Li Qingshan and the others were indeed facing this problem. The boat was anchored on the water. The cavern before them was no longer a single path. Instead, it had split into three. Every single path seemed similar, pitch-black and deep. Who knew where they led to. Splitting up was obviously impossible. Who knew how many more forks there would be if they ventured deeper. They would definitely outnumber them.
"What do we do?" Li Qingshan gained a better understanding of why the Hawkwolf Guard had failed to finish off the Zombie Daoist. He even doubted whether he could do it. The most difficult part was not fighting, but searching.
Hao Pingyang smiled complacently. "Would I have come down here if I wasn't prepared? I knew these guys were unreliable, so I considered the worst-case scenario. " As he said that, he fished out a wooden sphere that resembled a rugby ball from his hundred treasures pouch. Afterwards, he turned the mechanism at the top, and with a series of creaks, many tiny holes appeared on the sphere. It was like a beehive.
With a buzz, a swarm of tiny insects flew out of the beehive, but they were not bees. Instead, they glowed like fireflies.
Little Ann's eyes lit up again. He extended his hand and grabbed one, only to discover that it was not a real insect. Instead, it was an extremely intricate mechanical insect. There was a green gem on its tail, and every single one of them seemed like a fine piece of art.
Li Qingshan asked, "What are these?"
Hao Pingyang said, "You'll know once you see." Under his control, the swarm of insects split into three groups and flew into the three caverns.
Hao Pingyang then turned the top of the beehive, and the tip shone with green light, forming a ball in the air.
There was a huge speck of light and countless smaller specks of light in the ball of light. The tiny specks of light split into three groups, all starting with the huge speck of light. They left behind three twisting paths in the ball of light. At a closer glance, they were three caverns of different shapes. They actually formed a three-dimensional map in the ball of light.
Li Qingshan immediately understood their use. He praised the wonders of mohist techniques once again. Afterwards, the specks of light began to split up, leaving behind even more paths and creating an even more detailed map.
Hao Pingyang said, "I found it in the storehouse. It's a puppet specially used for searching and drawing. Everyone, rest up and catch your breath. Once we find the Zombie Daoist's nest, we'll set off."
"Senior Brother is wise indeed!" Jin Bao praised. Everyone sat down, took some pills, and harmonized their auras.
Hao Pingyang, on the other hand, focused on controlling the puppet insects. After a while, a mechanical insect probed out of a cave that had traces of human carvings. Then, the mechanical insect was destroyed by something and lost all sense of it.
"Annoying bugs!" A withered hand crushed the insect. The Zombie Daoist rubbed the stone coffin beside him like he was touching the face of his lover. "Don't fret. There'll be fresh blood very soon. It'll all be the blood of Qi Practitioners."
Li Qingshan pointed at the ball of light. "Looks like it's here!"
Zhang Lanqing and the others also revealed excited expressions. The goal of this trip was right in front of them.
Hao Pingyang said, "Once we summon the mechanical insects back, we'll set off!" When the last mechanical bug returned to the beehive-like wooden sphere, Hao Pingyang got up. He was just about to give the order to set out, but he suddenly frowned and looked towards the cave behind him.
Li Qingshan said, "Looks like I can only send you here!" At the end of the day, he still had to deal with his own matters. After clashing with Zhuo Zhibo twice, he could not do it a third time. It was time to put an end to it.
Zhang Lanqing said, "What!" Afterwards, he sensed the powerful aura from the cave, as well as the sharp killing intent. His heart skipped a beat. He Yishi and the other two sensed the determination to kill, and their expressions changed as well. They could not help but look at Li Qingshan.
Although they had spent most of their time studying the arts of engineering in the Hundred Schools of Thought, they were not naive youths. They knew very well what it meant to be caught in the crossfire. If the Black Hawk commander had truly made up his mind to attack, he probably would not care about them at all. Instead, he would try to silence them. ("…")
Hao Pingyang immediately said, "Let's set off right now! Lanqing, set sail! "
Li Qingshan shook his head gently. "No, the ship won't be able to shake them off with its speed. This has nothing to do with you in the first place. Go first. Once I shake them off, I'll catch up and rendezvous with you very soon."
"Qingshan's right. A single person is still a little smaller. The cave is so complicated, so we might not be able to find him. If we flee together, we might be pincered from both sides. Senior brother, hurry up and make up your mind! " He Yishi could not help but say. He did not want to become enemies with the Black Wolf commander over a kid he had just met. Not only would there be no benefits, but it would even lead to life-threatening danger.
The Zombie Daoist had lost the Submerged Shadow sword, and his ambush had been destroyed. He was extremely weak now. Even without Li Qingshan, they were confident they could take him down. As for the even darker thought in his head, he did not even bother to think about it carefully. If Li Qingshan was gone, then there was no need to split the thirty percent.
Hao Pingyang said, "Then let's fight!" However, apart from Zhang Lanqing who stood up nervously, no one else responded.
