Chapter 3

The stone rolled more than three meters and then silently disappeared into a black hole that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

The black hole appeared and disappeared quickly, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye, as if it had never been there.

Fang Ling looked at the spot where the stone had disappeared and estimated that the distance between the suddenly appearing black hole and the path he was walking on was only one meter.

How dangerous! If I had taken a wrong step, I might have been swallowed by that thing.

"Boy, what are you doing! If you make any more noise while walking, I'll kill you right now!" Roger, standing behind Fang Ling, shouted with a voice that was both cruel and fearful.

Fang Ling knew that this was not the time to argue with Roger, but the thought of getting rid of him became even stronger in his mind.

In his previous life of over twenty years, Fang Ling was seen by many as a gentle and amiable person. But only those who truly knew him understood that beneath his mild appearance lay a heart that repaid kindness with kindness and enmity with enmity.

Roger's words just now had clearly revealed his intention to kill him.

No matter where this murderous intent came from, since you have it towards me, don't blame me for making the first move.

With his mind made up, Fang Ling smiled and said, "Big Brother Luo, I accidentally slipped on a stone just now."

"Hmph, hurry up and move forward!" Roger glared at Fang Ling and waved his steel knife in front of him. The cold steel blade, with its dark red bloodstains, indicated that it had taken many lives.

Fang Ling deliberately showed a look of fear and continued walking forward. Roger, who was following him, now closely followed Fang Ling, stepping on his footprints.

He's being very cautious. Where should I make my move?

While walking according to the map, Fang Ling was also calculating the position.

"Stop."

Just as Fang Ling was calculating, Roger suddenly shouted.

Fang Ling's heart turned cold, thinking that perhaps Roger intended to make his move here. If that were the case, he would have to run towards the dangerous area and try to escape.

As long as he could escape a hundred meters, he was confident he could lead Roger to a place where he would meet his end.

Fang Ling gathered all the internal energy stored in his dantian and focused it on his legs, then smiled and said to Roger, "Big Brother Luo, what do you need?"

"There's a clover plant over there, go and pick it." Roger pointed to a position about ten meters away.

Clover, one of the ingredients for refining the One Yang Pill. A ten-year-old clover plant was worth more than two hundred gold pieces.

Fang Ling followed the direction of Roger's finger and saw a clover plant about a foot tall standing proudly on a cliff.

According to the memory of his previous self, this clover plant was at least twenty years old.

The position of the clover plant was only one meter away from the path marked on the map.

Seeing that Fang Ling did not move, Roger pointed his knife at Fang Ling's neck and said, "Hurry up and go!"

Fang Ling gritted his teeth and walked to the closest position. Looking at the seemingly ordinary rocks around him, he felt a sense of unease.

These seemingly calm rocks might hide countless dangers. A slight misstep could lead to...

However, he quickly reached out and grabbed the clover plant, pulling it hard and bringing the entire plant into his hand.

As he was pulling his arm back, Fang Ling felt a chill on his arm. Looking down, he saw that a piece of his sleeve had been cut off at some point.

If it had been his body that went there, Fang Ling shuddered at the thought...

Seeing the clover plant in Fang Ling's hand, Roger's face showed a smile. He laughed and said, "Boy, I didn't expect you to have such a strong fate!"

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed the hand holding the clover plant, snatching it from Fang Ling.

Among the gatherers, there was a rule: although they traveled together, what each person gathered, especially what they gathered at great risk, belonged to them.

Seeing Roger put the clover plant he had risked his life to get into his own basket, Fang Ling's heart trembled.

Kill him!

I must make my move first!

After walking more than a hundred meters, Fang Ling found a small corner on the map. The map indicated that there was a slope in this corner.

The slope is right here!

Fang Ling gritted his teeth and, when he reached the corner, deliberately pretended to slip.

This slip was still on the correct path marked on the map. When Roger saw Fang Ling fall to the ground, he laughed and said, "Boy, get up and keep moving."

Fang Ling pretended to struggle to stand up, but when he was halfway up, he clutched his leg and said, "Ouch, my bone is dislocated, Big Brother Luo, come and help me reset it!"

"Bone dislocated? Haha, boy, you'll stay here..."

Before Roger could finish his sentence, Fang Ling had already leaped up, gathering all his internal energy in his legs and delivering a powerful kick to Roger using a simple but effective move.

