The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1730: Chapter 1827: A Turnaround in Desperate Times

The voice was not unfamiliar to Fang Lin; it was the black-dressed woman who was suppressed within the True Dragon’s avatar speaking.

“Little friend Fang Lin, the old Taoist is also willing to lend you a hand.” After the black-dressed woman’s voice echoed, the voice of the Cow Riding Old Taoist followed.

Fang Lin’s heart tightened; these two had been suppressed within his True Dragon avatar. It seemed they also sensed he was in a perilous situation and chose this moment to negotiate terms with him.

However, Fang Lin did not want these two to assist him, as they undoubtedly posed a greater threat than Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan.

Though the two were now just heads, once freed, it would only take a few breaths for them to restore their bodies.

Especially the black-dressed woman, a legitimate Immortal-strength expert. In Fang Lin’s current state, if she were set free, she would likely be the first to kill him.

“Shut up!” Fang Lin cursed.

“Little friend, don’t be hasty in rejecting us. Now that you’re in a desperate situation, aside from the two of us, no one can save you. We can guarantee not to harm you.” The Cow Riding Old Taoist’s voice sounded, seemingly kind, but Fang Lin only responded with a cold laugh.

Not harm me? What a joke; the first thing these two would do upon escaping would likely be to tear me apart, without even needing Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan to intervene.

“Boy, I’ll help you fend off these two, and we can consider our grievances settled. How about it? If you keep hesitating, you’ll likely die at their hands.” The black-dressed woman said mockingly.

Fang Lin’s expression was grim. Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan were threats, so were the black-dressed woman and the Cow Riding Old Taoist.

The method of driving away a tiger by confronting a wolf sounds clever, but in practice, it depends on one’s strength.

If one is too weak, the tiger and the wolf might join forces to devour them completely.

Once Fang Lin released the black-dressed woman and the Cow Riding Old Taoist, he wouldn’t have the power to subdue them again, and their promises would be meaningless.

Fang Lin did not respond to the black-dressed woman and the Cow Riding Old Taoist. Instead, he retrieved a second True Essence Golden Body Pill from the Nine Palace Bag and swallowed it.

The golden light, which had dimmed almost to the point of disappearing, revived and enveloped Fang Lin, protecting him from the encroaching gray mist.

But as long as Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan continued their assault, the pill’s efficacy would still be consumed rapidly.

The situation seemed truly inescapable for Fang Lin.

Yet, even so, Fang Lin did not fall into despair, remaining unusually calm, constantly thinking of ways to extricate himself.

“Even if your body can rival the Immortal, how long do you think you can hold out?” Zhang Lao’er looked down at Fang Lin with a gloomy face, having been tricked into an illusion by him earlier, his mood extremely poor, with no intention of wasting time with Fang Lin.

Boom!!!

A giant palm imprint slammed down, thrusting Fang Lin hard into the ground again.

Fang Lin withstood it, barely managing to stand up from the pit in the ground. The golden light around him condensed and did not disperse, dissipating much of the force for him, though he could clearly feel that the True Essence Golden Body Pill’s effect had been nearly one-third consumed in an instant.

If he took another two or three hits, the pill he had just ingested would completely lose its effectiveness.

“Little friend, don’t hesitate any longer; you can’t hold out much longer.” The Cow Riding Old Taoist’s voice resurfaced.

The black-dressed woman said nothing, seemingly thinking Fang Lin was driven to desperation and would eventually have to make a choice.

Is it driving away the tiger by confronting a wolf, or self-destruction?

Fang Lin gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and suddenly hammered the earth.

Thud!

The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred. Even without cultivation, Fang Lin’s physical strength was exceedingly strong, causing the earth to crack and fissures to spread in all directions with his punch.

“A useless effort, wasting energy.” Wu Laosan sneered, pointing a finger. The finger shone like Sword Qi, striking Fang Lin’s back hard.

Fang Lin grunted but ignored it, continuing to punch, the ground shaking incessantly, and the cracks growing wider.

Amid Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan’s astonished gazes, Fang Lin directly jumped into one of the fissures.

“The boy’s crazy, thinking he can escape us by diving underground?” Zhang Lao’er chuckled coldly. As a Half-step Immortal, traveling through the sky and earth was commonplace, so what if Fang Lin burrowed underground? Zhang Lao’er could turn over the land for a thousand miles with one hand.

Having suffered a loss earlier, Zhang Lao’er was now wary, knowing Fang Lin wouldn’t act without purpose.

Yet, from Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan’s perspective, Fang Lin appeared to have reached the end of his rope; even if he had some means, he couldn’t stir up much trouble.

