Chapter 79: Just Two Qi Refining Late-Stage Cultivators Dare To Ambush Me?

“Sister Miaoge, Miaoyun is about to give birth in a few days, so I’m planning to leave for Qingzhu Mountain today.”On this day, Lu Changsheng came to the Talisman Shop and spoke to Lu Miaoge. He had already discussed this matter with Lu Miaoge before. He planned to return early for these two months. Try to be there when the child of Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen is born. “Okay, be careful on the road. I’ll take care of things here at the shop.” Hearing this, Lu Miaoge nodded slightly and said softly. After bidding farewell to Lu Miaoge, Lu Changsheng walked out of Jiulong Market alone, mounted the steel-feathered eagle, and set off for Qingzhu Mountain. Just as Lu Changsheng walked out of the gate of Jiulong Market, on a tavern nearby, a slender middle-aged man with a hint of strangeness in his eyes took out a messaging talisman from his body. In the clouds, a steel-feathered eagle soared. “I hope nothing unexpected happens while I’m going home alone.” Lu Changsheng sat cross-legged on the steel-feathered eagle, unable to help but start to have random thoughts. It was fine when he was with Lu Miaoge before. It was just when he first came to Jiulong Market that he wondered if there would be any accidents. But after two trips, it was fine. Now suddenly going back alone made him feel a bit uneasy again. “Ah, I am indeed someone who fears death and lacks a sense of security.” “Even though I have thirty-four high-grade talismans, one top-grade talisman, and a talisman treasure, I still lack a sense of security.” Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly, having a clear understanding of himself. After flying on the steel-feathered eagle for nearly half a day, Lu Changsheng’s anxious heart calmed down a lot. He felt that there weren’t so many dangers. However, at this moment. “Squawk—” The steel-feathered eagle, flying in the clouds, seemed to be stimulated by something, and its sharp and noisy cry sounded. This made Lu Changsheng, who was quietly sitting on the back of the steel-feathered eagle, his heart jumped violently. Before he could understand what was going on, the steel-feathered eagle spread its wings and plunged towards a mountain peak below. “What’s going on?” Lu Changsheng hurriedly grabbed the feathers of the steel-feathered eagle to avoid being thrown off, and took out the beast-control token of the steel-feathered eagle. Through the beast-control token, he could sense that the steel-feathered eagle was experiencing a restless and anxious mood. It seems like there’s something attracting it on the mountain peak ahead. “Could it be that there’s a natural treasure or a ripe spiritual fruit on the mountain?” Lu Changsheng thought immediately. However, he had no particular thoughts about this. Because according to the books, most natural treasures and rare fruits would have powerful demonic beasts guarding it. It’s not something a weakling like him at Fourth Stage of Qi Refining could consider. Lu Changsheng didn’t think much about it. He immediately used the beast-control token to calm the steel-feathered eagle and ordered it to continue flying along the road. The steel-feathered eagle, which was diving towards the mountain peak, heard his command, and its wings slightly paused. But the next moment, it let out an even more noisy cry from its mouth and plunged towards the mountain peak ahead. “No, this definitely isn’t a ripe natural treasure!” “The steel-feathered eagle has also been domesticated as a spirit beast. Under normal circumstances, it shouldn’t disobey orders and lose control!” Lu Changsheng’s face sank, gripping the steel-feathered eagle tightly, realizing something was amiss. But faced with this situation, he didn’t know how to handle it for a moment. As the steel-feathered eagle approached the mountain peak closer and closer, suddenly. “Swoosh, swoosh—” Two breaking sounds rang out. Lu Changsheng immediately saw two rainbow-like sword lights shooting towards him. The sword qi released a cold aura into the air, emitting a buzzing sound that chilled to the bone. “Not good!” At this moment, even though Lu Changsheng’s reaction was slow, he understood that he was being ambushed. He understood why the steel-feathered eagle suddenly lost control. Without waiting for him to think too much, two flying swords had already come towards him, one in front and one behind. “Clang! Clang!” As the two flying swords approached him, his robe fluttered and a green aura shield appeared around him. At the same time, the Cold Jade Spirit Pendant on his chest emitted a faint light, forming a light blue shield around him, blocking the two flying swords. This was the passive defensive technique of his magic robe and the Cold Jade Spirit Pendant on his body. But under the attack of the flying swords, these two defensive techniques dimmed significantly. Lu Changsheng’s face sank, without time to be afraid or hesitate, he immediately took out a talisman from his storage bag. He used a Flying Talisman and a Golden Light Shield Talisman on himself. Causing a breeze to rise under his feet which