Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 408 Unreasonable?

Without further hesitation, the three walked along the shadow of the city wall.

Every hundred feet, you could see the heads of monks embedded in the wall, some of them still baring their teeth and crying out in curses.

These were disciples of the Yuanshi Sect who attempted to defect, and their souls were extracted and refined to create "warning monuments."

As a sect of the Yuanmo Sect, it's perfectly normal for disciples to defect, but being caught means being skinned alive.

As Xu Yunfan passed by one of the heads, it suddenly opened its eyes and roared, "Master Hua..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hua Ling flicked her finger and shot out a silver needle that pierced his skull.

"It's noisy."

The girl muttered as she pulled out a silver needle, the tip of which held a glowing soul bead.

She casually tossed it to Li Ergou: "Here's a reward for you."

Li Ergou hurriedly caught the Soul Pearl, but because he couldn't withstand the resentment within it, his palms were instantly covered with purplish-black corpse spots.

He gritted his teeth and swallowed the Soul Bead, making a wild, gurgling sound in his throat.

When I looked up again, my pupils had turned into the vertical pupils of a snake, and it took a while for them to return to normal.

This thing is very potent, so refining it is naturally not easy.

Xu Yunfan watched coldly. That Soul Pearl was no good. Although it could enhance one's spirit, the accumulated resentment and evil energy within it would definitely drive one insane if it reached a certain level.

They continued their actions for some time.

"The boundary markers are just ahead."

Li Ergou stared at the black mist in the distance, "Once we get there, we can't use the communication jade slip. The Xuanfu Sect's 'Demon-Illuminating Mirror' can track the energy fluctuations of our Yuanshi Sect disciples."

A broken stone tablet could be vaguely seen in the black fog.

The two characters “元始” are engraved on the left side, with strokes as if cleaved by a knife or axe.

The four characters "万乘玄符" ​​on the right are elegant and dignified.

Two completely different wills clashed at the intersection of the inscriptions, and the sparks that flew burned honeycomb-like holes into the surrounding rocks.

Xu Yunfan raised an eyebrow slightly at this sight.

This is quite interesting. I wonder how the Wancheng Sword Sect and the Yuanshi Sect reached an agreement to carve their names on the stone tablet at this border.

Hua Ling suddenly tugged at Xu Yunfan's sleeve: "Senior brother, I'm a little scared?"

Xu Yunfan's eyes darted around, and he took Hua Ling's hand in his own, gently comforting her, "Junior sister, don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

Sensing Xu Yunfan's actions, Hua Ling was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter through her tears, her face slightly shy.

"It's so good to have a senior brother!"

Li Ergou, standing to the side: "..."

Just as Hua Ling was about to speak, Li Ergou suddenly tensed up: "The Xuanfu Sect's patrol team!"

The black mist ten feet away suddenly dispersed, and five sword lights pierced through the air and arrived.

The leader stood on a jade flying sword, with a Xuanfu Sect-style jade pendant hanging at his waist.

Xu Yunfan glanced at it briefly.

One person at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and four people at the early stage of Qi Refining.

"Conceal Breath Talisman!" Hua Ling whispered.

The three activated their talismans simultaneously, and their skin was immediately covered with a layer of clear light. Xu Yunfan's true essence circulated within his body, and within his robes, beneath his dragon scale armor, and on his skin, a faint aura of tortoise and snake rose, making his own aura increasingly weak.

"Who is ahead?"

The Xuanfu Sect cultivators made hand seals and shouted sharply, seven illusory swords of light appearing behind them: "The Qingfu Ancient Path is sealed, retreat immediately!"

Hua Ling suddenly staggered forward, her blouse, which had been shrouded in a clear light, suddenly transformed into coarse linen clothing: "Immortal Master, save me!"

She pulled a Xuanfu Sect outer disciple token from her sleeve. "We encountered a snow demon while gathering herbs."

Xu Yunfan secretly admired her acting skills and pitiful appearance, thinking that winning an Oscar would have been a piece of cake in her previous life.

