Immortality: Grinding Experience Starting as a Paper Craftsman

Chapter 43 The Money for Life Falls, Blood Stains the Mystery

Paper money flew everywhere, vying to stick it onto the three Blood River Sect disciples.

The scene was so bizarre it sent chills down my spine.

"Damn it! What kind of evil magic is this?!"

The bald, burly man roared, wildly waving his blood-red chain hook, weaving a dense, impenetrable blood net around himself, attempting to shred the paper money.

However, the paper money was as soft as nothing. Even when it was shredded, the scraps of paper clung to his protective blood-red aura like maggots, making a sizzling, corrosive sound.

His bloodthirsty aura, which he was so proud of, was thinning at a visible rate.

"Strike while the iron is hot! Go for it!"

Although Tie Niu was also startled by this tactic, he was experienced in combat and quickly seized the opportunity.

He shouted, the mud beneath his feet exploded, and he charged forward like a heavy tank.

He raised his giant axe high, with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, and cleaved it straight at the bald man's face.

"Want to kill me? Dream on!"

The bald, burly man was, after all, a ruthless character at the eighth level of Qi Refining. In the critical moment, he suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the chain hook.

"boom!"

The chain hook gleamed with blood-red light, forcefully withstanding the giant axe of the Iron Ox.

The collision of the two enormous forces caused a shockwave that dispersed some of the surrounding mist.

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, two figures suddenly appeared from the flank.

"disease!"

Li Chengjun's hand gestures changed, and three flying swords transformed into streaks of light, bypassing the bald man's frontal defense and stabbing straight at his two henchmen behind him.

Liu Ruyan then unleashed a long, cyan whip, which coiled around the legs of one of them like a serpent.

Although the two henchmen also possessed the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining, their shields were weakened by the life-buying money, leaving them flustered and overwhelmed when faced with the full force of the two men's attacks.

"what!"

One person's shoulder was pierced by a flying sword, and blood splattered everywhere.

Another person was tripped by the long whip. Just as he was about to struggle to get up, he saw a pale hand press down on the top of his head.

Gu Yan had appeared at the edge of the battle circle like a ghost at some unknown time.

"I'll borrow your soul for a moment."

Gu Yan's voice was as gentle as if he were catching up with an old friend, but his actions were cold and ruthless.

"puff."

The Blood River Sect disciple's eyes rolled back, his body convulsed violently, and then he collapsed limply to the ground.

In Gu Yan's hand, there was a small paper figure that was burning, with a distorted human face vaguely visible on it.

"Junior brother!!"

The remaining wounded henchman was terrified upon seeing this and turned to run away.

"Want to leave now? Too late."

With a flick of his finger, Gu Yan sent the burning paper figure into a streak of fire, which then precisely adhered to the back of the fleeing man.

"boom!"

A burst of fire erupted, and the man screamed as he was blasted away, landing as a charred corpse.

In just a few breaths, two cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining had already lost their lives.

The bald, burly man who was locked in a stalemate with Tie Niu saw this scene, and his last shred of fighting spirit collapsed.

This seemingly ordinary group of rogue cultivators, along with that seemingly harmless middle-aged Taoist priest, are clearly a wicked devil in sheep's clothing!

"I give up! Here's the storage bag! Let me go!"

The bald, burly man roared and used the recoil to retreat dozens of feet, while simultaneously pulling a black sphere from his pocket and throwing it at the crowd.

Once that "blood thunderbolt" explodes, its power is comparable to a full-force attack from the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Be careful!"

Tie Niu's expression changed drastically; it was too late to retreat and defend.

Just then, Gu Yan moved again.

Instead of dodging, he charged straight at the blood-red lightning bolt.

"Are you crazy?!" Li Chengjun exclaimed.

Gu Yan quickly formed hand seals, and three thick layers of paper walls appeared out of thin air in front of him.

"BOOM!!"

The blood thunderbolt exploded in front of the paper wall, and the terrifying blood-fiend shockwave instantly tore apart the first and second layers of paper wall. However, when it hit the third layer, most of the force had been dissipated.

