The thick clouds moved from the south to the north, scattering down snow in all directions.
Snow drifted over Moon Court lake.
"Moon Devil, are you bold enough to face me in battle?!"
A tremendous voice descended from above, rolling like thunder and kicking up huge waves.
Wen Zhengming's robes fluttered in the wind and snow. If he had not witnessed it with his own eyes, it would be very difficult to believe that a voice like that originated from such a tiny chest.
He scanned the surface of the lake attentively and went through his plan again. First, he would issue a challenge and lure the Moon Devil out of the lake. Then, he would feign weakness and retreat in defeat, fleeing into the sky. In the end, the three senior brothers would kill their way out together. The four of them would work together and cast the Sword Formation of the Four Seasons, and the Moon Devil would struggle to escape. Only death would await him.
Speaking of which, there was nothing particularly complicated about this plan. It was nothing more than provoking the enemy, feigning weakness, feigning defeat, and setting up ambushes. These were common methods used by military strategists.
However, the more complicated the plan, the better. The more complicated the plan, the more loopholes it would be riddled with. What mattered was who would use it and what kind of opponent it would be.
According to the various matters in the past, the Moon Devil had always fought back viciously against challenges. It should be the same this time. As long as he fought, he would fall into a trap!
But a while later, the lake was still covered in snow, but the Moon Devil was nowhere to be seen.
Wen Zhengming thought of something and arrived outside the island in the centre of the lake. The place was shrouded in mist, as thick as milk. He was unable to make out the situation on the island.
Don't tell me he just happens to not be in Moon Court lake? Those night roamers are all his subordinates. If I attack here, I can definitely force him out.
Wen Zhengming pressed his hand against his sword and became a little more cautious. He slowly passed through the thick mist, but he did not receive any attacks, nor did he come across any obstructions from formations. He arrived on the island just like that.
All he saw was the same scenery. The pavilions rose and fell, but there was not a single person to be seen. He could not sense any auras at all. It was already empty.
Wen Zhengming never expected to encounter a situation like this. After a moment of thought, he contacted his three senior brothers. Another three figures descended from above, kicking up a few ripples of snow. When they saw the situation on the island clearly, they also frowned.
"Junior brother Wen. What's going on? "
Wen Zhengming said, "Looks like the Moon Devil is no longer here. He has evacuated all the Inhumans."
"No, he definitely won't give up on the position of water god. The Water God Seal cannot leave the body of water for too long. He will definitely remain in Moon Court lake. He probably caught wind of it and hid in advance. We can't be careless. Mo Hai might send a monster to support him. "
"Our plan is useless. We can only take some risks and find him in the water!"
"The four of us will work together. Unless the Dragon King Of The Sea makes a move, what danger would there be? " The white-clothed scholar said proudly, "As long as he doesn't flee the moment he sees us, we have a seventy percent chance of killing him on the spot."
To the four of them, a mere barrier of flowing water was not an obstacle at all. He was about to dive deep into Moon Court Lake and begin his search.
"Wait, someone is watching us!"
The white-clothed scholar's expression changed. His cultivation was the highest, and he seemed to be the leader of the four.
The other three also felt it. Wen Zhengming said, "It must be that evildoer Moon Devil. Can you find his location? "
The white-clothed scholar closed his eyes. A while later, he shook his head gently. He could sense that the entire lakeside was watching them. It was impossible for him to accurately lock onto the Moon Devil's location.
All of this was clearly reflected in the Watermirror disc.
Li Qingshan sat with his legs crossed. The Watermirror disc was placed on his legs. He was deep underground, on a winding tributary.
This place was extremely well-hidden, but to Golden Core cultivators, even if he was buried in rock, they could still find him through their senses for his aura.
However, not a single aura leaked out from Li Qingshan. He was one with the water.
He seemed to have turned into a spirit turtle, diving into the depths of the ocean. No one could find him. All of the conflicts in the world had nothing to do with him. All he had to do was wait for time to pass and for the sea to turn into mulberry fields.
Li Qingshan had practised the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression for many years now, but this was the first time he had acted according to the nature of a spirit turtle. He gained a hint of understanding.
The strongest aspect of the spirit turtle was not its ability to fight against people, but its ability to seek fortune and avoid disaster.
Originally, he was troubled over how to deal with the combined attacks of the four grandmasters, but he suddenly discovered that everything would be fine if he took a step back. No matter how powerful the four grandmasters were, it would be pointless if they could not find him. At the end of the day, they were the ones wasting time, not him.
With that thought, his aura became more and more ethereal, as if he was half-dead.
Even if someone with a higher cultivation stood before them and closed their eyes, they would struggle to sense his existence. Even if they used their soul sense to probe him, it would brush past him, ignoring him.
As a result, Wen Zhengming's group of four's first search was destined to end in failure.
At dusk, they met again on the island. Their complexions were rather ugly.
Moon Court lake was already so vast, and there were the countless tributaries that the Moon Devil had opened up. Most of them led underground where the situation was complicated, yet they could not sense the existence of daemon qi at all. As a result, they dared not miss a single tributary.
