Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 124 The Ghost-Eyed Child Appears, Destroying Half the City

Upon receiving Lin Chen's order, Long Ba and Feng Jiu did not hesitate at all.

He reached directly into the nanobag and took out more than a dozen palm-sized Five Thunder Coins.

"Fellow Daoists, please be careful!"

Long Ba gave a reminder.

Then, his hands moved in a blur, hurling more than a dozen Five Thunderbolts several feet away...

boom!

Boom!

A dozen or so Wu Lei Zi were tossed out so cleanly.

The enormous sound was deafening, so loud that it created more than a dozen large craters on the barren mountain.

His protective true energy surged violently, nearly shattered by the aftershocks of the Five Thunderbolts.

The dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators standing nearby were all stunned by the power of the Five Thunderbolts.

Looking around at the dog-skin puppets, their limbs were flying everywhere and their bodies were blown to pieces.

With just this casual toss, at least twenty dog-skin puppets were probably destroyed.

This puppet is dressed in dog skin, impervious to water, fire, swords, and spears, but it can still be blown up!

"Fellow Daoist Long, the power of your Five Thunderbolts is astonishing!"

"Quickly, fellow Daoist, throw out more Five Thunderbolts! What are these puppets to fear?"

The Foundation Establishment cultivators around them all spoke up.

If they were to try to repel these dog-skin puppets on their own, most of the ten Foundation Establishment cultivators would likely be killed or wounded...

Only Chairman Zheng exclaimed in amazement:

"Fellow Daoist Long is truly wealthy! This Five Thunder Seed is worth at least a hundred spirit stones..."

"That casual toss just now cost at least 1,500 spirit stones! This isn't a contest of magic; it's throwing money around!"

Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators nearby all showed expressions of heartache.

Goodness, 1,500 spirit stones—that's enough for them to buy two top-quality magical artifacts for self-defense...

To exaggerate a bit, you could buy a Foundation Establishment Pill for 1,500 spirit stones and, if you're lucky, gain an extra Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Amidst the exclamations of the cultivators nearby, Long Ba stopped throwing the Five Thunderbolts.

He revealed a hesitant expression, and sighed:

"Fellow Daoists, this Five Thunder Seed is my trump card!"

"I was ordered to sell them... Now if they're all lost, I'll be punished when I get back!"

As he spoke, Long Ba rubbed his fingertips together, making a gesture as if he were using money.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators nearby twitched their lips upon seeing this.

How could they not understand what Long Ba meant?

Using the Five Thunder Gods is acceptable, but it can't be used for nothing!

You Foundation Establishment cultivators, shouldn't you do something?

Hesitating for a moment, a Foundation Establishment cultivator spoke up:

"Fellow Daoist Long, I am willing to sponsor five hundred spirit stones..."

As he spoke, he tossed over a bag of spirit stones.

The other Foundation Establishment cultivators also spoke up.

"I'll also donate five hundred spirit stones..."

"I will donate eight hundred spirit stones!"

These Foundation Establishment cultivators are all very shrewd.

Spirit stones are important, but at this time, who can think about saving them?

If we don't drive back these dog-skin puppets, they'll be the next ones to die!

Soon, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators had collected over six thousand spirit stones.

Long Ba put the spirit stone into his nanobag and then looked at Li Yu beside him.

Li Yu's lips twitched, but he still reluctantly took out five thousand spirit stones.

He then retrieved the Foundation Establishment bag of the previously deceased cultivator remotely and handed it to Long Ba.

"Fellow Daoist Long, at this critical moment... I hope you won't hold back!"

Long Ba was very satisfied and packed all the spirit stones away.

Then, Wu Lei Zi was continuously taken out from the nanobag.

He and Feng Jiu kept throwing out five thunderbolts.

There wasn't a trace of heartache on her face.

On the contrary, the faces of the group of cultivators behind him trembled incessantly; this was all their money that had been lost!

Fortunately, the power of the Five Thunderbolts did not disappoint everyone.

In just a few dozen breaths, over a hundred Five Thunderbolts were thrown out.

A large open space was cleared around the area, and no fewer than 150 dog-skin puppets were destroyed by the explosion.

Even the puppets with Foundation Establishment strength were blown to pieces.

Li Yu couldn't help but twitch his lips.

He used up his five thousand spirit stones in the blink of an eye...

Even for a Core Formation cultivator like him, this amount of spirit stones would be enough for a year of cultivation.

But he still endured the pain and shouted:

"Fellow Daoists, follow me... and slaughter all these puppets!"

Led by Li Yu, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators charged forward.

In the blink of an eye, the balance of power shifted!

The group of cultivators, who had previously been forced into a corner, destroyed most of the dog-skin puppet.

This is all thanks to Wu Leizi...

In contrast, the Ghost Exorcism Sect cultivators hiding in the jungle were all panicked.

