Li Qingshan suddenly stopped. He sensed the auras of many human cultivators up ahead. In human form, his senses had been drastically weakened, so he had only discovered them when he arrived here. (Sacred Hall)
They were already very close to the surface, but they still needed to pass through the long, winding caves. The path before them was basically a path they had to pass through. If they turned back now, they would have to take a long detour.
Yu Zijian asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Qingshan smiled. "Nothing. There are quite a few Qi Practitioners up ahead. Let's go take a look." They rushed forward, and the "intestines" of the colossal beast began to wriggle again. A while later, they saw another "stomach", a large cavern that was several dozen meters across.
Several dozen Qi Practitioners were either sitting or standing. They all wore different attires. Not only were there disciples of the three mountains, but there were also a few independent cultivators. Every single one of them was still shaken, and many of them were injured. Clearly, it had taken them a great deal of effort to escape from the daemon soldiers under Li Qingshan's command and gather here.
They were already frightened. When they heard the sound, they all stood up and gazed into the tunnel. When they saw the two of them, many of them immediately became dispirited. They could not be bothered with them.
Li Qingshan did not stop. He leapt high into the air with Yu Zijian in his arms. He did not just want to send Yu Zijian out. He planned on sending Yu Zijian out of the cavern, then turning around and turning into a daemon to unleash a massacre.
He glanced past everyone and took in their current state. There was actually a ninth layer Qi Practitioner here. From his attire, he seemed to be a disciple of the Burial Mound mountain. His face was pale, and he radiated with a deathly aura. Although he seemed to be in his thirties, he seemed like someone who had been dead for thirty years. Perhaps he was some first senior brother.
There were three or four eighth layer Qi Practitioners as well. Less than half of them were sixth layer Qi Practitioners and below. Sure enough, it was impossible to escape from the encirclement of his daemon army without some strength.
As soon as Li Qingshan leapt into the air, he heard a cold bellow. "Get down here. "Come down!"
His leaping action had angered the ninth layer Qi Practitioner. Li Qingshan had guessed correctly. That person was the eldest senior brother of the Burial Mound Mountain, a person who had absolute authority in the sect. How could he tolerate a fourth layer Qi Practitioner leaping over his head? Today, he had suffered a great loss, and was in the midst of his anger.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan raised his hands, and a dark-green ball of Ptomaine Poison shot forth. Its target was none other than Li Qingshan. This Corpse Poison Ball was one of the ultimate techniques of the Burial Mound Mountain. It looked inconspicuous, but it was condensed from the Corpse Qi collected from hundred-year-old corpses. Not only was it extremely poisonous, it could also invade one's protective True Qi. Regardless of whether it was a human or a beast, coming into contact with it would only result in death.
Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows. He had already gotten used to these Qi warriors' habit of killing people at the slightest disagreement, so he didn't feel particularly angry. If this world was really a colosseum, he had already gotten used to playing the role of a gladiator or a beast.
The Corpse Poison Ball exploded into a ball of dark-green Corpse Qi in the air, enveloping Li Qingshan and Yu Zijian.
"You're looking to die!" The first senior brother swung his sleeve and snorted coldly. The knot in his heart eased up slightly.
The disciples of the other sects and independent cultivators all distanced themselves slightly further away from him. They had heard long ago that the disciples of the Burial Mound Mountain were vicious and merciless, murdering countless people. Sure enough, the battle today was true.
"First senior brother, that person is tall and sturdy. He seems to be suitable for refining corpses," said a disciple of the Burial Mound Mountain. A disciple of the Burial Mound mountain said. They were not like the disciples of the Pheasant's Grace mountain, who were full of flattery to satisfy the first senior brother's vanity. However, they all had expressionless, dead faces. Only when they mentioned corpses would their eyes shine. That was their desire for power.
In the Burial Mound Mountain, the stronger the zombies they controlled, the more powerful they would be. They could even surpass the level of Qi Practitioners.
"Oh, really?" Before the first senior brother had even finished talking, there was a series of swishes, and several hundred icicles shot out from the poisonous mist. They were both rapid and dense.
The first senior brother did not move at all. He rubbed his wrist. He wore an ancient, bronze bangle on his wrist. It was mottled with blood, but as soon as he touched it, it immediately lit up. He summoned a Steel Plate corpse before him. The Steel Plate corpse shone brightly, surrounded by corpse qi. Who knew how many times better it was than the Zombie Daoist's Iron Plate corpse. (Sacred Hall)
The icicles struck the steel frame. The indestructible icicles landed on the Steel Plate corpse, but there was only a series of clangs and clangs. They left behind a few white marks, forming a layer of ice.
Li Qingshan landed on the ground gently and placed Yu Zijian down. The thin layer of ice around them immediately shattered, sucking them back into the Whale's Ingestion of Water. Ever since the battle last time, he had returned to the spring and replenished his Ice Condensate water, so he was able to use the Whale's Ingestion of Water with greater ease now.
His gaze was calm and cold. He said nothing. There was nothing much to say. They were going to fight to the death sooner or later anyway. What he had to consider right now was just a matter of when.
However, Yu Zijian said furiously, "Why are you attacking us?" Underground, she had already witnessed the viciousness and terror of daemons, but she found it even more difficult to understand why humans would still attack humans even at a time like this.
The first senior brother said emotionlessly, "Because I'm willing."
"You-" Yu Zijian was so furious that she was rendered speechless.
