Chapter 257 Treasure Spirit Appears
The Three Friends of Plum Mountain in the Valley Depths were so excited they were dancing with joy.
After they confirmed the scene before their eyes was real, and that there were no dangers around, they completely immersed themselves in wild joy.
Faced with so many Supreme Treasures, even Cultivators with high Cultivation could not maintain their composure.
Qin Ming above, however, furrowed his brows, sensing a trace of something amiss.
Just as he was pondering.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist."
"How about we join forces?"
A sudden voice rang out, and then Xiao Zhongren and an Old Man in gray robes appeared not far from Qin Ming.
Qin Ming had naturally discovered them long ago, but he couldn't help but be curious.
With the Withered Wood Technique from his Ancient Wood Longevity Skill, even a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator might not be able to discover him.
How did Xiao Zhongren, at the Early Golden Core Stage, see through him? "Master, do you want me to go and kill him!"
Devouring Heaven Rat asked from the side, licking its lips as it spoke, as if it had smelled a hint of bloodlust.
Xiao Zhongren and the other man opposite them were alarmed, as if facing a great enemy.
They hurriedly explained, "Fellow Daoist, we have no malicious intent."
"We can join forces. After it's done, the spoils can be split fifty-fifty. The Treasure Spirit is yours, and I only want the Cultivation Method Inheritance! What do you think?"
Hearing this, Qin Ming immediately raised his hand to stop Devouring Heaven Rat, then turned to Xiao Zhongren and asked, "Clan Leader Xiao is quite deeply hidden, I must say. May I ask how you discovered me?"
"Hehe, may I ask how to address you, Fellow Daoist?"
"You carry my Clan's Ancient Magic Treasure, the Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror, which has a Bloodline Resonance with me. Within a certain Range, I can sense it," Xiao Zhongren explained.
"If it weren't for this, Fellow Daoist's Concealment Technique is truly remarkable. I wouldn't have been able to detect it."
Xiao Zhongren glanced at Devouring Heaven Rat, also secretly filled with apprehension. He hadn't expected that such a terrifying Tier 3 Demon King was actually the other party's Spirit Pet.
And this Curly-Bearded Strongman before him seemed to only have Perfected Foundation Establishment Cultivation Strength. Qin Ming suddenly understood upon hearing this. No wonder.
"This humble Daoist is Daoist Long."
"Then Fellow Daoist Xiao, please tell me how we should join forces."
Seeing Qin Ming say this, Xiao Zhongren immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and promptly said:
"As the Treasure Spirit of an Ancient Magic Treasure, that Treasure Spirit is not only extremely cunning, but also possesses means no less than a Golden Core Cultivator."
"This time, with those three unlucky ghosts as Bait to lure it out, if we attack together, we will have a greater chance of success."
Qin Ming nodded immediately upon hearing this.
It turned out that this Xiao Zhongren was using the Three Friends of Plum Mountain as fishing Bait.
After reaching a consensus, the three people and one beast also flew down towards the Ravine Bottom.
After they approached the Rock Wall near the Three Friends of Plum Mountain, they restrained their Aura and hid.
Qin Ming fixed his gaze.
The scene he saw was completely different from what the Three Friends of Plum Mountain saw. In the depths of the Karst Cave, there were no Secret Treasures at all, only a pile of tall white bones.
Those three were currently facing that pile of white bones as if they had obtained a Supreme Treasure, dancing with joy, their state like madness.
"What exquisite Illusion Arts!"
Qin Ming saw through the crux of the matter at a glance.
"Fellow Daoist Long has excellent eyesight. This is precisely the Treasure Spirit's method." Xiao Zhongren also revealed an Expression of admiration.
He even suspected whether the other party was concealing his actual Cultivation, wanting to play the part of a pig to eat a tiger.
A common Perfected Foundation Establishment Cultivator not only possessed a Tier 3 Demon King Spirit Pet, but was also able to see through the Illusion Arts cast by the Treasure Spirit.
He just couldn't believe it.
At this moment.
A ball of green light appeared directly in front of the Three Friends of Plum Mountain.
As soon as the three saw this ball of light, they were as if injected with chicken blood, instantly forgetting the "countless Secret Treasures" before them.
The three of them were attracted by the green light ball, like walking corpses, following the light ball and slowly walking inwards.
"It has appeared!"
"Fellow Daoist Long, let's follow too."
When Xiao Zhongren saw this ball of green light, an Expression of slightly losing composure and excitement appeared on his face.
Qin Ming made a slight Observation, and then confirmed that the ball of green light was indeed the Treasure Spirit of the Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror.
His powerful Divine Sense had already seen that the green light ball was a hedgehog-like thing.
Qin Ming had not expected that the Treasure Spirit of the Golden Light Mirror would appear in such a form.
He immediately sent a voice transmission to Devouring Heaven Rat in secret, "Keep an eye on Xiao Zhongren. This old fellow is deeply scheming and not an easy person to deal with."
"Rest Assured, if he dares to make any unusual moves, I will kill him immediately," Devouring Heaven Rat transmitted back.
Afterwards, Qin Ming and Devouring Heaven Rat also followed.
Half an hour passed.
The further they went inside, the wider the space became, as if this place was a Beneath the Lake World isolated from the world. It was just that apart from white bones everywhere, it was almost no different from the Stone Mountain outside.
The Three Friends of Plum Mountain followed the green light ball to the front of a Bone Mountain.
