Chapter 201: Nine-Nine Wind Fire Heavenly Thunder Talisman Formation!

“Zixiao, did you have some business at the Treasure Pill Pavilion earlier?”

On the Spirit Boat, Lu Changsheng asked Ling Zixiao.

“I just noticed how well you got along with those two young ladies.”

“Thinking about how they’ll be alone in the Immortal City after we leave, I felt sorry for them. So I introduced them to some friends.”

“This way, if they need help in the future, they’ll have someone to turn to.”

Ling Zixiao replied with grace, her voice soft and gentle.

As she spoke, a light smile appeared on her face, tinged with a hint of teasing: “I saw those two girls were quite reluctant to part with you, Lu. They seem to have taken quite a liking to you.”

“If you’re willing, you could invite them along. They might agree to leave with you.”

Ling Zixiao’s lips curled up in a playful smile.

“It was just a chance encounter. They clearly have strong feelings for the Treasure Pill Pavilion.”

“So why make them leave Nine Heavens Immortal City to follow me to such a small place?”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and said softly.

Just as Ling Zixiao said, if he invited the Li Xingruo sisters to leave with him, the two girls would certainly give it serious thought.

But after considering it, he chose not to do so.

For one thing, even if he extended the invitation, they might not accept.

After all, his relationship with the sisters wasn’t deep enough yet.

And the sisters clearly had deep feelings for the Treasure Pill Pavilion, which would be hard to let go.

Otherwise, when faced with their predicament earlier, they could have sold or transferred the shop and chosen to leave.

With Li Xingruo’s pill-refining talent, relying on the money left by their parents, she would clearly be better off not sticking with the Treasure Pill Pavilion.

On the other hand, what reason could he give for inviting the two to return with him?

If they agreed, how would he arrange for them?

As concubines?

As pill-refining tools?

As honored guests?

So Lu Changsheng thought about it and decided against it.

After all, his basic principle was that if he actively brought someone home, he had to fulfill certain obligations and responsibilities.

He had a lot of things to deal with right now.

For the time being, he didn’t want to invest too much time and energy in this area.

Hearing this, Ling Zixiao just smiled faintly without saying much.

She looked at the surrounding scenery and asked casually, “Where in the Qingyun region is Lord Lu from?”

“Qingzhu Mountain.”

“Given the distance, it’ll probably take four or five months to get there.”

Lu Changsheng said.

He certainly couldn’t rush the entire journey back like this.

They needed to stop and rest along the way, and he needed to help Ling Zixiao dispel her Dragon’s Chant Yang energy.

“Qingzhu Mountain.”

Ling Zixiao nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

She had previously purchased information about Lu Changsheng from the Tianzhi Tower.

She knew Lu Changsheng came from the Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain.

However, her interactions with Lu Changsheng revealed information completely at odds with what Tianzhi Tower had on him.

“I’ve had some lucky encounters, so I usually keep a low profile on Qingzhu Mountain.”

“When we return this time, I’ll need you to keep some things about me secret.”

Lu Changsheng spoke up, not hiding anything as he revealed some of his circumstances.

He had shown his Top-Tier Second-Tier pill refining skills to Ling Zixiao.

After returning to Qingzhu Mountain, although he planned to reveal his pill refining skills, he couldn’t possibly show everything at once.

It needed to be a gradual process.

“Please rest assured, my lord.”

After hearing this, Ling Zixiao’s face showed an elegant smile.

She realized that Tianzhi Tower’s intelligence wasn’t wrong.

It was just that Lu Changsheng had always been hiding his talents, and hiding them very deeply.

This made her secretly amazed.

According to Tianzhi Tower’s information, Lu Changsheng was not yet forty years old.

At this age, he had not only broken through to Foundation Establishment but also raised his pill refining and Talisman Making skills to the second grade.

This was simply astonishing.

She had an innate talent in formations and had famous teachers to guide her, which was how she reached her current level.

But according to Tianzhi Tower’s information, Lu Changsheng had once failed the Azure Cloud Sect’s entrance exam and became a son-in-law of the Lu Family.

