Extra Chapter 1: Traveling Together (Part 2.5)

"Th-thank you all, fellow Daoists, for saving my life—pfft, wah—"

In the black mist-shrouded land, dozens of Qi Refiners streaked back and forth as rainbows of light, swiftly wiping out the gathered pack of black beasts.

At the edge of this battlefield, a bearded middle-aged man lay on his back atop a white cloud hovering close to the ground, coughing up blood in great gulps.

Beside him, the young man and woman who had quarreled briefly with him half a day ago, following behind their big sister, now stood guard by the man's side with clear reluctance.

"You did that on purpose, didn't you? You absolutely did that on purpose!"

The young female immortal gritted her teeth and cursed, "I advise you to give up that thought early. Even those elegant young masters with Golden Immortal cultivation can't catch my big sister's eye, much less a crude, unkempt man like you."

The middle-aged man—Li Changshou's Paper Daoist version without Nascent Soul Power—showed a trace of embarrassment at those words. Still shaken, he glanced at the tide of black beasts, shut his eyes, and sighed.

The male immortal beside her hurriedly said, "Yunyun, we all saw it just now. This senior had been exploring this place with others when they encountered a massive attack by black beasts. Senior voluntarily stayed behind to cover their retreat, and that was how he suffered such severe injuries.

If this was also an act, the risk would have been far too great."

Li Changshou: The lad was still too young.

Before he could explain, he was forcibly struck by a wave of pink damage.

Yunyun stamped her foot. "Li Tianchao! You're helping him instead of me! Do you even still see me as your little fairy?"

"I do, I do! Of course I do."

"Then