Chapter 279: Not Worried You Won’t Make a Move, Just Afraid You Won’t

“We’re all cultivators, why is he still collecting protection fees? Shouldn’t we be helping each other in these dangerous times?”

“Help my foot! He’s a demon, we’re human cultivators, are you dreaming?”

“Exactly, and Tier 4 spirit herbs aren’t expensive. We should just pay.”

“Yeah, otherwise, what if we’re targeted by the corpse ghosts? Then we’ll be like miserly ghosts guarding our treasures.”

After hearing this, the cultivators began to whisper amongst themselves.

“See, I told you this Little Glutton’s advantage wasn’t so easy to take.” Hong Fu said with a smile.

“Mm.” Feng Ruxue nodded in agreement. The martial artists then took out Tier 4 spirit herbs from their storage rings and said to Li Li:

“We’re willing to pay the protection fee, but we hope you can protect us as promised.”

“Yeah, otherwise, we’d rather not pay.”

“Of course, this cat always keeps his word.” Li Li smiled and stretched out his paw towards the crowd. The Tier 4 spirit herbs they were holding floated up and flew towards him.

Then, they were all stored into his spatial backpack.

He earned so many spirit herbs in one go, he was truly too clever. Wasn’t this much easier than robbing them?

Just as Li Li was rejoicing, the martial artists below spoke up:

“Brother Cat, we’ve paid the protection fee. Should we stay here now, or go out?”

“Yeah, there are so many corpse ghosts in the tomb now. It’s a serious threat to our safety. I propose we unite with other martial artists to eliminate these corpse ghosts.”

“That’s right, otherwise, none of us can even think about getting the inheritance.”

The reason they were willing to pay the protection fee was because they still wanted to continue treasure hunting in the tomb.

And first, of course, they had to find a way to deal with these corpse ghosts.

“At this point, you guys are still thinking about the inheritance? You’re a bunch of suicidal fools.” Li Li said exasperatedly, “Do you know what those corpse ghosts are for? They’re medicinal primers for refining pills.”

“And all of us are just the dregs, providing energy for the primer. You’re running off to get the inheritance now? That’s called walking right into a trap, understand?”

“Ah? What?” Hearing this, everyone’s faces showed expressions of horror.

They were actually being treated as dregs? This damned tomb owner was truly hateful.

“Are you shocked? Didn’t you expect it? That’s right.”

“Where’s the free lunch in the world? You want someone else’s inheritance, of course, they also want your lives.” Li Li said.

“Then… then we won’t stay, give us back our herbs, we’ll leave now.”

“Yeah, it’s too scary, we don’t want to stay here anymore.”

After hearing this, the first thought that popped into everyone’s minds was to run.

“Want to run? You’re too naive. Do you think he’ll let us leave so easily after we’ve entered?” Hong Fu shook her head and smiled, “I can guarantee that the entire tomb is only for entry, not exit. This tomb owner wants to resurrect, how could he possibly let us out so easily?”

“Then… then what should we do?” After listening, their faces turned ugly.

They couldn’t get out, and they were being treated as dregs. How could they save themselves?

“Of course, we need to deal with these corpse ghosts first.” Li Li said with a smile, “As long as we catch all of these corpse ghosts, the initiative will be in our hands.”

“No matter what this tomb owner wants to do, it’ll be useless.”

“Makes sense, then what are we waiting for? Let’s find a way to get rid of all these corpse ghosts.”

“Yeah, it’s best to burn them all to ashes, leaving nothing behind. He wants to treat us as dregs to help him resurrect? Then he needs to think about the price.”

“That’s right, let’s kill this bastard. He can’t even rest in peace after death.”

The more they talked, the more excited they became, with a sense of fighting to the death.

Seeing this, Li Li said with great satisfaction:

“That’s right! We don’t need to be afraid of him. We all have a nose and two eyes, could we be any worse than him? Listen to my command, let’s move out together. We won’t wait for those ugly bastards to come to us, we’ll take the initiative to find them.”