The four of them spent an entire day, but they were still unable to search through all the tributaries. Finding the Moon Devil in such a large body of water was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
Moon Court lake was obviously not as large as the ocean, but the problem was that the Moon Devil would not stand still like a needle and wait for them to find him. Very clearly, as soon as they approached where he was hiding, he would immediately change his position.
As a result, even a dragnet search would be completely useless.
Moreover, their soul sense was already suppressed in the water. If they entered the underground, coupled with the influence of the underground magnetic field, the range of their search would be reduced to an extremely small area.
"If this continues, it'll probably be very difficult to find the Moon Devil."
"The wretched daemon truly is despicable!"
Wen Zhengming's face was sunken. Originally, he was filled with confidence that he would purge the daemon and avenge his disciple, yet he ended up with nothing.
As soon as he said that, the white-robed scholar's ears twitched. He heard the unnatural sound of flowing water from the southwest side of the lake. In a flash, he arrived there. Wen Zhengming and the other two followed closely behind.
An area on the surface of the lake suddenly became as smooth as a mirror. A line of words appeared.
"Four fools, bullying the weak and outnumbering the few. If you have the guts, come at me one by one. See if Grandpa North Moon doesn't skin you alive!"
Wen Zhengming sent a voice transmission, "Senior brother, can we use this as a clue to find the Moon Devil?"
The white-robed scholar shook his head slightly. As a water god, the Moon Devil was almost one with Moon Court lake. He could control the water like it was his own arm. It was truly difficult to find his location with just a line of words.
He thought of something, "Alright, Moon Devil, I'll come alone. Let's see what you can do to me! Junior brothers, please leave first. I'll deal with this Moon Devil alone! "
Wen Zhengming and the other two exchanged glances. If it was their senior brother, it would not be a problem for him to keep the Moon Devil here for a while. When the time came, they could rush over to help and kill the Moon Devil all the same.
The white-robed scholar dove into the water once more. An arrow appeared in front of him. He was delighted. The Moon Devil was arrogant and warlike. As expected, he could not hold back and wanted to fight them. This was his greatest weakness.
He followed the arrow and arrived before a cavern. Another line of words appeared.
"Did you really come alone?"
The white-robed scholar said proudly, "Of course. If I want to kill you, I alone am enough."
The line of words dispersed with the waves, turning into the word 'please'.
Under the guidance of the water arrow, the white-robed scholar continuously ventured deeper into the ground. He advanced through the twisting and turning underground river. He marveled at the complexity of the underground terrain. If not for the Moon Devil revealing an opening himself, it would not have been easy to find him.
After walking for a while, the white-robed scholar suddenly felt that something was wrong. The path he had taken appeared in his mind.
"Aren't I going in circles?"
At this moment, another line of words appeared in the water: "Are you sure you are alone?"
The white-robed scholar gritted his teeth and said, "Feel free to investigate yourself. What's wrong? Are you afraid?"
"Come on, then!"
The white-robed scholar continued forward until he neared the end of an underground river. An extremely vast cavern appeared before him.
As he sent a message to Wen Zhengming and the other two, getting them to make preparations, he shouted, "Moon Devil, I'm coming!"
As he spoke, he charged into the cavern. His expression froze. There was no one inside, only a large word several meters wide: "Fool!"
The white-robed scholar spent about two hours and only received such a one-word evaluation. No matter how shrewd he was, no matter how cultivated he was, he still found it somewhat unbearable. He sent out a palm strike, shattering the word 'idiot'.
"Cowardly demon!"
As the rushing water flowed, it turned into another word.
"Hahaha!"
Li Qingshan did not place all of his attention on Moon Court lake. He only diverted some of his attention to keep an eye on the four grandmasters or toy with them with his clone.
His original body had already returned to the Chain mountains, considering how to fuse with the power of the phoenix feather.
While the four grandmasters were wasting a great deal of time and achieving nothing, he was cultivating anxiously, attempting to become even stronger.
He had just used the Water God Seal to draw away all the spiritual Qi in the region of water recently. Now was the perfect time for him to recover.
Li Qingshan had already grown accustomed to the ox demon's persistence and the tiger demon's endless battles. Originally, he had no choice but to retreat and hide. But only now did he discover that the spirit turtle's way of doing things was rather intelligent.
If he was strong, so be it. If he was strong, so be it. If he was strong, so be it. If he was strong, so be it.
In the next few days, the four grandmasters used various methods in an attempt to find Li Qingshan, but they all failed. They even used the weakest, Wen Zhengming, as bait in an attempt to lure Li Qingshan out.
Obviously, Li Qingshan ignored him. He placed all of his attention on the phoenix feather.
Three days later, the four grandmasters retreated. Even Wen Zhengming, who was eager for revenge, did not stay behind.
The lifespans of Golden Core cultivators were long, but they could not be wasted like this.
Running around in the water like a headless fly was truly like an idiot.
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