Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

For Bu Jingyun, his current forbearance is merely a prelude to his future power.

But Nie Feng wouldn't do that. For a warrior, even if the opponent is stronger than himself, he cannot back down. In his eyes, it's either fight or die.

Perhaps it was truly a case of the fox borrowing the tiger's might; beside Erlang Shen, Xiaotianquan's confidence was always exceptionally strong. Therefore, such words provoked Nie Feng's fighting spirit.

You bastard, you're incredibly arrogant and completely lack discipline. Today, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your master. Even if you have a bad temper, you, as an outsider, have no right to tell me what to do.

Carrying the peerless sword, Nie Feng exuded an aura of dominance from within.

The Celestial Hound, facing the approaching Nie Feng, naturally had no worries. He had long since become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, albeit the weakest. However, with a divine object like the Peaches of Immortality, he was quite confident in his cultivation level to deal with this swordsman.

Even if they were no match for their master, they showed no fear whatsoever when they knew the power of their master.

In its divine hound form, Xiaotian Dog's defense and speed were significantly enhanced, so it thought it could kill Nie Feng with a single blow when facing his blade.

However, even with his Heavenly Eye already activated, Erlang Shen could still discern the details.

"Be careful." This was a master's advice to his subordinate. Because he could already see the hidden problem in Nie Feng's swordsmanship. The sword and the swordsmanship within it had long since become one through the tempering of time and battle.

Therefore, it would be difficult for ordinary people to see the clues. If Erlang Shen hadn't been here today, it would probably have been a great disaster for Xiaotianquan.

Therefore, after hearing his master's advice, even the foolish Howling Celestial Dog understood its meaning. Although he didn't know exactly what was going on, through countless collaborations, the two had already raised their tacit understanding to a high level. Thus, Erlang Shen's words became Howling Celestial Dog's basis for battle.

With a skillful sidestep, he avoided the aura and blade of the peerless sword. Then, with a clang, the sound of two extremely hard objects colliding rang out. After hearing this crisp sound, the Celestial Hound was glad that he had once again believed in his master's correctness.

Just imagine, if that blade had struck me, I'd be severely injured, if not dead. I never imagined this guy possessed such strength; it seems I know far too little about them.

The Celestial Hound, now taking the situation seriously, gleamed with a fighting spirit. At that moment, the vines beneath Nie Feng's blade began to crack.

"What is this?" everyone asked in unison.

As the cracks grew larger and longer, and the sound became clearer and clearer, everyone's expressions became tense.

Bu Jingyun was the first to run up and squatted down to observe.

The battle between Nie Feng and Xiaotianquan was temporarily put on hold due to the appearance of this crack.

Erlang Shen also noticed this and stepped forward, asking: "What did you discover?"

Bu Jingyun replied in a very heavy tone: "Based on my judgment, it should be that Nie Feng's slash just now hit the weak point of this vine, or there is another mechanism here, and this is a weak point."

After hearing this, Erlang Shen said: I tend to favor the latter.

Hopefully so. As a meticulous thinker, Bu Jingyun would never utter a statement that he hadn't reached the correct answer.

"Whether it's right or not, let me try and I'll know." After Erlang Shen finished speaking, he casually took out his trident, circulated his profound energy, and a powerful force filled the weapon. Then, he slammed it down precisely at the spot where Nie Feng had just slashed.

The vines, which were already starting to crack, were further damaged by this force. Although they did not break immediately, larger cracks appeared and their speed increased even more.

Bu Jingyun was very skeptical that the mechanism here was the one they were looking for.

But by this time, the four of them were already fired up, so they no longer cared about anything else; it was better than staying here forever.

If more time had passed, it was uncertain whether Pigsy and Sandy would have already obtained the treasure. Faced with this unknown situation, no one could control it, so they could only speed up their pace.

