Chapter 75: Sudden Ambush
After several months, I returned to Yuancheng.

But what comes into view is not the once quaint and bustling bustle, but a bleak and desolate atmosphere.

The sparse flow of people and the ancient city of Yuancheng actually revealed a hint of desolation.

The various shops and stone houses on both sides of the street, which were originally bustling with hawkers, now became unusually quiet.

It seems that the store owner is no longer interested in providing warm and thoughtful stone selection services to passers-by.

Li Zhi felt very strange looking at the shops that had degenerated directly from a bustling pedestrian street into an antique street.

Why has Yuancheng become like this? It seems that most of the monks who lived in the city have disappeared.

After strolling around Yuancheng, Li Zhi finally walked into a stone shop where the owner was wiping the dust off the Yuanshi with a feather duster to inquire about the matter.

The owner of Shizhai sighed and said, "Little Taoist priest, you came at the wrong time."

Li Zhi asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

The owner of Shizhai put down the feather duster in his hand, invited Li Zhi into the store for tea, and then said: "During this period, several bloody incidents have occurred in the city. In order to avoid being implicated, everyone can only temporarily go to other places to make a living. It will probably take a few more years for the streets to return to their former prosperity. When the impact of the bloody incidents subsides, everyone will return to Yuancheng again."

Li Zhi was surprised and said, "Murder? What kind of murder would make everyone so afraid?"

There are no ordinary people in Yuancheng, only cultivators.

Logically speaking, the deaths and injuries caused by fighting between monks are a very normal thing and will not make people feel scared.

The owner of the stone house looked at the empty street, then whispered to Li Zhi with a gossipy look on his face, "In fact, someone pretended to be from the Taichu Ancient Mine and launched an indiscriminate attack on the stone houses of the two sacred places of Yaochi and Yaoguang, causing the two sacred places to lose dozens of disciples each. And I also heard that the Yaoguang Saint was almost killed by that mysterious person."

Li Zhi said in shock, "Is this true? How could such a thing happen? That daring person actually dared to attack the disciples of Yao Chi and Yao Guang in Yuan City. Isn't he afraid of angering the two major holy places?"

After seeing the "correct" expression on Li Zhi's face, the owner of Shizhai said, "Who said it wasn't true? A few days ago, some important figures from Yaochi and Yaoguang came to Yuancheng and slaughtered a group of people who were secretly spying on the two holy places. However, they did not find the mysterious person who pretended to be from the Taichu Ancient Mine."

Li Zhi asked, "Boss, how do you know that the people who attacked the two holy places were people who secretly pretended to be from the Taichu Ancient Mine?"

The owner of Shizhai looked at Li Zhi with a teachable look and said, "I have been running a shop in Yuancheng for two hundred years. I have seen all kinds of storms. This kind of thing of pretending to be a life form of the Taichu Ancient Mine to attack others is not the first time.

However, they had always fought outside the city before, but this time they fought inside the city. In my opinion, this move was really stupid.

Especially this time he attacked the disciples of Yao Chi, which was extremely stupid.

In the Northern Territory, Yao Chi Holy Land has friends all over the world. Although the man who attacked last time used strange means, Yao Chi Holy Land is an existence of such a high level that such a trick can't deceive the eyes of the world forever.

I'm afraid his future will not be easy. If no big shot comes forward to protect him, he will definitely be sent to Yao Chi by Yao Chi's friends to be punished and buried with those dead Yao Chi disciples."

After listening to what the boss of Shizhai said, Li Zhi thought to himself, "This boss of Shizhai is not simple."

Then he asked, "But those attacks shouldn't have made the city so desolate."

The owner of the Stone House had a trace of worry in his eyes, and said, "If it was just a simple dispute between cultivators, the prosperity of the street would be restored in a few months. However, a few days ago, someone saw a strange phenomenon of five qi rising to the sky near the Taichu Ancient Mine, and it seemed that a peerless genius had broken through the realm in the restricted area of ​​the Taichu Ancient Mine.

However, the vision produced by the breakthrough was so vast that it even triggered various mysterious forces within a thousand miles around the Taichu Ancient Mine, causing various catastrophic celestial phenomena to occur frequently.

