Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

After taking out the pill, Yin Laogui swallowed it without hesitation.

The next moment, his aura suddenly surged.

He quickly broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining!

Upon noticing this, Bai Xuanjing was immediately surprised.

He had heard of some pills that could instantly boost cultivation, but they were essentially meant to stimulate potential and often had significant side effects.

Moreover, such pills are extremely rare; even the Bai family's archives do not contain any records of such pill formulas.

Upon realizing this, Bai Xuanjing did not hesitate at all. He successively cast two or three first-tier mid-grade talismans for attack, and then summoned the Azure Scale Sword and the Black Gold Sword.

The two magical artifacts were intertwined and headed towards the Yin Old Ghost's seal. The sword energy was shimmering, making the artifacts appear to be quite powerful.

"snort!"

Immediately, Yin Laogui snorted coldly and patted the storage bag repeatedly. Two more mid-grade first-rank nails flew out, converging with the original mid-grade first-rank nail.

The three flying nails had merged into one, their aura perfectly matching that of a high-grade first-tier magic weapon.

Although he temporarily raised his cultivation level with elixirs, Yin Laogui's spellcasting appeared completely natural.

It seemed as if his cultivation level was something he had acquired through practice, as if it were a seamless whole.

The magical nail pierced towards Bai Xuanjing, accompanied by a bone-chilling gust of cold wind.

Bai Xuanjing's face turned cold. He flicked his fingertips, changing his hand seals and generating several sword energies. These, along with the Azure Scale and Black Gold swords, formed a crude sword formation that blocked Yin Laogui's long nail magic weapon.

Although Yin Laogui's magic weapon was powerful, it was blocked by two magic weapons and multiple sword energies, and he could not break through for a while.

However, the Azure Scale Sword was only a low-grade first-order weapon, and it was indeed quite weak. Even with the support of sword energy, its aura continued to weaken under the attack of Yin Laogui.

Those sword beams that were not attached to the magical artifact were even weaker. Each time they collided with the long nail artifact, their spiritual power would weaken, and each sword beam could only last for about three or four times.

Fortunately, there were many of them, which was enough to hold off the long-nails magic weapon for a while.

Seeing this, Bai Xuanjing did not hesitate and took out several talismans.

Its magical power flowed, flowing into the talismans one by one.

The three Fire Serpent Talismans were activated first, condensing into the outline of a long, fiery serpent in mid-air, and fiercely attacked Yin Laogui.

Then three more Green Vine Talismans appeared, taking root on the ground. Thick green vines, as thick as buckets, resembled giant pythons and blocked the Yin Old Ghost's path.

When the green vine met the fire snake, they immediately reflected each other's brilliance and were tinged with flames.

The wood fuels the fire, increasing its power rather than diminishing it!

For a moment, it felt as if we were in a sea of ​​flames!

"Um!"

Yin Laogui's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected that this Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator would unleash so many mid-grade first-tier talismans in one go.

It's important to know that mid-grade talismans of this rank are not exactly common.

Thinking about the magical artifacts and methods that Bai Xuanjing had revealed, he understood.

This person is definitely not a rogue cultivator; he may come from a powerful family or clan.

Thinking of this, Yin Laogui's killing intent grew even stronger.

Unfortunately, the talismans he brought were almost completely used up when he fought against the demonic cultivators.

The most reliable Yin Soul Array has just had its array core closed and hasn't had time to be refined again, so it can no longer be used!

The magical artifact was entangled in the sword formation and could not return to help. Yin Laogui dared not be careless and quickly retrieved the Fallen Soul Beast.

Then, his palm surged again, and a dark shadow appeared, instantly condensing into a huge ghost face.

The ghost face was as tall as a person, and the mist on its face kept changing, forming one bulge after another, as if evil spirits were trying to emerge from the ghost face.

After the ghost face appeared, it greedily pounced on the old ghost.

