Chapter 86 Attack

"Fifth Brother!"

When he came ashore again, he saw that Cao Nanning and Xu Yuankun were on the verge of exchanging blows.

"Nanning, what's wrong with you two?"

Cao Nanning cupped his hands in greeting to him, then pointed to the vicinity, where a scene of utter devastation lay, the corpses of those people piled on the ground, and Xu Yuankun's magic sword was still dripping blood.

"Uncle, kill them all!"

Xu Yuanlang's heart skipped a beat. He looked up at Xu Yuankun, whose eyes were cold and sinister. With a flick of his right hand, a few drops of blood flew from the sword and fell to the ground with a thud, resembling a few blooming red flowers.

"Nanning, Yuanlang, these people can't go back to their original form. By killing them, I'll be relieving their suffering."

Xu Yuanlang looked down and was horrified to see that the mortal they had just successfully saved was now dead on the spot.

A gruesome wound on his neck had almost severed his bone, leaving only a thin layer of skin and flesh connecting them.

Crimson blood was gushing out, soon forming a small stream. His clear black and white pupils still held anticipation for the future and the joy of impending reunion.

"Fifth Brother, there's still hope for him."

Xu Yuanlang lowered his voice, knowing it was trembling, and stared intently at Xu Yuankun.

He was not a soft-hearted person. It was inevitable for cultivators to fight each other, but that person was not. He was just a mortal, a victim harmed by other cultivators.

They had already saved him; he was like a spark, so why did they have to extinguish him?

"It's inconvenient to move around with him!"

He made a casual remark, seemingly as an explanation, and then turned to look at Cao Nanning.

"Nanning, did you receive the 'Wangyue Gui' (望月归)?"

"I……"

Cao Nanning seemed surprised that he would suddenly speak, and stammered for a moment.

"Did you get it?"

Xu Yuankun suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly.

"Got it..."

Cao Nanning took out a bunch of sunflower-like blue spiritual flowers from his storage bag. They were about a foot in size and were emitting a moon-white light.

"Indeed, the moonlight above it is faint and ghostly; it truly is a place to return from gazing at the moon."

Xu Yuankun nodded, indicating that Cao Nanning had done a good job, and then looked at Xu Yuanlang and spoke.

"Nanning, Yuen Long, let's go back."

"Can……"

Cao Nanning pointed to the corpses behind him, about to say something, but Xu Yuanlang held his arm down.

"I think Fifth Brother will explain later, right, Fifth Brother!"

Xu Yuankun suddenly laughed, his skin and flesh trembling as if a brilliant sunrise were rising.

"We'll talk about it when we get back."

"yes!"

Seeing his smile, the two felt a little doubtful, but after exchanging a glance, they had no choice but to agree.

"We can't go back the way we came..."

The three looked at the pool in front of them. The blood of many mortals had stained the pool a deep red, making it look like a pool of blood.

"Water flows downwards, and with the presence of the mysterious spring's energy, this indicates that several water veins converge underground. By going down into the pool, we should be able to find other exits."

After speaking, Xu Yuankun turned around, bowed several times to those people, and then waved to the two men, telling them to leave quickly.

Xu Yuanlang nudged Cao Nanning, who gritted his teeth and plunged inside. Xu Yuanlang glanced back and saw Xu Yuankun suddenly set a fire.

The moment the flames fell, there was a loud bang, and the flesh burst into flames, churning and swirling like a fiery serpent.

Then flames rose, shooting up more than three zhang high, with even the top of the cave spewing out eerie blue flames that spread in all directions.

Xu Yuanlang stopped looking and quickly jumped into the water, found Cao Nanning underwater, and the three of them began to search for other exits.

At this moment, Yu Laojiu and Xiong Hui's gangs, who were fighting fiercely in the mountain stronghold, seemed to sense something and stopped fighting at the same time.

"boom……"

Orange flames erupted from the makeshift meeting room, and just then a gust of wind blew up, carrying the fire and countless sparks in all directions, instantly setting everything ablaze.

"Damn it, put out the fire, put out the fire! Xiong Hui, let's just let it go this time. If you keep making trouble, I'll risk my life to kill you."

After saying that, he suddenly released a fierce aura. When Xiong Hui looked up, he saw the other party's blood-red eyes and ferocious expression that seemed to want to devour people. His aura dissipated instantly.

"I've already gained a huge advantage this time. If I'm too greedy, Yu Laojiu might fight to the death, and I might get hurt in the process."

Others will definitely take the opportunity to infiltrate, which would be bad; it's better to just let it go.

Thinking of this, Xiong Hui simply retreated ten feet. Seeing the other party's action, Yu Laojiu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Xiong, I'll seek your guidance again in the future."

After saying that, he watched Xiong Hui gradually leave, then cupped his hands in a gesture of submission.

"Hmph, until we meet again."

Xiong Hui led his men and quickly left the mountain stronghold.

"Go down to the cave! Go down to the cave! Everyone else stay on the surface and fight the fire!"

Seeing Xiong Hui leave, Yu Laojiu quickly made arrangements for firefighting.

"Boss, the fire started in the cave..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Laojiu clenched his fist tightly, making a cracking sound, and murmured with a worried expression.

"This is troublesome."

"Boss, is there some kind of treasure down there?"

"I wish I had a treasure."

Yu Laojiu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his face turning deathly pale.

"Go up from here!"

Xu Yuanlang used his water-based natal magic weapon to find an exit in the underground current. He hurriedly waved to the two of them. Underwater, communication between the three was extremely difficult. After a long time, the other two finally understood what he meant.

"Where am I?"

They swam in the underwater currents for two days, and finally managed to climb ashore, only to find the surrounding scenery strangely unfamiliar.

"Two days have passed; we might have already left Jiuxing Mountain. If all else fails, let's ask someone."

Xu Yuanlang awkwardly used his spiritual power to dry the water droplets off his body.

"Too……"

Cao Nanning nodded, a smile spreading across his face.

"Many thanks to my two uncles, otherwise I don't know when I would have been able to complete this mission."

Xu Yuankun waved his hand and said.

"All you need to do is..."

At this moment, Xu Yuanlang suddenly leaped up and knocked Cao Nanning aside.

"puff……"

A dark shadow flashed by, leaving a trail of blood.

"Attacked! Attacked!"

Xu Yuanlang let out a muffled groan, enduring the excruciating pain as he swung the Demon-Slaying Gourd.

Several sword shadows flew out, followed by the sound of ping-pong balls colliding. Xu Yuanlang's heart sank instantly.

"They've got a tough opponent!"

Suddenly, Cao Nanning exclaimed in surprise.

"Is it you?"