As a result, a wave of strange explosions occurred in the mines of the major holy places, killing many people on the spot, which directly led to the temporary closure of their mining areas by the major sects. In order to prevent further accidental bloodshed, I heard that someone has invited the big figures of the holy land to investigate the matter. "

Li Zhi thought to himself, "Could it be that the various strange phenomena that appeared outside the Taichu Ancient Mine were a chain reaction caused by my breakthrough? This shouldn't be the case."

Then, Li Zhi asked again: "Boss, is the Saint of Yaochi still in the city?"

The owner of Shizhai looked at Li Zhi with a look that every man could understand, and said, "Little Taoist priest, you are a monk, why are you asking about the whereabouts of the Saint of Yaochi? Do you want to make a reservation in advance?"

Li Zhi laughed and said, "Boss, you are really a joker. Do you think I am the kind of romantic Taoist who would be trapped by beauty?"

The owner of Shizhai looked Li Zhi up and down, then nodded and said, "Based on your elegant appearance, whether you will be trapped by beauty is probably not up to you to choose."

Li Zhi's expression instantly turned serious, and he said, "Wulian Tianzun, Boss, you are underestimating my aspiration for the Tao."

The owner of Shizhai seemed to be amused by Li Zhi's actions, and then said: "In fact, I don't know whether the Saint of Yaochi is in Yuancheng. I heard that a group of young monks fell into the restricted area before, and successfully walked out of the restricted area under the leadership of a young Taoist priest, and it seems that they also got amazing luck.

Young Taoist priest, do you also want to find the young Taoist priest through the Saintess of Yaochi? I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. Those who can successfully walk out of the forbidden zone of life are not simple people. Many people have come to look for the young Taoist priest before. But all of them found nothing. The young Taoist priest should not use his original appearance. "

Finally, Li Zhi thanked the boss of Shizhai: "Thank you for the reminder, boss."

Then he left.

The owner of the Stone House watched Li Zhi disappear from his sight and whispered to himself, "That young Taoist priest seemed to have mastered the method of changing his appearance, which allowed him to escape. But your appearance remains the same, young Taoist priest. You are walking around the city with such a large piece of source stone that looks like the source of the gods. Aren't you really afraid of those people's concerns?"

Soon, the owner of Shizhai shook his head, picked up his feather duster, and began to clean the dust on the source stone.

At the same time, he secretly shook his head and said, "Everyone has his own destiny. I, an old man, don't have many years left to live. I'd better stay here honestly. Maybe I can wait until the day I witness the Supreme Being walk out of the Taichu Ancient Mine, and then I will have no regrets in this life."

When Li Zhi left the stone room, he felt that something was wrong with the surrounding environment.

And the development of things seemed to be different from what he expected.

This trip might not be as smooth as he imagined.

While thinking and pondering things in his mind, Li Zhi accidentally walked to the vicinity of Yaochi Stone House. Looking at the area that had been razed to the ground, the traces of the battle several months ago were still clearly visible.

Just as the boss of Shizhai said, why did he have to target the disciples of Yao Chi?

I'm afraid that soon, the people who acted secretly will be found out by the "dog-licking army" of the Yao Chi Holy Land.

After another round of walking around the city, Li Zhi planned to leave Yuancheng.

Since the Saint Lady of Yao Chi is not here, he will go to the old site of Yao Chi alone.

Remembering the passage in and out of the Yao Chi site left by the Black Emperor, there was no formation or barrier blocking it, so he should be able to pass through it smoothly.

But soon after Li Zhi walked out of Yuancheng, he felt that someone was following him secretly.

Moreover, the tracker's strength was extraordinary, and he had hidden his aura to the extreme.

If Li Zhi had not used the power of the sacred peak in the other world to sense a hint of disharmony on the earth, he might not have been able to discover the person who was following him secretly.

Afterwards, Li Zhi slowly deviated from his original direction and walked towards the nearby uninhabited area.

He wanted to find a place to catch the person who was following him secretly and see who was following him secretly.

Soon, when passing by a low mountain range, Li Zhi suddenly used shadow escape to hide himself in the shadow of a mountain. At the same time, he condensed a light and shadow with exactly the same aura to continue crossing the mountain range on his behalf.

Moreover, the light and shadow Dharma body would stay in the mountain from time to time, as if trying to find out whether there was a source vein in the mountain.

Soon, Li Zhi's light and shadow body seemed to have made an astonishing discovery, and immediately cast a spell to blast out a deep cave on the ground.

Then he went into the mine without hesitation.

