Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Chaos Begins (Seeking Collection)_1 Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Chaos Begins (Seeking Collection)_1 “Is that her? Situ Qingqing!”
When Fang Xi saw Situ Qingqing, his figure didn’t pause for even a moment, passing by her as if he were just an ordinary passerby.
However, after she had passed, Fang Xi suddenly felt a bit nervous.
Around Situ Qingqing, he could vaguely see a few Qi Refining mid to late-stage cultivators forming a circle, heading towards the Dongfu area.
“Enforcers from the Situ Family? They aren’t acting openly but are stealthily on the move… A secret mission?”
Fang Xi’s scalp tingled as he subconsciously headed for the market exit.
Something big might be about to happen, and his first reaction was to run and hide in Great Liang for a few years.
However, his reaction was still a bit slow.
He had just reached the edge of the thin mist when his expression suddenly hardened, and he quickly retreated!
Buzz buzz!
The thin mist that originally enshrouded the market began to rapidly thicken. A powerful surge of spiritual power was released, and numerous colorful runes swam like small fish within the dense fog, each one carrying extreme danger.
“What’s going on?”
“This is Green Bamboo Mountain Market’s protective Great Array–the second-tier Sky Blue Water Array! Why has it suddenly been fully activated?”
There were individual cultivators who anxiously said so on the spot.
Normally, the array of Green Bamboo Mountain Market operated at the lowest energy consumption, only activating fully in times of great need.
Now that it had suddenly started operating at full capacity, sealing off the entire market, something seemed very wrong!
Especially for the cultivation-robbers who were hiding their identities, they were as anxious as ants on a hot pan: “Where are the people from the Situ Family? Come out and explain yourselves, and let us out!”
“Don’t panic, everyone!”
At this moment, a team wearing unified black Taoist robes and flying on swords, clearly enforcers from the Situ Family, announced loudly in mid-air using a voice amplification spell: “Today, we have activated the market’s array to capture the cultivation-robbers. All fellow cultivators, please stand still and do not wander around!”
Within a fully activated second-tier array, even Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivators couldn’t fly with their magical instruments.
Only the Situ Family’s enforcement team authorized and recognized could do so!
Hearing this, Fang Xi’s expression turned even more solemn as he suddenly thought of Situ Qingqing, whom he had just encountered.
It wasn’t long before he saw those enforcement cultivators surrounding several buildings, including the Hundred Tricks Tower, among them.
Boom!
Bang bang clang clang!
The sound of magical spells exploding and magical instruments clashing erupted suddenly!
Then with a loud crash, the entire Hundred Tricks Tower collapsed into rubble.
From within the debris, several streaks of light rushed out. Leading them was none other than Manager Qi Six!
“Hmph, you dare to raise a hand against the Situ Family?” the team leader of the enforcement cultivators shouted angrily.
“Haha… the Situ Family is unjust; the Upper Sect has decreed, let us strike against them together!”
Though Qi Six had some blood on his chest, he was controlling a bronze bell, closely guarding himself and a few others, his voice carrying far and wide: “Red Leaf Valley has already been annihilated… the Situ Family will be next!”
It wasn’t long before several other voices also rang out: “By the command of the Upper Sect, exterminate the Situ Family!”
The sources of these voices were surprising – they were from major buildings like Heaven Talismans Hall and Mingqing Loft.
From these buildings, several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators burst forth, engaging in battle with the Situ Family’s enforcement team.
“So it’s these major powers joining forces…”
An old cultivator murmured in astonishment:
“The days are changing indeed!”
Those capable of opening shops in the Green Bamboo Mountain Market were all backed by at least Foundation Establishment forces.
Now with several families simultaneously challenging the Situ Family, doesn’t that mean the Situ Family is facing several enemies of equal rank?
Even more so… that decree from the Upper Sect is indeed thought-provoking.
“Yes… the days are changing, and this is our chance, brothers! What are you waiting for? Let’s loot!”
One of the cultivators who was concealing his appearance had bloodlust gleaming in his eyes. Clearly practicing some sort of sinister cultivation skills, he shouted with a cheer and immediately charged towards a magnificent building.
For countless individual cultivators, chaos in the market was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
‘Dammit… why did it have to be now?’ thought Fang Xi, utterly frustrated.
He never would have guessed that he’d witness the Situ Family squaring off against these rebellious forces just as he came to purchase pills.
Fortunately, armed with his ‘cheater’ skills, Fang Xi wasn’t too panicked.
He carefully observed his surroundings, where the intense battles were only between the Situ Family enforcement team and the rebellious forces.
The individual cultivators who were not taking sides actually made up more than eighty percent!
But because someone shouted out, throwing people’s minds into disorder, sporadic chaos had already broken out, and a greater turmoil was brewing.
Seeing this, Fang Xi decided not to go and loot the Pill Furnace Pavilion like he had done in past dreams, but instead he walked towards a less crowded area.
He possessed the cheater skill, with the promise of a Long Life ahead of him; he wouldn’t risk it for a small, short-term gain.
Even if there were Foundation Establishment Pills in the Pill Furnace Pavilion… he wasn’t considering it!
After all, his Cultivation was too low!
As he walked, Fang Xi had already activated his camouflage clothes to make his presence even less noticeable.
