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Riftwind Cliff is located on the west side of Blackwind Valley and is a bottomless cliff.

A fierce wind howled below the cliff, whipping up poisonous miasma that condensed into swirling gray-black vortexes. Ordinary cultivators who approached were easily swept into the bottom of the cliff, their bodies never to be found.

There is a relatively flat stone platform on the edge of the cliff, where, according to the map, a main flag is hidden.

When Jiang Bai and his group arrived, there were already figures on the stone platform.

Eight figures, dressed in black and indigo robes, mingled together.

It was a combined hunting team from Black Fiend Valley and the Li family.

The leader was an old man with only one arm. His left sleeve hung loosely, and his right hand held a dark cane with a skull-shaped head. Two dark red gems were embedded in his eye sockets, emitting a faint glow.

The aura of the seventh level of Qi Refining spread out without any concealment, even forcing the surrounding poisonous miasma to retreat a circle outwards.

Seven people stood beside him: four rogue cultivators from Black Fiend Valley and three cultivators from the Li family. Each of them exuded a fierce aura, and the lowest level of cultivation was at least the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Eight people stood around a stone pillar in the center of the stone platform. A crimson banner, embroidered with flame patterns, was stuck on the top of the pillar and was radiating a scorching spiritual light.

"Valley Master, the flag can't be pulled out." A rogue cultivator from Black Fiend Valley reported after trying. "The stone pillar is protected by a restriction; we need to break the restriction first."

The one-armed old man grunted in response, slammed his skull cane on the ground, and a sudden flash of red light appeared from the gemstone at the tip of the cane.

"Breaking the seal will take about half an incense stick's time. You few, spread out and guard the surroundings, making sure no one disturbs the process."

The seven men dispersed and took up positions in different directions around the stone platform.

The one-armed old man walked to the stone pillar, stretched out his withered right hand and pressed it against the pillar, chanting incantations as he began to break the seal.

Thirty feet below the stone platform, in a crevice in the rock.

Jiang Bai and his four companions lay hidden inside, observing the movements above through the gaps.

"Eight of them—four at the fourth level of Qi Refining, two at the fifth, one at the sixth, plus the deputy valley master at the seventh level of Qi Refining," Jiang Shan said in a low voice. "How are we supposed to fight them?"

Jiang Bai didn't speak, but simply stared quietly upwards.

With his [Killing Intent Perception] fully activated, the distribution of the eight people's auras and their blind spots in their positions clearly appeared in his mind.

He took out the talismans and medicinal powders he had obtained from Jiang Shan and Jiang Yurou, and also took out all the usable poison materials from his storage bag: three Explosive Flame Talismans, five Earth Wall Talismans, two Wind-Shaking Talismans; Tendon-Softening Powder, Spirit-Corroding Powder, and three kinds of highly toxic powders that he had refined himself.

Jiang Bai evenly applied the poison powder to the Blazing Flame Talisman and the Earth Wall Talisman, allowing the power of the poisonous patterns on his fingertips to slowly penetrate, temporarily merging the toxins with the spiritual energy of the talismans.

After doing all that, he looked at Jiang Shan and the other two.

"You all wait here. No matter what happens up there, don't come out."

Jiang Yurou asked anxiously, "Are you going alone?"

"It's easier for one person to move around," Jiang Bai said.

The words may be blunt, but they are an indisputable fact.

Jiang Shan gritted his teeth and said, "Then you must be very careful."

Jiang Bai nodded, and with a swift movement, he emerged from the crevice in the rock.

With the [Concealing Breath Technique] activated, he climbed upwards along the cliff face like an invisible shadow.

At the edge of the stone platform, a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining from the Black Fiend Valley stood guard with a knife.

He suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck, as if something had dripped onto it.

I subconsciously reached out to touch it, and my fingertips touched a sticky texture.

Looking down, I saw a dark red liquid with a faint, sweet, fishy smell.

Blood?

