novelapdf Chapter 17 Market Robbery
Chapter 17 Market Robbery
"Fellow Daoist, sir, senior, save me! I don't want to die!"
"What happened to the market's protective formation? How could such a ferocious bird have managed to get here?"
"Fellow Daoists, the ferocious birds are rampant. Let us stand together and fight them to the death, to protect our market and our homeland."
"We'll fight to the death! Defend the market, defend our home!"
Listening to the sounds made by the surrounding cultivators,
Jiang Chuan hid alone in a secluded corner, watching the battle between the ferocious bird in the sky and the suspected Foundation Establishment expert, his mind trembling violently.
The power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator far exceeded his imagination. The arrow rain that could be fired at any time, covering hundreds of meters of sky, was something that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could actually do.
Their combat power is a bit too exaggerated.
"The difference in realm is like a chasm, a world apart. You must never have the mentality of challenging someone of a higher level, or you will inevitably capsize in the gutter sooner or later."
Jiang Chuan kept reminding himself that he should try his best to be superior to inferiors in the future.
Foundation Establishment cultivators fight against Qi Refining cultivators, Golden Core cultivators fight against Foundation Establishment cultivators, Nascent Soul cultivators fight against Golden Core cultivators...
Looking at the chaotic market,
Jiang Chuan was preparing to use the "Escape" technique to quietly leave.
Suddenly, a thought struck him, his expression hardened, and he quickly activated the Vajra Body technique to defend himself.
Bang bang bang!
A metallic clang reached Jiang Chuan's ears; someone had suddenly attacked him.
Jiang Chuan glared angrily at the collapsed house beside him. Suddenly, a thin, dark-skinned young man appeared there, with a scar on his face that ran from his brow to his jaw. His expression was cold and cruel.
Seeing that Jiang Chuan had withstood his fatal blow, the scarred man licked his lips, his cold face full of surprise.
"Huh, I didn't kill you. You even have a body-refining technique?"
Upon hearing the other person's voice, Jiang Chuan felt a surge of murderous intent. He didn't recognize the other person at all, nor did he know why they had ambushed him.
But he couldn't control it, and he was too lazy to waste words with it.
"Swiftly kill!"
Without saying a word, Jiang Chuan summoned a top-grade magic weapon, a silver flying sword. Using his spiritual sense as a guide and his magic power as a source, it transformed into a silver stream of light, spewing sword light as it charged towards the dark-skinned, thin youth.
Seeing Jiang Chuan's decisive counterattack, a look of surprise flashed across the dark-skinned, thin young man's fierce face, and he quickly summoned a defensive magic weapon to defend himself.
According to the information he gathered, Jiang Chuan was just a lucky guy who had been farming all his life and had no combat experience at all. So how could he be so decisive when he made his move?
The thoughts in my mind had not yet dissipated.
In the next instant, the silver flying sword came hurtling towards them, its speed so fast that it seemed to burst the air, creating a sound barrier.
In an instant, the silver flying sword pierced the shield-like magical artifact.
Click!
The scenario that the thin, dark-skinned youth had imagined—easily blocked—did not occur. The silver flying sword was extremely sharp and powerful, emitting sword light as it pierced through the shield-like magical artifact's defense and stabbed into the thin, dark-skinned youth's abdomen.
With a splash, blood stained the Taoist robe. The intense pain in his abdomen terrified the thin, dark-skinned youth, who stared at Jiang Chuan with a trembling voice, his face filled with horror.
"A top-grade magic artifact? How is this possible? You've already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining?"
"Fellow Daoist, please stop. There is a misunderstanding. Please allow me to explain."
Seeing the flying sword strike succeed instantly, Jiang Chuan tensed up, focusing intently on his entire being. Without hesitation, he threw out a handful of mid-grade talismans, surrounding the dark-skinned, thin youth and cutting off his escape route.
Then, with his hands forming hand seals, he instantly unleashed a series of perfect-level fireballs, burning with scorching high-temperature flames, heading straight for the dark-skinned, thin youth.