Furthermore, he took out the Ghost Head Knife and held the Bone-piercing Nail in his hand, ready to strike at any moment.
It was not until he reached the edge of the Array, far from the market, that Fang Xi stopped in his tracks and began to ponder:
“Previously, Mingqing Loft was also part of the rebellious forces… As far as I know, Fairy Yun Meng seems to have some connection to this Loft… And Shen Haoran, this man has a deep relationship with Heaven Talismans Hall… Chen Ping… It’s possible that Situ Qingqing found clues from him, which led her to evidence of the rebellion?”
Although the rebellious forces were making a fierce racket at the moment, Fang Xi was certain that the Situ Family still held the upper hand!
The evidence was the fully activated ‘Sky Blue Water Array’ right before his eyes!
With the assistance of this second-order Array, even Foundation Establishment Cultivators would be severely injured within it!
Not to mention that the leaders of the various forces within the market were only at the Qi Refining late stage and Great Perfection level.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As expected, it wasn’t long before the dense clouds began to churn once again.
Countless Prohibition runes converged to form small, colorful spheres, which descended from the sky with precision, striking at the rebellious Cultivators.
These colorful spheres may not have seemed impressive, but each hit was equivalent to a full-force strike from a Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator!
Hum!
Upon impact, the copper bell artifact of Manager Qi Six rang mournfully, the light shield emitted screams, and the artifact itself showed a crack.
“Damn it… Fairy Yun Meng, aren’t you going to make a move?”
He looked towards Mingqing Loft.
There, Fairy Yun Meng was manipulating a ribbon, transforming it into countless petals to trap Situ Qingqing and other law enforcement Cultivators.
And her cultivation, incredibly, had reached the late stage of Qi Refining!
Obviously, her previous cultivation level might have been a disguise!
This woman must have mastered an extremely clever set of Breath Concealment Skills!
“Hehe… Manager Qi, no need to rush, our reinforcements have already arrived!”
Fairy Yun Meng’s smile was enchanting.
As if to confirm her words, the Sky Blue Water Array suddenly stirred up numerous ripples, and a layer of clouds dispersed, revealing colorful, semi-transparent Prohibitions.
Outside the Prohibitions, a giant, pitch-black sword, several zhang in length, was furiously assaulting the Great Array!
The man controlling the giant sword was a barefooted warrior in black, with untidy stubble and eyes that gleamed with ferocity.
“A Foundation Establishment Cultivator!”
Upon witnessing this scene, Fang Xi involuntarily tensed.
The barefooted warrior in black had a cold expression, and suddenly gestured with his hand. The giant black sword hovered above the Array, its tip beginning to burn with dark flames, spreading terrifying magical fluctuations.
“Sigh… after decades, Sir Long has indeed advanced to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment,” echoed a voice.
At that moment, a green figure flew out from the market, standing in the wind, the voice carrying in all directions.
It was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Situ Family!
This person wore a green Taoist robe, skinny and seemingly always harboring a hint of sorrow on his face. He loudly said, “Since Sir Long has seen me here, he should know that all your schemes have come to naught… Although I’m only at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, with the support of this second-order Great Array, stopping you will not be an issue at all!”
The appearance of this Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Situ Family instantly poured cold water on the ambitions of all the Individual Cultivators there. All thoughts were extinguished, and the chaos that had been brewing was quickly subdued!
Correct!
Even if they could rob and grow rich, they were still within someone else’s Array, and the Situ Family had a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in place. How could they possibly escape?
Once reason took precedence, the chaos gradually subsided.
‘No, that’s not right!’
At that moment, Fang Xi felt a shiver go down his spine.
‘It seems that the Situ Family got the message and took the initiative, even ambushing a Foundation Establishment great Cultivator in advance. But the barefooted warrior in black shows no sign of retreating; he must have an ace up his sleeve!’
As Fang Xi pondered what that ace could be, he suddenly saw a streak of blood light fly out from the market, landing on the Sky Blue Water Array.
The blood light exploded, revealing a talisman within, radiating silver ripples, warping the operation of the Array…
“This is…” Fang Xi voiced his inner guess: “A Prohibition-breaking Talisman?! A second-order Prohibition-breaking Talisman?! How could this be?”
If a first-order Prohibition-breaking Talisman was considered relatively common, then a second-order one was a strategic resource, exceedingly rare in the market, and its sale would inevitably lead to widespread news and intelligence.
At the very least, the Situ Family would not be caught off guard!
Yet all of this was happening right before his eyes!
Hum! Hum!
The Prohibition-breaking Talisman specialized in breaking Arrays, and needless to say, this talisman exploding from within the Array made it even more powerful!
In an instant, amidst the Situ Family Foundation Establisher’s roars of anger, the Sky Blue Water Array collapsed layer by layer, clouds of fog dispersed, and the colorful Prohibition runes shattered…
“The Situ Family’s luck has run out!”
The barefooted warrior in black smirked coldly, as the giant black sword plummeted down!
Boom!
In the market, the biggest establishment was split in two in an instant.
The previously intimidated Individual Cultivators’ eyes turned red, and they began to fight furiously, creating a true form of chaos that… could no longer be controlled!
For substantial profit, any Individual Cultivator could turn into a Cultivation-robber!
This is the Cultivation World!