My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 159 Thunder and Swift Shadow
The caravan traveled through the mountains,
Both sides are surrounded by rolling mountains.

Within the team,
An ordinary caravan guard gently touched the amulet hanging around his neck, silently praying for everything to go smoothly.

His name is Liu Baocheng, and he is an ordinary cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining.

In Qingcheng, there are plenty of people like him.

The amulet around his neck was obtained by his wife from a very efficacious temple outside the city, which she said would protect him.

He didn't know if it worked or not.

But he would wear it around his neck every time he went on a mission.

Because as soon as you touch this amulet...
He seemed to be able to sense it.

The presence of his wife and children back home in Qingcheng seemed to evoke their expectant eyes as they awaited his safe return.

Therefore, he was very careful and cautious on every escort mission.

He was terrified that he might accidentally lose his life and never be able to go back to see his wife and children.

Perhaps it was this caution, or perhaps the amulet truly worked.

He has had no accidents during his escort missions over the past few years.

just,

This time it's different.
Liu Baocheng was filled with worry.

As a veteran escort team member, he naturally knew some of the information.

For example, the current situation is very bad, with outside rogue cultivators everywhere, mixed with countless groups of treacherous cultivators.

The fact that the previous two consecutive transport missions were attacked by bandit gangs is clear evidence of this.

For example, during the last escort mission, the escort team suffered more than one-fifth casualties due to an attack en route, leaving the escort force severely insufficient.

In short, none of that is good news.

All of this proves that this journey was actually extremely dangerous.

"God bless me, I hope everything goes well. My son and daughter are still young, they can't live without me."

As Liu Baocheng walked forward, he touched the amulet his wife had given him around his neck and silently prayed to himself.

I looked up by chance,
The sky ahead was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

But his heart was filled with gloom.

If possible,

He was actually unwilling to participate in this escort mission.

Anyone with eyes can see that
This trip will inevitably be attacked by a group of thieves.

But what right does a mere low-level cultivator at the third stage of Qi Refining have to bargain?

There are countless cultivators in Qingcheng; if you don't do it, plenty of others will.

The job of a caravan guard is inherently dangerous.

But for these low-level, powerless, and rogue cultivators, what is not dangerous?
At least caravans travel in large groups, which is far less dangerous than an ordinary cultivator going into the mountains to explore and adventure, and is less likely to encounter monster attacks!
This job of a caravan guard...
That's already very good.

At least give him a stable source of income.

I am fortunate to live in Qingcheng, and my son is able to live in the cultivators' residential area.
If one did not have this identity,

Their whole family will probably have to leave Qingcheng and live in the countryside, and they can forget about obtaining any cultivation resources in the future.

"Sigh, I hope those important figures, like the shopkeeper, are well-prepared."

Lowering his hand, Liu Baocheng composed himself and sighed inwardly.

As a member of the lowest level among cultivators,

An ordinary member among the masses,
He had no ability to resist.

We can only hope that those shrewd business guild managers and other important figures from the past are well-prepared for the challenges ahead.

Meanwhile, on the hills on both sides,

Behind the dense forest,

"Damn it! After waiting for half a month, we can finally open for business!"

"Little ones, follow me!"

The one-eyed, burly man, lying in ambush in the dense forest on the hill, grinned maliciously, grabbed his hat and threw it violently to the ground. Gripping a large black knife, he roared...
He leaped high into the air and pounced down the mountain like a tiger leaping over a ravine!
Almost at the same moment,

The group of cultivators behind them, all wearing masks, roared and sprang out of the bushes one after another, howling and charging down like a pack of wolves!

A sudden and unexpected attack
Its momentum was so great that it was almost like a tidal wave!
"Enemy attack!"

Just as Liu Baocheng was beginning to relax, he heard a roar from above.

Looking up, they saw figures leaping down from above, led by a fierce and burly one-eyed man, like dumplings being dropped into a pot, attacking them!

Its momentum was so fierce,

At that moment, he was terrified, his legs went weak, and he immediately let out a shrill warning cry.

"Haha, die!"

The one-eyed, burly man bravely took the lead, roaring and howling, creating visible shockwaves in the air!
That's a Qi Refining Stage 7 expert!
Under the terrifying aura and oppressive force,

Liu Baocheng and his guards, who were facing this scene, were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their bodies stiffened, and their legs almost collapsed to their knees!
His body was completely immobilized at that moment, and he could only watch helplessly as the fierce black blade came hurtling towards him, watching as he was about to die under its blade!

And in the surrounding area,

The other guards were also intimidated by its overwhelming power.

There wasn't enough time to rescue them!
however,
Just as the tragedy was about to occur,

Zheng!
The surrounding space seemed to be filled with the dazzling light produced by a thunderbolt explosion.
The space, spanning tens of meters, resembled a photograph.
It was cleaved in two by a flash of lightning sword light!
A terrifying sword light, accompanied by the thunderous roar, struck the one-eyed, burly man's blade at the very point where it was about to land!
Boom! ! !

The one-eyed, burly man's greatsword, descending from the sky, seemed to have struck some incredible, thunderous sword light; the dazzling light illuminated his face.
An overwhelming force traveled through the blade and into his arm!
What? ! !
The one-eyed, burly man's remaining eye widened, and his pupil suddenly contracted.

But there was no time to react.
An incredibly terrifying power erupted suddenly.

The bones in his arms, which were gripping the black knife tightly, were shattered one after another!
He was thrown out by that immense force!

It's a long story,
But in reality, from the moment the one-eyed, burly man leaped from the mountain, slashing down like a tiger descending the mountain, to the lightning-like flash that streaked across the sky and sent him flying,
All of this happened in the blink of an eye!

The guards' faces were still deathly pale.
The one-eyed, burly man was sent flying like a cannonball!
But this is not the end.

The others were still in mid-air.

A flash of cold light arrived first, nimbly and easily passing over his body!
in an instant,
Blood sprayed out.

The bodies are separated!

At the same time,

Liu Baocheng and the other caravan guards, who were frozen in place in shock, discovered that...
I don't know when,

A figure dressed in green robes, wearing a bamboo hat, and holding a long sword at his waist appeared in front of them!

He was facing away from them.

Facing directly ahead was a ferocious tribulation cultivator!

No one knows how that figure appeared.

In their impression,

That spot in front of us should have been empty.

But rather,
Suddenly, a figure appeared.
It seems to have always been there.
The whole world,

Everything seemed to fall silent at that moment.

Time seemed to freeze for a fleeting moment.

(End of this chapter)