Chapter 284 Separate Actions

In the open space not far away, dozens of pale ghosts surrounded Hong Xi and Jia Zhiyi like flies, constantly attacking.

Hong Xi's whole body exuded an earthy yellow light, and his body expanded in a circle, rushing back and forth among the ghosts. Any ghost he bumped into would immediately be torn apart as if it had a physical body.

However, there are many shrewd people among these ghosts who will burrow into the ground in time before Hong Xi rushes in, or disappear into black smoke.

On the other side, Jia Zhiyi was sitting cross-legged in meditation. His clothes were ragged, his breath was weak, and he had obvious injuries.

Beside him, a white ape that was half a man tall and had six tails was guarding his side. Any ghost who dared to approach would be immediately devoured by the six-tailed white monkey.

Because Jia Zhiyi did not take action and Hong Xi's attack was a bit clumsy, the battle turned into a stalemate in the face of dozens of foundation-building ghosts. Fortunately, Xu Mu appeared in time.

Xu Mu kneaded the magic formula with his hand, and countless purple thunderbolts were fired around him, killing most of the ghosts in an instant, and the remaining thunderbolts were frightened and fled away.

Thunder-type skills indeed have a strong restraint on these ghosts.

"Squeak!"

Xu Mu wanted to get close to Jia Zhiyi and check his injuries, but the six-tailed white ape bared its teeth and barked at him. Xu Mu could only give up and turned to ask Hong Xi who had returned.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, what happened? Why was Daoist Jia injured?"

This place is on the periphery of the secret realm. At most, there are only some ghosts and corpse puppets in the early and middle stages of foundation building. With the strength of the two people at the peak of the early stage of the Golden Core, they should be able to deal with it easily.

"We met a group of foundation-building corpse puppets. When we were about to kill them, the group of corpse puppets suddenly self-destructed. Fellow Daoist Jia was injured without realizing it. There was also a spirit beast that was seriously injured and was injured by him. ! In order to avoid an accident, the two of us rushed back, and we met these ghosts again!" Hong Xi explained angrily.

"That's it! I didn't expect the corpse puppet to explode itself!"

Xu Mu was slightly surprised.

He and Qiao Qianqian only met one corpse puppet, and they were immobilized by him as soon as they met. They didn't know that the corpse puppet would use self-destruction to fight the enemy.

At this moment, Qiao Qianqian also rushed back. Seeing Jia Zhiyi's condition, she couldn't help but ask again.

"This is just the outer periphery. The self-destruction is just a corpse puppet in the foundation-building stage. If we go deeper, if we encounter a corpse puppet in the golden elixir stage and self-destruct..."

Qiao Qianqian's pretty face couldn't help but have a look of worry, Hong Xi had a sullen face and didn't speak, and he didn't know what he was thinking, while Xu Mu didn't react much.

He is confident in his own strength, and even if he encounters a corpse puppet in the later stage of the Golden Core that explodes, he is sure that nothing will happen to him.

With my extraordinary level of body-holding skills, they may not have a chance of self-destruction.

The few of them didn't wait long. Li Youlan and Xu Lingyu also rushed back. Seeing the sad look on Li Youlan's face, they probably encountered the same situation as Jia Zhiyi and others.

"How did Fellow Daoist Jia get injured?"

Seeing Jia Zhiyi sitting there healing his wounds, Li Youlan asked. This time Xu Mu explained.

"We also encountered such a group of corpse puppets just now. Fortunately, I responded in time, otherwise I would have been in a very embarrassed state even if I was not injured."

Li Youlan sighed.

"I didn't expect that just the outside would be so dangerous. If you continue to go deep inside, it's very likely..."

Li Youlan looked at the crowd, her eyes making it clear that they would probably die.

Everyone looked at each other, and now it seemed that there was indeed some trouble. The main reason was that their team was too weak.

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Everyone looked at Li Youlan, waiting for her to make a decision.

Everyone knew that entering the secret realm would be dangerous, but it was up to Li Youlan to decide whether to take the risk or not.

"We think it's better for us to play it slow and steady, and forget about rankings!"

Li Youlan's consciousness is indisputable.

If she was fighting alone, she could still rely on Xu Mu to fight for the top three. Now it was a team operation, and Xu Mu's strength alone was limited. Instead of risking the loss of his men and getting a ranking that was neither up nor down, it was better to preserve his strength. .

When several people heard Li Youlan's words, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If they really went deep into the depths and fought hard, no one knew who would fall. The current situation was actually the best.

Only Xu Muxin was a little resistant.

He came here for his own purpose. He wanted to find a way to make a top-notch corpse puppet. According to Li Youlan's consciousness, they would probably only wander around the periphery. It was almost impossible to find a method to make a corpse puppet.

"Your Highness, since you don't want to compete for rankings, why not let me go in and inquire about the situation? By the way, I can also take this opportunity to learn about the strengths of the other princes and princesses!"

Xu Mu said directly.

Everyone knows about each other's strength and competition. Qiao Qianqian and the others did not show surprise at Xu Mu's proposal.

"this--"

Li Youlan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. With Xu Mu by her side, they would undoubtedly be much safer, and they would definitely get a lot more monster aura.

However, no matter how many there are, they probably won’t be able to catch up with the few people in front.

In this case, it would be better to let Xu Mu follow him to get some information, maybe he will gain more.

"But will you be in danger if you are alone?" Li Youlan asked worriedly.

No one knows how many things are hidden in this secret realm. If Xu Mu is alone, if he encounters danger, he will not be able to ask for help.

"Your Highness has forgotten the magic I practiced! Even if we can't win, there's still no problem in escaping!"

Hearing Xu Mu's words, Li Youlan thought of the Void Transformation Technique he practiced, which was indeed a magical technique used to hide and escape.

"If that's the case, then be careful! If you encounter something you're not sure about, try not to take risks!"

"I know!"

Xu Mu bowed his hands and said goodbye, turning into a ray of light and flying towards the center.

Li Youlan and others waited for Jia Zhiyi to recover, and then gathered together to hunt some low-level monsters nearby.

Only Qiao Qianqian looked at Xu Mu flying away with some reluctance.

On the other side, not long after Xu Mu's flight, he encountered a dark cloud.

He did not rush over rashly, but restrained his aura and carefully approached to check. As a result, he saw densely packed ghosts inside. Although the level was not high, the number was like locusts, which was really scary.

With Xu Mu's strength, it might not be impossible to destroy these ghosts, but it would consume a lot of his spiritual power, which was really not worth it.

"My purpose is not to collect breath, but to find the technique!"

Now that the team is fighting, no matter how hard he works, he may not be able to help Li Youlan win first place. It is better to just give up and do his own thing.

Xu Mu put his belongings into the God Refining Cauldron, then turned into a wisp of smoke and hid underground. He waited for the ghosts to leave before continuing on his way.

After breaking through to the late Golden Elixir stage, he further increased the amount of the Divine Refining Cauldron and was able to utilize the space in it, which was equivalent to adding a super storage bag out of thin air, and it was the kind that would not be noticed by anyone.

The existence of the Divine Refining Cauldron also allowed him to overcome the huge shortcoming of the Void Transformation Technique that he could not carry anything.

Nowadays, his most important things are placed in the God Refining Cauldron, and only some dispensable things are put in the storage bag for show.

However, the real function of the Divine Refining Cauldron is not to store things, but to refine things and seal things. However, Xu Mu has limited control and cannot fully utilize these two functions for the time being.

Because he was not entangled with the monsters and his body was insubstantial, Xu Mu hurried on quickly, and soon a small town appeared in Xu Mu's field of vision.

"Is there anyone still living here?"