Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Under the clear blue sky and bright sunlight, in a valley within the majestic mountains, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators launched an attack on a Wind-Riding Carriage. From a distance of several dozen feet, dark green talismans flew like arrows, transforming into a hundred or so vines, forming a net that enveloped the carriage.

Ape Thirteen was the first to leap out, roaring loudly. He stepped forward and shattered the green vine net with a single strike of his cudgel. Then, he aimed his long cudgel at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator at the forefront, swiftly and decisively killing him.

Yuan Zhilin, Liu Jinglong, Mei Zhenyi, and Zhang Yu all appeared, each choosing an opponent and engaging in fierce combat with their respective spiritual weapons.

Fire Crow Taoist, worried about Zhang Yu, also flew out of the Wind-Riding Carriage to provide support from the rear.

Zhang Yuanjing calmly controlled the flying carriage, while Han Ji and Zhang Jun watched the battle.

In a few breaths, Ape Thirteen, like a wolf among sheep, advanced with irresistible force, scattering the enemies and leaving corpses strewn across the field. The survivors were terrified and fled in a frenzy.

Ape Thirteen curled his lip in disdain, too lazy to give chase.

Fire Crow Taoist transmitted his voice, saying, "Brother Ape, don't let any of them escape!"

It "squeaked" at the two of them, pulled out a handful of pebbles from the storage bag at its waist, and struck each of the six fleeing cultivators. One after another, screams rang out. Within a radius of several miles, apart from the four Foundation Establishment cultivators fighting Yuan, Liu, Mei, and Zhang, there was not a single enemy left breathing.

Ape Thirteen stood in the middle, listlessly watching the eight people from both sides fighting intensely, feeling a little bored. The opponents were too weak to satisfy him!

The remaining four rogue Foundation Establishment cultivators, catching sight of the golden-haired ape's bestial nature and his ruthless killing, were both shocked and frightened. They knew they had run into a brick wall and were likely to lose their lives here today.

However, none dared to think of escaping, because the fierce ape stood there, watching them like a tiger eyeing its prey. A single flying stone was enough to casually reap their heads.

Under such pressure, the battle prowess of these rogue Foundation Establishment cultivators naturally dwindled. The Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator fighting Yuan Zhilin was the first to crack. He threw out several talismans to cover his retreat, released a crimson round shield behind him to defend his back, and tried to escape by activating his flying sword. However, before he could fly more than a few feet, he was killed by Ape Thirteen with a flying stone.

The remaining three, seeing that there was no way out, were instead spurred into action, using all means to trade their lives for those of Liu, Mei, and Zhang.

Liu and Mei were relatively experienced in combat and were not afraid. They activated their defensive spiritual weapons to protect themselves while moving around to engage the enemy.

Zhang Yu had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage and was relatively weak. She was not very familiar with the use of spiritual weapons and was soon overwhelmed by the enemy cultivator's desperate fighting style, becoming flustered and confused.

In fact, in terms of cultivation, she was evenly matched with her opponent, and her spiritual weapon was even weaker than hers. However, she lacked experience, had too little actual combat experience, and did not know how to deal with this kind of life-or-death battle. She lacked confidence and was timid, allowing her opponent to gain the upper hand.

Fire Crow Taoist winked, and Yuan Zhilin understood. He immediately flew out with a sword, restraining the opponent from the side, quickly suppressing the person's arrogance. With his assistance, Zhang Yu fought more and more smoothly, quickly reversing the situation and putting her opponent at a disadvantage.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Fire Crow Taoist returned to the Wind-Riding Carriage, saying with concern, "Since entering the southern line of Dragon Mountain Marsh, this is the third wave of bandits we've encountered. We used to only occasionally run into them, but now, for some reason, these people are not seeking opportunities in Dragon Mountain Marsh, but are instead focused on killing and plundering!"

Zhang Yuanjing said nonchalantly, "They're just Foundation Establishment rogue cultivators. Just treat it as training for the younger generation."