During this process, Li Zhi's real body hid in the shadow of the mountain near the cave entrance, secretly observing who was following him.

Sure enough, in less than a cup of tea, two strange middle-aged monks in plain clothes appeared outside the cave entrance.

Looking at the bottomless mine, one of the monks who looked to be in his 40s or 50s said directly: "The young Taoist priest ran away."

"Did he discover us?" asked the slightly younger monk next to him puzzledly.

"You and I both have secret treasures to conceal our auras, and we can even perform short-distance earth escape. Even if a half-step great power were in front of us, he would not be able to discover our traces. It should be because the little Taoist priest is acting more cautiously." The middle-aged monk who spoke first said after thinking for a moment.

"Brother, what should we do next? That little Taoist priest has a sacred treasure on him. If we lose him, it will be difficult to explain to the leader when we go back." said the younger monk.

"We can only use a stupid method." The first monk said in a deep voice after pondering for a moment.

"What method?" asked another monk.

"Draw the snake out of its hole." A glimmer of wisdom flashed in the eyes of the cultivator, and he continued, "The Saint of Yao Chi waited for the young Taoist priest for three months outside the Taichu Ancient Mine, which shows that the young Taoist priest and the Saint of Yao Chi have a special relationship. Now that the young Taoist priest has appeared again, he will definitely go to find the Saint of Yao Chi. We just need to send someone to pretend to be the Saint of Yao Chi and show up in the cities around Yuancheng. After hearing the news, the young Taoist priest will definitely show up on his own initiative. At that time, we can capture him directly."

"Good idea. Let's get ready now. If we continue walking in this direction, we will reach Scarlet Moon City. We will go there and wait for him to come to us on his own initiative."

"Don't worry. The way that little Taoist priest escaped is somewhat magical. Let me see if I can find out what method he used." After saying that, the senior brother walked directly into the mine cave that Li Zhi blasted out with his Dharma body.

Another person followed.

Seeing that the two men had walked into the cave, Li Zhi immediately jumped out from the darkness, waved his sleeves, and took out the snakeskin bag in his sleeves, intending to capture the two men in the cave alive.

However, when the two people in the cave were about to be taken into the Qiankun bag, they suddenly chose to self-destruct.

"boom!"

The horrific shock wave of the explosion directly created a pit dozens of meters across on the spot.

A trace of horror flashed across Li Zhi's eyes. He thought something was wrong and immediately used all his strength to perform Lightning Steps to escape from there.

It turned out that those two people were not real people, but dharma bodies transformed from the gods in the cultivators' Taoist palace. It's just that their aura was so lifelike that they were no different from real people.

However, when Li Zhi reacted at this moment, it was too late.

A huge golden net dropped from the sky, directly blocking the surrounding void and earth.

"Haha, little Taoist priest, no matter how cautious you are, you can't escape from me." Outside the golden legal net, the monk laughed heartily, as if he was mocking Li Zhi for showing off his skills in front of him and using such a shameless way of escaping.

"Brother, you are really smart. This little Taoist priest is just as you expected, hiding nearby and eavesdropping on our conversation." The other person complimented with admiration.

Obviously all of Li Zhi's actions had been predicted by the middle-aged monk.

Seeing that the golden net was about to capture him, Li Zhi immediately took out a magic weapon of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm level that he got from the black-robed man, a spiritual iron bell made of spiritual iron, and protected himself inside it.

At the same time, Li Zhi, who had entered the belly of the spiritual iron bell, secretly took out the God King Bone Mirror and began to infuse magic power into the magic mirror.

Li Zhi also discovered that under the cover of the magic net, the ground beneath his feet seemed to be sealed by a mysterious force, becoming indestructible.

But it seemed that the Luoyang shovel could not be stopped from digging, but at this moment he did not dare to take out the Luoyang shovel to dig a hole and run away.

The cultivation levels of those two men were quite strong, and he seemed to be no match for them.

So, Li Zhi took advantage of the situation and hid directly in the spirit bell, waiting for the opportunity to escape.

The magic net shrank rapidly and soon imprisoned the spirit iron bell.

Just as that person was about to take away the magic net and the spirit bell together, a Gengjin sword energy suddenly fell from the sky and directly cut off the connection between the middle-aged cultivator and the magic net.

"Fellow Taoists from the Illusion Palace, are you too impatient? That little Taoist priest does not belong to you." A young man in a brocade robe carrying a gorgeous sword suddenly appeared and stood directly between the French net and the two middle-aged men.

