Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Upon hearing Lu Fan's words, both Steward Ma and Wan Yang, who were watching from a distance, were greatly shocked.

"This... has Junior Brother Lu gone mad?" Deacon Ma looked incredulous, thinking he was hallucinating.

The reason why Lu Fan, who is usually low-key and doesn't show off his abilities, provoked Gu Shuo in front of so many people was because the situation was extremely complicated.

If he continues to hide his strength and show weakness in his confrontation with Gu Shuo, it is estimated that the three ghosts who have been watching from the sidelines will immediately join the attack and kill him.

Chu Lingxue had previously stated that she would only provide assistance to the best of her ability. If Lu Fan were besieged and unable to mount a strong countermeasure, she would choose to protect herself and would not continue to get involved.

Therefore, it is better to strike first than to be struck a hundred times. Lu Fan must not show weakness at this moment, and at the very least, he must demonstrate the ability to confront Gu Shuo head-on.

"Deal with the two of us? You, a newly promoted Core Formation cultivator, dare to speak so arrogantly before me?" Gu Shuo sneered.

"Do you think I'm bluffing? Or do you think I'm as weak and easily bullied as I was more than ten years ago?" Lu Fan stroked the sword and looked sharply at Gu Shuo.

"Third Uncle, why waste time talking to him! Kill him!" Gu Chen immediately drew his sword and charged out.

At this moment, Gu Shuo seemed to be still weighing whether fighting Lu Fan would affect his upcoming treasure hunt.

But seeing Gu Chen rush out recklessly again, Gu Shuo could only raise his hand and swing his sword, controlling the strange beast to pounce on Lu Fan.

Seeing Gu Chen and the strange beast rushing towards him at the same time, Lu Fan showed no mercy and suddenly swung his hand.

call...

In an instant, a wooden dragon, several tens of feet long, suddenly shot out from Lu Fan's wrist and lunged at Gu Chen!

"This...ancient treasure!" Gu Chen's pupils suddenly contracted. He hurriedly raised his longsword and unleashed a greatsword technique, slashing down at the wooden dragon's head.

Click!

boom!

Before the illusory giant sword could fall, it was bitten to pieces by the wooden dragon. Then, with a powerful tail whip, it slammed solidly into Gu Chen's chest, and he didn't even have time to raise his spiritual energy shield.

"cough!"

Gu Chen was struck by the wooden dragon's tail, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood and plummet downwards.

boom!

With a dull thud, Gu Chen fell and was so dizzy that he couldn't get up for a long time.

At the same time, Lu Fan also activated the Sword Shadow Splitting Light Technique, forming countless sword shadows that trapped the strange beast within them.

Seeing Gu Chen's humiliation, Gu Shuo's face turned ashen, and he said in a deep voice, "So this ancient treasure is your source of confidence, but you underestimate me too much!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Shuo's body erupted with spiritual pressure. Then, with a flick of his longsword, the strange beast trapped in countless sword shadows roared and swatted away the sword shadows with a single claw.

Huff...

The next moment, the beast charged directly at Lu Fan with unstoppable force, while the wooden dragon that had been hovering in mid-air immediately swooped down and wrapped itself around the beast, restricting its movements.

But Gu Shuo tilted his sword, and the strange beast vanished on the spot with a bang, only to re-form not far from Lu Fan.

This strange beast is neither a magical artifact nor an ancient treasure, nor a secret technique; it is simply formed by Gu Shuo using his own sword aura, and can be controlled by his will.

The newly formed beast lunged at Lu Fan again, but its attacks were repeatedly blocked by the wooden dragon circling in the sky, preventing it from getting even a fraction of a step closer...

The old ghost, who had been observing, also looked grave and said, "The Xuan Yang Sword Sect is really willing to spend a fortune, giving this kid such an ancient treasure for protection?"

"It's a good thing I didn't make a move just now. This kid has an ancient treasure for protection, and I might not have been able to kill him in one go. If I had, it would have definitely attracted the attention of that woman from the Wangyue Sect," Su Meier said, looking at Chu Lingxue who had been watching the battle.

Chu Lingxue, who had been watching Lu Fan from a distance, seemed to understand now that Lu Fan dared to provoke Gu Shuo because this ancient treasure gave him immense courage.

However, from Chu Lingxue's perspective, an ancient treasure cannot completely make up for the difference in level between Lu Fan and Gu Shuo; at most, it can only help them withstand attacks for a little longer in a confrontation.

Strangely, Gu Shuo has yet to use any of his other magical weapons to quickly end the battle.

This shows that Gu Shuo did not want to reveal too many of his trump cards here. After all, he had only just entered the Fire Cave. If any rare treasures appeared on the second or third level, he would definitely have to reserve his strength to compete for them.

Therefore, Gu Shuo only relied on his swordsmanship skills and abundant spiritual energy reserves to fight Lu Fan.

Many of the people present were not complete novices in the world of cultivation; they could all tell at a glance.

Lu Fan also understood that since he had already revealed the Wooden Dragon Bracelet as his trump card, it had at least temporarily suppressed the Ghostly Old Ghost and the others who wanted to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

The objective has been achieved.

At this moment, Gu Chen, who had been severely injured by the wooden dragon, also got up with a livid face and shouted, "Third Uncle! Quickly use the Chaos Spirit Bell and the Black Luo Banner! Kill him!"

Gu Shuo, who hadn't originally planned to use his trump cards to fight Lu Fan to the death, was enraged by Gu Chen's roar below. He immediately transmitted his voice, "Shut up! Fighting this brat to the death here will drain your spiritual energy. What will happen when we reach the second or third level and we can't even steal the rare treasures?"

For Gu Shuo, killing Lu Fan was a minor matter; seizing the treasure was the major one. If Gu Chen hadn't rashly intervened, he wouldn't have fought Lu Fan here.

But Gu Chen clearly didn't have that many plans; his mind was full of how to get rid of Lu Fan.

While the two sides were still locked in a stalemate, Song Zhiyuan, who was standing in the distance, was still using his compass to search for the entrance to the second level. It seemed that Lu Fan and Gu Shuo's fight had not affected him in the slightest.

hum!

Just then, Song Zhiyuan, who was gripping the compass tightly, seemed to have detected the entrance to the second level. After exchanging a glance with Song Zhiming beside him, the two of them instantly transformed into two golden beams and escaped.

"Let's go!" Wan Yang, who was watching the show, noticed that Song Zhiyuan was leaving, so he pulled Steward Ma, who was also watching the battle, and followed him.

Clearly, compared to watching Lu Fan and Gu Shuo fight, the treasures on the second level are much more tempting.

"Let's go too. We can kill this brat after we've seized the treasure," the old ghost said, and immediately left with the two people beside him.

Seeing that everyone else had left, Chu Lingxue couldn't stay any longer and directly raised her hand to summon the Ice Lotus.

call...

A burst of extremely cold icy air instantly froze the wooden dragon and the strange beast that were stuck in mid-air!

"The treasure on the second floor has already appeared. If you continue fighting, you will only benefit others!" Chu Lingxue said coldly.

Gu Shuo finally realized that everyone else was long gone. His face turned ashen as he pointed at Gu Chen below: "You useless, incompetent fool! I told you not to make a move on the first floor! You've ruined my plans!"

Gu Shuo angrily rebuked Gu Chen, then immediately dispersed the strange beasts and transformed into a beam of light to follow after him.

Seeing that his backers had all left, Gu Chen hurriedly followed them.

"Let's go," Chu Lingxue and Lu Fan also rushed out.