Divine Transcendence

Chapter 343 – Not right

"Why are you in such a hurry so late at night? Is there something you need to say?" Elder Chai turned his head to look at Yuan Ming and asked.

A glint flashed in Yuan Ming's eyes. He silently took two steps back before saying, "I just sensed a group of cultivators heading this way, and among them is a Nascent Soul stage cultivator."

Elder Chai nodded, seemingly unsurprised, but he still channeled his mana, spreading his voice throughout the entire camp.

"Enemy attack, wake up quickly!"

The quickest to react were naturally Young Master Beiyan and the others. Almost as soon as the words left Elder Chai's mouth, they rushed out of their tents, their faces filled with suspicion and uncertainty, while they used their spiritual consciousness to scan the surroundings.

However, they soon realized that there were no signs of enemies nearby, and they were all puzzled.

Seeing Yuan Ming and Elder Chai standing outside, they immediately asked, "Seniors, where is the enemy attack? How many are there, and what is their cultivation level?"

Elder Chai raised his hand and pointed at Yuan Ming, saying, "He was the one who sensed it."

Young Master Beiyan and the others were even more surprised. Daoist Gan, in particular, snorted discontentedly and said, "There's no enemy around here. Did you have a nightmare?"

Yuan Ming couldn't be bothered to argue with him. He immediately pointed at Hua Zhi and said, "It was my spirit pet that discovered them. In the northeast direction, there are eight cultivators approaching, led by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator."

"Traveling underground? How dare they use such a trick in front of me, truly ignorant of their own limits." Daoist Gan sneered.

Then, he immediately formed a hand seal, activating his mana, and stomped his right foot hard. In an instant, a yellowish-brown light circle spread out from under his foot, quickly extending beyond the camp.

Yuan Ming immediately felt the sandy ground beneath him become much firmer, and Young Master Beiyan breathed a sigh of relief, smiling, "With Daoist Gan's Earth Solidification Technique, those people will have a hard time trying to tunnel through."

Daoist Gan laughed heartily, "Of course, they don't even know who I am. How could they gain any advantage in earth techniques?" Just as he finished speaking, his face suddenly stiffened, and the sound of earth breaking suddenly rang out. Outside the camp, eight cultivators emerged from different directions, stepping on magical artifacts and flying into the air, looking down at the five people in the camp.

Among them, two were standing in mid-air, clearly at the Nascent Soul stage. One of the Nascent Soul cultivators was a young man around twenty-five or twenty-six, with an exceptionally handsome appearance but a wild look in his eyes. The other was an elderly man with two strands of white hair hanging down to his shoulders, his hands behind his back, standing straight, half a step behind the young man.

The young man glanced at Daoist Gan in the camp and sneered, "So this is Gan Tan, famous in Purple Thunder City for his earth techniques. Your Earth Solidification Technique is not even as good as my spirit dog's."

Hearing the young man's mockery, Daoist Gan was furious, but seeing the two Nascent Soul cultivators standing in mid-air, he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. He didn't dare to say a word in retort. As for Young Master Beiyan and Enshrined Ai, they were even more shocked and fearful. They never expected that these sand bandits, who only dared to attack caravans, would have two Nascent Soul leaders.

With such cultivation levels, they could be honored guests of any power, or even establish their own city and become city lords. Why would they choose to be sand bandits?

Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, only Yuan Ming remained calm. His gaze lingered on the young man and the old man for a moment, his mind racing as he calculated how to respond. At that moment, he suddenly noticed Elder Chai standing not far away. Faced with the encirclement of two cultivators of the same stage, Elder Chai seemed to be secretly relieved.

Something's not right. Yuan Ming recalled the various suspicious points he had noticed earlier, and a sense of doubt grew in his heart, making him consider retreating.

"I am Elder Chai of the Hundred Elixir Workshop. This caravan is heading to Sand Dye Valley. Aren't you afraid of being surrounded by our workshop and Sand Dye Valley if you rob us?" Elder Chai scolded loudly.

"Haha, Elder Chai, stop using Sand Dye Valley to scare us. Since we dared to rob your caravan, we've already done our homework. To be honest, if it weren't for the Hundred Elixir Workshop's caravan, I wouldn't even bother robbing you!" The young cultivator laughed.

"Our Hundred Elixir Workshop has been in business for many years, always striving to be kind to others. I don't know when we offended you to make you hold such a grudge." Elder Chai frowned, his voice still calm and unhurried.

"You've offended me in many ways. As for the reason, Elder Chai, you'll have to ask your old workshop master on the road to the Yellow Springs." The young cultivator said.

"So, you are from the Flying Feather Gang. Last time, it was also you who robbed Elder Yan's caravan!" Elder Chai's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Hehe, now you know, but it's too late! Attack!" The young cultivator sneered. Before his words had even finished, he opened his mouth and spat out a purple light. Accompanied by a thunderous sound, the light disappeared in an instant.

