Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

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The dense system prompt sounds drilled into Lu Yuguan's mind like insects crawling, making it difficult for him to accept.

Damn, Shui Lingling’s thirty civilization values are gone just like that!

Lu Yuguan looked at the uninvited guest who suddenly appeared, and then looked at the bloody man whose head and body were separated, and he became frightened again in an instant.

"Why, you won't even kneel before me?"

Pan Yin smiled faintly and waved his hand gently.

In an instant, the entire venue was covered by the cold spiritual pressure. Zhao Zimo, who had been able to hold his head slightly high, could not even lift his head.

Where did this monster come from!

Zhao Zimo felt this incomparable pressure, which he had never felt before... Could it be a Jindan stage cultivator!

He looked to the side with difficulty. Miao'er and Li Chongjiu had half of their heads smashed into the ground, and Li Chonglin, who was already seriously injured and unconscious, was gradually turning pale.

The originally arrogant Ji Xian collapsed to the ground in an instant, her eyes widening. She could never have imagined that a Jindan stage cultivator, who was far beyond the foundation-building stage, would appear here.

"No...impossible!"

Ji Xian was trembling all over. Xueliuzi was already dead. She no longer had her last support, and it was impossible for her to escape from the hands of a Jindan-stage cultivator.

Pan Yin didn't even look at Ji Xian, and didn't even care about Zhao Zimo and the other three people under his feet, and walked straight towards Lu Yuguan.

Although Lu Yuguan was also affected by the pressure, he only felt the change in gravity around him slightly, and the spiritual power in his body could still circulate.

He looked at Pan Yin who was walking slowly towards him, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

"It's over, it's over, Tong'er, I'm afraid I'm going to suffer." Lu Yuguan cried to the system with tears in his eyes.

【Host, don't be afraid.】The system said.

"Yeah? Tong-chan, do you have any good ideas?" Lu Yuguan asked excitedly.

Among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best.

[Run while you can still move.] The system said.

Aren't you talking nonsense!

If I could run, I would have run a long time ago. What if that tall guy flew towards me and hit me as soon as I moved?

Lu Yu looked at Pan Yin's face in fear and trepidation. That expression was as if he was playing with an ant in the corner, without any mercy at all.

"My Lord, my Lord! Please listen to what I have to say——"

Before Pan Yin could get close to Lu Yuguan, Ji Xian struggled to crawl over and tried to hug Pan Yin's ankles.

Pan looked coldly at Ji Xian, who was twisting like a reptile, and his patience was about to run out.

"explain."

Ji Xian, as if grasping at a lifeline, hurriedly said, "Sir, I am a demon cultivator under the Ten Thousand Blood Demon Lord. If you will show mercy and let me go, and help me kill that bitch over there, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

After saying that, Ji Xian pointed at the four people of Sijidou who were hiding not far away and the trembling Li Chanle.

"Reward? Hahahaha!" Pan Yin suddenly sneered. He looked at the female demon cultivator standing at his feet like a house dog and couldn't help but say, "I don't think you understand your situation. You're just a mere demon cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, and you're trying to negotiate with a Golden Core cultivator?"

Ji Xian's tears and snot flowed together, and at the same time she had a smile on her face, which was extremely flattering yet extremely pitiful and disgusting.

"Sir, everything I said is true. I saw with my own eyes that the Demon Lord had three Nine Transformations Resurrection Pills in his hand. I am willing to use my life and wealth to guarantee it!"

"Are you sure it's the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill?" Pan Yin suddenly became interested when he heard these words.

"It is absolutely true, sir! My daughter usually serves the Demon Lord. One of the pills has been taken by the Demon Lord and he is now in seclusion. If you go there now, you will definitely be able to get the remaining two pills - ah! -"

Before Ji Xian could finish her words, Pan Yin stretched out his hand and slashed across her legs. A blade of light slashed down, instantly cutting off Ji Xian's lower body.

