Chapter 920: Each Harboring Sinister Intentions

A thick, potent aura of death violently erupted and spread from the breached passage, gushing outwards as two figures whistled out from within.

The young man named Feng's eyes flashed. His body paused for a moment, but he did not retreat.

However, Lan Yao quickly formed hand seals, activating her defenses.

The next instant, a roar reverberated. Lan Yao was forced back, and in front of her appeared two figures resembling both corpses and puppets.

These two figures each had two heads. All their eyes emitted a bloodthirsty glow, their gaping mouths were full of fangs, and their entire bodies exuded terrifying pressure.

After attacking Lan Yao, one of the puppets unexpectedly changed direction and charged directly at Xu Qing.

In an instant, it engaged Xu Qing in battle. Xu Qing's heart sank as he felt the puppet possessed immense strength, its body was incredibly tough, and even his divine abilities met with resistance when they struck it.

This showed that the puppet was extraordinary.

While fighting, Xu Qing glanced at the open passage and suddenly sent a thought to the surrounding ghost centipedes.

This thought was not divine consciousness; it was emitted by Xu Qing via his purple crystal, making it difficult for outsiders to detect.

Instantly, the ghost centipedes converged on Xu Qing from all directions, one by one fearlessly attacking the puppet. Some even chose to self-destruct directly.

On Lan Yao's side, her heart was also churning; the puppet she was fighting was equally difficult to deal with.

For a time, Xu Qing and Lan Yao appeared to be completely entangled.

As for the young man named Feng, these two puppets surprisingly ignored him.

This sight immediately darkened Lan Yao's expression. While manifesting an eight-colored peacock to attack, she sharply turned to look at the young man named Feng.

"Feng Lintao, what is the meaning of this?" she demanded. "My husband was aware of my whereabouts and the purpose of this trip before we departed."

The young man named Feng's eyes flickered slightly. He wanted to leave immediately, but he clearly had reservations. In the end, he offered an explanation.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, please don't misunderstand," he said. "I now possess the full-blooded Liaoxuan lineage, and this place was arranged by my ancestor. Naturally, it won't pose much harm to me."

"As for these two cadavers, whether Fellow Daoist Lan believes it or not, I, Feng, genuinely didn't know about them before. But looking at them now, they should be members of my clan that my ancestor refined in the past to guard this place!"

"If there were no outsiders today, they might not have been activated. It is indeed my oversight, but Fellow Daoist Lan, don't worry. I will go in and retrieve the Liaoxuan Sacred Liquid, and naturally, I will allocate it to you as agreed."

After speaking, the young man named Feng's body flickered, and he dashed directly into the unobstructed passage.

However, the fluctuations here were intense, and Lan Yao was also engaged in battle. The young man named Feng's focus had previously been on Lan Yao, thus he didn't notice that from the flesh of a self-destructing ghost centipede, a shadow, leaving no trace or aura on the ground, had slipped into the open passage.

Seeing the young man named Feng leave, Lan Yao's expression grew even uglier. As she attacked, roars echoed, but the puppet in front of her fully obstructed her, preventing her from shaking it off quickly.

But a fierce glint flashed in her eyes. She surprisingly raised her hand and took out a seven-colored pearl. After swallowing it, her cultivation erupted explosively, and a faint illusionary figure vaguely appeared above her head.

The illusionary figure was blurry and indistinct, but the cultivation power it exuded was astonishing. Then, with a lunge, it charged towards the puppet.

No matter how the puppet dodged, it couldn't evade. Upon instantaneous contact, with an earth-shattering roar, this extraordinary puppet surprisingly crumbled directly, shattering into pieces.

And the illusionary figure also dissipated.

Lan Yao's face was also somewhat pale, but she didn't hesitate in the slightest. Without even a glance at Xu Qing, her body flickered as she rushed towards the passage.

Xu Qing watched all of this, astonished by the opponent's secret technique. His eyes flickered, but he quickly calmed down, calmly engaging the puppet-cadaver in front of him without deploying any trump cards.

About ten seconds later, a whistling sound suddenly came from within the passage. The next instant, the figures of Lan Yao and the young man named Feng surprisingly shot out from inside.

