At this moment, Li Changfeng and Murong Minmin were slowly meditating to recover their injuries and true energy, while Yuan Bei Yuanbei lay unconscious on the ground. Only one of the top-grade pills had been consumed by Li Changfeng, so he could only recover his injuries and true energy before making any further plans!
Suddenly, Li Changfeng's ears twitched as he sensed a noise behind him. He immediately shouted, "Who goes there!"
A voice came from the passageway behind, "Heh heh! You're quite cautious! You noticed that too, not bad! Not bad!"
A figure slowly emerged from the passageway behind. He looked at Li Changfeng with admiration and quickly walked up to him, patting him on the shoulder. "Well done!"
Upon seeing the person's face, Li Changfeng exclaimed with delight, "Master! You've come!"
"Hahaha! Yes! I'm here!"
"But you really surprised me, kid! Your strength has reached such a level! You even defeated the Ghost King's clone, severely damaging it, which allowed me to defeat the Ghost King in one fell swoop. Otherwise, I would have been done for!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's expression turned grave. "There's another Ghost King outside! Luckily, we didn't spot us when we passed by!"
"That's not quite right! It actually discovered you, but it didn't want to kill you and alert some top experts to investigate, so it didn't make a move!"
"Master! Let's not talk about that now. Elder Yuanbei is Yuan Bei injured. Please go and save him first!"
"Okay! I'll go right now."
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger helped Elder Yuan Bei up, slamming his palms down on his back. A surge of powerful and domineering true energy flowed into him, slowly healing his injuries!
One hour later.
Yuan Bei Yuanbei coughed up a mouthful of black blood and slowly woke up. He looked weakly at the group of people in front of him and asked in confusion, "Senior Brother Fu Hu! Did you come to save us?"
"Hahaha! No! It was my disciple who risked his life to kill the Ghost King's strongest clone, which allowed us to be saved!"
Yuan Bei exclaimed in astonishment, "Jue Kong killed the Gargoyle Leader! He's incredibly powerful!!"
Li Changfeng quickly replied, "No! I only managed to kill the Gargoyle Leader because Yuan Bei injured it, then ambushed it from behind and severely wounded it. Finally, Miss Murong used her Treasure Weapon to cut off its head!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Bei suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! We must thank Nephew Jue Kong and Benefactor Murong for saving our lives!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger immediately said, "That Black-Clothed Woman? She's already left quietly!"
Li Changfeng said with slight disappointment, "They've left? Then let's seal the array core as soon as possible!"
Yuan Bei hurriedly took out the materials for repairing the array's core and said solemnly, "Senior Brother Fu Hu! This depends on you!"
"Okay! I'll go right away."
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger picked up the materials and arranged them in specific positions. Then, he unleashed streams of golden true energy to slowly repair the array's core.
Half an hour later.
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger slowly let out a sigh of relief, withdrew his inner Inner Force, and chuckled, "The array core has been repaired. I will send someone to guard this place afterward. Let's head back home first!"
"Good!"
Li Changfeng and his group finally emerged from the Ghoul's Lair. They saw that the gloomy atmosphere surrounding Blackwater Lake had dissipated considerably, and rays of sunlight shone down, bringing a warm feeling to the surroundings. Even the lake water began to slowly become clearer.
Li Changfeng took a deep breath of the outside air and chuckled, "The air outside is indeed much fresher than inside the Ghoul's Lair! We've completed all the Shaolin missions, now it's time for us to return to Shaolin Temple!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the main quest. Experience Points, one Greater Revitalizing Pill, and 20 Cultivation Points."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the side quest. Accumulated reward Experience Points: [points]"
Li Changfeng thought to himself, "This experience is an absolute steal! With this experience, my strength will definitely improve even further!"
Chen Family Town.
At this moment, Hong Xiguan and Fang Shiyu returned to Chen Family Town, looking at Li Changfeng with reluctance, "Senior brother! Come and visit us when you have time!"
"Hahaha! I'll come when I have time. Remember to prepare good wine and meat for me!"
"Hahaha! That's for sure! Don't worry, senior brother!"
Yuan Bei then transmitted his voice, saying, "Senior Brother Fu Hu! This matter is not simple at all. The Ghost King Sect, the Demon God Sect, and the Corpse Refining Sect, three major evil sects, are involved. They were the ones who destroyed the array's core!"
Upon hearing this Hall Master of Subduing Tiger looked extremely grave. "I didn't expect there to be two such evil sects as the Demon God Sect and the Corpse Refining Sect. It seems I need to hurry back and discuss a countermeasure with my Abbot brother, the abbot!"
"Senior Brother Fu Hu! I won't be going back yet. These two lads are destined to meet me, and I want to stay and teach them a thing or two."
"Hahaha! Yuan Bei! I didn't expect you to be considering taking on a disciple too! In that case, you can stay here for now and help me check out the situation here!"
"Okay! I'll keep an eye on things here!"
At this moment, inside a dark hall, a figure slowly disappeared into the darkness, and said in a chilling voice, "The mission failed?"
"Reporting to the Sect Master! We... we have failed!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a sinister palm strike suddenly slammed into the speaker. The palm strike was sinister and vicious, sending the speaker flying out of the hall and crashing heavily into a large rock, where he coughed up a mouthful of icy black blood!
The man who had spoken immediately knelt on the ground, expressing his gratitude. "Thank you, Sect Master, for sparing my life! I will personally take action this time and will definitely break through that array's core!"
"No need! You've already alerted the Shaolin Temple. Going there now would only be suicide!"
"You stay put while I think about our next move!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Shaolin Temple.
Li Changfeng went directly to the Red Dust Hall, took the rewards from the two commissions, and then headed towards the Subduing Tiger Hall.
Abbot Hongchen gave Li Changfeng a deep look, "Your strength is truly unfathomable!"
Li Changfeng was walking slowly down the road, swinging a bag containing several Greater Revitalizing Pills in his hand as he strolled leisurely.
"Hey! Isn't this the senior disciple of the Sixth Branch of the Subduing Tiger Hall? I've heard so much about you!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng slowly turned his head. "Hmm! You recognize me? And who are you?"
"Me? I am Yan Jington, a disciple of the Second Branch of the Subduing Tiger Hall!"
"Oh! Is there something you need? If not, I'm going back now!"
"Haha! Senior Brother Li is so straightforward, I really do have something to say!"
"I wonder if you, Senior Brother Li, would be interested in a duel?"
Li Changfeng refused without hesitation. He disliked gambling and found the idea of fighting over a bet extremely boring.
Yan Jington narrowed his eyes slightly and said mockingly, "Senior Brother Li! You're not afraid, are you? Afraid of losing to an ordinary disciple like me, so you don't dare to gamble with ordinary disciples like me."
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng immediately stopped and smiled, "What kind of bet? How do we bet? Let me make it clear first, I won't play with you if the stakes are too low!"
"Hehe! That's easy, but I wonder how much you're willing to bet, senior brother?"
"I only have five Greater Revitalizing Pills! If you want to bet, bet all five. Are you in?"
Yan Jington was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Of course I dare, why wouldn't I dare! Please come this way, senior brother?"