Previously, a cultivator from the Zhou Clan had been bitten and had been killed in a frenzy. If Yu Hua hadn't knocked him out in time, they would've had no choice but to kill their companion. With that lesson in mind, they knew how terrifying these Fire Bats were. Once they gathered in a group, they would either avoid being bitten by the Fire Bats or be bitten by a few. Their entire team would be finished here.
"Spirit Net, use the Spirit Net!"
Yu Hua cried out in alarm. Pu, a Spirit Net was thrown forward, trapping all of the Fire Bats. However, the Spirit Net had already been used many times, and it had already been bitten by the sharp teeth of the Fire Bats. It was covered in bite marks. At this moment, under the desperate counterattack of the dozen or so Fire Bats, an even bigger hole was immediately bitten open. At this time, the cultivators' spirit sabers and spirit swords attacked one after another, killing several Fire Bats. However, even more of them rushed out of the hole.
Moreover, a dozen more had rushed out of the cave in the distance. At this time, they didn't have much Spirit Net to use.
"Why are there so many of these beasts? Retreat! "Yu Hua's expression changed greatly after he killed a Fire Bat with one slash. He shouted and retreated.
The group retreated as they fought. More than twenty Fire Bats of varying strength charging forward was no laughing matter. As long as two or three people were bitten and held back, the entire team would be dragged down.
After running for a while, everyone's expression changed, including Lu Xiaotian. What made Yu Hua, Zhao Yuanjun, and the others pale was naturally the Fire Bats that were chasing after them. Although the Fire Bats were powerful, they were nothing in Lu Xiaotian's eyes. What really made Lu Xiaotian fearful was that he had lost his direction. When he entered the cave, out of caution, he made small marks on the stone walls along the way. However, the caves under Earthly Flame Mountain were like a maze, interconnected with each other. Moreover, he could release a lot of Divine Sense outside, but after going deep into the cave, his Divine Sense was greatly limited. This grotto was truly strange.
"Liu, Senior Martial Brother Liu and Junior Martial Brother Dou are missing. What do we do?" After everyone got rid of the Fire Bats with great difficulty, a short male cultivator asked Yu Hua in a panic. They had fled too quickly just now, and there were many forks in the cave. It was very likely that they would fall behind if they were careless.
"What can we do? Naturally, we have to go back and look for them!" Yu Hua angrily said. Then, he swept his gaze over Lu Xiaotian and the others. Finally, his gaze landed on the fat monk and Ding Shou. "You two, scout ahead."
The fat monk and Ding Shou forced a smile. They didn't dare to object. So, they cautiously walked in the front.
Although they were walking back, they didn't go back to their original path. From time to time, there would be sounds of fighting and screams. Clearly, they were not the only group of cultivators who had arrived here. By the time Yu Hua led Lu Xiaotian and the others to find Senior Martial Brother Liu and Junior Martial Brother Dou, the two of them had already sunk into madness. Their faces and necks were covered with dozens of bite marks from the Fire Bats.
In the midst of his madness, Junior Brother Dou's head was chopped off by Senior Brother Liu's blade. At this moment, there were already more than ten Flame Wolves pouncing over from even further away. The fat monk let out a strange cry. Together with Ding Shou, the two of them retreated in fear. With their strength, they still had the strength to deal with one Flame Wolf. However, there were more than ten Flame Wolves in front of them. Moreover, there was also a cultivator surnamed Liu who had already sunk into madness.
Facing the dozen or so Flame Wolves and the already crazy cultivator surnamed Liu, Yu Hua ordered with an ashen face, "Kill without mercy!"
He had a good personal relationship with cultivator surnamed Liu, but when it came to his own life, Yu Hua quickly made a choice.
Although cultivator surnamed Liu was crazy and didn't fear death, when faced with the simultaneous attacks of three cultivators, in the blink of an eye, he was chopped into two halves by Ding Shou's blade. The upper half of his body screamed miserably. He raised the spirit saber in his hand and wanted to continue pouncing forward. However, his neck was directly bitten off by a Flame Wolf behind him.
Some parts of the grotto were large while others were small. The height in front of them was only about the height of a person. Because Lu Xiaotian's puppet was too large, it was simply impossible for it to move freely. At this moment, everyone was extremely important, not to mention Lu Xiaotian who was a Third Grade Golem Master. As a result, everyone retreated to a relatively open area that was several meters tall. Lu Xiaotian didn't hold back. He took out his Giant Elephant Puppet and sat on top of it. With a War Elephant Stomp, the small stones on the grotto were shaken and fell one after another. Several weak Flame Wolves directly lost their ability to move.
