Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

Upon hearing this, Zi Ling frowned slightly. This Sect Leader Sun first made a move to establish his authority, and now he's interrupting her to gain fame. He's truly despicable.

"Hahaha, who dares to kill me? I am the Star Palace's special envoy!"

"Once I die, you will all be buried with me!"

Zhao Zheng shouted loudly, his expression solemn, as if he were using the Star Palace as his trump card, but a small cauldron quietly appeared as he spoke.

Zhao Zheng's words made Sect Leader Sun pause for a moment, as Zi Ling had not reminded him of this.

"Hmph! Zhao Zheng, do you really think I would dare to act against you without the Star Palace's permission?"

Zi Ling's words stopped Sect Leader Sun's doubts, but he also secretly pondered that Zhao Zheng could die, but he absolutely could not die at his hands.

"Ha, you really think you can take me by the nose!"

Zhao Zheng instantly summoned the golden cauldron, its power so great that it directly broke through the formation, tearing a gash in it.

"Old Fu, I'm sorry."

Without hesitation, Zhao Zheng left a message and instantly transformed into a golden streak of light, emerging from the formation.

"Don't leave!"

Upon seeing this, Sect Leader Sun turned around and transformed into a streak of blood-red light to give chase.

"You, surnamed Zhao..."

Elder Fu was terrified. Just now, Zhao Zheng was with them, and they were able to hold him off together. But now that Zhao Zheng had suddenly escaped, he was left to fend for himself.

boom!

As he pondered, the combined attack from the Core Formation cultivators of Scorpion Island arrived one after another.

In a moment of desperation, Elder Fu grabbed someone next to him and hurriedly used them to defend himself.

However, the attack from the encirclement formation arrived in an instant, and Elder Fu was unable to dodge in time and was seriously injured.

Seeing no hope of escape, Elder Fu's eyes sharpened, a ruthless glint flashing within them.

"This is outrageous!"

Cracks covered Elder Fu's entire body.

"Oh no, he's going to self-destruct his golden core!"

Fearing injury, the people from Scorpion Island withdrew their formation and scattered in a chaotic manner.

Whoosh!

A blue, wave-shaped spiritual energy suddenly appeared.

Zhang Feng's figure appeared, and he activated the Soul-Stabilizing Technique at full power.

When a cultivator self-destructs, other cultivators are unwilling to approach, simply because the power of the self-destruction is too great for ordinary cultivators to withstand.

But Zhang Feng was different; he was absolutely confident about this trip.

Firstly, he had once faced the self-destruction of a cultivator in the early stages of Core Formation.

Secondly, he was extremely confident in his soul-fixing technique and escape speed.

Boo!

Elder Fu's self-destruction was instantly slowed down, and Zhang Feng did not hesitate, immediately piercing Elder Fu's body with the Langshui Xuanyu Sword.

Driven by spiritual energy, the ice marrow within the sword erupted in full force, instantly freezing Elder Fu and also freezing the white spiritual energy cracks on his body.

"Elder Fu, you're about to die from self-destruction. Would you mind lending me your storage bag and magic treasures?"

Seeing the fear in Elder Fu's eyes, Zhang Feng smiled slightly, used his spiritual power to gather Elder Fu's storage bag and magic weapon, and then disappeared in a flash. He then controlled and retrieved his spiritual sword.

With a crackling sound, after Zhang Feng pulled away his flying sword, the ice marrow lost its support, and the freeze gradually dissipated, causing the cracks on Elder Fu's body to accelerate rapidly.

Bang!

A huge explosion was heard.

A moment later, Zhang Feng returned to Zi Ling's back, feeling the divine sense scanning his body.

Zhang Feng trembled slightly, expelling all these divine senses.

In fact, two divine senses had already locked onto Zhang Feng the moment he moved.

One was the Crimson Flame Old Monster standing at the highest point, and the other was Han Li standing at the back of the crowd.

However, the two did not say much, and after sensing Zhang Feng's return, they stopped paying attention to him.

"Your escape technique is truly amazing, senior!"

Seeing this, Zi Ling was somewhat pleased. The stronger Zhang Feng was, the smoother her plans would go, and the safer Miaoyin Sect would be in relying on him in the future.

"Sect Master, you flatter me. I was merely interested in Elder Fu's talisman techniques and acted rashly. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhang Feng politely transmitted his voice.

"Senior, there's no need for this. Elder Fu betrayed the Miaoyin Sect and deserves to die!"

