Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng recalled the map of the Nascent Soul cultivator's cave that Mei Lin had given him twenty years ago.

Could it be that the cave dwelling of this Nascent Soul cultivator has appeared in the world?

But the thought only flashed through my mind.

Zhang Feng has no interest in exploring this now.

His master passed away peacefully, and he was somewhat depressed. Now he just wants to cultivate himself step by step and gradually adjust his mindset.

"Thank you for informing me, Fellow Daoist Liu. I have encountered a sudden change and wish to spend some time in peace. Therefore, I will not be visiting the ancient cultivator's cave."

Zhang Feng waved his hand and said to Liu Qingfeng.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, please accept my condolences, but such an opportunity should not be missed!"

Seeing that Zhang Feng had no intention of going along, Liu Qingfeng tried his best to persuade him.

"Bah, Fellow Daoist Liu, why waste your breath talking to him! Go if you want, don't go if you don't!"

"So what if our master died? What's there to grieve over?"

"My brother and I were incredibly excited when we killed our master!"

"You agree, right, junior brother!"

Two black figures suddenly appeared in mid-air, one of whom, a robust middle-aged cultivator, spoke in a hoarse voice.

Dark clouds piled up on the mountaintop. Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng's expression darkened slightly, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"That's right. I heard that the cultivator who passed away was the Foundation Establishment cultivator who interfered with Brother Liu's governance of Suihan Island!"

"They deserved to die!"

A thin, short, elderly monk beside him answered in a shrill voice.

Zhang Feng frowned slightly, glanced at the two men, both of whom were at the mid-stage of Core Formation, and then looked at Liu Qingfeng with some doubt.

Are there really such madmen and fools among Core Formation cultivators?

A murderous glint flashed in their eyes, but Zhang Feng keenly sensed that the murderous intent was not directed at him.

However, this statement is a harbinger of certain death.

"Ah, please be careful with your words, Fellow Daoist Zhang. These two are the island lords of Xingmo Island, Xing Chou and Xing Heng. I invited them here..."

Seeing this, Liu Qingfeng was also somewhat surprised. The demonic path was indeed tyrannical. He quickly stepped forward to try and mediate.

However, Xing Chou and Xing Heng interrupted them.

"Ha, Liu Qingfeng, shut up. We only waited for him for a few days because of you."

"We two will test the power of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator today!"

As they spoke, the two joined forces to gather their spiritual power, appearing ready to make a move.

Seeing the two of them like this, Zhang Feng's originally depressed mood was stirred up with a bit of anger.

"Countless Core Formation cultivators have died at the hands of my brother and me."

"What harm is there in having one more today!"

As they spoke, the spiritual energy they had been accumulating in their hands was instantly released.

A beam of blood-red spiritual energy, several feet wide, hurtled toward Zhang Feng at lightning speed.

"You two mustn't!"

Liu Qingfeng shouted and stepped forward to block it.

The two men smiled sinisterly, and their spiritual energy attacks instantly shifted towards Liu Qingfeng.

"Oh no, your target is me?"

Liu Qingfeng looked terrified, and a small silver shield instantly appeared outside his body.

Bang!

The attack shattered the small silver shield, its power undiminished as it headed towards Liu Qingfeng's dantian.

Pfft!

Liu Qingfeng struggled to turn over, barely dodging the blow that tore his dantian apart, but the beam of light grazed his waist, leaving a wound the size of a bowl.

Meanwhile, Xing Chou and Xing Heng were gathering strength for their second combined attack.

Bitter!

These two were invited to explore the ancient cultivator's cave, but little did they know that the two harbored malicious intentions.

Liu Qingfeng coughed up blood, his heart filled with bitterness. He had cultivated for over a hundred years, yet he hadn't noticed the two men's wolfish ambitions at the first moment.

"Hahaha, fellow Daoist, don't move! We only want wealth. Kill Liu Qingfeng of Suihan Island, and we'll split the spoils among the three of us!"

