132: Chapter 132 Unexpected Situations

"Maternal grandfather, keep these Talismans for now." Chen Changqing pulled out a few Talismans and handed them to Li Taixuan.

Li Taixuan took them, inwardly startled. Every single one of these Talismans was at the High Grade Rank 2 level, and their quality had even reached fine grade.

He immediately shook his head in refusal, "No, I cannot accept these Talismans. Every High Grade Rank 2 Talisman is equivalent to a full-power strike from an eighth-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator. These can already serve as life-saving Talismans for a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

The corners of Chen Changqing's mouth curled up as he explained, "I still have plenty of these Talismans, so please accept them, Grandfather." He did not directly state that he was a Talisman Master.

Opposite him, Li Taixuan seemed to remember something, his eyes widening. Could Changqing already be a High Grade Rank 2 Talisman Master?!

How was this possible? How old was he? Reaching the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment at his age was already absurd enough, and now he was also a High Grade Rank 2 Talisman Master. Had green smoke risen from the Chen Family's ancestral graves for such a monster to appear?

But luckily, at least he was his biological grandfather, since Li Chenghui was his daughter.

At the thought of this, his mood turned very cheerful.

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony." Li Taixuan smiled and hurriedly put away the Talismans.

Chen Changqing also smiled and nodded. To be honest, his impression of the Li Family was actually quite good. Back then, his maternal uncle, Li Chengde, had helped him a lot on the battlefield. Had it not been for the Zhao Family at the very beginning, which made it inconvenient for the Li Family to overstep rules to help the Chen Family, his mother, Li Chenghui, wouldn't have suffered so much bitterness.

Seeing the Bloodthirsty Locusts drawing closer and closer, the gathered Foundation Establishment Cultivators all took action.

Whenever a Foundation Establishment Cultivator struck, a vast swath was wiped out in a single sweep, because the strength of these Bloodthirsty Locusts was not inherently strong, being merely at the level of Rank 1 Yao Beasts.

It was only due to their sheer numbers that they made everyone's scalps tingle.

Chen Changqing lightly tapped his finger, and streaks of Azure Thunder burst forth, killing hundreds to thousands of Bloodthirsty Locusts in the blink of an eye.

On the side, Li Taixuan was not to be outdone. A long white sword appeared out of thin air in his hand. With a single horizontal slash, a straight line extended a full hundred zhang out, cleaving countless Bloodthirsty Locusts in two.

Although the Bloodthirsty Locusts suffered heavy casualties, their numbers remained immense, stretching endlessly into the distance.

Chen Changqing whipped out a large number of Rank 1 attack Talismans, sending out fireball after fireball and wind blade after wind blade.

In the blink of an eye, over a hundred Talismans were consumed, and the rate of consumption was still rapidly climbing.

Boom!

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator not far away did something unknown, unleashing a terrifying attack that cleared out all the Bloodthirsty Locusts within a radius of dozens of zhang.

Chen Changqing and Li Taixuan looked over and saw that Foundation Establishment Cultivator locked in combat with a Bloodthirsty Locust.

One glance at that Bloodthirsty Locust was enough to tell it was at Rank 2.

"A Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locust has made its move. Be careful, Changqing," Li Taixuan warned.

Chen Changqing nodded with a grave expression. The strength of a Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locust was by no means low. Although they couldn't compare to the Cultivators present, amidst such a swarm of Bloodthirsty Locusts, Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locusts were lethal threats. Nobody knew when these Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locusts would launch a sneak attack.

Moreover, in a swarm of millions of Bloodthirsty Locusts like this, the number of Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locusts was bound to be significant.

Fortunately, those few Rank 3 Bloodthirsty Locusts would not act, as they had their own enemies within the Secret Realm, and were also being watched by the Purple Mansion Masters from the Yuxu Sect outside the Secret Realm.

Just as Chen Changqing was thinking this, a Bloodthirsty Locust suddenly tore through the dense onslaught of Talismans and lunged straight at him.

