Killing God - Chapter 171

Chapter 171 Unparalleled Calamity
It was already autumn in September. After bidding farewell to the scorching summer, Duanyue City gradually cooled down. However, for most of the cultivators in the city, there was no special feeling.

Day after day of cultivation, Spirit was drawn into his body again and again, Slowly polishing and tempering their physical bodies, cultivators’ lives gradually changed in this way. They were getting farther and farther away from ordinary mortals. After obtaining strength far superior to mortals and a longer life expectancy, many mortals inadvertently lost the fragile or sensitive feeling they possessed.

Without the feeling of warmth and coldness, Naturally, he wouldn’t care too much about the change of seasons, There would no longer be the sadness of hurting spring and autumn. However, there was one exception. Although cultivators would live longer than ordinary mortals, and their lifespans would increase as their cultivation realms increased, all cultivators in the world still valued this point of time very much.

No one wasn’t afraid of death, especially when they discovered the secrets of the Grand Dao of Immortality. After knowing the long-lived and even legendary prospects of becoming an immortal, they did everything they could to increase their cultivation and became the common instinct of all cultivators in the world. However, there were countless cultivators in the world, and how many of them were truly outstanding. How many of them were the leaders of the group on the Grand Dao of Immortality?

The so-called proud children or geniuses of the heavens, in the final analysis, only a tiny portion of those lucky people were blessed by the heavens. Most people were still ordinary after all.

However, an ordinary person might not necessarily have an ordinary heart. There have been countless vicissitudes in the world since the human race began to cultivate. There have been countless ups and downs along the path of cultivation. The stories that have been passed down from mouth to mouth or recorded in the scrolls are endless. Mortals wished to ascend to the heavens, this path would be tortuous and difficult, but there was no lack of people who could succeed in it.

Ordinary talent could be changed by external forces. Naturally, all creatures were born with mysterious natural luck. Naturally, there were treasures of heaven and earth that existed in the world. The legends of those who had great luck and great fortune and ascended to fame in a single step were still circulating among countless cultivators, especially among the large number of rogue cultivators.

Perhaps, the next one was him?

Therefore, cultivators, especially rogue cultivators, rarely lived in seclusion and cultivated in seclusion. Firstly, without the support of the sect’s spirit crystals, they were naturally unable to guarantee their cultivation. Secondly, wandering cultivators who were single-handedly alone would also need to personally search the wilderness for the various spiritual materials they needed to cultivate.

As for Shen Shi’s current location in Duanyue City, The truth is the same, There were many cultivators gathered in the city, It’s very lively coming and going every day, Many of them, especially most of the rogue cultivators, Actually, the days are pretty much the same, He set off from Duanyue City for a few treasured sites that were rich in spirit materials, He searched for spirit materials to hunt demonic beasts and returned to the city after harvesting them. He then sold them in various shops to exchange for spirit crystals or other materials needed for cultivation. Then, he continued to repeat these days. In the process, he worked hard and persistently to cultivate, slowly raising his cultivation level.

That’s right. The days of rogue cultivators are so difficult. Compared to cultivators from famous families or great sects, they can be said to be completely different. But when has this world ever been truly fair?

Perhaps he could only blame himself for not having a good baby. Since that was the case, he could only hope that in this life, he would desperately climb up and hope for a day when he would rise to prominence.

Therefore, when Shen Shi walked out of the city gate of Duanyue City, he also saw a large number of rogue cultivators walking together in twos and threes, or walking alone. However, when everyone set out, their expressions were filled with hope and anticipation.

Looking at them, Shen Shi suddenly felt that his mood had improved a lot. He raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly. Looking at the vast plains in the autumn sky and the Little Hei Pig running around with excitement and liveliness at his feet, he also gathered into the crowd, walked into the distance, and disappeared into the sea of people.

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Before leaving the city, Shen Shi, who was cautious by nature, asked another person in the city. The answer he got was not wrong with what the inn owner He said. There were indeed only four places around Duanyue City that were rich in spirit materials.

He walked slowly with the little black pig. Shen Shi pondered in his heart. When he left the city, The main reason was still a bit worried about the Profound Sword Sect. Although he still couldn’t judge what the Black Sword Sect had discovered just because of Boss He’s words and was about to search for him, Shen Shishi was unwilling to cause any accidents before returning to the High Firmament Sect. He simply left the city to hide. In any case, he only needed to wait four more days before he could meet the people from the High Firmament Sect. At that time, even though the Mysterious Sword Sect was powerful, it could still surpass the Ling Xiao Sect, which was ranked as one of the top four sects in the world?

Speaking of which, relying on a particularly powerful backer was indeed a different feeling.