emitted a light and airy aura, allowing him to briefly fly in the air. At the same time, a heavy golden bell enveloped him. “Clang! Clang!” The two rainbow-like sharp flying swords came towards Lu Changsheng again, clashing against the big bell, producing two crisp golden sounds. Even though he had the protection of the golden bell charm, Lu Changsheng felt a strong shock hitting him. But this shock didn’t cause him any harm, just making him a bit unstable on the back of the steel-feathered eagle. “Escape!” Lu Changsheng made a decisive decision, using the Flying Talisman to soar into the air from the back of the steel-feathered eagle and flee in the opposite direction. Since he knew someone was ambushing him, he also roughly guessed why the steel-feathered eagle lost control and dove towards the mountain peak anxiously. Naturally, it wasn’t because of ripe rare fruits. It was a demon-inducing incense!  A kind of fragrance specifically refined to attract demonic beasts. It can attract demonic beasts, causing them to be instinctively drawn to it and engulfed in their bestial nature. Many cultivators who hunt demonic beasts use this incense to lure demonic beasts. Now, with the situation of the steel-feathered eagle, it was highly likely that it was affected by the demon-baiting incense. . So he had no choice but to abandon it! “Trying to run? Where do you think you’re going!?” “I’ve been waiting for you for so long, do you think you can escape!?” Seeing Lu Changsheng using the Flying Talisman to turn around and run, on the mountain peak where the steel-feathered eagle was diving, two figures, one fat and one thin, immediately soared into the sky. They stepped on a circular flying artifact and swiftly chased after Lu Changsheng. “Controlling flying artifacts!” “Both of these two are in the late stage of Qi refining!”  Lu Changsheng’s heart sank again when he saw the two figures appearing. He knew that at his current speed using the Flying Talisman, he couldn’t possibly outrun these two. Making a quick decision, he prepared to land and use the Hundred-Mile Invisibility Talisman to escape. “This kid can produce three high-grade talismans, there must be other lifesaving talismans on him. We mustn’t let him escape!” However, these two were also not simple, their eyesight and methods were very cunning. While chasing Lu Changsheng on their flying artifacts, they continued to control two flying swords to attack Lu Changsheng and block his route. And they casted technique after technique while treating him as a living target, causing the golden light on Lu Changsheng’s body to dim quickly.  “No, it’s difficult to land in this situation.” Lu Changsheng knew that he was a living target now. It would be difficult to rely on the talisman to support him until he landed, and then escape using the talisman. And he didn’t know if the two had other means of pursuit. The best way was to turn the tables and kill the two! “So what if they’re at the Late Stage of Qi Refining, they’re just two cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage! With the talismans and treasures on my body, why should I be afraid of Late Stage Qi Refining cultivators!?” A fierce light flashed in Lu Changsheng’s eyes. He immediately activated another golden bell charm on himself and prepared to fight back. “Another golden bell charm, this kid is just a medium-grade talisman master, where did he get so many high-grade talismans!?” “Indeed, he’s a big fat sheep. We’ve been waiting for him for so long!” The two, one fat and one thin, saw this and their eyes gleamed with greed and ferocity. As they intensified their attacks, Lu Changsheng also turned around and threw out a bunch of talismans. All of them were medium-grade and low-grade talismans, totaling around twenty. This was the maximum number of talismans Lu Changsheng could stimulate with his current spiritual power. Having more would be difficult to control. Under Lu Changsheng’s spiritual power, these talismans transformed into fireballs, rolling stones, ice spikes, wind blades, sharp arrows, and chilling winds. They all rushed towards the fat and tall duo with overwhelming momentum. “So many talismans?” The fat black man among the two was astonished. He quickly summoned a yellowish shield artifact to block this surging attack. Lu Changsheng’s talisman attack landed on the shield, only to make dull sounds.  The fat black man resisted the assault and shouted at the thin white man, “Don’t waste time, quickly deal with this kid! Otherwise, if this continues, he’ll use up all his talismans, and we’ll lose out big time!” Sᴇaʀch* Thᴇ N0ᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality. In their view, what Lu Changsheng had on him was already theirs. Every additional talisman used was like spending their money. The thin white man didn’t speak, but he also had the same idea. His eyes gleamed with fierceness as he slapped his storage bag, he activated the magic spell with his hand, and summoned a cold, radiant curved knife artifact. The curved knife was like a cold moon, swiftly slashing towards Lu Changsheng, cutting through the air. However, at this moment, Lu Changsheng activated another Golden Light Shield Talisman on himself and also unleashed three talismans. The handful of talismans he had used was just an appetizer. It was just a little distraction for these two people.  