I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 72 Dividing the Spoils

Boom boom boom!

One after another, blue and white lightning bolts descended from the sky, and the white-haired witch, illuminated by the lightning, had eyes filled with terror.

She should have been the least afraid of the chain of lightning strikes; with her speed, she could have easily escaped the target area before the lightning struck.

But now she is slower than an ordinary cultivator, so there is no way for her to escape.

That seemingly unremarkable gray-black stone bowl magic artifact not only releases rare gravity supernatural power, but also has its own powerful defense. Whether it is the white bone magic bead she throws out or the attacks of others, it is difficult to harm it in the slightest!

After all five bolts of heavenly lightning had struck, the white-haired witch was beyond dead.

Moreover, upon her death, the giant blue-winged bat let out a mournful cry, its head instantly exploding and it died.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

Upon seeing the white-haired witch and her servant die together, the disciple of Illusion Moon Valley let out a shout and turned to flee.

"Stay here!"

After killing the white-haired witch, Zhou Tai finally had a matter on his mind, so how could he let go of the guy who had just ruined his plans?

He first cast a "Cold Wind Talisman" issued by the sect, and a white, cold wind blew towards the Illusion Moon Valley disciple, causing him to shiver and slow down considerably.

By the time he realized something was wrong and frantically tried to dispel the chill, Zhou Tai had already caught up and unleashed two Thunder Spear Talismans.

"No, don't kill me!"

The disciples of Illusion Moon Valley instantly collapsed, desperately activating their magical artifacts and talismans to defend against the incoming lightning spears while screaming in terror and begging for mercy.

But Zhou Tai paid no heed to the pleas of this evil heretic. Fearing further mishaps, he fiercely urged the Silver Star Sword to fly towards the woman.

The disciples of Illusion Moon Valley are known for their illusion techniques. Their other skills are not bad, but they are certainly not strong.

Zhou Tai's two lightning spears quickly dismantled the opponent's defenses, and the Silver Star Sword easily pierced the chest of the paralyzed enemy.

Next, he helped Pei Hong besiege the remaining White Bone Demon Sect disciples, and soon killed one of them as well.

After killing the last demonic cultivator, Zhou Tai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After letting out a long breath, he immediately looked at Pei Hong and said, "Master Pei, let's pack up and leave quickly, or it will be bad if someone else comes."

"What Fellow Daoist Zhou said is absolutely right."

Pei Hong nodded slightly, and the two quickly got to work together, swiftly gathering the spoils on the ground.

In addition to recruiting people, Zhou Tai also cut off the wings of the giant blue-winged bat's corpse and put the body into his storage bag.

This beast is at least a first-tier high-grade demon beast; even if it's used to feed the Clawed Wind Owl Laifu, it's still a waste to make use of it.

Fortunately, his storage bag was large enough, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to hold the giant bat.

After quickly tidying up, Zhou Tai and Pei Hong swiftly left the battlefield and returned to the canyon and mountain stream.

Once they returned to the mountain beside the stream, the two exchanged a glance and immediately began to inventory the pile of storage bags.

The two of them had quite a good haul tonight.

They killed as many as seven demonic cultivators, and also took possession of the belongings of three other cultivators, including Huang Li.

After taking stock, including the demonic trial token that Huang Li had previously handed over, they had collected eleven demonic trial tokens and as many as ten immortal trial tokens!

As for other gains, including magical artifacts, pills, talismans, spirit stones, etc., they are worth several thousand low-grade spirit stones in total, which can be described as a great harvest!

Therefore, after counting their spoils, both of them had shining eyes and were extremely excited.

Just then, Pei Hong suddenly looked at Zhou Tai and smiled, "How do you plan to divide these eleven Demonic Path Trial Tokens, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

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Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai immediately showed a conflicted expression.

He already has eight Demonic Path Trial Tokens. If he can get five more, his chances of obtaining fifteen Demonic Path Trial Tokens will be very high.

But what was said before cannot be taken back.

After some hesitation, he decided it was best not to be greedy and immediately said, "I was able to settle my mind this time entirely thanks to Master Pei's help. I keep my word and will only take four pieces!"

Upon hearing his answer, a strange light flashed in Pei Hong's eyes, then he smiled and said, "In that case, I will have all seven Demonic Path Trial Tokens. Are you truly willing, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

These slightly teasing words immediately made Zhou Tai frown, and he looked at the old Taoist priest with a deep frown and asked, "What do you mean by this, Master Pei?"

"Haha, just kidding."

Pei Hong suddenly laughed and then waved his hand, saying, "Since Fellow Daoist Zhou is willing to keep his promise, I cannot let you suffer a loss. Let's split the Demonic Path Trial Tokens five or six, and I'll take two more Immortal Path Trial Tokens, making it six or four."

Zhou Tai was taken aback by his words and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Very good, very good, we will do as Master Pei says."

