Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

Upon hearing this, Yu Daoxuan smiled slightly, thinking to himself that the other party had indeed come to deliver an opportunity, just as the golden tablet's last words had said.

Last night at midnight, his last words appeared as expected.

"My name is Yu Daoxuan. When you see this, I will be filled with regret. I ran into Zhuge Xiaoshi and Yao Jingyuan again at the Haiyue Island market. They invited me to ambush and kill the local rogue cultivator Ding Zhen..."

I only met the two of them by chance and did not agree to their request, thus missing an opportunity...

He turned around and saw two cultivators walking quickly toward him.

A man dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe, with a carefree and unrestrained demeanor.

A red-faced middle-aged monk was standing beside him.

It was Zhuge Xiaoshi and Yao Jingyuan.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, it really is you!"

Zhuge Xiaoshi stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands, and smiled.

Yu Daoxuan returned the greeting with clasped hands: "So it's Fellow Daoist Zhuge and Fellow Daoist Yao. May I ask what business you two have with me?"

His dying words last night revealed that he already knew in advance that the other party was there to offer him an opportunity.

But since this matter cannot be exposed, they pretended not to know.

Zhuge Xiaoshi lowered his voice and got straight to the point: "To be honest, the reason we stopped you today is to invite you to participate in a fortuitous opportunity. Afterwards, the spoils will be split equally. What do you say?"

"Oh? I wonder what the opportunity was?"

Yu Daoxuan continued to cooperate.

"We plan to join forces to ambush and kill Ding Zhen and seize the treasures on his person," Zhuge Xiaoshi transmitted his voice. "Fellow Daoist, you must have heard of Ding Zhen these past few days in the market, right?"

Yu Daoxuan's heart stirred. He had indeed heard the name Ding Zhen quite a few times in the market these past few days.

It can be said that the discussion about Ding Zhen is second only to the upcoming market fair in terms of popularity.

The other party was a young rogue cultivator with a considerable reputation in the area, who was said to have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Due to certain events, they were jointly hunted down by the "Tianshui Zhao Family" and the "Yuhai Xiao Family".

The Xiao family of Yuhai is one of the six major Purple Mansion forces in Jiuyuan Continent, which means that the other party has offended both a Purple Mansion force and a Pseudo-Core Force.

Recently, these two forces have been sending people to hunt down the enemy and have offered many cultivation items as a reward.

However, Ding Zhen's movements were elusive, yet he always managed to escape danger and capture time and time again.

More importantly, it is rumored that he has obtained the inheritance of the Lingxiao Sect.

Yu Daoxuan had seen information about the Lingxiao Sect in the sect's scripture library.

A thousand years ago, the Song Kingdom was ruled by six major Core Formation forces: Lingxiao Sect, Yuhua Sect, Jianhu Palace, Baocheng Sect, Qiyun Sect, and Yuanzhen Sect.

The Song family, the royal family, was merely a puppet family that ruled the Song Kingdom through the rule of six major powers.

However, due to the emergence of an unparalleled genius in the Song family a thousand years ago, the Song family rose to become the strongest Core Formation force and completely became the true controller of the Song Kingdom.

As a result, the Lingxiao Sect, Baocheng Sect, and Yuanzhen Sect all declined and fell, leaving only scattered legacies.

However, whenever a new member of the Lingxiao Sect is born, it stirs up a bloody storm in the Song Kingdom.

Considering this information, Yu Daoxuan looked at Zhuge Xiaoshi and the other person, and pondered, "Fellow Daoist Zhuge, as far as I know, Ding Zhen has repeatedly escaped the pursuit of forces such as the Zhao family of Tianshui, and his whereabouts are unpredictable. It will probably not be easy to surround and kill him, will it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Xiaoshi quickly glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to their conversation, transmitted his voice again.

"What Fellow Daoist Yu said is absolutely right. Ding Zhen is indeed extraordinary. In a one-on-one fight, the two of us are no match for him."

"That's why I wanted to invite you to join me. If you're interested, we can move to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and find a quiet place to discuss this further."

Yu Daoxuan had already had this idea, so he naturally agreed.

Afterwards, the three of them arrived at Zuixianlou.

Zuixianlou is a place where cultivators often gather. There are private rooms upstairs, and each private room is equipped with a soundproof array.

The three went up to the second floor and chose a private room to sit down. Zhuge Xiaoshi activated the room's formation before slowly revealing the details.

It turns out that Zhuge Xiaoshi has a friend who is a rogue cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Yesterday, he accidentally discovered Ding Zhen's whereabouts at Zhanmo Ridge near Haiyue Island.

Knowing that he couldn't defeat the opponent alone, the rogue cultivator secretly approached Zhuge Xiaoshi and Yao Jingyuan, hoping to invite them to join forces to kill Ding Zhen and seize the inherited treasure on his body.

Zhuge Xiaoshi knew that this matter was dangerous. Even with the help of his rogue cultivator friend, he and Yao Jingyuan might be able to defeat Ding Zhen, but it would be difficult to capture him.

After all, the latter had successfully escaped from the pursuit of a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhao family of Tianshui, and his combat strength was far beyond that of an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Therefore, Zhuge Xiaoshi and the other two discussed and decided to find more fellow cultivators to help them.

Today I ran into Yu Daoxuan in the market and learned that he was a talisman master, so I wanted to invite him to join me.

Upon hearing this, Yu Daoxuan felt a sense of doubt.

"With the grand Haiyue Market event approaching, all forces will gather. Ding Zhen possesses the inheritance of the Core Formation stage and has offended both the Zhao family of Tianshui and the Xiao family of Yuhai. Logically, he should be hiding to avoid trouble. Why has he chosen this moment to appear at Zhanmo Ridge?"

