Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 392: Intrigue and scheming, everyone thinks they have a sure win
At midnight, the twin moons in the sky set in the west.

Xu Yuanchang landed on the top of a mountain that was shaped like a palm. The name of the mountain was "Gu Zhang Peak". More than 3,000 miles further west was the "Dark Burning Ravine", one of the dangerous places in the Forgotten Forest.

There is sparse vegetation on the top of the mountain, and the rocks are jagged and towering, with traces of holes and holes left by talisman explosions everywhere.

Two men who had occupied the place first walked out from the shadows with unfriendly looks, but when they were glanced at by the newcomers, they felt a chill on their backs. They immediately put on a weak and flattering smile on their faces, bowed and flew backwards, leaping into the air to avoid it.

The monks who live in the Forgotten Forest know how to adapt to the situation and take a step back to see the bigger picture.

Those who knew it was impossible but still insisted on doing so are almost all dead.

Xu Yuanchang reserved the top of a two-hundred-foot-high mountain as the battlefield. With a cold expression, he took out a tortoise shell about a foot in size from the magic mirror space and put a soul-replenishing talisman into it. The sixth-level soul puppet then floated out and disappeared under the shadow of the rocks on the ground, guarding his master while he rested.

Many years have passed, and the incarnations and soul puppets have long adapted to the gravity environment of the upper realm.

After being tempered by a heavenly thunder ball, the sixth-level soul puppet's cultivation level has slowly increased, and its soul body has become more and more solid.

Xu Yuanchang scattered a few more bean soldiers. The third-level ghost bean soldiers were crushed by the huge gravity to the size of an egg and had difficulty moving. Xu Yuanchang quickly injected several spirit-replenishing talismans into the bean soldiers' bodies and waved his hand to let them fly down the mountain to serve as scouts.

In the forbidden land, cultivators can only rely on the spirit-replenishing talismans to use their pitiful amount of mana, and their spiritual sense is almost useless.

About a quarter of an hour later, a black shadow flew out of the night and landed lightly on a huge rock on the top of the mountain. Its eyes radiated orange-yellow light as it scanned the small hilltop carefully. Its gaze passed over the Taoist priest who stood up and paused for a moment in a shadow.

"Elder Xu, what a coincidence that we met in the Forgotten Forest."

"Fellow Daoist Zhai Yan is very thoughtful. I wonder why you came here to 'encounter' in the middle of the night?"

Xu Yuanchang was too lazy to beat around the bush with the monster who said one thing and thought another, so he made it clear directly that he had "seen" a group of low-level ape monsters leaping and climbing up the mountain quickly through the bean soldiers distributed at the foot of the mountain.

I was quite puzzled. Where did Zhai Yan find so many helpers in such a short time?
The land of punishment by immortals and gods has the largest population of descendants of the Western Barbarians. Prisoners of the demon race are exiled here. Even if they give birth to offspring, it is impossible for them to become demons and they can only become ignorant beasts again.

He instantly guessed that the old monster opposite him was carrying a space treasure that could hold living things.

Is this the trump card that Zhai Yan is confident can use to deal with him?
The cultivation civilization in the upper realm is extremely developed, and space storage magic weapons of various sizes are commonly used. Except for the independent cultivators, servants, disciples and the like with lower cultivation levels, they use the cheapest storage bag magic weapon. However, space treasures that can accommodate living things and such a large number are extremely expensive and difficult to obtain.

The man in black had a fake smile on his face, he knew the other party went around the city with a purpose, he wanted to lure him to follow, so he took advantage of the situation and chased him into the forest, he didn't know what the other party relied on yet, he didn't want to give up any chance.

He always paid attention to the information of the sixth-level monks in Wuliu Mountain. He knew that there were only three of them in the sect, including Xu Yuanchang, so he was not afraid. Even if he was ambushed by the other two, he was very confident that he could escape unscathed.

This is the Forgotten Forest. The formations of human cultivators are useless. Demon cultivators who practice both physical and magical skills have the advantage here.

"Elder Xu is a straightforward person. I, Zhai, have taken a fancy to the sixth-level soul puppet you refined. I hope you can give it up and sell it to me. The price is negotiable. Or you can propose a trade condition. If it is within Zhai's affordability, I will definitely meet your requirements."

"Oh, Brother Zhai chased to the forbidden land just to make a deal with Xu?"

Xu Yuanchang figured out why the other party came to him. Although he didn't know whether it was true or not, the other party's intention to delay time was obvious. Looking around, he saw that eight demon apes had climbed to the top of the mountain and surrounded him. He waved his hand to take back the hidden sixth-level soul puppet and tortoise shell, and said with a smile: "If Daoist Zhai is really sincere, we can go back to Qiaojiao City and find a shop to talk over a drink. I'm sorry that I can't accompany you in such a forced transaction."

He slowly flew up into the air.

"Haha, Zhai has chased me here, which is the greatest sincerity."

The man in black laughed and stomped hard on the rock, and a rich earthy yellow light flashed by.

An extra gravity was applied to Xu Yuanchang, pulling the Taoist back to the ground.

