Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 2: Slaughtering all the cultivators who had fallen into the mortal realm yielded rich rewards.

Qingzhou, at the foot of Yanyun Mountain.

Zhoucun.

The biting wind made people's robes rustle.

When Lin Chen opened his eyes again, he heard a cacophony of sounds around him.

The cries of women, the pleas of men, the sounds of clashing weapons...

The ground was littered with severed limbs, and seven or eight lifeless corpses lay in pools of blood.

More than a dozen bandits, armed with knives and spears, burned, killed, and looted, killing anyone they saw.

"As expected... after I left, time in the cultivation world also stopped..."

Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In this world, he encountered a kind caravan traveling along the same route, preparing to head to Changchun Gate in search of immortals.

Last night, the caravan stopped in Zhoucun for the night, but before dawn, they were attacked and robbed.

The bandits slaughtered the entire caravan and then prepared to wipe out the entire Zhoucun village.

Fortunately, Lin Chen was quick-witted and took advantage of the chaos to hide.

Just as the seven-day cooldown period ended, he was able to travel back to Earth at the last minute.

He put the puppy he was holding on the ground, and sure enough, the dog didn't travel to Earth with him.

I glanced at the countdown on my arm: 167 hours, 58 minutes, and 57 seconds.

"As expected, time has reset..."

Lin Chen confirmed his hypothesis about his abilities, but he didn't have time to think about it further.

He was hiding in a corner, carefully observing the number and location of the traitors.

"There are... eleven cultivators who have undergone tribulation in total!"

"And my pistol has sixteen bullets... If I'm even slightly accurate, it won't be hard to kill them all."

In the Great Xia Kingdom, where martial arts are revered, firearms shooting is also an important course and is included in the national martial arts examination.

Lin Chen consistently achieved perfect scores in his shooting lessons.

He took a deep breath and aimed the gun at several robbers a few meters away.

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

With a loud gunshot, bullets flew at high speed from the barrel.

Three bursts of blood erupted in the air, and three cultivators fell to the ground with fist-sized holes in their chests, their eyes wide open.

"All three shots hit!"

Lin Chen was overjoyed, but the recoil of the pistol forced him to take a half step back.

A new kinetic energy pistol with a 17mm caliber, the latest product of the Martial Arts Technology Research Institute.

The bullet's initial velocity can reach 800 m/s, effectively killing enemies within 100 meters.

Its powerful force is even enough to penetrate a 10-centimeter-thick iron plate, followed by... a huge recoil.

If one's physical condition does not reach that of a level nine martial arts apprentice, it may be difficult to fire a second shot in a short period of time.

The loud gunshots drew the attention of the robbers, who cried out in alarm upon seeing their fallen comrades:

"Be careful, other cultivators are hiding here!"

Ignoring the soreness in his arms, Lin Chen knew he had the upper hand, but if he didn't annihilate all the cultivators as soon as possible, he would be the one to die once they fully realized what was happening.

then--

"Bang bang bang!"

Lin Chen fired six shots in quick succession, and under the dim moonlight, the bullets exploded into five streaks of blood on his body.

Six bullets, five hits!

This was, after all, Lin Chen's first time shooting at humans with a pistol, and he couldn't guarantee a 100% hit rate.

Poor visibility at night also interfered with Lin Chen's aim.

"There are still three Tribulation Cultivators left..." Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief and moved his arm, which had been numb from the recoil of the continuous gunfire, once again.

At the same time, the remaining three cultivators also located Lin Chen's position through the gunshots.

"He's there!"

"Damn it, he doesn't look like a cultivator! How did he manage to cast such a bizarre spell?"

The three cultivators, carrying their swords, were filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

Clearly, as monks, they had never seen a technological product like a handgun.

Without hesitation, Lin Chen fired two more shots!

Bang! Clang!

Two bullets were fired in quick succession, but only one Jiexiu fell.

"It was blocked!"

Lin Chen was taken aback. These few cultivators looked like they had only recently entered the Qi Refining stage. How could they possibly withstand bullets strong enough to kill a martial artist?

He looked closely and saw a pale golden light screen appear in front of a cultivator.

The light screen was engraved with mysterious patterns, resembling an illusory shield.

Then I saw that the cultivator was holding a torn paper talisman in his hand.

"It's a talisman! No wonder it was able to block it..."

Lin Chen's expression was rather unpleasant at this moment.

