Enemies (Seeking Recommendations)

Chaos!

After the Azure Water Array was broken, the entire Green Bamboo Mountain Market descended into chaos.

Rogue Cultivators were the most humble, the lowest, yet also the most cunning and ruthless group of cultivators.

After judging that the Situ Family had already lost all hope today, the greed in people's hearts was stirred up, instantly causing utter disorder.

Cultivators were being killed everywhere, and shops were being looted!

What a damn mess!

Fang Xi cursed and swiftly fled toward the market's outskirts.

With the second-tier array broken, this was the perfect opportunity to escape!

He did not want to travel through space directly inside the market. Who knew whether a Foundation Establishment cultivator's spiritual sense had been spread out and might occasionally sweep over this place?

If they discovered the secret that he could travel through space, wouldn't that be a huge disaster?

There were also some Rogue Cultivators fleeing like Fang Xi, most of them seasoned and cautious people.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Fang Xi moved like lightning, relying on his Camouflage Cloak to come and go without a trace.

Although everyone was a cultivator, hardly anyone would cast a Spirit Eye Technique on themselves at a time like this.

Moreover, he was running outward. The farther he got from the chaotic area, the smaller the danger became.

Along the way, Fang Xi passed through the shantytown and even felt somewhat regretful. "The spirit rice I planted, and the wine I buried..."

The shantytown was also in complete disorder at this moment. Many cultivators gazed at the Green Bamboo Mountain Market, where flames soared into the sky, their faces filled with unease.

At the same time, even more spirit farmers silently returned to their rooms and picked up their magic tools.

"Grandpa... Grandpa, don't go!"

Outside a fence, a six- or seven-year-old boy clung desperately to the trouser leg of an old farmer.

"Good boy, Grandpa isn't doing this for himself. Listen obediently to your father and hide well. Wait for Grandpa to come back!"

The old farmer's eyes were deep and solemn. Holding a long-handled old tobacco-pipe magic tool with a brass stem and white jade mouthpiece, he charged toward the market without hesitation.

He had lived long enough. This trip might cost him his life, but he might also bring back enough spiritual items to make his grandson's Dao Path much smoother.

"Head of the household..."

Cries from women rang out from the shantytown every so often.

After hearing too many of them, Fang Xi's face gradually became numb, and he continued traveling into the distance.

He had already made up his mind: once he was far from the battlefield, he would immediately flee to Daliang!

He would have to wait until this period of chaos had completely passed before considering what to do next.

Boom!

Just as Fang Xi ran out of the shantytown, another loud explosion suddenly came from behind. The terrifying fluctuation of spiritual power made his heart tremble violently.

Then he saw countless streaks of light fly out from the market and flee in all directions.

So what if they have flying magic tools?

Fine, it really is a big deal!

Watching cultivators control flying magic tools and streak over his head like beams of light, Fang Xi grumbled with a touch of sourness.

After descending Green Bamboo Mountain, Fang Xi suddenly raised his brows.

Behind him, three streaks of escaping light were entangled with one another, fighting... In the blink of an eye, they swept past him and continued forward.

Among them was a cultivator riding a Dark Cloud—and he actually knew the man!

The other party wore a shop assistant's uniform and had only reached the early Qi Refining stage, yet he was constantly taking talismans from his storage pouch and bombarding a graceful blue figure ahead, who was riding an Iron Leaf Boat.

He was none other than the shop assistant of Hundred Skills Tower, Qi Ying Song!

This man had hired bandits to rob him back then. If Fang Xi had not broken through to the second layer of Body Refinement, he might well have died!

This grudge had to be avenged!

"Bitch, you won't get away!"

Ying Song was mainly providing support. Beside him was also a burly man riding a Flying Shuttle, whose cultivation had astonishingly reached the late Qi Refining stage!

At this moment, the burly man stared at that graceful figure while constantly spewing filthy curses.