A flash of surprise passed through Chen Changqing's eyes. Raising his hand, bursts of Azure Thunder bloomed, instantly vaporizing the Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locust in front of him.

However, following the appearance of the first Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locust, a second and third appeared in quick succession.

Before Chen Changqing stood a full four or five Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locusts, while Li Taixuan on the other side was also being besieged by three.

Streaks of cyan lightning and white Sword Qi burst forth, wiping out all the Bloodthirsty Locusts before them.

However, Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locusts were not entirely mindless like Rank 1 ones. They knew how to use the surrounding Rank 1 Bloodthirsty Locusts to shield themselves from attacks, which made them significantly harder to kill.

Swish! Swish, swish!

Several Bloodthirsty Locusts bypassed Li Taixuan and charged toward Chen Changqing. Sensing that Chen Changqing's strength was considerably weaker, they immediately went for him.

Seeing this, Chen Changqing felt disdain in his heart. Tapping his finger lightly, seventy-two Azure Thunder Fingers erupted, effortlessly killing three of them.

However, two managed to dodge. The combat power of these two was noticeably stronger than the previous ones, likely close to High Grade Rank 2.

He smiled faintly and simply summoned a High Grade Rank 2 xuanyu sword. The xuanyu sword rotated around his body, wrapping Chen Changqing in drops of rainwater. The two Bloodthirsty Locusts were blocked by this curtain of rain, unable to advance another step.

Chen Changqing threw out two High Grade Rank 2 Explosive Flame Talismans, slaying both Rank 2 Bloodthirsty Locusts on the spot.

On the other side, Li Taixuan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Chen Changqing possessed many tricks up his sleeve to defuse the crisis.

After a full hour of slaughter, no less than thirty percent of the millions of Bloodthirsty Locusts had been wiped out.

While everyone continued clearing out the Bloodthirsty Locusts, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators watching from a distance suddenly got into a conflict for unknown reasons.

"Who are you?" a Foundation Establishment Cultivator sharply demanded.

A group of Cultivators had suddenly arrived earlier, totaling eight people. Every single one of them possessed strong cultivation, being at least at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment.

"Ah!" The Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had shouted at them was slain in the blink of an eye.

"You?!" Someone exclaimed in shock. They hadn't expected this group to dare make a move right here—weren't they afraid of the dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators gathered here?

Furthermore, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators were currently slaughtering the Bloodthirsty Locusts; once they freed up their hands, these few people would surely die.

"Aren't you Zhang Yuanting of the Xuanqing Mountain Zhang Family?" Someone suddenly recognized him.

"So what if I am? You had better worry about your own lives. Haven't you noticed why out of the two hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators who entered the Zifu Secret Realm together, so few are here now?" Before Zhang Yuanting's words even faded, walls shot up into the sky nearby, sealing off the airspace above.

"This is...? What is the meaning of this?!" another person exclaimed in surprise.

"What is the meaning? I am giving you two choices now: choose death, or choose to join our Anti-Immortal Alliance," Zhang Yuanting stated.

"Anti-Immortal Alliance? What kind of evil faction is that? With just a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators, even with a Formation helping you, our group of over twenty has nothing to fear—urgh... you?!" Before he could finish speaking, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator beside him plucked his head right off.

"We are far more than just a few. Why don't you check how many of your group of twenty-some are actually our companions?" These words filled the twenty-plus Foundation Establishment Cultivators present with horror, causing them to back away from one another, not daring to stay close to anyone.

Meanwhile, the Cultivator who had launched the sneak attack retreated back to the group.

"Aren't you afraid of the Yuxu Sect's Purple Mansion Masters intervening?!" someone shouted sternly.

Although this was inside the Secret Realm, they would still have to face the Yuxu Sect's Purple Mansion Masters upon leaving. They didn't believe a mere handful of Foundation Establishment Cultivators would dare to start an evil cult here.