Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 240 The outcome will be revealed within three moves
For the next five days, a mirage would appear in the sky at the beginning of the afternoon every day.

The monks from the four-story and three-story buildings who came to the desert to observe made the quiet desert more lively.

The terrifying rumors that the dark world was about to open and a catastrophe was about to come spread rapidly from top to bottom through different channels.

The turmoil in the outside world had no effect on Xu Yuanchang and his party who were trekking through the desert.

After walking for twenty days, sparse weeds appeared on the sand and they were about to leave the scorching desert.

Xu Yuanchang, who was chatting leisurely with Liu Xianfeng, suddenly stopped.

"There's an ambush!"

He grabbed Zeng Shanlang's shoulder with his backhand and flew backwards without touching the ground. The sleeve of his left hand shook, and three cold lights flashed in the sunlight. With two "clang" sounds, he repelled two flying swords shot out from the sand, causing dust to fly.

The remaining flying knife shot towards an unremarkable small sand dune thirty feet away on the left.

There is a thief hiding in the sand over there who is going to attack them.

The flying sword was buried in the shallow sand layer, and the cultivators in the distance used their spiritual sense to control the flying sword, and when they came close, they would suddenly attack. It was a surprising and insidious sneak attack that was hard to defend against.

Xu Yuan has been constantly honing his ability to release his spiritual consciousness and his illusionary mind. Within a radius of five meters around him, any slight movement or clue can be sensed by him.

He noticed the unusual movement under the sand in an instant and found the thief's hiding place at the moment the attack was launched.

With a shake of his shoulders, the straps of the bamboo box broke with a "crack", and the bamboo box, along with the soil and red willow trees, fell steadily into the sandy grass several feet away. Liu Xianfeng had already disappeared into the air.

The roots of the red willow tree passed through the bamboo box and quickly extended deep into the sand.

Xu Yuanchang took advantage of the situation and pushed Zeng Shanlang to the bottom of the overgrown red willow tree. He had already flown into the air.

The knife forced out not one but two thieves who were ambushing under the sand. They were dressed in khaki tights, with khaki cloth covering their faces and heads, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

They confronted each other in the air, and after just one glance, Xu Yuanchang frowned.

The two thief cultivators no longer concealed their cultivation levels, both of them were in the late third floor.

He wanted to use magic to influence one of them to attack the other, but he didn't dare to do it easily, fearing that he would end up losing more than he gained, and end up getting himself involved, which would be disastrous.

"Xianfeng, don't come over here, just protect Zeng Shanlang."

Xu Yuanchang stared at the two people who flew back a hundred feet away. Three flying knives circled in the air to prevent the other party's two flying swords from getting close.

He guessed that the insidiously ambushing guy was a killer, and there might be other accomplices of the killer hiding in the sand. He said something and gave a secret code that he and Liu Xianfeng could understand.

We must change our tactics, strive to kill with one blow, and work together to take down one of them.

"Young Master, be careful."

The hidden willow breeze carries the sound through the red willow trees.

The roots of the red willow have already taken root in the ground and are spreading rapidly nearby, like a densely interwoven net.

Her unique skill of making a forest out of a single tree can be performed on the edge of the desert. Even if it consumes more wood power, she must first clean up the sand within a hundred feet to avoid any worries.

The roots extending dozens of feet away suddenly sensed a living creature and immediately rolled forward.

There was a sudden fluctuation of breath in the air, and an invisible net was spread out, just covering the invisible Liu Xianfeng.

"Whoosh", the red willow tree suddenly caught fire. Zeng Shanlang had to flee to the east in a panic with a sword in his hand. Although he was frightened, he did not panic and did not choose to flee in the direction of Taoist Master Xu where a fierce battle had broken out.

Even if I die, I cannot cause trouble for Taoist Xu.

After running thirty feet away, he stepped on empty air and felt something was wrong. He wanted to use the light body technique to leap up, but a suction force dragged him and he fell into an empty sand cave.

Xu Yuanchang in the air used the illusion technique to dodge several attacks from the front and back, and he was furious.

"Fool, don't waste the chance to summon Ben Gui on a few petty thieves. Use your spiritual sense to reach the center of the Creation Altar, and then use your invisible spiritual sense to entangle any thieves within fifty feet. The outcome will be determined within three moves. It would be a waste if you don't absorb the unlucky guy who sent himself to the Creation Altar to replenish energy."

The rabbit in the Fantasy Fairy Ring heard that the battle situation outside was critical, and cursed to stop Xu Yuanchang from doing anything stupid. It had to teach Xu how to use the Creation Altar to fight.

What can he do?

The old bastard Yanshan did not show up, so he was kept in the dark.

He has not found a way out of this predicament yet. He cannot just watch Xu kid being fooled and do nothing, letting the relationship deteriorate.

Xu Yuanchang stomped his feet several times in a row, his body moving mysteriously and strangely, dodging the flying swords and talisman attacks that were slashing at him. His face was as gloomy as water, and his extreme anger was suppressed. He had to use the method of awakening the rabbit, combined with his own quickly deduced tactics, to fight alone and end the battle as quickly as possible.

