Chapter 204: Ling Zixiao’s shock and rich harvest!
“Boom, boom, boom—”
The mushroom cloud-like lightning, fire, and wind storm continuously exploded, its might shaking heaven and earth, forming layers of ripple fluctuations that swept in all directions.
In an instant, the temperature of this sky abruptly increased, permeated by a scorching and violent aura of magical power.
The entire mountain also trembled under this terrifying might, with cracks appearing, startling the birds and beasts in the forest into trembling.
Not far away, the Reversal of the Five Elements Formation appeared in the aftermath of the Qi energy.
It transformed into a barrier with the Five Elements flowing, blocking the layers of residual Qi energy.
“This…”
Inside the Formation, the elegant Ling Zixiao, looking at the astonishing scene before her, her red lips slightly parted, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
She knew that Lu Changsheng dared to face the rogue Cultivators, so he must have some confidence.
But she never expected Lu Changsheng’s combat power to be so terrifying.
He instantly sacrificed hundreds of Talismans, forming a Symbol Array, and with the force of lightning, he suppressed and killed five rogue Cultivators.
During the process, the rogue Cultivators tried to break the Formation with Magical Artifacts to kill Lu Changsheng.
But Lu Changsheng easily resolved it with Talismans and Magical Artifacts.
This kind of combat power, this kind of method, was simply astonishing!
Especially Lu Changsheng’s method of refining Talismans into a Formation left Ling Zixiao speechless.
She also had some understanding of Symbol Arrays and setting up Formations with Talismans.
She knew that this method belonged to a rare Legacy, and the Cultivation threshold was extremely high.
One not only needed to understand the Dao of Talismans but also the Dao of Formations.
Lu Changsheng had just sacrificed hundreds of Talismans, instantly forming a Formation, clearly cultivating this Symbol Array to a state of perfection, indicating his mastery of the Dao of Formations.
High Grade Second-Tier Alchemy!
High Grade Second-Tier Talismans!
Now there was also Symbol Array and the Dao of Formations.
“How can one person simultaneously master Alchemy, Talismans, and the Dao of Formations…?”
Ling Zixiao stared blankly at Lu Changsheng, who was wearing a green robe, his figure tall and slender.
Whether it was Alchemy, Talismans, or the Dao of Formations, all were extremely time and energy consuming.
Countless Cultivators struggled their entire lives to achieve anything.
Yet, Lu Changsheng, at this age, had achieved something in all three, which was truly shocking.
She had been in Nine Heavens Immortal City for so many years and had never seen such a Prodigy, such a freak.
No, she had never even heard of one.
Through their time together, she had thought she had some understanding of Lu Changsheng.
But at this moment, Lu Changsheng’s image in her heart became mysterious once again.
“It seems the power of this Symbol Array is even higher than I imagined.”
“As long as I seize the initiative and set up a Symbol Array, let alone a Late Stage Foundation Establishment, even a False Core True Person would perish within it.”
“It’s just that it might be a bit difficult for this Symbol Array to trap a False Core True Person…”
“However, once I refine the Talisman tool ‘Nine-Nine Mysterious True Strategy,’ with this Talisman tool assisting in setting up the Formation and sealing off heaven and earth, then even a False Core True Person won’t be able to easily break through the Symbol Array, and will only perish under the barrage of Talismans.”
On the cliff, Lu Changsheng looked at the Symbol Array in the sky, whose power was gradually dissipating. Seeing that the auras of the five rogue Cultivators inside were all extinguished, a satisfied expression appeared in his eyes.
This was his first time using a Symbol Array.
He was quite satisfied with the power and effect of the Symbol Array.
The only thing to say was that it was too expensive.
He had only made a simple move just now.
He used a total of more than eighty Second-Tier Talismans and more than a hundred First-Tier Talismans.
These Talismans, at market price, would be worth approximately forty to fifty thousand Spirit Stones if converted.
It was an extremely exaggerated amount.
“I hope I made some profit.”
Lu Changsheng let out a light breath.
With a wave of his magical power hand.
He collected the two Magical Artifacts, the dilapidated Spirit Boat that had become scrap inside the Symbol Array.
The five charred, broken corpses, Magical Artifacts, Spiritual Artifacts, and Storage Pouches were all taken into his possession.
