Longevity: Starting From Getting Down The Mountain And Marrying A Wife

There are experts in Foundation Building accompanying, so there is no need to stay overnight in the villages along the way.

Just change horses and travel day and night.

By the afternoon of the second day, they had already covered more than half of the distance.

However, Zhong Yan's heart became more and more uneasy because he was following a Foundation Building cultivator, who was an elder from the Enforcement Hall of the Fire Cloud Sect named Zhong Yan.

Lin Zhengping said that they were going to Qingyang City together.

But what could be so important in Qingyang City that would require the presence of an elder from the Enforcement Hall?

The only major event that had happened in the city recently was his conflict with Xue Shanhuzi, which had nothing to do with the Enforcement Hall and was not on the same level.

And also...

Zhong Yan suspected that Song Yunhui had come for the incident of "killing the attendant mage"!

That Qi Refining cultivator who was killed was probably someone with a special background in the Fire Cloud Sect, which is why the elder from the Enforcement Hall was sent to investigate.

The "Sword Condensation Technique" also served as evidence. Qi Refining cultivators generally don't carry their cultivation techniques with them, so the possibility of it coming from a background relationship is greater than it being obtained by chance.

In addition...

Attendant mages have always been the ones who come from the imperial court and sect families to gain experience. How could Qin Ben easily destroy the rules?

That imperial decree was just a smokescreen.

"Those who often walk by the river will inevitably get their shoes wet..."

Zhong Yan tightened his lips and kept thinking about countermeasures along the way.

From the current situation, the list of attendant mages submitted by Qin Ben should not have reached the capital yet, or if it has, it hasn't reached the relevant people.

Otherwise, he and Bai Siyuan, as the beneficiaries, would inevitably be questioned.

And if it really is as speculated, the only possible way out would be to run away as soon as they separate after entering the city.

In the face of absolute strength, mid to late Foundation Building cultivators are weak against any number of conspiracies.

Zhong Yan didn't expect Qin Ben to keep his mouth shut under extreme pressure.

As he was thinking...

Song Yunhui suddenly looked over and asked, "Do you know Xu Ding'an?"

Damn it!

Zhong Yan's heart trembled, instinctively tightened the reins, his face showing a hint of surprise, and then said, "Returning to Elder Song, I don't know him personally, but I have heard of Senior Brother Xu's name. Last year, several senior brothers went to Qingyang City to inquire about Senior Brother Xu's whereabouts."

Song Yunhui looked ahead and didn't say anything more.

Zhong Yan's palms were sweating. If it weren't for riding a horse, he would probably have been seen through by the other party.

So it was for Xu Ding'an!

The matter that had been left unresolved was brought up again, most likely because the matter of the "Heavenly Spirit Root" had been exposed.

This matter is much bigger than the attendant mage. If Fire Cloud Sect really knows about the existence of the Heavenly Spirit Root, they will definitely investigate it thoroughly.

Zhong Yan cursed inwardly. Li Henian must have overlooked some detail.

After thinking quickly, Zhong Yan spoke tentatively, "If Elder Song has any tasks, Zhong Yan is willing to assist you in any way."

Song Yunhui didn't answer, raised his eyebrows, and slowed down his pace.

Then, with a loud bang, figures emerged from the ground.

Followed by a rush of shouts and screams, coming from the maple forest on the left.

Zhong Yan and the other five stopped their horses, looked around, and saw about fifty to sixty people surrounding them from all directions, each wearing a masked face, forming a circle around the five of them.

Ma Zhida chuckled, "There really are people who aren't afraid of death."

Li Shangwen was both nervous and excited, tightly gripping a dagger in his right hand, "Uncle, you really are a genius at handling things!"

Zhong Yan felt the fluctuations of spiritual energy from the seven people, but couldn't see their cultivation levels. The remaining fifty or so people were warriors, holding various weapons.

"If you know what's good for you, leave behind your storage bags and spare your lives!"

The leader, a man in a green robe wearing a wolf-faced mask, stood on a flying sword suspended in the air, his voice echoing in all directions.

Zhong Yan turned his head and smiled, "Thank you, Elder Song."

"Charge!" Ma Zhida slapped his big knife on the horse's back, halfway through, he jumped up and angrily slashed towards the leader in the green robe.

"Kill!" The group of bandits shouted and rushed forward.

Song Yunhui stood with his hands behind his back, soaring into the air, displaying the demeanor of a master.

The many bandits who were originally excited and shouting suddenly stopped, dumbfounded, and turned around to flee in all directions, peeing and defecating in fear.

"Foundation Building..." The seven cultivators' faces under their masks changed dramatically, and they immediately used all their abilities to burrow underground, fly with their swords, or ride their horses, as if they had seen a ghost.

What a bunch of cowards.

