"Fellow Tao Dao, has anything happened in the restricted area recently?"
When Su Xiaofan and Tao Ran left the market, they saw several warriors coming in from outside and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Last time Su Xiaofan came to Fang City, there were not many warriors coming and going, but this time he and Yang Lao met several groups on the way here.
"It seems that there was some conflict between the alliance's senior leaders and the casual cultivators."
The city is well-informed, and Tao Ran also heard some rumors, "It seems that some casual cultivators are colluding with the black hands and want to deal with us."
Tao Ran comes from a reclusive family in the country, and can be considered a member of the sect family alliance. Naturally, he talks in the direction of Fangshi.
"I heard that there have been several battles outside, and some of the great cultivators in the Yangshen Realm have died."
Tao Ran lowered his voice a bit and said, "Fellow Daoist Su, it's actually not safe for us to go out at this time."
If it weren't for the ten middle-grade mysterious jade, Tao Ran really wouldn't go out of the restricted area, but Su Xiaofan gave him too much and he really couldn't refuse.
Also, the glacier restricted area is too big. The outer edge area alone is tens of thousands of square kilometers in size.
So Tao Ran didn't think that his luck would be so bad and he would encounter casual cultivators or people from the Black Hand organization after he came out.
"It's okay, I'm responsible for safety."
Seeing Tao Ran's worried look, Su Xiaofan waved his hand, "As long as Fellow Taoist Tao helps me find the meteorite, I will thank you very much!"
As long as you are a human being, you will have desires. Su Xiaofan understood this as early as when he was practicing stalling in the antique market.
Ordinary people pursue high-ranking officials and make huge profits, while cultivators need cultivation resources and are rewarded with mysterious jade. He is not afraid of Tao Ran not being dedicated.
"Are you in charge of security?"
Tao Ran glanced at Su Xiaofan who was keeping pace with him, and shook his head imperceptibly. We were all cultivators in the early stages of foundation building, so why were we pretending to be big-tailed wolves?
Of course, ten pieces of middle-grade mysterious jade are still very fragrant. In this industry, it only takes ten days at most to earn one year's harvest. This is the main reason why Tao Ran is willing to go.
Although Tao Ran also has a family behind him, a family without a Yang Shen realm cultivator can only provide limited support to the children of the clan, and Tao Ran needs to obtain many cultivation resources himself.
After leaving Fangshi, the two of them sped up at the same time, with the wind roaring in their ears. When they communicated again, they already used spiritual sound transmission.
However, compared with when Su Xiaofan came, the speed was more than a minute slower.
Tao Ran's body skills were average, and his cultivation was only at the early stage of foundation building. Even if he ran with all his strength, he could only run more than ten kilometers in an hour, which was a slow pace for Su Xiaofan.
What's even worse is that after every three to five hours of running, Tao Ran's body's true energy is almost depleted, and he has to meditate to recover, which slows down his speed a lot.
After four full days of this, Su Xiaofan and Tao Ran arrived near Mr. Yang's hiding place.
This speed made Su Xiaofan almost collapse. You must know that if he were alone, this journey would only take half a day.
Su Xiaofan was a little helpless, but he could only follow Tao Ran and stop while walking, heading east.
After walking on the road for several days, Tao Ran came to his senses. The fellow Daoist Su beside him was definitely not at the early stage of foundation building.
For several days, every time when he was recovering from exhaustion, Su Xiaofan acted like a normal person. Tao Ran naturally understood that the other person's cultivation level was not as simple as it appeared.
No cultivator is a fool, and no fool can become a cultivator.
It's quite safe along the way.
The two of them have been traveling along the edge of the penalty area shield, which is the place where the spiritual energy of the entire penalty area is the thinnest.
Not to mention extraordinary, even human cultivators rarely practice here, so they didn't even meet a single figure along the way.
"Brother Tao, wait!"
When he was still dozens of kilometers away from the entrance of the restricted area where Su Xiaofan entered, Su Xiaofan suddenly stopped.
