Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 189 A Land of Outstanding People and Abundant Resources
"Fellow Daoist, your near-third-tier demon beast core is too expensive."

Standing in front of the stall, Lin Chang'an looked hesitant, constantly haggling with the vendor.

After all, every little bit saved counts, and what you save is yours to keep.

"Fellow Daoist, please add some more."

Finally, Lin Chang'an, who was short of money, took out some spirit stones and then used some other resources to exchange for the crystal core.

After obtaining the fire-attribute quasi-third-tier demon beast crystal core, Lin Chang'an could clearly sense the unusual activity of the Phoenix Bird in the spirit beast bag.

However, he remained calm and collected, took the demon core, lowered his hat, and disappeared into the crowd.

The cultivator who had been standing in front of the stall seemed to be deep in thought, secretly touching the spirit beast pouch hidden in his sleeve.

"Although it was well hidden, it still lacked the fishy smell of sea beasts, and although its words and actions were very similar, there was still a slight sense of incongruity with the cultivators who had lived here for a long time."

He appears to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator from elsewhere.

Foreign cultivators are either criminals or here seeking a glimmer of opportunity; they generally come from well-off families.

Thinking of this, the man's breathing became somewhat heavy.

He also came here fifty years ago, hoping to seize the opportunity to form his core, but after so many years, he realized how difficult it was.

"These outside cultivators are all easy targets. Let's try them out first. Even if it doesn't work, with my cultivation level, I can easily escape even if I encounter a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage."

The thought of his age and the fear that he would miss out if he didn't give it his all made him a fierce glint in his eyes.

……

"There are so many good things in this market, and there are all kinds of resources. It is far better than when many resources were controlled by the higher-ups during the Seven Kingdoms period."

As a rogue cultivator, Lin Chang'an naturally understood the benefits of such abundant resources.

He even understood that if these powerful forces, like the Seven Kingdoms, restricted various resources, it would be even more difficult for the cultivators below to fight against the demonic beasts.

"Even if some forces want to restrict them, the Azure Sea Palace and the major Nascent Soul forces don't care about these things at all. What they want is for the cultivators below to flourish, so that they can continue to exploit and expand to generate greater profits."

Different levels of cultivation naturally lead to different perspectives.

The cultivators of the seven kingdoms were terrified that the independent cultivators below might rise up and threaten their rule.

However, the top powers in the Monster Sea Abyss never bothered with such things.

This has led to the widespread availability of treasures such as formations, puppets, and cultivation techniques for sale in markets and towns across the country.

Once you buy formations and puppets, the regular maintenance and repairs will generate a continuous stream of profits.

Some powerful cultivation techniques also require special spiritual objects for cultivation, which can also generate a continuous stream of benefits.

"The procurement is almost complete. There's still plenty of time ahead, enough to gradually understand the situation and collect other materials."

Lin Chang'an looked around and was just about to contact Lao Hu when his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"We've been targeted!"

With his powerful senses, he instantly detected that someone was following him. The familiar aura of magical power clearly belonged to the cultivator who had previously traded demon cores.

"As expected of the vicious and ruthless Ten Thousand Demon Sea, we've already encountered a Tribulation Cultivator upon arrival."

Lin Chang'an sighed inwardly, but his eyes flickered, and he thought that this might also be an opportunity, an opportunity to learn more about this place.

Without making a sound, Lin Chang'an secretly transmitted his voice to Lao Hu.

Although he could clearly sense that the other party was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he still secretly sent Lao Hu to follow them, just to be on the safe side.

He was confident that even against a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he wouldn't be much weaker, especially considering the presence of talismans.

Even when facing a fake Core Formation cultivator, he still had a chance to escape.

Moreover, Lao Hu also has a talisman.

With this in mind, Lin Chang'an disguised himself and changed identities several times before leaving the market.

After flying dozens of miles away from the market, a strange aura suddenly appeared quickly in the woods below.

"hiss!"

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
From the jungle below, a ten-foot-long emerald green venomous snake suddenly transformed into a streak of green light and attacked directly.

"Damn it!"

Faced with this sudden attack, Lin Chang'an, upon seeing that it was a venomous snake, feigned fear and slowed his movements.

In an instant, the protective aura blocking his body was corroded and penetrated by the poisonous mist, and his face turned black. Only then did he hurriedly summon a large bell.

"who is it!"

With a resounding clang, the venomous snake shrieked and flew backward, while a figure attacked from behind. At that moment, Lin Chang'an exclaimed in shock and anger:

"It's you!"

The opponent was ruthless as well. Upon seeing Lin Chang'an poisoned, he didn't hesitate at all, directly raising a trident-shaped spiritual weapon and coldly shouting:

"Please continue your journey, fellow Daoist!"

