Wiping Out the Family

Lu Qingfeng had never used it before he advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

He only came to Late Cloud Peak after he passed the Foundation Establishment Tribulation Lightning and his cultivation stabilized, and his strength increased greatly. This was because using this method was extremely burdensome.

Even though he only connected with the earth's energy of Late Cloud Peak and flipped its 'spirit' while keeping the mountain body still, reducing the difficulty by tenfold, it was still somewhat of a struggle.

The newly created Jumang Demon God was destroyed, and it will take more than a month to visualize and refine it again. Not to mention, the physical body forged by the "Yellow Robe True Formula" also suffered a backlash. Even with the help of elixirs, it will take several months to recover.

After all, it is Demon Dao method.

However, Lu Qingfeng was seriously injured, Late Cloud Peak suffered an even worse fate.

With the mountain overturned, the earth's energy and Spirit Vein were thrown into chaos, and it was no longer worthy of being called Spirit Mountain, making it impossible to cultivate there. To restore it, it would take at least a hundred years of effort.

Among the remaining cultivators of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect, including Yang Bufan, the sect leader at the Spirit Void Stage, some died and others were injured.

After this battle, the nine Foundation Establishment elders and hundreds of disciples and stewards outside were simply not enough to maintain the Scarlet Rainbow Sect. Not to mention that the sect's gate had been destroyed, leaving them homeless and adrift like rootless duckweed.

It is foreseeable.

The Scarlet Rainbow Sect will surely scatter like birds and monkeys, and cease to exist.

Lu Qingfeng rushed towards the Treasure Repository Hall, while the Zhurong Demon God emerged from his body and headed towards the back mountain.

Late Cloud Peak.

The back mountain.

Yang Bufan's physical body was crushed and destroyed, but the life force within his body circulated and continuously recovered.

Spirit Void Stage cultivators, having passed through the Foundation Establishment Four Realms, possess a profound foundation. After Body Tempering, their physical bodies, in terms of both recovery ability and strength, far surpass those of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although Yang Bufan's physical body was suppressed by Spirit Mountain and suffered severe damage, it did not fundamentally harm him.

The only problem was that his internal True Essence was running rampant and was difficult to control for the time being.

The injury could not be healed.

Lying on the ground, Yang Bufan was filled with both fear and suspicion—

"Who exactly is behind this upheaval of Late Cloud Peak's earth energy and Spirit Vein, and why is the Scarlet Rainbow Sect being targeted?!"

Yang Bufan couldn't understand it.

How could a small Gathering Cloud Mountains appear with such methods of subverting Spirit Mountain?

Even the Mystic Origin Sect in the east doesn't necessarily possess such Divine Ability. How could such a powerful expert use such methods to deal with a small sect like the Scarlet Rainbow Sect?

"Could it be that one of the elders or disciples made enemies outside?"

Yang Bufan recuperated while pondering.

At the same time, they are also on guard around the surrounding area.

At this moment.

A flame seemed to be approaching.

Yang Bufan strained to look up, only to see blazing flames tearing through the air, their forms shifting and transforming in mid-air—

It has the head of an animal and the body of a human, covered in red scales, with fire snakes piercing its ears and riding on a fire dragon!

It was none other than a Demon Dao god!

"The Demon Dao!"

"He's actually a member of the Demon Dao!"

Despair filled Yang Bufan's eyes. He was severely injured and utterly powerless to resist. If this demon were to make a move, he would have no hope of survival.

Yang Bufan's mind raced, sustained by his will to survive. Unable to speak due to his ruptured Scarlet Rainbow Sect's apple, he could only manage to vibrate his remaining True Essence to utter a sound, "I am Yang Bufan, the Sect Master of the Crimson Rainbow Sect. May I ask your esteemed presence—"

Pity.

The Zhurong Demon God, under the orders of Lu Qingfeng, came specifically to take Yang Bufan's life; how could he possibly speak to him?

Before Yang Bufan could finish speaking, the Zhurong Demon God pressed his hands down heavily, Zhurong Divine Flame spread out, instantly enveloping Yang Bufan's entire body.

"Ah!"

"No!"

The Zhurong Divine Flame scorched his flesh and soul, causing excruciating pain. Yang Bufan was filled with terror and agony, letting out a ferocious cry. But because his throat was shattered, all he could manage were incoherent, muffled sounds.

Sizzle!

Zhurong Demon God, advanced to the Foundation Establishment alongside Lu Qingfeng, becoming even stronger. While he might struggle against a normal Spirit Void Cultivator, dealing with a severely injured and incapacitated Spirit Void Cultivator was an easy task.

