“Big brother, that Chen Mu might really have quite a few White Jade Coins,” the bald strongman suddenly said.
“So you want to make a move directly?” Dong Cheng glanced at the bald man, “Fed up with watching for three months? Want to vent your frustration personally?”
The bald strongman scratched his head and chuckled.
Dong Cheng shook his head, “We can’t be as reckless as we used to be.”
The bald strongman hurriedly defended, “What I said is true!”
“Chen Mu visits Tongtian Square every month.”
“But he always comes back empty-handed, that’s not normal!”
“He might have a Mustard Seed Talisman!” The bald strongman’s eyes gleamed.
“Other outsiders hustle here and there, hoping to save up White Jade Coins as soon as possible to buy the Soul and Spirit Unification Secret Method.”
“But this guy is neither hurried nor slow, full of confidence.”
With a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, Dong Cheng looked at the bald strongman, “So you think he definitely has White Jade Coins?”
“Right!” the bald strongman exclaimed, punching his right fist into his left palm, face full of excitement.
“Not bad,” Dong Cheng grinned, “I didn’t expect you to figure it out too.”
The strongman’s eyes widened, “Big brother noticed too?”
“Then…”
“Why go through so much trouble to ruin his Yellow Bud Rice Fields?” Dong Cheng continued.
The bald man looked puzzled.
“The focus isn’t on the Yellow Bud Rice, but on the Earth Spirit Mice,” Dong Cheng said, narrowing his eyes.
“If a large number of Earth Spirit Mice can run out of the mountains, then it’s also not too hard for people to accept that one or two fierce Exotic Beasts might escape.”
Dong Cheng’s mouth curled up ever so slightly, “At that time, an outsider with only Shell Soul Cultivation Level encountering a strange and formidable Exotic Beast. Due to a lack of preparation and insufficient understanding, is it not inevitable that he would die horribly in the maw of the beast!”
…
Below the Low Mountain, in the Yellow Bud Rice Fields.
A fist-sized white-striped Earth Spirit Mouse quickly scurried up to a stalk of Yellow Bud Rice.
Its nose sniffed lightly, confirming that the stalk in front of it was crisp, tender, and sweet.
The mouse’s red-eyed, mung bean-sized pupils involuntarily bulged round with hunger!
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With its two pink front paws, it lunged to hug the Yellow Bud Rice, its mouth full of fine, sharp teeth like a saw, viciously biting into the stalk!
Pop!
An invisible vast maw seemed to abruptly materialize out of nowhere.
The Earth Spirit Mouse, with its mouth agape, had its head suddenly gnawed off by half.
The severed edge was even, as if it had been sliced by a sharp blade.
Before even a drop of blood could spray out.
Pop!
Another soft noise.
The entire Earth Spirit Mouse disappeared without a trace.
…
“Big brother is brilliant!” the bald strongman said with excitement.
“Even when a lion fights a rabbit, it uses all its strength,” Dong Cheng stared at the strongman, “When the time comes, do not act on your own. You must cooperate with the others, Gather Strength to surround and attack, and understand quickly.”
“Don’t worry, big brother! I know what’s important,” the bald man said solemnly.
Dong Cheng nodded with satisfaction, then suddenly paused.
“Why is it so quiet outside?”
“Go take a look…”
Pop!
An invisible giant maw seemed to suddenly reach out from the void.
In an instant, it bit the bald strongman in two!
Dong Cheng’s pupils shrank abruptly.
Hum!
A translucent black Soul Strength instinctively emerged as he abruptly leaped to the right, fleeing.
Almost the instant he left, the invisible giant maw manifested once more.
Crack!
The table and chairs he had just been sitting on were instantly gnawed into pieces.
“Who’s there?!” Dong Cheng couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.
If he hadn’t dodged in time, he would have already been bitten in half!
He immediately pulled out a palm-sized Talisman from his chest. Three low Curse Words suddenly spilled from his mouth.
Hum!
A glowing white orb materialized around him.
Almost the moment the semi-transparent light shield appeared, an invisible enormous maw emerged again, slamming viciously onto the light shield.
Clang!
A loud bang suddenly exploded within the room.
Observing the ripples spreading across the light shield, Dong Cheng couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It was then that he suddenly noticed the shifting light and shadows at the doorway. Dong Cheng turned his head abruptly, only to find that, without knowing when, a Daoist in black had appeared.