Chapter 917 Cooperation

Long Xiangtian was also drawn to the scene before him, thinking to himself: These guys must have discovered something, but he couldn't see what it was from his current position, so naturally he couldn't approach. However, as long as they hadn't discovered the main gate mechanism, nothing else mattered.

At this moment, Long Xiangtian was like a sniper lying in wait, never letting his guard down for a moment, no matter how much time had passed or how dire the situation was.

I will seize any opportunity that arises without hesitation.

However, because the two people's power was combined, a hidden door could be seen after the huge vine split open.

However, the door was tightly closed, as if it lacked a mechanism to open it.

At this moment, Nie Feng, who had been waiting impatiently, once again swung his broadsword, as if he was just missing the last word: "My broadsword has been thirsting for blood for a long time."

With a single slash, the crisp sound was like the collision of powerful forces, but unfortunately, even though the impact numbed his hand, the hidden door remained perfectly still, as if nothing had happened.

If the material of this peerless sword hadn't been so hard, it probably would have shattered long ago due to the immense force of the blow.

Bu Jingyun arrived at the hidden door and carefully observed it once again.

The Celestial Hound, already annoyed by the two men's behavior, watched silently from the sidelines, laughing: "One of them is a brainless idiot, only knowing brute force. The other, on the other hand, pretends to be very intelligent, yet he hasn't discovered anything along the way."

"You!" After hearing such sarcasm, Nie Feng was naturally unwilling to let it go so easily.

He wanted to continue the duel. However, Bu Jingyun quickly proved with his strength what intelligence truly meant.

As Bu Jingyun flicked a seemingly insignificant protrusion with his finger, the hidden door, which had been dormant for a long time, miraculously began to move.

Rumble, rumble. Several dull thuds seemed to be an unwilling expression of frustration, as their peace was disturbed.

"A brain is a wonderful thing; I wish everyone had one." Bu Jingyun opened the hidden door and turned around to say.

This left Xiaotianquan speechless for a moment; he really had nothing to say.

Erlang Shen, who had been watching, said: "Alright, let's stop arguing. Since things have come to this, let's stay and see what's going on."

This is a side door, unlike the one discovered by Pigsy and Sandy earlier. The two Buddhist monks, having heard of such tales and through a bit of luck, inadvertently opened the correct passage.

Meanwhile, the four-person group led by Erlang Shen had already entered a basement through a side door.

It's fair to say that if you start right, you're not far from success. Look at all the people besides these few; everyone else has already been able to see the treasures this place is about to reveal.

However, the four people were still in a daze, as if they had entered a tomb, which made them feel resentful.

However, it seems that all of this was destined from the beginning.

Bu Jingyun calmly controlled his thoughts, convinced that he could discover something of value. Now it was a do-or-die situation, a fight with his back to the wall.

He and Nie Feng didn't carry out their missions as easily as the others. For him, the previous inexplicable failures were truly frustrating, but success is success and failure is failure.

This is the master's final ultimatum; if this mission fails, I'm afraid I'll be utterly worthless. Everything will be for naught.

Erlang Shen was also rewarded by the Jade Emperor. Although his situation was not as serious as that of Bu Jingyun and the others, it could still be said that if this mission failed, he would have no excuse.

As the strongest combination here, they really can't find any reason to defend themselves.

So, Bu Jingyun approached Yang Jian and looked at him, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

This time, Yang Jian also lowered his guard, no longer displaying his arrogant demeanor. Xiaotian Dog even thought that the other party was going to do something and was thinking of coming forward.

But Erlang Shen stopped him, saying calmly, "Speak, say everything you want to say. It's really hard to see you hesitating."

Bu Jingyun paused for a moment, and seeing that the other party's attitude seemed to have improved significantly, he naturally stopped being mysterious and said, "You and I probably both know how important this mission is, and our current situation is really not good."

Yang Jian nodded, signaling him to continue.

“By now, they’ve all disappeared, while we’re still here. Although we don’t know what’s here, so far, we’re definitely the worst team.” Bu Jingyun looked at Yang Jian with some nervousness.

