This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 110 Ximen Zi

"We're almost there." Xu Hao sighed deeply, his expression showing some exhaustion from the continuous battles they had fought.

Having Lu Qingshan lead the team was undoubtedly the right decision.

Despite their efforts to avoid conflicts along the way, some battles were simply unavoidable in the presence of demon beasts.

Luckily, Lu Qingshan, an expert in handling these beasts, was with them.

Under Lu Qingshan's guidance, they handled the demon beasts with surprising ease.

However, what amazed Xu Hao was that he felt Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword Technique seemed to be growing stronger as they proceeded.

He shook his head, dismissing the thought.

How could there be such an absurd phenomenon? It must be an illusion.

"There is one last stretch to go. Let's not drop our guard," Lu Qingshan warned the seemingly relieved members of the Tiger Squad. "Our task has only just begun. Stay sharp and don't skimp on the Pills."

While speaking, Lu Qingshan took out a Qi-Recovery Pill that helped restore Spiritual Power and consumed it.

They had fought nearly ten battles, big and small, along the way. Even with the Returning Ruins Scripture doubling his Spiritual Power Recovery Speed, he still needed to consume Healing Pills continuously to maintain his condition.

Despite the hardships, the gains were significant. Lu Qingshan looked at his skills panel, now showing his Flying Sword Technique at level 10, and could not help feeling astonished.

Not counting the losses, Zhenjiang City was truly a once-in-a-century prime spot for getting experience.

Such a high skill level had advanced his mastery of the Flying Sword Technique to perfection.

The power he now unleashed with just a third of his strength was comparable to the full power of his Flying Sword Technique back when it was still at level 3.

"What is that?!"

Suddenly, Su Shu's eyes widened, pointing at a spot far in the sky and exclaiming.

The others followed the direction Su Shu was pointing.

There was a massive vortex appearing in the distant blood-colored river in the sky.

The edges of the vortex had a gigantic belt of Blood Qi emitting a faint red light, resembling a funnel, with other Blood Qi crazily rushing into this terrifyingly large funnel.

The giant funnel was spinning rapidly, its speed making it dizzying to watch.

Moreover, the previously indestructible sky suddenly rippled like water, turning into a glistening black jade water wall.

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A massive black hole eerily opened on the water wall, and a breakthrough appeared in the originally solid Barrier, with Blood Qi gushing out through this opening.

But this was only a momentary vista; the next second, the black hole quietly closed back up, the Barrier reverted to its original state, and the massive vortex instantly dissipated.

As for the Blood Qi that had leaked out, although it was a significant loss to the river of Blood Qi, it was still bearable.

That direction was where Qingrun Dantai had headed.

Lu Qingshan was certain and said softly, "It must be Dantai Tower Master who has succeeded, killing Black Impermanence and destroying the Formation Point controlled by Black Impermanence, thus causing substantial damage to the Asura Blood Formation.

However, that is not enough. Such a Great Formation cannot be broken by destroying just one Formation Point. Only by destroying many can the Asura Blood Formation be completely shattered.

We also need to speed up now. Such a powerful Cultivator as Black Impermanence has already been killed by Dantai Tower Master, and we have yet to find a single Underworld Cultivator!"

"You're right, let's pick up the pace!" Xu Hao said gravely.

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"It seems this first target is the right one," Xu Hao stared at the intact courtyard before him and said word by word.

Zhong Ming nodded, "All the surrounding houses have turned into ruins, clearly ravaged by demon beasts.

Yet, this cluster of buildings so close by remains untouched, without any trace of magical combat."

This sort of violation of common sense could only make sense if an Underworld Cultivator were hidden here.

And this place happens to be Ximen Zi's Dao field, what a coincidence!"

Ximen Zi was one of the three cultivators they were investigating, ostensibly a Loose Cultivator at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment.

When inspecting through the breakthrough point of the Black Ice Platform using Hei Wu's incarnation, the Five Thunders, they discovered that although Ximen Zi and Five Thunders seemingly had no connection on the surface, there was a very peculiar point.

The two of them had been purchasing their medicines from the same Spirit Medicine Pavilion for over a decade.

Not only that, but five years ago, when Five Thunders switched to a different Spirit Medicine Pavilion to buy his pills, coincidentally, in the same year, Ximen Zi also abandoned his usual Pavilion and switched to the new one that Five Thunders was using.

Of course, this connection is not too significant on its own, and suspecting Ximen Zi solely based on this would seem rather far-fetched.

However, unfortunately, according to the confession of an Evil Cultivator they captured, the first Jade Slip provided by the Black Ice Platform also prominently listed Ximen Zi's name.

Taken together, the possibility that Ximen Zi was an Underworld Cultivator had become significantly substantial.

Not worrying about alarming their suspect, Su Shu released her Divine Sense, sweeping through the courtyard where Ximen Zi resided.

"No one is around, nor is there anything abnormal!" Su Shu spoke solemnly.

"As a Formation Point of the Asura Blood Formation, it would be hard to escape discovery over so many years without some means of concealment."

Xu Hao was unsurprised, "We'll comb through this courtyard, and whether there is any ghost will soon be crystal clear. Xiao Zhi, have Xiaolu perform a thorough check!"

"Understood!" Xiao Zhi responded, pulling out a Qi-Consuming Pill and feeding it to the green-eyed weasel after petting its soft fur on its small head, "You will have to work hard today."

The green-eyed weasel was not a powerful Demon Beast by any means, and its Earth Escape Technique was entirely reliant on its innate abilities, which also consumed a significant amount of energy.

Along the way, the Tiger Squad had depended solely on the green-eyed weasel using its Earth Escape Technique to scout ahead, which had already pushed it to its limits.

Asking the green-eyed weasel to perform the Earth Escape Technique again would indeed cause substantial damage to its foundation.

On regular days, Xiao Zhi was exceedingly caring towards his Beast Pet, treating it almost like a Dao Companion.

But given the current circumstances, Xiao Zhi could no longer afford to worry about his beloved pet.

The green-eyed weasel quickly devoured the Qi-Consuming Pill and squeaked, merging with the earth in the next moment.

It was only a little while later.

Thud, thud, thud!

An extremely eerie sound suddenly transmitted to everyone's ears.

Bang!

Subsequently, the ground in the courtyard suddenly swelled, forming a small mound from which a small brown object shot out.

Xiao Zhi's figure flashed as he rushed forward to catch the small object, his expression agitated, "Xiaolu!"

This object that had shot out was none other than the green-eyed weasel, but at this moment, its fur was scorched black, and its breath was faint, clearly having sustained serious injuries.

The green-eyed weasel lay in Xiao Zhi's hands, its emerald-like eyes looking at Xiao Zhi as it weakly squeaked twice.

Xiao Zhi's expression changed, and he immediately activated his Defensive Artifact, enveloping his entire body in a red-glowing Protective Light Shield.

Almost simultaneously, a strangely shaped Golden Wheel Magical Artifact, carrying a dense black halo, fiercely struck Xiao Zhi's Protective Light Shield.

Crack!

The shield emitted a sound of porcelain shattering.

Under the tremendous impact, Xiao Zhi's body was sent flying back several steps, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from his mouth.

Upon steadying himself, Xiao Zhi, disregarding his own injuries, immediately took out Healing Pills and quickly administered them to the green-eyed weasel, then stored it safely into his Spirit Beast Bag. Only then did he collect his senses and fix his gaze on the green-robed cultivator who had launched a sneak attack with the Golden Wheel Magical Artifact.