"Senior Brother, what do you mean by this? I was the one who discovered this Spirit Plant first!" Staring at the other person, he quickly said solemnly.
"What do you mean you found it first? Didn't you understand what I said? I'll give you three breaths to leave, or you won't be leaving at all!" The young man with sword-like eyebrows sneered.
With a clang, he drew a fiery red longsword.
The blade shimmered with brilliance, radiating intense heat. The sword's edge pointed directly at Su Shi'er, releasing a fierce killing intent.
A cold glint flashed in Su Shi'er's eyes as several Talismans silently appeared in his hand.
At the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage, he was not without the power to fight.
"Crack, crack..."
Suddenly, a faint cracking sound came from the ice behind him.
This is...
Su Shi'er raised his eyebrows slightly, and in the next second, dismissed his original thoughts, turned silently, and walked to the side with his head down.
"Hmph! That's more like it!" The young man with sword-like eyebrows smiled smugly, holding his sword without retracting it.
Carefully surveying the surroundings, seeing no other threats, he quickly walked towards the Spirit Plant by the shore.
He swiftly picked the Xuanqing Ice Lotus and immediately distanced himself from the lake. Throughout the process, he kept his peripheral vision on Su Shi'er, remaining cautious and vigilant.
After running more than ten steps, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, casting a mocking glance at Su Shi'er.
"Bah! What a coward, just like his Master, teaching such a disciple."
"Lu Mingshi, that old fool, taught him well. I really don't know where he got the courage to bet against our Master."
"This time, Luofu Peak is bound to lose the bet!"
The young man with sword-like eyebrows mocked mercilessly, his eyes flashing with killing intent, while secretly channeling True Essence into his sword-wielding hand.
Hearing these words, Su Shi'er's gaze turned cold, but he remained silent on the surface, even discreetly retreating a few more steps.
He was well aware of the other party's intentions, trying to provoke him into action and then seize the opportunity to kill him on the spot.
Of course, even if he didn't make a move, the other party wouldn't let him off easily.
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However...
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Suddenly, over ten piercing sounds flew from the ice surface, heading straight for the young man with sword-like eyebrows.
"What?! Ah..."
Hearing the commotion behind him, the young man was startled and hurriedly turned to counterattack.
He had been keeping an eye on Su Shi'er, planning to strike when he was off guard.
As for the danger behind him, he believed he had distanced himself from the shore and wasn't afraid of any Demonic Beasts, never expecting this outcome.
But the attack came suddenly and swiftly. Before he could turn around, over a dozen ice spikes, glinting with dark green cold light, struck his back.
The ice spikes pierced his body, and a chilling cold circulated within him. Along with it, the poison attached to the spikes spread.
All this happened in an instant. The next second, the young man screamed, collapsing to his knees. His face contorted in agony, filled with regret.
He wasn't foolish; he realized the moment he was hit. Su Shi'er had planned this all along, saying little throughout.
And he thought the other was intimidated by his presence, only to fall victim to a group of low-level Demonic Beasts.
What a disgrace!
Thinking of this, the poison in his blood surged, and with a "wah," he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
"You... you bastard, you set me up!" In his dying moments, the young man turned his head, casting two venomous glances at Su Shi'er.
At this point, that was all he could do.
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man fell to the ground, lifeless.
Su Shi'er stood at a distance, watching the scene unfold with a cold smile on his lips.
He had set up the guy, but the guy had intended to do the same to him.
Seeing the other person dead, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, smiling knowingly.
"If I hadn't known the characteristics and information about the materials in advance, I might have been in trouble before this guy even made a move."
"From what he said, it seems Heavenly Splendor Peak is confident about winning this bet? Could there be some hidden agenda?"
"Forget it, what does it have to do with me? I should focus on gathering ten second-level materials to pass the trial."
Shaking his head, Su Shi'er didn't step forward.
Channeling True Essence within, he used Object Control to retrieve the Xuanqing Ice Lotus, the Flying Sword, and the Storage Bag from the young man's waist from a distance.
After doing this, just as he was about to cast a Fireball Technique to destroy the evidence, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from afar.
Hearing the commotion, Su Shi'er didn't hesitate, immediately pulling out an Invisibility Talisman and sticking it on himself. Then, using Shadowless Phantom Steps, he turned and ran.
He left without a sound.
And not long after he left, two disciples from Heavenly Splendor Peak arrived by the lake.
"The scream just now sounded like Junior Brother Hu Jinxi!"
"Be careful, don't get caught in a trap!"
The two walked side by side, their eyes falling on the corpse by the shore as they spoke.
One of the short and stout disciples' expressions changed instantly, quickly stepping forward.
"Not good!"
As soon as the short and stout disciple spoke, over ten poisonous ice spikes flew out from the lake.
"It's a low-level Demonic Beast, the Poisonous Spike Frog, Senior Brother, be careful!" The other tall and thin disciple decisively used Fire Control. Two pillars of fire erupted from his hands, landing on the lake.
The next second, over a dozen Poisonous Spike Frogs, the size of washbasins, floated belly-up on the water's surface.
"How is Junior Brother Hu?" After dealing with the Poisonous Spike Frogs, the tall and thin disciple quickly asked.
The short and stout disciple shook his head, sighing, "Junior Brother Hu has already fallen!"
"What?! How could Junior Brother Hu be so careless, killed by these low-level Demonic Beasts?" The tall and thin disciple was shocked, frowning as he looked at the wounds on the corpse's back.
As he spoke, he remembered something and quickly asked, "By the way, where's Junior Brother Hu's Storage Bag? The four second-level materials we found over the past two days were all with him!"
The short and stout disciple quickly turned Hu Jinxi's body over, and moments later, his face turned ashen, "The Storage Bag is gone, there must have been someone else here just now!"
The tall and thin disciple touched the body on the ground, saying hatefully, "The body is still warm, that person can't have gone far!"
As he spoke, the tall and thin disciple took out a packet of unknown powder. With a flick of his hand, the powder scattered everywhere.
Then, he formed a seal with his hands. Under the surge of True Essence, the powder rolled and emitted a fluorescent glow, transforming into a starry trail pointing in the direction Su Shi'er had fled.
Under the starry trail, faint footprints left by Su Shi'er using Shadowless Phantom Steps could be seen.
"Quick, chase him, and notify the other nearby Senior Brothers to keep an eye out!"
The two exchanged a glance and immediately pursued in the direction of the footprints.
While running, the short and stout disciple took out a palm-sized compass-shaped Ritual Artifact.
Injecting True Essence into it, he immediately used his mind to send a message into it.
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