44: A breakthrough?

A dozen Formation Flags flew into the ground, and immediately, streams of Spiritual Qi formed a specific Spiritual Prison. The entire hundred-meter radius became the locked-earth range of the Earth Lock Formation.

Especially since the Spiritual Qi here was dense, it further enhanced the power of the Earth Lock Formation.

"Go!" With the Earth Lock Formation ready, the group prepared to trap their prey.

Although he was at the Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level, he had sustained such severe injuries and had consumed most of his Spiritual Qi, so the three of them weren't overly afraid.

Lin Shimo walked at the very front, and in front of him were three Iron Corpses.

The Iron Corpses all gleamed with a cold light and had corpse hair, which made Lin Shiming feel a bit disgusted.

Especially when he saw Lin Shimo caressing these three Iron Corpses for quite a while.

Of course, Lin Shiming didn't delay either. He brought out both the Red-haired Demon Monkey and the Golden Winged Mantis. At this moment, Lin Shiming dared not be careless.

Most of his strength was related to the Serpent Vine Flower, which he couldn't use right now.

When the Red-haired Demon Monkey emerged, it was holding the Profound Water Heavy Mountain, looking curiously into the cave, while the Golden Winged Mantis obediently followed behind Lin Shiming.

"Seventh Brother, this Mantis of yours, you didn't buy it at the market last time, did you?" Lin Shijie asked with some doubt.

This Mantis was entirely golden and imposing, not to mention much larger than ordinary Green-Winged Mantises!

Its Spiritual Might crushed the latter by an unknown amount.

"That's right!" Lin Shiming didn't say much. Although Lin Shijie was curious, now was not the time to ask many questions.

After making all preparations, the three of them began to walk into the cave!

Just then, a figure suddenly rushed out from inside, and a High Grade second-tier Magical Artifact Flying Sword swiftly slashed towards them.

"Damn you, Lin Family brat! To set up an Earth Lock Formation to trap my Spirit Beast!" The Yellow-robed Cultivator, after retrieving the treasure, naturally wanted to use an Earth Escape Technique to flee.

However, he didn't expect to be trapped by the Earth Lock Formation, which perfectly countered him. Without destroying the formation's foundation, the Earth Escape Talisman was useless!

"I'm going to cut you into a thousand pieces!"

This sword strike carried endless roars and shouts.

Lin Shimo's Iron Corpse charged forward first but was instantly split by a single sword strike from the Spirit Sword.

The remaining two hadn't even charged over before they were directly bypassed, and the attack continued to slash towards Lin Shimo.

Lin Shijie roared, also activating all his Spiritual Power. A High Grade Li Fire Sword slashed towards the earthy-yellow Spirit Sword.

Clang!

With a crisp sound, the Yellow-robed Cultivator's earthy-yellow Spirit Sword, as expected of a High Grade Spirit Sword, still held the upper hand and continued to slash with its lingering power.

The Yellow-robed Cultivator sneered, urging his Magical Artifact Flying Sword to increase its power!

Boom!

The next moment, to his astonishment, he heard two 'ao ao' cries, and a miniature mountain suddenly smashed over.

His sword was as if it had been heavily struck by a mountain, instantly changing direction drastically.

Heavy, incomparably heavy.

With his sword redirected, it naturally returned without success.

But it should be noted that there were still two Iron Corpses at this moment, also furiously clawing towards the Yellow-robed Cultivator.

Each of these Iron Corpses was equivalent to a Middle Stage Qi Refining Cultivator, but what made them more formidable than Middle Stage Cultivators was that they feared no death, and their bodies were as sturdy as iron!

The cave was already narrow, and the Yellow-robed Cultivator had nowhere to evade!

He could only take out another shield Magical Artifact and fiercely swat away the two Iron Corpses.

A sword light shot out. This time, Lin Shijie's sword still carried intensely burning flames.

It slashed with immense ferocity towards the Yellow-robed Cultivator.

The Yellow-robed Cultivator once again controlled his Spirit Sword to defend.

