I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 428: Tragic Death

"Treasure map? Cultivator's cave in Soul Formation stage?"

Lin Qing sneered and immediately retreated. He realized that the risk here was too great and he didn't want to stay any longer.

"Hmm?"

What Lin Qing didn't expect was that the red stone door he had just unlocked had completely restored itself.

Not only Lin Qing, but also Sun Fellow Daoist and the others noticed this, and they looked at each other in surprise.

Lin Qing took out the diamond bracelet and looked at the others with an unfriendly expression.

"Sun Fellow Daoist, if I'm not mistaken, the treasure map you obtained is actually a trap. It's clearly intended to use your power to unlock these stone doors. And I think the person behind this is among us!"

"Ah!"

As soon as Lin Qing finished speaking, Sun Fellow Daoist was shocked and his eyes kept scanning Lin Qing and the others.

The others did the same, constantly scanning each other.

As Gold Core cultivators, they were all sensitive and intelligent individuals. At this moment, it was not difficult for them to imagine that they had fallen into a trap. Fortunately, Lin Qing had awakened them, otherwise they didn't know what kind of crisis they would face next.

For a while, Lin Qing and the other five remained silent, constantly pondering in their hearts.

"Fellow Daoist Tian? Should we leave now? We can just break through this stone door." Sun Fellow Daoist cautiously said to Lin Qing.

He didn't dare to stay any longer. The joy he had originally felt had turned into fear of the unknown.

"Leave? Alright."

Lin Qing nodded and smiled, seemingly thinking of something.

Immediately, Sun Fellow Daoist took out the formation plate and gave one to each of Lin Qing and the others. Lin Qing held the formation plate in his hand and thought that the situation was not yet at its worst. If that person was really among them, they would definitely make a move when they broke through the stone door again.

Apart from Lin Qing and Sun Fellow Daoist, Zhang Fellow Daoist, Yuan Fellow Daoist, and Ke Fellow Daoist had no objections to leaving after breaking the stone door.

Although they didn't obtain any treasures, they didn't suffer any losses on this trip. It was just an exploration that ended in vain, which had happened before and was nothing special.

However, at this moment, Nan Gong Fellow Daoist took the formation plate and his expression changed. "Are we really leaving? The treasure might be ahead."

"Nan Gong Fellow Daoist, the danger here is too great. Moreover, based on what we have seen so far, it doesn't seem like there's any treasure. We..." Sun Fellow Daoist wanted to explain, but Lin Qing interrupted him.

"Nan Gong Fellow Daoist, I believe it must be you." Lin Qing said.

At this moment, Nan Gong Fellow Daoist suddenly revealed a wicked smile. He clasped his hands together and actually crushed the formation plate in his hand, causing Sun Fellow Daoist to gasp in shock.

"You guys, each and every one of you is too shrewd. It seems that those who can cultivate to the later stage of Gold Core are not simple individuals. Originally, I wanted you to become subordinates of the emperor in the future, but it seems unnecessary now." Nan Gong Fellow Daoist spoke up.

"Who are you? And what is this emperor you're talking about?" Sun Fellow Daoist asked.

"This matter, you will know when you're dead." As he spoke, Fellow Daoist Nangong's figure suddenly grew larger, transforming into a giant standing ten feet tall. Dark energy surrounded him, and scales appeared on his arms.

Seeing him like this, Lin Qing immediately thought of the ancient elder he encountered on the Lingtong Mountain, in a situation where he was being suppressed by a demon.

After the transformation, Fellow Daoist Nangong turned into a blur and appeared behind Fellow Daoist Yuan in the blink of an eye. Before Lin Qing could warn him, Fellow Daoist Nangong's fist struck Fellow Daoist Yuan's head.

"Spurt!"

The scene was as gruesome as a watermelon being smashed open.

After the transformation, Fellow Daoist Nangong unexpectedly possessed the strength of an early Nascent Soul stage, which Fellow Daoist Yuan couldn't defend against and was killed instantly.

Seeing this scene, Lin Qing and the others' pupils contracted, and they immediately activated their magical treasures to protect themselves.

Unexpectedly, after landing a successful blow, Fellow Daoist Nangong didn't engage in combat with Lin Qing and the others. Instead, he transformed into a blur and rushed towards the darkness ahead.

"What's going on?" Fellow Daoist Sun looked at Fellow Daoist Nangong in confusion.

At this moment, Lin Qing suddenly realized something. "His transformation must have a time limit, and he has something more important to do than us. If I'm not mistaken, there must be a seal inside, and he's going to break it."

"Why did this stone door suddenly close? If it hadn't, we would have already left by now." Fellow Daoist Sun stared at the red stone door.

"It must be his doing." Fellow Daoist Zhang bluntly said.

"Let's go. We can't leave for the time being, no matter what he wants to do. We have four people left, and as long as we cooperate properly, we won't suffer. Although Fellow Daoist Yuan is dead, we still have each other. Lin Qing stared at the darkness ahead and said.

Although Fellow Daoist Sun still reluctantly looked at the stone door, he also knew that Lin Qing was right. Without further delay, he followed Lin Qing and flew into the darkness together.

While flying, Lin Qing thought of something and reached out to grab Fellow Daoist Yuan's storage bag.

"If we can get out, we can divide this item later." Lin Qing said, and the others didn't object.

As they flew forward, they came across an extremely long passage with no more stone doors. When Lin Qing and the others flew at full speed to the end, they saw a huge square altar.

This altar was made of an unknown jade stone, emitting a faint light. It was thirty zhang tall and about a hundred zhang wide, with many stairs on all four sides.

Meanwhile, Fellow Daoist Nangong had already flown onto the altar and was swinging his fists, destroying one golden chain after another.

There were twenty chains in total, extending from the surroundings, and at the center of the chains was an lifeless person, sitting cross-legged in the center of the altar.

Seeing Lin Qing and the others following, Fellow Daoist Nangong's eyes turned cold. Although he successfully broke the seal of the stone door with the help of Lin Qing and the others, these final chains were not so simple. With his current cultivation after the transformation, he could only break three of them.

"Fellow Daoists, if you are willing to help me release our Emperor, I promise that each of you will be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage." Fellow Daoist Nangong tried to entice Lin Qing and the others.

"Hehe," Lin Qing laughed. "The Emperor you mentioned is currently trapped here and you're still talking big. Of course, I don't doubt that after he's freed, he might have a way to help you break through to the Nascent Soul stage. But for us, how is that possible?"

As he spoke, Lin Qing took out the Imprisoning Mirror and activated his spiritual power, immediately shining it on Fellow Daoist Nangong.

Caught off guard, Fellow Daoist Nangong was temporarily immobilized. Seeing this, Fellow Daoist Sun and the others joyfully took out their own magical treasures and attacked together.

They all understood that in the current situation where they couldn't leave for the time being, they could only kill Fellow Daoist Nangong. They absolutely couldn't let him release his so-called Emperor, or they would truly face a desperate situation.

Under the joint attack of Lin Qing and the others, Fellow Daoist Nangong had to stop destroying the chains and deal with Lin Qing and the others.

(End of this chapter)