Through the Underground River

Zhang Xuezhou's interruption did not stop the battle between Buddha and the Great Sage of the Water Ape.

For demons, once demonic thoughts arise in their hearts, it is difficult for them to control their anger and stop their fighting behavior.

Before the Buddha could even throw the boulder, a surging wave roared up the emerald pool.

Zhang Xuezhou felt a heavy roar in his ears, and then he was swept away by the waves and fell into the stone chamber beside the pool.

"Young Master Su, is there anywhere we can escape? Quickly, quickly!"

Even as his head was spinning, Zhang Xuezhou didn't forget to reach out and grab Su Fei, who was right in front of him.

Su Fei's crossbow bolt missed its target, and the long sword he was holding, which he had just raised to defend, was immediately slapped away by Zhang Xuezhou with one hand.

No matter how weak Zhang Xuezhou may be, he is still a cultivator at the Consciousness Creation Realm, possesses Demon Power, and has nine evasion techniques for self-defense. He is more than capable of dealing with cultivators of his age like Su Fei.

After a brief release, Zhang Xuezhou completed the disarmament process.

"The Great Sage of the Water Ape is a powerful demon of the True Self Realm, while Tathagata is Sole Self Realm, and he cultivates only the physical body. The battle will be prolonged and will inevitably affect us!"

Zhang Xuezhou quickly explained, then shook Su Fei vigorously and shouted, "Hurry up!"

Even open spaces are not safe from the aftershocks of a powerful cultivator's battle, and a confined space will inevitably be affected in a short time.

Even though the Great Sage of the Water Ape had already exercised some restraint and even threw him into a temporarily safe place, it was still the same.

Zhang Xuezhou had witnessed the Water Ape Great Sage's fighting, and had even fought with him. Zhang Xuezhou had also learned about his senior brother, Tathagata, from Wu Chao, and knew that the latter possessed immense strength due to his mastery of the physical arts with 108,000 acupoints.

"I..."

Su Fei clearly had too much faith in the invincible strength of the Water Ape Great Sage; he even hoped that the Water Ape Great Sage could quickly quell these outsiders.

When Zhang Xuezhou quickly revealed the strength of the newcomer, it made him hesitate.

Then came the tremendous tremors from the fight in the underground space. His body swayed and he could hardly stand up. With rubble constantly falling from above, Su Fei couldn't help but show horror on his face.

"There's an underground river at the bottom of this pool; we can crawl out from there!"

The choice between waiting for the Great Sage Water Ape to establish a firm foothold or fleeing for one's life is obviously very easy.

The hesitation on Su Fei's face vanished in an instant. He grabbed several bottles of pills from the box, unscrewed the cap of one, swallowed a green pill, and then quickly leaped into the Azure Pool.

Then Zhang Xuezhou followed closely behind, and Jin Chang pulled Lei Bei and tried to dive him into the water.

"I've lost so much money!"

Having died time and time again, Li Shaojun saw that no one was there to help him escape, so he quickly opened his eyes and swam as hard as he could towards the bottom of the pool.

Even if someone were to die in this place, it wouldn't make a difference. If this underground space were to collapse and trap him under this mountain, Li Shaojun felt that even if he were to be resurrected indefinitely, he would still die a miserable death repeatedly, eventually losing everything and becoming truly dead.

His method seems ingenious, but if it's truly countered, it's a dead end.

"That's not loyal!"

He muttered something, and as the water in the pool gushed out wildly, he clung tightly to a huge rock at the bottom of the pool.

As he felt the stone and he were about to be flung away, Li Shaojun had no other thoughts in his mind.

He was very experienced in taking the blame for others, but Zhang Xuezhou was even more experienced in facing insurmountable risks.

The other party didn't even glance at the fight between Tathagata and the Great Sage of the Water Ape before deciding to escape, and chose the most correct way to survive.

No matter what conflicts or disputes we have among ourselves, we must put everything aside for now.

If they can't let go, then they have no choice but to give up their lives.

"Oh no, I can't hold my breath any longer!"

Struggling to keep up with the others from the bottom of the icy pool, Li Shaojun emerged through a gap, only to feel a surging torrent of water rushing towards him.

The underground river lacked any space to surface above the water, nor did it offer him a place to breathe. He didn't know when he would reach the exit, and the suffocating feeling of not being able to breathe made Li Shaojun think that he was most likely going to die again.

After suffocating to death, he could only let the water carry him along.

He wasn't sure if others would survive long enough to emerge from the underground river, but he was sure he would be fine.

He accepted death with complete peace of mind, but Li Shaojun also hated the feeling of slowly suffocating to death.

His body thrashed about in the water for a long time, until he was full of water, before he straightened his body and let the river surge and engulf him.

Li Shaojun's case is not an isolated incident.

Li Shaojun couldn't hold it in any longer, and Jin Chang, who Lei Bei, also couldn't take it anymore. After half an hour, he began to fall into weakness due to lack of breathing.

In the end, he had no choice but to close his eyes, place one finger on his major acupoint, and allow himself to enter a state of tortoise-like breathing to save his life.

He can't even control himself, let alone others.

For a time, the group bumped and stumbled around in the underground river, constantly moving with the flow of the water.

"The pills are good!"

The Golden Crow Great Emperor's feather was no ordinary object; it could also release firelight in the water, allowing Zhang Xuezhou to keep a close watch on Su Fei.

Li Shaojun, Jin Chang, and the unconscious Lei Bei all perished in the underground river, but Su Fei moved through the water like a fish, unfazed by the lack of air.

This reminded Zhang Xuezhou of the scene where the other person swallowed pills when they started to go into the water, which made Zhang Xuezhou follow the other person closely.

"Just lead the way honestly, and don't try anything funny," Zhang Xuezhou transmitted.

"I'm not as cunning as you!"

Zhang Xuezhou avoided the river's influence by actively using a water-avoidance technique and communicated through sound transmission, while Su Fei spoke through the river like a water monster.

He responded to Zhang Xuezhou with a comment that clearly indicated he regretted not being able to shake off Zhang Xuezhou.

Su Fei was familiar with the passage to the secret vault, but the underground river was beyond the control of the Beast Taming Sect. This was his first time entering the area, and he only knew the general route.

If Zhang Xuezhou and the others were not good swimmers, he would have let them lose their way and drown in the water.

But he still hasn't shaken off Zhang Xuezhou.

Given the current resources available to both sides, he is unable to shake off Zhang Xuezhou.

The Great Sage of the Water Ape was even on good terms with the other party. This guy also knew the monk who suddenly appeared, and had a mutually beneficial relationship with Jin Chang and others.

Zhang Xuezhou's relationships with many people are extremely complicated, and Su Fei finds it difficult to grasp the key points to control him.

He wanted to use the Water Ape Great Sage to improve his friendly relationship with the other party, but the Water Ape Great Sage was currently engaged in a fight. He wanted to use Jin Chang to influence Zhang Xuezhou in reverse, and use Zhang Xuezhou and the Water Ape Great Sage to set up a trap for Jin Chang's cultivation technique. However, Jin Chang's current life or death was unknown.

As for Lei Bei and Li Shaojun, let's not even talk about them.

After some thought, Su Fei realized that Zhang Xuezhou had him completely outmaneuvered in both verbal and physical confrontations.

If Zhang Xuezhou were to fight him in these waters, Su Fei would indeed be unable to withstand it.

He retorted to Zhang Xuezhou, then quickly lowered his head, agreeing to lead Zhang Xuezhou and the others out of this underground river.