Chapter 303 No Way to Retreat

"Senior, are you talking about joining your army? I'm sorry, Yuan has no ambition and likes a free and easy life. I'm afraid I'll let you down again." Yuan Ming shook his head and refused politely.

"Hehe, I don't know how many casual cultivators want to join Changchun Temple Wumen, but you refused again and again. You are indeed a genius foundation-building cultivator who is famous in Leizhou. Pu Zhengqing, Gu Qiulong, and Xu Changqing all died in your hands, and it's not unjust." Zuo Qinghui heard this and said a shocking statement lightly.

Yuan Ming was shocked when he heard this, and immediately regained his calm.

But this fleeting abnormality was already seen by Zuo Qinghui.

"Although what you did is hidden, there are always traces to follow. As long as you investigate carefully and guess a little, there are many clues to dig out from Zhenling Sect and Guangli Sanmeng." Zuo Qinghui said lightly.

Yuan Ming's face did not change, but his heart had sunk.

He had been cautious since he came to Xiaohu City. The only flaws he revealed were pretending to be Xu Changqing's disciple to go to Guangli Sanmeng to collect the penalty for breach of contract, and going to Zhenling Sect to hatch winged bird eggs. Zuo Qinghui mentioned these two places as soon as he opened his mouth. It seems that he has investigated everything.

"I don't know what you mean by this, senior? Pu Zhengqing was indeed killed by me, but who are Xu Changqing and Gu Qiulong? I have never heard of them." Yuan Ming naturally denied it.

If Zuo Qinghui was using a magic weapon to record the conversation between the two, his crime would be set in stone and completely confirmed.

But Yuan Ming was a little confused about Zuo Qinghui's purpose. If he came to arrest him with his Jindan stage cultivation, he should have taken action long ago. Why was he just chatting with him?

"Now that things have come to this, you don't have to pretend to be like this, and you don't have to worry. Zuo has nothing to do with Xu Changqing. If you are willing to pay the price, let me cover up this matter for you, that's fine." Zuo Qinghui nodded at the table next to him, his lips moved slightly, and he said in a voice transmission.

"I don't know what Senior Zuo wants me to do?" Yuan Ming was silent for a moment, and replied in a voice transmission.

"I need some spiritual stones recently. Give me the income of the Xuanhua Lingxiang Shop in the past few years and the bounty of Pu Zhengqing. I covered this matter for you and put the death of Xu Changqing on Pu Zhengqing's head." After saying it, Zuo Qinghui no longer concealed it and said it directly.

Yuan Ming felt a little relieved when he heard this.

Although the 100,000 spiritual stones he got from Sha Hao were basically used up, the shop still had some income in the past few years. After deducting the loss of refining equipment, there was still some left. If the other party only wanted some spiritual stones, he could grit his teeth and scrape together some to make a deal.

"I have spent a lot of money on cultivation in the past few years, and the business of the Lingxiang Shop in Wangyue City is also average. Give me some time, I should be able to collect 35,000 Lingshi." Yuan Ming said.

"50,000 Lingshi within three days." Zuo Qinghui frowned and said in a tone that could not be refused.

Yuan Ming thought in his heart that he would send Zuo Qinghui away first and leave Wangyue City immediately.

At this moment, two golden lights shot out from the opposite side, but it was Zuo Qinghui's finger.

Yuan Ming's face suddenly changed, and he dodged backwards, but it was too late. A golden light hit his right arm and disappeared in a flash.

Yuan Ming hurriedly checked his arm, and there was no scar on it. The golden light seemed to merge into his body.

"Senior Zuo, what do you mean by this?" Yuan Ming said in a deep voice.

"Why are you angry, my friend? I just planted a magic mark in your body." Zuo Qinghui retracted his finger and said lightly.

Yuan Ming's face suddenly became ugly, and he used his spiritual sense to quickly explore his right arm and other parts of his body, but he found nothing.

"I have promised to give you spirit stones, why did Senior Zuo do this?" He knew that Zuo Qinghui was not easy to get rid of, so he suppressed his anger and asked.

"Friend Yuan, you are asking knowingly. You and I are now one. I am doing this to consolidate the relationship between you and me and make it easier for us to get along in the future." Zuo Qinghui laughed.

"Get along in the future?" Yuan Ming frowned.

"Of course, you don't think that I am the only one in Changchun Temple who is investigating Xu Changqing's death, right? Many people are paying attention to this matter. If I want to keep it secret for a long time, I need to make arrangements. How about this, in the future, the income of this spiritual incense shop will be divided into 30% and 70% by you. I will handle the problems in Changchun Temple for you and guarantee that you will be safe and sound." Zuo Qinghui said proudly.

Yuan Ming was almost furious. Looking at Zuo Qinghui's old face, he couldn't help but have the urge to punch him.

Xu Changqing was just an ordinary foundation-building cultivator in Changchun Temple. Sending Zuo Qinghui, a Jindan-stage cultivator, to investigate the cause of his death was already a big deal. How could there be someone else?

Zuo Qinghui obviously values ​​the income from the incense and is greedy for money. He extorted 50,000 spirit stones from him and thought it was not enough. He wanted to continue to squeeze the future income of the Xuanhua Incense Shop. Obviously, he wanted to blackmail him for a long time.

"In addition, the two people in your shop are too weak and may not be able to protect the safety of the incense shop. I will send two disciples to help you another day. Don't thank me. Helping you is also helping myself." Zuo Qinghui stood up and walked around the inner hall with his hands behind his back, as if checking his own property.

Yuan Ming turned his back to Zuo Qinghui at this moment, and his eyes instantly became extremely sinister.

