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

Seeing this, Wang Li, who felt something was amiss, suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a chill ran down his spine for no reason:

"Gentlemen, don't rush out. There are still people from Spirit Beast Mountain lying in wait. Don't expose yourselves."

With a roar, he quickly darted away from the exit of the high wall.

what happened?

It's very simple: there is a fifth person in Spirit Beast Mountain.

Where did the fifth person come from?

Didn't he see two Spirit Beast Mountain disciples at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining passing by when he was hiding in the shadows near the small maze formation at the mountain pass of the ring mountain range?

One of them was the leader of the four disciples from Spirit Beast Mountain.

The question is, where did the other one go?

They had only met briefly, so he must have remembered them well and considered them familiar faces.

Where is she?

You won't know until you think about it, and then you'll be shocked.

These low-ranking disciples are so treacherous and cunning that you can easily fall into their trap if you're not careful.

Imagine two originally chosen allies. One of them steps forward first because of him, and is then ambushed and killed by the other, who appears later from Spirit Beast Mountain. The ambushing attacker might even strike him, turning the situation into a 1-on-5 scenario – a truly terrible outcome. Wouldn't it be a shame to be caught off guard and suffer such a humiliating defeat?

"That bastard from Yellow Maple Valley is so cautious!"

The middle-aged man from Spirit Beast Mountain, who was in the lead, said angrily:

"Junior Brother Chen, Junior Brother Sun, you two go after him! You must catch this bastard and grind him to dust!"

It was just a thoughtless outburst, and the other two didn't take it seriously at all.

"Senior brother, time is running out. Let's hold out a little longer, and once we rejoin the other two senior brothers, we should retreat."

Should we go and fight them to the death?

Don't make trouble.

If you want to go, why don't you go yourself?

"Humph."

"Senior brother, why take this so seriously? There's only so little time left. If that person doesn't take this route, he'll surely be trapped and die in the forbidden area. Hehehe."

Even without encountering any trouble, traveling on foot from the high wall to the edge of the outer barrier would take at least an hour. In their view, if this disciple from Yellow Maple Valley took a longer route through other entrances, he would definitely miss the last chance to leave the Crimson Forbidden Land.

But sometimes, things just don't go as planned.

Just then, Wang Li was preparing to return to the mountain pass to release the three people from Huadaowu, intending to negotiate with them; however, three disciples from Huangfeng Valley appeared at the mountain pass not far from the high wall, and coincidentally, the two from the Chen family were among them.

"Junior brothers, the road ahead is blocked. We should choose another exit!"

In the woods beside the road, someone's figure quietly appeared.

"Wang Li?"

Wang Xiao and Xue Pan still didn't change their arrogant attitude.

Or rather, these two always believed that the Chen family had taken care of Wang Li, so Wang Li was labeled as a servant of the Chen family.

"Senior Brother Wang?"

The Huangfeng Valley disciple standing nearby was very sensible and took the initiative to bow to his senior brother.

"Junior Brother Li."

Wang Li returned the greeting.

The other party was from an inconspicuous small family among the many cultivation families under Huangfeng Valley.

"Wang Li, what do you mean? What's going on up ahead? Is it some kind of roadblock trying to collect a toll?"

Xue Pan frowned.

"Exactly! But it seems they're no longer just collecting tolls. If they encounter someone alone, they're more likely to kill and rob them because of their superior numbers. The reason I've been holding out until now is to wait for my two fellow disciples to come with me."

"How many of them are there? There must be at least three of them to have driven you to this point, Brother Wang."

Wang Xiao squinted and pressed for an answer.

"That's right, there are four of them."

He didn't go into detail about the two routes, the overt and the covert, as long as the number of people in the overt group was correct; if he said too much and revealed the people in the covert group, it would become suspicious.

"Are they from Spirit Beast Mountain or Blade Transformation Valley?"

Huh? So sure?

"The four from Spirit Beast Mountain. By the way, Junior Brother Xue, is there any explanation for this?"

Wang Li raised an eyebrow and asked, "What is the way?"

"What else could there be? Tch. Only those bastards from Spirit Beast Mountain can rely on spirit beasts to quickly find their own people, while those grandsons from Blade Transformation Dock can rely on some kind of sensing magic artifact to quickly gather together. Otherwise, with such a large forbidden area and everyone having to disperse to search for various spiritual herbs, if we don't agree on a meeting point in advance, how can we easily gather four people after several days of fighting?"

The fact that the Hidden Moon Sect abandoned the spiritual herbs in the outer area of ​​the ring mountain as soon as they arrived, and focused on the interests deep in the stone hall, shows that it was premeditated, which is why they gathered together so early.

