Chapter 66: The Hunter and the Prey

  Not long after, three figures appeared vaguely in the distance. Zhang Shan flipped his hand and the Qinghong Sword appeared in it.

  The sound of clothes fluttering through the air rang out, and Xing Yuebo and two others approached from afar to stand three feet in front of Zhang Shan, subtly surrounding him.

  Xing Yuebo suddenly burst out laughing: "Haha, it seems even the heavens are helping me! Ling Shimei, didn't this little guy take a wrong turn and bring you to the Man-Eating Vine Sea?"

  Ling Yuwei gazed at the despicable person in front of her with hatred, biting her lip and remaining silent.

  "How did you track us down?" Zhang Shan suddenly asked.

  "What? You're about to die and you still care about this?"

  The prey is right in front of her, Xing Yuebo is in a great mood, with a mischievous grin on her face. She looks at Zhang Shan's teasing expression.

  Zhang Shan's face was calm: "Either way is death, being a clear ghost is better than being muddle-headed."

  Seeing the prey's resigned attitude, Xing Yuebo was delighted: "I'll tell you anyway, in order to grasp Ling Shimei's whereabouts, I specially bought a thousand miles of green silk thread, and last time when we teamed up, I found an opportunity to sprinkle some on her hair."

  "You despicable wretch!"

  When she heard that the other party had already begun calculating for herself during the last team formation, Ling Wei was so angry that her whole body trembled with rage and finally couldn't help but scold.

  Wanli Qingsi Yinz is a colorless and odorless liquid medicine, which can penetrate into human hair after being sprinkled on it. It cannot be washed off no matter how many times you wash your hair, unless the hairs that have been in contact with the medicine are plucked out.

  "Sister, this can't be blamed on me. You got a clue about the Wu Sheng Dong Fu, but you didn't want to share it with your brother, so I had to take matters into my own hands." Xing Yuebo said with a fake smile.

  "What a pity, you've gone to great lengths, but in the end, you'll still get nothing." Zhang Shan said with a cold smile.

  Xing Yuebo burst out laughing: "Are you going to rely on that sword style to fight to the death? But I've thought it through, that move should consume a lot of true yuan, you can at most make one sword strike, heh heh, don't dare say more, one sword I can still block."

  "What you said is right, our levels are too far apart, I indeed can't kill you with one sword... however..."

  He paused for a moment, and a sarcastic smile appeared on Zhang Shan's face: "If you want to get the jade pendant from Shifu, I'm afraid you'll have to ask if the Man-Eating Vine agrees first."

  As he spoke, his body suddenly retreated backwards, and in a few flashes, he disappeared into the depths of the Devilish Vine Forest.

  "Bastard!"

  Xing Yuebo was taken aback for a moment before reacting, and he couldn't help but burst into rage.

  "Alright, fine, you're ruthless enough, but do you think this can stop me?"

  A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he bellowed at the two beside him: "We're going in after them."

  Feng Pingyuan's voice was filled with apprehension: "Xing Shixiong, isn't that the Man-Eating Vine Sea? Shouldn't we reconsider our plan?"

  Suō Cháng tiān yě mù lòu chí yí, xiǎn rán yě duì miàn qián de téng hǎi jì dàn bù zì.

  Translation: Suo Chang hesitated for a long time, and it was clear that he also had reservations about the Teng Hai in front of him.

  It's no wonder that the two hesitated, although the temptation of the martial saint's cave was great, but if they lost their lives for this, it would not be worth it. Moreover, the jade pendant was just a clue, and whether or not there was such a cave was still uncertain.

  "If we give up halfway now, then all our previous efforts would be in vain. Moreover, if they escape and return to the sect, you know the consequences." Xing Yuebo said coldly, looking at the two of them.

  Suō Chángtiān and Féng Píngyuán exchanged a glance, thinking of the sect's punishment made them shiver with fear.

  "But, senior brother, the miasma of the Seven-Colored Illusory Butterfly that grows with the Devouring Demon Vine is very potent. We can only hold on for about an incense stick's worth of time. I'm afraid we won't be able to last until we catch those two." Feng Pingyuan struggled to say.

