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Chapter 280: Chapter 170: Turning the Tables, Shangguan Family’s Advancement, Taking Stock of the Gains

Hee Jingdong laughed wildly:

”A mere Tier Two Low-Grade Array, and you wish to trap this old man? It’s still a bit too naive!”

With that,

he soared into the sky.

As the Grand Elder of the Hee Family, he had been outwitted by a young brat. Though it was of no great consequence, it would certainly be a loss of face if news spread. At this moment, his desire to kill Fu Changsheng had reached its peak.

Hee Jingdong took flight.

Cao Sijun, however, felt something was amiss.

So he hesitated for a moment and chose to stay put.

Suddenly,

an abrupt change occurred in the sky.

Just as Hee Jingdong broke free of the array.

”Roar!”

A demon sound descended from above, and Hee Jingdong, with no escape, was immediately enveloped by it. Frost spread around his entire body, turning him into a cocoon that imprisoned him within. The crazy expression on Hee Jingdong’s face remained, frozen as if petrified.

In truth,

his Divine Soul was instantly destroyed!

”This...”

Divine Soul Attack!

And it was Tier Two.

Cao Sijun watched this scene, feeling chills through his body.

Had he followed Hee Jingdong out of the array, he would have faced the same fate. Scheme after scheme, Cao Sijun now had no mind for capturing Fu Changsheng’s secrets. With a flip of his right hand, a Teleportation Spirit Talisman appeared, ready to be crushed to leave this place.

Suddenly,

pain surged from below.

Looking down,

he saw that while his attention was on Hee Jingdong, a patch of blood had appeared beneath his feet at some unknown time. The blood had silently stained his legs, and the red color continued to creep upward.

Without a second thought, Cao Sijun swung his Sword Point.

Two Sword Auras flashed out, cutting through his thighs and halting the spread of the blood.

In that brief delay,

boom!

A flash of lightning streaked across.

Immediately,

he only saw a blur before his eyes.

An Exorcism Divine Thunder suddenly struck him.

Without even a chance to activate the Teleportation Spirit Talisman in his hand, his entire body was reduced to a charred corpse, unmistakably dead.

At this time,

a man and woman slowly emerged from the forest.

It was Fu Changsheng and Shangguan Hongyu, who was responsible for setting up and controlling the array.

Seeing Cao Sijun reduced to charcoal, Shangguan Hongyu’s eyes still bore a hint of shock: ”Changsheng, the power of your Exorcism Divine Thunder is akin to a Tier Three Spiritual Art; beneath the Purple Mansion, none could withstand it.”

It was Fu Changsheng’s first time using this Divine Thunder.

Inspecting his dantian internally,

he found his mana was more than half depleted.

Though the Exorcism Divine Thunder was powerful, it also consumed an enormous amount of mana, such that an ordinary Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator likely couldn’t wield it.

It’s worth noting,

the dantian he developed with the ”Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique” was several times that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, naturally containing several times the mana of others.

With a wave of Fu Changsheng’s sleeve,

he collected the two corpses on the ground into his pouch:

”Miss Hongyu, this place is not safe; let’s go!”

”Mm!”

The two traveled through the Peach Blossom Grove and descended at Qianyun Mountain, where Shangguan Hongyu took out a Survey Array Plate to locate the array set by Cao Sijun and Hee Jingdong.

Fu Changsheng felt grateful he had refreshed his intelligence information before setting out.

Upon learning that Cao Sijun and Hee Jingdong had set an ambush trap at Qianyun Mountain, with the Yin Yang Double Fiend lurking in Plum Blossom Grove, he quickly contacted Shangguan Hongyu, asking her to reach Plum Blossom Grove and Cangling Mountain the fastest possible to set up the array. To buy time, he deliberately stopped to rest every night.

At last, there was ample time for Shangguan Hongyu to set the array.

The subsequent series of actions were naturally to lure and kill the Yin Yang Double Fiend, Cao Xuejun, and Hee Jingdong.

With foreknowledge,

and because,

the four thought he had only established his Foundation recently and posed no threat, they let down their guard, giving him an opportunity to exploit.

At this moment,

a familiar mechanical sound echoed in his mind:

”Ding”

”You have eliminated two hidden dangers for the Fu Family, earning one hundred and forty Contribution Points.”

Soon after,

the clan Contribution Points on the panel changed to two hundred.

At that moment,

Shangguan Hongyu also detected the array that Cao Sijun and Hee Jingdong had set.

Shangguan Hongyu cast techniques at various array hubs, causing array flags to fly up and land in her palm, as her phoenix-like eyes smiled:

”Changsheng, this is an attack-type Tier Two Middle-Grade Wind Thunder Joint Attack Array.”

Just this array alone was worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

Upon hearing this, Fu Changsheng still felt a bit fearful; had it not been for the intelligence providing information, falling into this array would have been a near-death situation.

This certainly wasn’t a place of good fortune:

”Hongyu, let’s go”

The two traveled through the night.

Early the next morning, they arrived at Wanning Marketplace.

This year, on duty at Wanning Marketplace was the Seventh Elder of the Gongsun Family. When he saw Fu Changsheng appear at the marketplace unharmed, his pupils shrank. He turned to find a secluded spot, casting a technique that impacted the Communication Jade Talisman:

”Patriarch, Fu Changsheng appeared safely at Wanning Marketplace, accompanied by Shangguan Hongyu!”

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Gongsun Family.

The Gongsun Clan Leader, meditating in the Secret Chamber, was visibly stunned upon receiving the message:

”What’s going on?”

According to the information he received,

both the Cao Family and the Hee Family had deployed a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. With two Late-Stage cultivators working together, they allowed Fu Changsheng to appear safely at the marketplace:

”Useless!”

”They’re all useless!”

The Gongsun Clan Leader narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Cao Family and Hee Family could be excused.

But what about the Yin Yang Double Fiend? Didn’t they take action?

At this moment,

a person in a black robe hurriedly entered the Secret Chamber, a look of incredulity on his face as he spoke: