Chapter 133: Being Ambushed
Ji Chang was quite surprised by Shen Yaoyu's arrival.

He clearly remembered that when he was still a first-level alchemist, Fairy Shen was indifferent and even a little disdainful towards him.

However, now, Shen Yaoyu lowered her attitude, came to visit, and brought a few second-level spiritual herbs as gifts.

"Friend Han, I haven't seen you for many years. I hope you are doing well."

Shen Yaoyu spoke softly, completely different from her usual arrogant image.

Ji Chang knew clearly that Shen Yaoyu must have come to ask something of him.

He calmly invited Shen Yaoyu to take a seat, and then said calmly: "Fellow Daoist Shen, you are too polite. I wonder what brings you here?"

Shen Yaoyu sighed lightly and said hesitantly, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Ji, I came here to ask for a favor."

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Shen, please feel free to speak." Ji Chang said in a flat tone.

Shen Yaoyu bit her lip, seeming to find it difficult to speak.

She was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I would like to ask fellow Taoist to help me refine some second-level pills to assist in my cultivation."

Ji Chang's heart moved when he heard this.

Sure enough.

He had long expected that Shen Yaoyu must be here to make the elixir.

Ji Chang shook his head and refused directly: "Fellow Daoist Shen also knows that I am now a second-level alchemist."

"Refining a second-level elixir requires a lot of energy, and there are countless colleagues who ask me to refine elixirs on weekdays."

"Han really doesn't have the energy to make pills for Fellow Daoist Shen."

Shen Yaoyu was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Ji Chang to refuse so bluntly. She couldn't help feeling a little angry.

She took a deep breath and said, "As long as Fellow Daoist Han is willing to help, I am willing to pay any price."

As she spoke, she took out a jade slip from her storage bag and handed it to Ji Chang, "This is the material and reward I can provide. Please take a look, Brother Han."

Ji Chang took the jade slip without checking it, and just casually put it aside, saying lightly: "If Daoist Fellow Shen wants to wait, wait a few years, I will have time, and maybe I can make an elixir for you."

At this point, Ji Chang picked up the teacup and took a sip, his intention to see the guest off couldn't be more obvious.

Shen Yaoyu's heart tightened when she heard this. Although Ji Chang's words did not explicitly reject her, what was the difference between this and a rejection?

So she had to get up and say goodbye and leave Ji Chang's residence.

After Shen Yaoyu left, Ji Chang browsed through the information in the jade slip.

The elixir that Shen Yaoyu wanted him to refine was not that precious, and the reward he offered was also generous.

But for Ji Chang, it was not something that made him excited, and it was something he could practice or not.

In this case, Ji Chang naturally follows his inner thoughts.

After all, Ji Chang is not a generous person. He has always believed that if you are poor, you will hold a grudge, and if you are rich, you will take revenge.

He still remembered Shen Yaoyu's cold attitude towards him.

Even though he was only a first-level alchemist at the beginning, he was also a genuine foundation-building cultivator.

However, Shen Yaoyu was quite disrespectful to herself and didn't even want to pretend.

But he was very flattering to the Hu family.

You know, the Hu family's delay in the exploration of the cave ruins over the years has harmed more than just Zixuan Sanren's interests.

Shen Yaoyu's time was also wasted here.

When the Hu family asked Shen Yaoyu to explore the cave ruins, they did not pay him according to the time he worked, but according to the amount of effort he put in and the progress of the exploration.

Shen Yaoyu didn't even dare to say a single firm word.

It seems that after the Cheng family and Zixuan Sanren and others are liquidated by the Hu family, Shen Yaoyu's fate will be just a tool for breaking the formation when exploring the cave ruins.

Although Ji Chang was on good terms with the Hu family, he knew in his heart that this foundation-building family was not a kind group of people.

Without Zixuan Sanren's restraint, Shen Yaoyu would not be able to gain any benefit.

If I became a guest of the Hu family, I would most likely be sent to explore the cave.

Not only is it easy to encounter danger, but if you get any benefits from the cave, it will be difficult to keep them.

This is also one of the reasons why Ji Chang rejected Hu Rending.

After Shen Yaoyu's visit, Ji Chang went to bid farewell to several foundation-building cultivators of the Hu family that afternoon.

At this time, Hu Rending was receiving several old friends who came to visit the Hu family, and Hu Qingyun, the head of the Hu family, was also there.

The old friend who came to visit at this time was probably invited to help deal with the Cheng family.

Therefore, when Ji Chang said goodbye and left, only Hu Qingsong and Fairy Hong Ling saw him off.

