The carriage swayed, and it took several days to travel out of Canglang Mountain. A vast plain appeared in front of them.

For these few days, the greatest joy for the three children, who had never traveled far from home, was to squat at the window and watch the scenery along the way. Everything was fresh to them.

Immortal Master Zhang was patient, explaining things along the way and telling many exciting stories about the region.

This part of Northern Yan, with its rugged mountains and miasmas, was difficult to traverse, and the government found it hard to manage. Thus, it had become a gathering place for many outlaws. But instead of calling them outlaws, it would be more accurate to say that they were a group of desperately wicked bandits, who exploited the surrounding people while the incapable authorities could do nothing.

Among the famous ones were the Hungry Wolf Gang, Sky-aspiring Sect, and other groups with martial arts backgrounds.

Twenty years ago, Master Mystical Dragon, the founding master of the Mystical Dragon Sect, came here. He couldn't bear to see these gangs oppressing the people, so he established the Mystical Dragon Sect, using his Taoist magic to scatter these ragtag groups and bring peace to the local people.

Shu Han had heard adults talk a lot about martial arts, which they described as being magical. He asked Immortal Master Zhang what exactly was magic, and if it was stronger than the martial arts skill of walking on roofs and vaulting over walls.

Immortal Master Zhang laughed heartily and said that no matter how strong martial arts were, they were still mundane. Mundane things should never be compared with immortals. Once one entered the way of immortality, mortals were like ants, the difference was as vast as heaven and earth.

The words of Immortal Master Zhang were often puzzling to the three children, but they had a vague sense that for ordinary people, immortals were unreachable.

Immortal Master Zhang was especially kind to these three children from the mountain village.

According to Immortal Master Zhang, he himself had come out of a mountain village. Seeing Shu Han and the other two children reminded him of when he and his village brothers first stepped out of their mountain village.

Speaking of this, Immortal Master Zhang couldn't help but laugh at himself. He said that the two brothers who came out with him, because of their exceptional talents, were sent by the head of the Mystical Dragon Sect, Master Mystical Dragon, to train in a higher-level immortal sect after a period of intensive training in the Mystical Dragon Sect. He, on the other hand, due to his stagnant cultivation, could now only do chores in the Mystical Dragon Sect.

Shu Han didn't mind this. He thought Immortal Master Zhang was already mighty and impressive. He said that if he could become an immortal like Immortal Master Zhang in the future, that would be enough to bring honor to his ancestors. These words greatly pleased Immortal Master Zhang. When they passed a village, he even bought some cakes for the three children to eat.

On the way, the three children didn't miss home at all, and there was constant laughter and joy. However, this joyful atmosphere ended near the bamboo forest close to Mystical Dragon Sect.

The carriage had been jolting for nearly ten days, and Immortal Master Zhang said they would reach Mystical Dragon Sect in another day or two. As the bamboo swayed, the three children's moods also fluctuated, looking forward to their bright future. However, the sound of whizzing through the air shattered their fantasy.

Sitting in the carriage, Shu Han only heard continuous whizzing sounds, followed by the painful neighing of the horses. The carriage suddenly accelerated and ran a distance before it stopped with a crash.

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Immortal Master Zhang protected the three children under him, his fingers forming a series of seals, and he recited a mantra along with the seals. Then a green barrier rose around them. The whizzing sound became more and more dense. First, the roof of the carriage was lifted off, and then the carriage suddenly had countless holes.

Shu Han's frightened eyes saw numerous arrows attacking the carriage from all directions, but they were all deflected by Immortal Master Zhang's green light barrier. Soon, the carriage was disintegrated by the rain of arrows.

When Shu Han looked closely, he saw that the coachman and the horses in front of the carriage had been shot into hedgehogs by the chaotic arrows, and the harsh blood flowed from the holes in their bodies.

The bloody scene made Shu Han's head turn white, and his stomach churn. Erdan and Goudan had already fainted from fear.

Immortal Master Zhang stood up, and dozens of men crawled out of the bamboo forest, their bright blades pointed at the carriage.

"Hungry Wolf Gang!"

Immortal Master Zhang discarded his usual kindly smile, and said angrily, "I see you mortal fools are really not afraid of death! Dare to ambush this immortal! Today you won't be going back, you'll all die here!"

After speaking, a fire rose in Immortal Master Zhang's palm.

Shu Han had never imagined that someone could play with scorching fire in his palm. This was the first time in his life that he saw magic.

The leader of the Hungry Wolf Gang was a large man with a long and rugged beard, holding a wolf-tooth club.

"Zhang Ruoshan, your Mystical Dragon Sect has been bullying people for more than a day or two! What immortals! What immortality! Bah! Today it's either you die or I die, brothers, go, chop off his head!"

"Seeking death!"

Immortal Master Zhang moved quickly, sending a fireball with each palm.

As soon as the fireballs touched the people, they immediately ignited with a crackling sound, and several pillars of fire ran wildly on the scene, accompanied by heart-wrenching screams and the pungent smell of scorching.

Seeing such a tragic situation, Shu Han didn't feel fear in his heart, but instead revealed infinite admiration. The green light shield protected Immortal Master Zhang's body, and the fireballs were used to fight off the enemies. Immortal Master Zhang was alone, but he was invincible.

Suddenly, a piercing sound of breaking through the air, followed by a crackling sound. A giant arrow was shot from somewhere. The green light shield was broken with one hit, Immortal Master Zhang spit out a mouthful of blood, and a thick arrow pierced his chest. The fire in his hand suddenly extinguished, and the green light shield also instantly dissipated. Immortal Master Zhang's body swayed and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Oh ho!"

The people around danced and cheered.

Looking at Immortal Master Zhang's bloodied body, Shu Han fell into a state of life-doubting stupor.

Didn't the Immortal Master say that mortals could not be compared with immortals? How could an Immortal be killed by a group of mortals?

At this moment, another group of people walked out of the bamboo forest. They were carrying a crossbow bed, and seeing Immortal Master Zhang's body, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The leader of the Hungry Wolf Gang took up a big knife, chopped off Immortal Master Zhang's head directly, stuck it on a spear, and roared with a coarse voice, "Look! This is the so-called Immortal! Not undying! Just like us, they can get injured, they can bleed! From now on, we will strike back against Mystical Dragon Sect and take back our once territory! Let these immortals see how much fury we mortals can have!"

The people around let out a wild cheer. The big man stepped on the carriage, his scarred face staring at the bloodless Shu Han.

"Mountain kid?"

Shu Han frightened out of his wits, nodded his head.

The big man laughed, "You have a lot of guts, seeing so many people die, you didn't faint."

Someone shouted, "This is a disciple that Mystical Dragon Sect wants to take in, a little Immortal!"

"If he is an Immortal, he should be killed!"

The stubble-faced man sneered, "Right! Exactly! Chop these three little Immortals!"

"Wait!"

A woman in blue walked out from the crowd operating the crossbow, she looked at the stubble-faced man with disgust and said angrily, "Boss Gao, I think you have lost your mind! They are just children, and you actually want to kill them, has the Hungry Wolf Gang become so unscrupulous now?"

The stubble-faced man laughed, "Miss Wan, our Hungry Wolf Gang is not like your Sky-aspiring Sect, we don't have any bottom line. For us, as long as they are enemies, they should be killed! But seeing that this time it was your Sky-aspiring Sect's divine crossbow that made a contribution, how do you suggest we deal with these three kids?"

"Let them go, these three kids are not even ten years old, they can't make it big, we have serious business to do."

The stubble-faced man turned to Shu Han and roared, "Did you hear that, little devil! I'm letting you off, now scram!"