Many demon apes grabbed knives, sticks, forks and clubs, and activated the spirit-replenishing talismans on their bodies. Their speed increased suddenly, and they leaped towards the trapped Xu Yuanchang with ferocious faces and sharp fangs.

The man in black used up the energy of the soul-replenishing talisman in one fell swoop, and cast a gravity magic just to trap his opponent for a moment. He took out another soul-replenishing talisman and slapped it on his body. He wanted to see what means the Taoist had to resolve the dilemma he had carefully prepared for?

So far, he hadn't noticed any signs of an ambush nearby.

He wanted to wait and see, and then use his men to make a test attack first.

With a wave of his hand, three strong demon apes were released from the space treasure, which quickly awakened the semi-conscious fourth-level demon apes and injected soul-replenishing talismans into them to restore their strength to fight.

The space treasure in his hand that contained living creatures had some flaws, otherwise he would have released numerous ambushes to attack when he reached the top of the mountain.

Why would you need to waste so much time talking to the other person?

Xu Yuanchang fell to the ground and struggled hard, easily breaking free from the gravity magic that bound him.

The forbidden land is different from the outside world. High-level spells are not easy to use and need time to brew and build up. Of course, the power is not to be feared.

It was only a moment's delay, and the eight demon apes formed a siege and attacked the Taoist priest with swords and sticks. They took turns attacking the Taoist priest's vital points. However, the next moment, several of the demon apes suddenly turned their weapons around and launched a sneak attack on their own companions, their eyes red as if they were mortal enemies.

The place suddenly became chaotic, with a series of clangs, bangs and bangs, mixed with the anxious roars and angry curses of monkeys.

Xu Yuanchang used his body skills to easily dodge out of the gap and swung his sword to kill the stunned man in black.

Three talismans floated lightly towards the chaotic battlefield.

"Idiot, retreat quickly..."

The man in black screamed and yelled, he had no time to stop it, he watched helplessly as the flames suddenly exploded, blowing all the younger generations of the clan into pieces, with flesh and blood flying everywhere. It was only then that he realized that the Taoist priest in front of him was not only a formation master, but also a damn hateful illusionist.

Even in the forbidden land, the second and third level demon apes could not resist the bewilderment of the high-level illusionist's gestures and movements, as the difference in their cultivation levels was too great.

The fight he had imagined, in which a large number of people would fight in a group, relying on their strong physique, had become a joke.

"Block him!"

The three demon apes were furious. One of them jumped into the air and used up all the energy of the soul-replenishing talisman. The copper rod in his hand turned into a dazzling light and smashed towards the figure twenty feet away. The other two demon apes swung their swords on the left and right and chopped together.

Xu Yuanchang waved his left hand in the air, and the two demon apes attacking from the ground paused, then turned and chopped back like mad, leaving the demon apes in the air alone to fight.

The man in black opened his mouth and let out a terrifying roar, waking up his confused subordinates.

"Puff", Xu Yuan's tall body was like a ghost, appearing behind the attacking demon ape in the air, and pierced the back of the demon ape, which was caught in anger and fear and had difficulty in retreating, with a sword.

As Xu Yuanchang used his mysterious body skills to pounce on the furious man in black in the distance, there was a flash of fire, and the two demon apes that had just woken up and were still in shock, as well as the monster that had not yet died due to the sword in his heart, were all covered with blazing two-color flames.

The burning demon ape dropped its weapon and desperately squeezed its demonic power to try to put out the blazing flames.

The flames entered his body and burned more horribly.

In a short while, the three fourth-level demon apes were burned to charcoal, and fell to the ground dead.

The black-clothed man's robe was torn apart, and he suddenly turned into an ugly giant ape, spewing out a blood mist. His body was like an afterimage, and he slammed into the Taoist priest who was swinging his sword at him, not caring about his own life or death, and used a brutal method of fighting to die together.

Xu Yuanchang was slightly startled and quickly changed his stance, moving back to the left and right.

He has already released the sixth-level soul puppet, so there is no need to fight with the desperate guy. As long as he can restrain the man in black for a while, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with the guy who doesn't know how to live or die.

The man in black shouted, "Gravity is so strong!"

The retreating figure suddenly stopped, and Xu Yuanchang was hit again and was pulled to the ground by the magic unleashed by Zhai Yan.

"Go to hell!"

The man in black punched hard, and "bang", the figure shattered, but it was not the expected scene of blood and flesh flying. He was shocked. The Taoist priest actually used the replacement spell in the forbidden area and under his nose. It was too unbelievable.

A sword stabbed at him from behind, and the man in black had no time to fight back. He slapped a spirit-replenishing talisman on his body and tried to run as far as he could.

The Taoist priest is not a good person. He should put saving his life first. As long as the mountains are green, there will be no shortage of firewood.

"Dang", the sword empowered by the magic power of the sixth-level soul puppet pierced the giant ape's back, only breaking some flesh.

The giant ape's body shone with bronze color, and it used the force to transform into a shadow and flew down the mountain.

Xu Yuanchang floated up from the shadow of the rocks on the ground, expressionless on his face. Three flying swords made sharp sounds of breaking through the air and shot out in the form of waves.

