The elderly man in a grey robe looked at the refined gentleman with some surprise. His Soul Severing Powder was colorless and tasteless; unless one had Divine Sense, ordinary cultivators couldn’t detect it. So the fact that the refined gentleman hadn’t been poisoned meant that he must possess some kind of poison-resistant treasure. Upon hearing this, the other three glared angrily at the elderly man in the grey robe. But at this moment, they could no longer speak, swaying as if about to fall, coughing up blood, and collapsing to the ground. "Yao fellow Daoist, I’m afraid your treasure can’t completely block my ’Soul Severing Powder.’ You should hurry and leave while you can," the grey-robed elder continued to speak, his voice unhurried. "Very well, Yao acknowledges his defeat," said the refined gentleman upon hearing this, well aware that he was no match for the grey-robed elder. He cauciously eyed the grey-robed elder and slowly backed out of the cave. "Wait a moment," Just as the refined gentleman was about to leave, the grey-robed elder suddenly called out to stop him. He said, "Yao fellow Daoist, take these few snake eggs with you. In return, let’s consider this matter settled; how does that sound?" "No need," Although tempted, Yao fellow Daoist didn’t dare to stay longer and quickly departed. But just then. "Puchi—" A streak of purple light streaked out from the sleeve of the grey-robed elder. It was a Thunder Talisman, aimed to strike the refined gentleman. At the same time, a golden cone-shaped magic artifact was deployed, transforming into a streak of golden light aiming for the refined gentleman. How could he possibly let someone escape under such circumstances? If word got out, he might be ambushed before he could even get back to Azure Phoenix Immortal City. After all, within the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, not only demon beasts were dangerous, but other cultivators also had to be guarded against. That was also why many cultivators formed teams to enter the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range. It wasn’t just because the mountains were perilous but also because they feared being exhausted after exiting the range and then encountering robber cultivators. "Boom boom boom—" Facing the onslaught of the grey-robed elder, the refined gentleman immediately deployed a small earthen-yellow shield. However, under the bombardment of the attack, the Spiritual Energy Shield around him swiftly dimmed, and he felt poison entering his body. Just as the elder had said, he did have a poison-resistant treasure. But it was just an ordinary item and couldn’t continuously block the enemy’s poison. "Puch—" The grey-robed elder kept attacking. The refined gentleman knew he was no match for the elder, and retreated incessantly, fleeing the cave dwelling. But the grey-robed elder pursued without delay. Just as the two had barely left the cave and the man in black who was poisoned and had fainted opened his eyes. "Such a formidable poison, colorless, tasteless, without a trace," he murmured. "If I hadn’t cultivated the Profound Body Refinement Technique, I might have fallen here," said Li Feiyu, his expression serious. He had noticed something off about the elder immediate and sensed something was amiss. He promptly sealed his pores to stop breathing. But the poison was indeed formidable, colorless, tasteless, and left no trace. If he hadn’t cultivated his Body Refinement Technique to the Third Level, with his flesh almost as tough as someone in the Energy Refinement Late Stage coupled with some resistance to poison, he would have been done for there. He didn’t delay; he took out a Detoxification Pill from his Storage Bag, swallowed it, and began to purge the poison from his system. Then he held a Talisman in his hand and continued to feign death, waiting for the grey-robed elder to return. Before long, the grey-robed elder hurried back to the cave. His breathing was slightly disordered. In order to finish off the refined gentleman quickly, he had held nothing back. "After this expedition, I can stop living this blood-shedding life," the grey-robed elder muttered, holding a Second Rank Monster Core in his hand, his face showing delight. He was already over sixty and long past the possibility of Foundation Establishment. Now his hunting of demon beasts was for the sake of his descendants. However, at that moment, he suddenly sensed a scorching heat and a sharpness. "Not good!" The grey-robed elder subconsciously tried to form a Spiritual Energy Shield. But the hastily constructed shield was immediately shattered by the Fire Talisman and the fierce and domineering blade aura. In the next instant. "Puch—" The sound of a blade piercing flesh could be heard. As the grey-robed elder’s field of vision tumbled, he fell from the air and saw a headless corpse. It was his own corpse. And standing behind the body was a robust man dressed in black, holding a red long blade. "How is he not dead..." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶 With shock and unwillingness, the grey-robed elder’s consciousness plunged into endless darkness. "Huff!" After slaying the grey-robed elder with a single cut, Li Feiyu exhaled deeply. The situation had been extremely tense for him as well. After all, the elder had a Ninth Level Energy Refinement cultivation, while he was only at the Mid Stage. His only reliance was his Body Refinement Technique, which was at the level of the late Energy Refinement. He quickly collected the Storage Bags of several people in the cave. He then used the Flame Bullet Technique to reduce the bodies to ashes. "It might be dangerous to return to Azure Phoenix Immortal City alone," he mused. "This Monster Core might just allow me to break through the bottleneck of the Energy Refinement Late Stage," he considered. "With both the cultivation from the Energy Refinement Late Stage and my Body Refinement Technique, I stand a better chance of making it back to Azure Phoenix Immortal City safely," Li Fieyu speculated, his gaze intense as he looked at the grey Monster Core in his hand. Demon Beast Crystal Cores were mostly violent in nature. If a cultivator absorbed it directly, not only would much of the energy be wasted, but it could also injure the body. It was nowhere as effective as refining it into Elixir Medicines. But given the circumstances, Li Feiyu could not afford to care about that. ... As for the incident at the Black Cloud Mountain Range’s secret realm, other than earning a tidy sum, it hadn’t affected Lu Changsheng’s daily life much. He spent most of his days now on Talisman Making, drawing Second Rank Talismans in preparation for his journey to Jiuxiao Immortal City. After nearly a year, he managed to save up almost a hundred Second Rank Spirit Talismans, enough to form a Talisman Refinement Formation capable of blasting away cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, or even those with a False Core. But when it came to making a Talisman Formation, one can never have too many Talismans. The more Talismans there are, the greater the power of the Talisman Formation.