I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 416: Crisis

The person on Cangshan Mountain didn't think much and was about to step forward to hand the jade token to the ancient elder. Suddenly, Lin Qing transmitted a message to him, "Fellow Daoist Cangshan, wait, don't forget about the demonic aura on him."

Reminded by Lin Qing, the person on Cangshan Mountain immediately reacted and retracted his step.

"Elder, this life-bound jade token is not the one you left at the Duobao Trading House. It is just a replica we used to find your location. Elder, can you tell us why you haven't left Tongling Mountain and why the Duobao Trading House sent people to find you but couldn't locate you?"

Upon hearing the question from the person on Cangshan Mountain, the ancient elder showed a strange expression. "Whether I leave Tongling Mountain or not is my freedom. It's none of your business. As for why I didn't meet the people from the Duobao Trading House, it's because I am no longer myself."

While speaking, the ancient elder remained calm, but Lin Qing and the others noticed that something was off. The expression on the ancient elder's face seemed to have become mocking.

"I didn't expect the Duobao Trading House to be so concerned about this person. They have sent more than ten Gold Core cultivators. But this is exactly what I wanted. If it weren't for these Gold Core cultivators, how could I have advanced to the mid-Nascent Soul stage?" The ancient elder stood up and said.

"What?" Lin Qing and the others were shocked. However, the ancient elder didn't continue speaking. At this moment, he reached out his hand, and a bone claw appeared above the Blood Friend.

"You, youngster, your cultivation in the demonic path is not bad. But now, I will use your blood essence and demonic aura."

As he spoke, the bone claw grabbed towards the Blood Friend's head. The Blood Friend, of course, was unwilling to be captured and immediately released a dense black mist from his body, faintly emitting a bloody smell.

Seeing this, the ancient elder's mocking expression became even stronger.

"Bang!"

The black mist on the Blood Friend's body dissipated as if it had encountered a natural enemy. In the blink of an eye, the bone claw easily grabbed the Blood Friend's body.

"Fellow Daoist, save me!" The Blood Friend shouted loudly. The black mist on his body was actually a secret technique he cultivated, which had a power that surpassed top-tier defensive treasures. Unexpectedly, it was broken by the ancient elder in just one move.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Qing and the others didn't even turn back as they ran outside.

What a joke, they originally came to find this ancient elder because he was only at the early Nascent Soul stage. Lin Qing and the others believed that they could still contend with him if they joined forces. But when they heard him say that he was already at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, Lin Qing and the others gave up the idea, especially since he had demonic aura on him. Their priority now was to escape.

As for the Blood Friend, he bought them some time.

Before Lin Qing and the others could fly out of the cave, a burst of explosion sounded. The Blood Friend no longer made any sound, and the ancient elder's inhalation could be heard from behind, as if he had absorbed the entire person of the Blood Friend into his own body.

As Lin Qing and the others flew out of the cave, their faces changed drastically.

The mist that had been dispersed in the valley outside by Xiaoyaozi had enveloped the valley again. Moreover, this mist now had a faint hint of red. Under the shroud of this mist, they were surprised to find that they couldn't fly away at all.

"Don't struggle. Your strengths are all quite good, just enough to be my nourishment for breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage."

The voice of Elder Gu had already come from behind. Upon hearing this, Lin Qing and the others looked at each other and immediately took out their own treasures. Now that running away was no longer an option, they could only join forces to fight the enemy, hoping for a glimmer of hope.

Lin Qing activated the Goodwater Bead, immediately forming dozens of water-based artifacts in front of him, each with the power of an ordinary treasure. The person on the Cangshan Mountain commanded the small swords in front of him, dividing them into halves and then quarters, instantly transforming them into sixteen small swords. As for the couple, Xiaoyaozi immediately activated the jade bottle, while Xiaoyaofuren took out a foot-long whip that shimmered with silver light, showing its extraordinary power.

At this moment, Elder Gu slowly walked out of the cave and looked at Lin Qing and the others' actions with a disdainful smile.

"Although this place is only a temporary foothold, since you have entered, you will not be able to leave."

"Attack!"

Lin Qing shouted at this moment, and immediately the group of artifacts formed by the Goodwater Bead in front of him flew forward. Due to the inclusion of Thunderwater, there were occasional small lightning flashes on these artifacts.

As Lin Qing made his move, the sixteen flying swords in front of the person on Cangshan Mountain also followed suit, and Xiaoyaozi's jade bottle blew out an even stronger hurricane than before. Within the hurricane, there was a silver crescent-shaped whip light, which was the result of Xiaoyaofuren's strike with the silver whip.

For a while, various treasures attacked Elder Gu, with continuous flashes of lightning, making it almost impossible to see Elder Gu's figure.

"Ah!"

Just as Lin Qing and the others were watching Elder Gu being attacked, a sudden scream came from behind.

Lin Qing turned his head to look, and saw that Xiaoyaofuren was staring wide-eyed, looking at her own chest in disbelief. A hand had pierced through her chest, and behind the hand stood Elder Gu. After this scream, Xiaoyaofuren slowly lowered her head and was already dead.

Looking at the original spot, it turned out that the group of artifacts attacked by Lin Qing and the others was just an illusion.

Elder Gu had appeared behind Xiaoyaofuren at some point and killed her with a single strike.

Seeing this scene, Xiaoyaozi's face instantly turned horrified and he looked at Elder Gu with extreme anger. Elder Gu sneered, "You are a couple, aren't you? This feeling is truly delicious. Watching your loved one die in front of you, yet being powerless to do anything, it is truly the ultimate enjoyment."

Before Elder Gu could finish speaking, Xiaoyaozi disregarded everything and attacked Elder Gu with the jade bottle.

However, Elder Gu completely ignored his attack and instead glanced behind Xiaoyaozi, saying, "You young people are really strange. There is actually a demonic beast possessing you. If I weren't in the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, you might have fooled me."

As he spoke, Elder Gu reached out his hand and grabbed the pale gray demonic beast that had escaped from Xiaoyaozi.

This demonic beast was the strange Gold Core aura that both Lin Qing and the person on Cangshan Mountain had noticed. However, it was unclear whether it was a spirit beast raised by Xiaoyaozi himself or if it had possessed Xiaoyaozi at some point.

But all of this was no longer important. Elder Gu squeezed his hand, causing the mid-stage Gold Core demonic beast to burst open.

Then Elder Gu looked at Xiaoyaozi, sneered, and in an instant, his figure changed. Completely unaffected by the hurricane from the jade bottle, his arm pierced through Xiaoyaozi's chest. Just like Xiaoyaofuren, Xiaoyaozi died without even a scream.

At this moment, Lin Qing and the person on Cangshan Mountain had long since left the original spot. Although the surrounding mist made it difficult to fly, they each ran towards the outside.

Although they didn't know what had happened, Elder Gu was simply not someone they could resist. At this time, it was best to escape if they could.

(End of this chapter)