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

Chapter 47 The Winner

The Heavenly Thunder Spear is undoubtedly one of the most powerful weapons for those below the Core Formation stage.

Against mid-to-late Foundation Establishment stage opponents, as long as the attack hits, it's a one-shot kill, let alone against Qi Refining stage opponents.

The lightning bolt struck Wang Xiao squarely and immediately exploded, transforming into a large, silvery-white ball of light that instantly engulfed him. Xue Pan, who was hot on his heels, was also caught in the attack, narrowly missing the ball of light and letting out a piercing scream.

After the silvery-white light faded, Wang Xiao had vanished from the world, leaving nothing behind in mid-air; Xue Pan, who was missing an arm and half a leg, was lucky enough to survive temporarily thanks to a talisman in his hand.

Golden Thread Talisman, a mid-level talisman.

Originally intended as a control talisman to restrict opponents, this guy, in his hands, subconsciously activated the talisman on himself, causing the golden threads formed by the talisman to completely envelop him.

They used a large golden cocoon formed from strands of gold to resist the lingering power of the Heavenly Thunder.

I must say, that's a very clever idea.

Their combat skills are not bad.

Unfortunately, although he reacted quickly, the Heavenly Thunder Explosion was even faster. Before the cocoon could fully form, he had already been touched by a bit of white light; moreover, more white light seeped into the cocoon through the gaps in the golden threads, causing secondary damage. Therefore, he was unable to completely succeed.

"You surnamed Wang, you surnamed Wang, you dog, you dog!"

It's over, it's over.

I am ruined, and I might even die here soon.

"You look quite energetic..."

To be on the safe side, Wang Li did not approach his opponent directly, but instead used a puppet to subtly draw closer. He then used the puppet's hands to destroy the opponent's meridians and sever their tendons!

"Ah...ah...Wang Li, you deserve to die! You treated my brother and me like this, you'll suffer a terrible death when you get out! The ancestor won't let you get away with this, the Chen family won't let you get away with this!"

The excruciating pain and despair gradually drove Xue Pan to lose his mind, leading him to make all sorts of baseless threats.

Wang Li ignored this good-for-nothing who was only good at bullying his own kind. He opened a storage bag with a fairly large interior space on the spot and took away all the spiritual herbs produced in the Crimson Forbidden Land.

The rest of the items were all burned to ashes.

Of course, Xue Shidi will definitely need the Bigu Pill. What would happen if he starved to death?

“Here, eat a few more, and let Wang test the rules of the forbidden area.”

"You...uh...uh..."

A mouthful of fasting pills went down my stomach, damn it!

"Hey Wang, aren't you afraid someone might choose this exit and happen to witness you fighting amongst yourselves?"

He vaguely guessed what the person in front of him was going to do next, and so, on his deathbed, he tried his best to find a glimmer of hope.

He was afraid.

He wanted a quick and painless end.

"hehe."

Having the scroll in hand is like having the whole map at your fingertips; how could Wang Li tolerate the existence of a "mantis stalking the cicada"?

Since he chose to take action, it must have been after much consideration and there must be no hidden dangers.

"Here, have a few more."

"Ugh... Ugh...! Cough... Cough..."

After doing all that, he spent the rest of the time meditating to recover his magical power and reorganizing his gains. For example, he threw out those ordinary trees that took up a lot of space from several bulging storage bags, causing each storage bag to shrink by one size.

On the other side, Xue Pan, leaning against a small tree, clinging to his last breath and having witnessed this scene, felt a surge of anger, his eyes turning red with rage.

"Ahhh, you surnamed Wang... you were plotting against my brother from the very beginning?"

Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Only then did he realize that he and his brother had been tricked step by step, falling into the scheme of the person in front of them.

The other party had shown them several storage bags earlier, simply to arouse their greed.

Now, bringing it up in front of him seems like we're trying to make him understand why he died, but it's actually killing him out of his spirit.

Because he was dying, he preferred not to know that it was all a trap, and preferred not to know that the two of them had jumped into the trap like idiots.

He couldn't accept being attacked by his own dog.

"Wang Li, you're nothing but a lackey of the Chen family. What right do you have to bite your master? You ungrateful wretch, you ungrateful bastard! My brother and I were just trying to help you out of kindness. How dare you betray us? If we die, even if you get out of here, you won't live! My father, my uncle... they will investigate the truth, they will avenge us!"

Xue Pan wanted to vent his anger and resentment;

Little did they know, these words deeply wounded someone:

Nepotism... Investigate the truth? Ha!

"You're right. In the eyes of most of your Chen family members, I, Wang Li, am nothing more than a sycophantic lackey used to gain benefits for you! In the eyes of you disciples of great cultivation families, someone like me, without any background, is not worthy of being treated as an equal. You always take most of my achievements with a clear conscience, and even steal my opportunity to attain enlightenment!"

