If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

The stone gate suddenly burst open.

A stale yet pure spiritual energy surged forth.

Xie Buci unfolded his folding fan with a "whoosh".

He covered half of his face.

Only a pair of peach blossom eyes, seemingly smiling yet not smiling, were visible.

"That's interesting."

He stepped over the threshold.

Take a stroll.

Qin Wanzhuang placed her hand on the hilt of her sword, her eyes wary.

Wenren Ji stood close to Xie Buci's left rear.

The last two disciples were passersby.

My calves are cramping a bit.

But I still gritted my teeth and followed them inside.

This is the team led by the senior brother!

The interior of the stone chamber is a hidden paradise.

It's much bigger than it looks from the outside.

The four walls were covered with ancient cloud patterns that looked like garbled symbols.

A faint blue light flowed around.

It reflects the image of a deep-sea dragon palace.

On a white jade platform in the center.

Three things were suspended alone.

A bronze-colored storage ring.

A tattered book made of animal hide.

There was also a bottle sealed with sealing wax.

"Gulp."

The sound of the two passerby disciples swallowing their saliva was particularly loud in the quiet stone chamber.

"Ancient treasure! We're rich!"

One of them even had red eyes.

They simply couldn't control their greed.

He lifted his foot to rush towards the Jade Terrace.

"Stop standing still if you don't want to die."

A folding fan floated lightly across his chest.

The disciple was stunned, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

"Big...Senior Brother?"

Xie Buci ignored him.

Just squat down.

Long, slender fingers gently wiped the dusty ground.

"Look carefully."

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.

All I could see was the seemingly flat ground.

There was a faint, extremely obscure fluctuation of spiritual energy.

You wouldn't notice it at all if you didn't look closely.

Qin Wanzhuang's pupils contracted slightly.

"A series of deadly formations?"

Wenrenji coldly uttered a few words.

"Powerful at the late stage of Core Formation. Instant death upon contact."

Those two passerby disciples felt a chill run through them instantly.

My legs went weak and I almost knelt down.

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother, for saving my life!"

If I had rushed over just now...

It's probably turned into a jigsaw puzzle by now.

Xie Buci stood up.

A flick of the wrist.

The peach blossom painting on the folding fan seemed to come alive.

"Go away from the peach blossom miasma."

A wisp of pink mist.

It moves along the ground.

They were slowly testing the boundaries of the formation.

The moment the pink mist touched the edge of the jade platform.

"collapse--"

The mouths of the animal head statues at the four corners of the stone chamber.

Without warning, it unleashed countless sharp sword energies!

Densely packed.

There are no blind spots.

"Junior brother, clear the area."

Xie Buci didn't even lift his eyelids.

Wenren Ji's figure vanished in an instant.

When it reappears.

They had already positioned themselves in front of the crowd.

"Nirvana".

The black ancient sword was drawn half an inch from its sheath.

A jet-black sword ring rippled outwards.

That sense of death, where everything returns to stillness.

It crashed headlong into the rain of swords.

"Click, click—"

Those sword energies were enough to instantly kill a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It shattered into countless points of light in an instant before the black sword ring.

Qin Wanzhuang raised an eyebrow.

"Whom does an organization of this caliber look down on?"

Xie Buci put away his folding fan.

He squatted on the ground, studying the array patterns.

"Don't rush, the main course is yet to come."

"This is a modified version of the ancient 'Dragon Trapping Formation'."

"Interesting. The person who set up the formation is a cunning individual."

He held a folding fan in his hand like a writing brush.

Connect three points in the void.

"Junior sister, third from the left, Qian position."

"Junior brother, fifth from the right, step down."

"I'll count to three, then we'll all start."

"Three, two, one, break!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Qin Wanzhuang's Blazing Sun Sword Intent had already been unleashed.

It exploded like a mini sun.

Wenren Ji's Desolate Sword Qi followed closely behind.

Precise and accurate kill.

"Boom!"

The entire stone chamber shook violently.

The light from the array patterns on the ground quickly dimmed.

Xie Buci patted the dust off his hands.

Stand up.

"Done."

He turned to look at the two stunned disciples standing at the door.

"You two, go and guard the door."

"Even if a mosquito flies in, it has to tell me whether it's male or female."

The two were as if they had been granted a pardon.

He nodded frantically.

"Yes! Don't worry, Senior Brother!"

This is not a high-level game they can participate in.

They chased away the bystanders.

