Immortality and cultivation begin at age forty, starting with Foundation Establishment.

In the world of cultivators, human life is not important; what matters is the opportunity behind it, because in the world of cultivation, human life can truly be measured by spirit stones.

As long as you are willing to offer a spirit stone, even just one, many people will be willing to die for it.

Below the Foundation Establishment realm, there are Qi Refining cultivators, and below Qi Refining cultivators, there are martial artists and countless mortals.

When Chen An, a transmigrator, first encountered this kind of thing, he couldn't understand what could be more important than living. But after living in this world for many years, he realized that for many people, there are many things in this world that are more important than living.

Gratitude, friendship, love, family affection—each of these emotions holds a different weight in different people's hearts. It may be greater than life itself, or it may be nothing but a load of rubbish.

Old Wang's nephew and Daoist partner, Qin Lan, pleaded, but it was clearly useless. No matter how much she begged, she saw no chance of survival.

She didn't hate the people around her; she only hated Old Man Wang, who had dragged her into this situation.

Qin Lan received no benefits, but she was the one who had to bear the death and torment.

Yan Gang stood aside, silently watching this scene. The anger in his heart almost made him spontaneously combust. He had finally won the favor of Yu Peiyao and Chen An, and he could see the hope of stepping into the Foundation Establishment stage in the future.

However, if a result cannot be obtained through this interrogation, then Yan Gang's future path will be effectively cut off by the old man in front of him.

Chen An has many fellow Daoists. Many people are vying for the position of vice captain and the quota for Foundation Establishment. He is one step ahead of others, but that doesn't mean he can stay ahead forever.

Yan Gang noticed the changes inside and outside the sect, and it was still unknown whether he would be able to wait for the next trial ground.

If he cannot reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, then he will be in real danger.

Thinking of this, Yan Gang transmitted his voice to the old man's nephew. Now, the only one who could influence the old man was this nephew. Even if he continued to extract the soul whip, it would be meaningless.

"Find a way to get the old man to talk. If you can do it, when I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you will also have a chance to reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

"If the old man doesn't speak up, I won't have a good time, and your whole family will die too."

Then he threatened Old Man Wu telepathically, saying that if Old Man Wang didn't speak up, the Wu family would be wiped out.

Hearing Yan Gang's words, Old Man Wu looked up at Yan Gang with a complicated expression. If it were just him alone, his death wouldn't be a big deal, but if his family was implicated, then he really couldn't accept it.

Old Wu's expression remained unchanged. He didn't doubt whether Yan Gang would do such a thing, because a madman is capable of anything.

Old Wu forced himself to control his emotions and asked Old Wang with a light laugh, "Old Wang, if your Wang family takes this opportunity, can you guarantee that your family line will continue and that every descendant will be outstanding?"

Old Master Wang values ​​the passing down of knowledge and skills most, so Old Master Wu used the direction he values ​​most to break through Old Master Wang's defenses.

Nephew Wang Kui chimed in, "Yes, Kang-di's personality means he can't hold onto opportunities. He might even fight to the death with the Xuan Yang Sect for your sake, and then our Wang family would truly be finished!"

His nephew Wang Kui mentioned Wang Kang several times, but Old Wang didn't change much. Suddenly, he realized something: Wang Kang was also one who had been abandoned, and so were the grandchildren in Qingyang Market.

"Uncle, do you have other bloodlines?" Wang Kui said, his body trembling uncontrollably. He was now recalling some loopholes from the past.

As darkness fell, the demon wolf beasts did not launch any new attacks, but the number of first-tier demon wolf beasts in the surrounding area did not decrease; they were waiting for the humans to lower their guard.

The interrogation finally yielded results.

Yan Gang's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, began to ease. Old Wang finally spoke, and the person who made him speak was his own nephew, Wang Kui.

Wang Kui's Daoist partner, Qing Lan, was beaten with the Soul-Drawing Whip for an entire afternoon. At this moment, her clothes were tattered, her flesh was mangled, and she had fainted time and time again.

Old Wu also suffered severe torture, and despite his best efforts to persuade Old Wang, he was still severely punished.

