29: Counterattack! Foundation Establishment Pill!

Under the hazy radiance of the golden origin bell, Lu Qiu's expression remained calm as he raised his hand once more.

He activated an Elementary High-Grade Gold Blade Talisman.

Buzz!

In an instant, hundreds and thousands of incomparably sharp golden blades materialized out of thin air, densely packed together to form a golden torrent of death that swept toward the middle-aged man.

"Another High-Grade Talisman!"

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly, inwardly cursing what this kid's background was; he was throwing out Talismans as if they were free.

Not daring to be careless, he hurriedly poured his magic power into the Bronze Shield surrounding him.

The ancient Bronze Shield glowed brightly, forming a thick curtain of light that firmly protected him.

Clang, clang!

Countless golden blades slashed against the light curtain, sending up a dense series of sparks, yet they were unable to breach its defense.

"Insignificant tricks, yet you dare to show them off!"

Having blocked the attack, a hideous sneer appeared on the middle-aged man's face.

"Kid, although I don't know your name or where you come from, today, you are dead for sure!"

Both sides possessed Top-Grade Magical Artifacts for defense, and their means of attack were struggling to yield results in a short time.

The battle had completely fallen into a stalemate.

The magic power within Lu Qiu's body was being consumed at an alarming rate.

Simultaneously activating two Top-Grade Magical Artifacts, the golden origin bell and the qingming sword, was indeed a massive burden for a Qi Refining Stage Cultivator like him.

The middle-aged man clearly saw this as well. He stopped rushing his attacks and instead maintained his defense with ease, his sinister eyes filled with the playfulness of a cat playing with a mouse.

He intended to wear Lu Qiu down to death.

Just as the middle-aged man thought victory was within his grasp, a cruel sneer on his face.

Lu Qiu made a move that he had not expected.

He directly took out a crystal-clear Mid-Grade Spirit Stone emitting pure Spiritual Qi from his Storage Pouch and held it in his hand.

At the same time, he popped a Medicinal Pill for recovering magic power into his mouth.

Pure spiritual energy flooded through his Meridians into his Dantian, and his magic power, which had been running low, began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, the sneer on the middle-aged man's face instantly froze.

"A Mid-Grade Spirit Stone!"

He cried out in shock, his eyes full of disbelief.

This kid actually had something like a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone?

That was a luxury even Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators didn't often have, yet this kid was using it to recover magic power on the spot?

Could he be the descendant of some Golden Core old monster?

Lu Qiu ignored the other's shock, his mind racing with calculations.

Dragging it out like this wasn't an option.

It seemed that without using a talisman treasure, he wouldn't be able to kill this man today.

He wasn't panicked, though; he still had many trump cards in his hand.

Whether it was the powerful talisman treasure, the heavenly thunder seed, the explosion flame pearl, or that newly mastered, mysterious Divine Sense secret technique.

Any one of them would be enough to determine the outcome of the battle.

At the very least, he had High-Grade Escape Talismans and even Intermediate Talismans in his Storage Pouch, so escaping wouldn't be difficult.

However, he was somewhat unwilling to just run away so dejectedly.

In the next moment, Lu Qiu had an idea.

The light of the golden origin bell above his head suddenly flickered, as if his magic power was insufficient and he could no longer maintain it.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man thought Lu Qiu was at his wit's end and finally couldn't hold on anymore, so he immediately let out a sinister laugh.

But just as he was preparing to strike with all his might to crush Lu Qiu's defense in one go.

Lu Qiu suddenly retracted the golden origin bell and the qingming sword, turned and jumped onto the wind and cloud boat, transforming into a streak of green light. Without looking back, he soared into the sky toward the horizon, fleeing directly.

"Want to leave? No way!"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment before reacting, a disdainful sneer appearing on his face.

He really couldn't hold on anymore and wanted to run.

His escape speed seemed extraordinary; the Red Flying Boat artifact beneath his feet glowed intensely, its speed instantly reaching the limit as it transformed into a dazzling red rainbow, relentlessly pursuing Lu Qiu.

The distance between the two was closing at an alarming rate.

It looked like he would catch up to Lu Qiu very soon.

On the wind and cloud boat, Lu Qiu, hidden beneath his cloak, curled his lips into a cold arc.

Now!

In the next moment, a streak of pitch-black light, incredibly fast, suddenly shot out from the wind and cloud boat, aiming straight at the middle-aged man pursuing closely behind.

A talisman treasure!

The middle-aged man's pupils constricted as a fatal sense of crisis instantly enveloped his entire body.

Without a second thought, he prepared to summon his Bronze Shield with all his might to block it.

However, at this critical moment.

He suddenly felt as if a red-hot steel needle had been violently thrust into his Primordial Spirit's Sea of Consciousness.

An unspeakable agony exploded!

Spirit Shocking Thorn!

The middle-aged man's consciousness instantly went blank, his Divine Soul shaken violently, and all his movements came to a halt at that moment.

Before he could recover from the Soul-tearing pain and summon his Magical Artifact to defend.

That streak of black light had already silently pierced through his protective spiritual light and passed through his chest.

The sinister laugh and greed on the middle-aged man's face completely froze, leaving only endless horror and bewilderment in his eyes.

To his death, he didn't understand how he, a dignified Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, could die at the hands of a Qi Refining Stage ant.

Life force quickly drained from his body.

His corpse fell limply from mid-air.

With this, a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator was successfully slain by Lu Qiu!

Lu Qiu didn't delay for a moment. Steering the wind and cloud boat, he dove down and accurately snatched the Storage Pouch and those few Magical Artifacts into his hand before the corpse hit the ground.

Having done all this, he didn't stop at all. Pushing the speed of the wind and cloud boat to its limit, he transformed into a streak of light and quickly disappeared into the horizon, racing toward Yellow Maple Valley... several hours later.

A green streak of light hastily landed at the foot of Xuan Kun Mountain and then flew into one of the Immortal Caves without stopping.

Returning to his familiar Immortal Cave, Lu Qiu immediately activated all the defensive Formations.

Only when the layers of light curtains completely enveloped the entire Immortal Cave did he let out a long sigh of relief, finally relaxing his nerves which had been tense throughout the journey.

He opened the Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's Storage Pouch, and with a clatter, all the contents were poured onto the stone table.

After an inventory check, a look of surprise appeared on Lu Qiu's face.

In this Storage Pouch, besides a few Magical Artifacts and over a thousand Spirit Stones, the most abundant items were actually a pile of Jade Slips regarding the Dao of Formations.

From detailed explanations of basic Formations to the experience of setting up various First-Tier and Second-Tier Formations, everything was there.

It seemed that the Foundation Establishment Cultivator he had slain was a Formation Master.

At this moment, Lu Qiu's gaze fell upon a token.

On the front of the token, the words "Tian Xing" were carved.

This fellow was actually from the Tianxing Sect.

Lu Qiu suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, he had acted decisively and killed him on the spot; otherwise, if the man had escaped and he was targeted by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from a major Sect, the consequences would have been endless.

Just then, Lu Qiu's attention was caught by a white jade bottle lying quietly in a corner.

The jade bottle was firmly sealed with a Restriction Talisman, and a small label was attached to the bottle.

He reached out and picked up the jade bottle.

On the label, two ancient Seal characters were written in cinnabar.

foundation establishment pill!

Lu Qiu's breath hitched the moment he saw those two words.

An unspeakable ecstasy, like a surging tide, instantly swept through his entire mind.