Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Chen Yi looked ahead and saw Xue Qiang leaning against a rock.

He had many penetrating wounds on his chest and abdomen, from which blood gushed continuously.

At this moment, he was barely breathing. Even the appearance of several life-saving pills was of no use.

Chen Yi strolled over to check on Xue Qiang's condition.

Xue Qiang barely managed to look up and saw Chen Yi, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He had thought Chen Yi was surely dead, but who would have thought he would survive.

"Help, help me..." Xue Qiang managed to say.

Chen Yi remained unmoved and raised his right hand towards Xue Qiang.

Several flying needles shot out from his sleeves in an instant, piercing Xue Qiang's head. Xue Qiang's expression froze, and he died instantly.

Chen Yi naturally wouldn't waste words with him. If Xue Qiang hadn't forced them, he and Wu Qingshan wouldn't have suffered such an undeserved disaster.

He snatched the other man's storage bag and immediately burned his body to ashes.

Chen Yi dared not overlook any detail, burning the black-robed evil cultivator's corpse to ashes, and then cleaning up all the traces around it.

At that moment, he turned his gaze to the small hill beside him.

The array barrier that originally covered the small mountain peak has been broken. It was already in grave danger under the control of Gu Changqing and others, and was now breached as a result of the battle.

Chen Yi dared not enter easily, and immediately controlled the spirit insect to go and investigate the situation.

Moments later, both swarms of insects returned safely.

Thanks to the passive blessing of the Insect God, Chen Yi relied on the insect swarm to sense things and did not find anything unusual in the cave on the small mountain peak.

However, he did not dare to enter easily. Chen Yi took out a few pills and swallowed them, then immediately sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing to neutralize the medicinal effects of the pills.

A moment later, Chen Yi regained some of his spiritual energy.

He held a jade pendant and a black tortoise shell in his hand, and then manipulated a swarm of insects to surround him and enter the cave.

As Chen Yi stepped inside, he discovered that the walls on both sides shimmered with a gentle light, and that many luminous pearls were embedded in the rock walls on both sides.

The cave was very simple, with only a brocade box, two storage bags, and some spirit stones at the end.

Chen Yi had the insect swarm test the depth, and only after confirming there was nothing amiss did he allow the swarm to bring him closer.

He had no time to investigate, so he simply took the brocade box, storage bag, and spirit stones for himself. Ignoring his serious injuries, Chen Yi immediately steered the Fire Lotus Boat away from the island.

The Fire Lotus Boat transformed into a streak of light in mid-air, flying straight towards the East Sea Islands.

Relying on the remaining spiritual energy within his body, Chen Yi steered the Fire Lotus Boat for more than ten miles before stopping.

He originally intended to find Wu Qingshan and the others, but his spiritual energy had been completely depleted, and he was also seriously injured.

Chen Yi stopped on a remote island and immediately set up an array around it.

The Yin-Yang Wind and Thunder Formation and the Concealment Formation were activated simultaneously, and the two formation barriers enveloped Chen Yi.

He took out pills and rare herbs from his storage bag, immediately consumed them, and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

After an unknown amount of time, a violent storm broke out on the sea again.

Chen Yi was protected by an array barrier, which could block the storms from the outside world and gradually erase some traces.

……

The storm lasted for more than three days. After sunrise, the gentle sunlight shone on the sea once again.

Chen Yi slowly opened his eyes, and his previously pale face regained some color.

He exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly stood up from the ground.

His injuries were quite severe, and even after three days of rest, he was not fully recovered. However, Chen Yi dared not linger here, lest other black-robed evil cultivators arrive.

After determining the direction, Chen Yi steered the Fire Lotus Boat away from the island.

Under Chen Yi's control, the Fire Lotus Boat transformed into a streak of light and sped forward.

He took out a map of the Donghai Islands that Wu Qingshan had given him, which also marked the islands where they had previously rested.

At his travel speed, it would take him two days to arrive.

Two days later, Chen Yi appeared in the sky above the small island where he had previously rested, piloting the Fire Lotus Boat.

He keenly sensed that the area below was shrouded in a protective array that could obscure the true environment and the cultivator's senses.

Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this; the activation of the array barrier proved that Wu Qingshan and the others were here.

He landed outside the array barrier and put the Fire Lotus Boat into his storage bag.

Chen Yi immediately touched the array barrier, attracting the attention of Wu Qingshan and the others inside.

A moment later, an exit appeared on the array barrier.

Wu Qingshan and Wu Tingting appeared, and their faces lit up with joy upon seeing Chen Yi.

"Mr. Wu, Tingting, I'm back," Chen Yi said with a smile.

Upon seeing this, Wu Qingshan immediately welcomed Chen Yi in and asked him if he was injured.

Chen Yi said that his injury had temporarily stabilized, and then told the other party about most of what happened afterward, but also hid many details.

"Xue Qiang has already died at the hands of evil cultivators, but if outsiders find out, we'll all be in trouble..." Chen Yi said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Wu Qingshan and Wu Tingting immediately looked terrified, but Chen Yi also offered some words of comfort.

After all, only they knew about this, and now that they're dead, there's no way to verify it.

"Elder Wu, I need to rest for a while longer. Could you please protect me?" Chen Yi asked.

Wu Qingshan readily agreed, allowing Chen Yi to return to his room and recuperate.

Chen Yi set up another concealment array outside the array barrier, gave Wu Qingshan a few more instructions, and then turned and went into the room to cultivate in seclusion.

This time, his internal organs, meridians, and bones were severely damaged, and his life force was also drained by the white talisman.

If he cannot recover quickly, it may damage his own foundation.

Chen Yi took out healing pills and rare medicinal herbs and immediately began to seclude himself to heal his injuries.

Half a moment passes in the blink of an eye.

Wu Qingshan lay on a cool chair, smoking his pipe, a worried look on his face.

Chen Yi had been in seclusion. If Wu Qingshan hadn't been able to sense his presence in the room, he would have thought something had happened to him.

"Grandpa, has Brother Chen not woken up yet?" Wu Tingting asked.

Wu Qingshan exhaled a smoke ring, shook his head helplessly, and said:

"Let's wait a bit longer. Maybe the injury is too severe and he needs to rest."

At that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Chen Yi emerged refreshed, his injuries completely healed, and his cultivation even showed signs of loosening.

Upon seeing this, Wu Qingshan and Wu Tingting immediately came forward.

"Young Chen, your injury..." Wu Qingshan said.

Chen Yi smiled calmly and said:

"Don't worry, Mr. Wu, my injuries have fully recovered."

"How much time has passed? Has anyone been following us?"

Wu Qingshan immediately responded, "More than half a month has passed, and no one has contacted us during this period."

Chen Yi nodded slightly, but a hint of worry still lingered between his brows.

He has recently encountered black-robed evil cultivators multiple times, which is happening far too often.

"Old Wu, are we still going to catch ice-scaled fish next?" Chen Yi asked.

Although they collected enough Xuan Shui essence during their trip, activating the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable still required the blood of the Ice Scale Fish Demon.