The path to immortality through martial arts begins with being forced into marriage!

The next day.

The first rays of dawn broke through the sky.

The servants who went to deliver vegetables to Wolf Head Mountain early in the morning felt a chilling stillness as soon as they approached the mountain stronghold.

In the past, even at night there were patrols guarding Wolf Head Mountain, but now it was like a huge tomb, eerily quiet.

As they cautiously approached and pushed open the half-closed door, the sight inside nearly made their souls leap out of their skin!

The ground and walls bore the marks of a fierce battle, and even the air was thick with the stench of blood!

The huge village was completely empty; I looked around and there was no one in sight!

The bloodshed in front of Drunken Immortal Pavilion yesterday and the deathly silence of Wolf Head Mountain today are like two surging undercurrents that have finally collided violently, creating an unprecedented monstrous wave in Black Tooth Town!

"The Black Wolf Gang has been wiped out?!"

"Who did it? Who did it?!"

"Chief Cao is at the Core Formation stage! And he has so many other experts..."

"Could it be that swordsman who killed the young gang leader during the day? He... he's back?!"

"Impossible! How could one person wipe out the entire Black Wolf Gang overnight? It must have been a major sect that made the move!"

The news spread like wildfire!

Blacktooth Town was in complete uproar!

The killing of Cao Jun yesterday has already put Black Tooth Town in a state of panic.

Who would have thought that, just one night later, instead of Cao Xiong seeking revenge, the entire Black Wolf Gang would be uprooted, leaving no one alive!

These methods, this strength, this ruthlessness and decisiveness chilled everyone to the bone!

at the same time.

Xuanyin Sect.

Council Hall.

"Elder, urgent news from Blacktooth Town: the Black Wolf Gang has been wiped out!"

"What?! The Black Wolf Gang has been wiped out? Cao Xiong is dead too?"

An old man dressed in a dark black robe suddenly stood up from the main seat, his eyes flashing with cold light. He slammed his palm on the black iron table beside him, making a loud bang, and the table turned into dust!

This person was none other than Mo Li, the Foreign Affairs Elder of the Xuan Yin Sect in charge of external affairs.

His aura had clearly reached the mid-stage of Core Formation!

The Black Wolf Gang provides the Xuan Yin Sect with a considerable amount of spirit stones and resources every year, and also acts as one of the Xuan Yin Sect's spies and henchmen in the western border region. The two sides have a deep-rooted connection of interests.

More importantly, Cao Xiong had once saved Mo Li's life, though not by much, in his early years, and the two had a close personal relationship.

"The news is confirmed!"

A steward at the late Foundation Establishment stage bowed and reported, sweat beading on his forehead, "Yesterday, Cao Jun was killed in town by a stranger swordsman. As a result, overnight, the Wolf Head Mountain headquarters was massacred, with no survivors."

"Cao Xiong, along with his two late-stage Foundation Establishment deputy leaders and all his core members, have all vanished!"

"How dare you!"

Mo Li laughed angrily, "How dare you touch a subordinate force protected by my Xuan Yin Sect! This shows you don't take my Xuan Yin Sect seriously!"

He exuded a chilling aura, and the temperature in the entire hall suddenly dropped.

"Can we find out who did it?"

"Are they one of the other rival groups? Or is it the Blood-Clad Sect...?"

"I believe it's inextricably linked to the Blood-Clad Sect."

The steward analyzed, "Such a young sword cultivator cannot be an ordinary rogue cultivator. Moreover, the fact that he was able to kill Cao Xiong, who was at the Core Formation stage, proves that he must have a powerful force supporting him, or even a protector."

"Furthermore, there wasn't a single corpse at the scene. Apart from the Blood-Clad Sect, no other sect within our Demonic Cult could refine all the bodies together!"

Mo Li's eyes flickered a few times, still quite puzzled.

In his memory, the Blood Robe Sect had always maintained an indifferent attitude towards Black Tooth Town.

Over the years, even though the Black Wolf Gang has never paid tribute, they have never crossed any lines.

"Send someone to negotiate with the Blood-Clad Sect. After all, we're on the same side. If we rashly go there to question them, it might damage our relationship."

"Yes, I will send someone to do it right away!"

......

......

As the culprit behind everything, Cui Yi was naturally unaware that a huge uproar had already taken place outside.

He himself had already returned to the Blood-Clad Sect.

Considering that the two women were under too much stress, Cui Yi didn't go back to disturb their rest. Instead, he randomly found a hilltop and began to cultivate.

At this moment, nearly a hundred corpses of various sizes were floating inside the pagoda, which looked quite horrifying.

Even though Cui Yi had prepared himself mentally, he was still shocked when he saw the corpses.

To prevent these corpses from disgusting him even after they died, Cui Yi simply waved his hand and directly used the Floating Pagoda to refine them.

Except for Cao Xiong, whose cultivation level was too high to change instantly, all the other corpses were completely refined into life force and transferred into their own bodies in the blink of an eye!

It was this surge of vitality that extended Cui Yi's lifespan by a full two hundred and thirty years!

This qualitative improvement in numbers greatly surprised Cui Yi.

Indeed, quantitative change can lead to qualitative change!

It should be noted that the vast majority of the Black Wolf Gang cultivators he killed were only at the Qi Refining stage.

This also indirectly shows that these people do all sorts of evil things in their daily lives, otherwise they wouldn't have been promoted so much.

"Huh, what's this...?"

Cui Yi suddenly noticed that, in addition to Cao Xiong's corpse being refined into a ball of light, there was another ball of light that shone even brighter!

After sensing it for a while, Cui Yi realized that the extra ball of light was refined from Tang Bing's essence!

However, this ball of light only lasted a few breaths longer than the other Qi Refining cultivators before being completely refined.

As this special life force entered his body, Cui Yi instantly felt a cool and refreshing sensation in his mind!

My mental power suddenly increased by nearly 30%!

More importantly, the texture of psychic power also seems to have undergone a subtle change!

Not only has it become more concise, but its perception of subtle details has also become more acute and clear!

"Could it be because Tang Bing is an alchemist, and his spiritual strength is inherently higher than that of other cultivators at the same level?"

Cui Yi understood immediately.

Tang Bing's alchemy skills may not be high, but he has been immersed in it for decades.

His spirit had already been tempered beyond that of ordinary people in the process of controlling the elixir fire.

After being refined by the Floating Pagoda, this trait transformed into the purest mental power, directly strengthening Cui Yi's soul foundation!

"As expected, plundering is the fastest way to grow stronger..."

A sense of emotion swept through Cui Yi's mind.

Don't be fooled by the fact that his mental power only increased by 30%. Even this small increase is probably enough to save him decades of lifespan!

In the future, I should try to find a way to train more alchemists; that would be the right path!

The extraordinary nature of the Pagoda is fully displayed at this moment!

Cui Yi had absolutely no intention of keeping the 230 years of lifespan he had just acquired.

Right now, improving one's cultivation level is the right path!

In the world of cultivation, the Core Formation Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm are a watershed!

Only by crossing the threshold of the Core Formation Realm can one truly be considered to have entered the world of cultivation!

"The Pagoda, perform the calculations for me!"

"Use up all two hundred and thirty years of your lifespan!"