Xing Chou gathered spiritual energy in his hands, but in order to keep Zhang Feng calm, he laughed and said.

Zhang Feng was in a bad mood. Both their unrestrained words and their shameless sneak attack were provoking him.

Moreover, his divine sense swept over the two men; one was staring at him, and the other was staring at Liu Qingfeng.

Clearly, their intention was to defeat them one by one and eliminate them all.

But how dare you!

Zhang Feng's body moved in an instant, and two beams of dark blue spiritual light were unleashed.

"Who gave you the audacity to instigate a late-stage Core Formation cultivator?"

"And what's so great about killing an assassin?"

In an instant, Zhang Feng appeared before Xing Chou and Xing Heng, and casually posed two questions.

"Heh, I've been waiting for you!"

Xing Chou remained calm, gathering his spiritual energy to raise a shield to protect the two of them, preparing to defend against Zhang Feng's attack.

Whoosh!

Zhang Feng wielded the Langshui Xuanyu Sword, unleashing two dark blue sword beams with blackened tails.

Xing Chou's face lit up with joy. The two of them had already gathered their combined attack and were aiming it at Zhang Feng.

Certainly!

Zhang Feng instantly closed in and unleashed a Soul-Fixing Technique, freezing the slight joy on the faces of the two.

Only two pairs of reddened eyes kept turning, revealing extreme fear.

Hey~

Xing Chou and his companion's defenses were shattered in an instant, but the sword light did not weaken at all, slashing through their bodies and into the sky.

"Uh~"

Their lips twitched, and their bodies gradually became covered in ice, making them unable to answer Zhang Feng's question.

Whoosh! Two gaps, each tens of feet wide, appeared in the dark clouds above the peak.

Like an hourglass that has been opened, sunlight streams down through the opening along with the rain.

Sun showers fell on the two frozen corpses, their bodies covered in solid blue ice, with a thin red line around their necks.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

Liu Qingfeng covered his wound, his lips trembling slightly, his voice shaking.

He sensed with his divine sense that Xing Chou and Xing Heng had already lost their breath, and even their souls had dissipated.

A late-stage Core Formation cultivator is this powerful! Killing two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators with a single strike?

"Fellow Daoist Liu, please return!"

"I will go there when the ancient cultivator's cave is fully opened."

Zhang Feng put away his natal magic weapon, casually tore off the storage bag from the corpse, and said to Liu Qingfeng.

"Alright, alright, I'll be leaving now."

Ignoring his injuries, Liu Qingfeng hurriedly stood up, set up his escape light, and prepared to leave.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Zhang, I, Liu, will immediately activate the island's protective array and ensure that no outsider will be allowed to lay a finger on that ancient cultivator's cave."

After leaving those words, Liu Qingfeng seemed half relieved before departing.

Sensing Liu Qingfeng's departure, Zhang Feng strolled closer to the two corpses.

He carefully examined the power of his attack.

The swordsmanship is at a proficiency level of mastery, accompanied by the extreme cold of the natal magic weapon, and finally, the soul-shattering thorn.

When all three are combined, their power is truly formidable.

Combined with the soul-stabilizing technique that shakes the very soul, the enemy's natal magic weapon cannot be released, and they are instantly killed.

Not bad, not bad, killing two people in a row made Zhang Feng feel a little better.

With his master passing away, his path of cultivation was completely free of worries, leaving him only with unwavering determination.

It has been only a few years since the Void Heaven Palace opened, and his cultivation has reached the late stage of Core Formation, but his body refinement and soul refinement have not yet reached the late stage of the third rank.

There were also two corpses of late-stage Core Formation cultivators in the storage bag, making a total of four corpses with these two.

I need to find some time to refine them into puppets, so that I'll have a few helpers in the Void Heaven Palace.

As for the ancient cultivators' cave dwellings on Suihan Island, we can take a look at them when they are finally opened.

It's best to seize an opportunity that's offered for free.