"Go to hell!"

A rogue cultivator who has reached this level of cultivation is not so naive.

Lin Chang'an was feigning poisoning, so he naturally wouldn't reveal too many flaws. In his anger, he directly raised the Azure Scale Sword and unleashed a powerful sword light.

"Sword cultivator!"

Upon seeing Lin Chang'an's sword light, the cultivator was startled, but then revealed an expression of excitement.

Sword cultivators typically possess extremely high attack power, and these cultivators often carry valuable items.

Both sides were decisive individuals, and without the slightest hesitation, they immediately took action.

"Moo!"

Just then, Lin Chang'an summoned the Green Horned Ox, and his own face turned black. In a panic, he began to flee without looking back.

"Moo!"

The green-horned ox stared wide-eyed; as soon as it came out, it saw that its owner had abandoned it.

"A second-tier spirit pet, indeed quite wealthy, just die!"

The cultivator was not surprised but delighted to see this scene. The fact that the other party was willing to abandon his second-tier spirit pet showed how deeply he was poisoned.

"Since you won't give me a way out, then let's die together!"

As Lin Chang'an roared, his body emanated a bloodthirsty aura, and even the sword light turned blood red. This made the Jie Xiu nervously summon a shield-like spiritual artifact for defense.

The terrifying sword light instantly unleashed a terrifying offensive force, which made Jie Xiu somewhat disheveled in the battle, but he could not hide the joy on his face.

This kind of powerful attack is more like it; this is what a swordsman who risks his life should be like.

Each sword beam was three times more powerful than the attack of this late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, he could also tell that the opponent was poisoned and that the sword aura he was using could not be sustained.

"Arrogant! Today I'll show you the power of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

However, before the words had even finished, a cold glint of light suddenly appeared behind them, along with an angry moo from a cow.

"not good!"

The man hurriedly turned around to defend himself, only to be ambushed from behind by Old Hu, who was like a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

"There are helpers!"

Jie Xiu's expression changed drastically, but Lao Hu's powerful attack directly knocked away the opponent's defensive shield, and what he saw was a blue-horned bull with bloodshot eyes.

Moo!
With a deafening crash, he was instantly sent flying.

The brute strength of the mid-stage second-tier Green Horned Bull is extremely terrifying; even ordinary late-stage second-tier demonic beasts cannot withstand its full-force attack.

However, this cultivator was ruthless. In the instant he was knocked away, he actually used the force to break through towards Lin Chang'an.

"Fight!"

As the Calamity Cultivator roared in anger, he never expected that his risky attempt to become a Calamity Cultivator would lead him to encounter a true Calamity Cultivator.

This was clearly a group of robbers trying to lure him in.

In an instant, the talismans clashed, and Lin Chang'an's second-tier high-grade Thunder Shock Talisman unleashed a series of incredibly powerful bolts of lightning.

However, the more frantically Lin Chang'an used the talismans, the more he realized that this was the key to his success. His opponent had already been poisoned.

"go to hell!"

In the instant of the exchange, a ruthless glint appeared in the eyes of the cultivator, and a green light suddenly emerged from his sleeve once more.

The other party actually kept two emerald green venomous snake spirit pets.

However, a cold glint flashed in Lin Chang'an's eyes, and the sword in his hand directly blocked the venomous snake, while the opponent's trident was already heading towards his face.

Just as the other party was getting excited, they suddenly saw a streak of blood on Lin Chang'an's fingertip.

not good!

Blood Spirit Thorn

Since reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, the flying needle hidden weapon, which had been rarely used, has reappeared.

At such close range, the opponent was terrified and tried to dodge, but the protective aura was still instantly pierced through. However, the opponent was indeed a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Although it was rushed, he managed to dodge it, but one of his ears was pierced through.

However, at that moment, a streak of azure sword light pierced through his chest from behind.

"How...how is it possible!"

The other party found it hard to believe, while Lin Chang'an was clearly still fighting with his spirit pet.

【Supernatural Power: Sword Shadow at Will】

Under Lin Chang'an's indifferent gaze, the extremely powerful, almost compressed, giant sword beam appeared directly behind the opponent, piercing through his armor.

"How could a sword cultivator be so strong..."

Knowing that he was wearing armor, the cultivator looked at the other with resentment and unwillingness in his eyes.

This sword beam was far too powerful for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to unleash.

It pierced through his armor and mana shield so easily.

However, the other party was unaware that Lin Chang'an's condensed sword shadow was comparable to a small talisman.

After Lin Chang'an struck the target, he retreated rapidly, his sword flashing. He showed no signs of being poisoned and killed the venomous snake. At the same time, he manipulated flying needles to strike the snake's vital points.

"Pfft!"