We must sever ties with the Chen family, a powerful clan of cultivators.

They absolutely do not rely on any high-level cultivators who have the support or patronage of a large family.

We must not let scoundrels like Xue and Wang from these families hinder our progress!

"Junior Brother Xue, thank you."

Having made up his mind, Wang Li smiled. He felt a great sense of relief.

"you……?"

The changes in Wang Li gave Xue Pan, who was on his deathbed, a kind of "last moment of lucidity" or "a sudden enlightenment." He had an inexplicable sense that he and his brother had done something extremely foolish, and a chill suddenly ran through him.

Just before the forbidden passage was about to close, Wang Li summoned three talismans, all of which were intermediate-level control or defense talismans that had been used once or twice and still had a lot of power left.

The power unleashed at this moment was entirely focused on protecting Xue Pan as a layer of protection:

"Since we've known each other and are fellow disciples, I, Wang, won't stand by and watch you get attacked by the monsters in the forbidden area. Look, a mid-level talisman! You're welcome! So, good luck, stay alive, and be sure to create a miracle unprecedented in a thousand years!"

They simply left without a trace of threat.

With a flash, he leaped into the dark spatial portal before the passage closed, only to be "spit out" of it again.

A brand new beginning awaits Wang Li.

What awaited Xue Pan was endless darkness, loneliness, and the unknown! It was the pain and helplessness of watching life slowly wither away without being able to do anything about it!

"No, you can't do this, no...!"

Has this left any future problems?

Let's try to get through this ancient sealing formation first, even those at the late Nascent Soul stage would suffer greatly!

Outside the forbidden area.

"What's going on? Why haven't those two brats, Wang Xiao and Xue Pan, come out yet? That shouldn't be happening!"

Fatty Chen didn't believe that his carefully nurtured protégé would silently perish within the forbidden area.

With a high-quality spirit fusion talisman, the two have a greater than 50% chance of entering as a duo; even if they are not teleported to the same place, their wealth, wisdom, and strength are not to be underestimated, and they are definitely much stronger than ordinary elite disciples; plus the life-saving items bestowed by their grandfather, if they can't win, they can still run away.

But why is there still no trace of it?

Only 15 minutes left, you bastard!

Clearly, not long after the forbidden passage opened, disciples from the seven sects emerged from the forbidden area, and the rest followed suit one after another. Those who chose to leave beforehand, like Wang Li, were practically nonexistent.

"Hey kid, what are you up to now?"

Uncle Chen's fists clenched until they turned white, and beneath his lowered head, his bright eyes flashed with a dangerous, resentful light.

Beside him, Old Master Chen's expression was also not very good.

Because of Huangfeng Valley, only five people have come out so far.

Twenty-three disciples went in: seven at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, and most of the rest at the twelfth level. Only two at the thirteenth level, two at the twelfth level, and one at the eleventh level emerged. Furthermore, of the dozen or so pawns the Chen family had placed there, only two had any real effect.

The losses were devastating.

"It seems Brother Chen is having some bad luck this time."

Fu Yunzi had a bright, sunny smile on his face, looking quite pleased with himself.

The reason is simple: the Qingxu Sect, which invested significantly less manpower and effort, also managed to produce five survivors; moreover, these five disciples were even more impressive, managing to harvest a total of twenty-three spiritual herbs, one more than the much more cunning Huangfeng Valley.

In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, this extra spiritual herb will help Fu Yunzi win the large piece of high-grade iron essence from the old ghost of the Chen family in front of him!

A small gamble earned him nearly ten thousand spirit stones for free, hehehe.

Besides Fuyunzi, several other families were also secretly pleased about this, such as Huadaowu and Lingshoushan, which suffered the most severe losses.

Of the twenty-four members of the Hidden Moon Sect who went in, eight came out.

The Giant Sword Sect: Seventeen people went in, and five came out.

Twenty people went into Qingxu Gate, and five came out.

Twenty-three people went into Yellow Maple Valley, and five came out.

Sixteen people went into Tianque Fortress, and four came out.

Nineteen people went into Huadaowu, and three came out.

Twenty-two people went into Spirit Beast Mountain, and two came out.

Sure enough, the Core Formation stage leaders from Spirit Beast Mountain and Blade Transformation Valley had been holding their breath for a while. However, considering the dedication of the elite disciples from Yellow Maple Valley, they immediately felt relieved.

"Hmph, it's not over yet, don't be too happy."

sunset.

Although the speed at which time passed had not changed, in the eyes of the three members of the Chen family, time was passing by far too quickly.

"Ugh!"

As the passageway began to slowly shrink, and would close completely in just a few breaths, Old Ancestor Chen couldn't help but sigh sadly. He then prepared to take out the Iron Essence and fulfill the bet.

"Whoosh."

A dark shadow shot out from it.

"Sizzle... sizzle".

The passage is closed.