"I'm already old, damn it, almost forty, and I don't have time to refine magical artifacts or treasures. Just give me a few more bottles of pills, and forget the rest!" Xue Yan was not polite, using his age as an excuse and pretending to be old, he first asked for the pills, the most precious among the treasures.
Upon hearing this, the others' faces remained unchanged, but they all sneered inwardly. However, they didn't say much, as no one wanted to talk more with the dead.
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However, at this moment, Zhao Leiyun suddenly asked Wu Tao with deep meaning, "Fellow Daoist Wu Tao, aren't you going to pick your magical artifacts and treasures first? After all, there are relatively few pills in total, so perhaps they cannot be given to Fellow Daoist Wu Tao first."
"Brother Zhao Leiyun, what do you mean by that? Are you going to go back on your word?" Wu Tao frowned slightly upon hearing this, then his face sank as he said coldly.
Chang Pingqian also glared at Zhao Leiyun with a displeased expression.
"It's nothing. Zhao only feels that if Fellow Daoist Wu Tao doesn't choose his magical artifacts and treasures now, he will surely regret it later." Zhao Leiyun said with a light, somewhat sarcastic chuckle, as if he saw nothing of the tense atmosphere in the room.
"Hmph! What to choose is my right, and Brother Zhao Leiyun doesn't need to be nosy," Wu Tao said coldly, his expression somewhat icy. It seemed that Zhao Leiyun's words had greatly displeased him.
"If I remember correctly, the conditions we several people jointly agreed to with Fellow Daoist Wu Tao were that he would pick treasures first and take an extra share of the treasures in the great hall, and the rest would be divided equally. Do you think that after you pick all these pills, there will be enough left for the rest of us to share equally?" Zhao Leiyun said calmly, glancing at the treasures on the stone rack, showing no fear.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao Leiyun, what are your intentions? Why don't you just say it directly? Are you planning to turn hostile?" Wu Tao stepped forward a few steps and stood shoulder to shoulder with Chang Pingqian, his gaze sweeping over Zhao Leiyun and the Yun brothers, his expression appearing somewhat sinister.
"Zhao does not intend to break his promise. However, there are really not as many distributable treasures here as we initially imagined, and some of the pills in these jade bottles are ancient immortal elixirs that we don't know anything about."
"In terms of value, these pills are most likely the most precious treasures in the great hall. If Fellow Daoist Wu Tao takes them all, don't you think you are being a bit too greedy?" Zhao Leiyun said with a smile, his expression composed.
"Too much! I only know that you all personally promised me an extra portion of all the treasures in the great hall, and that I would get to pick first. As for whether there are enough things or their value, what does that have to do with me!" Wu Tao's face turned stern, and he said forcefully.
"You can't say that. These treasures are still available for Fellow Daoist Wu Tao to pick first, but let's just forget about the pills," Xue Yan followed, unexpectedly speaking to assist Zhao Leiyun and the Yun brothers.
Upon hearing this, Wu Tao's expression became even more gloomy. He took a step forward, unleashing a domineering aura that soared into the sky, forcing Zhao Leiyun, the Yun brothers, and Xue Yan to change their expressions and huddle together.
Immediately, apart from the ice female cultivator, the cultivators in the pavilion were divided into two factions, confronting each other.
Wu Tao and Chang Pingqian's faces turned grim, like the bottom of a black pot.
"You four have already colluded. I wonder when you agreed to prepare to fight us," Wu Tao's expression suddenly changed, and after a moment, he regained his composure and asked slowly.
"Colluding might not be the right word, but it's just that for the sake of profit, we have no choice but to contend with Fellow Daoist Wu Tao," Zhao Leiyun said leisurely, as if nothing had happened.
Hearing this, a murderous intent flashed in Wu Tao's eyes. He fell silent and then turned his gaze to the ice female cultivator who had not spoken.
"Fellow Daoist Bing, do you think so too?" Wu Tao asked with a solemn tone.
Now they were two Qi Refining stage cultivators. Confronting four cultivators of the same Qi Refining stage, they were clearly at a disadvantage. The ice female cultivator, who had not expressed her stance, naturally became very important at this moment.
If even the ice female cultivator stood with Zhao Leiyun, Xue Yan, and the Yun brothers, even Wu Tao, no matter how confident he was, would have to hesitate.
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The ice female cultivator did not immediately answer when she heard this. She just tilted her head slightly and glanced indifferently at Zhao Leiyun, the Yun brothers, and Xue Yan, taking in their expressions and demeanor.
