Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Chapter 173 Life or Death

However, before he could react and warn them, a cold glint shot out from the shadows!

"Fellow Daoist Ling!"

Chen Han shouted a warning, and at the same time, a stream of light flew out from his storage bag, turning into a series of sword afterimages that blocked the cold light.

Clang! A sharp sound of clashing metal rang out, and the two streaks of light retreated simultaneously.

One item was Chen Han's sword-shaped magical artifact, and the other was two throwing knives.

Ling Xiaohu finally realized what was happening, but the crisis was not over yet, as two other attacks were launched from the shadows.

Two magical attacks, one fire and one wind, simultaneously hurtled towards Ling Xiaohu.

Clearly, their target was Ling Xiaohu! Or perhaps, they planned to first swiftly eliminate Ling Xiaohu, and then slowly trap and kill Chen Han...

Ling Xiaohu's pupils contracted, revealing a look of panic. He quickly took out two golden talismans and placed them in front of him for defense.

With two loud bangs, Ling Xiaohu gritted his teeth and blocked both attacks at the same time. However, this also caused him serious internal injuries. He immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood as if he had been severely injured and knelt on one knee.

Three attacks came almost simultaneously, and Chen Han was powerless to help.

"Brother Ling, how are you? This place is dangerous, let's go!"

There wasn't much Chen Han could do. He took two steps to block Ling Xiaohu, spat out the copper coin magic artifact from his mouth, and offered it as a sacrifice in front of the two of them.

"Okay, let's go!"

Ling Xiaohu didn't dare to delay and forced himself to stand up to escape.

However, a figure had appeared behind them without them noticing. This person was in the shadows, with a cold and mocking gaze. When the two turned around, they found themselves facing this person.

He slowly emerged from the shadows; it was none other than Li Hai, whom he had met briefly earlier that day!

"Fellow Daoist Li! What are you doing? Why did you launch a sneak attack on me!"

Ling Xiaohu stared wide-eyed at Li Hai in disbelief, his voice hoarse from being soaked in blood.

Chen Han, on the other hand, had anticipated this and was somewhat calmer than Ling Xiaohu at this moment.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, what a coincidence that we meet again. And Fellow Daoist Chen, I really didn't expect that a mere rogue cultivator at the early stage of Qi Refining would possess a sword-shaped magic weapon. It's truly beyond my expectations."

As soon as Li Hai finished speaking, two more figures emerged from the shadows. They were Li Hai's two companions, Gu Xinran and Fan Yu.

The three formed a triangle, completely blocking Chen Han and Ling Xiaohu's escape route.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, we've met before. How have you been?"

The speaker was the man whom Li Hai had previously addressed as his senior brother.

Ling Xiaohu glared at the three of them, his teeth clenched in anger, his whole body trembling.

"You, you all! You really are cultivators of the Tribulation Realm. Fine, I misjudged you. I'll accept dying here today."

It has to be said that Ling Xiaohu's luck was truly remarkable. He had only ever heard rumors about the term "Tribulation Cultivator" in the surrounding area. He had been in the cultivation world for more than five years, and this was the first time he had ever encountered it.

Now ambushed and caught off guard, he was seriously injured, his fighting strength greatly reduced, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. At this moment, there is no doubt that he is doomed.

What is robbery? It is killing people and stealing their wealth!

However, Ling Xiaohu was not a coward who would kneel down and beg for mercy; instead, he straightened his chest a bit.

"Since you are cultivators who have undergone tribulation, I won't waste any more words. I listened to Fellow Daoist Chen and deliberately chose a little-known path, so how were you able to ambush me beforehand?"

"Haha, that's a good question."

Li Hai laughed calmly, then snapped his fingers.

Then a faint light appeared on Ling Xiaohu's shoulder; upon closer inspection, it was a rune.

"This rune is called the Soul-Chasing Rune, but you wouldn't understand even if I said it that way. You just need to know that it is a wonderful technique that I have come up with after painstakingly studying tracking runes and the art of theft."