They hadn't expected the battle to turn so quickly, and shouted:

"Quick, go and call the others to come together..."

"No, go and awaken the Ancestor!"

As they spoke, several wisps of black mist hidden in the shadows transformed into ghostly faces and flew towards the depths of the mass grave.

Li Yu had been watching them closely, and seeing that they were trying to run away, he sneered:

"Want to hire help? Dream on!"

As he spoke, he turned his palm upwards, and a purple light flashed.

Several bolts of lightning struck the wisps of black mist.

This is actually a spell... the Little Palm Lightning!

The power of the Little Palm Lightning is doubled when dealing with such a ghost cultivator!

"what!"

After several screams, all the ghost cultivators hidden in the black mist died.

Knowing that the Ghost Exorcism Sect and the Puppet Hall probably had more tricks up their sleeves, Li Yu quickly gave the order:

"Gentlemen, hurry up! Before their reinforcements arrive... take care of these puppets!"

Most of the hundreds of dog-skin puppets were blown up, and another hundred were destroyed by a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In the blink of an eye, only a little over a hundred puppets remained, greatly reducing the pressure on everyone.

Especially Feng Jiu and Long Ba, they could easily handle these dog-skin puppets.

Forget about being invulnerable to swords and spears, or impervious to water and fire...

The essence of martial arts puppetry is to overcome all techniques with sheer force!

With a force of tens of thousands of kilograms, it could smash into anything, let alone an ordinary puppet.

Even a puppet comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't withstand two punches.

Moreover, Long Ba and Feng Jiu were tireless and could keep attacking at full strength, smashing dozens of dog-skin puppets to death.

Not far away, Li Yu watched this scene with a look of surprise on his face.

"This couple is truly strange... Their energy seems inexhaustible, and their physical strength is so formidable that even I would find it difficult to cope with their combined attacks!"

Although he was surprised by Long Ba and Feng Jiu's combat power, the situation at this moment did not allow him to think too much.

Li Yu wished the two puppets were stronger, as that would increase their chances of winning.

After nearly eliminating the group of dog-skin puppets, Li Yu shouted:

"Fellow Daoists, cover me! I intend to use magic to burn down the ancient trees on this mass grave..."

"These trees have ruined the feng shui, drawing in extremely heavy yin energy to this place. If the ghosts from the exorcising sect arrive, their power will greatly increase!"

Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators all stepped in to cover them.

With the protection of the crowd, Li Yu summoned a fox that was entirely red.

Ranked ninety-second on the Beastfire Ranking, Swiftfire Fox!

Judging from the size of this fox, it is probably already an adult, and its strength is no weaker than that of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

After obtaining Li Yu's permission, the Swift Fire Fox lightly leaped into the air, opened its sharp beak, and unleashed a burst of intense heat that burned the surrounding Yin Wood.

The beast fire spewed by the Swiftfire Fox is called Swiftwind Beast Fire, and its characteristics are that the fire is large and fast.

In no time, hundreds of ancient trees on the mass grave were engulfed in flames.

Old trees, withered branches, and fallen leaves lay scattered on the ground, crackling in the fire.

The more the fire raged, the brighter this desolate, mass grave became.

This was because the raging fire burned away the withered trees that obscured the view, and also burned away the yin energy in this mass grave.

The cultivators were overjoyed upon seeing this.

After burning away the yin energy of this mass grave, the Ghost Exorcism Sect and the Puppet Hall will likely be greatly weakened.

Just as everyone was overjoyed, a strange wind suddenly swept through the mass grave.

Immediately afterwards, a crimson eye appeared in the black wind.

These eyes are unlike human eyes; the pupils are vertical, and there are mysterious patterns carved on the whites of the eyes.

But when the crimson ghost eye glanced at the swift fire fox, the fire fox whimpered a few times and its aura gradually weakened.

In the end, he actually died a horrible death...

"What the hell!? What kind of eyes are these...?"

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the Foundation Establishment cultivators changed drastically, and they all looked at Li Yu.

But Li Yu stood there frozen, his face turning red and then pale, yet he dared not make a move.

After the black mist dissipated, a small child, about half the height of a person, was found on the ground.

The child looked to be seven or eight years old, with snow-white skin, but had several ghostly tattoos on his body, which looked quite frightening.

But what's most unsettling are his blood-red eyes, like the eyes of a ghost.

Upon seeing the doll's face clearly, Li Yu's expression changed drastically, and he roared without thinking:

"run!"

Upon hearing this, everyone realized the ghost doll's true identity...

The Supreme Elder of the Ghost Exorcism Sect, Ghost Eye Child!

This is a powerful cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation!

It was far beyond what Li Yu could contend with, and even more beyond what this group of Foundation Establishment cultivators could handle.

Without hesitation, more than ten cultivators rushed off into the distance.

