These bandits who wanted to rob them certainly didn't get away with it, and some of the so-called "robbers" were so skinny and looked really pitiful, but unfortunately they couldn't help much.
They also acted as heroes and righteous men, but all they could say was that they helped as much as they could along the way. However, for the whole situation, it was not even a drop in the bucket.
The farther they were from the heart of the country, the more rampant and unscrupulous the barbarian troops became, raping and looting far worse than bandits.
This self-destructive and crazy atmosphere brought unimaginable disasters wherever they passed.
There were also many refugees who gathered together in a daze, wave after wave, converging on the banks of the long river.
Their land and food supplies had long been looted by soldiers and bandits who came and went. As the weather got colder, they were actually waiting to die.
Occasionally, some people would raise their arms and lead refugees to attack the state capital, but it was generally useless.
No matter how chaotic the military discipline of the barbarian army is, their soldiers practice martial arts all year round.
Without the participation of people from the martial arts world, a simple uprising would never succeed.
On the way, Du Yuejiao attacked several times, which surprised Lan Ke Taoist... He never thought that his niece would start to practice the magic skills.
When he found out that Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan were both practicing Taoism and magic, he was completely stunned.
This kind of thing is truly unheard of and unseen.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have suspected that they were joking with him.
In this way, they arrived all the way to Shizhou, where the situation was generally much better.
Theoretically, this place is still under the control of the Barbarian Court, but the Barbarian Army has actually abandoned it. Some local gangs have spontaneously organized themselves to maintain order.
This situation where gangs replace the government and manage the state capital is actually a good thing for the local people. At least it can maintain a generally stable situation.
Like this, they finally arrived at Tenglong Cave.
Taoist Lan Ke led them into the cave and said, "Follow me closely. If you get lost in a place like this, it will not be my fault."
At this time, Shi Hao, Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan all carried their bags filled with dry food and other items in case of emergency.
As Taoist Lan Ke went deeper, he found that the place was indeed extremely complicated and winding. There was really a mountain within the cave and a cave within the mountain.
Shi Hao had a good memory, but after all the twists and turns, he also felt dizzy.
Xu Xiaoyan, however, took several stacks of small papers and kept drawing on them, then hid them one by one in her pocket. It was unknown how much she had memorized.
The Taoist Lan Ke, who was walking in front, was holding a torch.
In fact, Xu Xiaoyan also brought her jade tube containing Ye Xin grass, and there was also a luminous glass ball in the package.
However, Taoist Lan Ke insisted on using torches. After all, the burning flame could allow people to know the air conditions in the cave.
Gradually going several miles deeper into the ground, Shi Hao suddenly said, "There is someone ahead!"
He suddenly spoke, which scared Taoist Lan Ke.
Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan also hurriedly became alert.
But then they heard a cold snort, and more than a dozen people came flying over and surrounded them.
The cave had a loud echo. These people had already known of their arrival through the sound of their footsteps and conversations on the road, and then hid in the dark.
Shi Hao, however, only realized through the perception of the mysterious energy that there were people deep in the cave. Seeing that they were about to fall into an ambush by these people, he quickly spoke out to warn them.
But one of them had shaggy hair, a burly build, a high forehead, deep eyes, and an aggressive look.
It turned out to be Li Ximing, the "Three Ghost Slayers" of the Guiji Sect.
Li Ximing's eyes fell on Shi Hao and Du Yuejiao's faces, and he sneered: "So it's you!" His eyes glared, and murderous intent was revealed: "Hand over the Sui Hou Pearl!"
Shi Hao sighed... This is really a narrow road for enemies to meet.
In fact, Shi Hao had met Li Ximing three times before.
The first time was during the battle to seize the Sealing God Stone. He was on the carriage carrying the Sealing God Stone, and Li Ximing was riding his Yingzhao, chasing behind. It was during that time that he met Xu Xiaoyan for the first time... but they were both in disguise at the time.
The second time was in the Leopard Palace in Daxing City. He and Xu Xiaoyan hid in the dark and eavesdropped on the conversation between Li Ximing and the leader of the Leopard Sect. Of course, Li Ximing did not discover them at that time.
The third time was in the Demonic Chi Ghost City in Changbai Mountain. Shi Hao and Du Yuejiao were taken by Xianggu to look for the "Bi Luo Zhuhong Fruit". As a result, they ran into these people from Guiji Sect there, and they were going for the Sui Houzhu.
But now, Sui Houzhu has already fallen into the Rongyang Demon Abyss along with the little demon girl.