“That’s right, otherwise, when those ugly bastards come looking for us, we’ll lose the initiative.”

“Yeah, yeah, let’s move out quickly.”

Feng Ruxue and the others also added fuel to the fire.

They didn’t pay the spirit herbs, so naturally, they had to step up and speak at this time.

“Mm.” Hearing this, the martial artists nodded, and the group set off.

Of course, they weren’t really thinking of fighting to the death, they just wanted to follow along and find an opportunity to profit.

“Aren’t these guys afraid of getting into trouble by gathering together? Corpse ghosts can smell the scent of living people.”

“Yeah, coming out like this, if they’re not targeted by corpse ghosts, that’d be a miracle.”

Seeing this, the disciples of the Huntian Sect couldn’t help but comment. Everyone else was running to the side, not daring to get close, but these guys were good, afraid of falling behind.

“This cat?” Chi Jing’an ignored his junior brothers and sisters’ words. Instead, he looked at Li Li, who was leading the way, with a thoughtful expression.

Two seconds later, Chi Jing’an said, “Let’s follow and take a look. Remember to be careful. If the situation isn’t right, run immediately.”

Hearing this, the disciples who were acting as spectators were stunned:

“Ah? We have to join in the fun too? Senior Brother Chi.”

“Yeah, we don’t need to get involved.”

Getting involved at this time, wasn’t that asking for trouble? Did they have to do this?

“Now, these corpse ghosts are clearly not going to let us go. If I take advantage of the large number of people now and find a way to kill them, are you going to wait for these corpse ghosts to eat and drink their fill and then come and deal with us? It’ll be truly hopeless then.” Chi Jing’an said with narrowed eyes.

His feeling about this tomb was very bad. He couldn’t say why, but he had a premonition that this place was not suitable for a long stay.

But he also really wanted the inheritance here, so there was only one way: to eliminate all the dangerous guys.

And now was a good time to launch this plan. With the combined strength of many people, he didn’t believe they couldn’t solve the corpse ghosts.

“Makes sense, Senior Brother sees things clearly.”

“Yeah, unlike us, who are blinded by greed. I hope they all die.” The disciples quickly said.

“Alright, enough with the flattery. Let’s catch up quickly.” Chi Jing’an said, notifying his teammates to get ready to assemble.

“Cat Cat Captain! Come save me! I’m being chased by three corpse ghosts.” Hu Xiong shouted for help to Li Li after escaping from the three corpse ghosts’ encirclement.

What the hell? He was hiding so well, how did these guys find him?

Li Li, who was searching for the corpse ghosts, was overjoyed:

“Come towards this cat! This cat has brought a large force, we’ll be there soon.”

“Really? That’s great!” Hu Xiong said happily, dodging the corpse ghosts’ attacks with snake-like movements, “Then you must be careful, these guys’ attacks are very strange, they suck blood and flesh, once you get close, the blood in your body will be uncontrollably attracted by them.”

“Don’t worry, this cat has the most experience in dealing with these guys. This cat will give them a good electrotherapy session, and they’ll be obedient.” Li Li said nonchalantly, his fur flickering with a faint purple light.

Zombies, right? He wanted to see if they could withstand his Purple Firmament Divine Thunder.

It was said that evil spirits were afraid of lightning, wasn’t that a coincidence? He just happened to have some.

“Whoosh, whoosh”

“Whoosh, whoosh”

As Li Li was thinking this, a piercing sound of breaking wind came from the distance.

Then three figures with green faces and fangs appeared.

Seeing this, Mingmin immediately reminded:

“Everyone, be careful, beware of the corpse ghosts’ corpse Qi, don’t get too close to them. Otherwise, your flesh and blood will be sucked away.”

“It’s best to use long-range methods or wrap yourselves in True Qi.”

“Okay.” Hearing this, the martial artists immediately mobilized their True Qi, and colorful armor appeared on their bodies.

“Cat Cat Captain, I’m counting on you, I’m out of strength.” Seeing Li Li arriving with a large group of people, Hu Xiong was overjoyed and immediately rushed towards him.

