Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

BOOM!

Watching the fleeing enemy, Zhang Chi gave a cold smile. With a flash, his body was enveloped in a bloody light as he instantly gave chase and threw a vicious punch.

CRACK!

His opponent was struck squarely in the back. His defenses shattered as if they were rotten wood, and the punch completely obliterated him.

Evidently, with the dash from his Blood Escape Technique combined with his Celestial Net Evil Body, killing most Cultivators of the Same Tier was as easy as flipping his hand. He didn’t even need to draw his sword.

’They’re too weak! With such little strength, they still try to act as Tribulation Cultivators. I really don’t know what they were thinking!’

Zhang Chi shook his head slightly.

He then quickly finished looting the corpse and stored the Cultivator’s body away as well.

Afterward, he found a spot and quickly extracted three Blood Spirit Pills, which he casually fed to the Four-legged Strange Snake. He then collected the Cultivators’ still-lingering Divine Souls into his Beast Soul Banner to feed the Beast Souls within.

Before being torn apart and devoured, the three Divine Souls begged for mercy inside the Beast Soul Banner, but they were unable to make a sound.

Although Zhang Chi sensed it, he remained completely unmoved.

WHOOSH!

Then, with a burst of fire, he incinerated the Cultivators’ shriveled corpses, turning them all to ash.

He didn’t hesitate in the slightest during the process.

Firstly, these people had caused the death of his sect-mates and deserved to die. He naturally didn’t mind putting their corpses to use and, while he was at it, ensuring their souls were utterly destroyed.

Secondly, he had actually grown accustomed to the law of the jungle in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. He was no longer as scrupulous as he had been when he first transmigrated.

Next, he packed all the Cultivators’ Magical Artifacts into his storage hairband and quickly transferred all the Cultivation Materials from the Tribulation Cultivators’ Storage Bags.

He then casually crushed the remaining useless daily items and the Storage Bags themselves to prevent anyone from tracking him.

Finally, he concealed his aura, summoned his Golden Bamboo Leaf Flying Sword, and flew toward Chen Bufan and the others.

As for how much loot he had obtained, he clearly didn’t have time to examine it in detail, nor was he in a hurry to take inventory.

BOOM!

Just as he was returning, he heard a tremendous crash. From a distance, he saw a golden, glowing ring, over a hundred feet in diameter, smashing down on the Demon Beast’s head with the force of a falling mountain.

The Demon Beast was incredibly powerful, yet its head was instantly crushed, killing it on the spot. It didn’t even have time to let out a scream.

’So this is the power of a Talisman Treasure? How incredible!’

Zhang Chi marveled.

Needless to say, the ring was the Talisman Treasure successfully activated by Zhong Yu. Its destructive power was truly terrifying, even far exceeding Zhang Chi’s expectations.

"Run!"

The three remaining Tribulation Cultivators turned pale with fright and immediately scattered in all directions.

BOOM!

But with a flash of Sword Light, one of them was beheaded. Another was easily surrounded and killed by the three Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had freed themselves up.

The last one was chased down by a shimmering Red Silk and bound up tight like a dumpling.

The Sword Light came from Chen Bufan, and the Red Silk was a Top Grade Magical Artifact that Zhong Yu had brought out after freeing her hands.

"Yes!"

"Serves them right!"

Everyone felt a sense of grim satisfaction and finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Quick, we have to go save Zhang Chi!" Zhong Yu said.

"Right!"

Chen Bufan and the others were taken aback for a moment, then they all nodded.

Although they had consumed a great deal of Magical Power, they obviously couldn’t just abandon Zhang Chi.

After all, if it hadn’t been for Zhang Chi, they would have suffered heavy casualties by now.

Even though some of them thought Zhang Chi was surely dead and were reluctant to take the risk, no one voiced any opposition.

"Huh? Junior Brother Zhang? You’re back? You’re alive?"

"That’s great! I knew you’d be fine, Junior Brother. By the way, what about those three Foundation Establishment Tribulation Cultivators?"

