novelapdf Chapter 135 Infiltration
Chapter 135 Infiltration
Read Chapter 135, Infiltration, now to begin your exciting day.
Black Tiger Mountain.
As Li Heihu's stronghold, this place is extremely secluded. It is not a solitary peak, but hidden deep in the continuous mountain range, shaped like a crouching tiger.
The mountain is shrouded in a perpetual miasma, which from a distance looks like dark clouds pressing down overhead, while up close the mist surges like living things, and one can easily lose one's way if one is not careful.
The main hall is built inside the mountain, with its entrance disguised behind a waterfall.
Fearing that Li Heihu would escape, Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Yuanhua rushed to Black Tiger Mountain to intercept him, having notified their families beforehand.
Zhang Xingyao led a team to provide support, while Zhang Yuanlin and his group took the group of Qi Refining cultivators back to Qingya Mountain to await their fate.
With the help of the bandit leader surnamed Lin, the two quickly stopped in front of Black Tiger Mountain.
Although they now possess jade talismans to enter the grand formation, Li Heihu, as the controller of the formation, will immediately detect them and flee as soon as they enter.
So what we need to do now is block their escape route.
Zhang Lingyu asked, "Fellow Daoist Lin, do you know of any secret passages leading out of Black Tiger Mountain?"
"Yes...of course there is."
The bandit surnamed Lin quickly said:
"There are three secret passages in the mountains that lead to the outside world. One of them is known to all the bandit cultivators, while Old Shi and I know about the other two."
"It is said that only Li Heihu knows about the third location."
In their line of work, who doesn't have a backup plan?
Furthermore, Li Heihu was inherently suspicious and trusted no one. The secret passage he left behind was also to prevent the two of them from joining forces to rebel.
"I didn't lie."
Zhang Lingyu nodded secretly. On the way here, he had already checked the intelligence system and found that there were indeed three secret passages in Black Tiger Mountain, and he also knew about Li Heihu's last secret passage.
While I can't say it outright right now, I can offer some hints.
Then he laughed and said:
"Actually, it's not hard to guess. The first two routes are mountain roads, but when I came here, I discovered that although Black Tiger Mountain is surrounded by mountains on all sides, there is a waterway leading out from behind the mountain."
"I'm certain that's the escape route Li Heihu left for himself."
"That seems to be the case."
The bandit surnamed Lin feigned sudden realization and whispered, "Then what do you two think we should do?"
On the way here, Zhang Lingyu had already promised that if they helped him kill Li Heihu, he would spare his life.
Of course, this doesn't mean letting him go; rather, it means he's been marked with a divine soul imprint, and for the rest of his life, he can only serve the Zhang family.
He knew he would definitely be treated as a servant in the future, but in order to survive, he had no choice but to agree.
"Lingyu, tell me what you think."
In response to Zhang Yuanhua's question, Zhang Lingyu revealed her thoughts: "I plan to have you, Elder, guard the secret passage, while Fellow Daoist Lin and I will use the access jade talisman to enter the mountain directly and head straight for the treasure."
"Once he enters the great formation, Li Heihu will definitely be alert and will try to escape through the secret passage."
If Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Yuanhua were to enter, the Lin-surname bandit cultivators would certainly be unable to stop them, so this is the safest method.
"That Li Heihu is in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Are you confident?" The old man frowned slightly, feeling that this was not a very safe approach. It was too risky for someone in the early Foundation Establishment stage to fight someone in the mid-Foundation stage.
"It's alright."
Zhang Lingyu shook his head and explained:
"I have puppets and spirit insects, as well as many magical artifacts. Although I can't say I can defeat the opponent, as long as I can injure him and make him determined to sneak into the secret passage, this matter will be accomplished."
"And that guy surnamed Shi, he was already seriously injured by my puppet, so he can't beat Fellow Daoist Lin. As long as we can finish this quickly, we can join forces to fight him."
