Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

In a short span of time, the initial ease and confident control of the situation displayed by Dharma Master Yanshan vanished completely, replaced by extreme inner fear.

This was the fear brought about by the unknown.

The situation before him was completely beyond his expectations and imagination.

Clearly, he was facing a young martial artist at most at the Second Level of the Acquired Realm, yet in the blink of an eye, he had revealed the terrifying divine sense that only "Yin Spirit Realm experts" possessed.

This scene was too unexpected and too shocking.

"Stop putting on airs, you little bastard!"

Dharma Master Yanshan was shaken, but he wasn't someone easily intimidated. Hatred flared in his heart, and he bit his finger, sucking the blood. He then made a hand seal and spat a mouthful of blood onto the black flag magical artifact in his hand.

"Heavenly Spirit, Earthly Spirit, Water Spirit, Fire Spirit, I possess divine soldiers, displaying power and prestige, hasten as the law commands!"

Blood mist erupted.

After being nourished by the blood mist, the black flag emitted an eerie red glow.

Even more strangely, the troops instantly became frenzied and violent, with specks of red light appearing within the rolling Yin winds and black energy.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The troops, wielding weapons, ignored the rolling thunder and charged towards Qiu Zhen, shouting.

"Zzzzz..."

Qiu Zhen possessed thunder techniques and wasn't just putting on a show. Seeing the troops charging at him, his expression remained unchanged. He pulled out a large bundle of [Thunder Talismans] he had prepared in advance from his sleeve.

The large bundle of Thunder Talismans flew out.

Under the urging of his divine sense, the Thunder Talismans activated instantly.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo..."

Qiu Zhen's body flickered with lightning. One after another, [Thunder Talismans] flew out from his body, transforming into bolts of lightning that shot out in all directions.

Electric light flashed, and lightning arcs tore through the air.

The talismans were the most basic "Thunder Character Talismans" among Thunder Law talismans.

However, Qiu Zhen cultivated the orthodox Daoist Thunder Law profound art [Qingwei Danjue]. Written with the divine sense of a "Yin Spirit", the power of ordinary [Thunder Talismans] was quite considerable.

Moreover, Thunder Law was inherently the most effective against Yin, evil, and ghostly creatures.

As long as the lightning arcs unleashed by the [Thunder Talismans] struck the troops, they would immediately collapse and transform into rolling Yin energy.

The attack was effective and incredibly powerful.

However, driven by Dharma Master Yanshan's sinister magic power, the troops had lost their minds, becoming fearless of death. Even if their companions fell, the troops behind them showed no fear and continued to charge forward.

"You still dare to come!"

Qiu Zhen wasn't afraid either.

In recent days, he had practiced writing talismans and had accumulated quite a few Thunder Talismans.

Immediately, he took out another stack of Thunder Talismans from his sleeve.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo..."

"Boom, boom, boom!"

One explosion after another rose and fell, snapping trees in the forest, scattering boulders, creating a scene of utter devastation.

Under the Thunder Talisman bombardment, in just a few dozen breaths, the scene of rolling Yin energy and dense troops in the forest was gone.

Even the barrier around the altar had long been blasted to pieces, and Dharma Master Yanshan himself had been struck by lightning and lay collapsed on the ground.

"What a waste."

Qiu Zhen felt that most of the divine sense in his body had been consumed, and he secretly reflected on his actions.

As a novice in combat, the biggest flaw was his lack of control.

This time, under the siege of the group of ghosts, the number of Thunder Talismans he unleashed was a bit too much. Hundreds of talismans were thrown out, and the effect was immediate. The Thunder Talismans swept the ground, blasting the troops to pieces and leaving the evil cultivator lying on the ground, displaying complete dominance.

The demeanor of a Yin Spirit Realm expert was undoubtedly revealed.

However, the only drawback was the enormous consumption of divine sense. Consuming most of his divine sense was a major taboo in combat.

With this experience, next time, he still had to use his Nascent Soul Dharma Body to deduce in advance and consume less divine sense.

Qiu Zhen secretly reflected on his actions, but Dharma Master Yanshan, who was performing the ritual on the altar, looked pale and as if his parents had died.

"Glug... Glug!"

"Y-You... Which old monster's possessing you!?"

On the altar, Dharma Master Yanshan's voice became hoarse, and his heart was filled with bitterness.

An old monster pretending to be weak to trick others?