Without hesitation, Yin Laogui bit his fingertip, and immediately a stream of blood flowed from his fingertip into the mouth of the ghost face.

"Having used so much of my life essence today, I wonder how many years I'll lose in life!"

Sensing the weakness emanating from within his body, Yin Laogui was instantly filled with rage and glared fiercely at Bai Xuanjing.

Most of his cultivation required the use of his own essence and blood as a catalyst.

If too much essence and blood are consumed and cannot be replenished in time, it will shorten one's lifespan.

If not told, outsiders would never guess that he looks old and frail, but is actually only in his thirties!

Fortunately, the ghost face only absorbed three drops of essence blood before it was satisfied and stopped drawing blood, then it blocked the talisman that Bai Xuanjing was sending.

As the ghostly faces surged, a chilling wind howled, carrying rolling black clouds, its aura even stronger than the combined power of Bai Xuanjing's talismans!

"That ghostly figure..."

Sensing the ghostly aura, Bai Xuanjing's expression changed slightly.

This object doesn't resemble a magical artifact or a spell, but the sense of oppression it exerts on Bai Xuanjing is even greater than that of the long nail artifact!

"They're just a few mid-grade first-tier talismans..."

Sensing the aura of the ghost face, Yin Laogui couldn't help but look at Bai Xuanjing and laugh.

But the next moment, his gaze sharpened.

In Bai Xuanjing's hand, there appeared to be more than ten talismans, seemingly more than ten in total!

Yin Laogui's eyes twitched wildly.

Whose mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator carries so many first-tier mid-grade talismans when they go out?!

A talisman master?

Without hesitation, Bai Xuanjing crushed the talismans one by one.

A fiery serpent wreathed in billowing flames, shimmering green vines, and thick, yellowish thorns of earth...

More than ten attacks were launched at Yin Laogui as if they were free.

Yin Laogui didn't have time to think much. He took out the two remaining mid-grade first-level talismans from his storage bag, crushed them into small, yellowish shields, and held them in front of him.

Then, still feeling uneasy, he made a hand seal, hastily conjuring several dark ghostly figures that blocked his path.

Almost the instant he finished doing all that, the talisman attack came crashing down.

A fiery serpent collided with the ghost face first, the ghost face melted away, and the fiery serpent could no longer move forward.

But immediately afterward, countless talismanic lights followed one after another.

The ghost face and the Yin Old Ghost under its protection were instantly overwhelmed by the talismanic spells.

boom!!!

A series of booming sounds came, and a raging wave of spiritual energy spread out from Yin Laogui as the center.

Instantly, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the nearby vegetation was overturned.

Even Bai Xuanjing, who was some distance away from Yin Laogui, felt a hurricane rushing towards him, making his Taoist robe flutter in the wind.

The long-spike magic weapon, the disc magic weapon, and the sphere magic weapon suddenly stopped, seemingly having lost the control of Yin Laogui. They were quickly knocked away by Bai Xuanjing's sword formation and the blue-armored leopard, and their spiritual light was greatly diminished.

but……

As the aftershocks of the talisman were about to dissipate, a swaying figure could be vaguely seen.

"What the hell is that ghostly face! This old ghost isn't completely dead!"

Bai Xuanjing was terrified. He could sense that most of the power of the talisman had been blocked by the ghost face that Yin Laogui had summoned.

Without a second thought, he steered the blue-armored leopard toward the center of the talisman.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Xuanjing also commanded the Azure Scale Sword and the Black Gold Sword to strike the location of the Yin Old Ghost.

To prevent any accidents, Bai Xuanjing temporarily conjured several sword beams to protect himself, ready to strike at any time.

Bai Xuanjing also held the first-grade, high-quality Firebird Talisman in his hand.

"You...you..."

The aftershocks subsided somewhat, leaving a deep crater in the ground.

Yin Laogui knelt in the deep pit, his whole body covered in blood, his left arm hanging limply, and there were even several bloody holes in his chest.

