Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

"Traitor Ji Boying, secretly colluding with Dao Xuanzong, tampered with and killed our fellow cultivators in the formation!"

"Now, following the order from the main hall, we shall exterminate this traitor!"

"Anyone who can kill Ji Boying will be rewarded with precious spiritual treasures or equivalent valuable treasures!"

"Those who report the whereabouts of this traitor will be rewarded with a thousand high-grade spiritual stones..."

After several hours, until the break of dawn in the east.

Within Qiandao Lake, the calls to exterminate Ji Boying echoed one after another.

On Da Yu Island, on a certain mountain.

Jiang Muniang and Qi Yan stood side by side, overlooking the islands hidden beneath the thin mist.

"I never expected Mr. Ji and Fellow Daoist Su to protect us in this way..." Jiang Muniang sighed softly, transmitting her voice to Qi Yan.

"We only have three days. No matter what, we cannot let Mr. Ji and Fellow Daoist Su's efforts go to waste."

Qi Yan replied in a deep voice, "However, our priority now is to find another opportunity to get rid of the two Gold Core cultivators from the Demon Temple."

"Or... find a place where no one is around and kill them on the spot!"

Jiang Muniang discreetly glanced at the two people from the Demon Temple, hesitated for a moment, and responded, "These two are only in the early stage of Gold Core, so it might be worth a try!"

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At the same time, above an unknown body of water in Qiandao Lake.

A streak of green light swiftly flew by.

Dozens of figures closely pursued behind.

Since publicly revealing himself as a righteous cultivator and protecting Qi Yan and the others during their retreat, Ji Boying had not been spared from being hunted for a moment.

Although he had also killed many demonic cultivators along the way...

These people had become completely bloodthirsty, attacking him like mad dogs whenever they saw him, whether it was in Qiandao Lake or the Demon Temple.

There were even a few occasions when two groups accidentally met due to Ji Boying's deliberate calculations.

He had expected that enemies meeting would result in intense hostility, at the very least a dog-eat-dog situation, or make the other party suffer.

But to his surprise, the two groups immediately reached an unexpected consensus upon meeting, without even exchanging words. They directly turned their hostility towards Ji Boying, the common enemy.

Ji Boying couldn't understand what kind of hatred existed between the righteous and demonic cultivators to cause such a result.

Swoosh, swoosh...

Just as Ji Boying was thinking about how to get rid of these persistent pursuers, a group of Gold Core demonic cultivators flew towards him not far ahead.

At the moment they met, the opponents immediately unleashed several magical attacks, aiming at Ji Boying.

With a cold snort, Ji Boying dodged several attacks and quickly drew with his Thunder Pen, instantly completing a simplified version of the Five Thunder Talisman, which he threw at the incoming group.

However...

Just as he was about to use the runic attack to forcefully tear open an escape route, an aura far surpassing that of ordinary cultivators instantly enveloped him.

"The criminal Ji Boying has entered the Old Ancestor's killing formation. Everyone... kill him with me!"

An extremely icy shout suddenly resounded through the heavens and earth.

Immediately after, Ji Boying saw the surrounding void distort rapidly.

Before long...

Gold Core peak demonic cultivators surrounded him in a peculiar formation.

In addition, between these Gold Core demonic cultivators, there were interweaving streams of dark purple light, eventually forming a huge spherical net.

As soon as this spherical net fully formed, the spiritual energy in the surroundings seemed to be frightened, dispersing almost in the blink of an eye!

And within the entire spherical space, it became a vacuum zone where no spiritual energy circulated!

"These demonic cultivators are going to extreme lengths to kill you."

Su Ling's finger lightly traced in the air, seeing no response, couldn't help but transmit a message with a smile:

"With this Spirit-Extinguishing Formation, your ability to inscribe symbols in mid-air is completely useless."

"Even... those already inscribed symbols have become useless pieces of paper because they lack spiritual energy activation."

Ji Boying simply put away the symbol pen into his storage ring.

If even Su Ling couldn't inscribe symbols, then he definitely couldn't either.

"Su Fellow Daoist, in this special situation, can I use my Body Refining cultivation?"

"Of course... not!"

"Hmm?!"

Ji Boying looked at Su Ling with some confusion, only to see her smile gently as her ethereal voice slowly echoed in his mind...

"Since this assessment is meant to hone your symbol mastery, naturally you should fully utilize your symbol skills. If you encounter difficulties, using Body Refining cultivation or other means would render this assessment meaningless."

"However, considering that you are encountering this situation for the first time, I can give you a demonstration first."

As her voice fell...

Su Ling slightly pricked her fingertip, conjuring a drop of blood, and quickly traced in the void.

Before long...

A simplified version of the Geng Metal Calamity Thunder derived symbol, composed of eight layers of Five Elements Thunder Spiritual Patterns, was completed.

She then bent her finger slightly and pointed at the group of pursuing disciples from the Heaven Demon Sect.

In an instant, the Thunder Symbol shot out.

Shortly after, it exploded among the crowd, and in the blink of an eye, several Gold Core cultivators fell to their deaths on the spot.

Seeing this scene, Ji Boying couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Wasn't there no spiritual energy?!

How did she do this?!

Even if she used her own blood as a catalyst to form a spiritual symbol, without spiritual energy activation, the symbol would be as useless as a dud.

Not only Ji Boying, even the group of demonic cultivators who were using the Spirit-Extinguishing Formation were now filled with shock.

Especially the peak Gold Core cultivator in charge of the formation, upon seeing the Thunder Symbol inscribed by Su Ling explode, it was as if he had seen a ghost.

But soon, the astonishment on his face was replaced by fear.

Although the Spirit-Extinguishing Formation could isolate all spiritual energy within the formation area, the formation itself was extremely fragile.

If the Thunder Symbol from earlier hadn't been used against the disciples from the Heaven Demon Sect, but instead landed directly on the formation barrier, the Spirit-Extinguishing Formation would have been broken.

With this in mind, the peak Gold Core demonic cultivator immediately ordered everyone to take advantage of this opening and launch an attack on Ji Boying and Su Ling.

Before long, this group of demonic cultivators, wielding their treasures, charged straight towards the two of them!

However...

Just as they were about to reach them, a barrier suddenly rose up in front of Su Ling, isolating them from the outside.

Moreover...

No matter how they attacked, they couldn't shake the barrier in the slightest.

Su Ling wiped away the trace of blood on her fingertip, then looked at Ji Boying beside her and said:

"I have already demonstrated twice. As for the essence and core, it's up to Fellow Daoist Ji to comprehend it himself."

"Although this barrier can support for about fifteen minutes, if... we stay in one place for a long time, it will inevitably attract more demonic cultivators, even the encirclement and killing of Nascent Soul cultivators."

"If that happens, even if I were to set up a higher-level formation or use more sophisticated means, I'm afraid I can only sigh in despair."

"So, Fellow Daoist Ji, it's best to make good use of your time."

Upon hearing this, Ji Boying's face showed a solemn expression.

He didn't ask anything more. If Su Ling was willing to say, she would have already told him. Why wait for him to ask?

With this in mind, Ji Boying once again took out the Heavenly Thunder Pen, using his own blood as a catalyst, and began to inscribe symbols in the void...