A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

"Since you two fellow Daoists are so confident, then I, Chang, will lend you a hand."

After speaking, Qin Changqing flicked his sleeve, and two bluish-green talismans appeared in his hand, exuding a vibrant spiritual aura.

"Excellent! With Fellow Daoist Chang's superior-grade talisman, that demonic bird will surely have no chance of escape!"

Upon seeing the talismans Qin Changqing had taken out, Liu Sheng immediately recognized them as two top-grade first-tier wood-attribute spirit talismans, and was overjoyed.

Seeing this, Qin Changqing didn't say anything more. He simply made a hand seal with both hands and uttered a single word, "Swift."

The two talismans immediately shone brightly with azure light, and then shot towards the fleeing fox-crow leader with a whoosh, catching up with him in the blink of an eye.

"Green Vine Technique, activate!"

With a low shout, Qin Changqing caused the two streaks of light that had been flying away in the distance to disappear in a flash among the ancient trees below the fox crow, right before their eyes.

After sensing the spiritual light shooting from behind, the fox-crow leader glanced down suspiciously. But before it could react, several towering ancient trees beneath its massive demonic body trembled violently. Then, hundreds of branches twisted and turned into hundreds of green vines, which slithered and coiled around it from above like serpents.

Boo!

The fox-crow leader flapped its giant wings, intending to change direction to dodge the countless green vines that shot towards it in an instant. However, just as it turned its body, it felt a tight binding sensation on its claws. Startled, it failed to break free and its entire body instead plummeted straight down into the dense forest on the ground.

Whoosh!

A fierce wind rose all around the dense forest. The fox-crow used its sharp beak to peck at the green vines wrapped around its claws, while flapping its wings to fly upwards, trying to use brute force to break the remaining vines.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, if we don't act soon, this fox-crow will break free."

Qin Changqing was very familiar with the effects of the "Green Vine Talisman" and naturally knew that it could not completely trap the demon, but could only play a certain role in hindering it. That's why he reminded Ma Hualong at the right time.

"Hey!"

Ma Hualong didn't respond. After a low shout, he raised his hand and threw a yellow pill into his mouth. His magic power surged, and the rhombus-shaped shuttle instantly shone brightly, emitting a low buzzing sound.

"go!"

With a muffled shout, the diamond-shaped shuttle suddenly transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the struggling fox-crow leader not far away.

The cold light pierced through everything in its path like a bolt of lightning, without the slightest turn or change of direction. Countless wood chips and branches were cut down, but the speed did not decrease in the slightest.

A moment later, a muffled 'thud' came from afar!

The fox-crow leader suddenly stopped flapping its wings, looked down and saw a fist-sized bloody hole that had suddenly appeared in its chest. With a mournful cry, it fell straight into the dense forest.

Liu Sheng and Ma Hualong, who were not far away, showed surprise and delight upon seeing this, while Qin Changqing seemed indifferent. After glancing at the backs of the two men, he put his hands behind his back, and a dark light flashed from his sleeve, disappearing into the bushes at his feet. Then, he stood silently on the branch of a large tree, remaining quiet.

After their initial surprise, Liu Sheng and his companion suddenly remembered Qin Changqing behind them. They exchanged a glance, a subtle glint of malice flashing in their eyes, before turning around with smiles and raising their hands.

"I have fulfilled my mission. As agreed, please let Fellow Daoist Chang collect the spirit blood first."

"You two fellow Daoists are truly men of integrity; it would be impolite of me to refuse!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of satisfaction appeared on Qin Changqing's indifferent and handsome face. He smiled slightly and returned the greeting before gracefully drifting towards the fox-crow leader, who had already fallen silent.

However, its figure paused noticeably as it passed Liu Sheng and his companion, gave them a meaningful smile, and then floated away towards the fox crow.

Upon seeing Qin Changqing's eerie smile, Liu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

Meanwhile, Ma Hualong, standing to the side, frowned and nodded at the former with a murderous look in his eyes, secretly taking out the diamond-shaped shuttle that had been retrieved.

Looking at Qin Changqing, who had his back to the two men and whose front door was wide open, Liu Sheng no longer hesitated. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and a ruthless smile crept onto his lips. He raised his hand and, together with Ma Hualong, unleashed the crimson fire hammers in their hands.

"Be careful, senior brother!"

"Brother Qing, be careful!"

Two exclamations came simultaneously from behind the three of them; it was Zhou Ping and Gu Caiwei who had just arrived at the scene.

Upon arriving at the scene, the two men had no time to greet each other before they spotted Liu Sheng and Ma Hualong's sneak attack and cried out in alarm.

Two beams of light, like thunderclaps, rushed toward the belatedly aware Qin Changqing. After hearing the shouts, Qin Changqing only paused slightly before continuing toward the fox crow's corpse, as if he hadn't heard the warning from behind at all.

Upon seeing this, Liu Sheng and his companion were overjoyed, thinking to themselves that this man was so careless and negligent, and that it was only right for the two of them to reap the benefits!

Just as the two were secretly delighted, and Zhou Ping and Gu Caiwei turned pale, the two magical artifacts instantly attacked Qin Changqing from less than a foot away.

Then a burst of blue light shot into the sky.

Three cyan lotus leaf shields appeared eerily behind Qin Changqing, lined up in a neat row. As the cyan light surged, it instantly made the surrounding green grass and leaves appear even more lush and vibrant.

Bang bang!

With two loud bangs, the crimson fire hammer and the rhombus-shaped shuttle shattered the two cyan lotus shields in succession. However, when they hit the last one, they could not advance an inch further and were firmly blocked a few inches behind Qin Changqing, vibrating and humming incessantly.

Qin Changqing glanced sideways at the two magical artifacts behind him, then bent down and placed a large porcelain bottle beneath the wound of the fox crow's corpse, allowing the gushing spiritual blood to flow into it. He then dusted off his robes and turned to look behind him.

"I was originally thinking of sparing your lives, as long as you honestly help me kill this demon. Afterwards, I would at most just take you back to Jiyun City and hand you over to the city's law enforcement team for disposal."

"But since you've made your move, you won't be leaving here alive today!"

The cold words that came out of Qin Changqing's mouth were calm and without any ripples, but when they reached the ears of Liu Sheng and Ma Hualong, they made them feel a chill to the bone.

Seeing this, the two hurriedly retrieved their launched magical weapons and became fully alert. After doing so, Liu Shengcai stared at Qin Changqing with a gloomy expression and asked, word by word,

"Who exactly are you?! It seems you already knew our identities."