"Are you using this jade plate to locate those within the formation?"
After Xin Ruyin recounted the entire story, Lu Tiandu could only sigh, having never expected Xin Ruyin to have such a fate. His expression shifted, and he asked another question he'd been waiting for.
After all, he could tell Xin Ruyin was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and it was impossible for her to detect the invisibility of the gauze cloak.
"This jade plate was obtained by my mother from an unknown cultivator's cave, along with some inherited formation techniques. Through some secret techniques, it can be connected to the formation and track the location of those who enter..."
"Originally, there were only six of us from the Qi family. I wonder how Senior suddenly appeared within the formation..."
Xin Ruyin glanced at Lu Tiandu with some confusion. "If you help me avenge my mother, I'll give you this jade plate as a gift."
"Oh, I've been traveling lately and have made some discoveries, so I've been in seclusion here. I was surprised to discover a formation had been set up on this desolate mountain upon emerging from seclusion. I was quite surprised..."
Lu Tiandu explained casually.
In reality, he hadn't been detected before, presumably because he was in the Stone Bead World. After emerging from seclusion, his aura was revealed, allowing the Jade Plate to capture and record him.
Even after activating his gauze cloak to conceal his presence, he was still found. This Jade Plate must be quite a treasure.
"I wonder what the cultivation level of these six Qi family members is?"
Although Xin Ruyin suggested they could use the formation to ambush and kill them, Lu Tiandu still asked a crucial question.
If they were truly unable to defeat them, they would have to abandon the formation and take Xin Ruyin and Xiaomei with them.
Only after Xin Ruyin's response did Lu Tiandu finally agree.
They were nothing more than a bunch of ragtag chickens and scumbags.
"How can we allow those who kill and steal treasure for no reason to remain in this world? Today, I will help Fellow Daoist Xin!"
Lu Tiandu exuded a righteous and awe-inspiring air.
"Thank you, Senior, for your kindness. I will never forget it!"
Xin Ruyin's eyes fell a few more tears at these words, and a hint of joy brightened her sorrowful face.
In reality, the young woman was inexperienced. If she encountered someone with ulterior motives, they would likely forgo promises of revenge and simply kill to seize the jade plate, taking away all the inheritance and elixirs.
With Xin Ruyin leading the way, the two, protected by the formation flags and free from the wind and sand, quickly navigated their magical instruments to the mountaintop.
"Miss, you're back?"
a dusty young woman said with surprise as they entered this space, her words thick with anticipation.
After Xin Ruyin's introduction, the young woman quickly bowed to Lu Tiandu, "Mr. Lu, I will never forget your kindness..."
"Well, you don't have to call me Mr. Young Master. Just call me Brother Lu, like Ruyin does!" Lu Tiandu said gently, smiling softly at the young woman.
Seeing her young lady nod in agreement, Xiaomei called out, slightly naively,
"Brother Lu..."
Glancing at the handsome, highly accomplished young man in white before her, a strange thought welled up in her mind: With Brother Lu taking care of her, her young lady would have someone to rely on from now on...
"Well, don't worry, I'm here to protect you,"
Lu Tiandu consoled the two women.
Having briefly introduced himself to Xin Ruyin on the way here, he'd asked her to call him Brother Lu. Though the young woman had been a little shy the first few times, she now accepted the term.
Lu Tiandu's words calmed the two women's tense demeanor. Mother Xin's sudden departure had left them devastated, but with Lu Tiandu's kindness, they felt reassured.
After paying a solemn salute to Mother Xin's body, Lu Tiandu inquired about the details of the formation.
"So, as long as I conceal myself with the formation flag, they'll be largely undetectable?" Lu Tiandu asked.
"According to the seniors' knowledge of formations, if a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage controls the formation, as long as they don't get within ten feet of the trapped person, even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator wouldn't be able to detect them... However, they would still be exposed the moment they attack..."
Xin Ruyin hesitated at this point, adding a few more words to Lu Tiandu. After all, she'd been perplexed by her mother's previous surprise attack, where she'd been severely injured.
Although she knew the Third Brother Qi was dead, she worried that others might have found a way to hide. If this kindhearted Brother Lu were killed, she'd be deeply guilty.
"This Sky Wind Fierce Formation was left behind by that nameless formation master. It can trap cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage, but it requires a cultivator at least at the Foundation Establishment stage to direct it..."
"Although we don't have a master at the moment, it shouldn't be a problem trapping Qi Refining cultivators. The highest cultivation level of the six scattered Qi family members is roughly equal to Brother Lu's, and they've all been divided and trapped by Mother. As long as we're careful, they shouldn't be difficult to deal with..."
"According to my estimate, the spirit stones supporting the formation can last for another half day. If we can't seize it within that time, I'll have to ask Brother Lu to lead Xiaomei and me to escape..."
"Okay, then I'm even more confident!" Lu Tiandu smiled faintly, brimming with confidence.
Just as Xin Ruyin explained the basics of the formation and taught the formula for operating the formation flags, Lu Tiandu's heart stirred and he asked, "Ruyin, do you want to take revenge yourself?"
"This..." Hatred flashed in Xin Ruyin's red, swollen eyes. "Will it affect our operation if I go with Brother Lu?"
"It's okay. I have a way to protect both of us. Just be at ease!"
"Come on, I'll take you to kill!"
These simple words suddenly warmed the fourteen-year-old girl's heart.
...
The fierce wind, swathed in the yellow sand, continued its relentless march.
On the side of the barren mountain, a yellow formation flag, several feet tall, emanated a faint glow. A small, jade-white hand tightly grasped it. Within the circular space formed by the yellow light, Lu Tiandu and Xin Ruyin stood on the Suifeng Sword, watching a figure scurrying ahead.
Looking at Xin Ruyin, whose neck was tinged with a faint blush, and breathing in her delicate fragrance, Lu Tiandu continued to channel spiritual energy into her back with his left hand, his expression unwavering.
"The second one..."
As Lu Tiandu's voice echoed, a silver streak of light instantly burst through the yellow light barrier and pierced the dantian of the black-robed monk not far ahead.
The man instantly fell to the ground, his face bewildered as he stared at the two figures atop flying swords appearing in the other direction.
Just as he began to speak, the girl on the flying sword slapped her storage bag, and a white flying sword instantly transformed into a stream of light, circling the black-robed man.
With a flick of his sleeve, Lu Tiandu tucked the man's head into a separate storage bag.
He collected the fallen storage bag and magical weapon. After the free fireball subsided, the girl took out the jade plate and examined it. She whispered a few words, and then the two of them merged into the yellow sand and headed in another direction.
...
Over an hour later, Lu Tiandu and Xin Ruyin reappeared on the mountaintop.
The girl still held a murderous aura, but the hatred in her eyes had faded considerably.
Staring blankly at her mother's body, she burst into tears again.
Xiaomei took a look at the head in the storage bag. After the initial panic, she poured out the head, took out a long sword and started chopping it.
Lu Tiandu couldn't stand the sight of the brains splattering in the end, and seeing Xiaomei vent her anger, a small fireball made the mountain top clean again.
After a while, the three of them put away the flags and needles. Lu Tiandu released the sword Suifeng, and shot off in a certain direction with the two women and the collected bodies.
More than two hours later, a white-haired old man and a short and strong young man landed on the top of the mountain. He released his spiritual sense to look at the barren mountain and said, "Xiao'er, there is no one else here. It is still hundreds of miles away from the Tianxing Sect market. Let's take a rest..."
"Yes, Grandpa!"
The two people were Qi Yunxiao and his grandfather from the Divine Weapon Sect.
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