That day, after the two obtained the spiritual essence in the underground of Whiteleave Mountain, they led everyone to restore the stone island to its original state and made arrangements around it to conceal it even more thoroughly. Doing so was also to leave a backup plan for future exploration. After all, even if the space passage disappeared, the Extreme Cave would not move. Perhaps they could find other ways to enter it.

The next day, they set off, passing through the south side of the Three Mountains and Seven Caves, heading straight into the southern line leading to Six Peaks Immortal City.

However, they had not traveled far when they were ambushed by rogue cultivators. The two naturally did not care and sent Ape Thirteen with the four Foundation Establishment juniors to fight, treating it as training. However, to Fire Crow Taoist's surprise, these ambushes occurred again and again.

Fire Crow Taoist shook his head. "Something is not right. I'll have Zhilin capture one alive and ask him. That's not the main concern. I'm just worried that our tracks will be discovered, attracting the attention of the Spirit-Controlling Sect. The Spirit-Controlling Sect is located in Surprising Goose Valley, 500,000 miles to the south. Many of the rogue cultivators active in the southern line of Dragon Mountain Marsh have some connection with this sect."

Then, he told Zhang Yuanjing about how Ape Thirteen had killed Fairy Lin with a single blow in the Great Canyon of the Fallen Dragon in the northern line years ago, planting the seeds of future trouble.

After hearing this, Zhang Yuanjing also became cautious. After all, the other party was the master of a sect and a Core Formation Great Perfection cultivator. If they were to attack with all their might, he, Fire Crow Taoist, and Ape Thirteen might be able to protect themselves, but the other juniors would be difficult to save.

Half a quarter of an hour later, all three battles had ended. Of the three Foundation Establishment rogue cultivators, two were captured and one was killed. Yuan Zhilin and Liu Jinglong quickly interrogated them, obtained some information, and then killed the two captured cultivators before returning to the Wind-Riding Carriage to report.

Yuan Zhilin said, "Master, Senior Brother Zhang, both of these rogue cultivators said that they were ordered by the Spirit-Controlling Sect to encircle or expel foreign rogue cultivators, preventing them from approaching the southern line, especially from entering Dragon Mountain Marsh from the southern line."

Fire Crow Taoist frowned and asked, "When was this order issued?"

Yuan Zhilin said, "More than ten years ago."

"Do they know why the Spirit-Controlling Sect issued this order?"

Yuan Zhilin shook his head. "They all obey their leader and don't know the details."

"Leader? Who?"

Yuan Zhilin chuckled. "A rogue Core Formation cultivator who is an 'old acquaintance' of yours, Master! Can you guess who it is?"

Fire Crow Taoist glared. "Who is it? Stop being mysterious!"

Yuan Zhilin muttered, "No fun," seeing that his master was showing signs of rage, he quickly said, "It's Gao Wu."

Fire Crow Taoist's expression froze. He said to Zhang Yuanjing, "This Gao Wu is a rogue Core Formation cultivator who has been active in the southern line of Dragon Mountain Marsh for many years. Since he was lucky enough to advance to the Core Formation stage, he felt that he could no longer break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so he stopped trying to improve and spent his days seeking pleasure and often engaging in robbery, but his targets were all Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Once, he targeted one of my disciples, so I found him and fought him, severely injuring him. Originally, I was going to kill him, but when he saw that the situation was not good, he revealed his identity, saying that he had already joined the Spirit-Controlling Sect. In the end, I let him go. If these rogue cultivators are obeying Gao Wu, we really have to avoid the southern line, otherwise, we will be exposed sooner or later."

Zhang Yuanjing nodded and asked, "How do we avoid the southern line?"

Fire Crow Taoist pondered for a moment and said, "For now, we can only travel through Dragon Mountain Marsh. It seems dangerous, but as long as we don't enter the territory of powerful demon beasts, it's actually very safe."

Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a moment and said, "Since Senior has this confidence, we will enter Dragon Mountain Marsh. Presumably, as long as we are not besieged by a group of demons, we should be fine."