Chapter 249 Subtle Coincidence

Seeing that the two of them both strongly requested to move into the central area, Mo Juren had no objection and looked at Xiang Zhili, only to see that he was also looking at him, as if asking for Mo Juren's opinion.

The two looked at each other, and then Xiang Zhili said,

"Hey. Since you all seem a little impatient, I won't insist any longer. Let's go in. Remember to be careful!"

So Ulmo took Zhuang Renhe and two others, one holding a steel ring and the other holding a huge sword, and walked towards the open bronze door. Mo Juren and Xiang Zhili followed behind tacitly.

Mo Juren held the Xuan Guang Sword in his hand and glanced at Xiang Zhili, who had empty hands and seemed to have not taken out any magic weapon.

In addition, during previous hunts together, he never seemed to have taken any real action, which made Mo Juren a little confused.

Could this guy be a master who hides his strength? Or a liar who is just bluffing? This made Mo Juren unsure.

Soon the four of them passed through the large bronze door and entered the central area of ​​the forbidden area.

As soon as they came in, everyone felt that the concentration of spiritual energy here had reached a new level. It seemed that with every breath, a large amount of spiritual energy was invading the heart and lungs, making them feel relaxed and happy, as if they were intoxicated with every breath.

No wonder this place can continuously produce so many elixirs. It is truly a blessed land passed down from ancient times.

They were now at the foot of the mountain. The circular mountain range in the distance was still covered with thick fog, and they could not see what was on it clearly. However, they could hear the howling and roaring of monsters from the mountains, which made people feel frightened.

Just when the two people in front thought they were safe and were preparing to search for elixirs, a group of small spiritual birds suddenly flew from behind, chirping and landing on the ground, as if looking for food on the ground.

Mo Juren looked back quickly, only to see that the little birds seemed to have encountered something inexplicable. They were suddenly startled and then all of them flew up.

In the place where there was originally nothing, the figures of several monks suddenly appeared. It was obvious at a glance that they were ambushes hidden here with some hidden magic weapon.

Mo Juren shouted,

"Not good! There is an ambush! Go back!"

Mo Juren quickly dodged and stepped back, followed by Xiang Zhili.

As Ulmo and Zhuang Renhe went deeper, their expressions changed drastically. However, they were trapped by monks pouring out from both sides of the gate and were unable to move forward or backward.

At this time, four cultivators walked out from the corner in front. They were the Master Jin Guang and another cultivator in green clothes who had lured them in before, as well as two cultivators wearing the colorful uniforms of Spirit Beast Mountain disciples.

The leading disciple from Lingshou Mountain was about forty years old, of medium build, with uneven eyes, a face covered with black pockmarks, and an extremely ugly appearance.

I saw that he had two strange green snakes coiled in his hands, spitting out bright red tongues at Mo Juren and others.

The ugly man gently stroked the two little snakes as if he was comforting a baby, but his face was stern as he said,

"Humph, I didn't expect you guys to be so lucky. We almost got into the encirclement, but a group of wild birds came to cause trouble and exposed us in advance."

Then, after a flash of spiritual power in his eyes, he said disdainfully,

“But since you are here, you are just a few cannon fodder disciples with low cultivation. Don’t leave. Put down your magic tools and storage bags and join my team. I, Zhong Wu of Lingshou Mountain, will spare your lives!”

Mo Juren had already retreated to the gate, and he could escape to the outer area by stepping back.

Just when he was about to take the lead when the situation got bad, Master Jin Guang who was standing behind Zhong Wu seemed to have recognized him.

I don't know how he, as a monk from the Yellow Maple Valley, got mixed up with this ugly man from the Spirit Beast Mountain and even acted as bait here. Fortunately, Master Jin Guang only frowned at Mo Juren and his fellow disciple Xiang Zhili, and didn't say much, pretending to ignore them.

Wuermo and Zhuang Renhe, who were surrounded and unable to move, looked at Xiang Zhili timidly when they saw that the other side had more people, as if they were about to kneel down and surrender if the situation went wrong.

Xiang Zhili remained calm at this time, and said with a chuckle,

"My fellow Daoist, I really don't understand. You seem to be the elite disciple of the Spiritual Beast Mountain who is on this trip to the forbidden area. Elites like you don't go to the second layer of the central area to seek the fog and precious spiritual medicine, but instead come here to kill little cultivators like me. Isn't this lowering your status and losing the big picture for the small?"

Unexpectedly, Zhong Wu laughed and said,

"Hey, you old man from Huangfeng Valley are quite interesting. Why do you care about me? Just put down your things and don't try to be clever."

"Don't worry. Today I will focus on subduing you little monks. It's still a long way before the people from Tianque Castle open the second layer of fog."

Xiang Zhili chuckled again and said,

"From my perspective, my friend, your wishful thinking is going to fail. Fellow Daoist Wuermo, Fellow Daoist Zhuang... let's run!"

After saying this, Xiang Zhili retreated quickly.

And those monks standing on both sides all shouted and chased after him without Zhong Wu's command.

Wuermo and Zhuang Renhe had no choice but to follow Xiang Zhili's steps and flee, but they hurriedly shouted,
"Oh! Brother Xiang, you have done us a disastrous harm this time. The worst that can happen is that we surrender... Why are you trying so hard to be brave?"

Upon seeing this, the ugly man Zhong Wu snorted coldly and threw the two green snakes in his hands into the air. They immediately grew a pair of wings, making a buzzing sound and biting towards the back of Ulmo and Zhuang Renhe's heads.

Xiang Zhili ran away in small steps, turning his head and shouting,

"Don't worry, old man, I won't cheat you. Look what that is! Ouch!"

Xiang Zhili stumbled accidentally, and suddenly two stones were kicked up under his feet and flew backwards at a rapid speed.

Wuermo and Zhuang Renhe quickly turned their heads, but the two stones hit Zhong Wu's two flying snakes, causing them to fall to the ground and roll for a while before flying again.

And in the sky, with Xiang Zhili's loud shout, the group of little spirit birds that had just left suddenly flew back in a mess.

And behind them, there was a vulture monster with a wingspan of nearly two meters, which was as huge as a monster, chasing after them.

A monk who recognized him shouted,

"Oh no! It's the second-level monster Black Spirit Vulture!"

Zhong Wu also noticed this suddenly appeared black vulture, which is equivalent to one of the crater overlords in the foundation-building period, so his face changed and said,

"This monster specifically catches lone monks. Let's run together! Don't be left alone!"

After saying this, he grabbed Master Jin Guang and the green-clothed cultivator, one in each hand, and ran towards the circular mountain range.

The other monks who had cooperated with him in the ambush immediately scattered like birds and beasts, and quickly followed Zhong Wu to escape.

(End of this chapter)