I risked my life, using the butterfly effect to shatter the immortal realm.

The rain fell like a waterfall.

Huanglong Zhenren went berserk.

The whisk in his hand exploded, each strand harder than refined steel, carrying the violent spiritual pressure of a Golden Core cultivator as it swept out.

"Get out of here!"

His eyes were bloodshot, a naked greed for the "opportunity of travel".

"Don't block my path to immortality!"

Ling Qingxuan did not back down.

With a flick of the sword, it precisely caught the whisk in its blind spot, the sound colder than the sword itself.

"He's a demon, and this girl is human."

"You think the Suspended Mirror Bureau's ironclad rules are just a piece of paper, meant to kill mortals in front of me?"

"people?"

Master Huanglong sneered, looking at him like he was looking at a baby who hadn't been weaned.

"That's just a puppet created by a demon! Only a fool like you would believe it!"

Lightning surged in his palm.

boom!

The shockwave was like a heavy hammer, and its aftershocks swept past the sword circle, slamming hard into the rear.

Su Xiu groaned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, as she was thrown to the ground.

She didn't even bother wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, and scrambled towards Yu Liang.

The shadow was as light as smoke, as if it would dissipate with a gust of wind.

"You damn liar! Hold on!"

Su Xiu gritted her teeth, tears welling in her eyes, but she cursed fiercely, "You haven't paid off your debt to me yet. If you dare to die, I'll dig your bones out and feed them to the dogs!"

She grabbed Yu Liang's almost transparent arm with all her might and hoisted him onto her back.

The light, flimsy feel of it made her uneasy.

That was a void more despairing than a thousand pounds of weight.

"Stop playing dead! Did you hear me?!"

Using both her hands and feet, she dragged Yu Liang headfirst into the filthy, smelly dog ​​hole, as if pulling a tattered sack.

That was the only way out.

It is also the last dignity of mortals.

Deep in the alley, Master Huanglong's patience ran out.

This woman is like a stubborn plaster that you can't get rid of.

"You're asking for it!"

"Ray is coming!"

With no restraint, the palm lightning unleashed a wild dance of purple electric snakes, hurtling straight at Ling Qingxuan's face.

There is no way to avoid it.

Ling Qingxuan flipped his wrist, drawing a circle with his sword to block the attack.

Boom!

The lightning was drawn away by the sword energy, deviating by three inches.

It crashed hard into the already loose earthen wall on the left.

The base of the wall cracked and collapsed.

next moment.

A sound more awe-inspiring than thunder and more ruthless than sword energy exploded.

"Awooo—!!!"

It was a series of piercing screams emanating from dozens of voices simultaneously.

Behind the wall was a pigsty.

Dozens of plump, strong, and excessively frightened pigs merged into a foul-smelling mudslide.

They've gone mad.

There was no method, no spirit.

Only a few thousand kilograms of pure fat and the most primal terror.

They roared and poured out of the gap, instantly filling the narrow alley.

The tense atmosphere of the duel between the masters instantly shattered.

"What the hell is that?!"

Just as Huanglong Zhenren was about to give chase, he ran headlong into a black-haired boar.

The pig's eyes were bloodshot, and it let out a loud snort as it charged forward.

boom!

Huanglong Zhenren, a dignified Golden Core cultivator, had his protective spiritual light shaken violently by this brute force, and was thrown into the air in a disheveled state, almost getting stepped on in the face by a pig's trotter.

Ling Qingxuan hovered in mid-air.

Rainwater dripped down the tip of the sword.

She looked down and saw the arrogant Golden Core cultivator below being chased around by a group of pigs.

My mind went completely blank.

A bowl of wontons.

A string of pig intestines.

A group of pigs.

absurd.

It's ridiculous.

Her rigid worldview of cultivation, built up over twenty years, was now like that earthen wall.

It was destroyed by a group of pigs.

……

the other side.

Huanglong Zhenren hovered in mid-air, his Taoist robe stained with mud and his hair disheveled.

He was not angry.

