Stepping onto the path to immortality, it all begins with buying the daughter of a disgraced officia

The next moment!

Su Mu suddenly moved, unleashing the Thousand Illusion Flash, circulating his spiritual power, and the Azure Edge Sword was drawn from its sheath with a "whoosh"!

"What?!"

The attackers' pupils constricted sharply as they were greatly alarmed and hastily retreated. But how could Su Mu let them have their way?

"Trying to leave? Too late!"

The sword rang out, its pale blue spiritual energy carrying a chilling sword intent, cutting through the cold wind!

Su Mu's figure transformed into a phantom, unleashing the Thousand Illusion Flash to its fullest extent. Only overlapping afterimages could be seen, and his speed far surpassed that of the other four.

"Pfft!" As the sword flashed, a black-clad cultivator didn't even see the sword's path before feeling a chill on his wrist. His palm, which was gathering spiritual energy, was severed, and blood gushed out.

"ah--"

Before his scream could even finish, Su Mu had already closed in again, lightly touching his dantian with the tip of his sword, causing his seventh level of Qi Condensation cultivation to instantly collapse.

The other three were terrified, and their attack suddenly became chaotic.

"Retreat now!"

Lin He's pupils contracted sharply, his cold smile froze, and his face twitched. Such speed and sword intent were far beyond the reach of ordinary Qi Condensation cultivators!

Only then did he realize that Su Mu was no ordinary person, but it was too late.

"A bunch of useless trash! Form ranks!"

He roared and strode forward, his fingertips condensing into flames that blasted towards Su Mu with a scorching heat wave.

Su Mu neither dodged nor evaded, but instead twirled his Qingfeng sword, unleashing a sword flower, his sword intent solidifying into a wall, forcefully breaking through the Dan Fire.

"cut!"

With a "sizzle" sound, the Dan Fire was torn apart by the sword intent, and the aftershocks forced Lin He to take three steps back, his blood and qi surging.

"Impossible! What is your cultivation level?" Lin He exclaimed in shock and anger.

Su Mu didn't bother to reply. In a flash, he appeared in front of another cultivator, his sword thrusting fiercely straight at the heart.

The cultivator hurriedly tried to block, but with a "crack," his weapon shattered, and the sword tip was already pressed against his throat.

In the blink of an eye, two cultivators fell to the ground, and the remaining two, already terrified, turned around and tried to flee.

With a flick of his finger, Su Mu unleashed two sword energies that pierced the knees of the two men, causing them to fall heavily to their knees and wail in agony.

Lin He was the only one left on the field. His face was deathly pale, and his previous arrogance had vanished, leaving only fear.

"You...you dare touch me? I am an elder of the Alchemist Alliance!" he roared, his voice filled with bravado but his heart was filled with fear.

Su Mu stepped forward slowly, his Qingfeng sword pointed directly at the man's brow, his tone icy: "What harm is there in harming you?"

Locked in by the sword intent, Lin He's whole body stiffened, and he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

He finally realized what a terrifying being he had provoked.

"Spare me...spare my life! I'll offer up all my treasures!"

Lin He knelt down and begged for mercy.

Su Mu's eyes were icy, and the tip of his sword dipped slightly. "Spare my life? From the moment you tried to take my life, you should have died!"

He finished speaking.

He suddenly swung his sword, and Lin He's pupils constricted sharply as he roared, "No!"

scoff!

Blood splattered—

Lin He's head fell to the ground, and he died!

After Lin He left, Su Mu sheathed his sword, wiped away the blood, and coldly swept his gaze over the two cultivators kneeling on the ground.

The two men trembled with fear, scrambling and kowtowing, pleading, "Senior, spare our lives! We were forced by Lin He; it was not our will! Please, immortal, spare our lives!"

Their foreheads were bleeding profusely from banging their heads against the ground, revealing their utterly humble posture.

Su Mu remained calm, his murderous intent unwavering: "Those who make a move deserve to die."

"No--"

"Ugh—"

Before the words were finished, two sword energies pierced through the air, precisely penetrating the two men's foreheads. Their wails stopped abruptly, and the arena fell into complete silence.

He slowly stepped forward, bent down and picked up the storage bags from the waists of the group. He channeled his spiritual energy into the bags, and all the items inside were emptied out.

A pile of spirit stones and more than ten bottles of pills were scattered among them, and a silver badge engraved with pill patterns lay quietly, which was the badge of the elder of the Alchemist Alliance.

Su Mu casually put away the badges, spirit stones, and pills, then his gaze suddenly fixed on a yellowed animal hide map.

The map's edges are worn, but the coordinates of a hidden valley are marked in the center. On the back, a few lines of small characters are written in cinnabar: "The Crimson Sun Heart Flame, a spiritual fire, is hidden in the core of Sunset Ridge, born alongside lava. It can only be obtained by breaking the Fire Pattern Array. A treasure for alchemy cultivators..."

He lightly traced the map's patterns with his fingertips, a deep glint in his eyes. "It's actually a map of spirit fire!?"

Spiritual fire is formed from the convergence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and possesses spirituality. It is of great use in alchemy, cultivation, and combat.

Unexpectedly, he ended up getting the bargain.

Su Mu's lips curled slightly as he folded and put the map away, a calculating glint in his eyes. "Luoxia Ridge...it seems a trip there is necessary!"

After cleaning up the scene, he sat on A Mao's back and rode away into the distance, leaving behind a mess. No one knew that a fierce battle had taken place there!

Not long after!

When Su Mu returned to Qingshan Village, the village was more lively than usual, with every household bustling with activity and the villagers smiling more often.

Of course, he wouldn't support a group of people for nothing. With over a hundred households in Qingshan Village, they were considered a considerable force in those days!

The court is in chaos, and the countries are constantly at odds. The world is on the verge of chaos. In order to protect ourselves, we must not only be strong, but also have a great foundation!

Qingshan Village was where he began!

Just then, Su Mu led Amao into the village when he saw Tie Niu rushing over—

"Master! Something has happened!"