After saying that, he looked at the other person and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what do you think?"
"Please rest assured, Elder, I will definitely protect you."
"Ha, I wonder who will protect whom in the end."
Zhang Yuanhua chuckled and looked at the boy solemnly, saying, "In that case, I will wait outside Li Heihu's secret passage. If you sense anything amiss, leave the formation immediately."
After saying that, it flew towards the river behind the mountain.
Led by the bandit cultivator surnamed Lin, Zhang Lingyu flew through the great formation toward the treasure's location.
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At the treasure trove, Li Heihu and his companion were frantically stuffing the rare and precious materials they had plundered over the years into their storage bags. These were the resources they would use to rebuild their bandit gang in the future.
"Damn it, I shouldn't have agreed to Yun Ruifeng's request!"
Li Heihu roared inwardly. In less than half an hour, his once-thriving gang was reduced to just two people. It was a devastating blow.
Although it is unknown why Zhang Lingyu and his companion appeared there, they will surely lead the Zhang family to attack this place after they have finished searching the souls of the Qi Refining cultivators.
Although the mountain-protecting formation is of the fourth rank, it is still not enough in front of four Foundation Establishment cultivators, especially since one of them is at the peak of Foundation Establishment.
"Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have been dead."
There was nothing unusual outside the formation at the moment, which gave him ample time to escape. If he had just another quarter of an hour, he could take everything out of here.
As for the grand formation, he didn't have time to dismantle it, so he might as well activate it at full speed to confuse the Zhang family members who would arrive tomorrow.
Just as the two were feeling smug, they both looked outside at the same time.
No other reason than that someone had broken through the formation and entered.
It's not just one person.
There are two people.
"Walk!"
Without a second thought, the bandit surnamed Shi immediately rushed towards the secret passage, only to be stopped by Li Heihu, who said, "I've checked with my divine sense; two early Foundation Establishment cultivators have entered."
The leader initially thought that Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Yuanhua had killed the bandit surnamed Lin and seized the access token, which was why they were able to enter. However, they turned out to be two early-stage cultivators.
Then it suddenly dawned on him that the man surnamed Lin had already sided with the Zhang family.
"He really is a fence-sitter. Since Zhang Yuanhua didn't come in, he must be waiting for us outside the secret passage."
Li Heihu secretly rejoiced:
"Too bad, I have a secret passage myself. Trying to wait for them to come to you? Watch me make sure you come up empty-handed!"
However, he did not act immediately, but stood still and waited silently. Before long, he saw two streaks of light land in the hall, revealing the appearance of a young man and a middle-aged man.
The moment he appeared, the bandit surnamed Shi cursed, "You, Lin Yan, you actually betrayed your master and joined the Zhang family!"
"What do you mean by betraying my master for personal gain? I'm turning away from darkness and embracing the light!"
Lin Yan's forehead veins bulged, and he cursed loudly:
"Shi Yun, we are both former bandits, haven't we committed countless acts of murder, robbery, and betrayal?"
"Don't forget, it was all your doing that Li Heihu was able to swallow up our Golden Fiend Gang and kill our old leader!"
"you!"
Seeing that Shi Yun had been hit where it hurt, without saying anything, the two of them simultaneously revealed their magical weapons and began to fight.
Li Heihu didn't stop him, nor was he in a hurry to leave. Instead, he looked at Zhang Lingyu and smiled, "You must be Fellow Daoist Zhang Lingyu?"
"Exactly."
The young man raised an eyebrow and asked, "Does Chief Li have any guidance?"
"I wouldn't call it giving advice, but I do have a business deal to discuss."
Li Heihu said:
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you must know that I was sent by Patriarch Yun to attack you. But I had no choice. I needed to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, and what he had was indispensable."
"Right now, all my men have been captured by you, while you have not lost a single soldier. How about this, I will give half of what is here to you, fellow Daoist."
"Fellow Daoist, how about sparing my life?"
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