Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 91

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Chapter 91: Iron Calamity Sect (1)

 

 

Anhui Valley, where the Iron Calamity Sect was hiding, was located in the outer reaches of the snow mountain region.

It was on the opposite side from the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace ruins from last time, and quite far from the Ten Thousand Night Ice Palace’s Main Hall as well.

 

Perhaps because of this, no people were visible.

Instead, monsters that inhabited cold regions frequently appeared and blocked their path.

 

“Phew, it’s cold, so cold.”

 

Na Chwi-ryang, who had just repelled an attacking fox monster, huddled his body in the snowstorm.

Cheon Woo-jin looked at him and made a comment.

 

“Shouldn’t you be able to endure this level of cold?”

“I can endure it, sure. But cold is still cold. Our race is naturally weak to cold, you know.”

 

Having never been a lizard, he couldn’t know what it felt like.

 

“It certainly is a cold place.”

 

Even Cheon Woo-jin would have cold evil qi penetrating his body if he didn’t protect himself with spiritual power.

Then he would suffer from cold damage disease, tormented by chills and fever.

 

“It’s hard to believe there are monsters born and raised in places like this. No matter how cold-resistant an animal is, they should be affected when the cold evil qi is this severe.”

“They’re born with naturally different protective qi from other races.”

 

Protective qi is the energy that protects the surface of the human body.

It’s energy derived from a living being’s true qi, circulating through the body surface rather than meridians to block external evil qi.

This applies not only to cultivators and martial artists, but also to ordinary people.

 

“Races like ours are born with just ordinary protective qi, so to survive in environments where such powerful evil qi rages, we have no choice but to layer spiritual power over our protective qi to enhance the body’s defensive power.”

“When you think about it that way…”

 

Cheon Woo-jin voiced his thoughts.

 

“The protective qi and protective gang qi of martial artists are ultimately extensions of protective qi as well. Since they’re meant to enhance the body’s defensive power.”

“Mm, that’s right.”

 

Na Chwi-ryang nodded.

 

“Just like putting on clothes when it’s cold, the idea of layering other energies to enhance defensive power is perfectly natural. Martial artists try to layer internal energy, while cultivators like us try to layer spiritual power.”

“Then are body refinement techniques also on that same continuum?”

“You could say that. Since wrapping spiritual power around the body surface is also important.”

 

Saying this, Na Chwi-ryang clenched and opened his hand.

Then a considerable amount of spiritual power manifested, wrapping thickly around his hand like a glove.

 

“But it’s not good to just wrap yourself in lots of spiritual power indiscriminately. Your movements become sluggish, like wearing thick clothes.”

“True, body refinement techniques don’t pursue only defensive power.”

“Exactly. Sometimes they help you run fast like good shoes, sometimes they help you see well like good magnifying glasses – that’s what body refinement techniques are. So depending on the situation…”

 

Na Chwi-ryang, who had been explaining, suddenly closed his mouth.

Then he glared at Cheon Woo-jin with frightening eyes.

 

“Didn’t I say I’d teach you body refinement techniques after this whole thing is over! Don’t try to sneakily receive teachings!”

“Wouldn’t it be more efficient to teach me now rather than after everything’s over? We’re just walking anyway.”

“What kind of sophistry is this kid spouting…”

 

When Na Chwi-ryang looked at Cheon Woo-jin with an angry voice,

suddenly an eerie wind blew from overhead.

 

“Duck down!”

“…!”

 

Cheon Woo-jin hurriedly ducked down together with Na Chwi-ryang.

Then something huge passed over their heads.

 

“It’s the Phantom Return Dragon I mentioned earlier.”

 

Na Chwi-ryang whispered in a low voice while staying ducked.

 

“If we’re unlucky enough to make eye contact, it’s over. So when the Phantom Return Dragon appears, quickly ducking down is the right move.”

 

The Phantom Return Dragon was a Won Yeong-gyeong level lesser dragon that had been active on the 6th Floor for ages.

Being Won Yeong-gyeong level, it possessed very powerful strength, but one day it suddenly went mad.

Since then, it had been patrolling the skies around this area every day.

