Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

However, at this moment, a golden light attacked, revealing the Phoenix Cry Bird.

"Fire attribute spirit pet!"

Facing the Phoenix Cry Bird, the tribulation cultivator showed a pained expression and angrily shouted, slapping the spirit beast bag on his waist.

In an instant, corpse beetles flew everywhere, among which the corpse beetle king was actually a rare quasi-tier three spirit insect.

"Spare me, senior!"

Panic-stricken, the tribulation cultivator quickly fled, yet still did not forget to plead for mercy.

However, although his speed was fast, Lin Chang’an was not slow either. He directly activated a sweep of sword aura.

More importantly, the Phoenix Cry Bird was even faster.

"How is this possible!"

The Phoenix Cry Bird let out a long cry, spitting out a sea of fire from its mouth. The fire seemed to come alive, directly engulfing the sky full of corpse beetles.

Then it was sucked back into the Phoenix Cry Bird’s mouth.

Many of the corpse beetles were still alive in the sea of fire, but once inside the Phoenix Cry Bird, a golden flame flickered within them, extinguishing all life in an instant.

Having devoured so many corpse beetles in one breath, the Phoenix Cry Bird’s eyes gleamed as it rushed straight towards the quasi-tier three corpse beetle.

Now that’s a real meal!

"Fellow cultivator, you should go in peace."

Lin Chang’an unleashed an attack from the fake pill realm, refusing to allow the opponent to escape. Two sword auras flew out; the first directly knocked away the opponent’s defensive magical artifact.

The other sword aura intercepted the opponent.

"Spare me, senior! I am from Five Dragons Island!"

The tribulation cultivator’s cloak was torn in the fierce battle, revealing a pitiful figure.

Although his voice was youthful and clear, his true face was that of a skinny old man, covered in wrinkles, clearly having practiced a demonic cultivation technique.

Yet, faced with the plea for mercy, Lin Chang’an showed no leniency. From the moment he revealed the Phoenix Cry Bird, he never intended to leave anyone alive.

"Fine, since you’re not leaving me a way out, I’ll fight you to the death!"

With bloodshot eyes, the tribulation cultivator roared in anger, unleashing a terrifying aura. With a raise of his hand, a demonic banner in his palm emitted rolling black gas.

However, Lin Chang’an’s sword aura, filled with evil energy, was nearly a counter to such yin energy.

Combined with the fake pill realm attack, in no time the opponent was forced into a suffocating howl, with blood trickling from eyes and nose—clear signs of forcibly operating cultivation techniques.

Before long, the tribulation cultivator was in a pitiful state. His earlier momentum had already begun to wane, making him realize the gap between himself and a fake pill cultivator.

Even going all out, using a secret technique that overdraws lifespan, made no difference, in the end angrily shouting, "Senior! Are you really going to fight to the death with me?!"

"The fish may die, but the net might not break!"

With a cold snicker from Lin Chang’an, and amid the opponent’s desperate screams, the terrifying sword aura finally shattered his defensive spiritual artifact and pierced through his body.

Meanwhile, the battle with the Phoenix Cry Bird also concluded. It transformed into a golden light and dashed over.

In the hopeless eyes of the tribulation cultivator, he died in such an ignoble manner.

He was unwilling to accept it!

Even as a fake pill cultivator, though he couldn’t win, there was still a chance to escape, but he happened to encounter Lin Chang’an.

Whether it be the Iron Armor Corpse, the corpse beetles, or his own skills, they were either countered by the Phoenix Cry Bird or Lin Chang’an’s sword aura filled with evil energy.

He could only exert seventy percent of his strength.

...

Above the sea.

Through probing the tribulation cultivator’s memory, Lin Chang’an unexpectedly discovered a monumental secret.

"The Five Dragons Island really has deep waters!"

Lin Chang’an was shocked, for this person was truly from Five Dragons Island, or rather, Five Dragons Island followed the example and reared their tribulation cultivators for their own use.

This person was a subordinate of Rong Qing, who was previously the person in charge of patrol cultivators on Five Dragons Island.

He always played the role of a tribulation cultivator, while Rong Qing was the overt patrol security cultivator, one in the open and one in the dark, cooperating with each other.

It was simply a satire.

"So all this was for collecting core formation resources."

Through the memories, Lin Chang’an knew that this person was also a pitiful one, having done something rash in his youth and became a tribulation cultivator unwillingly.

Yet to avoid implicating his own family, he chose to collude with Rong Qing.

"These Golden Core sects and noble families, projecting an image of righteous demeanor on the surface, while secretly conspiring with tribulation cultivators to eliminate dissidents... they are indeed practicing well..."

With a cold sneer, Lin Chang’an felt no pity for this person’s death.

He also learned that the opponent could detect the Profound Water Liquid in his storage bag because of the corpse beetles.

This quasi-tier three corpse beetle had successfully evolved by consuming a drop of Profound Water Liquid, making it particularly sensitive to the spiritual object’s aura.

"The means in the Immortal Cultivation Realm are bizarre and endless; one truly cannot afford to be complacent."

As Lin Chang’an pondered, the Phoenix Cry Bird satisfiedly flew back onto his shoulder, causing him to wince in pain.

"You’re really a glutton. Eating the corpse pill of a tier two Iron Armor Corpse was enough, but you didn’t even spare this unique insect."

Lin Chang’an glared annoyedly at the bird, which was too quick to snack.

What a pity, that such a unique insect is now gone like that.

"Not good, there’s another tribulation cultivator behind, Old Hu!"

Lin Chang’an suddenly thought of something, his expression tensed up, and after quickly tidying up the battlefield, he rushed towards the direction behind him.

This tribulation cultivator also harbored the thought of trapping, in case the opponent escapes, launching a pincer attack from front and back.

It completely coincided with their plans.

And when Lin Chang’an arrived, Old Hu was panting heavily, obviously having just finished a battle as well.

Below, the seawater still contained half a corpse.

"These are professional tribulation cultivators, kept secretly by the cultivators beneath Five Dragons Island. Deal with them quickly and let’s go!"