Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"Hurry up and open the array! Surrender all your cultivation materials, and I’ll spare your lives. Otherwise, not only will you fail to protect your cultivation materials, but you’ll also be buried along with this marketplace!"

At that moment, a middle-aged Demon Cultivator in black robes, at the Golden Core Early Stage, sneered. He stood in the sky outside the marketplace, shouting down at them from on high.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

As he spoke, he continuously commanded a blood-colored coffin to bombard the marketplace’s protective array.

At the same time, a Corpse Puppet with a green face, sharp fangs, and a body covered in black scales was also violently ramming the grand array.

This caused the grand array to teeter on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, after White Cloud Marketplace came under Zhang Chi’s ownership, he had long since upgraded its array, raising it to Tier Three Low Grade. Otherwise, this Golden Core Demon Cultivator would have shattered it long ago.

If that were the case, the man would have had no need to utter such threats.

"Senior, our Cangwu Sect already knew you were coming to launch a sneak attack. That’s why we were able to activate the grand array in advance. If you don’t want to meet a terrible end, you should leave at once. Flee as far as you can—you might just survive."

"Furthermore, this is the property of the Cangwu Sect’s Nascent Soul Seed, Zhang Chi. So before you make a move, you’d better think carefully about whether you can truly afford to offend him!"

Hearing the Demon Cultivator’s threats, the various cultivators panicked. Many were even tempted to give in, especially some who had just come to the marketplace to shop.

But at that moment, Qin Susu coldly warned the Demon Cultivator.

When the cultivators on the scene heard her, they immediately calmed down considerably.

"Heh heh, you don’t know, do you? It’s not just here. All of the Cangwu Sect’s properties, including the Cangwu Sect’s main gate, have been ambushed by our Celestial Corpse Sect."

"So, no one is coming to reinforce you. What’s more, that Zhang Chi has become a target for our Sect Leader. Our Sect Leader is a Nascent Soul True Monarch. Do you really think Zhang Chi will survive?"

The Demon Cultivator sneered with disdain.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators instantly began to panic again.

"You’re lying. But even if what you say is true, it doesn’t matter. Since we received a notification from the Sect, the Sect must have been prepared. You won’t gain anything by coming here, and Junior Martial Uncle Zhang will be fine!" Qin Susu replied, remaining calm.

However, she couldn’t help but clench her fists, a clear sign of the deep worry in her heart.

"That’s right! The Sect and Zhang Chi Master will be fine!" Liu Menglong and the other cultivators regained their confidence.

"Since you’re looking for death, I’ll be happy to oblige!"

Hearing this, the Demon Cultivator grew a little flustered, which only fueled his fury.

Then, he opened his mouth and spat out a glittering, perfectly round Golden Core, smashing it toward the grand array.

The Corpse Puppet did the same, but what it used wasn’t a Golden Core; it was something that should be called a Corpse Pill or Corpse Pearl.

BOOM! BOOM!

This technique would damage a cultivator’s cultivation and carried great risk, so the Demon Cultivator had not originally planned to use it.

But now, fearing that delays would lead to complications, he had no choice. And once he used it, the effect was indeed tremendous.

Instantly, amid a tremendous roar, the array dimmed rapidly. After a moment, the curtain of light finally shattered, dissolving into a sky full of glittering specks.

"This is bad!"

The cultivators were all horrified.

"HAHAHA!"

The Demon Cultivator, however, laughed triumphantly.

Without even bothering to retrieve his Golden Core, he shot toward Qin Susu like a flash of lightning.

Clearly, he didn’t just want the materials in the marketplace—he wanted to snatch Qin Susu as well.

He even planned to kill all the cultivators in the marketplace and use them to refine his Magical Treasure Coffin and Corpse Puppet.

SWOOSH!

But just then, three black shadows suddenly dove down from the sky with incredible speed.

CRACK!

The black shadows were three massive Demon Beasts. With a single swipe of their claws, they shattered the Demon Cultivator’s skull and even tore his body apart.

The Demon Cultivator had protective measures, which he had already fully activated, but they only managed to block the pounces of the first and second Demon Beasts. When the third one struck, death was inevitable.

More importantly, his Golden Core was still outside his body, leaving him at his most vulnerable.

