Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World

"Indeed, it's a Bizarre Alliance cultivator!"

"Every single Bizarre Alliance cultivator must be put to death!"

Shi Bai purchasing Bizarre Demons made people suspect he was a Bizarre Alliance cultivator. The moment the Mysterious Instrument appeared, the Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He decisively pursued the Insect External Incarnation. Two streaks of light, one chasing the other, flew into the distance at an astonishing speed.

Jia Ren had sneaked into Black Cloud Island and taken the valuables. His Spirit Insects then destroyed the passage between Black Cloud Island and Qingzhu Island to prevent his true identity from being exposed.

The Insect External Incarnation was still on the run. Twelve Grandmaster Level Divine Wind Talismans activated, allowing him to fly with the Ancient Talisman Wings. His speed even surpassed that of Golden Core cultivators. The Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He had a flying speed far inferior to Sword Qi Thunder Sound; she could only watch helplessly as the Insect External Incarnation flew further away.

"You just wait!" the Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He shouted at Jia Ren's retreating figure, her voice filled with frustration and rage.

"Fine, I'll wait!" The Insect External Incarnation actually stopped, hovering in place as if waiting for her.

The Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He was momentarily stunned. Without hesitation, she decisively sped up her pursuit. Just as she chased for a hundred zhang, the distant figure flapped its Ancient Talisman Wings and flew far away again.

"Stop right there!"

Whenever the distance grew too great, the Insect External Incarnation would stop and wait. After this happened several times, how could the Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He not realize he was toying with her? She was determined to capture him, but unfortunately, the man was simply too fast! The distance between them was always perfectly maintained, just out of reach of her Golden Core Domain. Before she could get close, he would dart away like a startled rabbit. This frustrating impasse almost made her spit blood in anger.

For a Golden Core cultivator to be unable to catch up with a Foundation Establishment cultivator was a humiliation beyond description. She had thought that the cultivator who stole the Parasitic Trickster Blossom and the Bizarre Alliance Foundation Establishment cultivators were minor issues she could easily resolve. Yet, she hadn't managed to deal with any of them. Unable to catch him, her only option was to go to his Cave and search for any useful information. A dignified Golden Core cultivator, how could she lack perseverance and resolve?

Why has she stopped chasing?

The luring plan failed! The trouble couldn't be diverted to the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre.

The Insect External Incarnation flapped its Talisman Wings, trailing far behind the Golden Core female cultivator, and unwittingly returned to Wanling Island.

The Tianxing Trade Association Steward watched the direction in which the Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He had disappeared, a smile on his face. A cultivator flapping Talisman Wings descended from the sky and landed before him. The Steward's smile instantly froze.

Shi Bai isn't dead?

This arrival bodes ill!

The Tianxing Trade Association Steward quickly adopted an expression of surprise and delight. "Daoist Shi, it's such a relief that you're unharmed. The Tianxing Trade Association mishandled the retrieval of the Bizarre Demons. We will compensate you." While stalling for time, he secretly used a sound-transmitting Magic Artifact to notify the female cultivator surnamed He. Assisting the Town Demon Alliance in slaying a Bizarre Alliance cultivator was a considerable merit, and furthermore, if this person died, his own troubles would also be resolved. Shi Bai's wealth was substantial. He had enough to purchase a Misleading Bizarre and still had surplus funds to buy other Bizarre Demons. Once this person was captured, the Golden Core cultivator would surely be generous, and his own gains would be significant. The prerequisite was to detain this person until the Golden Core cultivator arrived, preventing his escape.

"Really?" Jia Ren stared at the Steward, a strange smile playing on his lips. "The Tianxing Trade Association truly operates with integrity!"

If the Tianxing Trade Association was willing to compensate, they would have done so long ago. Why wait until now? This must be an attempt to lure me into a trap!

"Please follow me!" The Tianxing Trade Association Steward walked ahead. After waiting a moment, he saw that Jia Ren hadn't followed.

"Are you trying to trick me into entering the association so you can trap me with a formation?" The Insect External Incarnation scrutinized the formation set up by the Tianxing Trade Association. Its strength was considerable, capable of trapping even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. If the Tianxing Trade Association's protective formation were weak, it would have been looted long ago.

