A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting as a Rogue Cultivator

This is absolutely rare in the world; you can't buy it even with spirit stones.

"If we were to offer this as a tribute to the Core Formation Grandmaster of our sect, he might just accept us as nominal disciples!"

"We must get our hands on it, no matter the cost!"

"But what about those managers in the market? We need to give them an explanation."

"Hmph, what explanation do we need to give them? This medicine originally belonged to the Nalan family. It was clearly that little thief who stole it when we weren't paying attention. Damn it, we must get it back."

"Second brother is right, those are our family's things, how can we not get them back!"

Everyone was mentally prepared to be shameless.

No one noticed the girl's momentary frown and the fleeting disgust in her eyes: this elixir was something she had prepared for herself, how could she let her brothers give it to the Core Formation Elder as a gift for becoming his disciple? With her dual spiritual roots, she would have a great chance of becoming a disciple of a Core Formation Elder after she reached Foundation Establishment, there was no need to waste such an elixir!

The woman hadn't told her brothers about the immortal herb beforehand, which was actually her ulterior motive.

Unfortunately, Wang Li was a bit too cunning. He took off his clothes and pants right in front of her, making her blush and shout in embarrassment. Realizing something was wrong, he immediately ran away, and decisively chose to return to the market, which made her somewhat depressed. Her previous plan to monopolize the immortal herb was probably going to fail, as her brothers would certainly not selflessly share the huge profits with their little sister.

What's the next step?

Although this market town isn't large, it's more than enough to hide a person. The biggest fear is that the other party will simply resell the immortal herb; that would be troublesome.

"Fourth Brother, go and inform the eldest and fifth brothers to keep an eye on the west gate and prevent them from escaping through it."

The market of the Giant Sword Sect is run through by a street running east to west, with two entrances and exits. Therefore, the girl and her family could not just ambush at the east gate, and there were also two groups of people at the west gate.

"Second brother, go and ask the managers of the market. Tell them that the Nalan family has lost the immortal herb we were preparing to offer to Qingyue Zhenren, and that the thief is in the market..."

Qingyue Zhenren is a female Core Formation cultivator from the Giant Sword Sect.

The girl could only try to gain more of the hidden benefits of the immortal herbs in this way.

"Third Brother, you and I both memorized that person's scent with our tracking rats earlier. So we split up and searched the streets carefully. If we can catch the thief before alerting the managers in the market, we won't owe them a favor."

The girl sighed.

"Ninth Sister. I gave my tracking mouse to Little Seven, so I'm afraid it will have to travel with you."

Furthermore, you have little experience in combat, so how can I let you act alone?

Even though the opponent is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, we can't be careless!

The third brother asked with concern.

"Is Seventh Brother still over there?"

The girl blinked her beautiful eyes in confusion.

"Yes, he said that in case the other party escapes from the market, he would intercept them outside, just in case."

This explanation, while seemingly plausible, appears to be an attempt to shirk responsibility.

"Don't worry, with his Qi Refining eleventh level cultivation, dealing with a rogue cultivator who has just entered the Qi Refining ninth level is a piece of cake."

"Alright."

All eight elder brothers are above the tenth level of Qi Refining.

In fact, she should have had more than fifty brothers, but they were all mortals or had pseudo-spiritual roots and were not recognized by her father. Therefore, they were all sent to the secular world to manage their businesses at a very young age.

Only her eight older brothers, each with three spiritual roots, were accepted; she, with only two spiritual roots, was given the highest hopes.

Don't ask how the pharmacy owner can have so many children, and all of them are boys. Just ask him, "He owns a pharmacy."

A family-inherited craft.

And she spared no effort in giving birth to this precious daughter; she's quite a ruthless character.

Of the eight elder brothers, only one had reached the thirteenth level of Qi Refining—their eldest brother, who was lying in ambush west of the market. The other three had reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, and the young girl also possessed the peak cultivation of the twelfth level. In addition, their equipment was quite good. Therefore, the Nalan family members were confident that they would be able to successfully hunt down a rogue cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and they did not believe that their group would fail.

However, a few minutes later...

"You bastard, why do you smell like that person?"

In an alley, the third brother picked up a rogue cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining and questioned him.

Beside her, the tracking mouse in the girl's hand was sniffing at the straw hat on the rogue cultivator's head.

At the same time, in the area near the western entrance, the eldest and fourth brothers stared grimly at another rogue cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining in front of them, who was trembling with fear.

The Nalan family members all knew exactly what was going on.

That meant the target had distributed his clothes to these rogue cultivators, letting them walk their pack of dogs around the market!

"How many spirit stones did he give you?"

The fourth brother asked through gritted teeth, wishing he could smear a fireball in the other's face.

