instruments, Building Foundation stage uses high-grade or top-grade spiritual instruments, but by the Golden Elixir stage, they use magical treasures!

  The treasure is an existence that surpasses the spiritual artifact by a level, and even the lowest-grade treasure has power far beyond that of a top-quality spiritual artifact, unless it's a special case. This is the difference in levels. What Xiao Chen was looking for was the treasure left behind by the owner of this skeleton. Although it was just a broken fragment, its value was still immeasurable.

  Although he hadn't found a way to break through the foundation boundary, his current gains had made Xiao Chen's trip worthwhile. He took out several elixirs from his storage bag and swallowed them, then began to meditate with his eyes closed. A hint of cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth; since someone was paving the way ahead, he would naturally have opportunities to gain something when it came down to the final moment.

  In a garden far from here, four people including Chu Kuang were sitting with their eyes closed.

  "The restriction here is so powerful that even a Golden Elixir cultivator who accidentally enters would have to spend some effort to get out. And this is because the restriction's power has decreased over time to less than one-tenth of its original strength; if it were in its prime, wouldn't even an ancient being like Yuan Ying be easily killed? The Di brothers' faces were pale, but their eyes shone with excitement. The more dangerous this place is, the greater the final reward will surely be."

  "Don't worry, both of you. Although the restriction here is powerful, with your family's inherited restriction cultivation, as long as we are careful, we will definitely be able to leave safely. I just wonder how Fellow Flowing Cloud is doing right now?" Chu Kuang said slowly, a strange color flashing in his eyes.

  "Heh heh, Chu Kuang Shidi is indeed a man of temperament. However, in my opinion, Liu Yun Dao friend should be fine; otherwise, he wouldn't have rashly accepted the two puppets. Once you and I obtain the treasure, we can give him a share." Di Shuai's eyes flashed with a smile as he spoke.

  "I hope so." Chu Kuang nodded and said no more.

  After a while, several people got up and continued to break the seal. Wu Wanli opened his eyes, with a few shades of pale on his face: "Everyone go ahead first, I'll come find you after stabilizing my injury."

  Just now when the ban was lifted, Wu Wanli was attacked by the ban and suffered a lot. A few people didn't suspect anything, hesitated for a moment, and asked him to be careful before continuing on their way.

  A moment later, the three figures of Chu Kuang disappeared into the seal, and Wu Wanli's eyes suddenly opened, with a hint of coldness at the corner of his mouth.

  Inside the Yongdao

  Xiao Chen closed his eyes and sat in meditation, suddenly opening them to reveal a hint of mockery on his face. After a brief moment of hesitation, Xiao Chen forced out a mouthful of fresh blood, his complexion instantly turning deathly pale. The spiritual pressure within him rapidly decreased, quickly reaching rock bottom, and he assumed the appearance of being heavily injured, barely managing to sit cross-legged on the ground in meditation to treat his wounds.

  A moment later, a footstep sounded, and Wu Wanli's divine consciousness lightly swept over Xiao Chen. A few hints of joy appeared at the bottom of his eyes, but his face was full of urgency. "How is Fellow Flow Cloud's injury? Fellow didn't care about his own safety to help us resist these two puppets. Wanli is uneasy in his heart. How is Fellow's injury? Do you need my assistance?"

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