One Day, One Auto-Cultivation—Demonic Path, Stay Away from Me

Who?!

Zheng Jingshan?

No, it couldn't be Zheng Jingshan.

That man was domineering by nature. If he had caught up, he would only reveal himself and attack directly, not hide in the dark.

As for anyone else... everyone else in Pei Manor should currently have their minds on the fifty Bone Quenching Pills Zheng Jingshan had promised them, not on rushing to hunt him down.

At first, Pei Ling suspected that he was simply too nervous and was hallucinating. But soon, his expression changed.

He discovered that the gazes spying on him from the darkness were increasing.

What had begun as one or two faint, barely perceptible gazes quickly became tangible stares from all directions, silently watching him.

This feeling...

Pei Ling immediately thought of the screen in Zheng Jingshan's room.

His heart sank sharply. He warily scanned his surroundings, only to find nothing within his field of vision.

Yet those tangible gazes only became clearer.

Even in the Netherworld, it seemed as though he had already been surrounded. Something in every direction was inching closer and closer.

Pei Ling's face turned livid. His cultivation was currently too low, and his experience too lacking. He had no idea how to deal with such a situation.

After thinking rapidly, he decided to keep moving forward.

After all, going back was an even surer path to death.

If it was only this feeling of being watched, then at worst, he would pretend nothing had happened.

Yet after Pei Ling kept running for a while, he suddenly felt a little cold.

Ever since he had drawn in qi and opened his meridians, stepping onto the path of cultivation, this had never happened again. Especially since he was now sprinting at full speed, with his qi and blood boiling throughout his body—how could he possibly feel cold?

Pei Ling knew something was wrong, yet he was helpless.

Very soon, icy cold spread through his entire body. Not only did he feel as though he had fallen into an ice cellar, even his consciousness began to grow heavy.

"Where is the problem?" Pei Ling knew he could not let this continue. He abruptly stopped and swiftly reviewed everything that had happened: the screen definitely had a problem!

But leaving aside the fact that Zheng Jingshan had placed restrictions on it to prevent accidental harm to people of Pei Manor, last night, when the system had controlled his body, he had cultivated openly before the screen for so long. After returning to the courtyard, he had even gone to the main hall... and there had been no abnormalities until some time after he left the crowd.

Why had it come after him now?

"System, I want to cultivate!" Feeling his thoughts grow increasingly sluggish, Pei Ling's sense of crisis surged. Suddenly struck by inspiration, he called out gravely, "Select the Bone Forging Art! Intelligent duration! One-Click Management!"

"Ding dong! The Intelligent Cultivation System is wholeheartedly at your service!" Within his mind, the system's mechanical voice sounded exceptionally pleasing at that moment.

The instant the system took control of his body, Pei Ling felt as if his entire person had suddenly relaxed.

The chills, sluggishness, and other symptoms rapidly faded away.

He could not help letting out a long sigh of relief. "Just as I thought!"

Last night, he had cultivated before the screen for so long. The reason nothing bad had happened beyond the feeling of being watched was not because the screen had not attacked him then, but because he had been cultivating.

No, perhaps it was because his body had been operated by the system at the time.

Whichever it was, at least he was safe for now.

The familiar pain arrived. As Pei Ling's suspended heart settled, he grew even more desperate to flee far away—preferably completely beyond Chongming Sect's territory.

Fucking demonic sects were demonic sects. Even a random disciple's belongings were this underworldly.

He, Pei, had painstakingly kept his head down for so many years, yet he had nearly capsized in the gutter!

As the Bone Forging Art circulated, Pei Ling felt as though his entire body had come back to life. Even the sounds of his bones cracking seemed especially pleasant.

But!

Before long, the system suddenly went "ding dong" and said mechanically, "Detected that the Host has suffered a severe deficiency of qi and blood. Continuing cultivation of the Bone Forging Art will cause irreversible harm..."

"Ding dong! Detected that the Host lacks Qi and Blood Pills. The system will provide three Qi and Blood Pills free of charge!"

Pei Ling: "?!"

Pei Ling: "Wait..."

Before his thought had finished, the system had already controlled his body to stop cultivating. He abruptly stood, spun on his heel, made a fierce 180-degree turn, and charged straight toward Yuan Lao Mountain!

Yuan Lao Mountain, a deep and secluded underground cavern.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Amid a bout of gut-wrenching coughing, the man slumped against the wall suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood. Immediately afterward, his already feeble aura withered further.

He panted violently for several breaths, seeming to gather a little strength before tremblingly opening a jade bottle and laboriously bringing its mouth to his lips.

