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

Therefore, Wang Li was not surprised at all.

“Jia Tianlong, we need to make this agreement beforehand: if we can destroy the Seven Mysteries Sect this time, the three thousand taels of gold you promised me, plus 30% of the profits, will all go to me; if I kill their sect leader Wang Lu and three Grand Elders, but you mess things up and cause the mission to fail, you still have to guarantee me the three thousand taels of gold fee afterward.”

Master Jin Guang was not confused; he knew that the benefits that were rightfully his had to be secured.

"By the way, I've come all this way, you're not just going to leave me hanging like this, are you?"

His self-serving nature is similar to that of Han Laomo.

"No problem, no problem. Please come in first. The banquet is ready. I'll immediately host a welcome dinner for Master Zhang."

The submissive attitude pleased the short, golden-haired Venerable Master greatly.

Not only that.

Inside the hall, a table laden with a sumptuous feast of delicious food, its colors, aromas, and flavors irresistible, whetting the appetite; while ten stunning beauties, captured from the ordinary, displayed their alluring figures in thin clothing.

The sight of the golden light made the man's mouth dry.

Furthermore, just as the two sides sat down, Jia Tianlong clapped his hands again. Amidst the heightened vigilance of Qin's only son, a burly bandit immediately dragged a glittering gold plate over.

"This is a thousand taels of gold, considered an advance payment from my Wild Wolf Gang. Master Zhang, what do you think?"

"Good, good, you're pretty smart, I like that..."

With a wave of her hand, a thousand taels of gold vanished without a trace before everyone's eyes. Xiao Xiu's skill amazed the bandits, who exclaimed, "Truly a celestial being!"

"Immortal Master, what skillful methods!"

Jia Tianlong stood up and personally poured wine for Jin Guang Shangren. Meeting the dwarf's amused gaze, he took the lead and downed the wine in one gulp as an example.

Clearly, the only son of the Qin family never let his guard down.

Don't be fooled by his lecherous gaze as he watches the beautiful women writhing in the room, or by his expression as he rubs his wine glass, seemingly about to take a sip. In reality, unless Jia Tianlong takes the lead, this guy has no intention of following him, whether it's picking up food or drinking wine.

"Hehehe, good wine, good food, good girl."

His shoulders were being gently massaged by delicate hands, his body was being rubbed, food was being fed to him by beautiful women, and the surrounding fragrance was stirring his desire...

At first, Jin Guang Shangren was able to maintain his composure; but as time went on and a lustful fire began to grow within him, all his vigilance vanished.

Then, Jia Tianlong, unable to hold his liquor, shrunk off the table first.

Seeing this, Venerable Jin Guang felt no unease whatsoever, only thinking that the leader of a gang was nothing special:

"Hahaha, Jia kid, your fighting ability is no good!"

However, not long after, he also started to feel dizzy.

"what happened?"

I shook my head, but I felt even more confused.

"Huh? Why has my alcohol tolerance decreased?"

It wasn't until an indescribable drowsiness overwhelmed all reason, followed by his head slamming heavily onto the dining table, that he belatedly realized something was wrong: You bastard Jia, you're ruthless, you even drugged yourself.

Damn, I've been tricked!

Just as Master Jin Guang had thought in the end, in order to drug him, Jia Tianlong was ruthless and chose to test the drug on himself.

"Hmm? You succeeded already?"

Outside the hall, someone was genuinely taken aback.

However, despite his thoughts, his speed in finishing off enemies remained remarkably fast.

"Pfft puff..."

With a flash of sword light, the unconscious man's two short legs were severed at the root.

Blood splattered, covering many people present, and screams from women immediately erupted all around.

"Shut up!"

Who else could have made the move but Wang Li?

The one who spoke out in a low voice at that moment was also him.

"You don't need to worry about this place, all of you, get out of here."

After spending more than ten days together, the Wild Wolf Gang naturally became aware of his existence. To be precise, he was a reclusive immortal master who wore a mask. Therefore, no one dared to disobey him.

After everyone else had left, he severed the tendons in the Qin family dwarf's hands, stopped the bleeding, and then swiftly snatched the storage bag from the man's arms.

"Hoo... I hope what's inside will satisfy me, otherwise, you might have a hard time getting a good result."

The reason for not cutting him off with a single blow was to prevent the other party from not having all their belongings on them.

Even if the possibility is very low, Wang Li must take it into account.

There was no other way; the Ascension Order was too important, as it concerned all his future plans, and he absolutely could not afford to lose it.

The earlier cutting off of his legs was a test.

If the dwarf from the Qin family was plotting against him, then he could react in time and switch from offense to defense; if the guy was really under the influence of the drug, cutting off his legs would directly eliminate any possibility of escape.

Severing the tendons in both hands is another form of insurance.

Anyway, it's always better to be safe than sorry.

And it doesn't take much effort.

The result was not bad.

