Kill List Third Place: Old Chen Arrives! Brothers Trapped in a Desperate Situation

I searched high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly.

The Giant Deer Mage Robe, which even the vast Counterattack Cultivator Alliance couldn't collect, was actually lying in the burial place of Shi Yiyin, the founder of the Wonderful Sound Sect.

Could it be that the Giant Deer Dao Lord had some special encounter with this Nascent Spirit Transformation from the Wonderful Sound Sect back then?

Chen Dengming, having been startled by this sudden turn of events within the Human Heart Hall, was lost in thought.

However, he only considered this kind of gossip from thousands of years ago in his mind. There were not many clues or evidence, and he was too lazy to think about it too deeply.

Finding the upper part of the Giant Deer Mage Robe is undoubtedly a good thing.

A complete set of Spirit Transformation robes is a fifth-tier supreme treasure.

Made with rare materials and extremely difficult to refine, it cannot compare to Dao artifacts, but it is still a treasure that any cultivator with Dao power or Nascent Soul Perfection stage would dream of.

He immediately instructed the Incense Clone to quickly order Sui Jingshi to collect the robe and other items.

Among Shi Yiyin's belongings, besides the Giant Deer Mage Robe, there was also a large eyeball that he recognized.

The rest were all corpses, discarded pills, and other miscellaneous items.

However, Chen Dengming was more interested in some of the undamaged Jade Slip.

Shi Yiyin was once a successor of the divine path of the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage. Although she died prematurely, she may have recorded some of her insights and experiences about the divine path in the Jade Slip.

While the Incense Clone was sorting through Shi Yiyin's belongings...

Chen Dengming also quickly finished his work.

After entering the Human Heart Hall eight times in two months to absorb the power of inheritance and cultivate, he finally absorbed all the 'Immortal Qi' and Daoist inscriptions that floated down from the top of the hall.

Even so, he still did not break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"Nearly a third of the 36,000 acupoints have cultivated to the Nascent Soul Power stage. This time, receiving the inherited power has saved me about twenty years of arduous cultivation."

Human Heart Hall, Chen Dengming observed the panel and made a judgment.

In the panel, the proficiency level of <Heavenly Immortal Art> has reached the initial stage of 12304 points.

To reach the middle stage, if one continues to cultivate in a normal, step-by-step manner, it would take more than forty years of arduous daily practice.

Chen Dengming looked around at the shimmering Silver Light Daoist inscriptions on the walls of the main hall, then looked up at the Dao Stone on the Human Heart Hall.

The Daoist runes that originally surrounded the palace ceiling like a sky full of silver stars have all been absorbed into his Sea of Consciousness.

Now, only the Dao Stone on the roof of the palace emit bursts of silver light, which are also filled with a lot of 'Immortal Qi', but they no longer fall down.

He had tried before, but was unable to forcibly shake the Dao Stone to extract the Immortal Qi from it.

However, as he gradually refined the Human Immortal Way, he also gradually gained enlightenment.

Once he refines all the Dao inscriptions he has absorbed, Immortal Qi will once again surge forth from the Dao Stone.

The Daoist inscriptions on the surrounding walls will also appear in droves at that time.

"The inheritance was given according to my Spiritual Realm and my mastery of the Dao power, which is similar to how the Heavenly Longevity Hall imparts Dao power inheritance based on one's Strength Realm. They are almost identical."

The inheritance of the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage directly bestows upon the inheritor Immortal Power and Dao power, thereby enhancing their cultivation.

The inheritance of the Immortal Celestial Lineage provides the inheritor with Dao power and a favorable environment for Heavenly Timing, thus accelerating the pace of cultivation; at least this is the case for the Celestial Longevity lineage.

In terms of superiority or inferiority, the former is definitely better, as it involves direct provision.

The latter requires accelerating the pace of time and energy in the Heavenly Timing environment, thus consuming lifespan for cultivation.

However, the former requires a higher level of understanding and comprehension of the Daoist tradition.

Reaching Strength Realm does not guarantee the acquisition of inherited power.

