C10 encounter

On a small hill beside the official road, Li San and the others were buried. Beside Li San, a white-haired old man sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, as if he was indifferent about his surroundings.

"Li San, is your news accurate?" "It has been more than an hour, why is there no one around?" After a while, the old man opened his eyes and frowned slightly. He turned his head towards Li San and asked, clearly dissatisfied with Li San's plan to ambush him here.

The old man was a rogue cultivator who coincidentally obtained a cultivation technique in a cave where a rogue cultivator died. He had cultivated for 60 years and had now reached the 4th level of Qi Refining.

The old man knew that his talent was limited, so he decided to rob low level cultivators. It was because of this that he helped Li San become a small leader of Yu Yuan City and become his spy.

"My lord, please wait a moment. They should be arriving soon." Li San quickly said. He didn't dare to underestimate this person in front of him.

A month ago, Li San's men had found traces of Fang Yi and Mu Linger. They had followed them closely and finally determined the route the two of them would take in order to reach Shuangkou Town. Thus, they had arrived at the only route to Shuangkou Town in advance and set up an ambush, waiting for the two of them to arrive.

Suddenly, two figures the size of ants appeared in the distance.

A muscular man with sharp eyes immediately recognized the two of them as the two youths from before.

His eyes lit up as he whispered, "They're here!"

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly looked over. As the two gradually approached each other, their figures also gradually grew in size and completely appeared in front of everyone.

"Sir, it's the two of them!" Li San's spirit was lifted as he respectfully greeted the old man beside him.

"Mm, once I've captured two people, I will definitely reward you well." The old man looked over to the main road and saw the two youths slowly walking over. He nodded and said to Li San.

"It is my honor to be of service to my lord." Li San respectfully said, but the joy on his face was clearly shown.

After the two of them walked in, the old man performed a few incantation gestures and pointed at the ground.

Fang Yi and Mu Linger slowly walked on the public road. According to Mu Linger, the two of them would arrive at the Shuangkou Town before long.

Just at this moment, the ground beneath their feet shook, and suddenly, numerous rays of yellow light broke through the earth, piercing straight towards Fang Yi and Jiang Chen.

"Be careful!" Fang Yi's heart tightened as he pulled Mu Linger into the air before landing gracefully on the ground with both feet on an empty patch of land.

"Rock spikes!" Mu Linger was still in a state of shock, her wide, watery eyes wide. A look of amazement appeared on her face. If it wasn't for Fang Yi, her legs would have been crippled.

However, what worried Mu Linger the most was the person who cast the rock spike spell.

The Earth Element Spell was one of the more difficult beginner level spells to master. Rock spikes, earth walls and the like were techniques that could only be performed by cultivators above the 4th level of Qi Refinement.

These were all things that Mu Linger was only familiar with over the past month.

During this month, Mu Linger's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. She had already reached the middle stage of the first level of Qi Refining and Fang Yi had even reached the peak of the second level.

When Mu Linger had reached the first layer of Qi Refining, Fang Yi had passed on all sorts of low level spells to Mu Linger. What surprised Fang Yi the most was that the effects of Mu Linger's other spells were exactly the same as his own.

"Be careful." Fang Yi frowned slightly as he spoke to Mu Linger in a low voice. Judging from the magic technique the other party had used, he was clearly much stronger than the two of them.

"You have some skill." Several people walked out from a small slope to the side of the road. The old man in the lead spoke with a calm voice.

"It's all of you!" Fang Yi saw with a glance that the man beside the old man was the one who had escaped earlier.

"Brat, you dare to kill my brother Li San? You're dead for sure!" Li San's face revealed a sinister expression as he sneered at the two youths in front of him.

"I really shouldn't have let you go …" Fang Yi said coldly, killing intent flashing through his eyes.

"First level of the Qi Refining stage, second level of the Qi Refining stage, your talent is quite good. You must be considered a favored son of heaven in the clan, right? This old man doesn't want to make things difficult for you. Obediently teach all the magical items you have. I can spare your lives, or else …" The old man said indifferently, as if everything was under his control.

"I just wonder if you have the ability to do so." Fang Yi raised his left hand and pointed at the old man. A golden light shot out with a fierce force towards the old man.

"Hmph!" Just as the golden light was about to hit the old man, he saw the old man coldly snort and press his hands against the ground. A wall of earth suddenly rose from the ground, blocking the old man, Li San, and the others behind it.

"Bang!"

The golden light pierced the earth wall and with a light sound, it disappeared without a trace. On the other hand, there was only a palm-sized crack left on the wall.

"Condense the earth into a wall!" Mu Linger's bright eyes widened as a deep fear emerged within them.

To be able to use two earth type techniques in a row meant that the opponent was at least at the 4th level of Refinement.

"Be careful!" Fang Yi instructed Mu Linger before pouncing towards the old man like a fierce tiger.

"All of you, back away!"

It was obviously not easy for the old man to form an earthen wall to support his attack. After blocking the golden light, the old man immediately pulled back the wall.

When he saw Fang Yi pounce towards him, he yelled at the people behind him. He flicked his hands slightly and shot out five fireballs, shooting them towards Fang Yi in a formation.

Seeing that the five fireballs were about to hit him, Fang Yi's hands suddenly pressed downwards. Suddenly, a pillar of earth that was only as thick as an arm broke through the ground and shot straight up, and Fang Yi's hands just happened to press onto the top of the pillar. Then, his hands bent slightly and bounced off the fireballs, flying past the five fireballs like a tiger pouncing down a mountain, and pounced towards the old man.

"Condense the earth into a wall!" Mu Linger exclaimed once again.

Although the [Condensation] cast by Fang Yi was only as thick as an arm, it could not really be considered an earthen wall. At most, it could be considered an earthen pillar. However, she had truly displayed it, which was why Mu Linger was so astonished.

"Hmph." Seeing that Fang Yi was actually able to use the weakened congealed earth wall, the old man's pupils shrank slightly. After that, he let out a cold snort and quickly took out a palm-sized blue sword from his storage belt. Without saying a word, he threw it out and with a flash, the blue sword turned into a two-foot long sword that pierced towards Fang Yi with a fierce wind.

"Flying sword!"