The aura grew closer and closer. Jin Bao said, "Qingshan, you can leave Little Ann here for now. We'll take good care of her." Little Ann wielded two Thousand Mechanism crossbows. She was extremely powerful, and she did not need to split the loot either. Of course, he would never admit he had such thoughts.
"How can you do this? Didn't we say we were in the same boat? If it weren't for Qingshan, we would have died in the morgue, "Zhang Lanqing could not help but say. Zhang Lanqing could not help but ask. Li Qingshan was his saviour, so how could he be ungrateful?
He Yishi grumbled, "My life has never been saved." He was a noble disciple of the Mohist school. He would definitely accomplish great things in the future, so how could he risk his life?
"You!" Zhang Lanqing pointed at He Yishi, speechless. No matter how he looked at it, He Yishi and the others would be doomed if Li Qingshan killed him.
Jin Yuan lowered his head and grumbled slightly, "Senior brother Zhang, you're a fifth layer Qi Practitioner! We're not that powerful. Even if we stay, we'll just be more of a hindrance. "You're strong, so of course you're confident. We're weak, so it'll be very easy for us to be killed.
"You three idiots!" Hao Pingyang was extremely disappointed in his three junior brothers. Not only was their actions unjust, but they were also brainless. After the Hawkwolf Guard killed Li Qingshan, wouldn't they hunt them down and silence them? If they did not combine all their strength for battle right now, instead hoping for a moment of peace and comfort, they would be as foolish as they could be.
He raised his hand high into the air. This was no longer a joke between his junior brothers. Instead, it was a heavy hand that resented them for failing to live up to his expectations. He wanted to beat them to their senses, but Li Qingshan grabbed him.
The hearts of people were not exactly dark, nor were they exactly bright. Calculations of benefits would always exist in everyone's hearts. It was just that everyone's choices were different. In the face of true life-threatening danger, just how many people would be willing to go through thick and thin with you?
Although Li Qingshan felt cold, he still smiled. "They're right. There's nothing you can do to help me. You've witnessed my abilities as a Body Practitioner. It's easier for me to flee alone. However, Little Ann has to stay by my side."
With that, before Hao Pingyang could persuade him any further, Li Qingshan leapt backwards gently with Little Ann, leaping off the boat. He said, "Be careful! We'll meet again!" He turned around and vanished into the black cavern.
Zhang Lanqing was still in a daze. He Yishi rushed over and controlled the boat, heading towards the cavern on the other side, the Zombie Daoist's lair. They parted ways just like that.
Actually, Li Qingshan was not particularly optimistic about their chances. Although he had never met the Zombie Daoist before, he knew just how cautious and crafty his enemy was from the two clashes he had with him. If he did not have absolute confidence in victory, he would definitely vanish into the web-like caverns. If he was willing to stay behind, it would be quite a terrifying matter.
Only people with hidden strength like Li Qingshan could ignore this danger. He had already witnessed the battle prowess of the disciples of mohism along the way.
Of course, he would not take pleasure in their misfortune and hope that they would die. He was not that narrow-minded, and Hao Pingyang and Zhang Lanqing were very loyal too. He wished them a safe journey from the bottom of his heart.
However, he was not a nanny, nor was he the Virgin Mary. He believed he had a clear conscience and had done everything he could. As for the rest, he would leave it to fate and the hearts of people to decide!
Zhuo Zhibo hurried over with a group of Black Wolf guards. He sensed the two presences in the two caverns. Li Qingshan did not hide his presence.
Ge Jian asked, "Commander, which way do we go first?"
Zhuo Zhibo said, "Let's kill Li Qingshan first. We can deal with the disciples of mohism later." This was his main objective for coming here in the first place.
As the presences drew closer, Li Qingshan smiled. He used the power of the spirit turtle's neidan to control water to walk on the water and charge forward. The caverns rapidly receded before him, sometimes descending and sometimes turning. It was like there was no end to it. He constantly came across new forks and chose new paths without any hesitation.
Suddenly, the sound of surging water rang out from up ahead. Li Qingshan seemed to return to the days when he cultivated under the waterfall in the mountains. This was the sound he heard every day. The sound grew louder and louder, becoming deafening. His vision cleared up. The surging river water suddenly dropped down without any prior signs, forming an underground waterfall.
Li Qingshan leapt down over thirty meters and landed on a platform in the water. He looked around, and all he saw was emptiness. It was a huge underground cavern, half the size of a football field. It was enough for him to daemonify freely and stretch out his limbs.
This was not a coincidence. Instead, he had chosen the battlefield along the path that the mechanical insects had discovered. It was also the graveyard of the Hawkwolf guards. From the outside, it seemed even more perfect than the map that the mechanical insects had discovered. He sucked in a deep breath and gestured towards Little Ann with a glance. Little Ann immediately vanished into the water.
Without waiting for too long, the murderousness rushed into the cavern very soon. Li Qingshan raised his head and saw Zhuo Zhibo and a group of Black Wolf guards leap down from the waterfall, landing before Li Qingshan. Afterwards, they quickly dispersed, surrounding Li Qingshan.
Zhuo Zhibo said coldly, "I've finally caught you!"
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