  Xing Yuebo took out a jade bottle and smiled triumphantly: "Fortunately, I have prepared the Qingling Dan, just enough for each of us to take one pill. Although it can't completely dispel the illusion, it can alleviate the symptoms and at least allow us to hold on for two more hours."

  Suō Changtiān was overjoyed, saying: "Great, in that case, catching them shouldn't be a problem. Perhaps after a while, they'll fall inside and be sucked dry by the Devouring Vine, turning into desiccated corpses."

  Feng Pingyuan also let out a sigh of relief, and said fiercely: "That would be too easy for them. If we capture them alive, I will definitely tear them to pieces."

  After the three of them swallowed the elixir, they rushed towards the Sea of Devilish Vines in pursuit.

  Zhang Shan carefully advanced in the sea of vines, from time to time having to avoid the vine whips that came flying over.

  "These vines don't attack very fast, and dodging them isn't difficult, but if you're affected by the Seven-Colored Illusion Poison after being hit, it'll be fatal." Ling Yuwei said softly.

  "So without the help of Huan Die, these Man-Eating Vines are nothing but trash." Zhang Shan agreed.

  "Junior brother, I'm starting to feel dizzy now. How about you? Can we hold on?" Ling Yuwei shook her head and said.

  "I'm fine, no problem at all. Sister, you can relax and have a nice dream in this illusion. When we wake up, we'll be safe."

  Zhang Shan smiled lightly and said a sentence. Then in the sea of consciousness, he said to Ling Bei: "My mind is also starting to get a bit dizzy, so let you control the body for now."

  Bei Ling instantly took control of the body, severing Zhang Shan's connection with it.

  After a while, Zhang Shan recovered from his daze: "I thought I would pass out, but unexpectedly I was still clear-headed?"

  "Those illusions only work on the physical body and then affect a person's spirit, they have no effect on pure consciousness. Now that you've severed your connection with your body, it naturally can't affect you." explained Ling.

  "So it was like that...... Then, they should be catching up now, right?"

  "Yes, but Xing Yuebo brought a lot of things and also prepared Qingling Dan, which can help them hold on for another two hours."

  Under its powerful divine consciousness, Xing Yuebo's three people had nowhere to hide.

  Zhang Shan suddenly had an idea: "We don't have to rush to leave here, let's play hide and seek with them first, when the effect of their medicine comes on, maybe we can get some interest."

  "This might just work, and who knows, we might even be able to turn the tables on them."

  Bēi Líng felt that this plan was feasible, so he slowed down his speed and stopped rushing through the Téng Hǎi. Instead, he began to circle around in all directions.

  "It's been a quarter of an hour, how can this kid still be so energetic and running around everywhere?" Suo Changtian said angrily.

  The three of them had been closely following Zhang Shan for a while now, but this kid was too slick and always managed to avoid being surrounded by the trio.

  Xing Yuebo's speed was faster than Zhang Shan, but when he chased after him alone, he couldn't catch up to him. Moreover, Suo Feng and the other person's speed were slightly inferior to Zhang Shan, so it was extremely difficult for them to surround him.

  "I reckon he's also taken the Qingling Dan, no wonder he dares to come in here without fear. Now it's just a matter of who can't hold on first." Xing Yuebo said fiercely.

  Time slowly passed, and Feng Pingyuan suddenly anxiously said to Xing Yuebo: "Senior brother, the medicinal effect of our Qingling Dan only has one incense stick's worth of time left. If we don't retreat now, I'm afraid it will be too late."

  Xing Yuebo's face was gloomy, but looking at the surrounding Man-Eating Fungus, he also felt a chill in his heart, and his figure slowed down.

  "It seems they're giving up," said Ling, also slowing down.

  After a moment, Xing Yuebo finally stopped, and Ling stopped in time, turning around.

  "Now it's our turn to play the role of hunters." Zhang Shan hehe smiled.

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