Then he looked at Ling Zixiao not far away and asked, “Zixiao, are you alright?”
As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, calming the lingering ripples of the surrounding Symbol Array.
“Lu… Lu Lang, I’m fine.”
Ling Zixiao returned to her senses, looking at Lu Changsheng’s handsome and unparalleled face, and shook her head slightly.
She wondered why there was such an extraordinary man in the world.
His appearance was so handsome that it captivated people, and in other aspects, he was so outstanding that people couldn’t see through him.
“Zixiao, you know, I am also a Talisman Master, with a slight understanding of Talismans.”
“So, I usually prepare more Talismans to carry with me, in case of any danger or accident.”
Lu Changsheng looked at the usually calm and elegant Ling Zixiao’s astonished expression, and said with a smile.
He used the Symbol Array to end the battle quickly just now.
On one hand, the leader of the five had a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation.
If he didn’t use the Symbol Array, facing five people at once, he would have difficulty killing them all.
On the other hand, he also had a slight intention to show off in front of Ling Zixiao.
It wasn’t for the sake of showing off.
It was simply a way to tell Ling Zixiao that he was not as simple as she perceived him to be.
He was much more powerful than she imagined.
Following him, besides treating and resolving the Dragon’s Roar Body, there would be other benefits.
“This concubine naturally understands, but I just didn’t expect Lang Jun to possess such Divine Ability, and I was quite worried just now.”
Ling Zixiao’s expression returned to her dignified elegance, and she said with a faint smile.
“This Symbol Array Legacy was obtained by me through a stroke of Opportunity. Zixiao, your Comprehension Ability is excellent, and you are proficient in the Dao of Formations. Perhaps you can also comprehend it.”
“If Zixiao, you are interested, I can teach you afterward.”
Lu Changsheng said with a light smile.
He didn’t mind passing on his Cultivation Technique to those around him.
Ling Zixiao was now his Dao Companion, in a cooperative relationship with him.
If her strength improved, it would also benefit him.
Moreover, the Symbol Array involved the Dao of Formations.
Although this kind of Formation was different from ordinary Formations.
But it might be helpful to Ling Zixiao and allow her to draw inferences from it.
“This…”
Ling Zixiao was startled when she heard this.
She didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to casually offer to teach her such a rare Legacy as the Symbol Array.
One must know that in the Cultivation World, Cultivation Technique and skill Legacies were all extremely precious.
They were the foundation for an individual or a force to stand on.
Aside from extremely close individuals, few people would pass on their Cultivation Technique Legacy to others.
But Lu Changsheng at this moment so easily expressed that he could pass it on to her, which couldn’t help but touch her heart.
She lightly pursed her red lips, her beautiful eyes glistening, a faint smile on her face, and bowed gracefully, “This concubine thanks Lu Lang.”
“Since you and I are Dao Companions, we should naturally support each other and Cultivate the Great Dao together.”
Lu Changsheng immediately supported Ling Zixiao and said seriously.
“The Immortal Path is cold, and the Great Dao is difficult to seek. It is this concubine’s honor to have you as a companion.”
Ling Zixiao replied with a smile.
“Zixiao, tidy up the Formation, and we’ll continue our journey.”
Lu Changsheng smiled, squeezed Ling Zixiao’s fair hand, and said gently.
“Okay, Lang Jun, please wait a moment.”
Ling Zixiao nodded, formed hand seals, and simultaneously put away the ‘Reversal of the Five Elements Formation’ and the ‘Small Asura Killing Formation’ she had set up.
“Let’s go.”
Seeing Ling Zixiao pack up the Formation, Lu Changsheng released his Spirit Boat and continued their journey with Ling Zixiao.
During the process, he thought that the five rogue Cultivators should have come for Ling Zixiao, and his Divine Sense scanned Ling Zixiao’s body.
But he did not find any Divine Sense marks.
Then, he took out a High Grade Second-Tier Purification Talisman and used it on Ling Zixiao.
However, when the Purification Talisman landed on Ling Zixiao, it also did not detect any marked aura.
“Strange? Is it some kind of secret tracking method?”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, pondering in his heart.
He wondered how these five rogue Cultivators had targeted and tracked Ling Zixiao.
“Lu Lang.”
Ling Zixiao saw that Lu Changsheng’s detection couldn’t figure out how she was being tracked, so she immediately cleaned and checked her Storage Pouch.