At the same time, a powerful sword energy burst out from him, as if to tear the surrounding space apart.

"Jian Wuji, why are you here instead of meditating in the Five Elements Palace to break through the Xiantai Secret Realm?" Huang Xidao of the Illusion Palace said with a grim expression.

"If you, old man, can come out of seclusion, why can't I come out?" Jian Wuji said very arrogantly.

"Junior Brother Xu, it seems that if you want to take this little Taoist priest away today, you and I may have to join forces to fight this old man Jian Wuji." Huang Xidao frowned and said to Xu Huaiyin beside him.

It seemed that he was no match for Jian Wuji in a one-on-one fight.

"You two, who are good at magic, want to try out the edge of my sword?" Jian Wuji seemed to look down on Huang Xidao and Xu Huaiyin.

At this moment, a dark cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, and then a bolt of lightning came down with a "crack". A sturdy man with bronze skin and white hair walked out of the lightning.

"If they can't do it, what about me?" The sturdy man said arrogantly with a voice as loud as thunder, and with every move he made, there seemed to be tiny lightning flashing on his bronze skin, as if his body was filled with explosive power.

"Old bastard Lei Long, you are here too. Is your Wanjie Sect going to intervene in this matter too?" Jian Wuji's expression suddenly became serious, as if he was afraid of this burly old man.

"That little Taoist priest has the precious blood and flesh that can allow me to break through to the Xiantai Secret Realm. Naturally, I have to go there." Like Lei Long and Jian Wuji, they are both cultivators who have practiced for hundreds of years and have cultivated the Hualong Secret Realm to the perfect level.

They were all just one step away from reaching the Xiantai secret realm, but were stuck there by this heavenly barrier.

It seemed like they were only a small step away, but they could never find the opportunity to break through and were blocked outside the gate of the Xiantai Secret Realm for hundreds of years.

"Then let's each rely on our abilities."

Jian Wuji didn't say any more nonsense. He drew the Five Elements Sword behind him and released a powerful sword energy, as if he wanted to compete with Lei Long.

Moreover, there are five gems inlaid on the blade of his gorgeous sword, which seem to correspond to the five elements, and there is a faint five-element sword energy bred in it.

Upon seeing this, Lei Long laughed and a mace flashing with lightning immediately appeared in his hand.

Then he swung the mace and smashed it towards Jian Wuji with unparalleled momentum.

Jian Wuji also responded by wielding his sword. The Five Elements sword energy tore through the sky and slashed towards the Thunder Dragon with extreme sharpness.

Just when Huang Xidao and Xu Huaiyin felt that their opportunity had come because of the fight between Jian Wuji and Lei Long, they suddenly discovered that Lei Long's mace was not aimed at Jian Wuji, but at Huang Xidao's Golden Silkworm Net.

At the same time, Jian Wuji's Five Elements sword energy suddenly turned halfway and shot towards Huang Xidao and Xu Huaiyin in the sky.

It seemed that Jian Wuji and Lei Long had reached an agreement to eliminate the two people from Huanmie Palace first, and then compete for Li Zhi who was hiding in the Lingtie Bell.

In this way, one person used a heavy weapon to break Huang Xidao's Golden Silkworm Net, while the other person went to kill the two people from the Huanmie Palace.

Upon seeing this, Xu Huaiyin was horrified and immediately took out a large flag embroidered with countless ferocious beasts and summoned thousands of ferocious beasts to protect him.

At the same time, he shouted to Huang Xidao: "Brother, be careful."

Huang Xidao did not have his own magic weapon at the moment, so he could only hastily offer a round shield.

However, under the attack of Jian Wuji's Five Elements sword energy, the round shield shattered instantly, and his chest was pierced by the sword energy.

Upon seeing this, Xu Huaiyin immediately waved the banner in his hand and shouted, "Kill the Soul Devouring Beasts!"

In an instant, thousands of beasts roared, and the densely packed monsters instantly turned into a sea of ​​beasts, rushing towards Jian Wuji.

After seeing the sea of ​​beasts, Jian Wuji snorted coldly and said, "How dare you, a mere illusion, show off in front of me."

Having said that, he did not let the sea of ​​beasts get close to him. Instead, he directly swung the Five Elements Sword in his hand, releasing thousands of sword energies that turned into a sword rain and rushed towards the sea of ​​beasts.

