Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

Zhang Feng looked at the three bone spikes that were deliberately shot at him and recognized them as the ones that Elder Liu had sent out when he invited him to join the team that day.

It seems that Elder Liu excluded him after he refused to join the cultivators' hunting party that day.

These three bone spurs posed no threat to Zhang Feng, who had already reached the third level of body refinement.

Zhang Feng didn't take the conflict between the two sides in Huangtu Village seriously.

On the contrary, it was the three ferocious beasts under the command of the three elders that attracted Zhang Feng's attention more.

Just as the Yinming Beast Crystals were exhausted, someone delivered the Ferocious Beasts to their doorstep, along with so many Fire Scale Beasts.

But now, not knowing the enemy's strength, Zhang Feng doesn't plan to make a move. He believes Huang Tiangu has a backup plan.

The old ghost, who has cultivated for many years, possesses a depth of cunning far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

"Ah~"

"Village chief, help!"

Screams and cries for help filled the air; ordinary mortals had no way to stop the bone spikes shot out by the ferocious beast.

Blood gradually stained the city walls.

"Damn it, this can't go on."

"To catch the thief, first catch the king. Father, I'll lead some men to distract the elders so Tianhe can launch a sneak attack."

Huang Qing beckoned to Huang Tianhe, telling him to hide in the shadows illuminated by the firelight.

"Okay, be careful in everything."

"Old ghost Huang, stop hiding! Aren't you confident in your body-refining technique? Come out and clash with my ferocious beast!"

Elder Liu stood on the ferocious beast's forehead and provoked it.

"Hahaha, Old Ghost Huang, if you keep hiding, the mortals of Huangtu Village will be wiped out!"

Elder Li controlled the ferocious beast beneath his feet, targeting unsuspecting mortals.

In a short time, many of the ordinary hunting teams in Huangtu Village were killed or wounded!

Ordinary villagers from Huangtu Village were also mobilized and gradually arrived at the city.

"Hahaha, alright, Old Ghost Huang, aren't you going to make a move? Today, I'll wipe out all the mortals in your Yellow Earth Village!"

Dozens of bone spikes tore through the blood-soaked battlefield, aimed directly at the unsuspecting villagers who had just climbed the city wall.

"Hmph! A bunch of despicable scoundrels!"

Huang Tiangu's body suddenly floated into the air, and three fist-sized beast crystals rose into the air.

"rise!"

The three beast crystals suddenly vibrated, and streams of Yin and Nether Power were drawn out and sent into Huang Tiangu's body.

"Ah~"

With his white hair flowing freely, a demonic horn slowly sprouted from the top of Huang Tiangu's head, its corrosive power causing him to howl in pain.

Zhang Feng looked at Huang Tiangu, whose entire body was dark and whose horns were gradually becoming more prominent, and felt a sense of unease.

He had already mastered the Netherworld Body Refining Technique, and Huang Tiangu no longer resembled the character described in the technique.

This old guy has other cultivation techniques he can practice!

"Haha, that's it! Signal the fellow Daoists in the village to attack, and we'll trap Old Ghost Huang!"

Elder Liu laughed heartily; everything was proceeding as he had anticipated.

Upon hearing this, Elder Li took out a Fire Scale Beast gland pouch, lit it, and kicked it into the sky.

Bang!

The gland sac bursts open after reaching its apex, igniting a sea of ​​fire high in the sky.

hum~

Zhang Feng turned to look into the village, where the village's formation had been activated.

Looking down at the moat below the city again, dozens of dark brown tentacles gleaming with a dim light suddenly rose from the surface of the river.

It flew straight towards Huang Tiangu, who was in mid-air undergoing a painful transformation.

"court death!"

A piercing sound rang out, and Zhang Feng couldn't help but pick at his ears.

Absorb some Yin energy, transform, and even your voice becomes shrill.

This is definitely not the Ghostly Body Refining Technique; the old man is still hiding it.

However, the intensity of Huang Tiangu's aura at this moment made Zhang Feng wary, as it was almost catching up with his own body-refining strength.

Huang Tiangu floated in mid-air, weaving and dodging among the numerous tentacles.

"Old Ghost is so fast? Let's control the Fire Kirin Beast to attack the city and hold Old Ghost back. When the fellow Daoists inside the city rush up the city wall, we'll attack from both sides!"

Force him to reveal a weakness!

Once trapped by the formation, he's a lamb to the slaughter!

The three elders were no pushovers either; unable to control the formation immediately, they devised a countermeasure.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, flames erupted in Huangtu Village, accompanied by clear shouts of battle!

The Huang Qing uncle and nephew, who originally intended to launch a sneak attack, were forced to stop.

Whoosh!

A bone arrow suddenly shot towards Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng turned around and dodged, then took a closer look.

Li Ning, with his arms swollen and darkened, maintained his archery posture.

Noticing Zhang Feng's gaze, Li Ning smiled and drew her bow again to its fullest extent.

"There is only Zhang Feng, a cultivator, on the city wall. As long as we shoot him down, the other mortals are nothing to fear."

