Return From The Immortal World
Chapter 172: The Danger of Lurking on Every Side
Located in the middle, with mountains on one side and rivers on the other, Qingshan City has beautiful scenery and fresh air. The city itself had a small population, with a total of just over a thousand families living here.
Although there are only a few shops in this city, but they provide all of them, even though they are small in number. There are also shops selling daily necessities, a teahouse, and also a hotel in the busiest block of the city.
After Tang Xiu descended at the entrance of the hotel, he saw a middle-aged man with a large stature dressed in black work clothes stepping up to greet him.
“Halo, are you Mr Tang?”
“I!” Answer Tang Xiu.
The middle-aged man respectfully replied, “Mr. Tang, our Boss and Mr. Shao have been waiting for you for a long time, come with me. ”
Tang Xiu nodded as he followed the big middle-aged man to the hotel. When he arrived at the spacious and bright room on the second floor, he saw Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen there. With his sharp eyesight, he could see that they were injured with just a glance. Although the injury was not too serious, it still made their appearance extremely miserable.
“You've finally come, Brother Tang. Well, it could be said that we have suffered quite a great loss this time. If you don't want to come, we're really ready to go home soon. “Miao Wentang approached with quick steps while saying with a bitter smile.
Tang Xiu said with a thin smile, “It's okay. We are all cultivators, and I also need a number of precious ores recently. So I'm pretty grateful that you remember to call me about this good thing. ”
Shao Mingzhen said in a helpless tone, “Sister Tang, the problem is, about this good thing we said, we have not clearly found out about it! We did get information that there was valuable ore inside the cave, but we have not been able to verify it. We have also tried to go there repeatedly, but we have yet to venture further into the interior of this Sky Cavern. ”
Tang Xiu nodded and said, “I am well aware of your situation. However, you two are cultivators with formidable strength; and even I am not necessarily a match for you guys. So when you called me earlier, something was holding you back, wasn't it? ”
“Yes, something did stop us. Brother Tang, I hope you won't see it as a strange thing. We have met an extremely powerful curse creature near the forest mountain in this Primeforest Mountain Range. It resembled a tiger and a leopard, but not yet. Its body is much smaller than a regular cheetah, but its speed is very fast. It's also very smart. We thought of all means to contain it, but even so, we paid quite a price because we were injured in the end. As for that, it was just a small wound. Moreover, the creature went towards that natural labyrinth in the Sky Cavern as if knowing that we were unfamiliar with the place. In the end, we ended up suffering considerable losses due to that shameful thing. Of the dozen trusted men I brought back then, five of them died inside. ”Kata Miao Wentang's.
Tang Xiu squinted his eyes and slowly said, “You haven't seen that evil creature before? You haven't even found the record in the ancient book? ”
“Ngak!” Both shook their heads.
Tang Xiu said, “Yes, if so, since you are injured, rest today. And early in the morning the next morning, we will leave for the Primeforest Mountains. ”
Miao Wentang rubbed his hands and said with a laugh, “Hehehe, Big Brother Tang, our wounds are already nothing. We previously bought a precious recipe from you when we returned from the Evil Dragon sea region, remember? After we took it, it didn't take two days for our wounds to completely heal. Two days ago, before we came back here, we chose many traditional Chinese medicinal herbs and ingredients according to your recipe. And after taking the medicine, our internal wounds are almost healed, and the trauma to our skin and flesh is also healed in these two days. ”
“You picked herbs there?” Tang Xiu asked in surprise.
“Yes, we did pick the potion! These Primeforest Mountains were barely developed and still maintained an ancient status; so there were many precious herbs to grow here. Many people from the drug business in the country will come to this place occasionally to buy some herbs and medicinal ingredients from the locals, “ said Miao Wentang.
Tang Xiu said with a smile, “So this place is like a treasure mountain. All right, we'll look for our chances and pick up some herbs when we get back there. ”
Miao Wantang said, “I've ordered some men to prepare some luggage, so we can take it when we leave for the mountain.”
The next day …
The wounds on the bodies of Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen had been healed and no longer affected their strength. When dawn had just arrived, the group left the city on foot to the wooded mountain.
The mountain forest is lushly overgrown with vegetation and has many blooming flowers. What a beautiful sight to see. The mountain path itself was extremely rough, but everyone walked on it as if it was a flat, flat land. Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen only brought a few people; a total of six middle-aged men with large buildts. Although they were not cultivators, but their foundations and skills in martial arts were also very deep.
Next day.
Nightly.
After crossing the hills and valleys, they finally arrived near the Sky Cave. They did not face much danger along the way, and only suffered a few attacks from some ferocious beasts, which they killed all of them. After all, Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen had already passed this path several times, so they were quite familiar with the route.
Half way to the side of the mountain.
Miao Wentang started to set up camp and prepared to spend the night in this place. Shao Mingzhen then came to Tang Xiu. He looked towards the distance, looking at the mountain range from above. Then, he said with a sigh, These “ Primeforest Mountains really resemble beautiful paintings. But in reality, it was filled with great dangers hidden within. If it was an ordinary person, perhaps, it would be very difficult for them to come here. ”
Tang Xiu nodded and said, “This place is indeed full of danger on every side. According to what you said, the distance to our destination is very close from here. So the people below you and Miao Wentang should stay here! They're not cultivators. Not only will they be unable to help us, they will even become a burden and involve us. ”
“I think the same. We have already lost too many people, so we cannot continue to lose more people, “ Shao Mingzhen said.