 

‘There are many such dangerous elements in this area. It’s natural that Seo Seol-ryeong is worried.’

 

The reason Cheon Woo-jin and Na Chwi-ryang were walking through the snow mountains on foot was also because of the Phantom Return Dragon.

If they encountered the Phantom Return Dragon while flying through the sky, their lives would be in danger.

 

“It’s gotten far enough away now. Let’s move again.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin and Na Chwi-ryang stood up and began walking through the snow mountains again.

Fortunately, there were no more encounters with dangerous beings like the Phantom Return Dragon.

 

“That’s Anhui Valley over there.”

 

Around the snow-covered valley, people’s footprints remained.

It seemed the Iron Calamity Sect’s hideout was inside there.

 

“There’s no need to walk in from the front. Let’s jump down from both slopes and ambush them.”

“Understood.”

“I’ll take the left side, you take the right.”

 

There was no need for the two of them to charge in together shoulder to shoulder.

Their movement paths would get tangled and they’d interfere with each other.

 

Na Chwi-ryang moved to the left, and Cheon Woo-jin circled to the right.

After climbing up the sloped terrain to reach higher ground, he looked down below.

 

The inside of the valley looked more cozy than expected.

Perhaps due to the hot spring water from the spirit spring located inside, it seemed warmer than outside the valley.

 

‘So that’s why they made that place their hideout.’

 

The Iron Fire Gang members gathered in small groups were mostly Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, the executives inside the temporary buildings deeper in would possess considerable power.

 

“….”

 

Glancing up to look at the opposite side, he could see Na Chwi-ryang lightly loosening his shoulders from the highest point.

It seemed like he was planning to just jump down with his bare body.

 

‘I can’t do that.’

 

Cheon Woo-jin put his hand into his storage bag.

And pulled out the magical artifact he had received from Ho Yeon-rin earlier.

Holding the palm-sized red flag in his hand, Cheon Woo-jin lightly injected spiritual power into it.

 

‘Shall we begin?’

 

From the opposite side, he could see Na Chwi-ryang jumping down with both arms spread wide.

Almost simultaneously, Cheon Woo-jin also threw the flag downward.

 

“Hm?”

“What’s that?”

 

Swoosh!

The flag that fell cutting through the wind automatically unfurled and fluttered.

The moment it stuck into the snow-covered ground, the palm-sized flag had already become a flag much larger than a person’s height.

 

“…!”

 

Complex patterns spread out centered on the flag, and red energy surged from within.

That red energy enveloped the Iron Fire Gang members who were within the effective range, successfully binding nine people on the spot.

 

“Wh-what is this!”

“I can’t move at all!”

 

This was the Nine Dragon Mountain Binding Banner, a magical artifact that embodied the legend of a nine-headed dragon king coiling around and binding a mountain.

There was no way mere Foundation Establishment cultivators could escape from a supreme-grade binding magical artifact created with the power of the Dragon Clan.

 

Cheon Woo-jin ran down the slope while generating lightning energy.

Then the golden ring on his left hand reacted and amplified the lightning energy.

Another supreme-grade magical artifact given by Ho Yeon-rin, Thunder Spirit True Person’s Thunder Ring, demonstrated its effect and raised the power of the Thunder Method to its limit.

 

[Thunder Pomegranate]

 

A large sphere of lightning energy fell down above their heads.

Even while watching the thunder orb falling above their heads, they couldn’t flee even a single step.

The lightning energy exploded before their faces filled with despair, ravaging their bodies with overwhelming power.

 

Thud!

Having eliminated nine Foundation Establishment cultivators at once, Cheon Woo-jin landed among them.

The black hem of his Crimson Radiance Robes fluttered in the wind as he swept his gaze around.

 

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators were charging from the right, and one Core Formation cultivator from the left.

Cheon Woo-jin first fluttered his sleeves to deploy the Heavenly Armor Flying Spirit.

While blocking the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the right with six automatically moving flying spirits, he raised his left hand toward the left.

 

Boom boom bang!

The magic arts launched by the Core Formation cultivator were blocked.