"Lu Daoyou, now is not the time to hide your strength. Since you have two Third Grade Golems, why did you only take out one?" Yu Hua saw that it was rare for him to meet up with a fellow cultivator. After rushing forward to kill one of the Flame Wolves, he looked at Lu Xiaotian with dissatisfaction.
"Controlling two Third Grade Golems at the same time consumes too much of my Divine Sense. If you feel that I don't need to act again in the next few hours after this battle, I can release them at the same time." Lu Xiaotian indifferently replied.
"Since that's the case, then forget it." Yu Hua was momentarily speechless. Compared to them who needed to recover their Fa Li, a peak Third Grade Golem Golem had an advantage. As long as it had spirit stones, it wouldn't feel tired. Moreover, this Giant Elephant Puppet was made from Cold Ironwood that was over a hundred years old. It was heavy and solid and wouldn't be easily damaged. It could act as a solid meat shield in front of them and create opportunities for them to attack.
Zhao Li's eyes flashed as she followed closely behind her grandfather. Compared to Yu Hua, they were naturally closer to Lu Xiaotian. Up until now, Lu Xiaotian had never pointed out that she had a Golem. Obviously, he was on the same side as them. As for this Zhou Clan, they still didn't know what was going on. The Giant Elephant Puppet's thick and solid trunk wrapped around a Flame Wolf. Zhao Li didn't miss the opportunity to rush forward and cut off the Flame Wolf's head. The two sides complemented each other well.
After a bitter battle, Ding Shou and the fat monk both suffered some injuries. On the contrary, Daoist Priest Xu, who was the weakest, was extremely crafty. He hid in the back several times, and when he saw an opportunity to attack, he rushed out at an extremely fast speed. In the end, he was unscathed. After two hours, they finally dealt with more than a dozen Flame Wolves.
"This won't do. There are many Monster Beasts in this grotto, and they appear without any pattern. If we continue like this, we'll be exhausted to death. We have to find a safe place to rest." Daoist Priest Xu gasped for breath.
"In this grotto, how can there be a truly safe place to speak of?" Zhao Li rolled her eyes. She had long disliked the crafty Daoist Priest Xu.
"Don't quarrel. Although there are many Monster Beasts, there are also many cultivators who entered the grotto. If we kill wave after wave, we'll eventually kill them all!" Yu Hua shouted to stop this meaningless quarrel and led everyone to continue their search.
Everyone fought as they walked. After half a month, in addition to harvesting a lot of materials from Monster Beasts, they also found a lot of Fire Attribute Spirit Grass and some ores, which comforted everyone who was almost exhausted.
"Fire Spirit Stones, so many Fire Spirit Stones!" After a few more days, Ding Shou, who was walking in front, suddenly felt a dense and almost solid Fire Spirit Qi rush towards him. He saw sparkling gravel and Fire Spirit Stones of various sizes, almost dazzling his eyes.
"Fire Spirit Stone Vein!" Yu Hua, Zhao Yuanjun, Lu Xiaotian, and the others rushed to the front. When they saw the Spirit Stones exposed on the ground and the walls of the grotto, they suddenly showed an infatuated expression. They were only Qi Condensation cultivators, and just the Spirit Stones in front of them were already an unimaginable amount of wealth.
"There are so many Spirit Stones exposed on the ground. If we dig up the ground, why don't we put some in our storage pouches first?" The fat monk said with shining eyes.
"No, the Spirit Stone Vein found on Earth Flame Mountain must be managed by the Zhou Clan." Yu Hua flatly refused, "No one can act rashly on the Spirit Stones here. I'll immediately use a Sound Transmission Talisman to inform the Foundation Establishment Seniors above. This place can trap us, but it can't trap a Sound Transmission Talisman. "
Zhao Yuanjun and Lu Xiaotian glanced at each other. When they saw Lu Xiaotian nod slightly, killing intent flashed in Zhao Yuanjun's eyes. Together with Zhao Li, they suddenly slashed at Yu Hua's back. With a ripping sound, the spirit sword pierced through Yu Hua's back and went straight into his body.
The giant elephant puppet controlled by Lu Xiaotian directly used its thick and long trunk to wrap around another Zhou Clan cultivator. He was in the late Qi Refining stage and was caught off guard. His bones were directly crushed into pieces.
"Relying on the Zhou Clan's power to order us around, you must be tired of living." The fat monk and Ding Shou quickly killed the last remaining Zhou Clan disciple.
