Clan Cultivation: Starting with Building an Island Immortal City

44: Encountering a calamity, he fought six opponents single-handedly.The clamor of North Marsh Market was left far behind as Li Yinglong and Lin Xiaowan’s figures disappeared into the thick marsh mist.

Both of them suppressed their aura to the lowest possible level, moving swiftly and lightly, following the secret markers they had laid out on their way in.

However, after only a few miles, Li Yinglong’s steps suddenly halted, and he raised a hand to stop Lin Xiaowan.

The mist ahead was eerily still, and a faint but sharpfishy smell, distinctly different from the marsh’s inherent decay, permeated the air.

”Be careful.”

Li Yinglong transmitted his voice secretly.

Before his words faded, a sudden change occurred!

Chirp, chirp, chirp~!

Several dark lights, carrying a foul wind, erupted from the dense forest and muddy marsh on both sides, striking with cunning and ruthlessness, aiming directly for the vital points of their bodies!

At the same time, a slender net, glowing with an eerie green light, descended from the tree canopy above, blocking any space for evasion.

The attack came without warning, yet the coordination was incredibly tacit, clearly indicating a long-planned ambush.

A cold glint flashed in Li Yinglong’s eyes, showing no trace of panic.

He wrapped his left arm around Lin Xiaowan’s waist, his body sliding backward like a ghost, narrowly dodging most of the dark lights.

His right sleeve billowed out, unleashing a dense, gentle, yet powerful surge of Evergreen True Qi, sweeping away the remaining dark lights and the poisoned net.

”Cowards hiding your heads and tails!”

Li Yinglong’s voice, like clashing metal, pierced through the mist.

Rustling sounds rose from all around, and six figures emerged from different directions, forming a encirclement. All wore black cloths over their faces, revealing only their eyes, which gleamed with cold greed.

Among them, one person, lean and gaunt, moved with incredible speed. As his ten fingers moved, two Puppets, only three feet tall, pieced together from black wood and unknown beast bones, with faint phosphorescent light flickering at their joints, squeaked as they sprang out from behind him.

The Puppets, wielding poisoned bone blades, lunged again, their movements swift and eerie, attacking their lower bodies.

Li Yinglong’s gaze swept over the man’s Puppet-controlling technique and his slightly hunched figure, a cold sneer playing on his lips:

”Heh, so it’s you. In the market, you feigned destitution, selling inferior Jade Slips at a low price; outside the market, you engage in this baseless business. Your Excellency’s business acumen is quite thorough.”

The gaunt Old Cultivator’s body stiffened slightly, then he tore off his face covering, revealing a withered face filled with a malevolent grin. It was indeed the Old Cultivator who sold the Jade Slips!

He cackled hoarsely:

”The old man’s eyes are sharp! Since you recognize this old man, you should know better! Hand over your qiankun bag obediently, and perhaps I’ll grant you a swift death! Otherwise, I’ll extract your souls and refine your spirits, turning your Physical Bodies into Puppets for eternal servitude!”

The other five Cultivators slowly closed in, their weapons drawn. Some held poisoned curved knives, others gripped strange bone staffs. Their auras were all strong, mostly fluctuating between the Qi Refining Second Layer and Qi Refining Third Layer Early Stage.

Among them, a short Cultivator with a bizarre blue-black scorpion tattoo on his neck chanted incantations, causing the muddy marsh ground to subtly writhe. Several entirely black, single-horned monstrous snakes slithered out, hissing.

Another Cultivator, holding a crimson beast bone staff and with a pale white paint on his face, waved his staff, and points of eerie green phosphorescent fire appeared out of thin air, encircling him and emanating a chilling coldness that made one’s heart tremble.

The System’s prompt flashed through his mind: [Scan complete: Six enemies, average cultivation from Qi Refining Second Layer Peak to Qi Refining Third Layer Early Stage. Leader (original stall owner): Qi Refining Third Layer Early Stage. Remaining five: three at Qi Refining Second Layer Peak, two at Qi Refining Third Layer Early Stage]. The enemy situation was clear.

”Little Wan, stay close behind me. Focus on self-preservation and assist me with vine-binding and harassment spells when opportune.”

Li Yinglong transmitted to Lin Xiaowan.

”Yes, Clan Chief!”

Although Lin Xiaowan’s face was slightly pale, she quickly composed herself. A faint green glow already flickered at her fingertips, and several hard seeds were quietly clutched in her palm.

”Stubborn fools! Kill them all!”

Seeing that persuasion was useless, the Old Cultivator roared, furiously waving his hands. The two Puppets once again charged fearlessly, their bone blades stabbing directly at Li Yinglong’s legs.

The three blade-wielders also attacked simultaneously, their blade lights like flowing silk, striking at the upper, middle, and lower sections.

The Scorpion-tattooed Man commanded his single-horned black snakes to dart and bite, while the Phosphorescent Fire Man waved his staff, and a dozen points of eerie green phosphorescent fire whistled through the air, sealing off any escape routes to the left and right.

The combined attack was truly ruthless!

Yet, Li Yinglong snorted coldly, advancing instead of retreating!

His aura suddenly changed; the serene, natural Dao suddenly transformed into a domineering force like a raging ocean tide!

A bronze glow faintly appeared beneath his skin, and the surging sound of his blood and Qi was almost audible!

As early as when Li Changxuan obtained the Raging Tide Tyrant Body, Li Yinglong had already replicated this cultivation technique.

At this moment, he was a Dual Cultivator of both spell and body!

He neither dodged nor evaded. His left hand, with fingers together like a sword, condensed Evergreen True Qi at its tip, forming a pale green Qi light, which precisely tapped the elbow joint of one Puppet!

”Crack!”

