As the winds of the Qingtian Realm stirred, all the forces under the mysterious organization began strengthening their defenses.

But after Qi Ping demonstrated his ability to swiftly eliminate a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the mysterious organization, despite its numbers, found itself stretched thin. After all, it was impossible for them to maintain such a large number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators in a single area.

They could only rely on strategic deployment to protect most areas as much as possible and set ambushes at the most crucial positions where an attack was most likely.

With the addition of other related cultivators from the Qingtian Realm, the number of ambush locations gradually increased.

As long as Qi Ping continued his actions, the likelihood of being ambushed would continue to rise.

This approach was indeed highly effective.

When Qi Ping took down the third influence, which included one or two mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, he successfully annihilated the third force with the help of prearranged arrays, despite sustaining some injuries.

However, when attacking the fourth Foundation Establishment influence, Qi Ping encountered trouble. A late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator appeared out of nowhere, severely damaging Qi Ping's Tree-man Avatar. Fortunately, his prearranged arrays delayed the attacker, and Qi Ping barely escaped using the Thousand Transformations Technique.

At this moment, in a hidden forest, Qi Ping was frowning as he sensed the injuries on his body.

"A late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator appeared. It seems they've mobilized a large force to ambush me..."

"Moreover, after the sneak attack by the late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the Tree-man Avatar has become somewhat unstable..."

"Is it reaching the limit this time?"

In the short term, Qi Ping could only use the Tree-man Avatar for this kind of mission action once more. Next time, he would need to cultivate the Perception and Celestial Secret Technique-proficient Animal Companion before venturing out.

Otherwise, there would still be a significant risk.

"What should I do next?"

Qi Ping was somewhat troubled, realizing that the probability of being ambushed would greatly increase if this continued.

The places he might attack were likely heavily guarded by now.

"Right, how about targeting a few Qi Refining Level forces?"

Given his current Foundation Establishment pace, it was convenient to target some Qi Refining Level forces. This way, he could steadily earn some Black Market Points while attracting attention to one place.

After drawing attention this way, Qi Ping would immediately move away from this place to target one or two more Foundation Establishment Level forces.

"Yes! Let's do it that way!"

No matter the outcome, this was his most likely successful strategy for earning Black Market Points, much better than blindly attacking ordinary Foundation Establishment Level forces.

Having made his decision, Qi Ping immediately spent four hundred Spirit Stones to refresh the Qi Refining Level tasks twenty times.

After choosing a place where Qi Refining Level forces were relatively concentrated, Qi Ping immediately set out.

Within the Qi Refining Level forces, the mysterious organization refining Blood Food hadn't set up defenses, and Qi Ping easily swept through.

Some forces didn't even have a chance to send messages.

...

After the late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator gravely injured Qi Ping at the fourth Foundation Establishment force, the Immortal Envoy, upon receiving the news in some mysterious place, felt both regret and relief.

Finally, it wasn't him who was constantly at a disadvantage!

His defenses were becoming more complete, and more people were joining this action for the Immortal Elixir.

As long as Qi Ping reappeared, taking Qi Ping down would be a certainty!

To have pushed them this far, Qi Ping was already the most elusive Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

But before this Immortal Envoy could enjoy his relief for long, the following message made him instantly furious.

[Bee Daoist continuously destroyed several of our Immortal Alliance's Qi Refining Level forces...]

"Ah!!!"

"Damn bastard!"

"If I capture your soul, I'll use every torture in the Immortal Cultivation Realm to torment you for over a thousand years!"

In his fury, another Glazed Immortal Cup shattered, and crimson liquid splattered all over the ground again!

And after Qi Ping wiped out four Qi Refining Level forces, he immediately retreated and rushed to the previously determined location.

An additional Foundation Establishment Level force would suffice for Qi Ping, and if he could take down two, this trip would be thoroughly perfect!

As Qi Ping changed his form and left the area, he sensed strong auras encircling this location.

Thus, Qi Ping had to proceed with extreme caution, hiding for a long time before barely escaping the encirclement, nearly being discovered several times.

It must be said, these encircling cultivators were indeed extraordinary.

After escaping the encirclement, Qi Ping immediately headed to the predetermined location.

A week later, under Qi Ping's careful observation, he quickly identified the first target!

With a decisive battle, Qi Ping successfully obliterated the first target!

Qi Ping then immediately moved to the next place because he knew the encirclement would quickly close in here. Whether he could defeat the next Foundation Establishment force depended on his swiftness.

Now was the time to race against the clock.

For the second planned target, due to having exhausted all the pre-made arrays, Qi Ping spent considerable effort and time before barely wiping out this location. But as he killed the last Foundation Establishment Cultivator, several late-stage Foundation Establishment auras surrounded him.

Therefore, Qi Ping had to let part of the bee swarm leave covertly with the spoils while he led most of the bee swarm above to cover and open the Tree-man Avatar's final battle!

...

"Bee Daoist! We finally caught you this time!"

"Let's see how you escape this time!"

Facing the surrounding late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Qi Ping immediately began to flee!

However, this was clearly an impossible task. Qi Ping made multiple breakout attempts, but all were blocked by the four late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

The gap was too vast!

Not even with all of Qi Ping's skills could he succeed!

"Run! Why don't you keep running?"

"Aren't you good at arrays? Perhaps you ran out of Array Plates?"

The four late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators looked at the surrounded and cornered Qi Ping with extreme amusement, feeling immensely satisfied.

After spending so much effort, they finally captured Qi Ping!

Now, all they wanted was to seize Qi Ping's Divine Soul! Ideally, they could capture him alive and get ten Immortal Elixirs!

At this moment, Qi Ping, surrounded, had an extremely gloomy expression and gaze!

He had already made several breakouts but was forced back each time, suffering considerable injuries.

"Could you let me leave? I'm willing to hand over all my gains to you!"

Having attempted multiple times without breaking through the encirclement, Qi Ping's expression showed struggle and reluctance as he pleaded.

However, facing Qi Ping's words, the four surrounding late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators refused without hesitation. Killing Qi Ping would give them all these things anyway!

They silently began preparing their moves, aiming to capture Qi Ping alive.

Meanwhile, Qi Ping finally completed the planned series of actions and emotions.

From panic surrounded by late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators to the unsuccessful attempts to escape, to the desperate struggle to break out, finally willing to sacrifice everything for an escape chance yet still rejected...

In the eyes of others, Qi Ping seemed to have exhausted all options, reaching a dead end!

However, they didn't know that Qi Ping had finally reached the point where he could self-detonate!

Qi Ping even noticed something interesting during the breakout: these people seemed intent on capturing him alive!

With this, Qi Ping harbored a thought:

"With all my techniques and the bee swarm, is there a chance to self-detonate and take one down?"

Among the four late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, two were on his task list, and one was the Cyan Origin Sect's core disciple Qin Shengyun, who practiced the Infant Devouring Method.

The other two late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators were not on the task list, but Qi Ping believed tasks could be refreshed for them.

In other words, taking down any of the four would earn him a considerable amount of Black Market Points!

If he could find a flaw and an opportunity to self-detonate and take one down while they wanted him alive, this mission action would be truly perfect!

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