Daily Intelligence: From Miner to Dao Ancestor of Alchemy and Talismans

A pale golden spiritual energy barrier instantly rose from all directions, like an inverted iron pot, completely covering the entire open space.

"Oh no! An ambush!"

The bald, burly man's expression changed drastically. With a roar, he drew the ghost-headed broadsword from his back and tried to turn and charge out.

But he was too late.

He crashed headfirst into the light screen, and the enormous recoil sent him flying back several steps before he regained his balance.

"This is a trap! Damn it! Who the hell set this up?!" The tall, thin man panicked, gripping his longsword tightly, his eyes scanning the surroundings in terror. "Who's there! Show yourself!"

He hadn't finished speaking.

Xu Yuan, perched on the tree, expressionlessly crushed the main guiding talisman in his hand.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Eight Exploding Flame Talismans exploded simultaneously.

A deafening explosion instantly reverberated throughout the valley. Flames shot into the sky, heat waves rolled in, and the entire open space was transformed into a sea of ​​fire in a flash.

A terrifying shockwave crashed into the light barrier, producing a deafening buzzing sound. Inside the confined formation, it had become a sealed alchemy furnace, amplifying the power of the explosion several times over.

The three cultivators were blown to pieces, howling and screaming.

The bald, burly man had the highest cultivation level and the fastest reaction. The instant the Exploding Flame Talisman exploded, he erected a thick spiritual energy shield, blocking most of the impact. Even so, his left arm was still blasted into a bloody mess, his animal hide stub was burned to charcoal, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The tall, thin man wasn't so lucky. He was standing right in the center of the explosion of the two Explosive Flame Talismans. Half of his body was instantly charred black, his longsword flew out of his hand, and he crashed heavily to the ground with a piercing scream, unable to get up.

The worst off was the short, fat man. He was standing at the intersection of the three Explosive Flame Talismans. The moment the explosion occurred, he was thrown away by the shockwave, crashed hard into the light screen, bounced back, coughed up blood, had one leg blown off, and passed out.

"Who! Who is it! Get your ass out here!"

The bald, burly man's eyes turned bloodshot. Like a wounded beast, he wildly brandished his ghost-headed broadsword, roaring in all directions. A spiritual energy shield flickered in front of him.

Xu Yuan jumped down from the tree silently.

He landed outside the light screen, separated by a pale golden barrier, and looked expressionlessly at the three people inside, who were struggling like trapped beasts.

The bald, burly man saw him clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"It's you? The rogue cultivator Li Qinghe ordered us to kill?"

He never imagined that the one who laid this deadly trap was the very prey they thought they could catch so easily.

Xu Yuan didn't waste any words with him.

He pulled out two exquisite blade talismans stacked together from his pocket.

"No! Kid, let's talk this out!" The bald, burly man panicked instantly and shouted, "It was Li Qinghe! Li Qinghe made us do it! It has nothing to do with us! He paid us to kill you! We were just doing our jobs for money!"

"I know."

Xu Yuan's voice was calm and even, without the slightest ripple.

The moment the words fell, two exquisite Blade Runes were activated simultaneously.

laugh!laugh!

Two extremely sharp spiritual energy blades, accompanied by the sound of air being torn apart, slammed into the light screen.

The first Blade Rune, like a knife cutting through tofu, instantly tore a gash in the light screen.

The second Blade Talisman followed immediately, piercing through the opening and precisely slicing through the bald man's neck.

puff--

Blood splattered three feet deep.

The bald, burly man's eyes widened, his hands clutching his neck tightly, a hissing sound coming from his throat, blood gushing wildly from between his fingers.

He knelt down straight on the ground, then collapsed and remained motionless.

The cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining died on the spot.

"Big brother!"

The tall, thin man let out a desperate roar and struggled to get up.

Xu Yuan didn't look at him.

He then took out an ordinary blade talisman from his pocket and casually tossed it in.

With a soft hissing sound.

The sharp talisman pierced the tall, thin man's chest with pinpoint accuracy, blasting open a bloody hole the size of a bowl.

The tall, thin man's body suddenly stiffened, his head tilted to the side, and he fell silent.

On the open ground, only the short, fat man whose leg had been blown off and who had passed out remained.

Xu Yuan walked to the light screen and looked at him.

The short, fat man woke up at that moment. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw two mangled corpses on the ground and Xu Yuan, expressionless, outside the light screen.

He was instantly terrified, scrambling backward and screaming incoherently, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I don't know anything! They forced me to do it! Spare me!"

Xu Yuan looked at him without saying a word.

He took out the last premium blade talisman from his pocket, raised his hand, and affixed it to the light screen.

"No--!"

The short, fat man let out a desperate scream.

laugh!

The talisman is activated.

The sharp blade sliced ​​precisely across his brow.

The short, fat man's body jolted violently, his head lolled to the side, and he fell completely silent.

Three corpses lay scattered across the charred ground.

The fire was still burning, smoke filled the air, and the air was thick with the smell of burning and a strong stench of blood.

Xu Yuan raised his hand and crushed the core of the trapping array talisman, causing the pale golden light screen to instantly dissipate.

He walked into the still-smoking open space, squatted down expressionlessly, and began rummaging through the storage bags of the three corpses.

The three cultivators had been killing and robbing for years, and their wealth was considerable.

There were thirty-seven spirit stones in total, along with a pile of materials for alchemy and talisman drawing, of varying quality, which together were worth more than twenty spirit stones. There were also a few low-grade magic artifacts, which, although of average quality, could be dismantled and sold for materials, which would also fetch a few spirit stones.

Xu Yuan stuffed everything into his arms.

Finally, he found a letter in the bald man's close-fitting arms.

Written on ordinary Xuan paper, the characters are neat and tidy, and at the end, there is Li Qinghe's private seal.

The letter clearly stated: Three days later, a rogue cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining will be heading alone to the Black Wind Valley's herb field. You are to ambush him in the dense forest on the west side, kill him, clean up his body, keep all his belongings, and receive a reward of twenty spirit stones. After the deed is done, I will erase all traces of this person on charges of colluding with a cultivator who has been robbed.

Ironclad evidence.

Xu Yuan folded the letter carefully and tucked it into the closest place to his body.

This is the most crucial element in controlling Li Qinghe.

He searched the three corpses carefully again, making sure nothing was missed, before standing up.

What to do with the body?

Bury it? That would take too much time and leave traces.

Burn it down? The fire is too big; it will attract the guards from the Zhao family's medicinal herb field.

Xu Yuan thought for a moment, then took out the last two Blazing Flame Talismans from his pocket and stuck them on the corpses of the bald giant and the short, fat man, before leaving the open space.

boom!

Two loud explosions followed, and the flames rekindled.

The three corpses were instantly blasted into ashes, mixed in with the scorched soil, leaving not even a trace of bones.

After the fire was extinguished, Xu Yuan kicked the ashes on the ground to make sure there were no traces before turning around and leaving the dense forest.