Lin Changâsheng was standing on Five Elements Items, boiling water in a pot, occasionally tossing in some fresh branches, while a series of notification sounds kept popping up on his panel.
Suddenly.
His gaze sharpened.
Three black-robed youths, all at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, stood thirty feet away. Lin Changâsheng waved his hand and put away his Tiger Soul.
"So, itâs just a cultivator at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer!"
The leader narrowed his eyes at Lin Changâsheng, then said to the two youths beside him, "Junior Brother Mao, Junior Brother Zhang, kill himâdonât let him ruin our plans!"
"Yes!"
"Got it, Senior Brother!"
Mao Butong and Zhang Bangchang immediately stepped forward, closing in on Lin Changâsheng.
"How vicious! You want to kill me without even asking whatâs going on?"
Seeing the murderous intent on their faces, Lin Changâsheng frowned deeply and halted his steps on the Five Elements Items.
"Kid, you shouldnât have come here. Go to hell!"
Xiao Zhengxing stared at Lin Changâsheng, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Just thenâ
Two flying swords appeared in the sky, descending slowly, heading straight for the mountain. Xiao Zhengxingâs face changed drastically. With no time to warn his two junior brothers, he spun around and darted down the mountain to hide.
He was, in fact, a disciple of the Demon Path Corpse King Sect. He hadnât expected a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to come checking around here. His only hope was that his two junior brothers could buy him some time to escape.
"Trying to run?"
Lin Changâshengâs gaze hardened. The Wind and Thunder Movement burst forth; his silhouette flashed like lightning, blocking Xiao Zhengxingâs pathâTaiyin Formless Slash struck out!
"Die!"
Xiao Zhengxing saw this cliff-top cultivator dare block his way and instantly slashed out with a Upper Grade Large Axe Magical Artifact!
Hiss!
Lin Changâshengâs Taiyin Formless Slash was formless and invisible. Xiao Zhengxing realized his giant axe had hit nothing but air. In the next second, pain erupted in his abdomen. Disbelieving, he looked down, just in time to see a spray of blood shooting out!
"Agh!"
"No... you hid your cultivation!"
Xiao Zhengxing hadnât expected that the Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivator before him was actually at the Peak of Qi Refining Eighth Layer. And his methods were so strangeâbefore Xiao could react, his abdomen had already been split open!
He hadnât even had the chance to summon his Iron Corpse to help him fight.
At this momentâ
Xiao Zhengxing only felt the Sword Force explode through his meridians!
Wounds burst open all over his body!
With a thunderous crash, he collapsed to the ground!
Meanwhile, Xiao Zhengxingâs two junior brothers showed just how sneaky they were. Seeing their senior brother killed and with what looked like Righteous Dao Foundation Establishment cultivators arriving above, they immediately dashed off, diving into the forest.
"None of you are getting away!"
Lin Changâshengâs eyes flashed. With a wave, he snatched Xiao Zhengxingâs Storage Bag and unleashed Wind and Thunder Movement!
Bang!
Lin Changâsheng appeared just ten feet from Mao Butong, slashing out with a single stroke!
At the same timeâ
His left hand flung several Fireball Techniques, hurling them toward Zhang Bangchang!
"Ha!"
"Heh!"
Mao Butong and Zhang Bangchang, seeing their senior brother killed in an instant, hurriedly summoned three zombies eachâfaces pale, claws pitch blackâto block in front of themselves!
Boom!
The three zombies were engulfed in flames from the Fireball, then struck directly by Taiyin Formless Slash, instantly blasting apart!
"Zombies?!"
Lin Changâshengâs silhouette flashedâhe executed Wind and Thunder Movement again, slashing once more!
His speed was absolutely stunning!
"Agh!"
"No!"
Mao Butong screamed, struck by the Taiyin Formless Slash. It felt as though countless Blade Auras ripped through him from within, blood blooming from all over his bodyâwithin an instant, he was reduced to a blood-drenched corpse!
Utterly terrifying!
He tried to suppress the Blade Auras raging inside him, but it was impossible. Despair flooded his faceâand with a crash, he exploded apart!
Lin Changâshengâs figure flickered, snatching up his Storage Bag on the spot!