In a short while.

Enveloped in flames, the struggles and roars ceased. The Zhurong Demon God opened his mouth and swallowed the Zhurong Divine Flame, only to find that Yang Bufan had already turned to ashes and vanished.

Only one Storage Bag was deliberately preserved by the Zhurong Demon God and fell to the ground.

Grabbing the Storage Bag, the Zhurong Demon God moved his feet and transformed into a ball of flame once more, heading towards the mountain ahead.

As for Yang Bufan—

The dignified sect master of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect, a cultivator in the Spirit Void Stage, and one of the top cultivators in the Gathering Cloud Mountains!

And so they perished!

Poor Yang Bufan died without ever knowing that his misfortune was caused by the evil thoughts he had towards Lu Qingfeng on the Windhowl Cliff.

How could he have imagined that Master Lu, Dual Mastery of Alchemy and Artifice, would also have the ability to destroy the Scarlet Rainbow Sect?

They didn't even consider Lu Qingfeng as a possible suspect.

Lu Qingfeng also did not have the habit of talking to people who were about to die.

While he's severely injured, kill him completely to eliminate any future trouble. Who knows if a Spirit Void Stage cultivator has any powerful backup plans?

Just kill them.

That's also the safest option.

Nameless low hill.

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged in his cave abode, resting and recuperating. He only opened his eyes after his injuries had stabilized somewhat.

"Late Cloud Peak was overthrown, Scarlet Rainbow Sect was destroyed."

"Next up are Demon-Slaying Fort and Golden Billows Sect."

"My injuries have not yet fully healed. Forcibly Nine Heavens Talisman Inverting Heaven and Earth Method might damage my foundation. There is no need for that."

Although the Nine Heavens Talisman Inverting Heaven and Earth Method is powerful, its backlash is also severe.

Although Late Cloud Peak is not a Spirit Mountain, much less an immortal one, it is still over a thousand feet tall and is the foundation of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect. Overturning this mountain would require Lu Qingfeng to recuperate for at least half a year.

We cannot act violently for the time being.

"However, the upheaval at the Scarlet Rainbow Sect will surely put the Golden Billows Sect and the Demon-Slaying Fort Fortress on high alert. If we rush there now, we will inevitably be targeted by their schemes."

Lu Qingfeng smiled and said, "It would be better to let the two factions be suspicious and panicked for a while, and then slowly concoct our plan!"

The Scarlet Rainbow Sect had already incurred his wrath by attempting to kill him in the Hundred Herbs Garden.

The Demon-Slaying Fort went to Silver Horn Mountain with ulterior motives, and Lu Qingfeng will not let them get away with it.

As for the Golden Billows Sect...

As an enemy of the Sunset Glow Sect, and with Lu Qingfeng being a guest elder of the Sunset Glow Sect, he would naturally not hesitate to take action if he had the opportunity.

After the three factions collapsed, the Sunset Glow Sect became the dominant force.

With the support of the Sunset Glow Sect, Lu Qingfeng faced far fewer troubles.

His idea was simple: he only wished to cultivate peacefully in the Gathering Cloud Mountains. He planned to stay for seventy or eighty years until he reached the Foundation Body Tempering Realm, at which point the resources of the Gathering Cloud Mountains would be insufficient to support his rapid cultivation improvement, and only then would he leave.

Over the next seventy or eighty years, the more peaceful the better.

For the sake of future stability, enduring some hardship now is not a problem.

Lu Qingfeng hid in the deep mountains to recuperate, cultivate himself, and lie dormant.

The entire Gathering Cloud Mountains was in an uproar!

On Soaring Cloud Peak.

Lord Feng Yun of the Demon-Slaying Fort was hunched over, his face already full of wrinkles, now his brows furrowed even more. "The Scarlet Rainbow Sect... the Scarlet Rainbow Sect actually..."

Even the usually calm and ruthless Feng Yun was somewhat bewildered and at a loss at this moment.

"Among all the cultivators of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect, half of them died, their deaths were gruesome. Half of the cultivators were crippled, their Dantian and major acupoints throughout their bodies exploded, and their bones were shattered."

"Sect Master Yang Bufan has disappeared without a trace, and is suspected to have died."

"The earth energy of Late Cloud Peak is turbulent, and the earth veins and Spirit Vein are in chaos. Cultivators who enter it must do their best to suppress it in order to prevent their True Qi and True Essence from going berserk."

"It has become a forbidden zone for cultivation!"

Second place!