And that graceful figure was also extremely familiar to Fang Xi. It was none other than Situ Qingqing!

"It is actually her? Was she chased all the way out?"

"Sure enough, the Situ Family's situation has become extremely dire. Is she fighting her way out to save her life?"

Fang Xi stared at the burly man in the late Qi Refining stage, his expression full of wariness.

The man wore a yellow-brown hemp robe. His eyes were as large as bronze bells, and a centipede-like twisted scar ran across his face. In particular, with his cultivation at the late Qi Refining stage, he clearly looked difficult to provoke!

By comparison, Situ Qingqing was only at the mid Qi Refining stage and could not be considered much of a source of support.

Taking such a risk for an enemy... Isn't that unwise?

Should I just forget it? I can avenge this great grudge later. Wouldn't it be better to go to Daliang and bully some soft targets?

Fang Xi deliberately detoured halfway around, preparing to leave quietly.

As for Situ Qingqing?

Whether she lived or died had nothing to do with him.

Just as he was taking the detour, the battle in midair underwent another change.

Situ Qingqing, standing on the Iron Leaf Boat ahead, had a pale face. She looked back at the yellow-robed burly man and Ying Song, who were drawing closer and closer, gritted her teeth, took a gray, unremarkable round bead the size of a longan from her storage pouch, and flicked it behind her.

At the same time, she formed a hand seal. A spirit talisman flew up and transformed into countless green pine needles that stabbed toward the rear.

"Parlor tricks!"

The yellow-robed burly man in the late Qi Refining stage sneered and casually sent out a golden Long Sword Magic Tool, knocking away the pine needles one by one before lunging at Situ Qingqing.

But when he saw the black ball mixed among the pine needles, his expression suddenly changed. "Not good... a Yin Thunder Seed?"

Boom!

A flash of black lightning suddenly streaked across the sky.

The charred corpse of the yellow-robed burly man fell from the heavens.

At the same time, the golden Long Sword Magic Tool he had used in his final struggle pierced through the three green shields beside Situ Qingqing. The sword light slashed down, making her face even paler, as though not a trace of blood remained. The Iron Leaf Boat also swayed precariously before finally plunging to the ground after Ying Song drew another talisman and attacked.

"This woman is truly troublesome... Damn it, the third of the Kou Family Three Heroes died here. I'll be in deep trouble later... His two brothers are no easy targets."

Ying Song brought down the Dark Cloud and looked at Situ Qingqing unconscious ahead of him, as well as the blood on the front of her robes. Even so, he still did not quite dare approach.

"There's something wrong with this woman. She's clearly only at the mid Qi Refining stage, yet her wealth is so abundant. Could she be a direct descendant of the Situ Family? No... To produce a one-use magic tool like the Yin Thunder Seed, which could even threaten a Foundation Establishment cultivator, could she be the old ancestor of the Situ Family's own granddaughter?"

After analyzing the situation, Ying Song's expression became extremely excited. "If I capture this woman, that'll be a Great Merit in the family! Hahaha..."

This time, when Hundred Skills Tower formally broke with the Situ Family, he had actually been rather bewildered at first.

After all, how could a family's upper-level strategy be disclosed to a low-ranking member?

Besides, the battle had erupted without warning.

When he saw the Azure Water Array activate, Qi Ying Song genuinely thought he was doomed.

He had never expected the situation to take such a dramatic turn, with his side gaining the advantage and beating the Situ Family into complete defeat.

In the end, after a chaotic battle, the members of the Situ Family broke out in different directions, while his uncle had also gone after an important person.

Ying Song was more timid and only dared follow the great expert in the late Qi Refining stage to pursue a female cultivator in the mid Qi Refining stage.

It should have been an easy victory, yet he had never expected such a reversal.

"This woman..."

Just as Ying Song was about to step forward, a blue jade pendant on his body suddenly let out a rumble.

A deep-blue light shield instantly appeared and enveloped his entire body.

