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

That being said, the Chen family has indeed put a lot of effort into cultivating these bloodline descendants.

Sure enough, each of them already had a talisman hidden in their hand that could be activated at any time. Wang Xiao's was a mid-level Earth Element Talisman, belonging to the Five Elements Escape Techniques, used specifically for escaping; Xue Pan's was a mid-level Gold Thread Talisman, a control type, capable of trapping level three or four demonic beasts comparable to the mid-to-late Foundation Establishment stage for ten to several dozen breaths.

These are all extremely rare and precious talismans, each worth at least three or four hundred spirit stones, comparable to a decent top-tier magic weapon. They are indeed expensive, but often there are no buyers even if they are offered at a price. This also shows their fear of Wang Li and their determination to kill him and seize his treasure.

What is most commendable is that the two of them maintained their vigilance throughout.

The fact that Wang Xiao and Xue Pan have survived to this day and achieved so much is definitely not due to luck.

"Why do you two have to press this so hard?"

Wang Li's figure slowly retreated another three zhang.

"Did we pressure you in any way? We're just concerned about you, so don't be ungrateful."

It's just a little bit short, just a little bit short of giving that guy surnamed Wang a good beating. He might just kill this kid in one blow.

The two figures then moved forward another five zhang with steady steps.

"You can't reason with that damned devil!"

Seeing the two opposite him fall into the trap and become increasingly entangled without realizing it, Wang Li slowed down, quietly shedding all his dejection, and his eyes became deep and profound.

He can't keep up the act anymore.

There's pretty much no need to perform anymore.

"It seems you have quite a misunderstanding about us, Brother Wang!"

"Alas, you've broken our hearts."

Thirty zhang, twenty-eight zhang, twenty-five zhang...

Both sides quickly approached what they each considered to be the optimal shooting distance.

"By the way, Wang Li, what about that top-tier puppet that's comparable to a top-tier magic weapon? Aren't you going to show it to us brothers? Hey, did you destroy it in the forbidden area?"

Are they no longer calling each other by our full names, but simply calling each other by our given names?

"Also, what about the Vermilion Bird Ring and the ten high-level talismans that your fourth uncle gave you? Don't try to hide the Vermilion Bird Ring anymore; it can't be kept from us brothers! As for the talismans, how many do you have left?"

Sure enough, these two brothers knew a lot about him!

"Humph."

With his superior spiritual sense, he could clearly see through their provocative words and subtle actions. Therefore, he felt absolutely no affection for the Chen family.

In the eyes of most of the Chen family, he was just an outsider, just a dog.

Die.

With a pat on his storage bag, he had over thirty low- to mid-level talismans in hand. He used his divine sense to lock onto all the subtle movements of the two, and then launched a fierce attack: with a flick of his wrist, he produced more than a dozen mid-level fire snake talismans and nearly ten high-level fire bird talismans.

This move instantly reduced the number of fire-type talismans in his hand by more than half, and he casually threw out hundreds of spirit stones.

The next moment, a swarm of firebirds and fire snakes appeared, so dense that it made one's scalp tingle.

"hiss!"

The sheer scale of the attack startled Xue Pan, who was holding a golden talisman in one hand and dragging a small cyan cone in the other... His hair stood on end. Instinctively, he put away the cone, switched to a defensive magic weapon, and quickly retreated a few steps.

Wang Xiao is the same.

It's clear that both of them value their lives.

However, a mere twenty-odd feet is far too close. The massive, surging attack arrives in the blink of an eye, and it's not something that can be easily dodged with a simple jump or dodge. Even a cultivator in the mid-to-late stages of Foundation Establishment might not be able to avoid this wave of fire unscathed using only movement techniques and escape methods.

Because the battlefield for the Qi Refining stage is only this big.

This is also the difference between the Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage.

During the Qi Refining stage, combat within 200 meters is roughly the limit; fighting within 100 meters is the norm.

As for the foundation-building period?

The best strike can be made within a hundred feet, and the effective strike range is within two or three miles!

The vast difference between these two realms is evident.

"Don't panic, join forces to defend, this is nothing!"

Wang Xiao was very confident about this.

Even with all their skills, including three intermediate-level low-grade attack spells stacked together, the two brothers were able to withstand the attack.

Therefore, he quickly calmed down, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. While still in mid-air, he threw out two high-level ice-type talismans as a buffer. After landing urgently, he and his companion each summoned a top-level defensive magic weapon and a high-level defensive magic weapon to hold the fort at the front. The two layers of high-level defensive talismans created two soft water-type light shields, protecting an area of ​​about ten feet. Defensive spells were also cast on their bodies.

It is so meticulous that it is practically watertight.

Furthermore, with their mid-level earth elemental talismans protecting them, they can escape even if they are outmatched.

"Boom boom boom..."

The sky was filled with fiery birds and the ground with fiery snakes. After colliding with the icy rain, they exploded with a deafening roar.

Ice crystals shattered, and streams of fire swirled, creating a dazzling spectacle.

