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One man was dressed in a sky-blue robe, and his hair was tied up neatly. A smile which showed disdain for all worldly affairs hung on his face. The other person looked more like a demon. His appearance was similar to a human’s, except that he had two horns on his head. The horns were very long and curved as if they wanted to stab through the skies.
Every step that the monster that Zhang Jun created made would cause the ground to shake. However, there weren’t any sounds apart from that. There were only two light footsteps on the ground.
A golden light shot out of the creature’s eyes, scanning through the forest.
The numerous experts who were scanned by the golden light instantly felt their hearts constrict as sweat appeared all over their brows.
“Retreat quickly!”
“That person is too powerful; it’s not a Thousand Year King, right?”
The crowd felt their hearts tremble as they fled without so much as turning their heads.
Shui Yuntian only took one look, and paid no more attention to those people. Leading his men behind him, he departed towards the gangster rabbits’ nest.
“Thousand Year King realm? No, it should only be a Thousand Year King who hadn’t awakened a spirit power. He’d only reached the Thousand Year King realm level of strength with his body.”
Bei Feng similarly felt some shock. Just what kind of person was that? It was obvious that all those black-robed men regarded him as their leader.
“Family Head, do we still go now?” Lu Bu asked in a heavy tone. In the psychological aspect, he obviously did not wish to go and throw his life away in these muddied waters.
Bei Feng simply continued looking over calmly. “Go. Why wouldn’t we go? Look at all those cultivators who were scared away.”
Lu Bu turned his head, and looked towards the distance. Those cultivators that’d been scared away were all turning back now. “Truly, humans die for fortune, and birds die for food, ah! The more the situation’s like that, the more confident these people are that there must be some kind of enormous opportunity in the gangster rabbits’ nest!”
“Exactly. With so many people, it’s impossible that everyone knows what the treasure is. But with so many people gathered now, it instead increased their confidence. Everyone would naturally have their own thoughts, thinking that they would be the lucky one to escape with the prize,” Bei Feng said with a slight smile. These people all had the mindset of a typical gambler.
“Then?” Lu Bu said somewhat hesitantly as if he didn’t know what to say.
Bei Feng looked at Lu Bu’s expression, and smiled. “You want to say that I also have a gambler’s mindset as well, right?”
Lu Bu rubbed his nose in embarrassment, not saying anything. However, this action was as good as admitting it.
“It’s not the same; those people are gamblers, but that group down there is the banker. With sufficient preparations, the gamblers would not have anything to fear. They only need to be wary of the banker. As for us, we’re here to smash the table!” Bei Feng smiled as he clearly said each word.
Lu Bu shook his head, and smiled bitterly. To him, there was no difference between their actions and the gamblers’. Still, he couldn’t find any words to counter the family head.
“Let’s go. Any later, and we won’t even get any soup.”
Bei Feng’s words had barely left his mouth when his body flickered and disappeared.
At the same time, the same thing was happening in the other directions. Numerous cultivators were rushing towards the center of the battlefield.
It was very easy to find the direction that Shui Yuntian’s group had travelled in. Or perhaps it was more accurate to say that the other party had not even bothered to conceal their tracks. All the rest had to do was to follow the direction of the battle.
Slowly, more and more people appeared. The entire group directly merged together, and Bei Feng and Lu Bu also hid among them.
This group of people came from all over the place, and everybody basically did not recognize each other. It was only because Shui Yuntian’s group was too powerful that they forced everyone into an alliance.
Although they looked like they were of one heart, everyone was basically guarding against each other. It was already an extremely good thing that they weren’t stabbing each other in the back. There was no hoping that this ragtag group would do any big stuff together.
At the very least, quite a lot of people were thinking this way. The only reason they’d joined the group was to draw attention away from themselves. Otherwise, a solitary group would be too conspicuous.
A mountain which towered over a thousand zhang appeared before everyone’s eyes. It wasn’t clear how many li long it was; its aura was sharp and domineering, like a divine sword.
Before the mountain was a huge tunnel. There were still many traces of marks left behind by man-made tools.
An old man stroked his beard, and, with his eyebrows knitting together with interest, observed, “This is a mine; thousands of years ago, there was a middle-scale spirit stone mine under this mountain. However, after a thousand years of mining, there’s no value in this mine anymore.”
“If it’s a mine, that’ll be truly troublesome. There must be an intricate network of tunnels below, and it’s impossible to tell where they lead.”
A naturally domineering man walked out and said, “Since it’s like this, we will need to break into separate groups. If we bump into that group, how shall we be an opponent for them?”
A youth dressed in a pink shirt with flower patterns smiled, and suggested, “From my calculations, we have 300-something people here. As for splitting up, it’s an unavoidable thing. However, this one feels that we cannot split ourselves too thinly in case our forces are broken apart by our opponents.”
The moment this man opened his mouth, Bei Feng could not help but feel a shudder run down his back. He only felt a kind of sinister chill which was hard to describe.
A young woman about 28 years old stood out, and said, “Young Master Tao Hua’s words make sense. How about this: we’ll split into teams of 20, and the moment a team finds the treasure, you will immediately inform the rest. After that, we’ll think of a way to get rid of that group. With them gone, we can compete fairly for the treasure. What do you all think?”
