The Cui Household Bled

With a smile, the Cui Household launched an "Information Arrow," intending to make good use of the Li Household and use them as a weapon.

However, in the end, the "Arrow Feathers" struck one of their own people.

"Call them back!" an old man shouted.

Someone informed us, "It's too late; they should be arriving soon."

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Where had things gone wrong?

Their faces were grim; they felt it necessary to investigate further. Why had it come to them having to get involved themselves?

The Li Household family was very satisfied. The radical members of the Cui Household, who had been rampaging across the plateau and hunting down many demons, had all rushed over upon hearing the news.

"To be honest, I really hope that some Grandmaster Level of Silk Book Method is still alive. If the Cui Household were to provoke them, I could slap their entire clan across the face, crippling them for a hundred years!"

Some members of the Li Household believe that no one can master Silk Book Method on their own; one must have a predecessor to guide them.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be being so cautious this time.

"If that young man truly mastered the Silk Book Method on his own, that's incredibly remarkable; we must study it."

Soon, their mood soured.

A message came from a spirit bird ahead: Li Qingxu, traveling alone and honing his skills by slaying demons, seems to have encountered another formidable foe. Although the battle has not yet officially begun, they exchanged a palm strike just now, and the situation is not optimistic.

At this moment, both Little Wu and Li Qingxu were starting to question the meaning of life.

Both of them thought, "How can everyone we meet be so outrageous?"

In their first clash, Li Qingxu took a step back, which left him in a terrible mood. Was he going to suffer two defeats in one day? And this was another Wild Style young man!

Little Wu frowned deeply. He had recently collected and carefully studied all the information on those Immortal Seed and God Seed seeds, but there was no such person wearing a mask.

He began to doubt his own strength. Could it be that he was inferior to Ming Ge at the same cultivation level, and even to those Near-Immortal Seed?

He casually encountered a "savage," and was only forced to take a step back; he should have been utterly crushed!

"I need to reflect on my actions and will work even harder from now on," Wu Yaozu said, extremely dissatisfied with his performance.

As for the present moment, his first priority was naturally to remove the masked man's mask.

Qin Ming swept through the enemy ranks, reaping great rewards. Occasionally, he would turn back and send some demon heads back to Jin Xiang for safekeeping.

Actually, with the Memory Crystal, losing the loot isn't a big problem.

Some areas on the plateau are treeless, consisting of meadows about waist-high.

Qin Ming saw the spirit bird staring at him in the night sky and sensed the malice rapidly approaching. He suddenly stopped.

The grass shook violently as four figures arrived, bringing with them a gust of wind.

Qin Ming remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil. These were members of the Cui Household; although he wasn't very familiar with them, he had met them before.

He reflected on where he had given himself away.

"Chong He, no, Qin Ming, is that you? Little brother!" One of the women walked over and actually called him little brother, looking very affectionate.

After Qin Ming reached the Second Realm, his senses became incredibly sharp, especially after the mental resonance he just experienced, which allowed him to sense the malice they were hiding.

Cui Xueying appeared to be in her early twenties, with jet-black hair, almond-shaped eyes, and bright red lips. She was outstanding in appearance among the younger generation of the Cui Household and was quite famous. However, her cultivation achievements were average. She followed the path of the Esoteric Sect and was currently in the Mid-Second Realm.

In the past, the two didn't have much interaction.

"Qin Ming, you're practically one of our brothers. I never expected to run into you here." A young man spoke up. He was a disciple from the Beyond the Mundane Yang Land, and his strength had reached the Late-Second Realm.

His name was Cui Chongsheng, and he was a direct descendant of the Cui Household, the grandson of Fifth Master.

Fifth Master Cui had Qin Ming completely under his control when he was young. It was by deceiving the young Qin Ming into focusing on practicing the Silk Scripture and not being distracted by practicing other methods that he blocked all other avenues of opportunity.

Cui Chongsheng was a few years older than Qin Ming and had long known about the latter's true background. Therefore, like his older cousins, he was indifferent to Cui Chonghe's stand-in even when they were in the Cui Household.

The old man in the meadow was named Cui Changkong. He was strong and burly, with a full head of white hair that was as thick and messy as animal fur. He was taller than ordinary people and had some demonic characteristics. He even had a rhinoceros horn on his head.

He follows a path of alienation, transforming from human to beast, becoming an anomaly.

Qin Ming was extremely wary of him; this person was in the Third Realm, someone who could threaten his life and death.

The last boy was named Cui Chongyun, the old man's grandson. He was the weakest of the four, currently at the Early-Second Realm, and Immortal Path Disciple.

"Gentlemen, who are you...?" Qin Ming naturally wouldn't admit it to their faces, so he looked puzzled and stepped back to create some distance.

In fact, he knew it was futile. Given the Cui Household's character, once they suspected something, they would be convinced and could kill the innocent without consequence.

"Little brother, how can you do this? Don't you want to acknowledge us? We really considered you family." Cui Xueying blinked her beautiful eyes and sighed.

Qin Ming was certain that their earlier malice was genuine, and he could just take those words with a grain of salt.

"Cousin, you don't need to hide from us!" Cui Chongsheng said, still as indifferent as ever when facing Qin Ming, rarely smiling.

Undoubtedly, they couldn't be sure if this was Qin Ming; they had simply rushed over after receiving a secret report.

Just as Qin Ming knew them, suspicion was enough.

That's how domineering the Cui Household is; they take people away first and then verify their identities later.

"Gentlemen, please don't make things difficult for me. I don't know you." Qin Ming gripped the hilt of his knife, preparing to defend himself.

With a whoosh, except for Cui Chongyun, the weakest of the three, the other three surrounded him, blocking his path from three directions.