Before Ying Song's expression could change, he felt immense force strike the shield, making the jade pendant give a mournful cry!

"Hm? A magic tool that protects its wearer automatically? Hundred Skills Tower really is wealthy..."

A somewhat familiar voice rang out.

Ying Song looked over and saw an unfamiliar bandit cultivator wearing a face veil slowly retracting his fist.

But that voice inexplicably seemed familiar.

In an instant, the cultivator's photographic memory allowed him to recall. "You're that cultivator who sold Yao Beast Meat?"

The bandit brothers he had hired back then had never returned, and Ying Song had nearly assumed that the two had fled with the money they had looted!

Now it seemed that his own uncle had clearly misjudged the man back then!

This cultivator was a ruthless killer who had clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses and sea of blood!

Fang Xi did not hold back. He smashed one fist after another heavily into the light shield.

"Fellow Daoist... We can discuss this!"

"Behind me stands the Baiqiao Qi Family!"

"I... I can compensate you!"

Ying Song explained in panic while tearing several talismans open.

But Fang Xi gave him no chance. He roared, and the True Energy throughout his body condensed to an extreme.

"Secret Skill: Primordial Chaos Limitless!"

Bang!

A terrifying force far greater than before slammed into the watery-blue shield.

Crackling!

Countless cracks appeared on the surface of the blue jade pendant, which instantly shattered into dust.

Fang Xi's momentum did not diminish. Two fingers stabbed directly into Ying Song's throat.

"Ghk... ghk..."

Terror filled Ying Song's eyes as he slowly collapsed.

His hand loosened, and several talismans drifted slowly to the ground.

"This is another advantage of Body Refinement. When the thought arises, the attack arrives... The speed of movement is extremely fast, so the enemy has no time to react."

Fang Xi sent out a fireball to destroy the corpse and erase all traces, then snatched up the storage pouch from Ying Song's body. He continued pondering the gains and losses of the battle. "Of course... the Camouflage Cloak's concealment function is also important. Cultivators who keep their Spirit Eye Techniques active at all times are few. Being able to deceive ordinary people's naked eyes provides Body Refinement cultivators with great convenience for surprise attacks..."

Although the storage pouch was decent, Fang Xi had no time to slowly wear away the mana imprint on it.

Moreover, there were also the magic tools and storage pouch of the late Qi Refining expert from before. Those were the real bulk of the spoils!

After finishing everything, Fang Xi looked toward where Situ Qingqing lay and suddenly spoke. "Have you slept enough, Fellow Daoist?"

"Indeed, nothing can escape Fellow Daoist's notice!" Situ Qingqing slowly rose. Although her hair was disheveled and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, her bearing remained extraordinary.

"I have no intention of becoming enemies with you, Fellow Daoist. You needn't use the final means you prepared on me, either."

Fang Xi had disguised himself at this moment, so he was not afraid of Situ Qingqing discovering his identity. He laughed aloud.

"I am Situ Qingqing. I must thank Fellow Daoist for saving my life." Situ Qingqing smiled gently and gave him a graceful bow.

She was an intelligent woman. Seeing Fang Xi wearing a face veil, she understood that he wished to conceal his identity and did not ask any questions. Instead, she took out a token. "This is a keepsake of the Situ Family. Please keep it safe, Sir. We will certainly repay you in the future!"

Situ Qingqing tossed out the token, but Fang Xi did not catch it, allowing it to fall to the ground.

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

"I didn't save you deliberately..." Fang Xi watched the token representing a great favor from the Situ Family fall to the ground, as though he were witnessing the collapse of the Situ Family's power.

Yes... What use was a favor from a great family that was on the verge of extinction?

He wanted something he could turn into cash!

Thus, Fang Xi smiled. "There is no need for the fairy to be so polite. If you truly wish to repay me, why not tell me what happened? I am genuinely utterly confused about the chaos in the market..."