Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

To the west of Ping'an Market, the cultivators from both sides gathered like swarms of locusts, forming two dark clouds that covered the sky.

The verbal battle between the two sides continued, with insults, provocations, and exposing each other's weaknesses. Lin Xiu shook his head as he listened to the constant bickering.

"What's the point of all this cursing?"

"Let's just start fighting already!"

At this point, tensions were high, but both sides seemed to intentionally delay the start of the battle.

This puzzled Lin Xiu.

He felt like a rat in a sewer, slowly making his way towards the east gate through the drainage ditch.

It wasn't that he didn't want to be fast, but he couldn't be.

The oppressive aura of dozens of Nascent Soul and Gold Core cultivators in the sky kept increasing, hoping to intimidate the other side and gain an advantage in the life-and-death struggle.

This psychological and physical pressure made him feel like he was walking against the current, unable to move quickly at all.

Under the gaze of his "Qingtong" ability, the dark and gloomy drainage ditch was revealed, leading directly to the east gate.

This drainage ditch led directly to the main channel of the Panchang River. By entering the river and traveling against the current along the riverbed, he could run to the rear of the Qianjue Peak, completing more than half of his escape plan.

This was the route he had planned long ago.

"The Divine Ability of 'Da Xia Ru Yi' is just what I need to ensure the success of this plan."

Everything was going smoothly, and he soon arrived at the entrance of the river near the east gate.

At the same time, he heard various cries and pleas from the ground, fearing that there were tens of thousands of them.

He felt a sense of sadness.

Among the four major markets, although cultivators made up the majority, there were still tens of thousands of ordinary people.

They were all descendants of cultivators, without spiritual roots, and became the lowest ants.

Li Yingxue was an example of this.

War was never kind, and the people at the bottom were the most miserable, even in this cultivation world.

The exit of the drainage ditch was blocked by a net-like second-tier Law Weapon, which was prepared to prevent monsters from entering the market through the Panchang River.

But now, it was no longer an obstacle.

When he was about to hit the net along the water flow, he had a thought, and he had already entered the Jiaozhu.

The Jiaozhu was like a glass ball, passing directly through the mesh of the net, making a faint sound of water as it sank to the bottom of the Panchang River.

Inside the Jiaozhu,

Li Yingxue let go of the hilt of her sword and looked at her husband with a strange expression, full of teasing.

Wen Renqing's eyes were about to pop out, wishing to strangle the white pig that was riding on him immediately.

The two of them were in an ambiguous position.

Lin Xiu smiled awkwardly and lifted his leg to move the light board buttocks sitting on Wen Renqing's lower abdomen.

In the meantime, whether it was intentional or unintentional, his claw pressed against a soft and upright place.

He used a robe to wrap his lower waist, as if nothing had happened.

The Divine Ability of "Da Xia Ru Yi" unexpectedly failed in the space of the Jiaozhu.

This was something he hadn't expected.

"Lin He, I'm going to kill you!"

Wen Renqing, who was tied up like a zongzi, finally exploded with the pent-up anger of the day.

Then, a series of words that she considered the most offensive spewed out of her mouth like a fountain.

Unfortunately, Lin Xiu, who was already accustomed to the art of cursing in another world, turned a deaf ear to it.

To him, it even sounded a bit cute.

He looked at Li Yingxue with a meaningful expression.

The latter shook her head embarrassedly.

It seemed that his wife wasn't good at doing psychological work. Even after a whole day, she still couldn't calm down this little hot pepper.

"What's the matter? Didn't we see everything on Wei Qianqiu's flying boat? We even played the flute. Why are you complaining now?"

Li Yingxue was amazed.

When she first met Wen Renqing, she thought she had gained another sister.

But soon she realized that something seemed off, as they tended to fight at the slightest disagreement.

But now, the two of them had already discussed the instrument "flute"?

Didn't they delve deeper into it?

Wen Renqing's voice abruptly stopped, and her throat seemed to be uncomfortable again.

