Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 232: Fierce Counterattack, Finding Something Strange

Liu Xianfeng has already hidden in the branches of the red willow, absorbing the vitality of the nearby weeds and shrubs, promoting the rapid growth of the red willow. He also uses the few wild grasses and trees in the wasteland to use his magical powers to quickly explore the situation behind the rocks.

She didn't expect that she almost fell into a trap just by being lazy.

Xu Yuanchang glanced at the black-robed monk as if he was looking at an idiot clown who was jumping around without knowing how much weight he weighed.

He walked to a distance of several miles and detected the trace of the black-robed monk through the invisible phantom mark that had been left on the black-robed monk's hair, and thus realized that there was an ambush here.

He received a message from Liu Xianfeng, signaling Zeng Shanlang to stand under the fast-growing red willow tree, and he approached the two of them.

The black-robed monk stepped on the rock and took out two communication talismans. He waved them but did not activate them immediately. He looked down at him with a sly smile and challenged him: "Boy, should we fight one-on-one or..."

In the gravel ground in front of the rock, there is a circular array trap.

It is currently in a dormant and hidden state. Once it is activated, it will definitely give the Taoist priest who dares to break in a tough time.

Light waves swirled in the depths of Xu Yuanchang's eyes, and he suddenly shouted, "Do it!"

"Bang!" Before the black-robed monk could react, he was hit on the vest by a heavy punch from the brown-clad man behind him. He flew more than ten feet into the air, dancing with his hands and feet waving, his blood boiling, and he was in a daze.

Two communication talismans that could not be sent out were thrown into the air.

"Bang!", the black-robed monk fell heavily to the ground, gravel flew everywhere, and he rolled several times.

"Mr. An, how dare you betray me..."

The black-robed monk supported himself with his hands, half-knelt on the ground to steady himself, and cursed angrily with stars in his eyes.

The transformed Liu Xianfeng quietly appeared from behind, and while the black-robed monk was injured and in shock, he attacked him with a mysterious golden camphor wood club.

The black-robed monk sensed something was wrong and tried to dodge, but it was too late.

The black stick followed like a shadow, turning a corner and hitting the back of the head that was tilted to one side.

"Bang".

There was a dull bang, and the top of the stick shone with golden light.

The black-robed monk was hit directly in the soul, causing the protective light flowing on his body to crack and dissipate, and he felt dizzy.

Liu Xianfeng let go and let the golden camphor stick bounce on the opponent's head. She had already dodged and avoided the black-robed monk's desperate counterattack at the same time as he was hit by the stick. Countless magic powers were like needles, whistling and scattering into the air.

Thinking back, she had even been hit by a club from a fourth-floor master. What kind of storm had she not experienced?
She has plenty of experience and can handle the risks of close-range sneak attacks.

"I told you to follow!"

"Oh!"

Liu Xianfeng caught the golden camphor wood, and the second stick followed, like an antelope hanging on a horn. With the careful instruction of Yu Jianxiu, she was able to perform sneak attacks with the wooden stick at close range to perfection.

He did not give the other party a chance to breathe and beat the black-robed monk until blood oozes from his mouth and nose, leaving him powerless to resist.

The protective jade pendant hanging around his waist shattered and exploded.

"I told you to ambush!"

"Oh!"

The three consecutive blows of the sticks turned the black-robed monk into a shrimp-like shape. He curled up on the ground and fainted, unable to move.

Any magic weapon or protection would be vulnerable to her magic stick.

She knows that her methods are not suitable for direct confrontation, but choosing the right time to poison or attack with a club suits her.

The other man in brown tights was at the initial stage of the third floor. He was caught off guard by Xu Yuanchang's combination of dream magic and bewitching magic, which affected his mind and soul. His eyes became bloodshot, and after punching his companion, he resisted violently, trying to break free and wake up.

"It's good for you."

Xu Yuanchang waved his hand, and the sword light shot out in a wave shape through the air.

Currently he can influence the spirits and souls of the early-stage cultivators of the third floor, but the time is limited and it is a big burden for him.

If there is any mistake, you will inevitably fall into a passive position, and it will be very dangerous if you are hit back.

He is still in the stage of accumulating experience and cannot overdo it.

No wonder Rabbit said that a true illusionist is not afraid of melee and is a very powerful being.

The brown-clothed man who had just regained control of himself, "Puff", two flying knives suddenly accelerated, "Puff", piercing his forehead and chest almost at the same time.

The huge penetrating force lifted the brown-clothed man into the air, flew several feet away, and then fell on his back on the gravel ground.

An invisible mountain force followed like a shadow, and "boom", the brown-clothed man who took out a golden talisman was pressed down like a mountain, interrupting his last resistance and shattering his internal organs and the vitality of his soul.

The poor man in brown didn't get to use any of his skills.

He fell on the spot in a daze.

Xu Yuanchang learned from past lessons and used three methods to coordinate seamlessly and defeat his opponent cleanly and efficiently.

He stretched out his hand to recall the flying knife and looked at the ground in front of him. Liu Xianfeng had previously used the weeds and bushes to explore and discovered the hidden trap. He had warned him through voice transmission.

