The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3256 Everyone is Striving to Survive
At this moment, Qian Wantong, who was in the group, was filled with resentment and unwillingness.

The scene of the dark figures rushing in and killing ten martial artists was still echoing in his mind. It was the image of a large group of dark figures suddenly crashing through the wall of flames and then killing them head-on at incredible speed!
The swift and ruthless actions, along with the scene of ten martial artists being killed, filled Qian Wantong with fear, making him unwilling to approach this dangerous gap at all.

However, he had no choice. As the team manager under Qian Ying, a master of the Qian family, if he retreated, Qian Ying, as a master of the Qian family, would probably take action immediately and send him to his death.

Don't assume that Qian Ying cares about the Qian family's martial artists and is always there to help them in times of danger. However, the prerequisite is that you are useful. If you are no longer useful, then even if you are a member of the Qian family, it would be superfluous for him to even glance at you.

After all, in this valley, only useful people can survive; the useless ones can only fend for themselves!

Therefore, any previous orders were issued by Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, two experts at the Innate Realm. With his strength at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm, he had no right to resist and could only bite the bullet and obediently complete the task.

Therefore, during the operation, Qian Wantong was extra careful, always standing behind the other martial artists, his steps slow and his eyes scanning the surrounding darkness warily, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

He had a clear plan in mind: if the shadowy figure attacked again, it would definitely target the warrior at the front first. As long as the person in front could block it even for a moment, he could react in time, retreat quickly, and save his life.

Although he knew the shadowy figure was incredibly fast, far exceeding the speed of ordinary martial artists, he believed that if he reacted and retreated a little faster than the other martial artists around him, his chances of survival would greatly increase. This selfish thought, like a vine, spread through his mind, causing him to disregard the safety of his companions and only think about how to protect himself.

He subconsciously turned his head and glanced in the direction of Ouyang Nan, a deep envy flashing in his eyes. Although, standing on this side of the hall, the flames obscured his vision, making it difficult to see clearly, he knew that it was Ouyang Nan and the other three standing there.

Of the entire team, besides Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, only Chen Mo and Ouyang Nan had personally killed the shadowy figure. Moreover, that young man was truly unafraid of the shadowy figure and seemed to have no fear whatsoever; I really envy him.

If only I could be one of them!

Previously, Qian Wantong regarded Chen Mo and Ouyang Nan as thorns in his side and was always looking for an opportunity to kill Chen Mo.

Who told this young man to easily defeat him in front of so many martial artists at the initial assembly camp, making Qian Wantong, the third steward of the Qian family, lose face so badly? Ever since that moment, Qian Wantong had been plotting how to kill this young man.

But even now, Chen Mo is still alive, while Qian Wantong is trembling under the pressure of the alien beast.

Sigh, Qian Wantong no longer had the mindset of wanting Chen Mo to die quickly; all that remained was the thought of his own survival.

Chen Mo was unaware that Qian Wantong was watching him from the other side.

Of course, even if Qian Wantong were watching him, it wouldn't cause much of a stir. Let him watch, there's no harm in it anyway.

At this moment, Chen Mo was holding Ouyang Ruoxi's hand, with Ouyang Nan and Ouyang Nana standing beside him. The four of them stood at the very back of the fire passage, the entrance from the camp area, guarding this area. They remained together, standing at the entrance, watching their surroundings.

As for following Qian Wantong and Zhou Ke to repair the breach, Chen Mo had no intention of doing so from the beginning. His primary task was to protect Ouyang Ruoxi and the other two; he would not actively participate in anything else as long as it did not endanger their safety.

Moreover, when entering the mountain gate, Qian Wantong assured Ouyang Nan that as long as the exploration mission was completed, he could choose all subsequent actions at his own discretion.

Therefore, after Zhou Zixing gave the order, Qian Wantong specifically sought out Ouyang Nan to ask whether they were willing to go with him to repair the breach or stay in the passage to guard it. Before Ouyang Nan could speak, Chen Mo made the decision for her: guard the fire passage.

Qian Wantong never wanted to speak directly with Chen Mo, after all, this young man had defeated him, so he usually communicated with Ouyang Nan about various matters within the team.

Besides, Ouyang Nan was originally the leader of their four teams, so if there were any missions or matters, they would naturally go to Ouyang Nan.

Chen Mo was standing about fifty or sixty meters away from where the main hall and the fire passage met, and the high flames also blocked his view.

However, he keenly sensed that someone was watching him.

So he looked directly through the flames towards the direction of the gaze, but found no one watching him. He could only shake his head and turn back to the darkness. Through the flames, he could vaguely make out a dark figure hidden in the shadows.

At this moment, these shadowy figures were concentrated at both ends, one with Zhou Zixing and the other with Qian Ying, but few of them paid any attention to the entire Flame Passage area.

Now, Chen Mo was somewhat relieved, as long as they didn't come to the entrance to harass him.

In the darkness between the main hall and the gap in the flame wall, the shadowy figures, seeing numerous martial artists rapidly repairing the breach, grew even more agitated, letting out shrill and furious roars as they tried to break through Zhou Zixing's obstruction and disrupt the repair work.

Zhou Zixing stood at the gap, his innate domain covering the entire area, sensing any dark figures rushing out from the darkness. His innate short sword moved with impenetrable speed, each swing repelling any attempting attacking shadow.

The shadowy figures launched attacks time and again, but were repeatedly repelled by Zhou Zixing. They were all cut by the sword energy to varying degrees, and some of them even accidentally came into contact with the flames, instantly bursting into flames. They retreated in a sorry state and hid in the darkness to heal their wounds.

Apart from the warriors who followed Qian Wantong and Zhou Ke to repair the gap, the remaining warriors were assigned to both sides of the fire passage to guard its safety.

The warriors guarding the passage were all at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm. Although they were no match for the shadowy figure in a one-on-one fight, rashly engaging in battle with the shadowy figure would undoubtedly be suicide.