A Loose Cultivator's Path to Longevity

With the Six Binding and Six Xun Array undone, all the wind walls swiftly dissipated.

Turtledove Plume was finally free.

But it had lost all its former might. It looked utterly wretched. One arm had been severed at the root, and what remained of its left arm had been half-chopped off at the forearm. A bowl-sized bloody hole gaped in its chest and abdomen. Its entire body was covered in cuts from the wind blades, with barely an inch of flesh left unscathed.

It seemed to have suffered a significant loss within the Six Binding and Six Xun Array.

Seeing the six people go to deal with the newly appeared Human Cultivator, the freed Turtledove Plume’s heart still pounded with fear.

’So much time has passed. Human Cultivators have grown more and more formidable...’

Nearly perishing in the Six Binding and Six Xun Array had forced it to face reality. It no longer dared to underestimate these Foundation Establishment Human Cultivators and resolved to use the Celestial Demon Soul Revival Skill to seize a physical body for itself as soon as possible.

Although this Blood Corpse Demon Body was decent, how could it compare to a living, breathing body?

Besides, if it used the Celestial Demon Soul Revival Skill for possession, it could gradually demonize the stolen body. In time, it was highly possible it could regain a demon physique.

If another opportunity arose, it might even be able to cultivate its way back to the Transformed Demon King Realm.

Seeing that Yuan Ni was alone, Turtledove Plume decided to make her its target for possession.

It immediately transformed into a Blood Shadow and rushed toward her.

Yuan Ni saw the Blood Corpse attack with menacing momentum, but her expression remained calm. She took a Golden Rope from her robes. This was her greatest trump card: the Spirit-Binding Rope, a one-time-use Spiritual Artifact modeled after the Spirit Treasure ”Immortal Binding Rope.”

”Spirit-Binding Rope, bind it!”

She injected her Magical Power, and the Golden Rope in her hand shot out like a slithering snake.

It didn’t fly far before it suddenly vanished.

Before Turtledove Plume could react, a golden cord was wrapped around its body, tightening the more it struggled.

’By the Saint Master, how can this Human Cultivator be so strong!’

It couldn’t help but wail. After being trapped by the Golden Rope, forget about using the Celestial Demon Soul Revival Skill—even the Corpse Qi in its body was sealed, impossible to circulate, like stagnant water.

Seeing the Blood Corpse trapped, Yuan Ni breathed a sigh of relief.

She hurriedly looked toward her ”beloved,” only to see a lone figure on a killing spree.

Of the six who had set up the Array Formation, only two remained.

The Six Binding and Six Xun Secret Array was powerful, but it was only suitable for ambushes or catching an opponent off guard. Against someone who was already on alert, it was of little use.

Not to mention, Lü Zhong was also an Array Master.

He only needed to step on the nodes of their Array Formation to delay its completion, allowing him to kill them one by one.

”A bunch of trash!” Yuan Ni cursed resentfully.

Lü Zhong had injured Ning Zhongyun. In her eyes, he deserved to be hacked to pieces.

Immediately, her body flickered as she rushed over.

「Back with Lü Zhong.」

After dealing with the six greatest threats, he resumed his pursuit of Ning Zhongyun.

Lü Zhong attacked frantically, completely disregarding the rapid drain on his True Essence. He followed up Palm Thunder with the Late Sun Sword Skill, and the Qingyang Mirror was firing at full power. He used whatever Magic Skills and Spiritual Artifacts he had.

The onslaught was fierce.

Like a torrential downpour!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Ning Zhongyun took one hit after another, retreating as he fought and constantly trying to counterattack.

However, Lü Zhong had his quickly regenerating Star Yang Gang and the Dragon and Tiger Banner to conjure the Dragon and Tiger Spiritual Barrier. When they occasionally traded blows, it was always Ning Zhongyun who came out worse for wear.

After a few exchanges, he was the one who ended up more severely injured.

Ning Zhongyun felt incredibly frustrated. He had never imagined that a True Inheritance disciple of Changchun Valley like himself could be suppressed to such a degree.

Lü Zhong’s assault was truly like that of a mad dog.

Any other cultivator would have already been crippled by the continuous, high-intensity outbursts overloading their meridians. Yet this man before him showed not a hint of discomfort; in fact, his attacks were growing faster and more ferocious.

Several rays of Mirror Light shot past, punching several clear, bowl-sized holes through a tree so large it would take ten people to encircle it.

Immediately after, a ten-foot-long azure Magic Sword swept out.

Slicing the tree in two.

A long defense is bound to fail. After withstanding another of Lü Zhong’s explosive volleys, Ning Zhongyun’s Qi replenishment finally faltered, revealing a fatal opening.

PCHI!

Lü Zhong used his Star Pulling Skill and Star Shifting Step in tandem. Half-dodging and half-blocking the other’s Fist Gang, he swallowed the sweet taste of blood rising in his throat. His sword struck like a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss, the Golden Sun Spirit Sword piercing through Ning Zhongyun’s Protective Gang Qi.

The Sword Momentum didn’t stop, slashing upward and severing his entire right arm.

A Mystic Cultivator’s combat prowess was entirely dependent on their body.

At this point, Lü Zhong’s victory was sealed.

Another flurry of slashes from the Late Sun Magic Sword followed. Ning Zhongyun barely managed to parry a few blows before he was overwhelmed, taking more than ten sword strikes. He was grievously wounded and on the verge of death.

Just as he was about to cripple Ning Zhongyun, a sudden sense of danger flared in Lü Zhong’s mind, followed by a piercing pain in his head.

He was instantly overwhelmed by agony.

Fortunately, the God-Caging Gauze was protecting his Divine Soul; otherwise, it would have shattered from that attack.

’It’s a Divine Sense attack!’

Biting the tip of his tongue, Lü Zhong forced himself to stay conscious.

Yuan Ni wore a look of utter disbelief.

She had never imagined that her Godslaying Needle, a Divine Sense Secret Technique she had practiced for a long time, would fail to kill Lü Zhong.

Seeing this, Ning Zhongyun couldn’t help but sigh.

This Lü Zhong was not only overwhelmingly powerful but even possessed Spiritual Protection Equipment. His defeat was not unjust.

Lü Zhong walked over to the exhausted Yuan Ni and crippled her with a few slashes of his sword.

Then, he magically pulled Ning Zhongyun over and placed him next to Yuan Ni.

The identities of these two were not simple, especially Ning Zhongyun, a True Inheritance disciple of Changchun Valley. It was possible a Nascent Soul Cultivator had placed a Soul-Chasing Blood Seal on him. Killing him directly would only bring trouble upon himself.

So, Lü Zhong first crippled the two of them, planning to let the local ghosts devour them.

Then, he would even wipe out their residual souls.

To avoid leaving any loose ends.

The matter was quickly settled. He now held two more Storage Bags.

Walking up to the bound Blood Corpse, Lü Zhong couldn’t be bothered to listen to what it had to say. It had witnessed him indirectly cause the deaths of Ning Zhongyun and Yuan Ni, which meant it now held leverage against him. Naturally, there was no way he would let it live.