But just then, the group suddenly saw Zhang Chi approaching on his Golden Bamboo Leaf Flying Sword, and they were overjoyed.

Chen Ling’Er and a few others couldn’t help but rub their eyes to make sure they weren’t seeing things.

"Haha, I got lucky. I used a Small Shifting Talisman and managed to shake them off. But if they can’t find me, they’ll probably come back here soon, so we should leave quickly!" Zhang Chi said with a laugh.

’Anyway, the enemies were all dead. With no one to contradict him, he could say whatever he wanted.’

"I see."

"You’re right. Let’s go!"

Realization dawned on Chen Bufan and the others. They finally breathed a sigh of relief; now they wouldn’t have to risk their lives.

But they didn’t dare to linger. They quickly collected their spoils of war, brought Zhang Chi aboard, and piloted the Top Grade Flying Boat away at full speed.

Only when the Flying Boat reached its maximum speed did they finally relax.

Clearly, they had been holding back while traveling before the ambush. Only now were they finally going all out.

And at full speed, even if their enemies wanted to give chase, they wouldn’t be able to catch up.

After all, they were powering the Flying Boat together, whereas their opponents no longer had a Flying Demon Beast to aid them.

"Let me go! If my three companions catch up, you’re all dead!" the masked Foundation Establishment Cultivator, bound by the Red Silk, shouted.

SLAP!

Before the words were even out of his mouth, Chen Bufan slapped him hard across the face, causing his right cheek to swell up instantly.

"Shut up. Now, I’ll ask the questions, you’ll give the answers. If we’re satisfied with what you say, we’ll give you a chance to atone for your crimes by guarding the Demon Abyss. If you lie, you can just go ahead and die," Chen Bufan said coldly.

"Martial Uncle, isn’t that letting him off too easy?"

Upon hearing this, the group of Qi Cultivation Disciples couldn’t help but feel dissatisfied.

But Chen Bufan ignored the Qi Cultivation Disciples. He continued to stare coldly at the Tribulation Cultivator and ripped off his mask, revealing a pale and slightly strange-looking face.

"A local Cultivator?"

Everyone recognized that this Cultivator was a native from the area around the Demon Abyss, which only made them angrier.

This was because they had always looked down on these locally-born Cultivators to some extent.

"Really? Then ask away! I’ll tell you everything!"

Hearing Chen Bufan’s offer, the local Cultivator was overjoyed and nodded eagerly.

After that, Chen Bufan immediately began his interrogation, with Zhong Yu and the others occasionally chiming in with questions.

Desperate to live, the local Cultivator told them everything he knew without holding anything back.

Of course, Chen Bufan and the others would sometimes deliberately ask for details on the same question multiple times, so even if the local Cultivator wanted to lie, he wouldn’t dare.

After all, even a Cultivator can’t remember every detail of a lie they’ve told.

If he were to be exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Not to mention, the Qi Cultivation Cultivators, like a menacingly watching Chen Ling’Er, would be the first to show him no mercy.

Thus, the group quickly learned the origins of these Tribulation Cultivators and why they had ambushed them.

As suspected, these Cultivators were all locals and Loose Cultivators. However, they had joined some minor factions in their early years, which was how they had successfully reached Foundation Establishment.

In recent years, they had specialized in robbery to fund their fortunes and Cultivation. Because they had always been successful, their courage grew bolder and bolder.

They had attended the previous Shifang Immortal City auction, where they found their target. They planned to make one big score, and their target was none other than the group from the Cangwu Sect.

Afterward, they used their Flying Demon Beast’s speed and superior long-range vision to secretly tail the group. They waited until noon today, when everyone had let their guard down, to launch their surprise attack.

But they never would have dreamed that their foolproof plan would fail so catastrophically. It was because Zhang Chi had lured away three of the Foundation Establishment cultivators, Zhong Yu had used her Circular Talisman Treasure, and Chen Bufan and the others possessed extraordinary Combat Power. In the end, not only did they fail, but they also suffered devastating losses.

As he said this, he couldn’t help but shoot a venomous glare at Zhang Chi.