On the night of the massacre, I dug up the ancestral tomb.

Chapter 182: Foundation Establishment Assault

"Ancestor... what should we do next?" Jin Yaowen asked.

"We can only wait for news from the Taibai Immortal Sect!" Zou Chengyan said.

His gaze swept across the northeastern part of Yunmeng Lake, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

Clearly, his trip to Yunmeng Lake was a failure, which left him quite unhappy.

"Taibai Immortal Sect..." Jin Yaowen frowned, his heart pounding.

I have a vague feeling of unease.

After all, Li Hongtai was able to foresee that the Golden Cloud Sect would attack Yunmeng Lake again, and thus devised a way to break the deadlock.

As for the Taibai Immortal Sect, how could they not take action?

……

Night falls.

The crescent moon hung high in the sky, casting its light on the lake's surface, creating ripples of silver light.

At this time, Yunmeng Lake was quite calm, as if that thrilling battle had never happened.

Only those who have experienced this know how dangerous it was.

The fact that Master Xuan Shui had reached the Core Formation stage was undoubtedly a major factor in quelling this crisis.

The successful killing of Meng Wangchou was actually the result of cooperation between the three parties.

First, Li Ruoyu and the others activated the formation, stopping Meng Wangchou from moving in an instant.

Secondly, the Xuan Shui Turtle's sudden attack caught Meng Wangchou off guard.

Its innate bloodline power, the "Eye of the Azure Sea," directly neutralized Meng Wangchou's third-tier talisman, causing him to miss the best opportunity to break through.

Finally, Master Xuanshui launched a sneak attack, swiftly and decisively killing Meng Wangchou, thus ending the battle.

A sneak attack by a Core Formation cultivator can change the course of a battle and decide life or death in an instant.

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Yang Jiuli, Li Yourong, and Liu Hu had already sneaked into a cave in the southwest region and stayed there overnight.

They were unaware of what was happening outside.

The underground cave was quite spacious, about 100 zhang wide and 6 zhang high.

Li Yourong took out several gemstones for lighting.

At this moment, the group gathered around an underground river in the cave.

Yang Jiuli was fishing and appeared quite calm.

Li Yourong sat beside her, fishing together.

"Ninth Brother, we've already traveled 1,200 miles away from Black Wind City. Will those demonic beasts still come after us?" Huang Cheng asked.

"Don't worry, I've already sent Xiao Bing and the two little minks to scout the area. They'll get back to you if there's any activity."

Yang Jiuli said.

"So many demonic beasts, I wonder how Black Wind City is doing? Sigh..." Huang Cheng sighed.

He successfully refined the "Minor Blood Qi Pill" before the new year, thus advancing to the rank of a top-grade alchemist!

If Blackwind City is destroyed, he will undoubtedly lose a lot of spirit stones.

Suddenly, a splash appeared in the stream.

However, two little ferrets appeared one after another.

Yang Jiuli reached out, and two Beast Spirit Pills appeared in his palm. The two little creatures immediately crawled over and swallowed them in one gulp.

After a while, once the two little ones had refined a small amount of the medicinal power from the Beast Spirit Pill, Yang Jiuli finally spoke up and asked.

"How is it? Any unusual activity outside?" Yang Jiuli asked.

The two little ones waved their tiny paws and kept babbling.

Once they stopped, Li Yourong, who had been calm, looked at Yang Jiuli.

Clearly, though she appeared calm on the surface, she was quite worried inside.

They are also concerned about the situation outside.

"The two little ones said there was no unusual activity within a hundred miles," Yang Jiuli said.

"No unusual activity!" Upon hearing this, Huang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Huyi's brows relaxed.

Li Yourong breathed a slight sigh of relief, then asked, "Master Yang, are we going to stay in the cave from now on?"

She was worried and wanted to check on the situation in Blackwind City.

"Three days later, I'll have Xiao Bing sneak back to the Black Wind Mountains to investigate!" Yang Jiuli pondered for a moment before speaking.