"Boom!" In another direction, Huang Xidao's Golden Silkworm Magic Net was directly shattered by the fierce attack of the Thunder Dragon Mace.

"Bang!" Even after breaking the Golden Silkworm Net, the mace's power did not diminish. It smashed heavily on the spirit iron bell, directly creating cracks in the spirit iron.

Then, Lei Long waved his hand and planned to capture the Lingtie Bell and Li Zhi who was hiding inside the bell.

But just as he stretched out his hand, a long river of sword energy appeared in front of him, directly blocking his way.

However, after seeing Lei Long's behavior, Jian Wuji directly abandoned Xu Huaiyin and attacked him instead.

The long river of sword energy composed of the extremely sharp five elements sword energy made the Thunder Dragon who was cultivating his physical body feel a fatal threat, and he quickly retracted his arm.

Then he brandished his mace and fought with Jian Wuji.

Then, a big melee between the four people and three parties began.

Moreover, they all placed the Lingtie Bell and Li Zhi inside the bell in the center of the battlefield, not allowing anyone else to approach.

As long as the spirit iron bell is slightly shifted, it will be attacked by the other two parties.

It seemed that in their eyes, Li Zhi was already a cooked duck that could not fly away.

As long as they decide the winner, Li Zhi will be theirs.

Li Zhi, who was hiding in the bell, was not in a hurry to find a way to escape after sensing the situation outside. Instead, he focused his energy on infusing magic power into the God King's Bone Mirror.

Whether he can kill the four people outside depends on how much magic power he infuses into the magic mirror.

Sure enough, after a burst of intensive roars.

The spiritual iron bell used for the Dragon Transformation Cultivation and Practice was shattered because it could not withstand the fierce battle between the four Dragon Transformation Ninth Level Cultivators.

At the same time, at the moment when the spiritual iron broke, the God King's Bone Mirror hanging above Li Zhi's head released four deadly rays, which directly penetrated the defenses of the four people and successfully pierced through their sea of ​​suffering.

In an instant, the four of them were like deflated balls, rapidly declining.

The death light emitted by the magic mirror not only pierced through their sea of ​​suffering, but also directly shattered their wheel of life.

Once the wheel of life was broken, the magic power in their bodies quickly leaked out like a river bursting its dam.

"The God King's Bone Mirror."

After seeing the true face of the magic mirror above Li Zhi's head, Xu Huaiyin of the Huanmie Palace shouted in fear: "You are the inheritor of the ruthless lineage."

But Li Zhi glanced at them calmly and said, "You are so brave to plot against me. Take away the secrets in your sleeves."

Afterwards, Li Zhi simply waved his sleeves and put all the four people who were planning to escape into the snake skin universe hidden in his sleeves, and suppressed them directly.

Then, Li Zhicai put away the Divine King Bone Mirror, soared into the sky, used the clouds in the sky to cover his tracks, and flew away quickly.

He wanted to find a quiet place to search the souls of the four people and find out why they were tracking and capturing him.

Not long after Li Zhi left, two old men in hemp clothes suddenly appeared in the mountains. They saw the devastation all around them and the lingering aura of a fight.

After carefully examining the battle marks, one of the old men in hemp clothes said with certainty, "These are the battle marks left by the Myriad Beasts Flag of the Illusion Palace, the Five Elements Sword of the Five Elements Palace, and the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation of the Myriad Tribulations Sect."

Another old man in hemp clothes picked up the fragment of the Spirit Iron Bell on the battlefield and said, "This is the fragment of An Shiqi's magic weapon."

Moving his nose and sniffing the life essence scattered in the environment, the old man in hemp clothes said again: "It seems that the young Taoist priest used the God King Bone Mirror to escape from danger under the joint attack of the four major sects."

"The magic mirror must not be left outside and must be taken back." The old man in hemp clothes said with an aura far exceeding that of Jian Wuji and others just now.

After saying that, the two old men in hemp clothes disappeared directly from the forest, and the direction they were chasing seemed to be the direction Li Zhi left.

It seems that they have a secret method to sense the exact location of the God King's Bone Mirror.

Li Zhi knew nothing about this.

　Going out for fun during the holidays is even more tiring than writing, so I will only update once today. Good night, everyone. I will not go anywhere tomorrow, and will continue to update 10,000 words.

　　
　
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