The entry for cultivating immortality states that after dying a hundred times, I attained immortalit

The moment his consciousness returned, Jiang Baifu's body behind the rock wall trembled slightly.

He opened his eyes.

His right hand was pressed against the rock. There were no wounds on his back, and no gaping hole in his chest.

He was reborn back to the moment before he stepped into the valley.

Everything about the [Poison Explosion] technique was branded into my consciousness.

The blue entries not only introduce techniques, but also provide an understanding of the nature of toxins.

Jiang Bai slowly exhaled.

This time, the situation is different.

He didn't rush to get up, but maintained his crouching posture, his gaze scanning the entire valley again through the cracks in the rocks.

On the altar stone platform, Jiang Wu was still chained to the stone pillar.

Two guards stood on either side, seemingly relaxed, but in reality, their positions blocked all angles from which a rescue could be carried out.

Four people were lying in ambush behind the rock walls on both sides of the valley entrance. They concealed their auras well, but under the warning of [Killing Intent Perception], they had nowhere to hide.

Deep within the canyon, three malevolent forces locked onto the entrance.

Behind the stone platform, Li Yueyao hid in that spot.

Everything is the same as the previous round.

But this time, Jiang Bai noticed details he hadn't seen before.

The five stone pillars are not arranged randomly; the flow of spiritual energy on the ground has five relatively bright convergence points.

Those were the key positions of the sword formation, with a cultivator hiding under the stone platform or in a recess in the rock wall on each side, using their own spiritual power to maintain the formation's operation.

Li Yueyao sat behind the central stone platform, serving as both bait and the key to the formation.

The weakness of this sword formation lies not on the outside, but on the inside.

Jiang Bai began to think seriously.

Charging in directly would be a dead end; even with the [Poison Explosion Technique], it would be difficult to get close to Li Yueyao under the suppression of the sword formation.

We need to find a different path.

He quietly retreated, walking back thirty paces along the path he had come from, and circled around to the bottom of the cliff on the side of the canyon.

Looking up, the rock face is almost vertical, about twenty feet high, and its surface is covered with cracks and protruding strange rocks.

The cloak of invisibility covered his entire body.

[Concealing Breath Technique] Activated.

Jiang Bairu was like a shadow moving along the cliff, his five fingers gripping the crevices in the rock, his feet pushing against protruding rocks, his figure rapidly climbing up the cliff.

The physical strength of the second level of body tempering was displayed to its fullest extent at this moment, without causing even a single piece of gravel to roll down.

Ten breaths later, he reached the top of the cliff.

I crouched behind a weathered boulder, looking down.

The entire valley is spread out before your eyes.

From this angle, the locations of the five formations below the stone platform can be clearly seen.

In each position, a cultivator sat cross-legged, his hands pressed on the array patterns on the ground, his spiritual energy resonating with the array.

Li Yueyao stood three zhang behind the stone platform, her Azure Phoenix Sword diagonally stuck in the rock beside her. She closed her eyes to regulate her breathing, her expression obscured by the black veil.

The four monks lying in ambush at the valley entrance had their backs to the cliff and their attention was focused entirely on the entrance.

The timing is perfect.

Jiang Bai took out three iron caltrops from his storage bag.

This is a low-level hidden weapon that Jiang Lin failed to forge before. It is not very powerful, but it is good at concealment.

Beneath the black veil on his right wrist, three poisonous patterns lit up in succession.

Dark blue, bluish-purple, and blue with blood vessels.

Ten toxins separated from the poisonous patterns and flowed along the meridians to the palm of the right hand.

Following his understanding of the [Poison Explosion Technique], Jiang Bai wrapped the poison around his fingers and injected it into the iron caltrop in three streams.

This is not the complete Poison Explosion spell, but a simplified version with a delayed detonation.

The surface of the barbed wire showed subtle tri-colored patterns that then disappeared.

Jiang Bai weighed the hidden weapon in his hand, his gaze precisely locking onto the locations of three formations below.

