Chapter 122: Who The Hell Is Going To Fight Head-on? I’m Raiding Their Home!

Yang Nuo and his group walked along the deep cave tunnel. A mist gradually spread within the tunnel, and a moldy smell stung their nostrils.

‘As expected, my spiritual sense is starting to be affected.’

Yang Nuo frowned, wary of the enemies hidden somewhere unknown.

As they went further, the tunnel became narrower, the mist thicker, and the effect on their spiritual sense grew stronger.

After turning the last corner, they exited the tunnel. The area in front of them suddenly opened up, revealing a giant forest bathed in a faint fluorescent light. They were actually on the mountainside of a stone cliff, hundreds of meters above the ground.

Unlike the trees and forests on the surface, this underground forest was composed of giant mushrooms and colossal ferns, with a pervasive fluorescent green mist.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn’t water mist at all, but clearly the spore mist released by countless giant mushrooms. A few intermittent glowing insects also flitted through it.

Far behind Yang Nuo’s group, two men in black cloaks trailed them. Both of their hoods were pulled down. One was a middle-aged man with a square face, and the other appeared younger but had a thin goatee.

The square-faced man was using his spiritual sense to lock onto the group ahead. Their direction of travel was the same path the men had come from. The man knew that beyond the tunnel exit lay a steep cliff, and the only way forward was the winding path descending to the right.

Just as he thought they would descend along the path, he saw that the thirteen people in the group suddenly leaped off the cliff and plunged into the spreading spore mist.

He himself was still in the winding tunnel, and caught off guard, they had all escaped his spiritual sense’s range.

“Damn!”

He cursed inwardly and rushed out. The goatee man, startled, followed him after sending out a paper crane.

Unfortunately, by the time they rushed out of the tunnel, it was too late. Their spiritual sense, hindered by the spore mist, could no longer detect the group’s trace.

His face instantly turned cold, and he cautiously flew down with the goatee man.

Upon landing, they both cautiously released their spiritual senses, guarding as much as possible against potential sneak attacks.

Immediately, the square-faced man’s spiritual sense detected a chilling aura.

‘Hmm… I don’t know where the others are hiding, and this aura is obscure and chilling, but it’s definitely a Foundation Establishment aura.’

‘Heh, hiding under the wetlands, trying to sneak attack me?’

With that thought, he sneered, observed his surroundings carefully once more, and then, along with the goatee man, quietly moved towards the aura hidden in the water.

“Boom—!”

On the other side, Yang Nuo, who was fleeing at high speed, heard the distant explosion from behind and felt a pang of regret.

He attached his Spear Cultivator’s Yin Sha to a corpse puppet, then covered half of the puppet with the remaining rhinoceros stomach skin from the package for his sword sheath, and finally covered it with a black cloak, hiding it under the water weeds in the marsh.

His spiritual sense was weakened by the spore mist and the rhinoceros stomach skin, and he disguised it with the aura of his Foundation Establishment stage Spear Sha.

While it wouldn’t make him completely undetectable, it was enough to confuse them and fool them.

The loud noise at the end was, of course, Yang Nuo’s old trick—a talisman trap.

What he regretted was the large consumption of talismans and the irreversible loss of his Spear Cultivator’s Yin Sha that self-detonated.

‘I wonder if it hit anything. Killing them is impossible, but I hope it at least injured them. If it could just delay them a bit, that would be good. Hopefully, they weren’t just remotely blown up before I could get close.’

At this moment, he was flying at high speed on another path. Under his black cloak, a birdcage was tightly hung at his waist. All twelve of his companions were neatly contained within it.

Just now, as they all leaped off the cliff, Yang Nuo fell with them. Seeing the faint light of the jade talisman in his hand disappear, he promptly collected everyone into the cage.

After collecting everyone, he made a ninety-degree turn before landing, creating a gust of wind, and then rushed towards his intended direction.

The underground cave was vast and interconnected, with countless passages. The path he was currently taking was one that the guide had told him about, leading directly to a fork in the road back to where they came from.

That’s right, he was flying back. In his own words:

‘Knowing there are two Foundation Establishment cultivators, am I stupid enough to confront them head-on? Do you think this is a true man’s duel?

Sneak attack! I’ll sneak attack the hell out of them!!’

Speeding along, he expanded his spiritual sense to its maximum. Finally, in an instant, Yang Nuo’s eyes lit up.

‘Found them!’

Then, he frowned again.

‘Why is there only one person?’

Although it was not as expected, it did not affect him. He flew over, condensed his spiritual sense into a large hammer, and struck down.

The scar-faced guide hadn’t even noticed anyone approaching before his head was struck hard by the hammer. The world instantly spun, and he was about to fall.

But before he could fall, he was hit hard on the back of the head again.

“Bang—!” The sound was crisp and pleasant, and he then fell unconscious.

Yang Nuo rushed, swung his stick, collected him into the cage, and continued to escape without stopping. The entire sequence was executed flawlessly, without any delay.

‘Heh heh, those idiots don’t get the point. Do they really think this is a king vs. king, general vs. general confrontation?

This is protecting NPCs, damn it.’

Although he only captured one person, the biggest target was actually the guide. In this underground depth, only the guide was truly important. Without them, they would truly be lost in the darkness!

While Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn’t just wait to die, by the time they found their own way out, Yang Nuo would probably have reached the ends of the earth.

Yang Nuo chuckled inwardly and made his escape with a cage full of people.

However, things did not go as planned. Not long after he escaped, an undisguised aura charged directly towards him.

Yang Nuo was greatly alarmed. His flying speed increased drastically, but he still couldn’t shake them off. The distance between them gradually closed.

‘What the hell! I miscalculated. How did they catch up so quickly?!’

While fleeing, he pondered this. Then he remembered that he had given everyone else a talisman with his aura, so they could find each other if they got separated. He assumed the other party must have similar methods.

The distance continued to close. Finally, in a wide section of the path, the square-faced man drifted in the air and appeared behind Yang Nuo.

“Zing—!”

A flying sword shot out like lightning. Yang Nuo turned and raised a shield in front of him.

The shield was given to him by Lin Yishan before he entered the cage. He said Yang Nuo could use it for now since he wouldn’t need it while inside.

“Clang—!”

The flying sword struck the shield and was deflected.

Before Yang Nuo could celebrate, the square-faced man formed hand seals and launched a lightning technique.

This time, Yang Nuo couldn’t dodge in time. The lightning struck the shield directly, knocking him out of the air. He crashed heavily onto the ground and rolled a long distance.

Without time to cry out in pain, he used his momentum to bounce up from the ground and leaped backward, his toes tapping the ground.

Stabilizing himself, he finally had time to examine his pursuer closely.

This was the first time he had seen the opponent’s appearance. His black cloak was torn, his square face was slightly scorched, and he looked somewhat disheveled. It seemed the previous explosion hadn’t been in vain.

And this face was staring at him with intense killing intent, which made Yang Nuo feel a surge of satisfaction.

‘Damn it, after torturing me for so many days, I’ve finally had my revenge.’

The square-faced man spoke, shouting:

“Scum, return the people, and I’ll spare your life!”

Only a fool would believe that. Yang Nuo curled his lips, then his eyes suddenly darted, and he provoked:

“Heh, boastful! Call me daddy, and Grandpa will spare your life!”

With the opponent alone now, Yang Nuo felt very confident. After all, among the more than a dozen storage pouches left by their teacher, two contained the legacy of Golden Core cultivators.

Although most of them were battle-damaged versions stripped from enemies by Sun Xun, aside from three intact ones, Golden Core treasures, even if damaged, were not something Foundation Establishment cultivators could easily possess.

For instance, at this moment, Yang Nuo was wearing two full sets of armor beneath his cloak.

Even though their treasure light had faded and their might was gone, the inherent strength of the materials was more than enough for Yang Nuo.

The square-faced man was not provoked by a single sentence and snorted:

“Wild dog of mixed heritage, how dare you bark. I’ll cut off your dog head first!”

With that, his sword stance intensified, and a jade seal flew out. The coiled dragon carved on it exhaled a string of fireballs towards Yang Nuo.

Yang Nuo dodged the flying sword and blocked the fireballs with his shield, but he was still pushed back a considerable distance by the impact of the exploding fireballs.

The square-faced man’s nonsensical talk continued:

“A mere wild dog, just lie down and await death. Your futile struggle is nothing but stepping stones for us.”

The seal approached Yang Nuo again. Yang Nuo blocked the flying sword with his shield, seized the opportunity, and threw out a double-pointed hammer.

The double-pointed hammer, accompanied by treasure light, whistled towards the seal.

“Dong!”

“Kakaka…”

The seal was struck forcefully, its treasure light instantly dissipated, and it fell to the ground with several cracks appearing on its surface.

This was one of the three magical artifacts left by Sun Xun—the Gold Crushing Hammer!

Its effect in attacking enemies was average; its primary function was to destroy enemy magical artifacts. Due to its inherent strength, it was somewhat of a chicken rib among Golden Core cultivators, but for Yang Nuo, it was just right. As long as he hit the target, it would surely make the opponent heartache.

The same was true now. Seeing his seal destroyed, the square-faced man instantly became anxious. The treasure light of his flying sword intensified, and he cursed incessantly.

But in Yang Nuo’s opinion, the man’s cursing skills were truly lacking and had no effect on him.

The more calmly Yang Nuo appeared, the angrier the square-faced man became. During this time, he released a silver shuttle and attacked twice.

However, the silver shuttle was too fast. Several times Yang Nuo tried to touch it with his double-pointed hammer but it dodged.

Even so, it scared the man greatly, making him dare not release the shuttle again, and focus all his attention on attacking with the faster flying sword.

Yang Nuo, however, was not as calm as he appeared. After an initial attempt, realizing he couldn’t defeat the opponent in a short time, he had already planned to escape. But he was intercepted by the square-faced man several times.

Knowing he couldn’t wait for the other Foundation Establishment cultivator to arrive, he hatched a wicked plan.

He glanced at the man still cursing profusely, thinking that his ability to deliberately provoke and disrupt someone’s reason was truly pathetic. Perhaps he came from a noble background, and his insults were limited to a few phrases, utterly lacking in lethality.

Therefore, Yang Nuo, who had been silent and calm for a long time, unexpectedly blurted out a sentence.

“Your mother is really moist.”

??? The square-faced man was stunned.

Then Yang Nuo added another sentence:

“Your wife is really moist.”