The destruction of the Self-Cultivation Furnace was a significant blow to Ma Xianhong.
Although Ma Xianhong received some reassurance from his sister Qu Tong, Ma Xianhong began to feel afraid as he faced the company's impending crackdown.
At this moment, Ma Xianhong began to reflect on what role his sister Qu Tong was playing, and whether he should simply obey her completely.
Perhaps even Ma Xianhong himself didn't realize that he, who used to obey Qu Tong's every request without hesitation, had now become self-aware and rational.
All of this actually comes down to the ' Great Luo Cave Observation ' method that Xiao Tian obtained from him.
Ma Xianhong obtained Enhanced Spirit Transformation Technique. Ma Xianhong already had incomplete memories, and the cultivation of the Spirit Transformation Technique gradually improved his mental state.
It can be said that the mental Shackle that Qu Tong once imposed on Ma Xianhong are quietly crumbling.
This was something even Xiao Tian hadn't anticipated.
"Village chief, Chen Duo is back."
Qiu Rang, Ma Xianhong's number one fanatical fan Qiu Rang.
" Chen Duo." Ma Xianhong frowned.
"Let her come over."
When Ma Xianhong saw Chen Duo again, he wanted to explain that the Self-Cultivation Furnace could no longer help Chen Duo, but upon seeing Chen Duo, his amazing observation skills revealed that Chen Duo was different from the one he had met before.
" Chen Duo, you... you succeeded?"
Ma Xianhong looked astonished.
The current Chen Duo gave him the feeling of a Heavenly Immortal descended to earth, pure and otherworldly. Her originally dark green hair had turned into a waterfall of stars, and even some of the poisonous spots and scabs on her arms had disappeared, leaving her skin fair Bai Yu.
"I have completely controlled the Primordial Gu," Chen Duo said, staring at Ma Xianhong.
In fact, Chen Duo's heart was still unsettled on the way here.
The Primordial Gu Poison had plagued her for years, but who would have thought that Xiao Tian would casually give her a method to cultivate with Qi, and she would completely control it, causing her strength to advance by leaps and bounds.
Upon hearing that Chen Duo's words had been confirmed, Ma Xianhong immediately thought of his second brother Xiao Zhan.
"He sent you to deliver a message?"
" Brother Ma, are you referring to Xiao Zhan? No, that's not it." Chen Duo shook her head, staring at Ma Xianhong as she advised, "I kind of like the village. Recently, I've discovered that the company is also targeting the village, so I think, Brother Ma, you should surrender, or escape."
Ma Xianhong was amused by Chen Duo's words.
" Chen Duo! How dare you say such things to the village chief! Our village has treated you well! How could you do this!" Qiu Rang was Qiu Rang and enraged. If Ma Xianhong hadn't been there, he would have attacked Chen Duo.
" Chen Duo, I appreciate your kind reminder, but as long as you don't interfere, I, Ma Xianhong, don't want to abandon a single person in the village." Ma Xianhong's tone was firm.
Chen Duo didn't say much. Her thoughts were simple. She had originally come to advise Ma Xianhong because Xiao Tian, who controlled the Primordial Gu Poison for her, was too mysterious and the people in the company were too powerful. Since she didn't achieve her goal, she didn't try to advise him a second time.
" Chen Duo, although you have control over the Primordial Gu, you still killed the company's leader, so you have to be careful," Ma Xianhong said meaningfully.
Chen Duo remained silent, turned her back on Ma Xianhong, and quickly left.
Qiu Rang clenched his fists, his face filled with resentment.
"Village chief, we shouldn't have helped Chen Duo in the first place. It was because of Chen Duo that we attracted the company's people here. Now look what's happened, our village is implicated, while she's free and acts like nothing happened at all."
" Qiu Rang, give the order to pack your things and start leaving the village," Ma Xianhong said in a deep voice.
The Qiu Rang was oblivious to the dangers involved, but now, with his mind becoming increasingly clear, Ma Xianhong began to understand that the company's goal from the very beginning was Biyou Village and the Self-Cultivation Furnace.