Liu Xianfeng accidentally revealed a flaw and was trapped by the opponent's targeted restraining magic weapon. He should be able to hold out until he is rescued.

As for Zeng Shanlang...I'm afraid he won't be spared.

This time, there were four assassins who ambushed them, and they were in Xiyuan.

He had not expected such arrogance and recklessness.

The two attackers retreated tacitly, not daring to let the Taoist priest with strange movements get close to them. They circled around him, and their intention was quite obvious: to create a chance for the other companions to encircle him and destroy him in one fell swoop.

Xu Yuanchang suddenly shouted: "Here!"

He used the magic sound technique in conjunction with the dream technique, causing the man on the left, eighty feet away, to look dazed and sluggish for a moment, but he broke free from the influence of the illusion in the blink of an eye.

The man on the right stopped hurriedly, waved his fingers, and the flying sword whistled and turned to kill the obstacle.

Xu Yuanchang did not fight with the other party for control of the soul at all. He only performed the illusion briefly so as not to put himself in danger.

He had taken advantage of this rare opportunity and moved within fifty feet of the target, then with two clangs of his sword he repelled the flying sword.

The invisible spiritual consciousness entangled the man who was retreating in a hurry.

At the same time, another ray of divine consciousness touched the part where the faint light was flickering in the middle of the Creation Altar in the Fantasy Immortal Ring.

The man was still on guard against the Taoist priest who was chasing him and using powerful means. Light was fluctuating all over his body, and the flying sword turned into a cold light circling around him. His defense was airtight. Suddenly, a strange suction force drained the man's magic power and consciousness through the air, causing the man to be terrified.

What kind of strange method is this?
It was simply unheard of and unseen.

The man waved his hands several times, cutting off the invisible spiritual consciousness that was entangled and had no attack or damage.

However, the channel has been built, how can it be easily escaped?
The Creation Altar is the core of the Magic Fairy Ring artifact. It is currently in a period of ignorance. When it gets hungry, it will not even let go of its owner, let alone the fat meat that is delivered to its mouth?
The man didn't know that the solution was actually very simple, and he escaped a hundred feet away.

Keep your distance and the problem will be solved by itself.

With Xu Yuanchang's current cultivation level, it's too far away and out of reach.

Xu Yuanchang was waiting for the opportunity when the thief cultivator was too busy to take care of himself. With a wave of his hand, more than ten flying knives shot towards the man in trouble and the other thief cultivator who was protecting his companion.

Two of the four killers were separated to deal with Liu Xianfeng and Zeng Shanlang who fell into the sand pit.

He must seize the opportunity to kill the two in the air first. If the killer has Shinto's "Continuous Evil Curse" drawn on his body, the remaining two will be on the verge of self-destruction after he succeeds, and will be unable to take care of themselves.

The flying knives hit the man on the left one after another, and brilliant light burst out, quickly weakening the man's protective treasure.

The second wave of illusion, driven by the power of his illusionary mind, took effect on the man on the right as he shouted.

A wisp of spiritual consciousness followed and entangled with him. He only fought for that moment of delay. If he had to do it, he would do it violently. He showed great courage and absorbed the two thieves and killers at the same time, making them unable to take care of each other and let them share the hardship.

Let’s see how long the thief can defend himself.
You're just meat on his chopping board, just a matter of a few more cuts.

"and many more!"

The two men shouted at the same time.

In a two-on-one situation, they were completely controlled by the Taoist's illusion and a strange spell, and suffered a great defeat, even though they did not use their full strength.

"We are the monks from the Xiyuan Holy Land... who are being assessed!"

As soon as they shouted these words, "Chirp", Xu Yuanchang's two flying knives, which were ready to attack with all his strength, were released.

The cold light of the wave and the blade suddenly separated into two sides and passed by the two people.

The two men had already taken out the black sign of the Xiyuan Holy Land. The flying knife attack looked unusual, and they were confident that they could resist a few. However, the spell that frantically drained their mana and spiritual consciousness left them helpless.

I have tried several methods, but I can't break free.

Xu Yuanchang carefully identified the two raised signs, and he was still a little confused.

How could there be assassins ambushing in Xiyuan Holy Land?
Furthermore, now that the four monks had appeared and trapped Liu Xianfeng, they did not work together to attack him. Instead, they allocated one of their men to deal with Zeng Shanlang. This was all unreasonable.

But the situation was too critical before and he didn't have time to think too much. He had to use thundering means to break the situation first.

"offend!"

Xu Yuanchang bowed slightly and watched the invisible net covering Liu Xianfeng dissipate, revealing the disheveled tree spirit holding the magic-beating stick. With a greeting, he quickly reunited with the frightened Liu Xianfeng.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please put away your secret magical powers..."

The man over there looked unhappy, and before he finished shouting, the strange suction stopped abruptly.

When Xu Yuanchang heard the rabbit emphasize "fifty feet" earlier, he drew inferences and guessed that this method of using the Creation Altar had a distance limit and could be easily cracked.

Inside the ring, the rabbit bared its teeth and yelled, "With such a poor level, they were almost sucked dry, and they still have the nerve to come for the assessment? If you are new, you should practice more."

