Chapter 1286

A group of cultivators gathered in the Hengduan Mountain Range. They followed the directions on the map to search for treasures.

Although the route marked on the map was accurate, they encountered many dangers along the way. Many strange beasts appeared, causing many casualties among the cultivators who came to search for treasures.

The strange beasts were very powerful. In order to reduce their losses, the cultivators had no choice but to gather together and move forward together.

The cultivators came to an agreement that they were not allowed to kill each other before they reached the location of the treasures.

The cultivators who came were all in the Corporeal Realm. Although there were some in the Emptiness Realm, they did not have the strength to go deeper.

The cultivators arrived at the place where Zi Chen and the others encountered the Mountain Spirit. The danger here had been eliminated. Even the rocks on the ground had disappeared. The traces of battle had all disappeared.

This was the final destination of the map. When the cultivators arrived, they had reached the end of the map. Beyond that, there were many natural restrictions with terrifying power.

After a few cultivators died, the cultivators could only accept the fact that there was only half a treasure map.

They became very depressed. During this time, they found a few people who knew about formations and restrictions. However, they were killed on the spot before they could go too far.

The cultivators had no choice. They became even more depressed. Some of them could not help but curse.

They believed that this was a prank to deceive them.

"What should we do?" Zhou Chong and Wang Jun gathered together again. The two of them discussed in low voices.

"Now, we can be sure that the map will end here. The possibility of there being more is very small. I think we should leave early," Wang Jun said after thinking for a while.

Zhou Chong agreed. The two of them called for their own people and prepared to leave.

All of a sudden, cries of surprise rang out from this area. The two of them followed the cries of surprise and discovered that everyone was looking at the sky. They saw more than ten pieces of yellowish paper falling from the sky. As the papers drifted down, they could see some patterns printed on them.

"What is this?"

The cultivators were puzzled. However, some of them seemed to have guessed what the yellow papers were. They immediately soared into the sky and grabbed the papers.

During this time, there were no disputes. Even if there was only one, it would be necessary to share it, let alone ten pieces.

"It's the next part of the map. It's the next part." The person who received the paper saw the map and shouted loudly.

The others became spirited and took turns to look at the map.

Finally, everyone came to the conclusion that this was the follow-up map.

The disappointment and irritation were swept away, and the group continued forward.

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After passing through the passageway, the first one to lose his composure was Dong Qing, who had been silent the entire time.

In front of the black-robed man was a real little beast. It was very cute, very cute, but it was the famous Scale Shield Flame Foal. It had a great reputation.

As a beast tamer, there was one thing that they could not refuse, and that was the true combination of a sword and a shield.

The saber was naturally the blade.

The shield was naturally the scale shield.

With the support of Hunter's Castle, Dong Qing had only obtained a Shield Beast that was far inferior to the Scale Shield Flame Foal. From this, it could be seen how rare it was.

But now, the combination of sword and shield had appeared right in front of her. How could she remain calm?

"Everyone is finally here. Are you all coming up one by one to throw away your lives, or are you all coming at once?" The black-robed man spoke, appearing calm and confident.

Zi Chen glanced at the black-robed man, then looked back at Shangguan Hong and said, "You two leave first."

"You can't leave. If I hadn't been controlling the passageway, they wouldn't have been able to come in. Now, you only have one path forward. Of course, there is also a path of death," the black-robed man said again.

They turned back and saw that the original passageway had disappeared. Their faces turned pale.

They had no way out and decided to fight. The aura around them immediately began to surge. Regardless of whether they had a chance of winning, at least they did not despair.

The black-robed man's expression finally changed, becoming disdainful.

With the combination of sword and shield, killing people was a simple matter. However, he obviously did not want to kill them so easily, so he said, "You are really too weak. Only death awaits you. But since no one has been here for a long time, I will give you a way out."

"What way out?" Wu Xie asked.

Zi Chen's face became ugly because he thought of a possibility, such as killing each other. He did not know how many years the black-robed man had been guarding this passageway, so his mentality should have been twisted long ago. The way out might be worse than a dead end.

"Each of you will let me slash you three times. If you are not dead after three slashes, then I will let you pass," the black-robed man said.

Zi Chen was very surprised by the way out, so he said without thinking, "Okay, I agree."

Then, he pointed at Wu Xie and said, "Each of you will take three slashes, and he will take all of them. A total of 63 slashes."

Wu Xie's face changed immediately, but at such a tense moment, everyone's expression became rare.

"No, no, I haven't finished yet. You guys will take three slashes, but this immortal body will take 85 slashes. If you are willing to let him take it alone, then I will take 90 slashes."

Following the black-robed man's explanation, Wu Xie's face became more and more ugly. It was obvious that the black-robed man was implying that he could break his immortal body with 85 slashes.

After being slashed, Wu Xie had already noticed the abnormality in his body.

Before the black-robed man finished speaking, he continued, "If he is slashed to death midway, then you will have to take the next one."