Rather, it is bestowed based on the degree of understanding of the orthodox tradition.

Chen Dengming focused his mind and silently sensed the dazzling Human Immortal Way Power deep within his Sea of Consciousness, which resembled a galaxy.

Within this flowing Dao power, hundreds of Dao characters shimmered like fish scales, floating and sinking.

At the upper reaches of the Milky Way, an Immortal Celestial Dao Power, shrouded in a bluish-green halo, floated silently like a bluish-green full moon.

The Immortal Celestial Dao Power is judged solely by its size and quantity, and it is several times weaker than that of Human Immortal Way Power.

If all the Dao runes within the Human Immortal Way Power are refined, one will obtain even more Dao power.

Even so, his current Human Immortal Way Power is already about twice what it was before he received the inheritance.

If previously Chen Dengming could only maintain his state of being Ancient Human Immortal Physique and fight with all his might for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

So now, you can hold out for almost fifteen minutes.

This gives them a stronger ability to sustain combat operations.

While in the state of the Ancient Human Immortal Physique, he possessed combat power equivalent to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, or even slightly stronger.

As long as you don't encounter a Nascent Soul expert who specifically counters Physical Body strength, you're more than capable of protecting yourself.

"Strive to quickly refine these Dao inscriptions, continue absorbing Immortal Qi, and advance to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage."

"Hoping to have the ability to survive against an old monster like one at the peak of the Nascent Soul Perfection."

The thought flashed through Chen Dengming's mind, and he withdrew his consciousness from his Sea of Consciousness.

While I still had some Mental Strength left, I extended my mind to one of the rows of lamps representing people's hearts behind me.

He quickly reached for the leaping flame in the lamp.

Within the flames emerged a vivid human face— the True Person Changchun Qiu Feng.

Seeing the flames ripple slightly, Qiu Feng's face within the flames stabilized.

"It seems the cultivation is over."

Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief, and his mind then returned to the past.

Two months ago, he planned to contact Qiu Feng through spiritual means to inquire about his whereabouts.

But at that time, the other person's inner fire shone with a circular halo, like a lampshade covering their soul.

That was a very clear indication that he had entered a deep state of meditative practice.

In that state, although he could forcefully invade the other party's mind, it would be too impolite, so he did not contact them.

Now that the other party has ended their deep cultivation state, it is the right time to communicate.

This is a bottomless valley with jagged rocks and loose gravel.

The valley entrance was shrouded in a light white mist, within which countless tiny, strange creatures, as small as mosquitoes and flies, floated.

The valley floor is overgrown with grasses, interspersed with Ancient Wood and low shrubs, and vines entwine around it.

Some of the vines were entwined with pale white bones, foreshadowing the ominous nature of this place.

Aside from the dense vegetation and rushing water, there are no other large creatures here. Instead, the area is filled with piles of bones and newly formed mounds of earth, creating an eerie and sinister atmosphere.

Master Qiu Feng of True Person Changchun and Master Cheng Zhenwei of Evergreen Gate have been trapped in this place for many years.

Even with their combined efforts, the two could only cower within the cave, which was barely equipped with Formation, unable to escape. For many years, they dared not engage in much activity, only burying the corpses of some sect disciples and silently cultivating to accumulate strength in hopes of breaking free.

This is because within the white mist floating at the valley entrance reside tens of thousands of the infamous Ice Cloud Blood Mosquito.

Let alone Golden Core Cultivator, even Nascent Soul True Lord who are surrounded by them may perish with regret.

Below, in the deep ravine, there are many more Lingbo Hyena, whose ferocity is no less than that of the Ice Cloud Blood Mosquito.

In addition, Bone Demon Vine Vines in the valley.

This deep valley is a truly desolate place, seemingly unremarkable on ordinary days, but any living being that enters it is reduced to bones.

Decades have passed since he was asked by the sect to explore the planned secret passage.

Now, not only has the initial exploration plan failed, but people are trapped in this desperate situation, with no one to turn to for help.

"Junior Brother Cheng, thank you for protecting me."