Zi Ling used her identity to pronounce judgment on Elder Fu's death.

Zhang Feng simply nodded upon hearing this; even if Zi Ling hadn't said that, Zhang Feng would have ignored it.

Elder Fu was indeed a special envoy of the Star Palace and also had a recording bead in his body, but he died from a self-destruction, and everything was destroyed in the explosion. How could the investigation trace back to him?

However, the power of the Langshui Xuanyu Sword, infused with ice marrow, was indeed greatly increased, and its icy effect far exceeded Zhang Feng's expectations.

He thought he could freeze Elder Fu's self-destruction for a moment, but he didn't expect that he would freeze him so that he couldn't continue his self-destruction.

"Seniors, this journey is somewhat complicated. Zhao Zheng has colluded with Jiyin Island, and we are afraid that Jiyin Island will send reinforcements."

"Next, I will inevitably have to fight against the disciples of Jiyin Island. I would appreciate it if you seniors could help me again."

"I, the Miaoyin Sect, will certainly repay you handsomely!"

Zi Ling bowed deeply to the cultivators who were still observing.

"Hahaha, little Zi, for Brother Wang's sake, I will naturally accompany you to the end."

Master Chi Huo laughed heartily and spoke first.

Upon hearing this, the others felt somewhat relieved, knowing that with a late-stage Core Formation cultivator in charge, they could accept the mission.

Several early-stage Core Formation cultivators expressed their willingness to help.

Zi Ling thanked each of the cultivators, and finally focused her gaze on a cultivator in black.

"This senior..."

Zi Ling's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Zhang Feng glanced sideways. Hmm, they've found each other. It seems they know Han Li's identity.

While the two were exchanging whispers, Zhang Feng pondered the reasons for staying behind to deal with the Extreme Yin Island.

After much thought, there was no reason for me to stay.

Extreme Yin, who uses possession techniques; Crimson Fire, who falls from grace halfway through his career; and the powerful puppet refiner.

Neither of them is easy to deal with.

It's time to go. I've acquired the storage bag and magic treasures of a Core Formation stage cultivator who specializes in talismans; that's more than enough.

"Please wait a moment, senior! We would be grateful if you could stay and offer your assistance."

Just as Zhang Feng was about to set off, Zi Ling transmitted her voice again.

"Zi Ling is carrying the sect's treasure, the Wooden Dragon Tablet, on this trip. If you, senior, cooperate with Zi Ling and senior sister to wield it, you will surely achieve a speed comparable to that of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator."

"If something unexpected happens, we can escape together."

"Regardless of the outcome of this trip, Zi Ling is willing to offer an equal amount of Ice Marrow as a reward to the senior."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng suddenly stopped in his tracks. One bottle of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow had already greatly increased the power of his magic weapon; if he were to get another bottle…

Zhang Feng admitted that he was tempted, and besides, he also knew about the wonderful uses of the Wooden Dragon Stele, the treasure of the Miaoyin Sect.

Zi Ling did indeed escape back to Tianxing City using this magical artifact.

Therefore, Zhang Feng decided to stay, so that Zi Ling could escape when she saw that the situation was unfavorable.

Whoosh!

A brown wooden token flew to Zhang Feng's side.

"This is the token for controlling the Wooden Dragon Stele. Please keep it safe, senior."

Zhang Feng held the token in his hand. The runes drawn on the token were somewhat similar to the teleportation runes used by the Star Palace Teleportation Array.

Bang!

A loud bang drew the attention of everyone present.

In the distance, Zhao Zheng was once again controlled by the four avatars of Sect Master Sun, who were working together with the formation.

"Heh, little purple girl, don't be so smug. I have my own trump cards too!"

As he spoke, Zhao Zheng took out several pills and put them in his mouth. His spiritual power surged, and he instantly broke free from the control of the four people.

A golden cauldron flew out from above its head, rapidly growing larger and cracking.

boom!

Zhao Zheng decisively detonated his magic weapon, scattering the surrounding cultivators. He paused for a moment, then leaped into the air, shouting:

"Young Island Master, why aren't you making a move? If I die, your soul will also be damaged."

"We swore a blood oath!"

"What are you yelling about?"

As soon as Zhao Zheng finished speaking, a response echoed throughout Scorpion Island.

Zhang Feng activated his divine sense at full power and sensed a trace of aura in the crack above Scorpion Island.

The ugly crow has arrived.