Chapter 847: Turning Hostile

The cave was not large, winding and narrow. After they had walked for over a hundred zhang, a cavern several hundred zhang in size appeared before them.

From the cavern's ceiling hung purple stalactites, crystal clear and translucent. These were Heavenly Moon Jade stones, taking thousands of years to form.

Beneath the purple stalactites, a sixteen-zhang-wide pool shimmered with purple liquid, emitting a pungent odor. In its center bloomed a white lotus with golden patterns on its petals and golden seeds. It emanated an unusual fragrance; this was precisely the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus.

The old man in the golden robe and the man in the green robe showed joyful expressions, their eyes burning with fervor.

Rogue cultivators lived freely, but it was extremely difficult for them to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

"I'll go pick the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus!" exclaimed the old man in gold. "There's also Heavenly Moon Divine Water, which can be used for artifact refining."

The old man in the golden robe was about to step forward to pick the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus but was stopped by the man in the green robe.

"Wait!" said the man in green. "Let Daoist Wang handle this! Yang is afraid you might try to keep it for yourself."

The old man in the golden robe showed displeasure and said, "At a time like this, how could I possibly keep it for myself?"

"Hmph," scoffed the man in green. "If you do try to keep it, the two of us might not be able to subdue you. And if your wife releases the sea urchin beast again, who would even bother with you then? I have to be cautious."

Wang Changsheng sneered inwardly. One playing the good cop, the other the bad cop – did they really take him for a fool?

"Alright!" Wang Changsheng said. "Then I'll go pick the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus. We'll distribute it according to our agreement later."

Wang Changsheng's face showed an excited expression as he stepped towards the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus.

Just as he neared the pool, the old man in the golden robe flicked his sleeve. Dozens of shimmering golden command flags flew out, disappearing into the rock wall near the exit. A golden light flashed, and a thick golden light barrier appeared out of thin air, blocking the exit. Mysterious golden runes emerged on the rock wall, and another faint golden light barrier also manifested on the wall, sealing off the entire cavern.

Simultaneously, the young man in the green robe's right hand glowed with a bright green light. He swung horizontally at Wang Changsheng, sending a green blade over ten zhang long flying out, aiming to cut Wang Changsheng in half at the waist.

The old man in the golden robe struck a spell on a golden gourd. Innumerable golden sand particles flew out, transforming into hundreds of dazzling golden flying daggers that slashed towards Wang Changsheng.

That wasn't all; he also released thousands of golden bees. Their queen bee, a low-grade third-tier spiritual insect, was the size of a millstone.

A loud buzzing sound erupted as thousands of golden bees swarmed towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng's body flickered, turning into an afterimage. He leaped up, appearing high in the air.

Boom! The green blade aura missed, striking the golden light barrier and leaving no trace.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and thousands of Gold-Devouring Ants flew out to meet the golden bees.

Wang Changsheng's figure blurred, splitting into ten, as he lunged towards the man in the green robe. His hands were covered with Spirit-Breaking Gauntlets.

This cavern was not large, making it suitable for body cultivators to fight.

The man in the green robe sneered. A large surge of green electric arcs emerged from the green long saber in his hand, emitting a terrifying aura.

"Sweep the World!" Wielding his green long saber, he swung it horizontally. A thirty-zhang-long green lightning blade flew out, striking towards Wang Changsheng.

The old man in the golden robe did not make a move, merely controlling his spiritual insects to fight the Gold-Devouring Ants.

Wang Changsheng slammed his fists forward, and two golden fist shadows, several zhang in size, flew out to meet the attack.

Boom! The golden fist shadows collided with the green lightning blade, canceling each other out and disappearing without a trace. A powerful wave of air swept out in all directions.

The man in the green robe looked at the old man in the golden robe, frowned, and said, "Daoist Jin, if you're not going to act now, when do you intend to?"

The old man in the golden robe's expression was indifferent. He said, "Daoist Yang, if you want to split the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus with me, then you must show your true capabilities. It's already quite good that I'm helping you by keeping Daoist Wang's spiritual insects occupied."

