Intercepting

Bayberry Market was only 300 li from Green Bamboo Peak. Lu Wanyuan and his wife had already agreed to set off early in the morning and travel without stopping.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, they planned to reach Bayberry Market as soon as possible, aiming to arrive within two days. Therefore, they dared not stop along the way. If they felt their Spiritual Power was depleted, they still wouldn't stop; instead, they would replenish it on the go by holding spirit stones in their hands.

Fortunately, Lu Wanyuan was quite familiar with Bayberry Market. It was there that he had met Baili Qiuyue initially, so the couple was now taking shortcuts as much as possible to rush towards Bayberry Market!

With about ten li left to go, Lu Wanyuan sighed, "My dear, perhaps we worried too much. It seems nothing has happened, forcing us to run all the way here. We haven't even had the mind to enjoy the scenery along the way, daring not to stop for a moment. We're dead tired!"

"Mmm, husband! There's just a little further to go, we can make it if we persist a bit longer!"

"Alright, let's push on a bit more!"

Lu Wanyuan quickly supported Baili Qiuyue, who was clutching her stomach and gasping for breath beside him. Running through the jungle for nearly two days had truly exhausted them.

"Haha, I've been waiting for you two here for a long time! Why are you only arriving now!"

A sudden voice cut through the air.

The couple was startled. They hadn't expected the anticipated trouble to occur, and it happened so close to the market. They had been a bit careless!

Following the sound, they saw a man with a brutish face not far ahead, looking at them with disdain, as if they were mere logs.

After all, he was a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator ambushing two newbies here. The combined cultivation of these two didn't even exceed Qi Refining Level 5.

If word of this got out, people would surely laugh their heads off!

The problem was, he had accepted this job and waited here for almost two days. He hadn't expected these two newbies to be so slow, only arriving now!

Hearing this, Lu Wanyuan was utterly confused. He had initially thought the other party was a Robber Cultivator, but judging by his tone, it seemed he was deliberately waiting for them.

However, this person looked completely unfamiliar. Lu Wanyuan hadn't provoked anyone outside. He asked with some bewilderment, "Esteemed Great Hero, this junior is a bit lost. It can be said that this junior and senior have never met, nor do we have any grievances!"

"But hearing senior say you've been waiting alone for us juniors makes this one very puzzled and confused. I beg for your guidance!"

"Hmph, it's because you've offended someone you shouldn't have. It's simply your fate, don't blame others!" the man said impolitely.

"What are you talking about? My wife and I have been in seclusion all this time. How could we have offended anyone?" Lu Wanyuan deliberately put on a surprised expression as he looked at the man before him.

In reality, he had already begun calculating that this situation couldn't end well. He was constantly thinking about how to handle the current predicament, cautiously on guard.

If the other party had been lying in wait for the two of them here, they must have had a clear purpose.

A young man like him, just starting out, probably didn't have the ability to offend people. If there was any animosity, it would likely be with that bitch from Green Bamboo Peak.

He had no idea how that bitch had arranged for this man to ambush them.

But this wasn't something they had time to consider now. The most urgent issue was how to escape this situation.

The other party's cultivation realm was clearly higher than theirs; otherwise, he wouldn't look at them with such arrogance.

"Heh heh, isn't that obvious? I take money to solve problems. Kid, who told you to offend someone you shouldn't have? You can discuss this further when you're in the underworld!" The man's eyes turned fierce, and he looked ready to attack.

"Esteemed senior, could you pause for a moment? We don't know how many spirit stones the person you mentioned gave you. We can double it, just please spare our lives!" Seeing this, Lu Wanyuan pulled Baili Qiuyue back, his face filled with fear as he pleaded.

At the same time, he gripped a Spirit Talisman, slowly activating it. This was a Low-grade Middle Tier Golden Sword Spirit Talisman given to him by his second brother, Lu Shan.

This was his greatest trump card, as he was merely a farmer of spirit fields with no experience in combat.

"Haha, you truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Even now, you're trying to negotiate with me? Once I kill you both, won't all your belongings be mine?" The man looked at Lu Wanyuan and Baili Qiuyue as if they were ants, his expression one of absolute confidence.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of letting them go, Lu Wanyuan finally got angry. "Since that's the case, then you die!" Before he could finish speaking, he threw the Spirit Talisman in his hand at the man.

In an instant, as the Spirit Talisman flew, it transformed into a giant flying sword and slashed rapidly towards the opponent.

"Well done!" The man was surprised, but he quickly reacted. So, the other party was using a feint, and he almost fell for it. Of course, he was angry.

With a thought, a Ghost Head Saber Magic Tool was retrieved from his storage bag. He gripped it in his hand and slashed towards the incoming flying sword.

Before long, the flying Ghost Head Saber transformed into a large saber over ten meters long, hacking furiously at the flying sword!

Clang! Clang!

The saber and sword tangled in the air, their constant slashing and colliding emitting metallic ringing sounds.

For a time, neither could gain the upper hand!

