Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

Kuzhu Island is located directly north of Qiaojia Island, and the two islands are more than 500 li apart.

The spirit boat that Cui Chengze summoned was a top-tier first-order vessel, far exceeding the speed of the Wind-Escape Boat, and arrived at the territory of Bitter Bamboo Island in less than two hours.

The night was deep, the moon was hidden by clouds, and the mountain wind was howling—it was the perfect time to act.

The group landed in a dense forest to rest for a while.

Cui Chengze's eyes were piercing as he solemnly instructed, "Fellow junior brothers and sisters, remember to follow the instructions given earlier. Once the task is completed, you will receive the spiritual medicine according to the extent of your contribution."

Yu Daoxuan and the other four nodded in unison, without any objection.

In the darkness, if a flying boat were to use its escape light to break through the air, the spiritual light it emitted would be easily detected by cultivators in the mountains, potentially causing unforeseen complications.

After everyone had adjusted their state, they each used the Wind Control Divine Movement Technique, their figures transforming into several black shadows, and quietly headed towards Green Bamboo Mountain, the place where the Bitter Bamboo Hermit was cultivating.

Before long, the group arrived at the foot of Qingzhu Mountain.

Cui Chengze whispered again, "Later, I will go forward alone and pretend to cause trouble to trick the people of Kuzhu Island into opening the formation. You all hide in the side of the mountains and act according to the situation."

The mountain-guarding formation of Qingzhu Mountain is a top-tier first-order formation. Although the five of them could forcibly break the formation with their combined strength, it would consume a large amount of magical power and cause a huge commotion.

If we can trick the other party into opening the formation, we can seize the medicinal herbs from the herb garden with half the effort.

Having finished his explanation, Cui Chengze no longer concealed his breathing and strode straight toward the mountain gate.

Below the mountain gate, two disciples from Bitter Bamboo Island stood guard.

When he suddenly saw an outsider appear in the middle of the night, he immediately tensed up and secretly circulated his magical power.

Only after seeing Cui Chengze's face clearly did they relax their guard a little.

Choi Seung-taek had visited the island earlier, and the two recognized his face.

"Greetings, Senior Cui. May I ask what brings you to Qingzhu Mountain so late at night?"

"I have important matters to discuss with fellow Daoists Yu Haizi and Yu Chengzi in person. You should immediately send word to fellow Daoist Yu Haizi to come and meet me."

"Please wait a moment, senior, I will deliver the message now."

The two disciples guarding the mountain were only responsible for guarding the mountain and did not have tokens to enter or leave the mountain protection formation.

One of them took out a communication talisman, entered a message, and the talisman flashed with light and entered the depths of the formation.

At the foot of the mountain, amidst the dense shade of ancient trees, Yu Daoxuan and his four companions concealed their auras, hiding among the branches, waiting for their opportunity.

After a while, Yu Daoxuan saw a broad-faced middle-aged cultivator flying down from the mountain.

The other party was Yu Chengzi, the second disciple of Kuzhu Sanren, with the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining. Cui Chengze had already told everyone about the appearance of the three of them.

Yu Chengzi glanced around the area outside the formation and was surprised to see Cui Chengze.

He spoke through the array, asking, "So it's Fellow Daoist Cui. May I ask what important matter you wish to discuss with me so late at night?"

Cui Chengze had already prepared a story in his mind that involved the Asura Palace's calamity cultivators. The story sounded reasonable and without any flaws.

The current situation regarding the Asura Palace is causing widespread panic, which Yu Chengzi is naturally aware of, and she has even visited Bitter Bamboo Island because of it.

Therefore, although he had some doubts, he hesitated for a moment because the other party was a sent guard from the Qingyuan Sect and there was only one person on the other party. Finally, he used the array token to open the mountain protection array.

But as soon as the formation was activated, a murderous intent flashed in Cui Chengze's eyes. He raised his hand and summoned a top-grade golden flying sword, its sharp light slashing straight at Yu Chengzi.

"Let's do it!"

Yu Daoxuan and the others no longer hid, and rushed out of the dense forest, their swords flashing as they charged into the formation gate.

In the blink of an eye, both disciples guarding the mountain fell into pools of blood.

Yu Chengzi was horrified and furious. He immediately shouted that the enemy was attacking and prepared to fight and retreat at the same time.

