Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 32: Attack on the Market

Li An remained calm and continued to read his book.

After purchasing sixty damaged prohibition talismans, the old man left satisfied.

Various thoughts flashed through Li An's mind.

If Li An's previous speculations seemed a bit neurotic, it now seemed that there was indeed something suspicious.

The thin young man, the one-armed man, and the withered old man with both hands intact, their appearances were completely different, and even their cultivation levels were different... Could they be the same person?!

He suddenly remembered the demonic cultivator who raided the Xuan Yang Sect's pill shop in the Liu Yang River.

That demonic cultivator killed the disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect, robbed the pills, but was not caught.

If the other party had a way to change their appearance and hide their cultivation, then it would make sense...

If these three people that Li An encountered before and after were all that demonic cultivator, what was their purpose?

First, they purchased talismans to make prohibitions.

Then they bought a large number of damaged prohibition talismans.

The other party couldn't use the damaged prohibition talismans to break the prohibitions they made...

A thought flashed through Li An's mind. Could it be that the Liyang Valley was a trap? The demonic cultivator used a large number of prohibition materials to create the illusion of a secret realm in order to lure them away?

And the true target of this demonic cultivator was somewhere else... Could it be the market?

Li An felt that he might be close to the truth!

His heart suddenly started pounding.

If the other party really wanted to attack the market, then it would be extremely dangerous here.

Run away? That was Li An's first thought.

But he quickly dismissed it. If the demonic cultivator had really set their sights on the market, then the outskirts of the market must already be filled with their spies. It would be even more dangerous to leave the market.

Stay in the market... and immediately inform the Foundation Building cultivators stationed in the market?

That was also a solution. If the demonic cultivator wanted to forcefully attack the market, they would have to resort to conspiracy and tricks. If the market was prepared in advance, it would be difficult for the demonic cultivator to succeed.

But there were risks.

Li An would be exposed and would attract the attention and even investigation of the Foundation Building cultivators.

A dilemma.

Li An's mind completely calmed down as he analyzed the pros and cons.

"The fact that the other party is using such a roundabout way to purchase damaged prohibition talismans proves two points: firstly, the talismans are very useful to them and they must obtain them. Secondly, their strength is not as strong as it seems, and they need to conceal themselves before obtaining the talismans."

Moreover, since the incident in the Liu Yang River market, the vigilance of the major markets has greatly increased, which may also be the reason why the other party did not directly kill and rob.

"So, to disrupt the demonic cultivator's plan... the key lies in the damaged prohibition talismans."

Li An's eyes brightened slightly.

Although he couldn't figure out how the other party would use mid-grade damaged prohibition talismans to deal with the second-grade defensive array of the market, based on the current information, as long as there was a problem with the damaged prohibition talismans, the other party's plan might be ruined, right?

In this way, the market would be safe.

He wouldn't have to expose himself either.

On this day, Li An had Wang Yun close the shop early.

In the evening, he retrieved all the damaged prohibition talismans.

The next day, the spirit talisman shop opened as usual.

In the morning, a short and sturdy young man entered the shop and bought thirty damaged prohibition talismans at once.

He also had the white skull storage ring on his hand.

Li An pretended to focus on reading while sensing the other party's aura.

In the afternoon, a handsome middle-aged man wearing a wide robe came and bought ten damaged prohibition talismans. Soon after, a hunchbacked male cultivator bought forty at once.

Li An paid attention to everyone who entered the shop to buy talismans, so even though these two individuals had completely different appearances, Li An still noticed the white storage ring on their hands.

"The other party has already bought a total of one hundred and forty... The damaged prohibition talismans are almost sold out."

Li An whispered. The first batch of two hundred damaged prohibition talismans he made were almost gone.

But he immediately made another one hundred, and he even raised the price to four silver coins per talisman, doubling the usual price!

He guessed that the other party would definitely continue to buy. The demonic cultivator was a fat sheep, and he wouldn't let it go to waste!

As expected, several individuals with different appearances came to the door, in small numbers and multiple times, almost unnoticed by anyone.

