The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 141 - 88 Peril_3

Chapter 141: Chapter 88 Peril_3

One of the Three-tailed Black Fox’s tails went limp on the spot, while another tail was torn and flesh burst forth.

Then, Fayue, Guard Ma, Guard Wang, and several leaders of Black Wind Village also rushed forward.

Under the group assault, the Three-tailed Black Fox soon showed signs of defeat.

At that moment, with a shriek of pain, the fox let out a strange, cackling laugh.

Aside from King Lin, Xu Qing, and Fayue, everyone else felt a severe needle-like pain in their heads.

Even Lianqing, skilled in Divine Soul cultivation, turned deathly pale.

Suddenly, from the nostrils of the Three-tailed Black Fox, a scorching hot air burst forth, lunging towards Xu Qing.

Xu Qing quickly urged the Fire Cloud Horse to dodge.

Unexpectedly, the Three-tailed Black Fox was employing a deceptive tactic.

It seemed to lunge at Xu Qing, but in reality, it was using the gap created by Xu Qing’s movement to escape.

In the moment Xu Qing dodged, he already understood the opponent’s intention.

The unity of horse and rider.

The Fire Cloud Horse jerked like a bowstring, flinging Xu Qing forward.

Using the force of this fling, Xu Qing, gripping his long blade and turning into a streak of light like an arrow off the string, pursued the Three-tailed Black Fox escaping the siege.

The Three-tailed Black Fox, surprised by Xu Qing’s sudden move, swept its last intact tail towards him.

Boom!

Two great forces collided.

Xu Qing felt as if all his internal organs were in agony, twisted together.

However, his other hand was not idle and had already hidden the poison needle mechanism from Elder Tang’s belongings in his sleeve.

Using this strike, as the fox tail opened and revealed its valley path, Xu Qing, without a second thought, shot the poison needles like a torrential pear blossom rain.

Since there were many poison needles, accuracy was of less concern – just finding the general area was enough.

Even a cunning creature like the Three-tailed Black Fox couldn’t expect Xu Qing’s immediate cunning response.

Although it was a formidable demon, it couldn’t make its valley path impregnable.

Several poison needles buzzed as they pierced into the Three-tailed Black Fox’s valley path.

Indeed, targeting the valley path is not uncommon in wild hunts; many hunting dogs start by targeting the valley paths of male lions.

Struck by the poison needles near its valley path, a vital location for blood energy,

Eventually, the poison began to take effect.

These poison needles were meticulously prepared by Elder Tang of the Lotus Sect.

The toxicity of these few needles was enough to bring down even a strong ox.

Even as a demon, the Three-tailed Black Fox couldn’t ignore the potency of the poison, and soon it became sluggish, falling back into the encirclement in a daze.

King Lin struck again with his spear.

Although the Three-tailed Black Fox tried to block with its tail, it was weakened and no longer at its peak; King Lin’s spear thrust was powerful. The fox’s tail could only divert it slightly, and the spear still struck its hindquarters, blood spraying wildly.

However, the Three-tailed Black Fox, skilled in its ways, after suffering a heavy blow, exuded black mist, and with a sharp, eerie bout of cackling laughter that even confused King Lin for a moment,

Seizing the moment of everyone’s daze, enhanced by the black mist, the Three-tailed Black Fox swiftly recovered and fled the encirclement, leaving behind a dark streak in the snow, quickly disappearing from everyone’s sight.

King Lin did not pursue but let his vitality recover to normal, unable to resist resting on his knees, panting.

He was tired.

"Brother Gongming, we are fortunate to have you, otherwise today I would have been in a sorry state," said King Lin with a face of lingering fear, not expecting the Three-tailed Black Fox to have grown to such an extent, taking him completely by surprise.

"It’s heavily injured, and with the poison still taking effect, it won’t get far. We need to muster our remaining strength."

It’s best to pursue the defeated foe with a fresh surge of force!

Xu Qing was also weary, but he believed that the Three-tailed Black Fox couldn’t hold on much longer.

If they didn’t pursue now, they would surely regret it later.

"My lord, I know which way it ran," Lianqing, though pale, volunteered resolutely.

It turned out that during its escape, as the Three-tailed Black Fox was breathing heavily, some Fox Attraction Incense had clung to its body.

Lianqing, proficient in the Divine Soul Disguise Technique and fox enchantment methods, was extremely sensitive to fragrances, especially the distinctive smell of Fox Attraction Incense.

She remembered the scent, and now that the Three-tailed Black Fox hadn’t gone too far, she could pinpoint its general direction.

"Let’s go." Xu Qing pulled Lianqing onto the Fire Cloud Horse, and the pair initially followed the direction in which the Three-tailed Black Fox had fled, then under Lianqing’s guidance, Xu Qing took another path on the Fire Cloud Horse, not the clear paw-print marked mountain road ahead.

Xu Qing inwardly said: "This Three-tailed Black Fox is truly cunning, even while fleeing it didn’t forget to lay false clues."

This is where having many capable subordinates truly shows its superiority.

With Lianqing’s tracking of the scent, King Lin and the others also caught up, and the group pursued along a rugged mountain path.

This stretch of road grew too steep for the Fire Cloud Horse to climb.

But from afar, on a steep cliff, there was a deep cave.

Xu Qing channeled his Divine Soul and indeed detected the Three-tailed Black Fox’s flames of blood energy.

"The Three-tailed Black Fox is just ahead," Xu Qing announced to King Lin and the others.

"Then let’s go over now."

However, Xu Qing relaxed and said, "No rush, we still don’t know what’s inside the cave, and we can wait a bit longer for the poison to further take effect."

After finishing his sentence, he paused slightly before continuing, "Let’s gather some firewood."

During winter, dry grass and branches are easy to collect.

King Lin also understood what Xu Qing meant.

Since they were unsure of the terrain inside the cave, they might as well smoke it out, forcing the Three-tailed Black Fox outside.

Even if the smoke didn’t kill the beast, it would prevent it from recuperating fully, serving to exhaust the opponent.

Such is the cunning of scholars.

Lianqing still had the poison powder prepared by Xu Qing, ready to mix into the fire attack.

Bringing Lianqing was precisely for this reason.

At worst, she could serve as a human shield, and being a professional insurgent, she could stay calmer in face of danger than most people.

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