Uchiha Itachi, Is That You?

[Mad Hunt: About what?]

[No Money Get Lost: The Four Great Families.]

Mad Hunt: Not interested.

Ten thousand Spirit Stone per person? I thought it was a live stream of watching Xuan Mozi take a bath? Xiao Ran, like Mad Hunt, had no interest in the affairs of the Four Great Families; they were all just struggles before death anyway.

[Hint: Gentleman needs to pay 10,000 Spirit Stone to those No Money Get Lost.]

Gentleman didn't say a word and silently took out his money.

Xiao Ran could understand. Although Gentleman was an abandoned son of the Nanmen Family, just like Chuyan who had left her hometown, he always cared about the changes in the Nanmen Family.

[No Money Get Lost: A highly talented junior whom the senior Mad Hunt once paid attention to, known as a hidden gem, is actually a member of the Tantai Family, one of the Four Great Families.]

[Hint: Mad Hunt No Money Get Lost, quickly pay 10,000 Spirit Stone.]

[Hint: The Body Severing who's No Money Get Lost and pay 10,000 Spirit Stone.]

[Hint--...]

Within about fifteen minutes, the nine surviving members of the Black Ring Group had all paid their fees.

Including the last person to pay, Little Mist.

Gao Shi Brother Gao, is that really you? Did you spend all your money on chasing Junior Sister Zhehui Zhe Hui?

This shows that people in the Black Ring Group are still very interested in the affairs of the Four Great Families.

Could there be some powerful figure involved? [Gentleman: We've got the money, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us!]

[No Money Get Lost: Ten days ago, Yang Hui, Nanmen Yijian's bodyguard, returned to the Nanmen Family, implying that several prodigies had jointly killed Nanmen Yijian. He advised the Nanmen Family to endure this crisis, relinquish their privileges, implement reforms, and allow talented young people to rise to power.]

[Mad Hunt: This Yang Hui is actually a loyal general.]

[No Money Get Lost: The Nanmen Family secretly discovered that the murderer was Xiao Ran, and then killed Yang Hui. They then joined forces with the Four Great Families to plot the assassination of Xiao Ran, reportedly with the support of some senior members of the Dao Alliance.]

The black-robed guard was killed by the master? Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel a little sad.

[The Stated Dao: Senior Yang knew that returning would mean certain death, yet he still went back to the Nanmen Family, pointing out the only way for the four Four Great Families to survive. Unfortunately, the loyal did not meet a wise ruler, and the Four Great Families were destined for destruction, perhaps sooner than you imagine.]

[Body Severing: The Four Great Families only planned to assassinate Xiao Ran this time to demonstrate their power; their actions were low-key enough, and didn't they also have the support of the Dao Alliance's higher-ups?]

[Stated Dao: The key lies with Xiao Ran. From what I know, the Dao Alliance holds Xiao Ran in high regard, even placing great hopes on him. To harm Lingzhou Yue will not let it go easily.]

The Dao Alliance has high hopes for me?

Trying to tempt me with your money!

You gave me a Hua Lian, but the size isn't right, which is putting me in a difficult position!

[No Money Get Lost: The destruction of the Four Great Families happened not only faster than we imagined, but even faster than Stated Dao Daoist master) foresaw.]

[The Stated Dao: Hmm?]

[No Money Get Lost: The Four Great Families have already perished.]

Xiao Ran:...

[No Money Get Lost: Just half an hour before I broke this, I received top-secret first-hand information from the Dao Alliance Headquarters —a bloody uproar broke out at an internal meeting of the Four Great Families.]

[Gentleman:?!]

Mad Hunt: How bloody is it?

[Primate: The Four Great Families have always been known for their unity. Apart from their interactions with the Academy, neither Xing Tian Pavilion nor Wraith Punishment Bureau could infiltrate them. Why would internal strife occur at such an important meeting?]

[No Money Get Lost: Huyan Xue, the ninth young lady of the Huyan Family, led a group of Black Clothes guards she had secretly trained for many years and massacred the meeting venue.]

[Gentleman: How is that possible? I even played with Huyan Xue when she was little. She was such a cute girl. Her grandfather is the current head of the Huyan Family, and her father and eldest brother were also scheduled to attend the meeting. How could they kill their own family members? What kind of ridiculous news is this?!]

