Chapter 567: The Might of Three Palms, Instant Kill of Peers

Gongsun Qian Ting, dressed in a resplendent golden robe, listened to the reports from his subordinates, his expression shifting between uncertainty and gloom.

"To think it was within that valley!"

Several days ago, he had led men to ambush a female cultivator who hailed from that very valley.

That ambush had been interrupted by True Person Fu of the Ancestor Tianyuan Tower, leaving them in a state of lingering terror.

However, they had managed to suppress the news of that incident, to the point where even their own clansmen were unaware, which led to their current "waiting for the rabbit" strategy.

"Clan Leader, our men are in position. Shall we strike?"

Gongsun Qian Ting was quite hesitant. He asked, "Besides us, are there others?"

The clansman replied immediately, "There are some rogue cultivators nearby who refuse to leave, mostly at the Foundation Establishment stage. I suspect they are hoping to pick up scraps."

Gongsun Qian Ting pondered for a moment, then said decisively, "How can I, the Gongsun Qian clan, allow others to pick up scraps? Send men to drive them forward to attack Luo Hai. As for the reason, just use the excuse that he possesses Core Formation resources to fob them off."

Above the valley.

He took several sound-transmission jade slips from his storage bag, whispered different messages into each, and then accelerated his flight, heading toward the valley.

The clansman was stunned, then suddenly realized.

"If you dare to strike at me, you must be prepared to pay the price."

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any major issues with attacking Luo Hai right now.

Faced with the opportunity for Core Formation, no rogue cultivator could resist, especially with the Gongsun Qian clan cultivators leading the charge, which eliminated their greatest fear.

Gongsun Qian Ting was stunned, a look of disbelief appearing on his face.

However, before he could even approach the battlefield, he saw the Foundation Establishment clansman who had come to communicate earlier running over, his face full of terror.

The Gongsun Qian clan was powerful, and with his youngest son having just advanced to the Jin Dan stage, they possessed nine Jin Dan cultivators, not inferior to any ordinary major Jin Dan sect.

Gongsun Qian Ting followed behind unhurriedly, his mind constantly calculating.

However, one of his Jin Dan Elders had already fallen under his thunderous strike, and even his Jin Dan had been captured.

It was unclear who had turned deserter first, but they began to flee backward.

The leaders were two Gongsun Qian clan Jin Dan Elders, while the rest were all Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The person had not been seen.

Each one contained immense power.

But Gongsun Qian Ting was deeply calculating; what if he accidentally offended True Person Fu?

"Rogue cultivators can be the scapegoats for this."

"I spent spirit stones to bribe Wu Yan, who is on duty at the Cold Palace in Fairy Feileng City, to tip us off. I assume the Wu family must have received the news as well; they should take action."

"However, the responsibility is too great for our Gongsun Qian clan alone to bear; we must find others to share the burden."

"How is this possible?"

The clansman received the order and immediately rushed toward the valley.

Although Xiao Ba was not his direct bloodline, he was a junior he thought highly of. Having advanced to the Jin Dan stage about fifty years ago, he had been cultivating bitterly within the clan, which was why he had brought him out to broaden his horizons.

When the ambush outside the valley occurred, they were scolded by True Person Fu, and all three forces were quite terrified, so they had gone to apologize with gifts.

Gongsun Qian Ting asked in return.

After some deliberation, Gongsun Qian Ting finally made up his mind.

"Run!"

"Do you think they will believe it?"

"The Zhou family has always been low-key, so they likely won't get involved. But Luo Hai is carrying millions in mineral materials, as well as precious resources like Su Ni and Zhi Jin. Lianfeng Hao and Liang Baizao Mountain gained little at the auction and must be resentful; I might notify them."

Jin Dan cultivators might not care, but Foundation Establishment cultivators felt their mouths go dry after just one glance.

However, True Person Fu had given an answer, saying that the people in the valley had nothing to do with him.

"Once we capture Luo Hai and distribute some of the spoils, we can distance the Gongsun Qian clan from this. That way, I can safely obtain the Soul-Nurturing Wood I desire."

"Clan Leader, this person is fierce and unstoppable. Elder Eight died at his hands the moment they met; he didn't even last a single move!"

Gongsun Qian Ting looked furious. "Go call Jin Zhan over; we must not let this rogue cultivator escape!"

