Rumble!!
As the armored guards charged, the earth around them began to tremble and shake.
From Qiao Town's stone walls, a rain of arrows burning with oil began to pour down.
Lin Changge stood atop the stone wall, personally directing the Lin Household's guards!
As the patriarch, he had to step forward at a time like this and steady everyone's hearts.
As for everything else, he could only leave it to the ancestor.
Whoosh!!
Atop the stone wall, the Lin Household's giant heavy crossbow slowly began to draw back as numerous armored guards pulled on it.
After the forces of every subordinate faction launched their charge, the Zhao Household's heavy cavalry and armored guards... also began to move.
Though war brought death, for these armored guards, it was also a chance to rise through the ranks!!
Besides, as long as they fought their way into Qiao Town, they could plunder all kinds of treasures and carry off the women inside.
"Kill!!"
The Zhao Household's armored guards roared savagely, their faces filled with fanaticism.
Outside Qiao Town, Lin Xiye did not attack those armored guards. Instead, he looked toward the very heart of the Zhao Household's forces!
The Zhao Household's immortal cultivators... were all gathered there!!
Lin Xiye moved, advancing at great speed toward the Zhao Household's immortal cultivators.
Qiao Town was protected by stone walls and all manner of defensive mechanisms. Even if the armored guards outnumbered its defenders a hundred to one, it could hold out for a while!
And what Lin Xiye had to do was deal with all the Zhao Household's immortal cultivators in that time!!
Sensing Lin Xiye's presence, the immortal cultivators of the Zhao Household and its subordinate factions all had slight changes in expression.
"He's in the Organ Refining Realm! He's actually in the Organ Refining Realm!!"
The Zhao Household's second elder's voice trembled, and layers of cold sweat seeped out on his back.
Back then, he had gone alone to investigate outside Qiao Town and had even personally slain one of its guards!
If Lin Xiye had attacked him then, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
He did not know that Lin Xiye had only just broken through to the Organ Refining Realm himself.
"Just the Early Organ Refining Realm..."
"I can suppress him with one hand!"
Just as the immortal cultivators were either panicking or filled with apprehension, a vigorous voice rang out from a splendid, spacious carriage.
The voice contained immense Qi and Blood and boundless confidence!!
Immediately afterward, an old man in a red robe emerged from the splendid, spacious carriage, leaning on a cane!
The old man had a full head of yellow hair and only a few teeth. His skin was wrinkled like tree bark, and his triangular eyes flashed coldly from time to time, giving off an immense pressure.
The moment they saw the old man, the immortal cultivators of the Zhao Household and its subordinate factions all bowed their heads in greeting.
"Greetings, Ancestor!!"
"Greetings, Senior Zhao Renjia!"
The old man did not respond to them. Instead, he turned to look at Lin Xiye and said mildly,
"Early Organ Refining. You have some strength, but before me... it still isn't enough."
"I'll give you a chance. Swallow this Soul-Devouring Gu and become a servant of my Zhao Household, and I'll spare your life!"
"You returned from the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect... You should still have an Immortal Ascension Token on you. Hand that over too!"
"You have three breaths to consider. This is your last chance, and your Lin Household's as well."
As the old man spoke, his presence surged to its peak!
He, Zhao Renjia, was an Organ Refining Perfection expert! Facing Lin Xiye, he was absolutely certain of victory!!
Besides, he could tell that Lin Xiye had likely only just broken through to the Organ Refining level...
Hearing the Zhao Household ancestor's voice, Lin Xiye, who had been about to attack at once, suddenly came up with a plan. He looked at the ancestor, deliberately put on a fearful expression, and spoke in a trembling voice.
"Greetings, Senior Zhao..."
"I was foolish and ignorant before, and so I offended the Zhao Household... My Lin Household is willing to surrender all its businesses in Qiao Town, and I'm also willing to hand over the Immortal Ascension Token."
"Please show mercy, Senior. Please ask the Zhao Household to be lenient."
"As for becoming a servant... that... that would be rather inappropriate..."
Lin Xiye was exceedingly humble, as though he had truly backed down.
In fact, Lin Xiye was already calculating whether he could seriously injure the Zhao Household ancestor with a single strike at this distance!
Activating the Three Talents Formation Flags would take some time.
So he had to use the Flame Talismans and the Spirit Poison Bottle to first inflict some damage on the Zhao Household ancestor, then seize the chance to wipe out the Zhao Household's two Bone Refining Realm cultivators!
As long as there were no Bone Refining Realm cultivators left, and the Zhao Household ancestor was injured... trapping and killing the immortal cultivators of the Zhao Household and its subordinate factions would be as easy as reaching out and grabbing them.
After Lin Xiye spoke, the Zhao Household ancestor slowly narrowed his eyes. Faced with Lin Xiye's submission, he was full of wariness.
As the Zhao Household's ancestor and an Organ Refining Perfection expert, he was not so easily deceived.
Though his words were full of confidence, at this very moment... he had already gathered all his strength, ready to suppress Lin Xiye with everything he had at any time.
"Hmph!"
"Do you think I'm discussing this with you?"
The Zhao Household ancestor let out a cold snort and quietly took a step forward, ready to strike at any moment and seize Lin Xiye outright.
Lin Xiye did not expect to fool the Zhao Household ancestor completely. As long as he could keep him in a back-and-forth confrontation and distract him, his chances of seriously injuring the ancestor with a single strike would grow!
Of course, the Zhao Household ancestor was thinking the same thing.
Both were old foxes who had lived for a hundred years. A struggle between old foxes... was not necessarily earth-shattering, but involved all manner of psychological warfare, anticipation, and calculation.
Then, a single move would be enough to decide victory or defeat!!
"In that case..."
Lin Xiye sighed softly and made as if to accept the Soul-Devouring Gu the Zhao Household ancestor had taken out.
But just as he approached the ancestor, Lin Xiye flung out five Flame Talismans.
To keep the Zhao Household ancestor from dodging, Lin Xiye sent one flying in each of four directions! As for the fifth... it struck the spot where the ancestor was standing.
With the five Flame Talismans falling, no matter how the Zhao Household ancestor dodged... he would inevitably have to face the power of one of them.
Though the Zhao Household ancestor had been on guard all along and had even prepared to strike first,
the five falling Flame Talismans still caught him somewhat off guard.
Worst of all, the five Flame Talismans were terrifyingly powerful. Even he, an Organ Refining Perfection Realm expert, sensed danger from them.
"Ancestor!!"
"Senior Zhao Renjia..."
Seeing Lin Xiye suddenly attack, the Zhao Household's immortal cultivators were greatly alarmed and started forward to gang up on him.
The immortal cultivators of the Zhao Household's subordinate factions all wore expressions of concern and anger, but their bodies silently retreated...
They worked for the Zhao Household only because circumstances had forced their hands, leaving them no choice.
The immortal cultivators of these factions had little loyalty to the Zhao Household to begin with...
"Formation, rise!!"
Looking at the Zhao Household ancestor, who had been seriously injured by the Flame Talismans, Lin Xiye's eyes flashed with ruthlessness!
He brought out two Spirit Stone fragments and decisively activated the Three Talents Formation Flags!!
In an instant, runes appeared throughout the surrounding fifty meters, and murderous intent filled the air!
Within the area covered by the formation flags, three elements of heaven and earth-metal, wood, and fire... descended!!