Hunting down Black Dragon!

Li Yan and his son, Li Zhenfei, had both died at Ning Chuan's hands.

At that moment, everyone seemed to have forgotten to keep fighting, their eyes filled with shock.

Who could have imagined that the mighty Li Yan, a Dao Foundation Realm cultivator who had gone so far as to take a Blood-Burning Spirit Pill and unleash his formidable Ancient Saber Art, would still end up skewered to death by a single thrust from Ning Chuan's spear?

A Spirit Sea Realm cultivator killing someone in the Dao Foundation Realm-they had never heard of such a thing!

"Family head, your husband is too powerful! We wronged him before, yet in the end, he was still the one who saved the Shen family!"

The Shen family's Second and Third Elders both sighed softly, their eyes filled with shame, relief, excitement, and wild joy.

"No one can dim his radiance!"

A faint smile appeared on Shen Qianxun's lips, and the chill in her eyes seemed to melt into tenderness.

That smile robbed heaven and earth of their splendor.

"Ning Chuan killed even Li Yan? Hahaha... good riddance! Black Dragon, Li Yan is dead. You're next!"

Shen Wan was both shocked and delighted. All her gloom and worry vanished, and her gaze brimmed with hatred as she looked at Black Dragon.

Ning Chuan had truly given her an enormous surprise.

Who could have imagined that Ning Chuan alone would resolve the Shen family's crisis, killing Shen Zhong, Li Yan, and Li Zhenfei in succession and overturning heaven and earth with his astonishing, invincible combat prowess?

Were the guards and warriors of the Black Dragon Stronghold and the Li Family not now panic-stricken, their will to fight utterly broken?

"Shen Wan, don't get too pleased with yourself!"

Black Dragon's expression was exceedingly ugly, and a trace of panic he could not conceal lingered in his eyes. He shot Shen Wan a vicious glare, then turned without the slightest hesitation and decisively darted out of the valley.

"Retreat!"

At his thunderous shout, the warriors of the Black Dragon Stronghold seemed to wake from a dream and fled frantically after him.

The Li Family's guards were like dragons without a head. How could they dare linger any longer? They, too, fled for their lives.

"Qian Xun, evil must be rooted out completely. I'll go kill Black Dragon. Wait here for a little while. Reinforcements from the City Lord's Manor and the Treasure Pavilion should arrive soon!"

Ning Chuan pulled out the Purple Thunder Spear, walked over to Shen Qianxun, and spoke with a faint smile.

"Ning Chuan, don't pursue a cornered enemy. The Black Dragon Stronghold occupies treacherous terrain and is riddled with traps. Going alone would be far too dangerous! Why not wait until we've rested and recovered, then attack the Black Dragon Stronghold together?"

Shen Wan walked over and spoke with deep concern.

Naturally, she hated the Black Dragon Stronghold to the marrow of her bones, but she did not want Ning Chuan to risk himself by pursuing Black Dragon alone. Even with his extraordinary combat prowess, it would still be dangerous.

"By the time we've recovered, Black Dragon will probably have fled long ago! He won't foolishly wait for us to surround and wipe out the Black Dragon Stronghold. Leaving him alive will always be a hidden threat. Don't worry. I'll be fine!"

Ning Chuan spoke with a calm smile.

"All right! Then you must be careful. I'll wait for you to return!"

Although Shen Qianxun was also somewhat worried, she nodded and spoke earnestly.

"Don't worry!"

Ning Chuan smiled faintly.

Then, with the Purple Thunder Spear in hand, he used the Wandering Dragon Movement Technique and darted out of the valley as well, pursuing the warriors of the Black Dragon Stronghold!

Watching Ning Chuan's retreating figure, Shen Qianxun murmured, "Ning Chuan, you must come back safely!"

"Qian Xun, don't worry. With Ning Chuan's current strength, there probably aren't many Dao Foundation Realm cultivators who can hurt him!"

Shen Wan spoke with a sigh of emotion.

Who could have imagined that the Shen family's once-useless live-in son-in-law would not only save the family, but also grow to such heights?

The Shen family's Second and Third Elders nodded in firm agreement, full of confidence in Ning Chuan.

"Of course I trust him! Mother, have someone treat the wounded immediately, and post guards around the perimeter while we wait for reinforcements! Also, Second Elder, sorry for the trouble, but please return to Flame Dragon City at once, seize Shen Ruzhuo, and interrogate him rigorously!"

Shen Qianxun nodded, then turned back to address Shen Wan and the two elders, her expression utterly commanding.

"Yes!"

Shen Wan and the two elders all nodded.

Since Grand Elder Shen Zhong had betrayed the Shen family, Shen Ruzhuo could not be free of involvement either. They had to capture him immediately before he caught wind of the news and escaped.

As Ning Chuan pursued Black Dragon, he encountered quite a few warriors from the Black Dragon Stronghold along the way and skewered each of them to death with a single spear thrust.

Only Black Dragon had fled swiftly enough that Ning Chuan saw no trace of him along the way.

The Black Dragon Stronghold stood atop a precipitous peak called Black Dragon Ridge in the Great Wilderness Mountains. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and with its many layers of traps, no one dared move against it lightly.

Ning Chuan pursued Black Dragon both to eliminate future trouble once and for all and to obtain the Black Dragon Stronghold's cultivation resources. As the largest bandit den for hundreds of miles around, the Black Dragon Stronghold had spent years burning, killing, looting, and plundering. It must have amassed plenty of treasures and cultivation resources.

Otherwise, Black Dragon and Yuan Ying could never have broken through to the Dao Foundation Realm. Naturally, Ning Chuan hoped to destroy the Black Dragon Stronghold and take its cultivation resources along the way to aid his own future cultivation.

"So this is the Black Dragon Stronghold?"

At the foot of Black Dragon Ridge, Ning Chuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the enormous stronghold above.