Chapter 142: Easily Killed, Breakthrough Pill

The black-robed cultivator, although his body was strong, his cultivation was still shallow and he was only in the initial stage of foundation building.

Ji Chang had the Phantom Scale Gu in his hand, and with two iron corpses beside him, it would be easy for him to take his life.

However, the female cultivator in white robe was a tricky person.

Her cultivation has reached the middle stage of foundation building, and her magic power is much higher than Ji Chang's.

Although Ji Chang's Illusion Scale Gu is magical, its grade is only the lower second grade. It is not easy to completely absorb her into the illusion.

If Ji Chang rashly attacks the black-robed cultivator, the white-robed female cultivator will definitely come to the rescue and help her companion break free from the constraints of the illusion.

By then, Ji Chang's Illusion Scale Gu would be fully exposed, and it would be extremely difficult to subdue the two of them by surprise.

What's more, this female cultivator in white robe has superb magical skills. If she is not dealt with first, she will become a serious threat.

Seeing Ji Chang rushing towards her, the white-robed female cultivator remained unmoved.

She clasped her hands together and muttered something. In an instant, yellow sand rose from her body and transformed into a giant hand that held up the sky and grabbed Ji Chang in mid-air.

Ji Chang's figure flashed, and purple smoke spread around him. He easily avoided the capture of the giant hand.

The second-level escape technique he practiced, the Poisonous Mist Escape, had already been perfected, and his movements were erratic and unpredictable.

Although the white-robed female cultivator had superb magical skills, she was helpless in the face of Ji Chang's escape technique.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ji Chang activated the Illusion Scale Gu, and an invisible illusion force quietly spread out, tightly binding the mind of the white-robed female cultivator like a spider web.

At the same time, the purple blade in his hand suddenly came out of its sheath, transforming into seven sharp purple lights, and slashed towards the white-robed female cultivator with a whistling sound.

This Zi Li Blade is a second-level mid-grade magical weapon. It is extremely sharp and has been tempered by Ji Chang with his unique poison method. Its power is strong enough to make people tremble with fear.

The white-robed female cultivator was already uneasy due to the interference of the illusionary power. At this moment, she saw the purple blade coming through the air, and she was immediately flustered and put at a disadvantage.

Although she cast spells to resist repeatedly, she was defeated by Ji Chang's magic weapon.

The black-robed cultivator in the distance was horrified upon seeing this. He roared angrily, trying to break free from the entanglement of the two iron corpses and come to the rescue.

However, after many years of sacrifice and training by Ji Chang, the two iron corpses are so powerful that they cannot be underestimated. One of them has even reached the middle grade of the second stage. Even if they encounter a physical cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, they are not afraid at all.

Although the black-robed cultivator had a strong physique, he was unable to escape from the siege of the two iron corpses.

As a result, the situation on the entire battlefield completely tilted to Ji Chang's side.

The second-grade intermediate-grade poisonous corpse, which Ji Chang regarded as his trump card, had already put the two men in a desperate situation before it even appeared.

The black-robed cultivator saw the white-robed female cultivator in danger, and his heart burned with anxiety. He shouted in a hurry:

"Master Han Dan, I beg you to show mercy and spare our lives! I am willing to give up everything I have, just to save our lives!"

When Ji Chang heard this, he sneered in his heart.

Let you go?

Spare your lives? You wanted to kill me before, but now you come to beg for mercy. Isn't this a huge joke?

From what he said, I knew my identity and he must have been eyeing me for a long time.

What's more, these two people have seen me using the corpse refining technique. If I let them go, wouldn't the fact that I am carrying the Huangquan Sect's inheritance be exposed?
It wouldn't have been a big deal in the past.

Now the Huangquan Sect is trying to conquer the Shiwan Mountains, and the Jindan Elder is about to come to Zheng State.
If I expose the inheritance of Huangquan Sect at this time, it will definitely attract the attention of others and cause unnecessary trouble.

Although Ji Chang had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he showed no expression on his face. His attacks became more and more fierce, and every move was deadly.

In an instant, the protective spiritual light on the right arm of the white-robed female cultivator shattered, and the purple blade left two wounds on her arm that were deep enough to see the bone.

Poisonous gas lingered around the wound. The white-robed female cultivator groaned in pain, and her face beneath the mask grew paler.

Upon seeing this, the black-robed cultivator felt disheartened and his face turned pale.

He knew very well that the situation today was one of life and death and there was no way to escape.

However, he still refused to give in and continued to beg, "Senior Han, we know we are wrong. Please spare our lives! We are willing to serve you even if it means death!"

