Chapter 295: Green Mountain Has a Beast (1/2)

”This is?”

Jiang Li smelled the tail, but he was still a little uncertain.

”Hehe, I caught it in that tomb. Who would have thought that in this Netherworld Illusion, there would be such a Ghost Fox Cave hidden near Fengdu City?”

”The ghost foxes inside are weak and don't even have the strength to transform. However, there are really many good things in the tomb.”

”Alliance Leader Jiang, look. This is a necklace made of Jade Essence Beads. This is a porcelain bowl refined from crystal soil. There are still many such things inside. As long as you refine it again, you can create quite a number of artifacts. Even if you smash it and sell it for money, you can still make a huge profit.”

It was hard to imagine that these materials were not used to refine artifacts. Instead, they were made into the most ordinary decorations and furniture with the simplest methods of mortals.

This kind of action was a hundred times more exaggerated than holding a golden rice bowl. It was a typical waste of natural resources.

The fox tail that Zhao Tiangang took out was also covered in spiritual light. One look and one could tell that it was an excellent weapon refinement material.

However, what made Jiang Li slightly concerned was that there was not one tail on this fox, but two.

Jiang Li suddenly recalled the flag that the sword cultivator clone had seen in the underground palace.

Originally, he thought that it was just a coincidence that the names were the same. Now, it seemed that it might really be the burial mound of those two.

”Thank you for your information. You've helped me greatly. When you have time in the future, you must come to the Great Mountain Alliance to visit.”

This was not a place to stay for long. After Jiang Li obtained the exact location of the Ghost Fox Cave from Zhao Tiangang, he thanked him with small talk before parting ways and continuing to rush over.

In just a few minutes, with Jiang Li's current flying speed that had already reached the Nascent Soul realm, he could already see the outline of Fengdu City from afar.

However, before he could approach, a blood-colored saber light slashed at him.

Jiang Li frowned as he stretched out his hand to grab the bloody glow. The ferocious and sharp blade qi pushed forward with all its might. That force was indeed extremely dangerous. Fortunately, Jiang Li's defense had always been good, and he forcefully held the blade light in his hand until it was completely shattered.

”The Myriad Slaughter Sect is handling matters. Those who pass this line will be killed!”

After Jiang Li shattered the blade light, he looked at a guard of the Myriad Slaughter Sect below.

The blood saber cultivator stood on a stone monument and pointed the blade at Jiang Li. Judging from his expression, he probably looked forward to Jiang Li charging forward and fighting him.

”These sinners from the Myriad Slaughter Sect are crazy. One day, I, Jiang Li, will uphold justice on behalf of the heavens.”

However, it was not time yet. He and the Great Mountain Alliance were still too weak.

From afar, he looked at Fengdu City.

Just as Zhao Tiangang and the others had said, this ghost city was already in chaos.

All kinds of looting and burning could be heard clearly from dozens of miles away. If one entered, it was hard to guarantee that they would not be involved.

Not to mention that in the center, there were top cultivators of the various great powers of the Eastern Region who were digging a thousand feet underground, intending to forcefully dig out the legendary Fengdu underground palace.

Jiang Li was only interested in the ordinary treasures in the ghost market. With his current strength, he was obviously unable to compete with the other top cultivators.

Now, he could only cooperate with the sword cultivator clone to see if he could find some opportunities.

Jiang Li did not have a conflict with the Blood Saber cultivators of the Myriad Slaughter Sect.

Instead, he turned around and left the Ghost City.

There were also some rogue cultivators from the Eastern Region who had rushed to the vicinity of Fengdu City like him.

Unfortunately, they were a step too late. This city had already been sealed off by the various large sects. They were circling the entire city, trying to find a way to enter from other directions.

However, nearly fifty kilometers around Fengdu City were divided into several areas guarded by different large forces.

With the combat strength invested by the various large sects this time, the defensive net was absolutely firm to an unimaginable extent. Ordinary rogue cultivators could not withstand it at all.

