Although Du Jialuo was extremely strong, he was only a twelve-year-old mortal. He carried his adoptive mother, Madam Du, on his back, and his little sister, a silver fox, in front of him. Relying on his previous tenacity, he finally could not walk any further after walking seven or eight kilometers in one go. He had no choice but to gently put his mother and little sister down to rest.
Although the little silver fox was still unable to move, she was still conscious. After Du Jialuo put her down, she stared at the unconscious Madam Du and cried.
Du Jialuo softly called out "Mother" twice. However, Madam Du did not seem to hear him. Her brows were tightly furrowed in her unconscious state. It was obvious that she had suffered great pain before she fainted.
Du Jialuo knew that his family was currently in a dangerous situation. Thus, after resting for a while, he once again carried Madam Du and the little fox on his back and rushed back to the Surplus River.
However, Du Jialuo had just stood up when he froze. He did not know when, but a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Cai Yun, who had died in Madam Du's hands, was standing not too far away from him. He was looking at the unconscious Madam Du with a contemplative expression.
He saw Du Jialuo frantically stand in front of Madam Du and the little fox, using his body to protect them. Only then did he see that there was a small mouse lying at the middle-aged man's feet. Its little eyes were darting around.
The middle-aged cultivator's expression was as calm as an ancient well. He reached out and picked up a torn golden talisman. "Who gave this talisman to you?"
Du Jialuo immediately understood that the person in front of him was a cultivator from the Surplus River Sect. Furthermore, he looked like an immortal of a higher rank than the cultivators who had chased after him earlier. However, the immortal who had given him this talisman was undoubtedly his savior. Thus, he stiffened his neck and said, "I picked it up!"
A trace of malice flashed across the middle-aged cultivator's eyes. He said coldly, "Kid, do you think that the Old Man does not know just because you are not telling me? Let me ask you, was this talisman given to you by the two cultivators who came to Celestial Mountain's Lone Peak a few days ago? "
Du Jialuo did not know how the person in front of him could be sure that this talisman treasure was given to him by Lu Ping that day, but he knew that once he admitted it, it would definitely bring trouble to the two immortals who gave him two spirit stones and a talisman treasure to save his life.
The immortals of the Ying He Immortal Sect were all people with boundless Dharmic powers. The immortal in front of him looked very old and was definitely more powerful than the two young immortals from the other two days. If he admitted it, he would definitely bring trouble to those two kind-hearted immortals.
Du Jialuo knew that he couldn't escape today, so he said resolutely, "No!"
The middle-aged cultivator in front of him was Master Cai of the Abundant River Sect. He was also the third uncle of the cultivator Cai Yun who had died in the hands of the Du Clan. He was the person who had tried to spy on Lu Ping and Dabao on the lone peak of the Heavenly Mountain.
Although Du Jialuo had changed directions and walked seven to eight kilometers in one go, Master Cai easily determined the direction that Du Jialuo had escaped in with the rat demon under his feet and chased after him.
Although Du Jialuo tried his best to deny it, the middle-aged cultivator was very experienced and could not be compared to a 12 or 13-year-old mortal youth. At that moment, he was almost certain that this strange talisman treasure had definitely come from the two mysterious young cultivators from the other day.
The reason why Master Cai asked about the origin of this talisman treasure was not only because it could be activated by a mortal, but also because he suspected the identity of the two young cultivators.
To be able to casually give such a strange talisman treasure to a mortal and possess strength that was not inferior to his at such a young age, these two young cultivators were very similar to the elite disciples of famous sects who were out traveling.
What Master Cai was worried about now was whether the two cultivators had already seen through the uniqueness of this young man. If they had seen through it and left such a powerful talisman treasure for him to protect himself, then if the Abundant River Sect took this young man away, they would inevitably offend these two young cultivators who were most likely from famous sects in the central plains.
These cultivators were used to being arrogant and had always been troublemakers in the central plains. Once these two cultivators got involved in this matter with the Abundant River Sect and drew out the powers of the sects behind them, then a small force like the Abundant River Sect would not be able to go up against them.