However, Cui Chengze's cultivation level was a small step higher than his, and he was also from the Cui family, possessing excellent magical artifacts and superb combat skills, so Yu Chengzi had no chance to escape.

In a short while, with the help of Yu Daoxuan and others, they killed him.

The group followed the mountain path straight to the palace at the top of the mountain. Along the way, they encountered several patrolling servants, who were naturally killed one by one with their swords and sent on their way.

Upon reaching the palace at the summit, they found it deserted.

"Let's go straight to the herb garden on the back hill!"

Cui Chengze gave the order in a deep voice.

The group changed course and headed to the back mountain. Before long, they saw a patch of earthy yellow spiritual light, like an inverted glass bowl, enveloping the entire herb garden.

Yu Haizi and Yu Jizi, the two brothers, stood side by side within the array of light, their eyes filled with anger.

Upon seeing the murderous aura emanating from Cui Chengze and his group, the two men angrily rebuked, "You surnamed Cui, you have slaughtered my disciples from Bitter Bamboo Island without cause. I will expose this to the public and report it to the Qingyuan Sect to punish you severely."

"Heh." Cui Chengze sneered, having no intention of wasting words with them. He turned to Yu Daoxuan and the other four, ordering, "Quickly deploy the Dragon-Slaying Sword Formation!"

The Dragon-Slaying Sword Formation is a well-known formation in the cultivation world for breaking and killing formations. It is specifically designed to sever the dragon energy of the earth's veins and is effective against various mountain-protecting formations.

The five immediately stood in five directions, their array flags rising into the air. Their powerful sword energy merged and transformed into a dragon-shaped sword energy that tore through the heavens and earth, crashing heavily into the restrictions of the medicine garden.

The herb garden formation is a second-tier, low-grade defensive formation, which is difficult for even a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment to break through in a short time.

The dragon-shaped sword energy struck the array's protective barrier like a boulder hitting a calm lake, causing ripples to spread across the barrier.

Upon seeing this, Yu Daoxuan and his four companions were astonished by the defensive capabilities of the formation, but they continued to manipulate the sword formation, transforming it into a dragon-shaped sword aura that slashed fiercely.

Inside the formation, Yu Haizi's face was ashen as he unleashed a flying sword at Cui Chengze.

Yu Jizi, standing to the side, launched into a tirade of curses, his hands forming hand seals to send his flying sword flying out, attempting to disrupt the five people's formation.

Upon seeing this, the only female disciple in the group immediately summoned her personal flying sword to block the two's attack and prevent them from interrupting the sword formation.

The five continued to activate the Dragon-Slaying Sword Formation.

After several strikes, the array's protective barrier before them resembled a flickering candle flame, its light constantly shifting between light and shadow.

When the light of the formation dimmed considerably, Cui Chengze took out a second-tier formation-breaking bead, infused it with his magic power, and threw it forward.

"boom!"

A deafening roar erupted, as if the heavens were enraged, with thunder rumbling around them.

The array-breaking bead exploded on the array's light shield, scattering thousands of purple-red spiritual lights that tightly wrapped around the shield, causing a series of violent tremors.

The yellowish-brown light shook violently for a moment, then cracked and shattered.

Cui Chengze and his group immediately stepped into the herb garden, but Yu Haizi and Yu Jizi had already taken advantage of the gap when the formation broke to escape into a cave deep in the herb garden and disappeared.

Upon entering the herb garden, Yu Daoxuan glanced around.

This medicinal garden is about three acres in size, divided into neat and square plots, on which more than a dozen kinds of medicinal herbs are planted.

However, many of the mature and rare medicinal herbs in the garden have been picked and taken away in advance, leaving only those that have not yet grown or are of ordinary market value behind.

In the very center of the herb garden grew a medicinal herb about two inches long.

Its entire body is bluish-black in color, with five leaves on one stem, resembling a jade carving, and it also has a unique fragrance that is refreshing and delightful.

This herb is the very one that Cui Chengze has been longing for – the herb that nourishes the spirit.

Although the herb that nourishes the spirit is firmly rooted in the soil, it is not yet fully mature, and its medicinal properties are still somewhat lacking.

Cui Chengze was overjoyed to find that the herb was still there.

However, since they were not yet ripe, he did not go forward to pick them directly, but instead let everyone split up to pick the remaining ripe medicinal herbs in the garden.

After looting the area, the group changed direction and headed towards a cave deep within the herb garden.