Ending

The Li Family had sent a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator to stop him. Fei Xiangqing knew that he had to end this quickly.

With Qiu Peichang and Ying Wanfeng, both Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivators, holding them off for now, he was not the main target.

Once the two of them died, he, a Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivator, would surely become the Li Family's primary target. He had to quickly deal with the little female cultivator before him, leave the Bewildering Formation, and flee Changle Mountain.

Cultivators who entered the Mist Cloud Formation could not hear sounds from outside, so Fei Xiangqing naturally had not heard Li Qianyin's shout.

In his view, most of the Li Family cultivators had likely gone to deal with the two Late-Stage Qi Refining Loose Cultivators.

Fei Xiangqing urged the Green Disk forward to block the thrust coming at him.

"You're still too green."

Green light blazed from the disk. With a tremor, it released a burst of force that instantly sent Li Qianyin flying back.

At that very moment, a Fine Needle shot out from Fei Xiangqing's sleeve.

A Fiery Red Longsword had appeared at some unknown point, blocking the Fine Needle's path.

The Fiery Red Longsword then slashed toward Fei Xiangqing with astonishing speed.

Fei Xiangqing reacted quickly as well, but before he could defend himself, a sharp pain erupted in his head. His circulation of spiritual power was interrupted, and his head fell from his shoulders.

"Why did you just rush in like that?" Li Qianqing did not give Li Qianyin a pleasant look this time.

The Loose Cultivator had fallen into the Mist Cloud Formation. Instead of properly using the Object Manipulation Technique, she had insisted on charging right up to him.

The Object Manipulation Technique was one of the basic minor spells every cultivator had to learn. It could greatly increase a cultivator's combat strength.

With a Low-Grade Magic Tool and beginner mastery of the Object Manipulation Technique, even an Early-Stage Qi Refining cultivator could kill a martial arts master among mortals in a one-against-two fight.

Li Qianyin stuck out her little tongue. She had her reasons too. "Qianqing-ge, this is the only way to bring out a magic tool's greatest power."

Using the Object Manipulation Technique to control a magic tool was like manipulating it with threads of spiritual power. The farther away it was, the more spiritual power it consumed. Beyond a certain range, the consumption rose geometrically.

At the same time, it became much harder to unleash the magic tool's full might. Only with sufficient spiritual power could one accomplish that.

Li Qianyin was only at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. Only by holding her Mid-Grade Magic Tool in hand could she unleash its greatest power while consuming less spiritual power.

"Come over. Let's properly watch Third Grandfather's battle."

Li Qianqing did not argue with Li Qianyin. What she said made some sense, but the best way to fight was to combine one's own methods in the most suitable way for the specific battle at hand.

In this life, he had not experienced many battles either, so for the moment, he could not explain this principle to Li Qianyin.

"Yes."

Li Qianyin obediently came to Li Qianqing's side.

She had truly been frightened just now. If Li Qianqing had not acted in time, she would definitely have been struck by the Fine Needle Fei Xiangqing fired. The consequences would have been unthinkable.

It was because she had been scared that she behaved herself. Otherwise, she could still have argued a few more points.

Once Li Qianyin came over, Li Qianqing did not pat her head. Instead, he directly flicked her forehead.

"Ow! Qianqing-ge, you..."

"Behave. This is your lesson. Watch carefully now."

Li Qianyin puffed out her cheeks. It was the first time she had seen Li Qianqing like this.

But when she thought about how he was only worried for her, afraid that she might be in danger, she did not retort.

The most exciting battles between cultivators generally came from opponents of comparable strength.

When the gap in cultivation was too great, it was completely one-sided, with nothing exciting about it at all.

If Li Qianqing wanted to use his full strength against the Loose Cultivators, the battle would be simple and brutal. He would first use the Divine Sense Secret Technique, Void God Needle, then harvest the Loose Cultivators' heads.

For Qi Refining stage cultivators, Li Dizhong possessed extensive combat experience and was an excellent example to learn from.

But from Li Qianqing's perspective, Third Grandfather's battle could actually have ended faster. Several parts of the process had been handled somewhat poorly, dragging out the fight, though the outcome would not change.

The Mist Cloud Formation greatly restricted the Loose Cultivators' ability to display their strength.

Li Qianqing had hoped that Li Qianyin would perform well in battle, but the result had nearly angered him unconscious.

At this moment, his eyes watched the battle while his mind pondered a question. Perhaps it was because he had been too weak during his Qi Refining days in his previous life that Li Qianyin had knocked him flat, or perhaps he had protected her too well in this life, leading to her performance just now...

As time passed, the battle swiftly entered its final stage.

The outcome was more or less what Li Qianqing had expected.

The ambushed Loose Cultivators were simply no match for the Li Family cultivators, who had long been prepared.

Li Qianyin, a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator fighting a Qi Refining Sixth Layer Loose Cultivator, had acted recklessly at the start and forced Li Qianqing to intervene. As a result, her battle ended first.

The next battles to end were those where the Li Family cultivators held a cultivation advantage over their Loose Cultivator opponents. After Li Lihe, at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, dealt with a Qi Refining Fifth Layer Loose Cultivator, he immediately went to support the other Mid-Stage Qi Refining Li Family cultivators.

Once all the Mid-Stage Qi Refining Loose Cultivators had died, Li Liling severely wounded the Loose Cultivator second-in-command at the Late-Stage Qi Refining Seventh Layer, then killed him to end the battle.

Qiu Peichang, the Qi Refining Ninth Layer Loose Cultivator, held out until the very end.

After Li Liling finished his battle, he had originally intended to support Third Uncle. But seeing Li Qianqing taking Li Qianyin to watch Third Uncle fight, and seeing the Loose Cultivators steadily retreating, he did not go to help.

For the younger generation of the Li Family, this was indeed an opportunity to learn.

Qianqing truly has some of Fourth Brother's Fengfan Special.

Li Liling glanced at Li Qianqing before withdrawing his gaze. The Fengfan Special he had in mind referred to certain traits of a leader; such cultivators were often more suited to leading the Lineage.

The battle between Li Dizhong and Qiu Peichang entered its final stage.

At the end, Qiu Peichang emerged from the Mist Cloud Formation. That in itself should have been something worth celebrating, but when he saw all his brothers lying fallen, his mindset changed. Soon, it would be his turn as well.

The First-Grade High-Quality Mist Cloud Array could not trap Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivators for very long, especially cultivators at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

However, this amount of time was enough.

"Damn Li Family..."

Before Loose Cultivator Leader Qiu Peichang could finish his final words, he died beneath Li Dizhong's Spirit Blade.

It was a High-Grade Magic Tool, and one with particularly powerful killing force even among High-Grade Magic Tools. It suited Li Dizhong's fighting style very well.

"Do you have any thoughts?"

The battle had only just ended when Li Qianqing looked at Li Qianyin and asked.

"I do." Li Qianyin nodded without hesitation, then said, "I chose the wrong opponent just now. If he had been at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer too, I might have finished him with one sword strike!"

"What is it, Qianqing-ge? I'm not wrong, am I?"

That Qi Refining Sixth Layer Loose Cultivator had some skill. After blocking Li Qianyin's attack, he had immediately counterattacked, and he had even used a rather sinister method.

If the Loose Cultivator had not counterattacked, Li Qianqing would not have intervened, and Li Qianyin's battle would have continued.

"You're half right, because you recognized your own situation."