Dark Immortal Cultivation

"Cough cough cough!"

Gu Qishao, who was lying flat on the ground, suddenly sat up, pressed his hand to his chest and coughed violently, tears streaming down his face.

Meanwhile, Elder Gao, Pang Yi, and the others who were surrounding them all felt a great sense of relief, each revealing their joy at surviving a calamity.

It's good that you're alive!

If this spoiled brat from the Gu family dies here, then all of them will basically be doomed to die.

Even Gu Changfeng couldn't save him!

Now that Gu Qishao has woken up and doesn't seem to have any injuries, he is truly incredibly lucky!

Elder Gao quickly reached out and steadily supported the other person, asking cautiously, "Vice Master, are you alright?"

Gu Qishao was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.

His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly reached for his waist.

All they found was a knot in the rope!

The spoiled brat from the Gu family immediately let out a pig-like scream: "Ah~"

Originally, a jade pendant was hanging on this knot, a protective charm given to him by his mother, so valuable that it could buy half of Qing'an Town.

It's gone now.

Although Gu Qishao knew very well that the magical artifact had played its due role and saved his life.

Such a huge loss made him extremely unhappy.

A sudden outburst of hostility!

"Get out of here!"

Gu Qishao shoved Elder Gao aside and jumped up, cursing, "You bunch of good-for-nothings! What are you all good for? You made me lose a top-grade magic artifact! Can you country bumpkins afford to compensate me?"

He spewed vulgarities, spitting all over Elder Gao's face.

Elder Gao took a step back, his anger almost uncontrollable.

This cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining was no stranger to spoiled brats from powerful families, but he had never seen anyone as despicable as Gu Qishao before.

But despite his anger, Elder Gao had to suppress it.

He wasn't some helpless rogue cultivator who could satisfy his entire family just by being fed.

Elder Gao has a family in the camp. If he were to fall out with Young Master Gu, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, the elder of the Changfeng Society could only force a fawning smile and plead with his head bowed, "Vice Leader, it's still very dangerous here. Let's go back to our base and discuss this further."

The members of the Changfeng Gang who were around saw this, but dared not speak out against it.

This battle was entirely caused by Gu Qishao's recklessness. As a result, he himself was unharmed, but the Changfeng Society suffered more than a dozen casualties.

Several seriously injured gang members were still groaning in pain, while Gu Qishao was showing off his power and cursing.

How utterly bullshit!

If Elder Gao could endure such humiliation, what could ordinary members of the gang do?

They had no choice but to take the scolding along with them.

Fortunately, while Gu Qishao was cursing until his throat was dry, he also realized that he could not stay here for long.

What if that monster attacks again?

He didn't have a second protective artifact to save his life!

Recalling the terrifying experience of falling into the insects' jaws along with his horse, this spoiled young master of the Gu family couldn't help but feel fear. He glared and cursed, "They're all cowards, good-for-nothings! Get out, get out of here, all of you!"

He cursed as he turned and walked away.

Without the white-maned horse for transportation, Gu Qishao looked somewhat disheveled and exasperated.

Elder Gao and Pang Yi exchanged a glance and quickly followed one after the other.

I dare not stray too far, lest another accident occur.

The bodies of the fallen gang members were put into storage bags, while the wounded were carried away together.

Everyone was in a hurry, their morale low as if they had just suffered a defeat.

No one noticed that Zhang Qing had returned and quietly followed at the back of the group.

Actually, when Gu Qishao woke up, he returned to the vicinity, but did not come closer.

This is clearly a wise choice.

After witnessing the arrogant and cold-blooded nature of this spoiled young master, Zhang Qing's disappointment with the Changfeng Society deepened even further.

He originally thought this gang was pretty good and intended to secretly develop his skills there for a while.

But now it seems that Changfeng Society has become a huge pit because of Gu Qishao's arrival.

Today he came to the ancient ruins to hunt, who knows what he'll do tomorrow? Zhang Qing didn't think this young master of the Gu family would learn from this lesson.

They might even escalate their disturbance!

He didn't want to end up like those gang members who were injured or killed.

The Changfeng Association's group returned to Qing'anji.

Unlike when they set out, the returning team was extremely demoralized.

It attracted the attention of many passersby.

After returning to their base, Pang Yi, the head of the outer hall, gave everyone a few perfunctory words of encouragement before announcing the disbandment of the group and instructing them to return to await new orders.

Zhang Qing then left and returned home.

After closing the door, he eagerly took out a storage bag he had tucked into his arms and emptied out all the items inside.

This storage bag is a spare; Zhang Qing previously used it to store the things that the golden toad had exploded out of.

As a result, they all collapsed on the ground.

Because many things were covered in fragments of the giant toad's flesh and blood, a foul odor immediately filled the air.

Zhang Qing had no choice but to take it to the bathroom and rinse it thoroughly with clean water.

After taking a final inventory, there were over a hundred items, big and small!

Damaged talisman coins, corroded and pitted weapons, almost unrecognizable talismans, unknown metal fragments, and dark plant roots...

Most of these things were rotten and in a terrible state, having been hidden inside the toad's belly for who knows how long, and were extremely damaged.

It's basically worthless.

However, the remaining portion filled Zhang Qing with immense joy!

Fragments of ruins.

He actually managed to find more than a dozen fragments of remnants in this pile of "trash"!

These fragments of the ruins ranged in size from as large as an egg to as small as a finger, and their shapes and colors varied, but all of them could trigger a notification in Zhang Qing's vision.

Besides these fragments of ruins, he also found a short knife.

This is the only object that looks intact.

The short knife had no scabbard; its long, narrow blade gleamed coldly and appeared extremely sharp, showing no signs of corrosion whatsoever.

The hilt of the short knife looks like it was made from the horn of some ferocious beast. The texture on its surface is very delicate, and it is also engraved with the two ancient seal characters "藏锋" (Cangfeng).

Concealed blade?

Although Zhang Qing didn't know much about weapons, he had a vague feeling that this short knife was no ordinary item.

He held it in his hand and tried to infuse it with magic.

As a result, the short sword had no effect whatsoever; the magic power Zhang Qing injected was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, producing not a ripple whatsoever.

This only proves its extraordinary nature!

However, Zhang Qing had no time to study the weapon carefully at the moment.

He put the dagger into his storage bag and then began to absorb the powerful energy contained in the fragments of the ruins one by one.

[Powerful Energy +0.3], [Powerful Energy +0.5], [Powerful Energy +0.1]...

The continuous notifications appearing in his field of vision made Zhang Qing overjoyed.

It feels like becoming rich overnight!