A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

"ban!"

A delicate shout rang out, and Zhou Ping felt as if the ribbons on his body had come back to life. As they suddenly contracted, both ends suddenly swelled up, extending to a length of five or six zhang in an instant.

Before he could react, it coiled around the nearby rocks and trees like a serpent, causing his rushing figure to suddenly stop abruptly.

"Ahem!"

Suddenly being dragged along, Zhou Ping felt as if he had been struck hard in the chest by an iron hammer. He felt extremely suffocated, causing his previously steady breathing to suddenly stop, and he couldn't help but cough.

Then, two beautiful and alluring figures, one in white and one in red, arrived near him, their phoenix eyes filled with murderous intent as they scrutinized him.

"Third sister, this boy is skilled in using poison; we must not be careless."

After casting a water-attribute defensive spell on herself, the woman in palace attire cautiously reminded the alluring woman beside her.

"snort!"

Seeing that Zhou Ping was already under control, the alluring woman frowned slightly and snorted disdainfully, but still erected a defensive water shield at the Second Madam's instruction.

Although she was confident that she wouldn't let the man in front of her do anything under her nose, she did as she was told, just to be on the safe side.

In the cultivation world, ordinary poisons are almost impossible to harm cultivators. The reason is simply the existence of defensive water shields. This low-level defensive technique is known to almost everyone and can isolate most poisonous smoke and mist in the world, making it a natural nemesis of poisons.

With the protection of this water shield, even in his normal state, Zhou Ping's various methods of using poison were largely restricted when facing the two ladies of the Three Flowers Gang, let alone in his current captured state.

When Zhou Ping saw them catching up and behaving cautiously, his heart sank. His face turned ashen, knowing that his plan might be in vain.

"Wow! He's a young man! Although his looks are a bit ordinary, he looks quite fit!"

The alluring woman, known as the Third Lady, gazed at the silent Zhou Ping with her beautiful eyes filled with spring-like desire, and couldn't help but lick her red lips.

"Third Sister, decide how to deal with this person as soon as possible, lest things get complicated!"

Seeing her third sister's disheveled appearance, the woman in palace attire frowned and offered a reminder.

"Alright, alright, second sister, I know what's important. It's a pity to waste this robust body for the Blood Spirit Pill..."

The Third Lady looked reluctant to part, and her watery eyes seemed to be filled with a misty light, as if she was truly infatuated with Zhou Ping in front of her.

But as soon as she finished speaking, her slender, jade-like fingers gently tapped the small animal skin pouch hanging diagonally at her waist, and several blood-red worms appeared in her palm, wriggling incessantly, which was extremely disgusting.

Zhou Ping naturally heard their conversation. Although he didn't know what the Blood Spirit Pill was, he could tell from the sight of the blood-red flesh worm in the other person's hand that it was no good. The thought that the other person might use such a disgusting worm to deal with him made his face turn even paler.

"You're quite the tough one. Not many can remain calm after seeing this blood leech of mine..."

The Third Lady spread her five fingers wide, smiling as she watched several fleshy worms crawling back and forth between her fingers, as if admiring a rare and precious treasure.

The elegant lady in palace attire, upon seeing the insects, slightly turned her head away, no longer giving them a second glance.

"What a joke! Do you think the two fairies would spare me if I begged for mercy now?"

Seeing the slight teasing tone in the other person's voice, Zhou Ping retorted sarcastically.

At this moment, Zhou Ping actually hoped that the two would make a move against him quickly. Based on his deduction, he believed that the two must have some unknown motive for going to such great lengths to capture him alive.

Such a scheme was certainly not about his life or property; otherwise, the woman in palace attire would have already trapped and killed him in a cage, and there would have been no way he could have escaped from the town.

Since that's the case, it's better to deal with things as they come and adapt to the situation. Dragging it out any longer will also pose a potential crisis for him.

His body is now covered with all sorts of highly poisonous pills. It is unknown how long the antidote he swallowed before his action will last. If the antidote expires, he will die from the poison even if his opponent does not make a move.

clap clap clap...

As expected, upon hearing that Zhou Ping dared to provoke her, the alluring woman's narrow eyes flashed with a cold light. She flicked her hand, throwing the blood leech in her palm onto his body. Her tone, which had been soft and charming before, became icy cold as she spoke.

"When the blood leech enters my body, I hope I can still hear you speaking to me like this."

A few breaths later, Zhou Ping suddenly felt intense pain surging through his entire body, violently impacting his mind and causing his body to involuntarily arch.

On his body, there were blood-red worms, half of their bodies exposed, while the other half had burrowed into Zhou Ping's flesh and blood, sucking his essence and blood with each contraction and expansion.

"ah!!!"

Zhou Ping's eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body trembled from the excruciating pain. As a cultivator, he could clearly feel his essence blood being drained away little by little, being sucked out of his body by those ugly worms.

Only now did he realize that everything the other party had done was actually to steal his life essence!

But isn't this kind of evil method of refining and devouring the essence and blood of cultivators something only rumored to be done by heretics and evil sects? Why would such an evil cultivator appear in Liang Kingdom, which is guarded by the Five Great Mystic Sects and numerous other sects?!

At this moment, Zhou Ping no longer had the mind to think about these things. As the leeches fed on him, his body became pale and withered at a visible speed.

His once youthful and radiant skin had silently withered and even developed wrinkles of varying depths, making Zhou Ping appear as if he had aged more than ten years in an instant.

Zhou Ping was unaware of the changes in himself. While enduring the pain, he caught a glimpse of the two members of the Three Flowers Gang not far away. The woman in white palace attire looked on with pity and turned to gaze into the distance.

The alluring woman in the red dress stared at him with excitement, her eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.

This was the last thing Zhou Ping saw when he fell into a coma. He couldn't withstand the excruciating pain and fainted.

Just as he fainted, a soft cry reached his ears, the tone seemingly filled with disbelief.

"How could this be?!"

The woman in the red dress stared in astonishment at the scene before her and exclaimed in surprise.

The women in palace attire beside him were also startled by his words and looked over in unison. For a moment, their beautiful eyes widened, and they stood there gracefully.