“Lady Lu Yu is right!”
“As expected of Lady Lu Yu, that’s a wonderful suggestion!”
The crowd clapped excitedly. They looked completely infatuated as they stared at Lu Yu dumbly.
‘That’s a beguiling technique, a high-level usage of mental power.’ A wisp of absent-mindedness appeared momentarily in Bei Feng’s mind before he instantly regained his state of mind. Seeing the entranced looks of the people in the crowd, a trace of fear flashed past his heart.
“This damned witch, trying to bewitch others’ hearts again.”
“Keke, those idiots, they wouldn’t even know how they died after being sold away by this woman.”
Despite her charms, most of the people only fell into a daze for a short moment before recovering immediately.
As she scanned her eyes over those people who were not affected by her, Lu Yu smiled coldly. “Interesting.”
These people were her true competitors. Although they had awoken rather quickly, it was only because she had spread her mental power technique too thinly across the crowd.
Bei Feng’s eyes shone with interest; this was the first time he ever saw someone within the same realm as him with such a powerful mental power. But compared to his own, there was still some distance. Bei Feng did not believe that that girl’s soul would be as powerful as his.
Very quickly, the group finished allocating the teams. Bei Feng and Lu Bu also joined a team.
“Report your cultivations and special skills.” A man with a full beard stepped out in front of Bei Feng and examined him with disdain. From the looks of it, he was probably a disciple of some small clan.
Bei Feng’s current look was simply too different from those seasoned killers. He looked like a young master of some small noveau riche family out on a trip with his bodyguard.
“Hundred Year realm Fourth Layer, primary stage. Specializing in fist techniques.”
“Hundred Year realm peak, specializing in close quarters fights.”
Bei Feng answered him indifferently. He was fishing in troubled waters anyway, so it was naturally better if he was underestimated by everyone. Bei Feng quietly passed a few instructions to Lu Bu.
“Follow us closely; we’re not going to be responsible if you end up dying.”
The bearded man turned around and left, not bothering to introduce himself at all.
Bei Feng did not mind it, either, as he followed the group into the mine.
It was obvious that this group already knew each other beforehand, and this bearded man was the leader of this group.
After entering the mine, the surroundings grew dark. Fortunately, there were many random ores of no value in the mine that hadn’t been dug out. These ores were emitting a faint light in the pitch darkness of the mine.
Just a tiny bit of light was sufficient for these powerful cultivators to see their surroundings clearly.
Truthfully, the condition of this mine was really quite poor. The air was filled with countless dust particles, causing one to feel extremely uncomfortable breathing it in.
There was also a faint stinky odor left behind by the gangster rabbits. This smell permeated the entire mine.
“The two of you lead the way in front. If you want us to protect you guys, you need to put in some contributions as well.” The bearded man snorted and gestured at Bei Feng and Lu Bu.
“Understood.” “Bei Feng nodded, and went to the front with Lu Bu.
“Family Head, why must we endure this? Isn’t it better to move by ourselves? Besides, I alone can hold off a few of their experts. The rest are not a match for Family Head as well,” Lu Bu said softly, his displeasure with the bearded man rising.
“There’s no rush. Right now, the bird that stands out will get shot. These people are still useful to act as a cover for us.” Bei Feng smiled and shrugged his shoulders casually.
Although his actions were relaxed, his heart was somewhat heavy. Logically, it should not be so quiet here. It was impossible for there to be no movements from that group earlier. While the others might not know what was in this mine, Bei Feng was privy to that knowledge. Shui Yuntian’s group definitely knew about it as well.
Since they knew what was in the mine, there was no way that they wouldn’t make any preparations. Otherwise, even if they managed to take the Celestial Emperor Bamboo away, the news would be leaked out. At that time, they would still be unable to bear the consequences of failure.
If it was him, Bei Feng would definitely not leave any potential future trouble. Whoever entered the mine could forget about leaving it.
But right now, the other party was not making a move at all. Bei Feng was beginning to worry that these people were hiding in the darkness and setting up their doom.
“Those two are pretty good at enduring; Hundred Year realm Fourth Layer? Their cultivation has really gone to the dogs.” A weird-sounding voice rang out from the bearded man’s team. The person’s voice was not loud, but everyone here was an expert with high cultivation, so how would they miss these words.
The bearded man laughed loudly, and said, “Haha, Ma Zi, don’t mention these two, even I won’t have the guts, ah! Two against 18, even this elder brother would not be a match!”
“Family Head!” Lu Bu’s face sank as his left thumb moved to his sword hilt.
“No worries, what’s the point of taking offense with dead people?” Bei Feng’s voice was bored and emotionless. He simply turned his head and looked at the group behind him before continuing forward.
“Hm? They can endure even this?”
The bearded man’s laughter vanished. He did not believe a single word of those two; he would only believe what he saw with his own eyes. There were all kinds of fish in the sea, so if they were just the slightest bit careless, they might end up capsizing their boat in a shallow drain.
Although these two did not have a large group, but daring to come here with just two people, it was either that they had come prepared, or that they were truly retarded!
