Chapter 160: Massive Spiritual Stones
On the other side of the stone wall, there is a single-row square corridor. The walls on both sides of the corridor are all spiritual stones emitting soft white light. The three-tailed spiritual scorpion runs along the corridor without looking back.
As the white water ripples on the stone wall flashed, the tall figures of General Shangguan Aoyun of the East and General Ning Jing of the West stepped out.
As the white water ripples on the stone wall fluctuated, the other five people also showed their figures. Black Cat Ye Tu still sat steadily on Xu Yang's shoulders.
"The spiritual scorpion in front should be a spiritual creature from the evil spirit world like me. I don't know what surprises this formation set up by Master Lu will bring us. Next, we must be more careful." Black Cat Ye Tu reminded.
"Everyone be careful, the end of this corridor may be the answer to this underground palace, and I am afraid there will be greater risks." Xu Yang said loudly.
"Since we are here, there is no reason to turn back." General Shangguan Aoyun of the East said, and rushed into the corridor first with his crescent-shaped sword in one hand.
"Chase!" General Ning Jing of the West put the wolf fire long tassel in his hand behind his back and chased after him.
The others followed closely behind.
The three-tailed spirit scorpion's nimble figure ran farther and farther along the curved path.
After chasing for an unknown period of time, the far end of the path suddenly became clear, and a huge square appeared in front of several people.
In the middle of the square, there was a small hill of objects scattered, which were rusty, as if many rusty scrap irons were discarded here.
What attracted everyone's attention was that there were countless spirit stones scattered around the hill. Each spirit stone was the size of a goose egg, and the spirit halo on it was hazy and attractive. They all looked like top-grade spirit stones.
The three-tailed spirit scorpion did not stop for a moment, and stepped on these spirit stones to climb directly to the hill opposite. Suddenly, it turned into a ball of purple flame and disappeared into the gap of the hill.
"The mark I left on the spirit scorpion shows that it is in this hill, and it can't run away." Lu Wujie said.
"Have we made a fortune? There are at least millions of spiritual stones." Taoist Leng saw the vast amount of spiritual stones in front of him and couldn't help but calculate the number in his heart.
"Is this not the exit of Xiaoxianjie, but a treasure underground palace?" Taoist Jing stared at the spiritual stones in front of him and said, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.
"If it is really a treasure underground palace, we will divide the spiritual stones here, and it will not be a wasted trip." Taoist Xuan simply said.
"These spiritual stones are indeed coveted, but the purpose of our trip is not spiritual stones." Xu Yang reminded in time, but he also liked these spiritual stones inexplicably in his heart.
Lv Wujie, Shangguan Aoyun, and Ning Jing are in high positions and power in Xiaoxianjie. They never worry about spiritual stones on weekdays, but they are also happy to see such a large number of spiritual stones.
In the world of cultivation, money is spiritual stones. Everyone is equal in front of spiritual stones. No matter how high or low the level of cultivation is, they cannot escape its omnipotent temptation.
"This is the first time I've seen so many spirit stones. Is this an illusion?" Taoist Jing said, stretching out one hand and grabbing in the air, using the means of controlling objects through the air, one of the spirit stones flew to his palm as if it had wings.
Taoist Jing looked at the spirit stone in his palm carefully, and could clearly feel that the spirit stone contained rich spiritual power, like a frightened little fish running around in it, just like the top-grade spirit stones seen on weekdays.
Taoist Jing handed the spirit stone to everyone to see.
"It is indeed a spirit stone."
"Who hid such a large number of spirit stones here?"
"There are only a few of us here. No matter who hid it, it belongs to us now."
"These spirit stones can make the entire Xiaoxian Realm rich."
"Even if it is placed in the Northern Region, such a number of spirit stones can also create a large sect."
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Everyone began to look forward to the benefits brought by the spirit stones unconsciously, and seemed to have forgotten the purpose of coming here.
Suddenly, the ground trembled, and the whole space shook.
The originally dilapidated hill actually slowly rose up, and the scattered spiritual stones around the hill rolled down. From a distance, it looked like pearl rain falling from the sky, magnificent and spectacular.
Gradually, the hill stopped rising, and the rusty iron sheets on it began to move up and down and left and right.
With a series of clacking sounds, a huge scorpion appeared in front of everyone. Strictly speaking, it was not a complete scorpion. Its trunk, tail, head, and front claws were all dilapidated. The rusty iron sheets covered its body like pieces of rotten plasters.
Half of its body was made of iron sheets, and it was neatly split into two from the center of the eyebrows, as if someone had split it in two with a sharp sword and pieced it together, with scars all over its body.
Half of the iron sheet's face was lifeless, and the other half had a basin-sized black and shiny eye looking down at the people below. The strange thing was that the scorpion had nine tails behind it.
"Nine-tailed Spirit Scorpion Puppet! Fortunately, it's just a puppet. If it was a real Nine-tailed Spirit Scorpion, even a Yuanhun Realm cultivator wouldn't be its opponent at all." Ye Tu, the black cat on Xu Yang's shoulder, saw the situation in front of him and said with lingering fear.
"Human, are you here to steal my spirit stone? As a punishment, I will tear you all into pieces." It actually spoke human words.