"Sir, should we leave quickly with the survivors, or should we hold our ground and fight for reinforcements?"

Liu Xianfeng quickly collected the storage bag, sword, bracelet and other items from the black-robed monk and asked casually.

The other party has already sent a message, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the nearest assistance arrives.

Xu Yuanchang had already made a decision and sent a few instructions via voice transmission.

Liu Xianfeng agreed and used wood energy to mark the gap in the trap. She quickly went over to collect the storage bag and other items from the brown-clothed man's sleeves, and inserted a red willow branch into the ground, quickly causing it to take root in the ground.

Press the body of the man in brown clothes on the small red willow tree and make some arrangements.

Xu Yuanchang bypassed the primitive trap, killed the unconscious black-robed monk with one sword, and directly collected his soul into the small black bottle.

He didn't have that much time to interrogate them slowly, and carrying prisoners would be a burden that would be easily exposed. He was eager to know how the other party knew accurately whether they were real or fake after the changes.
This must be made clear, urgently.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, why don't you change your career and become a martial artist, or practice Buddhism."

Inside the ring, the rabbit, who hadn't spoken for a while, couldn't help but find something to say.

"What do you want to know? Throw the prisoner to me. I have hundreds of ways to make the prisoner tell you all the secrets in his heart. It's quick and convenient."

"An illusionist enters the Dao through illusion. He is an elegant being, constantly in between reality and illusion. Get rid of your bad habit of 'only respecting martial arts'..."

Xu Yuanchang turned a deaf ear and was too lazy to pay attention to the rabbit who was making sarcastic remarks without any pain in his back.

He never considered himself an illusionist.

So what if he's a warrior?

First make a living and then survive. No one is more elegant than anyone else when taking off pants.

He is a pragmatic ascetic who is not confined to the noble status he has defined for himself. Poetry, songs, magic words, or Shinto secrets are all external things to him. He can use them as needed, and all other nonsense can be thrown away.

He took Zeng Shanlang and turned around, exited the boiling fire plain, and re-entered the woods.

Liu Xianfeng made some arrangements on the ground and the two corpses.

With her disappearance, the red willow tree, which had grown to be as tall as a person, withered and turned into ashes.

A patch of wild grass nearby had quietly grown thick and dense, with roots so intertwined underground that no trace could be seen.

In the woods, under the newly grown red willow tree, Xu Yuanchang used wood fire to roast a twisted mass of gray-black souls. His methods were rough and direct, without any unnecessary foreplay.

He knows a lot of Shinto techniques, including ways to interrogate souls and ghosts.

It can make the soul feel miserable, and there is no need for the rabbit to do it. After a while, he asked the other party how to judge whether they were real or fake.

Last night, the fifth young master of the Shu family, Shu Shiming, invited the family's fourth-story building to worship overnight. He used the aura of the small tree spirit collected from the guest courtyard to specially refine five "Qi-stirring Demon-hunting Needles". They can detect the approximate location of the small tree spirit within three miles.

So this was the reason, Xu Yuanchang and Liu Xianfeng suddenly realized.

No matter how the Taoist priest and the young man changed, the aura of the little tree spirit that followed the Taoist priest into hiding did not change.

This is indeed a flaw, it is not well thought out.

While there was still time, Xu Yuanchang continued to interrogate him. Since the soul of the black-robed monk had opened his mouth, Xu Yuanchang began to tell everything he knew, only asking for an early release.

The horrific torture of his soul made the black-robed monk dare not hope for reincarnation.

Xu Yuanchang naturally had a way to determine whether the other party's soul was lying. If he was interrogating a monk from the third floor, it would be difficult for him to distinguish the truth from the other party's words for a while. He looked at Liu Xianfeng and showed surprise again.

The fifth young master of the Shu family came here to capture the third-level tree spirit. The black-robed monk and his other subordinates had no idea where he got the information from or who gave the order.

It was learned that the Fourth Floor Xiao Worshiper did not participate in the pursuit and had returned to the Xiyang Market across the street.

Xu Yuanchang felt much more relieved and nodded to Liu Xianfeng. Since the black-robed monk had only sent the message to the nearest group, and there were only two people who came first and their cultivation strength was already clear, he would just take the opportunity to become a hunter.

This is not the Jianshan Kingdom, but the territory of the Shanyang Kingdom.

He could act without hesitation. With everything arranged, it wouldn't take him much time to strike a blow to the arrogance of the fifth young master of the Shu family.

The fifth young master of the Shu family called in people to help with the roundup, except for a few close confidants.

The others were on secondment and were not subordinate to each other.

The willow breeze quietly disappeared into the woods.

Xu Yuanchang sent a message to Zeng Shanlang to stay still. He slipped into the wilderness and transformed himself into an inconspicuous dark red rock. His aura was almost restrained, like a drop of water hidden in the sea.

With his current level of illusion skills, even if someone of the same level came within five feet of him, it would be difficult for him to detect any clues.

