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

Chapter 176 The battle is over
More than ten minutes later,
The battle is over,

The Qi family patriarch's mutilated corpse lay on the rubble, surrounded by blood.

No surprise,

After Cao Hong was wounded and killed

Faced with the combined attack of Shen Changchuan and Nangong Cheng, the Qi family patriarch ultimately failed.

They couldn't even escape.

After a fierce battle, only half of his body remained.

at this time,

The entire underground cavern was shockingly fragmented.
The mountainsides were riddled with cracks, spreading out like a dense spider web.

Occasionally, small pieces of broken stone would fall from the top through the cracks.
The pool where the earth vein essence was originally located, which was sunken in the middle, was now buried by many broken stones.

This great battle,
It has already disrupted the energy flow of the surrounding earth veins.

Even if hundreds or thousands of years pass, it is unlikely that such a rare treasure as the Earth Vein Spirit Milk will appear again.

However, it is obvious that

Neither Shen Changchuan nor Nangong Cheng had any interest in paying attention to these things.

"Brother Nangong, how is it?"

Amidst the ruins and stones scattered on the ground, Shen Changchuan walked over and asked with concern.

At this moment, Nangong Cheng was slumped on the ground, panting heavily.

His clothes were torn and tattered, and blood was gushing from his wounds, almost turning him into a blood-soaked figure, making him look extremely disheveled.

"Let me catch my breath... Hiss... I never imagined that the old man would have such tricks up his sleeve. Fortunately, Brother Shen, you helped me block it, otherwise my Nangong City would probably have met its end here today!"

Even the slightest movement seemed to aggravate the wound, and Nangong Cheng felt an excruciating pain.
He couldn't help but gasp, and hissed as he opened his mouth.

Recalling the near-death experience that just occurred at the critical moment,

A sense of relief rose in Nangong Cheng's heart, as if he had survived a disaster.

Too dangerous!

Originally, they thought they could hold off that old ghost from the Qi family and then engage in a series of fierce battles, coupled with Shen Changchuan's incredibly powerful and continuous attacks of his ultimate moves.
That old devil is definitely dead.

But who would have thought that while he was still able to move his limbs, he would actually use the method of self-destruction to take everyone down with him!
If it weren't for Shen Changchuan's quick reflexes and ability to pull him back,
He would most likely perish in that final explosion!

Just a little bit different!

to be frank,
This really scared him!

"Indeed, no old fellow should be underestimated!"

He regained some of his strength.
Recalling the scenes of the previous battles, Nangong Cheng couldn't help but feel a deep sense of emotion.

"Old people are shrewd and experienced. Having lived most of their lives, they've seen and fought a lot; they can't possibly be without some tricks up their sleeves."

Shen Changchuan, who was standing to the side, shook his head slightly.

He reached out and placed his hand on Nangong Cheng's back.

Live endlessly!

As green magical light bloomed between his palms, a life force full of wood energy began to flow into Nangong Cheng's body.

The perfect level of endless life gave Shen Changchuan more control over its power, and also imbued the spell with a spontaneous vitality.
With the influx of this vital energy...

Nangong Cheng could clearly feel it.
The previously chaotic meridians in his dantian were being unblocked, and his injuries were rapidly healing.
Whether it's muscles inside the body that have torn due to overuse of force,

Or it was a hideous wound with blood flowing outwards.
On the surface, everything has basically recovered.

of course.

It's only superficially restored.

The remaining foreign injuries from the enemy inside his body could only be dealt with slowly later. A quarter of an hour later...

Shen Changchuan stopped.

Nangong Cheng's internal energy also stabilized.

Her originally pale face now had a touch more rosy color.

"Brother Shen, I never expected you to have such a skill. Thank you so much!"

After my breathing calmed down and I recovered somewhat,

Nangong Cheng stood up.
He bowed deeply to Shen Changchuan.

"Brother Nangong, there's no need for this. Although this place is located underground and secluded, the shockwaves from the previous battle might attract third parties. We should leave as soon as possible."

"That's only right."

then,

After sorting through the spoils...
Shen Changchuan casually burned the two enemies' corpses to destroy the evidence.

Only then did he and Nangong Cheng quickly leave.

All that remained was a desolate ruin, devoid of any trace of human presence.

Shen Changchuan and Nangong Cheng first found a relatively secluded and quiet space in the underground cave.

After meditating for two or three days to recover and regain his condition, he finally left the underground cave.

After exiting the entrance of the mountain cave,

It was discovered that members of the Home Protection Mutual Aid Alliance were stationed nearby.

Seeing Shen Changchuan and the other two,
The cultivators from the Mutual Aid Alliance who had initially blocked the two of them looked surprised.
They seemed shocked that the two of them had managed to walk out alive.

Their changes in expression did not escape Shen Changchuan's observation.

So he took action immediately.

They took all of them down.
They pressed him for details about what had happened.

The leaders of those cultivators from the Mutual Aid Alliance were quite stubborn and refused to say anything.

So Shen Changchuan did as he pleased and smashed his head.

After killing two more people,
The last cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining could not withstand the fear of death and revealed everything he knew.

It was roughly after Shen Changchuan and Nangong Cheng forcibly broke into their Home Protection Mutual Aid Alliance's checkpoint that their alliance leader, Cao Hongshang, contacted the Qi family patriarch and then tracked them down using various methods.
That's why they were shocked when they saw Shen Changchuan and the other person come out.

This answer clearly did not satisfy Shen Changchuan.

I killed Cao Hongshang and the Qi family patriarch in the underground cave.

How could I not know that they've joined forces to deal with me?
"My lord, spare my life! I am but an ordinary outer guard. All I know and have seen is the secrets of the higher levels, which are beyond my comprehension!"

The guard cried and begged for mercy.

like,

Also.

A Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator is merely at the bottom. How could the higher-ups possibly let the lower-level cultivators know what they're up to?
"Then tell me something you know, at least something that could buy your life."

Shen Changchuan was also somewhat speechless.

Then the man proceeded to recount everything he knew, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

For example, Cao Hongshang of the Protect the Home Mutual Aid Alliance had been in contact with the Qi family for a long time. Half a year ago, the Qi family patriarch secretly went to their base and met with their alliance leader in private.

For example, three months ago, masked men secretly arrived, seemingly members of the Wu family who had come from Wujiaji.
He also revealed many secrets about the Protectorate Alliance, such as the fact that there were some ruthless men in black robes whose exact identities were unknown, but who frequently commissioned the Protectorate Alliance to collect people for them, and that the people they collected would disappear without a trace after being taken away.

The reason he knew all this was...
It was precisely because he was one of the most trusted guards, usually stationed at the leader's gate, that he was able to see all sorts of people.
(End of this chapter)