With a crisp sound, the Puppet’s arm instantly drooped, its bone blade clattering to the ground.

At the same time, his right fist delivered a simple, direct punch, without any fancy moves, yet imbued with the immense power of the Raging Tide Tyrant Body, smashing into the chest of the other Puppet!

”Bang!”

With a dull thud like striking leather, the Puppet was sent flying backward by this punch, its chest bones shattered, phosphorescent light flickering erratically, and its movements immediately became sluggish.

As for the blade lights and phosphorescent fire attacking from behind, Li Yinglong seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, his body swaying slightly, like a swimming fish, he dodged most of the attacks in the nick of time.

What he couldn’t avoid, he brushed away with his sleeve, which was imbued with Evergreen True Qi. Amidst the clash of metal, the blades found it difficult to penetrate his defense!

Occasionally, a few points of phosphorescent fire would land on him, but they were extinguished by a slight tremor of his vast blood and Qi, unable to cling and burn.

”What?!”

The Old Cultivator was greatly alarmed; he had never seen such a fighting style!

It was neither purely martial nor purely Dao, as fierce and domineering as a Body Cultivator, yet as agile and enduring as a Spell Cultivator, and his True Qi recovery speed was astonishing, showing no signs of depletion even after prolonged combat!

The three blade-wielders grew increasingly alarmed as they fought. The opponent seemed to always anticipate their blade paths, and his bare hands, whether pointing or punching, clashed head-on with their blades without any damage, while the recoil made their tiger mouths numb.

The single-horned black snakes unleashed by the Scorpion-tattooed Man repeatedly lunged to bite, but Li Yinglong’s clever footwork always evaded them, or they were struck away by his casually flicked Qi energy. Despite their potent venom, they couldn’t get close to him.

The Phosphorescent Fire Man’s phosphorescent fire was even less effective. Often, before it could even get close, most of it was swept away by the Qi energy circulating around his body or a sudden gust from his sleeve.

Li Yinglong, fighting six opponents, appeared to be at ease, firmly protecting Lin Xiaowan within a small space behind him.

Lin Xiaowan was not idle either. Seizing the opportunity, she flicked her slender hand, silently embedding several seeds into the surrounding muddy ground. Then, a green glow flickered at her fingertips, and she activated her magical power.

In an instant, countless tough vines suddenly shot out from beneath the feet of several blade-wielders and the Scorpion-tattooed Man, tightly coiling around their ankles. Although they couldn’t trap the enemies for long, they were enough to disrupt their attack rhythm and create momentary openings.

Li Yinglong often seized these fleeting opportunities, unleashing a powerful punch or a finger strike that pierced the air, invariably causing one of the Cultivators to grunt and retreat, their weapon flying from their hand, or their blood and Qi churning, having suffered internal injuries.

The battle had reached a stalemate, and the advantage was subtly shifting towards the side with fewer people!

”Useless! Give it your all!”

The Old Cultivator screamed in rage, biting his tongue and spitting a mouthful of vital blood onto the two damaged Puppets.

The phosphorescent light in the Puppets’ eyes suddenly flared, and their movements became three-tenths faster, attacking wildly without regard for damage.

At the same time, he himself pulled out a small black banner inscribed with twisted runes, waving it to emit unsettling ghostly wails that disturbed the mind.

The other Cultivators were also forced to fight with desperation, using their ultimate techniques.

The Scorpion-tattooed Man slammed his chest, spitting out a stream of black blood onto the single-horned black snakes. The snakes’ bodies swelled, their single horns glowed eerily, and their speed and venom increased.

The Phosphorescent Fire Man chanted incantations, and in the eye sockets of the pale white skull at the top of his bone staff, emerald phosphorescent fire burned fiercely. A stream of phosphorescent fire as thick as a child’s arm shot directly towards Li Yinglong’s face!

The pressure suddenly increased!

Li Yinglong’s expression remained calm. The Raging Tide Tyrant Body operated at its Peak, the bronze glow around his body intensifying. As his fists moved, they faintly brought forth the sound of wind and thunder, clashing head-on with the Puppets and sending the poisonous snakes flying.

Evergreen True Qi flowed continuously like a mighty river, protecting his body and cleansing evil.

Occasionally, he would point a finger, always hitting a vital spot, forcing his opponents into a frantic scramble.

But after all, he was fighting six opponents, and with them fighting for their lives, he also had to divide his attention to protect Lin Xiaowan. For a time, the intertwining of fist winds, blade lights, bone blades, poisonous fangs, phosphorescent fire, and ghostly wails formed a death net that engulfed his figure, appearing incredibly perilous.

Just as the battle reached its most intense point, two figures suddenly shot out from the dense forest on the flank!

One, with the momentum of a fierce tiger descending a mountain, unleashed a powerful and unparalleled punch from a distance, aimed directly at the Old Cultivator’s back, who was fully engaged in waving the banner!

The other, like a nimble butterfly flitting through flowers, brought forth points of sword light, sudden flashes of cold stars, precisely cutting towards the Phosphorescent Fire Man’s wrist pulse, forcing him to turn his staff to defend himself!

These two attacks came with extreme suddenness and perfect timing, instantly breaking the balance of the battle.

The Cultivators were greatly alarmed and hastily turned to respond.

Li Yinglong felt the pressure lighten, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. Seizing this lightning-fast opportunity, his body spun sharply, avoiding the main attacks, and his right leg swept out like a steel whip!

”Bang! Bang!”

With two dull thuds, two of the blade-wielders, who had been slightly distracted by the arrival of reinforcements, were fiercely struck in the chest by this charged attack. The sound of cracking bones was clearly audible as they screamed and flew backward, falling to the ground, unable to rise.

The battle was instantly reversed!