"Daoist Shi, you jest!" The Steward, his hand hidden behind his back, clutched a restriction Token. With a slight activation, he could trap any intruder. Once the Golden Core cultivator arrived, Shi Bai would undoubtedly die. Unfortunately, Shi Bai was far too cautious and didn't fall for the bait. He had a plan, but no opportunity to execute it.

"Collapse!" The Insect External Incarnation suddenly attacked. His voice, focused like a beam, pierced into the Steward's mind. The greater the disparity in spiritual strength, the more potent the Soul-Stealing Devil Sound. How could an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly resist the Soul-Stealing Devil Sound? Blood streamed from his seven orifices as he collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Since you won't deal honestly, don't blame me for being impolite! I'll take my compensation myself!" With a wave of his hand, a head flew off, and a Storage Bag landed in his palm. Jia Ren charged into the Tianxing Trade Association, heading straight for the second floor. As a regular customer, he knew exactly where the most valuable treasures were hidden and went straight to them.

"Get lost, don't disturb me!" There were still Maids and clerks within the Tianxing Trade Association. He disliked indiscriminate killing; it was enough to eliminate the main culprit and take his 'compensation'.

BUZZ!

Lights from formations and restrictions rose, blocking Jia Ren's path.

"Ban-breaking Finger!" His fingertips shimmered with a dark glow. The formation and restrictions malfunctioned and collapsed within ten breaths. The treasure vault on the second floor of the Tianxing Trade Association opened, revealing a vast collection of rare Spiritual Medicines and peculiar Ore Stones.

Twelve raw Xuan Ming Stone ores.

One bottle of Clear Spirit Jade Milk.

1,523 medium-grade Spirit Stones, 123,756 low-grade Spirit Stones, and three Fragmented Spirit Stones.

Three 700-year-old Spiritual Medicines.

Five 500-year-old Spiritual Medicines.

Twenty-one grains of Red Gold Sand, fifteen Second-Order Magical Beast cores, several hundred raw Cloud Ink Stone ores...

The sheer quantity of treasures was dizzying. Most were items he couldn't purchase at the Tianxing Trade Association. Precious treasures within a Sect are typically not sold externally but only acquired. Vital cultivation resources are rarely allowed to flow out.

There are Xuan Ming Stone and Cloud Ink Stone veins in the Western Extreme Sea?!

Cloud Ink Stone is an excellent material for crafting Magic Artifacts, and Xuan Ming Stone is often found alongside it. It went without saying that Xuan Ming Stone was crucial for the Seal-Demon Formation, the Suppressing Fiend Holy Fire Command, Suppressing Ghoul Talismans, and Magic Artifacts used for sealing Bizarre Demons. Xuan Ming Stone could be considered a strategic resource for a Sect, not easily sold to outsiders. Jia Ren had tried to purchase it numerous times at the Tianxing Trade Association but hadn't managed to acquire a single piece. If there truly was a Xuan Ming Stone vein, he absolutely could not miss it. Since there were raw Xuan Ming Stones within the Tianxing Trade Association, there must be cultivators mining them. By dispatching Spirit Insects to monitor every cultivator coming and going and carefully investigating, he should be able to obtain some information.

"Time to go!" The Insect External Incarnation gathered the most valuable treasures, took out an Invisibility Talisman, and stuck it on himself. His figure gradually became transparent until he vanished completely. He couldn't just leave like that; he had to leave something behind. Jia Ren had come to the Tianxing Trade Association not merely to collect some 'interest,' but also to redirect the trouble, shifting the animosity towards the Barren Extreme Land and the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre.

"The Tianxing Trade Association lacks integrity; I have reclaimed my compensation."

"If you seek revenge, feel free to find me in the Barren Extreme Land!"

"Old woman, stop chasing. You're too ugly, and I'm not interested in you."

"Left by the Heart Demon Bizarre cultivator!"

Not long after the Insect External Incarnation departed, an immense spiritual power pressure suddenly descended over the Tianxing Trade Association. The Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He had searched Black Cloud Island fruitlessly. Upon receiving a transmission from the Tianxing Trade Association's Steward, she rushed over at once.

