The True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute casting a spell had focused all his strength into the Great Sword Magic Treasure, leaving him completely unguarded.

With a whistling sound, the Gang Qi Arrow pierced into his back.

The body of the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute jolted, and the Great Sword Magic Treasure he had just invoked blasted out as if deflated, its aura suddenly weakened, its gleam dissipated, and it shrank rapidly at a visible speed, ultimately returning to its original size.

Without the pressure of the Magic Treasure Great Sword, the cultivator of the True Immortal Realm Fourth Stage fell to the ground with a thump and let out a long sigh of relief, having narrowly escaped death. He turned his gaze to Wang Xiaoqiang, his face showing gratitude.

The brute of the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage turned around, his eyes wide with rage as he glared at Wang Xiaoqiang. Shock was also evident in his eyes,

He hadn't expected that Wang Xiaoqiang would take advantage of the moment to ambush him from behind, nor had he anticipated that Wang Xiaoqiang, a mere trash of the Ninth Transformation of the Immortal, could manage to shoot an arrow into his body. Furthermore, it was only at that moment that he realized that it wasn't just any arrow, nor a Spiritual Energy Arrow, but a Gang Qi Arrow.

The fearsome Gang Qi Arrow that entered his body caused a chaotic surge in his blood Qi. The pain was extreme.

"Roar!" After a brief shock, he bellowed furiously, circulating the Gang Qi throughout his body to force out the Gang Qi Arrow inside him.

Then, he took a step towards Wang Xiaoqiang.

In terms of Qi Refinement, Wang Xiaoqiang might be one stage weaker than him, but in Body Refinement, he was one stage higher. In addition, Wang Xiaoqiang possessed the Sun-Shooting Bow, the Penglai Immortal Sword, the Divine Art of Thunderclap Annihilation Palm, and the Visualization-Type Techniques – all of which were more than enough to kill the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute.

However, he didn't want to expose his cultivation base prematurely, nor did he want to waste his strength on this True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute. So, with righteous indignation, he pointed at the brute and rallied the crowd, "This man has a wicked heart, is naturally cold-blooded and malicious. He disregards the dying, even resorts to abusing his power to kill our brothers. He is a scourge upon us all and must be eliminated as soon as possible. Let's all attack together and slay him!"

The crowd had already been displeased, but they were afraid to act due to the brute's Immortal Realm Fifth Stage cultivation. Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang had made the first move, and that he attacked with words as sharp as arrows, they all charged at once, their Magic Treasure Immortal Swords targeting the brute.

As powerful as the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute was, he was only one man, and he had already received a serious injury. How could he stand against so many?

Seeing the situation turn against him, he did not dare to take it lightly. With a thought, he stored the Spirit Marrow in his Storage Ring. Then with a swing of his Magic Treasure Great Sword, blade aura surged like waves, repelling the cultivators before flying into the sky.

But just as he began to ascend, Wang Xiaoqiang shot another arrow, and with a whoosh, the Gang Qi Arrow struck his abdomen.

The True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute's body shuddered again, then, clutching at his abdomen where the arrow hit, he gave Wang Xiaoqiang a resentful glare before fleeing toward the western night sky.

The crowd was about to take off in pursuit when Wang Xiaoqiang stopped them, "Do not chase a desperate foe. He has been hit by an arrow, and it will be difficult for him to survive alone in these Yan Mountains."

Now, Wang Xiaoqiang had become the leader the crowd looked up to, and they all stopped at his word. While some were reluctant that the brute had stolen the Spirit Marrow and glared angrily at his retreating figure, wrath burning in their eyes.

Indeed, as Wang Xiaoqiang had said, when the brute had flown about a hundred meters into the western sky, screams of agony echoed from the west, "Ah, help, help me!"

"It's him, let's go!" said Wang Xiaoqiang as he commanded everyone to follow him.

"He got what he deserved. Why should we rescue him??" someone said.

"Of course, it's not to save him. I just don't want his Spirit Marrow to be lost to the beasts," Wang Xiaoqiang replied as he flew toward the western sky.

The crowd then realized the significance of the brute's Spirit Marrow, and admiring Wang Xiaoqiang's wits, they all immediately followed him.

Flying at night is very dangerous due to the risk of being devoured by Flying Beasts. The True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute had fallen victim to this peril.