He made a hand seal with his left hand, quietly infusing it with spiritual energy.

"go."

Three iron caltrops flew from his hand, tracing almost silent arcs through the air, striking three points on the left front, right front, and directly behind the stone platform. Almost simultaneously, Jiang Bai leaped down from the top of the cliff!

His cloak of stealth fluttered in the wind as he swooped down like a black eagle towards Li Yueyao's location. Below, the caltrops fell to the ground one after another. The first one struck the rock wall beside the cultivator to the left of the stone platform, bounced twice, and rolled to his feet. The cultivator looked down in confusion.

The second object landed on the hem of the cultivator's robe in the right front position, which he casually brushed aside.

The third one rolled to the side of the monk's legs, which was sitting cross-legged directly behind him.

As if sensing something, Li Yueyao suddenly opened her eyes and looked up. She saw Jiang Bai plunging down the cliff.

"court death!"

She gave a cold shout, her right hand already gripping the hilt of the Azure Phoenix Sword.

"burst."

Jiang Bai silently recited in his heart.

The three barbed wire spikes exploded with a bang!

In the next instant, three clouds of three-colored poisonous mist, each about ten feet in diameter, spread wildly from the explosion point, instantly enveloping the three locations of the formation.

"ah--!"

The cultivator in the left front position screamed and covered his face. The poisonous mist had already eroded his protective spiritual power, and his skin was festering and blistering at a visible speed.

The cultivator to the right tried to get up and escape, but his legs were already numb, and he staggered and fell to the ground. The cultivator directly behind him reacted the fastest, and the moment the explosion occurred, he summoned the Tranquil Heart Jade Pendant. A soft light shield opened up, barely blocking the corrosive effects of the poisonous mist.

However, he was forced to stop maintaining the spiritual energy input to the formation.

The Five-Pointed Spirit Locking Sword Formation was damaged in three places simultaneously!

The pale blue spiritual light that enveloped the valley fluctuated violently, its brightness shifting erratically, and the suppressive power of the formation suddenly decreased.

Li Yueyao's expression changed drastically.

Before she could even think about how Jiang Bai appeared from the cliff and how he could attack three positions at the same time, the Azure Phoenix Sword was already drawn. The blade shimmered with the phantom of an azure phantom, and a clear cry echoed through the valley. The sword energy was like a rainbow, slashing straight at Jiang Bai in mid-air!

Jiang Bai was in mid-air, with no way to use his strength to dodge.

But he never intended to hide.

With his right arm crossed in front of his chest, he fully activated the spiritual power of his body, which was at the second level of body tempering, and his skin shone with a bronze-like luster.

"clang--!"

The sword energy struck the arm, producing a piercing, sharp sound as metal clashed.

Jiang Bai was sent flying backward by the sword energy, his sleeves ripped apart.

But using the force of the sword strike, he twisted his body forcefully in mid-air, landing on the stone platform, only five zhang away from Li Yueyao! "Stop him!"

Li Yueyao shouted sharply. The four cultivators lying in ambush at the valley entrance finally reacted, drew their swords, and rushed towards the stone platform.

The remaining two cultivators below the stone platform gritted their teeth, stopped channeling their spiritual energy, and rose to fight. However, the suppression of the formation had greatly diminished, and these cultivators at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining no longer posed a threat to Jiang Bai.

[Swift Shadow Step] Fully activated!

Within five breaths, the speed increased by 30%.

Jiang Bai's figure left afterimages on the stone platform as he collided head-on with the first Li family swordsman who rushed towards him.

The swordsman slashed horizontally with his longsword, the blade flashing fiercely. Jiang Bai neither dodged nor evaded, but instead reached out with his left hand, his five fingers gripping the back of the blade like iron pincers, and twisted it with force. The swordsman's hand split open, and the longsword slipped from his grasp. Jiang Bai snatched the sword, and with a backhand strike, severed the opponent's throat.

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

Before the corpse could fall to the ground, Jiang Bai had already taken a step forward and slammed his right fist into the chest of the second cultivator.