This suggested that Lu Changsheng’s spiritual root talent should be quite ordinary.

And as a son-in-law of the Lu Family, even if he had extraordinary talent in talismans and pills, without guidance from famous teachers, it would be difficult to achieve such accomplishments.

Not to mention succeeding in Talisman Making, pill refining, and cultivation all at once.

She didn’t dwell too much on this, instead engaging Lu Changsheng in casual conversation.

She told him about some of her own experiences and past events.

This sharing of past experiences and memories was beneficial for deepening the relationship between them.

“Hmm!?”

After they had been chatting for a while, Lu Changsheng’s brows furrowed slightly.

“What’s wrong, Lord Lu?”

Seeing Lu Changsheng’s expression, Ling Zixiao asked.

“It seems we’ve been targeted since leaving the Immortal City.”

Lu Changsheng’s brows relaxed as he said with a wry smile.

With the help of the Zifu Pill, his spiritual sense had already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

So he had just sensed a presence rapidly approaching their direction.

But this speed maintained a certain distance from his Spirit Boat.

This made Lu Changsheng, who had experienced multiple robbery attempts, immediately guess that they were likely coming for him and Ling Zixiao.

He thought they probably planned to ambush them after leaving a certain range of the Immortal City.

“We’ve been targeted!?”

Hearing this, Ling Zixiao was slightly stunned.

Although her Dragon’s Chant constitution made her body very weak, with only a fraction of her spiritual power remaining,

There was no problem with her spiritual sense.

Moreover, she had cultivated spiritual sense techniques and taken precious medicines in this area, making her spiritual sense far superior to others at the same level, comparable to mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

But she hadn’t sensed anyone tracking them.

However, since Lu Changsheng said so, she naturally wouldn’t doubt him.

After all, it made sense that someone might be secretly watching her, intending to kill and rob, given that she had sold and transferred her shop to leave Nine Heavens Immortal City.

Immediately, Ling Zixiao took out a set of formation equipment from her Storage Bag and said, “Lord Lu, this ‘Heavenly Screen Sumeru Formation’ can conceal our forms and isolate our auras. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would find it hard to detect us.”

“You should increase the distance now and find a place to land. We can hide using the formation.”

Ling Zixiao said quickly.

As a formation master, she naturally had some tricks up her sleeve.

She had prepared several sets of formation equipment for self-defense.

“Alright.”

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng nodded.

He controlled the Spirit Boat’s core, increasing its flight speed to the maximum, leaving a streak of light across the sky.

With over three hundred Second-Tier Spirit Talisman, he had no fear of such ambushes.

But he now had Ling Zixiao with him.

Although Ling Zixiao was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, due to her weakened body, she wasn’t even as strong as a peak Qi Refining cultivator.

So, he wanted Ling Zixiao to hide and protect herself through the formation.

As for himself.

Since these people dared to chase after them, he naturally wouldn’t be polite.

This trip to Nine Heavens Immortal City had cost him quite a few Spirit Stones.

After returning to Qingzhu Mountain, buying Spirit Land would also be a considerable expense.

Now that someone had come to deliver wealth, he naturally wouldn’t be courteous.

Soon after.

The Spirit Boat landed on a mountaintop.

“Zixiao, after you set up the formation, set up another defensive formation for yourself.”

Lu Changsheng put away the Spirit Boat and said to Ling Zixiao.

“Lord Lu, you plan to…”

Hearing these words and seeing Lu Changsheng’s calm and composed expression, Ling Zixiao immediately sensed his intention and asked.

“That’s right. Since they want to be robbers, they naturally have to pay the price.”

Lu Changsheng said calmly with a light smile.

Getting confirmation, Ling Zixiao was immediately surprised.

She had been in Nine Heavens Immortal City for so long and experienced many things.

She naturally knew that those who dared to be robbers were mostly quite powerful.

Especially those who lurked in secret and pursued for a long distance usually had great confidence.

After all, robbery was for profit. If they weren’t confident, they wouldn’t take the risk.

But after detecting the robbers secretly tracking them, Lu Changsheng actually dared to face them head-on and wanted to kill the robbers. This was simply astonishing.

