Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 124 Twelve Yuan Chen
Upon seeing Fang Jingxuan and Tuoyuan, the other party was quite surprised. He had clearly set up demonic beasts to guard the entrance of the cave, so how could anyone break through to this place?
“Friend, everyone has a share. You’ve made such a big deal, it’s not unreasonable for me to get a piece of the pie, is it?”

Facing Fang Jingxuan, the cultivator opposite him was somewhat unsure, since Fang Jingxuan had already used a concealment technique to hide his cultivation level.

When the other party is on guard, it is extremely difficult to use divine sense to detect their cultivation level. Moreover, Fang Jingxuan's divine sense has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Cultivators below the ninth level cannot even dream of seeing his true cultivation level.

Even with a simple deduction, the other party could sense that Fang Jingxuan was not someone to be trifled with.

At this moment, Tuoyuan grinned, revealing his fangs, and looked eager to try.

Fang Jingxuan slowly raised the Zhenyue Mace, and as the spiritual light on the Zhenyue Mace surged up section by section, it put tremendous pressure on Fang Jiexiu.

"Wait a minute, fellow Daoist, do you know what I'm plotting? I'm here to get a share of the spoils."

Have you ever heard of our title, the 'Twelve Zodiac Spirits'?

The opponent removed the cloak from his face, revealing a snake-shaped mask. The mask was very lifelike and exquisitely crafted.

"Twelve Yuan Chen?"

Fang Jingxuan had obviously never heard of this Tribulation Cultivator organization, so he didn't know what level of intimidation this snake-faced cultivator's subtle threat constituted.

Fang Jingxuan didn't know, but that didn't mean the caravan manager didn't know. He was trembling violently, and if his mouth hadn't been gagged, he probably would have begged for mercy right now.

"So you're not one of us, fellow Daoist. I advise you not to get involved in this mess, or I won't be able to explain it to you, and our leader will definitely come to investigate. And our leader is a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jingxuan frowned. So, Foundation Establishment cultivators are involved now?
However, if I kill you here, who will know? Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan's vicious thoughts burned fiercely. He quietly took out the Six Bones and had them set up the Heaven and Earth Network.

After being amplified by the Six Bones, Fang Jingxuan's divine sense range suddenly increased by thirty feet, reaching a range of one hundred and sixty feet.

This is already beyond the limit that a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining can reach.

Inside this small cave, every subtle change could not escape Fang Jingxuan's perception.

"I can sense your killing intent. Heh, it's useless. I am the Serpent Spirit. You can't kill me, Rat Face. Now make your move!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Jingxuan keenly sensed that a mysterious spiritual energy was suddenly bursting forth behind him, heading straight for the back of his head.

When did a cultivator start lurking here?
Fang Jingxuan had just used his divine sense to investigate but had not found the other party. Clearly, the other party's ability to conceal his presence had reached an extraordinary level.

"Sea-Suppressing Divine Power, triple amplification, activate!"

As soon as Fang Jingxuan silently recited the command, a water curtain protective shield rose up around Tuoyuan, completely enveloping both himself and Fang Jingxuan.

At the same time, Tuoyuan also displayed agile footwork and began to nimbly dodge.

Fang Jingxuan sat cross-legged on Tuoyuan's back with a calm expression, not needing to worry about dodging or defending at all.

This is the advantage of having a spirit pet; you can focus entirely on attacking, concentrating all your energy on one thing, which is undoubtedly terrifying.

"Flying head suppression! A curse-suppressing technique!"

After more than half a year of cultivation, Liu Gu was about to open its second bone aperture. At the same time, its three chess moves also received a significant boost.

In mid-air, seven black and white chess pieces flashed and then merged together, transforming into a terrifying smiling face that vanished in a flash before the snake-faced cultivator.

The hissing, snake-faced cultivator froze, motionless. "Go!"

At this moment, a nine-sectioned mace, shimmering with spiritual light, flew to the snake-faced cultivator and slammed down heavily without any fancy moves.

'Boom! '

The red and yellow liquids burst open and scattered all over the ground, some even landing on the caravan manager, who was so frightened that he fainted.

"Snake face!??"

An incredulous exclamation came from behind. The snake-faced creature, at the seventh level of Qi Refining, couldn't even escape a single move from this person. This was truly beyond the expectations of the rat-faced creature.

Could this person be a Foundation Establishment cultivator?
Upon witnessing the snake-faced man's violent death, the rat-faced man made a decisive move, immediately burrowing underground and disappearing from sight.

At this moment, less than two breaths had passed since the battle began.

"Earth Escape Technique? A miscalculation."

Fang Jingxuan did not expect that the other party would know the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that can be used by cultivators who have established their foundation).

It cannot be ruled out that this is the other party's innate supernatural ability. Cultivators' talents are varied and unpredictable, and generally not very useful. However, if one can rely on this, one can be invincible for a time.

Fang Jingxuan felt only a slight regret that he hadn't managed to keep all of them. Things can't always go as planned. It's enough to put in 120% effort and expect 70-80% results.

At this moment, the snake-faced cultivator's body was still twitching. Fang Jingxuan ignored this, directly collected the other party's storage bag and other items, and then burned the other party's remains to ashes with a fire.

The heat of the flames woke the caravan manager, who, before he could even grasp the situation, immediately shouted:
"Immortal Master, spare my life! I was just a messenger, it has nothing to do with me. The item has already been stolen, and they are interrogating me about the key to open it. But how could I know that this is a secret known only to our head manager? The [Golden Butterfly Jade Bone Plate] is priceless. Now that you have the treasure, you should leave quickly."

After the man finished speaking with his eyes closed, there was no sound for a long time. So he opened his eyes shakily and found only a pile of ashes in front of him. He immediately realized that the fight between those strongmen had ended.

So he quickly got up, scrambled out, and ran towards the direction of the caravan he remembered.

After the man left, in the far depths of the cave, a slender, stiff ring-tailed snake quietly stretched out its body, flicked its tongue, and made a hissing sound like the last breaths of a snake-faced monk before his death.

"The manager is back. We just lost two of our hired combat cultivators, but we also retrieved the remaining storage bags. Manager, what do you think we should do now?"

"Hurry up, hurry up, we can't stay here any longer, let's set off tonight."

"There's someone else who went looking for you, but they haven't returned yet."

"We can't worry about that now. He should understand. Let's get going."

The group quickly made a decision, and then the oxen and horses were awakened, put back on the heavy carts, and began their arduous journey.

In the shadows, Fang Jingxuan watched the scene unfold before him with a calm expression, showing no sign of being abandoned.

At this moment, he had two new storage bags at his waist, one belonging to the snake-faced cultivator and the other to the caravan manager.

This trip has been quite fruitful, and I should be able to stay in the market for several more years to cultivate. As for the potential dangers that may follow, I'll have to deal with them after I come out.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan smiled slightly and hurried towards the direction of Red Leaf Workshop in the distance.

(End of this chapter)