The man was clad in a black Daoist robe, his face concealed behind a white mask, his eyes serene and undisturbed, it was none other than Chen Mu, who had followed the bald strong man here.
Three months ago, when Five Ghosts Paper Men patrolled the Yellow Bud Rice Fields, he had noticed someone spying on Low Mountain.
Chen Mu had pretended to be unaware, instead beginning to surveil a few individuals in reverse, in case they chose to act.
Three months passed and they made no move; Chen Mu had almost thought they had given up their plan.
However, today, during the lectures at the Scripture Transmission Institute, Chen Mu needed to stay at Tongtian Square for the entire day. This group could no longer restrain themselves and took action, destroying his Yellow Bud Rice Fields.
“Friend, there’s no need for us to fight to the death,” Dong Cheng said with a relaxed smile, “Here at Jilong Road’s Lower Courtyard, our goal is to increase our cultivation to a higher level.”
“Strife driven by pride benefits our cultivation not at all.”
“Why not sit down and talk…”
Clang!
Dong Cheng’s words were cut off by the sound of the invisible giant maw striking again. His smile immediately disappeared.
“This is a Spiritual Light Talisman made by the Upper Court. You can’t break it,” he said, leisurely examining his surroundings. “Invisible attack, is it a magic artifact?”
“It must consume quite a bit, right?”
“Since it’s someone I could possibly offend, then you definitely haven’t sensed the Earth Spirit Vital Energy.”
“So to activate the magic artifact, you can only draw from all the Vital Energy in your body.”
Dong Cheng said with a smile, “Want to fight to the death with me? But how many more times can you activate this artifact?”
Chen Mu looked at Dong Cheng indifferently, “Five Ghosts Moving Mountain!”
Clang clang clang clang…
A series of intense collisions resounded throughout the room.
The glowing white light shield couldn’t help but ripple continuously.
Dong Cheng himself was also confined to the spot by the constant barrage of impacts.
But he was calm, and his gaze upon Chen Mu held a mocking amusement, “It’s useless, I told you already.”
“Do you feel weak all over and sleepy from continuously activating the artifact?”
Chen Mu’s gaze flickered, but he maintained the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain without pause.
“Hit the nail on the head, didn’t I? Heh…” A grin split Dong Cheng’s face, revealing a ferocious smirk.
He crouched slightly to gather strength, hands forming claw shapes, looming over Chen Mu’s entire body, “Thinking of backing out? Too late!”
“You made me waste a Spiritual Light Talisman; don’t think you can leave here unscathed!”
Clang clang clang clang…
The Five Ghosts Yin Spirit continued to strike one after another relentlessly.
Gradually, the smile on Dong Cheng’s face began to fade, and his expression slowly changed.
He discovered that the spiritual light around him was actually dimming!
Impossible!
He stared intently at Chen Mu, “How can you still activate the artifact?!”
Chen Mu looked at Dong Cheng impassively.
“We really don’t need to fight to the death!” Dong Cheng quickly began to plead. If the Spiritual Light Shield were to shatter, there would be no doubt about his death!
Thinking of the potential consequences, his forehead was immediately covered in fine cold sweat.
“Whatever you want, I can give it to you!”
“White Jade Coins, elixirs, secret techniques, I can give you all of them!” As the Spiritual Light Shield grew increasingly dim, Dong Cheng could no longer remain composed; his eyes began to redden and bulge with blood: “Stop it!”
Chen Mu looked at Dong Cheng coldly, “Five Ghosts Moving Mountain!”
Boom!
The Spiritual Light shattered, and the Four Yin Spirit Paper Men simultaneously launched Five Ghosts Moving Mountain.
Dong Cheng’s Soul Strength barely blocked it twice before he was completely consumed and devoured.
“Why did you have to force my hand,” Chen Mu said wistfully.
“Clearly, the purpose of staying at the Lower Courtyard is for cultivation. So why do you still provoke disputes without cause?”
Chen Mu’s eyes were cold as he stared at the spot where Dong Cheng had stood before disappearing, “I was once an honest and kind-hearted homebody.”
“And yet you’ve driven me to kill repeatedly.”
“Such heavy sins!”
Chen Mu looked around the room with hatred, surrounded by swirling black smoke, and suddenly vanished.