In the depths of the ancient-wood forest, light was mottled. Tang Xiaoqi and the Frost Cloud Pavilion's Li Mo and Wang Zhong, having formed a temporary squad, cautiously traversed. The three maintained, Xiaoqi's divine sense like an invisible spider web, centered on him, covering dozens of zhang surroundings.
"Tang Daoist Friend, traveling like this, aren't we too conspicuous?" Li Mo couldn't help asking quietly. He and Wang Zhong were nervous, gripping sword hilts, constantly scanning the dark forest. The secret realm had been open most of the day; the air seemed filled with faint blood scent.
Xiaoqi didn't stop, tone calm: "No matter. We're the 'bait'."
"Bait?" Wang Zhong didn't understand.
Xiaoqi didn't explain. He had already sensed—within this area,1 dao3,. In hunters' eyes, they were indeed plump prey.
, as they passed through a rocky area, change occurred!
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
Several sharp! Five figures like ghosts pounced out—three with swords directly targeting Xiaoqi, the other two attacking Li Mo and Wang Zhong respectively. Cold sword lights,—evidently wanting to,.
These five had varied dress, should be hours1, the strongest at Foundation Establishment middle stage peak.
"Watch out!" Li Mo and Wang Zhong, hastily parrying,. The enemy had numbers and ambush—they were doomed!
However, facing the three sword lights rushing at him, Xiaoqi's eyes held no ripple whatsoever. He didn't even draw the Red Flame Sword behind him.
—he moved.
Body like a ghost, "Swimming Dragon Nine Turns" first transformation "Hidden Dragon Emerges"—in place. The three certain-to-score sword lights.
The three attackersstunned,reacted,1!
Xiaoqi had somehow appeared beside them, that black frying pan, sweeping horizontally!
"Thud! Thud! Thud!"
Threemuffled.
The three cultivators like, protective spiritual light, chests visibly dented, mouths vomiting blood mixed with organ fragments, bodies like, hitting rocks, twitching twice then no sound.
Instant kill!
Meanwhile, Li Mo and Wang Zhong were with two opponents, suddenly saw Xiaoqi3—. Their opponents' two cultivators,1,.
"Stay."
Xiaoqi's. He moved again, shadow-following, frying pan swung again.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two more muffled sounds—the two cultivators, fold,, barely breathing.
From ambush to end—barely two or three breaths. Five ambusher, three dead, two severely wounded.
Li Mo and Wang Zhong,,Xiaoqi,,speechless for a long moment. They knew Xiaoqi was powerful, but didn't expect! That frying pan...magical artifact?too!
Xiaoqi walked to the two severely wounded cultivators, searched two jade tokens from their waists, then three more from the dead. He weighed the five tokens in his hand, looked at Li Mo and Wang Zhong: "By agreement, those who contribute more get more. These five I resolved, tokens belong to me. You assisted and tied them down—also contributed. Their spirit stones and pills on them, belong to you."
Li Mo and Wang Zhong woke as if from a dream, quickly nodded: "Should, should!" Lucky to save their lives and still have gain, they were already satisfied. They hurried to search the five for valuables,Xiao Qi.
Xiaoqi collected five tokens,1, and one Li Mo and Wang Zhong "lent" him for safekeeping after the black-robed cultivator incident—his token count reached seven. He didn't announce it.
"Clean up, continue." Xiaoqi calmly ordered,.
Li Mo and Wang Zhong hurried.
The squad traveled again. After this counter-kill, Li Mo and Wang Zhong's attitudes changed subtly. Before perhaps had, now completely,Xiaoqi,.
However, the hunting wasn't over.
In the next day plus, their "fat sheep" squad encountered three more waves of attacks.
Second wave: two skilled sword cultivators with,—Xiaoqi, frying pan, easily broke their combination,.
Third wave: a four-person symbol cultivator squad, from afar activating steps, trying. Xiaoqi, frying pan,,,4,4.
Fourth wave most dangerous: an elite four-person squad of Foundation Establishment late stage cultivators from some medium sect, excellent equipment, seamless cooperation. Li Mo and Wang Zhong1,. Xiaoqi had to, used Red Flame Sword, combined with "Swimming Dragon Nine Turns" movement, sword light like dragon,shuttle5,, finally with light wounds, fold3,,3.
Each counter-kill, XiaoqiFoundation Establishment. That frying pan, hours, hours, hours,. His movement technique was ghost-like, often in impossible moments avoiding lethal attacks,1.
Li Mo and Wang Zhong,,. They became Xiaoqi's supporters,,,. Following this Tang Daoist Friend, though dangerous, the gains were real. Just the spirit stones, pills and materials they, equaled months of their usual work.
Xiaoqi maintained. He knew most attackers were deceived by their "weak" squad appearance—true powerhouses were perhaps watching from shadows, or had other targets. He continuously counter-killed, gaining tokens while. His jade token count quietly reached sixteen, far exceeding the passing requirement.
Secret realm's law of the jungle,. Their seemingly fat sheep squad, had become an iron board that could.
,. Xiaoqi stood on a clearing just finished fighting, five unconscious cultivators at his feet. He put away the newly seized tokens, gaze toward the forest's deeper depths.
"Rest briefly, then change area." he. Hunting and counter-hunting continued. He knew—with time and token concentration, battles ahead would only grow more brutal. In the distance,Zhao Tiezhu1, Xiaoqi frowned slightly, thoughtful.