However, Elder Chai seemed to have been prepared. He immediately raised his hand, throwing out a pure white jade ring that he had been holding. The ring flashed with a milky white light, then floated above his head, casting down a pale white barrier that protected him completely. Just as the barrier formed, the disappeared purple light reappeared, striking the barrier and exploding into a blinding purple light.

The light forced Elder Chai to close his eyes for a moment. When the light faded, he saw that the purple light was actually a small sword wrapped in purple lightning. What shocked him even more was that the barrier protecting him had already developed cracks from just that one strike.

He was greatly alarmed. He knew that this Ice Jade Ring was his carefully nurtured life-bound treasure. Although its techniques were simple, its defense was so strong that even the treasures of mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivators would struggle to break through.

Yet this young cultivator, clearly also at the early Nascent Soul stage, had such a powerful treasure.

Seeing that his Purple Lightning Sword had not been effective, the young cultivator seemed a bit surprised. He glanced at the jade ring above Elder Chai's head, a look of greed flashing in his eyes.

Then, under Elder Chai's astonished gaze, the young cultivator raised his left hand, palm up. A large jade seal appeared in his hand, its spiritual light swirling around it, seemingly even more powerful than the Purple Lightning Sword.

Although Elder Chai was an elder of the Hundred Elixir Workshop, he was not wealthy. He had spent nearly all his savings to refine the Ice Jade Ring. Yet this young cultivator, merely a sand bandit, not only had many treasures but each one was more powerful than the last.

While Elder Chai was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Young Master Beiyan and the others were also struggling in their battles.

Their opponents were also at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but each of them had several top-grade magical artifacts, and two even had top-grade magical artifacts. Moreover, they were outnumbered. Young Master Beiyan and the others could barely hold on, looking extremely disheveled.

The only exception was Yuan Ming. After having Hua Zhi entangle one enemy, he took out the Blood Transformation Blade and engaged in a fierce battle with a cultivator wielding a top-grade magical artifact. As they fought, various spiritual lights flashed wildly. Although the battle seemed intense, Yuan Ming had already used illusions to deceive his opponent, completely controlling the flow of the battle. At the same time, he kept an eye on the Nascent Soul stage battlefield.

When the young cultivator took out his second treasure, Yuan Ming was slightly surprised. But soon, his attention was drawn to something else.

Since appearing, the old man had kept his hands behind his back, standing behind the young cultivator, silently watching the fight between the young cultivator and Elder Chai without making a move.

Yuan Ming was puzzled. He secretly switched his perspective to the soul crow he had sent out to keep watch. He saw that the old man was holding a formation disk behind his back, its spiritual light flickering, seemingly about to activate.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming immediately warned, "Be careful, that person is activating a formation!"@@novelbin@@

Hearing this, Elder Chai was startled. He glanced at the old man and instantly understood, his face turning pale.

The young cultivator also heard Yuan Ming's words and turned to give him a surprised look.

"You are quite perceptive. Elder Guo, no need to hide anymore, activate the formation immediately!"

"Yes, Young Master." The Nascent Soul stage cultivator known as Elder Guo immediately withdrew his hand, holding the formation disk in front of his chest. His left hand quickly formed a seal, then pointed sharply at the formation disk.

In the next moment, countless lights lit up around the camp. A green light screen rose from the ground, rapidly closing in, about to completely envelop the camp in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Elder Chai gritted his teeth, a look of pain on his face as he took out a rune talisman inscribed with unknown runes and slapped it onto himself. In an instant, a blue light enveloped him, and just before the formation's light screen closed, he turned into a stream of light and flew out.

Seeing this, the young cultivator's face darkened, and Elder Guo quickly said, "Young Master, forgive me. It was my negligence that allowed him to escape. Please allow me to make amends by capturing Elder Chai."

The young cultivator immediately shook his head, "No, the items are more important. I'll go after that old dog Chai. You kill everyone here and take all the storage bags given by the Hundred Elixir Workshop."

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With that, he immediately cast a spell, turning into a stream of light and chasing after Elder Chai.

Elder Guo watched the young cultivator leave, then turned his resentful gaze towards Yuan Ming, who was trapped in the formation. If it weren't for Yuan Ming exposing his actions, he wouldn't have had to rush and let Elder Chai escape, losing face in front of the young master.

With this thought, his killing intent surged. He immediately wanted to enter the formation and personally kill Yuan Ming. But to his surprise, at that moment, Yuan Ming suddenly spoke, addressing Young Master Beiyan and the others, "I will break the formation in a moment. Think of a way to escape with me."

His voice was exceptionally calm, showing no signs of fear or tension.