The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2323 Outsiders in the Valley

With Li Jingshan completely unprepared, he spoke slowly, his tone mechanical and dull: "I was injured... because of the calculations of True Man Chi Yan and Xuan Yinzi. They deliberately spread false news and lured me to the demon stronghold, hoping to get rid of me with the help of the demons. In this way, they can completely control Jingmen and squeeze me out of the center of power."

Ma Xiu's eyes flashed with coldness when he heard this. He had already guessed that Li Jingshan's injury was not accidental, but he did not expect that the two Nascent Soul cultivators would be so cruel that they would collude with the demons to eliminate their fellow disciples.

There was a hint of cold murderous intent in his voice: "Why would they do this? Is it just to control Jingmen?"

Li Jingshan's consciousness was still under control, and he continued to answer: "It's not just to control Jingmen. They also have a secret connection with Tushen Temple. Tushen Temple promised that as long as they can completely control Jingmen and bring it into Tushen Temple's sphere of influence, they will give them rich resources and support. And I... have always been a stumbling block in their plan."

"If that's the case, then you're already injured, why didn't they attack you?" Matthew asked again.

"This is not the real site of Jingmen, but a backup place I arranged in advance. The two of them should not know that I am injured for the time being." Li Jingshan replied woodenly.

"Then why do you want to hide this from me?" Matthew continued to ask.

"The power of Jingmen is weak now. In addition to the demons, there are some other forces that are ready to make a move against us. The two of them have higher cultivation than me, and their presence can deter other forces. I can't think of a more suitable solution at the moment, and I can only focus on protecting Jingmen." Li Jingshan replied honestly.

After listening to this, the spiral lines in Matthew's eyes gradually disappeared, and Li Jingshan regained consciousness.

He blinked blankly, seemingly having no memory of what had just happened.

However, when he saw Matthew's cold eyes, his heart tightened, and he asked in a low voice: "Senior, did I just... say something?"

Matthew glanced at him calmly, his tone calm but with a hint of unquestionable majesty: "Don't worry, I already know everything. I will personally deal with what True Man Chiyan and Xuan Yinzi did."

When Li Jingshan heard this, a complex emotion suddenly surged in his heart.

He felt a sense of relief and awe at Matthew's decisiveness.

He bowed deeply, his tone filled with great respect and gratitude: "Thank you, senior! With your help, Jingmen can be saved."

Matthew nodded slightly, his eyes as sharp as lightning, piercing through the layers of clouds and mist and shooting straight into the depths of the valley.

His expression was indifferent, yet with a hint of coldness, as if he had seen through everything.

After a moment, he said softly: "Two guys are coming over. They should be True Man Chi Yan and Xuan Yin Zi."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingshan immediately turned his head to look in the direction where Matthew was looking, but there was nothing in his sight and his spiritual sense could not sense any breath.

Despite this, out of absolute trust in Matthew, he did not have the slightest doubt, but he could not help but feel a little nervous and expectant.

"Let's go. After we get rid of those two guys, we'll tidy up Jingmen again."

Matthew's tone was calm, yet it carried unquestionable authority.

Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it. A gentle force wrapped around Li Jingshan, and then the two of them turned into a stream of light and soared into the sky.

At the same time, in the distant sky, two beams of light were flying towards Jingmen at an extremely fast speed.

On the left was a blazing red light, in which a strong red-haired man could be vaguely seen. He had a burly figure, a rough face, and a fiery aura emanating from his body. It was none other than True Man Chiyan.

On the right was a cold gray light, and in it was a thin, middle-aged man with a sinister face. His eyes were as cold as a poisonous snake. It was Xuan Yinzi.

The two of them flew at an extremely fast speed and in the blink of an eye they were close to the valley where Jingmen was located.

As True Man Chi Yan fled, he sent a message to Xuan Yinzi beside him: "Xuan Yinzi, luckily you kept a trick and instigated one of Li Jingshan's confidants to rebel in advance, otherwise we wouldn't have known that he would hide here to heal his wounds. If we can completely get rid of him this time, Jingmen will be ours."

Hearing this, Xuan Yinzi smiled coldly, with a hint of pride in his eyes: "Hehe, I guessed long ago that the boy would have a backup plan, and I guessed it right. He is seriously injured now, which is a good opportunity for us to take action. As long as we get rid of him, Jingmen will no longer have the power to resist, and we can also successfully lead Jingmen to join the Tushen Temple in exchange for more resources and support."

True Man Chi Yan nodded, with a ferocious smile on his face: "That's right, as long as we get rid of Li Jingshan, Jingmen will be ours. By then, the reward from the Tushen Temple will definitely not be small."

However, just when True Man Chi Yan was about to say something else, something strange happened!

I saw a golden sword light suddenly appearing from nowhere, with unparalleled momentum, heading straight for True Man Chiyan.

The sword light was incredibly fast, as if it had torn through space, and in the blink of an eye it appeared in front of True Man Chi Yan.

True Man Chi Yan was horrified. He never expected to encounter such a fierce attack here.

However, his reaction was also extremely fast, and he immediately took out a small fiery red tripod from his storage bag.

The small tripod was red all over, and its surface was engraved with complicated runes. It was obviously a magical weapon of high grade.

True Man Chi Yan clasped his hands together, and the fiery red cauldron instantly enlarged, blocking in front of him, trying to block the golden sword light.

However, the power of the golden sword light was far beyond his imagination.

The moment the sword light collided with the fiery red cauldron, a deafening roar was heard. The runes on the surface of the cauldron dimmed instantly, and the cauldron body was shaken and flew backwards.

True Man Chi Yan groaned, retreated violently, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.

At the same time, Xuan Yinzi also encountered the same crisis.

A purple sword light appeared out of nowhere, formed entirely from purple lightning. Wherever it passed, the air fluctuated violently, as if even the space was torn apart.

Xuan Yinzi's face turned pale in an instant, and he hurriedly raised a gray bone shield to try to block the purple sword light.

However, the power of the purple sword light was equally terrifying.

The moment the sword collided with the bone shield, the surface of the bone shield was instantly covered with cracks, and then with a "click", it shattered into countless pieces.

Xuan Yinzi was shocked and flew backwards, spurting blood from his mouth. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.

"Who is it!" Zhenren Chiyan and Xuan Yinzi roared at the same time, looking around vigilantly.

They never expected that such a powerful enemy was hidden in this remote valley.