That's right.
It's herding cattle.
Li Ping'an herded the cattle, getting closer and closer.
As they approached, all the guards drew their swords, each exuding Killing Intent.
"Observe the Mountain Trends!"
As they got a bit closer, Li Ping'an murmured in his heart, and as his Spiritual Qi value was deducted, a layer of gloom, perceptible only to him, began to spread.
(Ding: A place with extremely rich Spiritual Qi has been discovered.)
As the prompt sounded.
A location appeared in Li Ping'an's mind, its exact spot being the deep pit where the blood-red color was most concentrated and still being excavated.
A guard shouted, "Boy, take your cattle somewhere else, or we'll slaughter them all!"
Li Ping'an chuckled, "My apologies, my apologies, these are cattle, they are beasts, and they don't listen as well as you do."
"Come back quickly, come back quickly, Niu Niu, don't run around, Hei Hei, go quickly and chase the cattle back."
To dispel the guards' vigilance, Li Ping'an stopped and kept shouting.
"Woof woof~"
Hei Hei barked twice and ran over happily.
"Damn it, chop it down!"
The guard uttered fiercely, raising his battle saber and slashing towards Niu Niu.
"Moo~"
Niu Niu roared, lowering its head and charging forward, its powerful impact directly sending the guard flying.
"Thud~"
The guard fell to the ground.
His body twitched a few times, and he died on the spot, with only blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, no further movement.
"This ox is strange, kill them!"
The other guards all felt that something was unusual, and with Spiritual Qi surging, they charged forward.
"Moo~"
Niu Niu was too fierce.
With a faint blue light circulating around its body, it charged into the crowd, completely unafraid of swords.
"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~ Crack~"
Accompanied by muffled thuds, the guards were all sent flying in all directions, then fell to the ground, howling incessantly.
A few unlucky ones even died on the spot!
"Woof woof~" Hei Hei ran closer, couldn't find anyone to fight, and actually barked at Niu Niu.
"Boom~"
At the same time.
A tremendous sound came from the excavated pit, followed by a large hole collapsing, and both Hei Hei and Niu Niu fell in.
"Niu Niu."
Li Ping'an exclaimed, pushing off the ground and shooting forward.
The large hole was deep and crimson, and the bottom seemed to have been empty, collecting a large amount of blood.
A strong smell of blood, accompanied by rising Spiritual Qi, permeated the Void Realm.
"Woof woof~"
"Moo~"
Hei Hei and Niu Niu cried out in the blood, and some of the diggers who had fallen were already crushed to death by scattered rocks, while those who survived were all terrified.
"Whoosh~"
Li Ping'an, holding Da Huang, leaped down, "Niu Niu, don't be afraid, Hei Hei, don't be afraid."
Hei Hei and Niu Niu ran over.
They were covered in blood, emitting an unpleasant smell, and Li Ping'an also got covered in blood.
"Look, a palace."
"How can there be a palace here?"
"We dug it up, we finally dug it up!"
Someone exclaimed, exceptionally excited.
They had been in the deep pit before, completely unaware of the situation outside.
Coupled with this sudden collapse, it also left everyone bewildered and caught off guard.
Now, the sudden appearance of this palace, with its joy, naturally made them overlook the extra Li Ping'an, as well as Hei Hei and Niu Niu.
Anyway, they were all covered in blood, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Li Ping'an turned his face to look.
He indeed saw an ancient palace.
The palace was not large, entirely black, as if cast from molten iron, giving people an indescribable sense of mystery.
Around it were nine stone pillars covered with patterns, all stained red with blood and full of cracks.
And this should have been the key to the Formation in this place, having been soaked in blood for many days, it had lost its effect.
"Quick, rush in."
A guard was the first to react, stepping forward and running wildly.
Behind him, many surviving people scrambled to follow.
Including some injured guards, who also used their hands and feet, wanting to rush into the palace to gain some benefits.
Li Ping'an did not go over.
Although he had already determined through Observe the Mountain Trends that this area was extremely rich in Spiritual Qi, it would not be pleasant if there was danger in that palace.
"Boss, I smell a strong Spiritual Qi, a very strong Spiritual Qi!"
Hei Hei stood up on his hind legs, which prevented him from being submerged in the blood, and his dog face was filled with anxiety.
Niu Niu also started urging, "Boss, let's go quickly, there won't be any benefits if we're late."
"Calm down." Li Ping'an did not move, his gaze fixed on the palace, observing the situation there.
"Spirit Stones, so many Spirit Stones!"
"That sword is mine, I saw it first!"
"Look at your mother, whoever gets it, it's theirs..."
The guards who rushed in did not encounter danger; instead, they began to kill each other over the spoils.
"Go."
Li Ping'an greeted Hei Hei, wading through the blood towards the black iron palace.
Inside, however, was another world entirely.
Despite the palace's outer appearance being only ten meters in size, the area inside was actually ten zhang, piled with a large amount of Spirit Stones, spirit jade, and weapons!
Dense Spiritual Qi filled the entire palace.
"Ah~"
Screams rose, someone was cut in half by a companion's blade, and such chaos was frequently playing out.
"Whoosh~"
Li Ping'an no longer hesitated.
He flew out, his large hands frequently lifting, collecting pile after pile of Spirit Stones.
There were too many Spirit Stones here, exhilarating.
"Damn it, kill him!"
A guard drew his sword at Li Ping'an, but before the blade could reach him, Hei Hei bit down with his dog mouth, severing the guard's wrist.
"Moo~"
Niu Niu roared, it was like crazy in this ten-zhang space, figures flying everywhere it went, no one could be its opponent!
"Mine, mine, it's all mine, haha."
Li Ping'an laughed heartily, without politeness.
After tricking them, he collected everything cleanly.
Li Ping'an called Niu Niu and Hei Hei, held Da Huang, and, under those shocked and angry gazes, rushed straight to the pit.
It was just that the distance was a bit too high, no one could jump up.
"Teleport."
Li Ping'an held the random teleportation Formation, consuming 10,000 Spiritual Qi, and instantly disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was not far from Dragon City.
It was very coincidental, and also very uncoincidental.
The Imperial Advisor Jiang Yun had brought over a hundred guards and was on his way towards Stone Forest Valley.
With just one glance, Li Ping'an recognized Jiang Yun; it had been five years since they last met, and he looked uglier and more sinister.
Jiang Yun did not recognize Li Ping'an; he had heard the previous commotion and brought people out of the city, only glancing at the person covered in blood, the dog, and the ox, and continued on his way.
Li Ping'an frowned slightly, "The most powerful Imperial Advisor is not in the city, what do you say, should we go after the Crown Prince?"
"We should!" Hei Hei nodded.
"Must do it!" Niu Niu was also combative.
"Woof woof~" Da Huang barked twice, clearly agreeing.
"Then let's go, re-enter Dragon City!"
Li Ping'an also wanted to quickly eliminate Yan Beixuan and give an explanation to his deceased parents and the Zhen Dong Army.
Qin Ying said that Yan Beixuan was only a Cultivator at the Peak of True Spirit Realm Ninth Layer, so a single hoe strike should not be a problem.
If that doesn't work, then give him another Scythe of Great Harvest!
What's more, he still had Hei Hei and Niu Niu, these two powerful generals, by his side; their combat power displayed earlier should definitely not be underestimated...