Dark Immortal Cultivation

Let's rewind a moment.

When the terrifyingly large worm burst out of the ground and swallowed Gu Qishao and his horse whole, it was a sight to behold.

Zhang Qing was about a hundred paces away.

The unexpected change occurred, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately activated the talisman he had been holding in his hand.

A Swift Travel Talisman!

But this Swift Travel Talisman is no ordinary item.

Instead, it has been enhanced with powerful energy and is a life-saving item that Zhang Qing specially prepared for himself when participating in this hunting operation.

In crucial moments, all he needs to do is run faster than others.

As for making meritorious contributions, Zhang Qing wouldn't even think about it—why risk his life for a monthly salary of ten large talisman coins!

So when everyone's attention was drawn to the giant insect...

Zhang Qing quietly retreated behind a pile of ruins, then lunged forward with a swift movement.

He has only one goal.

That means staying away from dangerous areas!

At this moment, Elder Gao shouted for help, and a group of Changfeng Society cultivators launched an attack on the giant insect.

Therefore, no one noticed Zhang Qing's escape.

Zhang Qing covered hundreds of steps in one breath before slowing down.

He had no intention of venturing into the ancient ruins alone, lest he encounter other dangers or accidents.

I'm thinking of waiting for the outcome of the battle before making a decision.

If the Changfeng faction is completely wiped out, Zhang Qing will decisively abandon his family and flee to another camp to live in anonymity for a period of time.

If the giant worm is killed, he will sneak back.

Anyway, as a nobody in the gang, no one would specifically keep an eye on Zhang Qing.

At this time, Zhang Qing was unaware of the dire consequences that would befall Changfeng if Gu Qishao were to die in the jaws of the giant insect.

As the saying goes, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.

He was one of the participants in this hunt, and once the Gu family held him accountable, he wouldn't be able to escape it!

At that moment, Zhang Qing wasn't thinking about any of that; his attention was drawn to a golden light that had streaked past in the distance.

What is that?

Zhang Qing's heart skipped a beat, and without thinking, he sped up and chased after them.

With the enhanced power of the Swiftness Talisman, his movement speed increased by more than one or two times. He leaped and bounded like the wind, catching up with the golden figure he had just discovered in the blink of an eye.

The other party happened to land next to a patch of grass, and it was a golden toad the size of a washbasin!

Huh?

Zhang Qing was stunned for a moment.

The golden toad turned around, opened its mouth, and let out a deafening roar!

roar~

A powerful sonic wave instantly stirred up countless fragments of stone and grass on the ground, sweeping towards Zhang Qing with astonishing force.

Zhang Qing was taken aback; it was too late to dodge!

At the critical moment, he did not panic. He reached out and grabbed a talisman to activate it.

In an instant, a burst of spiritual light silently unfolded, enveloping Zhang Qing entirely.

Amulet of divine light!

This talisman was a trophy he had taken from a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Zhang Qing always carried it with him as a trump card to save his life.

He never expected that a toad could emit such a powerful sonic attack, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

Zhang Qing dared not gamble on whether his 2.3 [Physique] could withstand this attack.

We have no choice but to use this trump card!

Distressed!

I feel so heartbroken!

At this moment, Zhang Qing's heart was bleeding.

boom!

The next moment, the sonic wave crashed hard against the spiritual light barrier, and the transparent light screen trembled violently, with layers of fine ripples spreading across its surface, like a thin mist swaying in a storm.

The piercing buzzing pierced through the barrier and drilled into Zhang Qing's eardrums, making his head feel dizzy and swollen, and his blood and qi seemed to surge.

The sound waves shook the ground beneath his feet, sending dirt flying and fine cracks spreading rapidly from him. All the surrounding weeds snapped, and the rubble was pulverized.

Fortunately, the amulet's spiritual light was stable enough to firmly isolate all the violent impact.

They withstood the terrifying sonic attack!

In just a few breaths, the spiritual light barrier surrounding Zhang Qing became extremely dim, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be completely extinguished at any moment.

Zhang Qing steadied himself, his eyes instantly filled with malice, and the pain in his heart completely transformed into a burning rage.

"die!"

He channeled his inner energy with all his might, instantly unleashing a torrent of magical power, which he then concentrated entirely in his right palm.

On the palm of his hand, a ball of intensely compressed flames appeared in the blink of an eye!

The golden toad opposite, seeing its sure-kill sonic attack blocked, showed a hint of human-like surprise in its pair of dark, shining eyes.

Immediately, it puffed out its huge cheeks, and golden spiritual light surged and floated all over its body.

Another attack is clearly imminent!

Zhang Qing's gaze sharpened, and he swung his palm out fiercely.

A ball of flame, imbued with deadly heat, flew toward the golden toad with lightning speed!

Crimson flames tore through the air, howling away with scorching winds, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply, even scorching the withered grass on the ground until it curled slightly.

Upon seeing this, the astonishment in the golden toad's eyes vanished, replaced by a fierce look. Its puffed-out cheeks suddenly deflated, and it spewed out a wave of air towards the blazing fire.

In an instant, the shockwave and the blazing fire collided violently, sending countless sparks flying in all directions.

Zhang Qing's seemingly inevitable counterattack was actually neutralized by the golden toad!

But at that moment, Zhang Qing pulled a whisk from his storage bag with his left hand and pointed it at the strange creature.

The next moment, hundreds and thousands of slender hairs shot out.

In an instant, it wrapped the golden toad tightly, almost turning it into a round, bulging, shimmering white cocoon!

The golden toad was unwilling to be captured, and immediately struggled desperately inside the white cocoon, its body emitting a faint golden glow.

However, the silk was incredibly tough. Even though the monster struggled with all its might, the more it struggled, the tighter the silk became, even piercing through the toad's skin and penetrating its flesh and bones!

In a short time, the golden toad was twisted and deformed by the silken threads, its flesh and bones separated, and its internal organs burst open.

With a muffled "bang," it actually exploded!

Zhang Qing, who was desperately pouring magic power into the whisk, suddenly felt his hand go empty and subconsciously withdrew the whisk.

This magical artifact, which cannot be exposed to light, is his trump card. He would be heartbroken if it were damaged in the slightest, so he couldn't bear to use it recklessly.

As soon as the silk retracted, a large number of odds and ends fell to the ground.

These things were clearly hidden inside the golden toad.

It fell out because of its self-destruction.

The problem is that with so many of them combined, their volume far exceeds that of the toad itself!

Zhang Qing was stunned.

But at that moment, he heard Elder Gao's roar coming from afar.

Zhang Qing's heart sank. He immediately rushed forward and put everything that the golden toad had exploded into his storage bag.

Although many of the items were stained with the filth and blood of the golden toad.

But he wouldn't care about that.

A thorough cleaning is always a good idea!