No Rest Until One Side Was Dead

Shen Jingchuan suppressed his anger and continued:

"The first time, two members of the Wang Household tried to ambush me on my way back to the Lineage from the market, but I killed them in return."

"At that time, I thought it was a matter between the two of them and didn't represent your Wang Household, so I didn't come to your door."

"I didn't even go to you, and instead of coming to apologize, you sent five men to intercept and kill me."

"I'd like to ask, where does your Wang Household place the Shen Household?"

"Do you look down on the Shen Household, or do you think I'm easy to bully?"

"Now that I've come to your door to demand an explanation, you're the ones who have such a self-righteous attitude."

On the stockade wall, some people listened, their expressions changed, and they quietly lowered their heads.

The old man, however, continued to argue his point.

"Whether it was the first or the second time they tried to intercept you, it doesn't represent the Wang Household."

"That was their own choice to go; it's a personal matter between them and you, and has nothing to do with the Wang Household."

Shen Jingchuan nodded, drawing out the sound.

"Oh—if you put it that way, then okay."

"I'll ask you again, you were the ones who retrieved their bodies, weren't you?"

The old man's face hardened.

"The body was collected by their descendants; that was them fulfilling their filial duty, and it doesn't represent the Wang Household."

Shen Jingchuan nodded.

"Alright. You know the rules of our cultivation world."

"They've provoked me. Summon all the descendants of these seven people, and I'll kill them one by one. Then this matter will be over."

"Remember this: it means every descendant, not a single one can be missing."

The old man flew into a rage.

"You, surnamed Shen, don't push your luck!"

"You think I don't know? You've been making up stories about the Shen Household and some Nascent Soul ancestor in the market, but who's ever seen them?"

"We've checked, and from beginning to end, it was just you."

"Our ancestor has spoken, he's sparing you this time. Now get as far away as possible, and if you dare to bother us again, you'll never leave alive!"

After hearing this, Shen Jingchuan's initial probing intent vanished.

There's nothing more to talk about. The Wang Household knows far too much, and they're incredibly arrogant and unreasonable.

Shen Jingchuan felt it was better to be cautious and didn't want to rush in headfirst. He wanted to test the waters first to see if there were any ambushes inside.

That so-called Foundation Establishment Ancestor has yet to show up.

When it comes to large-scale attacks, Treading Snow's freezing ability is the most effective.

With a Divine Sense, he spoke to Treading Snow through the Ring and then released her.

The Treading Snow appeared, her voice entered his mind.

"Master, why are you wasting your breath talking to them? I'll go in first and give you a good slaughter."

Shen Jingchuan gave her some instructions.

"Be careful, there are Foundation Establishment cultivators here, and there might be other ambushes as well."

"You go in first, but don't go too deep. I'll release Little Black later. If anything happens, Little Black and I will come to rescue you."

"Remember this: you can do whatever you want with the people in this mountain stronghold."

Treading Snow responded with a soft "Yes, sir."

"Alright, Master, just you wait and see. Let them taste my wrath."

With a flap of her wings, she flew straight towards the stockade wall.

The single horn on its forehead exuded a chilling aura as it pressed down towards the city wall.

A chill swept through, and the entire city wall froze over.

Shen Jingchuan raised his hand and released the Five Elements Heaven and Earth Ring. The Heaven and Earth Ring spun rapidly and charged towards the people on the city wall.

The old man, who had reached the Qi Refining Great Perfection, was indeed not weak. He broke free from the cold air in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, he understood. The bodies of the men he had sent to intercept and kill had been brought back, some frozen and some burned, and they had never been able to figure out how they had died.

Now he finally understood—this man surnamed Shen possessed a second-tier ice-type Demon Beast.

They understood, but the Wang Household didn't panic.

They had been on guard for some time, waiting for this day. The Treading Snow had already crossed the city wall and flown into the village.

The chill emanating from the unicorn pressed down relentlessly, and the mortals below could hardly withstand it.

Someone else drew a bow and shot an arrow at her, but before the arrow even left their hand, she was frozen into an ice sculpture.

They continued their Treading Snow through the snow, relentlessly climbing towards the mountaintop.

Flying through the Treading Snow towards the mountaintop.

Centered on her, a chilling aura swept down from within a radius of two or three hundred paces.

Before the mortals within range could even utter a sound, they were all frozen into ice sculptures, standing densely packed in place.

On the city wall, the old man who Qi Refining Great Perfection suddenly broke free from the ice.

He raised his hand to block the spinning Heaven and Earth Ring and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"You surnamed Shen! Do you really want to be my mortal enemy, the Wang Household?"

The Heaven and Earth Ring was deflected by him and then spun around along the city wall.

Most of the monks on the city wall had already been frozen solid by the cold air.

Those in the Early Stage of Qi Refining could not withstand such cold and were unable to move.

The Heaven and Earth Ring spun around, its cold light flashing, and one cultivator after another fell to the ground.

The old man stared, his eyes wide with rage.

With a determined look, he abandoned Treading Snow, leaped into the air, and charged straight at Shen Jingchuan.

Killing the master is better than fighting the Demon Beast.

This man surnamed Shen is only at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, but he's confident. As long as his master dies, no matter how fierce the Demon Beast is, it will lose its backbone.

Along with him, two cultivators at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer also broke through the frozen ice.

The three of them arrived on swords, and three sword lights rushed straight towards Shen Jingchuan, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye.

Shen Jingchuan dared not be careless and raised his hand to slap two Vajra Talisman onto his body.

With a single thought, he put Big Black into the Ring and released Little Black at the same time.

As soon as Little Black appeared, it saw the three sword lights flying towards it, but it was not afraid at all and flapped its wings to soar into the sky.

A single horn flashed on her forehead, and she unleashed a bolt of lightning at the three charging figures.

The three were rushing forward when the lightning struck unexpectedly, too suddenly. Their protective aura had barely formed when the lightning struck.

Little Black is a second-tier Demon Beast, equivalent to Foundation Establishment cultivator in humans, but a whole major realm higher.

The three of them were no match for this bolt of lightning.

In the flash of lightning, the three of them felt a jolt of numbness, their bodies frozen in mid-air.

The flying sword, having lost control, struck Shen Jingchuan's Vajra Talisman shield and fell to the ground with a clatter.

In that instant of their lapse in concentration, the Five Elements Heaven and Earth Ring arrived.

Five golden rings spun rapidly, gleaming coldly, as they hurtled towards them.

The protective aura around the three had long been shattered by the lightning, their robes caught fire, their hair stood on end, and their faces were charred black.

Once the golden ring twists and turns, nothing can stop it anymore.

With a few soft cracking sounds, three bodies plummeted from mid-air.