Lu Yuguan was horrified by the scene before him. In just a few days, he had already witnessed two bloody battles. His young heart was traumatized. Only then did he finally understand that this seemingly bizarre world was accompanied by the loss of countless lives.

"I'll cut off your legs first to prevent you from running around." Pan Yin said lightly, looking at the red on the ground.

"Still...still...your Excellency...is so considerate..." Ji Xian's voice trembled, tears turning into blood. She was clearly in excruciating pain, yet she still managed to put on a smile, looking particularly strange. "My little girl...will definitely not betray you, my Excellency."

Pan Yin sneered, as if he was used to such bloody scenes.

He slowly walked towards Lu Yuguan and said in a calm tone, "Since ancient times, immortals and demons cannot coexist. The higher the Tao, the higher the demon. No one is willing to relax for a moment..."

Lu Yuguan looked at Pan Yin's charming face, and the eyes that were flashing with strange light were gradually changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few breaths, the single dark pupil in the eye socket became vertically elongated, like a snake's pupil.

"I should have killed the evil cultivators and punished the wicked, but who told me that I am not from the same sect as them!" Pan Yin screamed evilly. Under the moonlight, his legs began to change shape, with skin and flesh connected together and covered with scales. His mouth turned into the tail of a giant python.

"what!--"

Seeing this, Ji Xian couldn't help but scream, but Pan Yin glanced at her and she didn't dare to say another word.

Pan Yin reached out and lifted Lu Yuguan's chin, spitting out his slender snake tongue, and continued: "I practice the way of the devil, not being affected by the cause and effect of immortals and demons, and I am free and unrestrained! Hahahahahaha!"

Lu Yuguan looked at the wildly laughing Pan Yin, no, it should be said that the half-human, half-python monster, couldn't help but take out the magic whip in his right hand and gently touched the scales on Pan Yin's waist.

"Oh my God, it's actually true." Lu Yuguan shouted in surprise.

Pan Yin was stunned.

The other people present also looked at Lu Yuguan with dull eyes.

Zhao Zimo sighed helplessly.

If he hadn't been accustomed to Lu Yuguan's eccentric train of thought, he might have been stunned.

"Hahahahahaha...Okay, okay." Pan Yin suddenly laughed out loud for some reason. He twisted his snake tail, slowly lowered his body, and got close to Lu Yuguan's face, as if he saw something.

Lu Yuguan felt uneasy under his gaze and felt uncomfortable all over. "What are you looking at?"

"I've long heard that you, the boy from the Bai family, have excellent looks and extraordinary talent. Today I see that it's true," Pan Yin reached out and stroked Lu Yuguan's face, saying softly, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a beauty. If the higher-ups hadn't specifically asked for you, I would have wanted to take you for myself..."

Lu Yuguan felt like vomiting when Pan Yin's rough palm touched him, but he managed to hold back and not cry out.

He thought to himself, since he couldn't resist anyway and might even lose his life here, he might as well disgust this damn snake spirit.

I don’t know what got me going on, but an idea that I had wanted to put into practice for a long time suddenly came to my mind.

Lu Yuguan's throat moved, his mouth and tongue were saliva-filled, and a mouthful of old phlegm slid up along his tongue and was spat accurately on Pan Yin's face.

"Too——"

The sticky sputum was all over Pan Yin's cheeks.

The air around them suddenly became quiet, and only a few unpleasant cries of crows in the woods could be heard.

"Um...why don't you let me say a few words first?" Lu Yuguan couldn't help but speak.

Pan Yin reached out to touch the sputum, and coincidentally a thread was pulled out, which broke with a "snap" and bounced onto his eyelid.

"Well, eh, I've been eating a little too sweet lately - ah -"

Just as Lu Yuguan was about to argue, he was grabbed by Pan Yin and held in his arms, while on the other side was Ji Xian, whose body was half exposed.

