Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

Chapter 74 Sneak Attack

The following day, the spirit ship slowly docked at the Haiyue Island ferry terminal.

Yu Daoxuan slowly walked off the spirit ship with the flow of people.

As soon as they arrived at the dock, Yao Jingyuan and Zhuge Xiaoshi greeted them with smiles.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, it is still more than 500 li from here to Haiyue Market. Although there are official roads along the way, the mountains and forests are continuous, and there are often bandits who appear. The journey is quite dangerous."

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"Fellow Daoist, would you be willing to travel with us so that we can look after each other along the way?"

Before setting off, Yu Daoxuan had already thoroughly investigated the situation around Haiyue Island and knew that everything the two men said was true.

Haiyue Island stretches for a thousand miles, and it is still more than five hundred miles from the ferry to Haiyue Market. This area has never been peaceful, and desperate cultivators often rob and plunder passing cultivators.

Even though the six major Zifu forces that control Haiyue Market have been sending people to suppress them for years, they have never been able to eradicate these dangerous criminals.

However, Yu Daoxuan had only met the two men by chance, and he could not be too careful.

Therefore, he politely declined, saying, "Thank you for your kind offer, but I am used to traveling alone and have some personal matters to attend to, so I will not travel with you."

Seeing this, Yao Jingyuan and Zhuge Xiaoshi did not insist. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Yu Daoxuan, they turned around and left with the other familiar cultivators.

Yu Daoxuan glanced around.

The ferry crossing was lined with boats, with boats shuttling back and forth, presenting a scene of prosperity and flourishing.

He didn't rush on his way, but instead casually strolled around the dock area while secretly using his divine sense to keep an eye on the movements behind him.

Unexpectedly, he keenly sensed two faint presences behind him.

"Two Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators!" Yu Daoxuan thought to himself. "I have always been cautious on the spirit ship, except for showing some financial strength at the trade fair, where I bought that Yi Wood Crystal."

"It seems that this transaction has caught the eye of someone with ulterior motives."

Yu Daoxuan sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, pretending to be casually strolling around.

After walking for more than ten miles on the official road, he turned around and quietly turned onto a secluded path.

At the same time, he secretly activated the Qi Concealment Technique to completely conceal his aura.

After walking along the path for several miles, Yu Daoxuan sensed that the two people were still following behind him.

He glanced at the dense forest ahead, where ancient trees reached for the sky, and with a flash, he quietly disappeared into the woods, using the thick trees to conceal himself.

At the same time, he took out twelve Azure Flying Needles and several first-grade high-quality Fire Serpent Talismans, preparing to launch a sneak attack on his opponent and catch him off guard.

He believed that his strength far surpassed that of his opponent, but in battle, it was always a matter of life or death.

Therefore, he would stop at nothing to kill the enemy.

The current Azure Flying Needles are coated with the venom of the Ghost King Spider, making them even more lethal.

In the short span of a dozen breaths, two ordinary-looking figures swept into the forest one after the other.

After entering the forest, they discovered that Yu Daoxuan had disappeared. They immediately slowed their pace and scanned their surroundings warily.

One of the chubby, dark-skinned cultivators transmitted his voice, "Strange, that kid's aura suddenly disappeared here. Could it be that he discovered us?"

"Second brother, be careful. This kid is a bit strange. Don't be careless."

"Another one-eyed cultivator whispered a warning, his eyes full of vigilance."

Just as the two approached the hiding place of Yu Daoxuan, within ten feet of each other...

“Whoosh whoosh!

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A whooshing sound suddenly rang out as dozens of fireballs hurtled towards the two.

At the same time, a dozen or so eerie blue lights were mixed in, moving incredibly fast and concealed – these were the twelve eerie blue flying needles.

The two cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining reacted extremely quickly, releasing their defensive magic artifacts the moment they sensed the danger.

At the same time, he retreated rapidly, trying to avoid the sudden sneak attack.

However, Yu Daoxuan's timing for the sneak attack was extremely precise, and the distance was so close that they had no time to completely evade it.

Although the fat, dark-skinned cultivator barely managed to avoid vital areas, one of the needles pierced his shoulder blade. The area around the wound instantly turned purplish-black, and the deadly poison spread rapidly.

