Glancing at everyone’s expressions, Lu Qian smiled slightly and spoke confidently, "Compared to the two families, we have three major advantages!"

"We are in the dark, they are in the light. When to launch a surprise attack, where to attack, the initiative is entirely in my hands. That is the first."

"Although their disciples far outnumber ours, their territory is vast, defense is scattered, and it’s difficult to concentrate their forces quickly. Our forces are concentrated; sixty elites are like a sharp blade, making a hole wherever we thrust. That’s the second."

"They are unaware of us; they have no idea that Senior Brother Yang has already found us and completely missed that their enemy has changed. But we are fully aware of them. That’s the third."

"As long as we maximize these three advantages, we will definitely win this battle, and we’ll win it beautifully!"

Lu Qian’s words were firm, greatly inspiring everyone. Wang Yu’s eyes were particularly bright, filled with admiration.

"Sect Leader, where exactly should we strike first?" Yang Jiye asked hurriedly.

"Right here!" Lu Qian waved his hand, and a point of spiritual light sparkled on the map.

Ten days later, in the evening, in Quyang County, within the Xiangshou Mountain Marketplace. Liu Yusong, a Foundation Establishment Feather Scholar hired by several sects, was leisurely sipping tea in the marketplace.

This Xiangshou Mountain Marketplace wasn’t particularly large, barely considered a medium-sized marketplace. It was controlled by the Quyang Wang Family, Ziluo Mountain, and several Qi Cultivation sects. These sects each sent disciples to form an eighty-member law enforcement team in the marketplace and jointly hired Liu Yusong as the steward captain to oversee the area.

For Liu Yusong, this job was quite relaxed and enjoyable. Flowing and permanent residents in the marketplace averaged less than seven hundred cultivators per day, rarely seeing any Foundation Establishment cultivators, with not many disputes. A few dozen law enforcement disciples standing around usually resolved issues.

When things got tough, his own presence, with a flash of Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure, ensured peace with no one daring to cause trouble.

Just as he was sipping his tea, calculating which brothel to visit for pleasure that night, suddenly two surges of Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure shot up from the marketplace center, making him choke and abruptly stand up.

What’s going on?!

"There’s trouble! Assemble quickly!" he shouted, and the surveilling cultivators gathered hastily.

Liu Yusong activated a communication talisman and then flew up, rushing toward the commotion. Law enforcement teams from other parts of the marketplace received the message and hurried to provide support.

He arrived just in time, cursing inside, how unlucky!

At the marketplace square’s center, two Foundation Establishment Feather Scholars stood facing each other, on edge, with spiritual pressure surging, about to take action. Meanwhile, the marketplace cultivators, far from disliking the excitement, surrounded the entire square tightly, craning their necks, absorbing the spectacle as if the square was an arena.

Such bad luck; not a single Foundation Establishment cultivator for days, yet suddenly two appear today, and they’re about to fight?

He quickly dashed into the middle of the square, standing next to the two, speaking quite politely, "Friends, don’t be rash. I am the steward captain of this marketplace. Peace is precious. If there are any difficult disputes, let me mediate for you."

But the two not even glancing at him, their spiritual pressure continued to build.

At this moment, most of the law enforcement team arrived, led by Liu Yusong, surrounding the two in the square.

Seeing the main forces arrive, Liu Yusong stiffened, shouting angrily, "Friends! This is the marketplace. If you don’t stop now, we will not be polite!"

The two abruptly turned their heads together, staring at him with expressionless human skin masks.

He yelled inside, "Not good!"

One of them flashed five-colored light from his chest, covering the entire square with a grand array, enveloping Liu Yusong and the law enforcement team. It was Lu Qian.

A flash of a flying sword emerged from the other, slashing toward Liu Yusong. It was Yang Jiye.

Liu Yusong’s spiritual power surged, and a shield-shaped spiritual artifact flew up to meet the flying sword. He shouted angrily, mobilizing the law enforcement team to counterattack.

Suddenly, dazzling lights flashed among the watching cultivators!

Various magical artifacts glowed coldly, numerous talismans shone with spiritual light, all kinds of magic techniques thundered like a downpour, striking the law enforcement team in the square.

These law enforcement disciples initially faced the Foundation Establishment Feather Scholars, surrounded them. At that moment, the surprise attack came from behind; how could they possibly react?

In an instant, screams echoed, blood spurted wildly, with heavy losses for the law enforcement team!

The next moment, dense spiritual mist covered the entire square. The law enforcement disciples yelled wanting to counterattack, only to find they had lost their sense of direction, unable to even see the enemy’s figures.

Liu Yusong shouted, "Don’t panic! Use fire element techniques and talismans to disperse the mist—"

A cold flash appeared before him!

He screamed, his right arm was severed entirely!

The flying sword had, in an instant, teleported from in front of the shield spiritual artifact directly to before him.

Stumbling back, Liu Yusong hid among the law enforcement team, watching the flying sword flash, frequently teleporting and taking the lives of disciples one by one.

He shouted, activating his Dao pattern, but suddenly golden light dazzled, its sharpness sent chills through him.

A golden river of flounder swords crashed down!

With a wave of Lu Qian’s hand, a streak of thunder burst forth. Amid the desperate screams of the law enforcement disciples, Gui Water Divine Thunder swept across, mercilessly shredding bodies.

In a flash, lasting only a few breaths, the stunned cultivators watching in the square witnessed the marketplace steward captain and law enforcement team completely engulfed by the grand array.

Amid everyone watching, stunned and unsure what to do, a voice suddenly shouted from the crowd, "There’s no one overseeing the marketplace! The law enforcement team is dead! Everyone, rush in and grab stuff!"

As soon as the voice fell, dozens rushed into the surrounding shops, and in an instant, shopkeepers and clerks’ panicked cries resounded.

With a loud crash, the door of a magical artifact shop was flung out. Then came several booms with fire bursting in an elixir shop.

Everyone’s breath turned heavy, as dozens more dashed out, "Grab! Grab! Grab! We loose cultivators have our day to reap riches today!"

The next moment, everyone blushed fiercely, the crowd scattered, surging toward the shops.

Don’t worry about the law when everyone’s involved; first come, first served!

If you hesitate, you’ll get nothing!

The entire marketplace suddenly exploded into chaos. Some law enforcement disciples outside tried to maintain order, some kind cultivators attempted to stop the chaos, but the second they raised their heads, they were struck down by arrows unknown from where.

Rebels, neutrals, all swept away by this tide of disaster, not knowing where they were headed.

Xiangshou Mountain Marketplace, smoke rose everywhere!