"Damn it, if only my Spiritual Qi wasn't insufficient?" The Yellow-robed Cultivator was furious and extremely helpless. In his Storage Pouch, there were several powerful Magical Artifacts, but his Spiritual Qi had already been largely depleted, and he had barely escaped death from Lin Xianzhi's sword strike.

The Spiritual Qi recovered with Spirit Stones was merely a drop in the bucket!

However, even so, his High Grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword was far superior to Lin Shijie's Li Fire Sword.

Yet, with another 'boom' sound, the Red-haired Demon Monkey in the distance, at some unknown point, had picked up the Profound Water Heavy Mountain again.

It smashed over once more, forcibly deflecting his High Grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword again.

This made the Yellow-robed Cultivator so angry he wanted to spit blood!

This method of throwing stones was simply too insulting!

"First, I'll kill you, you beast!" The Yellow-robed Cultivator once again exerted himself to control a sword, slashing towards the Red-haired Demon Monkey!

The Red-haired Demon Monkey immediately dodged to the side, while Lin Shiming at this moment controlled the Ink Lotus Sword, slashing towards the Spirit Sword.

Lin Shiming's Spiritual Qi was already scarce, so the power of his Spirit Sword was naturally not great!

Eh!

The Yellow-robed Cultivator suddenly seemed to have discovered a new world, his eyes like an eagle's, targeting Lin Shiming.

This was a huge Breakthrough point!

The Yellow-robed Cultivator ignored everything and instantly rushed towards Lin Shiming. His High Grade Spirit Sword clashed with Lin Shijie's, and his defensive shield fended off the attacks from the two Iron Corpses and Lin Shimo.

He himself wielded a High Grade sword, charging towards Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming was also greatly alarmed and quickly slapped down three or four Spirit Talismans, one of which was a High Grade Water Shield Talisman.

Numerous Spiritual Shields rose, but they only barely blocked the Yellow-robed Cultivator's attack. The High Grade Ink Lotus Sword was even sent flying.

And at this moment, the Red-haired Demon Monkey picked up the Profound Water Heavy Mountain again.

Meanwhile, Lin Shiming suddenly chanted the ordinary Wood Vine Technique, and countless vines in the cave almost instantly trapped the Yellow-robed Cultivator. Before he could break free, a massive small mountain smashed over—it was the Profound Water Heavy Mountain!

The Yellow-robed Cultivator had seen the power of the Profound Water Heavy Mountain and quickly controlled his Flying Sword to deflect it!

And just at this moment, a golden light shot out.

"A mere second-tier Medium Grade Mantis!" The Yellow-robed Cultivator slapped down a body-protecting Spirit Talisman, but before he could finish his mockery, he realized that the golden Mantis's speed was terrifyingly fast, not much inferior to a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

As its two golden-yellow scythe-like forelegs swung, the Yellow-robed Cultivator saw his body-protecting Spirit Talisman instantly torn apart.

At the same time, his neck was also severed!

The Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Huang Family Cultivator, deceased!

Even in death, the Yellow-robed Cultivator never imagined that what killed him was a second-tier Yao Beast Mantis.

With a 'thud,' Lin Shiming, depleted of Spiritual Qi, fell to the ground again, breathing heavily.

Lin Shijie and Lin Shimo in the distance also rushed over to help Lin Shiming up.

The Golden Winged Mantis flew back again, shrinking behind Lin Shiming, constantly nudging Lin Shiming with its golden triangular head, seemingly asking for praise.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey also retrieved the Profound Water Heavy Mountain, walked to Lin Shiming's side, and patted Lin Shiming's Storage Pouch with one hand, while still playing with the Profound Water Heavy Mountain with the other.

It let out two 'ao ao' cries, and the Golden Winged Mantis behind it also seemed to sense that it was time to eat, chirping 'zhi zhi'.

"Seventh Brother, these two Spirit Beasts of yours are very good! This second one must be the descendant of those two Yao Monkeys from Peach Blossom Valley!" Lin Shijie, seeing that Lin Shiming was only exhausted, immediately turned his gaze to the Red-haired Demon Monkey and the Golden Winged Mantis, his eyes filled with praise.

"Hmm, let's first see what treasures there are!" Lin Shiming changed the subject, beginning to anticipate the treasures they might obtain.