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Chapter 388: Chapter 240: Asking for Help_2

If it hadn’t been for the three Golden Core Elders who had already rushed to the rescue, perhaps even more would have gone.

At that moment, Li Shiming held an extra flag in his hand, controlling it with Divine Thought to place it at a specific spot in the attic.

He wanted to fend off the attack of the Golden Core cultivator, and other than fleeing, he had no other option.

But being in this kind of attic gave him another choice.

The attic had originally been designed to defend against Golden Core Early Stage cultivators. Although the formation had become chaotic due to him having removed two pieces of Third Grade Five Elements Formation materials, he was a High-level Array Master, infinitely close to being an Array Master. Moreover, with the help of the IBMz15, he soon found a way.

“You all stay here and do not move, violators will die!” Hang Jian said sternly.

After giving this instruction, he flew towards the main attic, intending to tear the cultivator who had killed his son into pieces.

But when he reached the emptiness outside the attic, he discovered he could not insert his Divine Thought into the attic.

The formation of the attic had activated, blocking his Divine Thought from entering.

Hang Jian’s eyes flickered with killing intent. With a wave of his hand, a sword light fell upon the attic’s formation, which shook after a loud bang, but the formation was not broken.

In that brief time, Li Shiming activated the formation and continued to reinforce it even as Hang Jian launched his attack.

One flag after another was placed into the formation, making the Spiritual Power Pattern of the formation more complex and stable.

“Who are you, and why do you want to kill my son?” After Hang Jian launched an attack and discovered that it didn’t break through in one strike, he calmed down a bit and asked sternly.

He had long noticed that he couldn’t control the formation of the attic, which had been laid out by several generations of the Hang Family at a great cost.

He didn’t want to destroy the attic with his full force, naturally, but the main reason was that the culprit, Li Shiming, was trapped inside the attic, with absolutely no way to escape in front of him.

“I am Li Shiming, a True Disciple of the Shushan Sect!” Li Shiming kept up with his arrangement of the formation while stimulating his spiritual power to respond.

He actually hoped to prolong their conversation. The longer they talked, the stronger the formation would become, giving time for his reinforcements to arrive.

He didn’t know if the distress call to Beishu Trading Company had been effective, but he estimated based on the time it would take for a Golden Core cultivator from his sect to travel from the mountain gate to here, which was his most reliable hope for rescue.

Not only Hang Jian, but all the cultivators in the market also heard his answer.

“It’s Li Shiming!”

“Who is Li Shiming?”

“You don’t know who Li Shiming is? He’s a talented alchemist. Most of the high-level Spirit Pills sold by the Beishu Trading Company this year came from him!”

The cultivators discussed among themselves, those who knew Li Shiming explaining to those who did not.

Hang Jian’s expression was extremely ugly. He certainly knew who Li Shiming was; the high-level Spirit Pills marked with Li Shiming’s name from Beishu Trading Company were the most sought-after items, going directly to auction in markets like this.

He couldn’t believe that such a talented alchemist would come to rob his market.

Not to belittle himself, but all the wealth in his market, though seeming abundant, wasn’t worthy of the action of a talented alchemist.

Especially since he had sensed with his Divine Thought earlier that there were several unfamiliar cultivator corpses on the ground, as well as a cultivator whose powers had been restrained by Li Shiming. This all indicated there must be some reason behind it.

But at this point, with his son killed by Li Shiming, how could Hang Jian possibly back down.

“Surrender, and I won’t kill you. I will take you to Shushan Sect to seek justice!” Hang Jian’s proposal was indeed similar to what Li Shiming had said to Ji Hongbo earlier.

The problem was how could Li Shiming possibly trust Hang Jian, when the vendetta for killing his son was enough to drive Hang Jian to take any action.

“Justice? Your Hang Family market collaborated with cultivators to harm guests, and you still have the audacity to demand justice from me!” Li Shiming shouted.

His mindset became increasingly relaxed. Having spoken for so long, he could at least ensure that the Formation here would hold for half a two-hour period without being breached by Hang Jian, a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator.