The Ascension Token engraved with the words "Huang Feng" was in the other party's storage bag, along with flying sword talismans and Vajra talismans. There were even dozens of low-grade spirit stones, a Qin family cultivation technique and genealogy, and more than a dozen low-level auxiliary talismans. These were unexpected surprises.

However, looking back, the once mighty Qin family of Qinye Ridge had a Core Formation stage cultivator in charge, but now it has fallen into ruin and only has this little bit of foundation left.

It truly is a case of fortunes shifting every three hundred years, from east to west.

The longsword pierced the heart of the Golden Light Immortal, giving him a swift death, and then followed up with a fireball to destroy the evidence. Reflecting on the entire sequence of events, it all seemed a bit too easy.

"Am I being too serious, or is this guy just too naive? I even prepared two other backup plans, and this is what happened..."

I feel a little regretful for some reason.

Money + seduction + drugging + ambush – as option one, this can only be considered a relatively safe method.

If it were him, he definitely wouldn't touch the wine and food on the table, or the women and money in front of him.

What's a little bit of craving for food?

What does female beauty even matter?

Once your cultivation level is improved, what can't you get?

Even if one wanted to satisfy their appetite, they would first need to take a detoxifying medicine like "Qingling Powder" before touching anything. When you're wandering the martial world and carrying a valuable treasure, how can you avoid being coveted?

After a few years of comfortable living, Master Jinguang has clearly started to get arrogant.

"It's true that sometimes mortals can actually defeat cultivators!"

At least for low-level cultivators, if they are not careful, they could be taken advantage of by mortals.

Dr. Mo is a representative figure among them.

Therefore, in future actions, even if the target is just an ordinary person, he must never underestimate the enemy or relax in the slightest.

Yu Zitong, a disciple of a cultivation family whose physical body was destroyed by Mo Juren, is one example, and so is this "Golden Light Master".

"Indeed, cultivators should act like cultivators. Wealth, women, and the desire for food will only lower our intelligence and speed!"

Wang Li became increasingly convinced of this viewpoint and his resolve to cultivate Taoism strengthened.

Finally, he glanced at Jia Tianlong, and a murderous intent arose within him, but after a moment's thought, he decided to spare him.

"You've really done your best this time..."

The pile of worldly gold and silver jewelry inside the storage bag was quite bulky; with a wave of his hand, it all clattered to the ground, a bargain for this fellow.

"Our karma is now settled!"

Chapter 5 One Year

The northern border of Jingzhou is home to another small martial arts sect.

"Sect Leader Liu, you won't refuse my conditions, will you?"

Inside the room, two figures sat facing each other on either side of a long table.

On one side was the leader of a sect, and on the other side was Wang Li.

"It is an honor for us to have a senior like you grace our humble sect with your presence."

To rise to the position of leader, this person is indeed a man of flexibility and adaptability. Moreover, Wang Li did not make any excessive demands at all; on the contrary, the conditions he proposed were not only harmless to the Worry-Free Faction, but also had practical benefits.

"Then, it's a pleasure to cooperate."

After friendly negotiations, Wang Li obtained the position of Guest Elder, enjoying extremely high-level treatment. His status was similar to, or even modeled after, that of Doctor Mo in the Seven Mysteries Sect. He was not required to concern himself with the mundane affairs between sects, but could selectively provide assistance to the Worry-Free Sect as needed when it faced a life-or-death crisis.

But this very point might be enough to save the Worry-Free Faction from one great calamity after another.

Thus, in a secluded valley, the house was built in just three days.

In front of the house, towards the entrance of the valley, more than ten connected medicinal herb fields serve as a kind of cover; behind the house, in the bamboo forest below the cliff, a small, secluded plot of land has been cultivated.

Wang Li only needs this small piece.

After that, the drop of green liquid that the Palm Heaven Bottle condenses every seven days can be mixed with a large bucket of mountain spring water for irrigation.

He didn't expect these herbs to become hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, because the requirements for the main ingredients in Huanglong Pill and several other pills were not that high; twenty or thirty years of age was sufficient.

Soon, Wang Li harvested the first batch of herbs.

Following the prescription, they successfully refined six kinds of ordinary holy medicines of decent quality, including Huanglong Pill, Jinsui Pill, Juqi Powder, and Jiuhua Yulu Pill.

Fortunately, he had some exposure to and review of alchemy in the mortal world in his early years, and he had also received part of Doctor Mo's inheritance. In addition, with the pill formulas in hand, the difficulty of refining worldly pills such as the Yellow Dragon Pill was not too great.

So, for the rest of the time, Wang Li ate these pills like they were food.

Moreover, in order to avoid drug resistance as much as possible, he rotated the six kinds of pills, one, two, three, four, five, and six, and never swallowed more than two of the same kind of pill at the same time.

The best time to plan for the day is in the morning. Meditating quietly by the herb field in the morning is the most effective way to start the day. By letting go of all distractions and immersing yourself in the activity, you will reap the greatest rewards.

When tired, climb up the mountain ridge to look into the distance and release the fatigue accumulated in your mind.