Chapter 514: The Might of the Nine-Colored Tribulation Lightning, Dual Cultivation Technique! (4)

“Explode!”

Witnessing this scene, Lu Changsheng didn’t waste any more time. He formed hand seals and uttered an indifferent syllable, detonating the talisman formation.

As the syllable dropped, in an instant, all the talismans’ energies fused together, unleashing an extremely violent mana fluctuation.

“Boom!”

Subsequently, an earth-shattering explosion roared into being.

It brightened the night sky in that moment, making the entire marketplace seem to shake and shimmer, a mushroom cloud rising into the air.

“This, this, this…”

“Such terrifying power!”

“Is this the might of a Foundation Building Great Cultivator!”

“This power is simply too frightening!”

Everyone in the market heard the intense explosion and felt a jolt in their hearts.

Lu Changsheng watched the fierce and wild mana waves before him, smoothed his sleeves, and dispersed them.

Through his divine sense, he could tell that the bald man’s presence had been extinguished.

The Golden Great Bell that survived the explosion was now a dim, shattered remnant, which made Lu Changsheng feel a twinge of regret.

From the fight just now, he could tell that the Golden Great Bell was an extremely fine spiritual artifact.

What a pity it was now broken beyond repair, reduced to scrap.

As for the bald man, he had been reduced to a charred and broken corpse.

The face still intact, wore a horrific expression of dying with grievances unappeased.

“The abilities and resources of these two should provide a good haul, right?”

Lu Changsheng glanced over at the red-robed man who, under the gnawing of the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, had also ceased to breathe, contemplating in his heart.

“Eat later.”

Lu Changsheng said to the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

Then with a sweep of his hand, he gathered the magic artifacts, spiritual artifacts, and storage bags of the deceased into his possession.

After doing so, he sensed the battle energy from Lu Miaoge’s direction, turned into a streak of light, and shot forth suddenly.

At this very moment, by the eastern gate of Red Leaf Valley Market.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Lu Miaoge was engaging in fierce combat with a middle-aged man with a face pale as jade and sinister brows, using her Water Dragon Technique.

This middle-aged man, clearly disinclined to fight, defended continuously. He manipulated several array flags to leverage the Red Leaf Valley Market’s great formation, trying to break a gap to escape through.

“So soon!?”

The sinister man’s expression changed, turning ugly.

He hadn’t expected his brothers to be dealt with by Lu Changsheng so quickly.

He had thought tonight’s mission would be a casual affair and hadn’t prepared much.

Such as breaking a gap in the great formation in advance, ready for an escape.

But by the time he realized that something was amiss and his elder brother was being suppressed, it was already too late for escape.

“Swoosh!”

Lu Changsheng, wielding the True Yang Five Elements Sword, made a fierce slash forward!

Fierce and domineering Seven Luminaries Sword Qi emerged, shooting towards the sinister man.

“Damn it!”

The Sword Qi tore through the air forcing the sinister man’s complexion to change slightly.

He formed seals with his hands, and from his fan flickered rays of light that spiraled in the air, materializing into multi-colored light barriers in front of him.

“Pfft, pfft, pfft!”

The Seven Luminaries Sword Qi was incredibly sharp, successively breaking through the light barriers.

The sinister man’s face darkened at this scene, and he called out, “Honored cultivators, I am a Second Rank Array Master. If you spare me, I’ll be at your service should you ever require my skills, no matter the task.”

His strength was average, merely at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

The reason he managed to be brotherly with the red-robed and bald men was due to his skill in formations.

After all, for robbers, having an Array Master was beneficial for exploring ancient ruins, ambushing and killing, or breaking into others’ spiritual lands.

However, both Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge remained silent, continuing their assault on the sinister man.

“Water Dragon Technique, kill!”

Lu Miaoge’s hands flew through seals, controlling the water dragon as it surged towards the sinister man.

The sinister man still relied on his folding fan and activated talismans to fend off their attacks.

But against the water dragon and Sword Qi, he could barely manage a defense.

A moment later.

“Pierce!”

A sound of piercing the air echoed.

The True Yang Five Elements Sword burst forth, transforming into a streak of light that punctured the sinister man’s chest.

“I refuse to accept this!”

The sinister man immediately grunted, vomiting blood, his face filled with unwillingness.

“Pfft, pfft, pfft!”

The Sword Qi was merciless, erupting forth and instantly slicing the sinister man’s body into several pieces, snuffing out his life energy.

“””

“Everything should be taken care of now,” Lu Changsheng said, looking toward Lu Miaoge.

“Unless there are robber cultivators hiding in the marketplace, there shouldn’t be any left,” Lu Miaoge replied, taking out the array plate and sensing for a moment before she spoke.

“Tonight, the robber cultivators who caused chaos in the Red Leaf Valley Market have all been suppressed,”

“To all affected, I, Lu Changsheng, hereby extend my apologies for any disturbance and inconvenience caused.”

