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

Wang Li didn't resent this junior brother Li, but felt a little regretful: Ha, I thought I had him cornered?

Putting everything else aside, releasing the three from Huadaowu and then joining the other person hiding at the high wall and bronze gate would bring the team to five. That way, even without relying on these three, he could escape safely without much trouble. Five against seven might seem a bit weak, but the people of Spirit Beast Mountain, unless they're stupid, wouldn't fight to the death.

Furthermore, even if something unexpected happens, as a last resort, relying on the remaining power of the stealth rune, he should still be able to escape.

On the contrary, these three...

"I wish my three junior brothers a safe journey!"

I hope you don't end up with serious injuries.

There are more than four people from Spirit Beast Mountain.

After saying that, he flashed into the nearby woods and headed straight for the entrance to the ring mountain range near the northwest corner, without saying another word.

The humiliation we suffer today will surely be avenged once we have laid a solid foundation.

Wang Li moved quickly and decisively, so the three of them didn't come to their senses until his figure disappeared.

"He's gone? He actually left?"

Wang Xiao and Xue Pan's faces darkened instantly, and they almost couldn't help but curse.

"Has this kid surnamed Wang gone mad? Why is he getting angry with us? It's just two measly spirit herbs! We already agreed to write an IOU, is it really necessary to act so impulsively?"

Wang Xiao said angrily.

They pressured Wang Li with overwhelming force because they calculated that Wang Li would almost certainly prioritize the greater good and swallow his anger. But when that negligible probability actually occurred to them, they couldn't help but be enraged, thinking that Wang Li was ungrateful.

"Oh well, if he doesn't want to live anymore, it's better for him to die inside, so he won't be an eyesore."

Xue Pan didn't care about the lives of his fellow disciples; all he cared about was his own and his family's interests.

"Let's go. The old master and the fourth master are probably getting impatient waiting outside. We've had a very fruitful trip, and we even found one of the two precious medicines for the fourth master. I'm sure we'll receive a lot of benefits and care."

After confirming Wang Li's departure using his perception technique, Xue Pan curled his lip in mockery.

"Absolutely! Absolutely! With the Foundation Establishment Pill in hand, Foundation Establishment is just around the corner! Hahaha..."

Wang Xiao thought about it and realized that was indeed the case, so he decided not to argue with a "dying man".

Just as the two were getting into the swing of things, Junior Brother Li interrupted, "Brother Wang, Brother Xue, without Senior Brother Wang, who has the highest cultivation level on our side, will the people from Spirit Beast Mountain still respect us?"

"Four against four" and "three against four" are two different concepts, even though they involve only one person.

The three exchanged glances and remained silent for a few moments.

"Oh no, I forgot to ask Senior Brother Wang about the cultivation levels of those four people from Spirit Beast Mountain."

The Li family cultivators were somewhat annoyed by this.

This is actually a pointless statement. It's simply unrealistic to have entered the second level of the central area and survived to this day without being at least at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. Even encountering two or three elites at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining is not unusual; moreover, each of the current survivors possesses considerable skill and undoubtedly has their own trump cards.

"Let's go! What's there to be afraid of? As long as it's not four experts at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, the two of us brothers can easily take on three. As for the last one, Junior Brother Li, you can handle him, right?"

The cultivator surnamed Li managed a rare smile:

“My two elder brothers, even if I am incompetent, I can still hold one person back.”

The forced smiles pleased the two of them.

"Junior Brother Li, look how strained you are. Alright, if we're really going to be held up by those four, we can take out a few spirit herbs as tolls."

Wang Xiao did not intend to weld the road shut.

Considering that the opponent has four people and a numerical advantage, if our side gets into a fight with them, we may face the unfortunate situation of being bogged down by delaying tactics.

The people of Spirit Beast Mountain are least afraid of wasting time.

First, there are reinforcements from Spirit Beast Mountain behind them. Second, these rule-breakers, each with three or four combat-type spirit beasts, will often abandon one or two spirit beasts if provoked, leaving these spirit beasts to entangle their opponents and prevent them from escaping in time.

When the forbidden passage closes, even if those trapped tear these troublesome spirit beasts to pieces, they will not escape the fact that they are trapped in the forbidden area. And those who have been trapped throughout history have never escaped death.

In previous years, there have been many such lose-lose incidents.

Otherwise, why have the monsters in the forbidden area been able to be killed for thousands of years?

At least 20% of the reason can be attributed to Spirit Beast Mountain: the disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain died, and the spirit beasts they brought in were not completely killed. After losing their restraints, they became demon beasts again.

"Brother, what's going on?"

The cultivator surnamed Li was both surprised and delighted. He was surprised that these two were somewhat flexible and not too stubborn; he was delighted that he didn't have to fight to the death over this, reducing the possibility of his demise.

“Junior Brother Li, we two brothers are not unreasonable people. You have seen what a bad temper Wang Li has. We were just joking with him, but he actually took it seriously and turned his back on us.”

"That's right. He's under the protection of my Chen family. We only asked him to offer a few medicinal herbs, and he dared to give us the cold shoulder. Who does he think he is? What a piece of trash!"

