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Chapter 374: Chapter 201: Exotic Treasure Acquired, Calamity Diverted East, Dead Volcano (Part 3)

”Madam Lin is at the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, a bit slower, that could be excused, but why hasn’t Second Brother arrived yet either.”

In the Secret Realm.

Time is extremely precious.

They had already waited at Taiyun Mountain for more than half an hour, during which time, others might have already found several treasures.

After a while.

A rainbow light quickly flew over from the horizon.

Liang Zhirun’s eyes lit up:

”Finally here.”

However.

When the rainbow light dissipated.

The figure revealed was the Ghost Immortal Lady, who already had a severed arm.

The left forearm of the Ghost Immortal Lady, previously cut by the Suzhi Saber, was now completely severed from the root, seemingly caused by a valuable sword.

Liang Zhirun looked past the Ghost Immortal Lady and did not see Liang Zhitang, his heart sank as he hurriedly asked:

”Madam Lin, which enemy did you encounter?”

The Ghost Immortal Lady’s face was full of sorrow.

Liang Zhirun’s face turned pale, could it be that something really happened to Second Brother:

”Madam Lin, who injured you, why don’t you speak? Could it be that you encountered my Second Brother?”

At this moment.

The Grand Elder Liang also opened his eyes from meditation.

Only then did the Ghost Immortal Lady sob and say:

”Reporting to the Grand Elder, the Second Elder and I were indeed transported one after the other into Ant Hill. The Second Elder used the treasure hunting device to discover a Star Stone at the bottom of the mountain. When the Second Elder went underground to retrieve the Star Stone, at that moment, Fu Changsheng from the Fu Family suddenly appeared and killed him, and the Second Elder... the Second Elder couldn’t resist and was killed by that villain Fu Changsheng. Already....”

”What?!”

Second Brother was killed by Fu Changsheng?

How... how is this possible?

Second Brother was a veteran late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Fu Changsheng had only broken through to the late-stage a few years ago, how could he... how could he be slain by that fledgling kid.

Liang Zhirun said coldly:

”Ghost Immortal Lady, since even my Second Brother couldn’t escape Fu Changsheng’s clutches, how did you manage to escape to safety with your mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation?”

”Fellow Daoist Run, at that time I was responsible for keeping guard above the ground, Fu Changsheng ambushed from below. I heard fighting sounds and intended to help, but I found the Second Elder had already been decapitated. Thankfully, Fu Changsheng was busy retrieving the Star Stone, which allowed me to seize the chance to flee.”

Liang Zhirun could no longer contain himself.

Bounding up and down, he said:

”Big Brother, this Fu Changsheng’s wife tricked us at Wanning Marketplace and you asked us to swallow our anger, but now look, the Fu Family stretches their reach even further, they even dared to kill Second Brother. Big Brother, under any circumstance, I cannot swallow this resentment, I will scour Heaven and Earth to find that villain Fu Changsheng, and unless I grind his bones and spread his ashes, I won’t quell the fury in my heart!”

The Grand Elder Liang’s brow twitched.

The death of Liang Zhitang.

How could he not be heartbroken?

But there are more important matters to attend to right now than revenge:

”Zhirun, don’t forget the purpose of our venture here, the Fu Family is right there in the South Huai Prefecture, do they have legs to run away? Let’s do what’s necessary first, as for Second Brother’s vendetta, rest assured, I will ensure the Fu Family pays the blood price. Let’s move!”

Saying so.

The Grand Elder Liang immediately flew northward.

Liang Zhirun stayed behind and cursed a few times under his breath, then followed, leaving behind the Ghost Immortal Lady with a sly smile of successful scheming.

...

Wushan Cave.

Inside the cave.

Fu Molan, Fu Changli, and Yu Qingru had been waiting inside the cave for some time, Fu Changli said worriedly:

”Sister Molan, why hasn’t the Patriarch and the others appeared yet, could they have encountered some unexpected incident along the way?”

Before entering the Secret Realm.

They had agreed to meet up in Wushan Cave.

They had an agreed-upon deadline, that if they did not appear in the cave within a day’s time, it meant they were trapped elsewhere, and continuing to wait would be pointless, it would be better to head out to search, maybe they might discover their whereabouts.

With the deadline almost up.

Fu Molan said:

”Let’s wait for another half an hour, if the Patriarch and the others don’t appear, then the three of us will act together.”

It could only be this way.

Soon.

Half an hour passed.

There was still no sign of Fu Changsheng and the others in Wushan Cave.

Fu Molan left a note with a secret code on the stone wall of the cave, and immediately:

”Let’s go!”

.....

The three continued northward.

The farther north they went, the higher the temperature grew, and the surrounding air was accompanied by a lot of ash.

Yu Qingru frowned and said:

”Fellow Daoists, it seems highly likely there’s a volcano ahead, should we change direction?”

At this time.

The Double-Pupil Rat in Fu Changli’s sleeve squeaked twice, then a flash of yellow light darted rapidly toward the direction of the volcano:

”Sister Molan, Miss Qingru, it seems there are Spiritual Objects at the volcano ahead.”

Otherwise.

The Double-Pupil Rat wouldn’t have run over there.

Fu Molan, familiar with entering and exiting the Ten Thousand Mountains, had the courage to make a prompt decision: ”Since there are Spiritual Objects, let’s follow and take a look.”

The three formed a group,

proceeding cautiously rather than at full speed, and kept an eye on each other.

After advancing another ten miles.

By then, all the surrounding vegetation had been consumed by magma, and they beheld a barren wasteland, with a Dead Volcano appearing in view a hundred zhang ahead.

However.

Strangely.

Despite being a Dead Volcano.

It emitted intense heat.

The concentration of Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi in the surrounding area was also extremely high, by now the Double-Pupil Rat had slowed down, its whole body enveloped by Demon Qi, used to ward off the external heat.

Turning back, it dove into Fu Changli’s arms, squeaking towards the mouth of the Dead Volcano ahead.

Fu Changli said:

”Sister Molan, the little rat detected high-tier Spiritual Objects within that volcano, should we go in to check it out?”

”Now that we’re here, of course, we should go in and take a look, but you two stay above ground. I’ll take the Windbreak Beast and the Double-Pupil Rat down, if anything happens or if I haven’t resurfaced in one hour, don’t worry about me, evacuate immediately.”

”Sister Molan, it’s too dangerous for you to go down alone, I’ll go with you, so if anything happens, there will be someone to assist, let Miss Qingru stay outside.”

”In that case, both of you, please be extra careful.”

Yu Qingru instinctively touched her abdomen.

If she guessed right, she was already pregnant.

No matter if the volcano held a gold mountain or a silver mountain, the child should be prioritized at present, it was the only family she had left in the world after her grandmother’s passing.