The power of his tempered body erupted completely, accompanied by a muffled thud as his sternum collapsed. The man was sent flying three zhang (approximately 10 meters) backward, crashing into a stone pillar and sliding down. A third cultivator attacked from the side, his longsword aimed straight for Jiang Bai's ribs. Jiang Bai dodged, the blade grazing his ribs, leaving a trail of blood. He grabbed the opponent's wrist with his left hand and slammed his right knee into his abdomen. The cultivator screamed and bent over, and Jiang Bai's right hand, palm like a knife, cleaved him in the back of the neck. The neck bone instantly snapped.

In the blink of an eye, all three were dead.

The last cultivator was terrified and turned to flee. Jiang Bai flicked his right hand, and the longsword he had seized flew out of his hand, piercing the cultivator's back.

From the moment Jiang Bai landed to the moment he killed four people, it took only two breaths.

The stench of blood filled the air on the stone platform.

At this moment, Li Yueyao finally realized that Jiang Bai was not only physically strong, but also far exceeded her expectations in terms of the strange poisonous mist bursts, precise positioning attacks, and the astonishing killing efficiency he was showing.

"You've been hiding your strength." Li Yueyao gripped the Azure Phoenix Sword tightly, and the illusory image of the Azure Phoenix on the sword reappeared.

Jiang Bai did not answer.

His right arm wound was still bleeding, and the sword wound on his left rib was burning with pain, but his eyes were frighteningly calm.

He took a step forward.

Li Yueyao slashed with her Azure Phoenix Sword again, the sword energy sweeping across the stone platform like a blue ribbon.

Jiang Baiqian's momentum did not diminish. Just before the sword energy reached his body, he suddenly lowered his body and slid three zhang away from the ground. While avoiding the sharp edge of the sword energy, he had already rushed to within 1 zhang of Li Yueyao!

"Get out of my way!" Li Yueyao shouted, her left hand forming a hand seal, and a spiritual shield condensed in front of her.

But Jiang Bai's right hand had already reached out.

Instead of attacking, it grabbed Li Yueyao's right wrist, the one holding the sword!

Li Yueyao sneered, her Azure Phoenix Sword slashing back, the blade aimed straight at Jiang Bai's arm. With the Azure Phoenix Sword's sharpness, combined with her Qi Refining Level 6 spiritual power, this strike was enough to cut through metal and iron.

Jiang Bai still didn't dodge.

"clang!"

The sword blade struck the right arm, penetrating half an inch and lodging between the arm bones.

A sharp pain shot through him, and Jiang Bai clenched his teeth, but his right hand gripped Li Yueyao's wrist like an iron clamp.

"You—" Li Yueyao's expression finally changed.

She felt a strange toxin rushing into her wrist meridians through Jiang Bai's fingers.

The toxin was not a simple corrosive or paralyzing agent, but a strange power she had never seen before!

The third poisonous mark on the right wrist, "Parasitic Toxin," was injected with full force!

The bluish-purple poisonous patterns faintly peeked through the black veil, and the toxins, like living creatures, burrowed into Li Yueyao's body, causing the flow of spiritual energy to immediately become sluggish wherever they passed.

Li Yueyao's protective spiritual power fluctuated violently as she tried to dispel the toxins, but the toxins were of the same origin as Jiang Bai's poisonous markings, making them as difficult to remove as a bone-deep infection.

Her movements suddenly froze.

This pause was enough for Jiang Bai.

His left hand shot out like lightning, grabbed the hilt of the Azure Phoenix Sword, and snatched it away with a mighty force!

The sword hilt slipped from his hand.

Li Yueyao's right wrist was still held by Jiang Bai, and she hurriedly made a hand seal with her left hand, trying to cast a spell.

But Jiang Bai's left hand, which had seized the sword, had already turned around, and the sharp tip of the Azure Phoenix Sword pierced straight into Li Yueyao's dantian.

"Pfft."

The sound of a sword piercing flesh rang out.