“In three days, our Red Leaf Valley Market will provide an explanation for tonight’s events.”

“Additionally, to ensure everyone’s safety, the marketplace will be closed for a few days for an examination to root out any remaining robber cultivators. If anyone has any information, please report it to our enforcement team, and you will be rewarded by the marketplace,”

Lu Changsheng took the array plate from Lu Miaoge’s hand, injected his mana, and used the formation to spread his voice throughout the entire marketplace.

After speaking, Lu Changsheng continued, “Enforcement team, come to see me immediately!”

“All suppressed? There were five Foundation Establishment Cultivators just now!”

“Lu Mountain Lord is mighty, Lu Ancestor is mighty!”

“Are the Mountain Master of Bi Lake Mountain and his wife really just a few years into their Foundation Establishment? Their strength is astonishing!”

“This is definitely not the strength of someone who has just achieved Foundation Establishment!”

“That’s right, I’ve never heard of two early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators being able to slay five Foundation Establishment cultivators!”

“That talisman formation, and that nine-colored aurora, were simply too amazing!”

Hearing Lu Changsheng’s words, the cultivators in the market began to buzz with conversation.

For them, tonight was a sleepless night.

Although most could only watch the overall battle from afar, such a display of magical combat had a profound impact on them.

“We pay respect to the Ancestor!”

“We pay respect to the Ancestor!”

“We pay respect to the Ancestor!”

Before long, the law enforcement cultivators of the marketplace arrived.

Most of these cultivators were from the Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain and the Bai Family of Hundred Birds Lake.

Only a few were from the Wugong Ridge Zheng Family and some were recruited loose cultivators.

Seeing Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge, they were all extremely respectful.

Especially the Lu Family cultivators of Qingzhu Mountain, looking at Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge, felt as if they were dreaming.

After all, having an ancestor with such combat power and making such a show of force was a cause for immense joy among them!

“Send someone to clean up and rebuild the commercial street, take stock of all the damaged shops and buildings, and calculate the losses.”

“Then search every part of the marketplace to see if there are any traces of robber cultivators left and determine when these five robbers arrived.”

Lu Changsheng commanded the enforcement cultivators with a calm yet distant voice, but for those hearing it, it carried an undeniable authority.

“As you command!”

“As you command!”

“As you command!”

The law enforcement cultivators responded in unison, bowing respectfully.

As they left, Lu Changsheng looked toward Lu Miaoge and spoke telepathically, “Sister Miaoge, regarding tonight’s events, we will later say to others that the cultivation technique we practice is a dual cultivation technique.”

“As long as we are together, we can temporarily raise our cultivation level to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and when we join forces, we can even unleash the combat power of the late Foundation Establishment stage.”

Lu Changsheng made this suggestion.

He hadn’t revealed too much of his own power that evening.

But the combat power he and Lu Miaoge displayed was still somewhat astonishing.

Two individuals only a few years into their Foundation Establishment, slaying five Foundation Establishment robber cultivators, was hardly a believable story no matter how it was twisted.

Therefore, thinking about the Taiyi Shengshui Jue which he and Lu Miaoge were practicing, he came up with this explanation.

After all, belief in the story was discretionary.

He was merely providing a plausible rationale.

Furthermore, there were no Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Red Leaf Valley Market, as they were all Qi Refinement Cultivators.

Even if there were exceptionally perceptive individuals among them, it was unlikely they could deduce the specific strength from the overall battle situation.

“We are indeed practicing a dual cultivation technique,” Lu Miaoge responded with a gentle demeanor and a water-like grace, laughing softly.

Since the moment Lu Changsheng took out the Foundation Establishment Elixir, the three Foundation Establishment Spirit Objects and the Taiyi Shengshui Jue, she knew that Lu Changsheng had always concealed his skills, harboring many secrets unknown to others.

Particularly after cultivating the Taiyi Shengshui Jue, through the Taiyi Dao Seed, she could faintly sense Lu Changsheng’s cultivation level, knowing that he was not someone who had just broken through to Foundation Establishment.

She even faintly guessed through the Taiyi Dao Seed and the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture that the sword cultivator in the marketplace of Red Leaf Valley ten years ago was Lu Changsheng.

But as Lu Changsheng hadn’t spoken of it, she wouldn’t inquire further.

Knowing that broadcasting such matters would seem too astonishing.

However, this battle had confirmed her suspicion that the sword cultivator from ten years prior was indeed Lu Changsheng.

At that time, Lu Changsheng had already broken through to Foundation Establishment and was capable of slaying a middle-stage Foundation Establishment robber cultivator.

This added yet another layer of mystery to her husband.

Nonetheless, after many years as husband and wife, Lu Changsheng’s various deeds had left her with no doubt about his intentions, and she knew his secrets were borne of necessity.

“””