Chapter 394: Chapter 391: Ambush on the Way, Supreme Treasure Shows Its Power (Requesting Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)
Walking halfway down the road, Lu Xuanji instinctively stored Long Xuan into the Grotto World Pearl. At that moment, his divine thought sensed a foreboding malice.
Within the Imperial Capital, law and order had always been good, prohibiting battles between powerful individuals.
Once, a powerful cultivator refused to comply and was attacked jointly by the three major sects, ending in a dismal death.
But outside the Imperial Capital, especially a thousand miles away, ambushes increased.
After all, toiling in the fields is far less profitable than a single act of robbery.
Especially for Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, who seem to hold higher status but are often more desperate for money, leading them to acts of murder and arson. If executed swiftly and traces are erased, they need not fear trouble.
Swish swish!
The next moment, the void flickered, and a dagger appeared, attacking silently towards his throat.
Its speed was swift and fierce.
Buzz buzz!
In an instant, Lu Xuanji drew his saber, with sword light like snow, slicing downward.
Swish!
A flash of light passed, and the strike landed on a phantom; the assassin vanished without a trace.
Whoosh whoosh!
At that moment, the void changed, and four large flags appeared, depicting the Cyan Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, standing in the four directions, sealing everything and locking all energy, cutting off any escape routes.
Within the void, a Fifth Grade Array Master was manipulating the array,
"Fellow Daoist, you cannot escape!"
The void flickered, and a woman in red appeared, her garment flaming red, her complexion snowy, the red and white contrasting with breathtaking beauty, especially holding a long saber as tall as a person, with serrated edges stained with blood, emanating evil qi.
"Fellow Daoist, you were careless!"
A black-clad man then appeared, burly in stature, holding a long spear of twelve feet, with a tip three feet long like a short sword.
Three Nascent Souls blocked the way, with one Array Master sealing the surrounding space, and two Nascent Soul cultivators ready to finish the job.
"Interesting, who has targeted me? Was it at the Treasure Pavilion, the Star Pavilion auction, or elsewhere?" Lu Xuanji slightly frowned, pondering the enemy’s origin.
The most likely reason was that he spent too much money in the Chu Capital and some people saw fat prey to kill.
This is the Cultivation World!
In the Cultivation Realm, there has never been free trade, let alone fair transactions.
If you see something good, just go and rob it.
When people refrain from robbery and choose a fair trade, often it’s because the enemy is too strong to handle or the profit isn’t worth it.
Cultivators often do not travel far to buy things because the farther the distance, the higher the risk; selling nearby may mean higher prices and inferior goods, but it’s safer.
"Fellow Daoist, surrender!"
The woman in red said, her aura surging, pinpointing Lu Xuanji’s hidden weaknesses.
"Fellow Daoist, why waste words!"
Lu Xuanji laughed, simultaneously circulating his magical power, deploying the Twenty-four Treasures simultaneously.
The Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron stored abundant magical power for sustained combat; the Heaven Mending Cauldron stored vast amounts of Heaven Mending Qi for healing bodily injuries; the Awakening Bell guarded the divine soul to prevent enemy soul attacks.
The recently shattered Grotto World Eye had been fully restored, constantly perceiving enemy information, transmitting it to the inference treasures.
Based on this information, the Celestial Secret Ball calculated the enemy’s celestial transformations; the Chaos Map was disturbing its own qi while also interfering with the enemy’s celestial perception, like a cloud changing unpredictably.
The Tunneling One Map calculated the hidden lifeline within fate while also cutting off the enemy’s lifeline.
The Heaven-Evasion Coffin interfered with the calculations of some superpowers.
From these inference details, the Godslaying Hammer, Heaven-Supporting Pillar, Heaven-Clashing Axe, Shadowless Sword, Grotto Heaven Divine Spear, Chaos Thunder Talisman, and others were primed, poised to unleash a lethal strike at any moment.
Moreover, from this intelligence, the Immortal Shield, Book of the Earth, Void Celestial Armor, and others activated, intending to form solid defenses to prevent enemy counterattacks.
The Qiankun Gourd, Heaven-Fixing Mirror, Heaven-Sealing Talisman, Time Bell were in play, ready to interfere with and control the enemy.
The Heaven-Reaching Bridge, Profound Celestial Ladder, Door of Wonders, and so on were activated to become terrifying escape techniques to pursue the enemy, or to choose to flee when overwhelmed.
The simultaneous activation of the twenty-four treasures consumed magical power fiercely, straining him. Still, under the augmentation of these twenty-four treasures, he grew stronger, achieving ultimate levels of prediction and calculation, sustained combat, healing, attack, defense, interference, control, evasion, and pursuit.
He could be called a hex warrior!
No weaknesses to speak of.
Ten levels of combat power were forcibly elevated to twenty levels.
The red-dressed woman’s expression showed a subtle change, scanning for vulnerabilities, but finding not a sliver.
Unable to spot none, she chose to strike actively, forcing the enemy into an error in battle.
"Fellow Daoist, take this!"
The woman in red wielded her serrated saber, slicing as the void flickered slightly, endlessly changing, cutting, and tearing everything apart.
"Too weak."
With the Twenty-four Treasures activated, Lu Xuanji seemed blessed with destiny, becoming a child of fate.
He threw a punch, simple and direct.
As if a mortal swung their fist.
But this punch landed at the weak point of the serrated saber.
Bam!
The indestructible serrated saber was shattered into two pieces on the spot.
The red-dressed woman’s heart was filled with dread, but she advanced instead of retreating, moving like a cat, transforming into phantoms around and launching a close-range assassination.
At that moment, the other cultivator also moved, his long spear trembling like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, aiming for Lu Xuanji’s back.
Meanwhile, the Fifth Grade Array Master took action, his energy surging, converging the Power of the Four Symbols. It continued to collide, evolve, transforming into Four Symbols Divine Thunder, rolling like thunder, sealing the retreat.
The three Nascent Soul cultivators acted, their timing impeccably coordinated, as if they had fought like this many times before, through many bloody battles,.
Clearly, killing and looting, and waylaying, were tasks they had done many times.
Indeed, it was so.
No Nascent Soul is a good person; to reach Nascent Soul status, which one isn’t cunning and decisive, ruthless? As for the soft-hearted and compassionate types, the Holy Mother types, they’ve long perished on the journey.
Swish!
At that moment, Lu Xuanji’s steps flickered, avoiding their joint assault by a hair’s breadth.
Buzz buzz!
His body rang loudly.
The Godslaying Hammer came down, the Heaven-Supporting Pillar erupted, the Heaven-Clashing Axe burst forth, concentrating their destructive qi into a strike aimed at the Array Master.
The speed was swift and precise.
Boom boom boom!