However, if they let this young man go just like that, then the medicinal power of this young man's bloodline that he had used to strengthen his body would probably fall into the hands of others.
Master Cai thought about how his sect's Laozu had already reached the peak of the early Dharma stage. If he could use this young man's bloodline to refine a human elixir, then his sect's Laozu would have a high chance of advancing to the mid Dharma stage. At that time, the Abundant River Sect would be able to suppress the Yingshan Sect and the Daoyu Sect and become the strongest sect in this mountain range. Master Cai's status in the sect would also rise.
At that time, if he had the support of his sect's Laozu, his level of practice might even increase to the next level. It would not be impossible for him to have a chance to enter the Dharma stage in the future!
At this thought, Master Cai could not help but feel his blood boil. So what if the disciples of famous sects saw through this young man's secret? As long as he did it without anyone knowing, what could they do to the Abundant River Sect?
Once his sect's Laozu passed the early Dharma stage and became a mid Dharma Laozu, even those famous sects would not make things difficult for the Abundant River Sect over such a small matter.
The strange talisman was immediately thrown to the back of Master Cai's mind. Looking at the Du clan and the little fox demon lying behind him, Master Cai reached out and grabbed them. Du Jialuo felt his body tighten as he was lifted into the air. Then, he reached out and released two sparks that landed on the Du clan and the little fox demon.
Seeing that the Du clan and the little fox demon were about to be killed by these two sparks, Du Jialuo's eyes widened. He opened his mouth to scream but found that his throat had been sealed and he could not make a sound.
However, just as the two sparks were about to land on the Du clan and the little fox demon, two splashes of water suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking the path of the sparks.
"Tsk tsk!"
The sparks and the splashes of water met and instantly produced a puff of white smoke. However, the quality of the two splashes of water was obviously not a match for the sparks and was about to be roasted dry. At this moment, a cold wind blew and the two splashes of water suddenly froze, turning them into two pieces of crystal clear ice. They finally came to a stalemate with the two sparks.
"Who is it that wants to go against the Abundant River Sect?"
Master Cai's expression changed and he immediately shouted. At the same time, he used his divine consciousness to scan the surroundings but did not discover anything. This made Master Cai, who had been trying his best to maintain his composure, feel his heart sink.
"Hehe, sister, look, there's a little fox and a little mouse here. They're so cute!"
Master Cai looked over and saw a beautiful little girl about ten years old suddenly appear not far behind the Du clan. Master Cai's heart froze. A demon!
Only when a demon reached the Core Forging Stage and took human form could they still look like a child. This was because the lifespan of demon cultivators was naturally longer than that of human cultivators. They often cultivated for tens or hundreds of years, but compared to their long lifespans, they were still in their childhood.
However, what Grandmaster Cai did not notice was that when the little girl appeared, the little fox demon lying next to Madam Du shrunk back unnoticeably. Meanwhile, the little white mouse at his feet lay on the ground and trembled.
A cold wind blew from behind Master Cai. Master Cai cursed inwardly and quickly dodged to the side. At the same time, a large bronze cauldron floated out of his chest. "Dang!"
"Dang!" Grandmaster Cai couldn't help but take two steps back. When he turned around, he saw a boy around the age of ten wearing strange stone armor. He held a halberd that was twice his height. The sneak attack just now was done by this boy with the halberd in his hands.
But before Master Cai could prepare, a whip shadow took advantage of the space Master Cai was dodging and instantly cut into Master Cai's capture god art, freeing Du Jialuo from midair.
There's another person?
This time, Master Cai no longer cared about the mortal boy that Laozu thought highly of. He immediately fled several tens of feet away. When he saw that the three did not take advantage of the opportunity to attack him, he turned around and looked at the third Core Forging Stage demon cultivator who had just rescued Du Jialuo.
She was still a little girl, but different from the naive little girl from before. This little girl had more of an adult's aura.
Although the three demon cultivators were only at the third layer of the Core Forging Stage, Master Cai did not underestimate them at all. Instead, he was very wary of them.
It was not only because of the strength that the three of them had displayed just now, but also because Master Cai could not see through the three demon cultivators at all.