On the side of the Bone Mountain was a pitch-black Cave Entrance. Faintly visible were black, thick iron pillars blocking the Cave Entrance, but the gaps were very large, and it was impossible to see what their purpose was.
That strange Treasure Spirit stopped here. Afterwards, the Treasure Spirit revealed its hedgehog-like Spirit Body form, and spat out a piece of dark green Mysterious Light at the three. The three men's gazes became dull, and they automatically opened their mouths.
Streams of green light flowed out from the three people's mouths and noses, flowing into the Treasure Spirit's body.
"It's actually absorbing Cultivator's Souls!"
Devouring Heaven Rat also saw some clues.
Soon, the Vitality in the Three Friends of Plum Mountain's bodies also rapidly drained away, turning into a miserable state of skin and bones.
"Fellow Daoist Long, now is the time. While that Treasure Spirit is eating and cannot be distracted, let's go!"
"Once it reacts and hides, we won't be able to find it at all with our Strength," Xiao Zhongren quickly said to Qin Ming.
Afterwards, he also instructed the Old Man in gray robes beside him, "Old Man Yan, you go and guard the Rear, to prevent the Treasure Spirit from escaping."
"Yes!"
Hearing Xiao Zhongren's words, the Old Man in gray robes named Old Man Yan stopped at the Rear Position.
Qin Ming had also secretly Observed that this Cultivator named Old Man Yan possessed Pseudo-Core Stage Cultivation.
Then, Xiao Zhongren was seen taking out a red Spirit Net Magic Treasure, and casting it towards the Treasure Spirit that was greedily absorbing Souls.
The Treasure Spirit also seemed to have not expected that there would be people behind.
Suddenly being covered by the red Magic Net, it was shocked and struggled in all directions, wanting to escape.
Xiao Zhongren's Magic Treasure was quite miraculous, and seemed to be naturally effective in restraining this type of Spirit Body.
No matter how the Treasure Spirit struggled, it still failed to Breakthrough.
Just at this moment.
Qin Ming's heart jolted! The Qi and Blood True Energy around his body spontaneously emerged, and a Sense of Crisis arose spontaneously.
"Be careful!"
He said to Devouring Heaven Rat.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the Old Man Yan behind them suddenly bit his tongue, spitting out a large mouthful of Essence Blood, using the Essence Blood to draw a Rune, and submerged it into a disc-shaped object in his hand.
Old Man Yan revealed a will to die, frantically pouring Magical Power into the disc.
"This old man's days are numbered, Clan Leader, to be able to exert the last bit of strength for the Xiao Family before death, I will die without regrets!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The golden disc in Mid-Air instantly sucked him dry.
Old Man Yan, taking advantage of his last breath, threw the disc towards Devouring Heaven Rat not far from Qin Ming.
Devouring Heaven Rat, as a Tier 3 Demon King, naturally also reacted, but looking at the flying disc, a trace of unease suddenly surged in its heart.
The golden disc was seen to emit great Power In the Air, splitting into five, transforming into five rings.
In an instant, it trapped Devouring Heaven Rat's limbs and waist, and then firmly nailed it to the ground.
Devouring Heaven Rat was greatly alarmed, but found that the Demon Power all over its body was not listening to its commands, as if it was locked.
"Old Man Yan! You can Rest Assured and go."
"This time, at the cost of using the Tier 3 Mid Grade Talisman Treasure "Demon Confinement Rings" to trap this Tier 3 Demon King."
"It can also be considered dying a worthy death."
"Fellow Cultivator Long, let me see what other means you have!"
"Hahahaha!"
"I searched everywhere without finding it, yet it came effortlessly."
"I didn't expect the Ancient Treasure Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror to be on you. If you are willing to hand it over, this seat can give you a quick death, hehehe!"
Seeing Devouring Heaven Rat restrained by the Talisman Treasure, Xiao Zhongren revealed a sinister smile on his face, threatening Qin Ming.
"So Fellow Daoist Xiao, what you are most interested in is not any Inheritance, but the Golden Light Mirror Magic Treasure?" Qin Ming saw that Devouring Heaven Rat was only trapped and not in any serious danger, and then asked indifferently with a blank Expression.
A look of greed was revealed in Xiao Zhongren's eyes.
"At first, it was indeed so. I only wanted to get the Inheritance from the Treasure Spirit's mouth."
"But it's different now that Fellow Daoist Long, you have appeared with the Magic Treasure main body. If the Magic Treasure and the Treasure Spirit are merged into one, and re-synthesized into the legendary Ancient Treasure Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror."
"Once the Golden Light Divine Flame comes out, invincible below the Nascent Soul Realm!"
"Tell me, how could I not be tempted?"
While speaking, Xiao Zhongren's eyes flickered, and he once again took out a black long knife in his hand, about to attack Qin Ming.
But at this moment.
An even greater Sense of Crisis appeared in Qin Ming's heart, and his gaze immediately fell behind Xiao Zhongren.
Xiao Zhongren was currently facing away from the pitch-black Cave Entrance beside the Bone Mountain. Originally, several people had also used Divine Sense to investigate inside.
There were no abnormalities inside.
But at this moment, a pair of lantern-sized, scarlet eyes silently emerged from the darkness.
A terrifying Aura emanated from the Black Cave.
Xiao Zhongren also reacted to what was happening, and he was just about to turn his head to look.
He saw a blood-colored tongue more than ten zhang long, passing through the black iron pillars, instantly wrapping around his entire body, and dragging him into the Black Cave.
A series of shrill screams, as well as the sound of chewing bones, came from inside the Cave, and soon returned to silence.
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