“You rest after dinner. I'll take night watch, “ Tang Xiu said.
Shao Mingzhen quickly said, “Brother Tang, I think it is better to let others take the duty of guarding the night while the three of us rest well to recover our spirits. So tomorrow when we enter the Sky Cavern, we can fully show off our best abilities. ”
Shao Mingzhen replied with a helpless expression, “But that shameful thing is very fast! We have no way to kill him! ”
Tang Xiu said with a smile, “I'll handle it. As long as it dares to return, I will let it come, but it will not be able to escape. ”
“Ah, Brother Tang, you have a way?” Shao Mingzhen asked in surprise.
“Ya, using the formation array!” Said Tang Xiu.
Shao Mingzhen's eyes shone as she immediately clapped and clapped her hands, “True, if you can set up a trap array, not only will the mysterious creature be trapped in the formation array, but it will be, we can kill him more easily. If so, start laying out that formation array immediately! I will go tell Miao Wentang and let those people prepare to capture and kill the evil creature! ”
Tang Xiu stopped him as he shook his head and said, “No need. I alone am enough to deal with this. You rest tonight. If everyone was involved, it would be a problem. ”
One day when he was living in Qingshan City, he had actually not stayed silent and bought a lot of things. Not only did he buy good quality jade, he also bought charm paper and ink, for which he drew the Lightning Symbol. He was worried that the people under Shao Mingzhen and Miao Wentang would see him using this Lightning Symbol.
Keeping a low profile will lead to fewer incidents!
About his ability to refine the Lightning Symbol, aside from Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen, perhaps only Dao Master Ziyi knew about it. So he could not let this matter be revealed and keep the number of people who knew about it as little as possible.
Shao Mingzhen asked hesitantly, “You will go by yourself? What if I go with you? ”
For a moment, Tang Xiu was silent. Then, he said, “You stay here. I'll set up a formation array somewhere else and try to find a way to direct that miserable creature to the array. I'll take Miao Wentang with me, while you stay here to protect the others. ”
Shao Mingzhen said, “Alright. If you need my help, find a way to send Me a message. I'll catch up with you soon. ”
Late night.
Tang Xiu and Miao Wentang hid in the dense thick forest with open space amidst the trees. After lighting the fire, Tang Xiu spread the Serpent Aromatic Potion he picked up along the way to the campfire. The herb itself has a good effect on health and is usually used for blood tonics. However, its main function is to attract many wild animals.
After he returned to Earth, Tang Xiu deliberately read “Compendium Guide Herbal”, “Comprehensive Collection of Chinese Herbal Medicine”, “Canon Internal Emperor Yellow”, “Pharmacological Compilation Bian Que”, <TAG1>, as well as other traditional Chinese medicine books. Therefore, he had a deep knowledge of medicinal herbs on Earth.
Early morning before dawn …
Miao Wentang, who was also hiding in the forest, whispered, “Sister Tang, You said that despicable creatures will be attracted to this thing?”
Tang Xiu suppressed his voice and said, “Since the creature took the initiative to attack you, it means that the creature is aggressive in nature. If the bonfire here was within its territory, it should cause it to notice. Moreover, the scent of this Serpent Aromatic Potion floated around a kilometer radius. If it were also a carnivorous beast, it would not be able to bear the temptation. Just be patient, we'll wait until it's settled. ”
Miao Wentang nodded silently.
He was a cultivator, and the aspect he did not have was patience. After seeing how confident Tang Xiu was, his confidence also increased a lot.
Any minute!
Two wild wolves appeared around him and then looked up and let out a howling sound. Half a minute later, various pairs of green and clear eyes appeared on the thick grass grass. There were at least dozens of wild wolves that seemed to be attracted by the campfire and encircled it.
“Auoooo ..”
Suddenly, the alpha wild wolf started howling as the other wolves that followed him also looked up at the sky and howled as they quickly rushed in one direction very quickly.
“What happened?” Miao Wentang asked in a whisper.
Tang Xiu narrowed his eyes. He released his perception in all directions. After he enveloped a radius of two hundred meters, his expression slightly changed and whispered, “That's here.”
With his spiritual perception, he can clearly “see” the appearance of that despicable creature. The creature was indeed what Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen described it to be. It resembled a tiger and a leopard, but not yet. The most striking thing was his back. Suddenly there was an inch of thorns raised on it.
“It's bigger than a cat and smaller than a leopard. He has a strong body and a very high alertness. ”
Through her observation, Tang Xiu evaluated the creatures in her heart.
He was as if an experienced hunter; patiently observing the despicable creatures that were slowly approaching and would soon arrive at the edge of the formation array he had used. If it approached another ten meters, the creature would enter the ranks, and it would be very difficult for him to escape and escape.
However, just when Tang Xiu thought that the pitiful creature was about to enter the formation array, he suddenly changed direction.