Chapter 1870

After a long while, the Sun-Moon Corona's brilliance finally extinguished. Xue Xue whispered: "Husband, what did you sense?"

"That fire ape is indeed in Flame Forest Marsh!"

Xiao Hua nodded: "I can use this Sun-Moon Corona to roughly sense its location. That thing also seems to have sensed … the fire ape's soul essence was rushing here, but it stopped just now. I wonder why?"

"Then what about the lightning beast?" Xue Xue was first happy, then panicked.

Xiao Hua shook his head: "I can't sense any lightning beast!

However, we can't stay here for long. If it was just the fire ape, it would be fine, but if there's also the lightning beast, how can we be their match?

Let's go! "

Saying this, Xiao Hua put the Sun-Moon Corona into his space!

At this moment, a Messaging Talisman flew into the cave!

"Haha, great!" Xiao Hua was overjoyed: "Grandmaster Zhen Ye came, it's really the right time!"

However, when Xiao Hua flew out of the cave and saw only Xiang Yang and Yan Qinglian, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Xiang Yang clearly knew Xiao Hua's thoughts and said with a smile: "Grandmaster Zhen Ye hasn't come yet, but I've already discussed it with your senior sister-in-law. According to the time, the jade slip should've already reached the Imperial Thunder Sect. Moreover, Grandmaster Zhen Ye should've also come to Xihuang Town. Since he hasn't come yet, then presumably he isn't in the Imperial Thunder Sect.

Although we have Grandmaster Zhen Ye's help, we have a better chance of obtaining the lightning beast's core. However, if he doesn't come, there are still many sects and cultivation families eyeing the lightning beast. If we're late, I'm afraid we'll miss the opportunity!

This core … is related to my lifespan. I really can't wait! "

Xiao Hua smiled bitterly. He naturally knew eldest senior brother's urgent thoughts, but what were the fire ape and the lightning beast?

Yesterday, they almost couldn't deal with the fire ape's soul essence. How could they subdue the lightning beast?

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Hua nodded and said: "I'll let eldest senior brother know. I've just finished refining the magic tool I obtained from Misty Mountain."

"Is that so?

Great! "Xiang Yang said with a happy expression.

"However, I've already sensed that the fire ape and lightning beast seem to be rushing in our direction. If eldest senior brother wants, we can rush over right now …"

"Are you kidding me?" Xiang Yang's expression changed when he heard this. He asked anxiously, "Are you telling the truth?"

"Absolutely!" Xiao Hua nodded without hesitation.

"Damn it, then why aren't you running?"

Xiang Yang glared at Xiao Hua and immediately flew into the air, asking, "Which way should we run?"

Xiao Hua pointed with his finger. Xiang Yang waved his hand without hesitation: "Let's go!"

The four of them flew for more than half a day. Seeing that they were about to reach the periphery of the Flame Forest Marsh, Xiang Yang stopped and asked in a low voice, "Junior Brother Xiao, how is it now?"

Xiao Hua took out the Sun-Moon Corona, sensed it for a moment, and nodded, "I can't sense the Fire Ape's information anymore, it must be far away from it!"

"Yes." Xiang Yang relaxed and smiled bitterly. "I knew that the Thunder Beast was close to the Fire Ape, but I couldn't attack it. I really had no choice!"

"Junior Brother Xiao, the Fire Ape left the Flame Forest Swamp … and actually found its way to our vicinity. Is it because of Junior Brother's sacrificial refining of the magic tool?" Yan Qinglian inquired.

Xiao Hua nodded. "Indeed!"

"Then if you're controlling the magic tool now, won't the Fire Ape be able to sense it?"

"It shouldn't." Xiao Hua smiled. "When I was sacrificial refining, something went wrong and attracted the Fire Ape's attention. Controlling this magic tool shouldn't attract its attention!"

"Okay!" Yan Qinglian nodded.

The four of them waited for several hours. Seeing that the moon was bright and the stars were few, Xiao Hua asked in a low voice, "Eldest Senior Brother, where should we go?"

"In my opinion, it's better … to first see where the cultivators of the other sects are. If we can join forces, that would be the best. Otherwise … we can only watch from the sidelines and see if there's a chance!" Xiang Yang was obviously a bit diffident.

"Yes." Xiao Hua thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the place where the Fire Ape stopped to take a look. Maybe there are some Fellow Daoists there!"

Xiang Yang and the others didn't have any objections. They followed Xiao Hua and flew to the other side of the Flame Forest Swamp. Before Xiao Hua's group of four arrived, their divine senses swept over and they were immediately shocked by the miserable situation in front of them. They looked at each other in astonishment and then increased their flying speed. When they arrived, although they were already mentally prepared, they still … couldn't help but sigh endlessly!

They saw that this was a place filled with rugged mountain rocks. The surrounding area was about several hundred feet of undulating gentle slopes. There were several dozen corpses of cultivators. They couldn't be said to be complete corpses, but they were all broken corpses. They were scattered all over this desolate mountain area. Dark brown blood stains had already dried up and were smeared on the mountain rocks!

The strangest thing was that these several dozen cultivators' heads could be considered complete, but there was a bowl-sized hole on each head. The inside of each head was empty and bloodstained!

All of their brains had been dug out by spirit beasts!

Moreover, there were many burn marks on the mountain rocks. Occasionally, there were also marks of lightning strikes. Next to these cultivators' corpses, there were some scattered medicinal pills, yellow talismans, and so on. As for storage pouches, without exception, they were all torn apart. There were also many broken magic tools. The majority of them were broken and were no longer worth repairing. Only a large amount of spirit stones were left on the ground, untouched by anyone.

