Chapter 44: Sudden Attack

At this time, the sky was dark and the moon was rising. The dark treetops at the foot of the mountain covered the ground one by one. A faint path led to the mountain. There were thorns and bushes on the roadside. On the platform halfway up the mountain, there were only a few huge pine trees swaying in the night wind. The grass on the platform was sparse and the rocks were exposed.

Ji Junshi had been observing Li Yan. After he picked up the dumped water bag just now, he found something different. The color of the rock beside Li Yan was different from other places under the moonlight. The color was a little darker. There was nothing wrong with the deepening of the water stains. After all, that place was soaked by the water spilled when the water bag was dumped, so it was different from other places.

But just when Master Ji was about to look away, he felt something was wrong, so he looked back at that place again. He focused his mind and filled his eyes with spiritual power. At this time, he could see things in the moonlight just like in the daytime. He found that there seemed to be a glimmer of light in that place, which was obviously the reflection of water attached to something. However, due to the distance, he could not see it clearly with his current magic power. He lowered his head and looked at the foot and the mountainside. He calculated in his mind that there were no big trees from the foot of the mountain upwards. Basically, there were thorny shrubs spreading upwards. This kind of low vegetation mostly grew horizontally from the roots close to the ground, with branches and vines crisscrossing. It was obviously very difficult to hide quietly in the meantime, but there were still several taller trees at the nearest foot of the mountain.

At that moment, he swung down from the huge treetop, like a clever squirrel, and came to the tree in a few steps. After a few more leaps, he was already under the trees at the foot of the mountain. Then he chose a tree with the best view of Li Yan and climbed up again.

Li Yan sat on the rock, closed his eyes and leaned against a pine tree. He seemed to be dozing, but in fact he had increased his spiritual power to the maximum and listened to the sounds around him with all his heart.

He had been here for more than two days. Just now, he suddenly felt as if he was being spied on. Although he did not hear any sound, nor did he see any people or animals, in a short moment, the natural balance between heaven and earth that he had become familiar with here suddenly seemed to be torn apart by someone.

"Is this him? It's a pity that he has only practiced the "Guishui Sutra" to the peak of the middle stage of the first level. If he can break through to the second level, he can release his consciousness. In that case, the chance of saving his life will be much greater."

After practicing the "Guishui Sutra" for several months, his mana has increased rapidly, and he has also become familiar with the many functions of this immortal method. Since this immortal method is to cultivate the five elements and generate each other, his mana is much higher than that of the cultivators of the same level. For example, ordinary cultivators can release their consciousness only when they are in the third level of the Condensation Stage, while the "Guishui Sutra" can release it when it breaks through to the second level of the Condensation Stage.

"It is certain that it was not Hong Linying just now. I have given him the 'breath guidance technique' as the first level of the 'wood Yin Gong'. Those formulas are genuine things. He will not be able to find any problems in a short time. However, he has no spiritual roots and cannot practice induction. But as long as he feels that the 'secret book' is not fake, he can see the extraordinary features. With his martial arts fanatic nature, he should come to fight to get the subsequent skills. Then the abnormal feeling just now is very likely that Ji Wenhe has found this place. Although it is only a momentary feeling, it can still be basically determined. Now Ji Wenhe has chased here, but Hong Linying has not arrived yet. Can I only fight alone?"

Ji Junshi came to the treetop again. Although this tree only grew at the foot of the mountain and was not as tall as the trees when he was lurking before, he could still barely see the platform, and the line of sight was much closer.

After a while, the military division could not help but reveal a trace of ridicule on his dark face, "It turned out to be a strong twisted crossbow. Hong Linying actually gave him this thing. It is really vicious. If one is not careful, it will be a big trouble."

"Strong twisted crossbow", the string is made of several ordinary monster tendons twisted together, equipped with a crossbow box, which contains seven strong crossbows, and the crossbow arrows are loaded into the box in advance. The shooting power is five or six times that of ordinary bows and arrows, and two or three times that of ordinary crossbow arrows. Generally, it is pulled by three to four people, but this is too practical. After continuous improvement by the military craftsmen, it can be controlled by a master who has practiced internal skills. But even so, a second-rate master in the world can only fire three crossbows in a row. Therefore, after further improvement, a groove was added to this crossbow, which can accommodate the forefoot of an adult, and the crossbow machine can be fired by the leg power. An ordinary adult may also fire one, so it is also called "strong foot crossbow".