In fact, in their view, with Cui Changkong here, no matter how extraordinary the suspected target was, he couldn't cause any trouble.

Besides, if it really is Qin Ming, how long has he been cultivating? Less than a year. Cui Chongsheng, being in the Late-Second Realm, is absolutely confident that he can defeat the person in front of him immediately.

He was indeed doing just that, starting with ruthless measures.

He wielded a spiritual blade, unleashing a burst of Consciousness Spirit Light, and slashed forward with incredible speed.

At this critical juncture, Qin Ming naturally held nothing back. This was a matter of life and death; the Cui Household had come with ill intentions, and he had already treated it as a life-or-death battle!

With a clang, the Mutton Fat Jade Iron Saber was drawn from its sheath. In an instant, an extremely dazzling blade of light appeared, captivating the soul, like a rising sun over the sea, which then blazed fiercely, illuminating the entire area.

Cui Chongsheng's spirit sword was quite extraordinary, engraved with various runes that could amplify the Consciousness Spirit Light. However, in terms of its sturdiness, it was simply no match for the Mutton Fat Jade Iron Saber.

The spirit blade broke; it was cleaved in two in a single exchange.

Unleashing his full power, Qin Ming's body moved like a demonic shadow, silent and swift as lightning, flashing forward in the blink of an eye, leaving behind a dazzling blade of light.

"Ah!" Cui Chongsheng screamed as his right arm fell to the ground.

In just one exchange, this expert at the Late-Second Realm suffered a severe loss, with half of his body covered in blood.

He felt like it was all unreal.

He stormed out, glancing resentfully at Cui Changkong. A powerful expert of the Third Realm was guarding this place, yet he still managed to lose an arm!

Cui Chongsheng was filled with resentment, frustration, and bitterness.

Cui Changkong was speechless, wanting to say: Why are you glaring at me? Are you a piece of trash? Late-Second Realm, and you managed to cut off someone's arm with a single move? That's outrageous.

He had been standing still, believing that with him there, the outcome was already decided, and he had not expected this result.

Cui Chongsheng felt a mix of pain, anger, and hatred when he was met with that look in his eyes.

Cui Xueying stepped back, and Cui Chongyun, who was furthest away, tensed up. They all felt like they were in a dream, as no one knew Qin Ming's background better than them.

He has only been on the New Life Path for less than a year. Is he a reincarnation of a god? He was able to kill a powerful expert in the Late-Second Realm.

Now they believed it: Qin Ming had truly mastered the Silk Book Method!

Cui Changkong was approaching, and with each step he took, the grassland trembled, like a colossal beast striding fiercely.

He said, "Hurry up and reattach the severed arm; it can still heal."

However, when Cui Chongsheng picked up the severed arm from the ground, it suddenly exploded with a "poof," the remaining Heavenly Light Force within being too domineering and destroying everything.

Cui Changkong's face darkened. He had failed to save his grandson's arm, and he was losing face.

During this process, he approached slowly and steadily, while Qin Ming retreated; the difference in their auras was immediately apparent.

Qin Ming was uncertain. In the past, every time he encountered a master of the Third Realm, as long as the other party was not injured, he would suffer a great loss and barely survive.

"Watch closely," Cui Changkong said, radiating a jade-like brilliance. His body transformed into a half-beast, his upper body becoming a rhinoceros, and he charged forward.

At that moment, Qin Ming did not dodge, but charged at him. Just as the two were about to collide, a dazzling light suddenly shone in all directions.

Qin Ming's right hand was stuck with Torn Cloth, and in front of it was a black meteorite. He activated the Heavenly Light Force with all his might, drawing out the Starfire Essence, which exploded like Great Sun.

For a brief moment, he experienced again that invincible, powerful feeling, as if he could cut down everything and burn the night sky.

In an instant, he was greatly exhausted. The essence of Heavenly Light and Starfire Essence merged, like Immortal Sword being drawn from its sheath, piercing the old man's chest. Then, flames burned, and the stench of burning spread.

"Ah..." Cui Changkong screamed shrilly, staggering backward, even more miserable than Cui Chongsheng.

A large hole appeared in his chest, transparent from front to back, pierced through by the sword light formed from the mingled essence of Heavenly Light and Starfire Essence, and completely burned through.

He lost half of his heart and a large part of his lung, suffering an unprecedented blow.

This was an abnormal battle, a sudden clash of attacks, the Starfire Essence surging, even a master in the Early-Third Realm couldn't withstand it.

Cui Chongsheng turned and fled, Curse in his heart: You old bastard, a master of the Third Realm, is actually not as good as me, you just pierced someone's chest right away!

"Huh?" He sensed something was wrong. Why was he falling? Soon, he was horrified as his head hit the ground, and his body... fell backward.

He had already been beheaded, only realizing it belatedly, when Qin Ming caught up with him and chopped him in half with a single blow!

"Ah..." In the distance, Cui Chongyun in agony. He had escaped far away, but he still could not escape death. An arrow pierced his heart, and then a second arrow flew in, shattering his head like a watermelon.

At the same time, the two spirit birds in the night sky also exploded and were shot dead almost simultaneously!

"Grandson!" Cui Changkong cried out, his eyes wide with rage. Cui Chongyun was his own grandson, and he watched helplessly as the boy died before his very eyes.

"Don't worry, you and your grandson will be reunited soon!" Qin Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know if he could kill a master in the Early-Third Realm in a normal duel, but he didn't need to worry about it now.

"Qin Ming, don't do this..." Cui Xueying staggered back, her face pale and her heart pounding with fear. She never imagined that even with a senior expert by her side, they would still suffer such a crushing defeat.

"Puff!"

Finally, her expression froze. A bright flash of light slashed through the air, crimson blood splattered everywhere, and her head flew off.