Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

The river stone drifts on the water like a free and easy fish.

With the presence of the water-stabilizing pearl, the water-controlling properties of the river stone become even more formidable.

As long as he was underwater, even if the leaders of the three major sects came, he would not feel the slightest fear.

Just as Jiang Shi was drifting underwater with his eyes closed.

Above the water, the aura of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator caught Jiang Shi's attention.

This aura is very familiar; it must be a great cultivator from Qingyun Sect or Biluo Valley.

Jiang Shi opened his eyes and floated up, wanting to see who the visitor was and what their purpose was.

On the shore, on a fishing boat, an old man was with a girl who looked to be fifteen years old.

The old man knelt on the ground, pleading for mercy, while the girl knelt beside him, trembling and filled with fear.

Opposite them stood a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator dressed in blue robes and wearing a small jade pendant at his waist.

"Immortal, please don't take my granddaughter away. She's only just turned fifteen. I beg you, I beg you!" The old man kept kowtowing and pleading for mercy.

The girl looked helpless, tears streaming down her face.

"Hmph, why are you crying? Taking you to Qingyun Sect to cultivate immortality is because we value you. This is a chance to rise to the top in one step," the great cultivator said impatiently.

After he said that, the old man became even more frightened and kept kowtowing.

Not everyone wants to seek immortality or enlightenment.

In this world of cultivation, there are too many people with spiritual roots; most people possess spiritual roots.

However, everyone's aptitude is different, and not everyone is suitable for cultivation.

The old man's granddaughter had her spiritual roots tested before; she had three spiritual roots, which was neither good nor bad.

However, they are ordinary people. Under normal circumstances, ordinary cultivators with average aptitude would probably never be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in their lifetime, or even the late Qi Refining stage.

In this situation, joining a sect to cultivate immortality may not necessarily be a good thing.

Countless ordinary people have entered the world of cultivation, only to never return.

He entered the sect at a young age, but ended up with no trace of his body.

In this situation, it would be better not to pursue the path of cultivation, but to live a normal, ordinary life, get married, have children, and live a happy life.

That's what the old man thought, but sometimes, he had no choice in the matter.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator snorted coldly. With a single glance, without even lifting a finger, the old man was immediately pinned to the deck, coughing up blood and severely injured.

This is the difference between cultivators and mortals; they are worlds apart.

In the eyes of mortals, this Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is no different from an immortal.

A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator doesn't even need to lift a finger; a single glance is enough to kill a mortal.

"Huh? Qi Refining Stage 2, I didn't expect you to be a cultivator." The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator noticed something and said.

It turns out that this old man had once embarked on the path of cultivation, reaching the second level of the Qi Refining stage. However, for some unknown reason, his spiritual root was destroyed, cutting off his path forward. This is why he withdrew from the path of cultivation and willingly became an old fisherman.

It was because the old man's spiritual root was destroyed that he could not use his magic power, which is why even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could not discover that the old man was a cultivator, and a Qi Refining Stage 2 cultivator at that.

The old man had ventured into the path of cultivation, and he knew perfectly well how miserable it was for ordinary people to cultivate immortality.

In Qingyun Sect, ordinary people are just servants and menial laborers.

In Biluo Valley, ordinary people are merely vessels or playthings.

Of the three major sects, Lingxu Sect is considered decent, treating ordinary cultivators very well. This is why many ordinary cultivators are eager to join Lingxu Sect.

This mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator failed to kill the old man with a single glance, and only then did he discover the old man's cultivation level.

"Since you still dare to hide your cultivation level, you're just a mere Qi Refining Stage 2 cultivator. Killing you is as easy as killing a chicken for me."

As he spoke, the great cultivator raised his hand, intending to kill the old man with a single finger.

At this critical moment, a golden light shot out from underwater at an extremely fast speed, like a golden meteor streaking across the water.

It hit the arm of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

"Ah! Who is it!" The arm of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was directly severed by the golden light.

Being ambushed horrified this Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

This person dared to attack him here, so he must have the strength. He should retreat quickly to avoid being trapped here.

The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator took out a small flag from his storage bag.

Then he would channel his magic into the small flag to launch a desperate counterattack.

At this critical moment, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was unable to move.

"These pale blue threads...are you the killing god from the Stone Tower Secret Realm?!"

This mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was none other than Lu Chuanxing, the head of the Qingyun Sect's Hall of Affairs.

Lu Chuanxing had seen this blue silk thread in the Stone Tower Secret Realm. Because of its special nature, he remembered it well and never forgot it.

He had only met a mortal with three spiritual roots on the road; how could he have offended this god of death?

"Wait, wait, this is a misunderstanding...!" Lu Chuanxing pleaded for mercy. He was about to explain to Jiang Shi when Jiang Shi had already made his move.

A golden light and a green light struck Lu Chuanxing one after the other.

Unable to use the superior-grade magic weapon, the Mountain and Sea Flag, or any spells, Lu Chuanxing was utterly destroyed and died on the spot.

And so, Lu Chuanxing, the once high and mighty head of the Qingyun Sect, died on the spot.

Jiang Shi now kills these ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivators as easily as killing chickens.

No, it's even simpler than killing a chicken.

You should know that when an ordinary person kills a chicken, the chicken will still struggle a few times.

Killing Lu Chuanxing went completely unnoticed.

Jiang Shi surfaced from underwater.

"Immortal! Please save my grandfather! I'll do anything you ask if you can save him!" The girl rushed over to Jiang Shi and knelt down to beg for mercy.

He begged for mercy while kowtowing, and his forehead was bleeding from the kowtows.

Jiang Shi remained unmoved. He first took the superior-grade magic weapon, the Mountain and Sea Flag, into his hand.

Then, using his own spiritual sense, he directly and violently destroyed the spiritual imprint left by the previous owner inside the superior-grade magic weapon, the Mountain and Sea Banner.

Then Jiang Shi left his own spiritual imprint inside the superior-grade magic artifact, the jade flag.

And so, this replica of the superior spiritual artifact, the Mountain and Sea Banner, fell into Jiang Shi's hands.

The reason he killed Lu Chuanxing was for this very reason.

After recognizing the Mountain and Sea Flag as its owner, Jiang Shi put it into his storage bag.

Then he used his spiritual sense to scan the old man beside him.

The old man was seriously injured and was already half-dead.

If Lu Chuanxing hadn't just glanced at it casually and hadn't taken it seriously, the old man would have died on the spot.