Zhao Leiyun, at this critical moment, not only maintained his composure but also smiled peacefully at the ice female cultivator, showing no trace of worry. It was as if he was certain that in this situation, the ice female cultivator, as a weak woman, would not dare to resist him.
The Yun brothers behind him, however, had excited expressions in their eyes, with waves of fighting spirit rising in their hearts, eagerly anticipating the battle to come.
Xue Yan cast a hateful glance at Wu Tao and Chang Pingqian, then lecherously stared at the ice female cultivator's curvaceous figure for two or three glances before reluctantly looking away.
Xue Yan opened his mouth and said, "Since that's the case, there's no need for further words. Let's make a move..."
Before he finished speaking, he flipped his right hand, and a fiery red flying sword appeared in his palm.
Then, with a flash of red light from the flying sword, it transformed into an intangible wisp of smoke and instantly disappeared from its original spot.
"Be careful!" Chang Pingqian exclaimed in alarm upon seeing this, reaching into his storage bag as he shouted.
The two of them were already at a disadvantage against four people, and they didn't expect them to be so despicable as to launch a sneak attack first.
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When the high-grade magical artifact, the Fire Shadow Spirit Sword, reappeared, it had already transformed into a red silhouette, carrying intensely burning flames, and plunged directly towards Wu Tao's chest.
Xue Yan, after all, came from a small family. Although his family's fortune was not great, he had rich combat experience. Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, he tried to divert the opponent's attention while launching a sneak attack first.
As the Fire Shadow Spirit Sword approached, Wu Tao smiled faintly, showing no fear at all. With a muffled grunt, his clothes billowed, and his tall figure became even more imposing.
The muscles beneath his clothes surged wildly, his blood vessels bulged, as if an ancient true dragon was about to break free from within.
Spiritual energy erupted, and a golden dragon inexplicably appeared behind him from a phantom image.
The dragon's tail coiled around his body, and its head swayed freely, revealing a faint golden glow. A layer of invisible magnetic force enveloped him, not a cultivator's spiritual energy shield, but more like an innate magnetic primal qi.
When the Fire Shadow Spirit Sword pierced into this innate magnetic primal qi that suppressed the five elements, it was forcefully repelled by the magnetic primal qi, causing this high-grade magical artifact, the Fire Shadow Spirit Sword, to be sent flying backward!
Xue Yan was greatly shocked but had no good solution. After all, his best offensive magical artifact was this high-grade Fire Shadow Spirit Sword. Helpless, he could only continuously use the Fire Shadow Spirit Sword to harass Wu Tao from the surroundings.
Seeing how useless Xue Yan was, the Yun brothers didn't say much, as they hadn't expected Xue Yan to be of any help in the first place.
What could you expect from a useless wretch?
The Yun brothers first used several talismans to create one lightning-attribute spiritual energy shield after another to protect themselves. Then, they simultaneously chanted the same lightning-attribute incantation. Thunder and lightning flashed, and blue light flared up. Immediately, wave after wave of berserk lightning arcs shot out from their hands.
Seeing this, Wu Tao's expression finally became completely serious. He took out two "Armor-Piercing Dragon Cones" from his storage bag and put them on.
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Combined with his "Dragon-Tiger Primal Qi Nine Arts," a cultivation technique that practiced both body and dharma, which he had painstakingly practiced for many years, it was like adding wings to a tiger. In the past twenty-odd years, he didn't know how many enemies he had killed with this technique.
After Wu Tao cast several protective and strengthening spells on himself, he charged forward abruptly. His entire figure was like a charging demonic beast, a tyrannical fierce tiger, crashing forward.
Wu Tao's movement was not only swift but also extremely ferocious, possessing the might to sweep away a thousand armies and be invincible.
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At this very moment, cold light flashed sharply, and the sound of thunder and lightning crackled. Dozens of berserk lightning arcs "buzz" and suddenly moved, all coming towards him head-on.
Wu Tao took a sharp breath, but the arrow was already on the string, and it had to be shot.
Instead of retreating, Wu Tao advanced. He clasped his hands together, chanted an incantation, and the protective magnetic primal qi suddenly changed, drawing out the magnetic primal force of his entire body to erupt.
The surging repulsive force that erupted pushed the dozens of berserk lightning arcs to a halt in mid-air. After flashing a few times, most of the lightning arcs exploded on their own. A few rare lightning arcs that broke through the magnetic primal qi and spiritual energy shields landed on Wu Tao's powerful body, which had been tempered for over twenty years, their power greatly reduced, leaving only a few faint white marks.
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Meanwhile, Chang Pingqian took out several defensive talismans from his storage bag. With a surge of spiritual energy, they transformed into three or four spiritual energy shields of various colors.
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