“No problem, just watch from the side, this cat will take them down.” Li Li replied, the lightning on his body suddenly expanding, turning into three giant purple hands, directly grabbing the three corpse ghosts that were following closely behind.

“Zzz”

“Zzz”

Electric arcs danced on the bodies of the corpse ghosts caught by the giant hands, the black death on their bodies quickly dissipated. The red light in their eyes flickered like a tripped light bulb, as if it would go out directly.

“Alright, you three just stay in this cat’s spatial backpack.” Seeing this, Li Li was very satisfied with the power of the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder. Then he put the three corpse ghosts inside.

He couldn’t really electrocute these three corpse ghosts to charcoal, otherwise, it wouldn’t be good to give them to Little Sister Hong Fu.

By the way, the spatial backpack was really useful. It could not only be used to avoid disasters, but also to fight enemies.

“Eh, where did the corpse ghosts go?”

“Yeah, I was ready to fight to the death.”

The martial artists wrapped in True Qi armor were stunned. They were all ready to fight a big battle, but where did the three captured corpse ghosts go?

“Do you still want to fight them? Then should I release them from the lightning domain and let you fight them to the death?” Li Li said.

“No, no.” Hearing this, everyone shook their heads.

Didn’t they see that Hu Xiong, the number one rogue cultivator, was being chased like a stray dog? If they went up against them, wouldn’t they be slaughtered in an instant?

“What a powerful cat, he took down three corpse ghosts in one go.”

“Yeah, what’s his background? I’ve never heard of such a powerful cat.”

Seeing this, the disciples following Chi Jing’an were shocked and opened their mouths wide. They had never seen anyone deal with corpse ghosts so cleanly.

“Why does this action look so much like putting something into a spatial backpack?” Chi Jing’an muttered to himself, looking at Li Li.

He didn’t sense any spatial fluctuations, which meant that the so-called lightning domain was just a cover.

Then the only explanation was that the other party was using a spatial backpack.

But wasn’t it impossible to put conscious beings into a spatial backpack? How did the other party do it?

“Brother Cat, you’re really amazing.” Hu Xiong couldn’t help but praise.

“Of course.” Li Li said proudly, then packaged the three corpse ghosts as mail and sent them to Hong Fu, “Little Sister, as agreed, these three guys are yours.”

“Mm, I received them. But our agreement was for all of them, you haven’t caught them all yet.” Hong Fu reminded him after receiving the mail.

“I know, so we’re going to continue looking for corpse ghosts.” Li Li nodded.

“That’s good, let’s continue then.” Hong Fu said, and Li Li told everyone to move on.

Not long after, another corpse ghost appeared. Li Li didn’t say anything and went up to it, successfully capturing it.

Seeing this, the martial artists who were following were very happy:

“Amazing, at this rate, all the corpse ghosts will be dealt with. Then this tomb owner’s dream of resurrection will be nothing but a pipe dream.”

“That’s right, once all these corpse ghosts are dealt with, we can continue treasure hunting.”

As they spoke, they looked at Li Li. Of course, the other party would become a big problem then, they had to find a way to get rid of him.

Otherwise, he was at the Martial Venerable realm, it was too unbalanced.

“Alright, let’s move on.” Li Li said, and walked forward.

Seeing this, everyone immediately followed.

“Brother Cat, although these guys look quite honest, I always feel that their eyes are malicious.” Matthew said to Li Li as they walked.

“Isn’t that normal? A tall guy appeared among a group of short guys, it’d be strange if they were happy.” Li Li said nonchalantly, “I’m waiting for them to jump out. How can I find an excuse to deal with them if they don’t do anything?”

If these guys didn’t act rashly, he really didn’t know how to find trouble with them. But if they did, he would have a legitimate reason.

“Ah? Brother Cat, you’ve been wanting to deal with them for a long time?” Matthew asked in surprise.

He didn’t expect Li Li to think that way.