The giant ape seemed to know how powerful it was. Its figure suddenly became smaller while fleeing. "Puff", he still couldn't dodge the last flying sword. It was hit by a turning attack and pierced through the right back of his heart. He fell down the mountain with a scream.

Xu Yuanchang hurriedly flew into the air to chase after it, waved his hand to retract his flying sword, and heard a series of breaking sounds in the woods on the hillside. When he and the sixth-level soul puppet chased the location of the sound, in the night, they only saw a piece of rock "bang bang" rolling down all the way. Where was the figure of the demon ape?

Strange, where did he escape to?
Xu Yuanchang guessed that the demon ape used some kind of earth-escaping magic.

He quickly made secret contact and asked the bean soldiers guarding the mountain to disperse far away. In this forbidden place, even if Zhai Yan wanted to escape from the soil, he would not be able to escape fast, and the soul-replenishing talisman could not withstand the consumption. It would not be long before Zhai Yan would drill out of the ground to replace the soul-replenishing talisman.

Don't underestimate any demon cultivator who has cultivated to the sixth level.

After a moment, a message came from the bean soldier in the northwest, and the next moment, the bean soldier lost contact.

Xu Yuanchang activated the replenishing spirit talisman and arrived three miles away at the fastest speed. Then he slapped a spirit talisman on his body and shouted, "Zhai Yan, you can't run away. Let's talk business properly."

The demon ape, with half of its body stained with blood, had already replenished his talismans and stood still, silently chanting a spell.

Suddenly, it turned into a trail of afterimages and quickly fled towards the northwest forest.

"How far can you run if you drink poison to quench your thirst?"

Xu Yuanchang sneered and chased after him quickly.

It was too difficult to fight with a warrior of the same level in the Forgotten Forest. He didn't want to let go of the demon ape with whom he had torn his face.

His style has always been to eliminate all enemies and kill them while they are weak.

However, the next moment, a violent aura erupted from the place where the demon ape disappeared. The demon ape used some strange magical power or secret method to rush back and forth, and crashed into Xu Yuanchang who was close at hand. There was gnashing hatred on the ugly ape's face, and madness and pleasure flashed in its eyes.

A tortoise shell appeared in Xu Yuanchang's left hand. He turned his body sideways, used the tortoise shell as a shield, and attacked hard with the Iron Mountain Lean move.

In a hurry, he could only use himself as a physical cultivator and confront the demon ape who had succeeded in his plan head-on. Did he really think he was a muddle-headed magic cultivator?
"come!"

With a burning desire to fight, dazzling red flames burst out from Xu Yuanchang's body.

"Bang", the huge shock wave destroyed all the trees within twenty feet.

Xu Yuanchang took seven steps back with a "dong dong dong" sound, leaving a series of holes on the ground. The blood in his body surged, and he finally managed to stabilize his body. He quickly took out a talisman and slapped it on his body. In the forbidden place, he could hardly move without the support of the talisman.

With his physique that was infinitely close to that of a fifth-level cultivator and the blessing of the Phantom Fire Essence, he fought on equal terms with the injured demon ape.

In a forbidden place, even a sixth-level physical cultivator cannot fully display his strength.

The demon ape, whose body was on fire, also retreated four or five steps, slapped a talisman on its body, instantly extinguished the flames, and fled into the woods.

Zhai Yan's heart was filled with unspeakable bitterness and frustration. It was so damn insidious. He now couldn't figure out what kind of person that human Taoist priest was.
Sometimes he is a formation master, sometimes he is an illusionist, and now he has turned into a physical cultivator.

He risked serious damage to his vitality for a period of time in the future, and used up all his magical powers to get a chance to fight the opponent head-on, but he was still unable to do anything to the human boy. He just wanted to escape as soon as possible, because the boy was too scary.

"Bang", he was greeted by a huge fist shadow.

Zhai Yan was knocked dizzy by the punch from the sixth-level soul puppet and staggered back two steps.

Damn it, how could such a forbidden land allow the Soul Puppet to use such strength?
Hearing the sharp sound of breaking air behind him again, Zhai Yan dived into the ground. He couldn't afford to offend, so he had no choice but to hide.

It seemed like five hundred years had passed since he had to escape for his life as miserably as he had tonight. All he wanted now was to find an opportunity to temporarily evade the human boy so that he could get out of the ground, fly into the air and escape.

The continuous overdraw of demonic power, coupled with several injuries, left him exhausted.

After escaping about five miles underground, Zhai Yan could no longer hold on and suddenly rushed out of the ground. He needed to change a soul-replenishing talisman and fly into the air.

"Puff", a wooden splinter pierced his back from behind.

Zhai Yan looked back with difficulty. At this moment, the energy of his talisman had been exhausted. He couldn't understand why he was so unlucky.

He just bumped into the other person's hands, not even giving him time to catch his breath.

It’s that rather strange soul puppet.

It’s so damn unfair.

"Puff", the sixth-level soul puppet pulled out the wooden thorn and stabbed again.

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(End of this chapter)