The two ice walls held for a moment before being engulfed by flames, which continued to rampage, heading straight for the combined defense system formed by the four magical artifacts and the two gentle water curtains.

However, both sides knew in their hearts that while the ten-zhang-high sea of ​​fire could easily break through the four magical artifacts and the two water curtains, it would be extremely difficult to achieve further success using the aftershocks.

"Buzz!"

The top-tier puppet drew its bow and fired a thick beam of energy, comparable to a strike from a top-tier magical artifact.

The longbow formed by the whisk ring was fully drawn, and with a whoosh, the arrowhead of the magic weapon fragment left the bowstring, delivering a powerful attack comparable to a top-tier magic weapon.

Two beams of light appeared with lightning speed; unfortunately, the tortoise shell was too hard to pry open.

"Just how many people has this guy surnamed Wang killed? How does he have so many top-tier magic artifacts on him?"

Vermilion Bird Ring, flying sword, ring, puppet... at least four items!

No, there's definitely more than that!

The bulging storage bags on the other person's waist are proof of that!

"Brother Xiao, something's not right. His injuries don't seem that serious. Just in case, let's use the talisman!"

Combining talismans with control-type talismans is the correct way to use consumable equipment and items.

As he spoke, he activated two high-level Water Dragon Talismans and two Wind Whirl Talismans again. The wind boosted the water's momentum, and two water whirls, one on the left and one on the right, directly faced the fire curtain, instantly weakening the fire by more than half.

"Let's take another look, no rush."

In his view, the more intense the offensive at this moment, the faster it will weaken later.

After all, activating a talisman also requires consuming magical power.

"Whoosh..."

Wang Li's offensive continued relentlessly.

With a pat of his storage bag, Butterfly in the Flower Pavilion grabbed a high-level Divine Wind Talisman and dozens of low-level and mid-to-high-level Earth Spike Talismans and Earth Spear Talismans. Then, he began to move at high speed around the two of them!

"So fast!"

The quartet of Swift Boots, Divine Wind Talisman, Lightness Technique, and Lightness Skill is so powerful that it can no longer be captured by the naked eye alone.

Furthermore, within a radius of twenty or thirty feet, every seventy or eighty degrees clockwise, several earth spike and spear talismans would be activated, and two energy arrows would be fired (carried on the puppet's shoulder), causing the two to spin in circles.

The earth rumbled and rose up, sharp stone spears and earth spikes pierced the ground, turning an area of ​​twenty or thirty feet into the spine of a hedgehog.

With the mobility gained from the first move, Wang Li kept the Chen family members pinned down, preventing them from locking onto him and launching an effective counterattack.

"You damn bastard surnamed Wang, I'll see just how many talismans you have!"

Wang Xiao and Xue Pan were naturally furious.

In those few brief moments of their exchange, both of them gritted their teeth and changed their basic to advanced defensive talismans several times, fearing that a moment of carelessness would give the other an opening.

Now, his face has turned green.

Those are all spirit stones!

Furthermore, I vaguely sensed something amiss.

But when he thought of the bulging storage bags around someone's waist, and the fact that they each held their own trump cards, he felt relieved: what he lost now, he could definitely make back.

Wang Li, after circling around four and a half times, suddenly changed direction, stopped his attack, turned around and ran towards the exit.

Run away?

what's going on?

The two, whose minds were a little slow to process what was happening, were momentarily at a loss for words.

"not good."

"Go away!"

Although the reaction was a beat slow, it couldn't be too slow. At this point, they realized that the man surnamed Wang had probably exhausted all his tricks and was at his wit's end.

How can we let it escape?

This is a fat sheep that's already in our mouths!

"Old Xue, quick, use the Wind-Fierce Cone bestowed upon him by the Ancestor to cut off his retreat."

The two quickly removed their double protective shields, then each stomped heavily on the ground to gain momentum, transforming into arrows that shot forward one after the other, chasing after the enemy!

Wang Xiao, whose cultivation was slightly higher and whose movements were slightly faster, was preparing to summon his flying sword for a sword-riding flight. Xue Pan, on the other hand, hurriedly patted his storage bag, preparing to summon the disposable magic artifact that he had previously put back into his bag.

However, at that very moment, four or five zhang away from where the two had been holding their ground, on an empty field, a tattered handkerchief was partially lifted from the bottom by a chameleon! Then, raising its little head, it forcefully hurled a small blue bead with faint arcs of lightning towards the front of it, using its beastly body!

What's directly in front of the chameleon?

Nothing else, just two living people rushing towards you!

Too close! So close that even Xue and Wang hadn't caught sight of what was flying towards them, and due to their inertia, they couldn't react in time to avoid it; the Heavenly Thunder Particle, bearing Wang Li's magical imprint and capable of exploding into destructive heavenly lightning with the slightest force, struck Wang Xiao squarely in the face!

"burst!"

In that instant, the pure white light shone brilliantly.

This perfectly illustrates the old saying, "If you drive too fast, you're in a hurry to be reborn."