"I'm not angry because you're still useful." Pan Yin looked down at Lu Yuguan and said, "I'll starve you for three days first. Then you'll learn to behave yourself—"

After Pan Yin finished speaking, he waved his python tail wildly, and in the blink of an eye he left the venue of the party and disappeared into the mountains and forests.

As soon as the Jindan stage cultivator left, the remaining pressure on the field disappeared completely. Zhao Zimo finally forced himself to half-squat up, gasping for breath.

He stared at the direction where Lu Yuguan disappeared and shouted with all his might.

"Yuguan, wait for me to rescue you!——"

An echo came from the mountains and forests and stopped after a while.

Zhao Zimo also lost all his strength and means, his eyes turned black and he fell to the ground.

Only then did Sijidou and others come to their senses from their panic and help several officials up. Li Chanle also survived the disaster and sent his attendants back to ask for support from Kyoto.

No one knew that the ancient giant axe in Zhao Zimo's body was quietly transforming in the spiritual sea.

The rescue from Kyoto did not arrive until dawn. When the matter was reported, the emperor was furious. He ordered that in addition to bringing back the prince and others, he also sent General Chen Zizai to lead part of the Dragon Guard and a Jindan stage cultivator.

And that Jindan stage cultivator was Zhang Luocheng, who was holding the Lotus Tower.

"How could His Royal Highness be so badly injured?"

Zhang Luocheng leaned over to check Li Chonglin's injuries and frowned.

General Chen Zizai squatted down to check Li Chongjiu's injuries, which were also very serious.

Miao'er and Zhao Zimo had high levels of cultivation and were not seriously injured. They were only slightly unconscious and woke up after a while.

As soon as Zhao Zimo regained consciousness, he grabbed Chen Zizai's armor and pleaded, "There's one more, there's one more—"

"Sir, please tell me."

Chen Zizai put his ear to Zhao Zimo's mouth and finally caught a faint sound.

"Lu Yuguan... He was taken away by that python-headed monster..."

Chen Zizai said doubtfully, "A python body with a human head, what kind of demonic cultivation can it be?"

Zhang Luocheng, who was standing next to him, caught the key information and became alert instantly.

"Mr. Zhao, could you describe it in more detail?" Zhang Luocheng hurried over and asked.

Zhao Zimo suppressed the chaotic spiritual power in his body and tried his best to describe the situation at that time.

Zhang Luocheng frowned, took a deep breath, and looked gloomy.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Zhang?" asked General Chen Zizai.

"When I was practicing Taoism in Xuanyu Sect, I encountered a group of demon cultivators. I believe what Mr. Zhao mentioned is one of them." Zhang Luocheng recalled the memories of that year and finally said affirmatively.

"Demon cultivators? I have heard of them, but I have never seen them. Fellow Daoist Zhang, do you know what kind of existence demon cultivators are?" Chen Zizai asked curiously.

Zhang Luocheng spoke slowly, and everyone present was shocked by his story.

As the name suggests, demon cultivators are demons that have cultivated into spirits. They are different from ordinary wild beasts, but are creatures with intelligence and cultivation.

Some of these demon cultivators originated from mountains, rivers, and plants. After thousands of years, they absorbed the essence of heaven and earth and transformed; others were wild beasts who, by chance, had some kind of adventure and embarked on the path of cultivation.

They have different shapes, and some retain certain characteristics of wild beasts. For example, the monster with a python body and a human head that Zhao Zimo saw is a rare kind of psychic demon among demon cultivators.

This kind of great monster was neither born as a human nor as a monster, but a half-human, half-monster hybrid.

They are born with sufficient intelligence and strong physique, and their cultivation can be said to be smooth sailing.

However, half-human, half-demon creatures are not allowed by the laws of nature. In addition to being unable to withstand heavenly tribulations, these demons often have uncontrollable animal desires and must seek food from spirits every once in a while, otherwise they will go astray and become weird and mindless monsters.

