"Junior Brother Li, you take care of these two demon beasts!"

Zhuo Yijian's eyes flashed as he looked over at a short disciple beside him.

With his Foundation Establishment cultivation, slaying these sea serpent demons equivalent to a fifth or sixth layer Qi Refinement cultivator would be effortless. However, as the eldest senior brother of the Celestial Sword Immortal Sect stationed here, he had to preserve his magical power in case of emergencies!

"Yes, sir!"

Li Yu of the Celestial Sword Immortal Sect nodded at his senior brother. His figure flickered as he dodged past the two sea demon snakes and then returned immediately.

The next instant.

The two sea demon snakes, with strength roughly equivalent to the fifth or sixth layer of Qi Refinement, were decapitated at the seven-inch mark—their blood sprayed everywhere!

"Worthy of being an Immortal Master! Amazing!"

"Thank you, Immortal Master Li!"

"Immortal Master Li is the great hero of our Cloud Map Tribe!"

"......."

Seeing Li Yu instantly slay two sea demon snakes, the many strapping men of the tribes let out thunderous cheers.

Beside Tu Mu, Zhang Nian's eyes flashed with a trace of wariness.

With the two strongest sea demon snakes slain, the remaining sea beasts were all quickly dispatched. All that was left was for the tribespeople to process the sea demon beasts' bodies to serve as food resources.

.......

Three months later.

"In this Spirit-Seizing Land, you have to gain resources by making contributions. Without magical power, a cultivator is just like a normal person! Unless you're a body refining cultivator!"

"But hiding here isn't my goal—I want to leave!"

Lin Chang'sheng sat in his own small wooden hut, anxiety churning in his heart.

Three months had passed.

The magical power within him had been completely depleted.

Here, there was no spiritual energy—no way to cultivate. Whatever mana he still had was fading with the passage of time.

Though Lin Chang'sheng had no magical power left, he had achieved Perfection in all twelve gates of the Golden Bell Shield, advancing to possess the Vajra Indestructible Body. In fact, he'd even reached Perfection in the Vajra Indestructible Body a month ago.

After perfecting the Vajra Indestructible Body—

Lin Chang'sheng felt his physique become far more formidable. Once he activated the Vajra Indestructible Body, his entire skin would take on a golden hue, as if he were a true Vajra!

Those sea demon beasts equivalent to fifth or sixth layer Qi Refinement couldn't break through his defense at all!

Lin Chang'sheng was confident that even Foundation Establishment first or second layer cultivators would struggle to pierce his defense!

However—

Lin Chang'sheng knew deep down that he absolutely had to get out of here.

"Commander Tu greets Young Master Long."

At that moment, a series of footsteps sounded outside the hut, and someone cupped his fists to Lin Chang'sheng.

"Grand Commander, what brings you here today?!"

Looking at Tu Mu entering the room, Lin Chang'sheng's eyes showed surprise.

"Young Master Long, I've come because I have matters to discuss with you!"

Tu Mu shot Lin Chang'sheng a deep look, then sat down on a stool inside the hut and got straight to the point. "Young Master Long, after watching you for some time, I've found your physique to be truly formidable—no weaker than mine, even though I'm a Martial Arts Grandmaster!"

"Thanks to your participation in recent sea demon beast hunts, we've been able to acquire resources much faster. Therefore, I'd like to propose recommending you as the Fourth Commander of our Cloud Map Tribe. What do you think?"

"You want me to be the tribe's Fourth Commander?"

Hearing Tu Mu's words, Lin Chang'sheng was briefly taken aback. He truly hadn't expected such a proposal.

His only goal was to leave this place, not to become a commander here.

After pondering a moment, Lin Chang'sheng looked at Tu Mu and asked, "Commander Tu, in this Spirit-Seizing Land, is there really no way out? Not even a shred of hope?"

Upon hearing Lin Chang'sheng's question, Tu Mu fell silent for a time, then spoke. "Young Master Long, I know you once had Foundation Establishment cultivation and don't want to spend your life stuck in this bitter land!"

"But I have to advise you to face reality—there's no way out! This is a sealed land of death!"

"Though I was born and raised here, I understand how you feel."

As Tu Mu spoke, he sighed. His gaze flickered suddenly as he continued, "Our records of Spirit-Seizing Land show that all immortals drawn in here longed to leave at first. But as time passed and their magical powers depleted, they gradually accepted their fate and died here. In the neighboring Fire Radiance Tribe, there is an Immortal Spirit Tower with more than three hundred mummies of immortals inside! They were all cultivators who tried to leave Fire Radiance Dunes, only to perish."

