You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"What's going on? Did someone beat us to it?" Chen Huai'an followed the map and found that there were traces of passersby on this secluded path.

Of course, this could be a passerby, or it could be the trail of those two menial disciples from the Menial Disciples Peak.

No matter the reason, Chen Huai'an had to go and see. If the restrictions on the cultivator's cave were broken, he would lose all chance to get his hands on the treasures inside.

We cultivators fight for what is a single opportunity.

"Damn it, there really are people here." When Chen Huai'an arrived at the marked point on the map, he found that three people were attacking the restrictions outside the cave.

This cultivator's cave was his opportunity, but now that it's being targeted, according to Chen Huai'an's previous thinking, it belongs to someone else.

But now, Chen Huai'an would never think that way.

Rare and precious materials belong to those who are destined to possess them.

"Boss, there seems to be someone nearby." Chen Huai'an made no attempt to conceal his presence. As soon as he appeared in the vicinity, the three people who had broken the barrier were immediately noticed.

"Damn it, wasn't it said that this map is unique and no one else knows about it? How come someone would come to this remote place?" One of the tall men frowned and asked his companion with a puzzled look.

"I don't know either. He brought us here, but the restrictions are too strong. He's just a useless guy in the mid-stage of Body Refinement and couldn't break them, so he sold the information to us."

"Whether what he said is true or not, this place has been set in stone by us brothers, and no one else can touch it. If this guy doesn't know what's good for him, we'll just wipe him out." The tall man in the lead had a ferocious glint in his eyes.

There are some good things in the cultivator's cave. The three late-stage Body Refinement Realm experts were unable to break the restrictions here. The owner of the cave is likely a Qi Refining Realm Immortal Master. Qi Refining Realm Immortal Masters use magic artifacts. Even a small thing they reveal is enough for them to benefit for a lifetime, and it is very likely that it will also allow them to break through to the Qi Refining Realm.

"Don't attack this barrier yet. The barrier protecting the cave is about to break. We must get rid of this eyesore before breaking the barrier here." The tall man in the lead winked at his two companions and said.

Soon, the three of them headed in the direction of Chen Huai'an.

"Who are you, and what do you want here?" the tall man asked, staring intently at Chen Huai'an.

"What are you doing? What are you trying to do? This is unclaimed land. Do I need to report to you before coming here?" Chen Huai'an looked at the other party with a half-smile.

Judging from the way these three people were acting, they probably wanted to take over the cultivator's cave for themselves and were planning to kill them to silence them.

These people harbored strong hostility towards him, so he naturally wasn't afraid of them.

"Boy, a mere ant in the late stage of Body Refinement dares to challenge us? You really don't know what death means." The tall man's eyes were cold, and his killing intent was undisguised.

"Brother, why waste words with this guy? Hurry up and finish him off so we can break the formation. Dragging this out won't do us any good." Another man quietly moved his feet, blocking Chen Huai'an's path.

Judging from their demeanor, these three men are no strangers to murder and robbery.

"Attack! Let's finish this quickly!" the tall man shouted, and swung his spiritual weapon at Chen Huai'an.

Chen Huai'an was also on guard against his opponent. When his opponent made a move, he moved as well, using his Flaming Blade Technique to target his opponent's vitals.

This person possessed the strength of the ninth level of the late-stage Body Refinement Realm, so Chen Huai'an naturally wouldn't be careless and went all out from the start.

"Bang!"

With just one strike, he knocked the spiritual weapon out of the opponent's hand.

"Kid, you're also at the ninth level of the late Body Refinement Realm." The tall man suffered a hidden loss the moment he clashed with Chen Huai'an.

"Everyone be careful, this guy is pretending to be weak to take advantage of others."

The other two looked suspicious. They weren't even at the ninth level of the late-stage Body Refinement Realm; they were only at the eighth level. If it weren't for Boss Guo blocking their way, Chen Huai'an's attack just now might have killed them instantly.

Instantly, when the three looked at Chen Huai'an, their previous contempt vanished, replaced by expressions of suspicion and seriousness.

The three of them were roughly equal in strength to Ma San Niang and her group.

Chen Huai'an had already learned his lesson once, and he would never let Ma San Niang and the others escape with talismans like he had done before.

He'd kill the stronger ones first, as they might have life-saving abilities, making a one-hit kill impossible. But the weaker ones, like those at the late eighth level of the Body Refinement Realm, whose cultivation wasn't as high as his, could be instantly killed with a full-force attack.

The three must be defeated one by one.

Chen Huai'an pushed the Elephant Armor Technique to its limit, ignoring their exclamations, and charged towards the nearest cultivator at the eighth level of Body Refinement.

"Pfft!"

Chen Huai'an went all out from the start. Before his opponent could even react, his blade pierced through the opponent's defenses, delivering a fatal blow.

One-hit kill.

"You damned bastard, how dare you kill my men! I'll make you die!" the man surnamed Guo roared, his eyes blazing with fury.

Chen Huai'an ignored the other party's roar and did not meet the blow. Instead, he slashed at the other person without dodging or avoiding.

Chen Huai'an's fighting style was reminiscent of someone risking their life for it.

"when!"

A metallic clang rang out from behind Chen Huai'an, and with a single stroke, he severed one of his opponent's arms.

He had mastered the Elephant Armor Technique to its fullest extent. Even a master at the ninth level of the late stage of Body Refinement could not break through his defenses with a full-force attack. The master only felt a jolt in his body and a surge of blood and qi, but he quickly suppressed it with his internal energy.

Chen Huai'an risked injury to exchange for injury, and although he himself was not injured, he crippled one person's arm, instantly reducing the fighting power of the three of them.

With one dead and one injured, he handled the situation with ease.

"Damn bastard, who are you? Do you know we are disciples of the Qingyun Sect? If you dare to lay a hand on us, the Qingyun Sect will not let you get away with it." The tall man realized that the person in front of him was not someone they could defeat, so he tried to intimidate him by using his identity as a disciple of the Qingyun Sect.

"A disciple of the Qingyun Sect? Everything revolves around the concept of reason. You attacked first, trying to kill me. I was merely acting in self-defense," Chen Huai'an said with a faint smile.

He and these three guys were from the same sect, but so what? They all wanted to kill him, so he didn't need to talk about their sect friendship.

At Qingyun Sect's Miscellaneous Peak, the lives of miscellaneous disciples are as worthless as grass. If someone kills you, you can only blame it on your inferior skills.

As for your desire for the sect to avenge you, unless you are an inner disciple, you will die a hundred times over.

Of course, if someone were to see you, that would be a different story, but in this desolate wilderness, dying would be pointless.

"Self-defense?" The man surnamed Guo's eyes widened. He never expected that this guy was also so stubborn. Relying on his status wouldn't intimidate him. He could only fight desperately.

"Senior brother, we don't need this cave anymore, we'll give it to you, and we'll pretend that this whole thing never happened."

"You say it didn't happen, then it didn't happen? Die!" As Chen Huai'an spoke, he instantly unleashed his Flaming Blade Technique, attacking the man surnamed Guo.