Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

Yu Yan turned around and saw a middle-aged man he had never met before.

The man had a scraggly beard, but his long hair was neatly coiled at the back of his head, giving him the appearance of a Taoist priest.

This person should be the Senior Brother Zheng that Luo Cheng mentioned.

His own finished first-grade mid-level concealment talisman was actually seen through at a glance.

There was no red light or spiritual energy fluctuation in the other party's eyes, indicating that no spells were cast. So how did he see through my disguise?

Yu Yan frowned, but only paused for a moment before instantly reaching out to the villager on the bed.

Never mind all that, he needs to know the truth today!

Senior Brother Zheng clearly did not expect that Yu Yan was not intimidated by his method of discerning the truth. As soon as Yu Yan made a move, he flew over at an extremely fast speed.

boom--

With a loud bang, Yu Yan burst out of the roof and looked at the villager lying lifeless on the bed. His face turned gloomy.

He was emaciated, his face was dark, and his entire chest had collapsed.

The crops in the field are growing well, so how did they end up like this?

This person's life force has completely disappeared, and his body is covered in wounds. It's likely that someone drained his blood.

Yu Yan looked up at "Senior Brother Zheng" standing to the side.

"Cultivating immortality and the Dao, yet you use the lifespan of a mortal to achieve it, and you call me 'senior brother'? You dare to call me that?"

"Senior Brother Zheng" smiled.

They paid particular attention to the leaf of clear water in Yu Yan's hand.

"Looks like that hedgehog spirit beat us to it."

Since we've already been discovered, there's no need to keep pretending.

Fortunately, he had already prepared a backup plan.

"Human life is inherently fragile."

The bright moonlight shone on Senior Brother Zheng's face, and his ambiguous smile carried a sinister air.

"A natural disaster, a man-made catastrophe—how many people will die?"

"I'm merely helping them witness the miracles and fulfill my role as a mortal. They're doing it willingly, and I'm improving my cultivation—it's a win-win situation, so why not?"

"You're spouting nonsense. I never expected that even Luo Cheng would join you in committing evil."

"Hahaha……"

Senior Brother Zheng seemed to have heard something hilarious, and he laughed so hard he almost choked.

"You've only known him for a year, how can you know his true thoughts? How can you understand the hardships faced by dispatched disciples?"

As he spoke, he suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Oh, I forgot, although you have five spiritual roots, you were lucky enough to become a direct disciple."

"How did you climb up there? Do some of the peak masters of your Luoxia Sect have homosexual tendencies?"

Yu Yan lowered his eyes.

Foul language incites anger; when people disagree, even half a sentence is too much.

hum-

A sharp blade emerged from the moonlight, only fully revealing itself as it approached Senior Brother Zheng's face.

"Li Lingying".

As soon as he finished speaking, the attack continued unabated, passing right through his cheek.

Senior Brother Zheng looked at Yu Yan with a surprised expression.

What's going on? Wasn't this guy very concerned about his senior sister? Why did he attack her without asking anything?

Yu Yan's movements were swift and decisive. After using the "Silk Control Technique," he threw out several more explosive tags.

boom--

Flames shot into the sky, and explosions resounded continuously.

Before the dust had settled, Yu Yan quickly ran towards the White Immortal Cave.

As for Li Lingying, with her Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation, plus the poison and various talismans given by her Martial Aunt Qingyao, it wouldn't be easy for Luo Cheng and his two companions to take her down.

Even if Luo Cheng and his companions concealed their cultivation levels, they could still escape even if they couldn't win.

The most urgent thing is to find Bai Xian and get rid of that strange Senior Brother Zheng together.

Although he had made the first move and thrown out spells and talismans, he could clearly "see" with his divine sense that the figure was standing motionless in the center of the flames, and the smile on his face had not changed.

The injured area was covered in a mist of blood, but it miraculously returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

"As expected of an evil cultivator, not only are his methods evil, but his words and thoughts are even more evil. He even makes sense of eating 'human blood buns'."

While keeping an eye on his back to make sure no one was following, Yu Yan returned to the front of the White Immortal Cave.

The white hedgehog, leaning on its cane, was still quietly waiting for him there.