But before he could pour out the pills inside, his internal organs convulsed. The man could not stop another violent fit of coughing, and the jade bottle fell to the ground.

Once he finally calmed down, he was about to reach for the bottle nearby when his movements suddenly stiffened. He sharply raised his head toward the dark passage.

Before long, a rat darted past.

The man's expression was wary. Without making a sound, he clasped a pitch-black Pellet in his hand.

After quite some time, the surroundings remained calm and undisturbed. Only then did he gradually relax, slipping the Pellet back into his sleeve. Extreme venom appeared in his eyes. "Chongming Sect... Heh heh. To think that I, Wu Tingxi, would fall to such a state that even a mere insect or rat makes me like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring!"

With some difficulty, he picked up the jade bottle. Yet instead of taking the medicine at once, he stroked the Pellet in his sleeve, murderous light flickering in his eyes as he muttered, "If Master had succeeded in converting cultivation arts back then, how could we personal disciples have ended up like this? Unfortunately, I entered the sect too late, and my strength is too weak. Now, I fear it will be difficult to escape... Otherwise..."

Wu Tingxi's expression shifted unpredictably. With a silent sigh, he raised the jade bottle. Just as the pills within were about to slide down—

A figure suddenly rushed out of the passage.

"Holy shit!" Pei Ling stared wide-eyed at the weak-auraed Cultivator before him. "This seems to be the traitor they're looking for?"

The system did not respond. Efficiently and decisively, it snatched the jade bottle from Wu Tingxi's hand, poured out three Qi and Blood Pills, stuffed them all into Pei Ling's mouth, and casually tossed the bottle into a corner.

Immediately afterward came the same operation as last night: the system had absolutely no intention of leaving quickly. It controlled Pei Ling's body to walk to an open patch nearby and sit cross-legged. "Ding dong! The Qi and Blood Pills have been dispensed. The system will continue cultivating for you..."

Pei Ling: "...?!"

Holy shit, you're doing this again???

Zheng Jingshan's room had at least been empty last time. This time, the victim was right in front of him, and he was staring wide-eyed at him, all right?!

Wu Tingxi was initially utterly shocked!

After all, he was in grave danger at present and on high alert. Even a passing rat had put him on guard, yet this newcomer was so fast that he had no time to react. By the time his pills were stolen, his first feelings were fear and astonishment. He had no attention to spare for anger at all.

But!

Once the system began cultivating, Wu Tingxi discovered that the youth before him was merely a minor cultivator at Qi Refining Layer 3.

After observing for a moment and confirming he had not misjudged, Wu Tingxi was so furious he nearly died on the spot—his intense emotions aggravated his injuries again. After coughing violently for a while, Wu Tingxi gave Pei Ling a deep look. Rather than attacking immediately, he coughed as he struggled to crawl toward the jade bottle in the corner.

"System! Can't we kill him first, then cultivate?"

"Kill him first, hurry!"

"I'll give you a five-star review right after you kill him!"

"If you don't kill him, then running away now also gets you five stars!"

Pei Ling was beside himself. "You ** idiot! Stop cultivating already!!!!"

The system remained unmoved, concentrating on cultivation.

Thus, Pei Ling could only watch helplessly as Wu Tingxi, after resting three times, finally crawled to the jade bottle, tremblingly opened its stopper, and swallowed all the remaining Qi and Blood Pills in one gulp!

Afterward, Wu Tingxi barely managed to turn over and sit up. After shooting Pei Ling a venomous glance, he actually began cultivating as well.

Pei Ling's heart sank. He could see that Wu Tingxi's injuries were severe. Rather than cultivating, he was really dissolving the medicinal power in order to temporarily suppress his injuries.

And what he would do after suppressing them was obvious without asking!

After a while, the system's cultivation had yet to end, but Wu Tingxi opened his eyes first. He gave Pei Ling a sinister smile, then picked up a stone beside him and hurled it at him.

Pei Ling: "System?!"

Bang!

The next instant, a lump rose on his head.

At the same time, the system said, "Ding dong! External attack detected. This cultivation session ends here. Thank you for using the Intelligent Cultivation System. One-Click Management, ascend without worries! We look forward to your cultivation review. If satisfied, please give a five-star rating!"

Yes, the system had fled.

Pei Ling: "!!!"

"Kid, I don't know whether you're pretending to be stupid or truly stupid." After testing him, Wu Tingxi relaxed and sneered. "In any case, since fate has brought us together, Wu will send you on your way today!"

Before his words fell, a point of green light suddenly lit up at his fingertips!