Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

"go!"

Chen Yi roared and manipulated the sword formation to attack Wei Xueqing in front of him.

The sword formation in mid-air spun rapidly, and streams of golden sword energy surged out like a tide.

Wei Xueqing was shocked and immediately retreated. She naturally recognized that the other party had used a talisman, and that it was of extremely high quality, possessing some of the power of a Golden Core cultivator.

Zhao Guizhen, who was fighting Wu Yifeng, also looked surprised and involuntarily retreated to create distance.

Chen Yi stared intently at Wei Xueqing, pushing the power of the sword array talisman to its limit.

Faced with the attack of the golden sword energy, Wei Xueqing naturally would not sit idly by and wait to die. She immediately released all the spirit insects and used magic to retreat.

Seeing this, Deng Liangyu manipulated his flying sword to prevent the opponent from escaping.

The next moment, countless golden sword energies instantly engulfed the spirit insects. Even second-tier spirit insects could not withstand the power of the sword array talisman.

Streams of sword energy pierced through the spirit insects in an instant, heading straight for Wei Xueqing.

Wei Xueqing's face showed fear, and she had no choice but to sacrifice her own life essence to activate the spell. Wisps of pink mist erupted from her body, mixed with a few strands of blood red.

The pink mist, almost tangible, transformed into a tornado that enveloped her.

The next moment, streaks of golden sword energy collided with the tornado.

A series of explosions rang out, and shockwaves carrying fragments of sword energy and pink mist spread outwards.

The Xuan Guang Geng Jin Array that enveloped the three of them rippled instantly, and after a moment, it dissipated into fragments in mid-air.

Seeing this, Zhao Guizhen hesitated for a moment, his eyes sweeping over Chen Yi and the others.

Only now did he realize that he had underestimated these disciples of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. They were not ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators; their cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, and spells far surpassed those of ordinary cultivators.

Chen Yi and the others must be the elder's personal disciples, and they probably have talismans or treasures on them.

Zhao Guizhen's eyes narrowed, and without any hesitation, he turned and fled.

"What the heck... you..." Wu Yifeng looked astonished.

He never expected that Zhao Guizhen, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago, would suddenly flee.

Zhao Guizhen's figure was like a streak of light, disappearing into the vast night in a few flashes.

Wu Yifeng immediately realized what was happening and, along with Deng Liangyu and the others, turned around to attack Wei Xueqing. Since they couldn't catch Zhao Guizhen, they couldn't let Wei Xueqing go.

Several people used various methods to attack the pink tornado simultaneously.

With a deafening roar, a violent explosion erupted instantly, centered on the tornado.

In an instant, the shockwave swept up dust and spread out.

After an unknown amount of time, the smoke and dust gradually settled, allowing Chen Yi and the others to see the scene clearly.

Wei Xueqing was covered in wounds, her clothes soaked with blood. She staggered a few steps and then collapsed to the ground.

Chen Yi had very little spiritual energy left, and the damage from the backlash on his divine consciousness seemed to be worsening.

Deng Liangyu activated the jade zither, continuously drawing on the moon's essence to protect Chen Yi; otherwise, if he forcibly activated the sword formation talisman, he would surely suffer a backlash.

Everyone gathered together and came to Wei Xueqing's side.

"You, you all..." Wei Xueqing tried to struggle to get up, but her injuries were too severe and she fell to the ground.

Looking at the familiar face, Chen Yi couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. But he dared not be careless, and immediately took out several talismans and stuck them on the other person, then used the Immortal Binding Rope to restrain him.

"Junior brother, there's no need to go to such trouble."

"Her injuries are too severe to be reversed; she probably only has a few incense sticks' worth of life left," Wu Yifeng said in a deep voice.

Chen Yi's pupils contracted upon hearing this. Although the real Wei Xueqing had been possessed, the death of Jin Guang Shangren also meant that Wei Xueqing was truly dead.

He walked forward, bent down, and said in a deep voice:

"Master Jin Guang, the owner of this body is truly gone..."