Yet, the man watched Lu Wanyuan and Baili Qiuyue with an indifferent expression.

Lu Wanyuan's heart sank. He immediately understood what was happening. His current realm was lower than the opponent's, his Spiritual Power was definitely inferior, and his offensive methods were limited. If he couldn't kill the opponent in one blow, he would be the one to die.

The problem was, he was a spirit farmer with only some farming techniques and no offensive spells. What could he do?

But if they didn't fight back and struggled, their fate would be unimaginable.

"Wife, you stall him for a bit, I'll unleash a big move to finish him off!"

Lu Wanyuan said, comforting Baili Qiuyue, who was still looking terrified.

Seeing that Lu Wanyuan could still remain calm at this moment, Baili Qiuyue nodded. Her terrified expression immediately recovered. She understood that this was a matter of life and death, and there was no time for sadness or fear.

At this moment, she could only hope her husband could use a powerful technique to kill the opponent, otherwise, they would both end up as ghosts in the underworld.

She immediately stopped, took out a Long Whip Magic Tool, and whipped it towards the man in front of her.

With a whistling sound, the whip instantly enlarged, stretching over ten meters long, like a black flood dragon lashing towards the man's head.

Seeing the Long Whip attack, the man quickly took out a defensive shield Magic Tool and placed it in front of him.

Lu Wanyuan had already been constantly forming hand seals nearby, casting the Golden Needle Technique, preparing to attack the opponent with this spell.

There was no other choice. As a Spiritual Farmer, the only offensive spell he could use was this low-level spell for killing pests.

Although it was a spell for killing insects, he believed it could also kill people. He could simply treat the man as an insect to be killed.

The reason for his confidence was the '10x Magical Power Amplification' attribute stored in his Purple Mansion.

Seeing that the opponent was actually preparing to use the Golden Needle Technique against him, the man laughed, "Haha, you've made my stomach hurt from laughing!"

"Do you really think a low-level spell like yours, meant for labor, can harm me? I'm curious, what are you thinking?"

"Old dog, don't get cocky. You'll see your fate soon enough!"

Lu Wanyuan ignored the man's taunts and didn't stop forming hand seals. Instead, he sped up. Baili Qiuyue beside him had already turned pale as paper, showing signs of excessive Spiritual Power usage.

Without time to think, he waved his hand forcefully, and tens of thousands of tiny golden needles shot out like a vast net towards the man.

Seeing these needles, as fine as hairs, the man showed a disdainful expression.

Such an attack, even if these needles pierced his skin, wouldn't do anything. They wouldn't cause him any harm!

Just as he was getting carried away with his arrogance, he suddenly discovered that the speed of the incoming needles had drastically increased, at least tenfold their original speed. And this was just a minor detail; the needles themselves had also grown to about two to three inches in size.

A violent surge of Spiritual Power instantly washed over him.

The man's soul was terrified. He hadn't expected this!

The sudden turn of events made it impossible to resist!

In this world, speed is paramount, and with such a massive number of golden needles piercing towards him, even a cultivator at the Qi Refining Great Perfection realm would likely regret it on the spot!

His subconscious mind urged him to escape, but within a radius of several yards, the area was already completely covered by these needles, leaving no room for escape.

Ah!

The next moment, a scream rang out!

And then, silence!

The man before them had already turned into a bloody pulp, his blood and gore flowing across the ground, the air filled with a terrifying, bloody atmosphere.

Seeing this, Lu Wanyuan was also startled. He hadn't expected that just a '10x Magical Power Amplification' attribute could produce such astonishing results with his Magical Power.

If he could obtain attributes that amplified his power by a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand times in the future, wouldn't he be able to kill all the powerful figures in Luling Commandery!

The thought excited him. It seemed that acquiring more attributes was the most crucial matter. With attributes, he could undoubtedly advance by leaps and bounds.

He was currently only at Qi Refining Level 1. If he were a cultivator at Qi Refining Great Perfection or even Foundation Establishment, the power of his Magical Power amplified by '10x Magical Power Amplification' would surely be unimaginable. This meant that the greater his foundational strength, the more powerful the amplified Magical Power would be.

He might truly achieve terrifying combat power capable of moving mountains and filling seas, or causing mountains to collapse and the earth to split!

Seeing this, Baili Qiuyue's eyes widened in disbelief. The man who had been menacing just moments ago was instantly killed by her husband in one move, without even a complete corpse remaining.

She immediately looked at Lu Wanyuan with adoration, "Husband, how did you do it?"

"Wife, don't worry about that now. I think it's best we escape quickly. I've used up my only trump card. The commotion here is so huge, it's likely attracted the attention of other cultivators nearby. If we don't leave now, we might not be able to!"

Lu Wanyuan grabbed Baili Qiuyue and immediately turned to flee. He beckoned towards the Ghost Head Saber that had fallen not far away. Without the man's spiritual sense controlling it, the Ghost Head Saber had fallen. He retrieved it, but the storage bag had already been destroyed by the golden needles, so he couldn't obtain anything.