Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 13 Is this guy a mortal?
The first light of winter is warm and soothing.

Xu Boyang opened his eyes and looked down, only to find that the snow on his body had melted away completely. Not only that, within a radius of three meters around him, there was only hard, bare black rock, without a trace of white snow.

"The spiritual energy of [Huaishan Changxue] is so overbearing. I wonder what harm will come from cultivating this kind of spiritual energy?"

After experiencing the strong wind and snow on the mountain top last night, Xu Boyang still felt a little scared.

But at this moment, I felt indescribably comfortable inside, full of energy and not at all sleepy.

"It's getting late, we should hurry!"

Xu Boyang thought about it and stood up, jumped down lightly, and used the "magic movement" to rush towards the snow forest at the foot of the mountain.

He returned to the camp where he had stayed last night and found that several people had already gotten up to pack up their things. He immediately performed the "Invisibility Technique" and quietly returned to the tent to pack his bags.

Tan Wenli asked everyone to pack their luggage and started the day's journey again.

Under normal circumstances, it takes half a month to travel from Xike Town to Fengqing Town, and most of the journey is on Huai Mountain. However, after the heavy snow, the mountain road is difficult to travel. When encountering unclear roads, people need to be sent to explore the way first, otherwise the accumulated snow will cover the mountain road and it is very easy to fall down the mountain.

Of course, bad weather has its advantages, which is that there are fewer intrusions. Nowadays, there are many bandit problems in Huaishan, and many refugees cannot find a place to live, so they gather in the mountains. At least they can still hunt some wild animals and dig up some wild vegetables in the mountains.

If you happen to meet pedestrians on the road, you can even ask for money from them.

However, after suffering several losses, few bandits dared to attack the Fengqing Chamber of Commerce's cavalry. At most, they would target some traveling vendors or those who were visiting relatives without any scruples.

In such extreme weather, the bandits should all be hiding in their beds.

Xu Boyang rode his horse behind the cavalry, thinking about everything he had experienced last night.

"The book says that the goal of achieving the 'Qi Sufficient State' is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, to consume it and use it for one's own benefit. In ancient times, this was called Qi training. These two words are the essence of it."

"But I practiced all night last night and only got a little bit. I don't know how long it will take to solidify it."

"It seems that the path of cultivating immortals is easy to get started, but becomes increasingly difficult to achieve as you advance. No wonder the Fei and Ding families, whose highest level is only at the foundation-building stage, are considered aristocratic families. Above that, even the immortal sects and celestial races are already rare."

Xu Boyang had already figured out the situation of the Ding family in Fengqing Town through Fei Wenyu. It was because the Ding family sent someone to give him a heads-up that he was able to survive in the ghost market for several years without any harm.

Of course, Fei Wenyu was not aware of this situation.

The Ding family in Fengqing Town is a small clan, and the real Ding family is in Yuchuan.

The Ding family in Fengqing Town became famous only because the brothers Ding Tianshi and Ding Dikui joined the Yuchuan Immortal Sect. In fact, this Ding family has always been affiliated with the Ding family in Samadhi Mountain, Yuchuan County.

Ding Tianshi's cultivation has reached the middle stage of foundation building, and Ding Dikui's cultivation is also in the early stage of foundation building. The fact that this family has two foundation building members is enough to make the surrounding families feel both respect and fear. It is said that the Ding family in Samadhi Mountain is even guarded by Huangting Yushi.

After knowing the true strength of the Ding family, Xu Boyang did have a headache. At present, his little bit of knowledge was worthless in front of the Ding family, so he must not turn against the Ding family because of Wang Mingru. This was an extremely unwise choice.

It would be great if we could bypass Wang Mingru and connect directly to Ding Tianshi, but unfortunately this idea is obviously unrealistic.

"Gogo!"

Tan Wenli's loud shout woke Xu Boyang, who was immersed in thought.

He suddenly looked up and saw that the cavalry in front had stopped, and everyone drew their weapons and moved towards the center.

Xu Boyang was startled and rode forward quickly, passing the cavalry. He saw Tan Wenli guarding in front, staring at the mountain road ahead.

Xu Boyang looked along the mountain path and found two people standing in the middle of the path, blocking his way.

One of them was tall, dressed in black, with a veil covering his face and a cap, revealing only a pair of fierce eyes. The other one was an old man with a white beard, a ruddy complexion, and looked amiable and friendly.

Xu Boyang frowned, quietly took off the Qingyuan Sword from behind, and hung it upside down under his cloak, then slowly said:

"My two friends, the Fengqing Chamber of Commerce is here to escort us. Please move to another place. If you need money for tea, please wait until we are there. I can consider it for you."

When you are out, harmony is the most important thing.