"No, I don't agree. Zi Chen, you are trying to kill me," Wu Xie roared at Zi Chen, his eyes turning cold.

Zi Chen ignored Wu Xie and looked at the black-robed man, asking, "You can slash him however you want. As for the others, can I take their place?"

The black-robed man stood there and spoke casually, but the confidence he displayed was much stronger than the Mountain Spirit back then.

Coupled with the combination of the sword and shield and the strength of a peak Corporeal realm expert, Zi Chen had no confidence in dealing with the black-robed man.

He had once thought that the black-robed man was very strong, almost invincible under the Domain realm. However, his appearance this time had shaken Zi Chen's confidence again and again.

Whether it was the Mountain Spirit or the second powerful existence, they were all stronger than Zi Chen. Of course, this didn't mean that Zi Chen was weak. On the contrary, he was very strong, but he lacked the realm.

If they were at the same level, Zi Chen naturally wouldn't fear the black-robed man.

"I don't need you to take my place. It's just three slashes, right? I'll take it." Man Shi stepped forward and said, "I'll go first."

"You have backbone but no brain." The black-robed man chuckled.

Zi Chen grabbed Man Shi and said, "I don't need you for now. You can go when I can't hold on any longer."

Man Shi pondered for a moment and nodded. However, he quickly pointed at Wu Xie and said, "Why don't we let him go first? If he doesn't die after 85 slashes, he can still take the slashes for us."

Wu Xie was furious. He wanted to point at Man Shi's nose and scold him, but Zi Chen waved his hand and said, "No need. I'll go first."

As they spoke, Zi Chen walked forward with his blade in hand.

He watched as the black-robed man walked forward step by step and stopped ten meters away from him. Then, he asked, "It shouldn't be limited to just blocking, right?"

The black-robed man looked at Zi Chen meaningfully and said indifferently, "Of course, you can also try to fight back. You surprised me. I didn't think that the first to walk out would be you, who has the lowest cultivation level."

Zi Chen took a deep breath and said, "Realm … doesn't represent combat power."

As he spoke, the three-meter Reality Realm appeared behind him.

"Oh, the three-meter Reality Realm."

The black-robed man's eyes lit up. However, in the next moment, he gripped his blade and slashed at Zi Chen.

"First slash," the black-robed man shouted.

"First slash."

The moment the black-robed man made his move, Zi Chen also moved. He gripped his blade and slashed forward with a shout.

A soul shadow appeared on Zi Chen's black blade. In the next moment, the soul shadow turned into a blade and disappeared into the black blade.

On the surface of the black blade, the original runes began to glow. A powerful aura appeared.

Two sharp and terrifying blade lights collided. A powerful force surged in the area.

The two wielded their blades and coldly looked at each other. The powerful force on the blades was still colliding. The black-robed man's expression immediately changed.

At the same time, the expressions of the others also changed. This was because they saw that Zi Chen and the black-robed man's attacks were almost identical.

The soul shadow that appeared on Zi Chen's blade was also the soul of a Blade Golden-Eyed Beast.

"Kid, you're quite interesting. However, this is only the first slash."

As he spoke, an even more powerful force swept out from the black-robed man's blade. The blade in his hand turned and slashed horizontally at Zi Chen.

"Second slash."

Zi Chen also roared at this moment. He held his blade and spun it. A terrifying and violent aura slashed at the black-robed man.

In the eyes of the crowd, this was a fight to the death.

Obviously, Zi Chen's slash would hit the black-robed man, but at the same time, the black-robed man's slash would also hit Zi Chen.

However, the former had the Scale Shield Flame Foal, while the latter only had his armor.

In this clash, the crowd did not have high hopes for Zi Chen. They all felt that Zi Chen had miscalculated. However, Zi Chen was now one of them. They did not want anything to happen to Zi Chen. Hence, they were all hoping for a miracle.

Clang.

Zi Chen's blade was faster. However, it did not hit the black-robed man. Instead, it was blocked by a flame shield.

It was the Scale Shield Flame Foal, which was famous for its defense, that blocked the attack.

"Haha, this is only the second slash." The black-robed man laughed loudly. His laughter was very proud.

His saber landed directly on Zi Chen's body.

Clang.

However, the expected breaking of the defense did not happen. A shield also appeared on Zi Chen's armor. The shield completely protected Zi Chen. There was also a special layer of protection on his chest.

The black-robed man's slash landed on the shield. However, it could not penetrate further.

The pride on his face immediately froze. He looked very surprised.

"Boom!"

A surge of energy began to sweep out. Under this surge of energy, Zi Chen was finally unable to withstand it, and his body flew backwards.

The powerful force passed through the shield and shook Zi Chen's organs. It made his blood boil. His face alternated between red and white.

However, he was not injured. He simply blocked the two attacks.

The black-robed man did not retreat. However, his face was full of disbelief.