Working Together

Shen Xiang chose a hill and told everyone about his plan, which was to dig some caves in the hill and hide inside them until time passed. In order to ensure safety, he also dug a tunnel in the hill that led to another place. If they could not defend themselves, they would escape from the tunnel.

"Let's set up another large formation. If we encounter a powerful guy, we will activate the formation and hold out for a while so that everyone can escape from the tunnel to somewhere else." Shen Xiang said.

Everyone here has received help from Shen Xiang. They have no objections and support Shen Xiang very much.

"Okay, let's start now. We need to divide the work and cooperate with each other. Those who are stronger than the fourth stage of the Ordinary Martial Realm will patrol to avoid being ambushed. Xianxian and Youlan will set up the formation, and the others will dig tunnels. Female disciples don't need to dig, they can help set up the formation." Shen Xiang said.

Zhu Rong curled his lips and said, "Brother Shen, you can't be lazy. You have to dig a hole with us."

Yun Xiaodao nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Shen, you have to be fair!"

The fourth and fifth stages of the Zhenwu realm are here to protect them, which allows them to dig with peace of mind, so there is no objection.

Shen Xiang grinned: "Hehe, it has already reached the fifth stage of the True Martial Realm, so there is no need to dig!"

Everyone was shocked, they had always believed that Shen Xiang was at the second or third stage of the Zhenwu Realm, and that he only had such powerful strength because of his powerful sword and mysterious martial arts. But now Shen Xiang said that he was at the fifth stage of the Zhenwu Realm, so wouldn't his strength be comparable to the sixth or seventh stage?

"Is it true?" Zhu Rong was a little unconvinced. He knew that Shen Xiang could use the strength of the third stage of the Zhenwu Realm to pretend to be the fifth stage of the Zhenwu Realm.

Yun Xiaodao didn't believe it either, and neither did anyone else. Xue Xianxian and Leng Youlan had always trusted Shen Xiang very much, but now Shen Xiang had suddenly come to this point, which made it difficult for them to accept.

"You have heard of this guy Wei Hongdao, right? He was just killed in the forest." Shen Xiang said with a smile.

Wei Hongdao is a very famous young man in the magic sect, but he has a bad reputation. His strength is at the fifth level of Zhenwu Realm, but he can kill those at the sixth level of Zhenwu Realm.

"I killed him with just one strike of my sword. If you don't believe me, why not try it?" Shen Xiang said with a smile.

Wei Hongdao was killed with one strike of the sword. Everyone gasped. They had heard a loud noise coming from the forest before. Of course they knew it was Shen Xiang who did it. Now they had to believe it.

After learning about Shen Xiang's exact strength, everyone felt much more relieved. Besides, there were also several alchemists here who could help them recover quickly.

"Brother, aren't you going to look for people from the Beast Martial Sect and the Proud Sword Sect?" Leng Youlan asked.

Chen Xiang sneered: "No need to look for them. I chopped all those guys to pieces. In order to save them, I fought with a powerful beast demon and was seriously injured. But these guys coveted my precious sword and turned to kill me. Fortunately, I still have some strength."

"Brother Xiaoxiang, are you okay?" Xue Xianxian hurried over, held Shen Xiang's wrist, wanting to check Shen Xiang's injuries.

"It's okay. Because of that, I entered the fifth stage of the Zhenwu Realm." Shen Xiang pinched her face and said with a smile.

Yun Xiaodao snorted coldly: "These guys deserve to die. When we get out, tell the headmaster to destroy the Beast Martial Sect and the Proud Sword Sect."

The disciples of other sects were all in shock. When they came here before, Gu Dongchen had said that whoever dared to touch Shen Xiang would have their sect finished. After they got out, there would definitely be a bloody storm. Gu Dongchen had already chopped off the headmaster of the Beast Martial Sect before, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to destroy the Beast Martial Sect. The Ao Jian Sect was not on good terms with many sects, and had colluded with the Demonic Path some time ago in an attempt to seize the crystal mine of the Tai Wu Sect. The Tai Wu Sect had long hated them.

A relatively large stone chamber was dug out in the hill, and then many small stone chambers were dug. This hill was made of weathered and rigid black stones, making it very difficult to dig, but it could also withstand an attack for a longer time.

The escape route led to a forest in the distance. This was decided after much discussion among many people because the opposite side of the forest was the disappeared canyon. In addition, the trees in the forest were relatively large and the ground was relatively solid, consisting of very rigid stones. If they encountered a group attack, the dense trees inside could also block it.

Among the forty people, only seven are women, which is relatively few. There are thirteen people whose strength is above the fourth stage of Zhenwu Realm, which is considered to be relatively large. Therefore, there are only twenty people digging the hole now. Even if the stones are very hard, it is a piece of cake for the warriors in the Zhenwu Realm. With their strong true energy and spiritual weapons, it is not too difficult to dig the hole.

Leng Youlan and Xue Xianxian led five women to set up the formation. Only women could do this kind of meticulous work better.

Shen Xiang also watched them set up the formation from time to time. They also had to do very hard work, such as digging very fine lines on the rigid stone wall or the ground, and there could not be any deviation. Moreover, Xue Xianxian and Leng Youlan both released some cold air to make marks on the ground for the women to dig. After they finished, they joined in.

"Qianqian, your flame is so powerful. You can solve so many problems so easily and quickly." Xue Xianxian exclaimed in amazement. She saw that Wu Qianqian just used one finger to draw on the hard ground, as if it was ordinary mud. Although there was no flame on Wu Qianqian's jade finger, everyone could feel the heat emitted from it.

"Haha, I'm just better at refining flames! Unlike you, Xianxian, who not only knows how to set up formations, but is also so powerful." Wu Qianqian said with a smile.

Leng Youlan said: "Qianqian, your fire is not simple. I can also use fire, but I can't use it like you!" She poured the flame into a spiritual weapon-level dagger and carefully carved some patterns on the ground.

The other women were the same, all using spiritual weapons and true qi.

"Is it enough to just carve out the patterns according to those marks?" Shen Xiang walked over and asked.

"Well, it will take a long time. We have to go up and down the mountain, and we have to go around the whole mountain." Xue Xianxian said.

"I'm not the type to do this kind of delicate work, but the Valley Master insisted on giving it to me." Leng Youlan snorted lightly. Looking at her appearance, she wished she could take out the big sword behind her and chop the ground hard.

Shen Xiang smiled slightly and said: "Youlan, then you go and dig the hole first, and leave this to me."

"Are you alone?" a woman asked. This was the Zhenwu Sect disciple that Shen Xiang had saved before, her name was You Yandie.

Shen Xiang nodded, and with a wave of his hand, many small fire points fell accurately on those traces. Xue Xianxian and Leng Youlan spent most of the day making the traces that needed to be carved. They were covered with frost and were very easy to identify.

Shen Xiang's spiritual sense turned, and he saw those small fire spots suddenly sank into the ground, and then began to move, burning the ground, as easily as burning ice. It didn't take long before many patterns appeared, quickly and easily, which surprised those women and made them all admire him.

After the heat from those small fire spots disappeared, Shen Xiang released them again and continued.