Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

At this moment, Xia Yufeng, who had been silent all the way, spoke up: "Fifth Brother, there is no need to worry. With the cultivation and combat power of the three of us, ordinary evil cultivators would never dare to fight us, and those great cultivators would not show up in this deep mountain forest."

"Haha, Xiao Ba is still the most experienced when he goes out. He had a great harvest when he went to Qingshui County to deliver goods last time. He must have accumulated a lot of experience in the cultivation world."

However, just as the group was chatting and laughing, Xia Yuhui's powerful divine sense suddenly detected that more than a dozen cultivators were rapidly closing in on them from a distance. Xia Yuhui's expression changed drastically, and he said in a deep voice, "More than a dozen evil cultivators are closing in."

Xia Guangzheng looked puzzled and scanned his surroundings with his divine sense, but found no trace of the enemy. However, he trusted Xia Yuhui quite a bit and immediately took out two mid-grade magic artifacts from his storage bag.

Xia Yufeng, who was standing to the side, did the same.

Before long, Xia Guangzheng also quickly spotted the enemy. He quickly scanned the area and, finding no cultivators stronger than himself, his expression softened slightly.

The three of them immediately stood back to back, and Xia Yuhui said to Xia Guangzheng behind him, "Fifth Uncle, shall we retreat?"

However, Xia Yufeng, who knew that there were only a dozen or so evil cultivators, said, "Fifth Brother, the other side only has three Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators. We are fully capable of taking them down."

“You’re confused. How could there be such foolish evil cultivators? Their strength is equal to ours. Why would they rush over together so rashly?” Xia Yuhui rebuked.

Once Xia Yufeng came to his senses, he realized the absurdity of what he had just said and quickly looked at Xia Guangzheng. Clearly, he also wanted to escape from this place, after all, discretion is the better part of valor.

"Don't panic. As long as it's not a Foundation Establishment cultivator coming from the other side, I can hold off the rest for a while. We can escape when the time is right." However, Xia Guangzheng calmly steadied the two of them, clearly indicating that he did not want to retreat.

Seeing Xia Guangzheng speak like this, Xia Yuhui calmed down. After all, he really wasn't confident in fighting a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, let alone a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Foundation Establishment evil cultivators are all well-known figures, so why would they bring people to this desolate place to rob? After all, even if they did capture someone, there would be nothing to gain. As far as Xia Yuhui knew, powerful evil cultivator forces were mostly entrenched around markets or important trade routes.

Xia Yufeng, who was originally preparing to flee, became excited upon hearing that his fifth uncle was so confident. That's right, not out of fear, but out of excitement, because he had enjoyed this feeling ever since his first magical duel with someone.

Before the three of them could wait long, the group of evil cultivators appeared in their field of vision in an instant. Xia Yuhui did not give them a chance to surround them, and immediately cast a spell to summon more than twenty fire snakes, which attacked the surrounding low-level evil cultivators.

Those who surrounded him were all evil cultivators who were used to robbing others and had rich combat experience. They immediately used their own methods to defend themselves, but in the end, two cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining were burned to death by Xia Yuhui.

Upon seeing the deaths of their two companions, the group of evil cultivators immediately stopped in their tracks.

Not long after, three cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining stepped out from the crowd. The leader said, "This fellow Daoist is truly ruthless! Since you have already killed someone, then leave behind five hundred spirit stones. Don't worry, you can leave after leaving the spirit stones."

Upon hearing what the heretical cultivator said, Xia Guangzheng, whose expression had been solemn, suddenly burst into laughter. "Hehehe, fellow Daoist hiding in the distance, you'd better show yourself, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

After saying this, he immediately released his cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining, and those evil cultivators whose cultivation was originally low were immediately frightened and slowly retreated several steps.

Xia Yuhui did not stop either, and immediately released his powerful divine sense to scan the entire area within a ten-mile radius.

In a short while, Xia Yuhui keenly sensed that a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining was hiding behind these people. Although this person was extremely well hidden, he ultimately could not escape the detection of Xia Yuhui's powerful divine sense.

Xia Yuhui immediately transmitted his voice to Xia Guangzheng: "Fifth Uncle, there is a Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator hiding in the back."

Xia Guangzheng's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he asked hesitantly, "Xiao Wu, are you sure there's only one person?"

"He is the only one within a ten-mile radius."

"Alright, wait a moment while I make my move. Don't worry, I'll keep that Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator and the three Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators under control for a while. Once you've dealt with the others, come and help me as soon as possible."

The two simultaneously agreed telepathically.

Just then, a voice came from afar, "Fellow Daoists, we are also just trying to make a living. If you three are unwilling to fight us, please leave five hundred spirit stones as a toll, and I will definitely let you pass afterward." Sure enough, not long after, the hidden Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator slowly walked out from behind the crowd and spoke to the three of them.

Upon seeing this person, Xia Guangzheng's expression changed from provocation to fear. He said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, then I will pay these five hundred spirit stones. Well, after I pay, I hope you will keep your promise and let us leave, otherwise the three of us are not to be trifled with."

After saying that, Xia Guangzheng immediately took a dozen steps forward, then took out a bag from his storage bag and threw it over.

Just as the evil cultivator was about to catch the bag, Xia Guangzheng suddenly attacked with a ferocious expression, "You scoundrel! Cultivators must contend with all things; to stand still is to fall behind. If I become a coward today, how will I ever contend with all things in the future? Prepare to die!"

After he finished speaking, more than a dozen array flags flew out of his storage bag and quickly trapped the four evil cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining within the array.

This formation was personally taught to him by the clan's Grand Elder before his departure. Once activated, it can trap five late-stage Qi Refining cultivators for a period of time. The exact duration depends on the combat strength of the cultivators within the formation.

Of course, there is a fatal flaw in setting up this great formation. The person who sets up the formation cannot move during this time and must continuously input magic power into the formation. If they forcibly move, the formation will dissipate instantly.

Xia Guangzheng was not simply standing there channeling his magic power into the great formation; he had already taken out a turtle-shaped shield from his storage bag and put it on himself.

This magical artifact is a superior defensive artifact, and the remaining evil cultivators simply cannot break through it.

It can be said that Xia Guangzheng only needs to wait for Xia Yufeng and Xia Yuhui to kill the other cultivators, and then the three of them can work together to deal with the four people in the formation.

Without needing Xia Guangzheng's prompting, Xia Yuhui and Xia Yufeng immediately took out their respective magical weapons and charged towards the still dumbfounded evil cultivators.

Taking advantage of their momentary daze, Xia Yuhui quickly activated the Mother-Child Sword, instantly piercing through a fifth-level Qi Refining evil cultivator. However, this group was no pushover; immediately, four sixth-level Qi Refining cultivators took the lead and organized a group to surround and attack the two.

Xia Yuhui glanced at Xia Yufeng, who was effortlessly suppressing several cultivators.

He immediately took out the small mountain-shaped magical artifact that had not been refined for long and threw it into the crowd.

In an instant, the hill turned into five

It is three zhang tall and moves incredibly fast; any evil cultivator struck by it vomits blood and dies instantly.

The evil cultivators' formation was instantly disrupted, becoming chaotic. Xia Yuhui, wielding the Mother-and-Child Sword in his right hand and the Thousand-Pound Hammer in his left, with a small shield floating above his head, charged into the crowd in an instant.