The lightning energy barrier generated from the Thunder Ring on his left hand completely blocked it.

 

“Urgh…!”

 

That cultivator was holding a sword.

He swung it powerfully toward Cheon Woo-jin, infusing it with Core Formation spiritual power.

However, the lightning energy barrier strongly repelled the sword, causing him to lose balance and stagger.

The characteristic of the barrier created by the Thunder Ring was that it didn’t just serve as a simple shield, but generated repulsive force to push away the opponent’s attacks.

 

At the same time, the red energy of the Nine Dragon Mountain Binding Banner coiled around the Core Formation cultivator’s arms and legs.

The Nine Dragon Mountain Binding Banner was still standing upright and exerting its effect.

 

“Th-this is…!”

 

Toward the Core Formation cultivator who was struggling with his limbs, Cheon Woo-jin hurled the mass of lightning energy he was holding.

Bang! With a thunderous roar, the Core Formation cultivator collapsed powerlessly with a large hole pierced through his abdomen.

 

Then Cheon Woo-jin immediately turned around and launched lightning energy, simultaneously eliminating the two Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been bound by the Heavenly Armor Flying Spirit.

 

“Is this all you’ve got!”

 

A spirited voice was heard, and when he turned his head to look, Na Chwi-ryang was roaring while ripping off a man’s neck.

It seemed like he could leave that side to handle itself.

 

“These bastards…!”

 

Then a sharp voice was heard along with some whistling sound.

Immediately after, dozens of snakes raised their heads from the snow-covered slope.

They weren’t snakes made of snow, but real snakes.

 

‘Snow Pattern Snakes?’

 

White snakes with snowflake-like patterns.

They were venomous snakes that inhabited this area. They possessed very powerful venom, so even Core Formation cultivators would reach death if they didn’t detoxify quickly.

This was one of the reasons why the area around Peaceful Valley was dangerous.

 

‘There’s someone who can control snakes.’

 

The Ten Thousand Poison Six Evil Sect also had cultivators who controlled venomous snakes and poisonous insects.

Perhaps the cultivator controlling those Snow Gate Snakes was someone who had escaped from the Ten Thousand Poison Six Evil Sect.

 

Hiss, hiss.

Dozens of Snow Gate Snakes approached, gliding over the snow.

Perhaps because they were moving as if sliding using the snow-covered terrain, they were incomparably faster than crawling on ordinary ground.

They were even hard to see due to their protective coloration.

 

With so many of them, binding them with the Nine Dragon Mountain Crushing Method would be meaningless.

Facing the venomous snakes swarming from all directions, aiming for blind spots, Cheon Woo-jin deliberately bent one knee and lowered his body.

 

[Thunder Spoke Wheel]

 

Crack-boom!

Lightning energy spread out like wheel spokes with Cheon Woo-jin at the center, striking the venomous snakes that had been swarming from all directions.

It was a thunder-attribute attack that deployed in all 360 degrees. He had even lowered his body so it would spread low across the ground.

 

The venomous snakes that had been approaching by gliding over the snow didn’t survive a single one and became roasted snakes.

 

“Wh-what the hell…”

 

The cultivator who had been controlling the Snow Gate Snakes could be seen standing there in a daze.

Cheon Woo-jin unhesitatingly sent lightning energy flying to create a wind hole in his neck.

 

When he turned his head to see who to deal with next, he sensed a new presence.

A man was walking out from inside Anhui Valley.

 

“Fools who don’t value their lives have crawled in.”

 

A man with blue eyes and bronze-colored skin.

He revealed the presence befitting the leader of a group while emitting blue lightning energy from his entire body.

 

[Jeong Cheol]

* Race: Human Race

* Age: 336 years

* Realm: Core Formation Realm (Late Stage)

* Constitution: Wood Spirit Root, Lightning Spirit Body

* Faction: Black Gate

* Affiliation: Iron Calamity Group

* Heavenly Mandate: Self-Interest

 

A Lightning Spirit Body, is it.

Cheon Woo-jin observed the man’s lightning energy with cold eyes and pulled out the Nine Dragon Mountain Crushing Banner that had been planted in the ground.

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