This outcome was unexpected for him too.

He originally thought that just one of them was a spy, but it turned out they were spies as a group.

From Gao Yang’s narrative, it seems he might have long been in contact with Fu Xiaochen and received a similar promise.

Tomb raiders who have been treasure hunting for years are indeed often bought by the Upper Sect. If they encounter a high-level opportunity, they can exchange such opportunities for a position in the Upper Sect, and some could promise spiritual talent.

Li Ji’an believed him, initially thinking it was for the Tier Three opportunity that he risked rallying manpower, only realizing after the third tomb chamber that the opportunity was beyond their grasp.

Perhaps they were also guarding against Wu Weixiong and others from leaving the tomb, retracting the blood contract, and hastily selling the tomb opportunity information to the Ten Thousand Laws Palace.

"Everyone, don’t delay. Attack!" Fu Yuanjiang glanced at the situation on Fu Xiaochen’s side and immediately reminded Gao Yang and others.

In an instant, the originally evenly matched situation turned into a disadvantage with Wu Weixiong alone and his pet being besieged by nine opponents!

"Heaven wants to destroy me, Wu Weixiong! I am unwilling!" Wu Weixiong gritted his teeth and roared.

Beside him, the Earth-Split Bear also sensed its master’s intentions, its eyes resolute.

Qin Henian, constantly refusing to yield and resisting with all his might, was almost driven into despair by the suddenly changed situation.

Almost surrendering and becoming captive.

However,

"Buzz~" At this moment, there was a sudden fluctuation of spiritual qi inside the tomb chamber.

Immediately, a light curtain enveloped Gao Yang and the nine others.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, quickly help Master Qin. I can only trap them for a while." The often-overlooked Xiaoqiao quietly tapped into the Earth’s vein, setting up an array.

"This... a pseudo Tier Three array! How is this possible?" Fu Yuanjiang attempted to break the array, perceiving its grade, and his complexion changed instantly.

"She’s merely a Foundation Establishment early period Array Master, how could she silently lay down such an array?"

"There was no sign of her setting the array base... Could it have been arranged here beforehand?" The members of the Fu Family were all shocked.

Gao Yang was completely confused: "No, no, she was hosting the array outside all along, she definitely never came inside."

"The little girl can actually connect with the Earth’s vein? I certainly misjudged... She should be recruited into my Upper Sect." Fu Xiaochen was also drawn to the sudden array, leisurely investigating it for a moment.

His gaze towards Xiaoqiao was full of greed.

While ordinary junior cultivators wouldn’t understand, these high-ups from the Upper Sect had access to more ancient information, naturally knowing what connecting with the Earth’s vein signifies.

After saying this, he actually temporarily abandoned Qin Henian, aiming for Xiaoqiao’s array with the intention to break it first.

The nearly shattered dispositions of Wu Weixiong and Qin Henian rejuvenated, rekindling a sliver of hope. How could they bear to see hope extinguished again?

Now, the only thing to do is to unite and defeat Fu Xiaochen.

Wu Weixiong stopped hesitating and charged at Fu Xiaochen with the Earth-Split Bear, desiring close combat.

"Still not acting?" Meanwhile, Fu Xiaochen’s message echoed again in Li Ji’an’s sea of consciousness.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, I am here to assist you!" Li Ji’an ceased hesitating and swiftly approached Wu Weixiong.

Wu Weixiong grew wary, but gritted his teeth, ignoring Li Ji’an behind him, focusing wholeheartedly on stopping Fu Xiaochen.

"Boom!" Experiencing the close attack of a pseudo Tier Three Body Cultivator for the first time, Fu Xiaochen’s complexion subtly changed; unexpectedly it exerted pressure on his body-protecting dharma shield.

Yet, Li Ji’an already arrived behind Wu Weixiong, not bothering to engage with him, his figure flashed directly past Wu Weixiong, intending to let Li Ji’an momentarily hold off Wu Weixiong while he prioritized breaking Xiaoqiao’s array.

In an instant, Li Ji’an brushed past him.

He didn’t even cast a proper glance at Li Ji’an.

Evidently, even though Huang Jie was a disciple of his Fiery Sun Sect, this time for not acting under his orders against the Qin Family but instead seeking opportunities, had already angered him.

Furthermore, his plan was merely to bring the Fu Family here hoping to monopolize the opportunity, so Huang Jie must ultimately be dealt with.

"Boom!" However, just as he was solely thinking of breaking the array, Li Ji’an suddenly erupted with powerful might when brushing past him.

Simultaneously, a mass of flame engulfed him.

Fu Xiaochen’s complexion drastically changed, for the first time in his two hundred years feeling the threat of death.

"Crack!" His body-protecting dharma shield almost instantly shattered, with a fierce thunder power striking his left shoulder, shattering bones and scattering.

Fortunately, a colorful fan flew out to offset eighty percent of the thunder power.

But the overwhelming flame took advantage of the opening, burning his hair and beard completely.

