"Her? Situ Qingqing!"
Upon seeing Situ Qingqing, Fang Xi's figure did not hesitate for a moment, as if he were just an ordinary passerby, brushing past her.
However, after she passed by, Fang Xi suddenly felt a bit nervous.
Because beside Situ Qingqing, there were faintly several mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators surrounding her, forming a circle and heading towards the cave mansion area.
"Enforcement team cultivators? Acting in secret rather than openly... a secret mission?"
Fang Xi felt his scalp tingling and subconsciously walked towards the exit of the market.
There might be a major event about to happen, and his first reaction was to run to Daliang for a few years.
However, this reaction was a bit late.
Just as he reached the edge of the thin mist, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly retreated!
Buzzing!
The faint mist that originally shrouded the market was rapidly thickening, emitting a powerful spiritual power fluctuation. Numerous colorful runes, like small fish, leisurely swam within the dense mist, each carrying extreme danger.
"What's going on?"
"The mountain protection formation of Qingzhu Mountain Market - the second-tier Azure Sky Water Formation! How could it suddenly be fully activated?"
An independent cultivator exclaimed on the spot.
The formation in Qingzhu Mountain Market usually operates at the lowest consumption, only activating fully in the face of major events.
Now, suddenly running at full capacity, sealing off the entire market, something seemed amiss!
Especially for some hidden identity bandit cultivators, they were already anxious like ants on a hot pan: "Where are the people from the Situ family? Come out and explain, let us out!"
"Everyone, don't panic!"
At this moment, a team wearing uniform black robes, flying on swords, clearly the Situ family's enforcement cultivators, were in mid-air, using amplification spells to loudly announce, "Today, the market has activated the formation just to capture bandit cultivators. Fellow cultivators, please stay where you are and do not move around!"
Even Qi Refining stage cultivators cannot control flying magical tools within a fully activated second-tier formation.
Only the Situ family's authorized enforcement team can!
Upon hearing this, Fang Xi suddenly thought of Situ Qingqing whom he had just seen, and his expression became even more serious.
Before long, he saw those enforcement cultivators surrounding several buildings, even the Baiqiao Tower was among them.
Boom!
Clang clang clang!
Sounds of spell explosions and clashes of magical tools erupted!
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, and the entire Baiqiao Tower collapsed, turning into ruins.
From the ruins, several figures dashed out, with the shopkeeper Qi Liu at the forefront!
"Hmph, dare the Qi family make a move against my Situ family?"
The captain of the Situ family's enforcement cultivators shouted angrily.
"Haha... the Situ family is lawless. By the order of the higher sect, all families shall unite against them!"
Although there were traces of blood on Qi Liu's chest, he controlled a copper bell magical tool, firmly protecting himself and a few others inside, his voice spreading far and wide: "The Hongye Valley has been exterminated... your Situ family is next!"
Before long, several other voices rang out simultaneously: "By the order of the higher sect, exterminate the Situ family!"
Looking at the locations where the voices came from, they were surprisingly from large buildings like the Tianfu Hall, Mingqing Pavilion, and others.
From these buildings, some mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators emerged, engaging in battle with the Situ family's enforcement team.
"Several major forces are actually joining hands..."
An old cultivator muttered in disbelief:
"This day... is about to change!"
Those who could open shops in Qingzhu Mountain Market must have the backing of at least a Foundation Building level force.
Now, several families were causing trouble for the Situ family at the same time, indicating that the Situ family was facing enemies of similar strength.
Moreover... the order from the higher sect was truly thought-provoking.
"Yes... the heavens are changing, this is our opportunity! Brothers, what are you waiting for? Seize it!"
A cultivator concealing his figure, his eyes flashing with bloodthirst, apparently cultivating some sinister technique, after shouting with excitement, he rushed towards a magnificent building.
For countless independent cultivators, a major upheaval in the market was an opportunity they might not encounter in their entire lives!
"Damn... why is this happening so coincidentally?"
Fang Xi felt extremely frustrated.
He never expected that when he came to buy pills, he would coincidentally witness the Situ family confronting these rebellious forces.
Fortunately, with the escape route in his hands, Fang Xi was not too flustered.
He carefully looked around and saw that only the Situ family's enforcement team and the rebellious forces were fighting in the market.
The scattered independent cultivators, who were not involved, actually made up more than eighty percent!
But with someone shouting, causing chaos in people's hearts, sporadic riots had already broken out, and even greater chaos was brewing.
Seeing this, Fang Xi did not act as he had in his dreams before, rushing to seize the Dan Ding Pavilion, but instead headed towards a less crowded area.
He had the escape route in his hands, with immortality within reach, he would not risk it for a small gain.
Even if there were Foundation Building Pills in the Dan Ding Pavilion... he did not consider it!
After activating his camouflage robe while walking, Fang Xi tried to lower his presence as much as possible.
And, he took out the Ghost Head Blade and held the Bone-Piercing Nail in his hand, ready to strike at any moment.
