106: Safety

Listening to the words spoken in his imitated voice, Helian Cheng immediately saw red, his blood surging, almost spitting out a mouthful of reverse blood.

This also caused him to be half a beat slower in his movements, which could have dodged the giant palm, forcing him to hastily defend and protect his body.

Boom!

The giant lightning palm, like a majestic heavenly might, smashed down.

Helian Cheng felt his spiritual light shield begin to shatter, and his face suddenly changed drastically.

He knew he couldn't block it; if this palm landed, he would be finished here today.

Gritting his teeth, a pained look flashed in Helian Cheng's eyes.

He took out a delicate Talisman from his Storage Pouch, emitting a crimson glow and looking quite extraordinary.

'Luan Phoenix Red Flame Talisman'

A High Grade second-tier offensive Spiritual Talisman.

This Talisman was refined from the essence blood of a second-tier Yao Beast, the Red Spirit Luan Phoenix.

Its power and destructive force were comparable to the full-strength strike of a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

It was his greatest trump card, obtained with considerable effort, and he usually couldn't bear to use it.

He never expected that his attempt to gain an advantage would backfire, forcing him to use this Talisman because of a Qi Refining ant.

His heart was filled with furious hatred; he wished he could devour Lu Ming alive.

However, the threat of the giant lightning palm was imminent, leaving him no room for indecision.

Suppressing the unwillingness in his heart, his magic power surged and injected into the crimson Talisman.

Immediately, this High Grade second-tier Talisman erupted with a dazzling red light.

Subsequently, a giant Luan Phoenix bird, its entire body burning with crimson flames, evolved from the red light.

It carried a violent and scorching energy, colliding with the giant lightning palm.

Boom! Boom!

As the two collided, a terrifying shockwave first struck, followed by a violent roar.

The Pill Furnace, located deep within the vicinity, was affected by this force.

The shang yu cloud crane furnace flew out, spinning rapidly like a cannonball fired from a barrel.

The Pill Furnace cut across the sky, emitting bursts of sonic booms, leaving rings of Qi in its wake.

“Ouch!”

Lu Ming's main body, in the restaurant, didn't have time to retract his Divine Thought.

Suddenly, he felt dizzy and nauseous, dry heaving once.

“Damn it!”

Lu Ming wanted to curse, but fortunately, what he ate was spiritual food, which transformed into spiritual power upon entering his stomach.

Otherwise, a dignified immortal Cultivator would have been in a sorry state due to 'furnace sickness'.

Forcing down the discomfort in his heart, Lu Ming intended for his Divine Thought to return to the Puppet; he needed to prepare for the aftermath.

Although this matter was not his fault, he was involved. Lu Ming had too many secrets and couldn't withstand scrutiny.

The most important thing was whether the identity of the corpse Puppet would be exposed because of this.

So Lu Ming planned to take the opportunity to cause some chaos and distract the Immortal City's attention.

“You guys should die too!”

Lu Ming selected several people in his golden book, all of whom had been eyeing his Ink Talisman Pavilion and harbored ill intentions towards him.

However, Lu Ming didn't choose all the owners of those Talismans shops; today's incident disrupted his plans.

Killing them now, although he had an alibi, Lu Ming didn't want to draw attention to himself, which conflicted with his original intention.

Killing a few in the meantime to keep the Immortal City busy would ease some pressure on Ink Talisman Pavilion; he would figure out how to retaliate later.

While fully activating his Demonic Technique, Lu Ming's Divided Soul paid attention to the situation on the Puppet's side.

The shang yu cloud crane furnace, like a meteor, heavily crashed into a vacant area in the outer city after a perfect parabolic trajectory.

Fortunately, there were no people, otherwise a group of Qi Refining Cultivators would not have been able to withstand the impact of a Spiritual Artifact.

Before Lu Ming could emerge, a group of Law Enforcement Team Cultivators rushed over.

The leader was Lu Ming's old acquaintance, Commander Yuan Hong of the Law Enforcement Team.

Yuan Hong gave a look, and everyone surrounded the Pill Furnace.

Only then did Yuan Hong cautiously step forward and tap the Pill Furnace.

“Fellow Daoist, you can come out now.”

Lu Ming heard the familiar voice and felt a little relieved.

He quickly put dozens of Talismans on himself, suppressing the aura leaking from his body.

After practicing his expression inside, he opened the lid of the Pill Furnace and crawled out.

At this moment, he looked somewhat disheveled, his hair messy, and his clothes torn, completely resembling a refugee.

Yuan Hong, who was initially a bit wary, was stunned when he saw the person's appearance.

“Fellow Daoist Han?”

“Cough cough, greetings, Commander Yuan.”

Lu Ming coughed while secretly biting a blood pack in his mouth, a trace of fresh blood sliding from the corner of his lips.

“Fellow Daoist, your injuries…”

Yuan Hong was actually very surprised to see him in this state.

Was this person really just coming out of a Foundation Establishment battle?

Aside from being a little disheveled, he didn't seem to have suffered much injury.

Lu Ming secretly observed Yuan Hong's expression, knowing what he was thinking, and secretly cursed himself for not being fully prepared.

His current appearance didn't seem like the injuries a Qi Refining Cultivator should have.

However, he also had a reason.

“Cough cough… Fortunately, I have made some achievements in the Body Refining Dao, otherwise, I would have returned to the Dao today.”

“But I still have to thank Commander Yuan for saving me this time.”

A look of realization appeared in Yuan Hong's eyes; now it made sense.

He remembered that Fellow Daoist Han's attainments in Body Refining were indeed extraordinary.

He had once witnessed his Physical Body being refined to produce the sound of metal.

With the matter clear and seeing an acquaintance, and the other party being fine, he immediately waved his hand to dismiss everyone.

Then he said.

“No need to thank me; it was Commander Sikong who saved you, and this is also our Immortal City's dereliction of duty. We didn't expect Old Devil Helian to be lurking in the Immortal City.”

Lu Ming asked, feigning confusion.

“Who is Old Devil Helian?”

“He is a Foundation Establishment rogue Cultivator who has been active in the Southern Wilderness Region. I didn't expect him to sneak into our Heavenly Star Immortal City.

By the way, how did Fellow Daoist get into a conflict with him?”

Yuan Hong asked curiously.

Lu Ming shrugged and spread his hands.

If you ask me, who am I supposed to ask?

They inexplicably started fighting. If it weren't for his golden book's reminder, making him vigilant in advance, Helian Cheng would have succeeded in one strike.

Yuan Hong looked at the silver-patterned cloud crane Pill Furnace and thought it was almost certainly because of this Spiritual Artifact.

It was too ostentatious.

Seeing that he couldn't get any information, Yuan Hong didn't intend to waste time.

Moreover, although Fellow Daoist Han was a Body Cultivator and had forcibly endured it, he was probably seriously injured.

So he had no intention of making things difficult for Lu Ming. This person had a Talismans shop in the Immortal City and probably wouldn't run away. If there was a need later, he could just visit and inquire.

(Dear readers, please give free small gifts. You don't need to spend money; you just need to watch video ads to send them. The humble author thanks you!)