Am I not a nascent saint demon cultivator?

Chapter 159 Trapped in a Murderous Ambition

Xu Yun and the others investigated the Tianyuan Mine and observed the outside world, but nothing unusual happened.

Seeing that it was getting late, they settled down in the cave dwelling arranged by Chang Qingyu and began to regulate their internal energy.

Xu Yunduan sat on a futon inside the cave. He had long since figured out the array formations and restrictions here, and there was nothing unusual about them.

Thinking of this, he immediately took out the Myriad Spirits Banner and summoned Tianlin Daoist and Gu Nanping, two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Xu Yun looked at them and said in a deep voice, "You protect me while I begin my cultivation."

This is still someone else's territory, so we need to be careful just in case.

With two Foundation Establishment cultivators protecting him, he could feel completely at ease.

"Yes."

Daoist Tianlin bowed to Gu Nanping, then disappeared from the spot, hiding in the shadows to protect his master.

Then, Xu Yun made hand seals and began to circulate his cultivation technique, absorbing and refining the surrounding spiritual energy.

This place only has a second-tier spiritual vein, but it's enough for Xu Yun. In an instant, streams of spiritual energy surged into his body, and he used his magic power to refine it, then channeled it into his dantian.

Tick-tock!

Accompanied by the faint sound of dripping water, drops of liquid mana within the dantian and dantian are slowly surging, gradually evolving into a new type of liquid mana.

However, the process was extremely slow, and to the naked eye, it was only a tiny amount, hardly qualifying as complete liquid mana.

Xu Yun tried for a long time, but the drop of liquid magic only grew slightly stronger.

"Sigh... As expected, my aptitude for cultivation is still too poor."

After a moment, Xu Yun sighed, slowly opened his eyes, looked inward at himself, and looked at the drops of liquid magic power in his dantian. He couldn't help but feel helpless.

Without the aid of elixirs or suitable rare and precious materials, he would probably find it difficult to cultivate to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

This is to be expected, since Xu Yun's aptitude is only a mixed spiritual root, and his ability to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage has already surprised many people.

Thinking of this, Xu Yun had an idea and summoned the light screen to see if there were any suitable tasks on the Initial Saint System.

During this period, in addition to scavenging the necessary resources from other channels, he also kept a close eye on the tasks of the Initial Saint System.

Unfortunately, the results were not ideal. Either the rewards were very generous, but the task was too difficult, or the task was very simple, but the reward was very low. He had no interest in doing either of them.

"Hmm... As expected, the First Saint System still disappoints me as always."

A moment later, when Xu Yun finished reading the newly assigned initial saint mission, he couldn't help but sigh, feeling a deep sense of helplessness.

Clearly, this refresh mission still didn't yield good results.

It seems that if I want to increase my magical power now, I will have to find another way.

Swish!

Just then, a figure hurriedly landed in front of Xu Yun. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Gu Nanping.

At this moment, his expression was very solemn. He immediately cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Reporting to the master, strange fluctuations have been detected outside. According to Daoist Tianlin's speculation, it is very likely that something unusual has happened outside."

"He is currently guarding the cave, so please be very careful, Master."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yun was taken aback and frowned slightly. Although he knew that the outside world was not safe, he did not expect that an accident would happen so soon.

Moreover, this is the Tianyuan Mine, protected by a second-tier mid-grade array, and with five Foundation Establishment cultivators overseeing it. Under such circumstances, an accident still occurred.

Rumble!

Just as Xu Yun was filled with doubt and uncertainty, suddenly, a violent roar rang out, as if an earth dragon were turning over, causing the entire cave to shake.

Rocks flew everywhere, and dust rose in all directions. When Xu Yun stood still, he saw that the array patterns and restrictions that had been shrouding the entire cave suddenly appeared one by one.

Buzz!

Immediately afterwards, these array patterns and restrictions seemed to be disturbed by something, and suddenly dimmed and disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yun immediately realized that the cave was no longer safe, so he immediately left and rushed towards the outside world.

The moment he rushed out of the cave, he looked up and saw that the second-tier mid-grade array that had been covering the Tianyuan mine had started to operate with a roar. The array patterns and restrictions on it were intertwined and rippled with rich spiritual light.

However, Xu Yun did not see any trace of the enemy outside the formation, not even a trace of their presence. Yet the formation continued to operate, firmly protecting the Tianyuan Mine.

This doesn't feel like a defense; it feels more like a blockade of the inside and outside.

Whoosh!

The thought had barely formed when suddenly several surging, vast auras erupted, sweeping across the Tianyuan mine.

direction.

Those auras did not originate from cultivators Xu Yun knew, and two of them had a sinister and dark nature, clearly belonging to Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators.

Moreover, without exception, these energies did not originate from the periphery of the Tianyuan mine, but rather from within it!

"This... there's a spy in the Tianyuan mine!?"

Upon seeing this, Xu Yun immediately realized what had happened, and his expression turned grim.

At the same time, he immediately thought of the mastermind behind it all, who was probably Chang Qingyu.

As the person in charge of the Tianyuan Mine, he held control of the second-tier mid-grade array. However, the array was undamaged, yet those demonic cultivators still appeared within the Tianyuan Mine.

It's better to believe he's a Core Formation expert than to say they have no connection.

hoohoo!

Just then, a deafening roar suddenly exploded, growing ever closer, like thunder rolling across the sky.

Xu Yunling felt a violent tremor, and her body instinctively took flight, landing on the other side.

The next moment, the spot where Xu Yun had been standing suddenly exploded, sending soil and rocks flying and dust billowing up.

"Um... um..."

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A broken sound suddenly rang out from the smoke and dust, accompanied by a snarling sound, and the smoke and dust abruptly dissipated.

Then a wolf several meters tall with four strong and powerful legs came into view. Its golden fur stood up like sharp spikes, making it look extremely ferocious.

Its beastly eyes were blood-red and bewitching, its claws were incredibly sharp, reflecting a cold light, and its entire body exuded a terrifying bloodthirsty aura as it stared intently at Xu Yun.

Moreover, at this moment, it opened its blood-red maw, its ferocious fangs biting a mangled, blood-soaked human figure.

Xu Yun immediately recognized the figure's true identity; it was none other than Bai Lingzi, who was traveling with him. The intermittent voice he had just heard was from him.

Clap!

Before Xu Yun could react, the demonic wolf suddenly bit down, unleashing a terrifying bite force that severed the already dying Bai Lingzi.

In an instant, blood splattered, white and red mixed together, looking extremely gruesome.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator died so inexplicably, without any chance to struggle.

"Second-tier demonic beast..."

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Xu Yun gritted his teeth, feeling a sense of unease for the first time, and immediately sensed the aura of the demonic wolf.

He had seen second-tier demonic beasts before, so he was able to immediately recognize that this demonic wolf had also reached this level; otherwise, a Foundation Establishment cultivator would never have died so tragically at its hands.