They are very cautious, these demonic cultivators are very cautious!

Li An couldn't help but become more serious.

The more so, the bigger the other party's plot must be.

"The other party has already bought over two hundred tickets, the plan is almost complete, right?"

On this afternoon, Li An pondered and felt that the danger was getting closer...

"That demonic cultivator should be the same person, although their appearance changes, the white storage ring is always there, and after I activate my life detection ability and become familiar with it for a while, I seem to be able to vaguely sense the other party's life aura..."

"The other party has changed multiple times, but their cultivation base has not exceeded the sixth level of Qi Refining."

"The overall cultivation base should be in the late stage of Qi Refining, but it has not reached the Foundation Building stage."

Li An was a Gold Core-level powerhouse in his previous life. After locking onto the other party, although he couldn't completely determine their realm, he could sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy, and the other party's spiritual energy did not reach the quality of the Foundation Building stage!

After the Foundation Building stage, spiritual energy liquefies and emits a more diluted aura, which is different from the Qi Refining stage.

"There is more news. There was a tragic incident in the Liyang Valley, with countless casualties. Someone managed to snatch a Foundation Building Pill, and it is currently being contested!"

Another piece of news spread within the market.

Li An inquired and it seemed that the Foundation Building Pill was obtained by a cultivator from the Xuan Yang Sect. However, as a result, disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect were besieged, and the situation was extremely critical!

"Master Yu, who is in charge of the market, has dispatched three strong cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining to go for the rescue!"

At the same time, news of the rescue followed closely. After all, the trapped disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect could not be left unattended in the market.

Li An couldn't help but frown. Three experts in the late stage of Qi Refining were sent... Did Master Yu, the expert in the Foundation Building stage who presided over the market, fall into a trap?

However, fortunately, Master Yu himself did not leave. Otherwise, Li An would immediately prepare to flee.

Boom!

Just as Li An was contemplating, the entire market suddenly shook with a loud noise!

It seemed as if the earth was trembling.

Under attack, formations all around the market instantly emitted a bright light, and a huge blue barrier protected the entire market.

"Who dares to disturb the Xuan Yang Sect's market? Do you want to die?"

Inside the market, a powerful aura was released, and Yu Xiong had already taken flight, fully in charge of the grand formation.

Yu Xiong wore a white Daoist robe, his eyes gleaming, standing in the center of the formation, floating above the market, standing with his hands behind his back, scanning in all directions!

"You, surnamed Yu, open the formation and hand over all the resources in the market... If you know what's good for you. If you don't, once I open the formation, I will definitely chop you into pieces today, make you into minced meat, and feed it to the dogs!"

Outside the market, in the sky, a man emitting black demonic energy had already arrived. He had a horse-faced mask on his face and held a white bone flag.

"Death-Seeking Horse-Face?!"

Yu Xiong's face changed.

Death-Seeking Horse-Face was one of the notorious demonic cultivators wanted by the Xuan Yang Sect in recent years!

A Foundation Building stage demonic cultivator with a long list of blood debts. In just three or four years, he had wiped out two Foundation Building stage families. Now, he dared to attack the Xuan Yang Sect's market?

"I'll count to ten. If you open the formation, I won't kill anyone. If you're stubborn... you and everyone in the market will die!"

Death-Seeking Horse-Face coldly spoke:

"Ten..."

...

"The market is under attack!"

"What's going on? How can someone dare to attack the market?!"

"It's a demonic cultivator, a demonic cultivator. The demonic cultivator has reached the outskirts of the market!"

"Death-Seeking Horse-Face, it's Death-Seeking Horse-Face!"

The streets were in chaos, everyone panicked and fled in all directions.

"Close the shop!"

Li An immediately spoke.

However, just as Wang Yun was about to go forward to close the door, a middle-aged man had already walked in, pushing Wang Yun aside with a cold smile, saying:

"Such a profitable business, and you want to close so early? Don't you think it's a pity?"

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(End of this chapter)