At the same timeâ
Zhang Bangchangâs soul nearly left his body; he had already fled fifty feet or more. Lin Changâshengâs hand flicked outâa little fireball shot forth. Flustered, Zhang Bangchang tried to dodge but realized the fireballâs angle was too trickyâthere was no way to avoid it.
He immediately flung out his hand.
Three Iron Corpses appeared to shield him, taking all the fire bombs head-on!
Zhang Bangchang abandoned the Iron Corpses and darted for his life. Suddenly, he felt blood spurt from his chest. Looking down, he saw his leg was goneâjust his upper body charging forward!
In the next instantâ
His body crashed to the ground. Zhang Bangchangâs vision went black as he lost consciousness!
"Three storage bags!"
After killing the third Demon Dao cultivator, Lin Changâsheng put away his Storage Bag, a twinge of excitement flickering in his heart.
At that momentâ
Two breathtakingly beautiful young women stood ten feet away, staring at Lin Changâsheng.
"Female Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yanyue Immortal Sect?!"
Looking at the two girls, Lin Changâshengâs eyes lit up with shock.
Their robes were adorned with crescent moons hidden among cloudsâthe emblem of the Yanyue Immortal Sect. Judging by their youthful looksâbarely twenty, yet already at the Foundation Establishment Stageâthey must be among the best of the younger generation from the Yanyue Immortal Sect!
Their skin was as smooth as tofu, and their features so exquisite. With not a trace of makeup, their natural beauty was utterly breathtaking!
Both dressed in Profound Robes, sashes around their waists, looking just like immortals descended to the mortal world.
"Zhang Han, Alchemist from Celestial Lake City, pays his respects to you both!"
"Just now, three Corpse King Sect disciples came here. They attacked me without a word, so I killed them."
Lin Changâsheng glanced at the two women and cupped his hands in greeting.
"No need to stand on ceremony. For you to slay three Corpse King Sect demon cultivators means your strength is no small thingâyouâve done the Righteous Dao a favor eliminating evil!"
"We came rushing over after hearing there were demon cultivator sightings near Celestial Lake City recently."
Yu Lingfei regarded Lin Changâsheng and nodded.
"Seniors, lately quite a few cultivators have gone missing around Celestial Lake City. I only came into the mountains because I needed a certain herb for my alchemy, but I didnât expect to get targeted by those three."
Lin Changâsheng feigned helplessness as he spoke.
"Not sure if there are more nearby, so youâd better stay alert. Weâll go continue our searchâfarewell!"
Yu Lingfei nodded to Lin Changâsheng as she spoke.
"Thank you for the warning, Senior!"
Lin Changâsheng cupped his hands to Yu Lingfei.
"Mm."
Yu Lingfei nodded, then she and Fu Qingyu turned and flew away on their swords.
"Wow!"
"These Corpse King Sect disciples are really loaded! No wonder theyâre demon cultivators!"
Lin Changâsheng sat atop the mountain, went back to boiling water, letting smoke drift out of his little stove. Feet on Five Elements Items and Tiger Soul in hand, he swept his consciousness over the storage bagsâand saw a pile of sparkling Spirit Stones!
Lin Changâsheng quickly counted them up.
Inside the three storage bags, there were 1,100 spirit stones, 700 spirit stones, and 500 spirit stones, respectively!
Puppet Refining Technique, Corpse Refining Technique, Artifact Refining Technique, Cultivation Immortality Classics, five volumes of Spring Illustration, fifty Spirit Storage Pills, forty bottles of Qi Condensing Pill, twelve Essence Pills!
All kinds of low tier herbs, demon beast materials, and countless spirit grass!
Low Tier Magical Artifactsâthirty-one of lower grade, twelve of middle grade, three of upper grade!
Lin Changâsheng also found a broken sword in the storage bag of the leading Corpse King Sect disciple. The sword had only half of its blade left, plus the hilt, just two feet in total. It glowed with a milky white light and looked far from ordinary.
"Huh? I saw Corpse Puppets earlierâso where are they now?"
Lin Changâshengâs eyes narrowed. He immediately went to the bodies of the three slain Corpse King Sect disciples, and sure enough, found an extra storage bag under each of their robe hems!
Inside these storage bags, he found a total of forty-three Corpse Puppets!