Chapter 371 — Escape Over the Mountains
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
They must have detected that our Taibai Sword Sect harbors a treasure and came to take it.
They underestimate us too much, not even bothering to announce themselves—utterly arrogant and overbearing. " An elder of the sect said, "Is that not the way of the demon path? What sort of figure is this generation's Youmo Cult Leader? He marched into the capital with the Emperor and the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping, and cut down the Crown Prince before the Emperor's very eyes.
What would he not dare to do? But this time the Sect Master has gone to the capital to lodge a complaint with the Emperor—he will surely win! The treasures down there still belong to our Taibai Sword Sect! With the Sect Master absent, we must all stay sharp and guard this place, lest that old devil escape with the treasures. " The sect disciples at the crater all laughed. "There may be treasure down there, but there must be great dangers as well. The old devil goes seeking treasure, risking life and limb—never imagining that the treasures he finds will all be returned to our Taibai Sword Sect!
" Even as they spoke, the volcano suddenly rumbled and shook. The sect elders hastily shouted, "Disciples, the old devil is coming out! Activate the Hundred-Chest Sword Formation—lock down that old devil—" "Boom—" Dragon cries rang out from the crater one after another. Suddenly the volcano erupted.
A column of magma a li thick surged from the mouth of the crater, shooting straight into the clouds. Before the Taibai Sword Sect members could activate the sword formation, they saw the volcanic peak blasted apart by an enormous impact force. One by one, the black stone-stele sword chests were sent flying in all directions.
The crowd stood dumbfounded, at a loss—and then, above the volcanic magma, Shen Mu burst out from within the lava with a dozen or more flood dragons.
"Disciples of the Taibai Sword Sect, abandon the mountain and flee for your lives! " Shen Mu's voice came from above.
"The big fellow is coming! " "What big fellow? " The entire sect, from top to bottom, was furious—and then a more violent tremor came from within Mount Taibai.
Mount Taibai emitted cracking, crunching sounds, shaken until massive fissures appeared. Magma poured from the cracks.