"Fellow Daoist Su, what's wrong?"
Tao Ran couldn't help but stop like Su Xiaofan, and rushed forward several tens of meters before stopping.
"There is someone at the entrance." Su Xiaofan said.
"You mean the entrance to the restricted area?"
Tao Ran was stunned for a moment, "But this place is still dozens of kilometers away from the entrance to the restricted area. How did you find out?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Tao Ran knew that he had asked a stupid question. Others would naturally discover it with their spiritual consciousness. If he couldn't discover it himself, then he must not have cultivated enough.
"Four people, one in Yangshen realm, one cultivator in the late stage of foundation establishment, and two cultivators in the middle stage of foundation establishment."
Su Xiaofan's consciousness extended over, "They are hiding behind the glacier more than two thousand meters away from the entrance, as if they are ambushing. Brother Tao, are they friends or foes?"
"This... is most likely an enemy."
Hearing the other party's strength, Tao Ran showed a hint of fear on his face, "People in our alliance won't be so sneaky when doing things, and extraordinary people won't come in from outside the restricted area. The only people they want to deal with are cultivators."
"Well, the person taking the lead has a scar from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth." Su Xiaofan saw those people clearly.
Although they are both in the Yang Shen realm, Su Xiaofan has accumulated skills all the way to the Great Zhoutian and Yin Shen realms, and his foundation is extremely solid. When he was in the Yin Shen realm, his spiritual awareness was no better than that of ordinary Yang Shen cultivators. How much weaker.
Therefore, although Su Xiaofan was also in the early stage of Yang Shen, his spiritual consciousness was comparable to that of a cultivator in the middle stage of Yang Shen. The Yang Shen at the entrance to the restricted area did not notice him.
"Blood... bloody hand massacre? How...how could it be him?"
Upon hearing Su Xiaofan's description, Tao Ran's face suddenly turned pale. He grabbed Su Xiaofan and pulled him back hard: "Fellow Daoist Su, we can't go any further!"
"Why? Because of the bloody massacre you mentioned?"
Su Xiaofan turned back and looked at Tao Ran, "Where did this person come from, and why did he get such a middle-class nickname?"
"Second grade two?"
Tao Ran was stunned for a moment. This was the first time he heard someone give such a comment to the nickname Bloody Hand Human Tu.
You know, the four words "bloody massacre" mean killing in the restricted area.
Moreover, this man was very powerful and extremely cunning. Several times, high-level cultivators of Yang Shen took action, but he escaped every time.
"Brother Tao, don't be nervous, tell me his origins."
Su Xiaofan's calm look relieved Tao Ran's nervousness a bit.
"No one knows what this man's real name is. He is called the Bloody Old Ghost in the restricted area. He has been famous for a long time and is estimated to be over a hundred years old."
Tao Ran thought for a moment and then said: "There is a legend in the restricted area. It seems that the bloody-handed man Tu is from Japan. He secretly learned the cultivation techniques in our country when he was young. When the people in China were in ruins, his hands were covered with blood. .
Later, it seemed that the ancestor of the Sword Sect seriously injured him. In the following decades, there was no news about the Bloody Hand Massacre, but more than thirty years ago, he appeared again in this restricted area of the glacier.
It is said that the Bloody Hand Human Tu is one of the founders of the Black Hand organization, and is specifically against our Chinese cultivators. The number of cultivators who have died at their hands in the past few decades, at least hundreds of them, is that the alliance has opened fire on the old blood ghost. The reward is not low..."
At the mention of the Bloody Hand massacre and the Black Hand organization, Tao Ran's eyes showed unconcealable hatred. An elder of his Tao family also died at their hands, and more than one of them.
"Ancestor injured him?"
Su Xiaofan nodded slightly when he saw the scar on the man's face. It really looked like a sword wound.
However, being able to escape with one's life at the hands of the ancestor, this bloody-handed human massacre should not be underestimated. Anyone who can become a cultivator of Yang Shen probably has some trump cards.