Master Cai looked at the little fox demon and Du Shi on the ground and said in a low voice, "I wonder which Demon King you three belong to? I am Overflowing River Sect's Alchemist Cai Zhenfeng!"
The three children were Samling. When Lu Hai heard Cai Zhenfeng's words, he couldn't help but sneer, "What is the Overflowing River Sect? And who are you, Cai Zhenfeng? What's so great about you?"
Cai Zhenfeng's face flashed with anger, but he immediately restrained himself and said, "I am indeed not that great. However, my Martial Uncle is Changhe Laozu. I believe the Demon King that the three of you serve knows about this."
Lu Ling 'er giggled and was about to say something, but she was interrupted by Lu Bi. She said, "Ling' er, can't you tell that Alchemist Cai is stalling for time? The cultivators from the Surplus River Sect who are supposed to receive him should be arriving soon."
Lu Linger pursed her lips unhappily, but she didn't say anything else.
Cai Zhenfeng laughed dryly. Just as he was about to say something, Lu Bi spoke first, "Mister Cai, we have no intention of making things difficult for you or your sect. However, we will be taking these three people away today. I believe Mister Cai will not have any objections."
Cai Zhenfeng looked at the Samling, who were walking towards him in a triangular formation. He had no confidence that he could defeat the three of them. Although he was a fifth-layer Core Forging Stage cultivator, he was still an alchemist. His strength was not considered strong among cultivators of the same level.
Cai Zhenfeng looked at the Samling, who was glaring at him like a tiger watching its prey. Then, he looked at Du Jialuo, who was standing in front of the unconscious Madam Du and the little fox demon. Cai Zhenfeng did not know what to do.
When the Samling saw that he was not speaking, he thought that Cai Zhenfeng was stalling for time again, so he quickly approached him.
Cai Zhenfeng's heart tightened and he hurriedly said, "Please wait. You can take the little fox demon and the woman with you. However, the mortal boy has nothing to do with the three of you. I hope that the three of you can give me some face and leave him with our sect. What do you think?"
Cai Zhenfeng thought that the three Core Forging Stage Beasts had appeared because of the little fox demon and Madam Du. From Cai Zhenfeng's point of view, as long as he could bring Du Jialuo back to the Overflowing River Sect, the others had nothing to do with him.
The Samling looked at each other. Cai Zhenfeng saw this and thought that the Samling was tempted. After all, he was a fifth-layer Core Forging Stage cultivator. If the three of them really wanted to fight to the death with him, he was confident that he could hold on until the cultivators of the Overflowing River Sect arrived.
"Haha, since that's the case, the three of you … what do you want to do? How dare you!"
Rumble! A series of explosions rang out as the three beasts launched their attacks. Cai Zhenfeng, who had originally thought that the situation was no longer a big deal, was caught off guard. He didn't expect that the three early Core Forging Realm beasts in front of him would have such tyrannical strength when they joined forces. For a time, he was beaten back by the three beasts and was in a very sorry state.
Originally, Cai Zhenfeng thought that his conditions were enough to tempt the Samling. However, he did not expect that the Samling's purpose was to come for the mortal Du Jialuo, not the little fox demon and Madam Du, who was lying on the ground.
The Samling's minds were interlinked. When they attacked, they cooperated with each other, especially Lu Linger. She usually acted like a spoiled child in front of Lu Ping, so she had obtained several magic treasures from Lu Ping. It could be said that apart from Dabao, Lu Linger had the most magic treasures among Lu Ping's spiritual pets. In addition, she had integrated part of the inheritance of the Ice Dragon Clan through the Ice Dragon Pearl. Her strength could be said to be the best among the Samling.
Although Lu Hai did not have as many magic treasures as Lu Linger, he cultivated water attribute skills, so he received the most pointers from Lu Ping. Lu Hai was a solid person and all his efforts were spent on cultivation. If Lu Linger did not win with magic treasures, Lu Linger might not be Lu Hai's match even if she became the leader of the Ice Dragon Clan.