She wanted to see if a certain item, or even Spirit Stones, had been secretly marked by someone.
“It might be some kind of secret technique. Now that they are dead, naturally there is nothing to worry about.”
Lu Changsheng said.
He had some understanding of such methods.
He knew that besides Divine Sense marks, there were many other secret techniques for tracking people.
It was reasonable that the five opponents, all Foundation Establishment Cultivators, would know such secret techniques.
Then, he took out the spoils of war he had obtained from the five.
He handed three Storage Magical Artifacts to Ling Zixiao, letting her help clean them up.
Lu Changsheng first took the bronze spear Magical Artifact from the purple-faced man and examined it.
It could be seen that this Magical Artifact was somewhat dim, meaning it had been used several times.
It was estimated that after one more full-power use, it would be completely scrapped.
“Zixiao, this Magical Artifact has good power. You can keep it for self-defense.”
Lu Changsheng handed the bronze spear Magical Artifact to Ling Zixiao.
His current offensive methods were sufficient, so this Magical Artifact was not very significant to him.
“Thank you, Lu Lang, but I have a Magical Artifact for self-defense and don’t need this one.”
Ling Zixiao felt a warmth in her heart as she saw Lu Changsheng casually give her this precious Magical Artifact.
“Alright, if you see anything useful in the Storage Pouch, just take it directly, no need to be polite.”
Lu Changsheng heard this, did not insist, and put the Magical Artifact back into his Storage Pouch.
He planned to give this Magical Artifact to Lu Miaoge after returning.
The Blue Jade Ruler Magical Artifact was seized from Meng Yibai, and he was afraid of causing trouble, so he couldn’t give it away easily.
But this bronze spear Magical Artifact was fine.
“Okay.”
Ling Zixiao nodded with a faint smile, her demeanor elegant and dignified.
“This is a Soul Search Rat?”
Lu Changsheng began to clear the spoils of war, his Divine Sense looking at a Spirit Beast Pouch, and he raised an eyebrow.
He roughly understood how these five rogue Cultivators had tracked Ling Zixiao.
Inside this Spirit Beast Pouch was a large golden rat.
It bore some resemblance to the Earth Spirit Rat he had obtained from Meng Yibai.
At that time, Meng Yibai had tracked him through the Earth Spirit Rat.
He didn’t expect to obtain another Soul Search Rat today.
“This is not an Earth Rank Bloodline Earth Spirit Rat; it should be a High Grade Bloodline Spirit-Seeking Rat.”
Lu Changsheng examined the golden Soul Search Rat in the Spirit Beast Pouch.
At that time, because of the Earth Spirit Rat, he had briefly learned about the differences between several types of Soul Search Rats.
He could roughly distinguish them.
However, this Spirit-Seeking Rat was very large, almost the size of a newborn infant, and it was a Second-Tier Yao Beast.
This made Lu Changsheng feel very good.
Excluding the Xumi Tree King, he still didn’t have a Second-Tier Spirit Beast yet.
“Zixiao, this group of rogue Cultivators probably tracked you through this thing.”
Lu Changsheng found the Beast Taming Token of this Soul Search Rat and then released it from the Spirit Beast Pouch.
“This is a Soul Search Rat?”
Ling Zixiao examined the golden rat, the size of a baby, in front of her.
“That’s right, this should be a Second-Tier Spirit-Seeking Rat.”
Lu Changsheng said.
“Second-Tier Spirit-Seeking Rat…”
Ling Zixiao’s willow-like brows furrowed upon hearing this, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.
“What’s wrong?”
Lu Changsheng asked when he saw her expression.
“I remember there was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in Nine Heavens Immortal City named ‘Purple Robe Immortal Master’ who possessed a Second-Tier Spirit-Seeking Rat.”
“He was quite knowledgeable about the history of the Cultivation World and, possessing a Second-Tier Spirit-Seeking Rat, he often sought out and explored mysteries, inviting others to explore Immortal Caves and ruins with him.”
“Because he rarely had incidents of harming companions, he was somewhat famous in the Immortal City.”
Ling Zixiao said.
“A Second-Tier Spirit-Seeking Rat isn’t terribly rare, but it’s definitely not common.”
