The Heartguard Mirror worn close to the body squirmed, and a small white liquid turned into a delicate cage, enveloping the white egg.
Wu Tie glanced around at the surroundings.
The grand hall was empty; all the black skeletons had already shattered and disappeared.
After the giant cauldron vanished, the mist in the air lost its source and was slowly dissipating. The bone-chilling cold was disappearing, and the temperature was slowly rising. It seemed that it wouldn't be long before the Nether Demon Mine returned to normal.
Wu Tie was instantly filled with excitement. Not only did he discover the cause of the abnormal changes in the Nether Demon Mine, but he also resolved the cause of the changes.
How many Immolation Grass does the Stone Family owe him now?
One hundred plants?
Two hundred plants?
Well, anyway, it's enough for him to cultivate to the Sensing Profound Realm.
The white egg rested quietly on his chest as Wu Tie waved his long banner. A cold wind rose from the ground, rolling a thick cloud of smoke that lifted him, carrying him towards the exit of the mine.
The flying speed was extremely fast, several times faster than Wu Tie using his own invisible force to support his body as he sprinted. Moreover, this wasn't even the fastest speed of the "Concealing and Concealing Wind and Clouds Banner". If Wu Tie had already reached the Sensing Profound Realm and cultivated his magic power, his flying speed would have increased by at least a dozen times more.
Among the functions of this long banner, fast travel was just the most basic one, with the most important feature being the four words "Concealing and Concealing". Wu Tie tightly gripped the long banner and vigorously shook it a few times, causing a strong wind to blow and a large cloud of smoke to roll. His speed increased once again, and he rushed out of the mine, accompanied by billowing smoke and dust.
The flying speed was too fast, and Wu Tie was immersed in the excitement of a child receiving a new toy. He continued to shake the long banner in his right hand, not paying any attention to the commotion at the bottom of the mine.
With a 'whoosh,' he flew out of the mine, only to hear a loud explosion as a chilly figure flew past him, almost colliding head-on. Wu Tie quickly stopped the smoke and looked towards the direction the figure flew from.
Several hundred meters away, Jia Zhengfeng's body was shrouded in blood clouds, and behind him, a large blood sun flower loomed, with countless blood-colored tentacles swaying behind it.
Near him, there were four desiccated bodies lying on the ground.
Judging from their attire, they clearly belonged to the disciples of the Eternal Life Sect. Just like Wu Tie at the moment, they had become nothing but skin and bones, like four lemons squeezed dry of their juice.
Obviously, Jia Zhengfeng had used the most common means of dealing with enemies for the elders of the Eternal Life Sect. By devouring the essence and blood energy of his disciples, he replenished his own consumption and maintained his powerful strength.
"What a coincidence," Wu Tie stared at Jia Zhengfeng and the others. Suddenly, there was a muffled sound behind him, and Boxi heavily fell to the ground, leaving a deep and long mark on the hard ground before crashing into the back wall of the pit.
Rock splattered into the air as Boxi created a large pit several meters in size on the rock wall.
"Hehe, not bad strength," Boxi's sarcastic laughter came from the dust. A chilling air roared up as the cold wind whistled, clearing away the dust. She stood up from the large pit as if nothing had happened and walked step by step towards Jia Zhengfeng.
Wu Tie landed on the ground, quickly stepping aside. Jia Zhengfeng's eyes flickered with blood, and he looked at Wu Tie, coldly saying, "Who are you? Hm?"
Shi Hui looked at Wu Tie in confusion. He wasn't aware of Wu Tie's mission to investigate the cause of the abnormalities in the Nether Demon Mine. With his identity and position in the Stone Family, he wouldn't have cared about such trivial matters as the affairs of the external department.
But since Jia Zhengfeng asked, Shi Hui immediately stepped forward, pointing at Wu Tie and sternly rebuked, "Who are you? Why are you in my Stone Family's mine? Hm?"
Wu Tie raised an eyebrow, bowed with a smile, and said, "You are from the Stone Family? What a coincidence, so am I... I received a mission from the External Department to investigate the cause of the abnormalities in the Nether Demon Mine."
Shi Hui's face twitched. He turned his head and smiled at Jia Zhengfeng, "Deputy Leader, he is from the Stone Family... Since I don't know him, he is just an insignificant person."