The trio arrived in front of the jade platform.

Xie Buci reached out and grabbed the storage ring.

The instant your fingers touched it.

"Buzz!"

The jade platform sank.

A transparent light shield suddenly closed down.

This trapped the three of them inside.

Photomask surface.

Countless complex crimson runes lit up.

A suffocating pressure descended instantly.

This is the real killer move!

Qin Wanzhuang's expression changed.

"A trapping and killing formation? There's a second layer?"

Wenren Ji swung his sword backhand and slashed at the light barrier.

"when!"

Sparks flew everywhere.

The photomask remained completely still.

On the contrary, Wenren Ji was so shocked that his tiger's mouth went numb.

"hard."

Xie Buci smiled.

"It should be hard."

"How can you protect your baby if you're not hard?"

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

The folding fan rapidly made dots on the light mask.

"Found it."

"There is a lag in the energy cycle of this formation."

"Junior sister, use your 'Heavenly Blaze' to bombard the third rune on the left! Don't hold back!"

"Junior brother, unleash the Annihilation Sword Intent to sever the fifth strike on the right, cutting off its spiritual energy supply!"

Qin Wanzhuang and Wenren Ji exchanged a glance.

No nonsense.

"clear!"

"Burning Heaven - The Great Sun Shines Brightly!"

"Return to Stillness, Severance!"

Two terrifying sword intents, one red and one black.

Simultaneous outbreak.

It hit the node Xie Buci specified precisely.

"boom--!"

The light shield twisted violently.

The seemingly perfect defense system suddenly developed vulnerabilities.

Xie Buci waved his folding fan.

The "peach blossom miasma" that had been prepared beforehand slipped into the crack.

It directly corrodes the core of the formation.

"Smash it!"

The three of them combined their strength for one strike.

That killing formation was powerful enough to trap and kill even a late-stage Core Formation expert.

Blasted.

A shower of spiritual light fell from the sky.

The three treasures slowly fell into Xie Buci's hands.

He first picked up the storage ring and glanced at it.

He whistled.

"Wow, this is a big win."

"A dozen or so high-grade spirit stones, and a few decent mid-grade magic artifacts."

He didn't even think about it.

He directly threw the storage ring and the incomplete cultivation manual to Wenren Ji.

"Junior brother, this fragment of 'A Glimpse of a Startling Beauty' suits your style."

"Take the spirit stones from the ring too; your sword is too expensive."

Wenren Ji caught the item.

stunned for a moment.

A look of surprise flashed across the face of the eternally icy man.

"This is...too much."

Xie Buci ignored him.

Then he tossed the elixir bottle to Qin Wanzhuang.

"Junior sister, this is the 'Condensing Essence and Breaking Barrier Pill'."

"I've noticed you've been stuck at a bottleneck for a while now."

"Eat it, and you'll be guaranteed to reach the late stage of Core Formation."

Qin Wanzhuang frowned.

No answer.

"Senior Brother, you've given us all the most valuable things."

"And what about you?"

Xie Buci shrugged.

He put the remaining few mid-grade magic artifacts into his pocket.

"I'm the senior brother, after all."

"We'll see."

"I don't need these things."

"I don't make a living by fighting, I make a living by my looks."

Qin Wanzhuang: "..."

I really want to hit him.

But why am I also a little touched?

Xie did not refuse to divide the spoils.

They called in the two disciples who were passing by the door.

He casually tossed over two mid-grade magic artifacts.

"Take it."

Hush money.

"Don't talk nonsense when you're out."

The two disciples were holding the magical implements.

My hands were shaking with excitement.

Is this the value of following the senior brother?

Even the soup tastes better than the meat in other people's bowls!

"Thank you, Senior Brother! We're very tight-lipped!"

Xie did not refuse to unfold his folding fan.

"Let's go."

"This place is not safe to stay for long."

He casually set up a maze.

All traces have been erased.

Their movements were so practiced it was heartbreaking.

The five-person team had just stepped out of the stone chamber, less than a hundred feet away.

An unexpected change occurred.

The air was originally somewhat chilly.

It suddenly became viscous.

There are countless invisible tentacles pulling at it.

A strong, nauseating smell of blood.

It was mixed with domineering demonic energy.

They came from all directions.

This completely blocked all escape routes.

The smile on Xie Buci's face vanished instantly.

The folding fan snapped shut.

His gaze became more serious than ever before.

"We're in trouble."

"This is a big problem."