"Eh? A Purple Cloud Frog? I didn't expect Fairy Song to have a Purple Cloud Frog. As far as I know, a Purple Cloud Frog lays many eggs in a nest, but only two of them are alive. The rest are dead. These two frog eggs must be one male and one female. Unfortunately, they don't have much room to grow. Their only use is that they can sense each other's position within a hundred li." Zhong Hong made a sound of surprise and said a few words out of curiosity.
"Fellow Zhong is worthy of being a disciple of the Taiqing Palace. You even recognize a Purple Cloud Frog." The middle-aged woman's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise and she praised him.
"It's nothing. I've been studying the art of controlling insects. I just happened to see a record of these insects in the Record of the World's Strange Insects. However, these insects aren't very useful. I didn't expect Fairy Song to raise them." Zhong Hong shook his head and spoke with surprise.
"I don't know the name of these insects. I only felt that their abilities were somewhat strange, so I kept them by my side. I didn't expect them to come in handy."
"Alright, let's talk about the rest after we get the treasure! Let's go quickly! "The middle-aged man urged with displeasure.
When Zhong Hong heard this, his brows furrowed, but he didn't say anything.
The middle-aged woman nodded and put the purple frog back into the spirit beast pouch. Her right hand once again grasped the middle-aged man's left hand.
The seven of them were wrapped in a ball of yellow light and rushed in the direction of the purple frog's head.
After a quarter of an hour, Wang Changsheng felt his eyes light up and the seven of them suddenly appeared in a spacious area.
The cave was inlaid with a dozen or so egg-sized luminous pearls, illuminating the area in a milky white color. Ten meters in front of the seven of them were two square stone doors that led to an unknown place.
At the entrance of the stone doors was a palm-sized leather pouch. There seemed to be a living creature stirring inside.
As soon as Fairy Song entered the cave, she quickly walked toward the stone doors and bent down to pick up the leather pouch. She took out a purple frog and put it into the spirit beast pouch.
"Fairy Song, is this the ancient cultivator's cave abode you mentioned?" The middle-aged man looked at the stone door in front of him and asked in a deep voice.
"There isn't even a single restrictive array here. This doesn't look like the tomb of a cultivator. Could this be the tomb of a Sovereign from the secular world?" Zhong Hong said with a skeptical tone.
Wang Changsheng also had some doubts about this. A cultivator, even if they found a desolate and uninhabited place to pass away, would set up a small array to seal the tomb, so as to prevent the body from being damaged by wild beasts, snakes, and insects. This tomb was located underground, so there were definitely no wild beasts, but there were definitely a lot of small insects. Using only two stone doors to seal the tomb was indeed not a cultivator's way of doing things.
Fairy Song took out a rusty copper sword and explained, "This is a magic tool I obtained in this cave. If it wasn't a magic tool, it would have been destroyed long ago. Apart from cultivators, I don't think a mortal emperor would be buried with a magic tool."
The middle-aged man took the rusty copper sword from Fairy Song. With a flip of his hand, a short sword glittering with yellow light appeared in his hand.
He brandished his yellow short sword and viciously hacked at the rusty copper sword.
The sound of metal colliding rang out, but the copper sword remained unscathed. Only some of the rust had fallen off.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man's face lit up with joy. His Yellow Wind Sword was a high grade magic tool. Although he hadn't imbued it with magic power, its sharpness was not below that of divine weapons from the secular world. If it wasn't a magic tool, it would have already been cut in half by his Yellow Wind Sword. It seemed that this rusty copper sword was indeed a magic tool used by a cultivator, and this tomb was most likely a cultivator's cave.
Seeing this, everyone no longer had a trace of doubt in their eyes. They all stared at the stone doors with burning gazes.
"How do we deal with these two stone doors? If we use brute force to destroy them, I fear the entire cave will collapse. At that time, I fear none of us will be able to survive." Wang Changsheng propped up his chin with one hand and looked at the stone doors with a pensive expression.
Hearing Wang Changsheng's words, the others also revealed pensive expressions.
Indeed, these two stone doors were several meters tall and weighed over five hundred kilograms. They couldn't be pushed open, and if they used brute force, it would easily cause the cave to collapse. If the middle-aged man used an earth escape technique to bring them in, it would be difficult to guarantee that there wouldn't be a powerful restriction behind the stone doors. If there was a powerful restriction behind the stone doors, then the seven of them might be trapped inside.
Moreover, even if there weren't any restrictions behind the stone doors, the middle-aged man might not be able to bring Wang Changsheng and Zhong Hong in.