This kind of portable weapon with huge lethality can be fatal even to immortal cultivators. For ordinary cultivators who are not in the foundation-building stage, except for their magical powers and some immortal arts, their physical toughness is only slightly stronger than ordinary people. If they are hit by such a deadly weapon, they will also die. However, if they have taken precautions in advance, it will be a different story.

There is another kind of cultivator, the body-refining cultivator. Even if this kind of cultivator is in the Qi Condensation stage, its physical toughness is far different from that of ordinary people. The specific degree of toughness depends on the physical skills they practice.

Military Advisor Ji carefully observed the small area. The "Strong Foot Crossbow" was hidden in the gap between the huge rock and the ground. Maybe the gap was not big, and it was also to take it out quickly and not easily expose the intention, so only a little bowstring was exposed. Li Yan accidentally knocked over the water bag just now, and some water drops were stuck on the bowstring. If he hadn't noticed the reflection of the water on the string, he would have been careless and got tricked. He would have hated Hong Linying for giving such a killing weapon to Li Yan.

Looking at the low thorny bushes extending from the tree to the mountain, Military Advisor Ji frowned. He was about 200 feet away from the halfway point of the mountain. If he could sneak another 100 feet, he was absolutely sure that he could get in front of Li Yan before he could react.

However, his brows relaxed immediately. This was not a problem at all. Now that Li Yan had been found, all he had to do was wait, wait for an opportunity.

To put it bluntly, this time is to wait until Li Yan is tired. Even if he is at the third level of Qi Condensation, he still cannot use meditation to replace sleep, not to mention that he is at the early stage of Qi Condensation.

Li Yan sat on the rock like this. The night in the valley was getting darker and darker, and the moonlight on the top was getting cooler and cooler. As he felt tired, he slowly relaxed his body and leaned against the pine tree. His eyes closed involuntarily.

Master Ji lay on the tree, watching Li Yan without blinking. At this time, it was already midnight. Seeing Li Yan slowly closing his eyes, he also began to slowly close his eyes and slowly adjust his spiritual power. The two nights of high mental tension, coupled with the constant running, even a cultivator as strong as him was very tired.

Now that it was confirmed that Li Yan had begun to sleep, he began to adjust his breath and accumulate strength, and by the way, let Li Yan fall into a deeper sleep.

Half an hour later, Master Ji slowly opened his eyes, looked at Li Yan for a while, and then disappeared from the tree. Then he was seen on the way up the mountain, and his figure flashed again, and then disappeared. The next moment, he flashed in a farther place, and only occasionally the thorn branches on the path swayed slightly.

Looking at the platform on the mountainside that was getting closer and closer, Master Ji was as calm as water. Li Yan became clearer and clearer in his eyes. He silently calculated in his heart that in two more breaths, he could get in front of Li Yan. Looking at Li Yan sleeping quietly against the tree, he suddenly felt uneasy inexplicably, "How can a person sleep so peacefully in this valley?" Even though there were fewer monsters in this place for some reason, as he got closer and saw Li Yan's sleeping posture more clearly, he felt more and more uneasy, so his spiritual power rushed to his legs and he no longer concealed his figure.

Just as the Third Army Division made the decision, Li Yan, who was leaning against the tree, suddenly opened his eyes. A resolute look flashed in his bloodshot eyes. He lowered his body, and one hand and one foot had already stretched under the rock. The next moment, he only needed to take, set, and release.

The Third Army Division was still in mid-air. Seeing Li Yan's eyes suddenly open, he secretly said "not good" in his heart, but he had made a judgment in a flash, and rushed to the "strong foot crossbow".

It's a long story, but in fact it was just a breath. Li Yan's hand just touched the bowstring, and he was about to pull it out immediately after holding it. The Third Army Division rushed to him first with the sound of his black robe rustling. He bent his fingers into claws with his two hands, grabbed Li Yan's outstretched wrist with one hand, and grabbed the bowstring in the crack of the stone with the other hand.