When Ji Chang heard this, the sneer on his face became even more intense.

He was clear in his mind and knew that these two people were cruel and ruthless. If he let them go today, he would be retaliated against in the future.

Thinking of this, the purple blade in his hand suddenly split into countless purple lights, covering the white-robed female cultivator like a net.

In this purple light, there are real and unreal things, and many illusions, making it difficult to grasp.

She was caught in a dilemma and tried her best to resist, but she was still surrounded by danger and her life was at stake.

The black-robed cultivator witnessed all this and felt even more desperate.

He knew that he was powerless to save the situation and could only watch his companions struggle under Ji Chang's attack.

Regret and unwillingness surged in my heart, but everything was irreversible.

"Run!" The white-robed female cultivator suddenly transmitted a message to the black-robed cultivator, her tone full of determination.

When the black-robed cultivator heard the words of the white-robed female cultivator, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

He knew that the white-robed female cultivator was using her own life to buy him a glimmer of hope.

However, how could he bear to abandon her and escape alone?

At this critical moment, the black-robed cultivator suddenly made a decision.

He struggled to fight off an attacking iron corpse, then took a deep breath, turned around and fled into the distance.

When the white-robed female cultivator saw this, a hint of relief flashed in her eyes.

She knew that the black-robed cultivator had finally made the right choice.

However, she did not give up resistance, but tried her best to deal with Ji Chang, intending to tie Ji Chang down here and give her companions a chance to escape.

Ji Chang looked at the receding figure of the black-robed cultivator and a scornful smile appeared on his face.

He was not in a hurry to chase after her, but continued to concentrate on dealing with the white-robed female cultivator.

However, at this moment, the Phantom Scale Gu in Ji Chang's hand changed its target and attacked the black-robed cultivator.

In an instant, the white-robed female cultivator was shocked to see that the black-robed cultivator paused, as if restrained by an invisible force, suspended in mid-air, unable to move at all.

At the same time, two iron corpses approached as fast as lightning. One of the iron corpses suddenly stretched out its iron palm and pierced through the chest of the black-robed cultivator without mercy.

The black-robed cultivator's eyes widened into a state of disbelief, fear and deep reluctance.

He opened his mouth weakly, as if he wanted to shout, but in the end he couldn't even utter a faint moan.

Then, his body fell weakly toward the ground like a kite with a broken string, raising a cloud of dust.

When the white-robed female cultivator saw this tragic scene, she felt an indescribable mixture of grief and anger in her heart.

Her eyes were red as she stared at Ji Chang fiercely, as if she wanted to tear him into pieces to vent her hatred.

"Han Lin! You evil villain! I will fight you to the death today!" The white-robed female cultivator roared, her body suddenly violently moved, and rushed towards Ji Chang.

Ji Chang, however, remained calm, still wearing that contemptuous smile, and uttered a few words softly: "The thief cries thief, how ridiculous."

His body did not move at all, but the purple blade in the air flew out again, transforming into seven extremely sharp purple rays, attacking the white-robed female cultivator at lightning speed.

Although the white-robed female cultivator tried her best, her mind was in great chaos at the moment, and the protective spiritual light was dim. How could she withstand Ji Chang's fatal blow?
Only a few muffled "puff" sounds were heard, and seven purple rays of light effortlessly penetrated the protective aura of the white-robed female cultivator and pierced through her body.

The female cultivator in white robe froze, her expression frozen, and she looked down.

She saw seven fist-sized holes on her chest, and blood was flowing out of the wounds, staining her white robe red.

"You..." She raised her head with difficulty and glared at Ji Chang, her eyes filled with endless resentment and unwillingness.

However, her body was no longer able to support itself and fell to the ground like a fallen leaf, eventually landing heavily in the dust, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Ji Chang's mind moved, and he drove the two iron corpses to pick up the storage magic tools left behind by the two men.

After a careful investigation and confirmation that there was no means left on it, Ji Chang put these storage magic tools into his pocket.

Afterwards, Ji Chang collected the bodies of the two men.

The bodies of these two people are well preserved and can be used for corpse refining.

Especially the body of the black-robed cultivator, whose body is strong because of his practice of body refining techniques.

Even though he was only at the initial stage of foundation building, his body was strong enough to be refined into a second-level mid-grade corpse.

In addition, Ji Chang also noticed the masks worn on the faces of the two people.

This mask is a second-level soul magic weapon that has the magical effect of blocking spiritual detection.

Both of these magical instruments are of mid-grade second-level quality. If worn on the body, even a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building would find it difficult to detect them with their spiritual sense.

However, for Ji Chang, these two magical weapons are better than nothing and are not necessary.