"One step too late!" By the time the Golden Core female cultivator surnamed He arrived, the Insect External Incarnation had long since vanished. All that remained was the headless corpse of the Tianxing Trade Association's Steward and large, blood-red characters written on the ground.

She was about to explode with rage. That Bizarre Alliance Foundation Establishment cultivator was looking down on her too much! Did he think he could act so wantonly just because he was fast? How dare he come here to slap her in the face? And call her an old woman?! This was intolerable!

An extremely cold Law Domain descended, and everything within its range rapidly became covered in frost, visible to the naked eye. The 'old woman' was thoroughly enraged. She swore she would not rest until Jia Ren was dead.

"Barren Extreme Land?! Bizarre Alliance, I will make you understand the price of angering me!!!" A ring-shaped Magic Artifact, carved with an ice phoenix, soared into the sky. The female cultivator surnamed He rode this Magic Artifact, flying towards the Barren Extreme Land.

The plan succeeded!

The Insect External Incarnation took a detour and silently returned to another small, hidden island. Using a secret route he had previously established, he returned to Qingzhu Island, where everything was once again safe.

Jia Ren and his Insect External Incarnation changed their appearances, cycling through false identities. He assumed the guise of Zhen Yi, adopting a new identity to once again take up residence in the Qunxing Archipelago. Outside the Tianxing Trade Association, the Insect External Incarnation dispatched Spirit Insects to act as his eyes, monitoring the cultivators who came and went. Anyone entering or leaving the Tianxing Trade Association would be secretly implanted with a tracking mark, all in an effort to find the hidden Xuan Ming Stone Mine.

His luck was poor; for seven consecutive days, he made no progress.

His true body returned to the previous small island and resumed research on creating the Bizarre Sound Talisman. Facts proved that his new idea was correct. Bizarre Sound differed from ordinary sound. To study it, he found a passing Bizarre Cultivator and trapped him in a formation to serve as an experimental subject. The Parasitic Trickster Blossom 'revived.' It was also confined to its spot, unable to move. It could only launch Bizarre Sound attacks. This Bizarre Sound was like a soporific tone. Perhaps due to its shared origin with the Dream Bizarre, the Bizarre Sound carried a powerful hypnotic effect. Those affected by it fell into a deep sleep, much like cultivators ensnared in a dream induced by a Dream Bizarre, losing all consciousness.

Seven days passed, and the Bizarre Cultivator showed no signs of waking. If not for the faint signs of life still emanating from his body, one might have suspected he was already dead.

The soporific effect of this Bizarre Sound is a bit too strong...

Reconstructing an entirely new talisman inscription structure was indeed not simple. Daily attempts at improvement and adjustment yielded very little progress. To create a type of Bizarre Talisman that had never existed before was no easy feat. However, the advantage was that if successful, it would signify that perfection was not far off.

「Unwittingly, half a month slipped by.」

No new Bizarre Sound Talisman had yet appeared on the Proficiency Panel.

Finally, people arrived at the Tianxing Trade Association.

"The Barren Extreme Land! Some rogue cultivator from that godforsaken place dares to cause trouble for our Tianxing Sect?!"

"The Bizarre Alliance in the Western Wasteland Domain is one thing, but the Barren Extreme Land?"

"What kind of godforsaken hole is that?"

"Besides minor factions like the Thousand Illusion Sect and the Cold Moon Palace, who would deign to go to such a place?"

The Tianxing Sect has Nascent Soul cultivators; we're far beyond what those two minor sects can compare to. This atrocious incident in the Qunxing Archipelago is a slap in the face to the Tianxing Sect!

The Tianxing Sect dispatched two Golden Core cultivators and contacted several familiar Golden Core members of the Town Demon Alliance. Together, they would head to the Barren Extreme Land to quell the Bizarre Alliance threat.

"I am the Steward here now. Leave this to me!" The person dispatched by the Tianxing Sect was, impressively, a Golden Core stage cultivator. The Tianxing Trade Association was robbed, and the Xuan Ming Stone Mine might have been exposed. It was imperative to have a powerful figure take charge of the situation.