Instead, he stared at the scrambling pigs below, his pupils contracting sharply before erupting in a frenzied realization.

"I see……"

"I have attained enlightenment!"

His finger, pointing at the pigs, was trembling violently.

"This isn't a pig at all!!"

"This is clearly the 'Impure World Chaos Formation'!"

"Using the most filthy creatures of the mortal realm as bait, exploiting the fright and energy surge of these dying beings, they specifically target and destroy the protective spiritual energy of us cultivators!"

"Without using a single ounce of spiritual power, it can precisely calculate the time of the wall's collapse, the direction of the lightning strike, and the pig's route!"

"He's calculated at least thirty layers into the future with this move!"

"This child... is terrifyingly powerful!"

He filled in ten thousand words in his own mind.

An unexpected event was interpreted as a brilliant strategic plan worthy of being recorded in textbooks.

In his mind, Yu Liang's level of danger had directly upgraded from "monster" to "an indescribable monster".

……

Half an hour later.

Outside the town, a mass grave.

Su Xiu found an empty grave that had been dug up by tomb raiders, stuffed Yu Liang inside, and then crawled in herself.

It's eerie and damp here, but safe.

She collapsed onto the muddy ground, and instead of checking her injuries, she frantically reached for the bundle in her arms.

empty.

The place that was once bulging with thousands of taels of silver notes is now just empty air.

"My money..."

Su Xiu's hand froze in mid-air, her face even paler than when she faced the heavenly lightning.

"That's a thousand taels of silver... I've never seen so much money in my entire life..."

She turned to look at the half-dead man beside her, filled with grief and indignation, and pinched his intact right hand hard.

"Yu Liang! You spendthrift! Where's the money?!"

"I threw away my dowry to save your worthless life! If you dare to die, I'll dismantle your skinny frame and sell it for money!"

As she continued to curse, her voice began to tremble with sobs.

She gripped Yu Liang's arm tightly with both hands, her nails almost digging into his flesh. It was her only grasp in the boundless darkness.

But this grip is disappearing.

Yu Liang's body was flashing.

With each flash, his outline became a little more transparent.

Through his chest, one could even see the words on the broken tombstone behind him.

He is disappearing.

Eraseed from this world.

Su Xiu's mouth was agape, and the immense panic felt like a hand gripping her throat, draining her even of the strength to curse.

"Don't leave..." She buried her head in Yu Liang's chest, her voice muffled and stubborn, "You haven't paid back what you owe me yet..."

……

midair.

Master Huanglong took out a communication jade slip.

His fingers moved so fast that his fingertips were trembling.

"Your Highness! We've found them!"

"This child possesses extraordinary talent!"

"With his mortal body, he set up the 'Hundred Pigs Charging Formation,' forcibly forcing back this humble Taoist and the Suspended Mirror Bureau!"

"Such methods are unheard of! This is a blessing for Qingzhou! It is the cornerstone of Your Highness's great cause!"

The jade slip vibrated.

The King of Qingzhou's voice came through, filled with barely concealed urgency.

"A hundred pig formation? Excellent! Well done, Yu Liang!"

"Send the order! Send three more teams of Shadow Guards! Seal off a hundred miles! Bring this prodigy back to me before the Suspended Mirror Bureau! Alive! With utmost respect!"

The light went out.

Master Huanglong put away the jade slip.

The expression of loyalty and integrity on his face instantly crumbled.

Instead, a chilling greed has taken its place.

He stuck out his tongue and licked his chapped lips.

"A prodigy? A cornerstone?"

"Ha... a mere mortal like you, what do you know?"

He turned around, his gaze fixed on the dark mass grave.

"Without using spiritual energy or magical artifacts, it triggers self-destruction by heavenly lightning and a rampage by all beasts..."

"This is by no means wisdom."

"This is the 'Tao'!"

"That kid definitely possesses a living 'Dao Fruit'!"

Huanglong Zhenren's heart pounded wildly.

He was trapped in the late stage of the Golden Elixir realm for a hundred years, and his lifespan was about to end.

