Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

"How lively! There's even another one!" Song Chuan exclaimed in surprise after his initial shock.

He glanced at the old man surnamed Tian. This guy looked calm as he watched the people from the Four Pillars Sect take the cave salamander. Did he already know all along?

Old people are shrewd and experienced; even Qi Refining cultivators shouldn't be underestimated!

Hey! Even a strong team like the Four Pillars Gate has to drink this old man's foot bath water!

The old man surnamed Tian then gave a strange smile. He reached out and touched a bright green leaf, which appeared in his hand.

Song Chuan's gaze sharpened, his face showing shock. This was... a Wood Release Talisman given to him by his great-aunt!

No, it's made of the same material as the Wood Release Talisman, but the image on it is of a stone. They are clearly from the same source!

The old man slapped the talisman onto his body, and then disappeared into the ground.

Immediately afterwards, two hands reached out from the bottom of the pool and grabbed the two newts one by one.

A few breaths later, the old man surnamed Tian returned to his previous position.

This happened in the blink of an eye. Not only did Zou Qingfa and his companion, as well as the two battling demons, not react in time, but even the rogue cultivator surnamed Ni beside the old man didn't have time to react.

This earth-遁符 (earth-遁符) is extremely powerful; it is not only incredibly fast but also ignores terrain.

"Let's go! We'll give you a way out," the old man surnamed Tian said immediately.

He flashed and dashed towards the cave entrance. The rogue cultivator surnamed Ni followed him with great joy.

However, a demonic bat instantly abandoned Zou Qingfa and his companion, flapping its wings and appearing behind the old man surnamed Tian and the cultivator surnamed Ni in the blink of an eye.

The old man surnamed Tian chuckled evilly, then suddenly reached out, channeled his magic power, grabbed the unsuspecting cultivator surnamed Ni, and threw him toward the demon bat.

The cultivator surnamed Ni exclaimed in shock and anger, "You old bastard!" He hurriedly summoned his magical artifact and began to fight the demonic bat.

A moment later, the cultivator surnamed Ni was torn in two by the demonic bat, while the old man surnamed Tian had already disappeared without a trace.

A shadowy figure flashed, and the demonic bat gave chase.

"Tian Shanyi, you old fox! You actually have the 'Wood and Stone Stealth Talisman' of the Wood Clan!" Zou Qingfa cursed loudly.

The Wood-Stone Hiding Talisman—Song Chuan's eyes flickered. The Wood Escape Talisman given to him by his aunt actually came from the Wood Guest Clan.

He had seen some records of this race in the sect. They were not an ancient extraordinary people, but had many connections with the human race.

It seems that his talisman is made of wood, while Tian Shanyi's is made of stone.

"Fellow Daoist Song, there are still six cave salamanders left. How about the three of us join forces to kill this demonic bat and split the spoils equally?"

"Oh? You two are disciples of the Four Pillars Sect, surely you could handle a demonic bat if you used your true skills? Do you still need me?"

"Fellow Daoist, you expect to obtain the Cave Salamander without exerting any effort? That's unreasonable, isn't it?"

"I was being stingy. I'll lend you two a hand," Song Chuan said with a chuckle.

He flipped his hand and slapped it, a flash of silver light, and the honey-cutting knife attacked the demon bat.

When Zou Qingfa saw the magical artifact that Song Chuan had brought out, his brows furrowed slightly and his expression turned somewhat gloomy.

Song Chuan glanced at him, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Faced with the three's attack, the demon bat suddenly dodged and flew away.

Zou Qingfa turned to his junior brother and said, "Junior Brother Ren, Fellow Daoist Song and I will protect you. Use the Celestial Positioning Disc to lock onto the demon bat."

The cultivator surnamed Ren took out a compass, raised it, and cast several spells.

The compass began to turn gently, and its pointer swung rapidly, pointing to a certain direction.

Following the pointer, Song Chuan saw a shadowy figure hanging upside down on a stalactite in the northeast corner of the cave.

"Junior Brother Ren, indicate the location. Fellow Daoist Song is holding this demon back, so I can kill it with one blow."