This has been the first rule of escorting throughout history and has been an unwritten rule for many years.

As long as there is no surprise attack, those who block the way will mostly engage in verbal fights. Even if they have more people than the other side, they will just ask for some money, and there will not necessarily be bloodshed. However, this is obviously not the case in front of us. There are only two people on the opposite side.

There are nine people on the Fengqing Chamber of Commerce side. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is probably not just a simple request for wealth.

Xu Boyang and Tan Wenli are naturally not stupid either.

However, there are only two people on the mountain road now, so we cannot rule out the possibility of an ambush on the mountain.

The current situation was unclear, so Xu Boyang responded with a sentence, waiting to see how the other party would proceed.

The old man with a white beard took two steps forward, stood there with his head held high, and said with a smile, "Xu Boyang?"

Xu Boyang's face changed. He quietly tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, narrowed his eyes slightly, and glanced at the masked man in black beside him. A murderous aura emanated from him, and he slowly asked, "Who are you?"

These two people are naturally the Song family's escort leader Song Changde and the Lin family's cultivator Lin Jiacheng.

Lin Jiacheng said with a smile, "I, Lin Jiacheng, have been invited to kill you today. If you do not wish to be killed, you can commit suicide now to avoid damaging the relationship."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd in the cavalry was shocked. Everyone opened their eyes wide, looked around, showed expressions of fear, and all gasped.

Tan Wenli held a long sword, his face livid, and said in a deep voice, "Whose clothes are you wearing, old man? You're old, but you're so arrogant. Our Chamber of Commerce is affiliated with the Ding family of Fengqing Town. The head of the Ding family is a cultivator from the Immortal Mountain. If you know what's good for you, get out of here immediately!"

Lin Jiacheng laughed and said, "My eyes are dim and I can't see the Ding family. It's only natural to get paid to do things!"

"Humph!"

Xu Boyang snorted coldly, looking only at the masked Song Changde, and said loudly: "Hey, the one with the masked face, all the people we invited dare to show their faces and names, but you don't dare to show your head?"

Song Changde hadn't expected Lin Jiacheng to be so arrogant. It would have been fine if he hadn't covered his face, but he actually told him his name without hesitation. This made him look like a fool. He coughed and said to Lin Jiacheng in a hoarse voice, "Immortal cultivator, there's no point in talking any more. Let's get started!"

Tan Wenli's pupils shrank, and he said in shock and anger: "Song Changde!"

The Tan family runs a knife shop in Fengqing Town. As the head of the Shenwei Escort Company, Song Changde has to deal with weapons transactions. Tan Wenli has known him for a long time.

But what Song Changde didn't expect was that Tan Wenli could recognize his voice right away. Although he was surprised, he was not stupid. He glared at Tan Wenli fiercely but did not respond.

"That's fine!"

Lin Jiacheng had the ox bone whip in his hand and turned his head nonchalantly to Song Changde and said,

"Just stand aside for now, so I don't accidentally hurt you later!"

Xu Boyang understood what was happening when he heard this. He already knew that something had happened in Fengqing Town. He was shocked and angry. Seeing Lin Jiacheng take out his weapon, his face turned pale and he shouted sternly, "Everyone retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Jiacheng laughed heartily, and a white shadow rose up out of thin air like the wind and was already in front of him. Before Xu Boyang could change his mind, he squeezed his legs together and jumped off the horse's back. Then, a hint of frost appeared under his cloak and spurted out!

“Chirp—”

The white horse Xu Boyang was riding let out a painful neigh, and in an instant all the bones in its body were broken, blood spurted out, and a cloud of blood mist was emitted.

The huge body collapsed in an instant and turned into a pile of flesh paste. Like a kite with a broken string, it flew backwards like a meteor, crossed the mountain road and fell into the deep valley.

Tan Wenli and Song Changde were stunned. In a blink of an eye, they saw Xu Boyang suddenly fly up on the spot, like a roc spreading its wings. A frosty air colder than the wind and snow burst out from under his cloak, turning into a green light!
"not good!"

Lin Jiacheng was horrified. He was as fast as lightning and missed the target with his flying attack, only hitting the horse. He was already surprised. When he raised his eyebrows, he saw a sword light wrapped in a breathtaking coldness coming towards him!

Fortunately, he had killed countless people for the Lin family over the years, so he understood what was going on in an instant. He quickly used his profound skills, slapped the snow with his left hand, and then his whole body started spinning.

At this very moment, he was forced to move sideways three feet!
"Oh!"

With a dull thud, the snow splashed everywhere, and a half-foot-deep gully appeared on the ground!

Xu Boyang guessed that this person didn't know his own background, so he dared to be so arrogant. He thought that this sword would take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and would definitely succeed. He didn't expect that the other party used some magic to avoid it.