“As the saying goes, you know a person’s face but not their heart. It’s possible this person is indeed that Purple Robe Immortal Master.”
Lu Changsheng said casually when he heard this.
It wasn’t that he was maliciously speculating.
Having been in the Cultivation World for so long, he was already accustomed to such things.
After all, no rogue Cultivator would appear fierce and evil in their daily life.
They might even Cultivate a good reputation and public image in their daily lives to carry out their rogue Cultivator dealings in secret.
“It’s very possible, because although this Purple Robe Immortal Master rarely had incidents of harming companions, due to frequent Secret Realm explorations, many Cultivators still encountered danger.”
“But he was able to turn danger into safety and return each time, even with some gains, which made people envious.”
Ling Zixiao said with a faint smile.
The two chatted while cleaning out their Storage Pouches.
After a long while, the two had finished inventorying all the Storage Pouches and Storage Magical Artifacts of the five rogue Cultivators.
Among them, there were two hundred and nineteen Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
Forty-eight thousand three hundred and seventy-five Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
One High Grade Spiritual Artifact, two Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts, two Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts, five Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and seven High Grade Magical Artifacts.
However, half of these Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts were severely damaged.
The most valuable High Grade Spiritual Artifact also had a certain degree of damage, and if sold, its value would be significantly reduced.
As for other items, there were more than twenty bottles of Second-Tier Spirit Pills, sixteen Second-Tier Spirit Talismans, dozens of Heaven And Earth Treasures such as Second-Tier Spirit Medicine, Spirit Wood, and Ore, and three Cultivation Technique Legacies.
“Purple Yang True Art, it seems this person is ‘Immortal Master Purple Robe’.”
Ling Zixiao immediately said upon seeing one of the exquisite Cultivation Techniques among the three.
She guessed that the purple-faced man who was the leader of the rogue Cultivators just now was most likely the Purple Robe Immortal Master.
“However, if this person is a rogue Cultivator and has been lurking in Nine Heavens Immortal City for so many years, only having this much wealth is too poor.”
Lu Changsheng said with a click of his tongue when he heard this.
“It’s already a lot. These Spirit Stones, Spiritual Artifacts, and Spirit Materials, plus the Magical Artifact and Spirit-Seeking Rat, are roughly worth seventeen to eighteen thousand Spirit Stones.”
Ling Zixiao heard this and didn’t know whether to say Lu Changsheng was too wealthy or what.
After all, most Foundation Establishment Cultivators only had two to three thousand Spirit Stones for their entire fortune.
The spoils of war from these five rogue Cultivators, even after deducting the damaged Spiritual Artifacts, still amounted to seventeen to eighteen thousand Spirit Stones, which could be said to be quite wealthy.
“That’s true.”
Lu Changsheng nodded slightly.
He felt that he was indeed accustomed to being extravagant.
His consumption habits had already far exceeded the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Moreover, he hadn’t included the bronze spear and the Spirit-Seeking Rat in his calculations of gains.
He felt that the five people having only this much Spirit Stone was indeed very ordinary.
After all, his set of Symbol Arrays just now cost him forty to fifty thousand Spirit Stones.
“With these Spirit Stones, the money I need to buy Spirit Land when I go back is almost enough.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself, letting out a light breath.
After letting Ling Zixiao pick a few items, he put the categorized spoils of war into his Storage Pouch.
After traveling for seven days, as night fell, Lu Changsheng saw a secular city in the distance.
He immediately piloted the Spirit Boat, taking Ling Zixiao to rest and sort out the Dragon’s Roar Yang Qi within her body.
At the same time.
Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family.
Under the cover of night, Lu Yuanzhong and Lu Yuanding, clad in black robes, quietly left Qingzhu Mountain without a sound.
Only after leaving Qingzhu Mountain by dozens of miles did they release their Spirit Boat.
They piloted the Spirit Boat, flying rapidly towards the Qingyun Sect.
Although during this period, the Qingyun Sect prohibited Family power struggles.
However, for such matters, as long as it wasn’t too excessive, the Qingyun Sect would simply not bother with it.
Therefore, on this trip to the Qingyun Sect to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills and Foundation Establishment spiritual items, they naturally had to proceed as cautiously as possible.
To avoid any internal traitors within the Family leaking information, being noticed by others, and then attacking Qingzhu Mountain, or intercepting the two of them.