Fairy Hong Ling was a little surprised when she learned that Ji Chang was about to leave.

"Why did you leave so early, Brother Han? Why didn't you stay a little longer? How could we have failed to entertain you well?"

Ji Chang thought silently in his heart when he heard this.

'Stay a little longer?'

"When the Hu family and the Cheng family go to war, it will be difficult for me to leave."

"I will be staying at the Hu family temporarily. For the sake of friendship and reputation, I will have to help the Hu family fight against the Cheng family?"

It’s not that Ji Chang was unwilling to help the Hu family, but if he did so, he would easily be tied to the Hu family’s chariot.

Ji Chang shook his head and said with a smile: "I still have things to do in Xiancheng. I originally planned to return after attending the Xiaodanshan gathering. Now that I have stayed outside for a while longer, it is time to return to Xiancheng."

Then, Ji Chang took out a few bottles of pills from his storage bag and handed them to Fairy Hong Ling and Hu Qingsong in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist Hong Ling, Fellow Daoist Qing Song, I think the Cheng family seems to be plotting something bad against you. Perhaps there will be a fierce battle."

"It's a pity that I can't fight alongside you. I just hope you can accept these bottles of pills and let me help you."

Fairy Hong Ling swept her spiritual sense and found that these bottles of pills were all second-level healing and tonic pills.

Although it cannot be called precious, it is still worth a lot of money.

Fairy Hong Ling was slightly stunned, and then she declined with some embarrassment: "Fellow Daoist Han, how can this be done? We are really unworthy of such a generous gift."

Ji Chang smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Hong Ling, you are wrong. We have known each other for many years. Why should we be so polite?"

"What's more, I can't stand what the Cheng family did. It's a pity that I have something important to do and can't stay and fight alongside you."

"Although these bottles of elixirs are not precious, they are gifts from me, Han. I hope fellow Daoist Hong Ling and fellow Daoist Qing Song will not refuse them."

Seeing this, Hu Qingsong said, "Niece Hong Ling, since Fellow Daoist Han has said so, you should accept it."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Hong Ling no longer refused and took the pill that Ji Chang handed over. She smiled and said, "In that case, Hong Ling will accept it with gratitude. Thank you, Brother Han, for your generous gift."

Seeing this, Ji Chang also smiled and said, "That's great. Han will take his leave now. See you later."

After saying this, Ji Chang turned around and turned into a ray of light, flying towards the distant sky.

Fairy Hong Ling and Hu Qingsong stood where they were, watching Ji Chang's receding back until his figure completely disappeared from their sight.

"This Fellow Daoist Han is quite a wonderful person." Fairy Hong Ling said thoughtfully as she looked at the direction where Ji Chang disappeared.

Hu Qingsong also nodded and agreed, "Indeed, he was able to decisively reject his uncle's invitation and leave at this time without being involved in the fight between us and the Cheng family. This wisdom and decisiveness are indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people." After the two chatted for a few more sentences, they turned around and returned to the Hu family mansion.

There is another tough battle waiting for them, and they must be fully prepared.

……

After leaving the Hu family, Ji Chang turned into a streak of purple light and flew quickly across the sky.

Although Ji Chang did not use his full strength to activate the second-level escape technique, the Poisonous Mist Escape, his speed was indeed extraordinary, much faster than that of ordinary cultivators in the early stages of foundation building.

He can probably be compared with Hu Qingsong who controls the flying boat magic weapon.

However, just as Ji Chang was about to leave Yuzhou, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with the surrounding environment.

Although "Five Poison Fragments" is a method of poison, it is also a method of soul. It has a very extraordinary effect in tempering the soul of a cultivator.

Therefore, Ji Chang's spiritual awareness is stronger than that of cultivators of the same level.

Ji Chang relied on his spiritual sense to keenly discover that the spiritual energy around him seemed to be a little strange.
The next moment, Ji Chang felt a palpitation.

A formation barrier was quickly forming and enveloping him inside.

"Oh no, we've been ambushed!"

Ji Chang was shocked and without any hesitation, he immediately used all his strength to activate the escape technique.

As Ji Chang mobilized his magic power, his speed instantly increased several times, and a cloud of poisonous mist spread around his body.

Not only did it completely cover his body, but it also spread out at an extremely fast speed inside the formation, pouring out towards the opening of the barrier that had not yet closed.

In just a few breaths, the formation barrier was successfully closed.

The barrier was filled with purple smoke and could not be seen clearly.

Outside the barrier, a ball of purple air condensed and transformed into Ji Chang's figure.

Ji Chang looked in a certain direction.

