Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Li Qiufeng's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes instantly turned blood red.

He couldn't rush back to help, and could only watch helplessly as his two fellow disciples were pierced through by the blood-red demon, their life force instantly dissipating, and they fell straight down into the dust, never to move again.

He's obviously dead!

Meanwhile, in mid-air, the evil cultivator wearing a demon mask held a blood-red bone staff, his body surrounded by swirling blood energy. He looked at Li Qiufeng and let out a chilling, maniacal laugh.

"Hahaha! So what if you're an elder of the Xuan Chun Sect?"

His tone was utterly sarcastic: "Without your two fellow disciples protecting you, let's see how much skill you still have!"

"If you had obediently handed over the treasure just now, I might have spared your life. But now..."

The evil cultivator slowly raised his staff, his crimson aura surging once more, transforming into countless illusory crimson demons that locked onto the lone Li Qiufeng: "You must die too!"

Li Qiufeng remained silent in the face of the evil cultivators' mockery.

The anger surging in his eyes was instantly suppressed by him, and finally turned into a bone-chilling coldness.

"Who dies is not for you to decide."

He gripped the azure longsword with one hand, causing it to tremble and roar. His spiritual energy tightened, and he suddenly transformed into a streak of blue light, rushing straight forward.

The sword flashed fiercely, each move ruthless.

Despite being outnumbered, he held his own for a time.

Looking at him from afar, Gou An couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This kid is really amazing!"

"After all, he's a peak Golden Core cultivator!" Long Youzi exclaimed. "And he's an elder of a major sect, so his foundation is naturally profound."

However, they were still outnumbered, and once the evil cultivators adapted, they launched a counterattack.

Li Qiufeng quickly switched from offense to defense, looking for another opportunity to counterattack.

Although it was somewhat rushed, it did not reveal any obvious flaws.

The two sides clashed continuously in mid-air, causing the black mist above the Blackwater Zone to churn wildly.

After a long and drawn-out battle, Li Qiufeng's spiritual energy was being depleted more and more, and several new wounds caused by evil energy appeared on his body, making his movements gradually slow down.

Seeing the evil energy closing in again, blocking all his escape routes, Li Qiufeng's expression darkened. After clearing some distance with his sword, he quickly flipped his hand, took out a jet-black pill, and swallowed it.

That's a banned drug!

In an instant, extremely violent spiritual power exploded outward from his body, and the originally depleted spiritual power suddenly surged several times, suppressing all the blood energy in the sky!

"The ones who die today are not me, but you!"

Li Qiufeng finally uttered a single word, his voice as cold as frost.

With a flick of his wrist, an extreme sword light swept across the sky, so fast it was almost invisible to the naked eye.

Those evil cultivators wanted to attack again, but faced with the berserk Li Qiufeng, they no longer had the strength to resist.

Several shrill screams rang out in succession as the spiritual energy shields used by the evil cultivators to protect themselves were shattered by the sword energy, and their bodies were subsequently torn apart by the sword energy.

The blood-red aura scattered everywhere shattered, and the demon leader wielding the bone staff was pierced through the heart by a sword, dying on the spot.

In just a few breaths, all the evil cultivators who were blocking the way fell from the sky.

The sky cleared instantly, leaving only corpses scattered on the ground and the rapidly dissipating evil aura.

However, the backlash from the banned drug also erupted completely at this moment.

Li Qiufeng groaned, unable to hold on any longer, and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

His body swayed, and he could no longer maintain his airborne posture, so he had to fall to the ground.

Seeing how hard Li Qiufeng had won, Gou An, hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but sigh, "He won so hard, I almost feel bad about going up and taking it from him."

"Then we won't rob it?" Long Youzi asked curiously.

"Grab it!" Gou An suddenly pulled out a long sword. "Now is his weakest moment. If we don't act now, when will we?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gou An darted out.

Seeing this, Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi immediately followed suit.

Just then, Li Qiufeng was preparing to collect the bodies of his two fellow disciples when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching. He immediately looked up and saw Gou An and the other two approaching.

Just as Li Qiufeng had relaxed his guard, he once again held his sword in front of him, looking wary.

However, Gou An, along with Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi, ignored Li Qiufeng and instead began to search the corpses of those evil cultivators.

Li Qiufeng frowned slightly, but ignored it.

Having just finished a major battle, he was now exhausted and his strength had greatly diminished; all he wanted was to leave as soon as possible.

Gou An took the lead and snatched the blood-red bone staff from the leading evil cultivator.

Gou An had already become interested in this thing when he was watching the battle. Although it was an evil object, he was a monster himself, so even if he didn't use it, he could still collect it.

Remove the evil demon mask from the evil cultivator's face, revealing a hideous, aged face beneath. This startled Gou An, who quickly put the mask back on and took out the storage bag hidden in his sleeve.

Just as he put away his storage bag, Li Qiufeng had already put the bodies of his two fellow disciples into a storage box and was preparing to leave.

"Did I let you leave?" Gou An suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiufeng immediately stopped and looked at Gou An, demanding, "What do you want to do?"

"I don't need any more, just hand over the Jade Lotus Bottle you bought at the auction!" Gou An, carrying a knife, blocked Li Qiufeng's way out.

