Good Fortune Immortal Road

Chapter 17: The Shadowy Valley

The elders outside the secret realm have also noticed the current situation. The Yin Class is currently the most prominent, and the mentor of the Yin Class is very pleased with this.

Yang Ming, as someone who has taught disciples for many years, is not annoyed. On the contrary, he greatly appreciates Shen Lang's approach. The true purpose of the competition is to assess the excellence of the disciples, not their ability to form factions.

The night passed quickly. Early in the morning, Jiang Tao and An Fu urged everyone to go treasure hunting. Shen Lang couldn't resist their persuasion, so he and Jiang Yingxue started another day of treasure hunting early in the morning.

The remaining disciples of the Wind Class were still waiting eagerly for their appearance, but unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.

Today, for some reason, the luck of the few people was exceptionally good. They quickly discovered a place in a mountain stream with rich spiritual energy, and there happened to be a group of wild beasts guarding it.

Shen Lang and the others easily dealt with these wild beasts, and unexpectedly found a large piece of Wishful God Iron in the beasts' lair.

The Wishful God Iron itself is not the hardest material and is not suitable for forging weapons. However, when melted together with other materials, adding a small piece can greatly enhance the spirituality of the Law Treasure.

Cultivators do not particularly value the hardness of the material, but rather the spiritual communication of the treasure. So if this Wishful God Iron is taken out, many people will probably fight over it.

The elders who had been watching the group couldn't help but sneer and curse their luck. They were also a bit jealous. They didn't expect these kids to have such good luck.

This is much better than getting a few more tokens in the competition. Especially the Natal Law Treasures made of Black Flame True Gold and Wishful God Iron, the elders thought that the quality of these materials could rival what they used back then.

But back to the point, after obtaining the treasures, they knew that they shouldn't be too greedy. They had already gained a lot this time, so they should start considering the competition.

"During the competition, Elder Bai Guang only said that we should obtain the tokens, but he didn't mention how many we should snatch. There's a lot to consider in this aspect," Shen Lang said uncertainly.

An Fu and Jiang Tao also felt puzzled by Elder Bai Guang's words.

Jiang Yingxue softly speculated, "In theory, the more tokens we snatch, the more it shows our profound cultivation, which would be more advantageous for the later matches."

After thinking for a while, Shen Lang spoke, "That should be the case. Although Elder Bai Guang didn't explicitly say it, we should still try to snatch more tokens to feel more at ease."

The other three agreed with this, and after discussing for a while, they came up with a plan.

"We are outnumbered this time, so we can't confront them head-on. We can only lure them into our trap, so that it will be effortless," Shen Lang proposed a plan.

After hearing Shen Lang's plan, An Fu and Jiang Tao were excited. It would be thrilling to deal with so many people with just the four of them. Jiang Yingxue also agreed with this strategy. After all, the opponents had the advantage in numbers. Although their cultivation was good, they were not yet at the level of taking on a hundred opponents.

To set up a trap, they first needed to find a suitable location to gain the advantage of terrain. Then they could find a way to lure those people to the designated place, giving them a chance to trap them and force them to hand over the tokens.

An Fu raised an objection, "What if they refuse to hand them over?"

A cold light flashed in Shen Lang's eyes, "Then we won't give them a choice."

The three were intimidated by Shen Lang's killing intent, but it made sense. They couldn't blame themselves for being ruthless at that time.

With their thoughts unified, they began to act separately, using the origami cranes taught by Shen Lang as a means of communication.

The four of them went in four different directions, searching for suitable ambush and trap locations.

After about an hour's journey, Shen Lang still hadn't found a suitable place. Most of the terrain was flat, with the highest point being a small mound.

However, Shen Lang soon noticed a small canyon not far ahead. There were many ghosts and beasts wandering around the canyon.

To avoid trouble, Shen Lang cautiously sneaked past and found a vantage point to carefully observe the terrain of the canyon. The entrance was narrow, but the space inside was quite large. What was even better was that there were many fierce beasts and poisonous creatures hidden inside. It was indeed a good place to set up a trap.

Shen Lang quickly used the origami crane to inform the other three that he had found an excellent location for an ambush. Then he ventured deeper into the valley to gather more information.

After about an hour, the three of them arrived. Shen Lang had already investigated the details of the valley. So the four of them began to discuss in detail how to set up the trap in this valley.

Shen Lang shared his idea first, "The entrance of this valley is narrow, which is convenient for us to lure them in and seal off the valley."

Jiang Yingxue asked with some concern, "But how do we lure them in?"

"This is easy. The four of us intentionally appear in front of them, and they will definitely chase us for the token. Then we can lead them here!" An Fu also shared his idea.

"This is not appropriate. If we accidentally get surrounded by them, there will be some losses when we fight." Shen Lang shook his head and denied this plan.

An Fu also felt that his idea was too simple and scratched his head with a silly smile.

Jiang Tao came up with a plan: "How about this? We pretend to use origami cranes to pass messages, intentionally letting them hear that we found treasures in this place. Besides wanting the token, they will definitely come when they hear about the treasures. Then we don't need to show ourselves and can capture them all."

