115: Be well prepared

In the past two years, he had spent the vast majority of his time and energy during the day on Cultivation and Immortal Arts.

Currently, his Talisman drawing ability had reached the High Grade of the first tier, and he had accumulated hundreds of powerful High Grade Talismans of the first tier, each possessing considerable power.

At the same time, his research into Formations had also reached the Medium Grade of the first tier; besides the Small Water Mist Refining Formation, he now also possessed a set of Small Wutu Shield Formations specifically for defense.

As long as he had the Formation Flags and Formation Plates for these two Formations, he could instantly set them up and make them complement each other, integrating defense, trapping, killing, and illusion Formations into one!

Even a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator would need to expend considerable effort to break through these two merged Formations.

Simultaneously, he had also begun preliminary research into Alchemy and Artifact Refining, although most of his experience was gained in the Reincarnation World.

In the real world, both Alchemy and Artifact Refining required a large amount of raw Materials for practice, as well as a Pill Furnace, Artifact Refining Furnace, and similar items; currently, Gu Chang did not have such conditions.

Aside from these, his greatest gain was the seven exotic beast cubs under his command.

They had all matured now, and their strength had reached the Peak of adult exotic beasts; moreover, thanks to the Spiritual Qi of this world and the Medicinal Pills Gu Chang occasionally fed them, their actual combat power was even stronger than that of the exotic beasts in the Reincarnation World.

"I absolutely cannot miss this opportunity; otherwise, there will be no one else to help me share the pressure from the Yao Beasts at other times!"

After taking a deep breath, Gu Chang's resolve became even firmer, and he immediately flew out of the Lingbao Island market.

It's worth mentioning that his Immortal Dao strength had now reached Qi Refining Sixth Level, and he only needed to advance further to Breakthrough to the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

However, his true reliance was always his Martial Dao strength; currently, his True Martial Divine Supreme Skill had fully integrated the Talismans, Formations, and even Artifact Refining Legacy he had mastered.

His Martial Dao strength had reached the limit of the True Martial Realm; his physique, having undergone continuous tempering and strengthening, was already terrifyingly powerful, and he could even mobilize a portion of the world's great power for his own use; nothing in the entire Reincarnation World was his opponent!

He had already made all sorts of preparations; the only thing lacking was a suitable moment to act!

And now, the movements of these Cultivation Families were undoubtedly the best opportunity; as long as the Cultivators and Yao Beast forces started fighting, he could seize the chance to claim a Spirit Island for himself!

Harboring such thoughts, Gu Chang flew directly outside Lingbao Island.

On the outskirts of Lingbao Island market, water vapor permeated the air, clouds obscured the sky, and occasionally one or two Cultivators would appear.

Just as Gu Chang was piloting his Flying Sword completely out of Lingbao Island's range, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, please stay!"

At the same time, several Cultivators quickly surrounded him; it was clear they were not there to reminisce.

"Fellow Daoists, I, Jiang, do not seem to know you?"

Gu Chang slowly stopped his Flying Sword and scanned them with his gaze, clearly seeing that their attire belonged to a Foundation Establishment Family on Lingbao Island.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang may not have met us, but we have heard of Fellow Daoist Jiang."

"We have come to find Fellow Daoist today for an important matter, and we hope Fellow Daoist can agree."

The Cultivator who spoke next slowly flew out from the mist; judging by his appearance, he was definitely under thirty years old, but his Cultivation had already reached the Late Stage of Qi Refining, which was considered a Genius within a Foundation Establishment Family.

"What is it? I, Jiang, do not wish to join any force right now."

Gu Chang's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this; he had even guessed their purpose and thus directly refused.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, why be so distant?"

"Our Wan Family has come with great sincerity; as long as you are willing to join our Wan Family, you will receive a thousand Spirit Stones as tribute each year, and you will also obtain a Spirit Land of your own as a place for Cultivation; furthermore, the Cultivation Techniques and Legacy accumulated by our Wan Family over many years can also be opened to Fellow Daoist."

"I believe no other force in Jiangchuan Ze can offer such conditions."

The Cultivator surnamed Wan shook his head slightly, then stated a series of conditions to Gu Chang.

He had to admit that the other party was indeed correct; such conditions were a windfall for any Loose Cultivator.

However, Gu Chang truly had no intention of being moved, nor did he want to inexplicably join a certain force and become their tool.

"Thank you for the Wan Family's kindness, but I have always been accustomed to being a free spirit and cannot endure restrictions, so I can only decline."

As Gu Chang spoke these words, the expressions of everyone present instantly became extremely unpleasant.

For them, offering such favorable treatment to a Loose Cultivator was already lowering their status; they never expected such an insult in return!

"It seems you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit?"

The Cultivator surnamed Wan said with a gloomy face, issuing his final warning to Gu Chang, while the other Cultivators also summoned their Magical Artifacts, as if they could instantly slay Gu Chang there with a single command from him!

"A toast? A forfeit?"

"You Family Cultivators certainly have big mouths!"

"Why must you force me?"

Gu Chang was truly speechless at the appearance of these people; did these fellows really think that their Foundation Establishment Families could control everything?

"Hmph! Attack!"

The Cultivator surnamed Wan heard Gu Chang's whisper and felt somewhat bewildered, but at this moment, his anger had been ignited; since the other party was so uncooperative, he couldn't be blamed for being ruthless!

"Take him down for me! I want to see how hard this guy's bones are!"

So he immediately gave the order, and the Flying Sword Magical Artifact in his hand instantly flew out, directly striking towards Gu Chang.

The others also acted mercilessly; it was just dealing with a Loose Cultivator, after all, and they didn't believe such a Loose Cultivator had much capability.

Moreover, they were numerous and powerful, and this place was just outside Lingbao Island; even if there were any unexpected situations, the Wan Family's support could arrive immediately.

"Boom!"

"Roar~~~"

However, as their Magical Artifacts flew out, what awaited them was not the scene of the Loose Cultivator's demise, but a sense of fear originating from the depths of their Soul!

Immediately following, True Qi condensed to form a scarlet giant Dragon, roaring and howling; the surrounding water vapor and clouds instantly scattered in all directions as if struck by an explosion.

"Foundation Establishment!!!"

"Run!!"

Those few Cultivators of the Wan Family only came to their senses when the Blood Dragon had formed, baring its fangs and claws, roaring towards the sky; they immediately turned and fled, simultaneously unleashing various life-saving Magical Artifacts, Talismans, and secret techniques!

They could indeed be condescending when facing ordinary Loose Cultivators, but when facing a "Foundation Establishment" Grand Cultivator, they were no different from ants!