"However, among them was a cultivator surnamed Jiang who also attempted to leave, but his corpse was never found. No one knows if he managed to escape the Fire Radiance Dunes!"

"According to the Fire Radiance Tribe's chief, the reason they didn't find Jiang's mummy is probably because he got devoured by desert fire ants, not because he escaped!"

"Fire Radiance Tribe!"

Hearing Tu Mu's words, Lin Chang'sheng's eyes lit up, a hint of hope flaring inside him.

"Young Master Long, how about you become our Fourth Commander first? As thanks, I'll take you to negotiate with Fire Radiance Tribe's chief and let you take a look at those mummies. What do you think?"

Noticing the look in Lin Chang'sheng's eyes, Tu Mu immediately pitched his proposal, and then—lowering his voice—explained his true reason for wanting Lin Chang'sheng as Fourth Commander.

"So that's how it is!"

Lin Chang'sheng understood all at once after listening to Tu Mu.

The real reason Tu Mu wanted him as Fourth Commander was that Deputy Commander Zhang Nian had recently advanced to Late Stage Martial Arts Grandmaster and had teamed up with Third Commander Shao Yicheng, apparently intending to oust Tu Mu.

So—

Tu Mu wanted to ally with Lin Chang'sheng to keep Zhang Nian and Shao Yicheng in check.

"You take me to meet with Fire Radiance Tribe, and I'll help you suppress Zhang Nian and Shao Yicheng. But if I find a way out, I'll leave immediately!"

Lin Chang'sheng gazed at Tu Mu, his voice grave.

"Alright! It's a deal!"

Tu Mu broke into a smile at those words.

In his opinion, no one had ever left the Spirit-Seizing Land anyway—as long as Long Ping'an agreed to be the Fourth Commander, everything else would be easy.

......

Spirit-Seizing Land.

Cloud Map Tribe.

Outside a wooden hut.

"Miss Yu, even if you're a cultivator, in this Spirit-Seizing Land, there's no spiritual energy!"

"Once your magical power is gone, you'll be just like an ordinary woman!"

"In this place, both men and women must make contributions to the tribe! If you can't, being dependent on me is your only way out!"

"Think over my proposal carefully!"

A tall, lanky, big-handed middle-aged man in gray robes stood with both hands behind his back, gazing at an exquisitely beautiful woman in white, her skin snowy pale, sitting cross-legged before him. His voice was deep and somber.

"My sole focus at present is cultivation. I have no intention of marrying. Commander Zhang, I acknowledge your regard, but must decline."

Yu Lingfei looked at Zhang Nian, her face dark, but still cupped her hands in salute.

As a prodigy disciple of the Yanyue Immortal Sect, to be coveted by a local savage infuriated her. Yet, a roof over her head meant she couldn't lash out. At this moment, worry gnawed away at her inside.

"Miss Yu, no one has ever left the Spirit-Seizing Land. Stop clinging to hope! If you want to survive here, clinging to me is your best bet!"

Seeing Yu Lingfei reject him, Zhang Nian was unfazed, for he understood clearly—

No matter how strong someone's resolve, with resources running dry, even that determination would be whittled away!

His cultivation had just advanced a stage; with his newfound confidence, he was ready to make this mana-depleted cultivator his third wife.

"Commander Zhang, I have no intention of marrying. Please leave."

Yu Lingfei's beautiful face was frosty, clearly displeased.

"Miss Yu, I can be very patient!"

Zhang Nian let out a loud laugh and turned to leave.

.........

Half a year after Lin Chang'sheng was sucked into the Spirit-Seizing Land—

The five great righteous sects each dispatched two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators to the territory of the Golden Talisman Immortal Sect to resist the Beimu Immortal Race.

Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators launched wave after wave of battles on the front lines.

But—

The Beimu Immortal Race wielded bizarre techniques, causing constant losses among the Southern Realm cultivators. Still, as the southern cultivators grew familiar with the Beimu methods, they gradually stabilized the situation.

The Southern Domain Cultivation Realm and the Beimu Immortal Race came to a stalemate, thousands of miles outside Jiuyuan Immortal City.

.......

Spirit-Seizing Land.

Cloud Map Tribe.

"Divine sense can't be used. My magical power is entirely spent. I wonder if there are any body refining techniques here? Did any of those cultivators who perished in the Fire Radiance Dunes have a body refining technique?"

Lin Chang'sheng sat cross-legged in the main hall belonging to the Fourth Commander, worry etched on his face.

He possessed the Simplify panel. As long as he could get his hands on a body refining technique, he could learn it, then simplify it, and his strength could still improve. Boosting his physical strength would be a big help in finding a way out.

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