The black shadow had been planning this attack for a long time, but it did not kill the other party. Naturally, it did not have a deterrent effect. On the contrary, because of the delay, the pursuers had already caught up. At this time, it was impossible to escape. He could only fight and then find a chance to escape.
Seeing that the black shadow was no longer running, the pursuers were not in a hurry to catch up. A group of people surrounded the black shadow. A cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment came forward and persuaded, "Daoyou is already at the end of the road. We have chased you for thousands of miles only for money. We have no interest in Daoyou's head. As long as you hand over the Qing River Carp, we will let you go. Please do not make a mistake."
This black shadow was able to reach Foundation Establishment in the dangerous cultivation world. He was not a fool and would not believe his nonsense. Even if he really handed over the Qing River Carp, he would only be beaten to death. It was better not to hand it over. These people were afraid of hurting the Qing River Carp and did not dare to fight with all their might. He still had a chance to escape.
The black shadow directly attacked a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. That person resisted with all his might, but the others just stood by and did not help.
The black shadow sneered. He had already expected that this group of people could not wait for the others to be killed so that he could take the Qing River Carp for himself. It was impossible for them to work together. This gave him a chance to escape.
After a while, the cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment could not resist and escaped on his sword. The black shadow did not chase after him and continued to attack the next target.
This happened again and again. Five or six cultivators in the early and middle stage of Foundation Establishment were injured and left. There were also two who would rather die than leave and were killed.
The remaining cultivators in the early and middle stage of Foundation Establishment did not dare to get too close. The encirclement became very loose.
The black shadow chose another cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment as his target. After defeating him, he did not choose the next target. Instead, he swooped down with all his strength.
This scene made the besieging people a little confused. According to the routine, the black shadow should choose the next target and beat him to death. Everyone was concentrating on defense to avoid being the target. Who knew that this person did not act according to the routine and did not stop him in time.
By the time they reacted, the black shadow had already descended more than ten feet. Everyone immediately chased after him. The black shadow threw out a magic longsword. When everyone got close to the longsword, the magic weapon instantly exploded. Everyone's pursuit came to a halt, and the black shadow took the opportunity to fall into the clear stream.
Although Qingxi was called a 'stream', the amount of water in the stream was not small. The surface of the stream was two to three li wide, and the depth was four to five zhang. With such a large amount of water, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator wanted to hide, it would be impossible for other cultivators of the same level to catch him.
Most of the pursuers angrily threw a few spells at the Clear Stream Sect. After seeing that it was useless, they let out a long sigh and left on their swords. A few people were still unwilling to give up and continued to search in the water, but it was useless. Only if a Zifu Disciple was present, and the black shadow hadn't run too far away would they be able to find it.
The sun rose from the east and the red clouds filled the sky. A cultivator flew towards the old square on his sword and landed in the backyard of the Jade Spring General Store. It was the Wang Clan's Patriarch, Wang Zhian.
Yesterday, Wang Zhide sent the news of Wang Daoyuan catching a Clear River Carp back to the clan. Wang Zhian immediately gathered the clan elders to discuss how to deal with this matter. The elders had different opinions and wrangled for a long time without coming to a conclusion. In the end, the Patriarch made the decision to give the Clear River Carp to the Netherworld Sect.
After making the decision, Wang Zhian sent a letter to the Yang Clan's ancestor, Yang Yong. Through Yang Yong, he conveyed his intention to give the Clear River Carp to the Netherworld Sect.
Yang Yong was the Wang Clan's backer in the Netherworld Sect. He was over three hundred fifty years old and had a mid-stage Zifu Disciple cultivation.
The Wang Clan had been suppressed by the Netherworld Sect's direct descendants for three hundred years. The reason why the Wang Clan was able to stand tall was because of this elder.
The reason why the Wang Clan was able to climb up this big tree was also because of the legacy left behind by their ancestors. Three hundred years ago, Yang Yong had a fortuitous encounter and successfully reached Foundation Establishment at a young age.
At that time, most loose cultivators idolized Wang Chengzu, and Yang Yong was no exception. He also planned to follow Wang Chengzu's path, killing demonic beasts to make a name for himself and obtain the recognition of the royal Zhao Clan.
When he was killing demonic beasts in the Sky Chop Mountain Range, he accidentally provoked a pack of Dark Cloud Wolves.