Because he knew that if he wanted to win them over, he had to express what they were thinking and use their thoughts to succeed.

Bu Jingyun didn't give Yang Jian a chance to refute, and continued, "So, what I mean is that we can put aside all our past grievances and cooperate again. Because you've also felt that things here aren't so easy."

"Besides, trust my brain, and you also believe it's not just for show. Although we showed that the conflict had stopped before, we all definitely had some reservations. Now, if we want to successfully obtain the treasure, I'm afraid we can only cooperate wholeheartedly."

After speaking, Bu Jingyun looked at Yang Jian with unwavering determination, as if waiting for his reply.

However, the Celestial Hound on the side seemed to disagree with the other party's analysis, and said, "We don't have to cooperate with you. This place is not difficult for my master."

Chapter 918 The strong are strong, the weak are weak!

However, Yang Jian did not seem to agree with Xiaotianquan's words.

The current trend of cooperation is inevitable. Moreover, even if one has the greatest strength, it is futile without the right methods.

This feeling of having the strength but being unable to use it is incredibly frustrating.

Yang Jian said, "Cooperating with you is not impossible, but there is one thing we need to make clear first: this treasure must be ours!"

Faced with Yang Jian's tough attitude, it was hard to refuse. Although Nie Feng was no match for him in cultivation, this treasure was related to the future of the two brothers and even the Demonic Sect. How could he just take it away like that?

After saying that, he tried to pull Bu Jingyun back, implying that it was okay for us not to cooperate with them.

Disagreeing, Bu Jingyun felt that even if the two brothers gave it their all, they couldn't turn the tide now.

Of course, Yang Jian heard what he said, but for guys like them who were just following orders, saying something didn't necessarily mean they had to do it.

Because, under the Heavenly Dao, in order to restrain the agreements between each other, heavenly lightning and heavenly tribulation are set up as punishments. However, this is only aimed at those powerful experts, namely the Primordial Golden Immortal, and sometimes even those above the Primordial Loose Immortal.

The distinction between those who follow the Great Luo Golden Immortals and those below them (including the Great Luo Golden Immortals) is not so clear. If everyone were like that, wouldn't the Heavenly Dao be overwhelmed with work?

Therefore, Bu Jingyun pretended to be in a difficult position and kept hesitating and considering it.

The Celestial Hound was also in a bad mood at the moment. It seemed that every word he said was being targeted, but he still didn't know whether he had said anything wrong.

Therefore, he expressed his dissatisfaction and said, "Hurry up! I'm getting impatient. It's a great honor for you that our master is cooperating with you. It's like we're taking advantage of you."

Yang Jian seemed to be getting impatient with Bu Jingyun's attitude. He had given Bu Jingyun a way out, but Bu Jingyun was ungrateful.

Just as the two were about to explode in anger, Bu Jingyun burst into laughter. "Hahaha, hahahahaha! Brother Yang is absolutely right. Just as Brother Yang said, of course you two will get the lion's share. We brothers are happy with just a small piece of the pie. We don't even dare to dream of anything else."

Faced with this sudden change in attitude, Yang Jian inevitably had some concerns. Neither of them were fools; they would definitely have a backup plan for Liu Bei.

However, Bu Jingyun was the kind of person who would strike while the iron was hot, so he continued, "I know what you're worried about, Brother Yang. You think that we brothers can't be trusted, and that we'll regret what we promised you when the time comes."

Yang Jian's biggest suspicion was so easily revealed by the other party, but since that was the case, he might as well speak frankly.

He said, "Indeed, what I'm worried about is exactly what you've said. But seeing how sincere you are, I'll believe you for a while."

Bu Jingyun was actually extremely nervous, but the moment the other party finally agreed to his request, his heart finally settled down.

He said generously, "No wonder he's destined for great things; he has a big heart."

Anyone who hears praise will inevitably feel good; it's unavoidable. You can't hit a smiling face.