At the moment the formation was activated, Ji Chang's spiritual sense also detected the cultivator who activated the formation.

Sure enough, in the air not far away, Zixuan Sanren was pinching a magic spell and looking at Ji Chang who had successfully escaped.

There was a sinister smile on his face, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes when he looked at Ji Chang.

"Friend Han, you do have some skills."

"However, if this is all you have, you will have to stay here today."

Ji Chang glanced at Zixuan Sanren.

Ji Chang was not surprised that this man wanted to kill him.

Zixuan Sanren probably thought that he would help the Hu family to deal with him.

In addition, as a second-level alchemist, he is considered to be quite wealthy among the cultivators of the same level.

Zixuan Sanren's action was also somewhat intended to kill and rob.

Although he had some friendship with Zixuan Sanren in the past.

However, as Ji Changyuan left for Baishuixian City and Zixuan Sanren focused on the cave ruins, the two of them almost had no contact.

On the contrary, Ji Chang became much closer to the Hu family, who were at odds with Zixuan Sanren.

After Ji Chang became a second-level alchemist, he also sent an invitation letter to Zixuan Sanren, inviting him to come to Baishuixian City to celebrate.

But not only did he not come, he didn't even send a confidant to congratulate him.

There is not much affection between the two of them.

Thinking of this, Ji Chang's magic power burst out again, and purple smoke gushed out into the sky, covering Zixuan Sanren.

At the same time, the Phantom Scale Gu, which Ji Chang had secretly activated, also interfered with Zixuan Sanren's spiritual thoughts.

Zixuan Sanren had no idea of ​​the effect of the Illusion Scale Gu, but when he saw the purple smoke coming, he frowned slightly and dodged to the side.

At this moment, Ji Chang turned into a beam of light and fled into the distance.

Zixuan Sanren was stunned and a bit of anger appeared on his face, but unfortunately Ji Chang had already distanced himself from him.

Even though he was in the middle stage of foundation building, he still found it difficult to catch up with Ji Chang who was blessed with the poisonous fog.

Although Ji Chang relied on the interference of the Phantom Scale Gu and the blessing of the Phantom Poison Mist to hide and escape, and used the second-level intermediate magic weapon Five Fire Fan to fight the enemy, he did have a chance to kill Zixuan Sanren.

However, Zixuan Sanren is a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building after all, and his cultivation is much better than his own.

If you can avoid fighting with him, don't fight with him.

Moreover, Zixuan Sanren had been lying in ambush here for a long time. Although Ji Chang had just successfully escaped from the formation he had set up, as a master of formations, he might have set up more than just one formation.

Even if Ji Chang wanted to fight with him, he would never fight here.

While escaping, Ji Chang devoted part of his mind to spying on Zixuan Sanren.

This mere skill of multitasking is nothing to a foundation-building cultivator who has cultivated spiritual consciousness.

Ji Chang noticed that although Zixuan Sanren was angry, there was not much anxiety on his face.

She didn't seem to be worried about whether she would succeed in escaping from him.

Ji Chang saw this and became more vigilant.

Just as Ji Chang's mind was racing and he was alert to his surroundings, a breath of air suddenly burst out from behind him.

Ji Chang was startled and looked back quickly, only to see a burly, stern-faced young monk approaching him quickly. It was Cheng Yaolong who had appeared before.

Cheng Yaolong looked at Ji Chang in front of him with cold eyes, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

In his hand he held a glowing talisman.

Ji Chang's heart sank. He didn't expect that Zixuan Sanren actually had helpers lying in ambush here.

But at this time Ji Chang didn't care about much. He thought about it and accelerated his escape.

At the same time, the Five Fire Fan appeared in his hand, and a wall of fire appeared between him and Cheng Yaolong.

Seeing this, Cheng Yaolong sneered, and the talisman in his hand flashed, turning into a sharp sword light and slashed towards the wall of fire.

There was a loud bang, and the wall of fire was instantly broken by the sword.

Ji Chang's face darkened and he cursed a few times in his heart.

Zixuan Sanren's cultivation level is slightly higher than his, so he gave in a little.

But Cheng Yaolong is only at the initial stage of foundation building, yet he dares to be so arrogant.

"Hmph, that's great. Could it be that Cheng Yaolong saw that I just needed a corpse to refine, so he couldn't wait to come and die?"

Ji Chang sneered in his heart, with a cold look in his eyes.

He quickly looked in the direction where Zixuan Sanren was and assessed the distance and speed between the two sides.

Then, he secretly activated the Phantom Scale Gu.

(End of this chapter)