Zhang Luocheng continued, "Among the demon cultivators, there are many with profound cultivation and extraordinary wisdom. Some of them are born with the ability to master various magical powers and spells, and even possess strength that is not inferior to that of human cultivators."

After hearing this, Chen Zizai and others were shocked.

The culprit last night, in addition to the two demon cultivators, was also this great demon in the Jindan stage.

All the Dragon Guards felt a tightness in their hearts. Their strength was still far from that of the Golden Core Stage. Even though most of them were at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, that hurdle was still difficult to cross.

"Come here," Chen Zizai thought for a moment, called over his attendants, and instructed, "Return to Kyoto and ask His Majesty to write a letter and send people to Southern Wei at full speed to investigate the identity of the female demon cultivator. Also, tell everyone present to keep their mouths shut and not to reveal any information. We've had unrest for two consecutive days now. If word gets out, I'm afraid people will panic."

After receiving the order, the attendant took Chen Zizai's badge and hurried back to Kyoto.

Right now, no one knows where the demon cultivator went. Zhao Zimo only knew the general direction before he fell into a coma.

Chen Zizai looked at the mess on the ground and shut his mouth.

Seeing that Chen Zizai had stopped talking, Zhang Luocheng was also silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Although I don't know the name of that demon cultivator, he must be a cultivator from the Xuanyu Sect. I'm going to the Xuanyu Sect right now. Who knows, I might be able to find some clues."

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, this..." Chen Zizai was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He knew that Zhang Luocheng was expelled from Xuanyu Sect due to something. Now that he was going back again, he was afraid that he would have to face many difficulties.

Zhang Luocheng sighed, a warm light in his eyes.

He continued, "That boy with the wood spiritual roots has been training with me for some time, so he can be considered half a disciple. Since he has a connection with me, I can't just sit back and watch."

As the Dragon Guard General of Longhua State, Chen Zizai only serves the royal family.

The two princes were not in danger of their lives, so even if a young man from a prominent family was lost, he could just let it go because that was not his responsibility.

Zhang Luocheng only taught the boy for two days before he had to take a huge risk and try to find the trace of the Jindan stage demon cultivator.

What's more, we have to snatch the hostages back from the hands of the demon cultivators.

It's harder.

"General Chen, don't worry. I'm already half buried in the ground, and there's no chance of me making further progress. If I can save one person now, I'll save one."

"Just think of it as accumulating blessings for your next life."

Zhang Luocheng spoke seemingly normally, with a faint smile on his face.

Chen Zizai was slightly startled, then he bowed solemnly to Zhang Luocheng and said, "I wish you a safe journey, Fellow Daoist Zhang."

"It's man-made."

After Zhang Luocheng finished speaking, he waved his hand and floated into the air, flying towards the direction of Xuanyu Sect.

Zhao Zimo looked weakly in the direction of Zhang Luocheng, feeling relieved. With the help of a powerful Jindan-stage cultivator, there was at least hope that Lu Yuguan could be rescued.

Just as everyone continued to clean up the bloodstains on Yufeng Mountain, suddenly, a Dragon Guard soldier picked up a dog made of bones and threw it at Chen Zizai's feet.

"Let me go, or I'll bite you to death!" The familiar voice of the Bone Demon sounded from between the bones.

"Huh?" Chen Zizai looked at the little thing in front of him curiously, and suddenly it dawned on him, "That's good, maybe we can find the location of the demon cultivator."

Zhao Zimo looked at the Bone-Withered Demon with a pique of interest. He volunteered to Chen Zizai, "General, could you please hand this demon cultivator over to me for interrogation? I've fought him before and know his weaknesses well. I'm sure I can figure out a few."

"That's great, I'll leave it to you."

Chen Zizai was very satisfied, and with a wave of his hand, he threw the Bone-Withered Demon to Zhao Zimo.

The Bone Demon looked at Zhao Zimo's "friendly" eyes and instantly became nervous.

"Don't come over here—ah!"