[No Money Get Lost: Didn't Brother Gentleman kill even his own family when he got ruthless? This girl did indeed kill her grandfather, father, and eldest brother.]

[Stated Dao: The current heads of the Tantai Family and Xiahou Family are both experts at the Body Integration Realm, and the dozen or so guards outside the meeting hall are no less than at the Spirit Severing Cultivation Level. It's impossible for Huyan Xue to have led a group of guards who infiltrated the meeting to massacre everyone. Could there be another mastermind behind this?]

[No Money Get Lost: As expected of the Stated Dao senior, along with Huyan Xue, a young man from the Tantai Family also participated in the bloodbath at the scene... named Tantai You.]

[Mad Hunt: This kid...]

[No Money Get Lost: This is exactly the kind of young man that Mad Hunt paid special attention to back in the day.]

[Mad Hunt: Not bad, I didn't misjudge him. It seems this kid not only has great combat potential, but also a transcendent temperament. Perhaps we can recruit him to work for you.]

[Stated Dao: I'm afraid he's already been won over by the Xing Tian Pavilion. Having two young men from the aristocratic families kill all the powerful figures and talented juniors of those families would both keep the Dao Alliance away from bloodshed and protect the elderly, women, and children of the Four Great Families, preventing it from becoming too cruel.]

Good heavens, Uchiha Itachi, is that you?

Xiao Ran was all too familiar with this kind of plot.

Slaughtering the entire clan to protect one minor figure like Erzhuzi is indeed illogical; however, wiping out all the clan's leaders to protect the elderly, women, and children is quite a possibility! [Primate: Unexpectedly, the Dao Alliance's ruthless methods are even more sophisticated than our evil path.]

Xiao Ran: You've finally admitted that you've gone astray!

[Rumor: It must be said that there are some geniuses among the young people of aristocratic families. Even our family has a young genius who infiltrated our ranks. I heard he survived being smashed into a meat patty by Yan Armor.]

[Gentleman:...]

[Mad Hunt: So where is your full live stream? Is there any follow-up to Tantai Boy?]

[No Money Get Lost: One of my informants was also killed at the scene, and another informant who was supposed to be there to help escape, so I can't broadcast this live.]

[Primate: I remember that nominally, the Dao Leader is obligated to protect the personal safety of the Four Great Families. Given what happened, won't Xiao Ran and the other prodigies be held accountable?]

[The Stated Dao: There is no accountability yet, only a task has been assigned; completing the task will atone for the sins.]

[Primate: What task?]

The Stated Dao: Eliminate the Apostle.

[Primate:... The Dao Alliance is deliberately trying to send Xiao Ran into my arms.]

[Mad Hunt: Don't overestimate Xiao Ran. Isn't the Tantai Family's kid a million times stronger than Xiao Ran?]

Mad Hunt senior, thank you.

The group chat is now over.

Xiao Ran was so excited by the group chat late at night that he couldn't fall asleep at all.

I never expected the Dao Alliance to have such a trick up its sleeve.

Next, the task of eliminating the Apostle seems to be a foregone conclusion.

However, the strength he displayed at the Heaven's Chosen Assembly had already been known to his enemies.

To avoid being taken advantage of later, we must improve our combat power in a short period of time! The ugly ones are still sleeping, while the handsome ones have already gotten up and started practicing.

Thinking this, Xiao Ran flashed and appeared on the Lone Pine at the edge of Sword Plaza Cliff.

I sat cross-legged, calmed my mind, and checked my Filial Piety Points.

1686!

Let's start with the Limit Combo.

[Limitless Combo: Yellow-tier Cultivation Method. This Cultivation Method allows you to unleash a dazzling Limitless Combo within a certain timeframe, stunning your opponent. The combo's limit and the duration of the stun are affected by the enemy's strength and the amount of Spiritual Power consumed by the user. Price: 1000 Filial Piety Points.]

"Buy!"

[Congratulations, host, you have learned: Max Level Limitless Combo! (Consumes 1000 Filial Piety Points, 686 Filial Piety Points Remaining)]

Xiao Ran's mind went blank for a moment, and he was instantly elevated.

In an instant, his Sea of Consciousness became as clear as the starry sky.