Chapter 631: Trap

A hint of ferocity flashed through Mo Caiyun's eyes. With a flick of her wrist, the blue flying sword glowed intensely and struck hard against the five-colored light barrier.

Countless runes appeared on the surface of the five-colored light barrier, blocking the blue flying sword.

Mo Caiyun frowned. Just as she was about to unleash the full power of her talisman treasure, a series of hurried footsteps approached.

Her spiritual sense detected over a dozen cultivators rushing towards her location.

"Could they be cultivators from the Wang family? No, that's impossible! She hadn't informed them. Could they be cultivators drawn by the sound of the restriction being broken?"

"That must be it! Although this place was remote, it was possible other cultivators might pass by."

A fierce glint flashed in Mo Caiyun's eyes. They arrived just in time; her talisman treasure could deal with them swiftly.

Soon, over a dozen cultivators rushed in; all of them were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

They were momentarily stunned upon seeing Mo Caiyun, but quickly reacted. Before they could even conjure their magical artifacts, a formidable blue flying sword aggressively slashed towards them.

Just then, the ground suddenly glowed with a dazzling yellow light, and a pale-faced man in a blood-red robe suddenly emerged from underground.

He wore a pair of blood-red gloves, and his hands lightning-fast grabbed the blue flying sword. The blue flying sword shook violently, trying to break free, but it was futile.

"A Core Formation cultivator! This is bad, run!"

Someone shouted. The dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators quickly retreated the way they came, but a pale golden light barrier blocked their escape.

"Master, kill them quickly!"

A middle-aged man with refined features shouted, his face filled with fawning flattery.

"Chen Bin, are you insane? You've colluded with evil cults to harm us. We've hunted demonic beasts with you for years!"

"If it weren't for hunting demonic beasts with you for several years, how would you have trusted me and come here to seek treasure with me? However, it seems someone arrived here before me."

The middle-aged man looked at Mo Caiyun, whose face instantly turned pale.

She had never imagined that the so-called ancient cultivator's cave dwelling was actually a trap.

She crushed a Fire Escape Talisman, but it was useless; this place was clearly protected by a powerful restriction.

On the other side, the blood-robed man's body radiated intense blood-red light. A gigantic blood-red shark flew out from within him, opening its maw and pouncing on the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators.

A chorus of screams erupted as all the dozen or so cultivators were swallowed by the blood-red shark, which grew noticeably larger.

The blood-red shark circled once and flew back into the blood-robed man's body.

The blood-robed man took out a green porcelain bottle and tossed it to the middle-aged man, praising him, "Well done. This is your reward and three years' worth of antidote. Next time, bring more Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Thank you, Master, for your generosity."

The middle-aged man thanked him, his face full of fawning flattery.

Mo Caiyun's heart sank to rock bottom, blaming herself for letting greed blind her. If she had handed over the inheritance shell and Wang Changsheng had come to seek the treasure himself, she likely wouldn't have lost her life.

Frankly speaking, it was her own greed that caused this.

Since it was a trap, why didn't the blood-robed man kill her?

The blood-robed man looked at Mo Caiyun and said indifferently, "You have two choices: death, or consume my unique poison and let me place a restriction on you. Like him, you will lure other Foundation Establishment cultivators here in exchange for an antidote and cultivation resources. The antidote only prolongs the onset of the poison; you must return within one year. If you dare to play tricks, I will ensure your corpse is never whole."

Mo Caiyun's face turned ashen with fear. At this point, she had no right to bargain.

Mo Caiyun's expression flickered between gloom and resolve. After a long moment of hesitation, she let out a long sigh and said with a bitter smile, "This junior is willing to help Senior lure other Foundation Establishment cultivators. Please spare this junior's life."

At this moment, refusing meant death.

The blood-robed man nodded in satisfaction. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of vital blood, casting several incantations upon it. The vital blood transformed into a miniature blood-red shark, which then drilled into Mo Caiyun's body and vanished.

"Take out everything you obtained from the side chamber and put it back in its original place. Hand over the inheritance shell. I need to continue luring other treasure-seeking cultivators here. Hmph, ancient cultivator's cave dwellings—how can there be so many? Yet so many people believe it. This works out well; it benefits me."

Mo Caiyun let out a bitter laugh in her heart and honestly handed over everything she had acquired.

A quarter of an hour later, Mo Caiyun and the middle-aged man walked out of the cave.

"Immortaless, let's go together to find a demonic beast hunting team, join them, gain their trust, and then lure them over! It'll be easier with the two of us working together," the middle-aged man enthusiastically suggested.

A hint of disgust flashed in the depths of Mo Caiyun's eyes as she coldly replied, "No need. I have my own methods. Just take care of yourself."

She summoned her flying artifact and flew towards the high sky.

"Pah! A whore trying to act chaste!" the middle-aged man spat, his face full of disdain. "We're doing the same thing. Who are you looking down on?"

On Sea Cucumber Island, the door to a secret chamber suddenly opened, and Wang Changsheng walked out, a faint smile on his face.

After ten years of secluded cultivation, he had finally advanced to the fourth level of the Core Formation stage.

With the aid of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water and Glazed Tidal Moonstone, it took him ten years to advance to the fourth level of the Core Formation stage. Other Core Formation cultivators wishing to advance from the third to the fourth level would likely take even longer.

He suddenly felt something. With a flick of his wrist, a yellow light flew out from his spirit beast pearl, transforming into a mound of flesh taller than a man—it was none other than the Dual-Eyed Rat.

After the Dual-Eyed Rat advanced to Tier 3, its appetite increased significantly, and its size grew accordingly. Before Wang Changsheng entered seclusion, he had fed it many Tier 2 spirit fish.

Its current height surpassed Wang Changsheng's, and it let out sharp chirping sounds from its mouth.

Wang Changsheng smiled faintly. He took out two ten-foot-long green demonic fish and tossed them to the Dual-Eyed Rat, which grabbed them with both claws and devoured them with large bites.

The two green demonic fish were quickly consumed. It still seemed unsatisfied, looking eagerly at Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng smiled faintly and said, "Come back for now! In a while, I'll catch a batch of Tier 2 spirit fish for you. If we're lucky, there might even be Tier 3 spirit fish."

The Dual-Eyed Rat seemed to understand Wang Changsheng's words. It excitedly wagged its tail and transformed into a yellow light, flying back into the spirit beast pearl.

After exiting the secret chamber, Wang Changsheng took out a communication plate and cast an incantation upon it. Soon, Wang Qingjing's voice rang out, "Father, have you finished your seclusion?"

"Yes. Who is in charge of the island now?"

"It's Qiufeng. The family head sent him."

Wang Changsheng nodded and instructed, "Have him come to my residence. I have some questions for him. You and Zhao Zheng should also come."

"Yes, Father."

Not long after, Wang Qingjing, Zhao Zheng, and Wang Qiufeng arrived at Wang Changsheng's residence.

Wang Qiufeng was fifty-two years old this year, familiar with administrative affairs, and at the third level of Foundation Establishment.

He reported in detail to Wang Changsheng about the family's situation in the Coral Sea for the past ten years. The Wang family had opened two shops in Lingbie Market: one a puppet shop and the other a raw material acquisition shop.