Jia Zhengfeng nodded thoughtfully. "Oh? Insignificant person... interesting. Hehe, we'll question him later. Let's first deal with this rebellious traitor."
Jia Zhengfeng raised his hands, and the blood-colored gloves on his hands gleamed. Two blobs of blood-colored flames soared into the sky, accompanied by the blood clouds swirling around him, turning the area within hundreds of meters into a crimson red. A strong smell of blood constantly permeated the air.
"Boxi, Boxi... no matter what demonic technique you use, external force is still external force. You can never be my match," Jia Zhengfeng said coldly. "Surrender, for the sake of our past friendship..."
Boxi dragged her heavy sword step by step toward Jia Zhengfeng.
At the beginning, she had gained the upper hand and even cut Jia Zhengfeng's cheek, leaving a deep wound. But after Jia Zhengfeng consumed the blood essence of the four disciples, not only did his injuries heal instantly, his power skyrocketed. With just one strike, he sent Boxi flying.
Thinking that he had an overwhelming advantage, Jia Zhengfeng instantly started urging her to surrender.
"Ignorant and fearless," Boxi murmured coldly to herself. She took a step closer, and her voice was icy as she stared at Wu Tie. "This girl... hello? We're not together." Wu Tie smiled brightly, showing his teeth. He had already noticed the frigid armor on Boxi.
It was the same kind of armor as Guo Quenu had on that day.
Moreover, through the transparent frost armor, he could see that there wasn't a single thread on Boxi's body.
When he recalled how Guo Quenu put his clothes aside before the fight that day, Wu Tie could guess that Boxi was obviously in cahoots with Guo Quenu.
Enemy!
Wu Tie instantly classified Boxi as his enemy.
However, this enemy was obviously fighting against the followers of the Eternal Life Sect... and the Eternal Life Sect was also an enemy.
When two enemies fight each other, it's none of Wu Tie's business.
He nodded to Boxi with a smile, cheering loudly in his heart - 'Fight! Fight until you die, it's even better that dogs bite dogs!'
Boxi tilted her head, her cold gaze locking onto Wu Tie. Suddenly, a dark blue light burst from her eyes, and she took a deep look at the long banner in Wu Tie's hand. "Ancient treasure... source of pollution... must be cleaned."
Wu Tie's expression changed, and he was about to shout when Boxi suddenly flashed forward, her two hands gripping the sword, slashing horizontally towards Wu Tie's waist. The sword emitted a cold light, and an instant later, it was already at his waist. Wu Tie hadn't even heard the sound of the sword tearing through the air, and he hadn't even seen Boxi's movements clearly.
This one sword almost killed him.
Inside the small cage formed by the Heartguard Mirror, the white egg suddenly trembled. A hazy white light flashed, Wu Tie's long banner rotated, and a cloud of smoke billowed forth, covering an area of hundreds of meters, with a chilling wind blowing through. Wu Tie suddenly disappeared from his original position.
The next moment, Wu Tie appeared, still a few steps away from his original position. He shook his head vigorously, not yet recovering from the shock caused by the instantaneous displacement.
He had just torn through space, directly crossing a hundred meters distance, from one point to another?
"What is this..." Wu Tie looked at the long banner in his hand in shock.
"What a precious treasure!" Wu Tie laughed even more brightly and looked at Boxi with an icy gaze.
This woman had given him a sword for no reason. If it weren't for this white egg, he would've already been dead!
Boxi's sword missed, and her cold face revealed a look of astonishment.
With a 'chirp,' a narrow, thumb-width, and extremely deep sword mark suddenly appeared on the ground where Wu Tie was standing. It extended for nearly a hundred meters, penetrating the rock. "Ancient treasure?" Jia Zhengfeng laughed and nodded with satisfaction. "Oh? Unexpected joy... This little brat, since he's not worth mentioning, this treasure shouldn't be his either."
The head of the Order smiled happily, flattering Jia Zhengfeng with a smile, "Deputy Leader, you said it right. Not to mention that this treasure wasn't his to begin with. Even if it was... it should still be presented to you, Deputy Leader. Only you are worthy of such a marvelous treasure."
The head of the Order had been mingling for a lifetime, so naturally, his eyes were keen.
The strength of Boxi was almost breaking through to the Pill Formation Realm and surpassing the Pill Formation Realm.
The aura emanating from Wu Tie clearly indicated him to be a little brat at the Foundation Building Realm.