Among the Samling, Lu Bi, who was the eldest sister, was the weakest. However, when the Samling joined forces to fight against the enemy, Lu Bi was often the link between Lu Hai and Lu Linger. She was the link between the Samling and the Samling as a whole. She was also the key to the Samling's ability to challenge mid-stage Core Forging Stage cultivators. It could be said that Lu Bi was the true core of the Samling.
The more Cai Zhenfeng fought, the more shocked he became. Initially, he thought that even if he was not a match for the three Fey cultivators, it would not be easy for them to defeat him with his mid-stage Core Forging Stage cultivation. As long as he could hold the three of them back, when the reinforcements from the Ying He Sect arrived, it would not be up to the three of them.
However, after Cai Zhenfeng started fighting with the Samling, he quickly became unable to attend to one thing and lose sight of the other. The pill cauldron on top of his head was hit by the Samling's continuous attacks. Every time it rang, Cai Zhenfeng felt a heart-wrenching pain!
These were the only three high-grade pill cauldrons in the Ying He Sect. Now, he was using them as a defensive magic treasure to resist the continuous attacks of his opponents. If the other alchemists in the sect found out about this, they would definitely join forces to complain about him to Chang He Laozu.
Escape, he had to escape!
If this went on, even if he could hold on until reinforcements arrived, the pill cauldron on top of his head would be destroyed. Even if he offered the mortal boy to Laozu, it would only be a good deed. If someone else slandered Chang He Laozu, this deed might become a sin.
Cai Zhenfeng made up his mind. The attacks in his hands suddenly became fierce. He used many spells that would cause damage to both sides. However, his gaze became erratic. He started to observe the situation around him and prepared to escape when the opportunity presented itself.
Samling was very intelligent. He had followed Lu Ping for decades and had seen many fights in the cultivation world. Although he was young, he had much more experience in fighting than Cai Zhenfeng, who had a high status in the sect and was used to living like a prince. Seeing Cai Zhenfeng like this, Samling was certain that Cai Zhenfeng wanted to escape.
Furthermore, Samling had more or less inherited Lu Ping's style of looting. In addition, Dabao was a person who liked to take advantage of others. He had long set his sights on the high-grade pill cauldron on top of Cai Zhenfeng's head.
Although Lu Ping currently had a top-grade pill cauldron and a magic treasure-grade pill cauldron in his hands, given his status in Zhenling, he could summon other pill cauldrons that were idle at any time. However, a high-grade pill cauldron was still a pleasant surprise for Lu Ping.
Cai Zhenfeng suddenly slapped the pill cauldron hovering above his head. The lid of the pill cauldron flew up and a yellow flame poured out from the pill cauldron. With Cai Zhenfeng at the center, it spread out in all directions.
One of the flames seemed to be deliberately charging towards Du Jialuo and the Du clan members behind him, as well as the little fox yao. Once it touched them, the three of them would be reduced to ashes.
Cai Zhenfeng was betting. He was betting that Samling would not just watch as Du Jialuo and the other two died.
The flame released from the pill cauldron was a mid-grade Earth-level Spiritual Fire of Heaven and Earth that Long River Laozu had rewarded Cai Zhenfeng after he had successfully advanced to become an Alchemy Grandmaster. It was the foundation of Cai Zhenfeng's survival in the sect and the fundamental medium for him to use his final trump card to save his life.
As expected, although it was difficult for the Samling to block Cai Zhenfeng's flame magic, they might be able to block Cai Zhenfeng again if they worked together. However, when the flame rushed towards Du Jialuo and the others, Lu Hai had no choice but to retreat and block the flame.
In this way, the encirclement formed by the Samling's cooperation had a flaw. Cai Zhenfeng laughed loudly. "Haha, the mountains will never change and the rivers will always flow. The Ying He Sect will remember what you have given me today. We will definitely repay you in the future!"
As he spoke, his figure had already turned into a ball of flame and fled outwards.
"Trying to run?"
Lu Ling 'er sneered and took out an item from her hand. She suddenly injected all the vital energy in her body into it.
"A talisman weapon!"
Cai Zhenfeng looked at the item in Lu Ling 'er's hand and his pupils shrank. Waves of despair crashed into his mind.
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