"With just a casual glance, I can easily track your every move."

"Alright, at least you know the wonderful techniques I've mastered before you die, so your journey in this world wasn't in vain."

Ling Xiaohu looked at the pale golden rune on his shoulder, his eyes filled with regret, hatred, pity and other feelings of unwillingness.

But in the end, all those emotions dissipated, and he turned to look at Chen Han.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, I'm sorry, I've caused you to fall into danger as well."

Chen Han's gaze remained sharp as he stared intently at the three of them. He said, "This isn't your fault. If I hadn't neglected to safeguard the storage bag, this wouldn't have happened."

"Besides, things have come to this point, and saying anything more is just empty talk. Rather than accepting our fate, it's more practical to think about how to break through. We still need to participate in the Ascension Ceremony."

Hearing Chen Han's encouraging words, Ling Xiaohu's fighting spirit was rekindled, and he fiercely wiped the blood off his face.

"Alright, let's ascend to immortality together!"

"Brother Li, let's hurry up and get started. This is the last vote, let's finish it as soon as possible."

At this moment, the female cultivator Gu Xinran, feeling uncertain, spoke up.

"What, Miss Xinran, are you scared? Heh, they've already ascended to immortality, they don't even deserve it..."

Li Hai chuckled with interest, then stopped dawdling. An attack talisman appeared in his hand, and he flicked it out, transforming it into several streams of light flying knives that simultaneously struck the two from more than ten different directions.

Chen Han and Ling Xiaohu cooperated perfectly, standing back to back, each forming a defensive barrier to protect themselves completely and deflect all the flying knives.

The throwing knives are numerous and their attack direction is unpredictable, but their weakness is also obvious: they are not very powerful.

However, the next moment, something much more powerful came.

The three were clearly not ordinary people. Li Hai's previous attack was just a feint; the real killing moves were actually made by Gu Xinran and Fan Yu.

Previously, the two had been gathering their offensive momentum, and now they were ready to launch it.

The next moment, a fireball the size of a head and a tornado swirled from a fan-shaped magical artifact swept in with terrifying power, tearing apart large swathes of green bamboo mats and sending bamboo leaves flying.

"Never take the hit head-on, get out of the way!"

Chen Han was startled, and his heart seemed to stop.

He kicked Ling Xiaohu in the butt, sending him flying, and then used the momentum to propel himself backward, his body crackling with lightning.

The flames and wind whipped past, almost grazing my chest; it was more than just dangerous.

Chen Han stomped his foot to steady himself, and at the same time turned his head to see Li Hai throwing another flying knife at him.

He dodged again with a quick movement.

"Oh! You're a cultivator?"

A look of surprise flashed in Li Hai's eyes, followed by a disdainful smile. "Body cultivators just live a little longer anyway!"

As he spoke, he launched another attack on Chen Han, who dodged the attack in a flustered manner.

No matter how fast he is, he will make mistakes. Using copper coin magic tools consumes a lot of magic power, which he simply cannot afford. As for spells, it's not that he doesn't know them, but that he can't use them one after another like Li Hai. This is the weakness of body cultivators.

In this situation, let alone getting close, even a slight misstep could result in losing an arm or leg and facing death on the spot.

call out!

A water arrow shot through the air.

Chen Han was forced into a corner and had nowhere to retreat, so he immediately flew up on his sword to meet the attack.

In terms of magical artifacts versus magic, he still has a slight advantage.

The water arrow lasted for no more than three breaths before bursting open. However, before Chen Han could launch a counterattack, the next water arrow followed immediately.

Helpless, Chen Han once again used his sword to defend, but his magic power was quickly depleted.

He glanced at Ling Xiaohu, who was being attacked by Fan Yu and Gu Xinran at the same time, and was desperately holding on, his life hanging by a thread.

"hateful!"