"That mysterious being destroyed the Self-Cultivation Furnace, perhaps to protect me? Was it you, Second Brother?"
Ma Xianhong felt even more estranged from his sister Qu Tong at this moment.
"Village chief, are we going to run away? Why! There are more of us, what are we afraid of! Even if we die, we'll fight them to the death." Qiu Rang stared at Ma Xianhong with a look of fearlessness and no cowardice.
"Give the order: those who want to stay, then stay. But we need to change our strategy. We can't stay in Biyou Village anymore; we need to move. So we need to strike first and break through!" Ma Xianhong's eyes were cold, and his plan gradually became clear.
He now has a plan: once he breaks through, his goal is not to find his sister Qu Tong, but to cultivate the ' Great Luo Cave Observation ' technique, and even try to create a puppet that enhances the Great Luo Cave Observation's abilities.
"In that case, Village Chief, I, Qiu Rang follow in your footsteps!" Qiu Rang left.
When the villagers of Biyou Village received Ma Xianhong's message, most of them began to panic.
Even the village chief wasn't confident he could let them escape; he might have secretly run away ahead of time. So what were they still lingering in the village for?
A group of villagers started to flee.
Xiao Tian, Zhang Chulan, and the others, who were guarding a spot outside Biyou Village, discovered the people who had escaped from Biyou Village under the cover of night.
The villagers who escaped were easily captured by Xiao Zizai and brought back. After a brief interrogation, Xiao Tian and the others grasped the situation.
"Tsk tsk, Brother Little Ma is actually thinking of running away. In that case, we can't delay any longer. Let's get started. Follow the plan. The main targets are those. Don't worry about the other villagers who escaped. The company will handle them." Xiao Tian said, glancing at Zhang Chulan and the Human Path.
"I've been waiting for this show for ages." Xiao Zizai couldn't wait any longer; a sickly smile hung on his face, making him look quite sinister.
" Brother Zhan, I'm off then." Zhang Chulan waved to Xiao Tian and left alone. According to his plan, he had a target.
Feng Baobao picked up a shovel, asked Xiao Tian for a cup of iced Cola, a Martial Soul drink, and disappeared in no time, as light and agile as a monkey.
Old Meng, Comrade Wang Zhenqiu, and Xiao Zi also quickly dispersed.
"I'll give you directions." In the WeChat group chat, Erzhuang, Er Zhuang temporary worker from the Peking University region, made a cute gesture as the message appeared.
"Thank you so much, little cutie," Xiao Tian chuckled softly.
" The Black Pipe from Central China, get to work!"
In the woods behind, shadows swayed, and strange movements appeared before disappearing.
" Brother Xiao, what should I do according to your plan?" Guihua, one of the Dragon Guard members, stared at Xiao Tian, waiting for instructions, while glancing at Xiao Wanwan stood quietly and gracefully beside Xiao Tian.
"As for us, we just need to wait for a wave of special beings that may or may not appear."
Upon hearing Guihua frowned, looking puzzled.
Xiao Tian Xiao but didn't offer any further explanation.
As time passed, the powerful figures of Biyou Village met with Xiao Zizai, Wang Zhenqiu, Comrade Old Meng, Black Pipe, and Feng Baobao.
Xiao Tian secretly distributed some hamster puppets he had made using the parts of the Ruhua puppet and the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements. He observed that Xiao Zizai was still fighting with Zhao Guizhen, the traitor from Mount Mao, and that nothing else had changed.
As the puppet hamster entered Biyou Village, Xiao Tian was surprised to find that Ma Xianhong seemed to be no longer in the village.
Zhang Chulan arrived at the place where the Self-Cultivation Furnace was stored, where some Ruhua puppets and White Puppet fought against Zhang Chulan.
Although Zhang Chulan's mastery of the Golden Light Curse was not as good as Zhang Lingyu's and Xiao Tian's, it was still quite good. He easily dealt with the situation by using Yang Five Thunders and destroyed the Self-Cultivation Furnace, whose core had already been damaged, once again.
"Strange, why isn't Brother Ma here?"