Seeing how ruthless and meticulous Jiang Chuan was, the dark-skinned young man's face turned green, and he was filled with regret.
He thought that taking advantage of the recent chaos in the market to get rid of Jiang Chuan would be a piece of cake, but he never expected to run into such a tough opponent.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, spare me! I'm willing to compensate you!"
The dark-skinned, thin youth once again took out a shield-shaped defensive magic weapon and struggled to block the fireball, while repeatedly begging for mercy.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, don't you want to know why I am trying to kill you?"
"If you let me go, I can tell you everything, and I swear I will follow your lead from now on."
Hearing the dark-skinned, thin youth's words, Jiang Chuan sneered without saying a word. He showed no mercy, once again using his spiritual sense to activate the silver flying sword. Taking advantage of the youth's distraction in defending against the fireball spell, he pierced the youth's neck with a whoosh, and a large head flew off...
Seeing that the thin, dark-skinned youth appeared to be dead, Jiang Chuan continued to strike him repeatedly until the corpse was reduced to ashes. He then used the "Minor Cloud Rain Technique" to destroy the evidence before finally catching his breath.
"Phew, that was close!"
Jiang Chuan picked up the other person's storage bag, tied it around his waist, and then glanced at the chaotic market.
In the sky, a black-crowned ferocious bird and a Foundation Establishment expert chased and fled, indiscriminately slaughtering the rogue cultivators of the market. Many market enforcers and rogue cultivators, wielding various magical artifacts, soared into the sky to try and block the black-crowned ferocious bird. Every now and then, the corpses of cultivators fell to the ground...
"Taihu Market is in chaos." Jiang Chuan frowned slightly, then rushed towards the spirit field without looking back, even using his Leap Technique.
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After returning to the wooden house in Lingtian,
Jiang Chuan took a deep breath, pondering the ambush he had encountered earlier that day, his gaze shifting between light and shadow.
Although he desperately wanted to know why Scarface wanted to kill him, his own life was at stake, so he dared not hold back. In a life-or-death struggle, one wrong move could mean certain death.
Jiang Chuan was deep in thought.
There are only a few reasons why someone might try to kill themselves.
The other party is his friend because of Old Man Wang and Wang Yuyan, and they came to seek revenge.
Or perhaps you want to get back something special?
Secondly, because he had made a large purchase at Biyang Tower, he had lost money, which attracted the covetous eyes of the monsters. So, taking advantage of the chaos caused by the monster invasion, they attacked and killed him.
Besides, there is another possibility he least wants to see.
That is, his secret of rapidly increasing his cultivation by consuming spiritual plants has been exposed, attracting the covetous eyes of those in the shadows.
This last one is also the one he least wants to see.
"I hope it's only one of the first two types."
Jiang Chuan muttered to himself, having already sensed that today's situation would occur as soon as he transmigrated to this world of cultivation.
If it's the latter, he has no choice but to learn from Han Tianzun.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away is the best.
He took out the scarred man's storage bag, which was also the lowest-level storage bag.
Inside were a jumble of spirit stones, pills, talismans, and magical artifacts, all mid-grade items suitable for mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, with a total value of only about 200 low-grade spirit stones...
Why is the scarred man chasing me?
"Could it be because of this?"
Looking at the dark, unremarkable iron plaque in his hand,
Jiang Chuan's eyes showed deep thought: If there was anything among Old Man Wang's belongings that would make the scarred man want to kill him, perhaps it was only this item.
Surely it can't be for a few mid-grade cultivation techniques and those spirit stones?
"Forget it, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. There's no use thinking about it anymore. Let's just keep farming and developing. For the time being, we'll try not to go out..."
His gaze drifted to the distant sky.
Although the black-crowned ferocious bird continued to emit sharp cries, it was beginning to show signs of defeat under the combined attack of Foundation Establishment experts and numerous cultivators, and flew towards the edge of the market....
"Sigh, these are turbulent times. Hopefully things will stabilize as soon as possible."
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