Chapter 175 Ambush
"Bai also knows that this matter makes Daoist friends feel embarrassed. I have a foundation-building pill on me. If Daoist Ha Gong is willing to help us, I am willing to reward you with this pill!" After a slight hesitation, Bai Ye gritted his teeth and said something that made Yuan Ming have to think carefully.
"Foundation-building pill!" Yuan Ming's heart jumped suddenly.
After the Qi Refining cultivators break through the tenth level of Qi Refining, they can try to build a foundation. Only when the foundation is successfully built and the life span is doubled, can they be regarded as truly stepping into the right path of cultivating immortals.
However, the difficulty of building a foundation is that if there are no other means, one out of a hundred Qi Refining cultivators may not succeed. Most of those who succeed by chance are those with excellent qualifications such as heaven and earth spiritual roots.
Many sects have many people who have refined more than ten levels of Qi, and even reached the peak of the thirteenth level. The reason is that they want to have a higher success rate when breaking through the foundation.
From ancient times to the present, countless people in the world of cultivating immortals have studied auxiliary breakthrough methods and have also gained something. Among all the auxiliary methods, the most famous one is the foundation-building pill.
It is impossible to verify who exactly produced the foundation-building pill, but it is suitable for all cultivators. Taking this pill can increase the chance of building a foundation.
Such a miraculous elixir is coveted by all cultivators, but the refining process of this pill is complicated, the spiritual materials required are also very precious, and the output is very small. Every pill that comes out will attract a scramble from major forces. After all, each pill may add a foundation-building strongman to the force.
Yuan Ming also inquired about the information about the foundation-building pill, but when he learned about the situation of this pill, he had no choice but to give up.
"Let me see the pill." Yuan Ming suppressed his excitement and said so.
Bai Ye did not hesitate and took out a jade box from the storage bag. After opening it, there was a thumb-sized, blue pill inside, with a layer of dreamy blue light lingering on the surface, like the stars in the night sky.
"It is indeed the foundation-building pill!" Yuan Ming paused.
He had seen the record in the classics, which was exactly the same as the pill in front of him, blue as the sky, and illusory as the sea of stars. It is definitely a genuine foundation-building pill.
"I didn't expect that the leader Bai Ye had a treasure like the foundation-building pill. I promise you that I will do my best to help you leave. But the other side has a lot of people, and I am not absolutely sure." Yuan Ming pondered for a while before making up his mind and said.
Unlike before when he went to save Ha Gong's wife and daughter at all costs, he now knows what he is doing. Although he needs to take a big risk, the chips given by the other party are worth fighting for once.
As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger!
Moreover, he is not completely unsure. In case he is unable to do it, the rare earth travel talisman is the last way out.
"It doesn't matter. As long as fellow Daoist Ha Gong goes all out, this foundation-building pill will be yours." Bai Ye closed the jade box and threw it over.
Yuan Ming raised his hand to catch it, looked at Bai Ye in surprise, silently put away the jade box, and then fell to the ground beside him, running the wood hiding technique to restrain his breath, and at the same time recalled the soul crow guarding the door.
The fluctuations of his mana disappeared completely, and the sound of his heartbeat also disappeared immediately, and the whole person looked like a cold corpse.
The black toad jumped out of the spirit beast bag on his waist, activated the earth-swimming talisman, and flashed into the ground.
Somewhere in the middle area of the snake cave passage, a black head emerged from the ground. It was the black toad, and it opened its mouth and spit.
A purple poisonous mist rolled out of its mouth and quickly merged into the surrounding miasma. Soon it disappeared completely, and there was not much smell left.
This is the poison-using ability awakened by the black toad after it condensed into an inner pill. It can turn the toad venom into poisonous mist, which is even more difficult to detect.
After doing this, the black toad dived into the ground again.
Bai Ye was a little stunned when he saw Yuan Ming's series of actions, but before he could ask, there was movement in the passage leading to this place, so he had to shut his mouth.
Not long after, five figures rushed out of the miasma in front. They were the group of people from the Black Fire Sect led by Gu Tu.
"What's the smell?" The girl in black sniffed her nose and said.
Others also noticed the strangeness in the air, which smelled a little sweet.
"This place is full of poisonous miasma, don't smell around, be careful of being poisoned!" Gu Tu reminded.
The black-clothed girl and others agreed, held their breath, continued to move forward, and soon arrived at Bai Ye's location.
"Isn't this fellow Daoist Bai Rong? And a few others, didn't you give up the mission, why are you back?" Bai Ye opened his eyes and looked at the few people, with a look of surprise on his face.
The people from the Black Fire Sect saw the situation in the cave, and were stunned at first, and then their tense faces were all happy.
They didn't expect that there were two snake kings here, and they had all been killed, and the members of the Bai Ye Sanmeng Qi Refining Stage and several casual cultivators had also died, and the strongest Bai Ye and Huan Shi were seriously injured.
Gu Tu's expression did not change, and he was secretly happy in his heart.
This trip was indeed the right one. The materials of the two second-level beasts were also a considerable fortune for him, a foundation-building cultivator, not to mention the storage bags of Bai Ye and Huan Shi, two foundation-building cultivators.
As soon as he thought of this, his eyes revealed cold murderous intent, and he winked at Sang Yan and the other three.
The four of them understood and retreated to guard the snake cave passage.
"Your Excellency wants to kill people and steal treasures?" Bai Ye's face sank, and he asked calmly.
"If you want to blame someone, blame the leader Bai Ye for appearing in front of me in this state. Let me send you two off so that you don't have to suffer here." Gu Tu flicked his finger and a black line shot towards Bai Ye. It was the black needle magic weapon from before.
At this moment, the ground at Gu Tu's feet suddenly cracked, and more than a dozen thick purple and black demon vines broke out of the ground and quickly rolled towards Gu Tu's body and limbs.