Although she didn’t know exactly how strong Lu Changsheng was,

She thought he was at most mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

One reason was his age.

Another was that Lu Changsheng had shown mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation in front of her.

But thinking about how Lu Changsheng could sense someone pursuing them and dared to do this, Ling Zixiao didn’t try to dissuade him much.

She nodded and said, “Since Lord Lu is confident, I’ll first set up the ‘Small Five Elements Reversal Formation’ to ensure my safety.”

“Then I’ll set up the ‘Small Asura Killing Formation’. Lord Lu can lure them into the formation later.”

Ling Zixiao said quickly.

As she spoke, a set of formation equipment appeared.

She made hand seals, sending out flag after flag that flew into the air.

Then she took out several Spirit Stones, manipulated the formation disk, and set up a formation not far away.

“Zixiao, be careful. Don’t strain yourself. I’ve got this under control. There’s no need for such measures.”

Lu Changsheng spoke up.

He could tell Ling Zixiao wanted to lend a hand, just in case he couldn’t handle the situation.

But in his view, unless the pursuing robber cultivators were Foundation Establishment True Persons, he was confident he could handle it without relying on formations.

If they were Foundation Establishment True Persons, he wouldn’t have detected them anyway.

So these robber cultivators were at most at Foundation Establishment level.

“My lord, I understand,” Ling Zixiao replied with a faint smile on her still somewhat pale face.

Her hands continued to form seals, setting up a simplified version of the ‘Five Elements Reversal Formation’.

The formation’s setup can be simplified by reducing the number of formation flags, shrinking its range.

With limited time, Ling Zixiao was simply using the formation to protect herself, so it was very basic, covering only a ten-meter area.

After setting up the ‘Five Elements Reversal Formation’, Ling Zixiao stepped into the formation area.

She activated the formation disk, causing herself and the formation to vanish from Lu Changsheng’s sight.

“So this is the simplified ‘Five Elements Reversal Formation’? Truly remarkable,” Lu Changsheng nodded slightly as he watched Ling Zixiao disappear.

If he hadn’t seen Ling Zixiao vanish before his eyes, even with his spiritual sense comparable to late Foundation Establishment, he would have struggled to detect her presence.

Moreover, this ‘Five Elements Reversal Formation’ also had an illusion effect.

Even if he could sense Ling Zixiao’s aura, it might not accurately indicate her actual location.

“When I establish my clan in the future, I’ll use two sets of formations. The inner formation can be this complete version of the ‘Five Elements Reversal Formation’,” Lu Changsheng pondered.

Soon, he noticed a surge of energy within the formation.

Several small flags flew out, landing in the distance.

He knew Ling Zixiao was setting up another killing formation.

“Zixiao, they’re about to arrive,” Lu Changsheng said, sensing the approaching auras with his spiritual sense.

“Good timing,” Ling Zixiao immediately responded via voice transmission.

She activated the formation disk, bringing the distant ‘Small Asura Killing Formation’ into shape.

However, due to time constraints, this ‘Small Asura Killing Formation’ only covered a ten-meter range.

It could only serve as a small-scale trap.

“Lu, be careful. If you’re overwhelmed, lure the enemy into the killing formation,” Ling Zixiao transmitted.

“My ‘Five Elements Reversal Formation’ can also help share some of the pressure.”

“Alright, don’t worry,” Lu Changsheng said, gently raising his head to look at the distant sky.

Soon, a small flying boat appeared from afar.

“Five of them?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow as he saw five figures standing on the Spirit Boat.

He had only sensed four auras earlier and assumed there were only four people.

Now seeing the number of people on the Spirit Boat, he realized one of them had concealed their aura, evading his detection.

“Three at early Foundation Establishment, one at mid Foundation Establishment, and one at late Foundation Establishment?” Lu Changsheng observed the five people’s cultivation levels with his spiritual sense.

Except for the one who had hidden their aura, making it impossible for him to determine, he could easily discern the cultivation and strength of the other four at a glance.