At that moment, Fang Lin kept digging beneath the earth, advancing rapidly. After all, his fists were comparable to divine weapons, easily breaking through soil and rock underground.

As for why Fang Lin was doing this, only he knew.

He thought of an extremely crazy idea, potentially resolving the crisis, though it could also trap him in even greater danger.

However, compared to letting the black-skirted woman and the Cow Riding Old Taoist take action, Fang Lin felt that this risky approach seemed more feasible for the moment.

“Faster! Faster!” Fang Lin silently chanted in his heart, his fists never stopping, already penetrating hundreds of feet underground. At such depth, it was all solid rock, which made breaking through these rocks even more strenuous.

Rumble!!!

Suddenly, Fang Lin felt the entire ground surging, as if a giant hand wanted to flip this piece of land over.

Fang Lin’s heart tightened, knowing that Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan wanted to catch him. At that moment, Fang Lin practically dug downward with all his might.

Above ground, the earth within a hundred-mile radius was overturned, but surprisingly, Fang Lin was not found.

Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan exchanged looks.

“Seems like he is even deeper,” Zhang Lao’er said and once again displayed his powerful means, turning over the deeper earth.

But even when Zhang Lao’er overturned ground thousands of feet deep, he still couldn’t find Fang Lin’s presence.

“How is this possible?” Zhang Lao’er was somewhat incredulous that Fang Lin could penetrate even deeper than thousands of feet underground in such a short time using just his fists.

“Let me do it!” Wu Laosan shouted, thrusting both hands out, ready to overturn the five-thousand-foot deep underground.

He didn’t believe it. That Fang Lin without any cultivation, relying solely on physical strength, wanted to delve five thousand feet underground—this was absolutely impossible.

Boom boom boom!!!

If an ordinary person were here, they would have certainly been scared out of their wits; the place looked like heaven and earth were collapsing, shaking the earth’s very core, reverberating for miles.

This was indeed the method of Martial Arts strongmen, omnipotent and able to turn over a plot of ground with ease.

This time, Fang Lin was finally found by Wu Laosan from deep within the earth.

“Now, let’s see where you can escape to?” Wu Laosan said coldly, throwing a punch right away.

Fang Lin was hit by the punch imprint, and the earth thousands of feet behind him was shattered by the force of the punch.

But Zhang Lao’er frowned, feeling things weren’t that simple. Fang Lin shouldn’t just want to escape to keep delving into the earth; maybe there was another reason.

Wu Laosan didn’t think much of it and kept attacking Fang Lin in various ways, watching as the golden glow around Fang Lin faded quickly. Wu Laosan grinned fiendishly, concentrating all his strength in one slap.

This palm, Wu Laosan was confident it could completely destroy the golden glow on Fang Lin and inflict severe injury on him.

And Fang Lin gritted his teeth, struggling to jump again into an earth pit, as if in a panic, he lost his way.

“Hahahaha!”

Wu Laosan laughed loudly, pursuing with the palm, also going deep into the great pit.

Zhang Lao’er saw this, and his expression grew more solemn. Fang Lin was so persistent about escaping underground; what exactly was he up to?

“Could it be····”

Zhang Lao’er’s expression suddenly changed, seemingly realizing something, wanting to stop Wu Laosan’s actions, but it was already too late.

The palm had been struck without any chance to retract, and Zhang Lao’er could only watch the palm impressions disappear into the pit.

“I hope I’m just overthinking.” Zhang Lao’er thought secretly to himself; this chase to kill Fang Lin was fraught with difficulties. Now about to succeed, although cautious, Zhang Lao’er hoped Wu Laosan could heavily injure Fang Lin with one palm.

Deep underground, there was a huge noise, followed by silence, as if nothing had happened at all.

“Another palm, I don’t believe that brat can withstand it.” Wu Laosan said, as he resurrected the palm impressions, its power amplified.

Zhang Lao’er also set aside his caution and struck a palm as well. The two palm impressions coalesced, not colliding but complementing each other, intensifying the power by several degrees.

After all, Zhang Lao’er and Wu Laosan had been working together for years; their actions were in perfect sync.

The two palm impressions overlapped, carrying the full strength of two half-step Immortal experts. Even facing the full force of two individuals, an Immortal beginner expert would retreat, let alone a cultivation-less Fang Lin?

The ground shook violently, as if some terrible beast was about to emerge from the earth, and the power of the two palm impressions erupted from the giant pit, straight into the sky.

But at the same time, a torrent surged from under the giant pit.

Flames! Lava! Earth Fire!

Also accompanied by Fang Lin’s wild laughter!

ps: Third update coming, affected by a cold so my condition is poor. However, this chapter counts 3000 words, so it’s quite an effort. Tomorrow, we’ll continue.