I was banned by the Revitalization event.

"Then let's leave it at that."

Qin Luo didn't take it seriously, checked the time, and agreed.

It's just signing a contract.

It seems that these hermit clans are quite concerned about their reputation. Even hiring a lowly laborer requires a certain pomp and circumstance, and they probably won't be stingy with the wages either, since everyone cares about their image and it wouldn't look good to pay too little.

get out of class is almost over.

Qin Luo waved his hand, turned around and went back to the classroom; he still had one exam paper to finish.

Watching the boy's figure disappear around the corner of the corridor.

Jiang Qiaomiao stood there.

She blinked her beautiful eyes, then blinked again.

They left...

He didn't act like a big shot at all, nor did he make things difficult for her; he just left.

As the powerful aura gradually faded, the girl felt her legs suddenly go weak. She had to lean against the wall behind her to avoid falling. She gently patted her soft chest and slowly adjusted her breathing.

—How terrifying.

She always felt that Qin Luo's oppressive aura was even stronger than that of her great-grandfather, as if she were facing an abyss.

Just then, the school bell rang in the hallway.

Listening to upbeat music.

The girl took out her phone and glanced at it. After thinking for a moment, she called her brother again, but Jiang Zhe's phone still went unanswered. She didn't know what he was doing.

really weird.

……

Xianning, an old industrial park at the western end of the city, with abandoned factory buildings.

This used to be the Xianning Steel Plant.

Ten years ago, due to technological upgrades, this place was abandoned and relocated to the south. The factory, which is now shut down, has long been without power, and the interior is dimly lit, with only a few rays of light seeping in through holes in the roof.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty space.

Inside the factory.

The four young men kept a safe distance from each other, providing cover as they walked among them.

While moving forward.

They didn't forget to look around, catching any subtle sound.

Although no suspicious traces have been found yet.

Yet, somehow, the entire building exudes a tremendous sense of oppression, radiating an unimaginable aura of evil that makes one's heart involuntarily tighten slightly.

After five days of tracking, it seems that today is the day to come.

here……

That's the lair of that heretical cultivator.

“Bi Zhiyi, come out. There’s no need to hide anymore. I’ve notified the Liaozhou police to investigate the surveillance footage overnight, and I’ve also filtered delivery information from Kangaroo Delivery. You’re hiding right here. All the terrible things you’ve done over the years are coming to an end. It’s time for karma to catch up with you.”

The front of the line.

Jiang Zhe suddenly stopped and stared at the load-bearing column to his right, speaking slowly and deliberately.

The other three youths were startled and quickly took a half step back, raising their weapons. Their cultivation levels were already very high, but slightly lower than Jiang Zhe's, and they couldn't sense the presence of that evil cultivator at all.

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

Behind the load-bearing column, a lone clapping sound rang out.

From behind the large pillar, a gloomy old man slowly emerged. He wore a dark hoodie, his coat was filthy, and his old face was withered like tree bark.

The old man's eyes were cloudy, and his body was swaying precariously.

Just at this moment.

He gave a sinister laugh, his dry lips curling up in a particularly frightening manner.

"As expected of Jiang Zhe of the Jiang family, a genius who appears once in a thousand years in the cultivation world, the number one person below the Foundation Establishment stage. I heard that you are young, reaching the late stage of Qi Refining at the age of twenty-five. With such talent, it is no wonder that you were able to discover my existence."

"You've shown yourself by voluntarily, are you preparing to surrender and die?"

Jiang Zhe pursed his lips, lightly licked his teeth, and a faint surge of spiritual energy flowed out, transforming into the outlines of two eagles on his hands.

The image of the eagle is lifelike.

Every feather is clearly visible, as if it is about to take flight.

Spiritual energy transforms into a beast!

This is the symbol of martial arts skills reaching their peak!

The old man stood with his hands behind his back.

He just squinted.

"Heh, you young punk, I reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm ten years ago. And in these ten years, I have never been complacent. My power has become incredibly solid and perfectly controlled. Do you think you can compete with me with this Jiang family's unique Claw Technique: Azure Eagle Force?"

"Perhaps we are no match for you in a one-on-one fight, but with four against one and our teamwork, that's enough."

Jiang Zhe waved his hand.

Behind him, the other three also unleashed their full power.

Mid-stage Qi Refining!

These three were all geniuses from other states, and all of them had entered the powerful mid-stage of Qi Refining in their early twenties!

Horror!

Looking at the group of people emanating a fierce aura in front of him.

The old man chuckled coldly.

A terrifying aura emanated from him, causing the four people, including Jiang Zhe, to take a step back, their expressions changing drastically.

wrong……

wrong!

This spiritual energy is completely different from the peak Qi Refining stage described in the data!

Qi Refining Technique to its Great Perfection!

The old man was relentlessly pursued and forced to flee, not because he was outmatched, but because he deliberately concealed his true strength. He had unknowingly entered this terrifying realm!

This is an elaborate trap!

Chapter 15 Artist Qin Luo

In the path of cultivation, because the methods of cultivation are different, sometimes even a small difference in realm can mean that one might barely manage a fight even if one exerts all their strength.

However, the late stage of Qi Refining and the perfect stage of Qi Refining.

That's like comparing heaven and earth, an absolute difference between three hundred jin of strength and five hundred jin of strength!

The four looked on with despair.

The old man laughed arrogantly!

"Gentlemen, since you've come, you may all die here!"

After the violent aura subsided.

The old man leaped from the high platform, soaring two meters high, far exceeding the height of ordinary humans. His thin spiritual energy transformed into the shape of a bat, which was quite frightening, and he roared towards the nearest Su family junior.

His speed was as fast as a whirlwind.

Just as the bat's sharp claws were about to pierce the young man's throat and kill him.

A steel pipe flew in from the side.

Bi Zhiyi's eyes narrowed. Even a Qi Refining expert would suffer a fracture and be hospitalized for twenty-one days if hit by such a blow. So he twisted his body and lashed out, sending the steel pipe flying. The hard steel pipe bounced several times as it flew out, leaving a terrible half-centimeter-deep cut on its hard surface.

After throwing a steel pipe.

Jiang Zhe picked up two more sticks and threw them, using them to restrain the old man's movements, while simultaneously shouting at the fearful people beside him:

"Don't stand still! The Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm is not invincible. Proceed according to plan!"

"Let's give it our all!"

Faced with a vast difference in cultivation level, their fighting spirit was completely ignited by the fear of death.

The genius cultivators roared in despair.

Several people unleashed their spiritual energy and chased each other through the old factory. Their colorful spiritual energy transformed into eagles and bears, and they fought fiercely. The abandoned boiler was shaken and dust fell sparsely.

……

Xianning No.1 Middle School, lunch break.

The sky is blue.

White clouds.

After having a tomato and egg rice bowl for lunch and resting for a while, Qin Luo climbed over the wall to the fifth-floor rooftop of the teaching building. He found a sunny spot, leaned back comfortably, and then took out a piece of wood and a craft knife from his backpack, examining them against the sunlight.

The branch was about the thickness of a thumb, and there was also a knot in it.

The shape is just right.

The most important thing about a magical artifact is not its material, but the concept behind it and the quality of the spiritual energy infused into it.

After sketching out a rough outline in his mind, Qin Luo nodded and began to work, carving it out bit by bit.

Live again.