Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

After saying this, Zhang Feng summoned the Lingyun Boat and turned to flee.

These two are at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, or even the Pseudo-Core Formation stage, and are beyond our ability to defeat.

Huang Ci and his companion were taken aback at first, then exchanged a glance before immediately urging their flying swords to give chase.

"Fellow Daoist has misunderstood. Please wait. We only want to buy some materials from demon beasts."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng fell silent, and the Lingyun Boat beneath his feet unleashed its maximum speed.

The group of monks who had just passed by stopped flying.

"Big brother, what's this?"

"Pah, those damn out-of-town cultivators are robbing and looting again. We can't let them succeed. We have to go first."

Fifth and sixth brothers, you two take the goods back. Second, third, and fourth brothers, you come with me and chase after them!

"Damn it, anything that can tempt the two managers of the Merchant Alliance must be an extraordinary treasure."

The group of six split into two groups.

Three days later, Zhang Feng held a bottle of pills, tilted his head back, and poured them into his mouth to refine them.

Damn it, it's been three days, and we've used up all the Qi-restoring pills to recover our spiritual energy, and these two are still relentlessly chasing us!

Zhang Feng sensed with his divine sense that the two behind him were still relentlessly pursuing him, and he couldn't help but curse under his breath.

The Lingyun Boat beneath my feet was propelled to its maximum speed.

"Damn it, isn't this person supposed to be in the late Foundation Establishment stage? How come his spiritual power is so abundant? It's been three days and his speed hasn't slowed down!"

Huang Ci swallowed a pill to restore his spiritual power and then turned to transmit his voice.

"Oh dear, we miscalculated. It's all your fault, old ghost Huang. Why were you in such a hurry that day? You gave yourself away and he noticed. Otherwise, why would we have gone through all this trouble?"

Tao Xiangqian also swallowed the pill, his tone full of resentment.

"There's no other way. We've waited five years for the treasure-hunting rat to even show a hint of reaction. Both of us are nearing the end of our lifespans. If we don't hurry, even if we obtain the treasure, we won't have time to convert it into materials for breaking through to the Core Formation stage."

"Sigh, I believed your nonsense. Burn your life essence!"

"It should have been done long ago! We wasted so much effort on such a powerful technique, and it was almost successful! How could we let him get away like that!"

After speaking, the two lightly touched their foreheads with their fingers, and two clumps of dark red essence blood were forced out of their bodies.

"Go!"

The essence blood adhered to the flying sword and burned fiercely, and the speed of the two suddenly increased.

What?

Zhang Feng was initially slightly surprised when he sensed the sudden increase in speed of the two people behind him, but then he was overjoyed.

Such an outburst must be caused by burning one's essence and blood; this method cannot last.

If this drags on for a while longer, the two of them will definitely not be able to hold on. When their essence and blood are depleted, that will be the moment for him to strike back.

Without hesitation, Zhang Feng plunged into the sea with the Lingyun Boat.

Underwater, Zhang Feng stored the Lingyun Boat in his storage bag and activated his Water Escape Technique with all his might.

Like a fish swimming erratically in the water, it disappears in the blink of an eye.

With his maxed-out Water Escape Technique, Zhang Feng's speed in the sea was in no way inferior to that of piloting the Lingyun Boat.

The complex underwater terrain and the seawater also slowed down the two's pursuit.

"You cunning brat! Fellow Daoist Huang, you are skilled in water escape techniques. Go into the water to pursue him, point out his location, and watch me activate my talisman to finish him off in one fell swoop."

"good!"

Huang Ci then plunged into the water, following Zhang Feng's trail.

Tao Xiangqian stood on the sea, his spiritual power surging around him, and a light blue talisman was activated by his energy.

Tiny ice needles appeared around it.

Whoosh!

Underwater, Huang Ci unleashed a powerful spiritual energy imprint with all his might. The speed was so fast that Zhang Feng had no time to dodge and could only raise his arms to defend himself.

Boom!

The thunder was loud, but the rain was light; Zhang Feng did not feel any impact from the spiritual energy.

What's going on?

Zhang Feng was puzzled, but then he saw his arms flashing with a blinding yellow light.

not good!

One after another, the dark blue ice needles followed the light and pierced towards Zhang Feng.

In an instant, without time to think, Zhang Feng instinctively covered his head with both hands, letting the ice needles pierce his body, his body-refining spiritual power automatically protecting him.

"Ugh!"

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, and countless tiny needle marks appeared all over Zhang Feng's body, from which blood seeped out and stained a patch of seawater red.

"Hit!"

Huang Ci pulled out an octagonal hammer, lunged forward, and hurled it!

Bang!

Zhang Feng took the blow head-on; the immense force propelled his body backward, crashing through two or three seabed pillars before finally stopping.

His only defensive magic weapon was destroyed during the previous demon hunt, and now he is relying entirely on his second-level body tempering to withstand the damage.

