Chapter 256: Capturing

Chapter 256: Capturing

Just as Zhao Jiudou was beginning to have second thoughts and preparing to retreat, the Deep EarthSpirit General had already taken action. Utilizing marvelous earth escape techniques, the Deep EarthSpirit General stealthily moved through the ground, avoiding the sand monsters' attention, and arrived beneath the enormous cocoon.The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

At this moment, not only did Zhao Jiudou have several new wounds on his body, but he also felt his true qi greatly depleted, leaving him exhausted and weak all over. He knew that if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't have another chance. Gathering his remaining courage, Zhao Jiudou repelled the sand monsters that were entangling him and rushed towards the exit of the hall.

The group of sand monsters was not willing to let him go easily and immediately chased after him relentlessly.

Seemingly sensing the Deep EarthSpirit General's approach, the enormous cocoon began to tremble violently. The numerous sand monsters pursuing Zhao Jiudou also shuddered and then abandoned the chase. As if they had gone mad, they desperately rushed toward the massive pupa.

As Zhao Jiudou was retreating, relieved from the pressure due to the sand monsters' departure, he suddenly paused, realizing that someone else was invading the giant cocoon.

Upon this realization, Zhao Jiudou felt anger rising within him. It turned out to be a case of a mantis stalking the cicada while unaware of the oriole behind. He had put in so much effort, risking his life, only to serve as a pawn for someone else, unknowingly benefiting some unknown party.

Just as Zhao Jiudou was contemplating what to do, a silent attack descended from behind. Meng Zhang unleashed the venomous teeth of his flying sword and employed the Lifeless Killing Sword technique to launch a surprise attack.

After the intense battle, Zhao Jiudou was already in a precarious state. Caught off guard by the ambush of the deadly Lifeless Killing Sword, he was undoubtedly hit.

With Zhao Jiudou weakened from the blow, Meng Zhang immediately followed up with lethal moves, relentlessly targeting vital points. In a moment, Zhao Jiudou succumbed, carrying a deep sense of resentment in his heart.

While Meng Zhang might be capable of defeating Zhao Jiudou in a direct confrontation, it would not have been so easy to kill him.

After taking down Zhao Jiudou, Meng Zhang didn't bother to touch any of his belongings; instead, he released the Solar True Flame, burning the corpse and all the items on it to ashes, completely erasing any traces.

Disciples at the Foundation Building stage, like Zhao Jiudou, were not considered insignificant figures in sects with Gold Core cultivators like the Flying Swan Sect.

Meng Zhang knew that some Gold Core Daoist Masters possessed secret techniques to trace their disciples and even their belongings through the residual aura left behind. However, he was not currently strong enough to crack such techniques.

To be safe, caution was paramount. Flying Swan Sect, as a powerful entity, was not one that Taiyi Sect or Meng Zhang could dare provoke openly.

He sent out multiple communication talismans again, roughly explaining what had happened here and informed the people in Forest Spring Watch.

After dealing with Zhao Jiudou's remains, Meng Zhang left the sand monster's nest and returned to the surface. He emerged quite a distance away from where he had entered the underground.

After a while, Deep EarthSpirit General also shook off the sand monsters that were tracking him and hurried to join Meng Zhang.

Deep EarthSpirit General's luck was neither good nor bad; he managed to snatch two spiritual source pearls.

Not long after Meng Zhang and Deep EarthSpirit General reunited, they received a communication talisman from Forest Spring Watch, ordering them to gather there.

They hurried over and found the others at the place they had entered the sand monster's nest.

Forest Spring Watch's Guang HuiDaoist, upon receiving Lin Bailin's communication talisman, hurriedly led his people to this location. At the same time, he ordered several other cultivators to rush here as soon as possible.

When everyone had arrived, Guang HuiDaoist solemnly recounted Zhao Jiudou's actions.

Upon hearing the story, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and condemned Zhao Jiudou one after another.

Meng Zhang also joined in, cursing Zhao Jiudou with the others. To betray one's comrades for the sake of personal gain when facing the common enemy of humanity, the sand monsters, was a heinous crime.

However, despite their anger, it wasn't practical to take any direct action against Zhao Jiudou. After all, he was a disciple of Flying Swan Sect, and even the affiliated sects like Taiyi Sect and Forest Spring Watch's Sect Master Guang HuiDaoist couldn't simply dispose of him.

Zhao Jiudou had not come to join the others, and his whereabouts were unknown. Most likely, he had fled early, afraid of his plot against Lin Bailin being exposed.

Although Guang HuiDaoist couldn't order a pursuit of Zhao Jiudou, he wasn't about to let the matter go easily. He decided that after this battle, he would communicate with Flying Swan Sect and explain the whole situation, demanding an explanation from them.

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