Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 83: Desire to Withdraw

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”You still think to escape now? Too late!” sneered the Golden Armor Corpse, disdain dripping from his voice. With a forceful push of his legs, he shot up into the sky like a cannonball and caught up with a Golden Core cultivator in just a few breaths.

The unfortunate Golden Core cultivator, feeling the deadly aura of the corpse so close, cried out in a voice filled with pleading, ”Save me! I donʼt want to die!”

But how could the others, who were struggling to save themselves, possibly stop for an unfamiliar Golden Core and take such a risk?

”Damn it! Why is there a Golden Armor Corpse in this relic?” Jiang Tianmingʼs heart felt as if it were steeped in bitterness, sour and astringent.

Especially now, when his own situation was extremely dangerous because he was close to the Golden Core that the Golden Armor Corpse had grasped!

To save his life, Jiang Tianming took out his true life-saving measure—a simple jade talisman.

During a training session at the Foundation Establishment Stage, Jiang Tianming stumbled upon an opportunity that greatly aided his breakthrough to Golden Core, and it was then that he obtained this jade talisman.

Upon appraisal, Jiang Tianming learned that the talisman sealed an escape skill called the Hundred Mile Sword Escape.

Humm—

The jade talisman was activated by mana, and a cyan sword light enveloped Jiang Tianming. In just half a breath, he flew to the limits of everyoneʼs sight and disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

The Golden Armor Corpse merely looked up at the fleeing Jiang Tianming. He didnʼt care that someone had escaped. After all, the blood feed within the relic, along with several Golden Cores, would be enough for him to break through to the fourth stage and become a Flying Asura!

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The events occurring at the center of the relic were still unknown to the other cultivators.

Because everyone knew that many Golden Core cultivators were gathered there, how would those of lower stages dare to approach?

And because they were unaware, a large number of cultivators were still fighting to the death over resources, endlessly in strife.

”With the relic in such chaos now, if we try to decode the formation again, we might be attacked by cultivators,” said Li Zhirui, who felt that they had already reaped a rich harvest and that there was no need to continue exploring the relic.

Li Zhirui and the two others were now in another room, originally a storage place for Spirit Pills, set up similarly to the previously-seen Spiritual Medicine storeroom, filled with a large number of drawers.

However, probably because the Spirit Pills had not been replenished in time, or perhaps they had just been distributed to the disciples of this power, most of the drawers were empty, not even a storage bag was left.

Of course, the three of them were not totally without gain; they had acquired several hundred bottles of various common first-stage Spirit Pills.

When they came out of the previous room, many Foundation Establishment loose cultivators had eyes full of greedy anticipation, their gazes falling on them intentionally or unintentionally.

After all, the ones who had broken the formation were not just the three of them. By now, most people knew what treasures were inside; they just werenʼt clear on how much they had obtained.

However, because they had just slain two Foundation Establishment cultivators, their fearsome reputation was still intact, and since it was only one roomʼs worth of Spiritual Objects, it kept those loose cultivators somewhat at bay.

But now, they were about to leave the second room.

This time, when they exited, it was very likely they would be attacked.

If they were to come out after exploring a third room, it was possible that the nearby Foundation Establishment loose cultivators might band together against them.

”Zhirui is right!” Li Shiting said lightly when she saw Li Shiren was not very willing, ”Qing Lin told me that there are at least five Foundation Establishment cultivators lurking around outside.”

As for Da Qing, because of his large size and inability to hide, coupled with his mere Qi Cultivation Stage strength, Li Zhirui had already recalled him into the spatial dimension.

Li Shirenʼs expression grew somber, immediately putting aside the reluctance in his heart, and said with relief, ”Luckily, I set up a formation outside before we entered, ready to be activated at any moment.”

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Li Zhirui saw the situation and couldnʼt help but breathe a sigh of relief. For some reason, about a quarter of an hour earlier, a strong sense of unease had suddenly risen in his heart as if impending disaster was about to strike.

Faced with this sudden hunch, Li Zhirui didnʼt ignore it. Thatʼs why, after he had plundered the Spirit Pills in the room, he suggested withdrawing from the ruins.

”Mrs. Ting, please cast the strongest defense spell,” said Li Zhirui. ”Ren, you must grasp the right moment to activate the formation. Donʼt be too hasty, or else the cultivators might not have entered the area of the formation,” he added.

As for Li Zhirui, he naturally prepared to launch an attack, aiming to catch them off guard.

After all, they had the initiative for battle now, unless those Loose Cultivators couldnʼt restrain themselves and charged right in.

A moment later, everything was ready, and the trio emerged with a defense spell over them.

Before those Loose Cultivators could react, Li Zhiruiʼs hands sent forth two Water Dragons, attacking them with the force of rushing torrents.

Unfortunately, although they were caught off balance, they werenʼt completely unprepared. Li Zhiruiʼs attack didnʼt cause them any harm.

”Hand over the treasures! Do so, and you may live!” an early Foundation Establishment elder shouted.

But in response, an array of weapons condensed from river water by Li Zhirui battered him, causing the Defensive Spiritual Light around him to shake wildly, forcing him to inject more mana into his Magic Artifact.

”Would the others still not show themselves?” called out Li Zhirui calmly, his voice spreading through the water.

A scholar-like middle Foundation Establishment cultivator emerged from a corner, ”Since the fellow daoist has cordially invited us, I shall naturally come forth to meet you.”

Following him were a skimpily dressed woman with a shapely figure, a silver-haired old crone with a dragon-headed cane, and a black-clad cultivator showing only a pair of eyes.

All three were in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

Li Zhiruiʼs attention, however, wasnʼt on these four individuals. Instead, he stared at a certain corner for a while before suddenly shooting several Water Arrows in that direction.

”Hahaha, I didnʼt expect the fellow daoist to be so observant,” said a tall, muscular cultivator resembling a humanoid bear as he emerged.

”Late Foundation Establishment?!” Li Zhiruiʼs pupils contracted sharply. He had heard from Li Shiting there was a cultivator in this spot that the Green Scale Snake feared, but he never expected it to be a late Foundation Establishment cultivator!

The appearance of this burly man didnʼt just make Li Zhirui and his group nervous— the other five were also on the alert, keeping their distance from him.

”Yield the Spiritual Objects youʼve acquired, and I shall spare you,” boomed the muscular manʼs voice like rolling thunder, setting everyoneʼs hearts racing.

”Are those five fellow daoists listening to you?” Li Zhirui deliberately overlooked the wariness in their expressions, treating the six of them as one group.

The brawny man might have looked muscular and simple-minded, but in reality, he saw right through Li Zhiruiʼs cunning, saying with a smirk that was not quite a smile, ”Thereʼs no need to be so eager to stir up conflict among us. After all, we have a common enemy and interests until you are dealt with.”

”Is that so?” Li Zhirui shrugged his shoulders, while the three of them quietly retreated into a corner.

Hum!

Just as the muscular man grew impatient and was about to seize the treasures by force, Li Shiren immediately activated the formation they had prepared earlier.

The formation did not trap all six cultivators, only the muscular man, the elder, and the old crone.

But that was enough!

The original formation of the six surrounding them had been breached, revealing a flaw and providing them with an opportunity to escape.