"No!"

The Golden Core emitted a wave of desperate, terrified, and furious Divine Thought as it immediately flew toward the Corpse Puppet.

Clearly, the Demon Cultivator had never dreamed that three Demon Beasts were lying in ambush in the sky.

Furthermore, these three Demon Beasts were all Tier Three Low Grade, and the quality of their Demon Pills was even higher than his Golden Core.

He only had a Fake Core, while they were likely at the Low Grade Peak. He naturally couldn’t withstand their sneak attack.

In truth, these three Demon Beasts were none other than Zhang Chi’s Flying Dragon Nos. 1, 2, and 3.

Previously, when Zhang Chi learned that Qin Susu was at White Cloud Marketplace, he hadn’t come himself but had sent the three Demon Beasts out long ago.

He had even been using a Secret Technique to observe through Flying Dragon No. 1’s perspective, waiting for the most opportune moment to strike.

"What’s going on?"

"Could those be Zhang Chi Master’s three Tier Three Spirit Pets?"

"Damn, that Demon Cultivator really picked the wrong fight!"

"Yeah, we’re saved now, haha!"

The crowd of cultivators was utterly astonished, finally letting out a collective sigh of relief. They looked at Flying Dragon Nos. 1, 2, and 3, and at Qin Susu, with expressions of deep awe.

Qin Susu was also pleasantly surprised. She immediately crushed a fiery red Tier Three Spirit Talisman in her hand, which emanated a scorching aura.

Instantly, a Fire Dragon appeared, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, and swallowed the Demon Cultivator’s Golden Core whole.

"No!"

The Divine Soul within the Demon Cultivator’s Golden Core let out a bloodcurdling scream as it was instantly obliterated by the flames. Qin Susu immediately used the Exorcism Technique to retrieve the Golden Core.

At this point, the Corpse Puppet froze and fell motionless to the ground.

Evidently, with the Demonic Cultivator dead, the Corpse Puppet’s Divine Soul shattered, turning it into a truly lifeless object.

If the Divine Soul within the Golden Core hadn’t been obliterated and had instead entered the Corpse Puppet’s body, the Corpse Puppet could have continued to live—or rather, it could have become a new body for the Demon Cultivator’s Golden Core.

Unfortunately, while Qin Susu hadn’t seen through this trick, she had instinctively felt that she couldn’t let the Golden Core get near the Corpse Puppet. So, she decisively used the Fire Dragon Talisman she had prepared, delivering the finishing blow.

Of course, this Fire Dragon Talisman was one of the protective measures Zhang Chi had given her.

Zhang Chi’s Talisman Making skills had long since reached Tier Three Low Grade, so he had no shortage of ordinary Tier Three Spirit Talismans.

Qin Susu had originally intended to use this Spirit Talisman against the Golden Core Demon Cultivator directly. She never expected Flying Dragon Nos. 1, 2, and 3 to suddenly appear and finish him off in an instant.

"Phew!"

Qin Susu let out a long sigh of relief and immediately collected the Corpse Puppet, the blood-colored coffin, and the puppet’s Corpse Pill.

She also snatched the Demon Cultivator’s Storage Bag at the first opportunity.

"Fairy Qin is mighty!"

"Thank you for saving our lives, Fairy Qin!"

"Fairy Qin is truly worthy of being Zhang Chi Master’s confidante!"

Seeing this, the cultivators on site grew even more joyous, cheering and showering her with all kinds of flattery.

Before, they hadn’t held much admiration for Qin Susu, believing she had only reached Foundation Establishment by relying on Zhang Chi.

Now they knew that she was quite powerful in her own right.

Her performance this time had far surpassed theirs, even surpassing Liu Menglong’s. And just now, it was thanks to her that the Golden Core had been completely destroyed.

More importantly, she had Tier Three Spirit Talismans and Spirit Beasts for protection; she was no ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

From this, it was clear that she wasn’t just Zhang Chi’s concubine, but a highly favored one at that.

"Not bad. To think that a dignified Elder of the Celestial Corpse Sect, an Early Stage Golden Core, would be schemed to death by a mere Foundation Establishment junior. You are very good. You are worthy of becoming this old man’s collection piece!"

But just then, a sinister, aged voice suddenly rang out.