"Half a bottle of this medicine is effective for those below the tenth level of Qi Refining, as it can strengthen the foundation, nourish the vital energy, and enhance cultivation!"

The rogue cultivator was startled, but not afraid.

Because the market has its own rules, and with many onlookers watching with their divine senses in broad daylight, the Nalan family of the pill shop must be crazy to kill such a lowly rogue cultivator like him, ruining the market's reputation and destroying their own brand.

"You'd risk your lives for just half a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills?"

After examining the pills, the eldest brother was so angry he felt like vomiting blood.

"It's worth several spirit stones..."

The hushed conversation that followed made the two, who possessed exceptional intuition, feel uneasy.

This is the current situation of independent cultivators in the Yue Kingdom.

All I can say is that Wang Li understands the suffering of these rogue cultivators all too well.

"This is bad! This distracts our senses from tracking the rat, and it might go through the east gate again!"

Among cultivators, even those only at the Qi Refining stage, few are foolish.

"Use the sound transmission talisman to tell Ninth Sister and Third Brother that we've been tricked."

"Damn, what a cunning fellow, but..."

"What's wrong, fourth brother?"

"Big brother, that lazybones Lao Qi is still lurking at the ambush point outside the East Gate. If we run into him, hehehe, let's go check on Lao Qi!"

A quarter of an hour later, the Nalan family members arrived at the ambush site they had set up earlier. They fell silent as they looked at the devastation on the ground and the two charred corpses, one large and one small.

So, how exactly did Wang Li manage to escape the pursuit?

it's actually really easy.

In other words, he bribed six low-level rogue cultivators with a few bottles of pills, had them change into his clothes, pants, gloves, etc., and used these people to help him draw away the pursuers.

Furthermore, to increase the safety of these people, he specifically targeted rogue cultivators below the ninth level of Qi Refining, which was tantamount to telling the Nalan family that they had chased the wrong people.

In that case, even if the Nalan family wanted to vent their anger, they would have to rationally consider the gains and losses involved.

He changed his clothes and, along with another low-level rogue cultivator, circled around and left through the east gate again.

Moreover, he sent this low-level rogue cultivator wearing his outer garment out of the market to scout the situation first. Finding that there was no problem, he then slipped out of the market.

However, he hadn't expected that there would still be one person guarding the place where the ambush had been set up.

Just as he was flying on his sword, a cold glint suddenly appeared in the dense forest below. Wang Li's hair stood on end, and he quickly controlled his flying sword and narrowly avoided the attack.

Following closely behind were several more flashes of cold light.

Are there any more ambushes?

Feeling slightly nervous, I thought to myself, and my hands and feet moved with incredible speed and dexterity.

He immediately pulled out three basic and advanced talismans:

"die!"

More than three hundred fireballs the size of washbasins shot out from the three talismans in front of him, heading straight towards the source of the attack.

Below, the seventh brother was shocked.

They hurriedly darted out of the range of the fire, feeling a wave of fear wash over them.

This isn't a fight, it's clearly a money laundering scheme!

Even a casually obtained beginner-level or advanced-level talisman is worth more than half of his entire fortune!

"Turns out he was just a piece of trash at the eleventh level of Qi Refining."

Upon seeing the other party's figure, a ferocious glint flashed in Wang Li's eyes.

We can't wipe out the Nalan family for now, so let's collect some interest from you first!

His cultivation level of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining was then revealed, with the Vermilion Bird Ring hidden behind a large number of fireballs as a backup plan.

This display of power made Lao Qi's face turn pale with anger, and he secretly groaned in despair.

Wasn't it supposed to be the ninth level of Qi Refining?

How could he be a master at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining?

Ninth Sister has ruined me!

He patted his storage bag, quickly affixed a Swiftness Talisman to his legs, and at the same time took out a high-grade magic weapon and a Vajra Shield Talisman.

With a flash, it leaped backward, somersaulted in mid-air, and even used the light barrier of a basic defensive spell to change its trajectory in mid-air, just like a nimble butterfly among flowers.

His movements were graceful and elegant.

They managed to avoid a large number of fireballs.

"Boom."

The Vermilion Bird Ring struck the superior-grade magic weapon, the small hammer, sending it flying backward. The Vermilion Bird Ring was momentarily obstructed. Furthermore, despite trying to avoid the deafening roar of the fireball rain, scorching scratches were still unavoidable.

Just as they stood still, preparing to activate the Vajra Talisman to slow down the wave.

A blur of motion, stepping on fallen leaves in the forest to gain momentum and change direction!

It actually made an arc movement of more than ten meters in mid-air!

"Pfft!"

A fleeting afterimage, a flash of blood.

In a single glance, Wang Li appeared about ten feet behind the seventh brother; with a flick of his wrist, he stabbed out with a fierce backhand without even turning his head.