Because he had successfully cultivated the second-order breath-concealing spell to the minor success stage, with the power of the spell alone, he could easily avoid the spiritual sense of a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building.

After tidying up properly, Ji Chang continued to head towards Xiaodan Mountain.

Half a month later, Ji Chang finally arrived at Xiaodan Mountain.

However, as soon as he stepped into this familiar land, he noticed something strange.

Compared with the lively and grand occasions of previous years when alchemists gathered in large numbers, there were surprisingly few alchemists attending the Danshan gathering this time.

"Friend Huo is right."

As per custom, he settled down in the mansion specially prepared by the Sun family for the Danshan Association's alchemists.

Although this mansion is not luxurious, it exudes an air of elegance, which is quite consistent with the identity of an alchemist.

Moreover, the house is surrounded by spiritual veins and filled with spiritual energy, reaching the level of a second-level spiritual vein.

After settling down, Ji Chang did not go out immediately, but chose to practice quietly in the mansion, waiting for the right opportunity.

A few days later, when the alchemists who came to attend this year's Danshan gathering arrived one after another, Ji Chang decided to visit an old friend.

This old friend was a second-rank mid-grade alchemist, his surname was Lu, and he was called Master Lu, and he had always been friends with Ji Chang.

Ji Chang came to Master Lu Dan's residence and gently knocked on the door.

After a while, the door of the mansion slowly opened, and a young monk in white came out.

"Brother Han, how are you?" When Master Lu Dan saw Ji Chang, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"Brother Lu, long time no see." Ji Chang bowed and returned the greeting, "I came to bother you this time because I have a favor to ask of you."

After the two sat down, they talked while drinking tea, and Ji Chang told him what he wanted.

"Brother Lu, I want a realm-breaking elixir that can help me break through to the middle stage of foundation building. I wonder if Brother Lu is willing to refine it for me?"

"Middle stage of foundation building?" Master Lu was slightly startled when he heard this, then nodded solemnly, "This matter is of great importance. Have you prepared all the spiritual medicines you need?"

"Everything is ready." Ji Chang said, and took out jade boxes from the storage bag and placed them on the table.

"These are all the spiritual medicines needed to refine the elixir, including the main medicine, the Hundred-Leaf Ganoderma Lucidum."

Master Lu Dan opened the jade boxes one by one and examined them, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Brother Han is indeed well prepared. With these spiritual medicines, I am confident that I can make elixirs for Brother Han before the gathering begins."

"That's great!" Ji Chang was overjoyed when he heard that. "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Lu."

"Don't worry, Brother Han." Master Lu Dan patted his chest and assured.

In the following days, Ji Chang stayed in Master Lu's mansion, waiting for the day when the elixir would be refined.

During this period, the two often exchanged their thoughts and experiences on alchemy, and both benefited greatly from mutual inspiration.

Half a month later, Master Lu finally refined the realm-breaking elixir.

He carefully handed the pill to Ji Chang, his face full of fatigue but unable to hide his joy.

When Ji Chang took the pill, he smelled a strong medicinal fragrance coming from his nose, refreshing his heart.

He carefully looked at the pill in his hand and saw that it was bright in color and had clear texture, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Brother Lu, I am so grateful!" Ji Chang bowed deeply, his gratitude overflowing with words, "If you need me in the future, Han Lin will do his best to help you!"

"Brother Han, you are too polite." Master Lu Dan helped Ji Chang up and said with a smile, "Why do we have to be so polite to each other?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"Oh, by the way," Master Lu Dan suddenly remembered something, "There will be a trade fair tonight. Brother Han, are you interested in going with us?"

"Trade fair?" Ji Chang was stunned, with a look of confusion on his face.

"I heard that there are too few alchemists participating in the Danshan Fair in recent years. Hasn't the fair been discontinued?"

"Also, in previous years, the trade fair was held the night before the rally began. Why was it held earlier this year?"

Master Lu Dan shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Han, you don't know something."

"I'm not talking about the trade fair within our Danshan Association, but the trade fair held by the Sun family."

"This trade fair is huge. Not only are we the alchemists who are here to participate, but also the Sun family of Jizhou and many cultivators from Jizhou are here to participate."

“I believe that there will be all kinds of rare treasures and spiritual medicine materials at the trade fair, which will surely open Brother Han’s eyes.”

Ji Chang was immediately interested when he heard this, and said with a smile: "How can I miss such a grand event? Of course I have to join in the fun."

"Haha, I knew Brother Han wouldn't miss such a good opportunity." Master Lu Dan said with a smile, "Then let's go together!"

(End of this chapter)