Stepping out of the flying boat I couldn't help but laugh. My plan was flawless but it depended on if this worlds cultivators shared the same thought process as those written in novels.
But given what I had seen and what I myself had done long ago...
Those who stepped onto the path of Immortal Cultivation were superior in quite a few ways when compared to normal humans and even martial artists. The long lifespan, physical strength and Qi. All these aspects led to cultivators being arrogant and respecting the powerful.
And someone like the Yu Young Master was naturally someone born with a gold spoon. Being the treasures great-grandson of a dying Foundation Establishment realm expert! It was because of this and Understanding this dog eat dog world that I planned this out.
I was basically fishing and hoping that a big fish could be caught. And now? Now I caught one. The only thing I needed to worry about was if I wanted to keep this man alive or kill him. If I kept him alive and as a hostage then maybe I could even scheme against the Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor.
And...if I could then couldn't I hide behind this old ancestor and wait until Artoria reached the Foundation Establishment realm because exposing the Ma family?
As these thoughts flashed into my mind I couldn't help but grin.
"Artoria leave no one alive except for the Young Master Yu, we have a plan for him but the rest are expendable"
And with that Artoria stepped forward.
"Hehehe, I don't think you understand where you are" The Young master stated with a dark look as he raised his hand.
"You both are now trapped within 3 formations if you step out I will order my people to use the entire powerful of the formation to kill you. Even Late stage Qi Refinement cultivators wouldn't dare confront these formations...much less Middle stage cultivators such as you two" The Yu Young master then lowerer his hand a bolt of lightning fell onto the ground near the flying boat.
Booooooom!
I stared at the man and couldn't help but smile. I grabbed my gauntlets and causally threw them towards Artoria. My sacred gear revealed themselves and I smiled.
"Artoria go. I'll support you from herr. With me here nothing will permanently hurt you" And this arrogance came from the power of my sacred gear. Apart from now being able to heal from a distance...
Using my spirirual energy and gacha energy. I could make it much more powerful while also dealing some slight anti-healing effect to her enemies. This was also my confidence in fighting a Foundation Establishment realm expert much less some Qi Refinement realm ants.
Artoria placed the gauntlets on and wielded her sword. Stepping forward she vanished and then reappeared above the cultivators.
====
She raised her sword and slashed downwards, her strength and ability enhanced by the powerful spirirual artifact - Darksteel Gauntlets. She already felt the soft aura of healing coming from her husband and thus she had no fear.
"[EX - CALIBUR]"
Her spirirual energy drained by half, her sword seemingly enlarged itself and a powerful attack smashed onto the formations.
Onto the cultivaors and even as they threw talisman after talisman towards the attack...
It merely caused it to slow slightly but this was enough for 3 late stage cultivators to escape with the Young Master.
"AHHHHHH"
"I SURREND--"
"CURRSEEE YOUUUU"
"FUUIUCCKKK"
A massive explosion of energy erupted destroying the formations and killing countless cultivators. Of course, she made sure not to aim at the young master which was easy since he placed quite a few defensive talismans on his body.
===
Honestly, even now seeing Artoria's powerful technique I couldn't help but stare. After all, this was a mere spell technique an inheritance that even this [Artoria] a rare rank waifu obtained. This was from the noble Phantasm or whatever it was that allowed Artoria to [Excalibur] all over the place in the [Fate Stay Night] anime.
I glanced towards the Immortal Marketplace and for a moment plans were being thrown around my mind. Should I kill this Foundation Establishment cultivaror or make him a dog for the Ma Family? There were quite a few risks involved and one of the more dangerous ones was...
If that Old Ancestor didn't care about his son. Maybe my luck trait would help but I truly didn't know what to do. I should have planned this better.
"We'll walk that bridge when we get there" I muttered to myself as I causally threw my spirirual boat into my storage bag. I didn't want it to get destroyed after all.