Because the two remaining calamities quickly rushed towards him, turning into afterimages in the air.

This speed... is almost comparable to that of a martial artist!

At a distance of ten zhang, he would reach Lin Chen in the blink of an eye.

At the critical moment, Lin Chen calmed down instead.

The 17mm new kinetic energy pistol has a bullet velocity of up to 800m/s.

But this does not mean that the enemy is necessarily unable to escape.

In fact, the two robbers were moving at a speed of over 20 m/s, making it very difficult to shoot at such a fast-moving target!

"We must wait until they get close! The moment they swing their blades will be the best opportunity to counterattack..."

Lin Chen quickly made a judgment, and sure enough, a calamity cultivator wielding a large sword rushed towards him with a ferocious expression.

The blood-stained blade, bathed in silvery moonlight, appeared even more eerie.

Two steps away, in the instant the knife was swung—a gunshot rang out!

boom!

Just as the blade was about to fall, the burly cultivator's face showed astonishment, fear, and pain.

He looked down in disbelief; a fist-sized hole had appeared in his neck.

The high-speed bullet nearly blew his entire neck apart, almost separating his body from his head...

He collapsed, unwilling to accept his fate.

"Only one traitor left! And I only have four bullets left..."

Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief. If the strength of the last Tribulation Cultivator was about the same as the previous ones.

He will win this battle!

He aimed his gun at the last robber, who was ten meters away.

The successive falls of his companions made the cultivator realize the power of Lin Chen's "magic weapon" and also found the weakness of the pistol.

The cultivator reacted quickly, hiding behind a huge rock at the edge of a village, concealing his entire body.

Lin Chen frowned slightly upon seeing this.

This is the drawback of handguns.

These cultivators had never seen a "magic weapon" like a pistol before, and if they were caught off guard, they would have almost no chance of resisting.

But once they understand how handguns kill, the threat they pose is greatly reduced.

Just as Lin Chen was pondering a solution, the shout of the cultivator came from behind the boulder:

"Young brother! Your magic weapon is incredibly powerful! It killed ten of my men so quickly."

"But how many more times can you use this magic weapon?"

"The main road is ahead, why don't we each go our own way... I won't rob this village anymore, and you shouldn't attack again..."

After a moment of silence, Lin Chen called out:

"Fine! Then you'd better leave quickly, I'm not going to help!"

Despite saying that, Lin Chen didn't put down the gun in his hand, and his nerves were constantly on edge.

Just as Lin Chen finished speaking, a gleaming longsword flew rapidly toward him from the air.

The long sword drew a strange arc in the air, heading straight for Lin Chen's head.

"Control the artifact with spirit!"

Lin Chen reacted quickly and raised his left hand.

He held a shield about the size of a palm in his left hand.

Y-3 Nanoshield!

This is the latest product of the research institute. Its defensive capabilities are not top-notch, able to stop 17mm bullets, but it is lightweight enough.

A single shield is worth millions of Great Xia coins!

Wang Xinyu's extra support saved Lin Chen's life at a critical moment.

Lin Chen triggered the activation switch of the nano shield.

The palm-sized shield instantly transformed into an alloy shield with a diameter of one meter, firmly blocking the attack.

clang!

The longsword left a shallow scratch on the shield.

The cultivator in the distance cursed under his breath. The spiritual energy attached to his longsword had been exhausted, and he could no longer control it.

After blocking the long sword, Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he was cautious and knew that Jie Xiu was vicious and could not be trusted easily, otherwise he would probably already be beheaded by now.

The voice of the calamity cultivator could be heard again from afar.

"Brother, which sect are you from? How come you have so many life-saving treasures?"

"To be honest, I am an outer disciple of the Wild Wolf Sect. I'm only out here to rob for some spirit stones..."

"Why don't we stop here..."

Lin Chen ignored the cultivator's repeated attempts to reconcile them.

He held up a nano shield in one hand, completely blocking his vital organs.

Holding a pistol in his other hand, he slowly approached the robber...

"Damn it..."

The cultivator also noticed Lin Chen slowly approaching, and knew that with his strength, he could not stop Lin Chen's powerful "magic weapon".

So, Jie Xiu gritted his teeth and ran out of the village.

Its sudden burst of speed is comparable to that of a cheetah.

Lin Chen showed no mercy. He tried to regulate his breathing and fired his gun at Jie Xiu's back.

boom!

The shot missed!

The bullet missed Jie Xiu's back but struck his thigh.