Now was the main event! “Hum!” A dull sound like thunder appeared in the void, causing the air to vibrate slightly.  High-grade talisman – Soul Shaking Talisman! It shook others’ minds, causing panic, fear, and unease. The Soul Shaking Talisman Lu Changsheng used caught the fat and thin duo off guard, leaving them somewhat defenseless. For a moment, their brains blanked out, feeling immense fear and slight confusion. However, in that instant. “Boom! Boom!” Two talismans flew out, purple lightning permeated the air, transforming into two ferocious lightning strikes and crashed towards the two. High-grade talisman – Lightning Inducing Talisman! It could evoke a lightning strike equivalent to a strike from a Ninth Stage Qi Refining cultivator! Even under normal circumstances, the two of them would find it difficult to resist such a lightning talisman.  Furthermore, at this moment, they were caught off guard by the Soul Shaking Talisman, and their minds faltered. Boom! Boom! The shield artifact summoned by the fat black man was barely holding up under the barrage of talismans, and he was struggling to block. As the lightning descended, the yellow shield flew sideways, and before he could react, he was engulfed by the Talisman’s onslaught. As for the thin white man, his will and mental state were relatively firm, so he quickly regained his senses.  Lightning flashed in his eyes, and he hastily activated a defensive aura around him. But at that moment, it was already too late. “Ah!!! No!” Under the violent assault of the Lightning Inducing Talisman, the protective aura around the thin white man shattered like paper, followed by a sound of unwillingness and disbelief. Instantly, two charred bodies fell from the sky. Both bodies turned into charcoal, crumbling into ashes in the air. The curved knife artifact attacking Lu Changsheng’s golden light shield also lost its spiritual support at that moment and plummeted straight down from the air. “Are they dead?” Holding the treasure of the Lightning Talisman and the Golden Brick Talisman, Lu Changsheng was about to make a move when he saw the two men who had been turned into charcoal by the attack of the Lightning-inducing Talisman fall from the sky. He couldn’t help but be stunned. He had barely begun, and they were already gone. But he instantly understood that in the battles between cultivators, life and death were decided in an instant. A slight mistake, carelessness, could lead to one’s demise. Although the two were formidable, they were only cultivators at the Late Stage Qi Refining. Not to mention facing a top-grade Lightning Inducing Talisman. Without sufficient defenses, even a medium-grade talisman could potentially cost them their lives. At this moment, Lu Changsheng also let out a sigh of relief. He finally put down the worry that had been on his mind. “That was close. If it weren’t for the robe and the Cold Jade Spirit Pendant, when the flying swords suddenly attacked me earlier, I wouldn’t have had the chance to use the talismans.” Lu Changsheng swallowed a dry spit, feeling relieved but also filled with lingering fear. He felt that he still lacked a lot in terms of crisis awareness. He should have realized the danger the moment the steel-feathered eagle lost control. Instead of waiting until the flying swords came and attacked him before realizing the danger. “Phew, I seriously lack experience in this aspect!” Lu Changsheng exhaled another breath, licked his lips, and thought to himself. He also knew that this kind of awareness couldn’t be improved in a short time; it needed to be accumulated. After this trip back to Jiulong Market, he planned to prepare more defensive artifacts, and fully arm himself. Otherwise, if he encountered robbers more formidable than these two, the protective abilities of his robe and Cold Jade Spirit Pendant would not be enough. “From the conversation just now, it seems like these two were specifically waiting for me here?” “I’ve always been kind to others, never offended anyone, how could someone come after me out of nowhere?” “The only possibility is that I’ve attracted attention while in Jiulong Market?” Lu Changsheng thought about his spending in Jiulong Market over the past two months. If someone paid attention, they could see that he was quite wealthy, just like a fat sheep. “There’s a saying that wealth should not be flaunted. Once it’s revealed, it’s easy to attract unwanted attention.” “Although Jiulong Market has good security, it doesn’t mean everyone inside is good.” “As soon as you leave Jiulong Market, any cultivator inside could become a robber.” “Moreover, I’m only a Fourth Stage Qi Refining cultivator. In the eyes of most cultivators, I’m just a piece of fat, a golden-carrying child.” Lu Changsheng understood this principle and didn’t dwell on it too much, just resolving to be more cautious in the future. After looking around and seeing no other traces of people, Lu Changsheng immediately descended to the ground using the Flying Talisman to collect his spoils. The bodies of the two men had turned to char under the assault of the talismans, leaving only the remnants of their robes and boots. “These must be artifacts, right?” Lu Changsheng’s eyes lit up as he looked at the clothing and boots. If they were ordinary garments, they wouldn’t have survived the talisman attacks. He stepped forward and used a cleaning technique to remove the debris and ashes from the robes and shoes and examined them closely.  