This is a godsend!

"The King of Qingzhou desires the entire realm, the Xuanjing Bureau desires the laws..."

He clenched his fingers tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"But what I desire is immortality!"

"Boy, you can't escape. Before handing you over to the prince, I need to extract your soul to see what treasures are hidden beneath your mortal body!"

……

Mass graves, empty tombs.

lifeless.

Yu Liang was awakened by a series of humming and moaning sounds.

My eyelids felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

My vision was blurred for a long time before I could finally focus.

Su Xiu was asleep against the tomb wall, her face covered in two mud stains, her brows furrowed, and she was clutching his clothes tightly in her hand, as if afraid that he would disappear if she let go.

And on the side.

The pink piglet that had followed him all the way was using his hand as a pig's hoof, nudging it with great relish.

Yu Liang was stunned for a long time.

A smile, more painful than a grimace, tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"Goodness."

"The team has grown."

"From the imperial prison to the ruined temple, and then to the mass grave... is this a scheme to bury oneself alive?"

He reviewed the events of the evening.

perfect.

Except for the last part, the environment was a bit unlucky.

The pig riot was caused by a kick he made as he passed by.

A kick that seems insignificant to ordinary people.

But it was the key to victory or defeat in the entire game.

With that kick, he borrowed the power of the cultivators, pushed down the wall, and released a suicide squad that didn't need to be paid.

but……

Yu Liang subconsciously reached into his clothes.

Empty.

That thousand taels of silver note is gone.

"I'm doomed." Yu Liang's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Su Xiu, who was still grinding her teeth in her sleep beside him. "If this girl wakes up, she'll tear me apart!"

He had a child in tow, was penniless, and also owned a pig.

A hellish start.

Just then, the piglet seemed to be starving and bit Yu Liang's almost transparent wrist.

"Hiss—" Yu Liang gasped.

Su Xiu woke up instantly, pounced like a cat with its fur standing on end, and slapped the pig on the head.

"Get out of here! You dead pig!"

As she herded the pigs, she cursed, "These are living dead, their bodies are full of poison! How dare you eat them? Aren't you afraid your intestines will rot!"

After cursing the pig, she turned to glare at Yu Liang, her eyes red-rimmed, but her words were still sharp: "Awake? If you're awake, then hurry up and find a way to earn the money back for me! If you can't find that thousand taels, I'll sell you to a butcher shop to pay off the debt!"

"etc……"

Yu Liang's voice suddenly became shrill and off-key.

He suddenly raised his other hand and grabbed Su Xiu's hand, which was about to push the pig.

Those eyes, which always held a mocking glint in them, were now wide open, staring intently at the pig.

"Don't touch it."

"Are you crazy?" Su Xiu was startled and withdrew her hand in disgust. "It's filthy, that pig was just rooting in the mud..."

"Shut up," Yu Liang interrupted her, his voice trembling.

As the wet pig snout gnawed at it.

A faint, slightly murky, yet undeniably real stream of heat was flowing down his wrist into his withered body.

That's not spiritual energy.

That's... vitality!

It belongs to the most primitive "existence" of flesh and blood beings!

His hand was so transparent it was almost invisible.

A very faint layer of blood-red color appeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although thin.

But that was real meat!

Yu Liang's breathing became rapid, like a drowning person grabbing onto a piece of driftwood.

He always believed that only by disrupting the grand cause and effect, or by seizing the opportunities of immortals and gods, could he fill that bottomless pit.

But he was wrong.

Big mistake!

"Su Xiu..." His voice was hoarse, carrying a sense of trepidation as if he had discovered a new continent.

"What?" Su Xiu rolled her eyes at him, but still leaned closer. "A last burst of energy before death? Say your last words quickly, I don't care about useless nonsense."

Yu Liang slowly raised his head.

An unprecedented light shone in his eyes; the gambler had spotted a chip he absolutely had to win.

He pointed to the piglet that was still foolishly gnawing on his hand, and said, word by word:

"This pig...is a powerful medicine!"

"It can save my life!"