I, a centenarian, sweep through the gates of immortality.

If they failed to complete the mission, they would inevitably be punished upon returning. So, Shen Zhao and the others steeled themselves and went to a nearby village, intending to kill and capture souls.

After Shen Zhao and the others left, Lin Feng, who had been hiding not far away, slowly stood up.

Lin Feng heard everything Shen Zhao said clearly from not far away.

They are preparing to indiscriminately kill innocent people.

"this..."

At this moment, Lin Feng looked at the village not far away, his mind wavering, his expression filled with hesitation and reluctance.

Of course, he could just walk away.

Shen Zhao and the others didn't even notice Lin Feng; once he left, he would never be discovered.

But what about those innocent villagers...?

Looking at the village in the distance, Lin Feng's gaze hardened.

Whether it can be saved is another matter.

But he has to try.

At this moment, Lin Feng also rushed towards the village, his aged body seemingly returning to its youthful state.

After entering the village, Shen Zhao and his men did not immediately begin a massacre.

Because the reputation of indiscriminately killing innocent people is too bad, and this is not a remote mountain village, but Dunhua City next door. If we start a massacre here, we will definitely be discovered, and then the reputation of the entire sect will be ruined.

Their goal was simply to create some Yin spirits to complete their task, and the best way to do that, of course, was to deceive!

Shen Zhao gathered all the villagers together, concealing his fierce demeanor and adopting a kind expression. Dressed in flowing white robes, he truly resembled an immortal.

He spoke to the villagers with a broad smile.

"Fellow villagers, we are all cultivators from Zhongzhou. Today we have come to this village to select children with cultivation potential. Anyone who shows aspirations for cultivation may step forward. After we test their talents, we will select the most outstanding ones to be our disciples."

Almost every year, sects would come to select disciples, so the villagers didn't notice anything unusual and excitedly brought out their children for Shen Zhao and the others to choose from.

Shen Zhao gave his junior brothers a look, and they understood and immediately began to test the farm boys on site.

Without a doubt, the test was fake; their only goal was to take the person away.

Therefore, after exchanging glances, the group immediately declared that several children present were exceptionally talented and should be taken away.

The villagers at the scene had no idea whether it was true or not. They only knew that Shen Zhao and his group were disciples of immortals and were going to take their children as apprentices. They were so happy that their children were about to rise to the top that they were completely unaware of the danger.

Seeing this, Shen Zhao smiled and said to the villagers.

"These children have passed our tests and are exceptionally talented. From today onwards, they will return to our sect with us."

"Alright, say goodbye to your parents now."

Things were done in a hurry; Shen Zhao didn't even let them do any preparation before taking the children away.

Although the villagers were somewhat surprised, they didn't think too much about it. They were happy, but also reluctant to say goodbye to the children.

"From now on, you will also be disciples of the immortals, so you must seize this opportunity."

"Once you reach the Immortal Sect, don't think about us."

The children were still somewhat bewildered, so Shen Zhao waved his hand, preparing to take them away.

A gentle breeze swept by, and a cloud of mist rose beneath the children's feet, carrying them as if they were about to take flight.

Just then, a coughing sound suddenly came from the village entrance.

"Cough, cough."

"The children cannot go with you!"

Lin Feng, dragging his frail and elderly body, slowly walked to the village entrance.

Apart from the family where Lin Feng was staying, none of the other villagers recognized him. They all looked at Lin Feng with incredulous and even wary expressions.

When Lin Feng arrived, the host family who was staying with him quickly came over and whispered something.

"Sir, what do you mean by this?"

"The children have been chosen by the immortals; this is a good thing! Why are you trying to stop them?"

Lin Feng glanced at Shen Zhao and said coldly.

"He never intended to take your children as disciples; he wanted to kill your children and use them as spirits."

"You've been around the village all this time, searching for the evil spirits born from the abandoned graves, but you haven't found anything. That's why you're trying to kill innocent people to claim credit and use these innocent children to sacrifice to the evil spirits."

Lin Feng spoke with absolute certainty, his expression calm and indifferent, yet with a hint of conviction.

The villagers were startled, but the matter was of great importance, and they dared not completely believe what Lin Feng said, so they could only look at Shen Zhao with suspicion.

Shen Zhao ignored the villagers completely, instead looking at Lin Feng with interest and asking a question.

"You've taken all those evil spirits away, haven't you?"

Lin Feng nodded calmly.

"Indeed, it was done by this old man."

Several disciples from Xuanqing Temple immediately rushed forward, preparing to attack Lin Feng.

Shen Zhao waved his hand, stopping them.

"Wait a minute."

"I still have some questions I want to ask him."

Upon hearing this, the group had no choice but to obediently retreat.

"I saw you yesterday, but you were only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Today you've broken through to the sixth level. You've broken through two levels in just one day. You must have practiced some evil secret technique and devoured Yin spirits. I want to know what method you used?"

"Furthermore, even using a compass, we can't accurately pinpoint the location of the spirit. How did you locate it?"

In Shen Zhao's view, Lin Feng was full of secrets.

These secrets are the best bargaining chips for him to make amends.

If we can hand Lin Feng over to our master, then we won't have to worry about anything.

Lin Feng did not answer Shen Zhao's question immediately, but he did not refuse outright either. Instead, he pointed to the innocent children.

"They are innocent."

Shen Zhao waved his hand, and the children were sent back.

Although they didn't speak, the villagers weren't fools. Overhearing their conversation, they knew that Lin Feng was right.

So they quickly led their children away, keeping a safe distance, for fear of getting into trouble.

After the villagers had all gone far away, Shen Zhao spoke again.

"Tell me, you have many secrets."

The villagers had already left, so Lin Feng had nothing to worry about and naturally no longer needed to be cautious.

He shook his head, a mocking smile appearing on his aged face.

"I do have many secrets, but unfortunately, you'll never know them."

Before Lin Feng could finish speaking, he slowly moved backward.

Shen Zhao realized something was wrong and was about to subdue Lin Feng when Lin Feng suddenly vanished from the spot, as if he had evaporated into thin air.

"Spirit Escape Technique!"

The other people from Xuanqing Temple rushed up.

"Senior brother, he got away!"

Shen Zhao sneered, speaking with a hint of sarcasm.

"Run? He can't escape!"

"With just a mere Qi Refining technique, how far can he escape to?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shen Zhao suddenly mounted his sword and soared into the sky.

"Let's see where you can run!"