"Yes. Later, the Sword Sect ancestor also chased him in the restricted area, but he ran away."
Tao Ran said: "There are three founders of the Black Hand organization, but Old Ghost Xue is the most murderous. Fellow Daoist Su, let's go back quickly and invite Mr. Dong and others to come over."
At this time, Tao Ran had no intention of helping Su Xiaofan search for the meteorite. He just wanted to return to Fang City as soon as possible. No matter how powerful the Bloody Hand Massacre was, he would not dare to go there and act recklessly.
Moreover, the alliance has a reward for traces of the bloody massacre. As long as the information is accurate, you can get a high-grade mysterious jade.
If you can kill the Bloody Man Tu, you can directly receive fifty high-grade mysterious jade from the alliance, which shows how much the alliance hates the old blood ghost.
"Do you think they will still be here when Mr. Dong comes?"
Su Xiaofan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. With Tao Ran's speed, it would take at least four or five days to get back to Fangshi from here. Then, when Mr. Dong arrives, the day lilies may be cold.
"Then, we can't go forward."
Tao Ran was already a little confused at this moment. Cultivators are also human beings, and there is also great terror between life and death.
What's more, if he went back to report the news, maybe the old blood ghost would stay here forever, and then he would still have a chance to get a reward for a high-grade mysterious jade.
"No, keep walking!"
Su Xiaofan shook his head, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
Su Xiaofan didn't have any hatred towards the Blood Hand Organization, but when it came to the war more than half a century ago, Su Xiaofan couldn't get rid of his hatred.
Luochuan is located in the Central Plains and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
In the war that year, Sujia Village was almost completely destroyed, and Su Xiaofan's grandfather died at the hands of the Japanese.
If some people in the village had not hid deep in Mang Mountain, it is still open to question whether the Sujia Village would exist now.
"Fellow Daoist Su, are you crazy?"
Tao Ran finally couldn't help it anymore. Even though he knew that Su Xiaofan had hidden his cultivation, he didn't think that this young man would be a cultivator in the Yangshen realm.
"Brother Tao, do you think I'm crazy?"
Su Xiaofan sighed, "As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. If you kill the old blood ghost, you can get fifty high-grade mysterious jade. Brother Tao, are you not tempted at all?"
"You are tempted, but your life is more important."
Tao Ran smiled bitterly. In his entire life, he had never seen someone like Su Xiaofan who wanted money rather than his life. Is this reward so easy to get?
And even if Su Xiaofan was a Yang Shen cultivator, he could at most be on a par with the old blood ghost.
But the opponent also has three cultivators in the foundation building stage, one of whom is in the late stage of foundation building. With more people fighting against fewer people, they are no match for them either.
"Wait, Yang Shen cultivator?"
Tao Ran finally came to his senses. Su Xiaofan was still so calm after hearing the name of Old Blood Ghost. Could it be that...
"Fellow Daoist Su, tell the truth, what kind of cultivation level are you in?" Tao Ran took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask this question.
"How about the early stage of Yang Shen? Brother Tao, do you dare to take a gamble with me?"
Su Xiaofan looked at Tao Ran, feeling a little helpless.
Su Xiaofan felt that he was getting worse and worse. No matter what, the last time the human shield beside him was Fang Yijun, who was in the late stage of foundation establishment, but now he turned into Tao Ran, who was only in the early stage of foundation establishment.
"Are you really in the Yang Shen realm? Why are you betting with me?"
Although he had already guessed some of Su Xiaofan's cultivation, Tao Ran was still shocked and looked at Su Xiaofan in disbelief.
"Bet on whether I can kill that bloody old ghost!"
Su Xiaofan said: "You come with me and help me attract their attention. If we kill the old blood ghost, how about half the reward for each of us?"
He would definitely be in trouble if Tao Ran was used as a human shield. Not to mention the old blood ghost, he would not be able to withstand attacks from cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building.
But when the time comes, Tao Ran only needs to create something to attract the attention of those people.