However, their situation was different. The brute was flying solo, while Wang Xiaoqiang led a whole group; there is strength in numbers, and the Flying Beasts would think twice.

When Wang Xiaoqiang arrived first at the True Immortal's side, he found two Fire Luans had already knocked the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute to the ground and were continuously gnawing at his body.

"Ah, Little Qiang, save me!" the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage brute cried out for help upon seeing Wang Xiaoqiang arrive. No sooner had he spoken than one of the Fire Luans bit off his head.

Wang Xiaoqiang took out the Sun-Shooting Bow and Arrow and shot at a Fire Luan. The Fire Luan, hit by the arrow, startled and flew up.

Following close behind, the other cultivators pounced as well, their Immortal Sword Treasures all flashing out, targeting another Fire Luan. That Fire Luan also startled and flew up.

With the two Fire Luans chased away, only the bloody, indistinct corpse of the man who had reached the Fifth Stage of the True Immortal Realm was left.

Almost simultaneously, everyone's gaze fixated on the man's right middle finger, where they saw a Storage Ring.

One of them took the ring off, then spat on the man's corpse and cursed angrily, "He got what he deserved!"

Then, that person handed the Storage Ring to Wang Xiaoqiang, saying, "Elder Brother Wang, that Spirit Marrow should be in this Storage Ring..."

Wang Xiaoqiang took the ring, nodded, and said, "Hmm, but it's not just one, it's two..."

The others were first stunned by his words, then a realization dawned upon them. Right, aside from the Spirit Marrow that the man had stolen, there was his own as well.

Wang Xiaoqiang flicked his finger, and immediately a gust of Spiritual Energy whooshed over, wiping off the Divine Consciousness Imprint on the Storage Ring. Then he bit his index finger and let a drop of Blood Pearl fall onto the ring. The ring emitted a clicking noise, as if a door had just been opened.

Wang Xiaoqiang sent his Divine Sense into the ring and then took out all of the items inside it.

In the man's Storage Ring, there was a set of clothes, a Blade Art Manual, thirteen Strength-Boosting Pellets, and two Spirit Marrows.

Staring at the two Spirit Marrows on the ground, everyone couldn't help but admire Wang Xiaoqiang's cleverness; he always thought ahead of others.

Wang Xiaoqiang said, "No matter what the future holds, right now we are all brothers. I'm not concerned with the other items. You can take them if you want. As for the two Spirit Marrows, let's distribute them equally. How about that?"

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang exert so much effort in both incidents without monopolizing the Spirit Marrow, everyone felt admiration and conviction. They nodded and said, "Elder Brother Wang values brotherhood so much, what more do we have to say. Let's divide them!"

"Good, let's all sit in a circle. We'll start absorbing the two Spirit Marrows together and continue until they're completely absorbed!" Wang Xiaoqiang declared.

The others agreed and arranged themselves into a circle on the ground, preparing to absorb the Spirit Marrow.

Wang Xiaoqiang also sat down, then said, "Alright, you can start absorbing now."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to absorb the Spiritual Power from the Spirit Marrows.

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't start absorbing directly. To disguise his actions, he needed to let the others absorb for a while longer. About half an hour into their absorption, Wang Xiaoqiang began to use his willpower to control 50,000 Spiritual Springs to absorb the Spirit Marrow.

Fortunately, this time it wasn't just one Spirit Marrow, but two,

So even if Wang Xiaoqiang cheated using Spiritual Springs, it wouldn't be too easy to notice.

Absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb... Absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb...

The 50,000 Spiritual Springs were quickly filled, and under Wang Xiaoqiang's control, they sped off into the distance, continually expanding and contracting, then began to divide.

Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff...

The 50,000 Spiritual Springs split into two, becoming 100,000 Spiritual Springs. Now, the total number of Spiritual Springs inside Wang Xiaoqiang's body had reached 729,600.

The rate at which the Spiritual Springs absorbed the Spirit Marrow contrasted greatly with the rate of the others' absorption. Half an hour passed, one of the Spirit Marrows was reduced to half its size by the Spiritual Springs, while the other was still more than half intact.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang then directed the other 50,000 Spiritual Springs to absorb the other Spirit Marrow. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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