After this consolidation, it will take at least twenty years, and at most thirty years, for me to formally transform into a Nascent Soul. At that time, we can then attempt to break free from this cage!

Inside the cave, Qiu Feng finished his cultivation, exhaled a long breath, and looked at Cheng Zhenwei, who was guarding the entrance, calmly saying...

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhenwei smiled wryly and said, "Senior Brother Qiu, even if you were to reach the Nascent Soul stage, I doubt you could overcome the interception of any of the three great ferocious beasts, let alone with me as a burden."

"At that time, you should escape first. If you can find the elders of the sect after you escape, it won't be too late to come and save me."

Qiu Feng frowned upon hearing this, but could only sigh inwardly, deciding not to offer any further advice.

What the other party said makes sense.

Even if he were to reach the Nascent Soul stage, he would only have a 50% chance of escaping this place. If he were to take the other person with him, they might both die.

If one of them could escape and bring reinforcements, that would be a truly happy ending for everyone.

If it weren't for the fact that this place is a desolate and barren place with only one First-Rank Spirit Vein, it would be extremely difficult to form a Nascent Soul in such a place even if one spent their entire life cultivating. He would have preferred to cultivate to the Nascent Soul before venturing out.

Cheng Zhenwei sighed, "We don't know how the war is going on outside anymore."

We were attacked by the Five Elements Sword Sect and the Northern Ridge Immortal Sect. While fighting and fleeing, we accidentally entered this place and deviated from the original secret passage.

Otherwise, if anyone from the sect had been searching for us all these years, they should have been able to find us.

In the end, Cheng Zhenwei shook his head with a wry smile again.

He spent his entire life competing with Qiu Feng and Xing Huiguang.

Even if they split off and established their own sects, they would still address each other as sect leader or patriarch, never as intimate as calling each other "Senior Brother."

But over the years, being trapped in this perilous place with Qiu Feng, the competitive spirit between them has dissipated, and the estrangement has disappeared.

Instead, it felt like returning to the time when we were young and cultivated together in the sect. Back then, we were all full of vigor, fighting demons and monsters together, and calling each other Senior Brother Junior Brother.

Now that they are old, they have once again revived the old ways of addressing each other and the old feelings.

"Senior Brother Qiu, how did we manage to wander into this place so unknowingly along the underground river?"

Is this place in the Eastern Regions or the Western Regions?

Cheng Zhenwei stood up and turned around to ask, but found that Qiu Feng's eyebrows were raised and his expression was full of a complicated and strange feeling, as if surprise, shock, solemnity and bewilderment were intertwined. He was taken aback.

"Senior Brother Qiu?"

"It's Junior Brother Chen, no, it's His Your Highness Daozi."

Qiu Feng's eyes gleamed with surprise as he looked at the astonished Cheng Zhenwei and said...

"His Your Highness Daozi is contacting me telepathically."

"Your Highness Daozi?" Cheng Zhenwei's voice rose several decibels. "Chen Dengming?"

"That's right. He asked us where we were, and I told him about our situation."

"We don't know either, we don't know exactly where we are right now."

This place is very likely the final resting place of some venerable master from the past; once you enter, you can never leave.

"I told Your Highness Daozi where we were attacked, and he will mobilize the sect's resources to find us."

As Qiu Feng finished speaking, a look of excitement and rosy cheeks appeared on his thin face.

Decades have passed.

They consistently struggled to establish contact with the outside world.

The valley has a unique geography and feng shui, as if it had been set up by a master. Divine Sense cannot penetrate the white mist to travel very far, and there is also the risk of disturbing the Ice Cloud Blood Mosquito.

With these three dangerous creatures guarding the gates, escape is impossible.

When they first entered this valley with the undercurrent, almost all of them perished in the attack of the three ferocious creatures.

Only the two of them, strong enough, managed to escape this calamity and survive to this day.

Now that Chen Dengming has made contact with them, he finally sees some hope of escaping his predicament.

Otherwise, they would have no choice but to fight to the death, and if they died in the end, they could only hope that their souls would drift back to the Longevity Incense of the sect.

