A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

After their lovemaking, the alluring woman leaned against the young man's muscular chest, her eyes glazed over as she whispered...

"A mere pseudo-spiritual root dares to impersonate a sect disciple? Does he think I'm a fool? He deserves to die!"

"Lu Jun, you lead the best men in the gang to intercept and kill this man right now. He can't get far."

Upon hearing this, the young man's expression hardened. He glanced down at the naked woman in his arms and asked, puzzled.

"Your Majesty, didn't you just say you wouldn't pursue the matter? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"That girl Xuan'er is my elder sister's servant. She's here to restrict my every move. How could I possibly let her know what I'm thinking?"

"You'd better hurry up and go. It's been a long time since we've encountered such a fat hostage. Don't hurt him."

Shortly after Lu Jun left, Third Sister donned a black outfit and silently disappeared into the dark night.

No one can take this blood slave from me!

.......

On the silent plains, a blurry black shadow flew silently through the air. It was Zhou Ping, who had left Sanhua Town, speeding along in his lotus-leaf flying boat.

From the waiter, he roughly learned the ins and outs of the matter. Combined with the spirit-detecting ball in the waiter's hand, he was absolutely certain that the Three Flowers Gang must be under the control of cultivators.

Because of the waiter's low status within the Three Flowers Gang, Zhou Ping was still unable to confirm why the other party would target a cultivator like him.

But this did not prevent him from reacting early and leaving this place of trouble.

Although Zhou Ping came from the Qinglian Xuanzong sect, he did not believe that a half-baked low-level cultivator like himself could stand against a Jianghu gang that had cultivators all by himself.

Therefore, even though the other party had already attacked him, he did not retaliate but chose to retreat and endure.

"Hopefully, the sect's reputation will intimidate them."

Zhou Ping turned his head to look at the dark space behind him, then at the several silver needles that had been arranged in front of him, and muttered to himself.

These silver needles were not the poison needles in his storage bag, but rather dangerous substances he concocted using agarwood tobacco. Although their effects were limited to a certain time and would be useless after the expiration date.

But thinking of Liu Feng's miserable state back then, and now that he has encountered cultivators again, Zhou Ping did not hesitate to bring him out.

Driven by Zhou Ping's generosity in using spirit stones, the lotus leaf flying boat sped along without incident throughout the night.

Dozens of miles behind them, a group of people appeared exhausted and complained.

"Steward Lu, we've been chasing them all night, but we haven't seen a single person. Are you sure this is the direction? Could they have gotten scared and run back?"

Looking at his bewildered subordinates, Lu Jun felt a slight unease creep into his heart. However, remembering his mistress's ruthless methods, his expression hardened, and he reprimanded them in a low voice.

"Stop talking nonsense! Keep going!"

Zhou Ping, who was ahead, was unaware of the situation behind him. After flying all night and seeing that nothing had happened, he put away the flying boat.

It wasn't that he was distressed about the spirit stones in his hands, but rather that flying in the daytime was too conspicuous and would easily make him a target for others.

Even low-altitude flight cannot offer the seclusion and safety of solitary travel among wildflowers and grasses.

Therefore, Zhou Ping continued at the same pace, only planning to travel by flying boat at night.

"This is!?"

Zhou Ping stopped in his tracks, staring in shock at the white bones faintly visible among the grass, a chill suddenly rising in his heart.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he did not choose to travel on the wide official road, but instead chose to travel on some secluded paths.

But the scene before him terrified him.

Beneath the lush, vibrant flowers and grasses lay countless fragments of white bones—a truly horrifying scene hidden beneath the beautiful blossoms!

Zhou Ping used his lightness technique to carefully search through the grass and flowers. He found that the more remote the place, the denser the skeletons were. In some remote places, even he felt a chill down his spine when he saw them.

"It's...it's all human bones!"

Standing in the bright sunlight, Zhou Ping looked at the skeletons vaguely emerging from the bright flowers and plants around him and suddenly felt a chill run through his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Even the rich fragrance of flowers in the air seemed to carry a hint of blood.

The stark contrast between the flowers and the skeleton overwhelmed him, leaving him momentarily stunned.

A cool breeze flowed slowly through his meridians, relieving his discomfort and seemingly dispelling all the chill in his body.

Zhou Ping suddenly shivered, and upon sensing the changes within his body, he immediately snapped back to reality and became fully alert.

"It was too dark at night to notice anything; I never imagined this place would be so terrifying..."

Recalling the tale of the monster told by the waiter, Zhou Ping had no more doubts.

He carefully navigated through the sea of ​​flowers, no longer venturing along the secluded paths, but returning to the main road.

Compared to whether the Three Flowers Gang would pursue them from behind, Zhou Ping was more worried about the dangers hidden beneath the blooming flowers. It was as if countless eyes and wronged souls were watching him in the dark, keeping his consciousness constantly on guard.

However, during the time he was delayed, Lu Jun and the others who were chasing behind him finally caught up.

In this boundless basin, with no obstructions, the two sides could see each other from afar.

Zhou Ping frowned slightly, but without the slightest hesitation, he immediately steered his flying boat away.

Seeing this, Lu Jun, who was behind, was astonished; the other party actually had a flying artifact.

Although its flight speed suggests it's only a low-level magical artifact, it's still something they can't catch up to on horseback.

"Keep chasing!"

Lu Jun roared and turned to give orders to his men. If they retreated now, he would be in big trouble when he returned.

"The other party has even taken out a flying artifact, so it seems he might really be a disciple of a sect. Now we must make a proper appearance and let that woman fight him. We'll see what happens in the end."

Lu Jun glanced back with a dark look in his eyes; he could smell the pungent odor from a distance...

"I didn't expect... to have a flying magic weapon. It seems that he really might be a disciple of a sect."

Not long after Lu Jun and the others left, a slender figure emerged from the flower bushes and gazed at the distant sky, muttering to herself.

Then, she flipped her hand and took out a talisman full of spiritual energy. She whispered incantations to it for a moment before activating her magic and throwing it into the sky.

As the message talisman sped away, the woman's lips slowly curled into a smile.

"This is a huge windfall! They even got a flying artifact! We'll have to invite my second sister to share!"