The Water Needles spell descended in but an instant.
In the blink of an eye, the old Blood Pill cultivator and Xiao Yize were pierced clean through by Water Needles like a Gale and Rain.
"Excellent! Excellent! It's done!"
Wang Kaiwei could not conceal the excitement in his eyes. Eastern Wilderness had offered a reward for Xiao Yize: a Spring and Autumn Spirit Pill capable of extending one's life by twenty years.
Such spirit pills existed in Tiger Chasing's Dynasty Treasury as well, but the Merit Points required were simply an astronomical figure. Even if he risked his life on the battlefield, he might not be able to earn enough.
He was not a heaven-blessed genius like Hong Yao or Wen Zishu.
According to the previous ranking of Essence Condensation cultivators by strength, he could barely be considered low-tier third grade. His strength was even inferior to Song Kaiyang, the lord of Wangyue City.
Before coming to the Eastern Expedition battlefield, he had already attempted to break through to Essence Condensation Perfection three times, yet every attempt had ended in failure.
Those three failures had drained the savings he had amassed over many years.
And the fact that his lifespan was running out lingered in his heart like an inescapable nightmare.
Between life and death lay great terror.
Not every cultivator in this world could be like Li Yuande, utterly fearless and calm in the face of approaching death.
Many people might say one thing, but when it truly fell upon their own heads, they would show an entirely different face.
Wang Kaiwei had lectured and spread the Dao at the Myriad Transformation Sect for nearly a hundred years, enlightening countless disciples. Yet in the end, he had failed to enlighten himself and instead embarked upon the path of betraying