"what!"

The cultivator screamed in agony, but dared not stop and continued running forward.

boom!

Lin Chen fired another shot.

The shot struck the cultivator squarely in the back, blasting a fist-sized hole in his chest and tearing away a large chunk of flesh.

Even after seeing the leader of the calamity cultivators fall to the ground, Lin Chen still dared not let his guard down.

He slowly approached, holding his shield, until he was about two or three meters away.

Lin Chen pulled the long sword off the shield and tossed it far away.

The long sword struck the leader of the bandits in the face, blowing off half of his head.

The cultivator trembled violently before finally losing consciousness.

"Finally, they're all dead..."

Lin Chen plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

Even if he is a top martial artist of the Great Xia Kingdom...

But this was, after all, his first time killing someone!

Having single-handedly killed eleven Tribulation cultivators, his tense nerves left him feeling dizzy.

Lin Chen was very fortunate that he had reported to the country and received support in terms of weapons and equipment.

Otherwise, he would probably have been hacked to death by now...

After resting on the ground for a while, Lin Chen suddenly heard footsteps.

He instinctively jumped up and gripped his pistol, only to see that the person who came was a villager from Zhoucun.

More than twenty villagers, some old and some young, some male and some female, knelt on the ground.

Their clothes were disheveled and tattered, and they were covered in blood and wounds.

But at this moment, there was something called hope in their eyes.

Two or three children, around eight or nine years old, were covered in dirt and hid behind their parents, staring at Lin Chen with wide, curious eyes.

The villagers, holding eggs, steamed buns, and other food, knelt on the ground and kept bowing in gratitude.

"Thank you, divine being, for saving my life!"

"Thank you, Immortal Master..."

Just then, the sun rose over Yanyun Mountain, and the golden sunlight shone down on Lin Chen's feet and on the villagers.

Lin Chen looked at this scene, remained silent for a moment, and then turned his gaze to the southeast.

Four hundred li southeast of Zhoucun lies the location of Changchun Gate.

"I am not a god..."

"This time, it's to seek immortality..."

Lin Chen refused the villagers' kindness.

They were already poor, and it was extremely difficult for them to survive in this chaotic world.

This time, they suffered an undeserved disaster because their fellow caravan was robbed and plundered.

Lin Chen arrived at the caravan's cargo, which was mostly filled with exquisite silk.

Since it was inconvenient for him to carry them, he left the goods in Zhoucun.

Of course, Lin Chen took all the several thousand taels of silver notes and loose silver from the dead merchant.

After that, he began searching through the corpses of the robber cultivators.

They did not find the rumored storage bag. These cultivators were weak, and some had not even entered the Qi Refining stage.

After searching through the bodies of these dozen or so cultivators, Lin Chen found more than ten thumb-sized, crystal-clear stones.

"It's spirit stones! Besides spirit stones, there's also some spirit sand..."

Lin Chen counted them; there were about thirteen spirit stones and seven or eight hundred grains of spirit sand.

Spiritual sand contains a faint spiritual energy, which is difficult to use to aid cultivation, but it can be used as a common currency among low-level cultivators.

One hundred grains of spirit sand are roughly equivalent to one spirit stone.

Aside from spirit stones, the only valuable thing was the longsword used by the leader of the tribulation cultivators.

It appears to be a low-quality magical artifact, but it is still worth some spirit stones.

He glanced through the few ancient books; they weren't about supernatural powers or techniques, but rather contained common knowledge about the cultivation world.

Lin Chen did not stay in Zhoucun for long, and set off as soon as it was light.

His destination was Changchun Gate, which was 400 li away.

It is the only righteous sect of immortal cultivation within a radius of a thousand miles.

The triennial sect assessment is about to begin. If Lin Chen misses this one, he'll have to wait far too long...

We must reach the foot of Changchun Mountain within six days.

With a long sword at his waist and a pack on his back, Lin Chen headed southeast.

A level nine martial arts apprentice already possesses excellent stamina and speed, easily covering a hundred miles a day.

So they forged ahead, overcoming all obstacles and traversing mountains and valleys.

Five days later, Lin Chen arrived at a bustling market town.

This market town is a place where mortals and cultivators live together, located at the foot of Changchun Mountain.

"We've finally arrived. The sect assessment shouldn't be over yet..."

Lin Chen looked at the towering mountain peaks and murmured to himself.

(End of this chapter)