"Heh, so you actually recognize me... In that case, you may all commit suicide!"

The demon-eyed boy stood still, his hands behind his back.

It looks like an old-fashioned doll, but its eerie eyes, smile, and the startling words it utters are truly remarkable.

No one present dared to underestimate them.

Although the Foundation Establishment cultivators were frightened, they were unwilling to commit suicide and followed Li Yu in fleeing.

Seeing this, Ghost Eye Child snorted coldly and said to the wisps of black mist beside him:

"What a useless bunch! They've made my important matter even more delayed..."

"Hmph, but it's just right to take the souls of these cultivators to nourish that Nascent Soul stage demon!"

The Ghost Eye Child's ghostly eyes held a bloodthirsty glint.

As he spoke, he reached out and patted the tattoos on his body.

But then the blue-white evil spirit drawn on the tattoo actually transformed into a ghost and rushed straight towards the Foundation Establishment cultivators around them.

Meanwhile, the true form of the Ghost Eye Child pursued Li Yu.

"When luck came, I actually encountered a Core Formation cultivator... In that case, let him become nourishment for my Primordial Netherworld Great Ghost!"

Ghost Eye Child grinned maliciously and transformed into a cloud of black mist, flying towards Li Yu.

Li Yu didn't dare to look back and flew wildly towards Jade Belt City.

As the two chased each other, the cries of mortals could be heard from time to time in Jade Belt City.

When gods fight, mortals suffer.

Although Li Yu and Gui Mu Tong Zi were not gods, the aftershocks of their battle, generated by their Core Formation stage cultivation, could cause the mortals in half the city to die without a burial place.

……

Meanwhile, outside the south of the city.

At a depth of 1,500 feet underground, Lin Chen disregarded the severe depletion of his true essence.

They continuously used earth-遁 (earth-遁) techniques to dig deeper into the ground.

"Damn it, we actually blew out a late-stage Core Formation monster... I can't beat this thing, we need to dig this hole deeper!"

Lin Chen disregarded everything else and continued digging downwards.

After half a month of training, Lin Chen's mastery of the Earth Escape Technique has nearly reached a minor level.

Digging 3,000 zhang a day is not a problem.

"Let's set a small goal first: dig down to 10,000 feet underground... then that old monster with the ghostly eyes shouldn't be able to find me!"

Lin Chen thought to himself.

As for the two puppets, Dragon Eight and Phoenix Nine?

At this point... he couldn't afford to take it back anymore.

At worst, we can just have Great Xia rebuild two more after we return to Earth...

"Even if I wear the Heavenly Demon Armor, I'm afraid I'll still be at a disadvantage against this late-stage Core Formation monster."

"The only ones who could inflict devastating damage on them are the pacifists... provided they can be reached!"

After much deliberation, Lin Chen decided that digging a tunnel would be the safest option.

He decided to get his revenge after he reached the Core Formation stage.

……

While Lin Chen was desperately digging a hole into the ground, the previous chaotic battle was breaking out on the surface.

Ghost Eye Child and Li Yu are engaged in a chaotic battle in Jade Belt City.

Meanwhile, the three ghosts released by Ghost Eye Child chased after the group of Foundation Establishment cultivators all the way.

In just a short time, only half of the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators remained.

Half of the Foundation Establishment cultivators were terrified, with only one thought in their minds: to escape into Jade Belt City!

In any case, there are still several thousand cultivators in Jade Belt City.

Even if the blame is shifted elsewhere, their chances of escaping to Jade Belt City and surviving are still much greater!

So the few remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators fled back to Jade Belt City.

After receiving Lin Chen's orders, Long Ba and Feng Jiu also fled to Jade Belt City with a group of cultivators.

After all, if they escaped to Lin Chen's side, they would be easily discovered.

The ghosts and monsters raised by the ghost cultivators are not entirely illusory.

Rather, it exists somewhere between the physical body and the soul.

They possess strong immunity to physical attacks and are also skilled in supernatural spells and magic.

It poses an extremely strong threat to cultivators.

A ghostly being at the Ghost Core stage let out a sinister laugh and unleashed a soul-stealing technique on Chairman Zheng.

Chairman Zheng was so frightened that he tore apart several talismans to save his life.

He then affixed several Breeze Talismans and Swiftness Talismans to his body... activating a secret technique to quickly escape...

The Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce is a major chamber of commerce in Qingzhou. Although Chairman Zheng is only the branch chairman of a small local branch, he has made a lot of money over the years.

Therefore, there are quite a few ways to save one's life...

Other independent cultivators, however, do not possess the methods of Chairman Zheng.

A lucky rogue cultivator might have one or two trump cards to save their life, barely managing to escape from a Ghost Core stage cultivator.

Those unlucky rogue cultivators had their souls stolen by the ghosts.

In the end, even his soul was sucked away by the ghost, and he died completely.

