Chapter 16: Foundation Establishment Duel, Danger Approaches
In reality, Daoist Ziyang’s situation was similar to Zhang San and Li Si’s.
However, he was even more obsessed, directly refining his master’s remains into his Natal Magical Treasure.
Such a powerful Natal Magical Treasure, combined with the peerless Dao technique contained within, required an exceptionally rare cauldron to host it.
Daoist Ziyang had already searched for countless cauldrons, his numerous attempts resulting in countless failures, and even now, he hadn’t succeeded.
And the time he had left… was running out.
“Don’t be so angry. We just happened to run into you and followed you out of curiosity.”
Zhang San chuckled, looking at Daoist Ziyang with mocking eyes.
“I didn’t expect that True Person Phoenix Yin would have a successor…”
The two traffickers Daoist Ziyang had found were indeed ordinary, but after accepting the task, they were refined into cauldrons by the current Zhang San and Li Si using the Heaven-Seizing Evil Art.
Everything that happened afterward was beyond Daoist Ziyang’s control.
The biggest mistake Daoist Ziyang made was bringing the puppet Zhang San and Li Si back to Mount Ziyang.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been exposed.
While they were confronting each other, Luo Xue, who had been tossed aside, slowly opened her eyes.
Although several figures appeared in her blurry vision, Luo Xue was too weak to pay attention.
She gasped for air, struggling to sit up.
The formation Zhang San and Li Si had set up only affected cultivators’ spiritual energy and had no effect on ordinary people.
Furthermore, with the presence of other cultivators, Daoist Ziyang had already forgotten about Luo Xue, and Zhang San and Li Si weren’t interested in an ordinary person who couldn’t cultivate.
Luo Xue keenly sensed this. She pressed her hand against her chest, trying to move her stiff and aching limbs.
Just then, the panel system sent a notification.
[Completed Dangerous Event: Discovered Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Life-or-Death Secret]
[Survival Points +100]
A whole hundred survival points, more than three times the previous reward.
After all, compared to the last time, the danger level of this event was also several times higher.
More importantly, Luo Xue had obtained Daoist Ziyang’s most important secret.
The truth behind this sudden encounter with immortal destiny.
After receiving the survival points, Luo Xue didn’t hesitate. She immediately opened the complex version of the panel and selected an option.
[Survival Status: Critical]
Although a hundred survival points were just enough to raise her cultivation aptitude by one level, it wouldn’t improve her current situation.
The most urgent matter was to escape the scene of the battle between Daoist Ziyang and the other cultivators.
And… she had to take Xiao Yao away from this dangerous place as soon as possible.
[Improving Survival Status: -10]
[Survival Status: Good]
Instantly, a gentle warmth flowed through Luo Xue’s body.
Her severely damaged seven orifices slowly healed, her five senses returned, her stiff limbs relaxed, and even her strength was replenished.
Although her outward appearance was still terrible, Luo Xue’s body was now completely healed.
All her injuries, even old hidden ones, were completely healed at this moment.
“Worthy of the 10 survival points that allowed me to withstand a wave of Yin Breath Poison…”
However, poison resistance was permanent, while healing injuries was a one-time effect.
But Luo Xue didn’t have time to feel distressed about this consumption. After all, besides those 10 points, she had earned 90.
It was just too risky…
“Leave immediately!”
Seeing that Daoist Ziyang and Zhang San and Li Si were about to fight, Luo Xue naturally didn’t have the leisure to watch immortals duel.
So, after confirming that none of them were paying attention to her, Luo Xue turned and ran.
Luo Xue’s movements naturally didn’t escape the notice of the cultivators, but now, they had no time to care about the actions of a mere mortal.
In a cultivator duel, life and death were decided in an instant.
For this battle, Zhang San and Li Si had made ample preparations, taking Daoist Ziyang by surprise and setting up a formation in advance.
Moreover, Daoist Ziyang’s Heaven-Seizing Evil Art wasn’t complete yet, and he could only rely on his own cultivation to deal with them, so he was at a disadvantage no matter what.
Before the fight even began, Daoist Ziyang was already on the losing side.
However…
“Since you know I am a disciple of True Person Phoenix Yin,” Daoist Ziyang suddenly grinned, “then you should know even better what True Person Phoenix Yin… my Master, was famous for throughout the world.”
“…Formations.”
Zhang San and Li Si’s eyes flickered, finally losing their mocking expressions and becoming serious.
“You have some knowledge,” Daoist Ziyang sneered, walking towards them while tearing his clothes. “I know you have already destroyed the surrounding formations, but you didn’t expect…”
“My strongest formation… is on my body!”
As his voice fell, Daoist Ziyang ripped off all his clothes, revealing his bronze-colored body covered in snake-like runes.
At the same time, Zhang San and Li Si were startled to find a pair of eerie snake pupils appearing in their vision, unable to escape no matter what they did.
The battle of immortals began.
…
The earth shook behind her, flames shooting into the sky, and she could vaguely see fragments of the courtyard.
Luo Xue glanced back during her escape, but these few glances were enough to make her heart tremble.
“This power… not as strong as a nuclear bomb, but at least on the level of a fuel-air bomb…”
Luo Xue’s understanding of cultivators came mostly from books. This was the first time she had witnessed a cultivator duel firsthand.
Just the aftershocks of the battle were enough to tear apart the surrounding forest.
If Luo Xue hadn’t run fast enough and been caught in the aftershocks, she probably wouldn’t even have the chance to use her survival points to heal her injuries.
And this was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
According to the books, Foundation Establishment cultivators were only at the level of inner disciples in immortal sects.
There were also deacons, elders, and the like, who were thousands of times stronger than Foundation Establishment cultivators.
“The path of immortality… is so terrifying…”
Before coming to the Immortal Martial World, Luo Xue had thought that cultivation involved everyone wearing the same white robes, spending their days doing nothing… or rather, cultivating, on immortal mountains shrouded in mist.
And their main task was to fall in love, especially the classic pairing of immortals and demon lords…
Now it seemed that when immortals and demon lords met, it was considered polite if they didn’t blow each other’s ancestral graves to smithereens.
“Those TV dramas are misleading!”
In the end, Luo Xue could only come to this conclusion.
Lost in her thoughts, Luo Xue had already approached the courtyard where Su Yiyao and the others were staying.
From afar, the courtyard at night was still quiet and peaceful.
It seemed that the commotion in the distance hadn’t affected this place at all.
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