readytorunbook Chapter 73 asks, "Did she just mishear?"
Chapter 73 asks, "Did she just mishear?"
Undeterred, Gao Huohuo continued, "So how do they usually contact you?"
"Just come find me! How else can you contact me? Our Wind and Thunder Sect doesn't have any supernatural abilities to use!"
After saying that, Ma Jian went back to tinkering with his supernatural powers, clearly feeling that Gao Huohuo's questions had wasted his time.
Forget it, it's better for her to find someone herself than to ask this rich second-generation. It might be faster that way.
Gao Huohuo took out the tracking talismans given to him by his fifth senior brother from his storage ring and threw ten of them in different directions at once.
Anyway, Fifth Senior Brother will be here soon, so we might as well ask him to draw on the spot again later.
Before long, Gao Huohuo received feedback from most of the tracking symbols, and there was nothing unusual.
There were only three remaining that hadn't given any feedback, and soon one of the tracking symbols suddenly lost contact with her.
It seems someone discovered her tracking talisman in that direction and quickly destroyed it. As for the remaining two, there has been no feedback yet.
Gao Huohuo led the four of them in that direction. Regardless of whether they were Ma Jian's senior brothers or not, they hoped to encounter other people on Ziwu Peak and save as many as they could.
Otherwise, if they all get infected by the fog and become enemies, even if Gao Huohuo has many heroes on his list, he won't be able to withstand that much damage!
So let's find the others as soon as possible and reduce the number of enemies!
"Junior Sister, do you think that monster we encountered in the mist was the first cultivator to be infected, or the mastermind behind it?"
Gao Huohuo shook his head and did not answer the question. He had too little evidence at the moment, and both possibilities were possible.
However, the only certainty is that the monk was infected relatively early, and he was very likely the first one.
Ma Jian, who had been playing with his supernatural powers the whole way, realized something was wrong and quietly put them away in his storage bag.
"Bai Qiang, don't you think it's a little too quiet around here?"
Gao Huohuo did not answer him, but instead gripped the whip tightly in his hand and opened all the names on the system except for Li Wen.
Ye Lingyu's spirit sword had begun to flash with sword light, and Lou Chongxiao's fans were all opened.
Even Li Kaide was a little nervous, holding a tree branch in his hand.
Seeing the crowd's posture, Ma Jian swallowed hard, hid behind Gao Huohuo, and drew his own spirit sword, holding it in front of his chest.
Suddenly Gao Huohuo stopped, and everyone else stopped as well. Only Ma Jian was so nervous that he almost bumped into Gao Huohuo.
Just as I was about to ask what was wrong, I saw Gao Huohuo casually throw a black stone out.
The black stone was thrown forward and disappeared in the blink of an eye, making the group even more nervous.
It seems there's a barrier ahead, or perhaps it's an illusion.
Sure enough, the next moment, golden light shone from within, making it look like a treasure had appeared in the world.
If it weren't for Gao Huohuo sending one of Xiao Lingzi's clones in to scout ahead, they would have already plunged in headfirst.
"Fellow Daoist Ma, did you see that? This is the correct way to set a trap; you need to have something to attract people!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Jian lowered his head somewhat guiltily.
Can we not bring that up? He's willing to spend spirit stones to buy back his dark history, as long as it doesn't get out.
A moment later, Xiao Lingzi's true form spoke to Gao Huohuo:
“Master, it is indeed a trap inside, but there are many cultivators like you in front of the trap.”
"How are they?"
"It looks like they've all lost their spiritual power. Some have already started to be infected by the mist, and they're showing symptoms of infection on their faces."
It seems we have no choice but to break through this trap, otherwise the cultivators inside will likely all die in the end.
The problem is that if they just died, that would be fine, but not only do they not die, they also turn into monsters and attack them.
Everyone else looked at Gao Huohuo, waiting for her answer, since Xiao Lingzi had only formed a bond with her and no one else could hear Xiao Lingzi's voice.
Gao Huohuo's previously serious expression instantly turned excited, and he said to Ma Jian with a beaming smile:
"My little Lingzi just told me that the spiritual power you were swallowed is all placed in front of you, in that flashing spot."
However, there is a bit of mist floating around. As long as you don't touch the mist, you can retrieve the glittering item.
The spiritual energy you previously expended will instantly return, and combined with the spiritual energy you're replenishing now through the pills you've taken, your cultivation level might even increase by one level.
After hearing Gao Huohuo's words, Ma Jian indeed had an eager expression on his face.
If he can get his spiritual power back, his cultivation level will truly improve, and his father won't look down on him when he goes back this time.
Seeing his excited expression, Li Kaide was a little puzzled.
Although he had only just begun cultivating, he had never heard of spiritual energy being able to be stored in a spiritual artifact and emit light.
Could it be because he's new to the world of cultivation and doesn't yet know about such a thing?
But from a medical perspective, it doesn't make sense either!
It's like if a person's leg is bitten by a wolf, even if you kill the wolf, take the leg back, and put it back on, it's impossible for a longer leg to grow.
Only Lou Chongxiao and Ye Lingyu remained silent, their faces beaming with enthusiasm as they helped to create the atmosphere.
Seeing that no one raised any objections, Ma Jian felt that this matter should be feasible.
"Bai Qiang, are you sure there's no danger ahead?"
Gao Huohuo patted his chest with a righteous expression and guaranteed:
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Ma. I accepted your spirit stones to protect you. Don't you trust me to do things?"
Ma Jian thought about it and realized it made sense! She had already accepted his spirit stones, so there was no way she would lie to him. Besides, he always gave her spirit stones readily when she wanted them!
It's not worth risking his life for such a small amount of spirit stones.
It won't kill him, but he'll be used as bait.
Just as Ma Jian was about to walk inside, Gao Huohuo struck him with another burst of spiritual energy, also wrapping the whip in her hand around his waist.
"Fellow Daoist Ma, go with peace of mind. I will protect your safety."
Upon hearing this, Ma Jian immediately felt that Gao Huohuo was the most reliable person, not only providing personal safety protection but also offering psychological support and encouragement.
He turned around, gave Gao Huohuo a reassuring look, and then stepped into the trap ahead.
Soon after, a scream rang out: "Bai Qiang, save me!"
Before I could finish shouting, Gao Huohuo had already pulled him out.
Ma Jian, who had been pulled out, was panting heavily, still looking shaken. He glanced at the others before asking Gao Huohuo:
"Bai Qiang, didn't you say that the bright light inside was for storing spiritual energy? But when I went in, I saw a moving skull."
His eyes were glowing, and I almost touched them—it scared me to death!
Moreover, as soon as the skull saw me go in, it opened its mouth to bite me; I could even see some of its teeth.
If you had slowed down even a little bit, I could have smelled the stench from his breath.
"Huh? Isn't that glowing thing supposed to hold spiritual energy? Did I just hear wrong?"