An adult Dark Cloud Wolf was a peak rank one demonic beast, and the wolf king was a rank two demonic beast.
With the wolf king's Dark Cloud Wolf pack, even a late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would have to retreat, not to mention Yang Yong who had just reached Foundation Establishment. He was surrounded by the wolf pack and was about to collapse. Coincidentally, Wang Chengzu was hunting in the mountains and passed by here, saving Yang Yong.
Wang Chengzu had saved Yang Yong's life, and Yang Yong knew how to repay the favor. After the Wang Clan fell into trouble, Yang Yong actively mediated for the Wang Clan and saved the Wang Clan.
For three hundred years, the Wang Clan sent elders to visit Yang Yong every year and gave him generous gifts. The Wang and Yang Clans, from cultivators to mortals, intermarried constantly. Even Wang Ziyang's mother was a member of the Yang Clan.
When Yang Yong received Wang Zhian's letter, he immediately reported it to the Netherworld Sect's Sect Master. The Sect Master didn't pay too much attention to this matter. After all, the Clear River Carp didn't have much practical use and was only worth some spirit stones. Since the incident happened in Clear Glass City, the Sect Master handed the matter over to Elder Zhou, who was guarding Clear Glass City, to handle.
However, Elder Zhou was in closed-door cultivation and didn't receive the letter. Wang Zhian rushed to Clear Glass City early to visit Elder Zhou, but he was also rejected. It wasn't until Yang Yong arrived and called Elder Zhou out of the closed-door cultivation room that Wang Zhian saw Elder Zhou.
By the time he finished discussing the matter of offering the Clear River Carp and rushed to Jade Spring General Store, it was already the next morning.
When Wang Zhian learned about what happened last night from Wang Zhide, he was also shocked. If the Clear River Carp was really snatched away, the Netherworld Sect would be furious, and the Wang Clan would be in big trouble.
Fortunately, Wang Daoyuan and Wang Zhide secretly replaced the Clear River Carp and diverted the attention of the cultivators who were snatching the treasure. Otherwise, Jade Spring General Store and Pill Seal Pavilion would be finished.
Just when Wang Zhian was still in shock, Elder Zhou and Yang Yong brought several Netherworld Sect Foundation Establishment disciples to Jade Spring General Store.
At this time, Liang Clan's Clan Head Liang Jiaxing also came uninvited, but his complexion didn't look good, as if he had suffered heavy internal injuries.
Wang Zhian and Wang Zhide greeted Elder Zhou and Yang Yong. After the greeting, Elder Zhou said: "The Wang Clan is deeply righteous and took the initiative to offer the Clear River Carp. Lord Sect Head is very happy and gave me full authority to handle this matter. He also said that he would reward the Wang Clan well."
Wang Zhian hurriedly thanked: "As a subordinate clan of the Netherworld Sect, offering the Clear River Carp is our duty. We dare not ask for a reward."
Liang Jiaxing said in a strange tone: "Why did I hear that a Foundation Establishment cultivator broke into Pill Seal Pavilion last night, injured the kid who caught the fish and snatched the Clear River Carp? The Wang Clan lost the Clear River Carp and even shamelessly wanted to offer it to the Netherworld Sect to cheat a reward. How should they be punished? "
Wang Zhide asked back: "May I ask how Clan Head Liang knew that someone snatched the Clear River Carp?"
Liang Jiaxing said contemptuously: "Such a big commotion last night, how could I not know?"
"Since you knew, why didn't you help?" Wang Zhide asked again, "Could it be that Clan Head Liang wants the Clear River Carp to be snatched away by someone else or for your own, and you don't want my Wang Clan to hand it over to the Netherworld Sect?"
Liang Jiaxing was speechless. Wang Zhide said what was in his heart. After holding it in for a long time, he could only weakly reply: "How would I know that the Wang Clan wants to hand the Clear River Carp over to the Netherworld Sect?"
After Wang Zhide gained the upper hand, he didn't continue to pursue, so as not to annoy Elder Zhou.
Elder Zhou also knew a little about the grudges between the Wang and Liang Clans, but as an outsider, he didn't need to get involved. However, he was too lazy to listen to their bickering, so he asked: "Is the Clear River Carp still in the Wang Clan's hands?"
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