"You, you've got guts." In the end, Yu Hua was still a Peak Qi Condensation cultivator, so his reaction wasn't slow. He spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Lu Xiaotian and the others in horror. "Aren't you afraid of the Zhou Clan's revenge? Without me, can you walk out of the Earth Flame Mountain? "
"Do you really think we're fools? Before the spirit stone vein is found, we still have some value. Once the spirit stone vein is found, do you think the Zhou Clan will let us live?" The fat monk said in a gloomy tone.
Lu Xiaotian secretly nodded. Although the fat monk and the other loose cultivators weren't strong, they were able to survive alone for so long. Obviously, they had analyzed the situation very clearly. The Zhou Clan had set up a large camp here and forcibly drove these loose cultivators around. Obviously, they wanted to seal off the surrounding information and achieve the goal of monopolizing the spirit objects and spirit stones here. However, the more people there were, the more gossip there was. Obviously, only the dead could keep this secret. Obviously, Zhao Yuanjun and the other loose cultivators were aware of this point.
"Hehe, Daoist, weren't you very proud before? Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror to see what kind of trash you are? You think you can rely on the Zhou Clan's cultivators? "Ding Shou grinned nastily as he chopped down Yu Hua with his saber and blocked Daoist Xu's path.
"Reliable or not, you're all going to die today." An incomparably cold voice sounded. The biting cold killing intent made everyone tremble in fear. A powerful aura came from the distance of the cave.
"It's that black-clothed woman." The fat monk, Ding Shou, and the others were scared out of their wits. Although they hadn't seen her, they could tell from her voice that she was the Foundation Establishment black-clothed woman from before.
"Let's go!" Zhao Yuanjun's body was covered in cold sweat. Without another word, he directly led Zhao Li into another fork.
After Ding Shou and the fat monk glanced at each other, they also walked into another fork. Although it would be very dangerous for them to encounter other demonic beasts by themselves, it was better than dying together now. They could delay for as long as they could.
Lu Xiaotian's movements seemed to be a bit slower, but after smirking, he also entered the cave. The black-clothed woman was only at the second layer of Foundation Establishment. However, if she spread the news of this place, it would be quite troublesome. Perhaps the Zhou Clan's Ancestor Jin Dan would immediately decide to kill all the loose cultivators who entered Earth Flame Mountain. Therefore, his movements were a bit slower, deliberately allowing the black-clothed woman to sense him.
After walking for about thirty meters in the mine, they arrived at a relatively open area. Lu Xiaotian took out a piece of tattered sackcloth without hesitation, then took out the Earth Splitter. He placed the Earth Splitter on the ground and covered it with the tattered sackcloth. The aura of the Earth Splitter was completely concealed. This piece of tattered sackcloth was originally snatched from Weng Zhihan's hands. It could completely conceal the spiritual energy of spiritual items. At that time, Weng Zhihan used it to wrap a Foundation Establishment Pill inside a navy blue inkstone. Now that he was using it to set up a trap, it was quite good.
"S-Senior, those people harbored evil intentions. After discovering the spirit stone vein here, they killed Senior Martial Brother Yu and the others. I wanted to go out and report them, but I was blocked by them just now." Daoist Xu saw the black-clothed woman appear and said to her in a frightened manner. "Senior …"
Daoist Xu still wanted to say something, but a slender throwing knife had already pierced through his chest. Daoist Xu's face was full of pain and disbelief as he softly fell to the ground.
"Noisy!" The black-clothed woman said coldly, then leapt towards the rock cave that Lu Xiaotian had just entered.
Whoosh! A black flying sword swiftly pierced towards her. The black-clothed woman was shocked. She brandished her knife to block the flying sword. Only now did she shockingly discover that Lu Xiaotian, who hadn't said a word in front of her, was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator no weaker than her. The black-clothed woman's shock was no small matter. She blocked the black flying sword, but the flying sword curved in an arc in the air and rushed back to kill. The attack was fast and urgent, simply not allowing her any more time to react. The black-clothed woman threw the throwing knife in her hand, but before she could do anything else, an aura several times stronger than the black flying sword in front of her had already closed in on her body. Even she had already noticed the incomparably sharp edge. Facing this imposing attack, she had to go all out, not to mention that she simply didn't have time to do anything else. With a swoosh, the black-clothed woman's face was completely pale as she wanted to dodge.
However, how could the well-prepared Lu Xiaotian give her this opportunity? With a puff, the Earth Shattering Knife pierced through the black-clothed woman's heart and came out of her chest.
A fiery red ball of primordial spirit hurriedly flew out of the black-clothed woman's corpse.
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