“Five Foundation Establishment robber cultivators?” Ling Zixiao, hidden in the Five Elements Reversal Formation, was startled when she saw the Spirit Boat appear in the sky with its occupants.

Although she didn’t dare use her spiritual sense to probe these people’s situations, she knew without thinking that anyone daring to be a robber cultivator and pursue her and Lu Changsheng must be at Foundation Establishment level.

“Fellow Daoists, are you looking for me?” Lu Changsheng, dressed in a cyan robe, stood with his hands behind his back, calmly addressing the sky.

“Greetings, fellow Daoist. We’re here to find Master Ling. We have some matters to discuss with her,” the Spirit Boat flashed with light, quickly crossing a large distance to hover above the mountaintop.

The leader, whose cultivation level Lu Changsheng couldn’t discern, was a middle-aged man with a purple face that exuded an imposing aura even without anger.

He looked at Lu Changsheng, then used his spiritual sense to search for Ling Zixiao’s whereabouts.

Through his tracking methods, he could vaguely sense that Ling Zixiao’s aura was somewhere in this area.

“Oh? You have matters to discuss with Master Ling?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

He secretly guessed that they might have ill intentions due to Ling Zixiao selling her shop and leaving Nine Heavens Immortal City.

Although Ling Zixiao’s daily expenses were mainly used for sustaining her life, as a formation grandmaster, her accumulated wealth was still a huge sum for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Moreover, she had sold all her properties, including the shop and small courtyard.

“Master Ling had some business and parted ways with me. Whatever you need to say, you can tell me,” Lu Changsheng said calmly.

But before he finished speaking, he waved both hands.

From his sleeves, over a hundred talismans flew out in an orderly manner, arranging themselves in the air to quickly surround the five people on the Spirit Boat.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t need to use a Talisman Formation.

But the opponents not only had five people but also likely included a late Foundation Establishment cultivator.

So, for the sake of caution, he decided not to be economical and intended to use the Talisman Formation for a quick victory!

“So many talismans, be careful!”

“Is this a Talisman Formation?”

“Who are you?”

“Fellow Daoist, there’s a misunderstanding. We really are here to discuss matters with Master Ling.”

The five people were startled when they saw the talismans and called out.

They could clearly sense that among the hundred-plus talismans, several dozen emitted Second-Tier auras.

To unleash dozens of Second-Tier Spirit Talisman and over a hundred first-Tier Spirit Talisman without provocation seemed excessive. Even wealth shouldn’t be burned like this.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng’s talismans were neatly arranged, looking like the legendary Talisman Formation.

So, faced with this situation, they immediately abandoned their thoughts of robbery.

“Nine-Nine Wind Fire Heavenly Thunder Talisman Formation!” Lu Changsheng paid no attention to the five people’s words and activated the formation with a thought.

One Top-Tier Second-Tier talisman, nine High-Tier Second-Tier talismans, eighteen Mid-Tier Second-Tier talismans, thirty-six low-Tier talismans.

There were also one hundred and eight Mid-Tier, High-Tier, and Top-Tier first-Tier talismans, all activated simultaneously.

These talismans connected their energies, with the five elements of wind and fire assisting, rolling thunder enveloping all directions, covering the area and trapping the five people on the Spirit Boat.

“Break it!” A thin-faced middle-aged man in his thirties or forties on the Spirit Boat immediately summoned a pair of scissors-shaped spiritual tool, hoping to break through the Talisman Formation before its power fully manifested.

However, the formation instantly took shape. Fierce winds swept through, raging fires surged, and rolling thunder rumbled, its might shocking. The scissors-shaped spiritual tool let out a pitiful cry.

“Kill!” Lu Changsheng formed hand seals, directly activating the great formation, causing the spiritual energy of these talismans to surge and begin their assault.

“Not good! Second Brother, Third Brother, Fifth Brother!” The purple-faced man in the lead also realized the formidable nature of this Talisman Formation.

He formed hand seals, spiritual light surging around his body to form a layer of spiritual power protection. At the same time, he summoned a black pillar as thick as a water bucket.

The black pillar flickered with a dark light, connecting with the Spirit Boat to generate a powerful energy shield.

