Chapter 97 Plan

"Um?"

After being killed by Xu Yuanlang, a black stone appeared on the neck of the demon beast Dangtu.

"Such pure earth-elemental spiritual energy; this must be the essence of Dangtu's entire being."

Wen Lin stood up, clutching his wound, and stared in astonishment at the stone, which was only the size of a fingertip.

"Fellow Daoist, since I found and killed Dangtu, he belongs to me. Is that alright?"

Xu Yuanlang held the stone and looked at Wen Lin beside him. Wen Lin gave an awkward laugh, perhaps out of fear of Xu Yuanlang's strength, and could only say...

"No problem, no problem, this item should belong to you, fellow Daoist."

"Haha, thanks."

Just then, they saw Boss Hong and his men rushing back from outside.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, Fellow Daoist Wen, what's going on here...?"

When Boss Hong saw Wen Lin's injuries, he hurriedly said with concern.

"There was a monster causing trouble in the cave, which was probably a demonic beast that Jun Ruoxie had subdued. We killed it."

"No wonder that bastard Jun Ruoxie suddenly became flustered on the way."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuanlang hurriedly inquired.

"Boss Hong, have you killed him?"

Boss Hong's face showed worry, and then he spoke.

"Alas, we were about to succeed when a group of cultivators accidentally wandered in and rescued Jun Ruoxie."

"What a coincidence?"

Xu Yuanlang hesitated for a moment, looked up at Boss Hong, pulled him aside, and whispered something.

"This person is most likely a demonic cultivator from Nine Star Mountain, and must be extremely familiar with the surrounding terrain."

We can't stay here any longer; we need to move quickly. Also, Jun Ruoxie knows that our destination is Bright Peak, where the Bright Glow Fruit is located.

If I'm not mistaken, this person will definitely be waiting around Bright Peak, watching us walk right into their trap.

After pondering for a moment, Boss Hong understood.

"You mean you want to give up those bright yellow fruits?"

Xu Yuanlang nodded. It was really not worth risking his life for some spiritual objects.

"right!"

"But those Bright Glow Fruits are very important. I'm willing to take some risks. Fellow Daoist Xu, you've seen it all. I wonder if you have any ideas?"

Xu Yuanlang thought for a moment and then spoke.

"There is a way, but I'm not very confident about it, and it's also very dangerous."

"What can we do?!"

"Taking advantage of troubled waters!"

At the same time, Jun Ruoxie, who had escaped by burning his life essence and using a secret technique, found a mountain stronghold.

If Xu Yuanlang were to see this, he would surely sigh at the cruel twist of fate.

This stronghold belonged to Yu Laojiu. Jun Ruoxie rushed in with practiced ease, and the cultivators on the periphery who tried to stop him were easily swatted away by him.

"Which blind bastard dares to..."

Enraged, Yu Laojiu rushed out, a blood-red knife faintly visible in his hand. Upon seeing Jun Ruoxie, his expression changed.

"Brother Jun, it's you?"

Jun Ruoxie looked up and saw Yu Laojiu's left arm. The empty sleeve made Jun Ruoxie's eyes narrow slightly.

Looks like things haven't been going well for you lately!

Old Yu grabbed his sleeve and shook it helplessly, a hint of lingering fear flashing across his face.

"It's already lucky that I lost an arm because I messed up Boss Feng's important business."

"Brother Jun, didn't you always run a business of luring people into traps? What happened to you now?!"

Upon seeing Jun Ruoxie's appearance, Yu Laojiu was immediately delighted. He secretly gave his subordinate a wink, and the subordinate silently took two steps back.

"Pfft..."

Suddenly, a bloodthirsty iron hook pierced through the chest of Yu Laojiu's subordinate. The cultivator stared wide-eyed, looking incredulous as he fell to the ground.

"Gulp, gulp!"

The iron hook emitted an eerie, bloody light, and in no time at all, he was reduced to a pile of skeletons.

"Brother Jun, what are you doing!"

"Old Yu, don't think I don't know what you mean. Even if I'm injured, I'm not someone your bunch of useless trash can underestimate. Besides..."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly pulled on his chest, revealing a demon tattoo on his heart.

Upon seeing the tattoo, Yu Laojiu's face twitched, his expression filled with terror.

"You haven't forgotten the Blood Demon Statue, have you? If you end up angering me, we'll just die together."

On a cold night, beads of sweat inexplicably appeared on Yu Laojiu's head.

"Brother, brother, what are you saying? We've been friends for decades. Don't you trust me? I'll do my best."

Seeing Yu Laojiu's submissive appearance, Jun Ruoxie finally smiled, snorted coldly at him, and pulled up his clothes to cover the tattoo.

"You're smart to know what's good for you."

"Brother Jun, just tell me what you plan to do!"

"According to the information I've gathered, their target is Bright Peak. Bring as many people as you can. We'll ambush them on the only way to Bright Peak, and kill them as soon as they arrive."

His face was filled with a fierce look, while Yu Lao Jiu spoke cautiously.

"Brother Jun, now that these people know your identity, they probably won't be foolish enough to continue heading towards Bright Peak."

Even if we lay in ambush, these people probably won't walk right into our trap.

Jun Ruoxie smiled, then slammed his hand on the table in front of them. With a crack, the table shattered.

"They will. The Bright Glow Fruit is considered a top-tier item among first-tier spiritual objects, possessing the effect of tempering spiritual power and replenishing innate foundation."

More importantly, there is a vague and ethereal legend…

"What legend?"

Yu Laojiu asked curiously, and Jun Ruoxie lowered his voice and spoke.

"Legend has it that the Bright Glow Fruit can slightly increase the probability of Foundation Establishment..."

Before Jun Ruoxie could finish speaking, Yu Laojiu excitedly took a few steps forward and quickly asked.

"Brother Jun, is it true?"

"I already said it's just a legend, but it's probably true in the most likely cases."

"For this reason, I don't think they will give up. Besides, they are quite strong, so they probably won't be so cowardly as to run away."

Yu Lao Jiu finally managed to calm himself down and said in a low voice.

"In that case, it might be difficult for just our family. Brother Jun, why don't you ask someone else?"

Jun Ruoxie hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I will approach other people; I'm sure He Qiguan will also be interested in so much blood food."

When Jun Ruoxie mentioned He Qiguan, a look of fear appeared on his face.

Not long after Xu Yuanlang and his group left the cave, a group of black-robed cultivators appeared on either side.

After a monk went in and confirmed there was no trace of them, he turned around and said angrily.

"Damn it, those bastards got away again. Li Zhimian, who did you send? They've kept us wandering around in circles in Jiuxing Mountain for so long."

The man spoke arrogantly, so Li Zhimian had no choice but to keep trying to appease him.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, it's almost over. We'll catch up with them in just a few days."