Chapter 3087: Ambush

In a vast, boundless blue sea lay a desolate island, over a hundred miles in size.

Inside a hidden chamber, a tall young man in a green shirt and a graceful young woman in a yellow dress were conversing. The young man was at the late Void Refinement stage, and the young woman was at the mid Void Refinement stage.

Chen Wan'er and Liu Yang were rogue cultivators. They made a living by hunting demonic beasts, and after years of living together, they developed feelings for each other and became dual cultivation partners.

After advancing to the Soul Transformation stage, they unexpectedly obtained a legacy spiritual bead. It claimed to lead to the meditation cave of a Soul Transformation cultivator. Believing their opportunity had arrived, they went to seek treasure. However, they fell into an ambush. After a desperate struggle, they managed to eliminate the rogue cultivators, but Chen Wan'er's physical body was destroyed, and Liu Yang was severely wounded.

As a result, they acquired a large amount of resources, significantly accelerating their cultivation speed. This experience changed them, and from then on, they began to set traps and lure other cultivators to their deaths.

They were extremely cautious. After every five successful operations, they would move to a different location and cultivate in seclusion for a period. During this time, they would record the deeds of ancient cultivators on jade slips or bamboo scrolls, distributing them through various channels to create a false impression.

The content on the jade slips and bamboo scrolls was seventy percent true and thirty percent false, making it difficult to discern.

During this period, they discovered the meditation cave of the Rogue Cultivator of a Thousand Puppets. There, they obtained a sixth-tier puppet beast, making it even easier to lure and kill cultivators.

They had been in the Sky Raven Archipelago for over a thousand years, setting up three traps. They had lured and killed three Void Refinement cultivators and over a dozen Soul Transformation cultivators, acquiring a vast amount of cultivation resources. The only drawback was their lack of treasures for transcending tribulations. They had already overcome three major heavenly tribulations, and their fourth was approaching. After one more operation, they planned to find a place to face their major heavenly tribulation.

"It's been over a hundred years, and that legacy spiritual bead still hasn't been discovered? Could it have been destroyed by a demonic beast?" Chen Wan'er said with a frown, not ruling out the possibility, as such incidents had occurred before.

"Unlikely. My clone personally kept an eye on it," Liu Yang said, full of confidence. "The person obtained the legacy spiritual bead and then came back to report; there's no mistake."

Just then, he took out a pale golden formation disk. The disk emitted a series of sharp, piercing sounds, and a look of delight appeared on his face.

"Heh heh, the bait has been taken," Liu Yang chuckled, his face full of excitement. "I wonder if a Void Refinement cultivator will come this time. If I wasn't worried about attracting Body Integration cultivators, I would have designed it as a Body Integration cultivator's meditation cave."

"Alright, let's go prepare!" Chen Wan'er said gravely. "A Void Refinement cultivator's meditation cave will at most attract Void Refinement cultivators seeking treasure. After this operation, we'll leave the Sky Raven Archipelago and calmly face our major heavenly tribulation."

Outside the hidden chamber, Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli floated above the island.

Wang Qingfeng held a pale red orb in his hand, his gaze solemn.

"This place is indeed well-hidden. Let's start breaking the restrictions! Be careful." Wang Qingfeng's tone was heavy, his gaze directed down at the small valley below him.

The valley was overgrown with weeds taller than a person. He threw several crimson fireballs, burning away all the weeds. At the end of the valley was a cave several zhang wide. His divine sense probed inside, but found nothing.

Dong Xueli raised her right hand, and a white-glowing talisman flew out. The talisman had a human figure on its surface; it was a talismanic soldier.

She cast a spell, and the talismanic soldier immediately erupted in white light, transforming into a graceful young woman in a white dress. Runes flickered across her body, emanating astonishing spiritual pressure. This was a Void Refinement stage talismanic soldier, suitable for treasure hunting and exploration.

A sixth-tier puppet beast was impervious to blades and spears, but its large size made it less flexible in confined spaces. A talismanic soldier, however, was very convenient.

A red light flew from Dong Xueli's glabella and entered the white-dressed maiden's body. The white-dressed maiden's eyes flickered, and she strode towards the cave.

Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli floated in mid-air, poised for battle.

Inside the hidden chamber, Liu Yang and Chen Wan'er frowned.

"A talismanic soldier, that's quite rare," Liu Yang decided. "Given their caution, we'll have to forcefully activate the formation to eliminate them. First, use the sixth-tier puppet beast to kill the female cultivator, then we'll team up to eliminate the male cultivator."

Chen Wan'er did not object. Each of them took out a yellow-glowing formation disk and cast a spell.

Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli were observing the talismanic soldier's progress when a deafening roar erupted from within the cave, and the ground began to tremble slightly.

They didn't pay it much mind at first, but soon, thousands of yellow lights burst from the ground and shot towards the sky at high speed.

Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli's expressions changed. Realizing the danger, spiritual light burst from their bodies, and they flew back the way they came.

As space rippled, a hazy yellow giant hand appeared out of thin air and swatted at them. Simultaneously, several streaks of green light shot out from underground, heading straight for them.

Wang Qingfeng swung his right hand at the void, and a large swath of crimson blade energy swept out, striking the green lights.

Dong Xueli shook her sleeve, and a white-glowing flying sword appeared in her hand. After a clear sword hum echoed, a large swath of white sword energy swept out, shattering the yellow giant hand.

A gust of strong wind swept past, and a colossal green crane puppet appeared, its claws heading straight for Dong Xueli.

The white jade pendant on Dong Xueli's chest glowed intensely, and a white light curtain appeared out of thin air, enveloping her entire body. Simultaneously, she swung her sword at the colossal crane puppet beast.

With a "clang" of metal collision, the white flying sword struck the colossal crane puppet's sharp claws, sending sparks flying.

Seeing this, Wang Qingfeng was about to step in to help, when Dong Xueli loudly shouted, "Don't worry about me, get out of here first!"

They still didn't know the cultivation level of their enemies, and being trapped in the formation at the same time was very dangerous.

Wang Qingfeng no longer hesitated. Red light burst from his body, and he flew out.

A yellow light flashed, and a giant yellow light curtain appeared out of thin air, trapping Dong Xueli inside.

Liu Yang and Chen Wan'er flew out of the hidden chamber, their faces filled with killing intent.

They hadn't expected their opponents to react so quickly, so they would have to defeat them one by one.

"You control the formation to kill this woman; I'll deal with him," Liu Yang transmitted. He activated his Dharma Idol, and a hazy green human-shaped phantom appeared high above his head. His Dharma Idol was four-tenths condensed, which was excellent for a rogue cultivator. This was one of the reasons Liu Yang dared to face Wang Qingfeng alone, not to mention having a sixth-tier puppet beast assisting him.

Wang Qingfeng's expression turned cold, and he also activated his Dharma Idol. A hazy red giant blade phantom appeared in the void above his head; his Dharma Idol was five-tenths condensed.

He could refine Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures and puppet beasts to exchange for merit points, which he then used to acquire materials for his Dharma Idol.

Both being blade cultivators, Wang Yidao's Dharma Idol materials were far superior to Wang Qingfeng's. As the saying goes, "One generation digs the well, the next drinks the water." Without the efforts of the older generation, the younger members of the Wang family would not have such favorable conditions.

Upon seeing Wang Qingfeng's Dharma Idol, Liu Yang's expression grew even more solemn. A late Void Refinement cultivator whose Dharma Idol was five-tenths condensed... Could this opponent be from a major power, a Void Refinement cultivator who was a key talent?