At this moment, the middle-aged man and his three companions were gathered together. They used sound transmissions to communicate with each other while looking at Wang Changsheng and Zhong Hong with vigilant expressions.
"I presume these two fellow cultivators from the Taiqing Palace have Earth Escape Talismans on them! How about you use the Earth Escape Talismans to leave first, and we'll break open these two stone doors. You can come back later. How about it? "After a while, the middle-aged man walked forward and asked Zhong Hong with narrowed eyes.
"Hmph, how do I know you won't set an ambush here?" Zhong Hong snorted and sneered, his right hand already on his storage bag.
Although Wang Changsheng didn't say anything, his eyes were locked on the four people. A stack of Fireball Talismans was clasped in his hand, ready to be thrown out at any time.
"Fellow cultivator must be joking, we wouldn't do such a thing." When the middle-aged man heard this, his expression didn't change at all. While he spoke sincerely, his right hand was also on his storage bag.
The other three also placed their hands on the storage pouches on their waists, looking like they were ready to fight at any moment.
"That's right! You two fellow cultivators are disciples of the Taiqing Palace, and we are only Rank One Rogue Cultivators. We wouldn't dare to make a move against you two fellow cultivators. You two fellow cultivators can leave at ease and come back here in a quarter of an hour. "The yellow-robed woman nodded in agreement.
"Why don't you guys leave first, Senior Brother Zhong, Fairy Song, and I will break these two stone doors, and you guys can come back in a quarter of an hour?" Wang Changsheng said with a half-smile.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's face suddenly became cold. Although they had the advantage in numbers, the cave was not big. If the cave collapsed because of a fight, even if he could use the Earth Escape Technique, he couldn't leave.
"So many years have passed. I don't know if the treasures inside can still be used. I think we should open these two stone doors first. What do you think, Fellow Daoists?" Fairy Song stepped forward to mediate the situation.
"I have no objection." Zhong Hong said so, his right hand patted the spirit beast bag, and two black gas rolled out from it, turning into two black giant wolves, appearing in front of everyone.
"What do you mean by this?" The middle-aged man's face changed. He pointed his toes on the ground, and his body quickly retreated, opening up a distance. At the same time, a yellow light curtain suddenly appeared on his body, protecting him inside.
The other three also cast a defensive shield on themselves and took out their magic weapons.
Fairy Song was shocked. She also cast a golden shield on herself and took out a golden veil.
Wang Changsheng also put a few defensive talismans on himself, and several light curtains of different colors suddenly appeared on his body. He looked at the middle-aged man and the others with a face full of vigilance.
"What do I mean? You have a lot of people, so I can't help but be on guard, just in case you get greedy and do something unpleasant, "Zhong Hong said calmly. While saying this, he took out a green sphere. It released a green screen of light, protecting him inside. At the same time, he sent a sound transmission to Wang Changsheng, saying," Don't worry.
"Brother Wang, if we fight later, first join forces with me to kill the cultivator of the late stage of Foundation Establishment."
"Got it." Wang Changsheng replied with a voice transmission. With a flip of his left hand, a thick stack of wind blade talismans appeared in his hand.
Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Fairy Song had a headache. She found this cave residence by chance. Originally, she invited several friends to go there, but she was worried that the other side would get greedy at the sight of the treasure, so she pulled in the disciples of the Taiqing Palace. She wanted to snipe the clam and snipe the sandpiper so that she could benefit from the fight. However, she didn't expect that the two sides would fight before they even saw a trace of the treasure. This made her very angry.
"Fellow Daoists, everyone is just looking for money. We can't even see a single spirit stone. Do we have to fight?" Fairy Song said with a frown.
"Humph, I don't mean to fight. I'm just taking some precautions." Zhong Hong said indifferently.
"Fairy Song is right. We can't see a single spirit stone, so there's really no need to fight. Now, let's talk about how to open these two stone doors. I wonder what the two fellow Daoists of the Taiqing Palace have in mind? Why don't you tell us? "The middle-aged man nodded and changed the topic with a calm face.
"If we attack together, it may be easy to break these two stone doors, but it may cause a collapse. Everyone can take turns to attack and slowly break these two stone doors."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's lips moved a few times. After a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as fellow Daoist said. Fellow Daoist can go first."
After that, he retreated to the left side of the cave and looked at Zhong Hong with a face full of vigilance. It seemed that he was still a little worried about Zhong Hong.
Zhong Hong's expression changed. The two black giant wolves opened their big mouths, and a little green light emerged in their mouths. Not long after, a half-foot blade shot out of their mouths and blasted toward the two stone doors in front of them.