Of course, there is a certain danger in this, otherwise Su Xiaofan would not give up half of the bounty, which is twenty-five high-grade mysterious jade.
"This, Su Dao...Senior Su, how sure are you?"
As the saying goes, money moves people's hearts. Thinking of the reward, Tao Ran's heart suddenly moved. The resources that twenty-five high-grade black jade could buy were enough for him to practice in the restricted area for ten or twenty years.
"70% sure!"
Su Xiaofan thought for a moment and gave an answer.
The reason why it was 70% was because Su Xiaofan was afraid that the old ghost would run away if he saw something was wrong. If he could escape with his life from the ancestor's sword, the old ghost's movement skills should also be pretty good.
"It's a bet!"
Being able to become a cultivator, one is naturally not afraid of trouble. After weighing the benefits and risks in his mind, Tao Ran quickly made a decision.
"Okay, Brother Tao, you won't regret your choice today."
Su Xiaofan chuckled and patted Tao Ran on the shoulder. This man was young, probably around thirty-seven or eighteen years old, and he still had the blood and courage of a cultivator.
If he were an old cultivator over 70 or 80 years old, he would probably choose to save his life instead of taking risks with Su Xiaofan.
"Senior Su, if something unexpected happens during my trip, will the ten middle-grade mysterious jade rewards you mentioned still count?"
Being patted on the shoulder by the young man Su Xiaofan, Tao Ran gave a bitter smile, but those who are experts in the world of cultivators are given priority, and they are not ranked according to their age.
"Nature counts."
Su Xiaofan nodded and said: "If anything happens to you, I will kill the old blood ghost, and the person you designate will also get half of the bounty."
"Senior, can't you give me some confidence?"
Hearing Su Xiaofan's words, Tao Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He has gotten along with Su Xiaofan a lot these days. Although his identity has changed now, Tao Ran can still talk to Su Xiaofan more casually.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, and you will be fine."
Su Xiaofan said disapprovingly that as long as he struck quickly enough, Tao Ran would not be harmed.
"It's better to explain to Senior Su first."
Tao Ran said: "I have a seventeen-year-old son at home. If something happens to me, please ask Senior Su to bring the resources back to the Tao family when he returns to China and take more care of my son."
Tao Ran is a smart man. He only said that he would bring the resources back to the Tao family instead of handing them over to his son. Naturally, he understands the principle of leaving things behind. It may not be a good thing for a seven-year-old to get such a huge amount of wealth.
"Okay, I promise you, you and I will continue on our way, just like usual, don't show any flaws."
Su Xiaofan said: "When I transmit the message to you, you have to find a way to make some noise to attract the attention of those people."
"Okay!" Now that he had made his decision, there was no reason to regret it. Tao Ran nodded and agreed.
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"Why does it feel a little wrong?"
The old blood ghost lurking near the entrance to the restricted area suddenly felt a hint of gloom in his heart.
Yang Shen cultivators basically have the ability to seek good fortune, avoid disaster, and sense crises, but the strength of their sensing abilities differs.
The old blood ghost's ability is very strong. Whenever danger comes, he can always detect it in advance and escape.
At this time, the faint sense of crisis appeared in the old blood ghost's heart again, and he immediately wanted to quit.
"Lao Er Lu, let's go back!"
The old blood ghost did not move, but his voice rang in the ears of the late-stage foundation-building cultivator who was more than 500 meters away from him.
"Boss Xue, are you going back now?"
The man known as Lu Laoer was a little reluctant, "We only guarded for a day and killed a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation construction. The gain is not much."
Very few people know that Old Ghost Xue is actually named Xue. He was originally called Old Ghost Xue by those cultivators who had similar odors.
But because of his cruel and ruthless actions and his cunning and ghost-like behavior, he was later called the Blood Old Ghost.
"You don't even listen to what I say?"
The old ghost Xue's face turned cold. The only one who is obedient is Lu Lao Er. If he is disobedient, he can change someone else and promote Zhao Lao Er.
"Yes, boss, we will retreat now."
