Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

The ambush had failed, and many of the dozen or so Wind Shadow Leopards had died immediately; the rest were all mid-stage Demonic Beasts.

Instead of continuing the attack, the Wind Shadow Leopards surrounded the group, seeking an opportunity, lying in wait for the perfect moment to strike.

After a stalemate that lasted for more than ten breaths, the Wind Shadow Leopards launched another onslaught.

Seeming to have recognized Lin Tianming's prowess, they gave up on direct combat with him and instead made a beeline for Lu Ming.

The battle erupted anew.

Lu Ming's face darkened as he took out two talisman papers from his storage bag and tossed them into the air, forming a torrential sword rain that temporarily trapped the leader of the Wind Shadow Leopards.

The remaining Wind Shadow Leopards had already charged in, and the battlefield immediately plunged into chaos, as the frenzied spiritual power from various Spiritual Artifacts crisscrossed the sky.

Lin Tianming drew the eighteen Earth Evil Swords, danced out a Sword Lotus resembling the God of Slaughter, killing several mid-stage Wind Shadow Leopards around him, without meeting any resistance.

On the other side, the leader of the Wind Shadow Leopards broke free and charged towards the cultivator with the surname Lu.

After over a dozen brutal exchanges, Lu Ming was already severely injured.

Having exhausted all his tricks, Lu Ming threw his last talisman paper and fled in panic, not forgetting to shout as he ran.

"Save me..."

At this moment, everyone was surrounded by Wind Shadow Leopards in varying numbers, and Lin Tianming, being the farthest away, could not attend to him.

After a few breaths, the leader of the Wind Shadow Leopards burst through the barrier in front of it and, with a gaping maw, charged straight for Lu Ming.

"Roar..."

With the lightning speed of the Wind Shadow Leopard, the desperate Lu Ming had no chance to dodge and was directly bitten, his body falling lifeless on the spot.

Now dead, Lu Ming left four injured survivors behind. Among them, Qiu Jinsong was gravely hurt, his strength reduced to a mere tenth of what it was.

The Wind Shadow Leopard pack had suffered heavy casualties, with only a dozen mid-to-late-stage beasts remaining, their dead bodies turning the ground a crimson red.

After half an hour of fierce combat, both humans and beasts had sustained grievous injuries, and the cultivators had used up most of their spiritual power.

"Li, you and I will take on the leader of the Wind Shadow Leopards while the others quickly dispatch the rest," Lin Tianming shouted to Li Yuancheng.

"We must be quick, or we won't last much longer. If we don't succeed, all of us will die here!"

Amid their dire conditions and critical situation, Lin Tianming called out to Li Yuancheng.

"Good!"

All three responded in unison.

Seeing the tragic state of the cultivator with the surname Lu, Lin Tianming and the others held nothing back and fought with all their might once more.

Lin Tianming took out four First Order Superior Attack Talismans in a row and, after activating them, sent four streams of Sword Qi speeding towards the Wind Shadow Leopards.

Simultaneously, he activated a previously laid Earth Fiend Sword Formation, enveloping the leader of the Wind Shadow Leopards within it.

Li Yuancheng took out a white pearl and spat it towards the leader of the Wind Shadow Leopards.

Overwhelmed by a strong sense of crisis, the Wind Shadow Leopard leader panicked within the Sword Array, frantically striking against the barriers of the formation, trying to break free from the Earth Fiend Sword Formation's constraints.

But Lin Tianming had laid his plans well in advance, and wouldn't let it escape so easily.

A few breaths later, the four Sword Qi and the pearl struck the Wind Shadow Leopard from several directions simultaneously.

"Boom..."

A series of explosions resounded through the valley...

A blaze shot up into the sky; after the flying sand and stones settled, the figure of the Wind Shadow Leopard leader was revealed.

The Wind Shadow Leopard leader was now lying in a huge pit, convulsing, with half its body gone, its organs exposed for all to see – a pitiable sight that clearly indicated it was on the brink of death.

Seeing the dire state of the Wind Shadow Leopard leader, Lin Tianming and Li Yuancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Such a steep price paid, and had they not vanquished it, whether they could survive the ordeal would have been uncertain.

Elsewhere, Song Yurong and Qiu Jinsong were being besieged by several late-stage Wind Shadow Leopards; both were in peril, continuously losing ground.

Song Yurong was faring slightly better, relying on numerous talisman papers and her Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact sword, retreating while fighting, and was not in immediate danger of defeating.

Qiu Jinsong, previously severely wounded and having lost an arm, had barely held on for half an hour, and was now completely drained.

At the moment when the Wind Shadow Leopard leader fell, Qiu Jinsong, in a burst of rage, repelled one of the leopards only to have another powerful claw plunge through his chest.

Looking at the fist-sized hole in his chest, his blood gushing out, Qiu Jinsong's complexion turned deathly pale within moments.

Feeling his body grow increasingly cold, he completely gave in to despair.

Now with free hands, Lin Tianming and Li Yuancheng came to the aid, significantly reducing the pressure on Song Yurong.

