With Elder Chen's death, the remaining Chen Family guards in the cave instantly lost all morale.
Chen Gang, who had been locked in fierce combat with Liu Ruyan, saw the elder die and fell into disarray. Liu Ruyan seized the opening, her twin blades striking like a viper darting from its hole as they instantly slit his throat.
Chen Gang clutched his spurting neck, his eyes full of unwillingness, before crashing heavily to the ground.
As for Chen Ying, who excelled in speed, seeing that the tide had turned, he flickered and tried to escape using his movement technique.
"Trying to run? Too late!" Xiao Yan snorted coldly. He had long been guarding against his escape.
Xiao Yan brought his hands together, and the Crimson Sun True Fire instantly transformed into a massive net of flames, covering every possible escape route Chen Ying could take.
The fire net contracted. With nowhere to evade, Chen Ying was ensnared by the true fire and let out a shrill scream. Moments later, he became a charred corpse.
The remaining Qi Refining Level 6 overseers saw their leaders and elder all executed, and their courage shattered. They dropped to their knees and begged for mercy.
"Spare us! Immortal Master, spare us! We were only following orders!"
"Elder Chen forced us to do it!"
Xiao Yan's gaze was icy as it swept over the begging overseers, then turned toward the miners who had suffered such torment, their numb eyes carrying a faint trace of hope. He said heavily, "You aided a tyrant in his evil, imprisoned fellow cultivators, and committed crimes worthy of death! I cannot spare you today, lest you harm others in the future!"
Before his words had faded, he, Liu Ruyan, and Li Sihai attacked at once.
Sword light, blade shadows, and