Chapter 676: The pot calling the kettle black
Chapter 676: The pot calling the kettle black
Clang—!
That was an extrely faint yet exceptionally piercing tallic tremor.
Compared to Chen Niu's howl, this sword hum carried far greater lethality.
The Ascenders around the basin had their ear canals bleeding profusely from the sword hum's vibration.
They imdiately dared not linger any longer, quickly distancing themselves from this trouble-filled area.
That incredibly resilient demonic tentacle, which had been only three feet away from the formation's edge, snapped cleanly as if severed by the sharpest blade in existence.
The premium Celestial Jade Marrow that had been entangled and dragged instantly lost its pulling force.
Under inertia's effect, it was violently flung diagonally upward by the residual power of the severed tentacle.
And right along the trajectory where the premium Celestial Jade Marrow was thrown high—through the space where that silvery sword light had passed—a palm-sized, extrely unstable silver spatial rift silently cracked open.
The edges of the rift flickered with fragnted sword glimrs.
It emitted chaotic spatial fluctuations.
And that thrown premium Celestial Jade Marrow flew perfectly straight, precisely crashing headfirst into that small spatial rift.
A flash of purple-gold light, then it instantly vanished without a trace!
The spatial rift rapidly sealed shut afterward, as if it had never appeared.
The entire process occurred in the blink of an eye.
So fast that even Hua Jin the True One and Chen Niu the Monk could only catch a glimpse of sword light afterimages and the mont the jade marrow disappeared.
"Excellent sword technique!" Hua Jin the True One exclaid in both shock and delight.
She thought Zhang Yibai or Gu Changsheng had secretly intervened to assist.
First using sword qi to break the enemy, then employing sword intent to tear open a spatial rift to claim the treasure.
Her gaze imdiately turned toward the earth vein direction, transmitting a ssage: "Senior Zhang, Senior Gu, well done! That interception just now was absolutely crucial! This way our Kunlun Immortal Palace will have two pieces of premium Celestial Jade Marrow, and you and Senior Chen will have priority access to the resources!"
Outside the formation, Chen Niu the Monk's vicious grin completely froze on his face, then transford into overwhelming fury and disbelief.
He watched helplessly as his cooked duck flew away.
And it flew away in a manner he utterly couldn't comprehend!
"Ah—!!" He stomped his feet in rage, his severed demonic tentacles flailing wildly, pulverizing the surrounding rocks and mountains.
"Who! Who exactly ruined my plans?!"
He had encountered far too many bizarre situations today.
Making him uncertain whether this was Hua Jin the True One's doing or not.
anwhile, deep within the earth veins—
Beside the formation core where Zhang Yibai and Gu Changsheng sat cross-legged.
Lin Fan maintained his sword-finger posture, a silvery glimr slowly fading from his fingertip.
Before him, an equally palm-sized silver spatial rift flickering with unstable sword glimrs was gradually closing.
Just as the rift was about to completely disappear.
His hand shot into it like lightning, casually grabbing.
Swish!
A premium Celestial Jade Marrow the size of an infant's fist, radiating intense purple-gold halo, was steadily pulled out from the spatial rift.
Lin Fan weighed the warm jade-like crystal containing vast spiritual energy in his hand, his lips curling into a vicious smirk.
What an excellent treasure!
The energy concentration contained within made even him, a Void Shattering expert, feel astonished.
No wonder the ancestor was so determined to obtain these premium Celestial Jade Marrows.
He looked toward Zhang Yibai and Gu Changsheng beside him, who also showed expressions of surprise and delight.
"Heheh, how about it, ancestor, Fellow Daoist Gu? My feint maneuver was quite effective, wasn't it?"
Lin Fan felt absolutely exhilarated inside.
It had been too long since he'd experienced this thrill of directly snatching sothing from others' hands.
"You rascal!" Zhang Yibai could tell what Lin Fan was thinking from his expression—this guy had originally been a mountain bandit.
He was the one who set this guy on the path of cultivation.
But it's easier to move mountains than change one's nature; despite becoming a Void Shattering expert, Lin Fan still carried a bandit's aura.
Before the True Martial Holy Land was established, Lin Fan helped seize many resources.
One could say that although Lin Fan's status wasn't as high as his, he was actually a founding figure in the True Martial Holy Land.
"Old Lin, your success here mainly relies on our grand formation concealing your aura." Gu Changsheng rolled his eyes and said irritably: "If not for the ancestor's formation being strong enough to deter the demon immortal avatar from entering, if you were outside the formation, your position would have been detected by the demon immortal avatar."
"Oh really?" The vicious smile faded from Lin Fan's face, a flash of brutality appearing in his eyes: "Old Gu, are you looking down on my capabilities?
Just wait, there are still two more premium Celestial Jade Marrows in this wave, watch how I snatch those two jade marrows for the ancestor!"
At that mont, Hua Jin's transmitted ssage arrived.
Zhang Yibai and Gu Changsheng exchanged glances, awkward smiles appearing on their faces.
"Hua Jin the True One..." Zhang Yibai paused, then said suspiciously: "That sword light just now wasn't emitted by or Gu Changsheng, there must have been outside interference."
"What?!" The delight on Hua Jin the True One's face froze, and she said in stunned disbelief: "So, you're saying... that premium Celestial Jade Marrow just now was also snatched by so unknown person?"
"Ahem, yes." Zhang Yibai replied: "That sword light was too fast, striking and retreating imdiately. The other party probably didn't have confidence facing both you and the Great Thunder Temple's demonic monk, so..."
"How outrageous!" This ti it was Hua Jin the True One's turn to stomp her feet in anger.
She gritted her teeth while scanning her surroundings, just like when the mysterious young girl had disappeared.
This ti the thief who stole the premium Celestial Jade Marrow also left no trace of their aura.
Chen Niu looked at the furiously stomping Hua Jin the True One with surprise, and couldn't help asking: "What, Hua Jin? That Celestial Jade Marrow just now, wasn't taken by your people?"
Hua Jin the True One, already enraged, imdiately rolled her eyes and coldly glanced at Chen Niu, "So what if it was, so what if it wasn't, what's it to you?"
Hearing this, Chen Niu understood, and he laughed heartily, looking thoroughly pleased.
Although having the premium Celestial Jade Marrow stolen was an infuriating matter.
Since it had already happened, seeing that Hua Jin also gained no benefit from it imdiately halved the anger in his heart.
Nobody managed to seize it.
That's perfectly fine—this ti nobody can laugh at anyone else.
After his hearty laughter, Chen Niu composed himself and solemnly proposed: "Hua Jin the True One, when the next Celestial Jade Marrow appears, why don't we first unite against external threats? After clearing out any potential little rats, we can then compete for the Celestial Jade Marrow. This way we can at least ensure the jade marrow doesn't fall into 'outsiders' hands."
Chen Niu emphasized the word 'outsiders' heavily.
Only Hua Jin the True One understood what he ant.
To put it bluntly, they were all chess pieces working for those great existences.
If you really think about it, they're actually on the sa side, just competing with each other.
Hua Jin the True One remained silent with a dark expression, but Chen Niu knew that her silence ant tacit agreent.
The conversation between Hua Jin the True One and Chen Niu was also heard by Zhang Yibai.
Within the grand formation was his domain—even Chen Niu just outside the formation couldn't escape his perception.
He turned his head and gave Lin Fan a teasing look.
"Little Lin, now it's settled—you'll have to face two troubles simultaneously."
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