A long howl was heard in the distance, and two small black dots appeared in the sky to the northeast.

I made the first move, but received no response.

"Lao Fan, Lao An..."

The two men flew closer and saw their companions lying dead in the wilderness, and they immediately became fearful and alert.

A man in a dark green robe took out a message and sent three messages in quick succession, notifying the ambushers lying in ambush at strategic points within a few hundred miles. He then landed carefully on the ground, his body shining with light, as he examined Lao An's body, trying to find some useful clues.

The fifth young master of the Shu family has a bad temper. If I do nothing and ignore it, it will be difficult to explain to him when he comes.

Another man in a green robe drew his sword and circled in the air in alert.

In less than an incense stick of time, both of the companions who were lying in ambush here met with accidents.

How dare they take the risk of tracking him?

The sun had risen high in the sky, and the two felt a chill running through their bones.

The cultivators who dare to go against the Shu family are either extremely brave and ignorant, or the forces behind them are able to compete with the Shu family.

Guest officials like them who have the support of the Shu family for resources can usually bully small sects and cultivators of small forces to death, relying on the power of the powerful. Once they encounter a tough situation, they will make very shrewd calculations.

I would rather die than let my friend die. Let others take the lead.

These are all cost-effective technical jobs for survival.

The man in the dark green robe did not notice the vibration of the demon-hunting needle in his sleeve, so he felt relieved. The Taoist priest had already escaped after committing the crime. He carefully used his fingers filled with magical power to pierce the wound on the forehead of the brown-robed man who died with his eyes open, and felt a little horrified in his heart.

Lao An was killed in one blow, his organs were shattered, his soul was gone, and he put up almost no resistance. It seemed that he didn't even have time to activate his protective magic weapon.

The murder weapon was something like a flying sword, and there were two of them at the same time. The wound on the chest and the precious clothes were also pierced.

What a cruel method!

What a great ability!

All of them seriously underestimated the danger posed by the Taoist priest.

I scanned the deceased's body twice with my spiritual sense, but found no tricks like adding poison powder.

The storage bag, sword and other magic weapons had been looted.

This is a very useful clue.

The man in the dark green robe was very satisfied with the greed of the criminal. Some of the food tasted good but got stuck in his throat.

He was the first one to come here, but he did not actively track down the powerful enemy, so he found a reasonable excuse to give an explanation to the Fifth Young Master.

Just turned the body over.

"Swish", the inconspicuous small tree and its branches under the corpse suddenly bounced up and swept like a whip, with full force, extending outwards quickly. The man in the dark green robe was agile and dodged by flying backwards at an angle.

However, his feet felt tight, and roots emerged from the ground, silently wrapped around his ankles, and quickly climbed up and entangled him.

This tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west almost made the man laugh.

Is this shameful little plot useful?

He was already certain of one thing: the murderer had not escaped, but was lying in ambush in the woods three miles away.

Because his demon-hunting needle did not sense the trace of the tree spirit, the invisible attacker who used branches and roots to attack him must be a tree spirit who is proficient in controlling the magical powers of plants and trees.

Very good, instant success delivered to your door.

He had to find a way to delay and catch this huge wealth.

A sword stabbed from top to bottom into the back of the dark green robed man with flames on his body. The huge force of the attack, coupled with the dragging and entanglement of the roots, knocked the man to the ground, making him stagger and fall to the ground, with a mouthful of gravel and sand.

"Not good, the Taoist priest is hiding nearby, and is good at soul-controlling magic."

The man in the dark green robe figured out the strange thing in a flash. People like Lao Fan and Lao An should have been ambushed in the same way, which is why they were completely defeated in such a short period of time and looked like they didn't put up any resistance.

However, the man could no longer get up.

The wildly growing roots, branches and dense weeds swarmed over him and wrapped him tightly.

He dragged him into the cracked hole in the ground, with the obvious intention of killing him.

The man was terrified and struggled desperately, trying to fan the flames and burn himself.

"Bang", the man's head was hit hard on the gravel ground by a club and bounced back, dispersing most of the flames on his body. Then another blow caused the poisoned man to bleed from all his orifices and his face was unrecognizable.

By the time Liu Xianfeng knocked the dark green robed man unconscious, the one-sided massacre had already ended.

Xu Yuanchang used the small black bottle to collect another group of souls. Without wasting any more time, he and Liu Xianfeng, who had collected the spoils, quickly evacuated and joined Zeng Shanlang, then headed southwest along the forest.

Judging from the results of the previous torture, it will take nearly a quarter of an hour for the nearest reinforcements to arrive. They will be frightened by the tragic sight of their companions lying dead in the wilderness and will not dare to act rashly. They have time to hurry on their way and deal with some important matters.

He gave Liu Xianfeng a magic stone and cast a spell to transform Liu Xianfeng into a handsome young man.

While hurrying on the road, he tried using the two captured "monster-hunting needles", but the needles were ineffective against Liu Xianfeng whose appearance and breath had changed.

Xu Yuanchang was relieved that the flaw had been fixed in time.

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(End of this chapter)