Both their expressions had changed. After flying out, they paused in mid-air, each forming hand seals, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Immediately after, a rumbling sound came from within the passage, and a golden light chased out from inside.

It was a gigantic golden rat.

Its entire body's fur stood on end, golden light gleamed in its eyes, and its teeth were exceptionally sharp.

Furthermore, on its body, countless faces grew within the flesh among its fur, appearing extremely hideous.

After appearing, its eyes flickered with fierce light, and it let out a roar towards the young man named Feng and Lan Yao.

All the faces on its body did the same, creating a tremendous, soul-stirring roar instantly.

Then, with a flicker of its body, its figure surprisingly vanished, reappearing abruptly in front of the young man named Feng. Tearing through the void, it opened its formidable maw and bit down fiercely.

The young man named Feng's expression changed drastically. He immediately retreated, while simultaneously raising his hand, a shield appeared. It was the same shield he had used when fighting Xu Qing.

With a bang, the golden rat collided with the shield.

Yet this shield, which had once blocked Xu Qing's attack, now, with this single collision, surprisingly shattered directly, turning into numerous flying fragments.

But the golden rat's body also swayed; yet its ferocity not only didn't diminish but intensified.

Just as it was about to charge again, at that moment, Lan Yao's eyes flashed, and with a single step, she surprisingly intended to seize this opportunity to re-enter the passage.

So the golden rat let out a roar, vanished instantly, changed its direction, and reappeared in front of Lan Yao, blocking her path while its entire body erupted with dazzling golden light.

Lan Yao's eight-colored peacock materialized to block, but upon contact with the golden light, the peacock shattered.

Xu Qing saw this scene and put on a surprised expression.

He could tell that this golden rat was a divine creature, and the density of its divinity was almost at the point of igniting its divine flame.

"No," he thought, "it's not about to ignite. It had ignited before, but for some unknown reason, it extinguished. Now, after accumulation, it's in a state where it's about to ignite again."

Xu Qing had dealt with deities too often. At this moment, upon careful observation, he immediately formed a new judgment.

Meanwhile, the young man named Feng in mid-air, his expression grim, rapidly spoke while forming hand seals with one hand.

"Fellow Daoist Yan Xuanzi," he called out, "please don't hold back your strength. This divine rat entered the location of the Liaoxuan Sacred Liquid from another direction and has clearly been occupying it for a long time. It was sleeping before."

"I encountered it halfway and was chased by it. If we cannot eliminate or trap this rat, it will no longer be possible to obtain the Liaoxuan Sacred Liquid."

"As for the Liaoxuan Liquid, though I didn't see it with my own eyes, I smelled its scent in the passage earlier; it's still there."

"Therefore, only with our full strength do we have a chance, and I also have some trump cards. Additionally, as for the puppet fighting you, I can try to control it somewhat."

As he spoke, the young man named Feng surprisingly didn't forget to squeeze the 'Second Ox' he was carrying, as a deterrent.

He was also extremely frustrated at this moment. What he said was true; although he had rushed in first, he had encountered this golden rat before even reaching the Liaoxuan Pool.

The appearance of this beast was outside his plan and not arranged by his ancestor.

But now there was no other way. Gritting his teeth, he spat out fresh blood and activated a secret technique. Instantly, the puppet fighting Xu Qing trembled, retreated, and surprisingly turned its head and charged directly at the golden rat.

Lan Yao saw all of this and had no mood to pursue the young man named Feng's earlier malicious intent. At this moment, while resisting, she retreated and rapidly spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Yan Xuanzi," she confirmed, "his words are true."

Xu Qing's face showed hesitation, though he naturally knew this was true. Then he spoke in a low voice.

"Of the Liaoxuan Sacred Liquid, I want thirty percent."

The young man named Feng heard this and gritted his teeth fiercely!

"Alright," he conceded.

Lan Yao also knew that this was not the time to quibble over details, so she immediately nodded.

Seeing the two like this, Xu Qing still wanted to say something.

However, considering that it might cause a delay, he no longer hesitated. As he raised his hand, the Soul-Devouring Blood Blade appeared. His body leaped up, and he, the young man named Feng, Lan Yao, and the puppet all attacked the golden rat together.

At the same time, he glanced at the passage and secretly sent a thought to Little Shadow.

"Don't take it all; leave a little bit there."