Unforgivable Fury!

"Brother-in-law, tell us already! What else have you been hiding from us? Why are the city lord and the Treasure Pavilion both helping us?"

Shen Qingqing stared at him with her beautiful eyes wide, brimming with excitement.

Although Shen Wan felt a little embarrassed, she was just as curious.

"What have I been hiding from you? City Lord Zhao simply hopes I can cure his granddaughter's poison, and I happen to know how to refine a spirit pill the Treasure Pavilion needs!"

Ning Chuan replied noncommittally.

"What?! You... you can cure the God-Devouring Gu Poison?"

Shen Wan trembled, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Naturally, she knew that Zhao Songzhai's granddaughter, Luo Luo, suffered from God-Devouring Gu Poison, and that years of seeking physicians and remedies had yielded nothing.

Yet now Ning Chuan was claiming he could cure the God-Devouring Gu Poison as though it were nothing?

"The God-Devouring Gu Poison is somewhat troublesome, but I can indeed cure it!"

Ning Chuan nodded.

"You can even refine spirit pills the Treasure Pavilion doesn't know how to make? Ning Chuan, are your attainments in the Pill Dao really that profound?"

Shen Qianxun was equally astonished. Her beautiful eyes settled on Ning Chuan, as though she wanted to see right through him.

The Shen family had been facing certain defeat today!

But who could have imagined that Ning Chuan would be the key to turning everything around?

"That master of mine happened to teach me a few ancient pill formulas. With my unrivaled talent in the Pill Dao, I mastered their refinement with ease!"

Ning Chuan spoke with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, you're amazing!"

Shen Qingqing gazed at Ning Chuan with boundless admiration, beside herself with excitement.

"All right! Let's head back first. We won the Spirit-Seizing Battle, but to keep the Li Family from leaping over the wall like a cornered dog, we must send people to take over the Spirit Stone Mine immediately and locate the vein! Ning Chuan... you've done very well. Focus on your cultivation from now on, in case the Li Family retaliates!"

Shen Wan gave Ning Chuan a long look and spoke somewhat awkwardly.

"All right!"

Ning Chuan nodded.

All he wanted now was more time to cultivate properly, strengthen himself as much as possible, and then find an opportunity to-

Wipe out the Li Family.

Indeed, Ning Chuan had long since noticed Li Yan's murderous intent toward him. He had no interest in waiting for Li Yan to take revenge. A thief could plot for a thousand days, but who could guard against one for a thousand days?

The only solution was to wipe out the Li Family first!

The Shen family.

"What?! That useless Ning Chuan defeated Li Zhenfei and won the Spirit-Seizing Battle? How is that possible?"

Shen Ruzhuo shot to his feet, an unnatural flush spreading across his face, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"The news is accurate! Ning Chuan really did defeat Li Zhenfei before everyone's eyes with his cultivation at the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm!"

Grand Elder Shen Zhong's expression was equally grim as he spoke in a low voice.

"Damn it, damn it! How could that useless Ning Chuan be so strong? Grandfather, what should we do? If I can't become the family head, we'll never get that treasure!"

Shen Ruzhuo's face twisted, his eyes bloodshot and filled with resentment and fury.

They had thought they could use the Spirit-Seizing Battle as a pretext to force Shen Qianxun to step down voluntarily as family head. Who could have imagined that Ning Chuan would actually win?

"Ning Chuan must die! As long as he lives, I'm afraid you'll find it very difficult to become the family head!"

The Grand Elder spoke with a dark expression.

"Grandfather, join forces with the Li Family! They must hate Ning Chuan to the marrow right now. Only by joining forces with them can we kill him! Better yet, slaughter those two bitches, Shen Qianxun and Shen Wan, too!"

Shen Ruzhuo spoke with a savage expression.

"Indeed! But we must plan carefully. I heard that Zhao Songzhai and the Treasure Pavilion both think highly of Ning Chuan. They openly backed him against the Li Family. Who knows how Ning Chuan managed that!

"So we must kill Ning Chuan without a sound, if we are to avoid offending Zhao Songzhai and the Treasure Pavilion!"

The Grand Elder spoke slowly. At the mention of Zhao Songzhai and the Treasure Pavilion, a trace of apprehension entered his eyes.

Neither of those two behemoths was something they could afford to offend!

"That useless Ning Chuan must die!"

Jealousy drove Shen Ruzhuo nearly mad. He could not understand how Ning Chuan, a useless live-in son-in-law, had suddenly transformed into a Martial Dao genius and even gained the favor of Zhao Songzhai and the Treasure Pavilion.

Li Yunfei, oh, Li Yunfei. Since you couldn't kill Ning Chuan, let me lend you a hand. I'd like to see whether Zhao Songzhai will slaughter him once Ning Chuan kills his granddaughter while treating her!

Shen Ruzhuo thought venomously.

The Li Family.

Inside the hall, everyone was as silent as cicadas in the cold. Shattered porcelain and all manner of precious ornaments littered the floor.

Li Yan had just smashed numerous objects to vent his fury.

"Ning Chuan, that little bastard must die! So what if he has the support of the city lord and the Treasure Pavilion? You killed my son, and I'll make you pay with your life!"

Li Yan's eyes were bloodshot and seething with murderous intent as he spoke in an icy voice.

By now, Li Zhenfei had also regained consciousness, though his face remained somewhat pale. Hearing that Li Yunfei had died at Ning Chuan's hands, he too trembled with rage.

"Father, I'll return to Jade Capital City right away and report this to my master! He's an elder of the Black Tortoise Academy. He has no fear of Zhao Songzhai or the Treasure Pavilion. We must slaughter Ning Chuan and avenge this blood debt!"

Li Zhenfei declared furiously.

"Junior Brother Li, if you ask our master to intervene, aren't you afraid he'll scold you for being incompetent? Do we really need to involve our master over a mere Shen family?"

Chen Lin spoke with a faint, ambiguous smile.

"Senior Brother Chen, naturally, my Li Family has no fear of the Shen family. But the City Lord's Manor and the Treasure Pavilion are both protecting that little bastard. I'm afraid..."

Li Zhenfei spoke with an ugly expression.

"Zhao Songzhai is nothing to fear! As for the Treasure Pavilion, once we kill Ning Chuan, I refuse to believe a mere branch of the Treasure Pavilion would dare make enemies of my Chen family and my Black Tortoise Academy!"

Chen Lin smiled arrogantly.

"Senior Brother Chen, please tell me what to do!"

Li Zhenfei jolted and hurriedly bowed to Chen Lin.