Li Yan was shocked when he saw this, and he didn't dare to take the "strong foot crossbow". His arms quickly retracted, and his toes kicked the ground, and his body rolled to the side in embarrassment.

Ji Junshi grabbed nothing with one hand. He was trying to grab two objects at the same time. Due to his limited arm span, his other hand had already grabbed the bowstring in the gap between the rock and the ground. His body had already fallen to the ground due to exhaustion. He pulled outwards and touched the ground with his toes. He wanted to grab the crossbow and then jumped into the air again to capture Li Yan.

Li Yan had already rolled away from the rock surface and had not yet stood up and stood steadily. Ji Junshi only needed to jump and fall to reach him.

However, at this moment, Ji Junshi suddenly felt his feet tighten, and a strong force lifted him upside down. In just a moment, he was already in the air. However, with a loud "click", his body speed suddenly increased, and his whole body fell rapidly to the cliff behind the pine tree, like a meteor falling to the ground.

This sudden change shocked Master Ji.

In a hurry, he felt dizzy, and there was a whirring wind in his ears. His body fell down the cliff like a meteor. In just one or two breaths, he had fallen seven or eight feet.

Master Ji was good. He calmed down for a while, flicked his fingers, and an arc-shaped wind blade flew under his feet. Then his feet felt light and his falling momentum slowed down. He saw the opportunity and grabbed the cliff with his other hand like lightning. With a muffled "puff", he actually embedded his five fingers deeply into the hard granite cliff. Then, with the five fingers exerting force, his body was lifted up again. His toes touched the protruding part of the cliff, and his body was lifted up more than ten feet high. Then, his feet tapped several places in succession, and he was back on the cliff.

At this time, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground was faintly heard from the bottom of the valley below. It seemed that the height of the cliff was not less than 100 feet. As soon as the military division master Ji climbed up the cliff, he saw a figure rushing down the mountain. It turned out that Li Yan had just stretched his head to look down the cliff. He saw that the military division master Ji had only fallen seven or eight feet, and then used the magic to cut the huge rock under his feet, and flew up again. He felt something was wrong.

Seeing this, the military division master Ji shouted, "Where are you going, evil disciple?" He was already very angry, and his murderous intent was rising in his heart. He was actually tricked by this kid. If he hadn't possessed the magic, he would have been buried under the cliff. Until now, he didn't know how he fell into the kid's trap.

The angry shout shook the forest valley, and the birds in the forest flew out. Li Yan in front heard this and was already very anxious. He rushed to the thorn bushes on the side of the path down the mountain. He didn't care about the thorns cutting his body, and rolled out sideways.

Seeing this, the military division snorted again and rushed out in the air, but Li Yan also rolled up at the risk of his life. The speed of going down the mountain was really much faster. After a few ups and downs, the military division failed to stop him. After a few more breaths, he was almost at the foot of the mountain, but the military division had barely caught up with Li Yan. Seeing that Li Yan, who was wearing a torn black robe, had stopped rolling by force, and had stood up and disappeared into the woods, the military division was in mid-air, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes. He flicked his finger again, and a blue light arc wind blade slashed towards Li Yan's legs. He was going to cut Li Yan off from the legs.

Li Yan's whole body was filled with spiritual power. Although he had suffered many injuries, they were all superficial injuries. His internal organs were protected by spiritual power and were not injured at all. Just as he stood up and was about to sink into the forest, he suddenly felt a sharp force shooting towards his legs. He immediately felt a warning sign in his heart. He immediately poured spiritual power into his legs and twisted his body forcefully, and he went in the wrong direction. This sudden twist made his internal organs feel stuffy and he almost fainted. Then he felt a sharp pain in his legs. Looking down, a blue light blade had already brushed his thigh and flashed by, bringing out a piece of flesh and blood. It turned out that although his reaction was fast, he was far behind the experienced Master Ji in terms of magic power, martial arts, and fighting experience. Not to mention that Master Ji used fairy magic to attack. Although his thigh was not completely cut off, a large piece of flesh and blood was still taken away from his leg.

Li Yan groaned and fell down due to the loss of strength in his legs. Seeing this, Advisor Ji smiled sinisterly and stepped forward.