A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

High in the distance, a streak of light flew rapidly from afar towards the horizon.

You can vaguely see several figures standing on it, and a faint sense of oppression comes from above.

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator!?"

The moment Tongxin Daoren and Bond saw it, their hair stood on end, and they screamed in terror.

The two were terrified. Without the slightest hesitation, they fled rapidly to the rear without even saying goodbye.

"Certainly!"

A cold voice rang out, and before Copperheart and Bond had escaped far, they suddenly froze, a faint golden light swirling around them, leaving only utter horror on their faces.

Zhou Ping stared blankly at the two of them, but found that he was not affected. So he slightly turned the lotus shield in front of him and looked up at the sky with a wary expression.

A few breaths later, a huge, shimmering folding fan descended from the sky, and three men and a pretty girl in a white dress stepped down from it, exuding an intimidating spiritual pressure.

"Senior Brother Xia's Sky-Splitting Fan is truly a rare treasure!"

Gong Yunting looked at Xia Qianchuan with envy and exclaimed in admiration.

After landing, the group didn't give Zhou Ping and his two companions a second glance. Instead, they watched with great interest as the giant folding fan transformed into an ordinary fan and flew into Xia Qianchuan's hand.

"Uncle Xia's fan must be a top-grade magic weapon, right? It looks much more powerful than Third Uncle's Golden Crystal Sword!"

Gong Yiyi's cute and playful face was full of curiosity, but what she said made Gong Yunting's old face darken.

"Your Uncle Xia's Sky-Splitting Fan is among the best of the high-grade magic weapons; it's far superior to my Golden Crystal Sword!"

Gong Yunting lightly flicked the little girl's forehead with his finger and said in an annoyed tone.

"Junior Brother Gong, you'll get used to it. How can we sect disciples compare to the wealthy and powerful Guiyuan Pavilion?"

Yuan Zhengze, standing to the side, also jokingly remarked, looking sourly at the Rift Fan in the other person's hand.

Seeing the two of them teasing him back and forth, Xia Qianchuan pursed his lips and said...

"I've spent decades here at Guiyuan Pavilion, wasting a lot of my time here. Unlike you, who come here as if you're taking a break, with people coming to take over every few years."

"I earned this by trading time. Why don't you wait for me for decades, and I will definitely hand over the Sky-Splitting Fan with both hands?"

"No, no, no, if we stay in this cramped little corner of Guiyuan Pavilion for several years, we'll definitely get sick from being cooped up."

Despite their playful banter, Gong Yunting and Yuan Zhengze waved their hands in refusal when Xia Qianchuan spoke in this manner.

Gong Yiyi had no interest in listening to the three grown men's banter; she had already turned her curious gaze toward Zhou Ping and the other two not far away.

But after seeing the three men—one with an ordinary appearance, one with a face full of wrinkles, and the last one who was even more deformed and shifty-eyed—he realized that they were a different story.

Her playful face immediately lost interest, and she casually took out a delicate pastry from Baiweixian from her storage bag and began to eat it as if no one else was around.

Seeing this, Zhou Ping and his two companions felt uneasy, but couldn't help but glance at the pretty girl a few more times.

is her!

After subtly observing Gong Yiyi's attire, Zhou Ping immediately recognized her as the mysterious woman who had won the Huangjing Cauldron at the auction.

This girl's identity was indeed extraordinary; the three Foundation Establishment cultivators accompanying her alone were enough to terrify them.

In the Tianyan Town area, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage are already the highest combat power that people can see.

It is said that the person in charge of guarding this place from Guiyuan Pavilion is a genuine late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and also the person with the highest cultivation level in this cultivation world.

Unlike Zhou Ping's anxiety, Tong Xin and Bond were already utterly despondent.

They never imagined that their attack on Zhou Ping in the wilderness outside Tianyan Town would attract three powerful cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage. They were incredibly unlucky.

If Xia Qianchuan and his companions hadn't happened to be drinking at Baiweixian in town, they could have captured Zhou Ping without anyone noticing.

However, the cycle of karma is inescapable, and retribution is inevitable. It is unknown whether Zhou Ping was lucky or whether the two were simply reaping what they sowed.

At this moment, the immobilization spells binding Tongxin Daoist and Bond had long since lost their effect, but even knowing this, they dared not make any further attempt to escape.

After noticing Gong Yiyi's actions, Xia Qianchuan and the other two exchanged a smile, then turned to look at Zhou Ping and his two companions with amusement.

"So they're not planning to keep running?"

Yuan Zhengze first stared at the blue lotus shield in front of Zhou Ping, nodded slightly, and then looked at Tong Xin and Bond, asking in a calm tone.

"Seniors, we two juniors have inadvertently offended you. We were so frightened that we instinctively had the idea of ​​running away. We hope you will not take offense."

When Bond saw Yuan Zhengze asking him a question, he hurriedly bowed deeply.

He didn't want to risk his life because of the Copper Heart Taoist. Had he known this would happen, he would never have dared to get involved in such a disaster, even if he were given mountains of gold and silver.

Because of Tongxin Daoist's act of concealing information, he had already cursed the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. While feeling extremely regretful, he bowed his head even more respectfully.

Knowing that he was probably doomed today, Tongxin Daoren suppressed his fear, sighed deeply, and looked at Yuan Zhengze and the others without saying a word.

Zhou Ping had recovered from his initial panic, and recalling the scene just now, he calmed down.

It seems that one of these Foundation Establishment cultivators is the guide from the Azure Lotus Profound Sect stationed at the Guiyuan Pavilion.

"You two plotted to harm my Qinglian disciples, do you know your crime?"

Yuan Zhengze seemed not to have heard Bond's explanation, and asked in a low voice, his tone filled with unquestionable domineering authority.

Xia Qianchuan and Gong Yunting knew this was a family matter of the Qinglian Xuanzong, so they both just watched the show and had no intention of interfering.

"Senior, you are wise; this junior..."

"Hmph! This boy is nothing but a rogue cultivator. I have already investigated him thoroughly. As one of the five great sects, does the Azure Lotus Profound Sect think it can bully others with its power?"

Bond had barely opened his mouth, before he could utter a complete sentence, when he was interrupted by the Taoist Master Tongxin.

Seeing the fierce yet cowardly demeanor of the Copper Heart Taoist, he secretly cursed him again in his heart.

"You old scoundrel, even if you're determined to die, don't drag me into it! I don't want to die yet; I have several beautiful women waiting for me at home!!"