Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Bai Shu exclaimed "Ah!", not because he lacked confidence in his own strength or was afraid to fight.

Rather, he was surprised by the chilling murderous intent in his young master's tone.

Previously, his young master had been constantly warning him not to kill or injure people casually unless it was a matter of life and death.

But...

Although there had been some awkwardness just now, his young master hadn't seemed angry. How had things suddenly escalated to a life-and-death struggle?

"Young Master, what's going on? Are you really going to kill someone?"

"Of course."

Qiu Zhen's tone was firm as he used his [Heavenly Eye Vision] to survey the surroundings.

Soon, he confirmed that he had been schemed against and had inadvertently walked into a formation.

In fact, with his [Heavenly Eye Vision], the illusion formations and killing formations before him couldn't trap him at all. He could easily break through and leave.

However, he wasn't the kind of person who would let others bully him without retaliating.

Just now, he didn't want to provoke unnecessary trouble and disrupt his peaceful life.

Even when the old man and middle-aged man were drawing him a "martial arts immortal" picture, he pretended to be ignorant and went along with it, acting as if he didn't know anything.

After all, it's rare for people to be muddle-headed.

Often, being muddle-headed can eliminate worries.

Unfortunately, the old man named "Yuan Hua" was unwilling to be "muddle-headed" even once.

When he treated him, the old man used a cultivator's methods to force out the "demonic thoughts," unsure whether Qiu Zhen had seen through the "clues" or whether he had left behind hidden dangers.

Or rather, the two had already made a decision and set up a formation in advance to trap him.

What did they want to do by trapping him?

Anyone with a little experience could easily guess.

Simply put, regardless of whether you see through their "cultivator" identity, they will kill you to silence you and eliminate any hidden dangers.

"Indeed, not all cultivators are like the little monk Kong Yin, upright and compassionate."

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

No wonder that old geezer "Yuan Hua" couldn't even eliminate a mere wisp of demonic thought and needed outside help.

These days, anyone dares to cultivate immortality.

With such a vicious nature, cultivate your mother's immortality! You should die early and be reborn, so you don't harm the innocent.

"Awoo, awoo~ Young Master, wait for me, I'll get their heads for you."

With his young master's approval, Bai Shu was very excited and charged towards the previous cave.

Just now, he was just a silly, cute little fox, but in the blink of an eye, lightning enveloped him. He was as swift as lightning, and his aura was terrifyingly powerful.

Not far away, inside a secluded mountain cave.

A simple small altar stood, complete with lamps, oil, incense banners, and other magical instruments.

"This..."

The old man "Yuan Hua," sitting cross-legged in front of the altar, seemed to sense something, and his expression was stunned.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

The middle-aged burly man, Tie Zhu, was a little surprised:

"Could it be that they've discovered it?"

"It's more than just discovered it."

The old man Yuan Hua gasped, his face filled with horror:

"The white fox with him is a demon beast about to enter the Innate realm."

"That little white fox is about to enter the Innate realm?"

The middle-aged burly man also clicked his tongue in secret, exclaiming in good fortune:

"It's a good thing we didn't make a move in the mountain cave just now, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have been able to take care of you, Grandpa."

"I'm afraid we shouldn't have made a move."

The old man "Yuan Hua" muttered to himself, not saying it out loud, but a hint of regret arose in his heart.

He originally thought that the other party was just a Houtian martial artist who had broken through two or three levels, and he could manipulate him at will.

He never expected that the white fox's aura concealment methods would be so amazing that he hadn't noticed it at all just now.

"There's no turning back once the arrow is released. Tie Zhu, go stop that demon beast for a moment, I'll cast a spell to kill that kid first."

"Okay!"

Tie Zhu didn't say a word and went out of the cave.

After the burly man left, the old man "Yuan Hua" took out a lump of mud from a package beside him, shaped it into a mud figure, and drew facial features on it, vaguely resembling Qiu Zhen.

He also took out a small brocade pouch and hung it on the small mud figure.

When he was in the same room with Qiu Zhen just now, the small brocade pouch had silently absorbed traces of Qiu Zhen's aura.

The old man also took out a [Ghost Possession Talisman] that he usually wrote, stuck it on the mud figure's back, and wrapped the mud figure with seven sheets of paper money.