Zhang Feng, who originally wanted to wait and see, could no longer stand idly by.

Let's settle both old and new scores now.

Zhang Feng drew Fei Ying, and the power of Yin and Yang circulated under his skin, causing a black stripe to appear below his eyebrows and eyes.

tread!

With one foot braced against the city wall, Zhang Feng leaped high into the air and swept away the incoming bone arrow with his sword.

He landed, his feet treading on the rooftops as he moved swiftly, aiming for Li Ning's position and closing in.

"What?"

Li Ning exclaimed in alarm, "Quickly, we can't let him get close!"

Li Ning, who was shooting arrows, was startled by Zhang Feng's astonishing speed.

How could someone improve so much in just one month?

Li Ning was well aware of Zhang Feng's talent.

With the same cultivation method, how could someone with a pseudo-spiritual root possibly surpass her with three spiritual roots?

"Oh no!" Li Ning turned and ran. Seeing the distance closing in, she didn't hesitate to abandon her current teammates.

Without pausing, Zhang Feng pointed his sword directly at Li Ning. Several ignorant cultivators who tried to block his way were instantly beheaded.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, please show mercy! I was forced to attack you by circumstances!"

Seeing Zhang Feng rapidly approaching, Li Ning, as always, immediately begged for mercy.

Zhang Feng remained unmoved. This woman had repeatedly betrayed and ambushed him; she could not be allowed to live.

With his left hand, he threw a flying blade. The power of his third-level body refinement easily broke through Li Ning's leather armor and pierced her ankle.

Thump! Li Ning lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground.

"Brother Zhang, don't kill me! I am a descendant of Elder Li from Huangtu Village. My great-uncle is about to kill Huang Tiangu and seize control of Huangtu Village."

If you kill me, he will never forgive you.

"Ha, you're quite lucky to run into an elder in a place like this."

Zhang Feng snorted coldly, thinking that this woman was truly blessed with good fortune.

However, Zhang Feng still held Fei Ying high in his hand.

"No, no, as long as my brother doesn't kill me, I can take him away from this hellish place."

Once my uncle kills Huang Tiangu and obtains the second-tier Yinming Beast Crystal from him, he will be able to control the second-tier Yinming Beast.

Once you reach Storm Mountain, escaping this place will be a piece of cake.

Brother, please think it over!

Zhang Feng smiled lightly: "No need for Fellow Daoist Li to trouble yourself, I have my own methods for climbing the mountain."

With a swift stroke of his sword, Li Ning's head slid off, and Zhang Feng beheaded another man who had stabbed him in the back. Zhang Feng's mood improved.

Zhang Feng bent down, took out a storage bag, stuffed it into his robes, and also took the storage bags of the several dead cultivators into his pocket.

These will be the resources he uses for his spiritual practice when he returns to the outside world.

Without stopping, Zhang Feng quickly arrived at the array platform in the center of the village.

Five cultivators sat upright within, focusing their efforts on controlling the formation.

Without hesitation, Zhang Feng drew his sword and stood up.

This group of cultivators, led by several elders, intends to take his life tonight.

However, they probably never imagined that he had already mastered the Netherworld Body Refining Technique, and his cultivation at the third level of body refinement was enough to annihilate them.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait. We are only acting on the orders of the elders. We have no grudges against each other and have no reason to fight."

"Please spare us!"

The monk at the control center suddenly begged for mercy.

Cultivators are rarely loyal; most are two-faced, which is why genuine affection is all the more precious.

"Oh, we belong to opposing sides, what reason do I have to let you go?"

Holding the flying flaming ornament, Zhang Feng spoke coldly, pleading for mercy without removing the formation; it seemed somewhat insincere.

"Hmph, fellow Daoist, don't speak so confidently. With the five of us cooperating in the formation, we will surely kill..."

Swish!

With a flash of sword light, the heads of the four men were severed, leaving only the man in the center trembling, clutching an animal hide.

"This is the Yinming Beast Crystal Control Array that I have painstakingly researched and developed here over the past ten years. I beg you, fellow Daoist, to have mercy and spare my life!"

Zhang Feng reached out to grab the animal hide.

Five tentacles suddenly emerged from the formation, binding Zhang Feng's hands, feet, and body in one fell swoop.

"Haha, you ignorant brat, how dare you step into the array set up by the array master! Die!"

The tentacles tightened suddenly, as if to crush Zhang Feng's flesh and bones.

pity!

Black energy rippled around Zhang Feng's body as he easily broke free of his grip and limbs, his sword flashing.

Click!

The tentacle snapped off and slid off Zhang Feng's body, along with the formation master's head.

"How could this be? This formation is capable of trapping ferocious beasts..."

His dying words drifted away into the now-powerless array.

Another spoils of war were added, this time it was the array formation technique that Zhang Feng lacked.

Zhang Feng casually picked up the Yinming Beast Crystal from the array's core. Although it consumed most of his Yinming power, it could still be used for cultivation.