Seeing the Self-Cultivation Furnace reduced to countless irreparable broken parts, Zhang Chulan was puzzled. Logically speaking, the Self-Cultivation Furnace was Ma Xianhong's treasured magic weapon, which he would cherish like his own son. Yet, Ma Xianhong dealt with it so easily.
"Something's definitely up to no good. Could it be that Ma Xianhong took away something crucial?"
"Young man, it's almost over."
Zhang Chulan turned his head and saw Bi Yuan, Elder Bi acquaintance, appear.
Where is Ma Xianhong?
Bi Yuan laughed and said, "The village chief is much smarter than you. There are too few of you. If the village chief really wants to run away, you can't stop him."
Zhang Chulan's expression changed, and he said angrily, " Ma Xianhong just abandoned you like that? Didn't he say he would protect Biyou Village at all costs?"
Bi Yuan smiled, turned around, and walked away.
Bi Yuan knew that the village chief had changed, but he didn't know the specifics.
Zhang Chulan did not stop Bi Yuan from leaving. Bi Yuan's combat strength was extremely low, and even if he left the village chief, he could not escape the inescapable trap set by the company members.
"This is bad! Ma Xianhong has escaped! He might have taken the crucial element of the Self-Cultivation Furnace!"
Zhang Chulan sent a message in the WeChat group chat, but everyone else was busy fighting the powerful figures of Biyou Village. Only the oblivious Feng Baobao and Comrade Zhenqiu were distracted by the message.
Of course, there are also the lazy and irresponsible Xiao Tian and his two companions.
" Brother Little Ma is amazing! He didn't just hold his ground." Xiao Tian was surprised, not understanding what went wrong. Ma Xianhong actually ran away, and ran away so decisively. He really seemed like a different person.
"But if you want to run away, you'll have to ask me first. You shouldn't have been practicing the techniques I gave you."
Xiao Tian chuckled inwardly. He had been manipulating Ma Xianhong from the very beginning, and the so-called ' Great Luo Cave Observation ' cultivation method he gave him contained a trap.
To put it bluntly, it was like placing a mysterious location marker on Ma Xianhong, who was trying his best to hide his coordinates.
"I'm going to take a nap. Guihua, keep a close watch on me." Xiao Tian yawned and lay down. Xiao Wanwan immediately sat down, using her lap as a pillow.
Guihua watched as her team leader Xiao Tian, rested with his head on Xiao Wanwan's lap with his eyes closed, and felt utterly speechless.
Spirit Transformation Technique!
Use magic to defeat magic!
When Xiao Tian used the Spirit Transformation Technique, it was as if Yang Spirit Projection, but this Yang Spirit could not be seen by Guihua.
Guihua frowned, wondering why something had appeared just now, as a gust of wind blew by.
In his spirit form, Xiao Tian was unaffected by air friction and gravity, and moved at extremely high speed. Using his location, he quickly approached the fleeing Ma Xianhong.
Deep in the mountains, Ma Xianhong took a sip of water, ate some dry rations, and adjusted his condition.
"Um?"
Ma Xianhong possessed powerful spiritual perception. Although he couldn't see Xiao Tian's spirit body, he instinctively sensed the approaching danger.
" Brother Little Ma, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
A familiar voice reached his ears, and as Xiao Tian materialized and appeared before Ma Xianhong, Ma Xianhong's expression changed drastically.
" Yang Spirit?"
"Hehehe... Brother Little Ma, let's have a good chat."
Regret and disappointment flashed in Ma Xianhong's eyes, his gaze gradually turning cold as he said in a chilling voice, "Second brother, I must leave."
"Give me a reason, a reason why you abandoned the Biyou Village." Xiao Tian sneered. Originally, he intended to help Ma Xianhong, but who would have thought that Ma Xianhong had changed and was no longer willing to fight to the death to protect Biyou Village.
Ma Xianhong said coldly, "This is all thanks to a mysterious person who destroyed the Self-Cultivation Furnace, making me realize that many things are not right. I, who have dreams and ambitions, am actually just a pawn. I don't want to be a pawn."
Xiao Tian was astonished. This kid is incredibly quick to understand!