They could only wait there for the opportunity. If the Ghost Kings returned, they might have a chance in the chaos.

At this moment, Jiang Li had found a desolate desert according to what Zhao Tiangang had said. There was not a single blade of grass here and there were no resources, so practically no cultivators would come here. Supposedly, there was a fox demon that could be called a fat sheep hidden beneath this desert.

”Then let me see what this Fengdu Ghost City is made of.”

With a wave of his hand, he released a large number of Soul Burial Ghost Soldiers and let them search this desert. He felt that the Twilight Cave was very closely related to Fengdu City.

In the legends of his previous life, the location of this Fengdu Ghost City was actually not very clear.

The Mythological stories that Jiang Li and most of the ordinary people in his previous life were familiar with should be the various gods of the Heavenly Court, as well as the constellations and celestials in the sky.

As for the ancient legends that controlled the underworld, they should be a series of law-enforcement agencies like the ”Yama Hall”, ”Gates of Hell”, ”Yin-Yang Realm”, and ”Eighteen Levels of Hell”.

Ghost Judge, Bull Head and Horse Face, and the Black and White Deities were the most familiar names to everyone.

However, this Fengdu City was said to be located beside the Six Heavenly River. It had three palaces and nine mansions, and the Imperial Palace was like the Heavenly Court. The Ghost Emperor presided here and commanded a myriad of ghosts and gods. It was the home of the human ghosts.

It sounded like its authority overlapped with Yama Hall's, and its status was even higher.

However, the division of labor between the two was quite unclear. They were both organizations that controlled all the ghosts in the world. Could there be a situation where one person died and two waves of envoys came to capture the souls?

Furthermore, he had never heard of rumors like the Heavenly Court governing Fengdu City.

The Ten Kings of Hell were also directly under the Heavenly Court. There was no such thing as Fengdu Ghost City interfering.

Now that he thought about it, perhaps they were not part of the mythology of the Central Heavenly Court…

Because he had already obtained a rough location from Zhao Tiangang and the others, under the large-scale search of the ghost soldiers, Jiang Li quickly discovered a pile of rocks that had been overturned not long ago.

This rock pile looked ordinary. If not for Zhao Tiangang's information, Jiang Li would not have been so free to dig it up and take a look.

After approaching, he focused his mind and carefully sensed. Soon, he smelled a familiar smell from the gaps of the rock pile.

It was a stench similar to that of a high-grade fox demon. Compared to the smell of the fox girls he had encountered in the Red Lantern Street, the aura here was clearly more high-grade and noble, mixed with a faint and soul-stirring fragrance.

Jiang Li looked around and did not see any other cultivators.

With a thought, his figure was enveloped by green light. Then, his entire body transformed into a slender tree root. He twisted nimbly on the soil twice and entered through the gap in the rock pile in the blink of an eye.

This was an escape technique of the Nine Nether clone's Foundation and Nine Nether Dao Scripture. It had been used in Nightless City, and after a long time, it could already bring Jiang Li along with it.

He transformed into the roots of the Nine Nether Wood, splitting open rocks and soil, crossing mountains and valleys. It was as simple as a fish swaying its tail in the water.

Its speed was fast and hard to detect. It was the best choice to kill and seize treasures.

When cultivated to the limit, one could even rely on such an escape technique to casually return to the Nine Nether Spring.

He followed the gap in the rock pile all the way down. After breaking through another layer of soil, he finally arrived at a relatively spacious underground space.

The shattered rocks here had probably been specially blown up by Zhao Tiangang and the others before they left. They probably wanted to avoid being discovered by other cultivators and planned to come back a few times in the future.

However, because of some relationship between Ink Sect and Jiang Li, they still told him this news.

What surprised Jiang Li was that the underground tomb actually did not seem dark. Rows of Night Pearls the size of heads were embedded in the stone wall, illuminating everything clearly.

Jiang Li shook his head and clicked his tongue in wonder.