"Ah! Such audacity!" Fu Xiaochen wielded the Colorful Fan, sweeping away the flames, and managed to escape the fiery encirclement smoothly.

He looked again at Huang Jie and immediately sensed the Fake Pill aura from the other person, which was no longer the familiar aura of Huang Jie in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Moreover, he saw the form of a Magical Treasure in the other person’s hand — a Glazed Lamp!

"You’re not Huang Jie! Who are you really? Xing’Er’s Magical Treasure is in your hands as well!"

Amid Fu Xiaochen’s shock, Wu Weixiong and Qin Henian were overjoyed.

Just now, they were still quite wary of Li Ji’an, but at this moment, Li Ji’an demonstrated his stance with his actions.

"There’s absolutely nothing wrong with True Man Huang!" At the same time, Xiaoqiao’s confident voice rang out inside the tomb chamber.

"True Man Huang, the three of us together are not weaker than him!" Wu Weixiong and Qin Henian immediately moved to Li Ji’an’s side, fighting alongside him.

Li Ji’an nodded solemnly, yet he sighed inwardly.

The rare opportunity just moments ago was not wasted by him.

Using his strongest trump card, the Tier Three Thunderbolt Talisman, in a surprise attack, and with the Glazed Lamp as a supporting form of a Magical Treasure, still did not cause significant harm, which indeed was disappointing.

He looked at the Fire Cloud Fan in the opponent’s hand and sighed quietly, realizing he had underestimated the True Pill Master after all.

"Tier Three Talisman!" Qin Henian’s heart surged, looking at Li Ji’an with a hint of goodwill in his eyes.

The most impressive mastery of talismans he had seen in his life was the gentleman from the Si Shui Commerce Association years ago.

Even though they’d met a few more times afterward and traded some talismans, he never managed to establish a relationship and had lost contact in recent years.

At this moment, he subconsciously felt that the other person might be that gentleman.

"Hmph! Despicable and sneaky ones, you think the three of you can contend with me?" Fu Xiaochen, slightly calmer, looked at the trio of Li Ji’an with even colder eyes.

"Today, let me show you the vast difference between True Pills and Fake Pills!"

Finishing his words, Fu Xiaochen wielded the Wind-Fire Fan, holding nothing back anymore.

At this moment, he was furious, not least because of the threat posed by the trio with Fake Pill battle power, making it unlikely he would acquire the Celestial Spirit Cauldron unscathed.

"Fellow Daoist Wu shall cut down the True Pill today!" Wu Weixiong instantly activated his Body Cultivation Technique, a wild and unstoppable battle intent boiling over.

Qin Henian further transformed the frustration from being fooled into a raging inferno.

Li Ji’an remained silent, merely channeling the Fake Pill’s magical power to its utmost!

However, he did not get close, choosing instead to stay distant and attack with the Glazed Lamp.

In an instant, the entire tomb chamber was filled with an awe-inspiring battle intent, and the might of Fu Xiaochen’s Magical Treasure poured out freely.

Wu Weixiong’s enigmatic Fist Technique, full of battle intent, fiercely advanced against the wind and fire of the Magical Treasure.

Although Wu Weixiong’s body was soon covered with wounds, with several cut deeply enough to expose white bone, his invincible momentum still made Fu Xiaochen hard to contend with.

Especially as Qin Henian was also fighting with a cauldron, forcing Fu Xiaochen to allocate forty percent of his power for defense.

Meanwhile, the flames unleashed by Li Ji’an’s Glazed Lamp almost sealed off his escape route, leaving him no choice but to face it head-on.

...

Time flew by swiftly amid the life-and-death struggle.

Unfortunately, after Wu Weixiong completed a full set of Body Cultivation Techniques, Fu Xiaochen still had not fallen.

Instead, as Wu Weixiong’s entire body was soaked with blood and his Essence Blood depleted quickly, his fist movement began to weaken.

Moreover, as Fu Xiaochen got used to this fist technique imbued with a certain momentum, he gradually responded with ease.

"Zheng~" Finally, Fu Xiaochen seized the chance, dodging an attack from Qin Henian, and unleashed the full tenfold might of a True Pill against Wu Weixiong in front of him.

As the Fire Cloud Fan swept through the air, it coalesced into a Crescent Fire Blade.

From top to bottom, the fire blade violently cut toward Wu Weixiong’s head.

Such formidable might caused Wu Weixiong to instantly feel the threat of death, hurriedly summoning a piece of tattered cloth from the Boundless Domain.

"Swish~" However, at the moment the cloth was about to make contact with the fire blade, it unexpectedly dodged with a "swish" sound.

"Fellow Daoist Wu!" Qin Henian’s eyes widened in rage, yet far-off water couldn’t quench the nearby fire.

"Roar~" Just as the fire blade was about to split open Wu Weixiong’s head, a furry gray bear’s head knocked his head aside.

"Swoosh~" The fire blade came down, blood splattering.