Chapter 94: Intercept and Kill

After obtaining the Planting Tree Manual, Yan Buji also declared bankruptcy.

Only one Spiritual Stone remained, useless for anything.

Having left the market, Yan Buji's purpose for this trip was already fulfilled, so he immediately flew away.

Just after Yan Buji left, three loose cultivators also walked out of the market, the leader being precisely the vendor who had previously sold Yan Buji the Jieming Grass!

"Liu Chuan, where is that loose cultivator?!"

"You said he went into the Hundred Treasures Shop and came out with a lot of Spiritual Stones; he must be a fat target—killing him would let us enjoy ourselves for a while."

Liu Chuan gave a cold snort: "Don't worry, I tampered with that Jieming Grass; I'll definitely be able to trace him in a short time—let's go!"

Killing and seizing treasures seems commonplace in the cultivation world.

Yan Buji ran through the mountains and forests for a while, then suddenly sensed something amiss.

"Something's off—why do I feel like someone is following me?"

"Could it be because I showed off all those Spiritual Stones earlier and attracted attention?"

Yan Buji knew that twenty Spiritual Stones was also a considerable fortune for a loose cultivator.

"Killing for treasure? Then we'll see who comes—ordinary loose cultivators aren't scary, but we fear provoking powerful figures."

Yan Buji narrowed his eyes; he never acted without certainty, and perhaps he was just being paranoid.

After all, bearing the Yan Wang's Judgment Ghost Tattoo, how could an ordinary cultivator detect his presence?

Thinking this, Yan Buji leapt onto a tree branch, restrained his aura, and waited silently.

The sky was growing dark, twilight!

Yan Buji opened his eyes and suddenly saw three figures appear beneath the tree.

"Where are the people?!"

"The aura stops here—could the opponent have detected my tampering?!" Liu Chuan's face darkened.

Yan Buji narrowed his eyes and instantly realized the Jieming Grass he'd bought from him was faulty—no wonder they could track him here!

But they hadn't secretly prepared a hand seal to sabotage him; evidently the Yan Wang's Judgment Ghost Tattoo was indeed formidable—he couldn't be detected even right above their heads!

If that's the case....

Yan Buji assessed the relative strength of both sides.

First, fighting one against three is a very foolish choice; Yan Buji must strike with his full strength, holding nothing back, to possibly kill one first then deal with the others.

Second, he needed to get close, so the best option was....

Boom!

Before the three beneath the tree could react, a massive palm print smashed toward Liu Chuan!

"What?!"

"Bold!"

Bang!

The other two instantly dodged, simultaneously forming hand seals, their hearts filled with shock as they gazed at the spot where Yan Buji had fallen.

Only then was seen Yan Buji stepping on Liu Chuan's head, kicking it to pieces, and coldly laughing: "You three really think highly of me, actually teaming up to try to ambush me?"

Seeing the Lianqi Third Layer Liu Chuan killed by Yan Buji's underhanded move, the remaining two's faces weren't much better.

That power just now couldn't have come from a Lianqi First or Second Layer cultivator.

This person's strength is at least equal to theirs, perhaps even superior, approaching Lianqi Fourth Layer!

"Hmph, even if you truly are Lianqi Fourth Layer, what of it? We two have killed before—come on together!"

Suddenly, the two pulled apart their stances and abruptly formed hand seals!

Yan Buji only saw a huge fireball hurtling toward him; he instantly twisted aside, and in a blink heard a bang, seeing Liu Chuan's corpse instantly melted by flame—his heart couldn't help but startle!

Is this the technique of the Lianqi Phase?

Truly awesome!

Capable of instantly melting a person's corpse and even the ground several inches deep, showing the fireball's temperature. Even with True Essence protecting the body, I likely couldn't withstand it!

Fortunately, before coming to the market I had followed Zhang Lai, and during rest I had cultivated and accumulated a few True Essence; otherwise that strike might not have killed Liu Chuan.

But at this moment, an earth spike suddenly thrust up from the ground, aiming at Yan Buji's landing point!

"Good!"

The cultivator beside him was excited, as if victory were already assured.

Yan Buji drew a deep breath, ignoring True Essence consumption, and as he sidestepped the earth spike he unleashed a Great Devil Seal thrust sideways!

Bang!

A massive explosion sound came; Yan Buji's Great Devil Seal destroyed the earth spike, leaving the two cultivators shocked beyond belief.

What reaction speed is this?

Could he have prepared in advance?

Not good—this guy isn't some easy pushover; his strength is terrifying to this extent, actually resembling those rare Martial Dao cultivators!

Could he really be a Martial Dao cultivator?!

These days, who would be foolish enough to cultivate Martial Dao?

The instant Yan Buji landed, he drew the short dagger at his waist and charged at the two!

In an instant, Yan Buji seized the moment when the opponent was stunned and bewildered, closing in on the cultivator who had cast the fireball technique!

"Don't come over, you!"

The instant the sharp short dagger slit the opponent's throat, he hadn't even managed to release his protective technique before collapsing to the ground.

The last cultivator's face turned pale; he immediately turned, slapped a yellow talisman onto himself, and with lightning speed vanished from sight!

Yan Buji's face twitched, and he drew a deep breath.

"Really can run! What is that talisman paper? Too bad."

Yan Buji figured that catching up to the opponent was basically impossible; better to stop and recover energy, then loot the spoils.

What left Yan Buji speechless was that Liu Chuan's remains had already been devoured by the fireball, leaving nothing.

And yet, on this cultivator's body, not even a half piece of Spiritual Stone could be found?

"What a huge loss!"

Yan Buji sighed, then immediately felt something was off.

They wouldn't also have a Storage Accumulation Device, would they?

Yan Buji tried extending spiritual sense to feel it out, then suddenly turned his head to look at the dark pit.

Amid the smoke-filled pit, Yan Buji sensed something slightly different, and immediately leaned in for a closer look.

A broken stone ring appeared in Yan Buji's view; ignoring the high temperature, he picked it up and placed it in his palm for careful examination.

"Sure enough, it's an Accumulation Device, possibly even a Storage Accumulation Device!"

Yan Buji's eyes lit up, and he tried extending spiritual sense to sense it carefully.

Before Yan Buji could feel it clearly, the ring suddenly shattered, scattering spiritual herbs and twelve Spiritual Stones across the ground; besides that, there were only some everyday items.

Yan Buji: "......"

Not bad, at least there's some gain.

It seems this Storage Accumulation Device was already in disrepair from age, and the fact that it didn't shatter outright from the previous attack counts as it being quite sturdy.

It's a pity these Spiritual Materials are only First-Tier Spiritual Material, but the twelve Spiritual Stones are not bad.

The rest doesn't matter.

After gathering the spoils, Yan Buji couldn't do anything about the scene, so he simply covered it up briefly and then left.

After waiting a few days, Yan Buji hid in the deep mountains and old forests, confirmed no one was coming to cause him trouble, and then began to study.

Studying made Yan Buji feel excited and happy; the feeling of retaining this knowledge in his mind is really great.