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

Then there is one queen bee, 11 upper-level leader bees, 137 mid-level giant bees, and 882 lower-level larvae.

Then came more than four hundred larvae, but unfortunately, after that melody, almost all of them died, leaving him with only three of the strongest ones, which were also half-crippled and barely alive.

Finally, there were more than seventy insect eggs.

Fortunately, although many of the eggs died, they were more resilient than the larvae due to the thin membrane, and more than twenty survived. It was a pleasant surprise.

What should we do on the fifth day?

Before obtaining the items from the golden treasure chest, Wang Li planned to continue scavenging the various stone halls, collecting as many rare herbs as possible to take with him. He was still somewhat wary of certain seed-level members from different sects, as everyone possessed talismanic treasures, making the competition a matter of teamwork and individual attack speed.

As a lone wolf, he was clearly at a disadvantage.

Once he obtains the scroll and opens it, he can simply target those who are alone or clearly engaged in a chaotic battle, without even having to face them directly. He can simply activate his talisman from a distance!

In this way, even if the opposing group had talismans and top-tier magic weapons, how could they possibly contend with him, who unleashed his full power right from the start? The activation of talismans also takes time, which is enough time for him to wreak havoc.

Those targeted by him have an over 80% chance of being instantly killed by his golden mace.

For the remaining 20%, if one strike doesn't work, try again; if one strike fails, follow up with a second.

The power of a talisman unleashed by a Qi Refining thirteenth level cultivator is something that no talisman of the same level can withstand.

Otherwise, let Han Li, who is at the eleventh level of Qi Refining, use his top-tier magic weapons to fight against Senior Brother Lu's Azure Dragon Flag, who is at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, and see who has the last laugh.

Talismans are used by lower-level cultivators to overthrow their superiors.

If the person who urges it on has a higher cultivation level and gains the upper hand...

"Boom."

A high-grade magic weapon was shattered to pieces by the golden mace, causing immense heartache to a Qi Refining level thirteen elite from the Blade Transformation Pavilion. However, what happened next chilled him to the bone. Another top-grade magic weapon he had summoned also failed to withstand the impact of the golden mace and was sent flying far away, the golden light continuing its relentless assault on him.

"no, do not want!"

This person has a middle-aged face, with thick, weathered eyebrows, making it clear at a glance that he is not young.

"Senior brother of Qingxu Sect, please have mercy! All the spiritual herbs I've collected are yours, just spare my life!"

Despite possessing the cultivation of the thirteenth level peak, making him roughly equal to Wang Li, he lost the initiative and was constantly restrained, unable to escape even if he wanted to. At this moment, he could only desperately parry while humbly pleading. He was even willing to give up everything he had gained, just to survive.

Unfortunately, this is a blood-stained forbidden zone, not the peaceful outside world.

Wang was being quite lenient, only targeting the big guys at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining. He didn't even bother with the poor guys at the eleventh or twelfth level who usually teamed up; he would selectively let them go, which was considered a great act of kindness.

If it were some shameless people, they would only know how to bully their junior brothers and sisters.

Even more shameless, they usually spend a lot of money to specifically exchange for high-level spirit fusion talismans.

If this talisman is used between oneself and a partner just before entering the forbidden area, temporarily linking their spiritual energies, there is a 50/50 chance that the two will be teleported to the same place by external restrictions.

This way, you can start with a two-person team and easily ambush and defeat any lone ordinary disciples from various factions.

Wang Li had always suspected that the two from the Chen family might be in the same situation.

Otherwise, how could they have come together so coincidentally without any damage?

Such scoundrels are not interested in the coveted medicinal herbs, but only in the open and aboveboard killing and robbing to make a fortune!

The others' target was the central area, and their targets were ordinary cultivators passing by with lower cultivation levels than themselves. While the others were fighting to the death with demonic beasts, these people were specifically teamed up to ambush and stab from behind. The others, dragging their wounds back laden with loot, would inevitably run into these two lying in wait, only to be met with a humiliating defeat, perhaps even ending up bloodied and battered.

And there won't be any side effects!

"Ugh, those brats from Qingxu Sect, I hate them!"

"Junior brother of the Lin family, why are you even targeting your senior brother? Aren't we both from the Qingxu Sect?"

...fifty, forty-nine...forty-four!

In just four hours, the number of red dots on the scroll decreased rapidly from over fifty to forty-four!

In other words, including him, there are only 45 people left in the Crimson Forbidden Zone this time.

After killing several cultivators from various sects at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, Wang Li's magical power was starting to wane, even after taking several breaks to recover.

"There are about three more hours until the trial ends..."

At the entrance to the stone hall where the black dragon was located, Wang Li left behind the corpses of more than a dozen cultivators filled with spiritual energy and turned to leave.

Chapter 43 The Last Bloody Moment in the Forbidden Land (2)

On the afternoon of the fifth day after entering the forbidden area, around 1:45 PM:

"It's time to bring them out!"

The various factions who had been waiting outside the forbidden area for many days finally made their move again. Seven Core Formation stage cultivators joined forces once more and painstakingly opened the passage. However, this time, the seven of them were noticeably more relaxed, tearing a gap in the great formation's restrictions in just over an hour. Moreover, after each of them retrieved their respective magical treasures, the passage did not simply disappear as before.

"I wonder how many spiritual herbs these disciples will be able to bring back this time?"

None of the seven Core Formation Elders cared about the deaths or injuries of these lower-level disciples.

Behind the seven, more than twenty Foundation Establishment stage managers were nervously staring at the passage ahead, hoping that more disciples from their own sects would come out and bring out more spiritual herbs.

