The group had no particularly elaborate plan. Their approach was simple: overwhelming force. Grandmaster-level martial prowess was incomparably formidable—just charge in and fight. There was no need to make things overly complicated.
That day, Meng Family Village was attacked by more than a dozen experts with Grandmaster-level combat strength. Yet the Meng Family's losses were so slight as to be almost negligible.
The moment those men entered Meng Family Village, they were trapped within five heaven-piercing pillars of Five Elements light. The Power of the Five Elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—cycled without end, ceaselessly grinding and slaughtering them. In the end, they only managed to injure a few farmers tending the Medicine Field with sonic martial arts. As for the Meng Family's key figures, they did not even catch a glimpse of them.
Those five heaven-piercing pillars were not only clearly visible to the people of Lingwu City; even Xie Wanzhi, who was hidden within the Meng Family, was greatly startled.
After Meng Zhao's departure, Xie Wanzhi was undoubtedly the strongest fighter there. Although Liang Muqiu and Yu Nanfeng were also Grandmasters, compared to Xie Wanzhi—a Great Grandmaster whose hidden dangers had been entirely removed—they were still not worth mentioning.
In truth, Xie Wanzhi had entertained certain thoughts at this time. He wondered whether he could seize the magpie's nest, usurp the Meng Family's foundation, or secretly control Meng Zhao's women, leaving himself a bargaining chip for future negotiations with Meng Zhao.
He had never been one to follow the rules, nor was he someone willing to remain beneath another.
It was only because Meng Zhao's pressure on him was too immense, and because he could not determine what methods Meng Zhao had left behind, that he held his troops in place.
This time, however, more than a dozen