The third layer of paper wall, covered with intricate golden runes, completely absorbed the remaining explosive power.

As the smoke and dust cleared, the third layer of paper wall had turned to ashes, and Gu Yan stood unharmed in the same spot.

Meanwhile, the bald, burly man had already taken advantage of the chaos to run more than a hundred feet away, and was about to disappear into the depths of the fog.

"Trying to run away?"

A cold glint flashed in Gu Yan's eyes.

He understood the principle that if you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze. He knew it better than anyone else.

He didn't chase after her, but instead took out a small black paper sword, no bigger than the palm of his hand, from his sleeve.

"Chase the Soul Across a Thousand Miles, Swiftly!"

Gu Yan blew a breath onto the paper sword.

"call out!"

The paper sword transformed into a streak of black light, moving so fast that it emitted a sharp sonic boom.

Just as the bald, burly man thought he had escaped, a chill suddenly ran down his chest.

He looked down and saw a small, translucent hole in his chest; his heart had been shattered.

"How... is this possible..."

He fell to the ground in despair, never understanding until his death why the paper sword could kill someone invisibly.

The battle has come to an end.

Silence returned to the surroundings, with only the ashes of the still-burning paper money swirling in the wind.

Tie Niu and the other two looked at Gu Yan with extremely complicated expressions.

I originally thought he was just a bronze player who could only scout ahead, but I didn't expect him to be a king who could carry the whole game.

"Brother Gou, well done."

Li Chengjun swallowed hard, his address changing from "fellow Daoist" to "Brother Gou," his tone filled with awe.

"These are just some minor tricks to save my life; please excuse my poor attempt to show off."

Gu Yan dropped his inscrutable demeanor and reverted to his simple and honest middle-aged Taoist priest self, skillfully approaching the three corpses and beginning to examine them.

This time, no one dared to question his right to allocate resources.

Gu Yan emptied the contents of the three storage bags and arranged them neatly by category.

There are about 800 spirit stones, three magical artifacts, and some miscellaneous pills and materials.

"The spirit stones will be divided equally, two hundred for each person."

Gu Yan said, "This chain hook is for Brother Tie Niu; it suits your style perfectly. Brother Li and Fairy Liu each have one of these two magical artifacts. As for the remaining miscellaneous items and these three corpses… well, I'll keep them for myself and won't distribute them to you. How about that?"

This allocation plan is extremely fair; one could even say that Gu Yan is at a disadvantage.

After all, without him, this squad might have been wiped out.

"This... Brother Gou, you're really taking a loss. You were the one who did the most work just now, so you have the right to take the lion's share." Tie Niu said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Hey, since we're all in the same team, let's not be so formal. Besides, I'm used to being poor, and I'm not picky about food."

Gu Yan waved his hand and smiled as he put away the pile of odds and ends.

What he actually had his eye on was that pile of unwanted "junk."

They were several tokens engraved with strange blood patterns, and a map of animal hides with intricate routes drawn on it.

Gu Yan quietly slipped the map into his sleeve, then scanned it with his divine sense, and was shocked.

The red dot marked on this map is the Netherworld Pool mentioned by the elder of the Flowing Cloud Sect.

Next to the red dot, a line of small text was written in blood-red ink:

"Sacrifice a thousand lives to open the gates of hell and welcome the Demon Lord."

Gu Yan's fingers involuntarily tightened.

The Blood River Sect is playing a much bigger game than he imagined.

They not only want to seize resources, but also want to turn Yunmengze into a huge slaughterhouse!

"Let's go, we shouldn't stay here any longer."

After destroying the evidence, Gu Yan stood up and said, "The commotion was too loud just now; it will definitely attract other things."

The four set off again, but this time, the core of the team had quietly shifted.

Gu Yan was still walking at the very back, but as long as he spoke, even Tie Niu would carry it out without hesitation.

Deep within the fog, pairs of greedy eyes were watching the small team that had ventured deep into the heart of the territory.

Deeper still, in a place known as the Netherworld Pool, strange bubbles began to rise from the water, as if something was awakening from the earth.