Lu Laoer was well aware of the cruel temperament of the old blood ghost, so he felt cold in his heart and quickly agreed.
"Huh? Wait, two cultivators are coming."
The old ghost Xue suddenly frowned, because within the scope of his spiritual consciousness, two cultivators were rushing towards the entrance of the restricted area.
They were said to be running fast, but in the eyes of the old ghost, the speed was as slow as a snail. They were just two small cultivators in the early stages of foundation building.
However, the old blood ghost never looked at the opponent's cultivation level when he killed people. Even if he was an ordinary person, he could still kill and enjoy himself.
However, the lingering sense of crisis in his heart made the old ghost Xue Gui suppress the urge to take action, and released all his spiritual consciousness to observe.
Because he was seriously injured in his early years at the late stage of foundation building, Xue Laogui used the extraordinary inner elixir to break through to the Yang Shen realm, so his cultivation has always stayed at the early Yang Shen stage.
The scary thing about the old blood ghost lies not in his cultivation, but in his cunning and cunning.
The old ghost Xue always only attacks cultivators whose cultivation level is lower than that of him. Even if they are cultivators of the same level, the old ghost Xue will just run away and never fight with them.
His spiritual consciousness was constantly scanning a radius of more than ten kilometers. The old blood ghost found nothing unusual, but the sense of crisis in his heart was still not eliminated.
"Just two little guys in the early stages of foundation building."
The old blood ghost cast his consciousness on the two running people again. After repeated confirmation, they were indeed two cultivators in the early stages of foundation building.
Moreover, the old ghost Xue also saw clearly the appearance of the two of them. They were not very old. They might be genius disciples of some sect family.
For such a genius, Old Ghost Xue most likes to kill them. Listening to those begging and crying sounds can make Old Ghost Xue feel better for several days.
"Boss Xue, we are two rookies, can we do anything?"
At this time, Lu Laoer also discovered Su Xiaofan and Tao Ran, and licked his lips excitedly. Anyone who could fool around with Xue Lao were all bloodthirsty villains.
"The cultivator we killed before didn't leak any information, so it's unlikely to be a trap."
Lu Laoer felt that his blood was boiling. He liked the feeling of killing.
"Don't worry, put them deeper to avoid being followed by experts."
The old ghost Xue Gui passed the message, but he was still very cautious. No one knew whether these two people were decoys, and they were ambushing Yang Shen realm cultivators behind.
Su Xiaofan and Tao Ran didn't seem to notice anything while they were running, and they were approaching the entrance of the restricted area unhurriedly.
Every move of the two people was under the observation of the old blood ghost. Half an hour later, he found no abnormalities at all, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
The old ghost Xue did not think that he was too cautious. It was precisely because of this caution that he was able to secretly learn the cultivation techniques and survive until now.
I have to say that Tao Ran's performance was better than Su Xiaofan expected.
Although his cultivation level was average and he had a desire to retreat just now, after Tao Ran made up his mind, he acted very calmly.
Even though he knew that there were Yang Shen realm cultivators ambushing him around, and the distance was getting closer and closer, Tao Ran's expression remained unchanged, as if he was still talking to Su Xiaofan who was running a little ahead.
"Senior Su, how far are we from them?"
His face was as steady as an old dog's, but in fact Tao Ran was already panicking inside, and he kept talking to Su Xiaofan to relieve the tension in his heart.
"There are still three to four kilometers, don't worry, wait for my notification."
Su Xiaofan kept a constant speed and ran ahead unhurriedly, but he had already started to prepare.
"Well, these people haven't taken action yet?"
When Su Xiaofan came to the vicinity of the restricted area, he found that those people were still silent, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"No one is falling behind."
At this time, the old ghost Xue was observing the direction in which the two came from with his spiritual consciousness, and he was relieved in his heart.
However, the old ghost Xue didn't notice that the direction Su Xiaofan was running in had deviated slightly. At this time, he was only more than 600 meters away.
"Brother Tao, feel free to express yourself!"
