75: Chapter 75: Tribulation Cultivator?

The leading man in black was burly, his face covered by a black cloth, revealing only a pair of eyes flashing with sharp light.

He sneered, "Passing by? Hand over the Storage Pouch on you, and perhaps I can leave your corpse intact."

The other, slightly thinner man in black cautiously scanned the surroundings, seemingly ready to strike at any moment.

"Senior... This Junior only bought two Talismans, they aren't worth many Spirit Stones..."

The middle-aged man was drenched in cold sweat, silently lamenting his misfortune.

What kind of bad luck was this? Two Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Bandit Cultivators, existences that could walk sideways in this region, how could they target his meager wealth?

Inside the White Bird Market's defensive array, some Cultivators who hadn't left yet noticed the commotion outside and gathered at the edge of the array to watch.

"Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Bandit Cultivators?! And there are two of them!"

"Could the Ye family have offended someone? To actually attract such strong enemies..."

"Isn't the Ye family's Old Ancestor personally presiding over it? Why are they still coming?"

"What does Ancestor Ye count for? He just achieved Foundation Establishment recently; against two Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Cultivators, I fear..."

"Sigh, if I had known, I shouldn't have come today. Now, it's great, I'm trapped in the market!"

The crowd discussed it noisily, and panic began to spread.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Ye Changge's movements paused slightly.

Lu Shiyin also sensed the momentary gap, her misty beautiful eyes instantly clearing: "Husband?"

Ye Changge gently withdrew, pulled the brocade quilt to cover her, and said softly, "Two rats have come outside; I'm going to handle them."

Lu Shiyin quickly got up: "I will go with you."

She quickly dressed, the flush on her face not yet faded, but her eyes had already returned to their usual gentle firmness.

Just then, rapid footsteps came from outside the Immortal Cave, and the voice of a Ye family disciple rang out: "Old Ancestor! It's bad! Two Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Bandit Cultivators have arrived outside the market and are blocking the gate and shouting!"

Ye Changge and Lu Shiyin exchanged a glance, and both pushed the door open and stepped out.

"Let's go."

The two turned into streams of light and sped toward the edge of the market.

Outside the defensive array, the two men in black were arrogantly shouting:

"People of the Ye family, listen up! If you're sensible, open the array and let my brother and me in to take some things, otherwise—"

The burly man in black condensed a scorching fireball in his hand and smashed it fiercely against the array's light shield, stirring up ripples: "Otherwise, we will guard this place and kill anyone who comes out!"

The people inside the array turned pale, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

Just then, two figures rushed out from within the array and stood in the air; it was Ye Changge and Lu Shiyin.

Ye Changge's gaze swept over the two men in black, and he said coldly: "What kind of petty thieves are you, daring to come to my White Bird Market to act wild?"

The burly man in black looked Ye Changge up and down and sneered: "You are Ye Changge? You look human enough, but I don't know if you have any real skill under your hands."

His tone shifted, becoming arrogant: "My brother and I just don't like your Ye family. So what? How about this: you open the array, let us in to rob for an hour, and once we've robbed enough, we'll naturally leave. How about that?"

Ye Changge's eyes turned cold: "Don't even think about it!"

"Hahaha!" The burly man in black laughed loudly, "Then we'll just wait it out! I want to see how long you Ye family can cower in your shell!"

Ye Changge stopped wasting words, knowing that these people were likely not just simple Bandit Cultivators.

Bandit Cultivators wouldn't go to such thankless lengths; this was clearly someone coming to stir up trouble!

With a thought, light emerged from behind him, and thirty-six heavenly stems jade pivots spun out; it was the Talisman Array Spiritual Artifact, "Myriad Talismans Heavenly Stems Strategy"!

At the same time, he waved his sleeve, and countless Talismans flew out like butterflies weaving through flowers, crisscrossing in the air, instantly setting up a scorching Talisman Array covering an area of several dozen zhang!

"A Talisman Array! It's the Talisman Array that Ancestor Ye used to suppress and kill the Li family's Foundation Establishment Cultivator back then!"

Someone inside the array exclaimed.

The female Cultivators were even more dazzled, gazing at the figure in green robes fluttering in mid-air, calmly setting up the array, their hearts palpitating uncontrollably.

However, the next moment, a spiritual light lit up in the hands of both men in black simultaneously!

"Thousand-Mile Escape Talisman!"

Swish! Swish! Their figures instantly blurred, and the next moment, they appeared a hundred zhang away, just outside the range of the Talisman Array!

Ye Changge raised an eyebrow slightly.

Although the Talisman Array was powerful, and he had a Spiritual Artifact to set it up quickly, it was indeed difficult to strike accurately in one hit against Cultivators who possessed teleportation methods.

"Hahaha!" The burly man in black laughed triumphantly, "Ancestor Ye, what great majesty! Unfortunately, my brother and I have no ties; I'd like to see if you, with your family and business, can outlast us, or if we can outlast you!"

A hint of relaxation also flashed in the eyes of the other man in black.

Seeing this, the hope that had just risen in the people inside the array sank once again.

"It's over; Ancestor Ye's methods have been countered..."

"What should we do? I still need to rush to deliver Medicinal Pills home..."

Panic spread once again.

Ye Changge, however, suddenly smiled slightly and raised his hand to retract the "Myriad Talismans Heavenly Stems Strategy" and the sky full of Talismans.

He turned his head to look at Lu Shiyin beside him and transmitted his voice: "Lu Shiyin, come here."

Although Lu Shiyin was a bit puzzled, she still flew closer as instructed.

The next moment, Ye Changge extended his arms and gently pulled her into his embrace.

This scene left everyone stunned.

There was silence both inside and outside the array.

What is this?? What are they doing!

Lu Shiyin's cheeks turned crimson, and she whispered reproachfully: "Husband! That's fine at home, but this, this is in the middle of facing an enemy..."

The two men in black in the distance were also stunned, and then burst into even louder laughter:

"Second brother! Look! Is this the 'crisis' you divined? You're killing me with laughter!"

"Hahaha! I thought he was some important figure; it turns out he's just a fool blinded by lust!"

"Big brother, I was overthinking it."

The two laughed until they were bending over, their vigilance dropping significantly.

Then, the next moment, their laughter came to an abrupt halt.

"Yin and Yang One Qi Great Capture!"

Boom! Behold! The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi suddenly became agitated, and the majestic Yin and Yang Qi surged out from his palms, instantly condensing into a black and white giant hand several zhang across!

As soon as the giant hand appeared, it carried a terrifying might that suppressed all directions, grabbing down directly toward the two men in black!

Unlike the last time he used it at full power outside Qingxuan Immortal City, this time Ye Changge deliberately controlled the power; the giant hand was much smaller in scale, but its speed was faster, and it carried an invisible power of imprisonment, sealing off the surrounding space!

"What?!" The smiles on the two men in black vanished, their expressions changing drastically.

They wanted to activate their escape Talismans again, but were horrified to find the surrounding space as viscous as a quagmire; the spiritual light of the escape Talismans flickered twice but failed to activate!

"No!"

The giant hand crashed down, the Yin and Yang Qi circulating and turning into a grinding, refining force that completely enveloped the two.

The screams lasted only a short two breaths before disappearing completely.

The giant hand slowly opened, leaving only a little fly ash in place, along with two intact Storage Pouches, which were carried by a gentle force toward Ye Changge.

In the snap of a finger, two Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Bandit Cultivators were utterly destroyed, body and soul!

The whole scene was deathly silent.

Ye Changge calmly put away the Storage Pouches and, holding Lu Shiyin, floated back into the array.