Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 100: Chapter 30: Are You Playing Me?

Zhou Xun maneuvers the Cyan Light Shuttle, aiming for the direction of Red Leaf Square, transforming into a streak of cyan spirit light speeding away.

Several days earlier, Zhou Xun sensed his Divine Sense Mark had stopped moving somewhere a thousand miles outside White Cloud Immortal City.

Remembering what the black-robed middle-aged man said about going to Hundred Savage Mountain to hunt Tier Two Demon Beasts.

Now it seems that the person he wants to hunt is me.

However, who is the hunter and who is the prey, that’s yet to be determined.

Zhou Xun subconsciously rubbed the Storage Bag at his waist with his fingers.

Inside were two Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts, the Golden Ring and the Fire Cloud Sword, seized from the Gao Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

They have already been imprinted with his Divine Sense.

With his Eighth-Layer Qi Refining cultivation plus a Divine Sense surpassing the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, he can control two Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts simultaneously.

This ability is something ordinary Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators cannot achieve.

His current combat power is already capable of confronting Foundation Establishment Cultivators head-on.

This was his greatest reliance on this journey.

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On the other side, the black-robed middle-aged man sensed the movement track of the mark he left.

His hand slapped the Storage Bag, white light flashed, and a foot-long Spiritual Boat appeared in his hand.

He tossed the Spiritual Boat into the air, followed by a Spell being cast on it.

The Spiritual Boat instantly enlarged to over ten feet in size.

The middle-aged man jumped aboard, and Liu Luoxiong along with the remaining seven cultivators followed.

”He is indeed heading in the direction of Red Leaf Square!” the black-robed man said softly, a sense of control over everything in his tone.

”The big boss’s divine strategy is unparalleled, no matter how clever that brat is, he can’t escape your grasp!” Liu Luoxiong chuckled.

”This person is familiar with Red Leaf Square, if he leaves the city, the probability of heading to Red Leaf Square is the highest!” the black-robed middle-aged man explained.

Since deciding to deal with Zhou Xun, he had used his connections to investigate Zhou Xun’s past.

Hence, he knew about Zhou Xun’s relationship with the Lin Family of Red Leaf Square.

”Big brother, shall we intercept him now?” a blue-clothed man asked.

”Let’s follow for now and let him live a while longer!” Sensing Zhou Xun several hundred miles ahead, the middle-aged man flashed a cold smile.

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Zhou Xun sped through the air, sensing the mark moving behind him, he knew the black-robed middle-aged man was following.

For some reason, though, the man hadn’t made a move yet.

He’d been away from White Cloud Immortal City for four or five hours, covering several thousand miles.

Could it be that they intend to let him fly for a long time, depleting some of his mana before making a move?

However, they likely don’t realize his Divine Sense is at a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment level, requiring only a third of the mana an ordinary Qi Refining Cultivator would need to operate this Cyan Light Shuttle.

In just a few hours, barely any mana is expended.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun had a thought. Why not descend the Escape Light, letting them think he stopped to meditate and recover.

Coincidentally, the mountaintop below was where he had set up the Celestial Spirit Five Elements Array.

The Tier Two Array covered an area of several miles; once they enter it, with their Qi Refining Stage cultivation, they’d definitely not react in time.

So Zhou Xun stopped the Escape Light and landed straight on the mountaintop.

At the same time, he pulled out the Array Manipulation Flag and attached it to his waist, ready to act at any moment.

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The black-robed middle-aged man was overjoyed when he sensed that Zhou Xun had stopped.

”He’s stopped, I guess he’s meditating and recovering, Luoxiong, come with me, let’s strike suddenly and catch him off guard!”

He then turned his eyes to the other cultivators and instructed, ”You split into two groups, circle around to the front, in case he tries to escape, you’re to intercept him!”

After all, Zhou Xun was a High-Grade Alchemist, having one or two life-saving treasures in hand was quite normal.

If he escaped their ambush, his subordinates would block him!

”Yes, big boss!” the remaining seven nodded in agreement.

The black-robed man nodded in satisfaction, then slapped the Storage Pouch, revealing a Green Leaf Spiritual Artifact in the air.

The black-robed man and Liu Luoxiong jumped onto it, speeding towards Zhou Xun at twice the original speed.

Within the time of an incense stick, the black-robed man reached Zhou Xun’s location.

Seeing Zhou Xun sitting close-eyed in meditation a few miles away, the black-robed man slowed his Escape Speed and stealthily approached.

Until he was two miles away, an unexpected change occurred.

Zhou Xun, originally with closed eyes, suddenly opened them, his gaze piercing toward the black-robed man.

”Zhou Mou has been waiting for a long time!”

As he spoke, he touched his waist, and a small azure flag appeared in his hand.

He slowly injected mana, then waved the small flag, pointing towards the black-robed man’s direction.

An azure translucent barrier instantly rose, enveloping the black-robed man and Liu Luoxiong inside it.

The black-robed man and Liu Luoxiong, upon hearing Zhou Xun’s words, immediately sensed something was amiss.

When they saw Zhou Xun take out the small flag, their hearts filled with dread.

As an Array Master, how could he not recognize the Control Command Flag in Zhou Xun’s hand?

This meant they were trapped in the array set by Zhou Xun.

What worried him more was.

Any array that required a Control Command Flag was at least Tier Two and above.

Tier Two corresponded to Foundation Establishment level treasures; this time, he truly fell into a trap!

Thinking of the months he had spent setting up, taking pride in it, it became clear Zhou Xun had long since seen through it, making him feel like a clown.

His heart was filled with both anger and humiliation, and he couldn’t help but shout angrily:

”You’ve been playing me?”

Hearing this, Zhou Xun smiled faintly.

He immediately waved the command flag.

The environment around the black-robed man suddenly changed.

They found themselves above a sea of lava, surrounded by fiery red.

”Big boss, what do we do!” Liu Luoxiong was already in disarray.

He had been a subordinate of the Wumeng Three Fierce decades ago, and after Cloud Light Sect’s persecution ten years ago, the Wumeng Three Fierce had gone into hiding.

He also hid in White Cloud Immortal City, breaking through realms with his past gains, now becoming an Eighth-Layer Qi Refining Cultivator.

Half a year ago, the black-robed middle-aged man, who was the leader of Wumeng Three Fierce, suddenly found him and requested his return.

He dared not refuse. This mission was originally supposed to be an easy task, dealing with a young alchemist with no experience in Magical Combat.

Who would have thought they would capsize in this ditch?

”Fortunately, this is just a Five Elements confinement array, as long as I find the Array Eye, we can still escape!”

The black-robed middle-aged man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

”If it were me, I’d certainly control both the confinement and killing changes, but this guy isn’t an Array Master. Being able to control one layer of transformation is already his limit!”

The higher the tier of the array, the more challenging it is to control, and without being a professional Array Master, it’s impossible to manipulate it with ease.

If Zhou Xun truly was just an ordinary cultivator, he might indeed only manage one layer of transformation, unable to unleash the array’s true power.

However, Zhou Xun was also an Array Master, with a Divine Sense surpassing Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

”Right, boss is a High-Grade Array Master, breaking this array shouldn’t be an issue!” Liu Luoxiong rejoiced upon hearing this, relaxing as well.

”However, this array is Tier Two level, even if I break it, that brat might escape!”