Seeing this scene, Luo Chen sneered.

At this moment, seeing his overwhelming power, those Foundation Establishment rogue cultivators were already in chaos, attempting to flee.

"Xiao Ba is dead?"

A full hundred cultivators surrounded the area.

He raised both hands, and a full thousand fireballs rose from behind him like stars.

"Will those rogue cultivators believe it?"

Coming to participate in the Fairy Feileng City auction this time, he had brought two Jin Dan cultivators with him.

Luo Chen held a trembling Jin Dan, his cold gaze sweeping in all directions.

In short, those hundred Foundation Establishment rogue cultivators were already fleeing in all directions.

Luo Chen snorted coldly, and the fireballs hovering behind him rained down like meteors in all directions.

For a Jin Dan cultivator, a casual strike was a devastating blow to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Especially since Luo Chen's mastery of the Fireball Technique had reached an unknown height.

Even if it was just a low-tier first-grade spell, when unleashed now, combined with his pure and domineering spiritual power, it was no less than any top-tier second-grade spell.

As the rain of fire fell from the sky.

The area for several miles was filled with wails.

All Foundation Establishment cultivators were doing their best to use their means to protect themselves.

Some attacked to counter the attack, others defended themselves.

Those with weak strength were crushed upon contact.

Those with strong strength, even if they blocked it, were severely injured and fled in panic, never daring to stay here again.

Luo Chen didn't care about the harvest of his strike; his gaze fell on the remaining group of people.

Nine Foundation Establishment true cultivators, one Jin Dan cultivator; judging by the fluctuations of his spiritual power, he was around the fifth level of Jin Dan.

At this moment, he looked at Luo Chen with a livid face.

"Return Xiao Ba's Jin Dan, and I can spare your life."

"Is that true?"

"True..."

"True your mother's head, do you really take me for a three-year-old child?"

Before the cursing had even faded, Luo Chen had already rushed out like an arrow from a bow.

The Gongsun Qian clan's Second Elder swallowed hard, knowing that this rogue cultivator, who appeared to be only at the fourth level of Jin Dan, was actually incredibly powerful. He might be able to protect himself alone, but he definitely couldn't stop him.

Delaying time for the Clan Leader to arrive was already impossible.

In that case, let's fight!

"Form the Gongsun Qian clan's great formation to help me trap this person!"

The nine Foundation Establishment true cultivators behind him had long been prepared.

In an instant, the nine people each occupied a position, spiritual power surged out, intertwining and outlining, and finally poured into the Second Elder.

Inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Han Zhan gave a soft "eh."

"A formation connected by bloodlines, Luo Chen, be careful."

Luo Chen seemed not to hear, continuing to charge forward on his own.

When he reached within a hundred feet of the Gongsun Qian clan's Second Elder, he swung a palm.

A huge cyan palm, wreathed in endless cyan flames, pressed down with a boom.

The Second Elder's expression tightened, and a rusty copper coin was spat out from his mouth. The copper coin grew in the wind, instantly becoming a huge shape, round on the outside and square on the inside.

One palm, one copper coin, collided in a hair's breadth of time.

"Boom!"

With just one strike, the terrifying aftermath of spiritual power surged in all directions, forming a huge storm.

The ten Gongsun Qian clan cultivators in the center of the storm were immediately scattered.

The Second Elder was terrified. "What a terrifying spell; the might of one palm almost made my Luo Bao Golden Coin, which is both offensive and defensive, unable to withstand it."

And Luo Chen, seeing this scene, had his eyes light up.

"An interesting magic treasure; it can actually dissolve the spiritual power in my Senior Qingyang Great Handprint."

His palm was something that even a third-grade late-stage Great Demon King like Jin Ao could hardly withstand.

Yet he hadn't expected that a mere unknown fifth-level Jin Dan cultivator could block it with a magic treasure.

"I want this treasure!"

Luo Chen chuckled, and the crimson chains floating behind him extended toward the rusty copper coin in the air.

The Second Elder, seeing this, was not angry but happy.

The reason his magic treasure was called the Luo Bao Golden Coin was that when it was refined, a drop of a special water-attribute material called Weak Water was fused into it. It could temporarily sever the connection between the enemy's magic treasure and their mind.