Gu Tu was startled, and he didn't care about controlling the black needle to attack Bai Ye anymore. He opened his mouth and spit out a yellow round bead.
A dazzling yellow light burst out, and a yellow round spherical shield appeared around him in an instant, protecting his whole body.
The purple-black demon vine whipped the shield and was easily blocked outside.
The surface of the vine secreted purple-black venom, trying to corrode the yellow shield, but the surface of the shield flashed with light and there was no sign of damage.
"A trifling trick!" Gu Tu sneered and raised his hands, as if he was going to do something.
The dozen purple-black demon vines suddenly became thicker and longer, and grew dense vines and leaves, forming a vine forest in an instant, submerging Gu Tu and the yellow shield.
Yuan Ming pressed his hand under him and pointed out the purple-black demon vines. A dozen demon vines immediately intertwined left and right, forming a vine cage in an instant, which was the wood prison technique, imprisoning Gu Tu.
The purple-black demon vine that the black toad used after breaking through the second-level spirit beast was far beyond the ordinary wood prison technique. Even with the bone diagram foundation-building stage cultivation, it was unable to move for a while.
All this happened in a flash!
Sang Yan and others in the distance were shocked by this, and they didn't care about defending the cave, and rushed here in a hurry.
Yuan Ming jumped up from the ground and waved his arm.
The water cloud banner shot out from his sleeve and flashed in front of Sang Yan and others. It had turned into a giant banner of ten feet in size, and it slapped the four people like a blue giant palm.
Sang Yan and others hurriedly stopped and used their magical powers to protect themselves.
With a loud "bang", the four people's bodies shook slightly, and they immediately stabilized their bodies. The expected amazing attack did not appear.
Not only that, the blue giant banner spread out "whoosh" and blocked the passage of the snake cave.
Sang Yan and others realized that they were fooled, and hurriedly sacrificed their magic weapons or took out the refined corpse to attack the water cloud banner.
The Shuiyun Banner is a medium-grade defensive magic weapon. Although it was shaking under the attacks of several people, it was still firmly blocked there, and Sang Yan and others could not break through for a while.
Seeing this, Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He grabbed the air with his right hand, and a red fireball suddenly appeared in his palm. In his other hand, he held a spiritual stone and madly absorbed spiritual power.
He circulated the magic power in his body, which continuously poured into the fireball. The fireball, which was originally only the size of a fist, quickly grew larger.
Gu Tu was trying to break the wooden prison technique. Seeing Yuan Ming's actions, he hurriedly stopped and concentrated on his guard.
However, after a few breaths, Yuan Ming still did not make a move. The fireball in his hand expanded to the size of a human head, and the mana fluctuations bursting out were several times stronger.
Gu Tu instantly understood Yuan Ming's intention and slapped the black bag on his waist.
Two black shadows shot out from the gaps in the vines, fell outside the shield, and turned into two tall refined corpses.
The skin of these two corpses was dark blue, and their bodies were covered with blue scales. They were actually the Qinggang corpses that appeared in the ghost market. They looked more powerful than those in the market. Their aura was infinitely close to the foundation-building stage. They roared and pounced on Yuan Ming.
Almost at the same time, the black needle that was originally shot at Bai Ye had appeared on Yuan Ming's back without knowing when. Under the cover of the fierce attack of the Qinggang corpse, it silently pierced Yuan Ming's heart.
However, with a light "ding" sound, a piece of golden gauze suddenly appeared behind Yuan Ming, blocking the sneak attack of the black needle. It was the gilded gauze.
The two Qinggang corpses also flew over, grabbing Yuan Ming with their five fingers like iron hooks.
Yuan Ming threw the spirit stone that he had sucked dry with his left hand, pinched the formula and pointed it out. The gilded gauze, which was only a few feet long, spread out and wrapped around his body several times with extraordinary speed, wrapping his whole body tightly.
The Qinggang corpse's claws grabbed the gilded gauze fiercely, bursting with sparks, but also failed to break the defense of the gilded gauze.
Three huge forces were transmitted from the gilded yarn. Yuan Ming's body trembled. His left hand hurriedly pressed on the gilded yarn, injecting mana to stabilize the defense, and his right hand continued to maintain the burning and explosion technique.
"A medium-grade defensive magic weapon, the defense seems to be better than my Yushizhu!" Gu Tu's face sank.
The two Qinggang corpses were fine, but the black needle also returned in vain.
This needle was a bottom-of-the-box medium-grade magic weapon of his. The two runes "sharp" and "hidden" were engraved inside. Even a foundation-building cultivator of the same level could easily suffer a loss if he was not careful. As a result, Yuan Ming could actually detect it!
Gu Tu pointed his hand, and a nine-ring machete with golden light flew out of the light shield, pierced through the vines and wooden prison, and slashed towards Yuan Ming.
The black needle magic weapon's black light surged, and it spun rapidly, and it actually made a sharp whistle, stabbing the gilded yarn again, and the two Qinggang corpses also launched a crazy attack.
The gilded gauze swayed left and right, and even though Yuan Ming injected mana to maintain it, the spiritual light on it quickly dimmed.
Seeing this, Yuan Ming took out the middle-grade wood-attributed spiritual stone, stuffed it into his arms and placed it close to his skin, absorbing the spiritual power from it to restore his mana and maintain the gilded gauze and the fireball of the Explosion Technique.
The red fireball quickly grew larger again, and in an instant it turned into a giant fireball the size of a millstone. The color also became abnormally bright red, and it burst out with terrifying mana fluctuations.
Yuan Ming's eyes were filled with joy, and he stopped injecting mana.
This was already the limit of what he could control at the moment. If he injected more mana, the Explosion Technique would be out of control!