He was stunned for a moment, then everything went black and his consciousness completely disappeared.

Jiang Bai gently supported his limp body and dragged him into the shadows of the rock crevice. He then changed into the man's black clothes, pulled his hat down, and walked towards the center of the stone platform.

With the [Concealing Breath Technique] combined with his disguise, he blended into the crowd without anyone noticing.

As Jiang Bai walked forward, he quietly affixed the earthen wall talisman coated with poison powder to several key locations on the edge of the stone platform.

The talisman disappeared immediately after being applied, blending into the rock.

Five earthen wall talismans were arranged to form a simple trapping formation.

He then approached the area within ten zhang of the stone pillar—the core area where the one-armed old man broke the restriction.

Jiang Bai held his breath and slid three iron caltrops from his sleeve, the same kind he had used before.

Poisonous patterns flowed across his right arm, and insights into the [Poison Explosion Technique] surged into his mind.

He carefully separated the five toxins stored in the poison pattern and injected them into the caltrop, compressing and wrapping them according to the method of poison explosion.

This time, his movements were more skillful than before.

The surface of the three caltrops showed subtle five-colored patterns, which then disappeared.

Jiang Bai buried them in three rock crevices around the stone pillar and covered them properly with gravel.

After doing all this, he slowly retreated, preparing to leave.

Just now.

The one-armed old man suddenly opened his eyes and slammed his skull cane on the ground.

"Who?!"

His cloudy old eyes swept in the direction of Jiang Bai, a hint of doubt flashing in them.

Jiang Baixin felt a chill.

The perception of someone at the seventh level of Qi Refining is indeed sharp.

He immediately stopped, bowed his head, and imitated the posture of a rogue cultivator from Black Fiend Valley, saying in a hoarse voice, "Vice Valley Master, it's me. I just finished a patrol and didn't find anything unusual."

The one-armed old man stared at him for a couple of moments, his eyes still filled with doubt.

"Come here."

Jiang Bai secretly groaned, but had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

When they were still three zhang away from the one-armed old man, the old man suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"You are not from Black Fiend Valley."

Before he finished speaking, the skull cane pierced straight at Jiang Baimian's face!

Jiang Bai was prepared and instantly activated [Swift Shadow Step], retreating rapidly.

The tip of the cane grazed past my nose, the force of the wind stinging my cheek.

"There really is a thief infiltrated!" the one-armed old man shouted sharply. "Surround him!"

The seven people around him reacted at the same time, drawing their swords and activating their magical artifacts to surround Jiang Baituan.

Jiang Bai stopped, took off his straw hat, and revealed his true face.

"Jiang Bai?!" a Li family cultivator exclaimed in surprise.

The one-armed old man narrowed his eyes: "So it was you... Miss Li died at your hands?"

"Yes," Jiang Bai readily admitted.

"How dare you." The one-armed old man, leaning on his cane, stepped forward. "At the fourth level of Qi Refining, you dare to single-handedly storm my eight-person formation. Should I call you brave, or stupid?"

Jiang Bai laughed: "Neither stupid nor brave, I'm just here to send you all on your way."

He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

"burst."

The barbed wire buried in the three rock crevices suddenly exploded!

This time, the poison explosion was far more powerful than before.

The five-colored poisonous mist surged and spread like a raging tide, instantly covering an area of ​​ten feet in radius!

Wherever the poisonous fog passed, the rocks sizzled as they were corroded, and wisps of blue smoke rose from the ground.

The two closest Qi Refining Level 4 cultivators were caught off guard and swallowed by the poisonous mist. They didn't even have time to scream before turning into two pools of pus and blood.

Although the others managed to erect a spiritual energy shield in time, the shield's light fluctuated violently and quickly dimmed under the corrosive influence of the poisonous fog.

"A mere trick!" the one-armed old man roared, slamming his skull cane on the ground again. The red light from the gem at the top of the cane surged, transforming into a blood-red light shield that protected his body.