Usually, when an enemy's natal magic treasure's connection was blocked, their mind would inevitably be in chaos, and that would be the time for him to show his might.

Although he didn't know what magic treasure the chains floating behind this person were.

But as long as they were hit, they would be at his mercy.

A total of nine crimson chains flew from all directions toward the rusty copper coin with a clatter.

Click! Click! Click!

Instantly, they drilled into the coin's hole and bound it.

To this, the Second Elder laughed triumphantly, "You've fallen for it, drop!"

In mid-air, the rusty copper coin bloomed with a layer of grayish light, from the inside out, back-biting the nine chains. Under that layer of light, the nine chains seemed to become limp.

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, his heart filled with even more joy.

Sure enough!

He hadn't misjudged; this magic treasure indeed had the effect of dissolving spiritual power and severing the mental connection between the magic treasure and its owner.

However, this person's combat awareness was a bit lacking.

The chains he released were not the magic treasure itself, but merely an attack method derived from the Hunyuan Cauldron.

With a movement of his mind, spiritual power surged out wildly.

Instantly, the nine chains became rigid again.

Looking from afar, it was as if nine dragons were fighting for a pearl.

Under Luo Chen's control, the nine huge chains forcibly pulled the rusty copper coin toward him.

The Second Elder's expression changed drastically. "Something's wrong!"

Without thinking, he wanted to shrink the size of the copper coin and quickly retract it.

However, no matter how small it became, the nine chains also shrank along with it.

Only then did he realize that he had been careless and fallen into the other party's trap.

"The other party's magic treasure actually has a similar effect, and because it directly attacked the body of my magic treasure, the effect is even greater than mine."

The Second Elder didn't dare to hesitate; he flipped his wrist, and a golden long sword fell into his hand.

He slashed through the air!

Not slashing at the chains, but at where Luo Chen's body was.

A brave man cutting off his wrist, but also attacking the enemy where they must save.

However, it was already too late.

This sword came too late.

A loud explosion came from the void.

The next moment, Luo Chen shifted, actually moving dozens of feet horizontally in the air, dodging the sword.

The powerful sword went straight into the depths of the valley, carving out a long, narrow trench.

And the rusty copper coin also flew in front of him under the pull of the nine chains.

He stretched out his large hand and forcibly grasped the trembling copper coin.

He raised his right hand again!

Above the clear sky, a huge handprint appeared once more.

The muscle texture on it was clear, and the knuckles were distinct.

If it weren't for the dense cyan flames wreathed around it, it would be no different from a normal person's palm.

"This time, without this copper coin's protection, let's see how you block this palm of mine!"

Luo Chen gave a low shout and pressed down with his palm.

Rumble!

The huge palm print, carrying infinite spiritual power, moved forward crazily with an unstoppable posture.

The void seemed to twist, unable to bear this pressure.

The Gongsun Qian clan's Second Elder watched this scene with crazy eyes, his spiritual power surging wildly, and the golden long sword in his hand transformed into hundreds of sword lights, finally merging suddenly to form a giant sword.

The giant sword slashed diagonally, wanting to break this palm in one go.

However!

After the palm, a huge crater appeared on the ground.

The crater was a full hundred feet in size.

Looking closely, it was exactly the shape of five fingers.

In that crater, the nine elite Foundation Establishment true cultivators of the Gongsun Qian clan had already turned into a pool of blood mud, dead beyond dead.

And the Second Elder himself was kneeling on the ground, leaning on his long sword, his hair disheveled.

He raised his head, blood flowing from his seven orifices, his spiritual power fluctuations extremely chaotic; he had actually been shaken by this palm, causing his Jin Dan to become disordered and the meridians in his body to shatter inch by inch.

In his line of sight, a figure was coming at lightning speed.

"My life is over!"

At the same time, a sharp shout came from not far away.

"Show mercy!"

Accompanying this shout was an unparalleled black blade light.

The Second Elder's face lit up with joy; the Clan Leader had arrived!

Luo Chen landed gracefully, as if he hadn't heard the sound, pressed a palm on the head of the Gongsun Qian clan's Second Elder, and spiritual power sprayed out; the cultivator beneath him suddenly exploded into a sky full of blood mist.

Because the other party had a fluke mentality, he didn't have time to crush his storage bag before dying, so even the Jin Dan and the golden long sword were preserved.