Shen Shi secretly laughed at himself. Then, he thought about where he should go. Since he had left the city, it was only a passing move to go to the places nearby that were rich in spirit materials. In any case, he was idle. If he could bring back some spirit herbs, spirit stones, or spirit materials like the body of a demonic beast before returning to Lingxiao Sect, it would be useful at that time. As long as he was careful, he wouldn’t provoke any particularly tyrannical demonic beasts or go to dangerous places. Naturally, there wouldn’t be too much of a risk.

According to what Boss He said, Crouching Tiger Mountain was already occupied by Xuanjian Sect. Now that Shen Shi was hiding from this sect, he naturally avoided it. From the location of the Grey Lizard Forest, it seemed that it was the place where Qian Yi had fought to the death before, so it was impossible for him to go there. There were many demonic beasts in the steep terrain of Eagle Mountain. It was said that it was the most dangerous of the four. Shen Shi gave up after thinking for a while. After all, he had only wandered around for a few days to kill time. There was no need for him to take too big a risk.

Then, the last remaining Silvermoon Lake felt that it was the most suitable place to go. Since the spiritual herbs were produced, there were also demonic beasts roaming about. The area was quite large. As long as they didn’t go deep into the depths of the lake, according to what those rogue cultivators had said in the past, some of the demonic beasts on the periphery were ordinary low-grade demonic beasts. They shouldn’t be particularly dangerous.

Thinking of this, the result was already very clear. Shen Shi did not hesitate too much and walked towards Silvermoon Lake with the little pig.

Along the way, the flow of wandering cultivators gradually dispersed. Especially after they got off the main road and entered the wilderness with dense grass growing wildly, many wandering cultivators intentionally or unintentionally drew a distance between themselves. Many people, especially cultivators with weaker cultivators, gradually had a look of vigilance on their faces.

As Shen Shi walked on this plain, he naturally noticed this scene. After frowning slightly, he thought of this wilderness. It seemed that the risks might not all come from those ferocious demonic beasts.

However, since he had come here, there was naturally no reason for him to return to the city. Moreover, Shen Shi had some confidence in himself. After all, he had spent three years in the Demon Realm licking the tip of his saber. Adding on the Five Elements Technique and the dozens of talismans in his Ruyi bag, he should at least be able to protect himself.

Along the way, one could see that the number of cultivators coming out of Duanyue City was the largest. Clearly, the environment there was the most suitable for cultivators to explore and search for spirit materials. However, this field was very vast. It seemed like a large number of cultivators had dispersed into the field. Soon, the crowd dispersed, and gradually, no one could be seen in the surroundings.

Shen Shi naturally did not intend to get too close to the other cultivators. In fact, this sort of dispersion was more suitable for him. His cultivation was only average. Although he had started cultivating with spirit crystals in the inn six days after returning to the Mortal Realm, breaking through the threshold of the Origin Condensation Realm was clearly not something he could hesitate about. At least, he had not felt any signs of breaking through in the past few days.

On the contrary, perhaps it was because he hadn’t cultivated for too long, When Shen Shi first channeled his spirit into his body, his body still had some resistance to the spirit energy in the spirit crystal. That feeling was a bit similar to the backlash he encountered when he first started cultivating, and it brought some pain. However, after Shen Shi persisted for a while, when his body gradually adapted to the spirit crystal, this feeling quickly disappeared.

Perhaps, he would have to wait until he returned to Lingxiao Sect before attempting to break through to the Origin Condensation Realm.

Shen Shi thought this in his heart. He looked around and saw that no one was around. Only the little black pig was locked in the inn for a few days. Now that he was in the wild, he looked very excited and ran around in the bushes.

After walking for a while, Shen Shi suddenly felt that the humidity in the air seemed to be a little higher, and the wind that blew past him seemed to be cooler. It seemed that he was somewhat closer to the Silvermoon Lake. Shen Shi’s spirits lifted. Although he had only wanted to take a casual look before coming here, it was clear that every cultivator had a natural yearning for all kinds of spirit materials when they arrived at this place.

However, at this moment, a low roar suddenly came from the bushes in front of him. Immediately afterwards, he remembered a few sounds of weapons hitting him, as if someone was fighting.

Shen Shi’s footsteps paused and he stopped. His brows immediately wrinkled. Looking around, this place should still be quite far away from the Silvermoon Lake. Why was it so far away, and yet there were cultivators fighting?

The little black pig ran to his feet. Suddenly, it raised its head and sniffed into the sky. Then, it tilted its head and suddenly let out two groans.

Shen Shi lowered his head and looked at the little black pig. He saw that the direction it was calling out seemed to be the place where the fighting sound came from.

