Chapter 113 Seeking Survival from the Brink of Death

"Bang!"

A charred corpse crashed down from the sky.

It landed right on a bare, rocky mountain, and with a loud crash, the entire mountain was smashed to pieces.

At this moment, the flames in the sky were still burning fiercely, and the intense heat could be felt for miles around.

Whether it's a cultivator's self-destruction or a magical artifact's self-destruction, the power is extremely terrifying because it unleashes all destructive force simultaneously in an instant. Sometimes, the power of a self-destruction can even exceed one's own cultivation level.

Of course, self-destruction is a double-edged sword; it kills a thousand enemies but also injures eight hundred of your own. Dian Mengxiong's right hand was covered in blood and hung limply.

At the same time, the spiritual energy in his body was like a tangled mess. This was the backlash of spiritual energy after the self-destruction. The spiritual energy was flowing backward in his meridians, and there were also several cracks in his dantian, which was used to nurture his magical artifact.

However, this was also Dian Mengxiong's own choice. If he wanted to take down the opponent quickly, self-destructing magic weapons was the only option.

"Fellow Daoist Dian, we are so grateful for your righteous intervention this time, otherwise our Xu family would probably be..."

Dianmeng Xiong quickly swallowed a healing pill to treat himself.

"It's nothing. Your family's young friend Xu Yuanlang is right. Our two families are interdependent. If we don't cooperate, we will only face certain death."

Dian Mengxiong recounted how Xu Yuanlang came to his home to ask for help, and how the Dian family righteously stepped in to assist him, though he omitted many details.

"That kid!"

Upon hearing that Xu Yuanlang had turned the tide of the battle almost single-handedly, Xu Zhenqie couldn't help but show a look of surprise and delight.

"Alright, alright, Fellow Daoist Dian, please rest well. I'm going to assist the Grand Elder."

"By the way, Old Xu is also fighting. Let's go together, and I'll stay on the outside to cover the battle."

Dian Mengxiong volunteered, and Xu Zhenqie was naturally more than happy to oblige; the two of them flew away immediately.

In their excitement, the two forgot to check on Li Luomao's life or death. After they flew away, the eyes suddenly opened on the charred corpse.

Li Luomao opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of jade fragments. It was the jade pendant he had stuffed into his mouth at the last moment. He had spent a lot of money to get it from the Cao family. Its function was to transfer some of the damage when he was under a fatal threat.

"hehe!"

Li Luomao let out a shrill cry, like the howling of a gale through countless hollows.

He struggled to reach for his storage bag, but with the slightest effort, he heard a cracking sound. His right arm had broken off, and the charred arm fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"I'm not dead! I'm not dead yet!"

Li Luomao looked into the distance, a hint of hope in her eyes. Li Luojing was still alive and would surely come back to save her.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Luojing's voice, filled with shock and anger, came from afar. He seemed to be surrounded and attacked. Li Luomao thought to himself, "This is bad." Sure enough, Li Luojing's aura quickly faded away.

"Damn it, damn it..."

Li Luomao wanted to roar, but the sound that came out was not human. With a forceful effort, both of his legs shattered, leaving a charred mess at the break.

His jaw also shattered with a crack, and in addition, there was a gruesome hole the size of his head in his chest, with charred remains slowly falling off with each breath.

His internal organs appeared to have completely disappeared, yet he still had a breath left. This was the mark of a Foundation Establishment cultivator; even after suffering a fatal injury that would surely kill someone in the Qi Refining Realm, he could still maintain a sliver of life.

"No, no, we can't stay here. The Xu family will definitely come searching for us later. We have to save ourselves."

Just then, he heard the sound of water nearby. He turned his head and saw water gushing out beside him.

He seemed to have smashed through the rocky mountain and also opened up a water vein. He was overjoyed when he saw the flow of water.

"Haha, there's always a way out. This underground water vein is my life-saving remedy. As long as I follow the water vein into the underground water layer, I'm sure I can find the underground river that flows through the Li family."

"I don't need to travel on my own, and there's no danger. Once I recover, I will definitely come back to kill them. The Dian family and the Xu family, you can just wait to be wiped out."

A fierce glint flashed in Li Luomao's eyes. When the water covered him, he twisted his body and burrowed into the water vein.

After chasing away Li Luojing, Xu Zhenqie and Dian Mengxiong landed on the ground. The original pit was now filled with water about a foot deep, and from a distance it even looked like a small lake, except that the lake water was extremely murky.

"Um?"

After searching around without finding anything, Xu Zhenqie regretfully patted his head and said in frustration.

"If I had known, I would have collected this old man's legacy beforehand. I never expected that it would disappear with just a wave of my hand."

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Dian, do you think that old guy might not be dead?"

The remains were not there; it's possible that birds and beasts got there first. At the time, he was in a hurry to help his own elder and didn't pay much attention to Li Luomao's body.

"No, the magical artifact will self-destruct from the inside out, and death is certain."

After saying that, Dian Mengxiong's eyes flickered, and he pulled out several dark, charred pieces from underwater. They were actually fragments of Li Luomao's thigh.

"As expected, other wild beasts beat me to it. Once this matter is over, I will definitely search carefully."

It's no wonder the two Foundation Establishment cultivators didn't expect this. They couldn't sense any life force from the severed limbs, so they naturally assumed that Li Luomao was dead and had nowhere to be buried.

"Chief Xu, we need to carefully plan what to do next."

"The fact that Li Luomao was killed by us is a devastating blow to the Li family, even though they are a large and powerful family. We should keep our spiritual veins closed and not go out unnecessarily."

This will prevent the Li family from finding an opportunity for revenge. At the same time, our two families can contact other families that dislike the Li family and put pressure on them together...

The two returned to Wuliang Mountain to discuss what to do next, while Xu Xuanting and Dian Xinjun went to the Red Maple Forest.

"It's that bad."

After falling from the sky, Dian Xinjun was stunned by the lifeless and desolate red maple forest.

He had just passed through here a while ago, when it was a lush and verdant paradise, but in just a few days it had changed so much.

"The demonic cultivator deserves to die!"

Xu Xuanting slammed his fist on the ground, his hair now completely white, and spat out a few words through gritted teeth. Dian Xinjun nodded guiltily.

"Elder!"

Xu Yuanzhen stepped forward, looked at the disheveled Xu Xuanting, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Good, good child, it's good that you're still here!"

Xu Xuanting looked at him and patted him on the shoulder with a look of satisfaction.

"I'm still here, but Yuanhua and the others..."

Just as Xu Yuanzhen was recounting his losses, a sickening chewing sound rang out from a mountain ravine.