92: Ambush

Xiao Ran naturally didn't believe Liu Xuan was truly loyal to the Sect. From Liu Xuan's style of doing things, even if he wasn't entirely selfish, he was definitely someone who pursued profit.

He was, however, quite generous to those women, never stingy with Spirit Stones or resources!

But in all matters, actions speak louder than intentions. Regardless of Liu Xuan's true intentions, what he did was indeed good for the Sect and for her.

"Here are the Medicinal Pills you wanted!"

A jade bottle was thrown towards Liu Xuan. Xiao Ran no longer looked at Liu Xuan, but focused on Alchemy.

The jade bottle slowed down as it approached Liu Xuan, then hovered a foot in front of him.

He took out the Medicinal Pill and sniffed it. There was a faint Demonic Qi and a hint of a sweet, fishy smell.

It was a first-tier high-grade Beast Spirit Pill, refined from the monster beast flesh and blood of the Late Qi Refining Stage black Yao Beast from White Crane Lake.

"Many thanks, Senior Sister!"

Liu Xuan put away the Medicinal Pill, bowed, and then exited the Pill Refining Hall.

During this period, Liu Xuan would occasionally come to Xiao Ran to buy some Medicinal Pills. Ostensibly, it was to take advantage of a small convenience, but in reality, he wanted to use this to get closer to Senior Sister and become more familiar.

After leaving the Pill Refining Hall, Liu Xuan waved his hand, sending out a light red Flying Sword. He flew on his sword, transforming into a streak of light and departing.

Arriving at the lakeside, he summoned the Iron Feather Eagle, then put away his heavenly origin sword, and ordered the Iron Feather Eagle to return to Yongning City.

As per usual, Little Shadow blocked the wind in front, while Liu Xuan sat cross-legged behind. He took out one of the Medicinal Pills Xiao Ran had just given him and consumed it.

A violent medicinal power exploded in his stomach; Qi and blood, Demonic Qi, spiritual power... various mixed forces impacted Liu Xuan's Bloodline.

"Potent!"

As expected of a first-tier high-grade Medicinal Pill, even with his current Physical Body strength, he felt a slight stinging sensation.

Fortunately, the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method immediately accelerated its operation. This slight stinging quickly eased, followed by an inexplicable sense of comfort... "At this current Cultivate progress, I'll be able to Breakthrough to Body Refining fifth layer in less than half a year!"

He would Breakthrough to Body Refining Late Stage in two or three years, and before he was thirty, he might even have a chance at Physical Body Foundation Establishment!

"Hmm?"

Just as Liu Xuan was envisioning the future, the Iron Feather Eagle's speed suddenly slowed, and a violent Divine Soul fluctuation came from the beast-controlling token.

"Giao~"

With a sharp cry, the Iron Feather Eagle lost control and plummeted straight down.

Liu Xuan reacted extremely quickly, raising his hand and throwing out a first-tier mid-grade shielding Talisman. A semi-transparent bubble instantly enveloped the Iron Feather Eagle.

Then, he didn't stop, instantly throwing three more first-tier mid-grade exploding fire Talismans downwards.

The exploding fire Talismans ignited instantly, and just before hitting the ground, they exploded violently, immediately stirring up the surrounding aura.

The shielding Talisman indeed had some effect. The Iron Feather Eagle flapped its wings, regaining control of its body.

"Go!"

Liu Xuan forcibly issued a command through his Divine Soul connection.

This was clearly an ambush location. Regardless, he needed to escape the enemy's pre-set battlefield first.

Liu Xuan had many trump cards, so he wasn't flustered at all. However, a lion uses its full strength even against a rabbit, and he didn't want to capsize in a small ditch.

The Iron Feather Eagle hadn't flown far before it was intercepted by a Cultivator. This person hovered in mid-air and, without a word, sent a snowy white saber light slashing over.

Liu Xuan formed a sword with his fingers, and a light red heavenly origin sword immediately appeared beside him. The light red turned deep red, then ignited with crimson flames.

"Buzz~"

The snowy white saber light collided with the crimson blazing sun. The saber light melted like water, and much of the flames on the heavenly origin sword also dissipated, revealing the red sword body.

