Volume 1: Questioning the Past Chapter 56: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind

"You little brat, how shameless of you to speak so arrogantly." A foundation-building cultivator who was approaching quickly from a distance spoke up.
Gu Xiaoxing looked over and saw that it was an old man. He was shocked and said, "Why did an old man come in? He is so old, but he doesn't stay in the sect to retire, but comes to Foundation Building Mountain to join in the fun..."
This made the old man feel ashamed and angry. His poor talent had always been a problem for him. Now that someone pointed it out to him, his old eyes were filled with anger. "You are looking for death!"
Seeing his two foundation-building masters rushing over, the skinny man bound by the Soul Binding Rope became more confident. He sneered again and said, "Do you still want to resist? You are just a mere Qi Condensation Master, but we have two foundation-building masters!"
"Aren't you the one who has no power to resist now?" Gu Xiaoxing didn't know where he got the courage from, he raised his sword and slashed at him.
The skinny man's pupils suddenly contracted. He thought that the other party would be cautious with two foundation-building masters around, but he didn't expect the other party to just chop him without caring. He hurriedly said, "Wait, no...!"
“How dare you, you brat...!” Angry shouts from the foundation-building man were heard in the distance, and they were unable to get there instantly.
Gu Xiaoxing did not hesitate and with one clean and sharp strike of the sword, the head was separated from the man!
"You...!" The old man in the foundation-building stage was so angry that he was about to burst into anger. He made a strange seal with his hands, and light gathered. A beam of spiritual energy spurted out .
The beam of light was so fast that it appeared in front of Gu Xiaoxing in an instant, and it was too late to dodge.
Then don’t hide!
Gu Xiaoxing snorted coldly, and grabbed with his big hand as runes flashed. The light column hit his palm and shattered in an instant as he squeezed it with all his strength.
This horrifying scene immediately calmed the old man who was in the foundation-building stage down a bit and stopped. Although he had poor talent, he had experienced a lot in his decades of practicing Taoism and had discovered that something was wrong.
The other young man did not think so much. After he became a foundation-building person, he only felt that his condensed Qi was so weak. At this moment, he had already rushed to Gu Xiaoxing. What he held in his hand was not a sword, but a strange huge moon blade. He raised both hands at the same time, wanting to cut the opponent in half.
Gu Xiaoxing grinned. He liked to compete with others in strength. He did not dodge or evade. He burst out with all his strength, swung up the top-grade magic weapon, the Zi Ming Sword, and slashed down with one blow.
Click!
The young man who was building his foundation felt his arms tremble violently. He felt that what was falling down was not a long sword, but an infinitely heavy knife that seemed to be able to cut off everything. It was not only the difference in magic weapons, but also the difference in strength levels, which could not be made up for with his slight advantage in cultivation. The huge moon blade broke in the middle in an instant, and then the long sword slashed into his chest.
One sword, and all the heroes will perish!
This is Gu Xiaoxing's fighting style. No matter if the opponent is testing him or not, or if the opponent is careless or not, if he can kill the opponent with one full force attack, he will never give the opponent a chance to regret!
Gu Xiaoxing felt that this was a kind of consideration. After all, regret was not a pleasant feeling...
In the distance, the old man who was building the foundation was as if he had seen a ghost. There was no anger in his heart anymore, only endless fear spreading. He turned around and ran away!
This time, Gu Xiaoxing didn't even search the storage bag of the Foundation Establishment Youth. He chased after him in small steps and found that the Foundation Establishment Old Man was quite fast runner and he couldn't catch up with him for a while. When he saw the old man running towards a dark cave, he got angry. If he really escaped from the Foundation Establishment Mountain through the cave, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?
"Fuck you... stop right there!" In a rage, Gu Xiaoxing grabbed one end of the Soul Binding Rope, and pushed both his cultivation and his physical body to the extreme, and then threw it out with all his strength.
Immediately, the Soul Binding Rope turned into a red lightning, and its speed was so fast that it was almost invisible to the naked eye. It instantly pierced through the chest of the old man who was in the Foundation Establishment stage. The old man looked at the big hole in his chest in disbelief, and then fell straight to the ground.
At this point, the three Qi Condensing and four Foundation Building people of Changle Sect... were all killed!
Gu Xiaoxing then breathed a sigh of relief and quickly disposed of the bodies of everyone from Changle Sect, leaving as few traces as possible. He then found a slightly more secret place and refined all the storage bags he had obtained, except for some spirit stones and low-level magic tools and pills.
"A dignified young master and four foundation-building masters only have one top-grade magic weapon in total. Isn't the Changle Sect too poor?" Gu Xiaoxing was very dissatisfied with the harvest. He felt that a dignified young master of a sect should have at least a magic weapon. But after checking, he found that there was only one top-grade magic weapon, let alone a magic weapon. It was a shabby mask at that. It looked eerie and it was not a good thing at first glance. Only a devil would use it.
Fortunately, three people who appeared later brought him another twelve drops of foundation-building spiritual liquid, and he reluctantly accepted it. All in all, he already had a total of thirty-seven drops of foundation-building spiritual liquid. If he wanted to collect one hundred drops in the remaining days, it would not be difficult to build a spiritual foundation.
But Gu Xiaoxing was not convinced. Why should he have to build his spiritual foundation when his immortal foundation was taken away by others? Why?
"Break the alchemy furnace!"
Gu Xiaoxing became angrier the more he thought about it. Finally, he took out the top-grade magic mask, looked at it, and fell silent.
