Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Improving Spiritual Root Aptitude

Wu Fan remained calm and composed despite the attack from both of them.

He quickly recited the complicated incantation, and the Dangkang Banner in front of him suddenly lit up with an earthy yellow spiritual light. The spiritual light instantly condensed into a ball of earthy yellow light, which went straight for Fu Qianyu.

At the same time, the short sword in Fu Qianyu's hand suddenly grew several times larger as the distance increased, and the huge, cold blade was already approaching. Wu Fan, however, remained calm and composed. He moved his feet and slightly turned his body, easily avoiding this fatal blow.

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly activated his spiritual power in his left hand, and the Fiery Cloud Shield, carrying a scorching crimson light, thrust forward.

With a crisp clang, the attack forcefully blocked the numerous earthen spikes that Sun Leiluo was thrusting at it.

The earth spikes collided with the light shield generated by the Fire Cloud Shield, instantly shattering into countless fragments of rock. Wu Fan also used this recoil to gracefully leap back several steps, steadily increasing the distance between himself and the two.

"You've actually reached the late stage of Qi Refining? Such a profound mind!!!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Fu Qianyu's eyes. In his mind, Wu Fan had probably been deliberately hiding his cultivation level since their first meeting, and was actually a master of feigning weakness to deceive others.

His surprise was quickly replaced by intense greed. He stared intently at Wu Fan, his tone sinister:

"However, the more you act this way, the more you tempt me. With such a skillful technique of concealing your aura, you must be hiding many treasures on your person."

Before he finished speaking, he darted out again, wielding his short sword and unleashing a series of sharp spiritual sword energies towards Wu Fan.

The sword energy sliced ​​through the air, leaving faint traces, its power not to be underestimated.

In the midst of the fierce battle, Fu Qianyu suddenly threw out five five-colored array flags with a yellow spiritual light. The flags flew precisely to five different locations and landed steadily.

He then swiftly retreated several feet, his hands rapidly forming complex hand seals, and shouted sharply at Sun Leiluo:

"Fifth brother, hold him off for three breaths! Once I've set up the sleeping formation, he'll have no chance of escape today!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Leiluo dared not delay and immediately stepped forward. A yellowish-brown earth element talisman was stuck to his chest with a "snap," and the talisman instantly transformed into a ray of spiritual light that merged into his body.

He quickly formed hand seals and let out a low shout. The ground around him immediately began to churn violently, and as the soil gushed forth, dozens of earth spikes as thick as an arm burst from the ground, raining down on Wu Fan and forming an impenetrable array of earth spikes that completely blocked Wu Fan's escape routes in all directions.

Sun Leiluo's lips curled into a sinister smirk, secretly pleased with himself.

"With such a tight net, let's see how you escape this time!"

Before the thought had even finished, he flicked his finger, and a gleaming flying blade shot out silently, aiming straight for Wu Fan's back, intending to catch him off guard.

Wu Fan's eyes narrowed, and his spiritual power surged at his fingertips. The flames on the Flaming Sun Sword became even hotter. With a slight flick of his wrist, the Flaming Sun Sword, carrying flames, slashed straight at the flying blade.

With a soft "ding," the flying blade was knocked away on the spot, spinning and embedding itself in a tree trunk in the distance, trembling incessantly.

At the same time, the Fire Cloud Shield's spiritual light surged, and a layer of light red spiritual light shield instantly unfolded, protecting his entire body completely.

Wu Fan knew that there was no time to delay, and disregarding the fact that Fu Qianyu's trapping formation was about to take shape, he suddenly raised his left hand, and the exploding beads and poison sac beads that he had prepared in his palm were released at the same time, rushing straight towards Sun Lei with a sharp wind.

After deflecting the flying blade, the Flaming Sun Sword suddenly flew back, rapidly shrinking in size and transforming into a streak of red light, precisely entering the storage pouch at Wu Fan's waist.

Almost simultaneously, dozens of earth spikes crashed into the spiritual light shield, with continuous "bang bang bang" sounds. Even Wu Fan's high-grade magic weapon, the Fire Cloud Shield, which he activated with all his might, could not withstand such a dense bombardment.

After blocking more than twenty earth spikes, the shield's spiritual light suddenly dimmed, and finally shattered with a "crack," with the remaining earth spikes heading straight for Wu Fan.

Wu Fan was prepared. With a flick of his finger, two defensive talismans were instantly activated. Two layers of light blue spiritual light enveloped his entire body, barely resisting the impact of the remaining earth spikes. However, his body was still shaken back two steps.

He secretly thought.

"Sun Leiluo was originally at the sixth level of Qi Refining, but his spiritual power suddenly surged, and his earth-elemental spells became several times stronger, allowing him to unleash such a powerful earth spike array. What kind of strange talisman did he affix?"

But time did not allow him to think it over. He continued chanting the incantation and his fingertips stirred with spiritual energy once more.

In the distance, the exploding bead had already reached Sun Lei and suddenly exploded.

A dazzling burst of fire erupted, and the immense impact enveloped numerous rubble fragments, instantly engulfing Sun Leiluo's figure.

Almost simultaneously, Wu Fan used the attached spiritual power to crush the poison sac bead from a distance. The dark green poison mist silently dispersed, seeping into the gaps in the firelight and intertwining with the flames, emitting a series of "sizzling" corrosive sounds, and a pungent odor instantly spread.

This scene was exactly the same as when Liu Xi fell back then!

Caught off guard, Sun Leiluo didn't even have time to summon his defensive magic weapon before his screams were drowned out by the explosion, and then silence fell shortly afterward.

With such intense flames and deadly poison attacking him, the outcome was predictable: he died a gruesome death.

After the loud bang, several more explosions followed, like firecrackers going off in quick succession. Wu Fan's eyes flickered slightly.

On the other side, Fu Qianyu was being forced to retreat repeatedly by the "wind and earth energy" that Wu Fan had previously stirred up, his eyes filled with astonishment and jealousy.

He never expected that Wu Fan not only concealed his cultivation level, but was also so wealthy.

Both the Bursting Bead and the Poison Sac Bead are high-level magic artifacts with extremely high consumption rates and are very valuable. However, Wu Fan used two of them at once without hesitation, which completely stunned him.

He originally planned to have Sun Leiluo hold off Wu Fan for three breaths while he set up the Five Directions Trapping Formation to trap Wu Fan to death within it.

He would then reap the benefits, watching Wu Fan and Sun Lei fight to the bitter end, and regardless of who lived or died, he would remain calm and collected.

Unexpectedly, Sun Leiluo was so easily defeated that he couldn't even last three breaths.

At this moment, although Fu Qianyu's Five Directions Trapping Formation had been set up, a semi-transparent white light screen appeared out of thin air, trapping Wu Fan and the earthy yellow aura within the formation.

At this moment, he is not entirely without the ability to fight, and he may not necessarily lose.

But as he listened to the crackling flames and billowing poisonous fog before him, he lost all will to fight and could only think of escaping.

Who knew that the person opposite them had hidden several such disposable magical artifacts?

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he saw the scene in the formation again, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The wind and earth energy trapped within the light barrier began to rapidly condense and transform under Wu Fan's incantation. A moment later, a giant beast resembling a fat pig, covered in ochre-yellow short fur, with limbs as thick as pillars and jade teeth in its mouth, appeared in the formation.

It was the phantom image of Dang Kang that had materialized from the Dang Kang flag!