Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

The two charged forward again and engaged in a fierce battle with Steward Wang.

"hateful!"

Manager Wang gritted his teeth, a glint of smugness gleaming in the depths of his eyes.

We absolutely cannot let Li Ping'an leave today, no matter what.

If Li Ping'an were to leave, this whole affair would be completely exposed.

Killing Li Ping'an next time would be harder than climbing to heaven.

These guys forced me into this!

Manager Wang gritted his teeth and then took out a dark, gleaming hidden weapon from his pocket.

When the two men saw the hidden weapon, their expressions changed instantly.

"This is actually a Soul-Piercing Nail! How did this guy get such a magical artifact?"

"Bro, get back now!"

Zhang Xiushi roared, and without any hesitation, his figure rapidly retreated backward.

At the same time, he unhesitatingly threw out many talismans and magical artifacts, and a light shield formed on the surface of his body.

Protect yourself.

However, it was all too late.

A ruthless glint flashed in Steward Wang's eyes.

He threw the Soul-Piercing Nail directly at the cultivator surnamed Zhang.

The Soul-Piercing Nail emitted a sharp whistle.

A sharp killing intent instantly locked onto the cultivator.

With a flash of black shadow, the defensive magic shield on the Zhang surname cultivator was shattered layer by layer.

And it pierced the throat of the cultivator surnamed Zhang at an extremely fast speed.

The cultivator surnamed Zhang's eyes widened, and he slumped to his knees.

He died just like that.

"Brother Zhang!"

The cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining was terrified upon seeing this scene.

They were utterly horrified.

He was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, while this person was at the eighth level.

Without help, he was no match for them.

"hateful!"

He gritted his teeth, knowing that now was not the time to fight the other side.

It quickly flew towards the nearby bushes.

"Hmph, they just had to force me to use the Soul-Piercing Nail."

Manager Wang didn't chase after them, but he felt a little sorry for them.

"This is a Soul-Piercing Nail worth over a thousand spirit stones, and it's being used on someone else like this."

What's even more infuriating is that they didn't even manage to kill Li Ping'an.

Fortunately, Li Ping'an hadn't gone far, so we could still give chase.

Manager Wang took a deep breath and immediately chased after Li Ping'an in the direction he had fled.

Meanwhile, Li Ping'an used two cultivators to hold off Steward Wang.

He just ran wildly all the way.

He can't go to the sect now, or he'll run into Steward Wang.

They had no choice but to grit their teeth and run towards the market.

Although the market is not a sect, it is still a place with many people and a lot of people looking at it.

I believe that Manager Wang would never lay a hand on him in the market.

However, Li Ping'an hadn't gone far when he heard a series of angry roars coming from behind him.

"You stop right there, you bastard! Don't try to run away!"

Li Ping'an saw that Steward Wang was still desperately chasing after him.

A burst of cursing immediately followed.

Where does this damn guy get his stamina from?

If it were anyone else, they would probably be exhausted by now after such a long journey.

But this guy runs so fast, yet he still managed to catch up.

How exactly did they do it?

At this point, Li Ping'an was too lazy to waste words with the other party.

He slipped and ran, making his escape even faster.

Only a fool wouldn't run.

If the other side catches up with me, I will definitely die.

He soon saw a market appear ahead.

Li Ping'an's face lit up with joy, and he immediately quickened his pace.

Manager Wang followed behind, his expression changing drastically.

That damn old man, how can his spiritual power be so long?

Logically speaking, a cultivator at the early stage of Qi Refining should have already exhausted his spiritual energy.

Such an intense battle should have caused them to collapse due to insufficient spiritual energy long ago.

Unexpectedly, there was still room to accelerate.

Damn!

Manager Wang had also exhausted his spiritual power at this moment, and the fierce battle had left him feeling quite tired.

But he absolutely cannot let Li Ping'an go at this moment.

Once they reach the market town, it will be difficult for him to make his move.

He immediately let out a loud shout.

Steward Wang's essence was burning wildly, and his entire body burst forth with an unparalleled speed.

It charged towards Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an felt a murderous intent approaching.

They knew that Steward Wang had caught up with them suddenly.

He quickly dodged to the side, avoiding a fiery attack.

When he got up again, he saw that Steward Wang had blocked the way to the market.

"Heh heh, old man Li! You went to such lengths to escape, but now I've managed to block your way! Hahaha!"

Seeing that he had successfully stopped Li Ping'an, Manager Wang laughed excitedly.

He flipped the black blade in his hand and slashed at Li Ping'an.

"Wait! Didn't you want to know my secret? I'll tell you if you let me go!"

Li Ping'an suddenly roared.

This shout caused Steward Wang's black knife to stop in mid-air.

He grinned maliciously at Li Ping'an.

"Hey old man, now you know how to beg for mercy? Where were you before? You only talked after I beat you up."

"Okay, now tell me all your secrets."

"I'm very curious, what kind of extraordinary encounter allowed you, an old man, to improve so much in just one month?"

Steward Wang let out a cold laugh.

At the same time, he was also very excited.

As for killing Li Ping'an to report back to Senior Brother Zhang, he was more interested in the real secrets behind Li Ping'an.

You should know that at the beginning he was just an old blacksmith in a blacksmith shop, with almost zero cultivation level.

As a result, in just one month, he leaped forward and directly reached the Qi Refining stage, with his spiritual energy being incredibly abundant.

Nobody believed there was any major opportunity involved.

Once I seize this old man's opportunity, I might be able to soar to great heights as well.

At that time, neither Senior Brother Zhang nor Senior Brother Li will ever be able to surpass me.

Manager Wang thought viciously, while simultaneously pointing the knife at Li Ping'an's throat.

"This is your last chance. If you still don't talk, I'll slit your throat."

Li Ping'an's expression was complicated. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke with a bitter look on his face.

"Actually, it doesn't hurt to tell you. I have a treasure within me that can directly refine all waste pills into truly high-grade pills."

Manager Wang's eyes lit up, a glint of greed flashing in them.

If this is true, then why does this old man have it?

Such treasures are probably only suitable for oneself.

Only I am worthy of receiving such a treasure. If it were someone else, how could they possibly be qualified?

A hint of suspicion still lingered on his face.

"If that's really the case, then why doesn't the poisonous gas emitted by those useless pills affect you?"

Li Pingan said helplessly:

"Because I have a bead on my body that can directly absorb all the waste gas, and I can transform all the waste gas into a fresh energy."

Manager Wang fell silent.

No wonder he felt something was off before.

He suddenly raised his head and stared intently at Li Ping'an.

"Since you have such a good thing, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and hand it over."

"Does trash like you deserve such a treasure?"

Li Pingan paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"no."

Manager Wang narrowed his eyes.

"Huh? You actually dare to say no?"