Meanwhile, Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi were still looting the corpses in search of treasures.

Upon hearing Gou An's request, Li Qiufeng frowned immediately and refused outright: "Impossible!"

"In your current state, you must be having trouble even walking, right?" Gou An looked Li Qiufeng up and down, then shook his head and said, "You can't handle such a treasure right now, so it's better to hand it over to me."

"Heh!" Li Qiufeng pointed his sword at Gou An: "I am a dignified elder of the Xuanchun Sect, a peak Golden Core cultivator. Even if I am injured now, I am not someone that you villains can bully."

"If you want my treasure, you'll have to find a way to get it. Don't expect me to give it up for nothing."

After saying this, he actually flipped his hand and took out another black pill, exactly the same as the one that had caused his spiritual energy to surge after he had just eaten it.

"Still want to take drugs?" Gou An unconsciously took a half step back.

"What? You don't dare to come anymore?" Li Qiufeng held a sword in one hand and a pill in the other. Although he was already so weak, his momentum was still undiminished.

"Don't be impulsive!" Gou An took another step back and smiled politely, "Actually, I have some connections with your Xuanchun Sect."

"Bullshit!" Unexpectedly, Li Qiufeng directly cursed, "You scum of cultivation who cowardly survive in the Blackwater Domain, you think you can have connections with our righteous sects?"

"Do you remember someone named Lin Dong?" Gou An suddenly asked.

Xuan Chun Sect, Lin Dong!

When we passed through the ordinary village, Fatty's father disappeared.

"Heh!" Li Qiufeng paused slightly upon hearing the name, then said, "I knew Lin Dong wasn't a good person. So he really is connected to you evil cultivators!"

"So he's still alive?" Gou An asked again, seizing the opportunity.

"He died long ago!" Li Qiufeng sneered. "For the sake of an outsider, he actually stole the sect's spiritual pills, fled for many years to avoid punishment, but was still found by the sect's law enforcement hall and ultimately skinned alive."

Gou An didn't react much upon hearing this.

When I first heard Fatty's mother talk about that incident, I already guessed this outcome.

"Since my friend has already been killed by you!" Gou An pointed his knife at Li Qiufeng, "Today, let's take this opportunity to avenge him."

"Wang Chao Mahan, prepare for battle!"

Gou An suddenly shouted to the side.

Although Xian Kongzi and Long Youzi didn't know who Gou An was calling, given the current situation, it should be them.

So the two people, one on the left and one on the right, took out their magical weapons and prepared to fight.

"If that's the case, then let's see who has a tougher life!" Li Qiufa didn't hesitate and swallowed the pill in his hand in one gulp.

The next second, his previously depleted spiritual energy suddenly erupted, creating a terrifying aura.

"run!"

But the next second, Gou An shouted directly at Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi, then plunged into the dense forest by the roadside and disappeared.

Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi immediately realized what was happening and quickly followed.

"Huh?" Li Qiufeng, who had just swallowed the pill, was dumbfounded. He looked around with his sword in hand, feeling lost.

"Master, are we not going to rob it anymore?" Long Youzi followed closely behind Gou An, asking curiously.

"Grab it!" Gou An hid behind a rock and didn't run too far.

"Then why did you run away?" Xian Kongzi couldn't help but ask.

"Are you guys stupid?" Gou An said, "That kid becomes extremely violent after taking drugs, I'm just temporarily avoiding his attacks!"

At this point, he changed the subject: "However, I just observed that the effects of this pill don't last long. Once the effects wear off, the person will become even weaker."

After saying that, Gou An chuckled, looking every bit the shrewd and calculating old man.

As expected, Li Qiufeng's breathing began to weaken soon after he swallowed the banned drug, and he spat out another mouthful of blood, appearing even weaker than before.

All he wanted to do was get out of the Blackwaters as quickly as possible, but he was too weak to walk.

Naturally, Gou An quickly caught up with him again.

"Hey, Elder!" Gou An, along with Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi, flew low over and blocked Li Qiufeng once again.

"It's you again?" Li Qiufeng clutched his chest, his face growing increasingly grim.

Gou An laughed heartily: "Now can you give us the bottle?"

Li Qiufeng was so angry that his face turned ashen when he saw Gou An's shameless behavior.

Although those evil cultivators also wanted to steal my things, they did so openly and honestly.

After swallowing the banned drug, he did not flee, but instead continued the battle.

But these three people in front of him actually tricked him into swallowing the banned drug and then ran away, only to return when the drug wore off.

"You are truly shameless!" Li Qiufeng cursed angrily, but due to his anger, he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"Elder, don't be angry, just give me the treasure!" Gou An, acting like an outsider, actually comforted him, "The treasure is indeed precious, but life is more valuable!"

"Don't lose a priceless life for a valuable treasure!"

Li Qiufeng was so angry that his breathing became labored, but he couldn't muster the strength to do anything.

If he were to ingest another banned drug, he would die from ruptured tendons and veins without anyone else's intervention.

After much consideration, he chose to compromise: "You win, here's the stuff."

After saying this, he flipped his hand, took out the Jade Lotus Bottle, and threw it at Gou An.

"This lotus is yours!" Li Qiufeng coughed again, his breath growing weaker.