Only Wang Kui wasn't beaten. His thinking was always the clearest. He kept probing what Old Wang had hidden by observing the changes in Old Wang's expression.

Each inquiry yielded a clue, and when all the clues were put together, they became the final straw that broke Old Wang's back.

Old Wang confessed.

The reason why the Demon Wolf Beast was angry was that Wang Lao and several companions sneaked into the Demon Wolf Beast's cave and killed the Demon Wolf Beast's cubs.

There was no other way at the time; Old Wang and his companions all knew they had caused a huge disaster.

But they received a great opportunity.

That was a storage bag belonging to a Golden Core cultivator.

It contained a large amount of spiritual herbs and materials from demonic beasts. At current market prices, these resources were enough to train dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If it were just resources, Old Wang might not necessarily hold on to them, because handing them over would still bring him great gains.

However, there were still three substandard Foundation Establishment Pills in the storage bag.

Sect cultivators may look down on it, but for independent cultivators, Foundation Establishment Pills are something that transcends life itself, even if they are only inferior Foundation Establishment Pills.

For Elder Wang, the three Foundation Establishment Pills represented a Foundation Establishment family.

The most valuable item, the magic weapon "Soul-Chasing Nail," actually seems somewhat useless. This is because Qi Refining cultivators cannot use magic weapons, and after Foundation Establishment, taking out a magic weapon will attract attention. It's more comfortable to use one's own magic tool.

Unless he kills everyone who has seen his magic weapon, but that's obviously unrealistic, if the opponent is determined to run away, the magic weapon won't increase its speed, and it won't be able to kill the opponent from a distance.

Yu Peiyao looked at the contents of the storage bag and curled her lip. She thought this Golden Core cultivator was really poor, with only three Foundation Establishment Pills, and they were even inferior quality, the most useless things.

Apart from the magical artifact "Soul-Chasing Nail," which was of interest to Yu Peiyao, the other resources were of little use to her.

Yu Peiyao is a cultivator with four spiritual roots. The fact that she was able to break through to the peak of Qi Refining before the age of thirty shows just how much resources she must have consumed.

All the resources in the storage bag were given to Yu Peiyao, who had just started cultivating. It was impossible for Yu Peiyao to reach her current level.

Chen An put away the storage bag. He had consumed a lot of resources in the past, but every resource he had acquired was hard-won.

Was this Golden Core cultivator poor? Not necessarily. Perhaps he had other storage bags, or talismans, magical artifacts, etc., from before his death. He had already used up all his attack methods and exhausted all his spirit stones.

The final magic weapon, the "Soul-Chasing Nail," was probably intended to be used to ambush the opponent, but unfortunately, it was never used before the death and remained in the storage bag.

As for why the storage bag ended up in the lair of a monster, there are many factors involved.

Some highly intelligent monsters collect human storage bags, knowing that there are good things inside.

The others who had previously investigated the Demon Wolf Beast with Old Wang had all died at its hands. Old Wang survived only because he was a suspect and was protected by Yan Gang.

Beside the storage bag lies a jade pendant, while another piece of jade is in someone else's hand. They are waiting for someone to find this place with the jade pendant so they can find the storage bag.

Old Wang originally planned to steal some resources from the demon-hunting team and hide them for his descendants. He never expected this to happen, and he blamed himself for not seeking death from the beginning.

Yan Gang led his team back to their base.

Chen An and Zheng Ping released their Foundation Establishment auras to prevent the demonic wolf beast from launching a counterattack.

Fighting against intelligent monsters is actually quite simple. When a monster knows you are in danger, it will exercise restraint, control its animalistic instincts, and avoid provoking powerful enemies.

Yan Gang's heart pounded all the way.

What did he see?

Foundation Establishment Pill, even a substandard Foundation Establishment Pill, is still a Foundation Establishment Pill.

If he had a substandard Foundation Establishment Pill, he might also be able to establish his foundation and become an existence like Zheng Ping.

Being a Foundation Establishment cultivator in a demon-hunting team is far better than a position like vice-captain.