Although the one-eyed cultivator managed to block all the fire snakes, he was still startled by the sudden attack and broke out in a cold sweat.

Yu Daoxuan gave his opponent no chance to catch his breath, and in a flash, he leaped out from his hiding place.

The Chongming Sword, carrying scorching and sharp sword energy, transformed into a crimson rainbow, heading straight for the head of the poisoned, fat, dark-skinned cultivator.

The fat, dark-skinned cultivator felt numbness and weakness on one side of his body, and his spiritual energy circulation was obstructed.

Faced with the lightning-fast Chongming Sword, he could only hastily raise a small blue shield to defend himself.

"Clang!"

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The Chongming Sword struck the small blue shield heavily, producing a piercing metallic clang.

The small blue shield is merely a high-grade defensive magic weapon; it cannot withstand the Chongming Sword at all.

The small shield flashed with spiritual light, instantly becoming covered in cracks, and then crashed to the ground.

The chubby, dark-skinned cultivator was blasted dozens of feet away by the sword energy, crashing heavily into an ancient tree. He spat out a mouthful of blood, already severely injured.

The one-eyed monk was both shocked and furious upon seeing this.

He immediately unleashed his curved blade, which transformed into an arc of light and hurtled towards Yu Daoxuan.

Yu Daoxuan used the Wind and Thunder Steps, his body moving as fast as the wind and lightning, easily dodging the blade light.

At the same time, he had a sudden thought and unleashed the Fiery Heavenly Gang Sword Technique.

The Chongming Sword once again drew a strange arc in the air, carrying scorching sword energy, and suddenly attacked the one-eyed cultivator's chest. The one-eyed cultivator hurriedly used his sword to defend, but only heard a crisp cracking sound.

The exquisite curved sword in his hand was actually chipped by the Chongming Sword, its spiritual light dimmed, and its spiritual power greatly diminished.

He himself was also invaded by the sword energy, and his face instantly turned ashen.

In just a few moves, the two cultivators were severely injured and completely lost the ability to fight.

If Yu Daoxuan had intended to kill them, the two of them would have already perished under his sword.

The reason they were spared was to find out who was behind it all.

Holding the Chongming Sword, he said in an icy tone, "Speak, who sent you?"

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The two cultivators exchanged a glance, and both saw deep fear in each other's eyes.

They never expected that this pale-faced cultivator, who appeared to be at the eighth level of Qi Refining, would actually be so powerful.

The poisoned, chubby cultivator was on the verge of collapse.

Desperate for a chance to survive, the one-eyed cultivator hurriedly said in a trembling voice, "I—I can reveal who's behind this, but I beg you, senior, to have mercy and spare my brother's life."

Yu Daoxuan said calmly, "If you tell the truth, I can consider it."

"It was Zhao Shijie who forced us to do it!" the one-eyed cultivator said urgently. "We are guests of the Zhao family. He saw that you are a talisman master and that you spent lavishly at the trade fair. He concluded that you are wealthy and ordered us to secretly follow you and wait for an opportunity to ambush you."

Zhao Shijie!

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A cold glint flashed in Yu Daoxuan's eyes.

He had already suspected something, and now that it was confirmed, his murderous intent towards Zhao Shijie grew even stronger.

Seeing that Yu Daoxuan remained silent, the one-eyed cultivator was filled with fear, worried that the other party would not let him and his brothers go.

So they flattered him, saying, "Senior, we know that Zhao Shijie has a great opportunity. If you release my brother, we will follow your lead and help you seize that opportunity."

"Oh, what was the opportunity?"

"If you satisfy me, I might consider not killing you."

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Yu Daoxuan said coldly.

A fleeting look of joy at surviving a calamity flashed in the one-eyed cultivator's eyes, and he immediately recounted the entire opportunity.

"Fine, get out of here!"

After listening, a glint flashed in Yu Daoxuan's eyes, and he waved his hand.

The one-eyed monk felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly struggled to get up and escape from the place.

But they didn't notice that the opening of the spirit beast pouch at Yu Daoxuan's waist was subtly moving.

A small, white shadow darted out like lightning.