This immortal was clearly ordinary, yet he was unusually confident.

Niu Daben pulled the oxcart out the door and headed towards the battlefield between the two countries. Before long, they arrived at their destination.

As far as the eye could see, the area within a ten-mile radius had turned into scorched earth, a scene of devastation and desolation.

But who could have imagined that not long ago, this place claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people?

The weather remained sunny, but a gentle breeze brought an indescribable chill.

"Where do you think the master will go?" Niu Daben stopped and asked.

“If the gentleman is really injured, he will definitely find a quiet place to heal. Let’s head in that direction.” Qin Qianqian pointed to a forest in the distance.

This forest, located between the crescent moon and the rising sun, is vast and teeming with venomous insects and ferocious beasts; even hunters rarely venture deep into it.

Du Xue comes from Ghost Spirit Valley in the west of Cangzhou. The disciples in the valley are famous for their ability to control ghosts. Their cultivation techniques are insidious and vicious, and they were once very popular in Cangzhou.

However, because his disciples were arrogant and domineering, committed all kinds of evil deeds and killed too many people, they eventually attracted the joint attack of the Qingtian Sect and the Shenjian Sect, and were almost wiped out.

Since then, Ghost Spirit Valley has declined and become a third-rate sect. Its disciples have been hiding and fleeing until now, when it has only slightly recovered its strength.

It is said that demons emerge in times of chaos. In this war between the two countries, countless people have died and been injured. Naturally, these evil cultivators will not let this opportunity pass.

But what Du Xue didn't expect was that when he arrived at the battlefield, several men in black robes had already gotten there first and collected a large number of living souls.

We are all heretical cultivators. Even if we are not in the same boat, we don't have to kill each other. At least we should leave some soup for each other.

So he showed up and had a friendly exchange with the other party, but he didn't expect that he, with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, would almost be no match for them.

Moreover, the opponent's style was unlike anything I had ever seen before; it was neither human nor demon, and while it was not a match for me on its own, it was skilled in a combination attack technique.

In the end, there was nothing they could do but watch helplessly as the other party drove away.

What happened next almost scared him out of his wits.

A great cultivator dressed in white rose into the air, wielding a celestial sword, summoning countless bolts of lightning, and annihilated hundreds of thousands of lives with a single strike.

If he had run a little slower, he would probably be ashes by now.

No wonder those men in black robes would rather suffer some damage than fight him.

Du Xue had only one thought at that moment:

"This is terrifying! I want to go home!"

But he was still somewhat indignant, so he had people slander the "immortal" that people were talking about in the restaurant.

His cultivation technique had reached a bottleneck, and he needed a large number of living souls to break through, but this trip was clearly in vain.

The strange monsters that mutated during this great battle, and the "immortal" who appeared at the end, all exuded an eeriness throughout the entire process. The righteous cultivation sects would definitely send people to investigate.

If he were to slaughter mortals at this time, he would inevitably be surrounded and killed.

However, Qin Qianqian's appearance was an unexpected surprise for him.

Another way to break through the bottleneck is to use a female cultivator as a furnace to absorb her primordial yin.

Generally speaking, when disciples of major sects go out for training, they are accompanied by senior members of the sect to avoid accidents, so he has no chance to make a move.

The easiest targets are these solitary cultivators from small sects or independent practitioners.

He had previously considered several potential targets, but to his surprise, they were either ugly or no longer virgins...

It’s really a deteriorating world and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!

A female cultivator like Qin Qianqian, with her beautiful appearance and virginity, would be an ideal furnace for cultivation.

Especially after investigating and discovering that she was traveling alone, Du Xue made up his mind to capture her.

At that moment, he saw Qin Qianqian driving the oxcart towards the woods, and he was overjoyed.

He was originally thinking about how to lure Qin Qianqian to a secluded place, but he never expected that she would walk right into his trap.

"Hey, today I'll teach you a lesson about the dangers of the martial world."

As soon as Qin Qianqian entered the woods, she sensed something was wrong. The woods were dark, as if they had never seen sunlight, giving people a gloomy feeling.

Gusts of wind howled through the forest, like the roar of evil spirits.

"Wh...who are you? Stop playing tricks on me!" Qin Qianqian shouted, mustering her courage.

"Hehe... We're not playing tricks, because... we are ghosts!" One after another, dark shadows appeared silently, floating around the oxcart like wisps of smoke.

Mao Buduo and the blue fat boy were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and the two little creatures huddled in the corner of the carriage, trembling.

Qin Qianqian was also quite frightened, but she forced herself to remain calm and stepped out of the oxcart.

She stared at the hideous ghostly figures all around her, gritted her teeth, drew her sword, and laboriously cast a spell.

A golden light shot out from the flying sword and struck a ghostly figure instantly.

The ghostly figure was still grinning when it suddenly stopped, instantly melted away by the golden light, leaving no trace of its body.

"It works!" Qin Qianqian was overjoyed.

"Oh? You've got some skill, but too bad, you're just a mere Qi Refining cultivator. Let's see how you escape my grasp," another ghostly figure laughed.

As soon as he finished speaking, about a dozen ghostly figures appeared one after another.

Qin Qianqian panicked slightly, and her hand holding the flying sword trembled involuntarily.

"Sister Qianqian, don't panic. These ghostly figures are only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining. The problem is that the person controlling them is still in the shadows. Hold on, and when he shows himself, I'll deliver the fatal blow," Niu Daben secretly transmitted his voice.

Qin Qianqian then calmed herself down and activated her magic again.

One ghostly figure after another vanished under Qin Qianqian's magic, but the remaining ghostly figures still fearlessly rushed forward.

Qin Qianqian had never truly fought against anyone before, so she only managed to hold out for a short while before appearing quite disheveled.

Just as she was about to give up, a black figure suddenly appeared behind her.

But at that moment, Niu Daben broke free of the oxcart, reared up on his own two hooves, and kicked straight at the figure:

"I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Du Xue was completely unprepared for this turn of events, but fortunately, he was experienced in combat and quickly dodged to the side. Then, his entire body transformed into a wisp of black smoke, rapidly creating distance between them.

"I almost misjudged you; I didn't expect you, this bull demon, to have some skill."

"You damned sorcerer! You're lucky you ran fast. If you've got the guts, come over here and I'll finish you off with one kick." Niu Daben was disappointed when his attack missed, but he was still very defiant.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Blue Fatty and Mao Buduo, seeing that Niu Daben had forced Du Xue back, were immediately invigorated and bared their teeth at Du Xue.

"Useless bully!" Niu Daben muttered under his breath, but secretly transmitted his voice to Qin Qianqian, "Sister Qianqian, this person's cultivation is extraordinary. You take them and leave first, I'll stop him."