Seeking Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: From a Low-Ranking Corpse to an Eternal Demon God

Chapter 157 A Friend's Entrustment, Nascent Soul Sea Demon

The Jia family of immortals.

Crimson Flame Peak.

At this moment, Yuan Xiudao lay on the bed, sensing the black smoke and evil energy swirling around his limbs. He continuously mobilized his Foundation Establishment power to suppress the black smoke and evil energy within his body, preventing it from continuing to ravage his body.

Yuan Xiudao never expected that he would be ambushed by a stranger in the Foundation Establishment stage while he was away. If it weren't for the fact that he had a trump card hidden on him to protect him...

They would probably have perished long ago.

Now that we're back on Crimson Flame Peak, we can finally catch our breath within the protective mountain array.

"Was this the work of the Qian family?"

A look of doubt appeared in Yuan Xiudao's eyes. After thinking it over, the only family with whom the Jia family had a grudge was the Qian family. Back then, a member of the Qian family with an earth spirit root died at the hands of the Jia family.

Although nearly a hundred years have passed and the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Jia family who was in charge of this matter has long since perished, the blame naturally falls on the Jia family.

Therefore, in the past year, several young members of the Jia family immortal clan have been killed outside. Without exception, they all encountered tribulations while away from home, and their fates were extremely tragic.

This has led many members of the Jia family to choose to stay in the mountains within the clan's territory, afraid to go out, as the risks are too great, and they could easily perish in some ravine.

Logically speaking, the Qian family is the most likely candidate.

However, it cannot be ruled out that others might also make the move.

"Second-tier antidote!"

"Shops within the market area can be sold off."

"Exchange for the pills as soon as possible."

Yuan Xiudao then spoke up and gave instructions.

These old men from the Jia family are all over a hundred years old, and they are the four most senior members of the Jia family's immortal clan. They are all cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining, and they have all failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, they are all at the top level during the Qi Refining stage.

A cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining could establish a small immortal clan in the outside world. However, even if there were many cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining, they would not be able to take care of a second-tier spiritual vein of a Foundation Establishment immortal clan.

Therefore, when the old men who were at the tenth level of Qi Refining heard Yuan Xiudao's firm voice, they all showed a look of surprise in their eyes and hurriedly nodded respectfully in response.

"Yes, Ancestor."

"We will immediately send a message to our clansmen in the market, instructing them to sell their shops as soon as possible and exchange the spirit stones for second-tier antidote pills."

One of the elderly men, with a full head of white hair, spoke with a firm tone.

This was the first time the elders of the Jia family had seen Yuan Xiudao so weak. If Yuan Xiudao had any instructions, they would have obeyed them immediately.

After all, Yuan Xiudao is now the Foundation Establishment Ancestor who protects their Jia family immortal clan. If something happens to Yuan Xiudao, their Jia family immortal clan will certainly not be able to recover.

Both are linked together.

Upon hearing Old Ancestor Yuan's instructions, they immediately understood that the injuries Old Ancestor had sustained were extremely serious.

"Um."

"The elixir must be delivered within ten days."

Yuan Xiudao sensed that he still had some magic power left in his body. With a thought, he opened his storage bag and two first-grade detoxification pills flew out, which he swallowed in one gulp.

These two first-grade superior detoxification pills have very weak effects, only able to help suppress the symptoms to some extent.

He still had twenty spare antidote pills in his storage bag, enough to last him for another ten days. If he used up all the antidote pills, things would be really bad.

He's very likely to lose his life here.

"I didn't expect this..."

As Yuan Xiudao was filled with emotion.

Sudden.

From outside the cave, a middle-aged man with dark eyebrows hurriedly rushed into the house.

"Ancestor."

"Ancestor."

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator left behind a bottle of pills and departed, saying he was entrusted by a friend."

"This pill seems to be of the second rank."

The middle-aged man, who was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, held the celadon porcelain bottle in both hands, his eyes filled with undisguised excitement.

A second-tier elixir would be enough to cure Old Ancestor Yuan's current condition.

The fact that a Foundation Establishment cultivator would come all the way to deliver a bottle of second-tier pills to their Ancestor Yuan is enough to prove that Ancestor Yuan and the other party have a very close relationship.

"This is?"

"A mid-tier, second-grade antidote!"

"This…"

Yuan Xiudao sat up on the bed and sensed the rampant evil energy around him, which was like sharp swords running through his meridians, causing him extreme pain.

His brows furrowed slightly, but he remained silent.