However, this last resort is fraught with uncertainty, and the hope of rebuilding in the future is slim.

Human Heart Hall.

After Chen Dengming finished communicating with Qiu Feng telepathically, he was also extremely surprised.

"This Sect Master Qiu doesn't even know where he is?"

No wonder that over the years, the sect has sent out seven or eight search teams to find Qiu Feng and Cheng Zhenwei, but they still haven't been able to locate them.

All that could be found were traces of a battle that seemed to have taken place near the secret passage.

However, it is impossible to determine whether it was a fight between Qiu Feng and others, or a situation caused by the outbreak of the Four Domains War.

In short, the two groups of people who went to explore the secret passage back then seem to have vanished from the Human World.

It turns out that these people were attacked and fled in different directions, accidentally entering a dangerous place and losing contact with the outside world.

Through his conversation with Qiu Feng, he also had a basic understanding of the situation.

In recent years, the Sect Master Qiu and the sect leader of Cheng Sect have been completely isolated from the world, unaware that the war breaking out outside is no longer a simple war between the four regions, but involves Outer Domain Evil Cultivator.

The other party was unaware that he had now become the sect leader and broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

However, he did not inform the other party of this information for the time being, and decided to find the other party first.

"A forbidden area set up with special features, containing three kinds of ferocious beasts, each of which can threaten Qiu Feng, who is currently at the Qiu Feng of the Golden Core Perfection, and Cheng Zhenwei Golden Core Late Stage."

This place is unusual.

Chen Dengming once again invaded Qiu Feng's mind and, with Qiu Feng's consent, planted a seed deep within Qiu Feng's heart.

Then, the same method was used on Cheng Zhenwei's mind.

It doesn't matter that the two people are unaware of their location.

He only needs to penetrate the depths of their hearts with his inner fire, planting a seed of their spirit, and then he can follow the Unseen connection between their souls to find the past.

This method, if used to search for enemies, will likely be met with resistance unless there is a significant difference in strength, making it difficult to achieve its intended effect.

However, since Qiu Feng and the others did not resist, it was much easier for them.

A short while later.

Qiu Feng and Cheng Zhenwei looked at each other in the cave, both filled with doubt and astonishment.

"Senior Brother Qiu, what do you say His Your Highness Daozi's strength is now?"

Cheng Zhenwei couldn't help but ask first.

Qiu Feng hesitated, then said, "When we left the sect, he was at the Golden Core Mid Stage realm. Now, decades have passed. It seems he should have reached the Golden Core Perfection, right?"

"This cultivation speed is really fast!"

"Is the Golden Core Perfection?"

Cheng Zhenwei looked at Qiu Feng with a puzzled expression, feeling that it didn't seem quite right, and muttered, "Why do I feel like he's even stronger?"

Qiu Feng fell silent for a moment.

They could all feel as if a nail had been driven into their minds, an unpleasant sensation, and they could sense the presence of this nail from time to time, like a fishbone stuck in their throats.

Even the slightest mental contact brought them together, and they felt an intense pressure that made their minds tremble.

Golden Core Perfection at its peak... it seems... shouldn't be that strong.

Could this Dao Child already be at the Nascent Soul?

The two stared at each other, then looked at each other's disheveled appearance and burst into laughter.

Qiu Feng coughed lightly, his mood improving considerably at the thought of possibly escaping soon. He said, "His Your Highness Daozi should be arriving with his men soon. We've neglected our appearance for decades; it's time we tidy ourselves up a bit."

After Chen Dengming mentally withdrew from the Human Heart Hall, he contacted his Incense Clone to collect his belongings and then searched for the location he sensed in his mind.

He couldn't yet determine whether Qiu Feng and Cheng Zhenwei were located in the west, south, or north.

Therefore, the main body will remain still for the time being, allowing the Incense Clone to find a suitable location.

If the situation is within the Eastern Inner Domain, and the Incense Clone cannot resolve it, then his main body can step in.

However, if these two people are located in the west, south, north, or south, the situation becomes more complicated.

His avatar, the Martial Immortal Clone who went to explore the Three Realms, is still in the stage of lying dormant and gathering intelligence.