He seemed to be thinking about Xu Yuanchang, and continued: "Fellow Daoist Xu, before you have completely refined the Creation Divine Platform, you must not use the Divine Platform to absorb other people's magic power and consciousness frequently. You must stop at the right amount. The reason is very simple. The absorbed energy is impure and will not be good for controlling the Fantasy Immortal Ring in the future."

Xu Yuanchang knew in his heart that things often have pros and cons, and it all came down to lack of strength.

"Friend Li, I'll find some materials for you later."

Xu Yuanchang made his point clear.

He used business means to settle his debt, but it was impossible for him to let the rabbit go out.

"It's up to you. It's best to have a third or fourth level phantom stone. The rest of the rubbish... the more the better. Sigh, it's so boring."

The rabbit lazily lay on the crystal, with its legs crossed listlessly, looking as if it had lost all hope in life. No one would be happy if they were being schemed against.

He no longer even had the mood to find joy in misery.

It just so happens that the jailer who was guarding him was so shrewd that he was almost as smart as old man Yanshan.

He rarely suffered losses, but he suffered countless losses in silence, and he was so angry that his teeth were itching.

Xu Yuanchang ignored the rabbit's request and still wanted a fourth-level phantom stone. He was dreaming.

She took whatever he gave her without any room for bargaining. She sent a message to comfort Liu Xianfeng who was trapped, saying that victory and defeat are common in the military.

Liu Xianfeng hid in her sleeves and transmitted her voice, "They know a few of my abilities and have magic weapons that can detect my invisibility. The transparent and invisible net that restrains me is a divine magic weapon. I knew nothing about them and was careless. This loss is worth it. I will avoid this situation next time."

"Every failure is a learning experience. You can do it."

"I also need to strengthen the golden camphor wood to make up for the weakness of my own insufficient attack."

Liu Xianfeng was summarizing himself when he suddenly remembered and said, "Is Shan Lang still in the sand cave?"

Xu Yuanchang was not in a hurry at all. He transmitted his voice, "He's fine. The longer he stays in the sand cave, the better his test results will be. Strange, I didn't hear Fellow Daoist Meng, Old Song and the others mention that Xiyuan Holy Land would conduct sneak attack tests in advance. What a wild trick."

He guessed that it might be related to the opening of the door to the dark world.

The way of selecting talents has also changed and is no longer carried out step by step.

In the dim sand cave, Zeng Shanlang was as agile as a cheetah, using his left fist and right sword to fight against the sword and fist shadows that were attacking him.

After he found that he couldn't break out, he calmed down and tried his best to deal with the situation, focusing on defense and occasionally launching a sudden counterattack, which was quick, accurate and ruthless.

The sound of weapons clashing was endless, and Zeng Shanlang had already seen the playful state of the opponent.

Of course, he intended to delay time, hoping to get help from Master Xu.

The Xuanji Fist and the Xuanji Thirteen Swords were performed over and over again.

Zeng Shanlang felt the blood and energy surging, and the fighting spirit in his body rose in waves. About a quarter of an hour later, he suddenly burst out with his backhand and stabbed diagonally with his sword, using the back-flip style extremely skillfully.

The timing, power and speed of the attack are outstanding.

"Dang", Zeng Shanlang took advantage of the opponent's counterattack and pushed his feet. He rose from the ground and quickly rushed out of the sand cave several feet deep and escaped.

He did not forget to step hard on the top of the sand with his toes.

"Bang!", the sand cave that was stabilized by magic suddenly collapsed in a large area, and sand and dust flew everywhere.

Zeng Shanlang looked up and saw Taoist Xu flying in the air, and three thieves masked in yellow cloth... It was not a life-and-death fight as he had imagined. Except for the red willow trees and bamboo boxes still burning on the ground in the distance, it seemed that nothing had happened.

He understood it instantly, and when he landed he was no longer in a hurry. He held his sword and saluted towards Taoist Xu and the three monks who were watching him.

"Boy, you are very good. Except that you are a little slow in fighting and lack the indomitable spirit of physical training, you have practiced your body movements, boxing skills and basic swordsmanship solidly. You are good at changing your strategies and making unexpected moves. You have also realized how to use your fighting spirit. I am optimistic about you."

A man wearing khaki clothes and also with his head wrapped in yellow cloth and his face covered appeared near Zeng Shanlang and gave him high praise.

Zeng Shanlang held his sword and bowed.

He didn't agree with some of the other party's criticisms in his heart.

Facing a powerful opponent, if he chose to charge forward head-on and launch a fierce attack, he would be scolded to death by Aunt Liu, who would say that he was out of his mind. In a real battle, one must judge the situation and save oneself first before trying to kill the enemy and win.

After watching the four assessment monks fly away, Xu Yuanchang took back the flying knife and continued to move westward with Zeng Shanlang.

The next ten days were smooth sailing without any disturbances.

In early June, Xu Yuanchang and Zeng Shanlang successfully arrived outside the gate of Dingxiantai Daoting Mountain.

It took them nearly a year to measure the journey with their footsteps and complete the arduous training.

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(End of this chapter)