Hearing his voice, the other three on the Spirit Boat also took action, summoning their magical Artifacts.

But under the onslaught of the Nine-Nine Wind Fire Heavenly Thunder Talisman Formation, cracks instantly appeared on the purple-faced man’s energy shield, about to shatter.

The purple-faced man hurriedly shouted, “Fellow Daoist, there’s a misunderstanding. I really came to find Master Ling to discuss some matters!”

“Heh,” Lu Changsheng’s lips curled into a cold smile.

Ling Zixiao was nearby.

If she knew these people, she would have sent him a message long ago.

This person clearly thought Ling Zixiao wasn’t here and was trying to deceive him with such words.

Seeing through this, he formed hand seals, fully activating the ‘Nine-Nine Wind Fire Heavenly Thunder Talisman Formation.’

He used the first-Tier talismans’ wind and fire to boost the Second-Tier talismans’ thunder and fire power to the extreme.

“Boom boom boom——”

The formation’s true power began to erupt, with rolling thunder and fire surging and bombarding wildly, instantly shattering the energy shield of the black pillar.

However, the other four had already summoned a red parasol and a small blue flag, forming layer upon layer of protective shields to block the formation’s fierce attacks.

But faced with such an onslaught from the formation, they could hardly withstand it.

“You insolent brat! You’ve gone too far!” The purple-faced man’s expression turned furious as he gritted his teeth and pulled out a talisman from his Storage Bag.

This talisman was thicker and slightly larger than ordinary talismans.

The next moment, a lifelike bronze spear surged from the talisman, emitting a terrifying aura that made Foundation Establishment cultivators tremble with fear.

“A Talisman Treasure!?” Lu Changsheng immediately recognized this talisman when he saw it.

He thought to himself, as expected of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator.

To actually have a Talisman Treasure for protection.

Moreover, this Talisman Treasure seemed to be of superior quality, no worse than his own Golden Light Brick Talisman Treasure from before.

The opponent, with late Foundation Establishment cultivation, fully activated the Talisman Treasure. Its power would be astounding.

“Boom!”

In an instant, the Talisman Treasure activated, transforming into a bronze spear. It directly broke open a corner of the ‘Nine-Nine Wind Fire Heavenly Thunder Talisman Formation’, aiming to kill Lu Changsheng.

He knew that if the formation kept bombarding like this, the five of them could only wait for death.

They had to subdue Lu Changsheng with lightning speed.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”

Dozens more talismans flew out from Lu Changsheng’s sleeve.

Several turned into golden and blue barriers, protecting his body.

Others neatly arranged themselves, flying into the ‘Nine-Nine Wind Fire Heavenly Thunder Formation’. They filled the gaps, allowing the formation’s power to continue its fierce attack.

At the same time, a blue talisman appeared in Lu Changsheng’s hand.

It was the Talisman Treasure he had obtained from Meng Yibai.

Though this Talisman Treasure was low-Tier with average power,

it could attack, defend, and trap enemies. Its effects were quite good.

The next moment, Lu Changsheng activated the blue Talisman Treasure with his spiritual power.

It transformed into a blue jade ruler, several inches long, with flowing water light.

The jade ruler burst with dazzling light in the sky. It split from one to two, two to four, four to eight, creating many jade rulers striking at the bronze spear.

However, under the bronze spear’s attack, the jade rulers kept shattering.

“Boom boom boom—”

Meanwhile, the five people in the formation were clearly struggling to hold on under the wild bombardment.

The red umbrella and blue flag were both charred black from the wind, fire, and thunder strikes. Lu Changsheng felt a pang of distress seeing this.

This was all money, after all!

“Explode!”

Seeing the group still continuously using Artifacts, talismans, and treasures to resist the formation, Lu Changsheng immediately formed hand seals. He uttered a cold syllable, detonating the formation.

As the syllable fell, in an instant, all the talismans’ energy fused together, spreading an extremely violent spiritual power fluctuation.

Then,

“BOOM!!!”

A raging, violent storm of thunder and fire, like a mushroom cloud, suddenly appeared in the sky. An earth-shattering explosion rang out!