Jia Zhengfeng, as the leader, believed that Boxi's sword was unavoidable. And yet, Wu Tie managed to evade it.
This long banner was undoubtedly a precious treasure.
Jia Zhengfeng was interested, so naturally, he wanted to find a way to help him obtain it.
The head of the Order lightly waved his hand. Several mist knife experts in black cloaks quickly blended into the surrounding mist.
Shi Hui blinked his eyes, looked at the head of the Order, and then at Jia Zhengfeng, suddenly straightened his waist, and sternly asked Wu Tie, "What is your name? What position do you hold in the Stone Family? Hm? Isn't this treasure something I've seen in the Stone Family's treasury?"
Shi Hui quickly walked toward Wu Tie, followed closely by dozens of elite soldiers.
"Hand over that banner and let me take a look. Hmph... if you dare to steal a treasure from my Stone Family's treasury, I will skin you alive and tear your tendons apart."
Boxi's sword didn't kill Wu Tie, and she furrowed her brows.
Looking at Jia Zhengfeng, then at Wu Tie, Boxi shook her head, pouted her lips, and let out a sharp whistle.
Among the group of young men and women from the Eternal Life Sect next to Jia Zhengfeng, two men and three women simultaneously raised their heads, their gazes deep as they looked towards the sky.
The next moment, five extremely thin blue rays fell straight down. Chilly air surged around Jia Zhengfeng, and the five youths let out low roars. Their clothes shattered into ice crystals, and the cold condensed into exquisite frost armor on their bodies. They also had cold ice-formed longswords in their hands.
Jia Zhengfeng angrily roared.
In front of him were five traitors!
Together with Boxi, there were six of them... what made Jia Zhengfeng even more worried and angry was that these six traitors were not the ordinary followers who could be used as human pill supplements, but true elite disciples who had received the teachings of the Eternal Life Sect.
There weren't many elite disciples like them beside Jia Zhengfeng.
Yet, six traitors suddenly appeared.
"You all deserve to die!"
Jia Zhengfeng's loud roar marked the start of his attack against the five traitors who were surrounded by cold air.
Meanwhile, Boxi turned her head, her icy gaze fixed on Wu Tie. With a sudden movement, she appeared in front of Wu Tie with the sound of a sharp whistle. Her heavy sword swept horizontally, producing a wave of coldness, and instantly arrived at Wu Tie's waist. Wu Tie shook the long banner as Boxi moved, and a large cloud of smoke billowed forth, carrying him rapidly towards the top of the mine.
"You crazy woman, have I offended you?" Wu Tie shouted angrily, "I don't have time to play with you. Have fun by yourself."
Just as Wu Tie was soaring into the air, several figures wearing cloaks suddenly appeared in his original position.
Several blades almost grazed Wu Tie's body as they slashed past.
Wu Tie flew into the air, completely catching several fog knife experts off guard. Their sneak attack failed, but Boxi's sword was already striking towards him.
With screams, three fog knife experts became Wu Tie's scapegoats as Boxi's sword cut them in half at the waist.
The heavy sword emitted a bone-chilling cold air, freezing the wounds on the fog knife experts' bodies, preventing any trace of blood from flowing out. The cold air froze their nerves, and they didn't even feel any pain.
They watched as their bodies were split in two. Screaming in agony, they rolled on the ground in shock, creating a terrifying scene.
Wu Tie was also drenched in cold sweat from fright.
Boxi's strength was too strong, her movements too fast. He couldn't even see her actions clearly, let alone resist her attacks.
He could only urge the long banner and fly towards the exit of the mine, escaping at the fastest speed possible.
Old Iron was right; when you can't defeat your opponent, run away.
Running for your life is not embarrassing at all.
The long banner was incredibly marvelous, and Wu Tie's flying speed was extremely fast. In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he had already flown out from the bottom of the mine, covering a distance of dozens of miles and returning to where he had entered the mine.
Then, Wu Tie stood there dumbfounded.
Where was the exit?
Where did the massive opening go?
How could such a large hole disappear?
The rock wall was as smooth as a mirror, without a trace of the gigantic mine opening.
Not only that, there were strange patterns on the rock wall that seemed to shimmer with a faint yellow light.
A sharp sound of breaking through the air came from behind him, and Boxi had already closed in on him, stepping forward with a pale blue ice light, her sword horizontally slashing towards Wu Tie's waist.