The two had reached an agreement, planning to equally divide the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus. However, the old man in the golden robe had suddenly changed his mind. To put it plainly, he was trying to benefit from a fight between two rivals. If he seized the opportunity, he would eliminate both Wang Changsheng and the man in the green robe, as he was at the ninth layer of Core Formation while they were both at the seventh.

The man in the green robe frowned, secretly cursing the old fox in his heart. Just as he was about to attack Wang Changsheng again, he suddenly sensed something and rapidly retreated backward, slashing his green long saber towards the ground.

Boom! A groove over ten zhang long appeared on the ground as a gigantic yellow rat drilled out from underground. It was the Twin-Eyed Rat.

The man in the green robe snorted softly. With a flick of his wrist, a green light flew out from a spirit beast bead, transforming into a massive green python as thick as a waist, with a golden fleshy crest on its head.

This was a low-grade third-tier Golden-Crested Python.

The green python opened its gaping maw and lunged at the Twin-Eyed Rat. The Twin-Eyed Rat's body shrank into a ball, transforming into a yellow sphere that rolled towards the green python.

Wang Changsheng frowned, not daring to be careless, and released the Sea-Suppressing Ape.

The Sea-Suppressing Ape beat its chest with both fists and opened its mouth to spray out dozens of large blue lightning orbs, which were precisely the Water Vat Divine Thunder.

The man in the green robe dared not directly receive the attack. His green long saber in hand slashed towards the void in front of him. A green light flashed, and over a dozen green blade auras flew out, striking towards the blue lightning orbs.

Boom! A deafening roar sounded as the green blade auras shattered the blue lightning orbs, green and blue lights intermingling.

Just then, two thick green vines drilled out from underground, wrapping around the young man in the green robe like lightning. His expression changed as a green light glowed on his body, and a close-fitting green light barrier appeared.

At that moment, the void above his head twisted, and a blue giant palm several zhang in size appeared out of thin air, its surface filled with numerous blue electric arcs.

Upon seeing the blue giant palm, the old man in the golden robe's pupils contracted, as if he had realized something.

The blue giant palm slammed heavily onto the green light barrier around the man in the green robe. Simultaneously, dozens of blue lightning orbs shot out, covering the sky. He brandished the green long saber in his hand, shattering the incoming blue lightning orbs.

A blue light flashed, and Wang Changsheng suddenly appeared in front of the man in the green robe. His right fist glowed brightly with blue light as he smashed it towards the man in green.

With a "thud," the man in the green robe's protective spiritual light instantly shattered, and Wang Changsheng's fist struck his heart.

The man in the green robe immediately flew backward, slamming heavily against the rock wall. He lay motionless, his gaze dimming.

The area around his heart was sunken in, vaguely revealing a fist print.

His body lay face down on the ground, with a bloody hole where his heart was.

Wang Changsheng loosened his right fist, faintly revealing a Mountain-Sea Pearl in his palm.

A flicker of surprise flashed in the old man in the golden robe's eyes. He smiled and said, "Daoist Wang, your mastery of cultivation is profound; I am impressed. Let's just split the Heavenly Moon Golden Lotus and Heavenly Moon Divine Water equally."

"Oh?" Wang Changsheng said, his expression cold and with a hint of killing intent in his eyes. "Didn't Daoist Jin cooperate with him to deal with me? Have you changed your mind so quickly?"

"The victor becomes king, the vanquished is a villain," the old man in gold replied. "I did cooperate with him, but that was before. I've changed my mind now. I'll cooperate with Daoist Wang to eliminate his companion. How about we split the loot equally?"

As the old man in the golden robe spoke, he released a golden centipede over ten zhang long. It had two pairs of silver fleshy wings on its back; this was a high-grade third-tier spiritual insect.

He conjured a golden shield, which spun erratically around him. His face was filled with vigilance.

"I originally didn't want to make things difficult for Daoist Jin," Wang Changsheng said. "But now, I've changed my mind."

Wang Changsheng's eyes turned cold. The Sea-Suppressing Ape let out a strange roar from its mouth and simultaneously sprayed out dozens of blue lightning orbs the size of watermelons, smashing towards the old man in gold.