Rumor had it that highly skilled immortal cultivators with powerful Yin Spirits, once their lifespan was exhausted or their physical body was accidentally destroyed, could use the divine ability of "Possession" to find pregnant women to be reborn as babies, or to seize control of others' bodies and be reborn.

In a sense, cultivating to this level had already surpassed the limitations of lifespan, making them true ancient figures.

However, such old monster experts were rarely seen, and ordinary people would never encounter them.

He never expected to encounter one today.

"You're worthy to know my name!?"

Qiu Zhen followed the other party's thoughts, playing the role of a big shot, with an arrogant expression and an imperious tone:

"I ask you, what is the treasure hidden in the fish's belly that you seek?"

Dharma Master Yanshan originally looked desperate, but upon hearing these words, he seemed to have thought of something and quickly said:

"Senior, this item is an unparalleled immortal opportunity. I am willing to offer it up and beg Senior for mercy!"

It really worked.

Qiu Zhen's heart stirred, but his face remained expressionless:

"Speak."

Dharma Master Yanshan quickly said:

"Junior knows a Daoist friend named Hermit Shilin. He became possessed by evil six months ago and was subsequently exterminated by the government. This matter was nothing, but what no one expected was that after Shilin became a demonic evil, he, who hadn't even established the Foundation Establishment before entering the demonic state, experienced a rapid increase in strength in just a few months, continuously surpassing levels and stepping half a foot into the Martial Dao Grandmaster realm, causing heavy casualties to the Demon Suppression Division."

"Think about it, what a great immortal opportunity this is. Daoist friend Shilin left me a letter before he became a demon, revealing the news of this opportunity."

After saying that, Dharma Master Yanshan, lying on the ground, took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve and handed it over.

"Bai Shu, go get it."

Upon hearing this, the little fox transformed into a gust of wind, rushing towards Dharma Master Yanshan and reaching out its paw to take the cloth.

However, before the little fox could reach out its paw, a thin stream of blood light flew out from the cloth.

"Shoo!"

The blood light ignored Bai Shu and headed towards Qiu Zhen.

"A desperate struggle!"

Qiu Zhen's combat experience wasn't as good as the old veteran, but he was meticulous and had anticipated that the other party would counterattack. He was prepared and dodged to the side.

The red light brushed past his body.

If it were an ordinary hidden weapon, this attack would have probably missed.

However, a strange scene occurred.

The red light actually turned around, changed direction, and intensified, stabbing towards Qiu Zhen again at an extremely terrifying speed.

"A magical artifact..."

Qiu Zhen was somewhat surprised.

Acquired Realm immortal cultivators who cultivated their divine souls to a certain level could indeed move objects, but the speed was very slow. It could be used for laziness, but using it to defend against enemies would be a laughingstock.

Even if Qiu Zhen cultivated to the Yin Spirit Realm and used his divine sense to move objects for attack, the speed and power would be very average, making it difficult to use in actual combat.

The red light in front of him was clearly not an ordinary hidden weapon but a powerful magical artifact.

"Boom!"

In the crisis of life and death, Qiu Zhen's muscles instantly erupted, and his entire body took off from the ground, barely dodging the red light's "returning spear."

Immediately after, Qiu Zhen pointed his finger.

"Pa!"

Thunder light flashed, and golden light bloomed!

The [Golden Light Thunder Talisman] transformed into a zigzag-shaped giant lightning arc, blasting onto the "red light."

"Ah..."

The power of high-level Thunder Law was astonishing. Under the bombardment of the [Golden Light Thunder Talisman], the red light emitted Dharma Master Yanshan's old and miserable scream.

The scream was very short and fleeting.

"Ding..."

Immediately after, the red light fell straight to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

On the other side, the old Daoist Yanshan on the altar also lowered his head, falling in front of the altar, without any "life" left in him.

"Fortunately, I cultivated the [Xun Wind Immortal Deer Tendon] in advance, otherwise, it would have been difficult to avoid that attack just now."

Qiu Zhen felt fortunate in his heart.

He deserved to be an old veteran, with many tricks and schemes. Without some ability, it would have been difficult to take him down.

"Awoo, awoo, awoo..."

Bai Shu, holding the cloth in its mouth and a red light in its claws, rushed towards Qiu Zhen excitedly.

"You're quite clever."

Qiu Zhen was pleased to see Bai Shu picking up the red light magical artifact and was looking forward to taking it and playing with it. However, he sensed something and glanced into the distance.

Immediately, his expression changed slightly.

"Someone's coming this way!"