Before Chen Yi could finish speaking, the Golden Light Master mocked:

"No need to ask anymore. Successful possession means your friend's soul has been scattered and they can't even enter the cycle of reincarnation."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's expression turned icy, and a surge of anger rose within him. He said coldly:

"What's going on with Zhao Guizhen? Was my best friend also possessed by him?"

Master Jin Guang smiled dismissively and turned his head away, not wanting to pay any attention to Chen Yi.

Ruan Yiqiu came to Chen Yi's side and said:

"Master Jin Guang, if you don't tell us, we can still use the Soul Searching Technique."

"You wouldn't want to suffer before you die, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Jin Guang turned his head and stared at Ruan Yiqiu, a strange look flashing across his face.

Perhaps because her death was imminent, Jin Guang Shangren no longer concealed anything. She turned to Chen Yi and recounted the entire story.

It turns out that when Wei Wufeng searched for the cave of the Golden Light Master, he obtained some spirit stones and magical artifacts from it.

However, one of the items contained Zhao Guizhen's primordial spirit, which was accidentally activated by Wei Wufeng, causing Zhao Guizhen's primordial spirit to awaken.

Subtly influenced by him, Wei Wufeng was then unexpectedly possessed by Zhao Guizhen. However, Wei Wufeng practiced a demonic body-refining technique, and in order to avoid attracting the attention of the Tianling Sect, he had no choice but to leave the Tianling Sect and go to the mortal world.

As for Venerable Jin Guang, she and Zhao Guizhen were fellow disciples.

Jin Guang Shangren's primordial spirit was sealed inside a spirit insect using a unique method. After Zhao Guizhen successfully possessed the body, he used a secret technique to allow Jin Guang Shangren to possess Wei Xueqing.

After years of silence, the two are finally able to see the light of day again.

After they reach the Foundation Establishment stage, in order to quickly recover to their peak state, they need not only spirit stones and rare treasures, but also the life force and vitality of mortals.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Heavenly Spirit Sect and to better absorb the life force and vitality of mortals, the two planned to use a secret technique to control the Huangyang City Lord's Mansion, secretly bringing the entire Huangyang City into their own "pocket."

"Kid, we underestimated you."

"We've really messed up this time, hehe." Venerable Jin Guang sneered.

A flicker of resentment crossed her eyes; she hadn't expected Zhao Guizhen to abandon her and run away. This was a common trait among cultivators who had successfully possessed another's body—they became even more afraid of death after a successful possession.

Master Jin Guang turned to look at Chen Yi and sneered:

"Speaking of which, the original owner of this body should thank me. If I hadn't switched to cultivating demonic techniques, how could her body have recovered?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi exhaled a breath of stale air, realizing that Wei Wufeng and his sister were completely dead.

"Brother Wei, Xueqing, if I have the chance in the future, I will definitely kill Zhao Guizhen to avenge you two." Chen Yi made a decision in his heart.

Wei Wufeng had been extremely kind to him and had saved his life, and Wei Xueqing had also secretly developed feelings for him. The two of them were tragically killed by cultivators, so how could he let it go?

At this moment, Venerable Jin Guang was on his deathbed.

Perhaps it was a final burst of energy before death, but she slowly sat up.

"Your name is Chen Yi, right?"

"A Qi Refining cultivator can actually control the Golden Cloud Illusion Butterfly. The Iron Fire Ant is truly a gifted spirit insect."

"It's a pity I have to die and my cultivation dissipates, otherwise I really wanted to take you as my disciple, but alas..." Before she could finish speaking, the vitality around her slowly dissipated and she died.

Chen Yi looked surprised and immediately stepped forward to check on the other party's situation.

The Golden Light Master's aura vanished completely, and his primordial spirit dissipated.

Chen Yi sighed inwardly, feeling uneasy.

He wasn't grieving for Jin Guang Shangren, but for Wei Xueqing. If she hadn't been possessed by Jin Guang Shangren, he might have been able to heal her body someday.