Fooled.

However, Song Yunfei stood high in the air, spun around, and countless fiery sword lights shot out from his body.

One by one, the heads of the martial artists and bandits flew up, while their lower bodies continued to run wildly.

Even the seven cultivators were not exceptions. They couldn't withstand three breaths, and the bandit who used talismans to perform earth escape only exploded into pieces of flesh from the ground.

There was a difference of a major realm, like the difference between a god and an ant.

Ma Zhida turned around, helplessly smiling. He had just exchanged blows with them, and he used the tip of his knife to lift the mask of the bandit leader in a green robe, revealing a look of realization.

"Ten Thousand Sword Flames..." Zhong Yan muttered to himself. It was a powerful spell of the Fire Cloud Sect, and even inner disciples couldn't practice it.

He jumped off his horse and looked at the faces of the seven bandits and cultivators. He didn't recognize them, but two of them looked somewhat familiar, probably from meeting in the market.

Li Shangwen, who was witnessing this scene for the first time, lost his excitement and turned pale, unable to help but vomit.

Song Yunfei reached out and took the storage bag of the bandit leader in the green robe, glanced at it, and then threw it to the black-clothed youth who had remained expressionless throughout.

At this time, four horses came from another direction, and the armored soldiers saw the situation from afar and turned around to flee.

"Let's go," Song Yunfei said.

Ma Zhida blinked his eyes and collected all the storage bags of the remaining six cultivators, taking advantage of such a big gain.

He didn't ride a horse anymore.

Song Yunfei waved his sleeves and lifted Zhong Yan and the other two onto a white cloud that appeared under his feet, flying forward.

The black-clothed man flew on his own, walking in the air. He was also a Foundation Building cultivator!

Half an incense stick later.

A bearded man rushed to the scene, looking at the corpses and blood on the ground, his soul shook, and his face turned ashen.

They were all dead, killed with a single blow.

He quickly searched around and picked up a head, holding it in his arms, and shouted in pain, "Second Brother!"

"Ah~"

"Zhong Yan, you're so ruthless!"

"I, Zhang Xiao, swear not to be human until I kill you!"

...

...

The sun set in the west, and Qingyang City was in sight.

Song Yunfei used magic to send Zhong Yan and the others to a hill, and they watched the black-clothed man go far away.

Zhong Yan bowed, heading in the direction of Huangniu Town, knowing that the other party must be investigating Xu Ding'an's matter.

Ma Zhida looked fascinated, "I wonder when I can reach Foundation Building."

Zhong Yan smiled, "Senior Brother is about to reach the ninth level, Foundation Building is not far away."

"It's not that easy."

Ma Zhida shook his head and sighed. He took out six storage bags from his waist and handed three of them over.

Zhong Yan pushed them back, "These are what Senior Brother deserves. I dare not take credit for your achievements."

Ma Zhida looked at his face and directly stuffed the storage bags into his hands, "If it weren't for you inviting Elder Song, this trip wouldn't have been easy. Also, since we are friends, we shouldn't be so distant in normal times."

Zhong Yan understood. He wouldn't collect the spirit stones he gave him every time he entered the market.

Among them, there was the coincidence of Song Yunfei's farewell, but more importantly, it was because he was able to invite Huo Dong to help privately, and he decided to further establish a relationship.

"In that case, thank you, Senior Brother, for taking care of me."

Zhong Yan accepted the storage bags and asked, "Senior Brother, do you know the senior brother from the Law Enforcement Hall earlier?"

"Dongfang Tuo, you haven't seen him?"

Zhong Yan was stunned, "He is Dongfang Tuo? The fire attribute spiritual root?"

Ma Zhida nodded, "But I have only seen him a few times. He has been in seclusion in the sect and rarely shows up. But he is not a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall, he should be accompanying them on this trip for training."

Zhong Yan murmured, "No wonder."

Ma Zhida sighed, "We can't envy him. He is only twenty-three years old. I heard that he had reached the fifth level of Foundation Building when he came out of seclusion last time. He is probably even higher now. His future is limitless!"

Zhong Yan nodded and asked, "Do you know those bandit cultivators?"

Ma Zhida smiled, "They are a group of bandits from Xiaobai Peak. Their strength is decent, led by eight cultivators, with the highest at the ninth level of Qi Refining. The one in the green robe is the leader, and the rest are all at the fifth level of Qi Refining or above. So there is one missing, probably still in the market spying and passing on information. He's probably scared out of his wits and fled."

Zhong Yan's mouth curled up, "If they come again, I wouldn't mind collecting one more storage bag."

They chatted for a while.

Zhong Yan and Li Shangwen walked towards Qingyang City, while Ma Zhida headed in another direction towards the mountains, planning to stay for two days before entering the city.

...