Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Interception, Five Foundation Establishments
The speaker is none other than Ji Haoyuan.
Indeed.
If the auction at this moment were for any other second-tier spell, he might not have been so interested.
But a second-tier Thunder Technique is hard to come by and is considered one of the strongest offensive spells among all second-tier magic.
Especially in the potential upcoming war between the two sects.
Thunder Techniques, in particular, are the perfect countermeasure against those Demon Cultivators.
Therefore.
If there’s a chance, he does not intend to miss out on acquiring the second-tier Red Sky Thunder.
At this moment, when everyone present heard the name Earth Profound Fruit, many people’s expressions couldn’t help but change subtly, feeling a bit surprised.
Obviously, most people knew that the Earth Profound Fruit was not an ordinary second-tier Earth Element Spiritual Object.
It can serve as an auxiliary material for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, and it can also help cultivators quickly comprehend Earth Magic. It is the rarest and most valuable among all second-tier Earth Element Natural Spiritual Objects.
Even Xue Yuling, standing on the auction platform, couldn’t help but glance in the direction where Ji Haoyuan was located.
She quickly smiled and said, "Is there anyone else willing to bid higher than the Earth Profound Fruit?
If not, then Earth Profound Fruit going once, Earth Profound Fruit going twice, Earth Profound Fruit sold!
Congratulations to that fellow Daoist, this jade slip containing the second-tier Thunder Technique, Red Sky Thunder, is now yours."
Soon after, someone delivered the jade slip inscribed with the Red Sky Thunder to Ji Haoyuan.
Ji Haoyuan slightly checked it, confirmed that the content within the jade slip was correct, and then stored it away.
Once the person left, Ji Haoyuan and Ji Bochang did not hesitate any further and immediately prepared to leave the place.
However, as they stepped out of the private room, Ji Haoyuan couldn’t help but glance at Bai Qingshuang, who had been waiting outside all along. After contemplating for a moment, he spoke to her:
"Qingshuang, you and I have met twice now, which must mean we are destined to meet.
Are you planning to stay in this Crimson Sunset Immortal City, or would you like to return with me?"
He was well aware that, based on their previous performance at the auction, the likelihood of being targeted was almost a hundred percent.
As their former guide, if Bai Qingshuang were left here, she would inevitably face some trouble or even danger later on.
Moreover, he had a good impression of her.
Ji Haoyuan didn’t mind giving her an opportunity.
Bai Qingshuang was obviously surprised that Ji Haoyuan would invite her to leave with them.
Previously, she had been worried about where to temporarily hide herself after the auction ended.
Although she was not fully aware of what happened at the auction, she had noticed enough to make some guesses.
She suspected that Ji Haoyuan and his companion might have been targeted.
And as their guide, if those people couldn’t find Ji Haoyuan and his companion, they might turn their attention to her.
After all, as just a small Qi Refining cultivator, if those with ill intentions truly wanted to do something to her, she would have no means of resistance even within this Crimson Sunset Immortal City.
But now...
Upon hearing Ji Haoyuan’s words, without much thought, she nodded happily and said:
"Thank you, senior, Qingshuang is willing to go with you!"
"Good!
Then without further delay, let’s set off now!"
Ji Haoyuan didn’t say much more. After nodding in agreement, he quietly left the auction venue with Bai Qingshuang and Ji Bochang.
As soon as they stepped out of the Exquisite Treasure Pavilion, Ji Haoyuan’s Spiritual Sense immediately detected several extremely subtle auras appearing behind them.
Regarding this, Ji Haoyuan did not pay attention.
Instead, he continued to leave quickly towards the outside of Crimson Sunset Immortal City together with Ji Bochang.
After they flew for a while outside the Crimson Sunset Immortal City, suddenly, two figures appeared blocking their path ahead.
The newcomers were a man and a woman, each wearing a silver mask.
The masks seemed to block Divine Sense probing, making it impossible to discern their true identities at the moment.
This immediately changed Ji Bochang’s facial expression.
He knew that leaving Crimson Sunset Immortal City, they would inevitably be ambushed.
But he didn’t expect the attackers to come from the front and not from behind.
Doesn’t this mean that...
Just as this thought crossed his mind, both Ji Bochang and Ji Haoyuan simultaneously sensed three Foundation Establishment auras approaching rapidly from behind.
Those three also wore masks that blocked Divine Sense probing.
With five Foundation Establishment cultivators dividing them into five different directions, they surrounded Ji Haoyuan and his companions in the center.
Ji Bochang’s face turned extremely grim.
Clearly, he never anticipated that so many would set their sights on them this time.
Five Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Although observing their auras, none seemed to have reached late Foundation Establishment.
But three were at mid Foundation Establishment while two were at early Foundation Establishment.
This lineup is enough to present some trouble even for a late Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"Fellow Daoists, what is the meaning of this?"
Ji Bochang was the first to speak in a deep voice.
At the same time, he did not forget to communicate with Ji Haoyuan, telling him to act wisely.
If worst comes to worst, use the Talisman Treasure.
Under no circumstances can Ji Haoyuan perish here.
In response, Ji Haoyuan did not reply but suddenly directed his gaze towards one of the five, his voice tinged with a hint of coldness.
"You must be Han Penghu from the Han Family?
Why? When did the dignified Foundation Establishment Family Han stoop to acting like mere Tribulation Cultivators?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the burly man and the other cultivators surrounding them couldn’t help but be slightly startled.
Evidently, they hadn’t anticipated that Ji Haoyuan would so quickly reveal one of their identities.
Ji Bochang was even more filled with anger, looking coldly at the burly man.
"Han Penghu, is it truly you?"
Although Ji Bochang was not surprised about the Han Family’s involvement in this ambush,
He still needed to make the appropriate reactions outwardly.
However, Han Penghu, the burly man, after experiencing initial shock, quickly recovered, then laughed heartily, adopting a raspy voice that didn’t belong to him:
"What Han Penghu? I have no idea what you are talking about.
But I do know that we’ve stopped you all for one thing alone."
As he spoke, a fierce glint suddenly appeared in Han Penghu’s eyes.
"Hand over all your storage bags and any Spiritual Artifacts or treasures you possess!
If you do so, we might just let you go.
If not..."
In that instant, Han Penghu and the other four erupted with intense killing intent.
The terrifying magical power fluctuations tightly locked onto Ji Haoyuan and Ji Bochang.
Of the three, only Bai Qingshuang was not targeted by the five.
Clearly, in their eyes, a minor Qi Refining cultivator was not worth their concern.
Ji Bochang was about to say more, but Ji Haoyuan, standing beside him, said no more and instead chose to act immediately.
In an instant, a spear, like a Fire Snake burning fiercely, bypassed the constraints of their Qi Mechanism, piercing through the side of a tall and thin man’s chest before anyone could react!