He used seven black and white threads to tie up the mud figure, tied a knot, and pierced seven needles into the mud figure's chest.

He lit a white candle.

"Kid, let me show you the power of my [Fierce Ghost Yin Wind Spell]."

The old man Yuan Hua stared at the mud figure and chanted the spell:

"Yin spirit, yin spirit, fierce ghosts walk at night, a gust of yin wind, needles pierce the heart, losing your soul and spirit, hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

In the dense forest, lightning flashed, and booming sounds were endless.

In a short moment.

Bai Shu and the middle-aged burly man were fighting together.

The middle-aged burly man wielded a staff, with wide, powerful, and domineering movements. The force of his strikes was overwhelming, breaking trees and shattering stones, but he couldn't hurt Bai Shu.

Bai Shu's movements were ghostly, like wind and electricity, wandering and entangling. His claws were wrapped in wind and thunder, and he was extremely fierce.

Once it was caught, even if it was wearing iron armor, it would probably not get any advantage.

The middle-aged burly man was also extremely afraid of Bai Shu, afraid of being hurt by the fox claws, and appeared somewhat timid.

Bai Shu was completely different from the "Wind Fox" of the past.

Qiu Zhen originally wanted to go up to help Bai Shu.

Suddenly, rolling yin winds swept around him. Under the observation of his divine sense, he only felt that strands of yin wind condensed into yin needles and pierced into his body, invading his limbs and bones.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~"

"This is that old man casting a spell to curse me!"

Qiu Zhen felt the yin wind and yin needles sweeping in from all directions, invading his body from his pores, invading his blood vessels and meridians.

Vaguely, even his soul and yin spirit were being invaded.

Qiu Zhen stopped, internally circulating the [Qingwei Dan诀] Yin Yang Thunder God Body Protection, his body's qi and blood surging, resisting the external yin wind.

His primordial spirit Dharma body did some calculations, and he quickly had a countermeasure.

"A mere insidious method, you want to hurt me?"

Qiu Zhen had many ways to deal with it, but the most effective method was to resist the yin wind with yang and strong qi and blood.

Coincidentally, his [Five Animal Play] was about to reach fruition, his qi and blood were strong, and he had planned to break through the third level tonight.

Thinking of this.

Qiu Zhen did not hesitate and began to refine the two small clusters of spiritual qi essence in his sea of consciousness.

Before long, streams of warmth gushed out from his lower dantian, and tyrannical qi and blood surged wildly.

Without saying a word, Qiu Zhen immediately visualized the third [Golden-Winged True Tiger Picture] in the [God-Demon Five Animal Picture] to stabilize his qi and blood and impact the third level of the martial artist's "skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and meridians."

Speaking of which, this can also be considered a benefit of setting up a "destined genius" persona.

Previously, when he broke through once, Steward An only allowed him to observe one picture. Later, perhaps because he thought he was a "genius" and had a calm temperament, there were no more restrictions in this regard, allowing him to observe as much as he wanted.

For the third level, Qiu Zhen chose the "bone level."

In his mind, he visualized a divine tiger with golden fur and ribs with wings, proud and awe-inspiring. With a roar, it shook the earth.

Cultivating the [Golden-Winged True Tiger Fist], one can cultivate the martial arts secret technique [Golden-Winged True Tiger Bone], which can greatly increase Qiu Zhen's strength, make his movements more agile, and further transform his body under the strengthening of his muscles and bones, making him extremely powerful.

Of course, for Qiu Zhen at the moment, breaking through on the spot was not to improve his strength, but to break the other party's magic.

Under the suppression of the [Golden-Winged True Tiger Fist], the rolling yang and strong qi and blood, the yin wind and yin needles became bystanders and were not qualified to participate in the fight.

Qiu Zhen broke the magic, his whole body felt relaxed, and he immediately focused his eyes, looking far away, and his divine sense swept over.

Under the Heavenly Eye Divine Power, he regarded illusion formations and spells as nothing.

In a short moment, Qiu Zhen's divine sense locked onto the old man Yuan Hua sitting in the mountain cave a mile away.

"Divine sense..."

The old man Yuan Hua felt the familiar divine sense locking onto him, and his face was filled with horror:

"Cultivator, so you are also a cultivator..."