Before he could think about it, he suddenly formed a hand seal with his right hand, and a silver light flashed in his hand. A silver light was like the scorching sun, piercing people's eyes, and it slashed down fiercely!
"Silver Light Technique!"

Lin Jiacheng had been waiting for more than ten years in the Condensation Stage, so he naturally knew the techniques of this stage. He was still in mid-air at this moment, and he didn't expect the other party to take advantage of him. He reacted very quickly, and his right hand sword missed. Then his left hand actually used the technique to attack. A sense of fear suddenly rose in his heart, and he cursed:

"Is this a mortal? Mr. Song, I'll never let you go until I die today!"

As he thought of it, a gray light appeared and a huge tortoise shell appeared out of thin air. Each piece of the shell was distinct and seemed to be real.

"puff!"

With a slight sound, the silver light penetrated into the tortoise shell, causing the scales to fly, but it ultimately failed to break the shell and disappeared in an instant.

In a flash, the two exchanged three moves in mid-air. In the end, neither of them was defeated. They retreated at the first blow and flew back more than ten feet.

After this series of fierce fights, the snow around them seemed unable to withstand the sudden and powerful cyclone. Snowflakes flew up from the ground and danced and spun around with the fierce cyclone of the two people. After the two fell down, they formed a huge circle.

"Xu Boyang! He knows magic!"

These six words stirred up a storm in the hearts of Tan Wenli and Song Changde. They stood there in a daze, with lightning and thunder flashing in their minds, their mouths wide open for a long time, their eyes blank and dazed, they simply could not believe what they were seeing!
But it happened right before my eyes!

Everyone was stunned!

Including Lin Jiacheng!
The events just now happened so fast that no one had time to react until the two of them stood facing each other in the circle without a single speck of snow!

Pointing his long sword at the ground, Xu Boyang silently adjusted his breathing and looked coldly at the old man surnamed Lin opposite him. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the other party's cultivation level was almost the same as his, and he was not a cultivator above the foundation building stage, otherwise he would have been injured by now.

Lin Jiacheng was not having a good time either. He had just been too careless and had nearly been caught by this brat. He had used all his strength to escape the disaster. In his heart, he had already cursed Song Changning to death. He exhaled a foul breath, tilted his head and whispered:

"Mr. Song, what's going on?"

Song Changde's legs and feet had already gone weak at this moment. He was at a loss and said stammeredly: "This...this...I don't know what's going on..."

"Humph!"

Lin Jiacheng snorted angrily, squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Boyang not far away, and said,

"Forget it, now that things have come to this, after killing this kid, your family will have to pay more!"

But the scene on the cavalry side was quite different. The men in the team were shocked, but after they came to their senses, they were all excited and waved their weapons to cheer for Xu Boyang.

"Could it be that he has already entered the Ding family?"

Although Tan Wenli felt a mixture of surprise and jealousy, he had no time to think about these things as he was facing a powerful enemy. He was overjoyed and quickly dismounted with his long sword in hand and strode over.

"Boss, Tan Wenli is here to support you!"

"Ah."

Xu Boyang didn't dare to relax at all and said coldly, "Keep an eye on that kid surnamed Song, don't let him get away!"

"Understood!" Tan Wenli clenched his sword tightly, looking at Song Changde's panicked expression, and said loudly, "Captain Song, since you want to rob the escort, why don't we have a fight?"

Seeing this situation, Song Changde was afraid that he could no longer stand idly by. Now that his identity had been discovered, running back would not end well. It would be better to cooperate with the old man of the Lin family and kill them all to eradicate the roots.

He calmed himself down, ripped off the face towel, took out two pieces of wrought iron rods from behind him, connected them together, and said fiercely: "Tan Wenli, you are looking for death yourself, don't blame me!"

The war was about to break out, and both sides stared at each other, not daring to look away for a moment.

The mountain wind suddenly blew up, whistling loudly, and snowflakes fluttered in the air like goose feathers, filling the sky and the earth with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Lin Jiacheng stared straight at the cold and shining long sword in Xu Boyang's hand, his face twitching, and his heart was in turmoil:

"This might be a foundation-building magic weapon. This kid is also in the middle stage of Condensation Yuan. Where did he get this foundation-building magic weapon? Could it be that the Song guy lied to me and said this kid is from an aristocratic family?"

But it was a life-and-death situation, and he couldn't take care of too many things right now. If anything went wrong, it would be Lin Huaisheng's disaster. He was just following orders and should just go back and hide.

Just when he was distracted, Xu Boyang suddenly moved!

Accompanied by golden light!

With every step he took, the gravel beneath his feet scattered everywhere!
(End of this chapter)