Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans...

Chapter 38 Counterattack!

inside the house.

"Brother Zhou, have some tea."

With a broad smile, Lin Chang'an brought over the tea that had been soaked in wood spirit thorns.

"Brother Lin, take a look at the quality of these two bottles of pills I have."

Zhou Qing wore a mocking smile, revealing absolutely no flaw in his deception.

First, he took out two bottles of pills, then leisurely picked up his teacup and took a couple of sips. As he put down the teacup, he subtly touched the sachet at his waist.

"A fine elixir."

Lin Chang'an looked at the two bottles of pills on the table with a smile on his face, and then took out two golden talismans.

"Brother Lin, these two Golden Light Talismans aren't enough for you."

“Brother Zhou, the current market price is almost fifty spirit stones for a single high-grade defensive talisman. Although your pills are quite good.”

"Brother Lin, how about this, I'll add another bottle of Qi-boosting pills."

Zhou Qing looked pained as he took out a bottle of pills from his storage bag. Lin Chang'an nodded slightly and then examined the pills.

Just as the two were harboring their own secrets, and just as Lin Chang'an was about to take the jade bottle containing the Qi-boosting pill, Zhou Qing suddenly revealed a fierce glint in his eyes, abruptly opened the jade bottle, and splashed the contents at him.

Lin Chang'an pretended to be shocked. Just as he was about to get up, he stumbled and fell back into the chair. However, the magical shield formed by the golden talisman on his body was splashed by the black water in the jade bottle.

puff!

The pale golden magical shield dimmed under the Five Poisons Water, causing Lin Chang'an to panic. He had to activate three Golden Light Talismans in a row to stabilize himself, but he still looked weak and powerless.

"Five Poisons Water! Brother Zhou... what are you doing?!"

Amidst the corrosive sounds and swirling smoke, Lin Chang'an was terrified.

The Five Poisons Water is so potent that even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator would suffer if they came into contact with it.

When Zhou Qing saw Lin Chang'an looking like a lamb to the slaughter, the friendliness on his face vanished, replaced by indifference.

"Brother Lin, I'm sorry, but don't you understand the principle of not flaunting your wealth?"

Greed! Ever since he saw the spirit-gathering array in Lin Chang'an's house, Zhou Qing had been greedy. Knowing that Lin Chang'an was wealthy, he naturally wanted to make a quick buck while he was leaving.

"You! When did you poison me?!"

Lin Chang'an stood up, staggered backward, his face filled with panic.

"Don't blame me!"

Seeing Lin Chang'an's weak and limp state due to poisoning, Zhou Qing shook his head and sighed hoarsely.

"It's strange that Zhou Tieshan is so lucky. I also want to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. Since my clan can't help me, then I..."

Just then, a sudden, sharp pain shot through his abdomen. Zhou Qing's expression changed drastically, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"Damn it! That despicable scoundrel actually poisoned me!"

In his shock and anger, Zhou Qing realized at that moment that the tea was poisoned.

Inside the small room, the two of them secretly poisoned each other.

Zhou Qing hurriedly swallowed a few antidote pills, glared angrily at Lin Chang'an, and summoned his spirit pet, the Earth Hound, from his spirit beast pouch.

"You damned rogue cultivators!"

A ferocious demonic dog the size of a calf pounced on him. Amidst Lin Chang'an's terrified screams, the protective shield of the golden talisman emitted a hissing sound.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, several flames flashed, accompanied by the screams of his spirit pet. At the same time, three streaks of blue light were hidden in the flames.

【Wood Spirit Thorn】

Without time to think, Zhou Qing forcibly erected a magical shield and angrily said:

"A high-grade fireball talisman... I didn't expect you to be so well-off..."

Amidst the booming sound of the fireball talisman, Zhou Qing's voice suddenly stopped.

"How...how is it possible!"

At this moment, Zhou Qing was filled with disbelief as he stared at the magical shield in front of him, wondering when it had been pierced.

The magical shield flickered darkly, and the three red dots on his throat, forming the character "成" (cheng), visibly turned bluish-black. With a thud, Zhou Qing staggered and collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with resentment. If he hadn't been so greedy, he might have already left the market.

However, despite the black liquid surging in its throat, it could not utter a sound. In its unfocused and unwilling pupils, it reflected the limp spirit pet and the figure of Lin Chang'an standing up.

His spirit pet had already collapsed to the ground, limp and exhausted.

puff!

The green bamboo sword flashed, and the head was cleanly and swiftly severed.

Filled with resentment and regret, Zhou Qing's consciousness sank into endless darkness.

"Old man, I've been watching you for a long time!"

Lin Chang'an, who had just gotten up from the ground, sneered and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he, at the sixth level of Qi Refining, killed Zhou Qing, who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

In reality, the two sides were never on equal footing from the very beginning.

He wasn't poisoned, but Zhou Qing's tea was.

He first feigned fear and poisoning, staggering backward. When the other party released their spirit pet to pounce and bite him frantically, he used this as cover, taking advantage of the moment when the other party was least vigilant.

He then used several first-grade high-level fireball talismans as a feint attack, with three wood spirit spikes hidden among them, which played a crucial role.

"so close."

Lin Chang'an only breathed a sigh of relief after he finished off the enemy with a fatal blow.

The tea-pouring was also an opportunity, but considering that the other party clearly intended to rob and kill, I naturally kept a close eye on him the whole time. Although the distance was advantageous, it was also the time when the other party was most wary.

Therefore, he planned to feign poisoning and take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Just as Lin Chang'an was preparing to clean up the battlefield, a huge roar suddenly came from the market.

"problem occurs!"

Lin Chang'an's expression changed, and he hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, climbed onto the roof, and stared at the market in shock.

"This is the Zhou family!"

From afar, one could see the raging fire erupting from the Zhou family's residence, along with countless cultivators wreaking havoc.

……

Zhou family.

"Ancestor, there is a traitor within the clan. The formation has been broken, and countless rogue cultivators have rushed in."

"Ancestor, something terrible has happened! The medicinal herb fields! Our clan's medicinal herb fields have been burned down!"

"It's terrible, Ancestor! The Patriarch was intercepted on his way back."

Faced with the chaos within the clan, the patriarch who had led the Zhou family through several crises spoke with an imposing, cold voice: "What's the panic! They're just a bunch of rebellious rogue cultivators!"

However, at this moment, a mournful roar came from the back mountain of the Zhou family. Upon hearing this, the Zhou family patriarch, who had been calm just moments before, changed his expression drastically.

"Oh no! What happened to our clan's guardian beast?!"

"Ancestor, something terrible has happened! Someone has attacked the back mountain."

At this moment, a look of panic appeared on the face of the Zhou family patriarch.

The Zhou family's guardian spirit beast was in its reproductive period, which was also its weakest time.

There's a traitor!
The Zhou family patriarch immediately understood and was filled with rage, gritting his teeth.

He only suspected the family's formation had been broken, but this time the enemy went straight for the clan's guardian spirit beast in the back mountain. It would be a miracle if there wasn't a traitor among them.

"Kill him for me!"

A furious roar erupted from the Zhou family, and the Zhou family patriarch charged out with a roar.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator with little lifespan remaining and going berserk is undoubtedly terrifying.

However, this turmoil was not limited to the Zhou family; chaos broke out in many parts of the city.

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