Blood blossoms instantly appeared as flying needles pierced the opponent's vital points.

In the blink of an eye, it lost all life.

The battle was extremely quick from start to finish; there was no legendary three-day, three-night battle.

"Old Lin, how come you were targeted by a robber as soon as you stepped out the door?"

Old Hu exclaimed, but at that moment, Lin Chang'an's expression changed, and he said in astonishment, "Old Hu, you're one to talk! You're being watched too, hurry up and leave."

Lin Chang'an raised his hand to collect the spoils of war, but he abandoned the enemy's corpse.

I was thinking of probing his memory, but who knows if there are any tracking marks on the corpse right now?

He used a fireball spell, collected the armor, and left.

After Lin Chang'an and Lao Hu left, two cultivator figures appeared a moment later.

One of them, his face filled with fear, said:

"Old Miao's body is gone!"

"The signs of battle were quickly seen at the scene. One of the people was a sword cultivator. To be able to kill Old Miao, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, so quickly, his cultivation must have already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment."

"They might be treacherous cultivators deliberately luring us cultivators in, damn it!"

Without any hesitation, the two made a quick decision and fled, taking with them the corpse of a poisonous snake they had picked up along the way.

Old Hu initially followed behind but did not kill the venomous snake, fearing that the death of the spirit pet would alert the other party.

He simply knocked the venomous snake away and then chased after it with the Green Horned Ox.

Unexpectedly, this actually benefited the two cultivators who arrived from behind.

……

The two then turned back to the market.

After this incident, the two realized that this was the normal state of the Demon Beast Abyss.

The area is teeming with cultivators, including vicious and ruthless individuals from various regions, as well as those seeking opportunities. Few of them are benevolent.

It can be said that the Demon Beast Abyss never supports idlers; this place is truly a land of outstanding people and abundant resources.

"Old Lin, do you think what we do counts as the business of robbing cultivators?"

Seeing Lao Hu's teasing expression, Lin Chang'an was speechless.

However, after checking the spoils, wow!
Old Hu's eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed, "Old Lin, no wonder so many people suddenly decided to become Tribulation Cultivators, they came too fast!"

This cultivator's storage bag didn't contain many spirit stones, but it did contain a considerable amount of various resources.

They had clearly just returned with a full load and wanted to exchange it for various resources.

The two then divided the resources among themselves.

Lin Chang'an then obtained the second-tier venomous snake.

"Is this intelligence from the Wind Spirit Kingdom?"

Inside the other party's storage bag, they also found jade slips containing information about their hometown.

It is obvious that the other party has been away from home for many years, but still occasionally gathers information about his hometown.

However, no detailed information was left behind, and it was impossible to know the exact location of the other party's home.

They were probably also worried about retaliation from their enemies.

"Sigh, everyone comes here hoping for a chance, but how many actually succeed?"

Old Hu, standing to the side, couldn't help but shake his head. Judging from what he had just observed, the cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage was not young at all.

This gave Lao Hu, who had just arrived in the area, a complicated feeling.

Perhaps when they have wasted their lives and reached the same point, they might end up like this cultivator.

Hesitating to move forward, unwilling to return, but staying here meant taking a gamble. Perhaps becoming a Tribulation Cultivator would allow him to amass wealth more quickly; there was still a sliver of a chance.

"Old Hu, I didn't expect you to be such a sentimental person."

Lin Chang'an may be joking, but his own feelings are just as complicated.

The other person's family may still be waiting for them to return.

But! What does this have to do with him?
If I were the one who died today, no one would grieve for me.

"Old Lin, you're so heartless. I've only just started to build up my feeling."

Old Hu waved his hand dismissively, saying that both of them were cultivators with firm convictions and that their words were merely spontaneous and nothing more.

"Let's travel together. We also need to keep an eye on our other three companions."

Afterwards, Lin Chang'an and Lao Hu waited for the other three Foundation Establishment cultivators at the agreed location.

Finally, the five flew towards the island where they would settle down, and along the way, the three factions were all on guard in secret.

Although they are all newcomers and the chances of infighting at this time are small, cultivators who have reached this stage in the cultivation world never easily trust others.

Just like Lin Chang'an and Lao Hu, the two had known each other for decades, and it was only after experiencing the journey to the secret realm that they began to trust each other.

Even so, neither of them tacitly asked the other about their secrets.

For example, the cultivation techniques that Lao Hu practices, and the things passed down from his ancestors.

Old Hu also didn't inquire why Lin Chang'an's sword aura technique was so powerful.

Several days later, the group of five arrived at the island where they would settle without any major incidents.

After all, how many Tribulation cultivators would dare to travel together when five mid-to-late stage Foundation Establishment cultivators are joining forces?

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