Shen Lang thought Jiang Tao's idea was indeed good and had potential. Besides the token, the allure of treasures would make them not suspect anything.

With the tactics settled, the four of them began to arrange the surrounding environment. They needed to create a sense of treasure and set traps to capture these people. At this time, all four of them were using their wits.

An Fu first set up many hidden spikes in the central valley, ready to be triggered. He also loosened the rocks above the valley entrance, so that with a little force, the massive boulder would seal the entrance.

Jiang Yingxue was not to be outdone. She had the other three store water in a higher place in the valley. When the time came, they would release the water and then use ice spells to ensure their enjoyment.

Jiang Tao naturally had his own method. He set up multiple hurricane spells in the valley. After Jiang Yingxue used her ice spells, they would activate the hurricanes. Those trapped in the valley after the ice and snow would be at the mercy of the four of them.

If they still needed more, Shen Lang would add thunderbolt spells. Thinking about the conductivity of ice and snow, they would surely have a great time.

Listening to the opinions of these three little devils, Shen Lang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Ice, wind, and thunder combined would be too much for these disciples to handle.

After being busy for half a day, the four of them finally set up the traps and created the illusion of treasures. They were not afraid that the others wouldn't fall for it. At this point, only Shen Lang needed to send out the origami crane.

The four of them sneaked out, and the first thing they saw was Tu Chuan, the leader of the Shanzi class, leading twenty to thirty disciples. It seemed that the other disciples had already suffered losses, but their overall condition was still relatively intact.

"It's you!" Shen Lang silently said in his heart as a paper crane slowly flew towards a place not far from the Shanzi class. As expected, the paper crane was discovered by a disciple of the Shanzi class and handed over to Tu Chuan.

After cautiously looking around and confirming the safety of the surroundings, Tu Chuan opened the paper crane and saw its contents. He burst into laughter and announced this discovery to the disciples he led. Then, they quickly headed towards where Shen Lang and the others were.

Watching Tu Chuan and the others fall into the trap, Shen Lang quickly returned and made thorough preparations, waiting for their prey to come to them.

After about an hour, Tu Chuan and the others finally arrived outside this small valley. From a distance, they could already feel the rich spiritual energy. Without hesitation, these disciples rushed into the valley. At this moment, Tu Chuan was also attracted by the treasures and did not realize that it was a trap.

Just as the last disciple rushed into the valley, An Fu dropped a huge stone, sealing off the exit. The disciples of the Shanzi Class were still excited when they suddenly heard a loud noise. A stone weighing tens of thousands of kilograms blocked the entrance of the valley.

These disciples couldn't help but panic. Tu Chuan, who was leading them, also had a bad feeling. At this moment, Jiang Yingxue opened the water pool she had prepared, and a large amount of water rushed towards the disciples in the valley. With a huge stone behind them and a flood in front of them, these disciples were submerged by the rushing water. Jiang Yingxue also used the Frozen Thousand Miles spell at the right moment. Due to her limited cultivation, she couldn't achieve a range of thousands of miles, but a few dozen meters were enough.

With a large amount of floodwater and a thin layer of ice, the disciples in the water were shivering. Jiang Tao then began to use hurricanes to add to the situation in the valley.

All the disciples trapped in the floodwater cried and screamed. Not only were there floods, but also ice and snow. If a little wind blew, the scene would be even more beautiful. The few elders who were monitoring in the water curtain couldn't help but laugh heartily. They didn't expect that four disciples could subdue a whole class with such a small scheme.

The mentor of the Shanzi Class looked at Yang Ming with anger in his eyes, as if saying, "Is this the good disciple you taught?" But Yang Ming completely ignored him. Who asked you to have incompetent disciples?

At this moment, Shen Lang appeared and said to the disciples of the Shanzi Class, "Hello, junior brothers. I wonder what it feels like inside?" The four of them laughed triumphantly.

Tu Chuan, who was trapped in the floodwater, shouted angrily, "What's the point of using these tricks and schemes? If you have the ability, let's fight one-on-one."

An Fu and Jiang Tao sneered and ignored Tu Chuan's words. Shen Lang continued, "Enough nonsense. Hand over your tokens. If you don't, you know the consequences."

After saying that, electric sparks appeared on Shen Lang's hand, forcing everyone to bow their heads. Although Tu Chuan wanted to fight, he knew that he had no choice but to hand over the token.

With gritted teeth, he threw his storage bag. Shen Lang took it and counted. There were a total of two hundred pieces, which was indeed quite a lot.

The four of them smirked and quickly left the valley.

After a while, the floodwater in the valley receded. Tu Chuan and the others were shivering from the cold. They had no choice but to find a place to make a fire and keep warm. Otherwise, they would all fall ill.

Fortunately, there was still one day left. Although their tokens were stolen, the strength of the Shanzi Class was not greatly affected. They could still go and snatch tokens from others tomorrow. Today, they could only rest and recover.

Tu Chuan hated Shen Lang and the others to the core. He secretly vowed that he would not let himself encounter them in the second round of the competition. Otherwise, they would definitely regret it.

(End of this chapter)