Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Before long, the shopkeeper packed the talismans into a wooden box and respectfully handed it to the young cultivator: "A total of six hundred and fifty spirit stones."

"Hmm," the young cultivator nodded slightly, then flicked his hand and took out a large number of spirit stones, which the shopkeeper hurriedly put into his storage bag.

This scene stunned Lu Fan. Two Qi Refining cultivators casually spending over six hundred spirit stones to buy talismans—that was far too extravagant.

"Fellow Daoists, since you've bought so much stuff, I suggest you hire a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the market manager to escort you. It's not expensive; an escort for the whole trip will only cost fifty spirit stones," the shopkeeper said.

Upon hearing this, the young cultivator didn't take it to heart and deliberately raised his voice, saying, "No need, my Foundation Establishment senior uncle is already waiting outside, there's no need for escort."

"Hehe, I see, very good, very good," the shopkeeper smiled and didn't continue the conversation.

"Little sister, let's go," the young monk said, pulling the girl away quickly.

Just then, the three cultivators who were originally selecting talismans in the shop also strolled out of the shop, seemingly unintentionally.

The shopkeeper shook his head as he watched the brother and sister leave: "Spending so lavishly, yet unwilling to hire even a bodyguard, isn't that just courting death?"

"Didn't they say they have a Foundation Establishment senior master?" Lu Fan said.

"I've seen this kind of 'fox borrowing the tiger's power' many times. If there really were a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would never let two Qi Refining novices come to buy it alone. Isn't that just asking for trouble?" The shopkeeper shook his head, seeing through the brother and sister's little scheme quite clearly.

The three cultivators who followed them out must have also been plotting to kill and plunder.

"Oh, it seems those three who went out with me also wanted to kill and steal the treasure," Lu Fan said.

"Such things happen all the time in the market; it just depends on who's unlucky," the shopkeeper said with a smile, looking at Lu Fan. "But fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry. Your cultivation level is probably above the tenth level of Qi Refining, which is more than enough to protect yourself."

The shopkeeper was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. He couldn't see through Lu Fan, so he naturally assumed that Lu Fan's cultivation was higher than his own.

The three people who had just followed them out were all at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Naturally, these minor cultivators wouldn't target those with higher cultivation levels when it came to killing and robbing each other.

"Shopkeeper, you have a good eye," Lu Fan said, taking out two hundred spirit stones: "Give me four Moon Chasing Talismans."

"Alright," the shopkeeper said, seeing that Lu Fan was also quite capable, and quickly took out four Moon Chasing Talismans.

After paying with spirit stones, Lu Fan left the shop immediately, since he really didn't have enough spirit stones left to buy anything.

That's more than enough. After all, with the Jade Spirit Armor and four Moon Chasing Talismans, we can withstand attacks and run away. We've made sufficient preparations.

After leaving the market, Lu Fan summoned his flying sword and sped off towards the Dao Sect.

However, just as he was flying, Lu Fan scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered several figures flying at extremely high speeds at low altitudes.

Unsurprisingly, it was the brother and sister who were being chased by three cultivators.

The young cultivator and the little girl shared a flying sword. Even though they used a speed talisman to escape, their speed was clearly slower than the three Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators behind them, because they also used speed talismans.

Lu Fan saw all of this, and naturally he wouldn't be so idle as to meddle, but an idea still popped into his mind.

If these three villains kill the brother and sister and take those talismans, and then I kill the three villains, then it shouldn't be considered the behavior of a wicked cultivator who kills and steals treasures, right?

While Lu Fan was considering his conduct, the pursuit in the distance seemed to be drawing to a close.

"Brother! They're catching up!" the little girl cried out urgently, clearly panicked.

"I know! Don't rush me. I told you to keep a low profile before I came, and to leave immediately after you finished shopping. Your voice is so loud, now you've attracted a pack of wolves, haven't you?" The young cultivator was also speechless.

"I'm sorry! I forgot," the little girl said, her head bowed, her eyes filled with remorse.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

In an instant, the three Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators caught up and quickly intercepted the brother and sister.

"Hehe, fellow Daoists, why are you running so fast? We're not bad people."

A monk with a goatee stroked his beard and said with a smile.

Clearly, the fact that these three could say such things so blatantly shows that they had done this kind of thing quite often and were very skilled at it.

"Fellow Daoists, I have no grudge against you, why are you chasing my brother and sister!" The young cultivator said with a gloomy face, protecting the little girl behind him.

"Don't misunderstand, my two brothers and I are just short of money lately and would like to borrow a few hundred spirit stones to spend. We will definitely repay you when we have more money," the goatee-bearded cultivator said with a kind face.

"Just say you want to take it! Stop with the roundabout ways. We're both at the seventh level of Qi Refining, do you think I'm afraid of you?!" The young cultivator immediately took out his magic weapon, a longsword, and held three spirit explosion talismans in his left hand, looking ready to fight at any moment.

"Heh, who are you trying to scare? You think you're the only one with spirit explosion talismans? We have plenty too," the goatee-bearded cultivator immediately took out more than ten spirit explosion talismans.

This scene left the young cultivator utterly shocked.

Clearly, these three cultivators had committed numerous acts of murder and robbery, and these spirit explosion talismans must have been stolen.

"You three, my Foundation Establishment Master Uncle is nearby. If he finds that my brother and I have not returned, he will definitely come looking for us. At that time, you will surely die!" The young cultivator seemed to want to intimidate them.

The goatee-bearded monk looked disdainful, then touched a bell at his waist and said, "Kid, in our line of work, you can't get by without some kind of tool. Do you know what this is?"

"This is called the Soul-Sweeping Bell. If a Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense sweeps over it within five miles, it will ring three times. You can't fool it."

Upon hearing this, the brother and sister turned pale instantly, clearly indicating that they were doomed.

Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong.

Just then, the bell at the goatee monk's waist suddenly rang...

Unsurprisingly, this was the result of Lu Fan's unsuspecting divine sense scanning the area. After all, he needed to check whether the brother and sister were dead or not so that he could punish evil and promote good.

But unexpectedly, the goatee-bearded monk had this trick up his sleeve.

"Is this... real?!"

"There really is a Foundation Establishment cultivator nearby!"

The two monks beside the goatee monk were also startled.

"run!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the goatee-bearded cultivator immediately summoned his magical flying sword, and the three of them simultaneously affixed Swiftness Talismans, disappearing into the distance in a flash.

Not a single second was wasted. After all, if someone at the seventh level of Qi Refining wanted to kill someone at the Foundation Establishment stage, it wouldn't even take a breath.

Lu Fan was dumbfounded when he saw this.

"Heh, I've learned something new. You really can't just release your divine sense randomly," Lu Fan said with a helpless wry smile.

The cooked duck flew away.

The brother and sister, who had thought they were doomed, were overjoyed. They were certain that a Foundation Establishment senior had saved their lives without their knowledge.