The robes showed slight damage from the talisman attacks, indicating they were likely low-grade. Inside each robe, he found a storage pouch, which brought a smile to Lu Changsheng’s face. After all, in such dangerous life-and-death struggles, loot was the only thing worth looking forward to. He didn’t bother inspecting the contents of the pouches right away, choosing instead to collect them for later examination. He also searched around for the flying artifacts, flying swords, shield artifacts, and curved knife artifacts the two men had used. After gathering everything, Lu Changsheng felt that this haul would be quite substantial.  He then used his Beast Taming Card to sense the situation of the steel-feathered eagle.  If he lost it, it would be troublesome to return to Qingzhu Mountain. Even returning to Jiulong Market would require him to run back. Through the Beast Taming Card, he sensed a faint connection with the steel-feathered eagle, indicating it was still on the mountaintop. “As I guessed, these two robbers used the Demonic Beast Attracting Incense to lure the steel-feathered eagle into losing control and flying to the mountaintop.” “A steel-feathered eagle is worth hundreds of spirit stones. As robbers, they were after wealth and wouldn’t harm the eagle.” “Otherwise, they would have attacked the steel-feathered eagle directly when I was riding on it, instead of targeting me.” Lu Changsheng thought for a moment before deciding to go to the mountaintop to retrieve the steel-feathered eagle. Seeing that the effects of the flying talisman on his body were wearing off, Lu Changsheng gritted his teeth and took out another flying talisman to use on himself. Then, with vigilance in his heart, he flew quickly towards the mountaintop. Although there should be no accomplices after the two men who tried to kill him, it was better to be cautious after such an incident. Moreover, in these mountainous forests, there might be demonic beasts lurking around. When Lu Changsheng cautiously arrived at the mountaintop, he immediately saw a light brown incense stick as thick as an adult’s arm burning on a huge rock. A thick white incense smoke was slowly rising, spreading into the air. Beside the incense, the steel-feathered eagle was screeching anxiously. “It really is Demonic Beast Attracting Incense!” “It seems that these two men prepared for a long time to ambush me, putting in a lot of effort.” “Wait a minute, this trip back home involves leaving Jiulong Market early. How could they accurately predict my movements from outside?” “They couldn’t have been lighting one of these incense sticks every day for such a long time, could they?” “Moreover, judging by the burning state of this incense stick, it seems to have only burned for two or three hours.” Lu Changsheng squinted at the burning Demonic Beast Attracting Incense ahead, sensing that something was amiss.  He faintly realized that there might be another accomplice waiting for him, lurking in Jiulong Market and secretly observing his movements.  As soon as he left Jiulong Market, they would send a message to this location.  Otherwise, how could they be so accurate? After all, even with the speed of the steel-feathered eagle, it was already quite fast. The only way they could prepare so quickly was with messaging talismans. “It seems that I’ll need to be extra careful when I return to Jiulong Market,” Lu Changsheng muttered to himself.  He decided not to approach the restless steel-feathered eagle. Instead, he took out a Water Burst Talisman, activated it, and shot a burst of water towards the Demonic Beast Attracting Incense, extinguishing it. As the incense went out, the steel-feathered eagle became relatively calmer. Lu Changsheng used the Beast Taming Card to command the steel-feathered eagle, but found that it was still in an agitated state and not very responsive to commands. “It will probably take at least a day for the effects of the Demonic Beast Attracting Incense on the steel-feathered eagle to dissipate,”  Lu Changsheng sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.  He knew that it would take some time for the incense’s effects to completely fade, as it stimulated the beast’s instincts. Without delay, he tossed a Beast Calming Pill to the steel-feathered eagle to help stabilize its emotions.  Then, using the Beast Taming Card, he called the Steel Feathered Eagle back into his Spirit Beast Bag and prepared to find a hiding place, perhaps a cave, to wait for it to recover. Otherwise, if he stayed here and waited for the steel-feathered eagle to recover, there was a chance that the accomplice of the two robbers might arrive.