Regardless of what the old Taoist priest was really up to, he wouldn't lose out on this distribution method anyway, so he would definitely agree to it first.

So the two of them immediately divided up the trial tokens and then began picking and choosing from the remaining spoils.

Among the remaining spoils, there were several very good magical artifacts.

For example, there was the white bone battle puppet left behind by the disciple of the White Bone Demon Sect, a bronze bell magic artifact left behind by the disciple of the Illusion Moon Valley, and even a golden ring magic artifact obtained from a storage bag, etc.

After a brief struggle between Zhou Tai and Pei Hong, Zhou Tai finally relinquished the skeletal battle puppet and took the bronze bell and golden ring artifacts.

After dividing the spoils, Pei Hong looked at Zhou Tai and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, what Fellow Daoist Huang Li said earlier is probably not untrue. Although our combined strength is doubled, if we encounter six or seven demonic cultivators, we will still be defeated."

"What are your thoughts, Master Pei?"

Zhou Tai met his gaze calmly and spoke.

Pei Hong sensed his reluctance from his words, frowned, and said in a low voice, "My idea is that you and I should also go and find other surviving cultivators from Heng Kingdom, and we can unite and advance together."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai immediately retorted, "But what if we run into a large group of demonic cultivators when we go out to search for them? And how can Daoist Pei guarantee that the other fellow Daoists will be willing to stand with us?"

This question practically made his stance clear, and Pei Hong didn't answer further. Instead, he looked at him and questioned, "Fellow Daoist Zhou seems to have little faith in my proposal?"

"That's right, I don't think highly of Master Pei's idea."

Zhou Tai stopped pretending and readily nodded in acknowledgment.

Seeing his quick admission, Pei Hong couldn't help but ask with a puzzled expression, "Why? I'm very curious about the real reason why Fellow Daoist Zhou refused. Are you confident that you'll be safer alone?"

Zhou Tai, of course, couldn't reveal the real reason, but simply nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, in my opinion, it would be much easier to survive to the end if I were alone!"

Upon hearing his answer, Pei Hong remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to part ways with Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

Zhou Tai had anticipated this outcome and was not surprised by his choice. He immediately clasped his hands in a salute and said, "I respect Master Pei's choice and hope that we can both leave this place alive."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Pei Hong did not try to persuade him any further. He simply bowed to him and said, "Then take good care of yourself, Fellow Daoist Zhou. I will take my leave now."

"Take care, Master Pei!"

Zhou Tai replied, watching the Taoist's figure gradually disappear into the darkness.

Goooo!

Soon after, the low hooting of the sharp-clawed owl Laifu echoed from the tree, reminding Zhou Tai that Pei Hong had completely left the mountain.

"Let's go too!"

Zhou Tai said something casually, and then descended the mountain in another direction.

Being able to break up with Pei Hong was a good thing for him.

Otherwise, he would have to worry every day about whether his companion would harm him.

Especially after tonight's battle, all the chain lightning talismans in his hands were destroyed, and the number of other various talismans was also not much. If he were to clash with this old Taoist priest again, he would not be confident of victory.

Of course, he believed that the other party was also wary of him, after all, he had shown his prowess tonight, killing several demonic cultivators.

The two were wary of each other, and having already acquired a considerable number of demonic trial tokens, it was best to avoid conflict if possible.

Now that the threat of the giant blue-winged bat was gone, the sharp-clawed wind owl Laifu once again became the king of the night sky, flying ahead to scout for danger for Zhou Tai.

When the long night passed, Zhou Tai had arrived at the edge of the swamp where he had just entered the trial grounds.

The upcoming trial grounds will definitely be chaotic. The demonic cultivators and the immortal cultivators of Heng Kingdom who band together will certainly not engage in a decisive battle at the beginning. They will most likely eat the smaller fish first and eliminate those lone wolves and small teams.

In this situation, if one stays on the shore, it will be difficult to hide.

Therefore, Zhou Tai prepared to hide deep in the swamp.

So during the rest of the day, Zhou Tai first sent the Clawed Wind Owl Laifu to fly into the depths of the swamp to find out its size, while he himself felled trees to build boats.

Not long after, Laifu returned from scouting the route with news that surprised him quite a bit.

The edge of the swamp was actually the edge of a forbidden array!

"This is actually more advantageous for me!"

He muttered to himself and immediately sped up the shipbuilding process.

As night fell, Zhou Tai pushed a boat about five feet wide and more than ten feet long into the swamp, and then he set sail with a frog and an owl.

For the first part of this journey, they were dragged forward entirely by the Thunder-Patterned Frog Yuanbao.

Although it weighs less than 20 pounds, as a mid-grade first-level demon beast, it is stronger than an adult man and can easily pull a small boat.

By the time it got tired, the boat was already more than ten miles away from the shore, and it was completely invisible from the shore.

So Zhou Tai started rowing himself, continuing to sail deeper into the swamp.