Cultivation: From Menial Laborer to Immortal Venerable

Wang Erniu, standing nearby, looked worried and quickly spoke up:

"Brother, why don't you let me go!"

Zhou Xun shook his head:

"This matter can only be handled by sister-in-law!" He then revealed his plan.

Lin Xue'e, who looked very similar to Lin Xueying, would temporarily impersonate Lin Xueying, run out of the cave, and flee into the distance to attract their attention.

When the four Qi Condensation cultivators chased past the cave, Zhou Xun and Wang Erniu would suddenly attack from behind.

Under a surprise attack, they were sure to succeed.

However, this plan was a bit risky for Lin Xue'e.

If those cultivators attacked with full force, Lin Xueying might be in danger of perishing.

"Erniu, let me go. Even if I hide in the cave, how safe can I really be? It's better to fight!" Lin Xue'e made a decisive choice, gave an instruction, and immediately rushed out.

Meanwhile, the monkey-faced youth and the long-faced man were extremely tense, searching carefully.

Suddenly, a white figure flashed before their eyes and ran into the distance.

Upon closer inspection, it was a woman. As she ran out, she even glanced back.

Looking at her appearance, it was indeed the woman they were pursuing.

Without hesitation, he raised his Half-Mystic Tool shield, blocking himself completely.

Then he shouted to those behind him:

"I found her! I found Miss Lin, she ran ahead!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the four Qi Condensation cultivators from behind, as well as other searching cultivators, all converged.

They moved with incredible speed, crossing over ten feet in the blink of an eye.

In a moment, several figures passed by the cave.

Due to the obstruction of the dense vines, and their attention fully focused on the white figure in the distance, they did not notice Zhou Xun and Wang Erniu a few feet away.

At this moment, the four mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivators also arrived and passed by.

"Now's the time!" Zhou Xun, who had been holding his hand up for a long time, brought it down heavily.

Immediately, he activated the Goldfly Twin Blades he had been holding for a while.

Two golden afterimages flew out, severing the vines blocking the cave entrance, and like lightning, they sliced into the square-faced middle-aged man at the very rear, who was at the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

The two afterimages seamlessly connected, piercing through the man's neck.

A faint "thwip" sound.

The man's head flew high into the air, while his body continued to move forward, crashing heavily to the ground after traveling about two feet.

As Zhou Xun charged out, Wang Erniu was not slow either. Wielding a Mystic Tool eight-sided broadsword, he fiercely slashed at a nearby pockmarked man.

The man was caught completely off guard, with no defense whatsoever, and was decapitated by Wang Erniu's sword, dying instantly.

This sudden turn of events caused those opposite them to turn pale with shock.

"Who's there!"

At this moment, Zhou Xun also rushed out of the cave.

A handsome face appeared before everyone's eyes. Wei Shangren was utterly astonished, then gritted his teeth.

"Zhou Xun!"

Wei Shangren never expected to encounter Zhou Xun here, and then he burst into laughter:

"Truly, the road to heaven you didn't take, the gate of hell you've barged into!"

He immediately ordered the person beside him:

"Quick, attack him!"

The others remained still, their gazes fixed on Wei Shangli. They were all following Wei Shangli's lead on this mission.

Wei Shangli frowned, nodded, waved his hand forward, and the group of cultivators surrounded and attacked.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun immediately retreated, creating distance.

For him, using Divine Sense Manipulation to control things remotely was the best tactic.

At the same time, he took out a mid-grade Golden Shield Talisman and activated it, sticking it to his waist.

Instantly, a golden light shield enveloped him.

Then, with a movement of his divine sense, the Goldfly Twin Blades that had proven effective once again stood in the air, speeding towards the cultivators who were closing in.

The Goldfly Twin Blades were refined according to the standards of high-grade Mystic Tools, but a mishap in the middle caused their level to drop to mid-grade.

However, the materials used were genuinely of high-grade quality.

The Half-Mystic Tools in the hands of this group of early-stage Qi Condensation cultivators were no match for Zhou Xun.

As the golden blades touched the shields, the shields were pierced through like paper by the golden blades.

He killed the cultivators hiding behind the shield in one blow.

In just a few short breaths, three cultivators had fallen.

The remaining people were so terrified they stopped in their tracks.

"Divine Sense Manipulation, this... this is a late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator!" Everyone was shocked. The bearded man, one of only three mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivators present, exclaimed in disbelief.

This shout instantly sent a wave of panic through the crowd.

Late-stage Qi Condensation cultivators possessed a significantly superior quality of spiritual power compared to those in the early or mid-stages.

More importantly, late-stage Qi Condensation cultivators developed divine sense, allowing them to imprint it onto Mystic Tools and wield them with divine sense, making their movements unpredictable and impossible to defend against.

It was a decisive advantage.

This was also the most prominent characteristic of Qi Condensation cultivators.

Therefore, once cultivators in the cultivation world broke through to the late Qi Condensation stage, they could often fight several mid-stage cultivators simultaneously without being at a disadvantage.

The Wei Shangli brothers were also filled with disbelief.

When Zhou Xun attacked earlier, their attention had been focused on the white-clad figure in the distance, and they hadn't seen the specifics of Zhou Xun's attack.

Otherwise, they probably wouldn't have rashly ordered a encirclement and kill.

"Big Brother, Zhou Xun only has a Medium Spiritual Root, how did he reach late Qi Condensation in just three years?" Wei Shangren asked, his face full of disbelief.

He had heard about Zhou Xun's spiritual root aptitude directly from his third brother.

Even with an Earth Spiritual Root, this speed was unheard of!

There must be something strange going on!

Wei Shangli quickly came to a conclusion; he absolutely did not believe Zhou Xun possessed such high cultivation.

So, he spoke:

"I know this person. Three years ago, he had only just broken through to the third layer of Qi Condensation. He absolutely cannot be a late-stage cultivator. Everyone, please rest assured!"

However, the people present at the moment couldn't hear him. They had witnessed Zhou Xun's might just moments ago.

He had killed three of their companions in mere breaths, and they were only a handful of people to begin with. How many more could they afford to lose?

"It's getting dangerous, let's run!"

So, without hesitation, they turned and fled.

These were originally members of a gang, with weak combat will. They had pursued Miss Lin earlier

because she was at the end of her strength, coupled with the immense profit involved.

Now that they had encountered a fierce individual like Zhou Xun, escaping with their lives was naturally the priority.

"Big... Big Brother, this!" Wei Shangren cried out in panic.

"Go!" Seeing this, Wei Shangli's expression darkened. He immediately activated a mid-grade talisman he held – the Ice Spike Talisman.

He sent it flying towards Zhou Xun.

Over a dozen ice spikes materialized in the air and shot directly towards Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun had no choice but to dodge backward, while simultaneously activating a low-grade defensive shield to block in front of him.

Clang, clang, clang!

Crisp sounds rang out.

The dozen ice spikes collided with the outermost golden light barrier.

All the ice spikes were blocked, but the power of the light barrier was completely depleted.

By this time, Wei Shangli had already fled far away.

While unleashing the Ice Spike Talisman, Wei Shangli took out another high-grade Flight Talisman and activated it without hesitation.