Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

If viewed from above, the entire town of Lijia is covered by a blood-red fog, and a blood-red light shield forms above the town, separating it from the outside world.

Strangely, neither the gossiping old men and women on the street nor the busy middle-aged and young people noticed anything amiss and continued to do what they were used to doing as usual.

Only a few young children instinctively sensed the change in atmosphere and burst into tears.

The woman holding her child hurriedly sang nursery rhymes, trying to soothe her child, but unfortunately, the method that usually worked every time failed her today.

At the very top of Lijia Town, a thick sea of ​​blood instantly formed, with a bronze cauldron bobbing up and down within it.

Countless lines extend from the cauldron, connecting with the town below and reaching every resident.

Beside Venerable Crimson Fire, Zhao Liu stared intently at the changes in the town until the great formation was fully activated, at which point he finally expressed his heartfelt emotions.

"The Holy Master's mastery of alchemy is truly unparalleled! I imagine the people of Li Family Town will be overjoyed by your achievement!"

The Crimson Flame Venerable's expression was not as good as when he was refining pills. He looked at the sea of ​​blood above the town and watched the life essence continuously flow into the pill cauldron.

Knowing the temperament of Venerable Red Fire well, Zhao Liu immediately fell silent and stood obediently to the side.

He knew perfectly well that he wouldn't have to wait long. Given Venerable Crimson Fire's temper, he would soon reveal the truth, along with a furious rant against the unfortunate fellow, cursing his ancestors for eighteen generations.

Just as Zhao Liu had expected, in only a hundred breaths, Venerable Crimson Fire's face had turned red. He stood with the spinning cauldron on his head, angrily rebuking him.

"Damn it! Damn it! How come there are so few people in this town, and their cultivation levels are so low!"

Isn't Qing'an County the capital of Qishan Road? Doesn't the Li family claim to be one of the three great families?

How could their people be so useless? A full eight thousand people, how come they are all just ordinary, insignificant people?

I thought it would at least allow me to have one foot in the realm of immortals, but I never imagined it would be so utterly useless!

Zhao Liu remained silent, listening as Venerable Crimson Fire began to curse the Li family's ancestors for eighteen generations.

He waited until Venerable Crimson Fire was tired of cursing before asking a question.

"Holy Master, is the quality of this Great Pill too low? If that's truly the case, the Li family must have other relatives who would be willing to contribute to our sect's great cause!"

As Zhao Liu said this, his heart was bleeding. The other relatives of the Li family were his benefactors, the ones he needed to repay their "favors".

But for the sake of his beloved master, Zhao Liu was willing to give up this favor, only asking that his master not to refine him into a spirit!

Since it's all about alchemy, it doesn't matter who you refine the pills for.

As long as we can divert Venerable Crimson Flame's anger, there won't be a big problem.

You can always find a few "benefactors" if you're willing to look!

The methods that had always worked in the past failed to achieve their intended effect today. Instead of approving Zhao Liu's plan, Venerable Crimson Fire slapped him on the forehead.

"Idiot! Where do you think this is?"

Zhao Liu, who had been slapped, dared not speak out in anger, and listened meekly as Venerable Chi Huo roared angrily.

"This is Qishan Road! The territory of that god of death!"

Refining the Li family's relatives? Why don't you let me refine the Mu family too?

When that god of death attacks, will you fight him to the death, or will I?

Zhao Liu was still puzzled, though he knew how powerful the Crimson Flame Venerable was.

If the gap between them weren't so vast, Zhao Liu wouldn't have obediently followed Venerable Chi Huo, calling him "Holy Master" and doing the work of a servant every day.

He always felt that the Crimson Flame Venerable, who was on the verge of a breakthrough, was the strongest among those below the terrestrial immortals.

That God of Slaughter also didn't become a terrestrial immortal, so how powerful could he be?

Even if Venerable Crimson Fire couldn't defeat that God of Slaughter, he shouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

Zhao Liu thought this way, and that's what he asked. He pretended to be puzzled and exclaimed in surprise.

"Why do you say that, Holy Master? You are the number one person below immortals and gods. No matter how powerful Mu An is, how could he possibly be your match?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhao Liu received another slap on the forehead, making him see stars and almost unable to resist showing a fierce glint in his eyes at Venerable Crimson Fire.

"You think that God of Slaughter is a normal thing? In that deep valley at the foot of Qingquan Mountain, you can't be a match for that God of Slaughter unless you become a terrestrial immortal."

That deep valley is nearly five miles in diameter and more than a hundred meters deep. To this day, it remains barren and devoid of any vegetation. Even ordinary land deities would not possess such destructive power.

Even if that god of slaughter is only good at destruction, just based on that power, ordinary terrestrial immortals would have to think twice about whether they are really a match for that god of slaughter.

Without some prior experience, going up against that killing god might result in a humiliating defeat and ruin one's reputation!

Zhao Liu was shocked, and dozens of ways to betray one's master and ancestors flashed through his mind in an instant.

Great! Excellent! That's exactly how it should be!

If he could use that God of Slaughter's hand to kill Venerable Crimson Fire, wouldn't Zhao Liu be free?

In the future, the world will be vast, and everyone there will be his benefactor! Wouldn't his cultivation level rise rapidly?

The thought of being "filial" to the extreme only flashed through Zhao Liu's mind. When he raised his head, he had already returned to his usual timid and submissive demeanor.

He knew his beloved master too well; unsurprisingly, all his plans were in vain.

Worse still, given that murderous god's bloodlust, even if his master dies, Zhao Liu has no chance of escaping.

This is inappropriate, extremely inappropriate!

"Holy Master, if that's the case, what should we do now?"

Just as Zhao Liu had expected, Venerable Crimson Fire's expression changed as he looked at the spinning cauldron above his head, his face showing a conflicted expression.

In the short time that followed, most of the people in Lijia Town were in a state of near-death, and those with weaker constitutions had already turned into the essence of the elixir cauldron.

However, it would take at least half an hour to refine the entire town.

In Crimson Flame Venerable's plan, even if Li Family Town had as many martial artists as he had imagined, he did not intend to stay and confront Mu An head-on.

He, Venerable Crimson Fire, is indeed insane, but he is not stupid.

The slogans they shout are nothing but empty words to fool their followers. Only a fool would dare to go head-to-head with a killing god like Mu An!

That fool named Li Ke was nothing more than a pawn in his game.

It's a pity. I thought I would gain something great, but I never expected that the Li family was no different from ordinary villagers.

How infuriating! He was so foolish to think this was some kind of devout believer, and even wanted to express his gratitude!

What a waste of his feelings!

"Let's go! Forget about the pill, let's leave now! Let's leave quietly! We mustn't let that killing god discover our presence!"

"Holy Master, the Snake Protector, the Sheep Protector, the Pig Protector, and several thousand followers are all within the territory of Qishan Road. Should we inform them?"

"Idiot, is this your first day in my cult? Do I have to teach you this? What do you care if they live or die?"