Immortality begins with equipping a worn-out talisman pen.

Just now.

Liu Yan'er had already seized the opportunity, and the magic seal on her jade hands had already been formed.

Roar--!

The fire dragon roared out again, carrying a scorching heat wave, and devoured the one-eyed cultivator.

With a fire dragon in front and a mysterious powerful figure eyeing him from behind, the one-eyed cultivator finally revealed a look of madness in his eyes.

"You forced me to do this!"

He suddenly raised his hands and ripped them open towards his face.

A chilling scene unfolded: his body slowly split open from the wound.

It was as if a human skin had been forcibly torn in two, and in the crack, there was no flesh or blood, only a dark, inky ghost.

A sharp, piercing ghostly wail suddenly rang out.

boom--!

The invisible sound waves swept across the surroundings in an instant.

Liu Yan'er's pretty face turned pale, and the Fire Dragon Technique collapsed on the spot.

Li Mufeng, who was hiding in the shadows, was also shocked, as the Water Dragon Technique, which was already at the final step, was abruptly interrupted.

Taking advantage of this brief moment of opening, the wisp of spirit transformed into a streak of black light and fled madly toward the Black Stone Mountains.

Its speed was so fast that it almost exceeded the limits of a Qi Refining cultivator.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared beneath the horizon, and the streets returned to silence.

dark place.

Li Mufeng let out a soft breath, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes. In the end, he still couldn't kill him.

What alarmed him even more was that the cultivator who had been afflicted was using the Xuan Yin Sect's evil technique of substitution—the Soul Splitting Escape—and was actually a member of the Xuan Yin Sect.

If [Forgetful River] is still in its complete form, relying on the third effect [Breaking Illusion], this evil cultivator's soul attack will have no effect on him at all, and may even backfire on him.

Unfortunately, he still managed to get away.

However, this battle also allowed Li Mufeng to basically understand his current strength.

Ordinary Qi Refining Level 8 cultivators would have little chance of fighting back against him; he could almost completely crush them head-on.

Even someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining is not invincible.

If we also consider the body-refining power of the "Mountain and River Prison Scripture," his chances of winning would increase by another 20%.

However, this battle also exposed many problems. With the [Spirit Embryo·Forgetful River] in place, his attack methods were still somewhat lacking, and the Cloud-Breaking Shuttle, as a mid-grade magic weapon, was gradually becoming unable to keep up with his current combat intensity.

Fortunately, the "Tai Xu Fen Guang Jue" is not limited to the type of magical artifact; whether it is a spirit shuttle or a flying sword, it can unleash its power.

It was only after using the [Forgetful River] that he truly felt the power of the Spirit Embryo. Even though he was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, he was able to kill two people instantly with its characteristics. If he could one day completely complete the [Forgetful River] and advance to a complete Spirit Embryo, how amazing would its power be?

Thinking of this, Li Mufeng felt a surge of excitement and wished he could gather all the promotion materials immediately.

These thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant.

The next moment, he had already walked back into the store through the back door of Wanfuzhai.

Below the counter, two young shop assistants were still huddled together, heads in their hands, like two frightened quails, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Li Mufeng also showed a hint of lingering fear on his face. He first patted the two men on the shoulders, then whispered:

"Don't be afraid, it seems there's no sound outside..."

After confirming that it was "safe," he took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and quickly pushed open the shop door.

"Manager Liu, are you alright?"

Liu Yan'er seemed not to hear him.

Her gaze swept across the long street, and she bowed solemnly to all around.

"Thank you so much for saving my life, senior!"

"I am Liu Yan'er from the Liu family. I humbly request that you appear before me, senior. My Liu family will surely repay your kindness!"

The streets were deserted, with only the crackling of embers, and no one answered.

Liu Yan'er did not give up and bowed again.

"Even if the senior is unwilling to show himself, at least let the junior know his name so that the junior can repay his kindness in the future."

There has still been no response.

A hint of regret flashed in Liu Yan'er's eyes. She could only slowly get up and turn to look at Li Mufeng.

Seeing that the Wanfuzhai formation was still intact and the furnishings in the shop were also undamaged, her tense nerves finally relaxed, and a look of relief at surviving a disaster appeared on her face.

"It's alright, Fellow Daoist Li."

"Those cultivators have already retreated."

Li Mufeng let out a long sigh of relief, as if he could only finally relax now.

In the distance, the Bai family's enforcement team arrived late. By this time, most of the valuable shops in the market had been looted, leaving only a mess and ruins.

As for those rogue cultivators who took advantage of the chaos to loot and fish in troubled waters, they were all captured by the Bai family cultivators, tied up tightly, and made the "culprits" of this turmoil.

As Liu Yan'er watched this scene, her expression grew increasingly solemn, and she began to recount everything that had just happened to Li Mufeng.

"The escape technique that the cultivator used to flee was insidious and bizarre, clearly the style of the Xuan Yin Sect."

"Moreover, their route was clear, heading straight for the most valuable shops in the market, without the slightest hesitation..."

At this point, Liu Yan'er's voice lowered slightly.

"There's probably a traitor in the market."

Just then, a mournful cry came from not far away.

"My elixir! I painstakingly refined it for three days and three nights, finally succeeding in making this superior Qi Gathering Pill!"

Li Mufeng looked in the direction of the sound.

The area in front of Baicaotang was in complete disarray, with the signboard shattered, the counter overturned, and almost the entire shop demolished, as if it had been given special attention by the Xuan Yin Sect.

Huang Xuan was slumped in the ruins, beating his chest and stamping his feet, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face.

However, when Li Mufeng scanned the area with his divine sense, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

Huang Xuan looked extremely miserable, but his breathing was still relatively stable, and his injuries were only superficial, not serious.

In this catastrophe, the fact that no one lost a hand or foot or suffered any damage to their meridians is a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune.

Li Mufeng calmly withdrew his gaze and silently kept the matter in mind.

......

A few days later, news of the Xuan Yin Sect's Foundation Establishment attack on Black Stone City reached the Qing Xuan Sect.

The Qingxuan Sect was furious about this and even sent a peak master to inspect the area. However, the Xuan Yin Sect members seemed to have known about it in advance and had long since disappeared.

There's simply no way to find it.

After staying in the market for several days, the peak master returned home.

Blackstone Market returned to its former tranquility.

......

Blackstone Mountains, Wang Family Mine.

In the deepest part of the mine, in a naturally formed, dark cave.

The surroundings were eerily gloomy, and several dim moonstones were embedded in the stone wall, casting the two figures in flickering light.

One of them was wearing a black and red robe and a hood, with only his sinister eyes showing.

The other person was a middle-aged cultivator dressed in a purple-gold robe.

If any Wang family cultivators were here, they would be shocked to discover that this person was none other than Wang Xuanyue, the head of the Wang family.

The black-robed cultivator snorted coldly, his voice hoarse and sinister.

"Wang Xuanyue, the intelligence of your Wang family is becoming less and less reliable. If it weren't for my superior skills, I would have really been defeated in Black Stone Market this time."