Even if Shi Hao wanted to give it to him, he couldn't.
So he could only sigh and said with a smile: "The Sui Hou Pearl is not with me at all. You can't have it even if you want it."
Li Ximing snorted, turned his gaze to the side, and sneered, "One of the Twelve Quanzhen of Chongxian Sect, 'Lan Ke Dan Yuan' Du Hanqian?"
Taoist Lan Ke snorted, "I left Chongxian Sect a long time ago and am no longer one of the Twelve True Immortals."
Li Ximing showed disdain. In Chongxian Sect, the twelve Quanzhen were not as powerful as the eight martial immortals, and they were often only one-sided. This Lan Ke Zhenren was good at forging elixirs, but not famous for martial arts.
Of the remaining three young men, he had met two of them during the Demonic Dragon Ghost Shout at Changbai Mountain, but they were only at the sixth and seventh rank.
Most of the masters who came here at this moment were on the side of Gui Xiaoren! The people he brought with him were basically of low rank. Even so, he alone was enough to suppress and quickly deal with Lan Ke Taoist. With the remaining dozen people, it was no problem to take down these three boys and the girl.
The strength is clear, and the advantage is mine! Li Ximing shouted: "Take them down!"
Chapter 326: The Hunt in Tenglong Cave
As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of sword energy like the sea rushed towards him.
It was Shi Hao who made the move. He grabbed the sword and struck Li Ximing with a thunderous blow.
Li Ximing never expected that this boy would take action first.
In his original imagination, these four people should have made a feint and fled in panic.
After all, the last time this kid was in Changbai Mountain, he and several of his companions faced him alone and they ran away quickly.
But at this moment, facing the sword light that seemed to be coming like thunder, Li Ximing was secretly shocked.
This attack was so powerful that the sword energy in the sky condensed into a beam while spinning and came crashing down.
An expert can tell the difference with just one move! Li Ximing knew immediately that this young man already possessed the strength of the fifth rank.
Li Ximing shouted loudly, his magic power suddenly surged, a black shadow condensed in his hand, and he rushed forward.
The escaped energy rotated like a spiral and slammed towards the sword light.
Choke! With a loud noise, Li Ximing retreated three steps.
He was shocked... Only two or three months had passed, and this kid had already improved to this level
Shi Hao took advantage of the situation and did not show any mercy. He turned the sword tip and used Hunyuan Qigong, and the sword flashed like a shuttle.
Bang, bang, bang... The iron-suppressing halberd on Li Ximing's back fell into his hands, and a strange black shadow emerged.
—A series of brilliant lights flashed, and Li Ximing was forced to retreat step by step.
The last time they met, Shi Hao, Yue Jiao, Hou Dao and Xiang Gu were forced to flee by Li Ximing alone.
Now, Shi Hao was alone and could suppress Li Ximing so much that he could not fight back.
After all, Li Ximing was also a veteran of the Demon Sect. He knew that if he continued to retreat, his momentum would be taken away and he would not be able to find more room to maneuver, and the consequences would be disastrous.
Then, with a sound like thunder, he clapped his left hand, and a ghostly shadow came out, whistling towards Shi Hao.
The magic skills of the demon sect were strange and unpredictable. Shi Hao did not dare to be careless. He took a half step back and slashed with his sword.
The shadow was cut in half, but it stuck to his iron sword like mud and crawled towards his hand.
Swoosh! The halberd flashed, and Li Ximing's iron halberd came from the side with a shrill sound.
At this moment, in Yu Shihao's eyes, the entire Zhentie Halberd seemed to have turned into an evil ghost, rushing towards him madly, with bared fangs and claws, and an astonishing momentum.
The name "Three Deadly Ghost Slayer" is indeed well-deserved.
Whoosh, a ray of fire rolled up from Shi Hao's hand and slid along the sword's crooked edge.
It is his "Samadhi Primal Fire".
Using the Taoist "Samadhi Fire" mentality to drive the vital energy and combine it with the Xuanmei skill, the invisible fire can be transformed into visible fire.
The mud on the sword blade peeled off quickly.
Bang, bang, bang, the flames flickered, the sword and the iron-suppressing halberd collided again, and the iron-suppressing halberd that turned into a fierce ghost was constantly beaten back to its original shape.
Li Ximing was moved... What is this
He had never seen such a mysterious fire.
At the same time, other members of Guiji Sect also pressed forward towards Lan Ke Taoist, Du Yuejiao, and Xu Xiaoyan.
