Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 388: Prioritize Weapons Over Courtesy
Even in the face of an imminent battle, Liu Yu's heart lake remained calm.
After sitting in the cave dwelling and savoring tea for a while, he packed his belongings and walked out of the cave.
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The great sun hung directly in the sky, its scorching rays shining down.
At the southeast corner of the Eternal Prosperity Market, the square was already overcrowded.
Cultivators from different factions gathered in groups, each representing their own forces or families, standing in various corners of the square, whispering to one another.
These individuals, both male and female, wore different attire.
However, all of them were at least mid stage of qi refinement cultivators, capable of wielding magical artifacts in battle.
Counting roughly, there were at least five hundred people.
Yet, despite the discussions, they all feared to speak loudly, as in the center of the square stood sixteen figures.
In the eyes of the qi refinement stage cultivators, each figure emitted an immense spiritual pressure; they were all foundation establishment "masters."
Led by Jiang Qiushui, Cold Moon Heart, and Meng Wenxing, the foundation establishment cultivators stood silently in place, seemingly waiting for someone.
Suddenly, a fire-red escape light rose from a corner of the market, quickly arriving above the square.
On the Li Xuan Sword, Liu Yu's black robe fluttered, his expression calm, and his ink-black pupils gazed down.
Among the five to six hundred qi refinement cultivators, fewer than a hundred wore the attire of the Yuan Yang Sect, less than one-sixth of the total.
After years of war, nearly half of the disciples brought from the sect had been killed or injured.
As for the affiliated cultivators, there were also about one hundred and fifty, and they had suffered significant losses.
Due to consecutive duels, even eight foundation establishment cultivators had been killed or injured.
The proportion of Qingzhou cultivators in the group had fallen below half.
However, with their own suppression and the control of the spiritual locking restriction, the group was still relatively stable and progressing in an orderly fashion without major problems.
Although methods like the Transformation Elixir could lift the spiritual locking restriction, the cost was quite substantial.
After all, this was merely an exception, and there was no need to worry too much about it.
Surveying the situation in the square, Liu Yu secretly nodded, feeling satisfied with Jiang Qiushui, Cold Moon Heart, and the others' efficiency.
Then, he touched the storage bag at his waist with his left hand and took out a palm-sized red flying boat.
It was the Return to Origin Boat!
Injecting magical power into it and throwing it into the air, he quickly formed a series of spell techniques with his hands.
Once the Return to Origin Boat left his hand, it did not fall but instead floated in the air and rapidly expanded, becoming a massive object measuring fifty to sixty zhang in just five or six breaths.
The enormous shadow cast down, enveloping the entire square.
"This special flying escape artifact must be far more expensive than a Supreme Spiritual Artifact, right?"
"Only sects with a yuan ying ancestor and ample resources would have the courage to refine such a thing."
"No matter how many times I see it, I'm still amazed."
As they witnessed the enormous Return to Origin Boat exuding a faint red spiritual light, many cultivators from smaller forces in the square looked on with awe.
However, disciples of the Yuan Yang Sect and some Qingzhou cultivators, who had ridden the Return to Origin Boat many times, were already accustomed to it and looked at the others with disdain.
It was as if the townsfolk looked down on the country folk, a sense of superiority arising within them.
"All cultivators, board the boat quickly."
Regardless of the different thoughts among the cultivators below, Liu Yu stood on the deck of the Return to Origin Boat, using a sound path spell to project his voice throughout every corner of the square.