Wild Dogs

Seeing Xuan Yang talking to the open space, Yang Fan was puzzled, since there was nothing there.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a burst of laughter came from the side.

"I thought my ability to conceal myself was quite good, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't hide from my friends."

A moment later, a figure appeared silently from mid-air.

Only then did Yang Fan realize that this person was actually hiding in mid-air, and that he was completely concealed in the shadows. He hadn't noticed him at all. It was only because Xuan Yang and Xue Ming had strong divine senses that they discovered the tricks this person had done.

"Hey, please excuse my poor skills. I thought my concealment was flawless, but I didn't expect you to see through it anyway."

As he spoke, the man smiled and looked at Xue Ming and Xuan Yang, completely ignoring Yang Fan.

Seeing this, Xue Ming snorted coldly.

"Your concealment skills are indeed impressive, but you can't fool me. My spiritual sense is much stronger than you think, so I can naturally see through your tricks."

"Alright, enough talk. Are you leaving on your own, or are we going to kick you out?"

Upon hearing this, the man shrugged.

"Isn't that a bit too cold-hearted? It's just staying here for a little while, what's wrong with that?"

As he spoke, he looked at Xue Ming and Xuan Yang with a smile, a slight smirk appearing on his lips.

"I have a suggestion, but I wonder if you all agree?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming shook his head repeatedly.

"If you disagree, you can leave now."

Xue Ming's resolute decision left this man extremely embarrassed. He glared at Xue Ming with some annoyance, his face darkening.

"Does Your Excellency truly disagree?"

"You should be aware of this restriction, right? Only the combined efforts of the three of you can possibly open it."

"I'm right here now, and the three of us are a perfect match."

Before he could finish speaking, Xue Ming stepped forward and drew his sword, pointing it at his opponent.

"I'll say it again, leave now and I might spare your life. But if you dare to dawdle and drag your feet again, you'll die right here."

Hearing Xue Ming's threat, the man's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He really wanted to make a move, but after glancing at Xue Ming and Xuan Yang beside him, he suddenly smiled slightly and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the two of them.

"Hey, my friends, I was just mentioning it."

"If you're not willing, then fine, I'll leave now."

With that, the man gave an awkward laugh and hurriedly stepped aside.

But looking at the unwilling look in this person's eyes, Yang Fan knew that this person would most likely stay and guard the area.

After the person left, Xuan Yang looked at Xue Ming standing to the side.

"Let's chase this kid down and kill him."

"There's a high chance that this kid will stay nearby and wait for his chance to strike."

Hearing this, Xue Ming shook his head.

"There's no need. Let him be arrogant for a while."

Then, he looked at the barrier in front of him.

"The key is to break this restriction."

"Once the barrier is broken, the three of us can go in together. If this kid dares to follow us in, we can kill him then."

As Xue Ming spoke, he stretched his limbs. With Xue Ming's actual combat strength, dealing with a Core Formation cultivator like this was naturally a piece of cake.

Just as the two were talking, several more people flew over from the side.

Xue Ming was extremely wary of the people flying over, and he stepped forward and immediately ordered them to retreat.

Some of these people were unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to fight Xue Ming. However, after only a few rounds, they realized that they were no match for Xue Ming and immediately retreated.

Upon seeing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

No wonder Xue Wang was no match for Xue Ming back then, and was hanged there.

Firstly, there is indeed a difference in their levels of understanding.

Secondly, Xue Ming was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator who had possessed another body. He possessed far more combat techniques than others, so he could easily deal with these ordinary Core Formation cultivators.

After driving these people away, Xue Ming sat down cross-legged to the side and waited patiently.

Xuan Yang paced back and forth, constantly asking when Xue Ming and Xue Ji would arrive.

Xue Ming shook his head slightly at Xuan Yang's obvious anxiety.

"Don't worry, my helper will be here soon."

As he spoke, he picked up the token. He could see a point of light on the token rapidly approaching, which was clearly the figure of Xue Ji.

After a while, Xue Ji finally rushed over from the side.

Looking at Xue Ming in the distance and Xuan Yang beside him, Xue Ji's expression darkened slightly.

After flying to a distance not far from Xue Ming, he stopped and looked in this direction.

"Brother Xue Ming, what's going on here?"

As he spoke, he pointed to Xuan Yang standing to the side.

Seeing this, Xuan Yang snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Xue Ming burst into laughter.

"Brother Xuanyang, you may not know this, so let me explain."

"This is the helper I found this time."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ji raised his head and then shook his head slightly.

"If I remember correctly, we're going to work together this time."

"Where did you get help?"

Hearing this, Xue Ming shook his head.

"Brother Xueji, you don't understand. The restrictions here are very complicated. Only three people working together can find a way to break them."

"The two of us are definitely not enough, so I found another companion on the way here."

"Don't worry, this person is absolutely reliable."

"And as we agreed before, you'll receive all the benefits you were promised."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ji snorted coldly, and after a long while, he nodded.

"Alright, I'll tell you, I've even managed to hook up with a cultivation partner."

"If I'm not satisfied with what you get after you go in this time, that won't do."

"No problem, no problem."

Xue Ming readily agreed.

Seeing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder Xue Ming said Xue Ji was honest and simple; now that I see him, it really is true.

If one party agrees to all of the other's conditions during negotiations, it means that the person is either simple-minded or has ulterior motives and has no intention of fulfilling any promises.

Xue Ji wasn't a fool, so the only possibility was that Xue Ming simply didn't want to keep the promise, but Xue Ji hadn't considered that at all.

Then Yang Fan's gaze swept across the area behind Xue Ji.

Looking at Lady Lianhua, who had become a puppet following behind him, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh.

This Lady Lianhua is really unlucky. First, she was forcibly taken as a Daoist partner by Xue Ji, and now she has been refined into a puppet.

Just as Yang Fan was feeling sentimental, Xue Ji began to examine the formation in front of him.

"Brother Xue Ming, what are your thoughts on breaking the formation?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming smiled slightly.

"Of course I have the idea."

"I've seen this kind of formation in the sect's records before. It requires three people to work together to break the restrictions."