Even though Lan Ke Taoist is not good at martial arts, he is still a fifth-grade martial artist after all, and his skills are stronger than these people.
Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan each displayed their unique skills.
Du Yuejiao's sword light was like the bright moon, spreading out like white silk.
In addition to the Three Talents Sword Art that she had practiced in Chongxian Sect and the sword techniques she learned from the Yemei Demonic Canon, many of the martial arts she displayed were of sources that she herself did not even know where they came from.
These are what Madam Demon Vine learned.
Madam Demon Vine wanted to usurp Du Yuejiao's position and take over Du Yuejiao's body but failed. Her soul was reduced to ashes inside Du Yuejiao's body.
Part of her knowledge was taken away by the Yin Demon and eroded into Du Yuejiao's seven souls. Even her own demonic source was now in Du Yuejiao's body.
The Yin Demon constantly tempted Du Yuejiao to take over the power that originally belonged to Madam Mo Teng. As long as Du Yuejiao was willing, her strength would improve by leaps and bounds.
But the consequence is bound to be obsession!
Du Yuejiao was very cautious and did not dare to casually borrow the power that did not belong to her at all. However, the part that had already invaded her seven souls had already penetrated deep into her bone marrow. She did not even know what was going on, and she just used it at will.
It was as if it had been randomly dug out from my subconscious and I could no longer get rid of it.
In the eyes of those Guiji Sect warriors, Du Yuejiao was radiating moonlight, charming and attractive, yet with a mysterious and mysterious aura, like a fairy in the moon, one cannot compare to her.
His sword skills were brutal and fierce, merciless, every move was fatal, and every sword strike was stained with blood.
What Xu Xiaoyan used, however, was the Xiuyun Xuanlu and Lixing swordsmanship passed down to her by the goddess infant. It spread out like countless stardust. People who faced her could only see the starlight scattered all over the sky and the ground, and could hardly catch sight of her figure.
Although Li Ximing is leading a large number of people at the moment, most of them are of inferior quality.
The battle of Daxing City caused great losses to the Guiji Sect, and then the struggle for the position of the Sect Master caused serious internal divisions. Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren went to Mochi Guihan to obtain the Suihou Pearl to increase the appeal of their own sect, but they failed.
Now, the new leader has been selected, and the two of them are not the leader's confidants. Now that they have been given a task by the new leader, they have to do their best, otherwise they will inevitably be marginalized in the sect.
However, the appearance of Shi Hao and the other four disrupted Li Ximing's position. He tried every means to regain the advantage, but the others were killed by Lan Ke Taoist and the two girls.
Li Ximing was shocked and angry. His body shook and three ghost-like figures flashed out, rushing towards the young man in front of him from three directions.
Shi Hao used his profound energy to sense that these three figures were all entities, and all the moves they used were killing moves.
The name "Three Deadly Ghost Slayers" probably comes from this.
The three figures all carried astonishing bloody aura, and they were howling like ghosts and wolves.
At this moment, Shi Hao felt as if the three sides of the sky and earth were turned upside down and pressed down on him.
Such strange weather is terrifying.
The only way out was behind him.
But he also knew that if he stepped back and dodged, these three "evil spirits" would merge into one, which would be an even more terrifying killing move.
This premonition was so mysterious that it could not be explained, but he knew that this judgment would never be wrong.
Therefore, Shi Hao did not retreat, but suddenly rose up, the sword energy turned into a strong wind, and a thunderbolt struck down... The Art of the Immortal Thunder of the Blue Sky!
The target of the bombardment was actually Li Ximing's real body, who was hiding behind the three "evil spirits".
Li Ximing spat out a mouthful of blood, turned into a dark shadow, and escaped into the distance.
The shadows of three evil spirits also flashed and disappeared.
Shi Hao fell to the ground, secretly breaking into a cold sweat... He was actually just taking a gamble.
Fortunately, he possessed the mysterious energy. If it were anyone else, they would not be able to find the exact location of Li Ximing's real body hiding in the dark.
Li Ximing was defeated and fled, and the remaining three also fled quickly.
"Why would these guys come to a place like this?" Taoist Lan Ke frowned.
Shi Hao's mind moved slightly, and he whispered: "You guys follow quietly from behind, I will follow them and see what they are going to do." His figure flashed, and he chased after the fleeing warriors.
Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan wanted to call him back, but it was too late.
In desperation, they could only move forward cautiously at the back.