It wasn't until he reached the edge of the formation, away from the market, that Fang Xi stopped and began to think:
"Previously, the Mingqing Pavilion was also among the rebellious forces... from what I know, Yunmeng Fairy seems to have some connection with this pavilion... and Shen Haoran, this person has a close relationship with the Tianfu Hall... Chen Ping... it's possible that Situ Qingqing found clues from Chen Ping, then traced them to the rebellious forces?"
Although the rebellious forces were shouting loudly at this moment, Fang Xi was certain that the Situ family still held the upper hand!
The evidence was the fully activated 'Azure Sky Water Formation' in front of him!
With this second-tier formation set, even Foundation Building cultivators would be severely injured inside the formation!
Moreover, the main figures of various major forces in the market were only at the mid-stage Qi Refining and late-stage Qi Refining levels.
Boom boom boom!
Sure enough, not long after, the dense mist began to churn again.
Countless prohibition runes converged, turning into colorful small balls that fell from the sky, accurately starting to strike the rebellious cultivators.
These small colorful balls seemed inconspicuous, but each strike was equivalent to a full-force strike from a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator!
Buzz!
Qi Liu's copper bell magical tool was hit by one of these strikes, and the entire light shield emitted a mournful sound, with cracks appearing on the magical tool itself.
"Damn it... why isn't Yunmeng Fairy making a move?"
He looked towards the direction of the Mingqing Pavilion.
There, Yunmeng Fairy was manipulating a ribbon, transforming it into countless petals, trapping Situ Qingqing and other enforcement cultivators.
And her cultivation base had already reached the late-stage Qi Refining!
Obviously, her previous cultivation base might have been a disguise!
This woman must have mastered an extremely sophisticated concealment technique!
"Hehe... Qi shopkeeper, don't worry, our reinforcements have arrived!"
Yunmeng Fairy smiled brightly.
As if to echo her words, the Azure Sky Water Formation suddenly rippled with a large number of ripples, a layer of mist dispersed, revealing colorful translucent prohibitions.
Outside the prohibitions, there was a giant black sword several zhang long, madly attacking the entire formation!
Controlling this giant sword was a tall, barefooted man in black clothes, his messy stubble exuding a terrifying aura from his eyes.
"Foundation Building cultivator!"
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi couldn't help but shrink back involuntarily.
The black-clothed barefooted man's face was as cold as iron, suddenly beckoning, and the black giant sword floated above the formation, the tip of the sword beginning to burn with a layer of black flames, spreading a terrifying magical power fluctuation.
"Ah... after decades, Long Dao friend has indeed advanced to the mid-stage of Foundation Building!"
At this moment, a green figure flew out from the market, standing in the wind, his voice spreading in all directions.
He was a Foundation Building cultivator from the Situ family!
This person was dressed in a green Daoist robe, thin and bony, with a constant look of sorrow on his face, and he said loudly, "Since Long Dao friend has seen me here, you should also know that your plans have all come to naught... I am not talented, although only at the early stage of Foundation Building, with this second-tier formation, it is no problem to block Long Dao friend!"
As soon as this Foundation Building cultivator from the Situ family appeared, all the bandit cultivators in the market seemed to have been doused with a bucket of cold water, losing all their thoughts. The previous chaotic trend was quickly brought to a halt!
That's right!
Even if they could rob and get rich, they were still inside someone else's formation, and the Situ family had a Foundation Building cultivator presiding over it. How could they escape?
After reason took the upper hand, the chaos gradually subsided.
'Wait a minute!'
At this moment, Fang Xi suddenly felt his hair stand on end.
'It seems like the Situ family received information, took the initiative, and even ambushed a Foundation Building cultivator beforehand, but that black-clothed barefooted man definitely has no intention of retreating. He must have some hidden cards!'
Just as Fang Xi was thinking about what hidden cards there might be, he suddenly saw a streak of blood flying out from the market, landing on the Azure Sky Water Formation.
The blood burst open, revealing a talisman inside, emitting silver ripples, distorting the operation of the formation...
"This is..."
Fang Xi blurted out his speculation: "A Breaking Prohibition Talisman?! A second-tier Breaking Prohibition Talisman?! How is this possible?"
If a first-tier Breaking Prohibition Talisman was relatively common, a second-tier Breaking Prohibition Talisman was a strategic resource, rarely seen on the market. Once sold, there would definitely be corresponding news and intelligence circulating.
At least, the Situ family would not be caught off guard!
But all of this was happening right before his eyes!
Buzzing!
The Breaking Prohibition Talisman specialized in breaking formations, not to mention that this Breaking Prohibition Talisman exploded from within the formation, making its power even greater.
In an instant, amidst the furious roars of the Foundation Building cultivators from the Situ family, the Azure Sky Water Formation collapsed layer by layer, the mist dispersed, and the colorful prohibition runes shattered...
"The Situ family's days are numbered!"
The black-clothed barefooted man waiting outside sneered, and the black giant sword descended straight down!
Boom!
In the market, the largest building was instantly split in half.
The independent cultivators who had been intimidated now had red eyes and began to fight frantically again, real chaos forming, and... it could no longer be contained!
Under the lure of great benefits, any independent cultivator could transform into a bandit!
This was the world of cultivation!
(End of Chapter)