Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 179 Trial at Dongshi Mountain

Upon seeing this, the man gasped, his body jerked instantly, and his hands trembled violently, followed by a series of cracking sounds.

The man then let out a low shout and clenched his fists, punching out into the void in front of him. Instantly, two invisible forces surged forth.

At this moment, the first Water Shadow Sword, accompanied by a biting cold wind, came whistling in and collided head-on with the two invisible forces in mid-air. It immediately emitted a piercing shriek, and then the two forces canceled each other out in the flow of magical energy and dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, a second Water Shadow Sword suddenly appeared about a foot above the man's head.

Upon seeing this, a look of panic flashed in the man's eyes. Before he could think of a countermeasure, "whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...", a sound of air being cut came from behind him, and four earthen yellow throwing knives flew over in an instant, directly shooting into the Water Shadow Sword.

"Clang clang clang clang..." Four crisp, metallic sounds suddenly rang out.

The throwing knives shattered and collapsed the moment they collided with the Water Shadow Sword.

The level-two Water Shadow Sword, activated by the magic weapon, also emitted a wailing sound, then dimmed amidst a rapid flash of blue light, and then vanished into thin air.

When the third Water Shadow Sword struck down, the ugly man's pupils shrank slightly. However, with the woman behind him providing some cover, he had time to escape. He didn't have time to think and swayed his shoulder to move sideways.

Just as he flashed half a zhang away, a ripple appeared in the void beside him, and a figure instantly appeared. It was none other than Du Fan with a gloomy face, who blocked the ugly man's path of movement.

Without saying a word, Du Fan suddenly raised his arm and threw a punch at the man.

Upon seeing this, the ugly man was filled with shock and anger. He let out a low growl and suddenly crossed his fists to protect his chest.

The next moment, the man felt an immense force crashing down on him, and he was horrified. As a cultivator who specialized in physical techniques, he knew how terrifying the opponent's power was, and he was already filled with regret.

However, although the punch was powerful, it was not enough to kill him. It would be difficult to even injure him. Just as the man's eyes flashed with a fierce light and he was about to take some action, he suddenly felt a cold wind coming from behind him.

Suddenly, the ugly man remembered something, turned around sharply, and saw a blue light flashing towards him, slashing towards his neck.

"what……"

A scream was cut short halfway through, followed by a head shooting into the sky amidst a cloud of blood.

With a single wave of his hand, Du Fan snatched the storage bag from the ugly man's body before turning to the tall woman not far away and saying calmly, "Fellow Daoist, shall we continue?"

"If you do not have the heart to cruelly destroy a beautiful woman, then I naturally have no intention of taking action."

Faced with her companion's death, the woman showed no sadness or anger. Instead, she chuckled at Du Fan and spoke softly.

"Very well, in that case, I shall take my leave."

Du Fan ignored the woman and strode forward after turning around.

The woman's unusual attitude didn't surprise Du Fan too much, because at the last moment when he killed the ugly man, the woman at the sixth level of Qi Refining could have easily helped him, but she didn't.

Du Fan didn't want to dwell on the complicated relationship between the two. After leaving the place, he began searching for the next monster cave, while simultaneously projecting his divine sense to constantly monitor his surroundings.

"How could I have such an idiot brother? It's better he's dead, otherwise I would definitely be dragged down by him."

Only after Du Fan's figure disappeared into the dark forest did the woman mutter something to herself, then turn and walk in another direction, without even glancing at the corpse on the ground.

As Du Fan walked, he also briefly inspected the ugly man's storage bag and found two pieces of Nether Stone inside.

Du Fan was overjoyed and put the two Nether Stones together with the ones he had obtained before. He casually tossed the ugly man's other belongings into a corner of his storage bag and ignored them.

Next, Du Fan quickened his pace and continued walking deeper into the mountains.

……

An hour later, Du Fan stood on a pile of gravel, panting heavily, holding a magic weapon, looking somewhat disheveled and wary as he gazed ahead.

Several feet in front of him stood five wolf-shaped magical beasts, each half a foot tall, with glossy black fur, bared fangs, and gleaming claws. They were staring at Du Fan with bloodshot eyes and emitting chilling howls.

These five demonic wolves were all level two demonic beasts, equivalent to the fourth or fifth level of the Qi Refining stage of a human cultivator. Du Fan didn't pay much attention to them at first, thinking that he could kill them with a few simple methods. However, after a battle, he was greatly shocked.

