Ning Beichen frowned slightly but didn't try to persuade them further. He took Li Jing'er and left. If they wanted to court death, there was nothing Ning Beichen could do.
"Stop! You must have taken the rare treasure! Don't let him fool you!"
As Ning Beichen dragged Li Jing'er out, everything was calm. But then, someone inexplicably shouted, instantly making Ning Beichen and Li Jing'er their targets.
"Kid, hand over the rare treasure."
"What's the point of talking to him? Kill him, and the treasure will be ours!"
"Kill!"
These people didn't care if their strength and cultivation were no match for others. Relying on their numbers, they charged at Ning Beichen and Li Jing'er.
Ning Beichen was amused by their shamelessness and struck out with a punch, "Da Beng Mie."
With a deafening roar.
In the eyes of the crowd, they clearly saw a colossal fist flying towards them.
And this fist was something they simply couldn't resist.
Screams echoed as all those who charged at Ning Beichen were sent flying by his single punch.
This time, no cultivator with weak cultivation dared to try and take advantage of the situation.
However, they couldn't stop the powerful ones.
Seeing three powerful figures join forces to pressure Ning Beichen, it didn't matter how strong they were. As long as they weren't Heavenly Venerates, they were considered weak in Ning Beichen's eyes.
Soon, these three powerful figures also vomited blood and were sent flying backward. Two were severely injured, and one died.
This time, no one dared to block Ning Beichen anymore.
Ning Beichen, holding Li Jing'er's hand, swaggered away. No one dared to stop him. Instead, they swarmed into the depths of the cave.
Since they couldn't snatch the person, they naturally wouldn't give up on what was inside.
The saying "wealth moves the heart" can also be understood as "wealth moves people's nature."
However, before Ning Beichen could lead Li Jing'er away from the glowing cave, a huge sound suddenly erupted. The cave entrance disappeared. He, Li Jing'er, and all the cultivators, regardless of their strength, were trapped inside the cave.
Moreover, Ning Beichen and Li Jing'er heard screams coming from within.
Following that, they saw people inside the cave running out like madmen, shouting frantically.
"Run! The flowers inside eat people!"
They also saw numerous thorny vines, like tentacles, constantly wrapping around these people and forcefully dragging them back.
Those entangled by the vines lost their strength, becoming like plucked chickens, completely unable to resist, and were dragged back into the depths of the cave by the vines.
"Young Master Ning, what are these things?"
Li Jing'er was terrified by what she saw and hurriedly asked Ning Beichen.
"I don't know. They should be some kind of monster, or an anomaly."
Ning Beichen replied.
He had never seen such strange things before, but since they ate people, they were definitely not good.
"I suspect someone deliberately raised these things here and then spread rumors of a rare treasure appearing."
Ning Beichen thought through the sequence of events and guessed.
This incident was too bizarre. If a rare treasure had truly appeared, why would the news spread so widely?
Those who knew about the appearance of a rare treasure would definitely keep it secret, even going so far as to kill anyone who found out, to claim it for themselves. They would never be like Lei Feng, doing good deeds and letting the entire world know about such an important piece of information.
As they were talking, a vine snaked towards Li Jing'er.
Li Jing'er cried out in alarm, quickly drew her sword, and slashed at the vine.
However, the sword only produced a shower of sparks on the vine. The vine was completely unharmed and continued to coil towards Li Jing'er.
At this moment, Ning Beichen acted.
The Bronze Ancient Sword appeared in his hand. Ning Beichen took a step forward and slashed at the vine.
The vine, which Li Jing'er couldn't cut, was as fragile as a piece of paper under Ning Beichen's Bronze Ancient Sword.
With a few swift cuts, the vine was severed into multiple pieces. When it fell to the ground, the severed vine still wriggled like a snake.
"The entrance must have been sealed by that flower. To get out, we have to eliminate it first, and then we can go in."
Ning Beichen said to Li Jing'er.
"Okay."
Li Jing'er nodded. Although her cultivation was not high, she was not short on courage, especially with Ning Beichen by her side, which made her feel very secure.
Ning Beichen led Li Jing'er back, returning to the bottom of the cave.
The bottom of the cave was a horrific sight. It was filled with the severed limbs and remains of cultivators, and many cultivators were entangled by vines, crying out in agony and begging for help.
Some powerful figures were still struggling, desperately fighting the vines, but their situations were not optimistic.
The strange flower had sharp teeth and was chewing on the cultivators. It had grown several times larger than before.
"Miss Li, you stay here."
Ning Beichen told Li Jing'er, as it was clear she couldn't handle the current situation.
"Young Master Ning, be careful."
Li Jing'er quickly called out to Ning Beichen, reminding him.
Ning Beichen nodded, then held the Bronze Ancient Sword and charged towards the flower.
The flower continued to chew on the cultivators while directing the vines to attack Ning Beichen.
Ning Beichen, wielding the Bronze Ancient Sword, sliced through all the vines.
The strange flower let out a roar at Ning Beichen, making the cave tremble. Some weaker cultivators were directly shaken to death by the roar.
Ning Beichen was also forced back two steps by the roar, but the impact was not significant.
"Beast, stop!"
Ning Beichen roared at the flower, raising the Bronze Ancient Sword to strike it.
At this moment, the flower surprisingly grew four limbs like a human. As Ning Beichen swung his sword, the flower surprisingly produced a sword and parried his strike.
With a clang.
A powerful force sent Ning Beichen staggering back several steps. The flower then grew two more hands, making it four in total. These four hands picked up weapons from the corpses and used them against Ning Beichen.
The four hands simultaneously wielded weapons, attacking Ning Beichen, making him feel as if he were facing four opponents.
A series of clanging sounds ensued.
Ning Beichen chopped through all the weapons and then, with a single sword stroke, severed one of the flower's arms.
Following that, he unleashed "Wu Ji Da Beng Mie" at the flower.
The flower's twelve petals instantly retracted, forming an oval shield to protect its body.