A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

call......

A gentle breeze swept through the mountain valley. The Second Madam, who was once a figurehead and revered by all in the Three Flowers Gang, now felt a burning pain on her pretty face. She bit her lip tightly and remained silent, her former dignity completely gone.

"Yes...Sixth Master."

The young man in the brocade robe snorted coldly. Seeing that the three dared not make a sound, he slowly walked to Zhou Ping's side. Suddenly, a three-foot-long green light burst forth from his hand, and he used brute force to tear off the flowing cloud gauze binding the latter's body.

pat!

A green cloth bag containing some red and black poison powder slid off Zhou Ping's chest and landed at the feet of the young man in the brocade robe.

The young man seemed unconcerned about the unknown powder. His slender fingers were enveloped in a faint blue light. With a slight movement, he took the cloth bag on the ground into his palm, then closed his starry eyes and began to sense it silently.

The alluring woman and her companions were alarmed when they saw the young man examining Zhou Ping's storage bag on his own. This ancestor was from the Azure Lotus Sect. If that boy was truly a disciple of the Azure Lotus Sect, then the two sisters would probably be in serious trouble today, if not dead.

After the two women finished thinking, they couldn't help but secretly look at Lu Jun, the head steward of the Three Flowers Gang, with gloomy eyes, wondering why he would bring this plague god to Cui Shui Town.

In truth, Lu Jun cannot be entirely blamed for this incident. During his pursuit of Zhou Ping, he happened to be spotted by a young man in brocade robes traveling on a flying magical artifact. Upon seeing that the young man was from the Three Flowers Gang and was traveling in such a grand manner, the young man casually inquired about his situation.

Unexpectedly, Lu Jun was a straightforward person. Seeing that the Sixth Master of the Qin family had come in person, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he told the young man in brocade robes everything he knew and speculated about.

Upon hearing that this matter might involve Xuanzong's fellow disciples, the young man's expression turned cold, and he immediately ordered the other to lead the way.

As expected, the silence in the mountain valley lasted only a few breaths. The young man called Sixth Master's expression gradually changed from cold to ugly, and a trace of anger was revealed on his face without any concealment. A spiritual pressure unique to the late stage of Qi Refining suddenly descended and directly enveloped the three of them. A murderous intent descended, which made the three of them feel terrified and secretly thought that something was wrong.

"Do you know he's a disciple of the Azure Lotus Sect?"

A cold voice rang out, and the alluring woman trembled upon hearing it, her full breasts heaving violently with fear.

"This servant...this servant does not know."

Snapped!

The young man flicked his sleeve, delivering a resounding slap across the face without even glancing at the other person.

"I'll give you one more chance."

"This servant...this servant only had some doubts, but after seeing that his spiritual root was only...only a pseudo-spiritual root of four attributes, I dispelled my previous doubts. How could there be someone with such inferior aptitude in the Xuanzong Sect?"

The alluring woman's face turned deathly pale, which only made the finger marks on her face appear even redder. Combined with her submissive and humble demeanor, what Lu Jun saw gave him a morbid sense of pleasure. This was a stark contrast to the haughty and seductive image of the empress he had seen before.

Glug!

Lu Jun secretly swallowed, concealing the desire in his eyes, and bowed deeply to the young man.

"Sixth Master, I can testify that Third Madam did indeed say that she believed there would be no cultivator with a false spiritual root in the Xuanzong sect, which is why she ordered me to arrest this person."

The young man in the brocade robe glanced at him noncommittally, then produced a yellow pill the size of a longan with a flick of his wrist, emitting a rich medicinal fragrance. He flicked it into Zhou Ping's mouth before turning around, surveying the three people in front of him, and said coldly,

"As servants of the second son, I had no intention of interfering with your actions, but you have repeatedly angered me. Even if your master himself were here today, I would still punish you severely!"

"Sixth Master, please calm down! This servant truly knew nothing!"