Only two "bang" sounds were heard, but the stone doors were undamaged.
"Humph, I thought the disciples of the Taiqing Palace were very powerful! It turns out that it's just so-so. "The girl in yellow snorted softly and ridiculed.
Zhong Hong raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything. He turned his palm and a golden short sword appeared in his hand.
He threw the golden short sword forward and spat out, "Go."
As soon as the voice fell, the golden short sword turned into a golden light and blasted toward one of the stone doors.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out, and the cave shook. Some sand and stones were shaken off. Everyone had a protective shield on them, so the sand and stones naturally couldn't hurt them. However, this also made them frown.
The golden short sword left a fist-sized dent on one of the stone doors, but it wasn't destroyed.
Only leaving a dent in the cave made it shake. If the full power of the magic weapon was activated, wouldn't it cause the cave to collapse?
"Presumably, everyone has seen that if we use brute force to break these two stone doors, I'm afraid it will cause a collapse. It seems that we have to think of a new way." Zhong Hong's face was a little gloomy.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned and discussed with his companions through voice transmission.
Not long after, the middle-aged man's face showed a touch of joy and he said, "We have a bottle of Golden Lizard's venom in our hands. Not to mention stone, it can even melt metal. This bottle of Golden Lizard's venom is very valuable. If we can get the treasure inside, we'll split it seventy-three. How about it?"
"No problem." Zhong Hong raised his eyebrows, rolled his eyes, and readily agreed.
Fairy Song's face was a little unhappy, but her expression changed as if she thought of something and didn't object.
Although Wang Changsheng didn't say anything, the expression on his face showed that he agreed. Before seeing the treasure, all the promises were valid. Once they saw the treasure, the promises weren't necessarily valid.
Both sides were well aware of this point. As for what they were thinking in their hearts, only they knew.
Next, the girl in yellow stepped forward, took out a white porcelain bottle, and threw it at the stone door.
With a "pu" sound, the porcelain bottle hit the stone door and immediately broke. Some green liquid flowed out from it. When the green liquid came into contact with the stone door, it emitted bursts of white smoke. A small hole was corroded in the stone door, and the small hole gradually expanded.
Not long after, a hole with a diameter of one meter appeared on the stone door. Although the green liquid's corrosive power was very strong, it still didn't melt the stone door.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man frowned. His lips moved a few times, and a touch of disappointment appeared on his face.
"Do you have any other methods? If not, we can only use magic tools to break this stone door." The middle-aged man asked in a deep voice.
"No." Zhong Hong shook his head straightforwardly.
"I also don't have any good methods. It seems that we can only use magic tools to slowly destroy this stone door. I hope it won't cause a collapse!" Fairy Song sighed, looked up, and said with some worry.
The middle-aged man nodded and was about to throw out the yellow short sword in his hand.
"Wait, maybe I have a way to deal with these two stone doors." Wang Changsheng, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.
"You have a way to deal with these two stone doors?" The middle-aged man turned around and looked up and down at Wang Changsheng, and said with some suspicion.
When the others heard this, they also looked at Wang Changsheng with a trace of suspicion in their eyes.
"Yes, but I'm not sure if I can really deal with these two stone doors. If I can deal with these two stone doors, then let me pick one of the things inside first," Wang Changsheng said with a calm face.
"If you can quickly deal with these two stone doors, then I agree to this condition. But I have to remind you, don't use powerful magic tools or talismans to avoid causing a collapse." The middle-aged man looked at the talisman in Wang Changsheng's hand and said with deep meaning. Obviously, he thought that Wang Changsheng's method was to use talismans to destroy the two stone doors. This method was no different from using magic tools.
"Don't worry, I promise I won't," Wang Changsheng said confidently.
"In that case, you can give it a try. If you can break these two stone doors without causing a collapse, I can make the decision to let you pick one of the things inside first." Seeing this, the middle-aged man agreed.
Wang Changsheng nodded and put away the talisman in his hand. He took out a few shining yellow talismans and threw them at the stone doors.
As soon as the talismans touched the stone doors, they turned into a yellow light and silently merged into the stone doors. The stone doors turned into soft quicksand at a speed visible to the naked eye. Not long after, the entire stone door turned into a large amount of quicksand.
Seeing this, Wang Changsheng nodded with satisfaction. These few great quicksand talismans were casually drawn by him. He didn't expect them to come in handy at this moment. If it was made of metal or jade, the great quicksand talismans might not be effective. However, these two stone doors were obviously not made of metal or jade, so Wang Changsheng dared to try.
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