The remaining Wind Shadow Leopards were no match for them and were swiftly slain by the group.

With the death of the last Wind Shadow Leopard, the fierce battle finally came to an end.

Half an hour before, five lively individuals had stood, now only three remained alive.

The grisly deaths of Lu Ming and his companion were etched in their memories, leaving no time to collect treasures; Lin Tianming and his two companions simply collapsed onto the ground.

Lin Tianming took out a Huiyuan Pill from his storage bag and swallowed it, quickly recovering his nearly depleted spiritual power.

After a quarter of an hour, the trio gradually regained some of their spiritual power.

At this moment, Li Yuancheng and his wife were extremely tense, clutching their spiritual artifacts in their hands, not daring to let down their guard.

After this battle, they had completely understood Lin Tianming's strength; even at their peak, joining forces, they were no match for him.

The carcasses of the Wind Shadow Leopards scattered across the field, along with the storage bags of Lu Ming's party, plus the Sky Fei Fruit, undoubtedly represented an immense fortune. If Lin Tianming were to attack again, their chances of survival were slim.

Lin Tianming was also on high alert, closely watching every move made by Li Yuancheng and his wife.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and the silence began to feel exceedingly awkward.

Finally, Lin Tianming broke the silence.

"Li, let's quickly distribute the treasures. It isn't safe to stay here for long," said Lin Tianming.
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Relieved that Lin Tianming didn't seem to intend to attack, Li Yuancheng and his wife finally relaxed a little.

"Daoist Chen is very powerful. Without you, I'm afraid we would have been wiped out on this journey," said Li Yuancheng, lavishing praise before the division of treasure.

"I think we should do it like this: The storage bags of Lu Ming's party go to you, the spiritual artifacts to us as a couple, the carcass of the Wind Shadow Leopard leader to you, and we split the rest of the carcasses equally. As for the Sky Fei Fruits, you take sixty percent, and we take forty percent. How does that sound?"

After proposing his plan, Li Yuancheng waited anxiously; given Lin Tianming's formidable strength, it was only fair he received the larger share, but it was uncertain if he would be satisfied.

Lin Tianming thought it over. The carcass of the Wind Shadow Leopard leader, which held the greatest value, would be his, and surely the storage bags of Lu Ming's party contained all of their wealth. The spiritual artifacts were negligible in comparison. Li Yuancheng's proposal was quite sincere. Asking for a few more Sky Fei Fruits would suffice.

"Li, I have no objections to the rest, but as for the Sky Fei Fruits, taking more doesn't add much benefit. Your couple can keep two, and the rest are mine. How about that?"

"So be it,"

Without hesitation, Li Yuancheng agreed to Lin Tianming's terms.

Having divided the spoils, the three of them began to get themselves busy.

Lin Tianming collected Lu Ming's storage bags and the spiritual artifacts, handing the latter over to Li Yuancheng.

They then started disassembling the carcasses of the Wind Shadow Leopards, taking all useful materials with them.

An hour later, the battlefield was cleared, and the three of them headed towards the Sky Fei Fruit Tree.

By now, the Sky Fei Fruits had ripened, ten emerald-like spirit fruits hanging from the tree.

Song Yurong stepped forward to harvest the Sky Fei Fruits, while Lin Tianming and Li Yuancheng chatted leisurely on the side.

The Sky Fei Fruit ripened once every hundred years, and its effects surpassed even the Jade Spirit Fruit, but it was a pity that the tree could not be transplanted.

Lin Tianming took out a map, located their position, and made a mark for his clan to return and harvest the fruits after a century.

In a short while, Song Yurong had picked all of the spirit fruits and placed them in jade boxes, handing eight of them to Lin Tianming.

Lin Tianming accepted the jade boxes without fuss and put them back into his storage bag.

After surviving a perilous battle and the test of shared interests, Li Yuancheng and his wife had come to a clearer understanding of Lin Tianming, at the very least, not a traitor. They became inclined to befriend him.

"Daoist Chen, we're still within the heart of the mountain range and have yet to leave danger behind. Why don't we travel together back to the market city?"

"I was thinking the same!"

Having accomplished their mission of treasure hunting, the three of them did not linger and departed along the path they had come.

Three days later, Lin Tianming and his companions emerged from a small hill on the periphery of the Luoyun Mountain Range.

"Li, Fairy Song, let's meet again someday!"

"Daoist Chen, let's meet again someday!"

The three of them saluted each other simultaneously. Lin Tianming summoned his Earth Evil Sword and took to the sky, soon disappearing into the horizon.

After Lin Tianming had left, Li Yuancheng gazed in the direction Lin Tianming had gone and muttered,

"Daoist Chen is incredibly strong, and his talismans are of excellent quality. I wonder if he's a loose cultivator or someone from the sect families..."

Song Yurong, her complexion rosy, seemed to have realized something.

"Husband, my intuition tells me he's certainly not a loose cultivator. He's very likely from one of the five major families of the Luoyun Mountain Range, perhaps even someone from the core disciples of Zhenyang Sect. We must make a good connection with him..."