Cultivating immortality begins with formations.

Lu Yuan finally understood what it meant to be all looks and no brains.

He couldn't understand Jiang Zhi's behavior at all.

He could have simply waited on the sidelines until both sides had suffered losses before making a strong move.

By reaping the benefits without lifting a finger, one can maximize their gains.

Rushing out now would be like being a terrible teammate.

He couldn't figure it out.

In the previous encounters with demonic beasts, the two had worked together seamlessly.

Jiang Zhi also displayed a courage and resilience rarely seen in ordinary women, but for some reason, she became so irrational at this moment.

But seeing what happened next, Lu Yuan understood.

They then moved forward in secret, quietly deploying the Five Elements Mist Coil at various locations on the top of the cliff.

……

Jiang Zhi suddenly appeared, moving with incredible speed.

Both sides assumed it was the other's backup plan and tried to avoid it at all costs.

After all, no one dares to let her get close easily, given that she is a body cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The already chaotic battlefield was instantly divided in two.

"Who?"

Ignoring the black-robed cultivator's exclamation, Jiang Zhi circulated her spiritual energy, making her already tall figure appear even taller.

There are always some unlucky ones who are a little slower to dodge.

He swung his top-grade magic weapon, the gilded hammer, down at the nearest Qi Refining Eighth Level Tribulation Cultivator.

The cultivator was filled with terror, but reacted quickly, instantly activating a defensive talisman that formed an ice shield in front of him.

However, this hammer blow carried more than a thousand pounds of force.

The moment it touched the ice shield, it shattered it, and the force, still lingering, slammed heavily into the cultivator's chest.

A dull thud was heard.

The cultivator coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground, his chest covered in blood.

He died on the spot.

On the field, the black-robed cultivator at the head of the group narrowed his eyes and his expression changed drastically: "Who are you, fellow Daoist? This matter is none of your concern. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

Jiang Zhi made a strong entrance.

He smashed a Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator to death with a single blow, ignoring the leader's questioning, and turned to Liu Ling'er with a smile.

"I came to help someone who entrusted me with this task."

Liu Ling'er was taken aback by what she heard, not understanding why.

Before she could speak up and ask a question, the white-haired, ninth-level Qi Refining elder beside her immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. I'll deal with the leader; the other ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator will have to wait for you."

"No problem."

Jiang Zhi readily agreed.

Then he raised a pair of gilded hammers and charged at the nearest cultivator once again.

"Follow her, and do not stray too far from one another."

The old man from Ningcui Valley gave a brief instruction, and then the bamboo sword in his hand emitted a dazzling blue light as he took the initiative to meet the attack.

He looked solemn and began chanting incantations.

The bamboo sword multiplied from one to three, then from three to nine, transforming into countless blue sword shadows across the sky.

Each sword shadow was condensed from pure wood spiritual energy, extremely sharp, and shot towards the leading black-robed cultivator from all directions.

The latter dared not be negligent.

Although he was annoyed by Jiang Zhi's sudden intrusion, he couldn't do anything about it for the time being.

He had no choice but to focus on dealing with the old man from Ningcui Valley in front of him.

……

Another cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining among the tribulation cultivators wielded a mountain-shaped boulder artifact.

The magical artifact was infused with spiritual power, and a boulder the size of a small mountain pressed down on it.

Few could withstand its power.

But when he encountered Jiang Zhi, it was completely ineffective.

Jiang Zhi held a pair of gilded hammers, which were top-grade magical artifacts, a level above the giant stone artifact.

Whenever the two meet, they always clash head-on.

"boom!"

Jiang Zhi slammed her twin hammers into the giant stone artifact again, instantly repelling it.

Her face flushed slightly, but she seemed unusually excited. She bent her knees and, like an arrow released from a bow, charged forward again.

The burly man who had been wielding the giant stone artifact managed to retrieve it.