The poisonous fog struck the light shield and was blocked, unable to penetrate even a fraction of it.

The spiritual power of someone at the seventh level of Qi Refining is indeed as profound as an abyss.

But the others weren't so lucky.

Under the corrosive influence of the poisonous fog, the protective shields of the two Qi Refining Level 5 cultivators shattered one after another, and the poisonous gas entered their bodies. Their faces turned pale, and they staggered backward.

Jiang Bai wanted this moment of chaos.

[Swift Step] is back!

He shot out with a burst of speed, heading straight for the Li family cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

The man was desperately trying to fend off the poisonous fog when he saw Jiang Bai rushing towards him. He gritted his teeth and swung his sword.

The blade flashed fiercely, cleaving straight at Jiang Bai's head.

Jiang Bai neither dodged nor avoided, and slammed his right fist into the side of the blade.

"clang!"

The fist collided with the blade, producing a metallic clang.

The longsword trembled violently, the cultivator's tiger's mouth split open, and the sword flew out of his hand.

Jiang Bai's left hand had already reached out, grabbed his throat, and twisted it forcefully.

Click.

The body fell to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, another person was killed.

At this moment, the poisonous fog gradually dissipated, and four people remained in the arena: the one-armed old man, two Qi Refining Level 5 cultivators, and one Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Li family cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining turned around and fled.

Jiang Bai didn't even look. He slightly bent his right index finger, and a wisp of grayish-white poison gas shot out, disappearing into the back of the man's heart.

The cultivator took three steps, then his body suddenly froze, and then he shattered into pieces on the ground.

"Damn it!" The one-armed old man roared in fury, sweeping his skull cane out with a fierce, knife-like wind that drew a blood-red arc in the air.

Jiang Bai dodged to the side, the tip of his staff grazing his ribs, the resulting gust of wind causing his Taoist robe to flutter loudly.

This staff strike was incredibly powerful; if it hit him, even with his current formidable physique, he would likely suffer a serious injury.

Never try to take it head-on.

Jiang Bai moved swiftly, weaving through the dense shadows of the staffs.

The explosive power of the [Swift Shadow Step] made him as fast as a ghost, but the one-armed old man was extremely experienced and his staff technique was as dense as a net, gradually forcing him to the edge of the stone platform.

Two cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Refining also recovered and flanked him from the flank, completely blocking his retreat.

Jiang Bai's eyes sharpened.

The time has come.

He deliberately created an opening, slowing his retreat by half a beat.

The one-armed old man fell for the trap, thrusting his skull cane straight at Jiang Bai's chest.

This strike was as powerful as thunder, impossible to avoid.

Jiang Baijing neither dodged nor avoided the staff tip, letting it pierce straight at him.

"Pfft!"

The tip of the staff pierced the left shoulder, penetrating three inches deep.

A sharp pain shot through him instantly. Jiang Bai groaned, but took the opportunity to step forward and suddenly close the distance.

His right hand gripped the wrist of the one-armed old man holding the cane like an iron clamp.

The one-armed old man sneered, "You're courting death!"

He immediately activated his spiritual power, trying to shake off Jiang Bai's hand.

But the next moment, his expression changed drastically.

A strange suction force came from Jiang Bai's palm, and the spiritual power in his body was uncontrollably poured out, flowing into Jiang Bai's body continuously along the wrists where the two were in contact!

"What kind of evil technique is this?!" The one-armed old man exclaimed in shock and anger.

Beneath the black veil on Jiang Bai's right arm, the "Spirit Devouring Poison" within the new poisonous pattern was being activated at full power.

This is one of the abilities granted to him by the True Blood Poison Mark—to devour the spiritual power of others and nourish himself in return.

Although it can only last for a few breaths, and the absorbed spiritual energy cannot be retained for long, it is enough to reverse the battle at this critical moment of life and death.

The one-armed old man was horrified to discover that his profound spiritual power at the seventh level of Qi Refining was being lost at an alarming rate.