"Sigh!"

Xue Xue sighed. She slightly raised her head and looked into the distance. Immediately after, Yan Qinglian also shook her head and no longer looked at the miserable situation.

"Forget it!"

Xiao Hua glanced at Xiang Yang and said in a low voice, "Mortals have a custom of being buried in the ground for peace. Although we cultivators don't emphasize this, it's also not appropriate for these Fellow Daoists' corpses to be left here. Little Brother, how about we … melt them?"

"En ~" Xiang Yang slightly nodded and said, "It's also a good deed for you!"

Hearing Xiang Yang's command, Xiao Hua sighed and waved his hand. Dozens of starfires flew out and landed on the corpses under the control of his Divine Sense. It didn't take long for the corpses to be cleaned up.

Then, Xiao Hua didn't stand on ceremony. He waved his hand and gathered the scattered spirit stones, medicinal pills, and yellow talismans into his storage pouch. Xiang Yang released his divine sense and checked the tokens and magic tools scattered on the ground. After Xiao Hua collected the spirit stones, he said, "The Fellow Daoists who died here include Seven Skills Sect, Fu Zhan Sect, Huang Dao Sect, and Raging Flames Sect. There are a total of nine sects. Most of them were Foundation Establishment Cultivators and a small number of them were Qi Refinement Cultivators. Zhan Yu from Huang Hua Sect was also within this number!"

When Xiao Hua used the fireball to burn the cultivator's remains, he already saw a head that looked similar to Zhan Yu's. Hearing this, he nodded silently.

"Husband, I'm afraid something is wrong!" Yan Qinglian, who had been silent, said, "Wasn't Zhan Yu with Qian Yuming?

Since Zhan Yu died here, what about Qian Yuming?

Why aren't there any traces of Spirit Husbandry Sect's disciples? "

Xiang Yang nodded first, then shook his head. "Ever since Xiao Hua killed Pu Jianyuan in the Fog Mountain, Zhan Yu and Qian Yuming revealed the Fire Ape's whereabouts. Zhan Yu and Qian Yuming lost the foundation for cooperation.

Perhaps they thought that we would also come to Flame Forest Swamp and Qian Yuming might have given up. "

"I don't think so!"

Yan Qinglian shook her head and said, "Previously, I thought the same as you. I thought that the cultivators of the various sects were doing their own thing and wanted to snatch the Fire Ape or Lightning Beast's inner core, just like us.

But looking at the cultivators who died here, there are no less than two people from each sect. Furthermore, there are a few sects gathered together. I'm afraid things aren't that simple. "

"You're right, wife!"

Xiang Yang thought for a moment and said, "However, they originally came to Flame Forest Swamp as a group. If they heard some news, the sects would have come to an agreement and gathered together. This is normal!

Furthermore, didn't we also want to find someone to cooperate with? "

Yan Qinglian was silent for a moment and asked again, "There's still something strange!

The Fire Ape is a Rank Five Spirit Beast and the Lightning Beast is even Rank Six. They're far from what these Foundation Establishment cultivators can handle. Why did they still walk into the trap in groups?

There aren't any Core Formation seniors among these dead cultivators, right? "

This time, Xiang Yang also had nothing to say. He nodded and said, "Indeed, they're all Foundation Establishment cultivators. They don't even have a single magic weapon.

This is a very strange matter! "

"Senior Sister-in-law, there's only one possibility!"

Xiao Hua had been thinking all along. Only now did he open his mouth and say, "This is the periphery of Flame Forest Swamp. They simply didn't expect that the Fire Ape and Lightning Beast would suddenly come out from Flame Forest Swamp and couldn't dodge in time.

En, or maybe they weren't going for the Fire Ape at all. When they collided like this, they were caught off guard. "

Xue Xue agreed and said, "It should be so!

Even I didn't expect Xiao Lang to refine a magic tool. The Fire Ape also came for this, so they must've encountered them! "

Looking at the remnants of the ground, Xiang Yang felt a burst of lingering fear in his heart. Just a moment ago, he was still full of ambition and wanted to fight for his lifespan, but when he saw so many cultivators who weren't inferior to him being trampled on like this, his confidence couldn't help but be extinguished by a lot!

"If we didn't leave just now …" Yan Qinglian also felt lingering fear and said, "I'm afraid it would've been extremely dangerous!"

Although his confidence was extinguished by a lot, Xiang Yang's state of mind was calm again. He glanced at Yan Qinglian and said, "Since it was dangerous, we shouldn't get involved. Junior Martial Brother Xiao passed the news of the Lightning Beast to Martial Uncle Zhen Ye. As for whether or not he can obtain the Lightning Beast's core, it's not something we can consider. Your husband will accompany you to see the sea!"

Yan Qinglian smiled happily and slightly shook her head. "Actually, after Master told me about the Lightning Beast, I already went to check the ancient records of Xun Lei Palace. As early as several tens of thousands of years ago, there were records of the Lightning Beast appearing in Feng He Sea. Even if Junior Martial Sister Xue didn't say it, I would've gone with my husband!"

"Wife!"

Xiang Yang reached out and held Yan Qinglian's hands, saying very softly, "You went to Xun Lei Palace only to say goodbye to Senior Martial Sister. I didn't expect that you actually went to check the ancient records!"

"Although I also want to travel freely with my husband, but … we have a chance to spend more time together. Why not give it a try?"

Yan Qinglian said softly again, "With Junior Martial Brother Xiao's magic tool, we can know the whereabouts of the Fire Ape, and our lives won't be in danger!"

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