When Yuan Xiudao opened the porcelain bottle containing the elixir, he sensed the powerful medicinal force of the antidote pill inside, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

This is a mid-grade second-tier detoxification pill. Such a detoxification pill is already difficult to refine among pills of the same grade. It requires at least the level of a high-grade second-tier alchemist to refine it.

Moreover, each one is extremely valuable.

Even if the Jia family immortal clan sold off the shops in that market and added some subsidies from within the clan, they could barely afford to buy second-grade low-level antidote pills, and that would still depend on luck.

If the market guild does not have it, you will have to wait for an alchemist to refine the antidote.

"This is a second-tier antidote pill."

Yuan Xiudao used his detection technique to carefully examine the antidote pill and the porcelain bottle containing it, confirming that it was indeed at the intermediate stage of the second tier.

It wasn't bait set by anyone.

There's nothing wrong with it.

The more genuine the product seemed, the more puzzled Yuan Xiudao became.

It seems that the few Foundation Establishment stage cultivators he knows wouldn't spend a lot of money to buy this second-tier detoxification pill, especially a mid-tier second-tier one.

Entrusted by an old friend?

"Ancestor, this matter is strange."

"This elixir must be confirmed to be non-toxic before it can be taken."

The other elderly men with white hair who practiced Qi cultivation inside the room hurriedly spoke up.

The same applies to the others.

After all, these second-tier detoxification pills were obtained rather easily.

Old Ancestor Yuan arrived halfway through his journey to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Jia family's immortal clan. He knew a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, but most of them were not close friends.

Furthermore, each of them has descendants and relatives; how could they possibly spend a fortune to buy second-tier antidote pills and send them over?

If this pill is poisonous, then even the last glimmer of hope will be gone.

"It has been investigated and confirmed."

Yuan Xiudao said weakly.

Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed the antidote. In an instant, the powerful medicinal power flowed into his eight extraordinary meridians, and the poisonous energy that had been lingering there disappeared as quickly as ice and snow melting away.

It only took a few breaths.

A wisp of grayish-turbid energy emanated from Yuan Xiudao's body. After leaving his body by half a foot, the grayish-turbid energy condensed into gray rusty beads the size of soybeans, which fell to the ground and rolled all over the floor of the room.

When these rusty beads collide, they can even produce a series of metallic clanging sounds.

Yuan Xiudao's originally pale face quickly turned rosy.

"Truly worthy of being a mid-tier second-tier antidote; its efficacy is so strong."

Even its own depleted physical body can be replenished considerably.

Yuan Xiudao felt a sense of relief after sensing that most of the poisonous aura emanating from his body had disappeared.

Immediately, Yuan Xiudao opened his eyes, grabbed the middle-aged man beside him, and then transformed into a streak of light and flew out of the house.

Those who would lend a helping hand at this time must be someone he has some connection with.

It could be entrusted to an old friend.

How many of Yuan Xiudao's old friends were in the Foundation Establishment stage?

There are no other ones besides Fellow Daoist Liu Ya who has already passed away, and Fellow Daoist Er Gou in Shazhou.

Fellow Daoist Er Gou from Shazhou is also in a precarious situation now.

With such a large family needing protection, and with news of his accident so unlikely to reach Shazhou so quickly.

Besides, who else?

"What did the Foundation Establishment cultivator you saw look like?"

"Did you leave any name or name?"

Yuan Xiudao flew to the outside of Crimson Flame Peak and released his divine sense. He did not detect any traces left by other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the vicinity. He couldn't help but look at the Qi Refining cultivator from the Jia family who was being led aside and asked him a question.

"In response to the Ancestor, that Foundation Establishment senior used a concealment technique, and we could only vaguely see a figure, as well as the pressure emanating from him that belonged to a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"Apart from that, I did not see anything else."

The Qi Refining cultivator from the Jia family hurriedly bowed and said, his tone revealing a hint of panic.

"That's enough."

"Since you don't want me to go and search, then so be it!"

"Whoever you are, I, Yuan, thank you."

Afterwards, Yuan Xiudao inquired about the direction the Foundation Establishment cultivator had left in, and then bowed respectfully in that direction.

This second-tier, mid-level antidote pill was a great help to him.

Not only has the second-order poisonous energy in his body been eliminated, but his cultivation has even made some progress.

However, through this incident, Yuan Xiudao also realized that the reason why the other party was able to know his whereabouts so well was not because they had laid an ambush to attack him in advance.

It must be because there is a traitor within the Jia family's immortal clan, and the traitor holds a relatively high position within the clan.