He pointed at Baek Hyun-kyung with difficulty using one arm.

boom!

The next moment, he was knocked away by the blue-armored leopard.

Yin Laogui collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to get up.

Where the blue-armored leopard struck its chest, a deep dent was formed, and two broken ribs protruded from its back, as if someone had stabbed it from the front of its chest to its back with a knife.

The Azure Scale Sword and the Black Gold Sword followed closely behind, arriving in front of Yin Laogui.

"Don't kill me...no!"

At this moment, Yin Laogui finally felt fear.

His face was filled with terror as he cried, "Spare me! Spare me! I know of a spirit stone mine!"

"I know!"

"On Wind-Gathering Island..."

Pfft!

Yin Laogui seemed afraid that Bai Xuanjing wouldn't believe him, so he rattled off a long string of words.

But before he could finish speaking, the Black Gold Sword and the Azure Scale Sword pierced through him one after the other, pinning him to the ground.

"Spirit Stone Mine, Wind Nurturing Island?"

Bai Xuanjing looked thoughtful. This island was nearly 600 miles away from Qiufeng Island.

The island was quite large and located on the edge of Jing'an District, near the Scaled Demon Sea, where many demonic beasts were born.

On ordinary days, cultivators would go out to hunt demons.

If there were spirit stone veins there, they should have been discovered by now.

"Is this person playing a trick on me?"

Bai Xuanjing glanced at Yin Laogui with a gloomy look.

However, he quickly suppressed the agitation in his heart.

"So what if it's a spirit stone mine? If I swallow it myself and mine it myself, not only will it delay my cultivation, but I won't be able to mine many spirit stones each month."

"Far inferior to alchemy!"

"Moreover, this mine may not be known only to Yin Laogui. If we go there rashly, we may end up in jail."

Once Bai Xuanjing understood this, she immediately felt her mind clear and suppressed the greed that had arisen in her heart.

Then he slowly approached the deep pit created by the talisman, and from a distance of more than ten feet, he cast a fireball talisman that landed on the corpse of the old ghost.

call!

Flames immediately shot up.

In no time, only a pool of ashes remained on the spot.

Immediately, Bai Xuanjing conjured a gust of wind, scattering Yin Laogui's ashes.

"Um?"

Yin Laogui and Wang Xing's storage bags were intact, and in addition, two other items remained in their original state.

Bai Xuanjing looked puzzled and stepped forward.

He raised his hand and cast a spell to collect the storage bag, magic artifact, and other items into his hand, then looked at the two objects.

Both of these items are made of leather and have some kind of pattern painted on their surface.

It didn't feel like animal skin to Bai Xuanjing; instead, it gave him the feeling of human skin.

Thinking of Yin Laogui's sinister methods, which were quite like those of a demonic cultivator, Bai Xuanjing couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

He suppressed his discomfort and looked at the two painted faces.

The two masks had a shimmering light on their surfaces, and were roughly the same size, both being square, about two inches long and wide.

One of them depicts a lifelike, dark ghost face.

The other one is a drawing of a small rabbit painted entirely in black.

"A Fallen Soul Beast... a ghost face?"

Bai Xuanjing's heart stirred slightly as she recalled the two methods used by Yin Laogui.

He originally thought that the Fallen Soul Beast was a demon beast and the Ghost Face was a kind of magic.

Now it seems, could the two be manifestations of this painted skin?

"This technique... could it be derived from the orthodox demonic lineage of Guanmo Hai?"

The Bai family had fought against Guanmohai, and the family had also collected some information about Guanmohai's demonic cultivators.

Although these materials only provide a glimpse into the nature of demonic cultivation, they at least give Bai Xuanjing some discernment, preventing her from being as clueless as the rogue cultivators.

Especially after being sent to the open sea, he made a point of taking the time to learn about the methods of demonic cultivators.