I Cultivate Immortality With Scientific Thinking

Chapter 40: Praying Mantis Hunts the Cicada

Ding!

A dazzling spark flashed through the air.

The dagger, which was supposed to be a fatal blow, not only failed to pierce Zhang Hao's heart, but was instead protected by a self-activated spiritual light.

"Seeking death!" The sudden attack almost pushed Zhang Hao into a desperate situation, causing him to be both shocked and angry.

Quickly taking out a Spirit Weapon from his storage bag, he turned around and swung it backward!

But he swung at thin air.

Because the hidden cultivator in the shadows failed to land a hit and immediately fled, not giving him a chance to catch them!

"This... is a Spirit Weapon that can automatically activate to protect its owner? Its market value is at least over a thousand spirit stones. I didn't expect Fellow Daoist to be so wealthy." A pleasant voice came from the side of the woods, and Zhang Hao immediately looked towards the sound.

He saw a beautiful woman wearing a purple veil, revealing a large expanse of fair skin, walking out of the darkness.

She held a flute-like instrument that seemed to be made of jade, with a smile on her face.

"This little brat has quite a few spirit stones, so it's not surprising to have something like this. However, for a Qi Refining Stage cultivator to have so many spirit stones, it seems that he has a big secret on him!" A burly man walked out from behind the beautiful woman. He was a member of the Chen family, who had been auctioning jade for a hundred years.

He greedily stared at Zhang Hao, while his eyes inadvertently glanced at the beautiful woman beside him, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.

"I didn't expect him to be a sound cultivator..." The man surnamed Chen's heart sank.

Among cultivators, in addition to the distinction in realms, there is also a division between ordinary cultivators and specialized cultivators based on their achievements in various aspects of cultivation.

Ordinary cultivators are those who only focus on taking pills to improve their cultivation, without much achievement in various fields of cultivation.

The characteristic of ordinary cultivators is that regardless of their realm, they only use corresponding realm Spirit Weapons, talismans, and treasures, without forming their own abilities and characteristics.

These cultivators are greatly limited by resources. If they don't have enough spirit stones, they can't buy powerful means, and their combat power will be greatly weakened. They will also be restricted by various circumstances in battles.

Specialized cultivators, on the other hand, are cultivators who, based on ordinary cultivation, choose to specialize in a certain field of cultivation and achieve some accomplishments.

These cultivators not only have a unique set of techniques to deal with various situations, but they can also complement their cultivation.

Among specialized cultivators, the most famous and widespread are the body cultivators and the spell cultivators.

Body cultivation is based on refining essence and transforming qi, nourishing the physical body with spiritual energy, and completing a transformation of the body.

Not only does it have a stronger physical strength and nerve reaction ability than cultivators of the same level, even when reaching the Late Stage, it possesses terrifying abilities such as being unkillable and indestructible.

In cultivation, it can also reduce the difficulty of the physical body realm of the Foundation Building Stage, or shorten the time for the second realm of Foundation Building, "Refining Form," and so on. It can be said to have many benefits.

Spell cultivation, on the other hand, is a cultivator who is very proficient in magic and spiritual arts.

They not only have established techniques, but can also create various mysterious techniques according to their own needs. Among them, the powerful ones can even improve and create new techniques, opening up a new path for cultivation!

It can be said that both have their own strengths, but without a doubt, they are far superior to ordinary cultivators in terms of combat power and potential.

However, the path of technique cultivation is more difficult than that of body cultivation. This is because it is a profession that heavily relies on talent and creativity, and his qualifications are not enough, so he can only become a body cultivator.

In addition to these two widely known paths, there are also symbol cultivators, puppet cultivators, sound cultivators, and so on. Although they are rare, they should not be underestimated.

For example, the purple-clad beauty in front of us is a sound cultivator.

Sound cultivators are very rare existences. They can use spiritual energy to create unimaginable things with sound.

For example, they can replace breakthrough pills with unique melodies, use sound to deceive the five senses and interfere with consciousness, or even control others' souls with their singing. They are truly mysterious.

"Not only her, but also the cultivator hidden in the shadows. Even the Chen family's inherited eye technique cannot detect his trace..."

Countless thoughts flashed through the mind of the man surnamed Chen, but he showed no signs of abnormality on his face. Instead, he spoke up, "Fellow Daoists, how about we kill this guy first before discussing the distribution?"

"Okay."

As soon as the words fell, a cold voice came from all directions, making it impossible to determine the direction.

"As Fellow Daoist said." The purple-clad beauty smiled and raised the jade flute in her hand.

Zhang Hao, who was being stared at by the three of them, couldn't help but look serious. He tightened his body and took out his Spirit Weapon, staring firmly at the opponent.

He naturally knew that today's situation with these three people was a fight to the death. Only by killing them could he safely escape.

The scene fell silent, and the battle was about to begin.

"Wuwu~"

The evening breeze blew, and a unique and melodious flute sound resounded again. Obviously, the purple-clad beauty took the initiative to make a move.

Playing the flute against the wind, her fingers danced, and the music intertwined, playing a spiritual melody that disturbed consciousness.

Zhang Hao's consciousness suddenly became confused, and everything in front of him became blurry. His thoughts drifted uncontrollably.

"Opportunity!" The man from the Chen family, who was watching coldly, had a sharp look in his eyes and immediately took action.

He reached into his storage bag, and suddenly, a large knife appeared in his hand.