He had retreated again and again, but Zuo Qinghui was pressing him step by step and even sent someone to monitor him directly!

Yuan Ming exhaled lightly, and his eyes quickly became calm, without a trace of ripples.

"Okay, but Senior Zuo, you need to swear by your inner demon not to tell a third person about Xu Changqing." He sighed and said in a compromise.

When Zuo Qinghui saw Yuan Ming giving in, he felt secretly proud and immediately raised his hand to swear.

"Now that the agreement has been reached, please wait here, senior. I'll be back as soon as I can." Yuan Ming said.

"Didn't I give you three days? Why, can you take out the spirit stone now?" Zuo Qinghui asked with a frown.

"Since senior is in urgent need of spiritual stones, I have just calculated that I still have some in my cave, and the rest are materials, magic tools, etc. I will go over and bring them to senior for inspection. If senior wants to exchange them for spiritual stones, I will You can also find a place to exchange it immediately," Yuan Ming said.

"I heard from the boy named Hu Tu just now that you have been living and practicing in the Wangyue Mountains outside the city. I will go with you. Zuo has a set of powerful magic circles in his hands, which can be placed around your cave to strengthen defense. " Zuo Qinghui glanced at Yuan Ming noncommittally and stood up.

Yuan Ming said nothing and walked outside.

The two quickly left Wangyue City and arrived at Yuan Ming's cave.

Yuan Ming had already stopped the Five Elements Disillusionment Formation and adjusted it to a static state. The door of the cave was revealed, and he directly opened the door and walked in.

Zuo Qinghui dispersed his consciousness and only sensed the faint aura of the formation around the cave, so he walked in with confidence.

"Your cave looks good, but the arrangement of the magic circle is too crude. Let me help you." Zuo Qinghui said and started walking around the cave.

Yuan Ming didn't speak, and walked silently towards the secret cultivation room, passing by the medicine garden.

Zuo Qinghui stopped when he saw the many spiritual herbs in the medicine garden.

He didn't pay attention to other spiritual herbs, but when he saw Fengxuanhua, his eyes suddenly lit up and his attention turned away from Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming immediately mobilized his magic power, injected it into the storage ring, and activated the five command flags of the Five Elements Disillusionment Formation.

There was a loud roar!

Red, green, yellow, blue, and gold light suddenly appeared in the cave, and it quickly became intense.

Zuo Qinghui was startled and suddenly looked behind him.

There was nothing there, and Yuan Ming's figure had already shot out, heading straight for the cave's exit.

"Boy, you are seeking death!" Zuo Qinghui was furious and waved his sleeves.

A golden ruler that was more than two feet long shot out, covered with silver light spots like stars, emitting astonishing fluctuations in spiritual power, far better than any top-quality magic weapon.

The golden ruler shot towards Yuan Ming's heart like lightning, and was behind him in the blink of an eye.

magic weapon! Yuan Ming's pupils shrank suddenly and his hands immediately raised back.

The dragon scale shield and a turtle shell-like black shield flew out and blocked behind him.

In the past five years, Yuan Ming's weapon refining level has improved a lot, and he can occasionally refine high-grade magic weapons. The black shield is his best weapon refining result. Although its defensive power is not as good as the dragon scale shield, it is Not too different.

However, he also knew that it was impossible to withstand the attack of the magic weapon with just two high-grade magic weapons. He stretched his arms back, and the golden inner armor flew out of his body to meet the golden ruler magic weapon behind him.

Yuan Ming did not stop there. The silver light beads, the green poisonous flying sword, the black dagger he got from Sha Hao, the Hanxing Sword and other magic weapons also flew out of his sleeves, hitting Zuo Qinghui from all directions.

"It's ridiculous for a fly to shake a tree!" Zuo Qinghui showed a serious look on his face and pinched the magic formula in his hand.

The golden ruler magic weapon suddenly differentiated into seven or eight ruler shadows, facing the silver light beads and other objects.

With a soft "click" sound, Chi Ying directly split the silver light bead in half, and all his spiritual power was dispersed.

The same goes for other magic weapons, just like hitting a stone with an egg, it will shatter when it touches the golden ruler shadow.

The body of the golden ruler magic weapon also hit the two shields, easily passing through and hitting the golden inner armor.

The inner armor was also pierced with a "pop", but this object was a top-quality magic weapon after all, and the speed of the golden ruler magic weapon was slightly slowed down.

Yuan Ming didn't feel the slightest pity for the destruction of all the magic weapons, and slapped his hand on the spirit beast bag on his waist.

A white shadow flashed past, and the figure of the white ape appeared. It had transformed into a four-armed state. The yellow light of the Vudi pestle in his hand was strong, and it hit the golden ruler magic weapon hard, causing a fan-shaped yellow ripple.

With a loud "clang" sound, the Voldemort's pestle exploded and turned into countless fragments.

The direction of the golden ruler magic weapon was also slightly deflected, and it stabbed on one of the white ape's arms, easily piercing the armor on its body, and then penetrated its arm.

King Kong's eyes turned red, and he let out a wild roar. Two new ape arms stretched out like lightning, and with afterimages, they struck at the golden ruler magic weapon.

But his two fists turned completely golden, and there was a thunderous roar in the air wherever they passed, and they hit the golden ruler magic weapon hard.

A louder roar sounded, and the golden ruler magic weapon was finally knocked away. The bones of the white ape's fists shattered, and the tall body flew backwards.

Yuan Ming swayed, flicking his sleeves and emitting a burst of green light, wrapping the white ape around and putting it into the spirit beast bag.

At the same time, the surrounding five-color light suddenly became thicker, and countless flames, giant trees, rocks and other phantoms appeared, drowning everything.