Du Fan now finally understands how terrifying magical beasts are. Not only are they thick-skinned and have extremely strong physical defense, but they are also born with magical defense capabilities.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so difficult for Du Fan. With a little more effort, killing these few demonic wolves wouldn't be too hard. However, what frustrated him was that these demonic wolves' regenerative abilities were truly astonishing.

Du Fan's Water Shadow Sword technique, wielded through his magic weapon, was comparable to a level three power, yet it only left a shallow, bloody gash on the demonic wolves.

Moreover, in less than ten breaths, these wounds miraculously healed and returned to their original state.

What frustrated Du Fan the most was that these demon wolves knew how to cooperate. Once Du Fan focused on attacking one demon wolf, the other four demon wolves would attack him frantically, giving Du Fan no chance to defeat them one by one.

For a moment, Du Fan felt a sense of powerlessness. However, he was unwilling to leave now, after all, he had been fighting here for so long and wasted a lot of time.

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have provoked these guys," Du Fan thought with a wry smile.

Two quarters of an hour ago, Du Fan had already detected the wolf den with his divine sense and found that the five demonic wolves were fast asleep. Nearby, there were fifteen Nether Stones.

This discovery naturally delighted Du Fan. He had originally thought that this time he could quietly take out the Nether Stone without disturbing the magical beasts in the cave, just like before.

Unexpectedly, these demonic wolves were feigning sleep. As he used his telekinesis to obtain the Nether Stone, the five demonic wolves simultaneously opened their chilling blood-red eyes and launched a surprise attack on Du Fan. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have already become the wolf's prey.

Du Fan sighed, patted the storage bag with one hand, and a golden light flashed as he held it in his hand. It was a golden talisman, with a lifelike golden needle that faintly glowed with golden light on it. It was several inches long and exceptionally sharp.

He didn't have many talisman soldiers left, only seven. He wouldn't use them unless absolutely necessary, but the situation was special. He couldn't stay in one place for too long, or he would be in trouble if he were surrounded by other cultivators.

Having made his decision, Du Fan no longer hesitated. A glint flashed in his eyes, and with a flick of his wrist, he instantly summoned the golden needle talisman, simultaneously applying a burst of magical power and a wisp of divine thought to it.

In an instant, the talisman that Du Fan had summoned transformed into a slender golden needle several inches long amidst a burst of golden light. Its golden light was dazzling and its cold gleam was blinding. In a flash, it appeared above the head of the demonic wolf at the forefront.

The demonic wolf was clearly startled, and then terror appeared in its crimson eyes. But before it could dodge, the golden needle pierced its skull, leaving a thin trail of black blood.

The golden needle did not stop there. Under Du Fan's divine control, it struck the nearest demonic wolf with lightning speed. In an instant, the golden needle flew out from the second demonic wolf's head.

At this moment, the light on the golden needle had dimmed somewhat, and its speed had slowed down by two or three points.

As the golden light shot towards the third demonic wolf, the demonic beasts finally reacted. A flash of fear crossed their eyes, and they scattered in all directions with a sudden burst of strength from their hind legs.

Du Fan let out a cold snort, and with a swift movement, he flashed in front of a demonic wolf, his arm suddenly swinging out, and a water shadow sword about ten feet long slashed out, rushing straight towards the demonic wolf.

The demonic wolf was extremely shocked and enraged upon seeing this. A flash of crimson light appeared in its eyes, and then it suddenly opened its mouth, instantly spitting out five or six black wind blades. The sound of "whoosh" was heard as they collided with the Water Shadow Sword.

"Boom boom..."

A series of booming sounds suddenly arose, and the next moment, large swaths of black and blue light intertwined and flashed wildly, before dissipating amidst waves of magical power.

But that brief delay sealed the fate of the demon wolf.

With a whooshing sound, a golden light arrived in an instant. In the despairing eyes of the demon wolf, the golden needle flashed and ended the beast's life.

However, at this moment, the incredibly sharp golden needle, after its light dimmed to its lowest point, suddenly rang out with a crisp sound, turning into a piece of paper that scattered and disappeared into the air.

Looking at the two fleeing demonic wolves, Du Fan only glanced at them before looking away, showing no intention of giving chase.

Immediately afterwards, Du Fan quickly took out the fifteen Nether Stones from the cave and put them into his storage bag.

As for the three demonic wolves he killed, Du Fan thought for a moment and decided not to waste them. The magic cores of level two demonic beasts could be sold for a high price of three or four hundred spirit stones.

With that thought in mind, he no longer hesitated. He used his silver sword to split open the head of the three demonic wolves, extracted the three demonic cores, and put them into the storage ring in his storage bag. Only then did he leave with great satisfaction.