"You scoundrel, you little rascal!"

Lin Xiu squatted down, tidying up Wen Renqing's messy hair and playfully flicking her nose.

"Wen Ren junior sister, I have both good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Wen Renqing tilted her neck and turned her head aside without saying a word.

Lin Xiu didn't mind.

"The good news is that we have already left Ping'an Market and are currently at the bottom of the Pan Chang River. The bad news is that the battle between the two sides has started more than ten days earlier!"

He pointed upwards with his finger.

"Currently, Vermilion Bird Mountain has already reached the outskirts of Ping'an Market and is engaged in a verbal battle with Wei Qianqiu!"

Although Wen Renqing didn't look at him, her eyes beneath her long eyelashes were rolling.

"They are both buying time. Vermilion Bird Mountain is probably going to use the 'Extinguish Immortal Cannon,' while Wei Qianqiu is likely to take advantage of the terrain and activate the 'Five Elements Sealing Demon Formation.' Both sides are wary, it just depends on who strikes first!"

Lin Xiu clapped his hands.

"No wonder you are from the Gold Core sect, your knowledge is extensive. You have also unraveled the doubts in my heart. What kind of thing is this 'Five Elements Sealing Demon Formation'?"

Wen Renqing's body trembled slightly, trying to make herself more comfortable.

"You are a talisman master, so you should have some knowledge of formations. Haven't you noticed that the four major markets and the central Qian Jue Peak form a complete Five Elements Formation?"

Lin Xiu thought for a moment and realized it was true.

Qian Jue Peak stood in the center, representing earth. Ping'an Market was surrounded by the Pan Chang River and several artificial rivers, representing water.

As for the other three markets, he hadn't been to them, but they must correspond to the other three elements.

He sighed.

Wei Qianqiu was indeed a master of formations. This large formation far surpassed the mist formation at the entrance of the secret realm. How much effort and spirit stones must have been spent?

However, forcibly extracting the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers was going against the natural order. Wasn't he afraid of divine retribution?

"So, the continuous appearance of second-tier or higher demonic beasts in the four major markets in the past was just an excuse. The construction of the defensive formation was also an excuse. Bringing spiritual veins into the markets for the benefit of us was also an excuse. The purpose was for this large formation?"

He felt that his thoughts were clear, as if he had connected everything that had happened over the years.

Unexpectedly, Wen Renqing frowned slightly, her tone uncertain.

"In theory, that's the case. However, I am only an outer disciple, and the information I received may not be accurate. After all, Wei Qianqiu is cunning, and many secrets are unknown even to his Gold Core disciples."

Then, her eyes widened suddenly.

"Lin, you should study these things when you have time. Why don't you run away now? Once the large formation is activated, it will extract all the spiritual energy from the mountains and rivers. Your 'Source of the Secret Realm' hasn't fully grown yet, and it may be crushed by the storm of spiritual energy!"

Lin Xiu's scalp tingled, and he immediately flashed out.

The Pan Chang River flowed from east to west.

And at this moment, the west was the confrontation point between the two sides. Instead of going downstream, he went against the current towards Qian Jue Peak.

At this moment, Lin Xiu was like a swimming fish, with a "Water Repelling Talisman" attached to his waist, holding a stack of attack talismans in one hand, and a sword of unknown origin in the other.

Because this stretch of the river had been cleared countless times by Qian Jue Peak, except for the time when someone deliberately released a second-tier dragon fish, the highest level of threat was only first-tier monsters like snakes and crocodiles.

For Lin Xiu, who was already in the late Qi Refining stage, they posed little threat. With a slight release of his spiritual pressure, most of them avoided him.

However, going against the current was ultimately not as smooth as going with the flow.

Just as he had swum past the range of Qian Jue Peak and was about to head towards the next market, Zhao Ming Fang, an extremely powerful force almost sucked him and the river water into the air.

The "Five Elements Sealing Demon Formation" mentioned by Wen Renqing had actually been activated at this moment!