“Of course, a group of fat sheep walking around in front of me, how can I not be tempted? I’m not a vegetarian.” Li Li muttered.

In his opinion, these guys were like guys carrying treasures and walking around naked. If he robbed them all, he would definitely make a fortune.

He had already collected protection fees from these guys. If he dealt with them without an excuse, it wouldn’t be justifiable. So he was waiting for them to jump out on their own.

“Then they better not have any bad ideas.” After listening, Matthew looked at the martial artists with some pity.

“Gluttonous Cat, we need to be careful next. This tomb owner has made so many arrangements, he won’t be willing to see anyone destroy them.” At this moment, Mingmin interrupted Li Li and Matthew’s conversation.

This tomb owner had made so many arrangements, now that four corpse ghosts had been captured by Gluttonous Cat, it was time for him to act.

“I know, I’m waiting for him.” Li Li smiled, his eyes scanning the surroundings. He had just felt a strange sense of being watched, it must be the main character arriving, right?

“To think it’s a cat that broke through, it’s really surprising. But with a full soul and strong physique, it has great potential, it’s a good target for possession.”

“Speaking of which, it’s much easier for the demon race to blend in than the human race, and there aren’t so many restrictions.”

As Li Li and the others were talking, a gaze in the distant shadows took in everything.

“What do you guys think of this cat, is it a player?”

On another mountain peak, several figures were watching this scene:

“It should be, didn’t you notice? The guys around him aren’t using martial artist methods.”

“That’s right, I’ve heard that there are many non-human players in the Comprehensive Network. I didn’t expect it to be a cat this time.”

“Yes, and we’re up against him this time. Hopefully, there won’t be any conflicts.”

Meeting a player much stronger than themselves in this place was not a good thing. Especially in a situation where there might be conflict, it was best not to meet the other party head-on if there was no grudge.

They came here to seek wealth, not to die.

“Boom, boom, boom”

“Boom, boom, boom”

At this moment, a strange sound came from the entire world. A fiery red glass cover appeared in the sky, and then everyone noticed that the trees and leaves around them began to wither.

Suddenly, their faces showed expressions of horror, because they remembered what Hong Fu had said before. This tomb owner wanted to refine them into pills.

“It seems that the tomb owner can’t wait any longer and is preparing to make his move in advance.” Hong Fu said after scanning the sky.

“Yes, it seems that the main character will be here soon.” Mingmin nodded in agreement.

“I say, you two fairies, stop talking here, hurry up and think of a solution.”

“Yeah, if we don’t stop him, we’ll all die.”

Hearing the two of them being so leisurely, the martial artists, who were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, said.

They were still in the mood to chat? They were already being served on a plate.

“Didn’t I say? This guy needs to use corpse ghosts as medicinal primers for his resurrection.” Hong Fu looked at them and said, “As long as we get rid of the primers, it’s useless no matter how he refines.”

“We know that, but the problem is, even without the primers, he can still easily refine us to death, right?”

“That’s right, look, the cover in the sky is shrinking. It won’t be long before it becomes a small circle. He wants to drive us all together.”

“Someone said we have to find a way to destroy this cover, otherwise, we’ll really be trapped.”

They had dealt with all the corpse ghosts, but they couldn’t stop the other party from wanting to refine them, right? So now the priority was to break this damn cover.

“Relying on just us to stop him? Don’t even dream about it. Let’s wait for others to come and think of a solution together.” Hu Xiong shook his head and said, “If a Martial Emperor realm expert was so easy to deal with, he wouldn’t be a Martial Emperor.”

Wanting to break this cover? These guys must be joking. Even if this Martial Emperor was dead, this small world was not something they could destroy.

“Then let’s hurry up and join the others.”

“Yeah, otherwise, we’ll all die here.” Everyone said, and looked at Li Li.

“Then let’s go.” Li Li, who was being watched, said indifferently, and led everyone forward.

“It seems that we won’t be able to get any benefits this time.”

“Yeah, let’s retreat when the situation isn’t right.”

Seeing this, the players who were following whispered.

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