"Oh, those three old thieves, one at the mid-stage, and two at the early stage. I am also at the mid-stage, but I can't beat all three of them."
The old man was very frank.
"One at the mid-stage, two at the early stage..."
Wan Lei pondered the opponent's strength. After thinking, he and Xiao Yu could probably win and kill them together. But to know oneself and the enemy, and to be more confident, Wan Lei still asked a few more questions.
"What are their attributes, and what are the characteristics of the runes they cultivate?"
"Little friend, you intend to..."
The old man was speechless, and everyone was surprised. They all realized what Wan Lei was planning to do.
Wan Lei remained silent and nodded.
"Absolutely not. Those three old thieves are at the Taiheng realm cultivation. How can you, a mere Taiyue realm, possibly be their match? This is asking for death. No, I will not agree to you going."
Compassionate Patriarch Xiangren immediately became anxious. He couldn't bear to see anyone being bullied, let alone watching this young friend go to his death.
"You don't understand my strength. I won't do anything I'm not confident about.
Senior, either we go directly to find them, or you tell me their intelligence. Once I understand it, I'll have more confidence before going to find them."
"But..."
"My mind is made up."
"Alas, fine. The Three Oddities of Jingshan are three biological brothers, all old monsters who have lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and even participated in the war between immortals and gods back then.
All three brothers are fire-attribute. The eldest is Gou Mo, the strongest, at the mid-stage cultivation. The second is Gou Li, at the early stage. The third is Gou Wan, also at the early stage.
The runes cultivated by the three brothers are their ancestral Li Fire runes. Once activated, these runes can increase their combat power by 10% out of nowhere, and their physical bodies will also become stronger.
What's more important is that the three brothers have a joint attack formation called the Three Tai Li Fire Formation. When they attack together, they can unleash the power of the late Taiheng realm.
If you are going to deal with them, you must not let them combine their formation.
How you do it specifically depends on your own judgment.
Forget it, I'll go with you all. I can't just sit here and enjoy the benefits while you risk your lives to help me get back my carving knife..."
"Senior, please stay and keep watch here. With you here, I can rest assured even with those three here. As for those three old thieves, leave them to us. Please don't worry.
By the way, where is the address?"
...
After leaving the Xiangren Sect, Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu sped towards the northwest. Jingshan was not far from the Xiangren Sect, less than ten thousand li away. At their speed, they arrived after flying for a quarter of an hour.
Jingshan was a low mountain, not very large. The mountain was lush and green, with an excellent environment. Several small paths wound down from the summit.
There were some small architectural complexes on the summit, not as grand as the Xiangren Sect. However, the disciples of the Three Oddities of Jingshan were not many, only a few hundred. This scale was quite sufficient for them.
There wasn't even a sect-guarding formation on the mountain.
Wan Lei's divine sense swept over, and the cultivation of everyone on the mountain was clearly perceived. The three Taiheng realm old monsters were all in the main hall, while a few Taiyue realm cultivators were stationed in various places.
Wan Lei's divine sense also alerted the people on Jingshan, and a few Taiyue realm cultivators immediately flew out.
"Who are you, and why have you come to my Jingshan!"
A middle-aged cultivator shouted angrily.
Alas, they are not friendly at all. They can't even compare to the Xiangren Sect.
However, Wan Lei had no intention of talking to them. Since they were here, they would just kill them.
Asking them for the Taishang Carving Knife would definitely not work, as not everyone was as enthusiastic and helpful as Patriarch Xiangren. They would not easily hand over treasures obtained through painstaking effort.
And asking Wan Lei to buy it, he had no money. Although he had a lot of mine crystals and spirit stones now, he didn't believe that the little money he had on him could buy a treasured heirloom of a Xianjing sect.
If it were any other time, Wan Lei would naturally not do something like robbing someone's treasure, but the situation was special now. Qingwu was in mortal danger, so no matter how principled he was, he had to break it.
Moreover, this was what they had defrauded from Patriarch Xiangren. If I rob bad people, it's not a crime...
Well, that's right.
Wan Lei's body was filled with lightning, and he was about to make a move, but the ice mountain loli beside him was faster. With a wave of her hand, several wind blades were flung out, directly knocking the Taiyue realm cultivators away.
The cultivators' abdomens were bleeding profusely, and some had even injured their dantian. They crashed into the ground, smashing several large pits and knocking down several houses.
The commotion caused by the fighting finally alerted the Three Oddities of Jingshan, and the three of them flew out of the main hall, charging furiously towards Wan Lei and the other person.
Neither side said a word and began to fight.
For Wan Lei, there was no need to speak. They came to fight and rob.
For the Three Oddities, there was also no need to speak. They were just two Taiyue realm petty thieves. They would capture them first, cripple their cultivation, and then inquire about their intentions.
Since the other party had attacked and injured them, you couldn't still think they were here to deliver gifts as guests, could you?
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu simultaneously attacked one of the opponents.
Given that the three of them had a joint attack formation, they had to quickly deal with one person to prevent them from forming the attack.
This was exactly what Wan Lei did when he saved Qi Manyao by killing the Heavenly Tribulation group back then.
And according to Young Master Lei's racing principle, one should always pick the weakest to fight.
The opponent had one Taiheng realm mid-stage cultivator, one Taiheng realm early-stage cultivator, and another who looked the youngest and weakest, seemingly having just broken through to the Taiheng realm not long ago.
Naturally, they had to pick the weakest one to fight.
Although Wan Lei had heard the names of the three opponents once, he hadn't remembered them, only remembering their surname was Gou. But he figured the readers hadn't remembered them either, so Wan Lei affectionately called them Gou Da, Gou Er, and Gou San.
Their target this time was Gou San, the weakest in cultivation.
Fang Xiaoyu merged with the hurricane, turning herself into a wind blade and charging towards Gou San.
Gou San was greatly alarmed and instinctively retreated. His two brothers immediately went to block Fang Xiaoyu.
Fang Xiaoyu, transformed into a wind blade, collided with Gou Da and Gou Er, and was blocked. But this was just her diversionary tactic; her true killing blow was on Wan Lei.
After the attention of the three was drawn by Fang Xiaoyu, Wan Lei used his Thunder Escape to teleport directly behind Gou San. He mobilized all his cultivation, combined with the offensive power of the Metal Thunder, and his Hao Tian Battle Body's physical strength erupted instantly. He unleashed Thunder Slash, channeling all his attack power into a single point, aimed directly at Gou San's dantian.
For cultivators in the Xianjing realm, losing their heads was not fatal, and their dantian could be restored with elixirs. However, it was not something that could be recovered in a short period.