Now that he can control his own life, Yuan Xiudao will naturally be more cautious in the future. Apart from himself, he will not inform anyone in the Jia family of his whereabouts, and from this moment on, he will conduct a major screening of the family members.

Faced with the ambush by Foundation Establishment cultivators, if it weren't for the antidote pill entrusted to him by an old friend, he might have lost his life if he hadn't obtained a second-tier antidote pill within ten days.

They were incredibly ruthless.

They were incredibly ruthless.

...

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now.

Outside Crimson Flame Peak.

Hundreds of miles away, above a cloud of mist, Lin Li stood on a flying boat, continuing to speed towards the Three Immortal Mountains.

Not only Jubao Market, but even Foundation Establishment forces like the Jia family immortal clan in Yunzhou are now being affected by the outside world.

Chaos is rampant.

If he hadn't happened to pass by and seen Yuan Xiudao entangled in second-tier poisonous energy, Yuan Xiudao's chances of survival would have been pitifully low, given the advice of those few Qi Refining stage elders from the Jia family.

As for who poisoned Yuan Xiudao and what other connections they might have, that's beyond Lin Li's knowledge.

His assistance was limited, as he also needed to save his own life.

Only by joining the Xuandu Cave, becoming a disciple of the righteous path of the Xuanmen, and obtaining the cultivation techniques of the Xuandu Cave can one build a foundation for their next life.

And most importantly, this orthodox sect of Xuanmen is located in the spirit realm, and it also has many lineages.

By using this profound cultivation technique to advance, one can better integrate into the spirit realm when ascending to the higher realms in the future.

"Um?"

Just then, Lin Li suddenly sensed that the drop of soul blood of the Black Water Demon King in his sea of ​​consciousness began to tremble without warning.

Bang!

The soul blood, enveloped by the power of devouring spirits, immediately exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

The soul blood of the Blackwater!

At the same time, Lin Li instantly sensed that the connection between him and the Blackwater had been severed.

Blackwater is dead.

The explosion of the soul blood could only mean that Blackwater is now dead.

This is truly unexpected. After all, Blackwater was protected by a Nascent Soul stage demon king, so how could he have perished? Could it be that the sea monsters and humans of the Eastern Sea Kingdom's cultivation world have started a war?

At the same time, the blood mist in the sea of ​​consciousness seemed to be imbued with life, and the mist pieced together to form a scarlet eye. That eye had a snake-like vertical pupil, staring straight at the forest of divine souls in the sea of ​​consciousness.

"interesting."

"A terrestrial demon in the Foundation Establishment stage can actually wield the power of a Golden Core cultivator."

"What kind of freak are you?"

"I will definitely capture you and study you."

From the single crimson eye enveloped by the power of devouring spirits, a deep, hoarse old man's voice suddenly rang out.

Swish!

When Lin Li heard the voice coming from those cold snake eyes, he immediately felt a chill run down his spine. The owner of those vertical pupils was very likely a Nascent Soul stage sea monster. To be targeted by such an old monster.

But no one would feel good about it.

"break!"

At this moment, Lin Li quickly formed a hand seal, and the power of devouring spirits rushed towards the snake-eyed one-eyed creature. The power on the snake-eyed one-eyed creature began to be rapidly devoured by the power of devouring spirits, and in the blink of an eye, only a few breaths had passed.

The power in the snake's eyes was almost completely devoured.

Just after the last bit of soul blood power was completely consumed, a semi-transparent blood-colored rune appeared out of thin air within Lin Li's sea of ​​consciousness.

The rune resembled a red serpent, silently floating in the sea of ​​consciousness.

When Lin Li controlled the Devouring Spirit Power to rush straight towards the rune, the Devouring Spirit Power seemed to miss its target, unable to perceive the true form of the snake rune at all, as if it were just a phantom.

"Oh no."

Lin Li's heart skipped a beat.

Those Nascent Soul stage monsters are indeed not easy to deal with.

The snake talisman in his mind must be related to location, but the only good news now is that he is no longer in the territory of Dongming Kingdom, but has run to Yunzhou in Nanyue Kingdom.

If Lin Li's speculation is correct, does that mean a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Eastern Sea Kingdom would have to enter the Southern Yue Kingdom's territory to capture him?

However, even if they can't be caught in the short term, who knows what might happen if it takes too long.

The best course of action now is to find Lin Chuan of Xuandu Cave as soon as possible and have him become a disciple of Xuandu Cave. Lin Chuan will surely have a way to erase the snake talisman mark in his sea of ​​consciousness.