Even when he goes out, he plans to send the two ferrets and Xiao Bing out to scout the situation first.

"Alright!" Upon hearing this, Li Yourong nodded slightly. Sending the spirit pet to scout ahead was indeed safer than them going out on their own.

"Ninth Brother is indeed very thoughtful!" Huang Cheng nodded in praise.

A moment later, a splash appeared in the dark river, and a chill permeated the air. Yang Jiuli put away his fishing rod.

Li Yourong looked over with a slight smile.

But then a small creature covered in white jade scales emerged from the river.

It was Xiao Bing.

With a whoosh, it flew from the water into Yang Jiuli's palm.

With a face full of joy, Li Yourong reached out and gently stroked the little one.

Yang Jiuli smiled slightly and fed him a 'Beast Spirit Pill'.

The little guy happily swallowed the Beast Spirit Pill, and before Yang Jiuli could speak, he had already taken the initiative to speak in snake language.

Upon hearing the snake's language, Yang Jiuli's expression changed drastically.

"What's wrong?" Huang Cheng asked anxiously.

Li Yourong also looked at Yang Jiuli.

"Xiao Bing said that human cultivators are searching in this direction!" Yang Jiuli said.

"Human cultivators?" Li Yourong frowned.

If it is a human cultivator, it means that, as Yang Jiuli said, this beast tide may be driven by someone else.

"We're in an underground river, so they shouldn't have a chance to find us!" Huang Cheng said.

"The person who came brought 'Earth Spirit Rat'..." Yang Jiuli said.

“‘Earth Spirit Rat’.” Upon hearing this, Li Yourong’s expression changed slightly. “It is said that this rat is most skilled at tracking. It seems that those cultivators came specifically to find someone. They are definitely not ordinary cultivators!” In that case, the people who came were very likely here for them.

"What should we do then?" Huang Chengxin asked worriedly.

Over the years, he has become quite calm and composed!

But Huang Cheng is now a top-tier first-level alchemist.

He was considered to have achieved some success among Qi Refining cultivators, reaching the pinnacle of his life.

He certainly didn't want his future to be ruined!

That's why he lost his composure at this moment.

"Don't worry, as long as the opponent isn't a Foundation Establishment cultivator... with the strength of the three of us, we can handle it!"

Yang Jiuli said.

He remained calm and composed.

Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator attacked, he would not be afraid.

The only difficulty is how to ambush and kill that Foundation Establishment cultivator without revealing their identity.

At this time, Yang Jiuli's "Taiyin Evolutionary Divine Technique" entered the second level, and he forged the near-fourth-order immortal foundation "Moonlight Immortal Peak".

His spiritual power is so strong that it has even surpassed that of a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and is comparable to that of a great cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

Thus, he no longer had the same reservations when activating the second-tier past life talisman.

"Thank goodness Ninth Brother is here!" Seeing Yang Jiuli so composed, Huang Cheng's fear gradually disappeared. He chuckled and scratched his head, speaking apologetically, as if he knew that his words had been somewhat inappropriate!

Li Yourong, who was standing next to her, nodded slightly.

She had already reached the Great Perfection of the Tenth Level of Qi Refining and possessed a Second-Tier Talisman, so she naturally had no fear of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

"Human cultivators..." At this moment, Yang Jiuli's mind raced. He figured the newcomers were probably there to pursue the Li clan cultivators.

That is indeed the case.

Blackwind City has fallen.

The situation for the cultivators who fled from the Li family is also not optimistic.

However, to his relief, no monsters pursued them.

This will save a lot of trouble.

While pondering this, Yang Jiuli sent Xiao Bing to investigate.

The two ferrets were exploring the vicinity.

This arrangement was made because Xiao Bing's perception far surpassed that of the two little minks, and she was also more clever and less likely to be discovered.

Seeing Yang Jiuli being so cautious, Li Yourong also breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Jiuli appeared to be continuing to fish, but his mind was actually immersed in his sea of ​​consciousness.

A bloodline mark manifested in his sea of ​​consciousness.