Seeing the young man's tone turn serious, the alluring woman bowed deeply again.

"Hmph! Three years ago, it was you parasites who killed my junior brother who was on a mission with me. It was only because the second brother intervened that the matter was covered up, which is why my fellow disciples, who are unaware of the truth, are still secretly criticizing me for killing our comrade. Tell me, should I thank you all?!"

The young man's cold words rang out, exploding like thunder above the three men's heads, causing their pupils to shrink and their jaws to drop in astonishment.

Speaking of what happened three years ago, although it was an ambush operation led by the Grand Madam and involving several cultivators from outside the valley, all three people present were involved to varying degrees.

The reason the three were able to recall this matter so quickly was because the person they killed was later discovered to be a disciple of the Qinglian Xuanzong sect. This caused great alarm throughout the Sanhua Gang, with everyone in a state of panic and on the verge of scattering like birds and beasts.

In the end, it was the young master they were talking about who stepped in and calmed the storm down, so much so that few people know the secrets of what happened back then.

The "second brother" mentioned by the young man in the brocade robe was his second brother from the same clan. Back then, the clan stood up for him and suppressed the matter, which caused him, who was also the one carrying out the mission, to be suspected and distrusted by his fellow disciples. However, for the sake of the clan's interests, he never defended himself. But this result of secretly taking the blame for the family has always made him resentful.

Who would have thought that three years later, when the mission resumed, the same unexpected turn of events would occur again? These parasites were so forgetful of their mistakes, how could he not be furious?!

But he didn't know that these rogue cultivators lived their lives dependent on the strong, without any control over their own destiny. Their thirst for opportunities and good fortune was something that a young master from a noble family with abundant resources could never understand.

Based solely on the fact that he possessed a pseudo-spiritual root, they were already certain that Zhou Ping was not a cultivator from a sect. Even among the many independent cultivators, it would be difficult to encounter someone with such poor aptitude, let alone those from prestigious sects.

Therefore, as one of the leaders of the Three Flowers Gang, Third Sister decisively issued the order to pursue and arrest Zhou Ping.

In the past, if any cultivator with even slightly normal cultivation aptitude appeared, having learned from past experiences, they would never have dared to attack him so easily. They would have followed the Great Madam's orders and only dared to act after receiving reliable information.

However, to everyone's surprise, Zhou Ping, who possessed a pseudo-spiritual root and was widely regarded as having poor aptitude and difficulty in cultivation, actually came from the Qinglian Xuanzong sect. This left the members of the Sanhua Gang, who learned of this, feeling utterly speechless and unable to express their bitterness.

"Sixth Master, please understand. We were only here on the orders of the young master. We did not act recklessly. Please forgive us, Sixth Master, for the sake of the Qin family, and show mercy."

The woman in palace attire was shrewd and knew that they had run into a tiger's backside today and had no one to blame but themselves. So she quickly brought up the young master and the Qin family, hoping that the other party would remember their past ties and stop making things difficult for them.

When the young man in the brocade robe heard the words "young master," his expression darkened, and he was about to explode, but the words "Qin family" made his unstable magical power fluctuations subside again.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, a sense of loneliness suddenly rising in his heart. He suddenly felt somewhat disinterested in what was happening here. He turned around and looked down at the bustling Cui Shui Town, remaining silent for a long time.

As a direct descendant of the Qin family, he was naturally well aware of the family's plans and knew his second brother's intention in placing the Three Flowers Gang here.

Although he did not agree with this behavior, as a junior member of the family, even as a direct descendant, he could not change the family's decision in the slightest, and thus felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Regardless of the circumstances, this matter is now settled. Since it was caused by you, you might as well cut off your own arm."

The young man in the brocade robe casually took a token from Zhou Ping's storage bag, waved it in front of the group, and then spoke coldly to the alluring woman in a tone that was utterly unquestionable.

Upon hearing this, the latter's delicate body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground in an instant.