Yao Jingyuan had clearly already considered the doubts, and explained in a deep voice: "I was also quite puzzled by this matter at first, but after careful investigation and analysis, I have guessed some of the reasons."

"It is said that Ding Zhen has secretly fallen in love with a legitimate daughter of the Xiao family in Yuhai and they have pledged their lives to each other. However, the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family has already been engaged to a young prodigy of the Zhao family in Tianshui. After this affair was exposed, Ding Zhen was hunted down by both parties."

"After the news that he possessed the inheritance of the Lingxiao Sect was leaked, it aroused the covetousness of both the righteous and evil factions, and he was relentlessly pursued by all sides."

"During his elopement with the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, she was unfortunately struck by the Five Poisons Palm of the Five Poisons Child. This palm strike is insidious and vicious, and ordinary elixirs and medicines are ineffective; only the second-tier top-grade elixir, the Great Rejuvenation Pill, can neutralize it."

"In my guess, Ding Zhen's appearance this time is mostly to take advantage of the opening of the Haiyue Market to buy a Great Rejuvenation Pill to detoxify himself."

"Besides that, another possibility is that there is another Lingxiao Sect inheritance hidden deep in Tiansha Ridge. The other party wants to find the inheritance site and search for rare and precious medicines to detoxify it."

After hearing the whole story, most of Yu Daoxuan's doubts dissipated.

At the same time, he also understood what the two were thinking.

Zhuge Xiaoshi and Yao Jingyuan probably thought he was a lone cultivator with average strength, and easy to manipulate.

Little did he know that with his true strength, killing these two would be as easy as turning his hand.

After pretending to ponder for a moment, Yu Daoxuan slowly nodded and said, "In that case, I will join you. I hope that, as Fellow Daoist Zhuge said, I can obtain an opportunity."

Upon seeing Yu Daoxuan agree, Zhuge Xiaoshi and Yao Jingyuan's faces lit up with joy, and they quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Yu, rest assured, as long as we can capture Ding Zhen, the treasures obtained will be split equally."

Then, Zhuge Xiaoshi said that the two of them would invite another friend to meet at the north gate of the market early the next morning, and then go to Zhanmo Ridge together.

Yu Daoxuan nodded in agreement, indicating that there was no problem.

The three briefly discussed the general plan for the ambush, and then went their separate ways.

Yu Daoxuan then went to the Spirit Beast Pavilion of the Zhou family, the Beast Tamer.

They purchased ten bottles of Spirit-Serving Pills, two Beast Essence Pills, and two first-tier peak demon beast cores to prepare for the Ghost King Spider and Ear Mouse to break through to the first-tier peak.

The two demonic beasts have been stuck in the late stage of the first tier for several years. Among them, the Ghost King Spider has the most profound foundation and is showing signs of breaking through. It only needs a slight opportunity to complete the breakthrough.

Upon returning to Tianquan Blessed Land, they activated the defensive formation and set up a Gathering Yuan and Spirit Circulation Formation in the cave.

He raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and two dark figures landed smoothly.

The ear-mouse was born with the talent to spot treasures by smelling the wind. As soon as it landed, it smelled the pure and rich aura of the demon core. It immediately jumped onto Yu Daoxuan's shoulder, its little paws pawing at his sleeve, squeaking softly, full of longing.

Seeing this, Yu Daoxuan smiled faintly, tossed an earth-attribute demon core to it, and then took out the remaining demon scorpion core and the beast essence pill and gave them to the Ghost King Spider.

The Beast Essence Pill is a type of elixir for demonic beasts to advance to higher ranks. It is an excellent elixir for first-rank demonic beasts to break through to the peak realm.

Overjoyed, the two beasts swallowed the demon core pills without hesitation, each lying in wait to circulate their demonic energy and refine the medicinal power.

Yu Daoxuan kept his eyes fixed on the two beasts, just in case.

Several hours later, the Ear Mouse finished digesting the earth-type demon core, and its demonic energy surged and increased, becoming much stronger than before.

However, his cultivation level remained stuck at the late stage of the first tier, and he was unable to break through.

Another half hour passed, and the Ghost King Spider also underwent a change.

The venomous essence of the scorpion's core, combined with the breakthrough medicinal power of the Beast Essence Pill, caused the two forces to merge violently within its body, resulting in a surge of pitch-black, highly venomous demonic energy.

Its eight long legs faintly glowed with a dark purple light, and fine, mysterious poisonous patterns appeared on its carapace. Its size also swelled up a lot, and its aura was far greater than before.

Once the demonic energy subsided, the Ghost King Spider steadily stepped into the peak of the first tier.

"good!"

Yu Daoxuan was quite pleased and immediately tested the Ghost King Spider's abilities after its metamorphosis.

After advancing to the peak of the first tier, the spider silk it spits out becomes much tougher, making it difficult for ordinary high-grade magic weapons to cut easily.

The spider venom's corrosive and soul-corroding power is more than doubled. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator who is accidentally contaminated will instantly feel dizzy and have their mana sluggish.

Of course, this is Yu Daoxuan's own speculation.

Whether it can truly cause a Foundation Establishment cultivator to feel dizzy instantly remains to be verified.

Furthermore, its ability to conceal its aura has become even stronger, making it impossible for ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to detect it.

In future battles, the Ghost King Spider can lurk in the shadows and launch surprise attacks.

Yu Daoxuan gazed at the newly transformed Ghost King Spider, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

He then took out two Spirit-Sustaining Pills and gave them to the two beasts to help them stabilize their cultivation and strength.