This is the 'mother mark' imprinted on Xiao Bing's soul.

With this, Yang Jiuli can remotely control Xiao Bing's every move.

His mind stirred, and he sank into the 'mother mark'.

Instantly, Yang Jiuli gained access to all the memory scenes of Xiao Bing's previous outings.

From his perspective, he saw a spaceship.

A man dressed in black brocade robes stood on the spaceship.

This person exuded an overwhelming aura, clearly a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Four cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining were also following this person.

With a hand gesture, the Foundation Establishment cultivator caused light patterns to flash around his waist, and one after another, 'Earth Spirit Rats' leaped out.

As these "Earth Spirit Rats" flew into the mountains, Xiao Bing immediately concealed itself and fled back.

Clearly, it was also afraid of being discovered by the other party.

It was also Yang Jiuli who inscribed the "Concealing Breath Talisman" for Xiao Bing to conceal her aura.

Otherwise, even if it uses its divine sense to probe, there is still a risk that it will be discovered by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Yang Jiuli was quite satisfied with this.

"It's actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator..." Yang Jiuli's heart stirred. "I'll need to put in some effort!"

He quickly regained his composure and glanced at Li Yourong and Huang Cheng beside him out of the corner of his eye.

If a Qi Refining cultivator were to pursue him, he could easily kill them with his numerous talismans.

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even one in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, is far superior to a Qi Refining cultivator.

To kill them, one needs many methods.

Regardless of the method used, once it is employed, Yang Jiuli's identity will naturally be questioned.

Therefore, he could no longer stay at the Li family's residence in Yunmeng Lake!

Yang Jiuli has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, so there is no need for him to stay at Yunmeng Lake any longer.

However, he still has two years left on his contract with the Li family, and leaving now would cause considerable trouble.

After all, Li Hongtai is about to form his core, and if he succeeds, Yunmeng Lake will become a third-tier aristocratic family.

To intimidate others, they might target him, the alchemist who broke the contract, to demonstrate their power.

Under these circumstances, it would be better to play it safe and wait until the contract is completed before leaving the Li family.

Therefore, Yang Jiuli's mind raced as he began to consider how to deal with this crisis.

"I've got it..." Soon, a plan emerged in Yang Jiuli's mind, and he felt much more at ease.

Having lived through several lifetimes and witnessed all sorts of great storms, he naturally wouldn't be stumped by the current minor predicament.

……

At this moment, in the boundless Million Mountains.

Southwest region.

Above a valley, a spaceship slowly approached and hovered in the air.

Zhang Jinshu looked down at the mountains and rivers below.

There were four other young men in the late stage of Qi Refining standing to his side.

Suddenly, his eyelids fluttered open, and he looked down at the valley below.

Three late-stage Tier 1 Earth Spirit Rats flashed by, creating a gust of wind, and flew into the air.

Zhang Jinshu stretched out his palm, and magical power swept out, drawing the little guy to his front.

Look closely.

The three "Earth Spirit Rats" were all extremely cute, with long, fluffy ears like a rabbit.

It also has two tufts of white hair on its head, making it look incredibly docile.

Three 'Beast Spirit Pills' appeared in Zhang Jinshu's palm, and the little guys opened their mouths and swallowed them.

A little later, they started chattering and telling Zhang Jinshu something.

Meanwhile, one of the "Earth Spirit Rats" pointed to the underground of a mountain peak in front of them.

"Oh, so those people were hiding in the cave at the foot of this mountain?" Zhang Jinshu narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Congratulations, sir! We've finally found traces of Master Li!" A young man stepped forward to congratulate him from the spaceship.

"Sir, should we just charge straight in?" another young man asked, eager to join the fray.

The Li family's alchemists have always been on the Golden Cloud Sect's kill list.

Especially Li Yourong and Yang Jiuli.

If you can kill it, you will be rewarded with a 'Great Blood Qi Pill'.

For the Qi Refining cultivators of the External Affairs Hall of the Golden Cloud Sect, this was undoubtedly a coveted position.