A dark shadow flashed by, and Zhang Feng, having steadied himself, casually extinguished the light on his arms, then used the Shadow Sword to slice through the seawater and stab at Huang Ci.

"How is this possible? It was hit head-on by the Ghostly Cold Needle Talisman, and then withstood my own heavy hammer blow! Yet it still has the ability to retaliate!"

Huang Ci was shocked. Normally, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would be seriously injured and on the verge of death by now, but this person still had the ability to fight back.

Seeing a black sword coming at him, Huang Ci didn't dare to delay. He flipped his octagonal hammer to deflect the flying sword and then struck another mark with a bright light.

Zhang Feng learned his lesson and kicked a rock with his right foot to meet the mark head-on.

A yellow light appeared!

Whoosh!

The ice needles, like fine raindrops, pierced the rock instantly and were ground into powder.

Ranged combat makes one vulnerable to ambushes from above; close combat is essential.

Zhang Feng instantly analyzed the situation and activated his Water Release Technique at full power.

She swam silently toward Huang Ci.

The damage caused to Zhang Feng's body by the needle-shaped talisman was quickly repaired by Zhang Feng's own body-refining divine ability, the Blood Demon Body, and the needle-shaped blood holes were all plugged by the newly grown flesh.

The body tempering strength at the late stage of the second tier gave Zhang Feng a strong ability to fight for his life.

Sensing Zhang Feng's rapid approach, Huang Ci didn't stop. He suddenly floated up, trying to lure Zhang Feng to the surface so that he could join Tao Xiangqian in attacking.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Feng immediately stopped the pursuit and turned to dive down.

"You cunning brat!"

Huang Ci cursed under his breath and dived down again.

"Old Ghost Huang, did your two full-force attacks with the talisman achieve anything?"

"No, Old Ghost Tao, don't hold back, unleash your full power!"

Tao Xiangqian, on the sea, realized that the idea was tricky. He gritted his teeth and once again activated the talisman in his hand with all his might.

Having already paid such a high price, we certainly cannot let it escape.

drag!

Zhang Feng, who was underwater, had only this thought in his mind: to drag things out until the two of them were exhausted and their spiritual power was depleted.

With his maxed-out water escape technique in the sea, he can achieve maximum speed with minimal spiritual power. Combined with his second-tier body refinement, he will surely wear down the two of them.

Huang Ci, who was chasing in the sea, also realized that he could not delay any longer.

"Damn it, you cunning brat, I'll use this tactic I originally used on my old friend on you!"

Chant!

A precious pearl flew out from Huang Ci's head, instantly repelling the surrounding seawater with tremendous force.

These are water-repellent beads!

Seeing Huang Ci unleash something, Zhang Feng felt a chill run down his spine.

Whoosh!

The seawater around Zhang Feng was instantly pushed aside, and bright light shone in from above, exposing him to the air.

With his water escape technique failing and his speed suddenly dropping, Zhang Feng tried to move his body but found that he couldn't move at all.

This water-repelling bead also has a momentary ability to immobilize and control the user!

"Now's the time! Old Ghost, unleash your full power!"

Huang Ci shouted, and the talisman in his hand dissipated, revealing several fiery red flying swords that formed a torrent of flying swords.

Whoosh!

The flying sword talisman and the needle-shaped talisman unleashed tremendous power.

Two torrents of talismanic treasures, one red and one blue, crashed directly into Zhang Feng, who was floating in mid-air.

not good!

Unable to use leverage to dodge in mid-air, one can only take the hit head-on.

Zhang Feng unleashed the Netherworld Body Refining Technique with all his might, forming a black, pure spiritual energy shield around his body.

Ding ding ding!

The spiritual power of the two talismans collided with the spiritual power of the protective shield, producing a loud sound.

No, we can't let this stalemate continue for too long.

After only a short time, Zhang Feng's spiritual energy consumption far exceeded his expectations. Facing two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators at the same time was still too much for him.

We must find a way to break this deadlock!

One breath, two breaths, three breaths... Zhang Feng's spiritual energy was about to be exhausted.

A slight smile appeared on Huang Ci's and Tao Xiangqian's faces.

Boom!

Just as Zhang Feng was desperately resisting and thinking of a way to break the deadlock,

The four attacks were directed at Huang Tao and his companion, who were controlling the output of the talisman.

Pfft!

Fu Bao stopped attacking, and the two of them spat out a mouthful of blood, their auras gradually weakening!

Is there an unexpected situation?

Zhang Feng was overjoyed and took advantage of the break to secretly replenish his spiritual power with spirit stones.

"Who is it? Daring to ambush the manager of the Fengle Business Alliance? Aren't they afraid of being punished by the Alliance?"

Huang Ci stopped his injuries, scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, and spoke in a cold tone.

"Haha, Manager Huang, how have you been?"

The leader emerged from underwater, followed closely by three others!

It was none other than the group of demon-hunting cultivators who had followed them earlier.

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits!"