The knife was about one meter long and emitted an extremely sharp aura. Obviously, its quality was also top-notch among Qi Refining Stage Spirit Weapons.

Moreover, the man from the Chen family infused it with his gold attribute True Qi, making it even sharper, enough to break through most of the defenses of the same level's Spirit Weapons.

Then, he directly held the handle of the knife with one hand and quickly ran towards Zhang Hao.

At this moment, he was tense all over, his arm veins bulging, and he directly mobilized all his physical functions, producing an extraordinary explosive force.

This was the technique of dragging the knife to accumulate power!

This is a fighting style that gathers all the strength in one's body and aims to defeat the opponent with a single strike.

Clearly, he doesn't want to engage in any probing or intense battle. Instead, he wants to take advantage of Zhang Hao's distracted state of mind and break through all of his defenses with a single strike, achieving victory in one blow!

"Die!"

After a brief sprint, he arrived in front of Zhang Hao. He abruptly stopped his footsteps and swung the knife in his hand, channeling all his strength into the attack.

At this moment, Zhang Hao's mind was preoccupied and he couldn't react at all. He could only passively accept this strike.

Bang!

The spiritual shield formed by talismans shattered!

Crack!

The self-defensive Spirit Weapon broke!

Zing!

The large knife struck Zhang Hao's shoulder, but instead of cleanly severing it, it was as if it had hit steel, unable to penetrate deeply, only splattering a spray of blood!

"Ah!!!" The intense pain instantly freed Zhang Hao from the interference of the spiritual melody, bringing him back to his senses as he let out a roar of anger!

"This is...spirit armor?!" The man from the Chen family was suddenly shocked.

Defensive talismans, protective Spirit Weapons, and now there was even a piece of spirit armor with such high hardness. How could this guy have so many means of defense?!

"Get lost!" Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain in his shoulder. He wanted to push back the person in front of him, even if it meant sustaining serious injuries. But at this moment, he suddenly felt a chill behind his head.

Because a distorted shadow appeared behind him at an extremely fast speed, and the dagger in its hand ruthlessly stabbed towards Zhang Hao's head!

With a wolf in front and a tiger behind, and someone else restraining him from the side, Zhang Hao felt as if he could sense the breath of death in this situation.

The control of the purple-clad beauty, the man from the Chen family breaking through all defenses with a single strike, and the shadow cultivator's assassination that followed him like a shadow—these three extraordinary cultivators joined forces and pushed him into a desperate situation, despite his possession of numerous Spirit Weapons and talismans!

"No!" Zhang Hao's face twisted with ferocity, his expression filled with unwillingness.

After all the effort he had put in to come this far, how could he fall here?!

A hint of madness appeared on Zhang Hao's face, and his eyes became particularly fierce.

He forcefully kicked upwards, using his injured shoulder to meet the dagger that was attacking from behind!

At the same time, without any hesitation, he took out something from his storage bag.

Puchi!

The dagger pierced through Zhang Hao's shoulder completely, but he didn't struggle. Instead, he took this opportunity to tightly grab the shadow cultivator with one hand and lunged towards the man surnamed Chen!

"This is a Foundation Building Stage Spirit Weapon?! What is he trying to do... Oh no!" Zhang Hao's actions immediately shocked the two of them. Before they could figure out why, their faces suddenly changed.

Because the Spirit Weapon that Zhang Hao took out emitted an astonishing fluctuation!

Oh no, he wants to detonate the spirit...

The two of them immediately guessed Zhang Hao's intention and tried to escape, but they were firmly held by Zhang Hao.

"Die!" A cold and resolute voice resounded in the scene.

Then, the Spirit Weapon in Zhang Hao's arms emitted strands of white light, instantly forming an expanding fireball. Within a few seconds, it covered an area of tens of meters in diameter.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion echoed through the entire night.

"Cough cough!" After an unknown amount of time, the thick smoke dissipated, and a weak cough sounded in the scene.

"That was close." A woman, covered in black and bleeding from seven orifices, sat down on the ground, looking at the huge pit not far away with a terrified expression.

How could she not have expected that the other party would be so decisive, actually self-detonating the Foundation Building Spirit Weapon in the face of desperation, wanting to take them down together!

If she hadn't been far enough away and reacted in time, she would probably have disappeared from this world.

"Cough!" As if her injuries were affected, the woman couldn't help but taste blood in her mouth and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Although she had avoided the center of the explosion, the violent shockwave and the splattering fragments of the Spirit Weapon still inflicted serious injuries on her.

Just a slight movement now caused a deep pain in her bones.

"However, it was all worth it..." Seemingly thinking of something, even though she was seriously injured, a smile appeared on the woman's face.

Because in the several battles just now, she had already killed all the cultivators in this nearby area. And this meant that the wealth left behind by their deaths, as well as all the treasures on this kid...

"Will belong only to... Huh?!"

Splat!

Just as the woman was fantasizing about the future, she heard a whistling sound behind her. Before she could react, her upper body was directly crushed by a tremendous force!

"Huh? What did she just say?" In the darkness, a figure took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away the bloodstains on his hand, looking somewhat puzzled.

And on his body, there were more than twenty storage bags of various sizes.

"I didn't expect to get so many things before leaving. Indeed, as the saying goes, one can't become rich without unexpected gains."

The evening breeze blew, gently lifting the hood on the black-clothed person's head, revealing a handsome face.

This person is Lin Chen!

(End of this chapter)