Without continuing the pursuit, the heavenly origin sword made a turn and instantly flew back to Liu Xuan's side.

In the short time he was delayed, Liu Xuan had already been surrounded by four people, with nowhere to escape!

"Four Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators, Fellow Daoists truly think highly of me, Liu Xuan!"

Liu Xuan looked around and said loudly.

At the same time, he carefully surveyed his surroundings, wanting to see if there were any other hidden enemies.

"Surrender, and I'll spare your life!"

A hoarse voice came out, and at the same time, four strong Spell fluctuations subtly linked together, sealing off Liu Xuan's surroundings.

The four were not only Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators, but also Cultivators who had practiced Formation combined attack techniques with tacit cooperation. Their combat power was probably not weaker than that of ordinary Qi Refining Perfection Cultivators.

They were not in a hurry to act, seemingly wanting to capture Liu Xuan alive.

"Little Shadow!"

"Leave no one alive!"

Liu Xuan transmitted through his Divine Soul.

"Buzz~"

The nearby temperature suddenly dropped by several degrees, and an ominous and terrifying aura spread.

"Hmm??"

"???"

...The four people's magical power and Divine Soul all became sluggish because of this, leaving them in a dazed state.

A black figure flashed, and a blood hole appeared in the Dantian position of all four almost simultaneously. Then, they fell downwards like kites with broken strings.

"Mere four Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators dare to ambush me. Who gave you the guts?"

"Little Shadow, are there any other Cultivators hidden nearby?" Liu Xuan asked through Divine Soul transmission.

Little Shadow didn't speak, only a thought was transmitted to Liu Xuan's Divine Soul, "None!"

Little Shadow's perception was at the Foundation Establishment level. If she couldn't sense anyone, then there definitely wasn't anyone.

Liu Xuan ordered the Iron Feather Eagle to land on the ground, then told Little Shadow to bring all four bodies over.

After searching the surroundings and finding nothing unusual, Liu Xuan took the four bodies and flew towards the county town.

In mid-air, on the back of the Iron Feather Eagle, Liu Xuan searched all four people's bodies. In total, he obtained eleven High-Grade Spirit Stones, eighty Medium Grade Spirit Stones, and four hundred thirty-one Low-Grade Spirit Stones, which converted to two thousand three hundred thirty-one Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Besides Spirit Stones, there was a pile of various Talismans, a pile of Medicinal Pills, a first-tier top-grade long saber Magical Artifact, five first-tier high-grade Magical Artifacts, and four damaged first-tier high-grade magic robes.

Calculated, the total value was about five to six thousand Spirit Stones, averaging over a thousand Spirit Stones per person.

Unfortunately, these people didn't have Storage Pouches, so it's estimated that a large part of their wealth wasn't carried on them, otherwise the harvest could have at least doubled.

Liu Xuan ordered the Iron Feather Eagle to slow down its flight speed, pondering how to deal with the bodies of these four Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators.

Directly destroy the bodies and traces, as if nothing happened?

Liu Xuan couldn't stomach that, and he was also curious if there were other instigators behind them, and the reason for ambushing him.

Hand the bodies over to the Sect for investigation?

The number of Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators in Yongning was known. The Sect could trace the origins of the four through their bodies and very likely clarify all the issues.

'That would naturally be best, but how to explain that I counter-killed four Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators who ambushed me?'

"I'll worry about that later, first, let's identify them!"

Liu Xuan swung his sword, severing the heads of the four, then packaged the heads into a Storage Pouch, while the bodies were thrown to the Iron Feather Eagle for an extra meal... Liu Residence.

Cultivate room.

Liu Xuan took out four lifelike portraits and asked Xia He next to him if she recognized anyone.

Xia He took the portraits and looked at them carefully, "This is from the Zheng family, Zheng Changming, he is the younger brother of the Zheng family patriarch."

"This is... I don't recognize."

"I haven't seen this one either!"

"This one... this is Liang Guanghai. He is one of the captains of the Law Enforcement Team under Senior Sister Xiao Ran. Husband, haven't you seen him before?"

Someone under Xiao Ran?!!

Liu Xuan's heart skipped a beat!