The more I talked about it, the angrier I got.

"Hey, if we're really forced to hand over the elixir later, it'll definitely be that brat Wang's fault. Once we get out, we must tell the Ancestor and Fourth Uncle about how he tricked the three of us. We can't let ourselves suffer in silence."

"Yes, if he comes out alive, he has to compensate us for our losses."

There's a limit to shamelessness, you know.

The cultivator surnamed Li thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

"Hey, Junior Brother Li, I don't think we brothers need to teach you what to say then, do we?"

The two members of the Chen family certainly don't want internal discord.

Upon hearing this, the cultivator surnamed Li felt a chill run down his spine. After a quick glance, he offered a vague but well-intentioned piece of advice:

“Brother Wang, Brother Xue, if that fellow doesn’t use this gate, he will surely perish in the forbidden area. Why should we bother with a dead man? Besides, if you two make a bad impression on your elders for the sake of someone who is destined to die, it’s really not worth it!”

Xue and Wang exchanged a glance, but kept walking.

“Junior Brother Li, we were just joking. We don’t take such a trivial matter to heart, so why would we risk offending our elders?”

More than anything, it's a test of you.

Next, just as the three had predicted, they were stopped by four people from Spirit Beast Mountain and forced to hand over four spiritual herbs.

Originally, after paying the toll, we could leave safely without any accidents. Nobody wants a fight to the death, right?

But the three of them refused.

Seeing that there were indeed only four people blocking the road, and that they were asking for four medicinal herbs, his mind immediately began to work.

"They only stole four of our spiritual herbs, so there must have been four of them! That kid Wang Li wasn't lying to us!"

"One is at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, and three are at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. Even if the Li family bastard can't do it, the two of us can still force our way in. What do you say?"

"Of course we won't give them to them! These medicinal herbs we collected with great effort didn't just fall from the sky!"

Their eyes met, and their minds subtly communicated.

Is it really three against four?

So what are they afraid of?

And once this idea takes root, it's hard to suppress.

then:

"Gentlemen of Spirit Beast Mountain, do not make a mistake. The three of us are not to be trifled with either."

He fearlessly confronted the four people from Spirit Beast Mountain.

"What, you're not convinced? Come and try to force your way in!"

There are also people with bad tempers on Spirit Beast Mountain.

They weren't some rookie who had fallen. Besides, while there were only four of them openly, one was actually hiding in the shadows, and two others were on their way, giving them a significant numerical advantage.

The reason I let them pass with the spiritual herbs was simply because I was considering the escaped Yellow Maple Valley cultivator and didn't want to give any other sects hiding in the shadows a chance. The reason I only accepted four spiritual herbs was mainly to lull any potential hidden individuals into a false sense of security.

The fish they wanted to catch was the one that was alone.

But that doesn't mean that just because the three of you from Huangfeng Valley are sticking your neck out, we can't work together to catch you in the act!

"Don't hold back."

After exchanging telepathic messages, Wang Xiao, Xue Pan, and the cultivator surnamed Li launched their attack.

Chapter 45 The Last Bloody Moment in the Forbidden Land (4)

If they disagree, they might as well grab their weapons.

The two Xue brothers unleashed four top-tier magic artifacts, two for offense and two for defense, along with two low-level high-tier offensive talismans each, creating a formidable offensive.

The Chen family has never been threatened by others.

It has to be said that Old Ancestor Chen and the older generation of the Chen family have placed a considerable bet on Wang Xiao and Xue Pan, not even counting the purple sword talisman treasure.

"How dare you!"

The four people from Spirit Beast Mountain were furious upon seeing this.

Qi Qi patted their spirit beast pouches and released the combat-type spirit beasts on their bodies: flying in the sky, running on the ground, tank-type, and agile attacker-type, eleven of them in total, and each of them was at the peak of the mid-level or even the upper-level level of a level one demon beast.

Two soaring eagles descended from above, unleashing a burst of flame and a bolt of lightning.

A few crawling creatures on the ground, their toxic acid fumes making them seem cheap.

Others running at high speed were met with a barrage of wind blades, ice arrows, and energy projectiles.

At the same time, the four of them patted their storage bags and released top-tier magic weapons and mid- to high-tier talismans, showing no fear of Xue, Wang, and Li.

"Boom boom boom... Ding ding ding..."

Explosions continued to boom, and the clanging of metal clashed incessantly.

"What's going on? How is he so strong?"

The three were greatly surprised.

"Brother Xiao, what should we do?"

As soon as the two sides clashed, Xue Pan realized that something was wrong: the four people from Spirit Beast Mountain were not ordinary disciples!

Although they were far inferior to them in terms of magical artifacts, a group of spirit beasts made up for the difference; in addition, the copper gate passage was limited, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If they could not defeat the four of them in a short time, they might really be dragged here and then surrounded by the other two people from the Spirit Beast Mountain who had come to the rescue.

This was something they hadn't anticipated.

Meanwhile, the cultivator surnamed Li standing nearby was complaining bitterly.