"Oh right...loot" I floated down and watched as various screens appeared surrounding the dead bodies of the cultivators who Artoria killed.
These blue screens highlighted what I would have gained + my luck aura and then what I obtained due to Drop magnet and luck aura. In total the loot I obtained was simplified but the rank increased significantly.
"Varioue Top tier First Order Offensive and defensive talismans..." For now I grabbed what could be used in the up and comming fight. I quickly also grabbed the top tier pill bottles and threw them towards Artoria.
"Artoria quickly recover your spirirual energy. And use these pills when needed." I shouted as we both landed on the mountainous area. In the meantime I went towards the injured Yu young master who I never got to hear the name of. And his stronger servants or family members.
Some died but that didn't matter for me.
"Well now. Just stay here quietly and nothing bad will happen. Unless your Ancestor is an idiot" I muttered as I took out a top tier restraining magical artifact. The rope binded all 3 of them and I easily went back to looking at the loot gained.
I could have glanced at the rest of the loot, but apart from some High grade magical artifacts and other items. I couldn't find anything that could help me fight a Foundation Establishment realm expert.
"Oh, here ya go" I grabbed a pair of medium grade Wings magical artifact and quickly threw it towards Artoria. After all, even now neither of us knew how to fly. And a Foundation Establishment cultivator would naturally have the Divine ability to fly with little to no spiritual qi consumption.
I watchded and sensed as a powerful energy signature sped to us and frowned. Thankfully, that Ancestor took a long while before he arrived and used up quite a bit of spiritual energy.
Meaning he's not in top shape but that didn't matter.
As soon as he was about to open his mouth. Artoria raised her sword, her gauntlets shone brightly as she flew forward.
BOOOM!
"Ant-" Before he could even start his cliche line, he raised his hand and summoned a low grade spiritual artifact.
A red sword that blocked Artoria's full force strike, which made him take a few steps back. The force spread throughout his body and his already weakened and flawed foundation caused him to spit out some blood.
"Wh-what?! How could an ant like you have this level of strength!?" He raised his hand and launched a powerful fire spell, a dragon seemingly exploded into existence. The dragon sped towards Artoria forcing her to take a step back and then slash downward.
The dragon was sliced in half, though her own sword dimmed slightly.
"A spiritual artifact!? Dammit, how could an ant like you have that!" Greed flickered through his eyes, yet he glanced towards me. Holding a sword against his only decent descendant.
"Oi, old man. Do you want him to live or die?" I asked with a smile as I placed my sword next to the Yu young masters kneck.
"If you think your faster then me or even Artoria. If you dare to strike me I dare to kill this bastard" I stated solemnly causing the old man to grip his sword tightly.
The old man closed his eyes and sighed. Faintly, I could tell that he had aged nearly 10 years in a single breath.
"Fine. What do you two want?" He asked as he placed his sword back into his storage bag. I glanced at Artoria who nodded and quickly took his storage bag.
Seeing that the old man didn't resist I knew that he valued this brat even more then I thought he did.
"Alright, give me a silver of your divine soul and I'll let him go. I can even swear to the Heavenly Dao that I will release your divine soul once we leave this place within 10 year's. All you need to do is help me establish a family force for these few years."
The Ancestor stared and once I swore to the Heavenly Dao he nodded and I grasped the lifeline of the Yu family. I causally let go of the 4 other Yu family cultivators. In the end I took most of the loot dropped from killing those other cultivators.
"Lead us to your families storage area. I wanna count what we can use and make sure to clean up a mountain peak closest to the spiritual vein of your family. I'll go and bring some people" I ordered as I took out the Top grade magical boat artifact that the old man held. Giving him the medium grade one.
I followed Artoria onto the Flying boat magical artifact and within seconds we left to pick up the rest of my followers and harem.
The Ma Family now had powerful backing and the resources of an entire family. Maybe within the next few years I could obtain the gacha tickets needed to leave this place for better resource rich areas.