Luo Chen grabbed them, then looked up to face the blade light.

"Late-stage Jin Dan! Mid-grade magic treasure!"

"Such an angry strike is not so easy to take!"

Thoughts raced in his mind, but Luo Chen's hand movements were not slow at all.

Because of the change in direction, the blade light had a moment of delay.

And this moment of time gave Luo Chen sufficient buffering for casting spells.

The spiritual formula in his hand changed, the Jin Dan in his body rotated, and strands of pure spiritual power surged out.

In the air, layers of rings erupted.

It was precisely Luo Chen's self-created fire-type defensive spell—Seven-Fold Blazing Heaven Ring!

However, although it was called the Seven-Fold Ring, with Luo Chen's current mastery, he could only cast five.

The black blade light was fierce and unparalleled.

With one slash, the five rings each erupted with power.

Some resisted head-on, some dissipated in the middle, and some guided and confused, impacting each other.

However, under this blade, it ultimately turned into nothingness.

Luo Chen shook his head; fire-type was ultimately not known for defense, even though he had already pushed this self-created spell to a remarkable level.

Seeing the remaining blade light rushing toward his face, Luo Chen was not afraid.

He opened his mouth and spat!

A small gray cauldron floated out, spinning.

Without seeing its size change, it just blocked in front of the black blade light.

Only a sound was heard, Clang!

The next moment, a small black knife revealed its true form, its shape disordered, and it flew backward.

Luo Chen opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the Hunyuan Cauldron back into his belly.

At this moment, two figures, one in front and one behind, landed opposite Luo Chen and behind him.

"Sorry, Master, Seeing Tianxuan couldn't stop this person."

Behind Luo Chen, Seeing Tianxuan's face was pale, showing signs of depleted demon power.

Earlier, it was she who was in front, using the Demon Qi Vortex method to create a chaotic tornado, delaying the Great Cultivator's footsteps.

Only then did Luo Chen have enough time to resolve the frontal battlefield.

"You did very well, prepare to leave!"

Luo Chen said faintly.

"Leave, where do you want to go!" Gongsun Qian Ting's eyes were red, and he stepped forward step by step, a small black knife circling around him incessantly. "You killed two Jin Dan and nine Foundation Establishment cultivators of my Gongsun Qian clan, and you still want to leave!"

"If I want to leave, you can't stop me!"

Luo Chen chuckled, and the crimson wings behind him trembled suddenly.

At the same time, a pair of cyan wings suddenly extended behind Seeing Tianxuan.

On the battlefield, a man and a woman, the man tall and the woman slender, each spread their wings, looking like celestial beings.

"Use that flight technique from the 'Huan Yu Secret Canon'."

Luo Chen shouted in a low voice.

"Go!"

One person and one demon, quite tacitly, simultaneously cast Nine Thousand Miles.

Turning into two streams of light, they flew toward the horizon.

Gongsun Qian Ting was furious and wanted to pursue, but as soon as he flew into the sky, a huge cyan handprint pressed down.

He had already noticed the might of this print from far away.

Therefore, he didn't dare to underestimate it at all and immediately used his means to take this move.

Only then, the distance was widened.

Before the storm had subsided, Jin Zhan, another Jin Dan cultivator of the Gongsun Qian clan who had long been stationed in Fairy Feileng City, had already arrived at the scene.

Before he could speak, he heard the Clan Leader roar.

"Pursue, they can't escape!"

In the roar, besides endless anger, there was also deep sorrow and unwillingness.

As the two Jin Dan cultivators of the Gongsun Qian clan left, figures appeared in the valley area that had been shattered by the great battle.

They were all Fairy Feileng City cultivators who had heard the commotion and rushed over to watch the show.

Looking at the tragic state in the valley and the huge five-finger crater, the onlookers were all horrified.

"Who is this person, to be so powerful?"

"With the power of one person, he killed two great Jin Dan and a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even with the Gongsun Qian clan leader personally taking action, he couldn't be kept."

"I heard he is a rogue cultivator who was quite high-profile at the auction, named Luo Hai."

"Luo Hai..."

"I guess he exposed his wealth and attracted the Gongsun Qian clan's greed!"

"Now there's a good show to watch!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 568 =====