One could sense that the deeper one went into the Three Realms, closer to the Marketplace or immortal cities of the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator, the stronger the oppressive and repulsive sense of crisis became.

Clearly, once the Martial Immortal Clone approaches a prosperous area of Outer Domain Evil Cultivator' camp, it will immediately become as conspicuous as a firefly in the dark, quickly being exposed and endangered.

Given the current dire situation in these three regions, he absolutely cannot rashly go there in person.

Because of his reputation Battle Longevity Lord Chen Baimao, he was already well-known and infamous among the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator, and was listed as the third on the black Kill List in the Evil Cultivator' Battlefield.

Ahead of Chen Baimao in the rankings were only two people, both of whom were hated to the core by the higher-ups of the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator.

One of them is Dongfang Huayuan, who is regarded as the biggest traitor by the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator. Recently, he has aroused great hatred for killing the Blood God.

The other person is Longevity Dao Lord Lu Xiucheng. He was listed as the top of the Black List because he killed the Heavenly Crystal Dao Lord, severely injured the Blood God, and insidiously attacked and severely injured many Your Majesty.

For a Nascent Soul to be listed among the top three on the Blacklist, on par with two Spirit Transformation cultivators, it has to be said that this Blacklist is indeed incredibly ruthless.

But just think about the identities of the many Nascent Soul Evil Cultivator killed by the Fighting Longevity Lord; they were either the main or deputy hall masters of the Six Paths of the Demonic Sect, or the Saint Son and elders of the Three Saints Palace.

This record, which is extremely hate-inducing, is indeed well-deservedly unfairly criticized.

So much so that no matter how much Chen Dengming hides and cultivates in seclusion, the legends circulating on the Battlefield between the two cultivator camps have endured for a long time.

One day later.

The Incense Clone moved independently, following the mental seed of Chen Dengming, to search for Qiu Feng and Cheng Zhenwei.

Chen Dengming received the special envoy from the Counterattack Cultivator Alliance inside the Longevity Hall.

After the young Daoist boy served fragrant tea and spiritual fruits, the special envoy politely sampled them before taking out the Jade Slip recording his battle achievements and a list of various supplies, handing them to Chen Dengming for review with utmost respect.

"Senior Chen! Your total battle merits amount to 326,450 points, with three levels of first-level War Merit Authority and two levels of second-level War Merit Authority."

You can request to exchange for any of the various Spiritual Material, treasures, and pets listed here, including those related to cave abode dwellings, Spirit Vein, furnace cauldrons, or other special needs.

Chen Dengming accepted the two items with satisfaction, scanned them with his Divine Sense, and smiled calmly.

"I mentioned to Elder Zuo last time that I wanted to exchange for a Qi Escape Technique with excellent spiritual script. I wonder if there is one among the supplies?"

The special envoy bowed respectfully with a smile and said, "Yes, I have. I brought this technique with me specifically because Senior Chen mentioned it to me personally."

Chen Dengming was overjoyed upon hearing this, "That's excellent!"

The Qi Escape Technique is one of the most advanced escape techniques, and it is also one that is extremely rare to see on the market.

This escape technique was created by the One Qi Sect's One Qi True Lord, a High Antiquity sect that has since been destroyed.

Using this technique, one can escape into Spiritual Qi and move forward quickly, which is even more convenient and faster than the Five Elements Escape Technique.

Throughout his cultivation, Chen Dengming has only ever witnessed two people practice and perform this technique.

One of them is Moon Reflection Sect Supreme Ancestor Feng Qingbo, the Supreme Ancestor of the Yingyue Sect.

The second was the Ruthless Old Devil Tao Tian, whom he had already killed.

The former had no intention of imparting or bestowing Daoist teachings.

Although the latter died at his hands, there was no Qi Escape Technique among his belongings. Chen Dengming had long coveted this technique, but he was troubled by the difficulty of obtaining it.

Now, as the Longevity Sect and having made many contributions, he finally obtained this technique from the Counterattack Cultivator Alliance.

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