The other six factions, however, do not possess such boldness.

The disciples who risked their lives to enter the sect, especially the seasoned veterans, couldn't possibly follow the orders of the sect's higher-ups completely.

"Oh no, three senior brothers, we need to hurry!"

The junior brother from Huangfeng Valley, who was almost ignored, spoke urgently.

"What's wrong, Junior Brother Li?"

Wang Li was puzzled.

The two members of the Chen family realized what was happening: "There are two more from Spirit Beast Mountain rushing this way."

"What? These two coming this way are from Spirit Beast Mountain too?"

Wang kept these words to himself, otherwise they would have likely aroused the suspicion of the three people beside him. But then again, this Spirit Beast Mountain is really ruthless; it seems they're trying to weld the exit of the Northwest High Wall shut.

"Come on."

The group took a step and were about to set off.

"and many more……"

At this moment, Wang Xiao suddenly called out to the three puzzled people.

"Brother Wang, we brothers are helping you get away from this place, shouldn't you do something in return?"

This was something Wang never expected.

These words stunned the cultivator surnamed Li, who stood frozen in place.

Chapter 44 The Last Bloody Moment in the Forbidden Land (3)

If the outsiders at Spirit Beast Mountain were ruthless, then Wang Xiao, one of their own, was utterly shameless and vicious in his actions.

It is undoubtedly a case of taking advantage of someone's misfortune and betraying them by stabbing them in the back.

"Junior Brother Wang, you must be joking, right? This joke isn't funny at all!"

Suppressing his anger, Wang Li gave the other party a way out. To be honest, if it weren't for his junior brother from the Li family being nearby, and the people from the Spirit Beast Mountain not far away and behind, he was certain that he would have used his talisman to kill the two of them.

After all, he had other ways to leave this place.

One option was to release the three people from Huadaowu and use their strength against them; another was to use a stealth talisman with some remaining power to slip away unnoticed; and the third was to unleash all the talismans at once and kill the four opponents.

However, the third option was indeed too costly, a waste of his talents, and would have endless consequences; in addition, he was not sure whether the other side's backup plans posed a threat to him, which is why he put it last.

"Brother Wang, don't be stingy. Just two spirit herbs are enough. By the way, as usual, how about my brother and I give you an IOU?"

Wang Xiao still had a big smile on his face.

Little did he know that his name had already been added to someone's death list.

This person is not stupid; on the contrary, he is a typical example of petty cleverness. He makes very clever use of opportunities. If he were in the mundane world, he would definitely be able to rise against the tide and become a successful villain.

Because he is shameless enough.

And they're so shameless that you can't even utter a single swear word.

If it were any other fellow disciples, they would definitely be completely under their thumb, and would be completely convinced of their superiority.

Because of the time constraints, others had no other choice.

For everyone else, time is running out. If they don't hitch a ride with these three, they'll be trapped here. Whether they can reach the exit of the forbidden area in time after the people from Spirit Beast Mountain leave is entirely up to fate.

After all, no one can say for sure what might happen on the road.

If you're unlucky enough to encounter one or two demonic beasts, just entangle them for a short while, and that's enough to kill any Qi Refining stage cultivator.

Once the forbidden area is closed, what changes will occur inside is unknown even to the seven sects' Nascent Soul and Core Formation stage elders, let alone these Qi Refining stage nobodies. Five years later, who knows what will be left of those left behind?

"Yes, Brother Wang, it's just two spiritual herbs. We have to hand them over to the sect anyway, right?"

This was a calculated scheme between the two.

Xue Pan, who said this, emphasized the word "sect" very heavily, as if afraid that someone would not know that the team led this time was entirely composed of people from the Chen family.

He took a deep breath, and another name was added to his list of those destined to die. He turned to the Li family cultivator and asked, "Junior Brother Li, what about you? Are you planning to go with Junior Brother Wang and Junior Brother Xue?"

Clearly, Wang Li was not someone to be trifled with.

Upon hearing this, the smiles on Xue and Wang's faces immediately froze; the junior brother surnamed Li's expression changed drastically as he was stared at by two sharp and one gentle gazes, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

His importance was perfectly demonstrated at this moment.

Although Junior Brother Li was dissatisfied with Xue and Wang, he dared not truly offend the two from the Chen family; even if he didn't consider himself, he had to consider the Li family, right?

"Senior Brother Wang, just two... two spirit herbs... that's all..."

As she spoke, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she lowered her head silently as she continued.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xiao and Xue Pan exchanged a glance and smiled smugly.

In their view, the outcome was already decided.

"Pity."