Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

#267 - The Death Trio

After placing three low-grade spirit stones, Li Chengfeng prepared to leave this place.

The old goat was still immersed in his own world, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.

This kind of scene was not uncommon in the cultivation world, and Li Chengfeng was not surprised by it.

However, as he left the Treasure Pavilion, he noticed three mid-stage cultivators secretly following him, all the way to the old goat's shop.

The three men had the same aura, obviously having cultivated the same technique.

Li Chengfeng's divine sense was strong, and he quickly sensed their intentions.

A thought flickered in his mind, guessing that these people might have been informed by the Treasure Pavilion's shopkeeper, or were cultivators specifically waiting near the Treasure Pavilion to tail those who had completed transactions.

Thinking that he was alone and looked like a rogue cultivator, easily becoming a target, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

He didn't plan to make a move here, after all, in Deyun City, the other party wouldn't dare to act rashly.

So, he pretended to stroll around, but in reality, he was collecting some seemingly useless, damaged magical artifacts.

Although these artifacts were damaged, they could be broken down by his blood pool and turned into cultivation resources.

After spending seventy or eighty low-grade spirit stones, Li Chengfeng carefully changed directions several times and headed out of Deyun City.

He mounted his flying sword, his speed not fast, but every step seemed cautious.

He would occasionally stop and pause, using his divine sense to observe the surrounding situation, but all of this was just a disguise.

Sure enough, those three people followed him out of the city.

Finally, two of them dispersed, with one continuing to follow, while the other two likely chose a shortcut or a detour to speed up, intending to intercept him.

Li Chengfeng smiled, the other party was clearly prepared.

But he wasn't afraid, but rather felt that this was a good opportunity to test his spells and combat experience.

He prepared himself, intending to collect some spirit stones along the way, and also wanted to test the extent of his spells.

He knew that he had to practice more in application to become proficient and have boundless power.

So, he quietly waited for the arrival of the other party, preparing to engage in a fierce battle.

After a while, Li Chengfeng felt someone approaching. He looked up and saw a tall, burly man with a sallow complexion and a face full of stubble, his body exuding a monstrous baleful aura and heavy resentment.

The man saw Li Chengfeng standing there motionless and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist actually knew that we, the Three Ghosts of Deyun, were following you, you are quite capable."

Li Chengfeng nodded and calmly replied, "Since you know I'm waiting here, yet you still dare to come over, I wonder what you're relying on?"

The burly man smiled contemptuously and said, "It's obvious you're new here, you don't know the power of us, the Deyun Mountain Ghosts.

Although we are all rogue cultivators, our strength is not weak.

The three of us working together, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would only be courting death in front of us."

As soon as he finished speaking, two more cultivators, a man and a woman, appeared from the other two directions.

The man had a full head of white hair and looked old, probably over a hundred years old, but his eyes were still piercing.

The female cultivator also looked like she was in her twilight years, but her eyes revealed a sharpness that should not be underestimated.

The three of them surrounded Li Chengfeng from three directions.

The old man chuckled and said, "This young man has cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age, he must be a person with great fortune.

Take out whatever good things you have on you, and we can spare your life.

Otherwise, what awaits you will be endless torture."

His eyes were full of cruel killing intent. As rogue cultivators, their hands were stained with the blood of countless cultivators before they could cultivate to their current realm.

Li Chengfeng knew that these three were definitely not good people, but he still remained calm.

He nodded and said, "The three of you are fearless, so at the moment of my death, why not let me die in peace.

Why are you following me? Did someone expose my secret? Is it Guo Yi, the shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion?"

The three looked at each other, not directly answering Li Chengfeng's question, but continued to threaten, "Stop talking nonsense, quickly hand over your treasures, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

Li Chengfeng scrutinized the three, his eyes like torches, instantly discerning everything.

He knew that these three were habitual offenders, and it wasn't shopkeeper Guo Yi who had leaked his whereabouts.

If it was really Guo Yi who had betrayed him, he would definitely punish him severely, but it wasn't, so he chose to let the other party go.

The middle-aged, stubble-faced man grinned and said contemptuously, "Since Fellow Daoist knows that death is inevitable, you should be sensible.

If you don't appreciate our kindness, don't blame us for being impolite."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them tacitly took out a gourd, which was engraved with intricate patterns and was very old.

They gently patted the gourd, and with a buzz, three delicate but terrifying flowers emerged, emitting scorching high temperatures and rushing towards Li Chengfeng.

These three flames were unique, one was extremely hot, with black aura rolling inside; one was like the fire of the sun, rising endlessly, bringing scorching sunlight; and the other was extremely cold, as if from the nether hell, bringing a trace of coldness.

Their trajectories were strange, mutually converting power, forming a fire net, making it impossible for the prey to escape.

The three laughed triumphantly, "We wasted so much time talking to you, just to activate this treasure.

This treasure is no small matter, it is a magical treasure that requires the three of us to work together to activate. Once enveloped by this Female Fire Net, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment peak cultivator will not be able to escape doom and will be reduced to ashes.

And the treasures on your body will become our spoils."

Their smug appearance was on full display.

Li Chengfeng smiled indifferently and said, "You are waiting for time to activate the magic weapon, and I am also waiting for time to arrange my methods."

In fact, while they were chattering, Li Chengfeng had already quietly arranged a teleportation array under their feet.

They were completely unaware, still thinking that they had completely controlled the situation and trapped Li Chengfeng.

However, as Li Chengfeng's mind moved, the teleportation array under the three people's feet suddenly erupted, and a tearing force swallowed them in.

The three screamed, and then entered the teleportation array, feeling dizzy, painful, and unable to resist as they were teleported in front of Li Chengfeng.

Their eyes were sparkling with stars, their brains were dazed, and they completely lost the ability to resist.

Li Chengfeng immediately used the "Drawing Source from the Cauldron" technique, gently patting them on their bodies, three times in a row.

Instantly, their lifespans were reduced by two-tenths, and their life essence gathered in Li Chengfeng's hands. He held it tightly, but found that this life essence could not be stored and would soon dissipate.

He immediately recalled the description in the secret technique. Although that secret technique was somewhat cruel, Li Chengfeng had now gained a glimpse into its secrets.

He quickly used the "Regretless Art", trying to return to two breaths before and kill the enemy with a single blow.

However, this secret technique was not easy to use, requiring extremely high mental control and precise grasp of time.

Li Chengfeng, as a secret art with powerful capabilities, decided to test a secret method.

He knew that the combined lifespan of the three was nearly a hundred years, enough to support one use of the secret method.

If it was not used in time, this power would be wasted.

Therefore, he was determined to try to store the lifespan's formation. Although the cultivation method was difficult to find, the formation seemed more feasible.

He began to operate according to the requirements of the secret method, but found that his mana was being rapidly absorbed like a tide, which shocked him.

It turned out that this secret method not only required a powerful cultivation method, but also the support of lifespan.

Ordinary cultivators who tried it would probably have exhausted their life force.

But Li Chengfeng's mana was unfathomable, ten times that of ordinary cultivators, so he could barely support it.