Before the voice fell, with a series of crackling sounds, an exaggeratedly large front claw was raised high.
The next moment, the giant claw stabbed out fiercely, as if to poke a big hole in the void, and whistled towards the position where the few people were, with a speed as fast as a meteor chasing the moon and a force as great as Mount Tai turning upside down.
The dream of getting rich in the hearts of the seven people was suddenly shattered by this shocking blow. The sense of oppression caused by this blow was one of the most powerful that everyone present had ever seen in their lives. It could be said that it was a powerful blow from a monk in the Soul Realm. Not an exaggeration.
Looking at the expressions on the seven people's faces, it was as if the man who had just become the world's richest man was suddenly sentenced to death. Surprise, embarrassment, entanglement, unwillingness, fear, despair... I have tasted ninety-nine of the flavors of life at this time, and the last flavor is the taste of death.
But this is just a momentary mood. As a monk who has tasted the incomparable pleasure brought by increasing longevity, he will be more afraid of death. It is the instinct of all monks to fight hard in the face of death and change their fate against the will of heaven.
The seven people urgently raised their true energy and prepared to use their special skills to deliver a fatal blow.
"Crack!"
At the critical moment, everyone heard a crisp sound like a tree being suddenly broken.
The huge front claws wielded by the spirit scorpion actually broke off, and the fallen piece was like a meteorite falling to the ground. It plunged into the ground with a "bang", and the earth collapsed, creating a big crater.
"It's so embarrassing. I almost forgot. I am no longer the original nine-tailed spirit scorpion. I am just a puppet. The monk named Lu Qingyun cut me into two pieces with one sword, and smashed me to pieces with another palm. Then They found some iron sheets and made me into a puppet, saying that it was to atone for my sins of killing countless humans. They also said that as long as I take good care of these spiritual stones here, one day my soul will be obtained. Redemption.”
After the spirit scorpion finished speaking, he no longer attacked, but looked down at the scattered spirit stones at his feet.
"Why is my spirit stone missing?" the spirit scorpion puppet suddenly asked.
"I'm just taking a look." Jing Daoren quickly explained and threw the spiritual stone in his hand.
With a "clang", perhaps because Mr. Jingdao was a little nervous, the spirit stone was thrown on Lingscorpion's feet and bounced back a little.
The spirit scorpion puppet stared closely at the spirit stone with one eye, raised a scorpion foot and scratched the spirit stone in front of him.
"That's good, no one should be missing." As he said that, his body shrank and turned into a pile of broken iron and crawled on the ground, no longer paying attention to everyone.
Seeing this, several people did not continue to activate the Yuan Gong they originally mentioned. Instead, they held their breath and concentrated, ready to go, and waited to see what happened.
Time passed little by little, and in the big space, the nine-tailed scorpion puppet, countless spirit stones and seven figures were like a picture, hanging there motionless.
After a stick of incense, the spirit scorpion puppet still did not move at all, and could not even feel a trace of spiritual power fluctuations on its body.
The seven people began to secretly use secret methods to discuss the next move.
"It turns out it's just a fad, a strong-willed guy on the outside. Why don't we kill it together and strike first? It won't be easy for us when this guy takes the initiative to attack us again." Leng Daoren suggested.
"It doesn't look like its defense is very good. If we launch an attack together, we can smash it to pieces in an instant." Taoist Xuan said.
"Killing it may help you find the answer to this underground palace soon, or at least get the spirit stone here." Jing Daoren said.
"The pressure caused by this puppet's previous attack is really scary. We have to think carefully before taking action. Why don't we see if there are other ways out here first? After all, we are here to find an exit." Xu Yang reminded .
"It seems that if we don't touch the spirit stones here for the time being, this puppet will not take the initiative to attack. Let's take a look around here first." Lu Wujie said.
The seven people carefully explored around the huge body of the Spirit Scorpion Puppet. There is only one passage in this space, and other places are hard stone walls. There is no exit, and no mechanism has been found.
"Is it really just an underground palace hiding spiritual stones?" Xu Yang frowned slightly, feeling suspicious in his heart.
At this time, West Princess Lu Wujie looked at the spirit stone in front of him with a strange look in his eyes.
The secret voice from behind said: "General Ningjing, if the spirit stones here continue to stay here, even if you and I don't move, they will be taken away by these people from Qinghua Mountain City. If Qinghua Mountain City uses these spirit stones to recruit troops, it will definitely It will cause serious trouble in the future.”
"The princess wants to kill this puppet and then divide the spirit stones, or kill a few people from Qinghua Mountain City here." Ningjing Secret Technique replied.
"You guessed it right. This plan is just a little ahead of schedule. Before coming, I discussed this matter with Chief Linghu. If we can really find an exit, we will let these people in Qinghua Mountain City live.
If they cannot find the exit from Xiaoxianjie, this is their burial place. Let's work together to kill the Spirit Scorpion Puppet here later, and then you and I will work together to kill these four thieves in Qinghua Mountain City, and we will end them all once and for all, so as to avoid future troubles. After coming out, they only need to declare to the outside world that they perished in the underground palace, and the Qinghua Mountain City without the bandit leader will be destroyed. "
"The princess is wise!"