He tried desperately to break free, but Jiang Bai's hand gripped his wrist like an iron clamp, remaining firmly in place.

Upon seeing this, the two cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Refining rushed to their aid.

Jiang Bai waved his left hand, and the last two Exploding Flame Talismans shot out and exploded in front of them.

Flames and poison powder intertwined, forming two walls of poisonous fire that temporarily halted their progress.

In that brief moment of delay...

The one-armed old man's spiritual power had been nearly half devoured, and his aura suddenly weakened.

Fear finally showed in his eyes, and he begged hoarsely, "Spare...spare my life..."

Jiang Bai didn't say a word, but suddenly twisted his right hand with force.

"Snap!"

A crisp cracking sound came from the wrist bone.

The skull cane slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.

Jiang Baisong opened his hand, and his right fist slammed into the chest of the one-armed old man.

This punch incorporated some of the spiritual energy it had just absorbed, making it far more powerful than usual.

The moment the fist touched the sternum, the one-armed old man's entire chest collapsed, his Taoist robe on his back burst open, and the force of the punch burst out, blasting a crater about a foot deep into the rocky ground behind him.

The old man's eyes widened, blood gushed from his mouth, his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground, twitching twice before falling silent.

Jiang Bai pulled the skull cane from his left shoulder, blood gushing from the wound. He casually sprinkled some medicine powder on it and quickly tied it up with a strip of cloth.

He turned to look at the two cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

The two were already terrified, and when they saw Jiang Bai's gaze sweep over them, they turned around and ran away at the same time.

Jiang Bai would never let them go.

The [Swift Shadow Step] technique was activated once more, and the figure swept past like the wind.

Two breaths later, the two corpses collapsed to the ground one after the other.

Silence returned to the stone platform.

When the poisonous fog dissipated, only corpses and a strong stench of blood remained.

Jiang Bai was panting heavily, his left shoulder wound burning with pain, and his spiritual energy was almost depleted from continuously activating the poison pattern and [Swift Shadow Step].

But this battle was worth it.

He walked to the stone pillar, grasped the crimson banner, and pulled it out forcefully.

"laugh--"

The moment the flag detached from the stone pillar, the restriction shattered, and the flame patterns on the flag glowed with a scorching spiritual light.

The main flag is in hand.

Jiang Bai put the battle flag into his storage bag and then quickly searched the bodies of the one-armed old man and the others.

The harvest was quite substantial.

In particular, the one-armed old man's storage bag contained over three hundred low-grade spirit stones, two bottles of high-grade yellow-rank pills, and several magic artifacts of decent quality.

Jiang Bai put his things away, then walked to the edge of the stone platform and made a gesture downwards.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Shan and his two companions quickly climbed out from the crevice in the rock.

Seeing the corpses scattered on the ground and the wound on Jiang Bai's shoulder, Jiang Shan gasped, "You really killed that old guy at the seventh level of Qi Refining?"

"Kill him," Jiang Bai said. "But I'm almost at my limit, I need to find a place to rest."

Jiang Yurou quickly stepped forward to treat his wounds.

Jiang Wu looked around warily: "The commotion just now was quite loud; it will probably attract even more people."

"It's alright." Jiang Bai took the Rejuvenating Pill and felt its effects slowly dissipate. "With the main flag in hand, we're already the target of everyone's attacks. There's no way to escape; we can only fight our way out."

He looked eastward, towards the direction from which he would exit the valley.

"Let's rest for half an hour, and then... let's go home."

The voice just fell.

From the depths of the poisonous miasma in the distance, a long howl suddenly echoed.

The roar was deep and powerful, carrying an overwhelming rage, which made the entire Riftwind Cliff tremble slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a second and a third long howl rang out in succession, coming from different directions and rapidly approaching Riftwind Cliff.

Jiang Shan's expression changed: "It's Chen Lei! And there are experts from the Li family too!"