Roger had the cultivation of the fourth level of Qi Condensation. In his eyes, Fang Ling was just a piece of meat on his plate. He had no real precautions against Fang Ling, especially in this mysterious and dangerous environment.

Moreover, he was about to kill Fang Ling, so he was not prepared for Fang Ling's attack.

When Fang Ling's kick came, Roger had no time to react. He was a seasoned fighter and quickly retreated five steps.

These five steps took only a moment, showing Roger's agility and quick reflexes.

He had already decided that after retreating five steps, he would cut the boy who dared to attack him into eighteen pieces!

However, just as he stood firm, he felt a sinking sensation in his lower body, and then he began to sink into the ground.

No good, it's a pit! In an instant, Roger gathered his internal energy in his feet, trying to jump up.

However, as he jumped, a sharp pain quickly spread from his waist. Looking down, he saw that his legs had already separated from his body!

"Thud"

Roger's half-body fell heavily to the ground.

Fang Ling, seeing Roger's half-body, also took a deep breath.

"Little bastard, you dared to trick me!" Roger's eyes were wide open, filled with anger and unwillingness.

In his eyes, Fang Ling was just a bug, and he had been tricked just as he was about to kill him.

Without half his body, he was finished!

Fang Ling approached Roger like a bolt of lightning. Without using any special moves, he quickly severed both of Roger's arms with his sword.

Although Roger had lost half his body, he still had the cultivation of the fourth level of Qi Condensation. For safety, it was best to ensure he was no longer a threat.

"Boy, I'll kill you!" Roger, feeling the excruciating pain from his wounds, roared at Fang Ling in a fit of rage.

Fang Ling did not respond. After Roger finished shouting, he said calmly, "I heard that in the La Mountain Secret Realm, there are black ants that like to feed on human blood. If a person doesn't resist, they will be slowly eaten down to the bone."

Although Fang Ling's voice was not loud, it sent a chill down Roger's spine. After a moment's hesitation, he begged loudly, "Brother Fang Ling, I was wrong, please, please let me live."

"Live? Are you sure?" Fang Ling did not move closer, standing two meters away from Roger, his voice still calm.

"Quick, please give me a quick death!" Roger changed his tone instantly.

Fang Ling nodded and said, "A quick death is easy, just answer my question honestly."

"Who made you target me like this?"

Roger hesitated for a moment, then heard Fang Ling say, "Big Brother Luo, think carefully before you answer. I never give anyone a second chance."

"It's... it's the Young Master of the Chen family. He deliberately had someone lure you into the La Mountain to gather herbs. If I could make you disappear in the La Mountain Secret Realm, he would give me a thousand gold pieces." Roger spoke quickly, fearing that Fang Ling would not give him a quick death.

Fang Ling nodded, which was consistent with his suspicions.

Seeing Roger's face turn ashen, Fang Ling did not hesitate. With a swift movement, he beheaded Roger with his sword.

Fang Ling did not hesitate to take Roger's medicine basket, pouring the herbs into his own. He then began to search Roger's pockets.

From Roger, Fang Ling found more than three hundred gold notes, some gold pieces, and a manual for the Green Slaughter Palm.

Although he was burdened with a debt of three thousand gold, Fang Ling was most interested in the Green Slaughter Palm.

Due to time constraints, Fang Ling did not read the manual in detail, but from the introduction on the first page, he learned that the Green Slaughter Palm had nine levels. Once the first level was mastered, a single strike would not only increase one's offensive power by thirty percent but also transmit the Green Slaughter Palm's killing aura into the opponent's body.

A typical method of killing without leaving a trace.

Flipping through the manual, Fang Ling carefully examined the two hands he had severed from Roger. He noticed that Roger's left hand was significantly greener than his right hand.

It seemed that Roger had already mastered the first level of the Green Slaughter Palm.

This time, he was lucky. If it weren't for the La Mountain map, he would not have escaped Roger's clutches. Neither he nor his previous self would have had a chance against Roger's fifth-level cultivation.

Thanks to the La Mountain map!

Fang Ling threw Roger's half-body back into the pit and looked ahead. A hundred meters away, there was another turn.

According to the map, after the turn, there was a Taoist temple called Xianglong Temple. However, with the La Mountain now a secret realm, would the Xianglong Temple still exist?