This was in part thanks to the Hang Family’s own loft formation, which was originally intended to defend against Golden Core cultivators. Li Shiming’s task was simply to make targeted enhancements.

Just as Hang Jian was about to speak again, his gaze shifted towards the distance. He sensed that three Golden Core cultivators were rapidly approaching from three different directions.

He suddenly mobilized his Spiritual Power Pattern, and his flying sword treasure heavily chopped towards the loft’s Formation, but unfortunately, the strike had no effect.

“Stop, Brother Hang, do not harm yourself!” A Golden Core cultivator shouted as he approached.

“East Garden Fu Feng greets Mr. Li!”

“East Garden Yi Yuan greets Mr. Li!”

“East Garden Kong Yinghua greets Mr. Li!”

The three Golden Core cultivators stood next to the loft, facing Hang Jian, bowing and speaking towards the loft.

“Thank you three for lending a hand. Li Shiming recognizes this favor!” Li Shiming naturally knew they were invited by the Beishu Trading Company, and he also knew what these cultivators valued most. He smiled and replied from within the loft.

The three Golden Core cultivators showed signs of happiness. Indeed, the favor from Li Shiming was the most valuable.

They knew that Li Shiming was the most likely candidate in the Shushan Sect to become an Alchemy Master, a Pill Master who normally couldn’t even be invited out by them.

Armed with this favor, when they needed it, they could request Li Shiming to perform alchemy. Of course, the longer they held onto this favor, the more useful it became.

It would be best to wait until Li Shiming became an Alchemy Master; then, this favor could potentially be a tremendous aid in their breakthrough attempts.

It’s not that they, as Golden Core cultivators who controlled a Cultivation Family, weren’t cultivators. However, advancing further in the Golden Core stage was much more difficult for them compared to major sect Golden Core cultivators. Gaining a favor from Li Shiming was almost like seizing an opportunity.

“Gentlemen, we also know each other well. This man killed my son and ruined my market, please step aside. I am deeply grateful!” Hang Jian said, bowing to the three Golden Core cultivators.

These three Golden Core cultivators usually had good relations with him, all being Golden Core cultivators from the Eastern Garden area.

He hoped that the three Golden Core cultivators could, in consideration of previous affection, let him apprehend Li Shiming.

“Brother Hang, friendship aside, this matter is non-negotiable. You dared to attack Mr. Li, presumably harboring the intention of making enemies with the Shushan Sect. How can we stand by you in this filth!” Fu Feng coldly replied.

The other two Golden Core cultivators didn’t even bother to speak. Hang Jian was incredibly poorly sighted, even in this kind of situation, to still be thinking of assassinating Li Shiming.

“Esteemed elders, just protect me for a little while. I have already sent a signal to my sect, and soon an Elder from my sect will come to handle this matter!” Li Shiming stated.

The three Golden Core cultivators felt at ease, themselves unsure of how to handle the situation.

With the power of the three Golden Core cultivators, they were not able to hold back Hang Jian. It wasn’t because Hang Jian was overly strong, but because Independent Golden Core Cultivators had limited methods and lacked the ability to decisively kill same-stage cultivators, naturally making it impossible to hold back Hang Jian.

Being able to avoid battle and merely stand guard here, preventing Hang Jian from attacking the loft in order to earn Li Shiming’s favor, was indeed a good deal for them.

Hang Jian’s eyes were filled with anger. He wanted to forcefully attack, but with these three Golden Core cultivators intervening, he was simply unable to act against Li Shiming.

But to let him leave, this was the base of his family’s many years of heritage in the Hang Family. How could he just walk away?

For a moment, Hang Jian did not know what to do but could only stand in midair, waiting for the Shushan Sect Golden Core Elders to come. He also wanted the Shushan Sect Golden Core Elders to judge the situation, wanting to know why such a thing had occurred.

If it was indeed his Hang Yuqing’s fault, he was willing to pay a price to resolve the matter. But if Li Shiming was bullying him with his power, then Hang Jian, risking his own reputation, would still demand justice from the Shushan Sect.