Li Yueyao's body trembled violently. She looked down at the sword hilt that was embedded in her abdomen, her eyes filled with disbelief.

A sharp pain shot through his dantian as his spiritual energy dissipated, and the foundation he had cultivated through years of hard work began to crumble under this sword strike.

"You..." She opened her mouth, and blood gushed from the corner of her mouth.

Jiang Baisong took a step back, leaving the Azure Phoenix Sword inside Li Yueyao's body. The illusory azure phoenix on the sword let out a mournful cry and gradually dissipated. Li Yueyao staggered backward, leaning against a stone pillar and slowly sliding to the ground. Her black veil slipped down halfway, revealing a pale yet delicate face, now filled with astonishment and resentment.

Jiang Bai squatted down, took the storage bag from her waist, and scanned it with his divine sense.

The bag contained many odds and ends, but he found the half of the jade pendant in the corner—a piece with a pattern of intertwined poisonous vines, which matched Jiang Wei's pendant perfectly.

"I'll accept your jade pendant," Jiang Bai said calmly as he put it away.

Li Yueyao's eyes widened, as if she wanted to say something, but the dissipation of her spiritual energy left her without the strength to even speak.

The light in her eyes dimmed rapidly, her head drooped slowly, and she breathed her last.

The few surviving Li family cultivators around the stone platform were terrified upon seeing this and turned to run wildly towards the valley entrance.

Jiang Bai did not chase after him. He quickly walked to the stone pillar where Jiang Wu was, grasped the iron chain lock with his right hand, poured in his spiritual power, and broke it with force.

"Click."

The lock broke, and the chain rattled and came loose. Jiang Wu collapsed, but was supported by Jiang Bai.

"Jiang...Brother Jiang..." Jiang Wu opened his right eye with difficulty, his voice weak.

"Don't speak." Jiang Bai took out a healing pill and put it in his mouth, then simply bandaged the deep wound on his shoulder that exposed the bone.

After doing all this, Jiang Baicai turned and walked towards the center of the stone platform.

There was a small blue flag planted there, embroidered with cloud patterns, which was emitting a faint spiritual energy fluctuation at the moment—it was one of the "secondary flags" among the three array flags.

Jiang Bai pulled up the deputy flag, which felt slightly heavy in his hand.

The flagpole was cast from some kind of blue iron, and the flag cloth was icy cold to the touch, clearly not an ordinary object. He put the secondary flag into his storage bag, and then quickly searched the storage bags of Li Yueyao and the several dead cultivators.

Pills, talismans, spirit stones, magical artifacts... the harvest was plentiful, especially the three bottles of high-grade Yellow Rank "Rejuvenation Pills" in Li Yueyao's bag, which were quite valuable.

Finally, Jiang Bai's gaze fell upon the Azure Phoenix Sword. This sword was an ancestral artifact of the Li family. Although its spiritual power had dimmed due to its master's death, its essence was still extraordinary.

Jiang Bai drew his sword, wiped away the blood, and put it into his storage bag.

This sword cannot be used lightly, otherwise the Li family will surely notice it, but it may be used as a surprise weapon at a critical moment.

After finishing everything, Jiang Bai helped Jiang Wu up. His right arm was still bleeding from the sword wound, and the wound on his left rib was also throbbing. He had consumed more than half of his spiritual energy, but the results of this battle were enough to make up for all the losses.

They killed the enemy's core member, Li Yueyao, captured a deputy flag officer, obtained the key token, the jade pendant, and severely damaged the command level of the Li family's hunting plan.

Jiang Bai helped Jiang Wu walk out of the valley step by step. The poisonous miasma outside the valley was still thick, but within the warning range of the [Killing Intent Perception], there was no longer the dense malicious targeting as before.

However, with the deputy flag in hand, he and Jiang Wu would become the targets of all enemies in Black Wind Valley.

But at this moment, there was no fear in Jiang Bai's eyes.

Damn it! The roles of hunter and counter-hunter need to be reversed.