After killing three more Foundation Establishment cultivators, only Long Ba, Feng Jiu, and Chairman Zheng remained on the field.

Because Chairman Zheng ran too fast, the ghost at the Ghost Core stage eventually focused its attention on Long Ba.

A fierce wind swept through Jade Belt City, blowing away the roofs of a series of tiled houses.

Long Ba fled throughout Jade Belt City, dodging attacks from ghosts.

The ghost used a soul-capturing technique on Ryuba...

Ok……

Long Ba continued to flee forward.

The ghost at the Ghost Core stage froze on the spot. After a few breaths, it was still unwilling to give up and continued to practice its Soul-Snatching Technique...

Ok……

Long Ba ran even faster.

For the first time, the ghost doubted its own magic and looked at Feng Jiu beside it.

He used the Soul-Stealing Technique again...

Feng Jiu ran even faster than Long Ba.

After fleeing for a long time, the sky gradually darkened.

But Long Ba and Feng Jiu never seemed to tire.

On the contrary, the ghosts in the Ghost Core stage who had been chasing them were getting tired.

……

Meanwhile, in another direction within Jade Belt City.

Ghost Eye Child and Li Yu were having a great time fighting.

Although Li Yu was suffering repeated defeats, he was still a Core Formation cultivator and could barely put up a fight.

But clearly, it won't last much longer.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and threatened:

"Old Monster Ghost Eyes, are you really going to fight to the death?"

"If you continue to pressure me... I will have no choice but to slaughter all the mortals in this city, and then your Yuanming stage ghost will no longer be able to be conceived!"

Upon hearing this, Oni-emitsu stopped what he was doing.

A pair of ghostly eyes stared intently at Li Yu, baring its teeth as it said:

"Ha, you... threaten me?"

"Throughout my life, I've never feared being threatened!"

"Since that's the case... then you should die!"

The Ghost Cultivator of the Ghost Exorcism Sect has nearly half of his strength in those few ghostly creatures.

Currently, the most powerful ghost among the Ghost Eye Child is attempting to break through to the Yuanming stage.

The remaining ghosts then went after the group...

At this moment, he summoned back the ghost eyes one by one.

"...Why are you moving so slowly? Don't chase him yet...Let's take care of this guy first!"

After Ghost Eye Child summoned back the ghosts, there was one ghost at the peak of the Soul Condensation stage and two ghosts at the early stage of the Ghost Core stage.

Together with the Ghost Eye Child, who is at the peak of the Eighth Golden Core stage, they will deal with Li Yu.

Li Yu, who had been holding on just moments before, was suddenly at a disadvantage and was in grave danger.

Seeing that he was about to die, Li Yu hardened his heart and rushed straight towards the most densely populated area of ​​Jade Belt City.

His entire body's true energy transformed into raging flames, burning the mortals in Jade Belt City until they cried out in agony.

Wherever it passed, dozens of streets... countless people died in the flames...

"Hahaha, Ghost Eye Old Monster! You forced me to this... Since you want to kill me, I won't let you get away with it!"

Knowing he was no match for Li Yu, he simply stopped fighting back and began slaughtering the mortals in the city.

It seemed they were to be buried with him...

They fought for an unknown period of time until dawn.

Finally, Li Yu died from exhaustion, his body covered in blood, kneeling in the Jade Belt City.

Before him lay half of the destroyed Jade Belt City…

The anger in the eyes of the Demon Eye Child was hard to conceal.

A cloud of black mist spewed from his ghostly eyes, and with each breath, it eroded Li Yu's flesh, leaving only bones.

Without hesitation, he stretched out his fair little hand and pulled, and Li Yu's soul was directly pulled out.

"No...don't..."

Before he could even let out a wail, Li Yu's soul was swallowed up by the Ghost Eye Child.

Ultimately, it became his nourishment...

"Ugh, hiccup~ Ptooey!"

"Damn old man, you've ruined the ancestor's grand plan!"

Ghost Eye Child grinned maliciously as he looked at the destroyed half of Jade Belt City, knowing that there were definitely not enough mortals left.

In this way, the evil spirits gathered by the Myriad Ghosts Bewitching Mind Array will naturally be greatly weakened...

"Where did you guys go earlier?"

"Killing a few Foundation Establishment cultivators... it actually took so much effort and delayed the Ancestor's important business!"

Enraged, the Ghost-Eyed Child could only vent his anger on the ghosts he kept.

But after the ghosts explained the reason, Ghost Eye Child was stunned.

He unleashed his divine sense, searching for Long Ba and Feng Jiu's whereabouts in the city.

A moment later, a playful look appeared on his face.

"Interesting... They actually raised two puppets comparable to the peak Foundation Establishment stage..."

"Heh heh heh, the last little mouse in town, where are you hiding?"

(End of this chapter)