Suddenly, Su Xiaofan's voice rang in Tao Ran's ears.
"Ah...ah..."
After hearing Su Xiaofan's voice transmission, Tao Ran suddenly channeled all his true energy and let out a roar.
At the same time, Tao Ran used his hands and feet together, and punched out a set of crazy tortoise punches with a whirring sound. The punches were so powerful that the wind of the punches caused the surrounding spiritual energy to fluctuate.
"Is this...is this person having a seizure?"
Seeing Tao Ran's actions, the cultivators lurking around were stunned. Is there an enemy in the air that they hadn't noticed yet?
Even the old ghost Xue Gui was baffled by Tao Ran's fluent boxing skills. Did he want me to teach him?
For a moment, all four cultivators, including Old Ghost Xue, focused their attention on Tao Ran.
There is no way, the psychotic behavior is so attractive, just like in the outside world, there are definitely more people looking at crazy people on the street than looking at beautiful women.
No one knew that Tao Ran was using this method to vent the fear in his heart.
Before a set of punches was finished, a huge shield suddenly appeared in Tao Ran's hand.
As a talented disciple of the Tao family, the shield in Tao Ran's hand is a defensive weapon given to him by the family.
After the play was over, it was natural to save his life. Tao Ran was afraid that if his performance was not good, the audience next to him would give him a bad review and then strike him with a sword.
The moment Tao Ran took out his shield, Su Xiaofan's flying sword had already arrived behind the old ghost.
Crazy sirens rang in his mind, and the sense of crisis made the old ghost Xue Gui's scalp seem to explode, but the old ghost Xue Gui didn't know where the danger came from.
Feeling a chill in his heart, Old Blood Ghost lowered his head in shock. A fist-sized hole was revealed in his chest, and all the energy and blood in his body suddenly dissipated.
"Who, who did it?"
Looking at the wounds on his body in disbelief, Old Blood Ghost suddenly saw a stream of light flashing in the distance, followed by several wails.
"Ancestor of the Sword Sect?"
A figure appeared in the mind of the old blood ghost, but he had fought with the ancestor of the Sword Sect several times, and the sound of the old guy's flying sword was earth-shattering, and it would never be as silent as this.
"Is...is that young man?"
The old blood ghost finally turned his attention to Su Xiaofan and saw the smile on the corner of Su Xiaofan's mouth.
"How did he do that?"
Before Xue Laogui's consciousness dissipated, he had been thinking about this problem, but the dissipation of Qi and blood caused his consciousness to disappear quickly.
"That's it?"
The natal flying sword suddenly appeared in front of Su Xiaofan from a thousand meters away and quietly entered his body.
The four cultivators had been killed by Su Xiaofan. Only one cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building reacted quickly and escaped a thousand meters away. However, he was also caught up by the flying sword and the sword owl's head.
"Too weak!" Su Xiaofan complained in his heart.
But Su Xiaofan didn't want to think about it. The flying sword that ignored spatial distance and could hide its whereabouts was simply an insurmountable butt. Except for cultivators in the late Yangshen stage, few people could avoid his attacks.
"Ah, hey..."
Tao Ran, who had just finished a set of bastard punches, now used a set of shield skills. He hid his figure behind the shield, making it airtight, and kept cheering him up by babbling.
"What kind of trick is this?"
Su Xiaofan, who had finished the work, was quite leisurely watching Tao Ran rolling around on the ground, and even made some special sound effects in his mouth.
This reminded Su Xiaofan of the sound he made when he was a child, playing and fooling around with his friends and holding wooden knives and swords.
However, Su Xiaofan had to admit that Tao Ran cooperated extremely well.
If it weren't for his jerking movements that attracted everyone's attention, Su Xiaofan would have produced some spiritual energy fluctuations when he released the flying sword.
But this flaw was also eliminated by Tao Ran. His powerful bastard punch disrupted the surrounding Qi.
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Seven thousand words, now it’s 13,000. Let’s continue to hit the fat man with monthly tickets. I can withstand it.
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