After all, this is related to the distribution of the Foundation Establishment Pills next time, and is closely related to the interests of their families.

Inside the forbidden area.

After changing back into Huangfeng Valley attire and cleaning himself of the many unclean things, Wang Li prepared to leave the ring mountain range from the northwest and head straight for the exit there.

We came here to close the net.

"Damn it, why is there a formation here?"

"Damn it, I'll hand over half of the spirit herbs and let me leave this hellhole!"

Inside the small maze at the exit of the crater, another unlucky soul has fallen victim. Wang Li came here not to hunt, but simply to prevent anyone from meddling in his affairs.

"Are there any senior brothers or sisters from Huadaowu passing by who could lend me a hand from outside the formation?"

"Save your energy and break through the formation quickly; maybe we can still make it in time."

The person who spoke felt a chill in their heart, but still encouraged the two beside them, clinging to a sliver of hope that they could reach the edge exit before the array passage closed.

However, someone even extinguished that last bit of hope for him:

"It's too late. At our current speed of breaking through the formation, it will take us at least two hours!"

Another elite disciple of Huadaowu turned deathly pale.

Why is he so confident?

Simply because:

"It's all your fault! Why didn't you take the perfectly good southwest exit? You had to drag us through this northwest entrance!"

Can we blame him?

"I didn't want to either, but why, why did that person set up an array at the southwestern mountain pass, and then specially came to the northwestern mountain pass to set up another one? Don't they harvest any spiritual herbs?"

He specifically avoided the road near the southwest! Yet he still got caught in the trap! And he dragged his fellow disciples down with him!

Shouldn't a family always be together?

It turned out that this person was none other than one of the three people from the Hidden Moon Sect, the Pure Void Sect, and the Blade Transformation Dock who had been trapped earlier, and the one from the Blade Transformation Dock.

Outside the formation, Wang Li, who had been standing there for half an hour, watched as the two people from the Spirit Beast Mountain at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining left with smug satisfaction. Feeling that the time was almost up, he quickly set up another layer of illusionary formation outside before silently departing.

He was eager to know what would happen to these three next time they came in. Where had all the disciples from various sects who had disappeared gone? Could the formation prevent them from suffering any harm?

These are all things he wanted to explore.

This experiment greatly helped him to understand this forbidden area more thoroughly.

"Hopefully, next time I come in, I'll get some surprises. Wait, another red dot has disappeared! Is the final, bloody moment about to begin?"

On the scroll, the red dots at the four gates of the high walls gradually went out.

Northwest high walled gateway.

As soon as Wang Li arrived, he was stopped by four disciples from Spirit Beast Mountain.

Beside him, a Qingxu Sect disciple who was beyond dead was quietly recounting something obvious.

This can be considered the final test for the Crimson Forbidden Land.

The high wall has only four gates, meaning that whichever faction has more surviving disciples, gathers earlier, and seizes a gate in the final moments, will be exploited by any passerby, regardless of their wishes. Especially in the current situation where "the other side has superior numbers and we are alone," it's perfectly normal for the people of Spirit Beast Mountain to unite and kill us to steal our treasures.

"trouble."

Having only about 50% of his own magical power left is one thing. But the fact that his opponent is from Spirit Beast Mountain is a bit troublesome.

A disciple of the Spirit Beast Mountain, in conjunction with his own spirit beast, typically possesses the strength of "three" or even "four" combatants; when four disciples join forces, they are likely to have more than ten or twenty mid- to high-level spirit beasts as helpers.

This force should not be underestimated by Wang Li.

Even if he could rely on the small maze array he had set up nearby before entering the crater, he might not necessarily come out on top. This is because some spirit beasts are specifically designed to break maze arrays. If any of the four of them possessed a spirit-eyed demon beast like the Twin-Eyed Rat, then the opposing group could break through his small maze array in no time.

Furthermore, there were others hiding around, and he didn't want to give the two hidden bystanders the chance to become the predators.

Of course, the most important thing is that if he reveals his trump card and still fails to capture all four of the other party, there will be endless troubles in the future.

How to do?

Wang Li didn't want to reveal too much. Several top-tier magic artifacts, a large number of talismans, and especially talismanic treasures were things he couldn't expose. Otherwise, he would be met with the "interested" gazes of the Core Formation stage cultivators from the seven sects.

"Fellow Daoists of Spirit Beast Mountain, would you be so kind as to do me a favor?"

He believes it's best to avoid fighting if possible, prioritizing peace.

"What do you say, kid from Yellow Maple Valley? Hehehe..."

The four people from Spirit Beast Mountain were incredibly arrogant, relying on their numerical advantage.

However, Wang Li noticed one familiar face among them (he had seen him not long ago at the northwest pass of the ring mountain range), and the other three were strangers (all were commoners with 12th-level cultivation techniques; he hadn't paid much attention to them when entering the forbidden area, so he didn't remember them). This lineup of opponents didn't make him panic.

"How long are you guys in the bushes planning to keep watching this show? You've all seen what happened to this lone Daoist from the Qingxu Sect! What, are you planning to follow in my footsteps after I, Wang, fall?"

According to the previous hints in the scroll, there should have been two more hidden here.

2+1 vs 4, the difference is very limited.

If the group from Spirit Beast Mountain tries to control them again, they will surely pay a heavy price.

"Hmm? So there really is someone hiding?"

Upon hearing Wang Li's words, the elite Qi Refining level 13 group from Spirit Beast Mountain smiled and narrowed their eyes, stroking a small squirrel in their hand with a playful expression.