Seeing that the spiritual energy fluctuations on Yu Yan's body had not subsided, a relaxed and humane smile flashed across his face, and he took a few steps to meet him.

"Young friend, have you seen it clearly?"

Yu Yan nodded, apologizing for his previous rudeness.

"Senior Bai Xian deliberately led me here, so he must have a plan in mind. That evil cultivator seems to be immortal, and my attacks are ineffective against him."

Bai Xian nodded, signaling him to calm down.

"That evil path has already connected the life force of the entire village with its own. If we attack it, we will lose the lives of the entire village. This is a method that consumes lives, and it is based on the formation."

"I discovered that evil formation last time, which is why I was able to inflict such heavy damage on it!"

"Presumably, after learning from the last lesson, they have moved the formation. However, my descendants are spread throughout Baijing Mountain, and I have already made some progress. If we want to completely eliminate that evil path, we must first break their formation."

Yu Yan glanced at Bai Xian.

He naturally didn't understand formations, so the task of breaking the formation still had to be left to Bai Xian.

"Therefore, I need to hold off that evil cultivator and buy time for you, senior, to break the formation."

Bai Xian nodded in satisfaction.

"That's right. And, just in case, I also brought your senior sister along."

It stretched out its short hand and pointed, and three figures were thrown out of the bushes.

Yu Yan looked closely and saw that Luo Cheng and the other two were tied up.

"These three ugly ducklings think they can control me? They don't even know their own worth!"

Li Lingying's slightly smug voice rang out as she walked through the bushes, raising an eyebrow at Yu Yan.

"How was it, Junior Brother Yu? Did I hold you back?"

Yu Yan nodded, finally relieved, and looked at Bai Xian.

"Then I'll hold off that evil cultivator while you and Senior Sister break the formation."

Li Lingying nodded, then suddenly realized what she meant.

"Hmm? No, I'll go with you to hold off that evil cultivator..."

"You just subdued Luo Cheng and the other two, and you've exhausted a lot of your physical and spiritual energy. It's not advisable for you to engage in any more magical battles or take any risks."

Yu Yan grabbed Li Lingying's wrist, turned it over, and a faint black wound immediately appeared.

"Moreover, once poisoned, the antidote won't completely neutralize the poison in a short time."

Li Lingying pursed her lips and didn't say anything more, simply acquiescing to Yu Yan's arrangement.

The two men and the hedgehog finalized their plan and went their separate ways. As for Luo Cheng and the other two, Bai Xian saw that they were also poisoned and would not live much longer without an antidote, so he decided to leave them there to fend for themselves.

Before leaving, Luo Cheng, who had been keeping his head down and not daring to look at Yu Yan, suddenly raised his head.

"Brother Yu, you possess five spiritual roots, so you should know how difficult it is for us to improve our cultivation. These mortals do it willingly, what's wrong with that? You and I are fellow disciples, both cultivators. A mortal's life is merely a cultivation resource; is it wrong for me to use it to enhance my cultivation?"

Yu Yan turned around and looked at Luo Cheng, who was somewhat hysterical.

Suddenly, regret appeared on Luo Cheng's face.

"Brother Yu, I was wrong, I shouldn't have done it, it was my fault. Please save me, for the sake of our past friendship, please save me. I will definitely reform myself and devote myself to cultivation."

"We made a promise before, but I haven't cooked you a serving of the spirit rice I grew yet..."

He didn't repent; he knew he was going to die.

Why did Luo Cheng, who originally only wanted to cultivate spirit fields, become like this?

Looking at Luo Cheng's constantly changing expression, Yu Yan suddenly remembered what the evil Taoist Zheng had said.

"You've only known him for a year, what do you really know about him?"

Regardless of what Luo Cheng himself was like, he is no longer the same Tian Yuan.

Yu Yan squatted down and took the token from his waist.

This is a way for the sect to preserve the identity of those sent out to other places.

The characters "田渊" have become blurred.

"I dare not eat the spirit rice you are growing now."

Yu Yan's spiritual energy transformed into threads between his fingers.

"Perhaps, from the moment you leave the sect, I will never again be able to eat the spiritual rice grown by Daoist Tianyuan."

With that, he raised his hand and brought the blade down.