"Let's go!" Li Qingshan patted her shoulder and casually wrapped his arm around her waist, lifting her up and leaving. They were not very far from the surface anymore. He could deal with them after he transformed.
He decided that when the time came, he would kill this "first senior brother" a little slower and show him what "I'm willing" meant.
"You want to leave? It won't be that easy." A few disciples of the Burial Mound mountain summoned several dozen zombies, surrounding Li Qingshan. Every single one of them moved as swiftly as the wind. Among them, there were thirteen Iron Plate corpses. They possessed the arts of refining corpses that had been passed down through the sect. The Zombie Daoist could not rival them at all.
Li Qingshan said, "What are you trying to do?"
The first senior brother said, "Everyone has to stay behind to fend off the daemons." He had brought the strongest batch of disciples from Burial Mound Mountain underground. Right from the start, their target was not the weak demonic beasts in the shallow layer underground, nor the spirit herbs that had been harvested many times. Instead, they had chosen a shortcut, and went straight underground.
That shortcut was an underground river. However, in the river, they encountered the attack of an extremely terrifying monster. The monster's body was pitch-black, and it moved like a shadow in the water. It directly caused a huge flood, and water arrows that were ten times more terrifying than the icicles shot out continuously.
However, their attacks were completely useless when they landed on the daemon. They lost a few junior brothers and a large number of zombies. Just now, they had escaped, only to be attacked by various daemons that only appeared deep underground. They fought as they fled, taking the long way back to this cavern. Many other Qi Practitioners had already fled here. Just now, he learnt that something major had happened during the Herb Gathering ceremony this time. However, he refused to back down. Instead, he gathered up the defeated Qi Practitioners, acting like he wanted to fight the daemon.
Li Qingshan asked out of curiosity, "Do you really plan on staying here and fighting the daemon?" However, he sensed that the Qi Practitioners who were not disciples of the Burial Mound mountain all became resentful when they heard that, but they dared not say anything.
"Of course, you have to stay behind too!" Said the first senior brother. The daemons were terrifying, but they did not pose any life-threatening threat to a ninth layer Qi Practitioner like him who had the Steel Plate corpse to protect him. Even if he came across the strongest daemons, he could retreat with ease.
And before that, he had already gathered enough corpses. The Burial Mound mountain was different from the other two sects. What they cared about the most were not spiritual herbs, but corpses, the corpses of daemons, and the corpses of humans.
All the sects had suffered heavy losses in the Herb Gathering ceremony this time, but on the other hand, it was also the perfect time for the Burial Mound mountain to rise up and completely overwhelm the Green Vine mountain and the Pheasant's Grace mountain. As long as they turned all these Qi Practitioners into zombies and refined a few powerful corpse beasts, the Burial Mound mountain's strength would increase instead of falling. His position in the sect would be unshakable.
Due to controlling multiple zombies in battle all year round, the disciples of the Burial Mound mountain possessed an eye for battle compared to the other two mountains. The first senior brother was one of the best of the best. Having spent so much time with corpses, they had become even more indifferent to human emotions and morals. They carried out the saying of "the success of a general rests on the bones of thousands" to the fullest.
Li Qingshan was unable to see through the first senior brother's complicated and dark thoughts for a moment. He only felt like he was up to no good. He swung the Whale's Ingestion of Water and bellowed, "Do you think you can stop me?"
The first senior brother was just about to give the order to kill one to warn the others.
Song Ming cried out, "You're Niu Juxia!" Only a moment had passed since Li Qingshan leapt into the cavern, became enveloped by the corpse poison, and landed on the ground. After a close examination, he finally confirmed that the person before him was the Niu Juxia who had caused him to end up in such a state.
Song Ming had been ostracized by the entire sect. No one was willing to travel with him, and it was even more impossible for him to enter the recorded spiritual lands. He could only advance carefully through the cavern with Ma Chaoqun, which was a blessing in disguise. He did not fall into Li Qingshan's trap. As soon as he sensed that something was amiss, he immediately fled back. It was similar to how he had escaped with a single strike from Li Qingshan back then outside the Proud Sword manor.
With that, there was a series of gasps in the cavern. The name "Niu Juxia" had become renowned recently. There were not a lot of people who were wanted by the three mountains. It was even rumored that he had killed the first senior brother of the Pheasant's Grace mountain.
Li Qingshan heard the whispers in the surroundings. He glanced past Song Ming and Ma Chaoqun and smiled. "So I'm already wanted. I didn't know. There sure are a lot of familiar people today. Whatever. I've already killed a first senior brother anyway, so killing another one won't be too much."
The first senior brother said, "Since you're an enemy of the three mountains, there's even less reason for me to spare you. Disciples of the Green Vine mountain and the Pheasant's Grace mountain, why don't you get up and work with me to kill this thief and his accomplices?"
Ma Chaoqun said, "He's not an accomplice. He was forced by that Niu guy. Zijian, come over here."
The first senior brother said, "Is there any place for you to speak here?"
Yu Zijian said loudly, "You're the bad guys! I'm not going over!"
Just as they were about to draw their swords, a Qi Practitioner rushed into the cavern. He flailed his arms and legs as he cried out miserably, "Monster! The monster is here! Run!"
"What monster?" Song Ming grabbed him.
"Skeleton …" As soon as the Qi Practitioner said that, blood-red flames surged out of his eye sockets, reducing him to a set of white bones in the blink of an eye. They scattered on the ground.
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