This mask looks like a ghost face, eerie and a little creepy. He has tried it. Although this mask is a top-grade magic weapon, it is not high-end. Its only function is to block the detection of other people's spiritual sense. Generally speaking, this kind of top-grade magic weapon can only block the spiritual sense of the foundation-building stage at most, and it is useless when facing the Jindan stage.
"But that's enough!" Gu Xiaoxing's face turned grim, and he made a decision. It was unrealistic to kill a thousand stone demon spirits by himself, so, "Since the broken pill furnace can rob me, why can't I rob you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he put on the mask!
Time has come to the fourth day. Although the world in the cave is very large, a few days are enough for many disciples of the sects to gather together. Therefore, more and more people are building foundations in the cave. The competition for the foundation-building opportunities only really begins after they have built their foundations!
Compared to those sects that have maps and strongholds, the Soul-Devouring Sect seems to be much more passive, and even several people have died in just four days!
In a place in the north-central part of the world in the cave, the black ancient sword in Chen Zili's hand was not stained with blood, but there was a corpse under the sword, the corpse of a powerful foundation-building master!
Although Chen Zili looked a little embarrassed at the moment, he had won. He took away the storage bag left by the foundation-building master and quickly left and disappeared...
On the other hand, Li Wenru was much more relaxed. She was lucky and did not encounter any danger along the way. She even met two fellow disciples along the way.
At this time, a huge pillar appeared in front of the three people. The pillar was bigger than any other pillar they had seen in the cave. Out of curiosity, the three people carefully approached it...
As for Gu Xiaoxing, his goal was much clearer. He ran towards the circles on the map. Each circle represented a special pillar. The strongholds of those sects were located in these special pillars!
After passing through several special pillars in succession and dealing with the stone monsters he encountered along the way to obtain several drops of foundation-building spiritual liquid, Gu Xiaoxing finally found a group of people under a pillar that was about a hundred feet in diameter and darker in color than the other pillars around it!
Gu Xiaoxing did not act rashly, but hid in a secret place to observe for a while. He seemed to feel that the ghost mask was not reliable enough, so he put a breath-suppressing talisman on himself.
Looking quietly, there are five people sitting in a circle under the pillar, seemingly discussing something!
"Four foundation-building people... not bad!" Gu Xiaoxing groaned. He felt that if there were only four mortal foundation-building people, he could barely handle it, but if there were more, it would be a bit tricky.
From their clothes and badges, Gu Xiaoxing could tell their identities. They were from the Changkong Sect, and together with Changhuan and Changle, they were known as the "Three Changmens", and their strengths were similar.
Since they were called the "Three Leaders", Gu Xiaoxing felt that he could not favor one over the other, so he prepared to take action, but suddenly, he thought of a serious problem.
"Even if I rob them now, how much foundation-building spiritual liquid do I have? Shouldn't I give them some time and wait until they have collected most of it before taking action?"
Gu Xiaoxing hesitated. Should he kill the animal now or fatten it up before killing it?
This is a question worth pondering!
In the end, Gu Xiaoxing decided to "rest" for a few days. Anyway, there was still , so he might as well look for the bases of other sects first, and then record them one by one, and finally choose some easy-to-control ones...
Soon, Gu Xiaoxing had a plan in mind. Under the mask, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he even licked his lips subconsciously.
But then, his expression changed and a wild laugh came from the sky.
"Hahaha! Changkong Gate, you are really here!"
Gu Xiaoxing quickly hid deeper and saw a group of people flying towards the five people from Changkong Gate.
The five people from Changkong Sect immediately changed their expressions. The young man in the lead couldn't believe it and said, "Changhuan Sect, how could you know..."
Although Changkong Sect and Changhuan Sect are two of the "Three Long Sects", they are mortal enemies! However, halfway through his words, the young man seemed to realize something and turned his head suddenly, only to find that someone next to him sneered and slapped him with his palm.
Although the young man reacted quickly and used a magic weapon to block, he was still knocked back by the foundation-building attack, spitting blood from his mouth and flying backwards.
The other three were about to take action, but the Foundation Establishment cultivator retreated after one strike, and then surrounded them together with the six people from Changhuan Sect.
The leader of Chang Huan Sect was also a young man who had reached the Qi Condensation stage. He looked very proud at the moment and said, "You never expected that, did you? We have planted a lot of spies around you. Of the three Chang Sects, only our Chang Huan Sect will be left in the end! Now, do you want to obediently hand over everything and beg for mercy, or do you want us to kill you and take it for you?"
Of course, the people of Changkong Sect would not surrender easily, but the gap between the two sides was too big, with three foundation-building masters versus six. After a fierce battle, they didn't even have a chance to escape and were all killed. However, they did fight to the death to injure one person and then replaced him!
The young master of Chang Huan Sect seemed very dissatisfied with the outcome of the battle, and directed his anger at the previous traitor, saying sternly: "With such a good opportunity before, why didn't you attack the foundation building, but chose to sneak attack a Qi Condensation waste?"
Faced with the question, the rebel showed a meaningful smile and said slowly: "Guess."
As soon as these words came out, the young master of Chang Huan Sect immediately felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. He was secretly alert and frowned, "What do you mean?"
However, the traitor said nothing, but slapped the injured foundation-building cultivator not far away, killing him and then retreated away instantly.
The young master of Changhuan Sect looked extremely ugly. Just as he was about to order a hunt and killing, he burst into laughter again.