Song Chuan nodded, glancing at Zou Qingfa as he took out another bamboo stick, the hexagram of which was Zhen.

Facing the bamboo sticks, Zou Qingfa chanted incantations and began performing hand seals.

Song Chuan calmly directed the honey-cutting knife, and the demonic bat vanished in a flash.

"The Qian position," the cultivator surnamed Ren immediately replied.

The honey-cutting knife turned and shot northwest.

"Kan position".

……

And so, the honey-cutting knife and the demonic bat chased each other for several dozen breaths, when Zou Qingfa suddenly shouted, "Go!"

A flash of light appeared, and the bamboo stick shot out, crackling with electricity and sparkling with lightning.

Seeing this, Song Chuan quickly put away his honey-cutting knife.

The bamboo skewer struck the demon bat, and with a loud "boom," the demon bat was instantly blasted into several pieces, its flesh and blood flying everywhere!

Thunderous divination!

Song Chuan was secretly shocked. This item was several times stronger than the Five Elements Thunder Talisman and could break through top-tier magic artifacts!

"Alright, we've finally finished with this beast. Let's go get the cave salamander," Zou Qingfa said, glancing at Song Chuan.

"Two are enough for me," Song Chuan said with a smile.

"No problem, Fellow Daoist Song also contributed, so you can have two of them." Zou Qingfa nodded in agreement.

The three arrived at the edge of the pool, but Zou Qingfa and the other two did not make a move, and Song Chuan did not make any move either.

"What? Fellow Daoist Song, why don't you catch one! You should know that cave salamanders don't have supernatural powers, right?" Zou Qingfa said with a smile.

"You two don't need to be so polite, you should take it first," Song Chuan said politely.

"Senior brother, why waste words with him? There's no more threat here. Kill him, and we'll take all six cave salamanders with us!" The cultivator surnamed Ren finally couldn't hold back any longer and said.

"Since my junior brother doesn't want Fellow Daoist Song to take the cave salamander away, I have no choice but to go along with him."

After saying that, the two of them simultaneously summoned their pillar-shaped magical artifacts and headed straight for Song Chuan.

Having anticipated this, Song Chuan waved his hand, and the mermaid silk net descended.

He remained expressionless, then brandished his fire-wielding hoe and faced the two pillars.

"I knew you weren't going all out just now. You had a top-tier Five Elements Hoe, but you didn't bring it out. You were just putting on an act."

Zou Qingfa glanced at the air, then reached out and took out another bamboo stick, beginning his incantation.

Song Chuan took a look and saw it was another Thunderclap divination slip!

The Four Pillars Sect elder really went to great lengths to have him catch the cave salamander.

If used properly, this item can severely injure even a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After serving Master Kuzhuo to the last man, I need to carefully plan how to escape from his grave.

He reached into his pocket and found a stone in his hand.

The stone was only a few inches in size, but it jumped twice on its own in Song Chuan's hand, as if it were eager to try something, just like a living thing, which was very strange.

"This is... a locust stone! Impossible!" Zou Qingfa exclaimed in surprise, his face suddenly changing drastically.

"You've ruined a winning hand. I wonder if my Earth Locust Stone is more powerful, or your Thunderclap Talisman is more powerful!" Song Chuan sneered.

Having said that, he tossed the stone and cast a spell into it.

Once a locust stone has been used, it risks becoming a useless stone and must be nourished by the earth veins for a long time.

When it comes to the battle for the Imperial Elixir, there will be no more trump cards left. But at crucial moments, there will be no hesitation.

Just then, a familiar feeling of heat suddenly spread through his body. He continued his incantation, but his expression became strange.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of red light appeared, and a thin red rope suddenly reached into Zou Qingfa's defensive shield, instantly binding the Thunderclap Talisman and pulling it away.

Zou Qingfa, who was still chanting incantations, hurriedly grabbed a handful, but found nothing.

Looking again, a woman with red lips, white teeth, and sparkling eyes was standing next to Song Chuan, holding a red rope and playing with a thunderbolt divination stick.