At this moment, Hei Zi had only one thought in his mind: he would drag at least one person down with him even if he died!
How could they not know what Li Chonglou had always been worried about? Not to mention that there were extra rewards for each conversion.
This instinct to shift his target to Xiong Da and the other two was a case of killing two birds with one stone!
It was a pity that he had underestimated Li Chonglou's speed.
To be precise, he had underestimated the speed of Shadow Step. Despite the distance being only a few meters, as Hei Zi's front foot landed beside the disturbed soil, Li Chonglou's figure had already appeared in front of him.
"Die for me!"
Seeing that Hei Zi intended to destroy everything, he thought of a desperate struggle with Li Chonglou.
He raised the long sword in his hand high, without any discernible moves, like wielding a large cleaver, and ferociously chopped towards Li Chonglou's head.
The black long sword flashed with a dark glow in the air. Although it lacked any technique, it was no ordinary object!
Li Chonglou could clearly feel a chilling aura emanating from the weapon itself, one that pierced directly into the soul.
This was a rare feeling for him. A flash of light appeared in his eyes. He embraced the moon with his left hand and pushed forward with his right, using a Tai Chi parry to send Hei Zi flying with a single palm strike.
Simultaneously, the long sword in Hei Zi's hand also came into Li Chonglou's possession.
This palm strike was quite powerful. Although it utilized clever force, its penetrating power was several times that of normal. Before Hei Zi's body even landed, he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
The thick scent of blood instantly permeated the surroundings.
However, Hei Zi was still conscious. Seeing that his flying direction was exactly where Xiong Da and the other were hiding, a vicious glint flashed in his eyes.
But before this thought could fully form, he felt a sharp pain in his waist. Instinctively, he looked down and saw his body being cut in half.
"How is this possible!"
Using his last shred of consciousness, he twisted his head back. In the final moments of his life, he saw Li Chonglou astonishingly sheathing the long sword.
Just moments ago, after taking possession of the long sword, Li Chonglou had inexplicably swung it towards Hei Zi. It was a seemingly ordinary action, and he had only infused a small portion of his internal energy.
However, an invisible sword qi instantly slid from the sword's tip and rapidly caught up to Hei Zi's body, leading to this scene!
"This thing is truly a treasure!"
Li Chonglou examined the long sword in his hand from left to right. It was a very rare matte black, not as conspicuous as pure black, nor as inconspicuous as light black.
It was like an anomaly. While it was difficult to notice at first glance, once you did, your gaze would be unable to leave it.
Furthermore, its texture was neither metallic nor wooden. This feeling reminded Li Chonglou of spirit stones.
The more Li Chonglou looked, the more satisfied he became. He even felt it was extremely comfortable to hold. Its weight was not too light, but not too heavy either, making the feeling difficult to describe.
In short, in Li Chonglou's perception, this sword seemed tailor-made for him.
"It's just that I was lacking a handy weapon, so I'll use you from now on."
Thinking that the experts on the fifth level almost all had weapons for self-defense, Li Chonglou quietly tied the long sword to his back and bent down to pick up the long whip of the other Hei Zi.
Should that be a treasure too?
After Li Chonglou examined the long whip, he found that its material was similar to that of the long sword. However, he didn't have the same feeling about the long whip as he did about the sword. He could only treat it as a treasure he had found and tied it to his waist.
Now that the crisis was resolved and he had obtained two treasures, it could be considered a perfect conclusion.
However, Li Chonglou let out a slight sigh.
He had originally wanted to leave one alive to inquire about Hei Ling and Hei Hun, but he hadn't expected the long sword to be so effective, splitting the person in two.
Then, regarding Xiong Da and the other two, he would have to find a way to figure it out himself.
"Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time."
Li Chonglou shook his head and returned to the cave.
With the supply of oxygen, the complexion of the two improved slightly, but their tightly closed eyes still showed no sign of waking.
This made Li Chonglou somewhat troubled.
"Such a good opportunity, should I just give up?"
Having just obtained two treasures, a bold idea had already sprouted in his mind.
Since he could move normally during this so-called Hei Ling period, why not take this opportunity to contend for treasures with those Hei Zi?
When he had acted earlier, Li Chonglou had already understood that due to the脉潜 (Mai Qian, latent pulse), he could use the energy from the acupoints within his body for self-sufficiency!
For three days, as long as he didn't engage in excessively fierce combat, he would be completely fine!
But now, with the two of them not yet dealt with, he couldn't leave. And it was not realistic to bring them along for combat.
Therefore, Li Chonglou was faced with two choices.
One was to ignore the two and go in search of treasures alone. This choice was equivalent to abandoning the two, as without his internal energy protecting them, they would be completely corrupted by the Hei Ling!
The second choice was naturally to resolve the issue of the two first. Otherwise, he could only give up on the treasures and wait until the Hei Ling period passed and all the Hei Zi retreated, then he would bring them back to the camp.
During the escape earlier, Li Chonglou had already discovered that the entire camp was surrounded by Hei Zi, likely to prevent them from coming out to snatch things.
Thinking of this, Li Chonglou's expression suddenly froze.
"No, someone has already discovered me, which means..."
Li Chonglou's vigilance instantly heightened again. He immediately moved the two away from their current location, dealt with the corpses of the two Hei Zi, and then fled.
Not knowing the general direction of the other two camps, Li Chonglou could only roam around the vicinity of Camp No. 3.
Time ticked by.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon the next day.
The two were temporarily in no danger due to the intermittent supply of oxygen, but Li Chonglou's expression was extremely dejected.
Since yesterday, he hadn't slept at all, and he had moved to several different locations. Whether it was by design or luck, he had encountered no less than three treasure hunting teams.
Yes, teams like the two Hei Zi encountered earlier were all termed treasure hunting teams by Li Chonglou.
As for taking action, he certainly had opportunities. The Hei Zi he encountered were all only at the fifth level of strength, but the problem was that he dared not act.
With two burdens, Li Chonglou had, on one occasion, wanted to risk following them in, but he was almost discovered. If it weren't for his quick reaction and decisive decision to lead them away, he would likely be in pursuit now.
Li Chonglou had also tried to enter the bottle space to discuss strategies with Elder An, but Elder An stated that he could not come out and could not determine the specific reason.
"How about you merge with me once?"
It was also the first time Li Chonglou had extended an invitation to An.