After pondering for a moment, Shen Shi shook his head. He still didn’t want to cause trouble and said to the Little Hei pig, “Let’s go around.”

The little black pig raised its head and looked at him. It seemed that it did not quite understand. Shen Shi was too lazy to explain. He led the little black pig around and continued walking forward.

It was only halfway there. Originally, the fighting over there had been much quieter, but after a while, there was suddenly a commotion in that direction. Shadows flashed, and one after another, they actually rushed towards Shen Shi and Little Hei Pig.

Shen Shi was stunned and stopped. He turned around to look. Not long after, a tall rogue cultivator rushed over. He looked miserable and had a panicked expression on his face. He held a saber in one hand and a spiritual herb in the other as he fled. After a while, another cultivator chased after him. His face was yellow and expressionless, but his eyes were filled with killing intent.

The tall rogue cultivator who escaped panicked. He saw Shen Shi standing at the side with an astonished expression. There seemed to be a strange black pig beside him. He did not think too much and hurriedly shouted, “Help! Help!”

Shen Shi had never seen the two of them before, and he did not know what kind of dispute they had between them, nor did he know where they would get involved. Not only did he not step forward, he took a few steps back instead.

The tall rogue cultivator’s cultivation was obviously not high, at least a bit weaker than the cold-blooded Withered Yellow Cultivator behind him. He was about to be caught up with him. He couldn’t care less about it in a hurry, but he quickly turned around and rushed towards Shen Shi.

Shen Shi and the cultivator chasing after him frowned at the same time. Anyone could tell that this fellow was desperate. In order to see anyone alive, he wanted to pull them into the battle group first and fight for a chance to survive.

A trace of anger flashed through Shen Shi’s heart. However, at this moment, things were urgent. He couldn’t help but think too much. He subconsciously wanted to continue avoiding this inexplicable battle. Suddenly, Pig Little Hei barked twice at the rushing cultivator. His eyes shone brightly as he stared at the spiritual herb that the cultivator was holding in his hand.

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment. His footsteps slowed down slightly. The cultivator had already fled to him. At the same time, a trace of malevolence flashed across his face. He strode past Shen Shi, but he suddenly pushed back towards Shen Shi with the intention of pushing him behind him to block the pursuers. As for whether Shen Shi was alive or dead, he did not care at all.

However, just as Shen Shi’s eyes narrowed and a talisman appeared in his right palm, a blade tip suddenly pierced through the cultivator’s chest. Blood splashed down.

The cultivator’s body trembled as if all of his strength had disappeared. He staggered a few steps, turned around with difficulty, and pointed at the yellow cultivator behind him. He hissed, “You … You are here for this spiritual herb …”

The yellow-faced cultivator walked over. He pulled out the blade that was inserted into his back and kicked him to the ground. Then, he grabbed his palm, opened his fingers, and snatched the spiritual herb over. A fierce and sinister smile appeared on his face as he coldly said, “Exactly, your life is not comparable to this spiritual herb!”

Shen Shi stood at the side and watched the bloody and naked battle between the two cultivators. The corner of his eyes twitched slightly. This was the first time in his life that he had truly seen intense and cruel competition between cultivators outside the wilderness. Life and death were just a thread away. Compared to his past life in Lingxiao Sect and Qingyu Island, he was truly at ease.

What was the difference between this scene and the battle between Demon race that he had witnessed in the Demon Realm for three years?

Killed that tall cultivator, After the withered yellow cultivator grabbed the spiritual herb, He didn’t stop there. Instead, he started searching in front of Shen Shi recklessly. Then, he found a few more spirit crystals, but there weren’t any other spirit materials. From this, one could imagine that the tall cultivator in front of him should be a destitute and destitute wandering cultivator.

Putting the spirit crystals into his arms, he said, The withered yellow cultivator slowly stood up. He turned around and looked at Shen Shi. After a careful examination of the young man, After confirming that this person was only a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, he didn’t know if his killing intent had risen, or if he wanted to kill someone to silence him, but his cold face slowly revealed a sinister smile. He looked at Shen Shi like he was looking at a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered, raised the blade in his hand, and dripped blood from the blade.

The wind gently blew across the plains, carrying a moist aura, but for some reason, it made people feel a faint chill. Shen Shi coldly looked at the scene in front of him. He looked at the cultivator whose killing intent was revealed. Although he did not know each other, his face revealed a fierce expression.

Perhaps, this was the other side of the cruel bottom of the cultivation world that he didn’t know in the past.

He looked at the cultivator with overflowing killing intent and suddenly smiled faintly. Then, he calmly said,

“You want to kill me too?”