Moreover, the token in the other party's hand was genuine; Hua Ling had indeed infiltrated the outer gate of the Xuanfu Sect. He cooperatively supported the staggering Li Ergou, whose face was as pale as paper, and whose eyes were even disguised as those of someone injured and with dilated pupils.

The cultivator carefully examined the token in Hua Ling's hand, and seeing her appearance, hesitated for a moment, then his heart softened. He finally waved his hand, withdrawing the light sword: "Leave quickly! Demonic cultivators are rampant lately; head further north."

His words abruptly stopped, and he turned sharply to look at Xu Yunfan: "Why is your aura so weak?"

Xu Yunfan was taken aback. Even someone with weak breathing could make a mistake?

Is it reasonable or unreasonable?

The silver bells of the flower bell vibrated silently.

Xu Yunfan knew this was a signal to attack, but he still tried, saying, "This junior...this junior killed a snow wolf the other day."

"Lying!" The cultivator pointed his sword, and seven swords of light hurtled forth. "Die, demonic cultivator!"

Xu Yunfan sighed silently and pushed out with his right palm.

In an instant, the clear light on his body suddenly turned into dark gold, and the True Martial Subduing Demon True Essence surged like a raging tide, with the phantom image of a tortoise and snake coiling around the edge of his palm.

"break!"

With a soft shout, the cultivator's protective aura shattered like glass.

Even more terrifying is that the Yin Sha True Essence that Hua Ling had secretly left in his body was now being forcibly activated by Xu Yunfan using the True Martial Subduing Demon True Scripture.

"what!"

The cultivator suddenly screamed in agony as he stared in horror at the black lines spreading across his chest.

The lines writhed like living things, and in the blink of an eye, they covered the entire body.

He tried to use hand seals to dispel the evil spirits, but found that two completely different streams of true energy were fighting each other in his meridians.

A pure and righteous Demon-Subduing True Essence was suppressing his vital energy, while another insidious and corrosive Hundred Desires True Essence was frantically devouring his life force.

Hua Ling's expression changed drastically.

She never expected that Xu Yunfan could turn the tables and use her true essence, nor did she expect that he would be so knowledgeable about the Hundred Desires Peak technique and actually detect that she had placed a wisp of true evil.

Shocked, yet daring not to hesitate for a moment, the silver bell rang rapidly, and the remaining four Xuanfu Sect disciples suddenly clutched their heads and screamed in agony.

"go!"

She grabbed Li Ergou and rushed into the depths of the ancient road.

Xu Yunfan followed closely behind, and behind him came the muffled sound of a cultivator's body exploding.

The three ran for several miles before stopping.

Hua Ling's breath remained perfectly steady, and not a speck of dust clung to her ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).

She tilted her head and looked Xu Yunfan up and down: "Senior Brother's 'Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees' technique just now doesn't seem like something someone at the sixth level of Qi Refining could do."

Xu Yunfan smiled but did not answer, only saying, "Junior sister has quite the methods, they make my scalp tingle."

Hua Ling said pitifully, "Within the Holy Sect, you can't survive without using some tricks."

That was the truth, and Xu Yunfan didn't bother to reply.

As dusk fell, following the map they had obtained from the Yuanshi Sect, the three finally caught sight of the outline of the city wall in the distance.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the mortal city resembled a giant beast lying prone, with torches stuck in the blue brick walls forming a winding fire dragon.

"Frost Leaf City."

Li Ergou said, "The northernmost settlement of mortals within the jurisdiction of Xuanfu Sect."

In a market town outside the city, Hua Ling's silver bell trembled lightly on her fingertips, and a hunchbacked old man immediately emerged from the shadows of the alley.

The old man opened his palm, which was covered with age spots, and three bronze talismans gleamed in his palm: "Three immortal masters, this old man has prepared the travel permits."

Xu Yunfan raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but glance at Hua Ling. This girl really has a wide network of connections.

He subconsciously scanned the talisman with his Martial Arts Heavenly Eye and discovered that it contained the soul of a living person.

Hua Ling noticed his slight frown and her heart stirred. She realized that Xu Yunfan had noticed something, so she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Don't worry, senior brother, they're all death row inmates."

(End of this chapter)