Upon seeing that his magical artifact was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, he was instantly enraged and shouted, "You filthy bitch, how dare you damage my magical artifact!"

He then stopped using the giant stone artifact.

Instead, he gripped the giant stone artifact with both hands, channeled his spiritual power, and the artifact transformed into a boulder over ten feet in size. He spun around like a discus and smashed it down hard on Jiang Zhi.

Jiang Zhi did not dodge.

She stomped her left foot heavily on the ground, creating a crater, and was thrown like a cannonball towards the falling boulder.

He held a pair of gilded hammers, surrounded by golden light, with the tops of the hammers forming inch-long spikes.

A gilded hammer was then thrust out.

Boom...

With a loud bang, the giant stone artifact shattered and flew everywhere.

The gilded hammer emitted a golden protective shield, which actually managed to withstand the falling boulder artifact.

Jiang Zhi's body trembled slightly.

The other gilded hammer that had been unleashed earlier transformed into a golden meteor and struck the burly man in the chest.

"Click."

"what!"

The burly man let out a scream as his spiritual energy became chaotic, and the giant stone artifact in his hand exploded.

He flew backward like a tattered kite, crashing through several trees before falling heavily to the ground.

The burly man tried to get up, but he had barely moved.

The golden light from the gilded hammer had already penetrated his body, causing widespread damage to his meridians.

"puff--"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his body bent like a shrimp, and his eyes rolled back.

He collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud, barely breathing.

……

Liu Ling'er's beautiful eyes flashed repeatedly, her heart filled with shock.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a powerful female cultivator.

She secretly wondered who it was that she had just mentioned being entrusted with a task.

Jiang Zhi glanced around the room, lingering briefly on Liu Ling'er's beautiful face, and gave her a kind smile.

His expression immediately turned cold, and he wielded the gilded hammers in both hands, walking step by step toward the remaining cultivators.

The few cultivators were locked in battle with Liu Ling'er and her two companions when the defeated Qi Refining Ninth Level man flew past them.

That's when I realized it.

The teammate, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, was defeated in just a short time, and his fate was unknown.

Upon seeing the man exuding a chilling murderous aura and wielding a gilded hammer larger than their heads, they were immediately filled with fear.

"Senior, we were misled by Elder Qian into becoming Tribulation Cultivators, and this is our first time doing so."

"withdraw!"

"..."

Some begged for mercy, some ran away, and some stood there dumbfounded.

They were a motley crew, good at winning when things were going well, but once they sensed danger, they scattered like birds and beasts.

"waste."

The black-robed cultivator who was fighting the old man from Ningcui Valley said angrily, "If you join forces to hold her off for a while, we still have a chance."

The few cultivators who had been reprimanded by him gritted their teeth and threw themselves back into the battle.

"Your opponent is me."

Seeing that his opponent still dared to be distracted, the old man from Ningcui Valley sharpened his eyes and plunged his green bamboo sword into the ground. His spiritual power flowed through the bamboo sword and into the soil.

In an instant.

The ground churned, cracks appeared in the surrounding area, and countless emerald green bamboo shoots burst forth from the earth, coiling around the black-robed cultivator like serpents.

Faced with this sudden change.

The black-robed cultivator unleashed four talismans in quick succession, two of which transformed into fire dragons that swirled around him, thus breaking the opponent's spell.

The other two talismans transformed into three figures.

Then, seven identical old men in black robes appeared in the arena, and simultaneously shot away in different directions.

The old man from Ningcui Valley was also momentarily confused, but he couldn't tell the difference between the real and the fake.

The few remaining green bamboo strips wrapped around the ankles of the two figures.

The latter, however, turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated.

Meanwhile, the few cultivators he had just reprimanded were struggling to hold on under the combined attack of Jiang Zhi and Liu Ling'er.

Upon suddenly discovering this scene, he couldn't help but burst into curses.

"Damn it!"

"You surnamed Qian, you'll die a horrible death."